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Next Day, Sidharth, Kushal and Nawaz Bhai went out of town for some business meeting. On the way, they stopped at the hospital where Sidharth's father Vijay Ji was admitted. It was Sunday and every Sunday they used to visit the hospital to meet him.

Sidharth, Kushal and Nawaz Bhai entered his cabin saw Vijay Ji lying on the hospital's bed with closed eyes.

"12 saal ho gaye. Aap ke Dad ki halat mein abhi tak koi improvement nahi aayi. Ab toh hum doctors bhi umeed chhor chuke hai. Lagta nahi yeh kabhi coma se bahar aa paayenge." Said the doctor looking at them.

"Lekin mujhe abhi bhi umeed hai." Said Sidharth loudly and went close to his father.

He caressed his head and said, "Dad aap ekdin zaroor thik honge. Phir main aap ko kisi se milwaunga. Aap ko yaad hai bachpan mein main ek ladki ka naam leta tha? Naazo? Main suru suru mein naraz rehta tha aap se kyu ki aap ne mujhe uss se alag kiya tha. Tab iss baat ki samajh nahi thi aap mujhe ek acchi zindagi dena chahte the, apno ka pyaar dena chahte the. Par aaj mujhe iss chiz ki samajh hai. Aur ab toh mujhe apni Naazo bhi mil chuki hai. Bohut pyaari hai woh. Aap thik ho jaaiye, phir hum sab eksaath rahenge."

Few teardrops fell from Sidharth's eyes but he wiped them immediately. Kushal kept hand on his shoulder and indicated him to stay strong.

"Boss ki yaad mujhe bhi aati hai. Akhir unhone hi toh mujhe yeh zindagi diyi hai." Said Nawaz sadly. "Ek kaam karo, tum dono jaao. Main kuch der inke saath reh ke phir aata hoon."

Sidharth and Kushal nodded and left from there.

"Naazo ki khabar mili? Kya kar rahi hai woh?" Asked Sidharth coming out of the hospital.

"Viren ka call aaya tha. Woh apne room mein hi hai. Subah shaanti se breakfast bhi kar liya tha. Woh log uske room ke bahar hi guard de rahe hai. Bhagne ka chance hi nahi hai." Said Kushal.

"Good. Zaldi se apna kaam khatam kar ke wapas chalte hai."

"Haan. Accha ek baat puchu?"

"Hmm."

"Tu kab tak Shehnaaz ko ek room mein qaid karke rakhega? Yeh sahi nahi hai."

"Mujhe bhi paata hai yeh sahi nahi hai. Bas ek baar woh mujhse dur jaane ka khayal apne dimaag se nikaal de uske baad mujhe bhi usse aise qaid karke nahi rakhna hoga." Said Sidharth to which Kushal sighed.

On the other hand, time was passing and yet no idea came to Shehnaaz's mind. It seemed that there was no way to escape.

"Kuch soch Shehnaaz, kuch soch. Yeh koi pariyon ki kahani nahi hai jo safed ghore pe koi rajkumar aayega aur tujhe iss rakshas se bachayega. Yeh asal zindagi hai jaha tujhe apni madad khud hi karni padegi. Time nikalta jaa raha hai. Ek baar Sidharth wapas aa gaya toh tera yaaha se nikalna impossible ho jaayega. I have to escape before he returns. Main iss room se bhag nahi sakti. Kuch aisa karna hoga jis se yeh log khud hi mujhe yaaha se bahar le jaaye......"

Suddenly something stuck Shehnaaz's mind.

"Kuch aisa jis se yeh log khud hi mujhe yaaha se bahar le jaaye. Samajh gayi!" Thought Shehnaaz and smiled brightly.

She went to the washroom and took the toothpaste.

"Main fight kar ke toh inse jeet nahi sakti. Isliye ab dimaag ka istemal karna padega." Said Shehnaaz in her mind.

Time passed. Sidharth's men were standing outside Shehnaaz's room one by one. It was Salim's turn. He was doing his job when Viren came to him.

"Room se koi awaz kyu nahi aa rahi? Madam andar hi hai na?" Asked Viren.

"Haan haan." Replied Salim. "Abhi kuch der pehle lunch kiya unhone, mere saamne. Sayad abhi rest kar rahi hai."

"Dekh inka koi bharosa nahi hai. Kal bhi sab ko chakma deke bhag gayi thi. Iss baar aisa kuch hua na toh Boss jaan le lenge apni. Isliye ek baar check kar le."

Salim nodded and knocked at Shehnaaz's door.

"Madam! Aap andar hi hai na?... Shehnaaz Madam!"

He knocked few times but no response came.

"Kaha tha na kuch gadbad hai? Darwaja khol de." Said Viren to which Salim nodded opened the door.

As soon as they entered the room, their eyes widened seeing Shehnaaz lying on the floor. Her eyes were closed and some white liquid were coming out of her mouth.

"Shit! Inhone toh zeher le liya." Said Viren being shocked.

"Par inko zeher mila kaha se?" Asked Salim.

"Woh zaroori nahi hai. Agar boss ko paata chala toh inka maloom nahi, humari arthi zaroor uth jaayegi. Zaldi se Ashish aur Rizwan ko bula ke laa. Inhe hospital leke jaana hoga."

Salim nodded and went to call Ashish and Rizwan. After that, four of them carried Shehnaaz and kept her inside their car. Then they took her to the hospital.

"Boss ko baata de kya ki inhone suicide karne ki koshish kiyi hai?" Asked Rizwan.

"Ch*tiya hai kya tu?" Shouted Viren while driving. "Itni zaldi marne ka shaukh hai toh rail ki patri pe jaa ke let jaa. Jab tak doctor inka check-up karke nahi kehte ki yeh thik hai, hum boss, Kushal Bhai, Nawaz Bhai kisi ko kuch nahi baatayenge."

"Aur agar inhe kuch hogaya toh?" Asked Ashish.

"Toh apan bhi kal ka suraj nahi dekh paayenge." Said Salim and four of them gave scared expression.

Soon they reached the hospital and came out of the car.

"Emergency hai." They told the hospital staffs and they brought a stretcher.

Then they were about to put Shehnaaz in the strecher but became shocked when they didn't find her at the backseat.

"Arrey woh bhag rahi hai!" Shouted Ashish when they saw Shehnaaz running away from there.

"Madam apan ko bewakoof bana ke chali gayi. Pakdo unhe." Said Viren and started running behind Shehnaaz leaving the hospital staffs puzzled.

They ran as fast as they could but couldn't catch Shehnaaz who kept running and hiding from them.

At Night...

It was raining heavily in Mumbai. Sometimes thunderstruck. Even in this bad weather, Shehnaaz didn't stop running. Her feet were paining, body was tired. But yet she didn't stop. Sidharth's men were still behind her and she wanted to save herself at any cost. She didn't want to go back to that prison once again.

While running, Shehnaaz came in front of a car. Before she could move aside, it hit her a little and she fell on the ground. Shehnaaz tried to get up but couldn't because of pain and started crying feeling helpless.

"Naazo!" Shouted Sidharth coming out of hia car. He became shocked seeing her like this. In this heavy rain, she was crying sitting in the middle of theroad. He bent down and touched her feet to which she hissed in pain. He understood that she got hurt. He felt pain in his heart seeing her like this.

Sidharth just hugged Shehnaaz and said rubbing her back, "It's ok. Kuch nahi hoga. I'm here. Chup ho jaa."

Hearing that, Shehnaaz calmed down a little and stopped crying.

After sometime...

Sidharth's car stopped at Shukla mansion. Sidharth, Kushal and Nawaz Bhai came out of the car. Then Sidharth opened the door for Shehnaaz.

"Aa jaa." He said softly.

"Woh... Mujhe nahi lagta main chal paaungi." Replied Shehnaaz looking down. She was scared to meet his eyes thinking that he would be angry as she again tried to escape.

Sidharth sighed and picked Shehnaaz up in a bridal style and started walking towards the mansion making Shehnaaz surprised.

She finally looked at him and saw that there was no anger in his face. Instead of that, there was a relief on his face that he got her back. Shehnaaz kept staring at him trying to read his face.

Feeling Shehnaaz's constant gaze on him, Sidharth looked at her and she immediately took off her eyes. Sidharth smiled at her.

As soon as Sidharth entered the mansion with Shehnaaz, his men stood in a line and looked down while shivering in fear. They knew that Sidharth wouldn't spare them. But today, something different happened. Sidharth ignored everyone and went straight to Shehnaaz's room leaving them confused.

"Boss ne humein kuch nahi kaha." Whispered Salim.

"Itna khush mat ho. Madam ko andar rakh ke abhi aate hi honge humari jaan lene. Marne ke liye taiyar ho jaa." Whispered Viren.

Sidharth entered Shehnaaz's room and slowly placed her on the bed. She was still looking at him. There was no sign of anger. She expected him to be angry, to get mad at her, to punish her but was doing nothing like that. Once again she failed to understand him.

Sidharth then opened her bag and took a dress and gave it to her.

"I know mere laaye hue dresses tu nahi pehnegi. Isliye yeh hi pehen le. Warna thand lag jayegi."

Saying that, he left the room closing the door from outside. Then Shehnaaz changed her dress.

After sometime, Sidharth came back with a plate of food and ointment.

"Tum khana laaye ho?" Asked Shehnaaz not being able to believe that he was taking care of her after all this drama she had done.

"Mujhe laga tujhe bhukh lagi hogi. Nahi lagi hai toh main chala jaata...."

"Lagi hai." Said Shehnaaz not letting him complete.

Sidharth sat in front of her and said, "Toh phir khaa le."

He was about to give her the plate when she opened her mouth cutely expecting that he would feed her. He just smiled and again fed her with his own hands.

"Mujhe kuch kehna hai tumse." She said gathering courage.

"Bol." He said.

"Woh aaj jo hua uss mein unn chaaro ki koi galti nahi hai. Unhe nahi paata tha ki main natak kar rahi thi. Woh toh bas mujhe bachane ke liye hospital le jaa rahe the. Haan woh thode bewakoof hai par bure nahi hai. Isliye tum unhe kuch mat kehna."

Sidharth liked how she was thinking about them.

He paused for a while and said, "Thik hai. Main unhe kuch nahi kahunga."

Shehnaaz smiled hearing that.

After feeding her, Sidharth took the ointment and was about to apply it when she moved her right feet back.

"Dard hoga." She said getting scared.

"Dar mat. Mujhe abhi yeh ointment lagane de. Zyada chot nahi aayi hai waise. Puri raat pair ko rest degi toh kal subah tak thik ho jaayega."

Saying that, Sidharth took Shehnaaz's right feet and started applying ointment while she kept looking at him with totally different feelings. Today she saw his one more new side, his caring side. She couldn't understand how he could be so nice to her.

She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Tum sach mein gussa nahi ho?"

"Gussa? Kyu?" He asked casually.

"Maine phir se bhagne ki koshish kiyi. Tumhe mujhpe gussa nahi aa raha? Tum mujhe koi sazah dene ki jagah mere chot pe dawa laga rahe ho. Kyu Sidharth?"

Sidharth chuckled hearing her question. How could she even think that he would punish her?

"Kuch sawalon ke jawab nahi hote." He replied. "Waise agli baar tu bhagne ki koshish kare na toh thoda careful rehna. Phir se khud ko chot mat pohucha dena. Kyu ki jab tujhe chot lagti hai toh dard mujhe hota hai."

Saying that, Sidharth kissed Shehnaaz's forehead while she kept looking at him being lost in his eyes. And the next moment she realised that today she didn't feel disgusted with his touch. Rather it made her feel good and gave her some unknown comfort.

Phir Le Aaya Dil
Majboor Kya Keeje

After sometime, Sidharth was about to leave when Shehnaaz held his hand. For the first time she wanted him to stay with her. She was liking his presence.

Raas Na Aaya Rehna Dur
Kya Keeje

Sidharth looked at her hand which was holding his hand and she immediately left it being embarassed.

"Tum jaa rahe ho?" She asked looking down.

"Mera room paas mein hi hai. Koi zaroorat ho toh bula lena." He said and started leaving while she kept looking at his retreating figure with disbelief.

Dil Keh Raha
Ussey Muqammal Kar Bhi Aao
Wo jo adhoori si baat baaki hai

"Agar main phir se bhag gayi toh?" She asked suddenly making him look at her.

He gave a slight smile and said, "Toh main phir se wapas le aaunga."

Saying that, Sidharth left from the room leaving Shehnaaz in deep thoughts.

Wo jo adhoori si yaad baaki hai
Wo jo adhoori si yaad baaki hai

Shehnaaz lied on the bed while thinking about Sidharth. He was something which she always hated. Since childhood, she never liked those persons who used to do fights and violence over small reasons. And here Sidharth was a mafia, a killer. But he never tried to harm her or do something which would make her uncomfortable. Which now forced her to think, was he really that bad? Or it was she who misunderstood him?

Karte hain hum aaj qabool kya keeje
Ho gayi thi jo humse bhool kya keeje

"Akhir kitna bura ho sakta hai uske saath yaaha rehna? Main chah kar bhi uss se bhag nahi sakti. Toh kya yaaha uske saath rehne ki koshish karu?" She asked herself.

Her heart kept staying that she would stay safe here. Also she wanted to know more about this Devil. Was he actually a Devil?

Dil keh raha
Usse mayassar kar bhi aao
Wo jo dabi si aas baaki hai

Sidharth was going towards his room when he saw his men standing outside folding their hands.

"Humein maaf kar di jiye Boss. Humein nahi paata tha ki...."

"Koi baat nahi." Replied Sidharth and went to his room.

His men were left shocked.

"Boss badal gaye hai kya?" Asked Viren being puzzled.

Kushal came there and said smiling, "Haan. Apni Naazo ke pyaar mein."

Wo jo dabi si aanch baaki hai

Sidharth sat on the couch and closed his eyes. Mafia King Sidharth Shukla, who didn't fear anybody, got really scared today seeing his Naazo in that condition. He could tolerate anything but her pain.

After 18 years, her pain still brings tears in his eyes, just like their childhood days. Because in these years, his love for her didn't change a bit.

Wo jo dabi si aanch baaki hai
Wo jo dabi si... aanch baaki hai

Sidharth remembered one incident of their childhood.

Flashback...

That day, Shehnaaz fell from the swing and got badly hurt. She was crying a lot seeing which Sidharth also started crying.

After Manju Aunty applied ointment on Shehnaaz's wounds, she forgot about her pain and started playing but Sidharth was still sobbing.

"Chup ho jaa Sidharth. Teri Naazo ko zyada nahi lagi hai. Dekh woh has rahi hai aur tu roye jaa raha hai." Said Manju Aunty.

"Par usko...meri...wajah se....chot....lagi hai... Maine usse....girne se....nahi bachaya....main bohut....ganda hoon...." Said Sidharth sobbing to which Manju Aunty nodded her head in disbelief.

She was going to console him but before she could do that, Shehnaaz came towards Sidharth and wiped his tears with her tiny hands.

"Nahi...lote... Sidhu..." She said and hugged him making him giggle with teary eyes.

Flashback Ends...

Sidharth smiled remembering their childhood memory.

"Itne saalon mein kuch nahi badla. Aaj bhi tujhe chot lagti hai toh dard mujhe hota hai. Kya humare iss rishte ko tu kabhi nahi samajh paayegi." He said in his mind and a lone tear escaped his eyes.

Kismat ko hai yeh manzoor kya keeje

"Main samajh chuki hoon. Main chahe jitni bhi koshish kar loon main tumse dur nahi jaa sakti. Kismat mujhe baar baar tumhare paas le aati hai. Isliye ab main yaheen rahungi aur yeh paata lagaungi ki tum akhir ho kya." Said Shehnaaz in her mind.

Kismat ko hai yeh manzoor kya keeje
Kismat ko hai yeh manzoor kya keeje
Milte rahe hum badastoor kya keeje

Shehnaaz's eyes fell on the opened door and she smiled seeing it. She felt a sudden change in her heart. By keeping the door open, he showed trust in her and she wanted to keep this trust. She wouldn't try to escape again. She would go with the flow and see what destiny had written for her.

Dil keh raha hai
Usse musalsal kar bhi aao
Wo jo ruki si raah baaki hai
Wo jo ruki si chaah baaki hai
Wo jo ruki si chaah baaki hai

They both fell asleep while thinking about each other.

Wo jo ruki si chaah baaki hai..

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