ISHQIYA

Adaa-e-ishq III

Last chapter, Benazir got a warning of Karim's anger and Karim got warning from his professor to not to show his anger. But even, avoiding each other the whole day, Benazir burnt her hand and Karim shouted on her for her clumsiness.

This chapter, Students and Benazir got themselves busy with the cricket match. Benazir realized that even though Karim is an angry man but he is very caring too.

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It was about midnight. Half of the students were already in the tent and half of them were enjoying themselves around the bonfire. Though, the professor granted them permission to play until they want, but they were afraid of Karim.

Karim was roaming around here and there. Checking all the arrangement for tomorrow and eyeing them with annoyance. Everybody was feeling nervous under his gaze and the most dreaded person was Benazir, who was sitting outside Karim's tent.

He comes to her every 5 minutes and enquires about her needs. Karim's angry aura was scary but looming over her in every 5 minute was most frightening.

"Benazir, is it paining?" Karim walks up to Benazir and kneels down to check her hand.

"Sir, the burn was minimal. Can you please....." she just gathered all her courage to shout at him to stop asking her, but when she made an eye contact with him, her all courage strained down and she continued sheepishly, "Sir, It's really alright, see...." showing her hand to him, "I must say your medicine is quite affective. I am going to sleeping. Why don't you also join me?"

"Haaaiiinn" crinkling his nose, he shifted little away from her and looked at her with astonishment.

"No, no, no, no, no.... Good night, sir" and she rushed inside the tent.

Karim walked away from there and gave out a dry chuckle.

After 2 minutes, Benazir peeked out from the tent and looked around. Finding him out of her sight, she ran back to the place where she was sitting and searched for her hairband.

She was rummaging in the grass when someone touched her. She shifted uncomfortably and saw a junior standing beside her.

"Ma'am, are you searching for anything?" He asked her, looking around.

"No, you go and sleep." She stood up and walked to her tent when he again spoke, "You and Karim sir appear to be very close to each other. Are you?"

"What?" Benazir wondered what he was asking about.

He shook his head and headed away, pausing to look behind her. She also turned to look behind her and found Karim standing there, his hands in his pocket. He asked her, 'Do you need anything?'

"Sir, my hairband was somewhere here, but, it's okay." She looked around and stepped inside her tent when Karim called her again.

He grabbed something from the ground and handed her a hairband. "Goodnight, Benazir." He departed towards the bonfire place, which was now vacant.

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She wakes up quite early in the morning when her alarm buzzes loudly in her ear. As she exits from the tent, she discovered Karim sleeping beside it in a sitting position. The morning was quite cold here and seeing him like that, she was feeling more shivers in her spine. She then took out her comforter and put it on him, "Inko yahan aag se itni dur sone ki kya jarurat thi? Inhe sabki rakhwali karni thi ya sirf meri...." Suddenly, he opened his eyes while she was just whispering. (Why did he sleep away from bonfire? He wanted to guard everybody or just me.....)