SAHANA APARTMENTS
‘I really did not expect that a sudden twist and turn shall happen in this short span of time to all of us’ says Rahini in an enthusiastic voice.
Mrunalini smiles at her like approving her statement. Rahini and Mrunalini are working together on arranging things in the room.
‘Ma ji. A pure coincidence I can say where you have decided to move out of your house for Trisha's sake and luckily we got a vacant flat in this same apartment when we were in need. Good that Trisha shall be under my direct monitoring and care.’
‘Everything happens as it is supposed to. What else I can say.’
‘Ma ji. I really appreciate your strong support for Trisha against your own son'
Mrunalini looks at Rahini with smile and says ‘Not son, beta. 'Sons' ’
Rahini too smiles at her answer.
‘I thought you would go mad at me for lodging complaint against your son. Actually I am supposed to be your enemy now yet you are co-operating with me in this issue.’
Mrunalini does not reply to her and she keeps cleaning the stuff in her hand. Rahini looks at her silence pitifully. She goes near to her and keeps her hand on her shoulders.
‘Ma ji. What can I say? Whatever happened to Trisha is not fair. I had to do this and it has become inevitable. I can very well see that your son … ’
Mrunalini interrupts Rahini and says ‘You don’t have to justify me anything, Rahini. As I already said I am ready to co-operate with you for my Trisha’s health and safety. I am sure you will do things which benefits her’
Rahini smiles at her.
‘Thank you Ma ji. I wish that I should not break your trust at any time.’
Rahini’s mobile phone rings and a name ‘Priyanka’ flashes on the screen. She attends the call and speaks to the caller.
‘Yes Priyanka, tell me’
‘Madam, We have a problem here. Police were not able to arrest that person Kunal Arte as they have got anticipatory bail.’
‘Damn it’ says Rahini with irritation. ‘How did they manage to get the anticipatory bail within this much short period?’
‘Mam, Inspector told they are backed by one of the city’s famous lawyer named Ms.Gagan Saxena ‘
‘Gagan Saxena?’
Mrunalini looks at Rahini in surprise and keeps listening to her conversation.
‘Yes mam. She is the daughter of famous criminal lawyer Mr.Vijay Saxena. For him there is nothing in the Indian Penal code which he cannot do.’
Rahini frowns at the statements of the girl. She replies ‘The bail may be in their favor not the final verdict. I will see them at the court.’
‘Mam we will need a more powerful lawyer as Gagan is appearing for them.’
‘I don’t care even if God appears in his favor against us. I have strong evidence to prove his guilt. He cannot escape from me. Whoever comes for him, I will smash them. You keep updating me further’
‘OK Mam. bye’
‘Yeah bye’
Rahini disconnects the call and looks at Mrunalini who was listening to her full conversation.
‘Beta, you were saying something like Gagan. What is it?’ asks Mrunalini in a worried tone.
Rahini look at her expression in surprise.
‘Ma ji. It is about your son only. He escaped from police arrest for time being with anticipatory bail.’
‘Oh’ says Mrunalini’s in an upset tone. ‘What is it about Gagan you were speaking?’
‘She is the lawyer appearing in favor of your son in this case.’
‘She is appearing for him?’ Mrunalini almost screams on hearing her answer. Rahini gets surprised at the reaction and looks wondered.
‘Ma ji. What happened? Why are so much tensed?’
Mrunalini does not reply to her and she takes her mobile phone and dials it. Without a formal ‘hello’ or anything she speaks in a loud voice.
‘Arun, what the hell is this? Whatever am I hearing about Gagan is true?’
After a few seconds pause in hesitant tone Arun replies ‘Ma…’
‘Is she appearing for Ro…' Mrunalini stops for a second looking at Rahini and then says ‘for him?’
No reply comes from the other side.
‘I am asking you only. Answer me’ screams Mrunalini in a bit high tone.
‘Yes Ma.’
Mrunalini’s face turns in anger and she keeps her silence for a few seconds.
‘Not even forty-eight hours passed since I left the home. You were waiting for me to leave from there to bring her to home. Isn’t it?’
‘Ma, try to understand. Do you know that bhayya was about to get arrested sometime back? Who shall favor us in getting the bail in such a short period of time? That is why I had to call her.’
‘Shut up. I would have felt happy had your brother got imprisoned rather than being supported by her. Don’t you know her presence in our family is not acceptable by me at any cost? How much I struggled to keep her away from this family. You spoiled everything today.’ shouts Mrunalini over the phone
‘Ma your persistence is never going to help us in anyway. At any cost bhayya’s remand should not happen. I will do anything and everything for that.’ replies Arun in an arrogant tone.
‘Fine. I think I should completely come to the toughest decision to abandon my both sons and leave the mansion once for all. From now on you both better forget that there was an unfortunate woman who was living in that mansion for years who was cursed to have to useless sons in her life.’
‘Ma, your reaction is too much for a silly thing. Rather than shouting like this, try to persuade Trisha and bring her back to our home. I will convince her to speak in favour of bhayya in court. The case will go simple and all the problems shall be solved. We shall get rid of both arrogant ladies from our family.’
‘Whatever you told now is never going to happen. Don’t even of think of that’
‘Then I am sorry, Ma. I cannot avoid Gagan appearing for us from this case. For our family’s sake you have to tolerate.’
‘Arun’ taunts Mrunalini in a warning tone.
‘Got to go. I will talk to you later.’
The call gets disconnected and Mrunalini looks at her phone in anger and annoyance. Rahini looks at her in astonishment.
‘Ma ji. Are you OK?’
Mrunalini’s face remains in same anger and she does not say anything.
‘Ma ji. Is anything wrong?’
‘Everything is going wrong. What else to say? I thought of something but things are getting twisted like something.’ speaks Mrunalini in a frustrating voice.
She falls on the sofa as if she has lost all the hopes which she had upon this world has got drained. Rahini gets scared by the expression from her face and she hurriedly goes near to her to help.
‘Ma ji. Are you OK? What happened? Why have you gone like this? What is troubling you this much?’
‘A devil has entered into my house to collapse the remaining bits the pieces of happiness in my home’ says Mrunalini and tears start to roll down from her eyes.
‘Ma ji?’ asks Rahini in a worried voice. ‘Are you talking about this Gagan?’
Mrunalini nods her head like ‘yes’
‘What is up with her? Why is she bothering you like this? Who is she, Ma ji?’
Mrunalini looks at Rahini and says ‘She is my brother’s daughter.’
Rahini’s face turn in surprise but she does not say anything. Mrunalini keeps crying and Rahini looks at her helplessly not knowing how to convince her.
‘Ma ji. If you don't mind, is there anything I can do to help you in this trouble?’ asks Rahini in a polite tone.
Mrunalini looks at her and gives her a firm look at her with tears in her eyes.
‘Please Rahini beta, withdraw this case immediately.’
Rahini looks at Mrunalini in shock.
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ARTE MANSION
Rohit is seated the sofa in the drawing room. Arun and Gagan are seated on the opposite sofas. Rohit does not look at them and keeps staring at the roof for a long time.
‘That false ceiling is designed by Manav Decors Private Ltd, a Rajasthan company bhayya. Very costly interior designers. Once, I did even think of changing my career to an interior designing on seeing their designing charges. Had I done that before, my life would have not turned like this’ says Arun in an irritated voice.
Rohit glares at him angrily.
Arun also looks at him angrily ‘No use in glaring at me. You saw everything by your own eyes just a while back. Group of cops enthusiastically entered our home to cuff your hands. Hope you understood the situation and the seriousness.’
Rohit does not look at him and he turns his head away.
‘FIR has been filed. You got bail and you cannot leave for outstations for shooting. Ten days of shooting is pending. Our pool of money has got blocked. If we don’t release the movie on time, we are finished.’
Rohit turns to Arun angrily and asks ‘Can’t you keep quiet for a while?’
Arun immediately keeps his index finger on his lips and looks at Rohit mockingly. Gagan gets irritated by the conversation and looks at both of them.
‘What the hell you want me to do now?’ asks Rohit annoyingly.
Arun looks at Gagan and gestures her to answer the question.
‘We have two options. One to convince Trisha and make her to speak in favour of us’
‘Ruled out. Next’ says Arun in sarcastic tone.
Gagan glares at him and says ‘Other option is convince that lady to withdraw the case.’
‘Next’ says Arun
Gagan looks at him angrily. ‘I told two options.’
‘Bhayya. You better start to recollect the number counting. I don't think this lady will save from those iron bars’ says Arun spoofing at Gagan.
‘Oh hello! No one other than me can fight better for you people by the way. Don’t try to be too smart’ says Gagan in exasperation.
‘For your kind information. Neither that lady nor Trisha can be persuaded in this case because bhayya has done such a nice favor to her which she will never forget for next seven births’ says Arun looking at Rohit in angry and mocking look.
Rohit glares at him in anger and annoyance.
‘Any other better idea?’ asks Arun to her.
‘I suggest you once try speaking to that woman and persuade her. If she does not accept to it means…’
Arun and Rohit look at her eagerly what she is going to say.
‘Every person sure shall have some weakness. You can very well touch it.’ says Gagan.
Arun frowns at her and ‘What weakness you mean here?’
‘Well. How many members are there in her family?’
Arun stares at her for a while and says ‘I don’t remember. There was one lady whom I saw at her home and then I saw an elderly man with her at hospital. What is up with that?'
‘Are they her parents?’
‘May be’
‘You can appoint some thugs and kidnap them. You can threaten her that you will kill them if she does not withdraw the case. Fearing for their lives she might back off. That is it. Problem is solved.’ says Gagan in a cheerful tone.
Arun and Rohit look at each other shockingly.
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