TRAPPED (On Hold)

Chapter 16> The Confession

The next morning,

Bihaan was wide awake and looks at Thapki, who was uncomfortable in sleeping on her seat. He leans the seat more while glancing at her face, who was the most innocent thing he has ever seen.

She takes his palm under her cheeks in sleep, and sleeps smilingly. He hesitates.

Flashback

He was about to kiss on her lips while she was sleeping right beside him. As soon he hesitantly brushes his lips on her lower ones when she kisses him more passionately. He widens his eyes in embarrassment.

She opens her eyes and laughs hard at his red turned face. "Aww my baby is blushing" says she while laughing. "Stay quiet" He was embarrassed. And this makes her laugh more. "Don't act smart with me Mr. Rathore" she hisses kissing his cheeks and earlobe. "Can I share a secret?" she asks hissing and he nods. "You are so cute when you blush" and she laughs. "Shut up.... I'm already embarrassed" He says acting to clear his throat. "You know what.... You make me fall for you, every second" she roams her fingers on his cheek and he smiles.

Flashback ends.

He feels his lips curving upwards.

Suddenly he sees a cannibal peeping inside the car from her side.

Anger fills him and he gets out of the car with a rod.

He hits on his head while the injured cannibal digs his nails in Bihaan's cheeks. He moans in pain while blood trickles down his cheeks. The rod fell down of his grip.

Thapki wakes up.

The thing surprised her was Bihaan's absence inside the car. Where is he? She gets out of the car and rolls her eyes on the dense forest.

"Bihaan" she calls out his name.

Silence.

"Bihaan"

Silence.

When she suddenly saw him, dealing with an injured cannibal. Though the cannibal was injured and so was Bihaan. He was weak to handle it.

She hurriedly arranges few sticks to lit up the fire. She hurriedly rushed towards his bag to pull out the lighter meanwhile she finds cigarettes. But ignoring everything, and throwing the cigarettes she lits up the stick and run towards Bihaan.

"Bihaannnn catch this" says she throwing it towards him.

But he was shocked. He was scared. The cannibal leaves his cheeks and was ready with another attack. But Bihaan, to her dismay, misses the catch and the next moment it burned out few dried leaves bordered in between cannibal and him.

His eyes widened and the cannibal runs away.

She runs towards him. "Are you mad? What were you upto? Can't you just use your brain? What the hell was in your head? And moreover why didn't you caught the fire stick?" she yells.

"Nooooo....." He cries falling back. His body shivered.

She was so engrossed in scolding him that it took a while to notice he was behaving so weird.

"Bihaann" she rushes to hold him.

"Ffff......fire............fffire" He cries dragging himself away from flames. "Sshhheeeee.....She......will.......Burn......me" He cries face palming himself to avoid fire.

She knew about his fear of fire, how can she forget about his fear!! "Bihaan listen" she tries to cup his face but his hands doesn't allows her. And then she wipes his bleeding cheeks, which he wasn't allowing to touch her.

"fi.....fire.........fffire" He cries.

"Sshhhh Bihaan" She shakes his shoulder. "What happened?" She asks as she has no idea about anything.

After a while. He slowly looks at her, his face has turned red and his eyes were glittery, mirroring the wild flames in front of him.

"What happened?" She asks finally cupping his face.

"She....She will burn me...... She...." He cries pushing her slightly.

"Sshhhh Bihaan...." she wipes the sweat beads from his forehead. "No one is here..... I promise..... No one will burn you...." Says she and he hurriedly digs his face in her neck. She rubs his back and he keeps shivering.

"....Even you.... You married me because of..... Because of that.... That lady...." His lips quivered.

"Do you mean..... Mrs. Rathore tried to burn you?" she was shocked as the words escaped out of her own mouth.

"She..... She almost have burned me.......in my childhood" He shivers without looking at her.

Her chest tightened at his sudden confession, the confession he never did when they shared a relationship, when they loved each other. All she knew was he's hell scared of fire.

"Wh...Why did she....tried so?" she asks in shock. While he keeps shivering in her embrace.

"Cause....I.....I'm an....orphan...." his voice turns emotionless.

*Silence*

"She... Hates.... Me" his voice reflects the hatred.

*Silence*

"Everyone..... Hates me....."

"Bihaan" her voice was more a whisper.

He detaches himself away while she remains silent.

"Even you hate me....." He wipes his tears. "You are here to destroy my life isn't it?" He cries fuming.

"Bihaannnn...." she gasps.

"Just shut up..... And admit that you do hate me" He laughed maniacally.

She gets teary eyed.

"Only my Dad and Arjun was the one.....Who......." He cries face palming himself. "Who were mine....."

She places her hand on his shoulder.

".....And now......they both....aren't with me...." He cries and she cups his face.

"Congratulations Ms. Mittal! You won..." He grits and she cries. "You won...." Says he blankly.

"No Bihaan." she cries and caresses his hair. "Please don't say that...." she wipes his wet cheeks by her thumb. "I'm sorry....." she makes her forehead touch with his. "I'm sorry...." she whispers while he keeps glaring at ground, blankly. He doesn't cries, he just grits his teeth without looking at her.

"Look at me Bihaan" she uplifts his chin and he avoids eye contact with her. "I'm your culprit..... Please punish me" she shakes his cheeks. "I'm my own culprit.... No one else" He fumes still not looking at him. She looks at him confused.

"I'm orphan..... So I'm my own culprit"

These words parts her heart in pieces. She feels so bad, so helpless for him.

"Bihaan please" she hugs him abruptly, making his face bury in her shoulder while she keeps rubbing his back.

"Arjun..... Left me.... Because of me..... Just because of me..... He came to save my life" a lone tear fells down his dry eyes. "Sshhhh stop blaming yourself for everything...." she cries. "I killed him.... I..." He says blankly. "No Bihaan... Please" she tightenes her grip.

"It was all an accident....." she assures while he keeps silence. Might be thinking about their friendship. Every sweet and sour moments plays in his head.

She breaks the hug and looks at him, who's eyes were still blank. "You never did anything wrong...." Says she making him face towards her. "Please don't behave like a dummy......... Please Bihaan.... Say something... Look at me" she shakes his shoulder. He slowly looks at her. "You are innocent..... Trust me" says she caressing his cheeks. He remains silent.

"Okay come.... We'll find a way to get out of this forest..... Even Arjun wanted this right?" asks she trickling his hair. A lone tear again fells down his cheeks. "Won't you fulfil Arjun's wish?" asks she and he nods.

She makes him stand and they both leaves for their vehicle.