It's a weekend leave for holi and as their Diwali leave was cancelled last year BC gave them permission to go home for 4 days.

Cadets were packing and leaving and it was a real ruckus.
Naina was supposed to leave next day for nainitaal and huda convinced alekh to go with him.
Ali stayed with ud in his House
While Pooja was gone already

Naina knocked his door to return his books and ask one or two doubt, he opened the door and naina stopped her question in middle as he was looking terrible

"What's wrong with you"

"Not feeling good "

And in a reflex he touched his forehead to check the temperature
His skin was burning

"You have fever"
She stepped inside and checked once more.

"Please go and lie down, I will go and fetch dr. Shalini."

"She is gone already, i already tried to summon her "
He informed as he walk back and dropped down on sofa.

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"Alekh please ruk ja, I will say ke tujhe English lessons chahiye"
Naina was trying with all her might to convince alekh , little did she know that she doesn't need to try so hard
He will do anything for her love life
Although He was sitting back relaxed enjoying her efforts.

"Han par mujhe kya milega"
He was playing along

"Main Tere assignments complete kar dungi"

"Fair deal"

He shook her hand and smiled at her back and as she got up and left with joy

_______

."you should be gone naina. Why are you still here"
He asked with tremoring voice as he tried to got up for the lunch tray she has got him

"No chance there is no one here to take care of you, Shalini mam parso ajayengi.
Then i will go , I will still get one day left "

She helped him to sit up and hovered on him a bit to grab a pillow to comfort his back
He held his breath as her hairs got brush on his face for a second.

"And you think it's wise for you to stay back for me
You want people to talk about us again"

He took the tray and kept on his bed cot grabbing plate of khichdi.

"Can you please for once let people go to hell
And besides that alekh is here too....
We have a cover up for his English lessons."

He smiled at her with drowsy eyes, making her heart flutter.
"Seems like I have taught you well"

He ate his food in silence while she sat there grabbing a book from the shelf

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"How are you feeling now"
She asked as she removed the tray and made him lay down

"Much better "

"Can i ask you something "

"Go ahead "

"Is there anyone in your family I can inform to, about you being sick."

He kept looking her with those deep sad eyes as he answered her

"I don't have anyone "
He whispered as it's hurting his throat to speak.

She nodded on his answer and changed the wet cloth from his forehead.
She was sitting beside him on bed
Nowadays they are more comfortable sharing personal space with eachother.

"I m sorry for asking"

"It's ok"

"Go to sleep."
She got up to leave pulling up his blanket to cover his legs.

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He saw the board game and saw her again

"Ludo ?
You wana play Ludo"?

"Ab main itna bada carrom board utha ke nahi lane wali
This is the best I can get"

"Which colour token?"
She asked taking out dice and and all four colours

"Blue "
He said as they folded their legs sitting accross eachother on bed with Ludo board in between.

"Blue main leti hun
AP red Lelo"
She offered him red tokens .

"Phir pucha kyun tha"
He was on with his competitive mode.

They started rolling dice
Turn by turn

His all four tokens were out while she was sitting with all the tokens at home

"Ek udhar rakh ke 5 pe nikal lun"
She asked in frustration

He snorted with a laugh

"Kuch bhi matlab"

He was enjoying his win while she managed to pull out two tokens

And in no time he hit one of her token with his sending it back to home

"You could have spare that"
She cried

"I could have , but i didn't wanted to"
He gave an evil laugh

While she was agitated.

He kept playing rough with his two tokens already at winning point while her two tokens were still at home.

His third token was about to win out and he hit one more of her token with his
At this she got so frustrated that she put the board upside down destroying the game , fuming in anger.

"What the hell naina
You are such a bad looser"
He shouted

"I don't like loosing
If I don't win no one gets to win"

"I am never playing with you ever again "

"I am fine with it "
She fought back

And they both sulk and frowned but in a minute realised the silliness if the situation and burst out laughing.

"You should leave lights out hone wali hai"
He suggested

"Goodnight"

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It was their last evening together
And they decided to watch movie before she leaves tomorrow for nainitaal.
Alekh was included in the plan too

They got settled with horror genre

And watched a horror slasher movie
And while both of them saw all the gore and gruesome scene with eyes wide open
Alekh kept his eyes close most of the time unable to handle all the cutting and chopping of head

"Ajeeb hi hai dono"
He comment looking at both of them who were totally into the movie