" Asalam walaikum Danish sahab". Qasim Siddiqui, one of baba sahab's party's member greeted him.
"Hmmm... Walaikum Asalam". Baba sahab greeted back.
"aapne itni subah subah.. Mujhe yaha committee hall m bulaya itna urgently...". Qasim trailed off.
"hnnn... Zaruri kaam tha tumse ek..."
"ji kahiye"
"tum mere Saath kaafi saalo se kaam kar rahe... Or bharosemand bhi ho tum kaafi to mene kuch socha h... Mujhe pta h tumhara jawab mujhe khush hi karega". Baba sahab said looking him.
"aap mujhe bataiye to ki asal m Baat kya h...". Qasim ji asked him.
"Tumhari..... Mujhe sunne m aaya h ki tumhari beti n abhi college khatam kiya h"
"ji ji bilkul"
"to m tumhari beti ka haath apne bete Sidharth k liye maang rha hu...". Baba sahab told him.
"kyaaa.... Ye aap kya bol rhe h nawab sahab..... Or Sidharth vo to Shaadi shuda h...". Qasim ji gasped in shock.
"vo musibat bhi khud hi khadi ki h mene hi". Baba sahab murmured to himself.
"tum uski fikr mt karo bss ye batao ki m tumhari taraf se hann samjhu ya nhi". He asked Qasim ji sternly.
"ye bhi koi puchne waali Baat h.... Meri beti bhot khush kismat hogi jo aapke khandaan m uska nikkah hoga vo bhi Sidharth se..". Qasim agreed happily.
"hnnn.. Mujhe esse hi jawab ki umeed thi tumse.... To shaam ko apni beti ko lekr aajana..... Nikkah padhwa denge...".
"itni jaldi...." Qasim ji asked.
"hnnn"
"ji theek h"
_____________________________________
"Sidharth chaliye..... Ammi k pass Jaana h....". Shehnaaz reminded Sidharth who have hugged her from the back as she was getting ready..
"hmmmm"
"aap sunn bhi rahe ho meri Baat". He was literally stuck to her since the moment they both woke up being entangled. He was not leaving her for a second, it took approximately an hour to convince him to leave her and get ready.
"hmmmmm" he again hummed.
"Sidharth aap itna kyu soch rhe h... Jo h aapke mann m bol dijiye unko... Bss... Araam se unke Paas jaaiyega or unhe sab bol dijiyega... Fikr na kare aap..". She explained looking at him through the mirror keeping her hand over his which were on her waist.
" tum mere Saath chalogi ammi k Paas". He told her.
"areee... Ye kya Baat hui bhala...". She exclaimed.
"mujhe nhi pata.... Tum mere Saath chalogi bss...". He was being stubborn she knew that and he won't listen to her, she knew that too.
"theek h chaliye..". She turned around and placed a kiss on his cheek making him smile.
_____________________________________
"ammiii...". Shehnaaz knocked the door of Zubiya ji's room calling out for her.
"hnn... Meri Jaan... Andar aajaa". Zubiya ji replied.
"hiii.. Ammiiiiiiii". Shehnaaz entered the room smiling at her.
"Hiiii... Bacheee". Zubiya ji smiled at Shehnaaz but when Sidharth entered the room, she looked at him silently as she knew why he was here.
"sab theek h na... Tum dono esse ek Saath...". Zubiya ji asked
"kyu hum nhi aa sakte h...". Shehnaaz said.
"ab mene essa to nhi bola"
"to bss fir...". Shehnaaz sneakily pinched Sidharth hand indicating him to speak.
"ummmm.... Ammi...". Sidharth said gaining Zubiya ji's attention.
"hnnn.. Beta... Bolo... Betho tum dono araam se". She said patting the mattress.
"vo ammi....". Sidharth said grabbing her hand in his.
" Mujhe nhi pata m kaha se shuru karu..... Kyuki jo kuch bhi mene kiya vo maafi k kaabil bilkul nhi tha.... Aaj tk naa hi aapko izzat di... Hnn hi aapka khayaal rakha.... Kuch bhi nhi kara mene aapke liye.... Baba sahab aapke Saath itna sab krte rahe... Har wakt aapko bezzat krte rahe mene kabhi unhe nhi roka.... Mujhe maaf krdein.... M jaanta hu m maafi k kaabil bilkul bhi nhi hu.... Kyuki jitne dukh mene or baba sahab n aapko diye h uske Baad maaf krna bhot mushkil h... ". Sidharth spoke making Zubiya ji emotional and he himself was all emotional. The realisation of all the things he did to his mother were tearing him from inside.
" bss bss mere bache... Bss... Mujhe pata h.... Mujhe pta h sab pta h.... Or galti tumhari bhi nhi h... Tumne vo kiya jo tumhe sikhaya gya..... To bss... Beta... Ab sab theek h na bss ye hi bhot h...". Saying this she hugged him tightly and he too hugged her back. Shehnaaz on the other hand was looking at them with a smile.
" mujhe maaf kr dijiye". Sidharth whispered hugging her.
"krdia... Krdia mene maaf". Zubiya ji kissed his hair.
"m bhi hug krlu kyaaa...". Shehnaaz asked them.
"aa idhar chup chap". Zubiya ji said and Sidharth pulled her in the hug.
"Shukriya Shehnaaz". Zubiya ji said after a while breaking the hug.
"kyu ammiii"
"teri vajeh se hi hua h sabkuch theek..... Barkat banke aai h tu ghar ki". Zubiya ji kept her head over her head.
"ammi... Mene kuch nhi kiya.. Aap bhi bss esse hi credit deti rehti ho...".
"acha aap dono betho m juice banakar laati hu sabke liye... Baba sahab bhi nhi h.. Sukoon se piyenge". Shehnaaz giggled running out of Zubiya ji's room making Zubiya ji laugh and Sidharth smile.
"isko dukh mt pohchana Sidharth... Ye choti h abhi.. Zindagi n isse jldi bada bana diya h bss...".zubiya ji spoke.
"kabhi bhi nhi...". Sidharth assured her.
"ummmm... M abhi aata hu..." saying this he stood up and moved out of the room.
______________________________________
"Shukriya begum". Sidharth whispered in Shehnaaz ear.
"ya allahhhhh.... Sidharth Hadd h...". Shehnaaz screamed keeping her hand over her heart as he suddenly came from back and whispered in her ear.
"kya mene kya kiya...". He questioned her.
"aap kuch karte hi kaha h...". Shehnaaz scoffed and turned around to complete her work.
"to aap chahti h ki m kuch karu hnnn...". He said huskily leaving butterfly kisses on her nape and grabbing her waist tightly.
"Sidharth.. Kya.. Kr... Rahe h.. Aap.." she moaned.
He suddenly turned her toward himself and kissed her forehead.
"shukriya"
"kyuu". She asked him softly.
"har ek cheez k liye" he uttered making her smile.
"ohhh... You should be..". She smirked at him.
"achawwwwww" and with he tickled her with his hair on her nape making her laugh.
_____________________________________