Armaan is sitting by Jassi's bedside, holding her hand and murmuring sweet nothings (which for some reason we don't get to hearš) when the nurse enters and shoos him out. "Visiting hours are over."
JandA look crestfallen. Armaan pleads, "Please nurseā¦..thodi der aur..?"
Nurse: (looking stern) Sirf 2 minute aurā¦!
As soon as she is out of earshot, Armaan whispers, "Jassi, mann kar raha hai tumhari iss nurse ko kidnap karke Meghna ke paas parcel kar dunā¦..wo iske saare timings aur discipline ke bhoot nikaal degiā¦!"š
Jassi giggles. "Don't be sad Armaanā¦.tum subah toh aa hi sakte hoā¦ā¦bas ab chalo, mujhe neend aa rahi haiā¦."
Armu: (staring) Mere bina?šš³
Jassi blushes and nudges him away. Armu exits the room, but not before making a face at the back of the nurse.š
Nurse: (hiding a smile) I'm sorry ki aapke husband ko hume aise bhejna padaā¦.lekin agar hum visitors ke saath strict na hoye toh wo log hospital ko theek se function nahin karne dete.
Jassi: (gazing fondly after Armaan) That's ok, nurseā¦.mere husband ka bas chale toh wo mujhe ek minute bhi akela nahin chode!š³
Meanwhile, Armaan is gazing through the window of his hotel room at the lights of the hospital, which is directly opposite. He thinks, "Jassi, yahaan se hospital ke saare kamre dikh rahe haiā¦.inme se ek kamra tumhara haiā¦.tum iss waqt kya kar rahi hogi Jassi? Koi book padh rahi hogi, ya hospital ka boring khana kha rahi hogi, ya so rahi hogi?"
As a matter of fact, Jassi is doing none of these things. She has opened a book, true, but it lies unheeded in her lap as she stares through the wall at nothing in particular, a dreamy look in her eyes. She lapses into a dream:
She is walking through the crowded streets of Amritsar, looking her and there and calling out a nameā"Armaan, kahaan ho tumā¦..Armaan mere paas aao naā¦!"
She pauses and wipes the sweat from her brow, gazing forlornly around her. "Itne bade sheher mein , kaise dhundu main apne Armaan koā¦??"
Then a little hand grasps hers, and she looks down and sees it is Vedika. "Jassi Mamma, aap Armaan Papa ko dhoond rahi hai?"
Jassi: Haan betaā¦..tumhe pata hai wo kahaan hai?
Vedika: (breaking into a smile) Haanā¦ā¦aap chalo na mere saathā¦!
She leads Jassi through the crowded bylanes, till all of a sudden, the buildings fade away, the air becomes pure and clear, and the vista opens into a beautiful lake surrounded by a lush forest and enchanting flowers. Armaan is standing by the shore, smiling at her. He holds a baby in his arms. She comes up to him, breathlessly staring into the depths of his eyes. ā¤ļø
Jassi: (whispering) Mujhe lagaaā¦..tum mujhe chod ke kahin chale gayeā¦!
Armu: (ardently) Aisa kabhi ho sakta hai kya?
He hands her the baby, and she bends her head to look at it; but before she can see its faceā¦.
Her reverie breaks and she finds herself staring at the white walls of the hospital. She looks around, dazed for a moment or two; then smiles and sighs. Shutting her book, she places it by the bedside, then snuggles into bed. The nurse pauses in the doorway to see that everything is okay; satisfied, she snaps of the light.
In his room, Armaan gets up suddenly.
"Main poori raat Jassi ke baare mei sochte hue nahin nikal saktaā¦.main usse milne jaungaā¦abhi, issi waqt!"
The next scene finds Armaan at the door of the hospitalāexcept that it is Dr.Armaan Suri we are looking at: white lab coat, primly plastered down hair, andā¦..Jassi's bade-bade chashme perched atop his nose! He looks down at himself rather apprehensively. "Baki sab toh theek haiā¦par mere paas I-card toh hai nahinā¦"
Then he clenches his teeth. "Kuch bhi ho, jaana toh hai hi..!"
He assumes an air of great importance, rushing past the half-asleep gatekeeper and reaching the reception desk safely. The receptionist gets up hesitantly. "Erā¦.doctorā¦"
He brushes her aside. "Later, laterā¦ā¦emergency haiā¦." Heaving a sigh of relief, he leaps up the stairs and reaches the floor where Jassi's ward is.
The nurse who had shooed him out earlier that evening walks past him, apparently on her way out. He nearly ducks into a dark corner on seeing her, but she walks past without a second glance.
Alone in the corridor, Armaan rubs his hands together in glee. "Jassiā¦.main aaj raat tumhare hi paas rahunga!"š
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