The next morning there was a hustle bustle in a house in Ahmadabad. A woman woke up early as her daughter was coming back home a week later. She was angry at her husband who was taking more time to freshen up.

"Preeti ke papa jaldi kariye, train ke aane ka time ho raha hai... train ke aane se pahle aap station pahuch jaiye... mai nahi chahati ki meri beti intezaar kare... Bhagwan jhut na bulaye, jara bhi fikr nahi hai... bechari itni door se thaki aayegi aur aap thoda jaldi nahi ja sakte." Bela shouted at her husband as he was going to the railway station to pick up Naina.

"Shant raho meri rekha... abhi sirf 6 baje hai train aane me samay hai train 7 baje aayegi...tab tak ek cup chai pila do elaichi wali phir mai jaunga." Aanand said while coming out of his room after freshened.

"Ji aap baithiye mai abhi layi." She said in slow voice and ran to the kitchen for bringing the tea.

At while sipping the tea he praised her tea and she blushed.

"Bela such me tumahre haatho me jaadu hai, chai pee ke din ban jata hai... tabhi to bhabhi ji har subah aa jati hai." Aanand said of the matter of fact while laughing.

"Aap bhi kuch bhi kahte hai... mai utna achha bhi nahi banati ki aap tarif kare." She said with blushing.

"Achchha ab mai chalata hu." Aanand got up from chair after finishing his tea. Bela nodded her head in yes.

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Rajadhani express arrived Ahmedabad railway station at the right time. Today station was much crowded as the festival season started, people were going to their home and many people coming here. As soon as train stopped on the platform everyone started running towards the train because they did not want to leave the train.

Once the train speed slow down Naina arranged her luggage. When the crowd subsided she came out of the train and she was surprised as her chachaji was present right in front of her. She ran towards him and hugged him as she saw him a long time later.

Aanand patted her back and asked "kaisi hai meri bachchi....Delhi me maza kiya."

"Thik hu chachaji... aur bahut maza aaya." She said like a kid while looking at him and again hugged him.

He was overwhelmed to see her happiness. When she was going to Delhi she was sad, there was no smile on her face and no twinkle in her eyes. But today, Anand saw a different joy on her face and a sparkle in her eyes which he always searched in her eyes.

"Naina ab ghar chale... tum thaki hogi, Bela tumhare intezaar kar rahi hai." He said while pulled out her in the embrace. Naina nodded her head. They left for home taking her luggage.

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"Bela aaj ki chai bahut achchi bani thi...Dil khush ho gaya... ab mai chalati hu." Taiji said in sugar-coated voice and tried to getting up from the swing.

"Bhabhiji thoda ruk jaiye Naina aati hi hogi...Preeti ke papa lene gaye hai station." Bela said looking at the time.

"Subah subah kis manhoos ka naam le liya Bela." Taiji said in disgusting way and scrunched her face.

Before Bela could say anything, Aanand and Naina just arrived the house. Bela welcomed her in smile. Taiji looked her narrowing eyes. Once they both came inside the house Naina greeted her taiji but she did not gave her blessings.

"Wo maharani aa gai maze kar ke, dekho to iske chehare ki damak, ek baar kya bahar gai iske to par hi nikal aaye." Taiji taunted and heard her harsh words Naina's face became pale. Taiji walked out of the house while eyeing to Naina.

"Beta tu dukhi mat ho, unki aadat hi hai...Ja tu hath muh do le thak gai hogi, itne lambe safar se aayi hai... mai nasta bana deti hu." Bela said concernly for diverting her mind. She felt very guilty as did not take stand for her daughter in front of Bina.

Aanand caress her head and Naina hugged her chachiji. She wanted to cry and screaming as what had fault that her taiji treat her like this way. Why she always taunted her when did not any fault of her. Why they behaved her like a burden. But her thoughts was interrupted by a voice.

"Ja beta... kya soch rahi hai." Bela worried her. Bela always gave her motherly love selflessly, Naina also treated her own mother and gave her much respect which she deserve.

Aanand kept her bags in her room. Naina held the cordless when started going to her room but she halted as heard Bela.

"Phone kyo le ja rahi hai beta."

Naina was taken aback of suddenly question ask, she replied in shaking way "w... wo Preeti ne kaha tha pahuchate hi phone karna."

Bela nodded in yes, she ran into her room and closed the door. She first relaxed herself for unexpected chachiji enquiry. She went to balcony and dialed Sameer mobile number. She palmed her heart, it was beating fast as the phone started ringing. She was first time call him like this.

After a long ringing the phone was picked up from the other side and she heard a sleepy voice "Hellooo"

"Sameerrr" she slowly took his name.

And he instantly got up and sat down on the bed while rubbing his eyes in other hand. He looked at the clock and he slapped his forehead as how forgot about Naina and was sleeping late in the morning.

"Naina tum achchhe se pahuch to gayi, koi taklif to nahi hui na, tumne raat ko time pe khaya tha na, ghar kaise aayi..." He asked desperately everything in one go.

"Sameer pahle aap shant ho jaiye... mai achche se pahuch gayi, koi taklif nahi hui, khana time par khaya aur chachaji lene station aaye the, just abhi pahuchi hu... aur kuch puchna hai aapko." Naina informed everything in peacefully.

Sameer rubbled his back as he felt he had overreacted but he did not want to give her any chance to get hurt. "Nahi... ab tum jao fresh ho jao... hum bad me baat karenge."

"Sorry maine aap ki neend disturb kar di." She felt guilty and apologized.

"Pagal...kuch bhi sochati ho... wo raat ko neend nahi aayi na isliye nahi to ab tak uth jata hu." He cleared her confusion holding tightly mobile.

Sameer's sleep was almost gone away from him. He sat on the terrace till early morning as he felt if he fell asleep he would miss her call. He returned to his room at 3 in the morning and he lay down on the bed, he did not know when he had gone to sleep. When Naina called in the morning, he woke up listening to his mobile ringtone.

"Achchha ab mai rakhati hu." She said.

"Bye Naina." He said reluctantly, he did not want to call ended.

After Sameer calling she called Preeti and informed her that she reached safely. Preeti was relax as heard her sweet voice, that which made her day good.

Bela was preparing for breakfast in the kitchen. Aanand called her name and she reached the hall where Aanand had working in the some file. When he saw Bela, instructed her "Bela jara aaj jaldi nasta bana do, ek zaruri kam hai to jaldi jana hai."

"Mai kya kah rahi thi...Naina ko kab batayenge." She asked hesitantly.

"Abhi hi to aai hai thoda rest karne do... mai sham ko aaunga tab baat karenge... abhi rahne do tum kuch bhi mat kahna use." He said in stern voice. Bela went to kitchen for making breakfast.

When he sat on the dining chair for breakfast, he asked Bela about Naina. Bela went her room and she informed him after returned from her room "so rahi hai."

"Sone do baad me kha legi... lekin mere aane se pahle tum usse koi baat nahi karogi is baare me." He ordered her while standing up from the chair after finishing his breakfast

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After taking lunch in after noon she again lay down in her bed and thinking about Sameer. She thought something and dialed a number.

"Naina" a husky voice fell into her ear when the phone picked up from the other side.

"Aapko kaise pata chala." She said immediately and was curious to know.

"Madam aap bhul rahi hai ki aapne mobile pe call kiya hai jispar aapka name flash hua jab aapne call kiya." He gave a answer for clear her confusion.

And she slapped her forehead "ohh...Ha mai to bhul gai thi."

"Vaise iss time kaise phone kiya jaan...miss kar rahi thi mujhe... haaye meri jaan." He called her much lovely way.

Hearing from Sameer's mouth "meri jaan" for herself, her cheek turned red and her heart was beating fast. She was motionless as heard his endearment and could not think how to react. She just held the cordless phone near her ear and she only listening his chuckled.

When Sameer did not hear her voice, he felt restless and shouted her name. "Naina... Nainaaa."

She somehow managed herself and spoke "huuu.."

"Kya huuu... kar rahi ho, give my answer your sweet voice meri jaan." Sameer gave her another shock from his husky voice.

"Ma...ma... mai kya bolu... aap ko to sab pata hai." She sttutured.

"Ha... but mujhe tumhare muh se sunna hai, ki is time kaise phone kiya." He insisted.

"Aap ko sab pata hai lekin aap jid karenge na... to mai phone rakh dungi... aur uske baad mai phone bhi nahi utaungi." She was threatening him her sweet voice with puffing face, which Sameer's face a smile playing and he remembered of her innocent face.

Sameer chuckled at her innocence and asked think something " achha tumne lunch kar liya."

"Ha... wo subah mai so gayi thi na, to breakfast nahi kar payi isliye lunch jaldi kar liya... aapne lunch kiya." She informed him before asking him.

"Nahi... thodi der baad karunga." Sameer said casually.

They remained just holding phone without speaking. They had only hearing each other falling breath. Naina spoke as breaking the silence. "Sameer aap college me hai."

"Nahi Naina... Office me hu, tumhare jaane ke baad aaj college jaane ka maan hi nahi kiya kyunki har jagah to mujhe tum hi dikhai dogi." He said last sentence while chuckling.

"Kya aap bhi." She blushed.

"Ab tum kya jano mai tumhe kitna miss kar raha hu ki sab jagah tum hi dikh rahi ho... mujhe college ke corridor, canteen, gate sabhi jagah tum hi dikhai dogi aur kahi galati se kisi ladki ko Naina samajh baitha to...to phir sab mujhe pagal samjhenge, ye tumhe achha lagega..." He just said as narrated his condition.

"Ye kya bole ja rahe hai aap, kahi aap ne nasha to nahi kiya na, aap sharab pite hai." She said in a serious tone.

But he was in another world and replied. "Ha... nashe me hi to hu... tumhare pyaar ke, Naina tum kya jaadu kar ke gayi ho ye dil bas tumse baatein karna chahata hai, tumhe dekhna chahata hai... tumhare hi paas rahna chahata hai...." After a while "vaise Naina tumhe sach me lagata hai ki mai sharab pita hu." He asked her as wanted knowing her opinion about him.

Naina stammering of heard his question suddenly "na.. nahi mujhe lagata hai aap nahi peete hai."

"Matlab tumhe lagta hai, tum sure nahi ho... iska matlab tumhe mujh par vishwas nahi hai... hai na." Sameer was pulling her leg and enjoyed her condition.

"Sorry... Sameer... mera wo matlab nahi tha, I trust you more then anyone, to phir vishwas nahi karne ka to sawal hi nahi." She felt he was disappointed of not trusting him.

"Naina mai to mazak kar raha tha, mai janta hu meri Naina kabhi mujh par shaq kar hi nahi sakti." He confronted her.

"Huu... aap na bahut bure hai."

"Achha." Sameer uttered.

They again stopped after a few moment he mumbled in slow voice that Naina could not hear "Naina mujhse ye doori bardasht nahi ho rahi... kab mitegi ye doori"

Naina sensed his feeling and said her mind "Sameer mujhse bhi ye doori sahi nahi ja rahi."

"Sameer... I miss you very much....I love you Sameer." She said lovingly as gave his heart a solace. She knew how much he missed her.

"I love you meri jaan.... meri Naina best hai." Sameer said in his love filled voice.

These two words "meri Naina and meri jaan" was give a solace of her heart and soothed her all pain and grief. She felt herself very lucky as her Sameer was understanding her in every situation and gave her strength by vanishing her fear in every difficult condition. A lone tear escaped from her eyes.

Sameer immediately uttered "Naina rona nahi bilkul bhi nahi... varna mai aaj lunch nahi karunga." As he sensed her inner turmoils.

"Nahi ro hai... bilkul nahi... ab aap lunch karenge na." She asked her innocently as wiping her tears.

"That's good ye hui na meri Naina wali baat... Achha Naina tum chachaji se kab baat karogi." He asked hesitantly as he did not want to give her stress.

"Sham ko jab chachaji aayenge tab baat karungi." She informed him.

"To thik hai mai tumhe raat me call karunga, mere call ka wait karna... ab tum bhi aaram karo." He said concernly.

Naina hummed and both cut the call. Naina looked at phone and remembered his flirting her and his deary words which blushed her face. She slapped her forehead by phone.

Sameer also put the mobile on his temple and shy smile crept on his face as remembered his own flirting like this and imagined Naina reaction. He smiled like a madman on himself but this smile was disturbed by a knock on his cabin door. He sat straight on his chair and checked a file before allowing.

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After Aanand returned to his office everyone sat at the dinning table for evening tea and snacks. Bela was happily serving them. Rakesh also present here and his eyes had searching his daughter who was nowhere to be seen. Maybe she could be present in her room.

"Naina kaisa gayi tumhari training, achhe se pahuch gayi thi na koi pareshani to nahi hui." Rakesh asked Naina seeing her sitting on the chair.

"Nah... koi pareshani nahi hui papa, aur training bhi achha tha." She informed her father in briefly.

Just then a boy entered the house and approached Naina while squealing. "Aap aa gayi Naina didi pata hai maine aapko kitna miss kiya... aap kya layi mere liye Delhi se." He was twirling her.

"Ha baba, apne pyare se bhai ke liye layi hu, pahle chai pee le phir dikhati hu." She said while stopping him and again sat on the chair.

After finishing the tea Rakesh walked out of the house and when Naina going to her room Aanand stopped her "Naina beta tujhse kuch baat karni hai."

"Ji chachaji bas mai Pralay ko uska gift de deti hu phir baat karenge." She said slowly as her felt some restless in his voice.

Naina showed the t shirt to Pralay, he was happy to see the his favorite colour and liked his design. He was thanking her for her gift but Naina's mind was not here, she felt some bad happening. But immediately she shrugged her fear and prayed hope everyone to be good. She thought she would tell chachaji about their love and Sameer.

When Pralay walked out of the room Aanand enter the room, Naina was arranging the her clothes. Aanand sat near her on the bed and looked at her. Then taking her hand on his palm and said.

"Beta bhaisahab jo rishta leke aaye the uske baare me baat karni hai tumse."

Listening her chachaji Naina stiffened and her heart began beating loudly, mustering up courage she said "par chachaji... mai ye sha... ladka kaisa hoga... unhone phir se... mujhe aapse kuch kahna hai." She did not know how to say her chachaji about her feeling, about Sameer.

"Ha beta pata hai mujhe tumhe dar hai na ki har baar ki tarah unhe bhi tumhari padai se problem hogi... par ek baar meri puri baat sun lo, phir tumhara jo bhi decision hoga mai usme tumhare saath rahunga." He requested her with gentle smile. Naina could not refused him.

He continued "beta maine unke baare me pata kiya, wo bahut achhe aur sulajhe huye hai, unhonne apni ladkiyo ko jitna chahe utna padhane ki aajadi di hai aur unhe ek padhi likhi aur apne bete ke saath sahyog kar sake aisi bahu chahiye... jaha tak ladke ki baat hai to wo bhi achchha hai koi burai nahi hai usme, hamesha top karta aaya hai apni padhai me...aur Delhi me do saal se naukari kar raha hai as a manager.... mere hisab se ye rishta achchha hai... lekin last decision tumhara hi hoga, jo tum kahogi."

He looked at Naina who sat a numbed, she was unable to think how to react on this new information, which had created a storm in her life. All her hopes that she had from her chachaji died immediately. She had felt very helpless at that moment.

Aanand glanced at her and caressing her hair said in lovingly "Naina... tum par koi pressure nahi hai, maine sirf apni rai batai hai... agar tumhe ye rishta nahi pasand to hum baat aage nahi badhayenge... tum sochane ke liye jitna time chahe le sakti ho... aur koi problem ho to mujhe bata kar sakti ho."

Naina hummed only and pretended to be arranging things which scattered on the bed. Aanand once glanced her before left the room and felt bad at looked at her gloomy face.

When chachaji walked out of her room, she dipped her head on the pillow and cried as thinking about Sameer and recalled their talk on the afternoon. She did not know when she had slept in this position while crying. She woke up only when Bela shook her at dinner as she had not heard Bela called her name. She woke up with jerk and again Aanand's words echoed in her mind. But Bela voice interrupted her.

"Naina ja jaldi se hath muh doke aa, dekh kitni der ho hai... aake khana kha le tere chachaji tera intezaar kar rahe hai." Bela said her.

Naina looked at the clock, she wondered how she slept for so long. She felt a sharp pain in her head when she got up. But ignored the pain she went for refreshed.

Today dinner was quite different from other day as no one uttered any words. Aanand understood her inner turmoil so he kept quiet and also gestured Bela too.

Everyone went to their respective room after dinner. Half an hour later Naina saw water jar was empty so she went to the kitchen and when she was returning to her room she heard Aanand and Bela conversation.

"Aapne Naina se baat ki." Bela asked to Aanand.

"Ha..Bela." Aanand replied.

"Kya kaha usne?." Bela just asked.

"Maine use sochne ka time diya hai, mai use par koi dawab nahi dalna chahata.... Janta hu ye rishta vaisa hi hai jaisa hame Naina ke liye chahiye tha... sab kuch bahut achchha hai, agar Naina ha kahti hai to mujhe bahut khushi hogi, par usse rishta pasand na ho to bhi koi baat nahi, isse bhi achchhe rishtey aayenge hamari Naina ke liye... bas bhabhiji ke tano ka soch ke bura lagta hai ki aur kitne dukh likhe hai uss bachchi ke bhagya me." Aanand said as opened his thoughts about this proposal and showed concerned towards her.

Naina ran to her room and was thinking about every words she heard from her chachaji's mouth. She said to herself "ye kaisi situation me la diya hai aapne bhagwan ji, mai chachaji ko mere aur Sameer ke baare me ab nahi bata sakati aur na hi iss rishtey ko ha kah sakati hu...Kaise mai Sameer ke pyaar ko chhodne ka bhi soch sakti hu, wo mere zindagi hai...lekin chachaji ki ummeed bhi nahi tod sakti jo unko mujhse hai... ab agar mai Sameer ke baare me aur hamare pyaar ke baare me bataungi to kahi galat na lage ki maine isi vajah se sabhi rishtey mana kar diye, ... aur Sameer ko kya bataugi unko to ummeed hogi ki mai aaj chachaji se baat karungi, mai unhe kaise iss rishtey ke baare me bataungi...wo sah nahi payenge aur unka dil tut jayega... jab ek baar bas rishta aane ka bataya tha to gussa ho gaye aur jab ye baat pata chalegi to pata nahi kya karenge.... mai kya karu samajh nahi pa rahi hu bhagwan ji." And she clutched her throbbing head both her hand.

She had immersed in these thoughts when her phone was ringing at exact ten o'clock in the night and she knew that the call was from Sameer. He said that he would call in the night. She was shivering like a dry leaf, her heart was pounding badly and her hand trembled to hold the phone as how to said Sameer that she could not talk to her chachaji about them. How to inform him that chachaji liked the proposal that he had received before her going to Delhi. How to inform him, his fear came true.

So she did not pick up the phone and continuously tears rolled down from her eyes as the phone had ringing fifth time. She was frightened as how to deal his numerous question, to which she did not have answer. She was sitting on her balcony staring at the moon with teary eyes.

On the other side, Sameer was sitting on the terrace with the extremely anxious. He kept calling her number constantly but the other side did not respond. He was scared when the phone was not received for the fifth time and a fear engulfed him that he thought his Naina would not be in any trouble.

Sameer said to himself as dialed sixth time her number. "Please Naina phone uthao...tum phone utha kyo nahi rahi ho." He slammed his hand on the wall in frustration and hissed in pain but did not care it, in that time his first priority was Naina.

"Ye call kyo nahi utha rahi... yaar Naina kyo aise kar rahi ho, dopahar me to itne achchhe se baat hui thi phir abhi kya ho gaya... kahi Naina kisi pareshani me to nahi hogi... ya phir uske gharwalo ne uss se phone le liya hoga... par aisa hota to koi to phone pickup karta na...Naina mujhe tumse baat kiye bina aur tumhari awaj sune bina neend nahi aayegi, jab tak mai confirm na ho jau ki tum safe ho...tum thik ho." Sameer's mind replayed various thoughts for not receiving the phone. His restlessness increased each passing time.

He dialed her number one last time with the hope, that she would picked up but did not get the answer again. A tear come out of his eyes as his Naina would maybe in trouble. And immediately a thought came in his mind, maybe she was tired, she must have fallen asleep. He somehow persuaded to his heart.

That night again gone sleepless him. He all time looked at his mobile as he was waiting her call, if she wakes up, she will call him.

Naina state was not good, she still sitting on the balcony late at night. She wanted to talk to him, tell him everything and most of all wanted to feel him, hugged him as she wanted to hide herself in his embrace from the whole world so that no one could snatch away her from him. But feared over her mind and heart that she did not dare talk to him.

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Hi Friends..

The next chapter updated. I hope you all liked. This chapter was much emotional.