Before starting, let me announce that the battle between Sidharth Anand and Shehnaaz Dalal has just begun in my story "Ms. Haughty vs Mr. Thrifty" (Yes, I changed their names from Angad & Sonia - from their screen name to the name which has created emotion and connect with us)

Updated the 3rd chapter on it. Go on read it!!

The book 👇

Let's continue with our story now..
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Sana woke up to find Sidharth holding her with a firm grip around her belly to avoid her from falling down from that small bed. He was spooning her from back.

She realised how precious the moment was to wake up in the embrace of a powerful man who would melt like a wax if anything happens to her.

If that strong physique of his was worth dieing for than his soft and caring heart was all the reason to live. A slight moment and his grip gets firmer than before. Though he was sleeping she knew his heart and brain was on attentive towards her safety and protection.

She turned her face to him and his eyes opened. They both gazed into each other's eyes without blinking or talking, fearing to lose that eye contact. Their heads moved closer in trance.

There was knock on the door. They both sat straight as if they were doing some crime. The nurse enters along with the doctor.

Doctor: Good Morning! How are you feeling Sana?

Sana: Very well, thank you doctor!

Doctor: Good!! You are brave, you deserve a chocolate! The real ones! (Winked)

All three laughed and the nurse smiled.

Doctor: The nurse will take you blood pressure and temperature. Open your mouth and show you tongue. (Flashes his torch on her throat and then checks her eyes pulling down the lashes) Good! Nurse.. (Signals her to take BP and temperature) By the way, how did the chocolate taste?

Sana: (giggled) Horrible, I will never have it again in my life!

Doctor: You shouldn't as well!!

Sidharth: Don't even dare to!!

Doctor: Absolutely! You have a very loving husband. (Checks the figures given by nurse) Everything is fine. You may have breakfast and then take discharge!

Sidharth: Thank you doctor. Any medical or dietry advice?

Doctor: Yeah, certainly! Just stay away from those chocolates and next time use a mouse trap since they aren't fatal. (Winks)

Sidharth: (smiles) Will take note. Thanks again.

The doctor leaves and nurse tells her that she will get her breakfast. There was an awkward silence after they left since they both remembered what they were upto just before the knock on the door.

Sidharth: I.. I'll get the discharge formalities done, you have your breakfast and then will go home!

Sana nods with her head down like a new bride. She goes to the bathroom and freshen up before eating the breakfast. Sidharth washes his face and gargles his mouth and has a tea from canteen before getting the discharge formalities done. Thankfully the bill was cleared by insurance.

Their auto ricksaw comes to halt at their building when they see Vani running towards Sana and hugging her with tears.

Sana: Mumma? You here?

Vani: Sana, how are you BaaLaa (baby)?  The watchman informed me about the incident which happened yesterday.

Sana: I am fine mumma.

Vani: ..and the baby inside?

Sidharth and Sana looks at each other not knowing what to say. Their faces fall which Vani mistakes it as a miscarriage news.

Vani: Oh Parameshwara {Lord}!! What has happened with my child? Sana and Sidharth you couldn't take care of your responsibilities? How on earth could you be so irresponsible and negligent Sidharth? You have jeopardized your entire life. First the pregnancy, then the marriage and now the miscarriage.

Sidharth put his head down, Ramnath stood behind pating Sana's head.

Sana: Mumma, please don't say anything to my husband. He has been taking care of me better than you and baba. He is not at fault for anything. The truth is..

Sidharth: (interrupts) Sorry Aatya, it was an accident. I should have been bit more careful.

Sana looks at him taking a blame silently yet again. He wasn't at any fault from the beginning. It just blowed up with mistakes committed by Shivam. He is gone but to save his image Sidharth was accepting all the blames on himself.

Sidharth looked at Sana who was looking at him helplessly and he shook his head signalling not to say anything.

Ramnath: Vani, what has happened, has happened. We are at fault as well. We didn't give them time or train them enough to take responsibility. It was an accident and nothing can be done now. Let's go inside the house and not create more scene here.

They take the lift and go inside.

Sidharth: When did y'all come?

Ramnath: We came in the morning, Sana had given the address but we didn't inform. We wanted to surprise you and check how you both are coping with life but we got a shock of life. When the watchman told us what had happened, we tried calling you but your phone was switched off and Sana wasn't picking her call. The watchman didn't know the hospital name, so we waited outside for you two to arrive.

Sidharth: We didn't take her phone in hurry and my phone got switched off due to battery drain. Sorry!

Ramnath: Don't be sorry Son! It's life and it has to go on! There will be ups and downs in life.

They look around the house, there was no furniture. Nothing in the hall except for a mat where they could sit, a mattress in a room, a washing machine in the bathroom and few utensils in the kitchen.

Vani: You need proper rest Sana since you had a miscarriage.

Sidharth and Sana looked at each other everytime the word miscarriage was spoken. They were feeling guilty of lieing to them. Yet they kept quiet with an unknown fear.

Sidharth: Good that ya'll came. I have to go for a week long training to Bangalore from office. I was worried about Sana.

Sana frowned as he hadn't informed her about anything.

Sidharth: Infact I didn't get a chance to tell her about this since I got to know about it on Friday evening. Then when I came home we ran out of gas for cooking and then this incident happened. Could y'all please stay atleast until coming Friday with her?

Ramnath: We came here for just 2 days as we thought you both will be there only for weekend. I left the business on Amol.

Sidharth: Mama, Amol bhaiyya will manage for another 5 days more. Sana needs you. Some stupid people have created a misconception that this floor is haunted, so she gets scared of living alone. Besides, she can't cook as well. If you and aatya stay here, I will be tension free. I will be back by Friday evening.

Ramnath: Hmm.. okay! Will stay until Friday morning. But on one condition. We are going to buy some furniture today. Where will we sleep?

Sidharth: Ahh.. mama, we were short on our savings and we wanted to buy them once we have our salary. You and aatya can sleep on the mattress in room. I and Sana will occupy this mat in hall.

Vani: Sana needs a bit of rest post miscarriage. She might catch cold if she sleeps on the mat.

Ramnath: ..and don't worry about money. I am a well earning businessman. Besides, I couldn't spend anything on her marriage so the same money I will give it to you.

Sidharth: Please don't make me feel small mama. I am just waiting for my salary. According to my package, I am hoping to get atleast 1.5 Lakhs with which we can have a good life. I won't take money from you.

Ramnath: I am giving a gift to my daughter. For now I'll pay since you have shortage, once you have it, give it to Sana. Simple? It won't hurt your self-esteem too.

Sidharth: Okay Mama.

Sidharth and Ramnath buy a bed frame, convertible sofa, a fridge and a Small television.

The house looked proper and well furnished now. Vani cooked food for them as she asked Sana to take full bed rest for 2 days if she really wanted to go to office on Monday.

Sana was angry with Sidharth for not informing her about his Bangalore trip. Sidharth didn't realize it as he kept busy with Ramnath in shopping and chatting. Vani spent her time with Sana and as per Vani's instruction she asked Sana to sleep with her on bed while Sidharth would sleep with Ramnath on convertible sofa. To avoid them getting close until Sana recovers.

Sidharth had sensed Sana's anger while having dinner but he didn't get any chance to speak to her. They slept with difficulty away from each other as they were so used to sleep in each other's presence.

A whole Sunday went in the same manner and Sidharth longed to talk to her.

Monday morning, Sidharth was ready to leave by early flight. Vani was busy in kitchen to get the tiffin ready while Ramnath was still resting on sofa bed. Sana was getting ready for her office in her room.

He came inside the room held her wrist and twisted it to her back. She was struggling to escape.

Sidharth: Sana, what's wrong? Why aren't you talking to me?

Sana: Leave me Sidharth!

Sidharth: Sidharth? Oh!! So no Siddu today huh?

Sana: I said leave me else I'll call mumma.

Sidharth: Are we still little babies that you will complain to your mom?

Sana went on to open her mouth to say Mumma, when he sealed her lips with his. She was shocked as he sucked her lips and left her hand. She pressed her palms on his chest and pushed him away and looked at the other side away from him.

Sidharth: Sorry! Fine, you don't want to talk to me right? I won't! (He said firmly as he was hurt)

She looked at him but he had already gone out of the room. He touched Vani's and Ramnath's feet seeking their blessing before he took his trolley bag and walked out of the house.

Sana looked at him to say bye but he didn't look at her. She was hurt and tears filled her eyes. Yet she went to the balcony to see him boarding his cab hoping he would lift his head to say bye but he didn't.

She softly shedded few tears before she went inside so that her parents don't notice her cry.

All this time she thought she loved Shivam and was getting attracted to Sidharth but today when she walked inside the house from balcony, she realised that she had always loved Sidharth and whatever she experienced for Shivam was just infatuation influenced by the praises her parents and brother had for him.

She loved Sidharth since ages but the realization had hit her now. She came to know what was love. There was no denial and no two way to ignore her feeling.

There was still time for her office cab to arrive. She went and lied on her bed facing her back towards the door. She took the phone in her hand not knowing what to do - to call him or to send him a message. To apologize him or to tell him how much she loved him.

She pulled out her bag and took the photograph they clicked for their marriage registration and took a picture of it on her phone as well. She kept looking at him in the picture. The more she looked, the more she found it difficult for her to bear the pain of distance and seperation.

Her phone rang and her heart skipped a beat thinking that it was him however it was a missed call from her cab driver. She said bye to her parents who noticed her unhappy face.

Vani: Sana, I know you miss him already. Invest your time in learning new things for him.

Sana: Like?

Vani: Learn cooking or stitching a shirt or writing a poem or a letter or something to show your love for him. Pour your emotions in it.

Sana: Mumma, will you teach me cooking the delicious food?

Ramnath: You chose the best. I own a sweet mart yet I anytime would choose the food made by Vani over anything.

Sana smiled and her phone rang again.

Sana: Bye mumma! You're teaching me to cook in the evening.

She ran and sat in the cab. She listened to the romantic songs on her mobile with headphone. She saw him in everything she did.

First love and it's realisation had made her whole life beautiful. She would smile or even cry when she saw beautiful flowers missing him, she would blush infront of mirrors imagining his eyes on her, the water droplets when in shower touched her body she would imagine his touch, she would learn cooking 4 to 5 items of food everyday and it was more like a feast but she would just taste them as she didn't find joy in eating it without him. She would secretly record soft romantic songs in her voice and send him the audios.

On the other hand, he called up Vani asking about what she ate or if she arrived home from office. Whenever he was alone in his room he would play her audio songs. He saw her photos on Instagram and facebook.

They did everything but call or chat with each other.

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To be continued... ❤️❤️