Episode 41 : Peeping into the Past

Next morning, Utkarsh was standing near the newly set Trophy case near the reception in the ground floor. He looked at all the trophies and pictures of victories memories. The karishma's trophy that they won was also there with their group picture. Urmila ma'am arrives at that spot. Utkarsh turns towards her and smiles. She walks towards him,


UMaam - So your looking at the trophy display?


U - Yes mom. Bohat acha lag raha hai ki main bhi Warrior High ki history mein hoon.


He points at his picture in the group picture as they won the Karishma trophy. Urmila ma'am smiles. As they were having a conversation, Sid was walking through the corridor. He saw them together and walked near by.


UMaam - Utkarsh, Do you know who this is?


She points at a young boy in another group picture. As Sid tried to see at whom his mom was pointing at, Utkarsh reads the names below that said which person stood in which position. It read "Prathick Rajput"


U (excited) - Prathick Rajput?


UMaam - Your Dad


Sid gives a shocked look when Urmila ma'am called Prathick Rajput as "His" (Utkarsh's) dad.


UMaam - Your dad was the best. In both academics and sports.


U - Toh main bilkul unki tarah nahi hoon. Na academics mein na sports mein.


Utkarsh gives a sheepish look and makes a noise from his mouth.


UMaam - Don't ever say that. Academics aur Sports mein best honey se kya hota hai. You're talented and most of all, a good person. Tum life mein jo bhi banogey, apney dad ka name zaroor roshan karogey. I'm sure you'll make us both very proud.


Hearing all this, Sid was more and more shocked. Most of all angry.


U - Thanks mom.


As Utkarsh smiles seeing his mom, he sees Sid standing behind looking angrily at Urmila ma'am. His eyes turns to Utkarsh. He gives a disappointed look and leaves the place which left Utkarsh disturbed.


UMaam - Everything alright Utkarsh?


U (trying to manage) - Yes mom. Main baad mein milta hoon. Kuch kaam reh gaya.


Utkarsh hugs Urmila ma'am before he leaves. As he leaves, Urmila ma'am turns towards the trophy case. She looks at the picture (Prathick Rajput's). She moves her hand gently towards a young girl holding a young boy by his neck and smiling while the boy was looking at someone else. Below them read 2 names "Urmila Ganguly" and "Umeed Ganguly". She remembers


[Flash back]


Around 25 years ago, in the streets of Kolkatta, Umeed and Urmila were seen sitting outside their house on the stairs,


Um - Ab Warrior High kyun jaana di? Sab ko chodkey?


Ur - Umeed. This is our way out. Tum samaj kyun nahi rahe ho? Warrior High jaakey maa baba ka help hi toh kar rahe hai. Scholarship mil jaayegi toh 2 saal ki fees nahi bharna padhega. (Excited) And Warrior High. Humhari poori life change kardeygi. Acha college. Achi job. Humhari future set ho jaa'ega. Try karkey toh dektey hai.


Um - Teek hai. Try kartey hai.


Ur - Really?.


She hugs Umeed from sideways just like the picture.


[Flash back ends]


A drop of tear falls from Urmila ma'am's eyes as she remembered her younger brother. Her eyes turns to the pretty girl standing next to Prathick with her elbows on his shoulder and smiling. Urmila ma'am stares at her picture and


UMaam (to herself) - Tumne mujhse mera pariwaar cheena hai. I won't let that happen again. I'll never let your daughter take away what is mine. That's a promise.


She smiles and,


UMaam - Oh wait. She can't. Because she's dead.


Urmila ma'am stares at Shivani's picture and leaves the corridor.


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Gautam is seen standing inside the library near the librarian desk and rolling the paper weight. The librarian comes along with a fat album just like the one he saw yesterday.


Librarian - Yeh raha Karishma 2015 ki album.


G - Thank you.


Librarian - Kuch kaam tah kya isse?


G - Haan. Photo album se kisiko kya kaam ho sakta hai. Photo dekney ofcourse. Iss batch ka tremendous victory ke baarey mein Adi sir se suna tha. So just seeing.


Librarian smiles and was about to walk away but,


Librarian - Gautam. One small help?


G - Yes Maam?


Librarian - Main kuch zaroori kaam se bahar jaa raha hoon. Can you just take care of the library?


G - Ya sure! But kya students Library se books churatey hai kya that i need to take care of this place?


Librarian - Tum yahan nayi ho na Gautam. That's why. Pichley saal tak yahan koi librarian nahi thi. The class incharge brings the students here. Aur baaki time koi yahan nahi rehta. And so all the secret plans, parties, romance, break up aur "sab kuch" yahan hi hota hai. So that's why this year mujhe appoint gaya hai.


G - Wow. This school is...


Librarian - I know. Iss liye..


G - Don't worry ma'am. I'll take care.


As the librarian leaves,


G (to himself) - Thank god, Ma'am chali gayi. I can have this library for myself.


Gautam takes his phone out and goes to gallery to see the pictures he took yesterday.


As takes the first picture and finds out that the person scratched out was Siyali. The second one Siyali. Third one Siyali. As he saw every picture, the expression on Gautam's face changed.


G - Urmila ma'am Siyali ko Sid ki life se scratch out karna chahti thi? But kyun?


He remembers


[Flash back]


Aditya sir and Sid were having a talk


Adi - No offence but... Mujhe toh lagta hai ki Urmila ma'am hates anything and anyone Anwesha ma'am loves.


S (lost) - You're right. And she hates the ones, that the person she loves, loves more than her.


[Flash back ends]


G (to himself) - May be. But this?


He looks at the black and white picture that he had put in his pocket. Vidurshi who was walking saw Gautam inside and walks inside,


Vi - Hey Gee.


G - Hai Angel.


Vi - What you doing? Yeh..


Vidurshi takes the picture from Gautam's hand.


Vi - Yeh Sid ka kabachpan ki photo aapko kahan se mila?


G - Yeh Sid hai?


Vi - Ya. Look at him. He looks so cute.


G - Tumhe kaise patha hai ki yeh Sid hai.


Vi - Actually, Sid ke room mein ek bohat bada photo hai. Same nahi. Different. Usme Sid ke saath ek choti ladki thi jo uske gaal mein kiss kar rahi hogi. It's the same Chota sid. So i know.


Gautam was in a confusion right now. He had the chills that minute.


PoV "If Urmila maam was tearing off all pictures where Sid and Siyali were together, toh yeh picture mein bhi Sid ke saath Siyali hona chahiye. But yeh toh 2 ya 3 saal ki bachey ki picture lagta hai. If Siyali was the girl in this picture, matlab Sid usse bachpan se jaanta hoga. Means. This changes everything. Who was Siyali Rajput?"


Gautam wanted to find that now. He felt that he was going to need help from someone to find this out. He looked at Vidurshi who was looking at the picture with much excitement.


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