Inevitable - sidnaaz Journey post BB

Inevitable Part 19

"Sana hai call pe? " Sid's mom asked watching him fill his plate with breakfast with one hand , keeping the phone straight in another..

"haan"

"de mujhe de mein baat karti hu.. tu kha le tab tak.. "

She took the phone out of his hands before he could protest..

"Shehnaaz? Kaisi ho? Kal ka show kaisa hua??"

"Bhot achha mummy.. bhot sare log aaye the dekhne.. super hit ekdam.." Sana couldn't be gloomy with his mom.. She tried replying with as much enthusiasm as she could muster..

"arree waa.. achhi baat hai.. Chehra kyu aise bana ke rakhha hai fir? Fir se zagda kiya tum logone? "

His mom asked, not showing she already knows the reason.. She wanted to know Sana's side of the story..

"Ni ni.. wo to aise hi.. chalte rahta hai na hamara.. aap ko to pata hi hai .. "

"pata hai tabhi to puchh rahi hu.. dono kyun ek dusre ko aise pareshan karte rahte ho bachhe.. ye bhi yaha raat bhar se chakkar laga raha hai room mein.. tum bhi thik nahi lag rahi waha.. "

"achha bas bas mom.. bahot ho gayi aapki baat .. do idhar do phone.. " He snatched the phone from her hands and walked inside his room..

He settled his plate on the side table and looked at phone screen.. "kab aayega tera khana? Mujhe bahot bhuk lag rahi hai abhi .."

"Tu soya nahi raat bhar? "

"kisne bola.. mein mast soya puri raat.. mujhe kya hua tha.."

She smirked at him.. feeling happy and sad at the same time thinking how much she affects him..

"jhutaaa.. itni der tak to tere msgs aa rahe the.. aur fir subah subah fir se.. Itna pyar karta hai ke teri itni pyari raat ki nind miss kar di tune mere chakkar mein?"

"koi pyar wyar nahi.. gussa aa raha tha tuzpe.. samne hoti to ek chamaat lagata tuze .. jyada natak karne ke liye.."

"mene kya natak kiya.. aise to bade bolte rahta hai kitna bolti hai kitna pakati hai.. kuchh ghante baat nahi ki to ye halat ho gayi teri dekh le.. "

She teased him but that had no effect on him.. She decided to change the subject.. she wanted to see her favorite Sidharth smile again..

"tuze pata Sidharth kal show mein kya hua??? "

She made an effort to forget the situation and launched into her usual chatter describing each and every minute of her first show yesterday.. And made Sidharth spill too how he liked her show in detail.. she didn't like seeing him like this .. They spent hours after that eating their respective food and chatting everything about the show and avoiding the topic of the fight after the show completely...

Couple of days passed just like that.. they both spoke every few hours.. voice calls, video calls , msgs.. But both did not broach the issue at hand again at all.. Both were walking on eggshells trying to make sure the project or anything work related was not mentioned .. But this was not them.. none of them were good at holding back their words and this was hampering their interaction and making the conversation feel forced making them feel the distance between them more palpable ..

Sidharth's shoot starts tomorrow, and he decided it is time to address the elephant in the room.. He knew he had to navigate through this conversation wisely.. He knows if he explained to her carefully, she would understand.. She always does.. Though her initial reactions usually are impulsive, no one understand him better than her.. he just needs to keep his and her temper at bay and trade carefully..

'Kya kar rahi hai moti..' he messaged her checking if she is free.. thought it was unnecessary.. even if she was busy doing something she would have left it if he said he wanted to talk..

'Kuchh ni .. kal ki packing.. kal subah subah Canberra ke liye nikla hai na..' her reply came immediately ..

'achha.. kar le finish aur fir call karna.. baat karni hai kuchh.. '

Her heart skipped a bit.. she didn't know if she was ready to hear what he had to say.. she was trying desperately to ignore that nagging feeling of his impending shoot..

'ok' she replied.. she knew they can't put it off forever.. and she wanted to hear what he had to say.. She was hopeful he would make it all better soon..

She decided to call him immediately ..

"Hi Moti.. ho gayi teri packing itni jaldi.. "

"Ni time hai abhi to baad mein kar lungi.. tu bata.. kya baat karni hai .. "

He saw right through her pretense.. she was trying to be nonchalant about it.. but the slight waver of her eyes and her crossed fingers were saying something else..

"Tu kyun itna pareshan ho rahi hai jaan.. tuze bilkul hi bharosa nahi hai kya mujh pe Moti? " He tried to hide is disappointment behind a smile.. "Tuze waise lag kya raha hai ke kya hoga worst case scenario? Bataa? Mujhe janana hai tere dimaag mein chal kya raha hai.. kya lag raha hai tuze ke kya hoga hum dono me aisa jisko soch soch ke tu khud ko itna pareshan kar rahi hai .. "

She didn't say anything.. she averted his gaze and looked outside the window she was seating by...

"Tuze lagta hai mein wapas patch up kar lunga usse?? "

That got him a death glare from her.. She looked at him quickly daring him to mean what he just said..

He laughed at that.. He had to laugh to hide the fear invoked by that glare. The one thing they both were certainly scared of was each other's anger..

"ok ok Sory.. majak kar raha tha na.. "

"tuze majak hi karna hai to phone rakh. Mujhe aur bhi bahot kaam hai.."

Sana asking to disconnect the call is certainly not a good sign, Sid knew he was pushing it in a wring direction..

"achha bata na baby kya kare bata tu jaise boolegi hum log waise karenge.. "

"mujhe ni pata.. ja tu shoot pe ja apne.. aur jo marji kar.. Na mujhe kuchh puchh.. na meine kuchh bolna hai tuzse ispe... "

he pursed his lips at her aloof attitude .. It was making him angry by minute.. it was probably more frustration than anger though.. she was testing his patience now..

"haan thik hai.. mat baat kar.. waise bhi kal se mera shoot shuru ho raha hai.. mere pass bhi faltu ka time nahi hoga tere se baat karne ke liye.. " He raked his hand through his hair.. he tends to do that subconsciously when he is agitated..

They disconnected the call.. both angry at each other..

Both of them did exactly what they did not want to do..

She wanted to hear out his side but didn't..

He wanted to keep hin anger at bay and couldn't.

They both knew they were wrong equally in this sutiation... both knew they should take a step back and understand each other..

But right now, both of their egos were overshadowing their minds than anything else.. and ego can make or break things in no time..

*** TBC ***