TALES OF THE HEART

TUM MERE HO🎸

Haseena placed an unconscious Karishma Singh on the passenger seat with wet eyes and kissed her forehead.

She drove to her place and was entering inside with the spare keys but unfortunately, Ammi saw them.

"Haseena??" She asked.

"Ammi...."

"Haseena kya hua tumhe... Itni chot kaise lagi... Aur Karishma... Karishma aise kyun??" She asked worriedly.

"Kuch nai hua hai ammi, Karishma soo rahi hain bas" She said unable to make eye contact and walked inside her room.

She placed her nicely on the bed and covered her with the blanket.

"Haseena kuch bataogi?? Tumhe chot kaise lagi..." Ammi asked taking out the first aid box from the drawer.

"Ammi aap tu jaanti hi hain hamara profession, ye sab chhoti moti chot to aati hi rehti hain..." She answered sweetly while Ammi had started applying ointment on her wounds.

"Apna khayal rakha karo, har waqt fikr lagi rehti hai tumhari. Aur ab toh tumhare saath Karishma ka bhi khayal rakhna hai tumhe..." Ammi said.

"Ammi, aap Karishma ki fikr na karein, kuch nai hone denge hum inhe, apni jaan se bhi zyada hifazat se rakhenge inhe..." She replied looking at Karishma with determination in her eyes holding her tears.

"Haseena! Hamari taraf dekho... Kuch hua hai??" Ammi asked.

"N..nai ammi..." Haseena held her hands. "Ammi aap kuch dino ke liye mumbai chali jaiye... Vahan pe aapke kaafi friends bhi hain na...mann bhi laga rahega... Aur vo ghar bhi kaafi waqt se khali pada hai..."

"Hume kahin nahi jaana hai...hum yahi rahenge tum dono ke paas..." She said.

"Ammi..."

"Nai hume kuch nai sun'na hai...is umr mein bechari ammi ko ghar se nikaal rahi ho shrm nahi aa rahi??" Ammi said with overacting.

"Ammi aap pushpa ji se training kam Liya kijiye, accha thik hai iss baare mein hum kal itminan se baat karenge abhi aap jaiye araam kijiye..." She said.

"Hmmm..." Ammi shook her head.
"Khana tu khaa lo..."

"Ammi bhookh nai lagi hai... Aapne kha liya?"

"Haan..."
"Dawai li??"

"Abhi nahi..."

"Ammi... Kya karti hain aap..." She said.

"Bass abhi sone jaa rahe hain tab le lenge...tum b so jaana..." Ammi said keeping her hand on her face and left the room.

Haseena locked the room from inside and sat beside Karishma.
She took her hands and connected them with her forehead. Tears were dripping down from her eyes which were falling on Karishma's hands.

"I'm sorry..." She mumbled and burst out out crying.

"Ham...hamari wajah se aapko..." she was trying hard to speak.

She had placed Karishma's head on her lap and was caressing her head with all the love, care, and guilt.

A couple of hours later, Karishma started gaining consciousness. Haseena was looking at her holding her hand. She was scared of her reaction.

"Haseena..." She murmured slightly opening her eyes.
"Hum...yahi hain baccha... Aap thik hain... kaisa lagg raha hai aapko..." Haseena asked rubbing her arm.

She found Haseena near her and took a sigh of relief. But suddenly realization hit her hard and she got up with a jerk.

"Has...haseena...haseena... Hum... Usne...usne humare saath...Haseena..." She fumbled and was shivering with the worst thought.