Naina blushed hearing his praise and his intense gaze on her... she diverts the topic saying, "Sameer tumhari tabiyat itani kharaab thi toh tum mujhe phone nahin kar sakte the... vaise toh har baat par phone kar dete ho"

Sameer (nervously): voh darasal sardiyaan shuru ho rahi hai aur mujhe jaldi catch bhi kar leti hai... bas Nanu nahin hai yahaan toh kal raat thodi jyada masti ho gayi thi... mein tumhein pareshaan nahin karna chahta tha, isiiye nahin bataya... aur mujhe pata bhi nahin tha ki jara sa bukhaar itna bad jayega..."

Naina looking at him with misty eyes, "tumhein laga hoga ki mein tumhari kya madad kar sakti hun.. right?..." saying this she lowered her head feeling hurt as even if they are friends, but he still feels distant... she didn't want to show her feelings but somehow her misty eyes didn't hide from him...

Sameer immediately holds her hands and lift her face, cupping in his palms and wipe out her tears from his thumb, "Naina aisa toh mein soch bhi nahin sakta... tum jaanti ho hamare poore group mein agar koi sabse jyada perfect hai to voh sirf tum ho... aur tumhare jaisa koi nahin..."

He chuckled slightly, "dekho na ab itani kadwi dawai, itane pyar se khilana aur itani tasty khichdi banana kisi aur ke bas ki baat hai kya... yeh jaadu toh sirf tum kar sakti ho..." she smiled and turned his face other side feeling shy in his intense gaze...

Then only all four enter in room breaking their eye lock... they straightened shifting slightly away...

Sameer asked concernedly, "Rohan ab kaisa hai tu... kisne kaha tha saari raat mera dhyaan rakhne ke liye... tujhe kuchh ho jaata toh..."

Rohan sits next to him, "aur tujhe lagta hai tujhe iss haal mein aise akele chhod deta... bhai hoon tera toh yeh haq toh tu mujhse chin bhi nahin sakta..." saying this he hugged her slightly feeling slightly relieved seeing him better... whole night Sameer was almost unconscious making him hell worried...

Rohan to lighten the mood looked at Preeti making irritated face, "vaise bhi itani daant kha kar toh koi bhi theek ho jayega darr ke maare... pata nahin bimaar ko dekhne kaise kaise log aa jaate hai... isase achchha toh koi bimaar hi na pade..."

Preeti scoffed in anger, "bataau abhi... ek toh itna pareshaan kiya aur upaar se bakwaas karalo... ek toh chutki mein tumhein theek kar diya... yeh to nahin ki thanks bolo..."

Rohan mimicked her, "chutki mein ya maar maar ke..."

He turned to Naina making sulky face, "pata hai Naina, Preeti aur Pandit ne mere donon haath bandh kar munh pakad kar dawai dhunsi hai mere moonh mein... jara bhi daya nahin inn jaalim insaano mein..."

Sameer leaned slight towards Naina and whispers in her ears, "mujhe toh kisine itane pyar se dawaai khilayi ki pata hi nahin chala... kisi ke haath se toh kadwi dawai bhi meethi lagne lagi..."

Naina feels shy listening this and smiled looking down.... All four looking at them, "tum log kya gup chup se baat kar rahe ho... humein bhi bataao"

Rohan : aur haan, Naina thanks yaar, maine aaj tak itani tasty khichdi nahin khaayi... itni bakwaas dawaai ke baad iss khichdi se hi taste theek hua mera...

Munna too praise her : Haan yaar humne bhi taste ki thi.. badi tasty bani thi

Pandit too added : haan aur Pulao bhi achchha tha, mein toh do plate kha gaya...

Sameer replied showing fake anger, "yaar yahaan mein bimaar hun, yeh mujhe dekhne aayi hai aur tum sab ne milkar isse kitchen mein laga diya..... sharam karo bhukkadon..."

Pandit make weird face and said, "bhai tera theek hai... tere liye chai banayi, khichdi banayi toh theek aur hamare liye khaana banaya toh pareshaani.. theek hai beta, maje karle apni bimari ke bahane se..."

He turned to Naina asking pitiful, "Naina jab mein bimaar houn na toh tu in sab ke liye kuchh mat banana, sirf mere liye Samose, Pao Bhaji, Sandwich, Dhokla aur haan Khichdi bana diyo... aakhir bimaar ko khichdi toh khaani hi hoti hai... ek chammach bhi nahin dunga inn sabko..."

Everyone looked at him amazingly and burst into laughter, "Pandit tera kuchh nahin ho sakta... bhukkad.."

Naina, "achchha yeh sab toh theek hai par Sameer tum ab dawaai khao aur chupkar ke aaraam karo.. varna bukhaar phir tej ho jayega..." she was still worried about him knowing he will not take rest if all continue their banters...

Rohan taunts Preeti, "kuchh seekh Preeti, aise dete hai dawai, naa ki maar maar ke... kitni jaalim hai tu yaar"

Preeti replied in taunting way, "yeh bhi jaruri hai ki kisko deni hai dawai, samjhe"

Naina avoiding their cat fight, gave medicine and water to Sameer and he gulp it quietly without any more tantrum ... they all left the room leaving them alone... together..

Sameer, "Naina par tumne kuchh khaaya... dekho pehli baar mere ghar aayi ho aur kaam mein lagi ho"

Naina assuring him smiled, "Sameer mein bilkul theek hun... bhookh lagegi toh khaa lungi... tum aaraam karo... vaise ek baat puchhu... tumhara ghar itna khaali khaali sa kyun hai.. I mean no wall paintings, no photos, no decoration..." she said pointing towards empty walls around...

Sameer, "voh actually, Nanu ghar ko renovate karwa rahe hai toh isiliye ghar saara khaali kiya hua hai... aur sara samaan pack karke storeroom mein rakha hai... bas jarurat ka samaan hi baahar hai..."

Naina : oh... chalo koi baat nahin, tum rest karo... mein yahin hun...

Sameer, "Naina neend nahin aa rahi, kuchh der baatein karte hai na... vaise bhi humein college mein itna time kahaan milta hai akele mein..." she nodded smilingly and keep chatting with him until he slept again under medicine effect... she shifted his head properly on pillow and cover him with duvet... she left the room and went outside seeing other resting in living room watching movie...

Munna: arey Naina, tu aa gayi, Sameer kahaan hai...

Naina : voh so gaya hai... Munna humein bhi thodi der mein chalna hoga varna der ho jayegi..." saying this she prepared light dinner for all four of them and left with Preeti after checking again on Sameer, who was sleeping peacefully with a smile on his face......

In evening, Naina called and talk to Munna, later he gave phone to Sameer,

Sameer / Naina together: Hello... they laughed..

Sameer, "ab isase pehle tum puchho kaisa hun toh bata doon ki mein bilkul theek hun, bukhaar nahin hai bas thodi si kamjori feel ho rahi hai... aur kal tak theek ho jaaunga so chinta ki koi baat nahin..."

Naina laughed and replied to tease him, "toh mein phone rakh dun.. ab tumne sab bata toh diya"

Sameer replied instantly, "arey nahin nahin... mera voh matlab nahin tha... mein toh bas aise hi, mujhe laga tum meri chinta kar rahi hogi, isliye..."

Naina, "haan toh chinta toh hogi hi na... subah jab tumhein dekha tha toh maatha aag jaise jal raha tha, meri toh jaan hi nikal gayi thi..."

Sameer replied in heavy husky voice, "achchha ji, par aisa kyun, kya mein itna maayane rakhta hun tumhare liye..."

Naina got nervous and reprimand herself to utter anything... she stammered and said," nahin voh.. haan ab dost ho toh chinta toh hogi hi na"

Sameer smiled thinking, "beta Sameer itani aasani se jo dil ki baat bol de vo Naina toh nahin ho sakti... topper madam ko baat badalani khoob achchhe se aati hai... lagta hau abhi bahut mehanat karni hai tujhe..."

Naina getting no response asked, "kya hua Sameer, tum kahaan kho gaye, kuchh bolo na...

Sameer, "nahin kuchh nahin... ab tum bhi aaraam karo... varna sabka dhyan rakhte rakhte khud mat bimaar ho jaana, varna ab mujhe aana padega..."

Naina laughed : usaki koi jarurat nahin hai... ab tum khaana khao, dawai lo aur aaraam karna... aur haan khaana thoda kam masale ka hai, tumhari tabiyat ki wajah se toh please kha lena... nakhre mat karna..

Sameer : tumhare haathon se bana hoga toh mein pheeka bhi kha lunga.. usame bhi taste aa jayega...

Naina feels shy : okay, Good Night..

Sameer : Good Night...

They keep tossing in bed remembering each other and drift into sleep vey late...

In morning, Naina called up Munna to check for Sameer, who informed that he was again having high fever in night and sleeping till now... She instructs him to let him stay at home and she will be reaching there soon...

Naina seeing Preeti coming inside asked slowly, "Preeti, aaj bhi dekh Sameer ko bukhaar hai.. humein jaana chahiye kya..." she feels hesitate to put her wish openly in front of her...

Preeti put her hands around her neck and kiss on her cheeks, Naina rubs her cheek and hit on her arm, "ab yeh kya hai"...

Preeti replied smiling naughtily, "mujhe pata tha isiliye maine papa se pehle hi kah diya hai ki humein aaj project ke liye swati ke ghar jaana hai to voh chale gaye office, ab hum aaraam se Sameer ke ghar ja sakte hai... aur jitna man kare uska dhyaan rakh lena tu... okay..."

Naina, "Nahin Preeti aise jhooth bol kar jaana achchha nahin lagta... kyun na hum Chachaji ko sab bata de..." but Preeti makes her agreed that no need to worry as they will be back in college time only...