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Soon Shukla family went to the Gill's house to fix their marriage. At the very first look both Rita Ji and Ashok Ji liked Shehnaaz just like Santokh Ji and Parminder Ji liked Sidharth. Now they didn't have any second thought in agreeing to this intercaste marriage.

Meanwhile both Sidharth and Shehnaaz felt something in their hearts after seeing each other. But they couldn't express it in front of their families and kept blushing while looking down. From inside they both were waiting for that moment when their families would ask them to talk privately.

"Yeh dekho. Kab se hum bade hi baat kiye jaa rahe hai. Bacchon ko toh mauka hi nahi mil raha apas mein baatein karne ka." Said Parminder Ji suddenly hearing which both Sidharth and Shehnaaz's faces light up.

"Haan. Tum dono chaho toh akele mein jaa ke baatein kar sakte ho. Iss se ek dusre ko behtaar jaan paaoge." Said Rita Ji.

"Zaroor." Said Sidharth and Shehnaaz together excitedly and the next moment realised what they just did.

The elders chuckled seeing their excitement while they became embarassed.

"Mera matlab tha.... Zaroor. Koi problem nahi hai.... Chaliye Sidharth...Ji.." Said Shehnaaz nervously to which Sidharth nodded.

Then they both left from there.

"Kya Mummy aap ko yeh pehle hi keh dena chahiye tha. Dono mare jaa rahe the akele baat karne ke liye." Whispered Shehbaaz to which Parminder Ji eyed him, asking him to stay quiet.

On the other hand, Shehnaaz took Sidharth to her room. Entering her room, he looked around and saw her room carefully. It was small yet beautifully organized.

"Aap apna room kaafi saja ke rakhti hai." He said.

"Haan. Mujhe pasand hai." Replied Shehnaaz. "Aap nahi rakhte?"

"Itna saja ke toh nahi rakhta par saaf rakhta hoon."

"Don't worry. Main aa jaau na phir aap ke room ko bhi saja dungi."

Sidharth smiled hearing that. Then his eyes fell on her book-shelf. There were a lot of books.

"You like reading books?" Asked Sidharth taking out a book from the book-shelf.

"Yeah. Books are my best friends." Replied Shehnaaz.

He saw the author's name and said, "Shakespeare? Impressive! Mere room mein dhundogi toh sirf Engineering ki kitaabein milengi."

"Matlab aap ko kitaabon ka shaukh nahi hai?"

"Not that much."

Saying that, Sidharth kept the book at its place.

"Hum balcony mein jaa ke baatein kare?" Asked Shehnaaz after sometime.

"Sure." Replied Sidharth and they went to the balcony.

They kept standing at the balcony while thinking what to talk about. It was an awkward situation for both of them. Also Shehnaaz was expecting Sidharth to initiate a conversation but he was too nervous to ask her something thinking that she would mind.

"Aap puch sakte hai aap ko jo puchna hai." Said Shehnaaz herself so that Sidharth didn't hesitate to ask her anything.

Sidharth nodded and again started thinking.

"Aane se pehle itna practice kar ke aaya tha phir bhi inke saamne meri bolti band hogayi. Ab kaise baat suru karu? Kahi yeh meri kisi baat ka bura na maan jaaye." He said in his mind.

After long 15 minutes of silence, Shehnaaz finally asked, "Sidharth Ji...umm.... Sidharth, main aap se ek baat puchu?"

"Haan zaroor." Replied Sidharth.

"Aap ko 60 saal ki umar mein shaadi karne mein koi takleef toh nahi hogi na? I think you are fine with it, right?"

Sidharth made a confused face and said, "Sorry, main kuch samjha nahi."

"I mean aap ek question puchne mein hi 1 saal laga doge phir ek dusre ko puri tarah se jaante jaante 60 saal ke toh ho hi jaayenge hum. Uss umar mein shaadi karna, thoda late nahi ho jaayega?"

Sidharth laughed understanding that she was joking while Shehnaaz also laughed along with him.

"Nahi actually woh.... Main thoda nervous hogaya tha. Samajh nahi aa raha kya puchu, kaha se start karu." Said Sidharth looking down.

"Aap kuch mat karo, main hi start karti hoon. Waise bhi yeh sawal jawab wala part mera favourite hai. After all teacher jo hoon....umm... Wait!"

Saying that, Shehnaaz ran inside the room and came back wearing her spectacles, holding a paper in her hand.

"Yeh mat samajhna meri aankhon mein power hai. Sirf main jab class mein jaati hoon toh yeh bina power wala chasma laga leti hoon. Kyu ki bina chasme ke na woh teacher wali feeling nahi aati."

Sidharth couldn't help chuckling hearing her reason. She was way too cute.

"Toh yaaha pe kuch sawal likhe hai jinke jawab aap ko dene hai taa ki main aap ke baare mein thoda bohut jaan paau. Kyu ki aap iss waqt nervous ho isliye hum asan sawal se suru karte hai, jinke answers mujhe already paata hai toh.... Aap ka naam?"

Sidharth took a deep breath and said smiling, "Sidharth Shukla."

"Age?"

"28"

"Karte kya ho?"

"Main ek civil engineer hoon. Ek private company mein job karta hoon."

"Shaadi kyu karna chahte ho?"

"Kyu ki meri Aai chahti hai ki main ab settle ho jaau aur mere mein itni himmat nahi ki main unhe maana kar saku."

Shehnaaz smiled hearing his straight-forward answer.

"Sharab yaa cigarette ki adat hai?"

"Cigerette ek baar peeya tha. Acchi nahi lagi isliye dobara try nahi kiya. Drink occasionally karta hoon, friends ke saath. Adat nahi hai."

"Good. Ab thode moderate level ke sawal honge. Main kuch situations dungi aur aap ko baatana hai aap uss situation mein kya karoge."

Sidharth nodded and Shehnaaz again started asking.

"Agar sadak pe 500 ka note padha hua mila toh aap kya karoge?" She asked hearing which Sidharth became puzzled.

"Yeh kaisa sawal hai?" He asked.

"Baatao toh sahi. Kya karoge?"

"Umm... Sach kahu toh pehle idhar udhar dekhunga ki kisi ka gir toh nahi gaya. Aur agar waisa koi na mile toh apne paas rakh lunga. Aur kya?"

Shehnaaz again liked the way he answered with honesty.

"Agar shaadi ke baad aap ki Aai aur mere bich koi jhagra hua toh aap kiski side loge?"

"Umm... Main kisi ki side nahi lunga. Main toh jhagra sort karne ki koshish karunga. Aur agar mujhse nahi hua toh main nikal lunga. Kyu ki saas bahu ke bich chhote chhote fights hote rehte hai. Unko bhaav nahi dena chahiye. Mere Baba bhi yeh hi kehte hai."

Shehnaaz chuckled hearing that and said, "Tarika toh accha hai. Main puchna chahti thi shaadi ke baad aap ki priority kaun hogi, family yaa wife?"

"Wife bhi toh family hi hoti hai. Aur family mein kisi ek ko prioritise kaise karu? Woh mujhse nahi hoga."

Hearing that, Shehnaaz got one more reason to like him.

"Dekha jaaye toh humari arrange marriage ho rahi hai. Shaadi ke baad agar koi aur pasand aa gayi toh?"

Sidharth thought for a while and said, "Aap meri wife tab hi hongi jab mujhe aap pasand aayengi. Aur ek baar koi sach mein pasand aa jaaye toh dusre ki taraf nazar jaa hi nahi sakti. Wife koi saman nahi hai jo ek purani ho jaaye toh dusri lelo. Ek hi puri lifetime ke liye kaafi hai."

"Okay.... Par agar mujhe koi aur pasand aa gaya toh?"

Sidharth smiled and said confidently, "Uski guarantee meri hai. I'll make sure ki aap ki nazar kisi aur ki taraf naa jaaye. Looks and intelligence mein toh no. 1 hoon hi. Upar se aap ko itna pyaar aur respect dunga ki mere saamne aap ko har ladka feeka lagne lagega."

Shehnaaz blushed a little and said, "Iska matlab shaadi ke baad aap mujhe pyaar aur respect doge?"

"Jitna mujhse ho sakega uss se kayi zyada."

"Kabhi mujhse koi galti hogayi toh?"

"Main haath pakad ke sahi raah dikha dunga."

"Kabhi koi muskil aa gayi toh?"

"Dono saath mein mil ke uska saamna kar lenge."

"Aur kabhi humare hi bich koi anban ho gayi toh?"

"Woh toh hogi hi. We will sort it out together. Agar nahi ho paaya toh efforts daalunga. But give up kabhi nahi karunga."

Shehnaaz's eyes became a bit teary hearing his words. She felt that she chose the right person for herself. After seeing his photo, she fell for his looks. But today, after having conversation for few minutes, she fell for the man too.

"Aur puchhiye." Said Sidharth breaking Shehnaaz's thoughts.

"Aur kya puchu? Sawal khatam ho gaye." Said Shehnaaz showing the paper.

"Ab aap puch sakte hai aap ko jo puchna hai."

"Mujhe kuch nahi puchna. Mujhe jo bhi jaan na tha main already jaan chuka hoon. Aur baki ka jaan ne ke liye toh puri zindagi padhi hai. According to this conversation, I feel we will be compatible enough for each other. Isliye mujhe iss shaadi se koi aitraaz nahi hai."

Sidharth's words made Shehnaaz surprised as she didn't think that he would agree to marry her without even asking anything about her.

"Aap apna baataiye. Aap ka yeh student exam mein pass hua yaa nahi, teacher?" He asked making her chuckle.

"Passed with extra marks." Said Shehnaaz and they both chuckled together.

After sometime...

Sidharth and Shehnaaz came out of the room and went to their parents.

"Humari taraf se toh rishta pakka hi hai. Ab bacchon se bhi puch lete hai." Said Ashok Ji and looked at Sidharth and Shehnaaz.

"Humari bhi haan hai." Once again they said together and then looked at each other while their families became happy.

Rita Ji went to Shehnaaz and said gifting her a bangle, "Humare parivaar mein tera swagat hai."

Shehnaaz smiled and touched Rita Ji's feet while Sidharth also smiled seeing them.

Like this Sidharth and Shehnaaz's wedding got fixed. Both the families started doing the wedding preparations.

One day, Shehnaaz was coming out of her school when her eyes fell on Sidharth who was standing there with his bike. Seeing her, he smiled and waved his hand.

Shehnaaz went to him and asked, "Aap yaaha kya kar rahe ho?"

"Woh... Aai ne kal subah Pandit Ji ko ghar pe bulaya hai. Kundali milane ke liye aur phir Shaadi aur sagai ka muharat decide karne ke liye. Isliye aap apni family ko le ke humare ghar aa jaana." He said.

"Sirf yeh baatane ke liye aap office se zaldi chhutti le ke mere school tak aa gaye? Yeh baat toh call pe bhi ho sakti thi."

"Haan...ho sakti thi...lekin..."

"Lekin kya?"

Sidharth sighed and said, "Mujhe aap se milna tha. Aap ko dekhne ka mann kar raha tha. But it's okay main chala jaata hoon....."

"Arrey rukiye." Said Shehnaaz stopping him. "Yaaha tak mujhse milne aaye the aur ab aise hi jaa rahe hai? Chaliye mere saath."

"Kaha?"

"Pani puri khane. Chalenge?"

Sidharth smiled hearing that and nodded.

They went to the pani puri stall near the school. There were many students who were eating pani puri.

"Bhaiya pani pura dena teekha wala." Said Shehnaaz to the stall owner.

"Aur mera wala thoda kam teekha." Said Sidharth.

"Aap teekha nahi khate?" Asked Shehnaaz to which Sidharth nodded in no. "Main toh bohut teekha khati hoon. Isliye sab mujhe teekhi churi bulate hai."

Saying that, Shehnaaz chuckled as well as Sidharth.

Soon they both started eating pani puri.

"Mujhe na kitaabon ke saath saath khane peene ka bhi bada shaukh hai by God. Isliye shaadi ke baad hafte mein kam se kam ek baar toh hum bahar khana khane chalenge. Ho sake toh koi romantic dinner date arrange kar lena. Main khush ho jaaungi." Said Shehnaaz while eating pani puri.

"Waise main zyada romantic insaan hoon nahi. Par aap ke liye yeh bhi shikh lunga." Replied Sidharth.

"Aap ko romance bhi shikhna padega? Pehle koi ex-girlfriend nahi thi kya jo aap ko yeh sab shikha de?"

"Bilkool nahi." Said Sidharth immediately. "Mujhe toh inn sab mein kabhi interest hi nahi tha. Main har ladki ko apni behen ki nazron se dekhta tha. Sirf aap hi woh ho jo mujhe pehli nazar mein pasand aa gayi."

Shehnaaz immediately widened her eyes while Sidharth realised what he just said in flow.

"Pasand matlab.... In a good way." He said covering up.

Shehnaaz controlled her blush and said, "Yeah I understood."

Sidharth gave a sigh of relief and cursed himself for saying something so stupid.

After sometime he asked, "Waise aap ka koi ex-boyfriend nahi tha?.... I was just asking. Hoga bhi toh it's fine."

Shehnaaz smiled and said, "Meri Mummy iss mamle mein bohut strict thi. Ladko se zyada milne ki permission nahi thi mujhe. Phir bhi class 6 mein pados ke ek ladke pe crush aaya tha. Maine usse love letter bhi likha tha jo galti se uski Mummy ke haath lag gaya. Phir unhone humare ghar aa ke meri Mummy se sikhayat kar diyi. Uss din jo chhittar padhe the, baap re baap. Aaj bhi sochti hoon toh darr lagta hai."

Sidharth laughed hearing her cute story.

"Waise woh toh bachpana tha. Bade hone ke baad, meri saheliyan jab bhi kisi ladke ke saath mujhe link-up karti thi, main uss mein koi na koi kamiya nikal deti thi. Sach kahu toh mujhe kabhi koi puri tarah se pasand hi nahi aaya..... Siwaye aap ke."

Sidharth's heartbeat increased hearing the last line. He blushed looking down.

"Mera bhi same hai. Mummy ne iss se pehle itni saari photos dikhayi. Par aap ki photo dekhne ke baad na kisi aur ladki ki photo nahi dekhi maine."

"Itni kharab thi kya meri photo?" Asked Shehnaaz giving a scared expression.

"Nahi mera matlab, bohut acchi thi. Isliye toh kisi aur ki photo dekhne ka mann hi nahi hua." Said Sidharth explaining.

Shehnaaz laughed cutely and said, "Itna explain karne ki zaroorat nahi thi. Main toh mazak kar rahi thi, aap serious ho gaye. Waise maine toh aap ki photo dekhne ke baad bohut saare ladko ki photos dekhi hai."

"Accha." Said Sidharth making a sad face.

But her next line brought smile to his face.

"Kyu ki mujhe har photo mein sirf aap hi dikhayi de rahe the." Said Shehnaaz and Sidharth kept looking at her with different feelings and emotions.

"Aap aur pani puri lenge?" Said the stall owner interrupting their lovely moment.

The immediately looked away and blushed hard.
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And ek aur baat kehna chahungi jis baare mein sabhi bol rahe hai. You all know R. G. Kar medical college mein kya hua. A girl was brutally raped and murdered. Pehle socha tha iss baare mein kuch nahi bolungi but now I feel I should express my thoughts as well.

Iss dardnak kisse ke peeche hum sirf unn darindon ko blame kar rahe hai. Par kya sach mein saari galti unn logo ki hi hai? Kya iss society ki koi galti nahi hai jo har waqt ladkiyon ko aage badhne se rokti hai? Society betiyon ko kehti rehti hai ki zyada raat tak bahar mat ghum, zyada chhote kapde mat pehen, ladko ke saath zyada ghumna phirna nahi, raat hone se pehle ghar laut aana. Kyu hum auraton ko itna darr darr ke aur ghut ghut ke jeena hoga? Kyu hum betiyon ko kaise rehna hai yeh shikhane ki jagah apne bete ko yeh nahi shikhate ki ladkiyon ko kaise treat kare? Because they think girls are their property. The will torture them, physically abuse them, rape them and nobody will utter a single word.

Kya kuch galti humari nahi hai? Wattpad mein aisi stories bhari padhi hai jaha female protagonist ko torture kiya jaata hai, molest kiya jaata, unka rape kiya jaata hai aur phir achanak se sab kuch normal ho ke happy ending. Aur unn stories ke neeche comments aate hai 'amazing', 'mind blowing', 'interesting'. Aaj meri baatein bohuton ko karwi lagegi but I can't stop myself anymore. Chahe woh aap ki friend ho, aap ki co-worker, aap ki girlfriend yaa aap ki biwi, uske saath jabardasti karna is not acceptable. And your support in this is also not acceptable.

Agar sach mein aap ek aurat ho toh aage se kisi story mein rape jaisi chizon ko normalise kiya jaaye toh ek comment zaroor karna

'SHAME ON YOU!'

At last I feel sorry to say lekin jab tak sabki soch nahi badlegi tab tak iss azad desh mein ladkiyon ko azadi nahi milegi aur tab tak aise cases aate rahenge 💔