Episode 4
It was a Sunday. So Karthik decided to make the most out of it by spending as much time with Naira as possible. He would tell her today. He would tell her that he was in love with her
‘The test will be done tomorrow.’ Naira said.
‘What exactly is wrong with you?’ Karthik asked, worry dripping from every word.
Naira had slowly begun to notice the undertone of worry in every word of Karthik’s. He was always concerned about Naira’s well being. Yet this weekend was slightly different. Like the constant need he felt to hold her hand as he was doing right now. It wasn’t something new for him to hold her hand, it was his method of comforting her in her times of need. But now it looked like he was seeking comfort in her.
‘They suspect I might be having a condition called hyperthyroidism. But if my thyroid hormones level Come out normal tomorrow…’ Naira stopped mid sentence.
‘Then what?’ Karthik asked.
‘There might be something wrong with my heart.’
‘WHAT??!!!’ Karthik yelled. His grip on her hand getting tighter.
‘Karthik , calm down. For all we know, this is anxiety related. But the doctors to be on the safer side would want to get my heart checked.’
‘No. No. No. You’re too young to have heart troubles. What if something happens to you?’ Karthik asked looking mortified. He was shaking his head vigorously.
‘Lets not jump into conclusions, shall we?’
Karthik smiled a Little looking at how she was trying to console him when she was the one who needed help. His Naira was fighter.
‘Are you alright now? Do you still feel your heart racing?’ Karthik asked.
‘Yes but I think the More I think about it, the more I’ll worry and I’ll raise my heart rate More.’
‘How about we go to our spot?’ Karthik asked.
Yeh rishta Kya.. Naira’s ringtone played.
It was her mom.
‘Shit I forgot to tell them!’ Naira yelled.
They sat down on a bench in front of the hospital, while Naira spoke to her mother.
Akshara Singhania was a lovely mother, daughter, wife, daughter in law and above all a lovely woman. Despite being the wife of one of the richest business man in Udaipur Naitik Singhania, Akshara was an independent woman, a singer and a dancer. She owned an academy where Little children were taught to sing and dance classical art forms.
The Phone call went for quite Long as Naira had to explain to her mother every detail of the occurrences since the beginning of the panic attack
In the meanwhile, Karthik kept staring at Naira. He was wondering how he had missed her beauty until this day. Yes, she managed to camouflage it understand her attitude of boyish carelessness, but Yet it clearly stood out to him Right now. Her hair was a silky mane of gorgeous black that she always kept short. She was of the opinion that long hair was bothersome. He couldn’t help but notice the dimple that formed on just her Right cheek while she smiled. She was fair as a dove and her eyes were mesmerising. His train of thought was interrupted when Naira swatted his hand which without his realisation Was stroking her hair. He abruptly pulled his hand back.
Naira was done talking to her mother.
‘What are you doing?’ she asked looking slightly perplexed.
‘What? I can’t touch your hair now?’ Karthik asked.
‘ No, that’s not what I meant. I’m starving. come let’s grab a bite somewhere.’
They went to their favourite cafe and had a great meal.
Just as they were about to leave, a waiter ran upto Karthik and gave him a letter. Karthik quickly glanced at it and put it into his pocket.
‘ what was that about?’ Naira asked.
‘You’ll see.’Karthik said.
Karthik rode on his bike with Naira as pillion. They rode and rode and rode until Naira screamed in glee. They stopped at their spot, the one place in the city where both of them found their calm. It was a desolated Street with a Canopy of trees around .
‘Karthik can you do something for me?’ Naira asked.
‘Anything for you, love.’ Karthik Said.
Love? Why so much of endearment today?’
‘I wanna learn how to ride the bike. Will you teach me?’
Karthik burst out laughing.
‘What?!’ Naira asked, slightly pissed off.
‘ Have you looked at yourself? You’re two feet tall. How will your feet touch the ground?’ Karthik joked.
He added ‘anyway you’re too cute to ride a bike’
‘Not funny, Karthik.’ Naira said and began to Walk in the other direction.
Karthik was quickly by her side ‘okay sorry. I’ll teach you. Heck, I’ll get you a new bike if you want.’
‘Oh Ambani ke bete! Calm down. Jo tera hai woh mera hai. Your bike is mine OK? Come on now . Let’s go back’
Karthik couldn’t help but think that everything he owned was Naira’s. His bike, his heart and his soul.
They rode back into the city only to stop by their favorite cafe.
‘Why have we stopped here?’ Naira asked.
‘You’ll see.’
They entered the cafe to find a stage set up. Naira was stunned to look at all the decorations behind the stage.
‘ my band’s performing.’ Karthik said with a grin plastered on his face.
‘ wow Karthik. Awesome. All the Best.’ Naira said as she hugged him.
Karthik then ran back stage to change clothes and get his guitar. Karthik was very passionate about music and loved it as much as he loved engineering.
The band was live ten minutes after Karthik had arrived.
He was the lead singer.
He came up to the stage, picked up the mic in his hand and said ‘ today we sing two songs. Both of which are dedicated to my best friend , budding doctor Naira Singhania. ‘ he said. Naira began to grin so much that her joy was evident from her face.
The first song was I’ll be there for you by the Remembrandts. Naira loved this song as she was a huge fan of the sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S . Karthik knew it was bound to make her happy. And make her happy, it did. The grin on her face just got wider.
The next song was a build up to what Karthik was about to do after the show. The next song was tujhe dekh soona from the movie Kalyug.
The band performance ended on a high note with everybody appreciating it.
Naira ran backstage to congratulate Karthik on his beautiful performance.
‘ oh my god. This is the first time, I’ve seen you perform live. You were amazing.’ she hugged Karthik.
‘ Naira I have something to tell you.’ Karthik said breaking the hug.
Precap : The proposal
——–Author’s notes——
Hey guys. Sorry for not uploading yesterday.
So This was the episode for today. I noticed that the number of comments in the previous episode dropped. What happened? Aren’t you guys liking the story?
Please let me know your honest opinion in the comments.
Have a great day! 🙂