Many of you have missed to read the previous chapter. Kindly read it since it is very important and has revealed the suspense.
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The nurse comes with materials needed to do the cast immediately after the cops left while Sana, Sidharth and Hrithik were still trying to recover from the shock they got by Mohit Rastogi.

Nurse: May I please ask you both gentlemen to stay outside? She will need to take her arm out of her dress for the cast.

The two men nod. Hrithik gently caresses Sana's head and presses a soft kiss on her forehead before leaving while Sidharth glances at Sana not knowing what to do after all that had happened.

Hrithik was infuriated as he strolled to and fro in the corridor. As soon as Sidharth came out, he confronted him.

Hrithik: Listen Sidharth, I've gone through a lot and lost a lot as well in my life. I know my sister was wrong sneaking into your life but she did everything for me. Mera dimaag iss baat pe sadd raha hai ki tumne mere behan pe gaadi chalwaane ki koshish ki? Main use kehta raha ki tum usse pyaar karte ho aur tumne usko jatke mein apne zindagi se nikal jaane ke liye keh diya. Ab tum yaha wait karke kya karoge? Main waapis apne behan ko kahi nahi bhejunga. Mujhe uspe ek choti si kharoch bhi nahi chahiye ab.

Sidharth: Hrithik, tum dono ne bhi toh Aditya ko kidnap kiya tha na?

Hrithik: Pehle shayad bura lagta but jab pata chala tum sab jaante the aur tumne khudh yeh hone diya jab ki tum hume rokh sakte the aisa karne se, toh ab mujhe bura bhi nahi lag raha. Bhale hi humne use kidnap kiya but usko ek kharoch bhi nahi aane diya. Aur tum socho, agar Sana usse kidnap nahi karwati toh aaj shayad woh zinda hi na hota.

Sidharth: Par Hrithik maine toh baad mein ye sab kiya but tum logone kis maqsad se mere saath dhokha kiya?

Hrithik: Neha aur main ek dusre se pyaar karte the. Uske jaane ke baad mujhe ek chitti aayi thi. Jisme likha tha ki tumhaare manaa karne se usne khudhkushi ki. Main toh 1 saal sadmein mein tha par mere peeche Sana ne bahut mental torture saha hai kyuki woh mujhse bahut jyada pyaar karti hai. Isiliye jab mein wapis aaya toh usne tumhe sabak sikhaane ke liye ye sab kiya. Maine to usse mana kiya tha in sab se. Bhale hi mein business mein number one na hoon, but mere liye meri behan sabse badhkar hai aur uske liye main. Jaisa tum samajhte ho, humko tumhari daulat ya paison ki laalach nahi hai. Aisa hota toh 3 saal pehle mein mera company tumhe ache daam milne pe bech deta.

Sidharth: Meri samajh mein kuch nahi aa raha ki main kya karu? Dhokha toh mere saath bhi hua Hrithik par main phir bhi yaha hoon.

Hrithik: Mat rukho Sidharth. Sympathy dene ki ya formality karne ki koi zarurat nahi hai. Dhokha kiya na humne, main meri aur Sana ki taraf se maafi maangta hoon. Chaho toh tum humare kiye ke liye meri business bhi rakh sakte ho but meri behan sirf wahi jaayegi jaha usse sachcha pyaar mile. Ab na toh uske jaan pe aur naahi uske dil pe koi zhakam dekhna hai mujhe.

Sidharth stood in silence like a statue. The nurse comes out and informs Hrithik that the casting was done. He nods and goes inside. Sidharth glanced at Sana from the little gap of the door when Hrithik went inside and then went back to Oberoi Mansion.

Sana looks at Hrithik walking in alone. She feels hurt that Sidharth didn't come to see her but she keeps silent and refrains herself from asking anything to Hrithik. Hrithik supports her to walk out of the ward and she slowly glances through the entire corridor to see if he was still waiting anywhere. She gets disheartened when she couldn't find him.
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Sidharth reaches Oberoi Mansion. As soon as he goes inside Aditya hugs him.

Aditya: I am sorry bhai. Ruhi and her brother got arrested, JP was an undercover agent, he told me that Sana was behind kidnapping me. Mere samajh mein kuch nahi aaya. Maine aise hi aap pe shak kiya bhai.

Sidharth: Maine bhi tumhara dil dukhaya na Aditya, Sana se shaadi karke. I am sorry.

Aditya: I hate her bhai. Identity change karke humare ghar mein ghusi aur hum dono mein daraar daala.

Sidharth: Aditya choddo yeh sab. Apni padhaai pe concentrate karo ab. Tere teeno friends Sana, Ruhi aur JP nahi hai ab.

Aditya: Haan bhai. I realised that we were living a lie. Main office bhi aaunga aur aapka help karunga.

Sidharth silently pats his back. Aditya hated Neha so he didn't wanted to tell him that Sana's intention was to avenge her death. So he avoided the topic.
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Ruhi was granted a bail but Jai was kept in the custody by police due to the charge of murder.

3 weeks later, there was a court hearing. They all had to be present for the hearing. Mahesh Dixit's lawyer argued in favour of Jay and Ruhi. There was no direct involvement or enough evidence against Ruhi in the case hence she was set free. The court however was adjourned for a later date on Jay Dixit's case. During the entire session, Sidharth and Sana were glancing at each other.

Sidharth: Aditya tere paas phone ka charger hai? Main apna phone charge karna bhool gaya.

Aditya: Nahi bhai mera charger ghar par hi hai. Bhai main college ke liye nikalta hoon. Bye.

Sidharth nods and goes towards his car and drives away. Sana looks at him as she waited for her brother to finish a phone call.

Hrithik: Chutki mujhe ek urgent meeting hai office mein. Tum mere saath office chalogi, kyuki ek hi gaadhi hai. Phir waha se main driver ko bol dunga tumhe drop karne ke liye.

Sana: Nahi bhaiyya, aap jao office. Main cab ya rickshaw le lungi.

Hrithik: Tere haat mein abhi bhi plaster hai, toh rickshaw main kaise jaayegi? Ek kaam kar ghar se driver ko bula le.

Sana: Bhaiyya aapko pata hai mujhe aadat hai rickshaw mein travel karne ki.. kuch nahi hoga.. aap jao office..bye..

Hrithik nods and leaves to office. Sana takes a rickshaw to her home. On the way she finds Sidharth standing outside his car. His car's tyre was punctured and since his phone was off he was stranded on the road.

He waved his hand at the rickshaw but the rickshaw driver didn't stop as he already had Sana as his passenger. As the rickshaw passed, Sidharth noticed Sana sitting behind and hung his head down. He shook his head in disappointment after it went past.

Boy!! She hates me!!

The rickshaw stops a little further.

Driver: Sir.. (Sidharth looks at him) Aajao.. (he waves)

Sidharth nods his head and walks to the rickshaw.

Driver: Kahaa jaana hai aapko?

Sidharth: Oberoi Towers

Driver: Memsaab, woh toh aapke point se ulta padega.

Sidharth: Aap rehne do. Aap madam ko drop kar do. Main dusri koi gaadhi le lunga..

Sana: Suniye bhaiyya, aap inhe baitne ko bolo, pehle mujhe drop kardo aap phir chale jaana inhe drop karne. Waise bhi yaha inko gaadhi nahi milegi.

Driver: Kya bolte ho Sir? Aapko chalega?

Sidharth: Hmmm.. (nods to agree)

Sana slides towards extreme right and allows him to sit. Sidharth occupies the seat towards the left leaving some gap in between. The driver starts the auto.

Sidharth: Bhai bahut garmi hai, AC ya fan nahi hai aapke rickshaw mein?

Sana rolls her eyes in disbelief.

Driver: AC hi toh hai saab.

Sidharth: Kaha?

Driver: AC matlab According to Climate.

Sana tittered at the driver's reply while Sidharth frowned wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Sana: Bhaiyya, ek kaam karo aap inhe pehle drop kardo phir mujhe.

Driver: Kya madam, kitni baar aap plan change karogi? Aage 1 km mein diversion hai, aap final bol do left loon ki right?

Sana says right while Sidharth says left in unison.

Driver: Huh? Aap dono ulta bata rahe ho. Sir aapka right mein padta hai aur madam aapka left mein.

Sidharth: Pata hai, aap left le lo..

Sana: Nahi bhaiyya, aap right le lo

Sidharth: left..

Sana: right..

Sidharth: left..

Sana: Right..

Driver: (steps on the brake and glares at them) Yahaan kya Chabeesh January ki republic day ki parade chal rahi hai jonaap dono left right left kar rahe ho? Diversion aa gaya.. abhi jaldi ek decide karke batao, varna dono ko uttar dunga yahi pe.

Sana: Pehle main baiti thi rickshaw mein toh aapko mera kehna manna chahiye.. toh aap right lo..

Sidharth: Thik hai, jo pehle baita hai usse pehle drop kardo aap.. toh aap left lo..

Driver: (irritated) Arghhh.. Chup! Aap dono miya-biwi ki tarah kyu lad rahe ho? Mera dimaag waise hi kharaab hai, (emotionally) meri biwi naraaz hoke maayike chali gayi hai.. aur aap dono ko aise ladte dekh ke mujhe meri biwi yaad aa rahi hai.. aap ek kaam karo aap dono uttar jao.. main chala apni biwi ko manaake ghar waapis le jaane..

Sidharth: Sorry bhai, mein tera pain samajh sakta hoon.. main yahi uttar jaunga, bas tum inko chodd do please, inka plaster laga hai.

Sana: Oh bhaiyaa, Aise kaise uttaroge inhe? Commitment naam ki bhi ek cheez hoti hai. Jab chaha saat rakh liya, jab chaha chodd diya. Relationship ek pahiye se nahi chalti.

Driver: Madam, aap kya bol rahi ho? Main toh rickshaw chalatu hoon, jiske 3 pahiye hai..

Sidharth: Bhai, isko taunt kehte hai angrezi mein aur hindi mein taana maarna.. Aap ek kaam karo jaisa yeh kehti hai waise karo.. chahe left lo ya right lo ya phir jahanum mein le jaao, main kuch nahi bolunga ab..

Driver: Aap sach mein pati-patni ho kya?

Sana: (glares at him) Aapko kya karna hai? Aap left lo.. Huh!! Bahut ho gaya sammaan..

Sidharth looks outside disinterested.

Driver: (murmurs) confirmed pati patni hi hai..

Sana: Kya bole?

Driver: Kuch nahi madam. Bas soch raha tha ki auto ka kiraaya kaun dega?

Sana: Court se leke mere point tak main dungi aur baaki ka apne dusre sawaari se le lo..

Driver: Hmm.. thik hai memsaab, jaisa aap kaho..

He starts the auto and takes left. There was silence in the auto as none spoke. The auto comes to halt at Malhotra Niwaas. Sidharth gets down and allows Sana to come out. While Sana paid the fare, Sidharth looked at the mansion.

Hmmm.. Malhotra Niwaas!! Duniya ka pehla aisa damad hoon jo apne sasuraal ko bahaar se hi dekh ke jaa raha hoon. Warna sasuraal wale apne damad ko darwaaze se aise hi nahi lautaate.

Sana looks at him.

Haq se haat pakadke andar leke jaati but aapne toh mujhse aapki patni hone ka haq hi cheen liya.

Driver: Chalye sir, bahut taad liye apne sasuraal ko. Aapko drop karke mujhe bhi mere sasuraal jana hai.

Sana and Sidharth glares at him. He turns his face and starts the rickshaw. Sidharth sits back into the rickshaw while Sana looks at him leaving.

Driver: Sir...

Sidharth: Math pucho yaar kuch bhi.. apni curiousity ko apne andar hi maar do aur mujhe meri manzil tak pahucha do bas.

The driver shuts his mouth and keeps driving.

Sidharth: Waise ek baat puchu?

Driver: Haan, Saheb?

Sidharth: Aap apni biwi ko kaise manaoge?

Driver: Gareeb aadmi hoon sahab, kuch sasti si cheez leke jaaunga toh maan jaayegi.. Aap bade aadmi ho toh aapki wali isse nahi maanengi.. Shayad mehengi wali cheez se maan jaaye..

Sidharth: Hmmm..

He leans his head to the seat and remembers their last gate crash conversation.

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Sidharth: (smiles) Oh!! Sorry ji.. maaf kar dijiye.. Aap kuch lengi? Thanda ya garam?

Sana: Yeh sasti cheezon se mera dil nahi bharta.. (pulls out the sunglasses tucked on his sherwani pocket and wears it) kuch mehenga le aao..

Sidharth: (smiles) Ji.. Aap pe yeh kala chashma bahut jach raha hai..

Sana: Ofcourse.. (She blows air on her nails and then giggles)

Sidharth: Toh aap khudh hi bata dijiye madam aapko kya chahiye? Abhi manga dete hai.

Sana: Hmm.. (placing her hands on her waist and pretending to think) Filhaal Mr. Sidharth Oberoi ka time. Unka waqt bahut keemti jo hai.

Sidharth: (blushes with a smile) Ji.. Woh toh aapko bharpur milega..

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He thinks: Time toh bahut dunga meri jaan, but uske liye thoda work karna padega khudh pe.. kuch galtiyaan sudhaarni hogi.. ghar mein Aditya aur Mom ko bhi manana padega aur sabse bada kaam, mere Saale ko manana padega..

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️