Irresistible

28. Mistakes

Haseena realised what Karishma was about to do. She was about to be the gangs' and Karishma's escape ticket.

With tears, she looked at the gun pointed at her head not missing the slight shiver in the hand holding it.

"Abhi ke abhi saare police log yahaan se bhaag jao warna Haseena Mallik ko hum goli laga dengey." Karishma announced and the cops backed up a bit. Cheetah overlooking the incident couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes. He and the other cops lowered their guns.

"Koi apna gun neeche nahi karengey." Haseena instructed. Karishma rested the barrel on Haseena's forehead.

"Kyaa kar rahi hai aap." Karishma said, the concern in her voice bothered Haseena. In fact the irony of the entire situation irked her. The person holding a GUN in her hand, pointing it towards HER head regardless of whether or not she had INTENTION to kill, was concerned for her? And to think that she had barred her soul to her on the same day. She was not destiny's favourite child..

Haseena ignored her.

"Dekhiye humme bas Karishma Singh chahiye. Baaki ko hum mein se koi haat nahi lagayengey." Haseena declared causing a murmur within the gang. They doubted if Karishma was even on their side or not and one could easily read how Karishma was losing her relevance as a new recruit, with every passing second.

She is trying to protect you dummy. A reasonable voice in her head whispered.

But I didn't ask to be protected and I am only doing my duty..

Neither did she ask for it when you took a bullet for her or when you took a knife to your back for her and she was doing her duty too.

She didn't ask to be loved by you. You loved her anyways. The reasonable voice answered back hautily.

Karishma's monologue was interrupted when she felt Haseena getting hold of the gun in her pocket. Karishma moved back and Haseena twirled with the gun in her hand pointed at Karishma. At the same time the gang forwarded their guns at the cops and the cops did the same. The scene that took place was no less than cinematic.

Haseena and Karishma were pointing their guns, at each other. Haseena's eyes were red. It might have been because of her anger or hurt or the pain she felt at that moment.

The sound of a gun-shot pierced through the air and a person fell to the ground with their blood coloring the floor red.

"Cheetah!!!" Haseena shouted running to his collapsed form and so did the cops surrounding the other thugs.

Shiv took the opportunity and ran to Karishma.

"Kya kar rahi ho tum chaloo." He held Karishma's upper hand and dragged her with him. The thugs had started fleeing as and when Haseena had left her place. Karishma looked at Cheetah, tearing up right there. But her vocal cords were betraying her for she was not able to speak or even utter anything. She let herself be dragged away by Shiv no longer determinant or sure of the operation she had undertaken. Numbness was overtaking her being.

Haseena turned looking at Karishma's retreating figure. Her hands were on Cheetah's wound trying to stop the bleeding from his stomach.

"Bakshi bring the car. Foran hospital pohonchana hai issey." Haseena ordered in haste. She couldn't care less about the thugs escaping for at that moment, she felt responsible for Cheetah's condition. Nor could she bring herself to stop Karishma. She had already paid dearly for trying to stop Karishma.

Their eyes met briefly and Karishma knew that there was no going back now for the hatred that burned in Haseena's eyes was enough to scorch her soul. It made her flinch, in fear and regret.