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Dev and Samaira spent the day attending regular client meetings and keeping up with the office schedule. Samaira enjoyed just being with him after so many days. Dev flashed smiles every so often at her, but for some odd reason resisted getting too close to her. Samaira was content getting his attention and laid back attitude in exchange.

After lunch, Dev walked back to his office, but stopped at Samaira's cabin, "Hey So....sorry Samaira! Can we meet at our usual place after work?"

Samaira gave him a puzzled look, "sssure," she did not realize that the Bowling Alley and Video Arcade was 'their usual meeting place.' Dev was of course dying to spend time with her at the beach house. He thought they would both be relaxed when they were all alone at the beach house, unlike their professional demeanor at work. They would both be themselves there, could spend time singing and relaxing in each other's arms.

So, after work, Dev landed up at the beach house, all excited to meet Samaira there. He was starving and was sure she would cook a delicious meal for him as she usually did.

He waited around for her, played the guitar, relaxed in the hammock, sat on the bed where they had made love the other day and closed his eyes as he thought of those beautiful moments. He fell asleep on the bed and dreamt that they were both running on the beach, chasing each other. She was running ahead of him and he yelled, "Sonakshi!" behind her. He got up with a startle as he said that name and looked around; he was still all alone, the humming of the fan and the gentle waves hitting the beach, the only noises in the background, "OH GOD! Main abhi bhi usse Sonakshi kyon bolta rehta hoon.....damn it she is Samaira....not Sonakshi!"

He walked to the music room and started strumming the guitar, notes and lyrics just flowed from his mouth as he thought about her....

Tanhaai, Tanhaai
Dil Ke Raaste Mein Kaisi Thokar Maine Khaayi
Toote Khwaab Saare, Ek Maayusi Hai Chhaayi
Har Khushi So Gayi, Zindagi Kho Gayi
Tumko Jo Pyaar Kiya Maine To Sazaa Main Paayi
Tanhaai, Tanhaai, Milo Hai Phaili Hui Tanhaai
Tanhaai, Tanhaai, Milo Hai Phaili Hui Tanhaai
Khwaab Mein Dekha Tha Ek Aanchal
Maine Apne Haathon Mein
Ab Toote Sapnon Ke Shishe
Chubte Hai In Aankhon Mein

Khwaab Mein Dekha Tha Ek Aanchal
Maine Apne Haathon Mein
Ab Toote Sapnon Ke Shishe
Chubte Hai In Aankhon Mein
Kal Koi Tha Yahin, Ab Koi Bhi Nahin
Banke Naagin Jaise Hai Saanson Mein Laheraayi
Tanhaai, Tanhaai, Palkon Pe Kitne Aansu Hai Laayi
Tanhaai, Tanhaai, Palkon Pe Kitne Aansu Hai Laayi

Dev's tears rolled down as his heart cried for his beloved.

Miles away, aboard a train on her journey to Lucknow, Sonakshi fell asleep with the rocking motion of the train. She dreamt Dev and her were at the beach house once again. Sonakshi was standing on a counter top, trying to reach for something from a kitchen shelf. As she stood on her tip toes, she lost her balance and before she could fall off the counter, Dev grabbed her in his arms. She screamed, "Dev!" in horror- Sonakshi woke up with a jolt and looked around- she was still in the train, there was no beach house.....no Dev.

Sonakshi had tears in her eyes; she felt even guiltier after the dream. Until now, Sonakshi had found a little comfort in the fact that she had always seen her Rehaan in Dev- Rehaan who was crazy about her and not anyone else, but then why did she see Dev in her dream today? She had unknowingly come close to Dev, but now when she knew the truth, why was her heart craving for Dev? It was as though her heart no longer saw the difference between the two. Sonakshi got up from her seat and walked towards the door of the compartment. She pulled the door open and stood at the steps of the door. The train was traveling at lightening speed. Sonakshi felt a little dizzy on the steps as the speeding train made her a little unsteady; she grasped the hand rails on the side tightly to support herself. She stared at her hands on the rail and thought, "agar aaj main yahan se apna haath hata dun toh shayad mujhe meri galti ki punishment mil jaye," she almost pulled her hand away and closed her eyes as she prayed that she be absorbed by the tracks under the train, but some unknown force stopped her from committing the horrible mistake.

Sonakshi wiped her tears and shut the door and walked back to her seat, "agar kal Samaira se koi galti ho jaaye aur wo apni jaan le le, toh mera kya hoga? Nahin....main apni behen ko kabhie akele nahin chhod sakti.....hum hamesha saath hi rahi hain.......Samaira aur mere beech kabhie koi nahin aa sakta.....na Rehaan.......na Dev!"

Samaira, in the meantime tapped her feet at the Bowling alley. She walked around the video arcade and pool tables, but Dev was no where. She tried to call his cell many times but he was not available. Dev's phone had fallen off his pocket when he lay on the bed. He did not hear the ringer go off, once he was immersed in singing and playing the guitar. Samaira cursed herself for the first time, "may be I should have not have made him so laid back...pehle har jagah time se pahunchta tha....aur ab dekho....meri tarah late lateef ho gaya hai!" Samaira finally gave up and went home, upset and angry for being stood up by the man who had just proposed to her that day! He should have taken her out for a special dinner after proposing, "jo aadmi shaadi se pehle hi itna unromantic hai, shaadi ke baad kya karega?"

Dev waited around for some more time and finally walked out of the beach house, upset and disappointed. He thought Samaira had changed a little- she probably did not crave for him as much as he did. Even the other day when she came to drop off the note, she walked out without meeting him and today, she did not show up to meet him at their special place! He remembered how she had surrendered herself and yearned for him that day at the beach house, "ho sakta hai Samaira ko mere liye itni strong feelings nahin hain jitni mujhe hain? Well....may be I just need to give her some time......after marriage, she might change...and become like she was at the beach house."

Dev arrived home and was pleasantly surprised to see his younger brother, Prithvi back.

"Hey Bhai!' Prithvi said in his accented English

"Arre Prithvi! Tu kab aaya? Apne saath saath America ko bhi le aaya yahan?" Dev slapped his brother's back and chuckled, making fun of his brother's newly acquired Americanisms.

Prithvi was pleasantly surprised to see the change in his brother too- gone were the glasses, no three piece suit with a briefcase as his wardrobe, no eyes buried in the ground- but in front of him was a confident man, standing tall in casual jeans and a t-shirt and looking handsome in a slight evening stubble with loads of attitude!

"Hey Bhai! What's up man?" Prithvi's eyes popped in surprise, "are you Dev Dixit? My seedha saadha bro," he pinched Dev's cheeks affectionately.

"Yes Prithvi.....this is Dev Dixit! The one and only one Dev!" Vicky walked up towards the brothers, "Prithvi...yeh sab pyaar ka kamaal hai."

"Pyaar? Mere boring se bro ko pyaar ho gaya hai?" Prithvi laughed.

"Kyon Dev? Bataa doon?" Vicky looked at Dev.

"Well...Prithvi.....there is girl at work.....we have decided to get married," Dev grinned.

"Sonakshi! Sonakshi Bose hai uska naam," Vicky added excitedly.

"Actually Samaira! Vicky she told me her real name today....Samaira Bose!" Dev corrected him.

Vicky was relieved and was pleased to see Dev accept Samaira's name with open arms; he thanked his Allah and hoped that one day Dev would recognize and accept Iqbal too.

Prithvi was blown away, "wow! The Bose sisters! I know them....in fact Samaira and I are best buddies......Sonakshi is a total opposite though.....So you are getting married to Samaira?" Prithvi clapped his hands and kept laughing loudly.

"What is so funny?" Dev asked, "Samaira mein kya burai hai?"

"Koi burai nahin hai bro...she is a hoot man! So unlike you! I can't believe she will be my bhabhi," he kept laughing and then finally calmed down, "jokes apart bro....she is a sweetheart......she will keep you happy I know...she is an amazing girl....poori nautanki hai!" Prithvi was in splits again.

Dev took a deep breath, "and what do you know about her sister, Sonakshi?" he did not know why he was curious to find out about Samaira's sister.

"Oh Sonakshi? I have never heard her speak....wo hamesha chup rehti hai.....but guess what? Pia told me that Sonakshi and that rockstar dude.....that guy," Prithvi tried to recall a name, "that dude....uh..Rehaan! Yes Rehaan...the guy who apparently looks like Dev bhai...duh! He and Sonakshi are quite a HOT and HEAVY couple these days....I was blown away when I heard that....I always thought Sonakshi is an arranged marriage kind of girl...but imagine she and that rockstar?" Prithvi rolled his eyes. Vicky shuffled his feet awkwardly at Rehaan's refernce and excused himself.

Dev, for some reason felt a little twinge of envy when he heard that Rehaan and Sonakshi were a HOT and HEAVY couple. Why did he feel that he had right to the name 'Sonakshi?' Was it just a habit....or something else?

"I think I know why!" Prithvi yelled as he started climbing the stairs to go up to his room, "THEY BOTH ARE WONDERFUL SINGERS! Bro.....you don't like music.....but trust me Sonakshi is the next Lata Mangashkar of India....Good Night Bro...see you in the morning!" Prithvi was off to his room, leaving a very stunned Dev downstairs.

"Do both of them- Samaira aur Sonakshi sing that well?" Dev wondered, "kal Samaira se poonchna padega!"
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Precap- Dev- Samaira silent treatment, Sonakshi in Lucknow

Target- 130 votes