[ Note : Purple - Present ; Orange - First Meeting FB's ; Pink - Childhood FB's]
Chapter 3
Khurana House
Siddharth enters his home in a really bad mood and runs upstairs to his room ignoring his father's questions.
"What's wrong with him?" asked Raj.
"We are asking the same question to ourselves!" sighed Kritika and goes to her room followed by Yash.
Siddharth's Room
He enters the room in an annoyed mood and goes to his cupboard to take out his towel. In the process he comes across the scarf that he had hidden earlier from his siblings. Suddenly his mood lifts as he recalls the errands of the previous day while he sits on his bed lingering his finger over the scarf feeling it's softness on his skin.
[ FLASHBACK :
"So, we are gonna spend the next 10 hours of our life together.. how would you like to spend it?" he asked after a few moments of awkward silence.
She turns to look at him questiongly trying to understand what he meant.
"I meant do you wanna spend it in silence or have some fun while getting to know each other?" he cleared it to her.
"Well, looking at you I know it will not be spent in silence." she smirked.
"Correct! So, let's start with our names?" he asked excitedly.
"Names? I thought you already gave me one! What was that..." she thinks.
"Bhagyashree" he said.
"Yes that!" she retorted sarcastically.
"Okay, Bhagyashree as you wish!" he said.
"What about you?" she asked.
"Really you think I will tell you my name now?" he asked raising his eyebrows.
Siddharth's phone buzzes and he picks it up instantly,
"Brother!! What happened?" he said.
Roshni looked outside the window pretending not be intrigued with his phone call but her ears were wide open.
"Yeaa change of plans!! I may reach a bit later than I anticipated!! Don't worry Bro, you know na when Sid is there you need not worry?" he said playfully.
"Yea, where were we?" he asked looking at Roshni who was now grinning.
"So, Sid why are you visiting Goa? Vacation?" she asked.
"Ahh.. you heard my name!! Shit!! Anyway, my family lives in Goa, I am visiting them this summer!" he said with a smile on his face.
"Wow. That's nice. Same here!" she replied.
"Same pinch!!" he pinches her lightly in her arms.
"What!! Who does that? Are you a kid?" she giggled.
"Where is it written that only a kid can do that!" he said happily watching her giggle.
It was the best sound that he had ever heard. He was smitten by her laugh as he stared at her beautiful smile.]
Roshni's Room
Roshni got into bed after changing into night clothes. She covered herself with her blanket and laid down thinking about her mother's changed behavior. She was way beyond happy, after what it seemed like ages her mother had showered her with love. She had been dodging her mother these past 5 years as whenever they talked; it would end with an argument.
"Hey, are you awake?" asked Sam peeping from the door.
"No Sammy, I am sleep - talking to you!" she replied.
Sam comes inside and lies down beside her.
"I thought I'll sleep with my sister today!" she said as she snatched her blanket.
"Ohho why don't you get one for yourself?" she snapped.
"I want this one!" replied Sam with a wink.
But Roshni was not thinking about this conversation anymore as she travelled back to the bus journey that she shared with him.
[ FLASHBACK :
Roshni takes out her scarf to wrap herself with it as cold breeze had started blowing outside.
"Looks like it's gonna rain!" said a passenger sitting in front.
"Ughh.. I hate rain! Summer mein rain!! Ugh!" she whispered to herself.
"Really? I love rain!" replied Siddharth who was keenly observing her.
"Everything becomes so wet and muddy... spoils the hair.. eeww..."she responded making him laugh as he looked at her cute antics.
"Didn't your mom teach you to share?" he asked after a while as he was shivering in cold.
She looks at him; he was wearing a half-sleeve shirt which perfectly clinged to his muscular body carving out the muscles around his arms. He rubbed his arms with his hands and raised his eyebrows still wanting an answer as she looked up to his eyes.
"Don't you have a jacket?" she asked.
"Yeah right! I did not pack for winters!' he retorted and snatches the scarf off her leaving her mouth wide open with shock!
He wraps himself with the scarf; she looks at him and her eyebrows creases with annoyance,
"What the hell? Have you ever come across the word - MANNERS??" she asked.
"Yes, it is exactly the opposite of what is sitting in front of me!" he smirked. She smacks him on his shoulders angrily and then takes out another scarf from her bag for herself.
"Arre, we could have shared dusra kyu ganda karna?" he teased.
She glowers at him and then turns to look outside the window putting her hair in between. With a grin on his face he closes his eyes and relaxes as the scarf provides him some warmth. After few minutes,
"I thought men are supposed to be chivalrous but tum toh alag level ke hi ho!! Normally I have seen guys offering jacket to the girl but you!!" she teased.
"Arre? What if I am a guy? Mujhe thand nahi lag sakti kyaa?? Ajeeb double standards hai tum ladkiyo ki yaar!" he snapped.
"Really? You don't want me to open my mouth against boys.." she gets interrupted with his sneeze!
"Excus-" he sneezes again!
"God bless you!" she responds immediately.
"Dekha, I was not kidding I catch cold fast aaan-" he sneezes again but this time Roshni couldn't control herself and she started laughing loudly.]
Roshni bursts out into laughter as she remembers how he kept on sneezing and his cute expressions!
"I just told you that I am upset with your behavior today at dinner and you are laughing?!" responded Sam looking at her sister unbelievingly.
"Ahh what?" asked Roshni.
"Sorry I spaced out!" she said as she got up from bed while giggling.
"I'll just brush my teeth and come!" she continued.
She goes inside the washroom and closes the door. She looks at herself in the mirror and the grin that was lingering on her face. She recalls his sweet smile, his heart-warming laugh, his brawny arms brushing against hers and the feeling that arose within her at that time. His constant gazing throughout the journey whenever she wasn't looking at him and his hypnotic stare which made her heart skip a beat every time she was caught by it. She splashes water on her face and shakes of this feeling,
"Why did you have to be Shorty?" she whispers.
"I hated you when we were young and now I hate you even more for messing up my head so bad!" she said aloud.
She squeezes the toothpaste in her brush and recalls a particular incident which took place millions of years ago.
[ FLASHBACK :
Roshni was dragged by Sam to go to Khurana's house so that they could play dress up with Kritika.
"Hi aunty!!" said Sam as she entered followed by Roshni.
"Hi kids! I am making macaroni for you guys today!" she said adoringly.
"Wow! Roshni loves it!" said Sam. Roshni greets Simran with a smile but she looked here and there to see whether HE was there or not.
"Who are you looking for?" asked Simran.
"Uhh.. I was.. I.." stuttered Roshni.
Everyone was aware of how much Roshni and Siddharth hate each other.
Sam helped her out and said, "Kritika!"
"She is upstairs in her room!" Simran said and resumed her work.
Sam ran upstairs and Roshni went up unenthusiastically still looking for a sign of HIM.
She overhears Kritika talking to her sister, as she stood outside her room,
"Sid had fever last night so he is sleeping in his room!"
Roshni grins as an idea struck her mind. She silently tip toes towards Siddharth's room and opens it. He was fast asleep; she goes inside the washroom and squeezes the toothpaste in her hands. She walks towards his sleeping figure and applies it on his face. He moves a bit in his sleep but she was done by the time he could understand that someone was touching him. She hurriedly goes back to Kritika's room and starts playing with them.
After few minutes they hear a scream and all three run out of the room to see what happened. Siddharth rushed out of his room with hands up in the air and yelled,
"Who did this!!!" he pointed at his face.
Roshni hid herself behind Sam to hide her giggles. Siddharth finally notices her and screams,
"BUNNNY!! I WILL KILL YOU!" he goes inside his room. Sam glares at Roshni as she sees her laughing,
"Are you mad? He is sick! Rosh grow up!" she scolded her sister.
"But Di, I was.." she gets interrupted as she looks at Siddharth who was running towards her to strike any moment.
Simran had come upstairs now to see what the screams were about. She sees her son whose face was white due to the toothpaste; running behind Roshni with a cricket bat on his hand.
"Sidd!! No!! Stop it!!" she yelled as she ran after him. Roshni dodged his first attempt to hit her and runs downstairs followed by him.
Everyone was shouting at Siddharth to stop his craziness but it was of no use!
"Shorty NOOO.." shrieked Roshni as she was cornered by him. He hits her anyhow and she falls on the ground with her hands on her head. Tears welled up in her eyes as it was hurting too much but she wanted to be strong in front of him.
"SIDD!" finally Simran caught up with her son but it was late as he had already hit her. She takes the bat from his hand and hits him on his back.
"I am so sorry Aunty!" said Sam as she picked up Roshni.
"I want to go home!" said Roshni in tears.
Sam took her home immediately apologizing once again on behalf of her sister. Both of them were made to apologize to each other later in the day and were grounded for a week thereafter. Siddharth's lucky cricket bat was taken away from him as a punishment for hitting her with it.]
Siddharth's Room
Siddharth throws the brush and the toothpaste in the stand and comes out of the washroom angrily. He looks at the scarf lying on his bed and grabs it. He turns towards the door and throws it angrily. It lands up on Kritika's face.
"Woaah! Chill down bro! Why are you taking out your anger on this beautiful scarf?" she said as she admired it again.
"Beautiful? MY FOOT." he responded as he wore his t-shirt.
"Subha toh bada chupa rahe the aur abhi isse fek rahe ho? Roshni ka gussa uss bechari ladki pe kyu utaar rahe ho?" she said coming towards him.
"Kitty, please! I don't want to talk about Bunny anymore, don't spoil my mood further on!" he said.
"Okay baba sorry! Acha if not her then let's talk about what will you do next about your dream girl?" she said excitedly unknown to the fact that it was the same girl.
"Abhi I said na I don't want to talk about her!" he yelled.
"You are confusing me bro. You don't want to talk about Roshni or Bhagyashree?" she asked.
Siddharth rubs his head in annoyance and said, "BOTH! What do you want?"
"Uhh.. if you are throwing away this can I take it?" she asked innocently.
"Yes yes! Keep it but please leave me alone!" he was mad now.
Kritika leaves gleefully that she scored the scarf as well,
"Goodnight! Sweet dreams of Bhagyashree!" she said.
"Sweet Dreams? Ya nightmares!" he said to himself and lies on the bed closing his eyes.
[ FLASHBACK :
He wakes up from his nap and opens his eyes slowly. He was sitting on a bus and he wondered where he was. Just then he notices her sleeping on his shoulder and he recalls his time spent with her and smiles. She had cuddled him in her sleep wrapping her hands around his muscular arms and her head kept on his shoulders.
Her stray strands of hair was falling on her face, so without moving much as he did not want to disturb her, he slowly tucks her hair behind her ears to reveal her beautiful face. In the process his fingers slightly touch her soft skin and she moves in her sleep firming her grip on his hands a bit stronger than before.
He beams with happiness and caresses her cheeks. She was the most beautiful girl that he had laid his eyes upon. She slept like an innocent child; there was something about her face which had a captivating affect on him. He couldn't help himself but stop staring at her however much he wanted to since he had seen her at the airport.
The bus halts making him take his hands off her face and look up in front. She too had gotten up and sleepily said,
"What happened?" as she opened her eyes.
"This is the last stop the bus is making today. So, if you want to freshen up or have dinner then do it now, because now the bus will stop only in the morning when it reaches Goa. You have half an hour." said the conductor aloud.
People started getting down from the bus, Siddharth and Roshni looked outside their window and noticed that they had stopped at a roadside Dhaba.
Siddharth moves his hand and shrieks,
"Oooww!!" making Roshni look at him questiongly.
"Kya hua? Sote waqt wrestling kar rahe the kya!" she teased.
"Wrestling toh mera kandha tumhare sir se kar raha tha!" he chortles.
"What?" she asked innocently.
"Oh don't act innocent now. It's been proven now that tumhara sir mere kandhe se kitna bhaari hai!" he said playfully.
"Shut up!!" she smacked him on his arms making him scream again,
"Oww!! Hadh hai yaar, your head was enough to torture me, don't start with your hands now!" he said getting up from his seat.
They bicker and tease each other as they get down from the bus and walked towards the Dhaba.
They eat whole heartedly while chatting away. At the end of the meal they have a lassi competition in which Roshni beats him with just a matter of seconds!
"Losserr!" she shows her thumbs down at him.
"I let you win, ok?" he said making faces.
"Reallly now!" she retorted when the waiter brings their bill and keeps it on the table.
Siddharth sees the amount and takes out his wallet to pay. He keeps the money when Roshni hits his hands and said,
"Listen, I will pay for myself!"
Siddharth looks at her amusingly and said, "Offcourse! Tumhe kya laga main tumhara pay karunga? I was gonna ask you to return me back the money!" he teased.
"Right. Like I said tum and chivalrous!! No way!" she played along with him and pays her half.
They walk towards their bus when they noticed that the passengers stood outside in a crowd, their pace hastened.
"The bus has broken down!!" said the conductor.
People started screaming and yelling at him. Roshni and Siddharth looked at each other. He could see a bit of fear in her eyes, but he knew her well now to know that she would definitely hide it from him. He walks up to the conductor and asked him what arrangements could be done. Finally after an hour long of discussions and arguments the bus driver came up with the solution that they could spend the night in the motel nearby till they repaired their bus.]
Roshni's Room
Her sister had fallen asleep, but she was still restless. So she walks up to her balcony which was attached to her bedroom and goes outside to breath in the fresh air. She closes her eyes and relaxes while leaning on the grill. It felt so good to be back home, to her own room after years. She was very happy as her sister was getting married to a good guy whom she loved immensely and her mother had changed for the better. Everything was good. Everything made her feel content.
Suddenly she hears noises and she opens her eyes; someone was playing basketball in front of the garage on the opposite lane. As he turned while playing with the ball, she said,
"Except you."
Siddharth was playing basketball to take his mind off her. He was a good player and had taken part in many competitions while he was in school. Roshni gazed at him as he played, for a really long time. He was looking hot while playing; his arms were greasy and shiny due to the sweat that layered upon his skin. She kept looking at his moves admiring his game.
He felt that he was being watched and he turned to look up at the opposite street to find her gawking at him. Their eyes met and he stops bouncing the ball while she straightens herself up. The moonlight was falling on her balcony and she was looking like an angel in white from afar.
A small smile crawled up Siddharth's face as he looked at her. She raises her eyebrows questiongly at him. He looks down at the ball in his hand and then back at her mischievously grinning. She was still staring at him confused with his actions.
In a flash, he pretends to throw the ball at her and she ducks down in fear. Seeing her reaction he cracks up in laughter and pouts teasing her. She stands up immediately glaring at him.
He winks at her and gives a flying kiss. She pretends to vomit and shows him the finger while going inside. He shakes his head still grinning and whispered,
"Bewakoof!" as he continued playing his game.
She closes the door behind her and whispers, "Pagal!"
Sorry for the late update. I was in no mood to write after watching those SidNi scenes 😛 I hope you like this one.
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Edited by skinnypal - 10 years ago