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Next morning, Haseena arrived early with a resolve that if not herself but she will surely return other relations to her Karishma. She worked hard, alone for three long hours despite of every one's request to help her, unaware of Anubhav's return and his plan.

Later, when Karishma entered the station she found all it's corner's beautifully decorated with ballons and white screen in the center, in addition, large human size cut outs were placed around the hall displaying Karishma's bond with Pushpa ji, cheetah and Santosh. In one Pushpa ji was feeding something to Karishma while in other she was eating golgappa and Karishma was standing grumpy faced beside her. In another picture, Karishma was hugging and consoling Santu and in yet another, cheetah was standing holding her cheeks with puppy face along with Karishma who was galring him after granting him a slap.

As she was rememisicing all this lively moments and beautiful bond she once shared, unknowingly a beautiful smile lingered on her lips after so long. It was indeed very happy and emotional moment for all those who were looking her hiding in corners.

Just then Karishma saw a video started playing on the white screen containing all small big happy moments when the three of the them were beside her, supporting her and loving her  so innocently yet completely. She was re-living all her moments with her mother, brother and sister, feeling extremely overwhelmed; a smile lingered on her lips and her face drenched  in tears, as she was standing in the center of the hall completely drowned.

"For the world you are my senior but for me you are my elder sister and best friend, I could always share my problems and worries with you because I had full confidence that you would not judge me and help me in the best possible way. I don't know what have I done to lose you.... I miss you Karishma madam" Santu said coming out from her hideout, in her innocent cracking voice and tear filled eyes.

"Have you ever thought despite of getting good tight slaps from you why I always chose to praise Santu ji again and again with just one line "uff ye masumiyat!!"........it is because a brother couldn't digest the food unless he tease his sister.... Does my teasing offended you so much that you went so far from me!! I miss my sister so much!!" Cheetah too complaint coming in front of her.

Karishma was feeling blessed to have such a pure love and relations by her side and was thinking why she was ignorant towards them when it wasn't their fault at all. Before she could react to them she heard Pushpa ji following the suit.
"From fighting like partners to loving like mother daughter, I used to enjoy all flavours of my life with you only. You were my soul.....now I don't have much strength left in my weak bones to live without you....." Pushpa ji couldn't say anything else and burst into tears.

Karishma at once rushed towards her and hugged her, smiling and crying at the same time. She looked at her brother sister lovingly who were yearning for reuniting with her. She opened her other arm and the four shared a group hug.

Haseena was still hiding there, seeing their tears, cries smiles and then laughters, with her own wet eyes and smiling face. Regardless of her sheer desire to try once again to be the part of that family she stopped herself not wanting to ruin their moment.

"Karishma I was here just because of my promise but now I can't take it anymore, all your pains is just because of my presence..... I will go from here,  I am sorry Anubhav but I have to break my promise...." She said to herself, wiped her tears and turned around to leave the place before anyone could notice her. However, she doesn't know that someone else was also there with a firm belief of ending all of this once and for all.
Anubhav who knew her love too well, has guessed it correctly that it's all Haseena's plan and when he saw her moving away silently he decided to act on his plan, "I am sorry Haseena ji for what I am going to do with you but now it's the only way to bring my sister out of her dilemma."

With red angry eyes and ferocious footsteps he entered the station and roared angrily, "Haseena Malik!!! Where are you?? Come out right now??? You and me need to settle certain affairs!!"

"Anubhav!!" Haseena stopped in her tracks hearing his voice and at once turned around, feeling very happy but when she saw him in so much anger and that too on herself, she started shivering.

Physical and emotional pain, she has been going through since last six months, has made her weak and Anubhav knows it too well.
"Anu bhayya!! what happened? Why you are so angry?? She is not here..." Karishma added unable to understand what he is upto.

"No Karishma!! She is here only.... In fact all of this is her plan.... She likes to play with your emotions..... It must be her new trick so that you forgive her and she got another chance to hurt you.... But now I am here.... And no one could hurt my sister in my presence. I will tell her how it feels like to be broken and hurt.... Haseena Malik!! Come out right now!!" Anubhav was roaring and bad mouthing her while keenly observing Karishma's expressions.

Karishma on one part was getting extremely angry on Haseena for intruding once again but on the other hand she was not liking Anubhav's rude and angry behaviour towards her, hence the scenario has started increasing her restlessness.

Haseena on the other hand, was unable to understand why he is angry now when he himself had forgiven her long ago. With slow shaking steps and shivering body, she came out.
Broken and devastated condition of her love had ached his heart and shook his resolve too but he can't back out now. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and gathered all his energy then opened his eyes and shouted once again causing Haseena to jump up scaredly, " Have you not done enough damage to my sister.... ? You know how much broken and devastated she is because of you!!! You have doubted her lied to her mistrusted her and it is an unforgivable crime.... In front of your one mistake all your good deeds, all the time you supported her helped her and took care of her protected her..... Every thing got nullified." Haseena had started sobbing, clenching on to the table behind to keep herself from falling.

Anubhav's words had successfully triggered memories of all those countless times when Haseena had not only protected her but forgave her multiple mistakes. She was still processing between right and wrong when Anubhav's next move shook Karishma's heart.

"What do you think.... These tears of remorse which are streaming down from your eyes from months could wash away the pain of my sister......" He paused took the glass of water from near by table, "No, Haseena Malik.... Now it doesn't matter how much you cry....!!" With that he intentionally threw water on her face to reveal something to her sister.
Haseena gasped at his sudden step and before she could understand anything her make up washes away revealing red and blue finger prints on her face.

As the reality dawned upon them, Pushpa ji reflexively tried to move towards her however, Anubhav did not let anyone..... Karishma's heart was plapitating in her chest at her condition but was not ready to believe the doubt so Anubhav once again shouted, "the pain you have given to my  sister is far more than all those countless slaps you hit yourself daily!! Don't you dare think that it will have any effect on her or me!!"
Hearing his brothers words tears started streaming down from her eyes, her heart started throbbing in her chest however something was still holding her back.

Anubhav once looked at Karishma; though crying but still in dilemma, and then towards Haseena; who was steeping more in guilt taking Anubhav's fake anger a reality. He so wished to stop himself and just took his love in a comforting hug but he knew it was a situation of now or neve; if he have to reunite them he need to give this last push.

"An....Anu.....bhav....I.....so....sorry....." Haseena forced her voice out of throat in between her sobbings and tremors, however he did not let her complete. In sheer anger, he leapt towards her and clenched her already cramped upper arms very harshly, "Aahhh!!!" She let out an extremely painful moan, "sorry is too hollow to heal the wounds, Haseena Malik!!" "Aahhh!!! Ple....please ..... Leave me....please..... It's hurting!!" Haseena wriggled in his hold.

It was enough for Karishma, she was unable to see Haseena in pain and was glaring at Anubhav who was clearly manhandling her.

"Really!! It should hurt.....you yourself had assualted your body by extensive humping and by sleeping on hard floor, no one has done anything in it...... And please stop trying to cash it" Though he was shouting at Haseena but his eyes were on Karishma who was ready to burst any moment. "you don't deserve any forgiveness!!" He shouted one last time and pushed Haseena.

"Anu bhayya!!!" Karishma's screamed angrily with reddened eyes, leapt ahead and at once held Haseena in her arms before she could hit the floor. "Haseena!! Haseena!! You .. are you alright?? Sit here.... It's okay!! Relax!!" Sitting on chair Haseena wasn't able to process what is happening; she was too shocked to react.

"Water!! Santu bring a glass of water!! Hurry up!!" Karishma screamed panicking at her condition while tears were streaming down from her eyes. Anubhav, so badly wanted to hug her lady love but held himself letting them heal each other. Haseena was drinking water from her hands, her eyes were stuck on Karishma's tears and worries just for her and she was trying to make herself believe it. Through the glass of water she glanced at Anubhav asking him was it really happening, who smiled and gave her an assuring nod.

Karishma had placed the glass beside her and started wiping her tears by saying, "don't worry at all Haseena!! Every thing is fine.... It was just a small mistake.... You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.... In fact I am sorry I.... I took my anger too far.... I am sorry for letting both of us in pain!!" She added holding her ears as she was still squatting in front of her. Haseena held her own ears, "no.... Please you had done nothing wrong... I know how much painful it could be especially when it comes from your closest person..... And about taking your anger too far.... then it's okay.... Just as fiver fingers can never be equal similarly all take different time to forgive and forget....I am sorry because you reached to this stage because of me.... I am sorry!!" She finished tear eyed.

All were overwhelmed seeing the blissful scene, they were yearning to see for months; both the friends standing up from their pain to see the other one's pain and apologizing each other, healing each other.

Both removed each other's hands from their ears, wiped each other's tears and took each other in a bone crushing hug. In no time the room started echoing with their loud sobbings, pouring out their pain to each other. Few moments later, coming out of hug Karishma stood up, wiped her own tears, forwarded her hand towards Haseena who gave hers without the second thought. Hand in hands, twirling in cricular motions, they were dancing, smiling and laughing out loud. Their laughters were echoing in whole MPT reblossoming it just like first flower of spring after deadly cold.

Santu and Cheetah was smiling through tears, adoring them give their hand in each other's. Anubhav had side hugged Pushpa ji enjoying soul seething laughters of their special ones.

"Haseena ji!!" Anubhav interrupted their dancing by calling her softly. They stopped and looked at him but before he could say anything, Karishma' s expressions changed from smiling to angry, "Anu bhayya!! How dare you manhandle her?? Instead of making me understand right and wrong you started doing the same ..... " She roared angrily.

Anubhav smiled a little and added, "I have done that because that was the only way to make you see Haseena ji's pain, to make you forget her deeds. It was all fake but Haseena ji did not knew that it was and the pain she felt at that moment was real.....so,..." He paused, went on his knees, held her ears and added," I am sorry Haseena ji, if you wish you can give me any punishment."

Haseena was smiling widely through her tears, she made him stand up through his shoulders while shaking her head and added, "how can I be upset on you.... You have returned me my most prized possession..... Thank you Anubhav!! Thanks alot." Anubhav bowed slightly in response at which all chuckled slightly.

Just then something crossed his mind, "Haseena ji, behna!! come and sit, I need to talk to you." He said making them sit on two chairs side by side through their hand. "What is bhayya?" She asked intrigued.

Anubhav took a deep breath and added sitting in front of the ladies, "Behna, in relationships be it of a friend or life partner, everything can't be goody always, we can be hurt and angry and also are free to express it in front of our partner but at the same time we must be conscious towards other person's feelings and emotions; if he is actually remorseful or not, if he or she is striving to rectify the mistake.....we need to have faith in our love at that moment because it is the greatest healing power. Secondly, we should be careful of not expressing the anger of that person on other people around us..... We can't punish them for someone else's mistake....." He paused looked at Haseena and then resumed, " And Haseena ji, we all are humans and liable to make mistakes.... And it is really important to understand that we must learn from our mistakes instead of letting them rule our lives. Another important thing is that when you are repenting then communicate your remorse to your partner in it's true sense, it doesn't mean that you are taking sympathies. Your partner is not a magician to know your heart's state herself. Secondly, do not announce yourself the punishment because that would do nothing except affecting your health..... Let your partner decide the fate, believe in your love and wait patiently." He again paused and then added addressing both of them, "Feelings and emotions which we experience as humans are the things that make us feel lively but they all must be in a limit. When your love for your country exceeds it's limit it has ruined every thing, when behna you anger over exceeds then it had hurted many people around you, affected your own health and made you blind of that one person's deteriorating condition whom you love the most, and when Haseena ji's guilt surpassed it's limit it had made her do insane things....it is important to limitize our feelings and emotions to the point where they neither harm you nor the world around you.....Now promise me that such episode will not be repeated again?" He asked forwarding his hand. Haseena and Karishma who were listening to him obediently with bowed heads, raised them, give their hands in his and added together, "we promise nothing such will happen again." He nodded and pulled them both in his arms protectively, "you both are my lifelines!!" He added while pecking their heads lovingly while both the ladies were smiling looking at each other feeling blissful.

A few moments later, Karishma moved towards the other three members of their family who were on cloud nine. "Cheetah, Santu.... Thank you so much for not leaving Haseena alone in those times when I wasn't there.... I can't imagine if you both wouldn't have been there then what could have been the repurcussions..." "Madam please.... We don't need any thank you you both are our role models and we can do anything for both of them." Cheetah added and Santu agreed to him.

Afterwards Karishma looked at Haseena who nodded and together they faced Pushpa ji and added, "Amma we are sorry for hurting you so much because of all this...." Pushpa ji raised her eyebrows, extend her both hands, twist their ears and added while dragging them towards gym room, "sorry!!... Han!!... Who has given you the right to hurt yourself like this??.... Cheetah call the doctor, they both will go through a complete check up and Santu order their favourite dishes.....let me give them both an earful until then...." "Ouch Amma!! Sorry!! Sorry!! Please!!" And with that both S.H.O and S.I of MPT were dragged by their mother through their ears leaving all others smiling, "A mother's love is as unique and special as she herself first she will scold to her heart's fill and then will pamper even double than that!!!" Anubhav uttered.

THE END!

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