Three days later

Anika is a lot less weak and is technically recovered

Anika is getting dressed into a short white dress with floral cardigan. Just then shivaay comes in

Anika: shivaay just say once and I won't go

Shivaay: nahi anika who knows when you'll see them again

Anika: haa. You know Nisha aunty helped me learn all things Like English, and stuff i missed. Mujhe nahi pata tha ki voh kese hogi aur ab voh America mein hai

Shivaay: acha jao malika tumhe bis station per drop karungi

Anika: mujhe caal karo agar kuch hua toh I'll come back

Shivaay: anika trust me i will take care of Chutki

Malika: anika

Malika shouts from down and anika rushes out

Malika: phone liya?

Anika: yeah let's go

Malika drops anika to the station

Malika: toh iss stop per train chodo aur mujhe call dedo when you reach there. Aur jab tu train station per hai toh call me

Anika: okay

Malika: bye

Anika: bye

Anika boards the train and she goes to her Nisha Aunty's house.

After a few hours,

Anika: toh Aunti mein aab jaati

Nisha: ji beta it was amazing meeting you again

Anika: same here. In saare saal ke baad mein abhi bhi aapko yaad karti

Nisha: agli baar jab tu aati toh mujhe milo naa

Anika: ji aur aap bhi jab India aate toh let me know tum mere sasural ko mil sakte

Nisha: oh yaah tumhari shaadi hogayi?

Anika: ji. Mr Shivaay Singh Oberoi ke saath

Nisha: awwww

Anika: aur mene usse akela choda humari beti ke saath. Well malika is there too

Nisha: oh agli baar mein zaroor aaongi tujhe milne

Anika: ji aunti

Nisha: driver tumhe vaha drop karunga train station

Anika: okay aunti

She takes her leave and reaches the train station. She decides to call malika but checks her phone is dead.

At the station she sees a man selling bottles of water.

Anika: excuse me

She goes to him

Anika: how much for one bottle

Man: $1

Anika: here

She gives one dollar and he gives her a bottle of water. She drinks it and feels it has some weird taste but shrugs it of thinking it is US's bottled water taste. After a while she purchases more of that water feeling more thirsty and next thing she knows she is at a bar.

Anika: sir another drink please

Bartender: sure

Anika: aay

She whispers to the guy

Anika: make it really strong

She speaks in a drunk tone and giggles. After receiving that drink, a young, lady comes up to her

Lady: excuse me, I'm officer Davis

Anika: yes mam what may i do?

Officer: i have noticed you are here since long time

Anika: how long mam

Officer: nearly one hour

Anika: what?!!!

Officer: you don't come here often and you don't look familiar from the locals

Anika: my baby

Officer: sorry?

Anika: my baby will be at home with my husband and Malika

Officer: could I speak to them

Anika: haa one minute

She takes out her phone and tries to use it

Anika: shit i guess it died

Officer: well can i note down your address

Anika: mujhe nahi pata

Officer: sorry?

Anika: I don't know

Officer: where do you live

Anika: Oberoi Mansion in India

Officer: so what are you doing here in US

Anika: I'm staying with my friend, husband and small baby

Officer: do you know their phone numbers?

Anika: ermmmm........no

Officer: well give me the name of your friend and we can contact her

Anika: her name is Malika. Malika Johar

The officer checks her phone and calls a number

Meanwhile in malikas house,

Shivaay is rocking chutki

Malika: kaha hai voh

Shivaay: I don't understand where she could've gone

Malika: mene usse bola tha ki mein jaati uske saath lekin nahi

Just then malika receives a call

Malika: hello

Officer: hello there is this Malika Johar

Malika: yes

Officer: i have your friend.....

The officer turns to anika, who takes the phone off her and puts it ok speaker

Anika: mali

Malika: anika?

Anika: babes kaha ho tu

Malika: anika where are you

Anika: mere saath aao aur hum dono milker daru peeyenge

Malika: anika tune sharab piya? Is halat mein?

Anika: okay listen mali there is this nice police lady she said she will drop me home

Malika: anika mobile vaapis officer ko doh

Anika: okay

The officer takes the call and notes down the address

Officer: let's go

Anika: kaha i mean where

Officer: to your home

Anika: haa mujhe bhi lagta mujhe ghaar jaana hai

She says seriously looking at the officer's confused face. She suddenly bursts out in laughter

Anika: I'm so sorry I'm going on speaking in my native language and you're not understanding

She laughs even more

Officer: come on lets go

Anika: one sec

She turns to the bartender, chugs a glass down her throat and shakes her head. She pays $150 and follows the officer out. After seating in the car, the officer calls someone to take over her shift in the club

Officer: so you're a mother?

Anika: yeah

Officer: how old is your child

Anika: let me see

She counts on her fingers and then shows six fingers

Anika: six

Officer: oh right six

The officer misinterpreted her 'six days' as 'six years' but anika didn't correct her

Anika: if you were living far from your family after having a child then would you ever go back

Officer: of course

Anika: i wanna go back to India too. I feel like I'm not a good mother at all

She starts crying

Anika: I don't think i can take care of my own child. I haven't done so far. She hasn't even met her full family. I'm taking her away from her rights. And as for my family, they probably hate me as i stole all their happiness in one night

Officer: please calm down

The officer turns the car and anikas head comes in contact with the window. She stays like that and more tears leave her eyes

Officer: okay we are near the house now

Anika: challo

She looks at the officer

She manages to say with tears

Anika: that means let's go

Officer exits the car and helps anika out. She can barely walk and the officer leaves her at the door. Anika walks in stumbling. Shivaay, who is holding his crying baby in his hands, looks up at her in a drunk state. Malika rushes to her

Malika: ani

Anika grips onto her

Anika: malika

Shivaay walks up to her

Shivaay: kya samajhti apne aap ko? Apne 6 din ki beti ke liye kohi parva hi nahi? Poora din yeh bachi roh ri thi ki usse bhook lagi aur tu? You know anika she is so precious to us and you don't even give a damn?

Shivaay shouts at his wife not noticing her eyes welling up

Shivaay: aur tune sharab pi ke ayi? Oh my god anika u really dont care about your baby do you? Tum.....you know baby tumhari dhood peeti lekin tu toh poori US ki sharab peeke ayi

Anika: mein jaati

Shivaay: haa jao

She takes a step and then stumbles. Malika holds her offering help but she brushes her away. Holding her head, anika slowly slides her feet across to her room

Shivaay: who the hell does she think she is?

Malika: shivaay stop shouting. She won't do all that purposely you know for a fact. Abhi ke lige mein dhood banati. Just give her sometime

Shivaay sighs heavily. Meanwhile anika goes into her room and after some time falls on the floor in a semiconscious state.

After making the milk, malika hears a thud and looks up to shivaay

Malika: anika

They both go there and stop at the entrance, the baby in Shivaays arms still. Malika tries to go inside but shivaay stops her. They listen to the murmurs of anika

Anika: nahi.......mein itni bad maa nahi ho sakti....no i love my chutki......nahi mujhe ghaar jaana hai......mujhe maa ko milna hai......maa.....maa please mujhe iss duniya se bachalo......aur apne paas leker aao.......shivaay.......shivaay chutki.......chutki ke dhyaan........dhyaan rakhenga........nahi

She passes out and shivaay malika share a confused look. Malika shows shivaay teo fingers indicating sign two. Shivaay gives the baby to malika. He then lifts anika and makes her lie on the couch.

Shivaay: malika if you don't mind tum aaj raat ke liye Chutki ko dekhenge?

Malika: of course

Shivaay: I'm so sorry

Malika: isme terra kohi galti nahi hai

Shivaay: hai yaar

Malika: acha jaao please mein iski dhyaan rakhungi

Malika goes and shivaay takes blanket and pillow. He makes himself lie on the couch and tries to close his eyes. Slowly he himself drowns into sleep.

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