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Shehnaaz frowned seeing the caller's name.

"Manju Aunty? Yeh Manju Aunty kaun hai?" She asked looking at Sidharth.

"Kaha na? My first bestfriend." He replied moving towards the bed.

Shehnaaz sat beside him and said whining, "Ahhaaan! Thik se baatao na. Kaun hai yeh?"

"Accha baba baata ta hoon." Sidharth pulled Shehnaaz in his arms and said, "Tujhe toh paata hi hai ki hum dono pehle ek orphanage mein rehte the. Toh Manju Aunty uss orphanage ke bacchon ki caretaker hai."

"Caretaker?"

"Haan... Tu keh sakti hai mere liye woh meri Maa jaisi thi. Mujhe thik se yaad nahi, sayad main do yaa teen saal ka tha jab uss orphanage mein aaya tha. Tab se Manju Aunty ne mera khayal rakha. Main na bachpan mein orphanage ke baki bacchon se zyada ghul mil nahi paata tha. Lekin Manju Aunty se main sab share karta tha, isliye toh woh meri pehli bestfriend thi. Aur phir uske baad toh tu aayi aur meri puri duniya hi tu ban gayi. Manju Aunty bhi tujhse bohut pyaar karti thi. Hum dono mil ke tera khayal rakhte the."

A smile came to Shehnaaz's face hearing about her childhood stories which she hardly remembered now.

"Bachpan ki yaadein kitni pyaari thi. Mujhe toh kuch yaad hi nahi. I wish main waha pe kuch aur time spend kar paati tumhare saath, at least mujhe woh saari baatein yaad toh rehti. Abhi main sirf sun sakti hoon unn khubsurat palon ke baare mein, unhe jee nahi sakti."

"Kisne kaha? Tu chahe toh hum phir se apne bachpan ke unn khubsurat palon ko jee sakte hai."

"Kaise?" Asked Shehnaaz looking at him curiously.

"Abhi Manju Aunty ne mujhe invite karne ke liye call kiya tha, humare orphanage ki salgirah mein, jo ki kal hai. Har saal main aur Kushal iss din orphanage jaate hai, waha ke bacchon ke liye gifts wagera le ke. Iss baar tu bhi chalna. Main tujhe sab kuch baataunga ki bachpan mein tu kaisi thi, kya kya karti thi... Hum unn palon ko phir se jee lenge. Chalegi mere saath?"

A huge smile came to Shehnaaz's face and she said excitedly, "Yeh bhi koi puchne wali baat hai? Woh mera pehla ghar hai. Aur tumhare saath meri sabse pyaari yaadein uss orphanage se judi hai. Isliye main toh definitely chalungi."

"Thik hai tu, main aur Kushal....."

"Aur Shivangi ko bhi le chalte hai. Woh mere bina bore ho jaati hai."

Sidharth nodded and said, "Thik hai. Toh hum chaaro chalenge."

"Aur tum mujhe ek ek kar ke saari stories baataoge humare bachpan ki. Done?"

"Done."

Shehnaaz giggled and wrapped her hands around Sidharth making him chuckle at his cute baby doll.

Next Day...

Four of them got ready and packed all the gifts to give to the children of the orphanage. After that, they got inside the car.

Kushal was on the driver's seat while Sidharth decided to sit with Shehnaaz at the backseat but before he could do that, Shivangi took that place.

"Waise toh orphanage kaafi dur hai. Lekin hum dono saath baithenge toh baatein karte karte hi adha safar beet jayega. Hai na?" Said Shivangi to which Shehnaaz agreed.

"Baat toh sahi kahi tune." She replied smiling.

Sidharth rolled his eyes hearing them.

"I was right. Yeh Shivangi sach mein meri sautan hi hai."

Thinking that, he looked at her and said with a fake smile, "Shivangi Ji, aap krpiayaa aage ki seat mein baith sakti hai? Woh kya hai ki mujhe apni hone wali biwi ke saath baithna hai. Kyu khamkha humare romance ka band baja rahi hai aap?"

Shehnaaz blushed hearing that while Shivangi bit her tongue and said, "Sorry sorry Jiju. Main toh bhul hi gayi thi. Shaadi se pehle main dono love birds ko kaise alag kar sakti hoon? Main aage ki seat pe baith jaati hoon, no problem. Aap dono aram se backseat pe romance ki jiye."

Shivangi gave both of them teasing look while Shehnaaz glared her. After that she went to the front seat and sat beside Kushal while Sidharth sat with Shehnaaz. Then Kushal started driving the car.

On their way, Sidharth moved closer to Shehnaaz and kept his hand around his shoulder.

Shehnaaz widened her eyes and said in a low voice, "Kya kar rahe ho?"

"Kya hogaya? Shaadi hone wali hai humari. Itna toh haq hai mera." He also said in a low voice.

"Bhulo mat gadi mein do aur log bhi hai. Thoda dur hoke baitho na."

"Bilkool.....nahi. Mujhe aise hi safar ka maza lena hai. Tere saath chipak ke baith ke. Aur inse kya darr rahi hai? Yeh toh apne hi log hai. Mera bas chale main puri duniya ko ailan kar doon ki hum dono ek dusre hai."

Shehnaaz couldn't help smiling hearing his words and said looking at him with love, "Ailan karne ki bhi zaroorat nahi hai. Jab woh humari aankhon mein dekhenge na, unhe apne aap paata chal jaayega... That we belong to each other."

Sidharth also smiled hearing that and they both became lost in each other.

On the other hand, Kushal and Shivangi also enjoyed the ride sitting with each other, while stealing few moments.

After sometime they reached the orphanage and came out of the car.

"Woh ped dekh rahi hai?" Asked Sidharth pointing his finger towards a tree which was outside the orphanage. Shehnaaz looked there.

"Uss hi ped ke neeche tu humein mili thi. Bohut baarish ho rahi thi uss raat. Tujhe koi ek box mein rakh ke chala gaya tha. Ittu si thi tu."

Sidharth chuckled remembering the moment when he first saw his Naazo. It was the most precious day of his life.

"Box mein rakh ke chale gaye the? Matlab meri kisi ko zaroorat nahi thi?" Asked Shehnaaz smiling sadly.

Sidharth gave her a stern look and said, "Mujhe teri zaroorat thi. Isliye bhagwan ne tujhe meri life mein bheja tha. Isliye aisi bekar ki baat soch ke udaas mat ho aur mera mood kharab mat kar."

"Accha sorry." Said Shehnaaz giggling cutely. "Ab andar chalo."

They all entered the orphanage with the gifts and seeing them, the children ran towards them.

"Sidharth Bhaiya, Kushal Bhaiya aa gaye...."

"Aap kya gifts laaye ho humare liye?"

"Zaldi dikhao na!"

Shehnaaz and Shivangi chuckled seeing their excitement.

"Laaya hai, laaye hai... Sabke liye gifts laaye hai." Said Sidharth laughing. "Kushal inko inke gifts de zaldi warna yeh dimaag kharab kar denge."

Kushal also laughed and distributed the gifts among the children. Shehnaaz and Shivangi also did the same.

As Sidharth and Shehnaaz were giving the gifts together, one little boy asked Shehnaaz, "Aap kaun hai? Aap ko toh kabhi nahi dekha pehle."

Before Shehnaaz could reply, one little girl said, "Lagta hai yeh Sidharth Bhaiya ki girlfriend hai."

Both Sidharth and Shehnaaz widened their eyes hearing that.

"Girlfriend matlab? Ladki dost? Jaise tu meri girlfriend hai waise?" Asked the little boy innocently.

"Nahi pagal. Girlfriend matlab jinse woh pyaar karte hai aur aage jaa ke shaadi karenge." Replied the little girl and asked looking at Shehnaaz, "Aap inki girlfriend hi ho na?"

Shehnaaz chuckled and said, "Haan. Main tumhare Sidharth Bhaiya ki girlfriend hi hoon, mera naam Shehnaaz hai."

Then another kid looked at Shivangi and asked, "Toh aap kya Kushal Bhaiya ki girlfriend ho?"

Both Shivangi and Kushal became shocked and their cheeks turned red in embarassment.

"Nahi nahi. Main kisi ki girlfriend nahi hoon. Main toh bas Sidharth Bhaiya ke girlfriend ki bestfriend hoon... That's it." Said Shivangi immediately and Kushal nodded in agreement.

"Woh toh waqt hi batayega." Murmured Sidharth and Shehnaaz controlling their laugh.

After sometime, an old woman came there and Sidharth immediately touched her feet.

"Jeeta rahe. Kitne dino baad aaya tu. Ek baar bhi yaad nahi aayi apni Aunty ki?" Asked Manju Aunty pulling Sidharth's ears lovingly making him chuckle.

Shehnaaz smiled seeing it. She noticed that he was not in his usual self. He was totally different with these people as if he himself became a child in front of them.

"Sorry Aunty... Inn dino mein itna kuch ho gaya, idhar aane ka time nahi mila. Lekin aaj main akela nahi aaya hoon, kisi ko apne saath leke aaya hoon."

Sidharth brought Shehnaaz in front of her and said, "Pehchan paa rahi hai isse?"

Manju Aunty looked at Shehnaaz making a confused face and nodded in no.

"Yeh Shehnaaz hai... Humari Naazo." Said Sidharth and Manju Aunty's expression changed. She looked at Shehnaaz, her eyes became moist.

"Tu... Tu humari Naazo hai?" Asked Manju Aunty caressing her head. "Kitni badi hogayi hai tu..."

Shehnaaz just kept looking at her. Though she didn't remember anything, she too became emotional.

"Paata hai, hum sabne bohut dhunda tujhe... Sidharth jab bhi aata tha idhar, teri hi baatein karta tha, tujhe yaad karta tha. Main baata nahi sakti aaj mujhe yeh dekh ke kitni khushi ho rahi hai ki tum dono saath ho. Humesha aise hi rehna"

Shehnaaz nodded and said, "Ab hum humesha saath hi rahenge Manju Aunty. Humari shaadi hone wali hai. Ab humein koi alag nahi kar sakta."

Shehnaaz held Sidharth's hand tightly and he stared at her with love-filled eyes.

"Bachpan mein bhi aisa hi tha. Tum dono har waqt ek dusre ke saath rehte the, koi alag nahi kar sakta tha tumhe. Main dua karungi ki tum dono ki jodi humesha aisi hi rahe." Said Manju Aunty giving them blessings.

After that, Sidharth took Shehnaaz with himself and showed her every corner of the orphanage which had their memories.

He took her to the room where the newborn babies were kept.

"Waise toh yeh room kaafi badal gaya hai, lekin mujhe aaj bhi acche se yaad hai.... Iss jagah pe tujhe laake rakha tha Manju Aunty ne." Said Sidharth pointing towards a bed.

"Tab maine tera face thik se dekha tha. Tu so sahi thi aur neend mein tune meri ungli aise kash ke pakdi thi. Uss hi waqt maine tera naam rakha tha, Shehnaaz."

"Waise tumne yeh naam kyu rakha tha?" Asked Shehnaaz curiously.

"Paata nahi, sayad aise hi. Yeh hi naam aaya tha dimaag mein. Aur pyaar se Naazo bulata tha. Kyu ki mujhe cute lagta tha woh naam, aur tu bhi bohut cute thi uss waqt."

Sidharth chuckled remembering her baby face.

"Thi matlab? Ab nahi hoon cute?" Asked Shehnaaz showing fake anger.

"Hai na Baby? Tu jab buddhi bhi ho jaayegi tab bhi cute hi rahegi." He said and pecked her lips making her giggle.

They moved towards another room when Sidharth said, "Iss kamre mein main aur baki ke bacche rehte the. Raat ko tu kabhi kabhi yaaha aa ke mere paas so jaati thi, jab jab tujhe darr lagta tha." He said remembering those moments.

"Woh adat abhi tak nahi gayi meri. Tumhare paas ek sukoon sa milta hai mujhe. Woh kahi aur nahi hai." Said Shehnaaz smiling.

They went to the lord Rama's temple which was inside the orphanage.

"Aur yeh hai tere Raghuveer ka mandir. Tu roz idhar aa ke mere saath prayer karti thi."

"Matlab main tab se Raghuveer ki vakt thi?" Asked Shehnaaz being surprised to which Sidharth hummed.

Then they entered the temple and prayed like old days. They both asked for the same thing, it was their togetherness, which they didn't want to lose at any cost.

After that, Sidharth showed Shehnaaz other places and told her how he used to take care of her, teach her to talk and walk, how he used to tell her stories and many more things. Shehnaaz became lost while hearing about those day and felt that she was living her childhood again.

While talking, Sidharth came to a place and suddenly stopped. His face turned pale remembering the incident which separated them for so many years. He remembered how everyone took Shehnaaz away from him and his father took him with himself. Those memories made him scared.

"Kya hua Sidharth?" Asked Shehnaaz keeping her hand on his shoulder.

"Yaheen woh jagah hai jaha maine tujhe akhri baar dekha tha. Uske baad Dad mujhe le gaye.... Tujhse dur."

Sidharth was controlling his emotions while Shehnaaz's heart broke thinking what pain he had to go through.

After spending some time in the orphanage, they came back to their mansion. Yet Sidharth couldn't stop thinking about that incident.

At night, Shehnaaz came to the bed and saw Sidharth looking at the celling blanky.

"Abhi bhi uss hi baare mein soch rahe ho?" Asked Shehnaaz cupping his face softly.

"Bas aaj orphanage mein woh saari purani yaadein yaad karte karte realise hua ki, hum dono uss waqt kitna khush the. Sab kuch kitna simple tha, koi complications nahi thi humari life mein. Lekin phir ekdam se sab kuch bikhar gaya. Hum dono alag ho gaye. Aisa mere saath humesha hua hai. Jab bhi meri life mein thodi khushiyan aayi, woh chali gayi. Isliye darr lagta hai woh wapas se na ho... Aisa hua toh phir main seh nahi paaunga."

Shehnaaz couldn't understand what to say. She has the same fear which Sidharth has right now. She knew that the danger was not completely gone. Anything could happen anytime. But she didn't want themselves to go through the same pain and suffer again.

"Aisa kuch nahi hoga." She said firmly. "Sab thik ho chuka hai. Aur aage jo bhi hoga, accha hi hoga."

Sidharth smiled and said, "I know. Kuch zyada hi soch raha hoon main sayad. I just need to forget all this. Sirf acchi yaadon ko yaad rakhna chahiye, right?"

Shehnaaz nodded in yes and then brought her face closer. They both closed their eyes and attached their lips.

While kissing, Sidharth laid Shehnaaz down and hovered over her. They both became lost in each other and made love for hours.

At Midnight...

Shehnaaz was sleeping peacefully in Sidharth's arms when suddenly her sleep got disturbed by some sound of notifications. She took her phone and few messages popped up on her screen.

Bohut bada khel khela hai tune. Akhir tune apna pyaar shaabit kar hi diya. Lekin pyaar karne ki ek kimat chukani hoti hai har kisi ko. Kahi tujhe woh kimat kisi ki jaan se toh nahi chukani padegi?

Shehnaaz got scared reading the message and her mind went blank.
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