Here we go..

-----Chapter 24-----

Sidharth Pov:

"I'm not a stalker like someone" I said. This time I have raised my voice. Her eyes turned red. She was fuming in anger.

"He is my friend too. That's why he hugged me. You might have even noticed his fractured hand and wounds on his face. He met with an accident and was admitted in hospital. Yesterday, I was in the hospital taking care of him. That's the reason why I was late" she said in one go and turned towards the stairs. I was in shock for few minutes. Did I misunderstood her?

"Obviously yes" my heart said. I cleared my thoughts and lifted my head but she was no where. She must have gone to her room. I thought. I did a mistake. I hurted her unknowingly. 

My words started to echo in my ears. Damn!! I even made her cry. I should have at least given her a chance to explain. I took the stairs and made my way towards her room. I should apologize her. I thought. I took a deep breathe and knocked the door but there is no response. I did it again and there is no response. Where is she? I was thinking but I heard a voice from my back side.

"Ahem!!" she cleared her throat and I turned towards her. She raised her eyebrows and waited for me to speak. I don't know why but I felt dumb all of a sudden. My voice got stuck in between. 

"What??" she asked as I was trying to get some strength to speak.

"Nothing!!" I just replied looking here and there. This is the only word that got into my mind.

"They what are you doing here? huh?" she asked folding her hands. 

"Umm.... just came to check upon you" I replied.

"There is no need for that. I can take care of myself and I don't want to create any trouble for you. You have a hell lot of things to concentrate and I'm damn sure that I'm not in your list" she said in a sarcastic way.

What happened to her? 

"And I want to tell you one thing" she said and looked straight into my eyes. Her eyes were tired and she looked dull. 

"You may think that I'm still that idiot stalker who used to send you some stupid notes but hell no. Time changes people, Sidharth. I'm not the same girl you once knew"

"Do you know why I send those notes?" she asked and her voice was shacking. 

"Because I'm scared to face you. Even today, I was so scared of your reaction so I sent you an apologizing note. I never thought that my notes irritated you" she said with a fake smile. God!! my words must have hurted her a lot.

"Anyways, thanks for making me realize my mistake" she said and walked towards the her room and closed the door on my face.

"See, what you have done? Do something?" my brain said and I cleared my thoughts. I know what to do and will do it when the time comes. I thought. I went to my room and took a quick shower. Later, I went down and walked towards the kitchen. I saw my maid cooking some food. 

"Where is Sanjana?" I asked her as I didn't find her in the hall.

"She is still in her room, sir" maid said and I decided to go and call her for dinner. Sid, this is the right time to make things right. You hurted her and you got a chance to apologize her. I thought. Suddenly, I heard a door bell. Who is that? I thought and walked towards the door. I opened the door and it was Nihaar. 

"Bhai!!!" he shouted in excitement and crashed me with a hug.

"I missed you" he whispered in my ears. What? It just been 48 hours and this guy is missing me. 

"What are you doing here?" I asked breaking the hug and he gave me an angry look.

"Do you know how to treat guests?" he said and pushed me aside. He entered inside and took his seat on the couch. God!! what happens if he finds out that me and Sanjana staying in different rooms? What to do? 

"Where is my Babhi?" he asked breaking my stream of thoughts. 

"She is taking rest. Wait!! I'll call her" I said and made my ways towards the stairs.

Sanjana Pov:

I told him how I felt when he said those words. He should know his mistake that's the reason why I told him. I thought he would apologize me but he is a heartless monster right? Why will he apologize? I should not except such kind of things from him. 

I was in my room from the past two hours. I don't want to face him at all. Reyan's words started to flash inside my head. I should start focusing on my job again. I should go to Hamburg and complete the ongoing project then I will move to London. I don't know how am I going to handle him in my professional life. 

It's better if I leave Hamburg as soon as possible. Maybe tomorrow. I cannot spend time alone here and it's also better to stay away from him. I walked towards my closet and took my clothes. I took a trolley and started packing my clothes. Suddenly, I heard a knock on my door. I walked towards the door and opened it. It was Sidharth. He was looking everywhere except me. Why is he behaving like this?

"Hello!!" he said. 

"Actually, we have a guest here" he said.

"Who?" 

"Nihaar" he said. 

"What? Where is he?" I shouted in excitement. I haven't met him after my reception. He became so close to me with in a short period of time. I started running towards the stairs but I felt a tight grip on my hand. It was Sidharth, within a fraction of second, I was in his arms. What just happened? His face was so close to mine and his hands were on my waist. I felt a strange feeling in my stomach. What is he doing? 

"Where are you going?" he asked and I felt a lump in my throat. 

"I have something to talk with you"  he said looking straight into my eyes. 

"Come with me" he said and took my hand into his. He took me into my room and looked at the bag and then at me.

"Listen, we should not let Nihaar know that we are staying in different rooms. He will create problems, if he finds out" he said and I nodded. I can still feel my heart beat. What happened to me? I cannot concentrate on his words. He was so close to me for a second. I just loved it. 

"Do you get me?" he asked breaking my thoughts and I nodded dumbly. 

"Then let's go" he said and again took my hand into his. We both went down and I saw Nihaar talking to maid. He looked at me and rushed towards me.

"Babhi!! I missed you" he said and crashed me into a hug.

"Hey, don't call me Babhi and all. Call me Sanj" I warned him to which he smiled.

"Cat, please make some Brownies. This guy loves them" I said to Cat and she nodded. 

Sidharth Pov:

She was so excited to meet Nihaar. She was about to go then I pulled her towards me. It was the only way to stop her. She was so close to me for the first time. She looked at me with her eyes wide open and her cheeks turned red then I realized what I have done. I took her to the room and explained her everything to which she nodded. My eyes fell on her bed.  She was packing some things. Is she planning to leave somewhere? I thought. 

I want to ask her but I felt like this is not the right time. I took her downstairs and my tarki cousin crashed her with a hug. I did not liked that and at the same time I cannot stop him. They both turned into a good friends. Sanjana even know what's his favorite dishes. I envy their bond. 

"So tell me, how is uncle, aunty?" she asked with a great smile. There are no words to mention about her smile. She looks great when she smiles. I didnot see her like this with me.

"Are you mad or what? How will you see her smiling when you always hurt her?" my mind mocked me and I ignored it.

"And how is she?" Sanjana asked Nihaar. 

"Who?" he asked looking at me and I heard a laugh. Sanjana was laughing looking at Nihaar. What's exactly happening here?

"What are you hiding from me, Nihaar?" I asked him.

"Nothing bhai. Nothing. She is teasing me. That's it" he said giving a pleading look to Sanj.

"Tell me how is your Niara?" Sanjana asked and he rolled his eyes. Naira? Who is she?? I looked at him for an explanation.

"She is my friend, bhai" he said and I nodded. There must be something going on in between them. Soon, we had our dinner. All the time, Sanjana was continuously teasing Nihaar. She didn't even bothered me which made me to feel bad. How can she leave me?

"Wait!! What am I thinking? Fuck your thoughts" I thought and cleared my head. 

Soon, Nihaar left and I saw Sanjana talking to maid. I want to ask her about the packing thing but I decided to ignore. Why should I think about her things? I thought and made my ways towards the stairs. I went to the balcony and stood there. I was in my thoughts and I heard a voice.

"Sidharth!!" I know who it was. I turned towards her and raised my eyebrow. 

"I'm leaving to Hamburg tomorrow" she said shocking me. Why is she going there? Why all of a sudden? I don't want to show these strange feelings on my face. I decided to control my feelings. 

"Okay. I can ask why you are going there right?" I asked her.

"I have an incomplete project. I need to submit the designs and then I will shift to London" she said. I don't want her to go there.

"You can submit those designs from here also right? Then why are you going there?" I asked and she gave me a strange look.

"My intentions are very clear. I don't want you to get stressed by going there but I don't have any right to stop you. You can go anywhere" I said in one go.

"It's not the way you think, Sidharth. I need to go there and attend a meeting along with Reyan. We both should explain our clients about the designs" she said and I don't know why but I felt weird. Reyan?? I hate that name. 

"Are you meeting your so called friend and your boss?" I asked.

"Yeah.. We both were assigned to this project and then after that we are going to work on your project" she said shocking me.

"What??" I asked.

"You don't know the team, I guess. I'm going to work for your company" she said with a smile. This is really a shocking thing. I'm actually happy that she is going to work for my company. But I don't Reyan to work with her. 

"Ohh.. That's a good news" I said with a genuine smile and she smiled. 

"When are you leaving tomorrow?" I asked.

"Morning!!" she said. I want to drop her at the airport but I don't know how she will react when I ask her. 

"How will you go?" I asked as I want her to ask.

"Actually, I told my plan to Nihaar and he said he will drop me. You don't need to worry about it. I don't want to bother you" she said and this time it hurted me.  Nihaar knows everything about her plan even before me. She can ask me right? Then why Nihaar? I hate you, Nihaar. I hate you. I clenched my fist to control my anger. I just want to punch him on his face.

"Thank you!! It means a lot to me. I cannot waste my time like Nihaar right? I have a lot of work to take care" I said and turned towards my room.

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