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Chapter. 13 (My fault)

After classes I was about to walk back towards my hostel room when I heard someone shout, "Attention please!" My gaze when on the person shouting.

Naveen was standing there, his face filled with guilt and sadness I was about to ignore him but I couldn't when I hear his words. "So, I just wanted your attention to know what I've done. One of the dearest friend of mine, I accidentally hit her and I am feeling very miserable for making her cry." My eyes widened and my hands reach to hide my face due to embarrassment.

My face was getting redder second by second as he continued speaking. Everyone's eyes were on him and he just stood there between them. "I don't know how to apologize to her as I am not with words."

My eyes went on his hand when he pulled out something from his pocket, my finger adjust my glasses to see clearly, what he is thinking to do with that lighter?

His finger slowly moved forward to light the lighter and slowly his hand started burning. A small gasp escaped my lips and I closed my eyes, I knew how much it hurts when you get burned. I try to control my anxious heart but my legs couldn't help but quickly walk towards him. "Are you crazy, Naveen!?" My hand went to snatch the lighter from his hand.

"Well, I am. I hurt you, Noor.." his soft voice made my heart race. My hand clenched onto the lighter as I slowly inspect his hand to see if his hand was burnt much or not, fortunately the wound wasn't much but still it worried me.

"Why the heck you did this?!" My voice came out in a scolding tone. "Ise hath se mara tha na mane? Meri galti ha ki mane tumhare aankhon mein aasu laye."

(I hit you with this hand, right? its my fault that I brought tears in your eyes)

My heart skipped after hearing his words, I couldn't help but smile. "Naveen, you're crazy." I slowly pulled him away from crowd and made him sit on bench before kneeling infront of him and reached to take ointment from my bag. "You know it's a sin."

My eyes went up on him after hearing his words confusion was visible on my face. "Sin?"

"Sin that here, the laxmi is kneeling infront of someone who is like a danav." Blood rushed on my cheeks and a slight pink blush crept up on my cheeks. I moved and sat beside him. "Happy now?" His eyes went on me before nodding with a smile.

A soft chuckle left my lips and took his hand into mine slowly applying ointment on it, my heart dropped when I heard him hiss a little in pain. "Who told you to be a dear devil if you knew that's gonna hurt, huh?"

He stayed silent and I continued treating his wound. After few minutes with a smile I let his hand go. "There you go, now don't you dare to do any crazy stuff otherwise I might start calling you a monkey." He laughed at my words making me roll my eyes.

Suddenly his phone ring making his attention shift from me to his phone, I felt something wrong is going to happen. He pulled his phone out of his pocket reading the caller's I'd. His smile slightly faded.

He got up from the bench and walked away till a distance where I couldn't hear what he was saying. "Noor." Half of my attention went on the person who called me. Jhanvi looks at me with something in her eyes that I couldn't figure out. "Why are you here alone?"

"Oh, nothing just I was talking with Naveen." I reply softly. Jhanvi hold my wrist and made me get up, "come on, I have a doubt in a topic. Help me!!" As she whined I laughed and slowly got up. I was about to walk past him when I heard something Naveen said on the call. "Papa, I swear I am studying and trying my best to get the 1st place, why don't you understand?!"

I felt a pang in my heart when I heard him. The stress in his voice was clear and I didn't like it. I wanted to approach him but Jhanvi pulled me away.

My eyes were on him until he disappeared from my sight. I wanted to help him, I hate to see him stressed I just somehow wanted him to stay happy.

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God, the sleep didn't help me at all, I still feeling sleepy. I was lost in my thoughts while walking towards my class.

I didn't realized until the bell ring and I was late for my classes. "Shi-" I quickly made my way towards the class and sit beside Jhanvi. "Chill girl.."

Jhanvi muttered seeing me running inside class and panting. I just ignore her for now. My head went up and scan the whole class, trying to find a specific face and there he was. Naveen was sitting on last bench looking kinda low and dull.

His smile, I felt like it was fake. He never smile like that, right? His cute dimples looked a bit off today, Still looking cute as ever. Maybe yesterday's call took a toll on him.

He was trying to blend between his friends but still I could tell he wasn't feeling like he was showing.

Professor enters the class with some papers in her hand. "Noor, distribute these test papers." She instructed me. With a nod my hands reach to distribute the papers one by one. I got 98.7% that's nice.

While distributing, my gaze went on Naveen's test paper, he got 92.3% I am damn sure he will not be happy with his result.

My heels turn towards him and took small steps, my hand place the paper on his desk before walking back to my seat. The professor continue talking, "I see you all did great in test but Naveen.." when his name slipped off his name, my heart skipped a beat and my eyes went on him.

Fidgeting on his papers he stood up, looking at the teacher, it was quite unsettling to see him looking nervous infront of the professor despite his cheeky and confident attitude.

"What is this Naveen? 92? Are you even trying, Naveen? What happened to you, beta? I'm very disappointed by your percentages. Your finals are starting from next Monday and this is your progress?" He just stood there looking tensed and stressed. I wish I could do something to help him out..

~Chapter. 21 ended. 🧿

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