NURTURING US

Chapter 37

“Aapka naam kya hai?” asked Sidharth to the watchman and he replied, “Ramesh Kumar..”
“Ramesh Ji, mai sach Keh raha hu… koi jhuta wada jai hai ye… please meri help kar do…. Meri biwi se mai bhot pyar karta hu aur mujhe nai aata uske bina jeena…. Mai uske sath kuch galat nai hone de sakta…. Aapki bhi biwi hogi na….”
“Ji, meri biwi hai… Meri do betiya aur ek beta hai…”
“Ha to aap meri situation bhot ache se samjh sakte ho…. Please mujhe sach bata do…. Wo dekho mere pass extra car hai…. Aap safely nikal sakte ho…. Aur police wale bhi mere sath hai…. Chetan Kapoor ke liye arrest warrant nikla hai….”
Ramesh heard everything and he agreed, “Mai gareeb zarur hu lekin galat ka sath nai de sakta… tumhari aankho me us bachi ke liye pyar dikh raha hai…. Wo rooms me nai hai…. Peeche ek cottage hai…. Jo hamesha Chetan Kapoor ke Naam se booked rehta hai…. Wo waha leke gaye hai Shehnaaz madam ko….”
“wo kis halat me thi? Aap baya sakte ho?”
“Beta, tu pareshan ho jaega…. Abhi ke liye wo log yaha hai, maine suna hai next wo log farm house Jane wale hai Chetan ke…”
Sidharth clenched his fist, “Wo yaha se nikal nai sakta hai…. Aap car dekh lo meri, jab aisa lage ki khatra aapke upar aane wala hai aap yaha baith jana…. Mai leke chalunga aapko….”
Sidharth turned around in utmost anger and saw Mom coming towards him with teary eyes and a piece of her dupatta clad in blood and an earring which he remembered because he made her wear that when he took out clothes for her….
Shehnaaz changed her clothes before going to the Gurudwara but didn’t change the earrings…
Sidharth got crazily scared again…. For once he felt better thinking he at least knows where she was but the blood hit him again and he got more scared….
“Maaa! Wo yehi hai…. Lekin ye khoon…. Mai Arjun ko call karta hu aap Neetu ko yaha bula lo…” said Sidharth and he quickly called everyone at the location and Arjun sent a bunch of Policemen and they formed a Perimeter around the whole cottage….
Chetan and his men’s focus were only on Shehnaaz…. They though since they have paid the Hotel staff a lot, they would not get caught…. But that’s where they failed..... The Police were surrounded around the whole area and it was impossible for Chetan and his team to change their location….
“Sidharth, don’t worry…. He is a coward…. Agar himmat hoti to aise bhagta nai ek jagah se dusri jagah…. Aur jo statements usne diya hai aur jo harkat kiya hai usse yehi pata lagta hai ki wo kitna bada buzdil hai…. Tu bharosa rakh…. Ab sab hamare hath me hai….. Ab mil jaegi hamari Shehnaaz…” motivated Mom and he somehow agreed…. 
“Ha soch ke aise bhi kuch kar nai paunga…. Yehi karte hai ab….”
Ramesh came with a bottle of water and gave it to Sidharth, “Ye pani peelo…. Paseene me bhig gaye ho…. Aur aap ek ache Insaan ho, Dheeraj rakho, madam mil jaegi…” he said and Sidharth took the bottle with a smile and tears rolled down his eyes…. “Mai samjh hi nai paa raha hu…. Kya karu…. Mujhe pata hai wo yaha hai isliye khush bhi hu, lekin wo khoon dekh ke mai bhot zyada pareshan ho raha hu…. Dar lag raha hai kahi kuch hua to nai hai usko….”
Meanwhile, Shehnaaz felt pain in her forehead and arms and looked at her arm and saw that her suit was torn and there was blood all over her arm and that scared her a lot…. She was craving to go home and be in Sidharth’s arms…. She couldn’t handle things at the moment and she badly needed to be home now…. Things were scaring her to no end…. 
“Sidhaaartthh! Dhundh le na mujhe…. Mai nai jee sakti aise…. Mera dum ghut raha hai… Bebu leja apni Baby ko apne sath....” she thought to herself and prayed to God to let her be with Sidharth soon….
Sidharth tried to walk to the room where Shehnaaz and Chetan were but Arjun stopped him…. “Sidharth, ruk jao…. Wo log thodi der me ye log jagah change karne wale hai…. Tab pakdenge…. I will get the camera footage ready for further proofs…. Andar to hotel manager ko bhi saza to milegi for doing this fraud....”
Chetan happened to wake up once his men woke him up and looked at Shehnaaz’s bleeding arms and forehead and smirked... “Chalo, ab farmhouse jana hai.... Ek jagah pe nai rehna hai....” said Chetan and his men agreed.... They held Shehnaaz and walked out without seeing if it was safe to move and what they saw around them left them in shock.... Before they could react, Arjun and other policemen held Chetan and his men and Sidharth held Shehnaaz in his arms.... He grabbed the chair in which she was tied up and was taken from place to another..... 
As Sidharth saw her he froze in his position but somehow managed to untie the ropes and He held her in his arms and both of them broke down and cried in each other’s arms….
“Sidhaaartthhh” She cooed in a very low voice.... She had become pale and weak in just few hours...  “Ha Baby, Mai aa gaya hu...” He said as he wrapped his arms around her not too tightly as he didn’t want to hurt her further....
They felt better instantly but they felt restless... The feeling was different... He pressed his lips on her forehead and mom called her name “Shehnaaz!”
Sidharth asked her to come to the car along with Neetu and Jiju....
“Mil gayi dekho.... Meri Jaaan... Ab tu safe hai... Mera Baby..” He cooed as he hugged her and tears weren’t ready stop flowing from his eyes....
Kaushal Vikas and Mehul came to them, “Shehnaaz thik hai?” Asked Kaushal and Sidharth just nodded, “Thik hai ya nai wo baad me pata lagega, abhi you both Kaushal and Mehul, be with Arjun and Vikas, tu ghar aaja humare sath.... You have been in trouble because of us....” 
Kaushal and Mehul walked towards Arjun and the family left for home as Sidharth just wanted to take her home first, “Maa, ghar chal ke baat karte hai... Let her be for some time...” said Sidharth and everyone agreed...
Arjun didn’t let them leave alone, in fact, he assigned a Police Van that went with them till they reached home and Shehnaaz was curled up in Sidharth's arms... He kept showering her with multiple kisses and she fell asleep in his arms....
He held her in his arms as they reached home and took her in the bathroom.... She woke up and looked around her.. She understood that she was away from Chetan and his men and only Sidharth was with her.... Sidharth was waiting for her to wake up and his heart flushed with love as he saw her opening her eyes...
“Shehnaaz, dekh.. Hum ghar aa gaye hai, safely... Baby, tu thik hai? Ha.. Meri Jaan! Kuch kiya to nai na Chetan ne tere sath...” asked Sidharth to which she just held onto him tightly...
“Mai kahi nai jaa raha baby... Tu kuch to bol please meri jaan...”
She still didn’t say anything... He finally asked her, “Acha, mat bol... Mai hath dhula du tere.? Dekh aur bhi jagah khoon hai... Kapde change kar du mai.? Are you comfortable baby?”
She nodded in agreement and he quickly freed her clothes and turned on the warm shower... She closed her eyes as the water fell over her and he cleaned the blood stains from her arms and noticed that the cut on the forehead was deep... He didn’t want her to panic so he didn’t say anything at the moment and turned off the shower.. He wiped her softly and made her wear his tshirt and her pajamas....  He grabbed his phone and called a doctor with nurse home and she was clung onto him.. Mom came with food and fed her a few bites while she was still in his arms, not saying anything.... Mom didn’t force her to speak and let her remain in Sidharth's arms....
After eating, the doorbell rang and Shehnaaz got scared and she dug her face in his chest and held him tight...
“Mera Bacha, Doctor aayi hai.. Female doctor ko bulaya hu meri jaan.. Please relax.. Mai hu na sath... Koi kuch nai kar paega...” said Sidharth feeling extremely bad for her condition... 
The doctor came and Shehnaaz somehow left Sidharth's arms and sat very close to him as the doctor applied cream and medicine to her wound...  “Stitches karane honge... Get her to the hospital in the day... Abhi ke liye She can survive with the dressing and medication... Let her be normal and then we will do the further treatment..” said the doctor..
“okay thank you doctor.. Sorry I can’t come with you till the door because.”
“please don't say anything I can understand..” said the doctor as she left with her nurse.... Mommy Shukla bid her goodbye and Shehnaaz hugged Sidharth tight... “Meri Jaan! Shehnaaaz!” As she heard him calling her name, she broke down really bad and cried her heart out... Sidharth didn’t stop her and held her close to his heart... He was getting restless seeing her in that condition but he was satisfied with the fact that she was back home…  “Mai hu tere sath Meri Jaan..” 

Will Shehnaaz come out of the trauma? How will She react? When will she be normal? TBC!