Their play was going well, all are doing their work perfectly untill one day something happened with Shehnaaz.

It's late evening in the Theatre. Most of the staff has left, and the sound of silence fills the air. Shehnaaz was working alone in a corner , finishing up some work. The atmosphere feels different tonight, tense and unsettling. Suddenly, her colleague Rohit, who has always been too friendly, walks over, his behavior more inappropriate than usual. He leans in, invading her personal space, trying to grab her hand.

"Rohit... yeh aap kya kar rahe ho? H-hath hatao, please"

Her voice shakes as she pulls her hand back, but Rohit moves closer, his intentions clear. Her heart pounds as she realizes the danger, her body freezing in panic.

Just then, Sidharth enters the Theatre,His eyes narrow at the sight, and his voice is sharp as he calls out.

"Rohit! Abhi ke abhi wahan se hatt jao"

Rohit quickly steps back, startled, muttering excuses before hurrying out of the room. But the damage is done. Shehnaaz was trembling, her breath short and rapid, and tears welling up in her eyes. She's on the verge of a panic attack, her mind racing with fear and confusion.

Shehnaaz notices immediately and approaches carefully, stopping a few feet away. He knows not to touch her in this state, any physical contact might make things worse.

"Hey, hey... tum safe ho ab. Main hoon yahan, tumhe haath nahi lagaunga, I promise. Tum bilkul safe ho"

She grips the edge of her kurta, her breaths coming in gasps, her eyes wide with terror. Her whole body is trembling as she struggles to calm down.

"M-mujhe... mujhe... koi chhoona nahi ... mujhe... darr lag raha hai"

She’s having a full-blown panic attack now.

Sidharth said gently "Theek hai... main tumhe bilkul nahi chhoounga. Tum bas  saans dheere lo, haan? Dekho, main door hoon, tumhari marzi ke bina kuch nahi hoga. Sirf meri awaaz suno.”

He crouches down to her level but still maintains a safe distance. His voice is calm, measured, trying to ground her.

Male Lead: “Deep breath lo... dheere dheere... main yahi hoon, tumhara boss. Tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga.”

She tries to breathe slowly, but it’s still too hard. Her hands shake uncontrollably, and she presses them to her chest, trying to find some control. He waits patiently, giving her space while guiding her through her panic.

He hear her murmuring, he took few steps towards her.

"P.... Pummp.... pum"

"Pump?" He asked her to correct him.

She nodded and look towards her bag, he take her bag and took out a breathing inhaler, he give her but from a safe distance.

"Dekho, main tumse dur hoon, tumhara space bilkul safe hai, bas ek baar aankhein bandh karke saans lo. Tum yahi ho, aur koi yahan tumhe tang nahi karega"

After a few moments, she starts taking slightly deeper breaths, though her body is still tense. She looks at him, her eyes still filled with fear but beginning to trust his presence.

"Us... usne me... mere saath"

Her words are broken, filled with uncertainty, but she's calming down slowly.

"Shehnaaz abhi us baare me nahi sochna. Hum baad mein baat karenge, aur,. abhi ye mat socho, okay? Main tumhare saath hoon. Tumhe yeh sab handle karna zaroori nahi hai abhi"

She nods weakly, still fighting the remnants of panic. He stands slowly, making sure not to alarm her, and keeps his distance.

"Agar tum chaho, main tumhe ghar tak drop kar dunga, tumhare bina touch kiye"

She hesitates, her body still exhausted from the attack, but she finally nods.

He gestures toward the door, letting her know she’s in control. Slowly, she stands up, her legs a little shaky. She begins walking toward the door, and he follows, maintaining a respectful distance behind her, watching over her like a silent protector. She knows now that she’s not alone, and that's enough to get through the night.

He open the door of his car and gesture her to enter. She silently sat inside the car. He also sat in the driving seaR

Sidharth's Pov :

It's late in the evening, almost everyone left from the theatre as today we don't have rehearsal and also i had a meeting with our investor's, so after the meeting i went to the theatre as Farah told me that they are leaving early today, i thought to closed the theatre, i move inside the theatre and the scene infront of me was enough to boil my anger, our team member Rohit was holding Shehnaaz hand and she was trying to freed her hand.

I told him to leave from here because if i do something here that time it may effect her mind as she was near a panic attack, that time she was my priority and that basterd immediately leave from there after giving me logic, what he think ki wo Bach jayega ye sab karne me baad.

Her condition was not good till now i know, i already thought about to give the punishment to rohit, he try to molest her what if i didn't came on time.

I look at her, she was lost in her thoughts, her body was shriving badly

"Shehnaaz" i called her but again she was lost i want to hold her hand and wanted to told her that I'm here for her, i wanted to hug her to told her that I'm here to protect her, i wanted to comfort her but alas she was not comfortable.

"Shehnaaz" i called her little loudly, her whole body Shriver, she look at me.

"Address kaha rehti ho tum?"

"Main" when she look at me her eyes are blank like someone pulled her soul out.

"Batao Shehnaaz kahi aur jaana hai, i promise me safely pohocha dunga" i told her in soft tone i know she was scared.

She told me her address, we reached near her house.

"Ghar aa gaya"

Shehnaaz Pov :

I hear him calling the house, "Ghar" kese batau mera to koi ghar hi nahi, ghar to family se banta hai na but meri to family hi, i chuckle inwardly. If something happend with me today I'm sure they will disowned me or will kill me.

Already they cursed me for that incident jisme meri galti hi nahi thi, kiu har baar ek ladki ki galti hoti hai.

"Shehnaaz ghar nahi jaana?" He asked me.

I look at him and bit my lower lip, how can i told him about my condition, i don't wanted to go home, nobody care about me.

I hear a knock on the window and saw my brother standing outside with tensed expressions. Sidharth look at him and ready to blast on him but i open the door and hug bhaiya tightly right now only he was my home.

"Bhaiya"

"Kya hua Shehnaaz haan bata please tu mujhe dara rahi hai" he caressed my hairs softly. I broke down into sob.

"What happend to her?" He asked someone i think he asked Sidharth.

"Amm i will tell you later but please take care of her she needs you"  Sidharth said to bhaiya, and Bhai nodded. "I may take a leave, Shehnaaz come to work when you feel good and phir se aesa kuch nahi hoga i promise" he said to me, i broke the hug and turn towards him.

"Thank you"

He give me a little node, but i saw his jaw tightened i don't know why. Than he left from there.

Bhaiya take me inside and i told him everything, his didn't said anything but just comfort me.

But today what Sidharth did to me it means alot to me, his care, first time someone other than bhaiya did this for me.

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That's it for today.

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