Five Weeks by Shruti Omar (any book recommendations .txt) 📕

Anahita mewled in disappointment when Yuvraaj decamped to his posture, leaving her wanting for more. She sucked her lower lip and fiddled with her fingers to ebb away the coyness that was obvious. His eyes were teasing her and they didn’t leave her face. Slogging to the refrigerator, she filled a glass of water and chugged it down.

“Anahita,” Yuvraaj sang, pulling her leg, “A bird told me that drinking water won’t help in fading the blush. It will pass with time. Don’t worry mou.”

“Shut up,” She shouted back and dashed inside the bathroom. She leaned on the washbasin and grinned, glancing at her flushed reflection in the mirror. It was the heat that got her body hair on fire. She opened the tap and rinsed her face.

“Get a grip, Anu. He was just teasing you, right? No need to behave like a hormonal teen,” She fanned herself, muttering and extracted a towel from the stand. She dried her face and stepped out to an empty bedroom. Her eyes scanned the suite but Yuvraaj seemed vanished into the air.

She noted that the glass slider was open. She quickly picked her phone and dialed his number but to her dismay, he had left his phone on the bed. The wind was becoming torturous therefore she thought to close the door. She ambled to the deck and was moving to slide the door when her eyes caught the silhouette of moving figures near the beach.

It was close to dusk and she couldn’t figure out the silhouette. She opened the flash light of her phone and threw light to get a better look. In the back of her mind, she recalled the hotel’s healthcare number. They were a couple; the woman was scooped up in the arms while the man was walking towards their suite.

Anahita wrapped her shawl around her frame and dashed towards the couple to offer assistance. “Hey, are you…alright?” She trailed off, noticing a completely drenched – a naked chest, completely drenched – Yuvraaj hoisting up mysterious woman in his arms. She was unconscious. She clenched her jaw and Yuvraaj walked past her, making her more antagonized.

I was unnecessarily worried because he intended to become a guardian fairy of a bikinied woman, she thought bitterly and stood rooted to her place.

“Anahita,” Yuvraaj shouted, snapping her out and she twisted to see him, “What?”

He gave her a quizzical look before speeding up, “Call the doctor. She is comatose.”

“Why is she comatose?” She asked, tailing him and he shrugged, “How do I know that? I was on the deck when I saw her drowning. Take out one of your dress for her. We need o dress her.” he commanded, depositing the lady on their bed and Anahita regarded him with hurt, “Yuvraaj, this is our bed.”

“I know,”

“So, why did you put her there?” She argued, glaring him. “Put her on the couch or something. She is ruining the mattress and pillows.”

“What? Are you crazy, Anahita?” Yuvraaj couldn’t hold himself back and yelled, making her stumble back. “This woman is in danger and all you care about is mattress and pillows. We have to help her. Besides, she will go once her family arrives. It is not like she is going to sleep here with us for the whole night.”

Anahita moped, staring at the unconscious woman and nodded, “You are right. We should help her. I will call the staff.” She moved to the cupboard and extracted a pair of casual wear for him, “Go and get changed, you are completely soaked. I will change her in the meantime.”

Yuvraaj nodded, moseying inside the bathroom and Anahita dressed the woman in one of her t-shirt and sweatpants after discarding her wet clothes. She called the hotel staff and the medical care. Yuvraaj was by her side when the doctor examined the woman and vaccinated her.

“Is she alright doctor?” Anahita was about to ask but Yuvraaj beat it to her and she glared at him.

"Yes. She must have swallowed sea water and that's why she is unconscious. I have vaccinated her as needful and she will be fine within few hours." The doctor replied and nodded his exit. The manager stayed behind to identify the woman and contact her family. He looked at Yuvraaj apologetically, “Sorry for the inconvenience, sir but we really appreciate your gesture. The lady could’ve been died, hadn’t you offered help at the right time. If you don't mind, I've a request to make,” Upon Yuvraaj’s nodding, the manager continued, “We don’t have any news on her family now and she is comatose, so will you please have her here until her identity gets confirmed and we get some news on her family?"

Yuvraaj's eyes immediately shifted on Anahita and she sternly mouthed a ‘no’ in a no-nonsense demeanor. He cleared his throat, pinching the bridge of his nose and took a few minutes to contemplate. He wanted to nod in affirmation but his wife was drilling him with murderous glare and he couldn’t match her eyes. Nonetheless, he accepted to help and the manager exited, nodding his thanks.

Yuvraaj escorted him out and locked the door before turning to Anahita. She glared him and zoomed inside the bedroom after shutting the door with a bang. She didn’t bother to hide her discontentment and thundered over Yuvraaj as he wormed inside the bedroom, “You said she won’t be sleeping the night here, now what?”

“Anahita,”

“Save it!” She showed him palm and moved to go but Yuvraaj gripped her arm and pulled her, “No, listen. You can’t walk out without getting the reply. I didn’t expect you to be so cruel, Anahita. This lady could’ve died in the waters and you are fretting over the matter that she is using our bed. Where is humanity? What did you expect me to do then? Stand there and watch her drown. Think of her family, Anahita, you can’t just…”

She slammed a palm over his lips, closing her eyes and mumbled, “I am sorry. I really behaved stupid. You were right and you did the right thing.”

Yuvraaj melted, reprimanding himself on losing his cool and hugged her tightly, “You are not stupid. It is just the matter of a night, mou. Don’t get hurt. She needs the rest and she will leave tomorrow.”