Every Second❤️

Part 20

(Hope you all will like this part. Sorry for the delay everyone.)

Scene continued......
Rhea(softly)(drunk): Tumne na....mera dil churaya hain.
Kartik was shocked to hear this.
Kartik(softly): Rhea....tum hosh mein nahi ho.
Rhea held Kartik's collar and pulled him closer to her. Her breath was falling on Kartik's face directly.
Rhea(teary eyed)(softly): Kyun? Kyun kar rahe ho mere saath aisa? Kyun mere dil mein itni asaani se apni jagah bana rahe ho?
Kartik(softly): Rhea.....tum so jaao....tum hosh mein nahi ho isiliye kuch bhi....
Rhea(teary eyed)(pulling Kartik closer): Main kuch bhi nahi bol rahi hoon. Tum bohot bade basmaash ho. Itne...itne saalon mein maine apne dil mein taala laga kar rakha hain. Papa ke jaane ke baad...(a tear flew down her cheeks).....mera pyaar aur apne pann se bharosa uth gaya Kartik. Toh fir kyun tum aaye meri zindagi mein?
Kartik(teary eyed)(softly): Main....
Rhea(placing finger on Kartik's lip)(teary eyed): Shhh! Tumhe pata hain....(with disdain)....nafrat karti hoon main tumse.
Kartik felt a pang of pain wash over his heart and a tear flew down his cheek unwantedly.
Rhea(teary eyed): I hate you...I hate you the most in this world lekin fir.....kyun tum meri zindagi mein apni jagah bana rahe ho? Maine toh tala laga rakha tha apne dil par. Nahi aane dena chahti thi apne dil mein kisi ko bhi toh fir kyun...(slapping Kartik slightly).....kyun kar rahe ho mere saath aisa? Kyun mere dheere dheere mere dil ki dhadkan bante jaa rahe ho tum jab ki main tumhe khoon ke asnsoon rulana chahti hoon?
Kartik controlled his tears hearing this.
Rhea(teary eyed)(looking at Kartik's tears): Yeh.....jab tum aise rote ho na....seedha yaha....(pointing towards her heart)....dil par lagta hain. Aisa lagta hain ki ro tum rahe ho....dard mujhe ho raha hain. Kyun kar rahe ho mere saath aisa? Kyun...(hugging Kartik crying).....kar rahe ho mere saath aisa?
Rhea broke down into tears and hugged Kartik as tightly as possible.
Kartik reciprocated the hug and broke down into silent tears as well.
Kartik(in mind)(crying)(hugging Rhea): Tum mujhse nafrat kyun karti ho Rhea? Pata nahi aur main tumse poochne ki himmat nahi kar sakta. Bas ek baar Maa mil jaaye....I swear main waapis chala jaaunga hamesha ke liye. Tumhe firse kabhi pareshaan nahi karunga. Main chala jaaunga Rhea. Cement promise.
The whole night Krhea kept on crying hugging each other until they both drifted into sleep.

Next morning,
Scene starts in Ayush's room. Ayush woke up in early morning and sat up looking at his and Shalu's wedding picture on his phone.

Ayush(teary eyed): Aaj poore 25 saal complete ho gaye Shalu humari shaadi ke. Tum hamesha kaha karti thi ki ek rishte mein sabse zyada zaroori hota hain 'respect' aur 'trust'. Par tumhare apne hi pati ne bharosa tod diya. You deserved better Shalu lekin.....tumhari badqismati ki main tumhara pati bann baitha.

Pichle 25 saalon mein aisa ek bhi din nahi gaya jab mera dil tumhara naam liye bina dhadka hain. Tum meri dhadhkan ho Shalu......par meri ek galati ne...mujhse mere dil ki dhadkan ko cheen liya. Inn 25 saalon mein ek zinda laash ki tarah jee raha hoon main Shalu. Bas ek hi khwahish hain iss jism se jaan nikalne se pehle ki tumse bas ek baar mulakat ho jaaye. Par shayad humari qismat nahi chahti ki hum mile Shalu.
Ayush controlled his sobs and hugged Shalu's picture close to his heart.

Ayush didn't knew that Ishqi, who stood just outside the room heard everything.
Ishqi(teary eyed)(in mind): Kanha jii.....please Maa ko humse mila dijiye. Bohot tadpe hain main aur dad inn saalon mein. Ab aur bardaasht nahi hota. Please iss baar humare parivaar ko ek kar dijiye....pleaseeeee Kanha jii.

Scene shifts to Rhea's room,
Rhea rubbed her eyes and sat up...rubbing her temples only to find Kartik sleeping beside her on the bed.

Rhea(in mind): Yeh...Kartik yaha kyun soya hain? Kal raat...(holding her head)...aahh...aakhir kya hua tha? Aur mere sarr mein......
Just then Rhea remembered that how in anger she drank two bottles of alcohol and then came back to the farmhouse completely drunk.
Rhea(in mind)(looking at Kartik): Kahi maine nashe mein Kartik ko kuch ulta seedha toh nahi bol diya? Main ek kaam karti hoon.....apna phone le aati hoon sabse pehle. Vo shayad neeche hi reh gaya.
Rhea was about to leave when suddenly as Kartik turned to the other side, Rhea fell down directly on Kartik and unwantedly....both of their lips connected and their eyes lit up.