Episode 151 - Kept in the Dark

It was a rainy evening in Warrior High, Vidurshi held a phone receiver to her ear and smiled at the receptionist as the call was getting connected,


Vi - Hello. Gautam. This is Vidurshi.
G (voice) - Is something wrong?
Vi - Nahi. Siyali fainted.
G (voice) - Is she alright?
Vi - I think so. Par Siyali told me to tell you that she's alright.


[Flashback]
Sitting on the medical room bed, as her friends were leaving, Siyali held on to Vidurshi's hand and,


Si - Just tell him not to worry. I just had a headache and it doesn't hurt anymore.
[Flash back ends]


G (voice) - What!!? Okay! Just tell her to take care. Main usse milney kal aa'onga.
Vi - Okay, Bye!


As Vidurshi disconnects the call, Gautam looks at him phone and with a relieved look, breathes out with his mouth. He looks at Sunaina,


G - You wait in the car.
Su (complains) - Come on!!!


Sunaina complained as Gautam got out of the car, across the rain, towards the jail.


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While walking through the corridor, Vidurshi pondered over something seriously and with the corner of her eyes, slowly looked at her right. Rohan walked by her side and looking at her all the way,


Vi (suspicious) - Why are you tagging along with me?
Ro - Tumhe nahi patha?


As Rohan looked at her, Vidurshi first gave a funny stare and then a funny sigh and,


Vi - Nothing! Nothing Okay! Mainey buss Gautam ko itna inform kiya hai ki Siyali behosh hogayi aur ab medical room mein hai.
Ro (unconvinced) - And that's why Siyali held you back, waited for everyone to leave?
Vi - Mujhe kya patha.


Vidurshi said awkwardly, sheepishly rolling her eyes. While Rohan stared at her, Vidurshi first stares and then getting a little excited,


Vi - You know how people make up code words. I think this was their code word. But problem yeh hai ki jab code word mein baath kartey, kisiko patha nahi hona chahiye ki code word mein baath kar rahi hai. Siyali is no professional. She was just too obvious. (immitating Siyali) It doesn't hurt anymore. Even I figured it out.
Ro - Smart.
Vi - Itni karaab acting. I'm surprised how she didn't managed to get caught in her Shreya act for so long.


Vidurshi shook her head slowly thinking about Siyali,


Ro - So what do you think it meant?
Vi - My smartness ends here. (Sarcastic) You're the one with bizillion theories. What do you think she meant?
Ro - Glad you asked.


Vidurshi looks at Rohan in disbelief as he took her question seriously and started answering,


Ro - She fainted and literally looks possessed. I'm guessing she remembers.
Vi (surprised) - Really? Then does she not trust anyone other than Gautam to tell that?
Ro - That or she's being you in life.
Vi - Me?
Ro (annoyed) - Haan. Gautam ney instruct kiya hoga. Agar yaad aagaya toh pehley mujhe batha'o. Woh bhi code language mein.
Vi - How does that make it being me?
Ro - I guess you haven't noticed. Gautam behaves with Siyali, the way Vidyut behaves with you.
Vi - Caring? Loving? Protective?
Ro - Controlling?
Vi (angry) - Excuse me! Bhaiya is not one bit controlling.
Ro - Of course not!


Rohan started walking away after getting his questions answered while Vidurshi stood holding her hands on her waist looking angry and screaming,


Vi - You better applogise, Rohan!!


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Utkarsh walks into the boys bathroom with his towel when he sees Sid wiping his hair after taking a bath. Sid looks at Utkarsh through the mirror, while Utkarsh turns to leave,


S - I'll leave. You stay.


Utkarsh turns to face Sid and walks in while Sid walks to the door the leave. Sid gives a fake smile and,


S (sounding depressed) - Has it come to this? That we can't even breathe the same air?
U - And whose fault is that, Sid?
S - You tell me.


The brother turn to face each other, both of them looking tired than angry,


U (taunting) - Mainey dekha tumhe... Bench pe dance kartey hue, Siyali ke saath. Bohat khush lagrahey tey. Jaise ki kuch hua hi nahi. Maa jail mein hai, par tumhe farak nahi padta hai na?
S - Tumhe sach mein lagta hai ki mujhe farak nahi padta hai?
U - Dikta toh aisa hi hai.
S (frustrated) - Toh tum batha'o Utkarsh, Mujhe kya karna chahiye. Main kya karoon?


Utkarsh gives a deep sign and looks around as he himself did not know the answer to that question,


S - Tumhe kya lagta hai? Mainey aisey hi Mom ko guilty maanli?


Utkarsh now looked at Sid who had an intense look in his eyes,


S - Uss din hospital mein, yaad hai jab doctor ney kaha ki mom ki blood mein drugs tha. Mujhe laga, shayad drug over dose ke wajase mein Mom ney behoshi mein Siyali ko galti sey..... (Sigh) Par baad mein Gautam aaya. And he said this wasn't the first time. And then I started to realise. You don't go for someone's heart by mistake.


Sid looked lost while Utkarsh didn't understand what Sid was telling. Sid looked directly into Utkarsh's eyes and with a sad smile,


S - Mainey dekha..... office room ki CCTV footage.
U (shocked) - Kya?


Utkarsh straightened up, looking surprised,


S - And I took a peak when Daadi was seeing. Siyali andhar aayi. Almost to the middle of room, and then the doors got closed. Uskey baad, poora andhera tha, kuch bhi teek sey deknahi paaya. Par itna dekha hi, Unkey haath mein chaku tha. And she went for Siyali's heart. Luckily, Siyali turned aur chaako uski shoulder pe lagadiya.


While Utkarsh stood with shock in his eyes, Sid with a dull expression,


S - Ab tum batha'o? Yeh tumhe accident lagraha hai ya planned?


Sid walked out of the bathroom leaving a stunned Utkarsh. What had happened, he imagined.


Unknown to Utkarsh,
[Flash back]
Standing outside the office room, Siyali knocked the door. As the door moved, she opens the door,


Si (calling out) - Sir?


She walked in slowly and cautiously into the dark room,


Si (calling out) - Pradeep sir?
Voice (faint) - Siyali?
Si (doubtful) - Urmila ma'am? It's Shreya.


SLAM!! Siyali turned towards the door as someone closed the door from inside,


Si (doubtful, scared) - Ma'am, Is that you?


She looked at the person walking towards her. Siyali suddenly felt something by her leg, which made her turn right. Siyali exclaimed as the knife plunged into her body.


Si (screams in pain) - Aargh!!


She screamed as the knife was pulled out. As she suffered, the person moved back towards the other side of the room, to the place where Urmila ma'am was later found high on drugs.
[Flash back ends]


Screen changes and zooms into when Urmila ma'am was found holding the knife. The screen zooms out into the present where Urmila ma'am is seen wearing the white prison uniform and reading a book inside her cell. She hears the sound of her cell unlocking which makes her look at Gautam who stood outside. As Gautam walks in, she closes the book and looks at him quietly,


G - So it is true! You're giving everyone the silent treatment.


Urmila ma'am stares at him without giving him a response,


G - Buss Mera ek sawaal ka jawaab di'jiye. Why are you covering up for him?


Urmila ma'am looked unbothered with Gautam's question and continued to give him the calm and frustrated expression.


[Flash back]
Buried in her memory, unknown to Urmila ma'am,


UMaam (faintly) - Siyali?


She said as she heard a voice inside the room as she found herself feeling dizzy and sitting near the wall,


Si (doubtful) - Urmila ma'am? It's Shreya.


She saw Siyali turning towards the door and waiting as someone walked towards her. Spotting the knife on his hand, Urmila ma'am crawls near Siyali and reaches for her right leg. She pulls her leg which makes Siyali turn right.


As Siyali slowly lost her conciousness, the man walked towards Urmila ma'am and made her hold the knife on her hand.
[Flash back ends]


G - Nikhil Rathore!?


Gautam said with a smirk after which he could clearly see the change in the expression in Urmila ma'am eyes which she was trying hard to hide.


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