"But-" Nitya opened her mouth to present a counter-statement, but before she could utter a single word ahead, he squished her form in his embrace, hugging her so tight that she felt the breath get knocked out of her, both by the suddenness and the force of his action.
"Don't say anything...please don't!" Ji-hun pleaded.
The silence spread in the room, for the very first time since they had met. Neither of them was fond of not talking, in fact, they were quite the opposite; they always ended up being engaged in banter or wordplay, that involved everything apart from silence.
However, the conditions in which the silence had come about had started to make Nitya a little uneasy, when she felt the grip around her back ease somewhat, and found a warm, comforting and familiar pair of lips encounter her forehead.
