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Dard Tere (Kareena-Karishma)

Hellooooo your aalsi writer is back ☹ Ab acche bacche ke tarah chup chaap yeh chapter padho.

Karishma arrived home on her 'private jet' with hundreds of thoughts swarming through her head. She thought of everything Haseena had said to her and how she had treated her in the past few days. She knew Haseena had a problem with her ideology, which she was fine with, but when she said "hume aapki koi zaroorat nahi hai" and "behtar hoga ki aap transfer lele", it really hurt. Karishma had always enjoyed Haseena's company and made sure to forgive her for every fight because she valued her so much, but knowing that Haseena didn't reciprocate her feelings hurt her a lot.

Karishma unlocked the door to the house and opened it to see Kareena standing there. She thought she was going mad because of everything that had happened, but she touched Kareena's arm and it felt real.

KS: Ama tum toh chali gayi thi naa, wapas kaise aa gayi?

KR: Aiyyo amma, mai gaya hi nahi toh wapas kaise aayega

KS (coming inside and putting her stuff away): Matlab?

KR: Matlab mai jab thane se jaata tab mereko director ka message aata ki film ka shooting delay hota. Isliye mai socha mai idhar tumlogo ke saath rehta. Mai suna, Senior Sundari tumse kya bola. Mereko bilkul accha nai laga jab woh tumko badalne ke liye kaha.

KS: Accha toh humko bhi nahi laga par hum kaa kar sakte hai? Aur hum unko apne dil mein jagah de yaa jindagi mein sabse uncha darja de, agar woh humse aise pyaar nahi karti toh hum unka soch nahi badal sakte

KR: Soch toh nai badal sakta par usko sabak sikha sakta naa?

KS: Jab unka ego aasman chhu raha hai aur woh humko apni najar ke saamne hi nahi dekhna chahti toh kaise kuch bhi sikhaayenge hum unko?

KR: Woh tum merepe chhod do, mai sikhaayega Senior Sundari ko. Mai usko tumhara asli value batata

KS: Koi jarurat nahi hai, jaake apna kaam karo (harshly)

Karishma went to her room to freshen up while Kareena sighed and got back to work. Even though she respected and loved Haseena, she couldn't bear to see her sister in so much pain. She was determined to do anything to see Karishma smile again.

A while later, Karishma came out of the bathroom to see Kareena watching something on her phone while filing her nails. She rolled her eyes at her beauty-consciousness, only to see her (KS's) dressing table was covered in Kareena's makeup products.

KS: Ama bhakk! Yeh kaa poora din lipapoti karti rehti ho, kuch kaam ka cheej bhi karo, kabhi ghar ke kaam mein apna haath batao

KR: Aab tumko beautiful dikhna nai pasand toh mai kya kar sakta, mereko toh pasand hota naa

KS: Toh hamare kamre mein kaahe rakhti ho yeh sab? Apne paas rakho naa

KR: Aiyyoo, mai har waqt itna bada (making actions with her hand) leke ghumta toh kitna weird lagta

KS: Haan toh yeh sab saaman laane se pehle sochna chahiye tha naa, topa kahinki

Kareena made a grumpy face then got back to her phone. Karishma tied up her hair and sat on the bed beside Kareena, scrolling through her phone. But she didn't feel like doing anything. Haseena's harsh words just wouldn't come out of her head no matter how hard she tried to distract herself. At times she thought to tell Haseena how much it hurts to have such things said to your face, but sometimes she thought she would just accept and live with it for the sake of everyone else.

Karishma leaned over and put her head on Kareena's shoulder. Kareena noticed this and put away her phone turning to face Karishma.

KR: Didi?

KS: Hmm (lifting her head to face KR)

KR: Tum Senior Sundari ke baare mein soch raha hota?

KS: Nahi

KR: Jhooth mat bolo

KS: Humne kaha na nahi, aur humko iss baare mein koi baat nahi karna

KR: Tum baat karega tabhi mind halka hoga

KS: Mana kiya naa humne! Tum jaao yahan se, akela chhod do humko

KR: Theek hai mai jaata :( par pehle tum ek question ka jawab deta

KS: Humko koi jawaab nahi dena, dafa hojaao yahan se!

KR: One question, please

KS (sighing): Haan pucho jaldi

KR: Tumko dard nai hota?

Karishma felt as if the world fell silent, waiting for her answer to this question. She knew the answer very well, but she didn't like showing her vulnerable side to anyone. And she didn't want Kareena to fight her battles for her. She was Karishma Singh and she could handle everything. But the other side of her wanted to just cry it out. To stop being the strong and emotionless police officer she was and just be the normal Karishma for once.

KS: Hota hai, bohot dard hota hai (tears began forming in her eyes) jab hum Maddam Sir ka ek ek aadesh poora karne ke liye apna sab kuch tyaag kar dete hai phir bhi woh uski sarahna nahi karti. Bohot dard hota hai jab hum har case ke liye naya lead poori mehnat aur lagan se dhoondte hai aur usko DSP sir bass najarandaaz kardete hai. Bohot dard hota hai jab hum poora koshish karte hai duty ko sambhalte sambhalte ek acchi bahu banne ke liye phir bhi Pushpaji humko doosri bahuein ke saath hamari tulna karti hai. Bohot dard hota hai jab hum kisi aur ko apna sab kuch maan lete hai par woh humko bass apni jindagi ka kaanta samajh ke humko-

But she couldn't speak any further due to the tears constantly streaming down her face. Karishma didn't want to be a crybaby but she just couldn't hold it in anymore. She couldn't take it. She had faced so much in her life, from childhood to adulthood, but Haseena thinking so low of her and not wanting to see her again had broken her heart. She always thought if no one was there for her Haseena would be by her side, but even that seemed impossible now.

Kareena put her arms around Karishma and rubbed her back to calm her down. Karishma reciprocated the hug as her tears soaked Kareena's shoulder.

KR: Shhh, aisa nai hota Kariamma, hum sab tumko bohot love karta. Aur tum sabke liye itna kuch karta toh God tumko iske badle koi gift zaroor dega

KS (cracked voice): Agar sab humko sachme pyaar karte hai toh humko aur hamari bhavnaaon ko itne halke mein kaahe lete hai?

KR: No Kariamma, tumhara emotions ko mai halke mein nai leta. Mere liye toh tum superhero hota. Bachpan se leke aaj tak tum mere liye sab kuch kiya. Appa se daant khaya, mere liye ladkon ko peeta, mereko ma'am se bachane ke liye mera homework kiya, par kabhi complain nahi kiya ki mai tumpe bojh hota. Bass smile karke mere liye sab kuch kiya. Aur mai apna beautiful face ka kasam khaake kehta, agar tum mere life mein nai hota toh aaj mai itna kuch kabi nai kar paata. Tum mera duniya hota didi, mera hero hota tum

KS (breaking the hug): Yeh sab baatein dil behlane ke liye hoti hai. Sach humko malum hai, aur sach hamesha kadwa hota hai

KR: Nai nai nai! Tumko lagta mai apna beautiful face ki jhoothi kasam khaata?

KS: *shook her head in negative*

KR (wiping KS's tears): Toh? Ab toh tum merepe trust karta naa?

KS: Haan (clearing her throat) humne pichle janam mein jarur koi punya kaam kiya hoga joh tum jaisi behen mili. Sachmein, hum bohot kismat waale hain ki hamare liye koi toh hai joh hume jaisa hai waise sweekarne ko taiyyar hai

KR: Tum bhi toh mere liye aisa hi kiya naa, mai bachpan mein kitna galat kaam kiya...phir bhi tum mera elder sister hone ka duty kiya aur hamesha mere saath khada raha

KS: *smiled gratefully at KR* chalo bohot hua jajbaati atyachaar, aisa lagta hai hum Anupamaa ke liye audition de rahe hai

KR: Aiyyo amma! Anupamaa se yaad aaya, mereko usmein cameo role ka offer mila hai! (excitedly)

KS: Accept mat karna, haath jodte hai hum tumhare saamne. Ek toh waise hi Pushpaji roj naye naye Starplus characters ka nakal karke humko baccha karne ke liye blackmail karti hai, do-do nautanki hum sambhal nahi paayenge

KR: So saddd

KS: Bhakk! Ab chalo tum hamara madad karo khana pakane mein warna Pushpaji ghar aake bawandar macha degi

KR: Okayyyy

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Another few days passed, and there was no change in Haseena's behaviour. Karishma was training herself to become immune to it while Kareena was finding it hard to control herself. She had a plan to atleast make everyone realise Karishma's value and thought this was the perfect time to put it into play. Kareena entered the police station with a worried expression pleading for help.

SS: Karishma madam? Kya hua itna pareshan kyun hai aap?

KR: Kariamma nai, mai Kareena hota.

SS: Kareena ji, aap wapas kab aayi?

KR: Aiyyo amma mai gaya hi nai toh wapas kaise aayega! Par tum mera baat suno, Kariamma missing hota!!

SS: Kya?!

KR: Haan! Mai subah se usko phone karta par Kariamma mera ek call bhi nai uthata! Mereko bohot worry hota uske liye. Tum mera elp kar please, mera own blood ko dhundne mein mera elp kar

SS: Haan abhi karti hoon

Santosh tried tracking Karishma's location with no luck. One by one, everyone arrived at the police station and Santosh explained the situation to them. They tried all their sources to search for her but didn't find anything. At last they decided to search their house for any clues on where she could be. While they were searching the house, Kareena pulled out the piece of paper she had hidden and brought it up to everyone else.

KR: Look look, mereko didi ke room se yeh letter mila (worried)

Haseena snatched the letter from her and began reading through it. Her expressionless face turned confused, then worried, then guilty. She knew from the start that when she told Karishma to change herself, it would have hurt her a lot, but she was only being harsh to avoid any more threats on the police station. She was just trying to be a good senior and push Karishma harder to balance her emotions and anger. But she didn't realise how rude she had been, the things she had said, and the trust she'd broken.

Haseena had always hated traitors, but this time she was the traitor. And there were no words to describe the regret and guilt she felt from it. The letter said nothing about where Karishma could be, but she knew her well enough to know. Haseena quickly ordered Cheetah to start the jeep as everyone else filed in. They drove off to an open park behind the local train station. Haseena didn't even wait for the jeep to stop and desperately began searching for Karishma. 

She ran the perimeter of the park but saw no sign of Karishma. Then they moved on to the train station to ask the locals if they had seen her anywhere nearby, but they had no luck. Helplessly, she took out her phone and recorded a message to send to Karishma.

HM (tears forming in her eyes): Maaf kardijiye hume Karishma Singh, humse bohot badi galati hogayi. Humne aapko aur behtar banane ke maqsad se hi aapko badalne ke liya kaha tha lekin hume ehsaas nahi hua ki uss ek aadhesh ne aapko kitna dard diya hoga. Jaane anjaane mein humne aapko joh bhi bura bhala keh diya ho usse bhula ke bass humein ek aur mauka dijiye. Apni galti sudhaarne ke liye aur aapko ek baar gale lagake maafi maangne ke liye ek aakhri mauka dijiye. Please laut aaiye Karishma Singh

Haseena sent the voice message and waited for a few minutes as if expecting Karishma to just appear, give her a hug, and tell her everything would be okay. She was partially right, because just as everyone was about to leave, Karishma came towards them from the other side. Haseena took a sigh of relief and almost ran upto her to make sure she was okay.

HM: Karishma Singh aap-

KS: Humne suna aapka message, humko khushi hui ki aapko apni galti ka ehsaas hua aur apna ahenkar side mein rakhke humse maafi maanga woh bhi humko accha laga. Par afsos ki aapko der ho gayi.

HM: Matlab?

KS: Matlab yeh ki yeh sab kuch Kareena ka plan tha aapko apni galti ka ehsaas karwane ke liye. Bhagwan ka lakh lakh shukriya ki kaam kar gaya, par agar aapko khud yeh mehsoos hota ki aapke kahe hue shabdon se kisiko kitna dard ho sakta hai toh aaj baat kuch aur hoti. Par ab hamare saath kaam karne ke din khatam ho chuke hai isliye aapko dhanyawaad kehna chahte hai abtak hamara saath dene ke liye aur humko itna accha maargdarshan dene ke liye. Ummeed hai hum agli baar mile tab Mahila Police Thane ki joh bhi SI ho uske tareeke ka samman kare.

HM: Kya bakwas kar rahi hain aap, Mahila Police Thane mein nayi SI kyun aayegi?

KS: Kyunki hum transfer le rahe hai, aur aap humko rok nahi sakti kyunki yeh order aap hi ka tha. Miss karenge iss thane ko aur hamare iss parivaar ko, lekin ab samay aa gaya hai hum apne "own blood" ke saath rahe (looking at KR)

KR (smiling back at her): Hum chalta, back to Chennai. Mai bhi tum sab ko bohot miss karega, par didi mera saath hoga toh mereko lagega tum sab bhi mere paas ho. Thank you tum sab ko, mereko police ki wardi ka value samjhane ke liye aur mera jaan bachane ke liye. Tum sab didi ko galat samjha isliye mai sad hota, par ab mereko khushi hota ki tum sab uska bhi value karta.

KS: Chalo Kareena, train chhut jaayegi

Kareena waved a final goodbye to everyone as the sisters boarded their train. Everyone had expressions of shock and grief on their faces, but Haseena just stood there, emotionless, not knowing what to do or what to say. It was too late. She was too late. If only she had realised her mistake earlier she could have saved the most precious friendship from breaking and MPT from losing the best SI it ever had.

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This was super time consuming, but necessary because I needed to vent out my emotions somewhere. I just connect to Karishma so much that I can almost feel what she's going through and feel the need to speak up for the injustice. Sorry if this hurts anyone's sentiments, that was not my intention. Do vote and comment if you liked the story and drop your suggestions for any improvements. Also, response dena please I've written over 2400 words after janamsss.