Asim comes out of his thoughts as he wipes a tear from the corner of his eye. He opens the door of vanity and move inside to find Siddharth sitting on his couch closing his eyes. The way he behaves when he is sad or hurt by something. Asim knows that at the moment he is feeling sad as well as hurt but he can’t ignore the tear which he has seen in Sana’s eyes. 

“Bro what was that behaviour? You know your small words does affect her a lot. And you clearly said that she irritates you.” Asim says been pissed on Siddharth. Siddharth who has closed his eyes opens in upon listening to Asim’s voice. 

“You very well know Asim that why I did that.” He says in not interested manner as his mood is already off. 

“But what about her? She is hurt man and I know that you too can’t see her hurt that’s why you moved in without glancing at her once. Can’t you forget about all this mess and just tell her everything? What if that might bring her memory back? What if that gives me my Sana, your moti and Vikas Khushi back?” Asim says been broken, he is losing it slowly. He tries to act strong but now he is not able to, it affecting him seeing her like that. Been always worried that something does happen to her, someone may take her away from them. 

“You know it we can’t do it Asim. If it was possible then I might have never given her to go away from us all. To the person house who for us was a mere stranger. Do you think that I am happy seeing it all?” Siddharth asks him broken too, though he is trying to show that he is strong. Asim moves towards him and keeps hand on his shoulder. 

 “You are right we will win against him because he thinks that Sana is our weakness but he doesn’t have any idea that Sana is our strength that strength which can make us compete against whole world and he is just mere person.” Asim says determined, he then glance at Siddharth. “For all this mess don’t hurt yourself.” Saying so Asim moves from there and Siddharth again leans on the couch, taking a cell in his hand and clicking on gallery where album is filled with Sana’s picture. Some are her selfies with him while some with Vikas and Asim. Her that cute sweet smile, her that eyes shining with happiness. Her that pink lips which are pink without putting lipstick, which never gets tired of talking. 

His thumbs slowly caress the picture on his cell. His eyes containing a guilt, “I am sorry moti.” He says staring into her eyes in that picture. 

// 

Past… 

“She has lost her memory Asim…” Asim looks at him been shock while he just nodes sadly as if gesturing him that what he heard is absolutely correct. 

“What? How? Vikas please this is not the time to joke.” Asim says feeling restless after getting to know about it. 

“I am not joking around and I won’t ever joke on something like this.” With that Vikas narrates the entire story from the time how she met with the accident, how Vikas met Jay and at last doctor conversation. “So now how we are going to deal with him?” Vikas says making rest to thinks way in dealing with it. 

 “We won’t let him know that she has lost her memory or he will definitely try to take opportunity of it.” Asim says the first thing comes in his mind. 

“The person who can find out about the car who hardly anyone knew exists will definitely find out that Khushi lost her memory. She will definitely behave in a different manner and I don’t think that Siddharth will be able to take her along with him. Sid you can’t keep her in your house.” This makes Siddharth to look at him been shock. 

He removes the mask from his face, “what you mean that I can’t take her along with me? Where will she stay then? I am not going to risk her life making her to stay with you.” Siddharth says fully determined that nothing like that is going to happen. 

“Me too! I also can’t trust Vikas on that matter.” Asim says supporting Siddharth. Vikas stares at both of his friends been astonished, what types of friend has he got? They don’t trust him at all. The only person who trusted him and supported him is in that condition. “How cruel you both are, why you both don’t trust me?” 

“Oh, come on Vikas, you keep on throwing parties in your place. Your house is always filled with industry people if you’re at home. How can we keep her there? She will never be safe over there. Plus you both are so much carless at times, she should kept with a person who can take responsibility of her.” Asim says making Vikas to makes faces.  

“If you all don’t have problem then I can take care of her. She is in this condition due to us and if we can help her in any way it will be an honour for us.” Jay says looking at rest with hope that they will agree. 

“Why not? It will be so good; I mean a completely new place where she has no memories no risk of pressuring herself up. After remembering something or other, no risk of affecting her health.” Vikas says been fully happy that they got a way out but then noticed that both Asim and Siddharth are giving him, ‘are you serious’ look. 

“Don’t get me wrong Jay, we hardly know you.” Siddharth says not wanting to let Shehnaaz with a mere stranger at least he has no idea about Jay. “I can’t let her leave with a person I can hardly trust.” Siddharth says denying. 

“I agree with you bro, he might be your friend. And no hard feeling regrading you dude,” Asim says looking at Jay and the nodes indicating that he understands him. “How can we let her with someone who has no idea what is going in her life. How will that person be able to protect her?” Asim asks feeling concerned for her. 

“Asim please you don’t have to agree with everything Sid says, and Sid you put your oxygen mask first.” Saying so Vikas puts the oxygen mask of his. “I have solution to all your problem…” both Siddharth going to remove his mask to say something while Asim is going to open his mouth when Vikas stops them. “Stop there! I know that you both don’t trust me a bit but now you have no other option then trust me and my plans. First Sid I can understand your worry that you hardly know Jay and how can you trust him on Shehnaaz matter when you don’t trust me with her, whom you know from so many years and I am the only friend you have. Though now you have one more too.” Eyeing at Asim been pissed while Asim smirks. 

“But just think once Mahi has hit her, they could have run from that spot. No one would have know that Mahi was the one who hit Sana, it is an isolated place but still Jay brought her in the car after knowing that she was so much injured and made her admitted in the hospital, himself called the police knowing well that a case can be filed against his wife. After all this still you both think that Khushi is not safe with him and his wife. I have seen his wife been so sad after knowing about Khushi’s memory loss. I can assure you that she will take care of her as her own sister.” Vikas says making Asim to think and he is convinced to a level but not Siddharth.

 Vikas senses it and asks to Jay, “Jay you go. I will let you know what we decide but before it don’t talk to Mahi anything about it. Don’t forget about your promise.” Jay blinks his eyes assuring him that he won’t ever break his promise. 

“What type of promise?” Asim asks been curious after Jay moves out. 

“I have asked him not to share this thing with anyone else. It will be better if only few people know about it, we can’t trust him with his contact.” Vikas says and Asim nodes. “Siddharth I know that you’re still not convinced with keeping Khushi in Jay’s place but at this moment we have no other option. We want someone whom we can trust and someone who have no contact with our industry.” Vikas says making Siddharth to look at logical facts. 

“But Jay knows you and then he might be knowing other people from industry too.” Asim says been confused. 

“No, he knows me because we both used to stay in same building some years back with our family but soon I shifted from there and we lost contact. After so many years I have seen him. I am sure he doesn’t have any contact with industry but still I will ask him about it.” Vikas says assuring both of them. 

“How we will know about her condition? If we won’t meet her.” Siddharth asks annoyed with Vikas plans, why can’t she stay along with him? 

“Bro I know you’re pissed at Vikas as well as I am but this is the best way we can deal with the situation. That person will stay away from Shehnaaz for a time being as he will have to find her location first, that will help her condition to get better. Second it will give us time to find the person who is giving him every single detail about our whereabouts.” Asim says making Siddharth and Vikas to look at him been curious. 

“What you mean by that? How you know that there is someone who is giving him information?” Siddharth asks been curious. 

“You both might have forgot that the same car, bro took on one of party after picking Shehnaaz from mall, as she has been ranting that she wanted to go for shopping. The party was organised by you Vikas and Shehnaaz has been sitting in the car when bro went to attend the party. In that party only few people were present as it was planned at last minute and most people were not able to come.” Vikas and Siddharth nodes remembering the party. 

“Exactly! Only Rashmi, Arhaan as she brought him, Paras Mahira like always accompany him, Aarthi she had to come as she never misses a party, and you Siddharth.” Vikas says making Siddharth to get a clue which Asim wants to give. 

“Only this people know that I had this car that means…” he is interrupted by Asim. 

“That means that someone from this have informed it to him.” Asim says giving a victory smile as they get a clue. “But the question is how will we find the real culprit from all this?” Asim asks. 

“I have a plan.” Vikas says making both to narrow their eyes. 

“Vikas not again!” They both says been annoyed with his plans. 

“What about a show?” Vikas says beaming with excitement. 

“Show?” Both sounds confused. 

“Yeah show…” He says winking at them. 

//

Siddharth comes out from his past memories when he hears a knock on his vanity door. He keeps his cell back on the table and asks the person to come in.

“Sir you’re call for the next shoot.” Siddharth nodes. 

//

Vikas comes in Shehnaaz vanity and finds her sitting on a sofa wiping her tears with the tissues in her hand. He silently moves inside and sits beside her. Now and then glancing at her but not saying a word waiting for her blabbering. 

“You know Vikas how cruel your friend is,” she says taking a pause to wipe her nose. “he said that I am irritating him, how can he do like that? He insulted me in front of everyone. I am not going to talk with him ever in my life, promise.” Shehnaaz says pinching her throat. 

“I hope that you will be able to keep up your promise.” Vikas mummers silently which gets unnoticed by Shehnaaz as she is busy in her own worries. 

“Good! Don’t talk to him. He is very stupid person; he doesn’t know how to behave with anyone. You took a right decision; I will also not talk to him from now onwards.” Vikas says making Shehnaaz upset. 

“No please don’t do like that after me you’re only his clever friend. Asim is not as clever as us, please you don’t stop talking to him or that both idiots will land themselves in trouble with their foolishness.” Shehnaaz says innocently while Vikas can’t help but laugh out loud. Shehnaaz looks at him been amused that why is he laughing? She didn’t say any joke. 

“You really think that they both are foolish?” Vikas asks been curious that why she called them foolish. 

“Or what, they both have anger on their nose. See first Siddharth was going to kill Arhaan with his punches and latest Asim was behind Paras, both behave like a school going kid at times.” Shehnaaz says acting as if she is very much mature. Vikas in mind, ‘see who is talking’ but didn’t said it as he doesn’t want to receive punches like Asim. So, he is clever in such matter, he praise himself for his smartness in his mind.  

At that moment there is a knock on the door and they are called for next shoot. 

//

Siddharth reaches near the shooting area to find Shehnaaz sitting they’re in one of the chairs. Looking at her face, he gets to know that she has been crying than his eyes lends on Vikas who is giving him stern look. She has definitely complained to him. Sometimes he really doubts that Vikas is his friend or hers? He moves toward Sushant as he knows that Vikas is going to ignore him until Shehnaaz is normal with him. He is sure staying with Shehnaaz Vikas too is turning into a kid. 

“Sushant my script,” Sushant hands it to him and he moves towards the chairs and take a sit on one of it. He is going through his script time and again glancing at her, she not for once looked at him. She is very much angry! 

Soon director calls them for shoot and both moves there. 

“Wow! Today our scene is matching with our real situation. Is this coincidence or planned by the person who calls himself master mind but each plan ends up been a mess.” Thinks Siddharth glancing at Vikas who is busy talking to Sushant something. 

“So, lights camera action!” Sushant starts the shooting making Siddharth to say his lines. 

“Sorry Shehnaaz I didn’t meant to hurt you. Those words came out from me due to anger.” Siddharth tells his line and look at her only to find her eyes to be moist. 

“But those words have hurt me a lot Siddharth. You have no idea how much those words have wounded me. You known right that your small mistakes do affect me to an extreme level then why you do such thing?” A tear drop follows down her cheeks, though that is her line but those lines comes from heart and hit Siddharth directly. 

He forgot that they are shooting and she is acting in front of him. He slowly moves towards her; Sushant is shock that what is he doing? That is not what he is meant to do. He is going to stop them but Vikas don’t let him too. “Don’t” he mummers slowly and he too stops looking at Vikas been confused. 

Siddharth is standing in front of Shehnaaz, she too has forgotten that they both are shooting and he cups her cheeks with both his hand and nodes in a negative manner, telling her not to cry. Seeing that more tears flows down her cheeks, he slowly wipes it with his thumb. 

“Why you said those words? I know that you didn’t meant it but there was something that made you to say those words. Tell Siddharth why you said those words.” She asks in between her sobs. 

“Shh! Stop crying sweetheart, please I am really sorry.” He says wiping her tears, seeing her in tears his eyes too are moist.  

Shehnaaz can’t help but hug him tightly, wrapping her hand around his back while hiding her face in his chest. Siddharth too wrapped his hand around her waist holding her close to himself. “You always keep on fighting with me and don’t even tell me why you’re angry on me. You’re very much rudy.” Complains Shehnaaz still been in his arms. 

Siddharth is resting his chin on her head, “I am the one who is fighting and who do all the foolishness? Who act like a kid and always lands herself in trouble? And wait a second don’t you call me with that name ‘rudy’.” He makes faces, “there is no word like such.” 

Shehnaaz breaks the hug listening to it, “first I am not a kid. I am twenty-seven years old. Second you’re rudy and I will call you rudy and third don’t keep on saying that there is no word as such as I have invented it.” She says fully proud of herself, her hands wrapped around Siddharth neck.

“Who are you to invent words?” His hands wrapped around her waist narrowing his eyes at her.

“I am Shehnaaz Kaur Gill after all.” Raising her imaginary collar. 

“Ms. Shehnaaz Kaur Gill will gives us the pleasure to know the meaning of this word.” Siddharth says imitating her tone. 

“You’re so stupid that you don’t know meaning of it,” she giggles but upon seeing his glare. She stops herself, “its means that you’re rude.” Pulling his nose and giggling again. 

“I am not rude.” Pushing her hand away from his nose. 

“You’re!” Shehnaaz says still giggling. 

“I said, right. I am not.” Pulling his hand away from her waist been annoyed. 

“Cut!” Sushant voice makes them realise that they are shooting and both feeling embarrassed looked at each other and then at the rest. “Wow! Siddharth and Shehnaaz what a scene you both created! Those dialogues, those emotions all seems so real. I am honoured to have such a talented artist. Amazing chemistry, people are doing to love this scene.” Sushant says praising, both smiles having no words to say. How to tell the director that they have been not acting? 

“So, done with their shoot for today?” Vikas asks and Sushant nodes been all happy with the scene. 

“You both can leave.” Sushant says and Shehnaaz glances at Siddharth and whispers to him. 

“You apologise to me,” she says beaming with joy. This is first time he has apologise to her. 

“When?” Siddharth acts all innocent. 

“A moment ago, when you wiped my tears. You really felt bad seeing me crying, right? Your eyes were also moist at that time.” Shehnaaz says trying to hold his arm. 

“You’re mistaken that was acting.” Siddharth tries hard to act stern. Shehnaaz keep quiets for a second, is he speaking truth? Is that acting? No! 

“I know that it was not acting.” Shehnaaz says fully determined not to come in his talks. 

“Think whatever you want to.” He moves from there and Shehnaaz follows him. 

“Siddharthhh…” he tries hard to hide his smile seeing her coming after him. She is back to him; he pushes her away so many times not even wanting to do it but each time she pushes away all the barriers and runs back to him. 

Vikas smiles seeing that glow back on Shehnaaz face and Siddharth like always showing her attitude, seeing it he shakes his head. This both can never change.  His plan has worked, but still more miseries are yet to be deal by both. He thinks what more is store in their life by destiny? 

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