Chapter 20: Sudden change

Nagi and Masrur sit beside each other in silence. Debating the possibilities of her actions, Nagi suddenly spoke up.

"…We are quite protected with our past or history."

She felt Masrur's eyes on her as she talk more, "My family mark this sign of loyalty if we share it with someone who is outside of our family. I find it strange but I grown to trust you when we slowly becoming friends, Masrur."

Masrur look away as Nagi barely notices a faint blush on his cheeks. Nagi looks forward to see a few flowers that caught her interest. "I was born in my family who are called the Asad; this tattoo marks our family's symbol, a sign of adulthood." Nagi said as she brushes her braid to the side to show left shoulder and backside to Masrur.

"You can say we are traveling merchants but we have a bit of power in trading. We are secretive with our trade, only a few loyal customers knew us personally…" She stops for a second to let Masrur take in the information. He nods his head once to let her continue. "My parents….we are not that close. They distract themselves with work and the family…my grandmother is the only one who knows me. I always love to hear her stories."

She felt Masrur's stare at her back, Nagi blinks once as she turns her head to him. "Are you alright, Masrur? Sorry if my background isn't interesting."

Masrur shook his head and place a hand on her head; Nagi saw his mouth form a tiny smile.

"It's fine. Thank you for telling me." Masrur said. Nagi's cheeks felt a bit warm from the sudden gesture. Somehow, his gesture gave her a bit of security. Their eyes soon make contact, a second pass between them until Nagi broke eye contact. Standing up from her seat, she quickly bids Masrur a goodnight as she left to her room.

Walking through the halls, Nagi felt strange with Masrur. Her cheeks become warm as her feelings felt….content. Small frantic beats from her heart caught her off guard. Masrur's sudden gesture made her feel strange. Nagi cannot fathom about what happen at that moment, maybe she is tired from the festival or she isn't feeling well? Many possibilities went through her mind but provide no answer to her heart skipping one beat. Nagi slowly gives up to finding an answer as she finally arrives to her room. Changing out of her clothing to sleep, she unbraids her hair as she lay her head against her pillow. Her eyes slowly close as she fell fast asleep.

A/N: FORGIVE ME FOR THIS SHORT CHAPTER! WAHHHH! if I add anymore then it would lose it's moment...*Sigh* I'll update soon after this! Aw little Nagi doesn't know what happen with Masrur...It's kinda cute when I think about it more.

Trivia: *Whispers* The Asad tattoo marks adulthood and also shows that the person is old enough for marriage.