PART A
It was a late night hour in Mumbai but streets were still filled with people who were traveling for their daily works & needs.
ACP Sameer Rathod Crime Branch Mumbai opened his apartment & changed into his casual clothes & went to kitchen to check some milk for coffee when suddenly a voice alerted him from behind saying "Rathore tum aa gaye".
He looked back & saw his lost friend & now his apartment partner. Sameer nodded at him & said "Rawte bahut raat ho gayi hai tum sooye nahin?"
Arjun smirked & said "tum duty ki vajah se jaag rahe hoo aur main aadat ki vajah se "
Sameer asked "Chai piyoge main bana raha hoon"
Arjun said "rehne do wo kya hai na Rathore mera insurance expire ho raha hai aur premium bharna abhi baaki hai isliye tumhare haath ki chai peene ka risk main nahin loonga main banata hoon tum jaake thoda aaram karo"
Sameer shook his head in disbelieve & moved to his room . He lay on his bed & started thinking about what happened with him in last one year. He had lost his entire ETF team; his love Aisha to whom he couldn't even confess that he loved her, his lost friend Arjun had killed Sikander after search of 3 months through the data & file he gave him & more over his support.
When he returned back from Delhi he came to know that entire ETF team got killed in a blast along with Aisha. He after that realized that it was all his ill fate that he didn't even got much to do Arjun had already closed the case & avenged his team death but untimed death of Aisha made him realize the exact pain of losing someone dear.
He had always thought that Arjun was responsible of what happened with Roshni who was his only dear friend but after death of Aisha he understood that it was all circumstances which were responsible & also Sikander was really a hard nut to crack.
So after he started to help Arjun & gave him some concrete data of Sikander which could help him officially to track him. Sameer was left with no courage & words to apologize to his dear friend & he didn't even want to but he could only understand his friend now that how he must be feeling after losing his love.
His chain of thoughts broke when Arjun entered with two mugs of hot liquid in his hands ne containing coffee for Sameer & other having tea for him. Arjun placed the mugs on the table & picked his tea & started sipping silently.
After a while Sameer said with bit hesitance "Rawte wo Sikander ke case main kal gawaahi hai uske baad uski saza pakki hai Commissioner Sir ne kehlewaaya hai ki hearing ke waqt hum dono ko maujood rehna hai"
Arjun was sitting silently listening to all this. After few seconds he took a deep sigh & said "theek hai Rathod mujhe time bata dena main paunch jaaounga"
Sameer nodded to his friend & Arjun walked out of the room without giving a glance back. Sameer knew he was bit hurt but couldn't do anything to ease his pain & he was in the same pain. He gathered some courage inside & went to his room to speak to him.
He entered in his room & saw him standing & looking outside the window towards the stars carefully. He placed his comforting hand on his shoulder he turned his face & he looked into the painful eyes of his friend all this must have raised his pain few notches higher.
Sameer said calmly "Rawte main samajh sakta hoon kitum kya sooch rahe hoo par.."
Arjun replied in a range of anger "Nahin Rathore tum kabhi nahin samajh paaoge aur ye baat dubaara mat kehna ki tum mera dard samajh sakte hoo .. aaj job hi ho raha hai tumhari vajah se ho raha hai kyu rooka tumne use maarne se ?..
tum aur tumhare ethics & laws kya kiya kannon ne aaj bhi Roshni ke case main sivaaye peeshiyoo ke kuch nahin hua aur ab mujhe bhi farak nahin padta kya isse Roshni Vaapis aa jaayegi? Kya main vaapis se jeena shuru kar paaunga ? Tum Roshni ko dost kehte hona ye hai tumhari dosti? uske quatil ko saza tak nahin dene di tumne "
Sameer too lost his cool & said "Really Rawte ! ye kehne ka haqq mujhe tumse zayada hai main fir bhi nahin kehta ..
har baat keh ke jatana zaroori nahin hota aur yadi main tumhe nahin rookta to uske khoon ke ilzaam main tumhe faasi ho jaati kyuki tum shayad bhool gaye hoo ab tum ACP nahin ho pata nahin apne junnon main tumhe apne se jude logo ka dhyan kyu nahin aata" with that he walked out of the room in a huff with anger on his face.
Arjun sighed in defeat & realized his mistake that smacked himself for hurting Sameer. He ran his fingers through his hairs to calm himself & went to his room to apologize. Sameer was sitting with his arms covering his face & his head leaning on head rest of the chair.
Arjun came & spoke softly "Rathod wo.."
Sameer with calm but stern voice said "Haan Rawte ab bhi kuch kehna baaki reh gaya hai kya? Yadi nahin to to jaao aur so jaao raat kaafi ho chuki hai"
Arjun said "Rathore dekho mera wo matlab nahin tha .."
Sameer said "Maine tumse koi explanation nahin maanga hai Rawte aur na mujhe tumhe koi explanation dene ki zaroorat hai ..
aur tum kya samjhate hoo ki sirf jin rishtoo ke naam hote hai unhi ka haqq hota hai kabhi kabhi benaam rishte khoon ke rishto se bhi zayada bade hote hai Rawte par shayad ye samjhne ki kaabliyat nahin hai tumme" with that he turned his face opposite in anger.
Arjun knew he had hurt his friend today & yes he was right might be it Roshni or Aisha he had an unnamed relations with both one was his best friend & other was his love.
He sighed & said "tumne theek kahah Rathore yadi ye rishte samjhne ki kaabliyat hoti to aaj main aisa nahin hota" with that he closed his eyes in pain & moved out of the room.
Sameer sank back on his chair & thought that how after a long chase they came to know about real Sikandar & finally they got hold of him after 3 long months that too along with all vital proofs. Arjun was about to kill that Sikander but he stopped Arjun as it could impact his life & also he too didn't want to lose his only friend left thou he is lost one but still his best friend who needed him.
After a knocking some sense in Arjun's head he handed over Sikander to police & now he was under police custody & also a strong case was lounged on him & till his punishment was decided he was kept under Police remand that too under special secured cell.
After that Sameer took Arjun along to stay with him as he didn't wanted to leave him alone first he could understand his pain & second he too wanted a support in his lonely life.
He knew well things will not be easy for him & for Arjun too so now they both stood together supporting each other.
After a while his thoughts were broken by a sudden call on his cell he picked up the cell & checked the call it was from Crime Branch. He answered the call saying "Hello ACP Rathore here"
A feeble voice from the other end said "Jai Hind Sir Main Kamat bol raha hoon wo yaha pe ek vaardaat ho gayi hai ek bomb Blast hua hai sir aap jaldi aa jaayiye IG sir ne bola hai phone karne ko"
Sameer said "Theek hai main abhi aata hoon tum loog waha paunch jaao aur mujhe address message karo"
He said "Wo kar diya hai sir aap Jaldi paunchiye Jai Hind" with that call got disconnected. Sameer got up from his chair & changed into his crisp cotton shirt & pant took the SUV keys in his hand & placed it in his pocket & tucked his gun in his hostler & moved out of the room.
Arjun who was in the next room got alerted when SUV left the house. Arjun sighed & laid back he knew his friend once again got stuck in some emergency case he got up from the bed & started to wait till he returns back home again.
Arjun sat down on the chair taking a deep sigh & thought that both of them will not change their way of thinking as they both are equally rigid. Arjun started missing Roshni again who acted as a bridge between the two when they use to fight. She uses to patch them up once again.
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Roshni , Sameer & Arjun are having a chat on some case as both are having a different point of view & this turns into a big fight. Roshni is watching all this closely she didn't said anything till they are arguing normally.
As soon as she sees things getting serious she yells "Just hold on guys tum dono dost hoo jaani dushmano ki tarah kyu lad rahe hoo?"
Arjun said "apne is dost se bolo shuru isne kiya tha iske ethics & laws aise to ho chuke case solve"
Roshni said "to kya khatam tum karoge Arjun ?.. come on dekho tum dono ke raaste alag hai par mazil to ek hi hai na to fir ladna kis cheez ke liye ? dekho maine tum dono jaise officers bahut kam dekhe hai aur acchi cheeze saheej ke rakhte hai ab gussa chodo aur gale lago "
Both turn their backs to each other. Roshni glares at both of them picks her purse & poses to move out saying "ab main tabhi aaungi jab dono aapas main settle kar loo "
Sameer & Arjun both look at each other helplessly & Arjun said "Ok OK ab nahin ladenge .." & hugs Samper& says "I am sorry yaar "
Sameer smiles & hugs him back. Roshni passes them a beautiful smile & says "ab lade na to main sach main chali jaaoungi fir dhondte rehna mujhe"
Sameer says "we are sorry Roshni paaka ab nahin ladenge" & Roshni smiles back at both of them
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Arjun remembers this & wipes a lone tear on his cheeks remembering her love & friendship
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