FF Going Forward - KMH-PART-I - Page 59

Mikhael, Jignesh, RPS and Kumud already reached at 9am to the jungle resort. But no sign of Arjun and company till 1pm.

RPS: Mikheal call Arjun or Romit and find where they are? Why are they late?

Mikhael calls Romit and tells they will reach in another 3-4 hours. Arjun was late because car's tyre had punctured.

At last at 1.30pm their car arrives and they go to where the other Singhanias are waiting-lunch in restaurant.

Rashi, Romit and Raj still laughing about the jokes on the way

Jignesh: Come on dad, cannot you see, Rashi and Romit have also become kids in company of that Raj. And Arjun he is ever ready to pamper those three and bend to all their wishes. They must have made Arjun stop at many places

Arjun: The tyre punctured on the way dad and we stopped a few places more for refreshments

Raj has again pulled some joke on Romit and Romit comes chasing Raj and Raj comes and hides behind RPS.

Romit: Dad, catch that brat fellow please, now though i will not leave him at any cost

Raj: Bade dadu, save me from that monster Romit bhaiya

RPS: Leave Raj alone Romit, he is a kid

Romit: Kid, he is more cunning than Arjun Bro, me and Rashi didi together

Raj: Arrey Romit bhaiya, you are so stupid. You must compare me to chote dadu and jignesh uncle not innocent people like you, daddy and aunty. This is disgrace to me- i protest(stamps his legs)

Arjun: Rajjj

RPS, Romit and Rashi starts laughing.

Kumud: This kid is the limit, Rudraaa?

RPS: I agree with you raj. You are more clever than all my four kids put together

Kumud gets angry and says "Rudraaa"

"Sorry Kumud" then says "but i agree with Raj" and laughs more

Jignesh: Arjun has spoilt him with too much love and attention. Few slaps and whacks will set him right

Arjun and RPS stare at Jignesh.

RPS: Ok enough, all of you. Lets have lunch.

Its night and there is bonfire lit in jungle.

Romit, Arjun and Rashi are sitting at one bon fire, RPS and Kumud and Jignesh and Mikhael at another. Raj playing with other kids.

Arjun feeling pain in his wounds because of the heat of fire and goes a bit back

Rashi: How are your wounds Arjun?

Arjun: They are ok Rashi

Rashi: Show me and pulls his hand and sees the wounds

Rashi: Its still not healed. You did not put that ointment yesterday night also while we were driving. Go and put it right now

Arjun: No, i will go later

Rashi: You men are impossible. You always require someone to be behind you. Come now only its 10pm already and pulls him and takes to his tent. Where is that ointment? Here, ok remove your tshirt now, i will put it.

Arjun: No, its ok i will put

Rashi: You want one tight slap from me or you will remove your shirt

Arjun starts laughing and removes his shirt

Rashi: Why are you laughing?

Arjun: Arohi told me same thing some days back

Arjun: I told you i will put it myself because you will not be able to see the wounds and will start crying. All you girls are the same.

Rashi: Those police constables, how dare they hit you like that. I thought Kartar saab is good person.

Arjun: He did not know

Rashi: You shut your mouth. You are too innocent. I will not believe. How dare they torture my brother like that? You are totally spoilt. Who told you to go and take mikhael's guilt on you? Why you always risking your life? If only you had a good mother she would have controlled you and not allowed you to risk your life like this- but we cannot expect that from our mom. So now i have take that charge. Think i am in your real mom's place and promise her and me one thing.

Arjun: Promise

Rashi: Shut up and listen. Promise me you will take care of yourself and not risk your life for others

Arjun has tears in eyes

Rashi: Promise

Arjun: Promise on my real mom and you, i will not risk my life for anyone unnecessarily and without reason

Rashi: What sort of promise is that?

Arjun: I must promise that thing which i can keep na. Imagine in the forest camp if you are drowning can i keep watching? Or for that matter Romit, Mikhael or Raj.

Rashi: I cannot win you in words

Arjun: Yupiee at last someone accepted i am good at talking else everyone considers i am very silent

Arjun: She gets on my nerves sometimes. Very childish and innocent. She still believes dad gave her supari and keeps nagging me

Rashi: She will understand, give her sometime-she is innocent na that's why

Arjun: Sometimes i wonder why is she not mature like you?

Rashi: That depends on family na. Her family environment is like that very happy and carefree. We had so many tensions in our family life we matured before our age. Look at Raj he is 6 but speaks like 60 year old

Arjun puts his shirt on

Arjun: Rashi, who pushed you that day down the stairs?

Rashi remembers and has tears

Rashi: Not now Arjun, will tell you later. Lets not spoil our trip and new year. Will tell you after new year? Lets go now

At 4pm they all go river rafting. There is a deep turn which leads to a falls which is very deep in river. Rashi, Raj, Romit and RPS on one raft. Arjun, Jignesh and Mikhael on another as per instructor. Jignesh has fixed instructor.Kumud has refused to come rafting.

Jignesh purposely takes the turn towards the falls. He also already told Mikhael to push Arjun in the deep river because there is a falls there and whilrpool too. If he does not get killed by whirlpool he will fall off the falls which is 600 feet. Jignesh signals to Mikhael to be ready to push Arjun anytime. Its 5 pm already and getting darker. Mikhael is unable to reach Arjun to push him and hence gets up a bit to move forward and loses balance and falls into the river after turn.

Mikhael starts screaming because he is unable to swim and get back as there is strong current

Arjun and Jignesh look back and see that Mikhael is being swept away by strong current

Arjun to instructor: Mikhael, Please save Mikhael

Instructor: This is dangerous curve, is very deep and strong currents. I will also die along with your brother

Arjun: What? Then why are you appointed instructor?

Mikhael is starting to go further and further.

Arjun jumps into river to save him

Jignesh very happy, he wanted to remove one heir to Singhania empire, now both will be dead

He informs instructor not to tell anyone real truth but twisted one and both turn their boat back.

The currents are very strong. Arjun can hardly see anything in that foamy water. But he can still see Mikhael flapping his hands and legs in desperation.

Arjun thinks: Hold on Mikhael, please GOD do not let him reach the falls tip

Arjun is not a good swimmer. His hands have already started paining wading in the strong current. But he is determined to save Mikhael at any cost. Today both will go back together- alive or dead he decides.

After what seems an eternity Arjun reaches to Mikhael, by that time Mikhael has swallowed water and seems to be drowning. Arjun holds his hand and says "Please hold on Mikhael, please do not die on me"

Now current is very very strong. The tip of the water falls is few feet away. Arjun is unable to swim with Mikhael and his body weight together. For a moment all his family and friends face go through his mind. Arjun not ready to give up. He sees there is a tree branch on one side. If only he can hold on to it, they will not fall from the falls. He says a silent prayer to GOD. He gets ready. Now the current is just pulling both of them towards the falls tip. Arjun gets ready and puts full force to go towards the tree branch.

He somehow manages to grab the branch. Now one hand he has Mikhael and one hand the branch. How does he push Mikhael and himself to the dry land? He holds the branch with both his legs and releases his one hand and grabs Mikhael with both his hands and manages to push him to ground and then himself reaches the forest floor. While being upside down the foamy water keeps lashing to his face and has gone into his windpipe and he coughs a lot to finally gets back his breath.

Arjun looking at sky: Thank you God, i owe this to you

He goes and rubs Mikhael chest and hands so that he gets some warmth

Mikheal opens his eyes and starts coughing. Arjun supports him.

Arjun: You are ok na, you scared me to death Mikhael and keeps rubbing his back and chest and hands

After 5 minutes Mikhael is fine and slowly starts turning pink from blue.

Mikhael: Arjun, You saved me?

Arjun keeps quiet.

Arjun: "Are you ok now"

Mikhael nods his head

Arjun: Come lets go and sit under that tree till some one comes to rescue us

He holds Mikhael and makes him sit under a huge tree and says

Arjun: you are ok na?

Mikhael holds his hand: Thanks a lot Arjun

Arjun: For what?

Mikhael: For saving me

Arjun: Thats fine. You would have done the same for me na(as if questioning him)

Mikhael thinking: Not till now may be but from now on i will(feeling guilty and removing eye contact with Arjun)

They both sit together and wait.

Jignesh meanwhile goes back and informs everyone that Mikhael fell during turn and swept away by current and Arjun also jumped behind and although instructor and he tried to save them for a long time. Rashi, Romit, Raj start crying. Kumud gets hysterical that Mikhael has drowned. RPS worried to death. He tells forest staff to search for them and they leave but return after 45 mins saying its getting dark and that area is dangerous. They will search in morning. They say no one would have survived such bad current and falls.

Romit crying: Dad, save Mikhael and Arjun Bro no

Rashi crying: Dad save them somehow please

Raj: Bade dadu, i want my daddy back get me my daddy and starts crying

Kumud: Rudra, do whatever i want my Mikhael back

Jignesh watch this silently and thinking "GOD hope both are dead and we donot get their bodies also, no on second thought i want proof of their death especially that Arjun"

RPS: Rashi stop crying take Raj to tent. Nothing will happen to them. Arjun is there na, he would have saved Mikhael and himself

RPS calls a minister and arranges for search party. But they can search only in morning.

Rashi, Romit and Raj pray to GOD inside tent. Romit wants to call Arohi but Rahi says let them get definite info and then tell

RPS thinking: To pacify these people i said Arjun would have saved Mikhael but i am so worried. Please GOD save my both sons. They are like my strength my two hands. Please save them GOD.

Its 7pm and no ones coming

Mikhael: This is really dark. Is there any animals here? I can hear sounds

Arjun: Do not worry; i lived few years of my childhood in jungle. Just wait here, i will go and see and come if we can find some fruits to eat

Arjun comes there: Mikhael its me only do not get scared, how did you come here, lets go

Mikhael: Cannot, my leg is struck in snare

Arjun cannot see snare properly and hurts his hand trying to remove it. He tells Mikhael to wait and creates a bonfire to see from sticks and stones. The snare is complicated. Arjun tries removing it but the snare keeps cutting into his flesh and hurting him.

Mikhael: Leave it Arjun, you will hurt your hand. Its bleeding

Arjun: Nothing will happen, you wait

Arjun tries and snare again cuts his hand deeply and Arjun withdraws his hand

Mikhael: Did your hand hurt deeply?

Arjun: No

Mikhael: You are lying. Leave it. Once rescuers come they can remove

Arjun: What if they do not come

Mikhael: Means?

Arjun: Nothing. This place is not safe. We have to reach that big tree.

Finally Arjun removes snare successfully after 10-12 attempts.

Arjun pulls Mikhael socks and sees he has hurt his leg with snare

Arjun:The snare is complicated. (Throws the snare high in tree). Animals should not get hurt na, thats why he tells puzzled Mikhael. Lets go. Can you walk?

Arjun: No, its ok. Its not badly hurt

Mikhael grabs his hand and removes a wet handkerchief from his pant pocket and wipes blood on Arjun's hand and ties towel to his hand.

Mikhael: Here we go now its fine after tying towel and looks at Arjun

Arjun has tears in eyes and turns away

They reach the big tree and sit under its huge roots.

Arjun lits a small fire near tree to scare animals

Arjun removes Mikhael shoes from his hurt leg and ties the socks around the snare wound.

He holds Arjun hand and says "I am very sorry"

Arjun: Why?

Mikhael: I had planned to push you into river today but you saved me not bothering for your life

Arjun: I already knew.

Mikhael shocked and turns towards Arjun.

Mikhael: You knew i would push you in river

Arjun: I overheard you and Jignesh discussing the plan yesterday night at camp site

Mikhael: And yet you jumped in that deadly river to save me, to save your dreaded enemy who wants you dead?

Arjun: I jumped in to save my brother

Mikhael cannot take it any longer feels terribly ashamed and hugs Arjun tightly

Mikhael: I am sorry Arjun, very sorry. I know i have done unpardonable acts till today by giving supari's to kill you, leaking information to enemies so that they kill you and today myself trying to kill you. I am not worthy of forgiveness. I am very sorry and looks at him

Mikhael: Why are you crying? Is your hand hurting badly. Show me and takes his hand.

Mikhael is opening the handkerchief and running fingers through Arjun wounds

Arjun's tears just not stopping now

Mikhael looks at him.

Mikhael: What happened Arjun? Tell me na. Is it hurting badly?

Arjun: Yes its hurting badly... but not in hand

Mikhael: Then where(sounding concerned that he has hurt someother place)

Arjun: Here and shows his heart

Mikhael gets emotional and hugs him back and holds him till Arjun can gain composure

Arjun: Hmmm

Mikhael: I think that girl Arohi is correct

Arjun: About what?

Mikhael: She says na you are mad. I agree with her from now, you are really mad

Both start laughing

Arjun: I am hungry

Mikhael: Lets have those fruits you got

Both start having fruits lying down in the forest bed.