NURTURING US

Chapter 41

Sidharth can do anything but can never go against Shehnaaz’s Kasam… He threw his belt which was almost torn after beating Chetan way too much….
“Thoda Paani chahiye..” said Sidharth and Arjun handed him normal room temperature water… Sidharth took the water and spilled it over Chetan and he cried in pain….
Sidharth walked out along with Kaushal, Mehul and Arjun…. Sidharth hugged Arjun thanking him for letting him hit Chetan and Arjun said, “Ab tu jaa, mai yaha sambhalta hu… Log sawal puchenge… Bhabi ke sath reh tu, kuch lage to call kar… Aur ha, Jab bhi shoot pe jaega ya kahi bhi jaega, mujhe inform karte rehna…. Meri team me jo bhi free hoga wo teri location ke aas pass hi round marta rahega…”
“Thanks Man, it really means a lot…. Our country needs more policemen like you who are always ready to give so much!”
Kaushal and Mehul came along with Sidharth and Adith drove home first…
“Kya Statements diye ho?” asked Sidharth and Kaushal replied, “Jo bhi sab hua everything in detail for longer videos and kuch short videos ke liye in shorts bana ke post hue hai…. Chetan ki headlines bhi har jagah aaa chuki hai….”
“Shehnaaz ka photo nai diye na?”
“Nai, full photo nai hai sirf hath ki picture gayi hai..”
“Okay…”
“Sidharth, ye paani peelo please… Aur Shehnaaz ko call karlo..” said Kaushal giving him the bottle of water and Sidharth agreed…. He gulped down half the water and Shehnaaz picked up in a single ring, “Sidhaarth!”
“Ha Meri Jaan, Tu uth kyu gayi? Medicines se to need aati na.. Kya hua hai?”
“Tu ghar aa, fir mai batau tujhe…”
“Baby, baat kar na mere se…. Bol na kyu uth gyi…”
“Maine sapna dekha ki tu kisi pareshani me hai aur mai uth gi, Maa aur Naira the bazu me jinko pata ni tha tu hai kaha…. Maa ne mere sir pe hath fere aur mere sir pe hath rakhe to unko pata laga ki mujhe bukhar hua pada hai…”
“Mai aa raha hu meri jaan…. Wo medicines ka heat hoga…. Pareshan nai hona…. Mai bas pohochne wala hu…”
He disconnected the call and ran his finger in his hair brushing it away….
“Fuck! Sala sukoon hi nai mil raha abhi bhi…” said Sidharth…
“Ha abhi ghar jaa rahe hai, biwi ke sath nok jhok karo, proper SidNaaz style me aur aap dono khush ho jaoge… Wo bhadkegi zarur lekin kya hi karegi… Kitni der bhadkegi…”
“Yar, jo bhi kare, chillaye mere pe mujhe maare, kuch to bole bas… chup si ho gayi hai, jitna zarurat hai utna hi bol rahi hai aur meri jaan jal rahi hai usko aise nai dekh pata hu…. Bas thik ho jaye…”
“Ho jaegi Sidharth, she is strong and she has you so don’t worry…”
Vikas called Sidharth, “Ha VG bol..”
“Kaise ho dono? Shehnaaz thik hui?”
“Ha abhi to ghabrana band kari hai…. Thik hone me time hai…. tu bol… Yar, sorry I couldn’t meet you before you left..”
“Shut up, I know and I understand….. I am postponing the shoot for a month…. Take her out and let her change her mind set… First, she will need time to recover and then you guys go somewhere and then come back to work….”
“Thanks Man! I am so grateful to have you and Arjun in this case… Really… Acha, Ramesh bhai and his family came in your car na?” asked Sidharth and VG agreed..
“Unke liye ek ghar hai, mere ghar ki line me ground floor me hai… Waha bhijwa de please..”
“Haa mai handle karta hu unka… Aur mere ghar ke pass ek school hai jaha admissions open hai… April se session start hoga to waha unke bacho ko padha sakte hai…”
“Ha wo sab Kaushal ke sath handle ho jaega…”
“Chal, tu dhyan rakh…. Mai Shehnaaz se milne aata hu weekend pe…”
They disconnected the call and Sidharth had reached home….
He got down and ran to the lift and rang the doorbell multiple times and Hugged mom as he entered….
“Tu thik hai?”
“Haa maa, I need to see Shehnaaz now…” he said pulling out of the hug and walking to his room only to find his angel sleeping with her phone on her stomach…. He grabbed the phone and it had his picture on it her thumb securely touching his face in the picture…
“Meri Jaan!” he cooed and held her in his arms, “Shehnaaz!”
“Hmmmm” She replied oh, that means she wasn’t sleeping…
“Tu jaag rahi hai baby… So ja na thodi der…”
“Tu sath aa..”
“Mai naha ke aata hu baby, bhot paseena aa raha hai..”
She opened her eyes and looked at him, “Sir dard bhi ho raha hai na..”
How well she knew him! He was overwhelmed and was not in a condition to say anything… His baby girl was talking again, she was reading him again…. He felt his heart beating for her again…
“Mai aata hu, tu rest kar.. fir dressing change karni hai….”
“Pehle mai tera kar rahi thi, ab tu mera kar raha hai… Kya ho gaya hai humko Bebu..” said Shehnaaz and Mom entered at the same time….
“Sidharth, Shehnaaz, Mai aau?”
“Ha mom, aao na puch kyu rahe ho..”
“Meri ek ichcha hai, tum dono puri kar sakte ho wo?” Asked Mom and Naira was with her too….
“Of course, Mom, Bolo na.. Hum sab kar lenge…” said Sidharth and Shehnaaz sat straight and smiled at Mom….
“Tum dono ki life me bhot buri cheeze ho rahi hai… Mai chahti hu tum dono ke darshan kar ke aao…”
Sidharth and Shehnaaz looked at each other and smiled… Sidharth answered, “Ha jaenge, lekin…”
“Lekin kya?”
“Aap hamare sath aaoge…”
said Shehnaaz and Mom hugged both of them along with Naira…
“Mami, its so good to see you smiling and talking… I love you so much…”
“Tu bhi chal hamare sath…” offered Sidharth and Mommy intervened, “Abhi Shehnaaz ko araam ki zarurat hai… Sidharth, go take a shower and I am getting the lunch set on the table… Lunch karo, so jao… baad me discuss karenge…”
Everyone agreed… Naira stayed with Shehnaaz until Sidharth came out and left when he came back…
Shehnaaz’s wrists were paining her and also her arms…. She was laying with her eyes closed and Sidharth quickly dressed up in his shorts and vest and went out… He was serving food for her in a plate and mom said, “Apne liye bhi lele, wo akeli khati hai to acha nai lagta usko….” Sidharth agreed and served for both of them and walked back to the bedroom…
“Shehnaaz, Baby…” he said as he kept the plate on the side table and held her in his arms…. He caressed her face with love and kissed her forehead… As he pressed his lips on her skin a smile formed on her lips…
“Mai khana laya hu… Baith Jaa, khila deta hu…”
She got up with his help and he kept extra pillows behind her for comfort and started feeding her…
“Mai akele ni khaungi, tu bhi khaa sath please…” He chuckled as Mom’s words were true.. “Please mat bol darling, Khata hu na… I missed You so much…” He confessed as he took a bite….
The lunch was quiet and he cleaned her mouth with a wet wipe and kept the plate outside, “Aaj pura khatam kari, ache se khai meri Jaan… I am finally feeling good to see her slowly getting back to normal….” He told Mom and walked back in….
“Sidharth, Idhar aa…” she called him and he sat in front of her…
“Ha Shehnaaz, kuch chahiye? Bol na darling..”
“Tu Chetan ke sath kya kiya?”
“Shehnaaz, you need to sleep… Chal, let jaa… Mujhe bhi neend aa rahi hai…” He said in a stern voice which clearly meant he has done something which she wouldn’t like…. She didn’t force him to tell at the moment and lay on the bed…. He took her in his arms and hugged her, “I have missed you so much baby…. Please abhi Chetan ke baare me baat nai kar.. I will tell you at the right time…”
She agreed and they slept together!

Now what? Stay Tuned!!