A young boy lost his life in the accident. Another young boy who was drunk and driving caused the accident. He too was also hurt but his life was saved. But someone else had to pay for his mistake.
He is taken into custody in the evening.
Sameer(to the culprit): Sharab peena ek buri aadat hai... aur sharab peekar gadi chalana kanoonan jurm... tum apni bhi jaan se khel rahe they aur doosron ki bhi... aur dekho tumhare is khel ne ne ek masoom ki jaan le li... aur is nashe ne tumhari bhi zindagi barbad kar li... kyun tum bachche is baat ko nahi samajhtey ki nasha, ye zid, ye pagalpan sirf kuch palo ka mazaa deta hai... baad mein reh jata hai to sirf andhera... jismein tumhari baki ki zindagi kho jati hai ... tuhe is jurm ki sazaa milegi
Arjun(to the culprit): kaash tumne zindagi ki ahmiyat ko samjha hota... zindagi humein sirf ek baar milti hai... ye nasha, gaadi ki speed... i know it thirlls but it also kills... and it killed an innocent... sharm aani chahiye tumhe... (to Chhotu)... Chhotu, hyala gheun jaa...
In the night.
Riya reached her home. Her phone rings. Its Anwesha's call. she receives the call.
Riya: hi Annu di... kahan ho aap? mai aap hi ke call ka wait kar rahi thi? tickets book kiye? kab ki hai flight?
Anwesha: Arre dheere... aram se... batati hoon... patience rakho... mai theek hoon...aur maine tickets to saturday ki flight ke kar liye they... par shayad lagta hai ki cancel karna padega...
Riya: Kyun? kya hua?
Anwesha: ek emergency case aa gaya hai...Tumne Delhi ki wo news suni na... Ek journalist raat ko ghar aa rahi thi to raaste mein usey kuch logo ne kidnap kiya aur rape kiya?... wo meri patient hai... uski halat bahut kharab hai...under observation rakha hai... uski halat stable hotey hi surgery karni padegi... warna uski jaan ko khatra hai... to agar mai Sunday shaam tak free ho pati hoon ... to hi aa paungi... nahi to mujhe poora plan postpone karna padega..
Riya(disappointed): to tum tuesday se nahi join kar sakti kya?
Anwesha: nahi... kyunki Monday ko poora din ek classroom session hai jismein humare poore 3 mahine ke research work ka plan aur itenary batayi jayegi... sare doubts aur issues address kiye jayenge... wo attend karna compulsary hai kyunki ye ek bahut bada project hai aur Wadia Hospital ek bahut prestigious hospital... Aur mai akeli nahi hoon... aur 35 doctors aa rahe hain is project ke liye poore India se... to agar wo miss ho gaya to koi matlab nahi hai mere aane ka... fir ye project to nahi kar paungi... par haan... ek aur project hai unka jo is project ke baad shuru hoga.. 3 mahine baad... mai uske liye enrol karne ka soch rahi hoon...
Riya(disappointed): di... 3 mahine baad...kya hai ye.. mai kitni khush thi ki tum aa rahi ho... par aapne to mere sare excitement par pani fer diya...
Anwesha: Chinki... aise nahi kehtey... duty comes first... jaise criminals ko pakad kar unhe unke jurm ki sazaa dilwana tumhari duty hai...waise hi mere patient ki jaan bacahana meri duty hai... right?
Riya(disppointed): right di...
Anwesha: chalo ... ab ye sab chhodo... batao... tumne khana khaya?
Riya: haan ... abhi khaya hai... tumne khaya?
Anwesha: nahi... abhi hospital se aayi hoon... ab fresh hokar khati hoon... socha tum so jao iske pehle tumse baat kar loon...
Riya: hmmm...
Anwesha: chalo ab mai phone rakhti hoon... tum thak gayi hogi... so jao... bye... good night...
Riya: good night di... bye...
Riya is disappointed but she knows she can't help it.
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(Saturday and Sunday are weekly holidays for the ETF office staff, however, the core team has to come if required, which happens most of the time. Specially if Sameer and Arjun are coming, Shree, Chhotu and Riya too have made it their habit.)
Next day, Saturday, 2 March
1:00 PM
ETF office
Riya is still upset because her sister had to cancel her plan.
Shree: Kya hua Riya? tum upset kyun ho? aaj to tumhari didi aane wali thi na? tumhe to khush hona chahiye?
Riya(makes a sad face): unka plan cancel ho gaya ... isliye to mai upset hoon... ek patient serious hai...aur uski surgery kabhi bhi karni padegi... nahi to uski jaan ko khatra hai...
Shree: ohhh... that's sad... koi baat nahi... aaj saturday hai... koi case bhi nahi hai... ek kaam kartey hain... tum, mai aur Chhotu, sir se permission lekar jaldi nikaltey hain... aur koi movie dekhne chaltey hain... tumhara thoda man behel jayega...
Riya: nahi Shree... mera mood nahi hai...
Chhotu: Arre Riya... isliye to bol rahey hain... tumhara mood bhi theek ho jayega... aur thoda timepass bhi ho jayega...
Riya is stil upset.
Riya: nahi... tum dono jao... please...
Shree(sad): ok... as u wish ... chal Chhotu...
Shree goes to Sameer's cabin to ask for permission to leave early.
In Sameer's cabin:
Shree: May I come in sir?
Sameer: aao Shree... bolo?
Shree: sir wo pichhle case ke sare records maine system mein update kar diye hain.
Sameer: Theek hai.
Shree: aur wo password protect bhi kar diye hain aur password ko encrypt kar ke aapko email kar diya hai...
Sameer: Good job Shree... bahut jaldi kar liya tumne ye sab...you are very efficient ... I'm proud of you
(Sameer anticipating that Shree wants to leave early, but Sameer is in a playful mood today. He wants to poke fun at Shree. A few minutes back he was observing the trio having a candid conversation which reminded him of his early days)
Shree is happy to get appreciation from Sameer. He smiles shyly.
Shree: Thank you sir (smiles).
Sameer: to tumhara kaam khatam ho gaya?
Shree: yes sir...(smiles again)
Sameer: to matlab ab tum free ho?
Shree: yes sir (smiles)
Sameer: to matlab... mai tumhe ab aur kaam de sakta hoon... aur tum wo kar saktey ho ?
Shree's smile disappears.
Shree(surprised, disappointed, sad): yes sir..
Sameer: good (smiles) i'm really proud of you
Shree(upset, disappointed) (thinking): kaha fas gaya yaar... ye bahar jane ke chakkar mein sir ko aakar ye bhi bata diya ki kaam khatam ho gaya hai... isse to achchha hota ki sir ko bina bataye yahin kaam karne ka drama karke office mein hi timepass kar leta... ab ho gaya na time pass...
Sameer is amused to see this look on Shree's face.
Sameer: kya hua? (controls his laughter)
Shree(low voice): kuch nahi sir...
Suddenly Sameer notices that Chhotu is standing outside. He calls him in.
Sameer: Chhotu!!!
Chhotu has heard what Sameer said to Shree, so he decides to play safe. He comes inside.
Sameer: tum bahar kyun khade they?
Chhotu: wo... wo... mai... mai Shree ka wait kar raha tha... ki wo bahar aaye aur fir mai andar aaun... isliye ruka tha... mera kaam nahi khatam hua abhi... mai abhi bhi apni file check kar raha hoon... shaam tak ho jayegi... mai kar raha hoon... dont worry... ho jayegi...
Shree is surprised to hear hat from Chhotu and gives him an angry look.
Shree(thinking): mujhe musibat mein dekh kar meri help karne ki bajaye khud ko safe kar raha hai... tujhe to mai dekh loonga
Sameer is amused at Shree's expressions and Chhotu's funny explanation... He knows that Chhotu has also completed his work but to play safe he is saying this.
He looks outside to see if Riya is also in their plan but he spots her sitting quietly at her desk.
Sameer(poking Shree): kya baat hai Shree... koi problem hai kya?
Shree: nahi... nahi sir... kyun? (upset and trying to hide his disappointment)
Sameer(smiles): So?... koi movie dekhne ka plan kar rahey they ya ghar par jaakar apne i-Pad par games khelne wale they... ya kisi ke saath date par jaane wale they?
Shree and Chhotu are surprised at this statement and Sameer's smile.
Shree(embarrassed): aisa kuch nahi hai sir... wo aap kuch kaam bata rahey they?
Sameer(smiles): nahi...koi kaam nahi hai... mai to bas mazaak kar raha tha?
Shree(surprised): mazaak?
Sameer: haan... kyun? nahi kar sakta? ab batao... kya plan tha tumhara weekend ka?
Shree(happy, smiling and chirpy voice): wo sir mera original plan to i-Pad par game khelne ka hi tha.. wo maine ek naya game install kiya hai... par abhi office mein
Riya ko thoda upset dekha to socha usko lekar mai aur Chhotu movie jatey hain...(a little serious) par usne mana kar diya... to hum ab seedha ghar hi jayenge...
Sameer: kyun? Riya ko kya hua?
Shree: wo uski didi ke aane ka plan cancel ho gaya na... isliye wo upset ho gayi... wo bahut miss kar rahi hai apni didi ko
Sameer: arre... kyun?
Shree: wo koi patient serious hai... aur kabhi bhi surgery karni padegi... ab wo usey chhodkar nahi aa sakti... isliye...
Sameer: hmmm... theek hai... tum dono jao... enjoy ur weekend...
Shree and Chhotu: Thank you sir
They turn to go back
Sameer(poking them again): kitni aalsi generation hai tum logo ki... zara free time miltey hi ye video games khelne mein lag jatey ho... humein jab free time milta tha to hum to seedha Basket ball khelne jatey they... aur isi wajah se hum ab tak fit hain aur beemar bhi nahi padtey hain (sarcastically speaking)...
Chhotu: sir aap Basket ball kheltey they? kiske saath?
Sameer(happily): wo mai aur Arjun...(suddenly stops before he could complete the sentence because he feels sad remembering their good old days)(seriously) ... mai aur Rawte kabhi kabhi department ke sports club mein mil jatey they to kheltey they... anyways... you guys carry on with your plans... bye.. happy weekend...
Shree and Chhotu: Happy weekend to u too sir... bye
Shree and Chhotu go to Riya.
Shree(naughty tone): humein to sir ne permission de di... hum to jaa rahey hain... aakhri baar poochh rahey hai tumse... chalogi kya? agar aana hai to abhi Rathod sir se permission le lo... wo achchhe mood mein hain... de denge... warna agar abhi unke aur Arjun sir k beech kuch problem ho gaya aur unka mood kharab ho gaya to fir to bhool jao...
Riya: Shree... mai bhi aakhri baar bol rahi hoon... mujhe nahi aana hai...tum log jao... enjoy... bye
Shree: As u wish... bye... chal Chhotu
Chhotu: bye Riya.. take care
Riya: bye Chhotu...
Shree and Chhotu leave.
Sameer: kya baat hai Riya?
Riya(nervously with a fake smile): kuch nahi.. kuch bhi to nahi... kyun?
Sameer: tumhari didi ka plan cancel ho gaya kyunki unki koi patient serious hai... aur tum is baat se upset ho?
Riya surprised.
Sameer: chaunkne ki zarurat nahi hai.. Shree ne bataya mujhe... but tum to samajhti ho na ki duty is important... hum bhi to apni duty ko priority dete hain... waise tumhari didi bhi apni duty hi kar rahi hain...
Riya is a little surprised to hear the similar thing from Sameer what her sister said.
Riya(smiling): you're right sir... meri didi bhi mujhe kal yehi bol rahi thi... par jab hum kuch expect kar rahey hotey hain... aur wo humein nahi milta to thodi disappointment to hoti hai na sir?
Sameer(smiles): haan... hoti hai.. bilkul hoti hai... par agar hum us baat ko lekar dukhi honge to life ki baki khushiyon ki taraf kaise dekhenge?
Riya nods her head.
Sameer: so cheer up... mai Shree ko call karke bolta hoon tum un dono ke saath movie dekhne ja rahi ho... aur wo tumhara bhi ticket le lein... u go and join them... jao... enjoy karo... u will feel better...
Riya(happily): sir aap chalenge humare saath?
Sameer(laughs): main? tum bachchon ke saath? nahi... tum log jao...
Riya(seriously): to agar aapko hum juniors ke saath awkward lagta hai to apne saath Arjun sir ko bhi bula lijiye...
Sameer gets serious and gives a surprised look to Riya. Riya notices a pain in his eyes.
Riya: I'm sorry sir... mai janti hoon ki aap dono mein kuch tension sa hai... mujhe koi haq to nahi hai ki mai aap dono ki personal lives mein interfere karoon ... but sir mai aap dono ki bahut izzat karti hoon... bahut kuch seekha hai maine aap dono se... aur kahi na kahi mujhe lagta hai ki agar ye tension resolve ho jaye to aap dono ki life kuch had tak normal ho jayegi...
Sameer(trying to act tough): tumhe aisa kyun lagta hai Riya ki hum dono ki life normal nahi hai?
Riya: hai kya?
Sameer is taken aback at this backfire...
Riya: mai janti hoon mujhe ye sawaal poochhne ka koi haq nahi hai... isliye aap mujhe jawaab mat dijiye... par ek baar ye sawaal apne aap se kar ke dekhiyega...
Sameer is again taken aback and turns his head to side to avoid eye contact with Riya.
Riya: I'm sorry sir... mai shayad kuch zyada hi bol gayi... par mera intention aapko hurt karne ka nahi tha...
Sameer(changing the topic): mai Shree ko call karta hoon...
Riya: nahi sir... mujhe movie nahi dekhni...aur waise bhi ab 2:30 baj gayen hain... show k time tak mai nahi pahunch paungi... mai ghar jaakar thoda rest karungi...
Sameer(smiles): as you wish...
Riya's phone rings. Its her sister. she receives the call
Riya: Hi di... sab theek to hai?
Anwesha: Haan sab theek hai... mere patient ki surgery kal subah ko fix ki hai... to agar shaam uski halat stable ho jati hai to mai raat ki flight se nikalne ki
koshish karti hoon...maine apna bag pack kar liya hai...
Riya(a little happy): I hope di ki aap aa jao...
Anwesha: bas yehi batane k liye call kiya tha... ab mai jaati hoon... round par jana hai... bye..
Riya: Bye di (smiles)
call disconnected.
Sameer: kya baat hai? ekdum khush dikh rahi ho?
Riya: yes sir... agar kal shaam tak surgery ho jati hai to di raat ki flight se nikal sakti hain...
Sameer: good for u...
Riya: just hope that she makes it...
Sameer: kaunse hospital mein project karna hai tumhari didi ko?
Riya: Wadia hospial
Sameer: arre... wo to bilkul mere ghar ke saamne hai... let me know agar koi help chahiye ho to...
Riya: Thank you sir...
Sameer: chalo anyways.. have a happy weekend... aur agar koi bhi problem ho to mujhe batana... Bye
Riya(smiles): Sure sir...Bye ...
Arjun comes out of his cabin to leave the office...
Sameer sees him.
Sameer: Rawte, agar nikal rahey ho to kya Riya ko drop kar sakte ho jate jate?
Arjun turns, looks at Sameer and Riya.
Arjun: theek hai... chalo Riya.
Sameer: Rawte! Tumahari club house ki membership hai ya expire ho gayi?
Arjun: kyun?
Sameer: Nahi... wo mai apni membership renew karwane ja raha hoon... kal subah 10 baje... isliye socha tumse poochh loon...
Arjun(pretends to ignore what Sameer said): Chalo Riya
Riya feels weird but she smiles at Sameer and leave with Arjun.
Sameer watches them leave together.
Arjun drops Riya home and he goes to his lodge.
So how was it? ... a long update with few details... hope u all liked it... do let me know...
Pre-cap - bigger Flashback about Sam-Arjun, Some Shree-Riya-Chhotu fun moments, a game of basket ball which brings out the old basket ball players Sam and Arjun out of their shells and a Sunday spoiled for the team with a case...
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