In just a fraction of a moment, Rajveer's whole family gathered in his room. His father, Devi Lal, returned the moment he received a call from his sister Sukhi. His younger brother, who was about to go somewhere too, felt his presence in Rajveer's room was much more important than going around somewhere for no reason and hence, they are all there, sitting over his head. 

"Kaun hai ye chokri jisse tu mere ghar utha laya hai??" Devi Lal questions, his voice a roar, Rajveer trembles. 

"Main.. Main... Main..." Rajveer stuttered, not knowing what to say or how to explain to his father the whole situation. 

He just wanted some fun and adventure with Naina so they visited Vineet who was about to leave for an abandoned house in the jungle suspecting some illegal work going on there. Trio just to have some fun decided to play bet. Rajveer exclaimed that Vineet won't find anything there as who will live in a jungle where there are incidents of attack by wild animals so his information is false, Naina to agreed to him. To their reply Vineet told them that he had got some solid proof from the natives who had seen young boys and girls around that area so it might be some sex racket. Now, just to see things themselves they decided to accompany Vineet only to find the girl who's now lying on Rajveer's bed but other than that, they didn't get anything. 

But, now his father wants to know how he met the girl and who she is and Rajveer doesn't have the answer of any. 

"Bakri ki tarah mimiya kyun raha hai tu?? Muh mei jaban nahi hai?" Devi Lal screamed, tightening his grip around his stick. 

Sweat beads form on Rajveer's forehead, finding the grip on the stick. 

"Ba.. Babu ji, main nahi janta isse. Ye toh mujhe jungle mei uss khali padi ghar ke paas behosh mili!" Rajveer spoke the truth. 

"Aur tu iss ghar ko anath ashram ya dharamshala samajh ke iss chokri ko utha laya, haan? Tu gaya hi kyun tha wahan?" Devi Lal's voice fell like thunder, trembling the other standing there. 

"Wo.. Main..main..wo!!" Rajveer again stuttered. 

"Babu ji aapko dikh nahi raha kya, aapka ye layak beta ladki baaji pe utar aaya hai. Aapko toh waise sirf main hi galat lagta hoon par dekho jara kya kya gul khila raha hai ye. Isa ladki ko dekho, kis angle se sharif ghar ki lagti hai, blouse jaisi toh T-shirt hai iski, uspe ye itni tight jeans, uspe aisi halat. Jarur aapke kabil bete ne iss ladki ke saath kuch kia hai!!" Ranveer, Rajveer's younger brother accuses him, he had taken it as an opportunity to make his father realize that Rajveer is no saint. If he's involved with some girls then even this Rajveer who tries to be innocent is also doing wrong behind his back. 

"Nahi Babuji, main toh isko janta bhi nahi, sach bol raha hoon main. Ye wahan jungle mei behosh thi toh Vineet bola isse ghar le aau fir usko hosh aate hi wo ke jaayega, main sach keh raha hoon Babu ji!!" Rajveer was hell scared, his father was already angry to see an unknown girl and now his brother is trying to frame him. 

"Tu uss Vineet se milne hi kyun gaya?? Tujhe jab pata hai wo muwa sirf kalesh hi karta hai fir jarurat hi kya thi uske pass jaane ki?" Sukhi Bua shouted and now Rajveer doesn't have an answer. 

How can he not meet his friend just because wherever he goes, a problem follows? The guy is his childhood friend, the one who always supported him and stood by him, he can't leave his side no matter what. 

And to his luck, Vineet arrived right on time to investigate as it's been more than two hours. 

"Kya haal chal!?" He chimed entering the room with two constables behind. Sukhi made a face and so did the other. 

"Doctor aaya? Check up kiya uska?" Vineet asks Rajveer who shook his head negatively. 

"Arey yaar, ye do ghante se aise hi padi hai kya? Mar mara gayi toh tere sar hi aayega sab. Bulaya kyun nahi doctor ko?" Vineet grunts, displeased. 

"Toh tu kar na phone, aur laa jaa isko yahan se. Main kyun iss ladki ke liye apne paise kharachne laga bhala. Ye teri jimmevari hai, iska ilaz karwana aur dekh bhal karna!" Devi Lal exclaims. 

"Kyunki aap ek zimmedaar nagrik hai issliye isko aapko hi rakhna padega kyunki ye ladki aapke bete ko mili hai toh jab tak ye kaun hai, kahan se aai hai iska pata nahi lag jata ye yahin rahegi aur jahan tak ilaj ki baat hai toh lo, ye sarkari Chaturu bhi aa gaya, das - panch rupaye lega ye." He spoke eyeing to a doctor who entered the room with a black bag. "Aab itni property hai tumhare paas chacha kuch toh punya ka kaam karo!!" Vineet exclaims and asks the doctor to do the check up of the girl lying on the bed. 

Chaturvedi, the doctor, nodded and asked them to wait outside until he did the needy, they obeyed and moved out of the room. 

"Main iss dactar ka ek paisa nahi dunga, jo isse laya hai wahi de iske ilaj ke paise aur wahi bane zimmedaar nagrik iss ladki ko apne kamre mei rakh ke kyunki main apne ghar ka koi kona uss ladki ke hawale nahi karne wala, khane toh jo sab khate hai wo hi kha legi iss se jyada main kuch nahi karunga!" Devi Lal clarifies his point glaring at Rajveer who lowered his head. 

"Arey Chacha, itni bhi kya kanjoosi, kanun ki thodi toh madad karo!!" Vineet spoke grinning while trying to pluck a guava from the tree whose branch spread to the Vedarna outside Rajveer's room. 

"Haramkhor!! Khabardaar jo amrud ko haath lagaya!! Lena hai toh paise de, ek rupaye ke do! Nikal paise aur tab le!!" Devi Lal screamed which fell to deaf ears as Vineet plucked out one and took a bite, chewing it teasingly on his face. 

"Bazaar mei ek rupaye ke char bikte hai, loot na machao tum. Aaj ek liya hai, jis din char ho jaayenge, de dunga tumhara ek rupya!!" He asserts, taking another bite of it and receiving a slap on his shoulder. 

"Aye Chacha, vardi wale pe haath uthaye ho, andar kar dunga haan!! Poori zindagi court ke chakkar kat-te reh jaaoge" Vineet tried to threaten him. 

But who can scare Devi Lal, no one!! 

"Jaa jaa, darti nahi main tujh se. Main bhi keh dunga court mei tu apni aurat jabardasti mere ghar chhor gaya hai!!" Devi Lal replies, referring to the girl lying unconscious inside. 

Vineet made a wry face, "oh Chacha, ye meri aurat hoti toh isko apne ghar le jaa ke romance na karta jo iss paagal khana mei lata main, haan!! Waise romance se yaad aaya, " He swiftly leaned to Sukhi who was silently staring at the scenario, "Bua papa Dubai se wapas aa gaye hai!!" He teases her only to receive a deadly glare and a few slaps on his shoulder. 

"Jaa be muwe, keede pade tujhe!!" She curses him and runs away, her cheeks turning crimson red by his statement. Vineet laughed while Devi Lal glared at him for the last time and left the place, not wanting to be in the mess anymore. 

"Tu yahan bakwas karne hi aaya hai? Kaam toh hota nahi tujh se, ho bhi kaise!? Baap ke paise ke jor pe naukri mil gayi hai par kabiliyat kahan se laoge?" Ranveer teases Vineet, his voice is sarcastic and insulting. 

Rajveer shot him a glare but Vineet let out a chuckle, "bhai mere baap ke paas kam se kam paise toh hai, tere baap ke paas wo bhi nahi. Issliye dekh, teri kabiliyat aurton ke blouse tak ki simat ke reh gayi hai aur ye bichara mera dost, iss paapi khandaan ke paapon ki saza isse mil rahi hai, itni mehnat ke badh bhi naukri nahi, sad!!" Vineet winks, showing him a mirror but that only hits Ranveer who's fighting day and night to get a job so that he can move out of the place and get a life but his starts are not in his favor. While Ranveer remains unaffected. 

He walks to Vineet and whispers in his ears, "kam se kam meri kabiliyat wahan tak toh pahuch rahi hai, teri toh naukri ke badh bhi banjar jameen hi rahi!!" He teases him and runs away swiftly before Vineet could give me a befitting reply. 

"Chutiya hai tera bhai!!" He commented, gazing at Rajveer who was already glaring at him. 

"Arey yaar, teri insult karne ko tera naam nahi liya tha wo toh flow flow mei bol diya, par bola sach. Inn sab ke paap ki saza tujhe mil rahi hai!!" He exclaims only to get a punch on his back. 

"Rajj!!" He shouted, the constable giggled but shut themselves receiving a deadly glare from their senior. 

Before Vineet could say, Chaturvedi came out from the room and their attention shifted to him. 

"Kaisi hai chokri?" Vineet questioned, his texture turned serious. 

"Thik hai! Sar pe chhot lagi hai shayad issliye behosh ho gayi hai. Meine patti kar di hai, aur saline laga di hai, ek do ghante mei hosh aa jaayega!!" Chaurvedi replied. 

"Toh.. Ah, kuch hua toh nahi hai uske saath!?" Vineet put up another question referring to some misfortune. 

"Kya maharaj aap bhi, aise dekh ke kaise pata chalega kuch hua ki nahi, uske liye hospital mei proper janch karwani hogi. Jab hosh mei aa jaaye toh le aaiyega. Filhaal, chaliye, paitish (35) rupaye nikaliye, aur ye dawai ki purji, pharmcy se le lijiyega!!" He briefed them while handing over the prescription. 

"Paitish rupaye!! Abey loot machi hai kya!?" Rajveer screamed his lungs out. 

"Aise kaahe chilla rahe gai aap!! Yahan visit karne ka das rulaye, do rupaye ki patti, panch rupaye ka injection aur baki saline ka. Itna toh lagta hi hai na!!" Chaturvedi reasoned but Rajveer refused to give the money accusing the doctor of trying to scam him. 

"Kya baat karte ho Raj bhaiya. Jamana kitna aage badh gaya hai, mehangai aasman chu rahi hai aur aap abhi tak 1980 mei jee rahe ho lagta hai. Jaag jao, ye 1995 hai!!" The guy gives him a reality check but Rajveer still refuses to pay, to which Vineet intervenes telling the doctor that the amount will be paid from the police fund as the girl is actually found under an investigation. The doctor agreed and took his leave. 

"Thik hai Raj, main bhi chalta hoon. Badh mei aata hoon ladki ka bayan lene." Vineet says and takes his leave while Rajveer is left all alone with his hunting thoughts. 

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To be continued..