Khushi burst into tears.
Riddhima:What happened Khushi?
K:During the operation they was some complication.
Riddhima got tensed:Then?
K:We lost our Geet.
R:Means?
K:Geet passed away.
Riddhima was shocked.She burst into tears.
K:Because of us Geet lost her life.Even before the operation Geet had asked me if it's needed.But I only forced her to do it.We killed our Geet.
Khushi and Riddhima hugged each other and cried.
K:What will we do Riddhima?
Riddhima grabbed her hand and ran out.
K:Riddhima,what are you doing?
Rid:We will go back as if nothing has happened.
K:How can you talk like this Riddhima?
Rid:If we inform others about this we both will be dismissed.Then what will be our future?
K:But how can we leave Geet's body there?
Rid:Geet's soul will only support us.She wants us to have a good future.
Khushi and Riddhima went back.Khushi cried silently in the hotel room.Riddhima cried in her house.
The next day ...
In the school in a vacant room Khushi and Riddhima shed tears.
K:Geet was so nervous.Usually when she is nervous we try to cheer her up.But this time even though she was nervous instead of making her happy we sent her for a dangerous operation.
They both remembered once incident.They were doing combine study in Riddhima's house.Her mother Padma made hot coffee for them.Geet was really tense.To freshen her Khushi and Riddhima put haldi on her body
and pushed her to the bathroom.Geet came out bathing.
G:You guys' plan worked.After turmeric bath I feel cool and tension free.
Khushi and Riddhima lifted her up:Yeyyy!
Suddenly Khushi and Riddhima were called to the staff room.
They were shocked to see Dr.Ashutosh and Geet's father Mihir Handa there.
Savitri Devi:Dr.Ashutosh,look at them.
Ashutosh looked at them:Yes,this girl only brought her to me for abortion.
S:She is Khushi Kumari Gupta.
Dr:But she told some other name to me.She said the other girl got raped.That's how she became pregnant.That's how I agreed to do abortion.
Khushi:That was a lie to get the abortion done.Actually it was not a rape.She had an affair.That's how she became pregnant.
Mihir:Stop it.Don't say dirty things about my daughter.
It must be a rape.Because my Geet does'nt know such things.If she had an affair she would have told me.
K:Never.She would not have told you that.She was scared of you.Because you were over strict with her.You hid your love from her.You never expressed your love to him.Only to a friendly father daughters can open up their hearts.
Mihir became very upset.
S:Stop it Khushi.
Savitri turned to Ashutosh:Dr,this is Riddhima.She also belongs to their group.
Dr:But she had'nt come with Mr.Mihir Handa's daughter Geet Handa.Only Khushi was there with her.
S:Khushi,how did you both hide this from Riddhima though she was your thick friend?Was she against this abortion?
Khushi did'nt say anything.
S:Riddhima,what do you say?
Riddhima remembered her mother's dream.If they come to know that she was also involved in this she would miss the exam this year and will get expelled from the school.She was confused.Then she remembered how deep their friendship was.
R:No Ma'am.I am the main culprit.I only suggested abortion.
Riddhima burst into tears.
Padma came.
Savitri told her everything.
S:We can't keep your daughter here.Take her TC and go.
She was shocked.She was depressed.She looked at Riddhima painfully.
Riddhima shed tears:I am sorry mom.I may not be able to fulfill your dream.
Padma shed tears.Then she wiped her tears.
P:Riddhima,be strong.Don't think that our dreams are shattered.God will show us some other way.
Riddhima got some strength from her words.
Khushi envied Riddhima.Her mother supported her.But her parents will never support her.
Colonel Ram Gupta and Priya Kapoor came.Khushi was surprised as she never expected both her parents to arrive together.
S:Col.Ram Gupta and Mrs.Priya…
K:Sorry she is not Mrs.Priya Gupta,she is Priya Kapoor.They are divorced.
Ram and Priya could see pain in Khushi's eyes when she talked about her parents' divorce.Priya looked at Ram painfully.
S:Anyways I had informed you both what happened.Your daughter Khushi Kumari is a notorious girl.So take her away.Here is the TC.
Suddenly Ram burst out:How dare you say that our daughter is notorious?
He held her close to him.
R:She is the most sweetest girl…a very good friend.For her friend only she did this.That was her immaturity.But yet what she did was for her friendship.
Priya:It is ok if you put out of your school.We will put her in a better school.
Khushi could'nt believe it.First time her parents found time for her,they supported her also.
They went out.
Khushi's eyes were welled up with tears:Thank you dad…thank you mom…at least for receiving my TC you both came together.
Ram-Priya became upset.
Priya hugged her shedding tears.
Padma and Riddhima were on the other side.Maan came that way looking at them.
Rid:Maan,we got TC.We are leaving the school.
Maan was shocked.
M:Why?What happened?
Khushi burst out forgetting the surrounding:It's because of you Maan.Because of you Geet became pregnant.We took her for abortion.
Maan was shocked.
K:During the abortion process she died.
Maan was shocked:What?My Geet….?
They saw Savitri Devi standing there with a shocked face.
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