Sara's POV
Last time we attained same event or spotted together was during Zee Cine Awards after that we've not met publicly. Idk what to say about this not that we planned in our head about this & that or maybe we,I did anyways I was getting ready for the GQ most influential young Indians 2022...I reached the venue, greeted the paps & went inside. I was clueless about who were attending the event. I was sitting there in my own thoughts that is when I saw him. I saw kartik entering, he went and sat with kiara & kriti. I was paused for a second as I was not expecting him to be there. I sat there like nothing happened...Well it didn't but still...Idk if he saw me or knew I was there but I sat there pretending to be unaware of people around me. Finally awards were being announced, "Sara Ali Khan" I heard my name & went to receive the award... I could see him constantly clapping due to which kiara & kriti had to continue with him.I don't mean it in any other way but yes he was. I received the award and was coming back from the stage. That is when he stood up and congratulated me...we side hugged e/o started talking about some random things and yes we were holding hands not intentionally neither unintentionally but he held my hands to congratulate me & we were still till we finished talking. Obviously it was not a long convo. Then I went back to sit in my place. After sometime kartik went to receive his award and yes I too was clapping constantly which I realized later. Event was about to end but a lot of people were leaving already including me of course. I was about to leave when I saw kartik & kriti greeting paps... he was smiling & laughing... I just felt a certain kind relief seeing him like that after so long which I am not explainable to why but I decided not to overthink & left from the event.

Kartik's POV
After zee cine awards this was the first event we were going to be together at. I mean not really together but under the roof maybe? Yes I knew she was intvited but I was not sure if she was coming. And I'm 200% sure she's unaware if who are gonna be at the event. I know her and that's how she is. I was all ready to attend the GQ most influential young Indians 2022. I reached the venue, interacted with the paps & went inside. As I was entering I saw her. Yes Sara was there . Idk if she saw me but I did. I went & sat with Kiara & kriti pretending I saw nothing. After sometime they announced Sara's name & she went to receive her award. I was constantly clapping but then noticed Kiara & kriti were doing same thing because me so I stopped.While she was returning back from the stage I stood up to congratulate her. Idk what was I into but I did. I just held her hands, side hugged her & congratulated her. I just went for it😭It was like 1-2 min talk, then she went back to her sit. After 3 or 4 people my name was announced I went to receive the award and was able to see her constantly smiling & clapping. Within like 20 to 30mins all three of us i.e me kiara & kriti decided to go back. As I was walking out I saw that Sara was still there talking to someone who was not visible from where I was sitting. So I don't know who she was taking to.We went outside and as usual paps were there. Me & kriti were trying to get out from there & that is when I cracked a joke & asked to exchange our awards. We were laughing & giggling. Suddenly I felt stared, I turned around to see who it was. It was sara...I was not able to identify what was that look meant...Even though sara was looking at me but she couldn't see right angle of me so she didn't knew I turned around & saw her...And then she left...I too sat in my car with a thought of i we used to be & how things are rn... how talking with eyes used to be our thing & today I was not able to identify what was that look about...so things still affects her? Or might be not. Why would anything affect her or maybe why wouldn't it...with all these thoughts I reached home & then decided not to overthink so much & sleep

SarTik's POV
I decided not to overthink & let things go but my brain & heart didn't wanted to agree with me. I was in my bed with my eyes open & 1865+ thoughts. In between all these thoughts what felt really good was our meeting. It was not as awkward or as bad as I thought it would be.In fact there was no awkwardness at all. I thought it would be awkward not because we broke up but because one of us was fine with being friends with their ex & one of us was not but things went really smoothly. Maybe because s/he is not same as other people or maybe I'm having really high hopes which I shouldn't. But I can't control my overthinking mind! I was having lots of thoughts in my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about the way s/he was smiling & clapping which took me straight to the zee cine awards...That smile on her face while I saw receiving the award, That smile on his face while I was in the stage...Then I decided to open instagram only to find people going crazy about the pic which was officially posted by GQ itself...I was so happy to see SarTikians going gaga about the picture...yes I still look up to them  & their pages.But I(kartik)got a call from my manager who said that she have asked to remove that picture from instagram as it would affect the promotions of BB2 which made my mood off for a sec but that picture was now all over the media so it was fine...Why, how, what, where lots of questions were arising. I was answering a lot of them by myself which was obviously to convince my heart or maybe me myself... with all that thoughts idk when I dozed off... I woke up in the morning & went back to shoot. With all the hectic schedule going on I obviously didn't have time ti think about what happened that day which I think is good for me & my overthinking brain...

And the chapter ends. April 29-2022 such an amazing day it was. I was literally sobbing while writing this chapter😭😭