On Monami's insistence, Karan decided to start narrating the reason behind his wailing so badly, but his mind couldn't get how should he say it to her. Monami understood what he's thinking and sat on the bed beside him, side hugging him.

Monami - Karan, am I not your Rani Sahiba? (Karan nodded vigorously) Haan to bus, apne pyaar se to har cheez share karte hain na. Agar tum bata sakte ho to bata do na...

Karan nodded understanding her point but still his hesitation didn't leave his mind.

Monami - Karan! Hum ek dusre ke hone wale jeevansaathi hain! Jeevansaathi vo hota hai jiske saath apna sukh aur dukh dono baante jate hain. Magar tum to sirf apne sukh dete ho, dukh share karne ke liye koi aur hai kya?!

Karan - Ra..ni Sahiba, kaisi baatein kar rahi ho? Tumhe humsafar banane ka khwab har din dekhta hoon aur vo bhi khuli aankho se. Zindagi ka safar bitana hai tumhare saath!

Monami - To fir problem kya hai batane mein?

Karan took a deep breath and made his mind to spit out the truth. Even he was well aware of the fact that Monami is forcing him to spit out the truth so that he could feel much lighter & have a better state of mind.

Karan - Monami, you know na I belong to Punjab. (Monami nodded) Mere ghar mein mere Darji-Beeji ya Dada-Dadi kehlo, Mom-Dad aur ek chhota bhai tha. Mere dono parents commandos thhe and Darji unpe bahot proud bhi feel karte thhe! Hum sab humari chhoti si duniya mein bahot khush thhe! But ek din, main, mera bhai aur Mom-Dad kahi ja rahe thhe...you know na ki ek command ke dushman kadam-kadam par hote hain. (Monami again nodded) To jab vo ja rahe thhe tab unke kisi dushman ne unka murder already plan kara hua tha. They didn't know ki road par bomb hai aur jaise hi uss jagah se gadi gai....

Narrating this much, Karan fell silent as he could see flashes of everything that happened that day and how he lost both his parents that too in front of his eyes. Some fresh tears started forming in his eyes. Monami understood what must have happened and started rubbing his back to console his crying heart.

Monami (softly) - Karan, agar tum bata sako..to hi batana!

Karan - Nahi, aaj sab bata dena chahta hoon tumhe! Mere mom-dad hum sab ko chhodkar chale gaye and thankfully main aur mera bhai bach gaye!...Mere Darji aur Beeji toot se gaye thhe, magar sirf hum dono bhaiyon ke liye hi jee rahe thhe. Mere Darji ka sapna tha ki main ek doctor banu aur pind mein pind walo ke liye hospital banau. Lekin main kaise uss din ko bhool jau jab maine mere Mom-Dad ko apni aankho ke saamne khoya! Darji ne dil par patthar rakhkar mujhe yaha Deolali bheja ek doctor banne, magar unko bina bataye, maine commando training leni chalu kardi aur jald hi, ek command bana. Jis din mujhe meri uniform mili, uss din main badi aasha se Amritsar gaya. Mujhe laga tha they'll accept me & my profession. (Sarcastically) Magar...to my surprise, (with a deep sigh) unhone ghar ka darwaza mere muh par band kardiya aur a..apni sha..kal dikhaane se bhi ma..mana kardiya!

And with this, Karan completely broke down and his tears were flowing non-stop. Monami too got tears in her eyes listening to how cruel someone's heart be. She too wanted to cry out for a bit but decided to be strong for Karan.

Monami - Karan, please mat ro! I can't see you crying!

Karan (in broken voice) - K..kaise vo..mu.. mujhe...

Karan couldn't speak any further as his words were not ready to escape. Monami too shed a few tears & immediately pulled Karan in her embrace. Karan felt lighter feeling her warmth and started sobbing while hiding himself in her chest.

Monami - Bus Karan, ab chup ho jao. Aur mat ro!

She parted away a little bit from him & offered him a glass of water. But he denied, so she started making him have water by her hands, making his smile slightly.

Monami - Karan, bhook lagi hai? Kuchh khane ke liye lekar aau?

Karan - Nahi Rani Sahiba, aap mere paas iss waqt hain, vahi kafi hai!

Monami smiled and took a place beside him on his bed. She found him lost in his own thoughts & staring at nothing aimlessly.

Monami - Kya ho gaya, Karan? Abhi bhi un baaton ko lekar pareshan ho?!

Karan (with a deep sigh) - Zakhm chahe kitne bhi purane kyun na ho, dard to zindagi bhar hi karenge na!

Monami (with a deep sigh) - Karan... please try to understand! I agree ki Darji ne jo kiya unhe vo nahi karna chahiye tha. He should've given you a chance to justify your actions. Lekin Karan...

Karan (cutting her words) - Lekin kya, Monami?! Tumhe nahi pata ki jab apne hi parayon jaise bartaav karein to kaisa lagta hai!

Karan said his statement without thinking twice and hid himself in the blanket. Whereas for Monami, some old memories flashed in front of her. It was causing her head to spin slightly but she somehow prevented herself from breaking down and calmed herself. She didn't took Karan's words seriously and shrugged off whatever was coming in her mind.

Monami pulled up Karan's blanket a little and slid inside it. As the blanket was meant for a single person, it wasn't covering them properly but because of it being small in size, it resulted in making them lay extremely close to each other. They could feel each other's hot breaths fanning on their faces and a hue of red resembled on their cheeks.

Monami kept her hand on Karan's cheek and caressed it slightly.

Karan - I'm sorry Rani Sahiba!

Monami - Kyu? Sorry kyu bol rahe ho?

Karan - Maine tumhe jo kaha uske liye aur tumhe apne past ki wajeh se pareshan bhi kardiya, isliye bhi!

Monami - Karan, tum apne dil ka haal mujhe nahi bataoge to kise bataoge? (Playfully) Uss Preeti ko?!

Karan chuckled and shook his head in a 'no'. Monami too smiled wide seeing him smiling & placed a deep kiss on his forehead.

Karan - Ek baat kahu, Rani Sahiba?

Monami - Tum kabse permission lene lage?

Karan chuckled slightly and nodded being obvious.

Karan (being extremely overwhelmed) - Thank you!

Monami (in a not interested tone) - Ab ye kis liye?

Karan - For always being there for me! Tum nahi janti ki main pehle apne aap ko kitna akela mehsoos karta tha. Dard baantne ke liye koi nahi tha! Haan, Faizi was always there for me but...you know na!

Monami - I understand, Khadoos Shergill! Aur mujhe 'thank you' nahi sunna. Chaho to 'I love you' keh sakte ho!

Karan smiled seeing her childish bubbly antics and pecked her cheek making her cheeks pink.

Karan (huskily) - I love you, Rani Sahiba!

Monami - I love you too...

Monami was about to complete her sentence when they heard a knock on the door making both of them frown.

Karan (in an irritated tone) - Kaun hai?!

Ustad ji - Main hoon, sirji! Darwaza kholiye na.

Monami hugged Karan tight as she didn't wanted him to go anywhere. Karan too wrapped his arms around her shoulders ensuring her about his presence.

Karan (lying) - Main zara change kar raha tha, Ustad ji. Aap bata dijiye, kya hua.

Monami smacked Karan's chest slightly too which he just pecked her cheeks multiple times being naughty.

Ustad ji - Sirji, Batra sirji ne aapko apne cabin mein bulaya hai. Aap aa jaiye!

Karan - Ji Ustad ji, aap chaliye... main aata hoon!

Ustad ji left according to Karan's command and here inside the blanket, Monami pouted sadly as she didn't wanted to leave his embrace so soon.

Monami (with a sad pout) - Jana padega?

Karan - Batra sir ka bulava hai, jana to padega. Magar jaldi aa jaunga!

Monami nodded being helpless as it's his duty to follow his senior's order and she can't stop him from performing his duties. Karan hurriedly wore his uniform and marched to Batra sir's cabin but not before placing a soulful kiss on Monami's forehead.

Monami (to herself) - Chal Monu, Khadoos Shergill to chala gaya. Ab tu bhi chal apne room mein!

And with this thought, she too left for her dorm after Karan left. Both marched towards their respective destinations being completely unaware of the upcoming storm that will be completely life changing for them!

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