SHEHNAAZ POV

I wondered what was keeping Sidharth away from me. The last we spoke about it, everything was perfectly fine. What was this sudden change in his behaviour?

I was damn sure there was a reason behind it.

The way he cared about me when Manasi threatened me not to be a part of the project, the anger, the concern was still the same. Then what was it, that was keeping him away from me. Something that forced him to avoid me. I was occupied by these thoughts when I suddenly hear my cell phone ring. It was Ahaan.

"Hello," said Shehnaaz.

"Hi Shehnaaz, it's urgent. Can you please come up to the Storeroom. Need your help" exclaimed Ahaan as he spoke in a whispered voice.

"Alright, I'll come," said Shehnaaz as she went up again to check on Ahaan.

" Ahaan? Ahaan? Are you here? It's too dark, where are you? " shouted Shehnaaz.

Suddenly, she bumps in a tall guy.

"Ahhh" shouted Shehnaaz.

"Ouch" shouted Sidharth as they banged into each other and Shehnaaz almost stamped on his foot.

"What are doing here? " questioned Shehnaaz as she switched on the assistive light on her cell phone.

"What are you doing here? " Sidharth questioned back.

Suddenly, they here two people laughing from outside.

"Guys, you'll are not getting out before you sort out things " giggled Ahaan as he tried to speak in a serious tone.

"Hahaha wait I'll switch on the lights, I'm locking the doors from outside, when you'll are done just give me call" laughed Rhea.

Rhea and Ahaan left from there, locking these two up in the storeroom to sort stuff out.

Shehnaaz tried to open the door with the door handle.

"Rhea, Rhea, please open the door" she shouted.

"They already left" exclaimed Sidharth.

Shehnaaz didn't pay much heed to Sid. She still tried to open the door with her complete capacity.

"Seriously? how can someone so tiny like you break open the door " smirked Sidharth?

"Shut up, let me try," said Shehnaaz as she continued trying.

" I'm telling you it's not gonna work," said Sidharth.

"Oh really? I'm tiny right? But you're a giant rude monster, why don't you try" said Shehnaaz while pouting in anger.

"Listen Shehnaaz, I'm not a rude monster," said Sidharth warning her.

"Then what else you are, you're a rude irritating confusing monster," she said.

"I asked you not to call me a rude monster and you are adding two more adjectives," he said.

"Those adjectives exactly state how you are," she said.

"I'm not confusing," said Sidharth.

"Which means you are rude and irritating, oops a monster as well" giggled Shehnaaz.

SIDHARTH POV

"How cute she looks when she laughs," I thought in my head but, then realized I can't lose this fight as I hate losing even if it's in these little cute fights with her.

"Whatever," said Sidharth.

" What do you mean by whatever? Aren't you irritating and confusing " she said.

" elaborate please," said Sidharth.

He knew where this conversation was getting. He knew he had told her the reason for the sudden change in his behaviour. She would be extremely disappointed but, he expected her to understand. He himself didn't know if his reason made sense but, in his head it was

all fine and 'logical'. He was petrified at what would her reaction be when she gets to know his reasons.

At the same time, he knew it was necessary to tell her everything. She had to know the entire thing or else she would overthink and assume things which will worsen the case.

" You told me that you liked me right? then you ignore me when I tell you the same? What's up with you" she said.

" Look Shehnaaz, I can't do this," he said.

"Now that we are here you will have to tell me," she said.

"I can't," he said.

" You need to tell me, Sid. What's wrong with you. You've been ignoring me but, at the same time, you care about me. What's working with you, you don't like me right? " she shouted at him to open up.

Sid has no other choice but, to open up.

"Shehnaaz I don't like you," he said as he took a deep breath to continue.

"Wow," she said in despair.

"I love you but, I can't be with you," he said with a lot of difficulties.

"Why can't you," she asked curiously, at the same time she was having goosebumps to the confession that Sidharth just made.

"because I don't want to hurt you. Look in the past, I've had many relationships which haven't worked out the way I thought they would. Hurting you is the last thing I want. I don't want to lose you at any cost " he said.

" Sidharth, are you crazy? You're not losing me. I'll never let that happen " she said.

" It's not just about that Shehnaaz, my past relationships are causing harm to you. Look what Kaira and Manasi do," he said.

" who the hell has put in this stupid thought in your head," she said as she took a deep breath.

"Nobody has but, this is exactly what Manasi told. This time she isn't wrong for a change".

"What seriously? Now you'd listen to Manasi," she said.

Shehnaaz didn't know how to get the stupid fear out of his head. For the world he was this giant and intelligent guy who was the strongest and knew his life exactly to the point but, nobody knew that inside this giant body was a little childlike nature who was very difficult to deal with but, Shehnaaz knew she had to do something.

Right now at the moment, she was furious. She thought it was the best if she dealt with it after giving it thought so she decided to leave. Rhea and Ahaan had already unlocked the door and left as they knew this was gonna take long but, it didn't.

Shehnaaz didn't know they had already unlocked it but, she still tried opening it. To her surprise it did open, hearing the door open Sid too was shocked as he turned around only to hear.

"I'm done with you," she said as she left the storeroom.

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