TERI DEEWAANI

Chasing the Culprit

The Flashback Continues....

Prachi :

"Kushaal...??" I whispered but he pulled me into his arms, sealing my quivering lips by his lips.

Before I could get myself adjusted to the situation, I already found myself responding to his kiss.

He was kissing me like he is kissing a gentle flower. Tears streamed down my cheeks when I realized that he is going to be someone's life partner now.

I reluctantly tried to move myself away from him but he resisted. I forcefully pulled my hand out of his hand and few of my bangles broke which resulted in bleeding from my wrist.

"Prachi..." He felt that pain and looked at my injured wrist apologetically.

"I'm sorry..." He whispered taking my hand in his hand to wipe off the blood.

"Kushaal please leave me alone, I know how to deal with my pain." I replied him rudely and tears again sparkled in my eyes for my tone and volume for him.

I swear I don't want to use this tone with him but he is making me do that.

"I know you can deal with your pain on your own, but I can't Prachi...I can't deal with this pain anymore, I can't spend my life with the girl, I don't love at all. You know I love you, and I won't be able to consider Shruti as my wife ever...still you're making me do this, why?" I cried seeing tears in his eyes.

" I know you don't love Kabir, how can someone love a monster like him? I know you have feelings for me, I know you love me as much as I do, then why are you punishing yourself? punishing us?" He brought himself down to my feet and started crying like a baby.

"Tell me that you love me, I know that's the only truth..!!" He begged me.

I knelt down to his level and held his hand into my both hands.

"I love you Kushaal....I love you more than anything in this world." I revealed my feelings to him and started crying.

"But loving someone, doesn't mean that we need to be in a relationship with them. That's what you have said to me last time, right?" I reminded him.

" I know I won't be able to see you getting married to anyone else but this is what written in our fate, Kushaal, you're Shruti's fiancè now and I have no rights over you." I told him.

"She needs your love, your support for life and she have no one other than you to call as a family, please don't hurt her feelings. She is planning a beautiful future with you. I don't want to snatch the only person in her life whom she loves a lot." I said cupping his cheeks which were red due to tears.

"But what about you, what about us? You have sympathy for everyone in this world but when it comes to you why you always end up sacrificing yourself for others. Please don't do this Prachi, don't pluck the living flowers of your garden to decorate someone else's grave." He said.

"I have decided Kushaal, nothing will change my mind now, you are going to marry Shruti and that's final." I said wiping my tears.

What if I back off from this marriage and don't get married to her?" He wipped off his tears and looked at me with rage in his eyes.

"Then I will have to marry Kabir, unfortunately. Whether he makes my life a living hell for his own pleasures or even if he kills me...." I was saying but suddenly I was pulled back into his arms.

"Over my deadbody...!!" He said looking straight into my eyes.

"Try me Kushaal, I won't disappoint you, I am a woman of my words." I said looking back into his eyes.