Ayesha: Trip kaisi chal rahi hain?

Jaimi: I want to go back Aashu!

Ayesha: Jai, kya hua?

Jaimi: I can't do it anymore!

Ayesha: Kuch hua? Kisi ne kuch kaha?

Jaimi: Kushal ne mujhe aaj contact kiya tha.

Ayesha: So?

Jaimi: Ahmedabad mein uspe attack hua hain in an attempt to reach me.

Ayesha: What? Woh thik hain?

Jaimi: In the hospital with a fractured arm.

Ayesha: OMG! Vik ya K se baat kar.

Jaimi: Unko iss mein involve nahi karna chahti. Sab log meri wajah se musibat mein aa jaaenge. I have to leave before they can reach me!

Ayesha: Tum ab Ahmedabad na jao tohi behtar hoga.

Jaimi hums in response. Ayesha can tell from Jaimi's voice that she is panicking.

Ayesha: Jay, tune apni dawai li?

Jaimi: Nahi! Kolkata mein thi tab se nahi li.

Ayesha: Tab se ab tak kaisa lag raha hain?

Jaimi: Thik hoon.

Ayesha: Medicine na leni ki wajah?

Jaimi: Woh... pata nahi! Actually, Darshan aur meri ladaai kabhi khatam hi nahi hoti aur uss chakkar mein mera mind divert ho jata hain.

Ayesha: That's good! Therapist ke paas wapas try kare rather than the medicine.

Jaimi: I don't want to!

Ayesha: Why?

Jaimi: They won't understand!

Ayesha: You want to talk to AM?

Jaimi: No.

Ayesha: Mujhse baat kar phir.

Jaimi: Tomorrow Aashu! I'm tired from the day.

Ayesha: Fine. Good night!

Jaimi: Night.

Jaimi hangs up. She attempts to sleep, but her mind starts playing old memories. She grabs a bottle from her purse and pops a pill into her mouth from it. She falls asleep in the next minutes. 

The next morning, Jyugal, Naushad, Mehjabeen, and Ayesha land in Chandigarh. They make their way to the hotel to be greeted by Darshan at the reception. Jyugal moves into Darshan's room. Naushad and Mehjabeen get a room for themselves.

Ayesha: Darshan sir, Jaimi ka room kaha hain?

Darshan: Mere room ke paas hi hain. Mein tumhe waha tak chod deta hoon.

Ayesha nods and follows him. The others go to their room to freshen up. Ayesha knocks on Jaimi's door, but she doesn't open or answers back. Ayesha starts panicking and calls Jaimi but gets no response.

Darshan: Calm down woh so rahi hogi ya phir shower mein hogi.

Ayesha: Woh subah jaldi uth jaati hain, so no chance of either possibility.

Jyugal comes out of the room to ask Darshan about something but sees both of them panicking. Darshan tells him about the situation.

Jyugal: Itna panic kyu kar rahe ho? Reception se extra key maang lo.

Darshan runs towards the elevator and then, runs from the elevator to reception and back. He inserts the key and rushes into the room followed by Ayesha, Jyugal, Naushad, and Mehjabeen.

They step into the room and see Jaimi cuddling the blanket. They all shiver as the cold air from the ac hits their skin.

Jyugal: Yeh room itna thanda kyu hain?

Ayesha: Woh heat tolerate nahi kar sakhti.

Darshan sits beside her on the bed and taps her a few times, but she doesn't buzz. He holds his two fingers in front of her nose and sees her breathing just fine. He checks her carotid pulse that feels just fine. Ayesha's eyes fall on the open bottle of medicine on the nightstand.

Ayesha: She probably took her medicine.

Naushad: Toh phir sone do waise bhi aaj Jaimi ka kuch kaam nahi hain.

Jyugal: Darshan, tere paas bhi aisa hi hoodie haina?

Darshan: Kaunsa?

Jyugal: Jaimi ne pehna hain woh!

Darshan's eyes fall on Jaimi and sees that she's still wearing the hoodie from yesterday. A ghost smile plays on his lips.

Ayesha: Yeh hoodie Jaimi ka nahi hain. She doesn't have one like that.

Jyugal: Darshan tera hain kya?

Darshan nods. Their eyes widen for a second before looking at him with a questioning gaze.

Darshan: Woh kal hum Funcity gae the aur subah late ho raha tha toh meine Jaimi ke kapde jaldi jaldi mein apne bag mein pack kardiye time bachane ke liye. Waha gae aur tab dekha ki meine uski t-shirt pack nahi ki thi toh iss liye usne mera pehna hain.

Jyugal: Oh.

Darshan looks at Jaimi's sleeping figure. Her hair is scattered around her head. He scans her face and sees there are four moles. One, just above the left side of her lip. One, on the right corner of her forehead and the other two, on each cheek. The most visible one is the one above her lip while the other three are too small to be seen unless you're up close. He brushes off the strand of hair falling on her forehead and she shivers under his slight touch.

Naushad: Chale? Jaimi ko rest karne do.

Jyugal: Zaroorat hogi kyu ki itne dino se Darshan aur pure Band ko sambhala hain.

Darshan: Band yahi rukne wala hain?

Naushad: Nahi! Woh sab shaam ko wapas jaa rahe hain.

Darshan nods. He glances at Jaimi one last time before they leave. Ayesha closes the medication bottle and freshens up. She lowers the temperature seeing Jaimi shiver a bit. She turns to see Jaimi jolting up to a sitting position. Her breathing is labored.

Ayesha: Jay?

Jaimi: Huh?

Ayesha: Tum thik ho?

Jaimi nods.

Ayesha: Sleeping pills kyu li?

Jaimi: Subah ke 2-3 baje tak neend nahi aa rahi thi so yahi ek option tha.

Ayesha: Sab log kitne darr gae the! Tum phone ya message ka answer nahi kar rahi thi aur door bhi band tha. Pata nahi Darshan kaise receptionist desk se keys leke aaya aur door khola?

Jaimi: Darshan?

Ayesha: Haan. Tu aise hi usko bura samajhti hain. Woh kitna darr gaya tha jab tum uth nahi rahi thi.

Jaimi: Oh.

Ayesha: Anyways, fresh hoke niche aa jao! Breakfast ke liye sab mil rahe hain.

Jaimi nods and gets out of bed.

Ayesha: Darshan ke hoodie pe kaafi discussion ho chuka hain.

Jaimi: Huh?

Ayesha points towards her. Jaimi looks down at herself and sees she didn't change last night. She shakes her head and goes to the bathroom after closing the door behind Ayesha.

She freshens up and wears a simple blue t-shirt and leggings. She goes down to the dining area and sees the others sitting there. She takes the last available chair beside Darshan.

Darshan: Are you ok?

Jaimi nods.

Naushad: Jaimi, tum thik ho?

Jaimi: Haan Bhai!

Hardik: Kya hua?

Jaimi: Kuch nahi. I wasn't feeling well, so mein medicine leke so gae thi. Aur, sab pareshaan ho gae. I'm sorry for that!

Mehjabeen: Koi baat nahi!

They order their breakfast. Darshan looks at Jaimi while the others are chatting away.

Darshan: I know you don't like me par kuch problem ho toh mujhe keh sakhti ho. Itna bura bhi nahi hoon!

Jaimi nods and offers him a small smile. They have breakfast. Jaimi and Darshan leave the hotel for dress tryouts while the others carry out their own tasks for the day.

They return to the hotel in the evening. Hardik and the band have left for their homes. The others have dinner and leave for their room. Jaimi jumps on the bed and lays down while Ayesha is conversing with her parents. Sleep takes over her in no time.

After half an hour, Ayesha opens the door as someone knocks on it. She sees Darshan standing at the door.

Ayesha: Yes sir?

Darshan: Jaimi?

Ayesha: Uh... woh so gae! Aap ko kuch chahiye tha?

Darshan: Uske paas mere schedule ki file thi woh chahiye thi.

Ayesha: Mein dekhti hoon!

She allows him in and starts searching for a file. Darshan moves towards the bed where Jaimi is sleeping. Her arms are in the air with the rest of her body covered by a duvet. He leans down to brush her hair away from her face.

Ayesha turns and sees Darshan brushing Jaimi's hair away from her face. She smiles seeing him look at her with adoration in his eyes. She clears her throat as a few moments pass by. He quickly straightens his posture and leaves with the file.

The next few days pass by with Darshan shooting for his upcoming song. Jaimi and he have been on peaceful terms.

On the 31st of July, Darshan sees Jaimi and Nirmaan walking out of a hotel room. He sees them fixing their appearance. He watches them for a few minutes and sees them chatting and laughing away. Nirmaan hugs her before she leaves from there. Nirmaan walks in his direction.

Nirmaan: Yaha kya kar raha hain yaar?

Darshan: Kuch nahi! Apne room jaa raha tha. Tum yaha?

Nirmaan: Jaimi se kuch kaam tha!

Darshan: Kya kaam tha?

Nirmaan: Woh...

Nirmaan is cut off by the ringing of his phone. He excuses himself and walks away. 

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