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It was the time before dawn. Sid and Sana were walking aimlessly in the almost empty roads of Mumbai. There were very few vehicle on the roads. It felt that they were the only people in the world who were still awake at that time. Sleep was far away from both of their eyes.

"Hum almost puri raat aise chal rahe hai." Said Sana suddenly noticing the time.

"Iss raat ki subah kabhi nahi honi chahiye." Said Sid to which Sana smiled slightly.

They both were sad from inside. The incident that took place in the farewell party, they didn't expect it. Pri and Anki were together since school days. They were madly in love with each other. Who could expect that they would end up like this?

After that incident, Sid and Sana also didn't stay at the farewell party for long and left from there. Since then they had been walking together without any destination.

"Tujhe kya lagta hai?" Asked Sana. "Pri aur Anki ka jhagra zaldi khatam ho jayega na? Waise bhi hum unhe jaante hai. Ek dusre ke bina zyada din reh hi nahi sakte dono."

Sid nodded in no and said, "Nahi Sana. Maine unn dono ki aankhon mein iss baar kuch aur hi dekha tha. Yeh koi mamuli sa jhagra nahi tha. Bohut dino se Anki ke andar jo bhara hua tha woh sab ek dam se bahar nikal diya usne. Mujhe nahi lagta yeh sab zaldi thik hoga. Sayad kabhi na ho."

Sana became sad hearing that. After all they were their friends.

"Tujhe paata hai Sana, mujhe inn sab pyaar aur commitment pe kabhi bharosa nahi tha. Mere khayal se har rishta sirf adjustment pe teeka hota hai. Bachpan se apne Mom Dad ko hi dekhta aaya hoon. Dono barso se sirf adjust karte aaye hai ek dusre ke saath. Kabhi meri khushi ke liye toh kabhi society ke liye. Roz ghar mein jhagre hote the. Mujhe bilkool accha nahi lagta tha yeh sab. Phir main bada hone laga. Pri aur Anki ka pyaar dekh ke laga nahi, sayad iss duniya mein abhi bhi pyaar bacha hai. Par aaj dekha kya hua? Woh dono bhi ek dusre ke saath sirf adjust hi kar rahe the. Humein toh paata hi nahi chala ki dono ko ek dusre se itni sikayatein thi. Aaj ek jhagre mein sab kuch bahar aa gaya. Itne saalon ka pyaar ek pal mein khatam ho gaya. Aaj unhone prove kar diya ki iss duniya mein sach mein pyaar exist nahi karta."

Sana was going to say that he was wrong. Love exists in this world. She loved him. But she stopped seeing teardrop in the corner of her eyes.

"Sid!" She uttered keeping her hand on his shoulder. For the first time she saw tears in his eyes which broke her heart. There was so much pain hidden inside him.

He smiled sadly and said, "Isliye mujhe commitment se nafrat hai. I'm happy with my dreams. Akele rahunga, apni zindagi apne terms se jeeunga."

"Tu bohut pyaar karta hai na apne khwabon se?" Asked Sana. She wished him if he could love her the same way he loved his dreams.

"Haan Sana. Aur ab main apne sapno ki ore apna pehla kadam badhane jaa raha hoon." Said Sid making Sana little confused.

Sidharth took out a letter from his bag and gave it to Sana. She read it.

"Journalism programme, North Western University mein admission, Chicago."

After reading she gave a huge smile and said excitedly, "Yeh scholarship letter hai. Tujhe scholarship mili hai?"

Sid nodded in yes.

Soon Sana's smile faded away and she said, "Iska matlab tu jaa raha hai?"

"Socha tha aaj farewell party mein tum sab ko surprise dunga. Par uss se pehle hi yeh sab ho gaya. Maine abhi tak Mom Dad ko bhi nahi baataya iss baare mein." Sid paused for sometime and then said, "Mujhe bohut darr lag raha hai Sana."

"Tujhe darr bhi lagta hai?" Asked Sana smiling, hiding her own emotions.

He sighed and said, "Zindagi badal rahi hai."

"Toh?"

"Paata nahi Dad kaise react karenge."

Sana thought for a while and asked, "America bohut dur hai na?"

Sid nodded in yes and said, "Main akela padh jaaunga waha."

"Aur yaaha?" She asked.

He smiled and replied, "Accha lag raha hai. Lekin....."

"Lekin?"

"Lekin.... Main....."

"Lekin tu..... Udna chahta hai. Daud na chahta hai. Aur kya tha woh?"

He chuckled and said, "Girna bhi chahta hoon."

She also chuckled and said, "Tu roz dal chawal nahi khaa sakta na? Tu...."

"Duniya ka kona kona dekhna chahta hoon."

"Aur America jaana....."

"Mujhe mere sapne ke kareeb le jaayega." He said being sure that he need to go.

"Jaana hi padega Sana." He said finally.

"Jaanti hoon." She said smiling sadly. She understood that she couldn't keep him with herself. He had so many dreams. He wanted to live his dreams. And for that, she need to let him go.

"Miss karegi mujhe?" He asked breaking her thoughts.

She nodded her head negatively and said, "Bilkool nahi."

Then they chuckled together.

Suddenly Sid remembered something and asked, "Accha tu farewell party mein kuch kehne wali thi na?"

Sana took a deep breath and said, "Yeh hi ki..... Subah ho gayi."

Sid looked at the sky. The sun had risen and birds were chirping. He realised that it was a new day, a new beginning for him.

"Teri flight kab hai?" Asked Sana.

"Padso subah." Replied Sid. "Jo hua uske baad Pri aur Anki toh nahi aayenge sayad. Tu aayegi airport pe?"

"Main aaj raat Chandigarh wapas jaa rahi hoon."

"Ohh!"

Sid became little sad. Still he smiled and said, "Koi baat nahi. Touch mein toh rahegi na?"

"Kya paata!" She again paused for a while and said, "Have a safe journey Sid."

Sid nodded in yes. Sana looked at him for the last time and then started leaving with a heavy heart. Sid kept looking at her retreating figure. He felt that a part of his heart was going away from him. But he shrugged it off and thought about his new life which was waiting for him.

Sana's POV...

Bohut kuch bolna tha. Par nahi bol paayi. Bas nahi bol paayi. Mujhe uss se jitna pyaar tha uss se kayi zyada pyaar usse apne khwabon se tha.

At night, Sana was on her way to Chandigarh. Sitting in the train, she was thinking about her last year in the college.

Takleef hui. Pyaar chhuta, sayad dosti bhi chhuti. Par main wapas khaali haath nahi jaa rahi thi. Apne saath yaadon ka ek bada sa suitcase le ke jaa rahi thi jinhe main kabhi nahi bhul paaungi. College ka woh akhri saal, woh din, woh raatein, woh hasi, woh pagalpan, woh masti, woh dosti.

Flashback Ends...

Sana closed the photo album and smiled. Then she came to the balcony and looked at the night sky.

Sana's POV...

Sid.... Woh apni khwabon ki ore itni tezi se bhaga ki palak jhapak te hi gayab ho gaya. America mein woh apni life set karne mein bohut busy ho gaya. Humse contact karne ka waqt hi nahi raha uske paas. Aur naa hi maine khud se usse kabhi contact kiya. Kyu ki mujhe paata tha ki agar hum touch mein rehte toh main apni life mein kabhi move on nahi ho paati. 9 saal bit gaye, Sid meri zindagi mein kabhi wapas nahi nahi aaya, aur maine intezar bhi nahi kiya.

Somewhere in San Francisco...

Sid was sitting at the rooftop's railings and watching the night sky. He was not a boy anymore. He was a grown up man. His face became full of beard. He was thinking about his own life.

"9 saal ho gaye. Main India wapas nahi gaya. Apni life bilkool waise jee raha hoon jaise main humesha se chahta tha. Roz bhagta hoon. Ek jagah se dusri jagah, dusri se teesri. Ab tak main ek baar bhi ruka, aur aage rukunga bhi nahi. Par kya main khush hoon apni iss life se?"

He thought for sometime and then said convincing himself, "Of course hoon. Yeh life choose kiyi hai maine. I'm definitely happy with it."

He looked at his phone. It was 1.00 am. He need to sleep. Next morning he had a shoot. He finished his wine and then went to sleep.

Next morning, he started another day filled with fun and excitement.

(Imagine Sidharth in this song)

In Chandigarh...

Sana was going to office when suddenly she received a courier.

"Yeh courier kisne bheja?" Asked her mother.

"Ruko Mummy, dekhne toh do." She said opening it. It was a wedding invitation card.

As soon as she saw it, a smile came to her face.

"Mummy.... Main agle mahine Udaipur jaa rahi hoon." She declared.

"Kyu?" Asked her mother.

"Priyankit ki shaadi attend karne." She replied smiling.

Meanwhile...

Sidharth came back from the shoot and he also recieved a courier. He got the same wedding invitation card where it was written "Priyanka Weds Ankit".

He became surprised and shocked at the same time seeing it. As far he knew, they were not in touch since 9 years. Then how was it possible?

Suddenly he found a pen drive with it. He immediately opened his laptop and inserted the pen drive in it.

"Hello!" Said Pri and Anki waving their hands. Sid instantly chuckled seeing them. They were sitting together in the video and looking extremely happy.

"I know tu woh wedding invitation card dekh ke ek dam se shock mein chala gaya hoga. Aur tujhe uss state se bahar nikaal ne ke liye humne yeh video record kar ke bheja hai." Said Pri.

"Waise yeh idea mera tha." Said Anki interrupting.

Pri glared him and said, "Tera beech mein bolna zaroori hai?"

"Accha sorry. Continue." Said Anki getting little scared.

Pri again looked at the camera and said, "Haan yaar. Hum dono shaadi kar rahe hai. Aur pure tam jham ke saath. Udaipur mein destination wedding hai. Pichle do mahino mein tujhse contact nahi ho paaya. Aur inn hi do mahino ne humari zindagi badal diyi. Hum yaani Priyanka aur Anki, phir se Priyankit ban gaye. Dekh mujhe paata hai tu bohut busy hai, teri life bohut happening hai, tu bohut cool hai, tujhe India aana pasand nahi..... But please aa jaa."

"Tera bina yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti yaar." Said Anki.

Sid closed the laptop and smiled in his mind.

Then he called someone and said, "Cancel all my plans on next month..... I'm going to India."
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What will happen when Sid and Sana will meet after 9 years?

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