Haseena decided to go to the Thana early in the morning and thought to spend some time with her Karishma. She got ready and prepared the breakfast for both of them and left for the thana.

Billu heard the sound of Haseena's jeep and tried to wake Karishma. "Karishma madam... uthiye...shayad maddam sir aa gayi hain... aapko aise dekh liya toh boht badi dikkat ho jaayegi... uthiye madam...." he was shaking her vigorously to make her conscious. She slightly opened her eyes. Haseena was about to enter when he sprinkled some water on Karishma's face and she woke up with a jerk.

"kya ho raha hai yaha!!!" Haseena asked in a loud voice and both of them looked towards her.

"j... jai hind... maddam sir..." Karishma said standing up but she couldn't stand properly.

"Karishma Singh! aapko kya hua? aap thik hain na?" She asked out of concern but Karishma had kept her face down.

"ji..ji maddam sir... hum thik hain...shayad aankh lag gayi thi...hum abhi aaye..." She said and dragged herself to the bathroom and sprinkled the water on her face abruptly.

"billu sab thik hai na?" Haseena asked suspiciously."ji maddam sir... sab thik hai..." he replied and walked outside the thana. Karishma came out composing herself.

"aapko vardi mein dekh kar boht accha lag raha hai... lekin maddam sir aap itni subeh yaha kya kar rahi hain?" she asked.

"kuch ajeeb sa lag raha tha... toh hum aapse milne aa gaye... idhar aaiye..." She said and Karishma goes in front of her. Haseena just pulled her into a tight embrace. Karishma closed her eyes letting herself fall completely in her arms and rested her head in her chest while Haseena kissed her hair and rested her chin on her head.

"bada pyaar aa raha hai aaj??" Karishma teased her and Haseena smiled

"pyaar toh hamesha hi aata hai... ab hamari S.I. Sahiba hain hi itni pyaari" She replied.

"Toh ab chhodne ka iraada hai ya phir aise hi rehna hai saara din??" Karishma asked trying to come out of the hug but Haseena didn't let her go.

"humara bas chale toh aapko kahi bhi nahi jaane dein... apne paas rakhein... apni nazron ke saamne..." said Haseena and Karishma smiled whole-heartedly and a tear escaped from her eye.

After a few minutes, they left each other. "aaiye breakfast karte hain..." Haseena said gesturing her to sit and dragged another chair from Pushpa Singh's desk and seated herself too.

"maddam sir hamara mann nahi hai zara bhi...aap kijiye..."

"thoda sa khaa lijiye...raat se duty kar rahi hain aap..." Haseena said opening the tiffin box she'd carried.

"nai khana please na..." Karishma said again...

"kya zidd hai ye baccha... hum khilate hain aapko apne haath se... tab to khayengi na aap?" Haseena said trying to shove a morsel inside her mouth but Karishma pushed her hand and got up with a jerk.

"hum bol rahe hain ki nahi khana hai toh matlb nahi khana hai na... aapko samjh mein kyu nahi aata hai ek baar mein...." She yelled at her and Haseena looked at her in shock...

"Kar... karishma... kuch...kuch hua hai?? aap kisi baat se naraaz hain... I.. I am sorry...aap...please... bataiye hume kuch..." She said with a heavy throat and Karishma realized her mistake.

"maddam sir... nahi vo... hume maaf kar dijiye... vo hume shyad neend aa raha hai na toh is vajah se... hum ghar jaa kar fresh n up ho kar aate hain aur Pushpa ji ko bhejte hain...thik hai..." She said calming her voice a little and avoiding any kind of eye contact with Haseena.

But as she turned to leave, Haseena held her wrist. Karishma looked at her and found her eyes wet. She shouldn't have talked to her like this but she can't help it. She was getting irritated with the little things.

"Karishma jo bhi baat hai aapke dil mein please bata dijiye naa... kya pareshan kar raha hai aapko? hume bataiye na hum saath mein koi na koi solution nikaal lenge...bharosa toh kijiye hum par aap..." She insisted on her with a heavy throat. Karishma closed her eyes, clenched her fists tightly and took a deep breath, and calmed herself to much extent.

"maddam sir... kuch baat hota toh hum aapko bata nahi dete... aap bekar ka chinta kar rahi hain... abhi dekhiye aaj itne mahino ke baad aapne duty join kiya hai... bechare Cheeta Santu aur Pushpa ji ne socha tha ki aapka surprise welcome karenge lekin aap subeh 5 baje prakat ho gayi... unka toh saara plan ka aisi ki taisi kar di na aap..." She tried to divert her mind but her words were still roaming in Haseena's brain. "

"Karishma agar hume baad mein pata chala ki aap kuch chhupa rahi hain toh thik nahi hoga..." She said in a warning tone.

"aapka sui abhi bhi vahi atka hua hai maddam sir... accha hum chalte hain... Jai hind..." Saying this she moved outside the thana.

Inside, Haseena was drowned in her own thoughts when billu entered."maddam sir... chai lengi?" he asked.

"nai billu... man nahi hai..." She said... "okay..." he was about to go inside his cell when Haseena called her from behind.

"billu... raat mein kuch hua hai kya...?"

"k..k..kyu.. kyu pooch rahi hain aap maddam sir??" he fumbled.

"Karishma Singh kuch thik nahi lag rahi hain... tum toh yahi par the... kuch pata hai tumhe??" she asked

"mai...mai toh so raha tha maddam sir... mujhe kya pata...hehe" he said looking here and there and Haseena sensed something is wrong with him but she thought to let him go and keep an eye on him.

"hmm thik hai ..jaao..." she said.

Haseena entered her cabin and looked all around. A smile crept on her face remembering all her sweet n sour memories there. She looked at her chair and imagined her sitting there and Karishma entering inside to annoy her with her cute talks. She walked towards her chair and gently seated herself there and moved her hands to the hand rest to feel it and then she relaxed her head on the headrest and closed her eyes feeling herself back to her original world after a long time. Suddenly her eyes fell on a pen and she picked it up. It was the same pen, she'd given to Karishma at their last night. She smiled and kept it back to its place. She opened some files to see the recent cases at the Station.

After two hours, Cheetosh came.

"Saantuji... saantuji... good morning... dekhiye na hum dono ka kismat kitna judaa hua hai... ek saath hi aaye dono... aaiye grihpravesh karein...hamara matlb hai chaliye andar chalein..." he flirted her for the first time and Santosh looked at him surprised.

"cheetey tu subeh subeh se kaise shuru kar deta hai ye bakwaas..." Santosh said

"Saantuji.. hamare jajbaaton ko aap bakwas bol rahi hain... e bahutey galat baat hai..." he said with a sad face.

"O...O... idhar suno... maddam sir aa gayi hain... apne cabin mein hain..." billu told them irritated of their banter.

"kya...maddam sir hamse pehle kaise aa gayi..." Santosh said and they both rushed inside the cabin only to see the sight they were missing.

"JAi hind Maddam sir.... Constable Cheetah Chaturvedi reporting" he greeted with a proud smile.

"Constable Santosh Sharma reporting maddam sir... JAi HInd!!!" Santosh too greeted with the same enthusiasm and Haseena's lips turned into a big smile.

"Jai Hind!!!!!" she replied.

....After talking for some time and giving her some details about the most recent cases, they left for their respective desks. Karishma Singh and Pushpa Singh entered the Police Station after some more time. Ignoring Pushpa Singh's overacting filled morning banter, she directly went to her desk. Her eyes fell on the tiffin box Haseena had brought in the morning for them. It was untouched, which means Haseena hadn't eaten anything yet. She took the box in her hand and walked inside her cabin.

"Jai Hind Maddam Sir..." She said to grab her attention..."

Karishma Singh! Jai hind... aap thik hain??" Haseena asked

"hum... ekdum badhiya hain... lekin aap breakfast kaahe nahi ki?" she asked

"aapne bhi toh nahi kiya na? jab aap kijiyega tab hume bhi khilaa dijiyega..." HM replied sweetly.

"ama hum kar ke aaye hain ghar se... aap khaa lijiye..." Karishma said.

Haseena knew that she was lying but she chose to say nothing.

"thik hai rakh dijiye... hum khaa lenge... Jaaiye..." Haseena asked her to leave.

The whole day Karishma didn't talk to Haseena more than any work. Haseena wasn't able to understand her strange behavior. Whenever she goes to talk with her, Karishma used to give a non-satisfying, few words answers.

Karishma had gone for field duty when Haseena called Pushpa Singh at her cabin.

"jai hind maddam sir... aapne bulaya?" She asked

"haan pushpa ji... vo darasal hame aapse baat karni thi kuch...." She said politely and asked her to sit beside her.

"boliye na maddam sir...."

"aapko nahi lagta ki Karishma Singh kuch ajeeb behave kar rahi hain aaj... vo kuch pareshan si lag rahi hain... aapko kuch pata hai is baare mein?" Haseena asked

"maddam sir ajeeb to humko bhi lag raha hai... aaj subeh se hum itna uksaa rahe hain inhe lekin ek bhi baar palat ke jawab nahi dia humko... bass billu ke saath lagi hui thi... abhi bhi use hi le kar gayi hain vo field duty pe..."

"Pushpa ji... kya aap hame bata sakti hain ki jab hum yaha nahi the tab yahan kya kya hua tha??" Haseena asked

"cases aaye aur Karishma madam ne unhe solve kiya... boht hi bakhoobi se... lekin..."

"lekin??"

"lekin bas itna hi hota tha poore din mein... phir Karishma ji apne aap ko cabin mein band kar leti thi... ya phir kahi chali jaati thi... pata nahi... kisi se baat hi nahi karti thi kabhi... hum sabhi jaante the kaisi haalat hai unki lekin majaal hai kisi se apna dard baant lein vo...ghar toh boht kam aati thi... hafte mein 3 se 4 din night duty karne lagi thi... akele yaha cabin mein baith kar rote huye dekha hai humne unhe... aapki kalpana karti rehti thi vo... aap hoti toh ye karti... aap hoti toh voh karti...har pal aapke liye tadapte huye dekha hai humne unhe...aapke ek ehsaas ko paane ke liye..aapko mehsoos karne ke liye tadapti thi vo....pata nahi kabhi bhi kisi kone mein baithe baithe so jaati thi vo... aur jab uthti thi toh aansu hote the unki aankho pe aur zabaan par ek hi naam '' "

Pushpa ji completed and Haseena's face was drenched in tears. Her little baby had gone through a lot still she maintained to smile in front of her and acts to be normal but the memories were still haunting her. She is still angry with Haseena for leaving her alone. Unable to say anything, she got up from her chair and ran outside the thana hiding her tears. She sat on her jeep and drove away.

After the duty hours, Karishma got a call.

"jai hind maddam sir!" She said

"Karishma...ghumne chalengi??" Haseena asked.

"maddam sir abhi na hum thak gaye hain... phir kabhi..." She replied

"achha thik hai... ghar toh aa sakti hain na?" She asked again

"maddam sir.... vo hum..."

"ammi ne bulaya hai aapko... ab bhi nahi ayengi?" Haseena said

"Thik hai aate hain..." She said unwillingly and hung up the call.

Karishma reached Haseena's place and rang the doorbell but the door was already opened. She stepped inside but it was all dark.

"ammi??.... maddam sir???" She called but no reply.

She took out her phone from her pocket and was about to turn on the flashlight when suddenly a spotlight beamed on her causing her to close her eyes for a few seconds to adjust the brightness. She opened her eyes only to found small pieces of colorful papers falling on her.

Avoiding the gesture, she walked inside but suddenly stopped listening to the sound of some soft music, probably of the guitar.

And then the spotlight falls on Haseena, who was sitting on a chair wearing shorts and shirts and holding a guitar in her hand. Karishma looked at her but she was busy playing the guitar.

Then the Light fell on a big screen behind Haseena and she saw a photograph of herself pouting unknowingly. How cute she was looking! no one could be able to resist saying awww!!!.

A little smile crept on her lips. But within a minute the picture changed. It was of Haseena trying to explain something to her but she was denying it with her whole heart. Karishma smiled again.

"Haseena..." escaped from her lips and Haseena started singing along with playing guitar.

The screen displayed a picture of Haseena kissing Karishma's forehead lovingly and Karishma had her eyes closed and a naughty grin on her face.

The picture of Karishma about to leave the thana in anger but Haseena came in front of her to stop her but she was glaring at her angrily. A smile came on her face reminiscing that moment and Haseena continued singing.

A picture displayed when Haseena had seen her in black saaree for the first time and the moment froze of her. She was just lost in her beauty and was smiling like an idiot. Karishma let out a chuckle through her teary eyes and Haseena continued her song.

The screen displayed Haseena had hugged Karishma tightly. Karishma reminisced the moment. One day she'd been out for more than four hours and Haseena was continuously calling her. When she returned, she found herself in the tight embrace of her maddam sir before understanding the things further. She could listen to her heartbeat so clearly as her heart was thudding against her chest. but after that, she got a good enough scolding from her.

The picture showed Karishma sitting on her desk and Haseena was feeding her with her own hands while she was adoring her love and care.

The screen displayed a photograph in which Karishma was apologizing to Haseena doing sit-ups in the middle of the road, in front of the crowd for misunderstanding her. Karishma smiled.

The picture when Karishma was showing tantrums to Haseena and Haseena was trying to pacify her holding her favorite ice cream in her hand.

Haseena got up from the chair and walked towards her. She wrapped her arms around Karishma's neck and continued singing.

(Tum Mile by Javed Ali)

and the screen displayed the last picture of Karishma sleeping peacefully in Haseena's lap with a satisfying smile on her face keeping aside all the worries of the world.

Haseena stopped singing and the spotlight was only on both of them. Tears were streaming down from Karishma's eyes. Haseena kissed her both eyes wiping off her tears and then kissed her forehead.

"Hamari saari khushiyan aapse hi hain baccha... Aap hain toh hum hain... I LOVE YOU so much Karishma... I LOVE YOU SOO MUCHH...❤️

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