chapter 41

Vihaan took Manasvini back to the villa, she was still unconscious... Vihaan came inside... Carrying her in his armsThe AJs, are all there laughing loudly... Unaware of the situation...Aarav was the first one who saw them entering the villa... He stood up from his place "What happened" he askedThere was a hidden feeling of concern or maybe a pang of guilt... Who knows... (Well... In this whole world, a person's heart is the most complex thing... We can't understand our hearts... And when we do... it's already too late.)Vihaan gave him a look and walked straight towards the stairs. Aarav followed him from the hall to the stairs... He asked him again "What happened to her?" But Vihaan... he continued walking without answering him... Like he didn't hear him asking...  He carried Manasvini to her room and placed her on the bed... Her clothes are all wet... She was already feverish, this isn't a good idea to leave her in that state... And on top of that, she was unconscious..."Manasvini... Manasvini... Wake up" he tried calling her again... But there was no response from her"Is she alright?" A lady asked from behind...Vihaan turned towards that lady..."Your friend, is she okay? Mrs Manikya asked againMrs Manikya was a lady in her 50s. She is a caretaker of the villa. She was like a grandmother to Aarav and Vihaan. They are egoistic, arrogant and selfish,  but still, they never disrespected her (Mrs Manikya)... (But they call her Aunty... Because she wasn't that old-looking)"Aunty, thank goodness you are here...""She was out in the rain for too long, her clothes are all wet... Please help her get changed... She has a fever too" Vihaan requested Mrs Manikya to help her.Manikya Aunty grabbed some clothes and came towards the bed. Vihaan was still there... holding her hand, calling her name... trying to wake her up..."You should go out," Aunty said to Vihaan"She is unconscious" he replied worriedly"Then how am I supposed to change her clothes?" Aunty asked him raising her eyebrows"..." And... he walked out quickly without replyingMrs Manikya went towards the door to lock it... And she found Vihaan standing there in front..."Are you planning to catch a cold too... Go change your clothes" she ordered him But Vihaan's whole attention was somewhere else..."Go... now," Aunty said again"..." After taking a look at Manasvini, Vihaan left.Mrs Manikya closed the door and then changed her clothes. She wrapped up her wounds too... covered her with a blanket, After 15mins she opened the door..."Did she wake up?" Vihaan asked as soon as the door got opened."Oh my... You scared me" Mrs Manikya replied"She... " Vihaan was about to ask something again... But Mrs Manikya cut him off in the middle of his sentence..."She is fine, it's because of the cold," she said"..." Vihaan was getting inside her room without replying to her."She is sleeping... Don't disturb her" Mrs Manikya stopped him from getting in."I'll take care of her... You go get some rest" she ordered him.He can't disobey her so he came downstairs... And he saw Aarav, standing just beside the stairs...At that moment, Vihaan wanted to punch him (Aarav) but he ignored him...Mrs Manikya is still there, in the villa... Vihaan didn't want to get in a fight with Aarav in front of her... so he suppressed his anger and walked away... Aarav wanted to ask him (Vihaan) about Manasvini... But after seeing the look on his face, he dropped that question... It's the same for Aarav too... He also didn't want to create any mess in front of Mrs Manikya, so he was also keeping his distance from Vihaan.After half hour, Mrs Manikya came to Vihaan "Her fever went down" she said and continued walking towards the main door"Aunty, you are leaving..." Aarav asked"I have something to do... I am going out of the city" she replied with a smile"Okay aunty, bye..."  They said bye and then she leftVihaan was going upstairs... He doesn't want to talk to them, so he was trying his best to ignore them like they never exists."Will you tell me what happened to her?" Aarav shouted at Vihaan, making him stop.Vihaan took a step back... He was extremely angry... 'He is the cause of everything... Yet he is asking about what happened with her  Vihaan came down "Why do you care... You are the one who left her alone" he replied looking into Aarav's eyes..."I am not to blame for that... I told her to go back" Aarav said in the same arguing tone."She is much more stupid than I thought" he continued talking with his annoying smile...Vihaan was burning inside... Aarav's words are working on him like fuel in a fire. Vihaan never thought that someday he will hate his best friend... Vihaan was about to give him a warning... This is the least he can do... for the sake of their friendship...  But someone's voice stopped him from saying anything..."Aarav, are you okay?" Manasvini asked worriedlyAarav and Vihaan both turned towards her...  She was standing on the stairs. "Yeah, I'm fine... You should take some more rest" Aarav replied with a smile.Aarav was the first thing on her mind when she woke up... So she asked him first if he was okay or not... and that came as another strike on Vihaan's jealous yet worried heart...He was extremely jealous and because of that... He didn't even look at her..."Let me take you back to your room" Aarav smirked at Vihaan and went towards Manasvini"I..." she was saying something... She wanted to thank Vihaan but didn't get a chance... because Aarav did not give her a single second to talk"you are still feverish," he said and took her back...Vihaan went back to his room too... Just like before, he started ignoring her again... She can't understand why he was always on a rollercoaster... One moment he was the most caring person and in another moment he became as cold as ice.With all these misunderstandings, unsaid feelings messed up emotions and jealousy... A day had passed... For Manasvini this new morning came with another chance to express her gratitude towards Vihaan... And that's why she decided to follow him... Until she got a chance to say...'Thank you'...