All of them came back from the school to their respective homes as soon as Sid and Kabir entered, Vaani Ji cooed Kabir asking him about his day and as always Sid stood there looking at the two of them silently expecting maybe his mother will ask about him too but seems to care less about him ...

"Agya mera beta ? Kaisa Raha school ka pehla din ? ..." Asked his dadi understanding his turmoil he smiled sadly towards her and moved to his room to get himself changed ...

Meanwhile Kabir threw his bag in the corner side of the living room and sat over his playstation playing GTA

Sid had always been subjected to the silent behaviour of his mother his heart scrunches up whenever she hugged Kabir and didn't even looked at him ...

What's his fault? what did he even do ... ?

Sighed he changed in his normal clothes and laid down on the bed thinking about the earlier singing battle they had in the school a small smile formed at the corner his lips ...

The door of his room knocked snapping him out of his thoughts as he opened the door looking at his dadi who stood there with his food filled plate

"Mera baccha change kr liya ..." She smiled softly entering the room

"Dadi bhook nhi hai ..." He has been left with no appetite anymore all he wanted to do was to grave himself into something maybe he would study and start his syllabus from today or maybe he might just sleep or listen music, nothing else he wanted to do right now

"Kyu bache aj kal kitna kam khata hai bilkul dubla hogya hai ...upr se itna chup chup rehne laga hai kuch baat hai ? ..." Dadi asked softly uttering those words, Sid felt his eyes warming up at the motherly gesture

"Arey meri dadii ap meri tension mat lo mai bilkul thik hu ...thodi der baad khana bhi kha lunga abhi padhai krni hai mujhe ..." He pouts smiling but the smile that never reached his eyes ...

"Thik hai tu kehta hai toh Maan leti hu .."

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He sat infront of his table looking at his books all lost in his own turmoil of thinking from everything to everything he held his head in his hand trying to calm himself down the plate filled with food still kept on his bed as he looked at the cube infront of him taking it he started to play

When he felt a hand over his shoulder

"Kuch problem hai ?" Kabira asked softly looking at Sid who looked perplexed at his sudden presence he nodded his head in no sighing

"Toh khana kyu nhi khaa raha hai bey ?" Kabir said his tone changed all of a sudden in playfully anger

"Bhook nhi hai yaar bas soch raha hu syllabus start krdu abhi se hi ... Science li hai ...padhna hi padega ..." He pouts looking at the bundle of books kept in front of him it's not that his mother never gave him anything she fulfilled his every need from books to clothes to all the needy thing a teenager would crave

But when there was no love should these things matter ?

"Chup kr chl padhaku aadmi pta nhi kitna pdhta hai bc mrko toh chakkar aajaye ... Aaja chl khana khate hai maine bhi nhi khaya ..." He pouts waving his and over his empty stomach

"Tune kyu nhi khaya ..." He asked his face curled in a small smile at his antics he really is his small brother

"Apni janeman ke bina kaise khatam khana darling hai tu meri ..." Kabir said as he leaned over sidharth playfully

"Ayyy hatt bey chi chi ..." He pushed him away taking his seat on the bed Kabir laughed as they both are with the same plate discussing about some of the newly launched games

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Sana sat on her bed looking here and there all alone somewhere she felt a little leftout in the family she took her phone sighing knowing that she is overthinking it's not her usual self but maybe because she was about to get her periods that's why her emotions were perplexed ...

She dialed her father's no. Missing him though it's been only two days but she had never been away to her father

"Kaise ho papa ..." she asked biting her lips her eyes brimming with tears as she listened to her father's voice ...

She started talking to him about her first day to school ... In the meantime Ashi called her for the lunch

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"Kise text kar raha hai ? ..." Sid asked as he looked at Kabir who was laughing at something typing on his Phone

"Arey Sana ko ..." He said then bit his tongue looking at Sid's whose expressions stoned all of a sudden

"Arey bhai mujhe pta hai wo tujhe psnd nhi hai lekin wo achi ladki hai yr or wo sirf meri dost hai or kuch nhi hai wo mere liye shi keh ra hu ..." He pouts as Sid nodded his head in disbelief

"Number kidhr se mila tujhe uska ? ..." He asked curiously

"Arey uska number nikalna mushkil baat thodi thi? woh Reem ko number de rhi thi ek copy mai likh kar pagli ye nhi socha ke Ashi se Reem ka no. leke usko text krde ..." he chuckles

"Maine Reem ki copy se uska number leliya ..." He winked at Sid

Sid made a face then left the room

"Isse kya hua ... Khair mujhe kya..." Kabir sighed back to texting her

Sana's pov

She was laying on her bed already getting pre period cramp when her phone pinged with an unknown no. She thought it was Reem but reading the next text a small smile formed on her face

Heyy Sana

Mai Kabir naam toh suna hi hoga ....

She giggles typing back

Nhi nhi ajj tak toh kbhi bhi nhi suna ...

The next text made her laugh.

Offo pagli kl se yahi naam toh baje jaa raha hai tumhara dimag mai ... Ab bhi nhi pehchanti ab tumhe bholi kahu ke buddhu

Ab itne gnde gnde namo se bulaoge kya tum mujhe ... Sana pouts as she types the messages

No darling ... Ap kaho toh baby sweetie sweetheart ye sb bhi keh skta hu hukum karo pretty .

Sana blushes as she reads the message hiding her face in the duvet she giggles softly

Kya kar rhi hai tu ? ... Ashi came in the room looking at her weirdly

Kuch nhi ... She keeps her phone aside

And kept the duvet on herself.

She didn't realised when she slept being in pain ..

Meanwhile Sid didn't know why he felt so bothered when Kabir talked to her ... He felt irritation creeping over his heart knowing that his brother is getting closed to the girl who irritates him more than anything

He huffs sitting in the corner of his room all drowned in his books Kabir had already slept. .. he felt himself cribbing about that ...

He looked at the sleeping Kabir his eyes fell over the phone kept on his side ... He pouts trying not to invade his personal space but does it any way taking his phone opening his chat log in the WhatsApp opening sana's messages. ..she is still online ... He looked at the time ...

" Sorry us waqt reply nhi diya tabiyat thik nhi hai toh sogyi thi "

Sidharth reads the message feeling his concern or curiosity bubbling ... Is she ok ?

" Kya hua sweetheart" ... Types in Kabir's style not wanting her to get to know that it's Sidharth ... Cringes over the sweet word

She looks at the screen blushing over the word ...

"Yaar peri..." Sana stopped typing and deleted it. Though it was normal but she felt embarassed to share about her periods with a boy she just met.

"Headache hai bohut...chutti bhi ni le skti second day hai, chutti li toh dant pdegi ..." Types back pouting

Sid looked at the message a small smile popping on his lips

"Ohh sweetie ... Rest kro fir tum, hum kl milenge ..." Types back still cringing ... He doesn't understands how Kabir flirts around with every girl on the face when he felt cringe even typing them ...

After sending her gud night deleting the chat log from his phone he moved to his computer ...

Typing which medicines one should take to reduce headache.

He thought for a while ... But why do he wants to soothe her pain ? ...when she is the biggest pain in his head ...

He closes the computer thinking that he was being too bothered.

"Headache hi toh hai... Kal tak thik ho jayega... Main kyu itna soch raha hu?"

He shrugs his shoulder and goes to his bed. Lying in the bed, he kept thinking about her for sometime and then sleep took over him.

Next morning, Sana, Ashi and Reem arrive at the school together while talking among themselves.

"Subah se periods cramps ne pareshan kar ke rakha hai... Aaj toh phir bhi first day hai, kal toh aur dard hoga... Ammaaa..."

Sana made a sad pout.

"I can understand, mujhe bhi in dino bohut dard hota hai. Aur next week hi mera date hai... Ek kaam kar, tu na aaj classroom mein hi baithi rehna most of the time... Zyada idhar udhar mat jaana." Reem said to which Sana nodded.

"Aur apne andar ki ladaku ladki ko zara daba ke rakhna...Sid ko dekhte hi uss se ladne mat lag jaana." Ashi said giggling.

"Ashi tu meri behen hoke uska support kyu karti hai humesha?"

"Oye! tere acche ke liye hi bol rahi hoon...aaj ka rest de apne aap ko."

Sana made a sad pout and Ashi and Reem giggled seeing her face.

Meanwhile Sid, Kabir and Randeep are talking standing at the corridor, when they see the girls coming.

Sid's eyes fall on Sana and he remembered their last night's conversation.

Is she okay right now? Should he check once?

Before he could make any move, Kabir goes to the girls.

"Hey Sana.... What's up?"

Kabir gives a sweet flirty smile making Reem and Ashi roll their eyes.

"Tu phir suru ho gaya?"

Reem gives him annoyed look.

"Arrey baba... Kya problem hai tum dono girls ko mujhse?... Yeh hi na ki main Sana se flirt karta hu?... Ok fine main ab se flirt nahi karunga... Aur karunga bhi toh limit mein reh ke... But let us be friends at least."

Kabir makes puppy eyes making Sana giggle.

"Pakka nahi karega?" Ashi raised her eyebrows.

"I swear." Kabir pinches his own throat.

"Fine. Then we have no problem."

Kabir becomes very happy and says to Sana, "Raasta clear hogaya sweetheart... Baatao aaj kya plans hai?"

Reem and Ashi immediately look at him with disbelief.

"Fayda nahi hai girls. Kabir will be Kabir." Randeep laughs standing beside Sid, who just smiles at their conversation.

Sana was trying to enjoy but her pain was not letting her do so. She was feeling extremely tired and sleepy.

"Guys main classroom mein jaati hu... Tum log aa jaana..." She speaks at last.

"But abhi toh first period start hone mein time hai. Ruk jaa thodi der." Says Kabir.

"I need to prepare the lessons so... I have to go."

Reem and Ashi understood her problem and nodded. Sana started going to their classroom.

Sid finally got a chance to ask her about her health and goes behind her.

"Hi... Tabiyat kaisi hai tumhari? Headache kam hua?"

Sid's sudden question makes Sana frown and she turns to her.

"Tumhe kaise paata headache ke baare mein?"

Sid immediately curses himself for his stupidity. How could he forget that she talked to Kabir about it? He was not supposed to know.

"Ka... Kabir ne baataya... Tum dono ki baat hui sayad... He was worried..."

"Really?" Sana was confused as Kabir didn't even ask her about her health.

"Of course... Woh chhoro... Jo pucha uska jawab do na? Kam hua headache?"

"Haan."

She again starts walking and he walks with her with a relief that she is fine.

"Waise mera koi concern nahi hai tumhe leke...Maine bas aise hi pucha... Don't get me wrong." He says further to clear his side.

"I know that. Ab tum mere peeche peeche aana band karoge please?"

Sid frowns at it.

"Kya matlab? Mujhe bhi lessons yaad karne hai? Woh classroom tumhare akele ka thodi hai?"

"Sid...." Sana controls herself and says, "I'm not in a mood to fight with you."

Sid becomes confused as Sana never backs off easily and somewhere he enjoys it. He loves to fight with her.

"Mood nahi hai? Yaa darr gayi? Kal toh bohut badi badi baatein kar rahi thi, yeh karungi, woh karungi... Saara josh khatam?"

Sid laughs and Sana gets too irritated. She can't take it anymore.

She turns to him and says angrily, "Haan. Khatam ho gaya mera josh, darr gayi main. Kya problem ho rahi hai tumhe? Akela chhor do na mujhe? Ek toh iss periods ne jaan le rakhi hai upar se tum...."

Sana stops realising what she just said while Sid looks her with wide eyes. She becomes embarassed.

"You are on your periods?" He asks softly.

Sana takes off her eyes from him and says, "I need to go."

She immediately leaves from there without giving Sid chance to say anything. Also he feels guilty for making her embarassed and uncomfortable.

After sometime their classes started and Sid didn't get a chance to talk to Sana.

During lunch break, Sana went outside to bring water. When she  returned, she saw a big packet of dairy milk silk on her desk with a note beside it.

"Sorry for earlier."

As Sana read it, she feels that all the irritation she was feeling since morning, faded away instantly and a smile formes on her lips.

She knew who did it, though she never expected him to do so.

"Pagal" She whispers picking up the chocolate while the smile didn't leave her face.

Sid too smiles... Standing at distance... Seeing her taking the chocolate which he brought for himself but gave it to her as he knows that girls like chocolate during this time... He felt good after sharing it with her.

It was a sweet start from his side which brought them little closer... Unknowingly.
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