"Haan ji toh bataiye kaha jana hai aapko pehle?! Which is your favorite place in Mumbai?!"... asks Sidharth..
"I don't have a favorite place... lekin abhi aap waha jao, jaha jake you will get your peace back.. I will accompany you.. "
"Accha ek baat batao...tum ne ekbar bhi nehi pucha ki mujhe hua kya hain!" ... He is driving so he looks at the rear view mirror to interact
"Jab aap ko sahi lagega aap bataoge! Isiliye..! I don't believe in invading one's personal space.. ".. she too looks at the mirror to answer..
"How do you talk so spontaneously?!" He smirks..
"Pata nehi..lekin haan, I cant keep things inside for long! Woh ek chiz hai mere mein..!"
"Sidharth ek baat pucho?!"
"Haan ji..!"...he already adores her a lot.🤗
"Honestly bataenge na aap?!"
"I will try my best..!"..he smiles at her..
"What was it that made you trust my ability in audition..?! Aur dekho ji..sach batana!"...she looks at him instead of the mirror now..
He too glares back at her to his left and says..."Honestly batau..pata nehi..kuch intuitions sa hua..!"
"Hayeee...! Is intuition k leye apne puri panel ko phirse bithaya?!"..she looks at him shockingly..!
He only smiles and moves his steering..
"Kamal ka banda ho ji aap! I can't believe you have taken this big risk for me!"..she is still shocked but overwhelmed with honour as well..
"Kyun ji?! Intuition sahi nikla na?!"...he says, imitating her..🤭
She giggles...
"Acchhaaaaa...aap purane gaane bhi sunte ho!"...she goes through his play list..
"Kyun tumhe pasand nehi hain?!"...he questions her back..
"Nehi aisi baat nehi hain..! Mujhe toh badi pasand hai! lekin I wasn't expecting this from you!"..she giggles again..
"Chalo toh theek hain, main tumhe apna happy wala favorite gana sunata hoon..!"
He plays..."Bade acche lagte hain...yeh Dharti..yeh Nadiya...yeh Raina..aur....? Aur..Tum!" 🤗
He parks his car in front a less crowded lake and they both get down and stand leaning against the car next to each other. The cool breeze is too overwhelming for the moment and the chills are just adding more to it! He feels beautiful, more peaceful and relaxed...
"Shehnaaz..?"...he calls her by her name and she absolutely loved hearing it from him now .
"Haan ji..?!"
He looks at her...."You are beautiful!" 💕
She didn't expect this, not even in her wildest dreams!
"This bindi goes with your attire so much! So pure and so beautiful!"...he is breaking all the ice..
Air is blowing heavily, so her hairs are falling on her face and she is trying to tug them behind with both her hands. He is just loving everything about her!
"Thank you..!"..she says, smiling and looking straight towards the lake..
"Aap ko pata hain Sidharth! I like staying rooted! Koi kitni bhi badi star ban jaye, usko apna real identity nehi bhulna chahiye..! Jaise ki aap khudko dekhlo! You are such a big star, starting from the audition panel to your niece and to your driver..sab aap ko bohot maan te hain! Phir bhi aap bohot simple ho!"...she still has her hands on her hair to tug them, but looks at him with her sweet smile.
"Accha ji! Compliment tha?!"..Sidharth says in flirtish tone..
"Haan! Apne bhi toh diya na?!"
Sidharth feels much better now! He can't thank this girl enough to show such sweet gestures..!
"You know what?! Thank you!"...says Sidharth, giving her an intense look
"Kyun?! Maine kya kiya?!"...she looks back at him...
"To be a shield for the night!"...his attractive husky voice and that too with so much conviction is enough to attract any girl! He means it from heart and she can tell that from his face..
She is so much driven by him now that she can barely speak seeing him so much close!
"Ummm...aap ne bhi toh mere liye Kiya na?!"
"Shehnaaz..sab kuch give and take nehi hota hai!"
"Nehi Sidharth maine us point of view se nehi bola! Haan yeh ek fact hai that I will be forever grateful to you!"
"Accha chalo chhoro yeh sab...kuch aur batao..!"...he wants to linger the conversation to no end..
"I think humein ab jana chahiye! Aur jis tarah se apne react kiya, Khushi must be very worried, after all bacchi hai! Aap ghar jao!"
"Hmm I think you are right..!"... although he wishes to stay back and leave all negativity behind..!
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Sidharth drops Shehnaaz..
Manvi opens the door and very dramatically she goes like...."Tum aaye toh aaya mujhe yaad gali mein aaj chand nikla!" 🤣
"Yeh kya tha?!"...Shehnaaz giggles..!!
"Nehi nehi!! Main toh baas aap ko special feel karwarahi thi! Afterall aap Shehnaaz Gill ho, Sidharth Shukla ki new love interest!"...Manvi laughs harder..
"Yaar Sanu!! Maine us bande ki aakhon mein ek ajeeb si kashish dekhi hai yaar! I swear!! I am so sure he fell for you!!"...Manvi exclaims and hugs her bestie..she can't be happier! 🤗💃
"Yaar sach batau toh mujhe bhi unka behavior ajeeb hi laga!"... Shehnaaz looks at her confusedly..
"Ajeeb as in?!"
"As in..hum log drive par nikle the..aur baad mein we stopped by a lake..and.." ..before she could complete, Manvi screams with excitement again!
"Kya Kya Kya Kya Kyaaaaaa?!!! Drive, Lake??!! Hayeeeee ammmaaaaaa!!!"
"Tu meri language mein baat kyun kar rahi hain Manv?!"... Shehnaaz giggles..
"Teri aatma ghus gayi hain mere andar!! Yaar! Sanu zara soch, agar tum log date karoge toh kya mast couple dikhoge yaar! Main aur Khushi baat kar rahe the..that you guys look just so cute together!!"
"Manv! Slow down! Haayeeee Rabba!! Tu kuch zyada nehi sochti hai?!"
"Hayee meri lado! Jaane do! You have a very dumb brain..mujhe samajh mein agayi..yehi kafi hai!" ....she pinches Shehnaaz's cheeks..
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At Shukla house..
"Kaha tha tu?!"... Sidharth's mother opens the door and gets to see a happy Sidharth!
He hugs his mother tight...
"Kya baat hain!! Khushi toh bol rahi thi tu khadoos panti kar raha tha udhar!"
Sidharth throws his head back and laughs out loud..."yeh bola usne?!"
"Haan exactly yeh line bolke chali gayi kamre mein!"...his mother is too confused but she is happy to see her son being so joyful after ages!
"Aap jake so jao..main milke aata hoon usse.."
Khushi is mad at him..not because he screamed at her, but because he did that in front of two new people..
"Hello baccha!"...he gets inside the room and finds her still working on her assignment.
She avoids looking at him..
"Baapre itna gussa?!"
She looks at him annoyingly..."Aap na ek number ke khadoos ho!"
"Pata hain!...abhi aise muh fhulake baithi rahegi toh main jaun?! Waise main kuch bolne wala tha"...he pokes her to make her curious..
"Kya..?!" She frowns at him...
"Pehle Mama wants a hug from his gudiya, baad mein sab kuch!"....he opens his arms for his stress buster, his jaan se bhi pyaari niece..
"Awww Mama! Aap na itna hopelessly cute ho!"...she rushes into his arms..
"I am going to call it off with Jiya tomorrow! And I mean it!"....says Sidharth taking Khushi into his arms..
"What the fu...?!" Are you seriously serious?!"... Khushi's khushi has no limit now...!!
"Haan baccha! What we had between us could be everything but love! There was no love! I don't blame her for this! She is beautiful, at times very sensible as well and the way she talks or communicates with people or even with me had actually strived me then! Now I know it was never love! Love has a different feeling!" ...he says all in one go..
"Acchaaaawwww??! Love has a different meaning!! Hmm!! Toh achanak se yeh different wali feeling aap ke andar aayi kaise?!"..asks Khushi, being over dramatic..
"Nautanki ab so ja! Bandariya ek number ki!...chal goodnight!"...he kisses her forehead and turns around to leave the room when suddenly he remembers that he doesn't have Shehnaaz's number..
"Accha sun..woh..you have Shehnaaz's number right? Umm..I actually forgot to tell her something regarding the project..zara paas me her number beta.."
Khushi laughs rolling over her bed to see her most dashing, charming and desirable mama being completely gushing into Shehnaaz!
"Aap jao..sending you in what's app!"...she can't stop laughing..
"Pagal!"...he leaves calling mad!..
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Khushi sends him the number in what's app:
"Mama Yaar! Think of a better excuse next time! 🤭🙈!! Here you go...xxxxxxxxx"
He texts Shehnaaz..
"Thank you ji! Aap ne dil khush kar di!"...he writes quite in her style..
Shehnaaz receives the message and keeps wondering who can that be!
She types..
"Who's this?!"
He types..
"Hayeee bhul gaye!?!" 😜
She types..
"Hayeee mere jaise baat kyun karte ho! Kaun ho ji aap?!"
He types..
"Haan ji aap bade cute ho na.. isiliye main bhi aap ki tarah baatein karne laga hoon!"
She stops responding further, thinking that she shouldn't be talking so much to a stranger. He waits for a while and then types again..
"Kya hua??" 😂😂
No reply...
He types..
"Arehh darro maat! Sidharth here..!
She types...
"Hayeee Rabba! Aap toh bade badmash ho! 🙄"
He types..
"Haan ji..! Woh toh main hoon..🤪"
She types..
"Khushi se baat hui? Theek hain??"
He types..
"Haan haan! She is absolutely fine!"
She types..
"Chalo aap so jao, main bhi so jati hoon..I am sleepy..😪😴"
He types..
"Accha theek hain..GN and thank you for today! 🙂"
She types..
"Koi na..we r friends! 😊 Goodnight!"
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Next day..
Sidharth is sleeping late when suddenly he feels an arm wrapping around his stomach and a body leaning against his back...
"Good morning baby..!"... Jiya whispers into his ears...
Stay tuned for the next part ☺️
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