Rekindling Love

Chapter 7

Kartik’s POV

My heat had popped in my mouth thinking she had heard Naira. How could I be as stupid? How did I mess this up? Recalling the last time, I was afraid that, may be this time I lost her forever. That she was out of my reach for rest of my life.

I at least had the instinct to follow her as soon as she began running.  I could see her in my sight, but the female was a fast runner, I had to give her that. I sprinted as fast as my legs would carry me, and at last I caught up with her.

Pulling her hand, I pulled her to my chest. She tried to get away, I fixed her hand behind her back. I could see a lone tear that had escaped her eye, wiped it with the thumb of other hand.

“What’s wrong ja.? I mean Tina. What happened.” I asked.

And she just hugged me. I was surprised? What happened? How can she just... why the tears?

“You please tell me what’s wrong Tina. I cannot take this suspense. I’ll make it right, whatever it is!” I said, hugging her back, running my fingers through her tresses, trying to bring out some response which wasn’t tears.

She continued crying, it was one thing to let on a shoulder when I knew and just to let it out. I felt completely helpless here, she was soaking my shirt, and I could do nothing to help her.

I peeled her apart from my chest, immediately feeling the loss of her warmth. It had been too long to have hugged her like that.

Ignoring the cold in my heart, I grabbed her shoulders, “Look at me Tina? Look at me?” I say. When she again fails to do anything I push her chin up with my fingers.

“What’s wrong Jaan?” I ask. This time I couldn’t help my slip up. Her tears and my helplessness, I couldn’t do anything.

“They don’t need me anymore.” She said.

I really didn’t think about this one. I brought her in an environment she was used to almost an year ago. I brought her in people whom she knew, thinking she would feel at home.

But I forgot, she knew them, the kids no more required their Tina did as much as they did. She was used to having them dependant on her. But they weren’t, she left this city for almost 2 years now, they did not need her as much as they did back then.

Betrayal in her eyes, was about herself not being connected to these people. Liar she made of herself, when she had made those promises to kids of being there with them.

But she didn’t know what all she did for these kids, being Naira. She helped them in much better way, yes that drifted her apart from them physically, but mentally, and financially the kids were doing much better, all thanks to her and her academy.

She had selflessly peeled herself apart from the kids, to allow them to grow wonderfully at their own rates. But how to explain this to her.

“Tina, listen to me. Look at me, and listen to me very carefully.” I said.

She looked up at my eyes, “Tina, yes we do not stay here. We came here as this was the last place you remember staying in. You know this right?”

She nodded. “So now, listen to this very carefully, you have worked really hard in these past 2 years to make the life of these kids better in every sense. Yes we do not come here as often, and yes that has been a mistake, which I promise we will never again make, but you have worked day and night to make a beautiful world for these kids. You may not stay here, and yes they aren’t dependant on you as they were before, but they still love you, more that what they did previously I am sure.”

“I didn’t abandon them?” she asked me timidly.

“No ja... no Tina. How can you abandon them ever?” I replied.

She nodded, apparently satisfied, but I wasn’t too sure. I already hated not being able to guess what went through the pretty head of hers. I was sure confusion was the biggest part of it, about everything.

Naira’s POV

He was the first person I could think of when I felt alone, in the people I thought I knew. Yes I know he is upset, but he doesn’t dwell on it. He is upset for a few seconds, and then he comes out, lively and fun that he always is.

I hate those few seconds, that they are due to me, but I cannot help but run to him, for every problem.

I was just so confused, about everything. They said, do not think about what you forgot? But how? I cannot help but think about what happened, who was this guy who 24×7 took care of me, who was I? Who were the people who loved me as his wife? What did I do in full 2 years?

Too many questions, and even though he is there with me, he denies answering most of them, telling me it will come back with time. That I needn’t stress it, this needn’t stress it.. it was such a pain in arse. Male species were dumb, really. They didn’t understand that stress is a constant part of life.

He called me Jaan. Well he slipped up I know, but after I calmed down, I loved the fact that he did. Tina wasn’t my name, I didn’t like the fact that he always took a subtle pause before saying Tina, may be he was too used to calling me Jaan, and that he couldn’t now?

But I liked the part where he slipped, in every moment of my insecurity, I knew my tears were eating him up, I could see him berating himself, but I couldn’t help but feel left out.

I was so glad he didn’t abandon me until after I figured my memories. He was there every moment, and he will he.

He had said, “Only you can push me away.” I recalled.

Wait? Where did that come from.. one more unanswered question, in the pool of many. But at least we were on right track.

“Kartik?” I called him.

“What did you call me, you know before?” I asked.

“Umm? Tina?” he said.

“You promised no lies! But I shall let this pass. I know you called me Jaan.” I said. And I knew I was his life, his Jaan.

Authors notes-

Hello! So is it an okay update? Well I was amazed by how no one wanted for her to find out that she was Naira. Well not so soon. Initially I was planning to make it related to toss, but this makes more sense I hope.

Comment and tell me where did that come from!

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