BROKEN BUT BEAUTIFUL

8. Maafi

Kartik paid the bill in the cafe and went out from there with her, holding her hand. He took her to his car, opened the door and made her sit in the passenger seat. He seated himself in the driver seat and started the engine. While driving towards her house, he didn't speak a word.

"Sorry Kartik." She spoke after few minutes, breaking the silence between them. He immediately stopped the car.

"Ek toh ye aap har baat par sorry bolna band kariye. Do not ever say sorry to anybody when you are not at fault. Understand?" He immediately snapped at her, turning to her side, after pulling the car brakes. She just quickly nodded her head, showing her approval.

He turned to the other side, frustration and anger clearly visible on his face.

"I thought aap mujhse naraz hai, meri wajah se itna scene create hogya." She continued.

"Main aapse naraz nahi hoon Priyanka. Why are you blaming yourself? Mujhe toh unn dono par gussa aaraha hai. Scene toh unn dono ne create kiya tha." He said while running his hand through his hair in frustration.

"Baap re! Itna gussa?" She said being amazed.

"Ha hai itna gussa. Mujhe bilkul accha nahi laga jab woh aise aapki insult kar rahe the. Mann toh kar raha tha uss Rahul ko udhar hi dho daalu." She couldn't help but chuckle after he finished.

"You are laughing? Seriously?" He asked frowning at her.

"Sorry, but main kya karu? Aap itne cute lag rahe ho na abhi, kya batau?" A tint of blush appeared on his cheeks unknowingly after listening to her words.

"Cafe mein aapka gussa dekh kar main bhi ek minute ke liye dar gayi thi, but abhi aap usse maarne ki baatein karte hue bahut cute lag rahe ho." She continued her statement.

"What you mean by that? Aapko kya lagta hai main usse maar nahi sakta?" He asked her, trying to hide his blushing cheeks.

"Of course you can. I was just saying that you are cute. Cuttuuuuu!" She said pulling his cheeks in a teasing manner and started laughing.

He couldn't help but just adore her, staring at her, while she laughed so wholeheartedly. He didn't even noticed when his anger disappeared, as he got lost in her. He was so amazed by this girl, like how can she laugh after facing humiliation just a few minutes ago.

"Kamaal hai aap bhi! After all that drama, you are still laughing like nothing happened. Apko dekh kar koi bol sakta hai kya ki kuch der pehle kya hua tha?" He showed his amazement.

"Yesterday Ananya said the same thing." She chuckled.

'Aapke saath rehti hoon toh woh sab bhool jaati hoon main Kartik. Mann karta hai bas khush rahu aur hasti rahu, and I don't know why.' She thought in her mind.

"I must say, bahut strong hai aap." He stated.

"Ab toh aadat si ho gayi hai." She mumbled in a soft tone, looking at the other side.

"Matlab?" He asked, not knowing the context of her statement.

"Kuch nahi. Aap mujhe ghar drop kar dijiye, yaha pe kyun ruke hai hum?" He nodded at her statement and started the engine of the car.

He knew she meant something, but thinking that this was not the right time, he didn't ask anything further. He thought when she would be comfortable with him, she will share everything with him, which was going on in her life, or about her past incidents.

He dropped her home safely. She waved at him before opening the door and then she vanished inside the house. After that, he dialled Vikram's number in his mobile.