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Their practice was over and they all were leaving the music room. Sana was about to leave when Pratik held her hand.

"Wait!" He said and Sana glared at him.

Seeing this, Sid made a face and left from while fuming in anger and Shruti started following him.

"Haath chhor." Said Sana angrily and Pratik left her hand getting scared.

Then he smiled forcefully and said, "Tu gussa kyu ho rahi hai? Ab toh yeh haath pakadna and all common hai humare bich. Practice karte waqt kitni baar pakad chuke hai."

Sana sighed and said dramatically, "Yeh toh sach hai. Ghar jaa ke acche se hand wash karna hoga."

Pratik's expression changed hearing her insulting him like this.

Still he smiled and said, "Woh sab chhor na. Main keh raha tha ki, hum dono mein kya compatibility hai! Agar hum college ke baad bhi ek saath practice kare toh kitna accha hoga. And we will get to know each other as well. After all now we are partners."

Pratik said the last line in a flirty tone.

Sana gave a fake smile and said, "College mein main majboor hoon, par college ke bahar nahi."

Saying that she started leaving and he went behind her.

On the other hand, Sid sat on the stairs and started thinking about Sana and Pratik. He didn't know why but he was feeling very angry. He couldn't accept that they were dancing together. And when Pratik touched Sana's waist, he would have buried him alive if it was possible.

Sid closed his eyes and fisted him palm trying to calm himself down. He even took deep breaths to control his own anger. But nothing was working. His anger was rising by each passing seconds.

Being frustrated, Sid gave a solid punch on the nearby wall and then himself got hurt. He realised that he couldn't even punch the wall to vent out his anger as it was really paining. He couldn't understand what to do.

Suddenly Shruti came there and sat beside him on the stairs.

"Sid mujhe tujhse kuch baat karni thi. Samajh nahi aa raha kis muh se kahu par.... Mujhe tujhse maafi maang ni hai. I'm sorry Sid." She said but Sid didn't pay any attention as his mind was somewhere else.

But Shruti continued speaking.

"Ek aur chiz bhi hai jo main tujhe baatana chahti hoon. Actually main aur Pratik ab saath nahi hai. We were just pretending to be together for the performance. College fest ke baad waise bhi hum alag hone wale the. Accha hua uss se pehle hi ho gaye. Now I have understood that we were never perfect for each other. Maine bekaar mein hi uski wajah se humari friendship kharab kar diyi." She said but still didn't get any reaction from Sid.

"Sid tu sun raha hai na?" She asked little loudly breaking his thoughts. He finally looked at her.

"Sid I know maine jo kiya hai uske baad humare bich sab kuch pehle jaisa hona possible nahi hai. Best friends na sahi, kya hum friends bhi nahi ban sakte? Jo hua usse meri galti yaa bachpana samajh ke tu mujhe maaf nahi kar sakta?"

Sid sighed and said in sign language, "Jo hua uske liye maine tujhe bohut pehle maaf kar diya hai. Par ab tu aur Pratik saath nahi hai iska yeh matlab nahi ki hum dono ke bich sab kuch normal ho sakta hai. Main na chahte hue bhi tere saath perform toh kar raha hoon lekin tujhse dosti kabhi nahi kar sakta. Shruti meri bachpan ki bohut acchi dost thi jise main ab bhul chuka hoon. Behtar hoga tu bhi mujhe bhul jaaye."

Then he looked away. Shruti's presence was making him more irritated.

Meanwhile Shruti felt bad at first but then convinced herself that she wouldn't get his love back so easily. She had to work hard for it. She smiled sadly looking at him and then slowly kept her hand on his which Sid didn't realise as he was lost in his own thoughts.

Suddenly Sana came there and saw this. She became jealous and hurt at the same time.

Pratik also came running behind her.

"Sana wait, at least listen to me...."

"Pratik!" Uttered Sana loudly and turned to him as an idea came to her mind.

Hearing Sana's voice, Sid removed his hand and then looked towards them as well as Shruti.

"Yaar tune kitna accha dance kiya mere saath. I didn't know that you dance so well. Har ek kitna smoothly aur fast kiya. Mujhe toh maza hi aa gaya. I'm thankful to the choreographer ki unhone tujhe mera dance partner banaya. You were right, hum na college ke bahar bhi dance practice karenge jis se humari performance sabse best hogi." Said Sana intentionally so that Sid could hear.

Sid was fuming in anger hearing Sana praising Pratik so much while Pratik made a confused face.

"What happened? Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah of course. Main na aaj exactly 6 baje tere ghar aa jaaungi. Phir hum dono saath mein bohut practice karenge, thik hai? See you." Said Sana and left from there.

"Isse kya ho gaya?" Asked Pratik to himself.

Shruti then turned to Sid and said, "Yeh dono bhi na! Leave them. Main kya keh rahi thi......"

Sid didn't let Shruti complete and he also left from there angrily.

In The Evening...

Sid was standing outside their apartment and waiting for Sana to come out.

"Aane do aaj isse. Kuch zyada hi gun gaa rahi thi uss chomu ke. Pratik ke ghar jaa ke uske saath dance practice karegi? Huh! Main bhi dekhta hoon kaise jaati hai." He said in his mind.

Sana was coming from behind but stopped seeing him waiting outside.

"Jaisa maine socha tha. Yeh yaheen pe khada hai. It means my plan has worked. He is bitten by jealousy bug." She thought and smirked.

She brought her phone near her ear and started leaving while acting, "Yes Pratik. I'm just coming. So sorry to keep you waiting. Will be there soon."

Sana was about to leave when Sid stood in front of her.

"Kaha jaa rahi hai?" He asked in sign language.

"Pratik ke ghar. Woh humein na practice karni hai performance ke liye."

Saying that, she tried to leave when Sid blocked her way.

"Kya hua? Jaane de." Said Sana to which Sid nodded in no.

"Main tujhe Pratik ke ghar nahi jaane dunga."

"Kyu nahi jaane dega?"

Sid thought for a while and then said in sign language, "Kyu ki mujhe woh ladka nahi pasand."

Sana hid her smile and said making a poker face, "Toh main kya karu? Mujhe aaj kaal woh accha lagne laga hai. Main toh jaaungi."

Sid's blood boiled hearing that. He pulled Sana towards himself by her hand and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. She widened her eyes at his sudden movement.

"Tu...k..k..kya kar...raha hai.....j...j...jaane de....M..m.. mujhe...." She said stammering. She couldn't believe that Sid was doing something like this. She became nervous.

Sid was looking at her intensely. His eyes were showing that he would not let her go to Pratik at any cost.

Sana couldn't understand what to do. Her heartbeat was racing. It was being hard for her to control her emotions.

Suddenly she thought something and said, "Arrey Rita Aunty....."

Sid immediately left her and looked behind while Sana started laughing.

"Fattu kahi ka...." She said laughing and Sid glared her.

Then he said in sign language, "Main tujhe akhri baar bol raha hoon. Tu waha nahi jaayegi."

"Accha? Tu kaun hota hai mujhe rokne wala?" Asked Sana.

Sid's face turned pale hearing that as if her words broke his heart.

"Tune sahi kaha. Main tujhe rokne wala koi nahi hoon. Tu jaa." He said in sign language and Sana realised that he was hurt.

"Yaar lagta hai main kuch zyada hi overacting kar gayi. Yeh toh hurt ho gaya." She said in her mind feeling bad.

Then she said to him, "Thik hai main ruk jaati hoon lekin tujhe kaan pakad ke mujhse maafi maang ni hogi."

Sid frowned and asked in sign language, "Kis baat ke liye?"

"Waha siriyon mein baith ke Shruti ka haath pakad ne ke liye." She said showing little anger.

Sid understood the matter and about to say something in sign language but stopped.

He took his phone and messaged, "Main kyu maafi maangu? Tune bhi toh Pratik ke saath dance kiya, uska haath pakda, aur mere saamne uski tarif kiyi. Pehle tu maafi maang."

Sana read the message and said angrily, "Tarif maine jaan bujh ke tujhe dikhane ke liye kiyi thi. Aur uske saath dance main apni marzi se nahi kar rahi hoon. Woh toh saale uss takle ne mujhe fasa diya."

"Main bhi kaunsa apni marzi se Shruti ke saath dance kar raha hoon? Mujhe toh tere saath dance karna tha. Main bhi toh phas gaya hoon na yaar."

Reading this, Sana said making a sad face, "Main phas gayi hoon, tu bhi phas gaya hai.... Phir hum dono jhagad kyu rahe hai? We should find a way to get out of this."

Sid thought something and messaged, "There is a way. But I don't think you will agree."

"Why won't I? Tell me fast."

"Hum choreographer ko keh sakte hai ki hum dono hi perform nahi karenge."

Sana gave a huge smile and said, "Right! Yeh maine pehle kyu nahi socha? Hum na kal hi maana kar denge."

Sid didn't expect that she would agree for this so easily. He messaged her, "Tujhe sach mein koi problem nahi hai? I mean tera toh bohut mann tha opening performance mein perform karne ka."

Sana smiled sadly and said, "Mann tha lekin sirf tere saath perform karne ka. Aur uss takle ne partners swap kar ke sab kharab kar diya. Ab tujhe uss Shruti ki bacchi ke saath dance karte hue dekhne se accha hai hum apna naam hi hata de opening performance se."

"Sahi kaha tune. Main bhi tujhe Pratik ke saath perform karte hue nahi dekh sakta. Mujhe toh itna gussa aata hai ki uss Pratik ko maar maar ke hospital pohucha dene ka mann karta hai. Tere saath sirf main dance kar sakta hoon. Koi aur nahi."

Reading the message, Sana felt like laughing as she could understand his possessiveness through the message and it made her happy.

Still she controlled her laugh and said, "Ohho! Itni jalan? Par kyu? Kahi pyaar toh nahi ho gaya mujhse?"

Sid became shocked hearing that. His expression changed. Yes, he was jealous seeing her with Pratik. And if there was any other guy at Pratik's place, his reaction would be the same. But why? Did he actually love her?

Sana stopped laughing seeing Sid's serious face. She thought that she made him upset by her words.

"Arrey tu toh serious ho gaya. I was just joking." She said to make it easy. "Abhi yeh sab chhor. Hum tere ghar chalte hai practice karne. Hum opening performance mein bhale hi participate na kare par saath mein singing performance toh denge na? Abhi toh gaana bhi select nahi hua. Bohut taiyaari karni hai. Let's go."

Sid nodded in yes. They started going but the thought of him falling in love with her didn't leave his mind.

After sometime...

"Yaar kitna pyaara gaana hai. Aur iska tune bhi kitna melodious hai. Main toh yeh hi gaaungi." She said smiling while seeing the lyrics written by him.

But Sid was only looking at her with a smile on his face and full of love in his eyes. Yes, love which he finally realised. He was in love with Sana.

"Aaj bhale hi tune woh saari baatein mazak mein kahi par woh sab sach tha. Mujhe bohut jalan ho rahi thi tujhe Pratik ke saath dekh ke. Aur yeh koi aisi waisi jalan nahi hai. Pyaar wali jalan hai. Sana mujhe pyaar hogaya hai tujhse. Mujhe toh yeh pehle hi samajh jaana chahiye tha. Jab tere face pe smile laane ke liye kuch bhi karne ko ready hone laga, jab har pal tere saath rehne ke bahane dhundne laga, jab tujhe kisi aur ke saath dekh ke chidhne laga, har situation mein shaant rehne wala main bina baat pe gussa karne laga, jab tere saath sab kuch be jhijhak share karne laga, jab teri khushi mein khush aur tere gham mein udaas hone laga, tab hi samajh jaana chahiye tha ki yeh pyaar hai. Sayad main isliye samajh nahi paaya kyu ki yeh sab mere saath pehli baar hua hai. Iss se pehle jo tha woh ek attachment tha jo sirf kuch waqt ke liye raha aur phir chala bhi gaya. Lekin pyaar, woh toh humesha rehta hai. Woh hi humesha humesha wala pyaar tujhse hogaya hai Sana. I love you." Said Sid in his mind and Sana felt something in her heart.

She immediately looked at him and asked, "Tune kuch kaha kya?"

Sid nodded in no and said in sign language, "Main kaise keh sakta hoon?"

Sana smiled and said, "Kyu nahi keh sakta? Tune apni awaz ek accident mein khoyi hai. Tu janam se aisa nahi hai. Iska matlab tere thik hone ke chances zyada hai. Mujhe yakeen hai ki ekdin tu zaroor bolega."

Sid smiled but he didn't have any hope.

"Lekin haan, jab tu thik ho jayega na, tere muh se nikli hui pehli word 'Sana' honi chahiye. Chahe uss waqt main tere paas rahu yaa naa rahu, tu mera naam hi pehle lega." She said further.

"Tu aise kyu bol rahi hai? Mujhe paata hai tu mere paas hi rahegi. Main tujhe kabhi khud se dur jaane hi nahi dunga."

"You never know. Par tu pehle promise kar ki tu sabse pehle 'Sana' bolega uske baad kuch aur." She said forwarding her hand.

Sid kept his hand on her palm and promised her.
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