He pinched her cheeks while driving, she looked at him and smiled. He didn't know but these cute gestures made her feel special always, be it him caressing her hairs, be it him drawing circles at the back of her hand, or be it him pinching her cheeks every now or then while driving.

"Kartik." Naira called on him, he hummed in response while taking turn to next lane.

"Don't mind me asking this, but are you still in contact with Liha?" His hold tightened on steering wheel as he sighed out calming himself. Sure, he was annoyed by her continuously bringing Liha in their conversation. He was not someone who could assure people, who could follow their path, but for her he was being that one who would always assure her that he's not seeing someone else.

"No. I've told you this trillion times, don't you trust me?"

"I trust you. I'm sorry." She said and titled her face to face the window.

He squeezed her hand that was placed in her lap, "Never say sorry for how you feel. And don't worry, I'm not in contact with her. You can check my phone." Sometimes he won't even believe that its him. Things Naira was making him do were rare, really rare.

"No, I didn't mean it like that. I trust you." She said and he smiled at her, holding her hand and now placing it in his lap to keep a hold onto it throughout the drive.

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"Where's Kartik?" Naira asked Viyaan, sitting in campus.

"He was here just now. Went to cafe I guess." Naira nodded.

"You're doing good with him?" Viyaan asked her Naira looked at him, confused.

"No I mean is he troubling you?" He again asked.

"He's really nice with me. Don't worry." She replied.

"I'll go find him." Naira said getting up, he nodded.

She checked in cafe but he wasn't there. She passed through the corridor and saw him standing there, talking with Liha. Without disturbing them, Naira left from there, trying her best to make her understand that they were just talking, nothing else. She didn't want to be toxic but such events related to her past made her insecure of everything.

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In evening,

"Kartik." She called him who was making circles at the back of her hand while watching movie, he hummed. They were at Kartik's place, at his private pub house. It was their regular thing to spend time together there, and at weekends they spend their night there.

"You went to see Liha, today?" He looked at Naira at her sudden question, and slowly detached himself from her.

"I saw you both talking in corridor." She again spoke up.

He was sensing the change in her behaviour since the time they came here, and this was the reason, like everytime.

"Yeah, she wanted to talk about some stuff." He replied.

"What stuff?"

He sighed, "Naira, you don't have to know everything, and I don't have to tell you everything. I've my own matters to deal."

"But I was waiting for you." She said as her voice broke down at the end, he looked at her, and saw tears in her eyes.

"Naira." He took her name, now holding her hand.

"I didn't know you were waiting for me, I would've been there if I knew." He said as he wiped a lone tear that escaped her eyes.

"I'm sorry. I'm annoying you so much. I'm just so irritating, right?" She said removing his hand from her face.

"No, my girlfriend is not irritating nor annoying. She's just different, so pure and full of life. And I love her purity and innocence." He whispered rubbing her cheeks to get it void of the tear strained marks.

He pulled her closer to himself, and wrapped his arms around her.

"I think I'm falling for you." He whispered, she just smiled knowing she has already fallen for him since the day she confessed to him.

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WHOEVER READING THIS AND STILL NOT VOTING, MAY YOUR PHONE FALL ON YOUR FACE AS YOU READ THIS.

Okay I got a new haircut, bangs. And I won't stop looking cute (I think that I look cute) I can't w myself, I'm so weird lmao.