"Shhhh… Hey… it's okay. I am okay…" Charan shushed her as softly as he could. He could see she was losing it. SO he gathered her gently closer to himself. He hoisted her on hip and walked around in the office with her cradled around him like a baby. It still amazed him how much power she actually wielded and how strong she was in that impossibly small frame of hers. Especially in her short denim and 'tom and jerry' sweatshirts, she could probably pass as a school kid.
Shreya did not have tears running down her eyes. But her agitation was very apparent on her face. She was slightly out of breath and looked pale. She kept mumbling 'sorry…'. It was apparent that wherever her head was at the moment was not really a pleasant place.
Charan rocked her in his arms as gently as he could while whispering comforting words into her ears. After a while, whatever he was doing actually worked. Shreya calmed down considerably.