Episode 103 - Identity Crisis

Shreya's Father along with the 2 boys were with the doctor discussing the girl's condition when the Nurse walked in.


Doc - Nurse? I told you not to leave the patient alone.


Nurse - Akeli nahi hai sir. Uske maa ke saath hai.


Sh Dad - Maa?


Nurse - Haan. Aapki wife. Unhon ne kaha hi woh Patient ke saath rehengi..


G (shocked) - Unhon ne kaha?


Gautam looks at Shreya's Father who was equally shocked that he got up from the chair and rushed out of the doctor's office. The three run back to Siyali's room.


Meanwhile, in the room, Siyali was talking to Shreya's mother,


Si (emotional) - Mujhe bohat dar lag raha hai. Sach mein kuch bhi yaad nahi hai. Kuch bhi yaad nahi aa raha hai maa.


Sh Mom (sweetly) - Toh kya hua? Tumhe kuch yaad nahi hai toh kya hua? Humey toh tum yaad ho na.


Shreya's Father slowly walks in looking surprised with happy tears. Seeing him and the boys,


Sh Dad - Dekho! Papa aye hai. Gautam hai. Keshav hai. Aur ghar mein bohat log jinhe tum yaad ho. Purani yaadein chaley gayi toh kya? Naye banalengey hum.


She smiles and wiping Siyali's tears,


Sh Mom - Now smile! Dekho lunch is here


Siyali smiles. She takes the food tray from the nurse's hand and starts feeling Siyali. The three men go outside the room surprised.


Sh Dad (with happy tears) - Theen saalon mein pehli baar tumhari aunty ke muh se shabdein aa rahi hai. Pehli baar smile kar rahi hai.


As Gautam and Shreya's Father looked at each other happily, Keshav didn't feel very good about this. Shreya's Mother comes out of the room and,


Sh Mom - Chalein?


Sh Dad - Huh?


Sh Mom (excited) - Mujhe Shre ke liye khana banana hai.


Sh Dad - Par hum hotel mein stay Kar rahi ho.


Sh Mom - Toh kya hua? Main banaloongi. Bichari meri bachi. Hostel ka khana khake kitni patli ho gayi.


The three men looked confused at each other as Shreya's Mother gets ready to leave.


Sh Mom - Haan Gautam. Shre ka khayal rakhna. I'll be right back.


Shreya's Father was dumbfounded and went along with an excited Shreya's Mother. Keshav and Gautam look at each other confused and into the room through the glass and see Siyali asleep.


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Few hours later, Gautam is seen waiting outside the hospital room and talking on the phone,


G (confused) - What do mean?


Sh Dad - Tumhari Aunty, uss ladki ko actually Shreya maanthi hai. She doesn't remember these three years. All she remembers is getting that call from you that Shreya is in the hospital. And usse lagta hai ki Shreya ko hosh aagaya, aur jisse usne aaj mila, wo hi humari Shreya hai.


G - Ab kya karein, Uncle?


Sh Dad - I really don't know. For now, let's inform the police.


G (not convinced) - Fine.


Gautam cuts the call and sees Keshav staring at him,


Ke (angry) - You still don't plan on going to the police. do you?


G - Aisa kuch nahi hai. I'm just saying, aunty is finally alright after so many years. Should I take that away from her?


Ke (angry) - Buss tumhare family ke baarey mein soch rahe ho? What about her family? (pointing at Siyali) Woh bhi apni Beti ko dhoond rahe hogey na. Is it fair to them?


Gautam was rolling his eyes as he didn't trust the police one bit. Keshav shows him a cover and,


Ke - They gave me this! It's her things.


Gautam takes the cover from Keshav's hand and takes things out of it. He sees a ohm bracelet and hands it over to Keshav. He takes the shirt Siyali was wearing and behind it was the name Warrior High (the shirt she wore on Farwell/ the one used by the students in Karishma).


G (surprised) - Warrior High?


Ke - Agar police station nahi jana hai, at least Warrior High chaltey hain.


G - Okay! But I don't understand. The place we found her!? Thats miles away from the school. What was she doing so far away from school?


Keshav shrugs his shoulder while Gautam thought about what the reason could be.


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Later that day, After Shreya's mother was back, Gautam and Keshav left the hospital to visit Warrior High. The two stand outside the gates of warrior high wondering why the school was closed. They see a man walk by the gate and call him. He walks to them,


G - Bhaiya? School mein koi ladki missing....


Peon (scared) - Agar tum logon ko Siyali ke baarey mein baath karni hai toh chale jaa'o.


He was about to leave when Gautam held his hand through the gate and,


G (curious) - Bhaiya. Bhaiya. Bathao toh sahi. Yeh Siyali ko...


Peon - Agar ma'am sab ko patha bhi laga ki main kisisey bhi uss mari hui ladki ki baath kar raha hoon, toh...


Ke (shocked) - Mari hui?


Gautam and Keshav looked shocked hearing the words "mari hui". What did he mean by that?


Peon - Dekho Bhai. Muft ki advise deta hoon. News waaley lagtey ho...


Gautam and Keshav look at each from head to toe on what made them look like reporters with a funny look on their faces.


Peon - Inke chakkar mein math padho. Badey log hai yeh. Kuch bhi kar saktey hain.


Gautam thinks of something and,


G - Theek hai bhaiya. Inkey chakkar mein nahi padengey. Par apne curiosity ke liye toh pooch raha hoon. Chakkar kya hai?


Peon smirks and laughs and,


Peon (sly) - Apney liye ya Phir apney kaam ke liye. Muft ka toh buss advise hi milega. Information nahi.


The peon raises his eyebrows and gives a smirk whole Gautam leaves the peon's hand and looks at Keshav who thought this situation was too typical.


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Few days later, Gautam was sitting in Siyali's room with his laptop and doing some work when she starts struggling in her sleep. She was crying and breathing fast in her sleep. Scared, Gautam tries to wake her up and she wakes up screaming and hugs him scared.


G (scared) - Are you okay?


Realising it was Gautam she was hugging, Siyali moved back, stopped crying and wiped her tears. Gautam gets some water and helps her drink.


G - You alright?


Si - Hmm. Thanks.


She nods her head and looked uncomfortable. Seeing that she was uncomfortable,


G - Do you want me to leave.


Siyali shakes her head but still looking uncomfortable.


Si (shy) - Aap Gautam ho na?


G - Ya.


Si (shy) - Mere bhai?


G (laughing) - Not exactly. Distant relative hoon.


Si - Oh! Nurse ne kaha ki aapney Mujhe admit kiya tha yeh kehke ki main aapki behan hoon.


G - Haan.


Si - Phir, Yeh log police ko kyun bhulana chatey the?


Siyali asked Gautam questions quietly and respectfully as she wanted answers.


G - Chinta karney ki koi baath nahi. Tumhara accident hogaya tha. Like really big accident. Isi liye.


Si - Oh.


Siyali rolled her eyes trying to think. Gautam, who was looking at his laptop, looked at her and sees a tear dropping off her eye which she immediately wipes off.


G - Agar rona ka mann kar raha hai, just cry it out. Dukh ko andhar rakhney ki zaroorat nahi hai.


Si - I know. Par patha nahi kyun? Kisikey saamney ro nahi paathi hoon. I guess I wasn't someone who cried a lot.


She looks at Gautam who just looked at her without giving any expressions.


Si - I'm relieved.


G - Huh?


Si - At least I know I wasn't a cry baby.


Gautam burst into a small laugh, after which both of them laughed.


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