Khan VillaDilshad was pacing to and fro in the living room with Rashid looking onto her and Najma was flipping on the channels in which Asad winning the case news was coming.
Dilshad shouted "band karo iss TV ko, ane do Asad ko aaj main usse batungi ki ek ladki ki izzat kya hoti hai, usne aaj adalat se ek mujirim ko chudvaya hai, maine Bushra ki ammi se vada kiya tha ki usse insaaf milega aur ab yeh hain insaaf, mere hi bete ne meri izzat ki dajjiyaan uda di, Rashid yeh sanskaar tho nahi diya tha humne usse, lagta hai ki usse kamayabi ki hawa lag gayi hai ki ek case ko jeetne ke liye itna ghatiya tarika istemal kiya..."
and thats when Asad entered the house, he looked onto to his father and he signalled that Dilshad is very angry on him with the case.
Najma quickly got up and went to her room since she now expected some fireworks btwn mother and son.
Asad came slowly behind her and hugged her from her back saying "ammi"
She shouted "Asad" and jerked him away.
Asad whined "ammi, aap naraz hai.."
Dilshad said "Naraz nahi tho kya karoon tumhara arti utaroon, yah phir tumhari tareef karoon. jee tho karta hai ki keech ke doon tumhe kaan ke neeche
and he raised her hand to slap him which was stopped at the niche of the moment by Rashid,
"Dilshad jawan bete par haath nahi utathe hain,..."
dilshad retorted "jo aaj isne kiya, uske baad tho main isse iss ghar main bhi rahne na doon"
Asad too retorted back "ammi what I did was my duty as a lawyer, as a lawyer I had to save my client."
Dilshad "when you became lawyer that time you pledged that your duty is to bring out the truth and bring justice to those its denied but I guess your point of view is changed now. Now that you have success at your feet, you dont have any consideration for human values and emotions. Do you know you had pullled a rapist out of the court today"
Asad said sternly "ammi I know he is a rapist and I know what I m doing and please dont worry about me,,,,,, I m still your son, the same son ,my ideologies are the same but my method has changed now. And also proofs were there too."
Dilshad "Asad Allah ke vaste, sach vo nahi hota hai jo dikhaya jata hai, sach kabhi kabhi andekha bhi hota hai, tumhe pata hai Bushra ki ammi ko maine vada kiya tha main usse insaaf dilaungi, lekin aisa insaaf, ab main kaise unki taraf dekhungi, mere sir sharam se jhuka hi rahega... I wont be able to face her anymore."
Asad "and you dont have to also ammi, they are leaving this city and setlling someewhere else so take a chill pill."
Dilshad angrily "Asad...tum..."
Asad went inside and on the way he told "apne sahi kaha sachai kabhi kabhi dikhti nahi hai yah phir kabhi kabhi sachai dabi rahne main hi bhalayi hai..."
Dilshad was going to follow him but Rashid stopped her
"Dilshad ab vo bada hogaya hai, aur usse apna kaam ache se ata hai aur beheter issme hai ki hum uske kaam main dhakal na de. tum chalo mere saath, tumhe aram ki zaroorat hai.."
At night dinner time
Everybody was having a silent dinner, when the phone rang. Dilshad attended it and she came back and started having dinner and talked to Rashid casually.
"Gaffur Bhaijaan vapis arahe hain US se..."
"Achanak kaise...vo tho vahan setlle hogaye the na..."
"haan , par ab ek serious baat hain... Humeria haina..." Then Dilshad stopped, looking at Asad ... he was not concentrating on thier talk. so she thought she will discuss this with Rashid in the room.
"Rashid... hum dinner ke baad baat karte hain...vaise ab Asad ko bhi nikah kar lena chaihye, kya khayal apka"
Asad immediately coughed and spat out the food he had in mouth. Najma offered a glass of water to him.
"ammi I have already cleared I will only marry a girl who gives me tough competition and doesnt get reduced to a household worker after marriage just saying yes to my decisions by simply nodding her head."
Dilshad "Okay I have heard that umpteen times, but now I want to ask you whats your future plan? Are you going to wait like this for that girl or are you searching for a girl like this or is that you are already in..." Asad cut her
"Ammi, I think I have finished my dinner and I want to go out to a place now urgently, the case was so stressful today." Saying this he quickly got up and went to his room
Rashid said "Dilshad tumhe bhi yeh abhi abhi kehna tha...vo bechara teek se khana bhi nahi khaya. dekho utkar chala gaya."
Dilshad "Rashid vo bechara nahi hai...samje aap...apke laad pyar ke vajah se aaj vo aisa hai..."
Rashid "haan tum Gaffur Bhaijaan ki bare main kuch keh rahi thi, kya baat hai...
Dilshad 'haan vo keh rahi thi ki... voices are faded in the backgrounded for the audience.
A railway station
Asad is shown with the same girl in the rape case.
"bhaijaan aap agaye... Shukriya bohot bohot shukirya"
Asad cupped her face and said "tum mere liye Najma ki tarah ho, bas muje tumhare liye jo teek laga maine vahi kiya... agar kuch bura laga tho muje maaf kardo Bushra"
"Nahi nahi bhaijaan muje tho apki fikr hain, Dilshad khala bohot naraz huyi hongi na... matlab vo aap par gussa..."
"dont worry I can handle her lekin Akram kahan hain, vo abhi takh nahi aya..."
"bhaijaan vo ammi ke liye davayiaan lene gaye hain...
Flashback
A few days ago, Asad had visited an orphanage to give some donation. On the way back, he saw a girl running into his car trying to suicide and being followed by another man. He applied brakes and stopped the car and the girl fell on his cars' bonnet and the man quickly came and picked her up who none other than Akram. Asad got out of the car and went to examine her. And thats when he saw that the girl was Bushra. Asad and the man managed her to a private clinic nearby where it was proved that she was raped. Both Asad and Akram spent the night at the clinic and Akram breifed how she was forced to take up a job at Beg's place and that man had an eye on her from the very first day and one day it happened he ravished her at the first oppotunity he got. And now she had attemtped to suicide. Akram was in love with Bushra and they were soon to be married when this happened.
A few after, a lady came to Dilshad seeking justice for her daughter and that was Bushra's mother. She came to Dilshad because she thought a son might yeild to a mother's request. Asad had taken up the same rape case and was now fighting the case from Beg's side. Dilshad consoles Bushra's mother that her son will leave this case.
Dilshad confronted Asad with this case and Asad replied saying that not everything will get justice in the court of law some justice will be served from above too.
"Ammi If I dont take up somebody else will and that will not be good either, maybe worse."
"Look Asad, I dont care about somebody else, let them take it, then you can fight from her side"
"And after that ammi, what will happen, rape will be proved on her and she will be a bloody rape victim to be despised by this soceity. And that man will get out by giving false evidence and she will remain a rape victim not knowing who raped her. Is that what you want? I m thinking out of the box and I know how rape cases are dealt in court, I myself have witnesses so many, if at all there is any reputation remaining that of the girl that too will be torn apart there, I have myself seen many rape victims going into depression So let me handle this case myself and ammi you keep out of this."
"Asad, so you are going to fight the case from Beg's side"
"Yes ammi, I have decided and thats final and I will see Bushra is not tormented too much in the course of this case. I can assure you that"
"Asad, I know my son doesnt reject my words I guess there is still time, pls think about what you are going to do and what are the consequences of it too."
"Ammi just let me handle this my way, and please I need to make an urgent call"
Present at the railway station
Akram came back with medicines "Yeh lo Akram agaye." Akram turned towards Asad
"bhaijaan agar aap nahi hote tho aaj hum pata nahi...humara kya hota
Asad handed him a bag "yeh lo aur khush raho... kahin door chale jao Bushra ko lekar aur apna chota sa ghar basao, Ammi ko yeh sab batane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai Khala, unhe main manage kar lunga, thoda gussa hain lekin jaldi hi voh sab bhook jayengi..."
"Bhaijaan, apka fees nahi de payi,"
"Pagli ...bhai behn se fees nahi leta hain aur dont worry vaise bhi tumhari fees maine uss Beg se vasool kar liya hai"
Asad waved them as train whistled "Apna khayal rakha aur Akram sab ka khayal rakhna aur pohunche hi muje phone karna okay."
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