It's Just You And Me

Chapter 25

"Sidharth? beta tu yaha kaise?" Dadi was equally shocked to see him their, Taiji, Tauji and Dadi all three were looking at him expecting an answer but he was quietly standing there, all his head was trying to process was what he just had heard about Shehnaaz's marriage with someone. "Sidharth!!??" Taiji's shaking brought him back from his mulling. "Beta dadi kuch puch rahi hai, tu yaha kaise, tujhe yaha ka kaise pata chala?" Taiji asked crooning. "Vo Mai.... Mujhe Cafe se pata chala, mai sab baad mei batao ga pehle Please mujhe bataye yeh sab kya ho raha hai, Shehnaaz aise kaise shadi kar rahi hai? Aur kisse? Aur kyu? Aur vo hai kaha?" he rambled on gasping with his questions not ready to listen to anything but the answers to his questions. "Kya kar raho beta shant ho jao pehle" Taiji made him sit on the near by chair and handed him a glass of water. He gulped it down in one go handed back the glass to Taiji and looked at her with sheer expectations in his eyes that now she would explain him what exactly is going on. Taiji told him about how Chachi basically tried to brainwash Shehnaaz's mind and then how she threatened her for not saying a single word to anyone. His heart sank down to his stomach when he came to know how she was locked in the room, not allowed to meet with anyone and would only come out for the wedding rituals. With his brimming eyes he looked at Dadi and Tauji both turned their faces showing their helplessness in this situation. "Aur tu jisse abhi baat kar raha tha wahi hai Sana ki chachi jisne abhi itna kuch kiya hai aur pehle bhi ek bar...." Taiji stopped as she saw Dadi indicating her not to speak any further about the past. "Taiji mujhe usse milna hai, mai kuch ny janta mujhe kisi ka darr ny hai mujhe abhi bas ussi milna hai phir uss Chachi aur Chacha ko toh mai baad mei dekh lunga" he stood up and spoke with utmost rage and anger in his voice. "Puttar shant ho ja gusse mei kuch galati ho jaye ge" Tauji tried to calm him down but all in vain. "Haan ek tarika hai" Taiji chirped. "Kya?" the other three chorused. Taiji explained her plan and everybody agreed with it. According to her plan the keys of the room which was in Chacha Chachi's bedroom will be brought by Sidharth. He'll go inside the room by the time Coco will guard near the door so that even if Chachi comes there she'll leave seeing Coco as she was afraid of it and Taiji will be around to keep an eye. Everything went according to the plan Sidharth got inside the room had the keys in his hand and was walking out with Coco in his arms when Chachi approached him. "Beta ji ap yaha kya kar rahe hai?" she asked, her tone was more sweet than before. Sidharth glared her and replied bluntly "bas aise he ghum raha tha". "Beta ap wahi CEO hona vo 'and... and' kuch tha na?" she tried recalling the name. "&Fitz" he replied sternly. "Haan wahi, mujhe toh pata he ny ap itne ameer, mera matlab famous ho ji" she laughed. "Mujhe sone jana hai mai jao?" he asked as Coco started to bark at her and try to wiggle out of his grip to attack Chachi "Haan haan jao beta aur iss kutte ko bhi le kar jao ap" she took a step back scrunching her face looking at Coco "Kutta ny hai vo!!" he hissed and left. Mayera will have to try her luck on him, Chachi thought smirking looking at the retiring figure of him.

Here Shehnaaz was busy in her thoughts trying to think about some way out of this place. She was so lost that she forget that she is holding a knife in her hand with which she was supposed to cut the apples which were kept besides her on the bed. The door opened with a thud and Sidharth was scared to death seeing the knife in her hand, she was still lost when a pair of arms bunched her into a tight hug not before snatching and throwing away the knife breaking her trance. "Tu pagal hai meri jaan? Tujhe kuch ho jata toh? what the hell do you think you were trying to do?" he held her more tightly into him. She was surprised will be an understatement, she just couldn't believe she was listening to Sidharth's voice, she thought she was dreaming until she heard him continuously mumbling "I'm sorry please don't leave me, I'm so sorry...." he was not ready to leave her or lose his hold even a single bit. This better not be another hallucination of her's, she wanted to see him by her own eyes, he was there for her, she is safe now, she felt like home. Locking her arms around him she too let herself sink in this feeling of contentment. How protected she felt in his arms, both's eyes shedding silent tears, normally she would have became breathless and gasp for air due to crying but surprisingly right now when she was sobbing his arms she could cry peacefully. Her heart, mind and soul everything was at peace. He was still mumbling 'sorry' and asking her not to leave him, again and again as she couldn't understand why he was saying so. "Sidharth tu kyu sorry bol raha hai?" she sobbed. "Bas kuch ny" he sighed and cupped her face, he wiped her tears with the pad of his thumb and nodded his head asking her not to cry anymore. Her face looked so tired and pale, she looked weak and exhausted, with each passing second his anger on her Chacha Chachi and that guy Abhay was increasing, surely their end was right on the door. "Sidhaaarrrthhhh" she breathed smiling in tears which calmed the storm inside him. "Meri jaan bas.... bas ho gaya ab please kabhi bhi apni jaan dene ki koshish mat karna, mai hu na.... kuch ny hoga" he crooned as she she looked at him with her brows knitted. "Maine kaha kuch kiya?"
"abhi vo chaku le kar kiska murder karne ka wait kar rahi thi ap?" bleating, his hand still holding her face. "Apple ka" she replied bluntly "Kya!?"
"Haan aur ny toh kya, yeh dekh yeh apple cut karne ka soch rahi thi." she gave a snort of laughter. "Gadhi!!" he smiled. His aching heart started to heal seeing her laugh. "Sidharth mujhe yeh shadi ny karne" she whined. "I Know Meri Jaan mujhe pata hai yeh sab teri marzi ke against ho raha hai tu tention mat le ok?" she nodded smiling. That's it he thought, he needs to keep his side in front of her and tell her that he loves her, yes he was back to try and win her love but he had never confessed his feelings. The situation that he faced made him realize how much he loved her and needed her in his life. There is no such thing as a perfect time, it's now or never. Keeping that in his mind he scooched over to her side and held gently held her hand, she looked at him smiling blissfully. "Shehnaaz I love you." he confessed, that's all he said giving her another shock.
"Sidharth?" she gasped. "No let me speak Please" he pleaded placing his finger on her lips. "Shehnaaz right from the day you stepped into my life I've become a better version of myself, Mujhe ny janna tere dil mei mere liye kya feelings hai kyuki agar kuch ny bhi hai toh bhi I'm never going to give up on you. That day in the Cafe, that kiss was one of the best and the most special kiss I've ever shared with anyone even if it was for a split of a second. You know why? because it was YOU whom I was kissing...... Trust me Shehnaaz I love you and I can't afford to lose you in any way, Pata ny kab kaise but ho gaya." Shehnaaz saw the look of sincerity on his face but was equally shocked with his sudden confession. Before she could say or react Taiji interrupted in between, "Sorry bacho apna pyar shyar baad mei kar lena abhi Sidharth chal yaha se mujhe lagta hai vo kalmuhi uthi hai, aur agar idhar check karne aayi na toh problem ho jaye ge.... chal aaja"
He placed the other hand on her cheeks "Meri jaan sunn, tu tention mat le ok? Mai yeh shadi ny hone dunga chahu toh tujhe abhi sabke saamne se le jao par mai aise koi harkat ny karna chahata jisse dadi ki izzat par baat aa jaye, abhi mai ja raha hu, You take care ok" he quickly pecked her forehead and left. She was still sitting behind with her mouth wide open, why was her life so complicated!? she sighed. Now the thoughts of him will keep her awake the entire night but whatever happened it surely gave her butterflies inside her stomach. Was she happy? Maybe yes!!

"Beta yeh chabi wapes kaise rakhe? Ab tak toh dono pati patni room mei gadhe baich kar soo rahe honge ya koi ek zarur utha hoga mujhe kuch toh aawaz aayi thi" Taiji worriedly asked. "Ap tention mat lo room ke darwaje ke bagal mei ek table hai mai uske uper rakh deta hu, unki umer ho gai hai yaad bhi nahi rahe ga" Taiji chuckled listing to this. After keeping the keys carefully on the table right beside the door when they were walking back towards Dadi's room Taiji stopped him and dragged him to the tarrace. Sidharth quietly followed her with a hint, knowing what was going to come towards him now. Tauji's heap of questions!