Continued.

She was remembering how well he took care of her, despite Rishabh being there. She gently caresses his wound and he shrieks in pain.

Preeta (panicks): I...I am sorry...woh...

He cups her face.

Karan: Its okay babydoll...

She looks down to hide her tears, but Karan had already sensed them. He smiles. She takes out a first aid box from her bag and keeps it on the table. He widens his eyes. Preeta knows and chuckles, tearfully.

Karan: Matlab yeh sab pre-planned tha!!

She just smiles. She gently cleans his wounds, blowing on it to stop it from burning. He gets lost in her care.

Jitni dafa dekhoon tumhein
Dhadke zoro se
Aisa to kabhi hota nahin
Milke gairon se

Her hair kept coming in front of her face, obstructing his view to her beautiful face. He tucks her hair strands behind her ear and she looks at him. Both of them try to find answers to unknown questions in each others eyes.

Jitni dafa dekhoon tumhein
Dhadke zoro se
Aisa to kabhi hota nahin
Milke gairon se

Door jana nahin
Tumko hai kasam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam
Door jaana nahin
Mujhse aye sanam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam

Shrishti and Sameer notice this from outside. They smile. Suddenly, Sameer gets an idea and he quietly locks the library from the outside. Shrishti looks at him shocked.

Shrishti: Sammy agar di ne phir...

Sameer (smiles): Kuch nahi karengi di...

Shrishti: Par...

Sameer: Mujhpe bharoa hai??

Shrishti (smiles): Khud se bhi zyaada...

Sameer: Toh bas phir...chale...

She nods and they leave.

Meanwhile.

Karan and Preeta were lost in each other. He caresses her face and she closes her eyes. His touch could explain it all. He knew her fears; she was everything he could have asked her to be. He was ready to do anything for her. He had given up on their love once. But now, he very well knew what was do be done. He wouldn't let her away from himself. No. Not this time. Even if she asked his life away from him.

Dil mein jo bhi hai
Tera hi to hai
Chaahe jo maang lo
Roka kisne hai
Qatal agar karna ho
Karna dheere se
Uff bhi nahin niklegi
Mere hothon se

Door jana nahin
Tumko hai kasam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam
Door jaana nahin
Mujhse aye sanam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam

They hear a loud sound of the window shutting and come back to their senses.

Preeta (avoiding eye contact): Chalo, chalte hai...

Karan: Hmmm...

They go towards the door. Preeta tries to open it but it doesn't open. She looks at Karan who was giggling. She narrows her eyes at him.

Karan: Tumse ek darwaaza nahi khul raha!! Hahaha!! Tumhe na meri tarah workout karna chahiye!! (he says, showing off his muscles) hahaha...apne aap ko dekha hai!! Kitni sukhi mukhi si ho!! (he shows her her her arms) hahaha

She gets annoyed and jerks his hand. She smiles extra sweetly.

Preeta: Toh ek kaam karo na, tum hi darwaaza khol lo!!

Karan (rolling his sleeves up): Hatto!! Mein dikhata hu asli man power!!

Preeta moves behind, with an extra sweet smile still on her face. Karan moves towards the door, showing off his muscles. He keeps his hands on the door knob.

Karan (over confident): Ab dekhna yeh door kaise 2 second mein khul jaayega!!

Saying this he pulls the door knob but the door doesn't open. His over confident smile turns into a nervous one. He looks at Preeta, who was still smiling extra sweetly.

Karan (nervously laughing): Haha yeh toh bas trial tha!! Abhi dekho, abhi khul jaayega...

He tries to open the door but it doesn't budge. He makes a crybaby face. Preeta comes towards him.

Preeta: Kya hua?? Kaha gayi tumhari man power?? Aur tumhare muscles?? (she shows him his arms just like he had shown her, her arms)

He laughs nervously, while her extra sweet smiley face turns into an angry one.

Preeta: Bajarbattu, akal ke tattu!! Kuch hota jaata toh hai nahi tumse!! Bas baatein karwa lo!! (mimics him) Tumhe na meri tarah workout karna chahiye!! Huhh!! Aaye bade!! Kya ukhaad liya tumhaare workout ne!!

She goes towards the tables and sits on one. She is looking for a way to get out, when her eyes fall on Karan, who was smiling. She frowns.

Preeta: Ab kya hua tumhe?? Has kyun rahe ho!!??

Karan (nods his head in no, smiling): Nahi bas woh tumhare muh se itne dino ke baad bajarbattu sunn ke bohot achcha laga...

That's when she realised what she had called him. She avoids eye contact with him. He comes near her. She looks away.

Karan: Preeta, kya hum pehle ki tarah best friends nahi ban sakte...kya hum pehle ki tarah ek dusre ko gale nahi laga sakte...kya hum pehle ki tarah ek dusre ke saath hass nahi sakte...

She looks at him. She was not the only one who was broken. He too was broken. He did not show it, didn't mean he wasn't broken. He too wanted the love and care. He too wanted to feel her once again.

Karan: I miss us...I miss everything about us...

Jitni dafa dekhoon tumhein
Dhadke zoro se
Aisa to kabhi hota nahin
Milke gairon se

Door jana nahin
Tumko hai kasam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam
Door jaana nahin
Mujhse aye sanam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam

Tears finally make their way out of her eyes. She too missed them as much as he missed them. She too wanted to feel him again. But she was scared, he too would leave her. She was too broken to trust again. He walked up to her slowly and pulled her closer to him wrapping his arms around her. His embrace was warm, and his big, strong arms seemed very protective when wrapped around her frail body. The world around her melted away as she squeezed him back, not wanting the moment to end. She broke down in his embrace.

Dil mein jo bhi hai
Tera hi to hai
Chaahe jo maang lo
Roka kisne hai
Qatal agar karna ho
Karna dheere se
Uff bhi nahin niklegi
Mere hothon se

Door jana nahin
Tumko hai kasam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam
Door jaana nahin
Mujhse aye sanam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam

His hug was stronger than anything she had ever known, as if holding her wasn't quite enough, he had to feel every ounce that she was pressed into, every ounce that was him. In that moment of feeling him so close, she was awake somehow, more alive than she had been in so very long. For there are times she is as a butterfly who yearns for the cocoon, to be safe within walls, protected. That's what she felt. It helps. So if it would be okay, if it's what he wanted too, wrap those arms around her every chance the universe is kind enough to bring. For in this world, it is the love that makes everything else possible.

Door jana nahin
Tumko hai kasam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam
Door jaana nahin
Mujhse aye sanam
Khudse zyaada tumhein
Chaahte hain sanam...

Suddenly, she remembers the betrayal she had faced by his brother. She tried to control. But it was too much for her to handle. All that Rishabh had done, it was just too much. She pushed Karan away from herself. He got shocked. She walked up to the door and started banging on it so that someone would come and take her out. Not just out of the library, but out of the mess she was in. Karan looked at her, still standing on the place she had pushed him. He knew her wound was too deep. But he would heal it. Whatever it takes. He was happy to be able to feel her again. He went towards the door. She pretended as if nothing had happened.

Preeta: Ab mein tumhe dikhati hu, girl power kya hoti hai!!

He chuckles. She takes out her hair pin and puts it inside the keyhole. After a minute, the lock opens. She looks at Karan. Both happily hug each other. They realise and break. She tucks her hair strand. They move out of the library.

Karan: Bohot late ho gaya hai...Shrishti aur Ayaan ghar chale gaye honge...chalo mein tumhe drop kar deta hu...

Preeta is about to object, but Karan interrupts.

Karan: Dekho mana mat karna...mein tumhe kidnap thodi na karunga!!

Preeta (glaring): Tum chah kar bhi nahi kar paoge!!

Karan (murmuring): Karna bhi kon chahega...itni badi aafat ko kon jhelega!!

Preeta hears this and glares at him.

Preeta: Meine sunn liya!!

Karan smiles nervously. Preeta sits insde the car and Karan drops her home.

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Precap:-
Preeta asks Karan to marry her.