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Next Day...

Sid was standing in front of his house. Yes, he missed his flight. He didn't go to Paris. Instead, he went to Mumbai, to his home, to meet his family. After long 9 years, he was standing there. His eyes brimmed with tears thinking about the day when he left home.

Flashback...

It was the night before he left for Chicago. He was doing his packing when his parents entered the room.

"Toh yeh tera akhri faisla hai? Tu business join nahi karega?" Asked his father sternly.

"Dad I told you. Mujhe nahi hai buisness mein interest. Mere sapne alag hai. Main....." Replied Sid.

His father didn't let him finish and said, "Paata hai. Bohut baar suna hai. Phir bhi ek umeed thi ki graduation ke baad sayad tera mann badal jaaye. Khair, ab woh toh hone se raha. Wapas kab tak lautega?"

"Laut ne ka plan toh filhaal hai nahi. Pehle waha settle ho jaau. Phir dekhta hoon."

"Thik hai. Jo dil chahe kar. Bas waaha jaa ke apni family ko mat bhul jaana."

Saying that his father left from there.

"Dad khush nahi hai na?" Asked Sid looking at his mother.

"Woh chahe khush ho yaa dukhi, unki shakal humesha aisi hi rehti hai, sadu type. Tu yeh sab zyada mat soch. Tujhe scholarship mili hai, yeh jaan ne ke baad toh tere Dad andar se khushi se nach rahe honge, bas bahar se dikha nahi rahe." Said his mother while helping him in packing.

"Aur aap?" Asked Sid. "Aap khush ho mere jaane se?"

His mother sighed and said, "Agar main kahu ki main khush nahi hoon, toh tu ruk jaayega?"

"Aap keh ke toh dekho."

She smiled and hugged Sid.

"Beta, main sirf ek hi baat kahungi. Humesha apne dil ki sun na. Woh hi karna jo tera dil kahe. Thik hai?" She said.

Sid smiled and hugged her back.

Flashback Ends...

Sid wiped his tears and then took a step forward. But then again stepped back. He didn't have the courage to face them. He was about to leave when suddenly he heard a familiar.

"Ab yaaha tak aa hi gaya hai toh andar nahi aayega?"

Sid looked at his father who just finished watering the plants.

"Dad main woh....."

Sid couldn't understand what to say. His father just smiled and came to him.

"Andar chal." He said wrapping his one hand around Sid's shoulder.

Sid just nodded. They entered the house.

Entering the house, Sid saw his mother sitting on the armchair. She was looking weak and pale. After the heart attack her health deteriorated a lot.

Suddenly her eyes fell on Sid and her face brightened. She gave a huge smile and said excitedly, "Arrey Sid tu......"

She couldn't complete and started coughing.

"Mom!"

Before Sid could do anything, his father ran to her and made her drink water. After drinking water, she stopped coughing.

"Maine kaha tha zyada zor se baat mat karo. Tumhari tabiyat thik nahi hai." Said his father caressing her head.

"Maaf karna." Replied his mother.

Sid chuckled seeing his parents. They were not like earlier who used to fight everytime. They changed completely after he left. Now his father was taking care of his mother. Now he could see the love between them which he always wanted to see.

"Beta, idhar aa mere paas." Said his mother breaking his thoughts.

Sid immediately went to his mother and knelt down in front of her.

"I'm sorry Mom....Main uss waqt nahi aa paaya jab aap ko meri sabse zyada zaroorat thi.... I'm sorry...." Said Sid almost crying, holding his mother's hands.

His father kept hand on his shoulder while his mother freed her one hand and caressed his head lovingly.

"Purani baaton ko bhul jaa Beta. Tu ghar wapas aaya humare liye yeh hi bohut badi baat hai." Said his mother.

Sid looked at his father with teary eyes.

He smiled and said, "Teri Mom sahi keh rahi hai. Let's forget the past."

"I missed both of you a lot."

Saying that he hugged his mother and then his father and cried a lot letting out all his emotions.

After sometime...

Sid was sitting on the sofa with his parents and telling them about his current situation.

"Thak gaya main bhagte bhagte. Samajh nahi aa raha ab kya karu. Humesha se main relationships aur commitments se darta aaya hoon. Lagta tha relationship mein aane se sab kuch badal jaata hai. Adjust karne padhte hai, sacrifices karne padhte hai, jiske liye main kabhi ready nahi tha. Socha tha meri zindagi pe sirf mera haq hoga. Aur aaj dekho, life ne mujhe aisi jagah pe laa ke khada kar diya jaha se aage ka raasta main decide nahi kar paa raha. Kisko chunu? Apne pyaar ko yaa phir apne sapno ko?"

Saying that Sid face-palmed himself and said, "I'm confused."

Hearing everything, his mother said, "Sid tujhe paata hai, main aur tere Dad, hum dono ek dusre se bohut alag the. Unke sapne kuch aur the, mere sapne kuch aur. Shaadi ke baad hum dono ko hi bohut adjust karna padha. Bohut shikayatein thi humein ek dusre se. Isliye jhagre bhi hote the."

"Yaaha tak ki humare dimaag mein yeh khayal bhi aaya ki humne ek dusre se shaadi kar ke galti kar di. We are not compatible enough for each other." Said his father.

"Lekin uss waqt hum samajh nahi paaye ki ek dusre ke saath yeh adjust karna, yeh thode bohut sacrifices, yeh hi tha humara pyaar jatane ka tarika tha. Kyu ki agar pyaar nahi hota toh mere heart attack aane padh tere Dad hospital mein fut fut ke na rote, meri itni care na karte."

"Sach kahu toh tere jaane ke baad hi humein paata chala humare bich itna pyaar hai. Humein mauka mila ek dusre ko acche se jaan ne ka, ek dusre ke saath waqt bitane ka. Paata chala ki rishton mein humein sacrifices toh bohut karne padhte hai, par iss se humara pyaar kam nahi ho jaata. Woh badhta hai."

Sid thought for sometime and then asked, "Toh aap ko kya lagta hai? Mujhe kya karna chahiye?"

His mother smiled and said, "Hum dono ko teri kaunsi baat sabse acchi lagti hai paata hai? Yeh hi ki tune humesha apne dil ki suni hai. Sapne toh sab hi dekhte hai par unko pura karne ka junoon bohut kam logo mein hota hai. 9 saal pehle tune apne dil ki suni thi aur apne sapno ko chuna tha. Aaj bhi tu woh hi kar. Apne dil ki sun. Sirf woh hi tujhe sahi raasta dikha sakta hai."

Sid smiled hearing that. Maybe now he knew what to do.

After somedays...

"Beta hum Babaji ke satsang mein jaa rahe hai. Raat ko laut ne mein der hogi. Fridge mein khana rakha hai. Khaa ke so jaana." Said Sana's parents to which she nodded. Then they left.

After doing some office work, Sana had her dinner and then started watching a movie to divert her mind. She was sad and feeling lonely. She was missing her Sid, her love. But she knew that he went far away from her and would not come back.

Suddenly the doorbell rang which broke Sana's thoughts.

"Mummy Papa itni zaldi wapas aa gaye?"

Thinking that she closed her laptop and went to open the door. As soon as she opened it, she got the biggest surprise of her life. Sid was standing there with a bottle of red wine in his one hand and some red heart-shaped balloons in his another hand.

"Pakad."

Saying that he handed her the balloons and entered her house. Before she could react, he kissed her lips and then went towards the dining table.

"Tu yaaha?" She asked being surprised.

"Tere saath daru peene aaya tha. Maana mat karna." He said while arranging the glasses and pouring the red wine into them.

Sana kept the balloons on the sofa and asked, "Aur Paris?"

"Cancel."

"Kyu?"

"Risk nahi lena tha boss. Tujhe koi aur pata leta toh?"

"Seriously? Tu nahi jaa raha?" She asked with disbelief.

Sid sighed and said looking at her, "Naa bol diya unko. Tujhe haan jo bolna tha."

Sana couldn't understand what to say. She just kept looking at him.

"I think mahol thoda unromantic hai."

Saying that he started adjusting the lights.

"Now it's better." He said turning on the dim lights.

Suddenly he noticed that tears were rolling down Sana's cheeks.

"Arrey! Tu ro kyu rahi hai?"

Saying that he went to her and wiped her tears.

"I love you." She said looking deep into his eyes.

"I love you too." He said smiling and kissed her lips softly.

After breaking the kiss, he took her to the dining table and made her sit on the chair. He sat on another chair and picked his glass.

"Iss hi baat pe cheers." He said making her chuckle.

After sometime she said, "Yeh job teri life ka sabse bada sapna tha."

"Tha." Replied Sid. "Lekin har chiz ka ek sahi waqt hota hai. Aur aaj iska hai."

Saying that he took out a ring box from his coat's pocket. Sana's heartbeat increased seeing the box.

She took it from him and opened it. But soon she frowned seeing a toffee inside the box. She looked at Sid who was controlling his laugh.

She threw the toffee at him and was about to leave when Sid hold her hand. She turned behind and saw him sitting on his one knee. He slowly made her wear the ring.

"Shehnaaz Gill, will you marry me?" He asked like a gentleman.

Sana moved back her hand saying, "Sid tu pagal ho......"

She suddenly stopped after seeing the ring carefully.

"Yeh nakli hai." She said being disappointed, showing Sid the ring.

"Par mera pyaar asli hai Baby." He said. "Sorry yaar time nahi mila. End moment pe yaad aaya ki propose karne ke liye ring chahiye hoti hai. Jewellery shop mein gaya toh sirf yeh hi bacha tha."

Sana nodded her head in disbelief and started moving towards the terrace.

"Sana ruk toh..." He said going after her.

She turned to him and said, "Sid tu.... Tu bhag jaayega."

"Toh tu wapas le aana."

"Matlab tu sach mein bhag jaayega?"

"Arrey kahi nahi jaaunga yaar. Ek baar try toh kar le."

"Try?" She asked with disbelief. "Sid shaadi koi try nahi hoti. Ek bar kar liyi toh dal chawal for 50 saal till you die. Bol manjoor hai yaa nahi?"

Sid made a scared face and asked, "Abbe dara kyu rahi hai?"

"Already darr gaya? Paata tha mujhe. Yeh tere bas ki baat nahi hai."

"Thik hai phir. Main jaa raha hoon." He said and was going to leave but Sana stopped him.

"Sid!" She said and he looked at her.

"Shaadi karegi yaa nahi?" He asked.

"Kyu karna chahta hai tu mujhse shaadi?"

"Kyu ki phasa liya hai tune mujhe. Watt laga diyi hai tune meri." He said loudly. "Main abhi woh hi sapne dekh raha hoon lekin do tickets mein. Main abhi bhi duniya ka kona kona dekhna chahta hoon lekin tera haath pakad ke."

"Par maine kaha na main nahi chal sakti tere saath? Mummy Papa ko chhor ke nahi jaa paaungi."

"Toh unko bhi saath le ke chalenge. Sana now I want to travel the world with my family. Aur sab kuch karne ke baad ek jagah pe aa ke rukna bhi chahta hoon. Woh jagah jise main apna ghar keh saku. Woh jagah jaha mere apne log ho."

Sana smiled hearing that. She could see genuineness in his eyes.

"Dekh Sana, waqt kisi ke liye nahi rukta. Beet ta waqt hai lekin kharch hum hote hai. Iss se pehle ki main pura kharch ho jaau, tere saath kuch waqt bita na chahta hoon. Main tere saath khush hoon Sana. Tu jaha kahegi waheen settle hone ko taiyaar hoon. Apne mind mein already shaadi kar chuka hoon tere saath. Ab tu bhi kar le mujhse."

Sana was not saying anything. She was feeling overwhelmed. She couldn't even express her feelings with words.

"Itni lambi speech diyi. Kam se kam taaliya toh baja de. Kuch toh bol Sana......"

Sana almost jumped on him and captured his lips. He smiled in between the kiss and wrapped his hands around her waist tightly. He started reciprocating the kiss and they both kissed each other passionately.

After breaking the kiss, they both looked at each other smiling and breathing heavily.

"Iska matlab haan hi hai na?" Asked Sid to confirm.

"HAA HAA HAAAAA!" Screamed Sana excitedly and hugged him tightly.

Sid smiled hearing that and hugged her back. They both became lost in each others' embrace.
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