"Faizi!" Karan called him. "Yeh Monami tsunami kuch zyada hi drunk hai. Main ise wapas academy le jaa raha hu. Tu aur Sanju baaki namuno ko leke pohoch ja."

"Sanju?" Faizi pointed at Sanju. Karan was surprised to see Sanju equally drunk and having a dance off with Sid. "Par tu fikr mat kar. Koel aur Sumanji sober hai. Koel aur main sabko sambhal lenge."

"Main aur Koel?" Karan teased. "Faizuddin Siddique, yeh waali tujhse nahi patne waali."

"Thoda intezaar karo. Abhi toh kahani shuru hui hai." Faizi said. "Tu bas apni Mona darling ka khyaal rakh."

"Faizi!" Karan warned but Faizi left with a smile.

Karan turned around to find Monami but she was nowhere to be seen. He searched for her everywhere but she couldn't be found. Panicking he asked Sumanji to check the washroom, but she wasn't there. He got out and started searching for her in the road. Soon his eyes landed on her. She was talking to the two guys who were leering at her earlier. Karan ran to protect her, but before he could reach her, Monami punched a guy right on the nose making him bleed. He screamed it in pain. The other guy held her hand, but Karan reached there. He held that guy's hand and twisted it behind him.

"Hotness, yeh dono mujhpe comments pass kar rahe the." Monami said. "Ek ki naak maine tod di, dusre ko tum tod do."

Karan twisted his hand further making him scream. "Abhi yaha se bhaga nahi toh bhaagne ke liye pair nahi bachenge."

The guy freed themselves and ran away. Monami started laughing.

"Tum yaha kya kar rahi ho akele? Kaha tha na wait karne!"

"I needed fresh air." Monami said.

"Chalo ab." Karan held her hand and led her to his car. He asked the driver to drive them back home. Monami sat too close to him, making him blush. Then she held his hand, and laid her head on his shoulder. Karan couldn't help but wonder why it felt so nice being this close to her. In a few minutes, she had fallen asleep.

As soon as they reached and the driver honked for the guard to open the gate, Monami woke up. After the car was parked, Karan helped Monami get out of the car. Instead of going to her room, she walked to the tree and sat beside it. Karan sighed. He just couldn't seem to get her to bed. She patted the place beside her and he sat beside her.

"Kya kal tum mujhse 100 jumping jacks karaoge?" She asked cutely.

Karan smiled at her cuteness. "Nahi." Monami smiled. "300 jumping jacks." Her smile faded away.

"Hotness itna torture thik nahi. Just because tum hot ho doesn't mean ki tum mujhe torture kar sakte ho. Main aise chup chap nahi sahungi yeh sab."

Karan's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Toh kya karogi?"

"Main...." Monami started thinking. "I don't know."

Karan smirked and looked at Monami who was pouting. She tugged at his arm and pulled herself up. Then she went and hugged her tree.

"Tum bhi karo na!" Monami told Karan.

"Ji nahi. Main aise pagalo waali harkatein nahi karta." Karan said.

"It's therapeutic and besides it feels amazing to hug someone. Chahe woh koi ped hi kyu na ho." Monami said. "I miss my mom. Woh kitne pyaar se hug karti thi mujhe. Jitni bhi stress, kitni ki problem kyu na ho, unhe hug karne ke baad I felt so much lighter."

Monami started tearing up. Karan's heart broke a little bit watching her cry. He got up and rested his hand on her shoulder, but Monami turned around and hugged him. Karan wrapped his arms around her.

"I miss mumma." Monami wept.

"Kya hua tha unhe?" Karan asked.

"She died in the line of duty. Kuch terrorists ghus aaye the hospital mein and they shot her. Dad ko uss din se army aur iss wardi se nafrat ho gayi hai. He lost his wife and I lost my mom. But Karan, mujhe unki tarah banna hai. Woh logo ko help karti thi. Mujhe bhi logo ke liye, apni country ke liye kuch karna hai. She's my role model."

Karan had no idea about her mother. He felt bad for judging her. "Monami, tum already unki jaisi ho. Trust me."

Monami smiled. "You think so? Humesha toh mujhe bhagane pe tule rehte ho."

"Par tum bhagi nahi." Karan smiled.

Monami tripped on her own feet and fell on Karan. He caught her and lifted her in his arms. Then he took her to her dorm room and laid her on her bed. He took off her heels. Monami caught his hand.

"Hotness, meri earrings.." Monami said.

Karan sat beside her and pulled her hair to one side. He gently took it off. Then he took off the other one. "Aur kuch Raani sahiba?"

"Rubber band do."

Karan got up and procured a rubber band for her. She turned sideways giving him access to her hair. Karan gathered all her hair and tied it into a ponytail.

"Waha mere bag mein dekho, wet tissues honge. Ek le aao." Monami said.

Karan glared at her but got up and got a tissue for her. She wiped her face, removing all makeup, and handed the tissue to him. He threw it into the dustbin.

"Hotness, stay till I fall asleep." Monami said.

Karan sat beside her. "Rani sahiba aap kuch zyada hukum de rahi hai aaj!"

"Tumse toh kam deti hu." Monami laughed. "Waise thank you hotness for everything! I like you nariyal waali softness." She kissed his cheek. "Bas please 300 jumping jacks nahi. Only 150."

Karan blushed. Monami soon closed her eyes, as she fell asleep. Karan pulled her blanket over her and went out. The full team had returned by then. He was surprised to see Sid Sanjana walking together arm in arm, laughing. All the recruits were completely drunk. Faizi and Koel were escorting them to their rooms. Karan thought of helping them, but handling Monami was enough for one night. He went to his own room to sleep in peace.