Sidharth returns home and goes into his room. He looks at Sana who was busy doing her college assignment. He places the blazer jacket in his hand on the chair.

Kya karu? Usse puchu ki Aditya ke saath theatre mein kya kar rahi thi?

Jaise ki tune dekha nahi. Aur tujhe toh shaadi se pehle pata tha na iske baare mein toh ab usko dosh kyu de raha hai? Kahi baat bigad gayi toh? Apni challenge yaad kar le atleast.

He clears his throat to gain her attention but she doesn't react and keeps writing her assignment. He coughs loudly. She looks at him from the corner of her eyes still pretending to ignore him. He grumpily drinks some water from the jug keeps on the table. He loosens his tie and removes it as he decides to initiate the talk.

Sidharth: Kahi gayi thi kya?

Sana: Huh? Nahi.

Sidharth: (Jhooti kahi ki) Par Nandu toh bata raha tha ki tum kahi baahar gayi thi. Aur abhi thodi der pehle hi lauti ho.

Sana: (Achcha jasoosi ho rahi hai meri) Toh? Haan gayi thi kuch kaam se.

Sidharth: (Kaam se? Theatre? wah!!) Aise hi pucha. Itna naraaz kyu ho rahi ho jaise ki tumhari koi chori pakad li maine?

Sana: (Kahi isko pata toh nahi chal gaya mere baare mein?) Naraaz kaha ho rahi hoon? Aur aap hawaldaar ki tarah behave karenge toh samne wala chor hi nazar aayega.

Sidharth: (Wah! Madam ke pass har sawaal ka jawaab hai) Hawaldaar? Mera level down kyu kar rahi ho? Aisi body dekh ke kam se kam kisi ACP ya CID se compare karti.

Sana: (Body toh sach mein mast hai) Achcha? Hawaldaar banna kab se degrade ho gaya? Aap apne employees ko aise treat karte hai unka level dekh ke?

Sidharth: (Haaye Ram, yeh toh jab dekho tab kaatne ko hi daudti hai) Kaha ka baat kaha le gayi?

Sana: (Haan!! Topic se divert toh kar diya na? Shabaash Sana) Aap baat ko itna keech kyu rahe ho ab?

Sidharth: Ahaa!! Yeh toh wahi baat huyi ki ulta chor kotwaal ko daante.

Sana: Toh apne akhir maan liya ki aap kotwaal ho? (Giggles)

Sidharth: Tumne bhi toh chor ka title accept kar liya. (Lifts his one eyebrow and smirks)

Sana: (Sana topic phir U-turn marne wala hai tu hi khatam kar de ab) Whatever!!

Sidharth's thoughts:
Arey madam ne avoid kar diya topic. Iska matlab usko pata hai ki woh galat kar rahi hai. Hmmm, chalo atleast guilty feel ho raha hai. Iska matlab apna chance abhi bhi hai. Pehle avoid karke peeche hatt gaya tha but ab tum meri biwi ho. Main peeche nahi hatunga. Aditya ko beech mein aana band karna padega ab.

Sidharth: Sana, apne bags pack kar lo.

Sana: (Huh? Yeh mujhe ghar se nikaal rahe hai kya?) Hmmm.. Okay

Sidharth: Arey, puchogi nahi kyu?

Sana: Kyu kya? Ghar se nikaal rahe ho na?

Sidharth: Kuch bhi!! Next week honeymoon pe jaa rahe hai..

Sana: (coughing in shock) Kya?

Sidharth: Lo paani piyo. (Forwards her water) Haan toh aise chouk kyu rahi ho? Saare newly married couples jaate hai. Maine koi naya invent nahi kiya.

Sana: Par kyu? (Sips water)

Sidharth: Kyu kya? Abhi koi bhajan kirtan toh karne nahi jaate na? Hum bhi wahi karenge jo baaki log karte hai apne honeymoon pe.

Sana: (spits the water in shock) What the hell? Yeh shaadi apni marzi se nahi kiya maine aur na main aapse pyaar karti hoon.

Sidharth: Marzi se nahi kiya but marzi se nibha toh rahe hai na? Aur pyaar ka kya hai, shayad jagah dekh ke tumhara bhi mood ban jaaye.

Sana: (God! Inko kya hua? Yeh aisi baate kyu kar rahe hai?) Koi mood nahi banne wala. Waise bhi mere college hai.

Sidharth: Achcha? Mujhe laga Christmas aur New year ki chuttiyan hai. Aditya ko toh hai. Same college hai na?

Sana: (Lagta hai puri tayyari karke aaye hai. Kaha phas gayi Sana?) Mujhe nahi jaana honeymoon shanimoon pe. Bas keh diya so keh diya. You can't force me.

Sidharth: (laughs) Mazaak kar raha tha. Ek business trip hai aur client ka new year party bhi. He invited me along with my wife. Toh, I accepted it.

Sana: Aapne mujhse puche bina commit kaise kar diya? Main nahi aa rahi ab. Koi bhaadhe ki biwi leke jaiye. Waise bhi unko kya hi pata chalega.

Sidharth: Bhaadhe ki kyu? Aur tum toh meri employee bhi ho, if you remember. So biwi nahi toh assistant ke haisiyat se hi sahi tumhe mere saath aana hi padega.

Sana: (Achcha mujhse hi chaalaki?) Haan assistant banke aaungi aur assistant kehke hi introduce karaiye, agar by mistake bhi biwi bola na toh aapka bhaanda phod dungi udar hi.

Sidharth: (Nakchadi aurat!!) Biwi ko biwi introduce nahi kar sakta? Problem kya hai tumhari? Chalo choddo, math aao. Main sach mein koyi hot and happening bhaadhe ki biwi hi leke jaunga. Thanks for the idea though.

Sana: (Hot and Happening?) Kya matlab main hot and happening nahi hoon?

Sidharth: (Arey waah teer bilkul nishaane pe laga hai.. Shabaash Sidharth) Mujhe kya pata? Aur tumhe kya farak padhta hai ki main kaisi ladki leke jaau saath mein jab ki tumhe aana hi nahi hai.

Sana: (Arey, kya yeh sach mein kisi aur ladki ko leke jayenge? Woh bhi biwi banakar?) Itna taunt kyu maar rahe ho aap? Thik hai main chalungi aapke saath.

Sidharth: (Arey wah! Possessive ho rahi hai. Meri toh lottery nikal padi.) Koi zarurat nahi. Mujhe risk nahi lena. Kahi tumne sach mein mera bhaanda phod diya toh? Bhaadhe ki biwi is better.

Sana: (Huh! Kya khaakh better? I am the best!) Soch lo sachchi wali biwi hoon, waha nakli ka bhaanda phoot gaya toh loss apka hi hoga. Waise bhi bhaadhewali meri tarah aapki problems solve kar sakti hai kya?

Sidharth: (Kitna mazza aa raha hai apni biwi ka possessiveness dekh ke) Thik hai. Palat toh nahi jaogi na? Backup rakhne ki zarurat nahi padegi na?

Sana: (Kuch zyada hi bhaav khaa rahe hai ab.) Is maamle mein main aur Salman Khan ek jaise hai?

Sidharth: Matlab?

Sana: Main bhi ek baar commitment kar loon toh phir main khudki bhi nahi sunti.

Sidharth: Oh!! Badhi film dekhti ho aaj kal. Waise kaha dekhi yeh movie? TV pe ya Theatre mein?

Sana: Bahut purani hai yaad nahi kaha dekhi.

Sidharth: Achcha? Last movie kaunsi dekhi tumne theatre mein?

Sana: (Itna jyada theatre kar rahe hai, kahi Bhaiyya ko mere saath dekh toh nahi liya?) Yeh faltu baat karne ke liye time nahi hai mere paas, yeh assignment khatam karna hai.

Sidharth: (Hmm.. conveniently changed the topic) Okay Okay! Kar lo khatam.
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Sana attends her lecture and at the break goes to the canteen alone. She orders for a coffee and waited for it to arrive. Aditya, Ruhi and JP were sitted on the other table a little far from her. Ruhi notices Aditya watching Sana since the time she entered the canteen. She tries pulling his attention towards her many times, unsuccessfully.

The fuming Adi gets up from his seat and approaches close to her table. The waiter serves her the coffee and leaves. Sana picks up the coffee and was about to drink when Aditya holds her hand.

Adi: Why did you do this to me Sana?

Sana: What did I do Adi?

Adi: You know it very well. How could you marry my bhai?

Sana: Adi please. When you've already got your version of answer from Ruhi then why bother asking me? You don't trust me, then why should I try giving an answer.

She tries sipping her coffee again when he pulls her hand again forcefully causing the whole coffee to spill on the floor. Sana gets angry. She stands up on her feet and glares at him.

Adi: Tumhe jawab dena padega. I am ready to listen if you've got a reason.

Sana: Adi, accept the fact that I am married to your brother. Ab tumhare haat mein kuch nahi hai. Phir bhale hi shaadi forcefully kyu na ho.

Adi: What? Bhai ne forcefully tumse shaadi ki?

Sana: Haan.

Adi: Toh tum bhai se pyaar nahi karti?

Sana: Nahi.

Adi: Mujhse?

Sana: I don't love anyone. Aur bhabhi hoon main tumhari toh aise khayal nikaal do apne mann se.

Ruhi was fuming in anger, she goes to their table.

Ruhi: Adi, why are talking to her even? Phir manipulate karegi tumhe.

Sana turns her face to the other side. Adi keeps observing her while Ruhi tries pulling him away. Sana takes a tissue and cleans her pants which had few drops of coffee on it.

Sana: Oh God!

Sana bends down and picks up the cat lying on the floor. It was stray cat which would sneak into the canteen and eat waste food that had fallen down.

Sana: Meow.. meow.. (she shakes the cat)

Adi: (surprised) What happened to her?

Sana: Let's take her to the vet quickly please.

Ruhi: Adi, usne tumhe kitna sunaya thodi der pehle. Will you still help her?

Sana: Shut up Ruhi. Be a little humane towards the cat atleast, if not me. Adi, will you help or should I ask someone else?

Adi: Hmm.. let's go. (Ruhi frowns)

Adi and Sana rush her to the veterinary clinic nearby in his car. The doctor checks her and declares her dead due to poisoning. Adi gives some money to the doctor's assistant to take care of the dead cat. As Sana and Adi walks out, Sana was lost in her thoughts.

Adi: Last lecture toh khatam hone hi wala hoga. Ghar chale sidha?

Sana: Hmm.. Nahi, mujhe college drop kar do, mera books aur belongings sab udhar hi hai. Aur Sidharth mujhe lene bhi aayenge.

Aditya frowns at Sidharth's mention and drives her back to the college in silence. Sidharth fumes in anger when he finds Aditya and Sana together in the car arriving at the college while they both didn't notice him.

Sana goes and collects her bag and comes back to the parking lot as usual where Sidharth was waiting.

Sidharth: So, how was the day today?

Sana: Hmmm.. okay..

Sidharth: Padhayi kaise chal rahi hai.

Sana: Thik..

She sat in the car still lost in her thoughts. While Sidharth was still clenching his jaws while driving the car.

Main chahe jitna bhi rokhne ki koshish kar loon, ye Aditya aur Sana baar baar mere se chup chup ke milte hai. Aur Sana mere se ye baat chuppa kar sochti hai ki mujhe kuch pata nahi chalega. College bunk karke dono kaha gaye the?

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️