37 chapter 37

A"Arnav?"

He heard her voice, even as he registered his own astonished stance, his insides churning into a tiny flip-flop as he allowed his body to turn around in a swift moment.

"Ar--nav right?" her voice was shuttering, he noticed and flinched internally as something about the look in her eyes told him that this isn't going to be any good.

"Yeah, Arnav, you know me, don't you?" he asked hopefully.

"And---and was it you, th"that night?" she asked her voice still trembling, her breathing not quite settled in and it did scare him to witness her terror, more because it was directed at him.

"Ye"yes, I can explain---" he tried to take a step ahead when he heard her squeal

"Oh my god!!!! How could you?" she wailed with her horrified voice even as he stood there completely bewildered. "Why?"

"Khu---"

"NO!!! Please! Don't!" she yelled again her voice breaking, her eyes flickering to his steps causing him to decided against making any kind of move as he continued to look at her completely clueless.

"Even you wanted just that from me? Even back then?? All the time?? Hell I should have known! But then how would I? I was such nave foolish one back then, and---"

"What the hell are you talking about?" He found himself losing his temper as his own voice rose a few decibels higher causing her to jerk instantly and the fear that has become a constant emotion in her eyes only grew, even if that was possible. f**k! Patience was never in his favorite list of emotions.

"I"I'm--"

"I'm sorry--" she completed his words with the same shuddering tone and just when he thought her apology was because she accused him, he heard her next words that completely left him baffled.

"I shouldn't have used that tone with you, I apologize, please please don't punish me, please" she cried, tears pouring out of her tired eyes, desperation combined with dreading evident in her hazels as all he did was just look on, dazed.

"What??" he found himself utter incredulously. "Khu---"