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Humsafar - E4.

Second update today. Make sure you've read the E3.
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He had hardly slept for 3 hours after returning home at 4:15am in the morning. He quickly got ready and rode on his bike to the given address. He opened the gate of the apartment building. He climbed the stairs and looked at the watch in his hand. It was 8:00am.

He looked at the door number 203. He went to knock the door but the door was open. He had a weird feeling and instead of calling her, he just went inside. He saw her standing near the table with her back.

Sidharth: Sana...

Sana turned at once as she trembled and a bottle fell from her hand and rolled near his feet. He picked it up and saw it. It was sleeping pills.

Sidharth: Yeh kya hai, Sana?

Sana: Wh.. wh.. what are you.. doing over here?

He realised that she was hiding something behind. He approached closer to her and pulled her to the side. He saw a glass of water with lots of pills sunk to the bottom. He looked at her in shock.

Sidharth: What were you doing?

Sana looked down at the floor with no answer. He cupped her face and lifted her face to make her look at him.

Sidharth: What were you doing?

He asked with more concern and she just couldn't hold her tear back. She bursted crying and he hugged her to console. She hugged him and cried for a long time. He allowed her to cry without asking her to stop.

As she stopped crying, he made her sit on the chair and gave her the plain water from the bottle. She sipped the water.

Sidharth: Why Sana? Kal maine jitna suna tha tumhare baare mein, mujhe tum bahut hi strong ladki lagi. Par aaj yeh kya kar rahi thi tum?

Sana: I was the only child to my parents. Agni ke saamne woh mere kanyadaan karne ka sapna dekh rahe the par meine ussi agni se unn dono ka apne haaton se antim sanskaar kiya. Par tab jeene ke liye meri naani thi. Kal jab meine phir inhi haaton se unka antim sanskaar kiya toh mujhe yaad aaya ki mein akeli reh gayi. Kaun hai mera ab? Kya karungi mein ab yaha? (Starts crying)

Sidharth: Sana, tumne breakfast kiya?

Sana: (surprised) kya?

Sidharth: Breakfast? Kiya?

Sana: (confused) Nahi..

Sidharth: Mujhe bahut bhook lagi hai, chalo na mujhe company do. Hum dono milkar breakfast karte hai.

Sana: Par.. wo.. (she points at the water diluted with pills)

Sidharth: Choddo na usse.. mujhe bhook lagi hai.. chalo..

He pulls her up. Picks up the glass and empties it into the sink. She looks at him perplexed.

Sidharth: Bahar bachche khel rahe hai, tumhe dekh kar darr jaayenge toh tum apna chehra dho sakti ho?

She splashes water on her face and he hands her the towel to wipe.

Sidharth: Hmm.. tumhara room kaha hai?

Sana: (gulps) kyu?

Sidharth: Nahi tumhare kapde thik hai change karne ki zarurat nahi hai but atleast baal bana leti toh thoda sahi lagti.

Sana: Hmm.. aap baiton mein aati hoon..

Sidharth: Nahi! Sirf baal hi banana hai toh mein bhi aaunga. Chalo.

Sana: Main kapde change karungi.

Sidharth: Hmm.. main aankhein band karke baitunga promise..

Sana glares at him.