Kissing A Devil (Complete and Continuing In The Sequel)

Chapter 23

Tere labon ne jo chua mujhe,
Main kuch kuch badal ne laga hun.
Tujhse zindagi mehek ne lagi hai,
Main ab jo tere kareeb jane laga hun.
Khushi se mulakat hui hai meri,
Main ab apne gamon ko bhulane laga hun.
Mere pair aaj kal zameen pe nahi padte,
Shayad main udne laga hun.

Sidharth smiles, staring at Sana who sleeps beside him on the pillow that was supposed to keep them apart. He has not slept all night. Nothing new for him. He prefers to stay awake if not drunk, to keep away those nightmares. But tonight he wanted to watch her.

He has seen her eyes moving under her closed eyelids. Perhaps she was dreaming. It must be a good one as he saw her lips break into a soft smile. She was talking too in her sleep. He caught a few words.
"You.. crazy... khadoos.. Sidh..Raichand.. my.. cute.."
Sidharth smiles thinking that she must be dreaming about him. It is something new and exhilarating for him. He used to be in people's nightmares, this is the first time someone is smiling seeing him in her dream.

Aaj main bajah hun kisi ki muskurahat ka.
Shayad gham ab mujhse pareshan ho chal hai.
Chod jane ka mansuba hai uska.
Hansi ne shayad uski jagah le li hai.

He could hear the sounds of birds chirping outside. The dawn is breaking. He gets up and freshens up. Wearing joggers pants and a sweatshirt he comes out. Sana is still sleeping. He comes closer and kisses her forehead before he leaves for a run.

"Please let me go. Why have you got me here?",screams a 20 years old girl. She is a fair, average looking girl with long hair, wearing a yellow and white salwar suit. Her hands are tied behind her back as she stands in the old warehouse. Pawan stands on her side with his head low. He suffers from guilt of showing disloyalty to his master.

Sidharth sits in front of them, smoking a cigarette.
"Who are you? What have I done? Please let me go.. Pawan please.."
Sidharth smiles,"Miss.Chaitali Seth. Your dog, I mean Pawan can't do anything today. He has stabbed his master on his back. He is the one who has brought you here."
She stares at him and asks,"Why? Why did you.."
"Enough of questions. You see too many questions, irritate me. So Shut up."

"Pawan, you can leave. Congratulations! You have a son now. Tony!", he says.
Tony pulls Pawan on his feet and gives him a few bundles of money. He then drags him out of the warehouse. Chaitali gazes at Sidharth with horror in her eyes. She is expecting the worst.
Chaitali says,"Please..let me go..why have you got me here like this?"
"Chaitali, sweetheart, Relax.... You will know everything in.. ", he looks at his watch, "Five seconds.."

"Where is my daughter?", a man of late 50s comes running inside right after 5 seconds.
He wears an ill-fitted suit jacket over a wrinkled cream coloured shirt. He is fat, fair with salt and pepper hair, cut very short. He is unshaven and has a worn out look.
"Daddy!", she cries.
Kanji Seth goes towards her but Sidharth's men stop him, holding him down.
"Welcome Kanji Seth! Why are you so desperate to be with your daughter? We are meeting after a really long time. Kuch hi hello nahi? This is rude.", Sidharth says.
"Sidharth Raichand, yeh tune acha nahi kiya. Why did you get my daughter here like this? I will not spare you."

Sidharth starts to laugh, "You are a funny man, Kanji Seth. Who are you to spare me? You coward! "
He stands up and goes to him, grabs his collar and says,"If you wanted to take revenge on me, you could have done it face to face. But no, you tried kidnapping my wife. You bas***! You will not spare me? Coward, darr ke mare sha** chup ke baitha tha! B******! C*******! Sidharth Raichand ko dhamki dega?"
He punches him and keep doing so till he is all bloodied, bleeding from his nose and mouth. Chaitali keeps screaming at the back requesting him to leave his father.
"You a******! You had the guts to touch my wife! Now your daughter will pay the price. You will never see her again. Never.", he says pulling him up.