Kissing A Devil (Complete and Continuing In The Sequel)

Chapter 12

Khwaab bhi kabhi itni khubsurat nahi hoti 
Haqeeqat aaj jitni haseen hai.
Tum aaj samne khade ho mere,
Inn aankhon ko nahi yakeen hai.
Khush hun ya hun khafa,
Dil kashmakash mein aaj uljhi hai.
Phir bhi sukoon ka ehsaas hai mujhe,
Tere saaya jo mujh pe jo padi hai.

Sidharth looks at her standing behind Sana. A smile is pasted on her face and her eyes filled with what? Love? Yes. Love for him.

"Mr. Sidharth Raichand, there is someone here for you. Do you know her?", Sana says.
Sidharth's face had turned pale. He was avoiding her and there she was standing right in front of him.
"Hello! Ajeeb ho? Neither she is telling me anything nor you are saying anything.", Sana says.
"Go inside. Now!", Sidharth screams at her.

Sana comes closer, "Why?"
"Because I said so. Now go inside.", he says looking at her.
"Why should I? Why should I go inside? Who is she?"
"I think you are forgetting that I don't like to be questioned. I said go inside means you need to go inside immediately. Otherwise..", Sidharth says clenching his teeth.

"Let her stay here. I came to see her.", the lady says entering the house.
"See. She has no problem. Please aap andar ayiye. Please sit.", Sana says to her with a smile.
Sidharth stays tight lipped. He lowers his eyes as the lady comes and sits on the sofa.
"Tum  dono baitho.", she says.
"What will you have? Tea or coffee. Waise I make good tea but not that good coffee. Chai banaun?", Sana blabbers.

The lady smiles and nods her head. Sana smiles back and goes inside. 
"Will you keep standing like that?", she says looking towards him.
"Why are you here? I don't want.."
"I know. But I wanted to see you. Can we talk in the study?", she says as she gets up and goes towards the study.

Sidharth stands there for a minute and then slowly follows her. As he reaches there he finds her looking at the shelves full of books.
"Do you still read?"
"Why are you here? I had told Kabir chacha that I don't want to meet you. Then why did you come here?", he asks without looking at her.
"I returned to India a few days back. And I wanted to see you. Kabir had told me about your wedding. I knew you didn't want me there. But I couldn't stop myself from seeing you and her. I wanted to see the girl who stole your heart. I knew you would be here during this time. So in spite of the fact that you never wanted to see me, I came."

"So you saw me and you saw my wife. Now please leave.", he says, still lowering his eyes.
"If you want that then say it by looking into my eyes. Why are you not looking at me? Why?"
Sidharth stares at her, his eyes are red by now. The pain and the anger that he had kept hidden for years are fighting their way to come out of his eyes.
She comes a step closer, her face calm and composed. She is about to say something when they hear a knock. Sana enters the room with a tray. She puts it on the desk and gives out a deep breath.

"I was looking for both of you. I made my special tea and there are some cookies. No, I didn't make them but they are delicious. I don't know much about cooking. Please have it.", Sana says as she pours a cup of tea from the tea pot and extends her hand towards the lady.
She smiles and takes the cup and goes to sit on the chair in front of the table.
"Are you interested in a cup of tea? I have made for you too.", Sana says looking at Sidharth.
He shakes his head to say no,"Leave now."

"Haye yeh toh mere peeche hi pad gaya. Thik hai jaa rahi hun.", she turns to go.
The lady says,"Shehnaaz, that's your name, right. Please stay."
Sana nods her head, "Yes. I am Shehnaaz but you can call me Sana. You know everyone calls me Sana. They say my name is too big. Arey naam toh naam hota hai, bada chota kya hai. But no. So they all call me Sana. Only a few people call me Shehnaaz."
    
The lady starts to laugh,"Tum bahut pyari ho. I will call you Shehnaaz."
Sana giggles as she sits in the chair beside her,"Woh toh main hun. Bas yeh khadoos...I mean yeh banda hi mujhe asa nahi samjhta hai. Waise you are very beautiful! Your eyes and your smile are very pretty."
"Stop your blabber and get lost from here.", Sidharth says in a strict voice.