Chapter 45 - Cramps and care (1/2)

|Innaya|

I twisted on the bed to find the comfortable position, yet the pain in my stomach and legs had me hissing. If only sleep could grace me. I usually never had cramps but with the amount of stress these days, it was no wonder.

”Aah.”

I almost curled myself in a ball as I wrapped my hands around my stomach; somehow hoping pain would disappear magically. However, nothing helped. If only Grandma was here. I would have simply laid in her lap while she would have patted me to sleep after forcing me to drink her home remedies. They always helped. She always helped. I never took medicine for the pain before. I had Grandma and mum, to take care of me.

I had no energy to walk down to the kitchen and prepare the ginger tea recipe of Grandma. Bringing hot water bag or the pain reliever spray for my legs seemed like the toughest task now, so I just curled into myself more.

Caught up in the pain and my thoughts, I did not realise when Eshan entered and sat beside me. I wanted to straighten up before he asked anything but I did not have it in me. I was in no mood to talk. He placed his hand on the cover I had almost wrapped myself in, from head to toe. I shrank more into the covers.

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*(Flashback)

”What the hell? Where is my food and why are you sleeping now. It's broad daylight, not night. Get up.”

”I-”

”Don't make excuses, take a painkiller or something. It's not a big issue, every woman has periods in life, that doesn't give you free pass for lazing around. Don't expect me to babysit you”

*(Flashback ends)

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I blinked back my tears as that incident flashed in my mind. I should just get up before Eshan said something but I couldn't move.

”Here, drink this. It will help you.”

I peeped at him, lifting my head little from my knees and through the cover, expecting annoyance or anger on his face. His honey brown eyes were accessing me with concern; there was no hint of anger or annoyance in them. I nodded in negative, not willing to take whatever he was offering.

”This will help, trust me.”