Chapter 30: Being Close to Someone Special

Noah's POV:

I woke up at 5 — 45 and saw her still sleeping. I went out and brought some coffee for her. The hotel's restaurant was already open.

I came to the room, and she already got up now. I gave her the coffee.

"You know what, Noah, I want to smash you right now" she said. I was dumbstruck. What?

"What?" I asked her.

"I really want to kill you for not letting me sleep and I just got up because your phone kept on ringing!"

"What? Oh sorry.. It was my alarm.."

"Hm" she said.

Wow. She really can't feel and still wants to smack me. And she said that so easily.

"So what do you want to do today?" I asked to her.

"Anything" She said.

"Okay...then.. Let’s rest today" I said.

"Okay" She said.

She was laying on the bed. I think she must have completed an entire novel because she has been reading it from hours. She just stopped when the breakfast came. Liam didn't tell me that she likes books this much!

I went and sat beside her. She looked at me.

"You've been reading it for a long time, let's go out and have a walk by the park" I said.

"Okay" she said.

Well, somewhere, I don't like the fact that she is agreeing to whatever I say.. She should also keep her wishes.

I took her to the park near our home cum hotel. It was winter, so everywhere was cold. I looked at her to make sure she isn't feeling cold. It looked fine from her face.

"Let's go and eat something" I said and took her to the restaurant for lunch.

She ate whatever was served. She was looking so beautiful; I could melt for her aura.

Then we went to the park again. I helped her in playing, with all those swing stuff and it was almost evening. The weather was colder by the time.

We were strolling through the road, here and there. Although she didn't hold my hand, I wanted to hold hers. But then again, I won't.

Almost an hour or two passed and it was almost night. We had dinner out too and that's when the outside turned dark, and we thought of returning home.

"Let's go home" I said as she looked tired. She nodded and then we headed back. As we got to the room, I noticed something. She was shivering.

"A.. Astrid? What happened?" I asked her.

"I'm cold" she said.

"Lay down here" I said, and she laid down on her bed. I covered her with the quilt. I didn't help.

"I'm still cold" she said again. I gave her my quilt too.

"I'm still cold.." she said. I didn't know what to do. It’s been so late, I can't ask for more quilts.

"Noah, can you lay beside me and give me warmth?" she said.

I was dumbstruck. What? What did she just say? No, it's impossible. That's not gonna happen.. That's wrong.

"Actually.. Astrid.."

"You're such a selfish person Noah. I agree to whatever you say but you don't!" she said.

Sometimes, I don't understand her disease. Is she feeling bad right now? But how can she feel anything? How can she become angry or have any emotions?

"Okay Astrid.. I agree" I said. With all my courage, I laid beside her.

She suddenly hugged me. My breath stopped for a moment.

"It's better now" she said. I was shocked. Too shocked to react.

I just laid and waited for her to sleep, so that I can go back to my bed.

She slept in about half an hour. I slowly put her hands down and then as I was going, she stopped me by my hand.

"Noah, you don't understand anything. You want me to die in the middle of the night that's why you're leaving. I hate you" she said. I froze at my place. Does she even sleep?

I went back to her bed in the same manner as I came. She hugged me again.

"Don't leave.. I'm feeling cold.. I'll freeze if you leave me" she said.

I want to have a talk about this to the doctor. If she can't feel anything then what's happening right now??? I'll ask her tomorrow.

I just slept in that position. Somewhere, I loved the feeling of being this near to her. But I also feared that she might hate me for being this near to her when she was not well and not in her senses actually.

The next day, I woke up fast and got away. Luckily she hadn't woke up yet. I again brought a coffee for she was cold last night. I was still blushing on the thought of hugging her.

She woke up herself a few minutes later. I gave her the coffee and she nodded her head and took it.

"We will go to mall today" I told her.

"Okay" she said.

I said mall, because malls have heater. At least if she's outside, she won't catch cold again. And she can also do shopping and have fun.

Just then Astrid's phone rang. It was her mother's. My heart beat increased on the thought of telling her everything.

I put the phone on speaker and told Astrid to reply everything normally. But I know she wouldn't understand anything.

"Hello, Astrid! It's been a long time since you called" her mom said.

"Hm Mom" she said.

"Actually Astrid, your relative is almost fine so don't worry, I will be returning home soon!"

"Okay mom"

"Are you not excited?"

"What?" she said. I knew I have to handle the situation now. I took the phone.

"Hello Auntie.. Actually, I'm Astrid's friend.. Noah.. Yeah, actually we have bet that she won't say anything related to emotions and will not be sad or excited about anything.. That's why she reacted that way" I told her all in one flow.

"Oh okay Noah. So, she's at home or not?" I was kinda impressed by myself for making up something this fast.

"Y-yea, she is"

"Okay, Noah. Tell her that I'll return tomorrow. I'm busy, I'll call later"

"Okay auntie, bye!" I said and the call was cut.

Now a very big trouble was going to knock on the door. And I'm in no state to stop it from knocking, and the door will definitely be opened. Once the door is opened, we both are dead.