Sana was getting settled in the hotel.
She was trying to tell herself eveything is fine but obviously it wasn't.
Why?Because she's never been outdoors without shehbaaz aaj se phle.
Wo ye kisi ko nahi btati but she was actually freaking out about this trip to be a success.
Sana laid down on the bed and switched her phone on.
She promised kaaya and shriya that she will inform them as soon as she reaches.
Sana called shriya first.
Shriya-Hey...how was the flight.
Sana*smiling*Good....no crying babies on the flight so...it was a win.
Shriya smiled.She looked better and fed,sana thought.
Sana-Ghar aa gyi na tu.
Shriya-Han yar badi maa ke sath hi hun.Tu aayegi toh i will shift as promised.
Sana-There is no hurry shriya. Just focus on the work okay.
Shriya nodded and sana disconnected.
It was time for the K Sharma Show😂
(I know y'll missed her...here you go)
K picked the video call after few seconds.
Sana-Hie.
K-Heeey.
Sana-What's wrong K?
Y'll know what is wrong....say it with me come on.
K-My mom sana....I've had it ab toh.
Sana-Uff...mtlb maine country change kar li teri dikkat ni change hui.
K-Kya karun bta?Maa bdl lun?
Sana*laughing*Nahi be...hua kya ye bta phle.
K-Bhaiya ko smjha ri thi kuch...kehti jidr izzat ni ho wahan nahi jaate.
Maine bola main toh ghar aana hi chod deti hun fir.
Bas shuru hogyi...tujhe toh pta hai stamina unka....kuch kuch bol ri thi.
Toh maine bola k chachi ki sangat ka asar hai saara.
Kehti rishtedaron se tameez se baat kiya kar kaaya.
Maine kaha mujhe ni aati..Google kar leti hun.
Toh bolte kya google kar ri hai?
I said-How to say fuck off in a nice way!
Sana laughed-Kaaya move out yar..i know for a fact i pay you enough k tu ye sb naa jhele.
K-Yea i want to,may be me and shriya can live together.
Sana-Oh i forgot to tell you,shriya will be staying at my place for a month..tu bhi wahin chali ja....mom bhi object nahi karengi.
K-Yea dude...that actually sounds great...thnx babe...you are the best...chal ab enjoy your work and koi bhi issue ho bindaas hoke call me okay.
Sana nodded and disconnected the call.
She had today off so she decided to bathe and sleep for a few hours.
But unfortunately sleep eluded sana even after 1hr of deep cleansing shower she still can't go to sleep.
Yea its broad daylight but she didn't sleep much on the plane.Then what the hell is her brain upto???
Sana was staring at the ceiling and her mind went back to the morning she was leaving and how sidharth called her when she was about to board the flight.
*Flashback*
Sana was waiting for the driver to pull the car to the road and she was tapping her foot impatiently on the road.
She looked at her watch..great she has time to be late.
Sana plugged her airpods in and played Dua lipa.This song is such a bombshell if you've ever been in a toxic relationship.
Sana sat in the car but the rhythm got to her and she started making an Instagram video mouthing the lyrics
"One: Don't pick up the phone
You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone
Two: Don't let him in
You'll have to kick him out again
Three: Don't be his friend
You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him
I got new rules, I count 'em"
She posted it at 8 in the mrng and it took internet by the storm.
No one has ever seen her this happy and cheerful posting anything of this sort.
People were curious to know what happened to the ice princess and who is this cutie pie rocking to dua lipa's wisdom in her car.
She was done performing the song and sat back in her seat as the song changed into a mellow "hello" by adele.
Sana's phone rang and she looked at the screen flashing "Lucifer's calling"
Sana-Hello.
Sid-Who are you and where is shehnaaz?
Sana*smiling*Han?
Sid-I came back from the gym and saw your insta video....doll who are you under and not getting over apparently?
Sana-Awww....are you jealous?
Sid*laughing*Depends...is he as hot as me?
Sana-Yes.
Sid-Really?Puts up with your tantrums like me?
Sana-Yes.
Sid-Oh god..what else is there?Is he as rich as me?
Sana-Aha....i knew you will succumb to being a douchebag and flaunt your money.
Sid*laughing*Well a man has to try everything he's got.....ain't he?
Sana-Anyways...i was on my way to the airport and i wanted to say thankyou for yesterday.
There was a long pause from sidharth's side.Made sana think if she said something wrong.
Sana-Sidharth, are you there?
Sid-Yea yea ofcourse....anyways have a safe flight doll,can i expect a call once you land or you gonna make me wait for that too?
Sana-Hmmm depends if I'll remember or not...jet lag makes me clumsy and i might forget about you.
She said it causally but for sidharth it was like what he was fearing all along ,came out to look him in the eye.
Sid-Oh no problem...just if you can then plz do....take care doll bye.
Before sana could say anything, he disconnected.
Sana thought it was very rude of him to disconnect like that,she wasn't being mean,it was just a silly comment.
Anyways she reached the airport and checked in.
When it was about time to board the flight sana fished her phone out from her pocket and clicked a picture.
She pressed send and her journey to Istanbul began.
At home sidharth was getting ready for the office with an angry look on his face,stupid woman...she never thinks before speaking.
He was sulking when his phone buzzed.
It was sana....sidharth opened the message to see her cute face pressed onto a coffee mug that he gifted her last night after they had sandwiches.
He smiled but not because of the picture , he smiled because of the caption she gave it.
"You are not that easy to forget you dumbass....byeeee"
And just like always, with one text from her sidharth's day got better.
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Sleep was not being friends with sana and that pounding headache was telling her to get some sleep.
She tried so hard but was failing miserably at it.
She had to give up and she dialed Lucifer's number...may be arguing with him will wear her out.
Sidharth was in his office amidst a meeting when his phone rang,he saw it and for the first time in the history of his working experience he said and i quote
"I've got to take this Gentlemen,plz excuse me"
People there had no idea what just happened?
One employee was so shook he slapped the other one and said
"Sorry mujhe lga sapna toh nahi hai"
Sidharth rushed back to his cabin from conference room and picked the call.
Sid-Hello....oh God shehnaaz gill???Mam i am your huge fan.
Sana*laughing*Awww look at you trying to be cute.
Sid-So it worked?
Sana-Nah....still think you're a dumbass.
Sid-Wow...phle national level pe rude thi,now you are rude on international level.
Sana-Maine socha bta dun k m alive so don't think k chain se jee paoge tum.
Sid*smiling*Yea yea i know...anyways how was the flight....if you need anything while you're there...our branch manager there can help you,just let me know.
Sana*chuckling*Okay daddy...anything else?
Sidharth's breath hitched...all the blood rushed south..wtf she just said.
Sana-Stop treating me like a child sidharth, i am fine....just can't sleep that's it.
Sid*trying to come back to earth*Sooo...shehnaaz gill needs my help to sleep...oooo juicy gossip.
Sana-Shut up sidharth...i really can't sleep..you travel a lot right..what do you do?
Sidharth wanted to say he calls or texts her or paints but unfortunately all three answers will sound like a cliche and she doesn't even knows about his love for art.
Sid-Well i try chamomile tea...it helps me.
Sana-Really??What else?Tampons?
Jeez sidharth you are more of a girl than i am.
Sana laughed...that pearly full blown laugh and sidharth felt the urge to see her face right now.
He stopped that and said
"I can assure you i am a man through and through, but unfortunately you never give me a chance to prove that"
Sana didn't wanna know if that was blatant flirting or sarcasm but she was speechless.
It was one of those rare moments of life.
Sid-I think you will be able to sleep now....go ahead,i will try to talk to you in the evng doll...take care.
Sidharth disconnected the call ,he was proud of his comeback and he knew he got her all confused and riled up.
To be honest he enjoyed the feeling and that made him happy.
When sidharth went back into conference room,everyone looked at him..well they were staring to be exact.
Vikas was the first one to speak
"What's that on your face"
Sid-Kahan?
Vikas-Ye....kya hai ye?
Sid-Arey kya.
Vikas-You are smiling?
Sid shushed him.
Sid-Kya bhai....lets get back to work everybody...come on.
And with the failed attempts of hiding his smile sidharth focused back on his work.
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Sana woke up from her deep sleep and contacted her director.
Shoot was to start from tomorrow..she has an entire night to check the place out.
Sana tied her converse and locked her hair into a ponytail.She was all set.
She set her travellers spirit in action.
While roaming the streets she stumbled upon a cute little antique shop .
Sana went inside and after so much negotiations and bargaining bought few things for sprucing up her place.
She was about to leave to eat something when her eyes landed upon a calendar.
Sana was shocked to see her picture and sidharth's brand name on it.
She got so thrilled,she clicked a picture and decided to post it on her ig.
Sana captioned it....OMG...do do shehnaaz!!!
She hopped to farmer's market and was using gps to find a good eating place.
After a lot of struggle sana thought of calling the man who has been here before.
She looked at her watch and realized he probably still is working.....hmm classic good girl dilemma.....sana was contemplating about it.
When she collided with a tall mascular man.
She immediately mumbled "afedersiniz"
Excuse me in Turkish.
Well sana only knew two words in it....thankyou and excuse me.
Thankyou is "tesekkur ederim"
The man smiled and said
"There is no need for it,miss shehnaaz"
As soon as sana saw the guy was an indian she smiled.
Sana-Hey you are an Indian.
Man-Well i would say that's racist but you are also indian so probably won't be intimidating.
Sana smiled and said
"Sorry now noticing someone is an indian is racist....jesus tough crowd"
Man-True....so is this the part where you ask me...who are you and how do you know my name?
Sana*swagger on*Well if you are an Indian...i don't think its that special to know my name.....not bragging but i am also not delusional.
Man-Ooh gorgeous and confident...you are really something special. Now i regret not taking the job at Indian office.
Sana-Sorry?
Man-Oh...well first introduction...i am Manik Arora.
Sana-Hey manik.
Man-Hello and i work for ASHOK ENTERPRISES here in Istanbul.
I am their youngest working manager.
That was cute sana thought....the way he was trying to impress her with his position.
Sana likes when men pretend to entertain her as humble gentlemen.
Sana-Oh great....well nice meeting you manik but I've gotta go...a girl needs food and lets say its not as easy to find as i would like it to be.
Manik-Oh please....let me take you to my favourite fusion place...it has best of both India and turkey in there.....come on.
Sana thought for a while and then went behind him.She knows she can take him down if anything bad happens.
Its dark to think that but she likes to be prepared.
Sana followed him into a cozy place and sat down while he passed her the menu.
Sana chose what she wanted to and he came and sat next to her.
Sana looked at him with her your highness attitude and manik felt the need to explain himself.
Manik-Don't worry Miss Gill...i just want a picture as an ardent fan that's all...and ofcourse my card if you ever get stuck in search of anything while you're here.
Sana thanked him and posed for a picture with him.
Manik left the place and thanked shehnaaz for being so nice to him.
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Sidharth was so tired because of continuous work he had been doing.
He informed his mom that he will be spending night in the penthouse today.
Sidharth showered and decided to cook himself nice steaming bowl of thai curry.
Its funny that people assume that just because he was rich,he will have zero survival skill.
Sidharth was proud of the fact that he can live both with and without the money if something happens.
His mother raised him the right way.
He cooked and transferred the contents into a bowl.
Sidharth sat on the dinner table and started having his dinner.When suddenly he remembered that he told sana he is going to call her in the evening.
Sidharth contemplated calling her and then with a brave heart face timed sana.
He knew this was risky business,sana might not pick up but it doesn't hurt to try.
Sana picked up while soup was still in his mouth and he had to gulp it down and that burned his tongue.
Sana*laughing*First of all...you look like an idiot, second of all why the hell are you calling me while you are still having dinner?
Sid-First of all rude...second of all...i don't break promises doll...i told you i was gonna call you in the evening....so here i a...
Sid stopped midsentence and looked at where she was.
Sid*focused*Sana are you in flea market?
Sana-Yea...i wanted to explore before i get busy in work you know.
Sid couldn't care less about that.
"Listen to me,that is not a nice place for women at night...can you plz leave from there right now"
Sana hates being instructed...ye modern independent nariyon ko aksar parwah aur bandish mein farak smj nahi aata hai.
Sana-I am fine sidharth...why are you creating a fuss.
Sid-Yea well you are fine but its not a good place, just go back to the hotel shehnaaz.
Sana-Excuse me....well call me when you stop being a jerk...i have to take a cab bye.
And she disconnected.
Sidharth kept the phone down and cursed his stars.
Inki prwah karna hi gunah hogya yar...kamal ki baat hai.
He tried having the curry again but after few more spoons,sidharth realized he wasn't hungry anymore.
Suddenly sidharth thought of checking her ig....hmm..may be she has posted a story or something of going back to her room.
But when sidharth opened her ig ,he stopped being angry and smiled.
There was a picture of her from the latest calendar shoot and sidharth kept looking at it until he started to miss her again.
Fuck,what the hell is wrong with him.
Get a grip sidharth...remember you were being nice and she behaved like a colossal bitch.
Sidharth kept scrolling and stopped.
Well he should've gone back to eating because internet was fucking up his peace of mind big time.
Manik has uploaded a picture with shehnaaz and captioned it
"Can a boy say he is fangirling"????
Sidharth threw his phone on the couch and dialed the number of only person that could help his cause right now.
He made a call to vikas.
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Vikas and kaaya were talking on phone.
Vikas-Again....are you sure she isn't your step mom?
K-Oye...main burai kar skti hun meri maa hai...you can't...shush.
Vikas-Toh ab kya plan hai.
K-Plan kya...sana ke ghar ja ri hun kal se..atleast jab tak wo wahan nahi hai uske mehal ke kisi kone mein gareeb ki trh pdi rahegi ye kaneez.
Vikas laughed....kaaya and her antics make everything better.
They were about to talk some more when vikas said
"K..sidharth ka call hai"
K-Oooh plz put me on conference ,i will be quiet i promise.
After bargaining for a while vikas agreed to it.
Vikas-Hello...han bhai...sb theek?
Sid-Ye apna Manik ki details hain kya tere paas?
Vikas-Turkey wala?
Sid-Han be...needed them for something.
Vikas-Strange...aaj hi usne photo daali sana ke saath tujhe aaj hi usse kya kaam pd gya.
Sidharth didn't give a fuck about them making fun of him.One track mind hai bhaisaab.
Sid-Yar...bol na do we have his details?
Vikas-I don't know bhai....jaise ki?
Sid-How old is he?If he has any criminal record?Is he married?
Kaaya was about to laugh but she controlled....she texted vikas
"Baaki ldkiyan kaise fasai thi isne..jaadoo tone se?Tumhara bhai toh tumse bhi bdi tubelight hai"
Vikas-Dekh don't pretend bhai...i know only the 3rd question matters to you...so i will answer only that.
Nope...he is single....spectacular,bachelor and han he can also dance saala😆
Kaaya wrote another text to vikas
"Pappu sb kuch tha bas ek kami thi bechare mein.....aur harami duniya ne usi pe gaana bna diya...ye toh haal hain society ke"
Sid-Should i ask kaaya to tell sana to keep her distance...mera mtlb wahan ghar ki yaad aaye toh us chakkar mein faltu kuch na kar le wo.
Vikas-Han...in the meanwhile uski school ki fees bhi bhar dena..aur uski job application bhi bhar dena..damn bro you sound like her father. She is a single and mature woman sidharth...she can be friends with whoever she wanna be with.
Sid-Why?
Vikas-Han?
Sid-I mean....yea...why would i stop her...haha..i am such an idiot...dost hai na yaar kya karun chinta ho jati hai...chal theek hai tu rest kar.
Vikas-Sun.
Sid-Han?
Vikas-I like her too...i think you will look great together.
Sid smiled but didn't say anything.
Vikas disconnected and prayed for his imagination to be true.
This jealous idiot will realize soon that the feelings he has been hiding behind his friendship is the four letter word he has been running away from.
LOVE!!!
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Sidharth was so anxious but bechara apni image bacha raha tha.
He can call her once from his side but she disconnected. She should call no.
Kaisi ldki hai isko feel nahi hota k i might be worried ke ye ghar paunchi hai ya nahi.
Uska poora dimag yahi soch raha tha ke wo usko call karke daante aur fir puche k theek hai na tu.
This hate love battle is so frustrating. You cannot seem to be at peace anyways.
Sid was about to cave in when sana called him back.
He smiled and picked it up.
Sid-Hello.
No background noises...ayeeee good start.
Sana-Hey, sorry for being rude...i don't like it when someone instructs me.
Sid was listening to the wavering voice and he knew apologizing doesn't comes easy to shehnaaz gill....she sounds like it took her a lot of time to agree to the fact that she was rude.
Sid-Hey all good...i just didn't want anything bad to happen that's all.
Sana*smiling*Relax.....everything was great...infact i met a very good looking guy from your company that works here sidharth, he helped me with dinner.
Sidharth wanted to punch the walls because of what he just heard.
Mtlb good looking ke bina bhi log introduce ho jate hain...itna difficult nahi hai.
Sid*as deadbeat as possible"Hmm...yea saw on the internet.
He shouted when he heard what sana said about dinner
"You had dinner with him"?
Sana*annoyed*Why are you shouting sidharth?He took me to a diner that's all.
When you don't like to give explanations and the other person is being...well screw English...he is being vakeel ki aulad....that made sana more irritated.
Sid-Wow you're fast...jaate hi ldka dhoondh liya mtlb.
He knew as soon as he said that k reaction kya hoga.
Sana-You know what...fuck you for being so condescending....you are not my father or brother for that matter....its really not your place to grill me sidharth...so mujhe judge karne se phle na hazar baar soch lena...kyunki i am not a walking STD like you.
That should have made sidharth angry but when you are someone jisne shuru se inse gaaliyan hi khai hain...toh is sb mein bda maza aata hai.
Sid*smiling*I am sorry..i wasn't judging you doll,i was just being my usual snarky self.
Sana*after a gap*Well i don't like it and plz don't try it with me....i don't wanna ruin our friendship.
Sid-Me neither.
So tell me about tmrw what are your plans?
And with this sana started her rant about her work schedule and all sorts of exciting things she plans on doing.
Sana was continuously talking and sidharth was so happy listening to her.
She barely speaks two lines to him...this was a welcomed change.
Sid-You know may be by the end of the month i will be there.
He had no such plans but now he wanted to...agar mom ko pta chala toh pkka panga hoga lekin nahi pta chala toh it will be great for him.
He didn't wanna seem like a stalker so he added
Office se calls aati rehti hain you know...was thinking of visiting...may be we will meet.
Sana-May be...abhi toh bahut time hai us cheez mein don't worry....we will meet agar tum yahan aaye toh.
She was so casual about it.
Sidharth and sana talked some more and then wished good night to each other....ah well 2:30 hrs ka farak hai...for sidharth its goodnight sana can stay awake a little longer than he can.
Sidharth was about to switch the lights off when all of sudden his phone rang.
Strange...no one calls him after 9.
He saw the name...oh god its the detective.
Sid picked it up.
"Hello"
P.I-Hello...yes sidharth sir.
Sid-Yes.
P.I-I have some good news sir.
Sid-What?
P.I-Well we found Sonia sir.
Sid was so happy about it...it was starting to feel like a dead end and god showed him another light at the end of the tunnel.
Sid-Then please tell me where is she?
P.I-ISTANBUL!
What were the fucking odds...sidharth was not sure of he should laugh at the fact that God gave him a geniune reason to visit Istanbul or cry because he might have to tell his mother that he wants to reopen the investigation for his dad's death.
Sid-Well,if you are certain about it i want all of her details on my computer by tomorrow morning.
I will talk to her myself....i wanna know what she has to say.
The P.I agreed and wished sidharth goodnight.
But sleep was nowhere near him now.
This new found information made him restless,so like he always does.
Sidharth did what made him destress the fastest.
He picked his brush and started to paint..who?
Who else could it be except the brown haired with hazel steaks vixen that seems to have captured his mind entirely and the worst part was......
Sidharth didn't even wanna be free from it.