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Sana gave Sidharth a confused look hearing his words.

"Did you just say blood?" Asked Sana.

"Arrey nahi nahi. Blood mein kis ko interest hota hai? I said heart. People should have beautiful heart. Khubsurti ka kya hai? Aaj hai, kaal nahi bhi reh sakti hai." Said Sidharth.

Sana rolled her eyes and said, "Aisi badi badi baatein na har koi kar leta hai. Kuch khaas nahi hai iss mein."

Sidharth suddenly came closer and said looking at her intensely, "Thoda waqt bita ke toh dekho. Kuch khaas hai yaa nahi apne aap paata chal jayega."

Sana gulped her saliva seeing his intense look. His eyes definitely had magic which was making her feel weak. For the first time she was having this kind of feeling for a guy. Was he really not special?

Sana took off her eyes and started walking. Sidharth chuckled and started walking beside her.

After a long pause, Sana asked, "Tumhara naam kya hai waise?"

"Sidharth Shukla. And you?"

"Sana D'souza."

"Tumhe idhar pehle kabhi nahi dekha."

"Actually main aaj hi aayi hoon. Blue Mountains college ka naam suna hoga? Waha ke Girls' hostel mein rehti hoon. Kaal college ka first day hai."

"That's great. First year?"

"Yeah. Tum kaunse year mein ho?"

Sidharth smiled and said, "Main college mein nahi padhta."

"Graduation complete hogayi tumhari?" Asked Sana.

Sidharth nodded in no and said, "Main kabhi college mein gaya hi nahi."

Sana's face grew serious.

"Financial problem?" Asked Sana to which Sidharth nodded in yes.

"Koi naa. Tum chaho toh baad mein bhi apni studies puri kar sakte ho. Aaj kaal bohut log karte hai aisa. Accha, tumhari age kitni hai?"

"Mujhe dekh kar kya lagta hai?" Asked Sidharth.

Sana observed him top to bottom and said, "Umm.... I'm 18 and I don't think you are much older than me. Maybe 20 to 25."

"Meri actual age paata chal jayega toh hairaan ho jaogi."

"Itna bhi zyada nahi ho sakta. Come on, tell me nah."

"222. My age." Said Sidharth smirking.

"What?" Sana freaked out and Sidharth started laughing.

"Just kidding. I'm 22 years old." He said.

"Not funny at all." Said Sana making faces.

They again kept walking without saying anything.

After sometime Sana asked, "Waise tum rehte kidhar ho?"

"Paas mein hi. Dekhna chahogi mera ghar?"

"Why not?"

"Then come with me."

Sidharth walked inside the forest. Sana was little confused but decided to follow him. They both entered the forest.

"Accha tumhe darr lag nahi lagta? Adhi raat ko ek ajnabi ke saath jungle ke andar chali aayi. Agar tumhara fayda utha liya toh?" Asked Sidharth while walking.

Sana laughed a little and replied, "Bachpan se itni baar akele apne darr ka saamna kiya hai ki ab mujhe kisi ke baap se darr nahi lagta. Aur itni strong toh main hoon ki log asani se mera fayda nahi utha sakte."

"I like your confidence." Said Sidharth.

Sana was walking when her hair got stuck in the branches of a tree.

"Ahhhhhh!" She screamed. Hearing that Sidharth stopped and turned to her.

Sana jerked her head to get rid of that branches but instead of that her hair got more stuck giving her pain.

"Stop moving your head." Said Sidharth coming closer. "Jitna zyada hilogi, baal utne hi fas jayenge."

Sana stopped moving her head. Sidharth leaned closer and started removing her hair from the branches slowly.

Sana's heartbeat increased feeling him too close. She never allowed any guy to come close to her. But this time she didn't know what happened to her. She was feeling good. She closed her her eyes and took deep breath to stay calm.

Soon Sidharth removed her hair from the branches. He was about to move back when his eyes fell on her bare neck. His eyes turned to his normal colour, red.

He just opened his mouth when Sana asked, "Hogaya?"

Sidharth's eyes again became normal and he moved back. Sana realised that her hair was free.

"Thank you." She said.

"Kuch chizo ko impulsive hoke nahi, calmly handle karna chahiye. Jaise inn kaanto ko." Said Sidharth.

"Tumhe kaafi zyada knowledge hai inn chizo ke baare mein."

"Kyu ki yeh jungle hi mera ghar hai."

"What? Pichle janam mein Mowgli the kya?"

"Kya paata?"

After that Sidharth took Sana near the bornfire. They sat on the wood.

"Tum toh mujhe apna ghar dikhane wale the?" Asked Sana.

"Kaisa laga mera ghar?" Asked Sidharth showing the surroundings.

"Are you serious? Tum sach mein iss Jungle mein rehte ho?"

"Jungle ke andar mera ghar hai. Udhar kisi aur din chalenge."

Sana nodded and then started warming her hand in the fire. Meanwhile Sidharth kept watching her. In past 200 years he interacted with many girl but never met anyone like her. She was different from all of them. After a long time he was feeling happy to be around someone. But wait! He does not have feelings, right?

Sidharth became confused. His thoughts broke hearing Sana's voice.

"Mujhe aise aag shekna bohut accha lagta hai. It keeps me warm. Bachpan se bilkool aisa hi warmth main apne parents mein dhund ti thi. But kabhi mila hi nahi." Said Sana sadly.

"Kyu?" Asked Sidharth curiously.

Sana looked at him and said, "Because they never cared for me. Woh humesha apni hi duniya mein busy rehte the. Work, business trips, late night parties etc. They hardly spent time with me. Phir meri zindagi mein Anny aayi, my little sister. Jo loneliness mujhe mehsoos hota tha, I try my best ki usse woh mehsoos na ho. But then they sent me here as they are getting separated and they don't want me to witness it. Mujhe koi khas fark bhi nahi padhta. Bas ek baar apne pairon pe khadi ho jaau, phir Anny ko apne saath hi rakhungi."

Sidharth kept listening to her. Somewhere he could feel her pain, the pain of loneliness. She was lonely since her birth and he was lonely since.... His death.

"Khair, yeh toh gayi meri baatein. Tumhare ghar mein kaun kaun hai?" Asked Sana.

Sidharth smiled sadly and said, "Baba ko kabhi dekha nahi. Maa thi. Ab nahi hai."

"Matlab tum bhi akele ho?" Asked Sana to which Sidharth nodded in yes.

"Aur kuch... Apne baare mein?"

"Aaj nahi." Said Sidharth. "Baad mein baataunga."

"This is not fair." Said Sana. "Mere baare mein sab kuch jaan liya, apne baare mein kuch nahi baataoge?"

"Pehli mulakat mein sab kuch jaan liya toh phir milne ki excitement nahi rahegi."

"Phir milna chahte ho mujhse?"

"Tum nahi chahti?"

Sana didn't say anything and looked down. But her shy smile said it all.

After spending some time they came out of the forest. Then they went to the hostel.

"Tumne apna phone no. nahi diya." Said Sana before leaving.

"Mere paas phone nahi hai." Replied Sidharth.

"You're lying. Aaj ke zamane mein kis ke paas phone nahi rehta?"

"I'm not lying. Jab call karne ke liye koi hai hi nahi toh phone rakh ke kya karu?"

Sana made a sad pout and said, "Phir main tumhe contact kaise karungi? This will be our last meeting."

Sidharth hold her shoulders and said smiling, "Who told you that this would be our last meeting? Tum Blue Mountains college mein padhti ho na? College khatam hone ke baad you will find me outside your college."

"Promise?" Asked Sana forwarding her hand.

Sidharth kept his hand on hers and said, "Promise."

Then they bid each other goodnight and Sana went inside her hostel.

One last time, she turned and looked at Sidharth who soon vanished into the darkness.
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Next Day...

Sana went to her college. That day there was another kind of glow on her face. She never wanted to come here but now she was glad that she came. Otherwise she would never be able make a friend in her lonely life.

"Friend? Ek hi mulakat mein?" She asked herself. "Waisa ladka bura nahi hai. Friend banaya jaa sakta hai."

Thinking that, she smiled.

Her first day of college went very well. After her college ended, she stood outside and kept waiting for Sidharth.

It was 5 pm and the Sun still didn't set.

"Usne toh kaha tha woh mere college ke bahar hi khada rahega. But where is he? Will he come?" She thought sadly.

Sidharth didn't come. After sometime the Sun set completely.

Sana sighed and said in her mind, "Sayad nahi aayega."

She was about to leave when he suddenly came infront of her making her scared.

She kept her palm on her heart and said, "Oh God! Tum ajeeb ho yaar. Kahi se bhi tapak jaate ho."

"Darr gayi? Par tumne toh kaha tha tumhe kisi ke baap se darr nahi lagta?" Asked Sidharth with a mischievous smile.

"Aise achanak se aaoge toh koi bhi darr jayega. Ab baatao tumhe itni der kyu hui."

"Woh.... Kaam mein fas gaya tha."

"Tum kaam bhi karte ho?"

"Karta hoon na."

"Accha? Kya kaam hai tumhara?"

"Logo ko darana." Said Sidharth and started laughing.

Sana slapped his arms slightly and she also started laughing.

After sometime they hold each others' hands and started walking together.

They went to a food stall and Sana ordered momos for herself.

"Tum kya khaoge?" She asked Sidharth.

His expression changed.

"Umm.... Main nahi khaa sakta." Replied Sidharth.

"Kyu?"

"Kyu ki aaj lunch mein kuch zyada hi khaa liya. Isliye abhi mann nahi hai."

"Okay."

Sana kept eating momos and Sidharth kept looking at her while smiling.

"She is cute." He thought.

After finishing her momos, Sana asked, "Ab kaha jaana hai?"

"Jungle mein." Said Sidharth.

"Phir se?"

"Tumne kaha tha na tumhe mere baare mein jaan na hai? Mera sab kuch jungle se hi juda hai. Isliye mujhe jaan ne ke liye tumhe jungle ko jaan na hoga."

"Fine. Chalo."

Saying that Sana again hold Sidharth's hand and they started going to the jungle.

Like this days passed. They both started spending a lot of time after college. They used to meet daily and spend quality time in the forest. But in every meeting, Sidharth would never eat anything and give some excuses. Sana couldn't figure out the reason behind it.

Soon they started getting to know each other more and started coming closer. In a short span of time they developed a very good bond and became each others' comfort zone.

After meeting Sidharth, Sana started discovering herself more. Her loneliness went away as Sidharth was always there by her side. She used to be happy whenever he was around him. And these regular meetings led Sana to start having feelings for Sidharth in her heart. Soon she understood that she had actually fallen in love with him.

On the other hand, Sidharth started behaving like a human after meeting Sana. Otherwise he never spent too much time with a girl. He used to hang out with them not more than two or three days and then leave them after sucking their blood. But with Sana it was different. He loved talking to her, he loved listening to her. He found peace in her. That was why he was taking time. Because he knew that after sucking her blood, he wouldn't get a chance to meet her. Otherwise his real identity would come out.

It was another day when they were walking in the forest.

"Accha kaal Sunday hai aur main free bhi hoon. Toh hum din mein mil sakte hai?" Asked Sana suddenly.

"No!" He said suddenly making Sana confused.

He smiled nervously and said, "I mean  main din mein tumse nahi mil sakta. Kaam main busy rehta hoon na."

"Sunday ko bhi kaam?"

"Haan. Kya kar sakte hai? But hum raat ko milenge na? Koi problem nahi hai."

Sana smiled and said looking at him, "Din ho yaa raat, mujhe toh tumhare saath waqt bitane se matlab hai."

Sidharth also smiled at her.

While walking, suddenly Sana touched a tree and suddenly something stuck in her hand.

"Ouch!" She winced in pain. Sidharth immediately stopped walking and took her hand in his.

"Kaanta chuv gaya. Iss Jungle ko mujhse koi dushmani hai kya? Kabhi baal fas jaate hai kabhi haath mein kaante chuv jaate hai. Ohh! It's hurting too much." Said Sana.

But Sidharth didn't say anything as his eyes got fixed in the drops of blood on her palm. His hidden desire of sucking blood suddenly rose. Once again his eyes turned red.

Before Sana could notice his eye colour, he attacked on her palm and started sucking the blood on her palm like a child sucks his favourite candy. He felt satisfied as after many days he got the taste of human blood.

At first Sana smiled thinking that he was doing that out of love. He was taking care of her and doing that to reduce her pain.

But Sana's expression slowly changed when Sidharth didn't leave her. He kept sucking till there was last drop of blood left on her palm.
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