SidNaaz: Suroor E SidNaazians

Hot Mess

Shehnaaz looked at herself in the mirror and breathed deeply. She was feeling oodles of nervousness. She picked up the comb lying on the table and brushed it through her hair, making a flick fall freely in front of her face. Then fidgeting with it after her finger, she pouted her lips upwards in a funny way and blew air and the flick went off her face. She picked up the comb again and repeated the entire procedure.

Sighing again, she checked the wall clock. It was almost 10 P.M. He would be home any minute now. He'd called aying he would be late and would have his dinner outside.

Not knowing what to do, and to ease her mind which threatened to burst out any moment, she picked up the Kohl pencil and darkened her eyes, as if trying to hide her own self. Then she picked up the lip gloss and applied it over her lips, giving it a fresh sheen.

That's it, she was not going to think about it anymore. She looked great and he would love her anyway. Even if she didn't do this for him. even if what he said that day was just to tease her. But hey, he had said it and she HAD TO do it. just like he would fulfill any wish of hers, which he always did, without thinking twice.

"Sidharth, why are you pulling me into this shop?" she asked him as they entered a store in the mall.

"Shehnaaz, we have been to almost every shop and you have picked up stuff from everywhere, you might want something from here too. Anyway, I am not coming shopping for the next whole month atleast"

"why not? what do you plan to do on week-ends?"

" Make love to you, my wifey"

He unabashedly spoke aloud, and kria hid her embarrassed face, as people glared at them.

"Sidharth, we are in a public place. Stop talking non-sense."

"fine" they moved around the stoor untill his eyes landed on a few silk scarves.

"hey, how about these?" he asked turning to face her.

"they are pretty, but for whom do you want these?" She asked confused.

"For the other woman in my life" Sidharth said sarcastically

"what, Sidharth? you are cheating on me? And admitting it too?"

"uffo Shehnaaz, I was just kidding. Anyway I was thinking you could buy one"

"but Sidharth, what will I Do with these? It's never that cold in Mumbai that I will need these?"

"arre, but they are so pretty..ok buy one atleast, please...look at this bright purple one."

"If you insist, and anyway, I like the bright yellow one more"

"Purple"

"rey, yellow"

"fine, we buy both" he grinned happily.

"but Sid you said only one. Why waste money? and anyway what will I even do with them?"

Shehnaaz went on protesting while he paid the bill and then turned and whispered something into her ear, which made her eyes go wide, while at the same time, made her cheeks turn pink.

"you really expect me to do that?" she asked, looking away.

"ofcourse not, not when you are so uncomfortable even thinking about it" he smiled that heavenly smile and gave her an assuring look. How he knew her so well, an knew what she felt while he said that!

He opened the main door of the house with a click, and put the keys and bag on the furniture right next to the door. Removing his shoes, he then looked around for her. "where is she? Generally she watches T.V. till the time I get back from work or works on her laptop" he wondered and then shut the door.