Few days went like this, One day Shehnaaz went downstairs and joined them for breakfast. She clear her throats to gain their attention.
"Kuch bolna hai shehnaaz beta" choti maa asked.
"Ji choti maa" she said, everyone look at her.
"Kya baat hai shehnaaz bolo" maa asked.
"Actually maa meine na wo" she gulped her saliva in tension.
"Bolo shehnaaz" shiv said.
"Actually meine rent par ghar dekh liya hai" she said in one go.
"What" everyone said except anandi.
"Kya hua Shehnaaz yaha comfortable nahi ho kya?" Alok ji asked.
"Aesa nahi hai papa mein comfortable hu but mein aese matlab kab tak aap logo ke saath" she said with little hesitation.
"Hum paraye hai kya?"
"Nahi nahi daddu lekin aap log nahi hote tab bhi to mujhe akele rehna padhta na mein aese burden bankar nahi rehna chahati".
"Seriously burden, kisine bola tumse tum burden ho haan ya hamesha khudh ke soch ke according chalna hai" shiv shout on her.
"Shiv mera wo matlab nahi tha aesa nahi hai wo bass mujhe".
"Bass Shehnaaz dekho beta tum hamari beti jesi ho aur hamare saath rehti ho to hume acha lagta hai aese achanak ye faisla kiu beta" choti maa said.
"Achanak nahi choti maa shuru se hi plan tha but wo ghar mil nahi raha tha to isliye" she look down.
"Ye akhri faisla hai tumhara?" Shiv asked in Stern voice.
She nodded, that's it for him he bang his hand on table and left from there.
"Shiv" Anandi shout to stop him, she was about to go behind him but Shehnaaz stop her.
"Anandi mein jaau?" she asked hesitantly.
"Beta puch kiu rahi hai jaa na is waqt wo teri hi sunega" choti maa said.
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"Shiv ye kya bachpana hai" shehnaaz said when she found him on terrace. His is facing his back.
"Acha to mera bachpana hai aur jo tum kar rahi ho wo kya hai explain kar sakti ho" he said while turning. She went near him.
"Kaha bachpana hai shiv aur aaj nahi to kal mujhe jaana hi tha na".
"Kiu" he whispered while looking into her eyes. She broke their eye contact.
"Kiu kya kis haq se rahu mein?"
"Really Shehnaaz kis haq se? Tumhara haq hai is ghar par pura pura"
"Kese".
"Kese kya sabne beti maana hai tumhe aur ek beti ka pura haq hota hai uske ghar par".
She look down maybe she expect something else which is not going to true. She cursed herself for ask such stupid question to him.
"Lekin mujhe ye haq nahi chahiye" she said in low voice.
"Lekin kiu?" He hold her hand.
"Kiuki beti ko uska ghar ek na ek din chodna hota hai aur mera bhi waqt aa gaya hai ye ghar chodne ka, I'm sorry" she look into her eyes, her eyes turn red because she controlled her tears. She freed her hand from his and left from there.
He look at her retreating figure. He feel like someone close to his heart left him alone. He feel alone, he feel incomplete he don't know why. The question is still running in his mind and the answer is unknown.
