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Shehnaaz was sitting sadly in her room leaning against the bedpost. She was trying not to think about today's incident but Sid's words were echoing in her ears.
"Humein aap se mohabbat hai."
"Woh pehli nazar wala mohbbat hota hai na, woh ho gaya hai aap se."
And Shehnaaz knew that he not only said those words but he meant it. She saw true love in his eyes. Did she break his heart by rejecting his proposal?
A lone tear escaped her eyes.
"Shehnaaz! Hum kab se awaz laga rahi hai tujhe. Jawab kyu nahi de rahi?" Said Mariyam Ji entering the room which broke Shehnaaz's thoughts.
She immediately wiped her tears and said, "Sorry Ammi. Humein sunai nahi diya."
"Dhyan kidhar rehta hai tera? Hum dinner ke liye bula rahe the."
"Ammi humein bhukh nahi hai. Aap khaa lo."
Mariyam Ji became worried hearing that. She sat near Shehnaaz and touched her forehead.
"Bukhar toh nahi hai. Koi aur takleef hai? Baata mujhe." She said.
Shehnaaz smiled slightly and said, "Ammi hum thik hai. Humara bas mann nahi hai."
Mariyam Ji understood that her daughter was sad and asked, "College mein kuch hua hai kya? Kisi ne kuch kaha?"
"Nahi Ammi, aisa kuch nahi hai. Aap kar lo na dinner. Humein baad mein bhukh lagegi toh hum kha lenge."
"Chal thik hai. Lekin agar koi baat hai toh tu apni iss best friend se share kar sakti hai."
Shehnaaz chuckled and said, "Paata hai humein."
Mariyam Ji smiled and kissed Shehnaaz's forehead. Then she left from there.
After sometime, Shehnaaz's phone started ringing. It was an unknown number.
She picked up the call and said, "Hello kaun?"
"Aap ne iss Nikah se inkar kyu kiya?" Asked Sid straight.
Shehnaaz's face turned pale. She understood it was Sid.
Instead of giving reply, she asked, "Aap ko humara number kaha se mila?"
"That doesn't matter. Aap bas humare sawal ka jawab di jiye. Kyu kiya aap ne inkar?"
Shehnaaz sighed and said, "Humein iss baare mein koi baat nahi karni."
Before Sid could say anything else, Shehnaaz hanged up. She couldn't tell him why she rejected the marriage proposal. She had no other option left. She did it for Nusrat.
Flashback...
Shehnaaz happily entered the house. She was very much excited to tell her mother about Sid. Maybe Sid's family had already sent marriage proposal to her mother. Shehnaaz was thinking what her reaction would be.
She was about to go upstairs but stopped near Nusrat's house hearing something.
"Humein malum tha Ammi. Woh Shehnaaz humesha se humse jalti hai. Isliye mauka milte hi humare Sid ko uss ne chhin liya." Said Nusrat angrily making Shehnaaz shocked.
"Nusrat! Dimag kharab ho gaya hai tera? Kuch bhi bolti hai. Iss mein bechari Shehnaaz ki kya galti?" Said Nagma Ji.
"Ammi aap jaanti nahi hai usse. Shakal se jitni bholi dikhti hai, andar se utni hi shatir hai. Uski nazar toh tab se Sid pe hai jab hum ne usse unki photo dikhayi. I'm sure, jab Sid humare ghar aaye the, Shehnaaz ne usse seduce kiya hoga. Isliye toh humein chhor ke uss se Nikah karna chahte hai Sid. Lekin hum aisa kabhi nahi hone denge."
"Bohut ho gaya Nusrat. Tu Shehnaaz ke baare mein ek aur galat shabd nahi kahegi. Sid yaaha aaya tha aur teri jagah usse Shehnaaz pasand aa gayi. Baat khatam. Woh Shehnaaz se Nikah karna chahta hai aur hum jaa rahe hai Mariyam Ji ko yeh baat baatane."
Nusrat looked at Nagma Ji with disbelief and said, "Aap humari Ammi hoke uss Shehnaaz ki taraf daari kar rahi hai? Iss waqt aap ka farz banta hai unn logo ko convince karna taa ki Sid humse Nikah kare."
"Hum teri Ammi hai iss hi liye yeh sab kar rahe hai. Koi aisa ladka jo tujhse nahi kisi aur se pyaar karta ho, uss se tera Nikah karwa ke hum teri zindagi barbaad nahi karenge. Hum Sid se behtar ladka dhundenge tere liye. Thoda sabar kar." Said Nagma Ji trying to make Nusrat understand.
"Hum sirf Sid se Nikah karenge. Agar woh humein nahi mile toh hum puri zindagi kunwari baithe rahenge. SAMJHI AAP?" Screamed Nusrat and went to her room crying.
Nagma Ji became worried but decided to give her daughter sometime to calm down.
After sometime, she came out of her house and saw Shehnaaz standing outside.
"Shehnaaz tu...."
Before she could say anything, Shehnaaz said, "Humne sab sun liya. Aap unn logo ko naa kar di jiye. Hum nahi karenge Nikah."
"Tu Nusrat ki baaton ka bura mat maan Beta. Woh abhi gusse mein hai."
"Humein paata hai Khala. Saalon se jaante hai hum Nusrat Di ko. Unhone humesha humein apni chhoti behen ki tarah samjha hai. Bachpan mein Ammi ke siwa humara aur koi apna nahi tha. Par yaaha aane ke baad humein aap log mile aur kuch hi dino mein humare apne ban gaye. Aur hum apno ko dhokha nahi de sakte. Nusrat Di ke pyaar se Nikah kar ke unka dil nahi tod sakte. Hum se yeh nahi ho paayega."
"Toh phir tu kya chahti hai?" Asked Nagma Ji.
"Aap unhe keh di jiye ki humari taraf se naa hai. Aur haan, Ammi ko iss baare mein kuch bhi baatane ki zaroorat nahi hai." Said Shehnaaz putting stone in her heart.
"Phir se soch le Shehnaaz. Nusrat aaj nahi toh kaal samajh jaayegi. Lekin teri zindagi ka sawal hai. Aur hum jaante hai Sid ko. Woh bohut accha ladka hai. Tujhe khush rakhega. Itne acche rishte ko tu thukra degi?"
Shehnaaz smiled sadly and said, "Khala yeh humara akhri faisla hai. Hum nahi karenge yeh Nikah. Aap please unn logo ko yeh keh di jiye."
Nagma Ji sighed and nodded.
Flashback Ends...
Shehnaaz couldn't understand why she was feeling so sad, why her tears were not stopping.
"Humein itna dukh kyu ho raha hai? Hum toh aaj hi mile hai unse. Toh unhe iss waqt kaisa lag raha hai, iss se humein kya hi fark padhta hai. Nahi, hum unke baare mein aur nahi sochenge. Woh Nusrat Di ke pyaar hai, humare nahi." She said to herself.
Next Day...
Shehnaaz was leaving from college when her eyes fell on Sid who was standing at the other side of the road. Seeing Shehnaaz, he waved his hand and indicated her to come to him.
Shehnaaz took off her eyes and kept walking ignoring Sid. This angered him. At first she rejected his marriage proposal, then she refused to talk to him on phone and now she was ignoring him. He couldn't tolerate anymore and went to her.
"Humein ignore kyu kar rahi hai aap?" Asked Sid holding Shehnaaz's hand.
"Haath chhoriye humara." Said Shehnaaz sternly.
"Give me the answer first."
Shehnaaz didn't say anything and freed her hand forcefully.
"Aap sayad bhul rahe hai aap humare college ke bahar khade hai. Khuda ke waaste yaaha koi tamasha na kare." She said.
"Hum tamasha karne nahi aaye hai. Humein bas itna jaan na hai, aap ne kyu iss Nikah se inkar kar diya." Said Sid demanding answers.
"Humari marzi. Nahi pasand hai aap humein. Ab mil gaya jawab?" Said Shehnaaz trying to behave rudely but it didn't affect Sid.
"Jhut keh rahi hai aap." He said. "Agar hum aap ko pasand na hote toh aap kaal hi humse kehti deti, humare muh pe. Aur tab hum aap ke saamne phir kabhi nahi aate. Par kaal aap ki aankhon mein humne kuch aur dekha tha, jis se humein yakeen ho gaya tha ki aap bhi kahi na kahi hum ko pasand karti hai. Toh phir aisa kya hua jis se aap ka mind aise suddenly change ho gaya?"
Shehnaaz had no answer so she said, "Hum aap ko jawab dena zaroori nahi samajhte."
Then she looked at the road and called a cab.
She was about to get inside when Sid said, "Aaj aap hum se bhag rahi hai. Koi baat nahi. Lekin jab tak hum pura sach nahi jaan lete, hum aap ka peecha nahi chhorenge."
Shehnaaz didn't say anything and got inside the cab. The cab driver started driving while Sid kept looking at the leaving cab.
After that, Sid started coming to the college daily. While going to college and while coming out of college, Shehnaaz could always see him waiting for her. She tried her best to avoid him but he was also very stubborn. He started following her everywhere she went. She behaved rudely with him, avoided him constantly but still he was not ready to leave her. Seeing his efforts, somewhere Shehnaaz also started falling for him. But she suppressed her feelings inside her heart thinking about Nusrat.
One day, Shehnaaz was entering the college when one of her friends said, "Shehnaaz, tu uss ladke ko jaanti hai kya?"
Shehnaaz looked at Sid who was standing near his car and looking at her continuously.
"Main bhi kuch din se dekh rahi hoon. Yaheen pe khada rehta hai aur tujhe ghoorta rehta hai. Kaal hum chaat khane gaye the na, tab bhi isse dekha tha. Tera peecha kar raha hai kya?" Said her another friend.
"Humein kya paata?.... Accha tum log andar jaao.... Hum abhi aate hai." Said Shehnaaz to which they all nodded.
After her friends left, Shehnaaz went to Sid.
"Kya laga rakha hai yeh sab, haan? Hum ne kaha na humein aap se Nikah nahi karni? Ek baar mein samajh nahi aata? Chhor kyu nahi dete humara peecha?" Asked Shehnaaz loudly showing anger.
"CHILLAO MAT!" Shouted Sid making her little scared. "Hum koi sadakchap aashiq nahi hai jo aap hum se aise baat karengi. Mohabbat karte hai hum aap se. Aur jis se hum mohabbat karte hai, uske dil ke andar kya chal raha hai yeh jaan ne ka pura haq humein hai."
"Sach jaan na hai na aap ko? Thik hai. College khatam hone ke baad hum aap se paas wale garden mein milenge aur aap ke saare sawalon ka jawab bhi denge. Lekin haan, sach jaan ne ke baad aap hum se dobara kabhi nahi milenge. Yaani yeh humari akhri mulakat hogi. Manjoor hai?"
"Manjoor." Replied Sid and Shehnaaz left from there.
After college...
Shehnaaz went to Sid who was waiting for her in the garden.
As soon as Sid saw her, he said sarcastically, "Toh aap aa hi gayi? Humein toh laga tha aap aaj bhi humein ignore kar ke chali jaayengi."
Shehnaaz sighed and said, "Humari kuch majboori thi iss hi liye hum aap ko ignore kar rahe the. Khair, woh sab chhoriye. Kya jaan na hai aap ko?"
"Yeh hi ki aap ne humse Nikah karne se kyu inkar kiya."
"Kyu ki hum chahte hai ki aap Nusrat Di se Nikah kare." Said Shehnaaz making Sid shocked.
"What?" He asked with disbelief.
"Jaise aap hum se mohabbat karte hai waise hi Nusrat Di aap se mohabbat karti hai. Kaafi saalon se aap ka intezar kar rahi thi. Humara koi haq nahi banta ki hum aap se Nikah kar ke unko dukh pohuchaye. Itne patthar dil nahi ban sakte hum."
"Ohh! Toh yeh hai asli wajah. Aap yeh sab isliye kar rahi hai taa ki Nusrat ko dukh na pohuche. Aur humara kya Naaz? Humare iss dil ka kya jo iss waqt sirf aap ke liye dhadak raha hai aur uske bawajood aap har pal isse tod rahi hai?"
Shehnaaz's eyes became teary hearing Sid's words. But she hid her tears and said, "Samajhne ki koshish ki jiye. Nusrat Di humse kayi guna behtaar hai. Woh pyaar karti hai aap se, aap ko khush rakhengi, hum se bhi zyada khush."
"Rehne do Naaz. Agar aap ko sach mein humari khushi ki parwah hoti toh aap yeh nahi kehti. Aap ko toh sirf Nusrat ki padhi hai. Par ek baat kaan khol ke sun li jiye, hum Nusrat se toh kya kisi se bhi kabhi pyaar nahi kar sakte. Kyu ki humare dil mein humesha aap hi rahengi. Aur jab aap ko hi humari koi fikar nahi hai toh thik hai, hum dur ho jaayenge aap se, woh bhi humesha humesha ke liye."
Saying that Sid took out a small medicine bottle from his pocket to which Shehnaaz widened her eyes.
"Sid yeh kya kar rahe hai aap?" Asked Shehnaaz getting scared.
"Aap hi ne kaha tha na ki yeh humari akhri mulakat hogi? Waisa hi ho raha hai. Iske baad hum dono kabhi nahi milenge. Aur humein kuch bhi ho jaaye, aap ko kya hi fark padhta hai?" Said Sid opening the bottle.
"Aisa mat ki jiye please." Said Shehnaaz trying to stop him but he didn't listen to her.
He was about to drink it when Shehnaaz ran to him and jerked his hand making the bottle fall from his hand.
"Pagal ho gaye ho aap? Kya karne jaa rahe the?" Screamed Shehnaaz and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Zeher pine. Lekin aap ne humein roka kyu? Aap ko toh iss se koi fark nahi padhna chahiye." Said Sid.
"Humein kis se fark padhna chahiye aur kis se nahi, yeh aap decide nahi karoge. Haan hum Nusrat Di ko dukh nahi pohuchana chahte the, par iska yeh matlab nahi ki humein aap ki koi fikar nahi hai. Hai humein aap ki fikar. Hum chahte hai ki aap khush rahe. Agar aaj aap ko kuch ho jaata toh sabse zyada fark humein padhta, sabse zyada takleef humein hoti kyu ki hum aap se pyaar karte hai....."
Shehnaaz suddenly stopped realising what she had just said. She looked at Sid who was smiling at her.
"Paata tha humein. Lekin aap ke muh se yeh sun ne ke liye humein yeh stunt karna padha." He said. "Waise uss bottle ko itni zor se phek ne ki zaroorat nahi thi. Kyu ki uss mein zeher nahi pani tha. Aur woh ek medicine ki bottle thi, zeher ki nahi."
Shehnaaz became shocked hearing that. She looked at the bottle and then said looking at him, "Aap ne..... Aap ne jhut kaha hum se?"
"Pyaar ka izhar karwane ke liye thoda bohut jhut toh chalta hai. Kyu?" Said Sid giving naughty smile.
Shehnaaz made an angry face and started punching him on the chest.
"I hate you Sid! I hate you!" She said crying.
Sid chuckled and held her both hands.
"Ek aur jhut. I know you love me. And I love you too." Said Sid looking at Shehnaaz's eyes and pulled her for a tight hug.
Shehnaaz's didn't hold herself back anymore and reciprocated the hug with equal love.
On the other hand, Mariyam Ji was passing by the garden when she felt very thirsty. She took out her bottle from her bag but found it empty. Then her eyes fell on the water tap in the garden.
She entered the garden and drank water from the tap. Then she was about to leave but noticed a couple hugging each other.
She became little curious and went close to them. And the sight she saw, made her shocked.
"Shehnaaz!" Shouted Mariyam Ji and Sid and Shehnaaz immediately broke the hug.
Shehnaaz also became shocked seeing her mother.
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