A boy was leaning on the hospital bed. His hand was broken and some injuries. Two people were talking to him but he wasn't listening to them, just focused on looking at the shining sky. Suddenly he saw a beautiful young woman. The woman was entering the hospital with a man aged around 35 or so. She was pushing a wheelchair and that man was sitting on it. For a moment, he lost his track looking at her beauty. The woman looked at his cabin window and he looked away instantly.
"Huh!..." [Relaxing sound] He noticed those two people left already and left a letter on the table
The next day, He was taking his medicine but the water bottle was empty. There was no one to ask and he was also feeling bored. So, he went by himself for a water bottle refill. Outside the room, he asked a nurse has showed him the direction of the water filter. In front of the filter a little girl was trying to pour the water by herself but couldn't reach because of the height of the tape. He came closer and pulled the girl upper and helped her.
"Uncle! What happened to your hand?" she asked after pouring water.
"it's broken." He replied and patted her with a smile, but listen, I'm not uncle you see. Call me brother...okay?"
"no, you are broken hand uncle." She was making a face and smiled,
That woman was waiting for her end of the corridor and that girl went towards there. the woman was talking with the little girl and smiling. He focused on pouring the bottle.
"Didn't I said not to go anywhere alone?" The woman was tidying the girl's hair, " And how did you manage to pour the water?"
"that uncle helped me."
"Which uncle?"
The little girl pointed him with a finger but at that time, he already left.
Next day,
He was sitting on the bed and was looking outside at sky clouds. the little girl peaked inside the room but when he looked she hid. She was doing it again. he picked an apple from the table and stood behind the door she looked and saw no one there she looked around.
"caught you!" suddenly he grabbed her hand with a smile, "want to eat?"
She took the apple.
"Why are you coming here for,Little girl?" he asked her with a gentle smile.
"hum... I was walking outside and just wanted to see who was inside...it's not like I was searching for you or anything!..humph!" she was making excuses. [tsundere]
"Okay, I understand." He asked and smiled, "but why are you searching for me?"
"Last time you helped me. so, I am here to thank you." She looked away and blushed.
"So, you are searching for me to thank me...hmm.." he smiled, "Well no need to thank me okay little girl ?"
"I said, I was not searching for you!" she shouted "And don't call me 'little girl'...call me Lily!"
"Okay...it's Lily then, you also call me Bro.." "Uncle...I will call you uncle"
"It's not fare tough."
"no..no.it's fare... you are broken hand uncle"
Suddenly that woman came and pulled Lily's ear.
"didn't I tell you not to talk like that!"
"sorry...I won't do it again!!"Lily was
screaming,
"Sorry!..she must be bothering you she is a bit naughty please don't mind her."
She noticed his hand.
"you must be the person who helped Lily yesterday." she was showing him gratitude, "Thank you for helping her."
she nodded to Lily forcefully.
" no...It's not that special and I am not bothered. Besides that, having someone to talk with is nice. I should thank her." he smiled,
"Okay, thank you so much. " She said, "We need to go. Excuse me."
"Goodbye! Broken hand uncle!"
"Ha.? Goodbye " he seemed irritated,
Next Day,
He was standing outside the door and talking with the nurse.
He saw that woman on the phone with a depressed face.
"Yes...yes...I will....okay"
[Cut the call ]
She left.
"Young boy! " the wheelchair man behind him,
"Hello! Sir."
"Yeah...I heard from Nisha that you helped my child..thanks for that. "
"Do you mean the little girl named Lily? "
"Yeah.she is only talk about you,nowadays."
"What about me? "
"Like.....
[Lily is talking with wheel chair old man]
"Papa do you know..that uncle who helped me had his hand broken... I think he might be a thief. While stealing, he got caught and beaten up by people..wait.. Hm..he helped me. that means he might pretend to be a good person and kidnap me when the time comes...yeah.. yeah...I need to be extra careful around him." she feigned to be a detective,
[Present]
....and she said it...haha...Isn't my Lily the cutest? "The old man laughed,
"Huh?...yeah...sure!. " he gave a confused and irritated smile at hearing kidnapping stuff,
"Well... Don't mind her. She watched too much SpyXFamily and sometimes played detective games with Nisha. For that, she is like this. "
"Okay."
"Well.. you might want to hear about Nisha, don't you?"
he guessed who was Nisha and didn't reply.
"She is a good young woman and always cares about others than herself. Her family is too strict which is why she always obeyed their order. And now her father forced her to a decision which she doesn't want to..but she can't disobey them"
He noticed that the old man was making an angry face.
"Huh...it's her fate to be born in a family like this. And I can't even support her due to my illness which made me regret it. I only have Lily and her in my life. I wish for her happiness. "
He didn't say anything to the old man.
"Sir, doctor call you inside." A nurse said to the old man.
"Okay, I am coming. " he said to the nurse and asked, "What's your name, boy?"
"My name is Zami. "
"Well Zami, you should also think yourself sometimes. " he smiled and left.
"What a weird guy!" he remembered about Lily, "never mind."
He was looking at that corridor where Nisha went.
Last two days, he noticed that she hadn't come to the hospital.
He was feeling bored. so, he was walking around the hospital corridor. he saw Nisha sitting on a bench and crying alone. he thought about pretending not to see anything. But his body moved towards her all on its own.
"Can I sit here? if you don't mind, ma'am?" he asked to sit beside her.
She wiped her tears and nodded. She was going to leave.
"Can I talk with you for a moment?" he asked and thought that she might think, he was a creepy guy who tried to flirt with a depressed girl. she might have slapped him.
She sit back again.
"You see everyone has their problems. Look at me, My father left my mother and me. My mother was pregnant, and my father didn't know. Mother later worked a part-time job to overcome family financial problems. Later on, she fell sick and she gave birth to my younger sister. At that time, It was very difficult for her to take care of my sister and jobs at the same time.so, he remarried an office worker.he was an amusing man..that we taught but He was a monster. He tortured my mom almost every day. Mom was quiet for us and endured it. When my sister was three years old.my mom died.my grandma took care of us until last year, she died too. Then a relative of ours took us in. But their financial condition was not good. Months ago, my sister suddenly fainted and the doctor said she had a brain tumor and needed surgery as soon as possible," zami took a deep breath.
Nisha was silently listening and watching his non-stop story.
Zami felt a little embarrassed at that.
'Sorry, I was a little.."
"Huh?... Ahum.!.. Well, that's my story. You see, I have the only sister in this world who is my everything . I will do anything for my sister. Even if it means selling my body parts!" He was looking serious.
She noticed his hands were shaking.
"Ha ha.. You might be thinking, I am asking you for sympathy, not at all. I just want you to know, there are many others besides me and you who suffer much more than us. We should be grateful to the Creator."
She stopped crying and sat quietly.
"Just like I have a younger sister and you have your family. You have your husband and your daughter too. You should be happy to be around them." He seemed frustrated and clenched his fists.
"Pff... ha...ha... you were worried about that?" She suddenly laughed softly as her tears fell.
"What? What's wrong, ma'am? Why are you laughing?" He was confused.
"Well.. she's not my daughter." She was wiping her tears and said,
"Sorry, I can't hear you clearly??"
"She is not my daughter and That person is not my husband either. He is my uncle and Lily is my cousin."
"What?" He looks at Nisha shocked.
"My aunt died leaving Lily behind. And my uncle took care of Lily alone. It was difficult for him to take care of a child alone. So, sometimes I help him." Nisha stopped for a moment and continued again.
"My parents were always busy with their work and never cared about me. My uncle is the one who raised me. He is like a father to me. A few years ago his body became paralyzed. I hope he gets well soon."
Nisha saw that he was listening but somewhat displeased.
"By the way, I'm not married,"she said with a weird smile.
He immediately looked at her, and she looked very beautiful. He looked away and blushed. But he felt some relief.
"But," she added, looking outside the window, "now my parents want me to marry a businessman’s son. He's a complete bastard. He does nothing but drink and play with girls. I hate it. I don't want to marry him."
he was looking at her attentively.
"By the way," she asked, "why did you think I'm married?"
"Well... hum" He was embarrassed to say," you guys looked like a small family and a beautiful girl like you might be married that's what I thought... sorry for the instant conclusion!"
'Don't worry about it. it's not your fault. " she said but her expression changed," But Don't Joke around like that. I hate liars."
"what do you mean 'Joke around? ' and what lie you are talking about?" He was confused but serious.
"like. I'm beautiful or something. " she embrassed and looked and other way.
"Why would I lie to you?". He said without thinking, softly said looking in front" First, I saw you, I felt a bit Jealous. An old man's wife is this beautiful. At that time I thought, IF I were lucky, I could have a girlfriend like you. So, don't say that you are not beautiful"
He smiled and looked at her, but he didn't realize what he said earlier.
She was staring at him.
"wait... wait.. what did I say?"he realized what he said,
"you said you wish to marry me.".. she was teasing him and smiled.
"sorry I didn't mean it!" He was blushing,
''Haha...I know.. ''she laughed,'' You know... you are a funny guy. I thought of you First, a silent boring guy. but you are not."
"well... I feel better. Thank you. I need to go now. see you later," she added and almost left, "And... My Name is Nisha. not ma'am, okay??"
'Yeah... Okay. I'm Zami. "
she gave Tata & left. Zami blushed due to his faux pas.
The next day Late at night,
"Crack! Hurry up.. in the Operation room?" He was asleep. But due to noises, he woke up.
"what's happening now? "
He saw doctors & nurses were running in a hurry. Something happened. He went to see what happened.
Doctors & nurses were carrying Nisha's Uncle on a stretcher inside the operation room.
[Door of operation room closed & a red light turned on upwards the door]
Nisha came running and looked at him and started crying by grabbing his hands. He silently stood there.
Nisha's thoughts,
"When I was little my both parents were busy with their work. They didn't have time to meet me. At that time only my uncle was around me. He is my mother's elder brother. His position in the company was not high enough. So, He always is ignored by all, and even my mother never respected him. He was accompanying me everywhere. He taught me, helped me, and fed me but he was strict. when I cried, he made me laugh, acting Funny. He is my guardian. If he dies what will happen to Lily & me. " she started to cry again...
[Nisha's past memory -1]
She was six.
She was trying to make cookies for her uncle.
"There you go kitty" she was counting the cookies with her finger, 'Kittly, Doggy, Elefent, chicken, Bear... Done"
She made those cookies the shape of animals but it can't be recognized by seeing the abnormal shapes.
"Ah.AH~!"
She touched the oven without using globes and burnt her hand.
"What happened?... Nisha!" Uncle came running.
"What are you doing in the kitchen?" He grabbed Nisha's hand and put it under the water.
"Ah.. uncle it hurts!'
"It's your fault not to listen, what I Say. So, bear with it."
"Uncle! you are so bad... I hate you" she was crying and ran away.
After a few hours,
she didn't eat her meal. She was sitting by a corner of the house alone and weeping.
The door of the room knocked and her unde came inside wearing a clown costume. He was making a funny face to make her laugh.
she was trying so hard not to look first & then not to laugh. Lastly, she laughed. uncle carried her and whirled around. After a while,
"Nisha.. It's too late... let's have dinner"
"Okay.. but don't think i forgive you."
"well.. what do you want for dinner?"
"Roasted chicken..and...and...ha.. also Pudding!"
"No pudding for today. you already ate too much pudding today."
"I haven't eaten too much though!"
"No means no."
"Then I will not eat!.. Hump!"
"Okay. I'm making roasted chicken and eating them all on my own."
"An... I hate you !!! "
At present, she was still weeping.
[Sound: light off & Door opened]
The Doctor was coming out.
"Doctor? How is my uncle's condition now?"
she moved towards the doctor instantly,
Zami was also a step forward to know.
"We have tried our best.. but we can't do more than it .. sorry." a Doctor said,
Nisha became silent & Shocked.
"He does not have much time. You should meet him" the doctor added and left.
Nisha was running inside the room.
Zami followed her inside & stood a bit far away from the bed. Her uncle was lying on the bed while wearing an oxygen mask. She was crying while grabbing her Uncle's hand & putting her Forehead on it. Her uncle left up his hand and patted her head & smiled at her.
[Uncles past memory ]
"CRINK!...CRINK!.." [Sound: calling bell]
"Coming!" Nisha opened the door.
Uncle's hand was bleeding.
"Uncle! why are you bleeding? what happened? "She shouted,
"I Just fell off... It's nothing..don't worry about it."
"wait here. I will bring a bandage "
She bandaged his hand and cried. Suddenly, grabbed his hand and leaned her forehead on it.
"why are you always so reckless.. what will happen to me? If something happened to you?
[Present]
He smiled at her. and saw Zami was standing in front of the door.
He indicated to him to come closer by hand. Zami came closer, Uncle put off the oxygen mask.
"Uncle! What are you doing?"Nisha shouted.
"Don't worry girl", He Said with a lifeless voice.
"Listen young man! She might be stubborn some time but...oh..hww!!."
"Uncle!" Nisha tried to stop him but Uncle stopped her.
"But she is a good and caring girl. And I also know who you are ... hmm... I don't think, I have much time left, please take care of her." He joined their hand together, "Now I can die without regret... Sorry Lily & you too Nisha. Follow your own heart, not others. I will always be there for you... be. happy." He smiled & a drop of his tear fell on the Pillow.
zami didn't say a single word and Nisha Still was crying.
suddenly, Uncle was coughing and breathing hard.
"Uncle!... Uncle!... Doctor!" Nisha
shouted.
Doctors came again and checked him.
After sometimes,
"He is no more." doctors said,
Nisha was crying grabbing Uncle's body.
Dawn time,
the sun was rising. Nisha was weeping slowly, sitting on the bench. The Orange sunlight fell on the floor.
zami came & stood beside her. She wiped her tears. She indicated to him to sit beside her. He didn't understand why but sat without saying anything.
"Hmm... Zami.. How about completing your wish?"
"which wish?" He confused.
"The girlfriend wishes..."
"GIRLFRIEND !!... what do you mean by 'Girlfriend wish'?" He shocked.
"Didn't you say. If you could, you wish to have me as your girlfriend, Right?"
"what!..that?... Um..." He embarrassed.
"Don't you want to? or you just lied that time?" she asked.
"No.. no... It's not like that.. the thing is, I was thinking out loud that time.
It Feels embarrassing!"
"So, What is your answer? Are you willing or not?" '
"well...it's all of a sudden.."
"Don't worry. If you agree then I will pay for your sister's medical bill."
He looked at her face and saw, she was forcing herself to smile but behind that face an abyss of sadness trying to come out.
"Okay, I agree. I'm willing..."
"Give me your phone..." she added her
phone number, "I saved my number in your phone. I will contract you later... and this cheak will help you for now. If anything you need, just contact
me.. bye. I have to contract other relatives for my uncle."
He shocked.
"Don't worry.. It will be just a pretend relationship for a few days or so. I will not force you to be a real couple. Let's help each other... and I need your help to break off my marriage. After that, we will be our separate way."
"fine then.. bye.."
" see you soon.." she said with a soft smile.
Zami was collecting the hospital documents and paying the bills.
While he was leaving, he was thinking about what she said before left.
"I will contact you later to be sure to respond to my message, "she said back then.
"She must not be serious "
In the night-time,
The road was not busy. He was counting the rest of the money and thinking about how to pay the rent and cover the whole month.
"huh!.." [sadness sound]
He was walking with many thoughts. In front of the door of a house,
"CRINK!...CRINK!.." He rang the bell.
'DAP!... DAP!...!' [running sound]
"CROCK....Tek!..." [Door Opening sound ]
A little girl opened the door with an exciting Smile.
"Bro! You finally come back?" she hugged and started crying.
"Don't cry, Bro is here now." He was patting her head.
"I thought you would never come back. like dad "
"Don't cry, bro will never leave you.." A while later,
"Is she sleeping? "He asked a woman, "Yes.. last few days, she cried a Lot and didn't eat her meal properly... asked me where is her bro?..."
He kept silent.
"Well. I need to tell you something.
They were talking.
"... for that, they are coming next week. If you cooperate. then..." the woman was saying,
"Don't worry about it... I will clean the room & pack our stuff." He said that with a smile.
"Dear. I don't want to do it either. But you know, How we maintain the spending after your uncle lost his Job."
"It's not like that, you guys are taking care of us for a while. for that, we are grateful to you... Sorry. I feel so tired, I need to rest."
"Oh! you can go."
He came inside the room and locked the door. He saw his little sister already asleep. He sat on a Chair. He was thinking and looking at the documents left by the two people in the hospital.
After a few minutes, he carried those documents and put them on the looker. He was tense about something.
He switched on this phone.
" huh!"
There were too many missed calls and messages from a person named 'JOKER'
He was viewing the messages one by one.
"where are you? I miss you.."
"I got the book "
"What are you..."
"......."
He found a message from the school. it said,
"19 April 2, New semester will be Start. All students are requested to attend the new semester orientation ceremony. "
"so, tomorrow, I have to go to school"
Morning,
He was walking on the road to school. He saw a girl who bought so many ice creams & chocolates but she couldn't open her wallet to pay.
"Hey! Big guy!" she asked him," can you help me to take out the money?"
He helped her.
"Thanks.. by the way, are you also a new student" she asked while eating ice cream.
He noticed she wore the same school uniform.
"No, I'm not a new student... I'm in my second year."
"So, you are a senpai then"
Zami was not used to the senpai term. he was a bit shocked and blushed.
"Are you blushing Senpai? you are. Yeah "She was attracted to his shyness. and started teasing him.
"I'm not blushing!" he looked the other way and still he was blushing.
"Senpai is blushing... senpai is..."
He was about to say something but stopped.
" well... nothing.. goodbye."
The girl thought about something and smiled.
"Wait for me senpai! "
in the Auditorium,
Many students were sitting and gossiping with each other.
Zami found a vacant seat in the middle and sat there. The girl also sat beside him.
"Why are you still following me?" He got irritated.
"Because you are my senpai." She smiled awkwardly.
After seeing her smile, he admitted his defect and made up his mind not to respond to her words.
A funny-looking rich boy came inside the Auditorium and was searching for a seat. He found a vacant beside a girl. The girl kept the vacant seat by a bag. He went there.
"Miss May I sit here?" He asked her confidently making a Proudful face that she would allow him to sit.
"Sorry. I..." she murmured and she was a bit shy.
"huh!" He was shocked and embarrassed, "Well, I heard wrong," He asked again," - May I sit here miss, If you don't mind!"
"Sorry, I can't...." she said with a low voice.
"Huh!.. I must have heard wrong...haha "He asked once again, With a louder tone," Miss, can you please put your bag away?."
"Sorry I can't It's not my bag you see!" she said loudly and again embarrassed when she realized it.
He was also embarrassed.
"No... No. It's not possible. How can It be... a handsome guy like me got rejected!" He was talking to himself, Putting one hand on his forehead and making a faux pas," No one ever made me this humiliated. It's not like I was proposing or anything. It's just a seat that I asked her to let me sit. It's not happening!"
Other students were looking at him.
"Do you know whose chair it is?" a nerd girl with spectacles behind that chair said,
"whom?" The boy was confused,
"Schools best Academic and cultural star and all the boys are mad at her"
"haha...I'm not afraid of her. call her here." he pretended to be brave and showed pride looks.
He looked behind and saw a girl standing. it was the girl they were talking about.
"Huh!"He jumped sideways quickly,
She ignored him and sat on that seat.
"I can't stand this level of Humiliation. No. It can't be happening" He was doing some embarrassing behaviors again,
Suddenly, He noticed Zami was sitting beside a vacant seat in the middle of the auditorium.
"My best Friend is here!" He was so happy and said loudly, "Sorry for disturbing you, you uncivilized woman. I don't need your lowly seat anymore. My best buddy kept a seat for me, Goodbye." He said to the girl,
Others were confused by his words.
Then he ran towards Zami and tried to hug him but Zami pushed him away by hand to make a distance from him.
"I missed you so much. Where have you been?"
Zami was embarrassed by his faux Pas.
"It's not your seat and don't call me your best friend"
"what? why though? we are buddies!!.. how could you say that?.. After spending too many times together even we Spend a night together. How can you forget those glorious moments?" He said passionately,
Zami was embarrassed and tried to stop him from talking.
"Hey! You horny monkey! move aside From my seat" That girl came carrying some chocolates, and said,
"Huh! What is this thing?" He looked at her and said arrogantly,
"what do you mean by 'this thing!'? Huh? " She angrily asked,
"No. It's not a thing but something that moves like a pig with a crony face!"
"You.. damn four-eyes Monkey!"
They started quarreling and Zami tried to stop them.
A while later,
the program started. That Joker boy sat beside Zami on the right side and the girl on the left. They were looking at each other with blood-chilling eyes and grabbing Zami's hand.
"Now our student council president will give her speech"
students were making Joyous sounds.
"look at the press.. she is so beautiful"
Some students were gossiping.
"yeah.. qualified to be the Student Council president."
"But some people think they are equal to her. How shameless!" They were mocking zami while looking at him.
"those... bastards I will ki!.." The Joker boy became furious but Zami stopped him.
"Caeser! Don't... let them talk" Caeser tried to put away his rage. The girl beside zami noticed it
"Thank you all "The Student Council president saw Zami after the speech.
"clap...Clap... Clap.."
Dusk time,
"Okay, I'm going now... see you tomorrow," Zami asked the ice cream lover girl, "wait... It might be late to ask but what is your name?"
"You really are funny, senpai! Hana.. well... I'm Tina"
"Bye, senpai... see you tomorrow" she gave Zami a flying kiss. Caesar and Tina both of them went in the same direction.
"Hey! Don't follow me... Ugly Pig!"
"Did you ever look in the mirror?.. you damn four-eyes monkey!"
"What you pig.."
"you ugly horny monkey.!..."
They left.
"That was a terrible day..huh! I need to buy medicine for Momo and.."
"zami" student council president Said,
But Zami looked at her and ignored, and left
"President Maori, did Something happen?" A girl with a Uniform asked,
"No… Nothing let's go. "Maori seemed too depressed and looking at the road where Zami had gone.
In front of a store,
"Sorry, you were absent. so we recruit new employees."
"No. It's fine... thank you" Zami left the store.
"Now Momo's medicine left. How can I spend the rest of the month" Zami was counting money,
"huh.... "[sadness sound]
"Ring... Ring.." [Message sound]
He Viewed Message.
"The day after tomorrow is a present at 7 am in the Royal Restaurant. Don't be late and be prepared.
- sweet girlfriend "
"what? sweet girlfriend ?" zami was Confused but remembered that Nisha had saved her number in his phone.
"You have received 10k dollars"
"What? She was not Joking..... She is serious!... It's my first time to have a girlfriend. "He said with shyness but remembered his family's financial situation,' "Huh! It's nothing. It's for Momo.."
At home,
"Bro! you are back! "Mono hugged him," what do you bring for me?"
"Sorry, momo.. bro will.." He remembered that, while he was leaving Tina gave him Chocolate,"
"No Need bro... you come it's enough for me "Mono smiled at him while hugging.
He showed the chocolate to Momo.
" Chocolate? For me? Thank you, Bro! you are the best brother in the whole world." she hugged Zami again.
"Here's your medicine"
"I don't like these medicines… Those are bitter" she was showing a disgusted expression.
"No. you have to take these. It's for your health"
She took it unwillingly.
"Bro, I packed my stuff but why did you ask me to pack those?"
"Good Girl" He was patting her, "we are gonna move to a new place."
"Really? Bro... Bro, I want a big room and a TV and dolls too. please" she was excited,
"Okay, I will" He gave her a fake smile.
"Let's go.. eat dinner"
"Okay!!"
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