A Journey To Wholeness

Chapter 19

Few days later..

Sidharth arrives home early and finds Sana standing on the balcony, lost in some deep thoughts..

"Excuse me Madam, may I interrupt your notions?"..he approaches her..

"Aap kab aaye?!"

"Jab tum kisi aur duniya mein busy thi.."

She sighs, smiling at him calmly..

"Kya baat hai? Theek ho na?"..he asks..

"Hmm, theek hoon..chai piyenge?"

"Sure.."..he replies with a smile..

"Lati hoon.."..Sana leaves and Sidharth reclines, leaning back against the wall of the balcony and lights up a cigarette..

She comes back after some time, carrying two cups of tea in her hand..

"There you go and this is mine without sugar.."

"Thank you.."..he takes a sip..

"Sidharth..?"

"Hmm..?"

"May I request you something?"..she asks..

"Sure.."

"Stop smoking na! Itna tou kar sakte ho na aap mere liye?"

He smiles subtly..

"I am serious!"..she affirms..

"I know you are serious! I hate this too but can't help you see!"

"Hayee koi baat nehi! Main help kardungi na! I will help you through this withdrawal but you will have to cooperate..!"

Sidharth looks at her eyes playfully..
"Darti ho kya?!"

"Kis baat se?"..she frowns at him..

"That oneday I might just...".. and before he can finish the sentence, she quickly puts her palm over his mouth to stop him..

"Hayee Rabba! Baba ji Mehar kare! Maat bolo aise!"... Her eyes express a genuineness which he can definitely not deny!

He grabs her hand and holds it into a grip..."Don't worry, main hoon aur hamesha rahunga.."

She smiles at his words warmly..
"Chai kaise bani?"

"It's good but I prefer more sugar.."

"Hoo!! 2 spoons dali hai! Aap na baas ruk jao aur dekho kaise dheere dheere I cut off this raw sugar entirely from your diet!"

"Irada kya hai aap ka madam? Sare adaat o ko badalna hai?" ... He asks, leaning a little towards her..

"Kyun nehi, haq hai!"..she replies spontaneously..

"I can't agree more..! Anyway ab yeh batao, kya soch rahi thi tab?"

"Nothing important, I was only wondering how life changes overnight! Kal tak main resign karke baas yeh soch rahi thi that how am I going to fix myself?! Lekin aaj dekho, the universe has brought us together!"

"Yeh tou hai! And I think the universe also wants you to join back!"..he smiles mischievously..

She turns her face towards him..
"You mean it?!"

"Ofcourse I do! Join karlo..udhar tumhe mujhe pakaneke liye 8 ghante aur mil jayenge!"..he chuckles..

"Hayee! Zyada na chant maat bana karo! Biwi hoon aap ki! Ab tou knock bhi nehi karungi! Kaise daanta tha aapne mujhe yaad hai na?!"

"Haan kyunki your pagalpanti at office becomes intolerable at times! Aur tum tou tum ho! Sunna nehi hai kisi ki baas!"..he sighs, rolling his eyes..

"Kuch bhi! Meri jaisi ek bandi lake tou dikhao!"