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Jagdish goes into the kitchen and picks up a plate and dumps the entire pile of roti in the bowl into his plate. Iravati ignores him though she was fuming from inside. He smirks at her and pours a heap of curry into the plate before walking out to the place where Shehnaaz was still finishing her food alone.

Shehnaaz looks at his overflowing plate with wide eyes.

"Jagadish, kitne dino se bhookhe ho?", She asked.

"Ke madam? Main kyu bhookha rahunga?", He asked puzzled.

"Itna sab tum akele khaa loge?", She asked.

"Gabru mard su.. ye bhi manne kam pade se..", he said.

"Hmmm.. woh sab thik se, mujhe GGSC ke set pe bhi jaana hai.. tumhara pata nahi kab khatam hoga ye sab khaake..", said Shehnaaz.

"Chinta math karo Madam, 10 minute mein ho jaayega.", Jagadish said shoving a big piece of roti into his mouth.

After 10 minutes, Jagdish drank a tumbler full of water and burped loudly. Shehnaaz made a disgusted face and rolled her eyes.

"Ho gaya madam. Ib GGSC chalte hai.", Said Jagadish.

"Arey, tumne toh ye khatam hi nahi kiya.", Shehnaaz said pointing her finger at the plate which was half the volume of what it was at the beginning.

"Ib thaare ko GGSC set pahuchana se madam, isliye chhodd diya.. chalo.", said Jagdish.

"Hmmm.. khatam kar lo.. main thoda wait kar lo..", said Shehnaaz.

"Na madam. Der ho jaayegi..", said Jagdish and got up.

"Main apna hand bag leke aati hoon..", said Shehnaaz and went to the room she was staying.

"Amma, thaane kuch na khaaya.. main thaare liye roti bel doon?", Shehnaaz overheard Prerna speak while passing through.

"Rehen de chhorri.. manne bhook na laga se..", said Iravati.

"Roz thaare hisse ka roti cheen leta hai, aur pura khaata bhi nahi.. bhaiyya ko bolne se thanne manna kar rakha se, warna main bhaiyya se uski shikhaayat laga deti..", said Prerna.

"Tu ke ghar mein mahabharat chahe se? Chup kar ja chhorri.. manne bhook lage toh main kuch bana ke khaa lungi..", Iravati scolds.

Shehnaaz hears the entire conversation with a puzzled look on her face.

Jagdish ki baat ho rahi hai shayad par woh aisa kyu karta hai?

She shrugged off her thoughts and walked out with her handbag.
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"Thakur sahab, nehar ka paani iss raaste se hote huye saare khethon mein jaayega. Isse sabke achche phasal aayega. Aapke rain water harvesting ka apnane ke ek faisle se saare gaon ko pure baras paani ki thodi si bhi samasya nahi hogi..", the expert from irrigation and agricultural research institute who was invited by Sidharth from city explained.

"Hmmm.. Manne yeh Rain water harvesting ke baare mein kuch saal pehle hi padha tha.. tab se yeh maahre dimaag mein tha ki maahre gaon mein isko laana se.. yeh bas shuruvaat se, isse aage manne maahre gaon ke liye solar power se bijli ki samasya ka bhi hal karna se..", Sidharth said.

"Bahut badhiya initiative hai Thakur sahab.", The man appreciates.

"Dhanyavaad.", Sidharth smiles but soon his smile fades when he catches a glimpse of Shehnaaz sitting on the motor bike behind Jagdish.

"Arey, woh mashoor bollywood ki abhinetri Shehnaaz Raizada hai na?", Asked the man as soon as he looks at Shehnaaz.

"Huh? Hmmm..", Sidharth glanced at the man who was busy gawking at Shehnaaz.

"Woh aapke gaon mein kya kar rahi hai? Aur woh aadmi kaun hai?", The man inquired but Sidharth was too busy feeling envious about the Jagdish for an unknown reason that he didn't answer any questions.

"Woh Sidharth Thakur hai na?", Shehnaaz asked Jagdish.

"Hmmm..", Jagdish hummed.

Jagdish smirk added fuel to the already burning fire of envy in Sidharth. But that smirk was short lived when his bike breaks down abruptly. A devlish smile creeped up on Sidharth's face having witnessed the sight.

"Kya hua Jagdish?", Shehnaaz asked.

"Pata nahi Madam. Main dekhta hoon.", Said Jagdish.

Shehnaaz gets down from the bike. She glances at Sidharth standing at a few metres distance with few man, while Jagdish makes numerous failed attempts to restart the bike.

"Petrol khatam ho gaya se. Lagta hai kisi ki buri nazar lag gaya se..", Jagdish spoke in an irritated tone glaring at Sidharth.

"What rubbish? Yeh nazar kya hoti hai? Tumne apni nazar apne petrol tank pe nahi maara.. Set kitne durr hai yaha se?", Shehnaaz asked in annoyance.

"Yahi koyi dhaai se teen kilo meter hoga madam.", Said Jagdish.

"Argghhh.. paidal late ho jaayega. Phir harr chotti cheez ko masala maar ke pesh karenge TV pe.. pehle hi mera naam kam badnaam nahi hai..", Shehnaaz said.

"Main petrol mangvata hoon kisi ko bol ke..", said Jagdish.

"Woh Royal Enfield bullet kiski hai?", She asked.

"Sidharth Thakur ki..", mumbled Jagdish.

"Hmmm.. tum petrol mangvaane ki koshish karo aur main Thakur ko manaane ki koshish karungi.", Shehnaaz said before walking towards Sidharth.

Sidharth turned his back immediately when he learnt that she was coming towards him.

Shehnaaz stood few inches away from him and cleared her throat but he acted as if he hadn't heard her.

"Hello Shehnaaz ma'am.. Myself Nandkishore Mishra. Mere saale sahab aapke bade fan hai.", Said the man standing with Sidharth.

"Hi.. nice to meet you Nandkishore.", Shehnaaz smiled.

"Aap yaha kya kar rahi hai?", Enquired Nandkishore.

"Kaam se aayi hoon. Can't tell you the details.", Said Shehnaaz constantly staring at Sidharth who held some documents and pretending to be engrossed in reading.

"Main bhi yaha kaam se aaya hoon. Thakur sahab iss gaon ko self sufficient banane ke liye canal aur rain water harvesting karvana chahte hai.", Nandkishore explains.

"Ohhhh!! Nice!! Great work Thakur..", Shehnaaz smiled.

Sidharth ignored her yet again for addressing him as just Thakur instead of affixing Saab at the end, which looked to be rude.

"Thakur saab..", Nandkishore called Sidharth.

"Huh?", Sidharth looked at Nandkishore.

"Woh Shehnaaz ma'am aapki taareef kar rahi hai..", Nandkishore said.

"Achcha? Hmmm.. thik se.. ib aage ka kaam bhi dekh lete hai.", Said Sidharth.

Khadoos kahi kaa.. majboori na hoti toh iss khadoos ke muh kabhi na lagti.. par kya kare waqt aane par gadhe ko bhi baap banana padta hai.. toh chalo Shehnaaz, let's start mission buttering the khadoos..

"Woh actually Mr. Thakur, mujhe set pe jana tha aur woh bike kharab ho gayi hai. Toh kya woh aapke bullet pe drop kar sakte hai?", Asked Shehnaaz.

"Dekh chhorri, main sarpanch su.. logon ki madad karna maahra kartavya se.. par main ib kaam mein vyast hoon.. toh main thaari koi madad na kar saku..", said Sidharth.

"Mujhe late ho rahi hai, sirf teen km ki baat hai. Paidal late ho jaayega. Bullet se sirf 10-15 minute ka kaam hai.. aur main iss gaon ki mehmaan hoon, Athithi devo bhav suna hoga na aapne.. toh iss naate aapko meri help karni chahiye na?", Shehnaaz asked sweetly.

"Haan haan Thakur sahab. Waise bhi maine aapko sab kuch explain kar diya hai. Ab aage aapke yaha hone ki zarurat nahi hai..", suggests Nandkishore.

"Thik se.. main thaare ko thaare set tak pahucha dunga..", Sidharth agreed.

"Thank you so much Nandkishore..", said Shehnaaz. Sidharth narrowed his eyebrows as to why she was thanking Nandkishore over him.

"Woh ma'am ek autograph milega? Mere saale ke liye. Woh bahut khush ho jaayega.", Nandkishore requests.

"Sure", Shehnaaz signs an autograph for Nandkishore while Sidharth curses walking towards his bullet.

"Ma'am ek selfie milegi?", Asked Nandkishore yet again.

"Hmm..", Shehnaaz nods and stands beside Nandkishore who takes a selfie.

Sidharth glares and starts the bike. He honks feeling annoyed at her clicking pictures with Nandkishore. Shehnaaz quickly runs to the bike.

"Ib thaare ko der na ho raha se ke? Photo aur dastakat dene mein lag gayi?", He asked making her roll her eyes.

"Ib bait bhi jao Memsaab.", He said sarcastically. She lifts her leg and sits with her leg on either side of the bike placing her hand on his both shoulders. Her touch and closeness was enough to send shivers down his spine.

"Oh memsaab, dono pair ek taraf rakh ke chhorriyon ke jaise baitne ko na aave ke?", He asked

"Kyu? Aise baitne mein kya problem hai. Ladkiya aise nahi bait sakti kya? Mujhe ek taraf pair karke baitne se darr lagta hai. Balance bigad gayi toh? Toh main aise hi baitungi.. aur dusri baat zor zor se brake lagaane ki sochna bhi math..", Shehnaaz warned.

"Matlab ke hai thaara?", He asked perplexed.

"Arghhh.. chalo na yaar..", she cried.

"Yaar? Kabhi baby bole se, kabhi Thakur aur ib yaar.. yeh chhorri manne badi khatarnak laage se..", Sidharth mumbled while riding. He smirked at glaring Jagdish while passing by him.

A few meters away, a cattle ran infront of them which made Sidharth step on a sudden brake which made Shehnaaz's front bump into his back.

"What the hell? Bola tha na zor se brake marne ki sochna bhi math?", Shehnaaz yelled. The electric jolt which passed through his whole body after the bump made him realise the reason behind her words.

"Woh.. woh.. manne jaan bujhke na maara se.. saamne gaai aa gayi thi..", Sidharth fumbled to explain the reason. For the next few minutes he was very cautious to not step on sudden brakes until they reached the set.

Upon reaching the set, Shehnaaz caught sight of Dia Dutta, her arch rival. Due to her irked mood, Shehnaaz got down and went straight inside forgetting to even thank Sidharth for giving the lift which obviously didn't go well with Sidharth too.

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To be continued ❤️❤️