Chapter 30

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Next day

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CC was sleeping as usual, SS was taking selfies and PS was cursing her daughter in law.

PS: Tumko pata hai cheeteh aaj phir se humari us dayan bahu ne daal jala di. Are ek kaam ek kaam thik se kar de na to man ko thandak mile. Tum sun rahe ho cheeteh?

CC slightly nod in sleep.

PS: Haan to hum kah rahe the, jab rishta dekhne gaye tab uske mata pita ne bola tha ki five star hotel ke chef se bhi achha khana banati hai. Humare garib bechare bhole masum lalla ke to bhag hi phut gaye.

In file room, MA was adjusting the files and Billu was helping her or looking at her placing palm under chin. Meera gave billu some files, he took it and kept it aside and again lost in her.

MA: Billu, yeh sari files us rack mein rakh do..... Billu.

She shook her head in disappointment and hold his ear.

Billu: Aa Meera ji dard ho raha hai. Chodiye.

MA: Chhodna to tumhe padega, Billu niwas. Agar yahi harkate rahi na dhakke deke bahar nikal dungi, bata rahi hun.

Billu: Sorry sorry is baar...aa...is baar chod dijiye, phir se nahi karunga.

MA: Better. Ab yeh sari files case wise adjust kar do.

Billu: Par yeh to aapka kaam tha na.

MA once again twist his ear.

MA: Kiska kaam hai?

Billu: Mera.

MA: Hmm. And goes from there.

Billu: Yeh KM ke aane ke baad sab bhokal dikhane lage hain, varna koi mujhse Billu the Spy se kaam karva le, aisi himmat nahi thi kisi mein.

Here, Pushpa ji was so invested in telling her grihkalesh to sleeping cheetah, that she didn't see KS coming.

KS: Wah bhaiya, matlab yeh duniya jahan ki bakaiti kar sakte hain par kaam nahi kar sakte.

She goes to Pushpa ji and tap on her shoulder.

PS: Are ek minute to hum kya kah rahe the....

KS: Ki aapke bhole masum lalla ke bhag phut gaye.

PS: Haan...

And looked behind only to found KS staring at her.

PS: Ka... Karishma Maddam hum kaam ki hi baat kar rahe the. Aapko hum par yakeen nahi hai to Cheeteh se puch lijiye...cheeteh... cheetah. Yeh tab se so raha hai?

KS goes to CC and splash a glass of water on his face.

CC: Aa... Aatankwadi hamala.

KS: Oo kahan? Idhar aao aur tumhari us masumiyat ki dukan ko bhi bulao. Aur Billu kahan hai?

Billu: Yeh raha KM. Main to Meera ji ki madad kar raha tha.

KS: Haan malum hai hume kya madad kar rahe the. Aap charo ek line mein khade ho jaiye aur mor baniye.

PS: Kya?

KS:Mor pushpa ji mor.

PS: Par hum to bade hain na humare ghutno mein bhi dard rahta hai.

KS: Nahi aapki umar hi kya hui hai pushpa ji? Chaliye jaldi.

All of them do what she said.

SS: Par KM maine to kuch kiya hi nahi main to bas selfies le rahi thi.

KS: Yahi problem hai aap log thane ke kaam ke alawa sab kuch karte ho. Agar aainda se kaam ke waqt timepass kiya to hum se bura koi nahi hoga.

PS(mumbled): Woh to waise bhi koi nahi hai.

KS: Kya bola aapne?

PS:Kuch nahi jaate hain.

After sometime HM came in thana alongwith KD and IP.

HM: Team, yeh hain Mr. KD Pathak aur yeh hain Dr. Isha Pathak. Aur yeh hai humari team. SHO KS inse to aap mil chuke hain. SI MA, Head Constable PS, constable CC aur constable SS.

KD and IP: Hello.

SS: Aapka koi saman chori ho gaya hai? Mujhe bataiye main yun (tried to snap but failed) matlab jaldi pakad lungi chor ko.

IP: Nahi uski jarurat nahi hai. Humara koi saman chori nahi hua hai. Hum to bas aap sab se milne aaye the.

SS(mumbled): Matlab is baar bhi mujhe apna bhokal dikhane ka mauka nahi milega.

CC: Uff yeh masumiyat Santu ji. Santu ji aap tension mat lijiye aapke liye hum chor ban jate hain phir aap hum par apna bhokal dikha dijiye.

KS: Hum dikha dete hain bhokal.

SS and CC: Sorry KM.

IP: Santosh.

SS: Ji ma'am.

IP: Tumhe dekhkar mujhe apni ek student ki yaad aa gayi. Woh bhi aisi hi himmat wali thi.

SS: Thank you ma'am.

KD: Asal mein hum dono aap logon ka dhanyawad karna chahte hain. Aap logon ne Shivani ke liye itna kuch kiya.

KS: Nahi uski jarurat nahi hai. Shivani dost hai humari aur yeh humara farz hai.

KD: Hmm.

HM: Aap dono humare cabin mein bathiye. Aur Billu chai bol do.

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Evening

HM came to Rangrez Gali to meet SP. A woman tell her that she is on terrace. HM went there. SP was looking at sky.

HM:Ahm.

SP: Jazbaaton wali Bai. Aaja.

HM: Kaisi ho?

SP(smiled): Thik hun.

HM: Koi baat pareshan kar rahi hai?

SP: Kuch ajeeb sa lag raha hai. Jis zindagi jise itne saalo pehle chhod aai thi phir se samne aake khadi ho gayi. Ek aawaz kahti hai ki sab kuch pehle jaisa ho jayega aur dusri awaz kahti hai ki kuch bhi pehle jaisa nahi ho sakta. Tumhe pata hai jab koi cheez toot jati hai na to woh kabhi nahi jud sakti.

HM: Hmm. Tumne sahi kaha pehle jaisa to kuch nahi ho sakta par ek nayi shuruwat to kar sakte hain. Tumhe zindagi ne ek aur mauka diya hai jo bahut logon ko nahi milta, ise aise haath se mat jaane do.

SP: Haan. Main apne past ko apne career ke bich mein aane nahi de sakti.

HM: Aur ho sake to apne parents ko bhi maaf kar dena. They are genuinely feeling guilty.

SP: Jab pehli baar unhe yahan dekha tha tabhi samajh gayi thi ki unhe apne kiye ka pachtawa hai. Par dil darta hai phir se yakeen karne se. Main bahut respect karti hun unki. Unhone apne field mein jo kiya hai, usse mujhe inspiration milti hai. Woh mere liye sab kuch ho sakte hain par maa baap nahi ban sakte.

HM: Thik hai tumhe jo thik lage.

SP: Haseena! Thank you. Meri zindagi tumhari ahsanmand rahegi hamesha. Agar jarurat padi to jaan bhi de dungi tumhare liye.

HM: Hum bhi bahut lucky hain jise tumhare jaisi dost mili. Aur tum kabhi khud ko akela mat samajhna, agar puri duniya tumhare khilaf hogi to hum duniya ke khilaf khade ho jayenge.

Both exchange a smile and start to look at sky. After a long silence.

SP: Main kal Karishma ko propose karne wali hun.

HM look at her taking time to digest what she said.

HM: Sach mein.

SP: Haan ab nahi kaha to shayad kabhi nahi kah paungi.

HM cupped her face," Hamesha khush rahna."

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That's it for today.
Sorry for delay. I will try to update regularly from now.

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