Naina - I hope sab theek ho. I just hope ki jo past mein hua wo wapas na ho. Jis past ko itne saalo ke baad almost bhool chuki thi wo wapas aakar mere samne na khada ho jaye.
Jo tab hua tha I hope wo ab na ho.

Naina laid down on the bed looking up towards the ceiling remembering some bitter memories. Her eyes started getting watery with passing time. And she started feeling dizzy probably because of travelling and the remembrance of some unwanted things.

Naina - ( *closing her eyes* ) Mujhe yeh sab yaad kyun aaraha hai? Main nahi yaad rakhna chahti kuch bhi uske baare mein. I thought everything was over but it's not. And 10 saal pehle jo hua tha I don't want that to happen par main kya karu? Lag ra hai like everything is slipping out of my hands.

Sitting back up and wiping her tears that were threatening to flow, she buried her face in her palms and tried to stabilise her breathing.

Naina - Acha hua Sameer yaha nahi hai. Nahi toh sawal karte. Par ab unhe bhi sach pata chal jaega kabhi na kabhi. Pata nahi kya bolungi main. Aur wo samjhenge bhi ya nahi.
Ughhh! Why is everything such a mess?

Stopping her trail of thoughts, she went out to the balcony to get some fresh air. Her head was full of thoughts and this was the only way she could relax atleast a little bit.

A few minutes later, Sameer came back into the room but tensed up immediately on not finding her. But the momentarily tension was crushed by a wave of relief when he saw that the balcony's door was open. Marching towards the balcony, he saw her standing there but she was looking lost in some thoughts.

Sameer - ( *Standing beside her* ) Kya soch rahi ho?

Naina - ( *was caught off-guard* ) Haan?!

Sameer - Maine kaha kya soch rahi ho? Khoyi khoyi si lag rahi ho bilkul

Naina - Na-nahi kuch nahi. Bas aise hi

Sameer - Kuch hai toh bata sakti ho. Waise bhi Sameer Maheshwari ki nazro se kuch nahi chupta ( *Smirking* )

Naina - ( *mimicking him* ) Sameer Maheshwari ki nazro se kuch nahi chupta. Bola na theek hun main

Sameer - Dikh toh raha hai jhoot bol rahi ho par fir bhi. Chalo kuch dikhana hai tumhe ( *Grabbing her wrist* )

Naina - Kya?! Kaha le ja rahe hain aap?

Sameer - ( *picking up the car keys* ) Aree chalo toh zyaada bolo mat

Naina - Aree ye kya baat hui? Atleast bata toh dijiye kaha le ja rahe hain?

Sameer - Aree chalo na kitna bolti ho tum. Kidnap nahi karne wala tumhe chinta mat karo bas chalo mere saath.

Coming out of the hotel, Sameer made her sit inside the car and sitting on the driver's seat started the trip.

Naina - Ab toh bata dijiye kaha ja rahe hain

Sameer - Wohi jakar dekh lena.

Making an irritated face, Naina turned away to look out of the window. While Sameer looking at her grumpy face chuckled a bit thinking how childish she was looking at the moment.

After a few minutes of sitting in the silence, the car halted in the middle of nowhere.

Sameer - ( *Getting out of the car* ) Naina chalo

Naina - Par Sameer yeh kaunsi jagah hai? Bilkul sunsaan? Mujhe kuch theek nahi lag raha hai wapas chalte hain na

Sameer - ( *opening the car door for her to come out* ) Naina kuch nahi hoga chalo na

Naina - Nahi Sameer please mujhe jana hai

Sameer - Naina...

Naina - Sameer please!

Sameer - Naina! ( *Stopping her from arguing any more* )
Bharosa hai na mujh par?

Naina - ( *Looking into his deep eyes* ) Kuch se zyaada

Sameer - ( *Smiled gently* )( *entending his hand* ) Toh chalo fir

Naina - Par Sameer....

But before she could protest any further Sameer kept his hand infront of her lips thus refraining her from saying anything else

Sameer - Shh! Kuch mat bolo. Ab chalo bas.

The closeness was so intoxicating that it made Naina loose all her senses and not thinking about anything else she kept her hand on his and got out of the car.

Taking her hand in his, he entered the forest by the road. The path was filled with rocks and other stuffs and the forest was looking quite scary at this hour of the night but soon enough they both reached a heveanly looking place.

There was a small waterfall, the moon's light making the water look like a river of silver, the place was being lighted up by the moonlight. Adding to the beauty of the place there were fireflies flying here and there and helping the moon to lighten up the place. The sky was clear and the stars were visible in the night sky.
The cold and fresh air was hitting her face making her melt into the moment. And the light cries of little nocturnal birds was making everything even more perfect.

Seeing her beaming, Sameer finally broke the silence

Sameer - Acha laga?

Naina - ( *Turning towards him* ) Bahut!!!!

Her eyes were sparkling and the sweet smile wasn't leaving her lips.
Even the beautiful sorrouding was not succeeding in making Sameer look anywhere except Naina.

Naina - Sameer! Yeh jagah kitni pyaari hai. Aapko kaise pata chala is jagah ke baare mein?

Sameer - ( *pushing aside the sticks and twigs resting on the grass to make room for both of them* ) Main kuch saalo ke liye Russia mein hi tha. Tab pata chala tha mujhe is jagah ke baare mein. Jab bhi down feel karta tha yahi aakar baitha rehta tha. Kuch alag tarah ki hi shaanti milti hai is jagah par. ( *sitting down on the grass and taking his jacket off* ) Aao baitho na!

Naina - ( *sat down beside him* ) Woh toh hai. Mujhe pata nahi tha yaha aisi jagah bhi dekhne ko milegi.

Both of them sat in comfortable silence, gazing the stars. But a few minutes later Naina's eyelids started getting heavier though she tried her best to stay up, she finally gave in and resting her head on Sameer's shoulder drifted off to sleep.
Sameer feeling the weight on his shoulders shifted his gaze towards her only to find his childish wife sleeping peacefully on his shoulder. He lifted his jacket from his lap and covered her with it to prevent her from catching cold. Smiling gently and looking up towards the stars for one last time, he too started feeling sleepy and keeping his head on her's drifted off to sleep.

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The next morning both of them came back to the hotel after spending the night in that unforgettable place.
The day was a busy one for Sameer. The whole day was for Sameer was spent in making different plans and statergies for the attack that was to take place the next day. While for Naina, the day was quite boring and was spent mostly in reading different books, surfing the net and staring at Sameer, observing whatever he was doing. Soon the night drew upon and both of them getting settled on their sides of the bed drifted off to their respective dreamlands.

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Then finally came the day that Naina was dreading the most. "The day of the fight".

Naina - Sameer yeh sab zaroori hai kya?

Sameer - Naina abhi time nahi hai yeh sab baate karne ka. Mujhe jaana hoga abhi

Naina - Lekin Sameer

Sameer - ( *Holding her shoulders* ) Naina chinta mat karo mujhe kuch nahi hoga. Aur tumhe bhi kuch nahi hoga. This place is under tight security na hi koi unwanted insaan meri permission ke bina andar aa sakta hai aur nahi bahar jaa sakta hain.

Saying this and kissing Naina on her forehead, Sameer took the things he needed and unlocking the door, left the room.

Naina - Sameer mujhe khud ke liye nahi aapke liye darr lag raha hai. ( *praying* Please bhagwan jii Sameer ka dhyaan rakhna.

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What to you think has Sameer started developing some feelings towards Naina?
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