I'll Heal You

Chapter 9

She was sweating profusely by now.. her breaths got uneven.. tension clear on her face.. her past in front of her eyes.. she could clearly imagine herself in place of that girl..

Naira : Kartik... Kartik..

She keeps on taking his name.. when she got stable a bit she dialled Kartik from her phone..

Kartik was done with his work.. he was coming out.. his phone rang.. 'Naira'.. it showed.. though at a distance but he could see his car by now but not Naira since she was inside it.. he sensed something wrong..

Kartik (looking at his car): Naira.. isse kya ho gaya.. oh no koi garbar to nahi ho gayi..

He almost ran towards her.. he bent down and saw her all sweating and breathing.. he cupped her face..

Kartik : Naira... Naira kya ho tumhe.. kya..

He also heard the noise of  yelling and crying.. and looked there.. he understood what might have happened..

Naira was holding his hands tightly..

Kartik : Naira kuch nahi hua.. tum please shant ho jaao.. ek minute.. ek minute mujhe chodo.. mai woh sab shant karake aata hu..

Naira (panic in her voice) : Nahi nahi.. nahi nahi nahi.. please nahi.. please tum mujhe chod ke mat jao..

Kartik : Naira..

Kartik (to himself) : Ek baar to wahan jana hi padhega.. nahi to yeh aise hi darti rahegi..

She was not willing to left him.. he took his hands out somehow from her hands..

He went towards the scenario..

Kartik : (Yelling) Yeh kya ho raha hai??

The girl saw and came running towards him.. she fell on his feet..

Girl : Sir please sir maine kuch nahi kia.. please mujhe ek mauka to dijiye.. please sir..

Kartik (making her stand): Arrey kya Kar rahi ho tum.. aisa nahi karte please utho.. main dekhta hu..

Kartik (to the officer): Kya ho raha hai yeh.. yeh jab bol rahi hai ki isse ek baar mauka do to do..

Officer : Sir higher authorities se order hai.. hum kya kare issme.. aur waise bhi aap inspector banne vaale hai abhi bane nahi hai..

Kartik : Excuse me.. mai koi rob nahi jata raha.. bol to aise rahe ho jaise tumhe nahi pata ki main kyun itna concerned hu..

Officer : Har case same nahi hota.. uss samay galti Hui thi par aisa bhi to ho sakta hai na ki ...

Kartik : Ki iss samay bhi galti ho.. aur mai yeh nahi kah raha ki saza nahi doge.. pahle proof ho jaye phir.. aaj isse cell ke andar mat daalo.. jo bhi bol rahi hai suno thoda informations collect karo phir koi action Lena.. samjhe??

Officer ( reluctantly and with arrogancy) : Ji.. par authority..

Kartik : Authorities se main baat Kar lunga..
(To her parents ) aur aap logo ko kya hua.. beti pe bharosha nhi Kar sakte ... I don't understand what's wrong with all the parents.. agar iski galti hai to zarur saza milegi par tah tak to jaao case ki.. aur mai to kahta hu ki galti agar kia bhi hai issne parents ko kabhi apne baccho ka saath nahi chodna chahiye.. I don't believe ki aisi koi bhi galti hai jo maafi ke layak nahi hai.. usse pyaar se sudhara bhi jaa sakta hai.. ignorance se nahi.. (he was almost choking now) maine dekha hai apne aakhon ke saamne.. ab bhi dekh raha hu .. pata bhi hai kitni taklif hoti hai jab aap jiss par sabse zyada trust karte woh aapko chod Kar Chala jata hai.. khair.. kya fayda..mujhe waise bhi kaam hai.. (to the officer) isse andar leke jao.. bench pe bithake puchtach karo par andar mat bharna.. aur acche se baat karna.. itna arrogancy lekar nahi..

He looked at the girl who was standing beside her and still crying.. he put her hands on her head..

Kartik : Agar tumne kuch nahi kia hai to tumhe kuch nahi hoga.. yeh mera vaada hai tumse.. ek aur baar main yeh hone nahi de sakta.. andar jao.. yeh jo bhi puchenge thik se jawab dena aur kuch proof tumhare paas hoga to woh bhi dikhana.. main kal subah tumse milunga.. okay..

She agreed and thanked him..

They went inside and Kartik called the authorities to inform them.. then he went towards his car.. sat inside.. he saw Naira in a bad state.. as soon as he came she held his arms tightly..

Naira : Kartik ... Kartik tum kyun wahan gaye mujhe chod Kar.. woh ladki.. woh bilkul meri tarah.. usse kuch.. kartik usse kuch..

Kartik was rubbing her cheeks with his palm to make her calm..

Kartik : Kuch nahi hua usse .. main bolne hi to gaya tha.. usse kuch nahi karenge.. tum shant ho jaao please Naira..

Naira : Par Kartik usse andar lekar gaye hai.. jail mein daal denge.. ussiki life kharab ho jaayegi.. please kuch Karo na..

Kartik couldn't see her anymore like this and took her into a tight hug.. he started caressing her hair..

Kartik : Nahi Naira maine kaha na kuch nahi hoga.. aaj nahi daalenge usse Jail mein.. Maine baat kar lia.. kal aake I will take up the case.. woh agar guilty nahi hai to usse kuch nahi hoga.. I promised her aur tumse bhi promise karta hu..

She looked up at him..

Naira : Pakka na Kartik..

Kartik : Pakka vala pakaa.. tumjari tabiyat kharab ho rahi hai Naira... ghar chalte hai pehle.. baad mein baat karenge ...

He broke the hug.. rubbed the sweat beads on her forehead with his palm..

Kartik : Let's go..

He started the car.. Naira kept on holding his left arm with her right hand.. and kept  looking outside the window sternly.. Kartik kept saying her not to panic and it's all okay now throughout the journey... but strangely she became all silent.. they reached their flat.. he came down and opened the door for her.. she got down quitely... Kartik  held her..

Kartik : Sab thik hai Naira.. kya ho gaya tumhe achanak..

Naira (expressionlessly) : Upar chale..

Kartik : Haan Chalo..

They went up.. Kartik opened the lock and they went inside..

(Scene to be continued...)

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--Adhira