Part 8 B
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Next morning.
Arjun: Thanks ACP Aman!!
Aman: ACP Arjun!! please... thanks mat kahiye ... ye to humari duty hai... aur is mission par aapke saath kaam karne ka tajurba bahut achchha tha ... dua karta hoon hum dobara milenge ... par hopefully kuch achchhe haalat mein ... you and your team are always welcome to Haryana...
Arjun: Humein bhi aapke saath kaam karke bahut himmat mili ... agar personal ya professional wajah se kabhi Mumbai aana hua to miliyega zaroor ...
Aman: Zaroor ... Khuda Hafiz!!
Aisha and Arjun along with Jaydev and Gauri leave for the airport.
In the flight.
Gauri was still in the trauma as she had literally survived the biggest nightmare of a girl. She held her fathers hand tightly and was sobbing. Jaydev too was still under the impact of what just happened. He kept consoling Gauri.
Arjun and Aisha were sitting next to each other. They glanced at Father-Daughter duo with sympanthy and looked at each other and went back to their thoughts. But both were thinking the same thing. Aisha was still disgussted with the happenings. She clutched the armrest tightly with a frown on her face. Arjun noticed this. He lightly kept his palm over Aisha's hand. Aisha snapped out and looked at Arjun and found him shaking his head indicating her not to bother much.
Arjun: Mai janta hoon Aisha ... is case ne ek baar fir tumhe dukh pahuchaya hai ... par humne Gauri aur un dusri ladkiyon ko to bacha liya na...
Aisha(annoyed): I know sir! par ye bhi humare samaaj ka kitna ghinauna roop hai ... galti koi bhi karey ... sazaa humesha ladki ko hi kyun milti hai? Bete ki khatir wo log apni betiyon ko maar dete hain ... aur fir jab bahu nahi milti to ... fir ye vyaapar bhi ladkiyon ka hi hota hai ... isnt it disgusting? jaise ki ladkiyan insaan nahi... koi kharidne-bechne ki cheez hain ... ridiculous...
Arjun: Aisha ! ye log is baat ki ahmiyat nahi samajhtey ... ki inhe ye zindagi dene wali Maa bhi ek aurat hai ... agar ladkiyan hi nahi hongi to inki aagey ki peedhi ko janam kaun dega ... kyunki aaj ki beti ... kal ki Maa hai ... wo jo humara bhavishya hai ...
Aisha looked at Arjun with respect.
Aisha: Par fir bhi sabko beta hi chahiye hota hai na... koi family dekhi hai jo beti hone ka intezaar karti ho?
Arjun(chuckles): Haan ... ek family hai na ... meri family...
Aisha(confused): Kya?
Arjun(making a funny face): Haan... jab mai paida hone waala tha ... tab mere Aayi Baba ko lagta tha ki beti hogi ... aur isiliye mere paida hone par unhe koi khaas khushi nahi huyi thi ... (Aisha chuckled) ... tumhe yakeen nahi hota na? ... pata hai ... meri aayi ko beti chahiye thi ... isliye 5 saal ki umra tak wo mujhe kabhi kabhi frock pehnati thi... mere photos hain is baat ko prove karne k liye ... (Aisha started giggling imagining Arjun in frock)...
Arjun (got a bit sad): fir Maa ko cancer detect hua ... aur unka beti ka sapna adhoora reh gaya ... (Happy again and lost remembering Anjali's birth celebrations) par fir Anjali aayi ... pata hai ... jab Anjali huyi... maine aur Baba ne milke poora ghar sajaaya tha ... sab kuch pink ... phool... balloons... ribbons... lights... teddy bears ... dolls... uska jhoola... (he sounded very excited and there was a twinkle in his eyes) ... humara poora ghar khushiyon se bhar gaya tha ... fir har saal uske birthday ki dhoom ... uski demands poorey karne mein pata nahi... mujhe hi satisfaction milta hai ... wo meri poori duniya hai ...
Aisha was looking at Arjun without a blink. Arjun snapped out and found Aisha looking at him.
Arjun(embarrassed): Kya hua? aise kya dekh rahi ho?
Aisha(smiled): Kuch nahi ... bas ... aapka aur Anjali ka pyaar dekh ke mujhe bhi bahut achchha lagta hai ... wo bhi to aapse utna hi pyaar karti hai ... Sunaina ji ko ye sab pasand nahi hai... fir bhi uska aapki tafa jhukaav kam nahi hota...
Arjun (a bit serious at Sunaina's mention): Haan... unhe ye sab pasand nahi hai ... is baat k bhi kuch reasons hain ... wo abhi bhi Sagaa aur Sautela jaisi baato mein yakeen rakhti hain ... aur sach kahoon to jab wo Papa se shadi karke ghar mein aayi thi... tab mujhe bhi thoda gussa aaya tha ... ki Papa meri Maa ki jagah kisi aur ko kaise de sakte hain ... par ... luckily mujhe kuch hi dino mein ye ehsas hua ki... Baba ko kisi ki zarurat hai ... kisi apne ki ... Kyunki mai unse door tha... aur Sunaina Aayi Baba ke liye perfect partner rahi hain ... mujhe unke barey mein zyada nahi pata par ... Baba unke saath khush hain ... aur mere liye yahi bahut hai ... jab chhutti milti hai .. ghar jaata hoon... Baba aur Anjali k saath thoda waqt bitata hoon... aur wapas duty par aane k liye motivation leke aata hoon... yehi routine ban gaya hai ...
Aisha was lost looking at Arjun. She knew him as Sameer's best friend and a no-nonsense cop. From Sameer, she got to know that he lost his mother at a very young age and arrival of Sunaina in his father's life made him a bit restless as he was a teenager then but as he matured, he understood the situation. And she knew Anjali was his world. He could do anything to make her happy.
Even when they were neighbours, when she came to live in the flat next to Arjun and Sameer when Ashima left, she never interacted much with him. There was always an awkard silence between them. And then, Sameer was always there for her and was very protective about her. During that period, somewhere deep down her heart she had developed a liking for Arjun and she had seen the same in his eyes too but both were a bit shy to confess their feeling and obviously they didnt want to upset Sameer, so they maintained the distance between them.
Today for the first time Arjun was speaking his heart out to her. She got to know the real Arjun, who was still a kid at heart.
Arjun again found her staring at him.
Arjun: ab kya soch rahi ho?
Aisha(blushed and lowered her eyes): kuch nahi
Arjun noticed this and decided to tease her a bit.
Arjun(mischieviously): kuch to baat hai jo tum chhupa rahi ho... kyunki aaj pehli baar mai police officer Aisha ko sharmate huye dekh raha hoon... kya baat hai?
Aisha blushed again at being caught.
Aisha(smiles): nahi koi baat nahi hai... bas aise hi...
Arjun: haan to aise, waise, jaise bhi hai ... batao to...
Aisha: sir koi baat nahi hai ...
Arjun: koi baat nahi... mai Sameer se poochh loonga
Aisha(looks at him): Ab Sameer beech mein kaha se aa gaye?
Arjun: Sameer ko beech mein nahi laana hai?... mat lab sirf TUM aur MAI?
Aisha(chuckles): Sir!!
Arjun: Aisha!!
Aisha: Sir!!
Arjun: Aisha!!
Aisha: Sir!!
Arjun: Aisha!!
Aisha: Sir!!
Arjun: Aisha!!
Aisha: Sir!!
They burst into laughter catching the attention of other travellers and stopped laughing when they found themselves as centre of attraction.
But again chuckled.
Their Mumbai arrival is announced and they fasten their seat belts. Arjun again chuckled and Aisha nudged him.
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After reaching Mumbai.
Jaydev and Gauri come to ETF office with Arjun and Aisha to complete the formalities. Sameer informs them about Meenakshi's kinapping attempt by Gayatri and how they were nabbed. The officer who had carelessly handled the case was too present there. He was embarrassed.
While leaving Jaydev and Gauri Thank everyone.
Sameer: Ismein dhanyawaad dene ki kya zarurat hai Kaka... ye to humara farz tha... ulta mai is baat se sharminda hoon ki humare department ne hi is case ki investigation ki shuruat theek se nahi ki... aur aapko pareshan hona pada... humari to yehi koshish rehti hai ki ... sabko insaaf jald se jald mile... aur hum poori koshish karenge ki sab gunahgaaron ko jald se jald sazaa mile...
Jaydev and Gauri look at him with gratitude.
Jaydev: Samajh mein nahi aa raha ki ab kya karoon? Gauri ko yahi rakhoon ya wapas gaon le jaun?
Aisha: Gaon wapas le jane k barey mein sochiyega bhi mat ... kisi aur ke gunah ki sazaa isey kyun mile? iski padhayi, iska bhavishya kyun barbad kiya jaye? agar aaj aap isey wapas le gaye to shayad ye apna aatma-vishwaas kho degi aur kabhi aagey nahi badh payegi... isey is haadse se ek sabak mila hai... aur ab ye aur zimmedar banegi... aur satark rahegi... Hai na Gauri?
Gauri nods.
Sameer: Aur Gauri ... ab tum hum sabke contact numbers apne paas rakho aur agar tumhe koi bhi cheez doubtful lagti hai ... koi shaq ho ki kahin koi galat kaam ho raha hai... humein zaroor batana ... tum jaagruk bachche hi to desh ka bhavishya ho ...
Gauri smiles and nods. Jaydev and Gauri leave and ETF gets back to their work.
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In the evening.
Aisha, Shree, Liza and Chhotu were having coffee.
Sameer comes there.
Sameer: Shree! tumne apni dawayi li?
Shree(sheepishly): mai bhool gaya.. abhi leta hoon
Sameer(frowns): kaise laparwah ho tum Shree... ek to din bhar kaam k liye laptop k saamne baithe hotey ho aur fir shaam ko gaming console par ... aur upar se apni dawayi bhi time par nahi lete ho... eye sight aur kharab ho jayegi tumhari ... abhi lo dawayi.. mere samne...
Shree quietly goes to his desk, brings his medicines and gulps it as Sameer watches him.
Sameer: Good!! agey se dhyaan rakhna...
Sameer leaves and Chhotu and Liza were in a shock. They were looking at Shree with their eyes popped out.
Chhotu: ye kya tha? kahi mai sapna to nahi dekh raha? Rathod sir ... Shree ko uski dawayi k bare mein yaad dilane aaye?
Liza: Haan Chhotu... par tu aur mai ye same sapna kaise dekh sakte hain yaar...
Aisha chuckled at all this and Shree was embarrassed.
Chhotu: tum kyun has rahi ho Aisha?
Aisha: Shree ... tumne in dono ko bataya nahi ab tak ...
Liza: kya nahi bataya?
Aisha: yehi ki... humare pyare Rathod sir ... Shree ki hone wale Jija ji hain...
Chhotu and Liza choke on their coffee and have a hard time coughing.
Chhotu: KYA?
Shree: Haan... wo Sunday ko humein pata chala ki ... Rathod sir aur meri Tinu di ek dusre se pyaar karte they ... (Sad) par ab wo mere jija ji banenge ya nahi ye nahi pata ... pata nahi meri Di theek kab hongi... hongi bhi ya nahi ...
Liza: Aye Specky!!! aisa mat bol... Tinu Di bahut jaldi hi theek ho jayengi ...
Liza and Chhotu come close to Shree and they get in a group hug.
Chhotu: aur ab humein tujhse bach ke rehna padega ... ETF Chief ka Saala jo ban-ne jaa raha hai tu
Everybody laugh at this.
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