Khushi calls Sidharth..
"Haan beta?"
"Aap itne akdu kyun ho?"
"Ab kya hua?!"
"Jo puch rahi hoon uska jawab do!"
"Tune yeh puchneke liye call kiya?"
"Haan..!"
"Pata nehi.. ab bata kyun puch rahi hai?"
"That's not important! Mama..ek baat batao?"
"Hmm.. "
"Aap kabhi Sanu Mami par haath utha sakte ho?"
He remains silent for a while..
"Kya hua? Chup kyun ho?"
"This shouldn't have reached you Khushi!"
"Nani ne bata diya mujhe kyunki she is super upset on you! And I am not a baccha! She can share stuffs with me! Ab batao.. can you ever think of hitting her?"
He sighs..his heart aches to no limit..."No.. never!"
"Then why did you say this to her?!"
"Pata nehi beta!! I had lost it then! She was getting out of control!"... He exhales on the phone..
"For God's sake Mama!! She is pregnant!! I am not saying that she was entirely right and all that she was saying and doing were all right.. No!! I am not taking her side either!! But you cant say that to her, even if she provokes you!!"
He keeps quiet..
"You love her no? You guys are mad for each other! Ek pal nehi reh sakte ho ek dusre k bina toh why all these?! Jao jaake usko pick up karlo.. she has sent me a message...I had tears in my eyes after reading that!"
"Kyun?! What did she write.. show me.."
"Wait.."... She sends him the message sent by Shehnaaz..
"Khushi..tu meri bhanji kam aur friend zyada hai na? Isiliye tujhe yeh message kar rahi hoon..! Dil dukha hai mera! Ek baat bata, kya main itni buri hoon ki woh kehte hain, zaroorat padhe toh woh mujhpar haath bhi uthayenge?! Main unko sab se upar rakhti hoon, Ma-Baap se bhi upar! Toh phir kyun kaha?! Sidharth kabhi galat toh nehi bolte hai na? Toh phir kya main hi wrong thi?! Honestly bata kya main bohot zyada kar rahi thi?! 🥺"
He feels shattered!! He bangs on a table to vent it out...!!
"Kya hua Mama..?! Laga na Dil ko bada sa jhtaka?! Yeh itni innocent hai! Kaise karlete ho aap yeh sab?! Kya reply dun main is message ka batao?!"
"Bye..! Byee.. baad mein baat karta hoon!".. he keeps down the phone..
He calls her immediately but she is giving her shots so she is unreachable. He then calls Mehul..
"Haan Bhai..?".. Mehul receives it..
"Theek hai na woh?!"...his voice is shaking..🥺
"Kya hua Bhai? Kaun? Madam?"
"Haan ji bilkul theek hai! Aap ko kya hua?!"
"Kuch nehi..! Kuch khaya usne? Mom had packed her lunch"
"Haan ji... Unhone lunch kiya.."
"Ok.. kab tak chalega yeh shoot?"
"1 aur ghante shayed.."
"Ok I have a meeting.. I will be there in 1 hour.."
"Jih Bhai.."
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Khushi on the other side, calls up Shehnaaz after an hour..
"Sanu theek ho?"
"Haan abhi abhi shoot khatam huyi hai..baas coming back..but tune mere message ka reply nehi diya Khush!"
"Kyun dun main reply?!"
"Matlab?"
"Matlab kyun dun?! Tumne usdin apni baat toh bata di lekin Mama ko jo tumne kaha woh bohot galat tha! Tumhe sach mein lagta hai ki woh insaan jo literally ek nut case ki tarah tumhe chahta hai, duniya se ladhta hai tumhare liye..you think us insaan ko akad hoga is baat ki that he has helped you once!! No one gets more happy on your success like the way Mama does!! C'mon!! Ask yourself!!"
"Hayee Khush! Kasam lage! I didn't mean that!"
"Then tell him..what are you waiting for?! He is hurt!! And achanak se gayeb ho jana woh bhi is halat mein.. Sanu kitna irresponsible behavior tha woh?! You do know how much you mean to us right?!"
"Haan..!"... Her voice cracks..
"Maine unko text kiya.. ki ajaye mereko lene.. lekin unhone mana kardiya!" 🥺
"Ayenge.. wait karo!"
"Tujhe kaise pata?! Baat huyi unse?!"
"Haan..!".. Khushi smiles finally.. her mission seems to be accomplished..!! 😊
"Ok chal.. bye..!"
"Uff! You guys are such bade bade babies! Chalo bye..see you! Ghumke ana thoda sa dono!"
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Mehul too informs her about him coming to set to pick her up..it's been quite a while now but he is still stuck in a traffic..so he texts her..
"Wait kar rahi hai na? I am stuck in a huge traffic baby!"
She types..
"Apne text kiya..I love you! 🥺"
He types..
"Meri jaan hai tu! Pata hai na tujhe?! I am sorry baby! I really am! You know I didn't mean that right?!"
She types..
"Haan! Janti hoon! I didn't mean that either! Aap mere liye is bacche se zyada important ho! Main zyada pyaar karti hoon aapko! Aap se bhi zyada!!"
He types..
"We are both flawed in love baby! Doesn't matter what I say or do..main marr jaunga tere bina!"
She types..
"Aise raha karo na mere saath!"
He types..
"Toh aisa hi toh hoon na baba! I am coming..baas thoda sa aur wait karle..!"
She types...
"Waiting..🙇♀️🙇♀️!"
He types..
"Meraaaa bachhaaa..😘..I love you!"
As Sidharth Shukla said once to Fifi.."Ladai hona na hona is immaterial..it's important how quickly you sort things out!"
So...“You can’t just give up on someone because the situation is not ideal. Great relationships are not great because they have no problems! They are great because both people care enough about the other person to find a way to make it work!" ❤️
Do comment to share your views on this chapter...waiting! ❤️