Sid was stuck with Rashmi on the road. He tried to go but Rashmi was not ready to leave him.

"Yeh kaha phas gaya yaar? Sana ke birthday party mein pohuch na hai. Lekin isko aisi halat mein bich sadak pe chhor bhi nahi sakta. Kya karu main?" Sid said in his mind.

"Sid I love you. Please mere paas wapas aa jaa." Rashmi was saying continuously.

Suddenly Sid got an idea.

"Tu chahti hai main tere paas wapas aa jau?" Sid asked.

Rashmi nodded.

"Lekin abhi toh teri halat thik nahi hai. You are drunk. Tujhe pehle apne hosh mein aana hoga. Phir hum aram se baat karenge. Okay?" Sid said.

"Matlab?" Rashmi asked being confused.

"Matlab tu yaaha ruk. Main tere liye paani leke aata hoon. Tu apna haath muh dhoke thoda fresh ho jaa. Tera nasha jab utar jayega tab hum baat karenge."

"Lekin Sid...."

"Yehi ruk na. Main abhi aata hoon." Saying that Sid left from there.

"Yeh kaha chala gaya?" Rashmi asked herself. "Kahi isse paata toh nahi chal gaya ki main drunk hone ki acting kar rahi hoon? Lekin kaise paata chalega? Alcohol ki smell toh aa rahi hai mere muh se. I think paani laa ne hi gaya hoga. Warna aisi haalat mein woh mujhe akela chhor ke nahi jayega."

Rashmi kept waiting for Sid.

After sometime...

Rashmi was waiting for Sid, suddenly someone pulled her hear.

"Ahhh! Dard ho raha hai." Rashmi screamed. She turned her face and saw her parents.

"Adhi raat ko tu sharab pee ke yaaha khadi hai? Yeh hi sab sikhaya hai kya hum ne tujhe?" Rashmi's mother asked angrily.

"Humari hi galti hai sab. Kuch zyada hi chhut de rakhi hai humne isse." Rashmi's father said angrily.

"M... Mumma...P..Papa ....A..a..aap dono yaha...." Rashmi stammered.

"Pehle tu baata tu yaaha kya kar rahi hai? Woh bhi aisi nasheli haalat mein."

"Mumma maine drink nahi kiya, I swear."

"Accha? Toh phir tere se yeh alcohol ki smell kaise aa rahi hai?"

"W..Woh maine bas thodi si hi drink ki hai. I'm not that much drunk. Mujhe dekh kar aap ko samajh nahi aa raha?"

"Dekhenge hum baad mein. Pehle tu ghar chal. Bhala ho uss ladke ka jisne humein call kar ke sab kuch baata diya."

Then Rashmi's parents took her home with them. Rashmi understood who called her parents.
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Sana entered the hall which was totally dark. She couldn't even see anything.

"Hello! Koi hai? Shivangi! Kaha hai tu?" Sana called Shivangi but no reply came.

Suddenly the lights were switched on and everyone screamed together, "Happy Birthday Sana!"

Sana became very happy seeing the arrangements. Everyone came and started wishing Sana happy birthday.

After sometime, Sana hugged Shivangi and said, "Thank you Shivangi. Mere birthday pe itna sab kuch karne ke liye."

Shivangi gave a slight smile.

"Tujhe jab paata chalega yeh saara arrangements kis ne kiya hai, tu aur bhi zyada khush ho jayegi. Lekin jab tak Sid nahi aa jaata, main tujhe yeh sach nahi baataungi. Waise Sid itna late kyu kar raha hai? Abhi tak toh usse aa jaana chahiye tha." Shivangi said in her mind.

"I think ab humein cake cut kar lena chahiye." Ayush said after sometime.

"Nahi Ayush. Pehle woh aa jaaye, uske baad." Shivangi said to which Ayush nodded.

"Kaun aa raha hai?" Sana asked suddenly.

Shivangi didn't reply.

"Baata na Shivangi. Kaun aa raha hai?" Sana asked again. Shivangi remained silent.

Sana looked at others and asked, "Tum logo ko kuch paata hai? Kis ka wait kar rahe hai hum?"

Nobody replied.

Suddenly Sid came there saying, "Guys I'm really sorry. Main late ho gaya......"

Everyone looked at him including Sana. Sid stopped after his eyes fell on Sana. He became speechless seeing her in that dress. She was looking beautiful, just like a real princess. A huge smile came to his face.

On the other hand, Sana's face turned pale seeing him. She remembered what she saw sometime ago. Sid and Rashmi were hugging each other on the road. She got very angry thinking that.

Sid started moving towards Sana with the gift. He gave the gift to Sana and said, "Happy Birthday Sana!"

Sana took the gift and suddenly threw it on the floor. Everybody became shocked at her behaviour.

"What are you doing here? Mere birthday party mein tu kya kar raha hai? Kisne bulaya tujhe?" Sana asked angrily.

Sid was totally numb. He didn't expect the reaction from Sana. He looked at the gift which he bought for Sana with so much love. Tears came out of his eyes.

Sana turned at Shivangi and said, "I can't believe tune isko mere birthday pe bulaya. Why Shivangi? Tujhe paata hai nah main iski shakal tak nahi dekhna chahti?"

"But Sana...."

Sana didn't let Shivangi complete and said, "Bas Shivangi. Tu isse keh de yaaha se chale jaane ke liye. Mujhe mere birthday pe koi bhi negative insaan aas paas nahi chahiye."

Sid got very hurt hearing that. He never thought that his presence would be so much intolerable for her.

Sid somehow control his tears and said, "Tu jab nahi chahti ki main yaaha rahu toh main chala jaunga. Don't worry, tere birthday pe koi bhi negative insaan tere aas paas nahi rahega."

Sid started leaving. Tears started flowing from Sana's eyes as well.

"Sid wait...."

Shivangi tried to stop Sid but he said, "It's ok Shivangi. I don't want to spoil her special day."

Shivangi didn't say anything. Everyone felt bad for Sid.

Before going Sid looked at Sana.

"Kya tu sach mein mujhe kabhi maaf nahi kar paayegi? Itni nafrat karti hai tu mujhse? Haan, maana maine galti ki hai. Lekin kya uss galti ko sudhar ne ka ek mauka bhi mujhe nahi mil sakta?" Sid said in his mind.

After sometime, Sana also looked at Sid. They both were very much hurt from inside.

Na maaregi deewangi meri
Na maaregi awaargi meri
Ke maaregi zyada mujhe maut se
Naraazagi teri

Sana suddenly turned her face to hide her tears. Sid also wiped his tears and left from there.

Kyun itna huaa hai tu khafa
Hai zidd kis baat ki teri
Ke maaregi zyada mujhe maut se
Naraazagi teri

Jaan ‘nisaar hai Jaan nisaar
Tere pyaar pe mere yaar
Jaan nisaar hai… mmm…

Asim and Kushal went after Sid.

"Yeh tune accha nahi kiya Sana. Sid ne tujhe special feel karwane ke liye itna kuch kiya aur tune uss hi ka dil tod diya. Tere se yeh umeed nahi thi." Kushal said before leaving.

Sana couldn't understand what he said.

"Bro, ruk jaa. Hum log bhi aa rahe hai." Kushal said. Sid stopped and looked at them.

"Tum dono yaaha kya kar rahe ho? Andar party mein jaao." Sid said.

"Tujhe waaha se aise nikal diya aur hum dono andar jaa ke party enjoy karenge? Bohut hua yeh sab. Chal Hostel wapas chalte hai."

"Sana ne mujhe nikala hai, tumhe nahi. Aur main chahta hoon uske birthday pe sab uske saath rahe."

"Lekin Sid..."

"Please tum dono jao. Leave me alone for sometime." Sid said and left from there.

Kushal felt bad for Sid while Asim smirked seeing all this.

On the other hand, Sana was feeling bad for telling Sid such words. But she couldn't control her anger after seeing Sid with Rashmi.

"Mil gayi shaanti? Ab kar le birthday celebrate. Cake cut kar le. Enjoy kar. Dukh sirf iss baat ka hai ki jisne yeh saara kuch arrange kiya woh iss waqt yaaha nahi hai." Shivangi said angrily.

Sana looked at her with disbelief

"Matlab? Yeh sab toh tune arrange kiya hai nah?" Sana asked.

"Nahi. Maine bas tujhe woh letter likha tha taa ki tujhe meri handwriting dekh ke yeh yakeen ho jaaye ki saara arrangement maine kiya hai. Yeh hall booking, yeh decoration, tere ghar pe flowers bhej na, sab ko invite karna sab kuch Sid ne kiya hai. Yaaha tak ki yeh jo dress tune pehna hai, yeh bhi Sid ne hi kharida hai. Usne inn sab mein meri help li kyu ki agar tujhe paata hota ki Sid ne tere liye yeh sab kuch kiya hai toh tu yaaha kabhi nahi aati. Woh bas tere birthday pe tujhe special feel karwana chahta tha. Kyu ki woh tujhse pyaar karta hai."

"Pyaar?" Sana asked with teary eyes.

"Tujhe abhi bhi samajh nahi aaya? I know tujhe trust issues hai kyu ki pichli baar uss par trust kar ke tujhe dhoka mila tha. Lekin aisa baar baar toh nahi hoga nah. Uski past ki galtiyon ko bhula ke tu usse maaf kyu nahi kar deti? Har galti ki maafi hoti hai Sana. Sid ko bhi kar de nah maaf."

"Shivangi is right." Ayush said suddenly. "Sid loves you a lot. Uss se zyada pyaar tujhe koi nahi de sakta."

"Haan Sana. Dekh na tere liye usne itna kuch kiya hai. Aur teri khushi ke liye woh yaaha se chala bhi gaya. This is called true love. Usse ek aur chance toh tu de hi sakti hai." Medha said.

Now Sana was regretting very badly. She shouldn't have said those things to Sid, the person who did so much to make her feel special on her birthday. She behaved so harshly. She realised how much she hurt him.

Suddenly Sana's eyes fell on the gift. She picked up the gift and unwrapped it. She found a beautiful watch.

Sana kept the watch near her chest and started crying.

"I'm sorry Sid! I'm so sorry!" Sana said in her mind.

Duniya zamaane se
Rishte mitaaye hain
Tujhse hi yaari hai humari
Ik baar toh aa

Maine nibhaya hai
Karke dikhaaya hai
Le teri baari
Ik vaari tu bhi pyar nibha
Tu bhi pyaar nibha o yaara

Teri berukhi se hai badi
Umar intezaar ki meri
Ke maaregi zyada mujhe maut se
Naraazgi teri

Kyu itna hua hai tu khafa
Hai zidd kis baat ki teri
Ke maaregi zyada mujhe maut se
Naraazgi teri

Jaan 'nisaar hai Jaan nisaar
Tere pyaar pe mere yaar
Jaan nisaar hai Jaan nisaar
Tere pyaar pe mere yaar
Jaan nisaar hai... mmm...
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Later that night...

Sana was returning home from the birthday party. Though she celebrated her birthday with her friends, she was not happy from inside. She wanted to see Sid for at least once. She wanted to tell him that whatever she said, she didn't mean it.

When Sana was thinking all this, she saw Sid standing in front of her house. His eyes were puffy due to crying.

Sana ran towards him.

"Sid tu yaaha....."

"Am I that bad Sana?" Sid asked while crying.

"Huh?"

"Baata na. I swear, main aaj tera birthday spoil nahi karna chahta tha. Agar mujhe paata hota ki mere aane se tujhe itna bura lagega toh main waaha kabhi nahi aata. Abhi bhi main yaaha bas itna hi puch ne aaya hoon, why do you hate me so much? Tu kyu mujhe dekh kar aise react karti hai? Kyu tu mujhse pyaar nahi karti? Kya main tere pyaar ke layak nahi hoon? I know tujhe mujhse negative vibes aati, mera tere aas paas hona tujhe pasand nahi hai. Lekin tu bas ek baar mere sawalon ka jawab de de. I promise main teri zindagi se chala jaunga, humesha ke liye." Sid said. His words were showing how much hurt, how much broken he was.

Sana again cursed herself for saying those rough words to Sid. She thought herself responsible for his situation.

Sana suddenly pulled him by his hand and took her inside her home.

After getting inside, Sana locked the door and looked Sid. Sid was also looking at her.

Without wasting a second, Sana hugged Sid tightly and started crying.

"I'm so sorry Sid! Main woh sab tujhse nahi kehna chahti thi. Achanak se mujhe bohut zyada gussa aa gaya. Gusse mein aa ke maine woh sab keh diya. Kuch bhi dil se nahi kaha. Mujhe tujhse koi negative vibes nahi aati. Iss duniya mein sab se zyada positive vibes tujhse aati hai. Aur jab bhi tu mere aas paas hota hai nah, I feel that I'm the happiest person on this earth. Aur rahi baat dur jaane ki toh main kabhi tujhe khud se dur nahi jaane dungi, never." Sana said while crying. She was confessing her true feelings.

Sid understood that. He was feeling very happy. After a long time, they were so close to each other. There was no distance between them. He got the peace back which was gone from his life. They kept standing like this for more that 10 minutes.

When Sana stopped crying, Sid broke the hug.

He cupped her face and asked, "Toh kya main samjhu tune mujhe maaf kar diya? Have you forgiven me Sana?"
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