You Never Asked (Completed)

Sidnaaz In Agony.

It's been two days since their return. Sana has not heard from him. Their next visit was to Patan, a historic place in Gujarat. They will be leaving in the coming week. Tickets were done. Sana has send it to Arun along with the schedule. She was missing his touch, his feel. She really needs a man, her brain made her realise. Six years is a very long time. She saw Vishal coming out of his cabin and she gave him a broad smile. He entered hers.
Vishal: Kya baat hai?? Aaj bahot khus lag rahe ho?? Itni pyari smile se nawaza hai mujhe??
Sana: Aisi koi baat nhi hai. Khus to hamesha rehti hu mai.
Vishal: Nahi yeh to sara sar jhut hai. Par anyways let's not go into that. Vo coffee date pending hai hamari.
Sana: Date to nhi the vo??
Vishal: Nahi?? Chalo I will put it properly. Chalogi mere sath ek coffee date pe??
Sana: Mmmm.....
Vishal: In fact let's go out for dinner.
Sana: Dinner?? Nahi nhi. Vishal mujhe vohi time Zoro ke sath milta hai. Mai abhi abhi to outdoor se aayi hu aur ab next week firse jaana hai. Agar......
Vishal: Ek din se kuch nhi hota Sana. Aur Zoro bahot samjdaar baccha hai. I know he won't mind.
Sana: Ok.... Chalo thek hai.
Vishal: Tomorrow it is then. Ok??
Sana: Okk.
Vishal left. Sana was not feeling nice about it. Why?? Her brain inquired. Vishal is a good human being. Go. You will enjoy yourself. Her brain convinced her.
Sid got free from his ad shoot and came into the vanity. There were four missed calls from Sheetal. Oh Lord. He has already forgotten he was going to call her as soon as he reached Mumbai. Never mind. Better late, than sorry. His brain said jumping with joy. He dialled her number.
Sheetal: Hi sweetheart.... Kaha gayab ho?? Na koi call, na khabar?? You promised to come. I waited for you the whole day.
Sid: Ha Sheetal. Kuch kaam aa gaya tha. But now we can meet. Whenever you say.
Sheetal: Aaj mujhe kuch kaam hai. Kal mile?? In fact dinner pe chalte hai??
Sid: Ok. No problem. It's fine by me.
Sheetal: Done then. Will meet you tomorrow darling.
Sid: Bye Sheetal.
Sid's brain gave a satisfactory smile. And his heart gave in. This is for the best. Meeting Sheetal, spending time with her will satisfying his craving for Sana. Was he sure?? His heart asked meekly, but went quite when the brain gave a stare.
Sana had put Zoro to bed when her mobile started ringing. It was her mom. This brought a smile on her face. Her mom. The most beautiful and most innocent woman in this world. Talking to her always lifted her spirit. Unless she talks about her dad.
Sana: Mummy. Bolo.
Mummy: Kaha hai tu Sana?? Na hi tera call na khabar. Do baar call kiya maine. Na tune uthaaya?? Aur fir ek baar not reachable aaya?? Shehbaaz ne bataya ke tu office ke kaam se  bahar gayi hai. Tu Zoro ko akele chod ke kaisi jaa sakti hai?? Itna sa baccha vo. Aur tu....
Sana: Mummy saas lo thoda.... Ek saas pe sab bole jaa rahi ho. Mujhe jawaab to dene do.
Mummy: Kya jawab dene do. Apni Maa ki to tujhe yaad he nhi aati.
Sana: Aise nhi hai mummy. Bas kuch dino se dimag he kaam karna band ho gaya hai.
Mummy: Kyu meri bacchi?? Kuch hua hai kya tujhe?? Kya pareshaani hai bata?? Tujhe kuch chahiye to bata??
Sana: Kuch nhi chahiye mummy. Bas aap meri aisi he parvah karte raho. Baaki sab to manage ho jaata hai.
Mummy: Tujhe kab se keh rahi hu, mera paas kuch paisa hai. Aur kuch zewar bhi. Jo tere he hai. Mai tere papa se baat karti hu. Tu ek chota flat le le.
Sana: Aur mai aapse fir se keh rahi hu ke mujhe nhi chahiye. Aur aap bilkul papa se baat nhi karogi.
Mummy: Sana bass kar beta. Itni narazgi apne papa se acchi nhi. Ho gayi vo baat. Mana vo galat hai. Par kya tu unhe maaf nhi kar sakti. Tu unki beti hai. Tera bhi to baccha hai. Unke nazariye se bhi sooch kar dekh.
Sana: Thek hai mummy. Mujhe thoda time do. Accha yeh batao bijee kaisi hai??
Mummy: Vo tu uss din boli the na, ke aayegi?? Ab ek he ratt pakdi hue hai, ke Sana kab aayegi.
Sana: Aati hu thode dino me. Yeh naye project ke wajah se bilkul time nhi mil raha hai.
Mummy: Thek hai. Khayaal rakh apna. Aur call kar diya kar.
Sana: Ok mummy. Love you. Bye.
Mummy: Bye.
Sana had then called Mahi.
Sana: Kya kar rahe the di??
Mahi: Kuch nhi Tara abhi just soyi. Are neend he kam ho gayi hai iss bacchi ke. Bas khelna hota hai. Pakad kar sulana hota hai.
Sana: Hayee meri gudiya. Kissi karo usko mere taraf se.
Mahi: Pagal hai kya?? Abhi just soyi hai. Uth kar bait jaayegi.
Sana laughed out loud.
Mahi: Zoro soya??
Sana: Hmmm. Accha di maine aapko kuch batane ke leye call kiya hai.
Mahi: Kya??
Sana: Vo kal mai Vishal ke sath dinner ke leye jaa rahi hu.
Mahi: Accha??
Sana: Yeh itna thanda reaction kyu??
Mahi: Nahi aise acchanak plan kaise bana??
Sana: Usne pucha to maine haa kar diya. Aap he to kehti the na ke mujhe Vishal ke saath time spend karna chahiye. Vo bahot accha hai...
Mahi: Accha. Accha to hai. Par na mai usse last week me ek party me mili the. Bada boring sa laga mujhe vo. Vaisi agar tujhe jaana hai to tu jaa. aisi koi problem nhi hai.
Sana: Di?? Kya chal raha hai aapke dimag me??
Mahi: Kya?? Kuch bhi to nhi. Chal mujhe bahot neend aa rahi hai. Kal dinner pe jaa kar aane ke baad call karna.
Sana chuckled
Mahi: Aur haa. Ghar jaldi aa jaana. Samjhi?? Bas dinner karna aur chali aana. Zyada der rukna nhi.
Sana: Abhi tak to meri jaan khayi hue the ke Vishal ke taraf ek kadam bada aur ab ekdum se yeh. Kya chal raha hai di??
Mahi: Kaha kuch?? Chal good night.
Sana: Good night.
Vishal has come to pick her exactly at eight in the evening. He was looking extremely handsome. Sana will give him that. But her heart did not flutter as it does when she sees Sid. Oh stop it. Her brain said Irritatingly. The dinning hall was too cosy with dim lights and sweet music in the background. He has selected the table in the far corner. The waiter came and they ordered their drinks.
Vishal: I suppose you don't drink. Right??
The memory of that night at the cocktail party came flashing to her. She had not had a drink since then.
Sana: Nahi.
Vishal: That's good. Par kya mai puch sakta hu kyu??
Sana: Aise he mujhe nhi pasand.
Vishal: Ok.
Sana: Anvi kaisi hai??
Vishal: Very naughty. Mujhe lagne laga hai din ba din uski shararat  badne lagi hai. Mera weekend kaisi jaata hai pata he nhi chalta. Mai to yehi sochta hu ke uski mummy kaise sambhalti hogi usko. But I like it when she is around.
Sana: Gundi hai vo.
Vishal: Ha vo to hai. Aur how's Zoro??
Sana: Zoro is fine.
Vishal: Bahot samajdar baccha hai vo.
Sana: Hmmm
Vishal: Sana if you don't mind me asking uske papa kaha hai?? Tumhare husband kaha hai??
Sana felt uneasy at this question.
Sana: Vishal I don't want to talk about it. Please.
Vishal: Ok ok. I'm sorry.
Sana: Are nhi. Please don't mind.
Vishal: Not at all. Order kare??
Sana felt relaxed at the change of the subject. They had ordered for themselves. Sana has ordered for herself this time. That Privilege was only for one person. Vishal did most of the talking. He told her about his childhood. About his school and college days. His affairs, his marriage and Anvi. Sana was a good listener. She liked Vishal and enjoyed his company, but she still wasn't sure she was ready to become deeply involved again with any man just yet. "Don't be ridiculous Sana" Her brain snapped at her.
Vishal: Sana you are looking very beautiful tonight.
    Sana gave him a smile. Does Sid still find her attractive?? Does he think she has changed very much?? Sana discovered herself wondering and promptly scolded herself. Here a handsome and amazing man is giving her a compliment and she is wondering how Sid finds her. Why should she care if he does or not?? Was her ego really that much in need of flattering from Sid?? Or was it because subconsciously regardless of whatever her brain says, she wanted attraction to be still there. Sana gave an appalled gasp.
Vishal: Kya hua Sana?? Is something wrong??
Sana: Kuch nhi. I'm sorry. Shayad mujhe nhi aana chahiye tha. Mujhe yeh sab ki aadat nhi hai. I'm so sorry Vishal.
Vishal: Ok. Ok relax Sana.
    Vishal pulled the chair near her and brought a glass of water to her mouth. She gulped some and looked at him thankfully. Vishal gave her an understanding smile.
Vishal: Thek ho??
   Sana nodded. She forcefully but successfully pushed Sid from her mind. She will not let him ruin her first dinner date after six years.
Vishal: Tumhara soup to thanda ho gaya. Mai dusra order karta hu.
Sana: Are nhi yehi thek hai.
Vishal: Thanda??
Sana: Mujhse garam piya nhi jaata.
   They both laughed at that. They ordered the main course and were enjoying their food, when Sana felt a tingling sensation at the back of her neck. She felt someone is staring at her and turned to her extreme left to find those eyes penetrating  in hers. She felt her body on fire. Why can't this man let her stay in peace. Sid was sitting with a glamorous beauty. She was sitting too close to him. As if wanting to  jump on his lap next, gazing at him adoringly.
     Sheetal has selected this restaurant. Sid had told her he will meet her directly here. He didn't wanted to go to her house. She is over enthusiastic where he is concerned. And Sid didn't wanted her to get too much involved.
Sheetal: Baby kab se wait kar rahi the?? You didn't even come to pick me up??
Sid: Sorry dear. Chale??
Sheetal: Yes of course sweetheart. Maine ek best wala table hamare leye book kiya hai... You know how good I'm at convincing..... The owner of this restaurant is so mad for me....
    Sheetal was continuously babbling. Sid felt he should have stayed home. She was so empty.
Sid: Tum bilkul nhi badli na??
Sheetal: Kya matlab??
Sid: Oh kuch nhi. Sit sit.
    She did not sit on the chair opposite, but on the sofa right next to him.
Sid: This is what you wanted right??
   Sid questioned his brain and his brain hid it's face. Sid looked around the room to see the interior, whereas sheetal was just on and on about herself. And his eyes stopped on someone to his right. He could recognise her in a moment, even in the sea of people. She was here with a man. Her husband?? His legs started shaking. He looked away. He had seen her husband's photo. But this man looks familiar. He now looked their way again and recognised the man to be her boss. She was here sitting cosily  with her boss?? She had been asking him to hug her three days back and now she is here with her boss laughing and looking at him shyly. Sid wanted to put this whole place on fire and burn her and himself into it. He was feeling beyond angry now. As if sensing his anger she looked his way. Their eyes met. His infuriated and hers apprehensive.

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