It was the day of Sana's interview in the office where Sid worked. There was post of typist left in that office. Sid told his boss about Sana and he agreed to take her interview as they needed a typist urgent.
Before interview, Sana entered the temple with Sid. She touched the bell and closed her eyes folding her hands.
"Sana yaar inn sab ka time nahi humare paas. Interview ka time ho raha hai." Said Sid being impatient.
"Chup kar. Tujhe nahi paata? Matarani ke ashirwad ke bina koi bhi kaam thik se nahi hota. Mujhe shaanti se pray karne de." Said Sana making him quiet.
"Matarani, aap toh jaante ho yeh job mere liye kitna zaroori hai. Agar aaj mujhe yeh job mil gayi toh main bhi family ki earning member ban jaungi. Uske baad Mummy ki khit pit thodi band ho jayegi. Mahine mein 25,000 kam nahi hote. Please yeh job dilwa do. Pehli salary se aap ke liye motichur ke laddo kharidungi. Meri sun lo Matarani." Sana kept murmuring.
Sid nodded his head in disbelief and thought, "Maa Beti mein chahe chattis ka akra kyu na ho, hai toh dono ek jaisi hi."
He kept standing for sometime and noticed that Sana was praying with full attention. Sid smiled seeing it.
He looked at the idol of Matarani and said in his mind, "Waise toh main jaanta hoon ki aap Sana ki har iccha puri karogi because she is your favourite not me. Lekin phir bhi main apni dost ki taraf se ek request kar raha hoon. Usse iss job ki sach mein bohut zaroorat hai. Dekhna ki yeh job usse mil jaaye. Apne liye kuch nahi maang raha, aap hi ki favourite vakt ke liye maang raha hoon, iss baar ignore mat karna."
Sana finished her prayer and said to Sid, "Chal."
Sid nodded in yes and they came out together. They sat on Sid's bike and he started driving.
At Office...
Sana was inside the cabin of the boss and her interview was going. Sid was roaming outside the cabin. Whenever an employee was coming, he was pretending of doing some work. But actually he was waiting for Sana to come out and tell him what happened inside. She got the job or not.
After sometime Sana came out of the cabin without any expression on her face.
"Kya hua Sana? Mili job?" Asked Sid eagerly.
Sana looked at him and said, "Sid mujhe chutti kat."
"Huh?"
"Pinch me."
"Okay." Said Sid casually and pinched her hand.
"Ahhh! Itni zor se kyu kiya? Dard ho raha hai." She said rubbing her own hand.
"Abbe yeh sab chhor aur baata andar kya hua."
Sana suddenly realised something and said, "Matlab yeh koi sapna nahi hai. Oh My God! Sid mujhe job mil gayi. Unhone bola main kaal se hi job pe aa sakti hoon."
"Really?" Asked Sid being happier than Sana.
"Haan. Ab main bhi earn karungi. Thank you Sid, sab teri wajah se hua hai. Agar unki company ka best employee unhe mera naam suggest nahi karta, toh mujhe yeh job itni asani se nahi milti."
"Listen, tujhe apni kabiliyat se yeh job mili hai. Okay? I'm proud of you my moti Baby."
Saying that he hugged Sana tightly.
After that he said, "Aaj raat ko party banti hai."
"Zaroor milegi." Said Sana and they both smiled.
At Night...
Sid and Sana went to a small bar cum restaurant.
"Raj nahi aaya?" Asked Sid while taking his seat.
Sana also took her seat and said, "Bhai ko office mein kuch kaam tha. Ghar lautne mein raat ho jayegi. What about Trisha?"
"Woh apni magazine ke liye kuch article ready kar rahi hai. Maine bola tha aane ke liye lekin usne maana kar diya."
"Work pressure, I can understand. Kuch din baad mera bhi suru ho jayega. But koi nahi. Abhi sirf hum dono celebrate karte hai."
"Of course. Vodka yaa Rum?"
Sana smiled and said, "Rum. My all time favourite."
"I knew it." Said Sid.
"Aur tu toh whiskey hi peeyega?"
"Obviously. Best hai woh."
"Boring!" Said Sana making faces.
Then they ordered their drinks with one plate chicken tikka and one plate paneer tikka.
After their orders were served they started eating and drinking. Soon they both got little bit drunk.
"Waise teri Mummy ka reaction kaisa tha jab tune baataya ki teri job lag gayi hai?" Asked Sid after sometime.
Sana finished her peg and said, "Sach kahu? Unhone pehle vishwas hi nahi kiya. Kehti hai main jhut bol rahi hoon."
"Kya baat kar rahi hai?"
"Haan. Hazar baar bolne ke baad unko yakeen hua. Aur unka reaction kaisa tha paata hai?"
"Kaisa?"
Sana made circles with her fingers and said, "Unki aakhein itni badi badi hogayi thi. Aisa lag raha tha jaise kisi bhi waqt bahar nikal ke aa sakti hai. Itni badi badi!"
Sid started laughing seeing Sana's face and Sana also started laughing.
"Yaar teri Mummy ki aakhein toh humesha hi itni badi badi rehti hai. Especially jab woh gussa karti hai. Mujhe toh bachpan se hi darr lagta hai unse."
"Accha? Lekin jab hum chhote the na tu hi unse sabse zyada paange leta tha."
"Kyu ki mujhe unse paange lena bohut accha lagta hai. Iss hi liye toh teri Mummy ko main khas pasand nahi hoon. Hai naa?"
"Hatt! Pagal! Tujhe koi kaise na pasand kar sakta hai? Tu toh itna pyaara hai. Mera pyaara Bebu!" Said Sana cutely and pulled his cheeks.
"Yaar sabke saamne toh mat kar aisa." Said Sid getting irritated.
Sana chuckled and kept her chin on her palm. She started adoring him with drunk eyes and kept smiling.
"I love you!" She uttered in a drunk voice.
Sid's expression changed hearing that.
"I love you yaar. You are my best best bestest friend. Tu Bhai ka nahi, mera best friend hai." Said Sana loudly making him chuckle.
"Love you too Baby. Tujhse main utna hi pyaar karta jitna ki Maa, Trisha aur Dad......."
Sid suddenly stopped and became emotional. Sana understood his pain. She kept her chair beside him and sat on it.
"I really miss Dad." Said Sid with teary eyes. "Sirf 15 saal ka tha main jab woh hum sab ko chhor ke chale gaye. It's been 10 years but mujhe abhi bhi unki bohut yaad aati hai. Kaash woh humare saath hote, mujhe aur Trisha ko job karte hue dekhte. He would be so proud."
Sana kept his head on her shoulder and started consoling him.
"No matter where he is now, he is proud of you guys. Woh saath na hoke bhi humesha tum sab ke saath hai." She said caressing his hair.
Sid closed his eyes and felt better.
After sometime they broke the hug. Sana wiped his tears and said, "Now stop crying. You are making me emotional too. Aur aaj mera celebrate karne ka din hai, emotional hone ka nahi."
Sid smiled and said, "Tu nahi hoti toh kya hota mera?"
"Main nahi hoti matlab? I'm not going anywhere, okay? Itni asani se peecha nahi chhutne wala mujhse. Chal yeh last peg hai, eksaath finish karte hai."
They hold their glasses and finished it together.
At 10.00 pm...
Sid and Sana walked to Sana's house. They both used mouth freshner so that their mothers couldn't catch them especially Sana's mother.
"Good night." Said Sana before leaving. Her feet were trembling.
"Dhyan se. Tu chal toh paayegi na?" Asked Sid.
"Haan haan. Don't worry. Tu ghar jaa." Said Sana in a drunken voice.
"Okay. Goodnight."
Saying that Sid left. Sana entered the house.
She was going towards her room when Parminder Ji said, "Aa gayi Madam? Raat ko der tak ghumna toh adat ban chuki hai teri. Ab toh main kuch bol bhi nahi sakti, job jo mil gayi hai tujhe. Khair, bahar se aayi hai, haath muh dho ke aa, main khana lagati hoon."
"Khaa liya.... Maine khana khaa liya... Bahar hi...." She said in a drunken voice.
Parminder Ji frowned and asked, "Aise kyu baat kar rahi hai? Aankhein bhi aisi ho gayi hai aur theek se chal bhi nahi paa rahi. Kuch toh gadbad hai."
"G... gadbad nahi hai. Woh.... Mujhe bohut neend aa rahi hai isliye yeh sab ho raha hai. Main sone jaau? Good night."
Saying that she somehow went to her room and closed the door.
Next Day...
Sana went to the office with Sid and he made her understand all the work. Also he introduced her to other colleagues. Because of Sid, it didn't become difficult for Sana to adjust in her new office.
"Yeh hai Asif, yeh Priya, yeh Dinesh aur......"
Sid suddenly stopped when a beautiful girl came forward.
He smiled and said, "Yeh hai Deeksha, my another colleague. Kuch hi mahine hue hai isse office join kiye hue. You can say she is also new."
Sana smiled and shook hands with Deeksha.
"Hello!" Said Sand to which Deeksha replied, "Hello! Nice to meet you!"
Then she said to Sid, "Sidharth tumne mujhe thik se introduce nahi karaya. Main sirf tumhari colleague nahi hoon. I'm also a good friend of yours."
Sana's smile faded away hearing that.
Sid nodded in yes and said, "Sorry for my mistake. You are also my good friend."
Deeksha smiled.
Seeing them smiling, Sana also tried to smile but failed.
"Accha Sid, mujhe aaj ki meetings ke baare mein tumhare saath kuch important discussion karni hai. Can you please come with me?"
"Yeah sure."
Then they both left from there.
Sana felt little bad as it was her first day and she wanted him to give her some more time but she shrugged it off and decided to focus on her work.
But as days passed, this little feeling of insecurity started growing inside her. She thought that in office also Sid would be the same with her. She would get Sid by her side all the time but it was not happening. Rather he was spending more time with Deeksha which was hurting Sana a lot. As Sid and Deeksha were at the same position in the office, they had many things to discuss related to work. But Sana was thinking that Deeksha was taking her place. It was not that Sid was not with her whenever she faced any problem in her work. He was always there. But still his growing friendship was bothering Sana.
One day, Sana was typing something on her computer but suddenly it stopped working. She was moving the mouse again and again but the cursor was not moving.
"Bhai chal jaa. Boss ne aaj hi yeh saare mails send karne ko bola hai. Nahi hua toh problem ho jayegi." She said in her mind.
She tried much but nothing worked. So she went to Sid's cabin to ask for his help.
She entered the cabin and saw him with Deeksha. They both looked at her.
Sana became sad but she ignored it and said to Sid, "Sid, mera computer thik se kaam nahi kar raha. Tu zara aa ke dekh na kya problem hai."
"Sana actually I have some important work. I can't come now." He said.
"Mera kaam bhi toh important hai. Aaj ke andar hi saare mails send karne hai. Tu please thodi help kar de, tujhe inn sab ka zyada knowledge hai."
"Tu kisi aur se help maang le. Dinesh is a computer expert. He will help you. Main abhi kaam kar raha hoon na?"
Sana went towards him, snatched the files he was holding and kept them on the desk.
"Bahane mat bana. Koi kaam nahi hai tujhe. Tu chal mere saath." She said and started dragging him with her.
"Kya kar rahi hai yaar?" Yelled Sid jerking off. Sana was startled.
"Bola na main busy hoon? Ek baar mein samajh nahi aata?"
"Main..."
"Nahi tu kya chahti hai? Main apna saara kaam chhor ke pura din tere saath baitha rahu? Sana hum dono yaaha kaam karne aate hai. Main har waqt teri babysit nahi kar sakta." He said being frustrated.
Sana's eyes became teary as he never talked to her like this. It was the first time. Suddenly she found him very unfamiliar.
Deeksha came towards them and said, "Umm... Sid we are getting late. Humein boss ke saath meeting pe jaana hai."
Sid cooled down and said, "Yeah let's go. Aur Sana tu please Dinesh se baat kar le. He will help you out."
Sana didn't say anything and kept standing there while looking down.
Sid and Deeksha left. Teardrops fell from Sana's eyes.
At Night...
Sid came from the meeting and found that Sana had already left.
"Mujhe bina baataye aise kaise chali gayi?" He thought and called Sana.
Sana was in her room. She saw Sid's name on her phone's screen. She cut the call and wiped her tears.
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