{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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"Main jaanta hoon, main chahta toh aapki behan ko bacha sakta tha, sir. Par sach maniye main bahut darr gaya tha. Preet aur Sujeet ne ek baar poore college ke saamne meri ragging ki thi. Mujhe mentally harrass bhi kiya tha. Mere mein bahut darr baith gaya tha. Iss liye main kuch nahi kar paaya aapki behan ko bachane ke liye. Main bahut sharminda hoon, bhai" Naveen said bowing his head down in front of her Anubhav, Neil, Karishma, and Pushpa ji. 

Pushpa ji couldn't say anything and fell on a chair there. Karishma's tears increased. Neil too was having tears in his eyes while Anubhav stood like a statue. His eyes were showing no emotions. 

After a few seconds, the doctor came outside the room of Santu. Neil looked at him and hurriedly asked, "Doctor, kaisi hain humari behan? Unki haalat thik toh hain naa?"

The doctor was Mr.Gupta. He looked at everyone and said sadly, "Dekhiye, unhe bahut saara drugs diya gaya hain. Aur shayad mentally bhi unhe torture kiya gaya hain. So, abhi philhaal hum kuch nahi keh sakte hain. Ganimat bas itni si hain ki humne unki jaan bacha li. Par unke hosh mein aane ke baad mein hi kuch thik tarah se kaha jaa sakta hain."

The doctor left. Everyone was silent. Naveen gathered some courage and said, "Main jaanta hoon ki abhi mera kuch bhi kehna thik nahi hoga. Par iss par police case toh hoga hi. Main bas itna kehna chahta hoon ki main... main... main iss case mein witness dene ke liye taiyyar hoon. Shayad aisa karne se mera guilt aur darr dono thoda kam ho jaaye..."

Naveen left with a heavy heart. Everyone was tense. But Anubhav's was in something unknown seriousness. A few minutes passed. A nurse went to Dr. Gupta and called him saying that the patient was getting consciousness. Everyone looked at him with a little hope. 

As Dr. Gupta stepped inside the room, all others followed him. Dr. Gupta was examining Santosh while everyone stood maintaining a little distance. Santosh was slowly opening her eyes. Everyone got some relief. 

Dr. Gupta asked her with a small smile, "Ab tum kaisi ho? Kaisa lag raha hain?" 

Santu looked at him innocently and replied, "Main... Main... toh thik hoon... Mujhe kya hona hain?"

Finally, a little smile appeared on everyone's face. Dr. Gupta was going to ask her something when a box of medicine fell from the nurse's hand. It made a little noise. Santu's attention went there. The medicine was like a white-colored powder. Santu's eyes got widened. She started to shiver. Her heartbeat increased. 

Dr. Gupta looked at her and asked him calmly, "Kya hua? tum thik to ho?"

"W...Woh... Mu...Mujhe... Door...Door karo isse... Pl...Please... Chhodo... D...Dr...Dru...Drug...Drugs... Aaaaa..." She screamed while sweating, making everyone shocked. 

"Aap sab please bahar jaayiye," Dr. Gupta said to everyone but nobody was ready to go. They were asking him what happened but the nurse made them go out of the room and closed the room. The tension had raised in everyone's mind. Each and every passing second was making their blood pressure high. 

After some time, Dr. Gupta came outside. Everyone came near him. Before anyone could ask him, he spoke, "Dekhiye, I know aap sab logon ke deemag mein kya jaa chal raha hain. Ek doctor hoke main jhuth nahi bol sakta. Aur sachchaai thodi si kathor hain. Santosh ke saath jo haadsa hua hain uska bahut bada aur gehra sadma laga hain Santosh ko. Achchhi baat sirf itni hain ki woh coma mein nahi gayi. Par woh hosh mein hoke bhi behoshi ke haalat mein jaisi hain."

"Kya matlab?" Neil asked.

"Matlab yeh ki drugs ke overdose aur iss hadse ke trauma se Santosh ke deemag par kafi gehra aur bura asar pada hain. Shayad dhang se usse kuch yaad na ho par jab bhi uske saamne uss haadse se judi chhoti si chhoti baat bhi aayegi toh ho sakta hain ki woh violent ho jaaye, ya phir darr jaaye ya phir khud ko koi chot pahunchaye. Aap logon ko bahut carefully handle karna hoga. She had lost her mental stability. Kehte hua achchha toh nahi lag raha hain par woh pagalpan ka shikar ho gayi hain. Philhaal ek injection deke unhe sula diya hain. Aage dekhte hain kya hota hain" Saying this Dr. Gupta left for his cabin. 

Karishma and Pushpa ji started to cry louder. Neil too was silently crying. But Anubhav was standing like a lifeless statue. 

He spoke to himself making them look at him, "Sab humari wajah se hua hain..."

Neil wiped his tears and put his hand on Anubhav's shoulder, "Anu, yeh kya keh rahe hain aap? Sambhaliye khud ko?"

"Kaise sambhale, Neil..?" Anubhav asked slowly looking at him, "Kaise? Hum uttardayi hain apni behan ke iss stithi ke liye. Humare kaaran hua hain yeh sab."

Neil sternly said, "Anu, yeh kaisi betuki baatein kar rahe hain aap?"

"Hum satya keh rahe hain, Neil. Humare hi kaaran hua hain yeh sab. Na woh hume humari baansuri dene aati aur nahi unke saath aisa hota. Hum hi hain doshi. Humare kaaran hi aisa hua hain" Finally, tears started rolling on his cheek. 

Neil immediately hugged him. He too hugged him back. Neil was rubbing his back to calm his emotions. 

"Be brave, Anu. Santu ke saath hum sab hain. Woh thik ho jaayegi. Hum sab karenge unhe thik. Humari gudiya zaroor thik ho jaayegi. Aap please khud ko mat dosh dijiye. Hum aapko aise nahi dekh sakte, dost. Sambhaliye khud ko. Agar aap hi aise karenge toh Karishma aur Maa ko kaise sambhalenge?" Neil tried to make him understand. 

Anubhav didn't reply to him but cried a lot in his arms. Neil too was not in a good state but he didn't show it. He was the biggest support system for Anubhav. He gave his everything to handle him.

Haseena and Pushpa ji are sitting on a chair in that room. Both are quiet. Haseena is not in the state to say something to Pushpa ji. Their face was pale and their eyes are red. 

Gathering some courage, Haseena asks Pushpa ji, "Aapne unn dono ke khilaaf complaint nahi ki?"

Pushpa ji smiled sarcastically, "Ki thi naa... Gaye the police mein... Likhayi thi report. Par uss waqt humare paas na paisa tha aur na hi ki itni takat ki hum Ajeet Bakshi se mukabla kar sake. Hume usne bahut daraya dhamkaya. Par humne apni complaint wapas nahi li. Ek do baar humare ghar gundey bhi bheje usne. Ek baar toh unn logon ne Karishma ke saath zarbardasti..."

Haseena's heart jumps in suddenness. She tightly fits her fingers. Pushpa ji adds, "Par Neil ne uss waqt bacha liya. Har baar woh Ajeet Bakshi kuch na kuch karta hume satane ke liye. Humne bahut wakeelon se baat ki. Par kuch ne darr ke maare humara case nahi lada aur kuch ko fees dene ke liye humari haisiyat nahi thi uss samay. Tum jaanti ho, woh bachcha Naveen..., jo iss case mein gawahi dene ne ke liye maan gaya tha, uss bachche ko bhi maar diya unn teen haiwan bhaiyon ne."

Haseena closed her eyes tightly.

Pushap ji continues, "In sab baaton se Anu ke dil-o-deemag mein kuch aur hi chhap pad gayi. Tab Anu ke mann mein logon ke khilaf agar gussa aur nafrat bharne lagi. Usse lagne laga ki paisa hi sab kuch karwa sakta hain. Woh tabse bahut gussail aur rude hone laga. Usne pehle bahut koshish ki apni behan ko insaaf dilane ke liye par har taraf se milte asaflta se woh bahut niraash aur dusro se alag hota gaya."

"Dusri taraf Santu ki halat din ba din aur bigadti hain. Bad se bad-tar hone lagi thi uski tabiyat. Bahut koshish ki humne usse thik karne ki. Par na jaane aisa kaisa asar pad gaya uss par ki uss hadse ke nishan uska pichha hi chhod paa rahe. Ek samay par toh laga tha ki kanhi hum unhe kho na de. Dheere dheere waqt ke saath humne uski iss halat ko apna liye. Humare liye sabse badi baat yeh thi ki unki jaan bach gayi. Woh zinda hain aur humare paas hain. Aur isse zyada hume nahi chahiye tha kuch."

"Uss roz se humara Anu jaise hi kho hi gaya. Woh aaj bhi khud ko Santu ke iss halat ka zimmedaar maanta hain. Hum sabne bahut samjhaya usse. Par woh nahi sunta kisi ki. Batata nahi kisi aur na hi dikhata hain. Par hum sab jaante hain ki andar se woh kitna toot chuka hain. Uski bhi bahut chinta hoti hain hume. Humara woh hasta muskurata gungunata Anu shayad ab kabhi wapas naa aaye... Bas itni si tasalli hain ki uske saath Neil hain. Uska dost, uska bhai. Agar woh nahi hota toh shayad Anu ki halat isse bhi bad-tar hoti." 

Pushpa ji sighs and Haseena loses in the thoughts of Anubhav's unsaid pain.