Shehnaaz slowly open her eyes and found herself in Sidharth's room. She woke up a jerk.

"Sidharth" she shout her name.

Sidharth come inside and saw her scared expressions.

"Shehnaaz kya hua are you okay?" He cupped her face and asked.

She look at him with tears and hug him tightly "tum theek ho na?"

"Haa Shehnaaz main theek hu" he caressed her hairs.

"To wo blast?" She asked getting scared for his parents.

"Cooker blast ho gaya tha jiski wajhe se kitchen me aag lag gai thi thank fully sahi time par hum bahar aa gaye the and by god grace cylinder tak aag nahi pohochi thi usse pehle maine bujha di thi".

She closed her eyes in relief and rest her head on his shoulder "i.... thought" she gulped down thinking about what if they didn't leave the house on time or the cylinder caught fire.

"Shhh it's okay relax"

"I thought i lost you" she sob in his arms.

"Shant ho ja meri jaan dekho kuch nahi hua tumhe pata hai main kitna dar gaya tha tumhe wese dekh kar"

"I'm sorry meri wajhe se ye sab problem hui" she said and a tear escape her eye.

He kissed her forehead "tumhari wajhe se kuch nahi hua Shehnaaz and it's alright sab theek hai, acha chalo utho aur muh dho kesi rotulu billi lag rahi ho" he chuckle.

She punch his chest and went to the bathroom, she open the tab and splash water on her face only she know why she get unconscious that time, she look at her reflection and again saw her hands full of blood, she tried to rid to it but it didn't work.

"Shehnaaz" she hear Sidharth voice and look at herself, her hands are having marks of her nails, she gulped down and wash her face, she get the flashbacks again.

"Are you okay?" He asked her when she come out.

She nodded and smile faintly, he didn't asked much after that.

"Chalo niche mom dad wait kar rahe hai wo bhi bohot pareshan the" he hold her hand but before he could notice her marks she jerk his hand.

"Chalo" she said sternly and left from there.

"Isko kya hua?" He look at her in confusion.

They both headed downstairs and meet his parents.

"Beta main to dar hi gai thi tere liye" Rita maa said and hug her.

"Main theek hu maa" she smile.

"Bhabhi yaar aapne to jaan hi nikal di thi" Alia said and pout sadly.

"Sorry tum meri wajhe se pareshan ho gai us time mujhe strongly sab handle krna chahiye tha aur main hi" her voice crack in between.

"Chalo bhai jo hona tha ho gaya ab uspar baar baar baat mat karo, kal Alia ke sasural wale aa rahe hai uski taiyaari karte hai" Ashok ji said, Alia blush while looking down. Shehnaaz smile genuinely looking at her.

"Acha hai is bandariya se picha chutega" Sidharth said to tease her, she complaint to her father and Ashok ji scold him, while Sidharth complaint his mother, and she scold her husband.

Shehnaaz smile looking at his family, she found a perfect family in them, she sneakily click a picture of them when Sidharth hug his mother, and Alia was hugging her father. She look at them with teary eyes.

"Bhabhi aap udhar kya kar rahe ho apne pati se bolo mujhe pareshan kar rahe hai"

"Ab main tum dono bhai behen ke bich kya bolu" she said hesitantly.

"Shehnaaz tu na inko rehne de mere saath kitchen me chal inka to laga rahega" rita maa said and left from there, Shehnaaz also follow her.

"Maa ek sawal puchu?" She asked her while cutting vegetables.

"Haan puch na"

"Shraap kya sach me hota hai?"

"Kiu? Kuch hua hai kya?"  She turn towards her.

"Are nahi bass instagram par ek post dekhi thi to wahi yaad aa gaya"

"Aesa suna to hai ki koi shraap de to lagta hai"

Shehnaaz hands stop working "agar koi insaan kisi dusre insaan ko shraap de to wo lagta hai kya?".

"Hmm beta itna to mujhe pata nahi lekin jitna bade budho se suna hai ki jo shraap dil se diya jaata hai wo zarur lagta hai".

"Aur unki family walo ko?"

"Ye to nahi pata tu ye sab chordh na andh vishwas hota hai ye sab"

Shehnaaz gulped down her saliva and focus to cut the veggies but her mind was not here, she was thinking about something.

Sidharth enter inside the kitchen and saw her lost in her thoughts, he thought to scared her. He went behind her and shout.

"Bhow"

"Ahhh" she jump on her place and accidentally cut her finger slightly.

Sidharth hold her hand "sorry sorry sorry I'm really sorry" his eyes filled with tears.

"It... It's okay"

"Tch Sidharth pagal hai kya karta hai ja cotton lekar aa jaldi" Rita maa shout on him.

"Haan main abhi laaya" he run outside untill he come, she open the water tap and hold her hand below it.

"Dard ho raha hai?" Rita maa asked her.

She shook her head "nahi theek hu main maa" she said emotionally as before her no one was there to take care of her, many times she cut her hand while chopping but everytime she had to dressing herself but now she have her whole family.

Sidharth immediately come inside and wrap cotton on her finger.

"Kitna deep cut hai" Rita maa hissed while cleaning her wound. "Ek thappad marungi aage se aesa kuch kiya to" she yelled at Sidharth.

"Sorry"

"Are maa it's okay mera hi dhyan nahi tha Sidharth ki galti nahi hai isme" she try to protest for him but one glare is enough to make her mouth shut.

"Chal tu ja baaki main kr lungi".

Sidharth take Shehnaaz while holding her from shoulders, she stop and glare him.

"Kya?" He asked.

"Kya, kya haath me lagi hai wo bhi finger me per me nahi khudh chal sakti hu main" she said and left from there.

"Ye bitter honey bee bhi ajeeb hi hai alag hi mood swings hote hai iske" he murmured and follow her.
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Next day everyone was waiting for Alia's in laws when Ashok ji enter with a sad face.

"Kya hua aap station gaye the na unhe lene?" Rita maa asked him.

"Unhone rishta tod diya"

Everyone eyes got widened.

"Lekin kiu dad?" Sidharth asked angrily.

"Wajhe ye thi ki Alia se behtar ladki mil gai thi unhe" he sat on the sofa holding his head, Alia went to her room with tear filled eyes as she start liking her to be husband.

"It's okay Aunty acha hi hai na abhi rishta tod diya unhone maybe aage Alia ko problem hoti unke saath" Laura said to them.

"Pata nahi kiski nazar lag gai mere ghar ko us din sab marte marte bache the aur aaj Alia ka rishta tut gaya" Rita maa said while crying.

Sidharth support her mother and try to console her. Shehnaaz was standing silently there lost in herself.
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After few days they left for Mumbai, everything was going well untill one day Shehnaaz decided something.

She enter in room and saw Sidharth was working on laptop.

"Sidharth kuch baat karni hai"

"Haan bolo" he said without looking at her, as he was typing his new recipe.

"Ye lo" she forward him a file.

He look at her in confusion "ye kya hai?"

"Khudh dekh lo" she kept the file on the table and stood straight.

He open the file and got shocked.

Divorce Agreement was written above the page with bold letter what shock him the most was her signature on whose papers.

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That is it for today.

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