I've decided the name… it's going to be 'Love under Pressure Cooker' thanks to Harpy…
PART- 3
LINK TO PART 2: http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=88752&PN =1&TPN=946
SIX MONTHS AGO: SHIMLA
A few people are sitting around a television set in a house watching the evening news, the news caster is saying: 'This is the first theft of gold in Shimla that includes murder, the gang that was caught by the anti- crime branch here is said to be Nepali, they had rocked Asia with gold thefts for the last three years, but thanks to ACP Kashish Sinha and her team, they've been caught finally… it was a very risky and narrow escape for the ACP as she single handedly caught the henchmen of this gang, she received 3 bullet wounds but is said to be out of danger now… the people and government of India, salute her… and will forever remain thankful to her for the glory that she has bought us.'
The people sitting around were, Professor Narayan Sinha, Kashish's dad, her sisters Mehak, Charu and Kashish herself, who had bandages strapped around her, and a swollen eye.
Professor Sinha closed the TV and faced Kashish: beta, main tum se kuch serious baat karna chahta hoon…
Kashish: I know this was coming… kahye papa?
PS: beta, main bohot samjha chuka hoon tumhe, ab anti- crime branch chorne ko nahi kahon ga, kyunki main jaanta hoon kii ye tumhara jonoon hai… but kya tum mere liye kuch kar sakti ho?
K: kya papa?
PS: dekho beta, main aik heart patient hoon… mera kuch pata nai, aaj hoon, kal nai… tum abhi srif 22 years kii ho, tumse choti meri do aur betyaan hain… main jaanta hoon kii tum zimedaar ho, magar main bhi apni zimaydaari poori karna chahta hoon… tum mere dost Professor Alok Pundit ko tou jaanti ho?
K: unka beta Tushaar mere under kaam karta hai…
PS: haan vohi… Alok aur main apni dosti ko rishtaydaari main badalna chahte hain… I hope you don't have objections???
K: I'm not ready for marriage papa… and besides, Tushaar is a moron… I don't like him…
PS: lekin kyu beta?... usme kya kharaabi hai?... tumhari field ka hai… aur usko tumhare kaam karne se koi problem nai hai… kya tumhe koi aur pasand hai?
K: nahi papa… (this was true)
PS: tou beta please maan jao… inkaar mat karo… main ne pehli baar tum se kuch maanga hai… please beta main haath jorta hoon…
Kashish still does not agree, Professor Sinha suffers another stroke after a month and the doc tells Kashish that his condition is very serious, one more stroke and he would be gone… the professor again asks Kashish to get married, and she agrees this time, but tells him, she'll settle with the engagement for now, and get married by the years end… so as all is set, Tushaar and Kashish are engaged after another one month… (i.e. four months before the bombings)
Mumbai- the night before Kashish and Tushaar's engagement:
We see a guy standing on the terrace of his house, looking up in the sky, she's wearing casuals… smoking, suddenly a woman comes… he throws away the cigarette…
Mrs. Veena Garewal: kya soch rahe ho Sujal?
S: kuch nai mama…
V: phir yahan kaise?... tum tou yahan kabhi nai aate…
S: bas… kuch ajeeb sa lag raha hai… lagta hai… kuch galat hoone ja raha hai…
V: kuch galat nai ho raha… tera veham hai… kitni baar kehna pade ga, kii tou ab shaadi karle… 26 saal ka hogaya hai… pata hai… voh is umer main papa ban chuke thay… aur tou… kya hoga tera?
S: mama… aap phir se???...
And leaves…
V: hay bhagwaan! (as she looks up in the sky) iske liye koi ladki tou hogii???
SHIMLA
At the same moment Kashish is standing in the balcony: main sochti thii meray liye koi tou hoga… Tushaar… mera ideal aisa tou nai thaa bhagwaan… koi kuch bhi kehle… mujhe pata hai… mere liye tu ne kuch acha hii socha hoga…
BACK TO PRESENT-
Sujal is in the circuit house, reading some documents that contain information about everyone around the community centre on the day the oath taking ceremony was taking place, he narrows down his suspects to 55 and sets them aside as an assignment for Anjali to interrogate. Then he takes out a micro tape and starts reviving the day's events, he starts making some notes, to send a report to the PM's office. Suddenly, he starts missing Kashish and on an impulse decides to call her...
TOOT… TOOT… (the bell ringing) TOOT… TOOT…
K: hello…
S: Kashish… Sujal here…
K: haan bolo… kaise phone kiya?
S: aa… voh main kuch investigative kaam wrap up kar raha thaa… I need your help… can you come over now?
K: abhi?... abhi tou 8 baj rahe hain?
S: koi problem hai?
K: no… no… I'll be there in 15 minutes…
S: I'm waiting…
They hang up…
K: Tushaar, I'm sorry you can't stay for dinner
Tushaar has come over to her house for dinner and had just settled for soup when Kashish says this, leaving her sisters, father and fianc surprised…
Prof: and why is that Kashish?
K: that is coz… he's going to drop me to the circuit house right now…
P: kyu?
T: vahan kon hai?
K: Sujal… kuch kaam se bulaya hai…
P: lekin iis waqt… tum akele… I mean…
K: (exasperated) oh… come on papa… main…
T: (cuts her short) it's okay papa… main hoon Kashish ke saath… chalo…
K: let's go… bye papa… bye girls…
They leave…
AT THE CIRCUIT HOUSE
RING… RING… (Kash and Tushaar ring the bell, Sujal opens the door)
S: Hi Kashish… (then sees Tushaar) oh… hi… Tushaar… tum yahan kaise?
T: voh main…
K: mujhe drop karne aaya thaa… par ab ja raha hai…
T: what?... main chala jaon ga tou how will you go home?
S: main hoon naa…
K: no thanks… BOTH OF YOU… I'm a big girl I can manage…
S: as you wish
T: what?... akeley ja sakti ho… tou aana bhi akele thaa na… mujhe khaane se kyu uthaya?
K: coz Tushki dear… tumhe ghar ke liye late ho raha thaa naa… ab jao auntie wait kar rahi hoon gii…
T: what auntie yaar?... she wants you to call her mom…
K: it makes no differnence… ab tum jao… mujhe kaam hai… aur phir ghar bhi tou jaana hai
Tushaar leaves, and as SK watch him leave Sujal says
S: bechaara Tushaar… shaadi ke pehleay itna order jamaati ho us par… shaadi key baad kya hoga???... cht… cht…
K: (grits her teeth) that's none of your bloody business!
And she goes inside, 'ouch!' says Sujal… Kash turns around
K: kya hua?
S: lagi… (making a puppy face)… yahan… (he says pointing towards his heart)
K: what-ever!!!
They get to work… Sujal purposely questions Kashish on trivial issues that he has already dealt with, and keeps on looking at her as she answers back and works on the laptop, Sujal is mesmerized by her beauty… simplicity, elegance… he's gone bananas!!!
S: Kashish, tumse aik personal savaal pooch sakta hoon?
K: (taken by surprise) poocho?
S: tum Tushaar ko kab se jaanti ho?
K: bachpan se…
S: kaise?
K: papa ke friend ka beta hai…
S: oh… aur kya tumne anti- crime branch isleye join kii kyunki Tushaar bhi…?
K: no ways!!!... it was my childhood dream…
S: acha?... meri bhi… tumhe kyu shoq hua?
K: ye main tumhe batana zarori nai samjhti… and by the way… main yahan kaam karne aayi hoon… tumse gapee larane nai… can we get back to work?
S: theek hai… lekin kya main tumse aik aur sawaal pooch sakta hoon?
K: poocho
S: tumne mujhe ye kyu nai bataya kii tum ne anti- crime branch kyu join kii?
K: meri marzi…
S: kya tum Tushaar se pyaar karti ho?
K: (caught completely off guard) ye kaisa sawaal hai?... voh mera fianc hai… hamari shaadi hone waali hai… of course main usko pyaar karti hoon…
S: usme aisa kya hai jo mujhme nai?
K: matlab?
S: matlab agar main kahon kii… I love you?
K: oh… shut up Sujal… mazaak mazaak mazaak… tumhe 24/7 mazaak laga rehta hai… kabhi tou serious hojaya karo!
S: (laughs but says to himself… 'abhi serious thaa, but I'm damn sure you don't love Tushaar…)
They work till 1 a.m. then Sujal drops her home… on the way:
S: arey… kaam main dinner karna tou yaad nai raha!... baap re… bohot bhook lagi hai… Kashish tumne dinner kiya?
K: nai… bhook tou mjhe bhi hai…
S: yahan koi acha restaurant hai?
K: haan… you like Chinese? (he nods) China gate… mall road…
They go there… take a corner table (Sujal's request to the host) and order, they find out they like the same food… Kashish is surprised and says: 'what a coincidence!' Sujal nods but says to himself: 'it's not a coincidence sweetheart… I don't believe in coincidences… it's coz we're meant to be together!' and glows at the thought, which makes Kashish shoot up her eyebrows…
After dinner, he's about to drop her home when her cell rings
K: hello???... what?... what???... are you sure?... is the information correct… haan… okay… I'm on it…
Hangs up, S: kya hua?
K: information… we've got to go to Anarkalipur…
'Okay'… he turns the jeep to that direction, it's the same as TB
(ANARKALIPUR, is an imaginary place created by me coz I dunno the names of the places near Shimla, it's a deserted forest like place… like something we see in movies with waterfalls and all… no humans!!!)
TO BE CONTINUED…
Coming up: Trip to Anarkalipur, no more light moments… it's time for ACTION!!!
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