She hugged him sharing her sorrows her pain with her brother like friend... They are only friends that are capable of understanding us a bit more than we understand ourselves...
"Mein bhi yahin hoon Yaro mere gale bhi lag jao..." A voice from behind caused them to break the hug and look back.
Riya was astonished to see Giant Chotu standing there with teary eyes. She blinked her eyes while watching him then turned her head and looked at Shree who stood there putting his hands in his jeans pocket and at her gaze shrugged his shoulders and spoke "Isne batein sun li thi or tumhe to pata hai Chotu ek baar jo Commitment karle to wo phir Shree ki bhi nahi sunta..."
Riya again saw Chotu and smiled with the tears streamed down her face... Chotu strode towards her and immediately hugged her "Tu ek bar bhi bata deti na... Yahan tak nobat hi nahi aane deta mein..." He spoke softly while patting her.
Shree watching this smiled but then hugged them "Mein bhi araha hoon..."
Trio smiled sharing that Sweet moment... After a while they separated Riya wiped the tears and asked them to sit...
The Coffee she brought was cold and would have lost the taste and aroma but the fragrance of friendship spreading in the whole room was enough still to maintain a good environment...
"Bhut Miss kiya tha tum logon ko..." Riya spoke happily
"Humne bhi..." both replied excitedly in a tone.
She then inquired "Tum dono yahan ho; Rathore Sir ko kiya bol ke aye ho..."
Shree replied immediately "Mene to ek din ki emergency leave li hai... Ye bhi sir ne bari minnaton se di hai..."
Chotu on the other hand spoke coughing a bit "Mene to tabiyat kharab hone ka bol ke leave mangi..." he was still confused at his reason.
Riya's mouth went open "Ye sab bol ke aye ho tum log..." she spoke in a tense tone "Matlab kal evening tak tum logon ko kese bhi karke ETF ke Office me present hona hai..." She took a deep breathe after that.
Trio started to think but soon shree presented the idea "Koyi problem hi nahi hum raat ko nikalen gey to evening tak to pohanch hi jayen gey... then Chotu wohi se tum apne ghar chale jana or me direct Office tohri dair ke bad tum ana aese Sir ko shak bhi nahi hoga..." He spoke everything in one breathe.
Chotu nodded to that while Riya became upset "Itna jaldi chale jaogey..."
Chotu put his arm around her "Ri tu sirf bol hum yahin ruk jayen gey... man to humara bhi nahi kar raha jane ka..."
Shree also held her hands to which she smiled "Nahi tum logon ka wahan jana ziyada zaroori hai..."
Shree stood up at her answer "Par hum tuhje secure kiye bina to bilkul nahi jayen gey..." Riya got confused at his comment while he went and picked his bag from table and came back on his seat.
Riya asked him after seeing his action "Matlab???"
Shree opened his bag and started taking out the gadgets and same time replying "Matlab hum tumhe poori tarah se security provide karke jayen gey aese ke tu jahan bhi ho hum pata hoga and agar kabhi musibat mein bhi huyi to hum bina tere bataye wahan pohanch jayen gey... In short hum tere Shadows ban jayen gey..."
He took out two small cases and opened them... Riya saw two small tiny chips inside them "Ye kiya hai..." she asked.
Shree replied "Ye alarm fixed trackers hain... inhe me tere phone and something else me fix karunga jis se hum tumhari position ko humesha track kar saken gey and dekho..." While saying this he took one of them out and showed her "Iske peeche ye small push kind button hai jise tu musibat me press kar sakti hai or humen bata sakti hai ke tu problem me hai or hum teri help karengey..."
Riya nodded to it. He then picked out some more things naming "Or ye teri security ke liye electric shock producers... ye pepper spray for self defense... ye ultra tech phone with new features... "
Riya smiled at his antics while chotu taunted him "Or Shree Chyawanprash nahi dega..." Shree pouted at that while Riya giggled "Seriously Shree mein Arjun Sir ko dhoondhne jaa rahi hoon World War 3 pe nahi..."
Shree replied her sarcastically "Arjun Sir ko dhoondhna bhi World War 3 larne se kam nahi..."
He then put the one tracker in the new tech phone he brought for her then asked her "Riya koyi or aesi cheez de jo tu humesha apne saath rakhti hai... mein ye second tracker usme fix kardeta hoon..."
She nodded and took out the red flowery clip from her bag then handed it to him. He raised the brow at the clip then spoke amusingly "Mere paros me jo aunty rehti hai unki bachi ke pas bhi hai aesa clip..." Chotu laughed at that while Riya hit his shoulder playfully "Shut up..."
Shree opened the clip then cleanly removed the flowery cover from the upper side when something tiny small thing fell down.
Riya bends down and pick it up. It was a "Tracker" the same as shree was having. Chotu and Riya both were looking at it while Shree exclaimed "Riya tere clip me tracker kisne lagaya???"
Riya shrugged her head "I don't know..."
Chotu eyed Shree then asked her "Tumhare siwa ye clip ko kon hath lagata hai matlab tumne kisi ko diya ho ya aesa kuch..."
Riya kept watching the tracker and a flow of memories flew through her mind when one of the memories caught her attention and drift her back to the past.
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PAST
It was usual day at ETF Office. At night the left for home as usual Arjun gave her lift when they reached home Riya wished him "Good Night" a left the car. As she entered she took out her slippers then drank water after that as she started taking out things from her pocket she realized her clip was missing.
She took it today from her drawer and today she missed it. She searched again and again but didn't find it.
Next Morning she reached early checked out Arjun was there then after watching him sitting in his cabin she went down and searched the SUV. She looked for it up down but couldn't find it and this thing made her angry.
She was really upset on herself and that's why punished herself by taking a lot of work on her part. She didn't even had lunch and not had conversation with anyone. She didn't dare to ask him as she didn't want to hear lecture.
Or she was afraid what he will think??
At evening she got really tried so went to the washroom and splashed cold water on her face continuously cursing herself "Riya ETF Officer ek clip sanbhal nahi sakti duniya sanbhale gi... man to kar raha hai khud ko ek thappar rakh ke doon..."
As she finished with that in all that action lot off water was spilled on the ground and due to her jerk movement her feet slipped and face collided with the sink.
She winced hardly the umpteenth time before steadying herself then got up and saw her face in mirror. A visible bruise was present on her left cheek bone "Lo mil gayi punishment..." She applied cream on it then concealer and tried to cover that mark up but after all her make up skill still it was a bit visible.
She opened her hair then set them in a style that lashes of strands were covering her cheek. She got out and silently went to her seat.
At Night everyone left but she remained there for completing the files. There wasn't any way that could control her anger over herself.
Arjun was also leaving when saw her standing near desk... Unknowingly she tucked the strands behind her ear and that's when he saw that bruise.
He called her "Riya..." with that she immediately picked her head and so the strands came back to her face "Jii Sir..."
He walked to her and saw her stealing her gaze from him... he asked "Aao tumhe drop kardun??" but a plain reply came "No Sir me kaam poora kar ke khud chali jaongi..."
Further he didn't ask anything and left. She saw him leaving the fell down on chair. After a moment he came back and dragged a chair then sat by her side. She saw him while he handed her a "Ice Pack" "Ise chehre par laga lo..."
Her eyes went open widely then nervously she took it but when she applied to the bruise she didn't even winced one despite of that she was pressing it really hard.
He took the ice pack from her hand "Kiska gussa is injury pe nikal rahi ho??" he asked watching directly into those eyes.
She turned her face from him and spoke slyly "Apni bewakoofi ka..."
He shrugged his head in negative and took out her clip from his pocket and handed her "Ye tum kal car mein bhool gayi thi..."
Her face lit up seeing that "Ye apke paas tha mene ise kahan kahan nahi dhoondha..." She took it from him and sighed deeply watching it.
As the clip came it also brought back her hunger and her mood. He lightly put the pack on her cheek "Pagal hone ke bajae mujhse puchti to ye chot bhi nahi lagti..." She smiled but at the touch of pack winced.
He raised her brow while she giggled. After a moment he got up "Mein neeche wait kar raha hoon..." She nodded and started winding up the stuff.
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PRESENT
Chotu snapped his fingers in front of her face "Kahan kho gayi ho Rii... Hum kabse kuch pooch rahe hain..."
She was dragged back into the reality... She saw them and spoke to Shree "Shree ise isme wapas se fix kardo..."
Shree looked at her as if asking "Are You Mad" but Chotu interuppted "Nahi Ri... pata nahi kisne fix ki ho or kabse tujhe track kar raha ho..." his voice contained lot of concern.
She shrugged her head "Tum log samajh nahi rahe ho ye tracker Arjun sir ne lagaaya hai..." She breathed then spoke anxiously "Shree tumhe yad hai wo din jab me office nahi loti thi cell bhi off tha or tum logon me se kisi ko pata nahi tha..." Shree nodded to it.
She continued "that day Arjun sir wahan pohanch gaye the and he said mujhe tum log track nahi kar pa rahe the to unhe kese pata chala me wahan hoon..." She asked them.
They both acknowledge that "Sahi mein... Arjun Sir to bare hi aage nikle..." Shree spoke.
He fixed it again then asked her "Koyi or cheez do jisme me ye fix karun..." he held other tracker in his hand.
Riya took off the locket that Arjun gave her and handed him "Isme fix karo ye humesha mere pas rehta hai..."
As they completed all that she asked them "Acha ab ye sab bhut hogaya tum log batao... Chotu tumhari love story kahan tak pohanchi..." She asked chotu.
Chotu blushed at that making both giggle. He then replied "We are dating these days..."
They both were shocked while riya hugged chotu exclaiming "Congratzzz..."
Shree pouted "Mujhe tumne pehle kyun nahi bataya???" Chotu smiled "Tum liza se larne me hi busy hote ho batata kab mein..."
Shree turned his face "Ab aesa bhi nahi..." it was when Riya asked slowly "Shree don't you like Liza???"
Shree boggled at her question "Nahi... Nahi to pagal hogayi ho me or liza kabhi nahi..."
Chotu laughed at that and told Riya "Rii tujhe pata hai Shree ne to apni or liza ki shadi ka dream bhi dekha hai..."
Shree shot him hard glare while Riya laughed loudly "Ab to hokar rahe gi..."
While this was going on Fatima came inside. Trio stood up. Riya went and stood by her side but Shree and Chotu drowned seeing the Beautiful Fairy in front of them. Riya noticed and intoduce her smirking "Guys ye Fatima hai Major Rizwan Ahmed ki wife..."
The both shriked at the mentioning of Major and steadying themselves weirdly said "Hi Didi..."
Riya hardly suppressed her laugh and introduce them to her "Fatima ye hai Shree and wo Chotu..."
She nodded to Shree then looked at Chotu and asked "Par ye to kaafi bare hain..." Riya chuckled "Han bara to hai par hum ise Chotu kehte hain..."
She smiled at them "Ap log tohra sa aram kar lijiye phir hum beth ke gup shup karen gey..." She said to them.
They let them to get fresh and rest and both came out.
"Fatima ye log raat ko chalen jayen gey..." She informed her. Fatima turned and asked surprisingly "Itni jaldi kyun aaj hi to ayen hain kuch din or ruk jayen..."
She sighed "Duty hai na kiya karen...". Fatima nodded understanding.
At Night
They stood on Bus Stand for leaving when Fatima handed Chotu and Shree tiffon box "Chotu isme apke liye Sooji ki mithai hai Riya ne bataya apko pasand hai mene banadi and Shree apke liye bhi apki favourite dish hai..." She told them happily.
They both became happy chotu thanked her excitedly like kid "Thanks di apke ghar ka address or khana mujhe kabhi nahi bhoole ga..." She chuckled at that.
They bid Riya "Good Bye..." She hugged both of them "Apna bhut khayal rakhna..."
"Tu bhi..." they replied.
"Alvida Yara Alvida..."
They sat in bus and till the Bus left Riya stood there waving hand.
Ho rahe tumse hum judaa...Le chalein saare ghum tere
Khush rahe yaara tu sadaa
Tumse bhi zyaada hongi
Ab yaadein pyaariyan
Hum dono ki hain
Apni apni lachaariyan
Ab hanste hanste tum pe
Le khushiyaan vaariyaan
Maan le tu aese... Hain zara bhole se... Jante hain wese... Hain Nibhani kese...
"Yaariyan..."
Fatima kept her hand on her shoulder "Chalein Riya..." She wiped the tear escaping from her eyes and strode to home.
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They reached home Riya bid fatima "Good Night" and both left for their rooms.
It was rainning outside or just water sprinkling... She sat by the Window side watching intently outside... Tears started brimming in her eyes. A sudden flow of breeze relaxed her senses... She closed her eyes and breathed deeply...
As she opened her eyes she found ARJUN sitting in front of her.
"Jaane kese toote rishton se Bikhre hain ye pal..."
He held her hands she gasped at that then smiled.
"Mano jese ghum ki palkon se chalken hain ye pal..."
His hand trailed to her cheek and lovingly wiped away the unshed strucked tear that was dying to come out from the corner of her eyes.
"Kyun adhoori ye kahani... Kyun adhoora ye fasana..."
She forwarded her hand to touch him
"Kyun lakeron mein hai iske..."
At her touch he vanished away..."Alvida..."
She looked here and there but he wasn't there. She sighed steadying herself with the wall thinking of him.
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Kerala
Arjun who was returning home after work walked lonely on the road side thinking of her.
He turned and saw smiling Riya walking by his side but taking reverse steps.
"Umar bhar ka saath de jo kyun wohi pyaar ho..."
She turned around and held his arm walking with him looking directly into his eyes.
"Jo na mit ke... Jo fana ho wo bhi pyar ho..."
She again moved forward held his both hands and moved with that she was facing him and taking steps back.
"Na adhoori ye kahani... Na adhoora ye fasana..."
She moved forward touches his face lightly
"Mar ke bhi hum na kahenge"
"Alvida..."
She twirled and vansihed.
He stood there touching his face trying to feel her intensity.
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There fatima sat on the swing moving slowly when Rizwan came and sat next to her.
"Mit bhi jaaon... Na mite ye... Kesi Piyas hai..."
He put his arm around her.
"Dooriyon me kho ke bhi tu mere paas hai..."
She settled herself with him
"Kyun ki tum meri kahani... kyun ke tum mera fasana..."
She kept her head on his shoulder.
"Ab kabhi phir na hai kehna..."Alvida..."
"What's love a single soul dewelling among two bodies two Pure hearts that beat as one..."
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