You Never Asked (Completed)

"Sangeet"

It was late in the afternoon. Sid and Sana had both denied to give any performance during their sangeet. They said they will enjoy the show. No amount of convincing had worked. They both were adamant about it. And so all were in a big hall on the second floor practising for the evening.
Sana had just got in her room as Sid was discussing something with Arun. Sid didn't wanted her to leave his side, but she had told him she will come back in few minutes. She entered the room and Suresh knocked on her door.
Suresh: Didi Maa aapko bula rahi hai.
Sana: Accha?? Ha mai abhi aati hu.
Sana came in Maa's room within five minutes.
Sana: Maa aapne bulaya??
Maa: Haa. Aaja??
Maa was sitting on a sofa. Sana came and stood in front of her.
Maa: Bait...
Sana sat next to Maa. She took Sana's hand in hers.
Maa: Aise he tujhse baat karne ka mann hua isliye bula liya. Tu so to nhi rahi the na??
Sana: Aree nhi Maa. Aur accha kiya aapne bulaya. Mai aane he vali the aapke paas baitne.
Maa: Sana mai bahot khush hu ki tum dono shadi kar rahe ho. Mere khushi ka koi thikana he nhi hai. Isliye mujhe tujhe thank you bolna tha.
Sana: Maa... Yeh kya bol rahe ho aap.
Maa: Mujhe aise laga he nhi tha, ki iss wale siddharth ko mai kabhi dekh paaungi. Vo kahi kho gaya tha. Tune usse wapas laya hai beta. Usse itna pyar diya. Usse fir lautna to tha he na...
Sana: Vo bhi mujhse itna he pyar karta hai Maa.
Maa gave a genuine smile. But she then winced.
Sana: Kya hua Maa??
Maa: Kuch nhi thoda sar me dard ho raha hai. Raat me thek se so nhi paayi. Shayad iss liye.
Sana: Laao mai aapka sar daba du. In fact aapke sar me tel daal du??
Maa: Aree, nhi beta iski zarurat nhi hai. Itna kuch nhi hai. Mai...
Sana: Maa oil kaha hai.
Maa resigned giving her a loving smile.
Maa: Vaha dressing table par.
Sana took the oil and massaged Maa's scalp, relaxing her. She started pressing Maa's forehead and Sid walked in. He saw the scene and rushed forward.
Sid: Kya hua?? Maa aap thek ho?? Sana??
He came and sat on the floor in front of Maa and took her hand in his, looking worriedly at her. Sana stopped what she was doing.
Maa: Aree kuch nhi... Vo thoda sar me dard tha. Abhi Sana...
Sid: Doctor ko bulvau?? Aapne apni dawai le??
Maa: Siddharth mai thek hu. Doctor ki koi zarurat nhi hai. Aur mai apni dawai bhi le rahi hu. Itna kyu pareshan ho raha hai.
Sid: Pareshaan kaisi na hu. Maa you are overdoing things. Take it easy. Aapne promise kiya tha....
Maa: Aur tune promise kiya tha ke tum mujhe mai jo karna chah rahi hu usse karne dega.
Sid: Mai rok kaha raha hu. Mai bas yeh keh raha hu, ki aap apna khayal rakh kar, kare jo karna hai. Please Maa.
Maa: Accha baba. I will be careful. Aur ab jab Sana ne mera sar dabaya to mujhe bahot accha lag raha hai.
Sid: Thank you Sana. Meri Maa...
Sana: Ek minute ek minute kya kaha tune??
Sid: Kya??
Sana: Maa kya kaha isne?? Meri Maa?? Maa aaj se aap iski jitni ho na, utni meri bhi ho. Isliye usko samjha de, mai iss mamle me koi compromise nhi karne wali.
Sid: Aree... Tu itna kyu bhadak rahi hai..Mera matlab...
Sana: Chup kar tu....Aur khabardaar mere aur Maa ke beech aaya next time se. Bada aaya thank you bolne wala.
Maa was listening to this lovely banter between the two and knew her life is going to be one happy one, along with his son's.
Sid: Accha meri Maa. Maaf karde mujhe...
Sana: Teri Maa vo hai. Aur yaad rakh meri bhi.
Maa laughed out loud. She stood up.
Maa: Ekdm sahi kaha. Ab Sana ka mujh par uthna he haq hai jitna tera. Samjha??
Sid: Haa yaar samajh gaya mai. Mai bolne kuch aur aaya tha, aur koi aur baat me he fass gaya.
Maa: Kya??
Sid: Maa please yaar, vo logo ko bolo na ke aise na kare....please yaar... Maa do din na usse baat karu, na dekhu.... Yeh kya pagal pan hai...
Maa: Beta, adjust kar le na do din.
Sid: Aree Maa aap bhi kya bol rahe ho. Adjust kar le matlab.... Tu bhi to bol Jaana kuch...
Sana had gone pink by now. She looked at Maa and saw Maa hiding her smile. She then looked at Sid and shook her head.
Sid: Tu aise kyu....
Sana was saved as Zoro entered the room, wearing an oversized kurta pajama.
Maa: Zoro bacche, yeh kya hai??
Zoro: Dadima yeh thoda bada ho gaya.... Pair se bahar aa raha hai... Aur yeh sleeves bhi...
Maa: Bacche yeh kon laya?? Sana....
Sana: Nahi Maa. Maine nhi. Yeh....
Zoro: Nahi dadima yeh papa laaye hai. Haina papa??
Sid stood there looking embarrassed.
Maa: Siddharth, yeh kya hai?? Tujhe samajh nhi aata, to age bata deta bacche ki?? Aise kuch bhi?? Kitne laaya hai??
Sid: Das ya baara... Pata nhi...
Sana: Siddharth???
Zoro: Mama papa ne twenty laye hai. Bahot saare colors me hai. He said mujhe jo bhi color pasand ho vo pehen le...
Maa and Sana gave him an accusing look.
Sid: Aree ab tum dono mujhe aisi mat dekho yaar. Mujhe laga ki thoda bada size le lu, to he will be comfortable.
Sana: Par twenty kurti for one function?? Pagal hai tu Siddharth??
Maa: Aur tujhe samaj nhi aata, to Sana ko sath le jaata.
Sid: Iske paas time tha?? To kya karta??
Sana: Maa maine aur preeti di ne already sab baccho ke liye shopping ki the. Isse zabardasti bass lena tha..
Sid: Aree mera beta hai. Mai kuch na lu??
Sana: Tere se to baat karne ka koi fayda he nhi hai Siddharth...
Sid: Accha ab sorry na. Tum dono apna mood mat kharab karo. I can afford to purchase more then that.
Sana: Siddharth....
Maa: Siddharth, aise yeh sab sahi nhi hai....
Zoro: Papa un sab par matching mojdi bhi laayi hai.
Both Maa and Sana looked with horror in their eyes.
Sid: Aree mere baap.... Chup kar na yaar tu....
Zoro: Papa mai aapka baap nhi. Beta hu. Hai na dadima??
They all laughed.
Maa: Haa mere bacche...
Sid picked Zoro in his arms.
Sid: Ok meri jaan. Chalo hum unhe replace karvate hai.
Zoro: Aur papa vo jo five oversized coat hai vo kya karna hai??
Sid looked at both the ladies stunned expression and then looked at his son.
Sid: Vo.... Mmmm.... Chale..
And he rushed out of the room with Zoro in his arms.
Sana: Kya hai Maa?? Siddharth bahot zyada karta hai.
Maa: Sahi keh rahi hai tu. Abhi kuch mat bol. Shadi ke baad hum apne ghar jaa kar usse samjha denge. Thek hai??
Sana: Ok.
The Sangeet function was too entertaining. All had performed their best. Everyone had given a group or solo performances. Zoro and Rajbeer too gave a dance performance. Sid and Sana were sitting next to each other watching as proud parents. Jay and Mahi had insisted that both, Sid and Sana should at least dance to a slow number and so Sid had got up and pulled Sana in his arms, swaying to
"Jo Jeena Laga Hu Fir Se,
Khone Laga Hu Khud Se,
Kya Kiya Hai Tune,
Mere Yaar..... "
Within few minutes, they were so engrossed into each other that they forgot the people around them. All were enjoying their madness for each other. The song got over and the music stopped. But they did not stop swaying. Then Adi as if remembering his only mission in life was to torture Sid, got up from his seat and went to the dancing couple. He tapped on Sid's shoulder. Sid did not respond. Adi then did it again. Sid then looked towards him with blank expression.
Adi: Excuse me??
Sid: Get lost.
Sid said and turned to Sana, pulling her even closer.
Adi: Siddharth....
Sid: Adi I will kill....
And then he looked around to find the guests enjoying the scene. Sid pulled himself away from Sana and she came out of her trance. She too looked around and went red with embarrassment. Sid held her hand, to give her assurance.
Adi: Vaise gaana kab ka khatam ho gaya hai bro.
Sid: Vo.... Ha to?? To kya hua.... We decided to dance a little longer... Kyu nhi kar sakte??
Mahi: Rehne de, rehne de Adi. Vaise bhi kal se iss bichare ko do din tak Sana ko dekhna naseeb nhi hone wala.
Sid: Mahi can we talk about it later?? Please??
Neetu: There is nothing to talk bhai. It's been decided.
Sid: We will talk baby. Later.
Sid led Sana and they sat back on the sofa. They all were dancing and enjoying themselves. As the music stopped, Sana's mami stood up.
Mami: Sana?? Beta tu ek gaana suna de na?? Teri awaaz to kitni acchi hai.
Sana's expression changed from smiling to horror. Her eyes directly went to her parents and then Shehbaaz.
Sid: Sana?? Gaana??
Mami: Ha ha. Sana to bahot accha gati hai. College time me to singing ka bahot shauk tha usko.
Sid: Kya?? I didn't knew this about you??
He looked at Sana and she was looking at Mahi. Sid could see fear in her eyes.
Sid: Jaana.... Koi baat nhi. If you are feeling nervous, you don't need to sing. Koi force nhi karega tujhe.
Sana sighed with relief. He took her hand and entwined their fingers. Mahi changed the topic and asked the Gill family ladies to sing some punjabi folk song. And then it started with a series of many famous punjabi songs all old and new.
Sana was quiet all the time. After few minutes she removed her fingers from Sid's and stood up.
Sana: Mahi di I want to sing.
Mahi was surprised at Sana's announced, but she gave her an encouraging smile.
Mahi: Wow.... That's great baby. Come on the stage then.
Sid was looking at her surprisingly. Sana went on stage without looking at Sid. The mike was adjusted for her to sing. And then she looked at that man whom she loves with all her being. His eyes were filled with love for her. He gave her a lovely smile and mouthed "All the best Jaana". She smiled back and then she began.
( I REQUEST ALL THE READERS TO READ THIS SONG BY PLAYING IT IN THE BACKGROUND)
Tere dar pe aake tham gaye,
Naina namazi ban gaye,
Ek duje me yu dhal ke,
Aashiqana aayat ban gaye.,
Mai Aur Tum.....
Kaisi dil lagai kar gaye,
Ruh ki rubai ban gaye,
Khali khali dono the jo,
Thoda sa dono bhar gaye,
Mai Aur tum....
Chalo jee aaj saaf saaf kehti hu,
Itni se baat hai,
mujhe tumse pyar hai,
Yu he nhi mai tumpe jaan deti hu,
Itni se baat hai,
Mujhe tumse pyar hai.
Mujhe tumse..... Pyar hai.
Sid was dumbfounded. He could not remove his eyes from her. This amazing woman who stood on the stage, had such a beautiful voice. And she was singing that song just for him. She was clearly announcing in front of the world that she loves him. Sid's heart was hammering in his chest. What more can he wish for?? Today he really wanted to bow down and thank God for being gifted with such a loving soulmate. She continued singing.
Lage na yeh dhup zaruri,
Lage na yeh chaav zaruri,
Milte hai ishq zameen par,
Ab do he naam zaruri,
Mai aur tum....
Apna khuda bhi hoga,
Apna he rab le lenge,
Khud ki bana ke duniya,
Yeh zindagi jee lenge,
Mai Aur tum...
Chalo jee aaj saaf saaf kehti hu,
Itni se baat hai,
mujhe tumse pyar hai,
Yu he nhi mai tumpe jaan deti hu,
Itni se baat hai,
Mujhe tumse pyar hai.
Mujhe tumse..... Pyar hai.
Tears were streaming down Sana's eyes. She had opened her heart in front of him and the world. This was the intensity of her love and she had showed it to him. All had got emotional and they clapped and clapped.
Sid stood up and had wanted to walk towards the stage. He was too emotional at that moment, but he didn't like showing this to others. Only few people had the right to know how and what he feels, and the most important one was on that stage. He was craving to take her in his arms, hide his face in her neck and shed some happy tears. He did not walk to the stage, but turned and walked inside the house.
Everyone understood how Sid must be feeling. Sana so wanted to go to him, but how can she just walk out on so many guests. She stood there feeling helpless. But Preeti came to her rescue.
Preeti: Sana?? Tumko washroom jaana tha na?? Jaakar jaldi aa jaau. Vaha lawn me dinner laga hai. Abhi thode der me hum sab dinner ke liye chalte hai.
Sana: Didi...
Preeti: Jaao, jaao. Jaldi jaakar aao.
Sana ran towards the house. Unconcerned what others thought. She wanted to be with him at that moment. She knocked on his room door and opened it.
Sid was pacing the floor. The memories of all these six years playing like a reel in his head. He had tears in his eyes and his heart was hammering in his chest. He turned when he heard a knock on the door and found Sana standing in the doorway. Sana then took a step inside and closed the door. They both stood looking at each other for a few moments. Sid rushed towards her, took her face in his hands, smashed his lips to her's. She too kissed him back, both depicting the emotions the other felt. Tears were streaming down Sid's cheeks. His kiss became gentle now. As if worshipping her lips. He then moved his head and rested his face in her neck. He felt he just want to be there all his life.
Sana: Siddharth..... Baby....
Sana moved a little, took his face in her hand and looked her in his eyes.
Sana: Baby mera gaana itna bura to nhi tha ke tu ro pada....
Sid chuckled and then took her in his arms hugging tightly.
Sana: Siddharth mai tujhse utna he pyar karti hu, jitna maine uss gaane me kaha.
Sid then came out of her arms and rested his forehead to her's.
Sid: Jaana..... I don't know what to say. How can I be so lucky?? Kahi yeh sab khwaab to nhi??
Sana: Yeh koi khwaab nhi. Yeh sach hai. Aur hum dono lucky hai. Ab tak. Kyuki agar hum abhi wapas nahi gayi to Adi aur Di jo dono hum dono ke dushman bane baithe hai filhal, yaha aakar ghasit ke le jaayenge.
Sid: Baby mai sach me Adi to pith dunga ab...
Sana giggled and Sid pulled her to him once again. He let a sigh.
Sana: Chale??
Sid: Hmmm chal.
All were sitting besides the pool side after dinner. The elders had left to their rooms for the night. Sid went and sat next to Mahi.
Sid: Mahi sun na....
Mahi: Ha bol??
Sid: Vo mai kya bol raha tha....
Mahi: Hmmm??
Sid: Mai tere aur Jay ke liye maldives trip plan kar raha hu. Tara ki chinta mat kar. Mai aur Sana usse sambhal lenge.
Mahi: Accha??
Sid: Haa. Mai kal he Arun ko tickets ka bol deta hu. Next week me he tum log nikal jaao.
Mahi: Adi, suna kya, yeh kya keh raha hai??
Adi: Kya??
Mahi: Vo mujhe aur Jay ko maldives second honeymoon par bhej raha hai.
Adi: Accha?? Aur mujhe??
Preeti: Aur mujhe??
Neetu: Fir to mujhe bhi bhejna padega.
Sid: Ha ha. Kyu nhi..
Mahi: Oh thank you. That's final. Hum sab apne bacche Sid aur Sana ke pass chod kar honeymoon par chalte hai. Par Sid ek baat bolni the.
Sid: Kya??
Mahi: Tujhe fir bhi Sana se milne nhi dungi.
Sid: What?? Moti, tera gala dabane ka mann kar raha hai mera.
Mahi: Mera bhi. Rishwat de raha hai humko?? Kitna chant hai tu Siddharth??
Sid: Rishwat kya?? Deal kar raha tha..
Adi: Hame nhi karni tujhse deal. Ab bol.
Sid: Mera bhi waqt aayega beta.
Adi: Jab aayega tab aayega. Par ab mera hai. Kal se tu Sana se na milega, na dekhega. Clear??
Sid: Ha thek hai. Thek hai. Dekh lunga sabko. Chal Jaana.
Neetu: Aree usse kaha le jaa raha hai??
Sid: Kal se nhi milna ya dekhna hai na?? Aaj ki raat to meri hai na??
Preeti: Siddharth.... Yaar ghar me itne guests hai... Tu kar kya raha hai??
Sid: Kuch galat nhi kar raha hu. Bas terrace pe jaa rahe hai. Baat karenge aur ek do ghante me uske room me usse bhej dunga.
Adi: Meri nazar hai tujhpe.
Sid: F.. K off Adi.
He took Sana by her hand and left without a backward glance.

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