JENNIE
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IN ENGLAND
LONDON
IN THE CLARIDGE'S HOTEL
IN DAKSH'S ROOM
After having their dinner , Jack lay down while placing his head in in Daksh's lap and Daksh in a small smile rubbing his head ...
JACK ( while grabbing his free hand ) : Dad ... !
DAKSH ( softly ) : Hmm ... ?
JACK ( silently ) : Dad please tell me something about mumma ...
DAKSH ( looked at him in pain and while bowing over him softly kissed his temple with ) : What my son wants to ask about his mother , hmm ...
JACK ( while closing his eyes ) : Tell me anything ... like when and where you both first met , your marriage was arranged or loved , your first date ...
DAKSH ( laughed and said ) : Ok , ok I got it ... well kid we never dated , I think I should first clear this thing ...
JACK ( while turning in his lap and looking at his face ) : Why , was the one was arranged marriage ... ?
DAKSH ( smilingly ) : No , that was a pure love marriage ...
JACK ( making a face while again closing his eyes ) : Love marriage and without any date , how boring ...
DAKSH ( slapped his head lightly with ) : We where having no one who can arrange our marriage but you are having me so yours will be arrange marriage and so you are not permitted to date anyone , you get that ... ?
JACK ( while nodding ) : Yup , no problem , I will date after getting married ...
DAKSH ( sternly ) : To whom ...
JACK ( smilingly ) : Of course dad , to yours daughter in law ... ( Daksh smiled while Jack added ) dad why you people were having no one to arrange your marriage ... ?
DAKSH ( totally silent for a few moments and then taking a deep sign ) : I was an orphan from my very childhood ... ( Jack softly tightened his grip on Daksh's hand while he added ) and your mother's parents got separated when she was 9 year old and she went with her mother , who also died when she was in her final year of her graduation ... ( taking a deep breath ) so basically you can say that we both are self made persons , who fight the battle of our lives by our own ...
JACK ( in a fresh tone ) : Ok dad please tell where did you meet mumma for the first time ... ? I mean how you still in love with her and who was the first to propose ... ?
DAKSH ( taking a deep breath ) : I was the one who proposed her ... Jennie was Aryan's family friend and I first met her through him ... ( taking a pause ) our first meeting was in Asylum ... she was my psychiatrist ...
JACK ( was shocked like hell and in extreme disbelief ) : She was what of yours ... ?
DAKSH ( smiled sadly and ) : I was in extreme depression those days so Aryan took me there for my treatment as he was required to go back to India , so here requested Jennie to treat me ...
JACK ( silently ) : And why were you in such that depression ... ?
DAKSH ( after thinking for a few moments ) : Buisness ... my business was not doing well and was continuously running in loss , until I became bankrupt and that thing really depressed me and ...
JACK ( keenly ) : And ... ?
DAKSH ( silently ) : I got nervous breakdown ...
JACK ( in extreme shock ) : Dad ... !
DAKSH ( looked at him lovingly ) : That was past my boy ... Jennie brought me back towards life with her love and sincerity and you give me the reason to continue the fight of battle of life after Jennie left me ... ( and while placing his hand on his eyes ) and this is enough for now son so just go to sleep , as it is already very late ...
JACK ( while tightening his grip on his dad's hand ) : Good night dad ...
DAKSH ( kissed his cheek with ) : Good night my life ...
A small smile crept on Jack's lips and while placing his head on the headrest , Daksh also closed his eyes while weaving his fingers in his son's head ... he silently started remembering the day when ...
A HOSPITAL ROOM
Jennie entered inside his room and found Daksh present there while lying down on hospital bed and gazing at the ceiling silently ... she moved towards him and while standing beside his bed ...
JENNIE ( in a fresh tone ) : Daksh ... !
Daksh turned his gaze towards her and finding her there , took a deep breath and silently sat on his bed ...
JENNIE : ( while sitting on the chair present there ) : How are you feeling now ... ?
Daksh nodded silently ...
JENNIE : ( in a keen tone ) Daksh reply to me in words ...
DAKSH : ( looked at her and said ) I am fine ... please leave me alone ...
JENNIE : ( taking a deep breath ) I am sorry e but I will not ... ( taking a pause ) today Aryan called me me and was asking about you ... I have given him all is well report but you know it well that I lied to him , isn't I ... ?
DAKSH ( annoyingly ) : So who asked you to lie to him ... ?
JENNIE : ( in a calm tone ) You and yours silence ...
DAKSH ( looked at her for a few moments and said ) : I want to get discharge from here ...
JENNIE ( in a smile ) : I also want you to get discharged from here Daksh but for that you need to be perfectly fine , isn't it .. ?
DAKSH : ( in a frustrated tone ) Look doctor ...
JENNIE : Jennie , I told you to call me Jennie ...
DAKSH ( in a stiff tone ) : You said me to call Jennie to the one who is my friend but you are are really looking like my doctor , who is treating a mentally ill patient ... so why not I should call you or doctor ... ?
JENNIE ( taking a deep breath ) : First thing , you are not mentally ill anymore , you have recovered from that phase completely and the reason of keeping you still in the hospital ...
DAKSH ( interrupting her ) : In the mental Asylum , doctor ...
JENNIE : ( in a calm tone ) So what , it is also a hospital and it doesn't mean that those who come here are mad ... like others you can also go back from here to enjoy your life ...
DAKSH ( teasingly ) : But for that I need to get discharge from here , right ... ?
JENNIE : ( smiled and said ) And for that you need to come out from your world of thoughts , can you ... ?
Daksh was totally silent and just moved his gaze away ... after few minutes of silence ...
JENNIE : ( softly ) Daksh for a better future you need to forget your bitter past ... ( Daksh look towards her while she added ) Aryan didn't tell me anything but I am also a psychiatrist and can easily understand this things by your silence and your gestures ... ( Daksh moved his gaze away again and Jennie after taking a deep breath ) Daksh you have been here from past around 4 months but still you are unable to break your silence in front of me , it is sad ...
And she stood up to move out when Daksh from behind in a low tone ...
" I just keep remembering the best moments of my life , which all are present in my past ... ( seeing Jennie turning around towards him he added ) they give me sooth and happiness ...
Jennie smiled while sitting again and. ..
JENNIE : But it is also your past Daksh which caused you nervous breakdown , isn't it ... ?
DAKSH ( taking a sigh ) : Yes , my past is having many painful memories also ...
JENNIE : ( taking a deep breath ) Daksh can you tell me e what is next to Ecstasy ... ?
DAKSH ( sighing heavily ) : Pain ...
JENNIE : ( again ) And what is next to pain ... ?
DAKSH : ( in a low tone ) Nothingness ...
JENNIE : ( added ) And what is next to nothingness ... ?
DAKSH ( looking in extreme pain and hurt ) : Hell ...
JENNIE : ( politely ) So why you want to live in the hell ... ? ( Daksh looked at her in shock and she added ) Daksh you know , when I was 9 years old my parents got separated , I went with my mother uh huh also died when I was in the final year of graduation ... ( in a low tone ) I was very attached with her and her sudden demise affected me very badly and in that phase of my life , no one stepped forward to console me , even my father disowned me saying that I went with my mother so now I am having no relation with him ... ( taking a deep breath she said in a fresh tone ) but I took all those circumstances in a positive way ... ( looked towards Daksh who was silently hearing all that while fixing his stare the wall ) you might have read Einstein quote that " I am thankful to all those who said no , it's because of them I did it myself ... " ( in soft tone ) you should also stand for yourself Daksh , try to live for yourself as life is a very precious gift of god , don't waste it like this ... ( Daksh look towards her and she added in a smile ) and being your friend , I can just say that whenever you feel comfortable , I am here to share whatever you want to share with me ...
And she left from there , after patting his shoulder , leaving him with some new thoughts ...
Next day , she came in his room and found him sitting near the window , looking in deep thoughts ...
JENNIE : ( while sitting on the next chair present there ) Good afternoon Daksh ...
DAKSH ( snapped out from his thoughts with a jerk and while looking at her ) : Good afternoon Jennie ...
JENNIE : ( smilingly ) I have talked to Aryan today de country called him here to take your discharge and intentionally did not tell you this ... ( looking at his face very carefully ) what happened Daksh , you are not looking happy ...
DAKSH ( looked towards her for a few moments and said ) : I need to talk to you Jennie , please ...
JENNIE : ( nodded with ) Yeah , I am all here Daksh ...
Daksh looking nervous and confused , not knowing from where to start , Jennie could easily understand his position and that's why , was giving him full time to focus on some single point ...
DAKSH ( at last taking a deep breath he initiated ) : I was an buisness man in Mumbai , India ... I was also an undercover police officer ... I am an orphan , so I made my team , my family ... ( in dreamy tone ) there I met with Jeet who was also my college friend and common friend of Aryan and me , he was my senior there but then we had some differences so we lost contact but as we continued to walk together we became friends and then more than life of each other ... ( in low tone ) Jeet it was having a girl in his life named Dr Tanya , she was our forensic expert of our team ... they both were in love with each other and we all thought that they will get married but ... ( taking a pause ) I married Tanya ...
JENNIE : ( exclaimed in shock ) What , you are married ... !
Daksh looked at her and then nodding silently continued telling her about each and everything that happened in his life and changed his life to that much extent while in all that all that Jennie just played the role of a silent listener , she did not interrupt him again ... at last after telling all , he went silent while looking , looking in some other era ...
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