Roses Can't Heal My Everlasting Wounds

|"Yaadien, Yaad Aati Hai....."|

Continuing from the previous part,

Col. Batra - So now here we call upon the family members to pay their condolences to their beloved. Those Martyrs whose family members weren't able to come, they will be paid condolences by our soldiers or officers.

One by one everybody's family member paid their condolences to their family members. Now it was the time to pay their condolences to Dr. Major Juhi Batra and Dr. Major Smarika Yadav. Since the very beginning, their family members never came, or so was known to everyone.
Monami tried her best to maintain her posture straight upright when she carried the Funeral Wreath Ring towards Juhi Batra's image. Mr. Batra and Mrs. Batra had told Monami to pay the condolences this time. Karan and others thought that this was a mere order for her to do it. But only Monami, Sid, Param, Barkha and Mr. And Mrs. Batra knew, what it actually meant to Monami. Being trained by Karan, Once The Ruthless Shergill and having undergone Rigorous Training to join the army, Monami and Sid had very well learnt how to mask their emotions and let it out infront of the right person. Monami's face wasn't giving a single trace of what was happening within her. But her eyes told a different story altogether. It was very hard to read one's mind and heart through their eyes, and doing it in case of Monami and Sid was even hard and nearly impossible. Seeing Monami carrying the Wreath Ring,
Karan said - "Ye ameerzaade bigde namune,huh! Inme 1% bhi regret nahi hai, dukh nahi hai ki kisine apni jaan de di. Kisine apni biwi kho di, kisine apne maa ko kho diya, kisine apni beti ko kho diya aur kisine apni behen ko, taaki inke jaise Bigde Privileged namune chain se jee sake"

Karan Smirked while saying this and his eyes showed utter disgust. It was a good luck for Karan that Param wasn't standing beside him at that point of time. But Sid had heard it and the first thing he wanted to do was hit Karan's head with a Brick.
Monami too had heard him but she wasn't in a proper condition and they were in an Official Ceremony after all. She, in her uniform, marched gracefully towards the image and carefully placed the Wreath Ring around Juhi Batra's Photo Frame. She Inhaled deeply and repeated the lines in a serious,strong,high, loud and clear voice, "Kartavya, Sahas aur Balidaan.
Desh ke khaatir, Desh ke naam.
Jivan Paryant Seva.
Sewa Parmo Dharma.
Jai Hind!" (She Saluted)

Saying so she pulled out a folded paper from her pocket and slipped it below the Wreath Ring.
Monami Marched back to her position beside Karan. But Monami's condition internally wasn't good at all. Now Sid Marched out with another Wreath Ring in his hand towards the Photo Frame of Dr. Major Smarika Yadav. His condition wasn't good either. He was a friend of Monami, similar to her. The only family he has, Monu is the closest to him. His eyes held Several emotions just like Monami but his face remained straight and erect.
Seeing this, Karan said to Monami
Karan - "Tum dono ka Drama Company join karna behtar hota. Idhar aakar Government aur humara wakt barbaad kar rahe ho " He said this smirking as well. Sid too, had heard this but he continued and gracefully marched forward
Meanwhile Monami beside Karan,
Monami - "Sir Government ka wakt barbaad huya ya nahi pata nahi, lekin hum dono agar Drama Company me jaate toh woh Company barbaad ho jati Sir."
Saying so she quietly looked straight, with her inner turmoil slowly eating her up from inside. But they were engaged for the whole day. She wasn't having anytime left with herself to let her emotions out.
Sid had by now reached the image marching proudly.
Sid carefully placed the Ring around the Photo Frame of Dr. Major Smarika Yadav and said in a loud, clear and dedicated voice,
"Janm yaha liya hai,
Shaheed bhi yahi honge.
Desh ke liye,
Sab Qurban hai.
Jo Pran liya tha,
pura kiya hai,
Iss desh ke liye,
Aapne apna Kan kan diya hai.

SEVA PARMO DHARMAH!
JAI HIND!"

Saying so, Sid also slid in a folded paper below the Wreath Ring. His and Monami's Emotions were utterly carefully masked. As if they were stuck up with FeviKwick so that it remains the same forever.
Sid marched back beside Karan.
Karan to Sid and Monami - "Wreath Ring ke niche kya ab uss Wreath Ring ka bill bhi de diya?" He clearly was taunting them. But Sid and Monami being Sid and Monami themselves, they said
Monami - " Sir woh bill nahi, kisike emotions hai."
Sid - "Smarika Ma'am aur Juhi Ma'am ke baccho ne hume post kiya tha."
Monami - "Kaha tha, Ma'am/Sir, aaj tak apni Mumma ke Remembrance day pe nahi ja paaye."
Sid - "Papa ki Rok thi"
Monami - "Aur aaj tak bharosa bhi nahi hota tha. Kahi koi unke letter kholke padh le to."
Sid - "Aakhir baat Mumma and Baccho ke bich honi thi, doosre kyun dakhal de"
Monami - "Phir hume letter bheja inhone,"
Sid - "Bole Sir/Ma'am, aaj tak toh waise bharosa huya nahi, lekin hume aap par pura bharosa hai"
Monami - "Aap humare vishwaas pe khare utarenge"
Sid - "Please aap inn adjoined letter ko wreath ring ke niche rakh dena"
Monami -"Inke kehne ko kaise taal sakte the sir, isliye daal diya"
Saying so they confidently inhaled and looked forward once again.
Karan to himself and Faizi - " Inpe bharosa bhi ho sakta hai? Kamaal baat hai."
Faizi - "Janaab Kamaal ka toh pata nahi lekin jabse dono aaye hai na, dono ne aapko barabar jawab diya hai"
Karan's single glare and Faizi Shut up.