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Shehnaaz and Sidharth were in Prema Ji's cabin. Shehnaaz was busy talking to her mother while Sidharth was just standing there and hearing their conversation.

"Shehnaaz beta kya hai? Roz roz aise milne aane ki zaroorat nahi. Saamne shaadi hai tum dono ki. Kitna saara kaam hai. Yaaha doctors hai na mera khayal rakhne ke liye?" Said Prema Ji to which Shehnaaz rolled her eyes.

"Toh? Aap chahe jo bhi kaho main roz yaaha aaya karungi. Shaadi se pehle aap ko thik karungi taa ki aap ko discharge mil jaaye aur aap humari shaadi puri enjoy kar sako. Samjhi meri Matashree?" Said Shehnaaz and they giggled together.

"Chalo iss hi bahane discharge toh milega. Main toh ekdin hospital mein reh ke hi tang aa chuki hoon. Paata nahi kitne din guzarne hai yaha?"

"Fikar mat karo. Aap zaldi thik ho jaaogi." Said Shehnaaz with hope.

"Paata nahi. Lekin jab tak main yaaha hoon Sidharth beta, tum bhi roz iske saath yaaha rukoge? Apne saare zaroori kaam chhor ke, pareshani nahi hogi?"

Sidharth nodded in no and said, "Filhaal toh mere liye sabse important kaam yeh hi hai. Yaaha aa ke aap se milna aur aap ki beti ka khayal rakhna. Main yaaha nahi aaya toh iska khayal kaun rakhega?"

Shehnaaz immediately frowned looking at him and asked, "Tum kya indirectly yeh kehna chahte ho ki main khud apna khayal nahi rakh sakti?"

"Agar rakh sakti toh meri adhe se zyada pareshani dur nahi ho jaati? Upar se mujhe kisi aur pe bharosa nahi hai isliye mujhe hi rakhna padega apni hone wali biwi ka khayal."

Shehnaaz gave a fake smile and then again turned to her mother while she laughed silently seeing their cute fight.

After sometime Sidharth said, "Accha mujhe ek virtual meeting attend karni hai toh main thoda bahar jaa raha hoon."

He was about to go when Shehnaaz said, "Suno. Kal mere dimaag se nikal gaya tha. Jab tum hospital aaye hi ho toh apna haath ek baar dikha lena. Zakhm abhi tak bhara nahi hai."

"Woh apne aap bhar jaayega, don't worry."

"Itni carelessness acchi nahi hai. Jitna kaha hai utna karo. Har baat pe behas karni hoti hai."

Sidharth sighed and said, "Jo hukum. Ab main jaau?"

Shehnaaz nodded and he left from there.

After Sidharth left, Prema Ji said laughing, "Kaise hukum chalati hai tu bechare pe. Dekh ke pata nahi chalta kisne kis ko kidnap kiya tha."

"Aap ko woh bechara lagta hai? Aap ko paata hai woh kitna pareshan karta hai mujhe?" Asked Shehnaaz making an irritated face. "Ek baat nahi sunta meri. Abhi kuch der pehle mujhe kaha ki main apna khayal nahi rakh sakti. Aur ab khud apne chot ko leke laparwahi kar raha hai. Samajhta hi nahi kuch...."

"Accha meri Maa shaant ho jaa. Itna gussa mat ho." Said Prema Ji interrupting and Shehnaaz stopped saying.

"Tu bohut pyaar karti hai na uss se?" She asked further and Shehnaaz's expression changed.

"Pyaar?" She uttered softly.

"Uske liye teri itni fikar dekh ke saaf paata chal raha hai tu uss se kitna pyaar karti hai. Aur utna hi pyaar woh tujhse karta hai. Lekin samajh nahi aata tum dono aise bacchon ki tarah ladte kyu rehte ho? Shaadi hone wali hai, ab toh bade ho jaao. Ek dusre se jaise pyaar karte ho waise jataya bhi karo."

"Pyaar...." Said Shehnaaz and smiled sadly. "Yeh shabd pehle jitna asan lagta tha na ab utna hi mushkil lagta hai. Main bhi chahti thi ki Sidharth aur mera pyaar bakiyon ki tarah ho, ekdam simple. Lekin jaise jaise halat badal rahe hai, chize ulajhti jaa rahi hai. Ek pal woh mujhe khud se pyaar karne ki wajah deta hai, aur agle hi pal uss se badi wajah de deta hai uss se pyaar na karne ki. Aise mein mujhe kya karna chahiye? Uss se pyaar karu ki na karu?"

Prema Ji noticed Shehnaaz's face carefully and saw tears at the corners of her eyes. She understood her daughter's inner turmoil.

She held Shehnaaz's hands and said, "Sabse pehle iss wajah ko hata de. Kyu ki pyaar na karne ki chahe lakh wajah kyu na ho par pyaar karne ki koi wajah nahi hoti. Koi insaan agar tumhare liye bana hai toh tumhe uss se pyaar hoga, bina kisi wajah ke hoga. Tumhara dil tumhe majboor karega uss insaan se pyaar karne ke liye. Phir chahe uss insaan mein kitni khaamiyan kyu na ho. Aur mujhe paata hai, tere zindagi mein Sidharth woh insaan hai, hai na?"

Hearing her mother's words, tears rolled down Shehnaaz's cheeks. She knew she couldn't stop loving Sidharth inspite of every wrong thing he had done. Maybe this is how love is. It stops you from thinking logically. You just have to listen to you heart and see where it takes you.

Shehnaaz's thoughts broke suddenly when the door of the cabin opened and they saw Shivangi entering.

"Shivangi, main tera hi wait kar rahi thi. Itne dino se phone kyu nahi lag raha tha tera? Uss din prom night pe bhi nahi aayi aur college toh main jaa nahi paayi. Sab kuch thik toh hai na ghar pe?"

Hearing Shehnaaz's questions, Shivangi gave a forceful smile and said, "Haan. Abhi yeh sab chhor na. Main toh Aunty ke baare mein sunke unse milne aayi thi. Mummy Papa bhi aaye hai par woh dono bahar khade hai. Ek time pe do hi visitors allowed hai na? Isliye. Toh Aunty aap kaise ho?"

"Main thik hoon beta. Tu kaisi hai?" Asked Prema Ji caressing Shivangi's head.

"Main bhi thik hoon." Replied Shivangi.

They started talking while Shehnaaz found something was wrong with Shivangi. Like usual, her smile was not genuine today. It seemed that she was forcing herself to look happy.

After talking to Prema Ji for sometime, Shivangi said, "Accha main Mummy Papa ko andar bhej deti hoon. Aur tab tak Shehnaaz tu thoda bahar aayegi? Tujhse kuch zaroori baat karni hai."

Shehnaaz nodded and left the cabin with Shivangi while her parents came to meet Prema Ji.

Shehnaaz and Shivangi came outside the hospital when Shehnaaz said, "Mujhe paata hai tu kuch chhupa rahi hai. Kya baat hai Shivangi?"

Shivangi took a deep breath and said, "Shehnaaz.... Kaal meri shaadi hai."

"Kya?" Asked Shehnaaz being shocked.

Shivangi nodded in yes and said, "Uss din main prom night pe isliye nahi aayi thi kyu ki Mummy Papa ne maana kiya tha. Jab maine unse kaha ki main shaadi nahi karungi toh unhone mera ghar se nikalna band kar diya. Yaaha tak ki mera phone bhi mujhse le liya. Maine bohut koshish kiyi yeh shaadi rokne ki lekin nahi rok paayi. Ek mahine ke andar sagai ho gayi aur kal shaadi hai.  Ab kuch nahi ho sakta. Woh toh Aunty ko cancer hai sunke Mummy Papa ne milne aane ki permission diyi. Iss bahane maine tujhse bhi mil liya. Shaadi ke baad main Mumbai se bahar chali jaaungi. Sayad hum phir kabhi na mil paaye."

"Shivangi tu yeh sab kya bol rahi hai? Phir kabhi na mil paaye matlab? Tu meri bestfriend hai. Hum bachpan se saath hai, main tujhse dur kaise rahungi? Aur tu kyu kar rahi hai shaadi? Tujhe toh padh likh ke apne dam pe kuch karna tha na? Agar gharwale nahi maan rahe hai toh bhag jaa."

"Agar bhagne ka option hota toh bhag jaati. Kaash mujhe bhi teri tarah koi kidnap karke le jaata." Said Shivangi and giggled with teary eyes. "But yeh hi ab meri kismat hai. Aunty ne baataya teri shaadi hai saamne. Kaash meri shaadi thode din baad fix hui hoti toh teri shaadi mein maze karke jaati lekin.... I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too." Said Shehnaaz with teary eyes and they hugged each other .

Meanwhile Sidharth and Kushal also came outside the hospital to attend their virtual meeting which got cancelled and they heard Shehnaaz and Shivangi's conversation.

Sidharth could sense Shehnaaz's sadness as he knew how much Shivangi meant to Shehnaaz. She was her bestfriend. She was already losing her mother and now she would lose her bestfriend too. He couldn't let that happen. Meanwhile Kushal also felt bad hearing Shivangi's story and an unknown concern grew inside him but he immediately shrugged it off.

While returning home, Sidharth noticed Shehnaaz's face in the mirror. She was looking sad and lost in her thoughts. He knew the reason. There was already so much pain she was going through and most of them were caused by him, he was not unaware of it. Maybe this was a chance where he could take away her pain and give her little happiness.

"Sayad main jaanta hoon mujhe kya karna chahiye." Said Sidharth to herself.

At night...

"Sidharth... Tu... Tu pagal ho gaya? Ek aur kidnapping?" Asked Kushal being puzzled.

"Haan. Time kam hai aur iske bina koi dusra option nahi hai. Agar humne yeh nahi kiya toh....."

Before Sidharth could complete, Kushal said, "Paata hai. Uss bechari ladki ki zabardasti shaadi ho jayegi. Mujhe bhi bohut bura lag raha tha uske liye."

"What? Uski baat kar kaun raha hai?" Asked Sidharth frowning. "Mujhe uski shaadi se fark nahi padta, Shehnaaz ke dukhi hone se padta hai. Uski Maa ko cancer hai aur ab uski bestfriend uss se dur jaa rahi hai. Aise toh Shehnaaz humari shaadi mein pura time udaas rahegi jo main bilkool nahi chahta. Isliye socha hai Shivangi ko shaadi ke mandap se hi utha laau. Meri aur Shehnaaz ki shaadi hone tak woh idhar humare saath hi rahegi."

"Tune toh puri planning kar liyi hai. Tu sure hai Bhabhi iss se aur gussa nahi ho jaayengi? Kyu ki har baar ki tarah iss baar bhi tera tareeka tedha hai."

"Agar gussa hoti hai ho jaaye bas aise udaas na rahe. Main uska gussa jhel sakta hoon, uski udaasi nahi." Sidharth paused for a while and said, "Humare aadmiyo ko iss plan ke baare mein baata dena. Aur Shehnaaz ko abhi pata nahi chalna chahiye."

Saying that, Sidharth walked away and Kushal kept looking at him with disbelief.

"Tch tch tch! Pyaar isse kis mod pe le aaya... Pehle ek kidnapping kiyi thi. Ab dusri karne jaa raha hai. Paata nahi aage aur kya kya karega. Isliye maine toh decide kar liya hai, zindagi mein jo bhi ho jaaye, kabhi pyaar nahi karunga. Aisa psycho nahi ban na mujhe pyaar mein. Uff!"

Kushal sighed and went away.

Next Day...

Sidharth and Kushal were waiting outside as their men were about to arrive with Shivangi. Shehnaaz noticed it and went to them.

"Tum dono aise bahar kyu khade ho? Koi aane wala hai kya?" Asked Shehnaaz curiously to which Sidharth just hummed.

"Yeh Viren Bhai, Salim Bhai, Rizwan Bhai aur Ashish Bhai bhi nahi dikh rahe. Gaye kaha sab? Phir se kisi ki kidnapping toh nahi kar rahe ho na tum log?"

"Haan." Replied Sidharth making Shehnaaz shocked.

"Kya? Kiski? Kisi ladki ki?"

Sidharth nodded his head making her go mad.

"What? Phir se kisi ladki ko tum yaaha utha ke laaoge?" Asked Shehnaaz angrily. "I knew it. Tum mardon ka na ek ladki se kabhi mann bhar hi nahi sakta. Aur tumhe sharam nahi aati? Kuch din baad humari shaadi hai aur abhi tum ek aur ladki ko utha ke laa rahe ho? Dono se shaadi karoge kya....."

"Arrey....."

Before Sidharth could say, they all heard a female voice coming from far.

"Kaun ho tum log? Kyu utha ke laao ho mujhe? Paise chahiye? Arrey kuch bolo toh sahi. Main bol rahi hoon abhi ke abhi mujhe nahi chhoda na tum sabka woh haal karungi tum log soch bhi nahi sakte. Ladki samajh ke halke mein mat lena mujhe."

She kept saying hearing which Sidharth face-palmed himself and Shehnaaz recognised the voice. It was her bestfriend Shivangi.

"Yeh loudspeaker abhi ke abhi chup nahi hui na, main kasam se isko yaheen pe thok dunga." Murmured Sidharth which Kushal heard and got scared.

"Aisa mat karna Bhai. Bhabhi aur naraz ho jayegi." Said Kushal in a low voice, smiling nervously.

"Arrey kar kya rahe ho tum....."

Shivangi suddenly stopped when Sidharth's men brought her in front of them. She was dressed in her bridal attire.

"Shehnaaz.... Sidharth Shukla... Matlab yeh Sidharth Shukla ke admi hai...." Thought Shivangi and a slight smile came to her face.

"Boss... Aap ne jaisa kaha tha hum isse shaadi ke mandap se utha ke toh laaye lekin Malkin ki tarah aap ne inko behosh karne ko kyu maana kiya?" Asked Viren making a crying face.

"Pure raaste humara sir khate khate aayi hai. Muh band karne ki koshish kiyi toh katne lagi thi. Aage se aisi kidnapping humse mat karwaiye boss. Hum aap ke pair padte hai." Said Salim crying.

"Thik hai thik hai.... Inke haath khol do." Said Sidharth sternly and his men untied Shivangi's hands.

Shivangi immediately went to Shehnaaz and they hugged each other.

"Ab tu aage padh paayegi aur hum dono dur bhi nahi honge." Said Shehnaaz smiling to which Shivangi also smiled.

Sidharth looked at them and smiled seeing Shehnaaz happy.

"Shivangi, tum ab se humari shaadi hone tak idhar hi rahogi." Said Sidharth further dragging their attention. "Tum college jaa ke apni padhai puri karna. Tumhare gharwale kuch nahi kar paayenge aur.... Idhar tum bilkool safe ho. Isliye darne ki koi baat nahi hai."

"Thank you." Said Shivangi smiling. "Aap ne aaj meri bohut madat kiyi. Aap nahi hote toh meri shaadi ho hi jaati. Main pehle aap ke baare mein galat thi. Aap sach mein bohut acche insaan hai."

Everyone smiled hearing that while Sidharth said with a poker face, "Aisi koi baat nahi hai. Main koi accha insaan nahi hoon. Maine yeh sab isliye kiya kyu ki main chahta tha Shehnaaz ki shaadi mein uski sabse khas dost present rahe. That's it."

Shivangi gave a teasing smile and said, "Paata hai. Aap Shehnaaz ke liye kuch bhi kar sakte ho. You can do anything for her."

Hearing that, Sidharth and Shehnaaz looked at each other. As soon as their eyes met, they reflected lots of emotions. Sidharth's eyes showed his love and how much he cared for her happiness while Shehnaaz's eyes reflected gratefulness and love which rekindled inside her heart. She knew he could do anything for her, go to any limit just to make her happy. They both loved each other equally yet something was stopping them. There was a little distance between their hearts which they both were not being able to overcome.

But they didn't know that the distance was going to be fade away soon and they were going to become one.
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