Chapter 13

Woh firse apne papers cross check karti hai mv “agar Nargis ka naam nahi hai toh...(woh table par pen tap karne lagti hai) kahi usne name change toh nahi kiya? Gazettes check karti hun…….ye raha!”

Woh apne khabri ko information dekar ek fact cross check karti hai. aadhe ghante mein uska khabri bhi positive reply deta hai, toh woh apni information lekar conference room mein jaati hai. uske darwaaze kholte hi sab uske direction mein dekhne lagte hai. Arjun ki aankhon mein alag hi sawaal hai. Riya aankhon se use ishaara karti hai, Arjun samaj kar disappoint hota hai.

Rathore: kuch pata chala

Riya: ha bahot kuch (baithte hue) lekin bottom line yahi hai ki uski wife…most probably mar gayi hai

Ayesha: kya?

Riya: ha…sab theek tha kuch saal and then she vanished…from the face of the earth!

Shree: shayad woh bhi Pathan ki tarah gayab ho? As in jaan buchkar?

Riya: not likely, kyunki uske pyaare pati ne uski supari di thi

Rathore: what?!?! Pathan ne apni hi biwi ko maarne ke liye supari di?

Riya: ha

Rathore: lekin kyun?

Riya: woh sab life story thodi si complicated hai. uski biwi ka naam Sofia tha, woh Pathan ko Pathan Lala ke naam se nahi balki Naved Sheikh ke naam se jaanti thi. Shaadi ke baad Sofia ka naam badal kar Nargis Sheikh ho gaya. Eventually, unki beti paida hui, Jasmine Sheikh. Lekin kahani mein twist yeh hai ki Nargis Naved ka asli chehra nahi jaanti thi. Kehne mein toh yeh aaya hai ki jab use is baat ka pata chala toh usne Naved se rishta todne ki koshish ki, woh Jasmine ko lekar bhaagne chahti thi lekin ye baat Pathan ko pata chal gayi aur usi jhagde ke chakkar mein usne Nargis ko marwaana chaha aur Jasmine ko apne saath rakh liya. Jasmine us waqt 1 ya 1 ½ saal thi. Aur uske baad kisine bhi Nargis ko dobara nahi dekha.

Rathore impressive look deta hai: good job!

Riya smile karti hai: thank you, par hum toh firse wahi aakar atak gaye. Uski wife ka option bhi band ho gaya.

Arjun: Jasmine ko is sab ke baare mein pata hai?

Riya: is baare mein, mujhe kuch pata nahi chala

Arjun nod karke sigh karta hai.

Shree: toh ab kya karenge sir?

Sakshi: uski beti ko hi…

Arjun/Rathore: SAKSHI SHUT UP!!!

Sakshi(innocently): par Arjun mein toh tumhari bhalayi ke liye keh rahi hun!!!

Arjun use aisi glare maarta hai ki Sakshi darkar apna sar file ke peeche chupa deti hai.

Liza: sir, I think hume Jasmine ke baare mein aur uske aaspaas ke mahol ke baare mein zyaada information nikalni chahiye. Shayad hume apne aap hi koi aur lead mil jaaye.

Ayesha: worth a shot lekin hum aisa karenge kaise?

Rathore: ha, she’s 15 atleast thodi badi hoti toh hum kisi tarah usse ghul mil sakte but

Riya: sir ghulne ke liye ek hi umar ka hone zaroori thodi hai? hum uske paas jaa sakte hai

Shree: kaise?

Riya: uske school ke through

Sakshi ko mauka mil jaate hai: Riya! Bachi woh hai hum nahi, kyun Arjun?

Arjun use death glare deta hai: Muh Band Rakho Apna!!!

Sakshi: par…

Arjun: TUMHE EK BAAR MEIN BATAYI HUI BAAT SAMAJ MEIN NAHI AATI???

Sakshi firse chup ho jaati hai.

Arjun kuch pal use glare karke Riya ki taraf turn hota hai (softly): ha kya keh rahi thi tum?

Riya: uh…ha! Woh…hum uske school mein jaa sakte hai, teachers bankar?

Rathore(sochte hue): idea acha hai Riya, hum aisa kar sakte hai lekin ek choti si problem hai. iske liye hume school ki ek powerful authority ko apne side karna hoga lekin is baat ki kya gurantee ki woh Pathan ke side par nahi hai?

Ayesha: ek kaam karte hai, pehle saari list nikalte hai, backgrounds check karte hai, uske baad decide karte hai, ki kaise karna hai?

Riya: sounds good!

Rathore: theek hai toh, Riya aur Shree tum dono saari information ikatha karo,(watch dekhkar) we’ll go about it tomorrow

Shree/Riya: yes sir!

Shree aur Riya school aur staff ki information nikalne ke liye Shree ke desk par chale jaate hai. Shree conversation start karne ki koshish karta hai.

Shree: uh Riya ma’am ek baat…

Riya use horrified look deti hai: Riya….full stop

Shree smile karta hai: ek baat puchu Riya?

Riya: pucho

Shree: aapne…

Riya: tumne

Shree(sheepishly): sorry, tumne woh information kaise nikali?

Riya: are woh toh aasan hai, humare paas Jasmine ki details thi right? (Shree nod karti hai) toh maine uska birth certificate nikala, usme uske parents ke naam Naved aur Nargis Sheikh the. ab uska baap toh Pathan hai toh logically Pathan ne apne galat naam ya fir asli naam jo bhi ho usse official documents mein likha hoga. Fir bachi Nargis, toh maine records mein se desh mein jitni bhi Nargis thi unke baare mein pata kiya lekin unmein se kisi ke marriage certificate par Naved ka naam nahi tha. isliye fir maine saare Naved ke baare mein pata kiya lekin unmein bhi kisi Nargis ka naam nahi aaya.

Shree: par aise kaise ho sakta hai?

Riya: hua toh, toh fir maine gazettes check kiye aur ye pata kiya ki kitni auraton ne shaadi ke baad apna naam change karke Nargis rakh diya, fir us list mein se jab maine cross cheek kiya toh ek Nargis ke baare mein pata chala aur khabri ko kaam par laga diya. Toh usne mujhe on site jaa kar Nargis ke jaan-pehchaan waalon se laa kar mujhe information de di

Shree: wow! Main toh birth certificate par hi atak gaya hota. Itni mehnat paper trails mein nahi hoti mujhse

Riya hasti hai: jab main Crime Branch mein thi tab baakhi sab bhi aise hi kehte the, sirf mujhe hi information dhundhne mein itna maza aata hai

Shree: tum apni first posting se wahi thi?

Riya: ha humesha se wahi thi

Shree: tumhe yaha ajeeb lag raha hoga na? I mean itne time tak sab jaan-pehchaan waale, sabke saath rishta jud gaya hoga aur ab nayi jagah, naye log

Riya: ha thoda sa, but main khush hun ki atleast main yahi hun, warna Vikram sir toh mujhe pata nahi kaunse kone mein daal dete, transfer ke naam par

Shree: woh bhi hai

Woh dono saari information ikatha kar lete hai. Uske baad Rathore sabko off de deta hai. Sab ghar ke liye nikalte hai.

Chotu Shree ko whisper karta hai: kaisi hai?

Shree(confused): kaun?

Chotu eyes ki corner se Riya ki taraf ishaara karti hai. Shree smile karta hai.

Shree: bahot achi

Chotu: thank god! Ek aur Hitler bardaasht nahi honewaala mujhse

Sakshi: Arjun! Mujhe ghar chod do na? taxi nahi hai

Arjun as usual koi reply nahi deta hai. use Riya ki usual taxi dikhayi nahi deti isliye woh Riya se puchne waala hai ki tabhi ek car compound mein enter karti hai. use dekhkar Riya ke andar naya josh aata hai.

Riya: Amod sir!!!

Amod use khush dekhkar smile karta hai. woh ek side par car khadi karke utarta hai. uske darwaaza band karte hi Riya jaa kar use tightly hug karti hai. Narvekar hasta hai.

Narvekar: kaisi ho?

Riya: achi hun, par aapse naraaz hun

Narvekar(confused): kyun?

Riya: kyun kya kyun? Aap mujhse mile bhi nahi!! Bas bol diya…Riya headquarters chale jaana Vikram sir tumhe sab bata denge. Aisa karta hai kya koi bhala? aap na din ba din khadoos hote jaa rahe hai

Narvekar(taken aback): khadoos aur main? mv “isko Arjun khadoos nahi lagta lekin main lagta hun?”

Riya: ji ha aap!

Woh Narvekar ke haath se gaadi ki chaabi kheench leti hai. aur driver seat ki taraf jaane lagti hai. Amod apni eyes roll karta hai. Riya achanak mudkar use firse hug karke cheek par kiss karti hai

Riya: are ha! Thank you so much mera transfer baahar na karne ke liye I love you so much (Narvekar kuch bolne waala hai lekin Riya immediately firse gusse mein bolti hai) par iska matlab ye nahi ki maine aapko maaf kar diya!!!

Aur fir gaadi ka door slam karke engine start karti hai.

Amod sigh karke mutter karta hai: kya karu main is ladki ka?

Woh Rathore ki taraf glance karte hai. Dono warmly ishaare mein ek dusre ko greet karte hai. woh ek baar Arjun ki taraf dekhkar passenger seat mein baith jaata hai. Riya drive karke, le jaati hai.

Unke jaane ke turant baad Arjun bhi apni car mein baithkar nikal jaata hai. Rathore aur Ayesha bhi follow karte hai. Sakshi ki khushi ka toh koi thikaana hi nahi hai.

Sakshi: yes!! Yes!!! Yes!!! Jis baat ka dar tha woh nahi hua.

Liza: kya matlab?

Sakshi: are tumne dekha nahi? Woh Riya ne apne ex-boss ko I love you kaha?

Shree: usse tumhara kya lena dena?

Sakshi: pura lena dena hai, usne use I love you kaha matlab woh usse pyaar karti hai toh phir Arjun ka road khaali haina? mujhe toh lag raha tha ki usse competition karna padega lekin woh toh already reserved hai!! matlab Arjun mujh par dhyaan dega!!

Shree: Sakshi madam, Arjun sir ne itne waqt mein aapki taraf aankh bhi nahi uthayi toh aage kyun uthayenge? Aur jaha tak Riya ka sawaal hai toh mujhe uski personal life ke baare mein toh nahi pata lekin itna zaroor dekh sakta hun ki uska aur Arjun sir ka rishta alag hai

Sakshi(crossly): tum uski side kaise le sakte ho? Aur waise bhi Arjun ka kisi ke saath bhi koi rishta nahi hai!! woh humare saath jitne waqt se hai use aadhe se bhi kam time Crime Branch mein tha, jab humara hi rishta nahi juda toh uska kaise jud sakta hai?

Shree: rishte judne ke liye waqt ki nahi understanding ki zaroorat hoti hai. us din dekha nahi tumne? Kaise Riya ki ek pukar par Arjun sir ne ETF ki duty ignore karke uski help ki? Aaj bhi jab woh gusse mein the, unhone Rathore sir ki har baat ko ignore kiya lekin Riya ke puchte hi use file thama di jab ki hum sab jaante hai ki unhe apni personal life mein dhakal andaazi bilcul nahi pasand aur jab hum information pata karne ke baare mein soch rahe the toh Arjun sir ki zubaan par sabse pehle Riya ka naam aaya?

Lekin Sakshi maane ko taiyaar nahi hai: jo bhi Arjun ke paas madad ke liye aata hai woh use nahi taalta aur rahi baat aaj ki toh Riya ne use pucha isliye usne file di, hum mein se kisine himmat hi nahi ki puchne ki agar puch lete toh woh de deta, woh jab se aaya hai tabse Rathore ka dushman hai toh use kyun dega? Aur rahi baat information ki toh woh uske work kar chuka hai toh jaanta hai ki woh kis tareeke se kaam karti hai isliye use kaha, big deal? Woh har cheez notice karta hai yeh baat toh hum bhi jaante hai

Shree: Sakshi tum be…

Chotu aur Liza unki argument dekhkar bore ho rahe hai

Chotu: are yaar chup ho jao tum dono!!! Jo hoga dekha jaayega. Dimag mat kharaab karo aur Shree chal na bhook lagi hai yaar!!!

Kehte hue woh Shree ko kheench kar le jaata hai apna saath. Distance par jaane ke baad usse baat karta hai.

Chotu: tu kyun Sakshi ke saath argument karne baith gaya?

Shree: are toh aur kya karu? Woh samajne ko raazi hi nahi hai. jo cheez khule mein sabke saamne hai, woh use dekh kar bhi undekha kar rahi hai

Chotu: agar use samajne hota toh abhi tak itne mahino mein samaj chuki hoti, tu kyun apna dimag kharaab kar raha hai uske peeche?

Shree sigh karta hai: sahi keh raha hai tu…aur waise bhi Arjun sir aur Riya ka koi rishta ho na ho, mujhe nahi lagta ki woh kabhi bhi Sakshi ki taraf mudenge.

Chotu: baap re tu kitna sochta hai woh bhi us khadoos ke baare mein

Shree: khadoos hai re, lekin utne bhi bure nahi hai

Chotu: woh sab mujhe nahi pata lekin aaj unka gussa dekhkar toh aisa hi lag raha hai ki agar Sikandar unke haath aa gaya na toh woh use jail bhejna ke bajay seedhe uska encounter hi kar denge

Shree: acha hai! duniya se ek paap kam hoga

Chotu: aur saath-saath humara paperwork bhi

Dono haskar hi-fi lete hai. Dusri taraf-

Riya drive kar rahi hai. Narvekar silently baitha hai.

Narvekar: are Riya left nahi straight.

Uske achanak bolne se Riya ka concentration jaata hai woh sharply apna turn cancel karti hai aur gaadi side par rokti hai.

Riya(angrily): No Side Seat Driving!!!

Amod: are par tum galat raaste par jaa rahi ho toh bolna padega na?

Riya: kaunsa galat raasta?

Amod: hum Oriental nahi jaa rahe sweetheart, mere ghar jaa rahe hai

Riya(confused): kyun?

Amod: jitna kehta hun utna karo

Riya: aapko yaad haina ki main aapse naraaz hun?

Amod uska haath pakadta hai(innocently): you know na I love you? Main kaise tumhe apne se door hote hue dekhu? Isliye nahi aaya

Riya squint karti hai: sach keh rahe hai?

Amod: tumhari kasam

Riya maan jaati hai: theek hai, theek hai (woh engine on karti hai) maan li aapki baat

Amod(khush hokar): I love you

Riya: I love you too…unfortunately!!!

Amod: Riya!!!

Riya hasti hai. woh wink karke Amod ke ghar ki taraf jaati hai. dono haste hue baatein karte hue darwaaze tak jaate hai. Riya doorbell bajati hai. Kinjal expectantly darwaaza kholti hai.

Riya use hug karti hai: Bhabhi!!!

Kinjal: finally! Tum ghar aa gayi…kabse Amod ko keh rahi hun ab laaya woh tumhe

Riya(alag hokar): are bhabhi pucho mat! Aapke pati toh shayad khadoos banne ki training le rahe hai.

Kinjal: sach mein, mujhe bhi aaj kal aisa hi lagta hai. chalo chodo woh sab, andar toh aao, dinner ready hai

Riya: haaye! Kitna time ho gaya kisi aur ke haath ka ghar ka khaana khaye hue

Kinjal: lo tumhari manokaamna aaj puri! Tumhara favourite banaya hai

Riya(excitedly): Bhabhi aap kitni achi ho!!!par ek baat bataiye aaj achanak kaise?

Kinjal: are tumhara promotion hua na? toh party toh banti haina?

Riya: ha woh toh hai! party toh honi chahiye, aur sirf promotion ke liye nahi main bach gayi isliye bhi. Main kitna dar gayi thi, thankfully bach gaye

Kinjal: jaanti hun, kal Amod isi baare mein soch rahe the…

Peeche se ek awaaz aati hai: mumma!!! Bhook lagi hai!!

Dono mudti hai. ek 4 saal ki ladki Amod ke god mein aati hai.

Kinjal: so sorry beta, do minute. Kehte hue kitchen ki taraf jaati hai.

Ladki Riya ko dekh kar khush hoti hai: Bua!!!!

Riya Amod ke haathon se use leti hai: are kaisi hai meri choti shaitaan?

Ladki: ekdum achi!!

Amod: ye kya Anjali? Aaj bua aa gayi toh papa ko chod diya?

Anjali: aap toh roz aate hai bua nahi aati. Aur Riya ko naraaz hokar dekhti hai

Amod aur Riya dono haste hai.

Riya : are kya karu? aapke papa ke boss ne humare naak mein dum kar diya hai

Anjali: kyun?

Riya: pata nahi beta, shayad unki neend humari neendein uda kar aati hai

Anjali(confused): matlab?

Kinjal: chalo sab, baatein baad mein. Pehle khaana kha lo

Riya/Amod: yes boss!!!

Kinjal disbelief mein sar hilati hai. sab milkar khaana khaate hai aur khushi se ek dusre ke saath time spend karte hai………………………..