Here Mahir was returning back to Oberoi Mansion. He stopped at the signal. Another car stopped beside him he turned and found it's Bela's. Both looked at each other.

Their eyes had many questions. Why all this happened? Why aren't we together? There was pain in their eyes, pain of separation, pain that they are together but still poles apart, there is longing for each other.

Bela avert her gaze and looked other side. But her eyes was stucked somewhere. Mahir followed her gaze. There was a couple having ice cream in one cup. Boy smudged some cream on her nose tip and the girl pouted. Boy smiled and pinched her cheeks.

Both reminisced their time when they did all this.

Flashback

It was night everyone were sleeping (except Anika off course). But Bela was wide awake. She was tossing and turning on the bed but sleep was not ready to touch her eyes. She sighed and sat up on the bed.

Bela: yeh nind kyu nahi aa rahi?

She looked up and joined her hands.

Bela: hey nind dene wale bhagwan. Please mujhe nind de do. Kal bohat kaam hai. Aur agar jaldi nahi uthi toh Anika mera sar kha jayegi. Haan? Please

She fell on bed again and covered herself with duvet. But again sat up annoyed.

Bela: yeh nind ko mujh se kya dushmani hai aaj? Hum toh best friends hai na. Phir aaj kya hua? (She thought for sometime) ice cream kha leti hun. Shayad uss se nind aa jai.

She got up and ran to kitchen. But to her bad luck.

Bela: ice cream toh nahi hai. Ab kya karu??

She thought for moment and an idea clicked her mind. She ran to Mahir's room. Where he was soundly sleeping.

Bela: yeh dekho. Yeh bhi so raha hai. Sirf mujhe hi nind nahi aa rahi.

She went near him and patted him.

Bela: Mahir.... Mahir uth na

Mahir (sleepily): hmm.... kya hai Bela?

Bela: mujhe nind nahi aa rahi

He pulled her and she fell beside him. He wrapped his hand around her waist.

Mahir (eyes closed): mere saath so ja. Bohat achi nind aa jayegi.

Bela frowned and tried to get rid of his grip. She wiggled and wiggled but he hold more tighter.

Bela: Mahir chhod mujhe aur uth.

Finally she freed herself and sat on the bed.

Bela: Mahir.... uth na please

Mahir (sleepy): sone de Bela please....

He turned other side while Bela frowned.

Bela: Mahir uth ja. Bohat important baat karni hai

Mahir (sleepy): kal subha baat kar le na abhi nahi.

Bela (sighed): Mahir please. Uth ja warna pure ghar mein chilla chilla ke bolungi ke main pregnant hun

Mahir: theek hai bol de...... ek min kya?

He sprang up on bed with wide eyes. While Bela tried hard not laugh.

Mahir (shocked): kya kaha? Pre.... pre... pregnant? Kaise? Aisa toh kuch hua hi nahi.

Bela broke in to laugh while Mahir closed his eyes in frustration.

Bela: so.... sorry Mahir le... lekin tu uth hi nahi raha tha. Kya kar ti?

Mahir: Bela mujhe heart attack aa gaya tha.

Bela: sorry sorry

Mahir: kya sorry?

Bela: mujhe nind nahi aa rahi

Mahir: toh meri nind kyu kharab ki?

Bela: mujhe ice cream khani hai. Le chalna

Mahir: Bela time dekh. Iss waqt kon tere liye shop khuli rakh ke betha hoga. Ke nahi Bela abhi aati hogi. Bandh nahi karte.

Bela: koi toh hoga. Please chal na.... chal...

Mahir: Bela......

Bela: Mahir.......

Mahir (sighed): theek hai. Chal

Bela cheered and jumped off the bed. Mahir shook his head and took the car keys.

They searched almost everywhere but didn't find any "icecream wala"

Mahir: Bela kahin nahi hai. Ab ghar chalte hai.

Bela: nahi please aage hoga. I am sure. Please

Mahir: agar nahi hua toh wapish chalenge

Bela: hoga. I am sure.

They drove little far and finally found one ice cream parlour.

Bela (happily): woh raha. Chal jaldi.

She jumped out and ran to the ice cream parlour. Mahir too ran behind her.

Bela (to shopkeeper): bhagwan aapka bhala kare dada

Shopkeeper (confused): kyu?

Bela: kyu ke aap itni raat ko ek hi hai jis ne icecream parlour khula rakha hai. Kab se dhundh rahe the.

Shopkeeper (smiled): oh acha. Konsa flavour chahiye

Bela: Mahir kya khayega?

Mahir: mujhe nahi khana tu manga le

Bela: arey aise kaise koi icecream ko mana kar sakta hai. Tujhe khana padega.

Mahir: nahi khana mujhe

Bela: khana padega

Mahir: ajeeb zabarjasti hai

Bela: hai.

Mahir: theek hai. Mere liye ek strawberry

Bela: strawberry?

Mahir: haan

Bela: theek hai. (To shopkeeper): dada do chocolate aur ek strawberry dedo

Mahir: tisra (third) kon hai yahan? Do chocolate kyu?

Bela: woh mere liye

Mahir: raat ko do do icecream khaiyegi toh bimar ho jayegi. (To shopkeeper): excuse me ek hi chocolate rakhna

Bela: nahi dada do chocolate. (To Mahir) teri problem kya hai? Mujhe do khane hai. Main do hi khaungi.

Shopkeeper: aapki icecream

Bela happily took it and gave Mahir his. She ran and sat on the bonet. Mahir too came after paying for the icecream.

She was licking the cream like a kid from both the cones. Mahir shook his head and sat beside her enjoying his one. Bela looked at his icecream and asked

Bela: kaisi hai?

Mahir (confused): achi hai

She eyed that and he understood that she wants that too so he took back his hand.

Mahir: do already kha rahi hai. Ab meri icecream pe nazar mat daal

Bela: ek bite de na.

Mahir: nahi

Bela: kitna kanjoos hai tu. Thoda sa taste karne ke keh rahi hun

Mahir: Bela....

Bela: Mahir....

He sighed and forward his hand. She ate a little and made some face.

Bela: nahi itna bhi acha nahi hai. Chocolate is the best

Mahir: toh kyu manga?

Bela: mujhe sirf taste karna tha.

Mahir: kar liya na? Ab jaldi se khatam kar aur chal. Bohat late ho gaya hai.

Bela nodded and they finished their icecream. Bela's face was cover with some chocolate.

Mahir: kaise bacho ki tarah khati hai. Yeh dekh pura spread ho gaya hai.

He took his hanky out and holding her face he started cleaning it. Bela was just admiring him. Soon he looked at her eyes and their eyes entangled. Both were so lost in each other's eyes.

After a while Mahir spoke

Mahir: Bela

Bela: hmmmm

Mahir: ghar chale?

Bela (coming back): haan

She blushed and Mahir smirked seeing his effect on her. Both sat and drove back.

Flashback ends

Both jerked hearing honks as the signal went green. She rode the car Mahir was behind her. She turned to left while Mahir frowned.

Mahir: yeh Bela kahan ja rahi hai? Ghar toh iss taraf hai.

He too turned left but maintained some distance so that she couldn't see him. She was driving fast and rashly to a isolated place. But suddenly she stopped in a midway. Mahir too stopped little far.

She stepped out and sobbed. She placed one hand on the bonet for support and with other hand she held her forehead. She now her sobs turned aloud. She hit her hand on the bonet and sat down hugging her knees

Mahir's heart ached seeing her. He just want to run to her, hug her, wipe her tears and console her. But he can't cause now they share no relation. That dreadful night changed the life to three souls. Shivaay, Bela and Mahir. Gauri was broken too but she had Om. Soumya had Rudra and Sahil and Tia had everyone.

Bela thought because of Shivaay Anika is not with them. She blamed him but Mahir stood for Shivaay. None instead Mahir believes that she is dead. After that incident Bela use to cry every day and Mahir can't see his love shedding tears every day. So once being frustrated he said "Bas Bela. Ek Mare hue ke liye kitna roegi?" Though he didn't meant to hurt her but that words broke her heart completely and they fought. That fight was so big that it lead to breaking their relationship.

He breathed heavy and stepped out. He took baby steps towards her. Bela's sob had turned into loud cries now. He stood behind her. But she didn't realized it.

Bela (between her cries): kyu!!!!! Kyu hua yeh sab??? Kyu chali gai tu Anika??? Kyu!!!!!!!

Mahir stumbled few steps back.

Bela: please wapish aa ja. Please!!! Ab nahi reh sakti tere bina. Please. Tune kaha tha na ke tu mujhe chhod ke kabhi nahi jaayegi? Phir kyu chali gai??? Meri zara bhi fikar nahi hai tujhe? Kahan gae tere wade? Kyu itna pareshan kar rahi hai sab ko? Aa jana wapish. Bas bohat hua yeh chupne chupane ka khel. Tu jeeti main haari. Bas!! Chal aaja ab.

Mahir felt little hurt. He thought she is crying cause she still love him and is broken by their separation. Which actually is true. She is broken. She is in pain. She do love him. But she misses her friend cum sister more.

"When the signal went green before she ride her eyes caught something. Two besties were teasing each other. Happily talking and laughing. Her eyes welled up cause it reminds her about Anika but she blinked and rode the car."

Mahir felt pain in his heart he ran back to his car with tears streaming down his eyes.

Mahir: kya ab uss mere baare mein kuch feeling nahi hota? Kya sach mein woh mujh se ab pyaar nahi karti? Abhi bhi Bela Anika ke liye ro rahi hai. Woh nahi aane wali wapish. Koi samajta hi nahi hai. Panch bullet lagi thi usse. 5 bullets aur khai mein gir gai. Then how the hell can any body survive. Lekin koi maan ne ko hi tyar nahi hai.

Here

Bela: Anika tujhe pata hai. Mera aur Mahir ka bohat bada jagda ho gaya aur maine uss se break up kar liya. Sahi kiya na? Haan? Bata mujhe. Ab jaldi se aa aur samja mujhe. Maine jo kiya galat kiya.

She cried and cried. At one point she stopped but tears were still flowing through her red puffy eyes. She just sat closing her eyes and head hidden in her knees. While Mahir was still there waiting for her to go.

Mahir: yeh kab tak bethi rahegi? Phone karta hun.

(Ring Ring)

Her phone rang. Off course it was Mahir. She lift her head. Seeing it was Mahir. She wiped her tears and picked the call.

Bela (on call): hello

Mahir: hello Bela kahan ho tum?

Bela: yeh aap mujhse kyu puch rahe hai Mr. Sehgal?

It felt like someone had chopped his heart when she address him Mr. Sehgal. She had stopped calling him Mahir. She have stopped calling him with the right she used to. She now call "aap" instead of "tu" or "tum" Mahir tighten his eyes.

Mahir: you can call me Mahir.

Bela: kis haq se?

Mahir: main tumhara.....

Bela: aap mere kya? Kuch nahi lagte aap mere.

Mahir: main tumhara dost bhi nahi raha?

Bela (controlling herself): nahi. Ab aap mere kuch nahi lagte Mr. Sehgal. Aap ke saath maine sare rishte tod diye the jab aapne meri dost Anika ko....

Mahir: maine sirf sach kaha hai Bela. She is....

Bela (interrupting): don't you dare Mr. Sehgal. Ab ek baar bhi woh word you mat karna. Anika ke liye toh bikul nahi. Woh zinda hai.

Mahir: Bela tum...

Bela (again interrupting): Mr. Sehgal.... aap ne mujhe call kyu kiya abhi bata sakte hai?

Mahir: woh tum kahan ho? Ghar kyu nahi aai ab tak?

Bela: aap meri chinta mat kijiye. Main aa rahi hun. Par thodi der lagegi.

She dismissed the call before he could say anything. Mahir threw his phone in the back seat angrily. While Bela again hid her face.

Three men were passing by one of them saw Bela.

Man 1 (whispering to other two): bhai woh dekh.

Both looked at her and had an disgusting smile on their faces. They went near her. Mahir saw that and frowned

Man 2: kya hua madam ji? Aise kyu baithe ho?

She looked at them.

Bela: aap se matlab?

Man 3: matlab kaise nahi hai? Aap akele aise yahan bich sadak mein baithe ho. Woh bhi iss waqt.

Bela: toh??

Man 1: fikar hai hume aapki.

He sat beside her.

Bela: aapko meri fikar karne ki koi zarrorat nahi hai.

Mahir stepped out of the car. While she stood up and continued

Bela: main apni fikar khud kar sakti hun.

She turned to go but man 3 stood in front of her.

Man 3: itni jaldi kya hai?

Bela (controlling her anger): dekh beta. Ab tak toh main shanti se baat kar rahi thi. Par ab tu ne mujhe roka na toh main kya karungi yeh toh mujhe bhi nahi pata.

She turned to other side but she was stopped by man 2. Mahir's anger rose he took few steps but stopped seeing what happened.

Man 1 (standing up): aaj aapko humse koi nahi bacha sakta madam.

Bela: matlab aaj tum logo ko hospital mein hi rehne ka irada hai. Theek hai phir jaisi tumhari marzi.

She punched one of them and he fell on ground. While the other two stared her angrily. One man tried to hold her but she held his hand and twisted it and hit him.

Now the one left tried to attack her but she did that to him first. She took of her sandal and bet them. All the three tried to run but she still managed to hit him.

Bela (angrily screaming): aisa marungi ke aage se kisi ladki ko chhedne ke khayal se bhi dard ho tujhe. Tujhe kya laga? Akeli ladki hai pareshan hai toh kuch bhi kar loge? Par ek baat kaan khol ke sun lo aur apne iss sade hue dimag mein baitha lo. Ke Hum Ladiyan Kisi Se Kam nahi hai. Aur hume kisiki zarrorat bhi nahi hai. Hum khud apna bachav kar sakte hai. Samje!!! (Screaming aloud) SAMJE????

Trio (scared and in pain): haan samaj gaye

Bela stopped beating them and warned them showing her sandal instead of finger

Bela: yaad rakhna agar mujhe tum kisi ladki ko chhed te ya pareshan karte dekha na toh main maar maar ke maar maar ke bharta bana dungi tum teeno ka. Samje??

The trio nodded and ran. Bela threw her sandal down and wore it. She took her phone and sat in the car. While Mahir was proud of her. He too sat in.

Bela started the car and rashly drove that back. She was so angry and upset that she didn't realized Mahir or his car. Angry because of that three bastards and upset cause she was missing Anika and Mahir too.

Mahir too took the car behind her. This time she drove back to home.

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Guys I think girls don't want any man for their safety. Girls can do that by their own selves. They can protect their selves and any girl is not weak. They can fight for themselves.

This chapter was completely on BeHir cause I realized there are less BeHir moments.

How do you like this chappie?

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M. S.