"Chaliye sab hamare saath" she hardly ordered everyone ... they all hurriedly reached to the school and started finding karishma ...

"santuji santuji suniye" cheeta said "cheete please abhi nahi" " santuji hamara baat to suniye" he again requested "cheete tujhe samjh nahi aa rha h kya" she replied being frustuated "santuji hame kuch zaroori baat krni hai karishma madam ke baare me" "karishma madam k baare mein.. jaldi bol" SS suddenly showed interest "aap ye bataiye ki karishma madam ka phone last kitne baje active tha" he asked "3:20pm" "hame bhi usi waqt chakkar aaye the santuji"cheeta said

HM and pushpaji came there "kuch mila??" she asked "maddam sir cheete ko kuch yaad aa rha h"SS replied "kya . jaldi batao cheeta" HM asked him

"haa hame kuch kuch yaad hai ... hum aur karishma madam bachhiyo ke saath the... ek bachhi aa kar karishma madam se boli ki aap unhe bula rahi hn "he added "hum??... humne toh nahi bulaya unhe ... infact unka hi message aaya tha us waqt hamare paas ki vo wapas jaa rahi hn !!" haseena said extremely worried "toh firr kaha gyi hamari bahu "PS said in tears

"vo paani... us bachhi ne hame aur karishma madam ko paani pilaaya tha...shyd usme kuch tha jiski wajah se hum behosh ho gye the "cheeta finally remembered

"iska matlb hai ki pehle kisi ne dhoke se karishma ko paani me kuch mila k dia aur uske baad unhe ye bola gya ki hum unhe bula rahe hain.. firr unke phone se hume msg kia gya .. aur in sab me bachiyon ka istemaal kia jisse kisi ko shak na ho", haseena joined the dots "maddam sir kahi ye DS ka kaam to nahi???" "exactly santosh sharma ye usi ka kaam hai... chaliye !!!!"

meanwhile

DS: ab tak to un sab ko pata lagg hi gya hoga ki ye humne kia hai.... magar ise dhoond nahi paayengi .... humko dhamki di thi na is daroga ne... kya boli thi .."preeti ka school chalega aur vha bacchiyaan bhi ayengi...aur kisi ne kuch bhi kia to ek ek ko vo maar lagayenge na ki muh se ekko hi baat niklega darogaji dekhe to boht magar tumsa nahi dekha... samjh me aaya to thik hai vrna nikal lo " ... humne kaha tha mehenga padega... ab dekh lo.... ky haalat hai iski

he and his men laughed wickedly

while HM and everyone went to his house

"kahan hai karishma singh" ,haseena shouted "arre madam shaant .. kya hua hai bataiye" DS said sarcastically "dekho jada sidhe mat bano... karishma kahan hai bata do vrna..." haseena's anger was on peak "varna kya madam... aap bhi vahi galti kar rhi hn jaisi usne ki thi.. hame dhamki di thi... " he said " kya kia hai tumne unke saath..??" she shouted again "jada kuch toh nahi bass use aisi jagah par rakha hai jahaan aap kabhi pahuch nahi paayengi" he replied confidently "hum unhe paataal se bhi dhoond nikaalenge ... taalashi lo inke ghar ki ", she ordered

haseena went on terrace... SS and CC searched in the rooms while PS was searching outside the house but found nothing.... "maddam sir karishma madam yaha nahi hn" SS said "haa maddam sir saara ghar chhaan maara kahi nahi hai vo" said PS "maddam sir humko nahi lagta vo itni aasani se batane wala hai karishma madam kaha hn " cheeta said "hame khud hi dhoondna hoga unhe ... saare gaanv ki talashi lijiye ... koi bhi aana kaani kare to arrest kr lijiyega .. got it.. chaliye sab !!!" haseena said

"kuch mila kya madam ??" DS asked but haseena ignored her and started leaving his house "achha jaate jaate ek baat aur sun lijiye... aapke paas bass subeh k 4 bje tk ka waqt h use dhoondne k liye.. der hui to kuch bhi ho skta hai... " haseena held his collar "chuppp.. karishma k baare me ek lafz bhi aur bola to zabaan kheech lenge hum tumhari.. kuch nahi hoga unhe ... hum unhe kuch hone hi nahi denge " "maddam sir chhodiye use... hame waqt barbaad nahi karna hai...jaldi chaliye " SS,CC and PS said and dragged her outside the house

"4 bajne me sirf 2 ghnte hn ms " SS said scaring everyone "mtlb hume do ghnte m karishma madam ko dhoondna h" CC added

everybody is searching KS in each and every houses of the village... "kahan hain aap karishma singh " haseena thought to herself.. she was at verge of crying ... other's condition was not different ... they were knocking each and every doors in order to find her... her eyes went on her wrist watch... half an hour remains... "karishma " skipped from her mouth "nahi hum haar nahi maanenge aapko dhoondh ke rahenge " she gave courage to herself .... she saw few women of the village going somewhere ... where are they going at this hour of the day ... its 3:40am only.... she stopped them and asked " aap log is waqt... kaha jaa rahi hn??" "arre madam ab sarkaar ne hamare gaanv me jal ki suvidha to uplabdh kara di hai magar hamare ghar se kuch door hai... sirf ek ghnte ke liye paani aata hai to hum sab vahi bharne jaa rahe dinbhar ke liye " one of them answered "is waqt??" haseena asked " nahi madam 4 baje aata hai abhi se line me nahi lagenge to paani nii milega... ab aap hi dekhiye ... sarpanch ji ke ghar pe toh pipeline ki suvidha hai unhe koi dikkat nahi.... unke ghar par do badi badi tanki hain jo ki subeh bhar jaati hai ... pisna to hum greebo ko padta hai madam... ab aap hamara samay na barbad kre ... hume jaane dein" she said

its 3.50 am but they found nothing .... all gathered together .. their hunged faces were showing they are failed ...time is flying ... 3:55 ...3:56....3:57...3:58....3:59 ...."maddam sir ek min bacha hai sirf " santosh said and started crying .... "maddam sir ... karishma ji ko bacha lijiye please .. hum aapke haath jodte hn " pushpa ji pleaded "aap sab shaant ho jaaiye please " haseena had to stay strong for others "samay toh paani ki tarah beh raha hai ms " cheeta said... "PAANI " haseena shouted ... "hume pata chal gya ki KS kaha hain.. chalo jaldiiii " she excited "ms 4 baj gye " SS stated ......

silence ..............................