Beyond Reality's Veil

Part 5: DEJA VU

Do you get déjà vu when she's with you?
Do you get déjà vu?
Do you get déjà vu, huh?
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n the interim, In front of the thana, a Jeep pulls up. In front of the MPT, a female officer wearing a three-star uniform stands. Black eyewear and a mole on her chin. She enters the thana while grinning and rotating her baton, only to be horrified when she finds a female officer brutally hitting a man. She hurried inside the cell and grabbed her hand. Karishma swiftly switches from being angry to shocked as she turns around in fury to see who dared to interrupt her.

Karishma experienced a similar sensation when she looked into those young people's eyes. The eyes speak a thousand words.  A new SHO.
She slowly turns to look at the nameplate that was dangling from her chest.

HASEENA MALLIK

THE NAME WRITTEN ON THE PLATE.
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Tajurba Kehta Hai Humara,
Kisi koi sahi raaste Mai lane ke liye yadi raste mai chalna, jaruri nai hota, kya pta, hum khud ek hawan ban jaaye.

Hum jaante yeh idhar kya case chal raha hai, aur yeh bhi jaante hai, ki aap jo inhe maar rahi thi, woh isliye toh jarur maar rahi thi ki inhone galat kiya hai, par saath hi saath aapko iss baat ka gussa aa raha tha, ki aapke promotion ki jagah hum yahan ke SHO post hue.
These eyes maddam! They tell it all. Behraal, inhe lock kijiye aur bahar chaliye.

Meanwhile, Karishma who was standing like a statue infront of Haseena, no expression, no thoughts, nothing at all!

Humne kaha chaliye

KS gets some senses and moves out of the lockup
Am I hallucinating again?

No no, this can't be....

Is this happening for real?

Haseena Mallik exists?

Wait.. Wait... Is she really...

No! I can't trust myself again!

For god's sake plz stop this and wake me up from this freaking dream!

I swear I will die today!
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Haseena calls everyone inside the cabin, but her eyes were only fixed at Karishma.
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HM(thinking)- Aisa kyu lag raha hai jaise inse pehle bhi mil chuke hai, jaise inki aakhein hume dhoondh rahi thi aur hum bhi inhe hi samajh rahe the, woh eye-lock nai tha, kuch tha jo hume yaad dila Raha tha, ki hum jo dhundh rahe the itne saalon se woh mil gaya hai.
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PJ- Maddam SIR?
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HM- Yes, so please, apna apna, introduction dijiye.
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PJ- Jai Hind Maddam Sir, Phuspa Singh Reporting.
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SS- Jai Hind Maddam Sir, Santosh Sharma Reporting.
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CC- Jai Hind Maddam Sir, Cheetah Chaturvedi, Reporting.
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Everyone waits for the other one to speak, but they recieve no reply. They look at Karishma who was staring at Haseena, without even blinking. PJ slightly smiles and whispers to SS-
Dekha aaj kaise humari Sherni Karishma Maddam, Shaant ki billi ban gayi hai.
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HM- Aur aap?
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KS- Haan? Oh
Jai Hind Maddam Sir, Sub Inspector Karishma Singh, Reporting!
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HM- Okay, you all may leave now, and Santosh, abhi jitne bhi cases hue hai ek week mai un sabki files hume de dijiye. Dismiss.
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All- Jai Hind Maddam Sir!
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Everyone leaves one by one, Santosh was the first one to go, and Karishma turns towards the gate to go... But Haseena interrupts.

"Karishma Singh, Aap hume aise dekhengi toh aapki shayad aakhein hi bhahar aa jaaye.

Aur kya jarurat thi ussey aise maarne ki?

Toh aur kya karte? Uss jaise logon ko yahi sabak sikhaya jaata hai!

Karishma Singh har cheez gusse se nai hoti, kabhi kabhar Jazbaat bhi daalne padhte hai?

Inhone Jazbaat bola abhi? Yeh toh Haseena kehti thi!