After Naaz left from there, Sidharth said angrily, "Bas ki jiye Di. Main pehle bhi bol chuka hoon Tina sirf meri dost hai, iss se zyada kuch nahi. Aaj Preeti Di ki engagement hai, mujhe bohut saara kaam karna hai. Abhi aap please yeh saari baatein kar ke mera dimaag mat kharab ki jiye."

Saying that Sidharth left from there angrily and Kushal went after him to calm him down.

"Yeh ladka bhi nah! Maine aisa kya bol diya jo itna gussa ho gaya?" Uttered Neetu and looked at Tina. She noticed her sad face.

"Tu nah dil chhota mat kar. Woh abhi na keh raha hai lekin uski naa ko haan hone mein zyada waqt nahi lagega. Tu sirf koshis karti reh."

Tina gave a slight smile and said, "Aisa nahi hai. Hum sach mein sirf dost hai."

"Yeh na kisi aur se kehna. Mujhe paata hai tu uske liye kya feel karti hai. Aur ho sakta hai woh bhi same feel karta hai lekin bol nahi raha. But don't worry, ab main aa gayi hoon nah? Tum dono ka rishta pakka karwa ke uske baad hi yaaha se jaaungi." Said Neetu to which Tina smiled sadly but the truth was she had lost her hope.

On the other hand, Kushal was trying to calm Sidharth down.

"Calm down Bro. Tu Neetu Di ki baaton pe itna kyu chidh raha hai?" Said Kushal.

"Yaar tune dekha nahi Neetu Di kitni bakwaas rahi thi. Tina aur meri shaadi ki baat kar rahi thi jab ki humare bich aisa kuch nahi hai. Aur tujhe paata hai, Naaz uss waqt waha thi. She heard everything." Said Sidharth and started worrying about Naaz.

"So what? Agar usne sun bhi liya toh kya fark padhta hai?"

"Fark padhta hai yaar. Usse fark padhta hai. Humari shaadi kaise bhi hui ho, Naaz iss shaadi ko sach maanti hai. Usse of course yeh sab sun ke bura lagega."

"Naaz iss shaadi ko sach maanti hai, aur tu? Tu nahi maanta iss shaadi ko sach?" Asked Kushal making Sidharth frowned.

"What are you saying Bro? Tujhe paata hai maine yeh shaadi kyu ki hai." Said Sidharth.

"I know. Naaz ko bachane ke liye. Lekin woh pehle ki baat hai. Ab tu iss shaadi ko maan ta hai. And you have accepted Naaz as your wife."

But Sidharth denied.

"Pagal hogaya hai tu? Naaz tab bhi meri responsibility thi aur ab bhi hai. Fark sirf itna hai ki ab mujhe uss se ek attachment si hogayi hai which is fine. Lekin iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki main iss shaadi ko maanta hoon. Yeh bas ek tarika tha Naaz ko bachane ka. Aur Naaz abhi bacchi hai isliye woh iss shaadi ko asli maan rahi hai lekin jab woh badi hogi, sab kuch apne aap hi samajh jaayegi."

Kushal nodded his head in disbelief and said, "You are not understanding it Sidharth. Accha chal maan li teri baat. Lekin ek baat baata, tu Naaz ki bhalai ke liye usse yaaha le aaya hai nah? Agar kaal ko tujhe aisa laga ki Naaz ki bhalai yaaha rehne mein nahi hai toh kya tu usse khud se dur kar dega?"

Sidharth took off his eyes and couldn't say anything.

"Kya hua? Agar tu iss shaadi ko nahi maan ta, agar Naaz tere liye sirf ek responsibility hai, toh tujhe iska jawab paata hona chahiye."

Sidharth sighed and said, "Agar kabhi aisa hua toh.... Main woh hi karunga jis mein Naaz ki bhalai hai. Main usse.....khud se dur kar dunga..."

Sidharth was struggling a lot with his emotions while saying this.

"Really? Tu reh lega uske bina?" Asked Kushal raising his one eyebrow.

Again Sidharth had nothing to say.

"Maa.... Maa dhund rahi hongi sayad. Bohut kaam hai. I have to go." Said Sidharth and left from there.

"Jitna socha tha, yeh situation uss se zyada complicated hai." Said Kushal in his mind.

Soon Preeti's fiance Arun and his family came. The ring ceremony started. Both Sidharth and Naaz got busy in all these and they didn't get a chance to talk. Sidharth was very much bothered about Naaz's feelings. He didn't want her to get hurt because of Neetu's stupid talks. While Naaz already forgot about the morning incident and she was enjoying the ring ceremony.

After the ring ceremony ended, everyone started clicking pictures with Preeti and Arun.

Sidharth was standing at a corner, lost in his own thoughts, when Tina came to him.

"Hi!" Said Tina with a smile.

"Hi! Woh subah ki baat ko le kar I'm very sorry. Neetu Di bhi paata nahi kya kya bolti rehti hai." Said Sidharth.

"It's okay Sidharth. You don't have to say sorry. I understand it."

"Ek baar yeh engagement ceremony khatam ho jaaye, hum dono saath mein inn sab ko bol denge ki hum sirf dost hai. Dobara koi yeh saari baatein nahi kare."

Tina nodded in yes with a heavy heart.

Sidharth thought that she was upset because of Neetu and tried to light her mood by some funny talks.

On the other hand, Neetu was watching them talking and she was being happy.

"Yaar yeh Sidharth kaha reh gaya? Usse family photo nahi kheechwani kya?" Asked Preeti while looking for Sidharth.

"Arrey usse abhi disturb mat kar. Woh apni girlfriend ke saath busy hai." Said Neetu.

Preeti widened her eyes and asked, "Girlfriend?"

"Aur nahi toh kya? Mere saamne bada keh raha tha ki hum dono sirf dost hai. Aur ab dekh kitna has has ke baat kar raha hai uske saath."

"Waise yeh dono saath mein lagenge bohut acche. Hai nah?"

"Hmm. Mera bas chale toh teri shaadi ke baad hi inn dono ki shaadi kara doon."

Neetu and Preeti didn't realise that Naaz was hearing their whole conversation.

She looked at Sidharth and Tina and saw them laughing. She got very much angry and hurt at the same time. She remembered the morning incident.

"Sab ek hi baat kyu bol rahe hai? Sidharth ki shaadi Tina Didi ke saath? Lekin woh toh mere pati hai nah?" Said Naaz in her mind.

She couldn't tolerate it anymore and started walking to them.

She took a glass of water and suddenly threw it on Tina.

Everyone became shocked at her sudden behaviour.

"Naaz!" Shouted Sidharth.

"Dur raho aap Sidharth se. Aap gandi ho." She said with teary eyes.

Tina was also very much shocked.

Neetu and Preeti came there.

"Yeh kaisi badtameezi hai Naaz? Sorry bolo Tina ko." Said Neetu.

"Kya hua tujhe Naaz? Tu abhi toh hum sab ke saath enjoy kar rahi thi. Phir achanak yeh sab kyu?" Said Preeti.

"Aap log isse bolo Sidharth se dur rehne ke liye." Said Naaz pointing her finger towards Tina.

"Lekin kyu?" Asked Neetu.

"Kyu ki Sidharth Pati hai mere!" Naaz almost screamed.

Now Neetu and Preeti became more shocked and looked at Sidharth. Sidharth closed his eyes. Finally the truth came out what Sidharth never wanted.

Naaz clutched Sidharth's kurta tightly and started sobbing.

"Aap.... Tina Didi se shaadi.... Nahi kar sakte..... Aap sirf mere pati ho..... Suna sab ne..... Sidharth sirf mere pati hai....."

Naaz was continuously sobbing. Suddenly she became senseless because of panicking too much.

Sidharth got scared seeing that.

"Naaz are you okay?"

He immediately carried her and left from there.

After the engagement ceremony....

Most of the guests left their house. Now Sidharth, Neetu, Ritesh, Preeti, Kushal, Tina everyone was in Rita Maa's room. All were looking at Sidharth with questioning eyes.

"Sidharth kya tu ab humein baatayega yeh sab kya ho raha hai? Tu Naaz ka Pati, how's it possible?" Asked Neetu.

"This suspense is really killing me. Bhai shaadi se pehle main itna stress nahi le sakti. So please tell us everything." Said Preeti.

Now Sidharth had no option left. He narrated the whole story to them. From his meeting with Naaz to their marriage and taking Naaz home with him, he told them everything.

"Matlab tum sab ko paata tha. Kushal, Tina, yaaha tak ki Maa aap ko bhi. Lekin itni badi baat kisi ne humein baata na zaroori nahi samjha." Said Neetu with disbelief.

"Hum sab ek hi family ka hissa hai. Phir aap ne humse yeh baat kyu chhupayi?" Asked Preeti.

"Ek toh teri shaadi thi. Main tujhe yeh sab baata kar pareshan nahi karna chahti thi. Aur sabse badi baat main nahi chahti thi yeh baat bahar aaye." Said Rita Maa.

"Maa yeh baat almost bahar aane wali thi. Woh toh sukar hai uss waqt waha par humare alawa koi aur nahi tha. Sab log photos kheechwane mein busy the. Warna sab ko paata chal jaata ki humare Sidharth ne ek chhoti si bacchi se shaadi ki hai. Phir sochiye kya izzat reh jaati humare family ki." Said Neetu angrily.

Sidharth sighed and said, "I know jo hua bohut galat hua. Main aage se dhyan rakhunga ki yeh baat bahar naa aaye."

"Sidharth you can't hide the truth. Tune aaj Naaz ko dekha na. Woh kaise keh rahi thi ki tu uska pati hai. Aur dekha jaaye toh uski galti nahi hai. She is immature. Baat kaise bhi karke bahar aa hi jaayegi. I think tujhe Naaz ko yaaha se kahi dur bhej dena chahiye. Yeh hi sahi rahega." Said Neetu.

Sidharth looked at Neetu with disbelief.

"Kya kaha aapne Di?" He asked.

"Sayad meri baat sun ne mein buri lag rahi hai. But tu Naaz ko kisi acche se hostel mein bhej de. Waha uski padhai bhi acche se hogi aur dheere dheere sayad yeh shaadi wali baat uske dimaag se nikal jaaye. It will be good for both of you."

"Enough Di!" Shouted Sidharth. "I can assure you that what happened today is not gonna happen again. But Naaz yaaha se kahi nahi jaayegi. Is that clear?"

Saying that Sidharth left from there angrily. Tina went after him.

"Yeh meri baat ko kyu nahi samajhta? Main iske bure ke liye kuch bol rahi hoon kya?" Asked Neetu upset.

"Hum sab ko paata hai tum uske bure ke liye kuch nahi bol rahi. But try to understand his situation also. Hum sab ko paata hai Sidharth Naaz se kitna attached hai. It's not easy for him to send her away from himself. Give him some time to think." Said Ritesh.

Meanwhile Tina was stopping Sidharth from leaving.

"Sidharth! Sidharth meri baat sun." Said Tina.

"Listen I'm not in a mood to talk to you right now. Please leave me alone." Said Sidharth.

"But Sid...."

"Please!"

Sidharth was about to leave suddenly Tina said, "Sidharth, I love you."
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Will he really send Naaz away from himself?

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