Late night HM enters in her house in a little drunken state. She was walking toward her room sneakily. At the same time the lights of the living room turned on and HM closed her eyes dismissively.
A lady in her 50s looking at HM suspiciously. "Ye koi waqt hai ghar aane ka, dinbhar to waise bhi tum office ke kam me busy rehti ho kam se kam raat ko to jaldi ghar aaya karo, ya tum bhul gayi ho ke tumhari ek bachhi bhi hai jise tumhari jarurat hai, lady said strictly."
" Maaf kar dijiye ammi,(yes she is Noor Jahan Malik) wo humare business partner Mr. Shah ne bohot insist kiya tha party attend karne ke liye isiliye office se sidha vahi gaye the aur aapko batana bhul gaye" HM says bowing her head down.
Ammi :- " Wo sab thik hai lekin firse drink karke aayi ho uske liye koi jawab hai tumhare pass", she asks strictly.
HM :- wo....wo ammi sabne force kiya tha isiliye bas thodisi pi hai, she answerd without looking at ammi.
Ammi :- Ammi hai hum tumhari beta tumhare chehere ki ek shikan se bata sakte hai tumhare dil me kya chal rha hai, aur kab tak tum atit ke ghanvo ko kuredkar khudko takleef dene vali ho. Tumhare aage puri zindagi padi hai aur ab to Pari bhi tumhari zindagi me hai kam se kam uske baare me to socho, humara kya hai hum aaj hai kal nhi.
HM :- Ammi please aap aisi baate maat kariye hum aapko nhi khona chahte, she said emotinally. Aur rahi baat humare atit ki to ammi wo humari zindagi ka ek hissa hai hum usse itni aasani se nhi nikal sakte.
Ammi :- Toh beta kab tak khudko aise hi takleef dene vali ho. Ek mauka toh har kisi ko milna chahiye na, aur agar Meera wo mauka chahti hai to tum kyu use nhi de rhi ho. Tum bhi toh usse pyar karti ho na?
HM smirks and says, Ammi mauka tab diya jata jab samne se bhi ummid ho ki wo mauke ka fayda nhi uthayega Aur mauka ek baar diya jata hai baar baar nhi. Aur rahi baat humare pyar ki to wo humara past hai aur abhi hume koi pyar ke chakkar me nhi padna hai. Wo to aapki kasam ki vajah se Meera abhi bhi humare aaspas hai warna hum unki shakal zindagi me kabhi dekhna nhi chahte the, and a little sob escaped from her mouth.
Ammi shook her head dismissively and said, ab hum kya hi keh sakte hai tumne faisla kar hi liya hai to lekin ek baar us bachhi ke baare me jarur sochna jiski zimmedari tumne khudse li hai, uske liye hi sahi ek baar shadi ke bare me sochna humari koi zabardasti nhi hai. Ab jao bohot late ho chuka hai aur aage se sharab pikar ghar me pair rakhne ki himmat maat karna, she said strictly and goes toward her room.
HM sighs and went to her bedroom with many thoughts.
KS side,
she was turning and tossing her side on bed as sleep was far away from her eyes. She was continuously thinking about Haseena and her behaviour."Unki aankho me bohot dard tha aur aise lag rha tha jaise bohot se gehere raaz unme chupe ho", she thought. Lekin hum unke baare me itna kyu soch rhe hai hum toh jante tak nhi hai unhe shayad unhone hume girne se bachaya isiliye hum itna soch rhe hai.
Suddenly she remembers about HM's daughter and she feels little pang in her heart without her knowledge.
Karishma ye sab kya soch rhi ho tum kal shooting hai early morning so jao nhi toh subhah late hoga, she says to herself and after some time she dozed off with the thoughts of Haseena.Next morning in HM house,
She was sipping her morning coffee and reading some news on her tab. At the same time a little girl comes towards her running and shouting, "Mumma, Mumma... , ( She is our little Munchkin Inayat Malik)Aaram se princess gir jaoge, HM said softly with smile.
Inayat came near HM and sat on her lap and said, " Mumma aap kal raat kaha gaye the, aapne promise kiya tha ke aap mujhe story sunaoge, she complaints grumpily.
HM smiles little and said " Achha toh humara baby humse gussa hai, kya kiya jaye to fir unko manane ke liye.
IM :- Jada kuch nhi karna hai mumma bas aaj sham ko ice-cream treat mil jaye to maza aa jaye, she said dramtically.
HM :- Ohh dramebazz abhi 2 din pehle to khaya tha ice-cream sardi lag jayegi na.
IM :- Mumma yaar hum naraz hai na aapse to aapko humari baat manni padegi.
HM :- Okay boss aaj sham ko chalenge ice-cream khane
"Dekha ammi kaise ye dono hum dono ko chhodkar ice-cream party karne jane vale hai, santu said coming towards dinning table and sit on chair.
IM :- are nhi masi me to aapko batane aane hi vali thi lekin dekho na mumma ne kaise kaske pakda hai mujhe, she explains dramatically. Hm pinch her nose softly.
Santu :- waise haseena aap mujhe mili hi nhi baad me party me maine aapko dhunda tha.
Ammi:- Santu tum bhi thi haseena ke sath party me?
"Nhi ammi actually me apni dost ke sath gayi thi, wahi haseena se mili thi, santu replies softly. Ammi nodded.
Ammi :- Tumhari dost matlab wahi na kya naam bola tha tumne haa karishma, she asks. Ji ammi, santu replies.
HM :- Hum kuch business discussion me mashroof the aur baad me late ho gaya tha to humne soch aap chali gayi hongi isiliye nhi mil paye.
Achha, santu replies.
Chalo princess get up school jana hai na, HM says softly. Ji mumma, IM replies.
After sometime everyone left to their works.
HM was waiting in her car at signal at the same time suddenly a girl enters in her car through other side. HM was shocked because of the sudden appearance of the girl but the next moment she got angry and shout on girl,
"What the hell, ye koi tarika hai kisi ki car me ghusne ka, koi tamiz hai ki nhi aapme agar aapko lift chahiye thi to aap maang sakti thi aise direct kaise ghus gayi car me, she shouted". HM was unable to see the girl's face as she was wearing a mask.
The girl removes her mask and for a moment HM gets lost in her innocent face but she immediately comes back to reality. In response the girl only smile softly which irritate HM more and she said, ab aise muskura kyu rhi hai, humne kuch pucha hai jawab dijiye.
"Actually humari car achanak se band ho gayi signal pe aur hume kahi pe jaldi pohchna hai bohot der se lift mang rhe hai magar koi ruk hi nhi rha shayad mask ki vajah se aur cab bhi book karke fayda nhi traffic ki vajah se time se nhi pohoch payenge isiliye aise aana pada maaf kar dijiye hume, KS said softly.
HM :- Okay lekin aage se aise kisi ke gadi me maat ghusna aur humare to bilkul bhi nhi warna dhakka marke bahar nikal denge, ab batayiye kaha drop karna hai aapko, she said rudely.
KS rolled her eyes and said, kya aap bachpan se itni khadoos hai ya baad me koi course kiya hai, she said seriously and next moment erupt in laughter, this time HM rolls her eyes. After laughing KS says, actually yahi aage humara studio aap hume vaha drop kar dijiye. HM nodded and starts car.
After some time, KS breaks silence and ask,
KS :- waise humara naam Karishma singh hai aap janti hi hongi hume, she said proudly. TV industry ki jani mani actress hai hum. HM didn't reply anything.KS :- us din party me aapne hume girnese bachaya tha yaad hai aapko. Hume aapko thank you bolna tha lekin aap chali gayi aur aap santu ko janti hai na wo na humari sabse achhi dost hai aur aapko pata hai mera dost aapki comapany me as accountant job karta hai, she was blabbering.
At last HM lost her patience and shouted, " Kya aap thodi der ke liye shant nhi baith sakti, kabse bole ja rhi hai aur hume koi interest nhi hai aap kya karti hai, kon aapka dost hai ye sab janne me to please keep quit.
"Khadoos" KS murmmerd underneath.
After some time they reached KS's studio.
KS :- Thank you aaj ke liye bhi aur us din ke liye bhi. Aur ye jo aap muh aisa sada hua banati hai sach maniye bohot buri dikhti toh kabhi kabhi thoda muskuraya bhi kijiye, and she turns to go toward her studio suddenly HM come out of car and stand in front of her with hand crossed near chest and said,
HM :- aagese kabhi galti se bhi humare raaste me maat aana aur abhi jo gyan jhada hai aapne wo khudke pass hi rakhiye.
And she hopped in the car and left from there at full speed.
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