New Beginning for Haseena Malik

Chapter - 6

*In Dadar Police Station*

HM - SHO Aarushi Jain aap isse kaise explain karengi?

HM was holding a small plastic evidence bag, inside of which there was a leather wallet.

AJ - Aapko ye kahan se mila?

AV - Ye to aap hume bataiye ki aapka wallet hume kahan se mil sakta hai.

AJ - Dekhiye Amar Vidhrohi ji mera wallet 3 din pehle kho gaya tha. Maine iski missing complaint bhi file ki thi kyuki isme mera aadhar card tha. Aap chahe to Aadhar center per phone karke pata karwa sakte hain.

HM and AV looked at each other.

AJ - Ab rahi baat iski ki ye kahan mila to ye mujhe nahi pata. Agar pata hota to pehle hi le liya hota. Par jahir hai ki agar evidence bag me hai to kisi suspecious site se hi mila hoga.

HM - Ji haan. Ye aap hi ke area me ek khaali building se mila hai. 

AV - Gaur karne waali baat ye hai ki agar aapka wallet khoya hai chori nahi hua hai to aisi khali building me wo bhi top floor pe akela kya kar raha tha?

AJ - Mujhe kaise pata hoga ye. Ho sakta hai ki koi utha ke le gaya ho use. Waise aap log us building ke ander kaise ghuse?

AV - Jaise baaki sab ghuste hain. Chal kar.

AJ - Taala rehta hai wahan. Taala tod kar ghuse aap wahan?

HM - Taale ka to pata nahi SHO Aarushi Jain par itna jarur pata hai ki aap jhut bol rahin hain.

AJ - Excuse me?

HM - Humne to aapko bataya hi nahi ki konsa area ya konsi building. To aapko kaise pata ki wahan taala rehta hai.

AJ went pale for a second then composed herself.

AJ - Mera area hai Haseena ji. Uski jaankari to rakhni padti hai.

AV - Aapke area me ek hi jagah ya ek hi mohala aata hai kya? 

when AJ couldn't find any other answers, she dismisses the topic.

AJ - Aapko jo jaankari chahiye thi me de chuki hu. Aap portal par check kar sakte hain maine missing complaint file ki hai. Aur waise bhi agar mujhe pata hota ki mera wallet kaha hai to me use pehle hi le chuki hoti.

HM and AV left dadar thana.

*In the jeep*

AV - Kya lagta hai aapko Haseena ji?

AV was smirking when he asked this question

HM - SHO Aarushi ka behaviour to thoda ajeeb hai par iska matlab ye nahi hai ki wo iss sab me puri tarah se involve hi ho.

AV - Come on Haseena ji. Aap dekh nahi rahin hain ya dekhna cah nahi rahin hain. 

HM was about to speak when AV cut her off

AV - Dekhiye Haseena ji humara pehle ka impression bhale hi sahi nahi tha par hum sach me aurton ki izzat karte hain. Aur aap bataiye agar us competition me hum aapke saath sirf isliye nahi ladte kyuki aap ek aurat hain to kya aapko ye acha lagta?

After a small hesitation HM replied

HM - Nahi.

AV - See. Aapko aur baaki saari aurton ko unka potential dekhane ke liye hum mardon ki jarrorat nahi hai. Par agar hum bina lade hi back off kar lete hain just because aap ek mahila hain to wo bhi to ek tarah se aapke potential pe shak karna hua.

HM - Haan par Aarushi Jain ya baaki ki aurton par isliye shak karna kyuki --

AV - Kyuki wo mahila hain? Come on Haseena ji ye baat to aap bhi jaanti hain ki Aarushi Jain ka behaviour off hai. Jaise wo kaafi baatein chupa rahi hain. Aap sach me unki side lena chahiti hain?

HM - Hum unki side nahi le rahe par tajorba kehta hai humara ki aksar hum jin cheezo ko sach maan lete hain wo bas kisi kahani ka doosra pehlu nikalte hain. Ho sakta hai ki Aarushi Jain ko koi sach me frame kar raha ho aur unhe kisi pe shak ho isliye abhi hume puri baat nahi bata rahin.

AV - Even agar aisa hai to bhi kisi criminal ko bachana bhi uska saath dena hi hota hai.

Before the conversation could turn into a full blown fight, AV speaks up again.

AV - Dekhiye Haseena ji hum aapko aur aap jaisi mahilaon ko respect karte hain. Jab hum Lucknow me the tab aapse humesha competition ka mahol raha aur jab hum waha se wapis aaye tab aap wahan nahi thin. Hume laga nahi tha ki hum doobara kabhi aapse mil payenge. Ab jab hume saath, as a team kaam karne ka mauka mila hai to hum nahi chahte ki hum use bhi kharab karen. So please kya hum purani baat aur behes ko bhul kar ab saath kaam kar sakte hain? As a team?

HM took a pause as she stare at AV

HM - Ji bilkul. Hume bhi khushi hogi.

AV - Friends?

HM - Friends.