Just then Shehbaaz and Noor entered and they were extremely shocked to see the condition of the room… Shehbaaz’s eyes went on to Shehnaaz’s hand and he rushed to her saying, “Shehnaaz ye tere haath ko kya ho gaya and ye sab room mein scattered kyu hai…” Sidharth looked at him in amazement and said, “Ye toh tu batayega na Shehbaaz ki what is all this??” He replied with confused looks, “Main kaise bataunga… Mujhe kya pata ke ye sab kaise hua…” Sidharth replied sternly, “Dekh chote bohot mazak ho gaya… Tell me clearly agar tumne aur Noor ne mil kar ye saara mazak plan kiya tha toh because this has scared Shehnaaz a lot…” Noor interrupted and said, “Par jiju hum log aisa ghatiya mazak plan karenge hi kyun… Mazak is something which brings a smile on the other person’s face… It’s light hearted and not all this…” Sidharth was about to say something else when Shehnaaz got up and shouted, “Bas karo tum sab… Sidharth stop… I know unhone kuch nahi kiya hai...Shehbaaz tell me one thing ke room ka card jab hum tere paas chhod ke gaye thee toh how can someone enter the room to scatter all this and specially ye rose petals vala cross jiske neeche chote chote kaanch ke pieces thee…” Shehbaaz looked at her in shock and said, “Oh… Toh matlab ab meri behen ko bhi lagta hai ke ye sab maine kiya hai but why would I even think of harming you in any way??” Shehnaaz closed her eyes in frustration, took a deep breath and said, “Maine kab kaha ke ye sab tumne kiya hai… What I mean to say is that ke kya disc mein ya kahin bhi at any moment did you feel that someone slid out the card from your pocket??” He understood her point and said, “Yes...Two times mujhe aisa feel hua that someone’s around me and is keeping an eye on my actions… Phir jab main bar ki side gaya tab feel hua jaise kisi ne kuch vapas rakha ho meri pocket mein but I couldn’t make out anything due to the loud music and sound…” She took a deep breath and said, “Sidharth koi mujhe follow kar raha hai kuch time se…” Sidharth widened his eyes in shock and said, “Mujhe puri baat batao Sana dhang se… Ye kab se feel ho raha hai tumhe and why didn’t you tell me??” She made him sit and said, “Ye kab se ho raha hai isn’t important right now… Abhi important ye hai ke ye sab kar kaun raha hai and what is that person’s motive behind it?” He held her from her shoulder, made her sit beside him and said, “Shehnaaz we’ll figure out these things only after you tell me everything clearly… I can’t afford to risk your life….” Seeing him worried she narrated everything that had happened from the beginning. Sidharth was extremely shocked, scared, worried and angry at the same time… He left her hand, moved his hand in his already messed up hair, turned towards Shehnaaz and said, “Itna sab kuch hua and you didn’t feel the need to tell everything to me Shehnaaz… Your life is important….Tumhare liye nahi hogi par mere liye hai… How could you be so irresponsible?? Agar kuch ho jata toh main kya karta yaar… Have you ever thought ke iss sab mein kitna risk hai…” Shehbaaz calmly told Sidharth to relax, to which he jerked his hand away and said, “Why should I relax haan Shehbaaz?? Somebody has been constantly trying to harm her and she didn’t care about it at all….” Shehbaaz turned to Shehnaaz and said, “Shehnaaz yaar itna sab ho gaya kam se kam tujhe batana chahiye tha… All this holds a lot of risk… Safety is important na baba… Agar hume sab pata hota toh we would have always been around you and shayad uss insaan ko pakad bhi lete…” Shehnaaz said, “Pehli baat jo maine uss insaan ke actions se judge ki hai ke vo meko harm nahi karna chahta.. Uska motive kuch aur hai… He’s been constantly trying to scare me and remind me of my past… Ya toh vo vapas aa gaya hai ya koi aisa hai jo sab jaanta hai aur usko mere aur Sidharth ke against use karna chahta hai… Secondly, that person always did all this when Sidharth wasn’t around… Jab vo mere aas paas hota tha tab aisa kuch nahi hua jo mujh tak koi message pohchaye… Mere aaj vale triggering note ke baad he for the very first time came on the forefront to play…” Sidharth held her hand and calmly said, “I really appreciate ke tumne himmat se kaam liya par agar kuch ho jata toh...Mujhe nahi pata we are going back tomorrow..” Shehnaaz gave him a tight hug and he snuggled into her like a baby… She rubbed his back and said, “Vaapas jana koi solution nahi hai… Someone has been keeping an eye on all my actions… Jo yahan hai vo vahan bhi hoga so we’ll stay here and go back as scheduled after the launch day jab party organise hui hai..” He broke the hug and said, “You’re right… Ab when we are together toh we can win every battle…” All of them shared a group hug and just then Shehbaaz said, “Ab ye sab bhi toh saaf karvalo varna ab kya love birds ye kaanch ke uppar soyenge… Don’t take the saying, “Mohabbat mein has has ke sahenge har sitam” seriously haan…” Sidharth laughed on this and called the room service to get the mess cleared… He also ordered tea and dinner for them… He fed Shehnaaz with his hands today… He pampered her in every way… They were laying on the bed snuggling into each other when he asked, “Are you comfortable telling me about your past??” She looked at him and said, “Aur ye kyun pucha tumne…” He said, “Agar inn cheezon ka connection past se hai toh past ke baare mein jaan na bhi toh zaroori hai…” She held his hand and started narrating the things to him…

Shehnaaz entered the college in properly pinned, open, straight hair, yellow crop top and blue jeans… She had a small sling bag with her notepad in it… Her hair flowing with the wind… She was walking towards her class but every boy of the college had his gaze fixed on her… She was the dream girl of every guy in the college… But the lady with the heart of gold was only of one lucky person and that was, “RAUNAK SALUJA-- the son of the owner of RS Group of Companies…. RS Group of Companies was also the investor and Board Member of the college… In short, out of the many influential business families of Lucknow…

As soon as Shehnaaz entered the classroom two girls said to each other, “Agar ye itni sundar aur clever na hoti toh vo Mr. handsome hamara hota… Yaar she dates the dream guy of the college… Hot, handsome, smart and moreover influential and rich…” Shehnaaz saw Raunak, smiled and started moving towards him when a new admission offered her a seat… Raunak interrupted and said, “Hey you… yes you… New admission ho isiliye chhod raha hun varna aaj tak jisne bhi Shehnaaz se extra sweet ya close hone ki koshish ki hai vo ye college toh chhodo Lucknow mein bhi nahi reh paaya hai..” The guy backed off with his head down and Shehnaaz went to Raunak and said, “Why do you always over react?? He was just offering me a seat… New admission hai; friends banana toh try karega hi na…” He tucked her hair behind her ear and said, “Huhh… Koi bhi ho tumhare aas paas nahi bhatakna chahiye bas… I don’t like it… You are only mine…. Tumhari beauty, tumhari grace, tumhara attitude, tumhara mind set is only for me to see and me to appreciate…” She felt a little weird hearing all this but didn’t react…

~~FLASHBACK ENDS~~

Sidharth was waiting for her to tell further but realised that she had slept while telling all this… He lovingly tapped her forehead and she snuggled into him more… He thought, “Jitna bhi Shehnaaz ne bataya usse aisa laga jaise ye ladka obsessed tha... I need to be around her always now… I can’t let anything bad happen… Itni mushkil se Shehnaaz ko uska confidence vapas mila hai aur ye saari cheezen uske career pe, uske confidence pe, uski khushi pe impact nahi daal sakti…” He also slept while thinking about all this… Next morning Sidharth woke up with a jerk and……………….