It was almost three days, they didn't meet each other. They both saw each other but passed away. Kartik kept dropping messages, she read all the messages but didn't reply.

"Whats up with you and Kartik?" Viyaan asked her.

"Nothing, we just need space. Actually I need space." She replied.

"See, Naira, I understand you and Kartik are really different. He has a complete different personality than you. But he tries to cope up with you in every manner. You both have different mentality, and you certainly can't change someone's way of thinking, right? I know him more than anyone, and trust me he tries his best to keep your both bond on pace, he's really disturbed since past two days. You guys need to sort this out." He tried to make her understand.

"I'm getting what you're saying. But its not in my hands, I'm trying."

"No, you're not trying. You're taking your time, you need space not for yourself but from this relation, that's not called trying. He has done alot for you, he has changed alot for you, don't make him to change more, don't force him to become someone that he's not. He has accepted you with everything, he never demanded any change in you. You need to accept him as he is." He again said, and she sighed when things got clear.

"And I know you're mature enough to make things right." He said and smiled at her and left. She sat there thinking about his words.

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She has called him so many times, he didn't pick up. She dropped so many messages, still no response. She ran out of charging, she had no option but to come at his place.

Knocking at his door, she stood impatiently.

The door opened, she didn't see Kartik but someone else. Prolly someone from college.

She could hear loud music, prolly some party going on.

"Where's Kartik?" She asked the guy who opened the door.

"Uh, he's not here. He called us all for a party and he himself is not here." That guy said and laughed a little.

"Why don't you come inside and wait? He'll be here in sometime." She hesitated for a while, being at a place with strangers, she didn't feel right. But meeting Kartik was more important.

She hesitated but nodded and stepped inside. Smell of different spices filled her nostrils, she felt like puking. She went near the switchboard and put her phone on charging.

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Rubbing his temple, Kartik picked up his phone. 15 missed calls from Naira followed by many more from his friends.

He cursed under his breath, he was so wasted from drinking that didn't even remember he had arranged a party at his place and now that place was no longer safe in his friends hands.

He sent Naira a message, and again dozed off due to alcohol in his veins.

That night was completely wasted.

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Waking up to a complete foreign surrounding, her head throbbed with pain. She looked around and saw no one in the room. She looked at herself, she wasn't wearing her clothes but just a white tshirt that reached hardly to her thighs. She saw her clothes on floor.

Her heart shuddered at the thought of what happened.

Her head was still spinning, how could she even drink? But that wasn't something to be worried about, who changed her clothes and why? Who was here in this room with her? What actually happened?

Did someone?

Her vision blurred with tears, she got up stumbling on her steps wearing her clothes and throwing that tshirt away. She went out of room and saw everyone sleeping, almost wasted on floor, she felt disgusted with herself. She took her phone from charging and ran outside.

She somehow reached her hostel and locked the door. Sitting on her bed, she held her head in her hands, trying to comprehend the situation.

She switched on her phone and got so many missed calls and messages from Kartik.

She opened his message.

     K A R T I K

I'm so sorry, I was really wasted, didn't see your messages. I miss you so much, fuck I wish if you were here with me. Can we pls get done with this space thing? I miss you.
Love you.

She broke in tears reading his message, he was out there waiting for her, and she was there sleeping with someone?

She knew, it would break him if he gets to know about this.

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