Sitting alone at the midnight hour gave Naksh time to think on what to do next. He was going to udaipur the next day as food inspectors were coming to Krishna, but he knew that the entire time he would only be worried about Kartik and Naira. He had decided to stay with Naira and Kartik in Naira's house for his last night in Goa instead of staying at Kartik's family house.
Kartik had gotten discharge from the hospital earlier this evening, but he had been asked to come every alternate day to the hospital to get his dressings changed. Luckily, he didn't have any post surgical complications. Kartik had been advised simple food and proper bed rest for sometime.
Naksh knew that he couldn't hide the truth of Naira and Kairav being alive forever from his families. It was bound to come out someday and would impact both the families drastically. The Singhania's would be angry at first, would shout at Naira, but then would also accept her readily after that.
No, it was the Goenka's, of whose reaction Naksh was worried about, especially dadi. As much as they would be glad to see Kairav, they would also be the same amount of angry on seeing Naira and won't welcome her back with open arms. It won't matter to them that Kartik and Naira were still lawful wedded husband and wife.
That's why he wanted Kartik and Naira to sort out there differences. He didn't know if they would become like before (the kartik and naira who couldn't stay away from each other), or if their relationship would take an entirely new turn or if they decide to divorce each other.
But Naksh knew one thing, that if both Kartik and Naira forgive each other and moved on, which both hadn't in the past five years, and even if they just decide to remain friends from now on, both would help each other out immensely. Naira would help Kartik in getting out of the mental problems which he had and Kartik would help Naira in getting back together with both the families.
In a way Naksh was thankful that Kartik's project would take at least 3-4 months to be completed which would give Naksh enough time to try to heal the rift between Kartik and Naira, and to properly think on how to introduce Naira and Kairav to the families.
Naksh was at least happy that Kartik wasn't going to go again seeking a fight, as Naksh had made Kartik promise on Kairav's name to leave his street fighting as a thing of the past.
As he got up from the sofa in the hall to go to his room to sleep, he suddenly heard footsteps. Naksh turned sideways to see Kartik coming out of the bedroom. Kartik came in the hall, so lost in his thoughts, that he didn't even realise that Naksh was standing there. Naksh immediately understood from his expression that he hadn't slept at all since going to bed.
Naksh spoke gently :- kartik.
Kartik was startled and immediately turned to face him. His eyes went wide for a moment before his face became full of confusion.
Kartik :- Naksh, tum itni raat ko yahan ? Soye kyun nahi ab tak ?
Naksh :- ye baat toh main tughse bhi puch sakta hoon. Soya kyun nahi ab tak ?
Kartik :- nahi, main toh bas–
Naksh :- jhooth mat bolna, tughe ache se pata hai, ki main tera jhoot pakad loonga.
Kartik sighed.
Kartik :- pata nahi bas neend nahi aa rahi.
Naksh :- kartik, tughe pata hai na doctor ne rest karne ko kaha hai tughe ?
Kartik :- i know, par pata nahi kyun ajeeb sa lag raha hai.
Naksh :- kyun ? Kya hua ?
Kartik :- pata nahi, ya toh shayad bed pe nahi so raha main.
