"First time hai?"

"Kya?" She asked as she's just woken up from a dream.

"Ye... ladke ke ko chai denewaali prakriya?"

"Nhi chai to mai roz deti hoon..." She said innocently.

"Mera matlab ye shaadi ka proposal".

"Haaye... aapko kaise pata chala?" She asked curiously.

"Ye roz ka kaam hota to aise nervous nhi hoti na tum".

"Nervous nhi hoon main..."

"Acchaa?" He asked in a challenging tone.

"Bas aapse thoda darr lag rha hai". She said making him chuckle.

"Kyu?"

"Aunty ne bola ki aap bohot gussa karte ho... soch samajh kar baat karna..."

'Isko pehle hi darake bheji hai mummy ne?' He thought.
"Police ki Naukri haina... isliye serious rehna padta hai". He said calmly. She giggled. Why? He doesn't understand. But he smiled along with her.

"Tum abhi kya kar rhi ho?" Sid asked after a moment of silence.

"Main? Main abhi ek workshop kar rhi hoon designing ka... Shabnam Gupta ko jante ho?" She asked excitedly.

"Nhi.." He said giggling.

"Arre... wo bohot badi interior designer hai... wo pehli baar india mein workshop conduct kar rhi hai... aur humare college mein se sirf 5 log select hue hai uske liye".

"Wow..." He adored her smile. "Tumhe bohot pasand hai ye...designing?"

"Ha... mujhe drawing bohot pasand hai..."

"To tumhe nhi lagta ki ye tumhare career ko affect karega?" He asked hesitatingly.

"Kya?" She asked confusingly.

"Yeh...?" He said pointing them.

"Kyaaaaa?" She asked again.

"Arre ye... ye sab jo ho raha hai yaha..." Sid tried to explain without making it awkward. But she's not getting the que.

"Ye?" She raised her eyebrow.

"Haan..." ' FINALLY' he thought.

"Matlab ye chai peena?" She asked innocently.

"Arre..." He hit his forehead in frustration. "Gadhi!" She giggled.

"Kya bol rhe ho? Mujhe samajh nhi aa rahi". She said between her giggles. He sighed.

"Tumhe pata haina mai kon hoon?" Sid asked in a serious tone.

"Haan... Rita aunty ke bete". She simply said.

"Gadhi... tumhe pata haina ki mai tumse shaadi karne ke liye aaya hoon". He said in a seriously tone to which Shehnaaz laughed hysterically.

"Haaye mujhe sharam aa rahi hai..." She said breathlessly in between her laugh. Sidharth was looking at her in amusement.

"Aise kon sharmata hai?" he asked hearing which she laughed more. "Accha hua bata diya ki tum aise sharmathi ho... warna mujhe kaise pata chalta...?"

After she stopped laughing, she asked- "To aap kya pooch rahe the?"

"Kuch nhi meri maa... agar tumhe phirse sharam aa gayi to pata nhi kya reaction niklega?" He said suppressing his laugh.

"Ahhaannn...poocho na..." She whined. He sighed.

"Mai pooch raha tha ki tum young ho, abhi abhi studies complete ki hai... aur itni jaldi shaadi karne se tumhare career pe farak nhi padega?"

"Tch tch tch... lagta hai aap bohot purane khayalaath ke ho". She said.

"Main?" He shouted in disbelief. "Main purane khayalaath ka hoon? Aur ye jo tumhare gharwaale hai... jo tumhe 22 saal mein shaadi karne ko bol rahe hain wo bade modern hai, Haan?".

"Toh aur kya? Career ka shaadi se kya lena dena? Aapki mummy bhi to working mother thi, aur Mahi di bhi to job karte hai... aur aapko pata hain meri mummy aur chachi ghar ke saath saath humare business mein bhi help
karte hain, aur meri jo bhabi haina, Niti... wo doctor hain... unhone shaadi ke baat hi apna post-graduation complete kia hai". She said it with such an ease and confidence that left Sidharth impressed.

'Hmm... she's not that dumb' he thought.

"Haa... par ye baat alag hai ki inn sabke patiyon ne inka bohot support kiya hai... agar aap nhi kar sakthe to... phir career pe farak padega". She said with a smirk.

"Oh! Aisi baat hai..." Sid also smirked. "Chalo... nhi karta mai support. Phir kya karogi tum?" Sid asked in a challenging tone.

She laughed as reply and said "Mujhe pata hain aap karoge..."

"Accha... wo kaise?"

"Kyunki aapki maa Rita Shukla hai... unhone aapko ye nhi sikhaaya hai". She said. He was clean bowled.

'Ok! She's smart. Abhi se poori mummy ki chamchi ban chuki hai'. He thought smilingly.

"Tumhe mujhse kuch nhi poochna?" Sidharth asked.

"Hmm... ek minute sochne do". She said and started to think something. She stood in the same position for a minute.

"Arre... itna mushkil sawal hai kya?"

"Nhi nhi... mai bas sentence bana rahi thi... wo kya haina, mujhe aise sabko aap aap bolne ki aadat nhi hai... to agar galti se maine tum boldiya to shaayad AAPKO pasand nhi aayega". She said with a sad pout. Sid chuckled.

"arre Aisa kuch nhi hai... tum mujhe naam se bula sakte ho".

"Haaye haaye... agar mummy sunegi to mera kaan kheench legi". She said with a frown.

"Mai de raha hoon na permission. Tum bulao".

"Pakka na... mai bohot frank ho jati hoon waise". She said as Sid chuckled again.

"To ho jao na..." She smiled at him.

"Tune abhi tak shaadi kyu nhi ki?" She asked freely. He raised his eyebrow.

"Accha... Tum nahi, aap se seedha tu pe aa gayi. Not bad yaar. Itni frank ho tum?" He asked making her giggle.

"Bolo na... shaadi kyu nhi ki?" She repeated.

"Bas... aise hi. Marriage material lagi nhi koi... aur I don't think shaadi necessity hai".

"Pata hai jab mai aunty se Vicky bhaiya ki shaadi pe mili thi na, tab unhone bohot baatein ki tere baare mein... Mera beta ye hai, wo hai, thop hai". She said while giggling. Sid was staring at her with a smile.
"Par wo badi dukhi thi tu shaadi nhi kar raha... mere saamne dukhda roh rahi thi". They both laughed on that. "Mujhe photo bhi dikhaayi thi tumhari... aur poocha ki kaisa hai. Maine
bola handsome hai. Phir poocha ki tujhe pasand aaya, maine bola haa..."

"Accha...!" He raised his eyebrow. She continued her laugh.

"Aur pata hai maine phir kya bola? poocho kya bola..."

"Kya?" He asked as she said.

"Ki agli baar jab tujhse milungi tab tujhe shaadi ke liye manaongi. Bolungi ki bechari Aunty ko kyu tang kar raha hain? Shaadi kar le kisise... mujhe kya pata tha aunty dhedh shaani niklegi aur meko hi phasa ayegi". She laughed her ass out along with him.

"Phasaayengi, matlab?" Sid asked little seriously. "Phasaaya to mujhe hai..."

"Wo to dikh raha hai..." She said casually. He thought his comment was a bit harsh. "Tera bilkul mann nhi tha na aane ka? Isiliye mera naam bhi nhi poocha aane se pehle".

He gave a weird smile. "Tumhe kaise pata?"

"Aunty ne bataya..." He hit his forehead seeing which she giggled again.

"Ye sach hai ki mein interested nhi THA..." He emphasized in that THA. She suddenly gave him a look. Her eyes had a glow which melted his heart.

"Tha matlab? Ab kya status hai?" She asked playfully.

"Processing...." He said with a smirk to which she blushed. Sid looked at her and her cheeks become more red.

"Tujhe aise silently sharmaana bhi aata hai? Wow yaar..." He teased her.

"Haaye mujhe sacchi mai tujhse sharam aa rhi hai... pata hai pehle aise kabhi nhi hua... mujhe kabhi sharam nhi aati" She said with a frown that made him laugh even more.

"Pata tha mujhe...". He mumbled. Before she could enquire his phone rang. He looked at the caller id and it was a call from his office. He gave her an apologetic look but she returned a warm smile.

"Baat karlo... mai chalti hoon". She said taking the tray with her.

Sid was in awe of that girl. As she reached near the door, he called her "Suno...."

She turned to him with a smile and said "Suno nhi Sana." He laughed.

"Tera number dena baad mein". He said with a shy smile.

"Mai text karti hoon tujhe..." She said and turned to go when he called her again.

"Ek minute... tera paas mera number kaha se aaya?"

"Haan... aunty ne pehle hi di thi". She giggled and went.

'Mom!' he thought and smiled like an idiot ignoring his phone ringing in the
background.

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