{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}
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Haseena was lying peacefully on the bed on her stomach in her bedroom with closed eyes and a calm face. Then, Ammi and Shivani come to her room. Shivani smiles a little and sits on a sofa while Ammi sits beside Haseena and sighed at her daughter as it was her habit that whenever she gets free from her work she used to sleep a lot. Ammi strongly believes that her daughter, Haseena has only three goals in her life. Firstly, helping the poor and needy person. Secondly to win every case. And the last but most important goal in her life is to sleep without tension for a long time.
Ammi doesn't like the third goal of her daughter. Well, no mother in the world actually likes it.
She says with a sigh, "Kya kare hum iss ladki ka...? Ek toh hamesha apne kaam mein lagi rehti hain. Aur agar kaam khatam toh sote rehti hain. Yeh nahi ki do pal apne Ammi ke saath baith le, has bol le..."
"Offo Ammi, aap toh kha ma kha di par bigadti rehti hain. Aapko pata bhi pichhle kuch dino di ko kitni bhagdaud karni padi thi cases ke silsile mein. Ab finally jaake woh court mein case jeet gayi toh aaram karna toh banta hain naa..." Shivani tries to defend her ma'am, soul sister.
"Haan apni di ki chamchi! Sab samajhte hain hum. Dono milke hume pareshaan karte ho. Aur tu naa kabhi kabhi humari side bhi liya kar tu. Hamesha apni di ki tarafdaari karti rehti hain."
"Issi baat ki toh salary milti hain mujhe" Shivani replies cutely.
Haseena puts her head in Ammi's lap and snuggles into it. She says cutely in the sleepiness, "Aap kya hamesha shikayat karti rehti hain, Ammi. Yeh nahi ki beti thaki haari so rahi hain. Usse goad mein lekar thap thapaye, uske baal sehlaaye. Yeh sab khayal nahi aate aapke garam deemag mein?"
Shivani laughs and quickly becomes quiet as Ammi glares at her. Ammi pulls her daughter's ear which makes Haseena scream, "Aa... Ammi... Kya kar rahi hain chhodiya naa... Please..."
"Nahi chhodenge..."
"Ammi please chhodiya naa... Dard ho raha hain" Finally Ammi leaves her ear and says, "Chal ab uth jaa... Kab take soti rehegi tu?"
Haseena replies lazily, "Ammiiii..., Aapko pata hain naa hume zindagi mein sirf teen cheezon se pyaar hain. Ek aap, dusra humara kaam aur teesri humari nind. Aap kyun humare pyaar se humare hume door kar rahi hain. Sone dijiye naa please... Waise bhi toh mahine mein ekad din hi toh milte hain hume aise aaram se sone ke liye."
As soon as she completes her sentence, Shivani complained like a small child, "Ammi, Kaam aur Nind! Bas in teeno se hi pyaar hain aapko? Aur main kuch bhi nahi. That's not fair."
"Oye Nautanki, zyada overacting karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hain. Jab humne Ammi ka naam liya naa toh that's means humne apni puri family ko refer kiya jisne aap bhi aati hain, Cheetu bhi aata hain, aur baaki ke humare saare friends bhi aate hain. Bas Ammi se zyada pyaar hain. Samjhi?" she sweetly scolds her.
"Chal abhi uth jaa, Hassu. Kab tak soti rahegi. Phir raat ko nind nahi aayegi tujhe. Tu sone ke bajeye kuch khana banana ya kuch aur sikhle naa... Itni badi ho gayi hain, chai tak toh banani aati nahi tujhe" Ammi taunts her.
"Ammi yaar chai banani toh aati hain hume" she argues cutely and Ammi replies, "Haan pata hain kitni chai banani aati hain. Woh teri woh hari wali chai jisne biskut ki tarah kagad ki jaisa patta dubone jaise teri chai ban jaati hain. Jisme na swad hota hain na maza aata hain."
Haseena looks at her Ammi making a poor face. What a perfect explanation she has given about green tea. No one roasts anything better than a mother, especially an Indian mother.
"Ab aise dekhna band kar. Jaldi se fresh hokar bahar aa jaa. Tere liye gobi ke pakode banaye hain" Ammi says with a smile.
Haseena quickly gets up and says with excitement "Sach mein! Thank you, Ammi. Aap duniya ki sabse pyaari Ammi ho" she kisses her mother's cheek.
"Achchha bas bas. Fresh hoke aa jaana. Tab tak hum chai banate hain. Achchhi wali!" saying this Ammi goes out.
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Ammi, Haseena and Shivani are enjoying their snacks when Haseena's phone rings. It's from Karishma. She receives it.
"Hi, Karishma! Kaisi hain aap?"
"Hum think hain, Haseena. Aap kaisi hain aur Ammi aur Shivani?" she asks.
"We all are good. Kaise phone kiya?"
"Woh kya hain naa Haseena, ek chhoti si takleef deni hain aapko" she replies with a little low voice.
"Kya baat hain, Karishma. Aap kuch pareshaan lag rahi hain" Haseena asks with concern.
Karishma answers, "Woh Haseena, baat yeh hain ki Maa ek rishtedaar ke yanha gayi hain kuch zaroori kaam se. Kal tak lautengi. Bhaiyya aur Neil ka toh koi thikana nahi rehta ki kab aate hain aur kab jaate. Aur hume kuch bahut urgently kanhi jaana hain. Darasal humari ek saheli ka accident ho gaya hain. Toh hume wanha jaana hoga. Par ghar mein Santu ko akele chhodkar jaane ka mann nahi kar raha hain. Ajeeb si ghabrahat ho rahi hain. Toh hum aapse request karna chah rahe the ki kya aap humare aane tak Santu ke paas rahengi. Please..."
Haseena smiles and replies, "Uff... Bas itni si baat! Isme itna jhijhakne wali kya baat thi, Karishma. Aap fikr na kare hum bas kuch waqt mein aate hain."
"Bahut bahut danyawaad, Haseena."
"My pleasure."
They cut the call and Haseena explains the matter to the Ammi and Shivani.
After finishing the snacks, she says, "Ammi, hum nikalte hain. Karishma humari rah dekh rahi hogi. Aur Shivu, humare aane tak please humari saari files dhang se laga dena. Idhar udhar bikhri padi hain."
"Don't worry, di. I'll do it." Shivani assured her.
"Sambhalke jaana. Aur apni scooty zyada tez mat daudayiyo" Ammi being Ammi ordered her sternly.
"Okay baba!" nodding to her Ammi, Haseena takes her scooty key and helmet from the table and goes out before bidding them bye.
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Karishma is waiting for Haseena. She is looking at the watch on her wrist again and again. The doorbell rings. She gets relief and opens the door.
As soon as she opens the door, Haseena says in an apological way while entering the hall, "I am really sorry, Karishma. Woh hum traffic mein phas gaye the. Iss liye late ho gaya."
"Koi baat nahi, Haseena. Santu apne room mein hain. Aap please unke saath hi rahiyega. Aur agar aapko kuch chahiye toh Dinu kaka ko keh dijiye. Hum chalte hain. Hume late ho raha hain. Koshish karenge jaldi aane ki."
"Don't worry. Hum hain Santu ke saath. Unka poora khayal rakhenge. Aap zyada tension mat lijiye."
"Hmm... Bye" saying this Karishma leaves the house.
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Haseena enters Santu's room and finds her sitting on her bed and drawing on the canvas. Haseena smiles and slowly goes near her without making a sound. She softly puts her palms on Santu's eyes. Santu touches her hands.
She smiles and says excitedly, "Cutie pie..."
Haseena comes in front of Santu and sits making a poor face. She complains with a grumpy face, "This is not fair. Aapko hume nahi pehchan-na chahiye tha."
Santu chuckles, "Aisa ho hi nahi sakta. I am very intelligent."
"Hmm... Yeb baat toh hain. You are very smart."
"Yes! Cutie pie, yeh dekho naa... Maine kitni achchhi painting ki hain" she shows her painting like a kid.
Haseena sees the painting and smiles as if it's a really beautiful painting. Indeed Santu has very good talent. Whensome sees the panting they will think this painting is must done by a proffessional painter. It's beautifully represented the nature in it.
Haseena says her with a happy face, "Wow Santu, yeh toh bahut sundar hain. Aap toh bahut talented ho" Santu raised her coller and Haseena added, "Aap hume sikhaoge aise painting karna?"
"Sikha dungi. Par abhi nahi. Abhi I am very tired. Mujhe naa bahut bhook lag rahi hain. Chalo pehle kuch kha lete hain."
"Hmm... Okay! Aapko kya khana hain?"
"Ummm... Upma! Upma khana hain mujhe."
"Okay, hum abhi Dinu kaka ko bol dete hain" Haseena says and Santu hmms.
Haseena calls Dinu kaka and requests him to make Upma for Santu. He nods and goes to the kitchen. After some minutes, Dinu kaka comes with the Upma. Haseena makes Santu eat the Upma. Santu too is feeding her. After finishing their Upma, they sit on the bed.
Santu asks her, "Cutie pie, aapko painting banani aati hain?"
"Nahi! Hum aapke jinte talented nahi hain naa..." Haseena answers making Santu chuckle.
"Toh aapko kya aata hain?"
"Umm... Waise toh hume inn sab maamlon mein koi khas interest nahi hain. Par haan... Hum bachpan mein Ammi ke saath rangoli bahut banaya karte the."
"Rangoli...? Yeh kaise karte hain?" Santu asks with confusion.
"Aapko nahi pata Rangoli ke baare mein?" Haseena questions her which she replies nodding in no. Then Haseena adds, "Toh chalo phir, hum aapko rangoli banake dikhate hain."
"Par woh kanha hota hain?"
"Storeroom mein mil jaayegi. Bahut logon ke ghar mein hoti hain. Ek minute, hum dekh kar aate hain. Agar nahi hui toh manga lenge."
"Okay"
HaseeTosh goes to the storeroom and they find Rangoli after a few minutes. They go to the main door of the home. Firstly, Haseena showed her the rangoli of various colours.
Santu smiles, "Wow Cutie pie, yeh toh kitni achchhe hain. Kitne saare colours hain. Jaldi batao yeh kaise kare... Mujhse wait nahi ho raha"
"Ek minute baba. Yeh toh colours hain. Pehle hum hum safed rang se ek achchhi si design banayenge aur phir usme colours bharenge."
At the same time, Anubhav and Neil come there from office. They see HaseeTosh sitting near the main door. They look at the each other.
Neil says, "Lagta hain Haseena aayi hain?"
"Dikh raha hain hume" Anubhav replies. "Khadus" Neil whispers and then smiles looking at him as he paasses a glare.
Meanwhile Haseena unfolds the packet of white colour rangoli and shows it to Santu while Neil and Anubhav slowly aproach to them.
As soon as Santu looks the white coloured rangoli, she starts to shivering. Her eyes gets widened. She starts to sweating. Her breaths become faster. Her body starts to shake.
Haseena shocks to see her like this. Before she ask anything to her, Santu screams, "Nahi... Nahi... Yeh zahar hain... Door rakho isse..." she starts to pushing all the boxes of colours.
Haseena gets scared and try to touch Santu's face but Santu pushes her very badly as the result of this, head hits to the metal knock of the door.
Santu screams again, "Help... Help... Bachaao... Bachaao... Help... Mujhe chhod do... Help..."
Neil and Anubhav gets panicked and run to her. Anubhav holds Santu but she tries to push him too saying, "Chhodo mujhe... Chhodo please..."
"Santu... Shant ho jaayiye... Shant bachcha... Neil, jaldi se Dr. Gupta ko doorbhash kijiye aur yanha aane ko boliye" he says to Neil while handling his sister.
After a lot of difficulties, finally Anubhav holds Santu properly as she becomes unconsious. He quickly took her in his arms and runs to her bedroom. Neil is going behind him but stopps as he Haseena.
Her head was bleeding. She too is not in a good state. She tries to go behind Anubhav but Neil stops her holding her shoulders.
He says, "Haseena, aapka toh khoon beh raha hain."
"It's... it's okay, Neil. I am... I am fine. Santu... Santu... Woh... Unhe achanak se kya ho gaya? Abhi toh achchhi khasi khel rahi thi humare saath. Has rahi thi. Excited thi bahut. Par achanak se... Hume kuch samajh nahi aa raha hain, Neil"
Neil's eyes fall on the Rangoli, The White coloured Rangoli. He understands all the matter. He closes his eyes as his mind flashes the brutal incident happened with Santu five years back. Tears start to flow form his eyes.