Can't let YOU go !!!

CHAPTER 53: ACKNOWLEDGING

Shehnaaz was worried the moment she saw Asim. What is she going to explain him about Sidharth's behavior? He almost pulled her out of his hold and grabbed her tight and then again pulled her to the car. Asim was left equally shocked as Shehnaaz.

The moment he saw her. He came almost running to her.

"Hey man. Kaisi hain? I was so worried about you." He said

"Main to changi hoon" she giggled trying to ease and ignore the situation. But then he asked.

"What was that?" he asked. Now, she was confuse to tell him everything or not. But as she was having some confusion with her life also as it was changing after what Sidharth said all those yesterday, she decided to share it with him. Asim is someone who has been with her in her worst. He is a good friend.

"Wohh break time pe baaat kare? Jab bacche lunch karke rest ke liye jayenge? Abhi baccho se mil lu? Bohut bakht lag jayega varna." She said and he nodded. Both started walking towards the gate. When one girl of 3/4 came running to her.

"Didiiiiii" she screamed and hugged her thighs. Shehnaaz giggled.

"Mera gudiya." She bended and pecked her head. Then she picked her up in her arms and started walking.

"Aap ko pata hain mujhe maths me 100 marks mile aur Vihaan ko sirf 98 mile." The girl told her widening her eyes as much she could.

"Sirf 98?" Shehnaaz asked. She remembered how she used to cheat in the exams with her friends making a group, passing notes and with gesturing to sign something. Even then they could managed to get 60 or 70 percent. Sometimes less than that.

"Haan. Mujhe jayada mile." The little girls again reminded her as she didn't say anything to her.

"Very good, Mira. Aap toh bohut hoshiyaar ho." She tickled her.

"Haan, Vihaan se jayada" Kids after all. They both giggled and she put her down a while later starting her work.

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It was now 4 in the afternoon. Shehnaaz is sitting opposite of Asim, holding a coffee in her hand.

"Toh bol. Aise chup karke kyun baithi hain?" he asked a quiet Shehnaaz which is so unusual.

"Yaar,, kya bolu samajh hi nehi aaraha!" she replied.

"Samajh nehi araha matlab! Wohh kya tha? Dr. Sidharth ne aisa kyun kiya?" he asked again.

Shehnaaz can't say that he was being jealous with Asim. That's why he did that. It could be disrespectful to him. And for a weird reason Shehnaaz felt so much responsible towards his respect.

"Wohh. Sidharth mujhe pick karne aya. Aur unko mujhse kuch baat karni thi." She said which not enough for explaining his weird action was.

"Toh? Aise!!! Wohh tujhe khinch ke leke gaye." He asked a little louder this time.

"Please Asim. wohh chodd de. Mere pass aur badi cheeje hain soch ne ke liye." she placed her hand on her cheek and leaned on it on the table.

Asim shrugged his shoulder in disbelief. After some minutes he decided to let go and listen to her.

"Bol." He said.

"Sidharth!!!! Umm.. He... He wants....." she almost stammers. How to tell this out of a strange type of marriage which was forced on her. This can be shocking.

"Kya? Thik se bol." He hurried.

"Sidharth!! wohh.. Sidharth wants to give this relationship a chance." She said it finally.

"Whatt!!! After all this!! How" he said it loud, then suddenly stopped. He leaned on the chair on his back.

"Aur tu?" he asked calmly.

"Main?"

"Tu kya chahti hain?" he asked again. Shehnaaz leaned her face down on the table..

"wohhi to samajh nehi aaraha.!!!" She said without lifting her head.

"Tohh tu soch bhi rahi hain?" he said. After all that was not a marriage she did out of love. It was a forceful one. He couldn't get why Shehnaaz was even thinking. She should just get this thing over as soon as she can. At least that's what Asim think. Unaware of the attraction, proximity, connection between Sidharth and Shehnaaz. Most of them was the attachment they have with each other. Emotional attachment. They had something Alaag between them.

She lifted as the question was threw on her. The most difficult one to answer. Why she wants to even think about it!!!

"Usne mere sath jo bhi kiya uske reasons mujhe bataya." she said knowing that Asim's concern was real for her

"Was that worth it? Was it worth to force a girl to marry him? or to threatened her with so many ways?" he asked. Clearly showing his disliking towards Sidharth.

"There is nothing that can justified his actions I know." She said.

"Even? Even you want to think." He asked.

"kabhi kabhi log kuch galat kaam kar dete hain jo baad me samajh me aati hain. uske sath bhi kuch aisa hi hua. Dr. Sidharth mujhe sab kuch explain kar chuke hain aur unho he mujhse mafi bhi mangi. Unka action justified hain ki nehi hain ye sochne ke bagair mujhe ye sochna hain ki saamne kya hoga aur main kya chahiti hoon life me." Shehnaaz explained him. Where concern took over irritation on Asim too. He wants the best for Shehnaaz.

"Toh tu kya chahiti hain?" he asked. Shehnaaz exhaled loudly.

"Main, Main pyaar chahiti hoon Asim. jo mujhe Ma se milta hain, mujhe ek family bhi chahiye aapna batane ke liye. Jo family mujhe abhi tak mili nehi. Par jab main ghar pe hoti hoon, mujhe family jaisi feel aati hain. bass 2 mahine me hi un logo ne mujhe family jaisi vibe de di. Ek pal ke liye bhi aisa nehi laga ke main bahar ki koyi hoon. Ma mujhe bilkul apni beti maanti hain. mujhe bacche ki tarha gale se lagati hain wohhh.. itne saal baad life me kuch aisa mila. Kaise jaane du?" she said with tears building up in her eyes.

"Fir ye tu sirf Rita ji ke liye karna chahiti hain? kyun ki unme tujhe ek Ma mila?" he asked coming closer to the table. But Shehnaaz got totally off guard after that. Was it only for Rita ji? Did Sidharth mean nothing? The way Shehnaaz be comfortable with him. The feel only he can give. The attraction she feel towards him. His protectiveness, his concern for her, his possessiveness. He sometimes behaves like a guardian to her. How can She say she liked that too. His bossy ness.

"No, its about him also." She just said it. Asim is now got all of it. Shehnaaz feels for him too. He knows Sidharth does too. Despite she didn't tell him but he is also a guy so he knows the action Sidharth did yesterday was totally out of jealousy. He just knew the right at that moment but tried to get sure that he is now. Hearing his friend's part, that wasn't just from his side only.

"Shit man. You fell" he said with a little chuckle. Shehnaaz looked at him bewildered. She left totally off guard after that. But it wasn't like that right. She didn't fell for him yet. Or did she?

"Nehiiiiii. Kya bol raha hain yaar. Maatt kar." She whinned a little while Asim smiled.

"Okay. So he apologized to you for whatever he did and you want to give him a chance. Sirf ek baat bata!!! Are you happy?" he asked. It wasn't difficult for her to answer. She is happy for sure.

"Haan. I'm happy. I used to crave it yaar, but now I'm getting it. From Ma and also from Sidharth." she said to a smiling Asim.

"oohhhhooo,, Sidharth!!! Dr. Sidharth se Sirf Sidharth tak aa hi gaya matlaab." He teasaed.

"Asimmmm" she again whinned.

"Okay Okay.. nehi bolunga.. So it's a package deal for you." He asked pointing Rita ji and Sidharth. She smiled thinking it that way.

"Yeah. Keh sakte hain. Dono hain toh hi chahiye. Nehi to nehi.." she laughed with him. But she didn't even know that Asim was getting more confirm about her feelings that she didn't even recognized herself. So he thought not to say something and let her find it if it was there in her. 

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