Unsung cries Hopeful eyes

chapter 15

Sidharth's pov
Ahhhh!!! It was my mistake I should not have left her alone, I behaved like a jerk, even I raised my hand, how could I slap her I need to handle her with the care she is too delicate for a beast like me I need to maintain distance from her

Sidharth kept looking at her bruised cheek where the print of his hand was visible, he punched his burnt hand on the wall
Shehnaaz started shaking her head and kept mumbling

"please leave me"

Sidharth rushed towards her and gently held her trembling body and lovingly patted her head said sweet nothings to calm her down

"Bacha relax please calm down, baby open your eyes shehnaaz "

Shehnaaz's body relaxed with his soothing words and she gradually opened her eyes looked at him sitting too close to her, her face was almost on his lap she uplifted her innocent frightened eyes to meet his concerned and assuring gaze. They had an intense eye look that broke when a drop of tear slipped down her rosy cheeks unwillingly his thump wiped her tear.
Sssss!!! She hissed and shut her eyes as his thumb touched her swollen cheek. He gently caressed her cheek guilt was evident with his action

"Ah! I... I didn't know... I mean I didn't understand... Ah it happened,... I didn't mean to hurt you" sidharth fumbled with his words didn't put words to apologize for his deed

Shehnaaz didn't respond and turned to get up he held her wrist and explained

"I know my words could not justify my actions, and I won't explain as I know I was wrong" he confessed honestly

He turned her around and held her face delicately in his palm, to examine her bruises
She wrapped her hand around her chest as her sleeves were torn and her dupatta was carelessly fallen on the ground, he understood her dilemma and left to come back with her dupatta and draped it around her shoulders

He began dressing her wounds she shrieked as antiseptic touched her soft skin; sidharth blew air to comfort her pain

"You need to take a rest, relax don't stress yourself, and you can be anything, but dirty" he assured her

She moved to get up when he held her again
"I think you didn't listen to what I said" this time sidharth said in a hoarse voice sternly

She tried to free her hand from his hold when her eyes fell on his burnt wounded hand, blood dried on his knuckles

She took the first aid kit and began bandaging his wounded hand, he let her do anything she wanted, after bandaging his hand

"I need to offer the prayer" she replied in a weak voice and left to the washroom for ablution

He kept looking at her retreating figure

She came to bed after offering prayers while sidharth already laid down on the bed continuously moving his one foot, she came towards the bed to take the coverlet and pillow, sidharth held her hand
"you can sleep here, I won't do anything, you can trust me on that" sidharth uttered truthfully

"Trust" shehnaaz chuckled at him

Shehnaaz tried to jerk his hand while his grip on her hand tightened

"Didn't you get what I said?" sidharth said while glaring at Shahnaaz 

She got frightened at his sudden change of voice and laid down on the bed, covering herself from head to toe, shehnaaz silently sobbed as the event of the evening struck her mind again

"Don't" sidharth warned, as her whimper hit his ear
Sidharth put his hand on her petite waist over the quilt to calm her down

Shehnaaz stiffened as she felt a weight on her delicate waist, her sobs died in her mouth, her breath got uneven as he pulled her close to him and removed the quilt from her face

"Are you alright?" He asked in concerned

Shehnaaz couldn't hold anymore and burst into a cry as it is the first time after marriage someone asked if she is fine

"Shhhh!!  relax, relax!!! Calm down" sidharth mumbled and pulled her to his chest

She kept her head on his chest tightly fist his shirt, as her life depends on him, he began to pat her head and mumbled sweet nothings to ease her pain

"T..he..y the..y w..il..l co..m..e ag..a.i..n.. " shehnaaz uttered in between her cries

"Shh baby relax I am here, nobody will harm you, I won't let anyone hurt you" sidharth consoled her with his assuring words while kept patting her head

"You... Won't... You will...left..me...." Shehnaaz mumbled

Soon she drifted into slumber, leaving sidharth wild awake as sleep was nowhere near to him

"Never," he said while looking at her sleeping face

Shehnaaz snuggled as she felt the solace, she snuggled more to feel the warmth from an unknown source

Hmm!! Are you awake? She opened her eyes as she heard a familiar hoarse voice

Her cheeks turned crimson red as she looked at their sleeping position. Her head on his chest, his one hand protectively wrapped around her waist, their leg intertwined

She hurriedly got out of the bed and left to the washroom unable to face sidharth
Sidharth smiled at her behavior

When she came out bags were ready, "we are leaving today" sidharth announced and moved out of the room

"Don't worry I am not going anywhere"  sidharth stated, blankly as he got her fear

*****
"Bhai is Bhabi alright," Momin asked sidharth as they are sitting in the hotel's hall

"Yeah! But She is frightened" sidharth muttered

"You did wrong bro, she came for you; came with you, and you left her alone," Momin said with disappointment

"She definitely came with me, but not for me, I forgot about her " sidharth declared 

"Are you serious, you forget about your wife" Momin exclaimed in astonishment

"Are you done or do you have other things to say in my praise" sidharth said being irritated

Momin sighed in disbelief

"Bro I never knew you are this possessive about bhabi" Momin teased sidharth

"Shut up I am not," sidharth said coldly

"Yeah! That I saw yesterday" Momin giggled

Sidharth left tongue-tied

"Momin, we are leaving today," sidharth said while getting up from the seat

"Next week I will also come, " Momin said
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