Until I Found You

~Chapter 2~

Disclaimer: All the characters written below are imaginary. This is a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incidents or situations. A few instances have been taken up from their real lives, as and how they have happened (for which we do have documented proof). Happy Reading!

12th June 2022

It was 10 past midnight and Karan was tossing & turning in his bed, unable to sleep for the last hour. He was lowkey hoping that Tejasswi would come to his place after the shoot but also understood that she needed to spend time with her parents as well. He chuckled a bit at her antics from the Yacht and looked at his phone kept on the side table. No message from her yet. He had asked her to text him as soon as she reached her home. This made him worry a little and he was about to dial her number when he heard someone unlocking his main door.

He was alarmed and alert but kept lying on his bed. Since he knows how vigilant the security guards of this society are, he was sure this was not a thief.

"Must be dad, but he would have informed me before coming back, so that means..." thought Karan and suddenly the door of his room opened. He quickly shut his eyes and pretended to sleep. He caught the fragrance of her perfume from the door of his room only.

A few seconds later he felt her sitting beside him, in the little space available on the bed. Karan didn't move at all. He felt her caressing his hair. She took his hand in her own and sat like that for a long time.

He was worried as Tejasswi wasn't supposed to be here at this time. According to her plan, they were going to have an Idli Sambhar date with his Mom in the morning. But here she was, silently observing him. He sensed her uneasiness but did not move at all. He wanted to see what she did next.

He was observing her since morning. She seemed a little low at the Goa Airport and also during their flight. The hug that was shared at the Airport before leaving in their respective cars felt different. It felt more like she was longing for him. Her face when he broke the hug became sad. He thought maybe she was upset that she had to stay away from him after spending the last 4 days together. Even though they were shooting for a Music Video, it never seemed like work to them. They had a lot of fun together but Tejasswi's mind was distracted since Goa Airport.

He wanted to sit up and ask her directly. He wanted to know what made her so upset but he also wanted to give her some space, even if it was a hard thing for him to do.

He was trying to figure out the reasons for her aloofness and exactly at that moment, he felt something wet on his hand. He realized that Tejasswi was crying and immediately opened his eyes. Worried would be an understatement at this moment.

He saw her turning away and wiping her tears. He got up, cupped her face in his palms and softly asked her, "Kya hua Laddoo? Tu yaha kaise? Tu toh Aai Baba ke paas rukne wali thi na aaj? Subah aana tha tujhe? Aur tu ro kyun rahi hai? Sab theek hai ghar pe? Teri tabiyat theek hai? Pra ko toh kuch nahi hua?" (What happened Laddoo? How come you are here? You were supposed to stay at your parents' tonight, right, and come here in the morning? And why are you crying? Is everything okay at home? Are you hurt? Is Pra fine?)

He asked every possible thing he could think of and she denied them all.

"Kuch nahi hua Sunny. Mujhe bas teri bahot yaad aa rahi thi aaj poora din, toh maine socha ki yahin aa jau. Aai Baba ko subah mil lungi, shoot pe jaate huye. Aur abhi tujhe aise itna cutely sote huye dekha toh mujhe Bigg Boss ki yaad aa gayi. Har roz subah tu kaise cute si shaqal banake soya hota thha aur gaana bajte time aise naak chhadha leta tha. Bas wahi dekh ke thoda sa bhavuk ho gayi main. Aur kuch bhi nahi. Haan, main bhi theek hoon. Ghar pe sab theek hai. Pra bhi badiya hai ek dum. Tussi tension na lo Sunnyyyyy." she tried to fool him by being all cutesy and with her baby talks but failed miserably. (Nothing happened Sunny. I just wanted to be with you after shoot. I'll meet my Parents in the morning, on my way to the set. You were sleeping so cutely, it reminded me of Bigg Boss. How you used to sleep with a cute facial expression and as soon as they would play the song in the morning, your nose would flare up on its own. I just got a tad bit emotional remembering all of that. Everything is fine at home. Pra is well too. Don't you worry Sunnyyyyy.)

Karan nodded his head and hugged her. His actions gave her the indication that he bought her story. Little did she know, Karan had something else on his mind.

"Baby, chal ab tu change karle. Main tere liye khaana garam kar deta hoon. Bhook lagi hogi na. Set se seedha idhar hi aayi tu. Chal fresh hoja aur bahar aaja, theek hai?" and with that, he kissed her forehead and headed to the kitchen to heat some food for her. (Baby, now go and change your clothes. I'll heat up some food for you. You've directly come here from the set so you must be hungry. Get fresh and come outside, okay?)

She nodded and gave him a small smile and went to the closet to find her night suit. She took some time to freshen up as she didn't want him to know that she cried again, in the washroom. As soon as she stepped out of their room, she was shocked at the sight in front of her.

"Sunny, you...I mean...how...?..."

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Author's Note: I know you all will kill for another cliffhanger, but what can I do, I am evil, hehehe. This hasn't been proofread. Please ignore the typos and grammatical errors. Thank you Aniiii for pushing me to do this.