YADEIN... COMPLETED - Page 35

CHAPTER 20:

Arjun was late due to a case. At last he ws free. He reached home. But she didn't come to the door. Usually she used to come to the door when ever he pulled his vehicle, with a great smile. It was missing today. He went and rang the doorbell. Still no response. He went to the door, it was not locked. He opened it.

The room was beautifully decorated. Many candle, balloons. All his favourite color. He remembered the date. Yes, it was his bday. "oh, tho madam surprise de rahe hai?" he was happy.

"Roshni.. .Roshni... I'm here. Ab bas bhi karo. Come out jaan" no one came.

"please.. yaar...come out na? ok I'm sorry, thode late hu. Kaam tha yaar... please jaan come out."

He looked around. She was no where. He called her name again and again. Now he was getting worried. Then he saw the cake. In was upside down, all destroyed. He was so frightened. He called her phone. It was in her room. He didn't know what to do. He sat down failed. At last he called Sa.meer. "Sam.. Roshni..."

Few hours back:

"Sikander... tum yaha?" she was so happy!!!

"kyu not happy to see me?" he was giving his old smile. The one she was waiting for. "come in.. Sik, kaha the tum?" she led him in. he was noticing the place. There were their photos, the symbols of their love. It was hurting him. He was amased at the decoration.

"kya baath hai Roshni? Koi celebration hai kya?"

"wo... aaj Arjun ke bday hai. isiliye" she was blushing. The color on her face made him skip his heartbeat. He moved around the room and stopped near the table.

"happy bdayPappa..." The cake was beautifully decorated. He was feeling all the more broken. He looked at her. "tho tum bohot khush ho?"

"of cource Sik, I'm the happiest girl today. Aur iske wajah hai wo. But I missed you Sik. Kaha the tum? Patha nahi kaha kaha nahi dhunda tumhe Arjun ne?" he was shocked. That means he never told about the new face of Sik. He knew it would hurt her. Arjun had loved that much. Sik could feel her love towards Arjun. it hurt him all the more.

"wo mujhe dhund rahe the? Kyu? Kyu Roshni? Kaun the mein?"

"don't say that Sik. You know I missed you."

"Aur Arjun wo bhi tumse pyaar karthe hai right?"

"of course he loves me. Isiliye wo tumhe dhund rahi thi."

"tho wo tumhe ye kyu nahi bathaya ke ussne mujhe mila tha? Goa mein? Aur mein ab wo Sik nahi raha? Aur Goa me jo uspe goli mari the wo mein tha?" she was shocked like hell.

"iske matlab? Tum badal gaye ho? You shot him?"

"wow, ithna sab kuch kaha. Aur tum bas yahi suna ke meine usse shoot kiya tha? Ye nahi ke wo tumse jhoot bol raha tha? See ye hai tum dono ke pyaar.mere tharh nahi, jo sab kuch tumse share karna chahthe the,"

She was numb, trying to process the situation. She was feeling weak, but there was some power inside her, to stand for her love. "Unhone mujhse isliye jhoot bola kyunke unhe patha tha ke uss sach se mujhe bohot dard hotha. Wo tumhare tharah nahi hai, Sik, jo pyaar cheene ke koshish karthe hai. he loves me, and I love him."

Sik had tears in his eyes. He could never see her loving anyone this much. She saw the tears in his eyes. For a fraction of second, she could see her friend in front of him. She went to him, and touched his shoulder. He hugged her gently, and cried his heart out. She was shcked at her reaction, she gently placed her hands on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry Roshni." He kept saying. "Kyu Sik, why are you saying sorry"

He broke the hug. "I'm sorry" he looked pleadingly at her eyes she was confused. He suddenly placed a towel in front of her nose. She struggled a bit, and then dropped to his arms.

Now:

Sameer came to Arjun's home. He was broken. "Kya hua Arjun? kya hua Roshni ko?"

"paha nahi. I came in. par wo yaha nahi hai. ussne mujhe surprise deneki puri thayari mein thi. Par wo kaha hai?"

"maybe wo tumhe abhi bhi surprise karne ke koshish mein ho?"

"nahi, Sam. Baath kuch aur hai. Wo cake dekho. Something happened here. Par kya?" he didn't know th answer.. he waited for a while. Sameer gave the information to nearby police. Arjun couldn't do anything.

After almost an hour the phone rang.

"hello'" Arjun was eager to hear her voice. "hello, Arjun? kisse dhund rahe ho?" an emotionless voice came from the other side. "Sikander'" he whispered.

"great tumhe yaad hai" he said sarcastically.

"Sik, ye tum kya kar rahe ho? Roshni tumhare paas hai na? please leave her. She is your friend." He pleaded.

"friend, no she is not. Wo ab meri friend nahi hai. ha wo mere paas hi hai. jaha usse hona chahiye tha."

"sik, please don't hurt her. Usse tumhare ye roop ke bare mein patha nahi. Please. Don't hurt her."

"ithna pyaar karthe ho usse? Ke tum mere bare mein nahi bathay. Thaki usse hurt na ho? Great. You know what, issi pyaar se nafrat hai mujhe. Aur aaj wo khatam hogi. Come here, aur agar tumhare pyaar sacha hai, then take her"

"par kaha ho tum?"

"Oh come on Rawte, tum ye phone tap kiya hoga. Place bhi patha chal gaya hoga. So come in. par akele. You know yaha uski jaan ke sawal hai." he cut the call.

Sameer located the godown. Arjun was ready to go. "Arjun wait. I'll come with you."

"nahi, Sam, ye Roshni ke zindagi ke sawaal hai. I cant take risk. Don't worry we'll be alright." He drove off to the godown. Sik was prepared for him. He sent some men ahead. But Arjun took care of them. he reached a hall. Roshni was in Sik's hand. She was weak. She was trying to struggle when she saw Arjun. he was rushing to her, when few men surrounded him.

"drop your gun, Arjun, you know I can hurt her. Mein ab wo Sik nahi rahe. So drop the gun."

"nahi Arjun, please don't do it. please" Arjun didn't have a choice, he dropped the gun. The men started beating him. Roshni was crying for him. "please Sikander, please don't hurt him. I love him. Please."

Pathan laala also came forward. He was so happy. That day in Goa he came to know that it was Arjun who had crossed his path with Sik. He was feeling elated. He hated Arjun as he was hindering the business. So he made Sik more aggressive towards him, by his words. And it actually worked. "kya baath hai Rawte, aaj apne pyaar keliye, khud ko maarne ke thayyari mein hai. wow. Sik, take this chance. Maardo isse. Aur apne pyaar ko wapas lelo"

Roshni looked pleadingly at Sik. "nahi, Sik. Please don't do this. Tumhe apne dosti ke kasam."

"dosti? Nahi karne mujhe koi kasam. Pyaar kartha hu mein tumse." He gave her to another man and walked towards Arjun. he took a sharp knife with him. "NO..." Roshni was crying, and trying to loosen the hold.

2 men were holding Arjun. he was weak with all the beatings. Sik reached near him and looked at him with all hatred. Arjun looked back at him. "Sikander, agar kahi bhi wo dost zinda hai tho, please ek promise kar... tum mujhe maardonge...par Roshni, usse kuch hone math dena." Sik, hated this love. He swinged the knife and brought forward. The world stopped infront of him. The knife had entered Roshni's body.

Few minutes back, she saw him swinging the knife. She pushed the man and rushed to her love, protecting him. She felt a terrible pain... her baby...

Arjun couldn't gather what was happening. All he could see was Roshni falling onto him. He tried to hold her. But the men didn't leave his hands. He tried to jerk them off. But he was too weak. She was leaning onto him. her head hardly touched his chest, that Sik pulled her back. "lejao isse..."Pathan cried. He was being pulled away by the men far from her. She was falling onto Sik's hands. The men started to beat him again. But he couldn't feel anything. He eyes were only on her.

Sik was shocked at what he did. He never wanted to hurt her. And yet he did it. "Roshni... chalo... hospital chalthe hai" he tried to touch her. She jerked him off. "Don't touch me Sik. Its over. Aaj tum mujhe nahi, hamare dosti ko maara hai. par mere pyaar ko nahi. It will live forever with him. Forever." She fell onto the floor. She saw them beating him. She was trying to reach her.

Someone came from behind, and hit Arjun on his head. He was frozen. He couldn't feel anything, or hear anything. He fell onto the floor. Only he could see her. As if watching through a mist. She was trying to reach him. Sik was fuming seeing the love in their eyes. He came to Arjun and saw her name tattooed on his arms. He stamped on Arjun's arm and cut the name with a sharp knife, tearing the skin. He looked again at Roshni, who was just looking at Arjun, and then walked away.

Arjun could see her, but couldn't feel or hear. He wished to hold her.

She could see his helplessness. She could see the tears rolling down his eyes. His love in it.

"Arjun... I... love you... always and forever. Aur jaan... aapke bday present.." she was holding her stabbed stomach. "aap pappa banne wale ho...happy bday jaan... Arjun..." he could see the life moving away from her eyes. But unfortunately he didn't hear her last words.

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Present:

Sik was near her portrait. "how could you do this Arjun? pehle tum mere Roshni ko mujhse cheen liya? Ab uske baad kisi aur ladki se pyaar karne lagi hai? kya yahi tumhare pyaar hai? nahi Arjun. I wont let this happen. Tumhare zindagi mein ab koi pyaar nahi hoga."

PRECAP:

Rathod: yes Arjun, its time .. you should know the truth!!

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