Chapter 25 : Wounds Of The Heart

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After few hours...

Karishma's heart raced high as she watched Haseena bandage her hand. The pain from her knuckles was nothing compared to the pain she had given to her Jiji.

' Itna kuch kaise ho gaya.... ' Karishma thought, her eyes fixed on Haseena. ' Mujhe toh laga hum unko protect kar rahe hai. Par yahi protection unko itna dukh dega, yeh hum sapne mei bhi soche nahi the. '

She remembered the moment she decided to become Adhira, thinking it was the only way to shield her sister from the dangers that surrounded them. She remembered Nitasha's warnings post her decision, but all that she could see at that moment was jiji's safety. 

Mujhe abhi bhi lag raha hai, jo hum kiye wo waqt k hisaab se sahi tha.... Haa is baat k pachtava hai humko k hum jiji ko nhi bataye humare sacchayi jo hum bata sakte the.... Yeh galti toh hai humari...! Yeh paap toh hua hai humse... '

' Mujhe unko keh dena chahiye tha... shyd unka dard kam ho jaata... ' Karishma said to herself. ' Lekin hum bhi toh majbur the na jiji... Kaise aapki suraksha k aage hum kuch aur sochte... Plsss naaraz mat rahiye na... Pata hai na apko, apke diye huye saza aasani se seh lete hai hum, lekin apke chuppi aur naarazgi bardaasht nhi hota humse... plss jiji... I want my jiji back. '

' I'm sorry, Jiji ' she whispered to herself ' hum kabhi bhi sapne mei bhi soch nahi sakte apke dil dukhane ka... Par kya kare hum majbur the.... '

" Aadhira ban'na tera majburi tha... Lekin yeh punch... Uska kya...? " Haseena's voice cut through her thoughts, startling her.

Flashback:

Haseena's eyes widened as she saw Karishma punch the wall with such a force that she could hear the sound of the punch on the wall. ' Iska phir se shuru ho gaya... Hum kitna miss kiye usko aur uska yeh harkatein 🤩' Haseena stood there, watching her sister's madness for a few secs. But the next moment she was snapped back into reality, understanding what was happening.

" Stop...! " Haseena shouted, rushing forward to grab her sister's hand. She could see the blood starting to trickle from Karishma's knuckles, and her heart ached at the sight. " Kar kya rahi hai... dimaag chala gaya kya...? " she rebuked.

Karishma turned towards her sister, tears streaming down her face. " I'm so sorry, Jiji. I never wanted to hurt you. I just didn't know what else to do. "

Haseena's anger flared again, but she forced herself to take a deep breath. " Toh punch kyu kar rahi thi....? " She gently but firmly held Karishma's injured hand, inspecting the wound. " Punch krne se koi bhi samasya k haal nahi hota baccha... " she said calmly.

Karishma's shoulders shook with sobs. " I deserve this. I deserve to feel this pain for.... "

Haseena cut her again... " No you don't... aur aise stupid jaise baat na kar... Khud ko hurt karke kuch nhi hoga. "

Haseena's grip tightened, both in frustration and in an attempt to comfort.

She led Karishma to sit down, grabbing a first aid kit from a nearby drawer. As she cleaned and bandaged Karishma's hand, her touch was both gentle and firm.

Present:

Before Karishma could say anything, Nitasha entered the house... " Pagal ho gayi thi yeh maddam... " she glanced at Karishma who was pleading her through eyes not to reveal the truth....

" Tera kaam ho gaya vaha ka...? " Haseena asked, changing the topic.

" Haan investigation chalu hai... Par wo Raghav muh nhi khul raha... "

" Uhm theek hai... Baccha tu andar jaa... " Haseena said.

" Lekin jiji... " Karishma tried to plead...

" Go I say... " Karishma couldn't say a word more in front of Haseena's order.

As Karishma returned to her room, Haseena and Nitasha exchanged a look of tension.

" Raghav muh nhi khol rha, huh? " Haseena said, her mind already working on a plan. " Koi baat nhi... I have additional plans... "

Nitasha asked, " Kya sochi ho...? "

Haseena sighed, rubbing her temples. " Tum ek baar Dr Sinha k lab se ghumke aao. Wo tumhe kuch chiz de denge. Bring them carefully. Thik hai? "

" Aisa kya chiz jo humko abhi forensics.... " Haseena cut off Nitasha.... " Aree jaao na baba... "

" Theek hai... As you wish " Nitasha turned towards Haseena once more before leaving, " Tum us time Karii ko kyu roki...? "

" Nishu plss... Jaise tumko nhi pata... We are agents but our sisters are not... They are just in 11th standard, toh behtar hai yeh sab se wo log dur rhe... Right? " Haseena said with a straight face.




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