My self esteem.

"Riya's point of view,"

"What was that doctor doing in your room?" Rachit says, taking a breath.

I replied quietly, "Ankur had arrived to drop me off at my hotel; I couldn't even walk from the restaurant."

Rachit teased me, "Oh, Ankur."

"He was simply willing to help me," I said to Rachit.

"How come you didn't call me for help?" Rachit enquired, his hand clutching my fingers.

I grumbled, "You've gone out."

"How did you find out I was going out?" As he rested my cheek on his shoulder, Rachit inquired.

I said slowly, "I thought, I mean, you like snowfall, so you went out."

"You're still not getting it? How can I leave you like this and go somewhere else?" He replied, tucking my hair behind my ears and wiping it away from my face.

"Is that true?"

Rachit's response surprised me.

"When you went to the restaurant, I took a shower; otherwise, I wouldn't have let you go alone. I called you as well, but you haven't taken my number o