Karishma was still standing there gazing at her jeep until she disappeared... She burst out into loud sobs... someone kept a hand on her shoulder..... she turned behind to see the person...

KS: (not able to control herself) Pushpa Ji...

.......... and hugged her.....Pushpa Singh was rubbing her back...

.....Pushpa Ji... humko...humko boht darr lagg raha hai pata nahi kahe... aap...aap please maddam sir ko... rokk lijiye na... unko kuch... unko kuch ho gaya toh hum...hum nai jee payenge pushpa ji....

...... she cried vigorously in her arms

PS: (with a calm voice) Karishma Ji... hum aapki takleef samjh sakte hain.... maddam sir se hum sab boht pyaar karte hain.... aur vo bhi hum sab se aur khaas kar ke aapse boht pyaar karti hain... lekin hum unhe unke farz se door toh nahi kar sakte na... aapka is tarah se unse naraaz hona unhe boht takleef de raha hai... vo aapke saath waqt bitana chahti hain jaane se pehle... hum maante hain ki unhe aapko pehle batana chahiye tha... magar is baare me baat krne ka ye sahi samay nahi hai... jab vo wapas aa jayein toh boht daatiyega unhe... hum sab daatenge.... lekin filhal ke liye unhe apni sabse pyari dost chahiye hai....agar vo aapko aise udaas dekhengi to mission me unka dil nahi lagega...

.............(she cupped her face)

... jaaiye unke paas..isse pehle der ho jaaye.!!!

Karishma looked at her and Pushpa Singh gave her a reassuring smile... she took her bike and drove away.....

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HEADQUARTERS...

KS: Anubhav bhaiya, kya hum bhi Haseena madam ke saath jaa sakte hain..?

AS: Ji nahi Karishma Singh.... pehli baat toh yeh ki ye mission commissioner sir ne dia hai isliye humara ispar koi adhikaar nahi hai.... doosri baat ki ab mission me kisi bhi prakaar ke changes laane ka samay nahi hai... aur teesri baat ye ki hume is mission ke liye mature police officers chahiye hain... aur aapka gussa iske liye uchit nahi...

KS: Anu bhaiya.... please ek baar aap commissioner sir se baat kijiye na.... shayad vo aapka baat maan jayein.... hum.. hum apna gussa control me rakhenge... waada....

AS: (not convinced nodded his head) thik hai... hum koshish karte hain.... lekin aap zyada ummeed mat rakhiyega

KS: (smiled at a little ray of hope) dhanywaad... Jai hind.!!!!

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Meanwhile... Haseena reached her home.... gets fresh n up and entered Ammi's room... She was sitting on the sofa... talking to someone on her phone... Haseena walked towards her and settled herself near her legs and kept her head on Ammi's lap... Ammi looked at her confusingly and disconnected the call...

Ammi: (keeping her hands on her hairs and caressing them) kya hua Haseena..? aaj aap itni jaldi duty se wapas aa gayi...?

HM: ji ammi... humne socha aapke saath thoda waqt bitaa lein

Ammi: accha..!! bhookh lagi hai kya aapko...?

HM: nahi ammi....(she took a pause for few seconds) aapko kuch batana tha...

Ammi: (excited)kyaaa... aapne shadi ke liye ladka pasand kar lia....??

HM: nahi ammi... relax... hume aapko batana tha ke hume kal subeh ek mission ke liye nikalna hai.... vapas aane mein kaafi din lagg sakte hain... aap apna khayal rakhiyega aur medicines time par leti rahiyega.... aur regular checkups ke liye zaroor jaati rahiyega unhe miss mat kijiyega...

Ammi: (getting angry and worried)itni badi baat aap hume ab bata rahi hain...!!! bata hi kyun rahi hain hume aap..??

HM: (pleaded) ammi please... aap toh kam se kam Karishma Singh jaise behave mat kijiye na.... unhone aaj saara din humse baat nahi ki... isse behtar toh hum unhe batate hi na... atleast sukoon se jaa to sakte the...

Ammi: aapne kaam hi aisa kiya hai....ab kisi ko achanak se pata chalega ki aap kal hi jaa rahi hain to naraaz toh hoga na....

HM: sorry na ammi....

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ammi...

Ammi: ji... boliye...

HM: Ammi Karishma Singh ko call kijiye na ek baar...humne unse yaha aane bola tha... shayad aapki baat maan lein...

Ammi: uski koi zaroorat nahi hai beta.... Karishma aapse door nahi reh sakti hn... vo khud hi aa jayengi...

Haseena only nodded half-heartedly.... after an hour she asked Ammi to sleep and went to her room... she sat on her bed resting her head on the headrest... and closed her eyes... She was reminiscing the happy moments she'd spent with her family... and her Karishma... her heart was wrenching... she needed her badly... she wanted to spend some time with her

She was now getting angry for what Karishma did... she had been mad at her and didn't talk to her the whole day... even when she has very little time... Karishma preferred to choose her anger...even if she would have told her earlier... she would have reacted the same... she would not have talked to her for the whole freaking week...why is she is punishing them..?. Was her anger more important than her...?

......and look she didn't come... fine!! She will regret it later..... Haseena thought to herself

...........tears were streaming down from her eyes...

Karishma entered her house... Haseena hadn't locked the main door... she directly rushed to Haseena's room... Her eyes were red and teary... she found her half lying on the bed closing her eyes... her face was pale and tear stricken... Karishma was feeling guilty for her reaction....

she touched her cheeks slowly and whispered..."Haseena.."

...... Haseena opened her eyes with a jerk... for a moment she was only gazing at her... if she is really here or her mind is imagining her.... she touched her hand for the assurance and as soon as she felt her....her lips turned into a beautiful smile and tears made their way from her cheeks.. she pulled her towards herself and embraced her tightly...

.......... Karishma too wrapped her arms around her... and in few seconds the room echoed with loud sobs...

KS: Has...Haseena... please... please humko chhod kar mat jaiye... humko...humko... nai aata aapke bina rehna... humko boht darr lag raha hai.... hume bhi le chaliye na apne saath...

.....she said between her hiccups...

HM: baccha please aise.... mat..mat boliye... hum jald hi milenge na aapse... aapke aansoo hume takleef de rahe hain...

.........she tightens her grip around her...

KS: nai Haseena aap...aap samjh nai rahi hain humko... hum bol rahe hain na humko kuch thik nai lag raha hai.... pichle kuch dino se anjaana sa darr lag raha tha... aaj wajah samjh me aayi hai.... aap ye mission kisi aur ko de dijiye... Hum...hum chale jaate hain aapki jagah.... aap mat jaiye please...!!

........she pleaded her.... she was having an intuition that something wrong is gonna happen...but she didn't have any idea about that...

Haseena broke the hug and cupped her face...

HM: (in a calm and sweet tone) Karishma..!. agar aap aisi hi baatein karti rahi toh hum toh kamzor padd jayenge na... aapne hi ek baar bola tha na ki aap humari kamzori nahi taqat banna chahti hain... toh phir aaj kya hua hai aapko... itna kyun darr rahi hain..?? bharosa nahi hai hum par...??

Karishma nodded her head lowering her gaze understanding that she has to be strong...

.....Haseena smiled and kissed her forehead...

KS: hamare bartaav ke liye humko maaf kar dijiye... humare dimag ka na churan ho gaya tha... kuch samjh hi nai aa raha tha humko... oopar se aap aisi baatein kar rahi thi....ki humara dil kaanp jaata tha..... lekin aap humko pehle kahe nahi batayi thi iske baare mein...

HM: kyuki hum jaante the ki agar hum aapko pehle se bata denge to hamari Karishma ke is chhotu se dimag, jiska vo kabhi ismetaal nai krti hain, ka churan ho jayega.... aur phir aap humare khilaaf vidroh kar dengi... na hi toh koi case solve krengi aur na hi humse baat karengi... jaise aapne aaj kia....

Karishma again nodded sheepishly admitting that she would have surely done these things...

KS: hum phir se sorry hain maddam sir lekin......lekin agar iska ulta hota toh.... agar hum aapse naraaz hote bhi toh ek ya do din... phir hum saath me khoob saara waqt bita sakte the na... bache huye waqt ko special bana sakte the naa

HM: nahi baccha...! tajjurba kehta hai humara... waqt ko kabhi gin kar nahi... khul kar bitaya jaata hai.... agar aapko pehle se pata hota toh aap boht kuch karne ke chakkar mein kuch bhi nahi kar paati...aapka peace of mind disturb ho jaata.... har lamhe ko darr kar guzarti.... aapki masoom baaton me befikri nahi darr hota... hume khone ka darr!! humse door jaane ka darr!!

KS: vaise ye gol gol baatein humko samjh me toh nahi aati hai...(Haseena gave her look) lekin...aaj thoda thoda palle pada hai hamare....

HM: good..! achha ab is baare mein koi baat nahi karte hain.... okay??

KS: okay!!!

HM: vaise hume aapse kuch batana tha...

..........Karishma raised her eyebrows

hum na aapke liye.... ras malai laaye the...

KS: (excited) kaaa.... kab .....kahan hain hamara ras malai... jaldi boliye..... boliye naa!!!!!!!!!!

HM: umm...vo... baccha... hume...hume laga ke aap...aap nai aayengi isliye.... humne....khtm... Kar di.....

.....she smiled sheepishly

KS: kaaa.... kaa kaha aapne... aap hamara ras malai khaa gayi.... aur ek minute.... aapko laga ke hum....hum nai aayenge....???

.....she turned her face away pretending to be angry...

HM: ale mera baccha... gussa ho gaya kya...??

....she asked cutely

KS: aapko laga hum aayenge hi nai aapse milne... boht badhiya... aapko sach mein....aisa laga...

.......Haseena can't see her sad face... she held her chin and turned towards herself

HM: awww baccha you look chho cute when you're angry😘...

.....accha ab muh mat fulaaiye... nai khayi hai humne rasmalai... aur dinner bhi nai kia hai... aapka hi wait kar rahe the...

...

Karishma smiled in no time...

aapko pata hai ammi ne Rajma chaval banaye hain...

KS: kaa... !!! jaldi se leke aaiye na... ab humse aur intezaar nai hoga....

HM: excuse meee!!! us din bada ammi ki beti ban rahi thi na...humari complaint ki jaa rahi thi... ab jaaiye aur leke aaiye...!

KS: thik hai...😒

HM: aur suniye...paani bhi leti aaiyega

KS: thik hai..😒

HM: aur suniye... ras malai bhi leti aaiyega...

KS: THIK HAI HASEENAA!!!

after some time Karishma came back with a tray and kept it on the side table... she seated beside Haseena and started feeding her with her hands... Haseena was adoring her smilingly and was soaking her care and pamperings... she too fed her with her hands...

KS: vaise ammi toh aapse bhi badhiya khana banati hain... maza aa gaya...

HM: haan voh toh hai... lekin phir uss din ammi ke haath ke tinde khane me itni ajeeb si shaklein kyun bana rahi thi aap...??

......she said and started laughing...

KS: arre vo toh...(suddenly she remembers someting) Ek minute... idhar suniye zaraa...ammi ko aapne ye bola tha na ke humko tinde boht pasand hain.🤨..!!!!!

....oops! her laughter disappeared... she gave a sheepish smile and lowered her gaze...

aapki..aapki vajah se hume tinde khane pade....!!!!!!!

HM: sorry babyyy

KS: hahaha... (laughed evilly) ab aapki ras malai hum khayenge...

HM:(smiles) khaa lijiye... laaiye hum khilaate hain

KS: sab samjh rahe hain hum... zyada meetha khila kar humko diabeties karana chahti hain na aap...

HM: (chuckled a little) pagal hain aap ekdum...

.........boht miss karenge aapko!!!

....she said with moist eyes

KS: nai aap humko emotional mat kijiye... bata rahe hain... phir mat kahiyega ki... jaane nahi dia....

Haseena chuckled through her tears and Karishma too...

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after some time... Haseena was sitting on the bed and Karishma upon her...burying her face on her chest, with eyes closed and hugging her... while Haseena was holding her with one hand and was caressing her hair with anothers...

HM: Karishma...

KS: hmm...

HM: ammi ka khayal rakhiyega...

KS: isme koi kehne wali baat hain Haseena/?.. vo hamari ammi hain toh hum unka khayal to rakhenge hi na...

HM: aurr MPT ka....hmari team ka??

KS: unka bhi rakh hi lenge...

HM: aur hamare chhotu se bacche ka....?

KS: ek minute...aapka baccha kab hua...?? aapne shadi kar li hume bataya nahi...!! Haww maddam sir....humko ye ummeed nahi tha aapse... bilkul nahi..!!

HM: (gave her a sharp glare and Karishma stopped her drama) Karishmaaa

KS: ohh!! aap hamara baat kar rahi...

........ she said showing her teeth...

HM: kitna drama karti hain na aap...

KS: aapke saamne hi karte hain.... aap hoti hain toh hi na dialogue baazi hota hai.... aap nahi hongi toh nahi karenge...

.....she said with a week smile...

maddam sir...

.... humko pata hai aapko contact nahi kar sakte lekin..... phir bhi hume roz aapki ek call ka intezaar rahega....

..... kabhi mauka mile toh... kariyega..!!.❤️

...tears were there in corner of their eyes... but she chose to be silent...

HM: hum koshish karenge.....

... Karishma... aap hamesha strong rahiyega... In case agar hume kuch............

......... ....aap... hamari ammi ko sambhal lijiyega please...

Karishma wriggled herself from her hold and walked towards the balcony... Haseena knew that her words are hurting her a lot..but she has to face the reality... she walked behind her...

HM: Karishma...

........she tried to put her hand on her shoulder but Karishma showed her palm...

Karishma... baat toh suniye please...

KS: maddam sir mat boliye kuch... aapko vahi bolna hai jo aapko lagta hai... sabki fikr hai na aapko... thane ki... team ki... ammi ki... khud ki.... bass... bass hamara khyal nahi hai... hum jee bhi payenge ya nahi usse koi matlb nahi aapko...

....... hum... jiska khyal aap shuruaat se rakhti aa rahi hain... ab aap chahti hain ki hum apna khayal khud se rakhein...

to kahe... kahe bigaadi humari aadat aapne...kahe lagwa dia apna aadat...

.....ab jab hum aapke bina khud ka kalpana bhi nahi kar sakte hain tab aap aisi baatein kar rahi hain...

...aap na... aap boht buri hain maddam sir...

HM: Karishma...baccha...

...cupped her face...

hum jaante hain aapko kaisa lag raha hai... hume bhi bilkul vaisa hi lag raha hai... aapse door rehna boht zyada mushkil hai hamare liye...kyuki aadat sirf aapko nahi hume bhi hain aapki...

....magar aapko practical hona padega... aur sacchai ko accept karna padega na...

KS: ka chahti hain aap humse...? ki hum maan lein ki aap vapas nahi aayengi..?? chali jayengi hamesha k liye humse door...?

HM: nahi baby... humara mtlb hai ki aisa possible......

KS: (shouts) shut up Haseena.... just shut up...!!!! aapne accept kia tha jab hum hospital mein the aur hamara jaan khatre me tha..??. pagal ho gayi thi na aap... aur kal... kal mall me jab lift kharab ho gaya tha... saara mall sar par utha li thi aap...

...kahe..??

...... soch leti tab aap bhi ki ek possibility ye bhi hai ki hum marr......

HM: (shouted loudly)Karishmaaa...!!!!!

KS: ka hua.... Takleef ho rhi ka...??

Lekin kahe bhala?? Practical baat kiye na hum toh...

........ Haseena was silent...

toh phir aap humse kaise ummeed kar rahi hain k hum... hum... Itne zyada strong ho jayein...

Kahe maddam sir...

She began crying violently... Haseena hugged her....

HM: relax Karishma... I am sorry.. please...

KS: maddam sir... Humko nhi pata bss aap hume vapas chaiye hain... Humne keh dia toh keh dia...

......Aaj tak aap apni Karishma ki saari baatein maani hain na... Toh ab bhi maniye...

HM: thik hai... Ab aap shaant ho jaaiye na... Aise royengi to kaise chalega jaan❤️.....

.....accha aap ek minute rukiyega hmare paas kuch hai....

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