(Too too late na...??!!
I know, n I m so so sorry...!!
Soooo.......
Are you ready for the reunion..????!!!!!! 😉)

KS was sitting silent, staring at the candle continuously...

She picked up the candle.., n gazed at it for some time...

The tears in her eyes were shining in it's light...!!

" Kitni ziddi hain aap Karishma Singh...!!"

HM's words, which she used to say always, echoed in her ears....

KS (in mind): Sahi kehti hain aap , Maddam Sir...!!

She thought, staring at the candle..............

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HM was entering the hospital, holding a small pretty shopping bag in one hand....
There was a strange swiftness n swag in her walk..
She was continuously smiling to herself...!

HM(in mind): Hum bhi na KS...!!
naaraazgi ke chakkar mein aap ko mission ki success ke liye congratulate bhi nahi kar sake...

She made a pout, speaking to herself...

HM: Aaj gale laga kar mubarakbaad denge aap ko...

Her smile widened, just imagining KS's reaction...

She glanced at the little golden bag in her hand, in which was the gift for her Laadli bestie...💕

HM (in mind): Aap to hairaan hi reh jaayengi Karishma Singh...!!

She bit her lips mischievously..., n glanced at her watch...
It was 7:30 PM in evening...
Her smile faded for a while...!!

" Humein yaqeen hai ke aap pichhle ek ghante se ro hi rahi hongi...!"

She thought about Karishma...

" Par hum is ka izaala (compensation) kar denge...!"

She smiled again...

Planning to surprise KS she rushed towards KS's room, n collided with PJ who was coming out in a hurry..., n seemed to be too tense...

HM: Sambhal ke Pushpa ji..!
Kya baat hai, aap itni ghabraayi hui kyun hain...??

She asked, observing her worried expressions...

PJ: Maddam Sir...! Wo Karishma...

HM: Kya hua Karishma Singh ko...??!!

It didn't take even a second for her to get worried as much as PJ...

PJ: Wo... Maddam Sir wo...achaanak hi behosh ho gayi hain... !!!
Pata nahi kaese...!!
Hum doctor ko bula kar laate hain...

HM hurried inside, without even replying...

Inside the room, KS was lying unconscious on the bed...
SS was patting her cheeks, n calling her name continuously...

The gift bag fell down from HM's hands....!!

She almost ran towards KS, calling out her name...
She lifted up the jug from the side table, n sprinkled some water on her face..., but it didn't help..

Her gaze fell on the floor.., where she saw a candle fallen..., a half burned candle...!

Ignoring it for the time being, she started rubbing KS's palm.., when she suddenly noticed something on KS's forearm...
She straightened her hand...

There were many blisters on her forearm...., n some wax too....
As she noticed closely, the blisters were together forming some letters...

"S O R R "

Within a moment HM analysed everything...!!

The blisters..!! The candle..!!!

HM: KARISHHMA...!!
Paagal hain aap...!!!!!

She shouted at the top of her lungs....!!
Tears already made their way through her eyes...!!!
   She almost fell down on the bed beside her...

HM:  Karishma.. aap bhi na...!!!

Her mind stopped working, n heart n eyes started bleeding...

At the same instant, PJ entered along with doctor n nurse....

HM: Doctor!
Ye behosh kaese ho gayin??
Ye theek to hain na..??!!
Plz dekhiye na...

She pleaded in the most panicked tone, while tears were continuously flowing from her eyes....

Doctor: Aap ghabraaiyye mat...
Hum abhi check karte hain...

He replied politely, checking KS's pulse...

Doctor : Sister! Plz call Dr. Ria urgently....

He ordered the nurse, n then addressed PJ...

Doctor: Aap logon ko please thodi der ke liye baahar jana hoga...

He requested, but HM replied before PJ could say anything...

HM: Hum kahin nahi jayenge..
Hum karishma singh ke paas hi rukenge.....

She said stubbornly...

Doctor: Ma'am!
Please co-operate...
Just for few minutes...

(to PJ) Aap please...inhe baahar le jaiyye...

PJ: ji!

PJ moved towards HM, wiping her own tears....

HM: Nahi PJ!!
Hum ne kaha na hum nahi jaayenge...plzz

Her voice was choking...

PJ: Maddam Sir!
Shaant ho jaiyye...
Aaiyye humaare saath...

She tried to convince...

HM: Nahi PJ! Hum nahi jayenge...

She was adamant...

With much efforts, PJ could take her out...

SS was following them, when suddenly she saw the shopping bag fallen on the floor...

With black sketch pen
'From Haseena Malik' was written over it...

She picked it up, n walked out...

Just a few seconds later, on a bench in the corridor, HM was crying vigorously hiding her face in her palms..!
PJ was beside her, taking her in a side hug, n rubbing her arm continuously...

HM: Sab humaari ghalti hai...!
Pushpa ji, sab humaari ghalti hai...
Humaari hi wajah se hua hai sab kuchh...!
  Humein itne dino tak unse naaraaz rehna hi nahi chahiye tha...

    She was overloaded with guilt...

PJ: Maddam Sir shaant ho jaiyye ...!
  Aap ki koi ghalti nahi hai isme..
  Aap plz khud ko ilzaam mat dijiye..

     PJ tried her best to calm her..

HM: Nahi Pushpa ji!
Humari hi ghalti hai..
Aap ne nahi dekha unka haath...
Agar aap dekhtein, to aap bhi humein hi ilzaam detein...!

    Her palms were wet completely, n tears were falling in her lap...

PJ: Humne dekha Maddam Sir!
Humein pata hai...
Par aap ko bhi to pata hai na Karishma ji kitni ziddi hain..!!
  Aap ki koi ghalti nahi hai is mein...

   PJ embraced her completely, n started rubbing her back..
  HM's sobs echoed in the entire corridor...

HM: Pushpa ji!
Aesa  kyun kiya unhone..?

   She said in cracking voice, within tears...

HM: Khud ko chot kyun pahonchaayi..??
  Wo... Wo jaanti hain na... Unhe agar... ek kharoch bhi aa jaye to humse saha nahi jaata...!!
  Phir... Phir aesa kyun kiya unhone..??

    She was crying hysterically in PJ's arms..
  SS who was sitting on her other side was patting her arms slowly...

    Suddenly, VS came running in the corridor, n stopped near them.

VS: Ammaan! Kya hua Kashi ko...??
  Nurse ne bataya ke.....

   He couldn't even complete, when HM cut him..

   HM: Sab humaari ghalti hai Veyom bhai...!
  Hum hi ne kiya hai sab kuchh...

   She said in choking voice, coming out of PJ's embrace...

VS: Aap ne....?
  Matlab....??

   He wasn't getting anything.
PJ gestured him to stop n took him to some distance.
   SS took HM in a side hug, who was still crying...

   PJ narrated everything to VS. He didn't know how to react...!!!

   He knew that she was disturbed, but..........

VS: Ammaan! Main ne samjhaya tha usey.... Phir kyun us ne...???

    He bit his lips to suppress tears...
 
PJ: Sab theek ho jaayega lalla..!
  Chinta mat karo...

  VS looked at HM n walked towards her without saying anything...
PJ was afraid of his reaction.

PJ: Lalla!
Lalla humaari baat suno.
Maddam Sir pehle hi...

   She followed him trying to stop him, but he didn't. He reached HM...

VS: Haseena ji !

   He called out, n PJ's heart skipped a beat. He loved Karishma more than himself.., n she knew that...

   HM raised her head.

VS: Is me aap ki ghalti nahi hai...
  Mujhe woh candle wahaan chhodni nahi chaahiye thi...
  Mujhe pata hai ke wo kitni ziddi hai...
   Aap...plz relax..!

   He said softly. HM lowered her gaze, while the stream of tears started flowing again. She wasn't in a state to answer....

    PJ smiled proudly at her son, who didn't lose his calm...

  He had depicted commendable composure, but she knew very well that he was not so calm inside...

 
   After 10 minutes, which passed like 10 decades, specially for HM, the door of KS's room opened...

    HM got up n almost ran inside, while everybody else followed quickly...

   Few minutes later, in KS's room, HM was sitting beside KS who was lying on the bed, still unconscious.
   HM was holding her hand tightly, n applying cold cream on her hand...
   VS, PJ n SS as well as the doctor were present in the room...

 
Doctor: Dekhiye, chinta ki koi baat nahi hai...
  Kisi stress ki wajah se behosh ho gayi hain.
  Hum ne injection de diya hai, thodi der mein hosh aa jayega.
  Aur, ye medicines le lijiye...

    He forwarded a prescription to VS, who took it n left...
   The doctor turned towards HM..

Doctor: Aap hain SHO Haseena Malik...
  Yani aap hi Maddam Sir hain?

HM: ji!

   She replied slowly.

Doctor: Aap in ki senior hain??

  He asked, observing closely her tear- stricken face...

HM: ji haan!

Doctor: Ye behoshi ki haalat mein aap ko pukaar rahi thein...
  If possible, jab tak inhe hosh na aaye, aap plz yahin rahiye...

HM: ji..! Ji...! Sure doctor...!
Thankyou very much!

    She said quickly...

HM (in mind): Ab to ek second ke liye bhi nahi hatenge in ke paas se...!
  Paagal kahin ki.....
       
       She thought, gazing at her hand, n continued to apply the cream...

   Her eyes were still welling up , n she was wiping them continuously...

   The doctor left, giving some more instructions...

   A few minutes passed silently, n then KS moved a little...

   All the gazes already glued to her face, got alert...

  She opened her eyes slowly ,  n in next few seconds, she was in her senses completely...

    HM tightened her grip on her hand, n smiled at her calmly...

HM: Kadak Karishma Singh !!
chidiya jitna dil hai aap ka...
    Zara si naaraazgi nahi seh paaein..??!!!

   She said in a soft tone...

KS: Naaraazgi bhi to aap ki thi..!!

  KS smiled weakly...
  She sat up with HM's support...

Her gaze fell upon her hand in HM's grip..., n she instantly recalled what she had done..!

   She looked around quickly, n spotted the candle on the floor...
   She raised her eyes towards HM.., slowly n sheepishly, only to see a pair of tearful eyes glaring at her sharply...!

  As soon as their eyes met, HM turned her face away, but still couldn't stop the tears from rushing out...!

   KS's heart skipped a beat.
She held HM's hand with another hand...

KS: Maddam Sir..!!

   She called slowly. Her heart was thudding in her chest...

   She could clearly estimate how much her act done in the heat of moment had hurt Haseena...!

    HM pulled her hand out of her grip...
   She held it again..

   HM turned towards her...

HM: Aap ko kya laga hum khush honge...??!!!
   Hum aese maan jaayenge..??!!

  KS shook her head, while her eyes were bowed down...

   HM held her by shoulders...

HM: Idhar dekhiye humaari taraf...
   Humaari aankhon mein dekh kar kahiye ke aap nahi jaanti thein ke ye dekh kar hum kitna hurt honge...!

   KS raised her eyes, but couldn't look into HM's eyes for more than a while, n her lashes got lowered again...

    HM left her shoulders...

HM: Kitni ziddi hain aap Karishma Singh...!!

   Her voice was painful...
KS's eyes started shedding tears.

HM: aur apni zid mein aa kar jo  ji mein aaye, kar daalti hain...

   She exploded, n deep inside KS's heart felt a tinge of solace...
At least she was successful in defeating her unbearable silence...!

HM:  Aap se baat hi nahi karni humein...!

    She turned away, but her gaze fell upon the incomplete 'SORRY' formed of blisters...
   She again looked at KS, with helpless complaining eyes ....

HM: Naaraaz hone ka option bhi nahi chhoda aap ne to.........

       KS's heart smiled at her statement..

KS: Sorry!!

   She said in a low voice, n then raised her head...

   HM was still looking at her with thousands of complaints in her eyes...
 
  KS held her ears...

KS: Maaf kar dijiye!!

    Voice was still low.

  Anger, Pain, Complaints..., it was difficult to win over them. , but not for a longing heart filled with pure n precious love, which had been through the pain of separation, n the fear of losing....!

 
    HM's arms opened, n encaged KS in a warm n soothing embrace..., still not missing to take care of her stitches....!!!!

    Hijr ke lamhey, unka taghaaful, baatein hain sab kehne ki...
   Kuchh bhi na mujh ko yaad rahega, jab wo gale lag jaayega...!!

   KS's eyes froze for a few seconds, before ensuring that it wasn't a dream..., n then flooded out breaking all the dams...!!

     PJ n SS smiled with wet eyes....

  I m waiting eagerly for ur precious reviews..
  Reunion will be continued in the next part...
  I m sorry again, n thanks a lot for reading...
   Stay tuned 😊