HM: sambhal kar jaaiyye ga wo area bht sunsaan rehta hai
Ks:(smiling on her care) ji Ms.... Jai Hind..!
Ks leaves.

After almost an hour, Phn rang at MPT.
PJ: ji hum head constable Pushpa Singh, mahila police thana, janpad lucknow sadaev aap ki seva mein tatpar.
Caller: maddam, mera naam shekhar h. Humein nayaab street par ek aadmi zakhmi haalat mein mila hai, hum use lucknow hospital le ja rahe hain. Aap plz wahaan pahunch jaiyye.
PS: ji, aap chinta mat kijiye hum abhi pahonchte hain.
She hangs up the call n informs HM about it.
HM: humein wahaan jana hoga. Pj or cc, aap dono humaare saath chaliye.
SS: theek hai to phir main ghar jaati hu.....
And SS starts leaving.
CC: uff ye masoomiyat!
HM glares at him.
HM: ss aap thana sambhaaliye.
SS: oh... Ok ms!
They leave for hospital.

Team MPT enters the hospital and finds a grp of 4 to 5 boys standing in corridor. One of them comes ahead...
Shekhar: maddam main hun shekhar. Main ne hi aap ko call kiya tha.
HM: oh.. wo victim kahaan h mr.shekhar?
Shekhar: doctors Operation theatre me le gaye hain maddam.
HM: ok, exactly kahaan mila tha wo aap ko?
Shekhar: nayab street, lane 24 pe. Ye sab mere dost hain (pointing towards others). Hum wahaan se guzar rahe the to hum ne dekha. Aesa lagta h usse kisi ne bht peeta h.
HM: nayab street, lane 24...? KS b to yahin gayi hain Dr Ritesh k paas.... Anyways, Thankyou so much Mr.shekhar! Aap ne 1 zimmedar naagrik hone ka farz nibhaya h. 1 or favour dijiye plz, aap me se koi 1 humaare constable CC k saath jaa kr unhe exact location bata dijiye k victim aap ko kahaan mila, so that hum investigation kar sakein.
Shekhar: sure maddam...
HM: CC ja kr dekhiye  wahaan pr kya clue milta hai.
CC: ji ms!
One of them leaves with CC.

After some time, CC calls HM.
Cc: jai hind ms!
HM: jai hind! Kahiye CC
CC: ms! Victim Dr Ritesh k hi ghar k paas mila tha. Yahaan or koi clue nahi mila ms. Ye area bht sunsaan h, aaspaas zyada dukaanein b nahi hain.
HM: ok CC. Ab to victim hi kuch bata sakta h.
She hangs up the call. At the same time Dr steps out of OT.
HM: Dr kya wo patient ab theek hai? Kya hum unse baat kar sakte hain.?
Dr.: Patient ab bilkul theek hai Maddam. Ye to sure h k us ko bht mara peeta gaya h, magar kisi naazuk jagah chot nhi aayi h jaese head ya face. Thodi der me hum unhe ward me shift kar denge, phir aap mil sakte hain. Aaj hi unhe discharge b mil jaayega.
HM: Thanku Dr.
kya unke paas se koi identity proof, ya kuch b mila h?
Dr: ji haan, ye I'd card unki pocket se mila h... lijiye
HM: thanks again
Dr.: My pleasure...(Walks away)
HM looks at the I'd card n gets shocked...
HM: Dr Ritesh....!!!!! PJ.... Ye to Dr Ritesh ka hi I'd h...
PJ: iska matlab.. ye victim Dr Ritesh hain...
HM:lekin hum ne to ks ko Dr Ritesh k paas bheja tha.... Or ab tak to wo waapas b nahi aayi hain..... PJ kya uske baad ks ka koi call aaya? Unhone koi report di?
PJ: nahi ms..
HM:to kahin ye sab..... KS ne....????
A doubt started clicking her mind which she could not deny... She looked at PS, her eyes reflected the same doubt......
HM: kya Dr Ritesh ki ye haalat ks ne ki hogi???
PS: Ms! Sach kahein to h...h... humein bhi yahi lagta hai. Aap to jaanti hain na, wo gusse mein apna aapa kho baithti hain. Kisi ki nahi suntein...
HM's doubt started turning into anger. How could ks do it even after warning. She could not spare her this time.
HM: PJ.... Phn lagaaiyye ks ko, or kahiye k jahaan kahin bhi hain fauran Yahaan pahonch jaayen...
PS called ks..
PJ: km .. kahaan hain aap?
Ks: bas thana pahonch hi gaye pj...
PJ: to suniye... Aap fauran lucknow hospital aa jaiyye.. Ms...
(She was cut in between by ks)
Ks: ms? Ka hua ms ko? Wo theek hain na..?
But....ohh nooo...her battery got over n phn switched off
Ks: amma ye battery b na....
She rushed to the hospital almost flying her bike.

Meanwhile at the hospital...
PJ: Ms.. phn cut gya, or ab switch off dikha raha h, lagta hai unki battery khatm ho gayi hai. Pr humne unhe aane k liye keh diya h.
HM just nodded. She was fuming in anger, n walking to n fro like a pendulum in the corridor.
HM:(in mind) ye aap ne theek nahi kiya ks. Humaare mana karne k baawajood aapne Dr Ritesh pr haath uthaaya. Kya hamaare order ki aap k nazdeek yahi value h. Humein aap se ye ummeed nahi thi ks....
Ks entered the hospital, worried n tensed. She straightaway walked towards her ms...
Ks: ms ka hua..? Aap theek to hain na..? Hum to dar hi gaye the...
She held HM's hand but HM snatched her hand with a jerk and moved 4 to 5 steps away, ks was shocked by her behaviour.
KS: kaa baat ho gayi ms??
Hm:(extremely angry) ye aap hum se puchh rahi hain.
Aap ko 1 hi baat kitni baar samjhaayi jaaye ks. Humne aap ko strictly warn kiya tha k aap ko sirf enquiry karni h, phir bhi aapne Dr Ritesh pr haath uthaaya or unki ye haalat kr di k wo hospital pahonch gaye....
KS: par Ms...!
HM: DON'T ARGUE KS....!!!(she roared)
Ks was shattered. HM had never spoken to her in this tone. Tears emerged in her eyes.
HM: aap ko na qaanoon ki parwaah h na hamaare orders ki, isliye aap se kuch kehne ka koi faayda nahi hai. Now Get lost from here..!!
Ks was stunned.
KS: plz ms humaari baat....
She tried once more almost on the verge of crying, but hm was too angry to listen to anything.
HM: I said GET LOST KS...!!!!!
she shouted at the top of her voice.
Ks could not believe her ears.

A nurse came towards them.
Nurse: maddam please shaanti rakhiye, ye hospital h.
HM (trying to calm down): I m sorry sister...!
KS (murmured): jai hind Ms!
She prevented her eyes from spilling out with great difficulty, but as soon as she turned back, tears made their way from eyes to her cheeks. She somehow dragged herself out of the hospital n reached her bike. She was still in disbelief. How could her ms b so rude to her. On the entire way, her vision was blurred bcoz of tears.....

Meanwhile at the hospital,
Dr: maddam! Patient ko ward me shift kar diya h aap mil sakte hain.
HM: Thanku Dr.
They go to meet the victim, n as expected, he was none other than Dr Ritesh.
HM: Dr Ritesh! Aap k saath jo kuch bhi hua uske liye I m so sorry.....
Dr. Ritesh(DR): haa maddam pata nahi kis ne attack kiya mujh par, 2 log the , mask mein the......
And his words pinched HM's mind, what was he saying???
HM: ye aap kya keh rahe hain?
To kya aap ko SI KS ne nahi maara??
DR: SI KS!! Nahi maddam. SI KS aayi thein mere paas, keh rahi thein k mere phone se Amitji ko dhamki bhara call aaya tha. Magar maddam main ne aesa koi call nahi kiya h kisi ko, or unhe bhi main ne yahi kaha. Phir wo enquiry kr k or mujhe warning de k chali gayin k agar isme mera hath hua to mujhe chhodeingi nahi, or ye kaha k jab b bulaya jaye, main thane pahonch jaun...
Earth slipped down beneath HM's feet..... That means KS was innocent...!!! She could not utter a word.!! PS could understand her condition
PS: to phir aap pr attack kiya kisne?
DR: KM k jaane k thodi der baad kisi ne Bell bajaayi, main ne gate khola to koi nahi tha, phir achaanak pata nahi kahaan se wo dono aaye or mujhe maarna shuru kr diya, uske baad mujhe kuchh yaad nahi. Lekin maddam mere gate pr cctv camera h, usme zaroor sab record hua hoga...
HM was numb and shaken. She had been so rude to her beloved junior cum bestie, when she was not at fault, this thought was killing her. She should have given her a chance to speak.
Tears appeared in HM's eyes.
HM:(murmured) ye hum ne kya kar diya KS!!!!!

To be continued....
(Sorry for late update, actually this part was little longer, so it required more time. I hope you enjoyed it.
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