Kartik and naira were in a bliss. They were coming more and more closer to each other everyday. Few days had passed since Dusshera and kartik and naira couldn't be happier. There love and bond only grew each day.

Gayu and mishti helped naira sneak out of the house whenever she wanted to meet kartik. She was truly blessed to have sisters like that.

It had become there everyday routine to go to a park, during dusk, quite away from there houses, so there family couldn't find out about there realtionship. They were soon going to tell there families, but they decided to wait for now.

Naira was sitting on the bench, while kartik was lying on it with his head on naira's lap. Naira's one hand stroking his hair and the other clasped tightly with Kartik's. Both looking at each other with smiles on there faces.

It had become one of Kartik's favourite things during his time with naira. His head on her lap. There was a peace, a feeling of belonging whenever they both were in this position which couldn't be defined by any words.

Naira :- time kitni jaldi nikal jaata hai na kartik. Kal Dusshera tha aur dekho parso ko karwa chauth bhi aa gaya. Ye pichle kuch din ek sapne ki tarah gujre hai. Hai na ?

Kartik :- hmmm. Jab tum saath hoti ho toh ek ghanta bhi ek second ki tarah nikal jaata hai aur tumse dur ek pal bhi ek saal ki tarah nikalata hai.

Naira just smiled.

Naira :- kartik, parso karwa chauth hai.

Kartik :- haa.

Naira :- toh maine socha hai ki main iss saal vrat rakhungi.

Kartik got up from her lap and sat beside her, holding her hand. This was another habbit both have picked up, always holding hands whenever they were together.

Kartik :- karwa chauth ?

Naira rolled her eyes.

Naira :- isme ladies apne pyaar ke liye vrat-

Kartik :- naira ji, mughe pata hai karwa chauth mein kya hota hai. Par issey rakhne ki zarurat kya hai ?

Naira :- kyun ?

Kartik :- kyun kya ? Pata hai kitna mushkil vrat hota hai, din bhar bhooka pyasa rehna padta hai. Kuch ho gaya tumhe toh ?

Naira smiled at his concern.

Naira :- kuch nahi hoga.

Kartik :- tum kaise keh sakti ho ki kuch nahi hoga. Nahi, bilkul nahi, jahan tumhari health ki baat aati hai vahan main koi compromise nahi karoonga.

Naira :- kartik.

Kartik :- naira.

This time naira glared at kartik who was quite frightened.

Kartik :- kya hai, aise ghur kyun rahi ho ?

Naira :- kyun ki tum pyar se samaghte nahi ho.

Kartik :- nahi, main ab bhi nahi manoonga.

Naira :- kartik, please.

Kartik sighed.

Kartik :- thik hai.

Naira :- yayyyyy.

Kartik :- lein meri ek shart hai ?

Naira :- kya ?

Kartik :- vaada karo agar poore din mein kabhi bhi bhook pyaas lagegi ya tiredness hogi jyada toh ye vrat khol dogi.

Naira :- ok. Promise.

Kartik smiled and hugged naira and she too hugged him back.

Naira's phone rang which broke the hug. She looked at it to see gayu and picked it up.

Naira :- hello. Haa di.

Gayu :- naira. Kahan ho ?

Naira :- kahin nahi di, bas park mein hoon.

Gayu :- jaldi ghar aa jao. Sab log tumhe puch rahe hai. Aur mamaji bhi aane wale hai office se. Tum jaldi aa jao.

Naira :- haa di, bas abhi aayi.

Naira cut the call and turned to kartik who understood. Kartik pouted.

Naira :- kya hua ?

Kartik :- tumhe pata hai kya hua hai.

Naira :- sorry, ab jaana hai toh kya karoon.

Kartik :- acha thik hai. Lekin ek din mughe poora time chahiye tumhara

Naira :- acha baba thik hai.

Kartik smiled.

Kartik and naira both reached near Singhaniya sadan. He always parked a bit away from the house so as not to get caught.

Naira :- acha bye, parso milte hai.

Kartik :- ek min. parso matlab, kal kyun nahi?

Naira :- arey, kal shaam ko sab ladies milke mehendi lagaegi na, vrat ke liye.

Kartik :- oh haa.

Naira was about to step out of the car when kartik stopped her.

Kartik :- ek min.

Naira :- kya hua ?

Kartik didn't say anything just pulled her towards himself and kissed her hard on the lips. He kept kissing her and only released her when both were in desperate need of air. Both were out of breath.

Kartik :- ab kal ka din isi ke sahare kaat loonga.

Naira blushed and got out of the car. She went to her house and entered her room, all the way smiling.

She was surprised to find a gift on her bed. There was a note.

" For the most beautiful girl in the world. Tumhari choti se choti khwaish ko bhi hamesha poora karne ki koshish karoonga. "

Naira got a bit emotional as she read the note. She quickly opened the package and gasped. It was a red gown but not just any gown. It was the same gown which she had wanted to buy in Switzerland but couldn't as her size wasn't available. She had even forgotten about it.

Naira squealed in delight. She heard someone laughing. She turned to see gayu.

Gayu :- oho, lagta hai kartik ka gift kaafi pasand aaya.

Naira looked at the gown.

Naira :- di, aapko kaise pata ki -

Gayu :- ki ye kartik ne diya hai.

Naira nodded.

Gayu :- unhone mughe pehle hi bata diya tha ki ye gift aa raha hai, isliye delivery waale se lekar maine hi isse tumhare room rakha tha.

Naira hugged gayu.

Naira :- di, thank you so much.

Gayu :- acha bas bas jyada nautanki mat kar.

Naira broke the hug.

Naira :- acha gayu di mughe aapki help chahiye.

Gayu :- kaisi help ?

Naira :- di vo main kartik ke liye karwa chauth ka vrat rakhne wali hoon.

Gayu :- kya ?

Naira nodded.

Gayu :- sach mein, mera matlab tabiyat toh thik hai na ?

Naira :- haa di, par aap aise kyun keh rahe ho ?

Gayu :- kyun ki tum vrat rakhne ko keh rahi ho. Jis ladki ko inn sab se chid thi vo ye sab karne jaa rahi hai. Kya baat hai, kartik ke pyar me toh jaadu kar diya hai.

Naira blushed a bit.

Naira :- kya gayu di, aap bhi. Aap bas ye vrat rakhne mein meri help karo, taaki kisi ko pata na chale ki maine vrat rakha hai.

Gayu :- of couse I'll help you.

Naira :- thanks di.

It was the day of karwa chauth. It was evening. Naira was in her room. She was dressed and was giving final touches to her make up. She had decided to surprise kartik by wearing the gown he had given her. She was eagerly waiting for him.

Her family had invited the Maheshwari's and the Goenka's to celebrate karwa chauth with them. She was waiting for her beloved to come and to celebrate karwa chauth with him.

The Goenka's reached singhaniya sadan. Kartik couldn't wait to see naira. The whole day he was thinking about naira. Her smile, her laugh, her talks, her innocence, her mischievousness, her beauty.

He hadn't seen her for one day and he was dying to meet her, to kiss her, to hold her in his arms.

They entered the house and greeted everyone. Kartik looked around but couldn't see her anywhere. He was about to ask gayu for naira when he saw her.

She was coming down the stairs wearing the gown he had gifted her. She looked heavenly. He couldn't take his eyes off her. He was enchanted by her. Kartik just kept staring at her. He was in a dream like state. He couldn't, he didn't want to look away from naira who gave him her dazzling smile.

He broke out of his trance when someone bumped his shoulder. He turned around to see it was keerti. She was looking at him mischievously.

Keerti :- kartik, itna bhi khayalo mat kho ki bilkul bhi hosh na rahe. I know tera romance karne ka mann hoga but control.

Kartik :- kya keerti. Matlab kuch bhi.

Keerti :- oh please bacchi nahi hoon main. Sab samaghti hoon.

Kartik murmured :- haa haa, sab mere pyaar ke dushman bane hue hai.

Keerti :- kya kaha tunne abhi ?

Kartik didn't say anything just looked again at naira.

All the men gave a dance performance for the ladies and after that naira gave a solo performance.

Kartik smiled looking at her dance. He knew that she was dancing for him. If it weren't for there family, he would have joined her in the dance.

Akshara looked at her daughter quiet suspiciously. Ever since they all had come from Switzerland, she had noticed a change in naira. The was she always kept smiling without any reason, everyday going somewhere in the evening and the way she was dressing up now days for any occasion. It was something weird as naira had never cared for her looks before.

The biggest change she had noticed was of naira taking responsibilities of household, which was quite shocking because she knew naira was very carefree, then what had happened that had made naira to start taking responsibilities. Akshara knew something was going on with naira and she was going to find out what.

The moon came. All the ladies from the three families were in the front yard to open there fast while gayu helped naira to slip away to the backyard where kartik was waiting. Gayu was in the front yard as she had kept fast for Vivaan.

Naira ran and reached the backyard and saw kartik standing. He saw her and smiled. Naira ran into his arms.

Kartik sighed in bliss, he had waited all day to hold his naira in his arms.

Kartik :- bahut tadpaya hai tumne naira.

Naira :- main khud bhi utna hi tadpi hoon kartik.

They separated from the hug. Naira showed him her hand.

Naira :- ye dekho.

Kartik saw mehndi in her hand with a k written. He took her hands in his.

Kartik :- naira, par tumhe toh mehndi pasand nahi hai na.

Naira :- pasand toh nahi hai par tumhare naam ki mehndi toh main khushi khushi lagwa lungi.

Kartik smiled and kissed her hands.

Naira :- chalo ab vrat khole.

Kartik nodded. Naira did the ritual after which naira drank water from Kartik's hand and broke her fast. She was about to touch his feet but he stopped her.

Kartik :- naira, ye mat karo, hum dono iss rishte mein barabar hai, na jyada, na kam.

Naira smiled.

Naira :- ab andar chale.

Kartik :- abhi nahi.

Naira :- par kyu ?

Kartik :- kyun ki abhi mughe bhi vrat kholna hai.

Naira :- matlab ?

Kartik smiled.

Kartik :- naira agar tum mere liye poora din bhooki pyaasi reh sakti ho, mere lambi umar ke liya vrat rakh sakti ho toh kya main vo sab nahi kar sakta.

Naira :- matlab tumne bhi vrat rakha hai.

Kartik nodded.

Naira was surprised and quiet shocked.

Naira :- toh tumne bataya kyun nahi ?!!

Kartik :- main tumhe surprise dena chahta tha.

Naira :- par kyun. Mera matlab tumhe kya zarurat thi. Aur tumhe toh office mein bhi kaam tha. Aur–

Kartik :- naira relax. Maine kaha na abhi ki hum dono iss rishte mein barabar hai. Aur tumhe din bhar bhooka dekh kar kya main khuch kha pata.

Naira didn't know what to say.

Kartik :- acha vo sab chodo. Mughe vrat kholna hai.

Kartik performed the ritual and naira made him drink water.

As soon as kartik kept the ritual plate on the table nearby naira hugged him tightly. She couldn't believe kartik kept fast for her. She was so lucky to have a boyfriend like kartik who respected her so much.

Naira pulled back a bit to look at his face. Kartik cupped her cheek with one hand.

Kartik :- naira, tumhe shayad pata nahi hai ki tum mere liye kya ho par main poori koshish karoonga ki zindagi bhar tumhe ye baat jata sakoon ki main tumse kitna pyaar karta hoon.

Naira kissed him hard on the lips. She was way too emotional right now. She poured all her emotions into the kiss. Kartik kissed her back with all qual amount of emotion. Naira was very special for him. They sperated from the kiss breathing heavily. They joined there foreheads with each other.

Kartik :- I love you naira.

Naira :- I love you too kartik.

Kartik hugged her again tightly. He didn't care if anyone saw them right now, but he wasn't going to let her go anytime soon.

Next day in the evening kartik and naira were again in the park. Both were sitting on the bench. Kartik noticed naira was lost in thoughts, staring at nothing.

Kartik :- kahan khoyi ho meri jaan. Main toh yahin hoo.

Naira sighed.

Naira :- kuch nahi, bas aise hi.

Kartik noticed her tone and looked at her in concern.

Kartik :- naira, kya hua? tum upset sound kar rahi ho.

Naira :- kuch nahi kartik. Bas soch rahi thi. Dekho na time kaise nikal gaya. Pichle saal iss samay Rishikesh mein thi, ghar se dur, family se dur. Aur mumma se nafrat karti thi.

Kartik didn't say anything and just kept listening.

Naira :- aur aaj mughe sab vaapas mil gaya jo maine apni bewakoofi ki wajah se khoya tha. Ek galat fehmi ki wajah se itne saal ghar se dur rahi. Par kabhi kabhi lagta hai ki shayad main yahi deserve karti thi. Kabhi kabhi lagta hai ki Sukanya ki maut zimmedaar main hi hoon. Meri wajah se vo –

Kartik :- naira, pagal ho gayi ho kya. Kaisi baat kar rahi ho.

Kartik was shocked. Naira had already told him everything about her past.

Kartik :- naira, meri taraf dekho.

Naira looked at him.

Kartik :- naira, jo kuch bhi hua vo bas ek accident tha. Usmein tumhari koi galti nahi thi, vo kisi ke saath bhi ho sakta tha toh please apne aap ko blame mat karo.

Naira :- toh phir tum apne aap ko Shubham ki death ke liye kyun blame karte ho.

Kartik stiffened and looked at naira in shock.

Naira :- mughe keerti di ne sab kuch bahut pehle hi bata diya tha kartik.

Kartik looked away. His eyes filled with pain. Naira wrapped her arms around him.

Kartik :- par kaise naira ? Uss din hum airport gaye sirf mere liye, meri wajah se, kyun ki mughe US jaana tha, agar main uss din na jaata toh aaj–.

Kartik stopped talking, his voice shivering and shaking badly.

Naira :- kartik, itne saal pehle jo kuch bhi hua vo bas ek accident tha. Jis tarah meri koi galti nahi thi, uss tarah tumhari bhi koi galti nahi thi. Jo hona tha, vo ho gaya kartik. Uske liye apne aap ko blame mat karo. Jisko jaana hota hai, vo chala jaata hai kartik. Kyunki bhagwan ussey apne pass bula rahe hote hai. Par jo yahan par hai usse toh hum samet sakte hai na. Itne saalo se tum business ko, family ko apni parwah kiye bina hi sambhalte hue aaye ho, isliye shayad ganga maiya ne mughe tumse milwaya taaki main tumhe sambhal sakoo, tumhari madad kar sakoo jaise tumne meri ki, mughe meri mumma se milwane mein. Hum dono ki situation bikul same hai kartik isliye agar main Sukanya ki maut ki zimmedaar nahi hoon kartik toh tum bhi Shubham ki maut ke zimmedaar nahi ho. Isliye apne aap ko blame karna band karo. Vo sirf ek accident tha aur kuch nahi, aur agar aaj Shubham zinda hota toh tumhe apne upar blame dalte hue dekh kar kya vo khush hota.

Kartik didn't say anything. Naira slowly cupped his face and turned it towards herself. His eyes were filled with tears. She slowly wrapped her arms around him and he buried his face in her neck.

Kartik started crying. Tears running down his face which soaked her to shirt but naira didn't care. Kartik needed this. All this years he took care of the family without caring for himself, but not anymore. Now she was there. To help him, to take care of him at each step, at every moment. She just kept patting his back and his head.

Kartik kept crying, his arms tightening around her. She was his support, his anchor. After all these years, he was finally free, free from his pain, free from the years of suffering, free from his guilt.

A/N :- Hey guys. Hope you like the chapter.

A very congratulations to Mohsin Khan as they will soon welcome a new member in there family.

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