Mehjabeen opens the door and lets Jaimi into their house. The three settle themselves down in the living room. The house help brings a glass of water. Jaimi takes a small sip and returns it after saying thank you.
Jaimi: Bhai aap ko kuch baat karni thi?
Naushad: Haan! Kal raat Darshan kaha tha?
Jaimi: Bhai woh... woh kal raat der tak ghar nahi aaya tha aur phir mujhe Rudra ne message kiya ki woh club mein tha.
Mehjabeen: Club?
Jaimi: Haan! Raat ko dedh bottle vodka peeli thi by the time I got there. Par kya hua?
Naushad hands Jaimi his phone after typing Darshan's name on google. Jaimi scrolls through and sees at least 20 to 25 articles with pictures and videos of her and Darshan from the club last night. Her eyes widened in shock.
Naushad: Ab yeh mess ko kaise sambhale? Iss wajah se Darshan ki image damage ho gae hain.
Mehjabeen: Iska kuch solution hume dhoondhana chahiye!
Jaimi: I'll handle the media houses. They'll take it down.
Naushad: Woh nikal toh denge agar hum apna power use kare toh... par yeh baat ab sab ke dimaag mein hain. Social media se kaise hataenge. Waha Darshan ke fans sawaal kar rahe hain.
Mehjabeen: Yeh sab uss Heli ki wajah se ho raha hain!
Jaimi is constantly thinking about what to do. After a few minutes of silence, Naushad comes across a thought which seems reasonable to him.
Naushad: Ek raasta hain!
Jaimi: Kya?
Naushad: Ek song hain jo hum club mein shoot karne wale the toh hum issi club mein shoot karte hain. Hum shoot karle tab yeh keh denge ki hum song ki shooting kar rahe the. Sirf, ek problem hain!
Mehjabeen/Jaimi: Kya?
Naushad: Jaimi ko iss album mein actress ka kaam karna padega kyu ki woh bhi inn saare viral videos or photos mein hain so... Jaimi tum karogi?
Jaimi: Yes! Anything, for his image to be what it was before.
Mehjabeen and Naushad smile looking at each other as Jaimi said yes without thinking about it even once. They discuss how everything will happen. Jaimi calls Barrel and Co. She gets permission from them to shoot and finalizes the dates. They chat till 5:30. Jaimi bids them goodbye and drives towards home. She gets a call from one of the heads in Patel industries. She talks to him as she takes the elevator up to the penthouse. She opens the door using her keys and goes straight into the shoe closet. She comes out and sees Darshan sitting with a group of people. She recognizes Mansheel and Akasa. The voice on the other end of the call breaks her trance.
Jaimi: If I'm having to do all this then, why do I pay you all? Mujhe yeh saare task Sunday se pehle finish chahiye warna apna resignation mujhe email kar dena. Or else, the termination letter will be at your doorsteps. Did I make myself clear?
The person on the other end hums in response. The others are looking at Jaimi with wide eyes. Darshan gets up and walks towards her. The two sit beside each other on the sofa.
Darshan: Jaimi, tum Akasa aur Mansheel se shaadi mein mili thi par yeh sab bhi mere pehle reality show mein contestants the. Yeh Mohit Gaur hain. This is Rituranjan Mohanty. Yeh Rimi Nique hain. And, last, but not least Dipti Sharma.
He points towards them as he introduces them to Jaimi.
Darshan: And, this is my beautiful wife Jaimi Patel.
Darshan and Jaimi have intense eye contact right after he says that, but break it as they hear throat-clearing noise.
Jaimi: Hello!
They all greet her.
Rimi: Abhi tak Jaimi Patel hi hain?
Jaimi: Shaadi ka matalab yeh thodi hota hain ke ladkiyon ko apna last name badalna hi padta hain! I still have an identity of my own.
Akasa: Darshan, yeh news mein tere baare mein kya chal raha hain?
Mohit: Haan, woh toh meine bhi dekha hain. Tumne kabse drink karna shuru kiya?
Darshan: Mein woh...
Darshan tries to find words to excuse himself out of the situation when Jaimi places her hand on his knee. He looks at her surprised.
Jaimi: Woh... actually ek upcoming project pe kaam kar rahe the! And, the images and videos are misinterpretations of the truth.
Akasa: Oh!
Darshan is confused by what she said but decides to play along as Jaimi probably thought a lot before making such a statement. They chat till 7:30 then, have dinner. Around 8, Jaimi's phone goes off when they all are sitting in the living room chatting. She messages back. She follows Darshan into the kitchen. He pours himself a glass of water.
Jaimi: Agar mera koi kaam na ho toh mein uppar jaake kaam kar rahi hoon! Kuch kaam ho toh awaaz lagana.
Darshan: Yeah, of course! I'm sorry ki meri wajah se...
Jaimi: It's fine.
He quickly drinks the water and the two go to the living room.
Jaimi: I'll see you guys around! Mujhe abhi kuch kaam hain.
They all nod their head. Jaimi excuses herself and starts working in the home office.
Mohit: Tum dono ki shaadi kaise hue? I mean love ya arrange?
Darshan: Arranged!
Dipti: Issi wajah se tum dono poles apart ho.
Akasa: Kaise?
Dipti: Darshan, ko aaj tak meine gusse mein kabhi nahi dekha aur Jaimi waha se aa rahi thi tab phone pe bhi gussa kar rahi thi.
Darshan: Waisa kuch nahi hain! Woh aur gussa kabhi kabhi hi aamne saamne aate hain. She is managing two companies at once so stress ki wajah se...
Dipti: Oh!
Darshan: Aur, waise bhi hum completely opposite hain woh accha hain!
Mansheel: How is that good?
Darshan: Mein easily emotional ho jaata hoon aur woh logic ko saath leke chalti hain. Agar mein panic hota hoon toh woh mujhe aur situation dono ko sambhalti hain! Agar, kuch galti ki toh woh mujhe samjhati hain aur woh galti sahi bhi kar deti hain. Dusro ki tarah waha mujhe lecture nahi deti!
Rimi: Humara ladka pyaar ke kuen mein gir gaya woh bhi bada gehre wala kuaan!
Darshan smiles as they tease him. His cheeks are tainted red by now.
Rituranjan: Blushing and all, wah!
Darshan: Stop it now! Coffee chahiye?
They all nod their head. Darshan goes up the stair and peeps into the home office to find Jaimi lost in her work. He decides not to disturb her and goes to the kitchen followed by others. The others look around the 1st floor of the penthouse. He makes eight cups of coffee hand them all one.
Darshan: Mein coffee deke aata hoon!
Akasa: Ghar toh dikha apna!
Darshan: Chaliye!
He takes the two cups with him as they all go upstairs. He shows them the guest bedroom and their bedroom. Dipti opens the door of the home office for him as his hands are busy. He hands Jaimi a cup.
Darshan: Woh mein puchne aaya tha par tum busy thi toh tumhare liye bhi ek bana di!
Jaimi: Ok. Thank you!
The others walk into the room. Jaimi focuses back on the screen as they speak. Darshan sees her doing a google meet. Jaimi glances at her diary before looking back at the screen where the heads of each department are waiting for her to speak.
Jaimi: To wrap this meeting up, I need the tasks to be done by their assigned date. I know the conflict that is going on around the world, but that doesn't mean our lives stop. The old machines need to out and taken to their assigned locations. The factory needs to be cleaned so the new technology can be installed next week. Jitu, make sure Patel Industries has complete domination over Gujarat's cotton industry.
Jitu: The current companies won't let go of it!
Jaimi: Farms kharid lo! Tab toh cotton humara hi hoga, right?
Jitu nods his head.
Jaimi: The records of the employees need to cross-checked which will be done by Brijesh and you report to me directly. I need you to tell me who made their way up and who got a promotion because they had a stockholder relative. The designs of the clothes need to be looked over. I need the changes made by the end of this week so the production can start by the end of next week. The other departments know their tasks, right?
They all nod their head. Jaimi ends the chat and focuses her attention before her where the others are staring at her. She closes her laptop.
Rimi: Bold and blasting, huh?
Jaimi smiles. Her phone starts ringing. She answers the call reading the name on the screen.
Jaimi: Haan?
Maan: Kal Darshan drunk tha?
Jaimi hums in response.
Maan: Yeh news mein raita kaise phel gaya?
Jaimi: That's taken care of!
Maan: Kya bol rahi hain? Sidha jawaab dena.
Jaimi: I will explain it in the meeting.
Maan: Kya bakwas kar rahi hain?
Jaimi: Yeah! It's written in section 1266.
Maan: 1266, I am around people. Oh! You're around people?
Jaimi: Yeah. I think everyone needs to hear it one more time so mein meeting mein batati hoon!
Maan: Ok! Kaun hain?
Jaimi: The file name is DRR 5.
Maan: Darshan's guest?
Jaimi: That's exactly what I was talking about.
Maan: You enjoy, par mujhe sab jaanana hain!
Jaimi: Yeah! Woh topic hum humari agli meeting mein discuss karenge.
Maan: Ba-bye!
Jaimi: Ji!
Jaimi hangs up the call and puts it on the desk as she sips her coffee.
Mansheel: Busy, huh?
Jaimi: Yeah! Just trying to keep up.
The seven chat while Jaimi writes down a few things in her diary to make sure she doesn't forget them. The guests leave around 11:45 at night. Jaimi and Darshan see them off. Jaimi washes the cups and everything while Darshan dries them. They put them in their place then, retire to their bedroom. Jaimi goes to the bathroom and brushes her teeth. Then, takes a hot shower to relax. She walks out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her and remembers that she didn't bring her clothes. She mentally curses herself before advancing towards the door. She peeps into the room and sees it empty. She exhales with her mouth shaped in an O in relief. She thinks she got saved from the embarrassment. She steps out of the bathroom only to bumps into someone. She falls backward. She closes her eyes preparing herself for the pain, but feels herself in the air. Darshan stares at her whose hair is tied in a messy bun while the teal towel wrapped around her being the only clothing on her body. Her skin is still a bit damp from the shower. Her eyes are closed and fear can be seen all over her face. She slowly opens her eyes as she feels an arm around her waist. She sees him and her face turns red in embarrassment. His intense gaze burns her delicate skin. He smiles looking at her which is like a tomato now. He helps her up and she runs to the closet. She stays in the closet hoping that he would fall asleep and she doesn't have to face him again. After 10 or something minutes, she peeps into the room and finds him sitting on the bed. Their eyes meet for a second before Jaimi closes the door again.
Darshan: Jaimi, bahar aa jao!
Jaimi: I... I... I'm not done yet!
Darshan: Closet ke saare kapde pehanane ke irada hain kya?
Jaimi: Nahi! I'm getting dressed.
Darshan: Sone jaana hain, shaadi ke mandap mein nahi! Come out!
Jaimi: I will when I'm done!
Darshan: Bahar aa jao! I know ki tum ready ho.
Jaimi palms herself for not coming up with a better reason.
Darshan: Andar sone ka irada ho toh blanket de jau.
Jaimi sighs before slowly walking out of the closet. She speed walks to her side of the bed while looking at the floor. She turns to face the wall on her side and closes her eyes. She stays still, but can't fall asleep. After some time, Darshan turns off the lights in the room and lays down on his side. He kisses Jaimi's cheek thinking she's sleeping. Jaimi gets surprised but doesn't dare to move or react knowing she'll embarrass herself again.
The next morning, Jaimi gets up and goes to the bathroom. She gets ready for the day. She goes down to the kitchen to make breakfast. She sees Darshan walking down the stairs ready for the day. She gets surprised at seeing him this early in the morning.
Darshan: Kya?
Jaimi: Itni jaldi kaise uth gae?
Darshan: Kyu nahi uth sakhta?
Jaimi: Nahi! Tum waise jaldi uthate nahi ho issi liye.
Darshan: Bhai ka message aaya tha raat ko ki aaj mein office aa jau iss liye.
Jaimi: Oh!
They have breakfast then quickly clean up before leaving for the office. Darshan grabs the envelope which he threw in the chest as they leave. They take their own car to the office. They park their car in the office parking lot before rushing into the office. Jaimi stops the elevator on the 5th floor. She heads to into the cabin of the financial head. She walks out of his office around 8:45. She sees Aashi passing her the brightest smile ever possible. Jaimi grows suspicious but still reciprocates with a smile seeing people around her. She goes into the elevator followed by Aashi.
Aashi: Good morning ma'am!
Jaimi: Morning!
The elevator stops on the 8th floor. Jaimi walks out of the elevator and goes to her cabin. She sees Mehjabeen sitting there.
Jaimi: Good morning Bhabhi!
Mehjabeen: Good morning! Aaj kis ke saath meeting thi?
Jaimi: Financial head!
Jaimi taps her feet as she thinks about Aashi. Mehjabeen senses her restlessness.
Mehjabeen: Itni restless kyu ho?
Jaimi: Abhi mein Aashi se mili! She was acting weird. I mean smiling at me and wished me good morning.
Mehjabeen: Shayad usko pata chal gaya hoga ki tumne hi uske Dad ka treatment sponsor kiya hain.
Jaimi: I don't think so! I mean meine NGO ke through kiya taki kisi ko pata na chale aur NGO mein bhi koi aise mera naam nahi bataega.
Mehjabeen: Woh teeno phir se kuch kaarnama karne wale hain?
Jaimi: Pata nahi yeh musibat kab talegi?
Jaimi's phone rings. She talks for a few minutes and she looks a bit tense.
Mehjabeen: Kya hua?
Jaimi: Jo clinic meine kharida tha uske andar chori hue hain!
Mehjabeen: Kya churaya?
Jaimi: Uss din ki CCTV footage! I know for sure ki yeh kaam Heli ya Surbhi ka hi ho sakhta hain.
Mehjabeen: Ab kya karenge? Darshan ne woh clip dekh di toh... tumne khule aam dhamki di thi unn teeno ko!
Jaimi: Uss dhamki ke baare mein, I don't give a damn! Agar woh clip police ya media ke haath mein lag gae toh dono companies problem mein aa sakhti hain kyu ki uss din aap bhi waha thi. Mujh par hota toh mein dekh leti par aap teeno bhi waha the.
Mehjabeen: Ab kya karenge?
Jaimi rubs her palms against her face in frustration. From the corner of her eye, she sees that the glass door of the book cabinet is open. She immediately opens the door and checks the safe which is open. She looks inside of it to find the Pendrive missing.
Jaimi: Bhabhi, yeh safe aap ne khola tha?
Mehjabeen: Nahi! Kyu?
Jaimi: Safe khula hain aur Pendrive gayab hain!
Mehjabeen: Kya?
Jaimi: Maybe Ayesha ko pata ho.
Mehjabeen: Nahi hoga! Woh sidha Naushad ke saath meeting mein gae hain.
Jaimi: Pendrive dhundh ni padegi!
Mehjabeen: Haan warna Heli ke khilaaf humare paas koi saboot hi nahi rahenge!
Jaimi: Meine Pendrive ke alawa bhi kuch aur jagah pe saboot store kiye hain!
Mehjabeen: Toh phir kya problem hain?
Jaimi: Pendrive kisi galat insaane ke haath mein lag gae toh band baj jaaegi humari. Aur, meri ya Darshan ki family ko pata chal gaya toh mera THE END kar denge!
Mehjabeen: Ya Allah, aisa kuch kar ki woh Pendrive Darshan ko mil jaae!
Jaimi: Bhabhi, Allah se baad me baat kar lena.
Mehjabeen: Par...
Jaimi: Mein Masjid aaungi aap ke saath tab saath mein baat karenge par abhi chalo warna kisi ke haath mein woh Pendrive lag gae na toh mere paas Allah ke paas jaane ke alawa koi option nahi rahega!
Jaimi grabs her phone and runs out of the cabin with Mehjabeen following behind. They check Naushad's cabin, Ayesha's desk, conference room, and print room.
Mehjabeen: Kuch mila?
Jaimi: Nahi!
Mehjabeen: Kahi... boys ne toh nahi li? Woh waise bhi saboot dhundh rahe the!
Jaimi: Dekhte hain!
Jaimi and Mehjabeen rush to Room 204 on the 7th floor where they are giving final touches to the song. They barge into the room trying to catch their breath. The boys get up seeing the panic-stricken faces of the two. Anmol excuses himself as his phone starts ringing.
Darshan: Kya hua?
Hardik: Aap dono thik ho?
Jaimi: Tum mein se kisi ne mere cabin se koi Pendrive lithi? I swear mein kuch nahi kahungi, but just tell me if you have it.
Siddharth: Bhabhi uss Pendrive mein kya tha?
Jaimi: Saboot!
Jyugal: Kaunse saboot?
Mehjabeen: Heli ke khilaaf jo saboot ek kattha kiye the woh!
Hardik: Toh aap dono kyu tension le rahe ho? Ek na ek din sab ke saamne saboot bahar aane hi the toh aaj aa jaaenge.
Jyugal: Haan, jiske khilaaf saboot hain usko tension lena chahiye!
Darshan: Sahi hain!
Jaimi: Kya sahi hain? Parso ki sharaab abhi tak utari nahi hain kya? Woh saboot kisi ke haath mein lag gae toh Heli ke gunaho ke saath yeh bhi saabit ho jaaega ki hum dono ke beech mein kuch normal nahi hain. And, yeh humari families ko pata chal gaya toh?
Darshan: Aise kaise kahi bhi itni important cheez chod sakhti ho? Thoda toh responsible bano!
Jaimi: Tum toh rehne hi do! Thoda se dukh hua aur dedh bottle vodka ghatak diya. And, for your information yeh Pendrive mere cabin ke safe mein se chori hue hain.
Siddharth: Safe mein se kaise koi chura sakhta hain?
Jaimi: Mujhe jab chor mil jaaega tab puch ke bata dungi!
Jaimi and Mehjabeen leave the room and start searching for the Pendrive around the office. They return to the conference room around 10 as Naushad returns to the office and is waiting for them. They walk into the conference room and take their usual seat. Heli and Surbhi walk into the conference room with a smirk on their face and take a seat across from Jaimi and Mehjabeen. Darshan walks into the conference room with Jyugal, Hardik, and Siddharth. He sees Heli and balls his fist. Surbhi scoots over a seat so Darshan can sit beside Heli. He walks by Heli and she grabs his hand. He pulls his hand out of her grip and goes across the table. He sits in between Jaimi and Ayesha. He leans closer to Jaimi's ear.
Darshan: Woh Pendrive mili?
Jaimi shakes her head in a no. He looks ahead of him and finds Heli fuming in anger. He ignores her and turns his attention to Naushad.
Darshan: Bhai, aap ne hume yaha kyu bulaya?
Naushad: Good news hain!
Darshan: Kya?
Naushad: Album ke liye ek new actress mil gae!
Jyugal/Hardik: Really?
Jyugal and Hardik sound shocked and a bit down. Heli's anger has reached the next level.
Naushad: Haan!
Siddharth: Kaun hain?
Naushad: Jaimi!
Jyugal/Hardik: Really?
Now, the two sound happy and excited. Naushad smiles at the two and winks. The two wink back. Darshan looks at Jaimi who is looking at Ayesha sitting beside him. She looks in the opposite direction seeing his eyes on her.
Ayesha: Jaimi maan kaise gae?
Naushad: Hua yeh ki humare janab ne jo Saturday ko club mein raita phelaya hain usko samet ne ke liye. And, unki image kharab na ho iss liye Jaimi ne haan kaha.
Darshan just looks at Jaimi after that.
Naushad: Darshan, tum Instagram pe live jao aur yeh announce kar lo ki tum waha song ka shoot kar rahe the! Media abhi iss baat ko kheech rahi hain.
Heli: Darshan, tum kab se peene lage? You never drink! Aur, pee hi kyu thi?
Darshan looks down at his lap and plays with his fingers as he ignores her. Aashi walks into the conference room after knocking. She hands Naushad a file.
Aashi: Sir, finance department ke head ne aap ke aur Jaimi ma'am ke liye yeh file bheji hain! Iss mein aap dono ki signature chahiye.
Naushad nods his head and looks over the file before signing. He hands the file to Jaimi who quickly looks over it and signs it. She hands the file to Aashi. She says, thank you, to the two before leaving.
Mehjabeen: Tum dono yaha kyu aae ho?
Surbhi: Payback time!
Jaimi, Ayesha, and Mehjabeen raise their eyebrow in a split second.
Heli: Bhai, kya hum kuch dikha sakhte hain?
Naushad nods his head before gesturing towards the TV with his hand. Aashi enters the room again. She hands Naushad a file.
Aashi: Woh... yeh file aap ne maangi thi kal. Iss mein company ke iss mahine ki jitne bhi financial transactions hue hain unki list hain. Aap dekh lijiye aur phir, sign kar dijiye.
Naushad: Mein thodi derr mein dekhta hoon tab tak tum yaha wait karo. Heli, you go on!
Heli plugs in the Pendrive to the TV. She turns on the tv. The content starts loading.
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Darshan and Jaimi's banter is too cute and funny! Hardik and Jyugal's really are kinda cute as well.
What is in the Pendrive? Will Darshan reveal what picture he got?
Thank you for reading! Tell me your thoughts by commenting. ~Jahan💖