Thoughts are in italics.

Sameer's POV:

It's been a long while, we came back from Paris. It's was just an awesome experience. I've never been this contented and satisfied with my life.

But now I'm. Because of her.

An angel who made my hell a heaven.

I introduced her to munna Pandit as my friend and...

They really gelled well yaar...

And they used to gossip a lot, and hangout a lotttt.... Sometimes with me and sometimes without me.

*Pouts*

Even naina introduced her childhood besties cum sisters.

Swathi and Preethi.

Munna and Swathi liked eachother at first site. And beleive me, I got a mini heart attack hearing this, because munna was never someone who would even look at some girl and like was far away from his sight.

Unlike me, naina could feel the spark between them. Ao she made enormous ways during our hangouts so that these two lovebirds could find some time for themselves.

And soon, they fell in love but did not confess it to eachother yet. Anyone could say that these two are hopelessly in love. I could see it in their eyes.

I was very happy for my brother. Swathi was a sweetheart. She is a foreignsic officer. It was her dream and passion and she had accomplished it without anyone's help.

Comming to Preethi and Pandit, I've seen pandit stealing glances at Preethi. The administration he had in his eyes for Preethi was something I've never seen. He has dated enormous number of girls, but the thing which his eyes held for Preethi was for no-one.

He used to come to office unnecessarily with lame excuses just to meet her.

'bhai I missed you'.   ' bhai naina teek haina'.  'bhai ghar mai bohot bore ho raha tha to aapke paas aa gya'.  'bhai aapke liye lunch laaya hoon'.  'bhai aaj half day hai'

These were his excuses, but I found it cute. I'm sure, very soon he'll find his love. Real love. And I couldn't be more happy than that.

Atlast he's getting the best girl for him.

Coming to myself and naina, we were more than damn happy to see our friends getting hitched. And from the time we came back from Paris, we haven't got physical and also won't get physical.

Before, it was just our desires which peaked us off to have eachother. But now that I feel something for her, I couldn't do it. I don't know whether she feels the same for me.

After hearing her past, I doubt whether she'll even have a guy in her life.

And I don't want our ruin our beautiful friendship with my feelings.

Still my nights, were spent in her home. We keep talking, gossiping sometimes just sat in eachother's arms enjoying the peace it provided.

It was my routine to sleep on her home, cuddling with her.

Never in my life, I've been more happy.

Currently we are, I mean myself, naina, munna Pandit and Preethi Swathi. We are seated in the food court of a mall to fill our tummies.

We just came for our diwali shopping. But even before we could buy the dresses, we beard our stomachs grumble. Without thinking anything, we held our tummies and ran to the food court. We all are food pigs you know. We all 6 are almost similar in everything.

And I got by best friends in them. These 5 light up my world.

But I had some worries. Naina is not at all well all these days. She had persistent headache all these days. She vomits more often and she had almost lost her appetite.

It didn't seem well to me. So I asked her to consult a doctor. But she refused, saying that it's nothing. But as days passed, she looked more week and paler than before and that threatened me.

So without listening to her, I dragged her to the hospital to have a full check up.

I left a breath of relief, only when I heard the doctor say that it was some deficiency of nutrients and vitamins and pack of sleep and nothing serious. He prescribed some medicines and warned me not to forget them and naina should never miss them.

I found his behaviour a bit odd, but nevertheless I concentrated on bunny.

From that day, it was my duty to make sure that ahe eats well, sleeps well and have her medicines on time.

Suddenly naina got a call, making me come out of my thoughts. She looked confused at first, then her face paled. Soon she excused herself saying that she'll be right back.

"Mai aao kya" I asked her worried.

"Nahi Sameer, mai vo.... washroom ja rahi hoon" she fumbled with her words and of made me frown.

She walked away and I looked at her retreating figure till she was out of my vision.

The other 4 started chatting and gossiping but I felt restlessness surge over me. I was not feeling good. It's been more than 20 minuites and naina was not back yet.

Giving over my patience, I walked over to the ladies washroom.

There, I found naina speaking no actually arguing with some guy of almost my age. This made me frown. And the second naina noticed me she stopped talking and the guy also left in a hurry.
And this made me frown harder.

She has never hid something from me and this behaviour of her's was very suspectful. I walked over to her and asked her wheather she was alright and she nodded her head frantically.

I wanted to ask about the guy, about what she was hiding but her medical condition didn't allow me. She was already so much stressed and weak. I didn't want to bother her more.

"Chale"

She nodded and we made our way back to the table where our friends were sitting. She sat down but was really disturbed. Her mind was not at all here.

I knew something was there for which she was so much disturbed and stressed.

But I believed her. I knew my bunny would come to me if she has any problem.

And I guess, I made the biggest mistake.

**********************

"Ye kaisa hai" naina aske me showing a peach colour lehenga which was definitely good but not for her.

"Nahi yaar, ye tumpe dull lagegaa" I said and she pouted looking for other designs.

Currently we were shopping lehengas for her. My shopping was already done by the one and only naina agrawal. Mine was a dark black kurta with black pants. And I really liked her selection.

I somehow tricked munna to take Swathi and pandit to take Preethi with themselves so that I could get some alone time with naina.

I asked her to try most of the lehengas available. But I liked none.

"Sameer, ye wali" she asked showing me a lehenga which was of light rose pink colour.

It was beautiful but still it didn't suite my lady.

"Nahi..." I shooke my head and she looked pissed off.

"Sameer yaar,kitna try karoon. Saare to kar liye" she looked so tired.

Aww...

"Accha teeke, tum baito, mai dekhta hoon" saying I moved to the counter.

My eyes wandered over many lehengas but none caught my attention. Sighing I turned to look at naina, but before that a picture in the screen caught my attention.

It was a pair of dark black crop top blouse with closed neck which was bordered with designer strapes at its margins in golden colour. It's back had a dori and 2 hooks. It has 3/4 sleeves. And the skirt was ethereal in white colour with a broad boarder at the end.

I loved it.

I looked at naina whose eyes were also fixed in the screen and it made the choise obvious.

"Ye pack kar do" I said to the attender.

"Par sir, ye stock mai nahi hai" the attender said apologitically.

"I don't care. Jitne paise chahiye lelo par muje wahi lehenga chahiye...you get that" I ordered in my commanding voice.

"Sameer nahi, dekho koi aur dress piece dekthe hai" naina said holding my arm.

"You liked that very much, didn't you" o asked in a stern voice.

She was about to deny but stopped looking at my stern face and looked down.

"Itna bhi gareeb nahi hoon mai, jo tumhari pasand ki ek lehenga bhi kharidkar nahi de sakta" I stated and looked back at the attender.

Before I could say anything, the manager arrived hurriedly.

"Sir, any problem"

"Listen, I want this lehenga at any cost. Whatever may be the price I'll give double it's amount" I ordered.

"But sir..."

"I want this dress to be delivered to the address I give on the prescribed date" my voice was so cold which made them shiver.

"And if you fail to do that, that will the last day of your botique remember that"

They stood silent.

Naina poked my arm, " Sameer, iske liye itna paisa kyu karch kar rahe ho, doosre le lenge na"

I glared at her and she zipped her mouth.

"Am I clear" I asked the manager.

He nodded.

"Yes sir, it will be delivered on time"

"Good"

I nodded and we left not before giving the address.

She looked really pissed off at my behaviour, but did I care??

Nahh...

I know she could not be angry on me for a long time. Oh common I'm the cutest banda in the world. Koi bhi pigal jayega.

So I dragged her to the ice cream parlor and stretched her favourite chocolate mousse infront of her face.

Ahe looked the other side, but I went before her and held my ear making the best puppy and sorry face I could ever make.

And guess what...

Vo pigal gyi...

Next we went to get some accessories and sandals for which the other four joined too. It was really fun to go shopping and select dresses for your loved ones.

After sometime, I and naina got alone. She wanted to have mehandi designs on her hands so we went there.

She asked me to select the designs, which I gladly did.

She had her mehendi done on both her hands till her elbows. Henna looked really good on her hands, she should do it more often.

I adored her hands and her cute face which was so happy.

But what I missed was the letter 'S' which was printed on her palm.

And I guess, I missed the most beautiful sight.

We were roaming around the mall hand in hand.

She was not at all, lively. Like she used to be. There was something which was disturbing her. Ahe looked lost and sad.

Please naina, ek baar bata do ki tumhe koansi baat pareshan kar rahi hai, I promise mai tume protect karoonga aur vo pareshaani ko masalke aasman mai phenk doonga aur tumhe apni bahon mein le loonga...

I murmered to myself.

"Pata hai??" She started speaking after a long journey of silence.

"Kya"

"Aaj pehli baar koi mere saath shopping karne aaya hai, vo bhi mere liye" she said lost.

"Matlab"

She smiled sadly," I've been for shopping with Preethi Swathi. Par kisine bhi mere liye dress select nahi kiya. Not that I'm complaining. Bas mere liye koi nahi tha jo meri liye dress select kare, ya bole ki ye accha nahi hai, vo wala lo. Muje khud karna padtha tha sab. Festivals ya birthdays jo bhi ho, I used to feel lonely. But today I'm so happy. Kyunki aaj mere saath tum the. I'm really blessed to have you in my life"

She said having a bright smile on her face. I could not help but smile at her happy face.

How similar are we??

Deprived of love..

"Aur ye banda hamesha tumhare saath rahega. Chahe vo dress select karne mai ho, ya khana khane mai" I said putting my arm over her shoulder and pulling her to my chest and kissed her hair.

She chuckled before holding my other hand.

We walked in silence, enjoying our own time.

Suddenly naina stopped and her hold on my hand became tight.

"Kya hua" I asked worriedly.

"Muje tum...tumse kuch kehna hai.." she shuttered and I could clearly see that she was so scared and frightened.

I nodded yes, but before she could speak I got a call from office.

"Hello"

"Haan okay..."

"Keep it ready, I'll be there in a few minutes."

Hanging up the call I looked at naina who looked so desperate to say something.

"I'm really sorry bunny, vo muje urgently jana hai...baad mai baat karte hai okay..I'm really sorry" I apologized coz even I wanted to talk to her all my heart out.

She looked disappointed but nevertheless nodded her head.

"Sorry" I muttered ans left kissing her forehead.

**********************

It was around 10 PM in night and I was still working. Not that I had lots of work, it's just that I needed to divert my mind from the newfound information.

It's been 3 days I met naina.

Yes!! You all heard it right...

It's been 3 days I slept.

It's been 3 days.

I was ignoring her, not because I was angry. It was because I was messed up. I've opened up everything about me to her. But she didn't find me capable enough to share or open up her secrets or should I say herself.

Every comment I heard in my college days roamed in my mind making me so frustrated and incapable.

You're incapable to be someone's friend.

And see she proved it right.

She tried contacting me, but I ignored. I warned my PA, not to inform naina about my schedules. And even during board meetings, I was never present. The meeting would be held and it would be recorded for me to watch.

It's all because of her.

She was never herself. Everything was fake.

And it pricked my heart by even having a thought of believing it.

She hid herself from me, and then she ignored me saying that she was going out with Preethi Swathi for some important stuff.

She ignored me, she freaking ignored me for that Aarav....

I couldn't take it.

You all might be wondering what I'm talking about. So let me say the ignorance incident. The other hurt me so much that i felt used.

Anyways, let's see...

It was 4 days before. I wanted to take naina somewhere to spend time with her cause it's been a long while we had OUR time. But she said that she was going with Preethi Swathi for some reason. And it was important.

She said that she'll be coming in the evening. And I said okay and decided to take her to some restaurant or disco at night. Because the day at the mall ahe wanted to say something to me. But after that we never got our alone time. So we'll spend our night together today.

I was so happy with that.

That day she was on leave and we barely talked over phone. I thought she was really busy, but I guess I was wrong.

The same day I had a lunch over some hotel with some of my clients. I was present over there with my PA.

And by the time, the meeting was over the deal was on. I was very happy and wanted to share the news with naina.

So I called her.

I could feel her phone ringing nearby and slowly the sound because obvious.

Yesss...it was naina's ringtone.

I looked around to find if she was there, and there I found her.

She was happily giggling with that bastard Aarav.

It means she was with him and not Preethi Swathi. She freaking ignored me for this moron. I saw her sliding the Decline button when her phone vibrated.

And guess what, the caller ID was SAMEER.

ISKA MATLAB, she ignored me or I never mattered to her??

I looked back at my phone where her number was saved as Bunny.

This is what happened. I...I don't know what was I feeling. So I simply ignored her.

She tried calling me several times saying that, 'muje tumse baat karni hai, kuch batana hai' but I would ignore hanging up the call.

I know she's getting hurt, bit I more than hurt. The feel I was feeling was like rubbing chilli powder and salt on my already burnt wound.

I was not able to concentrate on my work too. Being frustrated I pushed the files from my table and leaned back to the chair.

My blazer was lying in the arm of the chair. Two buttons of my shirt was open. My hair was damn messy.

If it was a normal situation, I would have called myself hot and sexy and ran to naina's home and dragged her to the club along with me.

I'll show her how girls would drool over me.

Definitely she would have been jealous by the comments the girls would have made it the club.

Shit!! Again naina.

Naina....naina....naina....

Dammit naina....why am I not able to get angry on you....

Arghhhh....

I ran my fingers through my hairs and let out a breath to calm myself.

Closing my eyes, I leaned my head back to the chair again.

That's when, our yesterday's conversation came to my mind.

Actually it was an one sided conversation from her side.

Yesterday too was usual. I didn't get sleep. I missed her warmth and heartbeats. Her weight over one side of my body has become mandatory. I miss her.

I miss her like hell.

Why did you do this bunny??

So, this was the reason for her paleness that day. When she asked what will I do if my loved ones lie to me about themselves.

I'm tired, tired of all the betrayals I face.

Why should I gave them?? What have I done to deserve this??

Don't I deserve a happy life like anyone...

I had tons of questions, but zero answers.

Being tired off looking at the ceiling, I got up and walked to the balcony.

I don't know for how long I stood there dumping myself into the darkness.

I guess, now this is gonna be my companion forever.

The shrill ring of my mobile made me jerk out of my thoughts.

I attended the call, but I didn't say anything thinking that it might be from office.

But the breath I heard from the other side made me still.

It was her...

She was crying...

I could stand anything but her cries.

It pained my heart to hear her uneven cried breaths.

I was about to hang up but stopped hearing her shattered voice.

"S...sam...Sameer"

I closed my eyes to compose myself from running to her and take her in my arms. To kiss her forehead and say I was not angry.

But my little broken heart didn't let me.

Silence prevailed at both sides, for god knows how long.

"Sam...Sameer...I..I want to see you." She sobbed whispering these words.

"I...I want to hold you...I...I want you to hold me"

"P..pl.. please come back to you bunny.. please..."

"I...I miss you kiddo, your bunny is missing you like hell"

I felt my eyes getting moist...

She was crying very hard, but I couldn't console her.

"Please"

Her shattered whisper reached my ears and I hung up the call.

I couldn't think of anything but her.

She's everywhere around me.

I felt something on my cheeks...

When I touched them, they were wet..

Shit!! I was crying.

My thoughts were interupted when I heard my intercom buzz.

Sighing heavily I attended," hello"

"Sir,mai gate number 4 ka watchman bol raha hoon."

"Yess"

"Sir vo apse milne ek ladki aa rahi hai"

"What the hell, maine clearly aplogo ki bataya tha ki, I'm not in a mood to see anyone, phir use andar kyu aane diya" I roared angrily.

I guess it's Sunaina...

This bitch is literally getting on my nerves. Oh did I forget to tell you, she's behind me again from the past one week. I'm literally holding myself from strangling her to death.

"Sir, unhone apne I'd card dikaya. Vo yahi par kaam karti hai. Mai naya aaya hoon isiliye muje pata nahi ki vo koan thi." The watchman replied in a scared tone.

"Id card dikaya?? Matlab koi employee hai, it's not Sunaina" I mumbled in a dazed tone and hung up the call.

It's an employee, the office hours are over, then why would she come. And if she had planned some backstabbing work or something, she would've definitely come without getting spotted by the watchman.

Who would it be??

I was lost in my thoughts when the door of my cabin opened with a bang.

There she stood...

Her appearance made me scary. Involuntarily I stood up from the chair and my eyes were filled with concern and worries.

Her eyes were blood red, her hair was disheaved and messy. Her face was pale and her lips were dry and chapped. Her cheeks were marked with dry tears. She looked so weak. She had reduced weight abnormally. Her under eyes had blackspots. Her posture was stooping which indicated that she had weakness. Her breathing was too abnormal.

She was a complete mess.

She scared the hell out of me.

Was she alright?? Is she unwell??
Is she taking her medicines daily?? Did she sleep properly?? Did she eat??

I had so many questions to ask, but no word dropped out from my mouth.

I stood silently staring at her mentally praying to God to keep her healthy, safe and sound.

Suddenly she was about to stumble,

"Naina" I freaked out getting worried as she may fall, and she looked at me with her red swollen eyes.

"Naina" she whispered her name to herself.

I stared at her perplexed.

"Naina nahi, mai...mai tumhari bunny hoon na??" Her voice was barely audible but thank god I could hear.

I couldn't see her this vulnerable, so I averted my gaze from her and sat on my chair. I pretended to read some files completely ignoring her.

She marched towards me in slow yet stumbling steps as she had no energy.

She took the file from my hand pushed my chair a little back, made me sit and kneeled down infront of me holding my hands hell tight.

"Tume...tume mujse baat nahi karni na, teeke mat karo, but...but please, please don't avert your eyes from me" she whispered tears stinging in the corner of her eyes.

I pulled my hand from her grip and looked away mumbling, "tum yaha kya kar rahi ho"

My voice was cold enough to make her shutter.

I heard her taking a deep breath.

She cupped my face and turned my head towards her.

Hell, it hurts to see her like this.

Her eyes had a longing for me.

Don't... don't look at her.

But alas I looked deep into her eyes.

Stupid heart!!

"You don't want to talk to me na, teeke but please I want to say something. I...I'm dying out of guilt.. please" she whispered in a defeated tone.

I knew what she was going to say, but still I stayed mum.

"I..I know you'll hate me after this. Par I don't want to lie to you anymore." She muttered.

She continued when she heard no reply from me.

"I..I'm Arj...Arjun Agarwal's sister. I..I'm not a employee here. I...I was her for training. I.." she stopped not being able to continue.

I felt anger raging my insides.

"I..I'm not what you've seen. I..I'm not from a middle class family. I..I came here to learn the world of fashion designing from you. It was your nanu's idea. My grandfather and nanu were best friends."

I looked at her whose eyes were downcasted.

"I know" I mumbled and her head jerked upwards looking at me in shock.

"You knew??" she whispered.

"So u just used me, used the pure bond of friendship just for your selfishness. You too did the same thing my family did." My voice was ice as cold.

"No... no..aisa nahi hai...my..my friendship was pure. I didn't use you. Please, aisa mat bolo...you.."

I cut her off in the middle, " to...to phir kya kiya hai tumne, haan..u just used friendship as tool to attain whatever you needed. What was the need to play with my feelings haan. If you wanted to learn something, you could've asked me na, I would have taught you happily. But no you chose this cheap way, so that you could know about the company secrets. Am I right?? Or am I right Ms Agarwal" I shouted holding her shoulders in a tight grip. Sure enough not to hurt her.

"Nahi...nahi Sameer...it's not what you're thinking. Mai..mai batana chahti thi..par..par nanu aur bhai ne mana kar diya. I..I never wanted to play with your trust. Except my real background everything was true. I haven't played with you. Please trust me..." She cried hard hugging my waist keeping her head on my lap.

"Trust you..??" I chuckled sadly.

"You knew how hard it was for me to trust anyone. But I did, I trusted you. Ek baar...bas ek baar muje bata deti to we would have not been in this situation. For god's sake, I'm the CEO of this company yaar. Muje to pata hona chahiye tha na ki koan mere under kaam seekhne aaya hai.. mere khid ke company mai muje khud hi nahi pata, ki koan kaam kar raha hai, aur koan kaam seekh raha hai, aur koan secrets bahar nikal raha hai.." I chuckled sadly.

I was hurt, very badly.

"Nahi Sameer...I'm sorry I'm really sorry. I tried... bohot koshish ki tume ye baat batane ke liye Please don't... don't treat me like a stranger. It's killing me inside." She was crying very loud wetting my pants.

Her hold on my waist never loosened.

"Please, I'm sorry I'm sorry. I can't live without you. Please mujhe ignore mat karo. Tum...tum mujse gussa ho na, to muje maaro, bate sunao, gali do, par please mujse baat karo. Please Sameer I'm sorry. I'm so sorry"

She was crying, and I sat there not able to form words. I don't know how many times she was muttering sorrys.

As her cries intensified with hiccups, I panicked.

Already she was not well, now these cries may make her situation worst.

I could do nothing in front of my stupid heart!!

At the end of the day I'm her kiddo.

I need her...very badly.

I held her shoulders and forcefully broke her hug holding her arms.

Her face was Fully covered with years. She looked terrible like anything.

It hammered my heart thousand times and I was very mad at myself for doing this to her.

You moron why did you do this!!

Now see how much vulnerable she looks!!

I cursed myself numerous times.

Oh my god!!

Did my ignorance affect her this much??

And there went all my anger in thin air.

She had suffered a lot now!!

Now no more she'll cry.

I gently wiped her tears making her face clear and she looked at me with those beautiful innocent big dove shaped eyes.

Oh My baby...

Kissing her forehead I pulled her to my lap making her strangling my hip.

I cupped her face saying, "I'm not angry on you" I smiled lightly.

"You're hurt" she stated looking straight into my eyes.

It was true.

I lowered my eyes.

"Sam...Sameer I'm...I'm really sorry please m..muje maaf kar do" her chin wobbled and she was all ready to cry again.

"I..I promise aage se aisa nahi karoongi. I..I will tell you everything. No single lie. Promise" she pinched a piece of skin from her throat.

"Muje ignore mat karo, baat karo mujse please. I don't want to loose you too" she whispered almost begging.

"Naina, I..I didn't mean to ignore you. It's just that I was so messed up and frustrated that you didn't trust me enough to share about yourself. Isiliye I just avoided you" I mumbled.

"Sameer sach mai, nanu aur bhai ne mana kiya tha. They got a promise from me. Isiliye maine nahi batayi. Par please don't misunderstand me. I..I didn't fake our friendship. It was true. Everything was true and were from the base of my heart" tears again escaped her eyes making my heart clench.

"Shhh..." I pulled her into a hug and she rested her face in the crook of my neck wetting my skin with fresh load of tears.

"Please...please don't ignore me" she looked like a kid deprived of someone's warmth and love.

She was keep on pleasing me saying not to ignore her.

"Sorry baba..pata nahi gusse mai kya kya keh diya aur kar diya" I rubbed her back to soothe her breathing.

" Dubara aisa nahi karoge na" she asked me innocently peeping out from my neck.

"Nahi" I smiled and kissed her temple.

"Promise" she showed me her pinky finger looking like a kid.

"Promise" I held her pinky finger with mine and kissed our interwined fingers.

She hugged me tight...like really tight choking my life.

But did I care..

Nahhh..

I was so guilty with myself for making her suffer so much. I should have confronted her before.

"Meri jaan nikal gyi thi, when you didn't talk to me...you didn't even know that I was on leave for 3 days." She mumbled sadly in my neck.

"You were on leave for 3 days?" I asked her and she nodded yes.

"Kyu?"

"I...I couldn't control myself. You were the only one I had to share everything. You were ignoring me and it broke my heart. Teek se so nahi paayi, kha nahi payi. All I needed was you. Only you. Your arms around me, nothing else." She whispered softly with slow tears dropping down the corner of her eyes.

This did nothing but only made me more guilty for doing this owing to my impulsive behaviour.

"Sorry baby" I whispered kissing her hair.

"It's ok, dubara aisa mat karna, I'll die" she mumbled with a sad voice. And I nodded not able to form words.

It clutched my heart to hear those painfull words.

We sat there for a long time absorbing eachother's warmth after 3 long freaking days. I kept on patting her head and caressing her back. I felt her breath even now. I looked down only to find her eyes half drooped. She was sleepy.

"Tumne kuch kaya" I asked softly to which I knew the answer.

She nodded no as expected.

This girl!!

She has to have medicines, phir bhi kana skip kiya.

Pagal ladki...

She's making me angry now.

"Kabse" I asked her in the same soft tone not trying to show my anger because when she's sleepy she blurts everything in a daze.

"3 din se" she whispered in a sleepy tone.

"Kya" I shouted making her look at me. Her eyes were wide open now.

"Medicines??"

She again nodded no.

"Dammit naina. Do you even listen to me. Kitni baar kaha hai ki apna kana miss mat karo. As you stubborn lady has skipped her medicines too." I scolded her carrying her in my arms walking towards the parking area where my car was parked.

She kept looking at me without blinking her eyes.

"What?"

"Bohot dino baad, tumhari pyar wali daant suni. Bohot accha lag raha hai" she whispered in a daze.

I smiled slightly before opening the passenger seat to make her sit inside.

But she held onto my collar so tight.

Sighing I sat on the driver seat with her on my lap. She was clinging to me like a child making me smile at her childishness.

I affect her more than that I thought..

We reached my individual flat and I made her sit on the bed.

I quickly made some cheese noodles and heated the parathas I had in the fridge that were made in the morning. Grabbing a Bowl of curd and a bottle of water I rushed to my room to only find her sitting with half closed heavy eyes.

I chuckled at the sight.

She looked do cute, just like a kid.

"Naina" I called her softly and she fluttered her eyelids.

"Khana khao"

She sat straight opening her mouth with closed eyes.

I smiled and started feeding her with my hand and she too did the same.

"Aage se agar khana aur medicines skip kiya na, to mai tumse baat nahi karoonga" I said stuffing one more morsel into her mouth.

Her eyes widened and she shaked her head nodding no.

She looked so cute with her cheeks blown like a balloon with the food stuffed inside her mouth, her eyes widened, her nose red and her lips pouted.

"Promise, khana skip nahi karoongi, please mujse bina baat kiye mat Rehna" she pleaded again after she ate all the morsels in her mouth.

I nodded and patted her cheek before stuffing the next morsel.

"Tumne mujse aur kya kya chupaya hai" I asked her cleaning the food piece near the corner of her lips.

I looked at her with a hope that she would have some explanation for her ignorance towards me and her hangout with that Aarav.

"Promise Sameer, maine sirf yahi chupaya hai, aur kuch nahi"

I sighed. Maybe she needed a closure to forget all her harsh memories.

But the sight of seeing her smiling and giggling with some other guy made me uncomfortable and angry. I didn't like that.

"Aur kuch??" I asked again giving her water.

"Aur kya" she asked.

I nodded no.

I gave medicines not wanting to pressurize her more.

Her set of medicines were always with me.

I made her lie down dimming the lights.
I sat near her head patting her head.

Her eyes were wide open looking at me.

"So jao naina, you need rest." I closed her eyes with my palm but she opened them again.

"Tum bhi so jao, muje pata hai tumne bhi soya nahi hoga teen din se" she said softly.

"Nahi, muje neend nahi aa rahi" I muttered.

She held my hand which was on her hair.

"Please, I know you're upset with me. But pls so jao. U need rest. And I won't get a peaceful sleep without your warmth." She whispered caressing my palm.

She is right...

I'm gonna have her in my arms after 3 days.

Sighing I dipped inside the blanket and hugged her from back keeping my head on her shoulder. My right hand was interwined with her left and my left arm was under her head. Our legs tangled.

She snuggled more into me feeling my warmth.

And we slipped into a peaceful slumber.

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I thought everything would be okay after that night. But things turned upside down. Naina resigned the next day as her contract was over.

We never met after that.

DAYS PASSED WE NEVER MET.

But I've heard her speaking at my back. Immitating me, gossiping about me, making fun of me.

I couldn't believe that these were happening.

This was not the naina I knew.

She's a complete new personality.

It was all hurting me. I felt my heart ripping apart in pieces. Why is she doing this?? Why is she hurting me like this.

She has cut her connection with tia too.

Tia was a nice girl. She helped me a lot with office stuffs as she has been promoted recently.

She has become my PA.

She was too hurt with naina's ignorance.

I've to confront her before things get worse between us.

I felt something was wrong with her.

More than her ignorance, it was hurting me to sense that she was unwell and not good. Once I see her all safe and sound I'll be fine.

Numerous times, Tia said to me that naina was not a good character. She had numerous affairs. She was with me only for money.

I was like, what the fuck was she speaking.

For god's sake, she was her friend.

How could she even speak like that.

I shouted at her and threw her out of my cabin for uttering those shits.

I would never beleive that my naina would do something like this.

She's a pure soul.

Definitely there must be some reason for her weird yet hurting behaviour.

The next day Tia came to me and apologized saying that she just said it because she was concerned for me.

Tia knew I and naina were best friends.

I warned her sternly not to say something like that ever again. If it happens, she'll be fired.

One day, I asked tia randomly where naina was. She said that she was in her home.

I was about to go to her home, but before that I got a message from some unknown number and I felt rage of anger inside me. I was all red.

I felt mad, humiliated, insulted, betrayed.

I guess she should learn a proper lesson.

Let me tell you this thing too, recently I've been getting shitty messages and images, or you can say videos. Which made nothing only to hate myself for doing such foolishness of befriending her.

And instead of going to naina's home, I reached the bar. I drank as much as I could. The thing I saw made my veins burst and my body still.

My eyes were blood red in anger.

She has to face my wrath.

Be ready Ms Agarwal....

Being Fully drunk I knocked her window which was on her bedroom.

I reached there late at night around 1 am and climbed a ladder go reach the window of her room.

I knocked it continuously and finally she opened it rubbing her eyes to slip off the sleepiness she had.

"Wah...yaha mai so nahi pa raha hoon, aur madam to kumbkarni banke so rahi hai" I slurred mocking at her.

"Sameer" she whispered as I started getting inside her room.

She held my hand to help me, but I shrugged off saying," keep your dirty hands away from me."

She backed off looking at me in disbelief.

Once I was in, she asked," Sameer yaha kya kar rahe ho"

"Kisiko dhoke ka phal dikana aaya hoon"

"Kya"

I held her shoulders pinning her shoulders pinning her firmly to the wall.

Even her deeds could be forgiven. But her this act of being all innocent like she don't know what she was doing was making me rage like a bull.

I would never forgive you naina...

Never....

"Sameer, it...it's hurting"

"Hurting??" I smiled in mockery.

"This is nothing before what you've caused to me" I said making my grip more tighter. I'm sure there would be my nail prints.

Her eyes became watery.

But it didn't hurt me today.

I was so furious, that my anger made me so blind to evn acknowledge what I was doing. And alcohol only made the situation worst.

"Sameer kya hua" she asked softly cupping my face.

Her this behaviour only irked me more.

"Kya hua...are you even sane..you are asking me this" I held her hand and twisted it on jee back making her chest crash into mine.

It pained her I could see it in her eyes.

"Sam..."

I cut her in the middle gritting my teeth, "don't...don't even dare to to say my name from your shitty mouth"

Tears slipped from her eyes hearing my harsh words.

But I was too hurt to even see them. I am more hurt than her.

"You know what??? You were right. I'm never worth to have anyone in my life. I'm just a coward animal who is nothing but a useless shit" I shouted pulling her more close and twisting her hands more.

Ahe hissed biting her lips to minimise the shout.

"But when did I.."

Again I cut her off inbetween.

"Chup...bilkul chup" I screamed on her face.

She closed her eyes in fear.

"Aaj sirf mai booloonga, aur tum sunogi" I scowled.

She was silent.

"Ao tia was right. Hmmm...so how many affairs did you have for money and company secrets. Just like you did with me" I asked jerking her to me.

She looked at me in shock. Her eyes reflected how hurt she was with my words.

But you know what, I don't care...

"Tum....tum josh mai nahi ho, par iska matlab ye nahi ki mai tumhari koi bhi bakwas sunoo" she said in anger.

"Kyu, bura lag raha hai...ya shock ho gyi ki muje tumhari saari sacchai pata chal gaya" I mocked in anger.

She glared at me hard.

For a second, I doubted myself about the information seeing the purity in her eyes.

No Sameer, her eyes could lie...

" So Ms Naina Agarwal bataiye, kitne ladko ke saath apne khele, ya phir kitne ladke ke saath unke bistar pe" she slapped me hard before I could complete.

"Sameer" she shouted.

"Kya Sameer haan?? Mujse aise chillake tumhari sacchai chup nahi jaati" I pulled her harshly by her arm.

"You will definitely regret this in the morning" she whispered with tears straining her face.

I left her and turned my back to her.

"Regret hi to kar raha hoon...I regret each and every moment I spent with you. I regret each and every moment I trusted you, I regret each and every moment I was happy with you. I...I regret each and every time we became one" my voice became heavy at the end.

I heard her gasp, but what could I do.

I was the one, who threatened her not to regret what we did. But now everything is changed. Nothing was real. I was betrayed.

Yet again...

It's paining like anything. I couldn't control myself. How easily she tricked me. I...I feel like a fool...

I.. I've never felt this low in my life.

The hurt and the pain I'm feeling right now is inexplicable.

I don't know when I started crying. But those salty drops dripped down my chin without my consent.

"I..I thought we made love, but...but..it was only sex for you" I whispered.

It broke my heart to believe.

But it happened, she did it.

Rubbing off my tears harshly, I turned around to face her who was very pale and white hearing my words.

But I won't care about her anymore.

"You know what, I'm glad that Aarav didn't fall for you. He didn't trust you like I did. That's why he's happy now and I'm crying now. He just did the right thing by dumping you" I stated in rage and she looked at me with thise painful teary orbs.

"He was right, you're nothing but a filthy little slut....you just used your body to gain whatever you needed. You are just a piece of shit.." I shouted at her.

She was all num, I could see that.

As soon as, she heard thise words her knees slipped down to the floor.

"You did everything just to achieve what you wanted. You even played this cheap trick on me too. You played with my trust, warmed my bed just to, just to know my company secrets."

She didn't look at me for once.

I went to her, and kneeled down pulling her chin harshly.

"U disgust me Naina Agarwal..." I muttered in utmost anger and pain.

Her eyes were blank, or should I say dead... She looked at me all blank.

"You don't deserve me" I whispered.

We kept looking at eachother till she broke the silence with her silent whisper.

"You're right, I don't deserve you..." She whispered but her voice was lost.

"I.. I'll not bother you anymore" she stated blankly.

"Good" I muttered and was about to get up but she held my hand.

"One hug please, one last time" she whispered with her pleasing eyes.

I couldn't do or think anything so I simply hugged her tight.

Her hold was not loose, she held me like her life was depended on me.

But it was the other way.

I was depended on her, she was not.

I wished to make all these a nightmare, but alas it was all reality.

I don't know why, but this felt as an end.

An end to 'US'.

Which I never wanted.

I didn't know when I passed out in her arms owing to the effect of alcohol.

I never knew, that was gonna be the last time I would see her.

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