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It was a full moon night. Everywhere was only silence. Only hooting of owls and buzzing of crickets could be heard. The moon light was entering a room where two children were sitting with an old day.

"Uske baad Yamini ki atma ko humesha ke liye mukti mil gayi." Said the old day finishing her story.

"Dadi mukti mil gayi matlab? Woh kya hoti hai?" Asked a 5 years old girl curiously.

"Matlab woh iss duniya ke saare bandhan se mukt ho gayi." Replied the grandmother.

"Yeh mukti milti kaise hai?" Asked another little girl.

"Dekho hum insaan iss dharti pe jab hote hai, hum dusre logo ke saath bohut saare bandhano se jude hote hai. Chahe woh pyaar ho, mamta ho yaa phir gussa aur nafrat hi kyu na ho, yeh sab ek ek bandhan hai jo humein mukt hone nahi deti. Aur marne ke baad jab woh atma inn saare bandhano se khud ko chhura le aur ek dusri duniya ki ore jaana suru kare toh hum kehte hai ki uss atma ko mukti mil gayi." Explained their grandmother.

"Aur agar kisi atma ko mukti nahi mili toh?" Asked the first girl.

"Toh woh bhatak ti rehti hai, bhoot ban ke...." Said their grandmother making a scary face.

"Ammmaaa mujhe darr lag raha hai." Said the second girl hiding her face with the pillow to which her grandmother and sister laughed.

"Tu kitni darpok hai. Ab toh maine soch liya hai. Marne ke baad main bhi tujhe bhoot ban ke daraungi. Bohut maza aayega." Said the first girl while laughing loudly.

The second girl removed the pillow from her face and made a sad pout.

"Itni raat ko aisi ashubh baatein nahi kehte Beta. Ab so jaao. Bohut ho gaye gappe."

The sisters nodded and slept hugging their grandmother.

18 Years Later...

It was 12 O' clock at night. In a room, a guy was sleeping, keeping his both hands on his chest. Suddenly a hand started approaching towards him. It slowly caressed his body and then went towards his face. It caressed his right cheek softl6.

Then the person came close to his ear and whispered, "Happy Marriage Anniversary Hubby!"

And she kissed his cheek. The guy smiled in sleep. She was about to move away but the guy hold her waist with his strong hands and she landed on his chest while her open hair fell on his face.

"Same to you, my beautiful wife." He said pecking her lips.

She smiled and said, "Aaj se thik ek saal pehle hum dono ek hue the. Yeh ek saal kitni zaldi beet gaye paata hi nahi chala. Hai na Sidharth?"

"Sana sirf ek saal hi hue hai. Abhi aur bhi lamba safar tay karna hai humein. Bohut saari anniversaries saath mein celebrate karni hai." Said Sidharth.

"Woh toh karenge hi. Main kaha bhagi jaa rahi hoon?" Said Sana laughing.

Sidharth looked at her intensely and said, "Main bhagne dunga bhi nahi."

Saying that he captured her lips and she responded with equal passion. In no time, they started making love.

After making love, Sidharth fell asleep while Sana went to the washroom.

Coming out of the washroom, she was going towards the bed when her eyes fell on the wedding photo on the wall. She caressed it lovingly while remembering the day when she officially became Mrs. Sana Sidharth Shukla.

Flashback...

Sana was sitting in front of the mirror in her bridal attire while being lost in her thoughts. Three years ago she met Sidharth at a wedding ceremony. Before him she never looked at any guy but he was different. His charm was something which couldn't be ignored. He also showed same interest in her as he fell for her at the very first sight. After that wedding, they kept contact with each other. After two and half years of dating, he proposed her for marriage. And now they were finally getting married. It was another kind of feeling.

"Masallah! Kya lag rahi hai meri Jaan!" Said her twin sister Shehnaaz, hugging her from behind breaking her thoughts.

"Waise ek baat baatau? Jiju raaste mein hai. Baarat le kar bas aane hi wale hai." Said Shehnaaz in a teasing way.

"Sach?" Asked Sana excitedly.

"Haan. Lekin kya fayda? Tu toh nahi mil sakti unse jab tak Pandit Ji tujhe mandap pe nahi bulate."

Sana made a sad face hearing that.

Noticing it, Shehnaaz said, "Waise tu chahe toh balcony se unhe dekh sakti hai."

"Nahi. Mummy ne kaha na, shaadi se pehle dulha aur dulhan ka ek dusre ko dekhna ashubh maana jaata hai. Isliye main direct Mandap mein hi usse dekhungi. Thodi hi der ki toh baat hai. I'll wait." Said Sana.

Shehnaaz rolled her eyes and said, "Suits you."

Then she suddenly remembered something and said, "Arrey main bhul hi gayi. Main toh yaaha jhumke badal ne aayi thi. Neeche sab keh rahe hai, yeh wale jhumke meri saree ke saath bilkool match nahi ho rahe."

Saying that she started finding suitable earrings but didn't get one.

Sana saw it and said, "Tu mere woh golden jhumke pehen le na, teri saree ke saath acche lagenge."

"Haaye sacchi?" Asked Shehnaaz excitedly. "Par woh toh tere hai. Tu apne reception mein pehen ne wali thi."

Sana smiled and took the earrings. She gave it to Shehnaaz and said, "Tu Behen hai meri. Jo mera hai, woh tera bhi hai. Main reception mein kuch aur pehen lungi."

Shehnaaz smiled brightly and said, "Kya baat kahi hai tune! Jo tera hai woh mera hai. Iska matlab toh Jiju bhi mere hue, hai na?"

Sana's expression changed hearing that. She gave Shehnaaz a death glare and said, "Aaj bol diya. Ayenda kabhi mat bolna. Sidharth mera hai, sirf mera."

Shehnaaz understood that her joke didn't go well with Sana. She smiled forcefully and said, "Tu gussa kyu ho rahi hai? Main toh mazak kar rahi thi. Waise bhi Saali toh adhi gharwali hoti hai."

"Adhi bhi nahi. Sidharth pe pura ka pura mera haq hai. Samjhi?"

Sana's tone was serious. Shehnaaz gulped her saliva and didn't say anything else seeing her possessiveness for him.

After the wedding...

Sidharth and Sana completed all the wedding rituals. Now Sana was a newly wedded bride with mangalsutra tied around her neck and sindoor on her head.

They were going to take blessings from the elders when Sidharth suddenly noticed that his shoes were not there.

"Mere joote kaha gaye?" He asked looking here and there.

At that moment Shehnaaz came forward with some other girls and said, "Don't worry Jiju. Aap ke joote humare paas surakshit hai."

Sidharth understood what she was going to say next and himself said, "Aur unhe chhurane ke liye kitne paise lagenge Saali Saheba?"

"Zyada nahi. Only ten thousands." Replied Shehnaaz.

Sana widened her eyes hearing that and said, "Ten thousands? Mauka mila nahi aur apne Jiju ko lut ne aa gayi? Sidharth, koi zaroorat nahi hai itna dene ki. Sau sau de ke baat khatam karo."

"Sana please yaar! Aisa mauka baar baar thodi aata hai?" Whined Shehnaaz.

"Accha Baba thik hai." Said Sidharth. "Sirf 10,000 hi hai na. Main de deta hoon. Okay?"

Shehnaaz smiled and gave Sidharth a check of ten thousands rupees.

"Aap iss pe sign kar do. Joote mil jaayenge." Said Shehnaaz showing her bunny teeth.

Sidharth sighed and signed the check while Sana nodded her head in disbelief.

"Thank you Jiju. Yeh lo aap ke joote."

Saying that Shehnaaz returned his shoes.

"Kar le maze. Jab teri shaadi hogi na, main khud tere Pati ke joote chhupaungi. Aur badle mein ten thousands nahi ten lakhs maangungi dekh lena." Said Sana and Shehnaaz showed her tongue.

Everyone laughed seeing the sisters.

At Wedding Night...

Sidharth was hovering over Sana and they were lost in each other.

"Paata hai Sana, tum aisi pehli ladki ho jo mere itne close ho. Isliye iss waqt mujhe kya mehsoos ho raha hai main tumhe baata bhi nahi sakta." He said to her.

Sana clutched his shirt and said, "Main pehli hoon aur main hi aakhri. Kisi aur ke baare mein sochna bhi mat."

"Kyu?" He asked smirking.

"Kyu ki tu mere ho."

"Okay... Aur agar maine kabhi kisi aur ke baare mein socha toh kya karogi?"

Sana kept silent for sometime. Then she said looking straight into his eyes, "Jaan le lungi."

Flashback Ends...

Sana smiled thinking that day. Then she went to the bed and lied beside Sidharth. Since that day, everything was perfect in her life. Sidharth was amazing as a husband. He was loving, caring and protective. He loved her with his all heart. What else one could ask for?

Sana kept her one hand on Sidharth and fell asleep.

In the morning...

Sana was talking to her mother Parminder Ji on phone.

"Kya Mummy! Aap sab humari pehli anniversary pe nahi aaye. Maine aur Sidharth ne mil ke kitna kuch plan karke rakha tha." Said Sana being little upset.

"Baat ko samajhne ki koshish kar Beta. Ab tum dono Amravati mein toh rehte nahi. Mumbai mein rehte ho. Tere Papa ka arthritis ka pain badh gaya hai. Doctor ne travel karne se maana kiya hai. Aur Shehnaaz ka aaj interview hai na? Isliye woh bhi nahi aa saki." Said Parminder Ji.

"It's ok. I understand. Ab kya kar sakte hai? Main bas miss kar rahi hoon aap logo ko." Said Sana sadly.

On the other hand, Shehnaaz came to her mother and said, "Sana ka call hai? Mujhe do na. I want to wish them."

"Haan haan de rahi hoon." Said Parminder Ji. "Sana Beta, Yeh le Shehnaaz se baat kar. Aur uss baare mein bhi bolna jo maine kaha bo...."

Before Parminder Ji could complete, Shehnaaz took the phone and said, "Happy one year wedding anniversary!"

Sana smiled and said, "Thank you meri pyaari behna."

"Jiju kidhar hai?"

"Idhar hi." Said Sidharth sitting beside Sana. The call was on speaker.

"Happy Wedding Anniversary Jiju."

"Thank you Saali Saheba. Aur aap ko interview ke liye best of luck."

"Thank you."

Suddenly Sana said, "Accha Shehnaaz sun na. Mummy kuch dino se mujhe complaint kar rahi hai. Tere liye ek se ek acche ladke ka rishta aa raha hai aur tu sabko reject karti jaa rahi hai."

Shehnaaz sighed and said, "Ab kya karu? Jiju jaisa handsome ladka nahi mil raha na. Warna kab ka shaadi kar leti."

"Woh kya hai na Saali Saheba, mere jaisa milna toh impossible hai. Mujhse thoda kam handsome mil jayega." Said Sidharth with little attitude making Shehnaaz laugh.

"Tum dono ka bhi na! Har waqt mazak. Shehnaaz I'm serious. Tu job kar lekin saath hi saath shaadi ke baare mein bhi thoda...."

Shehnaaz didn't let her finish and said, "Ok bye. Mera interview ka waqt ho raha hai. Love you guys."

She hanged up and gave the phone to her mother.

"Sana se yeh saari baatein karne ki kya zaroorat thi?" Asked Shehnaaz getting irritated.

"Lekin Beta shaadi....."

"Mujhe nahi karni shaadi. Aap kar lo dusri shaadi. Aur Papa ki bhi karwa do. Bas mujhe baksh do."

Saying that Shehnaaz went to her room.

Parminder Ji nodded her head in disbelief and thought, "Kya karu main iss ladki ka?"

Shehnaaz went to her room being frustrated. All of a sudden her eyes became teary. She took out a photo which was kept under her pillow.

"Nahi kar sakti main shaadi. Kyu ki main abhi bhi uss zone se bahar nahi nikli hoon. Paata hai yeh galat hai par main apne dil ko rok hi nahi paati. Mera dil aap hi ko chahta hai. I love you." She said in her mind looking at the photo.
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