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Today is the happiest day in the life of the Lucknow people. Everyone is celebrating today like the biggest festival in their entire life. Everyone is feeding sweets to each other. Everybody is bursting the crackers with enthusiasm. Lucknow's homes are twinkling and shining like fireflies in the darkest night. The teenage girls and boys are roaming happily, holding the national flag. Today is not the day of joy. Actually, it is the day when they get ointment for their greatest wound. The day when their tears get wiped and their lips curve into smiles. Their prayers got the result they wanted.

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It's a dark room. The windows and the door is closed. A man sits on a chair resting his head on the headrest with closed eyes. His face was calm. It feels like he has no feelings inside him. It's looking like he is just resting after lots of struggle. 

A lady opens the door and gets inside the room. She switches on the light and looks at the man. 

Taking a deep breath, she calmly asks him, "Aap aaj bhi andhere mein baithe hain!? Aaj toh aapke jeevan ka andhera mit gaya naa..."

The man slowly opens his eyes and comes in front of her. He replies calmly, "Humare jeevan ka andhakar kabhi samapt nahi hoga, behna. Aaj bas humare jeevan ke deepak ko bujhane wale ka astitwa mita diya hain humne. Parantu humare jeevan ke roshni ki jyot toh kab ki bujh chuki." 

The lady becomes a little emotional and answers, "Bhaiyya, aapka dukh hum samajh sakte hain. Par aap hi kehte hain naa ki samay ke saath saath khudko dhaalna padta hain. Aapko bhi dhalna hoga. Jo hua usse aap ya hum badal nahi sakte. Bas aage badhne ki koshish toh kar sakte hain naa..."

Karishma's broken voice makes Anubhav looks into her eyes. He doesn't know how to react. 

She continued, "Bhaiyya 3 saal ho gaye uss baat ko. Hum jaante hain ki aapka dukh kabhi khatam nahi ho sakta. Parantu hum yeh bhi jaante hain ki aapko iss haalat mein dekhkar woh bhi khush nahi reh sakti jinke liye aap aise ban gaye. Humare liye na sahi parantu unke liye hi toh aap yeh udaasi chhod dijiye."

She continues, "Bhaiyya, koi hain jo aapka pichhle do teen saalon se rasta dekh rahi hain."

Anubhav looks at her and she answers with a determined tone, "AAPKI WARDI!" she adds, "Haan bhaiyya, teen saal ho gaye aapne apni wardi nahi pehni. Aapki wardi aapki rah dekh rahi hain. Aapki kasam bhi aaj poori ho gayi. Phir der kahe ki."

They stay silent for some seconds and Anubhav says, "Aap dekhiye ki Maa aur Ammi kya kar rahi hain! Hum kuch samay paschat aate hain."

Karishma nods, "Jaldi aa jaayeyiga. Warna deri ho jaayegi."

He just hummed in response. 

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Anubhav is standing in front of the mirror looking at himself. He touches the nameplate on his police uniform. His eyes become wet.

He smiles a little and says to himself, "Nahi, hum nahi ro rahe hain. Aur hum ro bhi nahi sakte. Yeh nayan bahut amulya hain. In aankhon mein hum ashru nahi aane de sakte!"

At the same time, he hears his mother's voice, "Anu, aa jaao bete"

"Aaye Maa..." he answers and moves.

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Half an hour later, Anubhav's jeep stops before a graveyard. Ammi, Maa, Karishma, Neil (Lalla), Pushpa ji, Santosh, Cheeta, Iqbaal, and Badnaam also come. They go inside and stand near a grave. Anubhav puts the flowers on it. One by one, everyone also does the same. 

Anubhav sits near it. He is just staring at the grave. Everyone looks at him with the same pain he has been hiding in his heart for a long time.

Everyone's mind traveled into the past...

FLASHBACK:-

In MPT,

Haseena was sitting in her cabin. Her teammates were standing surrounding her. One man was sitting beside her and asking her questions. He was a journalist. It was her interview. 

The journalist asked the questions, "Haseena ji, itne bade bade aparadhiyon ko pakadna koi aasan baat nahi. Aaj tak kayi officers ke naak mein dum karne wale in gundo ke giroh ko aapne pakda kaise?"

Haseena smiled and replied, "Aparadhi chahe jitna bhi badha ho, lekin kanoon ke shikanje se kabhi bach nahi sakta. Bade bade se soorma bhi kuch na kuch galti kar hi dete hain. Aur humare liye bas utni si galti kaafi ho jaati hain unko pakadne ke liye. Aur in aparadhiyon ko pakadne ka saara credit hume nahi balki humari poori team ko jaata hain. Humari team ke ek ek officer ne bahut mehant ki thi in gunehgaaron ko pakadne ke liye. Agar yeh nahi hote humare saath toh aaj yeh gunde kanoon ke salakhon ke pichhe nahi hote."

Everyone smiled and looked at each other. 

The journalist nodded and again questioned, "Haseena ji, kya aap iss baat par roshni daalegi aapne aur aapki team ne aakhirkaar kis tarah se in gunehgaaro ko pakda?"

Haseena chuckled lightly and answered, "Aap ek journalist hain. Toh zahir si hi baat hain ki yeh aapko bhi pata hoga ki yeh kaisa betuka sawal hain. Privacy kya hain yeh aap bhi achchhi tarah se jaate hain. Aap log baar baar kehte hain "Sutron ke hawalon se khabar hain ki..." wagaira wagaira... Toh kya aap yeh sutra kaun hain aur kya hain, iss baat ko sabke saamne rakhte hain?"

The journalist made a face. Yes, she was right. He can't question like that. The police or any other investigation agency can't answer these questions. And they shouldn't be. Even the same thing applies to journalists also. Privacy is privacy.

Before the reporter could say anything further, she said, "I think humne aapke sabhi zaroori aur thik sawalon ka sachha aur sahi jawab diya hain. Agar iske alawa koi aur sawal hain toh batayiye, warna hum log apne kaam par lage..."

The reporter nodded and thanked her for giving time to him.

After the interview, Haseena hurriedly told everyone, "Karishma Singh, aapko hum bahut badi zimmedari de rahe hain. Aapko in charo gunehgaaron ko central jail pahunchana hain. Aapke saath 5 aur dusre constable bhi hain. Hume aap par poora bharosa hain, par phir bhi dhyaan se jaayiyega. Yeh log bahut chalak hain."

"Aap chinta mat kijiye, Maddam sir. Hum bahut achchhe se apni duty karenge. Aur yeh dedh shaane log koi bhi shanpatti karne ki koshish kare toh maiyya kasam inko aisi film dikhayenge ki zindagi bhar ekko hi baat bolte phirenge ki..."

"Daroga ji dekhe toh bahut par tumsa na dekha!" Karishma's word cut by Santosh.

Haseena smiled and said, "Santosh Sharma, aap iss case ki report banayiye. Aap chahe toh Cheeta aur Pushpa ji ki madad bhi le sakti hain. And please jaldi kariyega. Hume aaj zara jaldi ghar jaana hain."

"Kyun, Maddam sir?" Santosh asked innocently. 

Before Haseena could reply, Pushpa ji said with lots of overacting, "Offo Santu... Tum bhi naa... Kuch samjhati hi nahi ho. Arey bhai aaj shaam ko DSP sir mission se laut rahe hain. Poore 2 mahine ho gaye unhe nahi dekha Maddam sir ne. Abhi ghar jaayengi toh thoda sajna dhajna hoga naa Maddam sir ko apne hone wale Sajna ke liye..." 

"Pushpa ji..." Haseena was controlling hard not to blush. 

Karishma too teased her, "Pushpa ji sahi toh keh rahi hain, Maddam sir"

Haseena looked at her, "Karishma Singh aap bhi..." 

"Haan hum bhi... Aakhir hum aapki hone wali nanand hain. Itna hak toh banta hain humara!"

Haseena tried to change the topic, "Yeh sab baatein hum baad mein kar lenge, abhi jo aapko humne kaam diya hain woh kijiye."

They nodded and went to their work after saluting her. 

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Haseena's home,

Haseena came from the washroom. She opened the cupboard and her eyes fell on a box. She smiled and took that box. Pushpa ji's words echoed in her ears. 

She thought, "Waise Pushpa ji sahi keh rahi thi. Humare Anu poore do mahine baad aa rahe hain. Jab se woh mission ke liye gaye the, humare din kaise kate hain woh bas hum hi jaante hain. Aaj jab woh aa rahe hain toh hume iss shaam ko kuch special karna chahiye."

She opened the box. It was a beautiful green saree with a black sleeveless blouse. She caressed it and smiled. This saree was gifted by her love, her Anubhav one day before going to the mission.

"Hum aaj yeh hi saree pehanenge. Uss din kitna mann tha Anu ka hume iss saree mein dekhne ka. Par uss raat hum itna thak gaye the ki humne unhe keh diya ki agle din pehanenge. Par agle din toh achanak se unhe mission ke liye nikalna pada. Unki khwahish adhuri hi reh gayi. Par aaj hum unhe yeh surprise denge. Aur aaj raat jo chhat par date ka plan kiya hain usse woh bahut khush ho jaayenge" she was smiling ear to ear.

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Maa, Ammi, Pushpa ji, Karishma, Neil, Cheetah, Santosh, Billu, Badnaam, and Iqbaal were in Haseena's home. They all were invited for dinner tonight. Everyone was sitting on the sofa and teasing Haseena as her eyes were stuck on the main door. She was very restless to see her love back. And why not she wouldn't do this? After all her Anubhav was coming back. To calm her restlessness, Santu tried to play some games with her. She even took some photos with families and also some solo pics of Haseena. 

After a few seconds, the doorbell rang. Haseena's heart stopped beating for a moment. Everyone smiled as they knew this was Anubhav only. Haseena quickly stood up and ran to open the door. Her excitement was no less than any teenage girl who always gets excited after seeing her crush. As soon as Haseena opened the door, the time had stopped for her. 

Haseena smiled seeing Anubhav standing in the white shirt and black pants. He was wearing the goggles, looking damn handsome in them. 

"Haseena ji..." he softly took her name. 

She didn't control herself anymore and quickly embraced him. She didn't care about anyone. He too wrapped his arms around her pulling her close to him. They both were finding immense peace after a long time. 

Everyone adored them. The mothers made their 'nazar utarne wala' action. 

Santu asked politely, "Anubhav sir ne itne raat ko kaala chashma kyun pehna hain? Yeh bhi koi waqt hain style dikhane ka? Aur kisi dikha rahe hain style? Maddamsir toh usne already pat chuki hain!" 

"Uff yeh maasoomiyat, Santu ji..." Cheetah blushed in his own style to which the other four men gave an annoying look to him.

Haseena broke the hug and was about to say something when someone came there and said to Anubhav, "Sir, aap apni chhadi jeep mein hi bhool aaye the." 

The man handed him a stick who usually used by blind persons. Everyone left stunned. What was he saying? Was this stick Anubhav's? Was he crazy? Or did Anubhav not tell a significant truth to them? What's the matter?

Anubhav forwarded his hand to the man, He tried to take but his hand was going in another direction. Everyone was shocked to see this. The man held Anubhav's hand the gave the stick to him. 

Anubhav smiled a little and said to him, "Dhanyawad Abhishek! Apne pariwaar se milne ke prasannata mein hum toh bhool hi gaye ki ab hum dekh nahi sakte. Humari Haseena ji ke ghar ke kone kone se parichit hain naa hum, iss liye abhi koi pareshaani nahi hui. Parantu aage bahut ho sakti thi. Phir se aapka dhanyawad Abhishek!"

As soon as he spoke these words, the earth slipped under everyone's feet. No one was ready to believe on their ears. Maa started to cry. Ammi, Pushpa ji, and Karishma's eyes became watery. Santu was really afraid. Neil, Cheetah, Billu, Badnaam, and Iqbaal became so emotional. 

Haseena's condition was worst. The world had stopped for her. She was standing like a statue. 

Abhishek said, "Thik hain toh sir main chalta hoon."

"Arey Abhishek aise kaise? Abhi aaye ho toh bhojan karke jaao naa... Humare aane ki prasannata mein humari Haseena ji ne swayam bhojan banaya hoga. Hume pata hain. Humari Haseena ji bahut swadisht bhojan banati hain. Khake jaayiye, aapko bahut achchha lagega" Anubhav requested him. 

"Sir, chahta toh main bhi yeh hi hoon. Magar main ab adhe ghante mein apne ghar nahi panhucha toh meri biwi mera hi kachumbar banakar cheel kavvo ko khila degi."

Anubhav and Abhishek chuckled a little. Abhishek hugged Anubhav and left after saying to him bye.

Some minutes went in silence only.

Taking a deep breath, Anubhav broke the silence, "Hume pata hain ki iss samay aap sabke mann mein kya chal rahe hain. Jaante hain hum ki iss samay hume aisi stithi mein dekhkar bahut dukhi hain aap sab. Parantu honi ko kaun taal sakta hain. Yeh hi satya hain. Jab hum mission mein the aur lagbhag mission samapt ho hi chuka tha ki humare sthan par ek bahut bada visphot hua. Aise taise humari jaan toh bach gayi parantu humari aankhon ki roshni ne humara saath chhod diya."

Haseena closed her eyes to let her tears flow down her cheeks. Maa came near him and cupped his face.

"Itna sab kuch ho gaya. Aur tune hume batana zaroori nahi samjha?" she asked while crying. 

Anubhav slowly held her shoulders and replied, "Kya batate Maa aapko? Aur kaise batate? Hum nahi chahte the ki aapko kasht ho? Haan hume pata hain ki aapko abhi bhi kasht ho raha hain. Bahut kasht ho raha hain. Parantu uss samay jo humari awastha thi woh aap mein se kisi se bhi nahi dekhi jaati. Iss liye hume yeh baat aap sab se chhupana hi uchit laga. Mission toh ek mah poorv hi samapt ho chuka tha. Parantu uss samay hum aapke samaksh nahi aa sakte the. Bahut kathinta se humne swayam ko mazboot kiya hain, Maa. Aapke aashru hume phir se kanhi nirbal na kar de."

Anubhav tried to touch her face. When he succeeded, he slowly wiped her tears and said, "Bhale hi ab hum dekh nahi sakte, Maa... parantu itna avashya jaante hain ki humari pyaari Maa rote hue kabhi achchhi nahi lagti."

Maa just looked at him and he added, "Maa..., hume kuch samay ke liye keval aapke saath rehna hain. Aapke goad mein sar rakhkar sona hain. Bas kuch samay ke liye hi sahi. Aap zara hume ekant mein le chaliye!"

Maa looked at everyone with a crying face. Ammi and Pushpa ji nodded. Maa took him with her to Haseena's room.

Haseena who was still standing there showed no movements in her. Ammi put her hand on her shoulder. Haseena looked at her for a second and quickly ran upstairs to the terrace, she couldn't control her tears and emotions. Ammi was about to go behind her but Pushpa ji stopped her as she knew Haseena needed some space.

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2 hours passed, and Haseena was still crying on the terrace holding the railing. Her emotions were not in her control. Every passing second was making her sorrow bigger and bigger. How could she calm down at this point? Her love, her Anubhav had lost his eyes in the mission! Her situation was worse at that moment.

Her tears were not stopping. She was crying and crying when she heard Anubhav's voice, "Priye..."

She became a little conscious and turned to him. The very next moment, she ran to him and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back. She was crying loudly in his arms. He rubbed her back to calm her down. But her tears didn't stop. 

Finally, Anubhav broke the hug and cupped her face. He said sweetly, "Bas Jaan, bas! Bahut ro liya aapne. Ab bas kijiye. Hum thik hain, Jaan!"

"H...hum aa...aapse bahut naraz hain, Anu. Ky...kya kami reh gayi thi humare pyaar mein? Kya kami reh gayi thi ki aapne hume apna dard baatne ke kabil nahi samjha?" she cried in arms.

"Humare paas aapke har ek prashna ka uttar nahi hain, Jaana. Aap toh hume samajhti hain naa...! Aapko pata hain ki humne yeh baat kyun kisi se chhupaayi."

"Haan hum jaante hain... Sab jaante hain hum. Par kisi aur ko na sahi, par hume toh aap bata sakte the naa... Aapko pata hain iss waqt humare upar kya beet rahi hain! Aapke har achchhe bure waqt mein aapka saath dena ka wada kiya tha humne. Aur jis waqt aapko humari sabse jyada zaroorat thi, uss waqt hum aapke paas nahi the. Hume khud par bahut gussa aa raha hain, khud se nafrat hone lagi hain. Hum... hum..."

Anubhav sternly said while cutting her words, "Bas! Hum sun rahe hain iska arth yeh nahi hain ki aap bas bolti jaayengi. Hum apni Priye ke viruddha kuch nahi sunenge. Hum ab dekh nahi sakte parantu jab hum aaye aur aapne darwaza khola toh ek khsan mein pehachaan liye humne aapko. Pata hain kaise? Kyun ki hum aapko mehsoos kar sakte hain, Jaan. Kisne kaha ki aap humare saath nahi thi? Aap humare saath har ek kshan thi Jaan..."

He took a pause and continued in a soft voice, "Priye, hum jeevit laut aaye kyun ki hume aur jeene ki asha thi. Aur uss asha ka karan hain aap. Yeh satya hain ki hume bahut peeda hui. Parantu hume sadaiv aisa anubhav hua ki maano aap humare paas hokar uss peeda ko door kar rahi ho. Aapke hi karan toh hum jeevan aur mrityu ke khel mein mrityu ko harakar aaye hain."

He inhailed deeply and spoke with a voice of purity and calmness, "Priye, iss mission mein humne bahut kuch khoya hain. Aaj ke baad hum apne karya par nahi jaa sakte. Iss baat ka khed hume aajeevan rahega. Parantu kisne kaha ki humne apni aankhein kho di hain? Nahi Jaan... Aisa nahi hain. Humare aankhein abhi bhi humare saath hain. Aap jo hain humare saath humare nayan bankar."

The silent was covered over them for some minutes. Then he added, "Batayiye... Hum kuch galat bol rahe hain kya?  Nahi naa... Hum aapni duniya aapki aankhon se dekh sakte hain, jaan. Kahiye... hum sahi hain naa... Aap banengi naa humari aankhein?"

Fresh tears rolled down Haseena's cheek. She cupped his face and gave numerous kisses on his cheeks, chin, nose, temples, and forehead, all over his face. 

She touched her forehead with his and said, "Haan Anu, aap sahi keh rahe hain. Hum hamesha aapke saath honge. Hamesha! Kabhi aapka saath nahi chhodenge. Kabhi bhi nahi" after a taking a pause she added, "I love you, Anu!"

Saying this she sealed his lips with hers. It was a gentle and soft kiss at initial but soon it turned into the hard and passionate one. Their lips were moving in sync and their tongues battled for dominance.

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Some days passed, 

Haseena and the entire family were doing their very best to keep Anubhav happy and also they took good care of him. They also cared for Anubhav not feel like a burden on anyone.

Though Anubhav had lost his eyes, he had a sharp brain. At night, Haseena used to share with him how her day had passed. She also used to discuss the cases with him and being a great officer he used to help her to solve the issues. ONCE AN AGENT, ALWAYS AN AGENT!

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One day in the evening,

Anubhav was waiting for her. She had said that she would come home a little bit early. Maa and Ammi were in the house. Anubhav's heart was beating a bit faster. He was not feeling good. His mind was getting uneasy. He took the keypad mobile from his pocket and dialed Haseena's number which was memorized by him. Her mobile was unreachable. He tried again but found the same result. After several attempts, he got afraid a little. He was going outside with his stick when Maa and Ammi looked at him going to the main door. 

Maa asked him, "Anu bete, tu kanha jaa raha hain?" 

He turned behind and said, "Maa, Haseena ji ne kaha tha ki woh aaj jaldi aa jaayengi. Parantu woh abhi tak nahi aayi. Humne unhe doorbhash bhi kiya tha. Kintu unka doorbhash nahi lag raha hain."

"Beta, kisi kaam mein hogi woh. Tum kha ma kha pareshaan ho rahe ho. Ho sakta hain ki woh kisi kaam mein phas gayi ho" Ammi tried to explain him.

He argued, "Ammi, agar aisi baat hoti toh hume ek doorbhash karke batati naa... Aaj se poorv kabhi aisa nahi hua. Humara mann bahut vichalit ho raha hain. Hum jaa rahe hain Haseena ji ko dhundhne."

He was about to turn when Ammi again stopped him, "Anu bete ruko, ho sakta hain ki Haseena yanhi aa rahi ho. Ek kaam karte hain, hum Karishma ko phone lagate hain. Usse puchhte hain ki Haseena thane se nikli ya nahi."

Anubhav agreed, "Thik hain, Ammi. Hum abhi behna ko doorbhash lagate hain" saying this he dialed Karishma's number.

Karishma received the call and answered, "Haan bhaiyya, boliye."

"Behna, Haseena ji hain kya wanha?" he asked.

"Ka? Maddam sir abhi tak Ghar nahi pahunchi?" she surprised.

"K...kya arth hain aapke kehne ka?" he was afraid.

Karishma said with a bit of tense voice, "Bhaiyya, Maddam sir ko yanha se nikle hue kafi time ho gaya. Hume laga ki woh ghar par kabka pahunch gayi hogi."

"Kya...? Hume laga hi tha! Humara mann isiliye bhaybheet ho raha tha. Unka doorbhash bhi nahi lag raha hain. Kabse prayatna kar rahe hain unhe doorbhash karne ki. Hum jaa rahe hain Haseena ko dhundhne" he was about to cut the call in the tension.

Karishma stopped him and said quickly, "Bhaiyya... Bhaiyya... Humari baat suniye. Aap ghar mein hi rahiye. Hum aur Santu jaate hain Maddam sir ko dhundhne. Ghabrayiye mat, jaise hi Maddam sir mil jaayengi hum aapko phone kar denge.

"Nahi behna hum..." his words were cut by Karishma, "Bhaiyya aapko humari kasam. Aap ghar par hi rahiye. Hum abhi ke abhi Santu ke saath nikalte hain."

Anubhav groaned. Karishma cut the call and called Santu who was in the record room. Anubhav too informed Ammi and Maa. They also become tense.

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Inside a old factory,

Haseena was tied with ropes with a pillar. She was unconscious. It took some minutes for her to get back into consciousness. She slowly opened her eyes. Her back head was paining so badly. He tried to move but couldn't. Then, she realizes her position. She was shocked beyond the limits. 

She asked herself, "Hum... Hum yanha kaise? Hum toh... Hum toh ghar jaa rahe the..." she tried to remember, "Haan... raste mein humari jeep ruk gayi thi. Hum check karne ke liye utre... aur..."

"Aur phir kanhi door se tumhari gardan par ek injection laga. Aur tum behosh ho gayi" A strong male voice she heard. 

She saw four men coming in front of her. In no time, she recognized the men. They were those goons whom she had arrested some months before. The men had victorious smiles. 

She was about to say, when one of the men said, "Aaa... tum chinta mat karo. Main batata hoon kya hua? Darasal hua yun ki tumhari gaadi kharab nahi hui thi. Usse kharab karab kar diya tha. Humne! Hume pata tha ki tum uss raste se aaogi. Iss liye humne uss raste pe bahut saare keel phenk diye the jisse tumhari gaadi ka tyre puncture ho gaya. Phir jaise hi tum bahar aayi, yeh dekhne ke liye ki kya hua hain tab humne door se tumhari gardan par injection phenk diya. Jisse tum behosh ho gayi!" he completed his sentence with a smirk. 

Haseena stared and them and said with a smirk, "Peeth peeche se war karke khud ko bahut tees maar khan samajh rahe ho. Agar tum logon mein himmat hoti naa toh hume saamne se pakadte. Aise chhupkar kayaro ki tarah nahi."

Her words made the men angry. She was a trained and experienced officer. She knew how to deal with such a situation. She had a small blade attached to her bracelet. The goons had already taken her gun when she was unconscious. So, it was very necessary to act according to the situation. Due to her hands being tied behind the pillar, the goons were not able to see what she was doing behind. She slowly cut the ropes but didn't move and stayed in the same position. 

One of the goon said, "Bhadkana chahti ho hume!? Haseena Malik, chalak hone mein aur darpok hone mein fark hota hain. Chahte toh hum tumhe tab hi maar dete jab tum behosh thi. Par nahi, hum chahte the ki tum apni maut apni aankhon se dekho. Iss liye tumhe ab tak zinda rakha."

"Aur yanhi tumne galti kar di," she said with a smile and suddenly kicked one of the goons and punched another one. 

The men were shocked to see this. Before they could understand she started to beat them. She was beating him black and blue. Though the goons were four in number, she was overpowering them. They started to bleed. Haseena was beating two men at the same time while another two were on the floor. One of them thought about Haseena's gun. The four goons just escaped from the jail with lots of difficulties. Hence they didn't have any weapons. Haseena's gun was in his mate's pocket. He silently took the gun when Haseena was busy fighting with the two men. He slowly got up. 

Haseena understood there was something behind her. As soon as she turned behind, the man fired a bullet that hit her near her heart. The blood flew from her chest. Her body felt immense pain, probably the last pain of her life. The man fired again at her stomach. He fired four bullets at her. She collapsed on the floor. The men looked at each other and shared a grin. 

They were laughing to see her fighting to the death. Their laughter stopped when they heard the sound of a jeep with a police siren. They looked at each other and screamed at the same time, "Jaldi bhago yanha se..." and they ran from there. 

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Karishma and Santosh reached an old factory outside the city. They both got off the jeep.

Santu said while looking at her mobile, "Karishma madam, yeh hi woh jagah hain janha maddam sir ka phone last locate hua tha."

"Iska matlab Maddam sir yanha hain. Par woh yanha kyun aayegi" Karishma wondered.

"Kanhi kisi musibat mein toh nah hain" Santu sounded in fear.

They both looked at each other and decided to move inside the factory.

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As soon as they stepped inside, they saw Haseena lying in a pool of blood. Her uniform had become red. Their hearts skipped. They both screamed at the top of their voice, "MADDAM SIIRRRRR...."

They ran to her. Karishma took her head on her lap. Santu held Haseena's hand tightly. 

"Maddam sir..." tears started to flow from their eyes. 

"Santu, humari madad karo. Hume Maddam sir ko abhi ke abhi hospital le jaana hoga" Karishma hurriedly said. 

Santu was nodding when Haseena stopped them, "N..na...nahi... ab bahut de..der ho chuki hain. Hu...humare paas jyada waq...t nahi hain."

Santu said while crying bitterly, "Maddam sir, Maddam sir, please aisa mat kahiye. Aapko kuch nahi hoga. Aap bas apni aankhein khuli rakhiye. Hum abhi aapko hospital le chalte hain."

Haseena again stopped them, "Sa...Santu, ab k..kuch nahi ho sakta. Humari zin...dagi bas yanhi t..tak thi."

"Maddam sir, aap aap aisa kahe keh rahi hain?" Karishma cried.

"K...kyun ki yeh hi sacha hain, Karishma Singh. Aur sa..sach ko koi ba..dal nahi sakta..." she added in pain "Hu...hume humari maut ka koi gum nahi hain. Bas... Bas... th...thoda sa afsos hain ki... ki... aakhri waqt mein hum ap...apne pyaar ko apne family ko ek saath... ek saath nahi dekh paa rahe hain."

"Maddam sir..." KariTosh hissed at the same time.

She held Karishma's hand said, "Hum...hum bahut khush...qismat hain ki aapke saath kaam karne ka mauka mila, Karishma. Aap bas ek best off...officer hi nahi balki humari sab...sabse achchhi dost bhi hain. I...I am very pr..proud of you, Karishma Singh!"

Karishma's tears increased. 

Haseena looked at Santu and smile weakly. She put her palm on Santu's cheek with difficulty. She said, "Humari San...Santu. Humari maa...soom gudiya... San...santu, hum nahi jaante ki kisi insaan ka phir se janam hota hain ya nahi. Par agar hota ho toh ag...agle janam mein... hum chahenge ki aap... aap humari be...beti bane. Aur hum... hum aapki Ammi."

Santu replied with lots of tears and hiccups, "Toh iske liye agle ja...janam tak ka wait kyun karna. Ab...abhi hum aapko hos...hopital le jaayenge naa toh aap thik ho jaana. Phir jhat se hum aapki aur Anu bhaiyya ki shaadi kar denge. Phir aap dono mu...mujhe off...officially ad...adopt kar lena. Ma..main bhi khu...shi khushi aapke saath rehne aa jaaungi."

Haseena smiled weakly and said, "A..ab aisa nahi ho sakta. In...saan ke bas mein har ch...cheez nahi hoti. Hum bhi jee..jeena cha..hte hain. Ma...gar, humra zi...zism iss baat ki ija..zat nahi dega. Le...kin hum zin...zinda rehna chahte hain. Aur jeena chahte hain. Ap..apne Anu ki aa...aankhein bankar!"

KarisTosh looked at her and then at each other. She added, "Haan, bas yeh... yehi tarika hain humare marr...marr kar bhi jeene ka. Ka..Karishma, aapko Anu ko manana hoga. Hu...hum unke paas un...ki aan...khein ban...kar rehna chahte hain. Ab... ab hum hu..humari saari zimme...daari aap par sou..pte hain. Am..ammi, Maa, Push..pa ji aur An..Anu ka kha...khayal rakhna."

She groaned in pain. Suddenly she saw the shadow of someone very close to her. She smiled weakly. Yes, that was her Abbu's shadow. He spread his arms to embrace her. 

"Abbu..." she uplifted her one hand. KariTosh looked at her with a strange expression. 

"Jai Hind" she said her last words and her hand fell with a thud.

"MADDAM SIRRRRRRR!" KariTosh screamed top of their lungs.

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It was more than three months after Haseena's death. Anubhav's operation of the eyes was already done successfully. Even the Department of Police had to give back his DSP post to him. But he refused to wear the police uniform until he could find the murderers of Haseena. This task had become the most important thing in his life ever. He forgot how to smile, how to talk, how to sleep, how to eat, or how to drink. His only aim was to catch the culprits in any condition. Alive or dead!

Another fifteen months passed when Anubhav finally caught the four culprits. He would have encountered them if Karishma Singh hadn't arrived with the force at the right time. It was very tough for her to stop him as he was not in his senses. He had only one aim and that was to kill the murderers. But being Haseena's follower, Karishma made understand him that it was better to arrest the culprits and take the justice from law and judiciary.

The people of Lucknow wanted the court should punish the culprits as soon as possible. The public put pressure on the politician and even the media to work in this case very effectively.

It took another eighteen months to court make the verdict. It made him angrier and more disappointed. Finally, the court ordered to hang the culprits till death.

Flashback ends.

And today is the day when the four murderers of Haseena have been hanged. This is so satisfying for many people. 

Anubhav and his family have come the home after paying tribute to Haseena at her grave. They all are sitting in the hall apart from Ammi. After a few minutes, Ammi comes from her room with her bag. They look at her and stand up.

Anubhav asks her, "Ammi, yeh kya hain?"

Ammi replies politely, "Anu bete, hum apne ghar jaa rahe hain" they all look at her with surprise and then at each other. She adds, "Haan bete, hume lagta hain ki ab hume jaana chahiye. Aur kab tak hum yanha rahenge. Waise bhi teen saal se jyada ho gaye, hum yanhi hain. Log bhi tarah tarah ke baatein bana reh hain. Issliye behtar hain ki hum apne ghar chale jaaye."

Anubhav comes in front of her and says while holding her shoulder, "Aapne apne hi ghar mein hain, Ammi. Yeh ghar keval humara aur Maa ka nahi apitu Haseena ji ka aur aapka bhi hain."

Ammi is about to say something but he cuts her words, "Nahi Ammi, aap yanha se kanhi nahi jaayengi. Hume gyat hain ki kal parso kuch log aapko taane de rahe the. Kintu kya aap unki baaton ke kaaran humse humari Ammi ko door kar dengi? Maan lijiye ki agar Haseena ji ke jagah hum sabko chhod jaate toh kya aap aur Haseena ji humari Maa ko akele rehne dete?"

"Kaan ke niche zor se thappad maarenge agar aisi manhoos baat ki toh" Ammi scolds him emotionally and adds, "Aur waise bhi, humari Hassu kisi ko chhod ke nahi gayi hain. Woh yanhi hain. Tujhme samayi hui hain."

"Toh aap apne bachche ki yeh vinati nahi sunegi? Ammi, mat jaayiye hume chhodkar" he requests with an emotional tone.

Maa came near them and says to Ammi, "Haan Noor behan, Anubhav sahi keh raha hain. Aap yanha se nahi jaayengi. Aakhir yeh bhi toh aapka apna ghar hain!"

"Maan jaayiye naa, Ammi..." Anubhav's sweet request melts Ammi. She looks at his eyes and becomes emotional.

She replies, "Bahut ziddi ho tum!"

"Aap hi ke bete hain naa..." they chuckle lightly.

Anubhav hugs her and Maa. Everyone smiles wholeheartedly seeing the trio.

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At nighttime,
Anubhav is sleeping peacefully. He doesn't has a good sleep last three years. Today, he gets relaxed from all his pain. He is just about to change his position in sleep when he hears a melodious voice.

"Anu..." the soft and sweet voice of a girl falls in his ears. He slowly opens his eyes and is shocked to see the person standing there. Yes, Haseena is there. She is wearing a white salwar kameez along with the white veil (dupatta). Her hairs are open and flowing on her beautiful face. She tackles the hair behind her ear. She smiles looking at him. 

He slowly stands up but doesn't say anything. She goes out of the room with smiling and he follows her. They come into the garden outside the home. She sits on a swing. Anubhav comes and sits beside her. 

She asks, "Kuch bolenge nahi aap?"

His eyes become moist and he answers, "Hum rusht hain aapse?"

"Baap re! Iska matlab ab hume aapko manana padega. Magar aap humse naraz kyun hain?"

"Aap toh aise ban rahi hain jaise aapko kuch gyat hi nahi. Aapne hume beech raste mein akela chhod diya. Aap kyun humse door chali gayi? Kyun Jaan? Kya koi kami reh gayi thi humare prem mein?" a tear escapes his eyes.

She smiles and wipes his tears. He holds her hand softly and kisses it. 

She puts her palm on his cheek and said with a small smile, "Humare buddhu Anu, kisne kaha ki hum aapko chhodkar chale gaye hain! Aap bhi naa... Kuch bhi kehte rehte hain. Hum aapse kabhi door na gaye the aur na hi kabhi jaayenge. Aap hain toh hum hain. Jab bhi aapko humari yaad aayegi toh bas apne dil pe haath rakh lena. Hum aapki dhadkan bankar aapko sunayi denge."

"Sach?"

"Much" they giggle.

"Priye, aapne humpar jo upakaar..." his words were stopped in the middle as she puts her palm on his mouth.

She says with determined voice, "Nahi Jaan, hum apne aap par koi ehsaan nahi kiya hain. Ehsaan toh humne khud par kiya hain. Maut ke aage toh kisi ki nahi chalti. Par humare andar jo jeene ki chah thi hum bas usse barkarar rakhna chahte the. Aur aisa karne ke pichhe humara khud ka swarth tha."

He takes her hand and holds her both hands in his hands. He bends down and gives soft kisses on her knuckles. She closes her eyes to feel his lips.

He looks at her and questions, "Ek baat kahe aapse?"

She nods and he says, "Jabse hume aapki aankhein mili hain, tab se hume yeh jag atyant sundar dikhne laga hain. Hum jis or bhi dekhte hain hume keval achchhai hi achchhai, aur sundarta hi sundarta dikhti hain. Pata hain kyun? Kyun ki aapke drishti keval achchhai aur sundarta ko dekhti hain. Agar kaanton bhara path bhi ho hume uss path ke aage jo pushp hain woh dikhayi dete hain."

She smiles, "Aisa iss liye hain ki aapka dil bahut saaf hain. Humari duniya toh aap hi hain, Anu. Aur humara yeh pyaara pariwaar. Bas ek wada kijiye humse. Wada kijiye ki aap kabhi kamzor nahi padenge, wada kijiye ki aap humare iss pariwaar ka hamesha khayal rakhenge aur apna bhi. Aur kabhi hume yaad karke udaas nahi honge."

"Hum wachan dete hain, Priye Hum aapko yaad karke prasanna honge apitu udaas nahi. Aap humara bal hain, humara aatma vishwas hain, humara jeevan hain."

She smile, cups his face and kisses his forehead. They stare into each other's eyes for a few minutes silently. There is no need to say 'I love you' as they knew how much they love each other. It's beyond the limits and words. Anubhav moves to hug her. 

His eyes get open and he finds himself on the bed hugging the photo of Haseena. He looks around and is surprised to see Haseena nowhere. He is in his bedroom. The dim sunlight is coming from the window. The voice of singing birds is cherished in his ears. He looks at the photo in his hand.

was it a dream? Yes, it was the dream. He sighs and closes his eyes for a moment. Then someone knocks on the door of his room.

"Dwar khula hain, andar aayiye" he says.

Karishma comes in and says smiling, "Suprabhat bhaiyya. Woh subah ho gayi naa iss liye aapko jagane aa gaye the. Humko laga tha ki shayad aap abhi bhi so rahe honge. Aap fresh ho jaayiye. Humne aapki wardi istree karke rakh di hain. Kuch der baad nashte ke liye aa jaayiyega."

He nods and she goes.

Anubhav again looks at Haseena's photo. It's the photo of her which is clicked by Santu on the day when Anubhav had returned from his mission. She was looking immense beautiful in the saree which he had gifted to her.

He smiles and speaks, "Suprabhat Priye. Aajse lagbhag teen varsh paschat phir se hum apne police mukhyalay jaa rahe hain. Pehle bhi gaye the parantu apni wardi mein nahi. Kaaran toh jaanti hain. Aaj se ek naye adhyay praramb hone jaa raha hain. Aur aapne jo zimmedari hume di hain, usse bhi toh nibhana hain. Hume shubkamnaye nahi dengi aap?"

After a few seconds of silence, he smiles and speaks with enthusiasm, "Dhanyawad! Aapki shubhkamnaye hum tak pahunch gayi. Achchha ab hum chalte hain. Nahi toh hume vilamb ho jaayega!"

He gives a deep kiss on her photo and goes to the washroom

After getting fresh, he wears the uniform and looks in the mirror. He stares into his eyes or should I say, Haseena's eyes stare at him with containing love, respect, and pride.

He wears the cap and feels an unknown energy throughout his body. He smiles and salutes looking in the mirror. 

"Jai Hind" the words automatically come from his mouth.

------ THE END ------

Hey, my dear friends, I don't know what I have written, how I have written, and why I have written. Bas mann kiya tha likhne ka. Pichhle saal 14 February ke din maine ek one shot likha tha jisme Anubhav ko shahid dikhaya tha. Toh you guys know na ki main kitni badi equalist hoon (saying this with lots of fake attitudes, samjha karo mazak hain.) Bas main itna chahiti thi ki ek ff mein Anubhav ko shahid kiya hain toh ek ff mein Haseena ko karu... Equalist hoon naa... You know balance bana rehta hain. I know aap mein se kayion ko lagta hoga ki yeh kya bakwas hain? Yaar jo bhi hain ab mera tedha deemag aise hi chalta hain. Hihihi. Toh likh diya. I know cringe tha but mann hua likhne ka toh likh diya. Waise bhi sab cringe main akeli hi kyun sahu? And jinko mere se yeh shikayat hain romance nahi likh sakti toh... Karte raho yaar... Main kya hi kar sakti hoon abhi. Waise yeh update bhi meko actually 14 Feb ko hi dena tha. Par kya hain naa ki main itni fast hoon, itni fast hoon, itni fast hoon ki ab main kya hi bataun...

And a very very special thanks to my lovely and best friend Shakshiyat  for this wonderful cover and also I want to thank you my another lovely best friend snowwyxnghts_  for suggesting the beautiful title for this story. Lagbhag ek ya dedh saal pehle iss story ka title diya tha iss behan ne. Par ab jaake update de paayi hoon.

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