NURTURING US

Chapter 14

Sidharth suddenly realized that he shouted at her plus in front of the crew members… But he was losing his calm because of the retakes and the fact that she was taking the slap thing at another level, according to Sidharth…
With Shehnaaz, she was being extra careful with Sidharth and herself because she didn’t want to be careless again..
She walked off to some unkown direction, Sidharth was so pissed that he didn’t even follow her..
“Aadi, uske peeche ja.” He told him but he had already lost her.. Shehnaaz bumped into Mahhi..
“Oyee! Sana, kya hua.. chal Idhar aa..” She took Shehnaaz to her vanity and Vikas was observing Sidharth.. He saw sidharth walking to his vanity with an angry face.. He looked around for Shehnaaz who was nowhere to be seen.. He walked into Sidharth’s vanity..
“Come in” said Sidharth as he heard a knock and saw VG coming in..
“Whats up?”
“I am mentally irritated.. Kuch important hai kya? And I am sorry for getting the shoot delayed for such a little thing..”
“Sidharth, what has happened to You? Don’t you know Shehnaaz?”
“I know her well V, you know it but the whole scenario is different, the fighting and shouting at each other in the scenes is building an unknown pressure in my head..”
“Stop thinking from your silly head and turn the switch of your heart.. There is a break for an hour, mai Mahhi aur Jay wala part shoot kar raha hu.. You go and spend some time with Shehnaaz..”
VG left and Sidharth asked the spot boy to get strong tea for him and he gulped it down.. He lit up a cigratte while he sipped the tea..
On the other hand, Mahhi tried to calm Shehnaaz down, “Baby, shant ho ja. I can understand this. Yaha reh.. Mai Jay se baat karti hu..”
“Nai, mat baat karo is baare me kisi se.. Sidharth se mai khud kar lungi, lekin abhi nai.. Aap shoot karo, Mai thik hu.. Lekin abhi usko bolna nai mai yaha hu..” said Shehnaaz and Mahhi left and agreed..
Shehnaaz’s phone rang and it was Madhurima!
“Hiii Madhu! Kaisi hai?”
“Mai to mast hu, tu kaisi hai? bhot time hua milke.. Aaj agar free hai to dinner karte hai sath me.. I know where you’re shooting, restaurant pass wala hi hai tere location se..”
Shehnaaz agreed to come but said, “Mai sath aati hu, milte hai but mai khaungi ya nai ye confirm nai bol sakti =..’
“Jo bhi hai madam, Mil to le pehle..”
She disconnected the call and she heard a knock.. She got confused and walked to the door and saw Sidharth standing with his arms folded on his chest.. She walked in without talking to him and his irriatation grew more.. He walked in and growled at her again, “Tumhari problem kya hai? samjh nai aata shoot aur reality ke beech ka difference? Yehi acting kiya hai life me? Mera dimag sadhta hai faltu se retakes se.. Aise behave kar rahi hai jaise pehele kabhi maari nai hai.. Tab to itna sochne nai aata hai.. Abhi barabar logo ke samne tumko Pativratha dikhane hai..”
He walked out and Shehnaaz broke down.. He didn’t look at her before leaving.. She locked Mahhi’s vanity and informed her assistant and walked back to her own vanity..
She called Vg, “Piyush, Shoot ke liye ready hu mai..”
“Oh great, Chal mai ready karta hu, Jay Mahhi ka ek last scene baaki hai..”
Shehnaaz agreed and VG sent her makeup artist to do her touch up.. Sidharth didn’t know Shehnaaz herself got ready for the shoot. He simply thought that the break was over and he was called for the shoot..
Shehnaaz got a call, “Shehnaaz, bache, Meri Pune wali friend ki tabiyat bhot kharab ho rakhi hai, Uske husband out of India hai.. Mai Preeti ke sath jaa rahi hu.. Naira bhi sath hai.. Apna aur Sidharth ka dhyan rakhna, Mai pahoch ke call karti hu..” said Mom and Shehnaaz replied, “Aap bhi dhyan rakho, I love You Maa..” said Shehnaaz as she disconnected the call..
She stepped out of the vanity and walked to the location without even glancing at Sidharth..
“Shehnaaz.” He called her in a very low volume, She heard but she ignored and acted as if she didn’t hear anything.. She didn’t inform him about Mom’s Pune visit.. Sidharth started melting down, his anger was cooling slowly and he decided to apologize after the shoot..
Mahhi hugged Shehnaaz wishing her a good luck as her shoot ended and she went home with Jay..
“Action!” said VG and Shehnaaz slapped Sidharth and looked straight into his eyes, anger and hurt were clearly visible in her eyes.. Sidharth kept his hand on his cheeks and he fisted his other hand and that’s when the scene ended..
Tears rolled down her eyes as she heard Cut and she stormed back to her vanity, locking it from inside.. She buried her head in the pillow and cried her heart out.. Sidharth was getting restless and Vikas observed the shoot very well and walked into sidharth’s vanity again..
“Chal mere sath, Pass wale restaurant me chalte hai.. Thoda relax kar.. Usko space dede..”
“Mai socha tha baat karunga, lekin zyada gusse me lag rahi hai.. chal chalta hu..” He said and walked with him to his car. Before that, “Adith, tu Shehnaaz ke sath rehna.. agar usko ghar jana hai to leke jaa.. Mai vikas ke sath aa jaungi..”
Before adith could tell that Shehnaaz already left, Sidharth also left..
Shehnaaz entered the restaurant and called Madhu.. She hugged her from behind and turned her around, “Hello! Meri punjaban!”
Shehnaaz just hugged Madhu tight.. She wasn’t understaning what was hurting her more.. She wasn’t understaning why slapping him in the scene made her so damn uncomfortable.. Then Sidharth shouted at her, in front of the people, then again in Mahhi’s vanity.. He didn’t come to her after the shoot and her heart became so heavy that she just hugged Madhu for a long long time..
“Sab thik hai?”
Shehnaaz decided to leave her mood for sometime and enjoy with Madhu.. She knew Mom was away and she couldn’t go to her as well so she stayed with Madhu and chit chatted for a long time..
“Sab thik hai.. Bas hectic shoot tha aaj..”
They were talking, having fun.. It wasn’t time for dinner so they just ordered fries and were chilling. Vishal suddenly came from a table in the corner of the restaurant.. “Oh Sana aur Madhu, tum dono yaha?”
“Masssi! Tu yaha!” said Shehnaaz as she giggled remembering the BB days..
“Aaja sath..” said Madhu after asking Shehnaaz..
They were chit chatting and Vikas got Sidharth to the same restaurant..
Madhu excused herself to use the loo and Shehnaaz and Vishal were sitting facing each other.. They were sipping the lemonade they ordered..
Vikas and Sidharth entered together but VG got a phone call and he asked Sidharth to go in and wait for just 5 minutes and Sidharth agreed..
As he entered, his eyes got stuck at Vishal.. Vishal had no idea about it.. He grabbed the glass of lemonade which was on the table and his hand got stuck to Shehnaaz’s hand as he looked into the menu card.. he joined them late and so he was seeing what to order..
Sidharth looked at Shehnaaz and his blood boiled.. He walked out of the restaurant and sat in VG’s car..
VG ended his call and looked at Sidharth, “Kya hua?”
“Shehnaaz waha andar Vishal ke sath baithi hai.. Mera dimag fat raha hai ab.. Yaha se chal..” VG agreed and Shehnaaz came out, booked a cab and went to a Gurudwara..
Now what? TBC!!!