"Sana, how can he talk like that to me? About us? Who is he to talk to, while we're speaking?" Amrinder shot questions at Shehnaaz, when Sidharth had asked him to leave. 

She however wanted him to leave too, but just couldn't bring it to words directly. Moreover the way Amrinder looked apologetic and promising, she thought of considering another chance. 

"Ha, mai-umm, Sidharth, hum baat kar rahe hai." she said, turning to Sidharth and nodding her head which meant she'd handle the things. Sidharth obliged unconvincingly though, walking towards the kitchen. 

"Amrinder, baitho." she asked him and went to the kitchen to get him a glass of water. 

"Ye abhi tak yaha kya kar raha hai?" Sidharth asked her there, while filling up his water bottle. "Baat kar raha hai." she shrugged. 

"So, are you guys reconciling?" he asked. 

"I don't know, galti toh sab se ho jati hai na Sidharth. A-and when he's genuinely sorry and guilty. Ek chance toh de hi sakti hu?" she replied, taking a deep breath and thinking. 

"Ha dekhle tu. Like I said, it'll be purely your decision if he's worth that chance." he nodded along. 

"He even proposed to me!" she squealed but not loud enough she actually wanted to. 

"What?!" Sidharth spilled the water he was drinking and coughed. 

"Aram se pi!" she scolded, patting his back so that he wouldn't choke. 

"And what did you say yes?" he asked further. 

"Nahi! Abhi se kaise Ha boldu? I'll take my time. Usne bola hai vo sab thik kar dega! Toh, pehle mai dekhna chahti hu vo kaise sab thik karega. A chance doesn't mean yes!" she answered. 

"Hmm, are you sure about this?" he asked again. 

"I don't know. Mai andar ja rahi." she replied, hurrying inside to her bedroom with a glass of water. 

Sidharth was amused with her words, the girl really had guts to give it a shot again, to forgive a cheat. He didn't know if he'd have done the same if he was in her place, so soon at least. Nevermind, if she's happy with it then that's all that matters, he concluded and retired back to his bedroom.

Amrinder on the other hand was impatiently waiting for his fiancé outside her flat, who then finally appeared with her roommate. He noticed it, didn't like it but ignored it. He also noticed the way Sidharth's jaws clenched inside, when their eyes matched, it meant that the roommate guy also knew about their tension. And all of it concluded to something that he still ignored because he was here for Shehnaaz and to apologize to her. He was trying his level best to do that and even proposed to her. But she still seemed to have her mind set back at the fact that he slept with another woman. He loathed himself, for cheating on her, on the girl he really liked but when the man was a few inches away from what he really wanted, he couldn't say no to it. His needs. But at what cost, at the cost of his marriage and the investments his father in law had promised. The only thing he was glad to know was that she had not revealed the truth to their parents and it was the queue that he still stood a chance. But here, it looked like certain things had happened with his fiancé too with the way she was interacting with her roommate. The moment he heard them talking in the kitchen, discussing about her relationship like a gossip, he lost it. 

"Pani lane me itna time?" he asked her. 

"Vo Sidharth se baat kar rahi thi." she replied. 

"Ha suna maine, kaise usse puch ke tu humare bare me decision leti hai. Seriously Sana? Him?" Amrinder stood up from the edge of the bed and crossed his hands across his chest. 

"Usse puch ke nahi, sirf bata rahi thi usey." She replied, wondering what happened to him now. 

"Amrinder, Vo dost hai mera. Sahi salah deta hai mujhe. Maine jab aap ko upar dekha tha na, mai vapas ja rahi thi, usne mujhe samjhaya tha ek baar baat karlu aap se. Pata nahi itna kyu chidte ho aap usse?" she replied. 

"Oh. Toh usne yadi 'samjhaya' nahi hota, toh tu toh mujhse milti hi nahi? Should I thank him for that Sana and be grateful? That you consider talking to him before me? Discussing with 'your friend' decisions regarding our relationship? Chal kya raha hai? Itna acha dost ban gaya vo do mahine me?" he blasted, air quoting certain words. 

"Just shut Up! Kuch bhi bole ja rahe ho! And I very well understand where you are taking it to by saying all this! I didn't discuss anything with him but I did share what and how miserable it felt after being cheated on!" she spat, loathing the way he was quoting her friendship. "You're the one to talk about Amrinder? How can you blame me for anything after what you've done!?" she accused after she saw him making faces. 

"Aha! Now that I've cheated so I don't get to say anything, right? Ha, manta hu mere se galti huyi! I did sleep with someone while being engaged to you. It could happen with anyone alright? It was the distance, could be my loneliness, or the heat of the moment. Still, I begged you for your forgiveness and here you are! Back to square one!" he replied, raising his hands up in the air. 

"Really? When did I say I forgave you? Maine clearly time manga, I told you I need my time and space and look at you! Accusing me of things you've done. I'm not like you, Amrinder! Na hi mujhe ye distance, ya loneliness ya kisi heat of the moment ki baat lagti hai. Cheating is cheating and a fucking crime to me! Don't put up excuses and stop questioning my equations with anyone!" she retorted, this guy was getting on her nerves. She cried angrily, this conversation wasn't coming to an end and was becoming exhausting for her now. 

"Yeah, right! Fine! Let's talk about my cheating. Do you wanna know who compelled me to do it? You!" Amrinder shouted, getting frustrated by her accusations. 

"You knew how much I liked you from the beginning. How much I wanted you and what all I did to get you, still you kept me waiting. Still you weren't ready to sleep with me! Kyu Sana? Even convinced your father for your stupid job and what did I get in return? A tag for cheating on you. Itna kiya tere liye aur badle me ek galti maaf nahi kar sakti tu meri? Bloody periods! Usi din aane the jab mai tujhse milne aaya tha? I was so close to marking you mine back then. I became sexually frustrated when you stopped me! And hence couldn't resist when Vedika came on to me. So yeah, tu hi hai jisne mere liye cheeze normal nahi chhodi.." he said. 

Shehnaaz hadn't seen this coming and wasn't ready for things to take such an angle. She was left speechless to this revelation. 

"You know what, ek relationship me na ye honesty aur loyalty rakhne ke liye bhi koi reason chahiye hota hai. You gave me none! Hell, you didn't even let me touch you intimately. Meri zarurato ka khayal rakha hota na Sana, toh aaj ye sab nahi hota." he complained, walking closer and spitting all these right on her face and saw her breaking down. 

"Din me ek baar baat kar lene se, mera haal chaal puch ke, koi pyaar nahi hota! Stop crying and acting like you are that innocent! I have seen the way that guy looks at you and the way you let him!" he accused her. 

"Band karo apni bakwas! Ek shabd aur bola na toh mere se bura koi nahi hoga! Just leave before I push you out myself. Mujhe shakal bhi nahi dekhni aapki!" she replied with her teeth gritted, hating this man even more now. 

"I know, kyu dekhna chahegi meri shakal Sidharth ke aage? I bet there's something between you two, I won't believe that you haven't had a share-" before he could speak further she slapped him hard. 

"Get out!" she said and opened the door, storming out. Sidharth was awake, he came out listening to the commotion and saw Amrinder leaving. 

"You okay Shehnaaz?" he asked her. She was shaking and breathing heavily but there was surely something different in her eyes. They weren't soft. She didn't answer but slumped back on the sofa. Devastated. 

"Tujhe le jana chahiye tha apne sath party me. Maine hi ruk ke baat karne ko bola, I'm so sorry baccha. Shouldn't have let you stay back." he said, taking her hands in his. They were cold, so he rubbed them a little. 

"Sab suna tune? It's okay. I think I deserved it." she mumbled.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Permanent Roommates ka Chapter 18 aaya,

Dard pehle se hai zyada.. Khud se phir ye vada.. Khamosh nazrein rahe bezubaan..

She's heartbroken yet again and I sometimes hate myself for planning certain things like these.. And trust me this thing.. This misery was a necessary evil.. You guys will get to see the difference it will later..

And I finally made Shehnaaz slap that bastard. He very well deserved it and also, there's no more more of Amrinder now. Yeah finally! Just his name might pop up a couple of times. Now coming over to another important person, who had been keeping an eye on Shehnaaz. Sidharth! Don't tell me you didn't see him getting protective there?