My Beginning, End & Ever After

15. But then I met you

(Shehnaaz's POV)

Just as I finished reading the letter, I felt wetness on my cheeks. These tears were the proof that I was speechless. This letter touched me to the core. I didn't know how to react. He wrote such a beautiful letter for me. I just couldn't stop looking at it. He loves me too. Wait, HE LOVES ME TOO! OH MY GOD! What should I do now? I was in the middle of my thoughts, when Harpreet shook me. I turned to her, and she looked at my teary eyes with a smile. I broke down and hugged her tightly.  

"I am so happy for you Sana. Mujhe bhi toh dikha aisa kya likha hai usne jo meri dost rone lag gayi." She whispered.

"Ruk mein padh ke sunati hun." I read the whole letter to her. She had a smile from starting all the time. By the end, she also got emotional. She hugged me again. Aaj toh yeh meri haddiyan hi tod degi gale lagakar.

"Bas kar, meri haddiyan toot jayengi!"

"You are so lucky Sana. He loves you a lot. You mean the world to him." She said and I had no reason to deny it. 

"I know, par ab mujhe bhi toh likhna hai." Worry was obvious from my face. He wrote a beautiful letter for me. What am I gonna do?

"Arre likhna kyu hai? Direct jaake bol."

"Nahi yaar. Mujhe darr lag raha hai."

"Wah, humari Punjab ki sherni Mr. Scowl se darr rahi hai. Abe usme darne wali kya baat hai? Kha thodi jayega."

"Nahi, mein toh likh ke hi dungi jaise usne diya." 

"Jaisi teri marzi. Par mein tab tak uske maze lungi." She said and it was obvious something mischevious was going on in her brain.

"Tu aisa kuch nahi kar rahi hai. Phat jayega wo, tujhe pata hai."

"Mein aisa kar rahi hun. Mere ZEEZU ke sath mein itna mazak toh kar hi sakti hun."

I gave up in front of this girl. Yeh aur iske ZEEZU, dono gajab ke ziddi hai. Par usne itna achha letter likha, mein kya likhu? Isme sochna kya hai, jo mann me aaye likh de Sana. Jai Maheshmati!

(End of POV)

Harpreet turned around only to find Sidharth still looking at the book, tapping his feet in nervousness and drumming his fingers on the table. Typical Sidharth Shukla getting tensed. Tanishq looked at her in a questioning way. She secretly showed a thumbs up to him. 

"Woh bahut khush hai aur reply likh rahi hai. Tab tak Sid ke maze lete hai." She whispered to Tanishq, grinning.

"Tu pitwayegi mujhe. Par tere liye itna toh kar sakta hu meri jaan." He kissed her cheeks and made a stern face. He tapped Sidharth's shoulder. Nervousness was radiating from his face as he looked at Tanishq. Seeing his condition, both of them wanted to laugh out loud. But, they just looked at him, nodded their heads in negative and looked down. Sidharth got shit scared, his face morphed into fear. Tanishq and Harpreet were laughing inwardly. After some time, Shehnaaz turned and kept the letter in front of Sidharth.

(Sidharth's POV)

Seeing Tanishq and Harpreet's reaction, I thought I ruined everything. Many negative thoughts started roaming in my head. Mere dimag me uss waqt itni negativity thi, ki mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha mera dimag hai ya twitter. I got the only hope when Shehnaaz turned and kept the letter in front of me. I picked it with shaking hands and read it:

'Dear Sidharth,

When I listed the qualities I need in a guy, I thought that it was impossible to find someone like this. Because I was unsure if anyone could be so imperfect, yet the most perfect one for me. But then I met you. Half of the things that I say in a day are meaningless. But you find meaning in them. Each and every word you've written in the letter hit me differently. I am not a good writer like you, but I'll try to pour my feelings in this letter as much as I can.