Mistress novel Chapter 35

Meher's p.o.v

I heard a gunshot and some drops of blood splashed on my face. I heard my son's loud cry piercing through my heart. I yelled loudly," Mehrab........."

I thought that I have lost my son. I thought that it's my end because I can't breathe a single moment without my son.  But the moment I looked forward I became more shocked and stiffened on my place. The bullet didn't hit Mehrab nor it hit me.

I heard Sajal screaming loudly like a madwoman," Sehreyar, No.......why did you come to save this whore? No............"

Saying all this she dropped the gun and fall on her knees and started crying badly. She is screaming and saying only one thing," What I have done?"

I also noticed that Sehreyar collapsed on the ground and his right shoulder is bleeding. It didn't take much time for me to understand that Sehreyar has saved me and my son from the gunshot. Why did he save my son while in the first place he wanted to kill Mehrab?

I thought that Sehreyar was unconscious but how he came here and when he came here I don't know. Everything happened just in the blink of an eye.

I immediately bent down to Sehreyar's level and said crying," Don't close your eyes. I will call the ambulance now."

Saying that I touched his cheeks and I saw his shuttering eyes. I saw his trembling lips which are trying to say something.

" Meher, .......i love........." He tried to say but couldn't finish his saying and closed his eyes.

I yelled loudly," Sehreyar, don't close your eyes......please, someone help me."

I am crying and yelling for help when a man in his 40s came running and informed me that he is Sehreyar's driver. He also informed me that he has already called an ambulance and Sehreyar's family members.

I looked at Sajal and said angrily," See, what your jealously has done? But, trust me today you have crossed your all limits. I will take legal action for your attack on me and my child. You need to be behind the bar."

Hearing me, she yelled on my face," Everything happened because of you. You came into Sehreyar's life and snatched him from me."

I didn't answer her. I am just looking at Sehreyar's face and hoping that he is fine. I might have said that I want him dead but in reality, I will never wish something like that. I have said that out of anger. And I am now indebted to him. He has saved me from the gunshot. I can't even imagine what would have happened if he didn't come in front of me.

Mehrab is so terrified about all the incident that he is clinging in my arms like there is no tomorrow. I can feel that he is very afraid. Oh! My poor son! Now, I am just consoling him and saying that everything will be fine.

Then, I heard Sajal is screaming," I have killed my husband. I have killed him....... I don't want to live anymore."

She is behaving like a madwoman. She has really issues. She needs a psychiatrist. She is too much obsessed with Sehreyar.

Suddenly, without saying anything Sajal started to run towards the road without noticing that it's full of running car. Has this woman become completely mad? What if she......

I couldn't complete my thinking when a car bumped her very hard and she was thrown away almost 10 feet because of the impact.

A yelp escaped from my mouth when I saw her bloodied body. Was she trying to commit suicide? Is she love Sehreyar that much?

People started gathering around her and also me. They are murmuring about me. I can see their curious and shocked expression seeing Sehreyar like that.

I am still in a daze and not understanding what I should do when I heard the sound of the ambulance.

After some hours

I am sitting on a bench with Mehrab outside the operation theatre. Mehrab is sitting beside me resting his head on my arms and I am holding him tightly.

Sehreyar's treatment is going and I am too much worried for him. I am praying to Allah for his well being. After all, he has saved my son from the gunshot.

Sajal Seikh is also admitted to the hospital and doctor informed that she has injured her right leg and arm. Otherwise, she has no severe injury.

" Mamma, who this bad jiant?(Mamma, who is this bad giant?) He ez vely bad. Me hat him(He is very bad. I hate him). Me aflaid( I am afraid of him) ," Mehrab asked me with his baby voice.

Whatever is happening around him is too much for a little child like him. A child shouldn't face all this. Everything is happening because of me. I shouldn't have left Bhopal. I was stupid and now, I am facing the consequences of my stupidity.

I replied stroking Mehrab's baby hairs," You don't have to be afraid. Mamma will not let anyone harm you."

Hearing me he just snuggled more into me and I am thinking what will happen when Sehreyar and Sajal will gain their senses back. Will Sehreyar again try to harm Mehrab?

" Mamma, me hungly( mamma, I am hungry)," Mehrab said pulling my dupatta and my thinking was interrupted.

I said affectionately," Let mamma buy something for you."

Saying that I was going to pick him up when I heard him saying with his terrified voice looking behind me," Mamma, old witch!"

Saying that he clutched my one leg tightly out of too much fear.

Before I could ask him what's he telling me, I felt like someone has pulled my hairs from behind.

" What the........." I couldn't complete my sentence when two sharp slap landed on my right cheek repeatedly.

I touched the area where I was slapped and looked at the person. The person is none other than Sehreyar's Dadi. Again this old witch.

" You whore! You again came into my grandson's life! How was he shot? This time my granddaughter is also injured. Tell me what have you done to them? She asked me angrily holding my hairs.

I replied trying to free myself from her grip," Stop blaming me every time. It's your grandson who came to my house and tried to kill my son. And then your crazy granddaughter tried to shoot me but your grandson came in front of me and everything happened. It's not my fault."