“BARTAN TU MAJEGA….” Shehnaaz puts her condition in front of Sidharth, making him annoyed, whereas Rita maa smiles brightly, seeing how she handles her rude yet unromantic son. The rest of the people giggle, hiding from SIDNAAZ.
“DONO MAJE GAI……TCH….. JAYO AAB CHAI BANAYO.” Sidharth agreed without argument, giving another shock to his sisters, who are witnessing a different version of him. The person who never entered the kitchen after coming out of the Bigg Boss' house is ready to do the utensils just for tea. Strange, isn't it?
Or, is it how true love molds a man into?
Both sisters pat each other’s backs to give themselves the courage to digest these changes, while Shehnaaz quietly walks towards the kitchen to prepare the tea for HER KULLU.
“WAIT! SHEHNAAZ, MAI BHI AATI HOO.” Neetu Di said after coming out of her shock, and walked inside the kitchen with her.
“WAH!.... SIDHARTH,... EK HI BAAR MAI MANGAYA BARTAN MAJNE KE LIYE. KYA BAAT HAI! MANNA PADEGA SHEHNAAZ KO…… SIRF WOH HI TUJSE KAAM KARWA SAKTI HAI.” Preeti Di teased her brother, whose cheeks turned red in a second. Every damn time he blushes when it's about HIS GADHI.
“CHAL BE….. CHUP RAHE…” Sidharth dismissed her, trying to keep his poker face. He knows that Sana affects him like no one else, but he doesn’t want to confess it. He just wants to live his life with her like this without any problems.
“YEAH SAMAAN KAHA RAKHE?” Sidharth’s Jiju, Ashish, and Aman enter with two big suitcases. They slumped down on the couches while breathing heavily.
“SIDHARTH, BATA TOH DETA KI BAGS GROUND FLOOR SE UPAR LAANE HAI……” Ashish, Neetu Di’s husband, complains.
“TUJHE PATA THA NA KI… AAJ LIFT KI MAINTENANCE HO RAHI HAI ISILIYE TUNE HUME BHEJA BAGS LAANE KE LIYE…………. YEAH BATA TOH DETA KAM SE KAM…” Aman, Preeti Di’s husband, complained further while taking high breaths.
“AGAR BATA DETA TOH AAP LOG JATE KYA?” Sidharth asked while laughing hard at their condition and received a pillow in return from Aman.
“SIDHARTH, KYU TUM INHE PARESHAN KARTE HO?” Rita Maa tries to scold her son but ends up laughing at both of her sons-in-law, making them annoyed.
Sidharth laughs more seeing her mother smile, whereas Rita Maa’s smile gets broader seeing the happy faces of her children with just the entry of a single soul. She prays to keep them happy like this always.
“ISE……. ( pointing at Shehnaaz’s suitcases ) MERE ROOM MAI RAKH DIJIYE…….” Sidharth ordered his Jijus after composing himself and stood up to go to use the restroom, but stopped hearing the chorus of “OH…”.
“OHOHOHOH……..” Preeti di, Ashish, and Aman said in chorus with a teasing smirk.
“SHEHNAAZ TERE SATH RAHEGI? TERE ROOM MAI…… WAH!” Aman said with a not-so-innocent look, making him confused.
“TOH AUR KAHAN RAHEGI?” Sidharth asked not to get teased.
“NAHI…..PAR, KOI THA JO KAHATA THA KI ……..“ I DON’T LIKE SHARING MY BED WITH ANYONE. ”......... SO, WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM NOW?” Preeti Di imitates his dialogue and asks, making him realize what they are up to.
“WOH….. HIM….. SID…… SE… SIDNAAZ HO GAYA HAI NA AB” Ashish teased, making him blush, whereas Aman joined them in teasing him, which happens in rare cases.
“PREETI, DIDN’T YOU SEE HIM SHARING HIS BED WITH 'HIS’ ONE AND ONLY “PUNJABAN”. THEY EVEN SHARED THE SAME BLANKET AND PILLOW,” Aman continues, whereas Sidharth rolls his tongue in his mouth with a bright smile. He is blushing like a new bride, but he will not accept that.
“YA… BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY SHARED MORE?” Preet Di asked, keeping an innocent face, and continued, “COULD YOU PLEASE HIGHLIGHTEN US, SIDHARTH?”
“ I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING…” Saying this, Sidharth runs away from there to avoid further teasing while the trio laughs like crazy at his expense. He entered the washroom and locked the door while keeping his forehead on the door frame.
“HEY BHAGWAN……. SHEHNAAZ, SAB MUJHE TEASE KAR RAHE HAI SIRF TERI WAJAH SE.” Sidharth complained and cut the bill in SHEHNAAZ’s name. He looks at his reflection and bites his lip, noticing the red tint on his cheek, which symbolizes HIS LOVE FOR HER. He greets his teeth out of love and continues, “MAI TUJHE CHODUGA NAHI MOTI. TERI WAJAH SE WOH SAB MERA MAZAK UDA RAHE THAI…” Keeping a determined face and a thought to teach a good lesson to HIS MOTI, as everyone is laughing at his expense because of her.
On the other side, Shehnaaz walks inside the kitchen and looks around for the ingredients till Rita maa and Neetu Di enter to help her.
“SHEHNAAZ. TUMHE KYA-KYA CHAHIYE MUJHE BATA DO MAI NIKAL DETI HOO…” Rita Maa asks politely with all her motherly love, making her smile beautifully.
“AUNTY JI, WOH MUJHE EK DUPATTA CHAHIYE BUS… BAKI KA MAI KAR LUGI…” Shehnaaz replies in the softest tone possible, covered with respect for Rita Ji.
Rita maa smiles, knowing very well why she is asking for a dupatta. She loves her ethics, and this behavior differentiates her from other exes of Sidharth. “MIL JAYEGA PAR EK CONDITION HAI….” She continues with a touch of childishness.
Shehnaaz’s reply comes in an instant with confusing frowns, “KYA?”
“MAI AUNTY NAHI HOON. MUJHE MUMMY, MOM, MAJI, JO CHAHO WOH BULAYO…” Rita maa told her while cupping her cheeks, making her pout adorably, whereas Neetu di is watching the bond growing between the two ladies. She is amazed seeing the way Shehnaaz gelled with her mother in a few hours.
“TOH MAAJI CHALEGA?” Shehnaaz asks cutely while Rita maa nods positively and replies, “DODEGA…”.
After almost 15 minutes, Shehnaaz’s tea is ready with lots of conversation and happiness in the kitchen. She makes them laugh and effortlessly entertains everyone. She pours the tea into cups for everyone and takes them out to the living room. Seeing her, the rest of the crowd couldn’t wait to taste the tea prepared by her, as Sidharth had already told them that she is an awesome cook and prepares the world’s best tea.
“MUJHE AISA LAG RAHA HAI KI HUM AAJ SHEHNAAZ KO DEKHNE AAYE HAI SHADI KE LIYE…” Ashish comments on seeing the way Shehnaaz comes with tea, just like the scene of a typical Indian movie.
“SHH!... AGAR SIDHARTH NE SUN LIYA NA TOH RAINBOW BANA DEGA HAMARA…” Aman whispers back, knowing the consequences if Sidharth hears about Sana’s marriage.
Shehnaaz keeps the tray on the table and passes cups to everyone while settling down with her cup. Everyone looks at her innocent and caring nature because she looks like a new bride who is serving tea to her new family.
“SIDHARTH KAHA HAI?” Shenaaz asked after not finding HER KULLU around.
“HE IS IN THE WASHROOM……. AATA HI HOGA.” Aman replied and moaned after taking his first sip of tea. “WAH!!!..... SANA, KYA CHAI BANAYI HAI. MAZA AAGAYA! AABSE MAI ROZ AAYUGA TUMHARE HATH KI CHAI PEENE….” and took another sip.
“MAINE KAHA THA NA KI YEAH CHAI BHUT ACHI BANATI HAI. MAIN TOH KAHETA HU SANA TU ACTING CHODH AUR CHAI KI DUKAN KHOL LE…” Sidharth arrived and advised Sana after hearing her praise from his Jiju.
Shehnaaz shoots daggers at him, who doesn’t even care and replies angrily, “AAB TUJHE CHAI NAHI MILEGI…… AAB BINA CHAI KE HI RAH.” The rest supports her.
“ACHA…..SORRY!.....SORRY!.....” Sidharth apologized immediately and kissed her cheek tightly while encircling his hand around her neck, trying to shoo her anger, which worked.
“KARIB EK SAAL PAHALE TUNE MERA PHONE TODA THA…… PAR AAJ TAK MUJHSE KABHI MAAFI NAHI MANGI. AUR ABHI EK HI BAARI MAI, SORRY!” Neetu di said with a stern face while others hid their giggles behind their teacups.
Sidharth narrowed her eyes at Shehnaaz, who was also giggling with everyone. “HAA…. TOH TUJHE AGLE HI DIN NEW PHONE GIFT TOH KIYA THA NA…” He defends himself and shoots daggers at Shehnaaz, who is laughing, showing her bunny teeth. He always has a problem when she supports others except him. No matter if they are his family, he hates that. He wants her only for himself.
“PAR SORRY TOH NAHI KAHA NA……” Neetu di again restored, making him annoyed.
“ABEY CHAL…… TERI WAJAH SE MERI CHAI THANDI HO RAHI HAI.” Sidharth replied with a bad face and picked up his cup and savored the taste of tea, which was exclusively prepared by HIS PUNJABAN. He missed the tea prepared by her over these two days. It doesn’t mean that he didn’t like tea prepared by his mom, but he got habituated to having tea made by her in the Bigg Boss house.
“AGAR TUJHE PHIR BHI SORRY CHAHIYE TOH MERA GIFT KIYA HUA PHONE WAPAS KAR,” Sidharth said to Neetu, who rolled her eyes at his comment and focused on her tea. Others chuckle, knowing that he will not apologize to anyone except HIS SANA.
Everyone is enjoying the tea made by Shehnaaz while praising her after every sip, making her giggle cutely, which is adorned by Sidharth. He is happy seeing Shehnaaz’s bonding with his family because he is a family man who prioritizes them, and now she adds to that, too. It’s been ten minutes, but not a single member talks to him as they are busy laughing at the queen of entertainment.
But how can we forget that OUR SIDDY BOY is an attention seeker? He wants only her attention, which he always gains by teasing her. He does the same this time, too.
Just to annoy HIS PUNJABAN, he took a half-eaten piece of biscuit from Shehnaaz’s hand and ate it immediately, earning a glare from her.
“KUTTA!........” murmuring some harmless curses to him, Shehnaaz picks up another biscuit and has a bite before it was snatched by her DEAR KULLU again. With a bad face, she picked up the entire dish of biscuits and kept it in front of him, making him laugh. But our Siddy boy loves the biscuit which has her taste.
“GOOD!!!..... YOU ARE LEARNING.” Sidharth appreciates Shehnaaz and giggles seeing her angry balloon-like face, which he loves to the moon and back.
The family laughs seeing their act and shares the smirks, knowing what is going on between them. They are ready to call the priest and lock them in the sacred bond of marriage because, as per their observations, they wouldn’t confess anything to each other. One loves the other IN A POSITIVE WAY, or I say is ATTACHED WITH HIM, while the other one just cares about her like A FRIEND.
HOPELESS LOVERS!
“SALMAN SIR WAS CORRECT. THEY FIGHT LIKE HUSBAND AND WIFE.” Preeti di whispers to everyone who is observing their chemistry and is happy seeing them together.
“HAA, AAB TOH ROJ EDHAR FAMILY COURT JAISE SCENE HOGA. KABHI LADAI AUR KABHI MANANA…” Ashish whispers back while looking at the chemistry between SIDNAAZ.
“MAIN TOH SNACKS OR DRINKS KA ORDER AAJ HI DE DETI HO, STOCK RAKHNA PADEGA KYUKI AAJ SE LIVE BIGG BOSS DEKHE GAI…” Neetu di says while controlling her laugh, not to gain Sidnaaz’s attention, or else her brother would question her like a police officer.
“I GUARANTEE… IF THIS GOES LIKE THIS THEN I AM SURE THEY WOULD SOON HAVE A ZORAWAR GILL SHUKLA IN THEIR HANDS, BUT THEY STILL PRETEND LIKE FRIENDS…” Aman whispers back with a sulking face, accompanied by everyone except Rita maa.
“DON’T WORRY, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT. TRUST THE ALMIGHTY…. IF HE BRINGS THEM TILL HERE THEN, HE WOULD TAKE THEM AHEAD TOO… THEIR LOVE WILL GROW STRONGER, MY HEART SAYS.” Rita maa blesses the couple.
After spending the most amazing tea time with his whole family, Sidharth remembered something. He looks around and glances at Sana, who is busy chit-chatting with his sisters about the shopping. More precisely, his sisters are updating her about all the tourist places in Mumbai that they can visit together for shopping.
“HAYE… SACHI? RAAT KO BEACH AUR KHOOBSURAT LAGTA HAI?...” Shehnaaz asked the Shukla sisters while making the most adorable face that no one can resist.
“HAAN!... WE WILL TAKE YOU THERE FOR A SMALL PICNIC.” Preeti di chirped, bringing a huge smile to Sana’s face, which automatically soothes the sisters’ hearts.
“HAYYE…… DI, AAP KITNI ACHHI HO.” Shehnaaz exclaimed while jumping on her seat, engulfing her in her embrace, making her chuckle, seeing the cute kid. And out of her habit, she kisses Preeti di’s cheek, tightly, conveying her love.
“EK DUM PAGAL HAI…” Preeti Di whispers, pecking Sana’s forehead with all the love she holds for her.
Sidharth witnessed the scene and took a note to take HIS PUNJABAN to the beach before anyone could. He gained their attention and asked the question of his sisters, “OYE… TUMHARI VANAR-SENA (Monkey’s army) KIDHAR HAI?”
“WOH HAMARI NAHI, TERI HAI SIDHARTH.” Neetu di replies with a bad face while Shehnaaz looks at them with a frown.
“KYA MATLAB?” Sidharth asks, knowing that something stupid is on his way.
“TU UNKA SARDAR (Leader) HAI NAA……. VANAR-RAJ (Monkey’s king). TOH WOH SENA TERI HUI NA?” Preeti di replied instead of Neetu and earned a pillow on her face by the one and only Sidharth Shukla. Seeing the brother and sister’s banter, everyone laughs, including Sana.
“HAHAHA…. BHUT HASSI AARAHI HAI?” Sidharth asked while gritting his teeth, seeing Shehnaaz laughing and supporting his sisters instead of him.
“KYA HAI?... TOH MAI HASU BHI NA?… KUTTA!” Shehnaaz cried out with frustration, not understanding the reason behind his anger. She is unaware that he gets mad when she doesn’t support him because he never said this to her. Still, she continues, cutely, “VAISE, KOUNSI VANAR-SENA?”
After a second, she realized something and shouted with fear, “SIDHARTH, YAHA PAR VANAR (Monkey) BHI HAI?...... TOH MAIN KAISE RAHUGI? TUJHE PATA HAI NA KI MUJHE JANWARO SE KITNA DARR LAGTA HAI…” She stood up on the couch and carried on with horror, “KASAM LAGE TUJHE, SIDHARTH…… MAI AUR VANAR EK SATH NAHI RAH SAKTE.”
Everyone rolls on the floor seeing Shehnaaz’s drama while Sidharth shouts at her, “ABE OYE, GADHI, YAHA KOI JANWAR NAHI RAHATE.” Hearing this, Shehnaaz calms down and pouts while he continues pointing at his sisters, “MAI INKE BACHO KI BAATEIN KAR RAHA THA…”
Shehnaaz becomes elated hearing about kids, as she loves kids a lot and wants a kid for herself too. In excitement, she jumps to sit on the couch again, but her foot slips and she falls on the floor, making him scared.
“ABEY… GADHI, SAMBHAL KE NAHI BHAITH SAKTI THI KYA?... DHIKHA, KAHA LAGI HAI?” Sidharth scolds her while caring for her at the same time and rubs her foot.
On the other side, everyone rushed towards her and scolded her as well for her careless behavior. “AAP SAB DATO (Scolds) NAHI MUJHE… MAI THIK HOO. MUJHE NAHI LAGI HAI.” Shehnaaz clears their worries and looks into Kullu’s eyes to prove her words, which relaxes their rising heartbeats. He helped her to sit up again on the couch while making sure she would stick to his side so that he could make sure that she was alright.
With this, Shehnaaz realized that Sidharth is very caring towards her. Although she knows that he is kindhearted, as well as possessive of her, she has never witnessed this caring side of his. Or if she never noticed his caring nature till now. Her trance was broken by her Kullu.
“SANA, APNE MANAGER KO CALL KAR AUR MUJHSE BAAT KARA…..” Sidharth ordered her, gaining everyone’s curious gazes. They know that he is up to something, except Sana, who is confused.
“KYU?” She asked with confusion.
“DO AS I SAY, SHEHNAAZ,” Sidharth commands, not leaving a place for any argument for her.
“OK,” She agreed, don’t know why, but she always obeys his orders. She pulled out her phone and dialed her manager, Manish’s number. He picks up the call after the third ring, and Sidharth hears only the one-sided conversation, “HELLO, MANISH…. Tusī kivēṁ hō?........... Maiṁ ṭhīka hāṁ…….. Sidhāratha tuhāḍē nāla gala karanā cāhudā hai. Isa la'ī, usa nāla gala karō..” She hands over the phone to Sidharth, whereas everyone is looking at him with frowns. ( Hello Manish, how are you?...... I am fine……. Actually, Sidharth wants to talk to you. So, talk to him. )
“HELLO, SIDHARTH SHUKLA HERE…” Sidharth said on the call with his attitude, making the person scared from his tone, and without waiting for any greeting from the other side he continued, “MANISH, YOU ARE FIRED!!!....... NOW YOU WILL NOT WORK FOR SHEHNAAZ. GET YOUR DUES AND CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO SANA’S WHOLE TEAM.” saying this he cut the call and heard Shehnaaz’s yell.
“WHAT THE F*CK!........SIDHARTH. AAB MAI KAAM KAISE KARUGI?” Shehnaaz shouts and looks at him, dumbfoundedly, while waiting for his answer. Whereas the rest gasped seeing his step, but chose to stay quiet because this is their matter and they are not well aware of their industry.
“K@MINI… DHERE BOL! MERE KAAN MAI DARD HO JAYEGA…” Sidharth shouts back, stifling his smile, and rubs his ears, showing how much it pained him to hear her shout.
“TOH MAI TUJHE DAWAI LAA KE DE-DUGI…. PAR MUJHE BATA TUNE AISA KYU KIYA?” Shehnaaz asks while gritting her teeth in annoyance, seeing his smile.
“TU NAHI SAMJHEGI…” Sidharth utters, testing her patience level. While she simply asks, “KYU?”
He replied with a secret smile, “KYU KI TU GADHI HAI…” and he ended up laughing hard, making her angrier. But the next second, Shehnaaz pounces on him and pulls his hair with full authority, murmuring, “TERI TOH!....”
To be continued…