Dear Tabu and Lash and all others,
Sorry for the delay in posting this scene. I was having severe breathing trouble for the past two days and was not able even to get up. As soon as it is normal, I have written your scene for you. Hope you forgive me for the delay. I couldn't take much time for this, so it is not as I wanted it. Hope you will forgive that too.
THE RENDEZVOUS
(The court has adjourned after the trial of Jassica Bedi for the murder of Jassi. The courtroom drama over for the day, Jassica has established that Jassi is not dead and Mallika has been behind all the frauds in Gulmohar. Jassica has been taken back to jail room. She is yet to declare that she is Jassi.)
She is sitting on her cot, her head in her hands remembering everything from the day she joined Gulmohar, Arman saying I Love You, the Valentine hug, the final hug in Raj's apartment, Arman visiting Jassica in jail, the court room where a stunned Arman Suri looks on with a fixed stare, the tears..Every thing. Jassi is very much upset and she is crying. Tears fall down one by one.
Jassi to herself: Oh! My Arman sir, how much he is going through now? I should have told him everything long back. Oh dear! What have I done?
One lady constable comes: Jassica you have a visitor.
Jassi slowly gets up wiping her tears and looks.
Arman enters with disheveled hair, hollow eyes and with an eternally haunted expression on his face. His white shirt is crumpled and his coat is hanging over his shoulder.
Arman: Jassica, where is Jassi? Please tell me, I can't take it any more. I want to see her now. Mallika has done this much to her and I didn't know anything. OMG, will she ever forgive me? Jassica, where is my Jassi?
Jassica looks on with tears in her eyes. She is unable to speak and unable to take her eyes off Arman. The knuckles of her hands are becoming white with the way she holds on to the bars.
Arman grabs her shoulders through the bars and shouts, "tell me, where is my Jassi? WHERE IS MY JASSI? This time I won't leave until you tell me."
The people on adjacent cells look on with wonder.
Jassica slowly lifts her hand, touches Arman's cheek, (She is crying now, tears are flowing freelyš) and softly tells, " Arman Sir, she is standing in front of you."
Arman is looking incredulous, and shouts, "What?"
Jassica: I am Jassi, believe me. (She is now holding his face in both hands with a pleading look on her eyes.)
Arman: Jassi, My Jassi? No, you are Jassica. No no noā¦ā¦ā¦..Arman's hands go up to catch Jassi's hands on his face.
Jassi: "Arman Sir, look in my eyes. Touch me, feel me, Can't you see my love for you in my eyes. Can't you feel my heart beats like it did on that Valentine's Day? Can't you see your Jassi behind all these sophisticated make up? I am the same old Jassi who loved you always. Who did everything for you. Who treasured every single moment with you. Who got angry with you and went away. I am your Jassi, Arman Sir, Please believe me."
Arman's expression changes from shock, to disbelief to finally comprehension. He grabs Jassi by her shoulders, touches her his hands slowly goes up to his face, feels her every where, touches her hair and finally holds her face in his hands. (Arman is crying now. One teardrop falls on Jassi's hand.)
Arman: Jassi, Jassi my Jassi. You are my Jassi, Thank God, Thank God. He is laughing through tears and crying too. Oh my Jassi, Jassi, can you ever forgive me? I am sorry Jassi, I am really sorry. I know I am a worthless man, but can you please forgive me? I won't ask you for anything. Please forgive me."
Jassi is also laughing as well as crying. She puts her forefinger on Arman's mouth and says, " Arman Sir, please don't say anything like that. There is nothing to forgive. You have suffered more than enough Arman Sir. It is me who should ask for your forgiveness. For destroying your name, for humiliating you in front of all, for taking your company from you and for not telling you I am Jassi and letting you go through all this pain. Forgive me Arman Sir."
Arman is so happy, he looks straight in to Jassi's eyes and says, I Love You Jassi, you know that, no? I love you more than anything else in this world. I love you."
Jassi: "Yessss, I know and I love you too. I have always loved you."
The love birds stand there touching their foreheads through the bars and hugging as good as they can as if the bars were all melted under their passion. (I do hope the bars were not there)
Then the inevitable happens:
A lady constable comes and tells, "Mr. Suri, your time is up.š”"
Thank you.