Chapter 8

Shehnaaz naughtily put her elbow on his shoulder and made cute face, “Shukla ji… aap ka kahin is nachiz par dil to nahi aagaya…”

Sidharth smiled knowing she was just teasing him, he looked at her with same expression, “tumhe kaise pata chala…”

Shehnaaz gave him yukky looks, “weirdo..” and started to run..

Sidharth laughed and followed her, “arre meri dhanno.. I mean.. nachiz.. ruko toh… Anarkali…”

“shut up..” Shehnaaz laughed annoyingly and ran faster followed by a laughing Sidharth..

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it was early in the morning while the four of them were laughing their heads off… enjoying a good morning on the terrace…..

Abhi complemented, “sach me.. yaar.. ye garmi ke dino me.. yahan ka subah ka mausam kamal ka hai…”

Shehnaaz smiled chirpily, “I told you jiju…” and both gave a high five..

Payal smiled, “ye sab masti mazak isliye chal raha hai.. kyunki Daarji nahi hai…”

Abhi made weird face, “yaar tumhare daarji..”

Payal made disapproving face while Shehnaaz giggled and so did Sidharth…

Sidharth teased, “kya baat hai bhai.. you going on right track.. Abhi se bhabhi ki baat Sunana shuru kardo.. baad me aasani hogi…”

Shehnaaz rolled her eyes, “mere jiju is the best.. unlike you… Mr. boring Shukla..”

with that Abhi burst into laughter, “omg.. that one is hillarious..” while Sidharth rolled his eyes…

he is quite used to her words now..

Payal smiled softly, “waise.. aap dono aaj ka din ruk kyun nahi jate..”

Abhi was super flattened with that, “hayy.. Mrs.Payal Abhimanyu Shukla… agar aap etne pyar se rokengi.. toh kaun idiot jana chahega..”

Shehnaaz whisseled while Sidharth shook his head and Payal rolled her eyes lines at his cheesy lines…

“hogaya..” Payal mocked cutely, ” Mr-I-m-such-a-flirt…”

huh !!

Abhi made dramatic face, “yaar.. yahan toh kisi ko kadar hi nahi hai…”

Shehnaaz made poor face, “bechare mere jiju…” Abhi too joined her, “I know..”

Sidharth slapped Shehnaaz’s arm, “stop being over dramatic.. and bhai you too..”

Shehnaaz winced with his slap… though it was light.. but he is too strong..

Payal giggled, “exactly my point..”

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Sidharth was suddenly reminded of Shehnaaz’s pregnancy… he had given a thought all night that how to talk about it and to whom.. and when he felt like he should talk when they all four will be together.. so that everything will be cleared in front of bhai and bhabhi.. so now is the time…

Sidharth cleared his throat, “umm.. guys.. I wanted to talk something important..”

Abhi looked at Sid confused, “Sidharth… tujhe kya huva chanak…”

Sidharth smiled weakly, “bhai.. it’s important..”

Shehnaaz smiled cheekily, “kya baat hai Shukla ji.. kahin kisi ladki ka chakkar….” she trailed off intentionally with a wink..

Payal slapped Shehnaaz’s arm, rolling her eyes while Shehnaaz pouted her lips cutely..

Payal smiled, “boliye.. kya bata hai..”

Sidharth cleared his throat again, god how to start.. what if Shehnaaz will get angry again.. what if Payal will start crying.. what if bhai will misunderstand.. oughh its too tough.. but no Sidharth… you hav to take the truth out…

Sidharth was fumbling, “umm.. wo me.. me.. wo”

Shehnaaz frowned, “ye kya bakri ki taraf.. me me.. kar rahe hai.. jaldi boliye na..”

Sidharth glared at Shehnaaz and looked at Payal, “me dar asal wo baby…”

huh !!

Shehnaaz looked at him accusingly, “kahin aap ki girlfrnd pregnent to nahi ho gayi…?”

What..??????

Abhi stood up baffled, “Sidharth.. you have a girlfriend…?”

“what.. no..” Sidharth was shocked.

Payal smiled, “arre wah.. aapne toh humari devarani.. pehle se dhund rakhi hai..”

Sidharth rolled his eyes, “no bhabhi..” finally glaring at Shehnaaz (who was giggling mutely), “Shehnaaz shut up.. or else consider yourself dead..”

Shehnaaz nodded like a good child still muffling her giggle…

Sidharth closed his eyes, “it’s about Shehnaaz’s baby…”

What..????

this time Shehnaaz was flabbergasted..

Abhi looked at shehnaaz, “whatt.. Shehnaaz you have a boyfriend….?”

Payal was super angry, “whatt.. Shehnaaz me kya sun rahi hun.. kaun hai wo….”

Shehnaaz slapped Sidharth’s arm angrily, “whatt.. Di.. jij.. no.. oyye Shukla ji.. kaun baby..”

Sidharth looked at her confused, “tumhara baby…”

Shehnaaz was about to get faint.. but Sidharth held her tightly, “in dino me aise stress nahi lena chahiye..”

This time Payal was about to get faint… but Abhi held her and both shouted, “kaunse dino me..”

Shehnaaz slapped Sidharth’s arms again.. she was just being dramatic.. sach me thodi faint ho rahi thi.. idiot.., “kaunse dino me Shukla ji..?”

Sidharth looked at shehnaaz bit scared, “pregnency ke dino me..” still wondering, why Shehnaaz is reacting like this and Payal.. Shehnaaz have said that her Di knows about it…

Payal this time almost fainted but Abhi held her and slapped her to stop being over dramatic at this time.. for god sake..

Shehnaaz was super baffled, “pregnancy.. kiski pregnancy….?”

then Shehnaaz looked at Sidharth suspiciously…

“Shukla ji.. aap pregnent hai…??…. omg..”

Sidharth gasped, ” what.. no.. shut up Shehnaaz..”

This time Abhi almost fainted but Payal slapped him to stop his over acting.. Abhi made face at Payal and gaped at Sidharth, “Sidharth dont tell me.. my Brother is pregnent.. omg…”

Sidharth rolled his eyes and wanted to punch his brother for the first time in life, “bhai.. what are you saying…”

Payal looked embarrassed, “veerji.. hum toh aapke bare me kya kya soch rahe the… aur aap..”

Shehnaaz too made worried face, “exactly Shukla ji.. dekhiye Abhi doctor se baat kar lete hai.. jarur kuchh gadbad hogi..”

Sidharth wanted to kill Shehnaaz right dere, this time he pinned her mouth under him palm,

“Shehnaaz chup..” and tried to make Payal and Abhi understand … while Shehnaaz fought against him hand to pray it off so that she could speak….

Sidharth glared at her to be quite n gave d blast..

“Shehnaaz ki Pregnency…”

Payal this time seriously fainted.. Abhi slapped her again, “tweety.. this is not the time to be dramatic..”

Sidharth rolled his eyes, “bhai.. you are insane.. bhabhi sach me faint ho gayi hai.. dramatic nahi ho rahi..”

“ohh..” Abhi made face and somehow managed to awake her…

Payal stood up and screamed at Shehnaaz horrified…

Shehnaaz who had become motionless hearing Sidharth’s words now came back to her senses and started fighting to pray of Sidharth’s palm from her mouth so that she could speak…

Sidharth held her tight, “Shehnaaz tum chup raho.. hum discuss kar rahe hai na..”

Shehnaaz passed him deadly look, while Sidharth instantly looked away a bit scared

Payal pounced on Shehnaaz, “Shehnaaz you are pregnent.. what is Sidharth saying.. kab kaise.. kaun hai wo.. Shehnaaz I will kill you… speak up…”

Shehnaaz rolled her eyes.. idiot koi Sidharth ka hath hataye to wo bolegi na… still fighting to get free herself

Payal shook her, “Shehnaaz speak up.. what is Sidharth saying…?”

Abhi slapped Sidharth’s arm and Payal’s head and took Sidharth’s palm away from her mouth..

Shehnaaz took a deep breath, “idiot.. ye gadhe ne apna hath mere muh pe rakh tha.. me kaise bolti..”

Sidharth was guilty, “ohh..”

Payal made face, “ohh..”

it was then Shehnaaz grabbed Sidharth’s hair practically and started to pull them…

Payal, Abhi looked horrified at Shehnaaz and Sidharth and ran to solve it.. Sidharth groaned feeling the pull on his hairs, “Shehnaaz.. you have gone insane.. leave my hair…”

Shehnaaz somehow left him hair and grabbed his neck… Sidharth was shocked by her act.. is she seriously planning to kill him…

Abhi rolled his eyes and again freed Sidharth….

ok this time she started to hit him…. Sidharth groaned, “ouchh Shehnaaz…”

while Shehnaaz screamed in annoyance, “Shukla ji.. aapke upar ke sare bonuts loose ho gaye hai kya…”

Abhi was confused, “whatt..”

Sidharth was confused, “whatt..”

Payal rolled her eyes, “Shehnaaz.. inko hindi me samajha…”

Shehnaaz rolled her eyes, “I mean.. apka dimag kharab ho gaya hai.. kya bakwas kar rahe hai.. me aur pregnent ?.. are you insane..”

Sidharth looked at her confused and then sighed, “Shehnaaz ab chhupane ka kya fayada.. sach samne aa chuka hai.. naam bata do..”

Payal looked at Shehnaaz suspiciously, “Shehnaaz sach sach bol.. ye kya khichadi pak rahi hai..”

Abhi looked at Payal in disbelief, “tweety.. yahan par etni problem chal rahi hai.. aur tumhe khichdi ki padi hai…”

Sidharth, Shehnaaz and Payal looked at Abhi, ” SHUT UP “

“ohh..” Abhi made baby face..

Shehnaaz slapped Sidharth’s arm and made face at Payal, “Di aisa kuchh nahi hai.. Shukla ji ka dimga sathiya gaya hai..”

huh !!

Sidharth sulked , “Shehnaaz..”

” 1 min “

Payal screamed, “everyone shut up..”

Payal looked at Shehnaaz, “Shehnaaz aisa waisa kuchh hai… ?..”

Shehnaaz rolled her eyes, “nahi Di…” Sidharth looked at her baffled, “jhooti..” Shehnaaz was about to punch him but Abhi stopped her…

Payal looked at Sidharth, “apko ye baat kahan se sujhi..”

Sidharth answered seriously, “Shehnaaz ne khud mujhe bataya..”

“whatt..” Shehnaaz tried to pounce on him again, “mene kab bataya ?..” thank god Abhi handled her…

Sidharth looked at Payal and narrated the scene.. that how they mate in that field.. where Shehnaaz was sitting on the tree eating mango.. how he helped her get down.. and she had told him, “wo mujhe khatta khane ka man kar raha tha….”

Payal frowned at Shehnaaz while Shehnaaz looked at Sidharth baffled, “gadhe.. ullu ke pathe.. idiot… duffer…”

Sidharth glared at Shehnaaz, “Shehnaaz tum..” Sidharth looked at Payal, “aur bhabhi.. Shehnaaz ne answer sharma ke diya tha…”

Shehnaaz’s made gol gappa face, ” abbe oyye assumptions ki dukan…”

Abhi started to giggle at the new innovative name.. Payal shot him glare and he was shut instantly…

Shehnaaz gave up, “mujhe bachpan se khatta khana achha lgta hai.. puchho Di se..”

Payal nodded in yes while Sidharth looked litle unsure now…

Sidharth smiled weakly, ” toh kya tum sach me….?”

Payal sighed in relief..

while Shehnaaz gritted her teeth, “ohh god.. NO.. are you mad…mera toh koi boyfriend bhi nahi hai..”

Ohhhhh

Sidharth cleared his throat and made baby face, “woh actually jab Shehnaaz ne kaha ke usse khatta khane ka man kar rahe hai.. I mean.. jab ladies pregnent hoti hai.. tab unhe.. I mean.. woh me… Shehnaaz…”

everyone understood the situation very well….

Abhi and Payal looked at each other and burst into laughter…

while Shehnaaz’s eyes and mouth widened as she understood he have shamelessly taken different meaning of her words…

Shehnaaz gave him angry glare while Sidharth’s face started turning pale in fear..

“umm wo..”

” I HATE U “

“Shehnaaz…”

” I HATE U “

“m sorry..”

” I HATE U “

“Shehnaaz plzz.. so sorry…”

” I HATE U “

“wo me.. tumne kaha tha.. mujhe laga…”

” I HATE U “

Payal and Abhi laughed their lungs out while Shehnaaz stormed off from there followed by poor Sidharth…

Sidharth looked at her with a cute sorry face.. while Shehnaaz gave him deadly glare and stormed towards the field…

poor Sidharth followed her..

“Shehnaaz suno na…”

” I HATE U “

“wo..me..”

” I HATE U “

Sidharth sighed, “atleast meri baat toh suno…”

” I HATE U “

she made grumpy face still unable to believe that till now he was thinking this about her.. ohh so that means.. that is the reason he always used to talk about babies…

Shehnaaz turned.. Sidharth smiled thinking she is not angry.. but his smile was short lived…

She was turning red in anger “toh kya is vajah se tum.. humesha babies ke bare me..?”

Sidharth made baby face, “sorry..”

Shehnaaz wanted to pin his neck…

” I HATE U “

sidharth made baby face..

Shehnaaz looked at him like she would kill him any moment and stormed away from dere…

“sorry yaar..”

” I HATE U “

“Shehnaaz..”

” I HATE U “

“plzz..”

” I HATE U “

“lekin me..”

” I HATE U “

“really.. so…”

” I HATE U “

“ough..”

” I HATE U “

“par mene to kuchh bo…”

” I HATE U “

and the fight continued…

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Sidharth thumped onto the bed, bursting into uncontrollable laughter. His mind replayed the assumptions he had made about Shehnaaz: first thinking she was pregnant, then assuming she had a boyfriend. He couldn’t stop laughing, especially when he remembered Shehnaaz’s angry face.

As the laughter subsided, he took a deep breath and calmed himself, but the smile wouldn’t leave his lips. He couldn’t quite understand why he felt so happy. Maybe it was the relief that Shehnaaz wasn’t pregnant, or perhaps the realization that there was no one else in her life. He felt foolish for his baseless assumptions, but she had blushed when she said it. “Ab main kya samjhta… Sidharth, shut up,” he muttered to himself, before bursting into laughter again.

His laughter slowly died down, his lungs giving up, leaving him with a broad smile. “There is no one in Shehnaaz’s life,” he thought. But why did it matter so much to him? Why did it make him so happy that she wasn’t pregnant? Why did he suddenly feel so much lighter? “Sidharth, you’re overreacting,” he told himself.

He walked to the mirror, surprised at his reflection. “Am I smiling or laughing?” he asked, pinching his cheeks to try to stop the smile, but it was no use. His lips curved into a smile once more. He chuckled at his own idiocy as he went back to bed.

“Shehnaaz… Shehnaaz… ye ladki ne mujhe pagal kar diya hai,” he mused. “Thank God kisi elder ke samne ye sab nahi huva… warna I would have been dead by now.” He smiled again, recalling Shehnaaz’s angry face. “Tumhe main mana lunga, Naaz…”

“Naaz…” he whispered. He liked how it sounded. He felt so fresh and light. But then he frowned, wondering if someone else called her Naaz too. He didn’t want anyone else to call her that. Why did it bother him so much? He was confused.

Closing his eyes, he tried to sleep, but her face flashed in front of him. “Naaz, tum kya kar rahi ho mere sath?” he asked himself restlessly. Just then, his phone rang. Checking the ID, he picked up the call immediately.

“Hello…”

Sidharth knocked on Abhi’s door. Abhi, surprised by the late-night knock, opened the door to find Sidharth standing there.

“Sid, etni raat ko…”

“Relax, bhai,” Sidharth cut him off. “It’s just that Dad rang.”

Abhi nodded as Sidharth continued, “We have to leave early in the morning. An important meeting is lined up at 12:00, and being members of the board, we have to attend.”

Abhi sighed, “Alright, you go to sleep. We will leave early in the morning. And don’t worry, I will let others know.”

Sidharth nodded and wished him good night before leaving.

The sun had not even risen, and Sidharth and Abhi were all ready to leave. Their flight was early in the morning. Abhi chatted with Payal, Jasbeera Ji, and Rajender, while Sidharth playfully circled his hand around Shehnaaz’s neck.

Shehnaaz was still sulking, making adorable faces that made Sidharth chuckle. She was a cutie, no doubt about it. But then he corrected himself. No, she was a disaster without a shadow of a doubt. Yet, the storm he created yesterday was worse. A giggle escaped his lips as he remembered it again.

Shehnaaz slapped him playfully, “You better not laugh, or else…”

Sidharth mocked, “Or else what?”

Shehnaaz punched his tummy, “Ouch,” Sidharth shot her a fake glare.

“Waise Shukla Ji…”

“Yes, Gill?” he replied, removing his arm from her shoulder.

Smiling mischievously, Shehnaaz moved closer to his ear, “You still haven’t told me about your girlfriends list…”

Sidharth smirked, walking around her, “Well… as of now, you are on…”

“Huh?” Shehnaaz gave him a mocking look, “Me and your girlfriend? Keep dreaming, Shukla Ji.”

Their little teasing session was interrupted when Abhi called Sidharth. Shehnaaz made a baby face while Sidharth patted her cheeks and mumbled near her ear, “Take care, Naaz…”

Sidharth and Abhi bid everyone goodbye and left. Shehnaaz stood there, feeling a strange tickle as she remembered him calling her Naaz. No one ever did.

Months passed, and Sidharth and Shehnaaz’s friendship deepened. After their confrontation in Mohali, they started to understand each other better. Sidharth found Shehnaaz to be a sweet disaster, cute and annoying at the same time. She made him do things he never dreamed of, yet he loved their mischief and teasing.

On the other hand, Shehnaaz had initially thought of Sidharth as a boring idiot. But as they became friends, he carved a place in her heart as a good friend, or rather her best friend. She shared everything with him, all her mischief and secrets.

Time passed, and unknowingly, their destinies brought them closer. They considered each other their closest and best friends. Their talks and chats on the phone never seemed to stop. Every hour of every day, they would find themselves talking, chatting, fighting, giggling, and laughing their lungs out. They made fun of each other and teased endlessly. Shehnaaz soon knew everything about Sidharth’s life, realizing he never had a girlfriend, while Sidharth learned that the boyfriend thing wasn’t her cup of tea.

“Sidharth, you are the sweetest,” Shehnaaz said.

“Come to the point,” Sidharth replied knowing she was buttering him.

“You are my best friend.”

“Come to the point.”

“You are the most genuine person I have ever met.”

Sidharth rolled his eyes, “Now cut the crap and come to the business…”

Shehnaaz cribbed mentally, “Fine, mujhe ek eye shadow ka shade mangwana hai…”

Sidharth knew it, “Haan toh…?”

Shehnaaz smiled a little extra, “Woh kya hai na, Sidharth, yahan par woh shade mil hi nahi raha. Tum plzz mere liye lado na…”

Sidharth was dumbfounded, “You got to be kidding me.”

Shehnaaz sulked, “Sidharth, I am serious.”

Sidharth was sure enough she was a real disaster. “Naaz, you can’t possibly be thinking that I would go to a cosmetics shop and ask for that damn shade of eye shadow…”

Shehnaaz grinned, “Why can’t I think that?”

Sidharth sighed, “Naaz, at least think about my image…”

“Shukla Ji,” Shehnaaz called ever so sweetly, and Sidharth knew he was defeated. When Shehnaaz was adamant, things were not in his hands. He had to do it whether he liked it or not. It didn’t matter.

Sidharth made a face, “Fine, anything else, Gill?”

Shehnaaz giggled, “God, I love you, Sidharth. You are the best.”

Sidharth rolled his eyes, “And you are the worst. By the way, I love you too.”

Shehnaaz chuckled, “Shukla Ji, don’t take me seriously, okay?”

Sidharth smirked back, “Why? You always boss me around, and by the way, you were the one who said last night that ‘girls are always serious.'”

Shehnaaz walked into her room, playing with her dupatta, and sat on the windowsill. “As I said, Sidharth, do not take me seriously.”

Sidharth smiled, “Acha, what happened to that teacher you were telling me about that day?”

Shehnaaz suddenly remembered and laughed out loud, “Achha, that teacher! Don’t ask, Sadu. He was pretty much in tears until he realized exactly what prank we had played on him.”

Sidharth shook his head, “Naaz, you are insane.”

“Huh,” Shehnaaz pouted her lips, “What were we to do? He was such a show-off, always scolding and all.”

Sidharth shook his head again. He simply couldn’t fight back. She always left him speechless.

“By the way,” Shehnaaz got excited, “your friends Shikhar and his fiancee Khushi, they were going to come soon, right?” Her eyes grew bigger. “When are they coming? I too want to meet them.”

“Shikhar…” Sidharth replied, “Don’t ask. He is such a weirdo sometimes. Now he is saying that he will come when the wedding preparations for Bhai and Bhabhi start.”

Shehnaaz smiled, “That will also be cool.”

Sidharth teased, “Why are you so excited? He is engaged, for that matter.”

“Haha,” Shehnaaz mocked, “Good for him. Well, I am quite busy, you know.”

“Really?” Sidharth smirked back, “Busy with what, Shukla Ji?”

“Keep dreaming,” Shehnaaz giggled, “I am busy drooling over Lovely Ji.”

Sidharth was baffled, “My bodyguard?” Jealousy was evident in his eyes.

Shehnaaz smiled cutely, “Yup.. he is too smart and handsome and his physique…” she trailed off intentionally to see his reaction.

“Shehnaaz, shut up!” Sidharth gasped, his eyes flashing with anger.

Shehnaaz smiled with her little victory. She now kind of knew it—whenever she praised another male species, Shukla ji would turn red with jealousy. She loved making him feel that way. Her teasing sessions always annoyed him.

“Why? Kyu chup rahu main? I adore him,” she continued, relishing the moment.

“Then talk to him only, not me,” Sidharth snapped, cutting the call abruptly. He switched off his phone and threw it away randomly.

He hated when Shehnaaz talked about someone else. He didn’t yet understand the reason, but he hated it nonetheless. “What is wrong with this girl? Always hell-bent on annoying me… a disaster…” He decided he would not talk to her. She had made him mad in these two months with absolute ease, never missing a chance to annoy him. And his bodyguard? He couldn’t believe he was jealous of his bodyguard. “Is Lovely’s body better than mine?” Sidharth instantly went to the mirror and checked his muscles, then slapped himself mentally for acting like an idiot.

“This girl will drive me crazy one day,” Sidharth thought, storming out of his room.

On the other hand, Shehnaaz laughed her lungs out. “It is so easy to annoy him. How can he become angry over such small things? I pity his would-be wife. Poor girl will have to deal with such a possessive husband. I’m his friend, and still, he is so possessive. I bet he’ll be even worse with his wife… God help her…”

Shehnaaz smiled and decided to call him again. “Ab tune hi gussa dilaya hai, toh tujhe hi manana padega na. Shehnaaz puttar, lag ja kaam pe… kya zarurat thi use satane ki… dekha, phir se gussa ho gaye. Par ye banda kis mitti ka bana hai… gussa to naak pe hi chadha rehta hai…”

“Kya hua Shehnaaz?” Payal asked, walking into the room.

Shehnaaz giggled, “Aapke devar sahab, phir se gussa ho gaye.”

Payal rolled her eyes, “Tu kyun unhe itna tang karti hai?”

“Di,” Shehnaaz made a puppy face and then smiled widely, “Shukla ji ko satane me kitna maza aata hai, kya bataun.”

Payal giggled, “Achha chha, par usse sorry keh ke mana lena…”

“Yes, boss.”

Shehnaaz laughed and went back to call him, but his cell was switched off. Shehnaaz sighed, “Mr. Angry Shukla toh bahot angry lag raha hai.”

She tried again, but it was still switched off. She decided to call him later when he would be calm and switch on his cell.

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“Maa,” Rita ji excitedly entered Dadi maa’s room, “Maa…”

Dadi maa looked at her, surprised, and stood up, “Kya hua Rita? Itni excited… kya baat hai?”

Rita ji smiled widely and sat on the bed, taking Dadi maa along, “Arre, baithiye to sahi… batati hoon.”

Dadi maa smiled and waited patiently.

“Abhi abhi pandit ji ka phone aaya tha…”

“Kis bare me?” Dadi maa asked.

Rita ji rolled her eyes, “Kya Maa, aap bhi. Main Abhi aur Payal ki shadi ki baat kar rahi hoon…”

Dadi maa got excited, “Kya? Kya kaha pandit ji ne?”

Rita ji showed a full teeth smile, “Agale mahine ki 15 tarikh in dono ke liye bahut achhi hai.”

“What!”

Dadi maa squealed in happiness, “Itni jaldi…”

Rita ji made a face, “Jaldi kahan, Maa… 3 mahine beet gaye dono ki sagai ko. Ab shadi mein aur der nahi karenge bas.”

Dadi maa shook her head, “Haan baba, main bahut khush hoon is tarikh se.”

Rita ji smiled yet again, “Main inhe phone karke batati hoon.”

With that, Rita ji walked off excitedly, and Dadi maa dialed the Gills.

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It’s been three days since Shehnaaz had been trying to call Sidharth but couldn’t connect. She was missing him badly. She had cried too. She couldn’t believe why she cried. He was just a little angry and would talk to her eventually.

She stood in front of the mirror and asked herself, “Kya ho raha hai mujhe?”

All she knew was that she needed to talk to him, needed to hear his voice. She didn’t like his angry side—not at all.

Upset, she finally decided to speak to Abhi instead. “Hello, jiju…”

Abhi smiled, “Haan Shehnaaz, bolo.”

Shehnaaz sighed, “Sidharth kaha hai?”

“Sidharth? Woh toh campaign ke liye gaya hai, 3 din ho gaye…”

“What!”

Shehnaaz was shocked out of her wits.

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Author’s Note

Hello, dear readers!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I loved writing it. Shehnaaz and Sidharth’s playful banter always brings a smile to my face, and I hope it did the same for you. Their chemistry and the way they tease each other is what makes their relationship so special and relatable.

As always, your feedback means the world to me. Please let me know what you think about this chapter and any suggestions you might have. Your support and encouragement keep me motivated to write and improve.

Stay tuned for more twists and turns in Shehnaaz and Sidharth’s journey. The next chapter promises to bring even more emotions and excitement.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on these chapters. How did you find the evolving dynamic

Also, stay tuned for Baarish, Bhula Dunga, Mora Piya, Beintehaa and Thodasa pyar which will be starting soon along with the rest of the stories. There’s so much more in store, and I can’t wait for you to dive into these new adventures.

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With love and gratitude,

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