Kunal is sitting at the railway station eagerly waiting for his friend Sanjay to show up and pick him up at this odd hour.

He is extremely feeling hungry and sleepy after travelling for fifteen tiresome hours and desperately waiting to have some food and catch a good sleep.

After waiting for another half an hour quietly, he irritatedly picked his cell phone from his back pocket and made a ring to Sanjay cursing him for his laziness.

Even after a few continuous rings, Sanjay didn't lift the call making Kunal truly restless.

"Pick the call, you lazy ...." Kunal muttered, few more curses under his breath and looked around for help.

He couldn't see anyone and it looked so deserted.

Sanjay knows the station is very far away from the town and impossible to access private transportation at this odd time.

For a second he truly felt like killing Sanjay for not responding at the time of an emergency.

Not having any other option, he has decided to wait for another hour till the sun raises.

Before making that decision, he even thought to call Neeraj but felt it's inappropriate to disturb the couple and newly born child.

Waiting made Kunal extremely irritated.

After thinking for a second he decided to take a walk around the station to ease his wandering mind.

He quickly stood up and took two steps ahead and got stopped listening to a sweet voice booming from his behind.

Her voice and conversation intrigued him so much and turned around to see a girl coming towards the bench which he was sitting on a second ago.

"Mamma, mamma, Please...." She almost shouted adjusting the earphones occupying the seat.

A smile danced on Kunal's lips looking at her expressions

"I am fine..."

"I swear, I am absolutely fine."

"How can you say I am sick just by hearing my voice?"She kept a grumpy face and pouted like a kid.

This time her pout made him chuckle.

Though he chuckled aloud she didn't pay any attention to him and his chuckle, she seems to be so engrossed in conversation with her mother.

Kunal occupied his seat on the other side of the bench and kept listening to her words quietly.

Don't know why!? Her voice sounded so sweet as nectar.

"Okay, mamma..."

"Bye," She finally cut the call and glanced at the person staring at her.

Kunal scolded his halfwit for gawking at her openly and quickly looked away.

He felt embarrassed and to his surprise, he heard a sharp chuckle from her mouth which soothed his racing heart.

Without any thought, wanting to fill his eyes with her beautiful face and smile, he glanced at her for a second.

She got worried about grabbing an unwanted stare from a stranger and cursed herself for pulling this mischievous stunt.

Didn't she supposed to scold him for openly gawking at her but what did she do? She questioned her heart.

His mouth was agape and his eyes were startling at her.

These cute gestures touched her heart, she always felt that she doesn't deserve much appreciation from the opposite gender.

She fidgeted with her things for a second in hurry and wanted to walk away from there calmly.

Kunal who noticed her hesitation wanted to stop her but couldn't muster his courage to do so.

She took two steps ahead and found a group of youngsters walking towards their side.

Kunal looked at her worried face and looked at them curiously knitting his eyebrows.

They crossed over them without bothering to steal a single glance at the two and this made her heartbeat normally.

She heaved a sigh and looked at him with suspicion.

Yes, she caught him staring at her with a small smirk on his lips.

She muttered a few curses under her breath and stomped her leg like a child.

Her phone rang another time and this time she almost screamed at the opposite person.

Kunal felt like punching her cheeks which became warm on embarrassment.

She stuck her tongue out realising her mistake and wanted to run away from there.

She gathered all her luggage hurriedly and took two steps ahead.

God! She stumbled and fell on the floor with a thud sound.

Kunal resisted the urge to chuckle at her antics.

He quietly walked towards her and forwarded his hand.

She rubbed her hands for a second and caught his hand with a pout.

He laughed a bit and made her stood up.

"I am harmless, no need to run away from here," Kunal said with a grumpy face reading her intentions through her eyes.

He turned away and took a deep sigh.

For a second he checked his rugged beard and ruffled hair, slowly passing his hands all over his face.

She observed his expressions and guessed his suspicion.

"Sukriti"

"I am Sukriti" She cooed slowly trying to rule out his suspicion.

A smile crept on his lips, making him blush a bit.

"I am Kunal" He answered turning towards her.

"My brother will come and pick me"

"Till then will you please stay with me," She asked hesitantly.

He nodded in response with a small grin.

"Thank you" She thanked him with a broad smile and started asking details about his journey.

Suddenly, his phone rattled in his back pocket disturbing their small conversation.

It is none other than his friend Sanjay.

Kunal smirked at the phone and cut the call bluntly without a second thought.

To be continued

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