At Sidharth's House..

Sidharth and Sonia entered the house. Neeti saw them and hugged Sidharth tightly.

"Congo bro! I'm really very happy. Waise bhi main soch hi rehi thi ki ap dono ko ab apna relationship official kar hi dena chahiye." Neeti said and broke the hug. Then she also hugged Sonia.

"Congratulations Sonia." She said.

"Woh sab toh thik hai lekin baaki log kaha hai?" Sidharth asked.

"Mom aur Preeti toh apne apne kamre mein hai. Aur Dad office gaye hai." Neeti said.

"Mom aur Preeti khush nahi hai?" Sidharth asked sadly.

"Woh sab chodiye, main aur Dad toh bohut khush hai. Ab zald se zald shaadi kar li jiye aap dono. Mujhe bhi toh bua ban na hai." Neeti said.

Sidharth and Sonia laughed.

"Ab mar khayegi tu. Jaa apna kaam kar. Main aur Sonia Mom se mil kar aate hain." Sidharth said.

"Haan baba jaa rahi hoon." Neeti said and left from there.

Sidharth and Sonia went upstairs to meet Rita Ji.

Sidharth lives with his mother, Rita Shukla, father, Ashok Shukla who is a well known businessman, and his two sisters Neeti and Preeti. Neeti is elder than Preeti. The Shukla siblings love each other very much.

Sidharth knocked the door of Rita Ji's room.

"Kitni baar bola hai ki mere room mein aane se pehle knock karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai." Rita Ji said.

"Sorry Mom bhul gaya tha." Sidharth said and entered the room with Sonia.

Rita Ji looked at Sonia and smiled. Sonia was never her choice. She herself didn't know why she didn't like Sonia. But she accepted her as nothing is important than her son's happiness.

"Mom woh..." Sidharth was going to say but Rita Ji indicated him to stay quiet.

She slowly moved to Sonia and kissed her forehead. Then she looked at Sidharth and said, "Mujhe paata hai. Media mein har jagah tumhare baare mein hi baatein ho rahi hai. Aur baata Sid, aage ka plan kya hai?"

Sidharth became glad as he expected that her mother wouldn't be happy about his decision. His family already knew about Sonia but his mother and Preeti never liked her.

"Mom aage ka kuch thik toh nahi hai. Sonia bhi career mein thoda aage badh jaaye phir hum dono shaadi kar lenge. Bas aap ki aur Dad ki blessings saath honi chahiye." Sidharth said.

Rita Ji smiled.

Sidharth touched Rita Ji's feet and also indicated Sonia to do the same. Sonia was feeling uncomfortable. She hates to do such things.

Rita Ji understood that and said, "Arrey yeh sab karne ki koi zaroorat nahi. Meri blessings humesha tumhare saath hai."

Sonia gave a fake smile.

Suddenly Sonia's phone rang. She looked at the phone and said, "Sid I've got an important call. Main baat karke aati hoon."

"Sonia baad mein baat kar lena. Abhi thodi der Mom ke saath time spend kar lete hai." Sidharth said.

"It's emergency."

"Important call hoga sayad. Jaane de usse." Rita Ji said.

Sonia went to the terrace.

Suddenly Preeti entered the room.

"Kya hua bhaiya? Aapki baat nahi maani?" Preeti asked.

"Ahh! Preeti! Uska woh call pick up karna zaroori tha." Sidharth said.

Preeti laughed.

"Yeh sirf aaj ki baat nahi hai. Bachpan se dekhti aa rahi hoon, uske liye na aapki baaton ki koi value hai na aapki." Preeti said.

"I know ki tu Sonia ko like nahi karti. But I love her. Please uske baare mein aise mat bol."

"Preeti, Sid sahi keh raha hai." Rita Ji said.

"I know Mom. Bhaiya uss se bohut pyaar karte hai. And I also don't want to interfere in his personal life. But Bahiya, ek baat zaroor kahungi, kuch bhi decision lene se pehle ek baar sochna." Preeti said and left.

Sidharth went to the terrace.

"Haan baby....I know.... Please let me explain.... It was all of a sudden.... I wasn't even prepared.... Yeah I love you.... Give me some time.... Sidharth is coming.... Ok I'll call you back."

Sonia cut the call and looked at Sidharth.

"What happened baby?" Sonia asked.

"Sonia I want to ask you something." Sidharth said.

"Yeah sure."

"Do you really love me?"

"K-kyu? K-kya hua? Tum aisa kyu p-puch rahe ho?" Sonia stuttered.

"I don't know. Aaj subah bhi tum khush nahi lag rahi thi. Agar kuch hua hai toh tum mujhe baata sakti ho..."

Before Sidharth could complete, Sonia took his lips.

"I love you Sid. Bachpan se tumse hi pyaar karti hoon. Aaj subah main bas prepared nahi thi that's all." Sonia said after breaking the kiss.

"I love you too." Sidharth said and kissed her back.
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City University

A group of students was chatting. Suddenly they saw a bike coming.

"Woh dekh, aa gaye humare tom and jerry." A girl said to her friends and went near the bike.

There were Rohit and Shehnaaz on the bike.

"Sana aise muh kyu fula rahi hai? Rohit, kya kiya tune?" The girl asked. She is Shefali, Shehnaaz's best friend.

The other two students also came to them. They are Adi and Naina. They are also close friends of Shehnaaz and Rohit.

"Arrey kuch nahi bas mimick kar raha tha ki Sana kaise Sidharth Shukla ke photo se baatein karti hai aur isne sun liya. Tab se baat nahi kar rahi." Rohit said.

"Sidharth Shukla se yaad aaya, Sana tune aaj subah ka live concert dekha?" Naina asked.

"Haaye nahi. Mobile data khatam ho chuka tha isliye nahi dekh payi. Aaj hi recharge karungi. Waise concert kaisa tha?" Shehnaaz said.

"Matlab tujhe kuch nahi paata?" Adi asked.

"Kis baare mein?"

"Kya bolti hai Shefali, baata doon isse?" Adi asked Shefali.

"Kya hua Shefali? Adi aur Naina kya bol rahe hai?" Shehnaaz asked.

"Asal mein Sana, Sidharth ne aaj concert suru karne se pehle apna relationship official kiya. He has a gf." Shefali said.

"Kyaa? Gf matlab? Kaun hai uski gf?"

"Woh Sonia."

"SONIA?"

Shehnaaz's face immediately turned pale and she sat on a bench sadly.

Her friends planned to tease her. So they started singing:

Chan se jo toote koi sapna
Jag soona soona laage
Koi rahe na jab apna

Shehnaaz stood up and said, "Kyu irritate kar rahe ho tum log? Dikhayi nahi deta mera mood off hai?"

Her friends stopped singing and started laughing. Rohit was standing at a far distance and watching all these. He loves Shehnaaz's these types of behaviour. He finds it cute as well as funny.

After sometime Rohit came to Shehnaaz and said, "Sana yeh toh hona hi tha. Sidharth ko bhi apni life mein settle hona hai. Tujhe toh khush hona chahiye."

"Rohit main of course khush hoti lekin why that Sonia? Koi aur nahi mili usse?" Shehnaaz said.

"Sabko paata tha ki Sidharth Shukla Sonia se hi pyaar karta hai. They were  rumoured couple." Shefali said.

"But I don't like her. Dekhte hi naagin wali feeling aati hai."

"Sana tujhe Sonia se itni problem kyu hai?" Naina asked.

"I know the answer. Sana Sidharth Shukla ko like karti hai aur dream dekhti hai ki Sidharth Shukla ekdin uska ho jayega. That's why she is jealous of Sonia." Rohit said.

"Teri pehli baatein toh sahi thi but I'm not jealous of Sonia. I'm far better than her. Singing mein bhi main uss se acchi hoon." Shehnaaz said.

"Pehli baatein sahi thi matlab? Ek baat baata, agar sacchi mein kabhi Sidharth Shukla aake tujhe propose kare toh tu mujhe chod degi?"

"Aur nahi toh kya?"

Everyone started laughing except Rohit.

"Tu aisa kaise keh sakti hai?" Rohit asked. He was looking too much cute. Shehnaaz controlled her laugh.

"Maine toh humesha hi bola hai ki Sidharth meri first priority hai, second tu hai. Lekin Sidharth Shukla kabhi mujhe propose nahi karega. He doesn't even know me. Isliye tujhse hi kaam chalana padh raha hai."

"Wah kya baat hai! Jis Sidharth Shukla se tu kabhi mili bhi nahi woh tera first priority ban gaya. Aur main jo tera itna karta hoon meri koi value hi nahi hai. Abhi tere paas hoon na isliye aisa bol rahi hai. Jis din tujhse dur chala jaunga uss din tujhe meri value samajh mein aayegi." Rohit said and left from there. Adi and Naina went after him while Shefali stayed with Shehnaaz.

"Sana, Rohit toh gussa ho gaya. Tu maanayegi nahi usse?" Shefali asked.

"Nahi. Kuch der mein khud hi chala aayega. Zyada der gussa nahi reh sakta." Shehnaaz replied.

"Tu Rohit se pyaar karti bhi hai yaa nahi?"

"Karti toh hoon. Lekin woh zyada karta hai."

"Toh phir humesha usse aise mat bol. He really cares for you."

"I know. Yeh sab toh main usse sirf cheedhane ke liye bolti hoon. Jab usne pehli baar mujhe propose kiya tha, main tabhi samajh gayi thi ki uss se zyada pyaar mujhe aur koi nahi kar sakta. Aur main kya pagal hoon jo aise ladke ko chod doon? Kabhi nahi."

"Agar Sidharth Shukla ne propose kiya tab bhi nahi?"

"Ummm.... Sochna padega." Shehnaaz said and they both started giggling.
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