The Uninvited Lovers ✅

Part 23

Sidharth: (On call) Ms. Lily I will be working from home for the next 4 weeks. Postpone all not so important meetings or delegate to ops managers, covert the other important meetings to online meeting. Cancel the Kashmir flight tickets and the hotel bookings as well. I will talk to the managers to delegate my workload.

Sana heard the conversation and waited until he disconnected the call.

Sana: Yeh kya tha? Aap chaar hafte work from home kyu le rahe ho?

Sidharth: I know mujhe tumhari aise haalat hote huye work from home nahi karna chahiye but just kuch important kaam ke liye hi login karunga baaki ki time I'll be at your service.

Sana: Oh God! Mera matlab tha ki aap office kyu nahi jaa rahe? Meri wajah se kyu nahi jana? I can take care of myself. Mujhe kisi ki help nahi chahiye.

Sidharth: Hmmm.. okay.. Thik hai.. (he kept staring at her with a straight face)

Sana picked up a book from the table and tried opening it but she couldn't with her one hand. Sidharth shook his head in disbelief. He went and sat beside her.

Sidharth: Ek book toh open nahi ho raha tumse toh apna khayal kya khaak rakhogi?

He opened the bookmarked page for her and placed it infront of her eyes to read.

Sana: (smirked and pushed his hand away) Mood nahi hai book padhne ka?

Sidharth: Toh kya karne ka mood hai madam ka? (In husky voice)

Sana: (smiles) Batau? (With excitement looking into his eyes) Mujhe na... (glares and speaks in frustration) ..Kisi ka khoon karne ka mood ho raha hai..

Sidharth: (smiles) Wow!! Tumhe pata hai maine tumhara phone number kaunse naam se save kiya tha? Partner in Crime!! Chalo main bhi saath chalta hoon, khoon karne mein help chahiye hogi kyuki ek haat se kaise khoon karogi tum? Machchar marne ke liye bhi do haat ki zarurat padti hai.

Sana glares at him.

Sidharth: Sana, I miss you at the gate crashing yaar. I miss the Sana jo savage banke har problem ko chutki bajate hi hal kar deti thi. Ab tum khudh main hi uljhi rehti ho, bahut jyada gussa karti ho. Samajh mein nahi aata woh Sana asli thi ya yeh Sana?

Sana: Maine kaha tha na ki aap mujhe jaante nahi.

Sidharth: Hmmm.. Mujhe pata hai tum mujhse naraaz ho. I am sorry, main car mein tumpar chilaaya. Uski wajah batau? (Sana looks at him with no expression) Uski wajah hai Neha. Neha Oberoi, meri choti behen.

Sana's eyes widen.

Sidharth: Ghar mein koi uski baat nahi karta kyuki woh meri dad ki extra marital ki wajah paida huyi hai. Mere paida hone ke 4 saal baad meri mom bedridden ho gayi thi for almost 4 years. Dad was very caring but unse ye ek galati ho gayi jo unhone hum sab se chupa ke rakhi. Jab main 23 saal ka tha tab Neha ki mom ki death ho gayi aur dad use ghar le aaye. Mom bahut hurt thi aur Aditya who was 16 at that time, woh bhi bahut hurt tha. Dad ne bahut samjhane ki koshish kiya par woh dono maane nahi.

Neha was just 17 aur padhaayi kar rahi thi. Toh dad Neha ko lekar dusre ghar mein shift ho gaye kyuki Neha ko unki zarurat thi. Kabhi kabhi woh humse milne aate the but mom unse baat nahi karti thi. Uske ek saal mein Dad depression ke wajah se chal base aur kyuki main unke kareeb tha aur akela shaks jo Neha ko apna maanta tha, toh dad ne uski zimmedari mujhe saupi thi.

Mujhe hamesha ek behen chahiye thi jo mil gayi thi. Dad aur Mom ke ladaayi mein mujhe uska koi dosh nazar nahi aata tha. She was independent just like you. Humse alag apni identity bana ke rakha usne. But dad ke jaane ke baad se woh mere bahut kareeb thi.