CHAPTER 103 -- Written by Shabs
The pain of separation was tearing Roshni apart...as she walked slowly towards the main entrance...
She knew that after today she wouldn't be able to feel the warmth of Sidharth embrace. ..which she desperately yearned for, at that moment.
The safety of his arms could no longer protect her.
She was breaking from the inside. ..shattered and hurt beyond repair.
She was anything but strong...But she caged her wounds, her agonies. ..forgetting her own needs for that of her family
With tears in her eyes..she looked over to Kritika. ..and smiled. ..hoping that her decision would soothe her wounded heart..
Kritika hugged her tight...and together they entered Khurana Mansion
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"We returned home that day and made the excuse of shopping. ... only to be met by your anger..
You were shouting and screaming...
The words you uttered that day... hurt her deeply.
Nevertheless she wasn't angry, because she knew that the words were spoken in frustration, and not from your heart.
Later...When you came into the my bedroom...Roshni had to make you believe she was angry...she had to make it look real. ..
Throughout that night Roshni cried...
The thought of leaving you and the family...terrified her...
She didn't want to leave...
Your words of anger, made her excuse more believable..
But trust me Sid, not a single day went by, when she didn't call to ask about you. ..she wanted to know everything about you. ..
If you had eaten...slept. ..everything..She loves you so much. ." narrated Kritika almost on the verge of crying
Rahul turned to her
"That's why we were unable to locate her. Every time we got a clue about her whereabouts, she would disappear Because you kept her informed ."
Kritika nodded her head
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...I had no choice...but please don't be angry with Roshni. ..It wasn't her fault. She did it for me..she just did it for this family."
Sidharth and the whole family stood horrified at what they had just heard.
Sidharth heart beat was going haywire, as he tried to soak in every single word
He clenched his wrist tightly at the thought, that Dev had touched his Roshni. He closed his eyes tight, as his hand went up to his chest...desperately trying to ease the pain that was uprising in his heart. ...
Sidharth blood boiled in anger, and his eyes scalded in the heat, and he felt as if his mind would explode.
For a few minutes he stood rooted to his spot, and in the next his fist hit a table hard, almost cracking it.
"DEVVV !!!!" he roared as he wiped away his tears with the back of his hand
Everyone was taken aback. .His anger aroused...
Sidharth eyes were reddened
"I'll kill him...I'll kill that Bl***dy Bas***rd! !" he yelled.
Simmi looked at him...teary eyed
"Sid. .Sid. ...Roshni. ..hamari Roshni humare liye...
Kritika ke liye..." her heart ached with the pain as she took Kritika in a hug
Soniya quickly bought Sidharth a glass of water to cool his rising rage
"Relax JeejuSa. ..drink this"
Sidharth clutched the glass hard unknowingly, whilst his thoughts focused only on Roshni...
He held the glass so tight that it smashed, and shattered into his skin.
Everyone watched in shock, as his blood seeped out, and stained the remaining broken glass in his hand
"JeejuSa aap paagal ho gaye kya. What have you done" cried Soniya as she ran to get some bandages. .
Sidharth stood still. Oblivious to everything going on around him.
The pain in his hand was nothing compared to the pain in his heart
His mind constantly replayed Roshni image...images of her crying, her pain. ..her majboori. .
Sidharth closed his eyes tight before opening them again
"I'll kill himmm..."
Sidharth was about to storm out of the house, when Rahul grabbed hold of him, and blocked his path
"Bro. ..stop...Gusse pe kabu rako. .."
"Get the Hell out of my way Rahul...Dev has played his final card...now its my turn. ..".he tried to push past him, but Rahul held onto him tight..
"No...I won't let you go. You need to think straight. He has Kritikas picture. ..remember!!!. .
And Roshni...think about her. For the last three months she has sacrificed so much for this family reputation. She has bared Dev torture...
Don't let her sacrifice go in vain"
Sidharth looked at Rahul and then back at Kritika, and inhaled a deep breath.. ..trying hard to get his bearings.
Dev had played his game very well...
He was trapped...just like Roshni
He turned to Kritika...and walked towards her and held her in his arms
"You should have told me Kri. ...I'm your Brother. You should have confided in me...
You should have let me handle the situation. .I would have found a way. .I would have found a way.."
Kritika pulled back, and wiped away Sid tears
"Trust me Sid..I wanted to tell you...I really did...
In fact...One night I made up my mind that I would tell you everything. I even called Roshni to inform her..."
"So why didn't you Kri. ..why..."
Kritika gazed into Sidharth eyes, as a shudder went through her body...A memory rekindled
"Be...be. ..because. ..woh"
"Bhollo Kritika" Sid asked lovingly as he cupped her face, withthe palm of his hands
Kritika felt her heart in her throat. ...as she swallowed hard...
"When I called Roshni...I told her that I was going to break the promise... I'd had enough... She tried very hard to convince me otherwise...but...but..."..
Sidharth heart stopped for a second. ..dreading what she was about to say next
"But what..." he just managed to mutter. .
"Dev. ...Dev...He. .."
"He what. ...Kritika" replied Sidharth
FLASHBACK
"Roshni. ..please I can't keep lying to Sid...
He's devastated...He's hurting badly...
Everyday...his pain is killing him bit by bit, and I can't just stand by and watch...
I have to tell him the truth...No matter what the consequences...I will not let you both suffer anymore... "
"Pagal ho gaye ho Kri. ...just calm down ..just calm down. ...
You promised me. ...And what about Ma Papa. Have you thought about them...what it would do to them, if those pictures were to become public.
I won't let my family reputation be ruined ...
I won't let you do this... ...no matter what. ..:
"I'm sorry Roshni. ..but I can't take it anymore ...I'm going to tell Sidharth "
"Kri. ..Kri. ...wait...don't..." but before she could finish her sentence. ...Dev snatched the phone from her.
"Tch...Tch...Tch..." he hissed
"Kritikha. ...Kritika... .Kritika...are you threatening to tell Sidharth. ."
Kritika held on to her phone tightly
"I've had enough Dev...I wont let you blackmail Roshni anymore. ..
I'm going to tell Sid everything. ..You can do what you want with those pictures. ..I don't care.." replied an angry Kritika
"Hmm. ...naughty. ...naughty... girl ...Don't you know I don't like threats. ..."
FLASHBACK ENDS
Kritika stopped..midway... unable to narrate the rest of the story. ...
"Then...then...what happened " asked Sidharth nervously
Kritika hugged him tightly again... as her tears flowed relentlessly..
"Your scaring me Kritika. ..then what happened" asked Sidharth...scared and frightened
"Dev said he was disappointed in me..and then...Then he..."
Sidharth felt his knees go weak. ..dreading to hear what she was about to say next ...He pulled away from the hug
He stared at her unable to bring himself to ask what happened next
"Then what" asked Rahul...
"Dev. ...he... he... placed the phone on speaker and the next moment. .. ..."
Sidharth stood frozen. ...His heart pounding hard against his chest...His breathing ragged
"He...He. ...what..."
"He beat Roshni...I could hear her screams. ..her cries. He was hurting her...and he made me listen. .."
Sidharth gritted his teeth...as his hands curled up into a fist
"After beating her...He picked up the phone and warned me that if I said a word. ...then he would not beat Roshni. ..He would kill her. ..." she sobbed
"I was so scared...woh Roshni he b. .b..beat her. ." She cried and hugged Simmi
"Mom...I was so scared...so I kept quiet...what else was I supposed to do"
Sidharth did not react at first. He stood silent. ..soaking in slowly each and every word...
He squeased down hard, on the cut on his hand...giving himself pain...deliberately...wanting to feel his Roshni pain, fear and anguish.
"Ahhh" he shrieked. ..breathing heavily
Rahul embraced Sidharth. .. "Bro. ..Bro. ..."
"He hurt my Roshni again...He hurt her again...He...He. He beat her Rahul. ..He beat her.." he mumbled under his breath
Sidharth wiped away his own tears ...and turned to looked at Kritika
"He hurt my Roshni...He hurt my Roshni. God Damn it...I'll kill him...I'll kill him..." Kritika closed her eyes
"I didn't know what to do...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."
Sidharth tried desperately to calm himself...
"Don't you get it Kritika...Dev is a frea***ing Psycho.
Hurting my Roshni means nothing to him. .
For God sake he tried to kill her twice. .
He's totally obsessed with her. ..He'll do anything to make Roshni his. ..
Aur meri Roshni uski jaal mein paas gaye, burri tarah .
He won't stop at separating me and Roshni.. He wants much more...He wants Roshni.
I'm damn sure he'll use those pictures every time to try and get close to Roshni...He wants Roshni. He wants to control her life..".. Sid blasted
"I'm sorry Sid...I didn't think..I was scared.."
Sidharth massaged his forehead. ..He felt as if his head would explode
"I promise, that Dev will pay for what he did to you and Roshni...He will pay for ever tear that you both have shed
I will get those pictures back, and I will get my Roshni back...I promise you...I promise you"
Kritika hugged him tight weeping...
"Please forgive me Bhai. .."
Sidharth hugged her back
"Sssh. ..ssh. ..its not your fault. ...you did what you thought was right..."
After a moments pause, he cupped Kritika cheeks.
"Kri you need to tell me where Roshni is. I need to see her...she needs me. ..I need to be with her"
Kritika looked into his eyes
"Sid. ...woh kal raat Mumbai wapas aa gaye thi"
"She's here...In Mumbai" Sidharth voice teary...
He had felt her presence and now he knew why
Kritika nodded
"She said that she was going to put an end to all this"
"Put an end...Matlab" asked Sidharth confused
"Roshni said that she would get closer to Dev and get that Pend Rive from him...no matter what. ...
She wants this nightmare to be over and done with once and for all"
Sidharth shook his head
"Get close to him matlab...Has she gone mad. She knows what sort of monster Dev is and still...I need to meet her. ...I have to protect her. ...where is she Kri. .where is she. ."
Kritika gave Sidharth the address where Roshni was staying. .
"But Sid. ..Dev has a body guard following her at all times, to make sure she stays away from us all. ..how will you meet her?"
Sidharth smiled after a long time...
"Nothing can stop me from meeting my Roshni. .not even God..."
SIDNI BEDROOM
Sidharth placed his hands on the sink, and stared in the mirror; trying to control his excited heart beat. ...
"I'm coming Roshni. ...I'm coming to get you"
Sidharth threw off his shirt and pants and stood under the cold shower. ..
The water tickled down his body...as he closed his eyes. ..
He felt alive again. ...His heart was on fire. ..
He was going to see his Roshni
He wrapped a towel around his waist and came out. .
This thoughts only on Roshni
He was finally going to see her. ..Happiness was evident on his face
He whistled as he got ready. ...His heart mind soul all danced to the tune. .
"Hey Bro"
"Hey Rahul" beamed Sidharth
"Look Bro. I know your excited to see Roshni. ..but you need to be careful that Dev doesn't find out ...otherwise those pictures. ...I mean..."
"Relax dude relax. I know...I'll be careful. Dev won't find out...and I won't let Roshni sacrifice go in vain...but i won't let her fight this battle alone "
Sidharth looked back at Rahul
"But one thing is for sure...I'm going to make Dev regret what's he done to Kritika and my Roshni. I'll make him pay...I'll make him pay with his blood..." Sidharth hissed in anger...
After a moment. ..he looked back at Rahul
"Find out everything you can about Dev business. I heard some time back that his business was going through some financial crisis. .. .aur is ka fida humein utta na hai...
Find the loop holes that will bring Saxena limited down on its kness ..I'm going to ruin him, and his reputation in the business world.
Buy the shares stocks whatever it takes...He hurt my Roshni. .Now he'll have to pay for it..." Hissed Sidharth through gritted teeth
Sidharth heart clenched painfully in his chest. Dev had tried to flinch away his life...His Roshni. He would not spare him.
OUTSIDE ROSHNI HOTEL
With every passing moment Sidharth heart was getting more restless. .the thought of seeing Roshni after all these months was driving him crazy...he was loosing his patients. ..waiting to get a glimpse of his life. ..his Roshni
Finally God decided to show some mercy. ..when at last he saw her... Roshni stepping out of a taxi
Sidharth stood mesmerised, behind a tree, as he looked at the most beautiful sight ever. His Roshni. She was looking breathtaking.
"How does she manage to take my breath away...every single time..." smiled Sidharth
Roshni had stepped out of a taxi, wearing a pure white saree, and headed towards the entrance of her hotel building.
It was as if his heart had forgotten how to beat, and his lungs had forgotten how to breathe. ..But the sight of her,...was as if a dying person had a chance to live again. Sidharth soul had returned to his body. He felt alive again.
His heart swelled with happiness. .
"I love you Roshni" he whispered under his breath
Her beautiful silky hair falling on her face, swayed with the cool breeze
Her beautiful face made his heart skip a beat.
He could not take his gaze from those big brown eyes of her, in which he was willing to drown himself over and over.
Roshni tucked her hair behind her ear, as she walked towards the entrance...followed closely behind by Sidharth...without being noticed..
Sidharth couldn't take his eyes off her. To scared to blink in case she disappeared.
He watched her with the most adorable smile...The smile he forgotten he had in the last three months.
His eyes lowered to her lips; that were slightly parted. those beautiful kissable lips..
"Oh God Roshni your more beautiful than before. ..aur dur nahin raha jaata. ."
He noticed the Body guard following Roshni close behind
"Arre ab is ullu ka kya karun. .Aur waise bhi...Yeh meri Roshni ka body guard baane ga...my foot.
Biwi meri. Uski body meri. ..toh phir main hi guard karu ga nah..not this gadhaa .." he smiled mischievously
OUTSIDE ROSHNI HOTEL ROOM
Sidharth walked to and fro in the corridor peaking around the corner every now and then. Every time he peeped the guard didn't move.
"Admi hai ya Robot...Ek gehnta ho gaye. .and he hasn't moved...doesn't he need to pee or something " cursed Sidharth
"Kaise milu apni Baby se. .." he stood scratching his head.
"True love always finds it's way.. and it will find a way for us to my love. ..Be ready. "