Rules had changed rapidly in KMA.... And also its atmosphere was drastically polluted...

Times were peaceful.... But the solitude was only the kind that is to be followed by a disaster....

Cadets were doomed as their commanding officers were doing something equivalent to harassment under name of training...

They were all on verge of a breakdown.... Turning defiant... Ready to revolt any given moment.....but now that their rebellious mentor wasn't to support them.... They were all doomed to misery...and agitated that rajveer left them all of sudden....

And there was her.....

She was still collecting herself from the shock of rajveer's sudden absence...

Every night terror would cloud her senses making it harder to think rationally..

She was scared of the fact that something might happen to him...

All she could do was pray for his well being...

.. She had completely thrown herself in her training and studies.....

She had tried contacting col. Shakti inquiring about rajveer..

. And col. Confirmed what captn. Abhimanyu had stated before...
Rajveer himself had voulenteered for the mission soon after dr. Mishras death....

They say if you hear a lie  for long enough you start believing in it....

Things visible under the plain sight.... Are easier to be reinforced and trusted upon... Than those... Which are basically instinctive.....

Like their love... Their relation... It was so forbidden and fragile... That it would easily crumble in the load of facts she was presented with...

Or may be she wasn't strong enough..

To stand the test of time... To bear the longing and pain that true love comes along with...

Naina couldn't help but feel anger... Boiling inside her...

She was feeling  betrayed.... Used.. And left behind..

. And after all that had happened... She had spent 5 months in longing... Burning in  a mental hell...

. Praying for his well being...

While it was long ago that he was planning to seek an easy way out.....

She couldn't help it..... But the bitterness and anger were taking over her sense of judgement....

She hated the fact that rajveer left without once confiding with her....

And amidst  all this abhimanyu would constantly try to calm her...

.provide emotional support..

. Even help in carrying out the investigation further....

She found herself falling for his whims....or maybe she was trying to be oblivious and delusional... Just to cope with the given situation...

All she knew was she was trapped in a game of deception... Where she didn't knew who was right and who was wrong....
And to his advantage abhi had solid facts.. To back all his theories up...which he constantly tried to reinforce... On her...
While rajveer was plain out of sight....

"naina... Sometimes i feel that red box wouldn't have slipped out of our grasp... If rajveer would have been more careful... In his approach...he could atleast have confided with us while going to chase for it..."

Mention of rajveer made the colour of her face to change... Her expressions quite and unreadable... Although... There was a hint of a deep rooted sadness in her eyes...

"what are you implying at sir..."

"just nothing.... The fact that you trusted him so much... Intruiges me...."

"he is my mentor sir... I was supposed to trust him... But turned out he is nothing but a mere coward... To have backed off like this.." she said.... Pain in her voice evident..

. As if her blood is boiling... And tears running down her cheeks as she reminisced the amount of trust and hope she had on him... And how he let her down...

" no... Its just that... Ur trust in him didn't shatter... Even as he revealed that he was the one to kill naveen...now i wonder was that merely the trust put by a protegee on her mentor... Or....did you...."

The tone of his voice as he left the sentence incomplete startled her...

She was now outraged..." my mission was on top priority for me sir..... And i would do anything to find out people who framed my brother... Even if it involved making peace with his killer..."

"naina.... I think you are misunderstanding me..."
He tried to console her making her face towards him... She was sobbing bitterly...

"naina... Look at me... I was just... I m sorry..."

"what is it sir.... Is it that you don't trust me... Why would you ever think... That i would be feeling anything for the person who killed my brother.."

"naina... Look at me... I didn't mean it that way.... Its just that... I just wanted a reassurance that you really trust me..."..... He said cupping her cheeks... His eyes softer.... His composure more at ease...

"look in my eyes..."
She obeyed....
He slowly advanced closer to her.. She was too startled to respond..
.
Her subconscious was yelling at her..

.. To stop all this... But a part of her was so terribly helpless that she gave in..

Just momentarily.. To find some peace... To forget about everything... ..

. It was as if she was getting back at him by allowing abhi to get close to her....
"do u trust me??" he whispered huskily... "the way you trusted him....."

Her mind had gone numb for a second and she was about to choke....

All she could think about was rajveer..... Would she ever be able to get over the guilt of betraying him... Even now....
Her mind clouded with confusion.... And uncertainty.....

Just as he was about to claim her lips... She retreated... A bit startled.... And unsure....
"i m sorry...."
He said while a dejected look lingered on his face....

"no... Its just that... I think someone was at the door...."making an excuse.... Surprised  at her own self...

He sighed in relief....

"naina... I know u are disturbed... But i promise you.. Hum aapse waada karte he... Rajveer ko apne kiye ki saza milegi... Aur hume naveen ki begunahi ka saboot....trust me..."

"i trust u..sir.." she said in a tone... Softer than usual... Implying a lot of things... And nothing at all....

This intrigued abhi... Made him restless... But he was also happy... That finally she has started to fall on to his whims...

"Ah abhi shayad aap bhul rahi he... Aap kya bulayengi hume..."
He said with a smirk....

"Umm abhimanyu... "
She closed her eyes as if trying to correct herself... And smiled lightly....
And right now abhi would be lying if he would admit he wasn't lured by her charm...
"I think... Mujhe ab chalna chahiye.."

She left... And a victorious smile emerged on her face...

She was walking through the hallway as she collided with ud...
" hey ud.. "

" umm hi naina... Tum abhi... Wer were you... "

" wo mei... I had some work..."
Though she shrugged it off..but a colour of guilt still evident on her face as she tried hiding where ahe was and what she was about to do....

. But ud was serious.... "look dude... I didn't mean to.. But... Mene abhi dekha... I mean.. It was by accident.. But..."

She got flabbergasted at ud's reaction...
"kya... Kya.. Dekha.. Wt r u talking about.."

"look naina.. I m not judging you... Par mujhe nai lagta tu ye sahi kar rahi he..."
She thought herself to be luckier... As it was ud who caught her... Who was comparatively harmless....
Still.... She tried to act as if nothing had happened......

Ud tu kya bolna chahta he saaf saaf bolna.. "

" Yahi ke... Tere aur captn. Abhimanyu ke beech jo hua.. I saw it... And frankly it was way out of the line.. Infact tu aisa kese kar sakti he.. Look dude its ur personal matter... Par mujhe nai lagta captn. Abhimanyu is ur type..."

Naina.. Sighed...
And after a few moments
.. Her eyes were glinting.. Yet she pulled a straight face.
.. Trying to look all serious.....

" ud...i know very well... What i m doin..... And you better not meddle in my personal matters.... "