Arun wanders everywhere in Arte mansion giving different instructions to each and every servant and maid. In parallel he talks to some people in his mobile and gives instructions to them too.
As Arun focuses with his work with the people around him he does not turn to the side where the once charming super star of India who is standing and trying to talk to him. Arun again picks up his mobile and talks to a some person.
‘Yes Mr.Mehta. I was waiting for your call. What is the update? When shall we schedule the song shooting?’
…….
‘Cool. Share the travel plan of the cast and crew as soon as possible. I don’t want any hurdles and last minute changes. Everything is done. OK?’
….
‘Keep updating me. I will get back to you ’
Arun again disconnects the call and he turns away his face from Rohit.
Rohit stares at him and shows irritation in his face.
Arun looks at the guy and says ‘Flight tickets will reach by afternoon. Make arrangements for travel by today evening. Take care of everything and keep updating me. Got it?’
‘Yes Sir’ replies the guy looking at Rohit.
‘Don't turn your to head to other side for long time, bhai. You might get sprain. If I want to talk to you, you have no other go other than to listen to me.’ asks Rohit in angry and mocking tone.
Arun looks at him with blank expression and says 'It is so nice that you understood that I don't want to talk to you now. Thanks'
'You have become a busy bee nowadays. I will need your appointment to meet you.'
‘You accept or not. I have quite a lot of work to complete. Don’t always expect, that people around you should always surround you and think about you alone 24/7. Everyone have their own commitments not everyone is blessed enough to get rid of their duties like some few people.’ says Arun looking at him.
Rohit looks at him with painful expression in his eyes. Arun looks at his laptop and continues his work.
‘My assistant will share your travel for the Manali shooting. So you do your work and I will do mine.’
Arun’s mobile rings and a name ‘Sub Inspector’ flashed on the screen. Arun’s face turns in surprise on seeing the name. He attends the call and moves from the place.
Rohit stands in his place staring at him. His recollects the words spoken by him yesterday
‘Bhabhi will surely not forgive you for whatever you have done to her child.’
Arun comes out of the room and talks to the guy over the phone.
‘Yes Mr.Sena. Tell me’ says Arun to the person.
‘Sir, few minutes before we got a complaint from a lady here. The complaint is on a person named Kunal Arte for abusing a child.’
Arun’s face turns in a terrible shock. 'What?'
‘The accused address is given in the name of Arte Mansion. I remember our super star sir's name is also Kunal Arte, isn't it?’ asks Mr.Sena
‘This lady is in supersonic speed than I expected. How dare you! Fine. Let me show who I am’ Arun thinks to himself angrily.
Arun answers him ‘What I can say? Nowadays people are going to great extent for publicity stunts. It has become a trend to file false cases against celebrities and the lady is trying to create a fuss for her own benefit.’
‘Sir, any time police may come to arrest Rohit Kumar Sir.’ says the guy in a tensed voice.
Arun gets irritated. ‘Do something to stop it Mr.Sena?’ says Arun to the guy.
‘Sorry Sir. Arrest warrant will be ready soon. The new inspector is a very honest person. He will surely abide by law.’
‘Damn it.’ shouts Arun.
'Sir, did Rohit sir really abused any child?'
Arun gets irritated on the question.
‘Not really Mr.Sena. I told you isn't it. This is just a publicity stunt. Thank you for the information. I will get back to you.’
‘Sir, what about my film chance? You already told me long time back that you will recommend me to Rohit sir in his new movie but you did not call me till now.’ asks Sena in an awkwardly tone.
Arun slowly bangs his head with his hands in a low noise. ‘Idiot, does not know which things to ask at which time. Hell with you. You never gonna get any film chance in your lifetime buddy.’
He replies to him ‘Yes. Sure. I actually have your name for a role in bhayya’s new movie. I will call you once the script is finalized.’
‘Really, thank you so much sir. I am dying to get a call from you. I will be very much grateful, Sir.’ Replies the man in delight.
Arun tries to smile with him. ‘OK. Sure. By the way, don’t ever leak about this complaint to anyone. By chance media people come to know about it, it will become a problem. If bhayya ever comes to know that you leaked the matter, then please forget your film dreams in this birth.’ says Arun in a warning and threatening tone.
Sena becomes tensed and replies ‘Sure sir. I will never let anybody know about it. Take care sir.’
‘Yeah bye’. Arun disconnects the call.
He thinks for a while and he makes a call in his mobile.
‘Gagan, where the hell are you now?’
‘…’
‘Urgent matter. I don’t know to which corner of this country you will go. I need an anticipatory bail as soon as possible.’ says Arun to Gagan.
‘….’
----
MUMBAI MEDICAL INSITUTE
Mrunalini feeds Trisha with some liquid food. She looks at the child who turned very weak in just thirty hours. Trisha quietly eats the food fed by her grand-mother. Mrunalini recollects how she felt when Trisha opened her eyes. She burst into crying when she called ‘Dadhi’ in a low voice after a long 12+ long hours of unconsciousness. Mrunalini hugged her tightly and cried heavily without making anything to stop. Trisha tried to say something about Rohit but Mrunalini stopped her from speaking.
Mrunalini feeds Trisha with water and wipes her mouth. Trisha stares at her grand-mother without saying anything.
Mrunalini looks at her and asks ‘You want anything beta?’
Trisha does not say anything to her. The entrance door opens and Arun enters inside.
‘Wow. See, how active and beautiful looks my beauty princess today.’ exclaims Arun looking at her. Trisha gives him a small smile but her expression changes to scare suddenly and she hugs Mrunalini tightly. Arun gets shocked by her behaviour and looks at his mother bewilderedly .
‘Arey, what happened? This is your chachu. Why are you getting scared of him?’ says Mrunalini and she tries to console her.
‘Dadhi, I am very scared to see anyone. Please don’t go away anywhere and always stay with me.’ pleads Trisha to her awfully.
Mrunalini and Arun share an embarrassing look at each other. Arun goes to Trisha and says ‘You don’t have to be scared, beta. Until myself and your Dadhi are there, no one can harm you.’
Trisha looks at him in doubtful expression.
‘Promise baby.’ replies Arun in a casual tone. ‘Now doctor told that you are completely alright. Shall we go home then?’
Trisha’s face turns in horror. She again goes to Mrunalini and hugs her tightly.
‘Dadhi, I will not come to that house. Papa told that he will kill me if I go there. Please Dadhi don’t take me to that house. I will not come there’ screams Trisha and she starts to cry.
Mrunalini looks at Arun helplessly not knowing how to convince the crying child. Arun holds her gently and says ‘Beta, Papa will not kill you, baby. See, I promised you isn’t it that no one will harm you when myself and your Dadhi are there. Don’t get scared.’
‘No’ shouts Trisha at him. ‘Dadhi, I will not go there. Please don’t take me there. I will not come to home.’ says Trisha in a determined voice.
Arun tries to say something to her bur Mrunalini stops him. ‘Leave her Arun. She has made her decision and it is final. She is not going there until she recovers from this. Don’t force her’
‘This is ridiculous. Where will she stay if she does not come there?’ asks Arun angrily to her.
‘This is a big world, beta. I am sure there will be some small place to accommodate us.’
‘’us’? What do you mean by ‘us’?’
‘Trisha and me.'
‘Wait a minute. Ma, please don’t say that you are also going to stay away from our home.’
‘Yes. When she is not going to stay there why should I stay in that building?’
‘Ma, you have gone crazy. Instead of making her understand you are giving consent to her choice. She is a small girl, Ma. Why don’t you explain?’
‘What the hell I have to explain to her? ’ replies Mrunalini in a harsh tone. ‘She has faced a lot of disasters in that house.’
‘but Ma..’
Mrunalini interrupts him from speaking. ‘Do you really want Trisha to live peacefully?’
Arun looks at his mother in surprise. He nods his head like ‘yes’
'Then do not interfere in her decision. She will stay away wherever she wishes until she recovers. She shall return when she feels like coming back. I will return when she comes.’ says Mrunalini in a determined voice.
‘God’ shouts Arun in a frustrating tone. ‘Why everybody is killing me? At one side both of you are protesting like this. On the other side that stupid lady has filed a police complaint against bhayya. If you both stay away from home, then all her allegations shall be proved as true. Ma, everything will be ruined if Trisha does not return home. Please make her to come home again for god’s sake.’ pleads Arun to Mrunalini.
‘For me Trisha’s life is important that anything else. Moreover, why should she has to care about the career of a person who threatened to kill her?’ says Mrunalini angrily.
‘Ma, emotional decisions shall lead to disaster. Just think twice before making any hasty choice. If not for Kunal Arte, at least for Alok Arte, your husband. Is it not your duty to preserve and protect his respect in this society? What will happen to his respect if his son is arrested for abuse charge?’
Mrunalini does not reply anything for a while. Few seconds later she says ‘It is the duty of his sons to protect his respect. His elder son did not care about it. Let me see if his younger son protects it.’
Arun’s face turns red in anger. ‘You want me to protect his respect but you will not co-operate me, isn’t it? How can I save everything if you run away like this?’ shouts Arun
Mrunalini smiles at him and says ‘Don’t worry, beta. I am sure that whatever happens is happening for good. Trust me. Everything is going to be fine soon.’
-----
Rohit looks at the photograph of Sakshi which is hanging on the wall. He recollects the words said by Arun the previous day.
‘Had you loved her truly, surely you would have not harmed her precious possession. The love for her which you believe it to be true is not true at all. Bhabhi will surely not forgive you for whatever you have done. She would have hated you to the highest for what you did to her child. I swear. She trusted you that you will take care of her child like a princess but you broke her faith and not even treated her daughter like a human being. You are neither a good father and nor a good lover nor a good husband too that you have broken the belief of a wife and a mother. Feel shameful of yourself’
Rohit recollects the moments during her pregnancy time.
Rohit and Sakshi are seated at their bedroom on their bed.
‘Jaan.’ says Sakshi
‘Yes’
‘We are going to have a child of our own very soon. We are going to be parents and our symbol of true love is going to be with us shortly’
‘Of course’
‘Jaan, do you love me?’
Rohit frowns looking at her. ‘What question is this? Don’t you know, I love you in this world, than anything else
‘Then you answer this question. Will you love our child?’
‘What happened to you today? You are keep on asking me silly questions.’
‘Answer me’
‘Arey baba! Yes I will love our child madly but only after you.’
‘There is a situation coming for you where you have to choose me or our child. Who will you choose then?’
‘Hypothetical question and stupid question too’
‘You have to answer. Who will you choose?’
‘Simple. My choice will always be you.’
‘Why?’
‘You are my life and breathe. I can have as many children if I have you for me, but I cannot get a Sakshi with the child which I will have.’
‘No Jaan. If you have to choose me or our child, then our child should be your choice.’
‘Don’t be silly’
‘How much silly it may be. Promise me that you will never leave our child at any cost. Our child is a pure symbol our love. I don’t want anything to happen to it.’
‘I hope such a situation does not come in our life.’
‘Promise me that you will take care our love carefully’
Rohit gets irritated but he smiles at her and says ‘OK. Done.’
Sakshi smiles at him and then she looks at her bulged womb proudly.
Rohit keep looking at her photo.
'Jaan'
Rohit is taken aback and looks around the room.
'Jaan'
Rohit looks around and his face turns in shock on seeing Sakshi standing in front of him.
'Jaan. You.' says Rohit to her in stammering voice.
'Why did you do this, Jaan?' asks Sakshi
Rohit does not reply to her and keeps looking at her.
'You promised me Jaan' says Sakshi in a condemning voice.
'No Jaan.I...'
'You have crumpled my sweet lovely flower. You have deceived me, Jaan' says Sakshi to him.
'No'
'No'
'You broke my trust, Jaan' says another Sakshi from other side.
'No Jaan. Listen to me'
'No Jaan. Listen to me'
'You are a cheater.' says another Sakshi from third side.
'I am sorry, Jaan. But listen to me once
'I am sorry, Jaan. But listen to me once
'I cannot forgive you for what you did to her. Why did you do like this? You are a monster. You are a devil. I hate you' shouts another Sakshi to him.
'No' screams Rohit in a high volume holding his head.
He looks around and sees the room empty and silent. His whole body sweats fully and his hands which holds Sakshi's photograph trembles.
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