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Dear Lucky Mascot,

Mera naam Sidharth Agnihotri hai. Pata nahi aapko main ya mera naam yaad hai ya nahi par aapne jo mere liye kiya hai, usse mein apni zindagi bhar yaad rakhunga.

Jaha iss sheher aur ismein rehne wale logo ne mujhe loser aur hopeless feel karaya, waahi aapne na sirf mere wallet mein jo mere identity cards the woh lautaya balki meri maa ko paise bhi bheje. Iss zamaane mein shayad hi koi aisa karta hoga woh bhi kisi anjaan insaan ke liye without any expectations. Iss liye main aapko apne dil se dhanyawaad kehna chahta hoon.

Jab se aapke baare mein jaana hai, meri ichcha hai ki main aapko ek baar milu. Kyuki aap mere liye ek angel ho aur angel ko dekhneka mauka sab ko nahi milta.

Meri haalat mein jyada sudhaar nahi aaya hai par ab mere pass ek chotti si naukri, rehne ke liye chhath aur khaane ke liye roz teen baar Dino burger zarur mili hai. Isiliye main aapko aapke woh paise thode thode karke lautana chahta hoon. Aap please isse manna math kariye kyuki shayad issi bahaane aapko milne ki ichcha bhi puri ho jaayegi.

Aapka Aabhaari,
Sidharth.

'Aabhaari.. kya bhaari words use kiya hai.. Sidharth hoge dusron ke liye, mere liye toh tum mere Udaas Agnihotri hi rahoge..' Sana smiled folding the letter and keeping it securely in her bag.

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Sidharth paced to and fro in the house when he heard a knock on the back door. He rushed and opened the door with a huge smile on his face.

"Kya hua mere Udaas Agnihotri? Aaj Kapil Sharma se milke aaye ho kya jo itna muskura rahe ho?", Asked Sana.

"Ji nahi ma'am.. aisa kuch nahi hai..", he had a tint of blush on his face.

"Hmmm.. toh kya hai batao?", Asked Sana.

"Woh.. woh.. woh.. kya aapne mera letter.. woh.. mere lucky mascot ko pahuchaaya?", He fumbled, his face turning crimson.

"Hmmm.. aisa kya likha tha uss letter mein jo woh bhi tumhaari tarah sharma rahi thi?", Sana asked so that she can continue to watch him blushing as she loved to see his blushing face.

"Huh? Kya aap unse mili?", He asked in surprise.

"Haan.. koi celebrity thodhi hai jo nahi mil sakti. Mere yaha kaam karti hai..", said Sana.

"Mere liye toh woh kisi celebrity ya angel se kam nahi..", he said.

"Haan, isiliye woh abhi tumse milne se mana kar rahi hai.. anjaan ho na toh shayad darrti hai..", said Sana.

"Hmmm.. unka kehna bhi theek.. Achcha.. woh.. kaise dikhti hai?", He asked.

"Kaise matlab? Mere dino burger ki dino mascot jaisi", laughed Sana.

Sidharth pressed his lip thin feeling disappointed with her reply.

"Oye Udaas Agnihotri.. itna udaas hone ki zarurat nahi hai. Main bas tumhe koi bahut bada hope nahi dena chahti yeh kehke ki woh dikhne mein bahut sundar hai.. woh bas ek simple aur saadi si gareeb anaat ladki hai..", said Sana.

"Mere liye simple hona hi sabse sundar hai. Phir chehre ki sundarta toh samay ke saath ghat-ta jata hai, par mann ki sundarta din par din nikharta jaata hai. Joh dil se ameer hote hai woh puri duniya apne saath leke chalte hai toh woh anaat kaisi huyi.", Said Sidharth who was annoyed and hurt by Sana's statement for his lucky mascot. On the other hand, Sana felt overwhelmed by his words which was indirectly for her.

"Yeh lo..", she said forwarding him a plastic cover.

"Mujhe bhook nahi hai..", he said due to the frustration.

"Achcha? Toh phir phenk do kudde mein. Waise bhi yeh mere restaurant ke tasty dino burger nahi hai.. yeh toh tumhaare uss lucky mascot ne apne haaton se banake bheja hai tumhaare liye.", She said.

"Huh?", He snatched the bag from her hand earning a glare from her. He made an apologetic puppy face.

"Itna pyaar uske liye? Aur main beech mein postman banke reh gayi..", She said with a smirk while walking towards the stairs.

"Ma'am.. aapne khaana khaaya?", He asked.

"Nahi.. mujhe pyaar se khaana khilane wala koi nahi hai na..", she said.

"Aap mere saath khaa sakti hai..", Sidharth suggests.

"Kahi tumhaari lucky mascot bura maan gayi toh?", She asked.

"Nahi maanegi..", said Sidharth.

"Itna confidence?", Asked Sana.

"Confidence nahi barosa hai uske nekh dil pe.", Said Sidharth.

Sana smiled subtly and walked back to him. He opened the box and found simple peeli daal and chaawal which was his favourite food. The smile on his face brightened up her tired face as well. Sana had stayed back and cooked it in the Dino burger's kitchen for him before leaving.

"Mera sabse favourite khaana hai yeh.. ghar ka khaana khaane ke liye mera kitna mann kar raha tha.. bahut tasty hai..", he said putting a spoonful of food into his mouth.

"Achcha? Mere dino burger se bhi tasty?", Asked Sana in a fake strict tone.

Sidharth looked at her in dilemma with puppy eyes. He sighed in relief when she laughed.

"Ma'am uska naam kya hai?", He asked.

"Aaa.. mmm..", Sana looked cluelessly what to say. Her eyes caught sight of an advertisement of a beauty product by Shehnaaz Hussain on the newspaper which was wrapped around the food she had got for him.

"Shehnaaz.. uska naam Shehnaaz hai..", she said.

"Shehnaaz..", he repeated with a beautiful smile which sounded like a music to her ears. While he was lost thinking about his lucky mascot, Sana was lost adoring his mystical smiling face.

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It was a day off for Sana while Sidharth had a job interview. Sana decides to accompany Sidharth to the interviewer's location. While he gave the interview, she waited for him in the waiting lounge reading magazines.

"Kya hua?", She asked closing the magazine as soon as he approached her.

"Mujhe naukri mil gayi..", smiled Sidharth.

"Kyaaaa? Yayyyyy! Congratulations!!", Sana jumped in joy and hugged him in excitement.

"Th..th..thank you", Sidharth fumbled and gulped in her embrace. Sana smiled inwardly looking at his blushing face.

"Iske baad main tumhe bahaar dinner ke liye le jaane waali thi.. ab tum mujhe party doge..", said Sana.

"Sure Ma'am..", he smiled.

"Par usse pehle ye lo apni maa ko phone karke bata do..", said Sana passing her phone to him. He nodded and took the phone to inform his mother. His face fell while talking to his mom.

"Kya hua Udaas Agnihotri?", Asked Sana.

"Kuch nahi..", he said passing her the phone.

"Teen mahine se saath rehte rehte mujhe tumhaare baare mein itna toh pata hai ki kuch toh thik nahi hai.. kya hai batao.", She asked.

"Woh.. naukri milne ke khushi mein main bhool gaya tha ki ab.. ab mujhe aapki naukri aur ghar dono chhoddni padegi..", said Sidharth.

She had forgotten herself in his happiness but his words now pierced her heart as she realised that he would no longer stay with her. She controlled her emotions with all the inner strength and nodded her head.

They both walked slowly and silently on the road.

"Kya hum kuch der waha baite?", She asked looking at the small playground and he nodded his head in agreement.

They approached a row of steps facing the ground built for small number of spectators. They both silently watched a group of young boys playing football. Six young boys sat beside them with a disappointed face.

"Kya hua?", Asked Sana to a boy.

"Hamaare do friends nahi aaye, aur humaare paas team nahi hai toh woh humein khelne nahi de rahe.", Said the boy.

"Achcha? Kaunsa FIFA World cup ka match khel rahe hai ki adjust nahi kar sakte? Sidharth, kya tumhe football khelna aata hai?", She asked.

"Haan.. thoda bahut aata hai.. mere college mein khelta tha..", said Sidharth.

"Suno main aur yeh (pointing at Sidharth) dono tumhaare team main khelenge.. thik hai?", Asked Sana.

"Par didi aap toh ladki ho..", said a boy.

"Toh? Khel mein ladka ladki nahi hote, sirf khilaadi hote hai.. samjhe?", She asked.

"Okay di..", agreed the boys.

"Par Ma'am.. humaare kapde?", Said Sidharth pointing at his formal and her knee length dress.

"Humaare paas spare jerseys hai.", Said the boy.

"Toh chalo..", said Sana as they ran and changed into jerseys given by the boys.

After a bit of arguing and open challenging by Sana, the other team boys agreed to play with them. The game begin and due to lack of coordination between Sana's team, the opposite team scored few goals.

Sana pulled her team boys and with full josh, gave them a bollywood style monologue speech, post which they all laughed at her. She frowned and made a sad pout. Sidharth chuckled and put his arm around her shoulder.

"Woh.. Khel mein ladka ladki nahi hote, sirf khiladi hote hai..", Sidharth reminded her nervously when she stared at his hand on her shoulder. She held his fingers by hers when he tried pulling his arms from her shoulder.

"Suno, I've observed them play and understood their pattern and strategies as well.. uske hisaab se hume....", Sidharth puts forward the strategies with the team and Sana looked at him in awe. Moreover, she was already feeling elated to find his arm around her shoulder.

Soon the second half began and with the help of Sidharth's strategies they soon equalled the scores with other team. To win the game, the opposite team captain touched Sana inappropriately while the ball was with her. Sana pushed him away with her full force making him fall on the ground.

"Foul.. foul.. foul..", shouted the opposite team along with the captain who she had pushed.

"Tune mujhe galat tarrike se chua..", she yelled at him. His team members looked perplexed.

"Ga.. ga..galat tarrike se nahi chua.. galati se haat laga hoga.. tum til ka taad bana rahi ho.. ye game hi aisa hai.. aisa victim play karna tha toh tum ladkon ke saath game mein utri hi kyu?", Argued the 17 year old captain.

"Chupp!! Jab hum khel khelte hai, toh hum khelte hai jeetne ke liye. Khelte waqt hum haar sakte hai, lekin hum kamaate hai dono hi usmein respect. Dekh teri khudh ki team chupp hai kyuki unhe pata hai ki tumne galat kiya hai. Iske aage tu jeet bhi jaayega toh bhi kabhi tujhe woh respect nahi milegi.", Said Sidharth.

"Sorry bol Ishaan.. Sorry bol Ishaan.. Sorry bol Ishaan..", his team members demanded. Ishaan looked down in embarrassment.

"S..s..sorry..", said Ishaan post which a stinging slap landed on his face which was from Sidharth.

"Sidharth main bhi maar sakti thi usse par.. bachcha hai woh..", said Sana.

"Jisko galat tarike se chune ki samajh hai woh bachche ki age limit paar kar chuka hai.. aur aaj agar galati ki saza nahi milegi toh aage jaake yeh phir yahi galti karega aur sorry bolke nikal jaayega..", said Sidharth

Ishaan felt humiliated and left the ground. The entire opposition team apologized to Sana and left the ground.

Sana and Sidharth changed back to their clothes and gave the jersey to the boys.

"Thanks di.. yeh humaari taraf se aapke liye..", said the boy giving a cap of their team.

"Thank you..", said Sana with a big smile.

"Sir, aap bahut kamaal ke khelte ho.. like a professional.. yeh aapke liye..", said another boy giving him a cap as well.

"Thanks everyone. Bahut dino baad football match khela aur bahut bahut maza aaya. Agar woh incident nahi hua hota toh humari team hi jeet jaati..", said Sidharth.

"Jeete toh hum hi.. warna unke captain ko aisi harkat karne ki zarurat hi nahi padhti..", said Sana.

"Di.. ek baat puchu?", Said a boy.

"Haan pucho..", said said.

"Kya yeh Sir aapke boyfriend hai?", Asked the boy earning a smack from his team-mate.

Sana looked at Sidharth who was red as tomato and rolled her eyes.

"Iska jawaab jaanke kya karoge beta? Semester exam mein yeh questions toh nahi aayenge..", Sana asks sarcastically.

"Woh yeh keh raha tha ki woh aapke boyfriend hai kyuki unhone aapke liye uss Ishaan ko thappad maara.. par maine kaha ki nahi hai.. kyuki woh aapko Ma'am bula rahe the.. toh hum dono mein sharth lagi thi..", the boy said. Sana observed Sidharth's face which wouldn't cease to blush. She would never leave any opportunity to pull his leg because she loved to see him blush.

"Bade chant ho tum dono.. kya sharth lagaaya batao..", she asked.

"100 rupaye..", said the boy.

"Sharth mein jeete paise se kaun jyada share karega uske hissab se mein apna answer de dungi..", she winks.

"Huh!! Di main pure paise dunga..", said the boy.

"Tab toh yeh mere boyfriend nahi pati hai..", Sana giggled making everyone laugh. Sidharth wished that the earth would open up and swallow him as he wanted to hide his blushing face from everyone.

Everyone bid adieu and left. Sana looked at Sidharth who was still shy.

"Tum Agnihotri ke hi bete ho na pakka?", She asked.

"Huh? Kyu?", Sidharth looked at her in confusion.

"Kyuki mujhe doubt hai ki tum Sharma ji ke bete ho jo paida hote hi hospital mein Agnihotri ji ke bete ke saath exchange ho gaye.", Said Sana.

"Matlab?", Asked Sidharth who was even more confused.

"Matlab.. tum itna kyu sharmaate ho?", She asked and his blush returned.

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️