The thought about getting married to Naina kept his spirits high that evening as he finalized the preparations for the Saturday evening. Everything was set… Even the excuse to take Naina out with him… Tomorrow morning he would explain everything to her, and they would be set… He hummed…

A knock on the door disturbed his sleep, and he opened his mouth to instruct Naina to leave, but a movement on his chest stopped him… Glancing down he saw Naina sleeping in his arms like a perfectly content kitten, her head on his chest, her arm and leg…

It was a restless day for both… Sameer wondered if she would be okay with the idea of dating properly, in a romantic way… It was high time, he thought… He adored her innocence, but she can’t remain innocent all the time… Someday he would marry her… But even…

The light of dawn filtered through the curtains, the nascent rays falling on the boy sleeping on the bed sprawled on his stomach, his hands beside his head. As the light shone on his face, he scrunched his nose, mumbling something, and turned the other way, the veins on…