Janvi: Karan.. tu maane ya na maane hum jaante hai tu use pasand karta hai..

Shiv: aur ye bhi ki iss vaqt tu Khushi aur baaki sabke khaatir strong rehne ki bohot koshish kar raha hai lekin tu hamare saamne apne aap ko free kar sakta hai Karan.. you have to know ki you are allowed to break down..

Janvi: ek baar tere ander kya chal raha hai wo nikal ke dekh Karan.. bata kya chal raha hai tere andar.. I promise you will feel much better..

Shiv: and much more stronger... Karan hum na tujhe bohot acche se jaante hai yaar.. shayad tu apne aap ko bhi utna nahi jaanta jitna hum jaante hai tujhe.. bass wo ek baat hum abhi tak nahi jaante.. wo bata Karan.. just say it..

Janvi: tujhe kya lagta hai hum nahi jaante Kriti ke parents ke saamne tu hume kyu lekar jaana chahta hai? Mai batau? Kyuki tu darta hai ki kahi unke saamne tu kamzor na pad jaaye aur tera break down na ho jaaye.. hai na?

Karan: pata hai tum dono ki problem kya hai? Bohot baat karte ho tum dono.. ab tumhari baatein ho gayi ho to listen to me.. pehli baat, Shiv.. I know mai sab kuch khud handle nahi kar sakta aur mera break down ho chuka hai.. you can confirm this from Jannu.. aur dusri baat.. maine tum dono se pehle bhi kaha hai ki mai use pasand nahi karta.. I don't like her...

Janvi: You know what? You are crazy! Shiv.. chal wapas.. hum apne ghar jaate hai.. jab ye use pasand hi nahi karta to whatever the situation is ye handle kar lega khud.. jyada se jyada kya hoga? Kriti ke saath kuch ho jaayega lekin thik hai na.. Karan Khushi aur Yash ko sambhal lega.. aur ab to Uncle Aunty bhi aa gaye hai.. abhi mujhe nahi lagta hamari koi jaroorat hai.. hume chalna chahiye..

Shiv: you are right.. bohot late ho gaya hai waise bhi.. chal mai tujhe drop kar deta hu.. Karan.. take care ok? Kuch laga to call kar dena.. chal bye..

Karan: (shouts) Tum dono meri puri baat sunane ka kya loge? Kabhi to puri baat sun liya karo yaar.. pehle bolna band nahi karte aur jab karte ho to mujhe apni baat puri karne nahi dete.. what's wrong with you guys? And what do you mean by jyada se jyada Kriti ko kuch ho jayega? Listen to me very carefully Jannu.. Kriti ko kuch nahi ho sakta... mai kuch hone hi nahi dunga.. I will make sure ki wo pehle se bhi jyada fit hogi.. (He breaks down) Mai.. Mai use iss halat mein nahi dekh sakta Jannu.. tum log sahi ho.. tut raha hu mai andar se.. sirf mai jaanta hu kaise Khushi aur Yash ke saamne apne aap ko rok kar rakha hai maine.. Mai Kriti ko kuch hone nahi de sakta Jannu.. khatam ho jaunga mai use kuch hua to.. aur Shiv.. iss baare mein tum galat ho.. mai use pasand nahi karta.. pyaar karta hu usase.. bohot.. bohot.. pya.. pyaar karta hu.. I love her.. aur mai kab se yahi batane ki koshish kar hu, But tum dono bolna hi nahi de raha

Janvi: Karan...
(Janvi and Shiv hug him tightly)
Tu akela nahi hai Karan.. hum dono tere saath hai.. kuch nahi hone denge Kriti ko..

Shiv: kuch bhi nahi...

Janvi: waise kya bola abhi tune? You you love her? So finally tujhe samajh aa hi gaya..

Shiv: Finally akal aayi ise.. Thank god bol diya yaar.. warna mujhe to laga tha ye baat realise hote hote kahi tum log buddhe na ho jao..

Janvi: Exactly!

(Karan looks at them with a glare)
Karan: Guys.. yaha pe meri halat kharab ho rahi hai aur tum logo ko masti sujh rahi hai?

Shiv: ab tera ye sada mood shudharne ka rasta bhi to ek hi hai na.. tujhe chhedna...

Janvi: exactly.. dekh tera rona bhi band ho gaya.. aur pehle pyaar ka realisation matlab ehsaas hi kuch khaas hota hai yaar..

Shiv: Accha ab andar chalo.. Uncle Aunty andar hi hai..

Karan: Oh.. haa.. chalo..

(They go inside and meet her parents. Doctor comes out of the operation theatre)

Karan: doctor.. doctor kaisi hai wo?

Doctor: Relax.. operation succesful tha.. She is out of danger.. lekin ek baat hai.. sar par gehri chot aayi hai.. ho sakta hai memory loss hua ho.. lekin ye bhi ho sakta hai sab thik ho.. patient ke hosh mein aane ke baad hi pata chalega uss baare mein..

Kriti's mom: Memory loss? Doctor kab tak hosh aayega meri bacchi ko?

Doctor: under normal circumstances agle 5 ghanto mein aa jana chahiye..

Kriti's dad: thank you doctor..

(Doctor leave)

Kriti's mom: Sameer, Kartik.. baccho thank you so much tum time waste kiye bina Kriti ko hospital le aaye aur hamare aane tak sab kuch sambhala bhi..

Sameer: Aunty please thank you mat boliye.. we are sorry Aunty.. hame jyada careful rehna chahiye thaa.. mujhe.. mujhse uss vaqt Kriti ke saath hona chahiye tha..

Kriti's mom: Samuu.. isme tumhari koi galti nahi thi.. aisa sochna bhi mat.. aur tum dono ne bohot bravely situation handle ki hai.. (she kisses their foreheads) ab please rona band karo aur tum log ghar jao.. bohot kuch ho gaya pichle kuch ghanto mein.. Kriti abhi thik hai to tum log ghar pe jaake fresh ho jao, aur khaana khake so jao.. you need some good sleep..

Kartik: jee Aunty.. Khushi, Yash.. chal tumhe drop kar dete hai.. Subah hote hi wapas aayenge tab tumhe pick kar lenge tumhare ghar se

Kriti's mom: use bolke koi faida nahi.. Kriti ko hosh aane tak Yash aur Khushi hilenge nahi yaha se.. rehne do inhe.. hum hai yaha pe..

Sameer: Ok Aunty.. (they leave)

Kriti's mom: beta Karan.. tum bhi apne dosto ko lekar ja sakte ho.. thank you so much tum log yaha aaye aur hamare aane tak sab sambhala.. aaj tumne jo kiya hai hamare liye.. hum kabhi bhool nahi sakte.. thank you so much..

Karan: nahi Aunty.. aap please..

Shiv: Kaisi baatein kar rahi hai aap Aunty ji.. Kriti hamari bhi dost hai.. humne jo bhi kiya hamari dost ke liye kiya.. aur Karan.. mujhe lagta hai tujhe yahi rukna chahiye Khushi aur Yash ke saath.. Uncle Aunty ko bhi help ho jayegi.. aur hum dono bhi subah tumhare gharse tum dono ke fresh hone ke liye kapde vagare le aayenge..

Karan: haa chalega

(Shiv hugs Karan and whispers to him)
Shiv: take care.. ok?

(He whispers back)
Karan: Thank you so much Shiv.. mai bilkul jaana nahi chahta tha.. aur kya bolta Uncle Aunty ko..

Shiv: I know.. (winks)
(He leaves with Jannu)

(After an hour, Kriti's dad sends her mom home. He is left in the hospital with Karan, Khushi and Yash)

Nurse: Patient ko abhi hosh nahi aaya hai lekin agar aap chaho to unke paas jaake baith sakte ho.. lekin dhyaan rahe.. koi shor nahi hona chahiye aur sirf do log ek saath andar.. aur dusri baat.. ye kuch medicines hai jinki jaroorat unke hosh mein aan par padegi.. to ye jara le aayiye aap..

Kriti's dad: Ok sister. Thank you.. Baccho tum Kriit ke paas jao mai dawai lekar aata hu

Karan: Uncle.. Uncle mai bhi aapke saath aata hu.. Yash aur Khushi hai tab tak yaha..

Kriti's dad: okay beta.. chalo..

(Karan and Kriti's dad go to a medical while Yash and Khushi sits besides Kriti)

Khushi: Kritss.. yaar jaldi thik ho ja please.. hum tujhe iss halat mein nahi dekh sakte yaar..

Yash: Aur meri treat bhi to pending hai na.. kal treat chahiye thi na tujhe.. aise soye soye treat legi kya? Uth jaa na meri jaan..

Khushi: Agar tu uthi nahi na to mai akeli treat le lungi ok?

Yash: haa.. phir mujhe mat bolna maine sirf Khushi ko treat kyu di, tujhe kyu nahi di.. tu uth hi nahi rahi to mai treat kaise dunga tujhe?
(They hold her either hands. Kriti's dad and Karan looks at them and do not enter the room)

Kriti's dad: Karan.. beta mai neeche garden mein baitha hu.. yaha kuch bhi hota hai to just call me.. ok?

Karan: ok Uncle.. don't worry.. mai hu yaha pe..

(After 3 hours)
Yash: Khushi.. mai pani peeke aata hu...

Khushi: Ruk.. mai bhi aati hu.. waise bhi thodi der Karan ko yaha akele chhodna chahti hu..

Yash: hmm ok..

(They come out of the room)
Khushi: Karan.. thodi der please Kriti ke saath baithoge? Hame pyaas lagi hai.. paani peeke aate hai..

Karan: Haa.. sure.. araam se aao tum log.. don't worry.. mai hu uske saath..

(They leave and Karan enters her room and sits besides her holding her hand between his hands tenderly)

Karan: Kriti.. I wish.. I wish ke mai kabhi tumhe bata paata ki mai tumse kitnaa pyaar karta hu.. kash tum iss vaqt mujhe sun paati.. lekin mai jaanta hu.. na tum mujhe abhi sun sakti ho aur na mai tumhe hosh mein ye baat bata sakta hu.. I love you Kriti.. shayad school ke dino se.. aur shayad mai kabhi ye accept karne ke liye tayar nahi tha aur isliye hamesha ye topic aur tumhe avoid karta raha.. aur aaj jab mujhe realise ho gaya hai to bhi mai tumhe kuch nahi bata sakta.. kyuki tum.. tum to Sameer se pyaar karti ho na? Aur wo bhi tumse bohot bohot pyaar karta hai... Ekdum cheesy kisam ka hopelessly romantic insaan hai.. agar tum uske saath khush ho to mai tumhare liye bohot bohot khush hu.. mai sirf tumhe khush dekhna chahta hu Kriti.. hamesha.. I promise.. mai ya mera pyaar kabhi tum dono ke beech nahi aayega.. tum bass thik ho jao.. mai tumhe aise nahi dekh sakta.. please thik ho jao..

(Khushi and Yash are coming back when nurse calls them)

Nurse: Aap Patient ke relative ho na? Kuch signature chahiye hai..

Yash: Sure.. Khushi tu jaa Krits ke paas mai aata hu..

Khushi: Okay..

(Khushi reaches the door and was about to enter but stops to listen him talking to unconscious Kriti)

Karan: Tumhe hosh aa jayega to mai ye tumhe kabhi nahi keh paunga.. mai tumhe phir kabhi nahi keh paunga.. aaj pehli aur aakhri baar keh raha hu Kriti.. I love you so much!! I hope tumhari yaaddash na jaaye aur tum jald se jald bilkul thik ho jao..

(Kriti starts gaining conscious, Karan immediately stops talking still holding her hand. Kriti slowly opens her eyes and as she opens, Karan hugs her in excitement)

Karan: Tumhe.. tumhe hosh aa gaya.. thank god.. thank you so much.. Kriti.. tum.. tum thik to ho na?
(She looks at him and he realises holding her in his arms and leaves her and wipes his tears)

Karan: So.. Sorry.. I am really sorry.. wo.. tumhe achanak hosh aa gaya to.. Khushi.. Khushi bohot khush hogi.. uski chinta.. khatam na..

Kriti: (holding her head due to headache) Kh.. Khushi..! Khushi.. wo thik to hai na? Use chot.. wo car aayi aur.. chot lagi use..

Karan: Hey.. wo thik hai.. bilkul thik hai.. you relax..

Khushi: (in mind: finally mere idiot bhai ko realise ho hi gaya ki wo Kriti se pyaar karta hai.. lekin ye aisa kyu bola ki mai kabhi nahi bataunga.. ab confess bhi mujhe hi karwana padega kya? Anyways.. Kriti.. Kriti ko hosh aa gaya.. hadd hai matlab.. accident iska hua hai aur ye puch rahi hai nai thik hu ya nahi..)
Kriti..!! Tu thik hai? Meri jaaan.. pata hai mai kitna darr gayi thi? Ye kya bewakoofi thi jaan?

Kriti: Mai.. mai bilkul thik hu jaan.. Absolutely alright.. tu bhi thik hai na? Kahi chot to nahi aayi na tujhe?

Khushi: Tere stunt ke baad mujhe chot lagi to bhi pata chalne wala tha kya? Tujhe kuch ho jata to? Jaan haat mein lekar ghum rahe hai pata hai yaha hum.. Yash.. uski aur halat kharab hai.. pagal ladki..

(Karan's eyes are filled with tears but he does not ket them flow)
Karan: Khushi.. tu ruk Kriti ke saath.. mau Yash, Uncle aur Doctor ko inform karta hu..

(She holds his hand and hugs him)
Khushi: ab bahar jaake rona hai kya? If you want tu ruk yaha pe thodi der.. mai inform karti hu unhe..

Karan: Jaan.. (smiles) she needs you.. iss vaqt use meri nahi teri jaroorat hai.. khayal rakh uska okay?

Khushi: tu thik hai?

Karan: Of.. course.. absolutely yaar.. mujhe kya hoga?
(He leaves the room, runs to washroom and breaks down in front of mirror. He cries his heart out and the makes himself sober and informs everyone)

(In Kriti room, Doctor checks her)

Doctor: so Kriti how are you feeling?

Kriti: Good Doctor..

Doctor: headache ya aur kuch?

Kriti: ya.. thoda sa headache hai..

Doctor: Ok.. mai tumhe kuch sawal karunga.. bass acche se soch samajhkar answer karna.. ok?

Kriti: Sure

Doctor: Ye kaunsa saal chal raha hai?

Kriti: 2018

Doctor: (pointing dad) ye kaun hai?

Kriti: Papa..

Doctor: okay.. Tumhare in dosto ka naam kya hai?

Kriti: Khushi, Yash aur ye.. ye.. K.. Ka..

Doctor: Naam yaad nahi aa raha? Mr Singhania.. ho sakta hai partial memo..

Khushi: Nahi nahi doctor.. aisi koi baat nahi hai.. Kriti bata ye kaun hai?

Kriti: Tera bhai

Khushi: dekha doctor.. she is fine..

Doctor: Okay.. Kriti batao tum kaunse year mein padh rahi ho?

Kriti: First Year Graduation student hu mai..

Doctor: This is great.. she seems perfectly fine.. bass aur do chaar ghante under observation rakhna hoga.. kuch hi ghanto mein discharge de denge.. lekin Kriti.. ek hafte tak total rest.. ok?

Kriti: ok doctor

Kriti's dad: Sure doctor.. and thank you so much!!

(Doctor leave. Kriti's dad leaves to call her mom while Yash goes to call and inform at his home and to Samu and Kittu. Kriti was about to get up but Khushi stops her)

Khushi: kya hua? Uth kyu rahi hai?

Kriti: Pani chahiye yaar.. bina uthe kaise piyu ab?

Karan: Shh.. uthne ki koi jaroorat nahi hau.. mai deta hu...

(He takes a glass of water makes her drink it it from his hand)

Kriti: t.. tha.. thanks...

(Kriti's dad comes)

Kriti dad: Khushi, Yash, Karan.. baccho subah ho gayi hai.. tum sab ghar jaake fresh ho jao.. Kriit ab bilkul thik hai aur tumhe araam ki bihit jaroorat hai kal se tum teeno yahi ho

Khushi: Uncle lekin Kriti ko akele..

Kriti: Jaan.. ja tu.. bhai.. tu bhi ja.. get some rest guys.. aur waise bhi abhi wo Samu aur Kittu aa hi rahe hai na.. unse saare kaam karvaungi ab aur waise bhi thodi der mein discharge mil raha hai to ghar pe hi milo na.. come on jao tum log..

Khushi: Sure?

Kriti: Haa jaan.. ja ab tu.. raat bhar se soyi nahi hai.. idiot..

Khushi: Awesome.. nonsense behave tu karke idiot mujhe bol.. fine.. ja rahi hu..

(Karan, Khushi and Yash leave from the hospital)

To be continued...

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