Episode 101 - Flash from the past

It was a dark and stormy night, only headlights of the car was seen on the road surrounded by forest on both sides.


<Song plays Louds - Peeney ki tamana (Loveshhuda)>


                            As Keshav drove the car, Gautam stood up and reached the front to increases the volume on the car which scared Keshav that he was about to loose control over driving. After he increased the volume, we fell onto the back seat. Keshav closes his left ear and stares at a drunk Gautam through the front mirror.


Ke (shouts) - Isn't being this drunk bad enough? That you even want to listen to songs about drinking?


Seeing Gautam drunk dancing and sitting without listening to what Keshav was saying, he gave up and continued driving.


G (drunk) - Cashew stoppp!!


Gautam came front again and Keshav stepped on the sudden break.


Ke (angry) - Now what!?


G (drunk) - Zhor ka laga hai.


Gautam pointed out his little finger and just went out of the car into the forest to find a spot to pee. Keshav looking annoyed wondered why Gautam had so many drinks in the party that he was so drunk. Keshav was changing the songs on the player waiting for Gautam.


<Song plays - Channa Mereya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)>


                           Keshav listens to the song as he scrolled through FB. "Channa Mereya" Keshav sang. He heard the sound of the door open at the back.


Ke - You're here! Kitna time lagadiya yaar.


Keshav locks his phone, keeps in the pocket and turns to see Keshav putting a girl at the back seat. Keshav widens his eyes in shock and looks at Gautam who seemed less drunk than before but not fully sober.


Gautam gets in and sits on the front seat. As he wore the seat belt,


G (rushing) - Start the car now. Let's go. Go. Go. Go!


Ke (shocked) - Go where??


Keshav asked as he started the car and drove really fast.


Ke - Pagal hogaya kya?


G - She isn't breathing.


Gautam said turning back as he checked holding his finger under her nose. SCREECH! Keshav stopped the car stepping on the break. He looked back at the girl lying behind.


G - Hospital le chalte hain.


Ke (tensed) - You've seriously lost it! 2 drunk guys bringing in a random girl. Ya. Of course that wouldn't look suspicious.


Gautam got off the car and opened the back door to check the girls heartbeat.


G (relieved) - She's still alive.


Ke (shocked) - What?


Gautam nodded his head. Keshav looking tensed,


Ke (tensed) - Get in. Fast.


They drive fast to the hospital which was not near by. Keshav was tensed and he drove pondering over what they would tell the hospital.


Ke (tensed) - I don't think they'll admit her just like that. They'll want us to register a case. Itna time toh nahi hai. We don't even know her name. How are we going to admit her.


G - Let's just tell she's family.


Ke - What?


Keshav looks through the front mirror to see Gautam holding Siyali on his lap holding one of her hand and his other hand on the head (like patting). Turning back to confirm what he saw, he looked scared and concerned; and pressed harder on the accelerator to speed.


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Keshav watched as Gautam filled up the form, sent Siyali into the operation theatre and went to pay the bill. Keshav walked to the counter and took a peak at the hospital form where Gautam has filled the patient's name as Shreya and signed the form stating relationship as Brother.


Outside the hospital, Keshav walks to Gautam who was sitting on a bench. He hands him a bottle of water. Gautam drinks some and then splashing water on his face. As he wiped the water off his face, he held is hand by his forehead and sequeezing the area between his eyes.


G (sounding tired) - I'm so hungover man!


Ke - Dikh raha hai. I can't hold on any longer, ho kya raha hai. Who is this girl?


G (tired) - I really don't know. Mujhe kuch yaad nahi aa raha hai.


Ke (shocked) - What do you mean yaad nahi hai?


G - All I remember is hearing a female voice.


[Flash back]


As Gautam finishes his business in the woods, he hears a female voice near by. Confused, he scratches his head and walks towards the voice. As he pushes away the leaves, he sees bright light from a white car which stood near the cliff. Few steps away from the car, he sees a girl lying on the ground and struggling as someone was stamping on her neck. He rubs his eyes to check if he was seeing things. After he confirmed the reality, he wonders what to do. He sees the person moving away from the girl goes to the car's trunk and away. He finds the chance, runs towards the girl, picks up in his hand and gets back into the woods. Hearing the sound of leaves, the person peaks from behind the trunk.


[Flash back ends]


Ke (shocked, whispers) - So, someone tried to actually kill her?


Gautam nods his head while Keshav stood up being shocked and didn't know how to handle the situation.


Ke - Did you see this person?


G (trying hard to remember) - Not exactly. She was this tall, thin and I think she was wearing a suit. But I didn't see her face.


Ke - Oh my god! Police ke paas chalein?


G - Abhi nahi.


Ke - Why not?


G - There's no use. Woh humara yaqeen nahi karenge. Remember what happened the last time we went to the Police station. They'll just think we're making this up.Let's just wait for her to get up. Only she'll be able to testify.


Ke - You're right. Already humara aur police ka banta nahi hai.


Keshav remembered their past with a similar incident and looked at Gautam as he knew that Gautam was totally affected by this more than he was.


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Five days passed and the girl didn't wake up, the nurse had called for "Shreya's guardian" to buy some tablets. As Gautam and Keshav walked to the medical shop, Keshav looking at the name on top of a paper,


Ke - I wanted to ask. Shreya? Really?


G (smiling) - Buss muh se nikal aaya.


Ke (teasing) - Really?


Gautam gave a little stare at Keshav and snatched the paper from his hand and handed it in the shop,


Ke (teasing) - But Brother? Relationship mein Boy friend hi likh lete?


G (going with the flow) - I wouldve. But boyfriend family nahi hota hai na.


The two smile at each other as the get the medicines and walk back to the room. On the way back, they see people gathered around the a particular area of the corridor nearing the room they admitted Siyali in. As they neared, they heard loud sounds from Siyali's room, her shouting, falling of plates, etc.


Hearing her shout, the two rushed pushing others on the way. Seeing the nurse come out of the room,


G (tensed) - What's going on?


Nurse (tensed) - Patient ko hosh aagaya.


The two smile but seeing the nurse look tensed and hearing the chaos they look at the nurse,


Nurse - Par lagta hai ki uski yaadaash chali gayi.


G, Ke - What!!


Gautam and Keshav stand shocked hearing this and look towards the room.


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