Returning from the orphanage, Sidharth took Sana to a special place of which Sana had no idea. She was asking him continuously about the place.

"Baatao na Sidharth hum kaha jaa rahe hai..... Mujhse aur wait nahi hota..... At least thoda clue toh de hi sakte ho..... Aise silent kyu baithe ho?..... Siddharthhhh!"

Sana was blabbering non stop but Sidharth was lost in his own zone. He was not feeling like answering her questions or talking to her.

"Sidharth tum kuch bol rahe ho yaa main cab se utar jaau?" She asked loudly getting irritated.

Sidharth suddenly put his finger on her lips. They had an intense eye-lock which made Sana shiver.

"Chup! Bharosa nahi hai mujh par? Kaha tha na ek special jagah le jaa raha hoon. Ab chup chap chalo." He said in a stern voice and removed his finger from her lips.

After sometime Sana said, "Bharosa hai mujhe tum par. But tum aise silent mat raha karo. Hum kaha jaa rahe mat baatao, at least mujhse baat toh karte raho. Accha lagta hai."

Sidharth looked away without saying anything.

Sana couldn't understand the reason behind his silence and became sad.

Soon they reached their destination.

Coming out of the cab, Sana looked upwards with full of amusement.

There were many hot air balloons in the sky.

She immediately looked at Sidharth with a huge smile on her face.

"Hum hot air balloon ride karenge?" She asked excitedly.

Sidharth smiled sadly and nodded in yes. He was happy seeing her happiness but still his heart was aching from inside.

On the other hand, Sana started jumping like a kid.

"Sidharth yeh meri last wish thi..... Lekin tumhe kaise paata?"

"Actually kaal raat ko maine tumhare bag se tumhari wishlist nikal ke padh liya tha. Sorry!" He said biting his tongue.

Sana smiled and said, "It's ok. Ab chalo. Meri wishlist ke iss last wish ko pura kar lete hai."

Sidharth again smiled sadly.

Sidharth's POV...

Aaj tumhari 7 wishes puri ho jayegi. Aur iss hi ke saath humara safar bhi khatam ho jayega. Yeh din kitni zaldi beet gaye, mujhe toh paata bhi nahi chala. Jab hum pehli baar mile the tab tum mere liye bas ek stranger thi aur ab... Ab toh tum meri zindagi, mera pyaar ho. Lekin yeh pyaar har kisi ke liye nahi hota. Hum dono ke raaste alag hai, aur manzil bhi. Aaj tumhari wish puri ho jaane ke baad hum dono humesha ke liye alag ho jaayenge. Phir sayad kabhi mile hi na.

They went to their hot air balloon.

After sometime it started rising up.

Sana was looking downwards with a wow face. She opened her arms and started feeling the cold wind. She was fully enjoying the ride.

But all the time Sidharth was just watching her with tearful eyes. He just didn't want this moment to end as he knew that after this they had to be seperated. So what if he loved her? It was not their destiny to be together. They couldn't be together. Not then, not after, never. Sidharth's heart was breaking into pieces thinking that. Still he was trying to hide his pain.

After sometime Sana looked at Sidharth and went to him. She hugged him tightly.

Sidharth was controlling himself very much. His mind was telling him not to hug her back.

But he failed to listen to his mind when Sana whined, "Tum bhi karo na hug."

Sidharth immediately wrapped his hands around her body to which Sana smiled. They both found peace in each others' embrace.

Sidharth was crying silently which Sana didn't understand. He didn't want to let her go but still he had to. Not for himself but for her.

"Thank you! For everything." Sana whispered to Sidharth's ears and kissed his both cheeks.

Then she broke the hug. Sidharth immediately hide his tears.

"Aaj main bohut khush hoon. Maine toh kabhi socha hi nahi tha ki meri yeh 7 wishes kabhi puri hongi. Aur agar yeh puri ho paayi hain, toh sirf tumhari wajah se Sidharth, sirf tumhari wajah se."

Sidharth smiled and said, "Aaj main bhi tumhe thank you bolna chahunga. Thank you iss stranger par itna bharosa karne ke liye. It means a lot for me. Aur ab jab tumhari saari wishes fulfilled ho hi gayi hai toh main jaan na chahunga tum ne aage ka kya socha hai? Wapas Mussoorie mein jaa ke jo tum karne jaa rahi thi usse continue karna hai, yaa phir...."

Sidharth didn't say further.

Sana smiled and nodded in no.

"Meri wishlist ki wishes bhale hi puri hogayi, lekin abhi bhi ek wish hai jise main pura karna chahti hoon." She said.

"Accha? Kaunsi wish?" Sidharth asked.

Sana sighed and said, "Main jeena chahti hoon Sidharth."

A huge smile came to Sidharth's face. Finally she understood this thing. He felt that it was his biggest achievement of life.

"Tumhare saath." She added further.

Sidharth's expression changed immediately. His face turned pale.

"Okay toh main suru se suru karti hoon. Tumhe toh paata hi hai tumse milne se pehle meri life kaisi thi. Har time bas dukh hi dukh. Lekin tumse milne ke baad meri life ko ek naya mod mila hai. All of a sudden everything changed. Pyaar toh pehle bhi hua hai, lekin aisa pyaar kabhi nahi hua. I never felt this way for anyone. Tum meri zindagi ke sabse special person ho. You changed my point of view towards life. You made me realise how beautiful the life is. Aur yeh life aur bhi zyada beautiful lagne lagti hai jab tum saath hote ho. You have become my reason to live. And yesterday when you kissed me, I can't even express how special you made me feel. Haan uss waqt main drunk thi, lekin phir bhi uss moment ko bohut acche se feel kar paa rahi thi main. And now I have realised...... That you are the one. I....."

Sana's heart started beating fast. She closed her eyes and gathered a lot of courage.

"I love you Sidharth!" She said in one go and opened his eyes.

Sidharth had no expression at his face. He was just staring at her blankly which made Sana confused.

Sana hold Sidharth's hands and said, "Sidharth I love you. Don't you love me?"

She was looking at him hopefully which made Sidharth's heart ached. He badly wanted to say yes and take her in his embrace and kiss her whole face. He wanted to announce to the world that she was only his. He wanted to mark her as his. But he was totally helpless.

He slowly removed his hands and said, "No, I don't."

At first Sana couldn't understand what he said.

"What did you say?" She asked.

Sidharth sighed and said, "Sana main tumse pyaar nahi karta."

Sana's whole life got shattered again by his one statement.
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After Hot Air Balloon Ride....

Sidharth was walking on the road totally avoiding Sana.

Sana pulled him by shirt angrily and said, "Tumhari problem kya hai? Sidharth mujhe jawab chahiye. Tum aise mujhe ignore nahi kar sakte."

"Diya na jawab." Sidharth shouted at her. "Nahi hai mujhe tumse pyaar. Ab kya zabardasti tumse pyaar karna padega?"

"Jhut!" Sana too shouted at him. "I know tum jhut bol rahe ho. You also love me."

"Accha? Aur ab yeh tum decide karogi?"

"Haan karungi." Sana screamed. "Agar tumhe mujhse pyaar nahi hai toh phir kaal raat ko tumne mujhe kiss kyu kiya? Karne dete kisi aur ko kiss."

"I was just fulfilling your wish. Tum drunk thi Sana. Uss waqt koi aur tumhara fayda na utha le isliye maine tumhe kisi aur ko kiss nahi karne nahi diya. Aur sirf ek kiss ki wajah se tum mujhse pyaar karne lagi. Unbelievable!"

Sana's eyes were filled with tears hearing that.

"Woh sirf ek kiss nahi thi Sidharth. Mere liye woh bohut special tha. Aur aaj maine tumhe uss kiss ki wajah se I love you nahi bola. I said it because I genuinely love you. Har waqt tumne mera saath diya hai. You loved me at that time when I couldn't love myself. Kaise nahi hota tumse pyaar?"

Sidharth looked at another direction to avoid eye-contact with her. Why the hell was she making it difficult for him?

Sana wiped her tears and said, "Ok Sidharth, no problem. Tumhe sayad abhi realise nahi hua. Tum jitna chahe time le lo. Main intezaar kar lungi. I know ek na ek din tumhe mujhse pyaar zaroor hoga."

Sidharth sighed and said, "Mujhe tumse kabhi pyaar nahi hoga."

"Kyu? Itni buri hoon kya main?" She asked sadly.

Sidharth's heart was breaking into pieces seeing his love in this condition.

"Nahi Sana. Tum buri nahi ho." He said softly.

"Toh phir kya baat hai? Kya tum... Kisi aur se pyaar karte ho?"

"Haan." He said suddenly making Sana look at him with disbelief.

"Main kisi aur se pyaar karta hoon. Maine tumhe kabhi baataya nahi but I'm committed to someone. Main 1 saal ke liye world tour pe nikla hoon. Aur 1 saal baad mujhe uske paas wapas jaana hoga."

Sana felt a sharp pain in her heart. Why does it always happen to her? When she loves someone why does the person not love her back? Why there always has to be someone else in their lives?

Sana smiled sadly and said, "Phir toh baat hi khatam ho gayi. Main kisi se uska pyaar toh nahi cheen sakti. Phir se apne hi dil ko samjhana padega which is all right."

Sana paused for a while and said, "Tum uss ladki se kehna, woh sach mein bohut lucky hai. Usse tum jo mile ho apni life mein. But still....I love you Sidharth...."

Sana didn't say anything and started crying.

Sidharth just kept staring at her with moist eyes.

"I wish I could even console you." He said in his mind.

After sometime they returned to the hotel.

As soon as they entered the hotel, they saw a person in the reception.

Sana became shocked seeing the person. He immediately came to Sana and hugged her tightly.

Sidharth also became shocked seeing it. He didn't understand why he hugged Sana like that.

"I missed you yaar." The person whispered to Sana's ears.
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Who's the person?

Will his arrival bring new twist in Sidharth and Sana's lives?

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