Chapter 7

                                    

                                          
Sorry to keep you guys waiting. I've compensated the delay with a longer update. Enjoy reading Chapter 7❣❣
                          
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Shehnaaz had been working till late last night, giving some final touches to her presentation and listing down the points she wanted to convey. She was tired but had somehow managed to push herself to get up when the alarm rang. She remembered about the presentation and felt nervous.
                          
Shehnaaz got ready in a smart pair of trousers, shirt and a blazer with minimal makeup and her hair left lose. She went to the prayer area and started praying. "Laaj rakh lena meri Babaji. Meri beizzati mat karwana. Bas sab ache se jaaye and sabko pasand aaye." she said.
                          
Dadi smiled and said "Sab changa hona hai. Tu fikar na kar. Bas bindaas jaa aur de apna presentation. Itni mehnat ki hai tune. Babaji zaroor acha karenge. Yeh le prashad le. Savere savere Gurdwara gayi thi." dadi said placing the prashad on Shehnaaz's palm.
                          
Shehnaaz took the prashad said a quick prayer and ate it. She smiled and hugged dadi and said "Thank you dadi. Aap world ki best dadi ho."
                          
Sidharth was on his usual morning call with his mom when his sister had taken the phone from their mother's hand to speak to him. "Kaisa hai badmaash?" she had asked.
                          
"Theek hoon di. Aap sab kaise ho? I am angry with you. Aap log Mumbai aane ka naam hi nahi le rahe ho." Sidharth had said.
                          
"Arre aa jayenge jaldi. Tu uski tension mat le. Wahan sab theek hai na?" Preeti di enquired.
                          
"Haan haan. All cool." Sidharth said.
                          
"Acha di, ek baat batao, aapko kaise yakeen hua that jiju is the one for you?" Sidharth asked.
                          
Preeti was surprised. Sidharth knew about her love story but he had never asked such a question in all these years. "Aaj achanak se yeh sawaal kyun? What's going on haa?" Preeti raised an eyebrow while she asked.
                          
"What's going on? Kuch bhi to nahi. Bas aisehi pooch liya. Nahi batana to mat bata. Paka mat." Sidharth said trying to avoid any further probing from his sister.
                          
"Hmmm. Dil ne kaha that he is the one. Uske saath jab hoti thi bahut khush hoti thi. Like he got a new wave of happiness in my life. I had never felt that way before. Usko smile karte dekh, mere chehre pe smile aati hai. I feel like I can do anything for his happiness and he made me feel like he can do anything for mine. Loving someone is an amazing feeling. And being loved by someone makes you feel even better. Loving someone gives you courage and being loved by someone gives you strength. Samjha Mr. buddhu." Preeti explained.
                          
Sidharth smiled and said "Hmmm." He was thinking about Shehnaaz's smile and how it brought a smile on his face. She was so special, he thought.
                          
"By the way, who is the girl?" Preeti asked breaking his chain of thoughts.
                          
Sidharth was dumbfounded. "What girl? Maine to aisehi poocha tha." he tried to cover up.
                          
"Ya ya, I know I know. Aisehi poocha tha." Preeti said mimicking him.
                          
"Okay, I'm getting late. I gotta go. Bye. Take care and give my love to everyone" said Sidharth.
                          
"Bye. Take care. And next time tell me the name." Preeti teased.
                          
"Mom, you were right. Gadbad to hai par achi wali." Preeti said with a 'you know what I mean' smile as she hung up the call.
                          
The interns had reached the office before time today. They were all excited. It would obviously be a big deal if their idea got selected.