तुझे तुझसे तोड़ लू, कहीं खुद से जोड़ लू
मेरे जिस्म-ओ-जहाँ में आ, तेरी खुशबू ओढ़ लू......

Shresth went to Mantavya's cabin and entered without even asking permission. Mantavya looked at him coldly and said , "Kisi ke cabin mein aane se pehle shayad knock karna zaroori nahi samajhte hai aap shayad."

Shresth looked at him witha serious expression and said , "Shayad knock karna , Yatra ki zindagi se zyaada zaroori hai." Mantavya looked at him with concern "Kya matlab?". "Matlab yeh hai ki Aditya mausa ji ne mujhe yahan mujhe bheja hai taaki mein Yatra par nazar rakhu par..."

Manatvya looked at him worry clearly visible , "par?". Shresth sighs and stood in front of him and said , "Mausa ji is planning to fly Yatra to London for 'Higher Studies' the moment the engagement is formally announced next week. He wants her away from you so he can handle the Jodhpur deal without her interference."

Mantavya was shocked to hear this. 'London'. He looked at Shresth and asked him , "Tumhe toh Yatra ke father ne bheja hai , par tum humaari mada kyu kar rahe ho?" Shresth looked at him and said , "Kyunki mujhe bharosa hai ki tum uski parwah karte ho , use samajhna chahte ho. Main Yatra ko bachpan se jaanta hu , maine dekha hai uske saath kya kya hua hai. Main nahi chahta ki uske saath yeh sab phirse ho. Behn hai woh meri , mujhe fikr hai uski."

Shresth nodded, his playful demeanor completely gone. "Mausa ji thinks he’s playing a game of chess, and Yatra is just a pawn. He doesn't know that pawns can become Queens if they reach the other side. But for that, she needs to stay in Delhi. She needs to stay near you."

Shresth walked toward the door, pausing with his hand on the handle. "Aaj raat ko baras ke purane amphitheater mein milo use. Midnight. Maine use bol diya hai ki tumhara intezaar kare. Bata do use... aur tayyari kar lo, Kunwar Sa. Kyunki kal se, acting nahi, asli jung shuru hogi."

With a final nod, Shresth vanished, leaving Mantavya in a cabin that suddenly felt far too small.

Raat Ke 11:30 baje....

It was a cold night , the moonlight falling on the broken amphitheatre. And there was Mantavya , sitting on the stairs , looking down as if he had lost something precious. Then he hears footsteps approaching , he didn't turn , not because he knew that it was Yatra , it was because he can't see her going away from him.

"Shresth said me to meet you here , My father has already booked flights for London. Our pact is breaking. Now you don't have to deal with this cold Ice Queen in the college ever again" , said Yatra while walking.

Mantavya didn't look at her but said , "Who said I don't want to deal with the Ice queen?". He looked at her , for the first time Yatra saw tears in his eyes. He said , "I want to deal with the Ice Queen everyday , everytime." "But why?" , it slipped from her mouth before she could even think and further asked , "Why do you want me to stay here? After I'm gone you're finally free." He asked quickly , "Kisne kaha ki main azaad ho jaunga? Bhale hi tum chali jaogi , main yahan ek zinda laash banke reh jaunga. Main apne aapko bhul jaaunga. Mujhe tumhe bhulana nahi hai , main tumhe apne kal , aaj aur apne aane wale kal mein apne saath dekhna chahta hu. Tum mujhse duur jaogi toh main mar-". Before he could complete his sentence , he felt a pair of lips on his.

He felt his world stop as soon he felt her lips touch his. He didn't wait for the moment and kissed her back. After they break the kiss , Yatra looked at him "Never ever say that again. Agar tumhe kuch hua toh main apne aap ko kuch kar baithungi."

Suddenly a voice erupted , "Maaf karna , lekin agar aapka Titanic moment ho gayaa ho toh hum nikle yahan se." They turned to look Shresth. Yatra asked , "Kahan ke liye?"

Shresth was looking at them and said , "Kal tum dono ka engagement hai , bhul gaye?". Then they realised and bid each other. In the car , Shresth was driving and said , "Waise koi aur bhi aa raha hai , tere engagement pe."

Yatra asked , "Kaun?". Shresth nods and drops her at the hostel and went.