The next day dadaji came home as all the facilities were arranged in the home only ...

Baba ....chai. .. Rita maa said as she kept the sugarless tea infront of the old man ...

Ab toh kuch hi din hai tere kaam krne ke Rita .... Teri Bahu aayegi Ghar wahi sambhalegi ... Dada ji laughs as he sips over his tea ...

Sidharth looked towards Sana who sat there stone faced somehow ... Her heart fell in her stomach everytime the topic about his marriage arises ...

Even she don't know why but somehow.... Imagining him with someone else ...

That thought always hurts her to the core .... Maybe she have started to like him ....

Nhi .... Nhi Sana pgl hogyi h kya ? .... The voice in her head banged her to reality ...

She wasn't supposed to develop these kind of feelings for anyone but here she is ...

She abruptly stood up from her place making everyone to look at her ...

She looked disturbed too disturbed ut was all new to her everything was new to her and more than that thode feelings ...

She couldn't deny that sulking feeling when she was thinking about him being with someone else ...

She don't have any right ...

Sana kya hua beta ? ... Rita maa asked snapping her from her thoughts she immediately nodded her head in no cleared her throat

Kuch nhi aunty ...Mai soch rhi thi ab chalu ... Ap log ke saath acha lga ab jaane dijiye aunty ... She said smiling towards the old lady ...

Nhi abhi toh bilkul nhi jayegi tu ... Bache tere dost ki shaadi ki baat chl rhi h pr tu ye sb aise hi chorh ke jayegi ...

Nhi abhi nhi jaana ...Siddharth tu bol na kuch. ? ...Rita maa asked Siddharth ... She wanted her to stay as something was going on in her mind ...

Sana ruko na thode din ... Sidharth said didn't wanted her to go ...

She nodded ... Sweat beads formed over her head ... As she reluctantly moved to the room in which she was staying after making an excuse to go to the washroom ...

She is not habitual to this much people ... Even though everyone is so sweet and his family feels so comfortable still ... Being with people triggers her social anxiety ...

And more than when she has started to get attached with them ...

Attachments dp nothing they just hurt and hurt ...

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Aunty mai kuch help Karu ?? .... Sana asked as she entered in the kitchen she just wanted to have water ... Seeing Rita maa preparing food on the chulha ... Took her attention ...

Rita maa sat on the floor with that burning chulha infront of her as she cooked the dal ...

Arey nhi beta hogya bas ... Tu jaa andar baith ... Rita aunty said lovingly as she grabs the thali from nearby to cut down some vegetables ...

Layie aunty mai help krti hu ... Said Sana not knowing how to really say that she wanted to help ...

Acha le ... Chota chota cut krna hn ... Yaha stool par baith jaa ... Ya toh bahar baith jaa na bache yaha bohot garmi hai. .. Rita maa said as she wiped her face with her dupatta...

Nhi ap yaha baithe ho toh mai bhi yhi baithti hu fir apke pass hi ... Sana smiled lovingly ...

As she kept the plate side grabbing a glass of water passing it to Rita maa ....

Thank you beta ... Sana nodded her head as she sat down near her ... Cutting down the vegetables ...

Living alone teached alot ... Though she don't know how to cook much complex foods but simple things which helps her life to get a little easier ...

Acha bache tere Ghar par kon kon hai ? ....rita maa asked she was actually impressed with the girl who showed interest in cooking talked so sweetly with everyone stayed for her friend in hard times ...

She had already had rita maa's whole heart ....

Sana stopped suddenly as the question pierced her heart ...why do everyone asks about her family it hurts everytime when she would have to say that she don't have any family she don't have any background it really hurts her ...

Koi nhi aunty ... Sana whispered slowly ... Her head hung low ... As she whispered those words .... She started concentrating towards the vegetables not really wanting to talk more in this topic already she feels so disturbed and distraught

Koi nhi mtlb bache ? ... Rita maa asked wanting to confirm If she actually had listen right

Meri koi family nhi hai aunty ... Mai akele hi rehti hu ... Bachpan Mai hi mumma papa .... She shuts herself down ...

Oh.... Rita maa said ...

Maaf krna bache mujhe puchna nhi chaiye tha i am so sorry beta ... Rita maa said as she puts a loving hand on her head ...

Don't worry aunty it's fine ... Sana smiled

Hogya ye ... She passed the plate ...

Or kuch help ?....

Nhi nhi bache tu jaa bahar ... Or jyada sochna nhi is baare mai ... Hum bhi toh Teri family jaise hai na ?.... Rita maa asked as she caresses the small girl's face lovingly

Sana's heart flutters at the affection ... As she smiled heartwarmingly at the lady

Thank you aunty ....Sana replied ...

Lao mai rkh du ....Sana picked the glass keeping it in the sink ....

Rita maa smiled blissfully ....she is truly such a beautiful kid ...

while Sana chitchatted with siya helping her in her homework as she looked so stressed about something ...

Sidharth noticed her ...she didn't really looked like her old self the one he met in the train that chaotic Sana ...more like she seems lost here .
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And the more he wants to talk to her seems like the more she is distancing herself from him....

Though how much he denies he still feels some attachment towards her the way she healed him ... Took him out from his traumatizing breakup healed him ...

He couldn't forget how much she did for him ....

Sana smiled towards his direction as she found his gaze over her head smiled back and nodded his head asking her if she is fine she blinked her eyes ...

Where as siya who was noticing all this giggled...

Do Dil mil rahe hai magar chupke chupke

She hummed the song in slow voice looking at sana and Siddharth while Sana looked at her bewildered ...

Padhayi kar ?.... Sana pointed at her books sulking ...

Nain mattakka karne se acha jaake unke pass hi baith jao ... Siya giggled ...

Btau tujhe abhi ... Pgl ...pdh chup chap ....Sana said strictly trying hard but her cheeksbturned prettily pink ...

Dekh lo maine toh bola tha fir naam mujh par naa aa jaye ke maine tumhe apne ashiq ke pass jaane nhi diya ... Siya said dramatically while Sana pinched her ears ...

Kya ? Dobara bol ... Besharam ... Abhi shikayat krti hu ...

Aaa bhaiyaa ....siya whispered yelled in pain though she was not actually in pain but still the dramatic her couldn't get enough of a drama ... And specially when it involves couple

(Me is siya siya is me 😂✋🏻)

Kya hua kyu chilla rhi h ... Sidharth aid coming out of his room uninterested

Ye apki just friend mujhe maar rhi h ...

Siya said .... Sana left her ear nodding her head in disbelief

Tune hi kuch kiya hoga .... Sidharth said looking at sana who was staring down

Hn hn maine hi toh Kiya sab nain mattake toh mai hi kr rhi thi ...she teased both of them

Jab maa garam garam chulhe mai padi lakdi se maaregi tabhi akal aayegi tujhe ruk tu ...

Arey bhaiya ...sorry sorry ....siya giggles .... Collecting all her books she ran to her room.

Where as Sana just wanted to hide cheeky red face she made her way to kitchen quickly

Where as he took blushed looking at her shy self ... No doubt he notices her that damn quickly

After a while Sana and siya helped Rita maa serving the food on the table ....

Everyone had lunch chitchatting where as Sana opened up a little more as she was comfortable enough to get back to her non stop talkative nature

As everyone enjoyed her bubbly personality there was one more person who was staring at her with his heart at peace

Seeing her getting back to her normal self ...

After having the lunch Ashok uncle took sidharth to show him about some of the factory work while siya studied in her room dadaji slept taking the medicine Sana and Rita maa sat in the veranda on the ground ...

Talking about anything and everything ...

Aunty waha Chandni chowk par itni achi jewellery milti h na oxidised ek dam ... And waja par kapdo ka collection bhi bohot acha hai ... Ap kbhi aana saath Mai shopping par chlenge .... Sana said giggling excitedly ...

Aungi beta yhi bs ghr se niklne ka moka hi nhi milta... Par aungi jldi ...

Rita maa said ... Pressing her legs a little as they pained ...

Dard ho raha hai aunty ? ... Sana asked concerned Rita maa nodded her head pressing her lips in a thin line as her legs pained ...

Ek sec ... Mai ayi ... Sana stood up making her way to kitchen ... Coming after 2-3 minutes with a small bowl in her hand ...

Laiye aunty mai massage kr deti hu... Sana sat near her ...

Arey nhi tu mehman hai bache ... Aise kaise Rita maa took her legs back ...

Abhi kuch samay pehle toh apne kaha tha na aunty ke ap log bhi meri family jaise ho fir ab kya hua ?.... Sana asked ...

Lao do ... Sana demanded so cutely that Rita maa was unable to deny her again ..

Bohot pyara bcha hai ... Rita maa said ... As Sana massaged her legs with the hot sarson tel ...

Mummy ke pair Mai jab dard krta tha toh wo bhi na apne pair par oil garam karke lagati thi ... Sana said as she was reminded of her mother ...

Though how far waya her mother Is from her still she lives in her heart ...

Wo Jahan bhi hongi tujhe dekh kar khush hoti hongi ... Rita maa caressed her head and Sana smiled ...

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Sidharth nhi aaya apke sath ? ... Rita maa asked as she saw Ashok uncle coming home alone ...

It was almost dinner time Sana and Rita maa prepared the meal together with Sana helping her with almost everything ...

While Sana placed the dishes on the table looking for sidharth

Ashok uncle said ...

Nhi Rita ... Factory mai thoda kaam dekh Raha tha thoda margin wagera dekhna tha usko ... Or fir ajj maalgadi bhi aani thi toh usbwajah se kehne laga ajj ka account sab wo dekh lega Mai Ghar jau ... Ashok uncle chuckles taking the water from his wife's hand .

Sach Mai sidharth jab bhi aata hai aadhe se jyada kaam mera halka kar deta hai ...said Ashok uncle ...though how much everyone yearns to see sidharth as he lives away ... Still everyone supports him as he choose himself his dream career ...

Ye toh hai ... Ap hath muh dho aiye mai khana lagati hu ... Sidharth kab Tak aayega ? ... Asked Rita maa ..

Usse waqt lag jayega hum sab kha lete hai ... Said Ashok uncle ...

Everyone had there dinner retiring themselves to sleep while Sana denied to have anything as she was not feeling like plus he was not there ...

Having him beside her when they eat is becoming more like a habit

Her favourite habit

Jaa bache tu bhi kamre mai jaa ... Rest kar ... Rita maa tapped her face and Sana nodded her head ...

Goodnight aunty... Sana kissed her cheeks in affection and she smiled

Good night bache ... Jaa ...

Jii ....she whispered going in her room.

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