Always There For You 💫

Protective Mother

Next Day

Haseena took a moment from her busy schedule at the hospital to call Mishika's teacher. She dialed the number, eager to hear about Mishika's experiences and make a brief connection with her daughter during the school trip.

Hm: (on the phone) Hello, Mai Mishika ki mom, Haseena. Sab kuch kaise chal raha hai trip mein?

Teacher: (cheerful) Hello, Haseena! Trip acche se chal raha hai, aur Mishika bahut enjoy kar rahi hai.

Hm: (smiling) Yeh toh bahut accha laga sunke. Kya mai Mishika se ek minute baat kar sakti hoon?

Teacher: Zaroor, main phone use ko de deti hoon.

Mishika takes the phone.

M: Hi, Mumma!

Hm: Hi, Mishu! Maza aa raha hain wahan?

M: Haan, Mumma! Aaj humne ek bada waterfall dekha.

Hm: (happy) Wah, yeh toh bahut achhi baat hai! Suno, achhi bachi ban kar rehna, thik hai? Aur haan main aapko bahut miss kar rahi hoon.

Mishika hands the phone back to her teacher.

Teacher:(taking the phone) Hello, Haseena.

Hm: Hello! Sab kuch wahaan kaise hai?

Suddenly, Haseena hears Mishika's crying voice in the background.

Hm:(concerned) Kya hua? Mishika ro kyun rahi hai?

Teacher: Mishika!....

Hm: Hello Teacher, Kya hua Mishika ko woh theek to hai na?.

But there was no answer. The line went dead. Haseena tried to call back, but there was no response. Feeling a strong intuition that something might be wrong, she decided to contact the constable assigned to Mishika's safety during the trip. but he also didn't pick up. She felt helpless and hopeless. She called Anubhav and told him everything.

Hm:  Anubhav, kuch toh gadbad hai. Maine Mishika ke teacher ko call kiya, aur maine suna ki Mishika ro rahi thi background mein. Teacher ne mujhe nahi bataya ki kya ho raha hai.

As: Haseena, shayad kuch misunderstanding hai ya phir kuch minor issue.

Hm: Anubhav, uski teacher sach mein chintit lag rahi thi. Mujhe lagta hai kuch toh gadbad hai.

As: Thik hai, Main abhi aa raha hoon, phir hum saath mein school jaayenge aur dekhege Mishika ke saath kya hua hai. main jaldi pahunch raha hoon. Tab tak aap shaant rahiye, hum saath mein is problem ka hal nikalege.

Anubhav and Haseena were in their car, driving to the place where Mishika had gone for a trip. They had received a message from the constable, who was assigned to protect Mishika, that she had met with an accident and that he would call them later. They were worried and anxious. They tried to call the constable, but he didn't answer. They tried to call Mishika's teacher, but she didn't answer. They felt helpless and frustrated. They didn't know what had happened to their daughter and how serious it was.

Hm:(prayed) Please, please, please, pick up the phone. Please, tell us where Mishika is. Please, tell us she's okay.

Anubhav was driving as fast as he could, avoiding the traffic and honking the horn.
They kept calling and calling, but no one answered. They felt their hearts sinking and their hopes fading.

Then, after what seemed like an eternity, Anubhav's phone finally rang. He looked at the screen and saw that it was the constable. He quickly answered the call and put it on speaker.

As: Hello? Hello? Constable aap hai kya?

Constable: Yes sir main hoon. Maaf kahiyega, main pehle aapka phone nahi utha paaya. Main Mishika ko hospital le jaane mein busy tha.