Tere Liye

Chapter 5

Aa dilon ki raahon mein hum kuch aisa kar jaaye,

Ik dooje se bichhde toh saans liye bin marr jaaye

O Khuda...Bata de kya lakeeron mein likha

Humne toh...Humne toh bas ishq hai kiya...

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"Angry bird, ek baat puchu?" Shehnaaz muttered as she sat on the benchtop pouting while she watched Sidharth wash the few utensils that he had used to make them 'dinner.'

Ugh, usse dinner nahi, sazza wala khana kehta hai! Matlab Rab ji aisi kaisa kha leta hai yeh oats woats. Mera toh gala sai bhi nahi uttar ta, agar inhone na khilaya hota. Hayee! Wahe Guru Ji, main toh bass inki ankhon main his dhoob gi thi...itna gehra toh swimming pool bhi nahi hota jitni inki anhein thi. Par haan, woh oats jaisi cheez, please try karna ka kissi ko bhi na khaana parein, unkai toh gala sai bhi nahi utrai ka afterall unke paas Sidharth jo nahi hai kilana ko!

"Angry bird?" Shehnaaz called out but then huffed when Sidharth did not reply and continued to wash the dish. She furrowed her eyebrows, staring at him for a few seconds. She huffed watching his expressionless form just stand there as he went about his work completely ignoring her. When she had enough of his ignorance she grabbed a hold of his collar, pulling him towards her.

Sidharth had heard her the first time she called out, after all his entire attention was on her...washing the dishes was just an excuse. However, he had ignored her to see what she would do and was surprised by his own actions. The way he was acting, he had never done anything of this sort...he was teasing her to see how she would react.

Sidharth wanted to learn more about the young girl that had him so attracted to her and although an open book, she was still a mystery to him and he hated not knowing stuff. He felt vulnerable and defenceless when he did not have the knowledge, and this girl was doing the exact thing...leaving him vulnerable and defenceless.

He wanted to know every little thing about her, from what she hated to what scared her to what she loved to what made her happy...he wanted to know it all. In simple words Sidharth Arvind Sahni yearned to know Shehnaaz Kaur Sehgal.

Kya hai iss mein aisa joh main itna keecha ja raha hoon? Kyun pagaal bani ja raha hoon main, woh bhi ek ladki ka peeche? Mujhe kyun fadak padta hai agar iss na khana kaya hai ya nahi, agar isne chapal pani hai ya nahi. Shehnaaz ki har takleef mujhe kyun takeel deri hai?

Before Sidharth could think any further, he felt Shehnaaz grab onto his collar and let out a non-audible gasp when she pulled him to where she sat a few centimetres away. She had some strength. He was not expecting her to do anything of this sort. Once Sidharth was standing in front of her, a smirk formed on his face watching the irritation that was laced all over her face due to his acts.

Woh bhi mujhse utna hi affect hori hai, jitna main. Usse meri ignorance sai fadak padta hai, bohat fadak padta hai! And for some reason, this revelation gave him so much happiness and a sense of peace

However, that smile did not last on his face for too long and was swiped away when Shehnaaz placed both of her palms on his cheeks, squishing them together which puckered his lips, forming a weird pout.

"Main ek baat puchu?" She repeated again, giving him a mixed expression of frowning and glare, daring him to defy her as she kept his face squished.

To say the least, Sidharth was shocked. He was not expecting her to do this, she always seemed so intimidated in his presence, so her acting like this came as a surprise to him and at the same time intrigued him even more.

"Angry bird!" Shehnaaz whined again when he did not reply, tightening her hold on his cheeks, "ap jawab doh warna main hurt ho jaon gi!"

"rth ugh-" Sidharth muttered but Shehnaaz was too lost in him. For a second she got lost in his eyes, they were so deep and held a different kind of emotion in them that she could not decipher. A smile formed on her face when her eyes wandered down to his mouth; he looked so cute with the way his lips were puckered.