It was way past midnight when they reached the society gate.
Sameer couldn't stop looking Naina at all while Naina avoided eye contact all the while as he fumbled opening the front door lock of the house which was not opening after repeated attempts

"Sameer. Bike ki chaabi" Naina said, looking away, seeing him looking at her without a blink

"Wow Naina. Long drive itni raat ko, haan?Tab der kis baat ki? Chalo lambe waale raaste se jayenge." Sameer said excitedly as he was about to run towards his bike

"Arre, mera matlab hai ki tum bike ki chaabi se door khol rahe the. Itna dur ki mat socho" Naina stopped him from going any further

"Ohh. Kya yaar Naina. Kitna khush ho gaya tha mai" Sameer said as he opened the door with the right keys this time

"Aaj ke liye itni khushi kaafi nahi thi kya?"

"Nahin. Aur bike par woh kya tha? Film mein heroine ne bhi itni kas kar nahi pakda hoga jitna ki tumne mujhe-" he said as he pulled her closer with her landing on his chest

"Wohh..woh mujhe thand lag rahi thi na. Dekho Sameer. Bohot raat ho chuki hai. Ab jao aur so jao" She said, separating from him as he made a face

"Abhi bhi thand lag rahi hai kya" he said, rubbing her arms, taking the chance

"Ji nahi. Garmi se pighal rahi hoon main. Ab hato"  Naina said, pushing his hand aside.

"Tum kitni unromantic ho. Pata nahi shaadi ke baad mera kya hoga?"

"Balance ho jayega na. Tum toh ho hi romantic-"

"Ek second. Main romantic hun, haan?" Sameer said, smirking as he cornered her

"Aur ek number ke buddhu bhi" Naina said, tapping his head lightly as she slipped away to the bedroom, with Sameer standing behind, shaking his head
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*Sunday morning*

"Sameer!" Naina shouted from the bathroom as Sameer sat down to watch TV

"Ab kya hua Naina?" He said as he went towards the bathroom, eyes still glued to the TV

"Darwaza mat kholna" she screamed. She seemed to be in some sort of pain from her voice now

"Naina. Please bolo kya hua hai. Kahin chot lagi hai kya?" Sameer turned serious hearing her constrained voice

"Woh main yahan phisal gayi thi. Ab thoda dard ho raha hai." A whimper came out from the other side as Sameer flinched-

"Paagal ho gayi ho? Dard ho raha hai aur ab tak andar hi ho? Bahar aao abhi ke abhi"

"Nahi aa sakti" she cried

"Par kyun nahi?"

"Tum Jo bahar khade ho"

"Main kya tumhe koi shaitaan lagta hun jo tumhari taange tod dunga? Bahar niklo bhi abb." he said, parting the door open slightly

"Samjha karo. Nahin khol sakti" she said hesitantly.

"Main nasamajh hun. Tum hi samjha do"

"Kuch pehna nahi hai maine. Aur pehen bhi nahin sakti. Shayad meri haath toot gayi hai" she said, between sobs

"Shit. Naina please wahin ruko. Kisiko bula bhi nahi sakte abb. Sab yeh soch rahe hai ki humne shaadi ki hui hai toh agar kisine pucha toh hum phas jayenge. Kya karun?" He racked his brains to get her out

"Bohot dard ho raha hai" she whined as Sameer felt helplessness and anger overtake him

"Main aa raha hun andar. Tumhare dard se pehle nipatna hai mujhe. Baaki sab jaye bhaad mein. Bharosa hai na mujh par? Don't worry, main aankhen band rakhunga jitna ho sake"

"Theek hai. Ek bedsheet lete aana" she relented as the pain got stronger

"Bedsheet? Kyun?"  He asked, confused

"Yahan bed lagwani hai, lambi neend sona hai na mujhe? Ab laate ho ki nahi?" she shouted

"Baap re, yeh dard mein toh doosra hi roop le leti hai" Sameer said as he wrenched off his bedsheet
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Sameer opened the door, the sheet in his hand as he searched for Naina

'Yeh bathroom se achanak gayab kaise ho gayi?" He scratched his head as he saw the empty bathroom

"Main yahan hoon." a small voice sounded from behind the door

Sameer looked behind the door, his eyes widening within seconds as he took in her tousled wet hair, her legs which seemed to go on for miles and her shivering form as she crouched down in a sitting position, her cheeks wet as she sniffled

"Sameer! Aankhe band karo. Abhi!" She shreiked as soon as she saw him looking at her blatantly

"Huh. Kaun si aankhen?" Sameer said, a little lost as his attention slipped to the curve of her waist and lower as she hid her front with her arms, which had a red bruise on it

"Tumhari aankhein" she said as she kicked him on his leg, bringing him back to his senses

Sameer wrapped the bedsheet around her, packing her in fully, careful to not touch her bruised arm or the parts below that. Especially the parts below that.

"Yeh kya kar rahe ho?" Naina said, hiding her face in his neck as he picked her up

"Ab yahan haath-pair tudwake chalne ka competition toh nahi karna hai na tumhe" he said as his hand gripped her bare waist accidentally due to the misplaced sheet

"Sameer. Tumhara haath" Naina said

"Mera haath bilkul theek hai. Par tumhara, kuch keh nahi sakte" he said, trying to fully focus on getting her to the bed, blocking out the images which swarmed his mind, making his senses go numb

"Nahin. Woh tumhara haath. Meri kamar pe.."

"Ohh. Sorry." Sameer said as he covered the area, trying his best not to look there

He placed her on the bed as Naina covered herself fully as well as she could with one hand while Sameer searched for an ointment

"Lagta hai sachme haath toot gayi hai. Hospital chalte hai" Sameer said, examining the area which peeked out of the sheet

"Main iss bedsheet mein hospital kaise jaungi?" Naina said, nursing her 'broken' arm

"Ek idea hai. Meri shirt pehna deta hun. Ajeeb bhi nahi lagega. Aur jaldi bhi ho jayega. Iss baar aankh poori ki poori band rakhunga. Promise" he said pinching his throat

"Bilkul bhi nahi. Pichli baar dekh liya kitna band rakha tha"

"Woh main tumhe dhoond raha tha. Aise bathroom ke piche jaake kaun chupta hai? Ab hospital jaana hai ki yeh tooti-footi haath leke yahin ghumna hai? Choice tumhari hai"

"Agar aankhen kholi na. Dekh lena"

'Iss baar agar kuch bhi dekha toh behosh na ho jaun main' he murmured as he set on doing the arduous task with closed eyes.

He took off the sheet slowly, relying on his sixth sense as he made her wear the damned cloth, slowly. Naina's breath hitched as she felt his hand graze her skin by a whisper as she closed her eyes, not able to take this. Sameer opened one eye to do the buttons as he gulped seeing the dips and curves, although concealed by the very transparent shirt

"Ho gaya"

"Itni jaldi"

"Kyun? Aur time lena chahiye tha?" Sameer smirked as she looked the other way

"Nahi..woh"

"Naina. Woh iss par ek dupatta le lena."

Naina immediately folded her legs around herself, almost converting herself into a ball and wanting the earth to swallow her.
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Naina came out of the hospital, trying to manage her skirt which was made out of the bedsheet, earning many stares along the way

"Dekho sab kaise dekh rahe hai? Cartoon lag rahi hun main"

"Tum ladkiyan bhi na. Jaise bhi lag rahi ho. Dard toh chala gaya na? Aur waise bhi. Itni buri bhi nahi lag rahi. Bas ye bedsheet-" Sameer said, taking the medicines from the pharmacy as he tried not to admire how good she looked in his white, oversized shirt

"Tum toh aise hi bol rahe ho" Naina made a face as he held her by her shoulder, helping her to walk as she'd a slight limp

"Main aise kabhi kuch nahi bolta. Jo sach hai woh hai" he said as he smiled, almost blushing as he looked away from her smooth, pale skin exposed by the shirt

"Sacchi. Tab theek hai. Par tumhare gaal aise tamatar ki tarah laal kyun ho rakhe hai?"

"Woh..Bohot garmi hai na. Isiliye" he said, looking away whistling while Naina looked on, confused as she shrugged it off as they walked through the path lined by trees, together

Phew! Sorry for the delay in update. Actually I was lurking here only but had run out of ideas😆😆. Please no jootas/chappals at me for this update😅. It's not me. I'm sure.🤣🤣🤣
I appreciate all of you who comment/vote😇. Still.😁