Hey Everyone!!! It's Vera here and thank-you soo much for all the love on all the previous parts! ❤️ ~ Here's part 2, hope ya'll like it! Feedback is greatly appreciated! 💖

================

Karan gained consciousness, there was complete silence around him and his body felt sore. His mind replayed the scenes from the last hour before he'd passed out and he abruptly got up which sent a series of pain through his body, but she was the only thing that was on his mind at the moment. 

"Monami!" he yelled out as he looked around frantically trying to take in the setting. Faizi, who'd dozed off on the chair beside him, stood awoke and ran to his best friends side. "Karan, tum theek ho? Relax!" Faizi said as he patted Karan's back. 

Karan: Mo-Monami, kahan hai woh? Theek toh hai na Monami??? he asked and the fear in his heart was clearly visible in his eyes. 

Faizi poured Karan a glass of water from the jug that was placed on the side-table, "Shaant hojao Karan, woh dusre room mein hai....Doctor Aneesh aur Sid hai usske paas"

Karan gritted his teeth at the mere mention of Aneesh, he was massively responsible for the condition Monami was in, hearing Sid's name satisfied him a little but still not enough. "M-Mujhe milna hai Monami se, khidhar hai woh?" he asked Faizi as he pulled the blanket off of himself and slipped on his shoes. 

Faizi knew Karan's restlessness would only increase until he saw his Rani Sahiba was doing okay with his own eyes- So instead of stopping Karan and asking him to rest like the doctor had advised, Faizi lent him a hand and took him to Monami's room. 

The door to the room was open, it was awfully quiet in the academy as it was almost midnight. Faizi left Karan at the door and left from there, knowing Karan needed a moment alone with Monami and Siddarth would handle Aneesh as well. 

Karan stood by the door for a few seconds, observing everything- Monami lay on the bed, a drip attached to her hand while she had several burns on her arm and neck- Sid sat beside her and Aneesh aided her wounds. Karan knocked on the door and Sid turned his head towards him. 

Sid: Oh hi Karan bro, come in! he smiled and Karan walked inside the room. "how're you feeling now?" asked Sid. 

Karan: Fine but how's Monami?

Sid: She's better, come have a seat- he stood up and motioned Karan to sit beside Monu while Aneesh tried hard to go unnoticed by Karan. He feared that if Karan confronted him in front of Siddarth and Monami, he'd loose his chance before even trying. 

Karan took a seat on the chair next to the bed, he held her hand in his and tried to shake off the image, which was meddling behind his thoughts. He'd almost lost his dhadkan to the fire, all because of the carelessness shown by Aneesh, he could've lost her! Forever!

Sid sensed that Karan wanted to be alone with Monami so he said, "Doc, let's go to Batra sir's office, I forgot to inform you earlier but he wanted to have a word with you."

Right now Aneesh didn't care if Monami and Karan were together, he just needed to get out of there so he agreed and without meeting Karan's fiery gaze he sped out of there. Sid patted Karan's back, "I'll be back in a minute bro" he said and exited the room as well, closing the door behind him.

Karan held Monu's hand to his heart and closed his eyes, he was exhausted and frustrated. He felt like beating someone up, specifically Aneesh. If he hadn't pressured an already feverish Monu to accompany him to lunch she wouldn't have gone there and gotten stuck in the fire. 

He was busy trying to empty his mind of the disastrous scenes when he suddenly sensed that someone was staring at him. Karan straightened his head and saw Monami looking back at him. There was a sudden outburst of emotions inside of him while looking into her eyes. 

One of Karan's hands cupped her cheek gently as he drew his face closer to hers, "Mo-Monami, tum theek ho?" he asked and she squeezed her eyes while a faint smile graced her face. 

Karan: Meine maana kiya tha na tumko, mat jao uss Aneesh ke saath, tabhiat already theek nahi thi tumhari, lag gayi na itni chot! he scolded her but it was more of his fear speaking and she could sense that. 

Monami: R-Relax Karan Shergill, mein theek houn, she squeezed his hand. Karan was having a hard time controlling his emotions, he usually was an expert in that but the one incident had changed that. He just wanted to keep Monami close to himself, protecting her from harm's way. 

A tear rolled down his cheek which Monu instinctively lifted her hand to wipe away, "Ka-Karan" she voiced out and tried to sit up, "I'm seriously fine...and kaise na hoti? tum aaye, you saved me" she smiled at him. 

Karan lowered his gaze, "tumhe yaad hai saab?" he asked her. 

Monami: Saab toh nahi but yeh yakeen se keh sakti houn ke tumne hi mujhe bachaya hoga..koi aur thodi na mere se itna pyaar karta hai aur itna barha risk lega...

Karan recalled the many times during their time in the building he'd confessed his love to her, "does she remember?" he thought but it was like she could read his thoughts as well. 

Monami: Yes Karan, I do remember all that...How could I not? You said the three words I'd been dying to hear...

Karan: But t-

Monami: Agar tumne confess na bhi kiya hota toh phir bhi, mein samaj jaati tumhare dil ki baat... Agar mein tumhari liye sirf ek cadet hoti na, toh tumhari woh halat nahi hoti jiss ke baare mein mujhe Sid aur Faizi ne bataya...

She held his chin and lifted his face to look at her in the eyes and asked bluntly, "You love me?". Karan averted his gaze, is wasn't that easy to get it out again but his thoughts and his heart were trapped by her, he'd absorbed some of her traits as well so he nodded making the faint smile on Monami's face turn into a wide grin. 

Monami turned his face towards her again, "No Agent Shergill, aise nahi chalega...sahi tarah bolna pareyga!" she said as she folded her arms over her chest. 

Karan: Bol toh diya tha...

Monami: Hmm, tab jab mein react nahi kar sakti thi...ek dafaa aur bol do na pleaseeeee, she pouted.

Karan remained mum as shyness took over a part of him, "TUM....Karan Shergill...Commando...itni se baat bolne se darr rahe ho?" she said teasingly to purposely annoy him. 

He became a little defensive, "Darr nahi raha, it's just that meine kabhi aisi baatein kisi ladki ko boli nahi hai..."

Monami: Righttt! Jaise meine toh pachas(50) ladkon ko "I love you" bola hua hai! You're the first one for me as well na! 

Monami reached out for his hand and grabbed it in hers, "Bol do na pleaseeeee, mere satisfaction ke liye hi bol do, please na Karan" she requested. 

Upon receiving no answer from Karan Monami sighed disappointedly, "Fine...mat bolo" she pretended to be mad and laid down, she was just about to pull the covers over herself when he finally confessed. "I love you Monami".  

Monami jerked up excitedly, feeling a blazing pain in her back but she ignored it...This was wayyyy more important right now. "WHaT!" she practically yelled. "PHIR SE B-bolna" she said, unable to control her happiness. 

Karan let out a chuckle, "I love you Monami, more than I ever thought I was capable of, you mean the world to me" he sincerely confessed while Monu's excitement knew no bounds. 

She giggled, "I love you too Khadoos Shergill" she opened her arms and he moved closer to Monu enveloping her into a warm and tight hug. Both of them held each other close for a while, letting their confession sink in. 

After a moment Monu reeled her head back and looked at Karan in the eyes. "I love you" they professed again in unison, a smile gracing their faces after. 

They closed their eyes, joined their foreheads together and repeatedly voiced out the love they held for each other, finally feeling complete.

//The End//

"She found parts of him that he hadn't even known existed and in her he found a love he hadn't even believed was real." ✨

======================

Thanks for reading! Please do drop in your views. 💜

Lots of love and stay safeee! ❤️

~ Vera 🌸