LOOP (TS)

Part 3

The blood drained from her face. "Kya?"

Everyone froze.

Pushpa Ji clutched her chest. "Meri beti...!"

Haseena gripped her phone tighter. "Kahan hai?"

"City Hospital, Madam Sir! Bahut bura haal hai unka!"

The loop.

This felt like the loop again.

Haseena didn't wait another second. "Chalo!"

City Hospital – ICU

They ran through the hospital halls, their breaths ragged, their hearts hammering.

The fear was real.

The guilt was real.

The possibility of losing her—again—was real.

Haseena felt her chest tighten painfully. She had promised she wouldn't let it happen again.

Yet here they were.

They skidded to a stop outside the ICU, and a doctor stepped out.

Haseena grabbed his arm immediately. "Doctor! Karishma Singh! Kaisi hai woh?"

The doctor looked at their frantic faces and sighed.

"Relax. She's stable."

The tension snapped.

Haseena almost collapsed in relief.

Pushpa Ji's knees gave out, and Billu caught her just in time.

Santu burst into tears. "Di zinda hai..."

The doctor adjusted his glasses. "Lekin unhe bohot choton ka samna karna pada hai. Unka elbow fracture ho gaya hai, aur unke kandhe mein goli lagi thi. Koi jaan ka khatra nahi hai, par haalat theek nahi thi."

Haseena stiffened. "Aur?"

The doctor's expression turned grim. "Aisa lagta hai ki unhe kisi ne bohot maara hai."

Their blood ran cold.

Pushpa Ji covered her mouth. "Matlab?"

Haseena's fists clenched. "Kisne kiya yeh sab?"

Billu was already on it. He scrolled through his phone, calling up his sources. Within minutes, his face darkened.

"Madam Sir..." His voice shook. "Woh ek ladki ko molest kar rahe the... Karishma Singh ne usse bachaya."

Silence.

Santu's eyes widened. "Phir?"

Billu took a deep breath. "Unhone Karishma Singh pe attack kiya... aur kyunki..." He hesitated.

"Kyunki kya?" Haseena snapped.

Billu exhaled shakily. "Kyunki unhone waada kiya tha ki woh maar peet nahi karengi..."

The weight of that sentence hit them like a freight train.

She didn't fight back.

Because she had promised them.

She took every hit. Every punch. Every bullet.

Haseena's throat closed up.

Yehi toh tha jo tum chahte the,  hai na, Haseena Malik? Ki woh badal jaye? Ki woh shaant ho jaye?

Aur ab dekho.

Dekho uska nateeja.

She inhaled sharply and stormed into the room.

Karishma lay on the hospital bed, her face pale, her arm in a cast, her shoulder bandaged.

Yet—

She smiled when she saw them.

"Hello." Her voice was hoarse.

Haseena broke.

She fell to her knees beside the bed, gripping Karishma's uninjured hand. Tears spilled down her face.

"Maaf kar dijiye humein... humne apko bohot thes pohochayi na..."

Karishma blinked. "Huh?"

Pushpa Ji cupped her face. "Beta... humein maaf kar do! Humne jo tumse maanga, woh humare samajh se bahar tha!"

Santu sobbed. "Di... please wapas aa jao! Jaisi bhi ho... bas waise hi raho!"

Cheetah sniffled. "Aise koi karta hai kya karishma madam. Sowry madam, galti ho gayi."

Billu gave a tearful smile. "Aap MPT ki jaan hai madam, plz hume chodke mat jaya kijiye."

Karishma blinked at all of them. Then, slowly, she grinned.

"Hain? Yeh sab itne emotional kyun ho gaye?"

Haseena let out a watery laugh. "Kyunki hum aapse pyaar karte hain, Karishma Singh."

Karishma smirked. "Itni asani se nhi manne wale hum, hume icecream chahiye."

Everyone burst into relieved laughter.

Hm, "Hum icecream khila denge apko, pr pehle aap thik ho jaiye, phir hi. Rukiye, doctor ko bulate hai."

She rings the bell, and doctor comes in sometime, everyone except Ks (she is sleeping) look at the door, as the doctor enters, and their faces turn pale.

The doctor is the mysterious woman, she smiles at all of them, then checks Ks, and says, "Dyaan diya kijiye aap log, Kahi next time jyada der na ho jaye. Abhi toh yeh thik hai."

No one could utter any word due to fear, and the woman exits the door smiling to herself. 

Before going out, she says, "Rishte bharose se bante hain, badalne ki shart se nahi." 

And she vanished from there, making them realize the value of their teammate and family member. 

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This TS is over now. Hope you liked it. It was to be honest a random idea, that i decided to pen down. So, sorry if it is not quite good.