--*__*--
He was silently having his dinner while simran just sat there with her eyes on him..'u know what sid..i wish that roshni would had been with us..everything would be like before then..but she isn't, and that is why i want you to move on sid...?' mom...please, don't start again..how many times shall i tell you that she never left me..she is with me always in my memories..' simran knew that her son can never forget roshni but she have to make sid move on in his life, for him, for them, for meghna 'i know sid..in fact we all too can't forget her ever..she was a blessing for us but we can't change the truth and that is...' she spoke a little louder 'mom please...how many times shall i tell u that she is with us..she never left me..why can't u understand that..' 'sid beta..u aren't trying to understand..what i want to say is...' 'i don't want to listen anything please mom...and i am done with my dinner..i will go and sleep..i have to leave for duty early..' he spoke with a straight face, stood up and left..while simran sat there, sighing in defeat
--*__*--
'i really miss u roshni...i wish whatever happened that day never had happened, aj hum sath hote..but one mistake by me ruined everything ' thought sid standing beside window looking at the stars..'papa' he turned as his angel called him out, she was rubbing her eyes 'what happen princess? ' 'papa..where were you? I waited for you but u didn't came..' 'i had already told you na beta, that papa work at nights too..so you should go and sleep with dadi..' 'i know but i was missing mama, and i know she can never come back so i was waiting for you..i was missing you too' she spoke teary eyed and asad too had tears in his eyes..she miss roshni a lot.. 'acha i m here now,...come let's sleep' said sid first wiping his own and then meghna's tears..and she nodded happily
6 weeks later
Another year passed, and i am still living a life without which once i couldn't even imagine..7 years roshni...i really miss u...u were so right
--*__*--
'sad waited impatiently as the ring were going, she was so angry this time..
'hello' she yelled while sid shook his head
'looks like someone is boiling..what happen Mrs.Khurana?' he asked innocently
'oh really! As if you don't know huh! 2 days sid, 2 days, u didn't came home, forget that, no call, no msg'
'i m so sorry roshni, i was so busy..we were working on a mission so couldn't took out time to call'
'oh please, give me some new excuse, i m listening this from past 6 years now..'
'roshni please ..don't behave like a kid..u knw it's my duty towards my country
'i m behaving like a kid..i..if it's your duty towards your country then who m i and meghna..han? Tell me..isn't it's your duty to make us happy..' sid shut his eyes and sighed
'roshni...m sorry please, i won't do it again
'no sid i am sorry, it was zaaras fifth birthday yesterday and u didn't even wished her..u know what you want you will understand my importance when i will die..'
'roshni , at least think before uttering any kind of nonsense ' he shouted and for a moment she got scared but then again got the courage to shot back
'i am not saying anything wrong inspector Siddhart Khurana ..you will come to know after i will leave only..because it's waste to make u realize my importance now..Good Bye'
'roshni lis...' line dead
--*__*--
I wish i hadn't had ignored you that day so you even had uttered those words roshni... He took the photo frame from the side table and stared at it, it was her, his and there daughter meghna's pic, she was 4 years old that time, they captured it on there 5th anniversary..how happy they were..
And a pool of tear made it's way, he sat there crying
Tu jahaan...mein wahan...
Sang sang yun chalun tere jaise tera aasmaan...
Jo dhup nikle...chaayaa ban jaunga..
Jo ho tu akeli...saayaa ban jaunga...
Jo uljhan mein ho man...mein behlaunga..
Tum aa gaye ho...to jeena aaya hai...
Khusiyon ka tumne ye jaal bichayaa hai...
Khoya hai khudko to sab kuch paya hai...
He opened his eyes as he felt her..she was here, he looked at his right and saw her, she was crying too..taking the frame from his hand she placed it back on it's place and then look at him, caressing his cheeks softly and lovingly she wiped his tears from the other hand, and nodded a no..
Tu jahaan...mein wahan...
Sang sang yun chalun tere jaise tera aasmaan...
He too raised his hand and wiped her tears..
Ho gum ke baadal mujhpe tham jaane de...
Bechainiyon ko mujhse takraane de...
Dukhti ho koi baat mujhpe aane de...
Dil sochta tha ke koi apna ho...
Koi raaj na ho jo usse rakhna ho...
Aankhein na kholun mein sayad sapna ho...
'roshni i am sorry, today because of me you aren't here...i am sorry..please forgive me please..' 'sid..don't blame yourself, it was destined to be happen..my life was short and i had to leave by hook or by crook..those goons were just a way' 'roshni you would had survived if i had received your phone calls or had reached there on time' 'no sid i wouldn't had because they were already at the house when i was calling you and when u reached i was already dead..u aren't at fault..u never were '
And then she placed her head on his chest, he too wound his arm around her, hugging her as tight as possible
Tu jahaan...mein wahan...
Sang sang yun chalun tere jaise tera aasmaan...
'siddhart i have to go..' 'no roshni..please..ro..' he looked down and there was no one..' and again tear made it's way..'
--*__*--
8 months later
'i assure you simran ,my kritika will make sid forget roshni ..she loves him and she will make him fall for her..' said durga with a wide smile while simran nodded happily 'don't even think..' he roared, the trio turned and found him, he just returned from duty, he was just throwing daggers and the two guest, as he knew they were always jealous of roshni, roshni was an angel and that girl kritika can never compete with her in anything weather it was in character, beauty and nature..His roshni waz perfect
'sid...be..beta how come you returned so soon..' 'it's meghna's birthday mom and i had promised her to take her for dinner ' he spoke coldly, while simran rubbed her temple tensely 'mom i don't want to get married, and it's the last time i am telling you this..don't think that i will give my roshni's place to someone else, it can never happen, and u both..just leave from my house right now' he warned simran and then yelled at the two already frightened ladies..
--*__*--
simran bombarded sid as soon as he returned from dinner 'roshni...roshni...roshni...why don't you understand sid..she is no more, she left us 7 years ago..and it's enough for someone to move on leaving it's past behind ' shouted simran on the top of her lungs 'it will be possible for someone but not me mom, i can't ditch my roshni by giving her place to someone else..' 'siddhart you aren't ditching her beta..i know u don't need anyone else but think about meghna, she is just 12 years old, she needs a mother..' she said the fact 'you are here mom, and nani maa too take care of meghna..her school, her studies, everything is going perfect and i am also here mom...i won't repeat the mistake i committed in past, i will never neglect my daughter, she is our daughter ' 'fine..i will never ask you to marry again..do whatever you want..' she said with pain and left, and sid just slumped on the couch while the event of that day played in his mind
--*__*--
simran and meghna went at naani maa's place while roshni stayed back as roshni wasn't feeling well.. She was reading a novel when she heard some faint noises from the living room, worry took over her, she gulped down the saliva that appeared in her throat and taking her duppata from the bed she went outside to look what was wrong.. She opened the door with her trembling hands and took few steps..there was nothing, she sighed and was going back when she saw a shadow, and realized that something was wrong, she hurriedly went inside the room and locked it, she searched for her mobile , she was sweating badly 'sid..plz pick the damn phone..sid..ahhh the mobile fell from her hand as someone started knocking on the door, she started crying as those peoples finally broke the door, they took steps towards her while she stepped back and it happened until her back hit the wall, one of them clutched her hair while she winced in Pain and then pushed her hard, she fall far away
----
Siddhart was reading a file so he didn't noticed his mobile which was buzzing since ages, and when the telephone rang he picked it up
----
'roshni...roshni ..where are you' he yelled.. And ran to look upstairs, she wasn't there, then guest room, no sign of her and finally he went in his room.. His eyes blood shot while his lips reciting duas for her safety, his froze when he saw that sight..she was lying there, i knife at her stomach, her eyes close and a pool of blood around her..'roshni ' he screamed , he took her is his lap..'roshni open your eyes..please don't do this..please open ur eyes' he pleaded patting her cheeks but she didn't response, she lied there lifeless..he cried with her cuddled in his arms until no tear was left and that was the condition simran found him..
--*__*--
He sobbed hard with his face hidden in his palms and again the same feeling, she placed her hand on his and pull them down, forcing him to face her 'sid why you think about that day when it hurts you to this extent..i had told u umpteenth times that i can't see u crying..please' 'then what should i do roshni ? Tum hi batao? Kaisa bardasht karun..roshni mom wants me to get marry again but i can't do that ' 'she is right, u should move on..' 'no roshni please, if u came now to make me agree on ths then go..i can't do it..it's impossible ' 'sid please u have to do it..sid your love, your roshni is no more..u need a life partner ..my meghna needs a mother ..please ' 'no roshni..i know my love, my life is no more but look at you, even after dying you are alive in my memories, in my dreams, roshni when in last 7 years i had cried remembering you, you were her beside my side, even when it's not for real but u r na..i can see u, feel u, touch you..it's enough..i can spent my whole life with this and all our past memories..i don't need anyone nor my meghna ..' 'but si...'
'papa...' call out meghna and then she was no where to be seen, 'yes princess come in' she came and sat in his lap..'papa i want to ask something' 'hmm..' he asked moving his hand in her hairs lovingly papa, 'yesterday dadi was saying that you will bring another mom for me...' 'what?' she nodded 'she said she will make you marry..but papa i don't want a step mother please..they are not good..i don't want anyone else, only u..i know u can love me like mama..and i don't want anyone else..please don't get marry' she cried 'meghna..did i said that i will get married hmm? no na then don't worry, no one can take your ami's place..she is always with us and i won't let dadi do this to my princess ' 'promise' 'mama wala promise ' he said and she hugged him happy that there won't be no step mother who will beat her
'look at it roshni..i told you na, that we don't need anyone else..because you never left us..you never left..roshni..' he said to himself closing his eyes 'i m sorry sid..i tried to force you..i promise i won't do it again..' he heard her 'i love you roshni ..' he whispered 'don't you love me papa' asked meghna 'papa loves his princess the most' sid said and she again hugged him..carrying her in his arms he made meghna lie at bed and lying after her he closed the light and both father-daughter dozed off in deep slumber relief from there own worries