After speaking to Mustafa Bhai, Sana sighed sadly. She and Sid were in a situation where they both didn't have anything to do other than staying with each other in an empty place and tolerating each other.

"Matlab apne ko ek hafta idhar ich rehna hai?" Asked Sid.

"Aur koi option hai apne paas? Dono jaani dushman ek saath ek ghar mein, ek hi kamre mein.... Wah! Kya baat hai! Sahi hai!" Said Sana making an annoyed face.

Sid stayed quiet for sometime and then suddenly noticed blood stains of Sana's dress and said, "Tere kapde pe khoon laga hai."

Sana herself noticed it and said, "Arrey maine dhyan nahi diya. Tere ko utha te waqt lag gaya sayad."

"Change kar le phir. Extra kapde hai na tere paas?"

Sana gave a fake smile and said, "Haan. Bilkool hai. Mere ko toh kaal raat sapne aaye the na ki hum chori karte waqt pakde jayenge aur phir bhagte bhagte idhar jungle mein aa ke land honge aur tere khoon se mera kapda bhi ganda ho jayega. Isliye sab kuch le ke aayi hoon apne saath."

Sid rolled his eyes hearing her sarcasm and said, "Tere acche ke liye bol raha tha. Inn kapdo mein zyada der nahi rehna chahiye. Kuch aur pehen ne ka intezaam kar sakti hai toh kar le."

Sana started thinking and suddenly saw the curtains of the windows.

"Aankhein band kar apni." She said looking at Sid.

"Kyu?" Asked Sid.

"Tu sahi mein bohut bolta hai."

Saying that she took out the bandage and started wrapping it around Sid's eyes.

"Abbe kya kar rahi hai? Pagal ho gayi hai kya? Chhor...." Said Sid trying to save himself from her.

But Sana blindfolded him and said, "Ab jab tak main khol nahi deti, aise hi rehna."

Sid didn't say anything. Sana went near the window and removed the curtains.

Then she took off her clothes and perfectly wrapped the curtains around her body to cover herself.

After she was done, she removed the bandage from Sid's eyes.

After opening his eyes, Sid was left stunned seeing Sana in that costume. She was looking breathtaking hot and sexy. He gulped his saliva while staring her.

Sana understood his gaze and said, "Abbe sun, aise dekh mat. Apne hawas ko na zara control mein rakh. Kuch nahi milne wala tere ko."

Sid immediately took his eyes off and said, "Kisne bola main tere ko dekh raha tha? Aur tujh mein aisa hai kya dekhne layak? Kabhi aaine mein dekha hai khud ko? Aiveyi supermodel samajhti hai apne aap ko? Tere se sirf tera boyfriend attracted ho sakta hai, main nahi."

Sana rolled her eyes.

Suddenly Sid asked, "Boyfriend se yaad aaya, Jeet ko koi problem nahi hogi? Hum ek saath idhar rahenge woh bhi ek hafte tak....."

Sana frowned and asked, "Usko kyu problem hogi be? Woh toh mast hai apne adde mein. Problem toh mere ko honi chahiye. Akhir mere ko hi idhar sarna hai tere saath."

"Nahi mera matlab tha woh pyaar karta hai tere se. Usse problem ho sakti hai iss baat se ki tu kisi aur mard ke saath reh rahi hai..."

Suddenly Sana started laughing loudly.

"Pyaar? Woh kaunsi chidiya ka naam hai?" She asked laughing.

"Tu Jeet se pyaar nahi karti?"

"Bilkool nahi. Aur naa hi woh karta hai. Ek hafta main idhar rehne wali hoon aur woh udhar laga rahega ra***yo ke saath. Na usse kuch fark padhta hai aur naa hi mere ko. Kyu ki apne dhande mein pyaar vyaar ki koi jagah nahi hai. Woh toh aaj kaal trend chal raha hai bf-gf bana ne ka, isliye maine bhi bana ke rakha hai. Apna jo bhi hai sirf physical hai, emotional kuch bhi nahi."

"Matlab...."

Before he could speak, Sana leaned towards him and put her finger on his lips. Sid's breath got stuck as she came too close.

"Tere ko goli lagi hai. Isliye abhi dimaag ke ghore zyada mat dauda aur rest kar."

Saying that she gently closed his eyes with her hand.

At Night...

Sid was standing outside the house and talking to someone on phone.

"Fikar mat ki jiye. Murthi mere paas hi hai..... Uska main kuch na kuch soch lunga.... Maine kaha na apna ka kaam ho jayega aur kisi ko shak bhi nahi hoga.....hmmm..... Main abhi call rakhta hoon, woh kisi bhi waqt idhar aa sakti hai...."

Saying that he hanged up.

"Sid!"

Hearing Sana's voice, he looked behind.

"Tu bahar khade khade kya kar raha hai?" Asked Sana coming towards him.

Sid gave a forceful smile and said, "Main woh.... Andar mera dam ghut raha tha. Isliye bahar aa gaya."

"Dam toh mera bhi ghut raha hai. Chal bahar hi khate hai."

Saying that she sat on the stairs with two sandwiches in her hand. Sid also sat beside her and took one sandwich.

"Yeh kaha se mila tujhe?" He asked.

"Kitchen mein kuch khane ko dhund rahi thi..... Dekha kuch breads padhe hai aur thodi sabji hai.... Isliye sandwich bana diya..... Fresh nahi hai par.... Kuch nahi se kuch toh sahi...." She said while eating.

Sid also started eating. Suddenly Sana noticed marks on his cheeks and said, "Lagta hai kuch zyada hi zor se thappad maara tha. Nishaan abhi tak nahi gaya."

Sid touched his own cheeks and said, "Arrey haan, main toh bhul hi gaya tha. Tu kaisi insaan hai yaar? Ek admi ghayal pada hai aur tu usse thappad lagaye jaa rahi hai?"

"Aur kya karti? Tere ko jagaye rakhna zaroori tha. Aur laathon ke bhoot baaton se nahi maante."

"Kamini kahi ki!"

Saying that Sid slapped her arm and she winced in pain.

"Ahhh! Kutta!"

Sid then saw some marks on her arm as well.

"Tere ko chot kab lagi?" He asked.

"Lag gayi hogi bhagte waqt." Said Sana casually and took another bite.

"Kaafi chot aayi hai. Bhagte waqt tu chillayi bhi nahi. Kam se kam dawai laga leti. First-aid box toh hai."

"Ittu si chot hai. Thik ho jayega apne aap. Jaane de."

Sid looked at her with disbelief and asked, "Tu kya hai? Tu sach mein ladki hi hai na?"

"Tere ko ab iss pe bhi doubt hai?" Asked Sana.

"Nahi hona chahiye? Pehli baat toh tu jo kaam karti hai woh hi ladkiyon wala nahi hai. Maine kabhi kisi ladki ko iss dhande mein nahi dekha. Ladkiyan toh nazuk hoti hai, emotional hoti hai, baat baat pe rone lagti hai, ghabra jaati hai, asani se logo pe bharosa kar leti hai... Bohut soft hoti hai ladkiya. Aur tu... Na tujhe kisi chiz se darr lagta hai, na dard mehsoos hota hai, na rona aata hai, apne gang ke kayi ladko se zyada strong aur kamini hai tu. Bole toh ekdam patthar dil."

Sana laughed a little and said, "Tu kis ladki ki baat kar raha hai? Shehnaaz ki?"

"Shehnaaz kaun hai?" Asked Sid being confused.

"Yeh jo tune abhi baataya na, uss hi ke baare mein baataya. Shehnaaz thi aisi. Nazuk si, baat baat pe roti thi, akal nahi thi uss mein aur bharosa toh yun kar leti thi logo pe. Acchi thi bechari, lekin yeh duniya acche logo ke liye nahi bani hai. Idhar woh ich teek paata hai jo harami hota hai. Par kya kare? Shehnaaz bholi aur nadan thi, jo ki uski sabse badi galti thi."

Sana's face suddenly changed while talking about Shehnaaz. After many years, she was feeling the same pain which she got 13 years ago. Her painful memories started playing in front of her eyes.

"Tu kis ke baare mein bol rahi hai?" Asked Sid in a serious tone. He was able to see the pain in her eyes.

"Apne baare mein. Sana aur Shehnaaz ek hi hai." She replied.

Sid became shocked.

"14 saal ki thi. Punjab ke ek chhote se gaao mein rehti thi main. Mummy Papa dono khet mein kaam karte the. Zindagi mein paiso ki kami thi lekin phir bhi khush rehti thi. Phir ek din mere ko bhi pyaar hua. Pados ka hi ladka tha. Zyada kuch nahi bas ek do baar sadak pe gol gappe khilaye, jhumke kharid ke diye aur gulaab de ke propose kiya, main puri ki puri pighar gayi. Lagne laga jaise yeh hi mera sab kuch hai, iske bina main nahi jee payegi...." Sana chuckled bitterly and said, "Kam umar ka nadan pyaar. Phir ek din usne kaha ki uske ghar wale humare rishte ko nahi maanenge. Humein alag hona padega. Main fut fut ke rone lagi. Bas uska haath pair pakad na baki tha. Akhir shaadi kar ke ghar basane ka sapna dekha tha uske saath. Phir usne kaha bhag ke shaadi karte hai. Mumbai mein uska koi rishtedar rehta hai, shaadi ke baad dono udhar ich rahenge. Phir kuch din baad wapas aa ke families ko maana lenge. Main bhi maan gayi. Chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye, uske saath hi rehna tha mere ko. Aur iss baat ka bharosa bhi tha ki woh rakh lega mera khayal. Isliye dono bhag aaye Mumbai."

Sana's eyes became teary remembering her past.

"Phir kya hua? Shaadi hui tum dono ki?" Asked Sid to which Sana nodded in no.

"Saala bech diya mere ko ek kothe mein. Yeh saara kuch uska plan tha paise kamane ka."

As soon as Sana said this, Sid became shocked. How could the guy to do this to an innocent girl?

"Main royi, chillayi, lekin koi nahi tha mere ko sun ne wala. Phir kothe mein mere ko ek naya naam mila, Sana. Mera khud ka naam thoda bada aur bhari tha isliye. Pehle ek saal mera bas kaam tha logo ke saamne nach ke unko entertain karne ka. Phir 15 saal ki umar mein pehla grahak aaya mere paas. Paata hai woh kaun the?"

Sid was curious to know.

"Mustafa Bhai." Said Sana giving Sid another shock.

He fisted his palm and said clenching his jaw, "Unhone tere ko kuch....."

"Arrey nahi nahi. Woh jaise hi mere paas aaye main ro padi. Haath jod ke kaha ki mere ko kuch mat karna. Aap jo bologe main woh karegi, sirf yeh kaam nahi. Woh thoda muskurate hue bole, 'Tere ko dekhte hi malum pad gaya tha, tu iss kaam ke liye nahi bani hai. Teri aankhon mein kuch aur hi dikhayi de raha hai mere ko. Bole toh apun ek gang chalata hai, looteron ka. Shaamil hona chahegi uss mein?'...... Mere ko uss waqt uss kothe se bahar nikalne ka tha. Isliye unhone jo kaha maine maan liya. Woh paise de ke mere ko chhura laaye. Phir main ban gayi iss looteron ke gang ki eklauti ladki member."

"Kothe se nikal ne ke baad tune apne Mummy Papa ko contact nahi kiya?"

"Kiya tha ek baar. Unhone bola unki beti kab ki mar chuki hai. Bas, uss din bachi kuchi Shehnaaz jo thi, woh bhi marr gayi. Apni zindagi puri tarah se Mustafa Bhai ke naam kar diyi maine. Jab tak jeeyegi unke liye kaam karegi. Yaaha hi language sikhi, kayde kanoon sikhi, excercise kar ke khud ko fit banaya, chori chakari, loot paat sab kuch sikh liyi. Khud ko itna patthar banaya taa ki iss harami duniya mein teek saku, aur main teek gayi. Ab Sana ke andar emotions nahi hai. Hai toh sirf himmat aur kisi bhi chiz ko haasil karne ki chah. Thik jaise ki yeh murthi."

Sid was greatly moved by her story. Her story and the tears in the corner of her eyes, made him emotional too. He didn't know how to console people as he had never done it. But he didn't hold himself back and kept his hand on her shoulder trying to console her.

Sana wiped her tears and said, "Dekh, 12 saal baad tune mere ko purani baatein yaad dila ke rula diya. Tu sach mein bohut bada kamina hai."

Sid didn't say anything and kept patting her shoulder.

After sometime he asked, "Accha ek baat baata? Jo kaam hum karte hai, tere ko accha lagta hai?"

"Accha toh nahi hai. Magar roz raat ko dusre tumhari izzat lute, iss se behtar hai tum dusro ko luto. Aur jo bhi ho, maza toh hai apne dhande mein."

Sid smiled and said, "Woh toh hai."

"Tu kaise aaya iss dhande mein?" Asked Sana.

"Majboori laayi mere ko idhar. Baba paida hote hi marr gaye the. Unka ek dukaan tha, music instruments ka. Woh Aai chalati thi. Phir 8 saal ka tha jab Aai ne apne pair kho diye, ek road accident mein. Unke treatment ke liye dukaan bechna pada. Hum sadak pe aa gaye. Phir meri school chhut gayi aur mere ko iss dhande mein aana pada. Kuch din baad Aai chal basi. Magar mein yeh kaam chhor nahi paaya. Pet jo chalana tha."

"Accha tabhi main sochu tune woh baja bajana kaha se sikha."

"Mouth-organ bolte hai usse."

"Haan jo bhi hai, woh abhi hai tere paas?"

"Haan. Jis bag ke andar murthi rakhi hai udhar ich rehta hai woh."

"Abhi bajayega? Accha lagega mere ko."

"Uss din toh tere ko bilkool pasand nahi aa raha tha."

"Tab main gussa thi na tere se?"

"Ab nahi hai?"

"Utna nahi hai. Chal baja na please."

Sana made puppy eyes.

Sid chuckled and said, "Thik hai. Lekin ek shart pe. Tu apne chot pe dawai lagayegi."

"Accha baad mein laga lungi."

"Abhi!" Said Sid sternly.

Sana sighed and said, "Accha Baba laga ke aati hai."

Saying that Sana stood up.

"Meri help chahiye toh baata na." Said Sid.

"Zyada hero ban ne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Main khud laga legi." Said Sana and went inside.

After sometime she returned with the mouth-organ. He noticed that she put ointment on her arm. He smiled and took the mouth-organ from her hand.

He started playing and Sana kept listening sitting beside him. After many years, she felt peace as she shared her pain with someone. She was relaxed now.

After sometime she rested her head on his shoulder and fell asleep.

Sid again smiled looking at her and continued playing.
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