PART 14B
" heyy jaldi se ek burger do , zyada cheese ke saath , jaldi karo , uss khadoos ke aane se pehle mujhe khana hoga " saakshi said to the canteen wala of ETF
" sorry maam , par arjun saab ka order hai ki aapko idli ke alawa kuch na khilaaye " the canteen waala said
" dekho arjun ko kuch pata nai chalega , uske aane ke liye aur half hour hai , mein tumhe double paisa doongi " saakshi tried to bribe him
" no mam , arjun sir mujhe kha jaayenge , sorry " the canteen wala said
" dekho ..." Saakshi started
" dekhiye mam...aap zidd mat kijiye ...aap please idli kha lijiye " the canteen wala requested
" fir se bina chatni aur sambhar ke ?" saakshi asked
" yes mam " canteen wala nodded
" no thanks " saakshi said and went and sat on a table
" jeena haram kar diya arjun ne , pichle 2 din se dal chawal kha rahi hoon woh bhi bina achar ke , raat tak mere saath baita rehta hai , aaj hi sameer ne kisi kaam se usse bhej diya tho aaj canteen wale ko dhamka ke gaya hai , hey bhagwan koi itna cruel kaise ho sakta hai ? aise rooka sooka khana khila raha hai mujhe , koi itna inhuman kaise ho sakta hai ? I hate that sada hua khadoos ACP " she muttered
" cruel ? inhuman ? sada hua ? khadoos ?" he said
" arjun tum ? tum aa gaye ? " she asked
" haan " he said
" mein tumhe nai bol rahi thi , sacchi " she lied
" nai nai ...mujhe pata hai ... aise pyaar bhare adjectives tum mere liye hi use karti ho " arjun said and sat next to you
" nai arjun who..." She started
" bas bas ab apne aap ko justify mat karo ... maine tumhaare liye dal chawal laaya hai , tumhe bhook lagi hogi khalo " he said and removed the daba
" tum kisi kaam se bahaar gaye the na ? tho tumne aaj kaise banaya ?" she asked
" mujhe tum par yakeen tha ki tum jaldi aaogi aur uss canteen wale ko maska marker usse burger khaogi ya fir koi non veg khaogi , iss liye maine utte hi tumhaare liye dal chawal bana diya , fir sameer ka kaam kiya aur fir ghar jaakar khana garam kiya aur yahaan le aaya " arjun said
She was touched by his care and concern that her eyes started tearing
" mujhe pata hai tumhe chatpata khana khana pasand hai , par yeh khana tumhe sirf aur 2 din khana hai , fir tumhaare medicine ka course khatam ho jaayega and you will be fine , fir tum jitna burgers khana chahe khalo , ab please rona bandh karo " saying he wiped her tears
" arjun , aaj tak kisi ne mere liye itna care and concern dikhaya hi nai , mujhe kabhi pata hi nai chala yeh sab hota kya hai , tum bohut ache ho , you are the best " she said
He wiped her remaining tears from the corners of her eyes and started feeding her himself and she ate quietly
" saakshi maine doctor se baat karli hai , aur half hour mein hum injection ke liye jaayenge " arjun informed her while closing the daba
" kya ? tumne kaha ki aaj injection nai lena padega " she said pouting
" maine nai kaha , tumne zidd kiya ki tum aaj injection nai logi " arjun said looking at her
" tho tum maan gaye the na ?" she asked
" haan , joot mootka...taaki tum shaant hojaye " he said
" tumne joot kaha ?" she asked dramatically
" haan " she said
" tum ACP arjun ho , tum joot nai bolte na ?" she asked
" tumhaare saath reh kar main bigad gaya , chalo paani pee lo fir nikalte hain " arjun said and offered her water
While thinking water she was thinking of excuses
" arjun , sameer ko nai bataya hai ..." saakshi said
" maine usse bata diya , apna dimaag waste mat karo aur chup chap chalo mere saath warna mein tumhe uta kar bhi leke jaa sakta hoon " arjun said and went near her
" nai arjun , mein tumhaare saath chalti hoon " saakshi said and they both left for the hospital
" hmmm" arjun said and they both got into the lift
" saakshi , tum na bachon jaisi behave kar rahi ho " arjun said and the lift halted abruptly
" yeh kya hua ?" saakshi asked
" lagta hai lift band pad gaya " arjun said
He felt that saakshi was breathing heavily
He touched her hands and saw that she had chilled , he remembered the store room thing
She sank down and he caught her before she touched the floor
She was breathing heavily and her eyes held fear
" saakshi relax , mein hoon na " arjun said
But she didn't relax , she was getting more and more scared after every passing second
" kya ho raha hai sakshi ?" he asked getting worried
" mujhe...band...aur andhre jagah...se...ghutan hoti hai " she said
" relax saakshi , I am there , tum bilkul teek ho , saakshi meri taraf dekho , saakshi look at me " he said and made her look into his eyes
" I will never let anything happen to you , never , mere hote hue tumhe kuch nai ho sakta " he said and hugged her
" socho tum apne ghar mein ho , just go to sleep " he said and started patting her
" mumma ...mumma..." she muttered in between
" shhh...shhh..." he kept soothing her
He wiped the tear that came out of his eyes , her pain was unbearable to him , the girl in his arms had lost everything in a very small age
" roshni is right , I love saakshi " he thought
The lift started again after 10 mins but saakshi had slept by then , he didn't want to disturb her , so he picked her up and walked
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He put the seat belt for saakshi and removed the strand of hair on her face and tucked it behind her ears
" kyun ? tum dono tho doctor se milke aane waale the na ? sab teek tho hai ?" sameer asked
Arjun told him what happened in the lit
" accha tho tu aaj saakshi ke saath hi rehna , tujhe yaad hai na picli baar who kitni dari hui thi , waise bhi aaj kuch case nai hai , so its ok if you guys don't come " sameer said
" tho tu office mein kya kar raha hai ? tu 2 din pehle aisha ko propose karne waala tha , ab tak propose kar hi raha hai tu , fattu " arjun said
" arre mein kya karta mein aur aisha date par jaane hi waale the ki DIG sir ne call kiya aur saara plan chaupat kar diya " sameer tried to justify
" aaj tho koi case nai hai na , then go and propose her " arjun said
" ok , I will ,you take care of saakshi " sameer said
" I will " arjun said and cut the call and started the car
He placed saakshi slowly on her bed
She had caught his shirt tightly
He sat on the bed and tried to release her grip from his shirt and she woke up
" mumma..." She said while she woke up
Arjun smiled at her
She immediately got up and hugged him
" arjun please mujhe chodke mat jao , mujhe bohut darr lag raha hai " she whispered
" mein tumhe chodke kahin nai jaa raha hoon saakshi , mein yahin hoon , tumhaare paas , just relax and go to sleep , I will never leave your side " he said and patted her
He tried to lay her on the bed but she said " please arjun , mujhe tumhaare paas hi rehna hai , mujhe yahin so jane do na , tumhaare bahon mein I feel safe "
He took a deep breathe and said " ok ...sleep " he started patting and she drifted of to sleep
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