Happy Birthday Siddharth and Abhishek Nigam! 🎉🎂
This chap's dedicated to you guys :) (then again ain't the whole book 😂)
Date: 13/09/2020
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Jaan POV
—Today I will not spare you Siddharth Nigam!
The elevator reaches the 7th floor as I swipe my card and it turns yellow for a second before turning green.
He's let me in.
I walk out, but into an empty room, a bit of shuffling coming from the next room.
I walk into the next room only to have loads of crackers blast.
There in the room I can spot Ashi, Hasnain, Adnaan, Faiz and Shadan all standing around a big round cake which says
'Happy Birthday Rohit!'
It's Rohit's birthday today?
I walk in and everyone wishes him.—
Jaan: happy birthday Rohit.
Rohit: Oh hi! Great to see you here too.
Jaan: yea, I would like an urgent word with you after this.
Rohit: sure.
(He blows the candles and cuts the cake, giving everyone a slice)
—Chocolate cake.
And now that O see it, he looks a hell lot more like Sid then I thought!
I eat my slice of cake but anger still burns through me.
HOW IS HE HAPPY! He has no right to be!—
Jaan: um... could I have a moment with you Rohit. It's a very important personal buisness.
Rohit: sure. (Gesturing everyone else to leave as they nod and walk into the elevator)
—I hear the doors close behind me.
Avneet hasn't let out a genuine smile in years! And here you're celebrating your birthday!—
(Only Sid and Jaan in the room as Sid works himself down on another slice of chocolate cake)
Jaan: you didn't change one bit did you, Siddharth.
Rohit: I'm sorry who?
Jaan: Don't even bother trying that with me! I know you're you Siddharth Nigam!
Rohit: I'm still lost.
Jaan: I saw you confess it yesterday night! At the party! You yourself said that you're Siddharth.
Rohit: you mean when I was drunk?! I myself don't know what the hell I said when I was drunk!
Jaan: (now getting very angry) so you think you arn't Siddharth right!
Rohit: I'm not! And I think you're mad!
Jaan: Sana ki kasam khao!
Rohit: alright! I swear on whoever Sana is's life! I'm not Siddharth.
Jaan: (a little shocked) um... swear on your own life!
Rohit: fine! I'm not Siddharth!
—This guy is ready to swear on his own life that he's not Siddharth?! But how?
"Rohit: Call me by my real name Ashi! Just once.
Ashi: fine. Siddharth."
But he is Siddharth! I know he's Siddharth!
"Rohit: What kinda person just watches someone they love, with someone else and just sits back and stares?!
Ashi: so you do love Avneet.
Rohit: (sobbing into her shoulder) always."
This is your last hope Jannat. If this fails, then perhaps, he really isn't Siddharth.—
Jaan: Avneet! Swear on Avneet's life.
—I just watch as he sets his plate down and walks over to the next room with a file in his hand.
Is he ignoring me?!—
Jaan: Excuse me Rohit! Swear on her life! Why are you silent all of a sudden!
(Walking behind him as he tries to walk away and Jaan walks in front of him, blocking his path and looking him straight in the eye)
Jaan: why don't you just answer me. Just swear on Avu's life that you arn't Sid and I will walk away.
And besides why does it matter to you that Avneet lives or dies. What would it matter to you if Avu was no longer there anymore tomorrow-
Rohit: (fear and annoyance in his voice) Jannat!
(Jaan Glaring at him)
Jaan: so you are Siddharth.
Rohit: yes. I am Siddharth.
(Taking his fake specks off and putting it on the table next to him)
(Jannat's hands roll up and then stretch out as she lifts her hand to slap him but then notices tears running down his eyes.)
—I'm about to get all of my anger out on Siddharth.
Every bit of it stored from the last three years, when I notice his eyes red as tears roll out of them.
Loads of tears.
His hands wrapping around me as he sobs miserably into my shoulder.
Why is he crying?
The Rohit that Siddharth is, is always happy-go-lucky. In the last few days I've known him, not once had his smile faded away.
Then why is he sobbing like this?—
(Jaan not hugging him back as he slowly stops hugging her and tries to wipe his tears off)
Jaan: Why did you do this to us. Why did you fake your death! Do you know what Avneet has been going through the last few years!
And even disregarding Avneet, your brothers! Do you have any idea what they went through?! Your own brothers!
Sid: Jannat, for how long have you known me?
Jaan: (now confused and very angry) somewhere around 6 months before you died!
Sid: exactly 5 months 3days. So there's much for you to know about me.
(The elevator chimes meaning that someone wants permission)
Sid: let's talk over coffee?
Jaan: YOU IDIOT!
Sid: (holding her mouth tightly so that she can't utter a sound and dragging her to a nearby closet)
—What in the world!
Is Siddharth gonna kill me?
"Sid: there's much for you to know about me."
Is Siddharth a murderer?
No way. That can't be. Siddharth is my friend.
He won't kill me.
He won't kill you Jannat. He won't.
I struggle as hard as I can to get out of his grip but my efforts go down the drain as his hold on my mph just gets stronger.
He leads me to a closet at the corner of the room.
He makes me stand straight, my eyes looking straight into his which just burn with a whole new kinda intense seriousness.
I just sand still, now concerned about what he wants to do next and why he's behaving like this with me.—
Sid: (in a dead serious tone) Jannat Zubair! It's for your own good. Are you going to stay silent and sit, or should I drug you?!
(Jaan shading her head vigorously)
Sid: good! Don't move or make a sound. I'll be back.
—Drug me?! No way!
But the Siddharth I know would never even say such a thing!
Do I know Siddharth at all?
I look through the tiny spacing as I see Sid picking his specks up and putting them on as he gives permission to whoever' sat the elevator to come in.
He sits down professionally at the desk and to my shock, a lady walks out in a black gown.
Aadaya.
Holding two cups of Champagne as she has a sly smile plastered on her face.
Why is she here? At this hour?!—
Rohit: Ms. Aadaya Misra. At this hour?
Aadaya: Pleasure to see you too.
Rohit: have a seat.
(Aadaya sitting down on the seat in front of Sid)
Aadaya: here, I got a glass of champagne for you.
Rohit: no thank you. I don't drink poisoned stuff.
Aadaya: so you don't trust me?
Rohit: (letting out a laugh and a smirk) certainly not. And besides I already have a coffee appointment today.
Aadaya: so... a sip of champagne doesn't hurt.
Rohit: oh please Aadaya. I know that champagne dosent fizz like that.
I have experience in the industry. I'm not just any cheap alleyway thief. And even you know that.
Aadaya: yes I do.
Rohit: so... why do you wanna kill me?
Aadaya: you know who I am.
Rohit: (letting out a laugh and then dramatically wiping his tears)
Rohit: why the hell would I wanna waste my time in filing a case against you!
I'm sorry Ms. Aadaya but I'm not as horrible a person as you may think. I would be more than obliged to let you live the few days left in your life.
After all, you too are getting old.
(Holding in a laughter as Aadaya's blood boils and she just stands up in annoyance before turning around and heading straight towards the elevator.
Pouring the champagne down on the carpet as she steps into the lift and leaves)
—Just as she leaves every emotion on Sid's face turns serious as he walks towards the closet and let's me out.—
Jaan: What is going on? Care to explain?
Sid: (looking down at his watch. 1:34am) let's get some sleep shall we? It's been a long day.
Jaan: NO! Siddharth Nigam you cannot run away from this!
Sid: now what do you wanna know Jannat.
Jaan: everything!
Sid: tomorrow morning.
Jaan: it is morning.
Sid: proper morning!
Jaan: 4 am.
Sid: sharp at the cafe across the street.
Jaan: I expect answers.
(Walking to the elevator and down to her room)
—to this day I believed that I knew much about Siddharth.
Thought of him as a totally normal guy, just like me. Eat, sleep, repeat.
Average guy.
But after everything that happened today.
I feels like I don't know him at all.
Who is Siddharth?
Is anything I know about him true?—
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Jaan POV
(4 am)
—I walk down the street, the cold winds of September morning brushing against my skin.
My eyes heavy from sleep, but I refuse to give them some rest.
I walk across the dull street, half expecting not to find Siddharth.
But my doubts are cleared along with my sleepiness as I see none other than Sid, sitting alone outside the coffee shop holding the cup in his hands gently.
I walk up to him and sit down across him. —
Sid: so... you made it.
Jaan: I'm surprised that you did.
Sid: honestly I didn't want to. But what choice are you giving me?
Jaan: right. So you have a story to tell.
Sid: It's a long tale.
Jaan: (ordering a hot cocoa) We have time.
Sid: so first, I used to live with my God parents. Reemi's parents.
And Faisu lived in an old warehouse.
We needed money, and that's when we started working for various people.
One day, we came across a rather interesting mission, given by an even more interesting person.
And that's Aadaya.
We needed money, and she offered us tons of it.
They were usually harmless thefts, starting from the Victoria's Nightlock at the museum and getting to even Harpreet Kaur's necklace.
Jaan: so you are the one working for Aadaya! (Sid nods) you stole Harpreet Kaur's necklace!
Sid: yeah. The one she wears around now is a fake.
Jaan: but why would you do such a thing?!
Sid: We got what we wanted, and she got what she wanted.
Beyond that, we have no relationship.
Jaan: and then.
Sid: a while later Sana came into my life. I fell in love. And started to dream.
I even considered her being the one.
But one night, she just left and and flew off to New York.
She didn't even let me say a proper goodbye.
Jaan: you were hurt badly weren't you.
Sid: I'd rather not talk about it.
And then You and Avu came into my life. We became friends and you know the story from there.
We did a few more missions with Aaday. And suddenly one day, she came with the most unexpected mission of all.
To kill Siddharth.
I were already confused about how to tackle this case.
But I figured out a plan...
but everything went wrong when one night the police just suddenly arrested me, dragged me to the police station and tried to force a confession out of me.
I was accused of Ashnoor's Farher's murder.
I do have quite a criminal record, but this wasn't a crime I remember committing.
I was obviously confused and panicked.
Didn't know what to do.
And that when I decided that dying would have been the best solution.
It's like hitting two targets with one bullet.
Not one hand, Aadaya's mission would be complete. And on the other, Ashnoor's Father's murder case would have been solved.
So that's exactly what I did.
Faked my death.
Jaan: and you didn't even consider what would've happened to us after you died?! What would happen to Avneet. Your brothers.
Sid: oh... about my brothers, they know everything. They were with me all along.
From scratch.
We're a team. And we will always be. (Sid finishing his coffee)
Jaan: so now what? Are you gonna kill me or something because I know too much?
Sid: I would have.
Jaan: (finishing her cocoa) what's stopping you?
Sid: you're Faisu's girlfriend. If I killed you, (smirking at her as she smiles) he wouldn't spare me.
Jaan: but you have to make things right. You have to tell Avneet.
Sid: Impossible. I'm never gonna tell her. I can't.
Jaan: So you'll just let her live her lifeless miserable life!
Sid: what choice do I have!
Jaan: look Siddharth! I will not let Avneet live this life anymore! I can make everything right, just by telling her everything!
But, I will keep my mouth shut, only on one condition.
Sid: (rolling his eyes as if he totally saw this coming) and that is?
Jaan: you will bring her back to life. You will make her fall in love again.
Just this time, not with Siddharth, with Rohit Sehen.
You don't have to tell her anything, just make her love the new you more than she loved the old.
She loves you Siddharth.
Whether it be Sid or Rohit. You're still the same person.
The same person Avneet loves.
(Mockingly serious) Its a challenge Mr. Rohit Sehen. And I'm not giving you a choice.
And again, happy birthday Rohit.
Sid: (emotionless and distressed) (in a super confused tone) thanks.
(With that Jaan just pays for her Cocoa and starts to head back to the studios, giving one last challenging smirk to Siddharth, leaving a very confused and disturbed Sid, still sitting on the table.)
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No guarantees that Avu will live through it all though. Ghaha.
Hope to update soon,
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