Mai Lab..Tu Dua..

21. ..Woh humsafar..

"Kuch log bas kuch pal hi sath rehte hain..magar unke sath guzaare har pal zindagi bhar yaad rehte hain..."

They were walking out of the airport as instructed by Sidharth and decided between them they seperated out, while Shehnaaz and Samar walked out from different gate while Sidharth was papped as he exited the airport dialling Shehnaaz if she got out safely as he walked towards his car, he instructed the driver to take them straight to home as they both seated at the back seat with Sidharth on the line simultaneously with them, she was nervous and anxious to no ends from the minute they stepped foot back in Mumbai..as the distance route to once their house reduced her anxiety hiked, and her responses shortening to just hums from yes or no ...

"Meri jaan, why are you so worried..M hu na.." he said sensing her nervousness, which even he was feeling to no ends, more so because he hadn't told Shehnaaz about Trisha yet, and he had no idea how she will react to her presence, but that was not biggest of his worries right now, he knew he would coax her anyhow..his biggest reason of concern right now was how would Maa react to all of this, this was actually not the surprise that would be pleasent, he knew he was going to open a swarm of past which he had no clue his present would accomodate to or not..

"hmm" she again hummed for 7th time in the conversation which instantly made him chuckle even in his peturbed self for some reason, that was something about her, her spotaneity that only she could have ....that even in worst of worst situations, he knew he could be happy if he is around her, he could not explain why, he did not know how, but it was there, she was like a drug to his smile..

"Tu aisa kar hmm hmm kar...mere champ ko phone de.." he said as she again hummed giving the phone to Samar..

"Hello papa" Samar said softly leaning on his mother..

"Hii mera bacha.." Sidharth said gushing over the last word to which he was still not accustomed to but would tickle him with happiness whenever he heard it.."All set to meet dadi" he asked Samar..

"I don't know..she will love maa na..I dont want her to cry.." Samar stated as Sidharth smiled over the phone at his overprotective son, who sometimes even surpassed him in protecting his mother.....he recalled how first time when he broke the news to the duo about how he wants to take them back with him to Mumbai, his first instinct was running to his mother as he looked up at her "Maa do you want to go".. every child loves his mother, but the way Samar was protective about his mother just filled his heart at times, sometimes with the guilt that he is so because of his absence from their lives, and mostly with pride at how much responsible he was at this age..

"Haan mera bacha..she loves your maa already..and now she will love you also..trust me" Sidharth said in ambivalent tone himself, praying what he was saying is what happens, as the car stopped at the traffic signal, and theirs halted besides his..he glanced sideways as he looked at very tensed figure of her fidgeting her fingers as she wrapped her duppata around her finger, playing with it unconciously, he gestured Samar excited figure waving at him..... to bring her attention to himself, as she looked at him and he smiled at her assuringly, communicating he is with them through eyes...she eased her tensed lines a bit her lips turning to curve up before she could see what he was trying to mutter his car paced from front of them, she felt a sinking feeling in her stomach, a very small thing but it tinged her heart for some reason, their cars halted at a distance from each other, while Sidharth took his inside parking it just outside the enterance gate, Shehnaaz and Samar's stayed outside the premises..Sidharth looked back at their car as nodding his head gesturing them that it will be good, gesturing from his phone that he shall call them asking them to come in after seeing the tone inside, he muttered 'Aaschi' which she could read even in his inaudible self....he climbed up the stairs of the house as he rang the bell getting in, while the duo stared at his retreating figure, with Shehnaaz scooting Samar more into her tightening her hold on him, anticipating what will happen..