Everyone was in confusion hearing the word 'Mami' from Naaz's mouth. While Rita Maa was finding a way to cover it up.

Suddenly she said to Naaz, "Naaz Beta, zara Pari ko le kar andar jaa na."

Naaz nodded in yes and took Pari in her arms.

"Chalo Pari Baby, hum dono andar chalte hai. Phir bohut saari baatein karenge. Thik hai?"

Naaz took Pari to her room while talking to her.

"Maa aap ne mere sawal ka jawab nahi diya. Yeh bacchi khud ko Pari ki Mami kyu bol rahi hai?" Asked Neetu.

"Tu bhi nah Neetu, bohut zyada sawal karti hai. Arrey Naaz jab apni gudiyon ke saath khelti hai toh bohut baar unki Maa, Mami yaa Chachi inn sab ka role play karti hai. Ab humari Pari itni chhoti si hai, usse apni gudiya ki tarah lagi hogi, isliye khel khel mein aisa bol diya hoga. Tu itna tension kyu leti hai?" Said Rita Maa.

"Exactly Maa. Main bhi same chiz kehta hoon Neetu se. Chhoti se chhoti baat pakad ke uska tension lene lag jaati hai. Chill yaar. Bacchi hai woh." Said Ritesh.

Neetu smiled slightly and then asked, "Waise Naaz kya aap logo ke saath hi rehti hai?"

"Haan." Replied Rita Maa.

"Kab se?"

"Pichle do mahine se."

"Do mahine? Aap ne kabhi mujhe iss baare mein nahi baataya. Naa hi Sidharth ne."

Rita Maa sighed and said, "Haan mujhe tum logo ko sab kuch baatana chahiye tha. Do mahine pehle Sidharth ek gaao mein gaya tha story cover karne. Waha se usne aur uske doston ne Naaz ko rescue kiya tha. She was a victim of child marriage. Uske apne hi gharwale uski shaadi kisi middle-aged insaan ke saath karwana chahte the, paiso ke badle. Woh toh Sidharth, Kushal aur Tina ne usse bachaya. Tab se Naaz humare saath hi reh rahi hai."

Neetu felt bad hearing everything.

"God! This is insane! Aise kaun karata hai bacchon ki shaadi? Those people are so sick! Accha kiya Sidharth ne jo usse yaaha le aaya. At least yaaha usse apno ka pyaar toh milega."

Rita Maa nodded in yes.

After sometime she said, "Accha tum dono jaa ke fresh ho jaao. Thak chuke hoge."

"Haan bilkool. Aur Pari....."

"Pari jab tak Naaz ke saath hai, uski fikar karne ki zaroorat nahi hai." Said Rita Maa.

Neetu smiled and left from there with Ritesh.

"Maaf karna. Lekin main tum logo ko saara sach nahi baata sakti. Nahi baata sakti ki Naaz ki shaadi Sidharth ke saath hui hai. Yeh baat jitne kam logo ko maloom pade, utna hi behtar hai. Kyu ki agar yeh baat bahar aa gayi toh bohut muskil ho sakti hai." Said Rita Maa in her mind.

Then she went to Naaz's room to see what she was doing.

There she found Naaz still playing with Pari. She was playing with Pari's fingers, making funny faces to her and talking to her in babyish tone.

Pari was enjoying it and laughing looking at her.

Suddenly Naaz said, "Tujhe paata hai Pari, meri bhi ek Mami hai. Lekin woh na mujhse bilkool pyaar nahi karti. Jab main unke ghar mein thi, woh humesha mujhe daanti thi, mujh pe haath uthati thi. Woh bilkool bhi acchi Mami nahi thi. Lekin main... Main tujhe kabhi nahi daantungi, aur tujhse bohut pyaar karungi. Main sabse acchi wali Mami banke dikhaungi. Okay?"

Saying that Naaz kissed Pari's forehead and rubbed her nose on her cheeks.

Rita Maa's eyes welled up seeing this. She wiped her tears and went to them with a smile.

"Kya baat hai! Badi masti kar rahe ho dono mil ke? Main bhi thoda masti kar loon meri pauti ke saath?"

Saying that she took Pari in her arms and started playing with her. Naaz was watching them.

After sometime Rita Maa looked at Naaz and said, "Naaz ek baat kahu? Bura mat maan na lekin tu sabke saamne khud ko Pari ki Mami mat bol."

Naaz became confused.

"Kyu Maa? Sidharth toh Pari ke Mama hai. Toh uss hisaab se main Pari ki Mami hi hui nah?" She asked.

"Haan lekin.... Tu Sidharth ko bhi sabke saamne apna Pati nahi keh sakti."

"Kyu?"

"Hai kuch pareshani. Tu abhi nahi samjhegi. Bas itna yaad raakh na, aage se Sidharth ko apna Pati yaa khud ko Pari ki Mami mat bolna. Samjhi?"

Naaz just nodded in yes.

"Meri acchi bacchi." Said Rita Maa and left the room with Pari.

In the evening...

Sidharth returned home from office. He was a little bit down. But his face immediately brightened up seeing Neetu and Ritesh.

"Arrey Neetu Di, Ritesh Jiju! What a surprise! Aap dono ek din pehle hi aa gaye. I'm so happy."

Saying that he hugged Neetu and Ritesh.

"Pari kaha hai?" He asked looking here and there.

"Pari apne kamre mein so rahi hai." Said Rita Maa.

"Pehle tu apna baata. Aaj kaal bada star ban chuka hai. Tujhe paata hai humare waaha ki ladkiyon ne teri wajah se news dekhna start kar diya hai. Woh sab fidaa hai tujh par. Aur woh jo tera show hai nah, the game of truth with Sidharth, hum roz dekhte hai. Kya attitude ke saath tu sab ki interview leta hai aur bajata hai unki. Aaj bhi tune uss Vijay Tripathi ki kya class lagayi hai. Too good."

Sidharth's face immediately turned pale.

"Kaun Vijay Tripathi?" Asked Rita Maa.

"Offo Maa. Isliye main kehti hoon TV serials ke alawa thoda news bhi dekh liya karo. Vijay Tripathi bohut bada politician hai. But ek no. ka fraud aur kamina admi hai. Aaj aap ke Bete ne sabke saamne usse expose kiya hai. Aur aap ko paata hai, jab uske paas kehne ko kuch nahi tha, woh gusse mein interview ke bich mein hi uth ke chala gaya." Said Neetu.

"Waise ek ek point sahi pakda hai Sidharth ne." Said Ritesh. "Jab uska koi illegal dhanda hai hi nahi toh yeh jo black money uske ghar se mile hai, woh aaye kaha se? I'm sure uska koi bohut bada dhanda hai."

Rita Maa became worried hearing all this.

"Haaye bhagwan! Sidharth kya zaroorat hai tujhe inn powerful logo se panga lene ki? Kuch hogaya toh?" Said Rita Maa.

"Maa zaroorat hai." Said Neetu. "Inn ke aage chup rehna matlab inhe aur badhawa dena. Sidharth ne bilkool sahi kiya. Aur aap uski zyada fikar mat karo. Mera Bhai sher hai sher!"

Saying that Neetu patted Sidharth's back.

"Accha main jaa ke thoda fresh hoke aata hoon. Aap log continue karo." Said Sidharth and went to his room.

He got freshed and started reading some files sitting on the bed. He was very much tensed because of today's incident in the office. He got into a heated argument with Vijay Tripathi and now that man would try in every way make his life hell. But he also wouldn't back off so easily.

"Mujhe kaise bhi karke iss insaan ko sabke saamne expose karna hai. Warna bohut saare bacchon ki life barbaad ho jaayegi." Said Sidharth in his mind.

Suddenly Naaz entered the room.

"Aap ko paata hai Sidharth, aaj maine Pari ke saath bohut masti ki. Aur Neetu Di aur Jiju ke saath bhi bohut baatein ki. Waise woh log shaadi tak yaaha rahenge lekin mujhe lagta hai unhe shaadi ke baad bhi yaheen ruk jaana chahiye. Aap ko kya lagta hai?"

Naaz was saying but Sidharth wasn't hearing anything as he was very much worried and lost in his own thoughts.

Naaz noticed it and asked sitting beside him, "Kya hua Sidharth? Aap kuch pareshan lag rahe ho."

"Aisa kuch nahi hai. I'm fine." Said Sidharth closing the file and smiled forcefully.

"Aap pareshan ho Sidharth. Baataiye na kya baat hai."

"Arrey tum nahi samjhogi yeh sab."

"Samajh jaaungi. Aap baatao toh sahi."

Sidharth sighed and said, "Okay fine. Asal mein aaj ek admi ke saath mera interview tha. Woh admi bilkool accha nahi hai. Mujhe shak hai ki bohut saare bure kaamo mein uska haath hai. Lekin mere paas koi proof nahi hai."

"Bure kaam jaise ki..."

"Child trafficking."

"Woh kya hota hai?" Asked Naaz.

"Matlab 18 se kam umar ke bacchon ko kidnap karke dusre seheron yaa deshon mein bech dena." Replied Sidharth.

Naaz became shocked.

"Bech dete hai? Lekin kyu? Bacche koi saaman thodi hai jo unhe bech denge?"

"I understand. But sadly kuch log hote hai aise. Woh bacchon ko dusri jagah le jaake unse galat kaam karwate hai yaa phir gulaami karne bhej dete hai. Inn saare cases mein unhe bohut torture sehna padhta hai."

"Kya unhe bachane ka koi tarika nahi hai?"

"Main koshish kar raha hoon pichle kuch mahino se jo bacche kidnapped hue hai unn tak pohuch ne ki."

"Agar aap nahi pohuch paaye toh? Kya woh khud apni madad nahi kar sakte?"

"Kar sakte hai. Dekho bacchon ke paas taqat nahi hoti lekin dimaag hota hai. Aur aksar aise situation mein humein apne dimaag ka use karna chahiye. Toh sayad kuch ho sakta hai."

Naaz hold Sidharth's hands and said, "Aap fikar mat karo. Main Bhagwan se unn bacchon ke liye pray karungi. Dekhna woh meri baat zaroor maanenge."

Sidharth gave a slight smile.

"Lekin filhaal aap ki fikar dur karne ka ek tarika hai mere paas. Ek kahaani sunoge? Ek na kauwa tha aur ek chidiya thi......."

Sidharth immediately started laughing.

"Yaar tum humesha ek hi kahani kyu sunati ho?" He asked while laughing.

Naaz smiled and said, "Kyu ki main jab bhi yeh kahani sunati hoon aap smile karte ho. Aur mujhe aap ko smile karte hue dekhna accha lagta hai."

Sidharth cupped her face and said, "Naaz main smile iss kahani ki wajah se nahi, kahani sunane wale ki wajah se karta hoon. Aur tum jab bhi mere aas paas hoti ho na mere chehre pe automatic smile aa jaati hai. Paata hai kyu?"

Naaz innocently nodded in no.

Sidharth chuckled and said, "Kyu ki tum meri sukoon ho. You are my peace Naaz. Aaj bhi main itna tensed tha lekin tumne mujhe kitna easily hasa diya. Jiske life mein tum ho na uske liye toh udaas yaa worried rehna possible hi nahi hai. Tumhe sach mein magic aata hai."

Saying that he kissed her forehead.

"Thank you for being my sukoon. Meri life mein iss ki bohut zaroorat thi." He said.

Naaz was just staring at him blankly.

Sidharth noticed it and said, "Abhi sayad tumhe itni gehri baatein samajh naa aaye. Bas itna samajh lo, mujhe tumhare saath rehna bohut accha lagta hai."

Naaz smiled and said cutely, "Sidharth mujhe bhi aap ke saath rehna bohut accha lagta hai."

Sidharth smiled.

After sometime he made a serious face and asked, "By the way tumne mujhe aaj apna homework nahi dikhaya?"

Naaz immediately bit her tongue.

"Woh toh main bhul gayi." She said. "Asal mein pura din Pari ke saath khel rahi thi iss hi liye.... Homework ke baare mein yaad nahi raha."

"Accha toh tum khelne ke chakkar mein homework karna bhul gayi. Now be ready for the punishment." Said Sidharth in a stern voice.

"Punishment? Kya punishment?" She asked being scared.

"Kaan pakad ke 20 sit-ups karne padenge. Uske baad saara homework complete karna hoga dinner se pehle."

"20 sit-ups? Mujhse nahi hoga."

"Naaz!"

Sidharth eyed him.

"Thik hai, thik hai. Karti hoon."

Saying that Naaz started doing sit-ups holding her ears while Sidharth was enjoying it sitting on the bed.

"Akdu!" Murmured Naaz.
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