IT`S HER AGAIN

"Isha, let`s go home now, it`s quite late"(dad)

"Uncle, we will shortly open our new branch in Mumbai too(indian city), so Isha needs to stay here only for some time if you don`t have any problem.

"Oh, that`s fine."

After some time,

"Wow, that was very good, like Karan."

"I just want some more time with you."

"But I want to go home, Karan, I want to spend some time with them."

"Yeah, and I will drop you home, but today you are mine."

"Oh, btw, the bungalow beside us is getting renovated, do you know who is coming there?"

"No, I don`t know."

"But what if they need any help?"

"Isha here, no one cares about anyone, they are too busy with their schedule, but plz care about me now(kisses her)"

Isha is from a society where if anyone comes to live, they are treated as the society's family member, and also, Isha doesn`t know who is coming to live, but she knows her values, so she decided to help her or him whosoever is coming to live.

Next morning, after Karanvgf left for office, she decided to go and ask if they needed any help, and there she got to know that the person was 'her'.

"hii?"(isha)

"Oh, hey."

"I live next to you, and plz let me know if you need any help."

"That`s so nice of you, I`ll surely tell you, but right now I`m all okay."

"ok then, btw what`s your name?"(Isha)

"I`m Priyal, and what`s yours?"

"I`m Isha"

Isha suddenly remembered Karan`s ex-wife after hearing that name, but at that time, she thought Why would she come here, but then she got to know that she was his ex-wife only.

"You just take my number, Priyal. If you need anything, just call me."

"No, no, it`s ok, you just tell me your house no."(Priyal)

"It`s D-230, oh, I`ve to go, but plz tell me if you need anything"(Isha was about to exit from her house).

"Ohh, so Karan has sent you to check on me, but it's ok, tell your boss I`m all good."

And Isha stopped, her heart started racing again as if she knew why Priyal had returned and what she wanted, but she turned around and boldly replied,

"I don`t know what you're talking about, Priyal, and yeah, Karan is not my boss, he`s my boy....he`s my fiancée"

"Oh, already moved on, I thought he`d stay single for me anyway, you know who I`m right?"

"Yeah, I know exactly who you are."

"Still wants to help me with anything?"

"Yeah, why not? I`m always keen to help those who are needy and helpless".

(She walked away, making Priyal jealous of what she lost.)

After some time, Karan came home. He was afraid to confront Isha as he knew that the person who came to live beside him was Priyal, but he have no idea about Isha knowing this and meeting her.

Aran had returned home, but a quiet unease stirred within him. He had no idea that Isha had already found out—that the person who had moved into the house next door was none other than Priyal.

He knew Isha well. A little impulsive, a little possessive, and easily jealous when it came to love. Maybe hiding the truth wasn't the best choice, but now... it had to be said.

As Karan stepped through the door, he found Isha standing there, her eyes lighting up the moment she saw him—as if she'd been waiting for just this moment.

"Oh, Karan… you're back. I was waiting for you," Isha said softly, her voice laced with a sweetness that held something unspoken.

Karan looked into her eyes… and fell silent for a moment. Then, with a breath that carried the weight of everything unsaid, he murmured,"Isha, I… mmm… there's something I need to tell you."

"Yes, what is it? …Oh, right! Karan, even I have something to tell you—but go on, you first," Isha said with a warm smile.

Karan hesitated, his words tangled in the knot of worry in his chest. "Uh… you remember you asked me to find out who moved in next door? Well… Isha…"

"Oh, that's exactly what I wanted to talk about!" she interrupted, her voice light. "I just came back from meeting her. It's Priyal, right? She's the one who moved in—just arrived."

Karan froze. For a moment, he could only stare at her, surprised. He had never seen this calm, composed, and mature side of Isha before. And in that instant, something shifted inside him—he fell even more deeply in love with her.

He looked into her eyes, searching… and he saw it—the hidden fear. A flicker of worry she didn't want to show. The thought that maybe Priyal might come between them. She didn't say it, but Karan understood. He could read her heart like it was his own.

He gently pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly as if making a promise without words.

"Isha… I belong only to you," he whispered. "No one—no one—can take me away from you. I don't care who it is. I love you. And only you."

Isha smiled, her heart melting. She placed her hands gently on his cheeks and said,"Karan, you're even cuter than I ever imagined."