Sidharth enter in their room and saw Shehnaaz was sleeping peacefully, he smile and kissed her forehead.

She smile in sleep, and hold his hand "aa gaye aap" she whispered in sleepy tone.

"Hmm chalo get up chocolates laaya hu main"

She open her eyes fully and smile widely "haaye sacchi aapko pata hai mujhe na roz aadat thi dinner ke baad chocolate khane ki, ya jab main dukhi hoti thi to chocolate khati hu ya phir jab main bohot khush hoti tab bhi aur -"

"Haan haan meri chocolate lover samjh gaya main" he chuckle and give her the bag.

"Itni saari?" She gasped when she saw the variety of chocolate.

"Haan mujhe tumhari favorite nahi pata na isliye le aaya".

"Main sabko share karke aati hu".

She stood up but he again make her sit "chup chaap betho idhar sabko main de aaya hu already"

"Really?"

"Haan Ashu bhi ghar par hai aur wo aur Avni to pagal hai chocolates ke liye bhabhi phir bhi kam khati hai"

She giggle and unwrapped her chocolate.

"Shehnaaz mausam acha hai balcony me chale?"

She nodded and put her feets on the floor when she found herself in the air.

"Sidharth kya kar rahe hai"

"Bola na meri Queen ko Queen treatment milega hamesha" he kissed her forehead and drop her in the balcony. "Tum wait karo main do mint me aaya".

She blush and enjoying the weather outside, the clouds turn grey, she can feel the cold wind passing around her.

"Hot chocolate mam" he pass her a cup of hot chocolate.

She smile brightly and take it "umm ye to bohot tasty hai"

"I'm glad you like it, aakhir banaya kisne hai" He rise his collar and smirk.

"Aapne banaya?"

"Obviously"

"Aap ko cooking aati hai?"

"Ha ye to basic hai sabko aana chahiye phir kab ye shok ban gaya pata nahi chala but regular cook nahi karta occasionally karta hu".

"Haaye mere ko cook pati mil gaya aur kya chahiye" she said dramatically, he chuckle suddenly he remember something.

"Acha Shehnaaz ek baat puchu?"

"Hmm"

"Tum me aur tumhare parents me banti nahi hai kya?"

She stop drinking and look at him "aese achanak kiu pucha aapne?"

"Puchna to shuru se tha but laga tumhe thoda time du"

She look down and press her lips to control her tears.

"Hmm aapka haq hai mere baare me janna" she look at the sky and smile sadly "Meri na ek perfect family thi main mumma papa we are happy together wo log meri choti se choti wish puri karte the untill she enter in our life"

"Shreya?"

"Hmm mere chachu ki beti hai wo"

"What?" He look at her in shocked, as he saw her parents loved shreya more than anything.

She nodded "chachu chachi kedarnath gaye the Shreya bohot choti thi tab around 3 years main 4 saal ki thi jab, tab ek din landslide ki news aai chachu chachi usme chal base but somehow waha ke local logo ne Shreya ko rescue kar liya tha uske baad Shreya ki custody mummy papa ne le li, they adopt her as her daughter aur tab se hi ye sab shuru hua" she chuckle remembering her past.

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"Mumma mujhe kitchen set dila do na please" a 7 years old Shehnaaz said to her mother Sarla who was sitting in the living room cutting vegetables.

"Shehnaaz abhi papa ke pass paise nahi hai beta jab aayenge wo dila denge" she said looking at her daughter.

Shehnaaz sat beside her "but mumma mere saare friends ke pass hai wo"

"Shehnaaz ek baar bola na" she said sternly, Shehnaaz shut her mouth and sat silently.

Suddenly her younger sister Shreya enter inside, she is just one year younger than her.

"Mumma suno na mujhe doll house chahiye maine priya ke pass dekha same waise please please please" Shreya said to Sarla.

"Beta" she huffed when Shreya made a puppy face "acha theek hai mil jayega".

"Yay" she jump in happiness than run inside her room.

"Mumma aapne to bola papa ke pass paise nahi hai?" Shehnaaz asked innocently.

"Haan nahi hai"

"To Shreya ko kiu doll house dila rahe ho aap"

"Choti hai wo tumse ye sab nahi samjhegi wo"

"Sirf ek saal choti hai mumma wo" she said angrily.

"Shehnaaz zaban chalai na to ek thappad padhega jaao room me aur padhai karo" she shout at her.

Shehnaaz look down her eyes filled up with tears, she again look up at her mother with pain and betrayal in her eyes and went inside.

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"Happy anniversary mumma papa" a 9 years old Shehnaaz wish her parents while hugging them.

"Thank you" she bend down and kiss her forehead.

"Thank you mera baccha" her father hug her.

"Mumma papa see i made this card for you" she show her card to her mother.

"Are wah ye to bohot pyaara hai" her mother said while taking it in her hands she was about to open it when Shreya enter in their room and wish them.

"Mumma papa see i made this for you" she said while showing them a drawing.

"Wow ye to bohot achi hai" they both said looking at her creation. Shehnaaz try to saw her painting and gasped when she saw that.

"Isme main kaha hu?" Shehnaaz asked.

"Tu family nahi hai hamari" Shreya said angrily.

"Aur ye tujhse kisne kaha tu kon hai arey tere to-"

"Shehnaaz bass" her mother shout on her, her eyes filled with tears.

"Mumma"

"Shehnaaz room me jaao" she said sternly.

She place her card on their bed and run towards her room. She wipe her tears. At evening she went to eat something after eating some snacks she was about to throw her wrapper when she saw her handmade card in dustbin. She hold it and her little heart broke into pieces, she run towards her parents room to ask why they throw it but stop when she saw them placing Shreya's painting on wall, she look at her card than at the wall where shreya's painting was hanging, she tore her card and throw it in dustbin.

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A 11 years old Shehnaaz asked her mother for her birthday party.

"Mumma please na mere saare friends ki birthday party hoti hai mujhe bhi karni hai please" she was saying while holding the hem of her mother's saree.

"Beta no padhai par dhyan do ye sab party achi nahi hoti hai".

"But mumma aapne Shreya ki bhi to birthday party ki thi na" she said angrily.

"Shreya tumse choti hai na usne zid kari thi".

"Aap log Shreya ki har wish puri karte ho lekin meri nahi i hate you" she shout at her than left from there while wiping her tears harshly.

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A 15 years old Shehnaaz enter in her house with a beautiful wide smile on her face.

"Papa see maine 10th me top kara hai" she said while hugging her father. He just hummed and left from there. She feel odd but didn't said anything.

Her mother enter in living room with Shreya.

"Mumma dekho maine pure Mumbai me top kiya hai" she shout loudly and giggle.

"Shehnaaz chup karo" Sarla shout on her.

"But-"

"Dekh nahi rahi ho Shreya udas hai"

"To usme meri kya galti".

"Galti ye hai ki tum faltu me tamasha karti fir rahi ho Shreya ki compartment aai hai tumhare is stupid celebration se zyda hume shreya ki tension hai to chup karke room me jaao" Sarla said sternly, but she was unknown with the fact that she broke her daughter's heart.

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"Aala re aala simba aala" A 20 years old Shehnaaz shout while watching the movie with her friends.

"Shehnaaz pagal ladki chilla kiu rahi hai" her bestfriend Meeti said.

"Yaar rohit shetty ki movie hai chillana to banta hai upar se warden se chup kar nikle hai zindagi ke maze nahi liye to kya kara" she said getting excited.

"I know still log dekh rahe hai".

"Duniya jalti hai to jale duniya jalti hai to jale" she sing in low voice.

"God this girl" Meeti roll her eyes and start watching the movie with her crazy friend.

After movie they again went to their hostel sneakily.

"Shehnaaz summer holidays aane wale hai tu kaha jayegi is baar" Meeti asked while packing her bags.

"Hmm i was thinking about Manali is baar thandi jagha jaane ka man hai" She said while munching her chips.

"Tu ghar kiu nahi jaati? Kya pata tere parents change ho gaye ho".

Shehnaaz chuckle sadly "wo log kabhi change nahi honge and i now i don't have hope from this life I'm happy alone, solo trips are best".

"But still tu do do jobs karti hai subha college bhi jaati hai thak nahi gai is life se" Meeti asked while sitting beside her.

"Tch i love this life khudh ko busy rakhna na kisise expectations na dil tutega best hai aese hi, acha ab main sone chali good night" she said and cover herself with blanket, few tears escape her eyes but she wipe them.

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That is it for today.

Hope you all like it.

Thanks for reading ❤️.