章 27: Chapter-26
Navya heard the sound of footsteps coming closer to her.
"Navya...!" Someone called her name.
Navya turned quickly. It turned out to be Mohit standing at the door of the examination room.
"Mohit!" Navya stood up and ran into Mohit's arms. She didn't care if they were at the police station. Right now all she wanted was to be in Mohit's warm embrace.
Mohit hugs her back tightly. "Are you all right, Navya? Did anyone hurt you?" Mohit's voice was worried.
Navya half sobbed, not because she was sad or afraid, but because she was happy to see Mohit coming quickly. After being taken to the police station, the police officer asked Navya to contact her family to pick her up, as well as sign a statement. Of course, it was Mohit who Navya called. Even though it's only past three o'clock, but Mohit is willing to leave his job on campus to pick up Navya.
"I'm fine, Mohit..." Navya whispered, still sobbing. More than a week she stayed away from Mohit and played cat and mouse, but Mohit was still sweet to her.
Mohit stroked Navya's hair gently. "Don't cry anymore. You're safe." Mohit thought that Navya was crying because of fear.
Navya raised her face which was still wet with tears. Mohit looked back at Navya, caressing the top of her head gently. Navya's heart felt like screaming with joy. If only Mohit treated her kindly like this all the time, not just because she was scared or hurt then Navya would always be happy and forget her past wounda.
"Let's go home, Navya" said Mohit.
In the car, Mohit didn't mention Suraj at all, or scold Navya for her carelessness. Two times, Navya got into trouble at the police station because of her friend, and both times, Mohit helped her. "Now, Mohit must have in his mind about me that I'm just a girl who often causes trouble for him." Navya thought in her mind with disappointment.
"Mohit" called Navya in a low voice breaking the quiet atmosphere.
"Yes Navya?" Mohit said and looked at her.
"I... I'm sorry if I often bother you, Mohit." Navya said and looked down, not daring to meet Mohit's eyes. "Surely you thought that my job was only to cause trouble to you." Navya continued.
Mohit chuckled looking at her face. "In fact, in my opinion, you seem to be an expert at attracting trouble. You're not the one causing trouble, but you're often caught in the middle." Mohit said to her.
Navya couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Is it happening because I always pick the wrong friends? Sonia is a drug addict, Suraj is being chased by the bank. But at first they seem fine. How do I know if they have a big problem?" Navya poured out her heartache.
Mohit said in a soft voice, "Don't think too much about it, Navya. Think of all this as a lesson so that you become stronger and mature. Just take the positives. You're not wrong, you just have to be more careful when choosing friends."
Navya's heart felt warm hearing Mohit's wise and calm words. If her dad was beside her now, she would have been scolded completely. But Mohit is different, the man always faces everything patiently. All that attitude only makes her admire and love Mohit even more.
(At home)
Arriving home, Miss Padma was surprised to see Navya and Mohit coming home together. "Well, it was Mohit sir who picked up Miss Navya from college? But the driver said earlier, that Miss Navya went home with a friend?" Miss Padma said confusingly.
"Yes, Miss Padma, I wanted to go home early. So, I just went and pick up Navya" Mohit replied, winking at Navya, signalling that Navya would not have to tell the true story.
Navya smiled understandingly. If Miss Padma finds out that Navya has been taken to the police station again, it is not possible that Miss Padma won't report it to her dad.
Miss Padma smiled meaningfully, looking at Navya and Mohit in turn. "Thankfully, everything is fine now." Miss Padma said.
Navya understands what Miss Padma meant. Miss Padma must have been relieved to see that she and Mohit had made up, because before that she had always stayed away from Mohit for more than a week. It's a shame for Navya to think back about the incident.
"Okay, Navya. You go and take a shower and rest first," continued Mohit.
Navya obeyed him, then entered inside the room. About twenty minutes later, Navya came out of the room, had showered and changed her clothes. Faintly she heard the sound of people talking in the living room.
"Is there any guest in the house, Miss Padma?" Navya asked Miss Padma who was sweeping the living room.
"Yes there is a guest of Mohit Sir came home. It's okay you just came out of shower. He also just came home. You can go and meet the guest in the living room." answered Miss Padma.
"Mohit's friend....?" Navya whispered and thought something in her mind. She walked slowly into the living room. Her heart skipped a beat at the thought of meeting the person she had in her mind.
"Navya, come here!" Mohit immediately called her when he saw Navya outside the living room. "Here, meet my best friend from college, his name is Aarav."
It turned out that the visitor was a man of Mohit's age. His body is slightly shorter than Mohit and fatter. He was dressed neatly, a long-sleeved batik shirt and black trousers. His round face smiled kindly at Navya.
"Hello, mam, I'm Aarav," he greeted, extending his hand for a handshake.
"Hello, Mr. Aarav, I'm Navya," replied Navya politely.
Navya secretly breathed a sigh of relief because her suspicions were unfounded. What was on her mind earlier was that Anjali might have come to visit Mohit.
"Finally I met Miss Navya. When Mohit said he was married, I was shocked. Wow, finally got married...! I said that to Mohit." Aarav was like telling stories while laughing.
Navya felt her heart like exploding happily. "Mohit told Aarav that we were married? But didn't Mohit ever say that those who know about our marriage are enough for our family and neighbors around the house? Our friends don't need to know so they can remain free friends, even dating." Navya thought in her mind and was happy.
Mohit took Navya's hand to sit beside him. "Aarav is a good friend of mine from undergraduate to postgraduate studies. In fact, we are both lecturers at the Faculty of Pharmacy. Well, Aarav just returned from his doctoral studies in America a few weeks ago," Mohit explained to Navya.
"Yeah, when I got back to campus, who else would I look for if there is Mohit. Yesterday, we even talked and ate until we lost track of time, didn't we? It was already late. Hahaha..." Aarav replied.
Mohit also laughed. He turned to look at Navya. "The day when I came home at night, it's because I went to eat with Aarav" continued Mohit.
Navya felt like covering her face because she was embarrassed. "So, that night Mohit went with Aarav not with Anjali?" Navya thought in her mind. She got grumpy and suspected Mohit, even though Mohit absolutely not wrong!
"I told Mohit, why didn't you mention about your marriage earlier and he said that he was embarrassed because he is old, while you are still young and beautiful. He was afraid to be gossiped about marriage, because you are only of her student age!" Aarav said while laughing.
Mohit momentarily nudged the leg of Aarav who is sitting beside him. "Hush! You don't have to leak that one!" Mohit scolded him. He immediately looked embarrassed, his face turns red.
Aarav laughed again while patting Mohit's shoulder. "Aaah, is it embarrassing to tell your wife that she is young and beautiful?" He teased Mohit.
Navya's eyes shone brightly. "Is what Aarav said true? So, Mohit has been embarrassed because he feels too old for himself? And Mohit also told Aarav that I am beautiful?" Navya thought in her mind and smiling happily.
"That's it, that's it! You don't have to tell anything anymore! Shut your mouth, Gas! It sucks, ah...!" Mohit put on an annoyed face, while his friend continued to laugh and tease him.
But Navya had already heard everything. She smiled looking at Mohit. Mohit's annoyed face looks adorable to Navya. This was the first time she saw Mohit behaving like that. What she heard just now made her even more convinced towards her love. A determination had formed in her heart.
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