Hi all,

Please check if you've read Episode 4 because you might have overlooked it due to Name Change Notification which followed the update.

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"Amma.. tanne jaisa lag raha se, waise kuch na hua.. Manne iss chhorri ko haat tak na lagaya..", Sidharth spoke in fear.

"Huh? Jhootey, haat nahi lagaya? Phir yeh kya hai? Mera muh ganda kar diya. Aisa muh leke jaungi toh kya izzat hogi mera?", Shehnaaz asked pointing at her lips which were smeared with mud stains when he had covered her mouth to stop her from screaming.

"Arey Chhorri, thaara dimaag toh thikaane se? Jo muh aaya bole jaa rahi se..", scolds Sidharth.

"Sidhaaarth!!", Iravati yells sending shiver down his spine. Shehnaaz too trembles at her voice.

"Huhhh??", Prerna gasps looking at her brother's and Shehnaaz's condition who had just appeared behind Iravati.

"Prerna tu andar jaa..", yells Iravati in anger. Prerna flinches in her place and disappears to her room in a blink.

"Chhorre, jo thanne kaddhi na kiya woh galati thaare se kaisi huyi? Tune iss chhorri ko kaise cheda?", Iravati chastises Sidharth.

"Amma.. thaare ko mhaare pe barosa na sahi pari thaari parwarish pe toh hoga? Main kaddhi aisa kaam na karunga.. Ib toh sach bol de chhorri", Sidharth yelled at Shehnaaz.

"Main.. main.. kya..", Shehnaaz fumbled as she got scared of the screaming mother son duo.

"Bakri ki tarah main main ke kare se?", He scolds

"Chupp kar jaa chhorre. Tu mhaare saamne hi iss chhorri ko dhamka riha se? Thaara yeh roop dekhan ke baad bhi tu mhaare ko galat bol riha se? Manne bhi doop mein baal safed na kiya. Aey chhorri, tu darr math, main thaare saath hoon. Ye mhaara chhorra hua toh ke, thaare saath badsaluki ki sajja main isko dungi. Sidharth Thakur, Ib mein thaare ko thaare hi Panchayat ke saamne thaare ko sajja dilaaungi.", Iravati lashes out at him.

"Sidharth Thakur?", Shehnaaz mumbled and scratched her head in confusion for a second.

"Huh? Amma..", Sidharth was interrupted by Shehnaaz's words.

"Oye, tum iss gaon ke sarpanch, Sidharth Thakur ho?", She asked remembering that he had falsely introduced someone else as Sidharth last night.

He nods his head and Shehnaaz frowns.

"Jhoote, Makkar, Kamine..", Shehnaaz starts cursing him for troubling her last night.

"Chup Chhorri, Manne thaare ko apne ghar laake ghani moti galati kari. Thaare ko railway station pe hi raat bhar saddne deta toh ye sab na hota..", Sidharth cursed Shehnaaz.

"Railway station? Tu toh keh raha tha ki tu isko talaab se utta ke le aaya? Aur iske kapde bhi gille the. Agar yeh railway station se aayi toh yeh talaab mein kaise giri?", Asked Iravati and Sidharth was caught in his web of lie.

"Talaab? Jhoota kahi ka.. Isne kal raat ko mere sarr pe thanda thanda paani dala tha..", Shehnaaz complained like a whiney kid pointing finger at Sidharth. Iravati took Shehnaaz in her embrace and consoled her.

"Chupp hoja chhorri.. na ro.. Ib bata yeh chhorri jhoot bol rahi se ki tu?", Iravati scolds. Sidharth was enraged and partly jealous as his mother was not only listening to him but also hugging Shehnaaz.

"Ammaaaaa.. Jhooti toh yeh chhorri se. Kal ye mhaare ko railway station ke paas mili. Yeh manne kehne lagi ki yeh iss gaon ke Sarpanch, yaani ki mhaari hi lugaai se.. mhaari lugaai mhaare ko hi na pechaane gi ke? To manne bhi isko apne tabela sambhalnewale Ghanshyam tau ko Sidharth Thakur bolke milaya. Phir jab issne mujhse gidgidaake rehne ke liye jagah manga, toh manne isko apne ghar mein rehneko jagah diya.", Said Sidharth.

"Yeh chhorri, tanne isko apna marad kyu bola?", Asked Iravati pulling hers away from her embrace.

"Woh..woh.. raat ka time tha, aur main akeli abla aurat, maine bas apne safety ke liye kaha ki iss gaon ka Sarpanch mera pati hai taaki yeh mujhe akela dekh ke mujhse badtameezi na kare..", Shehnaaz instantly came up with the reason. Sidharth looked at her with his eyes and mouth wide open in shock.

Abla aurat?

He rolled his eyes in disbelief but soon stood straight when his mother turned to question him.

"Hmmm.. Ib tu bol Sidharth.. isne tujhe apna marad bola toh tu ispe marad wala haq jatayega ke? Thanne toh pata se ki ye thaari lugaai na se. Toh tu kis baaste yaha iss haalat mein iss chhorri ke kamre mein aaya se? Aur iske kapde kisne phaade?",asked Iravati pointing at the slit in her dress.

"Phaade?", Shehnaaz rolled her eyes at the words used to describe her designer dress but soon the sockets of her eyeballs popped out when she realised she could be in trouble now.

Agar inke bete aur beti ko fashion ki akkal nahi toh inko kaise hogi. Isse pehle main phass jaau, mujhe khudh kuch aur kichdi pakaana padega.

"Main akhaade mein kasrat kar raha tha jab yeh chhorri zor se cheekhi. Cheekh sunn ke main bhaagta hua aaya..", Sidharth was interrupted by Shehnaaz.

"Woh mere bed pe ek chipkali reng rahi thi.. mujhe chipkali se bahut darr lagta hai, toh main jab daudne ke liye utti tab mera dress bed mein attak gaya aur phatt gaya. Tabhi yeh yaha aaye..", she explained pointing at the bed and then at Sidharth.

"Huh?", Sidharth looked up at her in shock for giving another reason but never the less he kept quiet because he came out clean infront of his mother.

Chhorri badi tez se.. amma ke saamne khudh achcha bann gayi.. par ib main kuch aur bolunga toh khudh phas jaunga..

"Aey chhorre, tu ke chaddar odh ke khada se? Yeh chaddar se tu iske pair na dhaak sakta tha ke?", His mother scolds him.

"Woh isne kabhi gaon ki kushti na dekhi toh yeh mhaare ko langot mein dekh darr gayi thi.. toh manne chaddar odh liya.", Explained Sidharth and Shehnaaz controlled her laughter by pressing her lips tightly together.

"Chhorri ib jaa aur apne kapde badal le. Aur tu ke khade hoke dekh raha se? Jaa nahaa ke aaja. Main roti sekh deti hoon. Tu bhi aaja chhorri, thaare liye bhi roti banaungi.", Said Iravati.

Sidharth nodded with a sigh and glared at Shehnaaz, who returned him a smirk. He mentally cursed her before going out for creating so much drama.

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Shehnaaz literally dug out her entire luggage to find clothes which was not revealing and changed into it so that she can behave well infront of Iravati until she left the house.

She steps out of the room searching for the dining hall and is met by Prerna, who escorts her towards the place they ate food.

Sidharth was already sitting on the mat with a plate infront of him. They both glared holes into each other's eyes.

"Aajaa chhorri.. yeh thaare liye..", said Iravati passing her the plate.

"Thanks Aunty. Bahut bhook lagi thi..", said Shehnaaz accepting the plate from Iravati's hand. She looked at the roti floating in greasy liquid and scrunched her nose.

"Itna saara grease?", She blurts.

"Aey chhorri, grease tractor mein dale se.. roti pe desi makkhan aur ghee se.", Replied Sidharth.

"Whatever!! Main itna tel nahi khaa sakti..", Shehnaaz spoke annoyed.

"Tel na se chhorri, apne ghar ke gau ke doodh se bana makkhan se..", said Iravati.

"Aunty mujhe bina iss so called makkhan ka khaana milega? Itna oily food cholesterol levels high ho jaayega aur upar se mera figure bhi kharaab ho jaayega.", Said Shehnaaz.

"Padhi likhi sehri gavaar.. Woh cholesterol, BP, Dil ki bimaari sab thaare seher ke milavati khaane se hove se.. mhaari gaon ke shudh makkan khaane se cholesterol na hove. Desi gau ka doodh yaani A2 milk se cholesterol level kam hove se. Ismein Omega 3 fatty acids hove se je apne sehat ke liye bada fayda deve. Ismein potassium bhi hove, jisse blood pressure ka bhi samsya na hove. Aur ye je figure ki baat kare se iske liye gaon ki chhorri ke tarah mehnat karna pade se..", said Sidharth.

Shehnaaz was taken aback at the amount of knowledge Sidharth held about cow milk and it's health benefit.

"Mhaara chhorra gaon se hai par isko saara gyaan se. Roti khaa le chhorri..", said Iravati.

Shehnaaz gulped nervously and looked for a chair to sit on. Iravati gave a plate to Prerna, who occupied a mat next to Sidharth so Shehnaaz realised that she won't find a chair to sit here. She grumpily occupied the place beside Prerna and tore a piece of roti. Dipping it into curry, she put it into her mouth.

Shehnaaz hissed and shrieked loudly scaring everyone present. Her eyes and nose were watering profusely.

"Ke hua??", They asked her but she wasn't able to answer them.

"Tikhaa... Paani..", she spoke with great difficulty.

Prerna poured the water from a tumbler into the copper glass but Shehnaaz couldn't hold patience and snatched the whole tumbler and gulped the entire water down her throat.

"Prerna, jaa chhorri gur le aa..", said Iravati.

Prerna quickly got up on her feet and got jaggery for Shehnaaz. Shehnaaz put the piece of jaggery into her mouth and sighed when it melted with sweetness on her tongue.

"Ib thik se?", Asks Iravati with a lot of concern

"Amma.. woh cinema kalakaar se.. isko drama karna achche se aave.. par yeh manne kuch jyada laga..", Sidharth rolled his eyes.

"What the hell? Tumko yeh over acting lag raha hai? Itna tikha khaake sach mein mera muh jal gaya hai..", said Shehnaaz.

"Tikha? Thaare tikhe jabbaan ke aage yeh sabji manne pheeki laage se..",said Sidharth.

"Aur tum karele se bhi kadwaa.. In fact Manish se bhi kadwaa..", said Shehnaaz.

"Manish kaun se?", Asked Sidharth immediately making Prerna chuckle immediately.

"Taanedaar ki tarah puch-taach karna band kar.. Chhorri thaare liye bina mirch ka daal bhejti hoon, roti mein doobakar khaa lena..", said Iravati.

Shehnaaz nods her head. Both Iravati and Prerna left to the kitchen leaving only Sidharth and Shehnaaz behind.

"Bhai se ke thaara?", Sidharth mumbled shoving a piece of roti into his mouth.

"Huh?", Shehnaaz narrowed her eyebrows in confusion not understanding the context.

"Manish?", Asked Sidharth.

"Nahi..", Shehnaaz answered grumpily.

"Phir..", Sidharth halts his queries when he finds Prerna returning with a bowl of daal for Shehnaaz.

"Thanks..", Shehnaaz takes the bowl and starts eating the roti.

"Tum sachchi mein cinema kalakaar ho?", Inquires Prerna.

"Sirf kalakar nahi Super star hoon..", boasts Shehnaaz.

"Super star.. phir iss gaon mein kya khaakh chaanne aayi se?", Sidharth mumbled earning a glare from Shehnaaz which he royally ignores by concentrating on his food.

"Yaha pe India ka sabse bada reality show hone wala hai, GGSC. Uss show ka hissa banne aayi hai.", Came another voice. Sidharth recognized the voice instantly but didn't look up at the person.

"Madam ji, Namaskaar. Main Jagdish Thakur.. aapka bahut bada wala fan hoon..", introduced the person walking close to her.

"Jagdish?? Ohh!! Haan.. Manish ne tumhaare baare bataya tha..", recalled Shehnaaz. Sidharth made a sour face at the mention of Manish again.

"Manish ji ne manne bataya ki aapka toh kal hawaai jahaaz miss ho gaya..", Asked Jagadish.

"Hawaai Jahaaz!! Tum hawaai jahaaz mein aayi?", Prerna exclaimed. Sidharth stuffed a piece of roti while shaking his head to himself in disbelief.

"Haan.. usmein kya badi baat hai.. main toh harr dusre din air travel karti hoon..", said Shehnaaz.

"Manne kabhi paas se dekha bhi na..", said Prerna.

"Prerna, amma ne chup chap khaane bola tha.. bhool gayi ke?", Sidharth reminds her. Jagdish smirked observing him.

"Jagdish, tumhe GGSC walon ka location pata hai?", Asked Shehnaaz.

"Haan, manne pata se.. aap roti khatam kar lo main le chalunga..", said Jagdish.

"GGSC? Woh ke hove?", Asked Prerna with great interest.

"TV show hai - Gaon Ki Gori, Shehar ki Chhorri.", Said Shehnaaz.

"Arey, pichle saal manne TV pe yeh dikha se.. bhaiyya, yeh hamare gaon mein hoga? Aapko iski khabar na se ke?", Asked Prerna.

"Hmm.. Application pe manne hi dastakat ki thi.. Maahre dimaag se nikal gaya..", Sidharth muttered getting up from his seat.

"Khadoos..", Shehnaaz mumbles looking at him. She observes that Sidharth and Jagdish didn't seem to be in talking terms and were indifferent. What was the reason?

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To be continued..