"Bhaiyya..", Sana fumbled.

"Sana, tu kya kar rahi hai yaha?", Ajay asks.

"Woh.. mujhe laga Shastris lad rahe hai, toh main sunne aa gayi.", She says.

"Achcha? Zarur Sidharth ko daant padh rahi hogi.", Ajay says.

Sidharth curses him hiding behind the bush.

Sala, sabko patha hai ki apne ghar mein sirf mujhe hi gaali padti hai. Koi respect hi nahi apni. Aur iska sabse bada credit iss saand Ajay Sharma ko hi jaata hai.

"Hmmm.. Bada mazza aata hai na usko daant khaate sun ne mein?", Sana asks

Sidharth's thought - Yeh lo!! Ek Karela toh dusri Neem.. Sharma halwaai ki kadhvi family.

"Tu pagal hai? I feel bad for him but hum kya kar sakte hai.. Tu chal yaha se, apna kya kaam yaha?", Ajay takes her inside with him.

Sidharth stood up and looked at them going inside.

Arey, yeh toh kamaal hi ho gaya. Yeh Salaa Sharma ka beta kya sach mein mere baare mein achcha sochta hai ya mere kaan bajj rahe hai?.

Humko bhi yahi samshay hai! Atti uttam, nisandeh Sharma ji ke suputra achche swabhav ke hai. Chaliye aapka unke bhaavchitra se bhet karaate hai.

Ji haan, aap toh bahut chatur nikle. Yeh bilkul hamaari upanyaas 'Yet Another Strange Marriage 2' ki naayika Shehnaaz Raghuvanshi ke brathashree Shriman Rudradev Raghuvanshi ke bhaanti pratith hote hai..

Kintu yeh Sharma ji suputra aur Sana Sharma ke bratha, Shri Ajay Sharma hai. Inki aayu 22 varsh hai, Shrimaan Sidharth Shastri se kewal 6 maah badhe hai.

Chitra ko tanik sambhalke dekhiyega, kahi aapke gardan mein moch na aa jaaye, tedhi joh hai..😂
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Sidharth pulls the trolley bag inside the railway station. He asks the station master the platform on which the train will arrive for Delhi. The station master asks him to go to platform number 3. Sidharth walks towards the stairs and starts climbing it by lifting the suitcase.

"Oye, Shastri ke launde...", Sana calls him. He looks around..

"Idhar.. Oye.. Idhar peeche train mein..", she directs his vision..

Sidharth was taken aback. He runs to the window from which she was waving hands.

"Oye, Sharma ki beti, tu galat train mein sawaar hai. Apni train toh platform 3 par aane wali hai.", He informs her.

"Ticket maine book kiya hai toh mujhe pata hai, tu chadd jaa jaldi se. Train chhutne hi wali hai.", she says.

"Par tu galat....", The train whistle interrupts him indicating it's time for departure.

"Oye, jaldi chadd jaa..", she says loudly.

He looks up praying to God and then runs and boards the train. He swims through the crowd of passengers who stood in his way trying to find her.

He rolls his eyes at her when he finds her nicely sitting with her legs crossed in a seat eating peanuts by breaking the shells. He looks around and finds few seatless passengers gawking at her. He goes and sits beside her.

"Pufff... Aaj toh train miss ho jaati..", he says by wiping off the sweat on his forehead with his handkerchief. She had no reaction on her face. He looked up and finds the passengers still ogling at her.

"Oye, kya ghur rahe ho? Kabhi koi ladki nahi dekhi kya? Uss taraf dekho be.", He says placing his arms over her shoulders. The passengers looked away in different direction.

Sana glares at him. He looks at her nervously and takes his arms off her shoulder.

"Shabaash.. Bahut achcha kaam kar rahe ho bodyguard ka.. but thoda limit mein reh lo..", she spoke extra sweetly displaying sarcasm.

"Haan haan, limit mein hi hoon...(fumbles).. Sunn tu galat train mein chadd gayi hai, agle station mein uttarna padhega warna TC humein baahar phenk dega..", Sidharth murmurs softly to avoid others attention.

"Muh mein supaari hai ya tambacoo jo bina honth hilaaye baat kar raha hai? Le usko thukk aur yeh mungfali khaa. Supaari aur tambacoo ke comparison mein bahut healthy hai..", she says offering him the peanuts.

"Abhey! Dheere bol raha hoon.. sabko batana hai kya ki hum ghar se bhaage hai? Chal ab, agla station aata hi hoga.", He says breaking the groundnut shell.

"Dekh main Shastri nahi hoon, Sharma hoon. Toh mere mein dimaag khut khut ke bhara hai.. hum log sahi train mein baite hai.. Actually Rahul Delhi mein nahi Mumbai mein rehta hai. Mujhe tha ki tu kahi kisi ko plan leak na kar de toh maine tujhe galat bataya ki Delhi jana hai.", She breaks the suspense.

"Oye ulti kopdi!!!", He says loudly..

"Sssshhhh.. dheere bol", she says.

" Abhey, main tere pe bharosa karke tujhe bhagaane ke liye taiyyar ho gaya aur tune mujhe ulta plan banakar ullu banaya?", He speaks softly in frustration.

"Ismein banane ki kya zarurat hai?", She murmurs..

"Mujhe sunaayi diya", he glares at her.

"Arey mein risk nahi lena chahti thi. Hai toh hum rivals hi na? Koi boyfriend girlfriend toh hai nahi jo aankh band karke tere pe bharosa kar loon.", She says in a very obvious way.

"Sahi hai!! Agar main aisa karta toh?", He asks.

"Chodd na, uske liye dimaag chahiye hota hai.", She says.

"Ab tera jyada ho raha hai haan? Kab se meri beizzati kari jaa rahi hai.", He speaks annoyed.

"Chal chodd usse, yeh le mungfali khaa", she says giving him the roasted peanut.

He frowns and takes the peanut from her hand and presses the shell but it was already broken and empty from inside. Sana laughs at him by teasing.

He glares at her for few seconds and then laughs along. He then pulls the entire packet from her hand. She tries to grab it but he hides it behind his back. She tries unsuccessfully to take it back from him and finally frowns with a pouty face.

"Chal sorry bol", he orders.

"Jutti", she says.

He bends down and looks at her sandals.

"Arey haan, tere shakal se bhi achchi hai. Ab bol sorry warna nahi milegi mungfali.", He demands.

"Nahi bolungi jaa.. Khaa le tuhi.. Ghatothkach kahi ka..", she sits with her hands crossed.

"Okay", he starts eating it alone.

The crowd of passengers standing clears after few minutes.

"Lagta hai TC aa gaya aur saare bina reservation waale reservation ke dibbe se nikalke bhaag gaye. Ab kitni shaanti hai aur hawa bhi bharpur hai.", He says sitting more relaxed and by stretching his arms.

TC comes to check the ticket. While he checked the ticket from the opposite berth, Sana pulls out a ticket ready to be shown to him.

"Mera seat yahi hai na?", Sidharth asks

"Mujhe kya pata?", She shrugs

"Ticket dikha!", He asks

"Tu kaun hai? Aur yeh mera ticket hai.", Sana says disinterested.

"Kya? Dekh ganda sa mazak math kar mere saath. Fine bharni padegi aur upar se yahi utaar bhi dega woh..", Sidharth says sweating profusely.

"Toh bol, meri shakal kya meri jutti se bhi kharab dikhti hai?", She asks

"Nahi na darling, tu toh bilkul swarg se uttri huyi apsara dikhti hai..", he says sweetly.

"Ticket ke liye jhooti taarif kar raha hai. Fattu!!", She asks.

He holds her chin and stares right into her eyes.

"Jhoot nahi bol raha, sach bol raha hoon, tu bahut bahut sundar hai. Woh bhi ab se nahi tab se jab se tu do chotti banake, safed neela frok pehenke 7th standard mein padhti thi. Aur jab tu saamne hoti hai toh kisi aur ko dekhne ka mann hi nahi karta hai...", He says.

"Rukhaavat ke liye khed hai.. Tanik aap dono apna ticket dikhayenge please?", TC interrupts.

They both get nervous and embarrassed. Sana gives the ticket to the TC.

"Mr. and Mrs. Shastri? Dekhne mein toh kaafi young lagte hai aap dono. Shaadi shudha ho?", TC asks.

"Haan Sir, Abhi 2 din pehle hi huyi hai Shaadi ko. Honeymoon pe jaa rahe hai.", She says.

Sidharth looks at Sana in shock.

"Congratulations!! Bahut achche! Dekh ke hi pata chal gaya ki honeymoon pe hi jaa rahe ho.", He said ticking the ticket.

Waah!! Inko dekhte hi pata chal gaya aur ek hum hai joh 4 adhyaay padh liye kintu abhi bhi anumaan nahi laga paaye ki yaha ho kya raha hai. Aapko yadhi pata ho toh aap apne amulya math evam vishesh tippani avashya kare..

"Thank you Sir", Sana says.

TC looks at Sidharth in surprise. Sidharth passes a faint smile at him.

"Woh thode jyaada sharmile hai mere husband", Sana covers up.

TC laughs..

"But aap dono ki jodi kamaal ki hai.. Bye!", TC pats Sidharth's shoulder and leaves.

Sidharth grabs the ticket from her hand and reads.

"Tu Sana Sidharth Shastri kab se ban gayi?", He asked in shock.

"Jyada khush math ho jana.. Different surnames dekh ke kisiko shaq na ho isliye aise book kiya. Mein toh Sharma hi thik hoon", She says.

"Haan, tu Sharma hi thik hai.. Shastri banne ke liye bahut punya karne hota hai?", He says.

Sana laughs uncontrollably while pointing finger at him.

"Punya!! Tere papa ka tere liye pyaar dekh kar mujhe lagta hai main paapi hi thik hoon..", She speaks while still laughing.

Dukhti nas pe haat rakh diya yaar isne.. main duniya ka shayad pehla beta honga joh ye bolega ki 'mere baap ne apni khaandan ki naak katwa diya'.

Humari hridhay purvak purna sahanubhuti (heartfelt sympathy) aapke saath hai Shrimaan Sidharth Shastri..

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️