KarEena the Beginning of a Saga

3.

At Mallik house

Santu is sitting next to HM on the sofa, cracking silly jokes and laughing like an idiot... trying to cheer her up. But HM is not responding to anything and is just staring blankly at the wall in front of her.

Santu suddenly stops laughing and starts crying instead.

Ss: MS.. Dekhye na meri taraf MS..  Bas 1 bar meri taraf dekhye..
MS..plz.. Dekhye aapki Santu aapki chutki ro rahi hai.. Aap muje chup nhi karayengi.. Muje gale se nahi lagayingi?? MS kch bol ye na..

Billu: Santosh jee.. Sambhalye aapne aap ko.. Agr aap aise tut jayege toh fir MS ka khayal kaise rakhengi.

Ss: Billu jee.. Aap hi kch bolyena MS ko.. Wo humse baat q nhi kar rhi..

Billu kneels down in front of HM and puts his hands on HM Knees.

Billu: MS uthye MS.. Humse baaten karye plz.
Billu too starts crying.. He gets up suddenly and moves backward standing straight in front of HM.

Billu: MS agr aap humse baat nhi krengi toh main bhi apna wada tor dunga.. Aur main fir se chori krna shuru kr dunga.. Aur aapne mujhe jis daldal se nikala h main fir se usme chala jauga.. Aap humari baat nhi manegi to hum sab v aapki baat nhi manege.

He folds his hand across his chest like a stubborn kid.

Ss: Ha MS.. Billu ji bilkul sahi keh rhe h.. Main bhi singhare khana band kar dugi

Aur main ye naukri chor dungi aur apne gaon chali jaungi.  Aur mere papa jis se kahenge main us se shadi kar lungi.

They both try their best to gain HM attention but fail terribly..

Billu falls on his knees once again and starts crying loudly.. Santu places her forehead on HM shoulder and coils her hand around HM neck and she too starts weeping.

After a moment Santu feels a warm and loving hand on her cheek while Billu feels the same on his head. They both look up together and see HM looking at them with teary eyes.

HM: Hume maaf kar dijye. Hum bhul gye the ki humara parivaar humare saath, hai humare paas h.
Hum... Hum aap sabko aise...

She chokes on her own tears and is unable to say anything further..

Ss: MS hum sab hain aapke saath. Aap akele nahi h..

Billu : Ha MS.. Bas thori si himmat dikhayae aur khud ko sambhalye.. Hum sab hai aapke sath..

The trio hug each other. After a while they all stop crying and feel a lot better.

Santu gives some juice to HM but she refuses to drink. Meanwhile KS arrives with food sent by PS.

SS to KS : dekhye na Karishma Madam. Main kabse MS se keh rhi hu ki thora sa juice pilen.. Lekin wo maan hi nhi rhi hai.

KS scratches the side of her forhead with her index finger and then coughs a little, and walks towards Santu and takes the glass from her and keeps it on the side table. While looking at HM directly in her eyes, KS says

KS: uu ka hai na Santu.. Ki MS toh MS hai.. Unhe order dene ka aadat hai. Follow karne ka nahi.

HM averts her gaze.

KS: Santu.. Tum thane jao. Cheetah 4 dino se lagatar night duty par hai.  Ghar nhi gya. Toh aaj tum night duty kallo.. Aur Cheeteh ko ghar bhej do. Aur Billa tum.. Tum jaoge aapne Billu niwas me aur jaag ke rahoge ullu ki trha.. Samjhe. Pure thane ka khayal rakhegi Santu aur Bille tum rakhoge Santu ka khayal..
Samje.. Chalo ab dono kato hiya se..

Ss: Jee Madam.. Jai Hind Madam Sir.  Jai hind Karishma Madam.

KS: Jai Hind

HM does not respond. KS is carefully looking at HM noticing everything about her.

Billu: Chalte hai madam.. Khayal rakhyega.

They both leave.

KS quietly walks into the kitchen and unpacks the tiffin that PS has sent. She sets every thing on the dinning table. She then walks to HM and stands in front of her.