1949 - A Love Story ✅

Part 18

Shehnaaz couldn't pay attention to any lecture whole day and it was time for the last lecture which was Literature.

Sidharth was in a angry mode since the time he had seen Shehnaaz with Gulshan. The students from different class in his earlier lectures were scared of his strict avtaar.

He walked inside the class and didn't bother to greet back the class. He glared at Gulshan before looking at the others in the class. Shehnaaz didn't make eye contact with him but instead looked at the blackboard.

Sidharth: Okay class, I want to give you a suprise test today. Pick up an emotion of your choice and express by way of your writing. No one is going home until I have all the books on my desk. Even if one person doesn't write, the whole class will stay back until that person finishes. Remember, this test will play a crucial role in your upcoming exam. Peolpe with unsatisfactory writeups will have to stay back everyday for 2 hours and do extra assignments for a month.

Everyone gulped and looked at each other in shock.

Sidharth: Stop staring at each other and start scribbling in your books. Unless you want to stay back starting today itself.

Everyone pulled out their note books, scratched head and started writing. Sidharth went around the class invigilating. One by one everyone kept their note book on the desk and occupied their seat. The bell rang and there were still around 5 students who were scratching their head to finish writing. Another 30 minutes and all the books were on the table.

All the students walked out one by one. Shehnaaz also left for home alone. Sidharth searched for the book of his favourite student, his wife, Shehnaaz in the stack of book. He finally managed to find the book. When he opened the book he didn't find a single word in it. He observed carefully, there were few wet bumps all over the pages instead. He touched it and his heart wrenched. He quickly ran out and found her walking slowly towards the college main exit.

Sidharth: Shehnaaz.. Shehnaaz!!

She stopped without turning back. He walked few steps and stopped 3 steps away from her.

Sidharth: I want to talk to you.

She turned around, lifted her head and looked into his eyes. Her eyes were red.

Shehnaaz: Yes.. SIR

Sidharth frowned at 'Sir' since no one was watching them.

Sidharth: Come back with me to the class.

Shehnaaz: May I know the reason, SIR.

Sidharth: (infuriated with Sir again) Because you have submitted me the blank note book.

Shehnaaz: Not at all SIR! You must have not seen it carefully, I have written a lot in it. You would find different emotions in it. Sad, heart break, anger, betrayal.

He looks around the corridor and finds it empty. He holds her wrist and pulls her back to the classroom.

Shehnaaz: Sir.. Sir.. Sir.. please stop. Sir..

Everytime she called him sir, his anger multiplied. He left her hand and she runs away home.

He reaches home in the evening but both of them were at cold war. None spoke to each other though they were restless finding the answers to the questions raised by their mind.

Yet again at night Vijay slept in between them making Sidharth more annoyed. In the morning, he looked at her sleeping calmly hugging Vijay. Little did he know that she didn't sleep whole night thinking about him and Patralekha and only managed to sleep few minutes back out of exhaustion.