AN INEQUITABLE LOVE

Shrey's letter

Shehnaaz looked towards the floor as she opened the door. It was Sidharth, she knew. She wanted to hug him soo tight but controlled herself. She had questions, so many of them that were yet to be answered. She was doubtful of certain things too but asking him so suddenly wouldn't be good for them. I would talk to him later, she thought.

"Neeche kyun dekh rahi ho?", he asked while Shehnaaz just nodded her head in a yes. Yes? For what?

" Kya hua hai? ", he asked again when she replied, " Sidharth I am not okay".

"Why baby?" Sidharth was concerned. He thought that she might be disturbed because of that day's incident but later shooed the thoughts away.

" We can't meet today, please",she requested. Why couldn't they, he thought and entered her house. Sidharth made himself comfortable on the sofa while Shehnaaz stood there. How would she tell him about Shreya? Shehnaaz turned back to him when Shrey, the champ, almost jumped on him while Sidharth engulfed him completely.

"Ayyyy Champ! Kaisa hai?"

Shrey had already wetted Sidharth's cheek with a tight kiss while the latter screamed. " Mera gaal ghus jaaega andar oye. Waise bhi koi khana nahi deta mujhe ghar pe", he was too loud.

Shehnaaz either wanted him to shut up or just come some other day. She couldn't afford to face Rishabh. "Dheere", she said sitting on the sofa opposite to his. "Sidharth please", she said in five minutes. "I wont", he said to her.

Meanwhile Shrey was comfortably sitting on his lap and playing with his hair. He had already parted them into two halves. "Bobby darling", he shreiked. This time neither of the three could suppress their laughter. God knew what Shrey did to him. He had already made tens of small ponies with colourful bands. "Tujhe mai hi milta hoon?", Sidharth said to him, hitting his head playfully. The better part being that not once did Sidharth stop him from doing so.

Shehnaaz gazed at him and then looked towards her husband's room. The kept doing that after every two seconds. What was wrong? Sidharth made Shrey sit beside him as he leaned towards her, asking her the reason for her sore mood.

Shehnaaz really doesn't have patience at times. She had thought of asking him about Shreya but couldn't keep mum about it. She was too quick to melt and asked the same. " Are you happy? "

"Happy as in-", Sidharth looked confused.

" with Shreya", added Shehnaaz.

Sidharth's face grew pale. This was completely unexpected. Not even in the darkest of his dreams did Sidharth expect her to ask this. How did she know about them?

Sidharth was silent. He started fumbling a while later. "What d-d-do you me-mean? ", he fumbled.

Shehnaaz realised that the conversation wouldn't go down well with him then. Moreover Shehnaaz was in no mood to spoil their moment more. She has already showed her disinterest upon his visit and she was well aware of the fact that Sidharth was mad at her. He didn't really show it but she knew.

"What do you mean kya? Aise hi poocha..How is she now? That guy made a show out of her that day. I hope she's doing well", said she as she tried covering up.