Sakshi tried very hard to get Arjun's attention but he looked away...
Standing in front of Arjun she held his hand... "Kya?" he asked... looking another side...
"Woh.." she said softly.. looking here and there...
"Pachtava ho raha hai" Arjun asked... crossing his arms...
Sakshi meekly nodded.. " Arjun... am sorry... please maaf kar do na..." she said softly...
"Theek hai... maine tumhe maaf kar dia.. aur kuch?" Arjun asked...
Sakshi shuffled her feet and Arjun left... she sat on the chair sobbing slightly... Sameer was highly amused by the turn of events because the exact opposite had happened before!
"pachtaava ho raha hai..." she asked...
"Han ji.. dekhiye hum aapse maafi maangna chahte hai... woh.." he stopped as she cut him off in between.
"Humne aapki maafi qubool ki..." saying she closed the shift and went in...
Sakshi pouted and sat in the corner... it hurt her that he wasn't forgiving her... Sameer as usual sat next to her...
"Kya hua Sakshi?" he asked...
"Ab kya batavun... yeh Sher toh meri jaan le lega... yeh batao bhaijaan meri ghalti kya hai!" said a frustrated Sakshi...
Sameer looked at her shocked "Tumne abhi mujhe bhaijaan kaha!" his eyes brimming with tears...
Sakshi squinted her eyes and looked at Sameer carefully... flashes of her past came to her eyes... then her eyes widened in realization...
"Sameer... wait... I know you... somehow... par... sirf tum nahi... koi... arjun ko bhi... shoot... I know you..." she held her head and started thinking hard... her cheeks flushed... she tried to think harder but the memory just evaded her...
Sameer pondered whether to tell her or not...
He clasped her cold hand... "Sakshi... you are right... tum hume jaante nahi par jaanti ho..." he said...
Sakshi looked at him confused... "Sakshi do you believe in births... ya phir you know in parapsychology..." he looked at her...
"Ya.. I do... journalist hone ke hisaab se kisi bhi cheez ke liye apna dimag band nahi rakhna chahiye... it should always remain open to absorb diverse ideas..." Sakshi answered... although catching her throbbing head...
"Toh ab main jo kahoonga kya woh tum sunoge?" Sameer looked at expectantly...
Sakshi was sweating... she had got a bad inkling as to how things were going to be revealed...
"Hmm" she nodded...
Sameer broke into a sigh of relief and took her to a corner... he made sure no one saw them... sitting on a bench and handing her a glass of water he tried to make Sakshi recall whatever faint traces of memory she had... or whatever weird instances she felt...
"Umm... pata nahi... kahi kabar... lagta hai ki main apne aap ko dekh rahi hoon.. but I look different... lambe baal... sadgi hai mere chehre pe... sometimes I main apne aap Namaaz par leti hoon jab maine apne zindagi main The Holy Quran ko chuha bhi nahi... phir... khone ka darr hai... aur jab main tumhe dekhta hoon toh pata nahi ek bond hai... same with Arjun... par uske saath... obvious ki main pyaar karti hoon unse..." Sakshi blushed and lowered her head...
Sameer laughed and teased her a little... "Chup raho... tum bhi toh Ayesha se nain matak kar rahe ho na!" She teased him back...
Sameer took in a deep breath... from his pocket he removed a small book... in which he had written about his past life... he always kept it near his heart...
He gave it to Sakshi with trembling hands... "Padh lo yeh..." he said softly...
Sakshi frowned and she took the diary in her hand... Sameer looked at her face... the book had sketches of how they looked in their previous life... small incidents... their marriage...
Sakshi stared at the book and tears started rolling off... she started breathing heavily... she caught her head with one hand... her nose turned red... "oh God.." she whispered... she couldn't stop her silent tears...
Sameer held his own head in relief and anticipation... would his sister finally accept him?
But when he turned aside Sakshi had slumped unconscious on her bench... cold sweat had broken out on her forehead...
He got shocked and slightly patted her cheeks "Sakshi... Sakshi.."
He got tensed.. did it hit her mind badly... shoot... he shouldn't have been swayed by emotions and told her everything...
Sakshi slowly held her head and looked at Sameer...
Sameer looked on dejectedly but saw her face fill with recognition... a smile broke out and she held Sameer's hand...
Sameer looked at her quizzically...
"Bhaijaan..." she whispered out...
Sameer's heart stopped for a second... "Sakshi... tumhe.. sab..." his voice cracked and tears formed out of his eyes...
Sakshi hugged him tightly "Bhaijaan... main aapko kaise na pehchaani..." she howled and cried on... Sameer couldn't stop the tears falling from his own eyes...
He cupped Sakshi's cheeks and wiped her tears away... "nahi ... stop crying Sakshi... achi bachi stop crying..." he said softly...
"Toh aap khud roh kyun rahe hai?" she said... wiping away his tears...
Sameer kissed her forehead and hugged her tighter... "I can't believe you recalled everything... main kitna khush kismat hoon..." Sameer thanked the God above...
"I don't know bhaijaan mujhe sab yaad kaise aa gaya... it's just that maybe I needed a trigger... Oh God... I love you so much Bhaijaan..." she sobbed and buried her face in his chest...
Sameer affectionately patted the head of his sister... Sakshi looked at him and wiped her tears.. "Humain unse milna hai... woh kitne khush honge sab kuch jaan ke..." she said excitedly and stood up...
"Unse matlab kaun?" Sameer teased...
"Unse matlab woh... as in... Arjun ji.." she said shyly...
"Madam... jaag jao... ab Arjun ko Arjun ji bologe na toh woh heart attack aa jayega!" Sameer joked as Sakshi turned deep red...
"Par woh pati hai mera..." Sakshi complained cutely...
"Haha... iss janam main nahi hua na... don't add the ji... but jao.. milne jao..." Sameer smiled and Sakshi grinned back...
Her heart was racing... it was thumping in joy... her husband... her love... Arjun... she ran towards the park finding for him... tears of happiness streaming down her face... she swallowed her saliva and combed through her hair... the desperation in her filled... when she saw him standing alone near a pond...
"Arjun!" she screamed on top of her voice... Arjun turned back confused at her behavior... she came running towards him...
For Arjun... she looked even more prettier... her hair wafted left and right... her pallu flying in the air... her collar bones highlighted as she took large steps in reaching him...
She came and crashed against his chest... he didn't know why but his eyes closed in contact... her heart thudded against him... she snuggled inside his chest and found solace when he wrapped his arms around her slender body...
"I love you Arjun... I do... main bohot pyaar karti hoon aapse... you are everything for me... I love you..." her mind chanted... she kissed his chest softly and a gasp came out from his mouth... he closed his eyes on feeling her soft petals graze his chest... he frowned... he had felt this again... when... where... he couldn't recall...
"Kya hua Sakshi... kuch hua kya?" he asked parting away from her...
Sakshi pouted as he went away... "Nahi woh main bh... Sameer ke saath thi toh tumse milne chali aayi..." she said...
"Aise hi? Bina koi reason... Sakshi... kitni immatured ho sakti ho tum!" he hit his palm on his forehead...
Sakshi looked at him shocked... "Apne Arjun ko hug karne main kya immaturity!" she retorted... her anger increasing slightly...
Arjun hissed in frustration "Ek toh main gussa hoon tum pe... do hai ki saare jagah pe log dekh rahe hai... and teen.. kya apna Arjun.. main insaan hoon Sakshi... kisiki property nahi!" he glared at her without even thinking what the words meant... and how hard it hit Sakshi...
Sakshi just looked into Arjun's eyes... wasn't he the same guy... her husband... for whom she gave up her own life...
The minute her eyes started swelling up Arjun realized that he must have spoken harshly... she started walking away when he held her wrist... she looked at him and said "Ek... sab log dekh rahe hai humain... do aapka koi haq nahi banta... teen aapne meri ek bari ghalat faimi door kardi... I thought that I lov... chordo..." she said bitterly and let the tears pour down from her face...
"Now leave me Mr. Rawte... aap se baat karne ka koi mann nahi hai mujhe... itna bhi kya gussa tha mere upar ha?" she shoved him and ran away... leaving Arjun shocked... what did he do... he just destroyed their budding relationship... all due to his damn anger... she did ask sorry... she wore his crystal pendant... aur kya chahiye tha... per main gir jaye kya!
He was about to go behind her but commissioner sir called them...
Everyone assembled there... Arjun's eyes were stuck on Sakshi's... she was standing next to Sameer... her puffy eyes explained that she might have been crying a lot...
That's when the commissioner said.. "Team... ETF Punjab needs our help.. with 15th August coming close.. there are chances of serious attack... isliye all of you will be going ok..." the commissioner informed...
"Yes sir.." they replied...
In evening...
As everyone boarded on the flight to Amritsar Arjun barely got any time to speak to Sakshi... she either avoided him or was with Ayesha...
The team sensed the tension between the otherwise fun loving Arakshi...
It was a quiet journey to Amritsar...
Sameer sighed... well he wasn't Cupid to solve everything... time was the best teacher... he went into his room into the hotel... "coincidentally" next to Ayesha's...
As Ayesha stood near her door he went near Ayesha and started speaking casually...
After a few minutes Ayesha scratched her head "Sir... aap terrace main ayenge after dinner... woh ek baat karni thi..." she said softly...
Sameer tried his level best to calm the marathon running heart and gave a cute smile to Ayesha... well for him things were going way too good!
But what about Arjun and Sakshi! He decided to call them... but then... privacy was required... during dinner he would see...
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