Kissing A Devil (Complete and Continuing In The Sequel)

Chapter 52

Sidharth rubs his temples and just then he feels two hands wrapping around his waist.
"Shehnaaz, don't start again. Have you changed?"
He doesn't get any reply. He holds her wrist and drags her to the front. He immediately leaves her wrist.
"You? No.. you can't be here.. I am hallucinating. Yes. Shehnaaz. It's you."
She gives him a wicked smile,
"Are you really hallucinating Sid?"
Sidharth keeps staring at her, not understanding what's the reality. Is she really standing or is it his imagination?

She laughs,
"Sidharth, it's me. Are you really hallucinating again? Kise dekh rahe ho? Bani ko? She isn't here. It's just me. Try to see clearly. It's me, your Shehnaaz."
She comes closer and puts her arms around his neck.
Sidharth does not react. His mind might be playing games but his heart will not. What is his heart saying to him?
"Kya hua? Still you have doubts about me? It's me, Sidharth."

She clutches his hair, comes closer and tilts her face to kiss him. He turns his face away.
"Who am I to you?"
He asks. She laughs,
"What do you mean? You are my husband, Sidharth Raichand."
"What am I? Call me by the name."
"Sidharth, stop it. Don't you trust me? I know you want to go home but I want to stay here tonight. Can't we stay? please Sidharth."
She comes closer and touches his lips with hers. And he immediately pushes her back.

"Sidharth.."
Sidharth clenches his teeth,
"Don't you dare take my name with your filthy mouth! I know who you are. You aren't my Shehnaaz. You're Bani."
The shock on her face disappears and the same wicked smile comes up. He pulls out his gun and before he could unlock it, Bani picks the vase beside her and smashes it on his forehead. He holds his head and falls on his knees. The gun falls out of his hand.

"You are smart Sidharth Raichand. I thought I would use your hallucinations to get closer to you. I thought I could take her place. But you are too hard to get."
"Shut up! Shehnaaz, where's she? Shehnaaz!"
She sits on the couch, holding the gun that she picked up. He starts looking around her. He gets up and rushes to the bedroom to find her on the floor. He picks her immediately and takes her in his arms. There's a tiny cut on her forehead and she is unconscious.
"No.. no.. no.. Shehnaaz! Shehnaaz! Baby, uth jao. Tumhe kuch nahi hoga. Oh God!"
"Relax Sid! She is just unconscious. But not for long. Stand up!"

Sidharth doesn't pay any heed to her words. He keeps checking her. He could feel the cold barrel of the gun poking at his neck. She orders,
"Leave her and stand up!"
He ignores her and picks Shehnaaz in his arms. He lays her down on the bed and takes out his handkerchief. He starts dabbing on her wound.

"You love her. You actually love your wife."
Sidharth takes some water and sprinkles it over Shehnaaz's face.
"Wake up, baby! Please wake up!"
"I was stupid to believe you love me. You love her."
She comes to him, grabs his shoulder, and tries to make him face her.

"Tell me why? You love her. Why?"
Sidharth pushes her away and says,
"Yes. I love her. I have always had and I will till my last breath. You want to know why, because she is pure. Her heart, her soul is pure. Nobody can stop themselves from falling in love with her."
"Why couldn't you love me? I was your first. We had something.."
"You are insane, Bani. You have totally lost it.."
He turns towards Shehnaaz.
"Answer me Sid, or I will shoot her."
"You can't. You know why, I will not let anything happen to her. Still, I will answer you because you need to hear it. You can never forcefully get someone's love. It's about the feeling, the connection of hearts. You will never know this because you have never loved anyone."

She grabs his shirt,
"Shut up! I have loved you. I have always loved you."
"No. It was never love. I have become an obsession for you."
She pulls him closer,
"That's a lie. I love you, Sid. I love you. Please don't reject me like this."
He removes her hands from him,
"Stop it. You are sick, you are not well."
"Why can't you give my love some value?"
"Did you give that to Pranab? He was madly in love with you. And what did you do, try to kill him? When you didn't care for your husband, how can you expect it from others? Now leave me, I need to take her home."