Chapter 28: Age Difference

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Next Morning...

Sidharth came to the breakfast table and joined the other family members. A maid served his breakfast.

"Kya baat hai Sidharth? Aaj tu itna late utha? Office nahi jaana tujhe?" Asked Neetu.

"Nahi Di. Soch raha hoon aaj office se chhutti le ke ghar pe family ke saath thoda time spend karu." Said Sidharth.

Everyone understood that he wanted to spend time with Naaz, that's why he took leave from office.

"Naaz kaha hai waise?" Asked Sidharth after sometime. "Abhi tak nahi uthi kya?"

"Nahi woh toh subah subah breakfast kar ke chali gayi." Said Rita Maa.

"Chali gayi matlab? Kaha chali gayi?" Asked Sidharth frowning.

"Woh bacchon ne mil ke kaal raat ko hi plan bana liya tha ki woh log aaj pura din Naaz ke saath ghumenge. Upar se unki school ki bhi chhutti hai. Iss liye Naaz aur bacche subah subah hi breakfast kar ke bahar chale gaye."

"Ohhh! Kab tak lautenge woh log?"

"Sayad dopeher ko."

Sidharth didn't say anything and started eating sadly.

"Socha tha aaj ka din Naaz ke saath spend karunga. Lekin usse toh meri padhi hi nahi hai. Jab se aayi hai duri banaye rakhne ki koshish kar rahi hai. Akhir chahti kya hai woh?" Said Sidharth in his mind.

After having breakfast, Sidharth went to his room and got ready for office.

When he came out of his room, Rita Maa asked, "Ab tu kaha jaa raha hai?"

"Office." Replied Sidharth.

"Tune toh chhutti li thi nah?"

"Jis wajah se chutti li thi, woh toh ho nahi raha. Phir chhutti lene ka kya fayda?"

Saying that Sidharth left his house.

"Yeh phir se bura maan gaya. Aur udhar Naaz, paata nahi usse kya hogaya hai. Hum sab ke saath normal hai lekin Sidharth ke saath alag hi behave kar rahi hai." Said Rita Maa being very tensed.

"Maa yeh toh hona hi tha. Aap logo ko kya laga? 8 saal baad jab Naaz wapas aayegi woh pehle ki tarah khud ko iss ghar ki bahu aur Sidharth ki patni kahegi? No. She is now a mature person. Usse ab paata hai ki unki shaadi sirf naam ki hui thi. Iss shaadi ka koi aur matlab nahi hai." Said Neetu.

"Lekin humne toh iss shaadi ko maana hai. Aur Sidharth ne bhi. Naaz ke intezaar mein usne ab tak shaadi nahi ki. Woh apni Patni ka haq sirf Naaz ko dena chahta hai."

"Par ho sakta hai Naaz aisa nahi chahti. Just think about their age difference. Naaz ko sayad apni umar ka koi chahiye hoga. Aur agar aisa hai toh hum kuch nahi kar sakte."

"Mujhe paata hai. Main bas dua karti hoon ki jo hum soch rahe hai woh galat ho. Aur mere dono bacche khush rahe." Said Rita Maa.

Neetu hold her hand and said, "Don't worry. Sab thik ho jayega."

In The Office...

Sidharth banged angrily on the table and said, "I really don't know what's going on in her mind. We have met after 8 freaking years. Only I know yeh 8 saal maine kaise guzare hai. And now when we are finally together, she is continuously avoiding me. She is behaving like I'm some stranger. Sirf main akele hi efforts daal raha hoon sab kuch thik karne ke liye. There is no effort from her side."

After hearing everything, Kushal thought for sometime and said, "Sidharth, paata hai mujhe kya lagta hai..... Chhor jaane de!"

"Ek minute. Kya kehna chah raha tha tu? Kya lagta hai tujhe?" Asked Sidharth curiously.

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