I woke up in the morning and yesterday night's events flashed in my mind and a smile crept into my face you drive me crazy Avneet... things which didn't ever matter to me are now becoming the best moments of my life.... everything around me just reminds me of you my car,my bedroom,my house gate,my shirts everything has your essence now and that essence drives me mad and makes me miss you..... you have the capability to turn me into a monster also into a sage... I am addicted to you Avneet Kaur I am addicted to you.... just between all my thought my phone's alarm started buzzing I got out of my bed and went to the bathroom did my daily deeds and came out but while all this she didn't leave my mind I wrapped a towel around me and was searching for another one when
"Are you searching for this ???"the sweetest voice spoke to me
"Avneet how are you here ???how did you enter??" I was baffled like hell how did she enter again this girl really has some sort of of magical power or something she was wearing a pink and white saari with sleeveless blouses.... saying that she looked like a goddess wouldn't be enough to describe her beauty....

"Avneet how did you....." She came near and kept her fingers on my lips...
"Sssshh!! Don't you want me here ???"she asked
"You don't know Avneet how much I want you to be near me... always"
"Why Sid why do you want me Sid ?? Why am I necessary to you ?? Why do my kisses and hugs make your heart beats faster when you have already done it 100 s of time with others??? Why Sid why???
"Because...."
"Because...."
She pushed me and I fell on the bed and got up and looked all around she was nowhere to be found shit I was imagining again buckle up Sid you are getting late thanks to your imaginary Avneet ahhhhh I so miss her.....
I got ready quite quickly gelled my hair and was ready to go to temple as I always do on my birthday it's a ritual I have been following since my childhood and it's not a part of my no celebration pact

I searched for my car keys and got them.... carried everything then went towards my garage and opened the car door sat inside the car and was just about to start it when I turned towards the passenger seat she was seating there wearing a pink and white lehenga this time with all kind of jewelleries I could ever imagine

"You here again...."
"What??? why are you so surprised isn't this the usual dream you have about me....
Me sitting beside you in this attire in our Mandap taking our vows to stay together always"
"Yes I do..... You look so beautiful"
"I know I do because you have imagined this for me it can never look bad"
"Am I dreaming again ???"
"Whatever you want Sid if you want this to be a dream then I will always be like this but if you want to make this true someday you know what you have to do...... Make me yours Sid you know what's there in your heart if you don't then close your eyes you will understand"
I closed my eyes and all I could see was Avneet and my journey together it made me realize how happy I am when I am with her how free I am from my baggage which I carry always but with her it's different I opened my eyes and she was not there I had a smile on my face... Because I now know why she affects me so much why I can't resist her why my actions are extreme when my feelings are related to her because...... I LOVE HER.....Yes I AM MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU AVNEET....
I ran from the car into my house and ran towards Sam's room
"Sam wake up I need to tell you something Sam wake up....."
"No baby you keep the call first..."
"Oh god I have seen guys high on drugs this guy is high on Rads.... I need to wake him"
I saw the jug of water near him took it and and splashed the water on his face....
"Aaaaarggh.....WHAT THE HELL SIDHARTH ??WHO DOES THIS"
"I need to tell you something bro it's serious"
"What is serious ??? Is everything alright ?
MAA and PAA are fine right?? Bee Shanaya Di everyone's alright right???
"Yes Sam they are all right I need to tell you something else bro.... I have fallen in love with Avneet bro"
Sam looked at me with a grumpy face then got up from his bed and said
"just a sec bro...." went and caught hold of a long vase and started running behind me....
"Bro....bro.... What's wrong with you why are behaving like this??"
He kept the vase and came near me
"What's wrong with you Sid?? You woke me up so early in a Sunday morning to say me something I knew from the first day itself what are you King of all the idiots in this world
"Bro you know right how difficult these stuffs are for me so when I realized I love her I thought you are the first one who deserves to know that's why I came to tell you...."
His grumpy face started melting into a emotional one I totally master in making him forgive me....
"Ohh fuck it I can never be angry on you......." With that he came and gave me a bear hug....
"I am soooo happy for you Sid finally you got some brains.... thank god"
"Ok now listen you can't be saying this to anybody not even Rads promise me"
"Why?? aren't you planning to tell her ???"
"Yes obviously I am but it needs to be special right and I can't trust on you with Rads around you are surely going to say it to her so promise give our family's promise"
"Ok fine I promise I will not say it to anybody don't worry"
"Ok now I will be going I need to reach the temple also....."
He started yawning "ya ya fine..... Go... Even I will sleep a little more for now"
"Oh god Sam I know you love Rads a lot but what's the need to shower all your love in one day over the phone only look at you it looks like you haven't slept the whole night" I teased him
"Ha ha ha.... Very funny don't laugh so much in somedays even your situation is also going to be the same"
"And I am dieing to be in this situation I miss her so much already"
"Miss her later now go... Your Shivji would be waiting for you now"
I went from there started my car and drove towards the nearby Shiv temple I went Infront of the deity and closed my eyes and joined my hands....
"I know every year I come to you to thank you for everything in my life for the world's best Mom ,brother and sister like Sam and Shanaya Di ,Mamu and Mami who are more than my uncle and aunt to me but this time there is a wish also please make Avneet mine I know I have to do the proposing stuff and everything but just make sure that finally she becomes mine only that much I require for my whole life nothing else...." With that I opened my eyes and turned towards to go and I saw her again this time in a white salwar with a pink dupatta that I brought her from Delhi she had her eyes closed and hands joined god Sid what is your obsession with this colour combinations but I can't complain she looks gorgeous in this combinations....

(*Replace Avneet's jhumkas and dupatta with the ones that Sid gave her.....)

She opened her eyes and came towards
"So... How do I look??"she asked raising her eyebrows...
"First the sari then lehenga now this salwar you are doing great if you plan to knock my senses off... "
"Sid what are you...." She looked at me with a confused face even if I know she is my imagination she feels so real...
"And why are you here again you made me accept it in the morning itself "
"Sid what are you saying what sari what lehenga.... What did I made you realize... Oh god dont tell me Sid you are drunk???
"AVNEET...are you real???"
"What!!!? Is there any fake Avneet in your life..... Of course I am real"
I went near her and pinched her to make sure.....
"Ouuuch what is this now...??"
"Sorry sorry sorry Avu I thought I was imagining again" shit Sid have some control over your mouth.....
"Oh.... someone's busy imagining stuff about me I didn't knew I have such a effect on you"
"Don't make me describe that effect Avneet because I know you can't handle it once I start describing what all other stuff I imagined...."
"Chiiii Sid.... We are standing in a temple at least respect that"
"And now can I know why are you here??someone has been so restless without me nowadays...."
"Oh please haan Sid..... Besides I told you yesterday also it's my special day too..that's why I am here..."
"You know I can't trust Sam on anything now he even told you about this too...."
"Waise Sid you can't blame it on your poor brother it's bound to happen when he is dating my best friend....."
"Ya even that is true...."
"Okay come now we have to go somewhere"
"Where??"
"Come no you will know it when we reach there it's nearby only we will walk"
"But...."
"Come on Sid.....pleaaaaaaase" she made her puppy face again
"Ok fine let's go..."
We started walking and after about 10 mins reached near a beautiful lake it was inside the forest area adjacent to temple but not inside the deep forest just close enough so people were allowed to visit but no one was there at this time it looked so beautiful....it had stairs all around it
"Come sit here" she asked me sitting in one of the stairs....
"It's beautiful Avu"
"I knew you would like it"
"And how"
"It's simple you like greenery and you like water too that's why"
"Some one is starting to notice me a lot...."
"No no I am not noticing you or anything " she said totally unsuccessful in hiding her lie
"Acha why are you wearing white and pink then......"
"Leave it no sid...."
"Why tell me Avneet why have you wore these colours today...."
"Because white is your favourite colour and I know I create a havoc in your brain when I wear pink..." She said with a smirk on her face I know how to wipe this off....
"Uhuh.....wrong you create a havoc in my HEART when you wear it....."she started to blush now..... I am never going to get used to see her blushing.....
"Now if your tomato phase is over .....tell me how do you know of this place....??
"Its a funny story you know there is a girl in our college Ritu a guy named Avi had a crush on her but she was totally irritated by him but then one day she comes and says that they are committed now it was quite shocking because just a day before she was like hating him now this sudden turn so we asked her she said Avi brought her here and proposed to her and she couldn't say no to it I mean how stupid is that...."
"You still think love is stupid" please say no please say no....
"NO.... but accepting someone because of a setup he created is stupid"
"Waise what changed your mindset about love"
"Maybe someone just taught me that we should leave our past in the past only "
"Must be an intelligent person....waise why don't you believe in love I mean like I have a reason and you partly know it but I don't know what is yours neither do you say it....tell me??I asked her.....
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"It's a long story Sid "
"I have sufficient time come on tell me...."
"Okay fine..... so you know when I was a kid I used be like this chubby girl with braces and stuff and obviously my stammering problem so I never got any friends.... They all bullied me and I used to cry for not going to school but then Anushka came into my life she became my friend although she had her selfish reasons but still I was happy that at least I have a friend now...."
"What selfish reasons??"
"You know the usual I was good in studies and stuff so I used to do her projects and my dad was ri...." Oh shit I can't tell him about my father like this
"Your dad was...??"
"My dad had requested her dad so she had to be my friend and we became bffs at aleast for me.... Everything was okay but then Veer entered into our life and I kind of had a crush on him and obviously I told Ann about it she said she will fix me up and stuff but eventually they started seeing each other and Ann didn't even think of saying it to me but I was such an idiot that I still thought she was my friend ... So in 12th grade Veer and I got to be project partners and he was trying to be a lot more than cosy to me but I avoided him.... he even tried to kiss me but I backed out but someone saw this and told Ann about it she became so jealous that she made edited posters of me like really vulgar one and pasted them in all the walls and then the bullying and ragging increased as this time they even had my supposedly best friend in it...."
"Oh my god that's harsh I mean even I have gone through bullying but this is like unbelievable...."
"The story is still not over Sid..... So I changed my school and totally changed myself like got into gymming and stuff changed my looks and whatever I thought was the reason for me not having friends and not getting my so called prince charming.... I met with Veer again in college but this time he was all over me even I could not stop myself you know first crush and stuff we became a couple he was my prince charming the best couple in college then one day I saw him kissing another girl and when I researched about him I got to know that it was never Ann's fault for those posters of mine it was Veer who did it because he couldn't believe that a geek like me didn't allow him to kiss me and he told Ann that I tried kissing him which made her angry and as she already knew I had a thing for him so she believed him.... Everyone did as he was the popular one and I was the geek my whole school life got spoiled because of him who was supposedly my prince charming.... If prince charmings and happy endings meant all those torture that I went through then I didn't want one hence I stopped believing in love...."
"You are too strong Avu I mean after all this.... what you are today is awesome...."
"Come on its not that a big thing even you went through this right.. "
"Ya I did but I always had Shanaya Di and Sam with me I mean mom was too weak at that time to handle me and Mamu and Mami were supporting her but for that period Shanaya Di became my mother she encouraged me into fitness and to divert my attention towards sports or anything that interested me I feel so glad I had them both after hearing you... "
"Ya I know sibling's love is unreplaceable I feel so guilty for not sharing all this with Bhai..."
"Bhai?? I thought you were single child"
"Ya I am it's just that they are our family friends they lost there daughter at a young age so they treat me like one so he is my Rakhi brother but loves me like his own sister only I never told him about Veer because I knew he would have killed him and I didn't want any drama...."
"Oh....I guess all brothers are like that Sam and I can't stand boys eyeing Di when we go out to eat or watch a movie... You know there is a funny incident there is a similar lake like this near our house in mussoorie we used to play there in our childhood so one day I and Sam were playing and he pushed me into the water I was small and didn't knew swimming at that time so almost chocked on water some servants had to come to get me out and Sam was so scared seeing me unconscious that he promised to god that if I live he is never gonna touch Beyblades and he was this crazy fan of Beyblades even had a collection of them and the funniest part is till now Sam doesn't touch Beyblades....."
"What are you serious.... Aww.... He loves you so much"
"I know very much oh god this lake brought back all those memories...."
"Memories why?? don't you go there often I mean you love water and you said it is near to your house...." His face dropped suddenly...
"Actually my father was the first to take us there after he went I never visited that place...."
"Oh... I am sorry..."
"It's okay...."
"No Sid it's not"
"What....??"
"You being detached from everything that is related to your father...."
"What are you saying Avneet"
"You yourself said right the lake has many memories of you Sam and Shanaya Di but you don't cherish them just because that man took you once there... Isn't this injustice on yourself you are destroying your memories for a man like him same with your birthday...."
"My birthday was the day he left us avu....
My mother met him in college and they were in love he belonged to a poor family and soon my Nanaji came to know about it he was furious on my mother because due to his experience he knew that man was using my mother for her money but my mother couldn't see it as she was blind in love she stopped eating when my Nana didn't allow her to visit him my Mamu couldn't see his sister like that so he requested Nanu to accept their relationship when Both of his kids were against him he had to take back his decision they got them married my mom thought she got her happy ending but she didn't knew that it was just the beginning of the worst phase of her life.... My Nana had given my mom and my Mamu equal shares in the property as a result Mamu had to introduce him in business but he didn't change he went on taking money from the company's account and even took loans from investors using my Mamu's name when they asked him about it he used mom as the shield but one day he crossed all his limits.... Nanu and Mom were attending a wedding together Mamu was going to be late so Mami made us eat our dinner she was waiting for Mamu when that rascal came home drunk and forced himself on my Mami the woman who saw my mother no less than a sister he tried to ruin her respect but thankfully a servant returned back as he had forgotten some thing she called the guards for help and my Mamu rushed from the office and threw him out of the house when mom returned in the morning and Mamu told her everything she didn't believe her own brother and sister in law she thought that they are plotting against him so that their relationship breaks so she left everything and took me with her and left her father's house for that sick man...... But that swine hadn't done enough when my mom came back to him kicking off all her property and family he started torturing her everyday..... I have seen my mom the lady who nurtured me all my life getting destroyed every fucking day if his anger wouldn't subsidise with that he would start hitting me and my mom would again take his beatings to save me she was helpless and I was more than helpless I couldn't save her from that monster all I could do at that time was weep nothing else......."
He had tears in his eyes and at that moment I felt like he is not the SIDHARTH I know he is not that cocky smart and handsome rich billionaire but a naive kid who thought that his mother suffered because of him
"Sid.... You couldn't do anything because nothing was in your hand you were a kid Sid you being able to survive those things was itself a brave job.... And I am proud of you for that.... but why didn't aunty comeback to your Mama's house...."
" because she couldn't comeback to her family how could she ...... She had not believed them all the time they tried to warn her but my Mami couldn't take it anymore she couldn't see how my Nana and Mamu were breaking without my Mom and how Sam and Shanaya Di were missing me like hell so she decided to keep her self respect aside and bring back her sister in law back to her home they came to my mother and everything was forgiven they decided to reunite again on my birthday a huge celebration was announced but that monster now knew that he is not going to get anything by returning back as my mother had already seen his real face so he kidnapped me from my school...."
"WHAT!!! Sid I am so sorry I asked you all this you don't need to tell anything else...."
I came towards him and gave him a hug
"Let me finish Avu I have never shared these things with anyone that's why they affect me so much even Sam and Shanaya Di don't know any thing in detail.... Please let me take it all out " he said with tears making there ways through his cheeks I nodded to him
"He kidnapped me and blackmailed my mom to give all her share to him otherwise he would kill me my family was influencial it was not difficult for them to track him that saved me but that day my mother's blindfold opened he threw that man out of her life that man is the reason that my mom still doesn't trust anyone he is the reason that she still can't face my Mami he is the reason that I had do go through all the bad experiences in my life he is the reason I became what I am today..... I can't forget what he did to my mother Avneet I can't do it...."
"How is aunty gonna forget all this if you yourself have not forgotten it Sid....."
"What do you mean....."
"After going through all these things in her life how would she be feeling now when she sees her only son going through all this sufferings just because of her mistakes??"
"I don't know...."
"It would be breaking her Sid not seeing you celebrate your birthday not seeing you going to places where you had your childhood I know your father is a important part of you but your mom is much much much important than him so for her you need to let go off all this.... Accept your past Sid don't run from it but never let it affect your present because your past is only yours but your present is shared by your loved ones....."
"How do you do it Avu heal all wounds with just a stroke...."
"Its a secret I will tell you some other day" I went near him and kissed his eyes.....
"Please let your anger wash away with these tears because that's how you are going to move on Sid....."
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She wiped my tears away and I felt like a heavy baggage was taken out from me it's such an irony I always thought that love was the reason I got all this pain in my heart but all this while it was the remedy I needed......
"You are the best son your Mom could get Sid..... And the best brother too they all deserve to see you happy..... Not crying on your birthday"
"How is it so easy for you to just talk and make people realize there worth"
She laughed and pulled my cheeks
"It's not easy but it's easy with you because you have heart of a five year old.....naive and beautiful..."
"I never thought someday a girl will say that I am naive... "
"Even I didn't think that the billionaire SIDHARTH is such a Miser that he even doesn't give his friends a treat on his birthday" she made a face..... one moment she is giving you advice for your life then in the other she is behaving like she is in the 5th grade right now
"I promise you guys are gonna see a new Sid from next year in his birthday"
"That's like a good boy " she said patting my shoulders
"Now come on drop me in my home I am getting late " she dragged me towards the temple... While doing so her ankles twisted and her heels broke....
"Ouch....."
"Avneet what is this Yaar...... You need to be careful...."
"It's okay Sid just my heels broke ankles are fine see...." She said moving her ankles she got up and was walking again when
"Ouch....."
"What now...??"
"Nothing just that there are lot of stones....."
"Obviously Avu there will be stones this is a forest...."
""I know let's go I will manage..." She said
"You don't need to manage....." I went near her and took her in my arms....
"Sid put me down anybody will see.... There are people in this temple "
"They don't know us avu they will think us to be a newly married couple with the attires we are wearing...."
"You are mad...."
"I know....and besides you look beautiful in my arms....."
"Is there a time when I not look beautiful to you....."
"Yup the time when you are not Infront of me...."
I took her to the car and made her sit in the passenger seat then I thought of pulling her leg a little.... I moved my face towards her
"Sid what are you doing??"
"I have to Avneet I can't drive without this ..."
"No Sid anyone will see...."
"Let them " I moved towards her face she closed her eyes I moved towards her took out the seat belt tied it up around her...
And then stood away from her....
"Avneet I am done with your seatbelt"
She opened her eyes and and looked at the seatbelt
"oh you were tieing the seatbelt...."
"Yes....What did you think ???"
"N....n.... nothing"
"Then why did you close your eyes"
"Something went into my eyes and stop interrogating me drop me Sid aunty would be waiting"
"Ok ok fine liar no 1.... Let's go"
I drove and we reached near her house....
"Sid Sam wanted some previous classes notes from me I need to search them will you come and wait a bit when I do it... It will take 10 mins max..."
"Okay let's go I will have my meet with my señorita too...." She laughed
"Okay come...." We walked through the garden and she knocked on the door thrice the door opened and a shock awaited me
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SID!!!!!!" Everyone screamed when I entered everyone included my basketball team, Sam, Rads Samaira and few other friends and obviously aunty..... They planned a surprise party for me.....
"When did you.... I mean "
"I knew it Sid you wouldn't like it I and Sam even told Avneet but she doesn't listen to anybody....." Samaira as usual started her Avneet bashing...
"No no I like it ..... I mean love it.... THANK YOU GUYS....."
"UMMMhhh.... Your first thank you should be to Avneet she has been planning it for a week now??Sam said
"Thank you so much Avneet...." I went near her ear and whispered
"I know you really worked hard for this but nothing can outshine the little hug we had last night...... Btw why am I so special to you???"
"Because you are an idiot who till now doesn't understand why he is so special to me...." She gave me a wink and went from there then I was crowded by everyone giving me hugs and wishes for my birthday but all that mattered to me the most at that time was the girl who had planned all this for me.....AVNEET KAUR....

I am so sorry guys for being late but I had almost completed my chapter yesterday but it got deleted somehow....
I know I know this chapter is a little boring but I had to include their backstories as it is needed in the further chapters
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