Naksh saw as Samaira's car left. He kept standing there for a moment and then.

"Samaira!"

He whispered. Her words rang in his mind.

'Its over Naksh!'

He fell down on his knees and shouted at the top of his voice.

"SAMAIRA!"

He broke down crying and held his head.

"I love you so much. Please! Please maaf krdo mujhe. I promise i'll do whatever you say. Don't leave me please."

(Please forgive me.)

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Samaira parked the car and went to her room straight away. She locked herself in the bathroom and switched on the fan.

Slumping down against the wall she finally broke down.

She cried hysterically and kicked and punched the floor.

"Kyu? Kyu kia aapne aisa Naksh? Why?"

(Why? Why did you do this Naksh?)

She cried and cried and tears flew down her eyes continuously.

"Itna sab kuch hone ke baad bhi why can i not hate you? Kyu mera dil ye manne ko taiyar nhi ki aapne aaj tak mujhse sirf jooth bola hai. Kyu isse aisa lagta hai ki sab kuch jooth nhi tha."

(Even after everything why can't i hate you? Why my heart is not ready to accept that you only lied to me. Why does it think everything was not a lie.)

She punched the floor and whispered brokenly.

"Why did you do this Naksh? And why can't i hate you even after knowing everything?"

She didn't know for how long she sat in the bathroom. 

She came out washing her face and went down after planting a fake yet convincing smile on her face.

No one was able to notice anything except for Nyra. She knew Samaira inside out and was aware when she was genuinely happy and when she was faking it.

After dinner everyone sat down to watch some movie but Samaira excused herself and went to her room saying she was tired. Nyra too went after her and saw her sitting near the window and looking out.

Nyra sat beside her and spoke after a moment.

"Kya hua? Bhut upset lag rhi hai."

(What happened? You look upset.)

Samaira looked at her and Nyra saw how dead her eyes looked. Her lips wobbled slightly and she hugged Nyra tightly and started crying again.

"Heyy! Shh! Kya hua? Ro kyu rhi hai? Samaira?"

(What happened? Why are you crying?)

Samaira cried on her shoulder for some time and then told her everything that happened.

Nyra was shocked to know everything. She felt angry at Naksh for doing everything but she knew that she had to deal with this maturely. Samaira was not in a state to understand what is right.

"Samaira. I know jo bhi unhone kia wo galat hai. But mai ek baat jaanti hu. Insaan expressions bhale hi fake kar skta hai but aankhon mai jo emotions hai wo koi fake nhi kr skta."

(I know whatever he did was wrong. But i know one thing. A person can fake expressions but not the emotions in his eyes.)

Nyra started explaining her softly and Samaira looked at her as if asking to continue.

"Mai side nhi le rhi unki lekin unki aankhon mai jo emotions tere liye dekhe hai wo mujhe fake nhi lagte. Ho skta hai shuru he was lying to you. But i don't think his love was fake."

(I am not taking his side but the emotions i saw in his eyes for you i don't think they were fake. Maybe he was lying to in the beginning.)

"What do you mean by that?"

Samaira asked Nyra smiled softly.

"He looks at you the way papa looks at mumma. As if you are the only person that matter to him. As if you are someone so special and so precious."

Samaira looked away. Her heart and mind were conflicted right now.

Her mind was angry and felt betrayed while her heart whispered to give him one chance and listen to him just one more time.

"Mujhe samajh mai nhi aa rha kya karu?"

(I don't understand what to do?)

"Apne dil par haath rakh aur apne mann se puchh. When you don't know what is right and what is wrong always follow your conscience. Zaruri nhi hai ki successful ho but kabhi koi regret nhi rahega."

(Keep your hand on your heart and ask yourself. Its not necessary it is successful but you will never regret.)

She smiled and Samaira kept her hand on her chest and closed her eyes asking herself the same question.

'One more chance. Please!'

She opened her eyes and looked at Nyra. Nyra understood that she got the answer she needed and left her with her thoughts after kissing her forehead.

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Mahir and his parents came back home at night.

Mahir looked for Naksh and went to his room.

He saw him sitting on the floor near the edge of his bed. Mahir frowned and sat near him. Naksh kept staring at the floor with dead expressions.

"Bhai? Kya baat hai? Itna chup kyu hai?"

(What happened? Why are you so quiet?)

No response. Mahir shook him a bit and he looked at him.

"Kya hua hai?"

(What has happened?)

"Tu sahi keh rha tha. Bhut der krdi maine realise krne mai. I lost her. Chali gyi wo. Sab khatam karke chali gyi."

(You were right. I was very late. She left. Finishing everything.)

Naksh said with zero expressions on his face and Mahir looked at him shocked as Naksh narrated the whole incident to him.

He sat there processing the information for some time and then spoke.

"Now what?"

Naksh frowned looking at him.

"Tu aise toh nhi baith skta na. Aise toh nhi jaane de skta na usse. Specially when you know she loves you too. Fight for your love bhai. Mana usse. Kya karegi, gaali degi, maregi? Maar khaa lena. But don't let her go."

(You can't sit like this. You can't let her go. Pacify her. What will she do, abuse you, hit you? Let her.)

Naksh nodded slowly as he realised that Mahir was right. He was about to say something when Mahir said.

"Mumma!"

Naksh looked behind him and saw his mother standing there with a grim expression. It seemed like she heard everything.

Naksh stood up and his mother came near him. Standing in front of him she slapped him. It was not a tight slap but a good intensity one that he got his senses back.

"Kitni baar ek hi cheez sikhayi hai maine tumhe? Ki kabhi kisi ka dil mat dukhana. You promised me aur uske baad bhi you did exactly that."

(How many times have i taught you one thing? Never hurt someone. And you did exactly that.)

She said with so much shame that Naksh felt like killing himself at the moment.

"Mumma! I am sorry. I am really sorry."

"You have let me down Naksh. Ye sorry mujhe mat bol. Jiska dil tod kar aaya hai usse bol. Jab tak wo maaf nhi karti mai bhi nhi karungi."

(Don't tell me sorry. Tell the person whose heart you broke. When she will forgive you i will too.)

She said and left the room and Naksh slumped on the bed crying.

"Mere life dono sabse important ladkiyan mujhse naaraz hai. Kya karu mai Mahir?"

(The two most important women of my life are not talking to me? What do i do Mahir?)

"Samaira ko mana. Ek baar wo maan gyi toh mumma bhi maan jaayengi. Iss baar koi galti mat kario bhai. Please!"

(Pacify Samaira. Once she is convinced mumma will be too. Please don't do anything wrong this time.)

He said and left Naksh in his thoughts.

That night both of them slept thinking about the other. One with guilt and love and the other with pain and betrayal.
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