Part 4 [NOCOPY][MEMBERSONLY]
Arjun mv “main tumhe aur dard nahi sehne dunga, I promise!”
Riya mv “aap zaroor meri madad karenge, is baar bhi ant mein jeet aapki hogi”…………………….
Both of them were unaware of the danger lurking around the corner. Around an hour after Arjun left the office, Shree returned with the doctor. One of the guards whispered to the other.
Guard: ye log kitni baar check karenge? Ek ghante mein teesra?
Shree’s sharp ears caught it nevertheless: kya?
The guard cowered: sorry sir
Shree(sternly): teesri baar matlab?
Guard: woh…woh sir, aapke jaane ke baad ek aur doctor aaya tha aur ab aap waapis aaye toh bas isliye
Shree and the doctor glanced at each other in surprise.
Doctor: dusra doctor? Kaun?
Guard: naam toh nahi pata madam, koi admi tha
Doctor: Tumne Use Andar Kaise Jaane Diya?!?!
Guard: woh madam, doctor tha aur maine roka bhi tha lekin, woh kehne laga ki ye ward uska hai aur woh har patient ko dekhega
Doctor: Kya Bakwas Hai?!?! Ye Ward Mera Hai!!!
The guard gulped in fear. He did not have any answer.
Doctor: Ek Number Ke Nikamme Ho! Kya Matlab Hai Tum Logon Ko Yaha Rakhne Ka?!?!
Shree: shaant ho jao
Doctor: ye tum keh rahe ho? pata nahi kaun ghus gaya aur upar se agar usne kuch bol diya hoga toh
Another guard piped in: nahi, nahi madam, unke beech koi baat nahi hui, main andar hi tha uske saath, usne pulse check ki, fir heart, BP, report aur saline aur fir chala gaya
Shree turned to her again: kya aisa ho sakta hai ki sach mein koi aur doctor aaya ho?
Doctor: nahi! is ward mein sirf meri duty hai isliye toh ise yaha rakha hai (Shree fell into thought) ab hum kya karenge?
Shree: security waale se baat karke CCTV arrange kar sakti ho?
She nodded: thode paisa khila kar ho jaayega….par hum seedha usse bhi puch sakte haina? CCTV ki kya zaroorat…
Shree: nahi! agar usne kuch kiya hai toh main nahi chahta ki woh alert ho jaaye, agar ek baar nahi pakdi gayi toh aage galti karegi, tum CCTV ka intezaam karo
She nodded and left to arrange for it. Shree turned to the guards.
He glared at them: Agar Dobara Hum Dono Ke Ilawa Koi Bhi Andar Gaya Toh Yaad Rakhna Woh Haal Karunga Jo Tum Log Sapne Mein Bhi Nahi Soch Sakte, Samjhe?!!?
They lowered their eyes: ji sir, aage se aise nahi hoga!
Shree(angrily): Na Ho Toh Hi Behtar Hai!!!
He sat on the bench outside, wondering who the person could be. If it was really a staff of the hospital then it was good but if not, everything he had done so far could go down the drain. His phone rang. Riddhima’s name flashed on the screen.
Shree: ha bol?
Riddhima: Shree, tum security room mein aa jao, footage ka intezaam ho gaya hai
Shree: ok!
He disconnected the call and left for the security room. Riddhima was waiting for him. The moment he entered, she gestured to the man to play the footage of the corridor. Shree gazed keenly at the screen. Initially, the man’s back was seen nevertheless, there was something familiar about him. He turned sideways to enter the room and a lightning bolt struck Shree.
Shree: ARJUN SIR YAHA KAISE AA GAYE??!!?!?
Riddhima: kaun? Tumhara boss?
Shree was still in shock: iska matlab…unhe pata chal gaya ki Riya zinda hai! (banging the desk) DAMMIT!!! Ye Admi Saare Kiye Karaye Par Paani Fer Dega!
Riddhima: Shree use bhi paise khila do, simple
Shree blasted: IT’S NOT SIMPLE!!! Ye paise lene waalon mein se nahi hai! Thok Ne Waalon Mein Se Hai!!
Riddhima(worried): toh fir….ab?
Shree ran a hand through his hair in frustration. He knew he had to cover this up properly. Arjun Rawte was not a small threat. If anything, he was the largest.
Early next morning-
Arjun takes two extra magazines as he leaves the house. He drives straight to the hospital. The security was shocked to see him carry a gun inside in broad daylight well, the sun had not yet spread its complete light on earth, still… Arjun slaps his ID on the desk in front of him. Shocked, he salutes Arjun and lets him in.
Arjun enters the lift mv “I hope woh chaar logon ke ilawa aur koi na ho, agar firing hui toh kisi begunaah ki jaan jaa sakti hai.”
The elevator opened at his destination and he stepped out. He walked to the end of the corridor and turned. To his surprise, it was empty.
Arjun muttered to himself: ye guards kaha chale gaye? woh bhi Saare ek saath?
A rough possibility came to his mind. Fear settled in. He barged open the door of the room. Unfortunately, it was true.
He banged the wall near him: DAMMIT!!!
The room was empty, Riya was nowhere to be seen. Cursing under his breath, he rushed back to the ground floor. Skipping the line, he flashed his ID.
Arjun: ACP Arjun Rawte, ETF
Receptionist (startled): ji sir?
Arjun: 6th floor par H-21 ki patient kaha hai?
She turned to her system: just a minute sir……(after checking) sir us room mein koi patient nahi hai
Arjun: WHAT NONSENSE!! KAL HI MILA THA MAIN USE!!!
Receptionist(scared) : mujhe nahi pata sir, main toh bas record mein jo hai wahi keh rahi hu
Arjun: waha cleaning duty par kaun hota hai? bulao use!
She obeyed. A few minutes later, a man showed up.
Receptionist: ye ETF se hai
The man was startled but before he could ask anything,
Arjun: H-21 mein patient tha ya nahi?
Man: nahi sir
Arjun: KYA BAKWAS HAI! MAIN KHUD GAYA THA KAL SHAAM KO WAHA!
Man: sir shaam ko meri nahi, Yadav ki duty hoti hai, subah jab main gaya tab toh koi nahi tha, shayad Meena ko pata ho sir
Arjun: ab ye Meena kaun hai?
Man: sir woh ward ki nurse hai uski shift 9-7 hoti hai
Arjun turned towards the receptionist. She nodded fearfully and called upon her. Meena arrived after a few minutes
Arjun: 6th floor par tum duty karti ho?
Meena glanced towards the receptionist wondering who he was: ji sir
Arjun: kal shaam ko waha patient thi?
Meena lowered her eyes: ji nahi sir
Arjun removed his gun: firse socho
Meena(fearfully): sir, maine kuch nahi kiya, woh toh Dr. madam ne kaha tha ki officially kisi ko na batau bas isliye
Arjun: patient kaun tha?
Meena: koi Riya Sen thi
Arjun(shocked): Riya Sen?!!?
Meena : ji sir
Arjun mv “Riya Sen? Lekin…..Riya toh Mukherjee hai toh fir …. Sen toh Shree ka surname hai, Riya ke naam par Shree ka surname kyun hai??”
Arjun: Dr. kaun thi?
Meena: Dr. Riddhima Sharma
Arjun turns towards the desk again: bulao use!
She nods and searches for her details to call her intercom but….
Receptionist: sir, woh….Dr. Sharma leave par hai
Arjun: What?!?! Kitne din?
Receptionist: 2 hafte likha hai
Arjun(frustrated): Had hai!! address do unka!!!
Receptionist: sir hum aise employee details nahi....
Arjun glared hard at her: is there a problem?
She gulped in fear: no sir…no problem
She dug into the system and printed out Sharma’s details for him. Arjun snatched the paper and walked out. He banged the door of the SUV and started driving towards her house.
Arjun mv “Shree ki baaton se toh aise lag raha tha ki kal hi Riya ko hospital le gaye hai toh fir…itne kam itne kam time mein discharge kaise de diya?.......sirf na khaane ki wajah se weakness thi, shayad isliye? Ya fir un logon ko pata chal gaya ki main waha gaya tha? par Riya toh obviously nahi batayegi, aur guards mujhe nahi pehchante toh fir? Aur uska surname Sen kyun tha? Riya Shree ke saath kyun hai? kahi woh dono shaadi shuda…. Nahi, nahi aise nahi ho sakta, woh dono toh sirf dost the, kisi ko shaq na ho isliye uska naam galat likha hoga, after all Riya Mukherjee is legally dead but sawaal abhi bhi wahi ka wahi hai ki Shree ne Riya ko kaid kyun kiya hai?”
He was still in his thoughts when he arrived at Dr. Riddhima’s house. Not bothering to park the car, he walked up the steps of the porch. Arjun was about to ring the doorbell when he noticed a lock on the door.
Arjun: ghar toh band hai
He checked the paper again, the address was correct. She should be there with her husband and child. He wondered if the address was fake or they had moved out. They could have been gone on a vacation owing to the two week leave but it was too much of a coincidence. Dejected, he headed back to the ETF office.
Arjun mv “kaha le gaye honge Riya ko? Kaise pata karu?”
Still in the parking lot of the office, he racked his brain and called up his informer.
Arjun: Mohan!
Mohan: ji saab?
Arjun: mujhe Dr. Riddhima Sharma ka pata chahiye, dekho shehar mein hai ya nahi
Mohan: theek hai saab, main dhundhta hu
Arjun: aur ha, jitna ho sake utna jaldi
Mohan: ji, ho jaayega
Call Disconnect
Hoping that she would be able to shed some light on the matter, Arjun went up to the office. He was greeted by a scowling Rathore.
Rathore: ye kya time hai office aane ka? 11 baj rahe hai!
Arjun snapped out of his thoughts and gave him a bored look while taking his seat.
Arjun: tumhare paas watchman giri karne ke ilawa aur koi kaam nahi hai?
Rathore: Shut up Rawte! Discipline naam ki koi cheez hai ya nahi tum mein?
Arjun: jaha tak mujhe pata hai ki discipline naam ki koi cheese nahi hoti and come on, agar itna aasan hota toh duniya mein har bache ko pizza par discipline daal kar de dete, kitna acha hota na? saare ek saath sudhar jaate
Rathore looked at him in confusion. Chotu burst out laughing. The others just stared at the duo as confused as Rathore was. Arjun smirked.
Rathore: What?!?! Kya bol rahe ho?
Chotu(controlling his laugh): sir mast tha!!
Arjun: haina? Par dekho tumhare Rathore sir ko pizza pasand nahi aaya
Rathore: shut up Rawte!!! Case par dhyaan do
Arjun: case kya hai?
Ayesha: sir, waise toh open and shut hai, Kailash kuch saal pehle betting ke scam mein involved tha, police se bach ne ke liye usne shehar chod kar apna naam badal kar Hiren rakh diya aur un paison se nayi zindgi shuruwat ki, achanak koi use blackmail karne laga aur ransom ke liye usne use apni biwi ka khoon karne ko kaha jo usne kiya, bas problem ye hai ki hume ye nahi pata ki uske blackmailer kaun hai isliye commissioner se ne ye case ETF ko transfer kiya hai
Liza: but….still, bichara majbur tha
Majbur! The word struck Arjun.
Rathore: jo bhi ho Liza, woh khud ko jail jaane se bachane ke liye, kisi ki jaan nahi le sakta!
Arjun mv “Shree ye sab karega kyun? Kahi aisa toh nahi ki woh bhi kisi majburi mein hai? woh na chahte hue ye sab kar raha hai? aur Riya ko pata nahi isliye use lag raha hai ki Shree khud sab kuch kar raha hai?”
He came out of his thoughts and turned to him: Shree, sab theek hai?
His sudden question threw everyone off guard.
Shree: ha sir, kyun?
Arjun: tumhari behen ki tabiyat kharab thi na?
Shree understood his ploy but feigned innocence: ha sir ab better hai, in fact discharge bhi de diya hai toh ghar par use koi (meaningfully) pareshaan nahi karega
Arjun stared at him. He was getting confused. Was it really him or not? And then he saw it, the hint of challenge through his spectacles.
Ayesha: Shree, let us know if you need anything ok?
Shree: ha Ayesha tu fikar mat kar, waise bhi mujhe aadat hai, main uska ache se khayal rakhunga
Arjun balled his fists. Why was he talking like this? Did he know that he knew about Riya? if yes, then how? He contemplated if he should tell the others of his findings but what if it invited only more trouble? He had no idea where Riya was in the entire city. Besides, Riya had told him not to. He didn’t have any proof. Neither of her existence nor against Shree. What if someone else was involved with him? What if they harmed her if he tried to mess with Shree? No! He had to make sure of each step that he was going to take. He couldn’t take risks.
He stood up and left for his cabin. He opened his laptop and sent an official mail to the hospital stating that he required the CCTV footage of the 6th floor and entry gate for investigative purposes.
Conference room-
Shree’s laptop pinged with a new notification. He smirked internally, seeing Arjun’s mail on the hospital’s address, mv “come on Arjun sir, I expected so much better from you, ek tech expert kya itni aasani se CCTV footage aapke haath aane dega?”……………………………
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Jai Shri Ram @SoniRita
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2 years ago
Omg how could Arjun be so careless, CCTV ke baarein mein why didnt Arjun think abt. Cat and mouse game has started between Arjun n Shree. Hope Riya is fine and hope Arjun can find the clues.