Yuvan couldn't place a finger on why he felt all these. Why was she constantly on his mind? She was his best friend's younger sister for God's sake. He was supposed to consider her as his sister but even the prospect of thinking of her as his sister seemed indigestible.

Yuvan felt a dull ache in his heart when he saw Nitara holding hands with the senior boy. The pain only increased as they got closer and he saw the boy lean in. He yelled for her to stop but he seemed to have lost his voice.

Nitara closed her eyes and the boy placed his lips on hers making Yuvan fall on his knees.

He woke up with a jerk. He was panting heavily as if he'd just seen a nightmare. It didn't feel less than that though. His heart thudded in his chest and he took a huge gulp of water. He slowly relaxed, realising that whatever he saw was not true and just a fragment of his imagination. A very bad imagination but only imagination.

Yet!

His mind screamed. If she continued avoiding him the way she was, and started pushing herself towards others, the scenario might come true soon.

The question was: why was he bothered? Why did it pain him to imagine her with someone else? Anyone else?

But she claimed that she loved him. How can love vanish so quickly?

He himself asked her to focus on her career and rejected her. It was her life and she could live it the way she wanted.

But he did not like seeing her with anyone else.

Could it be that he was catching feelings for her? But he'd never seen her that way before. Why now?

The universe has its way of making people realize things and feelings.

His mind provided and he slumped back on the bed.

"Nitin is going to kill me. Argh! Out of all the women in the world, it had to be his sister who had to fall in love with me. And now, I think I might have feelings for her too. Fuck!"

Universe apparently did have its way of making people realise things because Nitara was placed under an internship with him.

Nitara mentally cursed herself for filling up Nephrology as her area of interest in the beginning. But it was before the rejection and now she didn't know how to face him properly without letting all the hurt and love for him show on her face.

Yuvan was still confused about his feelings. His gaze always involuntarily followed her movements.

She was a very good student. Very observant and a quick learner.

Yuvan was in his cabin with Nitara who was briefing him about the rounds he had sent her on. There was a knock on the cabin door and a head poked in.

"Good morning sir."

It was the senior boy. Yuvan clenched his fists and looked at the boy raising his eyebrow and asking his purpose for the visit.

"It's lunch time sir. I came here for Nitara. Can we go?"

"No! She's not done yet."

"Oh! Ok sir."

The boy left and Nitara looked at the time.

"I'm almost finished sir. You should also have your lunch. I'll see you after lunch sir."

She said and got up. Before she could reach the door, her wrist was held in a firm grip and she was pinned against the wall. Yuvan caged her between his body and the wall and looked into her eyes.

She gulped and placed her hand on his chest trying to maintain the distance and her sanity.

"Stay away from that boy! Please Tara!"

"Don't confuse me! And don't give me hopes."

She whispered. The way he spoke, the way he looked at her and the way he called her name did things to her.

"I'm not. I think I'm falling in love with you."

He confessed and she felt her breath hitch. The words she had always wanted to hear.

"Dil rakhne ke liye keh rhe hai?"

"Nhi. Agar dil rakhna hota toh tumhe hurt krne ki bewakoofi nhi krta pehle."

He said and tucked her hair behind her ear. She gulped her tears down and said.

"You said you think you're falling in love. What if you realise that you're actually not."

He smiled and said.

"Let's not think about it. I just know that I have started feeling something for you Tara."

She pushed his chest and shook her head.

"Nhi! I can't risk breaking my heart again. Jab tak aapko realise nhi hota ki ye feelings kya hai...please just stay away from me."

He kissed her head tenderly and she closed her eyes leaning into him for a moment before detaching herself and rushing out of his cabin.

She had been thinking about his words since then. He had started admiring her from afar. Like she had done all her childhood. He found ways to stay near her. He found excuses to talk to her. All of the things she had done in her crush for him.

Could it be that he was actually falling in love with her? But the fear in her heart that he might realise the opposite and leave her heartbroken yet again didn't let her trust his words.

Nitara was sitting in the living room glaring at her brother after their remote fight, which he won and watching the stupid WWE match now.

Nitin was smirking while looking at her in every two minutes in a teasing manner. His phone rang and grip on the remote loosened making Nitara jump and immediately grasp it.

She yayyed and changed the channel after doing a small victory dance. He scowled and attended the call.

"Haan bhauk!"

With the way he attended it, Nitara knew it must be one of his friends.

"Kya? Congratulations kamine! Bhabhi kaun hai? Aur sab final hone ke baad bta rha hai!"

Nitara's ears perked up. Someone was getting married?

"Tu nhi bolta mai tab bhi pahuch jaata. Haan haan ruk. Niti! Priyansh baat krega."

Nitara smiled. It was Priyansh bhaiya.

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