MUMBAI,INDIA

A girl wearing simple salwar suit gets down from the train.Because of nervousness she holds her bag tightly.

Suddenly that girl collided with a lady.she became a little bit irritated.

Girl:sarry, ( sorry) aunty ji forgive me.I..I didn't do it in..intentionally. wait, let me help you in collecting these things

The lady smiles at her polite gesture.

Girl:see,I have collected your belongings and again sarry..!! ( sorry)

Lady:thank you,beta and it's okay accha are you new in Mumbai?

Girl:no,I have..(thinking something)haan I am here for the 1st time.lekin how do you..know??

Lady:just guess it seeing your behavior.

Girl:matlab?

Lady:in mumbai people are always busy with their own life.if there was another person in your place na, she/he didn't bother to look back.but you are helping me..!!

Girl:who knows mumbai people better than me??

Lady:hein?

Girl:no..nothing aunty ji

Lady:areyy,I forgot to ask..what's your name beta?

Girl:I am gauri

Lady:oh.so,gauri..welcome in Mumbai!!one important thing is..this Mumbai is also a city of dream for sure..!!

Gauri(in mind):for me Mumbai is only a city of sufferings and destruction

(to lady):ji,you..you right

Lady:vaise what's your reason of coming mumbai..searching for job or anything else??

Gauri's facial expression changes hearing the question.

Lady:it's okay if you don't want to tell me

G:no..no aunty ji..vo I..

The lady caresses gauri's cheek.

Lady:let it go,beta.now I have to go.it felt nice to meet you.always try to be like this..don't let other people to influence you.

G:what do you want to say?

Lady:actually I have seen many persons who come here just to achieve their dreams.but like mumbai's weather they also keep changing.they lose their innocence..!!

Gauri:ji,I will take care of it.

(In mind):don't worry,aunty ji.I will never be like them.

Gauri's phone rings and she picks up

Person:gauri,where are you?

Gauri:in..in Mumbai

Person:what? are you mad? what are  you doing there?? you know na that..that place is not safe for you..!!

Gauri:sivay ( shivay) bhaiya you very well know ki why I..

Shivay:why are you putting your life in risk? just..just forget the past.

Gauri:bhaiya,how..how can you say that?

S:yes,I can say that because I know that devil can do any..anything!!

G:jo v ho but I will not leave that person so easily..!he has ruined my whole life..then how can I keep him alive??

S:think,what will happen if he recognizes you??

G:bhaiya I doubt whether he has remembered this face for 7 months..after all there must be lots of girls in his life.

S:listen to me very carefully,you don't need to stay there..just do as I say..!!come back home..!!

G:lekin bhaiya..

S:no more words!!

G(sighed):ok

(in mind):sarry ( sorry) bhaiya,I will come only when I will be able to finish that devil.get ready Mr.Omkara Singh Oberoi...your death is coming..!!

OBEROI MANSION,MUMBAI

Person:I don't want to hear anything..just follow my order..!!

Police:Mr.Oberoi we are trying hard but failed to..

Omkara:oh just shut up!I am tired to hear your same dialogues from the last 7 months..please say something new..!!

Police:sir,I know it but..

Om:is it so much difficult for whole police force to find a person? nhi na?? then where is the result??

Police:trust me,we r really serious to..

Om:I request you officer please do something otherwise I have to find another way..!!

Omkara goes upstairs.

Gauri goes to a shop to buy a water bottle.she notices that a girl is staring at her like she is seeing some ghost in gauri.she seems to be emotional also

Girl:jha..Jhanvi??

Gauri gets shocked hearing this name.her eyes becomes wider.

G:bhavya??

Bhavya runs and hugs gauri tightly.

Bhavya:you..you are alive!I..I thought you...you are dead!!

Gauri looks here and there to see if anyone is hearing their conversation.She holds bhavya's hand and brings her in a corner.

B:Jhanvi,where were you? tujhe pata hai how much I was worried for you..everybody was saying that you are not alive..!!

Gauri:sshh..calm down bhavya.I am not ur friend, jhanvi..!!

Bhavya:what?see,I know u like to joke but this is too much,ok??

Gauri:hum sach kehrhe hai..sankar ji ki kasam..!!

[I am saying the truth..swear on sankar ji]

Bhavya:ak minute,what's wrong with ur pronunciation? from when u have started to say "s"in place of "sh"??

Gauri:that's why I am not Jhanvi,pagal chiraiya!!

Bhavya:chi..chiraiya? It means u r not jhanvi.you..you r gauri didi..!!

Gauri:haan

B:but didi what r doing here and where is jhanvi?

G:bhavya this is not the right place to discuss all these things.We should talk somewhere else..!!

B:ok,then let's go to my house.

Gauri nods her head.

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