SS: Bahut Kathin hai part 8 page 12 (last) 21-7 - Page 6

well, i doubt jai... he is such a dumb headed fellow, when it comes to bani... will he realise his feelings for bani or will just think it as a physical attraction!!!!

bani dont mary pushky.. u love jai.. and jai loves u.. ur gonna ruin 3 lives.. omg cant wait to see what happens next yaaar.. great part.. continue sooon..

hey ran,

where are you dear

Sorry I am late. it just took a while longer than I had thought. I still hope you will like the update, Please ignore mistakes and leave a few comments.

byebye
R

-Part 6-

- The day someone got hurt (and the other felt the pain too)-

Bani lay awake, staring at the white ceiling above her. She had been staring at it when she hadn't been drifting in and out of sleep. She knew she had to get out of bed sooner or later. Right now she preferred later than sooner. She couldn't face Jai. Bani just couldn't.

Jai heard the his mobile vibrate on the nightstand. He had intended to wait for a while. Bani would be up early in the morning and he just wanted to give her some time today. He didn't know what came over him last night. He needed to apologize to her as soon as possible. Jai's fingers punched some digits on his phone. A new message appeared in his in-box.

'Oh No!' He shouted loudly. Scrambling out of bed he dialled the number of his assistant. While taking to him he managed to have a quick shave and pull his clothes out of his bag with one hand. With super speed he got dressed and run down the stairs where he found Nishikant and Kirana at the breakfast table. His mother came out of her room when she heard his loud steps.
'Uncle, Raghav has messed up. I need to go. '
Nishikant dropped his spoon in his plate. 'Kya matlab Jai?'
' Raghav ne kisi aur ko kaam de diya and the papers that were drawn were the wrong ones. The investors didn't agree and have pulled out of the project.'
Nishikant's eyes grew large with shock. ' How did he managed to make such a blunder? Maine khud saare papers ka draft uske haath me diya tha. He just needed to make the final version.'

'I know uncle. I don't know what he was thinking. I need to go.'
'Ruko, mai bhi chalta hoon. We might be able to convince the investors if we show the original plan.'

Nishikant walked to the guestroom he was staying in while Kiran packed some breakfast for Jai, with Krishna's help. Nishikant came to the hall when Bani came out of her room. Nishikant turned to her.

'Bani, we need to go. Mai Jai ke saath jaa raha hoon, tum mamma aur aunty ko lekar meri gaari me aaj Mumbai aa jaana theek hai.'

Looking at her feet Bani just nodded. Jai was looking into some papers when she saw him walking out of the door. Nothing on his face could give away that something had happened between them. He didn't even stop to turn around when her father had said her name. Most probably it had not meant anything to him. If it had then he wouldn't walk out of the door ignoring her. He didn't even say 'Bye' like usual. Even if it didn't mean a thing to him, to her it did and Bani decided she needed to get a grip and order her life. She needed to get to Mumbai first.

A few hours later Bani sat in a restaurant in Mumbai waiting for her fiance.

Driving through the city she saw Pushkar coming out of a restaurant. When she reached her house she called him immediately. They needed to talk. Even though Bani had agreed to meet him at eight in the evening, she had arrived half and hour earlier and had ordered her third cup of coffee. She knew what she had to do, actually, what she morally was obliged to do.

Pushkar entered the restaurant when Bani saw him. He walked over to her and was about to kiss her on the lips when she averted her face just in time. His mouth landed on her cheek. She smiled nervously and wondered. How would she do this? Let him eat first and then tell him what was on her mind, or tell him first and get it over with? Bani played with her cutlery, moved her wineglass a bit, brushed a crumb off her plate ad fidgeted with her fingers.
'so, why did you call me?' Pushkar asked her finally.
'I needed to talk to you. ' Bani answered.

The waiter interrupted at that moment. Bani cursed softly.

She ordered an appetizer without looking at the menu and hope Pushkar would make a decision quickly. He hesitated a lot while choosing. Bani drummed softly on the table with her fingers waiting for Pushkar to finish. He made his choice finally. The waiter was on his way to the kitchen.
Pushkar looked at her. 'How are your parents?'
'Fine.' Bani answered curtly again.
'so.....'

' So.....' Bani smiled. 'I....I..........uhm........' Bani looked around and noticed there was a band playing in a corner. She was surprised herself that she had not seen it before. Fascinated by the hands of the drummer she kept looking till Pushar broke her daze.
'Bani. you said we need to talk.'

Bani's palms felt sweaty. She nodded.
'Pushkar, I hope you will understand this and I hope you will not take this personally.' Bani began. 'But it's better for the both of us..'
'What is better?'
'I......I .......I cant marry you.' Bani blurted out.

'What?'
'I want to break off the engagement.' Bani mumbled.

Pushkar stood up, threw a few notes on the table, grabbed Bani's hand and practically dragged her out of the restaurant. The band stopped playing and Bani felt all eyes on her and Pushkar.
Pushkar pulled her to a back alley of the restaurant which was deserted and dark at this time of day. He pushed her back against the wall.
'What do you mean you want to break off the engagement?' he said while trapping Bani in between his arms placed on the brick wall next to her head.

Bani's nervousness made place for fear.

'I don't want to get married to you.' She almost whispered.

'Why!' He barked at her.

Tears were rolling down her cheek now. 'I don't love you.' Bani answered in between sobs.

'We have been engaged for just two days Bani!!' Pushkar screamed at her.

'I know. Bani mumbled. And I am sorry. I really am. But I cant go through this. I don't feel anything for you. she apologized still with tears streaming down.

The piercing silence made her nervousness come back. She was still trapped in between Pushkars arms at either side of her head and his body in front of her. He was leaning more and more towards her. The guilt of making both of them go through this was weighing heavy on her conscious. Bani didn't want to look up at Pushkar, but she could feel him. He was pushing her more against the wall and the limited space between them had vanished rapidly by the time Bani felt his ragged breathing near her ear.
I can make you feel something for me.

The lecherous promise made Banis stomach turn. She tried to push him away.

Pushkar please.

He pressed himself more against her. Bani gasped when she felt his mouth descend harshly on her ear shell nibbling, almost biting her. Bani pushed with all her might and he stumbled backwards. For a while Pushkar seemed to regain his senses. Until Bani saw something dark and brooding in his eyes.

There is someone else isn't it?' Pushkar demanded to know. Bani kept her eyes to the ground.
'ISN'T IT?!!!' He screamed in the empty alley. The next moment Pushkar was charging towards her. A wave of panic overcame Bani, numbing her for a few seconds. A sharp pain stung her cheek where a large hand descended. She landed on the paved street where she tasted blood on her tongue. Her purse fell next to her on the ground. Pushkar pulled her back on her feet by her hair, pushed her arms back behind her back and held both of her wrists together with one hand. The other hand started wandering on her body, pulling fabric away where he wanted to and holding her when he wanted her to stop struggling.
'All the time I had thought that you were a miss Goody-two-shoes. Instead you are nothing but a cheap sl*t.' He hissed in Bani's face. 'Pehle maalum hota to....'
His mouth landed on her collarbone after ripping the fabric there cruelly to give him more space to do what he wanted. His mouth travelled up to her lips harshly. He bit them, making the bottom lip bleed.

Bani cried out loud when she felt his hand tighten his grip on her wrists. In a flash she remembered something else. Jai's tender kisses, his hand pulling the scrunchy out of her hair and wrapping her hair around his fingers, then freeing it again to cup her face. Pushkar had no right to do this to her. Bani lifted her knee hard until she hit something. Her arms were free again. She brushed the tears away and saw Pushkar on his knees on the ground gasping for breath. Bani picked up her purse, pulled the ring of her finger and threw it at him. She ran towards her car.

***

Three hours later Bani opened the front door of her house. Aimlessly Bani had driven around till she couldn't take no more. She had expected her parents to be asleep by know. Tomorrow she would tell her parents that she wasn't going through with the wedding. By then she would have figured a way out of this mess and she would have an explanation for everything. So she hoped actually. Right now she just wanted to cry till she could now more and scrub her skin clean from his lewd touch.

Bani stepped in the dark hallway. She took of her sandals when she noticed that the door that led to the drawing room opened and light was weakly seeping in through the opening. Her father stood in front of her. Bani was afraid to turn to him, but then realized that she was standing in the dark area of the hall. She couldn't see her father's face clearly. That meant he would not be able to see her. it was a rational thought but it also meant that she wasn't able to see the thunderous expression on her father's face. Bani did not anticipated her father's hand on her cheek. Tears sprung in her eyes. His hand was raised again but someone stopped him this time.
'Why did you call off the engagement?' He asked Bani. 'Mazaak samajh ke rakha hai. Meri izzat ka zara bhi khayaal nahin aaya? Tumhaari bua ka phone aaya tha. Pushkar called them immediately. Bua ke sasuraalwaale ab uska sar kha rahe hai!' Nishikant yelled at the sobbing girl.

' Uncle please. Stop it.'

Bani heard Jai's voice pleading. He was here!
'Don't Jai.' Nishikant warned him. 'don't take her side. Usko bachaane ki zaroorat nahin hai. pata nahin aisa kya ho gaya ki bina soche samjhe mangni tor di! Kuch bataaya bhi nahin! Zara bhi khayaal nahin aaya ki log kya kahenge?! I don't know what I did to deserve a daughter like her!'

Stunned Bani looked at her father. He had never said that to her. He was always proud of her. Bani flew past him and Jai up the stairs and in her room. She dropped herself on the bed. Downstairs she could here the commotion. Her father was still screaming and yelling while her mother was crying. Jai tried to comfort them and persuading them to calm down and talk to Bani. Kiran finally stopped crying and Nishikant wasn't snapping on both of them. Jai decided to talk to Bani first. He knew what this was about.

**

Bani didn't hear the knock on the door. It opened anyway.

' Bani. your father didn't mean that, you know, right?'

Bani didn't move in the dark. Jai switched on the lights and saw her on the bed, lying on her pillow and crying. Bani felt the bed dip on one side. His hand reached her shoulder.
'Bani, why did you end the engagement? Please tell me not because of what happened yesterday.'

Bani stopped sniffing when she focused on Jai's words.

'you shouldn't have. It meant nothing. I wanted to apologize for that this morning, lekin kaam aa gaya aur....we are friends. Kabhi kabhi ho jaata hai and........it doesn't have to mean anything you know.'
Bani turned towards him. 'It didn't mean anything?' She asked him in a soft whisper. Jai didn't hear her. Instead he held his breath when he saw her. Her lips were cut and bleeding. Her dress was torn at the collar and she had marks of scratches on her neck.

Jai gently touched the marks and moved his thumb to the cut on her lips. Bani winched in pain. Rage erupted inside Jai. He wanted to rip something apart. Preferably the son of a b*tch who did this to Bani. Beyond that he didn't know what to do. He was afraid to hug Bani, maybe he would hurt her. Jai held her hand but even that hurt her. On her wrists he saw blue marks in the shape of fingers. Jai softly brushed his fingers over the spot. Seeing her cry he wanted to.....cry for her. Anything to take her pain from her. Bani was crying silently. He couldn't resist the urge and wrapped her in his arms. From over the top of her head he called her father.
'Uncle!' Jai yelled in her room. 'Uncle!'

Before Bani could protest or plead to Jai not to call her parents the door opened Nishikant and Kiran stood rooted to their spots.

Jai broke the silence 'Did he do this to you?'

Bani didn't answer. Instead she felt her father's arms around her when he pulled her in a hug. The floodgate opened and Bani cried in his embrace.

'It's okay sweetheart. Woh kuch nahin kar paayega.' Nishikant assured her while he stroke her hair.
Kiran made Jai stay in their house the entire evening and informed Krishna immediately to make sure he didn't do anything irrational. Still they couldn't keep an eye on him all the time. Pushkar had gotten what he deserved the next morning. Jai paid him a quick visit at an apartment in Mumbai.

***

What was he doing in Mumbai?' Nishikant wanted to know. 'He told Bani that he was going back to Hyderabad.'

'Pata nahin uncle. I have a strong feeling though that he has a girlfriend living here. I am pretty sure that is her apartment. ' Jai said shrugging his shoulders. "I am just glad Bani doesn't have to be around him anymore.'
'Me too.' Nishikant agreed. He didn't care about what other people would think. It was just something he said in the heath of the moment when he was worried about his daughter's reputation. Along with Jai he continued to work on the mess the people in his department had created. Knowing that his baby was safe now made him relax and more focused on the job beforehand. Jai slumped back in his chair. He had to talk to Bani again. As soon as possible. just to make sure that she was really alright. He couldn't forget her cries in the bathroom and the times she stood in front of the mirror brushing her teeth, whipping her lips and neck with a cloth and later coming out of the shower with her face and neck red from the scrubbing.

Two days later Jai still had not found the time to really talk to Bani. The project he was working on, and rectifying the mistakes took up more time than he had anticipated. Neither Jai, nor her parents knew that Bani had accepted and offer from the laboratory to join a foreign university to complete her research.

pls continue soon, looking forward to next update, puskar is out of the pic, but he was such a $#@*(*,, now for jai to realize that it wasn't just nothing!

This Pushy is such a scum. he had a Girlfriend , still was going to marry bani & abused her when she rejected him.

Jai.....how can he say what happened between him & bani did n't mean anything. Bani is hurt now & trying to run away.

Will jai get to talk to her before its too late. Can he get his feelings strightened out?

Hey!

hey renu gr88 part

omg i didnt realize i missed 3 parts!