Being hurt and broken have a lot of difference in today's world ..... The moment Sidharth hugged his wife , he knew that she was in a trans and couldn't recover from the shock even then .......

Soon he helped her sit down on the bench along with himself ....... Her eyes were like a picture book where he could understand and read all the emotions that were taking an immense troll on her ...... Shehnaaz closed her eyes and placed her head on his chest ...... She didn't even know how to tell him that the person who is under the custody of the police is none other than her beloved brother .......

She remembers the day when both of them were on a video call and he transpired her brother's intension like he was actually the mastermind inside his head ...... She could understand how much naive she was when she actually fought with this man for him ......

FLASHBACK

It was the third day after Shehnaaz returned from Amritsar ...... She had her long duty hours but there were still some patients left in the opd ...... Although she wanted to finish everything and go home but she couldn't take the risk of taking in tuberculosis patients in an empty stomach .....

She rushed to the canteen and ordered herself a plate of Chole Chawal along with a coffee ..... She needed the caffeine urgently to make sure she doesn't doze off....... While taking small sips from the cup she received a call from Sidharth.....

Sid : Hey darling !

Sana : Hi handsome ......

Sid : You look tired ....

Sana : That I truly am .....

Sid : Still didn't finish your duty hours ....?

Sana : No ..... just came to the canteen to fill up my growling stomach .....

Sid : Are you serious Shehnaaz you didn't have your lunch .......? It's already 4:35 pm ......

Sana : There were lots of patients in the opd today .....

Sana : What about you.....? How was your day ?

Sid : Nothing interesting as such .....

Sana : Hmm....

Sid : Finish your lunch .....

Sana : keep me company in the mean time .....

Sid : Okay .....

Sana : So .....?

Sid : Nothing ...... Oh .... By the way I saw your brother today .....

Sana : Oh .... He's there at his friends place in Amritsar. .... Is everything okay?

Sid : Everything is okay but still something is going on in his head .....

Sana : Sidharth ..... that's my brother you are talking about. ......

Sid : Yeah ..... I know but still it felt as something was off .....

Sana : Well you are thinking too much .....

Sid : I hope your words are true ....

Sana : So ..... did you both talk to each other ?

Sid : Not really but he said something ......

Sana : What did he say ?......

Sid : You are just playing and soon will be over of this phase ......

Sana : Oh ..... you know he is right, there are times when I get obsessed with stuffs for quite a while ......

Sid : What do you mean by that?

Sana : That's I really get obsessed with anything and everything.....

Sid : Do you even know the meaning of the words you are speaking ..... ?

Sana : ......

Sid : Listen darling I'm sure that your brother is trying to break us apart..... I don't know what he wants or how he wants to do that but he'll surely create a misunderstanding between us .....

Sana : Sidharth you are forgetting that the brother you are actually doubting is the same person who brought me to Amritsar when I asked papa to cancel the marriage ..... This person is my only supporter ......

Sid : I'm not denying that but I ain't too sure about his aim .....

Sana : Sid ....... I won't even be married to you if he was not there....... That's the person for whom we are actually married .... Just because he is actually concerned about his sister doesn't give you the right to bad mouth him to me.......

Sid : I don't know if you are blind or not but his intentions of breaking us apart are pretty clear .....

FLASHBACK END.......

As the warm tears ran down her cheeks she once again started to think how capable Sidharth was when it came to knowing and understand people......

Finally she understood the gravity of the situation when Sidharth told her or should say informed her previously about his intentions...... She really couldn't believe that her brother , that brother with whom she had shared everything from her childhood , that brother for whom she was always happy when she saw how much their father loved him ......

One hand she was in utter shock that both the person who were literally the most important male in her life just a few days previously wants to beat her up and get her married to that Politician who is nothing but abusive and narcissistic.......

Was that what she had deserved all her life according to her father...... Breaking the hug she looked at his eyes which only showed compassion and protectiveness for her ......

Sid : Can you please tell me what happen from the starting darling ?

Hearing his words she knew that he would ask the police officers to record her statement and take action against her brother...... She looked on the other side and once again started to overthink .......

Although she was wronged but a part of her heart still held the love for her younger brother with whom she had grown up but the logical part of her brain always approved what Sidharth was doing ......

She was confused and didn't know what to do ..... she didn't know whom to follow her heart or her brain..... But at last she knew that if she wanted to break free from the clutches of her father and live an independent life on her own will she needs to do the right thing ...... She was wronged but didn't want to complaint against her own little brother but she never wants another girl to face the same consequences......

She doesn't want the girl who would come into his life in the name of fate to face the same thing ...... She wanted that girl to fulfill her wishes and spread her wings to fly high in the sky rather than sacrifice her dreams just because of her families .....

She looked into his deep eyes , held his hand tightly as if her life depends on it before narrating the whole incident and the conversations between them .....

Hearing her narrating the whole incident made him feel sick to his stomach ...... He didn't know how a father could do such thing to their own child ....... He felt bad for her but at the same time he knew that he was really correct when he assumed that her family was trying to break them up.....

Hugging her tightly he tried to assure her of his presence, he tried to make her feel that she was safe ....... It wasn't long before he felt her as if she was putting her all weight on him ..... He looked down at her face and realised her eyes were closed ......

Sid : Shehnaaz.....

Sid : Shehnaaz........ open your eyes..... Shehnaaz.....

He started to pat her cheeks to get her respond to his calls ......

Lady Police Officer : I think see has lost her consciousness......

Officer : Sir I think that it would be better if you would take ma'am to the hospital rather than waiting for her to get up ....... I have already taken down the statement and the FIR will be launched in couple of minutes ....... Please go ahead and leave...... I'll tell a constable to drive you to the hospital.....

Nodding his head he picked up Shehnaaz in bridal style and rushed towards the parking area ...... It wasn't more than 20 minutes when they reached the hospital .........

Sid : Please someone check the patient...... !

He rushed inside the hospital premises while shouting at the top of his lungs ....... Soon the nurses and a doctor came and took her from him and went inside a room to diagnose her situation .......

He was pacing infront of the room when his phone rang indicating his mom's phone call ......

Rita Ma : Have you reached beta ?

Sid : Yes..... mom ..... I have reached.....

Rita Ma : Have you met her ?

Sid : Hmm ...... I did ......

Rita Ma : So what now ?

Sid : Mom.....

He was about to reply to her question when the door opened and a nurses came out of the room .......

Sid : Mom .... I'm in the hospital..... Shehnaaz is not well and I need to talk to the doctor......

Saying this he ended the call and moved towards the nurse who was waiting to say something to him .....

Nurse : Sir we need few medicines ..... You need to go and bring them from the pharmacy.......

Handing him the prescription she once again went inside...... At the same time he knew that Shehnaaz wasn't really in a good condition and needed the medicine just at that instance ..... He ran towards the pharmacy to get the required products ..........

He was coming back with a plastic bag full of medicines in it when he saw the scene of a heavily pregnant woman was hugging her husband while crying a river ......

He didn't know what was the situation but it really brought a smile to his face ...... Passing the medicines to the nurse he sat down on one of the chairs in the waiting area .......

As soon as his body relaxed on the seat the scene of that pregnant woman and her husband came to his mind...... There was a relatable smile on his face when he imagined that in future he and Shehnaaz would be in their place on the day of the baby's delivery.......

Shaking his head he came out of the imaginary world and looked at the doctor who was calling him for the last few minutes .....

Doctor : Who are you and what's your relation with the patient. .....?

Sid : Doctor this is an private affair and you can't really disclose it but I am Sidharth Shukla , her husband .....

Doctor : I don't want to say this but you are dominant and abusive......

Sid : Doctor you are wrong ..... I didn't do those things ...... I just came from Mumbai the moment I knew that she was in trouble......

Sid : Sir we have already filed a complaint against the person who has attacked my wife today ...... We were in the police station when she suddenly felt unconscious.......

Doctor : Okay then ...... Well check with the police station and now coming to the point of her unconscious state ..... It's just that she was in a shock before you came I think and as soon as her brain registered it that she was safe it thought that it was time that her body could take some rest ......

Doctor : She needs rest after the traumatic experience , We have already given her medicine and pushed a small amount of sleeping pill into her system .....

Sid : Okay..... when will she het up ?

Doctor : Tomorrow morning ......

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Soon it was morning , Shehnaaz woke up with a slight headache ...... Seeing her better half sleeping on the small couch cramped up she really felt sorry for him but at the same time understood she knew that he was concerned for her .....

She was about to get down from the bed when she noticed the white hospital gown she was wearing ...... Looking around the whole room she realised that she wasn't in her apartment....... She got up from her place and walked towards the couch and slightly touched Sidharth's arm to wake him up ......

Looking at the small clock she realized that it was already around seven in the morning ...... She shook his arms once again but this time called his name along with it ......

Sana : Sidharth get up ..... Sidharth.. ......

After few more tries finally he opened his sleepy eyes and looked at her .....

Sid : Are you okay ..... are you feeling better......

He asked in his deep manly morning voice ...... Shehnaaz didn't understand what was this smooth force of gravitation she felt towards him with just his voice ...... She looked at him and nodded while saying.....

Sana : I'm okay ...... you should get up and sleep on the bed for a while to stretch your neck and spine to its original length or it would pain like hell......

Sid : I don't know about my spine but my neck is already paining ......

Sana : Go and lay down there ..... I'll be back in few minutes......

Saying that she rushed inside the small yet convenient washroom ..... She took a much needed shower and started to brush her teeth in the mean time she could see herself on the vanity mirror ....... Her eyes scanned her whole look before it went on her face where she could see patches of red and blue blood clot formed here and there .....

With a sad smile he was about to wear another pair of that same white hospital gown when her eyes landed on the brown paper bag kept near the door ...... She picked it up and found a simple kurti and palazzo in it ..... After wearing the light weight yet cute outfit for the day she once again hid her wedding chain ........

As soon as she came out of the washroom she saw Sidharth was sitting on the bed and using his phone while occasionally trying to massage his neck ...... She slowly walked towards him and was about to help him with his neck when he held her wrist .......

Pulling her to sit beside him she looked at her face ......

Sid : You look beautiful in my choice of cloths .....

Sana : Thank you for these .......

She spoke with a small smile on her face ......

Sid : I know what you are thinking but you look really so pretty .....

Sana : Thank you.....

He pulled her towards himself and hugged her waist keeping his head on one of her shoulder .....

Sid : I'm so happy that you are okay ......

Sana : I can understand that...... you were really worried for me ..... I could make it out from your voice itself......

Sid : I initially called you as mom wanted to speak to you but when I heard your terrified and shaken voice I knew something was wrong .....

Sana : Your family must be thinking that it was an excuse of mine to not to talk to them .....

Sid : I know that isn't the case but if it is then we'll change that okay ......

Sana : Hmm ..... Okay now leave me and let me help you with your neck till the doctor comes back with the discharge slip .....

Sid : You have already heard it huh ..... And here I was thinking of doing that most cringy filmy move of telling you about your discharge and you would jump on me out of your happiness......

Sana : I will the moment we are inside my apartment.........

Sid : You are cute ......

Sana : Thank you..... Thank you ..... now let me do my work ......

She got up from her place and stood behind him ..... Pressing the tensed neck muscles which were stretched more than they would usually do she started to massage on his neck smoothly ......

She wasn't even half way done with him when she felt that he became relaxed ...... Shehnaaz could feel him relaxing with the massage...... She mentally noted that her husband was a fan of this type of therapeutic things ......

About half an hour later the Doctor came back and told him about her prescribed medicines...... Giving them the discharge slip he went away ..... Sidharth got up from the bed and wore his shoes while she placed her chunni in it's place and wore her Chappal ......

An hour and a half later they reached her apartment after picking up his duffle bag which he forgot in the police station the other night....... They opened the front door which was just closed and went inside ...... Sidharth could see the level of destruction that took place in there ...... He could understand that she tried her level best to save herself from the amount of show prices broken here and there .....

He hugged her once again and kissed on her forehead ....... With a smile on her face she showed him the guest room where he could take a shower and change his cloths ......

Coming back to the living and dining area she started to clean the place .... It wasn't long before her apartment was back to its original shape ...... She went inside her room and changed her cloths before coming back out ......

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It was afternoon when they had finished having their lunch and was sitting on the couch with a bowl of ice cream in their hands watching a Hollywood movie ......

Shehnaaz being herself started to ask question as soon as the first scene started .....

Sana : It's not that I don't understand the language....... But can you please help me when I don't get a scene or so ?

Sid : Okay.... As you say your highness ......

He replied while hugging her by her shoulder...... Though it could have been irritating for the other's but when it came to Sidharth he actually made her understand the sequence with utter patience when ever she asked him to do so ......

Both of them looked like a perfect definition of " made for each other" for the other people ..... Hugging eachother , respecting the other person , giving privacy when needed , bickering like little kids but at the end behaving like best friends ...... This was what actually they had imagined for them to be happy but no one knows about the future...... What type of puzzle their destiny had created for them was the only thing they needed to explore .......

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