Rohit took Shehnaaz to a corner.
"Rohit tu kya kar raha hai? Kya baat karni hai tujhe?" Shehnaaz asked. She didn't understand what was Rohit upto.
"Sana main kuch puchna chahta hoon tujhse. Kya yeh baat sach hai ki teri shaadi Sidharth se hone wali thi?" Rohit asked.
Shehnaaz became nervous. She didn't find words to say.
"Woh... asal mein...."
"Dekh jhut mat bol. Mujhe sacchai paata chal chuki hai."
"Tune sahi kaha. Meri shaadi Sidharth se hone wali thi. Lekin tere aane ke baad...."
"Tune uss se shaadi tod di?"
Shehnaaz nodded.
Rohit smiled and said, "You have really proved your love for me. Main toh kehta hoon tune bilkool sahi decision liya. Kyu ki mujhse zyada pyaar tujhe aur koi kar hi nahi sakta. Aur rahi baat uss Sidharth ki, woh ek number ka rude, arrogant aur mannerless insaan hai. Dekha tha na humne apne farewell party mein? Aisa admi tujhe kabhi khush nahi rakh sakta. Aur tujhe kya lagta hai, tu usse chhod ke chali gayi isliye woh puri zindagi tere liye aanshu bahayega? Never. Dekhna do din baad kisi aur ko pakad lega. Pehle Sonia ko chhod ke tujhe fasaya, ab tujhe chhod ke kisi aur ko fasayega. Arrey uss jaise rich, spoilt brats ke liye ladkiya chang karna is not a big deal."
Shehnaaz was listening all these for a long time. She couldn't believe that Rohit was saying these kinds of words for a person like Sidharth. She became very angry.
"Stop it Rohit! Ab main Sidharth ke against ek word bhi nahi sunungi. Tujhe paata hai tu kiske baare mein yeh sab bol raha hai? He is the most genuine and honest person I have ever met. Tu jaanta kitna hai usko? Jab tu yaaha nahi tha usne mera khayal rakha. Aur aaj main jo bhi hoon nah sirf ussi ki wajah se hoon. He helped me to overcome my pain. Aur iss mein uska koi personal interest nahi tha. Usne jo bhi kiya, selflessly kiya. Though I chose you over him, he respected my decision. Isliye uske baare mein kuch bhi bolna ho nah toh soch samajh kar bolna." Shehnaaz said angrily.
"Relax! Why are you reacting like this? Ab toh humari shaadi hone wali hai. Main uske against kuch bhi bolu tujhe kya fark padhta hai?"
"Haan fark padhta hai. Main nahi sun sakti uske against kuch because I LOVE HIM." Shehnaaz almost screamed.
After sometime she realised what she has just said. She looked at Rohit. He smirked.
"Finally tere dil ki baat tere hothon tak aa gayi. Aur uske liye mujhe villain tak ban na pada." Rohit said.
"Matlab?" Shehnaaz asked. She was confused.
"Uss din jab Neeti yaaha se gayi, mujhe tabhi sak hogaya tha ki tu mujhse kuch chupa rahi hai aur Sidharth ka definitely inn sab se kuch lena dena hai. Phir maine jab social media pe search kiya, mujhe tum dono ke baare mein paata chala. Lekin main tere muh se yeh sab sun na chahta tha. Isliye pura time drama kiya. Jaan bujh ke Sidharth ko party mein bulaya. Socha tha ki ek dusre ke aamne saamne aa kar tum dono confess kar doge. Lekin tum dono ne nahi kiya. Phir intentionally Sidharth ke saamne tere saath dance kiya. Socha usse thodi jealousy hogi aur gusse mein woh sach bol dega. Lekin woh toh tujhse bhi zyada mahan nikla. Meri khushi ke liye tum dono apna pyaar sacrifice karne tak ko ready ho gaye? Aur koi chara nahi hai dekh kar mujhe Sidharth ke liye gand bakna pada. And jaise hi maine yeh kiya, tu control nahi kar payi aur apna pyaar confess kar diya. Ek baat kahu, jo asani se ho raha tha usse itna complicated karne ki kya zaroorat thi?
Shehnaaz looked downwards.
"Woh actually main tujhe hurt nahi karna chahti thi." She said.
"Hurt toh bohut kiya hai tune. Itni badi baat mujhse chupayi? Apne best friend se? Mujhse shaadi karne ke liye ready hogayi, apne pyaar ko chhod ke? Kyu? Mujhe koi aur ladki nahi milegi? Itna bura dikhta hoon kya main?"
Shehnaaz laughed.
"Sorry yaar. Mujhe laaga ki...."
"Tujhe jo bhi laga bohut galat laga. Tu mujhe stupid kehti thi nah? Aaj tune prove kar diya ki tu mujhse bhi badi stupid hai. Ab jaa apne Sidharth ke paas. Bechara tere bina Devdas ban chuka hai." Rohit said.
Shehnaaz was about to go. Suddenly she stopped and said, "Tujhe sach mein bura nahi feel ho raha?"
Rohit smiled and said, "Tu college ke time se Sidharth ki fan hai. Aur tu kehti thi nah, Sidharth teri first priority hai, second main hoon. Andar hi andar sayad main iske liye prepared tha. Aur chahe jo bhi ho best friends toh hum dono humesha rahenge. Kyu, rahenge nah?"
Shehnaaz also smiled and said, "Zaroor rahenge."
They both shook hands.
After that Shehnaaz left from there.
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At first Shehnaaz went to Sidharth's house but he was not there. His mother told that he had gone to a concert. She told Shehnaaz the name of the auditorium where the concert held.
Shehnaaz went there to meet Sidharth. He was at the backstage. There were only a few minutes left for the concert to be started. Shehnaaz went to the backstage but the guards stopped her.
"Sorry Mam, but aap andar nahi jaa sakti." One guard said.
"Arrey? Aise kaise nahi jaa sakti? Do you know who am I? Please let me go I need to talk to Sidharth." Shehnaaz said.
"Sidharth Sir ka order hai ki hum kisi ko andar na aane de, apko bhi nahi." The other guard said.
Sidharth was passing from there while talking to someone on phone. Shehnaaz noticed him and said, "Sidharth! Ek minute ruk ja. Mujhe tujhse bohut zaroori baat karni hai."
Sidharth stopped and looked at her.
"I'll talk to you later." Sidharth said on phone and cut the call.
Shehnaaz became happy that he noticed her. But Sidharth simply ignored her and started walking. Shehnaaz became puzzled.
"Mr. Sidharth Shukla!" Shehnaaz screamed. Sidharth again stopped and looked at her.
"Apki ek fan apse milna chahti hai aur apke guards usse apse milne nahi de rahe. Lagta hai apko apne fans ki zara bhi kadar nahi hai." Shehnaaz said.
"Kuch hi der mein mera concert start hone wala hai. Filhaal fans ke liye mere paas time nahi hai." Sidharth said.
He was about to go but Shehnaaz blocked his way.
"Pichli baar toh apne dhakke maar kar bahar nikal diya tha. Lekin iss baar dhakke toh kya, thappad, mukke, laath kuch bhi maar lo, jab tak aap meri baat nahi sun lete, main nahi hatne wali." Shehnaaz said. She kept standing there while locking her own hands.
"Okay fine. Main sununga tumhari baat. Lekin pehle mujhe baatao, tum aise apni shaadi chhod kar yaaha kya kar rahi ho?" Sidharth said.
"Shaadi chhod ke aayi hoon kyu ki... Kyu ki main tujhse pyaar karti hoon. Phir main kisi aur se shaadi kyu karu?"
"Kya? Kya karti ho?"
"Pyaar karti hoon, aur kya? Jaise ki tujhe paata nahi hai."
Sidharth came closer to her and said, "Sharam nahi aati? Ek mamuli si fan ho kar rockstar Sidharth Shukla se pyaar karne chali ho?"
Shehnaaz pulled her collar in a loving way and said, "Nahi aati sharam. Kyu ki mujhe paata hai yeh rockstar bhi apni iss mamuli si fan se bohut pyaar karta hai. Kyu, sahi kaha na maine?"
"Haan. Pyaar karta hoon. Uss fan se bhi, jo mere liye bilkool pagal thi, uss dost se bhi, jiske saath main apne life ke har ups and downs share karta tha, aur uss humsafar se bhi, jiske saath maine apni puri life spend karne ka sapna dekha tha."
Shehnaaz's eyes became teary.
"Sorry Sidharth. Main tujhe chhod ke chali gayi thi. Aaj Rohit ne mujhe realise karwaya ki mera decision kitna stupid tha. Main sirf hum dono ke saath nahi, uske saath bhi galat kar rahi thi. Hum teeno ki zindagi barbaad karne chali thi main. Rohit mera past tha lekin tu mera present hai aur tu hi mera future hai. Socha tha jaise pichli baar hum dono ne apne apne pehle pyaar ko bhula kar move on kiya tha, iss baar bhi kar lenge. Lekin main bhul gayi thi ki pehla pyaar bhulaya jaa sakta hai magar saccha pyaar bhulaya nahi jaa sakta. Tu hi hain mera saccha pyaar, my true love. I love you very much Sidharth. Please mujhe maaf kar de."
"It's ok. Bade bade sheheron mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hai."
Shehnaaz started laughing. "Sach mein, tu nahi sudhrega."
"Jaanta hoon. Waise mujhe paata tha ki tu aane wali hai. Mera dil keh raha tha ki agar mera pyaar saccha hai toh tu zaroor aayegi."
"Phir tune inn guards ko mujhe andar aane dene se maana kyu kiya?"
"Bohut tadpaya hai tune mujhe. Isliye main bhi tujhe thoda tadpana chahta tha."
"Kya?" Shehnaaz slapped him slightly on the shoulder and said, "Kutta!"
"Ouch! Marne ki kya zaroorat thi? Accha I'm sorry." Sidharth said.
"Koi naa. Bade bade sheheron mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hai."
Then they both laughed.
After that Shehnaaz knelt down and said, "Pichli baar tune propose kiya tha. Iss baar main karti hoon. Sidharth, will you marry me?"
"Haan, lekin ek shart pe. Tu promise kar ki iss baar tu suddenly flip nahi maregi."
"Maar sakti hoon. Depends on my mood."
"Accha?"
Sidharth pulled her closer by her hand and said, "Agli baar teri koi baat nahi sununga. Jabardasti mandap mein le jaa kar shaadi karunga."
"Thik hai. Haq hai tera. Ab mujhe meri chiz de." Shehnaaz said.
Sidharth looked here and there and said, "Aise sabke samne kaise...."
Shehnaaz again slapped him on shoulder and said, "Main teri tarah besharam nahi hoon. Main engagement ring ki baat kar rahi thi jo tu mujhe uss din pehna nahi paya."
"Oo, main toh kuch aur hi samajh raha tha. Lekin woh ring toh ghar pe hai." Sidharth said.
"Oh! Koi baat nahi..."
Suddenly Sidharth took out the ring from his pocket. He took Shehnaaz's hand and made her wear the ring. They both looked at each other with full of love in their eyes. Then they hugged each other tightly. Finally two hearts reunited.
"Congratulation!" The event manager said.
Sidharth and Shehnaaz broke the hug and looked at him.
"Shehnaaz, ab aap yaaha aa hi gaye ho toh aap dono ka ek duet performance toh banta hai. The audience will be very happy." He added further.
"Sure." Sidharth said.
"Lekin main inn kapdo mein kaise perform karungi?" Shehnaaz asked.
"Can we get a little more time please?" Sidharth asked the event manager.
"Of course. Aap log aram se taiyaar hoke aa jaiye." The event manager replied.
"Okay." Sidharth and Shehnaaz said.
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It was 4 p.m. in the evening. The audience were eagerly waiting for SidNaaz's performance. They were waiting for long as the concert got postponed for two hours. Now they couldn't wait more.
Soon the host came and made an announcement.
"Pehle toh main audience se yehi kehna chahunga ki we are extremely sorry. Humein aap logo ko itni der wait karwana pada. Lekin sabar ka fal humesha meetha hota hai. Aur aaj sab yaaha Sidharth Shukla ka concert sun ne aaye the. But now Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill, one of the most popular couples of India, are going to perform together. Apne awaz aur suron se jeeno ne jeeta hai sabka dil, please welcome Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill."
The audience started clapping and cheering.
"SidNaaz!"
"SidNaaz!"
"SidNaaz!"
Sidharth and Shehnaaz came holding each others' hand.
Sidharth's outfit
Shehnaaz's outfit
They came to stage. Before starting their performance they looked at each other and smiled.
"Aaj se der saal pehle issi stage mein tere saath pehli baar performance kiya tha. Strangers se dosti aur dosti se pyaar, we came through a long way. But at the end we are together. It's again proved that true love always wins." Shehnaaz said in her mind.
"Tujhse pyaar toh mujhe pehli nazar mein hi hogaya tha. Haan usse realise karne mein thoda waqt laga aur phir tujhse apne dil ki baat kehne mein aur waqt lag gaya. Past toh sabka hota hai. Lekin apka future kon hai woh matter karta hai. Apna future apne sacche pyaar ke saath spend karne ko mile, yeh bohut kam logo ke naseeb mein hota hai. I'm happy that today I'm here with my true love. Bohut muskilon se guzaar na pada humein. Lekin finally hum saath hai aur humesha rahenge." Sidharth said in his mind.
They started their performance.
Sidharth-
Na jiya zindagi ek pal bhi
Tujhse hoke judaa sun zara
Shehnaaz-
Bin tere mujhse naaraaz tha dil
Tu mila hai toh hai keh raha
Sidharth-
Main toh tere rang mein
Rang chuka hoon
Bas tera ban chuka hoon
Mera mujhme kuch nahi sab tera
Shehnaaz-
Main toh tere dhang mein
Dhal chuki hoon
Bas teri ban chuki hoon
Mera mujhme kuch nahi
Sab tera, sab tera..
Sab tera, sab tera..
Sidharth-
Phir dil ke raaston pe
Teri aahat jo hui
Har dhadkan jashan mein hai
Yeh inaayat jo hui (x2)
Shehnaaz-
Main toh tujhe milke jee uthi hoon
Teri dhadkan mein chhupi hoon
Mera mujhme kuch nahin
Sab tera, sab tera..
Sab tera, sab tera..
Hey... ha...
Shehnaaz-
Jis pal tu saath mere
Uss pal mein zindagi hai
Tujhe paake paaya sab kuch
Koi khwahish ab nahi hai (x2)
Sidharth-
Mmm.. main toh bas tujhse hi bana hoon
Tere bin main bewajah hoon
Mera mujhe kuch bhi nahi
Sab tera, sab tera..
Sab tera, sab tera..
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So this is the end of this story and new beginning of their life
Soon I'll upload the epilogue
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