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Next morning, Sidharth opened his eyes and didn't find Shehnaaz beside him. He looked around and saw Shehnaaz struggling with her saree standing in front of the mirror.

"Shehnaaz!" He called her and she looked him. "Kya kar rahi ho?"

"Tum uth gaye? Woh main bas taiyar ho rahi thi." She said and again focused on wearing the saree.

Sidharth just nodded and got up. He started doing the bed while Shehnaaz still couldn't figure out how to wear the saree.

At last she somehow wrapped the saree around her body and asked, "Sidharth, thik lag rahi hai?"

Sidharth's eyes fell on Shehnaaz and he observed her from top to toe. He tried to maintain a poker face but couldn't and burst into laughter.

"Yeh kya haal bana rakha hai apna? Aise thodi pehente hai saree?" Asked Sidharth while laughing.

Shehnaaz made a crying face and said, "Sahi hai. Uda lo mazak. Ek toh subah se try kar rahi hoon phir bhi yeh saree nahi pehna jaa raha. Aur ab jab itni muskil se pehna toh tum has rahe ho. Bohut bure ho tum."

Sidharth stopped laughing seeing her sad pout.

"Sorry main hasna nahi chahta tha. Tumhare saree pehen ne ka style dekh ke hasi nikal gayi. It's ok agar tumhe pehen ni nahi aati toh. Main help kar deta hoon." He said.

"Tumhe saree baandh ni aati hai?" Asked Shehnaaz.

"Nahi lekin mere paas ek idea hai."

Saying that, Sidharth took his phone and played a video on YouTube where a woman was teaching how to wear saree.

"Yaar yeh idea mere dimaag mein kyu nahi aaya?" Said Shehnaaz seeing the video.

"Uske liye dimaag hona chahiye." Said Sidharth controlling his laugh.

"Excuse me! Don't forget that I'm a teacher."

"Still you don't have common sense."

"Zyada bakwas mat karo aur chup chap yaaha aa ke meri help karo."

Sidharth sighed and went to her. He bent down and hold her saree properly while she wore it following the video. With both of their efforts, Shehnaaz was finally able to wear the saree.

Shehnaaz's look 👇🏻👇🏻

"Ab accha lag raha hai na?" Asked Shehnaaz looking at the mirror.

"Perfect." Said Sidharth smiling.

"Mujhe toh yakeen hi nahi ho raha maine khud se saree pehna hai. Thank you, thank you so much Sidharth."

Saying that, Shehnaaz turned to Sidharth and hugged him tightly out of excitement while he was taken aback because of the sudden hug. He was not prepared for this and felt current run through his body. But then he calmed himself and hugged her back while smiling.

Here Shehnaaz also realised that she hugged him all of a sudden which she should have not. But when he hugged her back, she found some unknown peace and comfort in his arms and didn't feel like breaking the hug. They kept standing in that position.

After sometime they broke the hug with a slight blush on their faces.

"Waise.... Tumne iss se pehle kabhi saree nahi pehna?" Asked Sidharth further.

Shehnaaz nodded in no and said, "Kabhi nahi. Shaadi mein jab pehna tha tab madat karne ke liye phir bhi log the. Akele saree pehen na, mere liye toh impossible hi tha. Main suit mein zyada comfortable hoon."

"Toh tumne saree kyu pehni? Suit hi pehen leti."

"Woh Aai humesha saree pehenti hai na, isliye mujhe laga tumhare ghar mein saree pehen na ka hi riwaz hai. Aur kuch pehna toh sayad Aai ko accha nahi lagega."

"Aisa kisne kaha tumse? Aai saree pehenti hai kyu ki woh uss mein comfortable hai. Thik waise hi tum bhi woh hi pehnogi jis mein tum comfortable ho. Chahe woh suit ho yaa koi aur dress. Samjhi?"

"Samajh gayi. Aur kuch?"

"Aur......"

Sidharth started moving closer making Shehnaaz nervous. She started moving backwards but soon her back touched the dressing table.

Sidharth leaned towards her and whispered huskily, "Tum aaj behadh khubsurat lag rahi ho."

Saying that, he planted a soft kiss on her cheek and then moved away making her smile shyly.

Later that day...

It was Shehnaaz's 'muh dikhai' rasam. There were many relatives and neighbours present at Shukla house who were giving Shehnaaz blessings and gifts.

"Sach mein Rita. Ekdam chun chun ke apne ghar bahu laayi hai tu. Dikhne mein toh sundar hai hi upar se teacher hai. Aur sanskar kitne acche hai woh toh dekh ke hi paata chal raha hai. Kaash meri bhi itni acchi kismat hoti." Said a woman to Rita Ji in a low voice.

"Tu aisa kahe ko bol rahi hai Savita? Apni Anjali bhi toh kitni acchi hai." Said Rita Ji.

Savita Ji made a face and said, "Khak acchi! Din raat phone mein ghusi rehti hai. Upar se kuch kaam karne ko kaho toh zaban ladati hai. Ab apna dukh kya hi baatau tujhe Rita. Paata hai uss din kya hua....."

While they both were busy gossiping, Savita Ji's daughter-in-law Anjali was sitting beside Shehnaaz and talking to her.

"Woh dekh rahi ho? Hum dono ki saas itne dheere dheere baatein kar rahi hai. Iska matlab woh pakka meri burai kar rahi hai." Said Anjali.

"Woh tumhari burai kyu karengi?" Asked Shehnaaz laughing.

"Saas hoti hi aisi hai. Jitni bhi koshish kar lo inka dil jeetna namumkin hai. Abhi tum nayi ho, kuch din baad tumhari burai karna bhi chalu karenge."

"Sach mein?"

"Haan. Lekin tum fikar mat karna. Jaise yeh dono humari burai karengi, hum dono bhi apas mein inki burai karenge. Iss hi liye toh main Sidharth ke shaadi hone ka wait kar rahi thi. Ab tum aa gayi ho, jam ke gossips hongi." Said Anjali to which Shehnaaz chuckled. From inside she became happy that she found a friend here.

That days passed with all the rituals and also they had their reception party in the evening.

After all this, Shehnaaz came back to her room at night and found Sidharth reading a book, sitting on the bed.

Shehnaaz also sat on the bed and went little close to see what he was reading. But the next moment, her eyes got widened.

"Are you reading Shakespeare?" She asked with disbelief.

"Yeah." Replied Sidharth.

"But you said you don't like reading these kind of books."

"Yeah but you like reading these kind of books. Aur ab tum meri wife ho. Toh tumhe acche se jaan ne ke liye tumhari pasand ko bhi acche se jaan na hoga. That's why I thought of trying Shakespeare. Shaadi se pehle hi padhna suru kar diya tha. And it's not that bad."

Saying that, Sidharth again started reading while Shehnaaz kept staring at him with full of love and adoration. She felt blessed to have the nicest husband who was putting so much efforts only for her.

"Tum itne pyaare kyu ho Sidharth?" She asked looking at him.

"Pyaara?" Asked Sidharth while blushing a little.

Shehnaaz nodded in yes and said, "Tumhe aisi kitaabein pasand nahi hai. Phir bhi sirf mere liye tumne padhna start kiya, woh bhi Shakespeare ke. Tumhe paata hai yeh jo effort tumne daala hai iss se aaj mujhe kitna special feel ho raha hai?"

"Come on Shehnaaz. Yeh koi bohut badi baat nahi hai. These are very small efforts..."

"And these are exactly what we women expect from our husbands. Yeh chhote chhote efforts hi humara dil khush kar deti hai. Aur ab maine decide kiya hai ki main bhi apni taraf se kuch efforts daalungi. Main tumhare liye engineering ki kitaabein padhungi."

Saying that, Shehnaaz got up from the bed started finding his engineering books leaving Sidharth puzzled.

"Shehnaaz, kya kar rahi ho? You don't have to do this." Said Sidharth trying to stop her.

"Nahi. Main tumhe acche se jaan ne ke liye tumhari pasand ko acche se jaanungi. Tum mere liye Shakespeare padh sakte ho, main tumhare liye engineering ki kitaabein nahi padh sakti?"

Saying that, Shehnaaz took out a civil engineering book and sat on the bed.

"Mat karo Shehnaaz. Tumhe kuch samajh nahi aayega." Said Sidharth again.

"Listen I'm not illiterate okay? Teacher hoon main. Now you read yours and let me read mine." Said Shehnaaz and started reading the book.

Sidharth nodded his head in disbelief and continued reading his book.

As Sidharth said, Shehnaaz was not being able to understand a bit of it. But still she was acting as if she was reading with full concentration. But soon she gor bored and her eyes became closed automatically. In no time, she fell asleep.

"Shehnaaz iss kahani mein aage......"

Sidharth stopped noticing that Shehnaaz was sleeping holding the book in her hand.

"As expected." He said sighing.

Then Sidharth kept his book aside, took Shehnaaz's book from her hand and made her lie properly. Then he covered her with duvet and looked at her cute sleeping face.

"Pagal ladki!" He uttered and chuckled.

Then he kissed her forehead and lied beside her, switching off the lights.

In sleep, Shehnaaz came to Sidharth's side and kept her hand on his chest. He also couldn't stop himself. He pulled her close and slept hugging his wife.

Like this, few days passed with all the post marriage rituals. After everything was over, now it was time to get back to work.

After marriage, it was the first day of Sidharth's office and Shehnaaz's school.

Before leaving, Shehnaaz was cooking in the kitchen with Rita Ji.

"Accha tu mere ko ek baat baata. Tu Punjabi hone ke bawajood itna accha maharashtrian khana kaise bana leti hai?" Asked Rita Ji.

"Offo Aai, main Punjabi hoon toh kya hua? Meri parvarish toh idhar Mumbai mein hi hui hai na? Aur main reason woh bhi nahi hai. Actually mujhe cooking mein interest hai. Main sirf Punjabi yaa Maharashtrian nahi, India ke har state ka khana bana leti hoon. Even mujhe toh kuch continental dishes bhi aate hai. Ek din khilaungi aap sab ko." Said Shehnaaz to which Rita Ji smiled.

Hearing her words, Ashok Ji said, "Dekha Rita? Kitni talented hai humari bahu. Aise hi nahi pasand kiya tha maine. Insaan dekh ke pehchan leta hoon."

Rita Ji rolled her eyes and said, "Chun chun ke pasand toh maine kiya aur free fund ka credit aap le rahe ho. Ho sake toh mujhe Thank you bolo."

"Haan haan, woh toh bolunga hi. Iss hi bahane tumhare haath ka sara hua khana jo nahi kha na padh raha."

Ashok Ji said the last line in a low voice.

"Kya kaha aap ne?" Asked Rita Ji immediately glaring him.

"Kuch bhi toh nahi." Said Ashok Ji giving a stupid smile.

Meanwhile Shehnaaz laughed silently.

After sometime, Sidharth came there getting ready and asked, "Shehnaaz, hogaya tumhara?"

"Haan bas aa rahi hoon."

Saying that, Shehnaaz put some food in the lunchboxes. Then she went to her room and came back quickly getting ready.

"Aai, Baba, chalte hai." Said Sidharth and Shehnaaz together.

"Dhyan se jaana." Said Rita Ji and Ashok Ji.

Sidharth and Shehnaaz got up to the bike and left together. In his way to office, he dropped her at the school.

"Bye. Shaam ko milte hai." Said Sidharth after Shehnaaz got down.

"Hmm bye." Said Shehnaaz and went inside the school.

Sidharth kept looking at her retreating figure for sometime, with a smile on his face. After that, he also went to office.

Shehnaaz was walking in the school's corridor when she heard a voice.

"Ma'am.... Ma'am..."

Shehnaaz turned and saw a little boy coming towards her.

"Yes Raunak say." She said bending down to his level.

"Ma'am you looking beautiful." He said seeing her dressed like a newly married woman.

Shehnaaz chuckled hearing that and said, "Thank you but it's incorrect. You should say, you are looking beautiful."

"Okay." Said the little boy and left from there.

Shehnaaz then went to the staff's room.

"So how's your married life going Mrs. Shukla?" Asked one of her colleagues.

It was a different feeling to hear Mrs. Shukla from everyone's mouth and she was loving it.

"It's amazing." Replied Shehnaaz smiling.

"Woh toh hoga hi. Itna handsome aur dashing husband jo mila hai. I think romantic bhi hoga utna hi. Isliye toh shaadi ke baad face pe alag hi glow aa gayi hai teri." Said another colleague teasingly and they all started laughing making Shehnaaz's cheeks turn red.

After talking for sometime, they all went to their classes as usual.

It was the tiffin period when Sidharth called Shehnaaz.

"Toh? Khana kha liya tumne?" He asked on phone.

"Haan." She replied. "Aur tumne?"

"Ab kya baatau? Tumhara khana itna tasty tha ki mere office colleagues ne saara khatam kar diya. Kuch bacha hi nahi mere liye. Abhi yaaha ke canteen ka boring sandwich khaa raha hoon." Said Sidharth making a sad face.

"Kya?" Asked Shehnaaz and started laughing.

"Tumhe hasi aa rahi hai?"

"Bilkool nahi." Said Shehnaaz controlling her laugh. "Accha tum fikar mat karo, main kaal se zyada khana bhejungi, for you and for your colleagues too. Okay?"

"Okay.... Accha suno."

"Sunao."

"Tumhare school ke baad hum dono Juhu beach chale? Main office se zaldi chhutti le lunga."

"Achanak?"

"Bas aise hi. Mann ho raha hai ghumne ka. Pehle Juhu beach jaayenge uske baad kisi acche se restaurant mein dinner kar ke ghar wapas. Aur tumhi ne kaha tha, shaadi ke baad hafte mein kam se kam ek baar hum bahar khana khaane jaayenge."

"Kaha toh tha par zyada tar mard shaadi se pehle kiye hue promises ko pura karte nahi hai."

"Main unn mardon mein se nahi hoon. I always fulfill my promises."

"I know." Said Shehnaaz smiling.

"Toh hum chal rahe hai, right?"

"Neki aur puch puch?" Said Shehnaaz and they both chuckled together.

After school, Sidharth came to take Shehnaaz. They were about to leave when a woman came there with her daughter.

"Shehnaaz Ma'am, do minute rukenge? Aap se baat karni thi." Said the mother.

"Haan ji boliye." Replied Shehnaaz.

"Woh Bhawna ne baataya ki usne aap ke paas fees jama kiyi hai aane wale school trip ke liye? Woh isne na mujhse bina puche hi aap ko fees de diyi thi. Abhi kya aap woh wapas kar ke iska school trip se naam hatwa sakti hai?"

Shehnaaz frowned hearing that and looked at Bhawna who was looking down sadly.

"Aisa ho toh sakta hai par aap Bhawna ko school trip mein kyu nahi bhejna chahti? Yeh uski studies ke liye bhi accha rahega." Said Shehnaaz.

"Abhi aap se kya hi chhupau? Aap ko toh paata hi hai desh bhar mein kya kya ho raha hai. Aise mein apni beti ko ghar se bahar akele bhejna.... Mann nahi maan raha. Akhir ek hi toh beti hai meri."

Bhawna's mother's eyes became teary while Sidharth and Shehnaaz's faces grew serious. Shehnaaz couldn't understand what to say.

"Main ek baat kahu?" Asked Sidharth suddenly and they all looked at him. "Dekhiye main aap ki feelings samajh sakta hoon. Aur yeh bhi nahi kahunga ki bahar ki duniya aap ki beti ke liye bohut safe hai. Par iss darr se hum usse puri zindagi ghar pe toh nahi baandh ke rakh sakte. Aap bhi chahti hai ki aap ki beti successful ho aur isliye aap ko usse bahar bhejna hoga. Ho sake toh uski protection ke liye usse self defence shikhaiye aur agar aap ka koi beta hai toh usse ladkiyon ki respect karna shikhaiye. Jab duniya ka har ladka ladkiyon ki respect karega tab unko aise darr darr ke jeena nahi hoga. Aur yeh kisi ek ki koshish se nahi hoga. Milke koshish karenge tabhi soch badlegi."

Hearing Sidharth's words, Shehnaaz smiled proudly while Bhawna's mother understood his point.

"Bhawna ne bina aap ki permission liye trip ke fees jama kar ke galat kiya. Par abhi agar aap ne sirf darr ki wajah se usse trip pe jaane nahi diya toh woh bhi ek bohut badi galti hogi. As a teacher main promise karti hoon, school ke saare students ki safety ki responsibility humari hai. Hum aap ko shikayat ka mauka nahi denge." Said Shehnaaz.

Bhawna smiled hearing that while her mother agreed to send her to the school's trip.

After that, Sidharth and Shehnaaz left from there.

Sitting on his bike, Shehnaaz was looking at Sidharth through the rear view mirror. There was already so much love and respect in her eyes for her husband which grew more today. She started thinking what good things she might have done in her past life to get a husband like him.

Later that day...

Sidharth and Shehnaaz were sitting at the Juhu beach and enjoying their quality time. Shehnaaz was continuously blabbering and Sidharth was listening to her silently.

"Aur phir class mein...."

Shehnaaz suddenly stopped when she found Sidharth staring at her with love-filled eyes.

"Tum itne chup chap kyu baithe ho? Main kab se akele bak bak kiye jaa rahi hoon. Tum pakka bored feel kar rahe ho na?" She asked making a pout.

Sidharth nodded in no and said, "Main jab bhi tumhare saath hota hoon, mujhe bored feel nahi hota."

"Phir bhi, main bohut zyada baatein karti hoon. Tumhe bolne ka mauka hi nahi deti."

"Accha hi hai na? Main toh waise bhi kam bolta hoon. Mujhe sun na pasand hai. Waise ek secret baatau? Jis din hum dono pehli baar mile, tumhari iss bak bak karne ki adat pe hi main fida hogaya tha. Jis confidence se tum ek ke baad ek sawal puch rahi thi, maine tabhi soch liya tha shaadi karunga toh tumse, warna nahi karunga. Itna pyaar hogaya tha mujhe tum......."

Sidharth suddenly bit his tongue realising what he said while Shehnaaz's heart skipped a beat.

"Kya kaha tumne?" She asked immediately.

"Woh....main...."

Sidharth couldn't understand what to say.

"Bolo na Sidharth!" Said Shehnaaz being impatient.

He finally sighed and said, "Mujhe pyaar hogaya tha tumse uss hi moment pe. Aur dheere dheere woh gehra hota gaya. I..... I love you Shehnaaz."

Shehnaaz became extremely happy hearing his confession and started blushing.

"Ek baat kahu Sidharth?" She asked further to which he hummed.

"Hum dono mein kuch bhi common nahi hai. Main coffee peeti hoon, tum chai. Mujhe Shakespeare ke novels ka shaukh hai, tumhe engineering ki kitaabon ke alawa kuch aur padhne ki fursat hi nahi mili kabhi. Main non stop baatein kar sakti hoon aur tum bina shikayat kiye ghanto tak meri baatein sun sakte ho. Upar se tum Marathi aur main Punjabi, yeh difference toh hai hi. Par inn sab ke bawajood hum dono mein kitni acchi compatibility hai. Iss duniya mein sabse zyada mujhe koi samjha hai toh woh tum ho. I love everything about you. Shaadi ke baad har waqt mujhe yeh mehsoos hua ki yeh shaadi meri zindagi ka best decision tha. Kisi aur ke saath shaadi hoti toh main itni khush nahi reh paati jitni tumhare saath hoon."

"Kisi aur ki baat mat karo." Said Sidharth interrupting. "I don't like that. Tumhari shaadi mujhse hi honi thi aur yeh pehle se hi decided tha."

Shehnaaz smiled and said, "Haan. Isliye toh tumhe dekhte hi mere dil ne keh diya tha, that you are the one. And after talking to you, I fell in love with you. Aaj jo baatein tumne Bhawna ki Mummy se kahi uss se mera yeh pyaar kayi guna zyada badh gaya. I love you so much Sidharth. Thank you for coming into my life."

Sidharth looked at Shehnaaz hearing that. His heart also skipped a beat hearing her confession. He was on cloud nine. He felt like hugging her tightly and kissing her soft lips. But then he realised that they were in a public place.

Meanwhile, Shehnaaz understood his feelings. And somewhere she too wanted it.

"Sidharth, can I kiss you?" She asked blushing.

"Haan?"

He became surprised. How did she come to know what he was feeling?

"Puch rahe ho yaa jawab de rahe ho?" Asked Shehnaaz.

"Haan matlab.... Aise sabke saamne?"

Shehnaaz chuckled seeing his cuteness. She slowly removed her dupatta and covered themselves with it.

"Ab koi nahi dekh sakta. Now can I kiss you? Please! I always wanted our first kiss to be special." She said softly making Sidharth blush.

He nodded and said, "Let's make it special then."

Saying that, Sidharth closed his eyes as well as Shehnaaz and they both claimed each other's lips.

Amidst the view of sunset, the sounds of waves, the noises of crowd, two people kept kissing each other passionately, being lost in their own world.
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