Bandana's POV
I was sitting on my bed. My gaze fell on that carpet. I went towards it and removed it. Damn. It was the exact scene I saw in my dreams.

The staircase led to a room. I slowly walked in. There was a guy standing near a shelf, reading a book. Was everything real?

"E-excuse me" I said. He closed the book and turned towards me. My heart skipped a beat as I saw him. He was...he was the guy! I was shivering.

"Hey!! Bandana right?" He asked. I was sweating. How was that possible? Were my dreams reality!? No. Please.

"Umm...Bandana?" He called me again. I nodded. He came to me. I stepped backwards. He stepped forwards. I looked in his eyes. I stopped, why? Don't know. I just stopped and stood still.

He snapped his fingers infront of me. I looked down. How embarassing!

"Umm...how do you know my name?" I asked. "You came here last night...yaad nhi?" He asked. I looked at him, shocked. When did I meet him? Why don't I remember?

"Me aai thi yaha? Mujhe...mujhe yaad kyu nhi?" I said, my gaze still fixed on the floor.

"Come sit" He said and made me sit on a couch. He sat infront of me.

"Tumhe sachme nhi yaad?" He asked. I shook my head, awkwardly. "Arey, tum kal raat yaha aai thi. Tabhi to ham mile pehli baar. Tumne mujhe apna naam btaya, hamne ek do baate ki aur tum achanak chali geyi" He said. It all sounded so...casual.

"Me ese hi aai...naam...sapna...aap kon..." I stammered. It was confusing.

"Okay okay..." He said and gave me a glass of water. "Shuru se shuru krte hai" He said. I nodded. "Sumedh Mudgalkar" He said forwading his hand. "Bandana Jassal" I said shaking my hand with his. He chuckled. "Itna bhaari naam...kal to sirf Bandana kaha tha. Anyways, tum yaha kese pohonchi?" He asked. I told him about my room.

"Par how did you know ke staircase uss hi carpet ke neeche hai!?" He asked. I felt a bit uncomfortable. How can I say that. He looked nice. It's too awkward to say that I dreamt you raping me.

"Bandana? Hello?? Okay she's back" He said as I looked at him. I suddenly felt safe with him. Like he won't harm me. I told him about my dreams.

There was a not so pleasant silence in the room. I was not looking at him.

"Bandana...to be honest...I mean...me tumhe kal raat se pehle kabhi nhi mila, me tumhe jaanta nhi aur tum mujhe nhi jaanti, and I can't really find a reason behind this...like...kyu karu me tumhare saath esa!?" He asked.

"I know...but ese hi mila mujhe iss room ka raasta. Kal raat ke bareme kucch yaad nhi mujhe" I said. He nodded. "Kucch khaogi?" He asked. I shook my head and thanked him.

"Aap ho kon? Matlab yaha...?" I asked. "Student hu, bas koi padhane wala nhi hai" He said with a smile. "Aao do cup chai bnata hu...company to dedo mujhe kitchen me" He said with a chuckle. I smiled and stood up, and followed him. We came in the kitchen. Everything was so normal. "Iss room se nikalne ka rasta kya hai?" I asked. "Ek tumhare room ke upar se aur ek iss door se" He said pointing towards a white door.

"To yaha se nikalte hai aap" I said looking at the door. He shook his head. "Me yaha se kabhi nikla nhi" He said adding sugar to the tea. "Matlab?" I asked surprised. "Matlab me 20 years se yehi hu" He replied. "Kyu?" I asked shocked. "Not allowed to leave" He said with a sad smile.