chapter 9

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Sidharth attended the call with a subtle smile
"Hello, who is speaking," he said in a teasing tone
The corner of his mouth turned up as he listened to the caller's voice

"Woah! Relax, calm down sweetheart, everything happened in a haste, I didn't want to bother you also" Sidharth reacted to the caller saying

"Don't say like that sweetheart, you know your importance in my life very well, still you are talking like this", Sidharth complained to the caller in a baby voice

Really! Sidharth exclaimed with joy

"When are you coming, this time I won't let you go soon like you left 4 months back ", he announced with knitted brows

"You have come"! He exclaimed with amazement

"Stay there only, I am coming to pick you up", he asserted before declining the call
 
Shehnaaz was having food, her hand stopped in the way when she heard

"Shameless girl, her husband left without having breakfast meal, and here she is relishing her food " her mother in law taunted her in a hateful manner 

"But what can one expect from the girl who gets ready to marry her husband's brother " she spitted venom against Shahnaz

Her eyes welled up, she swallowed the food bite with the utmost difficulty,  and drop the morsel she had

She left the barely eaten food and stood up to leave

"Madam, where do you think you are going"? Mother in law communicated in a sweet voice

"Room" Shahnaz replied hesitantly 

"who will do the dishes then?" Mother in law yelled at her

Shehnaaz winced at the unexpected yelling 

"From now onwards you will be doing all household chores, you get that"? Mother in law instructed her works

She complied with her orders without any objections

Mom! Mom! See who is here
"Mom sweetheart is home" Sidharth exclaimed from the entrance

His mother ran to the entrance
Shehnaaz forehead creased at the word "sweetheart"

Her face dulled by listening sweetheart from her husband's mouth for someone else, she felt an unknown pang in her chest 
She shortly followed her mother in law to the living area

She let out a sigh of  relief, her dull face lit up by the view in front of her eyes 

Sidharth's hand was on the shoulder of the woman. The woman in skin color dress, with greyish hair, almond skin complexion, is firmly gripping the left ear of her arrogant husband, and her husband the angry young man, is behaving like a child with that old lady

"Ahh!! Sweetheart! Please I am sorry, it's hurting, Sidharth whined like a child

"Khala Jaan"! Shehnaaz mother in law said as she moved towards the duo

Her Mother in law side hugged the old lady

"Yaar sweetheart! Please leave it's really hurting", Sidharth groaned in pain 

Old lady's eyes grabbed the attention of mesmerizing innocent girl standing at the corner, watching them with so much affection

Lady left Sidharth's ear and gestured him towards shehnaaz with a lifted eyebrow,  Sidharth followed her gaze and his heart skips a beat when his eyes glimpsed the delightful smile of his wife.

without makeup one can look, this fascinating he never imagined,
he kept staring at her blissful smile without blinking until he heard some whispering in his ear

"Janu, You can stare at her the way you want, after all, she is your wife only" the old lady whispered in his ears  

He came out of his daydreaming and back to his not so normal self, he retained his poker face

"Ahm ahm! Beta come here " Shahnaaz came out of her thoughts

When her unhappy brown orbs met with an intense black one, terror overtook her features and she instantly cast her eyes down

Sidharth forehead creased by her reaction, his face contorted

Shehnaaz obliged the lady demand and came toward her

"Do you know me"? the lady asked with affection

Shehnaaz shook her head in no

"Janu, introduce me to your wife" the lady ordered Sidharth 
Shehnaaz eyes widened, her mouth fell open at the word "and" that too from this hulk
The old lady chuckled at Shahnaz reaction, while Sidharth face remained blank in contrast to his eyes which were showing unsaid emotions

"I have some important work to do" Sidharth excused himself and left

Her mother in law also excused and left

"If I am not wrong, You are my Sidharth's wife," the lady asked with a smile
Shehnaaz nodded in affirmation

"Let me introduce myself to you, I am his grandmother's sister but he never differentiates me from her grandmother, "the lady told her relation with Sidharth

"He is a gem of a person one could be, you are very lucky to have him as your husband" the lady added further

"What is your name"? The lady interrogated Shahnaz

" Shehnaaz " she mumbled her name to the lady

"Beautiful name for a  beautiful girl" the lady gave her an encouraging smile

Shehnaz also passed her a smile

Dado!!! Hayat screamed and squeezed the lady in a tight hug

"I missed you dado"! Hayat pouted

Shehnaaz also departed to the room leaving the duo behind

Dadi motioned towards shehnaaz and asked
"Is everything fine with her"
Hayat said yes with meeting her eyes with dado
"Hayaat you can't lie, you know that?" Dadi said in an intimidating tone

"Come on now spill out everything "

"Fine dado" Hayat sighed and spilled out everything about shehnaaz life and her relation with other family members

Dadi thought for a while and said
"Now I have to do something to bring them together"  

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