Neil brought a set of clothes for her, precisely sleeveless shirt and her shorts.
He also got a non-transparent dupatta as he knew it's required.
After closing the latch of the door, He sat beside her with the first aid kit and her clothes.
Neil gave her shorts to her.
Neil: Main turn ho jaata hu... meri aankhein band hai.... tum pehen lo.... Hmm?
Mini: (sitting up again) Hmm... (Neil turned the other side, closing his eyes and she said after wearing her shorts) Ho gaya.
Neil turned to her again. She was a little awkward and feeling weird.
Neil: (raising her face) Mini.... Calm down.... Hmm?
Mini nodded slowly.
Neil held her by her shoulder and made her lie on the bed comfortably turning her sideways. She was looking at him through the mirror.
Heere Moti Main Na Chahun
Main Toh Chahun Sangam Tera
Neil had tears in his eyes while applying the ointment on her cuts.
As the ointment reacted, she breathed in to control the slight pain and Neil slowly blowed to reduce her pain.
Feeling his fingers and his blow on her cuts, Mini sighed lightly.
Main Toh Teri Saiyyan
Tu Hai Mera
Neil: (clearing his throat) Comfortable hai?
Mini: Hmm...
She rested her back on the bed and was looking at him with her wet eyes filled with trust.
He opened the bathrobe's belt knot. He saw her shivering lightly.
Neil: Mini?.... Tum theek ho?
Saiyyan Saiyyan
Tu Jo Chhoo Le Pyar Se
Aaraam Se Mar Jaaun
Mini: Hona chahti hu.... Aaj... (breathed deeply)... Aaj main theek hona chahti hu.... (again took a deep breath)... Main theek ho jaungi na Neil?.... Tum mujhe theek kar doge na?
Neil nodded assuringly.
Neil: (caressed her head and patted lightly) Agar mere tumhe touch karne se tum theek feel kar paa rahi ho... to I assure you Mini... I won't back off.... par agar tumhe zara sa bhi uncomfortable lage.... you will speak up... Hmm?
Aaja Chanda Baahon Mein
Tujhmein Hi Gum Ho Jaaun Main
She nodded and closed her eyes, surrendering herself completely to him, moved her hands and rested them on the bed at her either sides.
He put on the dupatta on her. His fingers slid on her shoulder to her arms taking off her bathrobe from her arms and her breaths was getting deeper.
Tere Naam Mein Kho Jaaun
Saiyaan Saiyaan
Neil being her true gentleman, before taking off the bathrobe, covered her front body completely by the dupatta.
He held her wrist and kept her hand on her chest to hold on the dupatta.
Neil: Thoda uth paogi?
Mini nodded and as her one hand was on her chest to hold on the dupatta, Neil hesitantly kept his hand on around her bare shoulders to raise her up.
Taking off her bathrobe from under her, he supporting her, keeping his hand at her bare mid back let her lie down again.
Mere Din Khushi Se Jhoomein
Gaayein Raatein
Mini felt a pleasant shiver running down her spine as his hand touched her bare skin which Neil too felt while making her lie down.
Neil: Pain to nahi hoga stitches me?.... turn hokar let jaogi to?
Mini: Nahi...
Pal Pal Mujhe Doobayein
Jaate Jaate
Mini turning the other side, lied on her stomach with her arms holding on the dupatta and her bare back was visible to him.
There were long bruise mark on her upper back and multiple light brown round burns and one deep burn where maybe the cigarette would have been extinguished on her lower back. Multiple scratches were surrounding the marks.
Tujhe Jeet Jeet Haarun
Yeh Praan Praan Vaarun
With tears rolling down his cheeks seeing her condition and realising how painful it would be for Mini to bear all of that.
Neil was still hesitantly awkward and his hands were trembling.
He clutched his fists and calmed down his shivers and didn't let her sense his nervousness by his touch while sliding his palm delicately on her bare back.
She clenched her fist on the pillow feeling slight pain but his touch felt like it was cleansing all the horrible touches and purifying her body.
"Uhm" A soft moan left her mouth and a small yet relieved smile crept on her face.
Neil looked at her smile and felt a tug of relief.
Haaye Aise Main Niharun
Teri Aarti Utarun
He touched her burns while applying the ointment and she arched a little, getting restless due to pain.
"Ah..." Again she moaned.
Neil: Aaram se.... Relax... bas ho gaya...
He after wiping his tears, for them not to fall on the burns, blowed lightly on her back. "Uh... Uhm" Again she moaned again but this time in relief.
She felt her heart racing and tingles on her back with his touch soothing the discomfort she felt. She sighed deeply in relief.
Tere Naam Se Judein Hain
Saare Naate
Saiyaan Saiyaan
He slowly and gently applied the ointment on her burns and the bruise, blowing on her skin and then bandaged after keeping the cotton pad.
Neil: Dressing comfortable hai?
Mini: H... (weakly)
Like every time in the redressing, her energy had been drained in enduring the low but constant pain.
Neil: Uth paogi khud?
Mini: Na.. hi..
Neil: Turn ho paogi?
Mini: Hmm...
She turned with her closed eyes, breathing in slowly, keeping her hand still on her heaving chest.
Banke Mala Prem Ki
Tere Tan Pe Jhar Jhar Jaaun
He slowly slid the dupatta up till when he can see the stitches.
He was able to see the scratches she had on her bare waist too.
He slid his palm on her waist slowly and delicately, while she sighed again in relief.
He applied petroleum jelly on her stitches while blowing on it to soothe her and slid his fingers to let it get absorbed.
Baithun Naiya Preet Ki
Sansaar Se Tar Jaaun Main
Then after applying the cream on her scratches too, he was blowing on it slowly when Mini raised her hands and kept them above her head.
Neil saw her inner arms, armpits and her underarms also had scratches.
He applied the cream on her scratches slowly and blowed lightly while letting it get absorbed too.
As his hands retreated back after the cream got absorbed, Mini kept her hand again on her chest.
Tere Pyar Se Tar Jaaun
Saiyyan Saiyyan
She lowered the dupatta a little and the scratches on her deeper neck area just above her cleavage got visible to him.
He applied the cream there too and while blowing on it, felt Mini's breaths getting deeper and her body shivering lightly, getting shrunken slowly.
He looked at her face and saw a pale smile on her face with her lips twitching slightly.
Yeh Naram Naram Nasha Hai
Badhta Jaaye
He held her by her shoulders and helped her sit up.
Making her rest her head on his torso, Neil held the sleeveless shirt and sliding the shoulder band through her wrist, put it on her. He held her other wrist and slid up another shoulder band and made her wear her shirt.
He leaned her on the headboard of the bed and slowly closed the buttons with his hands under the dupatta ensuring that he doesn't touch her bare skin at her sternum area as being a true gentleman he was sure not to cross any limits whether it be set by her or not.
Koyi Pyar Se Ghunghatiya
Deta Uthaye
When all her buttons got closed, He took off the dupatta gently to let her feel breezy and fresh.
His hand was beside hers. She curled her fingers around his and tightened her grip, breathing in slowly, Neil was observing her moves.
Mini breathing out of her parted lips, by her other hand tapped lightly around her face and neck.
Ab Bawara Hua Mann
Jag Ho Gaya Hai Roshan
Neil made her sit closer to him and embraced her softly in his arms to relax her from every discomfort she felt.
Neil moved his hand on her face and cupped her face with his hand on her cheek and she tilted her face to feel his soft and delicate comforting touch.
Neil swayed his thumb at the corner of her lips from where the blood was oozing out that day. She breathed deeply in relief.
Yeh Nayi Nayi Suhagan
Ho Gayi Hai Teri Jogan
By Neil's touch on her face, she was trying to heal the emotional scar which had been scraped horribly deep. Not able to fade off the feel of Ritwick's lustful breaths even now, she, with a small frown, sighed with the contentment of feeling better at least.
Neil could sense her condition. He kept her hand on his nape to know if what he is gonna do is soothing her or not.
Koyi Prem Ki Pujaran
Mandir Sajaye
He, holding her delicately by her neck, moved his face closer to hers and kissed steadily on her forehead. She swayed her hand slowly on his nape and he continued what he was doing.
He kissed her softly on her temple to fade off her pain. Mini relaxed herself, letting his lips take off all the pain she felt.
He placed a similar kiss on her cheek and then on jawline's end. Mini pressed her hand on his nape lightly, bringing his face close to her neck. He placed soft long kisses on her neck also.
Saiyaan Saiyaan
Saiyaan Saiyaan..
With his further kisses on her neck and then on the other side of her face, she felt herself getting away from all her ugly past incidents and moving forward for a better life ahead with her love, her man, her Neil.
She eventually sighed in relief and her frown faded.
Her lips curved in relaxation. Seeing her lips curving, He looked at her to find her relax with peaceful smile on her face.
Heere Moti Main Na Chahun
Main Toh Chahun Sangam Tera
Saiyaan
Mini opened her eyes and looking at him, tugged his face closer. Both closed their eyes and placing his lips on hers, Neil kissed her softly for a couple of secs and parted.
She was able to breath in relaxedly, getting free from the clutches of the hurtful memories.
Neil was relieved seeing her peacefully smiling once again.
Main Na Jaanu Tu Hi Jaane
Main Toh Teri Tu Hai Mera
Saiyaan
He made her lie down on the bed again and completed the remaining redressing by applying the cream slowly on her neck and outer arms softly.
Neil: Feeling better?
Mini: (opening her eyes slowly) Much much better... Thank you Neil... Thank you so much.....
Her eyelids felt heavier. She tugged Neil closer weakly and he lied beside her, embracing her softly.
Neil kissed her on her forehead and hugging her cozily, let her snuggle on him.
Main Na Jaanu Tu Hi Jaane
Main Toh Teri Tu Hai Mera (x2)
Few mins later, she dozed off peacefully and securely in his embrace with her arms wrapped around his neck.
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A couple of hours went by and Neil while caressing her hair and looking at her like every night, today also felt himself getting restless and his heartbeats racing. So he removed Mini's arms around his neck and sat up.
Tucking her in the blanket, he got up to go to the balcony to suppress and hide his emotions once again today.