Special Episode 157 - If you pull me down, you're going down with me

Author's note: It is highly recommended to listen to the song "Down" by Trella (preferably in headphones) before reading this episode as the song can give a entirely different feel to the episode. Special Episodes are big. So Brace yourself.



AMaam - Sid is on my side


All the students in the science class turned their heads to Sid in perfect unison, hearing Anwesha ma'am's confession being played live. Indifferent towards the reaction of others, Sid stared at the screen.


AMaam - I've known Sid for his entire life, and you think I can't?


Utkarsh who was in the commerce room straightened his back in shock while Siyali looked at the screen and Sid, back to back, trying to understand the meaning behind this. Unlike the others, Sid had an emotionless expression on his face as his eyes continued to be glued to the screen that was telecasting the confession; and he tried to remember,


[Flashback]
(Reference to S02 Finale)
In Anwesha ma'am's room, As she was walking around changing the rooms look a little bit, Sid was following her around,


S (excited) - Seriously Daadi? That'll be okay? Really?
AMaam - Ofcourse. It'll be more than okay.
S (excited) - Thank you so much Daadi.


Sid hugs her and suddenly Sid makes a sharp noise with his tongue realising something,


S - Siyali will never agree to come home.
AMaam - You have to convince her.
S - Aap ko toh patha hai ki kitni zidi hai.
AMaam - Zidi toh tumharey Daadaji bhi tey. Maine convince nahi kiya? If you want something, you got to work for it.
S - But kaise.
AMaam - I have an idea.


Anwesha ma'am winked at Sid while Sid's face lighted up in joy with the thought of Siyali along with Utkarsh living in his house during the vacations.


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(Reference to S03 E139)
In the hall way of the hotel, Sid was holding the phone in his ear while Utkarsh and Yakshit walked in front of him led by Priya ma'am into the room,


AMaam - I know it's hard to accept that you're mom is a criminal. I know you're strong and you'll cope up. But Utkarsh. It's gonna be hard on him. Woh maanega nahi. Jitna jaldi accept karega. Utna better hai. You've got to make him accept. Understood?


Sid nods his head with sad eyes. Scene forwards to the fight Sid and Utkarsh have inside the room after this conversation with Anwesha ma'am.


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(Reference to S03 E149)
Sitting across Anwesha ma'am in her office room, Sid looked concerned,


AMaam - I don't know how long she can be silent.
S (lost) - May be she's silent because she's innocent!
AMaam (shouts) - Siddarth.


Anwesha ma'am shouted to bring Sid back to his senses. Sid, immediately shook himself back to reality,


AMaam - Pull yourself together, Sid. Agar tum bhi aisey baath kartey rahoegey toh Utkarsh ko kaun samaleyga? You first need to accept so that he can accept. You were the one who didn't want Utkarsh to have false hopes. How can you convince him, when you still have hopes?
S - I know, Daadi. I keep trying to convince myself and the Utkarsh. Par mujhe bhi lagta hai ki shayad yeh sab kuch koi galat faimi hai.
AMaam (angry) - Siddarth.Get back to your senses. Tumhe kitni baar yaad dila'oon. Utkarsh ka toh mujhe samaj mein aata hai, but I don't understand why you are reacting this way. Agar woh innocent thi, toh main kuch bhi karkey ussey jail sey bahar ley aathi. Agar main ab khamosh hoon, toh woh iss liye kyun ki woh gunegaar hai. Aur harr gunegaar ko sazaa bugatna padega. All these years, you've trusted me on everything. Was I ever wrong? So once more, You have to trust me.


Even though, Sid decided to trust her, he still looked unconvinced,


AMaam - Let me remind you Sid. Ek gunegaar ko support karna, makes you equally guilty. It's equal you killing Siyali yourself.


Sid looked up at Anwesha ma'am in shock. Him killing Siyali. No. That is something he could never even imagine. The sadness and doubt in his eyes disappered. And all that was left was anger and rage towards his mother.
[Flash back ends]


As Sid returns from his memory journey, the students were all rushing outside the classrooms hearing the police siren. Involuntarily, Utkarsh rushes to the science room to meet Sid as after hearing Anwesha ma'am confession, Utkarsh's first reflex was to know if Sid was alright,


Sid continues to think as he heard the Anwesha ma'am's voice in his head during different times,
"You know everything your mother is capable of." "You know why I had to keep my love for you a secret from your mother." "She'll take you away from me" "I know how much she made you suffer." "Don't let her change things between you and Utkarsh" "May be fate wants you and Siyali together" "Bye girlfriend"


<Song starts - Down (Trella)>


Shallow breath
Her desire for the deep
Wasn't made for this
All the secrets that I keep
Like a bomb inside of me
I've been waiting to be free
                                 As he thought about all this, a smile creeped on Sid's face. But it wasn't a happy smile. Looking down onto the desk in front of him, Sid started laughing which confused Utkarsh. The sound and intensity of the laughter increased as Sid started laughing like a crazy man. He got up from his desk with a bang and continuing to laugh walks to Utkarsh who had a confused and concerned look on his face.


If you pull me down
You're going down with me
                              Anwesha ma'am calmly stared at Gautam with raging eyes as she showed her hand to the police who stood in front of her with cuffs in their hands while Gautam stood with a not-confident but with a victorious smile.


You're going down with me
You're going down with me...
If you pull me d-o-o--o-wn
You're going down with me
You're going down with me
                              On the night that was darkened and dimed due to the rain, Anwesha ma'am walked with Police by her side into the rain to enter into the jeep that had come to arrest her. By the police vans, stood Bhavya Dutt along with camera man and smirked at Anwesha ma'am. The students stood in the corridors packed like bees, tying to take a lot of what was going on while the teachers, themselves in shock, didn't control the students. Among them was Sid who stood with Utkarsh on his side, now staring at Anwesha ma'am with vengeful eyes.


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News reader: A shocking confession has turned the Rajputs' attempt to murder case upside down. A video of a well known public figure confessing her crimes was broadcasted live in the school "W"s social networking pages. Along with this confession, major crimes regarding the Rajput industries have come forward. According to sources, the chairwomen of Rajput industries had routed all their income from illegal and unlawful activities through school "W" to evade from law. Many are of the opinion that the parents of the students of school "W" are also involved. It is also come to our attention that government authorities are planning to shut down school "W" due to it's deep connection with the case. If the closure if temporary or permanent is still an unknown fact. How would this affect the case and more importantly, the students of school "W" will need to observed.


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Anwesha ma'am was sitting in the confession room alone and having lunch when Gautam walked in. Seeing Gautam,


AMaam - I dont think you're allowed in here.
G - I just pulled in a favor.


Anwesha ma'am pointed out to the seat opposite to her after which Gautam sat.


G - Urmila ma'am ki bail hogayi. She's getting released tomorrow. Buss aapko inform karney ke liye aaya tha.


Anwesha ma'am smiled and nodded her head as she put a spoon of rice into her mouth.


G (surprised) - You seem unaffected.
AMaam (impressed) - Ofcourse. Well played, Gautam. In normal circumstances, I would've sorted this over night. The only reason I'm in interrogation right now is because of the broadcast
G (playful) - I know. Isi liye toh news mein broadcast kiya tha. Bringing into the eyes of public.
AMaam - You're smart.


Anwesha ma'am puts her hand forward and smiles,


AMaam - But not that smart. We don't live in a world where one news can created uproar amongst the public and change the nation. Those just happen in movies. Ek nayi breaking news and people forget about the previous one. There's one news waiting for you in Warrior High. Why don't you go check that out?


Gautam looked confused,


AMaam - Don't think this is victory, Gautam. I still have my way out of this.
G - We'll see about that.


Gautam responded to Anwesha ma'am's smile with a sardonic smile.


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Meanwhile in Warrior High, as the rain continued to pour, Rishab sir along with the other teachers was seen standing outside the school building reading a paper that was given to him by a group of authorities who stood holding black umbrellas.


RSir - You can't just lock down school.
Officer - Don't tell me what I can and can't do. Order pada hai apney. Aaj ke andhar andhar school kaali hona chahiye. We're sealing the school.
RSir (shocked) - Bachchon ka kya?
Officer - That is your problem. (To his fellow officers) All of you, go in and take hold of all the documents. Once the school is empty, we'll start digging up the school to find out where the black money are hidden. Go, now.


The teachers looked at each other wondering what to do. They had no one to ask as both the principals were in police custody. Who would they turn to?


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The next day morning, Sid visited Anwesha ma'am in police custody as she was still held for interrogation. It was a small room and Anwesha ma'am was sitting on a rocking chair holding a book and smiling as she saw Sid stand by the door,


AMaam - I knew you would come.


Sid gave her a fake smile as he entered and sat on the bed opposite to her.


AMaam - Disappointed?
S - Aap ki batha di'jiye. You seem to know everything about me. You tried to kill Siyali. You tried to turn me against my mother. Your tried to use me. All for what? That Business?
AMaam (surprised) - That business? Company ko itna lightly math lo.
S - Lightly? What happened to you, Daadi? You were all about right, wrong, empathy, sympathy?
AMaam - I still am. Sachchi savitri bankey koi bhi itna bada business kada nahi karsakta hai. That's the world of business. You need to be a little twisted. Kabhi kabhi law ke khilaf jaana padta hai. Galat cheezein karna padta hai. But that doesn't make up bad people. Because we give back to the world what we take. We do good deeds, schools, colleges, hospitals, free services, charity, scholarship...
S - And that compensates for killing people?
AMaam - We're not gangsters, Sid. Ek, dho baar ho jaata hai. They are sacrifices we make. Haven't your mother thought you about these?


Sid's calm eyes turned angry as she mentioned his mother,


AMaam - Patha nahi, Kya training di hai Urmila ney. Never mind. I'll be out of here very soon and I'll take over your training. And you'll soon understand what was at stake and why all this was necessary.


Sid smiled and looked at his grandmother,


S (softly) - Daadi, aapko patha hai. All my life, I wondered. Ye mom mujhe train kyun kar rahi hai. It's not like I have to be qualified to take over the business. Buss inherit hi toh karna hai. Ab samaj aaya. Mom was trying to make me a deserving leader and you were just trying to use me as a puppet.


The expression on Anwesha ma'am's face changed as Sid spoke to her. Somewhere she was hurt hearing her grandson use the word "Puppet" as she believed that wasn't her intention. Sid had a funny and confident smile on his face,


S - And about getting out.... Jab bachpan mein chess kheltey tey, aapney sikhaya ki check mate karney ke liye king ko harr side sey block karna padta hai. And I know that's what you're doing now. Jitna moves leyna hai, ley lijiye. But you can't win this game.


Sid tilted his head and lifting his left side lips, smiled and,


S - Because you don't know who the King is.


<Song continues>
I'm suffocated
As you try to cage me in
But you don't know me
All the shades of who I am
Try to catch me if you can
I just slip right thru you'r hands
S - Good Bye, Daadi.
                                   Sid says as he got up from his seat with a smile and looked right into Anwesha ma'am's confused eyes. As Sid turns away from her, Anwesha ma'am looked worried seeing the confidence in his eyes. What had happened to Warrior High. She asked for Priya ma'am (her other PA) who was her next visitor.


If you pull me down
You're going down with me
                                 Her eyes widened in surprised as she heard from Priya ma'am about what had happened to sealing the school.


You're going down with me
You're going down with me
If you pull me d-o-o--o-wn
You're going down with me
You're going down with me
                                "Ek minute" a voice shouted out loud as the authorities were about to step into the campus. The turned to see Sid standing with his head bowed down. He walked to stand in front of them and looking right into his eyes,


S (with style) - You'll have to go through us.


As the authorities looked confused, the students walked one by one from inside the school and stood next to Sid, linking arms and blocking their way into the school. While the main officer still stood staring into Sid's eyes, his junior walked up to him holding a phone for him.


In the present,


AMaam (angry) - What do you mean the order was cancelled? I specifically told him (someone higher about that was part of her plan)......
PMaam (hesitating) - Yes ma'am. But unkon ney kaha ki cancellation ki orders unki superiors sey aaye hai.
AMaam (angry) - Unki superiors? Why would they........


And something struck into her,


All the secrets that I keep
Like a bomb inside of me
I've been waitin till we fee
All the shades of who I am
Try to catch me if you can
I just slip out thru your hands
If you pull me down
                               Anwesha ma'am remember Sid's words "Because you don't know who the King is" and later Gautam's words when he mocked her telling "We'll see about that". What gave Gautam so much confidence she wondered. Only known to Gautam, "Information ko news bannana toh tum manage karlogey. But after that, you need him."


AMaam - Who is this person that is influencing them? Who is it (shouts angrily) Who is it? I need to know who it is.


You're going down with me
You're going down with me
If you pull me d-o-o--o-wn
You're going down with me
You're going down with me
                                 A pair of polished and shinny shoes are seen walking on the floor followed by the tyres of a suitcase. The well dressed and rich looking person walks through the airport, to the immigration counter and gives his passport. The immigration officer stamps on his passport and gives it back with a smile. "Welcome, Mr. Reed" she said as the man stood with a smile.


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