*since the target was completed here is the new chapter*
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Kenziah's POV
"Its okay Maya." I said for the nth time as she cleaned the cut on my finger.
"No, it's not Kenziah, she can't be so careless. Just because you're cute, she can't order you to around in your own house." She scolded Mia and Mia looked guilty.
"But..." I tried to explain to her but she cut me off.
"Not a word Ken" he warned as he bandaged my hand.
"Look, look, you are also giving her orders." Mia pointed out to which I laughed.
"It doesn't hurt her Mia." She pounced on her and started shushing me by staring at me.
Well it has been 2 months since we got married and they were very happy. Although Arif and I still live like roommates in room and friends at home, I was happy.
At least we're friends, that's a good start. I came to know many things about him in these 2 months.
Like he loved to read, he was a hard-working and short-tempered person.
He had a lovely relationship with Jayden. Both of them talk angrily to each other. Rather, both of them were so serious about their work. Arif was a closed person. He doesn't like people in his personal spaces like study, gym and library.
But he doesn't say anything when he goes there. A voice reminded and I couldn't help but blush at the thought.
I started blush a lot these days.
I saw him one day shouting at his friend Sebastian when he was going to his study when Arif was not there.
But before that incident one day, I had also gone there for some report research while he was talking on the phone. He came later and I was still there and he didn't say anything, just smiled and sat in his regular chair. That day we worked there until I fell asleep and he took me to our room.
I had a welcome party at his office 2 weeks ago. His employees planned this together with the mom.
Well, mom? Ella Mom. She sternly told me to call her mom. And I don't mind. She was really very sweet. Who loves her son very much.
At that party, Arif and I behaved like a couple for the first time. Of course for the sake of our parents.
He seemed stressed, maybe he was uncomfortable with all the people telling us how good we looked together. But he was smiling and laughing when it was only us there. Just me and him.
Conclusion, he was not a social person. He was an introvert.
At that party I told Bubu, Ash and Zoe about our being friends and they all just hummed in response.
Well Zoe was on a video call.
Talking about Aish, she had gone to California last week to live with her grandparents. I was very surprised to hear that, I mean her grandparents always asked her to go out with them but she never did. She doesn't listen to them. And don't know what happened suddenly that she agreed to thier request and went to another city.
She didn't tell any of us why she did it, just asked us to trust her. Papa was also not happy but she showed him, her bunny teeth and he agreed.
Apart from Ash moving out, everything went very smoothly in the last two months.
Right now I was here in the kitchen with these girls. I had an emergency so I asked them to cook food today but I came earlier than I thought. When she arrived I asked her if I could help, she refused but when I insisted Mia asked me to chop the vegetables.
I was so engrossed in thoughts of one of my patient Ana that I accidentally cut off all three fingers on my right hand. And now Maya was scolding Mia and saying that if she had not asked me to cut the vegetables, I would not have got hurt.
"It's done." Maya said after tying bandages on all my fingers.
"Thank you Maya." I thanked her before looking at the clock hanging om the hall.
It was around 8:45. Arif will be here soon and I didn't cook anything today.
"Ken we will cook today, you get some rest." Maya said before going back to cooking.
I nodded before walking towards the stairs. I really need some rest. Last week was very busy for me.
Ana's treatment was not going well. I don't think she will make it. She was so weak that I suggested her parents not to undergo this surgery, but they remained adamant. They want to take a 50 50 risk.
Well, Ana was my patient. A sweet but unlucky 12 year old girl. There was a hole in her heart. And I am treating her since last 2 weeks. Treating her was stressful for me. She was so sweet, so pure and so young to die so soon.
It's not that I have never seen death before, I have also had surgeries when I have lost patients. But it is different with Ana.
"You're overthinking it again, Doctor." A voice came from behind me, making me jump in my place.
Had it not been for him, I would have lost my balance and fallen on my face. His hand went around my waist and I held his shoulders. He held me close, stopping me from falling.
"Relax" He murmured, his face so close to mine,"It's just me."
I looked up at him in the eyes and I lost my ability to speak. He was so close his breath fanning my lips his cologne hitting with full force and I can't help feel intoxicated in his embrace.
Is it possible to fall for someone everytime you look in there eyes?
But he was not looking at me, he was looking somewhere near my neck. I followed his gaze and found him looking at my mole and my knees went weak.
Damn it, why was he looking at her like he wanted to bite it?
"Ahem..ahem" Someone clearing their throat brought us back to reality. I wonder who was that.
I realized that we were still in the same position, he was holding me by my waist and I was holding his shoulders.
We immediately stood up straight and he ran into our room while I ran back to the dining room. I used the extra toilet to freshen up and went up the stairs to change.
When I went inside he was not in our room. Maybe he was on a call or something. I took my pj's and changed. I tied my hair back and went to the dining room again.
Maya and Mia were still there because I was injured, they cooked and served our food. I was sat at the dinner table and was checking and replying to the messages I had received this evening.
After sometime both the girls went to thier home while I waited for Arif, the thought of Ana went out of my mind by now.
May be he was right I was overthinking.
When he did not come, I headed towards his study.
I was right because the lights were on so he was there. I knocked on her door and waited for his faint 'come inside'. But when he did not respond, I knocked on the door again. Still no answer.
"Arif?" I called out, "Are you there?"
"Leave me alone Kenziah." He grumbled internally.
"Umm...dinner?"
"I am not hungry."
"But you--" I couldn't even finish my sentence when the door of his study opened and I was pulled inside as he pinned me to the door.
"Can't you understand that when I say I don't want to eat then I don't want to eat?" he growled, looking me straight in the eyes.
Well, apart from Ash moving out, the only bad thing that happened in my life was his sudden mood swings.
About less than 10 minutes ago he was very sweet to me and now he was looking at me very angrily.
He may have had a bad day. my heart spoke
He was good some time ago and he also messaged you about his new deal. My mind reasoned.
I looked up at him. He was staring at me with a scowl on his face. He was looking very hot while doing this.
His eyebrows were furrowed, his nostrils were flaring from his labored breathing and his lips were in a straight line. He was clenching his jaw which made his jaw line appear more prominent.
"What got your panties on twist?" I asked, ignoring how close this smoking hot guy was to me and how fast my heart was beating because of him.
He clenched his jaw further, if possible.
"Ari--" I raised my hand to touch his and he caught hold of it and placed it above my head.
"Whats wrong with you?" I asked now getting irritated by him man handling me.
"Whats wrong with me?" He gritted out," What's wrong with you doctor? don't you understand that I don't wanna eat?"
"Okay. I do but you can say that without man handling me, right?"
"Am I man handing you? " He came more close to me now our fronts almost touching. My breathing unevend. God he was so close...I mean really very close.
"Yo..you aren't?" Unable to speak, I whispered.
"I am not." He released my hand and turned his back towards me. I placed my hand on the left side of my heart to calm my heartbeat.
I straightened my posture and moved forward to face him. He was standing in the middle of his study with his hands in his pockets. He was wearing his signature white button down shirt and black jeans, with the sleeves rolled up. I had already said this and am saying it again also that this man was made for these clothes only.
No, no, those clothes were made for him only.
Apart from him no one can do justice to them. I wonder what he looked like without them. If his forearms were that sexy, what would his chest look like without a shirt?
I was shamelessly undressing him in my mind when suddenly he turned and forced me to step back.
"You're still here." He scowled at me.
"I was just leaving." I changed my mind about asking him again for dinner.
There was a lot of anger in his eyes and he looked dangerous. Maybe he is too tired or irritable from work.
Or maybe you are being delusional and ignoring his rude behavior. My mind mocked to which I ignored as usual.
Let's eat alone today.
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"I'm on my way Smith" I hung up before sticking the sticky note on the fridge. I went to the garage and drove my Audi to the hospital.
After having dinner I talked to Mamma about my pet cat Meow. She wanted him to come to this house with me. She said that she couldn't handle him alone when both I and Ash were not there. We talked about random things and said goodbye. I waited for Arif to come back but after some time I slept on the bed.
It was midnight when I got a call from Dr. Smith about Anna. She was in critical condition and needed immediate surgery. I quickly made my way to the hospital but not before leaving a note for Arif.
I would have just messaged him but then it didn't come to my mind. Meanwhile I reached the hospital and went straight to the emergency room.
"Coronary artery bypass surgery." Dr. Smith said as I entered.
"Papers?" I asked while wearing my mask. Although I knew there was no use in it now, she couldn't make it now, I put on my cloak and went to her bed.
"Her mother signed it." He said and I nodded before starting.
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Next update on 24th Apr
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