******Update -13 ******
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Ajinkya mere sar par lagi chot dekhte hue, jo Eli se ladte waqt uske chaku se lagi thi.
Ajinkya: "Main kisi ko yeh cut dekhne ke liye bhej dunga, ilaaj ke liye."
Ajinkya chala jata hai.
Shanaya: "Ah, thank you meri tarafdari lete huye. Waha jo bhi hua, main sure nahi thi, par tumne kaafi cool tarike se handle kiya."
Main: "Haan, aur ab tum par mera ahsaan hai, kyunki tumne mujhe un logon ke samne yaha daal diya jo mujhe jante bhi nahi."
Shanaya: "Main jaanti hoon, aur main thanks keh rahi hoon."
Shanaya bura muh bana kar mud kar kone mein baith jati hai.
Shanaya: "Aur haan, isse yeh mat samjhna ke hum dost ya kuch aur ban gaye hain."
Tabhi hume ek surili awaaz baahar se sunai deti hai, jo "hello" bolti hai.
Ek ladki, jo ek bag lekar aa rahi thi.
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Shanaya zameen par let kar dusri taraf palat gayi thi.
Natasha (saans chhodte hue): "Mujhe accha nahi lag raha, ki main tumhara ilaaj ek cage mein kar rahi hoon, jaise tum koi jungli janwar ho."
Main: "Kya tum... bas, hume yahan se bahar jaane do."
Natasha: "Seriously?"
Main: "Dekho, tumne hi kaha tha, Ajinkya thoda overreact kar raha hai."
Natasha: "Main yahan sirf tumhare zakhm dekhne aayi hoon. Chalo, ab tumhara ghaav dekhti hoon."
Natasha ishare se mujhe baithne ke liye kehti hai. Main baith jata hoon, aur woh mere sar ki chot dekhne lagti hai.
Natasha (zakhm dekhte hue): "Haan, usne acchi tarah mara hai. Isko daba ke rakho."
Natasha ek rumaal lagati hai, jisse mujhe dard hota hai.
Natasha (rumaal lagate hue): "Kyun, hamesha akhir mein sundar log hi sabse zyada musibat paida karte hain?"
Natasha neeche se tool kit uthate hue: "Aadha sundar looks, aur aadha bura vyavhaar, jaisa kuch."
Main (muskurate hue): "Haan, yeh jaanne ke liye ek sundar musibat paida karne wale se milna padta hai."
Natasha meri taraf dekhte hue: "Ek kya? Kiske baare mein bol rahe ho?"
Main: "Ek sundar, pareshani paida karne wale log."
Natasha (hass kar): "Sahi kaha, iske liye tumhe marks jaroor milenge."
Natasha aur main Shanaya ki taraf dekhte hain, jo humari taraf peeth kiye so rahi thi.
Natasha: "Sab keh rahe hain, isne usse maar diya, cold-blooded murder jaisa."
Natasha: "Agar bura na lage, toh bata sakte ho kya exactly hua tha? Kya sach mein yeh dono behas kar rahe the aur yeh gusse mein aayi, bina kisi baat ke pagal ho gayi?"
Main: "Yeh uski kismat mein tha. Mera bharosa karo, jo bhi bolo tum, karma ya justice, uss ghatiya insaan ke saath yahi hona tha."
Natasha: "Theek hai, jo tum kaho. Sabse acchi baat yeh rahegi, ki tum dono is town se chale jao, apne group ke paas."
Natasha rumaal se zakhm saaf karte hue bolti hai.
Main: "Aaj shaam ko hum par attack hua."
Main: "Hum chaar the."
Natasha (dukhi hote hue): "Oh shit, I’m sorry. Agar main kuch madad kar sakti hoon, toh batao. Tumko dene ke liye utna kuch nahi hai, phir bhi..."
Natasha: "Main parivaar ko khone ke baare mein ek do baatein jaanti hoon."
Main: "Hey, it’s okay. Tumne jo kiya, kam nahi kiya."
Natasha: "Main tumhari baatein sun rahi hoon, par..."
Ajinkya (door se aate hue): "Natasha, tumne kaam kar liya?"
Natasha: "Bas ho hi gaya."
Natasha jaldi se stitches lagane lagti hai.
Natasha apna kaam khatam kar deti hai.
Ajinkya: "Alright, hum yeh karne wale hain, ki main tumhe khud drive karke junkyard le jaunga, phir tumhe gaon se bahar kar dunga. Phir koi nahi keh sakta, ki maine kisi ke saath sahi nahi kiya."
Ajinkya: "Kyun na tum dono yahin so jao, aur socho tumne kya galti ki. Mera samay aur meri shartein, samajh gaye?"
Main: "No, bilkul nahi. Mujhe abhi road par wapas jana hoga, ASAP."
Ajinkya: "Arjun, main koi baat-cheet nahi karne wala."
Natasha: "Ajinkya, mujhe nahi lagta yeh intezar karne ka samay hai. Arjun ke logon ko medical help ki zaroorat padh sakti hai." (Apni taraf ungli karte hue.)
Ajinkya: "Nahi, bilkul nahi. Main tumhe phir se is tarah ke danger mein nahi padhne dunga."
Ajinkya chala jata hai.
Natasha: "Yeh tumhara decision nahi."
Natasha meri taraf mud kar: "Dekho, shayad ek doosra rasta hai. Yahan ek pichla gate hai, jo airfield ke paas hai. Hum use zyada use nahi karte, lekin hum wahan se nikal sakte hain."
Main sochta hoon.
Natasha: "Jhund se bachkar nikal sakte hain, phir jaldi se junkyard pahuch jayenge. Agar tumhari family ko help ki zaroorat hogi, toh main tumhare saath rahungi."
Main: "Lekin yeh bahut risky hai. Kya ho agar walkers hume gher le?"
Natasha (tokte hue): "Don’t worry, main theek rahungi."
Shanaya uth kar humari conversation sunti hai.
Natasha: "Anyway, mujhe abhi kuch patients ko dekhne jaana hai, toh is baare mein socho. Main ek ghante mein aaungi."
Natasha chali jati hai.
Shanaya: "Pata hai, maine kabhi nahi socha tha, iske andar yeh gunn bhi hain."
Main: "Haan, Natasha mein kuch toh baat hai."
Shanaya: "Baat yeh hai, ki shayad yeh ajeeb lage, par main Ajinkya par Natasha se zyada trust karti hoon."
Main Shanaya ki baat sunta hoon, lekin mujhe meri family ke alawa kisi aur ki koi parwah nahi thi. Mujhe bas unke paas jaana tha.
Main: "Hum aaj raat ko Natasha ke saath nikal rahe hain. Agar hum kuch minute pehle bhi pahuch gaye, toh yeh accha hoga."
Shanaya: "Thik hai, alright, I'm in."
Shanaya (muskurate hue): "You know, jab main tumse pehli baar mili thi, toh mujhe laga tha, tum bhi sab ki tarah ek a*****le hoge."
Main: "Aur agar yaad karo, jab hum pehli baar mile, toh tum mera sar udane wali thi."
Shanaya (hass kar): "Yeah, shayad maine sahi call liya."
Main: "Lagta hai, Natasha ko aane mein thoda time hai. Tab tak thodi der ke liye so lete hain..." (Chhote se palang ki taraf ungli karte hue.)
Shanaya: "Accha plan hai, main thaki hui hoon."
Shanaya baith jati hai.
Main: "Main lamp bujha deta hoon."
Main lamp bujha deta hoon, aur zameen par let jata hoon. Letne se pehle main Shanaya ki taraf dekhta hoon.
Shanaya kuch sochti hai...
[Flashback]
Ek ladki, ek chhote se bacche ko apne peechhe latkaye railway track par chal rahi thi.
Usse ek rabbit bagal mein dikhta hai, woh ladki apni gun uss par point karti hai, lekin baccha usse bol kar bhagwa deta hai.
Ladki: "Ohh Rudra, woh humara khana tha! Tumhe bhook nahi lagi?"
Ladki: "Humare paas khana nahi hai, Rudra, hum bhookhe mar rahe hain. Main bhookhi mar rahi hoon."
Woh rabbit phir se dikhta hai. Ladki uska peecha karte hue, ek do car ke paas rukti hai...
--- Ye ladki kon thi flashback mein akhir woh baccha kon hai aur kya natasha Arjun ki help kar payegi yaa phir mamla aur sangeen hone wala hai ?