Fire In Hearts

Chapter 3

"Haal chal hui...jara shor hua...dil chor hua...tere aur hua aaa esi chale jab hawa...ishq hua hi huaaa!"

Sara V was singing it while they were shopping in the evening.

"Tu aur koi song nahi gaa sakti" Sara said frustratedly.

"Kiu? Butterflies stomach se bahar hi na aa jaye iss baat ka daar hain kya Sara ji" she giggled.

"Esa kuch nahi hain" Sara was roaming around and suddenly Sara V screamed "Oh my God!"

Sara was engrossed watching a top and asked without looking,

"Kya hua?"

"Kartik"

Sara snapped her head in some nanoseconds and asked, "Kaha?"

Sara V smirked and pointed towards a poster. It was a wrist watch brand's advertisement featuring him. Sara rolled her eyes and said,

"Stop it yaar. He might be committed"

"Nope...he's not"

"Tujhe kese pata?"

"Rumours hain cuz he looks good with everyone he works with but rather than that I don’t think so"

"Haan haan as if woh agar committed hoga to batata firega" Sara said going away.

"Batayega nahi but jese tujhe awe look ke saath dekh raha tha...agar committed hoga to wese nahi dekhta..."

Sara blushed a bit but quickly composed herself and said, "What if that was a general admiration"

"Then his charac..."

"No...he's Iggy's friend. Iggy padhai main thoda dumb hain paar matured hain aur woh ese wese ke saath hangout nahi karega...and Kartik seemed a very nice guy to me"

"Bichare ko matured bhi bolti hain aur fir strict bhi banti hain" Vaisoha sighed engrossing in a scarf.

"Strict hu isiliye he knows what's right or wrong..."

"Anyways...we were talking about Kartik" Vaisoha said.

"And I don’t wanna proceed"

"Kiu? You said that he seemed genuine to you"

"He is but I don’t wanna be a delulu. Pata nahi paar iss baare main mujhe baat nahi karni" Sara said firmly.

Vaisoha rolled her eyes and went towards the other second.

Sara saw her by side eyes and then looked at the sizzling picture of him. She blushed and murmured,

"Why do you have to look this good always?"

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Sara entered the house exhausted and Ibrahim was watching something on netflix in their living room.

"Hello di"

"Hi bro" she gave him a high five.

"Tired?"

"So much...dinner kar liya tune?"

"Nahi apka hi intezaar kar raha tha"

"Ok main fresh hoke aayi" she said.

At dinner, they were chit chatting.

"Kal Kartik ne hum dono ko lunch pe bulaya hain" Ibrahim said casually, glancing at her to gauge her reaction. "He said he’s been feeling kind of lonely lately and wanted some company"

Sara’s heart did a little flip at the mention of Kartik’s name, and she quickly tried to play it cool. "Oh, really?" she replied.

"Haan" Ibrahim said, narrowing his eyes slightly as he leaned in closer. "Actually, he asked for your number so he could invite you directly"

Sara’s pulse quickened at the thought. Kartik wanted her number? Her immediate reaction was excitement, but she quickly tried to keep her face neutral, not wanting to seem too eager. "Oh to tune de diya na number...no actually give me his number too"

But Ibrahim didn’t miss the way her eyes lit up for a second, and a tiny smirk curled at the corner of his lips. He raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. "Kuch hua hain kya di?"

"Nahi to..." Sara stammered and then quickly said, "Main sone jaa rahi...bohot thak gayi hu"

"Good night di"

"Good night Iggy"

She almost ran to her room leaving him confused.

Sara collapsed back onto her bed with a sigh, her heart still racing.

She pulled out her phone and stared at the screen and then tossed it aside.

But suddenly, her phone buzzed, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly grabbed it, unlocking the screen to see a new message from an unknown number.

Unknown:
Hey, it’s Kartik. Got your number from Ibrahim. Hope that’s okay?

Sara couldn’t help the grin that spread across her face. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard for a moment before she started typing a reply.

Sara:
Hey, Kartik! Yeah, it’s totally fine :)

She saved his number as "KA💕"

As soon as she sent it, she stared at her phone, waiting for his response, her excitement barely contained. A few seconds later, the next message came through.

Kartik:
So, I was wondering if you guys are free tomorrow for lunch? I’d love for you and Ibrahim to come over. Haven’t had anyone over in a while, and it’ll be nice to hang out:)

Sara:
Yeah he told me. I would love to join you :)

She hit send and let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding. A moment later, her phone buzzed again.

Kartik:
Awesome! Looking forward to it :)

Sara:
Ok See you then! Good night Kartik!

Kartik:
Good night Sara:)

Sara groaned and buried her face in a pillow. She could feel her cheeks burning up.

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After sending the good night, Kartik tossed his phone on the bed and ran his hands through his hair. He couldn’t stop grinning.

But even though he was excited, a part of him was nervous too. He didn’t want to mess this up. He had no idea what she thought of him.

He lay back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling.

Now, the thought of seeing her tomorrow made his heart race all over again. He wanted to know more about her...every little thing about her likes and dislikes.

But whick Sara didn’t know was that she wasn’t the only one with butterflies tonight.

That's it for today readers.
Hope that you guys are enjoying this cuteness of them💓