Reaching home, Sid tries to wake Roli up but stops as he finds her fast sleep. His heart comes to a standstill watching how innocent she looks. He remembers the time when he met her for the first time.
2 years back. Inter college arts festival 2015-16. Sid drives in to the St. Patrick's college Mumbai where the competition was going on. Nithi sits in the front seat beside him chatting with him and pulling his legs. Sid gives her angry looks and often answers tit for tat to her anarchy questions and finally reaches the college. Nithi gets down and closes the door on the her side as Sid watches over. "What? Are you not getting out?' asks her. "Me? No...Why should I even get out?"asks Sid as he prepares to leave. But Nithi keeps hand on the door stopping him from going. "Just come out Bhai..How boring you are...there are plenty of girls over here for the festival...Just take a look at them and fix a Bhabhi for me..i know, seeing you, at least a dozen girls will get a heart attack..." comments Nithi. Sid smiles at her and pulls her nose. "you see the girls..But there is something that you don't see...That these girls may have brothers...I'm not interested to get hospitalized by getting slaps from any random guy for wooing his sister...So for the time being I'm not getting out.." confirms Sid. "So that's it...you're a darpokk..." comments Nithi as she hides her laughter. Sid rolls his eyes at his sister's judgment. He quickly gets out of the car making Nithi happy for achieving what she wanted. "Listen...I'm not a darpokk..And I can very well prove that...I'm coming with you okay..."says Sid. "Oh really...Then let's see..." says Nithi. "Wait a second...I'll come parking the car..."says Sid and gets in to the car.
Much later. Sid walks with Nithi through the college portico carelessly staring at the arrangements. That when Bhavna, Nithi's best friend reaches them. She wishes Sid and hugs Nithi. "Nithi...see..I'll show you something...come..." says Bhavna as she pulls Nithi. Nithi looks at Sid who signs her to go. "Bye Bhai..." says the girls. "Bye..Nithi..I'll just go now...got some work...will come to pick you up in the evening ..." says him. Nithi nods and walks away with Bhavna whilst Sid carelessly steps out. He keeps kicking an empty Pepsi bottle as he walks. He stops as he watches a commotion. Lots of students have assembled there to watch or rather enjoy the scene. He walks closer and finds a girl boiling in anger. "What do you think haan??? That boys like you will roam behind girls with such cameras and no one will notice??? And you...you girl, I don't; say loving and roaming around is wrong...But make sure that you very well know how to protect yourself... otherwise, such idiots will walk in to your privacy with such hidden cameras... no use of crying after things get messed up..." she says to a girl and boy who stands silent. He gets it now; she got angry seeing that boy trying to do some non sense. How brave, girls should be like this, he thinks. He admires her as she continues to talk. Her fair skin, big eyes, well trimmed monobrow, cute nose, pinkish lips and her perfect stature. Her long hair reaches below her hips just the way he likes it. He gets lost on her doubtlessly. But his thoughts get jammed as he finds her throwing the phone to a stone breaking it to pieces. "Now I just broke your face...next time if I find you doing this...I'll break your face...Heard..." says her and taking heavy steps walks away. That day, that moment he decides, if he will live with a girl in this life that will be her.
Sid stares at the girl for whom, he had fallen at the very first sight -Roli. Just like he thought, she came to his life. Though things had gone wrong somewhere, they are together yet, which is a big thing. He gazes at his watch and finding time is too late, opens the car door and gets down. He then opens the door at Roli's side and picking up her in his arms walks to the room. As soon as he opens the door, Shiroo comes to them running and barking. "Shhh..." he gestures and Shiroo gets silent. "She's sleeping champ..Let's not disturb her..." says him as she walks in to their room followed by Shiroo. He places her on the bed and covers her with the blanket. "Siddhant..." he hears her murmuring in sleep. He gets a smile seeing her and kisses on her forehead. Shiroo barks as he sees this. Sid looks at Shiroo and says "She's MINE okay..." he says a bit loud. Noticing Roli turning in sleep, sid bites his tongue and says slowly "She's mine okay..." Shiroo as if understood lies down on the floor meanwhile Sid with a smile, takes his towel and walks to the washroom.
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