{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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It was a large bedroom, and the bedroom was filled with photos of Karishma. A man came into that bedroom, took a photo in his hand, and kissed it. This was none other than Vishwas Kumar.

VK: Oh my Karu baby, kya kar diya tumne mujhe? Jab se tumko dekha hain bechain ho gaya hoon main. Aur jab tak tumhe apni bahon mein na le loon tab tak mujhe chain nahi aayega. Bas ab main aur intezar nahi kar sakta. Yeh kya jadoo kiya hain tumne mujh par.

He ran his fingers in his hair and said with a stern tone,

VK: Ab kisi bhi kimat par mujhe Neil ko raaste se hatana hoga. Woh bhi jald se jald. Phir yeh Vishwas tumhara vishwas jeetkar, tumhe sahara dekar apni meethi meethi baaton mein phasakar, tumhe aur tumhare pati ke buisness ko aapne naam kar loonga. Waise bhi kitna pagal hain tumhara patidev, kisi par bhi bharosa karta hain, jaise mujh jaise dhokebaaz insaan par kar liya. Bas ek baar tum meri ho jaao, phir toh sab kuch settle ho jaayega. Phir main tumhare swargwaasi pati ke company se hi apne drugs ka dhandha bhi chala loonga. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

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Today Pushpa ji was at home only. She had gone to meet one of her ill friend. After meeting her friend, she returned home. When she entered her home she saw Neil in very tension. She sat beside him on the couch and asked him,

PJ: Kya baat hain Lalla, kuch pareshan se lag rahe ho. Sab thik toh haina?

NS: Hain kuch baat, Amma. Aap yeh batayiye ki  Sushma kaki kaisi hain abhi?

PJ: Haan woh thik hain. Doctor ne bhi kaha hain ki koi ghabrane wali baat nahi hain.

NS: Yeh achchhi baat hain.

PJ: Haan... Ab tu bata kyun itna pareshan hain?

NS: Amma, woh aap jab Sushma kaki se milne gayi, uske kuch der baad jab hum office ke liye nikal raha the tab Ammi aur Chachi ji milne aaye the humse.

PJ: Achchha... Par kyun?

Neil sighed sadly and replied,

NS: Ammi bata rahi thi ki kuch dino se Chidiya ajib sa behave kar rahi hain. Aur Chachi ji ne kaha ki Anu bhaiyya bhi aajkal chup chup rahte hain. Inke iss bartav ka karan ka pata lagane ko kaha hain Ammi ne. Kyun ki Chidiya mujhse kabhi kuch chhupati naa...  Isliye unhe lagta hain ki hum agar Chidiya se poochein toh woh sab bata degi.

Pushpa ji somewhere understood the matter. Neil continued,

NS: Humne bhi party mein dekha tha jab woh dono dance kar rahe the tab woh ro rahe the. Aakhir aisa kya hua hoga? (He sat on his knees and held PJ's hand) Amma, agar aapko pata hain toh please hume batayiye, please. Akhir kya baat hain jo Chidiya ko pareshan kar rahi hain?

PJ: Puri baat toh hume bhi nahi pata, Lalla. Darsal huwa yun ki

She told him everything from the beginning to Anubhav's rejected proposal on the airport, including mission jeet.

NS: (stands up with anger) Yaani Anu bhaiyya Chidiya se pyar natak kar rahe the.

PJ: (stands) Lalla, shant ho jaao. Natak kar rahe the pehle. Par ab nahi. Haan, hum mante hain Anu ne galat kiya. Galat nahi tha par sahi bhi nahi tha. Magar humne unn dono ke aankhon mein ek dusre ke liye pyar dekha hain, aur yeh baat woh dono maante hain. Par pata nahi kyun Hassu ne shaadi se mana kar diya. Magar unn dono ki jaan ek dusre main basti hain. Ab tujhe hi kuch karna hoga, ab tu hi unn dono ko mila sakta hain.

Neil took some time to think and then he said,

NS:Thik hain, Amma. Hum abhi Chidiya ko yanha bulate hain. Aur unke pareshaani ki wajah unhe yanhi hum dono ke saamne batani hi padegi aur koi bahana bhi nahi banane nahi denge.

PJ: Thik hain.

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Haseena was in her cabin, working on a file. Her phone ranged. She smiled after seeing the caller ID.

HM: Boliye Rockstar, aaj kaise kaam se phursat lekar apni Chidiya se baat karne ki sujhi?

NS: (in a stern voice) Chidiya, aap abhi ke abhi humare ghar aayiye. Bahut urgent hain. Aur haan, akele hi aana.

HM: (tensed) Kya baat hain Rockstar, sab thik toh hain naa?

NS: woh sab hum aapke aane ke baad bata denge. Aap please jaldi aayiye. Akele aur abhi ke abhi. Aur kisi ko mat batana iss baare mein.

Before she could ask anything, he cut the call. She was unable to understand the situation. She became tense. She stopped her work and came outside the cabin. She saw Karishma Singh working on her desk. She came near her and asked,

HM: Karishma Singh, Cheetah aur Santosh kanha hain?

KS: Maddam sir, Santu to record room mein hain. Aur Cheete ko toh aapne hi naake par bheja hain naa...

HM: Arey haan... Hum bhi naa... bhool gaye. Karishma Singh, hum ek zaroori kam se bahar jaa rahe hain, ek-do ghante mein wapas aa jayenge. Tab tak aap please Thana sambhalna.

KS: Ji Maddam sir, aap nishchint hokar jaayiye. Hum thana sambhal lenge.
Jai Hind.

MS: Jai Hind. (And she left to meet Neil)

After 10 minutes Santu came from the record room.

SS: Karishma maddam, iss file pe Pushpa ji ke bhi sign chahiye the magar woh toh yanha nahi hain. So main soch rahi thi ki main abhi aapke ghar jaakar sign le loon. Kyun ki yeh bahut important hain.

KS: Thik hain Santu tum jaao. Magar jaldi aana. Woh ka hain naa Maddam sir bhi kisi kaam se abhi bahar gayi hain.

SS: Ji Karishma madam
Jai Hind.

KM: Jai Hind.

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Here in PJ's house,
Haseena rang the bell and Neil opened the door. When she entered the hall she saw Pushpa ji standing there. Neil forgot to lock the door and came in front of Haseena with an angry expression. She understood that something was fishy. She asked,

HM: Kya baat hain. Aap toh aise dekh rahe hain jaise abhi hume kachcha chaba jaayenge.

She chuckled attempting to make the situation a little bit lighter. Neil didn't react to her joke and he said in a serious voice,

NS: Baat ko ghuma phira kar nahi puchhna chahte. Sidhe point par aate hain. Ab hum jo puchenge uska sidhe sidhe aur sahi sahi jawab dena. Ekdum sach. Toh batayiye aakhir kya wajah jo aapke khushiyon ke aadhe aa rahi hain?

MS: (understands his question) Kya kah rahe aap Rockstar, hame kuch samajh nahi aa raha hain. Kis baare mein baat kar hain aap?

NS: Aapko achchhi tarah se samajh aa raha hain ki hum kya bol rahe hain, Chidiya. Amma ne hame sab kuch bata diya hain. Aur baaki bacha ab aap batayengi.

MS: Toh Chhoti Ammi ne aapko yeh bhi bataya hoga ki hum is baare mein kuch baat nahi karna chahte.

She said sternly. Pushpa ji spoke,

PJ: Haseena, aap yeh kya zid lekar baith gayi hain. Bata dijiye na sach.

MS: Chhoti Ammi, zid hum nahi aap sab kar rahe hain. Kya laga rakha hain aap logone yeh! Ek baar jab humne bol diya ki hume iss baare mein kuch baat nahi karni toh nahi karni. Samajhte kyun nahi lagi aap sab? Aapki kya zid hain yeh?

By this time Santu come and was about to enter but she stood near the door after hearing Neil's angry tone.

PK: Hum zid nahi kar rahe hain. Zid aap hi kar rahi hain, Chidiya. Jab se hum dost bane hain aapne humse kuch nahi chhupaya. Phir ab aisa kya ho gaya jo aap itni badi baat humse chhupa rahi hain? Ab hume sirf wohi sunana hain jo hum sun-na chahate hain aur woh bhi sach. (Held her upper arms and screamed) Aapko humare dosti ka vasta, batayiye sach kya hain.

HM: (released herself from his grip, started crying, and said very loudly) Sach sun-na chahate hain na aap, hain himmat aapme? Toh suniye,
Pichhle Mahine hum Anuradha se milne birthday par Banglore gaye the.

NS: Anuradha...? Woh chipkali?

HM: Haan... Woh hi! Wanja jaakar hume kuch aisa pata chale ki hum...

She stopped in between and Neil said,

NS: Saaf saaf batayiye, Chidiya. 

Haseena looked into his eyes with pain and started to narrate the story,

Flashback:-

At Anuraadha's (AR) birthday party,
Haseena comes with a beautiful bouquet. She wishes her,

HM: Many many happy returns of the day to the most beautiful girl, my bestie, and a brilliant doctor.

AR: Thank you so much yaar, Hassu. Par itni tarif...! No please! Magar badi der kardi meharbaan aate aate. Dekhiye aapki hi raah dekhte hue baithe the hum. 

HM: I am sorry yaar... Late ho gaya.

AR: Chalo koi naa, der aaye durust aaye. Let's enjoy it now. Aayiye humare kuch colleagues aur relatives se milate hain aapko.

Anuradha introduced her to everyone. They enjoyed the party. After the party, Haseena was ready to go but Anuradha insisted she stay at least for a single night. Having no option, Haseena agreed. They both were laughing while remembering their old days. Suddenly, Haseena's head started aching very badly. She put her hands on her head. She felt dizzy. Anuradha got tensed. Before she could do something, Haseena lost consciousness and was about to fall on the floor but Anuradha held her. 

She tried to wake Haseena up but failed. With the help of her family members, she took Haseena to the hospital. After doing some tests, she was sitting near her. It took some time for Haseena to get back to consciousness. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Anuradha. She tried to get up but Anuradha said,

AR: Hassu, Hassu... Leti rahiye. How are you feeling now?

HM: Hum thik hain, Anu. Thoda sa sardar ho raha hain. Par hum yanha kaise?

AR: Kamal karti hain aap, Hassu. Behosh ho gayi thi aap. Pata hain kitni pareshaan ho gaye the hum. Waise, achanak aapko yeh chakkar kyun aaye? Aur iss pehle bhi aisa kuch hua tha kya?

HM: Anu, hume khud nahi pata ki kya ho raha hain. Haan pichhle 6-7 mahino se hume ajeeb sa sardard ho raha tha. Shuru shuru mein toh dard zyada nahi tha. Agar medicine le lete the toh achchha lagta tha. Ekad baar chakkar bhi aaye the. Shayad kamzori ke wajah se. Humne socha bhi tha ki hospital jaakar test karwa lete hain. Par kaam mein hum itna ulajh gaye the ki iske ke liye time hi nahi mila. Lekin kuch dino se dard bahut badh gaya hain. Waise toh yeh dard zyada der ke liye nahi balki 2/3 minute ke liye hi hota hain. Par itna bhayankar ki maano jaise sar phat hi jaaye.

AR: Idiot, duffer, pagal! Apna khayal nahi rakh sakti aap. Aise koi health ko ignore karta hain kya? Itna dard ho raha hain, itne time se ho raha hain. Phir bhi aapko koi parwah nahi khud ki. Arey khud ke baare mein na sahi toh kam se kam apni Ammi ke baare mein soch leti.

HM: Anu yaar, please abhi daantiye toh mat. Haan hum maante hain ki humse galti ho gayi hain. Par humne jaan bujhkar nahi kiya. 

AR: Aap kanha kuch karti hain. Aapka kya kare hum! Chaliye chhodiye iss baat ko. Aapke kuch tests karwaye hain humne. Kal take report aa jaayengi. Aaj aap poora rest karengi. Okay? 

HM: Okay madam!

They chuckled a bit.

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Next morning,

After receiving Haseena's health report, Anuradha became so tensed. She was sitting in her cabin with a pale and tense face along with wet eyes. Haseena came to her and sat opposite her. She asked in a joking manner,

MS: Hello Anu, kaisi hain aap? Of course, humari friend hain toh achchhi hi hongi. Ab batayiye ki hum kaise hain, I mean hamari report kya kahti hain?

AR: (teary eyes) Hassu hum ek doctor hain aur doctor ko kabhi jhoot nahi bolna chahiye. Aaj tak hum kabhi kamzor nahi pade, Hassu. Par aaj... aaj humari himmat nahi hain sach kehne ki.

Haseena understood the matter was very big. She asked seriously,

HM: Saaf saaf batayiye, Anu. Kya hua hain hume?

AR: (closed her eyes) Is report ke hisaab se aap ko br..br...brain tumor hain

Haseena was totally shocked. 

HM: (with blank expression) Kitna waqt hamare paas.

AR: Jyada se jyada 6-7 mahine. Agar operation nahi karaya gaya toh. Science bahut advanced ho gaya Hassu. Agar aapka operation hoga toh aap thik ho jaayegi.

MS: (Chuckles humorously) Jhoota dilasa dene ke liye thank you.

AR: Jhooth nahi sach kah rahe hain. Humne abhi kaha naa doctors jhuth nahi bolte. Hum operation karenge naa aapka. Trust me, Hassu. Hum hain naa aapke saath.

MS: Kitne chances hain operation successful hone ke?

AR: ( looking down) sirf 5%

They both remained silent for some minutes. Then Haseena said breaking the silence,

HM: Thik hain hum Lucknow jaakar aapse contact karte hain. Magar yeh baat sirf hum dono ke beech rahni chahiye. Aap kisi aur se yeh share nahi karengi. Please.

AR: Par aise kaise...

HM: (cutting her words) Anu please... Humare liye aapko yeh chhupani padegi. Itna toh kar sakti hain naa aap apne best friend ke liye.

AR: (Sighed) Thik hain. Nahi baatayenge kisi ko. Lekin aapko bhi hum jaisa kehte hain waisa karna padega. Agle mahine hum Lucknow shift ho rahe hain. Aur aapko tab tak operation ke liye ready hona hoga. Aap mana nahi karengi. Please...

HM: Hmm... dekhte hain. Abhi chalna padega. Humari flight ka time ho raha hain.

AR: Okay. Apna khayal rakhna. Bye.

HM: (smiled a little) Goodbye

Flashback ends

Pushpa ji fell on the sofa and tears were flowing down her cheeks. Neil sat on the floor beside Pushpa ji, here outside the home, Santu was totally numb.

HM:(crying) Ab aap hi batayiye, hum kya karte? Isliye humne sir se shadi karne se mana kiya. Unke aage poori zindagi padi hain. Aur humare paas bas kuch din aur. Yeh baat abhi tak humne Ammi ko bhi nahi batayi. Woh ek heart petient hain. Doctor ne unhe aisi kuch bhi baat batane se mana kiya hain jisse unko dhakka lage. 4 din baad unke heart ka oparation hain, phir kuch din baad hum sabko yeh sach batane hi waale the. Lekin...

She stopped her words. She looked at Pushpa ji who was crying very loudly. Haseena cupped her face sitting on her knees. She said,

HM: (in tears) Chhoti Ammi, aap please royiye mat. Hum aapko aise nahi dekh sakte. Hum haste rahte hain naa... Toh aap bhi hume dekhkar haste rahiye. Please kuch boliye na chhoti ammi.

PJ: (held her hand kissed it and kissed her entire face) Aapne kyun chhupayi yeh baat hum se. Aap bahut buri hain. Bahut!

Haseena hugged her and stayed like that for some time. Then she moved to Neil, wiped his tears, and said while cupping his face,

HM: Rockstar, please aise mat royiye. Aap royenge toh hume bhi rona aayega. Aur aap toh hume rote hue kabhi nahi dekh sakte naa... Yaad hain, college hum jab bhi rote hain toh aap hame gaana gakar sunate hain naa, toh dekhiye abhi hum ro rahe hain, Please aap hume gaana sunayiye naa please please. Warna hum jorse ro denge. 

Neil kissed her hands and started singing while crying,

PK: Dekha phoolon ko kaaton pe sote hue
Dekha toofan ko kashti dubote hue
Dekh sakta hoon main sab kuch hote hue
Nahi main nahi dekh sakta tujhe rote hue.

After then, he hugged Haseena tightly and said,

NS: Aapko hum kuch nahi hone denge, Chidiya. Kuch bhi nahi. Hum apne zindagi dekar bhi aapki zindagi bacha lenge.

HM: Shh.. aisa nahi bolte. Ab aap dono humse wada kijiye ki yeh baat yanha se bahar nahi jaayegi. Bas Ammi ke heart operation hone tak ki deri hain. Phir baad mein hum sabko batayenge.

NS and PJ: Thik hain.

HM: Ab hum chalte hain. Aap dono apna khayal rakhna. Bye

BOTH: Bye. Apna khayal rakhna.

Seeing Haseena coming from the hall, Santu goes outside. 10 minutes later, Santu came again to Pushpa ji's home, took her sign, and went for Thana.