DIL SE DIL TAK

Chapter - 39

SHEHNAAZ'S POV -

I was going to die.

I tried to scream but a huge hand was draped around my mouth. I tried removing it but failed. I tried speaking but my words weren't clear but just muffled noises were heard.

"Shhhhhhhhh" I heard the person say in my ear.  

''It's me Shehnaaz'' A reel played in my head thinking about the possibilities of various people standing behind me until it sinked into my head. 

IT WAS SIDHARTH. 

A relief washed over me. 

''What are you doing in my room'' My voice came out rather calm irrespective of the turmoil going inside my head. 

''I... I ... w-as...'' He looked hesitant to speak. 

I held his biceps looking at him in the eyes, waiting for his reply. 

 ''Shehnaaz... I ... I was '' Before he could complete Rita maa's shout was heard. 

''I will be waiting for you downstairs'' I heard him say. I was so lost in my own world that I didn't say a single word and by the time I had realized he has already left the room. 

Deciding to change quickly, I picked up my dress earlier lying on the bed and stood infront of the mirror.

It was just now that I realised ...

The attire that I was in wasn't practically the one in which you meet a guy.

Bloody vloody banana..

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I looked at her. She was looking like an angel straight from heaven.

"Do you even realise how pretty you're looking??? OH..MYYY..GOOODDDDD" I said with an unwanted squeal that left my mouth because of the excitement.

Preeti rolled her eyes. Cheeks strained with redness she spoke
"Oh.. common...I was about to say the same for you"

"STOPPP ITTTTTTT" I said showing her my palm laughing intently. She too joined me in.

"Let's go downstairs otherwise sidharth will kill us ... He has been waiting in the car for ten minutes now"   she spoke in a hurry.

At the next minute, I was seated at the passenger seat beside a very good looking sidharth, not like he didn't look good everyday but today was an exception.

He had wore a plain red shirt with his denim jeans. So simple yet so elegant.

HOT ASF-

I gulped down my saliva, not wanting to look at him I turned my gaze outside the window.

WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH ME?

Rita maa and Ashok uncle had already left for the party almost half an hour before us because apparently according to them we were taking loads of time to get ready. Preeti and her family went away in their car leaving both me and sidharth alone.

Curiosity got the best of me and I felt myself to ask the one question that has been roaming in my head since the evening.

"Well... you didn't tell me !!! What were you doing in my room earlier?"  A small smile playing on my lips.
I should have been mad at him.
Shouldn't I ?
But to my own surprise I wasn't.

He looked at me. His brown eyes locked with mine.
Clearing his throat he spoke
"I..am sorry ..shehnaaz .. I shouldn't have sneaked into your room but--" not letting him complete I spoke
"It's alright ...you're my ...friend " I said.
I could see the change in his expressions as relief washed over him.

He told me everything.

And I couldn't help but laugh.

I was laughing like an idiot holding my stomach.

"YOUUU DON'T HAVE TO LAUGH!!! ITS NOT FUNNYYYY" He whined like a kid. If it was ever possible, I actually saw him making a pout.

"I.. i mean...if you were so curious ..you could have asked me..." I finally spoke taking a deep breath trying to stop myself from laughing like a hiena.

"Ahaannn don't come to me like this...I did ask you but you didn't tell me ..so I thought maybe If.... If i sneak into your room i will find out the letter that you wrote as your Christmas wish" 

"And now pls don't laugh at me---" He stopped talking as our eyes met. The car took another turn as I felt myself go deep into thoughts.

I didn't say anything. Hundreds of questions popping up in my head but I didn't feel like asking. I kept quiet for the rest of the ride. Sidharth too didn't say anything instead kept stealing glances at me.

He understood.

He understood that I needed to process my thoughts and he did give me the time for it.

I could see from the look on his face that he too wanted to speak to me but he didn't for me.

After a long car ride filled with silence  we finally reached our destination. Stepping out of the car I looked at the huge mansion in front of me.

"Here you're..both of you ...we have been waiting for you for the last ten minutes " Preeti said as she approached towards us.

"Traffic jam"  Sidharth answered.

"Anyways, lets go we're already late" Preeti said.

All of us walked inside the huge mansion. The lights were dull and the soft music played in the back. I could see people dressed up in formals. All of them looked straight from a oh-so-rich background. My eyes searched for Rita maa and I saw her at one of the corners of the vast hall.

"You're finally here" I heard Rita maa say soon as she saw me approaching her. I laughed and nooded my head.

"Have you met meetali?" She asked me.
"No...not yet!" I answered. I wanted to meet her. The woman I have heard shukla's talk about almost daily especially sidharth. He has told me his childhood stories with Meetali.

"Namaste Rita aunty" I heard a woman say.
I turned around to face a woman in formals. She was wearing body hugged dress that went up to her knees. Her long black hair were kept loose. Her smile was angelic. The dimples that spread across her face when she smiled made her look etheral.
Our eyes met and she nod at me
"You must be shehnaaz right????" I nooded my head in agreement.
"I'm meetali ... It's so great finally meet you .. sidharth can't stop talking about you!!!!" She spoke as she forwarded her hand for a handshake.

My heart skipped its beat at the mention of his name.

Sidharth can't stop talking about you

The words echoed in my mind, repeating again and again and I just couldn't hear anything around me but the rhythm of my beating heart.

Sidharth can't stop talking about you

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