Sidharth looked at Rishi making a shocked face.

"How do you know?" He asked.

"That doesn't matter. Tu sukar iss baat ka maana ki mujhe paata chala hai. Agar meri jagah koi aur police officer hota, you would have been behind the bars and Naaz ko bhej diya jaata uske parents ke paas." Said Rishi.

"Rishi it's not like that. Pehli baat toh Naaz ke parents nahi hai. Woh apne Mama Mami ke saath rehti thi. Aur maine Naaz se aise hi shaadi nahi kiya tha... Usse bachane ke liye kiya tha."

Sidharth explained the whole matter to Rishi.

After hearing everything, Rishi said, "Tab toh baat aur bhi bigad sakti thi. Naaz sirf 10 saal ki hai and she doesn't have any parents. Tab toh usse surely kisi orphanage yaa home mein bhej diya jaata."

"I know. Isliye maine uss din police ko inform karne ki jagah Naaz se shaadi kar liya tha. Because I wanted to give her a better future."

"Really? Better future? Aur woh better future usse kaha milta? Dubai ke kisi brothel mein?"

"Rishi!" Shouted Sidharth angrily. His eyes were red.

"I'm saying the fact. Kidnapped hogayi thi woh. Agar time par hum usse rescue nahi karte toh abhi tak usse bech diya jaata. Her life could be destroyed because of you. Kyu ki Vijay Tripathi ke saath teri dushmani thi jiski saza milti bechari Naaz ko." Said Rishi.

Sidharth looked down feeling very much guilty. Rishi was right. Just because of him Naaz got involved in this.

"I know yeh jo hua uss mein meri galti thi. I should have been more careful. Lekin aage se aisa nahi hoga. I'll protect my Naaz." Said Sidharth.

"You can't Sidharth. Tu abhi usse protect kar sakta hai. Lekin jab sabko paata chal jayega ki Naaz teri wife hai, tab eventually tujhe uss se dur hona hoga. Because child marriages are illegal in our country. Iss se behtar hai tu Naaz ko abhi khud se dur kar de. Send her to a boarding school."

Sidharth looked at Rishi with disbelief.

"It's not possible Rishi. Naaz mere bina ek din bhi nahi reh sakti. And you are talking about boarding school? Naaz waha adjust nahi kar paayegi." Said Sidharth to make Rishi understand.

"Sidharth you want to give her a better future, right? Then trust me, tujhe iss se accha option nahi milega. Bohut saare bacche boarding school mein rehte hai, Naaz bhi adjust kar legi. Waha usse best education milega. Aur sabse badi baat teri aur uski shaadi ki baat kabhi bahar nahi aayegi."

"But Rishi...."

Before Sidharth could say anything, Rishi said, "Think about it. At least jab tak woh 18 ki nahi ho jaati, keep her away from yourself. That will be good for both of you."

Saying that Rishi went inside the police station. Sidharth also went after him while thinking about his words.

As soon as he entered the police station, Naaz said, "Sidharth mujhe ghar jaana hai."

Sidharth gave her a slight smile and nodded.

They returned home. Everyone in the family was extremely happy getting Naaz back. Rita Maa cried a lot hugging her. She was no less than her own daughter. Also everyone praised Naaz for her bravery.

But amid all these, Sidharth was lost somewhere else which no one noticed. Rishi's words were bothering him a lot. He couldn't understand what was the right thing to do. Should he actually send Naaz away from himself?

At Night...

Sidharth was making Naaz sleep in his room.

Suddenly Sidharth asked, "Accha Naaz, jab tumne khud ko aur unn bacchon ko bacha ne ke liye itna sab kuch plan kiya, tumhe darr nahi laga?"

"Darr toh bohut laga tha. Lekin aap the na mere saath, mujhe himmat dene ke liye?" Replied Naaz.

"Main kaha tha? Tumne toh sab kuch akele hi kiya."

Naaz nodded in no and said, "Aap ko nahi paata. Aap mere saath humesha hote ho. Jab aap dur rehte ho, tab bhi. Yeh jo bhi maine kiya, aap hi ki sikhayi hui baaton ko dhyan pe rakhte hue kiya. Jab bhi mujhe darr laga, maine aap ko yaad kiya. Aur mera saara darr gayab ho gaya."

"Ek baat puchu? Agar main kabhi tumhare saath nahi raha, tum aise hi khud ko sambhal logi naa?"

"Aap ho naa mere saath. Aur humesha rahoge. Abhi mujhe neend aa rahi hai. Sone do." Said Naaz cutely and closed her eyes.

Sidharth chuckled and kissed her forehead. After she fell asleep, Sidharth took an ointment. He kissed Naaz's left cheek and applied ointment on it.

"Maybe everyone is right. Naaz ki bhalai mujhse dur rehne mein hi hai. And nothing is more important to me than her well being. For this, I'll send her away." Said Sidharth in his mind and wiped his tears.

Later that night...

Sidharth called all the family members in the living area and said, "Mujhe aap sab se kuch kehna hai. I have made a decision. Main.... Main Naaz ko boarding school mein bhej raha hoon."

Everyone was shocked hearing this from Sidharth.

"Kyu Sidharth? Boarding school mein kyu? Yaaha humare saath rehne mein kya problem hai? Woh toh khush rehti hai humare saath." Said Rita Maa. She didn't want Naaz to go.

"Dekh Sidharth agar tu meri wajah se yeh sab keh raha hai toh aisa mat kar. Earlier I was thinking about our family's reputation but woh Naaz aur baki sab ki khushi se badh kar nahi hai." Said Neetu.

"Baat woh nahi hai Di. Maine khud bohut soch samajh ke yeh faisla liya hai. Jis field mein main hoon, waha mere bohut saare dushman hai. And I can't put her life at risk. Already bohut kuch seh chuki hai woh. Ab aur nahi. Naaz boarding school mein jaayegi and it's my final decision."

Nobody argued anymore. They understood Sidharth's point.

Only Preeti said, "Sirf ek request hai. At least meri shaadi hone tak Naaz ko yaaha rehne de."

Sidharth nodded and said, "Don't worry Di. Naaz ke yaaha jaane mein abhi waqt hai. Par haan aap sab usse please iss baare mein kuch mat baatana. Agar baata diya toh woh kabhi nahi maanegi."

Everyone nodded.

After that they all left from there except Rita Maa and Sidharth.

Rita Maa put her hand on Sidharth's shoulder and said, "Naaz se hum sab bohut attached hai, lekin tujhse zyada nahi. Mujhe paata hai yeh decision lete waqt tere dil pe kya beeti hogi."

Sidharth's eyes welled up.

He hugged his mother and said, "Main aur kya karta Maa? I had no option. Main nahi chahta meri wajah se Naaz ko koi takleef ho. Uss wajah se agar mujhe kuch saal Naaz se dur rehna padega toh main reh lunga. Mujhe rehna hoga, uske liye."

He started crying.

Rita Maa caressed his hair and said, "Kuch saal ki baat hai Sidharth. Phir sab thik ho jayega."
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Days passed very fast. Preeti got married to Arun and the next day went to her in-law's. After that all the guests started leaving. Neetu and Ritesh also left. When they were leaving, Naaz cried very much specially for Pari and told her that she would soon come to meet her. But Neetu and Ritesh became sad thinking that this was not going to happen.

After everyone left, Sidharth got Naaz admitted to a girls' school in Delhi. It was one of the best schools in Delhi. He told Naaz that he had some work in Delhi and he would take Naaz along with him. Naaz was very excited for her Delhi trip. She was unknown to the fact that Sidharth was sending her to a boarding school.

Meanwhile one more thing happened. Naaz was being felicitated by the government for saving the kids using her intelligence. The felicitation ceremony held at Naaz's school.

Sidharth went to school that day not only to attend Naaz's felicitation ceremony but also to take TC from that school.

Naaz went to the stage. The DM himself felicitated her and said, "Naaz Gill ne aaj saabit kar diya ki aap ki umar chahe kitni bhi ho, uss se fark nahi padhta. Bas himmat honi chahiye. Naaz ke iss kadam ne sirf uski hi nahi, bohut saare bacchon ki zindagi barbaad hone se bacha liya. Hum sab ko Naaz se sikh na chahiye. Situation chahe kuch bhi ho, ghabrana nahi balki himmat se uska saamna karna. Phir jeet tumhari hi hogi."

Everyone started clapping. Sidharth was looking proudly at his girl. Naaz was also smiling looking at him. There were two more people who were happy for Naaz.

"Naaz ne kya kaam kiya hai nah? Bilkool superwoman ki tarah." Said Suhana to Suhaan who was lost in Naaz.

Suddenly he asked, "Kya kaha tune? Superwoman?"

"Haan."

He started thinking. Suddenly a huge smile came to his face.

"Samajh gaya." He said happily.

"Kya samajh gaya?" Asked Suhana.

"Tu humesha se kehti hai na ki tujhe bade hoke kisi Superman se shaadi karni hai. Aur main kehta hoon ki mujhe Superwoman se shaadi karni hai."

"Haan toh?"

"Mujhe meri superwoman mil gayi hai." Said Suhaan smiling.

Suhana widened her eyes.

"Kya tu yeh kehna chahta hai ki tujhe Naaz se shaadi karni hai?" Asked Suhana.

"Haan Chutki. Naaz hi hai meri superwoman. And I have decided. Main bada hoke Naaz se hi shaadi karunga."

"Lekin mujhe nahi lagta Naaz tere jaise bandar se shaadi karegi."

Suhaan immediately pulled Suhana's ears.

"Ahhhhhh!" Screamed Suhana.

He left her ears and said, "Naaz bhi mujhse shaadi karegi. I'll ask her today."

"Okay okay. Go and ask." Said Suhana.

After Naaz got down the stage, Sidharth told her to wait outside and he went to the principal's office to take TC. Meanwhile Suhaan came to Naaz.

"Congratulations!" Said Suhaan.

"Thank you." Replied Naaz.

"Naaz, main tumse kuch puchna chahta hoon? Tum bura toh nahi maanogi?"

"Bura kyu maanungi? Pucho na."

Suhaan took a deep breath.
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