Few days passed. Sid and Sana were not talking to each other. Neither Sid tried to talk to Sana nor she came to Sid.

Sana was slowly moving on with the help of her friends, Shivangi and Ayush. She was spending most of her time with them. They were not leaving her alone. Shivangi was always Sana's bestfriend but whatever Ayush was doing for her was unexpected to Sana. She found a true friend in Ayush. Sana forgot her sorrows and got back her smile for them.

On the other hand, Sid was suffering a lot seeing Sana with Ayush. Her closeness with him was bothering Sid. He was trying to divert his mind by spending time with Rashmi. He was going on dates with her, talking with her all the time on phone, even in school he was with Rashmi all the time. But nothing was working. There was not a single moment when he didn't remember Sana. He was missing her too much. He was trying to get Sana's attention but Sana kept ignoring him. It was making him more crazy.

One day, Sid and Rashmi were eating ice-cream outside their school. Suddenly Sana, Ayush and Shivangi came there. Sid noticed them and made a plan to get Sana's attention.

He took the cup ice cream from Rashmi's hand and said loudly, "Baby, mere rehte tu kyu takleef kar rahi hai? Let me feed you."

Rashmi nodded.

Sid started feeding but his eyes were on Sana. He was expecting a reaction from Sana.

Sana gave them a quick glance and again took off her eyes. She smiled sadly.

"Sid kitni care karta hai Rashmi ki. Woh sach mein uss se bohut pyaar karta hai. I should not feel bad. Woh khush toh main bhi khush." Sana said in her mind.

"Yeh le Sana, teri ice cream." Ayush said to Sana and gave her ice cream.

Sana started eating it while talking and giggling with Ayush and Shivangi.

Sid watched it and became very much jealous.

"Sana ko toh kuch fark hi nahi pad raha. Lagta hai woh sach mein move on kar chuki hai. I should be happy about it, right?" Sid said in his mind.

He stopped feeding Rashmi and kept looking at them sadly.

"Sid! Sid!" Rashmi jerked his shoulder and he came out of his thoughts.

"Tu mujhe khila kyu nahi raha?" Rashmi asked.

"Baaki ka khud khaa le. Mujhe bhi apni ice cream khani hai." Sid said and gave her the ice cream cup. He again looked at Sana.

Rashmi became puzzled.

Suddenly Sana got some ice cream on her nose.

"Sana tere nak pe ice cream lag gayi hai. Ruk main saaf kar deta hoon." Ayush said and took out his handkerchief. He wiped the ice cream from Sana's nose.

While doing it, Ayush went a little bit closer to Sana. Sid couldn't tolerate it anymore and left from there angrily.
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In the evening...

Sid was very much frustrated and he need some peace. So he went to his house.

As soon as Rita Ji opened the door, Sid hugged her tightly. He need it. Since the past few days Sid was craving for his long lost peace which he finally got in his mother's embrace.

Rita Ji patted his back and asked, "Kya hua Beta? Sab thik hai?"

"Haan Mom. Bas aap ki bohut yaad aa rahi thi." Sid said being emotional.

Rita Ji smiled. But inside she understood that something happened to her son.

After sometime they broke the hug. Rita Ji took him to her room. She took her laptop and continued doing her work which she was doing a moment ago. Sid sat on the bed.

"Kaisa hai tu?" Rita Ji asked while working on laptop.

"Thik hoon Mom." Sid replied sadly.

"Aur Sana kaisi hai?"

"Woh bhi thik hai. Bohut khush hai aaj kaal." Sid replied remembering the morning incident. How she was enjoying with Ayush.

"Usse bhi le aata. Uss din ke baad kabhi aayi hi nahi."

"Aap kitna kaam karti ho Mom!" Sid said trying to avoid the topic which didn't get unnoticed by Rita Ji.

"Karna padhta hai Beta. Jab tujhe job milegi tu samjhega."

"Aaj kaal bohut kaam ka pressure chal raha hai nah?"

"Haan. Saans le ne ka bhi waqt nahi hai. Upar se sir dard se fata jaa raha hai." Rita Ji said holding her head.

"Aap ko headache hai? Aap ne baataya kyu nahi? Aap ek minute ruko. Main aap ke liye coffee bana ke le aata hoon."

"Arrey Beta uski zaroorat nahi hai...."

Before she could complete, Sid left from there.

He went to the kitchen and started making coffee. Suddenly he remembered something and smiled sadly.

Flashback...

It was the night before the science fair. Sid, Sana and Shivangi were doing the project work in Shivangi's house.

"Sid, fatafat jaa aur humare liye coffee bana ke la." Shivangi said suddenly.

"Main kyu banau? Order toh aise de rahi hai jaise tera naukar hoon." Sid said.

"Dekh parso maine coffee banayi thi aur kaal Sana ne. Aaj teri turn hai."

"Chal chal. Main nahi baanaunga."

"Please Sid!" Sana requested.

"Sir dard kar raha hai. Kaal tak project ka kaam pura karna hai. Abhi ek coffee nahi mili na toh aage ka kaam pura nahi kar paungi."

"Toh Shivangi ko bol na." Sid said.

"Woh nahi banayegi. Tu toh mera accha baccha hai. Meri har baat maan ta hai. Please mere liye coffee le ke aa."

Sid couldn't say no to her. He went to the kitchen to make coffee.

After sometime, he came back with three cups of coffee.

"Aa gayi coffee? De mujhe." Shivangi said and tried to take one cup but Sid didn't let her.

"Yeh coffee Ms. Solution ke kehne pe banayi hai. Isliye pehle woh taste karegi." Sid said and gave a cup to Sana. Sana smiled looking at Sid.

Then she took a sip.

"Kaisi hai?" Sid asked.

"Acchi hai." Sana said and gave a slight smile.

Sid became very happy. It was the first time he made coffee.

"Ab toh de." Shivangi said.

"Haan Baba deta hoon." Sid said and gave a cup to Shivangi.

Shivangi took a sip and spit it immediately.

"Kitna bakwas hai!" She said making a eww face.

"Tujhe toh meri har chiz hi bakwas lagti hai." Sid said.

"Accha? Tu khud pee ke dekh."

Sid took a sip and he also spit it.

"Yeh toh pee ne layak hi nahi hai. Sana, tujhe kaise acchi lagi?"

Sana was drinking the coffee. She looked at Sid and smiled.

"Tune itni mehnat se coffee banayi hai. Woh bhi mere liye. Iss se badi baat aur kya ho sakti hai? Yeh toh mere liye world ki best coffee hai." Sana said.

Sid smiled back.

Flashback ends...

Sid was lost in his thought. The coffee was boiling over. Rita Ji immediately came and turned off the stove.

"Dhyan kidhar hai tera?" Rita Ji said.

Sid got back his sense and started pouring the coffee into cups.

"Sid, baata kya hua." Rita Ji said in a stern voice.

Sid didn't reply.

"Yeh sab chhor aur baata mujhe. Kahi Sana ke saath toh kuch......"

Sid looked at her and started crying.

"Sana baat nahi kar rahi mujhse. Bohut naraz hai." Sid said while crying.

Rita Ji couldn't help laughing.

"Bas itni si baat? Tu abhi bhi baccha hi reh gaya. Doston mein toh yeh sab hota rehta hai. Jaa ke maana usse. Maafi maang uss se. Kaise bacchon ki tarah ro raha hai?" Rita Ji said and wiped his tears. Then she went to her room with the cups of coffee.

"Lekin Mom, yeh koi chhoti baat nahi hai." Sid said while going after her.

"Galti kis ki hai?"

Sid looked down and said, "Meri. Bohut badi galti hui hai mujhse."

"Dekh Sid, galti chahe badi ho yaa chhoti, maafi maang na hi uska one and only solution hai."

"Lekin maine maafi maangi hai. Usne kaha tha woh mujhe kabhi maaf nahi karegi. Bohut sunaya bhi mujhe."

"Kitni baar maangi hai tune maafi?"

"Ek baar."

"Paata tha mujhe."

"Kya?"

Rita Ji came near Sid and said, "Yeh jo tera ego hai na yeh kuch zyada hi bada hai. Sana teri dost hai. Agar usne tujhe do baatein suna bhi di toh kya hua? Tu aise haal chhor dega? Jaa ke wapas maana usse. Soch agar Sana teri jagah hoti toh kya karti."

Sid remembered the day when he was angry on Sana and she was manofying him.

"Ek baar main gussa tha toh usne mujhe ek din mein hi maana liya tha." He said.

"Toh phir tu bhi kuch aisa kar na jis se woh maan jaaye."

"Kya karu Mom? School mein toh baat tak nahi karti mujhse. Aur pura din woh Ayush aur Shivangi uske aas paas ghumte rehte hai. Mujhe chance milega tab toh maanaunga na usse."

"Sid, tujhe Sana ko maana na hai. Ab kaise maana na hai, kab maana na hai yeh tere upar hai. Main iss mein kuch nahi kar sakti." Rita Ji said.

Sid started thinking. Suddenly he got an idea.

He hugged her mother happily and said, "Thank you Mom. You are the best."
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At Midnight....

Sana closed her book and was going to sleep. Suddenly she heard a knock on her balcony door. She knew who it was.

"Sana, darwaja khol." Sid said while knocking.

Sana didn't open the door. Sid kept knocking.

"Baby please ek baar darwaja khol de. Mujhe bas ek baar baat karni hai tujhse. Uske baad I promise main yaaha se chala jaunga."

Sana controlled her tears and said, "Tu kyu aaya hai yaaha? Mujhe koi baat nahi karni tujhse. Chala jaa."

"Please aise mat bol. I came here to say sorry. Mujhe realise hua hai ki maine bohut badi galti ki hai. Tere feelings ko hurt kiya hai. Mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha. Baad mein bhi maine tujhe sacchai nahi baatayi kyu ki main darr gaya tha kahi tu mujhse baat karna band na kar de. Aur sach jaan ne ke baad tune woh hi kiya. Paata hai jab tu mujhse baat nahi karti mujhe bohut bura lagta hai, ghutan si mehsoos hoti hai. I know har galti ki maafi hoti hai. Kya meri Ms. Solution apne Mr. Problem ko maaf nahi kar sakti? Wapas se uski dost nahi ban sakti?"

Tears started flowing from her eyes. Her heart ached hearing Sid's words. Her heart wanted to forgive him but her mind was saying the opposite.

"Sid, tu kyu karta hai aisa? Jab mujhe lagta hai maine khud ko sambhal liya hai, main move on kar chuki hoon, tu kuch aisa karta hai jis se mera dil phir se pighal jaata hai. Lekin iss baar main nahi pighlungi chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye." Sana said in her mind.

"Sana kuch toh bol." Sid again said.

She wiped her tears and said, "Main already bol chuki hoon. After whatever you did, I can't forgive you. For God's sake, please leave."

Sid got hurt hearing that. But he didn't give up.

"Thik hai Sana. Tune bol diya jo bolna tha. Ab meri baat sun. Tu jab tak mujhe maaf nahi karegi, main yaaha se jaunga nahi. Agar tune darwaja khol diya toh main samjhunga ki tune mujhe maaf kar diya hai." Sid said. He sat near the door folding his knees.

He closed his eyes and started praying that Sana might forgive him.

Roothe roothe se savere

Jaage jaage hain andhere

Roothe roothe se savere

Jaage jaage hain andhere

Lehron ko kinare mil jayenge saare

Paas hain jo lagta hai door

Sana lay on the bed and and kept looking at the closed door. Teardrops escaped her eyes.

Ke maana dil da hi mera hai kasoor

Aise koyi vi na hove majboor

Maana dil da hi mera hai kasoor

Aise koyi vi na hove majboor

Sana tried to sleep but she couldn't. How could she sleep peacefully on the bed when her Sid was outside in the cold weather?

Sana stood up. She opened all the windows of her room. Cold breeze came in her room and made her body shivered.

Then she sat near the balcony door folding her knees. As soon as she sat there, Sid understood it. He could feel her. He knew that they both were very close to each other. Just there was a door between them.

They both remembered the days when they used to have fun at late night inside Sana's room. They both started shedding silent tears remembering it.

Khoya hai jo woh mil jayega

Toota hai jo woh jud jayega

Khoya hai jo woh mil jayega

Toota hai jo woh jud jayega

Tera mera yeh safar

Jaane le aaya kidhar

Khwab dekhe the jo

Ho gaye hain choor

Ke maana dil da hi mera hai kasoor

Aise koyi vi na hove majboor

Maana dil da hi mera hai kasoor

Aise koyi vi na hove majboor
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