Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

A week passed, Aarti and Manik are actually dating after Manik confession but Aarti is still holding on to her past or maybe something else too. Yash is more than happy for her as she find her love also because Manik is actually a nice guy he thinks so. Aarti is now getting comfortable with people but Yash still has that special place in her heart.

In the evening Yash came out of his cabin and saw Manik Aarti in her cabin.

"Manik please" Aarti tries to create distance between them but he is pulling her playfully. Aarti giggles as he tickles her waist. He smiled, grabbing her closer his fingers slipped into her hair and he kissed her smiling lips. Yash looked away and left from there without looking back. Aarti pushed Manik away and fisted her dupatta over her chest, her heart beating restlessly, she ran out feeling suffocated and took a taxi to home. Yash was passing in the living room. He does not understand why he is feeling this strange restlessness from the time he saw Manik kissing Aarti.

"I should be happy" He reminds himself that he should be happy for her as now she has someone who love her madly. He picked a glass from the dinner table and poured water from a jug. He drank whole water in one go but still that suffocation is there. Aarti stepped in and saw Yash passing like this. Yash also saw her.

"Why did you come home without me?" She sounded upset to him.

"Um...i hmm I have some work so" He said even though they both know it's been a week Manik always drops her here.

"Nowadays you're giving work more importance than me" She frowned, to him she sounded like a typical girlfriend.

"Nothing like this" He walked toward her as if he could understand the restlessness of her heart.

"Your priority is changing" She pushed him away as he tried to touch her face. She don't know if she is upset with him or angry with the fact that Manik kissed her today.

"Believe me" He cup her face but can't understand why she is so upset even though he saw her with Manik. She was genuinely happy with him then what she is doing here leaving him, what happened. She embrace him in dilemma. Yash also grabbed her closer for the first time with possessiveness.

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Next day Manik asked Aarti why she left like that, she had no answer. He was upset with her, she can feel.

Meanwhile Yash told Aarti that one of his friend is getting married so they're going to Kashmir tomorrow. Yash is really excited. Aarti knows why because he loves the weather of Kashmir.

Next day Yash Aarti caught flight and till evening they landed there and Yash decided to stay in a hotel as his friend home in very near. The weather doesn't suit Aarti and till morning she was unwell.

"I call doctor" Yash was worried but Aarti stopped him.

"It's just a little fever. I'll be alright after taking a nap." She assured him as she took a tablet.

"Are you sure" He sat there on the bed securing her in a blanket.

"Yes" She smiled to make him feel good.

"If you need anything just call me" He dropped a peck on her forehead, she nodded then he left to his room. In the afternoon Aarti got high fever. Yash called the doctor who gave her some medicine and left telling Yash to let her rest. Yash stayed in Aarti's room the whole time taking care of her and till evening her fever reduced. She eats her dinner or say Yash fed her when she was sitting on the bed itself.

"I'm fine now" She smiled at him. He doesn't say anything.

"You're mad at me?" She made a small face.

"I'm sorry" She moved into his arms. He holds her close only he knows how he feels seeing her in so much fever.

"You're too sensitive for this weather" He looked at her face as she raised head. She nods cutely.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" He scolded her. She made a baby face. Yash phone rings.

"Arun I can't come, my friend needs me right now" Yash ended the call. Aarti told Yash to go.

"I'm fine" Aarti insisted that he go.

"No, I won't leave you alone" He glared at her for even thinking that he will leave her now. Aarti feel bad that he is not going to his friend's marriage because of her.

"Please Yash, I'm perfectly fine now, I will feel guilty if you cancel the plan" She gets down the bed and comes near him only to take his hand in her hand.

"Promise me you are going" She asked. He nods no again.

"I swear I won't step out of this room, i will only sit in bed" She is not ready to give up. He sighs. Yash checked her temperature again and found it normal.

"See I told you" Aarti smiled.

"You just don't move ok" He tucked her in a blanket.

"Yash" She called his name as he didn't move, she knew he don't want to leave her.

"Take care" He caressed her cheek. She nods.

Yash leave to his room half heartedly. He stepped out getting ready and checked on Aarti again then he left to reception only to bump into Arpita.

"You" He glared her in surprise.

"Yeah I'm here for some work" Arpita said and waited for him to tell what he is doing here but Yash didn't told her anything and he left without sparing her another glance. Arpita get really angry the way he ignored her.

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Aarti was laying in bed wide awake, she wasn't getting sleep as she already slept in the afternoon. So she switched on TV and kept changing channels only to stop on a news channel where a breaking news was running about a terrorist entering this city, he came from enemy nation. Aarti gets worried for Yash as he just went out.

"It's my fault, why I pushed him so much to go to that wedding" She almost cried just with the thought of him being in some trouble. She got down the bed and run out of room madly, on not finding him in his room, she asked reception if Yash left and find out that he left an hour back.

"Now what I do" She sat on one of chair as she don't even know roads of this place, how she gonna search him then she try his phone only to find no network there. Arpita saw Aarti there and she came near her.

"You're with Yash" She asked. Aarti raised head only to see arpita. She told her everything thinking she can help in finding Yash totally unaware of the fact that Arpita is burning in jealousy with the thought of them being here together.

"Maybe they're dating each other and here to spend some quality time" Arpita thought.

"You should go to search for him, actually my health is not so good" Arpita made an excuse. Aarti thought for a moment before she left the hotel. Arpita smirks evilly.

Aarti got a taxi but meanwhile the driver asked her to go by herself as this place is not safe. He scared her by telling that two terrorist are hiding in this place only.

"Yash please stay safe" She was almost in tears. It's a dark place with no person seen in a long distance. Still she went ahead and heard some noise behind her which terrified her but still she turned around only to find just scary darkness all around. After walking some steps she find a police officer there in a station.

"Miss what are you doing here? don't you know this place is not safe" He yelled from his place. She was about to reply but then saw Yash in a taxi which is passing from there. Yash also saw her, Aarti smiled in delight to find him safe. Yash was shocked to see her like this on the road. He asked the driver to stop the taxi. Aarti was walking towards Yash lost in her happiness anware of a gun pointing at her. A firing sound startled everyone including Yash and police officers. Aarti yelled painfully as the bullet hit her shoulder. Police reached the place to catch the men who continued firing which make officers doubt that they're terrorists.

"Aarti" Yash yelled running toward her without caring about the intense firing going on between the terrorist and police. Aarti fell on the road Yash reached there only to gather her almost lifeless body on his lap.

"Aarti open your eyes" He putted her cheek as her eyes dropped close but she didn't move.

"Please wake up" He cried hugging her close to his chest, then only he noticed blood on his hand, her whole back soaked with blood. His hands turned cold in fear of losing her.

"I'm taking you to hospital, nothing will happen to you" He somehow gathered courage and picked her up in his arms only to run toward the taxi but the driver already ran away from there saving his life. A bullet passed touching Yash's arm, he yelled in pain and Aarti almost fell from his hands but he saw a police man by a van side.

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Early in the morning Aarti wakes up in hospital only to find Yash there sitting near her bed on a stool.

"Aarti" He looked her with wet eyes, she just smiled, touching his face with her weak hand. He get up as she tries to sit but he holds her down.

"I told you to not step out of bed but you were roaming on roads why?" He scolded her crying remember how doctors told that they take out the bullet but can't say anything.

"If anything happens to you, what will I do without you?" He caressed her cheek, just trying to make sure she is fine with him right now.

"I'm fine" She speaks in her low voice, even though she has no idea if she is really fine.

"Just shut up, do you even know what happened, damnit some terrorist shot you" He said in anger but she just smiled. Soon the doctor came to check Aarti and also asked Yash to take some rest, then only Aarti noticed a bandage on Yash's arm. She asked worriedly how he got injured. A police officer who helped Yash to bring Aarti to hospital said that a bullet also hit him. The officer left after doing his duty.

"I'm so sorry" Aarti sat feeling guilty for the trouble she put him in.

"For what?" Yash supported her as she is finding it hard to sit. She touched his arm.

"Then I'm sorry too" He raised her chin. She looked at him with her moist eyes.

"I got so scared to see in the pool of blood" He pulled her in his arms. She also holds him closer. This incident made them realize one thing that they just can't live without each other.

After three days Aarti gets discharged from the hospital. Yash took her to the hotel only to later find out that it's Arpita who told Aarti to go out and search for him. Arpita was shocked to see him so much in rage as he barged in her room.

"I thought you were just desperate for my attention but you turned out to be highly insensitive" He yelled at her.

"I was angry because you ignored me that day" She mumbled nervously.

"Do you even realize that Aarti got shot because of you, you have any shame Arpita?" He lost his mind seeing that she is still not realizing her fault. He turned to leave in rage, Arpita tried to stop him.

"Listen to me carefully if you don't want me to do a FIR against you for putting my and Aarti life in danger then stay miles away from both of us" He give her final warning even though he want to send her to jail at this moment but Aarti already took promise from him to handle her with cool mind.

After 4 more days Yash Aarti returned to italy.

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Some of Aarti's friends find out what happened in Kashmir so they come to meet her, Manik also comes to see her. Yash was not pleased to see him and Aarti noticed it but she couldn't understand his displeasure.

It took Aarti a week to get well. Next day she insisted Yash let her join the office as she is getting bored at home so Yash took her with him.

Next day was Manik's birthday, his all friends insisted that he give a party so he invited them to a nightclub. Yash Aarti came together. Soon Manik dragged Aarti to the dance floor. Yash was finding it hard to watch them together, he took a few shots in confusion as to why he is feeling this way. Soon he went out to the parking lot only to bump into a girl.

"Hi I'm Zoya" He raised head as she spoke to him. She is as drunk as he is. She advances seductively. Yash steps back until his back hits the wall.

"Listen" Yash held her arm as she placed her hands on his chest with a flirty smile on her lips. It hurt her ego because nobody resisted her before. She kisses him hotly and this is how Aarti saw them when she came out on not finding Yash there in the bar, she was enjoying only because he was there in front of her eyes. What she saw somewhere upset her on realizing that yes he too has feelings like any other human. She left from there holding back her tears.

"Stay away" Yash pushed that girl. He is drunk but hasn't lost his sense. Zoya yelled at him in anger. Without giving her a second glance Yash went inside looking for Aarti only to come to know that she left.

"You're her so called boyfriend" Yash grabs Manik collar. Everyone looked him puzzle.

"Yet you don't know when she left" Yash yelled in rage.

"Yash please calm down, we will search her, she might be here only" Manik tried to calm him.

"Go to hell, I'll search her alone" Yash yanked him away, Manik fell on a nearby sofa. Yash stormed out. He asked everyone out, some people ignored him as he is drunk.

"Where are you Aarti?" He slammed fist on his car roof, now regretting even moving his eyes from her.

"Oh god earthquake" He heard a voice inside so he leaned to look only to see Aarti there sitting on the front seat hiding her face in between hands.

"Oh baby it's not an earthquake" Yash gets happy and opens the door only to sit inside. Aarti looked at him.

"I found you" He hugged her tightly.

"You're drunk" She parted away somewhere still angry with him.

"No" He denied but also nodded yes. She glared at him angrily.

"I'm not lying, you know there I bumped into a clingy girl, what she told her name...agh whatever, she kissed me, yuck" Yash told cutely.

"You don't know her?" Aarti asked. He nods no.

"You haven't kissed her?" She again asked. He again nods no. She smiled in relief.

"Why are we talking about that girl, you tell me why you left like this" Yash glared at her.

"Sorry" She apologized feeling guilty for some reason.

"Never do that again, do you even know how restless I get on not finding you inside" Yash pulled her in his arms. Aarti embraces him back, she can feel his heart beating fast.

Manik reaches there and Yash frowns to see him.

"Come I drop you" Manik says, coming forward to sit in Yash's car.

"No, I'll drive" Yash said.

"But Yash you're drunk" Aarti tells.

"Yes, how will you drive?" Manik also agrees with Aarti.

"So what Aarti can drive" Yash just doesn't want him anywhere near them.

"But she doesn't know how to drive" Manik said. Aarti also made a small face.

"I'll teach her how to drive. See this is break and this gear and…" Yash was seriously telling Aarti about driving a car. Manik rolled eyes. Aarti giggles.

"Yash please, I said I'll drop you both" Manik took the driving seat. Aarti opened the back seat door for Yash, he also pulled her inside.

"Do I look like your driver?" Manik whines.

"Can't you become for one day for my girl" Yash said looking at Aarti who smiled nodding. Manik frowns and starts the car thinking he is just drunk. That's why he's behaving like this.

"Baby I'm sleepy" Yash lay down putting head in Aarti's lap.

"Oh you sleep then" Aarti smiled, smoothing his thick hair. Manik tried to concentrate on driving but he just doesn't like that they're so cozy.

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Precap: Two long lost friends.

Chapter 9