Shravan has been discharged from the hospital and they have come home. Naina, as planned, has gone to Armaan's house. While they all were leaving the hospital, Rajveer's eyes were focused on Naina, who was sitting in another car with Riddhima and Armaan. He felt that Naina was going away from him and he didn't know why, but he felt an urge to take her with him. When Naina waved her hand and said "goodbye", for some reason, unknown to Rajveer, he couldn't respond back. He couldn't smile back at her. All this didn't go unnoticed by Shravan, who was standing just beside Rajveer.
Naina, on the other hand, was happy as well as sad. She had mixed emotions. She was happy as she would be staying with her bhaiya and bhabhi. Riddhima was a good friend of Naina. They had an unbreakable bond. They shared almost everything...like everything, from their crushes to their wildest dreams. Staying with each other with no work and only fun, would be treat for both of them. They haven't stayed with each other for long, just for 2 days or something, when they had family functions or Riddhima and Armaan come to Delhi for a vacation. They usually talked on phone but this was truly her chance. The next few days of her life were going to be the most memorable days for her.
But this happiness was not the only emotion she had been hit by, at that point of time. She had a feeling of distress..separation from Rajveer. She wasn't as cheerful as she should have been. Somewhere..something in her heart was not allowing her to leave Rajveer. What was it? Was it lo..? "NO", Naina thought as the word "love" came to her mind. It can't be love. It's just that I would miss him..and auntie too. Yes! I would just be missing them. Actually, I'm already missing them. It's just this. Nothing more…nothing less! She convinced herself with the fact that the feelings weren't of love. They were purely of affection..with Auntie..and Rajveer too.
"Shravan, I wanna ask something from you?" Rajveer said as he got an opportunity to talk to Shravan alone.
Shravan: (tearing a wrapper of wafers) What bhai?
Rajveer: You know what I wanna ask. (Sternly)
Shravan: (understanding the meaning behind Rajveer's words) Umm..bhai..aap ye umm..maine rat poison kyun khaya..yehi puchhna chahte hai na?
Rajveer: Ofcourse Shravan. I need to know the reason why you took such a critical step. Dekho, it's not about only your life. I, mom..everybody would be affected by this. Did you think of mom before taking this offensive step? Did she ever came to your mind? (getting louder with every word)
Shravan: bhai..bhai please. Main aapko batata hoon sab. Please aap gusa mat kijiye. Actually, it was about Ruhi.
Rajveer: Now who the hell is Ruhi? (getting on nerves)
Shravan: umm..main usse ek audition mein mila tha..ek ad film ke audition mein. And I started liking her. We started meeting after that day. We got too close to be separated.
Rajveer: Did she also like you?
Shravan: No! ofcouse not. How could she like a looser like me? There isn't a word called "love" in her dictionary. You know what bhai, I feel ashamed of myself that I liked..or actually loved a b**** like her. She had been cheating me all the while. Varun told me about all this, but I chose to believe her over Varun. What a jackass I was. Aur phir, jab vo mujhe chhod ke chali gayi, tab I went into depression. Mujhe kuchh aur samajh nahi aa raha tha bhai..main kya karta? Mujhe bas vo poison ki bottle nazar aa rahi thi and I..I couldn't help it. Phir hospital mein jo 2 din raha hoon na..sab samajh aa gaya. (smiles) Main apne aap ko kyun saza de raha tha? Galti to us r***** b**** Ruhi ki thi na. Now I'm happy..as I earlier was. I regret what I did but I swear I won't do anything like this again.
Rajveer: (smiling) you better NOT!
Shravan: But tell me bhai? Aapki love story mein kya problem hai? Ye to one-sided bhi nahi hai. Aur uska nature bhi achha lag raha tha. To problem kya hai?
Rajveer was left dumbstuck. Was this Shravan, his younger brother speaking to him? And more important, what was he seaking? Was he talking about Naina? No. Shit!! Man!! How did he come to know? And more important, what has he come to know? 'I myself am not sure whether this is love or not and he's asking what was the problem in our love story', Rajveer thought. Screw it! It wasn't love! It couldn't be! Forget about its story.
Rajveer: K...kya? Tu kya baat kar raha hai..I don't understand. (looking away from him)
Shravan: achha! (turning his face towards him) Aapko nahi pata main kiski baat kar raha hoon?
Rajveer: (moving a bit away from Shravan) Dekh Shravan. Aisa kuchh nahi hai jaise tu soch raha hai. Naina aur mere beech kuchh nahi.
Shravan: lekin maine to Naina ka naam liya hi nahi. Aur agar uske aur aapke beech kuchh nahi hai..to ho jayega na. Why to fear when Shravan is here?
Rajveer: Nahi Shravan. Naina is my student. Main aur vo..I mean..it's impossible.
Shravan: Impossible ki maa ki aankh. Aap hi bolte hai na bhai, "Nothing is impossible". To phir?
Rajveer: Lekin I am not sure. I don't know whether it's love for not.
Shravan: It is. It is bhai! It is. Maine dekha hai..it's more than attraction and mere infatuation. It's love. I can see this in your "naina"..I mean your eyes. Naina means eyes only, na?
Rajveer: Yes. "Naina" means eyes. These are synonyms or pryvaachi..as called in hindi grammar. But..Umm..ye baat kaha se agai? Forget it!! Tu ye bata ke agar she didn't feel the same for me, then?
Shravan: Mera dil ek baar tut chukka hai bhai, aapka dil nahi tutne de sakta. Vaise ek baat bataun?
Rajveer: (excitedly) kya?
Shravan: Umm..Naina bhi aapse bohhaaaat pyaar karti hai!
Rajveer: WHAT? Tumhe kaise pata? Usne tumse khud kaha? (hopefully)
Shravan: Of course not! Vo bhi to ek dum aapki tarah hai na. Use khud hi nahi pata hai ke vo aapse pyaar karti hai. Aur agar pata bhi hai, to vo manegi nahi. Afterall, uski bhi thinking aapke jaisi hai na..you know…"student-teacher" kinda relationship.
Rajveer: Matlab kuchh nahi ho sakta?
Shravan: Are aise kaise…I told you na, Why to fear when Shravan is here? Aap chinta mat karo bhai. Bhabhi ko ye main realize karwaunga ke vo aapse pyaar karti hain.
Rajveer could not help but blush at the word "bhabhi". Shravan leaves the room leaving a jovial plus hopefull Rajveer behind. Rajveer smiles and goes to the kitchen where his mom was cooking his favourite, aloo parathas. Wow! He was damn hungry!!
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Shravan rang up Armaan and told him everything about Rajveer and Naina. Shravan had come very close to both Armaan and Riddhima, in the two days of stay at Sanjeevani. He knew that Armaan and Riddhima would help him in his plans about Rajveer and Naina. And not to forget, Armaan and Riddhima are themselves a couple…truly in love. So they would help in giving ideas and make Rajveer-Naina realize that they loved each other. Plus, Naina and Riddhima were too close to hide something from each other. So he could manage all the things..from his bhai to his bhabhi-to-be.
Now, the trio of Armaan-Riddhima-Shravan makes a plan to have fun at the beach. They plan a beach party in which only couples entry was allowed. They persuaded everyone for the party. Varun would come with his friend, Shweta. Shravan would be hosting the party. Armaan and Riddhima, ofcourse, would join in as a couple. And Rajveer-Naina???
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Hey every1. I hope you all would like this part. And more importantly, crave for the next part but really soorryyyy...next part would be delayed a lot..a lot..i m having my board exams..so soorrrryyyy!! And plus, I won't be able to comment your fictions too... so plzz sorry..
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