My Charming Husband

8: Our first date ❤

Aakash's POV:

After Naina said that it wasn't appropriate for her to share a meal with me in my hotel room, I have been unable to put my mind at ease.

Although I didn't say anything to her, but I felt like she built up a barrier between us, or maybe the barrier was always there but I didn't realize until now. 

To me, Naina has been a girl I met through work. She's kind, compassionate, smart, well-mannered, everything that I have felt mostly lacking around the people I have worked with in the past.

In the entertainment industry, everyone is mostly thinking about themselves. I don't blame them, the competition is too fierce. Everyone is always trying to be in the headlines, and they are ready to fight for it. They simply don't have the time to wait, look around, and do something nice. Everyone is always struggling in the entertainment industry... one way or another.

Naina felt so difficult, like a breath of fresh air. I feel drawn towards her for reasons I am unable to fathom. I wanna talk to her, sit beside her, try to glance at her soul through her words. But after that incident in the hospital, I have been unable to find any alone time with her. Urgh, it's frustrating!!!!!

I kept pacing up and down the room for almost an hour, I really wanted to talk to Naina. I wanted to tell her that we shouldn't let people dictate if they can eat alone in a room Or not. I wanted to tell her that we can be friends, no, we SHOULD be friends. Why not? I am so cute! I will be a nice friend.

But I know what she will say, and I know that maybe she isn't wrong entirely. People will create rumours and this will make life tough for both of us. Yet, I genuinely want to talk to her, just once, no not once, twice... Urgh that's too less, I don't know how many times, but I do know that I have to talk to her.

Should I call her? No. That's a bad idea.
I should visit her room.. but what if she minds, it is past 9 pm.

Urgh this is frustrating, I have never thought so much before talking to anyone in my life!

In order to put my mind at ease, I decided to grab a smoke. I need to smoke, and not inside this suffocating hotel room, I need to smoke outside.

I grabbed my cap and cigarettes and went outside the hotel. It was pretty late and the night was dark, if I stand in a corner and smoke, no one will notice me.

The moment that cigarette hit my lips and I puffed out my first smoke I felt much better...
God knows what that Naina has been doing to my head, but this cigarette is definitely helping to calm me down.

Suddenly, I noticed a girl standing opposite to me, looking straight at me. Shit! She must have recognised me. What if she tells someone that I smoke, it isn't going to be good for my reputation. I know that I can't be called a bad person for smoking but still I have so many fans who are young boys and girls and I don't wanna influence them towards a bad habit!

I quickly threw the cigarette and decided to go back to the hotel.

However, contrary to the expectations, that girl kept walking in my direction. Oh God, she has definitely recognised me... Now what? If I run now, it will look so weird, as if I was doing something shady outside a hotel!

As the girl kept walking towards my direction,  the hotel's neon sign threw light in her face. I realised that I know her! This is Naina! But what is she doing outside the hotel so late?

"Naina?" I said, still surprised.

"You smoke, Aakash?", she said and looked at me with a disgusted expression!

" Umm.. Yeah, occasionally, but it's not a habit I promise." I assured her.
Listening to my last statement Naina realise that she has made it pretty apparent that she didn't like what I was doing a while ago. She quickly fixed her expressions and looked at me emotionless.