Few days went like this, One day Shehnaaz went downstairs and joined them for breakfast. She clear her throats to gain their attention.

"Kuch bolna hai shehnaaz beta" choti maa asked.

"Ji choti maa" she said, everyone look at her.

"Kya baat hai shehnaaz bolo" maa asked.

"Actually maa meine na wo" she gulped her saliva in tension.

"Bolo shehnaaz" shiv said.

"Actually meine rent par ghar dekh liya hai" she said in one go.

"What" everyone said except anandi.

"Kya hua Shehnaaz yaha comfortable nahi ho kya?" Alok ji asked.

"Aesa nahi hai papa mein comfortable hu but mein aese matlab kab tak aap logo ke saath" she said with little hesitation.

"Hum paraye hai kya?"

"Nahi nahi daddu lekin aap log nahi hote tab bhi to mujhe akele rehna padhta na mein aese burden bankar nahi rehna chahati".

"Seriously burden, kisine bola tumse tum burden ho haan ya hamesha khudh ke soch ke according chalna hai" shiv shout on her.

"Shiv mera wo matlab nahi tha aesa nahi hai wo bass mujhe".

"Bass Shehnaaz dekho beta tum hamari beti jesi ho aur hamare saath rehti ho to hume acha lagta hai aese achanak ye faisla kiu beta" choti maa said.

"Achanak nahi choti maa shuru se hi plan tha but wo ghar mil nahi raha tha to isliye" she look down.

"Ye akhri faisla hai tumhara?" Shiv asked in Stern voice.

She nodded, that's it for him he bang his hand on table and left from there.

"Shiv" Anandi shout to stop him, she was about to go behind him but Shehnaaz stop her.

"Anandi mein jaau?" she asked hesitantly.

"Beta puch kiu rahi hai jaa na is waqt wo teri hi sunega" choti maa said.
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"Shiv ye kya bachpana hai" shehnaaz said when she found him on terrace. His is facing his back.

"Acha to mera bachpana hai aur jo tum kar rahi ho wo kya hai explain kar sakti ho" he said while turning. She went near him.

"Kaha bachpana hai shiv aur aaj nahi to kal mujhe jaana hi tha na".

"Kiu" he whispered while looking into her eyes. She broke their eye contact.

"Kiu kya kis haq se rahu mein?"

"Really Shehnaaz kis haq se? Tumhara haq hai is ghar par pura pura"

"Kese".

"Kese kya sabne beti maana hai tumhe aur ek beti ka pura haq hota hai uske ghar par".

She look down maybe she expect something else which is not going to true. She cursed herself for ask such stupid question to him.

"Lekin mujhe ye haq nahi chahiye" she said in low voice.

"Lekin kiu?" He hold her hand.

"Kiuki beti ko uska ghar ek na ek din chodna hota hai aur mera bhi waqt aa gaya hai ye ghar chodne ka, I'm sorry" she look into her eyes, her eyes turn red because she controlled her tears. She freed her hand from his and left from there.

He look at her retreating figure. He feel like someone close to his heart left him alone. He feel alone, he feel incomplete he don't know why. The question is still running in his mind and the answer is unknown.

She run into her room and cry her heart out. She curl into a small ball, hugging her knees and cry non stop. Her tears didn't support her today. She make herself understand that he is not her's but if he is not her's then why god again bring him back in her life. She is happy in her small world where she was unknown with the fact that he is married. She was happy with her love. Then why destiny play this cruel game.
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"Ja rahi hai shehnaaz beta ruk ja na" maa said to her. Shehnaaz is all set to leave this house. Maybe now for forever. She was packing her bags when maa enter in her room.

"Maa jaana zaruri hai na mein aaungi na pakka"

"Lekin jaana hi kiu hai ek hi jagha rehte hai lekin alag alag ghar me kiu?" Choti maa said while entering in her room.

"Uffo choti maa aap log na aese react kar rahe ho jese mein hamesha ke liye jaa rahi hu come on yaar aaungi na pakka milne" she make sure to sound happy because she promise herself that she won't let anyone know about her feelings.

"Are lekin-"

"Maa chodo na aap na please aaj mere liye puri banao na aaj mera last day hai ek achi si farewell do na mujhe".

"Daath pagal bol to aese rahi hai jese hamesha ke liye ja rahi hai tu nahi bhi aayegi na to hum dono aa jaya karenge tere ghar" maa said.

"I know meri dono maa mereko lekar kitni protective aur loving hai" she hug both of them.

"Wese Shehnaaz ghar kesa hai acha to hai na?".

"Haan haan choti maa meine ache se dekh liya hai infact hospital ke kaafi pass hai wo to aasani rahegi".

"Chalo ye acha hai baaki mein shiv se bolungi tera dhyan rakhne kiuki mujhe pata hai ye pagal si ladki sabka dhyan rakhte rakhte apna rakhna bhul jaati hai" choti maa said.

"Sh.... shiv ko kiu pareshan karna mein rakhungi na apna dhyan aap dono tension mat lo" she give them fake smile but they both are mothers and a mother understand her child very well no matter if they are their blood or not, their heart always understand the untold feelings.

"Kya hua Shehnaaz kuch pareshani hai kya hume bata" maa cupped her face and asked lovingly.

"Na... nahi maa kuch baat nahi hai".

"Dekh shehnaaz hum sab smajh jaate hai ab jaldi se bata"

"Sacchi meri dono maao kuch nahi hai aesa faltu me tension lekar bethe ho acha ab mujhe bhuk lagi hai jaldi se puri bana do na please"

"Chal nautanki".
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"Shiv" anandi said while entering their room.

"Hmm" he was lost somewhere.

"Kya baat hai aap khoye khoye lag rahe hai".

"Nahi aesa nahi hai anandi aapko aese hi laga hoga" he stood up from bed.

"Shiv mana hamare bich pati patni ka rishta nahi hai lekin ek dost hone ke naate aap mujhse kuch bhi share kar sakte hai"

"Anandi aesi koi baat hai hi nahi".

"Shehnaaz ke jaane se dukhi hai na aap?" She asked.

He immediately look at her "na... nahi".

"Kiu jhut bol rahe hai jaanti hu mein aapko are dost hai wo aapki jab chahe mil lena aap unse".

"Lekin wo ja hi kiu rahi hai sab rehte hai na ek saath jab kisiko koi problem nahi hai to kiu".

"Shiv hum kisi ko zabardasti to nahi rok sakte na"

"Haan lekin-"

"Unko jaane dijiye shayad wo nahi rehna chahati"

"Aesa nahi hai wo kuch na kuch chupa rahi hai mujhe pata hai wo aesi hi hai khudh kitne bhi problem me kiu na ho dusro ko pata nahi lagne deti".

"To aap jakar baat kariye"

"Yah you are right" he start walking but she stop him.

"Are abhi khane ka waqt ho gaya hai aap kal kar lijiye ga".

"Nahi kal nahi aaj hi karunga".
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"Shivi samjhne ki koshish kar mera yaha se jaana bohot zaruri hai" Shehnaaz was talking with her bestfriend shivi who live in Delhi right now.

"Tu na pagal ho gai hai Shehnaaz pyaar bhi karti hai aur dur bhi rehna hai".

"To aur kya karu yaar meine na notice kara hai shiv aur anandi ke bich i think kuch thik nahi hai aur agar by change unko meri feelings ka pata chala na to unka rishta bigad sakta hai kya fayda anandi shaq karengi shiv par nahi nahi isse acha hai mein chali jaau yaha se unka rishta atleast save rahe".

"Uske liye khudh ko takleef de rahi hai pagal ho gai hai ek baar to life selfish ho jaa and you said na ki unke bich kuch sahi nahi hai to ye to acha hua tere liye shiv ko bata de apni feelings maybe wo bhi same feel karta ho".

"Nahi yaar unki love marriage hui thi aur mein yaha unki life me komolika banne nahi aai agar meri life me shiv honge na to babaji pakka hume mila denge dekhna".

"Ha baba ji ke barose bethi rahe aur udhar unke bacche ho jayege aur tereko bua bua bulayenge"

"Chee yaar agar positive nahi bol sakti to alteast negative to mat bol warna aakar marungi".

"Acha baba sorry chal mein rakhti hu okay kuch kaam hai Mujhe".

"Okay bye" she cut the call and look at the moon.

"Babaji aapko to pata hai na meri feelings ke baare me aur aap mujhe jaante bhi ho ache se mein Shiv ko nahi mangungi kiuki agar wo mere honge to aap zarur unko mere pass bhej dogo lekin kab, ye intezaar kab khatam hoga rab, kahi intezaar karte karte mein hi khatam na ho jaau, lekin haan agar wo mere nahi hai na to aapse ek hi darkhast hai ki unko hamesha khush rakhna".
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That's it for today ❤️.

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