The drive was silent, they reached home. Naira went to her room and Kartik to his. They didn't say anything to each other.

That night, they both didn't sleep. Their life was disturbed, their feelings were disturbed.

The next morning, Naira was in kitchen getting breakfast for herself. Kartik came and went to fridge to get water. He drank water and stood beside her.

"I'm sorry for last night. I overreacted." Kartik said taking the last sip and placing the bottle down.

He was waiting for her to say something but she didn't and continued doing her work.

"I said I'm sorry." He again said.

"Don't say it when you don't mean it." She said without looking at him.

"I'm sorry for what I did."

"Exactly for what you're sorry?" She said turning towards him.

"For marrying me?" She again asked.

"I'm not sorry for marrying you, it was from both sides."

"You aren't even realizing your mistake."

"What mistake? I said sorry for last night, if you want to accept my apology then do it and if not then mujhe koi fark nahi padta." He said sternly.

"Fark tou tumhe kabhi pada hi nahi. Tumhe tou yeh bhi nahi lagta ke tumne koi galti bhi ki hai. I'm sorry, Kartik, lekin aisi maafi nahi maangi jaati."

"Konsi galti ki hai maine, kiski maafi maagun main tumse aur kyun?" He said loudly.

"You're not even realizing then how can you be sorry for what you've done?" She said with same tone.

"What I've done? Please explain." He said placing his arms around chest.

"I don't believe you, Kartik. Itna kuch karne ke baad bhi mujh se puch rahy ho?"

"Haan puch raha hun kyunki mujhe nahi pata aisa maine kya kardiya hai jiska mujhe ehsaas nahi hai."

"Forget it. Tum jaise insaan ko kabhi ehsaas ho bhi nahi sakta." She said and started to go but he held her arm and jerked her towards him.

"Don't ever leave when I'm talking." He said with rage in his eyes.

She pushed him.

"And why should I listen to you. Koi haq nahi rakhty tum mujh par. Don't you dare ever talk to me like that. Maine pehle bardasht kar liya lekin ab nahi karungi." She said angrily.

"Kiya kya hai maine, Naira?" He asked softly more like a whisper as if he's giving up.

"Hurt kiya hai tumne mujhe, yeh kiya hai tumne. Torture kiya hai tumne, rulaya hai tumne mujhe jab meri koi galti thi bhi nahi. Mujhe nahi pata Kartik meri kya galti hai jo tum mere sath aise behave kar rahy ho. Maine tou kabhi tumhare sath kuch galat nai kiya aur na hi tumhari family ke sath. Phir mujhe kis baat ki saza de rahy ho?" She asked him, and he was speechless.

He didn't know what to answer. He never realized how much he was hurting that innocent soul. What has he done? He didn't know this Naira. She was never this, sure he doesn't know her but the least he does, he knows she's not one of those girls tolerating all this. Why did she bear all this when she was hurt?

"Why didn't you stop me, why did you bear all this?" And this time she was speechless.

What should she answer him, that she has started liking him? That she loves him? Even though he did so much bad to her but still she couldn't stop herself from falling for him. Maybe that's why marriage is called sacred bond, it unites two souls in a love like relation.

"Yeh sawal khud se pucho, jawab mil jayega." She said and left from there.

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First all, apologiesssss. I'm so sorry for not updating. This online school is killing me 😔
But I'll try to update soon.

And wow finally Kartik is realizing and seriously that dumbo has to realize now.

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