New Begining

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I am nervous. Actually I am more than just nervous. My heart is in my mouth. It is not that I have never been on stage or talked in front of a crowd. But this is different. I am doing something that I never wanted to do. I am just doing it for Sana.

On the stage an announcer after a brief welcome says,"Today we are here to accolade some best names in the world of literature. We will award some great talents among a few categories, we have decided. Our jury of esteemed judges have taken a lot of efforts to select our awardees tonight. "
The award function begins and various personalities in the field of literature come up and take award.

The announcer the says, "Our next award is for New Talent. This award goes to a poet who has come up with two very successful books. His third book is not on poetry but is actually a novel that has beautiful poems along with the story. The book has not only been the best seller but has managed to touch the hearts of many people. How love change people? How can love make one do everything for the other person? The writer is unknown to us as he writes under a pseudonym. So without much ado, we announce the name of the author amd poet, Agastya."
People clap and announcer says,"We would like to invite the editor of the book Ritesh Desai to come up on the stage and accept the award on his behalf."

Ritesh Desai comes up on the stage and stands in front of the microphone.
"Hello everyone! Today is a special day. Not only our author Agastya has won an award for his book 'Mera sab kuch sirf tumhare liye hai..' but also it has broken the records by staying at the top of the charts. It would be wrong for me to accept this award on his behalf. So I would take this opportunity to introduce Agastya to all."
Sidharth peeps from the side, his family sits there in the front. He remembers the time when something had happened that has led to where he is standing today.

2 months ago

A month after the anniversary celebrations, Sidharth and Sana are at a party. Sana looks stunning in a red saree with a long sleeve blouse and matching jewellery. Sidharth compliments him in a black shirt and black suit jacket. They walk hand-in-hand as they meet people.

Just then Sharad takes the centre of the stage and says,"Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a great time. I thank you all for coming here tonight. But I feel, the night is quite incomplete without the poems of my friend and partner Sidharth. I would like to request you to come up on the stage and share a few of your amazing poems with us. Please don't say no. Come up to the stage please."

Sana smiles and asks him to go. Sidharth nods his head and takes up the stage.
"Hi everyone! Sharad, my friend, how can I say no to you? Happy birthday to you again!
Khoon ke ristey hum nahi chunte,
Yeh bante hai duniya mein aneke baad.
Par chunte hum Hain woh dost
Jud jatein Hain jo zindagi ke saath.

Khushkismat hun main jo
Mile mujhe ho tum.
Aaj ke din dil se dua karun,
Hamesha khush and abad raho tum."

Sana seems little off the whole evening and silent on their way home.
"Are you okay? You were so not in you at the party."
"Hmm.. I am not feeling good. I was having a headache."
"Toh you should have told me earlier, we could have left. Let me book an appointment at the doctor for tomorrow. You are looking a bit pale too.", he says, touching her forehead.
Sana nods her head as they reach home.

As soon as they enter, Shaurya comes running towards him.
"Dad! I need to talk to you."
Sana makes a face looking at Shaurya climbing into the arms of his father,"Phucku! Beta, papa ko thoda time do. Ate hi unpe chadh gaya?"
"No Mumma! I need to talk to Dad now. Please.."
"Acha baba! I am listening to you. Just let me put the keys and phone down. One sec."
Sana shakes her head, "Ratna!"
The maid comes out, "Ratna, Maa aur Baba ne khana khaya? Medicines sare Maa ko time pe diye? Where is she?"

Ratna nods her head, "Hain bhabi! Jaanvi didi ke jane ke baad, dono ne khana khaliya. Maaji sone gayi abhi. Baba lekin so nahi rahein hai."
Sana looks at her son who now grabs the neck of Sidharth as he puts his keys and goes inside the bedroom.
"Thik hai. Kitchen clean karke sojao. Let me check on Maa."

She goes to Sumitra ji 's room to find her reading something.
"Maa!"
"Agaya bacha? How was the party? Did you both enjoy? Jaanvi was here with Rohan. They took Ridhi with them."
Sana nods her head, "Yes, they left early. Jaanvi has an early flight tomorrow."
She sits beside her, "Maa, do you think I am a good mother to Shaurya?"
"Of course! What happened? Did Sid tell you something?"
"No. It's just that, I get busy with my work and then these parties. I feel, I don't spend enough time with him. Sidharth is always so busy. And he never lets me leave my career. I feel guilty at times"

Sumitra ji smiles and closing the book, she asks,"Do you think I am a good mother or not?"
Sana stares at her with shock,"You are the best mother in the world."
She puts away the book and says, "I was a home maker. A full time mother to my children. But when Ashok left us, I was lost. I had no idea how I will take care of my family. I had never worked or took care of monetary matters. No one helped us then. Sid was young still, he got out of the house to work. Mera bacha, kitna kaam karta tha hum sab ke liye. He worked at eateries, at garages, did every odd jobs. I worked a little, I did stitching at home but that was never enough. I let my baby work for the family. He wanted to become an engineer. Kitna acha padta tha. But he couldn't. I still feel guilty that because of me, my son couldn't pursue his choice of career."

She puts her palm on her cheek, "We are mothers, no matter what we do, we still feel we could do more for our children. I didn't have a choice then but I did what I could. I gave him values that has made him what he is today. You are doing a lot for him. Taking care of his studies, attending PTI meetings, spending time with him. You are doing all these amongst your work and home. You are the best mother my Shaurya could have ever asked for. Don't think like that ever. Samjhi. Now go and take rest. You look tired."

"Dad! Jaldi aao. Mereko baaatu karni hai.."
Sidharth comes out of the bathroom, wiping his face. He sits down on the bed, beside him and says,"Hain Aru! Bolo. I am all ears now."
"Dad, can we keep Ridhi with us?"
Sidharth looks at him confused,"You want her to spend a night here?"
"No. I want her to stay here forever like hameshu ke liye."
"What? I don't think that is possible."
Shaurya makes a face, "Why? We have so many rooms here. She can live in one."
Sidharth smiles,"Bache, how will she live without her dad and mom? And Jaan and Rohan also won't live without her?"

Shaurya says,"I will talk to Jaanu and Ro uncle. They won't say no."
Sidharth pulls him on his lap and says,"Acha, will you go and stay with your Jaanu and Ro uncle like forever?"
He wraps his arms around his father's neck,"No. I can't live without mumma and you and Dadi."
Sidharth smiles and says, "We all too can't live without you. Then socho, Ridhi is younger to you, how can she stay away from her parents and her Dadu and Dadi?"
Shaurya stares at his face for sometime and then says,"Thik! But.."

His eyes fill with tears and they roll down his cheeks.
"Why are you crying bacha?"
"I feel lonely dad! Ridhi is my friend here. Shinu chali gai. You and Mumma are not always at home. Dadi does not play. School mein ite sare friends hain but ghar pe koi na.."
Sidharth pulls him to his chest,"I am sorry bache! I promise I will make time and play with you like old times. Okay. Now stop crying."
"Dad, can't we have our own Ridhi? Please Dad, ek aur apni wali Ridhi lao na..", he says between his sobs.

"Hey, listen to me. Let's make a pact."
Shaurya sniffs and asks,"What?"
Sidharth wipes his son's eyes, "You will be a good boy. Mumma ko pareshan nahi karoge. And I will talk with Mumma to bring our own Ridhi. Deal!"
Shaurya smiles, "Haye sachi!"
"Yes baby! But you will have to take care of your little sister who will come. Promise big boy?"
"Little sister?"
"Hmm.."
Shaurya smiles and hugs his father, "Dadu, Dad, handsome dad, Dodo.."
Yeh sab naam kahan se lata hai? Bilkul apni Mumma jaisa.
"What betu?"
"Ek poem boliye na?"
Sidharth looks at him and starts to laugh.

Sana comes to the bed and runs her fingers through the hair of her son sleeping in the middle.
"Kya urgent baat thi aap ke laadle ki? Mere bina hi so gaya?"
Sidharth removes the spectacle and puts it on the side table. He closes the book and turns towards Sana.
"I am not giving him enough time. He was crying today."
"What? I don't believe it. He was crying as you are not giving him time."
"Not exactly. He wanted to keep Ridhi here forever as he wants someone to spend time with. When I made him understand that it is not possible, he started asking me to get our own Ridhi."

Sana looks up to him and remain silent. Sidharth finding it odd asks,"What is it Sana? Something is going on in your mind. Tell me."
She gets up and goes near him and sits in front of him.
"Do you think we should get our own Ridhi now?"
Sidharth looks at her and after a moment asks,"You mean, planning a second baby?"
Sana doesn't reply but waits for his reaction.
"Baby, I don't know. Honestly, I really don't know. We can give him or her a good life, I know. But can we give our time?"
Sana holds his hand,"Just answer me this, are you okay with the second baby?"

Sidharth smiles and says,"You know I am. No one can be happier than me to be a father again."
Sana smiles and hugs him.
He says,"So what's the plan? I mean, we need to plan right?"
Sana breaks the hug and says,"How was our wedding?"
"What?"
"I mean, did we plan our wedding?"
"No. You made me crazy and I surrendered to your wants. And we got married."
"I didn't ask for the details. Our first night, our honeymoon? "
"Baby, I am really not getting anything. Our first night was after our fight. And honeymoon? Did we have a honeymoon? I don't think so. Yes, I was at your shooting location at Coorg after you fell sick. That can be termed sickimoon?"
He smiles.

"Whatever! And Shaurya?"
"What about him?"
Sana slams her forehead, "Aur yeh mujhe gadhi bolate hai? Gadhe, I want to tell you that till now nothing in our lives has been planned. We met suddenly, got married without knowing each other, had no planning for even a proper honeymoon. And Shaurya was conceived without any plan. So you think we need a plan for our second baby?"
Sidharth nods his head and says,"You are right. So all we need to do is to make love, all the freaking time."
"Chi! Gandhe bache. No.."
"Wife, that's the only way."

"Shut up. I don't think we need to do anything."
"Haye kyun? Baby, listen to me I.."
"Chup! You listen to me Sidhuram. I think we have already made our baby?"
"Hun? What? Please don't break my heart like this? What is going in your head?"
"Shut up Sidhuram! I think we have made our baby on our Anniversary night. I think I am pregnant."
Sidharth stares at her, speechless and is about to scream, when Sana puts her hand over his mouth.
"Shh.. Puchku so raha hai.. shaant. I need to do a test in the morning and then see a doctor maybe."

Sidharth was unable to sleep peacefully at night. He kept twisting and turning waiting for the dawn to break.

Sidharth screams from outside the door to the bathroom, "Wife, kya hua? Tell me yaar!"
"Shh.. chup karo.. the world will hear you."
"Do you think I care for the world right now? Uff, aur kitna late hoga?"
"Pagal ho tum."
"Tumhare liye.. bas tumhare liye hun pagal mere wifey."

The door opens and Sana comes out. Her face has no expression.
"What? Is it yes or no?"
Sana sits down on the chair, "I am not pregnant. All the tests showed negative."
Tears starts forming in her eyes and Sidharth cups her face, kneeling in front of her,"Hey! What is there to get upset? It's okay. We won't plan anything but we will keep trying."
"I really felt that I have conceived. All the feelings were similar. I.."
"Arey! I understand baby. But there is no reason to be upset. You really want second baby, mee too and so do our Puckhu. We will for a change plan everything. Okay."

Sana still doesn't stop crying and Sidharth pulls her into his arms, "Stop crying now. See you are not seeing the bigger picture here. Now we can go for our vacations that you were planning. And most importantly we can now make love all the time. "
Sana lifts her head and hits him on the arm, "Shut up!"
"Baby, like I said, see the bigger picture and this is the only way..", he starts to laugh.
"Sidharth, bakwas band karo apni."

"Fine. I won't say anything. Tell me how will you be happy? Poem suni hai meri?"
Sana breaks the hug and wipes her eyes, "You will do anything for me to make me happy na?"
"Koi shaq? I can do anything and everything only for you."
Sana nods her head and says,"I want a promise from you."
Sidharth smiles,"Okay. Tell me what it is?"
"Sidharth, pehle promise karo. Please yaar!"
"Fine I promise. Tell me now."
"I want you to say a poem in front of crowd."
"Okay! There is a party at.."

"I am not finished yet, Sidhuram."
"Stop callling me that. Then I will listen."
Sana giggles,"Sidhuram, my handsome shayer, you need to say a poem on the stage as Agastya."
"What?"
"There's an invite that Ritesh gave yesterday
You or rather Agastya will be awarded for his book. I want the world to know who is the real Agastya is."
"No. Not that. Please yaar. Baby anything but that."
"Nothing but this. Sidharth, you have promised me. You can't break your promise."

No, I can't. I never had and I never will. So after two months, here I am about to reveal myself or better to say reveal Agastya to the world.

Ritesh's voice brings him back from the flashbacks.
"So I would take this opportunity to introduce Agastya to all. Ladies and Gentlemen, Agastya aka Sidharth Kapoor."
Sidharth comes to the stage. He wears a simple white shirt and black suit jacket. A black framed glasses is on the nook of his nose. He smiles meekly as he comes nervously and stand beside Ritesh.

They give him the felicitation and he is given the microphone to say a few words. Sana, Shaurya, Sumitra ji, Jaanvi, Rohan, Sharad and Tanu clap, sitting at the front.

"Thank you for this felicitation. I don't know how much I deserve this but from the bottom of my heart, I thank you. It might be shocking for many to find out who the real Agastya is. It was never easy for me to share my poems with the world as they were my feelings that I could never express in the open. But the person for whom I have written them wants that everyone should know. I can't deny anything to her. So here I am standing in front of you. Agastya aka Sidharth Kapoor."

He smiles and their eyes meet. She mouths thank you and then I love you. They ask to recite a poem.

"Hamara milna ek ittefaq tha,
Tum kisi aur ki thi, shama kuch aur tha.
Raste humare kuch yun mil gaye,
Paas rehna ab kismet ban gaya tha.

Meri zindagi ko tune khubsurat banaya.
Dil ko dhadak na tumne sikhaya.
Muskhilon mein himmat tumse hi pai,
Mere pyar ko mukamal tune banaya.

Meri sansein tujhse chale ab,
Meri duniya tere liye hai.
Mere alfaz tere hi liye saje ab,
Mera sab kuch sirf tumhare liye hai."

Sidharth gets to his family and sits beside Sana.
"Happy?", he whispers into her ears.
"Yes. Too much."
Sidharth smiles looking at her. Something is different but he is not able to place his finger on it.

That night both lie in each other's arms after a wild lovemaking.
He kisses her bare shoulder and asks, "What is it?"
"What?"
"Baby, I know something is going on in your mind. What is it?"
Sana turns to face him and smiles, "Remember we used to go on long drives on your bike at night. I want to go tonight. Will you take me?"

"So where do you want to go?"
Sidharth asks as he drives his old bike with Sana behind him. He has never parted ways with his old friend. He takes care of it whenever he gets spare time. It stays in his garage with his other bikes.
Sana sits with her arms around him and her head on his back.
"Take a turn from ahead."
"Baby, we can't go there. You know that."
"Bebu, don't ask questions and drive."

Sidharth stops his bike at his favourite spot. The bench in front of the burnt warehouses. But the warehouse don't exist now and neither the bench. It was taken over by a company to build their factory. Sidharth's heart had broken at that time and he had stopped coming here since then.

It is dark as they stop in front of a huge gate. Sana gets down and calls, "Kaka? Kaka?"
Just then a plump man in a security guard uniform comes out from the room near the gate.
"Parsuram kaka? You here? Tumi kasa ahes?(How are you?)"
Parshuram smiles,"I am good. Come in."
He goes and switches on the lights and Sidharth could see the board on the gate.

Ashok Kapoor Memorial Orphanage and Old age Home.

Sana cluthes his hand takes him inside. Everything has changed. In the place of old burnt warehouses, stands two storey houses. And the bench on the clearing has been renovated. There is a garden now where it used to be. Tears comes into his eyes and he does not hide from her.

"Wh..at.. How?"
"The company who had purchased this property had been going through some legal cases. I came to know about this from Mamaji. I immediately talked to my lawyer and through his help, I purchased this. I always wanted to have an orphanage where kids who have lost their parents can live happily. And what better guardian can they get than some older people who are equally lonely. So there is a trust now which will manage everything. We will soon open this. Everything has been finalised. I wanted to show you tonight."
She comes closer and putting her hands on his chest says,"Now you can come here anytime and talk to Baba."

Sidharth holds her hands and looking into her eyes,"Thank you.. Thank you for this gift baby! I love you so much.."
"I love you too!"
He takes her into his arms and kisses her forehead.
"We were trying for another baby but you ensured we have a plenty of kids to care for. "
Sana smiles and she buries her face near his chest.

Baba, I am back. Sorry I couldn't do anything but your daughter did it. She brought me closer to you again. Baba, a lot of things has happened in these years. And a lot of things will change in coming years. But I will never forget your teachings. Just keep blessing us as we step into a new beginning.

Sidharth sits on the bench, looking at the vast sea, holding his love.

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Hi friends,
A long journey must stop at some point. But just as Sidharth said, this is just the beginning. I had received so much love from everyone and hope to get them in future.
So I don't bid adieu but I will meet you with new story. Season 2.
And yes some bonus chapters too.
EVERYTHING IS ONLY FOR YOU all..
Love💕💕💕💕💕💕

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