"Kartik." She called onto him, who was busy in his phone, sitting in college outside their department.

"Hm, say" He replied still engrossed in his phone.

"Without communication, there's no trust?" She asked him, he put his phone and focused on her.

"No, I don't think that without communication you lose trust. Trust is something you earn, and you can't just lose it due to lack of communication." He replied.

"But won't there would be lack of understanding due to lost of communication?"

"Why would there be lack of understanding? If you really understand the other person, you would definitely respect the reason of their lack of communication. If they're failing communicating you, then there must be a reason behind. We should find out the reason, and not just run to conclusion saying that without communication there's no trust. You're simply not trying and just justifying yourself stating the wrong facts."

"You're right, but don't you think its hard to hold onto somebody who's not even communicating with you, how would you know that they need help when they don't even try to talk to you."

"Its hard, holding onto is really hard. Thats why everyone choose letting go. But when you truly care about somebody you won't just let that person go considering only their weak side. If you're with that person in their strong times, you've to be there with them in their weak times."

"Yeah, what kind of bond you have when you can't even understand the other person, right?"

"Yes." He said and pecked her cheeks before going back to his phone.

"How do you still hold onto when the other person is clearly not trying?" She again asked, he raised his brows at her.

"Why are digging in so deep? Come Iets get something to eat." He said and held her hand making her to stand, she whined but he pulled her with him.

They were sitting in cafe with Viyaan. Naira was munching on sandwich when she noticed the tension between the boys.

"Whats wrong?" She asked Kartik, she was sitting opposite to him.

He held her hand, "Do you trust me?" She looked at him, confused. But nodded.

"Stay here, I'll be back. Please." He said and gave a look to Viyaan and left.

She looked at Viyaan, he looked away.

She waited for a few minutes, when he didn't come back, she went outside.

"Naira, wait." Viyaan called on her, following her.

She went outside the campus, looking for Kartik. She heard some noises from the other side, she saw him in heated argument with a few boys of their college.

She looked closely and saw him giving money to one of them. He turned around and saw her.

He walked towards her, "What are you doing here? I told you to stay inside."

"What were you doing with them?"

"Why did you come out?"

"First answer me. Tell me I'm thinking wrong." She again spoke out, hoping she's thinking wrong.

"Listen to me, this has nothing to do with me. Trust me."

"Do you do drugs, Kartik?" She asked, her voice breaking down.

"What? No, I don't do drugs. It has nothing to do with me, its for the group."

"Then why did you give them money?"

"Because I'm a part of the group."

"I can't understand anything. Why are your words not clear, Kartik? Why do you always hide things from me? Why you can't be real with me?" She said tears forming in her eyes.

"I'm real with you. I'm sorry I shouldn't have hid it from you. But trust me I'm not involved."

"Kartik, its getting too much for me." She took a step behind, he again held her hand.

"I'm sorry. I can't do this." She whispered.

"Please, don't do this. Please."

"I need space. Please. I can't do this." She said and turned around. She didn't tell him, but she did needed space and time from the start. She needed to get her things together before it effect their relation.

"You still hold onto the other person because you care about them. You don't run to conclusions, you wait for them. One person need to try in a relation." He replied to her previous question, but she needed time and space for herself, she can't afford losing him. She walked away, he kept staring her back.

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