But they all forget their pains for a minute when they saw Karishma Singh standing at the door of the room, numb, having no expression on her face. Her whole body was trembling and her throat dried, blankly staring at each one of them.

Billu, who was sent to buy medicines for her came back and saw the mourning. "k..kya hua P..pushpa ji...Cheete... kya hua...??"

Santosh hugged Karishma tightly and was crying extensively. Karishma was still numb. She didn't even hug her back and after a few minutes, she pushed her. "Hato Santu" she chided. Anubhav and Cheetah dragged themselves towards her while Billu was continuously asking a sobbing Pushpa Singh about the matter.

"B...behna..."

........he found his words choked in his throat.

"Anu bhaiya ka nautanki hai ye...?? maddam Sir se keh dijiye hume aise mazak bilkul pasand nahi hain... vo jaha kahi bhi chhupi hain saamne aa jayein...!!!" she said strictly. Her condition was already pitiful. She couldn't bear this pain. Anubhav composed himself a bit. "Behna... aap...aap room se bahar kyu aayi hain?... doctor ne aapko araam karne bola hai na..!" he said politely. Cheetah's words betrayed him. He didn't have the courage to face her. "hume...hume koi araam nahi karna hai... maddam sir kahan hai bataiye..!!!!" She almost shouted. "Karishma Singh...vo..." "thik hai nahi batayenge na aap log... hum khud hi dhoond lenge unhe..." She said passing away from them. "behna rukiye... aapki tabiyat thik nahi hai..." he said running behind her. she was blankly leaving the hospital in rage when she heard the news flashing on the TV in the waiting area.

"Breaking News!!! right now we are getting a piece of sorrowful news from the police department. our favorite cop SHO Haseena Malik, who had won our hearts with her simplicity and emotions, is no more. The police department had confirmed her demise. According to the sources, she had been killed by the international arms smuggler, Daniel, who himself had admitted this shamelessly.

Rest In Peace Haseena Malik!!!!"

Her whole world shattered into pieces and froze in front of her. Her body started quivering and her heart refused to beat. "Has...Haseena..." she mumbled not in her senses. She wasn't able to ever imagine her soul, her life, her sister, her best friend, no more. She was her everything. She was the one who had brought out the emotions in the strict officer Karishma Singh, with whom she could express herself freely, who understood her in every situation and loved her beyond the limits. She was the only one who had the guts to bear her. She was feeling like a lifeless corpse whose soul had drained out from her body. The day she entered the MPT, their catfights but solving the case in unison despite their ideological differences, their friendship, their love, their closeness, she hugging her with all her love and care, kissing her forehead lovingly, wooing her with her cute antics, showing tantrums to her, her blissful talks and sweet gestures, saving her from every danger by taking it on herself, her scolding with hidden love and concern, feeding her with her own hands, their ice cream dates, sleeping peacefully in her lap, all the moments she spent with her flashed in her head one after the other.

"Agar humare hote huye aapka yeh haal hai toh pata nhi aap hmare baad kya karengi...." ... "Ka... Ka mtlb hai aapka... Aap.. aapke baad..?... Aap... Kahan jaa rahi hain..?"

"Bhale hi hum aapke aas paas na ho magar hum aapke saath hmesha rahenge..." "maddam sir in baaton ka kya mtlb hai.. aap aisa kahe bol rahi hn....agar aap humko chhod kar jaane wali hn toh pehle hi bata dijiye taaki hum aapko kidnap kar lein..."

"HASEENAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Her horrible voice was enough to moisten everyone's eyes out there. Anubhav cupped her face. "Behna..." "Anu bhaiya... unhone...unhone bola tha ki vo hamesha hamare paas rahengi anu bhaiya... vo nahi jaa sakti hain... vo kahi nahi gayi hain... apna promise kaise tod sakti hain vo...vo hamari Haseena hain... vo apni Karishma se door nahi reh sakti hain...aap aap dekiyega vo abhi aayenge aur humko zorr se gale laga lengi... vo...vo aisa nahi kar sakti hain na Anu bhaiya... unhe maloom hai hum kitna tadap rahe hain unke bina... vo...vo toh humse boht pyaar karti hain... ye...ye sab jhooth hai Anu bhaiya... aap...aap toh jaante hain ye news wale kuch bhi dikhate hain... ye sab...sab jhooth hai..." She had lost her senses and was completely broken, Anubhav wasn't able to see his sister in this condition but he did not have any courage to bring her out of her hallucination or tell her the truth. He took her into his embrace wanting her to cry her heart out but instead she was not believing anything around her. "bhaiya, vo... vo jaanti hain...hum...hum nahi reh sakte unke bina... abhi shaam me hi to baat hui thi hamari unse... vo boli thi ki vo jaldi aane wali hain... vo kabhi jhooth nahi bolti hain... vo na mazak kar rahi hain humse... Anu bhaiya vo bass aati hi hongi... aap roiye mat..." Anubhav found himself unable to handle her. He broke the hug and decided to make her face reality and break her reverie. "Behna..." he tried to say but she was constantly blabbering not in her senses. "BEHNA" he said loudly, shaking her to get her attention and Karishma stopped and looked directly into his eyes. He was losing his strength looking at her pitiful eyes who still had the assurance of getting her Haseena back. "Behna... Haseena Ji jaa chuki hain...!!!!!" he said strictly with wrenched heart. Finally, he saw some tears in her eyes but she nodded her head in 'No'. "bhaiya... vo..." She failed terribly imagining her life without her maddam sir. Her head started spinning. Unable to handle the shock, she went unconscious in Anubhav's arms. "Behna!!!" he shouted and patted her cheeks. "behna, please... aakhein kholiye..." He was crying, unable to see his other piece of heart going away from him. He took her inside her hospital room . The whole team was devastated. Their mind had lost its consciousness and they rushed behind Anubhav seeing him carrying an unconscious Karishma in his arms. "Karishma madam!" they all shouted together.

The doctor had examined her. "inka blood pressure fluctuate ho raha hai... shayad koi bada shock laga hai inko... don't worry I had given an injection... She will be fine in a couple of hours" Anubhav gestured Pushpa Singh to come out the room. "Pushpa ji, is waqt hum me se koi bhi behna ko nahi sambhal sakta hai... aap...." "hum Lalla ko call karke yahan bulaate hain..." said Pushpa ji with shaking voice and he nodded. But a sudden thought clicked his brain and trembled in fear "Ammi..!" he uttered. he immediately called Cheetah and Santosh who themselves were crying in a corner, completely broken. One of their senior is no more and other is lying unconscious in front of them. "Cheetah! Santosh! aap dono foran Haseena ji ke ghar jaaiye... unki ammi ek heart patient hain agar unhone ye news dekh li hogi to vo bardasht nahi kar payengi." He ordered them and they nodded. Anubhav knows that he had to be strong for his family.

Pushpa ji's son had seen the news and he had already boarded the flight as he very well know that her dear wife couldn't be calmed by anyone. He rushed inside the hospital and find Pushpa ji dialing his number again and again. "Amma..!" he said. As soon as pushpa Singh saw her, she couldn't control herself and hugged her tightly 'Lalla...! maddam sir... lalla vo chali gayiiiii..."she was crying hysterically... "aur Karishma vaha behosh hai... hume kuch nahi samjh aa raha hai lalla..." he hugged her back "Shhh! amma... aap sambhaliye khud ko... aap yaha sabse badi hain...agar aap is tarah kamzor padengi toh aapke saare bacche bhi kamzor padh jayenge...Cheetah Santu aur baaki sabko kaun sambhalega amma...aap is tarah se mat roiye..."he tried to calm her down. She composed herself to some extent understanding what he was trying to say and gave him a nod of assurance. She gestured him to go inside Karishma's room.

"Baccha..! aap thik hain na...aapko pata hai hum kitna darr gaye the... kyun karti hain aap aisa" Haseena scolded her to which she made a regretful face. She forwarded her hand to cup her face but.......

.....she vanished in nick of time.

.......her Haseena disappeared.

...her illusion gets over.

"MADDAM SIRRRRR!!!" she screamed and suddenly opened her eyes. She started sobbing loudly as soon as the realization hits her that her Haseena is not with her. "Karishma.!" his husband called her name, sitting beside her waiting for her to open her eyes. She looked at him with her red eyes and he encaged her into his arms tightly and let her shed her tears. Her condition was horrible. She was crying bitterly taking Haseena's name, all her words froze in her throat. he didn't stop her from crying. everything inside her was broken and she wasn't able to handle this burden. His heart was aching witnessing her completely broken and helpless. An hour passed but she was still in his arms, sobbing not in her senses.

Anubhav entered the room. Lalla asked him to discharge Karishma from the hospital and take her to their home. Anubhav agreed. Pushpa Ji and Lalla bring her home and Anubhav went to the headquarters. but her condition was still similar. She was crying frantically and was not calming down a little bit. Her loud sobs were making them shiver. After giving her sufficient time, her husband decided to talk with her. He entered the room only to find her sitting on the floor hugging her knees. He sat beside her. "Karishma..!" he said gently. "Patidev.!" she mumbled in her painful voice. "Maddam sir!!... patidev hume..hume vo laa kar dijiye... hume..hume vo chahiye hain.... hum unke bina nahi jee payenge...hame hamari Haseena chaahiye hain..." She was crying bitterly in his arms with hiccups. "Karishma... tumhari maddam sir hamesha tumhare saath hi hain... vo tumse door nahi reh sakti hain... agar tum aise ro gi toh unhe boht bura lagega na... kya vo kabhi tumhari aakhon me aansoo dekh sakti thi?? nahi na..!! toh unhe aur takleef mat do... aise khud ko behaal mat karo... tumhe strong banna hai... unke liye... khud ke liye aur apni duty ke liye..." he tried to calm her. "Nahi... humko nahi banna hai strong... hume Haseena chahiye hain... hamare paas...hamare saath... aap...aap hume bhi maar dijiye...kyuki humse saans bhi nahi lia jaa raha hai unke bina..." she said adamantly. He cupped her face and kissed her forehead. "Karishma sab toot rahe hain... tumhe hi sabko sambhalna hai... apni maddam sir ko proud feel karwana hai tumhe...unhe batana hai na ki unki Karishma kamzor nahi hai..." "Haseena toh hume kabhi takleef mein nahi dekh sakti hain na...phir aaj....aaj vo kahe nahi aa rahi hume shaant karane... hume gale lagane...aur bolne ki 'baccha please mat roiye na... aapke aansoo hume takleef dete hain' kahe nahi aa rahi vo!!!!!" "accha aur kisi ke baare me nahi toh Haseena ji ki ammi ke baare me socho...tumne hi kaha tha na ki vo tumhe beti maanti hain... unhe kaun sambhalega karishma... unka khayal kon rakhega?? kya tumhari maddam sir ne jaane se pehle tumhe unka khayal rakhne k liye nahi bola tha??" Karishma suddenly looked at him... "ammi.!" she said in shock. "Patidev...ammi ek heart patient hain... vo nahi bardasht kar payengi...hume...hume unke paas jaana padega..." "relax...cheetah aur santu gaye hain vaha..." "nahi... hum...aap hume unke paas le chaliye please..."

Haseena's treatment had immediately started as soon as they brought her to the hospital. The doctor did her few tests. "Her condition is very critical. boht zyada blood loss ho chuka hai. unka blood group boht rare hai jo ki is waqt hamare blood bank se stock out hai ...hum dusre hospitals se contact karne ki koshish kar rahe hain lekin hume darr hai ki operation me der na ho jaaye" The doctor told them. "k..konsa blood group hai unka?" one of them asked and the doctor told them. "ye...meri mom ka blood group bhi same hai... main abhi unhe leke aata hoon..aap kuch bhi karke unhe safe rakhiyega." one of them pleaded and immediately ran outside the hospital.

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