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part 3

[After a month of AS's death]
[KS is sitting on her desk in MPT working with the files]
KS:cheeta,202 number file lao
CC:ji,maddam
[CC and SS were working near the almirah]
SS:(whispering)samhalke cheete,dsp sir ke guzar jaane ke baad karishma madam har chiz triple gussa karti hai.
CC:haan,aur maddam sir ko dekhiye,official baat ke alava kuch kehti hi nehi
KS:aab ka humare maut ke baad file laoge tum?
CC:nehi,abhi laa te hai...yeh lijiye
KS:yeh?yeh hai 202 number file?andha ho gaye ho?number nehi dikhai deta?
SS:gayi!
CC:sorry madam sorry!
KS:Nehi,humari baat kaun sunta hai!Jisko jo accha lage woh karke beth te hai... isme chahe galat ho ya sahi!chahe humare feelings ko buda lage ya bhala
[HM comes out from the cabin]
KS:waha ek bethe hai na?maddam sir!!Arey,swam modi ji unhe award dena chahiye na?Jazbaat ko chod kar desh ke liye apne kareeb insaan ko mar dala!wah!kya khoob kaam kiya hai unhone!Desh ka ratn hai woh!
[HM is listening everything]
SS:maddma,peeche!
[KS turns behind and sees HM]
KS:haan,yeh hi toh hai woh maddam sir!Jinhone humari bhai ko humse chin liya.Kya badiya kaam kiya hai!taliya!
[She claps]
PS:karishma ji!Ese koi baat karta hai kya?Aur aap hi toh kehte thee ki maddam sir apki dost hai!
KS:Dost?huh!Humari aur maddam sir ki rishta ussi din toot gaye thee pushpa ji,jab inhone humse apni rishte se juda kar diya.Arey,hum inke liye bhaiya se budi behave kiya tha...aur inhone kya kiya...khair..aur accha nehi lagta yeh sab kehna...
[HM was still silent but now she speaks with cold head]
HM:hum na kabhi kisi rishtey se jude thee aur na hi kabhi judenge...na dosti ka rishta,na hi ishq ka!
[They become emotional]
Voice:Excuse me!
[A girl enters]
SS:Gulks!!!
Gulks:Santoo!!!
[They rush to each other and hug]
SS:kaisi hai tu?maddam sir...yeh hai Gulki Joshi.Hum dono ek hi college me padhai kiya hai.Aur pushpa ji ki rishtedar hai yeh
GJ(Gulki Joshi):hi!arey,karishma bhabi,kaisi hai aap?
KS:thik hoon.Gulki,tum achanak yaha?
GJ:achanak?(to PS)chachi,apne kuch bataya nehi?aap ko call kiya tha na maine?
PS:haan,batane hi wale thee magar mauka nehi mila
HM:it's ok!Tum kabhi bhi yaha aa sakte ho.Aao,betho!Par,thane hi kyun aa na hua?
GJ:aap hi hai na?maddam sir?maddam mallik?uff!mai bahut badi fan hoon apki.Log sirf aap ya karishma bhabhi ki fan hoti hai.Lekin mujhe na aap dono hi bahut acchi lagti hai.bahut inspiration milti hai
SS:*coughs
GJ:haan,santoo, meri friend se bhi bahut inspiration milti hai...isiliye maine police force join karne ka socha
SS:haan,maddam sir...gulks ne mere saath hi test diya tha... par kuch lackings ke liye join nehi kar paya
GJ:maine iss saal phirse diya hai.And,guess what?pass ho gayi!!
SS:sachhi?
GJ:arey,isiliye toh lucknow ayi hoon mai.Mithai khilane...oh shit!Mithai toh garee me hai.Mai laati hoon
SS:tu ruk na..mai laati hoon
[She leaves for bringing sweets]
HM:Congratualtion!Humme bahut khooshi hai ki tumne har nehi mana,aur determination strong rakha.Esa hi officer chahiye force ke liye
[SS brings the sweets packet.PS forbids her to open it]
PS:(whispering)santoo...dsp sir jaane ke baad yaha koi bhi ek mahine se mithai nehi khaya.Isko kahi aur rakh do....
CC:haan,aur gulki ji ko maat batana varna usse buda lagega
SS:ok
GJ:maddam sir,mujhe itna pata hai ki zid tha mere andaar. Pata hai jiss saal mai varti nehi ho payi,uss saal birthday maine manaya hi nehi.Toh socha iss bar bahut bada celebration karungi.Aaap sabko aana padega.Maine mare saare friends,relatives, teachers... sabko invite kiya hai
[They become silent]
SS:tere birthday toh do din baad hi hai na?
GJ:haan,aur mai chahti hoon, aap sab ek din pehle aa jaye...plz plz!ayenge na?
[They are silent]
CC:(to ss)santoo ji,gulki ji ko dsp sir ke baade me nehi pata kya?Iss mood me hum log kaise program attend kare?
SS:pata toh honi chahiye dsp sir ke baade me
KS:haan,gulki!pushpa ji zarur jayenge
GJ:kya pushpa ji zarur jayenge?sabko jaana padega!!
HM:Gulki,dekho,ese achanak duty chod kar toh hum nehi jaa sakte na?
GJ:bilkool chinta maat kijiye aap!Humare papa jo thee na?Elake ka councilor thee.Commissioner sir ke saath accha relation hai,unhone saara intezaam kar liya
HM:Thee matlab?abhi nehi?
GJ:Ek saal pehle guzaar gaye hai.Ma ne nayee shaadi ki hai.Kya ek famous scientist... aaj tak chehra bhi nehi dekha unka...chodiye...by the way,aap log ayenge na?
HM:umm...Gulki...
GJ:ok,aaj chalti hoon.Baaki logo se bhi milna hai.Aap sab aana zarur!
[She leaves. PS,SS,CC go to outside with her]
SS:Gulks!Sun na...actually
GJ:pata hai.Anubhav bhaiya ke liye sab log dukhi hai na?Ma ne mujhe sab kuch bataya.
PS:Gulki beta,tumhe lagta hai ese karishma ji aur maddam sir celebration me shamil ho payenge?
GJ: iss halat me ek program attend karna bahut zaruri hai.Isse kya hoga ye log at least yeh sadma bhoola payenge.Varna police hi agaar ese sad rahe toh case kaise solve karenge?jaanaboojh kar maine yeh program rakhi hai..
[They agree]
GJ:dekhiye,aap logo ko kisi bhi tarah in dono manana hoga...kar payenge na?
[They think about it]