Standing By You (SidNaaz❤)

Chapter 25

It has been a few days that they have been going to college. Everything was going good. Though Sidharth and Shehnaaz has taken two common subjects - English Literature and History. Sidharth took Economics as his third subject and Shehnaaz took Anthropology.

Coming out of her class wiping her tears Shehnaaz ran towards Sidharth and hugged him tightly. She sobbed hard.

"Kya hua Shehnaaz?" Sidharth asked as he was tensed with what happened to her suddenly.

"Mujhe nahi samajh aa rahi Anthropology. Kuch samajh nahi aa raha. Mein fail ho jaaungi." Shehnaaz said to Sidharth still crying in his embrace.

"Okay. Calm down. Aa mere saath. Pehle beith ke phir baat karte hai." Sidharth took her in the garden and sat under a tree.

She drank water from his bottle and then said, "Mein economics lun gi."

Keeping his forefinger on her chin, he made her look at her. "Tu ne economics yeh kehkar nahi li thi kyuki usme numericals hote hain aur tujhe maths samajh nahi aati. Ab achanak kya hua? Class mai kisi ne kuch kaha?" He asked.

"Samajh nahi aa rahi Anthropology.  Pehle laga ekdum naya subject hai isliye par itne dino se yahi soch rahi hun ki subject change karna hai. Kisi ne kuch nahi kaha. Aur rahi baat economics mai numericals ki toh aap se padh lun gi. Please na, mujhe nahi padhna Anthropology." She requested him with tears freely flowing from her eyes.

"Shehnaaz, don't take this decision in haste. Soch aaram se phir 1-2 din mai subject change kara lena mann ho toh." Sidharth said.

"Nahi, decision pehle hadbadahat mai le lia tha maths se bhaagne ke liye. School mai subjects the nahi toh economics lena pada par phir college mai picha chhudaane ke liye Anthropology le lia. Ab I am regretting. Nahi sochna kuch aur. Haan maanti hun numericals mai problem aayegi par aap ho na. Aur yeh ekdum se nahi lia hai decision.  Bahut din se soch rahi hun." Shehnaaz assured him.

"If you are 100% sure toh chal abhi office chalte hai. And don't worry I will help you with numericals." He assured her with a forehead kiss.

She hugged him tightly and said, "Please Sidharth. Pakka bol rahi hun. Chalo ab."

They went to the office and got her subject changed from Anthropology to Economics. As a result, they were late for their home.

After dinner, they talked to their mothers on video conferencing. Sidharth found it odd as Aasha rarely used to talk to him and that seemed like a formality. Infact it was him who used to ask Arpita to take the mobile phone to her so that he could talk to her.

Ravindra has talked to them a few times. He was more free with Shehnaaz but remained formal with Sidharth. Sidharth felt hurt but his mother said that one day Ravindra will himself regret if he crosses the line and doesn't realise soon.

Sidharth panicked when he saw that his mother is calling him again as they had talked for about half an hour already. He picked up the call. "Haan Maa, sab theek hai na?"

"Haan beta. Sab theek hai tu ghabra mat. Sorry maine tujhe dara dia na. Par pehle nahi bol sakti thi. Shehnaaz aur Reet dono the isliye." Sudha tried to calm his big baby.

"Aisi kya baat hai Maa?" Sidharth asked as they have never felt that Shehnaaz's and Reet's presence was an issue in their mother-son talk.

"Sun beta tu kal Shehnaaz ko shopping pe le jaa. Vo nahi bolti hai aur na hi bolegi par college mai aajkal sab bache roz naye-naye kapde pehan ke aate hai. Iske paas ginti ke kuch kapde hai. Iske papa aise hai nahi jo iska dhyaan rakhegen aur Reet ke haath mai kuch nahi hai. Pareshaani hoti hai bacha. Kisi ko dikhaane ke liye nahi lekin kabhi kapde dhul nahi paaye ya sukhe nahi toh isse pareshaani hogi. Mujhe nahi achha lagta hai. Roz baat karti hun toh dikhta hai ki iski dresses kitna jaldi jaldi repeat ho rahi hai." Sudha said.