Sid returned home at 5.00 am. He was out since that night. His parents and sisters were hell tensed. They felt relieved when Sidharth retuned home. His Mother went near him to ask where he was but became shocked after seeing him.

"Sid kaise hua yeh sab?" Rita Ji asked.

Sidharth was badly injured. His head was bleeding. He stood there with no emotions in his eyes.

"Sid main puch rahi hoon yeh sab kaise hua? Kaal pura din tu kaha tha? Aur yeh news wale kya bol rahe hai? Sidharth answer me." Rita Ji said and jerked him.

Suddenly he started crying loudly and hugged his mother. Rita Ji couldn't make out anything. She was confused. More than that she was tensed. Preeti and Neeti went near them.

"Mom yeh sab baad mein puchna. Abhi Bhaiya ko first aid ki zaroorat hai." Neeti said.

"Haan Mom, Di sahi keh rahi hai. Bhaiya ko kamre mein le chalte hai. Phir aram se baat karna." Preeti said.

They took Sidharth to his room. Ashok Ji wasn't at home. He went to police station as Sidharth was missing. After Sidharth returned home, Rita Ji informed him.

Neeti made Sidharth sit on the bed and did his first-aid while Preeti helped her sister.

"Bhaiya kya hua? Aap humein baataiye." Neeti asked calmly.

Sidharth looked at her with watery eyes.

"Sab khatam hogaya. Sonia..."

"Kya kiya Sonia Di ne?" Neeti asked.

"She cheated on me. Woh mujhse pyaar nahi karti. Industry mein jagah banane ke liye usne...." Sidharth couldn't say further and started crying. Neeti understood everything and started consoling him.

"Bhaiya please mat ro. Dekhna sab kuch thik ho jaayega." Neeti said.

Preeti was listening everything. Finally she said, "Paata tha mujhe. Paata tha yehi hone wala hai. Di aap bohut pasand karti thi nah uss Soniya ko. Ab kya hua? Dikha di usne apne asliyat. Maine pehle hi kaha tha woh ladki apke liye sahi nahi hai. Tab meri baat kisi ne nahi suni. Ab rone ka kya fayda?"

Neeti glared at her angrily. "Chup ho jaa. Yeh koi waqt hai yeh sab kehne ka? Bhaiya ki halat toh dekh." She said.

"Preeti sahi keh rahi hai. Sab galti meri hai. Mujhe.... mujhe.... Ahhhhhhh!"

Sidharth felt pain in his head.

"Aram se Bhaiya. Aap zyada mat socho iss baare mein. Waise apki aisi halat kaise hui?" Neeti said.

"Haan. Kahi uss Soniya aur uske boyfriend ne kuch...."

"No Preeti. Aisa nahi hai. Soniya ke ghar se nikalne ke baad actually kya hua tha mujhe kuch yaad nahi. Subah jab aankh khuli toh paata chala meri car puri raat bridge par thi. Mera sir steering ke upar tha aur bohut khoon nikal raha tha. Sayad mera accident hua tha yaa phir..... I don't know." Sidharth said.

"Chhodiye uss baat ko. Ab maine bandage bhi kar diya hai toh yeh thik ho jaayega. Abhi aap rest karo hum aate hai." Neeti said.

They both were about to leave, suddenly Sidharth said, "Mom ko abhi kuch mat baatana. Woh waise hi tension mein hai aur upar se news wale paata nahi kya kya bol rahe hai. Unhe aur tension dene ki koi zaroorat nahi hai."

Both Neeti and Preeti nodded and left.

After sometime Sidharth looked at his guitar. It was gifted by Sonia on his birthday. Since that day, It's his favourite guitar. In his every concert, he plays it.

Sidharth and Sonia both started their career together. It was their dream that they would become a well known singer one day. However Sidharth got more famous than Sonia. Sonia also did shows but most of them were with Sidharth. Without him she was nothing.

"Is that why she left me?" Sidharth asked himself.

Tears started falling from his eyes. He was feeling shattered.
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"Agle hafte ek bohut hi subh mohurat hai. Kya kehti hai aap?" The Pandit Ji asked.

"Haan haan. Toh phir agle hafte hi shaadi hogi. Done." Shehnaaz said excitedly.

"Yeh dekho. Ladki shaadi ke liye bawri hogayi hai. Itni zaldi sab kuch arrange kaise hoga socha hai? Nahi nahi Pandit Ji, aap koi dusra date dekho." Pammi Ji said.

Pandit Ji again read carefully and said, "Do mahine baad agla mohurat hai."

"Haan yeh sahi hai. Thoda time bhi mil jaayega. Toh shaadi uss hi din hogi." Pammi Ji said.

Pandit Ji left. Pammi Ji became happy as her daughter's marriage date is fixed. She said to Shehnaaz, "Rohit ki Maa ko call karke baata de ki shaadi ki date fixed hogayi hai."

Shehnaaz nodded. She was going to call Rohit's Mother but she herself called her.

"Arrey unhone toh khud hi call kar liya." Shehnaaz said and received the call.

"Hello Aunty, main bas abhi apko call karne wali thi. Actually aaj Pandit Ji aaye the. Unhone shaadi ka date fix kar diya."

"Arrey wah! Yeh toh bohut acchi baat hai. Accha beta, Rohit hai kya waha? Uska call nahi lag raha."

"Rohit? Woh toh kaal raat ko hi chala gaya tha."

"Kya? Lekin woh ab tak ghar nahi lauta. Maine uske saare doston ko call kiya. Sab keh rahe the ki woh tere ghar mein hoga."

"Main aaj subah se try kar rahi hoon lekin not reachable aa raha hai. Ok main phir se try karti hoon. Aap chinta mat karo." Shehnaaz said and cut the call.

"Kya hua beta? Sab kuch thik toh hai nah?" Pammi Ji asked.

"Rohit abhi tak ghar nahi pahucha. Uska phone bhi not reachable aa raha hai. Yeh ladka ekdin mujhe sach mein pagal kar dega."

Shehnaaz started worrying.

Suddenly she got a call from Rohit's number. She received the call.

"Kamine kaha hai tu? Paata hai hum sab kitni chinta kar rahe the..."

"Excuse me, yeh phone jiska bhi hai uska accident ho chuka hai. Agar aap Mr. Rohit Awasthi ke gharwale hai toh please iss location par aa jaaiye......"

He gave the location.

Suddenly Shehnaaz's phone slipped from her hand.
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Shehnaaz went to the location with her father. Police gathered the area.
One police came to them and asked, "Kya yeh Mr. Rohit Awasthi ka hai?" He showed them Rohit's identity card. He also gave his mobile and money bag.

"Haan....Yeh toh Rohit ka hi hai.... lekin inn sab ka m..matlab kya hai?" Shehnaaz asked.

"Unn ka accident hua hai sayad kaal raat ko. Hum ne unki bike recover ki hai samunder se. Abhi tak dead body nahi mili. Dead body milte hi aap logo ko inform kar denge." The police man said.

Shehnaaz was shocked. "Kya? Pagal hogaye hai aap log? Kya dead body dead body laga rakha hai? Mere Rohit ko kuch nahi ho sakta." Shehnaaz shouted

"We are very sorry lekin humein nahi lagta bridge se girne ke baad woh zinda honge."

"Jhut bol rahe hai aap log. Aisa nahi ho sakta. Papa yeh kya bol rahe hai? Inhe toh paata hi nahi ki Rohit mujhe chhod kar nahi jaa sakta. He loves me." Shehnaaz said and started crying. Santosh Ji tried to control her. He himself was also crying.

The Police dropped Shehnaaz home. Then they went to Rohit's house to inform Rohit's mother about it. Santosh Ji went with them.

As soon as Shehnaaz reached home, her mother started asking her several questions. But she didn't answer any of it. She went straight to her room.

She closed the door and sat near the it. She started crying loudly. Some moments ago she was very happy. She was going to start a new journey with Rohit, her best friend, her first love. But all of a sudden her life shattered.

Only Rohit's words were coming to her mind.

"Jis din tujhse dur chala jaunga uss din tujhe meri value samajh mein aayegi."

Shehnaaz started thinking about their beautiful memories.

Kuch pal toh theher jao na
Ya phir laut ke aao na
Yoon kehte nahi alvida
Mudd jao idhar aao na

Tumhe dhundhe meri ankhen
Tumhe khoje meri baahein

Tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
Kaise jiya jaaye tum bin

Tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
Kaise jiya jaaye tum bin

Shehnaaz remembered one day he promised her that he would be always with her no matter what happens.

Kitne thhe waade kiye
Ikk pal mein tod diye
Jhootha nahi tu mujhko pata hai
Bas thoda rootha sa hai

Tu roothe main manau
Par tum bin kahan jaaun

Tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
Kaise jiya jaaye tum bin

Tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
Kaise jiya jaaye tum bin

Shehnaaz looked at the photo frame of her and Rohit. It was their childhood photo. They both were in school uniform. Teardrops fell on the photo frame.

"Tu kaha chala gaya yaar? Kaise rahungi main tere bina. Tune waada kiya tha nah tu humesha mere saath rahega. Hum toh shaadi karne wale the? Phir kyu tu mujhe chhod kar chala gaya. Please wapas aaja. Main promise karti hoon aaj ke baad kabhi tujhe nahi daatungi, tujh pad gussa nahi karungi, tujhe nahi sunaungi. Jab bhi tu rooth jayega main ussi waqt tujhe maana lungi. Tu bas wapas aa jaa." Shehnaaz said while crying.

Yeh aasmaan aur zameen
Bin tere kuch bhi nahi
Saanson se mohlat
Zara maang laina
Yoon utthke jaatein nahi
Ya phir tu mujhe le chal
Sang apne jidhar tu chala

Tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
Kaise jiya jaaye tum bin

Tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
Kaise jiya jaaye tum bin

Shehnaaz was lost in her thoughts, suddenly her phone rang. She picked up the call.

"Hello Shehnaaz Beta, main Rohit ke ghar gaya tha." Santosh Ji said.

"Apne sab kuch baataya Aunty ko?" Shehnaaz asked.

"Haan woh....."

"Kya hua? Woh thik toh hai nah?"

"Umm...."

"Papa kuch boliye."

"Unko bohut bada jhatka laga. Bete ki death woh seh nahi paayi. Unko heart attack aagaya tha. Hum hospital mein le hi jaa rahe the lekin raaste mein hi....." Santosh Ji couldn't speak further and started crying.

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