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Mayank was cursing himself for not listening to Samrat and leaving hostel without an umbrella, but then, Samrat has been irritating him since morning. Mayank wondered what was up with Samrat recently that somehow he always ended up talking about Nupur. Scowling, he made his way towards the house quickly, accepting the reality sink in that it wasn't about Samrat talking about Nupur, it was about the way once Samrat took Nupur's name Mayank couldn't help but talk about her and this was just making him restless.
He entered the house and quickly made his way towards the study room, his cloths clinging to his body and he could feel shivers running down his body now and then.
Just as he opened the door to the study room, he sneezed and groaning inwardly, felt the stirrings of a headache developing.

Nupur looked up from her seat when she heard him enter and she couldn't help but stare at him, he was all wet and his muscular body was making her mouth go dry. She had a sudden urge to push away his wet hair which were falling on his forehead so that she could look into his eyes, it was then that she realized he had indeed moved his hair back and was looking back at her, aware of her star. They kept on looking at each other for a while but suddenly Mayank sneezed again and the spell was broken.

Nupur : (quickly getting up) " Apko thand lag gaye hai.." she quickly called out her house keeper Mrs vasti for a towel and went to the window to shut it, "I will just close the door and should I on the heater?"
She looked back at him when she didn't get his reply and found him still standing at the door, looking at her with an odd expression on his face.. Nupur felt her cheeks go red by the way he was staring at her and missed the slight curling of his lips, "does this means we have a truce?"

Nupur was caught off guard not by the question but by the genuine smile that followed, unable to help but smile back at him, she replied carelessly, "well, I read in Harry Potter, there are some things you cant share without ending up liking each other, and well, the way you kept my face infront of dad, it is truce time I guess'"

Mayank sneezed once again and went to sit on the sofa he always occupied, " I am impressed.. you have a good memory' btw I like the books.."
Nupur didn't even notice he had changed the topic because at that moment she was too amazed to find a man who had actually read harry potter and not just that, he LIKED them, she quickly sat infront of him and looked at him all excited, "you have read harry potter?"
Mayank picked up a book and tried to ignore the pride he felt at the impressed tone of her, "well yeah I have read them.. but can we kindly study now?'
Nupur almost pouted and Mayank was left at a loss, how cute she looked when she did that if he would have bothered listening to his heart, he might have spent the day talking to her about harry potter but instead he controlled it and gave her a few questions.. she was noting them down quietly when Mrs Vasti finally entered with a towel and Nupur quickly took it ..

Nupur (turning to him) "aap coffee len gay?"
Mayank: " there is no need to bother for all that'"
Nupur: (shrugging) I m going to have coffee anyway, so I thought now that we have a truce maybe u wont mind having a cup of coffee with me in this beautiful weather."

Mayank was left looking at her for a minute and then just nodded his head and that was enough for her and she asked mrs vasti to get two cups of coffee'
Coming back she handed him the towel which he did take a little hesitantly..

Nupur: " mein ye questions kr lete hoon jb tk coffee aate hai.."

She quickly did the easy questions and was done even before the coffee arrived'
Standing up with her coffee she seemed restless and Mayank who was thinking how to thank her for the coffee was quick to notice it..

Mayank: " I thought we were going to drink it together.."
Nupur: " yeah well (sighing) I cant think of any reason why I am sitting in this closed room in this beautiful weather.."
Mayank: (taking a sip) I agree' how about u open the window?"
Nupur: "u will catch cold.."

Mayank was touched by the concern in her voice but he himself wanted to have the coffee standing infront of the open window with the cool breezes touching his face..
Quietly getting up he went to the window and threw it open. Leaning at the wall beside the window he turned to look at Nupur and announced, "I prefer my coffee this way.. so will u be joining me?"
Nupur grinned and quickly picking her coffee joined him at the window.. unfortunately the window in the study room was far smaller then the one in her room and so they stood pretty near and with the slightest movement Nupur's free hand brushed past his'

Yet again the wave that went throughout their bodies at the slightest touch, took them offguard and they looked up at each other'

Kuch khas hai , kuch pass hai' kuch ajnabi ehsaas hai'

Nupur realized they had been standing their staring at each other for a long while and trying to ignore the warmth emanating from her cheeks, she tried to move away when she felt him lean closer. She felt butterflies in her stomach and knew this much physical intimacy wasn't right, but she couldn't help but stare at him, while he raise his free hand and softly tuck her loose hair behind her ear, " do u think I can take the truce as an excuse to tell u , u are very beautiful Nupur Bushan"

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