( Well, I think I have broken all the records of being late..
I m very sorry...
Friends, 'Subh-e-umeed' means 'The morning of Hope' )

Plz ignore typing n grammatical errors....

Zabt laazim hai, magar dukh hai qayaamat ka Faraaz ....

Zaalim ab ke bhi na royega to mar jaayega..!!!

And when she cried..., she cried an ocean...!!!

She cried so much that it became difficult to handle her...!
She made everyone else cry again...!

With much difficulty, PJ fed her a few morsels, n gave her medicines, and then strictly commanded her to rest for some time...

Everybody left the room except PJ n Dulaari.

PJ was sitting near HM, keeping her head in her lap, n caressing her hairs...

They both were quiet, drowned in their own thoughts, when suddenly, ringing sound of a cell phone broke their chain of thoughts...

PJ's mobile phone was ringing.
She picked it up, n the next moment, it fell down from her hand on the bed!!

HM noticed closely, the sudden tension appearing on her face...!

HM: Kya hua PJ ? Kiska phone hai..?

PJ couldn't reply, but HM could see the fresh tears forming in her eyes...

She picked up the phone n looked at it...

" Lalla calling "

Veyom Singh's smiling pic was sparkling on the screen...!

HM's hands shivered....

She glanced at PJ.

PJ: Zaroor usne bhi news dekh li hogi...

Kya kahein hum usse...??!!

PJ started crying again...
HM couldn't even find words to console her...
She held her hands, n clutched them slightly, trying to soothe her.

The ringing stopped, n the next moment, it started again!!

The phone rang 4 to 5 times continuously, until PJ switched it to silent mode...

PJ: Jaan chhidakta hai wo Karishma par...!
Kya pata ye sab jaan kar uspar kya guzri hogi.., hum mein nahi hai himmat usse baat karne ki...!

She said in cracking voice...
HM just looked at her helplessly...

HM (in mind): Aankhein kholiye Karishma Singh!!
Dekhiye na, kitni saari Mohabbatein pukaar rahi hain aap ko...
Uth jaiyye plz!
Aap ki zindagi se kayi zindagiyaan judi hain Karishma Singh!

Suddenly, she recalled KS's words, said long ago, just to tease her...

" Ms! Itna kaahein dar rahi hain aap. Police officers hain hum... Dushman ki ek goli kabhi bhi aap ki is dost ki maut ka sandesa laa sakti hai...!!!"

She instantly shut her eyes tightly..!!
Her heart shivered..!!

And when she opened her eyes, they were again filled with tears which escaped n absorbed in PJ's lap...

HM (in mind): Hum to soch kar hi dar gaye the KS!
Aur ye to.......

Her tears started falling continuously in PJ's lap, who was lost in her own thoughts...

A sorrowful silence was surrounding them, which was broken by PJ after some time...

PJ: hum abhi aaye Ms...

She left the room.
HM got up from the bed. She was feeling restless...

Taking small steps, she reached near the window.

First rays of the rising sun were erasing away the darkness...

The drizzle had stopped.
A misty morning was now embracing the trees and mountains..

The painful night, full of twists n turns, fears n tears was over finally..., but they were still dealing with the most unbearable pain...!!
Their wait was still not over...!

HM (in mind): Ugta Suraj to nayi umeedon ka prateek hota hai...
Kaashh! Ye ghamon ka andhera bhi jald mit jaaye...
Khushiyon ka Suraj ugey, kabhi na dhalne ke liye....

She was thinking to herself, gazing at the morning dew on the leaves, sparkling in soft sunshine..., when she recalled her father's words...

" Haseena!
Haalaat chaahe kaese bhi hon, umeed ka daaman kabhi haath se na chhodna bachhe...!
Maayoos (hopeless) ho jaana gunaah hai...
Dua mein asar tab aata hai, jab yaqeen se maangi jaaye...! "

His voice echoed in her ears, n a tear rolled down her cheeks...

Her heart got filled with hope...!

After few minutes, when PJ entered the room, HM n Dulaari both were missing..!

She was wondering where could they go, when Dulaari came out of the washroom...
Seeing PJ, she quickly lowered her eyes, which were clearly showing that she has cried....

PJ didn't notify it, at the moment. She was looking for HM...

PJ: Dulaari! Maddam Sir kahaan hain..?

Dulaari: ji... Abhi to yahin thein...

PJ got worried. She was about to call everybody, when they heard some low, fainting sounds of sobs...!!
PJ took a few steps towards it, n then what she saw, touched her heart, n filled her eyes with tears again...!

On the other side of the bed, on the floor, HM was sitting on the carpet...
Black dupatta was properly tied around her head.
Her eyes were closed, n hands were raised in Dua (prayer)..!
Tears were continuously falling on her palms, drop by drop...!!

PJ quietly went back to the bed, praying to the Almighty for KS's recovery.

Her attention turned towards Dulaari's red, puffy eyes...!
She was sitting on the bed, silent n still...
Pain and tiredness was written all over her face.
PJ sat down beside her..

PJ: Dulaari, tum theek ho na beta?

Dulaari jerked, as if coming out of some deep thought..

Dulaari: j..ji....!

PJ: Bhaiyya se milna chaahti ho?

Dulaari: Santu didi ne milwa diya hai humein. Par bhaiyya abhi hosh mein nahi hain...

She replied in a low voice.

PJ: Hosh mein aate hi sab se pehle tumhara hi naam liya tha usne...

PJ said, lovingly taking her in a side hug, when she felt that her arm was wet.
She looked at it confusingly, n now she noticed the torn sleeve of her left arm...

She was unaware of what Dulaari had been through, after getting abducted. KS's condition had not allowed her to pay attention to anything else...
She noticed some semi-erased black marks on her arm, but the words were not clear now. The skin there was red n wet, with a few rashes. It seemed that it has been rubbed, scratched n washed severely...

PJ: ye....ye sab kya hai??

Dulaari looked at her, n her eyes welled up with tears. She instantly started sobbing.

PJ: Arey....

PJ tightened her grip around her, n she was as if looking for a shoulder... She broke down in her embrace...!

Slowly, she narrated everything to PJ.
PJ's heart was broken into zillion pieces..!

Probably, the night had been most traumatizing for the little naive teenager...!

Getting kidnapped, seeing her brother shot by the bullet, getting assaulted, n then knowing about the truth of her father..., she had been recieving shocks over shocks...!

She was just a pretty bud, n some cruel hands had tried to crush her even before blooming..!

Her innocence had been trampled..!
Her modesty had been attacked...!

The turmoil was enough to break her, but she had still managed to keep herself in senses...

PJ looked proudly at the epitome of courage n patience, sobbing in her arms...
She kissed her forehead...

PJ: Humaare desh ka Gaurav hain tum jaesi betiyaan..
Bahaadur! or swaabhimaani!

Saying that, she also glanced at HM, n KS's face, too, flashed in her mind...!

In few minutes, Dulaari dozed off to sleep in her arms.

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Almost an hour had passed, n in that one hour, Veyom Singh had tried calling everybody, but nobody could gather courage to speak to him...

There was wait n only wait all over in the corridor...

Anubhav Singh was walking restlessly, when PJ came out of HM's room n rushed towards him..

PJ: Sir! Itni der se lalla ka phone hum baar baar kaat rahe hain..
Hum...humaari himmat hi nahi ho rahi hai, ke phone uthaayen...
Pr aese to wo aur pareshaan ho jaayega. Plz..., Aap... ek baar usse....

Even before she could complete, he stepped behind...

As: Nahi....nahi PJ! Maaf kijiye...
Kripaya, ye humein karne ke liye mat kahiye...
Ye nahi hoga hum se...

PJ was about to say something, when suddenly some sounds of running steps grabbed their attention...

All of them gazed at the entrance at once, n froze at their places to see the person entering...!
They were not expecting it...

PJ: Lalla...!

He was none other than Veyom Singh...

He came inside running, n hugged PJ ...

PJ: Lalla...! Tum... yahaan..??!

VS: Amman! Kahaan hai wo..?
Kaesi hai..?? Kaese hua ye sab..??

He showered her with his questions, still trying to smoothen his breath...

PJ couldn't speak. She couldn't form words..!

VS: Amman, boliye na...

He shook her a little impatiently..., n PJ couldn't hold herself anymore..!
The stress n fear in his eyes made her cry, n she burst out in his arms, forgetting that it's gonna tense him even more...

VS's eyes turned red due to suppression. Restlessness n tension was clearly visible on his face...

As got worried, seeing his condition.
He was very well aware of his intense love for Karishma Singh...!

As: PJ! Shaant ho jaaiyye...
Wo... Veyom! Wo theek ho jaayegi...

VS's eyes shone. He stepped towards As swiftly, n held him by shoulders...

VS: Wo...theek ho jaayegi na..!
Wachan dijiye mujhe Anubhav bhaiyya...!
Wo theek ho jaayegi, hai na..

As instantly avoided eye contact with him...

VS's eyes faded. He left him...

VS: Aap ka chehra kuchh or keh raha hai, bhaiyya...

As hugged him tightly...

As: Hausla rakhiye Veyom...

He said tapping his shoulder.
Tears made their way through VS's eyes breaking all the dams...

VS: Aap kahiye na usey ke uth jaaye...
Aap ki koi baat nahi taalti wo...

His tears started wetting As's shoulder continuously....
As silently rubbed his shoulder n arms, letting him cry.

Few minutes later, he made him sit n offered him some water...
PJ's heart was bleeding seeing his condition...

VS: Main to aap logon ke waapas aane ki raah dekh raha tha Amman...!

His voice was drowned in pain...
PJ didn't have any reply. VS also didn't say anything further.

Resting his head on the wall behind, he closed his eyes...
KS's dazzling smile flashed before him...

VS (in mind) : Main ne kaha tha tum se ke 'Jeet ke waapas aana'
Kya karne waali ho, or kaese.., tumhaare farz ne tumhe kuchh bataane nahi diya..., Main ne bhi kuchh nahi puchha....

Tum bas ek intezaar mere hawaale kar ke chali gayin..., or intezaar bhi wo jis ki had ka koi pata nahi..!
Jaise bachpan ki kahaaniyon mein Pari ek diya thama kar chali jaati thi... Diye ka bujhna, pari ki maut ki nishaani hota tha...
Main bhi ek diya liye hue apni pari ke lautne ki raah takta raha...

Magar ab achaanak wo diya phadphadaane laga hai Kashi!!!

Mera intezaar is mod pe aa kar ruka hai, ke kahin wo diya bujh na jaaye...! "

His heart shivered at his own thought...

Ye theek hai nahi marta koi judaayi mein...
Khuda kisi ko kisi se magar juda na kare...!

VS (in mind): Uth jaao na Kashi meri jaan!
Nahi reh sakta tumhaare bina.., jaanti to ho tum...
Phir kyun sataati ho mujhe..?!!

Gluing his eyes to the red light of operation theatre, he too became a part of that endless wait....

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The misty morning had now turned into a hot, sunny day...

But there wasn't any significant change in the scene of the hospital's corridor..!!

The stressed minds n tired bodies were making efforts to keep their senses gathered...

Every passing minute was blowing away the candles of hope, one by one...

Suddenly, the red light of the operation theatre switched off...!
As n VS almost jumped from their places...

Everyone stood up, alert n attentive...!

The operation theatre's door opened....

I hope this part meets ur expectations, but I m not sure this time...
Let me know in comments.., I m eagerly waiting for them.
I m sorry again...!
Thanks 😊