He kissed her
like her lips
were air
And he couldn't breathe

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"Lemme count till 10"

.
..

."34 , 35"

"Avi..."

"Okay let's play a game first twenty questions? I don't know you well let's know each other then!"

"Does it walk?

"No"

" Does it talk?"

"No.."

"It's a snake!"

"No! Avi can I-

"Let's play chopsticks!'

"Avi...

"Oh wait  I need support give me your hand" I beckoned Laksh. My injured foot rested on his lap. We were still in the car which was parked on one side of the road. Good thing there wasn't any traffic. I can't move and bear the pain while Laksh drove, as my leg kept on banging, hurting, moving, and going all crazy since it knew the ankle  got hurt.

"Then how will I check?" Laksh asked rhetorically sitting across from me. I sat facing him with my back against the door

"You can manage it with one hand, I need humanly support come on gimme," I said holding my hand out

He stared at me in a mid of irritation and amusement.

I tried every possible way to stall him from having him check my foot and let the big result out.

IT'S BROKEN!

NOOOO

It hurt a lot when I didn't even touch it what will happen when Laksh will inspect it?

Thrilling I know

But the pain overpowered my excitement.

He leaned his upper body prowling towards me, eyes told he has a perfect plan ready to trap me this time and his lips turned in a brief smirk. That fluttered my heart.

Hush! Calm down

I shifted against the door thank god it was close if not I would've gone tumbling out of it and hurt something else. I peered what was he up to? When he stopped and was hovering over me and I could only look at him no matter where I look he covered my vision.

Perfect

I licked my lips holding his stare, "Wrong timing Laksh very wrong timing" I said shaking my head to clear the haze on it

He lifted my arms and placed them on his shoulders, "hold them" he said the two words those words dropping on my lips imbibing in and traveling down my spine in a shiver, and then he reached down and touched my foot.

And everything snapped open breaking the foggy walls!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I pursue my lips muting my scream, immediately my arms traveled up and looped around his neck. "Okay this is better" I mumbled in his jacket. Sniffing his cologne to relax myself but it induced some different effects.

I could feel his fingers taking out the sock off from my foot.

Okay let's not imagine that.

I gripped his shoulders tightly and my face buried hiding in his chest shielding my groan. "Can you be a little gentle!" I muttered, shouted.

"I am being very gentle!" He said losing his temper now okay he was being utmost gentle but my ankle my stupid oversensitive ankle even a slight brush of anything it hurts like bitch. All over it was throbbing and the pain intensified with a minuscule touch.

"You're not being! you're not being gentle at all!" I held him tightly cussing all along.
While He inspected by moving my ankle, "tell me where it hurts the most?"

"It hurts everywhere the most! What kinda question is that? How can you even ask such questions!?AHHHHHHH-

He pressed a point on it.

"STOP IT STAY AWAY FROM IT!! LAKSH KASHYAP YOU'RE BANNED FROM THAT AREA IT'S  PROHIBITED IT'S- arghhh.

What the hell was I speaking!

I pulled away angrily from his chest

"It's a strain," he said shifting back noticing my red face and curled up fists.

"You mean sprain?" I asked in a tight voice.

"I mean strain" he repeated. "There's a difference between the two-

"I don't give a fuck about it!"I cut off his explanation eyeing my foot which still he didn't leave he was staring at my hot red painted toenails intriguingly.

It bit my lip, the intense stare, and their thorough study every time causes flips in my stomach.

Now that I know that my ankle is not fractured so it hurt less.

Weird.

"So not broken?" I asked just to be sure and hear it from his mouth. Who knew strain is some new updated term for fracture?

"Nope I'll tie a bandage around it it would hurt less that way, though the healing will take at least some weeks put ice packs, and don't move or kick anything " his lips tipped.

"Weeks!" I exclaimed. What was he an undercover doctor! studying medical secretly?

"At least two weeks" he implied. He tied a compressed bandage that I don't know from where he got.

A magician too!

Can this guy ever stop being so irresistible?

There was a round two of a tantrum because tying it around my throbbing bitchy ankle was the great grandfather of the pain. I didn't know it could even hurt more than it hurt before or I was just being a drama queen enjoying Laksh taking care of me.

Now, I gazed down at my bandaged ankle.

How come every time we hurt ourselves by our own wrath and the other one had to treat it?

Not complaining

I like this routine.

I was going to put my leg down then I was like why should I?

I smiled getting comfortable against the door stretching both of my legs out and keeping them on his lap."Okay take me home my knight in a leather jacket" I said grinning.

He narrowed his eyes at me then dropped his elbow on my injured now treated foot. I shrieked jerked to pull it back but he clasped and placed it over my other foot.

He continued driving casually like he hadn't just let me get out of it. With no objection rather allowed me to rest my calves on his lap. Well, anyway that was the accurate position this way my leg don't go bumping and acting crazy.

I shuffled my head back supporting it against the window glass, staring at him while he drove. The movements, him handling the steering wheel with one hand while the other hand in his hair messing it astonishingly with grace, those slight brown curls made my fingers itched to run through them. The way he carried on, even simply just sitting there breathing made it look so flawless and effortless and attractive in a way that could make any girl squirm into the seat turning bundle of nerves.

He side glanced at me I didn't draw my eyes away or flushed rather I glued them to him. He focused his attention back on the road with nothing changed in his expression. If I didn't notice his ears had turned pink.

"You know I didn't thank you," I said purposely moving my uninjured leg on his lap.

His head snapped to me with a warning look.
"You didn't" he agreed in a stiff voice.
"Why was Ishaan there?" He asked suddenly changing the topic and spoiling the mood.

The bandage did restrict my foot movement and the pain was lessened to some extent but not completely gone. I shifted it but Laksh hand immediately shot down catching it.

I pursed my lips.
"I didn't call him alright it happened accidentally. I am not dating him we broke up I told you, you remember?" I said.

At school, I sat and ate at lunchtimes with Riya, occasionally Laksh would grace us with his presence. I found out he used to spend his break in the computer lab.
So I had to drag him or accompany him there. I made it very clear I am attracted to him in all ways but yeah if he didn't want me who cares! I will just tease him see how long can he restraint himself?

And That's the only reason why I hang out with him and why I bother to be around him. It's not that like I like him or something. I am not supposed to like him. I mean it started that way with us disliking each other then him being there for me.

Now that I think about it. Laksh had been there for me. Since the time I recovered, he's always been there beside me. Though, Silently yet have been the most noticeable presence in my life, I could ever have. So prominent that I felt him like everywhere; in my head in my eyes in my lips, yeah even in my stomach that had been squeezing considering it as its duty when heard his name, his voice and saw him. My blood rushes my lungs runs short of air, he's there right there till my foot.

How did this happen I wanted him physically .. then why do I want the reciprocate of what I feel?

'Feel'?

I want me to be in his head too, in his eyes in his lips, being the reason for ah maybe male butterflies jumping hopping in his stomach just like they do when I see him or hear his voice. I want his blood to rush the same way. Speeding and challenging mine. I want to steal his breath make him stumble and sprain or strain or whatever the hell! his ankle too. So that I can have it rest on my lap.

Oh

My

God

Have I like fallen for him?

The car stopped suddenly or it had for a long time until I noticed now. I snapped out of it, glancing through the window to the familiar street.

We reached my house.

My heart was thumping so loudly I feared it would jump out of my mouth. I drew a breath slowly gathering myself I pulled back the right leg the one with injured foot but Laksh halted it by his hand before I could remove it. Oh no...now why was I feeling so hesitant and flustered to look at him. How did this happen how can I love him? I better run back home and yeah just avoid Laksh from now on. He's making me feel different things or I am just imagining because he just looks all-

I blinked when I found two burning golden stars seeking mine, capturing my eyes in a weird but strong sensation. When had he moved so close why was I getting drawn towards him ..? He had one hand beside my head on the glass, his arm blocked the right way by leaning over me.

(️⚠️ Little *ahem* contents ahead if any kid is reading like below 13+ WTH are you doing here?? )

"Laksh- "I don't know what I was going to say it will forever remain a mystery, my words got buried in his mouth when it came down and claimed my lips with much force which shook me from inside. Turning me hot lava spreading all over in my body with unleashed want.

My arms slithered up and grabbed his head pulling him closer to me. He obliged very fervently pressing his hard body against me and his soft lips moving against mine strongly,
I gasped by the pressure and the burning feel of them, consuming me until I couldn't feel anything but him. Just him.
I dug my fingers in his smooth hair to have me hang in there it looked like I was getting high on him, my senses going numb it was  the opposite from the first kiss. Like he held himself back at that time because right now his hunger was dominating mine. Every cell of my body was under his control. I slid down and found my back on the seat with him over me. The inadequate space in the car just proved to be a bonus to the current situation. His erratic breathing fanned my face as he pulled back a little. I held his face in my hands. The weight of him on me should crush me but I love it I love it right where he was. He lifted some weight off me by one arm trying to get a proper look at my face. I was still in a daze to process anything. I opened my eyes slowly.

His forehead rested against mine. I could see his eyes shining much brighter than the inside blue dome light of the car. Nose brushing mine lightly I could taste his breath . Those work of art addictive lips just a few centimeters away. He noticed my eyes had shifted their focus on his lips. He reached over and pull my lower lip between his teeth. I whimpered throatily, running my hands on his back. Ugh, I want the jacket off I want the jacket right now off of his body because it's unfair how he got easy access by simply pushing his hand inside my cardigan stroking my bare stomach. I shivered, nibbled his earlobe. "Laksh" I whispered in his ear to get his attention his body shuddered while his lips worked down my jaw lingering his cold breath in my neck, it took everything of me to not get lost in him. I held myself barely gripping his hair threading it in my fingers"Laksh" I almost moaned his name then shook myself literally, "do you like me?" I asked breathlessly holding his head out, his dark eyes swallowing me whole. I tried to hold myself but I failed I felt slipping away.. back. The lines started getting blurry I can't focus.

"Do you like me? Laksh" I repeated my voice sounded odd to my own ears. "Laksh.."

He mumbled something against my lips, "I love..

"Lux".. my eyelids drooped, pulled me into darkness feeling a sharp pain in my head.

There are certain moments in your life where you have this strange realization of having gone through a situation before. Like that very exact circumstances, you've been through. This had happened, this exact thing had happened before and its next part you knew but somehow you can't reckon it. It's there in your mind you could feel it right in front of you but somehow you couldn't touch it. Similar to being stuck in a time loop.

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the next part is my fav part!

Let's see what happens any guesses? 🤨