Scribbled Stories (𝔼𝕂 𝕃𝔸𝔻𝕂𝕀 ⓑⓗⓔⓔⓖⓘ ⓑⓗⓐⓐⓖⓘ ⓢⓘ)

EPISODE 17: "Things that change"

After kissing Anokhi and promising he'll be okay, Shaurya interrupts the airport smugglers, who are beating Team Leader Vicky for interfering with their schemes. When he realizes who he's saved, he freezes up, just long enough for the smuggler boss to hit him in the neck with a taser.

The electric jolt shorts out Shaurya's prosthetics and knocks him to the ground, half unconscious. But when Anokhi brings the cops, only the smugglers that Shaurya knocked out are still there.

Team Leader Vicky calls Anmol to tell him that he can't make it to Reema's housewarming party.
He has Shaurya in a taxi, and he notices when Shaurya's phone rings with a call from Anokhi , but he doesn't answer it. He takes Shaurya to the Fox Bride Star restaurant and leaves him with Bartender Shaan, then calls Kitty over to ask her for the truth about Shaurya's arm and leg.

She won't tell him anything without a promise of silence, but Team Leader Vicky says that he's got orders to report everything he learns about Shaurya. He says that what he's seen on the CCTV footage and in person aren't normal, and that there's no guarantee Shaurya is safe to be around.

Kitty is willing to stake everything on the fact that Shaurya is safe: "Because I've seen him from the very beginning!" She tells Team Leader Vicky that she's been there for every step of Shaurya's recovery, so she knows he only wants to be normal, not special.

Neither of them is aware that Yash is outside the restaurant, and that he's heard their entire conversation through the window.

The private area of the bar looks like a science fiction laboratory, with computers and sketches and prototypes scattered around the room. Shaurya lies on a couch, hooked up to a monitor and still unconscious.

At the airport the next morning, Bebo seems to be in a great mood as she chirps to her husband on the phone about the business trip he's leaving on. But something stops her in her tracks, and Kitty sees her looking upset, then she notices the man that Bebo seemed to be staring at. Oh no, it's Bebo's husband, and he and the young woman he's with seem awfully cozy.

Yash and Team Leader Vicky end up in the same elevator, where Yash asks how the investigation into Shaurya is going. He mentions that Kitty seems very invested in Shaurya and that he's worried that will influence Team Leader Vicky.

But Team Leader Vicky snarls that he's not an idiot who can't separate personal and private matters.

Kitty tells her team that Shaurya is out sick and won't be back for several days. Anokhi looks particularly worried, having tried unsuccessfully to call him, and even gone to his apartment to look for him, after he disappeared last night. She heads to the break room to try again to call and text him, but he's still sleeping, and Bartender Shaan turns off his phone.

Anokhi wonders out loud if Shaurya is hurt, and Yash, entering the room, asks if she's talking about Shaurya. Anokhi admits that she doesn't know what's wrong with Shaurya, and she asks Yash why he's so curious. He tells her that he and Shaurya used to be brothers, surprising her.

When Shaurya eventually wakes, he finds his arm burned and his muscles damaged from the taser jolt. Bartender Shaan suggests he quit working and rest, saying that it's for the best since he was brought here by the head of security anyway.

He informs Shaurya that he can't wear his prosthetics for a while, bringing out an advanced, but still very unwelcome, wheelchair for Shaurya to use in the meantime. He also forbids Shaurya to use his cell phone for now, and says he'll close the restaurant for a few days.

Yash continues telling Anokhi about himself and Shaurya - their parents were married for three years, so they were brothers briefly, until the divorce. He says that they don't speak now due to "misunderstandings," but he claims to be worried about Shaurya because of his special circumstances.

Anokhi says she knows what he means, but she admits to herself that she really doesn't. Probing for information, Yash asks Anokhi if Shaurya is badly hurt, but she says she doesn't know. Later she realizes that in fact, she doesn't know much about Shaurya at all.

At a managers meeting, Manager Monty gossips about a former congressman who was caught cheating by his wife. Kanchan is uncharacteristically quiet, but then she blows up, yelping that the congressman's wife slapping him wasn't nearly enough.

When she realizes that everyone is staring at her, she gets embarrassed and excuses herself from the meeting. Kitty follows her after briefly mentioning the Christmas concert planning, and Team Leader Vicky makes an excuse about rifle training and takes off too.

Manager Monty can't figure out why everyone just bailed on his meeting until Team Leader Tez mutters that he gathered together busy people to gossip about a cheater, ha. Manager Monty gets up to leave himself, and Team Leader Tez grumbles that he's taking it out on him and walks off, telling Yash on his way out that the meeting is canceled. HAHA.

An elderly man disembarks from his plane and wanders the terminal, seeming confused about where to go next. He buys a red ginseng gift set made to boost energy, telling the clerk that it's for his daughter-in-law.

Things are still awkward between Reema and Anmol, but as they do their rounds, they both insist they have nothing important to discuss.

Anmol starts to tell Reema that she's being too sensitive about what he said to her, but she's distracted when she notices the elderly man, who's been standing in the same place for the past two hours.

They learn that he's supposed to be meeting his son and daughter-in-law to move with them to the U.S., but the ticket for his overseas flight has been canceled and his family hasn't shown up.

Anmol calls Anokhi over while Reema tries to get the son's contact info from the man, but he's stubbornly refusing their help.

Anokhi approaches the man to ask if they can call his son and find out what's going on, and when he hesitates, Reema wants to take his passport and do an ID check.

Anmol snaps at her to wait, and eventually the man admits to Anokhi that he's been trying to call his son, but he doesn't answer.

Shaurya is staring glumly at his wheelchair when Kitty arrives to talk. She apologizes for not letting him quit when he wanted to, adding that Team Leader Vicky takes his job seriously, so she doesn't think he'll go easy on Shaurya.

She thinks Shaurya should quit, because he'll get hurt again if information about his condition goes public. He sighs that people will stare at him in his wheelchair, like they did when he was first injured. Kitty asks if he can handle it, and he just gives her a wry smile as answer.

Kitty tells Bartender Shaan that she doesn't think quitting is the right thing for Shaurya. Although he only ever intended to work at the airport for six months, she thinks that now, he has a reason to stay.

Anokhi has taken the elderly man to the office to wait until his family is found. Manager Alok pitches a fit, because that's what he does, but he grudgingly agrees to let him stay and even chastises Anokhi for not getting the man something to eat yet.

Anmol calls Anokhi to tell her that the police found the man's daughter (and ouch, he actually gives Reema The Hand when she asks him about it). Though they've managed to contact the daughter, they still can't find the man's son.

Eventually Shaurya gets into his wheelchair and crosses the room to check his phone. He sees all of Anokhi's text messages, and he hesitates.