Tears were rolling down Avu's eyes. Sid was feeling really bad seeing her crying. Sum noticed him but he went to see if Abhi is alright. Sid went to Avu and held her wrist and took her towards a bench and made her sit holding her shoulders. She didn't say anything. She quitely went with him and sat there. Sid sat beside her and wiped her tears.

Sid: Hey it's okk. Calm down or you will fall sick. Too much crying is not good for health. Aur tumhara make up bhi kharab ho jaega

He said last line teasingly trying to change her mood.

Avu: Mein make up nhi karti

Sid: Achha ladkia bina make up bhi sundar dikh sakti hai. I never thought that

Avu: Shut up. Sab ladkia na same nhi hoti

Sid: Ohh I don't have experience with much girls to mujhe kya pata

Avu: Isilie tum apna muhh band rakho

By now, she was not crying anymore. Sid took out his bottle and forwarded towards her.

Sid: Have it. Your throat must has dried after crying so much

Avu smiled and took bottle from him and drank water. Sid smiled seeing her happy.

Sid: By the way I know Abhi ne kaafi gusse se baat ki but I think he is right. You should take stand for yourself. I mean you should know how to fight for yourself. Har baar Abhi ya koi bhi tumhe bachane thoda aayega. Waise tumhe zaroorat bhi kya hi hai jab tum khud lad sakti ho. Tumhe kyu kisike upar depend hona?

Avu nodded.

Avu: I know. I know I should stand for myself. I should fight for myself. Aaj bhi rona was not the solution. Pata hai mujhe sab Sid par...I mean I don't have any explanation. Nhi hua mujhse bass

Sid: Koi baat nhi dheere dheere ho jaega

Avu: By the way thanks

She said with a smile.

Sid: Kis lie?

Avu: For consoling me. For making me smile. For cheering me up

Sid: To hum log to dost hai na

Avu: Hnn wo bhi hai. Achha I am really hungry I should leave I guess

Sid: Yee sure. Bbyee

Avu: Bye

She waved her hand and left. Sum was watching them from some distance folding his hands near his chest. He couldn't listen to them. But he came back after assuring Abhi is alright. After Avu went, he walked towards Sid. He was smiling at Avu's disappearing figure. Sum kept a hand on his shoulder. Sid looked up and saw Sum.

Sid: Oh hi bro. Abhi theek hai na?

Sum sat beside him.

Sum: Abhi to theek hai. Par mujhe tujhse kuch zaroori baat karni hai

Sid: Hnn bol na. Sab theek? Tu Mallika ko propose kar raha hai kya?

Sum: Nhi

Sid: Kya?

Sum: Mera matlab hnn par baat uske baare mein nhi. Tere baare mein hai. It's really important

Sid sensed seriousness in his voice.

Sid: Hnn bol na bhai. Sab theek hai na?

Sum: Sid mein tera bhai hu aur sirf tera achha hi chahta hu. Aur mein bohot din se ek cheez notice kar raha hu. Tu Avu ko dekh kar hasta rehta hai. Uski sadness, happiness se bhi tujhe farak padta hai. Ye sab kya hai matlab? Tujhe pata hai na ki wo engaged hai. Dekh yrr mein hargiz nhi chahoonga ki mera bhai kabhi dukhi ho. Do you have any kind of feelings for Avneet?

Sid: Sumedh I know bro she is engaged. And trust me mere dil mein aesa kuch nhi hai. Hnn wo mujhe achhi lagti hai. Sundar lagti hai. I do admire her beauty, cuteness, goofiness. Aur I think admiring the beauty is not a crime. Aur secondly just admiring someone doesn't mean you are in love with that person. Hnn mujhe Avu par you can say I have bit of crush on her. A bit of infatuation. Aur mujhe uska relationship bohot achhe se pata hai aur mujhe uske aur Abhi ke relationship se zara si bhi problem nhi hai. I do like her but not in that way. Ek normal sa crush hai and ye to hormonal hi hai you can't do anything in that

Sum: Pakka na? Are you sure?

Sid: Yee of course. It's a crush and over a period of time I will get over it. Pretty normal. Aur crush to ussipar hota hai na jo aukat se bahar ho. To of course wo bandi engaged hai. Hone wali bhabhi hai hamari wo

Sum: I just don't want to get you hurt bro

He said getting bit emotional.

Sid: Arre I know. But trust me aesa kuch nhi hai. Tujhe chinta karne ki koi zaroorat nhi hai. Yes mujhe wo achhi lagti hai par aese to kitni ladkia achhi lagti hai ab mein har kisise pyaar thoda karne lagoonga

Sum chuckled.

Sum: Chal theek hai. I trust you

Sid: Tu bhi karde ab Mallika ko propose. Kitna wait karwaega saale. I want my official bhabhi

Sum: Bass kar hi dena hai

To be continued

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