LET ME LOVE YOU

SHADOWS OF BETRAYAL'S EMBRACE

The man passed her a smirk and spoke, "Good to see you again, Karishma!"

"Shorya...." Karishma uttered, befuddled.

"Karishma Singh..." Haseena said in a panicked tone. Karishma slowly shifted her gaze from Shorya to Haseena.
"Maddam sir..." She spoke, worriedly.

"Gun fek do Karishma varna main ise shoot kar dunga!" He threatened her. She looked at the gun in her hand which she has extracted from a goon.

"Karishma Singh! Shoot!!" Haseena ordered.

"Shorya... tum terrorist? wo... wo saare bombs tumne plant kiye? Tum itne saare masoom logo ki jaanein lena chahte ho?" Karishma asked.

"Karishma, we can settle after this. Just you and me" Shorya says.

"Shoot him right now that's an order!" Haseena shouted.

"Toh tum hamare paas aake pyaar ka natak kaahe kar rahe thy? bolo?" Karishma asked, ignoring Haseena's words.

Shorya scratched his forehead with the gun. "Kyuki tum emotionally weak ho Karishma!" He shouted. "Karishma ke zariye main tum dono ko emotionally trap kar sakta tha... aur kia bhi!" He said looking at Haseena. "tum abhi bhi mere liye feel karti ho... aur 26 January ke baare mein jo information nikaalni thi mujhe tumse mil jaati. Bas ek do mulaqaton mein tum is Haseena ko chhodke mere paas wapis aa jaati..."

Karishma felt like betrayed again. By the same person. After so many years. Her tender heart couldn't handle this and tears emerged in her eyes. No! I am not emotionally weak. She told herself to gain confidence. Haseena was looking at her devastated state. She wanted to console her and take her in her arms really bad. Karishma took a deep breathe and looked at Haseena who nodded her head to calm her down. Some telepathy happened between them through their eyes and Karishma knows what she will do. As Shorya was happy thinking that he had played with Karishma's mind again, Haseena bent a little giving Karishma space to shoot him in his head but to her surprise, Karishma shot him but on her leg. Shorya fell on the ground and the gun fell off his hand.

And that was the moment when Haseena realized Karishma is far beyond her reach. She could never have her because she still love this man despite him being a terrorist. Even after so many years of breakup, she is still not over him yet. She didn't kill him but just made him injured.

The backup arrived at the same time along with the DSP and team Mahila Police Thana and Shorya was arrested. Santosh and Pushpa Ji hugged them one by one with tears in their eyes.

"Bhagwan ka shukr hai aap log sahi salaamat hain" Pushpa Ji thanked the god.

"aap dono ko kuch ho jaata to mera kya hota..." Santosh said crying in Haseena's embrace. However, Karishma was only worried for Misha as maybe she has fallen for Shorya. She was scared of her reaction when they'll tell her that she killed him and that was why she shot him on his leg making him injured only.

Haseena had tears in her eyes as she had made her heart understand numerous time in last few days but it has become stubborn when it comes to Karishma. Her heart doesn't want to leave Karishma despite knowing that she won't love her back and that's what was making her condition even more miserable. The fact that she is Haseena Mallik and she has to wear a smile every time despite being broken is hurting her now.

"Hum dono thik hain Santu, tum rona band karo" Karishma said lovingly but she hugged her more tightly.

"Haseena Mallik bombs ki koi information nahi mili hai... hamare pohochne se pehle hi isne wo building jala di thi" The DSP said worriedly.

"Don't worry sir," She unzipped her bag and took out a file and a passport.

"In papers mein bombs ki saari information hain jo humne us building ke secret room se collect ki thi Sir, aur yeh passport isi ka hai, badle hue naam se. Humne utha liya tha ise vahan se aur baad mein jab humne apna bag check kia toh isme Shorya ki photo thi aur naam John tha. hum tabhi samajh gaye thy ki iska humare life mein aana yeh ek coincidence nahi ho sakta. Yeh sab iski sochi samjhi saazish thi" She said glancing at Karishma.