"Kaun hai?" He asked sticking his eyes on her face.

"Rishabh Mehra...." She said looking down with a slight smile. Sid knew she was talking serious. "Mera senior tha... Abhi graduate ho gya hai lekin touch mein hai. Bohot hi handsome hai... College ka heartthrob. Football team mein tha humare... Bohot cool hai, aur funny bhi. Gaane bhi gaata hai. Mai aur wo humare college ke lead singers the... Aise saath time spend karke mereko kuch kuch hone laga uske saath". She had a glow in her eyes while saying all this. Sid let out a sigh.

"Aur usko?" He asked. She raised her brow. "Wo pasand karta tha tujhe?"

"Pata nhi...." She made a sad face. "Shayad karta tha... Ya hai. I don't know." Ya hai didn't go well with him.

"Tune kabhi confess nhi ki?"

"Tch... Nhi karna tha". She said still looking down. "Wo to buss crush tha na yaar.... Sirf ek attraction. Matlab mere type ka banda haina. To buss... Aise hi feel hua."
He felt uncomfortable as she gave Mere type ka banda title to that guy. He was feeling bad about Sana having feelings for someone, even if it's in the past.

"Wo bhi barabar flirt karta hai mere saath.... Mereko hasata hai... mujhe impress karne ki koshish karta hai... tabhi mereko laga that he likes me. Aur mere baare mein sab kuch pata hai usko... Mere health ke baare mein... Bohot care bhi karta hai meri". She paused for a moment.

"Phir kya hua?" He asked annoyed.

"Phir kya hona tha? Maine bola na... Attraction tha. Buss wo khatam ho gya... Back to normal. Aur Abhi tere saath baithi hu". She said giggling. But he know that's not the whole story. He was being insecure the whole time while she described about her so called crush so happily and glowingly. And the thought that she's hiding something from him is eating up his brain. He's angry but he don't know on whom. He also had a dozen of girlfriends. Then what's wrong if she had one too. But no, the reality that she had true feelings for another guy hit him hard.

They spend the next few minutes in silence. Sid going through his phone intentionally to avoid contact with her. Many came up to Sana and exchanged plesentaries. But she payed no heed to them seeing Sid's grumpy face. She was Looking around and getting bored by each passing minute. She's not used to sit quiet in a party. Suddenly they both heard a voice that caught their attention causing them to turn around.

"Oye sanaaaa...." His ear perked up to see the voice of a guy. Sana looked at him with wide eyes. She took exactly 10 secs to decipher the presence of that guy and on the eleventh she was in his arms giggling and laughing and the guy twirled her around.

Sidharth's nostrils flared, his jaw clenched and hands were fisted. He was ready to rip off the guy but one thing disappointed him the most was she wasn't protesting, she was rather enjoying. Though the her smile was enough for him but the source of her smile was someone else and that's what angered him all the more.

"Hayee Rishu... Tu bhi hai yaha.... Hayee...mujhe laga abhi pata nahi kab milenge ya milenge bhi ya nahi...." She said still giggling as he placed her down on the floor. That name rang bells in Sidharth's mind.

"Aise kaise nahi milenge.... The whole college praises us for our bond... Aise kaise nahi milunga.... Yaad dilau??... Aaj bhi mehfilon mein Tere aur mere kisse pehle ki tarah hi mashhoor hai...." He sang making her giggle all the more.

"Chal bey...tu abhi bhi wahi pe hi hai... We are good friends man...." She said still grinning ear to ear.

"That we really are....par kya kare... Kismat ne dhoka diya.... Warna crush to humara bhi bohout majboot tha...." He said dramatically patting his chest. She let out a chuckle on that.

"Look who is the party guys.... The most sizzling couple of the college...Rishab and shehnaaz.... Omg... I was dying to see you guys together...." The tall and a extremely hot girl squealed and shehnaaz took her in a warm hug. And smiled heartily.

"You...know there's not a single day when bhai hadn't talked about you since his graduation.... And I too missed you yaar san.... There's no one for me to accompany to the pub." The girl said as they pulled out from the hug. Shehnaaz and rishabh chuckled at that.

"Aww .... I missed you too Aahi..... And wassup with your work? all good?...." Shehnaaz said very much interested to talk with her. Seems like they bonded really well.

"Yeah going on... I just came from the photoshoot... Didn't had any plan to come here but Jasmine ne force kiya and socha sabse mil bhi lungi...so aagyi...." Aahi said smiling at her. Aahana was, well... trying in modelling and she was doing pretty good there. She was rishabh's sister. Not much younger than him just a year's difference. She was a very beautiful and classy girl.

"Accha hua aagyi.... Hayee tujhe pata mein kitna bore horrhi thi...." She exclaimed making rishabh and ahana chortle. Shehnaaz was nothing but a magnet. She could attract anyone she wants. She had this positive aura within herself that smiles would involuntarily crack up on the faces of people around her.

Sidharth's ear perked up at it. She was getting bored with him. The extreme disappointment filled his senses as he heard that. As it is he was lot older than her. Not that jovial and expressive kind of a person. And sana likes what is exactly opposite to him. He wasn't her type. What if she regret her decision later? What if she isn't serious about this marriage? What if she looses interest in him after time, like she lost in Rishabh? But the picture infront of him says otherwise. What if she still does has same feelings for him? What if the guy too reciprocate her feeling? What if he is being a barrier in her life? What if he isn't appropriate?

His chain of what if's was broken with a excited sana who ran towards him holding rishabh's hand.

"Sidhaaaarrrthh.... Yeh dekh.. yeh hai rishabh... Mein abhi tujhe iske hi baare bata rhi thi na. Aur rishi... Yeh hai sidharth..." She introduced happily. And for the first time her smile pricked his heart.

"Her fiance...." He added possessively shaking his hands with rishi. And shehnaaz hissed at that. Sidharth did noticed how rishi looked with hurt eyes at shehnaaz.

"Abhi hum friends hai acche". She covered up. That irked Sidharth. Why? Is she ashamed of introducing him to them? Why a different profile for him in front of Rishabh?

"Um... Rishabh mehra... I am her close friend." He mumbled lowly. Rishi was really heartbroken it was visible through eyes. Sidharth knew how the mind's of guys work.

"Sidharth yeh ahana hai.... Isko hum pyaarse aahi bolte hai... Rishabh ki behen aur meri bohout acchi friend bhi." Shehnaaz said introducing ahana who was visibly drooling over sidharth.

"Aur bata sana... Ki hal chal rha hai...." Rishabh asked covering up his solemn face.

"Arehh sab vadiya hai.... Tu bata tera kya chal rha hai.... Tere mummy papa thik hai .... Aur teri woh niece ruhi?? Voh kaisi hai...." Shehnaaz asked smiling throughout.

"Poore khandan ka halchal pooch rhi hai... Uska mara hua dada kaisa hai woh bhi poochle..." Sidharth said in his mind. Clearly not liking her frankness with guy and his family.

"Arehh sab badiya hai... Aur parth nahi aya aaj??... Shehbaaz bhi nahi dikhrha... Ek min tu akeli aayi hai.... ??? Pagal hai kya sana....? Aur tere papa ne kaise bheja tujhe akele... Voh to mere saath bhi nahi bhejte the tujhe kahi bhi akele.... " Rishabh exclaimed and sidharth felt like throwing up seeing his protective nature towards.

"Arehh...nahi... sidharth aaya haina mere saath... Ek yahi eklota launda hai duniya mein mere bhaiyon ke siva jiske sath mai akeli aayi hu.... " She said giggling and sidharth smiled a bit on that. But her words before were still ringing in his mind.

A half an hour spent with sidharth just observing her smiling, giggling and laughing with Rishabh. Every time he felt a pang in his heart seeing how comfortable and happy she was around Rishabh. They were making him feel very much unwelcomed. Afterwards, He asked her for a dance. She danced with him and while his hands drooled over her waist. He wanted to rip off his hands but seeing Sana happy in his arms made him more furious. She seemed happier than ever. Even if he had known her for a few days, it's the first time when he's seeing her having this much fun. And who's the reason? RISHABH bloody Singh. He distracted himself with a phonecall. He moved to a corner away from the sight of Sana and Rishabh on the dance floor.

When he came back, Sana was nowhere to be seen. He saw Rishabh talking with some guys which gave him a bit relief. "Usko chod to diya atleast". He thought. He roamed around to find Sana standing with Ahaana near the drinks counter. He walked upto them to hear Ahaana saying-

"Sana Tera dimaag to theek haina?" He stopped there and hid himself at a safe distance.

"Kyu kya hua?" Sana frowned.

"Ye kaise kapde pehne hai tune yaar? Ye kon pehenta hai party mein? Ek time tha jab hum sab tere paas fashion advice ke liye aate the... And now look at you". She said with disgust.

"Haaye..... Ye accha nhi haina? Meko bhi nhi pehnna tha yaar...." She said sadly.

"To phir pehni kyu? Kitne to hot dresses hai tere paas? Phir bhi ye pehnke aa gyi?"

"To mujhe konsa shok hai pehnne ka... Wo to Sidharth ne bola sirf isiliye pehni... Warna aisi dress kon pehenke aata hai party mein?" Sid was feeling heavy after listening to what Sana said.

"Wait wait wait.... Kya bola tune? Uske kehne pe tune pehna ye? Are you serious?". Ahaana asked and Sana made a sad pout.
"Dekh ke hi pata chal gya kitna old fashion aadmi hai... Waise tu ye arranged marriage ke liye maani kaise?"

"Yaar papa mummy bohot kush hai iss rishte se....and-" Ahaana interrupted.

"Accha... To unki wajah se ho rha hai ye. Mujhe laga hi tha ke tere taste ko kya ho gya hai? Matlab... Tu to 100% aise kisi ko pasand nhi karegi". Sana didn't reply. Sid was feeling worst by each word.

"Waise age difference bhi kaafi haina...? Dekh ke lagta hai...". Sana hummed as reply. "Isiliye to ye saari problem ho rhi hai baby.... Tere type ka nhi hai Banda... Abhi party ke liye acchi dress pehnne se bhi mana kar diya, Dekhna aage jaake kya kya hoga". Ahaana said it as a warning. Sid had enough of this bullshit. And seeing Sana agreeing with each word she said irked him to no end. He dropped his plan to call Sana. He let her be with whoever she wants and went from there furiously.

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