Part 18
Sonia did at times comes across as a girl who lives in a dream world of romanticism but was a very mature person. Those few hours with Sid and she read him through and through.
Sid was back from his break. Seeing Sonia still not in he decided to relax for a while. He was sitting with his eyes closed almost as if he was meditating when Sonia walked in. Sid got up with a jerk and resumed his work.
Sonia too did not bother much and resumed her work whilst keenly observing him intermittently.
Soon her task for the day was done and she handed her files back to Sid.
He was going through the same when she commented 'You forgot to wear your spectacles.'
Caught he tried to make an excuse of him being short sighted and did not need them for reading which Sonia again caught 'So they are just a barrier for not letting people read your eyes or to create a stern image.'
Hearing that Sid glared at her to ward her off.
'You are not what you portray or are you friends with people who spread rumors about you that you are so desperate to prove them right.'
'What do you mean?'
'What I mean is you wear your spectacles only to build up an image and these tough look are just to only ward off people cause they may intrude your personal space. But what are you scared of?'
'I am not scared of anything. I just am like this and prefer being like this.'
'You mean sadoo.'
'Whatever'
'That means you are not'
'What makes you think so?' asked Sid gritting his teeth.
'You would not have been so defensive and nor would you have asked me why I felt so.'
Sid shifted uneasily in his chair. Sonia felt sorry for a moment trying to pull Sid out of his comfort zone and thought it was enough for the day. She also did not want to put Sid too much on guard nor did she want to trouble him. While in US she was merely attracted towards Sid due to his status, his achievements and his charisma but now she felt being pulled in seeing the real man behind the garb of the no nonsense Dr Siddhant Modi. She finally resigned 'I think I will take your leave. Take care of yourself.'
Sid was completely frustrated of his situation and he decided to call it a day. Once in the hotel he headed straight for the bar.
Riddhima checked on Sid the moment she was done with work only to find Sid having left for the day. Frustration further caught on when the staff refused to give her his contact information and her visit to the most likely place, the penthouse went futile.
She must have waited for over a couple of hours before one of the neighbors informed her that her ex-husband was not seen here for many months. This acted as another blow to her. Even when things were not fine between them Sid always stayed in their penthouse. Ironically even after all that happened between them while thinking of the penthouse the words that her heart resounded was 'their penthouse'. After all it was this place that Sid always wanted to bring her back to. This was their 'Sapno ka ghar'. Knowing that he was in India yet not even staying there bothered her terribly.
His indifference in the morning and avoiding staying at their home was a way of avoiding those memories and her. He was always overtly indifferent when he was hurt and upset. He was hurting and he would do so silently. He was upset and he would vent out on himself. She felt helpless but at that moment there wasn't much she could do except return back home with a heavy heart and mind clouded with worry as to where Sid was.
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