Vikram dragged Akira inside the elevator. He stood behind her in close proximity. She smelled like Lavender but her hair was mild coconutty in fragrance. He so badly wished to embrace her and to take a deep dive into this fuzziness of coconut and lavender which was making him weak in his knees.
Just when the elevator door was about to close more people came in. The next instant he pulled Akira behind him. She wasn't taken by surprise because that's how Vikram was, always protective and always caring. She always felt relaxed when he was around because she knew he will take care of her. Whenever she missed her parents and felt lonely, she would call him up. He knew how to lift her mood well. He helped her to take the right career choices. Starting from picking the right college, to which scholarship to apply for, he was always there for her. Vikram was like her protective shelter, her guardian angel.
She always followed his words except once, when she chose 'Anthony'.
