EPISODE-24

 

 

His eyes were closed and he was lost in deep thoughts. His face showed signs of stress and worry. Suddenly here was a knock at the door and he opened his eyes. The door opened.

"Raj.....Please come in."

"Alekh aur kitna time lagega."

"Don't worry Raj. Aaj shaam tak we will have all the information that we need."

"Theek hai." Saying this Rajveer turned to leave.

"Raj I wanted to talk to you. Please take a seat."

"Yeah sure...bolo."

"Raj tum jaante ho na tum kya karna chahte ho.....I mean......"

"Alekh I know what I am doing." He cut him in between.

"Haan but ek baar tumne border cross kar bhi liya to tum kya kar loge."

Rajveer was quiet. This was one question that has been bothering him for quite sometime now.

 

"Yeh to main bhi nahin jaanta Alekh lekin itna zaroor jaanta hoon ki where there is a will there is a way...aur waise bhi yahan aise bahut se log hain jinke liye Navin ka wapas aana zaroori hai.....bahut zaroori."

"I understand that Raj but......anyways if you have made up your mind then I don't think I can or I should say anything but ek baat zaroor kahoonga."

"Kya?"

"Keep Naina out of all this."

"Obviously Alekh....I am not dragging her into all this."

"Mujhe pata hai but I think tumhein use Delhi wapas bhej dena chahiye....Right away. Pata nahin kyun.....but I think uske dimaag mein kuch chal raha hai."

"What?" Rajveer was taken by surprise.

"Shayad tumne notice nahin kiya but I did. Tum use jaante ho.....woh impulsive hai, ziddi hai aur kabhi bhi kuch bhi kar sakti hai."

"Alekh mujhe nahin lagta hai ki aisa kuch bhi hai.... Naina has changed a lot aur..."

"Raj even I can see she has changed but..."

He could not complete. The phone was ringing. He took the call. After finishing the conversation with the caller he turned to Rajveer.

"I have got my plan ready...let's go."

"Great."

They both left but before leaving the room Alekh stopped Rajveer.

"Are you sure Raj humein yeh sab Naina ke saath discuss karna chahiye."

"You don't have to be skeptical about that.......Trust me."

"If you say so."

 

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Alekh was holding a map and Rajveer, Neetika and Naina were standing next to him.

"Okay....hamare paas jitni information hai uske hisaab se POWs ko jis Army Prison mein rakha gaya hai woh jagah Sialkot se almost 6 kms ke distance pe hai....towards Gujranwala. Sialkot pahunchne ke liye the route that we will follow will be Khem-Karan to Kapurthala to Ferozpur....aur wahan se phir....."

"Ek minute Alekh.... Why Khem-Karan to Kapurthala to Ferozpur...Khem-Karan se Ferozpur bahut close hai... besides we are within our own border to phir long route kyun."

"Kyunki Kapurthala mein mera ek aadmi milega humein jo tumhein tumhara fake Passport dega."

"Okay."

"So as I was saying the route will be Khem-Karan to Kapurthala to Ferozpur....aur wahan se phir you will have to cross the No Man's land on your own. Uske baad you will be escorted to Raiwind by my peole. Raiwind se aage ka safar tumhein khud akele poora karna hai...The safest option for you will be to find a suitable lodging for yourself and mix-up with the local people at Wazirabad.......It's a small town.... almost 2 hours from the Army prison."

"So when do we set out."

"Kal shaam tak humhara passport ready ho jaayega and then you can set out immediately. Meri taraf se poori tayyariyan ho gayi hain. Bas itna dhyaan rakhna ki passport ka jitna ho sake kam use karna...its a fake one... Agar kisi ki nazar mein aa gaya to the game will be over...Then and There."

"I'll take care of that."

"Great then...any doubts?"

"Haan." Naina answered before Rajveer could say anything.

"Raj akela kahin nahin jaayega."

Rajveer was shocked while Alekh was getting a bit mad at her.

"See... I told u" He said to Rajveer in a whisper.

But Neetika stood there quietly. She didn't react to it. She didn't even look up from map. Instead she kept staring at it as if trying to cram.....