Exams over & so decided to give y'all a treat ;) 

~ Dedication ~

 To MaluMal95 for being a constant boundary pusher to make me draft it in one day ;) 

Love you bae

xoxo

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[Alia's POV]

I have never smiled this much. Never felt this light. 

All my hollow thoughts went down the drain with a single meet from my friends. These people whom I tag along as my friends are real monsters. You have no idea how dangerous they can be when required except that they are cute monsters. I love them to my heart's core and am lucky to have them all to myself.

I smiled. I felt so good. 

It's true that a smile is precious and cost free so you should wear it more often. I smiled a bit more and a laugh broke from my heart.

Not because the medicines had an effect on me and I went crazy. Because I was talking and acting like my wise daddy who knew how to spoil a situation with his overrated quotes and thoughts! 

That made me laugh more and I clutched my stomach. Tear drops spilled across from my eyes as freely as possible. I was multitasking the act of crying and laughing. I calmed my nerves and lazily plopped my head into the pillow again.

Wiping away the tear stains, I turned to gaze out of the window pane. My heart did not completely heal. People close to me came and visit. 

But not all 

It was too stupid of me to think that the person I expected to arrive would ever come. For god's sake I screamed on the phone that it's over ! 

Who in their practical sense would turn back to see if the same person is okay or not ? 

I was not even his girl  in the complete sense, like we never got to cheer our love, celebrate with everyone and then all of this fell over us! 

He never proposed but I had got every single detail of our future planned with so much love.

I knew what all I wanted to do with our relation, the places we would visit, the people we might meet, the adventures we may take, the roads we would travel and the life we would create together. There was this and so much more to be discussed and dreamed off. 

But alas! 

Every story has an end, every chapter has an end, every dream has to end and this dream took a land even before it could soar up with pride.

With that dull feeling capturing my soul, pulling my string, I lay motionless again. It felt as if the darkness which engulfed me three to four days back, was ready to pounce on me, again. My mind went haywire and I deep breathed to erase all pain. 

I knew he deserved every bit of happiness in the world and that happiness was not related to me. I can never be his sunshine, his heart, his soul. 

I was never meant to be! 

I knew my strength was falling but I had to deal. Life has to move on and so do I. 

I hope we both get our fair share of bliss. 

It's good that he never came to check. 

I bet I'll lose my heart again then.

[Sid's POV]

That cold shower meant everything. 

Two days its been. 

Two days since I blinked an eye. 

Every night with the hope of getting to see her, I'll sit outside her door frame. No one discovered this pathetic condition of mine. 

Never got the courage to see her plight, her condition. But wanted to have this feeling of being close to her. 

Close but apart

Many a times I would run back to my room and punch the mattress hard till my knuckles hurt. 

I would try to calm my wrecked heart which wanted to cry aloud and scream to the world that it meant for only her, to announce the truth that Alia was mine! 

That she and me are destined to be together. 

My heart dropped a beat and more when she cried that Its over ! 

Still so fresh in my mind. 

I had lost my balance and somewhere my leg got hit to the arm rest beside and I fell to the floor. I sunk beneath when I heard her sounding restless. My brain exploded with all sorts of grief and before I knew I heard a body collapsing sound. 

Trust me, my heart froze. 

I cared less to what she said before and focused on calling out to her. The other end gave a dead silence with no response. Hurriedly I called her parents and karan. We rushed to catch the next flight to Punjab and informed her director too. Adi came along as he was at karan's house. 

It broke my heart to see her admitted with so many wires pierced into her delicate skin. Those doctors were pretty cruel and gave her higher doses of medicine. If ever I commit a crime, it has to be murdering those female devils disguised in uniform so pristine. They never showed any concern and were hell bent on hurting my princess. I was eager to discharge her home and nurse her myself. 

But hey! 

Who am I kidding ?

For starters, we never had that kind of relation where we could show public display of affection and care. 

When abhi and others knocked at the door, I was taking shower. I knew better to control my overflowing emotions around her parents and act like a decent friend, scared for alia too much than required. 

Ripping apart my clothes, the cold drops of water flowing down my skin, felt like a solace. I looked at my eyes in the mirror and they were red blood. I tried to tell my heart that its okay, she will be fine and you will meet her soon and this sudden drama in my life would end. 

But the damned thing won't listen.

Thankfully she recovered with the help of our crazy buddies and now, I died to meet her. Making my way cautiously into her room, I closed the door for some privacy. 

Focusing my eyes back on her sleeping like figure, my heart broke again.

She laid there like a lifeless soul, with no aim, no reason to live. She looked lost and moreover hurt. 

Did she expected me to visit ? 

Is she still clutched onto that bitter statement ? 

I tiptoed towards her bed and took a look at my angel. 

She looked too weak. That radiance, no more visible. 

Silently I dipped next to her and raised my hand to touch her lustrous follicles. They meant heaven to me. I caressed her hair slowly as ever and felt her stiffen under my touch. Guess she sensed my touch. When I made sure that there was no reluctance, I continued. Placing a few dangling pieces of hair behind her soft ear, I tried to look at her face. 

"Why ?" I heard her speak.

What am I supposed to speak ? 

"Alia -"

'WHY ?!" she cut me in. I frowned with no solution. She took her own time to turn back and face me while in the same lying position. 

Roaming my gaze over her face I realized that she was hurt and broken, probably crying. I touched her face and wiped her remaining tear stain. She gulped nervously and closed her eyes at my touch. It sent shivers down my spine and I guess she felt the same too. 

A simple touch could complicate so much inside us.

We knew it was NOT OVER!

"Sidharth I know this was not how we dreamed things to be. It's not like I don't value what we have. I know it hurt you and it hurt me beyond measure but we can't be together. I don't want us to make mistake. You deserve better. Thank  you for visiting and for everything. You can go back or else I may go mad." she said while staring deep into my eyes, choking on her tears. 

I heard every syllable clearly and waited for her to stop. 

"Over ? Now can I speak ?" I asked and she gave a slight grin with a nod to speak. 

"Yeah so unlike you, I have no speech ready to convey what I feel. It's complicated ? 

Yes it is! 

It's hard down the road ? 

Yes, for sure!" I stood up not leaving her hand clasped in mine and bent down on my knees on the floor near to her. She scooted next to me and I held our hands interlocked in front of us and continued.

"Baby, what's there in between us that we feel this connected ?" I gave her a long searing half grin. She pointed towards my heart through her expression. 

"Exactly! Our hearts connected and that's what matters. Baaki saare bhaad mein jaayein! Others matter too but most importantly, its us. Our love, our feelings, our emotions. Let the world conspire as much as they want, that shouldn't fall us apart! Based on a bad experience and few misunderstandings, we can't end what we haven't started yet on a full note. And I know that it's more than a movie deal." I sighed.

She was staring at my soul. 

"You are a brave woman and I won't let anyone tell you otherwise. Sometimes your self esteem touches ground but that's never going to stop you, my lady! We are together forever and that's how the world will get to know. I am here, your here, what do we need more ? Forget the past and cling on to the present with a wish for a sparkling future. I know you can do that. 

Will you do it for me ?"  

Her well broke and she started sobbing on my arm. I made her look at me and then I broke too. Tears streamed down my cheeks and she wiped it away. I did the same and we smiled through our tears. That's us. 

"I- I missed you soooo much!" I spoke though my croaked voice and spoke just like her. 

"You know that I love you right ?" she nodded happily and hiccuped. I knew I couldn't take any more and as if it was my cue, I pulled her into my arms and engulfed her completely. 

Now that's where I belonged, since forever. 

Our world was there in each other's embrace. 

The tiny magical beautiful world we created with so much love and adoration. Where dreams come true and take a flight along with our love soaring high. 

She rested her head onto my chest, next to my heart where she belonged and I nuzzled more into the crook of her neck where it was all about getting lost. Her scent washed a nausea across my brain and never in my wildest dream would I want her to deprive me of this feeling. 

I want it for now, tomorrow and for the rest of my life!

We sat there engulfed in passion and fire. By now I was plopping few sick puppy kisses at her exposed neck and she giggled in response. It turned me on to a different level. Only she could make me feel all those weird sensations in my stomach & heart that nobody could understand. I momentarily pecked her cheeks and murmured sweet things to her. 

We were quite zoned out from the rest of world but that didn't stopped me from feeling a strong gaze on us. I gritted to know that someone was there to disturb our privacy and I hated it. 

The only reason why I still don't love to publicy our relation. Alia squirmed and somehow understood that someone was watching us. We composed ourselves and looked to see a blank soul with cheeks heated up and flushed.

"What the hell man!" I shouted. 

Jeez, it was him out of them all.

"A- abhi !" alia stuttered beside me. 

And look at him standing like a cheeky boy who spotted me doing more cheeky stuff with my girl. 

"Um..guys sorry ya! I left my phone somewhere here so came to take it back. Did not meant to intrude in your personal affair" he said while scratching his neck with a flushed expression. Truly he was ashamed of this sudden intrusion as we knew him in general. 

"It is okay dude. You made this possible so no hate there" I winked. 

I could feel alia's eyes boring into my head from side way. She is going to kill now. 

"What you mean by he made this possible ? Abhi explain me, NOW!" she insisted on the 'NOW' part and we exchanged a silent nervous look under her wrath. 

"Aloo since you were not well and because you had too many thoughts puzzling you, because you didn't got to meet him, I thought to make you guys talk. This fellow was-" I cut in before he could reveal my romeo part 

"Chodh yaar. All's well that end's well. Yippee we had a great ending. Now kindly move your ass after fetching your phone" I grinned like a monkey with visible tension. Didn't meant to sound rude though.

 "Siddy, behave! Abhi you continue" there she is! 

Always taking his side. I pouted to a non-melting-girlfriend. 

"He was staying here since you got discharged. Never leaving your side. It's just that he made sure you never see him around. Adi was the only visible one. He was still into that she-hates-me mode and we knew about it except your dad and karan. I had to put sense into his non functional brain to meet you" he smiled awkwardly. 

She gasped in surprise and attacked me from all sides with her claws.

Yes, soon to be Ms Malhotra had claws. 

She could be a wild cat courtesy her lifelong relation with her pets. 

Her arms kept hitting my shoulder, arm again and again till she was laughing & crying both for another round. "Baby, calm down" I spoke and tried to hug her which she budged in. Discarding the fact that abhi was still standing there we shared a quick hug moment and I kissed her forehead for a brief second.

"Pyaar ho gaya ho toh please do discuss what to do next. Today I was your saving grace. Your both dad's were being next to impossible. They will soon demand an answer to this over care of sid towards you" he said while pointing alia. 

We both shared an I-knew-it look and thanked him with a grateful smile. 

What are friends for ?!

"I have an idea. Maybe you guys can talk to mahesh sir & karan at Udta screening. Till then all things would die down and you might be successful too." he gave an excited look.  "Sounds cool but not easy. Let's take this slow and simple" I said and damn got a great hit on my head! 

I winced at the sudden onslaught. "What now ?" 

It hurt girl

"Even after one decade, he would want things to slow down like a snail. Abhi is right. We have to discuss it with everyone as soon as possible. Let's see if screening makes that happen. Thank you for everything abhi. Your support means so much" she smiled and rushed to hug the hell out of him. 

I face palmed at my position. Right before she hit me like a cat and now she is hugging her bestie. 

Wow! So grateful. He smiled like a fool and hate to admit it but the sight kinda looked cute. 

After all he was her shining armor after me. 

Without another thought I stood to my feet and picked up both in my embrace, leaving no space to breath. 

I think ranveer is having an influence on me.

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It was time to celebrate relations. They hugged with joy and gaiety, happy at the way things turned out to be. But not all things go unseen and this too didn't went unheard. They couldn't sense another soul standing by the door frame listening to the conversation they had inside. 

It was not again meant to be an intrusion into their little moment of privacy but something catched his brain. 

He went along with everyone on the insist of Abhi dragging them away. He sensed something fishy. After making sure everyone boarded their cars and left, he stood at the entrance, waiting for abhi to come. He loved to tease the bone out of people and out of everyone he loved to tease abhi and see him laugh like a maniac, something only he could manage to do! 

To share a pun joke at his mate, he came back to Alia's room and decided to knock when he heard abhi speak to her. He heard sid talk too and that made him wait behind the door and listen although he felt like moving and not to eve dropping.

Rannu stood still near the door. It wasn't like he isn't aware of their little thing about love as they themselves revealed it to the gang on New year eve through phone. It never came as a shock as somewhere down the lane it was kind of expected. It was stupid of him to forget the expected triangle in this story. 

He kinda forgot that possibility for a due long time. But when today he heard them speak about revealing their relation to her dad and karan, his insides felt a knot. 

Rannu felt damn bad for his mate, fubu! They were not real brothers but like they all say, they were brothers from different mothers. Too close to break apart, too comfortable to chirp all day. He knew since day one about his fascination with alia. It gave him so much pride that his lil baby alia would be secure as fubu would protect and love her damn too much. 

He knew arjun as a person and how he would even take a bullet for people he loved. But then his heart hot torned between two brothers and his potential sister. Fubu is going to have a tough time dealing with this going soon to be viral couple. His fondness for sidharth wasn't less too. 

What kind of friend I am ? he thought. 

Moreover what is he gonna do to prevent one from getting hurt and the other from getting all joy. 

In this process, one of them will get hurt for sure.

NOTE : Somewhere down my heart is pleased with the way my writing has improved & with the way our story is moving ahead with its fair share of ups and downs! Thank you all for loving me and giving me & my story a chance.

Love,

Jemi :)