Falak's POV
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I could feel broken glasses and other things under my flats after stepping out of the elevator.
"Sir, Falak Ma'am, is here.", Albert said while I remained silent. "Let me call him until then; please stay here because there are broken glasses everywhere, okay?", Saying this, he left me alone. I stayed at the same place doing nothing for a while and started feeling bored. I took a step ahead, and I felt pain in the arch of my leg.
"Aahhh"
I trembled and moved back, and again I felt a similar pain in the same leg.
I couldn't see, but I still could not see the sharp glass that was inserted, cutting my flesh. Not only that but my hands were also tied so that I couldn't pull the glass out.
I tried not to cry, but tears started coming out of my eyes because of the pain.
I thought to call him, but I didn't even know his name, so I called Albert's name instead of him. "Albert," I said in a normal tone, but I screamed when I didn't receive any response. "Albert!!"
Immediately I heard some footsteps approaching me!
"God! Falak!", That's him. "Albert, call the doctor immediately.", He ordered, and without taking my permission, he carried me in his arms like a bride.
"Yes, sir."
Instead of getting scared, I was feeling happy.
Someone was carrying me in his arms for the FIRST time.
''It is because you never allowed anyone to get close to you.', My mind reminded me.
I felt my ass on something soft, like a bed.
Please don't tell me he brought me to his bedroom.
I wanted to ask about this but kept my mouth shut at that moment. He removed my flats with his hand and kept them away and then held my leg in his hand softly before pulling out the glass from the portion.
"Ah," I whimpered when I felt that the blood started oozing out of my legs.
I felt him leaving for a while and then coming back soon. He kneeled in front of me, lifting my injured leg again. He applied some pressure to stop the bleeding. After a while, I felt a warm cloth against my leg.
"Ahh! It hurts. Please be gentle."
"Oh, so you want me to be gentle, huh?" he questioned back, and immediately I realized his double meaning. "One day, I will be. I promise."
"I didn't mean that.", I quickly answered back.
"What did you not mean?" he teased.
I opened my mouth to say something but didn't know what? So, I said what I felt. "You're such a pervert.", I muttered.
"Pervert? It's not like I clean someone's wound every day. So, one day I will surely learn how to be gentle.", He explained. But what did I say?
"You didn't mean this at that time.", I responded.
"Then what did I mean? Tell me!?", He questioned.
"You…" I opened to answer him that he was talking about SEX, but I couldn't gather those words from my mouth.
"Yes! Please tell me what I mean?", He asked again in a raspy voice. I could feel his breath on my face. I lowered my head, trying to hide my red cheeks. "By the way, your first aid is done. The rest will be taken care of by the doctor.", Saying this, he maintained some distance between us.
It was not that I could see, but I could feel that because his breath couldn't be felt near me. Suddenly, I felt disappointed that he was nowhere close to me.
"Thank you."
"Don't be. You're in this situation because of me."
"It was just an accident.", I reasoned. "But…you should learn to control your anger."
"Do you think I haven't tried? I fail every time."
"Then how about counting till hundred when you're angry?" I suggested.
"I hate doing that. Who cares to think about numbers at that time?"
"Then think about me?" I stated more like asked. I wasn't sure whether I did right by saying those words or not?
I didn't hear anything from him for a while. So I said again. "Please forget what I said. I don't know what I was thinking.", I said casually, but deep down, I wanted him to say that whatever I said before was not silly or stupid.
I felt his hand caressing my cheek. "Wh..what are you doing?" I stuttered.
"Storing this memory in my mind so that whenever I get mad, I will recall how soft your skin is.", He whispered and then touched my lips with his thumb. My lips parted a little as I was feeling short of breath. "Why did you push me away that night?", He asked softly; hearing his question, I tried to move away from him but couldn't as he had already wrapped his arms around my waist.
"I'm sorry for that.", I apologized.
"I don't need your sorry. I need to know the reason behind your behavior. It's not that I was forcing myself on you that night. I knew that even you wanted the same; otherwise, you would never have let me invade your personal space. But what happened to you all of a sudden?"
"Can we please not talk about that?"
"I'm not Ashley who will agree with your request. I want to know the reason for your sudden change in your behavior?" I remained mum.
What would he do after knowing the truth?
Would he still claim to love me or want me?
After knowing that I was nothing but a broken girl, how would he take the news?
"Falak?", He cupped my face. "Please open up."
"I… I stammered badly and started crying. I got scared o.or to say I pan..panicked, re…recalling my..my firs..first kiss."
"Sir, Dr. Iyer is here.", We both heard, and I tried as much as I could to calm myself because I didn't want to look like a mess.
"Let me help you.", Saying this, he untied my hand and then the cloth from my eyes. I tried to open my eyes but couldn't as I quickly needed to shut them to adjust to the light. And that time was enough for him to disappear from the room after opening the door.
I saw a doctor approaching me and then removed the cloth that HE had wrapped to scan my injuries.
"What were you doing? These two are huge cuts."
"I was walking.", I replied, looking at my cut, on which the doctor chuckled.
Well, I was walking at that moment.
There was nothing so funny.
After treating my cut, he got up from the bed and said, "It's done. I will write an ointment so that this cut will heal faster."
I nodded and muttered. "Thank you."
Then the doctor left with Albert leaving me alone in that room. I was right at that moment, and it was indeed a big bedroom, big enough to adjust 8-9 rooms in this area.
I heard the knock at the door and looked toward the door to check whether HE was there, but to my disappointment, a thirty-year-old lady was standing near the door.
"Sir asked me to clear the room. Because there is some piece of glass in the room.", She explained.
"Okay!" I smiled at her on which she smiled back at me. She cleaned the whole room even though the two pieces of glass could easily be seen. "By the way, where is your sir?"
"He left."
"Oh," I nodded. "Can you please help me? Even I have to leave."
"I'm sorry, Ma'am, but you cannot go out."
"Excuse me?"
"Let Albert come so that he can explain it to you.", She said and left the room after cleaning it. I waited for Albert, and finally, he came after some time, carrying medicines in his hand.
"Albert, I want to leave. Can you please drop me at the orphanage?"
"Aa..umm..", He looked lost, on which I raised my brow.
"Sir said that you will be staying here."
"Dial your sir's number and give it to me."
"But he broke his phone."
"I believe he's rich enough to get a new phone instantly.", I said. "Now, please call him."
'God! Why do I have to deal with this situation?', He muttered under his breath and did what I said. After dialing his number, he handed over the phone to me.
I was right.
He was rich enough to have a new phone instantly.
'Did she agree?' I heard his voice from the phone. God! His voice was damn too sexy.
"I want to go back to the orphanage."
"Falak!", My name sounded so unique from his mouth. "Please stay there until you're fine."
"I ca.."
"Please." The desperation in his voice when he said please prompted, surprisingly gave in to his request.
"What will I say at Orphanage?"
'That you stayed at Ashley's place.'
"And what will I say to Ash?"
"That you reached the orphanage. And take a day off because I'm sure that you can't walk with those legs."
"My boss wouldn't approve any leave."
"Then leave the job. I'm sure you are smart enough to get another job, and there are many companies out there that will hire you happily."
I didn't know what to say in that comment, so I changed the topic. "Will you come here tonight?" I asked, knowing very well that he didn't want to show his face to me.
"I will be busy."
"I want to discuss something with you. And I will keep my eye's tie." a few words were left unsaid due to the doctor's arrival.
I waited, praying that he wouldn't say NO or anything. One minute, two minutes,...I didn't know how much time he would take to answer. Albert kept staring at me, but I ignored him and waited for HIM to speak. Then, I suddenly heard him. I could hear him sigh, and he went silent.
"Okay. I will, but I might come late, though."
"Bye." "Okay. I'll wait for you. Thank you!" I smiled at his response, even though I knew he couldn't see me.
"Falak"
"Hmm"
"Leave it. I will take you at night. Bye.", Saying this, he disconnected the call. I took a second to breathe and then gave him his phone.
"What did he say?"
"He's coming."
"Really?", He looked surprised. "He's taking a big risk by seeing you after leaving for his home.", He said, more like talking with himself.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing.", He shook his head.
"Albert."
"There's a reason he has hidden his identity from you.", He responded indirectly. I didn't ask any other questions after that, knowing he wasn't allowed to answer anything about his SIR's identity.
"What do you mean by HIS house? I mean, even this is HIS place, isn't it?"
"No. This is not his place but YOURS."
What the fuck!
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#TBC