HUMDARD SE HUMSAFAR TAK

CHAPTER-8

They kept sitting in the same position for don't know how long.. Shehnaaz kept weeping and Sidharth silently kept caressing her hands.
After a long time when her sobs died, he spoke -

Sidharth- Shehnaaz.. Jo kuch bhi hua wo bilkul galat tha maanta hu mai  lekin ab aage Jo hona hai wo tum decide kar sakhti ho right?

Shehnaaz looked at him with her eyes filled with several questions..

Sidharth- Shehnaaz tum wo ho Jo India's Best Model banne ka sapna dekhti thi, Tumhe har banner, har poster pe apne aap ko dekhna tha.. You wanted to be the best among all.. To ab kya badal gaya hai? Ab kyu tum sabki sunti ho siwaaye apne dil ki?

Shehnaaz maintained a distance from him while her face morphed with shock.
How does he knows so much about her dreams? How did he got to know when they have met just a week back?

Shehnaaz- Aap... Aap kon hai? Humare baare mei itna kaise jaante hai? Aap.. Aap..

Uttering her words started mixing up and she was visibly panicked.
Sidharth was quick to hold her in his arms before she faint out.

Sidharth- Relax.. Shh.. Just calm down..

He kept rubbing her hands and back to bring her to her normal state..

Once she was well he looked back towards the water.

Sidharth- tum sayad mujhe bhul gayi ho but mai nahi..

Shehnaaz - huh?

Sidharth- 6 saal pehle ek 18 saal ki larki mere studio mei aake almost mujhe dhamki deke portfolio shoot karwa k gayi thi... Usko filmy dialogue muh jubaani yaad the or mere pe almost saare ajeeb dialogue use kar liye the usne..
Uska dost usko rokne ki kosis kar raha tha but wo alag bawaal thi.

He said remembering every moments of that day.

Shehnaaz listened all shocked and surprised... Damn.

Sidharth chuckled looking at her widened orbs.

Sidharth- Wo larki koi aur nahi tum thi Shehnaaz.

She nodded unknowingly all drown in those memories.

Sidharth- Pata hai mujhe tumhe nikaal dene ka man kar raha tha but phir jab tum pose dene lagi to mujhe samaj aa gaya tha that you are going to be a bomb for this industry. You were so confident, so bold, so picture perfect that I knew something huge is gonna come in the industry.
Your face showed confidence but your eyes were showing all your Nervousness which you tried then to hide.

Shehnaaz smiled genuinely for the first time ..

Shehnaaz- Biti wakt ko bhul jaana hi behtar hoga nahi? Wo mera sapna tha aur aaj jo hu wo hakikat. Chalte hai yaha se..

Sidharth kept looking at her silently and her heart flipped at his intense gaze.

Shehnaaz- kya hua?

Sidharth- tum sachme zindagi bhar aise rehna chahti ho? Itni helpless , itni kamzor  , logo k ishaare pe naachne ka sokh hai tumhe? Why the hell are you not taking stand for yourself?

His tone rised automatically and she flinched with fear evident on her expressive face.

Sidharth took deep breaths to calm his mind.. He have to control his anger and deal carefully with her.

Sidharth- Shehnaaz.. Mai tumhe help karna chahta hu tumhare sapne poore karne mei.. I am there to help you anyday, any time.. Just trust me for once and try to step out of this hell. You don't deserve to be here rotting, getting yourself destroyed in the name of rituals.
Plz Shehnaaz ek haath aage badhao or wo thaam k Mai tumhe yaha se le jaunga.

Shehnaaz- kaha jaungi yaha se nikal k?
Mere so called pariwaar k paas bilkul nahi jaana mujhe. Mujhe yaha rahne ki jagah mili hai. Yaha se jau bhi to kaha?

Sidharth- mere saath, mere sheher Mumbai Sana.. Yaha Mathura mei tumhara koi nahi tha jab tum aayi thi aur aaj tumhare paas mai hu jo tumhe asmaan tak ka safar tey karne mei saath dena chahta hai. Faisla tumhe karna hai.

Shehnaaz- Aap kyu meri madad karenge?

Sidharth- Kyunki mai tumhara humdard ban chuka hu anjaane mei aur mai tumhe is dard se azaad karwana chahta hu.

Shehnaaz kept looking at him with her helpless eyes whereas Sidharth looked at her with his eyes filled with hopes.

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