Chapter 36 - Crush

Mehul looked at Nitya, as if scrutinizing her to find out what was wrong or what was hurting her. Not knowing what had made her wake up like this from her sound sleep, and now her stunned silence was making him more anxious by the minute. He asked, "Nikku, was it a bad dream again kiddo?" Meanwhile, Ruchi was examining her temperature to see if it was normal or if they needed to call the doctor again. But thankfully the temperature was normal, even though Mehul was alarmed and was picking up her appendages at random, as if trying to verify that they were still attached to her and functioning well. After noting down her temperature and pulse rate, and checking for dilation or redness in the eyes, Ruchi asked "Nitya! What happened, are you alright? Or if you are not feeling well, should I call the doctor?"