BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

COVER BLOWN

{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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"I can't believe this..." Neil sits with a sigh on a couch in Anubhav's cabin. Anubhav who is looking outside the window, turned to him.

He says, "Vishwas toh hume bhi nahi raha hain, Neil. Jise hum apna mitr samajhte the woh iss seema tak pahunch jaayengi... Yeh humne kabhi nahi socha tha."

"Oh please Anu..., hum shuru se jaante the ki Kamya koi achchhi ladki nahi hain. Humne aur Karishma ne kitna samjhane ki koshish ki aapko. Par aapne kabhi humari baaton ko seriously nahi liya. Dekh liya na anjaam! Woh ladki iss had tak gir gayi ki kisi maasoom ki jaan lene chali thi" Neil replies with frustration.

Anubhav takes a pause, "Aap sahi keh rahe hain, Neil. Galti humari hain. Humse insaan pehchaan mein galti ho gayi. Aur iska dand kisi aur ko bhugatna pada. Humari wajah se Haseena ji ke Ammi ke jeevan par ban aayi!" His eyes are holding pain and guilt.

Neil notices it. He stands up, goes near him, and says while putting his hand on Anubhav's shoulder. "Anu, aise khud ko doshi mat tehraayiye. Aapki koi galti nahi hain. Na aapko maaloom tha aur na hi hume ki Kamya itna gir sakti hain. Please, don't blame yourself. Par ek baat hume samajh nahi aayi. Aapko Kamya par shak kaise hua?"

Anubhav takes a deep breath and replies, "Jis din humne unn do gundo ka maara tha, ussi din hum swayam unke sthan (place) par gaye the. Kuch samay wanha par rehkar kuch dhundhne ka prayas kar rahe the. Tab hi hume ek anguthi mili. Woh anguthi hume kuch jaani pehchaani si lagi. Parantu hume yaad nahi aa raha tha ki humne usse kanha dekha hain. Humne usse apne paas rakh liya."

He sits on his chair and continues, "Phir uske agle din...

Flashback:-

"Kamya?" Anubhav entered Kamya's home while shouting her name. 

A servant approached him and said, "Babu ji, Kamya mem sahab kamre mein hain."

"Thik hain" He said and went to her room.

He saw her lying in the blanket with a pale face. He slowly came near her and sat beside her. He put his hand on her forehead to check her temperature. It was hot. She slowly opened her eyes. She passed a small smile to him. He just looked at her. 

"AV..., Tumhe yanha?" She tried to get up but he stopped her, "Kamya, uthiye mat. Leti rahiye."

He looked at her and added, "Woh hume doorbhash aaya tha ki aapki tabiyat bahut kharab hain aur ghar mein chacha chachi bhi nahi hain. Toh hum aapse milne aa gaye. Itna bukhar kaise aaya aapko? Aur aap chikitsalay gayi thi? Vaidya se mili aap?"

"Kis stupid ne tumhe phone kiya tha, AV? Maine bas itna kehne ko bola tha ki aaj main meeting attend nahi kar sakti. Sorry, AV. Meri wajah se tumhara poora din kharab ho gaya" She looked into his eyes making an emotional face.

"Kaisi baatein kar rahi hain aap, Kamya? Aap humari sakhi hain. Mahavidyalay ke dino se hum jaante hain aapko. Aapke liye itna toh kar hi sakte hain. Aur karya ka kya hain. Ek hi din ki toh baat hain. Karya kal kar lenge."

She got up and smiled at him, "AV, you are such a sweetheart. Tum mere liye apna saara kaam chhodkar aaye. I am pleased to see this. Tumhare jaisa aur koi bhi nahi iss duniya mein. I love you."