The Broken One (Dark) (✔)

The Guilt

Somebody interrupted my sleep. Ahh... My head is aching like hell. My blurred gaze fell on four men sitting far and drinking. I recalled about what had happened. My heartbeat fastened now thinking about Bihaan. Where are you Bihaan... And where am I? I managed to get up when one of the men saw me. "Hey she woke up" he yelled sarcastically. I was scared. Holding my head I moved some steps backward. I was trying hard to keep myself conscious. "Don't dare come near me..." I warned helplessly. But their ugly laughs were coming more close to me. One of them held my wrist tightly. I moaned when I saw someone held the man's  wrist even more tightly. My wrist was loosened soon. I rubbed to release out the pain when I saw Bihaan. Yes he was Bihaan!! I can't express my happiness. The satisfaction I felt seeing him, the urge to hug him arose within me. His blood dried somehow and somehow he was bleeding yet but seemed full of revenge. And no one could now stop this Bihaan. I knew.
"So you are alive!!" one of them laughed throwing stick on Bihaan. I closed my eyes as I can't see him beaten up more. But this time, he catches the stick. "Gajab" he smirked giving a slight push by his thumb to his nose. Yes my Bihaan is back. My hero is back.

He held my hands and pulled me hiding behind him. After he broke the stick on one of the man's head. The next one came and he placed a tight punch on the man's cheek. They fell away. "Bihaan..." I moaned. He turned with a smile. "I'll never let you happen anything" he uttered, looking sad and hesitated. I looked him confused when my gaze fell on some dirts were stuck on his face with blood. I slowly rubbed them with my dupatta. I tore my dupatta to tie it on his injured and bleeding head. He closed his eyes in order to release out pain. I knew he'll never tell anyone about his pain. I smiled blowing some air on his injuries. Slowly, I tried cleaning them with my dupatta. He hugged me abruptly like he felt new. I can hear his sobs on my shoulder. "I will never let anything happen to you" he cried gripping me more tightly. "I know Bihaan" I too cried gripping him more. "You deserve to be the happiest" he cried wetting my shoulder. This is the first time he hugged me. Otherwise that was only me to hug him to release out my tears. But why's he behaving so scared, like a small kid. "Are you fine Thapki" he asked caressing me. "Yes Bihaan... See your chuk chuk gadi is alright" I tried to console him. But he looked so scared to loose me. "I'm sorry Thapki... I'm sorry. You faced all this because of me...." he cried. "No Bihaan please...." his sobbing voice now left me speechless. He was continuously blaming himself for whatever happened. His fearful tone was cracking me from inside.  I caressed his head from back. Of course I found some blood on my hands. "I'm here only Bihaan... See fine and with you" I assured. His sobs decreased and he broke the hug. "I'm sorry...." he uttered.

But again I heard a yell interrupting us from behind Bihaan. "Bihaaaannnn" I cried out loud. He was about to hit Bihaan but this time my cry alerted him. He turned towards them to teach them a good lesson. "So you will touch my Thapki!!" he groaned. I looked at him. He's not realizing about his words. He was continuously hitting them by his legs. I was looking at my Bihaan from far with tears blurring my vision. I wiped them off to carve a smile. Bihaan was about to throw a big stone on one of them. I ran to stop him. "No Bihaan... Don't do this" said I. "Don't stop me Thapki..." he groaned. "No Bihaan.. Otherwise law will punish you..." I warned. "Let it be Thapki... One who had hurt you I'll not leave him. Oh my Bihaan goes mad when he's angry. Specially when it comes to me. But I had to stop him. "Please... For my sake" I requested when all the men ran away to save themselves. He threw the stone away. I realized we are at the place I'm very familiar to.

"Even I'm your culprit Thapki... Punish me" He fell on his knees joining his hands asking for punishment. "Bihaan...." my chest tightened seeing him. "Punish me Thapki. I'm your culprit" he cried. I sat on my knees before him. "Punish me..." he was crying his heart out. Continuously begging for the punishment. I don't know how to console him now. Even my tears are uncontrollable. I caressed his cheeks and his shoulders wiping his tears. "You are not that bad as you think of yourself Bihaan" I tried to console him holding his cheeks letting my eyes to pour more. "You don't know Thapki.... I deserve to be punished.... Always" he declared with a fresh bunch of sobs. I hugged him as I can't see him so devastated, so broken. Your sobs always encourages me more about to find about you. I hugged him tight as he needed it the most. I cried on his shoulder and he on mine. His sobs decreased slowly. He broke the hug to wipe my tears. "Why are you so nice Thapki." said he with his lessen sniveling tone. "You are a nice person Bihaan" said I wiping his tears. Of course it was clear that he hates himself...the most. "Okay let's find help at least..." said I trying to distract him away of his guilt.
After I managed to console him somehow. "I know this place" said I. "Yes this is the place near doctor uncle's house....you brought me once" he uttered. "G-gajab" said I to bring some smile on his face. And he did. "Gajab" said he smirking and wiping his tears away.