Sukoon (completed)

Part 26

Sidharth: And the person who should be responsible for all this should be ME. So as of today I AM RESIGNING FROM MY POSITION OF CHAIRMAN. And the interim chairman is Sajia till board decides on the new chairman. Thats all folks. Thank you. You all can go ahead with your work we have patients waiting.

He smiled and got down from the podium and moved towards his hell shocked wife and sister.

Sajia: What the heck Bhai. Yeh kya hai and kyu?

Sidharth gritted his teeth in frustration 'Not here...Lets go to my cabin. Sorry now YOUR cabin' and pulled Sajia towards his cabin and Shenaaz followed them dejected.

Sajia: Aapne resign kyu kiya...aapki kya galti thi? Aap ye karke prove kar rahe ho media ko ki hum hi galat the. You can't run away like this. Its not acceptable. 

Sidharth had a constant smile while his sister complaint non-stop.

Shehnaaz: Hold on....wait Sajia. There is something wicked going on his mind. Aise 180 turn hua hai inka mood, I am sure wahan pe kuch to serious acting hui hai.

Sidharth: WOWWW wifey...you got some serious observation. Sajia, tumko lagta hai main aise quit karunga. I just gave them a little happiness. Who ever it is wants to play...then lets have a game. Now girls, I needed some time off to handle it so Sajia you take care of the hospital like its 'MY' baby. Understood. 

Sajia and Shehnaaz were happy to hear it was all an act 'Aur itni khush mat dikho warna logo ko saq pad jayega' Sidharth cautioned them.

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Suleiman was delighted to win the battle, he immediately went home and called his son.

Suleiman: Hello Rizwan Beta. Abhi Sidharth ne resign kar diya. Aur Sajia ko Chairman banaya hai.

Rizwan: Abbu, mujhe kuch gadbad lagti hai...wo itne aasani se resign karne walo mein se nahi hai

Suleiman: Mujhe pata hai Beta. Woh soch raha hoga ki uske iss step ke baad hum dheele pad jayenge and then he will catch us. But usko pata nahi hai ki iss shatranz ke khel mein hum mahir hai. Aur tum dhyan rakhna, galti se bhi uss Shekhar se baat mat karna, Hum usse yaha sambhal lenge. Aur dhyan dena wo Dheeraj apna muh naa khole.

Rizwan: Aap pareshan naa ho Abbu, hum ethiyat bartenge. Kuch gadbad nahi hogi. Aap apna dhyan de. Allah Hafiz.

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It was night and the trio were sitting in the balcony sipping coffee. 

Sajia: So, whats the plan???

Sidharth: Wo soch rahe honge hum unke peeche jayenge aur sara pardafash karenge etc etc. Jo main karunga but not now. So, our plan is pretty simple..... our main task will be hospital ki reputation ko wapas se theek karna with the help of people we helped. I have hired a PR agency to help us with that. We would also ask them to talk about Khan's so that family's name can be cleared.

Shehnaaz said sarcastically : 'Choksi' ki image bani hui hai and aap kya 'Tata' bana chahte ho? 

Sidharth: Exactly that...Dekho humne abhi sab publicly clear bhi kiya to kya hoga?? huhh. Hospital ka hi naam kharab hoga kyunki mujhe yakeen hai ye Tau ji ka hi kaam hai. It might clear my image but not Hospitals as Tauji is also involved with hospital. 

Sajia: How do you know its Tau ji? Ho sakta hai sach much fake accusation ho...and waise bhi investigation mein kuch nahi aaya hai.

Sidharth: Abhi naa mujhe doubt ho raha hai ki maine tujhe chairman bana ke galti to nahi ki. Accha suno, I did some investigation myself and I cant directly point at him but I do get an image that everything was carefully planned. Tum logo ne patient ki file dekhi?

Sajia: Haa....usko head injury thi with a clot on his vital.

Sidharth went to his drawer and took out a file and gave it to Sajia and Shehnaaz. 'These are the pictures of the vehicle he was driving. Look at the bike it has scratches on the right side but look at Sumit's injuries there were few on his left hand along with head. How is that possible? Even if i consider he rolled causing the injury on his left but the major impact should be on right. Also, look at the location of accident, it was 15kms away from both his home and work place on a working day. Its not adding up.

Sajia and Shehnaaz heard him and scare was evident on their faces 'Are you implying he was killed?' asked Sajia. 'I think so. I am amazed jab mujhe sab itna clearly dikh raha hai then why is police not investigating it. Also, even after investigation report, media is hounding us and blaming us. It looks like someone powerful is influencing this investigation and media. And who else it could be except our Tauji.'

Shehnaaz: To ab aap kya karenge? Aap inse dur rahiye, jo insaan kissi ki jaan le sakta hai wo kuch bhi kar sakta hai? Humne to bahut ghabrahat ho rahi hai.

Sidharth: Jaan, tension naa lo. I have asked a private detective to work on it...we can not let a murderer escape. And as for me, I will act as I am talking to directors to appoint me back but our main focus should be to work with PR agency but in secret. Shehnaaz I want you to co-ordinate with them. I know you are very good with it.

Shehnaaz: But saalo lag jaate hai image change karne mein. Aap kuch hafto mein umeed kar rahe hai.

Sajia: Haa Bhai, yeh bahut faltu plan hai, isme koi thunder bhi nahi hai, and anything without thunder takes ages. 

Sidharth: I know its difficult, and its not got no thunder, but our truth should be here to stay. Its the beauty of it that its so simple that people will never guess it. Log wait karte rahenge ki main filmy entry marunga and all...but I will build a kingdom behind curtain.

Sajia and Shehnaaz were not convinced but decided to trust him and go ahead with the plan. Sajia went back to her room leaving Sidnaaz behind in their room. Shehnaaz was cuddled into to Sidharth. 'Haye, ye sab kya ho raha hai....kitne kush the hum aur ab dekho sab kitna pareshan hai' she whined. Sidharth kissed her forehead 'Sab theek ho jayega, jaan. Trust me'. 'Aur family ko main theek rakhungi. Trust me 😘' she replied with a smile. Sidharth felt peace seeing her smile, she was his strength, she assured him, supported him, brought peace to his restless heart. She was HIS SUKOON.