Chapter 10
Rajveer on the other hand was thinking exactly the opposite. A look of extreme gratitude washed over his face that Nandini didn't fail to notice, strengthening her suspicions.
Both Naina and Rajveer couldn't help but think back to a very similar occasion during the mentorship programme. Memories of Rajveer and Ritu in the woods as she confessed her love, and Naina interrupting it, came back to them. Naina thought back to that night when Rajveer had told her that he was in love with someone, laughing it off, while Rajveer recollected her saying that whoever it was would be very lucky.
"Uhm..." Nandini broke the silence with a soft cough. "Are Cadets Sahani and 'just Aalekh' argueing?" Naina did a slight motion like a nod and rushed towards the tent, relieved to get out of that awkward situation. Surely enough, Aalekh and Yudi were in a heated arguement about the device.
"-ust want to have a look... I'm sure Captain Rajveer would allow it!" Yudi said strongly. Aalekh was about to hit him on the back of his head, but dropped his raised hand when he saw the wound. He was still in his dilemma about Abhimanyu; if something happened to him, he would never be able to forgive himself for abandoning his mentor in the encounter at the hill.
"Saala Nautanki... if it was that safe to have a look at it, then Captain Sir would've done it already."
"Are you two forgetting that Captain Abhimanyu is right in the next tent and that device could capture whatever you're yelling out, completely ruining any chance we have?!" Naina whispered fiercely.
"Cadet Singh is right. And I've been thinking about that chip, and I think Cadet Sahani should have a look at it... if it is a tracing or eavesdropping device, they wouldn't be able to detect the minor changes if you are in the same place as Captain Abhimanyu. It's not a camera, that I'm sure of. The wriring is completely different." Rajveer explained.
"So let's go then..." Yudi jumped up, eager as his dilemma was about to be solved. Seeing Aalekh, Naina and Nandini ready to go as well, Rajveer stopped them by raising his hand.
"If there are too many people, there'll be too much noise. Only one person should go with Cadet Sahani... I'll go, because I have quite a lot of experience about these devices."
"Raj, you're-" Nandini was about to begin saying when Naina cut her off.
"Sir a lot has passed over you today... you must be tired. Don't you think it's better to handle this situation when the mind is refreshed, rather than try to put up with all this with your mind completely exhausted? Plus... I'm sure Captain Nandini has knowledge about these too..." she looked at Nandini, who was listening to all this with a small smile. Her dilemma, the thick fog between her and the reality here was finally starting to clear away.
"Yes, exactly Cadet Singh. You're absolutely correct." She answered, with a knowing glint in her eyes as she copied her friend's way of talking. Rajveer sensed what was going on and cleared his throat.
"Fine, Yudi and Nandini can go. I'll take a walk outside... fresh air is the best remedy for me."
"Yeah - fresh air and a romantic date!" Nandini muttered to herself, but unfortunately Aalekh heard it.
Next, we see Rajveer walking absent mindedly, pausing to lean against a tree with closed eyes as let go of all his thoughts. A small smile appeared when memories of a certain young Naina 'Ah' Singh swam in his mind. He was so caught up in thoughts about her that he didn't register the pair of feet approaching him, with the owner of those feet clutching a gun tightly.
Another pair of feet approach Rajveer from the opposite direction. This time he notices the crackling of the leaves nearby, and stands up straight, tensed. This sudden movement alerts the first person and he quickly raises the gun and pulls the trigger.
Nandini and Naina, both of whom were coming to find him witnessed this and screamed out, "Raj!" "Sir!" at the same time, breaking into a run.
Somewhere in the same forest, Gehlot is shown listening to something intently, when suddenly he hears a faint gunshot and vague screams of 'Raj' and 'Sir'. His expression dropped and suddenly an extreme rage took over. He rushed over to another computer, snatching away one of the headphones and microphone.
"What did you do?! You fool! Don't tell me you shot Raj instead of capturing him!" He added a few more swear words before waiting for the reply.
"Sir woh... I - he suddenly... I sh-shot h-him..." a man's face is shown with wired devices around his ear, expression full of fear and desperately trying to explain the situation.
"I told you that he shouldn't be harmed!" Gehlot yelled into the microphone, who meekly tried to offer an explanation again, but his boss kept on swearing. The camera is frozen on Gehlot's angry and despearte face.
Precap - Abhimanyu, Nandini and Rajveer are pointing their guns at Gehlot, when suddenly he points his gun at Naina.
Rajveer and Naina are standing literally against each other, almost every part of their bodies touching. She looks up at him uncertainly, and drops her eyes shyly as she sees his unwavering gaze.
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