Next Day everyone of Shukla family(Except Neeti and Ashok Ji) went to Shehnaaz's "Grihaprabesh". There were many guests. Both Pammi Ji and Santosh Ji were busy welcoming the guest. As soon as Sidharth entered, his eyes started looking for Shehnaaz. Pammi Ji noticed that and said, "Shehnaaz ko dhund rahe ho? Woh apne kamre mein hai. Jaake mil lo."

Sidharth nodded and immediately went to Shehnaaz's room.

"Bhaiya ko dekha, kaise Sana se milne ke liye bechain ho rahe the?" Preeti whispered to her Mother's ears.

"Dikh toh raha hai. Main aaj hi Pammi se inn dono ke baare mein baat karungi." Rita Ji said in a low voice.

Sidharth went to Shehnaaz's room. The door was not locked, so Sidharth entered without knocking. That time Shehnaaz was getting ready and tying the back laces of her blouse. She was wearing a pink lehenga. Noticing Sidharth, she immediately turned and hide her back. They both started feeling awkward.

"Tu?" Shehnaaz screamed.

"Oh I'm so sorry. I should have knocked." Sidharth said and turned his face.

"Darwaja band kar aur jab tak mera nahi ho jaata wahi rehna. Idhar dekhna bhi mat." Shehnaaz said.

Sidharth closed the door and said, "Tu aram se ready ho jaa. Main aise hi rahunga."

Shehnaaz again started tying her laces. While doing this she was watching Sidharth but he wasn't looking at her. His behaviour pleased her.

Shehnaaz was having difficulties with the laces. She couldn't tie those properly.

"Hua kya?" Sidharth asked.

"Abhi nahi. Actually yeh dori bandhne mein problem ho rahi hai. Mummy bhi busy hogi. Kya karu ab?" Shehnaaz said.

After sometime Sidharth asked, "Main kuch help karu?"

"Tu.... matlab?" Shehnaaz was hesitating

"Don't worry main apni aankhe band rakhunga." Sidharth said.

As there were no other options, Shehnaaz agreed to take Sidharth's help.

"Ok." She said in a slow voice.

Sidharth closed his eyes and went near Shehnaaz. Shehnaaz put her hair aside from the back. Sidharth took the laces in his hand and started tying them. While doing this his soft fingers touched Shehnaaz's back. A sudden shiver ran through her whole body. Shehnaaz also closed her eyes. She was feeling a little bit embarrassed but at the same time she was liking it.

"Hogaya." Sidharth said after tying the laces. They both opened their eyes.

Shehnaaz looked at him and said, "Thank you."

Sidharth just smiled slightly.

"Mujhe abhi jaana hoga. Neeche bohut kaam hai. Tu chahe toh yaaha ruk sakta hai. Main thodi der main aati hoon." Shehnaaz said.

Sidharth nodded.

Shehnaaz left the room.

While seeing Shehnaaz's new room, Sidharth found a diary on the table. He took the diary and started reading it.
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At Shehnaaz's absence, both family were discussing about Sidharth and Shehnaaz. Rita Ji told Pammi Ji about their bonding.

"Mujhe lagta hai dono hi ek dusre ko like karte hai. I think humein iss baare mein sochna chahiye. Ho sakta hai woh dono khud faisla nahi le paa rahe hai." Rita Ji said.

"Dekh Shehnaaz ki shaadi ke baare mein main bohut dino se soch rahi thi. Mujhe lagta tha woh abhi shaadi ke liye taiyaar nahi hai. Lekin agar usse sach mein Sidharth pasand hai, phir iss se acchi baat aur kya ho sakti hai? Humein unn se baat kar leni chahiye." Pammi Ji said.

"Lekin mujhe lagta hai humein thoda ruk jaana chahiye. Dono ka hi past accha nahi tha. Lekin ek dusre se milne ke baad unn dono mein hi changes aayi hai. Ho sakta hai kuch time ke baad woh dono khud hi humse apne dil ki baat kahe." Santosh Ji said.

"Apne bilkool sahi kaha Santosh Ji. Main bhi yehi chahti hoon. Bas aap logo ko pehle se iss baare mein baata diya. Baaki unki marzi." Rita Ji.

They were talking when Preeti saw Shehnaaz coming.

"Mom Sana aa rahi hai. Let's change the topic." Preeti said.

Everyone became silent.

Shehnaaz saw them together and asked, "Kya baatein ho rahi hai?"

"Kuch nahi bas idhar udhar ki baatein. Tu chal mere saath. Bohut kaam hai." Pammi Ji said and took Shehnaaz with her.

After sometime...

Finishing her work, Shehnaaz went to her room to call Sidharth. There she saw him reading a diary.

"Sidharth, tujhe neeche sab bula rahe hai. Yeh tu kya padh raha hai?" Shehnaaz asked.

"Yeh diary.... Table pe padi thi." Sidharth said.

"Shehnaaz's face immediately turned pale after seeing the diary. It was Rohit's diary.

"Sorry maine bina permission liye Rohit ki diary padh li." Sidharth said and kept the diary on its place.

"It's ok." Shehnaaz said.

"Tujhe yeh kaha se mili?"

"Rohit ki death ke baad uske ghar se lekar aayi thi. Jab bhi uski yaad aati hai isse padhti hoon."

"Maine abhi padha. Kitna khush tha woh. Uske saare sapne finally poore ho rahe the. Na koi depression tha aur na hi koi bimari. Phir uski death hui kaise?"

"Accident se. Mujhe nahi paata kaise accident hua. Woh kabhi high speed mein bike nahi chalata tha. Aur kis chiz se accident hua yeh bhi kabhi paata nahi chala. Even police ko toh uski dead body bhi nahi mili. Mila toh sirf uska bike, phone aur wallet. That night exactly what happened, nobody knows." Shehnaaz said.

Sidharth became curious. He asked her about the place, date and time. Shehnaaz told him everything. While listening all these, flashback of that night started coming to Sidharth's mind. Though he was drunk, he saw the bike and remembered it properly. After that he didn't think about that incident. But now he became afraid. Because the place, date, time everything was matching.

"Shehnaaz, tere paas Rohit ki bike ki koi photo hai?" Sidharth asked.

"Kyu?" Shehnaaz asked.

"Bas dekhna tha." Sidharth said.

Shehnaaz showed him the pic of Rohit's bike on her phone. And it was the same bike which Sidharth saw. He started sweating very much. His hands and foot were shaking. He couldn't find words to say.

"Kya hua Sidharth? Tu thik hai?" Shehnaaz asked being confused.

"Haan? N... nahi achanak meri t..tabiyat thik nahi lag rahi. I s..should go home." Sidharth stuttered.

Without wasting much time, Sidharth left immediately. Shehnaaz became worried.

"Suddenly isko kya hogaya?" Shehnaaz asked herself.
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Sonia entered Sidharth's house to meet Sidharth. There she found only Neeti.

"Arrey Neeti, where is Sid? Ghar mein aur koi bhi nahi dikh rahe." Sonia asked Neeti.

"Haan, sab uss Sana ke 'Grihaprabesh' mein gaye hai. But you're lucky. Bhaiya returned home early. Sayad unn logo ne bore kar diya hoga. It's a good chance, go and talk to Bhaiya. Waise Kushal Bhaiya andar unke saath hai but I don't think he will be a problem." Neeti said.

Sonia went to Sidharth's room but stopped at the door. She overheard Kushal and Sidharth's conversation.

"I really don't know what to do. Mujhe toh andaza bhi nahi tha ki uss din mera accident Rohit ki bike ke saath hua hai. I killed him Bro." Sidharth said.

"Stop putting blame on yourself. It's not your fault. You were not in your sense." Kushal said.

"Lekin jab Shehnaaz ko iss baare mein paata chalega, kya woh yeh baat samjhegi? Usse toh yehi lagega meri drink karke gadi chalane ki wajah Rohit ki death hogayi. Rohit se woh khud se bhi zyada pyaar karti thi. She will hate me."

"Lekin tujhe usse baatana toh padega. Kisi aur tarike se paata chalne se accha hai tu khud usse baata de."

"What are you saying? I can't do that. Agar maine aisa kiya then I'll lose her forever. Aur yeh main nahi seh sakta." Sidharth said.

Kushal put his hand on Sidharth's shoulder and said, "Yaar ek baat bolu? Tu Shehnaaz ko propose kar de. Ek baar tune yeh kar diya aur tum dono ki shaadi hogayi phir tera usse khone ka darr nahi rahega."

"But...."

"Trust me. It'll be the best."

Sidharth nodded and said, "I think you're right. I'll propose her. Abhi nahi kiya toh der ho jaayegi. But Bro, tu mujhe promise kar tu yeh baat kisiko nahi baatayega."

"I promise you." Kushal said.

They both didn't know that Sonia had overheard everything and also recorded their conversation in her phone.

"Poor luck Sid! Tum chahe jitna bhi mujhe hate karo, shaadi toh tumhe mujhse hi karni padegi. Kyu ki tumhara secret ab mere paas hai. Well done Sonia." Sonia said in her mind.
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Sonia has Sidharth's secret?

Will she tell Shehnaaz about it?

What will Shehnaaz do after knowing the truth?

Stay tuned...

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