Armaan rushes back to the hospital to see how Jassi is faring. To his extreme annoyance, he finds Ashmit there, not in the least inclined to budge from her side.
The doctor gives Armaan permission to meet her, reminding him sternly not to create a scene again. Armu enters the room cautiously, smiling hopefully at Jassi. She smiles back politely, but without recognition. He sits down next to the bed, ignoring Ashmit's glares.
Armu: Jassi, tum abhi mujhe nahin pehchaan rahi….koi baat nahin….par tumhe mehsoos toh ho raha hoga na, ki mujhe tumhe iss haalat mein dekh kar kitni takleef ho rahi hai?
She looks at him helpessly. "I'm sorry…..mujhe kuch nahin samajh aa raha hai, par aap dono mere well-wishers honge, tabhi toh yahaan hai…..main aap dono ko Thank You kehna chahti hun."
Armu: (pained) Jassi, tum mujhe aur iss Ashmit ko, ek hi jaisa samajh rahi ho? (composing himself) Lekin isme tumhari kya galti hai…..tumhari haalat hi kuch aisi hai.
Ashmit: (with a most earnest expression) Tumhe mujhe thanks kehne ki koi zaroorat nahin….main hamesha tumhara dost tha, hun, aur rahunga…
Jassi: Aap hi mujhe yahaan hospital laye the na? Mujhe bas itna hi yaad hai….mere sar par zor se chot lagi, sab taraf andhera cha gaya…..phir aapne mujhe uthaya …..uske baad mujhe yahin par hosh aaya…..
Ashmit: Tumhe zara bhi chot aaye, ye main kaise bardaasht kar sakta hun…. (leans forward and presses her hand).
Armaan looks ready to tear him from limb to limb.
Armu: (through clenched teeth) Uska haath chodo!
Ashmit: (nonchalantly) Kyun? Jab usse koi problem nahin hai toh tumhe kya problem hai?
Jassi is looking from one to the other in puzzlement. Finally Ashmit chuckles and lets go of her hand. "Sorry Jassi….lagta hai, iss kabab mein haddi ke hote hue, hum dono theek se baat bhi nahin kar sakte!"
Armu seems about to pounce on him, but just then an attendant enters with soup for Jassi. Ashmit grabs it and says, "Chalo Jassi….aaj main tumhe soup pilata hun…."
She nods like an obedient little girl. Ashmit feeds her the soup, casting triumphant glances at Armu every now and then. She seems oblivious of the charged atmosphere in the room. Armu can stand it no longer. He walks out of the room and calls Meghna.
She is a while in picking up, and when she finally does, he barks at her. "Phone kyun nahin utha rahi…don't you know main yahaan kitna pareshaan hun? Uss Ashmit ko toh main…."
Meg: Relax Armaan…..main tumhara hi kaam kar rahi thi….abhi-abhi maine Jassi ki saare ID proofs aur photos, tumhe email kiye hai….check karo, tumhe jo chahiye wo mil jayega.
Armaan thanks her profusely and cuts the call. Rushing back to his hotel, he opens his laptop. But when he tries to check his email, he gets the message, "No Internet connectivity." He clicks again and again, with no success. "Damn, damn, damn!"
Sweeping out of the hospital, he asks around for a cyber caf. Sadly, no one seems to have an idea. After a good deal of searching, he finally manages to locate one. He is just entering it when the owner gives him an apologetic look. "Internet, air? Sorry, aaj nahin ho payega."
"Kyun??" Armaan barks at him.
"Server down hai sir…poore Kangra mein aaj internet nahin hai….ab choti si jagah hai, ek hi service provider hai….wo bhi kal ki landslide ke kaaran kharaab ho gaya lagta hai…."
He barely finishes speaking before Armu rushes out again. Sitting by the roadside, staring out at the serene mountains that seem to care nothing for his distress, he utters a long sigh. "Jassi…..meri kismet bhi meri saath nahin hai….ab kaise yaad dilaun tumhe, ki main tumhara kaun hun?"
Tomorrow: Jassi kidnapped!
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