After boarding the plane again, Raj was thinking about what to do as he was feeling nostalgic so he took out his laptop from his handbag and as they were still on the ground he downloaded pictures from his college time and started to remember things like when his friend introduced Meera and his group as her boyfriend was part of her group.

They interacted few times during the college festival and Raj took full responsibility for flirting as they were seniors and most probably they have quarter of year together, so he was not bothered about flirting with her.

In the starting he found her cute but as their interaction become frequent they enjoyed each other’s company. They started to hangout even whether rest of the group is missing. They started to become more than friends slowly. Then Raj suddenly thought about the incident when they first time came close and how things unfolded and smiled ruefully.

That time Meera called Raj to find where he is “Raj, where are you?”

Raj replied in a hoarse and heavy voice “Hello Senior, I am at my flat, what happened?”

Meera found his voice troubling so rather than what she had to inform him she started to question him “So you won’t come out to meet me now, huh?”

Raj was slightly startled as he came out of his stupor and replied hesitantly “I am little drunk that is why I don’t want to”

She was not expecting this reply which confirmed her doubt that something must have happened to make him drink in the noon, so she ordered him she want him to meet him or she will not going to talk to him.

Raj knew that she has guessed the situation and she was as of late his support system so he didn’t dally much, he got up washed his face, brushed his teeth so the smell of alcohol will lessen and wore a fresh new set of clothes and requested his friend to drop him at the college gate.

There he saw in the corner, under the shade of the tree near the college gate Meera was standing there with her friends in formals which reminded him that today was her interview, and most probably she has called me inform about it.

He ran up to where she was standing and immediately touched both his ears with his hands and apologetically said "Sorry Senior, how was your interview?"

Meera pouted and instead of replying to his question she pointed toward her car and simply told him "Let’s go" and started walking towards the car. Her friends didn’t react much to it as they have seen them together more than once.

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Raj was still little drunk and he was not able to process what happening, so he simply asked in drunk stupor "Senior, where are we going?"

Meera was still thinking about something else so she replied nonchalantly "first to buy beers, then my flat"

On hearing this reply he was surprised by what was going on, he thought she was angry because he drank in the noon, now she is the one buying them, even though he was still confused about the on goings he didn’t say a word about it, and on the way to her flat both of them remained silent. She bought beer and vodka, then some snacks; well it will be understatement to say some, so many packets of snacks, jaljeera, sweets and one or two random thing which made Raj mind blow. In this moment he was like is anybody going to tell me what is going on here, I understand buying alcohol as her interview has not gone well but what about sweets, i am done thinking for today, i will just watch, and he did exactly that.

After they reach her flat, she first dropped by her rental owner to offer the sweets and informed her of getting new job and for celebration she will be going for outing today with friend so she will be late so she wanted a spare key. He was shocked but not much about learning of her job but he didn't do anything except watching.

There are three girls living in the two bhk apartment, as they are post graduate students so the friend visiting are common occurrence so the owner did not say anything about that.

After entering the flat she led Raj direct to her room, which literally didn’t have a shade of pink but everything been neatly organized, he didn’t say anything in the meantime, and then she brought glass and salad for beer and vodka differently. Yes, they have specific glasses for vodka shots and beer which was surprising as boys always used disposable glasses.

After which she poured shots for us and made a toast “to my new job."

Raj congratulated her "Congo senior."

Meera after hearing Raj congratulate her and happy for her didn’t make her that much happy, she knew he was genuinely happy for her but he has something troubling him so directly asked "i know you are happy for me but i am sad for you right now, that is why i bought all this alcohol so you can say whatever you have in your heart, and lets both of us have some reason to be happy"

Hearing her say this he was first stunned ,then happy from within as he got to know she care for him, he has never told about his problems to anyone but today he shared what was troubling him. They drank and talk in which at some point Raj cried after which he felt little sleepy, so he slept on her bed without reservation as he was completely drunk now.

On the other hand, Meera was still more sober than drunk, she cleaned the mess than when she saw Raj sleeping so carefree, she was happy for him as his burden was slightly lessened by sharing his worries. She walked up to her bad, covered raj with bed sheet and sat beside the bed and watched him sleeping and commented inwardly 'he looks cute when sleeping' after which she planted a kiss on his forehead, even she don’t know it was because of alcohol or she actually wanted to do but she never regretted it.

In the evening around six, she woke up Raj and gave some lemon water, which was still light headed but became sober after three hours of sleep. After that she booked him taxi in which he returned home.

This was the time where there tale with each other and with bear started and they become more than friends.