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Chapter Seven - Beautifully Magical

Haseena was pissed off with the fake Haseena's case that was taking a toll on her, and then there was Karishma who now came to the misconception that Haseena was one among the imposter and she blamed her in front of the team mates.

"Aap aise soch bhi kaise sakti hai ki Madam sir aise kar sakti hai? Karna tho door, wo aise soch bhi nai sakti," Pushpa ji chimed in, as she habitually did, siding with Haseena.

"Hume bhi wahi lagta tha Pushpa ji, par ab hume samaj aaraha hai ki ye sab ini ka khel hai," Karishma's voice trembled with conviction, her gaze intense. Hum tho yehi soch rahe the, ki kahe ye hume apne tarike se kaam nai karne derahi thi, kahe hume protection ke naam par Mr. Chopra ke yehan beja gaya, phir hume hi call karke bataya gaya ki khud SHO Haseena mallik waha unke protection ke liye pohonch rahi hai, thaki wo unko loot sake, aur hume phasa sake. Aur dekhiye hum phas bhi gaye." She took a deep breath, her fists clenched. 

"Lekin ab bas, hum kuch bhi sehen kar sakte hai, lekin apni wardi par lanchan nai sehe sakte." Karishma was determined, her stance was firm on Haseena not tearing it apart. She was ready to fight, with whom so ever it was. And whatever it might take away from her.

"Aap is asli-nalki ke khel mein khud ki aapa kho rahi hai, aur HUM par bina koi saboot ke ilzaam laga rahi hai" Haseena's voice was calm, yet dripped with a tone of challenge, her hand tied back and her mind running for some new ideas that could prove her innocence to Karishma and the world. She didn't care if she was showcased wrong by the world, but Karishma taking her wrong it hit her. Her eyes held both disappointment and defense.

"Mil Jayega, wo bhi mil hi jayega madam sir. Jai hind" Saying this Karishma saluted Haseena. 

Karishma walked out, it was the time that Mahi would come back home and today she had promised her she would be taking her to the police station. With the chaos going on she forgot to mention Haseena, her 'senior' about her bringing her daughter to the station. Not that Karishma didn't have rights on the station but, "protocol" as Haseena always said.

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"Mahi... fruits rakhlo bag mein dining table par rakha hai." Karishma instructed Mahi who seemed to be excited to visit the police station after ages. Karishma came out tucking in her shirt in her pants and adjusting her belt.

Mahi smiled looking at her mom, "Amma, Shoelace phir se khula hai" She said making Karishma almost smile. Almost. The mistake she didn't want to correct on purpose, because that's the time Mahi confidently spoke to her mom. And Karishma saw Mahi was a normal child who craved love, so she decided she would not send Mahi to day care, she didn't. For two days. But Mahi was left all alone in her closed apartment which was six floors up the ground, and Karishma was worried for that, so she sent Mahi back to the daycare. Not that Mahi minded. All she did was to miss her time with Hasi they spent together in the park.

And yesterday Mahi had also took her trophies to the daycare hoping Her Hasi would come there. But she knew, she herself had told that she wouldn't come to the park, and even Haseena had said that she was shifting somewhere else. Mahi was sad about that. But she was happy that she had her number and she could ask her amma to call her friend; Hasi if she behaved well. That's what she was doing now, impressing her mother, by being happy, or showing herself that she was happy. She planned that she would ask to call haseena while they were coming back from the station. And hoped that her plan would work. She missed Haseena a lot in this weeks time, there were time when she reached for some flying butterflies.

Karishma and Mahi walked down towards the bike, while karishma pulled out the bike Mahi saw a butterfly sitting on a flower there, she slowly walked to it and whispered, "Haseena ko mere paas bejdo please," she requested. And then the butterfly flew away making Mahi believe that the butterfly took the message,.