"Maa ... Maa ...ye kya ho ra hai apko ... Utho ... Utho. .. pls. ..maa ... Baba maa ko ... Maa ko bolo uthe ... Baba pls ..."

A boy murmured in his sleep sweating profusely maybe having a bad dream or something ... His whole body shivered ... As he woke up with a jerk tears rolling down from his eyes ... His mind drifting back to the dream as he clutched his blanket close to his heart...

He doesn't know why he always gets this type of dream when he can see his mother is perfectly fine he wiped his eyes and slowly moved to his mother's room looking at her sleeping peacefully he took a breath of relief tip toeing he slowly laid down near her mother hugging her trying to feel her love and presence trying to remind himself that the nightmare was a lie ...

Her mother turned around and hugged him caressing his hairs ...

"Mera bacha..."

He smiled and hugged his mother more but the next words snatched his smile away from him

"Kabir mera bacha..."

She whispered caressing his hairs ... He looked at her ... His smile slowly fading away ... As he realised that his mother imagined him as his brother...

Didn't Sid's thought even crossed her mind?

He slowly stood up and moved back to the main hall of his room ...

He sat down on the sofa hugging his close near to him he felt as if he is a culprit as if he did something bad maybe that is why his mother doesn't love him much ...

His heart crackles at the thought ...

Didn't he deserved the same love as much as his brother gets ? ...

"Sidharth ? ... Kya hua beta idhr kyu baitha hai ? ..."

He heard Dadi's voice as he looked up to her ...

"Kuch nhi ...Dadi bs ... Neend ni aari thi ... He wipes his tears smiling ..."

"Idhr aa ... Aa mera bacha ... Idhr aa .. mai Sula deti hu ..." She sat down near him as he laid his head on her lap

"Dadi ap mereko chorhke mat jaana kahi bhi ..." He whispered holding her hand ...

"Mujhse galti ho toh daant dena par pyaar kam mat karna ..."

He whispered almost sobbing as his Dadi gently caressed his hairs kissing his head

"Kabhi nhi mera bacha ... Tu toh sabse laadla hai mera ..." She caressed his hairs understanding his turmoil as she has been noticing his mother's behaviour towards him since years now but what can she even do?.. she can't even force her daughter in law to love him equally ...

"Dadi ek baat puchu ? ... Kya Kabir jyada acha hai ? ... Kya wo mujhse jyada better hai ? ..."

"Nhi beta zruri thodi hai wo tujhse acha hai or tu bura tu apni jagah acha hai wo apni jagah ... Aisa kyu sochta hai tu beta?" She caresses his face with love

"Fir Maa Kabir se jyada pyaar kyu krti hai Dadi ? ... Kya mai bura hu ? ..  kya maine kuch galat kiya hai ..  Dadi ap Maa ko bolo na mereko maar le ... Saza Dede ... Lekin mere saath aisa kyu krti hai .. wo mujhse pyaar kyu nhi krti dadi ..."

He hugged her crying in her arms while the sense of vulnerability can be seen in his grandmother's eyes as she stayed quite

Caressing his hairs as he drifted into sleep ...

"Ayy tu yaha kya kar Raha hai ? ..."

Kabir woke up as he moved outside while rubbing his eyes ...He woke up the sleeping Sid on the couch and he stood with a jerk ...

"Firse bura sapna aaya ? ..." He asked as he sat down near Sid keeping his hand over his shoulder. Sid nodded his head in yes

"Chal koi ni Sher h tu ..Mai hu Tera Bhai ... Tujhe protect krne ke liye ...par ladna toh terko hi padega mere laal ..." Kabir giggles as he caresses Sid's head

"Jyda mat bol terse ek sal bada hu mai ..." Sid snickkered smiling a little at Kabir's playful yet supporting nature

"Toh konsa teer mar liya ek saal bada hoke tune hai ? ...

Chal park chl re khel ne... Aaj match hai apna."  He stood up picking his cricket bat

"Abhi toh uthe hai ... Nahane ke baad chalenge baith jaa abhi" Sid said ... Lazily as Kabir glared him

"Acha thik hai chal ... Lekin ball toh mereko hi uthani padti hai" he pouts sadly yet walked behind his brother

"Tu tension kaiko leta hai tera bhai hai na ajj trko batting dilwayega ..."

"Sach mai ? ..." Sid's eyes glittered

"Lekin ek shart par ..  tu mere saath smoking krega ? ..." Kabir smirked ...

"Abeyy oyee ye sab nhi krunga mai ... Tu kar ye gnde kaam ...tere sarae kaand chupata hu ... Yahi bohot hai mujhse mat karwa ye sab."

Kabir smirked swinging his bat here and there in a playful manner ...

"Karle ek hi toh zindagi hai ..or ek baar fookne se konsa tu mar jayega dekh mai bhi toh jee ra hu...." Kabir said casually

"Tereko kitni baar toh kaha hi hai smoking is injurious to health ... Ab tujhe smjh Mai nhi aata toh mai kya karu ... Wo toh mai Shareef hu bas issiliye ... Agr tujhe bura bhai mila hota na toh pkka peet deta tujhe ..." Sid nodded his head in disbelief it isn't in his habit to hit Kabir to make him understand something

"Tu marega? ek punch mai toh rone lagta hai bada aaya maarne wala ..." Kabir snickered laughing Sid rolled his eyes

"Apni baat kyu kar raha hai tu yaha par lekin ..." Sid smirked

"Hehehehe bohot funny hogya oh my god ..." Kabir said with a straight face running to the ground where other boys were also waiting for them

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Somewhere in Delhi

"Apka jaana zruri hai kya Papa?..." Whispered a girl in her whining loud voice ...

"Agr zruri na hota toh jata kya main apni gudiya ko chorh kar ? ... Lekin tere ache future ke liye mujhe aisa karna padega taaki aage tujhe koi taklif na ho ...." Her father said lovingly caressing her face ...

"Aur waise bhi sirf 4 saalon ki hi toh baat hai...."

"4 saal baba ... 4 saalll ... Main 4 din bhi door nhi rahi kabhi aapse ap 4 saal ki baat kar rahe ho ... Aise nhi hota baba aise mat kro ..." She hugged her father, her chin wobbled with emotions

"Sana ... Meri baat sun ... Mai tere liye hi toh jaa raha hu na taaki mai tujhe ek acha future de saku...

"Aur konsa Mai tujhe akela chorh kar jaa raha hu ? ...tere Mama Mami honge tere saath Tera khayal rakhne ke liye ...

Mai tere liye bohot sarae gifts bhi launga or koshish krunga jaldi aa sku ... Ab toh khush ho ja meri gudiya?.." her father kissed her cheek and she giggles finally ...

"Jaldi aana ..." She whispered

"Acha tu ye le ... Tere liye teri favourite choclate ... Jaa tu apni packing krle ...

Shaam ko airport toh saath nikal na hoga lekin flight alag hogi teri flight jldi ki hai ... Aur saara zrurt ka saman rakh lena apne saath ..."

"Ji baba ..." She runs away munching on her choclate ...

"Dhyaan se ..." Her dad yells as he chuckles ... Then smiles sadly this is for the first time he is going away from her for this much time ...

He will miss her ... He kept a photoframe of there family her mother father and the little Sana carried by her mother in her hands he smiled looking at her mother's picture ...

"Apni beti ko chorh ke jaane ka dil toh nhi hai lekin ... Sana ka dhyaan rkhna tum ... He looks up as if talking to her mother ...

"Tumhare pass kab aunga mai ? ..." He smiled sadly caressing her smiling picture he misses her ...

Sana was just one year old when her mother suffered cardiac arrest ... It was so sudden that it took almost everything from Sana's father ... He is just living for her sake ...

He smiles sadly and packs his belongings

Meanwhile Sana laid down on her bed ... She is sad and happy at the sametime sad that her father had to go to abroad for his buisness purpose and happy that she will be going to meet her Mama Mami after a long time and her childhood buddy her cousin sister

"Ashi...." She giggles already planning that how she going to enjoy her time with her ... Here she is all alone to herself ...but with Ashi they will have so much time ...they will spend their time talking and gossiping... And watching their favourite romcom movies and Netflix k -dramas...she has so much in her wishlist to do ... And as well as she is excited to go to new school ... But also sad to leave her friends here but the excitement is so much that overpowers her sadness.

She looked at her book corner first of all packing up alll the dark romance books she could for Ashi ...

"Papa toh kahenge ye faltu ki cheez hai .. ab unhe kya btau ye faltu ki cheez kaha yahi toh sabse zruri haiiii ..." She giggles caressing her books ..  then moved to her cupboard

Rang badal badal ke kyu chehak rahi hai din dupehriyan ...

Mai jaanu na jaanu na jaanu na jaanu na ...

She moved her hands through her dresses playing her favourite song on her music system taking them folding everything packing it in her bag ... She felt excited for the new experiences she is going to have in a new city ... In between new people ...

She just loves to meet new people to make new friends she loves the adventure in her life ... As she bubbly sings along with the lyrics

Kyu fudak fudak ke dhadkano ki chal rahi gilheriyan ?

Mai jaanu na jaanu na jaanu na jaanu ...

Kyu Zara sa Mausam sarfira hai ya Mera mood maskhara hai ? Maskhara hai ...

She giggles almost done with her packing she changed herself in a bright yellow her favourite colour when her eyes fell over the photo frame that hanged in her room's wall ....she smiled looking at her mother and father's picture

And smiled

"Mujhe apke saath bitane ke liye jyada waqt toh nhi mila Mummy lekin ..  ab jaise ap bhgwaan ji ke itne kareeb ho toh unse kehna meri ek wish puri karde ...

Mere Papa ka dhyaan rakhe .. unko kuch stress na ho un par jyada kaam ka pressure na aaye aur mere papa mujhe bohot bohot saara miss kare taaki wo mere pass jaldi wapis aa sake ..." She smiles and kisses her mother's frame

"Mujhe pta hai ap bhi mereko yaad krti ho lekin maa ... Abhi toh life Mai kitna kuch hai krne ko toh abhi mai apke pass nhi aaskti ... Lekin haan mujhe miss krte rehna thik hai ..." She giggles it's her habit to talk to her mother's frame. It's really difficult to live life without a mother but her father loves her so much that she never really craved for her mother's love

"Chale ? ... Mera bacha ... Sab rakhliya hai na ?...."

"Haan papa dekho toh ? ... 4 bags hai meri puri ... Ab toh tension ho rahi hai kaise sambhalungi ..." She giggles and then hugs her father

"Jaldi aajan wrna aap se katti ... Aur har roz call Krna mujhe ...

Mera phone kabhi kaatna mat aur khana time se khana jyada stress mat lena ..  aur aap ne dawaiya rakh li apni ? ..."

"Arey meri maa sab krliya ... Pagli ... Chal ab ..." He chuckles as they both moved to their cab waiting for them outside their house Sana looked at her house one last time she is going to be away for 4 years it's going to be difficult ...

Reaching the airport with one last good bye Sana parted her ways for a new journey.
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