Sidharth: I wouldn't have.. but you told my wife that you are unmarried and that you intend to marry me. When she told me this, I was taken aback since you told me that you got married. I just came to get my answers and let you know the reality.

Patralekha: Who is she and when did I tell her all this?

Sidharth: Shehnaaz.. Shehnaaz is my wife.

Patralekha: Huh? Shehnaaz? But you introduced her as your student.

Sidharth: She is my student as well. We maintain a lecturer-student relationship at college.

He hid the reason behind him not introducing Shehnaaz as his wife since he didn't wanted to let out to her that they had any kind of misunderstanding or problems in their relationship.

Sidharth: Patralekha, I don't want you to give any false hopes to re-approach me in future hence I would like to cut off from you right away.

Patralekha was hurt as he cut off the existing bond and got down from the car and started walking. She looked at his retreating figure with a disgraced face. She drove the car slowly following him.

Sidharth approached the horse cart parked near the road and sat in it. He got down at the theatre where Sidharth and Patralekha were supposed to go.

Patralekha parked her car and observed him hiding behind the pillar. Sidharth bought ticket from the counter. After few minutes, he went back to the entrance and waited for sometime. Patralekha was raged when she saw a cart stopping by the entrance from which Shehnaaz descended. Shehnaaz looked effortlessly gorgeous and he looked visibly and hopelessly smitten by her.

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Sidharth and Shehnaaz exchanged a pristine smile as they walked inside the theatre building.

Shehnaaz: (Looked at everything amazed) Wow! This is so huge and it's so crowded. Have they all came to watch cinema?

Sidharth: (Looked at her admiringly) Yes, obviously. You think they've come to see you? Like me?

Shehnaaz: (Smirks. She looks at the poster inside) Mr. & Mrs. 55. What kind of surname is this?

Sidharth: (Laughs) It's the current year sweetheart. 1955.

Shehnaaz: Who are they? (Widens her eyes and places her palm on her mouth in shock) Hauhh!! he is holding her leg.

Sidharth: That's Guru Dutt and Madhubala, the actors in the movie.

Shehnaaz: Are they husband and wife?

Sidharth: No! Guru Dutt is married to Geeta Dutt and Madhubala is Dilip Kumar's girlfriend.

Shehnaaz: Girl Friend. Like your friend, Patralekha.

Sidharth: No. Girlfriend means they love each other like husband and wife but they aren't married yet.

Shehnaaz: (shocked) Huh? Ram ram ram! How could they be like that?

Sidharth: (smiles) I don't know. I got married before having any girlfriend. (Blinks making a pouty sad face)

Shehnaaz: So if you weren't married, you would have had a girlfriend?

Sidharth: Sounds so cool na? Falling in love and romancing before marriage?

Shehnaaz: Hush! Such shameless thing. What's wrong in getting married when they want to spend life as husband and wife? It's like running away from responsibilities of marriage but wanting to enjoy the advantages of married couple.

Sidharth: Shehnaaz, you never know their situation. Love is blind. Anyways, for your information, I am no more friends with Patralekha.

Shehnaaz: Huh? Are you happy? Or did you do this only for my happiness?

Sidharth: I did what was right. We both would be happy in this. She sounded toxic and desperate. Thank God, I cut off with her before it worsened.

Shehnaaz: Thank me! You were blindly believing her. (He smiles)

They enter the theatre hall. It was full of people. He searched for the seat and they both occupied it. Shehnaaz looked at the theatre in amazement.

Patralekha followed them into the hall since she already had the ticket. She sat in her seat while observing them.

The lights were now off and the screen lit up with the black and white picture. Shehnaaz looked at it as if it was one among the seven wonders. Her mouth was open in shock and her eyes were wide looking at the screen. Sidharth's eyes were glued on her face as she started reading the title and all the credits which flashed on the screen.

Patralekha looked at Shehnaaz with a jaundiced eye. She was envious of her looking at the way Sidharth gawked at his wife totally smitten by her.

Finally the first scene started after the credits and Shehnaaz literally jumped in her seat like a little kid looking at the moving pictures with dialogues onscreen. Sidharth smiled and sneakily kissed her knuckles looking at her excitment. She blushes and smile as they interlocked hands and start watching the cinema.

Patralekha was unable to bear the sight yet she kept observing them from far.

Shehnaaz tapped her fingers for the melodious songs which played

They didn't leave each other even during the interval. Shehnaaz hummed softly the song which she just heard and Sidharth was surprised to learn about her new talent.

The movie resumed and he found Shehnaaz cry during the heart break scene. He slowly pressed her hands though he wanted to give her a hug but couldn't as it would be considered indecent in public even if it was your own wife.

Sidharth: Sweetheart, it just a cinema and they are acting.

Shehnaaz: How can Anita's aunt do such mean and evil plotting against her? She is breaking her marriage. I can't see Preetam being heart broken. Will they get seperated? I feel for Preetam as I know the pain behind seperation.

Sidharth: But sweetheart, he is also at fault why should he give fake evidence to give up on the marriage.

Shehnaaz: But he tried so much to keep the marriage working. Anita's haughty behaviour and her aunt's evil plan is the main reason.

Sidharth: Okay okay. Why are we fighting? There look they hugged each other and it's a happy ending.

Shehnaaz: Aww.. Preetam is so nice and loving.

Sidharth: Huh? (Possessive and Jealous since she praised another man) But Madhubala is stealing hearts.

Shehnaaz: (glares at him) He is so handsome, I like those thin moustache of his.

Sidharth: (enviously) She is gorgeous, I like her modern dressing sense and she is so graceful.

Shehnaaz: (frowns) Huh!! (looks around) where are they all going? Is it another interval?

Sidharth: What? No, the cinema is over. They are going home and we should as well.

Shehnaaz: Huh? It's over so soon? (Sad)

Sidharth: Yeah, Your Preetam a.k.a. Guru Dutt went home his wife. Did you expect them to show their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

Shehnaaz: Hmmm.. by the way, what do you mean by your Preetam/Guru Dutt? Have I adopted him? And anyways looks like you are sad because he went with YOUR Madhubala.

Sidharth: My Madhubala is with me only.

Shehnaaz: Where?

Sidharth: Here! (Pointing at her) You are my Madhubala.

Shehnaaz giggles with a blush. He smiles at her cute banter as they walk out of the hall.

Sidharth: Sweetheart! Tell your sister to make Vijay sleep in their room please. I miss you in my arm.

Shehnaaz: What would didi think?

Sidharth: You sympathize for everyone except for me.

Shehnaaz: Who did I sympathize with?

Sidharth: Your Sister, Vijay, Gulshan, Preetam.

Shehnaaz glares at him on the last two names.

Sidharth: Sorry, but not sorry. You should quietly go and check near your didi's room after she leaves Vijay with us. You can hear her moan and groan. She is married since past 6 years yet she gets to enjoy lone time with her husband. Aren't we suppose to have some lone time with each other being as good as a newly wedded couple after a long gap.

Shehnaaz: But we are staying at their house. Once we have our house, we can do as we desire.

Sidharth: Then I was better off staying at my hostel. I feel it more difficult to control while we stay in a same room yet I can't come close to you than staying far away in some other place.

Shehnaaz: Find a house for us dear.

Sidharth: Does that mean, you aren't going to talk to your didi about Vijay? Then I better go back to hostel.

Shehnaaz: But!!

He frowns and starts walking ahead of her while she races behind him. They exit the building.

Shehnaaz: Wait!! Listen to me!!

Sidharth: I don't want to listen to anything from you. Just keep quiet. Wait here itself, I am going to get a horse cart for us since we came out late all horse carts parked here are taken by others.

She nods with a pout and he goes in search of the horse cart. She stood near the road lost in thoughts on how would she pacify him when a car speeds towards her and just as she realises and try escaping it, it brushes her.

Patralekha smirks looking at Shehnaaz falling down on the ground via her rear view mirror. She happily drives back to her home.

Sidharth arrives with a cart and searches for Shehnaaz everywhere. He finds a crowd gathered and looks for her in the crowd and panics when he finds her lying on the ground shrieking in pain.

Sidharth: Sana.. Sana.. what happened?

Man: Are you her husband? (Sidharth nods yes) A car just hit and ran. We tried offering her help in taking her to the hospital but she denied saying she would wait for her husband even in pain. Please take her to the doctor immediately.

Sidharth: Sana... Nothing will happen to you..

He picked her up in her arm and ran to the horse cart he had got. He got onto it and took her to the nearest hospital. The doctor examined her and gave her the necessary treatment.

Doctor: She is lucky to have escaped the fatal accident. She has got few bruises, sprained ankle and outer swelling on her thighs where the car brushed through. No need to admit her but she needs a bed rest for 2 weeks atleast. Will give her medicines make sure you apply them and tie a bandage regularly on the ankle.

Sidharth nods and goes inside the room where she was lying. She looks at him with a cute baby face.

Shehnaaz: Are you still angry with me? I will speak with Didi, please don't leave me and go back to hostel. I love you a lot.

He looks at her face which was red as the pain was evident on her face. He hugged her with tear filled eyes.

Sidharth: Sorry sweetheart! I am so sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone and gone to get the horse cart. It's all my fault. I won't leave you ever. I love you too.

Shehnaaz: What's your fault in it? It was me who was lost in thinking how to pacify you that I didn't notice the car. I always disappoint you.

Sidharth: Never dear. You are my source of happiness. How can you disappoint me? You were very well on footpath so it's not your fault either. If I come to know about the driver, I would kill him for hurting my love.

He goes and hires a taxi for her instead of horse cart so that they reach home comfortably. He picks her up and takes her to their room after reaching home.

Sunaina: What happened? What happened to my little munchkin?

Sidharth: She.. she met with an accident on road. She needs a proper bed rest as per doctor's instructions. I'll be right back after freshening up. Kindly look after her. Please!

Sunaina: Don't say that Jiju, she is my sister as well.

Sidharth nods and goes to the wash room. Sunaina caresses Shehnaaz's head by sitting beside her. After some time of hesitation finally Shehnaaz speaks up.

Shehnaaz: Didi, could you please keep Vijay in your room itself?

Sunaina: Yes my baby. How can I trouble you in this condition?

Shehnaaz: Thank you Di. It's not just for the pain but also because we both.. we need some personal time as well. I lost a lot of time away from your jiju all these years and we need to compensate for that time as well by spending some lone time together.

Sunaina: I am sorry, Shehnaaz. I total ceased to think about this fact when Vijay threw tantrums.

Shehnaaz: Thanks for understanding now di.

Sidharth heard their conversation from outside standing near the door and smiled. However his priority for now was taking care of her and get her back on her feet.

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Posting some edits which I tried other than the one I posted here. ☺️☺️

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