CHAPTER 20
At Delhi
Sam tried the phone for the third time when he got a message on his phone
"Sam mujhe kaam hai baba! Mere devar aur nanad ke saamne itne baar call karoge toh mera kya halat hoga... kal main pakka baat karoongi.. ok.. bye and haan... i love you."
Sam smiled like a foolish teenager... he tried to imagine Ayesha controlling her blushing face as all the team members would be looking at her with the "obviously" type face... and Sakshi throwing her naughty comment on his repeated calls!
He took out his diary (the one Arjun gave) and wrote down his entry...
Hey Ayesha...
As usual main tumse baat kar raha hoon! Sakshi theek kehti thi... majnu banadiya tumne iss ETF chief ko! Par baat yeh hai ki mujhe iss baat se acha lag raha hai... jald humari shaadi...
God... bas kuch teen hafta and you will be Mrs. Ayesha Sameer Rathore... funny ki tumhari intials would match RJ's too! - Arjun Suryakant Rawte! Haan Ayesha tum soch rahi hogi ki main ab tak RJ se baat kyun nahi kar raha... am afraid ki koi hume dekh raha hai... hum alag rahe isme RJ ki jaan ke liye behtar hain... maine tumhe ek baat nahi bataya...
khair chod do... baad main... ek din .. zaroor sab kuch batavunga... woh message bhi hain Ayesha jo mujhe samaj nahi aa raha... woh hi din mila jab main tumse kaha ki I love you... I mean tumne kehelwaaya ki I love you! Anyways ab ke liye itna hi... jaan I love you...
Take care aur neende matt churaana in bakwaas sapnon mai...
Tumhara Sam!
He flipped to the back side of diary where he had written his questions...
Koi hum pe nazar rakh raha hai... kaun?
Kissne woh message bheja...?
Kya woh sach tha...?
Isliye shaayad ab tak main zinda hoon.. kahi mujhe...?
Kya waapas...?
Mujhe kuch samaj main nahi aa raha hai...
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At a beach side...
"Kappy... ab kyun call kiya?" Verma glared from the other side of the phone...
"Woh.. Verma.." Kappy said brokenly...
"Yaar tu theek hai na? Rejection from the special one?" Verma added to lighten the mood
"Shut up Verma! Baat kuch aur hai... pyaar se related..." Kapoor said
"You are in lowe (love).. you are in lowe... you are in looowwweee" Verma horribly sang from the other side!
"Abbey chup reh! I was thinking ki kya koi kisi se itna pyaar kar sake jo usse chod de? Uski jaan ke liye?" Kapor sighed
"Whom are talking about?" Verma asked - serious.
"You know ke kaun hai voh..." Kapoor said
"Sakshi... dekh at the moment your job is to do our mission... what Sakshi thinks or not... don't get it in between." Verma said sternly
" Usne mujhe uss din ke liye maaf toh kar diya na Verma..." Kapoor asked
"Pata nahi... par shayad woh itna samaj chuki hai ki waqt ke saath tu bandha hua tha... and woh chah ke bhi tujhse nafrat nahi kar payegi...aur tujhe woh maloom hai... she is a bit emotional types... uski behen Aishwarya jaise nahi..." Verma said
" Aishwarya toh kab ki marr gayi... mujhe bas Sakshi ke liye chinta hai... you know that Verma... uss din main mission, I was compelled to save her... Samrat ko bachana na mumkin tha..." Kapoor sighed
"Even I could have saved Samrat, Kapoor... not just you... waise yeh saari baat I can understand... Sakshi bhi shayad iss baat ko samaj aa jaye... isliye shayad woh Rawte se bhaag rahi hai..." Verma contemplated
"Taaki woh uski koi khaas na banjaye.. jo woh ban chuki hai... door bhagne se woh uske aur paas kheecha chala aayega, aur dard zyaada hoga" Kapoor completed
"Thanks Verma... tujhse baat..." Kapoor said
"No need yaar... dosti is forever... tu ja... be lost in your love's dreamland... mujhe tang matt kar... see now we just have to keep tab on them... unke personal lives se koi lena dena nahi... bye." Verma said and cut the call...
Kapoor then looked up in the sky and as usual wrote the thoughts on sand
Lena dena hai Verma... lucky you can disassociate with the past... I can't especially if it's Sakshi... tujhe pata hai kyun...
If only I could explain to her...
Ever since I know her I knew one thing... my universe is incomplete without her... we always shared one world... and you too know this Verma...
Phir bhi... woh Arjun se pyaar karti hai... aur main bohot khush hoon... par Rawte ke gussa... woh kya kabhi samaj paayega pyaar ko?
Yeh sab chod...
Verma something is wrong...
Something is happening which is off Sikandar's pattern...
Abhi tak hum dono zinda kaise hai?
Jab mujhe shak hai ki...
And the rest of the things were disappeared in water...
At a dark corridor..
Aishwarya kabhi nahi mari... I can still feel her...
She might have been reserved, Sakshi ki tarha zyaada baat nahi ki aur mujhe bhi maaf kar di... but Kapoor... dead...
No I will never accept this...
Woh humesha... Verma started tearing up
Always looked after me... I was everything for her... so was she...
My mini family... Aishwarya nahi mari... and you know that Kapoor... please tell me she never died..
Verma sat on the floor and let the long held tears fall...
"Verma... just let's proceed with the mission" Verma spoke to the mirror on the wall and walked but one name hit the mind...
Yeh Thapar... yeh maine kahi to sunna hai...pakka iski Sikandar ke saath kuch link hai
Oh God... yeh toh...!
Mujhe Rawte ke second informer ko activate karna padega!
But time hai.. I'll first complete this...
Thinking so Verma ran out of the corridor as fast as possible...
At the beach
Kapoor was looking at the files brought along... then suddenly Kapoor realized one thing...
"OH *&^$" Kapoor's ground beneath slipped as the facts came in front
"VERMA!"
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At the car
"Sakshi I am sorry... mera behavior aaj itna bura tha! Main kya kahoon, I mean Roshu ke baad tum sab hi mere family ho... agar tum logo ko..."
"That's fine...hum family se hi toh jhagda karte hai! Koi bhi baat hume bura nahi lagta! abhi toh tumne humko family kaha... toh justification kyun de rahe ho? Waise tum theek ho na? Subah se mood off... coffee pee rahe the... ukrah ukrah mood...aur jab tumne call kiya tab tum bohot fazed out rakh rahe the..." Sakshi said
"Pata nahi Sakshi.. aaj subah se kuch cheez pe dhyaan nahi jaa raha hai mera... aur abhi... pata nahi... par tumhe kaise samaj aaya?"
"Arjun... I am ur famous Publicist! Logon ko samajna meri dusri kaam hai! Yeh baat tum samjhe ya samjhaaun?" She winked at him.
She had become normal again after that incident... to say things were normal... no... there was a primal pull... that became stronger and stronger as minutes passed by... every second they had to keep their brains alert when they were with each other... any minor slip from anyone's side... and they could do anything to each other...
Strange was the dynamics of their relationship... she knew she had to be normal to stop the increasing attraction... when she wanted him... he didn't need her... no she does not want him but her heart needs him... he has started to want her...
For now Arjun brushed away all his thoughts and watched her as she looked excitedly out of the window... thanks to his dizzy head since morning all he could do right now is look how her eyes looked straight into the heavy clouds above...
How the corners of her eyes wrinkled slightly as she smiled against the wind hitting her face...
She turned when Arjun stopped the car.. to see his dark orbs intently searching her brown ones... she felt bare... she could feel his hands wherever his eyes looked... be it the corner of her eyes... her forehead... her hair... her cheeks... his heated gaze was just bore through her eyes... she couldn't move hers... as if they were transfixed to his... as his eyes looked for answers... they looked at her now slightly red cheeks... she could feel him cupping her cheeks... but when he shifted a soft gaze on her lips... she could almost feel his fingers grazing them...
His lips parted... so did hers... once again... one eye-lock created a havoc in their hearts and minds...
Then she sensed his hand coming closer and his head too when the lightening struck... snapping the two out of the trance...
"Arjun... acha kiya jo yaha ruke... chalo chai lete hai!" she snapped out and went outside near a dhaba and ordered two cutting chais...
"Yeh coffee express ko chai kabse pasand hui?"
"Waise bhi Arjun.. usse aise kuch hope mat de jo tu fulfill nahi kar payega... kyun tu apne aapa kho beith raha hai uske saamne..." he thought staring at her again
"Phir bhi koi baat kyun nahi... bas sirf aaj mera mood kharab hai isliye baat kar rahi hai... par uski forced smiles and minimal baatein dekh sakta hoon." he thought
"Tumhe ho kya gaya hai Sakshi? Maanta hoon ki main rude ban jaata hoon...sab mujhse nafrat kyun karte hai Sakshi?" he said aloud rejecting the chai she offered him...
She immediately looked at him.. oh no he misjudged her actions... she wanted to avoid him but never feel as if she hated him...
"Nahi Arjun aisa koi baat nahi hai... koi bhi tumhe nafrat nahi karta... Sam bhai bhi nahi - yeh tum bhi jaante ho." she said softly
"Lekin tum to karti ho... tumhare baat cheet.. saare harkate se bas yehi lagta hai... pata nahi maine aisa kya kiya to earn your hatred.. tum mean ho sakti ho, fine cause I am mean to you as well... but..." his words stopped as Sakshi clasped his hand and was nodding her head no repeatedly...
"Nahi Arjun... kuch dino se bohot kaam aaya hai meri sar pe.. u know right ki main sirf ETF ke liye kaam nahi karti.. baki saare official organisations ko bhi report bhejna hota hai aur iss do mahine main bohot complex cases aaye hai... saare narcotics se related...aur narcotics matlab mujhe bhai ke baare..." she was justifying her situation... she was stressed... and didn't want to keep Arjun near her...
She loves him true... but does she have enough power to pull him back? Would he want her after everything, would she be able to protect him from the impending storm...
Arjun barely heard her... he was quietly looking at her.. she noticed that he was keeping his intense gaze on her...
"Arjun... don't tell me ke main itni baat ki aur tumne ek sunni bhi nahi! Uffo... meri kitni baat waste main gayi!" she blabbered on and Arjun started smiling!
"Wah ab tum hass bhi rahe ho! Mujko ullu banaya senti baat kehke!" "And wait tum hass rahe ho!" she pouted not realizing that Arjun was loving it to have his publicist back!
As she took a hand to hit him he caught it and said "Toh tum mujhse nafrat nahi karti?"
Struggling to release her hand "Oh God Arjun abhi abhi ek lambi speech di! Aur yeh tumhare haath hai ya Thakur ke hath... phaasi ka phanda... kabhi nahi khulta!.."
"Haan ki na?" he enquired
"Obviously na! Maana tum utne theek thak nahi ho" Arjun raised an eyebrow "Par tumse nafrat nahi karti main." she completed giving her trademark smile...
He looked straight into her eyes and rubbed his thumb over her knuckles "Agar nafrat nahi toh kya karti ho mujhse?" he said softly
She stared into his hypnotic eyes...
Yeh kya hua yeh kya hua
Yeh kyu hua yeh kyu hua
Kab se sambhala tha
Dil ko kaha kho gaya
Tune churaya to nahi
Apna banaya to nahi
He stared intently into her deep brown ones, something had changed in her and he needed to find that out.
"Arjun yeh kya kar rahe ho... kyun mere paas aana chahte ho? Yeh waqt sahi nahi.. tum kuch nahi jaante... jab jaano gey toh in aankhon ke nafrat nahi le pavungi main..." her heart screamed but she remained numb as her tears started forming...
Dil dhadakta hai kab
Aankh milti hai jab
Aankh milti hai kab
Waqt aata hai jab
Waqt aata hai kab
Pyar hota hai jab
Pyar hota hai kab
Yaar milta hai jab
He saw the light disappearing from her face... tears were coming... she seemed frozen... "Arjun soch... kuch toh hai..." his cop mind kicked him... ever since a month she became even more reserved... his other hand softly wiped her tears... his hand was still locked in hers... "ssh.. Sakshi... no more crying..." he gently whispered... he could feel her cheeks heat up... he slowly neared her face.. when the lightning hit...again...
She literally sprang apart from him and said "Chalo Arjun... der ho rahi hai and ran into his SUV."
He looked at her... chided himself for what he was doing... " Yeh kya kra raha hai tu Arjun!"
"Par iski baat se kuch toh ulta nikal raha hai... kuch toh choot raha hai!" He gritted his teeth and then he realized "office se Sakshi se related saare records..." he thought and through his phone he activated them... Shree had installed a software once...
Back in the car Sakshi came back to normal and blabbered all the way along... Arjun got puzzled even further... "pehli baar ek aisa case saamne aaya hai... ki sab kuch mere aankhon ke samne hai phir bhi sab kuch uljhi hui..." he thought looking at her... for some reason his chest felt empty... obviously cause he had no heart... wrong... he had it and had unknowingly given it to her... without knowing what would the results be.
Tune churaya to nahi
Apna banaya to nahi
Yeh kya hua yeh kya hua
Yeh kyu hua yeh kyu hua
Kab se sambhala tha
Dil ko kaha kho gaya
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One month back...
"Bhao... sach main koi information nahi mila..." a middle aged man said...
"Thapar tujhe bhi aaj marne ka shauq hai?" the person growled
"Bhao, maarna hai toh maardo... main keh raha hoon... uss budhhan ne shaayad aapko topi lagayi ho.. Verma aur Kapoor ke naam se aisa koi bhi nahi mila jo aap ke liye khatra pesh ho... yaha tak ki saare Vermas yaato college goers, ya salesman aur zyaada se zyaada pension ke zamaane ke hai... aur Kapoors to aadhe Bollywood le gaye!" the man chuckled
Sikandar held a gun in front of the man's head and said "Iss waqt tujhe mazaak sooch raha hai Thapar?"
"Nako bhao... Thapar ke information se kuch ghalat kabhi nahi milta... hum keh rahe hai ke ab agar aapko kissi pe nazar rakhna ho... to woh ACP saab pe rakho... kuch dino se zyaada uchal raha hai..." Thapar informed
"ACP ko ab chor.. pehle uss Ashish Sharma beti aur damaad kaha hai... beti ko utha ke lao... ab uske baap ke jhoot bolne ke sazaa woh bhareg, bechara damaad bas dekhta aur chillata hi rahega... uss ACP Rawte ke tarha...par main kuch bhi nahi karoonga... karoge tum log... aur dekhoonga main... agle baar agar kissi ne mujhe dhoka dene ki koshish ki toh bas usse ek tape dikha doonga... kya bolta hai Thapar?" he let out an evil smile...
"Bhao... aap toh koi discount se zyaada behtar hai! Unhe sazaa aur humain mazaa..." Thapar exclaimed
"par bhao... pata nahi ke kaha hai... matlab kay maine unhe dhoondne ke saare koshish ki hai... par kuch bhi nahi mila.." Thapar hesitantly said
"Kya..." he growled... "Saare details de mujhe... abhi.. issi waqt!" he shouted
"Bhao.. sab kuch dekh lo... phone records.. location... ghar... padosi.. sab kuch par koi khabar nahi... yahi tak saare railway station aur airports bhi check kar li hai... kahi pai bhi kuch ata pata nahi hai..." Thapar informed
"Uss ladki ki maa ya behen hogi naa, ya koi bhai... aur uss ladka ka bhi to koi family hoga... aasman se toh nahi tapka!" he said agitated.
"Bhao uss ladki ka baap ko toh aapne tapka diya... ek choti behen hai bhao... ladka ka maa baap bahar hai bhao... humare haath ke upar... America ke security ke saath kaam karte hai... kuch Malhotra aisa... usse hum choo bhi nahi sakte... ek lauta ladka hai... aur jo choti behen hai..."
"Nahi.. usse hum kuch nahi karenge... usse kuch mazaa nahi aayega... woh ladki hoti toh shayad koi baat ho... woh bachchi toh kuch bolegi bhi nahi... plan flop..." he snared back
"Bhao hum kuch kar bhi nahi sakte the... kyunki woh bhi missing hai!" Thapar informed
" Saare connections missing... ek saath... ya toh khuda mehrbaan ya phir koi aisa hai jo humain khoob achchi tarha se jaanta hai..." he thought
"Nako bhao aisa kaise..."
"Naam kya bataya" he cut in
"Kiska bhao?" Thapar asked
"Arrey, woh Jai-Veeru jaisa... jo uss budhdhan ne diya tha." he asked
"Ajeeb baat hain.. bhao toh kabhi kuch nahi bhoolta... naam aise kaise bhool gaya?" thapar thought
"Mujhe pata hai kya soch raha hai tu... jo bhi Kapoor or Verma ke naam humare saath kabhi bhi jude the.. main kya... 5 saal pehle tak jao jab Rehmaan bhao yeh chalata tha..." he ordered
"Jee bhao.. par aapko aisa kyun lagta hai?" Thapar asked
"Tere position aur akal kabhi kabar match nahi karte, yeh pata hai na tujhe?" he said sarcastically
"Ek cheez... humare interface leak hua... bomb nahi phata.. woh budha marr gaya... teen mahine pehle tak hum Verma aur Kapoor ke baare main dhoond rahe the... chaar mahine se yeh ladki aur uska hone waala pati ghayab... behen bhi ghayab... padosi ko kuch pata nahi... un dono ko abhi tak nahi mila..."
"Kadi se kadi milao... yeh saare cheez ittefaq nahi ho sakte... ya toh sach main kismat ne aisa khel khela ya phir yeh dono humse ek khel khel rahe hai..."
"Sirf do jawaab aate hai... yah toh in dono ki koi astitva nahi... ya yeh dono kissi bhi pal hume maar sakte hai - itne paas... aur mujhe lagta hai ki doosra soch hi sahi hai..."
"Aur... in dono ko nikaal ne keliye bas ek bada dhamaka chahiye... jo inke soch se bahar ho... itne aasani se karo ke agar yeh mere mutabik jaaye... toh pata chale ke hum kisiko maarne waale hai... par aise karo ke bacha ke bhi bacha na paaye..." Sikandar laughed out...
"Kyunki na woh gadhen hai na main..." he said
"Aur uss ACP ka kya?" Thapar asked
"Abhi abhi toh mujhe discount kaha! Ek teer se do nishaan, fikar mat kar Thapar...iss baar ACP ke jaan kabhi waapas nahi aayegi, aur woh dono bhi bahar aayenge...aur sabse badi baat... main toh uss Arjun Rawte ko maroonga bhi nahi!" he let out a blood curling laughter.
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