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They all go inside. The interior was enchanting and captivating everyone's attention. He allowed Ruhi and JP to look at the mansion while him and Sana sat in the drawing room. Once they were back, they all occupied the seats.

Adi: Hey guys, dinner ke aas-paas cake cutting karenge tab tak hum timepass ke liye kuch kare?

Ruhi: Movie dekhe, I liked your home theatre.

Sana: Bahut late ho jayega movie dekhte dekhte.

Ruhi frowns.

Ruhi: Yaar Adi, tune isko bhulaya hi kyu? Yeh rotlu hamesha mood spoil karti hai.

Sana: Ruhi..

Adi: (interrupts her) Ruhi, rotlu nahi hai woh. Woh bas apne aapko lost paati hai humare beech main. Aur iski zimmedari humari hai ki hum down to earth hoke usko comfortable feel karaye na ki taunt marke ussey uncomfortable feel karaye. Woh independent hai toh usey woh sab karna padta hai jiske liye hum kisi aur pe depend hote hai. Isiliye shayad usey hostel jaldi pahuchna hai. Tum toh simple se college test ke liye bhi uspe depend karti ho.

Ruhi: Itna kyu hurt ho raha hai? Meri cousin hai toh tujhse jyada mujhe pata hai uske baare mein.

Adi: Dur ki cousin jisse tu bhi meri tarah sirf Ek Dedh Mahine se jaanti hai.

Sana: Guys!! Please.. it's your birthday Adi. Main hi bata deta hoon. Truth and dare khelte hai.

Adi & JP: Yes!!

Ruhi: Whatever!!

Adi asks the servant to get an empty bottle along with some starters to munch on. The servant gets it. Adi spins it and it stops at Sana. She choses truth.

Adi: Sana, as much as I know you, you fear nothing but still is there anything which we don't know that you fear of?

Sana: Hmmm.. I get scared of dark. Mujhe lagta hai kahi bhoot vhoot aa gaya toh..

Everyone laughs. Sana spins the bottle and it lands at Adi. He chooses dare.

Ruhi: Strip dance for me.

Sana: What? Kuch decent sa bolo yaar.

Ruhi: Sana tujhe nahi dekhna toh tu aakhein band kar le. Isiliye maine specifically bola "For Me".

Adi looks at Sana who looked elsewhere.

Ruhi: Dare hai karna hi padega. Usko kya dekh rahe ho? Come on baby.

Adi turns on the music and dances while striping his clothes. Sana didn't bother to look at him instead glued her head to her phone. JP gulped thinking what he might be told to do on his turn. Ruhi danced along with Adi and also threw notes on him.

Adi: Bas boxers tak hi karunga aur glamour nahi dikhaunga. (He declares)

Stops the music and gets dressed.

Ruhi: Mazza aa gaya.

Sana: Ho gaya show khatam? Thank God! (Smiles)

Adi spins the bottle and JP chooses truth and answers a question. On the next spin, it stops at Sana again. Sana chooses truth.

Ruhi: Kya yaar, you are trying to play safe everytime. If you fear nothing than choose a dare. It is so boring to have only truth.

Sana: Main strip dance nahi karne wali.

Ruhi: Pagal hai, tujhse kaun strip dance karwayega? I am straight, mujhe shauk nahi hai ladkiyon ki figure dekhne ka, mere paas khudh achcha aur world class figure hai.

Sana: (rolls her eyes) Okay. Fine! I choose Dare.

Ruhi: Yeh huyi na baat. Yaha se 2 km dur raaste mein ek kabristaan hai, tumhe waha andhere mein 10 minute rehna hai. Bas!

Adi: Hey hey!! This isn't happening. No no no!

JP: Usko undere se darr lagta hai. Nai please.

Ruhi: Dare is a dare. Tujhe karna hi padega Sana.

Sana looked at Ruhi who wanted to show her down in everything. She respected her relationship all this time but this time she wanted to show that she wasn't weak infront of her.

Sana: Okay I agree.

Adi and JP look at her in shock.

Adi: Ruhi and JP, I want to talk to y'all personally, ek minute udhar chalo.

They all go away from Sana and after 5 minutes of discussion they come back.

Ruhi: Okay Sana. Let's go. You need to wear a blindfold and will drop you in Adi's car at the kabristaan. You have to count 50 until you open the blindfold. Will return after 10 minutes. Okay?

Sana nods.

They blindfold her and they take her in the car. Adi starts the car and drives for 10 minutes. They help Sana step out of the car and drive away. Sana opens the blindfold after counting 50 and looks around. It was a new moon night so she could see nothing.

She gulped as she looked around. It was as dark as a charcoal.

"I have to do this", she said to herself.

She took the first few steps as she said her prayers. She bumped into a strong well built man in the dark. "Oh my God, oh my God!! God please help me! Looks like a ghost. Jai Hanuman gyaan gunn sagar, jai kapeesh tehu lok ujaagar.."

"Sorry! Are you alright?", His voice fell on her ears.

"Puff, thank God. It's not a ghost.", She sighed in relief.

She heard the wolf cry in the distant and hugged him tight out of fear.

"Jai Hanuman gyan gunn sagar, jai kapeesh tehu lok ujaagar. Anjani putra...."She recited the entire Hanuman Chalisa holding him tightly with her eyes shut due to fear. Every now and then when she heard the wolf cry, her pitch increased.

The lights were on and she heard her friends laugh out loud. She opened her eyes and turned back to see Adi, Ruhi and JP approaching her. She looked at the background, it was Oberoi Mansion's garden. She glared at her friends for pulling out a prank. Adi stops laughing and gets surprised.

Adi: Bhai, aap ghar par hi ho?

Sana turned around and gets shocked to see Sidharth standing behind her. She realised that all this time she was hugging him.

Sidharth: Haan, woh lights chali gayi thi toh fuse check karne aa gaya tha. (He says looking at Sana)

Adi: She is Sana, my friend and junior from college. She is very brilliant in studies. This is Ruhi and JP, friend and classmates of Sana. And guys this is my big brother, Sidharth Oberoi.

Sana didn't wanted her friends to know about her gate crashing so she behaved as if she didn't know Sidharth.

Sana: Hi (without looking at him)

Sidharth: Hi Sana, Hi Ruhi, Hi JP.

Ruhi: Wow!! The Sidharth Oberoi.. Chairman and CEO of Oberoi Group of Industries. Jo media limelight se durr rehte hai. Finally maine usse aaj mili. (shook hands with him in excitement)

Sidharth: (smiled) Yes! Waise yeh chal kya raha hai yaha pe?

Ruhi: Woh Adi ka birthday tha toh hum sab aa gaye the. Aur cake kaatne mein time tha toh Sana pe prank kiya kyuki usko andhere se darr lagta hai.

Sidharth looked at Adi.

Sidharth: (Hugged him) Many many happy returns of the day, Aditya. (Whispers) Saal mein kitni baar birthday manaata hai tu?

Adi: (whispers) Please bhai meri pol mat kholna.. please..

Sana: Aap uske bhai ho na toh itna late wish?

Sid: (pulled out of hug and looked at her) Woh main business trip pe gaya tha peechle 3 din, aaj shaam hi lauta hoon.

Sana's thought - Oh!! Toh isi liye 3 din se nahi mile. Aur main yu hi kya kya soch rahi thi. Par yeh gate crash kyu karta hai?

Adi: Haan, isiliye mujhe bhi nahi pata tha ki bhai ghar par hai.

Ruhi: Hmm.. atleast isi bahane, The Sidharth Oberoi se mil liya. Chalo cake cutting karte hai.

Adi: Haan haan chalo..

Sana and Sidharth glance at each other before Sana followed her friends. Sidharth smiled at his luck to have met her again. He took a step and felt something under his feet. It was Sana's earring which had fallen down when she bumped into him.

Sidharth: Sana..

Sana:  (Turned back) Huh?

Sidharth: Yeh Shayad tumhara earring hai.

She looked at her friends who went inside. She then went back to Sidharth. She took the earring from his hand.

Sana: Thanks.

Sidharth: Teen din mein bhool gayi ya  phir naraz ho ki main bina bole chala gaya?

Sana: Dono hi nahi. Woh.. Main nahi chahti ki meri gate crash ki baat mere friends tak pahuche kyuki woh nahi samjhenge meri majhboori. Isiliye main jaankar bhi anjaan bani thi. Waise bhi hum jaante hi kitna hai ek dusre ko?

Sidharth: Tumhara pata nahi par main zarur janne laga hoon.

Sana: Aapko toh bas mera naam hi pata hai. Baaki aap khudh hi meri pata aur number puchte rehte the.

Sidharth: Toh tumhari pehchan yehi hai? Main jo jaanta hoon woh in sab se kayi jyaada hai.

Sana: Woh mere friends intezaar kar rahe honge. Mujhe jaana hai.

She goes inside and he follows her after sometime.
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To be continued.. ❤️❤️