2 inches apart

part 4

HM:aunty ji,hum police hai.Investigate karna humari kaam hai.Aap bilkool maat ghabdaiye...Jatin jaise log se shaadi karna apka ek majbodi tha yeh humne samajh te hai.Lekin kyun?
Mom:pure ghar ne bahut log hai...plz yeh sab baate maat karo
PS:didi,suniye... yaha aur bhi poori...(to HM)maddam sir...aap kitchen me kya kar rahe hai..
HM:b..baas..madat kar raha tha
[But she sighns PS to handle the kitchen. She wants to talk about something important with her alone.PS understands]
PS:bhabi,aap jayiye na...araam kijiye.Hum yaha sab samhal lenge..
HM:haan,ayiye ayiye..
Mom:lekin...
PS:arey,jayiye na!
[HM takes her to another room]
Mom:kya chahte ho tum?hum iss parivar ko khatre me daal de?
HM:khatre me toh already hai!Aab shayad hum iss mushkil ka koi hal nikal le!Aap befikr rahiye...humari baat bahar nehi jayega...bataiye humme!
Mom:Usne humme majbood kiya tha.
HM:kaise?
Mom:Ussi ne mara tha gulki ke papa ko.Phir humme dhamki diya agaar hum usse shaadi na kare toh woh gulki ko bhi mar dega(crying)Hum kya karte batao?
HM:lekin aapse shaadi karke uska fayda kya?
Mom:Tumne suna hoga Gulki ke papa yaha ke councilor thee... bahut acche adami thee...honest thee...iss elake ki log bahut mante thee unko.Kabhi koi police yaha search karne ki himmat hi nehi kiya.Jatin iss mauke ka fayda utha raha tha.Woh uska lab yeh hi kahi banaya tha.Jab humare pati ko pata chal jaye toh woh usse khatam kar deta hai...aur phi humse....
[She weeps.HM eyes also fill up]
KS:Toh yeh tha asli kahani!
[They become surprised]
KS:maaf kijiye, humne sab kuch sun liya.Lekin chachi...aapke ghar me ek police bahu hai.Phir bhi aap ghabda ke chup bethe thee..Ek bar bhi humme batane ki zarurat nehi samjhe?
[Mom is silent]
KS:pata nehi ese kitne masoom jaan ke saath khela hai woh kamina!Hum apse wada karte hai!Uss shaytan ko apni saza na jarue milega!Usse nehi pata woh kiske parivar ke saath khela hai!
HM:Aur jab karishm singh ne wada kar diya toh sochiye apka kaam ho hi gaya
[KS looks at HM]
HM:(thinking)pata nehi kyun esa lag raha hai ki jatin ka yaha hona aur un akhen ka koi na koi relation hai!!

[At night,HM is walking around the Room and thinking about the eyes]
HM:Inn akhen!!itni pehchan sa kyun?
[She closes her eyes and reminds of AS.All the time,she was used to stair at his eyes]
HM:Shayad....
[She takes her phone, trying to find AS's photo.Then she searches on AS's facebook profile but in all the pictures he is wearing sunglass]
HM:Ajeeb adami hai!!sunglass ke bina photo nehi khicha ja sakta kya?
[She disappoints]

[KS is working in the kitchen with PS]
KS:Amma,yeh sara khana ready hai...serve kar dete hai...
PS:nehi,yeh mithai jal jayega...tum yaha raho, hum serve kar dete hai...
[After PS leaves,lalla silently enter in the kitchen and suddenly hugs KS from behind]
KS:Aap...yaha?amma aate hi honge...jayiye!!
Lalla:Aur agaar nehi gaye toh?
KS:Toh...toh hum apna bhaukaal suru kar denge...yeh keh rahe hai hum...jayiye...
lalla:Sach me?tumhe nehi pata,tum jab bhaukaal dikhate hona,tab kitne woh lagti ho!!
KS:Ka lagti hoon?
Lalla:(wishpering)Sexy!!
KS:Aap...aapp!!!
[She was going to hit him by the hot spoon]
Lalla:Yeh garam hai...t..tum se bhi bahut zadya garam hai...
KS:Haan,humme pata hai yeh garam hai...aab phirse kahiye...hum ka lagte hai?
[PS was serving food on dinning table.HM comes to her]
PS:Maddam sir!!bhoog lag gayi na?pata tha khaane ka khushbu jo itna accha hai...
HM:Nehi,pushpa ji!!apke paas anubhav sir ka koi tasveer hai?without sunglass!!
PS:Humare paas toh nehi hai..karishma ke paas ho sakta hai...
HM:Woh denyenge kya?accha kaha hai woh?
PS:Kitchen mein!!lekin achaanaka?unke taasveer ke saath ap kya karenge maddam sir!!
HM:Batayenge pushpa ji!!sabar rakhiye...
[HM walks to the kitchen]
KS:Ka hua?bataiye....
Lalla:Dekho,sweetheart!
[Lalla cautiously keeps away the spoon from KS and holds her hand.He comes closer to her]
Lalla:Tum bahar se iss chamach ki tarah garam zarur ho...
KS:Haan,aur?
Lalla:lekin andaar se bilkul iss mithai se bhi zadya mithi ho!!
[KS smiles]
Lalla:Toh ek mithi wali kiss de do na!!!
KS:Hmm....hum na apke iraada bahut acche se samajhte hai...
Lalla:Accha?toh phir der kis baat ki?
HM:Karishma singh apke paas....
[KS and lalla quickly release each other and hesitate]
(lag gayeeeeeee)
HM:Sorry...sorry...humme pata nehi thaa..it's ok!!hum ja rahe hai...
Lalla:Nehi,nehi!!hum toh baas mithai test karne ayee thee...lekin isne mithai diya hi nehi...
[KS pinches him]
Lalla:Ouch!!
HM:It's ok!hum...
Lalla:Nehi,nehi!!aap log baate kijiye na...gulki shayad humme bula rahe hai...haan,gulki hum aa rahe hai..
[After lalla leaves,KS still hesitates and focuses on the sweets on the stove]
HM:Baate kar sakte hai?
KS:Haan,haan!!aap unki baat chodiye...aap
boliye na!!
HM:kisi aur room mein chale?
KS:Sure!!
[They go to another room]
HM:Karishma singh,apke paas anubhav sir ka photo hai?without sunglass!
KS:Haan,hai!kahe?
HM:Apke paas hai?Sukar hai!!plz jaldi dijiye...
KS:Nehi,aap unke photo lekar kya karenge?apko nehi lagta ki apko koi haq nehi hai unke photo apne paas rakhne ka?
HM:Karishma singh!!hum behez nehi karna chahte hai...
KS:Nehi,apko batana padega...apka jab jo man chahe ap kar toh nehi sakte na...iss bar ap ka chahte hai?
HM:Kyun ki humme lagta hai anubhav sir yehi kahi hai...
KS:Ka?
[HM tells her what happen that night,how she saw that eyes]
KS:Phirse woh jatin...hum usse pakar kahe nehi lete hai...
HM:Kyun ki uska chehra aaj tak reveal hi nehi hui hai..agaar hota toh kab ka usse pakar lete hum...usse aaj tak koi dhund hi nehi paya hai...agaar usse haath mein lana itna asaan hi hota toh hum anubhav sir ko....
[She cannot say more]
KS:Toh isiliye apko anu bhaiya ko...humme maaf kar dijiye maddam sir!!humne phir se apko galat samajh liye....hum ek number ke topa hai...jab apko humari saath ki jarurat hoti hai hum nehi de paate...
HM:Jo hona tha ho gaya...aab humara saath dijiye...
KS:Haan!!!
[KS takes out her phone and finds a photo of AS without sunglass.HM zooms in and look at that]
KS:Ka lagta hai maddam sir?
[HM attentively stares at the eyes and reminds of the eyes she saw.She closes her eyes and reminds again.Then,she reminds the last time she stared at AS]
KS:maddam sir?ka lagta hai?
[HM opens her eyes and smiles]
HM:haan!
[A smile blooms on KS's face, too]