"so did we got anything against him"
She asked in excitement
But his face didn't lit up
He asked her to get inside... As it's not safe to talk at door about it.

"Nothing.....
He never did any odd or alarming behaviour."

She got upset

"Maybe we will get something better next time....."
She tried to remain positive

"Yupp. We have to keep looking..."
He added....

"Although one of the orderly picked up something, while cleaning his room.
He was talking to someone, referring him as boss....
He felt odd because we refer to our commanding officers as sir only...
Boss is little out of the place to say
But again.... It's just a teeny tiny penny.... We can't make out anything out of that"

"Hum unka phone tap nahi kar sakte"
She suggested

To which he mocked her by rolling his eyes and a short chukle

"Hum ek army officer ko spy kar rahe hai
Not some mukesh paan wala....
Agar phone ko tamper Kiya to I think he will know about it"
He added some more sarcasm

"Humm
Although
Agar unhe army se nikal diya gaya
To how will he look while selling paan
Nair paan wala "
She imagine it with a series poker face

And he burst out laughing and she followed him.

He enjoys this small sessions of laugh with her
She if funny....
He learn this about her in last few days.
He is falling in love with her in new ways in each passing day

She is so different from nandini.....
She is caring, strong head , focused and dedicated for all her relationships.
She is a great sister and an excellent daughter.
Something which he admire in women .... She is women with a purpose in life.... Now that what's make women beautiful and not some lip and cheek colour.

Nandini was a richi rich like naveen use to say...
When she broke up with him , he felt as if a burden is off from his chest.
But now when he thinks about it.... He admit to himself that he didn't try to save the relationship either.
Maybe he even sabotage his relationship with nandini.... Because it never felt right....
Even naveen had once told him that she is not his kind....
Naveen never really liked nandini.

But with naina everything falls in the place..
He never felt this kind of happiness around anyone else , like he feel with her .

Stop it Rajveer
He said to himself.
It's just one sided love , you are in relationship with her in your head , and she has no idea about it.
So stop being delusional.

Don't you remember
You have agreed to not do anything about it
Stop making your self happy with her thoughts.
You need to stop loving her ....
But is it possible can you unlove someone.

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"Sir hum Naina ke liye birthday surprise plan kar rahe hain...
Rat ko lights out ke pehle....
AP ayenge na "
Huda asked him and saw twinkling in his eyes.

"Kab hai Naina ka birthday"
He asked trying not to look overexcited

"Do din bad sir
Wo humesh itne stress mein rehti hai,
We thought this will really light her up
Mess mein mess karne ki permission chahiye thi bas "

"Ofcourse cadet
Just tell me where to sign"
He blurted put ... And it came out pretty desperate.

"Yaha sir"
He handover a paper to him.... With a suppress smile.

"Main parso city ki taraf Jane wala hun
I will get the cake and burgers....
You people can handle the rest....
Just let me know the number"
He handed back the paper to him and left the mess.... And huda even heard him whistle as he left.

Huda saw at his direction , and realised that he can never have a chance with naina..
He is wiser now ...
He understands that love is more than just infatuation
It's not just about claiming your love
It can also be about loving someone and never letting them know.
To love someone and expect nothing in return.
To love in silence....

Captain rajveer's  devotion towards Naina made him step back from her.

And he can witness nowdays the way she has started looking at him.
In class she almost gets zone out gazing at him
Her face lights up with his mere mention
The way they turn to eachother when in same room
He doesn't want to jinx anything this time ... They both have suffered a lot ,he knows that and they both deserve fair share of happiness....
And if there are any chances of them to happen.... He is not gonna come in the way this time.

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He was standing resting against the mess counter
As they sang for her
Pooja was responsible to bring her there...
She was genuinely happy and smiling with all her heart.

He even noticed that her eyes had made a quick search for him
And then her gaze had got settled on him once she spotted him
Exchanging a warm smile

Then red velvet cake ....
Her favourite flavour was there and she asked them that how did they know her favourite flavour
To which huda replied

"Cake and burgers sir leke aye.... Humne to bas beer aur music  ka intezam Kiya hai...."

And Naina gave him a questionable look
She never told him about her likes about cake.

She cut the cake and fed her friends first.....
Then she went for suriji and Shalini
And at last she took a big piece and went to him
He was waiting for it....

"Wish you a very happy birthday
May all your wishes come true....
And may God bless you with good health,and success."
He greeted her and this made her day.

"Apko kaise pata ke mujhe red velvet pasand hai"
She was eager to know

"Naveen ne ek bar bataya tha that her sister makes so much ruckus over birthday cake..
Yaad reh gaya
I know you are very particular about it"

He tried to pretend that birthday cake is a serious business

She giggled and then he put forward a present to her

"Sir.... You didn't had to bother so much...this was not at all necessary "
She tried to give him back.

"It's nothing much
Just a book....The Green Mile
By Stephen king
I know you love horror thriller and i know you read a lot.... "
He smiled

She was amazed that how much he knows about her....
She was having this thought when he took some cream on her finger and pasted on her nose .... Just a bit....

"It's a ritual "
He said shrugging his shoulder as she frown

She turned to return to her friends and he lingered there a bit more talking with abhi and Shalini.

"Book was a really safe choice
It's personal enough to tell someone that she is special yet not to intimate to arouse suspicion."
Shalini whisper in his ears.

And rajveer signal her to some close so that even he can whisper
And he whispered
"Go to hell"
In her ears in a comic tone.

And she laughed
He saw her laughing and remembered that phone call he had Heard a couple of days back.

"You look good when you are happy.
I hope you always remain happy "
He said with an honest tone and she low down the volume of her smile.

She had nothing to say to him.....
And rajveer almost felt like he should talk to her about the matter but ud interrupted him

"Sir
Wo cake and burgers ke liye ye amount....
Hum sab ne contribution Kiya tha na...."
And he put forward an envelope....

Rajveer saw the envelope then saw ud with  smirking eyes ....
Ud was waiting for him to take the money
And rajveer was waiting if he understands
But then he nodded his head in a mocking manner and placing a hand on his shoulder

"Cadet sahani .... Have a good night"
And took a cool walk from the mess

Alekh taped ud's head from behind

"Dhakkan
Captain rajveer kya Naina ke cake ke paise lenge...."

"Dude phir main iska kya karu ..."
He asked scratching his head....

"Ek aur party karenge apun log....
Agla birthday kiska hai "

Alekh kept hands on ud's shoulder as they walked from there....

Naina from a distance saw everything and smiled as she looked down at the book.

She can't wait to start reading it.