"No..." Naina woke up from the sound of Captain Rajveer groaning. She
had fallen asleep against the tent wall beside him. After she and Sai
treated Colonel Shakti with the help of Huda and Ali, she came back to
check up on Rajveer, and sent Aalekh off to do the
security duty.
She
rushed forward to take the handkerchief and realised it was dry. As she
tried to get up to ask someone to bring some water, she felt a tug on
her hand. It was Rajveer. He was looking at her with desperation
through half-closed eyes. He didn't want to be alone then. She smiled
reassuringly at him and sat herself beside him.
"I - didn't...
kill-" he was stopped by Naina putting her finger on his lips. She
wiped his sweat from his face and neck with the handkerchief, and
realised he was still holding her other hand. He wasn't completely
conscious then, so he didn't give much thought to it and kept his firm
grip on her hand. Her heart leaped with something unknown as she looked
at him lovingly.
"Phoolan how's Sirji now?" Huda barged in,
stopping suddenly at seeing her hand in their teacher's and her wiping
his face. A range of emotions passed by his face, but he hid them and
came over to sit on Rajveer's other side. "Sir, how're you feeling now?"
"Much
better Cadet." Rajveer said as he tried to sit up, and Naina
immediately came to his aid. Huda's hurt face could be seen as he
watched the two.
"Huda, some help here!" Naina told him angrily.
Rajveer suddenly realised the situation and let go of Naina's hand and
scooted a bit away from her. Huda got up and brought the
water bottle
from the other end of the tent, watching the two interact. Should he
give up on Phoolan? Would she never love him as much as he loves her?
~*~*~
"Sir!
I think we've done it!" Yudi said excitedly coming over to Abhimanyu.
They all gathered around the walkie talkie. Yudi pressed something,
holding the antenna up, while Pooja held her mobile, giving him
directions. They had discoverd a way to get the signal, so Pooja was
telling him where there is a strong enough but un-detectable signal
using the
network level on her phone. Suddenly the noise coming from
the walkie talkie was replaced with rough voices.
"Hello? Army
Headquarters? KMA?" Abhimanyu tried. The man seemed to hear them, but
they couldn't understand what he was saying. Yudi tried moving the
antenna, but no avail.
"I know where you can get the signal."
Rajveer's tired voice told them from behind. He limped out of the tent,
declining Naina's help. "The best place to get a good signal without
getting caught is a few kilometers away, at around a very small hill.
But it's dangerous to go there." He informed them.
"I'll go
Sir." Aalekh said in a tone that clearly said that he wasn't going to
back down because of the dangers. Rajveer patted his shoulder proudly.
"But
he can't go alone. I'll go with him, and Raj, you can take care of
things here. I know you're exhausted, but I also know how strong you
are. I know you can handle it here." ABhimanyu told him with a tinge of
pride in his voice. His friend nodded.
"Sir, shouldn't Pooja or I go with you guys? Since we know a bit more about these..." Yudi trailed off.
"Saala
nautanki." Aalekh muttered under his breath. Abhimanyu nodded and the
three set off. Rajveer turned around to face his cadets, who were
looking at him expectantly, to lay out some sort of plan. They weren't
disappointed.
Precap - "Let's get working!" says Raj. The cadets are shown working, but it's not clear what they're exactly doing.
"Sir, uh... woh..." Naina stutters, looking nervous.
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