Taken For Granted

chapter 2 # The Separation (3)

P.c and sid were sitting in a cafe facing eachother both were silent P.C was the one to speak first
P.C:"Sid you are scaring me man say something...."
Sid:"Han....nahi koi aesi baat nahi ha but I have been thinking about a lot of things lately..."
P.C:"Mujhe aesa kun lag raha ha ke tu kuch ghalat krne ja raha ha...Sid...listen to me man...before you say anything...you know she can't live without you right?"
Sid was a bit surprised at her assumption but then he knew she was one of the smartest people he knew...tabhi he could talk to her so easily...
Sid:"Don't be ridiculous priya...koi kisi ke bna nahi marta..its all just filmy stuff..."
he wasn't ready to accept someone could love him that deeply ...cz no one did till now....deep down he had his own insecurities...but he never accepted them...just hid them under the cover of logic and practicality...and just cz nobody loved him unconditionally and every girl that came in his life wanted something or the other from him and never really loved him...his belief from true love faded away and he too started to just flirt around and hv temporary fun wd his previous girlfriends...but the relationship wd sana was different ...he truly cared about her ....but at that point he didn't think he loved her in that way.
P.c:"Sana ko milne se pehle mujhe bhi ye lagta tha ke koi kisi ke bna nahi marta...per tu ne in dino mein uski halat nahi dekhi...dude that girl is half dead ...most of the times even I am not able to recognize her ...she is seriously in love wd u sid and I am very protective about her so u better not hurt her ...warna mere se bura koi nahi hoga...got it...aor mere ko ye bhi pta ha that you also love her...so plz stop ur nonsense and just talk to her...sort things out.
Sid:"I love her ofcourse I love her but I Am Not In love wd her....I love her as a friend and I don't want to hurt her that's why I think we should never meet again....kunke jo wo mujh se chahti ha mein use wo de nahi paun ga I see her as a friend and nothing else...I want to be in touch with her...lekin mujhe pta ha ke wo cheez usko ziyada hurt kare gi...wo mujh se attach ha aor bht buri tarhan attached ha...itni ke ab uski personal aor professional life affect hoti ha meri waga se jo uske liye bura ha ...I want her to be independent...and strong...I think our relationship is making her weak...and I don't want that...she has just started her career aor use apne raste khud dhundne hn...aor bht age jana ha...apna naam banana ha...khud ke dam per...mein chahta hn agr kisi bhi waga se mein kal na rahun tb bhi wo apna safar jari rakhe...wo ruke nahi...jab kisi bhi shaks per ap itne nirbher ho jao ke uske bna ap apne apko sambhal na sako to wo shaks wo rishta apki kamzori ban jata ha aor mein sana ki kamzori nahi banna chahta..."
P.c stared at him for a while at seemed like she was thinking about all what he said...
P.c:"okay chalo maan liya you are not in love with her but what about her...wo to pyar karti ha tere se..."
Sid smiled at this...:"No she doesn't...people like you and me we are mature enough to tell the difference between love ;friendship; attachment e.t.c but sana is different she is too innocent...koi use pyar se baat ker le ...thori attention de de use us bnde se pyar ho jata ha...paras ke sath bhi to hua tha use pyar...to aesa khuch nahi ha dekhna kuch din mere se door rahe gi to phir kisi aor se pyar ho jaye ga usko...kiya pta shayad tere se hi ho jaye...he winked at her...tu usko le ker bht protective bhi ha"
Pc:"shup up man"
Sid:"My point is let her be alone and figure out things for herself I don't want ke kal ko wo regret kare ..what happened in these past few days was in a way good for both of us...it made me realise a lot of things and ab jo mein bol raha hn wo sun...aj ya kal tak usko media se pta chal jaye ga that I am back aor phir wo tujhe force kare gi to help her meet me...I will text you my schedule but you make sure you act like you don't want her to contact me...just make it sound like it is all her plan....aor bus phir tu mere ko khali ye batana ke when is she coming to meet me baki sab mein dekh ln ga..."
P.c:"Aor tu aesa kiya karega jis se wo tujh se dobara baat nahi kare gi? as far as I know her she will keep on trying untill sje makes u talk wd her..."
At this he smiled ..."I WILL BREAK HER HEART.."
p.c was a very strong girl but when she spoke again her eyes were watery....
"Sidhart mujhe fiqer ho rahi ha....."she said in a very low voice...
Sid:"Don't worry wo bht strong ha dekhna she will become happy and do all the right things ...its her style of taking revenge...he said smiling"
P.c didn't smile..."Mujhe uski nahi teri fiqer ho rahi ha"
Sid was speech less for a while....it was like he was caught red handed....but then he jerked all the thoughts meri fiqer kun ho rahi ha be ...I am not the immature one ....I am not the one jis ko ye ghalat fehmi ha ke wo pyar mein ha...he laughed...
P.c :" problem ye ha ke TUJHE YE GHALAT FEHMI HA KE TU PYAR MEIN NAHI HA" and with that she stood up and left
But sid couldn't move from there for a long time.......
When sana cried that night sid called p.c and asked about sana....she is not good man...bht buri tarhan royi ha wo ...kuch khaya bhi nahi... abhi bhi bht mushkil se soi ha....sid didn't say anything to her...his mom came to his room.
Sm...sidhart abhi tak jag raha ha?
Sid...han bus neend nahi aa rahi thi..
Sm...koi pareshani ha...
He kept staring at her...."nahi koi pareshani nahi ha tu so ja....mein sota hn thori der mein".
Sm ...tu ne khana bhi nahi khaya la dn tere room mein...
Sid..."nahi man nahi ker raha..."
The next morning p.c texted him saying khush ho ja tera idea kaam ker gaya she is all set now...use dekh ker lagta ha ab kuch hi din mein wo move on ker jaye gi.." she wrote the last line deliberatly..
Pta nahi kun lekin use wo msg parh ker khushi nahi hui...he had a smile on his face that faded when he read the last line....
"Chalo good for her...." he replied to her text...
He was on his set per pta nahi kun kisi chez mein dil nahi lag raha the....he read the script so many times but wasn't able to concentrate on the lines....frustrated he just threw the script on the table...just then his manager came in his vanity.
Manager :"Sid The reporter that was supposed to take your interview is here should I call her"
Sid:"I am not in the mood man...call her someother day.."
Manager:"Lekin yaar wo bht bare channel se ha aese time de ker usko wapis bhege ge to unprofessional lage ga"
Sid:"Bare channel se ha to sir pe bitha ln kiya...he shouted...jab aek baar bol diya nahi ha mood to dimagh kun kharab ker raha ha..."
His manager got a bit scared he had never seen sid this angry...just when he was about to leave sid called him...
"Sun...I am sorry man...its just that I had something in my mind...aor tu samne aa gaya to tere pe ghusa nikal gaya...tu aesa ker use bula le..."
Okay boss.
Interviewer hi my name is sonam I want to know your take on the controversy
Sid.."well I will not call it controversy as people assumed something which wasn't true and soon they realized their mistake that's it.."
Sonam:"Ap aor sana aj kal sath nahi dikhte kiya waja ha"
Sid:"we both are busy doing our work aor koi waja nahi ha.."
Sonam:"so many people want to see u two as a couple is there any chance that we would see u guys together"
Sid:"We are good friends and Will always remain like that...nothing more"
Sonam:"does sana feel the same"
Sid got really irritated everytime he heard her name it felt like someone ripped off a bandage..."don't you have anyother topic as far as I know apko film ke bare mein interview krna tha na to uske bare mein puchiye na..."
He said in a cold voice
Sonam:"sorry sir" and then he gave the rest of the interview after that day sidhart purana wala sidhart ban gaya ...wo sidhart jo kabhi kisi shehnaaz gill se nahi mila tha ....that sexy...arrogant...heartthrob...who rarely smiled and who only meant business....he just focused on his work.... lot of girls wanted to be with him...but he was too busy for any reationship...and time passed on like that....
On the other hand shehnaaz also changed alot ..."mujhe mature banna ha itna mature ke koi mujhe sirf is liye na chore ke wo mere se embarrassed ho..."
P.c's heart broke on hearing that but she kept quite sid chose to be the villain of her story and she didn't want to make him the hero again for sana's own sake...
Sana would spend hours at the gym...even her trainer was amaized at her level of dedication...within weeks she got all lean and fit...she would take hindi and English home classes and she learnt both the languages in no time cz she was very smart...she also started reading and would finish one hindi and one english author's book every week...in her free time she watched cnn and bbc...that chirpy and bubbly sana was replaced by a smart ...serious but a bit sarcastic shehnaaz kaur gill....after her ground breaking performance in her first Bollywood movie she became the next big thing in Bollywood....instead of a single manager she now had a team of people working for her...
One year had passed and Sid was working on a web series with vikas gupta as he had promised him he would work in it a year back and his pr team also suggested that he should work for digtal as digital platform was growing fast and as an artist he should explore that too...Jennifer was cast against him...Sid was playing the role of a man whose wife leaves him for her boyfriend after 5 years of marriage and who unable to take the deceit becomes self destructive and aggressive....while Jennifer's role was that of a fun loving care free bubbly girl who is full of life ..both meet by chance and the girl heals the man with her caring and happy nature....vikas and ekta had initially written the role keeping sana in mind but both sid and sana individually denied to work together....so they chose the next most popular choice that was Jennifer...but just before the shoot Jennifer left the project cz her movie dates shifted ...
Vikas:"Sid what should we do"
Sid:"look man my schedule is jam packed I don't have anyother dates free for the next two years.
Vikas:"I can't wait that long...I hv a suggestion plz dont get mad at me but Let me talk to shehnaaz I know u guys are not in touch but both of u are professionals and u can work together in that capacity..."
Sid:"kisi aor ko bol de"
Vg:"itne short notice per koi aor bara name nahi aye ga ...plus I wanted her in this project since day 1 so let me try atleast..."
Sid..."okay I have no issue but I know wo kabhi nahi mane gi..."
VG:"Just let me talk to her.
He talked to sana
Sana:"Okay just send me the script And I will call you if I liked it"
VG was amaized at her professionalism he sent her the script and the next day he got a call from sana
Sana:"I liked your script talk to my manager for dates adjustment"
VG:"OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING SIDNAAZ BEING TOGETHER AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME AND THAT TOO ON MY PROJECT"
Sana:"calm down vikas I liked the script and you are a good friend to is liye i chose to come on board...and one more thing THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SIDNAAZ ANY MORE"
Now they had to come for a script reading at ekta kapoors office sid came there a bit early and after discussing some clauses he came out in the open to smoke a cigarette when he saw some girl taking on the phone with her back towards sid she was wearing a plain white deep neck sleeveless patyala suit her shafoon chuni was slipping from her right shoulder...and her hair were tied simply with a hair catcher....they were twisted one or two times so their length couldn't be guessed....he didn't need to see her face to recognize her...he knew she was shehnaaz kaur gill....before he could call her she suddenly turned towards him....