After that day, Sid, Sana and Shivangi continued their project work. They used to do it after classes. Sometime they went to Sana's home for the project work. This science project brought Sid and Sana more closer. They became very good friends. On the other hand, Rashmi was very jealous of their bond. Sid wasn't giving her any attention which was bothering her.

One day, Sid, Sana and Shivangi was doing their project work in Sana's room. Suddenly Shivangi started feeling uneasy.

Sana noticed it and asked, "Kya hua Shivangi? Are you okay?"

"Paata nahi kyu, achanak se sir pe dard ho raha hai." Shivangi said holding her head.

"Mummy ke paas sir dard ki medicine hai. Tu ruk main leke aati hoon."

"Main bhi chalti hoon. Dekhna padega kaunsi medicine hai. Har kuch mujhe suit nahi karta."

"Ok. Sid, hum dono abhi aate hai. Thoda sa hi kaam bacha hai. Tu akele kar lega yaa humare aane tak ka wait....."

Sid didn't let Sana complete and said, "Arrey wait kyu karna? Main akele kar lunga. Don't worry."

Sana and Shivangi left from there.

Sid looked at the project carefully.

"Accha, toh ab kya karna hai?" Sid asked himself.

He started remembering what Sana said.

"Ms. Solution ne kaha thoda sa kaam bacha hai. Lekin kya karne ko bola tha usne? Oh God! Main phir se bhul gaya." He said in his mind.

Suddenly his eyes fell on some wares.

"Sayad inn wares ko jodna hai."

Sid joined the wares. While doing this, suddenly a bottle full of chemical got pushed by his elbow accidentally and fell on the project.

"Yeh kya gir gaya? Koi naa, baad mein saaf kar dunga."

Sid switched on and the project started working.

"BLAST!"

Suddenly the whole project exploded and everything fell here and there in the room. Sid became afraid and stood there like a statue. Hearing the sound, Sana and Shivangi came to the room. They became very much shocked seeing all these.

"Oh Shit!" Sana said looking at everything lying on the floor.

"How did this happen?" Shivangi asked.

Sana looked at Sid and asked, "Sid, yeh sab kaise hua?"

Sid looked at Sana with a guilty face.

"Woh.... main yeh.... wares ko jod raha tha.....aur woh.... chemical uske upar gir gaya..... Phir maine woh start kiya aur.... blast...."

Sid couldn't say further but Sana understood everything. She noticed the empty bottle of the chemical. Suddenly anger rushed through her nerves.

"Are you mad?" Sana yelled at Sid.

"Kisne kaha tha yeh chemical uske upar dalne ko?"

"Maine jaan bujh kar nahi dala tha...."

"Oh just shut up! Galti se agar gir bhi gaya toh tujhe switch on karne ko kisne kaha tha? Itne dino ki mehnat.... Sab waste kar diya."

Sid became sad.

"Sana it's ok. Yeh sab bolne se ab kuch nahi hoga. Humein doobara se kaam start kar dena chahiye." Shivangi said.

"Yeah. Pehle yeh sab saaf karna padega" Sana said.

"Main yeh sab saaf kar deta hoon...." Sid was going to help her but Sana again shouted.

"Oh please! Tujhe toh ab kuch bhi karne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Agar thodi acche se padhai kar li hoti aur jab main explain kar rahi thi woh thik se sun liya hota toh aaj yeh din nahi dekhna padhta. Iss se accha toh hum....Ayush ke saath project kar lete. At least woh yeh stupidity toh nahi karta."

Sid got very much hurt hearing that. He left from the room without saying anything.

Shivangi came near Sana and said, "Yeh kya kiya tune?"

"Tune dekha nahi usne kya kiya?" Sana said pointing towards the mess.

"I understand Sana ki tu inn sab mamle mein bohut serious hai. Lekin Sid ne kuch jaan bujh ke toh nahi kiya. Woh nahi hai humari tarah intelligent. Usse samajh mein nahi aata yeh sab kuch...."

"Wrong Shivangi! Sid bohut intelligent hai. Jitna dimaag uske paas hai nah agar uska adha bhi woh studies mein invest kare toh class mein top kar sakta hai."

"Toh phir tu uski madad kar de. Aisa kuch kar taa ki woh apne studies mein serious ho jaaye. Akhir friends hote kis liye hai?"

Sana started thinking.

"I think you are right. I should help him." Sana said.

"Haan but filhaal toh tujhe usse maanana padega. Bohut hurt hai bechara. Upar se Ayush ka naam lene se woh aur bhi zyada chidh gaya hai." Shivangi said.

Sana hit her own head and said, "Main bhi na, bilkool stupid hoon. Kya zaroorat thi Ayush ka naam lene ki? Ab mujhe hi usse maanana padega."
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Later that night....

Sana was lost in her thought looking at her phone.

"Call karu yaa naa karu? Ek baar call karke sorry bol deti hoon." Sana said in her mind and called Sid.

Sid looked at his phone after his phone rang.

"Itni der hogayi, ab call karne ka khayal aaya Madam ko. Nahi uthaunga main call. Chahe lakh baar call kar le." Sid said in his mind.

After sometime the call got cut.

"Nahi uthaya? Itna kya woh hai yaar? Sorry hi bolne wali thi. Ok fine. Ab call nahi karungi. Kaal school mein hi isko maanaungi. Phir dekhti hoon kaise mujhe ignore karta hai." Sana said in her mind.

On the other hand, Sid kept staring at his phone. He was waiting for Sana to call him again. After sometime he got irritated.

"Sirf ek baar call karne se ho gaya? Isko samajh nahi aata ki main gussa hoon? Thik se maanana toh chahiye. Waise bhi, mujhe kya fark padhta hai? Main toh iss se baat nahi kar raha." Sid said in his mind.

Then they both slept being sad.

Next Day In The School...

Sana entered the class and sat on her bench leaving some space beside her.

"Aaj aayega toh sorry bol dungi. Bas  ab bohut hua." Sana said in her mind.

After sometime, Sid entered the class. Sana was hoping that he would sit beside her. But Sid ignored her and sat with Kushal and Asim. Sana became sad.

"Lagta hai kuch zyada hi hurt hua hai. Itni asaani se nahi maanega." Shivangi said to Sana.

"Lekin main bhi aaj hi maana lungi." Sana said.

Rashmi became happy when Sid didn't sit with Sana. Meanwhile, Asim and Kushal became confused.

"Aaj tu Sana ke saath kyu nahi baitha?" Asim asked.

"Kuch hua hai kya?" Kushal asked.

"Main nahi baitha kyu ki mera mood nahi hai. Tum logo ko iss se kya?" Sid said being irritated.

"Lekin Bro aisa karne se humara plan...."

"Bhad mein gaya plan!"

Asim became silent.

All the day, Sid kept avoiding Sana. But she didn't give up. She was following Sid everywhere he was going. She was continuously trying to talk to him. All the students where noticing it including Rashmi and Devoleena.

"Yeh Behenji toh piche hi pad gayi uske. Kya lagta hai? Sid baat karega iss se?" Devoleena said.

"No chance. Lagta hai Sid ko ab iss se picha chhurana hai." Rashmi said.

Sid was walking on the corridor in tiffin period. Suddenly Sana noticed him and said, "Sid, meri baat sun..."

Sid again started walking.

"Yaar mujhe nahi baat karna iss se. Kaha jau? Library mein chala jaata hoon. Mere jaisa ladka library mein jaa sakta hai, yeh Sana expect nahi karegi. Agla class suru hone tak wahi rahunga." Sid said in his mind.

He started going to the library. Sana was about to follow him but Ayush blocked her way.

"Hey Sana! Kaha jaa rahi hai?" Ayush said.

"Woh mujhe ek kaam tha. Main jau?" Sana said. She was trying to avoid the conversation.

Meanwhile, Sid stopped walking after hearing Ayush's voice. He looked at them.

"Arrey itni zaldi kya hai? Sun na, tera project ka kaam kaisa chal raha hai?"

"Thik chal raha hai. Aur tera? Tu toh Medha aur Rohan ke saath project kar raha hai nah?"

"Haan. Humara bhi accha chal raha hai."

Sid made a face looking at them.

"Wah! Madam toh Ayush ke saath busy hogayi. Ab thodi mere piche bhagengi? Khair, mujhe kya?" Sid said in his mind and left from there.

"Accha Ayush, main nah baad mein tujhse baat karti hoon. Abhi mujhe jaana hai." Sana said and left from there.

She again started looking for Sid.

"Ab kaha gaya yeh? Bohut chant hai. Zaroor mujhse chupne ke liye wahi jaayega jaha iske jaane ke chances kam hai. Aisi kaunsi jagah ho sakti hai? Haan, library." Sana said in her mind and went to the library.

There she saw Sid reading a book. She smiled looking at him.

As soon as Sid noticed her, he hid his face in the book. Sana slowly went near him and sat beside him.

"Ab yeh hide and seek ho gayi ho toh baat kare?" Sana asked.

Sid didn't reply.

"Woh main kehna chahti thi ki, I'm sorry. Mujhe kaal tere saath waise baat nahi karna chahiye tha. Please mujhe maaf kar de." Sana said.

"Dekh Sana, abhi tu jaa. Main book padh raha hoon. Mujhe paka mat." Sid said.

"Itna naaraz kyu hai yaar? Bola na sorry. Ho jaata hai kabhi kabhi. Please maaf kar de."

Sana made puppy eyes.

Sid looked at her and started melting.

"Main naaraz nahi hoon. Mujhe bas tujhse koi baat nahi karni. Main abhi padh raha hoon. So please leave." Sid said maintaining a poker face.

"Waise ek baat kahu tujhse?"

"Kya?"

"Tune book ulti pakdi hai."

Sid became embarrassed.

Sana started giggling and took the book from his hand.

"Sana, why are you doing this? Listen, I'm not talking to you." Sid said.

Sana stopped giggling and hugged Sid tightly. Here Sid melt totally.

"Ab khatam karte hai nah yaar. Maine kaha na solly. Tu toh mela accha baccha hai." Sana said in a babyish tone.

Sid couldn't help laughing. Sana broke the hug and said, "You are laughing. Matlab maaf kiya?"

Sid nodded.

"Lekin main abhi bhi tujhse naaraz hoon." Sid said and made a serious face again.

"Kyu?"

"Accha ek baat baata. Kaal jaise tune mujhse baat kiya, agar main kabhi tujhse waise baat karta toh tujhe accha lagta?"

"Nahi. Mujhe accha nahi lagta."

"Dekha, tujhe bhi bura lagta nah?"

Sana smiled and said, "Sach kahu toh mujhe bura bhi nahi lagta. Kyu ki hum gussa uss par hi karte hai jo humara apna hota hai."

Sana cupped his face and said, "Kaal project kharab ho jaane ke baad maine apna saara gussa tujh par hi nikal diya. Paata hai kyu? Kyu ki tu mera apna hai. You mean a lot for me. Main sochti hoon ki tujh par gussa karne ka haq mera hai. Ab yeh tere upar depend karta hai ki tu mujhe yeh haq deta hai yaa nahi."

Sana's words touched Sid's heart. He became lost in a deep thought. The word 'Apna' made him emotional. He always thought that there was no one in his life whom he could call his closed one. He thought he was totally alone. But after a long time, he had found someone who called him 'Apna'. His eyes became watery.

He hold Sana's hand and said, "Haq hai. Aur sirf tera hi haq hai. Tu kabhi bhi mere upar gussa kar sakti hai. Main bura nahi manunga. Kyu ki tu meri apni hai"

A smile came on Sana's face.
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