Jassi is standing by the window of her room, looking dreamily at the fields outside. Armaan enters and stops a little way inside, gazing fondly and contentedly at her, drinking in her serenity and fulfillment.😳
She turns around suddenly and catches him staring.
"Kya hua?" she admonishes, her eyes full of mischievous inquiry.
Armaan: (sighing) Main soch raha tha…..kya yeh wahi secretary hai jo ek cockroach se darr kar meri bahoon mein bhag kar aa gayi thi….jo mujhe dekhte hi koi na koi ajeeb harkat kar baithti thi……jo chupke-chupke mere sapne dekhti thi….. (comes closer and gathers her in his arms😛) …..aur aaj wahi secretary, mere saare sapne khud mein samete hue hai….?
She snuggles her head on his shoulder. "Tumhi ne toh mujhe badal diya…..mere soye armaan jaga diye….mujhe pyaar karna sikha diya……"
His grip tightens on her shoulders (don't miss the digging fingers!😉). "Nahin Jassi….badla toh tumne mujhe hai….nahin toh main kya tha…..ek selfish insensitive jerk….jiske liye pyaar sirf ek khel tha…."
She lifts her head and looks impishly at him. "Waise Armaan Suri, tumhari ek baat toh ab bhi nahin badli….."
Armu: (eyes widening) Kya…?
Jassi: Tumhe abhi bhi,important baatein yaad rakhne ke liye apni secretary ki zaroorat hai……bhool gaye na, kal subah hamne shehr jaana hai….mere check-up ke liye…?
Armu gives a start and mutters "Damn! Main sachmuch bhool gaya tha……" He quickly releases her. "I'm sooo sorry Jassi…..main abhi jaa ke, car ko start kar ke aata hun…nahin toh subah-subah problem ho jayegi……"
He rushes out like a flustered little boy. She gazes after him in amusement.
Next morning:
Armaan starts the car and waits for everyone to get in: Jassi, Amrit and Ila in the back, Vedika, squirming excitedly, next to him. As a rather nervous Billu and the other unperturbed family members wave, they set off in a cloud of dust.
A while later, Armaan's phone begins to ring. Jassi, who is cradling it in her lap, looks at it and tells Armaan, "Raj ka phone hai."
Armu pulls over and takes the call. "Hello Raj…..kaisa hai?"
Raj: (anxiously) Yaar….mujhe tujhse bahut zaroori baat karni hai….
Armu: Anything special? Main Jassi ko town le ja raha hun….tests ke liye….
Raj: I understand…..lekin yeh baat……
Suddenly Armaan can hear only static. He bellows, "Hello….hello….!" but it seems the connection has been lost.
Raj gazes at his phone in exasperation. "Lagta hai, phir signal gaayab ho gaya…..ab main Armaan ko CJ waali baat kaise bataun?"
They arrive at one of the big hospitals of Amritsar, where Jassi has her appointment. The four crowd anxiously into the doctor's cabin while Jassi is undergoing her tests. Even the staff seems amused and a little touched by their concern.
The doctor arrives and smiles. Everything is fine, she says (Armaan squeezes Jassi's shoulders in delight) but, considering the advanced stage of her pregnancy, it is better that Jassi should not take the flight home. Instead, the doctor advises, she should deliver the child in Amritsar itself.
They all look at each other, taking in this new development. Their mutual silence is broken by the ring of Armaan's phone. He picks it up and sees that it is Raj's number. He frowns as he remembers that Raj had been trying to tell him something important. "Aakhir baat kya hai?"
He goes off to one of the secluded corners of the hospital and receives the call. "What's the matter Raj? Sab theek hai na?"
Raj: (grimly) Not quite. Thank God, tera phone lag gaya…..lagta hai town mein signal catch kar gaya. Lekin pehle yeh bata, Jassi theek hai na?
Armu: Haan…..woh theek hai….lekin doctors keh rahe hain ki uski delivery yahin ho toh achcha hai…..
Raj heaves a huge sigh of relief. "Good good! Main tujhse yahi kehne wala tha…..ki tu kuch time tak, Jassi aur uske baby ko Mumbai se door rakh…..! Unka yahaan aana safe nahin hai….."
Armaan: (alarmed) Raj yeh tu kya keh raha hai…….aakhir baat kya hai?
Raj: (slowly) Armaan, mujhe CJ ke baare mein kuch aur baatein pata chali hai….usne sirf Raghav ka hi nahin, kisi aur ka bhi khoon kiya hai…..aur shayad Anuj Shastri ka bhi……humne jitna socha tha, usse zyada dangerous hai yeh adami….issliye main nahin chahta ki tum log itni jaldi waapas aayo….pehle main iss baat ko zara investigate kar lun….
Armu: Lekin Raj, CJ toh jail mein hai……wo ab hamara kya bigaad sakta hai….?
Raj: Shayaad nahin…..par Armaan, Jassi ne hi usse jail pahunchaane mein police ki madad ki thi….agar wo itna dangerous hai, toh who jail mein rehte hue bhi usse badla lene ka plan bana sakta hai….tu please meri baat maan, aur kuch time wahin reh…..
Armaan looks thoughtful as he puts the phone down. "Is it possible….ki abhi bhi koi hamara dushman hai?"😕
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