[Recap: Veer realises that the brake of his car isn't working. Both Rani and Ranisa feel anxious].
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With slow steps Rani walked into the kitchen.
Dadiamma was busy preparing a sugar syrup.
Rani sat down beside her.
"Aap kaa bana rahi hai dadiamma?", She asked.
Dadi: aaj damad ji bhi aarahe hai aur Ranadheer bhi sheher se laut raha hai...to humne socha sab ke longlatta bana lete hai...
Rani: longlatta!?
She asked excitedly.
Dadiamma: haan... Tu bhi haath bata...
Rani: haan haan....aap bataiye na kaa karna hai.
Kajri: haa dadiamma...acche se kaam karwaiye isse.
Sasural Mai to kauno kaam krti naahi hogi ...
Rani: Kajri!
Kajri sat rather hid behind Dadi.
Kajri: aap dekhi naahi kaa dadiamma, jijaji kaise bahan ko palko pe bitha ke rakhte hai... Kuch naahi karne dete isse.
Dadiamma smiled.
Rani: kyunki oo chahte hai ki hum sirf aapni padhai pe dhyan dena hai... Par hum ab boht se kaam aate hai... Dactersaab se puchna...
Dadiamma: accha bas bas... Kajri ab apni bahan ko pareshan naahi kar. Ab tum dono hi humar madad karo.. Ooha thali mai pista, kaju sab rakha hai, humko laake de...
Rani brought the plate and gave it to her.
Dadiamma: Kajri bitiya jara jaake bahar se sukhe kapde uthake le aayegi...
Kajri: jii dadiamma abhi jaate hai...
Kajri quickly got up and went out.
Dadiamma: Rani, damadji kab tak pohuchenge? Tu ne unko phone kia thha?
Rani: dactersaab to kahe thhe aaj gyara bajne se pehle pohuch jayenge par der se rawana hue the isiliye thoda aur waqt lgega...
Dadiamma: thik hai..
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Kajri was keeping the clothes properly in the shelf when she heard the sound of a ringtone.
"Kisika phone baj raha hai shayad", she thought in her mind, "koi utha kaahe naahi raha...hum khudei Jake dekh lete hai"
Kajri moved out of her room and walked towards the direction of the sound.
Kajri: ee to bahan ki phone ki ghanti hai ..
Kajri said as soon as she entered Rani's room and found her phone lying on the bed.
"Bahan", she called out, "bahan!".
But there was no response.
"Devarji", she read the name on the screen.
Kajri: kaa kare uthale kaa?
Nevertheless Kajri received the call and said hello.
Vikram: hello...bhabisa?
Kajri: naahi hum unki bahan Kajri bol rahe hai... Oo bahan ka phone bohut der se baj raha thha isiliye hum hi ne utha liya.
Vikram: ohh...okay...umm... Kya aap Rani bhabisa se meri baat karwa sakti hai?
Kajri: jii...ektho minute rukiye..haan...
"Ee bahan kaha rahe gayi🙆♀️", she thought and ran out of the room.
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Kajri: bahan... bahan!
Rani: kaa hua? Chilla kaahe rahi hai?
Kajri: ee Tera phone pakad...
Rani took the phone from her hand.
Rani: hello...
Vikram: hello bhabisa?
Rani: jii devarji..kaise hai aap?
Vikram: mai thik hoo bhabisa...aap kaisi hai?
Rani: hum bhi thik hai...
Vikram: umm...bhabisa wo bro pohuch gaye hai kya?
Rani: naahi ...oo to abhi tk naahi laute.
Vikram: ohh... Wo bro ka phone kabse switch off bata raha hai isiliye...aapki baat Hui kya unse?
Rani: humari baat to kal raat ko hui thhi...kuch 10 baje ke aas paas... Par devarji, Dacter saab to kabhi apna phone switch off naahi rakhte.
Vikram: mai bhi wahi soch raha hu. Par aap chinta mat karna shyad battery dead hogayi hogi...
Rani: Han..aesa hi hua hoga...
Vikram: bro kab tak lautenge kuch bataya hai?
Rani: dactersaab ko aate aate shayad 1-2 baj jayenge...
Vikram: thik hai...
Rani: Devarji, ghar mai sab kaise hai?
Vikram: sab theek hai bhabisa. Ekdum chauchak.
Rani: 😄😄...accha...hum rakhte hai devarji. Dactersaab lautenge to aapko bata denge hum.
Vikram: jii bhabisa. Bye.
"Vikram, kya kaha Rani ne?",asked Ranisa as soon as Vikram disconnected the call.
Vikram: Mom bhabisa ne bataya ki bro 1-2 baje Ballia pohuch jayenge...aap tension mat lijiye...
Ranisa: tumne usse kaha hai na ki Veer laut-te hi humme phone kare...
Vikram: jii...
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After Vikram cut the call, Rani dialled Veer's number.
But the number was switched off.
Rani: dactersaab ka phone switch off kaahe aaraha hoga... Oo thik to hai na Matarani?... Kahi wo koi musibat mai to-- naahi naahi Rani kaa soch rahi hai... Dactersaab bilkul thik honge. Devarji sahi keh rahe thhe, shayad phone ki battery dead hogayi hogi.. itna lamba rasta hai. Ya phir dactersaab keh rahe thhe na ki unko bohut phone aarahe hai to shayad disturb na ho isiliye unhone phone band kar liya hoga...
"Rani?"
Rani looked up hearing the voice.
It was Birju.
Rani: Birju, tu kab aaya?
Birju: abhi jab tu khud se baatein kar rahi thhi.
Rani: aesa kuch naahi hai vo hum bas--
Birju: chhor..humko samjhane ki jarurat naa hai. Humme malum hai tohri harkato ke baare mai.
Rani chuckled.
Birju: accha ee dekh hum kaa laye hai.
Birju handed her a packet.
Rani: isme kaa hai Birju?
Birju: tu khud hi dekh na...aur bata ki ee kaisa hai.
Rani pulled out the thing inside the packet. It was wrapped with a red cloth.
Rani unveiled it and looked at Birju, stunned.
It was a picture of Rani and Veer, gorgeously framed.
Birju: pasand aaya?
Rani: haan.. bohut.
She said caressing the picture.
Rani: par achanak ee sab---
Birju: Oo ka hai na humme Dubai se laute kaafi din hogaye hai. To ab humme jaane ki tayyari karni chahiye. Par hum soch rahe thhe ki jaane se pehle---
Rani: kaa jaane se pehle? Tu kahi naahi jaa raha.
Birju: arey Rani. Ab humar eeha kaa kaam hai?
Ab to sab kuch thik hogaya hai. Tu bhi khus hai aur humme Dacter se aur koi sikayat bhi naahi hai.
Birju took the frame from her hands.
Birju: humne dekha ki Dacter ke ghar mai to tum dono ki photu hai par eeha iss ghar mai naahi hai. To humne socha ki oo ka bandobast hum hi kar dete hai. Par humre phone mai tohri aur Dacter ki ee ek hi photo thhi.
Rani: koi baat naahi. Ee bhi bohut hi sundar hai.
Birju: to bata ee ko knaha lagana hai?😀
Dadiamma: Birju? Tu kab aaya?
Asked Dadiamma as she came into the living room.
Kajri also came with her.
Birju: bas thodi der pehle dadiamma. Oo hum kal Dubai wapis jaa rahe hai.
Rani: kal hi?😳
Birju: tu bhi to kal jaa rahi hai Jaipur wapis...
Dadiamma: arey itni jaldi kaahe jaa raha hai... Hum to soch rahe thhe iss bar tohar biyah rachaye bina tumka eeha se jaane hi naahi denge...
Birju: kaa dadi aap bhi...
Rani: par dadiamma.. eeko kauno ladki thodi na milne wali hai?
Dadiamma: kaahe? Humri Kajri hai na...
Rani, Birju and Kajri looked at her shocked.
Kajri went away from there.
Rani: 😂😂😂 Kajri? Birju ke liye?
Dadiamma laughed too while Birju quietly fled.
Rani: dekhiye dadiamma...Birju bhi bhaag gaya😂
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Rani hugged the photo frame more tightly whilst leaning against the headboard.
"Rani..khana khaa le bitiya....3 baj rahe hai", she heard a voice calling out to her.
Rani: humme bhook naahi hai....hum badme kha lenge...
She replied.
Keeping the frame aside she took her phone and called up Veer. But it was still switched off.
Rani threw away the phone and bit her lips trying to stop herself from sobbing.
Rani: aap knaha hai Dacter saab...
Rani murmured in a broken voice before burying her face in her knees.
"Rani", a voice called her out whilst caressing her head.
Rani looked up hearing the voice and found Dadiamma sitting beside her.
Dadiamma: kaa hua bitiya? Tu ro kaahe rahi hai?
Rani: dadiamma.... Dacter saab...oo abhi tk kaahe nahi aaye? Ab tk to unhe aajana chahiye thha na? Unka phone bhi naahi lag raha... Humme bohut Darr lag raha hai...
She said while whimpering like a child.
Dadiamma: aese baccho ki tarah kauno rota hai kaa pagli? Damadji aajayenge... Mausam kharab hai... uparse baarish Hui hai, raste bhi khrb honge.. isiliye to oo ka der horahi hai.... Bujhi?
Rani nodded.
Dadiamma: ab jldi se ee ansu pochle aur humre sang chal... Humne dal banayi hai chalke khaale... Subah se tune kuch bhi naahi khya hai.
Rani: naahi dadiamma humme bhook naahi hai.
Dadiamma: aesa naahi kehte bitiya. Tohri tabiyat thik naahi hai na? Chal humare saath. Zidd naahi karte.
Rani reluctantly got up and went with Dadi.
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Precap:
Vikram comes to Ballia.
A damaged car is found in the side of the highway in Orissa.