Jay's POV

"They tried to track Rohan's location.. But his phone is dead and lying somewhere on street since hours.. Summing up.. We still don't know where he is..." I sigh telling Vikas.
His phone chimes.

"Why is Sana calling me again..?" he asks.

"How would I know? Pick it up!"

"Ha bol Sana.."

"Vikas jaldi se ghar aajao... Sidharth usko ko mar dalega..!" She's panting.

"Kisko? Kya ho raha hai Sana?"

We could hear Sid yelling in the background.

"Achha.. You just wait.. I'm coming..."
He answered.

Picking up our jackets we dashed out of the office.

"What the fuck!"

I am flabbergasted to see that Sid has slammed Rohan against the wall.

His one hand clenched around his collar while the other is busy jabbing his stomach. Those hard knuckles might rupture some ribs.

" Zabardasti karega? Bolna ab..? Hath lagayega.. Ha?"
And another punch! His voice is echoing in the entire flat.
Sana is standing behind Sid, clutching to the hem of his shirt into her small fist.

"Sid.. Stop!"

Parting away his giant body, could hear him breathing heavily. His Upper eyelids raised in a stare, lips tightly closed with the red margins of the lips becoming more narrow. Muscles tensed. Face reddened. Could hear his heart palpitating.

Damn! My palms are sweating! We've got a critical situation.

Lifeless Rohan flopped on the floor as soon as Sid released him.

"Hath kaise lagaya madarch***!! Uth.. Uth!"
He bend down again to pick him up.

"Hey.. Stop!! He's already out..." I held him back.

"Uthna!" he still screamed. Kicking the body making me flinch.

I looked down, it was hard to recognize Rohan. Half of the face smeared with blood. Nose broken. Probably a couple of teeth too. A bluish-purple patch over the left eye.
Horrible!

"Bas.. Abhi aa rahi hogi police.. Baith jaa tu.. Come Sana.." I made both of them sit.

While Vikas sitting beside Sana, initiated.

"So.. How did he get here..?" he asked.

To this, we looked at the silent young lady.

"I'll get you some water..." she looks scared and horrified and messed and what not.
I go to the kitchen to fetch some water.

"Hello.. Mahi.. I need you to come to Sana's place right now.. " I called my wife.

Maybe Sana finds it easy to talk to a girl.

"Sid.. Tu bata..." I ask him, when she didn't answer. She just sat quietly.

"She called me.. But didn't answer when I received... All I could hear was her crying and pleading.. So I came here soon as I possibly could.. Only to see this whoreson forcing himself on her..! "
He flared out a frustratedly long breath through his nostrils.

Prick! How dare he?!!

"Oh Goodness! You reached at the very right time...!" Vikas exclaimed.

"I think you guys need some first-aid..." I said looking at his torn knucks, they needed to be cleaned.

"Baby.. Are you hurt somewhere..?" Sid asked her. She just shook her head.

"Just give me moment.. "He excused himself. Taking her along in the room.

Sid's POV

"Come here.." I brought Shehnaaz inside the bathroom.

"Are you sure you're not hurt?" I asked again. She shook her head.

"Did he.. Did he by any chance touch somewhere in the privates..?" my heart sinked at the sinister thought. It took alot of guts to ask this.

She again shook her head for no. ThankGod!

"Okay.. wash your face.. And then change your clothes.. I'll wait for you outside.. Han?" I suggested. She nods.
As I turned to leave, she held my hand.

"Your.. Hand" she uttered. She finally spoke after half an hour.

I looked at my hand, having traces of that bastard's blood.

"Oh...I'll just clean it right away..." I quickly washed it in the basin and stepped out of the bathroom.

"You freshen up..."

"Stay in the room." she said.

"Yeah.. In the room only..." I answered.

She came out after five minutes. Hairs tied in a bun. Face washed but pale. Corner of her lips torn. Eyes tired.

I pulled her in between my arms. Holding tightly, caressing her back. But she didn't reciprocate.

"Sana?" Mahi entered the room.

"Oh honey.." her voice choked at this poor sight.

"Uh.. Sid.. Police wants to talk.." Jay called me. I went out to talk to him.

"Can't you see her condition.. She's barely speaking! No she won't come out.." I asked him to handle them.

"Not her.. They want to talk to you.." he said.

"What? Whyy?" I'm shocked.

"Because you've beaten the hell out of that asshole.. And if he dies.. You're the one going who's going to jail..." he sighs.

Indeed it was such a terrible scene I had seen. I had no control over my mind. Honestly, I don't care if he gains consciousness or not. But for now I need to give my statement, being the eye-witness of his heinous act.

"That motherf*** deserves to die!! And I'm ready to be his murder.. " I shrug.

"I totally agree with you.. I would have done the same if I was you.." he said patting my back.

"I feel like chopping off his tool.. That son of b.. " I was cut off by Mahi.

"Stop cursing you guys! Sid.. You've used enough of your hand and mouth... She needs you.. Go inside!" she pushed me back into the room, saying they would handle the rest.

"Meeti is on the call.." I said coming back to her room. Handing her the phone.

She might feel better after talking to her. And that kid would help distracting her mind I thought.

"Sanu... How did all this happen?!" she asked shockingly. Meeti kept talking and she was simply listening. Hardly replied.

I sat on the adjacent couch during the entire phone call.

"Thank you so much Mr. Shukla.. You've always been there.. And for today.. "
I didn't let her finish.

"Needless... Will you come and stay with her sometime?" I asked for what I had called her.

"Yeah surely.. Mai abhi ajaati hu.. don't worry... Aap aram se jaiye.." she said.

Shehnaaz also looked at me. Off course she wanted me to stay.

"I'm staying tonight.." I answer.

While Shehnaaz didn't let her come. Saying she would be fine by herself.
I walked off to the balcony to let Mom know about the situation.

"Mai yaha pe so raha hu.." I said while she was watching me prepping by bed for the night, her lounger. With a pillow and quilt.

"Tu jaa.." she said.

"Kyu.. You don't want me to stay?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Aunty wait kar rahe honge.." her low voice barely audible.

"Bata diya hai unko.. But if youu.. " I left it on her, wanting to hear it from her.

"Thik hai" she turned to her room.
I used the washroom, while she was on her bed. Sitting.

"You want me to shut the door?" I asked. And she denied as expected. I turned to turn off the lights.

"NOO!!" she shouted.

"Okay.. Nahi kar raha.." I softly said. Sat beside her.

"Hey.. What's this?" I saw a small bruise on her right collar bone.

She touched it, soon she started to scratch it as if it was itching.

"Kya kar rahi hai baby..? Mat kar chhil jayegi skin..!" I held her hand.

"Usne kata tha.." she said looking at her lap.

I took a deep breath, hot blood rushed through my veins again. Enraged to no end. I should have better killed him.

Taking her lotion from the side table to apply it, massaged a bit.
It relaxed her. Her stiffened muscles eased themselves under my palm.

"So jaa abhi.." patted her cheek walking out. She laid on her back.
I leaned back on the lounge. I don't think I'm anywhere near to sleep. It's been a heck of a day.

Sid's POV

I was banging the locked door, "Shehnaaz.. Darwaza kholo..!"

On getting no reply from the other side, I broke the door open. Her house was in shambles. And then,

"Sidharth!" she cried. Her hands twisted behind by that son of a prick.

"Oh! Talk of the devil and the devils arrives!" he smirked.

"Get your hands off!" I shouted. He smiled grasping her hair more. That was it.

Marching to him, my fist made contact with his nose. And he was bowled.

Her eye filled with tears had me senselessly throwing punches on him.

Oh God! I can't sleep here. One, the fast few hours have been pathetic. Two, this sofa thing is not at all comfortable.

I turned my side to see she's still awake! She walked into the kitchen, without noticing I'm awake too. Is she sleep walking?

"Shehnaaz?" I went after her.

"You haven't slept?" she turns to ask me.

"I am supposed to ask you the same.."

"Neend nahi aa rahi.. " she shrugged. Sliding the glass door, headed to the balcony. I took a corner to sit and watch the sky.

The weather is good. So I decide to accompany her. Sitting beside her, I watched her play with a small leaf she just plucked out from a sapling. For around 22 minutes by now.

"Let's go inside.. It's getting cold here.." following me to the living room. She still played with that leaf.

"Don't you want to sleep... It's 3!" I pat her back, she looked at me for a while and nodded.

Getting back in the bed, she pulled out her laptop.

"I asked you to sleep!" I sternly said.

"I'm not at all sleepy now.. You can go..." she said switching it on.

"I'm not going anywhere....but you are.. going to sleep.." I took away her laptop.

"Give it back!" she demands.

"Sleep!" I repeat.

"Sidharth! Give it back!" she raised her voice.

"SLEEP! You'll get this back in the morning!"
I raise my voice too. But she just crossed her hands over her chest. Angrily.

"This is the last time I'll be repeating myself.. Take some rest.. You're really tired.." I politely said.

"You know what...I'm tired with my life.. And I really really want to sleep for the rest of my life.. but I can't do that.. So for now let me work..." she said irritatingly.

"Dare you talk like that..! What's so tiresome about your life...? Ha?" I am really mad at her for this. Heading towards her. I threw her laptop on the bed.

Okay, what happened today was horrendous and macabre. But it does not mean that you can just zone out, of life! How could she possibly think something like that?

"I'm... I'm scared..." she quailed.

"..what if... He..he comes back?" she asked.

"No.. Never.. He's never going to come back...you're never going to see him again.." I assured.

She sat on the edge of the bed, "But I saw it again.. Though it wasn't him.. But it happened again.. " whispered to herself.

"What are you saying about? What happened again?" I kneeled down to her. Cupping her face.

"I want to show you something..." she asked. I nod. Go ahead.

She starts to pull off her tshirt!

"Hey.. What are doing?" what is she upto?
I held her hand to stop her, but she removed it. And pulled off her tshirt completely. I got up and took a step back. I'm blown by this act.

"Wait... Why ar.." was going to ask.

"What do you see...?" she asks.

Well, honestly I'm kind of nervous to look down to her only in the essentials. This was unanticipated.

"You.. in a bra.." I shrug, gulping down a lump.

Acting I'm not affected. Actually, I'm stunned to see her. She's so heavenly beautiful.

And I'm afraid if she would find out the sweat bead dripping down from the back of my ear.

"Here.. " she pointed to the right most point on her chest.
I saw a cut, very old and small cut. Looks like it was some knife thingy.

"A cross.." she said.

Before I could ask, she slumped on the bed and wore her tshirt back.

"Shehnaaz.. How did that happen..?" I asked. She kept looking down, blinking eyes to avoid her a burst-out.

"Come on.. Talk to me.." I insisted. Taking her hand in mine, rubbed it.

Flashback

"During my college, Shefali and I shared a flat in Chandigarh. And there I had a crush on my senior, Gautam... We knew each other through the drama club... Once while we were in clubbing he had kissed me.. And I thought.. This is it.. He likes me too.."

..then it was his birthday.. I confessed..

'I love you Gautam..'

"Sana? Love? Where did that come from...?" I wasnt expecting, when he literally laughed.

"We spend almost all the time together.. You take me out for dates.. And that day kissed me infront of everyone.. And still don't feel anything?" I asked.

Hoping he would realise now. But it turned to be total opposite.

"No I still don't... Listen...stop crying.. And don't ruin my party.. " he shrugged.

I left wiping my tears. Everybody was looking at me, I had just made a fool of myself.

It was pretty late at night, I heard a knock at the door. There he was. Drunk.

"Are you okay?" I asked. When stumbled on the door mat.

"No.. I'm not.. Because of you.. Bitch!" he shouted.

"What? " I didn't get him.

"Because of your freaking love sick drama in the party... Sophia rejected me.." his eyes filled with hatred.

He pushed me against the wall and started kissing me. That was the time he tore my shirt and made this cross.

Luckily I wasn't alone. Shefali was there. She came as soon as she heard me screaming. And saved me..."

She weeped against my chest, even my eyes had welled up. After this. I adjusted her more to me. She tightened the hug.

"Just tell me.. What was my fault..? In either of this..!" she cried loudly.

I was out of words for a while. For this little lass. She deserved the world.

"Or do I look like a whore.." she began again when I cut her in between.

"No.. No.. It was not at all your fault.. No where you did wrong to anybody.. They were the one at fault.. Bloody swines..." I said.

"You've always been kindest and sweetest to everybody you meet.. "

I kept talking while she kept crying. Fisting my tshirt. She does that when she's wants a tight hug. I've noticed. I nestled her in my lap.

"No I'm okay.. " she hesitated, trying to pull away.

But I didn't let her go, instead wove my fingers into her hair. Softly started rocking my body.

"When I was a little boy.. My Mom would do this.. It usually helped.." I told.

She stopped moving then. And pulled up her legs more into my lap. Rested her head, wrapped her hand around me. I kissed her hairs. I kept doing that till she dozed off.