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Everyone was standing at the Crematory wearing white clothes where Sugandha Ji's body was being burnt. Sana was looking there blankly while tears were continuously flowing from her eyes remembering her last conversation with her grandmother. She never expected that she would leave her so early.

Suddenly she felt that someone held her hand protectively. She looked beside and saw Sid who was continuously consoling her and giving her strength. Sana looked at him helplessly while he nodded his head negatively indicating her not to cry.

"I think we should go now." Said Navjot Ji coming to Sana.

Seeing him, Sid left Sana's hand.

"May her soul rest in peace." Said Priya Ji looking towards the fire.

Sana's blood boiled seeing their fake grief but she somehow controlled her anger and went with them.

At Home...

"Sana listen to me. I really think you should come back home. Yaaha Mumbai mein ab kuch nahi bacha." Said Navjot Ji trying to make Sana understand.

"Mr. Gill it's my final decision. I'm not going back to Mohali. Mujhe yaheen pe job karni aur yaheen pe settle hona hai." Said Sana coldly.

"Lekin tumhari Nani ab nahi rahi. Naa hi Jay ke parents hai. Tumhe sambhalne wala, tumhe sahi se guide karne wala yaaha koi nahi hai. And we all know that you can't handle yourself alone. It will be better if you come with us. Tell her Priya, am I wrong?"

Priya Ji gave a forceful smile and said unwillingly, "Of course you are not. And Sana, sweetheart, we are really missing you a lot."

Sana sighed and said, "See, I'm already very disturbed right now. Isliye please apna yeh drama apne paas rakhiye..... Mrs. Gill."

"Sana!" Yelled Navjot Ji. "Don't forget she is your Mom. You can't talk to her like this."

"She is not my Mom so I definitely can." Said Sana angrily. "Aur rahi baat khud ko handle karne ki toh woh main ab shikh chuki hoon. Mujhe aap dono ki zaroorat nahi hai. Yaaha pe meri care karne wale bohut log hai. So you guys just mind your own business and leave me alone."

Saying that loudly, Sana left from there while crying.

"Sana meri baat sun....."

Jay tried to stop her but she didn't.

"See how she talked to us?" Said Navjot Ji looking at Jay. "Mujhe laga tha yeh badal gayi hai par nahi. Yeh woh hi ziddi Sana hai. I can't take risk of leaving her here."

Jay nodded and said, "Uncle I can understand your feelings. But trust me, Sana is not the same anymore. Woh khush hai yaaha. Aur main hoon na usse sambhal ne ke liye? Dadi ko humne abhi abhi khoya hai. Aise waqt mein agar aap usse yaaha se leke jaayenge toh yeh uske liye accha nahi hoga. Let her stay here, please Uncle."

Navjot Ji nodded in yes and said, "Agar tum keh rahe ho toh thik hai. I trust you. Hum ek hafte baad wapas chale jaayenge. Sana chahe toh yaaha reh sakti hai."

Jay gave a slight smile and said, "Thanks Uncle."

Meanwhile...

Sana came outside the apartment and started crying pressing her own mouth with her hand. She was feeling suffocated inside as her so called parents were there. Those people who never cared for her were now trying to show fake care and sympathy. She didn't need that, she didn't need them. After her mother it was her grandmother who showed her the elderly affection. And now she too left her. She was feeling completely alone.

While trying to control her sobs, Sana fell on the ground. She was totally devastated. At that very moment, she saw a hand forwarded towards her providing her the support she needed the most.

Sana looked up and saw Sid who was standing like this. While sobbing, she held his hand and he pulled her up. Then he wiped her tears lovingly.

"Paata hai Sid.... Nani ke jaane se ek raat pehle hi.... Hum dono ki baat hui thi.... Saari misunderstandings.... Clear ho gayi thi....humare bich.... Maine unko humare baare mein bhi... Baataya tha.... Woh hum dono ko ashirvaad dena.... Chahti thi.... Lekin uss se pehle hi.... Woh hum sab ko chhor ke..... Chali gayi.... Aisa kyu hua Sid?.... Mummy ke baad Nani hi toh meri sab kuch thi.... Unhone bhi mujhe akela chhor diya.... Akhir kyu..." Said Sana sobbing. Sid felt bad seeing her condition.

"Kyu ki sayad yaheen tak unka safar tha." Said Sid in sign language. "Lekin abhi woh jaha bhi hai waha se hi humein apna ashirwad de rahi hogi. Aur woh nahi chahegi ki unki Sana dukhi rahe. Isliye tu abhi yeh aanshu bahana band kar aur zaldi se ek pyaari si smile de. Kisi aur ke liye naa sahi apni Nani ke liye."

Sana nodded and tried to smile with teary eyes thinking about Sugandha Ji. Sid also smiled and then pulled Sana for a tight hug and rubbed her back to console her. She felt good because of this and hugged him back.

"Ab se tu hi mera sab kuch hai Sid. Mr. Gill mujhe apne saath Punjab wapas le jaana chahte hai. Lekin main tujhe chhor ke kahi nahi jaaungi. I love you." She said closing her eyes.

After sometime they broke the hug and their eyes fell on someone who was standing there and witnessed everything. It was none other than Navjot Ji. His eyes were bloodshot red seeing them together.

Both Sid and Sana got scared.

Without saying anything, Navjot Ji went to Sana and grabbed her hand harshly.

"What are you doing? Just leave me...."

Sana tried to free her hand but failed. Navjot Ji glared Sid and then started dragging Sana with himself. Sid understood that now the situation got worse and started going after them.

Reaching to their apartment, he left Sana's hand and said angrily, "Priya, pack the bags. Hum sab aaj hi Mohali wapas jaa rahe hai."

"But Uncle what happened?" Asked Jay being confused.

"Ask your sister. Maine isse yaaha isliye bheja tha taa ki yeh thodi sudhar jaaye. Lekin nahi. Yeh yaaha aa ke ek middle class ladke ke pyaar ke jaal mein phas gayi jo ki bol bhi nahi sakta. I can't believe this!"

Jay understood that they got to know about everything which made him worried.

"What? Gunge se pyaar?" Asked Priya Ji with disbelief. "Your standards were not this low Sana."

Sana fisted her palm angrily hearing them speaking nonsense about Sid. Meanwhile Sid was standing outside while looking down.

Jay sighed and said, "Uncle try to understand...."

"What should I understand? She didn't even think about our reputation. Mujhe toh lag raha hai maine galti kar diyi isse yaaha bhej ke. Iska toh dimaag hi kharab ho gaya hai yaaha reh ke. Humare saath Mohali wapas chali jaayegi toh kam se kam uss gunge ke pyaar ka bhoot utar jaayega......"

"Enough!" Shouted Sana making Navjot Ji quiet. She couldn't tolerate more insults of her love. She wiped her tears harshly and went towards Sid who was standing outside.

She held his hand tightly and took him inside.

"Mr. Gill, meet Sidharth, the love of my life. Yeh na bol nahi sakta. Aap logo ki language mein gunga hai. Lekin hairani ki baat yeh hai ki aaj tak apni life mein sabse zyada baatein maine iss hi ke saath kiyi hai. Yeh mujhe time deta hai, mujhe samajhta hai, dusro ki tarah mujhe kabhi judge nahi kiya isne."

Sana paused for a while and said, "Mr. Gill aap ko yaad hai, Mummy ke jaane ke baad aap kaise mujhse dur ho gaye the? Jab ki uss waqt mujhe sab se zyada aap ki zaroorat thi. But you were never there for me. Aap Mrs. Gill ke saath apni nayi life ki suruwaad karne mein busy the. You know why I don't call you Papa? Because you never cared for me like a father does for his daughter. Bachpan se aap ne mujhe sab kuch diya, mehenge dresses, cosmetics, cars, a lavish life everything. But you never gave me the love I craved for. Woh pyaar mujhe yaaha mila, Nani se, J.B se, Mahi Di se, Maa se aur mere Sid se."

Saying that, she looked at Sid with love.

"Aur aaj aap mujhse yeh pyaar bhi chheen na chahte ho? Just because of your so called reputation? Sorry but I'm not gonna let this happen."

Sana and Sid held each other's hands more tightly.

"Main Sid se pyaar karti hoon aur humesha uss hi ke saath rahungi. Now this is the only family I have. Aap hum dono ko accept karo toh acchi baat hai, na karo toh aur bhi acchi baat hai. You both can go back to Mohali. Main yaaha reh lungi, apni family ke saath."

Sid smiled hearing that.

Navjot Ji laughed sarcastically and said, "Kaise reh logi? Tum toh koi job bhi nahi karti."

"Lekin uska Bhai toh job karta hai." Said Jay finally. "Main usse rakhunga aur bohut zald inn dono ki shaadi bhi main hi karaunga. Aur aap Sana ko force bhi nahi kar sakte. She is an adult now and she can take her own decision."

Sid and Sana became happy hearing that while Navjot Ji and Priya Ji were fuming in anger.

"Sid chal yaaha se. Mujhe inn logo ke bich ab aur nahi rehna." Said Sana to which Sid nodded in yes.

They both left from there together.

At Night...

Sid and Sana were having dinner at Sid's place.

"Mere khayal se tune thik nahi kiya Sana. Woh tere Maa Baap hai. Tu ek baar unhe acche se samjha ke dekhti. Pehle pehle toh kisi bhi Maa Baap ke liye yeh maan na muskil hoga ki unki Beti aise ladke se pyaar karti hai jo normal nahi hai. Tu unhe acche se samjhayegi toh woh samajh jaayenge. Yaa phir main baat karu unse?" Said Rita Ji.

"Nahi Maa." Said Sana immediately. "Woh log waise nahi hai jaise aap samajh rahi ho. Aap baat karne jaaogi toh woh log aap ka insult karenge jo main bardasht nahi kar paaungi. Waise bhi unse mujhe kabhi kuch khas umeed thi nahi. I knew that they would react this way. Woh log kal yaa padso chale jaayenge phir sab thik ho jaayega."

"Lekin aise apni family ke bina...."

Before Rita Ji could complete, Sana said, "Kaisi family? They are not my family. Meri family aap log ho. Aur main aap sab ke saath khush hoon."

Rita Ji could feel the hidden pain behind her words. She got up from her chair and went to Sana. She hugged her and said, "Jaisi teri marzi. Mujhe paata hai tu mera strong Baccha hai. Bas weak mat padhna kabhi bhi. Hum sab tere saath hai."

Sid and Mahi kept their hands on hers to which Sana felt overwhelmed. No, she wasn't completely alone.

Later that night...

Sana went to her room and saw her father present there.

She frowned and asked, "Aap yaaha kya kar rahe ho?"

"Tumhe yaad hai bachpan tum jab meri koi baat seedhe tarike se nahi maanti thi toh main kya karta tha? Main badle mein tumhe tumhari koi mann pasand chiz laa ke deta tha aur phir tum easily maan jaati thi. It was kind of a deal between us. Lagta hai aaj woh hi purana tarika wapas se azmana hoga." He said.

Sana gave a sarcastic smile and said, "Mr. Gill main ab woh purani wali Sana nahi rahi. Aap chahe mere haath mein chaand bhi rakh do tab bhi main uske badle Sid ko nahi chhorungi. Kyu ki mera pyaar bikaao nahi hai. Isliye inn sab ka koi fayda nahi. Ab aap please mere room se bahar jaaiye."

"Agar badle mein Sid ko uski awaz wapas mil jaaye tab bhi nahi?" Asked Navjot Ji making Sana confused.

"Kya matlab?" She asked.

"I have come to know everything about that boy. He is not mute since birth. It was an accident. Aur New York mein iska treatment bhi hai. Par uski family ke paas itne paise nahi hai isliye woh log uska treatment nahi kara sakte. I was thinking, kya hoga agar main uske treatment ka kharcha uthau?"

A huge smile came to Sana's face hearing that. She became excited.

"Aap...aap sach mein uske treatment ka kharcha uthaoge? Phir mera Sid normal logo ki tarah bol paayega. Thank you so....."

"But I have a condition." Interrupted Navjot Ji bringing a pause to Sana's happiness and excitement.

"You have leave him for this. Tum humare saath Mohali wapas chalogi aur uss ladke ke saath koi bhi rishta nahi rakhogi. Manjoor hai?"

Sana's smile faded away hearing that.
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