NURTURING US

Chapter 17

Shehnaaz went to Badesha’s House.. She called him and picked up in one go, “Hello Motto! Jaldi das ki hoya? Mai bahar hu..”
“Badesha. Mai tere Jaa rahi hu.”
“Arey mai bhi wahi Aa raha hu. Teri awaz thik ni lag rahi.. Mai socha tha surprise dunga.. Lekin mai airport pe hi hu.. Tu araam se reh.. Mai Aa raha hu.. Take off ka time hai.. Mai karta hu land kar ke..” said Baaz as he disconnected the call..
Shehnaaz asked the driver to take her home first and he agreed.
On the other hand, Sidharth Shukla broke down so bad.. He couldn’t get up from the floor and tears didn’t seem to stop..
Vikas came in another half an hour and saw him like that.. His heart ached to see him like that too.
“Sidharth, get up first.. Where did she go?”
“She left me.. She left me like this. Alone. I don’t deserve her.. I am like this.. And I again broke her.. This time, she won’t come back… She shouldn’t even come back.. I am such an a**hole.. I treated her so bad…”
“Sidharth. Calm down first.. Relax.. It happens.. You know she loves you and you love her too.. Have faith in your love..”
Vikas made Sidharth sit on the bed and he grabbed the bottle of water and he gulped it down his throat..
“Shehnaaz ke driver ka number de mujhe.. I will call him…”
Sidharth quickly passed Karan’s number to Vg and he called him..
“Karan, Hi, this is Vikss Gupta Talking.. Shehnaaz ka shoot related kaam hai.. I want to meet her.. Kaha hai wo?”
Karan didn’t think much and told him, “Badesha bhaiya ke flat me..”
“Okay.. Thank you.”
He disconnected the call and told Sidharth about it..
“Listen, give her space… you have really crossed the lines this time… She came to me last week telling me about how you handled after that drunk night.. You got to mature and now this?”
He had no answer…
“Mai abhi jata hu uske pass.. Usko ghar leke aata hu.. Ye uska ghar hai na.. Maine galti kari hai to wo kahi aur kyu jaegi..” said Sidharth and got up..
“You guys take this week off.. Aise bhi mid week hai.. Do din baad weekend hai hi…”
“Nai, off mat de.. Shoot rahega to at least she will be near me.. I know she won’t be around me without the shoot..”
Vikas agreed and Said, “Sort out ho jane ke baad take an off together… All the best! Get her home..”
Said Vikas as they left for Badesha’s apartment..
Shehnaaz kept her things in his house, cleaned it a little to divert her mind and went to cook something easy and quick..
“Aloo Paratha..” The thought of Aloo Paratha reminded her of Sidharth… her heart ached at the way she left… She loved him the most.. Nothing could change that… she was slowly understanding that shooting the negative scenes were building a pressure in both their minds… She remembered what Mom told her.. “Apna aur Sidharth ka dhyan rakhna.”
She started feeling bad and she missed Sidharth but she also remembered what all he said to her… Even when he wasn’t drunk he wasn’t any good to her.. For once she can forgive him for what he said after being drunk…
“Professionalism pe sunaya tha na. Isko mai batati hu kaise professional hote hai..” she said to herself as she put the potatoes in the pressure cooker to boil and started kneading the dough..
She quickly made the parathas, kept it in the casserole and left for the airport with Karan to pick Sidharth up..
Oh no, not sidharth, pick Badesha up..
“Sidharth jata kyu nai hai mere dimag se.. Itna hurt karta hai fir bhi usse door reh ke bhi kyu uski Yaad Aati hai..” she asked herself but the answer she got was nothing but the Love she had for him.. But he had to learn a good lesson this time… last time, he turned really good, the way he handled her when she was drunk.. He controlled his anger.. She was thinking what happened to him this time..
She was in her thoughts when Karan told him, “Bhaiya Aa gaye.. Car me hi raho, warna log capture karenge.. Mai leke aata hu unko..” said Karan and she agreed..
Shehnaaz hugged Badesha as he entered and he comforted his sister by rubbing her back.. She wasn’t crying but she definitely was looking pale and weak and sad…
“Sana.. Kya hua hai bolegi? Sidharth se ladai hui hai?”
She broke down as she heard Sidharth’s name… How much he affects her.. How much does she love him even after everything happened.. That’s how love is.. It doesn’t just go away.. Feelings stay no matter what may happen..
Badesha didn’t question her much.. He decided to go home and talk properly..
He kept his arm around her shoulder and she rested her head on his chest…
Meanwhile, Sidharth had reached Badesha’s House and found it locked from outside… He started getting tensed thinking if She went somewhere else..
“Can she just leave me like this? Did I lose her? I know I don’t deserve her after all what I’ve said.. But I need her, I want her.. I want to love her like I do.. I know she loves me.. I want her back..”
He sat at on the floor with his head hung low, tiny drops of tears falling out and he kept wiping them away..
Just then he felt her presence, he felt her fragrance around him, he turned his head up but she wasn’t there.. He looked at the lift and the door opened.. There she was..
He stood up and went close to her.. Badesha didn’t interfere in between them because Shehnaaz had asked her to let her deal with him alone..
He walked in with his bag and Shehnaaz waited outside the house till Badesha was in..
“Shehnaaz!” he called her name and her heart skipped a beat.. She cursed herself for melting so easily..
“Kya hua? Yaha kyu aaya hai? Maine kaha tha na mujhe kuch time akela chor de..”
“Shehnaaz, wo ghar tera bhi hai… Tu wahi reh.. Mai chala jata hu.. Tu mat Jaa.. Please.. Galti maine kiya hu to ghar se bhi mai hi jaunga na.. Please Meri Jaan..”
She had no answer.. She was numb.. The way he was handling the situation was taking her heart away but she was controlling..
“Mai nai Aa rahi.. Tu reh waha.. Mai Shehnaaz ke sath hu.. Maa ko wapas aane me ek hafta hai..”
He came close to her and cupped her face in his large palms, “Please.. Ghar tu mat chor.. Mai nai deserve karta tera sath, tera pyar. Mai janta hu.. Lekin wo ghar tera hai Baby.. Tera zyada haq hai us ghar me.. I know Shehbaaz anji aaya hai, usko bhi wahi leja. Tu reh uske sath, lekin apne ghar me.. Teko meri Qasam.”
He played the cards right.. No matter how angry she was at him, there was no chance that she could deny his Qasam.. Never.. She had to agree…
“Tu kaha rahega?” she asked very plainly.. Not wanting to show that she is concerned but she had to ask him..
“Kahi bhi reh lunga.. Mom ka ghar khali hai jabse wo hamare sath hai.. Wahi reh lunga..”
She agreed silently.. “Tu ja.. Mai Aa jaungi.. Mujhe Baat karni hai Shehbaaz se.. Tujhse door rehna hai.. Nai dekh sakti tujhe.. Apne aap pe ghin aane lag jati hai.. Kaise wo shabd bole tune sidharth.. Kyu? Itna gussa? Tu to seekh gaya tha na control karna.. AB kya hua? Jab sab itna acha chal raha tha. Itna pyar hai, fir bhi tune wo sab bola.. Han? Kyu? Has iska jawab dede.. Kyu kiya?”
Now? TBC!