Meant to be

Ch 5 contd...

Shehnaaz felt funny after her talk with Paras, not as much as who said it but it was sort of a wake up call for her that she hardly knew Sidharth, why was she so much for him who knows what the truth is, though she thought all these things to herself somehow her heart was not willing to believe anything Paras. Paras has also mentioned Himanshi in the conversation and that raised her antennas even more and for the next couple of hours she tried to steer clear of Rashmi and Sidharth's fight and avoided having an opinion. This was a sort of a wake up call to her that she was here to redeem herself and in life there were always two sides to the coin isn't it?

For Sidharth watching Shehnaaz with Paras was bad enough but when he noticed that she was now staying aloof it hurt. He had wanted her by his side, she had the ability to cool him down and see reason.  He was clearly getting more and more agitated and he started latching onto Paras as well. Partly because Paras was needling him unnecessarily but also because of how he witnessed Paras trying to manipulate Shehnaaz.

Shehnaaz by now had reasoned with herself that no matter what anyone said her gut instinct about Sidharth was not entirely wrong, yes the guy had anger issues but literally 3/4th if the house was constantly targeting him and it was difficult to keep calm. With this sorted out in her head. She went up to calm him and was shocked to see how he in anger asked her to buzz off. That hurt more than it should have and immediately Shehnaaz went on behind him to placate him. He was still angry!

After his cigarette break he settled on the green couch opposite the gym and was silently seething....Shehnaaz who wanted to have her old friend Sidharth back silently sidled upto him with the two metallic birds that were in the BB house as decor.  She placed them on the table and from under her eyes glanced at Sidharth who still looked angry and sullen.  With a big dramatic and exaggerated sigh she took each bird in one hand and had them face each other.  And in a tweety female voice said "itna gussa kyun hai dost? Sabsey gussa hai voh toh Samajh sakti hoon. Lekin meresse gussa? Means same as those lollay pochay's? My saarey feathers very hurt"

And then switched to a make tweety voice and herself responded "pakana math chal yahaan sey, content de raha hoon footage math cheen"
As soon as she said this Sidharth burst into a grin and tugged at her hair and pulled her closer and said "Kya cheez hai bey tu, cartoon. Chal tu Jha apnay Paras ke paas Idhar kyun aayi"

"Arre voh Paras khud apne app ka nahin hai toh mera kaisey hoga? Aur hona bhi chahtha toh kya mein yeh sab karne ayi hoon?" Saying that she slipped her hand into his and laced her fingers through his and to her deep satisfaction he responded by tightening his fingers against hers. "Tera mudha sab sahi hai, mein bhi support karti hoon lekin har cheez ko chilla chillake kyun bolnay ka hai. Vaisey mera champi ka sab effect chalaa Gaya"

He looked back at her, the same set of expressive eyes piercing deeply and directly at her and sighed. She had a way of getting to him directly without any pretense. With a sigh he said "gussa aaata hain na. Shehnaaz mereko nahi pata Kay Paras nay kya kaha tumse lekin Rashmi ko na jhoot ka kisi bhi  dairaa paar karne mein koi problem nahi hai. Mere ghar mein mere maa aur behenay aur ab meri bhaanji hain, mein unka sar kabhi bhi jhuknay nahi diya hai. When they look at me I want them to be proud and satisfied with the way they have raised and loved me. Toh kabhi bhi mehnat ke sivai meinay kuch aur strategy yah planning plotting nahi kiya hai. I hate lies and I don't believe in engaging with it. Mein usually yeh sab kisi ko nahi bolta, tu mereko achi lagti hain toh abhi bola,  kabhi aur repeat nahi karoonga. Terepey trust kar raha hoon, tu thod, na thod but the ball is now in your court." Saying this he released his hand from hers and walked away, and as he did he winced his eyes in disbelief. Why would he be this vulnerable in front of a girl he met here.

Shehnaaz who couldn't believe he shared something personal recognizing the poignancy of the moment sat there and vowed to stand by him no matter what. He was so strong yet so vulnerable and she felt special that he had just given her a glimpse of his vulnerability.

As they settled into bed that night, Sidharth laid with his back to her because he was not ready for intrusion and felt the bed dip when she got in. Seeing his back to her she took the liberty to rub her hands on his back and then lean over to him and whisper "shuklaji aaj ka din na it is now behind us. Kal fresh start hai. Aaj ka tension kal tak nahi leke jaaney ka hai na. Toh apni yeh dimaag ka software off karo, reboot karo aur restart karo. Goodnight"

Saying this she settled onto her pillow and pulled the blanket over her head and was ready to settle when she felt him whisper through the blanket "aajhee meinay shenaaz app install ki hai dimaag mein. Bandh karne ka naam hee nahi ley rahi hai. Any suggestions, delete karoon?"

When she put the blanket down and uncovered her face she found him turned to her side and looking at her with a glint in his eyes. Amazing how the world would never see this side of his. He winked at her and pinched her cheek and he said "soja badee aayi gyaan bantnay, Gadhi! Goodnight!"

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Hope to get to the outside family reactions and the jail sequence in the next updates. Till then Cheers!