Irresistible

42. She'll say yes

The next day was as usual hectic. Haseena was looking into the procedure and was ensuring that Karishma could rejoin duty as soon as possible. As much as she didn't mind Karishma taking off for a couple of days, she needed her SI in MPT. The crime rates had again dropped as a result of the major busts made since they'd burned the stash to ashes but however it was all too much to handle for just four people.

Haseena was on call with the DSP explaining whatever had occurred on the previous day. She cut the call and smiled when she received Karishma's call immediately and attended it quickly.

"Aap hi ko yaad kar rahe tey Karishma Singh." She said smiling.

"Maddam sir aap thaane mein hai yaad hai na aapko!" Karishma said but Haseena could clearly hear the smile behind her warning.

"Arrey hum apne SI sahiba ka hi toh yaad kar rahe tey! Aur humara DSP sir se baat hui aapki duty rejoin karne ke baare mein."

"Acha kya kaha unhone?" Karishma asked but her voice came distorted and Haseena could hear the sound of traffic from Karishma's side.

"Bas ho jayega dho theen dinn mein. Waise aap kaheen bahar gayi hai?" Haseena asked, her smile lessening in the fear of Karishma going out to get a drink like she had done the previous night.

"Maddam sir hum bas kuch kaam se bahar aaye tey aap chinta mat kijiye. Raat ko miltey hai. Jai hind." Karishma cut the call already and Haseena frowned looking at her phone in confusion.

Yeh theek toh hai na..

On the other hand Karishma had gone to meet some of the members of the gang who had been very faithful to her. She trusted them to understand her and had convinced them to lead a better life now that Kanishk was arrested. Right now, she had gone to one of the big constructors she knew, asking him to accommodate them as labour. She felt they deserved a chance and that's what she wanted to give them. She knew this was never her. This person who was trying to make others lives better, especially those people who were not leading a very ethical life before. This was Haseena's Karishma, Maddam sir's Karishma Singh. Wasn't that how loving someone was supposed to be? They turn you into the best version of yourself and you just can't help it.

She hadn't informed her because she didn't know if Haseena would like her wandering in that part of the town again, so soon after the bust, she decided to inform her later. After she'd said yes to her. She hoped she'd say yes. Given her bad experience with marriage, Karishma hoped that their love was enough for Haseena to take this step. But based on Haseena's conversation with ammi (which she had overheard of course) she was confident. She will say yes you dummy. She started her bike after reassuring herself for the thousandth time that day.

Now she had to go to the EB office. She wanted a favour from her old friend who worked there.

..

Haseena was angry. Yes that was rare but she couldn't just be okay with Karishma not calling for almost five hours? And not even picking her call too? That was just outrageous. Keeping the fact that she missed her so darn much away, she was also worried for her. She was worried sick for her. Being Karishma's girlfriend, or Karishma Singh's senior was not easy especially when that junior had just been on a life threatening mission and didn't bother to pick calls. That's why when Karishma Singh had walked into the thaana at 7 PM af if nothing had happened, she chose to ignore her.

Pushpa ji was practically hopping with excitement. In fact her and Santu had come up with a peppy jig with weird lyrics. They had even got creative combining Karishma and Haseena's name, addressing the duo as KarEena between themselves and giggling heartily every time they said it. Haseena was of course unaware of the celebrations.