Ch 4:I want you to be my protector

Nikhil came to the dining hall to have dinner. Yajna said "I forgot to tell you, you got a phone call from Ishita"

Nikhil said "I will talk to her later"

"Is she your girlfriend?"

"No, My fiance.."

Archana asked "Nikhil, whom you are talking to?"

Nikhil showed the earpod on his ear "I am talking to my friend"

Archana removed the earpod from his ear "First have dinner, later you can talk to your friends"

Yajna laughed. "Nikhil, how are you going to respond to me now?"

Nikhil smiled looking at her.

After dinner, At Nikhil's room, Nikhi asked "You can sleep on the couch. I will get you blanket for you"

Yajna laughed "I don't sleep and I can't feel the objects or weather. "

Nikhil lied on the bed and asked "Yajna, Do you wish to live?"

Yajna sat on the couch "Ofcourse, very badly, who is willing to die for nothing?"

"Did you try to enter your body?"

Yajna replied "I tried, my body didn't move an inch"

"I can keep you alive till the date you want"

Yajna replied "But what will I do? Nobody wants me to be alive. Moreover, I am already dead. You have done so much for me. I don't want to be burden to anyone"

Nikhil shows his concern for her "I don't want you to die and you are not burden to me"

Yajna looked at him "That's so kind of you. What you can do by saving me from death"

"You don't have to worry about this. If you are okay with it. I will shift you to a military hospital where you can get free healthcare for dependent or family members."

Yajna sighed "What do you gain from this? My mother wants to claim the insurance money after my death. They won't allow you to take my body under your care"

"I will give them whatever they want in exchange of your body"

"Why are you doing this for me?"

Nikhil tried avoid the answering the questions and finally said "I want you to come with me to military"

Yajna was confused "I didn't get you"

"Nobody will see you, you can help us find the terrorist plan of attacking us and you can tell us every move. Moreover, you can find the kidnapped people. "

Yajna widened her eyes "You want me to be Spy"

Nikhil said "Not exactly, You don't have to sleep. In that way, you can protect us at night from getting attacked by terrorists. Your life became worthy in this way"

"You want me to be your bodyguard"

Nikhil corrected her "I want you to be my protector"

Yajna asked "Do you know what I am doing?"

"Right now, You are talking to me."

Yajna asked "Do you know what I am pursuing?"

"I don't know, why don't you tell?"

"Exactly, we don't know anything about each other. Why should I have to help you?"

"We don't have to know about each other. If you really care about our country, you really have patriotism within you, you can help us. I am not gonna force you to do anything. It's all up to you. You have the whole night to decide. I am going to sleep. Good night" Nikhil covered himself with the blanket and fell asleep.

In the morning, Nikhil opened his eyes and saw Yajna calling out her name "Nikhil, why did you wake me up?"

"You woke up after, I called you over 10 times. Within this time, Enemies will shoot you. You won't feel my touch. How can I be your protector?"

"I usually will be very alert. But felt very tired. Still, I woke up by you"

Yajna smiled."You woke up at first time I called you"

"What does that mean?"

Yajna sat next to him "You already decided everything. Then, why are you asking me?"

Nikhil with the surprise asked "So, you are agreed to come with me to the military?"

Yajna nods her head "On one condition,...If I decided.."

A phone call interrupted. Nikhil saw Ishita calling him. Nikhil excused Yajna. Nikhil picked up the call "Hello Ishita.."

Ishita asked "Are you free today? My friends want to meet you."

Nikhil smiled "Yes.. Okay..We can meet at Phoenix Mall in evening"

Yajna asked "What is it? You are happy right now."

Nikhil said "My fiance wants me to meet her and her friends at phoenix Mall"

"What about me?"

"What about you?"

Yajna worried "Are you gonna transfer my body to a military hospital? I really felt, Grim reaper waiting for me take my life at anytime"

Nikhil smiled "Don't worry, I am gonna meet your parents now"

Nikhil met her parents. Nikhil gave Yajna's debit card to her mother "she wanted to give her father's insurance money and her savings to you and pin number is 1999 She wanted to say 'Take care of yourself and Utkarsh. Even if you don't love her. She always loves you"

Yajna's mom said with teary eyes  "I do not deserve to be her mother. When she was in the dead bed, I was concerned about her insurance money. I am sorry"

"If you don't mind, I wanted to keep your daughter alive under my care. I can give anything you want"

Yajna's mother asked "I don't want anything. I just wanted to know, 'Why do you care about my daughter?'"

Nikhil said "Because she is one of my close friend"

Yajna's mom thinks something fishy.

Yajna said to Nikhil, "Say something that my mom believes in. Like... you like me more than a friend"

Nikhil said "I actually like her more than a friend"

Yajna smiled.

Yajna's mom said "I understand, you like her. You wanted to keep her by your side. But you can't keep her by your side for your lifetime."

Nikhil said "I am willing to do it. I just wanted her heart to beat for me. If she is here, she wishes the same"

Yajna looked at Nikhil absent minded. Nikhil convinced Yajna's mom and she gave Yajna's body in his care. Nikhil asked Yajna "Why are you staring at me?"

"Nikhil, Do you like me?"

Nikhil said "I don't know anything about you. I just made a lie to make your mother believe. Now, I should go and meet my fiance"

Yajna imitated Nikhil "I should go and meet My fiance.." and asked  "Nikhil, Do you love your fiance so much?"

Nikhil said "No.."

"Why do you care about her so much?"

"I care about you too. Doesn't mean that I love you"

"Do you love anyone in your life?"

Nikhil said "I love my parents and my country. I am agreed to marry her for my parents and am willing to save you at any cost for our country"

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