Naira ran towards the balcony, blindly with Kartik after her. Tears streamed holily down her little-chiselled face and her little nose turned red. Her eyes glittered in the moonlight as her feet touched the maple wood floor constantly, hurting her feet thoroughly. 

"NAIRA!" Kartik called her from behind, but her unresponsive self never spoke up. 

"Naira, stop, I said!" He kept on shouting. The huge unending balcony of the Goenka's gave Naira a place to run about hiding her emotions 

Kartik's tension rose as he ran after her trying his best to grab onto. But when his efforts began to bear the fruit he found himself not quite distanced from his dulcet. There where the path got divided into two, he took the other to reach Naira faster. Naira held her breath and ran to her extent when a man squished at his knees, his arms spread wide out- stopping her from every effort. 

"WAIT!" He said "I have something to say," 

Naira stole her glance away from him. Kartik got up on his feet and looked at her (even though she wasn't looking at him). 

"I'm sorry," He mumbled

"Sorry? You are no sorry..." Naira responded in a flick "How could you do this to me when long ago you had made your friendship vows with me?- You don't know, how badly you have upset me, Kartik..." she said "If only I can ever forgive you. You insulted me in the whole lot of people and yet still I lo-" 

She was about to tell something but her voice ached and pulled her back.

"Complete your sentence, Naira," said Kartik

"Give it up.." was her response

"No, say it," he forced her again and again.

"Kartik Goenka, what's your PROBLEM!" screamed Naira

"The problem is YOU, Naira! You are the problem... Why can't you stay away from me? What do you want? Money?" Kartik seized Naira by her arm and asked... she constantly fidgeted in under his grip.

"Why can you not leave me... and why can't I stop thinking about you!!!?!." He asked, his face inches away from her's

"Because I LOVE YOU! Do you get that?" She said

Kartik closed his eyes peacefully as if some pleasant incessant song was being hummed in his ears. He felt the dry breezy wind past them and finally, he gathered the courage to look at her.

"It was all that I wanted to hear," he said. His hands swayed and got locked on her shoulders.

"I love you, Naira-" he said, "I love you so much..." 

The sounds of drum tolling perched their ears which drafted their attention to Lord Ganesha... It was 8:00 pm... The time when Kartik took his first breath when he looked into the world for the first time and came to this new world amongst the people who are dear ones to him. And today was another such 8:00 pm on the same day when he confessed his love... 

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