Chapter 1: New case? or old Wounds

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After 2 months
Mahila Police Thana, Lucknow

Pushpa ji can be seen lighting the lamp in the small mandir in the thana. She then closes her eyes and joins her palms.

PS: Hey Shivji. Roz ki tarah aaj bhi ham aapse hamare parivaar aur hamare thaane ke parivaar ki salamati ki prarthna kar rahe hain. Ek aur baat, hamari dayan bahurani ko thodi akal aur sayyam dijiye taki jab tak Haseena madam vapas nahi ajati aur Misri madam chali nahi jati, tab tak voh koi bada bawaal na kare.

Pushpa ji finishes praying and turns around only to spot Cheetah sleeping. She goes to wake him up.

PS: Cheete! Cheete(CC doesn't respond) Cheete uth ja(shakes him) Cheete(throws water on him)

CC(wakes up startled): Atankwadi hamla! Atankwadi hamla! Atankwadi.. (sees PS) Pushpa ji , Pushpa ji ee, ee ka ki aap. Aise kon kisiko uthata hai PS, ab kya jaan lijiyega ka(gasps)

PS(reprimands): Ama bhakk! Cheete tum thane mein sone aate ho ya kaam karne. Pura din bas sona, sona, sona(sits at her desk)

BC: Kya re nithalle! Sarkaar tujhe sone ke nahi kaam karne ke paise deti hai. Aise to pat gayi Santosh ji tujhse(from lockup)

CC(irritated): Ae chup na re narbhakshi adamkhor(

PS(irritated): Ama chup karo tum dono. Subah-subah shuru ho gaye dono nalayak

Santu enters the thana and greets Pushpaji.

PS: Kya hua Santu. Aaj tum late kaise ho gayi.

SS: Kya batau PS mai apko. Raaste mein ek bike wale ne ek gaadi wale ko takkar maar di toh vo dono sadak ke baach khade hokar ladayi kar rahe the, toh uss wajah se traffic jam ho gaya tha. To mai unke paas gayi, 'maine' unhe samjhaya aur unki ladayi sort out karwayi 'maine'. Isiliye mai late ho gayi

CC: Hamari Santu ji to hain hi hoshiyaar(blushes)

SS(ignores him): Waise PS ji, aj apke baal thik kaise hain. Ap KS madam ke saath nahi aayi kya?

PS: Nahi Santu. Unhe subah headquarter jana pada isiliye aaj him auto se aaye hain.

Just then KS enters, looking a little tense.

CC(happily): Dekhiye KS madam agayi. Madam ham na abhi aphi ke baare mein baat kar rahe the. Ap na 100 saal jiyengi

PS: Ha aur hamara khun chusegi hamari dayan bahu(murmurs)

PS-SS-CC then salutes her. She replies absentmindedly. They sense that she is a little tensed.

SS: Kya huya madam ap thodi tension mein lag rahi hai?

KS(tensed): Haa, voh, hum abhi headquarters gaye the na, toh hame pata chala ki Haseena madam ka case solve ho gaya hai aur vo aaj vapas aa rahi hain, toh

Listening to this, a smile breaks out on everyones faces, except KS. She reatined her tensed expression.

CC(elated): Toh yeh to khushi ka baat hai na madam. MS vapas arahi hain toh hame MP se chutkara mil jayega na. Ap khush nahi hain ka?

KS: Aisi baat nahi hai Cheete. Ham bahut khush hain, bas, bas Anubhav bhaiya ke baare mein soch kar thode vichlit hain. Pata nahi unke dil par kya guzar rahi hogi. Sagai wale din jo hua uske baad bhaiya jab MS ko dekhenge toh pata nahi kaisa mehsus karenge (sighs) Bas issi soch mein the hum

PS-CC-SS exchange worried glances pondering on her words. They were so happy hearing about their beloved MS return that they completely forgot about how Anubhav would feel about the whole situation.

PS(keeps a hand on her shoulder) : Ham samajhte hain aapki chinta KS ji, par isme ham kuch nahi kar sakte. Ye undono ka mamla hai aur yeh uljhe rishtey unhe hi suljhane honge. Ap bas Shiv ji se prarthna kijiye aur sab kuch unpe chod dijiye. Sab acha hi hoga

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