They cook together eat together....after a heart to heart discussion on love and intimacy...they are emotionally and mentally closer...not just sharing their bare bodies...they now share their thoughts....Sana always wanted to explore a live-in relationship and this lockdown has given them this opportunity, even though for a shorter span..but atleast they get to experience of living in together.

In the morning...sipping on her tea... sana cleans his closet and finds a torn pic.. sid is clearly visible in it and looks like a girl is with him..she could see some kind of saree or dupatta, rest is all torn.

Sana is upset or probably insecure "aisa kis ka photo hoga aur fata hua kyu hai...agar hai bhi to aur bataya kyu nahi isne...aise chupa ke paper ke niche kyu hai...puchna chaiye ki nahi??" she thinks herself....clearly hurt and feeling betrayed.

She's in her own cocoon since then...sid notices some changes... she isn't bubbly as she usually is... he hugs her from the back...kissing her on the cheeks.. "chal let's take a tub-bath"

"nahi mera man nahi hai...tu le le"

"baby akele bath lene me maza nahi aata aajkal" he says joking around her...holding her through her waise... "chal naa...please na baby,  chal na...." he pokes a finger on her waist.... smiling.

"Kya hua?? Kyu man nahi hai?? Aur tu itni chup chup kyu hai subah se" he asks her repeatedly

"chup chup baitho ho zaroor koi baat hai..
Pehli mulakaat nahi...zindagi bhar ka sath hai" he sings to brighten her mood but in vein.

Sana sides him....breaking the hug...sid notices a sulk and sadness on her face..he couldn't hold back more...if there is something that is bothering her....it must be shared and solved...it can't go like this...it is stressfull for him...to see her sad and that too not knowing the reason for it.

"kya ho gaya baby?? Bataeygi nahi to kaise samjhega mujhe...kya kiya hai maine?? Kuch bura laga to bata to sahi...humne decide kiya tha naa hum discuss karenge...abhi kuch din pehle hi to baat ki thi..apni deal thi naa"

Sana doesn't say anything....tears fill up her eyes and roll down her soft cottony cheeks.

"oyeee BIWI sun to..baat to sun....shehnaaz...kya ho gaya achanak?? Mummy daddy ki yaad aa rahi hai?? Achha chal mom se mil ke aye?? Tujhe better feel hoga" he cups her face in his hands and asks her to look at him...tears roll down her eyes continuously.

"shehnaaz please bata kya hua hai?? Kyu ro rahi hai aise?? Maine kuch kiya kya jo tujhe bura laga...bata mujhe...idhar dekh...look at me baby please...tell me what have I done?..please don't cry" he hugs her rubbing her back.

"kya hua hai mujhe pata bhi nahi...ho sakta hai mera kuch bura lag gaya tujhe...?? Haan..bata na baby?? achha koi baat nahi main sorry bol deta hoon...kaan pakad ke bolu" he asks her cutely to lighten her mood.... But again in vein... she wails like a baby...hiding her face in her folded legs...sitting on the bed.

"shehnaaz....please bata...tujhe meri kasam" this kasam thing works with both of them every time....without saying anything Sana opens his cupboard and brings out that piece of torn photograph... asking why is it torn and who was with him and why why it secretly shoved under the cupboard liner as if its a deliberate attemp to hide it.

"I know koi ladki hai.. but kaun hai... tune kyu nahi dikhaya mujhe... kyu chupaya....humne decide kiya tha naa...openly discuss karenge...hogi bhi agar koi ladki to mujhe to koi problem nahi hai....tujhe nahi rakhna mere sath koi chakkar nahi...aur aisa nahi hai ki sabb kuchh ho gaya hai to main tujhe emotional syappe me fasaungi....jo bhi hua hamare beech meri marzi se hua...tune koi zabardasti nahi ki thi...its ok...mujhe sirf bura ye laga ki chupaya kyu?? Aisa kya tha jo chupana pada wo bhi aise...ye fati hui photo... wo bhi shelf me cover ke niche"

Sid is smiling at her....hands cross folded...patiently listening to her...that torn photograph in his hand.... "ho gaya tera?? Ab main bolu?? Sunegi shanti se meri baat? Maine kuch nahi chupaya hai tujhse...infact mujhe khud yaad nahi tha"

Sid makes her understand that...he explains her further...

"jaisa tu soch rahi hai waise kuch bhi nahi hai... aur chupaya nahi baby...mujhe hi yad nhi tha.. yad hai bb me maine tujhe ek din kaha tha ki kuch bhi ho jaye zindagi me...lekin kabhi hurt mat karna khud ko.. mujhe call karna bhale hi hum bat naa bhi kar rahe ho lekin mujhe call krna... kyuki maine ek aisa friend khoya hai...yaad hai ye conversation?? Hum bahar wo L type ke sofe pe baithe the...ye wohi hai..us fate hue part me wo hi hai... she is pratyusha... bhot cute pic hai..candid picture... shoot ke time kuch masti kar rahe the to unit pe kisi ne click ki thi... maine as a memory ke kiye rakh li... lekin jab bhi is picture ko dekhta tha to lagta tha shayad main dost bolta tha but nibha nahi paya... uski hasi me shayad uske man me...dimag me kya chal raha hai nahi dekh paya... to mujhe bhot bura lagta hai ki kash maine khud se hi touch rakha hota...yaa kuch kar ke usko itna bharosa dilaya hota ki wo mujhse problems discuss karti....kash main usko samjha pata.... shayad aaj wo hoti .. bus isliye fad di half... shayad guilt kam karne ke liye khud ka"

Sana who is patiently listening to him..can't hold herself from asksing him "wo girlfriend thi teri?"

"nahi sweetheart...bhot achhi friend thi....itni bubbly..hamesha hasti rehti thi...she played my wife Anandi in Balika vadhu...bhot choti thi mujhse baby...matlab main tujhe kaise dekhta tha bb me...ki bachhi hai...wo bhi bhot choti thi mujhse.. lekin bhot samajhdar thi...masti karti thi...bhot achha time spend karte the set pe...aur itne itne ghanta shoot karte hain na daily soap ki to friendship ..attachment ho jata hai...hai na?"

"to kaisi attachment thi? Tujhe pasand thi wo?"

"nahi.....nahiiiii....koi ladki behen nahi ho...friend ho aur sath rehte rehte attachment ho jaye to sabse pyaar hi ho gaya aisa nahi hota naa sweetheart...pyaar nahi tha....friendship thi bhot achhi wali...jaise tujhe yaad hai jasmine bhi ayi thi bigg boss me..usse bhi bhot achhi friendship hai..lekin pyaar ya affair nahi tha naa...tujhe yaad hai jaz ne tujhe kaha tha mujhe apse jealous hai..kyuki meri bhi appke jaisi hi friendship thi sid se...to pratyusha se bhi bhot achhi friendship thi"

"kya hua tha usko? Bimar thi kya? Ja kuch aur?"

"kuch relationship me problem thi shayad...may be uske boyfriend ke sath kuch hua ho and she committed suicide...to ye hamara sath me last pic tha...bhot affect hua tha mujhe...main aaj bhi touch me hoon uske parents se...kabhi kabhi karta hoon unko call....unhone jo khoya hai na wo hum imagine bhi nahi kar sakte...Mumbai aate the na..to milte the mujhse.. shayad unko lagta tha sidharth hai to pratyusha ki chinta nahi hai...kuch problem hogi to help kar dega...unko shayad bharosa tha...aur mujhe wohi lagta hai ki shayad maine dosti nahi nibhayi..kash usko ek line hi boli hoti...ki tujhe kabhi bhi kuch share karna ho to I am just a call away...laga hi nahi usko set pe dekh ke kabbi ki uske dimag me kya sab chal raha hai...aur wo aisa kuch karne ka soch bhi sakti hai...bhot achhi thi"

Sana notices his wet eyes... "tu miss karta hai usko?"

"haan kabhi kabhi..yaad aa jati hai...dost thi...achhi ladki thi..bus kisi se share kiya hota usne shayad..main nahi sahi...kisi aur friend se hi.. bus ye sab soch ke bura lagta hai"

"iska dusra part kaha hai..fata hua?? Fek diya tune?" sana asks him

"nahi..drawer me pada hoga...yaad nahi hai"

"to isko chal dhundh ke jodenge...usko faad ke alag karne se tera guilt kam nahi hoga?? ja wo wapas nahi aa jayegi na? usko achhi memories se yaad rakh..kittana achha time spend kiya hai tune..ittani achhi friend thi...to wo bhi to teri strength hui na...dekh tu uske bad apne sare friends ko tu samjhayega na ki tujhse share kar..mujhe bhi yahi sab samjhaya tha naa tune....fir tune mujhse kyu share nahi kiya ye sab kabhi...khud ke man ka kabhi nahi bolta hai tu..mujhe tu bhot dukkhi karta hai..battata hi nahi hai" she says with so much conviction and ease...hugs him tight...sid hugs her even tighter...as if his embrace is conveying that he won't let anything happen to her...ever...he won't let anything affect their relationship.

He is honest and truthful and straightforward, how will sid make her understand the most important aspect....the base of any relationship he thanks god that it happened today...it's a perfect time to make her understand the nuances...it will further strengthen their bond for lifetime.