BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

ANOTHER ATTACK

{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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Neil is sitting beside Haseena in the hospital. She is lying on the bed with a small scratch on her forehead and a little fracture in her hand. 

"Dard ho raha hain?" He asks politely.

She nods, "Thoda sa! Zara baithne mein humari madad kar dijiye, please..."

He says sternly, "Leti rahiye. Uthna kyun hain aapko?"

"Kuch zaroori baat karni hain aapse."

"Baat muh se ki jaati hain, Hasi... Baithne se ya letne se koi fark nahi padta!"

She politely requests, "Neil, please..."

He sighs. Adjusting the bed, he helps her to sit comfortably.

He asks calmly, "Kahiye, kya baat karni hain aapko?"

She takes a deep breath and replies, "Neil, hume... Hume lagta hain... Hume lagta hain ki humara yeh accident 'accident' nahi hain. Balki yeh kisi ne jaan bujhkar kiya hain."

Neil gets angry. He asks, "Kya keh rahi hain aap? Kis ne kiya yeh?"

"Kisne kiya yeh toh hume bhi nahi pata, Neil" Haseena replies, "Par hume shak hain ki yeh humare kisi shubh chintak kaam hain. Humare scooty ke achanaak brake fail hona, ussi time par pichhe se ek Jeep ka humari scooty ko dhakka dena, yeh sab ek coincidence toh nahi ho sakta naa... Humne issi hafte apni scooty ki servicing karayi thi. Phir aise brake fail ho jaana..."

Neil's anger rises, "Yeh guards ke hote hue bhi aisa humla kaise ho sakta hain? Sabke sab nikamme hain."

Haseena bends her head down, and says, "Guards nahi the, Neil!"

He looks at her, "Nahi the matlab?" He asks confusingly.

She replies, "Humne Anubhav se request ki thi guards ko hata de."

Neil rolls his eyes with a sigh, "Amazing! Bahut achchha kiya aapne. Aur Anu ne bhi" He adds louder, "Hasi, deemag bech khaya hain kya aapne? Jab aapko pata tha ki aap par pehle bhi humla ho chuka hain... Ghar par blast..., Ammi par attack... Phir bhi aapne aisi galti kaise ki? Aur Anu bhi maan gaye! Wow..."

"Neil, I am sorry. Anubhav ki isme koi galti nahi hain. Humne hi unhe convince kiya tha guards ko hatane ke liye. Unhone bahut mana kiya par..." She looks down.

"Par kya?"

Haseena calmly answers, "Neil, colony ke aurato aur bachcho ne unn guards ko dekh liya tha. Woh bahut darr gaye the. Unhe woh gunde lagte the. Unka darr bahut badh gaya tha. Hum unke liye darr gaye. Aur pichhle kuch dino se sab kuch ek dum thik se chal rahe tha. Iss liye humne socha ki..."

She feels sad and guilty. She adds, "Neil, hum maante hain ki humari galti hain. Hume yeh samajhna chahiye tha ki humne apne charo taraf apne dushmano ka ghera bana liya hain. Humse bahut badi galti ho gayi, Neil."

Neil sighs, "Hasi, hume aapse yeh ummid nahi thi. Aap itni laparwah kaise ho sakti hain? Khair... Aapko kisi par shak hain?"

Haseena sighs, "Sach kahe toh hume kisi par vishwas hi nahi raha. Iss liye humne police ko bhi inform nahi kiya. Humare pehchan ke jo inspector the yanha par unka ab transfer ho chuka hain. Aur jo naye officer yanha aaye hain unke baare mein hume zyada kuch pata nahi. Humare deemag mein agar kisi ka khayal aaya toh aap hain. Iss waqt yanha par ek aap hi hain jis par hum aankh moond kar vishwas kar sakte hain."