It doesn't hurt in his chest like before nowadays when he breath .
He feels light and more composed
Her being more settled and not miserable like before has a direct effect on his mental State.
When in the mess or in the classes she smiles more than before, bicker with her friends.
Laugh on jokes
Makes him more relaxed
He had never believed in such kind of connection between two people
It was more like romantic filmy notion
But with her it's totally different
He never felt like this before with anyone
And he has been in a couple of relationships
And her changed demanour nowadays is something he is amazed of.
What exactly changed,he just can't say
But she is different than before
She looks like electrically charged up when around him, or talking to him, or even if they are sharing same space.
Nothing out of the line, but he can totally tell the difference.
As he has seen the devastated and miserable naina before
But what bothers him the most is , the way she looks at him nowadays
He is afraid to read too much but he can't ignore her changed approach for him
The way she reaches out to him
The way she turns to him
The way her face gets soft for him
Her smile which he feels is exclusive for him
He doesn't wana give himself any hope
Hope for ever getting his feelings reciprocated
But hope is in nature of human behavior
It's hard not to hope of getting accepted getting loved
But what if it's just respect and nothing else she feels for him
What if she finds it morally incorrect
What if she is disgusted with this idea itself
He will loose everything
Her friendship, her companionship
He will either have everything or he will end up loosing everything
The risk is too high
Maybe he should settled with what he has got
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It's a valentine's fuss in the kma
As the cadets managed to convience BC for a party.
Cadets are supercharged and excited
Naina however was super bored and was having a real headache with all the music
She escaped the party and was heading towards the hostel.
Wondering where he has gone , he is not a party person that she knows.
She came outside the infirmry for pill but it was locked, and Shalini is 3 peg down to be sober to be of any kind of help
She sat there on steps holding her head in pain as it was hammering.
"Naina "
She heard his voice and her heart skipped a beat , this is happening more often nowadays
She feels funny in her chest everytime he is around but she has learned to conceal it well.
She looks up to see him in his casual nightdress
He was looking cute she took a mental note for no reason
On the other hand he forgot to breath as she was looking different with all the dress up and makeup, he is not use to see her like this.
Her hairs put down neatly is something to think about
Her eyes getting more defined with kajal
And nude tint on lips making her look fresh.
Only if he can hold her face and admire her with all the rights
But he kept his thoughts in control and put up a decent face
"Are you fine"?
"Music was too loud , my head is bursting, I want a pill and I want BC to never give permission for any kind of party , it sucks"
She was irritated visibly
He chuckled and offered her his hand
"Get up , I have a headache pill.... "
He realised he shouldn't have offered his hand as it was an intimate gesture
But she has already grabbed his hand and got up with his help.
She jerked getting up and he hold her shoulder with other hand
She knew the proximity she was in with him
The feel of his hand on hers
But she ignored the awkwardness of the moment and cherished the moment and very smoothly letting him go acting as if nothing happened.
He lead her to his room and gave her pill and water .
Careful not to close the door behind them, infact leaving it wide open.
"Chai peiogi....
Adrak ki chai really help with headache "
"Sound tempting but I don't wana bother you"
"Don't be silly
Actually I was gonna make one for myself "
He said as he walked towards the counter top
Putting the tea pan on induction and pouring water .
While she sat down on floor resting her head in table to rest.
He let her have few moments of silence for her headache to get ok
And in 5 minutes he came with two mugs tapping her shoulder to wake up and have her tea
She got up and brushed her hairs back from her face , making her danglers dance on her ears
As she took the cup
He can't help but notice the rythm of her hairs and danglers and soft feminine perfume coming accross from her
With all the formal attire and mud on uniform he sometimes forget how beautiful her features are
But again it doesn't matter because he is not fallen for her looks
But it's a great add on for sure
She took a few sips and took a sighs of relief
"I am already feeling better"
He is sitting opposite to her accross the table.
"So tell me something
What was your best valentine day you remember"
She asked
And he smiled and gave a thought before answering
"I was in 9 th
And she was my senior and was having her last month in school before board exams
And i decided to tell her what I feel
Now coincidentally the 10 th farewell party got fixed on 14 feb.
And i went to her after the party and told her that I like her
And she said that she likes me too and that too from last one year "
"Oohhhh"
She gave a sigh of excitement and disappointment
"I was like shit i should have done something earlier
But anyway
After that we kind of dated for a month in school
Like we use to eat out lunch together
We use to play basketball after school and then walk home together dragging our cycles so that we can have more time."
Naina was now sitting her legs crossed listening with full interest, grinning all the way
"Phir"
"Phir kya
She got passed out and moved to another city for college, then we never met and with time we lost touch"
But that one month was really nice
"Now your turn"
He asked and she took sigh before speaking
"I don't have any such beautiful story as I had a big brother who use to scare away all the boys from my life"
He gave a loud snort
"Such a hypocrite
Khud ne itni ladkiya ghumai hai uska kya"
"I know "
And as the whole kma was blasting a party
She sat with him in this quite room , swapping life stories.
