Chapter 2.4 //:// Nalini knows everything.

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Anubhav entered the house after few days. He hadn't lived in the house after his heated argument with Hassena.

Anubhav headed towards the room, when his mother called out,

Maa: are Anu, kaha tha itne din kitni pareshan thi mein. Mujhe pata hai tu pareshan hai, lekin aaise kaise chalega beta. Kudh ka khayal rakhna payega hi na.

Anubhav: ha maa hum khud ka khayal rakhte hai,... Accha hum kya keh rahe the ki hum bohot thak gaye hai, toh hum sone ja rahe hai. Shubhratri!

Anubhav turned to go but when he was going to enter the room Maa said,

MAA: accha sun Nalini ayi hai kya?

Anubhav ( hesitating ): voh ha MAA. Nalini ayi hai.

MAA: voh uska message aya tha. Hum pehle padh nahi paye, sham ko Karishma ayi thi usne bhi bataya. Kya ladki hai ye apni maa ko ek phone bhi nahi kiya usne.

Anubhav: kaam hoga na MAA.

MAA: are koi kaam vaam nahi hai baas uske bahane hai, mujhse baat na karne ke. Aab bolo sagi maa ke saath aaisa koi karta hai bhala?

Anubhav ( holding her shoulders ): Maa voh jab ati hai tab aap usse baat nahi karte, usse kehti hai ki aap usse naraj hai. Aur aab jab voh aapse baat nahi kar rahi tab bhi aap usse naraj hai.

MAA: naraj hu toh kya baat nahi karegi? Tu na uski tarafdari mat kar. Karishma ki saadi mein na ane ki ek vajah bhi nahi batayi usne. Toh naraj hu ya Aarti utaru uski. Aarti se yaad aya, Aarti hospital mein hai na, usse mila kya?

Anubhav: haa maa voh thik hai, kal usse discharge mil jayega. Aur rahi baat Nalini ki toh aa jayegi. Aaj shayad kisi kaam mein vyast hogi. Aab aap apne dimag par jyada jor maat daliye aur so jaye. Hum bhi khana khakar so jayenge.

MAA: chal Shubhratri!

Anubhav: Shubhratri!

Anubhav entered his room when a message popped up in his mobile.

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Hassena stopped while drinking coffee and gazed at her and found Nalini already staring at her...

Hassena put down the coffee mug on the nearby table.

Hassena: kisme?

Nalini: aapne aur Karishma Singh mein!

Hassena just gave a fake smile.

Nalini: hamare Baba kehte the Hassena Mallik ki kabhi bhi 'fake smile' nahi karna chahiye.

Hassena's eyes widened.

Hassena: ji?

Nalini: pata hai aap confused ho gayi. Kal jab aap humse milengi tab aap hume soch kar bataeye ki aapme aur Karishma Singh mein kya kya similarities hain.

Hassena: jab similarities hai hi nahi to kya bataye?

Nalini: aaise haar maat maniye Hassena Mallik. Hame pura yakin hai ki aap ye kar sakti hai. Aapne dimag ko flashback mein lekar jaye jab aap pehli baar Karishma Singh se mili thi!

Hassena ( taunting ): sirf hame samjhakar kya karengi aap, jise samjhana chahiye usse toh pehle samjhaye, tab dekhenge.

Nalini: jab hamare baas mein hota unhe samjhana toh bohot pehle hi samjha dete, lekin voh ek aap hi hai jo Karishma Singh ko samjha sakti hai kyuki voh meri koi baat nahi manti. Aur dusri baat ye hai ki aap jara thande Dimag se sochti hai, toh aapko samjhane ki baas ek koshish ki hai.

Hassena: aapko kya lagta hai ki humne kabhi bhi unhe samjhane ki koshish nahi ki thi. Na jane kitni baar humne unhe samjhane ki koshish ki hai madam, lekin voh hamesha hame hi galat samajhti hai.

Hassena turned around and wiped her tear filled eyes. Nalini held her shoulders and turned her around.

Nalini: hame pata hai ki unhe bevajah gussa karne ki aadat hai. Hame pata hai ki unki vajahse aapko bohot dukh hota hai, unke lagaye gaye har iljam se aapke maan ko chot pohoch te hai.

Hassena ( taunting ): dono bhai behen ne mera dil kai baar toda hai, madam.

Nalini: pata hai hame, mission ke bare mein, Qayamat ke bare mein bhi.

Hassena ( shocked ): par ye aapko kaise pata chala? Yeh toh sirf hame hi pata tha, toh phir?

Nalini: hame baas pata hai. Lekin aapne ye baat kisi ko nahi batayi yeh iss baat ka saboot hai ki aap unki kitni fikr karti hai.

Hassena: lekin unko lagta hai ki hum hamesha unke khilaf hai, sachayi toh ye hai ki hum sirf unke tarikon ke khilaf hai na ki unke khilaf.

Nalini: jis din yeh baat Karishma samaj jayegi uss din voh aapse batein nahi chupaengi. Unhone Qayamat bankar jo bhi kiya voh uske liye sharminda hai, aap bhi unhe aab maaf kar dijiye aur unhe samjhaye, mujhe pura yakin hai ki voh aapki baat jarur manegi.

Hassena: toh thik hai, hum koshish karenge. Jai Hind!

Nalini: Jai Hind!

Hassena turned to go but stopped; turned back and asked,

Hassena: vaise madam, aap sheher ki SP hai, aapke ghar ke bahar security nahi hai?

Nalini: nahi voh actually do constable hai, filhal bahar gaye hai.

Hassena: ji!

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In an unknown location, a man was tied up with ropes on his hands and legs. And mouth taped.

One other man came and stood infront of the chair.

Man: maine kitni baar kaha ki mera kaam karo lekin tumne mana kar diya, aab uska kuch toh khamiyaja bhugatna hi padega na. Abhi bhi time hai, meri baat maan ja Naveen Bach jeyega.

The man tied with ropes was non other than Inspector Naveen.

The other man removed the tape from Naveen's mouth.

Naveen: chahe tu mujhe maar hi kyu na Dale lekin main kabhi bhi tera kaam nahi karunga.

'Slap',
the man slapped tight on Naveen's cheek. The slap was that powerful that his corner of the mouth started bleeding.

Man: tujhe samjhane ka koi faida nahi hai. Tu nahi manne vala. Par mujhe kya karna hai ye mai bohot acche se jaanta hun, samjhe.

With that he filled an injection.

Naveen: kya hai iss injection mein?

Man: kuch nahi baas ye tujhe iss dard bhari zindagi se mukti de dega.

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