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"Sidharth aap bhi na! Hum kuch der aur reh sakte the waha. Aap ko itni bhi kya zaldi thi wapas aane ki?" Said Shehnaaz while returning to the homestay at night.

"Zaldi thi. Main bohut thak gaya hoon. Agar thik se rest nahi mila na toh kaal kahi nahi jaa paaunga. Phir akele hi ghumna tum Kashmir." Said Sidharth to which Shehnaaz made a face.

Soon they entered the homestay. Suddenly Sidharth's eyes fell on an old man who was sitting outside and looking at the entrance continuously.

"Shehnaaz, look at him." Said Sidharth pointing his finger towards the person and Shehnaaz also noticed him.

"Tumne notice kiya? Aaj subah jab hum aaye the, woh Uncle tab bhi idhar hi baithe the." He said.

"Haan. Aur phir jab hum bahar nikle tab bhi. Aise ek jagah pe baith ke gate ki taraf dekh rahe the." Said Shehnaaz.

"Matlab woh subah se yaheen pe baithe hai? Strange!" Said Sidharth looking at the old man.

"Agar puri raat aise hi yaaha baithe rahe toh thaand lag jayegi. Iss umar mein yeh thik nahi hai."

"You are right. Ek kaam karo, tum room mein jaao. Main zara unse baat kar ke aata hoon."

Shehnaaz nodded and went to their room while Sidharth went to the old man and sat beside him on the bench.

"Uncle Ji, bohut raat ho gayi hai. Aap ko idhar aise baithe rehna nahi chahiye. Thaand lag jaayegi. Aap apne room mein kyu nahi chale jaate?" Said Sidharth but the old man kept looking at the gate as if he didn't heard him.

"Uncle Ji main aap se....." Sidharth suddenly paused thinking something and asked, "Aap subah se gate ki taraf kyu dekh rahe hai? Koi aane wala hai kya? Aap kisi ka intezar kar rahe hai?"

Hearing that, the old man finally looked at Sidharth and said, "Haan woh.... Meri Patni.... Main uss hi ka intezar kar raha hoon."

Sidharth made a confused face and asked, "Aap ki Patni aap ke saath nahi aayi?"

"Aayi thi. 30 saal pehle..... hum dono saath mein Kashmir aaye the. Iss hi jagah pe ruke the hum dono. Par main usse.... Wapas nahi le jaa saka. Tab se main har saal iss time pe yaaha aata hoon aur uska intezar karta hoon. Mujhe yakeen hai woh ek na ek din..... Wapas zaroor aayegi."

Sidharth suddenly noticed that the old man had tears in his eyes.

"Aap itna pyaar karte ho apni Patni se?" He asked seeing his tears.

"Pyaar?" Asked the old man and smiled sadly. "Waqt rehte usse woh pyaar hi toh nahi de paaya. Humari arranged marriage hui thi. Gharwalon ki khushi ke liye maine uss se shaadi kiyi jab ki uss waqt main kisi aur se pyaar karta tha. Shaadi ke baad maine usse kabhi apne Patni ki jagah nahi diyi. Woh tarasti rahi mere pyaar ke liye aur main uss se kehta raha ki main uss se kabhi pyaar nahi kar paaunga, isliye woh mujhe chhor de. Sab ke saamne toh hum baki husband-wives jaise hi the lekin asal mein humare bich bohut duriyan thi. Aur maine kabhi bhi unn duriyon ko mita ne ki koshish nahi kiyi. Humari shaadi ko sirf ek zimmedari samajh ke nibhata gaya. Phir hum honeymoon pe Kashmir aaye. Mera utna mann nahi tha lekin phir bhi gharwalon ke kehne pe humein aana padha. Yaaha aane ke baad bhi main uss se dur dur rehta tha. Phir ek raat humara bohut jhagra hua. Woh rote hue iss gate se bahar gayi aur phir kabhi wapas nahi aayi."

Sidharth couldn't understand how to react. He could relate with every single words he was saying. He was also doing the same with Shehnaaz. He was not giving her the love she deserved, hurting her everytime. What if one day she also left him like this old man's wife left him? Sidharth got scared thinking that.

"Meri Patni ke jaane ke baad mujhe ehsaas hua woh mere liye kya thi. Mere kharab bartaav ke bawajood woh meri parwa karti thi, mujhse pyaar karti thi, meri har chhoti se chhoti chiz ka khayal rakhti thi. Uske na hone se main bilkool akela ho gaya. Asal mein kisi bhi insaan ki keemat uske jaane ke baad hi paata chalti hai. Abhi afsos hota hai ki kaash maine pehle hi usse apna liya hota. Toh sayad aaj hum dono saath hote."

Unknowingly few teardrops fell from Sidharth's eyes.

He wiped his tears and asked, "Toh aap kab tak aise intezar karenge?"

"Jab tak woh mujhe phir se mil nahi jaati. Mujhe bohut kuch kehna hai uss se mil ke. Apni galtiyon ki maafi maangni hai, usse baata na hai ki main aaj bhi uss se pyaar karta hoon."

"Aur aap sure ho ki woh aap ko milegi?"

The old man smiled sadly and said, "Milegi toh zaroor. Chahe iss duniya mein ho yaa phir uss duniya mein."

Sidharth also smiled sadly hearing that.

Later That Night....

Sidharth came back to his room and
found Shehnaaz already in deep slumber. He chuckled seeing her.

"Yeh ladki bhi na! Kuch der pehle hum zaldi kyu wapas aa gaye iss baat pe muh fula rahi thi. Aur khud room mein aate hi so gayi." He thought while sitting beside her. He bent down and kept looking at Shehnaaz's sleeping face for a long time. He became sad remembering the old man's story.

"Agar unhone apni Patni ke saath galat kiya phir main bhi toh tumhare saath galat hi kar raha hoon Shehnaaz. Tumhe har waqt khud se dur kar ke tumhare dil ko dukh pohucha raha hoon. Sana ki maut ki sazah main tumhe har pal de raha hoon jab ki iss mein tumhari koi galti nahi hai. Jo humare kismat mein hona likha tha woh hua. Par uski wajah se tum ab aur dukh nahi sahogi. Ab tumhe sirf khushiya milegi. Dekhna, main iss Kashmir trip ko tumhare liye bohut yaadgar bana dunga. I promise meri Jaan." Said Sidharth in his mind and kissed Shehnaaz's forehead.

Then he laid beside her and forwarded his hand and touch her. At first he was hesitating and thought of moving his hand back. But then he took a deep breath and kept his hand on her body.

Soon Shehnaaz moved towards Sidharth in sleep and snuggled in his arms. She was feeling comfort in his arms which Sidharth understood. He hugged her tightly and started running his fingers through her hair. He found an unknown peace while cuddling with her and slept with a beautiful smile on his face.

Next Morning...

Sidharth opened the curtains making the sunrays fall on Shehnaaz's face. Her sleep broke.

"Uth jao meri Lady Kumbhkaran. Bohut so liya." Said Sidharth and Shehnaaz yawned.

"Itni subah subah kyu uthaya?" She asked in a sleepy voice with closed eyes.

"Kyu ki kaal meri wife ne mujhe kaha tha ki hum yaaha sone nahi aaye hai." He said to which Shehnaaz laughed a little and opened her eyes.

She sat up and and said cutely, "Good morning."

Sidharth sat on the bed and said, "Good morning! Neend acchi hui?"

Shehnaaz nodded in yes.

"Abhi zaldi se ready ho jaao. Maine driver se baat kar liya hai. Aaj hum Gulmarg aur uske aas paas ki jagah dekhenge." He said making Shehnaaz surprised.

"Kya baat hai! Aaj aap kuch zyada hi excited lag rahe ho." She said.

"Pehli baar aaya hoon Kashmir mein. Excited hona toh banta hai. Tum woh chhoro.... Mujhe tumse ek aur zaroori baat karni hai."

"Haan bolo."

"Tumhe apna woh YouTube channel yaad hai? Desi Vibes With Shehnaaz Gill..... Jise tumne yeh hi kuch 2 saal pehle start kiya tha. Tab uss channel mein daily videos aate the. Par jab se humari shaadi hui hai, videos aana band hogaye hai. Main chahta hoon tum uss channel mein phir se videos daal na suru karo, humare honeymoon ka ek vlog banao."

"Main matlab.... Ab main kaise videos de sakti hoon...." Said Shehnaaz hesitating.

"Kyu nahi de sakti?" Asked Sidharth frowning. "Apne husband ko apne subscribers se introduce karwane mein sharam aayegi?"

"Sharam kyu aayegi? Kuch bhi bolte hai aap."

"Toh phir..... Accha ab main samjha. Tumhare male subscribers ke dil tut jaayenge mujhe dekh ge."

"Sidharth..." Said Shehnaaz glaring him.

Sidharth laughed and said, "Phir tum hi baatao problem kya hai."

"Sidharth it's just.... Maine kaafi dino pehle chhor diya hai yeh sab." Replied Shehnaaz.

"Toh wapas se suru karo. Listen maine toh soch bhi liya hai. Tumhare vlog ka naam hoga....... Kashmir Diaries."

"Kashmir Diaries." Murmured Shehnaaz and said, "Sounds nice."

"Then it's decided. Tum apna vlog banaogi aur shooting wagera ki chinta mat karo, woh main kar dunga. Abhi tum zaldi se fresh ho jaao aur restaurant mein aa ke milo."

Saying that, Sidharth was going to leave when Shehnaaz said, "Sidharth ek baat puchu?"

Sidharth turned behind.

"Mere iss YouTube channel ke baare mein ghar mein kisi ko nahi paata tha. Toh phir aap ko kaise paata chala?" Asked Shehnaaz.

Sidharth caressed his own hai and said, "Well.....Tumhare 20K subscribers mein se main bhi ek hoon."

Shehnaaz smiled hearing that.

"Apne iss subscriber ki ek baat maanogi? Ho sake toh apne channel ka naam Desi Vibes With Shehnaaz Gill ki jagah Desi Vibes With Shehnaaz Shukla rakh dena. Sun ne mein accha lagega." Said Sidharth to which Shehnaaz blushed unknowingly and nodded in yes.

Later, they had breakfast at the homestay and then got ready.

Shehnaaz's Outfit 👇👇

Sidharth's Outfit 👇👇

After that they left for Gulmarg in their car.

At Gulmarg....

Sidharth and Shehnaaz reached Gulmarg and both of their mouths became o-shaped seeing the beauty of that place. It was truly looking like heaven.

"Jannat." Whispered Shehnaaz looking all around. She started playing with the snow. While Sidharth kept watch her with a smile on his face.

"Jannat ki Pari." He thought and took his camera. He started capturing every moment.

Also Shehnaaz started making her vlog.

"Sidharth suno, ab main skiing karungi aur tum uska video banaoge." Said Shehnaaz after sometime.

"Tumhe skiing aati hai?" Asked Sidharth making a surprised face.

"Aur nahi toh kya? Chaliye aap shoot ki jiye."

Saying that Shehnaaz handed Sidharth her phone and went to buy the skiing equipments.

Soon she started doing the skiing while Sidharth started recording her video.

Suddenly Shehnaaz lost her balance and fell on the snow.

"Shehnaaz!" Screamed Sidharth and ran towards her.

"Ammmaaaaa.... Lag gayi...." Said Shehnaaz making a crying face.

Sidharth tried to control himself but failed and burst into laughter seeing her condition.

Shehnaaz stopped crying and made an angry face looking at him. But suddenly she got an idea. She pulled Sidharth's one leg because of which he also lost his balance and fell on the snow. Now Shehnaaz started laughing looking at him.

"Bohut hasi aa rahi hai na? Yeh lo." Saying that Sidharth threw snow at her.

"Haww! Abhi baata ti hoon..."

Saying that Shehnaaz also threw snow at her. They both started snow fight sitting there while laughing and giggling.

After sometime they stopped laughing and kept looking at each other. Their faces were very close and they were lost in themselves. Sidharth was looking deep into Shehnaaz's eyes with some unknown emotions. He moved his gaze from her eyes and it got stuck at her beautiful lips.

"Do you guys need help?" Asked some boys coming there bringing Sidharth and Shehnaaz back to reality.

They looked at the boys and nodded in yes. The boys hold their hands and pulled them up.

After standing up, Sidharth started removing the snow from his jacket while Shehnaaz said thank you to the boys.

"You are welcome." Said a boy looking at Shehnaaz still holding her hand. He was smiling for no reason while Shehnaaz gave him a weird look.

Sidharth frowned seeing it and went towards them.

"Excuse me." He said breaking the handshake forcefully.

"Waise aap bohut accha skiing kar rahi thi. Humari toh nazar hi nahi hatt rahi thi aap se." Said another guy complimenting her.

"Nazar hat ti bhi kaise? You are so beautiful."

Shehnaaz smiled nervously while Sidharth got angry hearing their words.

He put his hand around her shoulder and said smiling angrily, "You are right. MY WIFE is very beautiful."

The boys' faces turned pale hearing that.

"Sorry Sir! We didn't know that. Humein laga yeh aap ki behen hai." Said one of the boys sadly.

"Kis angle se lagti hai yeh meri behen?" Shouted Sidharth and the boys immediately left from there getting scared.

"Sidharth jaane di jiye na." Said Shehnaaz calming him down.

"Arrey kuch bhi bolte hai. Ek toh flirt kar rahe the aur upar se yeh sab bakwas."

"Chhoriye na! Unke kehne se main aap ki behen ho jaaungi kya?"

Sidharth became quiet.

They started roaming in the place when suddenly Shehnaaz saw some women selling Kashmiri clothes. There were changing rooms as well. Shehnaaz smiled thinking something.

"Sidharth aap rukiye. Main abhi aati hoon." She said.

"Arrey kaha jaa rahi ho?" Asked Sidharth but Shehnaaz already started leaving. "Dekho zyada der mat karna."

"5 minutes mein aayi."

Saying that Shehnaaz left from there.

After sometime...

Shehnaaz came back wearing this👇👇

Sidharth's jaw dropped seeing Shehnaaz in that Kashmiri outfit. Even the beauty of that place seemed nothing in front of her beauty. Sidharth became mesmerized and kept staring at her.

"Chaliye recording start ki jiye." Said Shehnaaz breaking Sidharth's thoughts.

"Kyu?" He asked.

"Main dance karne wali hoon Bumro song pe aur aap ko woh shoot karna hai."

"Tum abhi dance karogi?"

"Ji haan. Kashmir aa ke iss iconic song pe dance na karu aisa ho sakta hai? Ab aap song play ki jiye aur saath mein video recording bhi."

Sidharth sighed and was about to play the song when he suddenly noticed the boys who were gawking at Shehnaaz from far. Their mouths were open wide.

"Inki himmat toh dekho. Kaise dekh rahe Shehnaaz ko. Zindagi mein kabhi ladki nahi dekhi kya?" Thought Sidharth making faces.

"Kya hua Sidharth? Song play ki jiye." Said Shehnaaz.

"Shehnaaz idhar ka view accha nahi hai. Hum udhar chal ke recording karte hai." Said Sidharth trying to take her away from those boys.

"Arrey itna accha view toh hai."

"Waha ka view aur bhi accha hai. Chalo uss taraf."

Saying that Sidharth almost dragged Shehnaaz with him.

They reached the spot where the boys couldn't see Shehnaaz.

"Ready?" Asked Sidharth to which Shehnaaz nodded.

Sidharth played the song and Shehnaaz started dancing.

A smile came to Sidharth's face seeing Shehnaaz dancing so happily. He wanted to see her happy always, just like this.

After sometime, Shehnaaz forgot about the video and pulled Sidharth towards herself. Now they both started dancing together and enjoyed a lot.

Next Day...

Sidharth and Shehnaaz visited Sonmarg.

After visiting some places, they went to the marketplace and started buying some things for their families.

"Maa ke liye yeh sweater accha rahega?" Asked Shehnaaz to Sidharth.

He just nodded his head and Shehnaaz bought the sweater.

After buying something for everyone, Shehnaaz saw a scarf and caressed it while smiling. Sidharth understood that she liked the scarf.

She asked about the price but her face fell hearing the price. She tried bargaining but it didn't help.

Shehnaaz made a sad face and started going to another stall.

"Kya hua? Yeh scarf kharidogi nahi?" Asked Sidharth to which Shehnaaz nodded in no.

"Bohut mehenga hai. Already itna kharcha hogaya, isliye chhoriye. Main kuch aur dekh ke aati hoon."

Saying that Shehnaaz went to another stall but Sidharth didn't leave from there. He imagined Shehnaaz wearing that scarf and smiled. He thought for sometime and then bought that scarf for her.

Then he went to Shehnaaz who was seeing some other things.

"Shehnaaz, see main tumhare liye kya......"

Before Sidharth could complete, a male voice came from behind.

"What a surprise! Shehnaaz Gill in Kashmir!"

Shehnaaz gave a huge smile hearing the voice as she recognised it.

"Kartik!" She said excitedly without even turning which made Sidharth little confused.
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