EMBRACING REALITY

CHAPTER 21 EMBRACING REALITY

Chapter 21

Sidharth held her close... “I am always with you, darling... You don’t need to worry about anything...” said Sidharth, assuring her for the 100th time... “Sidharth, mai janti hu tu hai... Itna explain kyu kar raha hai...” asked Shehnaaz...
“Wo kya hai na darling... Aapka mood aisa badalta rehta hai ki mai apni taraf se aap ko tension free rakhna chahta hu... Meri Jaan itni gadhi hai, itna sochti hai... Isliye...” said Sidharth...
“Tera ye Acha hai... Jaan baby aap bol ke sath me gadhi Pagal sab bol deta hai...” scoffed Shehnaaz, wearing her Mangalsutra... Sidharth chuckled and put the Vermillion and pressed his lips on her forehead... “Positive way me bola baby...”
Listening to this, both started laughing and they walked out of the bedroom...
“Maa, aap yaha kya kar rahe ho? Khana toh ban gaya hai na. Aapko kuch chahiye tha toh meko bolte...” said Shehnaaz...
“Nai bache, wo Mai bas kuch preparation kal ke liye kar rahi hu... Mujhe tum dono ke liye kuch banana hai... Tum log jao jaha jana hai... Fir sath me dinner karte hai...” said Mom...
Mom glanced at Sidharth, asking him to take Shehnaaz away so that Mom can continue cooking for the Gill Family... Only Pav Bhaji won’t be enough because Shehnaaz made it for a few people...
Sidharth dragged Shehnaaz with him, grabbed Shehnaaz’s car keys this time... “Sidhaaartthh! Mai chalau? Haye, ye gadi me Baaz bhot maze karta tha... Mujhe bho Yaad aayi padi hai Amma aur Baaz ki... Hum sath me itna masti karte the... Maa mere ghar nai rahi lekin jab mai ghar jati thi na, gav me tab Mai Amma kitchen me alag-alag cheeze banate the... Fir Baaz, haye rabba... Ye Khotteya taste karne ke bahane se Aadha khaa jata tha.” Said Shehnaaz, as she put turned on the engine and Sidharth sat beside her...
“Baby, tu ye memories se khush hui na... Bas, ab zyada mat soch... Hum ek bhot pyari jagah Jaa rahe hai...” said Sidharth...
“Rasta toh bata...” said Shehnaaz... Sidharth guided her to the place where he always wanted to take her...
Well, Sidharth and Shehnaaz were looking for a place for themselves... They wanted to invest their money and in Bombay, investing in property is the best...
Bandra is one of the top most expensive places in Bombay but the big shots enjoy the Sea View from their apartments...
Sidharth’s house was way away from the sea and he always wanted to have a sea facing apartment... Same as Shehnaaz, after the frequent sea visits, she had fallen in love with the sea... Hence, they looked for a sea facing apartment... Bandra is close to Andheri and they wanted a place which was close to their house...
They had visited a few apartments and jotted down three... Out of which, the dealer confirmed the Bandra Apartment... Sidharth informed his family and called her family too...
Rita Maa finished the cooking with Taai’s help, packed everything... Neetu Di, her husband, Preeti Di, her husband, Kabir and Naira and Mom... They all left for the apartment too...
Baaz and Mommy Gill, along with Rajbeer and Masi had already landed and were on the way to the location when SidNaaz left...
“Sidharth, ye raste hum Pehle Bhi aaye hai na?” asked Shehnaaz... Sidharth didn’t want to reveal the surprise... He really wanted to see her expressions, seeing her family, in the house bought under SidNaaz’s name, together and also, Shukla family joining as well...
“Baby, har raste pe kai baar jate hai hum... Tu shanti se drive kar... Mai gane bajata hu...” said Sidharth, shutting Shehnaaz up and she smiled as he played a romantic Song...
YU TOH TERI MEHFIL ME O MAAHI, KITNI DAFA HUM HAI AAYE. HA TU HI HAI, TUJHSE HI HUA HAI. ISHQ TUJHE YE BATAYE...
“Tu bada pyara hai... Ye gana, one sided hai na?” asked Shehnaaz...
“Haa, lekin mujhe pata hai tu mujhe chor ke nai jane wali hai... Is gaane ke lyrics bhot hi zyada pasand hai mujhe...” said Sidharth and Shehnaaz smiled at him and continued driving...
TUJHSE HI KARU, GALLAN DIL DI SACHIYAN, TERE HI LIYE BANDHE DORA PAKKIYA... CHADDEYA MAI JAG SARA, CHADDI DUNIYA… MAAHI TERI YARIYA NA HONI KACHIYA...
“Shehnaaz, my love... You are my forever... Hum jaha jaa rahe hai wo hamari life ki sabse badi cheez hai... I just want to let you know darling; you are my forever... I can’t imagine my life without you... Okay? You believe me? Right?” asked Sidharth...
MERE LIYE, TU HAI MERA, MERE LIYE, MAI HU TERA...
“Bas ek difference hai Sidharth... Is case me, mere liye bhi tu mera hai, aur tere liye mai teri hu... I trust you Putthu... Kuch mat soch... Aur ye surprise mujhe confuse kar raha hai... But, mujhe tujhpe pura bharosa hai... Tu jo bhi karega, acha hi karega...” said Shehnaaz... “Waise, ab itna sochta hi hai toh ye last paragraph sun... Ye hum dono ke liye hai...
KOI BHI LE IMTEHA, CHAHE LELE MERI JAAN, JAANE ANJANE, TU KABHI NA CHOR NA...
“Kabhi nahi chorunga, kabhi chor bhi nai sakta... Aur mai tujhe apne aap se kabhi door nai jane dunga...” said Sidharth...
ROK LU SAANSEIN BHI. WAQT KYA CHEEZ HAI... SAMNE HI REHNA, DIL KABHI NA TOD NA...
“Sidharth, kabhi nai todungi tera dil. Hamesha tere sath hi hu... Hamesha, hamesha ke liye...” said Shehnaaz...
KHUD KO TUJHE SAUNPKE, YE WADA KAR LIYA, RANJHA BAN KE ISHQ, THODA ZYADA KAR LIYA. HONTHO SE NAHI, TERE DIL SE NATA HAI, HAL JO MERA PUCH LE, MERA DIN BAN JATA HAI... MERE LIYE, TU HAI MERA, MERE LIYE, MAI HU TERA...
Sidharth’s eyes had welled up and so was Shehnaaz’s... They had reached the location but Shehnaaz didn’t notice it... Her eyes, her heart was on her love, Her Sidharth, her Putthu, who loved her like a queen...
“Sidhaarth...” cooed Shehnaaz, still in the car, leaning towards him... Sidharth was ready with his opened arms, “Mera Bacha...” cooed Sidharth, taking her in his arms, digging his face in her neck...
“I love You.” They said it together... “Ab, aasu poch, I want you to smile...” said Sidharth, pulling out of the hug and wiping her tears...
“Tu bhi smile kar, mai bhi karungi...” said Shehnaaz, wiping his tears...
They smiled together and got down from the car... That’s when Shehnaaz realized where were they... “Sidhaaaarth...” cooed Shehnaaz... Sidharth saw the surprised expressions on her face...
“Yes baby...” said Sidharth, raising her eyebrows, “Sab jaisa humne soche the, waisa hi hai...” said Sidharth...
“Sab kuch? Sachi Sidharth?” asked Shehnaaz...
Sidharth held her hand and said, “Let me show it to you, my love...” cooed Sidharth, they walked in the house, on the 20th floor... Shehnaaz’s family was in with the designer, who designed the house as they both wanted...
What Shehnaaz and Sidharth meant by “Sab Kuch” was both their families together along with the interior...
Sidharth and Shehnaaz stepped in and he turned on the lights... Sidharth had made Shehnaaz take a longer route so that his family can reach before everyone along with the Gill family...
“Surprise!” said Sidharth and Shehnaaz was stunned... She just couldn’t believe what her eyes showed her... “Ye sab... Sach hai?” said Shehnaaz...
Shehnaaz walked towards her mother, hugged her tight... “Ammaa...” cooed Shehnaaz, her eyes filling up with tears, her eyes went to Baaz, Rajbir, Masi and all of Sidharth’s family...
“Aap sab...” said Shehnaaz... She then looked at Sidharth, “Jaisa hume chahiye tha, sab waisa hi hai na...” said Shehnaaz...
Sidharth held her in his arms, “Yes sweetheart... Bilkul waisa hi hai...” said Sidharth, pressing his lips on her forehead...
The mothers and sisters had prepared the Puja for the inauguration... “Meri Motto, tum dono ka hai Ashiyana...” said Baaz, proud of his sister...
He hugged SidNaaz and then Sidharth’s sisters, Kabir, Naira, both Jijus hugged them both... “We all are super proud of you both...” said both the Jijus on behalf of everyone...
“Hamesha khush raho, ghar aate rehna... Wo ghar hamesha tum dono ka hi rahega...” said Didi...
Sidharth was taken aback, “Wait, we are not leaving the old house... Ye ghar hamara hai lekin we are not shifting... We are not...” said Sidharth... “Haa Dii, hum yaha kabhi-kabhi aaenge, shoot wagera karne aaenge... Hum aap sab ke bina nai rehne wale hai...” said Shehnaaz...
“Ye ghar me koi relatives aaenge, Amma, Baaz, Maasi, Maa ki jo Pune wali friend hai, Sidharth ke cousins, jo bhi gharwale aaenge, wo sab bhi yehi reh sakte hai...” said Shehnaaz...
They all did the inauguration Puja of the new house and Shehnaaz spent moments with her family... “Tum dono aaj yaha ruko, Sidharth, tu laya hai na samaan? Hum sab jaa rahe hai... Kal nashta sath karo waha aake... Usse pehle, Dinner hum leke aaye hai, wo sare sath baith ke karte hai...” said Mom to which everyone agreed...
The whole family sat on the floor, except for Mommies and Masi and ate together... “Achaa, Aap tabhi kitchen me gaye the...” said Shehnaaz... and Mom smiled...
They all left Sidharth and Shehnaaz alone, in their new Ashiyana...
Promo- Sidharth’s stay in his shoot location needs to be extended because of the issues made by the second lead... Shehnaaz forgot to take her medicines, she missed Sidharth... Sidharth getting angry on the set because he had to shoot again for the second lead’s error... Stau Tuned...
Note.
Hey guys, this song was important, that’s why I included the whole of it... I am into it a lot and it’s very beautiful, filled with love...
Also, I apologise for the irregularity of the chapters... I am really busy and I need a proper mindset to write... I am giving longer chapters to compensate for the irregularity... A little twist is coming on the way and I need your support... Pregnancy aa jaegi jaldi... Bas thoda aur sath dedo Embracing Reality ka... I am really grateful for all the love and support you all have given... Thank You...