Kissing A Devil (Complete and Continuing In The Sequel)

Chapter 22

He sits on the floor in the darkness, whimpering, "Mumma.. Please.. I want to go home.." 
He is scared, he gets up and starts banging the door, "Kholo darwaza! Koi hai! Please! I want my Mumma! Mumma.." 
He hears screeching of car tires, noises of bullets and voices from outside. The door opens and he hears, "Baba! Come here!" 
He knows the voice, it's his Kabir chacha. He takes him outside. There he finds the man he knows very well, the man he is really scared of. He sits there with a face that highlights rudeness. He has cruel eyes and a wicked smile, that he hates the most. 

Raghuvir Raichand calls him closer asking if he is hurt. He shakes his head and he gives him a gun.
"Take the gun and shoot them. Right between their eyes." 
Kabir says,"Sahib rehne do. He is just a kid and is already terrified." 
"SHUT UP. He has to learn everything from now on. I SAID, TAKE THE GUN!" 

Two little shivering hands take the cold heavy gun. Raghuvir pulls him closer and puts his huge hands over his tiny ones. He can feel his warm breath on his ear as he counts, "One.. two.. and "  
Three loud noises of bullets and bodies drop dead. He looks at his hands, they are no longer tiny. They are covered with blood. He tries to wipe them off but they don't. He turns back to see Raghuvir laughing, sitting on the wheelchair.
"See, it is so easy to kill. You are my son. Raghuvir Raichand's son. You can never be good. You will remain the Devil, I made you. You can't live a normal life. See you killed her. You finished your dreams of leading a happy life."
Sidharth looks with horror at the body lying in front of him. He kneels down to turn it so that he can see the face. His heart stops beating as he finds her, his Shehnaaz lying in the pool of blood.

"No..no..no...Shehnaaz.. No..No.. I can't kill you.. I can't.. please wake up.. Shehnaaz.."
He keeps shaking them as he hears, "You are my son! You are the son of Raghuvir Raichand! You are Sidharth Raghuvir Raichand! You will suffer all your life. That's a curse."

Sidharth wakes up screaming,"Shehnaaz!"
Sana, sleeping beside him, wakes up hearing his voice. She finds him sitting on the bed, breathing heavily. She switches on the bedside lamp and sits up. She removes the pillows between them and comes closer.
She touches his shoulder,"Are you okay?"
Sidharth turns to see her and cups her face,"Shehnaaz!. Shehnaaz… you are ... I didn't.. no.. I  didn't.. Shehnaaz!."
Sana touches his face, "You are sweating. Did you have any bad dreams? Wait, let me get you some water."

She gets down from the bed and coming near his side, she pours him a glass of water.
 "Drink some water, you will feel better.", she says.
Sidharth pulls her close, hiding his face near her stomach, wrapping his arms around her waist. He trembles slightly, holding on to her. She runs her palm over his head, "It is okay.. Relax.. Sidharth."
Sidharth suddenly moves back, hearing his name thereby breaking the hug. He wipes his face with his palm and says,"I didn't mean to.."
"You first drink some water."
"I am..alright.. you can go back to sleep."
"Yes. I know.. Chalo pani piyo..", she puts the glass forcibly in his hand.

Sidharth had not realised that he was indeed very thirsty, until he put the glass near his mouth. 
Sana says, taking away the empty glass from him,"Dreams are not real. Tell me what did you see?"
He whispers,"I don't want this to be real.."
"Hun? What? What did you say?"
"Nothing. Just go to sleep. I have nothing to say."
Sana comes and sits beside him, "You asked me not to give up on you. I won't but for that you need to share everything with me. Tell me what you saw. Please."

Sidharth gives out a deep breath and takes a moment, he says, "I sometimes see these.. They are not really bad dreams.. But they are nightmares.. that.. I have lived.. I..I see a few memories… of my childhood."
"Oh!"
Sidharth gets out of the bed and moves towards the mini bar at the corner. He pours himself a drink and drinks it in one go.