Next Day, Sidharth and Naaz left the homestay and put their luggage inside the car. They got inside the car and Naaz looked outside the window for the last time.

"Mera iss jagah ko chhor ke jaane ka mann hi nahi ho raha Sidharth. Hum kuch aur din idhar nahi ruk sakte?" She said looking outside.

"Main samajh raha hoon ki iss jagah se tumhari attachment ho gayi hai. Lekin humein wapas toh jaana hi hoga. Mera office hai, tumhara college hai, hum aur kitne din chhutti lenge?" Said Sidharth.

"I understand. Lekin paata nahi aisa kyu lag raha hai ki kuch adhura reh gaya hai. Mera dil keh raha hai ki main koi bohut hi special chiz peeche chhor ke jaa rahi hoon."

Sidharth put his hand on her shoulder. Naaz looked at him.

"I promise main Bareilly jaate hi apne sources ka use karke tumhare Bhai ko dhund nikalunga." He said assuring her.

"Sacchi?" She asked with moist eyes.

"Journalist hoon. Sayad itna bhi muskil nahi hoga mere liye." Said Sidharth to which Naaz smiled.

Then he started driving.

After going to some distance, Sidharth's car suddenly stopped.

"Kya hua? Car ruk kyu gayi?" Asked Naaz.

"Paata nahi."

Saying that, Sidharth tried to give it a start but failed.

"I have to check." He said and came out of the car. Naaz also came out of the car.

Sidharth checked and said, "Naye tyres lagane honge. Aise sadak pe chalne ki adat nahi hai. Isliye kharab ho gayi."

"Ab hum kya kare? Wapas homestay chale?" Asked Naaz.

"Hum bohut dur aa chuke hai Naaz. Yaaha se paidal homestay jaane mein haalat kharab ho jayegi. Aas paas kuch dikh bhi nahi raha." Said Sidharth looking here and there.

"Haaye Bhagwan! Kaha fasa diya?" Said Naaz in her mind.

They both were thinking of a solution when someone came there with a cycle. He stopped seeing Naaz.

"Didi, aap yaaha?" Said Shehbaaz with a smile.

A huge smile came to Naaz's face also.

"Shehbaaz tum..." She said. Then she looked at Sidharth and said, "Sidharth yeh Shehbaaz hai jiske baare mein maine aap ko baataya tha.... Aur Shehbaaz yeh hai mere husband, Sidharth." Introduced Naaz.

"Hello Jiju!" Said Shehbaaz forwarding his hand to Sidharth.

Sidharth smiled and shook hands with him.

"Waise mera naam Naaz hai. Main tujhe.... I mean tumhe baata na bhool gayi thi." Said Naaz further.

"Thik hai. Main phir aap ko Naaz Didi bulaunga." Said Shehbaaz.

"Arrey kyu? Tum mujhe sirf Didi bulana. Apna lagta hai."

"Toh phir aap bhi mujhe tu keh kar bula sakti hai. Aisa lagega meri khud ki Didi mujhe bula rahi hai."

Naaz smiled hearing that.

Sidharth also smiled seeing their bond. In such a short time their bond grew so well that they were looking like actual brother and sister.

"Waise aap dono jaa kaha rahe hai?" Asked Shehbaaz seeing the car.

"Mat puch. Hum Bareilly wapas laut hi rahe the ki humari gadi ki tyres kharab ho gayi. Ab kya kare kuch samajh nahi aa raha" Said Naaz.

"Inni si gal? Ek kaam karo, aap dono humare ghar chalo. Mere Chacha Ji mechanic hai. Woh aap ki gaddi thik kar denge. Tab tak aap utthe hi ruk jaana." Said Shehbaaz.

"It's ok Shehbaaz. Tumhe takleef utha ne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai." Said Sidharth.

"Didi ne kaal bohut madad ki hai meri. Aaj rab ne mujhe mauka diya hai aap dono ki madad karne ka. Chaliye na mere saath." Said Shehbaaz.

Sidharth and Naaz then agreed.

"Lekin humari car..."

"Isse yaheen pe rehne di jiye. Kuch nahi hoga. Mera ghar paas mein hi hai. Kuch der baad Chacha Ji ko bhej ke isse thik karwa dunga." Said Shehbaaz to which Sidharth and Naaz nodded.

They went to Shehbaaz's house leaving the car there.

Soon they reached there. As soon as Naaz entered the house, she started having an unknown feeling. She felt as if she had come here earlier also. She felt that she knew every corner of this house. Some blurred memories of her childhood came to her mind.

"Naaz are you okay?" Asked Sidharth breaking her thoughts.

Naaz just nodded in yes.

Suddenly Shehbaaz's aunt came there.

"Oye khote, kitthe marr gaya tha tu? Inni der lagdi hai bazar se saaman laane mein?" Asked his aunt angrily. Her words and voice both were as spicy as red chilli. It reminded Naaz of her 'Mami'.

"Chachi Ji, yeh raha saaman." Said Shehbaaz with a sad face and gave her the bag full of vegetables.

Then his aunt noticed Sidharth and Naaz.

"Yeh kaun hai?" She asked looking at them.

"Yeh saade khas mehmaan si. Raaste vich inki gaddi kharab hogayi thi isliye main inhe itthe le aaya. Aaj dopeher ka khana yeh humare saath hi khayenge." Said Shehbaaz.

"Arrey Shehbaaz iski kya zaroorat thi..."

Shehbaaz didn't let Sidharth finish and said, "Oo nahi ji. Zaroorat hai. Khana khaye bina hum aap ko yaaha se jaane nahi denge."

Shehbaaz's aunt looked at them with despise and then said, "Shehbaaz! Rasoi mein aa mere sang."

Saying that she left from there making a face.

"Woh saamne wala kamra mera hai." Said Shehbaaz pointing towards a room. "Aap dono filhaal utthe ruko, main aata hoon."

Saying that Shehbaaz followed his aunt. Sidharth and Naaz went to his room.

The room was very small and dirty. They started coughing because of the dust.

"Itne bade ghar mein yeh log Shehbaaz ko iss kamre mein rehne dete hai? Naukaron ka kamra iss se behtar hota hai." Said Naaz looking at the room.

"Tumne dekha nahi uski chachi kaise uss se baat kar rahi thi? I won't be surprised if they treat Shehbaaz as their servant." Said Sidharth.

"Yeah and I......."

Naaz was going to say something but again started coughing.

"I think you should drink some water." Said Sidharth rubbing her back.

Naaz nodded in yes and took out the bottle from her bag. But there was not a single drop of water.

"Main unse jaa ke maangti hoon." Said Naaz and came out of the room.

She went to the kitchen to ask for some water. Suddenly she stopped hearing something.

"Aap please chacha ji nu das di jiye ki woh tyres thik karne ke liye Didi aur Jiju paise na le." Said Shehbaaz pleading.

"Kyu na le? Tu raaste vich mile hue kisi nu bhi apna Didi aur Jija bana lega aur unka kharcha hum uthayenge? Upar se tune unhe khane ke liye bhi rok liya. Paise kya tauda mara hua peeyo dega?" Said his aunt.

"Main dunga paise. Maine jitne bhi paise jamaye hai aap woh sab rakh lo. Aur chahe toh mera aaj ka khana band kar do. Lekin Didi aur Jiju se kuch mat kehna. Unhone meri bohut help ki hai."

Naaz's eyes became teary hearing Shehbaaz's words. She never thought that a boy as lovely as him could be so ill fated. She could relate to him as in her childhood she went through the same phase.

Naaz immediately left from there and returned to the room.

"Sidharth humein abhi nikal na hoga yaaha se." Said Naaz to Sidharth.

"Kyu?" Asked Sidharth being confused.

"Shehbaaz ke chacha ne sayad car thik kar diya hai. Hum unhe paise de kar nikal jaate hai. We can't stay here."

"Naaz calm down! Why are you being hyper? What's the matter?"

"Sidharth aap samajh nahi rahe. Agar hum yaaha ruke toh uss bechare ko takleef uthani padegi. Uski Chachi usse khana tak nahi degi. Main nahi chahti humari wajah se Shehbaaz ko yeh sab sehna pade."

Sidharth understood the matter and said, "Okay let's go."

Sidharth took the luggage from the bed. Suddenly a photo frame fell on the floor which was kept under the bed. Naaz noticed it.

She picked up the photo frame and saw it. And the next moment the floor slipped under her feet. She couldn't believe her own eyes. Tears started flowing from her eyes. It was her parents' photo.

"Yeh photo yaaha.... Iska matlab....Shehbaaz mera.... Bhai hai.... Mera khud ka saga Bhai...." She uttered.

Sidharth also became shocked hearing that. He looked at the photo and said, "Yeh toh tumhare parents ki photo hai."

"Haan Sidharth. Aur ab sab kuch clear hogaya. Kyu mujhe Shehbaaz ko dekh kar aisa lag raha tha ki mera uske saath koi rishta hai. Kyu ki woh mera apna Bhai hai Sidharth. Kismat ne mujhe mere Bhai se mila diya hai jis se main Bachpan mein bichar gayi thi. I got my brother back." Said Naaz happily.

At that very moment Shehbaaz entered the room. Naaz looked at him with teary eyes.

Tu jo gayi toh soona hoga yeh jahaan
Pheeki pheeki hogi saari yeh daastan

"Didi, aap ro kyu rahe ho?" Asked Shehbaaz.

A smile came to Naaz's face hearing 'Didi'.

Naaz went to him and said "Phir se Didi bol."

"Didi..." He uttered.

Naaz felt like she was the happiest person on earth.

Tumse judi hai har khushi, tere bina kya hai yahaan

She caressed his face lovingly and said, "Bhai! Mera Bhai!"

Chaahein tumhein hum maange tumhe
Sun le dua yeh aasman

Shehbaaz looked at Sidharth and asked, "Jiju, kya hua Didi ko?"

He was not understanding anything.

Sidharth smiled and went to them. He took the photo frame from Naaz's hand and showed it to Shehbaaz.

"Yeh tumhare parents hai?" He asked.

Shehbaaz nodded in yes.

Naaz took out the photo which she had and showed it to Shehbaaz. Now he also became shocked.

"Yeh aap ke paas kaise?" He asked.

"Main teri Didi hoon Shehbaaz. Bachpan mein hum dono alag ho gaye the. Aur aaj... Hum phir se mil gaye." Said Naaz.

"Kya? Meri koi Didi bhi hai?" He asked with disbelief.

It was hard for him to believe that Naaz was his own sister. As nobody in the house told him that he had a sister.

"Haan Shehbaaz. Mummy Papa ke jaane ke baad inhone mujhe Mama ke saath bhej diya, kyu ki main ladki thi. Aur tujhe apne saath rakha. Iss ghar se main sirf yeh photo apne saath le kar gayi thi. Yeh mere... sorry humare Mummy Papa ki akhri nishani, jo mere paas thi. Aur aaj iss hi ne hum dono Bhai Behen ko mila diya."

Now Shehbaaz had no doubt. Naaz was truly his elder sister. His eyes also became teary.

Chhote chhote khwaabon ko aa jodenge
Yeh bhi vaada na tumhein ab chhodenge

"Maine apne Mummy Papa ko sirf photo mein dekha hai. Jab tak Biji zinda thi, mujhe iss ghar se pyaar mila. Main unka pauta jo tha. Lekin Biji ke guzar jaane ke baad mujhe sab ne paraya kar diya. Tau Ji, Tai Ji, Chacha Ji, Chachi Ji, yaaha tak ki mere Bhai Behen bhi mujhse nafrat karte hai. Mujhe lagta tha mera iss duniya mein koi nahi hai. Lekin aaj aap ko mere saamne dekh kar....."

He started crying.

Then he said, "Ek baat puchu? Yeh sab jo ho raha hai yeh sach hai nah? Aap sacchi mein meri Didi ho na?"

"Haan Shehbaaz haan. Main hi teri Didi hoon aur tu mera Bhai." Said Naaz.

Shehbaaz immediately hugged her. Both the brother and sister started crying.

Jeena chaahe phir tere liye aankhein na pherenge
Saansein meri tu le le bhale, ab na tumhein jaane denge

Sidharth silently wiped his own tears as he also became emotional seeing them.

After that they broke the hug.

"Tujhe yaaha rehne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Tu humare saath chal." Said Naaz.

"Haan Shehbaaz chalo. Inn logo ke saath rehne ka waise bhi koi fayda nahi hai. You will live with us, your real family, your sister." Said Sidharth.

Shehbaaz nodded in yes. He packed his bags.

Three of them started leaving.

"Oye Shehbaaz! Kitthe chala? Woh bhi inn logo de sang?" Asked his uncle.

Naaz looked at him and said, "Woh waheen jaa raha hai jaha usse hona chahiye, uski Didi ke saath."

Everyone became confused.

Naaz gave a sarcastic smile and said, "Nahi pechana na mujhe? Aap logo ki Naaz.... Jise kabhi aap ne ek saaman ki tarah ghar se phenk diya tha."

Now they all became shocked.

"Kabhi ek baar khabar tak nahi liya ki main zinda hoon yaa marr chuki hoon. Khair meri chhoriye. Aap logo ne toh Shehbaaz ko bhi chhora. Usse naukaron ki tarah rakha. Aap ko kya laga? Woh anath hai? Ji nahi. Uski Didi abhi bhi zinda hai. Aur aaj woh usse apne saath le ke jaa rahi hai. Accha hi hua nah? Sir se bojh utar gaya. Ek insaan ke khane ka kharcha bach gaya."

They didn't say anything and looked down.

Naaz went to her uncle and asked, "Tyres thik ho gaye?"

He nodded in yes. Naaz took out some money and handed it to him.

"Jitna aap ne socha tha uss se zyada hi hai. Aur aaj ke baad hum iss ghar mein wapas nahi aayenge."

Saying that Naaz left from there with Sidharth and Shehbaaz.

At night...

Sidharth was driving his car. Naaz was sitting beside him and Shehbaaz was sleeping at the back seat.

Naaz turned behind and looked at him. She smiled seeing him sleeping like an infant.

"So gaya kya?" Asked Sidharth.

"Hmm. Bohut tired hai bechara." She replied.

Then she rested her head on Sidharth's shoulder and said, "Aaj meri family puri ho gayi. Abhi kisi chiz ka gham nahi hai. Bas main puri zindagi tum logo ke saath khushi se guzar na chahti hoon."

"Woh toh thik hai. Lekin woh kya hai na ki main abhi driving kar raha hoon, isliye please tum hat jaao. Warna iss hi waqt hum zindagi se haath do baithenge."

Naaz immediately moved away and punched his shoulder slightly.

"Unromantic!" She said to which Sidharth started laughing.

Soon they reached Bareilly.
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