Part 4:

Nupur tried to close her eyes and go off to sleep, but the scary sounds and the chill breeze was making her uncomfortable. She looked for Mayank, and saw him sleeping peacefully in the other end of the cottage. He was leaning his back against the wall and was sleeping soundly. She didn't want to wake him up, so she went and sat down beside him. Mayank felt a movement beside him and opened his eyes, slowly, only to see Nupur, sitting there beside him, clutching his hand. Mayank smiled at her. She was such an innocent beauty. He felt like taking her in his arms. Suddenly, Mayank saw her coming closer to him. Mayank started to feel a little uncomfortable by her touch. But he didn't object. He noticed that Nupur was feeling cold, so without giving it a second thought, he put his arm around her shoulder. Nupur felt warm. She slowly snuggled closer to him, and placed her head on his chest, and wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly, feeling very comfortable in his embrace. Mayank also felt good to have her in his arms. He hugged her back tightly. They both were sound asleep feeling absolutely content in each others arms.

 

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Gunjan was still sitting in her room, sobbing, Samrat was with her. She had forced him to stay back. Samrat, would never leave his Chashmish. His Chashmish was his life. His only life. He couldn't imagine his life without his chashmish. He could do almost any damn thing for her. He loved her unconditionally. Gunjan was still crying, unable to control her feelings. She sobbed uncontrollably. But amidst all of this, she felt really lucky to have Samrat by her side. She had always loved Samrat. Samrat was her first, and her last love. She was on cloud nine when Samrat expressed his love for her. Gunjan clutched Samrat's hand and cried harder. She was still in a shock. How could her parents say such a thing? How could they? Her own parents had stated clearly, that Nupur, her very own Di, Nupur, didn't exist for them anymore. She was dead for them. They never wanted to look at her face again. They swore to themselves that they would never forgive her if she ever returned to them. But Gunjan knew her sister very well. She would never look back, once she had made her decision. She knew very well that Nupur wasn't coming back. Not now, not ever. Gunjan started crying harder. Samrat couldn't stand her in such a condition. He desperately wanted to console her. But how?

G- Di ne aisa kyon kiya Samrat? Kyon!

Samrat knew that she wasn't expecting an answer.

G- AAkhir Mayank mein buraayi kya thi! What would have really happened if she got married to him! He's such a nice guy. I've met him also! Why couldn't she agree! Why did she have to run away!

Gunjan was crying hysterically, getting hiccups in between.

S- Chashmish, please chup aa jaao. I can't see you crying like this. I love you baby.

Gunjan didn't stop and continued crying.  Samrat tried hard to console her, but all in vain. He held her by her shoulders, and made her face him. He gently brought her face closer to his, and pressed his lips softly against hers, to give her a peck. But he didn't know what took over him, and he kissed her, with deep passion, a desire. Gunjan was stunned for a minute, but she reciprocated. She kissed him back with the same amount of passion. After they broke their kiss, Gunjan hugged Samrat tightly, and started crying again.

 

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Nupur being an early riser, woke up as soon as the first rays of the sun pierced her eyes. She looked beside her, and was totally dumbfounded. Her head was resting on mayank's chest, and she had her arms wrapped around him. She felt too embarrassed. She flushed all the more when she saw that Mayank had his arms around her waist too. He made a slight movement, and his head suddenly touched Nupur's shoulders. Nupur felt a tingling sensation. She didn't feel like breaking out of the embrace. She wanted to stay in his arms like this forever. She continued to remain in that position, feeling absolutely content. She suddenly felt Mayank move a little. She immediately removed her hands from around him, and tried to lift her head. She tried getting out of his embrace, but his hold simply tightened around her waist. Mayank felt bliss in Nupur's arms. He wondered if ever that stupid Nupur Bhushan was like this girl, he would have definitely agreed to marry her. He would have simply had no objection. She was the first girl, who attracted him so much. She was the first girl, whom mayank felt the strong urge to keep her in his arms forever, to kiss her, to feel the contentment that she was his. Not one girl had ever had such an effect on him. For a guy who had never believed in love, this was something really new. He tightened his hold around Nupur. He suddenly felt the sun rays pricking his eyes, and he opened them sleepily. What he saw, left him dumbfounded. He had his arms tightly wrapped around Nupur, and he saw Nupur wide awake, looking awkwardly away from him. Oh no! What did he do? He quickly removed his arms from around her, and turned to look on the other side. Both were really embarrassed. Mayank looked guilty and flushed at the same time. Nupur knew what was going through his mind. He was a guy after all. He surely would have been blaming himself. But it was partially her fault too. He was just placing his arm around her shoulder. Why did she have to hug him so tightly? She didn't know why she did that, but what she knew was that she felt really good and comfortable to be in his arms.

M & N- Sorry.

They both looked at each other, and then giggled.
M & N- Wo main…

They again looked at each other.

N- Mein pehle bolu?

Mayank nodded.

N- Wo actually, kal raat mujhe bohot zyaada thand lag rahi thi, isliye, wo maine….wo, uh……

M- Koi baat nahi. I understand.

Nupur smiled at him. He was so understanding. Nupur tried to cheer up the atmosphere. So she smiled cheerfully, looking at him.

N- Waise, tum mein manners nahi hai kya?

Mayank looked confused.

M- Manners? Kya matlab? He thought that she was talking about the hug.

N- Haa, subah uthkar, mujhe good morning bhi wish nahi kiya!

Mayank simply smiled at her.

M- Tum bhi na. Waise, good morning.

N- Good morning.
M- Kal raat tum theek se soyi?
Nupur nodded. But inside she was thinking that, she had the most amazing sleep ever, last night. She had never been so comfortable while sleeping before. She used to hug Gunjan sometimes when she slept, but she still never had felt the warmth and comfort that she felt last night, while sleeping in Mayank's arms.

N- Aur tum?

M- Ha.

Mayank also had similar thoughts. He never slept so comfortably before.

N- Arjun (for her, he's arjun), ab hum kya karein? Humein yahaa se nikalna hai na. Lekin humein to raasta bhi nahi maloom.

M- You're right, jab mein tumhe dhoondta hua pohocha, tab mein itni tension mein tha ki mein raasta dekhna bhool gaya.

N- Ab kya? Mein yahaa ek aur raat nahi rukh sakti.

M- Relax, humein koi na koi raasta to mil hi jaayega.

N- pata hai, mujhe ghar ki, aur meri behen ki bohot yaad aa rahi hai.

M- Aur mujhe meri maa ki.

Both looked upset for a minute.

N- Arey, agar hum isi tarah emotional ho jaayenge, to hum yahaa se kabhi nahi nikal paayenge. Aur waise bhi, bhaagne ka plan to hum hi ne banaaya tha na. Aisa bhi to nahi hai ki unhone humein ghar se nikaal diya.

Mayank smiled at the attempts Nupur made to cheer things up. He suddenly got up and began walking to the cottage's door.

N- Kahaa jaa rahe ho?

M- yahaa se nikalna nahi hai kya?

N- Oh ha.

Nupur quickly got up, and followed Mayank. Mayank took the lead, while Nupur followed him.

N (thinking to herself)- He is so cute! It felt so great to be in his arms. She then blushed.

Mayank perpetually walked in front of Nupur, so she couldn't notice his embarrassment. He kept thinking of last night. He never felt attracted to a girl before. Sure, he had had a girlfriend, but he wasn;t really into her. She had a huge crush on him, and had asked him out. He only agreed because his ma forced him to. She wanted her son to enjoy too, like his other friends did. Yeah he knew what "their" enjoyment was. Mayank never fitted into their group. All of his friends were the same. Each night, they would be with a different girl, and always forced him to have his share of fun too.

"Come on dude, any girl would love to be with a hot hunk like you! Why don't you take advantage of your looks and body yaar?" his best friend, Rannvijay would say. But Mayank never believed in one night stands. He completely respected women. He was broken out of his thoughts when he head Nupur shouting in pain.

N- Ouch!

Mayank turned back to look at Nupur. She was sitting down, on her knees, rubbing her foot. Mayank went to her.

M- Kya hua?

N- Wo, pair mein kaata….

Before she could complete her sentence, Mayank was already on his knees, taking Nupur's foot in his hand.

N- Ar----

She tried to take his name but stopped. Mayank softly caressed her foot and removed the thorn ever so gently that Nupur didn't feel the pain at all. She kept staring at Mayank, and his concerned looks. She suddenly flinched in pain. Mayank quickly looked up at her.

M- Kya hua? Bohot dard ho raha hai kya?

Nupur simply nodded her head. Mayank continued to caress her foot, where he had just removed the thorn, and blew softly through his lips on the small wound it had caused. Nupur slowly closed her eyes as she got carried away the moment she felt his cool breath on her foot. Mayank, got carried away too. He gently kissed the placed around the wound tenderly. Nupur felt a shiver run down her spine when she felt his lips on her foot. How she longed to kiss him! Okay stop it Nupur, what were you just thinking? She scolded herself. She still had her eyes closed. Mayank, shocked at what he just did, quickly backed away. What was this girl doing to him? He felt like feeling her in his arms again. Nupur slowly opened her eyes. Her face was flushed.

M- ABhi bhi dard ho raha hai?
Nupur wished to say yes, but she hurriedly said no. She tried to stand up, but was unable to do so. Mayank saw her struggling to get up. He quickly went to her and picked her up in his arms, and Nupur simply gazed into his eyes, and so did he. Mayank continued to walk, till he heard a sound. It was the sound of flowing water. Water? There was water in this jungle? He looked around and saw a waterfall. Nupur saw it too. She was really excited. Mayank gently placed her down, while Nupur went and stood under the waterfall. She felt so good. Mayank just stood there, watching her get wet, the water trickling down her face. She looked just angelic. He saw Nupur signaling to him, to come too, and without giving a further thought, he joined Nupur. Nupur was laughing and playing liked a child, innocence completely showing on her face. They were really close to each other, and suddenly, Mayank caught hold of Nupur by her waist, and pulled her closer to him. They were really close, could feel each other's breath. They were lost into each other's eyes. Mayank brought his face closer to Nupurs, closer, and closer.

 

Nupur didn't seem to mind the proximity. She liked it. Though it did make her lose her senses, she liked it. Mayank was lost. He didn't know what he was doing. He had intended to save her from the stone that was falling, but ended up going closer to her. Nupur could feel Mayank's breath on her lips. She closed her eyes. Without realizing what he was doing, his lips accidentally brushed on hers. Nupur felt a tingling sensation. She had been fantasizing to kiss him. She felt really contented at that moment. Mayank, realizing what he was doing, and what he might have ended up doing, got back to his senses. He quickly backed away a few inches. He felt horrified. What would she be thinking? He almost would have ended up kissing her, if he wouldn't have controlled himself. Nupur's lips were trembling. She didn't know how to react. She wanted also to kiss him, but at the same time, she was afraid. When she could no longer feel him near her, Nupur slowly opened her eyes. Mayank felt ashamed of himself. How could he do that? His lips had brushed hers. He could have ended up kissing her deeply, passionately. Nupur's face was flushed. She had no reaction. Her face was blank. She felt entangled in many emotions. Lust, Passion, Desire, Attraction. She didn't know what exactly was overpowering her. Mayank seemed to be having the same problem. Both were entangled in different emotions, having a tough time controlling their wild desires . Or was this the beginning of something, something that would change their lives forever?

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