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Few days passed after that. Sidharth almost forgot that he told such a big lie to his mother. Actually he was not that much worried about that. His mother lived in Mumbai. There was no chance that she could meet Shehnaaz. So telling that lie was safe according to him. Rita Maa and Shehnaaz both would never get to know about this.
One night, Sidharth was coming from office. Suddenly he stopped when he saw Shehnaaz talking with an Indian guy standing outside the apartment. They both were smiling which didn't go well with Sidharth. He felt something in his heart but shrugged it off. Then he gave a huge smile and went towards them.
"Param, right?" He asked the guy.
The guy made a confused face while Shehnaaz frowned.
"Yaar finally tumse mulakat ho hi gayi. Hi, I'm Sidharth, iss hi apartment mein rehta hoon. Aur tumhari wife ko toh main shaadi ke pehle se jaanta hoon. Bohut suna tha tumhare baare mein, aaj mil bhi liya."
The guy looked at Shehnaaz being confused and asked, "What is he saying?"
"Look I'm really sorry. I think there is some misunderstanding. Sidharth he is not...."
Before Shehnaaz could say, Sidharth said, "Shehnaaz please don't interrupt, tumhari chikchik roj sunta hoon, abhi mujhe sirf Param se baat karni hai.... So Param, main tumse ek baat zaroor puchna chahunga. Tumne 11 saal apni biwi ko jhela kaise yaar? Like woh mere saath hi itna chikchik karti hai, tumhara toh paata nahi itne saalon mein kya haal kiya hoga. I have to say, your patience level is very high....."
"Oh just shut up Sidharth!" Shouted Shehnaaz being annoyed. "Yeh Param nahi hai."
Sidharth looked at the guy being shocked.
"Aur naa hi Shehnaaz meri wife hai. Hum dono toh bas colleagues hai." Said the guy.
Sidharth realised that he misunderstood the situation and said, "Sorry I didn't know..."
"It's ok. I better leave now. Bye Shehnaaz." Said the guy.
"Bye!" Said Shehnaaz somehow controlling herself.
The guy left from there with his car.
Then Shehnaaz looked at Sidharth angrily and said, "Hogaya? Mil gayi shaanti mere colleague ke saamne yeh sab scene create kar ke?"
"Shehnaaz I said sorry. Mujhe sach mein nahi paata tha ki woh ladka Param nahi hai. Agar paata hota toh main yeh sab kyu kehta?" Said Sidharth.
"Jab paata nahi tha toh abhi yeh drama kyu kiya? Maine kaha tha tumse yeh sab karne ke liye?"
"Arrey Baba hogayi galti. Uss ladke se tum itna muskura ke baat kar rahi thi, mujhe laga woh hi hoga tumhara husband."
"Are you serious? Colleague hai woh mera. Drop karne aaya tha mujhe. Ab uske saath muskura ke baat nahi karungi toh kya gusse mein chilla ke baat karungi?"
"I understand but why are you shouting at me? Maine dekha hai Param ko kabhi, nahi na? Upar se tum iss apartment mein akeli rehti ho without your husband. I thought kaam ki wajah se long distance mein rehna padh raha hai tum dono ko. Aaj uss ladke ko dekha toh laga sayad tumhara husband tumse milne aaya hoga....."
Shehnaaz couldn't tolerate anymore and shouted, "Nahi hai mera koi husband! Divorce ho chuka hai humara!"
"So what....." Sidharth suddenly realised what she just said. He looked at her with disbelief. Shehnaaz's eyes became teary.
"Mere husband ke baare mein jaan na tha na tumhe? Mere personal life mein bohut interest hai na tumhara? Toh sun lo phir. Aaj se 9 saal pehle main aur Param alag ho chuke hai. Mere Bete Shaurya ko bhi usne mujhse alag kar diya. Tab se main akeli hi rehti hoon. Mere kaam ke alawa meri life mein aur kuch nahi hai. Do you want more information about my personal life? Then ask me, I'll give you answer."
Sidharth couldn't understand what to say. He suddenly noticed tears in the corner of her eyes. He felt bad.
"Shehnaaz I'm....."
"Just get lost!" She uttered and left from there wiping her tears.
Sidharth kept looking at her retreating figure.
At Night...
Sidharth was having dinner while thinking about Shehnaaz. He was not feeling good. Though it was totally unintentional, he felt that he should apologise to her for once.
Sidharth's thoughts suddenly broke when his phone started ringing. It was his mother.
"Haan Mom boliye." Said Sidharth.
"Guess kar main abhi kaha hoon?" Asked Rita Maa smiling.
Sidharth frowned a little and said, "Ghar pe hi hongi, aur kaha?"
"Ahhan... Galat jawab. Main abhi international flight pe baith ke chill kar rahi hoon aur kaal subah tak tere waha pohuch jaaungi."
As Sidharth was eating, the food got chocked in his throat hearing the news and he started coughing. He immediately drank water and asked, "What? Mom aap yaaha kyu aa rahi ho?"
"Milne aa rahi hoon. Par tujhse nahi, Pakhi se."
"Kaun Pakhi?" He asked being confused.
"Arrey teri girlfriend." Said Rita Maa reminding Sidharth.
"Haan haan.... Right.... Pakhi.... Meri girlfriend.... Lekin aap uss se mil ke kya karogi?"
"Kaisi baatein kar raha hai? Main apni hone wali bahu se nahi milungi?"
"What do you mean by hone wali bahu? Humne abhi tak shaadi ka faisla liya nahi hai."
"Haan par relationship mein toh ho na dono? Jis ladki ne itne saalon baad mere Bete ke dil mein pyaar jagaya hai, uss se ek baar milna toh banta hai."
"Mom I understand your feelings but...."
Rita Maa didn't let him speak and said, "Main samajh gayi. Tujhe meri fikar ho rahi hai na? Don't worry Neetu ne flight ka saara intezam kar diya tha. Neetu aur Preeti toh saath bhi aana chahte the lekin kuch kaam ki wajah se nahi aa paaye. Lekin unhone instructions de diye hai airport se kaise tere apartment tak jaana hai. Akeli hoon par manage kar lungi."
"Thik hai phir aa jaana." Said Sidharth as he had no other option.
"Aur sun, kaal Pakhi ko lunch pe bula lena." Said Rita Maa to which Sidharth just hummed.
After sometime, she hanged up
"Marr gaye!" Uttered Sidharth making a crying face.
On the other hand, Shehnaaz was going to sleep when her doorbell rang. She opened it and saw Sidharth standing.
"Dekho aaj jo bhi hua uske liye tumhe maafi maangne ki koi zaroorat nahi....."
Before she could complete, Sidharth entered and fell on her feet making her puzzled.
"Shehnaaz please mujhe bacha lo. Meri girlfriend ban jaao please." He said almost crying.
"What the f*ck? Are you crazy or what?" Asked Shehnaaz with disbelief.
Sidharth hold her both legs and said, "You have to be my girlfriend. Otherwise meri watt lag jayegi. Please maan jaao."
"Arrrey kya kar rahe ho? Pair chhoro mere." Said Shehnaaz trying to free her legs but Sidharth didn't leave them.
"Nahi main tab tak aise hi rahunga jab tak tum meri girlfriend nahi ban jaati."
"Ajeeb admi ho yaar. Chhoro mujhe."
"Nahi pehle meri girlfriend ban jaao."
Shehnaaz tried her best to free her legs but Sidharth kept repeating the same thing holding her legs.
"Sidharth!" Shouted Shehnaaz at last. "Get up!"
Sidharth got little scared and stood up immediately.
"Pagal ho tum? Uss raat bhi girlfriend ban ne ke liye keh rahe the. Aur aaj toh seedha pairo mein gir gaye. Har baar main hi milti hoon kya tumhe?" She said further.
"Uss raat toh maine aise hi keh diya but this time I'm serious. You have to become my girlfriend for one day." Said Sidharth.
"One day? Sidharth tum kehna kya chahte ho saaf saaf bolo."
Sidharth gathered some courage by taking a deep breath and told Shehnaaz the whole story while preparing himself for the consequences, in his mind.
Shehnaaz got mad hearing that and shouted, "How dare you! Tumne mujhse puche bina meri photo kaise send kiyi?"
"Yaar mujhe kya paata tha Mom sach mein tumse milne yaaha aa jaayegi?"
"Of course. Tumhe kaha kuch paata hota hai."
"Filhaal woh sab chhoro aur yeh baatao tum meri help kar rahi ho yaa nahi."
"Mujhe sochne ka time do."
"Utna time nahi hai mere paas. Haan kar do please. Tum jo bologi main karunga."
Shehnaaz thought for a while and then looked at Sidharth's puppy face.
"Accha thik hai. Main ban jaaungi tumhari girlfriend." She said unwillingly.
Sidharth gave a huge smile and hugged Shehnaaz tightly out of excitement.
"Thank you. Thank you so much." He said happily.
"Arrey chhoro mujhe. Saans nahi aa rahi." Said Shehnaaz trying to free herself.
Sidharth broke the hug and pecked her left cheek.
"Kaal 12 baje mere ghar aa jaana. Bye. Good night."
Saying that, Sidharth left from there. Shehnaaz kept standing holding her left cheek while giving a shocked expression.
"Is he for real?" She asked herself.
Next morning, Rita Maa reached there. Sidharth was happy after meeting his mother but he was also scared thinking how her meeting with Shehnaaz go. If by chance they did any mistake and Rita Maa got to know the truth, she would be very angry and force Sidharth to marry the girl she liked by emotionally blackmailing him. He didn't want that at any cost. He hoped that Shehnaaz would be able to make Rita Maa convince that she was actually his girlfriend.
It was exactly 12.00 pm. Rita Maa prepared the lunch and Sidharth was serving them. Suddenly the doorbell rang.
Sidharth was about to go when Rita Maa said, "Ruk main dekhti hoon."
She went and opened the door and smiled seeing Shehnaaz.
As soon as Shehnaaz saw Rita Maa, she said folding her hands, "Namaste Aunty!"
"Pakhi mujhe paata tha tu hi hogi. Andar aa." Said Rita Maa.
Shehnaaz made a confused face and asked, "Pakhi kaun? Main toh Shehnaaz hoon....umm.... Sidharth ki girlfriend."
Rita Maa also became confused and said, "Lekin Sidharth ne toh kaha tha tera naam Pakhi hai."
Shehnaaz understood the matter and said smiling, "Haan haan. Mera naam Pakhi hi toh hai."
"Toh phir Shehnaaz kaun hai?" Asked Rita Maa raising her eyebrows.
"Woh...."
Shehnaaz couldn't understand what to say.
At that very moment, Sidharth came there and said handling the situation, "Pakhi hi Shehnaaz hai.... Aur Shehnaaz hi Pakhi."
"Matlab?" Asked Rita Maa.
"Matlab iska real name Shehnaaz hai. Main isse pyaar se Pakhi bulata hoon." Said Sidharth to which Shehnaaz gave a sigh of relief.
"Tu bhi na!" Said Rita Maa laughing. "Itna accha naam hai Shehnaaz. Phir dusra naam rakhne ki kya zaroorat hai? Main toh iss naam se hi pukarungi. Shehnaaz, andar aa."
Shehnaaz nodded and entered inside.
"Tumne kaal raat baataya kyu nahi ki mera naam Pakhi hai?" Asked Shehnaaz in a low voice.
"Zaldbaazi mein dimaag se nikal gaya. Sorry." Replied Sidharth in a low voice.
"Aur bhi koi jhut bola hai toh abhi se baata do."
"Nahi bas itna hi hai."
"Good for you."
After sometime, three of them sat at the table for lunch.
"Toh tum dono kab se jaante ho ek dusre ko?" Asked Rita Maa while.
"6 mahine." Replied Shehnaaz.
"11 saal." Replied Sidharth.
Then they both widened their eyes and looked at each other.
"Kya?" Asked Rita Maa being confused again.
Sidharth smiled forcefully and said, "Woh actually hum 11 saal pehle ek baar mile the aur uske baad touch mein nahi rahe. Toh hum ek dusre ko jaante hai 11 saal se. Phir 6 mahine pehle Shehnaaz humare apartment mein shift hui aur tab se humne ek dusre ko aur acche se jaana. Toh iska matlab hum ek dusre ko acche se jaante hai 6 mahine se."
"Accha toh yeh baat hai." Said Rita Maa. "Kaash 11 saal pehle hi ek dusre ko acche se jaan lete. Phir toh ab tak shaadi bhi ho jaati aur Bacche bhi."
Sidharth and Shehnaaz smiled sadly thinking about the mistake they did 11 years ago.
"Aur baatao. Pyaar kaise hua dono ke bich?" Asked Rita Maa further.
Sidharth laughed suddenly and said in flow, "Pyaar? Aur iss se? Never....."
Shehnaaz suddenly kicked his leg with hers to make him quiet.
Then she smiled and said, "Iska matlab hum dono ek dusre se pyaar nahi karte..... Mohabbat karte hai...."
"Dono alag hote hai kya?" Whispered Sidharth.
"Shut your mouth." Whispered Shehnaaz smiling.
Rita Maa smiled hearing that and said, "Woh toh thik hai. Main puch rahi thi iss mohabbat ki suruwaad kaise hui."
Sidharth remembered the moments when they used to look at each other angrily and make faces.
Then he said, "Yeh hi kuch.... Aankhon aankhon mein shaitaani ho gayi."
"Phir Saaiyan ne dekha aise, main paani paani ho gayi." Said Shehnaaz smiling.
"Kya?" Asked Rita Maa again being confused.
"She meant love at first sight." Said Sidharth explaining.
"Sirf love at first sight kaafi nahi hoti. Koi toh acchi qualities dikhi hogi ek dusre mein jis wajah se dono ne saath rehne ka faisla liya. Main woh hi jaan na chahti hoon. Ek kaam kar, Shehnaaz pehle tu baata. Tujhe Sidharth mein sabse zyada kya pasand aaya."
"Sidharth mein sabse zyada pasand aaya......"
Shehnaaz started thinking and took a long time.
Sidharth frowned and whispered, "Itna kya sochna? Koi toh acchi quality hogi mere andar. Woh baata do."
"Umm....." Shehnaaz at last gave up and said, "Mujhe aise hi pasand aa gaya kyu ki yeh.... Sidharth hai."
Rita Maa gave a puzzled look.
"It means she likes everything about me." Said Sidharth making Rita Maa smile.
"Iska toh paata chala. Ab tu apna baata. Tujhe Shehnaaz mein sabse zyada kya pasand aaya?" Asked Rita Maa further.
"Iski awaz...." Said Sidharth immediately. "Kasam se koel ki tarah meetha bolti hai. Aur chikhti chillati toh bilkool bhi nahi. Har situation ko bohut calmly handle karti hai. Shehnaaz ki yeh hi quality mujhe sabse zyada pasand hai."
Shehnaaz very well knew that he was being sarcastic. But she had nothing to do other than smiling all the time.
Like this, they completed their dinner. After that, they were chit chatting sitting on the sofa. Rita Maa was asking Shehnaaz about her family and job. Suddenly Shehnaaz's phone started ringing.
Shehnaaz's face grew serious seeing the caller's name.
"Sorry but I have to take this." Said Shehnaaz.
"Haan haan tu aram se jaa ke baat kar." Said Rita Maa.
Shehnaaz nodded and left from there.
After sometime...
"Param yeh faltu ki baatein chhoro, let me talk to my son." Said Shehnaaz sternly.
"What do you mean? Shaurya mera bhi Beta hai. Mumma hoon main uski. Just give him the phone......"
Shehnaaz suddenly stopped when she saw Sidharth and Rita Maa standing there.
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