They both stood in the same position, soaking in the warmth of each other.......And Sameer's resolve was melting just like wax.....he wanted to go away from her, but seems like his feet were glued....If he stayed here even for a second more, he would end up turning and hugging her, which he couldn't.......Hence he jerked her hands away and took a step away from her....Naina kept looking at him with teary eyes......She too knew how much pain he was in...but she couldn't do anything, until he lets her.......After a few moments Sameer turned towards her, his expressions changed completely.....from that of pain and hurt, to that of anger and aguish.....

Sameer: How dare you hear my personal talks?

Naina took a step towards him, and he stopped her showing his palm.....

Naina: Sam.....

Sameer: Just shut up....

Naina flinched in fear, hearing his loud voice.....Sameer moved towards her, and held her shoulder very tightly.....and it pained her very badly.....but still she kept mum...and Sameer too knew that he's causing her pain..but all this charade was necessary to keep her away from himself....

Sameer: Aaj k baad mere aas paas b mt aana...smjhi tum....

Naina: Sameer......

She knew why he was doing all this......but until he accepts it, she cannot do anything about it....Before she could say anything more, Sameer pushed her and left from there...And Naina stood there....crying hard.....She fell on her knees and cried her heart out.......And Sameer stood behind the pillar seeing his love getting broken....and he was the reason behind this.....

Sameer: I am sorry Naina...mai jaanta hu ki tumhe bahot dard ho raa h...par usse zyada dard mujhe ho raa h.....par tumhe mujhse dur rehna hi hoga Naina....I can't let you come close to me.....Mai tumhe nii kho skta Naina.....hum dono k liye yahi better h ki hum dono ek doosre se dur rahein....aur ye jaan k ki you also love me, mai apni poori life jee lunga.....aur dekhna tumhaari life mei b koi....

Sameer's heart pricked even by the thought of Naina loving someone else...he can never see her with someone else, but he himself was pushing her away.....

Sameer kept standing there, and left only after Naina left from there......she looked really tired, her shoulders were slumped and face was full of tear marks and fresh tears continuously rolling down her cheeks......she walked looking all lost and went to her room.....and Sameer too left from there half-heartedly.....they both had a sleepless night.....Naina kept on crying, trying to hold on to her her sobs but failed miserably......Sameer too was no better.....His eyes too were shedding tears of pain.......and seeing Naina, while she was leaving, it felt like someone has stabbed his heart and actually more worse than that.........

Early morning, when Avi woke up, she found Naina's bed empty...she looked everywhere but couldn't find Naina....she went towards the restroom, and found it locked...she was relieved that maybe Naina was inside.....she knocked on the door, but there was no response from her.....She kept knocking for more than 10 mins, but there was no response from Naina......

Avi: Naina....open the door.....tu theek h naa?

With all this noise, Swati and Preeti too had woken up.......Swati looked Avi's worried face, whereas Preeti was still sleepy.....

Preeti: Kya hua? Kyu poora room sir p utha rakha h aadhi raat ko?

  Swati: Aadhi raat nii h Preeti subah ho gyi h.....(turning to Avi) Kya hua Avi?

Avi: Yrr...dekh naa..mai kb se Naina ko bula rii hu...naa vo darwaza khol rii h..aur naa hi kuchh bol rii h......

Hearing this, Preeti's eyes snapped open......

Preeti: Kya?

She too started banging the door and kept on calling Naina to open the door.....but when she didn't open the door for another ten minutes, they all got really worried.....

Swati: Yrr...naa kuchh bol rii h.....naa door open krri h....

By this time, Preeti was already in tears....she didn't know what to do......

Preeti: (crying) Please kuchh kro naa.....Naina ko bahar lao yrr.......

Swati: Should we call the boys?

Avi: Nii yrr...I mean, she's in restroom.....ummm...I don't know...aur itni subah unka yahan aana......

Preeti: Haan...let's call the warden.....

Avi: Haan...yahi sahi h.......

Avi just turned to go out, when she stopped in her tracks, hearing the click sound of the door.......They all were shocked to see Naina come out of the restroom......She looked pathetic...her eyes were swollen like anything.......She looked completely lifeless......She was about to collapse on the door itself, But Preeavi held her and took her to the bed.....

Preeti: Behen kya hua?

Avi: Haan Naina...ye kya haal bana rakha h tune?

Swati: Aur kbse khud ko band kr rakha tha? 

Naina looked completely lost......she wasn't even answering them.....and they kept on pouring out all the questions on her........but seeing her so lost.....Preeti shook her...and Naina looked around as if she was in some kind of a daze...which was broken now, and she had come back to the real world.......

Preeti again asked her softly...

Preeti: Behen...bata naa...kya hua h?

Naina looked at her worried sister and friends and she hugged her and started crying again.....Preeti kept rubbing her back.....and once Naina was calm, she told them everything....the girls too had tears in their eyes, especially Avi.....She had known Sameer for years, but didn't know that this was the reason, that he keeps himself away from everyone.....Naina again started to cry.....

Naina: P...Preeti...mmm....mai nii....I love him...and he also loves me.....kuchh kr naa...please...I..beg...you.......

Preeti looked at her sister helplessly......They all kept on caressing her back...and due to all the exhaustion and also her health, Naina drifted off to sleep......they all decided to let her be, and informing the warden, left for classes.......Whole day, Avi didn't speak with Sameer, and he knew the reason...or that's what he guessed.....But in reality, Avi was just trying to figure everything out....She didn't know, how to face him...she claimed to be his friend, his sister...and yet she couldn't understand his pain........

After the classes, Sameer left immediately...Sidmundit had already felt some tension between Sameer and Avi...and also, during breakfast, Swapree seemed really off......They all went and sat in the garden, when Sidmundit tried to ask the girls what was the matter.....

Sid: Yrr...hua kya h tum teeno ko?

Munna: Haan subah se tum teeno k chehre kyu utre huye h?

Avi: Guys..Sam..Sameer.....

Pandit: Kya hua Sameer ko?

Swati: Vo......

And Swati told them everything......And Preeti again burst into tears.....

Preeti: Yrr..please do something......Meri behen ko bahot mushkil se koi aisa mila h jisse usne itna pyaar kia h.......vo toot jayegi yrr.....

Pandit hugged her, and she cried in his arms...Sidmundit were equally shocked and hurt hearing this......

Sid: Yrr..hum use bhai bolte hain....fir b use nii smjh paaye yrr......

Munna: Haan yrr.....Kabhi pata hi nii laga ki uske dil mei ye sb chal raa h...

Pandit: Shayad hum hi fail ho gye yrr.....

Avi: Haan guys...but we still have a chance, we can fix this...Sameer ki happiness Naina mei h...and Naina ki Sameer mei...let's get them together......

Swati: Haan...Naina is really broken yrr...let's do something.....

Sid: I have an idea....

Everyone: What? 

Sid: Come here....

Sid discussed his plan with everyone......

Preeti: Will it work?

Sid: Definitely...

Swati: Lekin agar kaam nii kia to?

Munna: Ye definitely kaam krega....

Pandit: Haan..ab itna to hum apne bhai ko jaante hi hain.....

The girls too agreed to carry out the plan as discussed......And after some time, they all went to their rooms...They decided to not tell Naina anything, as she wouldn't agree to do something like this......

When Swapreeavi reached their room, Naina was still sitting on her bed like a lifeless statue.....they all looked at her in pitty, but still decided to not disclose anything to her...they tried to cheer her up, but nothing worked.....in the evening, it was time to execute their plan......

The boys as decided, took Sameer to the garden and sat on a bench, from where the corridor was clearly visible.....They sat there and kept on talking about random topics...Sameer was least interested....he hadn't seen Naina the whole day...she didn't even come for lunch..neither did the boys go to the girls room....and he couldn't make any excuse to go there.....And he wasn't sure if she would wanna meet him......He sighed and kept sitting there.....Sidmundit knew that he was curious, but this was the only way....just then they saw Preeti running towards the phone booth.....

Munna: Are ye to Preeti h naa?

Hearing him, they all turned towards the direction he was pointing in...and they found Preeti running with very worried expressions......

Pandit: Haan yrr..hai to Preeti hi..lekin itni pareshaan kyu h?

Sid: Chalo poochhte hain....

They all stood up....and went towards her....When they reached there...they found her talking on the call...

Preeti: Haan Papa....

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Preeti: Nii..Naina ki poori packing ho gyi h....

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Preeti: Okk...aap kl aa re ho naa?

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Preeti: Yeah ok....bye...

The boys could hear only one side of the conversation.....But Sameer could only hear that Naina's luggage was packed....and what's with her uncle coming here...is she going somewhere? Is she leaving him? This is what he wanted to do...then why can't he take it.....His reverie was broken by Sidmundit's voice....when Preeti came out....

Munna: Kya hua Preeti?

Pandit: Haan tu itni pareshaan kyu h?

Preeti gave an angry look to Sameer, and he bent his head in guilt....

Preeti: Vo Papa ko call krke pochi rii thi...ki vo..vo kb aa re hain?

Sid: Kyu? Uncle kyu aa re hain?

Preeti: Naina ko lene...

Sidmundit: Kya? 

Pandit: Lekin kyu?

Preeti: Naina ne bola h ki usko ab yahan nii rehna.....in fact India mei hi nii rehna ...and anyways Mom Dad kl evening mei Naina ko lene aayenge.....

Pandit: To vo wapas kb aayegi?

Preeti: Kabhi nii...she's going home..and then wahan se she'll go to the USA......

Saying this Preeti had tears in her eyes...while Sameer was shocked beyond limit.....Naina is leaving..and that too forever..that means he'll not be able to see her again.....He ran from there towards her room....And the rest three laughed at his condition....

Munna: Abe...wahan sb plan k according h naa?

Preeti: Haan tension mt le...humne Naina ko bola h ki uske bed...cupboard har cheez ki deep cleaning honi h...as she has suffered from viral recently...aur COVID k baad se ye school ka rule h....to avoid further infections....to isiliye uska bedsheet n all sb hata dia...clothes have been sent for laundry....aur cleaning k naam p baaki ka samaan b hata dia h...aur weather change hua h..to anyways Naina needs to change her wardrobe...to samaan bag mei hi h.....aur jb Sameer wahan jayega to Swaavi will show as if they are packing Naina's luggage..and anyways Naina is sitting like a stone since morning...to use b kuchh smjh nii aa raa h...jo hum bol re hain..wahi krri h....

Here, Sameer was running at a speed, that if  participated in a marathon....he would've definitely won......He reached Naina's room....the door was ajar and he found Swaavi packing Naina's stuff with gloomy faces...while Naina was standing near the door of the balcony looking outside.....Her back was towards him...and hence he couldn't see her face.....his heart pained, as again he wasn't able to see her face.....and seeing her luggage being packed.....she's going away from here...away from him...and probably to not return ever again......

He was standing there like a statue, when Sidmundit and Preeti came there.....and seeing Sameer's reaction, they were sure that they had hit the bull's eye.....Sid kept a hand on his shoulder, and Sameer came out of his reverie...

Sid: Tu ro kyu raa h?

Sameer realized that he had tears rolling down his cheeks...he wiped his tears harshly and stormed out of there......They all flashed a smile to each other and Preeti went back to her room, while the boys followed Sameer....It was now time for a face off....

Sameer went to an empty classroom, he was sitting on his knees....when he entered the classroom, he was again about to punch the wall, but remembered Naina's face, which always reflects his pain.....and he stopped...even if she's not here, she's successful in keeping him away from all the pain...and what did he do to her? He had forced to such an extent, that she's ready to leave her family...her friends...and everything behind...Was he doing something wrong? Was he unable to understand the depth of her love for him? What if she goes away from him? Will he be able to live? How will he survive?

He was lost in his thoughts, when he heard footsteps approaching towards him.....he wiped his tears and standing up, turned towards the door, and found Sidmundit coming inside....they too looked very sad.....It's all coz of him.....They too came and sat down on the benches around him.....

Munna: Yrr.....Naina jaa rii h....

Pandit: Haan yrr.... bechaari Preeti b kitni sad h.....

Sid: Haan yrr....hum sb kitne achhe friends bn gye the....hmm...I'll miss her....

Pandit: Me too...

Munna: Same here....but ek baat smjh nii aayi....

Sid: Kya?

Munna: Yahi ki achanak Naina sb kuchh chhod k jaa kyu rii h?

Pandit: Haan yrr chhenu...mujhe b kuchh smjh nii aa raa.....

Sameer had been listening to all this, and felt more terrible.....thinking that everyone is sad all coz of him...just because he cannot accept Naina....but really can he not?

Sameer: (almost inaudible) Meri wajah se....

They all looked at Sameer with questioning gaze.....Their plan was going exactly the way they wanted it to....They wanted him to confess everything on his own, so that they can give him some piece of their mind.....

Sidmundit: Mtlb?

Sameer: Vo....Naina....mtlb...mai...I mean vo....

Pandit: Bhai yaa to hindi mei bol le...yaa english Mei....tu jo bol raa h vo humein smjh nii aa raa.....

Sameer took a deep breath...it's time to confess the biggest secret to his friends...something which he haven't told Nanu as well....and Naina had heard it unintentionally.....

Sameer: Vo...Naina...Naina loves me.....

Munna: (getting restless) Vo humein pata h.....aage bol....

Sid stared at him...and Sameer was shocked listening this....

Sameer: tum log....

Sid: Haan...lekin...abhi baat ye nii h...why is Naina leaving? Tune use kuchh kaha h kya?

Pandit: Dekh Sameer...humne hamesha tujhe support kia....hamesha tera saath dia....aur humein pata h ki tu ladkiyon p bharosa nii krta....lekin yrr tu Naina ko pyaar se b to smjha skta tha naa.....aisa kya bol dia tune ki vo sb kuchh chhod k jaa rii h...

Sid: Haan Sameer.....what did you do?

Sameer felt more guilty on himself....and with his friends pointing out on his mistakes....he could't hold on to it...and told them everything....also the reason, why he can't accept Naina in his life....Once completed, he looked at his friends....who seemed angry.....and moreover looked hurt...The got up abruptly and turned to go out...but Sameer's voice stopped them...

Sameer: Kahan jaa re ho?

Munna was the first one to turn towards him...his eyes were shedding tears...but his expressions were more of anger.....

Munna: Tujhse mtlb?

Pandit: Haan...ab agar hum yahan rahe aur humein kuchh ho gaya to tu yahi kahega ki teri wajah se h....isse better h ki hum chalein jaayein......

Sid: Haan aur waise b hum tere hain hi kon? Jb itne salon se itna kuchh chhupa k rakha h....to ab kyu tujhe fark pad raa h?

Munna: Haan...humne tujhe apna bhai mana.....

Pandit: Aur tune to humein dost b nii maana yrr.....

Sameer rushed towards them..... 

 Sameer: Please aise mt bolo yrr...tum logon k alawa mera h hi kon?

Sid: Achha? Isiliye tune humein kabhi kuchh nii bataya?

Munna: Ek baar b apne dil ki baat nii kahi?

Pandit: Apne bhaiyon ko to bata deta yrr....

Saying this, Sidmundit engulfed Sameer in a tight hug.....they knew how much he needed them...and all how badly they wanted him......After some time, they all parted with each other....and Sameer bent his head in guilt.....

Sameer: I am sorry yrr.....mujhe....sb bata dena chahiye tha...but I was scared......

Sid: Dekh Sameer.....hum jaante hain ki us waqt teri haalat kya hui hogi..lekin kya tune kabhi shaanti se thande dimaag se socha h is baare mei? Itna educated hone k baad b...how can u believe in all this nonsense?

Sameer: Mtlb?

Munna: Baith yahan....

Saying this, they all settled down.....

Munaa: Bhai...jb tu Delhi gaya tha...Nani ki death k baad..you already hated Vishakha aunty.....

Pandit: Haan Sameer...you started to hate her ever since she left you here.....To unke beemar hone se tera kya lena dena bhai?

Sameer: But...papa? Nani?

Sid: Sameer....uncle ki death k time p you were hardly a small kid.....how can you hold yourself responsible for it? Unhe pehle se hi health issues the...even before you were born Sameer.....

Pandit: Aur Nani? Sameer...usme teri kya glti thi? Nani ko heart attack aaya tha..aur tu to wahan rehta b nii tha...

Munna: Haan Sameer...tera paas hona nii..balki tera dur jana unki death ki wajah thi...vo tujhe apne paas rakhna chahti thi..aur Vishakha aunty nii maani...isiliye unhe stress aur tension ki wajah se heart attack aaya.....Agar tu unke paas rehta, to shayad vo aaj tere saath hoti.....

Sameer had been listening to all this intently.....they were right..Dadi's harsh words had affected him so badly, that he never thought about all this...he was never at fault....his father was detected with a tumor in his brain a few months after his marriage...and with Sameer's birth, his recovery had become better...but due to the Dr's carelessness, he lost his life during the surgery....whereas with Vishakha, he had already started to hate her since she left him here all alone......just for the sake of her new family......and Nani....well she so badly wanted Sameer to be with her...to live with her in Ahmedabad...but his mother's adamancy had killed his Nani as well..and only after that, Nanu had adopted him....and became his legal custodian.........

Seeing him lost in thoughts and his facial expressions...they knew that they had hit the right chord......and hence decided to continue......

Munna: Sameer...manhoos tu nii h....

Pandit: Haan..manhoos vo log hain..jinki wajah se tune itna suffer kia.....

Pandit's voice held lot of hatred towards the Somanis'.....well...they all hated them.....

Sid: Haan Sameer..aur unki baaton mei aake..tune Naina ka itna dil dukha dia.....tujhe pata h..Preeti bata rii thi...ki pehli baar Naina fever se itni jldi recover ho paayi h...warna har baar to bahot din lg jaate hain.....

Pandit: She was really happy ki uski behen ki life mei tu h.....

Munna: Aur ab dekh..tune kya kia h....

Sid: Abhi b time h Sameer...rok le use...warna bahot der ho jayegi.....aur us bechaari ne already itna suffer kia h....

Sameer: Mtlb?

Sameer was unaware of Naina's past completely, except for a few things.....as he has never been the part of the conversation, which had been about her miseries......

Sid: Vo Naina k parents ki death k baad...uske tauji aur taiji ne.....

Sid went on to tell him the kind of torture, physically and emotionally Naina had been put through after her parents demise....by the hands of her own so called family and how she ended up here at St. Stephen's....And Sameer was shocked...he knew about her parents, but did not know about taiji....and also that she had made Naina believe that she's unlucky.....the same way Dadi had made him believe so......He fisted his hands.....in anger.....and now he realized why Naina was so hurt yesterday......They both had been suffering the same pain...from the hands of their so called relatives......

They all looked at him expectantly.....While he was thinking of what all his friends have said....she was so happy yesterday, while talking about her love..the glow on her face...the shine in her eyes..everything was shouting of her happiness...and what did he do? He got angry on her thinking she loves someone else....and later, even after finding out that it's him.....he had hurt her more......to an extent that now she's leaving him....no...no..he can't let this happen...He immediately stood up..and seeing him Sidmundit too stood up.....

Sid: (in mind) Lgta h koi asar nii hua ispe....aur agar ye plan kaam nii kia...to Swapreeavi jaan le lengi meri...aur agar unse bach b gaya to ye Sameer khoon kr dega mera...

Sid gulped in fear...while Mundit looked at Sameer anxiously......

Sameer: Nii...mai...mai meri Naina ko mujhse dur nii jaane de skta......mai use nii kho skta...maine use itna hurt kia...ab aur nii.....mai meri Naina ko nii jaane dunga kahin b....

Hearing him, they all squealed in happiness.....And hugged Sameer.....After some time, Sameer told them a plan, and asked them to inform the girls as well...and not to tell anything to Naina......

Sameer: Ab dekhta hu...ki Naina kaise mujhe aur hum sb ko chhod k jaati h.....

Sidmundit looked at each other...thinking what Sameer will do to them, once he'll get to know the truth...but for now, it was time to carry out his plan.....As decided, they all told the girls everything..who too were really happy....and post dinner, they brought Naina to the garden...who was in no mood to go there.....seeing the garden, even from her room....she had been thinking of everything that happened here last night...and ended up crying......Hence, when Preeti proposed the idea of going there...she refused immediately.....

Naina: Nii Preeti...mujhe nii jana h......

Preeti: Dekh mummy ne kaha h..ki tujhe fresh air ki zaroorat h...to recover fast.....

Avi: Haan yrr....chal naa Naina...

Swati: Please....

Due to their continuous pleadings.......she agreed reluctantly...

Naina: Achha..theek h...but zada der nii...

Swapreeavi: Ok....

They all moved towards the garden area...it was all dark unlike the other days....Naina turned...

Naina: Preeti ye...

But Preeti was nowhere to be found...nor Swaavi.....Naina looked confusingly all around....but finding no one, she turned to go towards her room, when she heard soft strumming of guitar....she stopped in her tracks...and hearing the voice.....she turned around.....

Haan aa aa..

The garden lit up immediately...and there stood Sameer with a guitar in his hand....a soft smile playing on his lips......singing.....

Haan hasi ban gaye
Haan nami ban gaye
Tum mere aasmaan
Meri zameen ban gaye.....

Naina stood there frozen at her place...she can't believe this is the same Sameer, who had just jerked her away from himself last night...and at this very spot....Her reverie was broken hearing his loving and peaceful voice....

Oo.aa...aa..

Haan hum badalne lage
Girne sambhalne lage
Jab se hai jaana tumhein
Teri ore chalne lage

He started walking towards her with slow steps..and Naina stood there hypnotized....

Har safar har jagah
Har kahin ban gaye

He came and stood in front of her, keeping the guitar aside...and sat on one knee in front of her...and holding her hand, kissed the back of her palm...and then took her hand to his eyes..and touched it to both his eyes, one by one..showing the utmost respect towards her.......all the while singing the song.......

Maante thhe phir khuda
Aur haan wahi ban gaye

Haan hasi ban gaye
Haan nami ban gaye
Tum mere aasmaan
Meri zameen ban gaye

Then, he stood beside her, and pointed in front of her...Naina's eyes moved in that direction, where he was pointing...and found Pihu running in her direction, holding a heart shaped stuffed toy....Pihu came and gave it to Naina and kissing Naina's cheek...and ran from there.....Naina looked at Sameer who was smiling looking at her with love filled eyes.....

Pehchaante hi nahi
Ab log tanha mujhe
Meri nigaahon mein bhi
Hai dhoondte wo tujhe

Hum the dhoondhte jisey
Wo kami ban gaye
Tum mere ishq ki

Sar-zameen ban gaye......

Sameer again went and stood in front of her....with his arms wide open, and without wasting a second, Naina ran into his arms...and they both hugged each other very tightly......both their eyes were filled up tears...but yet a beautiful smile, playing on their lips....

Haan hasi ban gaye
Haan nami ban gaye
Tum mere aasmaan
Meri zameen ban gaye (Repeat once)

O.. aa...

They both stood there, wrapped in each other's arms...totally lost in the bliss of the moment and soaking in the warmth their hearts have been craving for so long......

Hey everyone...here's the next chapter...I don't know...but I am lacking ideas for this one...and I guess it's getting a bit boring......but anyways...will try to improve in further chapters.....If some of you might remember, I had shared an update, stating it's  for sharing my happiness with you guys..and I'll let you all know the reason soon...so the reason is...I got a new job...yay..with a promotion.....and today is my first working day...and hence this update is more special, and I tried to make Sameer and Naina's confession...and it's just the starting I know...but really my hands are still in too much pain..with all the office and college work....thanks to all the people who understood my problem....and I am really thankful to all of you for it..but some people have been constantly pinging me..to update soon.....and also posting messages...so you need to understand that I have a lot on my plate right now...and still I am trying to write...just because you all love this story....even though I am not getting satisfactory response...but still I am doing for you all...so please try to understand my position also.....And again a big thanks to all, who asked of my well being and are concerned about my health....I might've recovered, but my work and studies is not giving me the much needed  rest....will try to post soon.......And next will be epilogue of Adhure hum..as I wanna finish that one first.......Till then take care, and stay safe.....and please ignore mistakes.....

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