Naksh’s POV.
What was going on ?!! Why was this happening to them ?!! They deserved happiness,not this. I couldn’t see Karthik like that. Also I couldn’t see Naira like that. It bothered me that she was so quite. She was never like that, she is always bubbly and talkative.

The doctors had said she was still unconscious. She had lost a lot of blood and her arm has been fractured. Everybody was worried, sick. Keerti couldn’t stop crying.Mumma and papa, who had just arrived, they couldn’t even stop thinking about their daughter. But the person who was affected the most was Karthik !!!

He sat there with us but mentally he was somewhere else. He looked like he was okay, but he was not. He was shocked, broken and worried as hell. He hadn’t spoken even a single word to anybody. As far as I knew him, he was probably breaking from inside. After seeing him like that,it made me feel worse.

Everybody sat there in silence as a doctor approached us.

“Mr. Karthik ?!!” He said, gathering everyone’s attention.
Karthik stood up and looked at doctor with full of hope in his eyes. He was a very positive person and I knew he was capable of handling any kind of pressure. But this,Would he be able to take it ?!!

“How is she, doctor ?!!” Mumma asked.

“We’ve been checking her for a while but she’s still unconscious. I’m afraid if she doesn’t gain consciousness she will go into coma.” Said the doctor.
God, no. Please don’t let this happen !!

“What do you mean by she will go into coma ?!! You cant let this happen. I mean you’re here to save her !!” Karthik yelled.

“I’m sorry sir, some things even we doctors cant control. We’ll wait for next four hours and see what happens. We can only pray for her now.” He said and left leaving us all worried.

“I can’t lose her again.” Karthik said in a barely audible tone.
I wish I could make everything right for him and Naira, but I could only wish…..

“Karthik , just calm down, okay ?!! You’ve to be strong. Have faith in god and everything will work out.” I said, attempting to make him feel a little better.

“It hurts Naksh. It really hurts. I cant live without her.I really cant.”He said, taking deep breaths as his voice started cracking in between.
His eyes were watery and red. I’ve never seen him this miserable. I didn’t have to say anything to him so I just engulfed him in a hug .

All we could do now was to sit and pray…

Karthik’s POV.

Why is this happening to me ?!! Why am I losing her again ?!! Why me ?!! Why us ?!! What wrong has Naira done to deserve this ?!!
I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t just sit there and wait for some miracle to happen,but on the other hand I couldn’t even do anything. Nobody could. I could see my life going away from me in front if my eyes. I could see a pale and fragile Naira lying there lifeless. But I couldn’t save her…

I walked towards her unconscious and weak body and sat down beside her. There were a few minor scratches on her face which was barely visible from distance. She had hit her head and got her arm fractured.

I gently took her hand in mine and planted a kiss on her knuckles.
“Hey babe !! I guess you’re still asleep, huh ?!! Everybody is so much worried about you.. Keerti,Naksh, Akshara aunty,Naitik sir. Please wake up jaan, for me.” I said as unknowingly tears rolled down my face. I stroked her hair and held her hand close to my heart.

“I love you so much, and I really don’t want to lose you again. I just wish it was me lying in place of you. I cant see you like this. I want my Naira back. I want to see those beautiful eyes of yours and also your million dollar smile again. So please just wake up. I promise, I’ll never let anything happen to you again.just come back because if you leave this time, I wont be able to survive.” I said and kissed her forehead.

I stayed in there with her for sometime. Soon Naksh and Keerti came in as well.

Keerti sat beside me. I noticed her after a long time. Her hair was a little messed up and her face pinkish because of crying. She really loved Naira.
Naksh also looked tired. His hair were messed up and it looked like he had been pulling at them in different directions. He looked defeated at Naira lying there on the hospital bed !!

I sighed and tried to block all the bad thoughts away that were running in my mind. I couldn’t lose her again. I won’t lose her again.I’ll do anything to get her back.And that was a promise I had made to myself…

It had been almost four hours. Four hours since the accident. There was no change in Naira’s condition. No matter how much we tried, she just laid there, unconscious. There are no words to explain how was I feeling at that very moment.
‘What if she doesn’t wake up ?!!’ I thought as the words of doctors rang in my ears. “If she doesn’t wake up in the next four hours, she can go into coma.” He had said.
This just couldn’t happen to her !! I mean, she was supposed to live !! For me…

I felt a light tap on my shoulder and found Akshara aunty. She too had been worried as hell all this time.

“Karthik, I think you should go home and take rest. You look really tired now. I’ll keep you updating about Naira,okay ?!!” She said.
How could I go home ?!! How could I even think of leaving Naira like that ?!!

“No. I’ll stay.” I replied tiredly.

“Listen dont punish yourself like that. Naira is going to be okay. She’s going to wake up and she’s going to come home with us.” She said.
All I could do was nod. I didnt know what was going to come next. Either I get my life back or either I lose everything right here…
The doctor came in and along with him were Naitik sir.The doctor asked us to talk to Naira and encourage her to wake up. It had already been four hours and if she doesn’t wake up soon, she might just go in coma.We just stood there, beside Naira in silence, when Naitik sir spoke up.

“Is she awake ?!! She’s not responding. Princess open your eyes..” he said to a lifeless Naira lying on the bed.

“Just keep on saying things to her. She might react.” The doctor said while checking her pulse.

I hadn’t said a word and just stood next to Naira’s lifeless body.

“Naira open your eyes, We all love you so much. Come on get up !!” Naksh said in an unsteady voice. He had been so strong all the while, taking care of Everyone and assuring us that she would be alright but right now I could see his gaurd break down.

“Her pulse is getting stronger.” The doctor said. Akshara aunty gasped and looked at her daughter hopefully. I took Naira’s hand in mine, as all of us were waiting for something to happen.

And then,as if God had been listening to our prayers, Naira squeezed her eyes shut. Her other hand crumbled the bedsheet and she was starting to show signs of improvement.

There she was,slowly after a lot of difficulty, she fluttered her eyes open. She was back.Alive.Perfectly alright.

A big smile was spread across everyone’s faces as we sighed with relief. After holding back so much, I let a few drops of tears flow,but this time, They were happy tears.

“I love you so much.You dont know how worried we all were. Never do that again,never think of leaving me again, jaan.” I said wrapping my arms around her fragile body, carefully not to harm her in any way.

But Naira didn’t respond. She looked so pale and confused. Like she had never seen me before.

“Naira ?!! say something..” I said cupping her face. She looked around at the white walls and the blurred images in front of her which were getting clearer slowly and then she looked at me.

“Who are you ?!!” She asked with a confused expression…..

Naira’s POV.

“Who are you ?!!” I asked, as I noticed four more people standing behind the person who just pulled me into a hug. I looked closely and realized my papa,bhai and mumma standing there with worried faces. Bhai stood beside a girl, maybe a year or two older than me.Who was she ?!!

“Mumma ?!!” I said.

“Oh Naira !! How are you bachha ?!! I’m so glad you’re ohkay.” She said as she engulfed me in a hug. She was crying and so were the rest of the people in the room except the doctor.

‘But how did I get into the hospital ?!! What happened ?!!’ I wondered.

“Papa, why am I here ?!!” I asked.

“You had an accident, Princess. You dont remember ?!! We all were so worried about you. Specially Karthik.” he said and looked at the guy beside me.
He looked so pained. Like he had just lost something really expensive. I still couldn’t understand why he just hugged me at first. Who was he ?!!

“I’m sorry. Who ?!!” I asked again.
Everybody looked shocked, worried and maybe confused. The unknown girl looked at bhai with the same expression. This is really annoying. I need to know what’s going on.

“Naira, you just met with an accident. Do you remember anything that happened before that ?!!” The doctor asked in a calm tone.
Damn, I don’t even remember I met with an accident !! What’s he talking about ?!!

“No, no. I don’t remember anything about the accident and anything before that.” I said, starting to panic. The room fell silent.

“What’s wrong ?!! I need to know what happened. what’s wrong ?!!” I asked. But before anyone could answer anything, the doctor spoke up.

“Naira, I’m afraid you’re not remembering anything. It’s okay. Don’t panic. Just take rest for a while and it’ll be okay.” He said.
Take rest ?!! Take rest when I don’t know how I ended up in the hospital with people I don’t even know ?!!

“Naira, look, you need rest. I’ll be right outside, alright ?!! I promise.” Mumma said as I laid back on the bed. I nodded, feeling too tired to say anything as she kissed my forehead before leaving with others.

Karthik’s POV.

Who are you ?!! I couldn’t believe what just happened. I felt like a thousand knives were stabbed into my heart. The look in her eyes,it was killing me from inside out.

She doesn’t remember me. She doesn’t even recognize me. She forgot everything. I kept on thinking as I walked outside.

“Doctor, what’s wrong ?!! Why doesn’t she remember anything ?!!” Akshara aunty asked, quite disturbed by whatever happened inside.

“Naira had hit her head hard during the accident. That caused some damage to her brain and such cases can lead to amnesia. I fear Naira has retrograde amnesia, which means, that she has completely erased a long time from her memory.” He said.

But still,she didn’t remember me !!

“Will she ever get her memory back ?!!” I asked.

“Depends. I mean we’ve to start reminding her about the people in her life. Show her videos, pictures ,whatever is there from the past. If she reacts calmly, and is willing to know more, she may get her memory back. But I cannot guarantee anything, because in some cases, patients never get their memory back. You’ll just have to be easy on her. Don’t put pressure on her, that would be worse.” He said.

This cannot happen right ?!! She cannot just forget everything like that. She has to remember.How am I even going to live without her ?!!

As soon as the doctors left Naksh turned to me. “Karthik, don’t worry, okay ?!! She’ll remember everything soon. Right now, lets just be glad that she is okay.” He said.

“I don’t know.What if she never gets her memory back ?!! You didn’t see her inside Naksh. She looked at me like I was nobody.” I said.

“Karthik, I know it’s hard for you. It’s hard for all of us, but just look to the positive side of it. She can get her memory back. We just have to believe in God.” This time, it wasn’t Naksh who spoke. It was Akshara aunty. Naitik sir walked towards me and kept his hand on my shoulder to assure me.

“Karthik, just calm down. I know you’re hurt, but we can help Naira to get her memory back. I promise you, you wont have to stay away from her.” he said. I didn’t know what to say.
I didn’t have anything to say….

In last four hours, my life turned into a complete mess. I had almost lost the person, I loved the most, and now, I had just become another stranger for her……..

Naira’s POV.

“Naira, wake up .” Bhai’s voice rang in my ears. I opened my eyes to see him beside me. Mumma and papa stood beside him. It was just four of us.

“We’re going home.” Bhai said.

“But before we go home, we need to tell you something. Actually, there are a lot of things you need to know.” he said and I sensed something really serious was coming up.
The doctor had entered the room and mumma was looking at papa, who in return gave her an assuring look. I was beyond confused.

“You know you met with an accident, right ?!!” Bhai asked while I nodded and waited for him to proceed.

“Since you hit your head you dont remember anything clearly, do you ?!!” he asked and I shook my head saying a no. Then he just looked at the doctor and asked him to continue.

“Naira, you have retrograde amnesia.” He stated. That one statement of his was enough to send me in shock.

“Look don’t worry. You’ve forgotten only a few years of your life. That is, you may not remember most of your friends and colleagues. But there’s nothing to worry about. Soon, you’ll remember everything. Just don’t pressurize yourself to remember things, alright ?!!” He said.

Forgotten. That means I’ve completely erased some people from my life. As soon as I thought about those people, the first face that came to my mind was that guy who was here previously. The one who seemed to know me very well,but I had no clue who he was.

As soon as I tried to remember things, my head ached. I just wanted to go home.I closed my eyes for a while hopping that the strong pain would go away.

Everytime I closed my eyes, his face flashed in front of me. Even though, I had no clue who he was, I was getting more curious to know about him. His thoughts were only making it harder for me to rest.

God, what’s happening in my life ?!! Just make everything right, please.

Karthik’s POV.
It has been four days since that accident. I was feeling like I had lost a big part of my life. Nobody understood how hard it was for me to stay away from her. Four days and I hadn’t seen her. I hadn’t heard her voice.

Everyone tried to get me out of the house, spend some time outside, do stuff that I liked. But nothing worked.No matter what I did, or where I went, my mind couldn’t stop thinking about Naira. I only kept asking myself the same questions again and again .
Why me ?!! Why us ?!! Why can’t we ever be happy ?!! Why destiny always sets us apart ?!!

Currently I sat in my room, trying to focus on some presentation. As I was about to finish it and sleep, my phone rang. I looked at it and wondered why this boy was calling me at such an odd timing. It was 11:30 pm and the person calling was Naksh. I immediately picked up, hoping everything was okay.

“Hey, What happened ?!! Is everything okay ?!!” I asked.

“Haan.Don’t worry. I’m sorry I called you at such an odd timing.” he said.

“Nah, its okay. What’s up ?!!” I asked.

“Actually I needed a favour from you.” he said and I waited for him to continue.
“I was thinking about planning a homecoming party for Naira. Now that she’s recovering, I think she needs to know about her past. And who could help me better than you ?!!” he said.

“Oh. That’s great. Yeah, dont worry. I’ll manage that.” I said.

“That’s great !! So you text me all the details after finalizing things.” Naksh said.

“Yeah, cool.how’s Naira ?!!” I asked.

“She’s fine.We are just not forcing her for anything right now, but I just hope this homecoming party idea will get back some memories. There’ll be people she knows, so I’m guessing that will help.” he added

I sighed. “I hope so.” I said and hung up. So I had to plan a homecoming party for Naira. It should’ve been our engagement party…..

Naira’s POV.

It had been four days since that accident and I wasn’t able to remember anything. Sometimes it was really frustrating.wait, who am I kidding ?!! It was always so frustrating !!
It was like losing a big part of your life behind. One day, you sleep in your bed, happy with your life and the next day, you’re in the hospital and you don’t remember a thing from your past. All the good, bad, sweet memories are just gone.

I walked down the stairs and sat beside mumma on the dining table. She looked like she was making a list ?!!

“What’s this list for ?!!” I asked.

“This is the list of some people whom you knew !!” she answered.

“And why are you making a list ?!!” I asked.

“Because, there’s a homecoming party for you tonight !! Naksh has organised it,All of your friends are gonna be there.” She said.

“Mumma, I really appreciate you throwing this homecoming party but I can’t go to party with a fractured hand.” I stated.

“C’mon you’re gonna be okay. The doctors have said so too !! Now don’t be a spoilsport and decide your dress for tonight.” she beamed at me.

I thought about it for a while. A homecoming party.wouldn’t that be a good way to meet all the people from my past ?!!
I was waiting for the right time to start recollecting the lost memories and now seemed like a perfect time.

“Alright.” I said and went back to the room.

After debating on what to wear, I finally ended up choosing something not so casual but not fancy as well.

It was evening time and I was ready to go, wherever the party was held. Bhai and me were driving to the venue.

Carefully, not to hurt my arm much, I got out of the car and before I even knew, I was attacked with hugs. Okay this was weird…

I just smiled at everybody and noticed someone standing alone in the background. It was him !! that guy from the hospital. I wanted to know him, but I also wondered why he just stood out and didn’t even talk to me while everyone else did.

“Naira, You look gorgeous.” Keerti bhabi said. She had been at the venue to take care of the people who had arrived as bhai had to pick me up.

“Thanks.” I said, extremely nervous. I was still adjusting with the fact that bhai had married her and she was a part of my family now. She was really nice and humble. The problem was with me as I didn’t remember meeting her neither did I remember their marraige.

Everybody seemed pretty cool. Nobody treated me like an outsider, in fact, I felt I belonged here,except one person. That guy from the hospital, I don’t know what his problem was, but he didn’t even come to talk to me. Whereas, that day in the hospital, he seemed pretty sad after seeing me.

‘Why am I feeling bad ?!! Maybe we weren’t really close before.’ I thought and shrugged off his thoughts.

I was introduced to everybody again. As I was standing on my own grasping all the information that was provided to me,I saw bhai and bhabi dancing on a slow romantic song.They were like the perfect couple and I wondered if I had a boyfriend before. My thoughts were interrupted by a light tap on my shoulder. I looked back to see someone I wasn’t really expecting.

“You okay ?!!” He asked. Yes, it was the guy from the hospital. I smiled and nodded.

“I hope you aren’t bored.” He said.
I looked at him again and that’s when I just froze. His eyes,they were so beautiful. But they were sad like something was bothering him. I couldn’t really make out what.

“No. I’m not. Everything is just,new, I guess.” I said, snapping back to reality. He nodded and was about to leave when I stopped him.

“Hey !! Who are you ?!!” I finally asked.
I noticed his expression change and his face went pale. He wasn’t smiling anymore, I don’t know why, but I felt like I made a big mistake by asking such a question.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to,its just that I saw you in the hospital the other day, and it’s really bothering me. I thought maybe we weren’t so close before, but it’s just that,I don’t remember anything. I’m sorry for not recognizing you.” I said in one breath. He laughed a little and walked back towards me.

“It’s okay. I know you don’t remember anything and that’s completely fine with me.” He said and I felt relief wash over me.

“So were we like really close ?!!” I asked as I couldn’t help but let out that curiosity inside me. He got a bit uncomfortable but quickly composed himself again.

“Uh.No. Not so close. We were just friends.” He said. Even after him saying that, I felt it wasn’t true. I felt like I knew him since years but I decided not to question anything else.

“Oh, okay. Anyway, nice to meet you…” I said but realized that I didn’t even know his name.

“Karthik.” He said as soon as I stopped. Karthik that rung bells. That name was very familiar, but I decided not to say anything as everyone here seemed familiar.

Suddenly, we heard someone shout from the back. It was Keerti bhabi. She stood on a chair with a glass in her hand and was saying something which I couldn’t hear over the noise. So we went to take a close look.

“Hello everybody !! I want to make an announcement. So please come closer. Specially Naira and Karthik,you guys don’t stand at the back.” She shouted and indicated us to come closer.

But why us ?!! I looked at Karthik with a confused expression, and he seemed a little uncomfortable with whatever was going on. We went a little closer and stood beside bhabi. I looked around and bhai was trying to get her down from that chair, but she shooed him away. It was pretty clear, that she was drunk.

“So we all know. Naira and Karthik, they’re soon going to get engaged. And what can I say ?!! They just make such a cute couple !! So I would like to raise a toast to my beautiful sister in law, my best friend, Naira and probably one of the nicest person I’ve ever met, Karthik !! Congratulations you guys and I wish you stay together like that, forever and ever !! Wohoooo !! Cheers !!” She almost yelled and everybody just cheered on, raising their toasts.

I, on the other hand had no f**king clue about what had just happened !!

Engaged ?!! Me ?!! Karthik ?!! When ?!! How ?!! So many questions !! And my head was starting to ache. I was speechless and shocked. I looked at Karthik who was already looking at me. He tried to say something but eventually gave up.

What does she mean by engagement ?!! If I was getting engaged to Karthik, then why did he say that we weren’t so close before ?!!

I had no clue who was speaking the truth. I couldn’t trust anyone and suddenly, I felt like I was all alone in this crowd…

Precap : Karthik dropping Naira home. An intense and cute conversation between Kaira !!

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