"santu hamare dimag se hi nikal gaya...tum ye batao humne tumko Lucknow central mall ki jo lift us din kharab hui thi vaha ki CCTV footage mangwaane boli thi... vo aayi ke nahi abhi tak??" KS asked.... "yes madam.." "ama toh bata nahi paa rahi thi humko..??" "sorry madam... lekin aapko vo kyu chahiye thi/?" "kyuki Santu hume aisa lagta hai ki hum khud se behosh nahi huye the kisi ne kuch spray kiya tha lift me..."she told her...

Santosh played the CCTV recording on her laptop... Karishma's doubt was right..."Santu, pause karo... ye aadmi.... iska snapshot lo aur humko bhejo... iski hi wajah se lift mein jitne bhi log the vo behosh huye the..." "yes madam...!!" she said and took the snapshot... Karishma immediately forwarded the photograph to her network... "Karishma madam... agar aapko ye pehle se hi pata tha toh phir aapne maddam sir ko usi din kyu nahi bataya?" Santosh asked... "vo bekar mein pareshan ho jaati santu... vaise bhi us din vo boht darr gayi thi... aur kal hum bhool hi gaye the is baare mein..." "ohh! vaise madam aaj aapko ghar nahi jaana hai kya..?" "haan bass jaa hi rahe hain..."

Meanwhile, Abhishek and Haseena had reached the Saha Mansion...the car was stopped by the guards at the entrance but as they saw Jaywant... they all bowed their heads and allowed them to go ahead... the mansion was really huge... they stepped out of the car and Jaywant took them inside... his family was gathered in the hall... he introduced them to all... Abhishek and Haseena were examining the mansion carefully... there were four members more members in his family beside him... his brother, sister-in-law, their young daughter, and his mother.... they all welcomed them warm-heartedly...

"Raja..! in dono ko inke rooms dikha do aur Shyam, jaa kar inki car se inka luggage nikaal kar inke rooms me pahucha do" Jaywant ordered his servants... "Rohan aur Kiara... aap dono... fresh n up ho kar dinner ke liye neeche aa jaiyega..." he said to them. they smiled and went behind the servant...

Haseena and Abhishek went to their respective rooms...after few minutes Shyam came with their luggage...

in Haseena's room...

......she was sitting on the bed after freshening up and was checking the room for a hidden camera or microphone but was unable to find any... She was holding her phone in her hand... taking advantage she dialed Karishma's number... but someone knocked on the door... she cuts the call before alerting..." come in" she said... Raja opened the door... "mam, bade Sahab aapko dinner k liye bula rahe hain..." "ji chaliye..." she said and went behind him... on the way Raja called Abhishek too... They all sat around the dining table... Jaywant was sitting in the middle... his mother on one side and his niece on another... above her mother was her sister-in-law and Haseena... and his brother and Abhishek was seated beside his niece...

they all are nice people as far as the way Haseena and Abhishek are welcomed is concerned... they were talking very sweetly except Jaywant, whose lustful eyes were still stuck at Haseena... which didn't go unnoticed by his own brother...

Karishma needed to go somewhere else before leaving for her place... she dropped Pushpa ji and drove to Haseena's home and rang the doorbell... Ammi opened the door...."Karishma...beta..." she welcomed with a big smile..."ammi, kaisi hain aap...!" "hum thik hain... aap kaisi hain?" Karishma made a sad face....."mmm... aapki maddam sir ki yaad aa rahi hai?" Karishma nodded and hugged her... She was holding her emotions since morning... "Ammi, ek din poora saal jaisa lag raha hai... kya batayein kaise guzra hai din... maddam sir ne na... boht bura aadat lagwa diya hai apna... unke bina chaen hi nahi aata hai... oopar se itni chinta ho rahi hai unki... ek baar baat hi ho jaati toh tasalli ho jaati na..." Ammi patted her head lightly...cupped her face... and wiped her tiny tears... she made her sat comfortably on the couch... "hume pata hai beta... aapki Haseena ka bhi yahi haal hoga... aapko maloom hai... kabhi kabhi na ye jo dooriyaan hain ye rishte ko aur gehra bana deti hain..."

After giving medicines to ammi, Karishma left to her place...

It was nearly 12 pm... they were waiting for all to be asleep... Abhishek knocked on Haseena's room... and pushed open the door... Haseena was pacing to and fro near the bed... "Haseena Malik..." he said slowly... "shhh!! ye kya kar rahe hain aap... andar aaiye pehle..." she pulled him inside and closed the door... "aap aise hamara asli naam kaise le sakte hain..." she reprimanded him in low voice... "okay my fault...chaliye ab..." he said and they slowly stepped out of the room... they parted their ways... and were monitoring the mansion carefully... Haseena was near Jaywant's room when someone tapped her shoulder... She frozed in her position...after a minute..she turned... thankfully it was Raja..."mam... Aap yaha... Kuch chahiye tha aapko??" He asked... "Haan vo... Hamare room me paani nahi hai... Toh hum kitchen.. kitchen dhoond rahe the..." "ye kamra bade Sahab ka hai... kitchen neeche hai... aap apne kamre me chaliye hum aapke liye paani le kar aate hain.." he said and she nodded... and goes back to her room... Abhishek too left to his room and decided to take some rest... while someone had seen them roaming in the house suspiciously...

Sleep was far away from Haseena's eyes... She was missing her team, her thana, her Ammi, and especially her Karishma... Finally, she thought to call her... but then checked the time... 2 am... Karishma must be asleep... she thought and put her phone aside... but then she decided to check once... maybe she could be able to listen to her voice... Finally, she dialed... and to her surprise, the call was picked up in just one ring...

......but no one was speaking... both of them were silently listening to each other's breath...

KS: Haseena... ...!!

.........she uttered... her voice was enough for Haseena to vanish all her tiredness... She just wanted to embrace her right now... also she was amazed that how come she know that it was her from an unknown number...

KS: Haseena... kuch boliye na...

........humko pata hai aap hi hain...!!!

HM: Karishma...

.........she said slowly yet it gave goosebumps to Karishma... and tears rolled down from their eyes...

KS: aap thik hain na...? sab thik hai na vaha par...?

HM: sab thik hai baccha...

..........aap kaisi hain...? aur kaisa raha din...?

KS: hum to thik hain... lekin sab aapko boht miss kar rahe hain...

HM: humne bhi sabko boht miss kia...

........ek baat kahein...

KS: kahiye...

HM: aapke bagair ek pal bhi sukoon nahi aata hai❤️

... pata nahi lekin ye dil har pal bass aapko hi chahta hai...

Karishma smiled through her tears...

KS: lekin humko toh boht maza aaya... apni man maani kiye hum... koi tokne wala bhi nahi...

HM: waah..!! thik hai toh phir hum vapas na aayein toh chalega...??

KS: (shouted angrily) Haseena..!!!!!! ka bol rahi hain aap...!!!! pata bhi hai idhar hamara ka haalat ho raha hai aapke bina... pata hai aapko kis tarah guzra hai din...!!!! aur aap aisi baat kar rahi hain...!!!! idhar humari jaan nikal rahi hai...aapke itna door hain humse ki aapse baat karne ke liye tadap rahe the lekin aapko pada hi nahi hai...!!!!!

HM: (feeling guilty for her words) Karishma...

KS: .......

Haseena was guilt-ridden... she could only hear her sobbing...

HM: Karishma... baccha... hume maaf kar dijiye... please...

KS: (complaint cutely) rehne dijiye...aap pyaar hi nahi karti hain humse... hai na...

HM: kaise batayein aapko kitna pyaar karte hain hum...

....I am sorry na baby...

KS: humko nai chahiye aapka sorry...

HM: (trying to divert her mind) toh kya chahiye aapko...?? Achha bataiye aapne adoption papers banwa liye ya nahi ?? Humko aapko officially apne paas rakhna h naa...

KS: maddam sirrr!!!!!!!

HM: (in a childish tone) haan hamara chhota baccha... Ab maaf bhi kar dijiye please naa...

KS: thik hai abhi temporarily maaf kiye de rahe hn aapko... Lekin ek baar vapas aaiye chhodenge nhi aapko... Bata rahe hn...

HM: (trying to calm her down) mat chhodiyega... Zorr se pakad kar rakhiyega...

KS: Haseenaa..!!!!!!!

........ Please jaldi aa jaiye naa... Accha nai lagta aapke bina❤️

She pleaded in cracking voice...

HM: (in a sweet tone) bass kuch hi dino me aa jayenge...

....(now strict) pehle aap ye bataiye ki aapne apna khayal rakha ya nahi...!!!

....aur aap itni raat me jaag kyu rahi thi??

KS: ji humne hamara khayal bhi rakha aur sabka bhi... Aapko pata hai aaj kya kya hua....

....and she told her all the banter except that CCTV part...

HM: acha bataiye soyi kyu nahi aap...kya kar rah thi itni raat gaye...hmm.??

KS: intezaar....!!

...intezar kar rahe the aapka...

Neend hi nhi aa rahi thi humko...

....aapki god me sona hai...!! Sula lijiye naa ...maddam sir🥺

Haseena's eyes filled with tears...She had been to various missions earlier... But she was feeling this pain for the first time...it seems like she'd left a part of her heart... She kissed her phone's screen and began sobbing...

HM: (wiping her tears, in a calm tone) aap let jaaiye baccha...hum aapko Lori sunate hain... Abhi aapko neend aa jayegi...

Karishma lied on bed on puts the phone on speaker and kept it on her pillow... She closed her eyes...

.....Haseena started singing the lullaby for her... After a few minutes she stopped...

HM: Karishma

KS: .........

She realised that Karishma has dozed off... She smiled as tears were flowing down from her cheeks...

HM: I am missing you SI Sahiba...

........ She disconnected the call and closed her eyes... Soon she dozed off too...

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