Shehnaaz sneaked out to the garden to meet her lover boy🙈. He was waiting for her on the swing and pulled her to sit on his lap when she arrived. 'Hayee, aap kya kar rahe hai; koi dekh lega to?'.
Sidharth: 'Tum hamesha 'koi dekh lega' ...'koi dekh lega' kyun karti ho? Dekh lega to accha hai naa; log khud hi samjh jayenge'
Shehnaaz: Aap hamesha se aise hi besharam the? hum to sharam se mar hi jayenge agar kissi ne humne aise dekh liya
Sidharth: Pata nahi...aaj tak koi itna irresistible mila nahi. He said pecked her lips.
Shehnaaz: Hum jaa rahe hai, warna aap humara juloos nikal ke hi tassali payenge
Sidharth: No baby, aacha sorry. Ab kuch nahi kar raha. Lets take a walk...
She nodded and got up from his lap. They walked in the garden, talking about random things, she giggled and told him childhood stories. She was shinning brightly under the moonlight; her eyes were twinkling and her smile could brighten the darkest night. Sidharth was unable to look away from her. 'Aap humne sunn bhi rahe hai ya sirf tadd rahe hai?' she asked with a frown. He laughed out loud hearing her complaint 'Sunn raha hu baba. But you are just so beautiful ki nazar hi nahi hata pata.' 'Aap naa...bahut cheesy ho. Bina wajah sabko dara ke rakha hua hai' she said. 'ok...tab kal se no more romantic Sidharth..tumko khadoos Sidharth mubarak ho' he warned. 'Nahi..hum to bas aise hi keh rahe the..humko to romantic Mr. Khan hi pasand hai' she blushed and ran away before Mr. Khan was out of control.
The next morning, haveli was alive with hustle and bustle; all uncles and aunts had arrived. Everyone was busy chatting and gossiping while youngers planned to visit the farms. Sidharth and Rizwan (tau's eldest son) were not even asked as they 1) were eldest in family so mature and boring was synonymous (2) everyone was scared of them as they were khadoos.
The young gang of cousins went to visit the lush green farms extending to acres and acres of land. The farm also had baags of mango, guava, next to a big pond. The kids climbed the trees to pick fruits while the older sat under the tree next to pond. They told each other about new developments and future plans, they teased and made fun of each other, just like any other cousin reunion. Shehnaaz was a little quieter today as her mind and heart was with someone else. She decided to move away from the conversation and moved towards kids in bagaan. She was stopped in midway by Faizal 'Shehnaaz'. 'Ji Faizal???' she looked at him with confusion.
Faizal: Humne aapse baat karni thi....akele mein.......I like you and hum aapse nikah karna chahte hai
Shehnaaz: Jiiii???? humne maaf kijiye but humne apke baare mein kabhi aisa nahi socha.
Faizal: Koi baat nahi...humari ammi aapki ammi se baat karengi aaj. Hum umeed karte hai ki aap haan karengi.
Shehnaaz: Sorry, but hum kissi aur ko pasand karte hai. Humko zara bhi ilm hota aapki feelings ka to hum pehle mana kar dete. I am really sorry.
She said and decided to go back to haveli as she felt awkward next to Faizal. Faizal stopped her by holding her wrist which she immediately snapped. 'Hum phir bhi khala se baat karenge. Jab tak aapki shaadi tai nahi hoti hum peeche nahi hat rahe'. She was annoyed and left with whatever expression. She went to Sidharth's room and saw him pacing inside the room enraged. 'Kya hua? itna gussa kyu ho aap?' she asked with concern. 'Naaz, abhi baat nahi karni hai, jao tum yaha se' he almost yelled at her. 'Humko kuch jaroori baat karni hai apse' she wanted to discuss about Faizal. But he shouted at her 'Naaz, abhi tumhari bachkani baatein zaroori nahi hai, please jao yahan se'. 'Theek hai, shayad aapke liye hum jaroori nahi hai' she left with tears in her eyes.
Flashback
Salim was a selfmade man. When he became successful he tried to pull in all his family in hospital administration to help them. The entire family flourished when hospital became succesfull. Though, no one showed but everyone was jealous of Salim and his family. His elder brother Suleiman (Rizwan's father) always hated when he had to work under Salim, even after being elder son of the family. Rizwan was 2 year older than Sidharth and had same feelings as his father. After Salim's attack, the only chance they had was spoilt by Sidharth when he took over the hospital.
Rizwan: Kaise ho Sidharth? Hospital mein dikhte nahi ho...kabhi laga hi nahi wahan kaam karte ho?
Sidharth: I am a doctor you will find me near patients.
Rizwan: Sahi hai, but tum title to chairman ka liye ho. Thoda chaiman wale bhi kaam kar lo, ya saara kaam humse karwaoge.
Sidharth: Hospital ke kaam main karta hu but directors ke nahi. Shayad aap dono mein confuse ho gaye hai bhai. Sidharth was furious as Rizwan was directly undermining his authority. 'Waise shukr manaiye main abhi bhi chairman wale kaam nahi kar raha, warna kitne asteen ke sapon ko nikal phekta'
Rizwan got the message and was scared to continue as it could backfire him. But, Sidharth decided not to let go of things so he went to his father to discuss the same. Salim's take on the issue was unanticipated 'Beta, parivaar hai. Thoda upar neeche hota hai par iska matlab yeh to nahi khoon ka rishta hi khatm kar de. Aap unko samjhayiye, aise mansube na paale par hum unka nuksan nahi kar sakte. Bade bhai hai wo humare'. He left saying 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.'
Flashback ends
Shehnaaz was crying in her room when she heard a knock, it was Fatima. She immediately wiped her tears and cleaned her face before opening the door. 'Kya hua Appi? Aap jaldi kyun aa gayi?' asked Fatima. 'Kuch nahi, humne ghar pe kuch kaam tha' she replied. 'Aap bhaijaan ki wajah se to nahi aa gayi jaldi? Humne dekha unko aapse baat karte. Wo aapko bahut pasand karte hai, hum sab karte hai. Aap please humari bhabhi ban jaiye' Fatima looked at her with hopeful eyes. Before Shehnaaz could answer her she heard Sajia 'Naaz, tumhara eid ki dresses aur jewelery mere room hai...aa kar le jao' she said with annoyance.
Sajia: Ye kya hai?
Naaz: Humne khud nahi pata tha...aaj achanak se Faizal humse nikah ki baat karne lage. she said looking down with guilt in her voice
Sajia: Aur tumne kya kaha?
Naaz immediately looked up and shook her head nervously: Humne turant mana kar diya. Par wo phir bhi Ammi se baat karne ko keh rahe the.
Sajia: Bhaijaan ko pata hai ye baat?
Naaz remembered their last conversation and hurt, sadness and anger took over her: NAHI...gaye the hum unke paas....wo bole tumhari bachkani baton ke liye time nahi hai. Theek hai nahi karte hum usne ab koi bachkani baat. Karein Faizal Ammi se baat aur maan jayein ammi tab dekhte hai inki samjhadari wali baatein hum.
Sajia: Ruko, main baat karti hu bhai se.
Naaz: Appi aapko humari kasam. Aap unko kuch nahi kahengi, na to hum khud hi kar denge but ab unke aasoon na nikal diye to humara naam bhi Shehnaaz nahi.
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Sukoon (completed)
RomanceA story of two people who found their home, their SUKOON in each other.
