Yet Another Strange Marriage ✅

Chapter 5

As Sidharth and Shehnaaz drive home they didn't know how and what to speak to each other. They were tied together into a relationship which they had escaped once.

Sidharth was residing alone in city hence he had been staying in a 1 Bedroom house. He opened the door of his house and directly went into his room.

Shehnaaz stepped inside the house though with hesitation. She looked around and saw that the house was messy with clothes lying almost in every corner of the house. Few books and a tea cup on the table. It didn't have much furniture as well. There was just a table and 2 chairs in the hall, a small book rack in the corner and a television.

She kept her suitcase in one corner and sat on the chair not knowing what to do. It had been more than 2 hours since they arrived. Sidharth didn't come out of his room and she still sat on the chair. She wanted to use the bathroom but she has no idea where it was.

Where am I stuck? I was so comfortable at Janvi's house and this bhaiyya left me here with this person who didn't even for once think that I might need something. I have to help myself, now that I have to stay here, till God knows when.

She got up and went exploring the doors. She saw the kitchen, the messy one again. Then she pushed another door which was his room. He was sleeping and the creek sound woke him up. He sat up straight and looked at her in annoyance.

Sidharth: Get out of my room. You entered my life uninvited. You entered my house uninvited and now you are entering my room. This is my territory. You are allowed to do whatever you want outside this room but don't ever step inside this room.

She came outside the room feeling insulted.

I had no intention of coming here or any other places he mentioned. It's just my helplessness. I think he blames me for everything happening in his life. I am capable of going back but I don't want my bhaiyya to harm him in anyway. So even if you don't want I have to stay for your well-being until I try to convince bhaiyya.

She saw another door and checked it. It was a bathroom. She used it and came outside. She tidied the entire hall. She was hungry so she went to the kitchen. She cleaned up everything before she prepared food for herself and for him as well.

She ate her food and went to the hall. She pulled a chair and kept his food on it covered near his room entrance with a note stating FOOD.

She occupied another chair and checked her phone. There were few unread messages, all from Arthur.

Arthur: Hey Sana, are you there? (5 times repeated the same message with interval of 15 minutes in between)

Arthur: Where are you Sana? (10 minutes later)

Arthur: Ping me when you are available. (15 minutes later)

Shehnaaz types him a reply.

Sana: Hi Arthur, Are you alright?

Sidharth's heart skipped a beat when the phone beeped. He immediately picked a phone and typed in a message.

Arthur: No, I am not alright Sana. Where were you, why weren't you replying me?

Sana: Sorry Arthur, my phone was on silent. What happened to you?

Arthur: Nothing physically. But mentally I feel exhausted and rejected.

Sana: Who can reject you Arthur? Look around, may be you are not accepting. It's not just you Arthur, even I have a problem in my life right now but I am putting up my fight. I want to keep myself up because there is no one to support me.

Sidharth thought for a while.
Indeed I am not accepting. It is a fact that I married Shehnaaz though mistakenly. May be I am over thinking. May be she isn't really involved in plotting to marry me. May be everything is just a coincidence or someone else's plan to spoil our lives. May be we are sailing in the same boat.