JEEVAN PSYCHATRY CLINIC.

Kavin (to the receptionist) – Excuse me, can I meet Dr. Kartik?

Receptionist (on the call) – I'll ask him. Hello sir. Mr. Khanna and Inspector Shreya have come here to meet you. Shall I send them inside? Okay sir. Yes. You can go inside.

Kavin – Thank you 😊

Inside the clinic

He is Dr. Kartik Goenka 👆👆

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Kartik – Kaafi dino baad aaye Kavin.

Kavin smiles. – Ishita kaisi hai?

Kartik's face falls. – Jaisi pehle thi.

Kavin – No improvement?

Kartik looks down.

Kavin keeps his hand on Kartik's shoulder. – Hum use mil sakte hai?

Kartik nods.

Kartik, Kavin and Shreya enter a house. Kartik opens a small room. The trio enter inside to see a girl of around 30 years staring the wall. A big portrait of a man is painted on the wall. Kavin's eyes become teary looking at the portrait.

Kartik goes near the girl.

Kartik – Choti. Dekh kaun aaya hai? Kavin. Shreya. Kab tak aisi hi baithi rahegi? Kya batau Kavin. Din bhar Dushyant ki is portrait ko dekhti rehti hai. Naa to meri kisi therapy se farq pada naa hi kisi dawaiyyo ka. Haalath dekho na iski. Uss Dushyant ko kehna ki chala gaya to meri behen ko saath le jaata. Yu jinda laash kyu bana diya use? Huh?

Kavin- Kartik sambhalo apne aap ko.

Kartik – Kaise sambhalu Kavin? Huh? Mai kya kum try kar raha hu? 6 saal. 6 saal se iski treatment kar raha hu. Ek shabd bhi bola ho isne!

He hugs Kavin. Kartik cries for sometime and then comes back to his normal self.

Kavin sits beside Ishita. He ruffles her hair.

Kavin – Kab tak Ishi? Kab tak meri galti ki sazaa apne aap ko dogi?

Ishita didn't react. She was staring at Dushyant. There was no tinge of nervousness in her eyes. Her heart had dried up.

Kavin – Chalo chalte hai Shreya.

They go out.

Kavin – Shreya, Kartik aur Ishi ki haalath dekhke mujhe lagta nahi hai ki unka Shruti ki case me koi haath ho. Aur waise bhi Ishi humesha se Dushu se pyaar karti aayi hai. Humare achanak aane se Kartik bhi confident laga Ishi ko face karne me to...(he notices Shreya staring at him). Kya dekh rahi hai? Maana ki mai handsome hu, par Siddhu ka kya hoga agar tune use chod diya to?Aur wo chala gaya na to meri company doob jayegi.

Shreya laughs and playfully hits Kavin on arms – Isi..Isi Kavin ko to mai kabse miss kar rahi thi. Tu kitna lively hota hai investigation ke waqt. Yahi soch rahi thi ki tu humesha ke liye phir aisa lively kab dikhega?

Kavin becomes serious – Dil se Dhadkan nikaal ke kehte ho ki jinda kyu nahi lag rahe? Pehle Dushyant..ab Purvi..aur Ishita ki ye haalat...tu kya expect karti hai Shreya, iss sab ke baad mai wahi 6 saal pehla wala bewkoof bana rahu?

Shreya – Kavin...

Kavin – Nahi Shre..please mujhe abhi baat karne ka mann nahi hai. Ek-do peg lagake sona chahta hu mai.

Shreya sighs deeply. – So tu..par please ab talli mat hona. Shaam ko meri anniversary hai.

Kavin – Oh haa! Congratulations baby! Nahi piunga aaj. Aur angel ko mere pass chod de. Wo saath hogi to daaru ki taraf dhyaan bhi nahi jayega.

Shreya smiles – Okay. Shaam ko thik 7:30 baje. Okay?

Kavin – Ji ma'am!

They hug each other. Kavin drops Shreya at her home and picks her 4 y/o daughter Siddhi. In the evening, everyone enjoys. Kavin, Kartik, Daya, Nikhil, Divya, Abhijeet, Freddy, Pankaj, Tarika, Dr.Salunkhe and ACP all are present in the party. Daya is lost in his memories with Shreya. While the latter is doing the same.

Abhijeet – Chalo bhai...Shreya ki anniversary ke bahane aaj to kam se kam tumne chadhayi nahi.

Kavin smiles gracefully – Sir ab best friend ki Khushi ke din use dukh kyu du?

Abhijeet – Haa...(he looks at Daya).

Kavin senses his uncomfort – Sir..waise aaj na to meri na to aapka best friend khush hai. Par shayad ghum hi jindagi ka dusra naam hai.

Abhijeet pats Kavin – Sharaab ne tumhe ye philosophy bhi sikhadi hein?

Kavin laughs – Ab akelepan ka ek hi saathi hai ye philosophy.

Abhijeet – Kya the tum Kavin! Bus Hijack case yaad hai tumhe?

Kavin – Kaise bhul sakta hu sir? Dushyant jaisa dost mujhe uss case ki wajah se to mila.

LET'S GO 8 YEARS BACK..

Goons have looted a bank and hijacked a bus. The CID cops Abhijeet, Freddy and Shreya are behind them. Nikhil is in a jeep with newly joined officer Dushyant Hemraj. While others are busy finding information about the hijackers.

Abhijeet is connected with the bus driver through Bluetooth which was given to the driver when he changed the bus along with passengers.

Abhijeet – Humara ek officer already bus pe chadh chuka hai Freddy.

Freddy – Kaun hai sir wo? Hum sab to yahi hai.

Abhijeet – Freddy wo ek naya aur jaabaaz officer hai. Inspector Kavin.

Shreya – Sir..aapne naye officer ko itne bade mission pe kaise bhej diya.

Abhijeet – Shreya usne khud mujhse is mission ke liye jidd ki. Kavin kya tum ready ho?

Kavin – Mai ready hu sir.

Abhijeet – Thik hai..to on my count....3.....2....1

The officer took out his goggles (obviously, muh chahe bandar jaisa ban jaaye injuries se..style me kami nahi honi chahiye) and boom! Went inside the bus, fought with the goons, drove the bus, hit it with a boulder, fell unconscious, got conscious again and again fought with goons and then finally....the case ended *phew*.

The two new officers entered the bureau along with Abhijeet, Daya and ACP.

ACP – Inspector Dushyant Hemraj and Inspector Kavin Khanna..welcome to CID Mumbai.

Both smiled. Looked at each other and then at the team. Kavin forwarded his hand and shaked hands with ACP, Abhijeet, Daya, Freddy, Pankaj, Nikhil, Divya, Mayur and Sachin. When it was Shreya's turn.

Kavin – Kya hum pehle kabhi mile hai?

Shreya – Shayad aap pehle muzrim rahe honge. Kyuki meri mulaquate aqsar muzrimo se hi hua karti hai.

Kavin smiles – Interesting.

Shreya – Welcome to CID Mumbai...SIR.

Kavin – Thank you.

It's Dushyant's turn to meet everyone. After he shook hands with everyone, he greeted Kavin with a handshake. Abhijeet explained their work to Kavyant. Sometime later, Kavin goes to meet Dushyant in his cabin.

Kavin – Manna padega. Handsome ho.

Dushyant smiles – Thanks. Tum bhi.

Kavin grins – Wo to mujhe pata hai. 

Dushyant smiles. 

Kavin - Girlfriend? 

Dushyant - Nahi. Tumhari? 

Kavin - Har din. 

Dushyant looks at Kavin wide-eyed. 

Kavin - Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Kidney nahi mangi tumhari. Aur kya tum school me topper the kya? 

Dushyant - Nahi...backbencher. Aur tum? 

Kavin –sighs-  Are bhai. Kabse jo puch raha hu uska ek sadu sa jawaab deke meri enquiry kyu kar rahe ho?  Tum topper hi lagte ho.

Dushyant – Kyu? Tumne backbenchers ki psychology me Ph.D ki hai? 

Kavin – Haaa. Matlab obviously exceptions hoti hai har cheez me....par usually saare backbenchers ki aadate hai mujhme. Specially flirt karne ki. Aur padhayi..haha....mai to yaha tak rishwat deke pohocha hu.

Dushyant screams in shock at the top of his voice – KYA?

Everyone in the bureau looks at him.

Dushyant – I am sorry.

Everyone gets back to work.

Dushyant in a low voice – Kya? Tum rishwat deke yahatak aaye ho. Matlab tum..

Kavin puts his hand on Dushyant's mouth – Shaant bandhu. Mazaak kar raha tha. Mere baap ka paise ka jhaad nahi hai jo itne dur tak rishwat deke pohochu. Par mujhe exam pass karne me waqt laga.

Dushyant just nods.

Kavin – Accha waise tu handsome to hai. Koi girlfriend wagera kaise nahi?

Dushyant – Tumhare pass "girlfriend" ke siwa koi aur topic nahi hai? Jindagi me bohot si cheeze hai. Aur mujhe nahi pasand ladkiyo ke jyada kareeb hona.

Kavin (teasingly)– To ladko ke kareeb hona pasand hai?

Dushyant nodded nonchalantly not understanding the joke in Kavin's question. When he understood

Dushyant – Nahi..matlab ladko se dosti chal jaati hai aisa matlab tha.

Kavin – Accha? Are ab kya sawaar raha hai. Jaane de samajh gaya mai.

Dushyant – Kya samjha?

Kavin – Yahi ki tujhe ladko se kareebi Rishta pasand hai.

Dushyant – Nahi mera wo matlab nahi tha.

Kavin – Arre it's okay. Physics hai.

Dushyant – Biology.

Kavin – Ha wahi. Tujhe jyada pata hoga na.

Dushyant – Are par mai sachme..

Kavin – Waise tu hot hai. Aur ladkiyo se mai bhi bore ho gaya hu. Ek handsome sa ladka mujhpe mare to mujhe koi problem nahi. Bass (covering his upper body with his jacket) kuch aisa waisa mat kar dena mujh jaise bhole bhale insaan ke saath.

Dushyant – Are par mai..

Kavin – Haa waise tu seedha saadha dikhta hai. Lekin dil ka kya bharosa na?

Dushyant – Par mai wo..

Kavin – Aur tu chinta mat kar. Tera ye raaz hum dono me hi rahega. Tujhe jab sabko batana tu bata sakta hai. Aur...

Dushyant finally puts his hand on Kavin's mouth.

Dushyant – Bhai, maaf karde. Aur jaa.

Dushyant is about to cry.

Kavin – Are are...tu...tu paagal hai. Mazaak nahi samajhta. Rotlu. Shreya ji ko to aasani se samajh gaya. Dekh kaisi hass rahi hai.

Dushyant turns back to see Shreya laughing.

Dushyant looks down – Wo..Wo Shreya wo Kavin bass aise hi..wo mai..tum..wo jo..suna wo..wo jhooth..

Shreya – Sir Sir Sir..aap please panic mat hoiyye. Mai jaanti hu Kavin sir mazaak kar rahe the. Wo to bass Dr. Tarika aur Dr. Salunkhe se aap dono nahi mile the na, to ACP sir ne aap dono ko bulaaya hai. Wo dono bureau me aaye hai to mil lijiye.

Dushyant – H....ha..hum...aate hai.

Shreya goes out of the cabin.

Kavin – Dushyant. Wo mai aisa hi hu yarr.. Tujhe bura laga ho to(holding his both ears) I am really sorry. Mai aage se mazaak nahi karunga.

Dushyant – Are..it's okay. Infact..mujhe bachpan se mazaak nahi samajhta. I am sorry.

Kavin – Haa haa chal. Senti mat ho ab jyada. (forwarding his hand for a handshake) Dost?

Dushyant forwards his hand smilingly – Dost.

Kavin – To aa gale mil le dost ke.

Dushyant – Haa.

They both share a hug.

Kavin – Waise ab to mujhe shaq ki koi gunjaish nahi hai.

Dushyant – Kaise?

Kavin breaking from the hug – Kyuki ab mujhe pura yakeen ho gaya hai ki tujhe ladke pasand hai.

And runs out the cabin.

Dushyant nonchalantly – Oh.....KYA? RUK KAVIN KE BACCHE! 

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to be continued...