Haseena's family surrounded her, their expressions a mix of love, concern, and hope. Haseena turned her head slightly, her eyes scanned every faces. The nurse carefully monitored Haseena and ensured she was stable. At the same time, Chintu and Pinky too entered the room with Shazia.
"Aap sab?" Haseena asked.
"Haseena..." Her aunt spoke, "Beta, humein pehchana?? hum tumhari chachi... yaad hai bachpan mein kaise hum tumhare liye tumhara manpasand khana banate thy jab tumhari ammi tumhe daant'ti thi?" Haseena stared at her confusingly.
"Arree ise chhodo," Her uncle said with excitement, "Beta hum toh yaad hain na? Tumhare pyaare chacha-jaan? yaad hai jab ek baar hum sab ghumne gaye thy aur tum gir gayi thi tab humne tumhe goud mein uthaya tha? Tab tumne humse bola tha na 'chacha-jaan aap thoda apna fat kam kijiye'... yaad hai yaad hai??"
"Arrey tab Haseena bahot chhoti thi, use kaise yaad hoga bhala yeh?" Her father reprimanded her uncle and then looked at Haseena with hope, "Tum humein nahi bhool sakti na Haseena beta? Hum tumhare abbu... yaad hai kitni baar humne tumhari ammi se chhup kar tumhe ice cream khilayi hai... aur daant bhi khayi hai"
"Ice cream kaun yaad rakhta hai bhai!" Haseena's grandmother interrupted. "Yaad hai Haseena kaise tum ek baar bathroom mein phisal gayi thi? Aur phir humne tumhare paon mein marham lagaya tha"
Haseena tried to speak something but was cut by her brother, "Yeh toh wo yaad karegi bhi nahi kabhi, dadi Jaan!" Aman said. "Yaad hai tumhe kaise bike seekhte waqt tum bike sambhaal nahi paayi thi aur kya giri thi tum... phir main, main tumhe doctor ke paas leke gaya tha!"
"Haan aapki baat to jaise bada yaad karna chaahegi wo!" Shaba said in disbelief, "Yaad hai tumhe Haseena humne tumhe aur Karishma ko sharab pilayi thi picnic mein... kitna maza aaya tha na?"
"Yeh aap sab..."
"Haseena..." Misha said with a heavy throat, "tum mujhe nahi bhool sakti kabhi... Hai na? Main Misha, tumhari best friend... tumhare saare kaarnaame maine sune hain, aur tumhara rona dhona bhi jhela hai maine"
"Phuphi yaad hai aapko ek baar aapne humara maths ka homework galat kara dia tha phir humein kitni daant padi thi" Chintu Pinky too joined them.
"Haseena beta yaad hai..."
"Maddam sir yaad hai aapko...."
"Arreee humein bolne do koi...."
They all were continuously trying to remind one incident after the other to Haseena when they suddenly stopped as she shouted as much as she could in that state. "SHAAAAAAAANTTTT!!!!"
Upon finding a pin drop silence in the room, she added, "Humein sab yaad hai bhai! Sar pe chot lagne ka matlab yeh nahi ki hamari yaaddasht chali gayi hai... aap sab yaad hain humein! acche se yaad hain!" She said sternly, rolling her eyes. Listening to her, everybody starts to giggle sheepishly.
"Haseena... meri bacchi..." Ammi said in a cracked voice as she carefully embraced her. "Kyu karti ho tum aisa? Kitna darr gaye thy hum sab..." She just passed a sad smile looking at everyone's pale faces realizing how the night had passed for them all. But among them, she couldn't find that one face she was thinking about before the accident.
"Karishma Singh kahan hain?" She questioned. On her query everyone moved aside clearing her view to the entrance. There she saw her standing with teary eyes and anger stemming from the fright she had experienced. Her heart was still racing from the worry and concern that had consumed her over the past hours.
Haseena could somewhere decipher her condition glancing at her pallid face. "Aap vahan kyu khadi hain Karishma Singh?" She questioned. That was it. All the patience Karishma had been storing inside her fragmented into pieces. She rushed inside angrily.
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