At Suhaan's Home...

Suhaan was scrolling his phone laying on his bed and Suhana was sleeping beside him. That night he didn't leave his sister alone because of all the mess happened.

"Naaz ko ek call karu?" He asked himself and was about to call Naaz.

But he stopped thinking that she must be sleeping.

Then he smiled thinking the moments they spent that day. He remembered how she stood for his sister. And whenever he remembered all this, he was falling more for Naaz.

"Tu soya nahi abhi tak?" Asked Suhana suddenly.

"Neend nahi aa rahi hai." Said Suhaan.

"Mujhe paata hai tu Naaz ke baare mein soch raha hai."

"Intelligent hai tu." Said Suhaan to which Suhana laughed.

Then she asked, "Tu uss se bohut pyaar karta hai nah?"

"Khud se bhi zyada." Replied Suhaan smiling. "Aur woh hai bhi pyaar karne ke layak. Aaj usne kitna kuch kiya humare liye. Uski wajah se ghar aane ke baad Mom Dad ne tujhe kuch nahi kaha. Uske bina main itna sab kuch akele handle nahi kar paata. Today she stood by us. Aaj usne dikha diya ki ek perfect life partner ki saari qualities uss mein hai."

"Suhaan jab tu itna sure hai then why don't you confess? Dekhna woh kabhi maana nahi karegi."

"You don't have to tell me this. Mujhe paata hai woh kabhi maana nahi karegi. Problem bas yeh hai ki jab bhi main usse propose karne jaata hoon koi naa koi incident ho jaata hai. Jaise pichli baar jab main propose karne gaya, Naaz school chhor ke chali gayi. Khair uss waqt hum chhote the isliye jo hua accha hi hua. I got more time to become sure of my feelings. Phir kaal hi maine Naaz ko propose karne ka socha but...."

"Meri wajah se nahi kar paaya." Said Suhana sadly.

"Chutki don't blame yourself for this."

"Par yeh toh sach hai na ki maine sab kuch spoil kar diya. And now I'll fix this."

"Fix? Woh kaise?"

"Woh main tujhe do din baad baataungi. Because I need time to plan for everything. Abhi ke liye good night."

Suhaan smiled and said, "Good night."

They both fell asleep.

Two Days Later...

Suhana was running in the college corridor and looking for his brother.

Suddenly she saw him and called, "Suhaan, Suhaan, Suhaan...."

She came to him running.

"Kya hua? Tu aise bhag ke kyu aayi?" He asked.

"Mere paas tere liye ek bohut bada surprise hai. Guess what?" She said excitedly.

"Mom Dad ne finally teri admission Mumbai ke bade acting college mein karwa di. Iss se bada surprise aur kya ho sakta hai?"

"But that was my surprise. Tera surprise yeh hai ki maine tere aur Naaz ke liye ek bohut hi romantic date plan kiya hai, woh bhi aaj. It's a chance for you to tell her about your feelings."

"Date?" Asked Suhaan and started blushing.

"Oh hello! Blush baad mein karna. Pehle yeh soch ki Naaz ko kaise propose karna hai."

"Woh toh kar lunga. But Naaz aayegi nah?"

"Zaroor aayegi. Woh tu mujh par chhor de. I'll manage that."

Saying that Suhana left from there.

She went to the class where Naaz was. She sat beside her and said, "Naaz, mujhe na tujhe ek badi good news deni hai."

"Accha? Zaldi baata." Said Naaz.

"Mumma aur Papa ko apni galti ka ehsaas hua hai. And now they are ready to get me admitted to a famous acting college in Mumbai. All thanks to you."

Naaz was very happy hearing that.

"Yeah toh bohut accha hua. Ab tera actress ban ne ka sapna pura ho jayega. Lekin iska matlab....." Naaz's face turned pale suddenly.

"Tu mujhe chhor ke chali jayegi?" Asked Naaz making a sad pout.

Suhaan hugged Naaz and said, "Awww! My bestie! I'll miss you very much. But kya karu? Career bana ne ke liye jaana toh padega."

Naaz broke the hug and said, "I'll miss you too. Aur haan, jab tu badi actress ban jayegi, apni iss dost ko bhool mat jaana. Kya paata main tujhse milne aau aur tu kahe 'Get out. I'm very busy now'."

Naaz said the last line mimicking like an actress to which Suhana laughed.

"Chal drama queen!" She said slapping slightly on her shoulder.

After that she said, "Accha sun na, iss hi khushi mein main aaj shaam ko ek party organise kar rahi hoon. And you are coming."

"Party matlab..."

"Matlab kya hai? Tujhe aana hoga. I'm not gonna listen to any of your excuses."

Naaz sighed and said, "Okay I'll come. Main abhi Maa ko call kar ke permission le leti hoon."

Saying that she opened her phone. Suhana's eyes fell on her phone's screen. She had Sidharth's photo in her wallpaper.

"Ek second! Tere phone ki screen mein Mr. Shukla ki photo kyu hai?" Asked Suhana curiously.

Naaz got nervous. She forgot about the wallpaper before unlocking her phone in front of Suhana.

"Yeh... Maine kuch hi din pehle lagaya hai."

"Main tujhse pucha tune yeh kyu lagaya hai."

"Bas aise hi..."

"Hum kisi ka photo apne wallpaper pe aise hi nahi lagate unless humein uss insaan se bohut zyada pyaar ho. Aur Mr. Shukla ko bhi maine kayi baar dekha hai tujh par apna haq jaata te hue. Is there anything going on between you two?"

"We are married." Said Naaz suddenly.

"What?" Suhana freaked out. "Are you kidding me?"

"Suhana yeh sach hai. Meri aur Sidharth ki shaadi bachpan mein hi ho gayi thi. That's why I live with them."

Naaz told Suhana everything about her past. Suhana was beyond shocked hearing everything.

"Yeh baat humari family ke alawa aur koi nahi jaanta. Tu bhi kisi ko mat baatana." Said Naaz.

"Okay. I understand tum dono ki shaadi tab hui thi jab tu bohut chhoti thi. But what about the present situation? Do you accept this marriage? Matlab unka age tujhse itna zyada hai. Did you never think of being with someone who is of your age?" Asked Suhana.

"No." Replied Naaz. "Sidharth ke alawa meri zindagi mein aur koi nahi aa sakta. Unka age chahe kuch bhi ho, mujhe fark nahi padhta. Maine sirf unka dil dekha hai jo bohut bada hai. And I love him very much."

When Naaz was saying this, Suhana noticed immense love in her eyes.

She smiled sadly and said, "Iss hi liye tere wallpaper mein unki photo hai?"

Naaz blushed and nodded in yes.

'Accha main chalti hoon. Agla lecture suru hone se pehle aa jaaungi." Said Suhana.

"Ok. And what about the party?" Asked Naaz.

"I have decided to cancel it."

Saying that Suhana left from there. Naaz made a confused face.

Coming out of the classroom, Suhana met Suhaan.

"Naaz aa rahi hai kya?" Asked Suhaan excitedly.

Suhana was feeling bad for her brother. She controlled her emotions and said, "Woh nahi aayegi. Tu uska khayal chhor de."

"Kyu nahi aayegi? Aur yeh tu kya bol rahi hai? Khayal chhor doon matlab?" Asked Suhaan being puzzled.

"Just forget about her. Forget that you ever loved her. Move on Suhaan."

Now Suhaan was serious.

"Move on? Chutki you know that I love her. Aur abhi tak toh maine usse propose bhi nahi kiya. Main pehle se haar nahi maan sakta. I'm going to propose her...."

"Naaz is married!" Said Suhana loudly.

Now this was shocking for Suhaan too.

"What did you say?" Asked Suhaan with disbelief. "Listen if you are joking then let me tell you it's not funny."

Suhana took Suhaan to a corner and said, "Suhaan abhi main jo kuch bhi kahungi that will be really heartbreaking for you. But listen to me very carefully. Naaz got married to Mr. Shukla in her childhood."

Suhana told everything she came to know. She expected Suhaan to be sad or heartbroken after knowing the truth. But that didn't happen.

Instead of being sad, Suhaan started laughing like a mad.

"Oh God! Chutki you really scared me. Ek pal ke liye toh main sach mein darr gaya tha." Said Suhaan while laughing.

"Tu iss baat par has kaise sakta hai?" Asked Suhana being confused.

"Toh kya rou? Naaz ki shaadi Mr. Shukla se tab hui thi jab woh under-age thi. And you know that child marriage is illegal in our country. Naaz ko toh uss waqt shaadi ka matlab bhi nahi paata tha."

"Phir bhi Naaz iss shaadi ko maanti hai. Aur sayad Mr. Shukla bhi. Tujhe unn dono ke bich mein nahi aana chahiye."

"Chutki you are overthinking. Aisa kuch nahi hai unn dono ke bich. Naaz sirf mujhse pyaar karti hai. Aur aaj main usse propose kar ke rahunga. Chahe tu iss mein meri help kare yaa naa kare."

Saying that Suhaan left from there.

"Yeh ladka toh meri baat sun ne ko taiyar hi nahi hai. Ab main isse kaise samjhau ki Naaz Mr. Shukla se pyaar karti hai. She is madly in love. Bhagwan, bas mere Bhai ka dil na tut jaaye." Said Suhana in her mind.

On the other hand, Suhaan was thinking what Suhana told him.

"Mujhe Naaz se baat kar ke sab kuch clear karna hi hoga." Said Suhaan in his mind.

In the college Suhaan tried to talk to Naaz about this matter but didn't get a chance.

After he reached home, he messaged Naaz and told her to come and meet me him at a place. He also sent the location.

But he didn't know that Naaz had not got the message. She didn't have her phone when the message was sent.

Instead of Naaz, Sidharth saw the message notification first and read it. That day he came early from office.

Sidharth's blood boiled reading the message.

"Naaz pe mujhe bhale hi pura trust ho but I don't trust this guy. Suhaan ke dil mein Naaz ke liye definitely feelings hai. Now it's time to give him a clarity. Isse mere aur Naaz ke rishte ke baare mein sab kuch baatana hi hoga." Said Sidharth in his mind.

He sent 'Ok' from Naaz's phone and then deleted both the messages so that Naaz couldn't know about this.

"Don't worry Suhaan. Aaj main tumhari saari confusion dur kar dunga. And I'll make sure ki aage se tum meri Naaz ke aas paas bhi na bhatko." Said Sidharth in his mind and smirked.
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Will Sidharth be able to show Suhaan the truth that Naaz only loves him?

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