Next morning

Bela again went to Vikrant's room and shaked him but he didn't wake up so she again slapped him like last night she did.

Vik: Aah!

Bela: Kya hai ye?

Vikrant: (while yawning and rubbing his cheek simultaneously) Kya? kya hai? Ye kya kara abhi? Pagal hai tu itni raat ko

Bela: Raat nahi subah ho gayi hai

Vikrant: Itni jaldi?

Bela pulled him by grabbing his t-shirt and he too got up.

Bela: Ye kya hai? 😠

She showed him bottle and he gulped in fear.

Vikrant: Cough syrup hai aur kya!😅 Tujhe khasi(cough) aa rahi hai? Isse rehne de. Main dusri deta hu. Ye wali na tujhe suit nahi karegi.

Bela: Suit to tumhe nahi hoga agar sach na bola.😠

Vikrant: Kya?😥

She dragged him out in hall to dadi.

Vikrant: K..kya kar ragi hai?

Bela: Dadi!😠

Well let's leave the trio for a while.

(I think Vikrant is going to be busy with two ladies of his house.

Let's go and meet Sumi and her brother Shekhar.)

At Mahir's house...

Sumi was sitting on sofa with her head down and her brother was standing.

Shekhar: Mahir kal raat se ghar nahi aaya aur tumne mujhe bataya nahi.😠

Sumi: Uss time mera mind aisa nahi tha ki batau. Main usse dhundhne nikal gayi bas. Ek to Mahir gusse mein nikal gaya bina puri baat sune aur upar se Andy bhi mujhe hi blame karne mein lag gaye. Unse jhagra ho gaya.

Shekhar: Nahi! Hum ussi time Mahir jo rokte. Usse samjhate. Dhundhte usse. Pata nahi kaha hai raat se vo?

Sumi: Vo Bela ke ghar chala gaya tha.

Shekhar: Shukar hai vaha hai. Bela dhyan rakh legi uska.

Sumi: Ha vo bol to rahi thi ki Mahir thek hai, so gaya hai par mera mann nahi maan raha. Bahut gusse mein gaya tha vo bhaiya. Usne sab galat samj liya hai. (She faceplams herself) Mujhe samj nahi aa raha kaise samjhau usse? Meri baat sunni to durr ki baat hai vo meri shakal nahi dekhna chahta...

Mera Mahir itna gussa hai bhaiya..mera Mahir😢

Shekhar: (patting her back) Pareshan mat ho behen. Thore time mein shant ho jayega. Thande dimaag se sochega to samjhega. Samajhdar baccha hai Mahir. Main usse samjhaunga.

Uss Andy ki himmat kaise hui yaha apni shakal dikhane ki? Aur tabhi bulana chaiye tha mujhe jab vo yaha aaya. Thek karta ache se usko.😠

Sumi: Bhaiya uss time main main..

Shekhar: (interrupted) Thek hai..thek... Ab jo ho gaya vo ho gaya. Aage ka soch.

Sumi: Mujhe Mahir se baat karni hai.

Shekhar: Phone laga usse.

Sumi: Uska phone ghar par hai.

Shekhar: Phir Bela ko laga phone.

She nodded and called Bela.

Let's go to Bela's house. She alongwith dadi was making Vikrant do sit ups.

Bela: 51..52..53

Dadi: Nahi tu pee(drink)... Aur laa ghar mein sharabe(alcohol) aur sharabiyo(drunkers) ki tarah subah, dopahar, sham, raat pani ki jagah vahi pee.😡

Vikrant: Sorry dadi ab nahi karuga aise. Kabhi kabar 1-2 sip leta hu jo once or twice a month vo nahi lunga. Lena to durr shakal bhi nahi dekhuga kabhi bottle ki.

Bela: Kis baat ka doctor hai tu? Itna nahi pata sharab sehat ke liye Achi nahi hoti. Aur upar se mere Mahir ko bhi pila di.😡

Vikrant: Maine kaha bola tha jijaji ko peene ke liye?

Bela: Phir kisne bola tha?😠

Vikrant: Tune😣

Bela threw a glass at him. He ducked down in time.

Vikrant: Pagal! Glass lag jata to? Thori si peeli jijaji ne to kya ho gaya?

She threw hew slipper at him.

Vikrant: Aahh! Dadi ye zyada hi kar rahi hai.

Dadi: Tu ghar laya hu kyu sharab?😠

Vikrant: Arre konsi itni badi baat ho gayi? Aap log to aise behave kar rahe ho jaise kitna bada crime kar diya maine.

Bela's phone rang.

Vikrant: (While standing straight) Bells phone baja...

Bela: Sunai diya mujhe bhi.😐

Vikrant: Main leke aata hu.

Bela: Koi zarurat nahi hai. Tu jayega lene andar aur wapas nahi aayega.

Vikrant: Par koi important call bhi ho sakta hai?

Bela: Mujhe hamesha important calls hi aate hai, isliye main apna phone apne aas paas hi rakhti hu. Ye raha.(she showed him)

Dadi: Tu baat kar main ginti hu.

Vikrant: Dadi please... Itna to punish kar diya.

Bela: Rona band kar! Sumi maa ka call hai. Chup biilkul!🤫

She received Sumi's call.

Bela: Hello maa! Kaise ho aap?

Sumi: Main thek hu beta. Mahir kaisa hai? Gussa hai abhi bhi? Usse baat karwa do beta.

Bela: Mahir to abhi utha nahi.

Sumi: Tumhe jhoot bolne ki zarurat nahi hai Bela main janti hu vo gussa hai aur tumhe mana kar diya hoga baat karwane ke liye. Ek baar usse do to sahi phone.

Bela: Maa main sach bol rahi hu, Mahir so raha hai. Aapko believe nahi ho raha to 1 min. Main abhi video call karke dikhati hu.

Sumi: Nahi beta main

Bela: Just a minute.

Bela cut her call.

Shekhar to Sumi: Kya hua? Speaker par karo phone.

Sumi: Kaat diya phone.

Shekhar: Kya?

Sumi got Bela's video call. She received it.

Bela: (while walking towards her room) Main aapko abhi Mahir dikahti hu. Vo room mein hai main hall mein thi.

(She noticed Shekhar) Namaste mama ji.

Shekhar: Namaste beta.

She reached her room and switched to back camera.

Bela: (In low voice so that Mahir won't wake up) Ye dekhiye... Ye raha aapka Mahir.

They saw Mahir sleeping calmly wrapped in a blanket. Sumi sighed in relief. She knew Mahir was fine but seeing him with her eyes gave her a different relief.

Bela comes out from room and again switched to front camera.

Sumi: (while controlling her tears) Thank you beta!

Bela: Kaisa thank you maa? Maine kuch nahi kara thank you layak aur friendship mein no thank you. Aap friend ho na meri?

Sumi nodded...

Bela: To phir?

Shekhar: Mahir iss time tak so raha hai? Vo to jaldi uth jata hai sabse.

Bela: Vo...

Sumi: Kya hua?

Bela: Vo raat ko puri tarah bheega hua aaya tha. To thand lag jane ki wagah se thora cold ho gaya Mahir ko. Medicine leke soya tha raat ko isliye shyd medicine ke effect se ab tak so raha hai. Aur late bhi ho gaya tha sone mein. Ek wagah ye bhi hai.

Sumi: Zyada tabiyat kharab hai Mahir ki?

Bela: Zyada nahi... Halka sa cold hai. Shyd uthe to sahi ho. Aap tension mat lo. Mahir jaise hi uthega main baat karwaungi.

Sumi: Zarur karwana beta. Ya phir aisa karte hai hum tunhare ghar aa jaye? Usse khud aaram se baat karugi.

Bela: Ji aa jaiye.

Shekhar: Sumi suno... Abhi rukk jao. Abhi uthte hi nahi milo. Thora time do usse sochne ka. Dimaag thanda hone do.

Sumi: Par?

Shekhar: Sham tak khud se na aaya ya tum se phone par baat karne ko taiyyar na hua tab chalege lene usse. Baccha nahi raha ab vo. Bada ho gaya hai aur mature hai. Samjhega vo tumhe, tumhare perspective ko. Jo bhi tumne kara aur saha hai vo asaan nahi tha. Zabardasti karege to baat bigregi. Sensitive hai abhi. Aaram se handle karna hoga. Give him some time.

Bela: Aap pareshan mat hoiye maa, Mahir aayega ghar. Main koshish karugi lane ki.

Sumi nods.

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That's all for now.

This part was little serious I feel. But Sumi and Mahir will clear everything in next part.

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