𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤 [ 𝑆ℎ𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑋 𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑎 & 𝐼𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑋 𝐴𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖 ]

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"Ahh",winced Aryan as Trishna applied some ayurvedic medicine on his forehead.

"It's burning, Trishna"

“what is burning"

"My forehead on which you are applying this medicine", he said pointing towards his Wound.

“So, it will burn right?
Stop behaving like kid",said Trishna making him pout,he tried to turn his head but she stopped him.

"Stop moving Aryan, atleast stay still for a while"

"And it's done",she said while putting bandage on his wound.

"Finally",he said and she chuckled while closing the box.

"Now come here I have to tell you so many things",he said while taking box from her hand and making her sit on the bed.

"Arey, wait a minute I am here only but first you have to eat", she said taking the food plate from the side table.

"No, First you listen to me, I will eat later-No no you eat the food first",she said cutting him.

"No no no"

She sighed exasperatly but then she got a idea.

"let's do one thing, tell me whatever you want to say and I will feed you with my hands,
is that ok?"

He nodded his head and she chuckled.

"So tell me now how was London",she asked while feeding him.

"Boring... without you",he said with his mouth full of rice making her shake her head with smile.

"And how was it here, boring without me right"

She didn't said anything but smiled and fed him one more Morsel. He frowned.

"tell na",he whined.

"What should I say, there is nothing to tell and as far as getting bored is concerned, why would I be bored in my own country among my own people, I had not gone to another country",she said confidently.

Hearing this his face fell and  tilted a little.

Trishna was trying her best to suppress her laugh but she failed miserably and ended up laughing loudly.

He raised his head up when he heard her laugh loudly.And then he realised that he had fallen for her words again but instead of getting angry, he was happy and was smiling after seeing her laughing.

"You still haven't changed, you still fall for my lies", she said between her laugh and he looked her with squinting his eyes.

After she stopped laughing she raised her hand for feeding him.

"How much I miss this, how much I miss us" , he looked at her with raised brow " so I think somebody missed me so much, am I right or am I right?"

She looked at him playfully and said " yes somebody missed you so much but I don't think that you missed us"

"And why you think like that?"

"Because you have someone who writes you letters, why do you need us"

His face fell hearing this.

"Le...letter where where did you got letter who told you who-"

"Shh A postman brought it to me today, wait, I had kept it here",  she said getting up and went to the side table placed near the door and took the letter laying on the table surface.She brought it to him.

Aryan’s gaze flicked to the letter, his jaw tightening. He took it from her hand, his movements uncharacteristically hesitant. “Thank you,” he murmured, tucking it under his cot instead of opening it.

Trishna’s brow furrowed as she watched him. “You’re not going to read it?”

“Later,” he said quickly, his tone dismissive.

She tried to mask her curiosity but couldn’t stop herself from asking, “Who sends you these letters?”

Aryan’s hand rested protectively on the envelope, and he shrugged. “No one important. Just updates about the movement.”

Her heart sank a little at his words, She don't know why though she kept her expression neutral.

“Well,” she said after a beat, turning back to the bandages and salve, “whoever it is must care a great deal. They always seem to know the right time to send something.”

Aryan looked at her briefly, the corner of his mouth twitching as if he wanted to smile but didn’t. “Maybe,” he said noncommittally, though his fingers brushed over the envelope almost reverently.

Trishna busied herself with tidying up, her heart conflicted. She can't show her emotions though, was she feeling jealous? ––maybe.

Neither of them said anything more as the evening wore on, but the letter lay between them—unread yet understood, its presence a silent testament to the connection they both refused to acknowledge.

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Couldn't help but wrote a chapter on them, after seeing their pictures yesterday.

Also target for next chapter.

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