The sunrays brought a beautiful morning. Haseena slightly opened her eyes and found Karishma snuggled to her arms and holding her tightly. She smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Good morning Karishma!" She whispered sweetly pulling her cheeks... "mmm... good morning Haseena!" She replied in her slumber which made Haseena a little off but she thought to let it be. "Karishma uthiye na... subeh ho gayi" she said with the same sweetness again. "Haseena sone dijiye naa...aap bhi so jaaiye..." She pulled her and cuddled with her. After five minutes, our SHO Haseena Malik came up with a dangerous plan. She got up and took a marker from the drawer. Karishma was sleeping peacefully unaware of what was happening with her cute face. After ten good minutes, Haseena smirked as she had prepared the next 'Raavan'. She took her phone and captured her. Controlling her laughter, she went outside after freshening up leaving the sleeping Karishma Singh in the room.

Aryan was doing his morning exercise carrying Ayan and Aisha on his back and Amrita Ji were watching them from the kitchen's window. Haseena saw them and went towards them... "Aisha! Ayan! aap dono yaha?? itni subeh...?" She asked... "Haan orphanage se call aaya tha...ye dono yaha aane ki zidd kar rahe the toh mai le aaya!" Aryan replied. "acha aap dono bhai ke saath khelo... hum aapke liye hot chocolate bana kar laate hain...okay??" She said... "Didi! Karishma kahan hain?" Ayan asked... "Vo abhi so rahi hain..." "Thik hai mai unse mil kr aata hoon" he said. Haseena remembered what she did to Karishma..."Nahii!!!!" She shouted all of a sudden... "kya hua didi??" "nahi...vo...kuch nahi hum keh rahe the ki abhi unhe sone dete hain..." she fumbled.

But to her surprise, Karishma herself came out of the room... "are Ayan! aap..." She said and everybody looked at her while Haseena smacked her forehead... "ka hua? aap sab aise kahe dekh rahe hume??... bhoot voot dekh liya ka...!!" She said unable to understand their reactions. And suddenly, the four of them burst out into laughter while Haseena was looking at everything but Karishma. "Has kahe rahe aap sab... koi kuch batayega hume?" She asked confusingly. Holding his stomach with one hand, Ayan opened the front camera of Aryan's phone and handed it to her. "Karishma aap... alien lag rahe ho...hahaha" Aisha laughed and Ayan seconded her "konse planet se aaye ho...hahaha!!"... while she was angrily glaring at Haseena who had kept her gaze down. She furiously went inside the room and washed her face. "baccho aise kisi par haste nahi hai na... bad manners" Haseena said. "Didi ye sab aapne hi kiya hai naa?" Aisha asked to which Haseena nodded sheepishly and chuckled a little. "Didi!! aapne meri Karishma ko angry kar dia..." Ayan said showing his cute anger... "Excuse me! Mr. Ayan... First of all, vo hamari Karishma hai aapki nahi... and secondly hum unhe manaa lenge...so don't worry..." She said proudly and went behind Karishma. Haseena entered the room but Karishma was inside the bathroom. She sat on the bed thinking of a way to pacify her. After taking the shower, Karishma came out and saw Haseena sitting on the bed. Haseena glanced at her and mustering up some courage, she spoke.

HM: Karishma...

KS: (about to leave the room) boliye...

HM: aap naraaz hain humse??

KS: (sarcastically) hum??... hum kahe naraaz honge...!! itna badiya kaam ki hain aap... aapko toh noble prize se sammanit karna chahiye... naraaz kahe honge...!!! sabke saamne insult ho gaya hamara... lekin hum naraaz kahe honge...!!!!!!!

HM: (held her wrist and made a cute face) maaf kar dijiye na... vo humse galti se ho gaya...

KS: nahi matlb ka galti se ho gaya?? galti se drawing bana diya aapne hamare chehre par?? nahi humara chehra thodi hai park ka deewar hai... koi bhi aayega aur kuch bhi bana kar chala jayega... ek do naare bhi likh deti saath mein!!

.......she scolded angrily...

HM: arre aise kaise koi bhi kuch bhi bana dega... kisi ke paas itna right bhi toh hona chahiye ki aapko haath lagaye!!!

KS: accha toh matlb aapke paas hai vo right??

HM: beshak hai...!!! aap hamari hain...to aap par right bhi hamara hai...!!!

KS: (raised her eyebrows) hum aapke kaise huye???

HM: Nahi hain??

KS: huh! baat mat ghumaiye... aapse baatein banane ko keh do bass... expert hain bilkul...

Before Haseena could say anything, Amrita Ji called them for the breakfast...

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"Anaya, beta humne ek boht hi accha ladka dekha hai tumhare liye... tum jaa kar usse mil lo..." Amrita Ji said while having a morsel. "mumma please na... hume abhi shaadi nahi karni hai..." She made an irritated face... "Are milne me kya takleef hai... ek baar mil lo... pasand na aaye toh reject kar dena.." "Lekin pehle toh bhai ki shadi honi chahiye na..." "ek minute... mai kaha se aa gaya beech mein..." said Aryan... "hum kuch nahi jaante... tum milogi usse... humne meeting fix kar di hai..." "thik hai... boliye kab milna hai..." "aaj Lunch pe!.." "Anaya ki mumma bhi bilkul ammi ki tarah hain... shaadi ke peeche padi rehti hain..." Karishma thought and giggled. "Thik hai... hum Karishma ko bhi leke jayenge..." said Haseena... "Haan le jaana... aur usko Delhi bhi ghuma dena thoda..." Amrita G said... "meri bike le jaana..." Aryan said in between... "bhai hume nahi aati hai na bike chalani..." "hume aati hai... hum leke jaayenge..." said Karishma..."Are you sure/?" Haseena asked... "Huh! hum aapse baat nahi kar rahe hain..." she replied...

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KS: (gesturing a nervous Haseena to sit on the bike) baithiye..

HM: aa... Karishma.. aapko pakka.. aati hai na bike chalani??

KS: ama kaisi baat kar di aapne... saara lucknow mein Karishma Singh se accha bike koi nahi chala sakta...

HM: lekin hume phir bhi darr lag raha hai...

KS: bharosa hai hum par??

HM: (smiled) khud se bhi zyada...

KS: kahe??

HM: hum nahi jaante... filhaal chaliye... hume late ho raha hai...

KS: haan haan... vaise bhi hum aapse baat nahi kar rahe hain...

HM: (while seating besides her) aap karengi..!!

!KS: (igniting the bike) aapko aisa kahe lagta hai??

HM: kyuki aapko karni hi padegi!!!

KS: (increased the speed) ahaan!! hum Karishma Singh hain... ek baar jo thaan liye vo kar ke hi dikhaate hain...

HM: hum bhi Haseena Malik......(paused and realised what she said)Karishma suddenly applied the breaks... Her eyes shined at a new ray of hope...she looked at her who was lost in her thoughts...

KS: ka.. ka boli aap... phir se boliye...

HM: kya bola humne??

...........she started thinking about her words..

KS: yahi ki aap bhi Haseena Malik...... aage boliye na...

HM: hum... pata nahi humne... hum kaise... hum toh Anaya hain... Haseena toh aapki dost... hume lagta hai shyad hume aapki dost ka naam yaad ho gaya hai aur hum apna naam bhool gaye hain...

Karishma mentally smacked her forehead...

KS: (to herself) ama kab yaad aayega inko... kab yaad aayega ki ye hi hamari maddam sir hain... kitna intezaar karein hum...!

HM: kaha kho gayi aap?? chalna nahi hai kya?? der ho rahiii...!!

KS: (sadly)ji..

HM: arreee... itni tezz kon bike chalataa haiiii... speed kam kijiyeeee....

KS: pakaddd ke baithiyeeeee...peecheee...

Haseena wrapped her arms around her and Karishma smiled. Haseena was sitting on the bike with her for the first time. That too because she is Anaya or else she would never dare to.

KS: humko kaahe pakde hain...

HM: kyuki hume darr lagg raha haiiii

KS: lekin hum aapse baat nahi kar rahe hain...

HM: tightening her hold around her) pata hai hume... uss baare mein baad mein discuss karenge...

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KS: ama itna late kaun hota hai be... aadhe ghante se wait kar rahe hain us topa ka...

.......she said irritated of waiting for the boy in the restaurant.

HM: relax Karishma... aata hi hoga vo... kisi kaam mein busy ho gaya hoga...

Meanwhile, a man came and seated in front of them...

Man: sorry sorry sorry! mai late ho gaya... vo actually kuch zaroori kaam aa gaya tha...

KS: (glaring him from top to bottom) tumhari shakal dekh ke lagta nahi tumhe kuch kaam hota hoga... khair shakal ka kya hai... kabhi bhi dhokha de sakti hai...

HM: (whispered slowly) Karishma...

Man: hehe... Myself Sundar Tripathi... and you are Anaya, right?

...........He asked Haseena...but before she could reply, Karishma jumped in between...

KS: shakal se toh bandar lagte ho... naam Sundar rakhe ho...

........Haseena giggled but immediately made a serious face...

HM: Karishma...shhh...

Sundar: badi mazakiya hai aapki behen...hehe...

HM: ji...ji... coffee... aap coffee lenge??

Sundar: Ji bilkul...

KS: bill tum hi bharoge...

HM: (pleaded in low voice) Karishma... shaant ho jaiye...

Sundar: Ji... Ji mai bhar dunga... don't worry!... Vaise Anaya Ji... kya Karti hain aap...??

KS: haddiyan todti hain... bandar ke shakal wale aadmiyon ki...

..........Haseena glared at her angrily but she gave a sheepish smile...

Sundar: (glaring at Karishma) boht zyada mazak karti hain aapki behen...

KS: nahi hum mazak sirf barabari walo ke saath karte hain... tumhare saath kahe karenge...

Sundar: kya matlb hai aapka...

HM: aam... kuch...kuch nahi...bacchi hain vo abhi...please Don't mind... orphanage... orphanage hai hamara...aur kaafi saare social work organisation ke saath jude huye hain...

Sundar: wow... impressive...!!

KS: tum ka karte ho vaise...?? ek minute...(she looked at him from top to bottom)...kahi tum...

Sundar: kya??

KS: kahi tum vahi toh nahi... jo kal footpath pe bheekh maang rahe the...??

HM: Karishma... chup ho jaiye...!

Sundar: excuse me... mai sheher ka number one broker hoon... aap is tarah se meri insult nahi kar sakti...

HM: Mr. Bandar (she said in flow-flow and he looked at her) aa... I mean Mr. Sundar... aap inki baaton par dhyaan mat dijiye...

Karishma chuckled...

Sundar: ji.!! ..... vaise aap boht khubsoorat hain Anaya ji...

HM: (smiled) thankyou

KS: kaash ye bhi tumhare baare mein aisa kuch bol paati... lekin tumhari shakal allow hi nahi kar rahi... ab kia bhi ka jaa sakta hai...

HM: (scolded her slowly) karishmaa... kya ho gaya hai aapko...

Sundar: (shouted in frustration) pagal hain aapki behen... tameez nahi hai inko baat karne ki... inse boliye ki apna muh band rakhein... varna....

HM: (got up from the chair and shouted at the same pitch) kya... varna kya??? kya kar loge tum...!!!! haan??? tumhari himmat kaise huyi inke baare mein kuch bhi bolne ki... isse pehle ki hum apni limits bhool jaayein.... nikal jaao hamari nazron ke saamne se... samjhe...!!! get lost!!!!!

.......she yelled.

Everyone was watching them and Sundar ran out of the cafe getting insulted...

KS: oye bill to bhar ke jaao..!!!

...She shifted her gaze to Haseena who was glaring at her angrily crossing her arms close to her chest...

KS: kaa... humko kahe aise dekh rahi aap??

HM: pagal ho gayi hain aap?? ...kya bole jaa rahi thi??

KS: ama usne humko pagal bola toh aapko itna gussa aa gaya... ab khud hi humko pagal bol rahi...

HM: hum bol sakte hain...koi aur nahi bol sakta hai...

KS: vo topa tha ekdum... baat karne ki tameez nahi hai usme... dekha tha humne usko... jab aaya tha toh phone par baat karte karte ek waiter se takra gaya aur uske oopar chillane laga...aur bolta hai ki 'jaante nahi ho tum mujhe... tumhe naukri se nikalwa sakta hoon'... ab aisa aadmi se hum aapki date kaise hone dete...

HM: accha ab ghar chalein...

KS: ji..

HM: aap chaliye hum bill pay karke aate hain...

KS: ji..

she went out of the cafe and sat on the bike...Haseena understood that she was still mad at her because of the morning incident...She payed the bill and went behind her...

HM: Karishma...

KS: hmm

HM: abhi bhi naraaz hain kya humse...

KS: kahe aapne hume mana liya ka??

HM: nahi... maan jaiye naa pleashhhh.... hum naa aapko... aapki favorite flavour wali ice cream khilayenge...

KS: (crossed her arms closed to chest) achha! aapko pata bhi hai hamara favorite flavour ka hai??

HM: (confidently) ji haan...

KS: bataiye zaraa

HM: black current😎

..............she said proudly... Karishma was amazed... she still remember her favorite flavour...

KS: (to herself) hamara favorite flavour bhi yaad hai... (to Haseena) aapko kaise pata???

HM: humne aapse bola tha na kal... ek special wali feeling hai... aap nai samjhengi... hume sab pata hai aapke baare mein... hume khud nahi pata kaise...

KS: toh sochiye na kaise... kaise pata hai aapko sab hamare baare mein... kya connection hai hamare beech... shyad kuch aisa ho jo aapko yaad na ho...

..... Haseena pressurized her brain but to no avail... She was only getting blurry images and nothing else...

KS: koi baat nhi ghar chalte hain...

She said turning towards the bike but Haseena held her wrist... Karishma gestured her through her eyes to leave her hand...

HM:

🎸🎼"tauba tumhare ye ishaare

Hum toh deewane hain tumhare"🎼🎸

She sang... Karishma's heart fluttered and a smile crept on her face but she hides it immediately...

HM: arre ice cream toh khaa lete hain naa... ice cream par kya gussa honaa🥺

......she said with her puppy eyes...and Karishma nodded...After the ice cream they went to the home...Karishma rushed inside the room and sat on the bed making the angry face... She knew that it was not a big thing to be mad at. But when Haseena is there to pacify her... why won't Karishma show the tantrums?

and as expected, Haseena came behind her calling her name...

HM: Karishma please suniye na... kab tak baat nahi karengi

...she asked cutely

KS: kyu karein hum baat aapse...

HM: kyuki hume accha lagta hai aapse baat karnaa...

KS: haan lekin humko nahi accha lagta

....she said without realising her words. But Haseena was silent. After having no reply from her, Karishma turned her face towards her and found tears in her eyes. Her heart palpitated and she realized what she said.

KS: Has...humara matlb hai Anaya... hum... humara vo matlb nahi tha... please

...she tried to cup her face but Haseena removed her hands...

HM: It's okay... I am sorry... hume nahi pata tha... ki aapko... nahi...accha lagta...hum...

KS: aisa nahi hai... aap galat samjh rahi hain... humne galti se bol dia... please...

HM: hmm... it's okay..

...She said and got to to leave the room... but Karishma held her wrist and made her sit again...

KS: I am sorry... please hume maaf kar dijiye... aap to jaanti hain hum kuch bhi bol dete hain... par hamara vo matlb nahi hota hai... aapke aansu nahi acche lag rahe hain humko... please rona band kijiye naa...

HM: ro to aap bhi rahi hain naa...

KS: haan toh aap royengi toh hume to rona aayega hi naa

...Haseena immediately wiped her tears..

HM: iska matlb vo connection aapko bhi feel hota hai naa...

KS: humko feel nai hota hai humko pata hi hai ki vo connection hai...aur kya hai...

HM: kuch kaha aapne??

Karishma nodded negatively. She cupped her face and kissed her forehead...

KS: maaf kar diya hume??

HM: (wrapped her arms around Karishma's neck) hmm... lekin aapne maaf kia hume... subeh ke liye??

KS: hum toh gussa hi nahi the...

HM: (raising her eyebrows) toh phirr?? baat kyu nahi kar rahi subeh se...

KS: hume laga tha ki aap hume manayengi... jaise humari Haseena hume manati thi jab bhi hum bewajah naraaz ho jaate the... lekin yaha to humne hi aapko naraaz kar diya...

HM: koi baat nahi... hum hain naa... aapko manane ke liye...!!!

KS: Par ab toh hum naaraz hi nahi...

she said cutely...Haseena smiled at her cute antics...

HM: bilkul chhoti bacchi hain aap... vaise us bandar hamara matlb hai us Sundar ne hamare rishte ko ek naya naam de diya...

KS: kaa??

HM: aapko hamari behen bana diya... and I love to have you as a sister😙❤️

KS: (in mind) maddam sir ek baar baccha bol dijiye naa... taras gaye hain hum...

HM: kya hua??

KS: nahi kuch nahi...

She said and hugged her tightly..... to feel her presence around her, To feel that she was not dreaming, to feel that her maddam sir was close to her that she could touch her and would not dissappear in white smoke like her dreams, she used to see in eight months. And now she don't have to talk with her photograph and cry for hours. Everything would soon back to the normal that it was used to be, eight month back. But now, she was determined to not let her maddam sir go anywhere leaving her alone.

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Waiting for your valuable response...

Take care.