It was 9.00 pm at night. In a restaurant, a guy was sitting at the table. He was seeing his watch again and again.

"Meri ghadi kuch zyada hi fast chal rahi hai kya? Ek ghanta ho gaya mujhe yaaha baithe baithe?" He asked himself and opened his phone to confirm.

"Sach mein 9 hi baj rahe hai. Par Natasha aayi kyu nahi abhi tak? Phone bhi nahi lag raha uska? Woh thik toh hai na?" He thought and started worrying.

"Sir do you want anything?" Asked the waiter coming to him. It was the fourth time, the waiter had come to ask the same question.

"Umm.... Meri girlfriend bas aane hi wali hai. Ek baar woh aa jaaye, uske baad hum dono mil ke order dete hai." He said.

"Sir 1 ghante se aap yaaha baithe hai. At least kuch toh order kar di jiye."

The guy adjusted his glasses and then said after thinking for a while, "One crispy chilli baby corn."

"Sure. Anything else?"

"No thanks."

The waiter nodded and left from there. Suddenly the guy's phone started ringing.

Seeing the caller's name, he immediately picked up and asked, "Hello Natasha! Where are you?"

"Sid.... Hello! Mujhe kuch sunai nahi de raha. Wait a second!"

Saying that Natasha came out of the club.

When she was inside, Sid could hear loud music. He became confused.

"Baatao kyu call kiya." Said Natasha after sometime.

"Tum kaha ho? I'm waiting for you at the restaurant." Said Sid.

Natasha bit her tongue and said, "Oh Shit! Baby I'm so sorry. Actually mere kuch friends ne all of a sudden night out ka plan bana liya. Hum ek club pe aaye hai. I forgot to tell you about this. Aaj ka date cancel karna hoga."

Sid frowned and said, "But Baby humne ek hafte pehle se iss date ka plan kiya tha. You could have say no to them."

"Do you really think main tumhare boring se date ke liye yeh night out miss karungi?"

"Boring date?" Asked Sid sadly.

"Aur nahi toh kya? Aaj yeh night out ka plan nahi hota toh abhi main tumhare saath kisi stupid se restaurant mein baithi hoti aur tum mujhe apne naye app ke features ke baare mein bol bol ke paka rahe hote."

"Natasha I understand but humne yeh date isliye plan kiya tha kyu ki aaj kaal hum dono saath mein zyada time spend nahi kar paate."

"Woh toh hum abhi bhi kar sakte hai. Why don't you join me and my friends? We will have a lot of fun....."

"Natasha you know that I don't like going to clubs." Said Sid interrupting her.

Natasha sighed and said, "Then go home and sleep. It suits you. Bye!"

Saying that she was going to hang up but suddenly said, "Aur suno. Insta pe maine recently ek post kiya hai, zara like kar dena."

Saying that Natasha hanged up. Sid then opened the Instagram and saw Natasha's post. She was chilling with her friends. And there were male friends too who were standing close to her, keeping their hands on her shoulder and waist. Being a boyfriend, Sid felt bad seeing it but if he said this to his girlfriend, she would start calling over-possessive and toxic. So the best option was to keep quiet and just give a like to the post. After all he was not 'cool' like Natasha's male friends. He was a boring guy.

By then the waiter served his order. But Sid didn't feel like eating anything. He paid the bill and left from the restaurant.

He was walking alone in the road while thinking about his love life. No matter how much efforts he put, it could never make Natasha happy. Was there any lack in him?

Suddenly he came accross a club.

"Agar cool ban ne ka matlab club mein jaa ke, loud music ke beech mein baith ke drink karna hota hai, then aaj main bhi yeh try karunga."

Thinking that he went inside the club. Entering the club, he straight went to the bar and ordered drinks for himself. After sometime he started gulping the alcohol while thinking about his girlfriend and her behaviour towards him.

He was drinking continuously but suddenly stopped hearing a female crying voice.

"Amma meri toh life hi barbaad ho gayi. Mere saare friends ne warn kiya tha ki Sana, Arjun ko date mat kar, he is a red flag, no no a whole red carpet, lekin maine kisi ki nahi suni. Pyaar mein andhi ho gayi main. Aur kaise na hoti? Woh itna handsome aur charming hai. Pehle kitne acche se baat karta tha mujhse. Kehta tha, Sana tum kitni pyaari ho, kitni unique ho, tum se khubsurat ladki maine aaj tak nahi dekhi. How would I know that one day he would start taking me for granted? Abhi toh aise behave karta hai jaise main kuch hoon hi nahi uski life mein. Yeh saare ladke ek jaise hote. Ch*tiye hai sab ke sab. Sahi kehti thi Rani Mukherjee, pehle pehle bhawre jaise aas paas mandraye, phir busy hoon keh kar tumko woh tarkaye. Samjha karo darling, aaj bohut kaam hai. Dur hua toh kya, dil mein tumhara naam hai. Jis chehre pe marte the, woh boring ho jaaye. Kuch hi din mein nazre inki idhar udhar bhatkaye....."

Saying that she again started crying. As Sid was sitting three chairs away from her, it was disturbing him a lot. He was trying to ignore her but her non-stop blabbering was making him crazy.

He kept his glass on the table and shouted at her, "Can you please just shut up?"

Sana stopped crying and looked at him with teary eyes.

"Mujhe bol rahe ho?" She asked.

"Of course tumhe bol raha hoon. Idhar koi aur gala phad phad ke apna dukhra nahi suna raha. Yaaha ki loud music se bhi zyada chuv rahi hai tumhari awaz." He said making an irritated face.

"Abbe yeh tere Baap ka club nahi hai. Main roungi, chillaungi meri marzi. Tu kaun hota hai mujhe rokne wala?" She said angrily.

"Tu.... Tu mere Baap pe kaisi gayi?" He said angrily.

"Baap toh kya tere pure khandan pe jaungi. Dam hai toh rok ke dikha."

"Challenge kar rahi hai mujhe?" Said Sid standing up from his chair. "Tu jaanti nahi hai main kaun hoon."

"Haan. Khule aam challenge kar rahi hoon. Because tu nahi jaanta ki yeh Sana apne college days mein boxing champion thi. Darti nahi hoon main kisi se." Said Sana flipping her short hair.

Seeing her tomboyish attitude, Sid got little scared and again sat on his own chair.

"Dekh meri Maa, mujhe tujhse ladna nahi hai. Meri haalat pehle se hi kharab hai. Love life ki lagi padhi hui hai. Aise mein mujhe bas thodi si shaanti chahiye. Isliye main tujhse request kar raha hoon, please chup ho jaa." Said Sid folding his hands.

"Meri love life ki bhi band baj chuki hai. Koi hai bhi nahi mera dukhra sun ne wala. Friends ko call karti hoon toh woh keh dete hai, humne toh pehle hi kaha tha, Arjun ko date mat kar. Isliye main yaaha aa ke drink karte hue khud ko hi khud ka dukhra sunati hoon. Thoda better feel hota hai. Aur main yeh continue karungi. Tujhe pasand nahi aa raha toh kahi aur jaa ke baith jaa. Magar dobara mujhe rokne ki koshish kiyi na, toh ek rapta maarungi."

Sid sighed and said, "Haan maar le. Bachpan mein Maa maarti thi, abhi girlfriend maarti hai aur ab ek anjaan ladki maaregi. Mera kya hai? Main toh mandir ka ghanta hoon, koi bhi baja ke chala jayega."

Saying that he finished his glass.

Then he said in a drunk voice, "Pehle meri girlfriend mujhe bohut pasand karti thi. Bolti thi main smart hoon, intelligent hoon. Mujhe sharab, cigrette ki adat nahi hai. Software Engineer hoon, accha khasa kama leta hoon. Uske hisaab se main bilkool husband material tha. Aur ab dekho, usse meri yeh hi sab baatein buri lagne lagi hai. Uske according, main boring hoon. Even usse toh aaj kaal mere glasses pehen ne se bhi problem hoti hai. I think she doesn't love me anymore."

Saying that Sid started crying. Sana felt bad for him. She went and sat next to him. She started rubbing his back to console him.

"I'm so sorry. Mujhe nahi paata tha ki hum dono ek hi pain se guzar rahe hai. Hum dono ki halat ek jaisi hai." She said.

Sid stopped crying and asked, "Tere boyfriend ne bhi tujhe ditch kiya hai kya?"

Sana nodded in yes and said, "Aaj subah hi hum dono ki gym pe ladai hui."

"Tu gym jaati hai?"

"Actually jis gym pe woh jaata hai, waha main Zumba training deti hoon. Waheen pe humari mulaqat hui. And he proposed me. Uss gym pe woh baki ladkiyon ke saath bhi flirt karta tha but I thought ki relationship mein aane ke baad woh sudhar jayega. Lekin woh nahi sudhra. Aaj subah maine baaton baaton mein usse bol diya ki dusri ladkiyon ke saath flirt mat karo. Woh kehne laga that he won't change himself for me. Agar mujhe uska flirty nature pasand nahi aata toh main break-up kar sakti hoon. Woh aaj kaal baat baat pe break-up karne ki baat karta hai."

"Kamal hai. Maine relationship mein aane ke baad kabhi kisi dusri ladki ki taraf dekha bhi nahi. But still Natasha ko meri har chhoti chhoti baat se problem hai."

"Same Arjun ko bhi. Usse problem hai ki main bohut zyada baat karti hoon." Said Sana and took a sip from her glass.

"Natasha ko problem hai ki main bohut kam baat karta hoon." Said Sid taking a sip from his glass.

"Uska problem yeh hai ki main baki girlfriends jaisi nahi hoon."

"Same. Uski problem yeh hai ki main baki boyfriends jaisa nahi hoon."

"I'm not romantic like others."

"Me too."

"He thinks I don't give him enough space."

"Though I give her too much space, she never appreciates it. She wants more space. Mann toh karta hai rocket mein bitha ke space mein bhej doon usse."

Sana giggled hearing that and said, "You are too funny. And cute as well."

"One more thing Natasha doesn't like about me. She thinks men should not be cute." Said Sid.

"That's not true. Anyway, let's move ahead. Umm...Arjun ko nahi pasand ki main thodi tom boy type hoon. He thinks that girls should behave like girls. You know shy and all." Said Sid.

"Aur Natasha ko nahi pasand ki main itna shy type hoon."

"Usse mera short hairstyle nahi pasand."

"Natasha ko bhi mera short hairstyle nahi pasand. Woh chahti hai ki main Rockstars ki tarah thode lambe baal rakhu."

"Your girlfriend is weird." Said Sana making a face.

Like this they both started sharing with each other the qualities their partners didn't like about them while enjoying their drinks. And they didn't even understand when they both started feeling much better than earlier.

"Natasha ko nahi pasand ki main virgin hoon." Said Sid at last to which Sana spit her drink.

"Tu virgin hai?" She asked while wiping her mouth with tissue.

"Haan toh?" He asked being confused at her reaction.

"Teri age kitni hai?"

"27. Kyu?"

"27 saal ki umar mein tu virgin hai?" She asked with disbelief and burst into laughter.

"Tu has kyu rahi hai? Aisa kya keh diya maine?" Asked Sid innocently.

"Kuch nahi bas, maine yeh expect nahi kiya tha. Yeh problem toh mere boyfriend ko bhi nahi hai mujhse. Virgin at the age of 27.... Unbelievable!" Said Sana while laughing.

"Yaar aise mat bol. Virgin hona koi paap nahi hai."

"21st century mein toh yeh paap hi hai. Main guarantee ke saath keh sakti hoon iss club ke 90% log virgin nahi hai."

Saying that Sana looked at bartender and asked, "Kyu Bhaiya aap virgin ho?"

The bartender looked down feeling embarassed and slightly nodded in no.

"Dekha?" Asked Sana looking at Sid.

"Jo bhi ho. Main apni virginity tab hi break karunga jab mujhe feel hoga." Said Sid being determined.

Sana rolled her eyes and said, "Whatever! Aur kya kya problem hai teri girlfriend ko tujhse?"

"Uske liye toh main khud hi ek problem hoon. Even kabhi kabhi toh mujhe bhi khud pe doubt hone laga hai. I feel that I'm a good for nothing."

"Hey, don't doubt yourself. Fault uska hai ki woh tujhe mistreat karti hai. I think you should break-up with her."

Sid paused for a while and asked, "Agar main tujhse kahu ki tu Arjun se break-up kar le. Tu karegi?"

"No. Never. Kabhi nahi. I love him too much." Said Sana making a crying face.

"Same goes with me. I also love Natasha too much. Kuch nahi ho sakta humara." Said Sid sadly.

Sana started thinking deeply and suddenly something came to her mind.

"Ho sakta hai." She uttered and Sid looked at her.

"Kya ho sakta hai?" He asked.

"Listen, we both are on the same page. Both of our partners, takes us for granted. Unko humse bohut saari expections hai but hum unke expectations ko match nahi kar sakte. We both love them so much that we can't break up with them. Humein apni life mein woh dono hi chahiye. Lekin agar aise hi chalta raha toh ek na ek din humara break up definitely hoga."

"So what can we do to save our relationships?"

Sana smiled and said, "Let's change ourselves."
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