Irresistible

7. Raksha

One of the nurses entered the room with a syringe.

"Ama yeh itna bada syringe kahe leke aayi hai aap?" She fumbled.

"Aapka prescription hai madam. Dena padega. Aap chaahe toh aapke girlfriend ko bula lijiye himmat ke liye."

Karishma turned to look at the nurse at the speed of lightning.

"Humari ka boli?" She said

"Aapki girlfriend.Waise bhi saari raat apko hi dekh rahi thi. Wo ek minute ke liye bhi soyi nahi aapki maddam. Ka pyaar hai ekdum shivji aur parvati ji ki tarah." The nurse spoke all the while filling her syringe with the medicine.

Karishma was spellbound. Girlfriend? What was even happening? But Pushpa ji was not shocked at all. She'd known for so long that this was bound to happen. People were bound to mistake them for a couple ab behave toh aise hi kar rahe hai donon she thought to herself.

"Kaise godh mein uthaakar layi thi aapko ekdum Bollywood picture mein dikhate hai na waise!" The nurse continued, now nearing Karishma to inject her.

"Aur toh aur itni protective thi ki humme dress change bhi nahi karne diya tha unhone. Hum kar lengey" she said mimicking Haseena with an attitude. Karishma started choking on air coughing continuously while Pushpa ji made her drink water.

By now she had injected Karishma but Karishma was gaping at the Nurse and the nurse left the room after successfully injecting Karishma without even her knowledge.

"Kitna pyaar hai aap dono ke beech." Pushpa ji chided and Karishma glared at her.

"Ji DSP sir. Hum rakhtey hai." Haseena's voice was audible just outside the room. Karishma was unable to look at Haseena for no reason.

"Karishma Singh hum kya soch rahe tey ki aap kuch dinn ke liye humare saat humare ghar mein shift ho jayiye. Aap waise bhi tohde outskirts mein rehti hai aur hum e aapki chinta rehti hai-" Haseena looked at Karishma to see if she was going to protest but Karishma was silently looking at her hands fidgeting.

"Haan maddam sir bilkul sahi keh rahi hai. Aap unke ghar mein shift ho jayiye jab tak yeh case solve na ho jaaye." Pushpa ji added before leaving for the thaana.

Haseena was also about to leave the room for making another call but Karishma spoke.

"Maddam sir kya aapko lagta hai ki hum apne aapko raksha nahi kar payegey." She said fidgeting with the bedsheet.

Haseena looked at her endearingly.

"Nahi Karishma Singh. Humme yeh lagta hai ki accha hota ki kabhie hum bhi aapke raksha kar paaye. Humesha aap hi humare liye aapki jaan daav par laga deti hai. Aap humpe ek karoch tak aane nahi deti hai toh ek baar hum aapko protect karein ismein kya galati hai? This will not make you look weak. Humare tasalli ke liye bas." She finished now sitting near Karishma.

"Aur kaun insaan itne kismat waala hota hai jisko bhaukaal devi Karishma Singh ji ko protect karney ka mauka miley." She said making Karishma smile and she smiled along with her.

Karishma suddenly remembered what the Nurse had told her.

"Maddam sir ek aur baat."

"Ji."

"Woh aap humare girlfriend kabse ban Gayi." She asked with a tinge of playfulness in her voice.
Haseena's eyes widened in shock. She mentally smacked herself for entertaining the lie for her amusement. Karishma noticed her change of expression and chuckled.

"Karishma Singh woh humara iraadha-" Haseena started explaining herself.

"Bas ek nurse ko galat fehmi hogayi thi humare baare mein. Hum aapke taang keench rahe tey." She said chuckling again.

"Aap bhi na Karishma Singh." She said shaking her head thanking the gods above.

"Aapki reports aah chuke hai. Hum aapke discharge papers bhi sign kar chuke hai. Nikhle yahaan se?" She asked and Karishma nodded in amusement. Haseena was being a tiny bit informal in the way she spoke and that made her happy. So happy that she was nodding her head like a lovesick puppy to whatever Haseena was saying.
"Hum saare arrangements kar chuke hai. Abhi hum aapko humare ghar lekar jayengey. Aaj aap thaane nahi ayengi. Aapke saare cheez matlab joh bhi zaroori hai, hum aaj shyaam tak lekar aajayengey humare ghar. Theek hai?"

Karishma nodded in rotation agreeing and Haseena couldn't hold herself back from adoring her innocent face. The famous Bhaukal devi was for the first time agreeing with her without arguing her head off.

The doctor knocked and entered the room for the final examination.

He inquired about how Karishma was feeling and then informed them of the details of the drug that had been used. It was one of the rarer ones available in the Western parts of the country. Karishma was glad she got some lead into the case.

"Aur haan aapki girlfriend ko aaj rest ki sakt zaroorat hai. Dhyaan rakhiyega." He said smiling at the duo before leaving. Haseena coughed hiding her embarrassment but Karishma was just amused at how that word affected her maddam sir.