At School...

Shehnaaz's parents we sitting in the Principal's office and Sidharth was also present there.

"You can see Mr. And Mrs. Gill. Inspite of studying two years in the same class, what kind of marks she is getting in the class test. Agar aise hi chalta raha toh iss baar bhi 10th board exams mein apki Beti ka pass hona impossible hai. She has to take her studies seriously." Said the Principal.

"Hum samjh sakte hai lekin hum kare kya? Hum bas Shehnaaz ko bol sakte hai padhai karne ke liye. Iss se zyada kuch ho nahi paayega humse kyu ki main aur uski Mummy hum dono hi zyada padhe likhe nahi hai." Said Santokh Ji.

"Dekhiye baat woh nahi hai. Shehnaaz ka main problem hai uska attitude. Lagta hai jaise pass yaa fail hone se usse koi fark hi nahi padhta. Mere khayal se usse kisi strict tutor ki zaroorat hai. You can send her to some coaching centre."

"Humne daala tha coaching centre mein. Lekin waha Master Ji ne yeh bolke nikal diya ki Shehnaaz waha ka mahol kharab kar rahi hai. Uski wajah se dusre bacche bhi padh nahi paa rahe."

"Class mein bhi yeh hi hota hai." Said Sidharth. "I think usse home tutor ki zaroorat hai. Jo sirf aur sirf uske upar dhyan de."

"Home tutor ki fees toh bohut zyada hoti hai." Said Pammi Ji. "Yeh ik chhota sa grocery shop chalate hai. Jinni kamayi hoti hai woh ghar chalane mein aur school ki fees bharne mein chala jaata hai. Hun agar har subject ke liye home tutor rakhenge toh mahine ka kharcha dugna ho jayega."

Sidharth became quiet hearing that. It was evident that they wouldn't be able to afford it.

"Dekhiye hum bas itna jaante hai, agar aap ki Beti iss baar bhi fail hui, toh hum usse iss school mein nahi rakhenge. Yeh baat apni Beti ko acche se samjha di jiye ga."

Santokh Ji and Pammi Ji nodded and left from there.

They were leaving when Sidharth stopped them from behind.

"Excuse me. Suniye!" He said.

They turned to him.

"Mujhe aap dono se kuch baat karni thi."

"Ji kahiye." They said.

"Jaisa ki Principal Sir ne baataya, main Shehnaaz ka math teacher hoon. Recently join kiya hai iss school mein. Agar aap chaho toh main school ke baad ghar pe aake usse home tution de sakta hoon." Said Sidharth.

They became happy but then Santokh Ji said, "Lekin aap ki fees...."

Before he could complete, Sidharth said, "Don't worry about that. Zaroori baat yeh hai ki main math ke saath saath baki subjects mein bhi usse thoda bohut guide kar dunga jis se woh at least pass ho jaaye. Aur iss ke liye aap ko mujhe fees dene ki zaroorat nahi hai."

"Magar aap itna kuch bina fees liye karenge?" Asked Pammi Ji being confused.

Sidharth smiled and said, "Main bas aap ki Beti ki madat karna chahta hoon. Woh iss baar bhi fail ho gayi toh woh chiz school ki reputation aur uska future dono ke liye sahi nahi hogi. And I can also understand that your financial condition is not good. Isliye maine socha agar main bina fees liye aap ki beti ko home tution doon...."

After thinking for a while, Santokh Ji, "Aap humare liye itna soch rahe hai uske liye shukriya. Agar aap ki madat se Shehnaaz iss vaari paas ho jaaye toh iss se acchi baat aur kya ho sakti hai? Toh aap kab se suru kar rahe hai?"

"Kaal se hi start kar sakta hoon. Aap bas apna address de di jiye."

Santokh Ji gave Sidharth their address and they exchanged their contact numbers as well. After that Santokh Ji and Pammi Ji left from the school.

"Shehnaaz, kaal se tumhari training suru." Thought Sidharth abd smiled.

At Home...

"Bauji, Mummy aap dono ka dimaag kharab ho gaya hai kya? Jaan na pechan, uss teacher ko seedha ghar pe bula liya. Ik vaari mujhse puch lete." Said Shehnaaz in an annoyed tone.

"Tu kaha ki maharani hai jo tujhse puchungi? Yeh faisla maine aur tere Bauji ne mil kar liya hai. Kaal se school se aane ke baad tera ucchal na kud na band. Tu sirf padhai karegi." Said Pammi Ji sternly.

"Mummy tussi samajh nahi rahe. Woh fees tak nahi le rahe. Aaj kaal aisa kaun karta hai? Kya paata iske peeche unka koi aur motive ho. Sayad humare ghar aa ke kuch chori wagera kar le. Waise bhi unhone naya naya school join kiya hai. Woh kaun hai, kaha rehte hai, kisi ko nahi paata. Aur maine Crime Petrol mein dekha hai, bina background check kiye, kisi nu ghar ke andar nahi laana chahiye."

Pammi Ji sighed and said, "Agar woh duniya ka sabse bada daku bhi hua na, toh bhi humare ghar vich aa ke lut pat nahi chalayega. Meri yeh maike se laayi hui chudhiyo ke alawa itthe koi keemti chiz nahi hai. Isliye yeh bahana chhor aur kaal se mehnat karne ke liye taiyar ho jaa, haan."

"Mummy aap...."

Before Shehnaaz could say, Santokh Ji came there and said, "Arrey Maa Beti phir se chalu ho gayi. Kabhi toh shaanti se World Cup dekhne do."

Shehnaaz immediately smiled and said, "Arrey main toh bhul hi gayi thi. Kohli ne kitna score kiya?"

"Century."

Shehnaaz started jumping happily.

Pammi Ji nodded her head in disbelief, "Itthe Beti home tution ke liye maan nahi rahi aur Baap nu cricket match di padhi hai. Arrey kam se kam ik vaari toh Beti nu samjhao. Main kab tak akele chillati rahu?"

"Oo haan. Shehnaaz Puttar, dekh sadi inni hasiyat hai nahi ki hum tere liye home tution rakhe, har subject mein. Sidharth Sir ne khud kaha hai toh, ik vaari dekh le. Tu pass hogi toh sab nu accha lagega." Said Santokh Ji.

Shehnaaz made a sad pout and said, "Thik hai. Lekin meri ik shart hai."

"Kya?" Her parents asked.

"Maine agar 10th pass kar liya toh aap mainu aur padhne ke liye nahi kahenge. Yeh padhai jaisi chize mere liye nahi bani hai." She said.

"Thik hai koi gaal nahi. Tu ik vaari 10th pass kar le, uske baad hum seedha teri shaadi kar denge. Chalega?" Said Pammi Ji.

"Chalega nahi daudega. Thank you." She said excitedly and hugged her mother.

Next Day...

Sidharth came to Shehnaaz's house. They went to Shehnaaz's room where he would teach her and she would study.

After entering Shehnaaz closed the door and sat on the bed while Sidharth sat on the chair.

"Tumhare ghar mein koi board nahi hai?" Asked Sidharth looking here and there.

Shehnaaz laughed and said, "Aap bhi na Sir! Yeh school thodi hai? Itthe board kaise milega?"

"Ok. No problem. Main notebook mein samjha dunga."

Saying that he took her notebook.

"Toh.... Hum pehle kaha se suru kare?" He asked.

"Umm...." Shehnaaz started thinking. "Chai se suru karte hai. Ek cup aap ke liye aur ek cup mere liye. Mere haath ki special masaledar chai. Main abhi bana ke laati hoon."

She was about to get up when Sidharth said, "Wait wait! Uski koi zaroorat nahi hai. Hum pehle padhai pe dhyan de?"

Shehnaaz made a sad pout and sat down folding her legs.

"Pehle math se hi start karte hai. Aaj school mein maine ek formula samjhaya tha. Uske upar main kuch problems deta hoon. Tum unhe solve karo."

Saying that Sidharth underlined some problems on her maths book.

Shehnaaz read them and started rubbing her pen on her hair.

"Sir samajh mein nahi aa raha yeh wala." She said.

"Ok. Try the second one."

Shehnaaz read the second one. But her reaction was the same after reading it.

"Sir yeh bhi nahi aa raha. Mujhse nahi hoga yeh sab. Aap bekaar mein koshis kar rahe hai. Iss vaari bhi fail hi hona hai mainu."

"Shehnaaz hoga, zaroor hoga, aur tum se hi hoga. Tum bas sikhne pe dhyan do. Pass fail ki fikar mar karo. Uske liye main hoon. Tumhara kaam hai mere saath co-operate karna. Kya karna?"

"Corporate." Said Shehnaaz cutely.

Sidharth chuckled and said, "Corporate nahi. It's co-operate."

"Haan haan woh hi."

"Ok fine. Main tumhe yeh formula phir se samjha deta hoon. Uske baad tum questions attend karna. Lekin iss baar formula acche se yaad rehna chahiye."

Saying that Sidharth started making her understand the formula. But as usual everything was going over Shehnaaz's head.

Shehnaaz was feeling very bored as she was not understanding anything. Suddenly she remembered a tune and started moving her finger in rhythm while humming slowly.

Sidharth noticed in and frowned.

"Yeh kya kar rahi ho?" He asked sternly.

Shehnaaz immediately stopped moving her fingers and said, "K...kuch bhi toh nahi."

Sidharth nodded his head in disbelief. He understood that she was not even a bit attentive. Still he was trying his best to make her understand everything.

Suddenly they heard a sound of ringing bell.

"Yeh awaz kaha se aa rahi hai?" Asked Sidharth.

"Ghanti ki awaz hai." Said Shehnaaz. "Humare ghar ke paas jo mandir hai waha roz shaam ko aarti hoti hai aur yeh ghanti ki awaz aati hai."

"Matlab roz shaam ko itni awaz ke bich tum padhai karti ho?"

"Pehli baat toh main iss waqt padhai nahi karti. Aur dusri baat, aaj awaz bohut kam hai Sir. Warna ghanti ke saath saath, azan ki awaz, padosiyo ke jhagre ki awaz sab aati hai. Kuch der mein suru ho jayegi sayad."

Sidharth sighed and said, "Matlab tumhare ghar mein baith ke shaanti se padhai karna impossible hai, right?"

"Right Sir. Isliye toh bol rahi hoon, chhor di jiye. Fayda nahi hai."

"Woh nahi ho raha. Chalo ab yeh problems zaldi se solve karo."

Shehnaaz made a face which Sidharth didn't notice.

She was trying to solve the math problems. Suddenly Sidharth felt something on his feet. He looked down and saw a mouse there.

"Aaaaaaaaa!!!" Sidharth started screaming and jumping. The mouse left from his feet.

"Kya hua Sir? Yeh koi naya technique hai kya padhane kya? Main bhi karu?" Asked Shehnaaz seeing him jumping.

Sidharth immediately stood on the bed.

"Woh kya hai?" Asked Sidharth in a scared tone pointing towards the leaving mouse.

"Woh toh mera Babbu hai." Replied Shehnaaz.

"What?"

"Haan. Humare ghar mein aata hai. Kuch der rehta hai. Phir biscuit khaa ke chala jaata hai. Lekin dekhiye aaj aap ki wajah mera Babbu bina biscuit khaye hi chala gaya."

Sidharth got down from the bed and said, "This house is crazy. Main yaaha tumhe nahi padha sakta."

Shehnaaz also stood up and said excitedly, "Aap jaa rahe ho?"

"Haan."

"Matlab aap mujhe nahi padhaoge?"

"Maine aisa toh nahi kaha."

Shehnaaz's excitement faded away hearing that.

Next Day...

It was evening time. Sidharth was sitting at the ghat when Shehnaaz came there.

Sidharth looked at her and said, "Tum 10 minutes late ho."

"Woh sab chhoriye. Mujhe toh yeh samajh mein nahi aa raha hum itthe aaye kyu hai?" Said Shehnaaz while sitting beside him.

"Padhne."

"Woh toh ghar pe bhi kar sakte the."

"Tumhare ghar mein padhai nahi kiya jaa sakta. Aur kuch reasons ki wajah se main tumhe apne ghar nahi le jaa sakta. Isliye mujhe laga yeh jagah padhai ke liye best rahegi."

"Sir phir bhi. Log ghat kinare dosto ke saath ghumne aate hai. Aur main aayi hoon apne teacher ke saath. Mainu toh bada ajeeb lag raha si."

Sidharth sighed and said, "Accha chalo, maan lo yaaha main tumhara teacher nahi hoon, tumhara dost hoon. Aur hum dono idhar padhne nahi, nayi nayi chize sikhne aaye hai. Ab thik hai?"

Shehnaaz got excited and said, "Dost? Phir toh koi problem hi nahi hai."

She slapped his shoulder out of excitement and said, "Aur baata yaar, kya haal chal?"

Sidharth glared her.

Shehnaaz realised her mistake and said biting her tongue, "Sorry woh flow flow mein nikal gaya...umm..." She took out her books and said, "Suru karte hai."

"Chalo. Pehli baar tumhare muh se koi kaam ki baat nikli hai." Said Sidharth taking her books.

After sometime he said, "Accha suru karne se pehle ek baat puchna tha. Tumhare life ka goal kya hai?"

"Goal? Football wala goal?"

"No, I mean tumhara sapna kya hai? Tum kya karna chahti ho aage jaa ke?"

"Shaadi." Said Shehnaaz immediately.

"Bas?"

"Arrey nahi aur bhi hai. Ek acche se ghar mein shaadi aur shaadi ke baad zyada nahi sirf do, teen bacche. Life puri set ho jayegi."

"Aur apne pairon pe khada nahi hona? Koi job nahi karna?"

Shehnaaz started laughing.

"Mujhe dekh kar aap ko lagta hai koi mujhe job dega?" She asked.

"Acche se padhai karogi toh zaroor dega."

"Woh hi toh nahi hota. Aur jo chiz mujhse nahi ho paati woh main chhor deti hoon. Bas kisi tarah yeh dasvi pass kar jaau phir shaadi kar lungi. Padhai se humesha ke liye chhutti."

"Lekin Dashvi pass kaene ke liye pehle padhna padega? Samjhi?" He said slightly slapping her head with her book making her giggle cutely.

"Woh main kar lungi. Lekin aap ko puri tarah se madad karna padega. Karoge na?"

"Bilkool karunga."

"Pakka?"

"Pakka."

Shehnaaz became happy and said, "Thank you."

Saying she side-hugged him like a child.

Sidharth chuckled and caressed her head.

"She is so childish!" He thought.
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