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Chapter - 37 Happy Birthday to me

Jannat's POV: I was out in the courtyard with Anushka, we were sitting on one of those high pavements. My birthday was on a regular Friday so we had classes. It was about to be noon and Anushka was asking me a few doubts related to some chapter. We were going about things slowly when all of a sudden I felt something slimy, cold, and creamy on my face. Ouch. It was cake. Most definitely. I could feel a piece of metal rubbing cake on my face. I opened my eyes, which had shut down as a reflex, to see Anushka laughing at me. She was sitting in front of me and practically dying of laughter. I heard another laughter from behind me. The nincompoop who was behind this stupid act. Of course, I recognised the voice. I turned behind to see a robot holding a plate with a cake on top in one of its hands and its other hand was covered in cake which was freshly rubbed on my face. My poor face. It was his robot. How did I not see this coming? I turned some more to see Siddharth laughing with a hand on his stomach and his other hand was busy controlling the remote to his stupid robot. I silently took a tissue out of my bag and started wiping my face. And my hair. Freaking idiot, he ruined my face and my hair. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him walk towards me. 

Sidd: Happy happy birthday Jaan!

Jannat(while opening the tissue further to remove some more cake off her hair): Wow. You remembered? Thanks.

Sidd: What do you mean "you remembered"? How could I forget?

Jannat: I don't know, I thought you would have been too busy with others.

Sidd: No, I wasn't

Jannat(smiles): Oh then was it by a miracle that you forgot to wish me at 12? Here you are wishing me at noon instead of midnight. I think we all can make out that you forgot. 

Sidd: Well, I wanted to wish at the exact moment when an angel stepped into this world 19 years ago. I wanted to let her know that she's turned into this young woman whom I love very much.

I checked the wristwatch to see that the hour hand was at 12 and the minute hand was at 7. The exact moment I was born. This day. 19 years ago. 

Jannat: I'm speechless 

Sidd: I know. Anyway, I have something for you.

He didn't mind that there was cake all over my face. He covered my eyes with his hand sitting down on the pavement right behind me. The warmth of his hands always felt surreal. Was this his gift? Showing up to wish me and cover my eyes with his hands to engulf me in that warmth? I felt his torso's presence right behind me so I drove my elbow right into his stomach. No, it wasn't unintentional. Yes, I did it on purpose. I heard a faint "ouch" emanating from his lips. Serves him right. As much as I felt... what's the word? I don't have a word ok. Feelings yes. As much as I felt "feelings" when he said he wanted to wish me at the exact time I was born at, instead of 12, I was still angry with his behaviour. I needed an explanation which he won't be able to give me cuz he never has time for me anymore. Sir yahan tak aaye wish karne ke liye yahi badi baat hai. Times have changed. 

He soon removed his hand and I opened my eyes to see him holding a box. A black velvety box. He's giving me a box? Nice. Jokes apart, I really wanted to see what he had in store for me. He placed the box in my hands and stood in front of me blocking Anushka from the view. Of course she wouldn't keep quiet so she raised herself on her knees and put her hands on Siddharth's shoulders to rise higher, so that she could also see what the box had. 

I slowly opened the box to find a scintillating piece of silver in front of me. Shining, it appeared like a mini version of a rope that would have been used in rock climbing. It was just silver. It had the letters DREAM, which hung from the rope making it all the more dazzling. It was an anklet. I took it out of the box and looked at Siddharth with glassy eyes. 

Jannat: Is this...

Sidd(whispers): Yeah 

Anushka: Seriously? You are giving her an anklet? This is your gift?

Sidd: This isn't just an anklet. Her dad had gifted an anklet of the same make to her like years ago but then she lost it somewhere 2 years ago. So I got this one that looks just like it. 

Anushka: Aw, how cute is that?

I didn't have words. I knew it won't be the same considering the emotional value of that anklet, but the fact that he made efforts to make my birthday special-

Sidd: This is a gift from your dad, okay?

See? I tried to distance myself from him as much as I could but the things he does like I can't even imagine. He is surreal. Except for the pain he gives though, that's very much real.

Sidd: May I?

He took the anklet from my hands as I nodded and narrowed my foot in his direction. Holding my foot in his warm hands, he strapped the anklet, securing it in its place. And then he looked up at me and smiled.

Jannat: It's beautiful. Thank you so much

Sidd(hugging her): Always 

LIE. He doesn't even stick around anymore, he has no business saying that word. But I'm sorry, I think he touched my heart with this alluring act of his. But I didn't wanna let my guard down. 

Jannat: I'm glad that you didn't forget my birthday

Sidd(glaring at her): Seriously? You're gonna taunt me even after all this? If it were someone else-

Jannat(looking into his eyes): I think I can speak for myself

Anushka: Guys, are we gonna eat the cake or not?

I forgot. My part of the ceremony was remaining. I grabbed the plate with the cake in tact from his robot's hand and threw the whole thing on Siddharth's face in one fell swoop. My revenge was complete. 

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