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14. Dr.Grumpy vs Miss.Chaos

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Authorโ€™s POV

The next morning, sunlight spilled through the curtains, soft and golden.

Aishani stretched, blinking slowly, realizingย  her head no longer felt heavy, the fever had fadedย  but the warmth of Revansh's care still lingered.

She sat up, wrapped in her blanket, hair messy, cheeks still faintly flushed.
And of course, the first thing she saw when she opened the door and went down was him.

Revansh.

Standing by the kitchen counter, sleeves rolled, coffee mug in hand looking like heโ€™d walked straight out of a commercial with โ€œgrumpy perfectionโ€ as the tagline.

His gaze flicked up, scanning her from head to toe.

โ€œBack from the dead?โ€ he said, one brow arched.

Aishani groaned. โ€œGood morning, Dr. Grumpy.โ€

He took a sip of his coffee. โ€œDonโ€™t tell me youโ€™re planning to faint again in class today. Iโ€™m not carrying you twice.โ€

She gasped. โ€œNope. But I might faint because of your sarcasm.โ€

โ€œOnce was enough to traumatize my lecture hall,โ€ he muttered.

โ€œYouโ€™re looking better,โ€ he said, pretending to sound casual.

โ€œYeah, thanks to your lecture style scolding,โ€ she shot back.

He ignored her tone, setting his mug aside and stepping closer, his hand brushing against her forehead.

โ€œI donโ€™t have a fever! Dr.Grumpy Chill!!โ€

He didnโ€™t look convinced.

She rolled her eyes, muttering under his breath, โ€œYouโ€™d check it every five minutes if you could.โ€

Before he could reply, Dadi appeared from behind, smiling softly.

โ€œAishani ma, thik achis?โ€ she asked, gently cupping her face.
(Aishani, Are you okay?)

โ€œHaa, Dida! Ager theke bhaloโ€ Aishani smiled, and Dadiโ€™s hand immediately moved to stroke her hair, like a grandmotherโ€™s magic touch that could heal anything.

(Yes, Dadi. Much Better now.)

โ€œBhalo. No rain-dancing, thik ache?โ€ Dadi warned.

(Good. But still, no dancing in the rain, okay?)

Revansh smirked. โ€œSee? Even Dadiโ€™s learned your diagnosis chronic nonsense.โ€

โ€œChronic grumpiness suits you better,โ€ she shot back, making everyone chuckle.

Isha entered next, carrying her bag. โ€œWell, look whoโ€™s alive! Ready to face the gossip?โ€

Aishani blinked. โ€œGossip?โ€

Isha grinned wickedly. โ€œHalf the college knows Dr. Revansh Roy carried you out of the lecture hall. Some people are calling it โ€˜a medical rescue of love.โ€

Aishaniโ€™s eyes widened in horror. โ€œWHAT!?โ€

Revansh almost choked on his coffee. โ€œExcuse me?โ€

โ€œOh please,โ€ Isha laughed. โ€œEveryone saw you running like a drama hero, bhai.โ€

โ€œUnbelievable,โ€ Revansh muttered, setting down his cup. โ€œI save a studentโ€™s life and suddenly Iโ€™m in a romantic film. Kids Nowadays.โ€

Aishani hid her face behind her hands, her cheeks turning crimson.
โ€œCan we collectively erase that from existence?โ€

At College

By the time Aishani returned to college, the rumors had already spread faster than her fever ever could.

โ€œOh my god, is it true!?โ€ someone gasped as soon as she entered the hallway.

Aishani blinked. โ€œWhat true?โ€

โ€œThat Dr. Revansh Roy carried you to the hospital!โ€

Her jaw dropped. โ€œWhat!? Who told you that!?โ€

โ€œEveryone saw! The legendary cold hearted doctor carrying a girl in his arms! Girl, you broke the internet of this college!โ€

Aishani hid her face in her hands. โ€œItโ€™s nothing like that! He was just being responsible!โ€

โ€œResponsible looks awfully romantic from the second floor,โ€ another friend giggled.

As if on cue, Revansh walked down the hallway, white coat, sharp gaze, that same unreadable expression.

Their eyes met for a second.

He raised an eyebrow, smirked just slightly, and walked past.

Her friends squealed.

Aishani muttered under her breath, โ€œI swear he enjoys thisโ€ฆโ€

Evening - Back Home

She trudged into the living room, still red from the dayโ€™s embarrassment. He was on the couch, typing away on his laptop like nothing existed outside that screen.

โ€œYou enjoy too much! Don't you?โ€she accused.

He didnโ€™t look up. โ€œEnjoy what?โ€

โ€œMy humiliation. My friends think weโ€™re some sort of tragic romance drama.โ€

Revansh smirked from the corner of his mouth. โ€œYou started this chaos. Deal with it. Miss Chaos.โ€

Aishani's eyes widened.
โ€œWh-What!? Miss Chaos? โ€

โ€œYes,โ€ he said simply.

โ€œUh- Youu But why does everyone think thereโ€™s something between us!?โ€ Aishani groaned.โ€

Revansh, settling across from her with his laptop, didnโ€™t even look up.

โ€œBecause you keep creating dramatic situations that look like something between us.โ€

โ€œExcuse me, Mr. Logicโ€ she said, glaring. โ€œYou couldโ€™ve just let me faint gracefully!โ€

He raised a brow. โ€œYouโ€™re welcome for not letting you crack your head open.โ€

โ€œUgh! Youโ€™re impossible.โ€

โ€œAnd youโ€™re loud.โ€

She crossed her arms. โ€œYou act like you donโ€™t care, but you literally checked my temperature every five minutes.โ€

His fingers paused mid-typing, eyes flicking to hers just for a heartbeat.

โ€œI was doing my job,โ€ he said quietly.

โ€œSure, Dr. Responsibility,โ€ she teased softly. โ€œKeep telling yourself that.โ€

He looked away first.

The silence that followed wasnโ€™t awkward it was heavy in a strange, comforting way.

Her lips curved into a reluctant smile and for a brief moment, their eyes met again. Something unspoken, something unfamiliar lingered there.

Aishaniโ€™s POV

The house was quiet. The moonlight pooled on the floor, silver and calm.

I lay in bed, unable to sleep replaying everything.

His voice when he scolds me.

His eyes - those beautiful steady deep brown eyes that can see through every lie I tell. I just get lost when I see his eyes.

The way his hands were so gentle when he checked my temperature.

The way he stayed no matter how much he pretends he didnโ€™t want to.

My heart does this stupid little flip every time I remember the way he looked at me when I woke up in that hospital cabin. Likeโ€ฆ I.. I mattered.

And today, when the entire college teased me, he didnโ€™t say anythingย  didnโ€™t correct them. Just looked at me with that half annoyed, half soft expression.

God, whatโ€™s happening to me?

His momโ€™s words echoed in my head โ€œSeems like someoneโ€™s teaching our son to live a little.โ€

And maybe sheโ€™s right.

But what if heโ€™s teaching me to feel a little too much?

I pressed my pillow against my face, whispering to the empty room,

โ€œStop thinking about him, Aishani.โ€

But I couldnโ€™t.

Because every version of him - the grumpy doctor, the quiet observer,ย  the way he cares and that teasing smirk..they were all starting to feel too close. Too dangerous. Too precious.

I sat by the window, the night breeze brushing against my face as I flipped open my little diary, the one where I pour every tiny detail of my messy, chaotic life.

The pen hovered for a moment before I finally scribbled a few lines, my heart oddly fluttering at the memory that refused to leave my mind.

I read what Iโ€™d written and a smile crept onto my lips before I quickly shut the diary, pressing it against my chest.

It had felt different when he said it.

His voice. That look. That teasing edge that somehow didnโ€™t feel cold anymore.

God. Why am I even blushing?

I again pressed my pillow to my face. โ€œStop thinking about him, Aishaniโ€ฆโ€

Revanshโ€™s POV

I stood on my balcony, watching the night drizzle begin again.

The faint scent of petrichor filled the air the same scent that reminded me of her that night. Her laughter in the rain. Her eyes when she looked up at the sky. The way her hazel eyes sparkled.

I shouldโ€™ve been irritated. She was my responsibility, nothing more.

But instead I found himself smiling a little.

She was chaos. Unfiltered, untamed, unstoppable.

And yet, somehow, her presence had made my silence a little less heavy.

โ€œDamn it,โ€ I muttered under my breath.

โ€œSheโ€™s a walking distraction.โ€

Mom said sheโ€™s teaching me to live.
Maybeโ€ฆ yes. In her own ridiculous, strange way.

Carefree. Loud. Messy. Annoyingly full of life.

Iโ€™ve spent years being composed, cold, focused, untouched by chaos. My world used to run on precision, not emotions.

And then she walked in like a storm with a smile.

She laughs too easily, talks too much, never thinks twice before jumping into chaos and somehow still manages to smile through it.

Iโ€™ve always been the opposite - calm, measured, in control.

Cold, they call me. I call it discipline.

Maybe thatโ€™s what living is not planning every step, not calculating every heartbeat.

But latelyย  itโ€™s like her energy seeps into everything. The house feels louder. The evenings less empty.

I still donโ€™t understand how she does it..how she can find joy in the simplest things, or make everyone around her laugh even when sheโ€™s the one who was sick yesterday.

Maybe sheโ€™s teaching me something I never realized Iโ€™d forgotten how to breathe between responsibilities.

How to live, not just exist.

But that doesnโ€™t mean Iโ€™m changing. Not yet, Never.

But when I turned off the balcony light and walked back inside, my phone buzzed - one short message from her:

โ€œDonโ€™t forget to take your medicine, Dr. Grumpy. You might catch my fever. Then don't say I didn't warned you.๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿคš๐Ÿปโ€

I couldnโ€™t help it, a quiet chuckle escaped.

โ€œSheโ€™s impossible,โ€ I whispered to myself, but that small smile refused to fade.

โœฟโœฟโœฟ

Just Aishani being her chaotic little self again and Dr. Grumpy acting like he doesnโ€™t care (we all know he does) ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐ŸŽ€

This is just the beginning ๐Ÿ‘€
Things are about to get interesting for our ReAshi๐Ÿงฟ! ๐Ÿ’Œ๐Ÿ’ž

P.S : Team Dr.Grumpy or Miss.Chaos?
I am in both team!!๐Ÿคญโ™ฅ๏ธ

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