"just tell me naina if there is someone you like.... We can work on that"
Naina 's mother was again bugging her for proposals....

"There is no one maa
Hota to main bata deti "

She hung up the phone but for a while kept pondering over it....
Every time her mother proposes a boy
It just feels off....
Like something is wrong....

Lately whenever she thinks about what kind of person he would like to spend her life with
Somewhere vaguely only one person comes in mind
But she never let that thought surface on her conscious level....

She haven't discuss this even with herself
It's revolting

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They are driving in silence
At the outskirts of Delhi.....
It's drizzling

He pulled the car at the end of the cliff to halt for a while , so that they can talk and clear their heads out

"Is this how you felt
When I had lied to you about Naveen's death
When I broke your trust"

His eyes moist and face all tired up
With all the trail and court hearing, regarding lala gehlot

He was in arrest with on going case.

She didn't know how to comfort him....

Lala gehlot's truth has shook him hard

"Stop doing this to yourself
U can't compare yourself to him.....
Your intentions were never bad "
She tried to explained

It was her idea to got out for dinner
As he was in a very bad place from last few weeks.....
And naina was involved too in the case regarding Naveen's death getting linked with lala gehlot

"Intention.....
I am not very sure about that either"
He said resting his head back on the seat

His face exhausted
Voice all dry and cold

"What are you saying"

"I was the one who killed you brother and
The last thing I should be doing was to develop feeling for you."

He said it out loud.....
Sometimes you gets so vulnerable that nothing but the truth comes out from your mouth
While she was spellbound

"And it was not even after your graduation
Much before that....
I guess after the mentorship program
I wonder what Naveen would have done
I wonder if he would have reacted like ud had reacted when he had learned about nilu and Alekh
I think even I owe a punch from naveen."

"And now my Godfather is the source of all your miseries.....
And of so many other people

She sat there processing the truth she just heard
The truth she was not completely ignorant off
But still hearing from him is so much overwhelming but not at all surprising
Of course he loves her
That explains so many actions and decisions he took regarding her.

The confession was so platonic
More like stating out facts
And she was definitely not expecting such turn of events in midst of such a crucial time

She saw him staring straight
Not even waiting for her reply or something like that

"We should get back
It's getting late"
He said as he turn the engine on....

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It's been a week since that drive
That night naina slept over the news rajveer gave her....
Expecting a call next morning
Which never came

You don't just tell the girl that you love her and then not even call...

But she know that he already have a lot on his plate
This is not the time to be fussy

Once things are settled down
Then may be he will talk about it

She is feeling happy and relief for some reason
After learning about his feelings in definate terms
She is feeling less anxious and more settled

Trying to question her own feelings for him
She respects him
Thats for sure
But respect is not the only emotion she feels for him
He is more than an idol and inspiration
He is the man she trusted after a long time since naveen's death
He is the man who made her laugh
Kept her secret
Fought for her with the whole system

As she slept that night
A gentle smile was playing constantly on her lips.
She was at ease....
She was at peace

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"I told her Shalini"
He was on call with her filling his best friend with current news

"That's good phir kya kya"
Shalini was already excited

"Then i dropped her back and that's it
We never got chance to talk ever since that day....
With all the trial and my work as well
He can feel Shalini 's disappointment

"What kind of person does that
You are pathetic"

"I so needed to hear that right now"

"Talk to her captain"

"I don't what was i thinking
Telling her that I love her , just like that....
I wasn't prepared
And now I don't know what to say to her
How to face her"

"Come on captain
She definitely likes you
You are the reason she never accepted huda
It was always you
She just didn't realise it"

"Still doc
What if she doesn't feel anything for me
I am not ready to hear that
I will just tell her that
To forget I said anything like that "

"Don't you dare do that.
Be brave captain just like when it comes to protect your country
Be brave and talk to her "

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"So he said he loves you and then , he never call .... Aur mujhe lagta tha ke mujhe hi duffer Mila hai
Sabhi ladke emotionally handicapped hote hai kya"

Pooja was mumbling as they were eating Maggie in their rooms
She is here to visit naina

"He is really worried Pooja
He is going through a lot
And clearly it was in a moment's weakness he just blurted out the truth.
I think he was still planning to keep shut about it"

"Why don't you give him a call"

"I don't know
I don't want to make him uncomfortable
I want him to talk when he is ready "

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