sumit is undergoing a turmoil of emotions.as he enters asit's room, he breaks down into tears...asit sits down with him and consoles him...
asit-sumit?...nahin..please..
sumit-asit...uski haalat...wo...
asit-ab kuch nahin ho sakta hai...sumit...but main kuch poochnaa chahtaa hoon...meri baat ka jawaab dega na..
sumit-haan..
asit-aaj tak kumkum se milne kyun nahin aaya...kya hua tha tum dono ke beech?..
sumit closes his eyes and remembers all the past events.....he clarifies all that happened btw them...
sumit-aasit?..kumkum theek to ho jayegi na...use kuch hoga toh nahin naa...?..
asit-nahin sumit..kuch bhi kehna mushkil hai...uski haalat naazuk hai..surgery abhi impossible hai...zara bhi strain padta hai toh uske brain mein cells rupture ho jaate hain ...do baar aisa ho chuka hai...khoon rokne ke liye stitches dene pade aur ...zakhm jab tak nahin bharte ...tab tak surgery nahin ho sakti....
sumit-(in tears)...asit par...hum wait kar sakte hain surgery ke liye.....
asit-nahin sumit...ye uski last stage hai ...hum wait kar chuke hain...aur
He is interrupted by a nurse..
nurse-dr. patient hosh mein aa gayi hain...medecines de diye hain maine..
Asit-ok..main jaa raha hoon uske paas...
sumit-asit?..ye..
asit-kumkum ko hosh aa gaya hai..jaake mil le...
sumit(wipes his tears)-haan..main jaata hoon..
asit-sumit..lekin sun..use exertion nahin hona chahiye..please koi argument nahin...use rulaana nahin...saans lene mein dikkat hoti hai..zyaada bolna nahin...thodi thaki hui hogi..please aaram se baat karna..
sumit-haan...main dhyaan rakhoonga...
asit-chal..usko surprise dete hain...bahut khush ho jayegi wo...
sumit smiles...
Asit enters kumkum's room...kumkum looks at him..
asit-kaisi ho ab?...
kumkum-(nods her head)...
asit-aaj koi khaas milne aaya hai...
kumkum-(removes her mask)...ise nikaal doon?..
asit-nikal do..mana nahin karoonga aaj...koi special hai ...
kumkum-bacche?...ya..pratha?..
asit-nahin...accha..aankhein band karo aur pehchano..
he closes her eyes and indicates sumit to come in...
sumit enters the room and holds her hand..
kumkum feels the touch and touches his fingers...she has tears in her eyes...
asit asks her to open her eyes...she is in tears...she only looks at the hands...
kumkum-su..su..sum..sumit?...
sumit-dekho...?
kumkum looks at him and tears of emotions flow down her eyes.She is still not able to believe what she is seeing..
asit-hain na surprise?...jaanta hoon bahut si baatein hongi...main jaata hoon abhi..baad mein aaoonga..
asit leaves..kumkum is crying,holding sumit's hand..sumit smiles at her.She tries getting up but falls back due to weakness...
sumit-nahin nahin...leti raho baba..
but she again tries and sumit helps her...
she looks at sumit, tuoches her hand and face in disbelief...
sumit-ye sach hai kumkum...tumhaara sumit..tumhaare saamne hai..tumhaare saath...tumhaare paas...gale nahin lagaoge mujhe aap?...
she hugs him tightly and cries.Sumit,too, is unable to control his emotions and cries...
kumkum-kyun chale gaye they mujhe chodkar?...kyun mujhe itni badi sazaa di tumne sumit?...
sumit-maine bhi tumhaare bina saza hi jheli hai kumkum...
kumkum-jaante ho maine ek ek pal kaise bitaaya hai tumhaare bina...
sumit-ab toh main aa gaya hoon na...
kumkum-main mar jati toh..
sumit quickly puts his hand on her lips..
sumit-nahin..
kumkum-kyun rok rahe ho ab?..mar bhi jaati toh tumhe kya fark padta?...tum toh waise hi mujhse door jaana chahte they na?...
sumit-door gaya tha kumkum...par chah ke nahin..mera ye dedh saal hazaaron janmon ke barabar tha..
kumkum-(hugs him)..itni der kyun laga di aane mein sumit...ab toh waqt bhi nahin hai mere paas..
sumit-hey...aisa kabhi mat kehna...aur ab toh main hoon na...ab kuch nahin ho sakta tumhe...
she's still crying...sumit hugs her warmly and pacifies her..
sumit(crying)-main nahin tha toh ye khayaal rakha tumne apna..?..main tumse door kya chala gaya...aur ek phone toh kar hi sakti thi na kumkum?...kyun kiya aisa?..
kumkum-kasam di thi na tumne...kaise tod deti...
sumit-wo kasam tumhaari zindagi se badi toh nahin thi na...
kumkum-mere liye toh thi na...
sumit-ye sab kya ho raha hai kumkum?..itna kuch seh rahi ho aur...kumkum...ye sab kaise hua..aur..
kumkum puts her head on his shoulders and closes her eyes.Sumit caresses her back.
kumkum-sab bata doongi sumit...bas thodi der mehsoos karne do mujhe...tum mere paas ho...
sumit-aur hamesha rahoonga...
kumkum cries...
"jab tum jaa rahe they na...aur hum dono mein baat nahin ho rahi thi...meri tabiyat kharaab thi...dizziness..headache..bahut zyaada hone laga..tumhe yaad hoga..fever bahut high tha asthma attacks badh rahe they..."
sumit-haan..
"jis din tum geye they...us din wapas aakar saari raat vomiting hoti rahi...blood aaya...par mujhe laga main handle kar loongi aur bhaiyya ko nahin bataya..symptoms net par dhoondhe to..brain tumor tha...tests karvaye...hospital mein un dino asit aaya tha...reports bhi infact, usi ne di...shaq sahi tha..mujhe brain tumor tha brain ke pons region mein which is responsible for respiration 4 tumors they aur isi wajah se mujhe asthma jaise attacks pad rahe they...6 months tak maine kuch nahin bataya bhaiyya bhabhi ko, par phir jab tabiyat zyaada kharaab ho gayi, to unhe bhi pata chal hi gaya....bas tab se hospital mein hoon.."
sumit is unable to control herself...he looks at her and both of them cry pathetically, holding each other..
kumkum is excessively stressed till now..due to strain, one of her nerve cell breaks down causing bleesding from her head...she knows what is happening to her but wants to be with sumit...she holds his hand..
kumkum-sumit...tumne bahut der kar di ab...ab toh waqt hi nahin hai mere paas..jana hoga mujhe ab..
sumit(upset)-nahin kumkum..
kumkum-haan sumit...tumhaari kumkum..tu..tum ko cho..chod kar chali jayegi..ab aur nahin ruk sakti...abhi tak maine khud ko sambhaal kar sirf isi liye rakha tha ki ek din bas apni zindagi tumhaare haathon mein de doongi..aur..
all of a sudden she faints, falling in his arms..
sumit-kumkum?..kumkum kya hua?..kumkum dekho..
he holds her and makes her lie down supporting her head when he feels something..he looks at his fingers and gets shocked and panicked...they are red with blood!!!..
he screams- "KUMKUM".....