"Chidiya!!!!!"

Haseena was calling her at an interval of every two minutes to listen to her reply...

"boliye naa ab..!!!."

....Karishma said keeping her phone aside...

"kuch bhi nahi..."

.......Haseena replied with a sheepish smile and Karishma frowned...

After a few minutes,

"Chidiya agar aap bura na maanein to ek baat pooch sakte hain??" she asked

"Ji poochiye" Karishma replied

"kya hua tha 8 mahino pehle?? Haseena aap sab ko chhod kar kyun chali gayi thi??" She asked all of a sudden and Karishma looked at her in shock. She wasn't expecting this question from her, "isse behtar mauka hume nhi mil sakta inhe sab kuch yaad dilaane ka..." Karishma thought to herself. After seeing her silence, Haseena thought that she is not comfortable answering her question.

"It's okay Karishma... koi baat nahi...hum samjh sakte hain..." She said with a smile keeping her hand on her shoulder...

"Haseena aur officer Abhishek Mehra ko commissioner sir ne ek mission ke liye chuna tha..." She began the story. "International arms smuggler Daniel ko pakadne ke liye... jiske liye unhe Jaywant Saha, jo ki Daniel ka right hand tha uske ghar par undercover jaana tha... Maddam sir aur Abhishek successfully uske ghar me daakhil ho gaye the... aur ek hafte ke baad uska shaadi tha jiski vajah se unhe kaafi vaqt mil gaya tha saboot collect karne ke liye...

ek din bhi poora nahi hua tha unko gaye huye aur hum sabka bura haalat ho gaya tha... zindagi ruk gayi thi hamari... Sukoon toh tab mila jab raat mein Haseena ka call aaya...jaise registaan me tapti dhoop mein baarish ki kuch boondein ho..." She told and Haseena smiled....

"tab hume pata hi nahi tha ki ye intezaar itne mahino ki saza mein badalne wala hai..." her eyes had got teary and Haseena wiped her tears and she continued...."do din toh baat hui unse lekin jab teesre din unka call nahi aaya toh hamara haalat kharab ho gaya..... phir pata chala ke unka phone toot gaya hai.... Lekin hume kuch boht bada wala gadbad lag raha tha.... hum commissioner sir ke office gaye is mission ki saari details lene ke liye.... boht request karne ke baad vo raazi ho gaye..... humne fauran apne aur billu ke network ko activate kiya aur is case ki saari information nikaalne me lag gaye.... 4 din hone ko aaye the.... na hi maddam sir ka call aa raha tha aur na koi kaam ka information haath lag raha tha...."

Haseena held her hands and pressed them lightly...."Phir jab Jaywant ka shaadi tha jis din.... us din shaam mein Haseena ka call aaya.... hume kuch thik nahi lag raha tha.... humne bola tha unko ki hume vo sahi salamat vapas chahiye hain.... aur unhone bhi kaha tha k mission khatam hone hi wala hai.... lekin...."

Karishma glanced at Haseena who was feeling restless listening to her story. She realized that she was near and continued...."lekin humko nahi pata tha ke vo.... vo aakhiri baar baat kar rahe the hum unse....." She burst out into tears and seeing her Haseena was also crying...

"aadha information nikaal liya tha humne ki uss din Jaywant apni shaadi ka fayda utha kar smuggling karne wala hai Firozabad se Noida" After listening to her words, Haseena's eyes widen and she started feeling more restless..... "uske baad hum thane chale gaye aur tab hua humse sabse bada galti..... hum behosh ho gaye vaha pe jaa kar...."

"kyun...??" Haseena asked.... "kyuki hume bukhaar tha...aur pata nahi kaise chakkar aa gaye the.!!" "hume pata hai aapne Haseena ki chinta mein na toh kuch khaya hoga thik se aur na hi araam kiya hoga..." Haseena said....

"aur jab hume hosh aaya toh humne apna phone check kiya... hamare informer ke naa jaane kitne missed calls pade huye the.... kisi ne hume uthaya hi nahi.... hum fauran usse milne ke liye nikle thane se....."

"medicines bhi nahi li aapne...." Haseena said to which Karishma retorted, "aapko aisa lagta hai ki aapki.... hamara matlb hai Haseena ki jaan se zyada hum apne us bukhaar ka fikar karenge...!!!"

"Lekin Chidiya...aap jab khud ka khayal rakhengi tab hi toh dusron ka rakh payengi naa..." She said calmly.... "aapko hamara chinta hai lekin us waqt hume sirf Haseena hi dikh rahi thi sabhi taraf.... hum jab hamare informer se milne gye tab hame pata chala ki ye mission nahi suicide hai.... kyuki Daniel ko Haseena aur Abhishek vaha jaane wale hain ye pehle se hi pata tha.... hum bina waqt barbaad kiye headquarters ke liye nikle aur raaste mein DSP sir ko call bhi kia ye batane ke liye k Haseena ko vaha naa jaane dein aur vapas bula lein magar hamara kismat itna kharab tha ki hamara phone dead ho gaya...!!!!!!" She said angrily and Haseena rubbed her hand to calm her down....

"sab hamara galti hai...!!!" "Nahi Karishma... aapki koi galti nahi hai... aap khud ko blame mat kijiye..." She said...."Naiii.... itna hi nahi jab hum headquarters jaa rahe the toh raaste mein hamara kidnap ho gaya... aur hum.... hum kuch bhi nahi kar paaye...." "kidnap!!!" Haseena mumbled...She started having some blurry flashbacks of her fight with Trilok's goons... She was feeling more and more restless and was sweating profusely....

"jab hume thoda thoda hosh aaya toh hum ek chair pe bandhe huye the aur......."

.......The scene, Karishma tied to a chair and some goons were torturing her flashed before Haseena's brain and she started panting heavily...before Karishma could speak further, Haseena screamed.....

"Karishmaaaaa.... nahii.... karishma ko chhod....do.... jaane do unhe....."

Karishma looked at her and found her breathing heavily..... She held her face but Haseena was not in her senses.... "aap.... hum.....hum yahi hain.... aapko kya ho raha hai......" Karishma asked tapping her cheeks.....

"Karishma... karishmaa...vo screen....aap.... vo log... vo log aapko torture kar rahe hain Karishma.... aap........ Karishma maariye unhe.... uthiye...." She was continuously blabbering not being in her senses... Amrita Ji had slept taking the sleeping pills but Aryan rushed to her room after hearing Haseena's loud screams and found Haseena in extremely restless state and Karishma trying to calm her down....

"Anayaaa!!!" he shouted and rushed towards them.....

"Haseena hum... hume kuch nahi hua hai..... aap.... please...... kya ho raha hai aapko.... kuch bataiye....kya aapko kuch.... kuch yaad aa raha hai...." Karishma asked cupping her face and making her sit on the bed....

"Karishmaaaa...." She screamed and lost her consciousness

"maddam sir ....maddam sir aakhein kholiye naa....please uthiye..." she pleaded rubbing her hands frantically and wiping her sweat...Tears were continuosly streaming down from her eyes....while Aryan had called the doctor immediately...."Karishma... kya hua hai Anaya ko..??... vo aise...." Aryan asked.... "hum....hum inko kuch yaad dilaane ka koshish kar rahe the.... aur ye... Aryan.... doctor... doctor kitni der mein ayenge..." She asked while crying violently.... "Doctor ko maine call kar diya hai vo bass aate hi honge...." he replied sitting beside an unconscious Haseena, caressing her head with love..

.20 minutes later,The Doctor was examining her while Karishma was sitting beside her, holding her hand... "Doctor.... doctor Haseena thik hain na..." asked an extremely restless Karishma. "Nothing to worry about.... inhone apne dimag par boht zyada pressure de diya tha jiski vajah se ye behosh ho gayi.... Inko injections de diye hain maine... Subeh tak hosh aa jayega.... aur haan... agar inhe kuch purana yaad aaya hai toh that's a good sign.... ho sakta hai inhe sab kuch yaad aa jaaye.... aap koshish karte rahiyega.... lekin itna pressure mat daaliyega inke brain par..." The doctor told them.... They don't know whether to be happy or sad. Aryan went to drop the doctor outside. Karishma sat beside her and placed her head in her lap and was only caressing her head while her teardrops were falling on Haseena's pale face. Leaving all the thoughts of getting her memories back, she was only worried about her well-being.

And suddenly a thought striked her brain.... How come Haseena know that she'd been kidnapped and tortured when she didn't told her by herself...and which screen she was talking about?? and the next imagination drained her from inside...."iska... iska matlb..." She looked at Haseena's face and her eyes widen. "iska matlb usne humko kidnap karke maddam sir ko kamzor kiya... vo... vo hamari vajah se.... phir se.... har baar ki tarah hi.... hum unki kamzori ban gaye aur inhone khushi khushi..... marna manzoor kar liya... hamari liye...." She mumbled. Her brain was not able to bear the shock. Once again she was the reason behind her maddam sir's failure. She had been to the death bed because of her only. She remembered their last call conversation,

"Karishma... Jaan hain aap hamari... hamesha yaad rakhiyega... jaan de bhi sakte hain aapke liye..."

.Karishma wasn't able to bear all that. She forwarded her hands to touch Haseena but felt like she wasn't worth it. She started crying with hiccups. Her eyes were red in anger. She was frustrated with herself. Every time... every time she'd been the weakness of Haseena. Every time she'd stake her life for her Karishma and in return, she'd given her nothing but pain and only pain.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, unable to handle her emotions.

Meanwhile Aryan came inside the room...."Karishma.... kya hua???" he asked seeing her condition. Karishma glanced at him and then at Haseena. She controlled herself and said, "Aryan, aap... jaaiye... hum Haseena ke saath hain..."he nodded and left to his room.... Karishma kissed her forehead with all the love she had got.

"maddam sir... hum... hum aapki zindagi mein sabse bada khatra hain na... jab se hum aapki life mein aaye hain... har kadam par aapne hame bachane ke apna jaan khatre mein daala hai...aapne itna pyaar diya hume lekin badle mein humne aapko sirf takleef di hai... magar koi baat nahi ab... ab se aisa nahi hoga... ek baar aapka yaaddasht vapas aa jaye phir... phir hum boht door chale jayenge aapse.... hamesha ke liye.... hum... hum aapki dosti... aapke pyaar.... kisi ke bhi haqdaar nahi hain... hume nafrat hai khud se.... aur hum chahte hain aap bhi humse nafrat karein....boht zyada nafrat.... kyuki hum usi ke laayak hain maddam sir...hum usi ke layak hain..!!!!!!."

She said with determined eyes and exhausted herself to crying till morning....

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Will Karishma ever get to know that she was not the reason behind the failure of Haseena's mission...??

Waiting for your valuable response...

Take care..!!!