Arjun FF : T1 : Enigma Revised (Ch 8 - pg 76) *new* - Page 15

Sakshi walked around tensed in the garage... she knew that Arjun was alive... and Kapoor is too smart to understand these little things...

But the foolish girl in her heart wanted to see him... ugh... pyaar.. the most complicated thing in the world...

And then Verma's filmy dialogue rang in her head "Ishq ne humain nikamma bana diya warna hum bhi kaam ke aadmi the!"

As Sakshi ignored the plate of food in front Karan asked "Kya baat hai... subah se shakal be 12 bajraha hai..."

Sakshi gave a weak smile.. "Kuch nahi.." she said... almost whispering... she left to the other corner in the garage...

Karan and Simran exchanged looks... maybe she is missing Arjun...

Well he was deciding what to speak to Sakshi when he felt a shoulder on his hand... "Chod Simmi..."

"Har waqt Simran hi tere peeche ayega kya?" A known voice spoked out..

Karan's nerve chilled..

He stood up and turned back... "Oh teri.." his mouth stood open... tears filled his eyes... he looked at Arjun with uncertainty.. he slowly touched Arjun... his face broke into a huge smile and tears fell from Karan's face...

"Haan zinda hoon..." Arjun smirked...

Karan engulfed Arjun into a bear hug... he cried and was not letting Arjun go.. Simran and Anjali came for hearing the commotion...

Simran started sobbing slightly but being the perfect girl she started clearing her tears... she too joined the hug and even Anjali too hugged him back..

After a few minutes of the group hug they parted... Karan punched Arjun slightly in the chest "Kya Shera... at least mujhe toh bataata..." Karan argued...

"Batata toh yeh ladki waali rona thodi na dekht paata.. hai na Mr. Arjun!" Anjali smiled...

"Arrey Simi... mujhe kya ghoor rahi hai.. main toh lifetime hoon ghoorne ke liye.. ja.. jaake Sakshi ko bula... paagal ho jayegi khushi se!" Karan said excitedly... Simran nodded and ran to the room of the garage..

Arjun stiffened at the mention of Sakshi... how would he react in front of her... should he apologize... well he was not in his senses... Oh God... he was tensed... what would her reaction be... she might cry... hug.. what if she kisses him back?

His mind started thinking of various plans to avoid her... he couldn't deal with emotional complexities as of now... he had a mission at hand.. and for Sakshi... maybe he didn't feel that way... or he did... Roshni was, is and will remain everything to him...

Simran literally dragged Sakshi.. "Karan.. yeh ladki paagal hai.. bol rahi hoon surprise hai.. par yeh aana hi nahi chahti..."

Karan smiled... "Sakshi... bas dekh kaun aaya hai..." he said...

Sakshi looked in front to see Arjun stand... in live flesh and blood... her eyes started to moisten... before she realized warm tears started flowing out from her eyes...

She slowly walked towards him...her heart was pounding... she looked at him till it filled her soul with his presence...

Arjun dreaded this... her movements.. her emotions were too much... how could he say that it's not what she thought... out of an impulse he clutched Roshni's locket tied around his hand...

"Chalo... yeh dono ko apna time do..." Simran chuckled and led Karan and Anjali out of the room...

Sakshi just looked at his face... in spite of knowing that he was alive a surge of happiness broke into her heart... seeing him stand in front of her...

Then she looked at his face.. it held uncertainty... and that pricked her heart... she knew what he was thinking...

And she noticed his right hand clutching something... she gazed into it further... it was a locket... she knew whose it was...

Roshni's...

Sakshi's tears started streaming down her eyes... she sat on the floor slowly.. she was quiet... absolutely... but the trembling of her body made Arjun realize that she was crying... he wanted to say something but couldn't get through...

She stood up and turned around... holding her palm on her mouth she cried silently... she tried to wipe her tears away but it failed miserably... of course Roshni was his first... and last love... why did she even have hopes for a flicker of second...

Composing herself she turned to face Arjun... unfortunately for her whenever she saw his face her heartbeat started pounding as she recalled their kiss...

"Hi.." her voiced croaked out..

Arjun nodded... "Woh Sakshi... uss din main..." Arjun started...

"Under the influence of drugs and thought that I was Roshni... hai na.." She gave a small smile to Arjun... she looked at his eyes for a last time and chose to walk away from the situation before her emotions come fore...

How did she know it was drugs? His eyebrows scrunched in thought... she came closer and he closed his eyes looking aside... but then he felt her warmth going away... he opened his eyes to see her walking... rather running away...

Arjun stood still in his position.. he expected her to cry... hug and all those things... but here she was... he held his head... he doesn't have time to think about this...

He had thrown the dice and knew Sikandar would be coming.. to find him... or maybe to find someone else...

Now all Arjun could do... is wait...

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"Haan Kappy... sun ek buri khabar hai..." Verma stated...

"WTH... say whatever sh*t it is.." Kapoor sounded furious...

"Oye... kya hua?" Verma said...

"Yaar... yeh Roshni se pyaar karta hai ki Sakshi se huh?" Kapoor said over the phone...

"Tujhe Sakshi se kya padi hai... chod na uske baare main... Rawte ne paise diye hai kya uski love life discuss karne ke liye?" Verma snapped..

"Shut up Verma... I care a heck about Rawte... darr toh Sakshi ke liye lag raha hai... agar Sakshi kamzor pad gayi toh phir tu aur main... hum dono ki watt lagegi..." Kapoor said...

"Kapoor... I assure you that Sakshi wouldn't be weak... woh accidentally pehle pyaar hai uski... itna toh hitches and glitches allowed na... sab tere tarha toh apna pyaar ko sacrifice nahi karta for the betterment of the world!" Verma said sarcastically...

"Not for the betterment for the world... usse bachana tha... Sikandar ko maarne ke baad if I am alive... toh phir shayad... Roshni's death was horrific enough... and by chance I don't want Sikandar to sniff this out... par inn sab ke baad... usse maafi milegi..." Kapoor sounded lost...

"Milegi maafi... and don't underestimate your love... waise bhi you wouldn't understand... but for now listen.. I have something to say..." Verma said...

"Bol..." Kapoor answered..

"Rathore and Sen are coming here..." Verma said..

"What! Oh &*$" Kapoor swore through the phone...

"Let them come.. the more the merrier... I said na Rawte is alive... combine that with Rathore and Shree... dekhtein hain kya majra hai.. sun... Sikandar bhi aayega... am damn sure... gut instinct I say..." Verma said..

"Yeh Mumbai flights pe offer laga hai kya? Shoot.. security tight karwaana padega... and listen... with Sikandar here... I want you to switch off every device... every gadget... bohot shatir hai... I don't want him to catch any signals here..." Kapoor told...

"Arrey why fear when Verma here... ho jayega... but listen... ab what do we do... koi action nahi le sakte cause Mumbai needs to be as natural as possible... and I can't stay without work... and Sanjana reported ki that tea guy.. ya he was a guy of Sikandar..." Verma informed...

"Yeh kaisa ho sakta hai... we cleared everyone from this area.." Kapoor informed...

"Exactly... isse laya gaya hai... I dunno am getting weird feelings... yeh Rawte bhi zyaada kuch nahi karta hai... issme aur bhi weird feelings hai..." Verma informed...

"You really think Rawte is not doing anything... am sure he has some tricks up his sleeves... ab chup hai.. bas last main firework woh hi phodega.." Kapoor informed...

"Ab tak he has done nothing to trace Sikandar!" Verma informed...

"Kya... apna mara hua biwi se pyaar nahi karta kya?" Kapoor asked...

"Heh... itna kart hai ki din raat usi main kho beitha hai... duniya hil gaya uska... aur itna pyaar karta hai ki bechari Sakshi ko usse mohabbat karni ki saza mil rahi hai... pata nahi woh samajti kyun nahi ki Arjun sirf Roshni ka tha, hai aur rahega... he has gone to various extents... in a total goose chase to track Sikandar... of a guy who doesn't exist... itna pagalo ki tarha kaun karega... pata nahi Sakshi kyun nahi samajti..." Verma said sadly...

"Verma... baat yeh thi ki Arjun Roshni se pyaar karta hai ki nahi... Sakshi yaha kaise aagayi... waise... tu itni badi dialogubaazi dena band kar... tujhe bhi aisi insaan se mohabbat hai jo kabhi dil ki baat na samaj paye..." Kapoor sighed...

"Hmm... lagta hai marrna best option hai.. woh kya hai na shaheed pe mohabbat aa jaata hai... saw Ranjhanaa na!" Verma joked sadly...

"Shut up Verma... soch... what can be done now... ab humara ek bhi movement... which includes your jumping off the building bhari par sakta hai..." Kapoor reasoned...

"Hmm... ek toh search karo ki yeh Rawte aakhir kisko dhoond raha hai... phir yeh Rathore aur Sen pe nazar rakho..." Verma said...

"And?" Kapoor asked...

"Bohot kud liye hai... Sikandar yaha aaya hai.. toh zaroor kisi club main jayega - paiso ki shaukheen hai... iss mauka kyun chode kuch aur business ke liye... aur woh red chick toh hai uske saath... aur humare yaha bhi ladkiya hai... ladkiyan ki husn uski dushman hoti hai kyunki ladke uspe line maarte hai... aur phir they are treated as sh*t... toh fine... for the next mission lets keep our girls on the floor... kyunki underestimate karna dushman ke liye bura... par humare liye achcha hota hai... and you and I go in disguise..." Verma said slowly...

Kapoor grinned... "Sure! Par agar Rawte ya Rathore pohoch gaya toh?"

"Rawte pohoch sakta hai... par Rathore kyun?" Verma asked...

"Rathore jitna seedha dikhta hai utna hai nahi... koi itna vehemently ek don ka reason tab hi reject karega jab woh usse sach main nahi jaanta... ya phir kuch achche se hi jaanta ho... aur phir jilted lover... woh toh bhuke sher ke tarha Sikandar ko dhunde ga.." Kapoor reasoned..

"Hmm... fine... waise bhi my informer is working on tracking Sikandar... aur phir... Zuber ko fix kara hoon to understand Arjun... let him track Arjun... gut feeling he's upto something... pakka... toh mere yaar.. for the next few days... sit back and enjoy... kyunki ab chal Sikandar khelega... aur hum usse apne hi chal main phaste dekhenge..." Verma grinned slightly...

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Sakshi came back from a walk... her heart had burned to ashes now... why did she have to fall in love with him!

She went to Simran's room and threw herself on the bed... burying her head in the pillow she howled out loud... true... love sucks... and hurts as well...

When something hit her.. he.. being alive.. matlab he must be upto something... but what?

Her mind recalled to the point when he clutched Roshni's locket on seeing Sakshi approach him...

"Arjun... kya main tumhe hug bhi nahi karsakti... oh wait kaise karti... shoot I am stupid..." Sakshi put her head in her palm..

Wait... she needed to focus... but what could she do now... she had to wait for the 5 days... it would pain in her heart... but she didn't mind... her mission is important..

Once Sikandar and gang would arrive through different routes... thus they would take a minimum of 5 days... anytime...

But till that time she could at least cry... for a love that she never got back... she sobbed silently... but was happy about the fact that at least it wouldn't pain him when she had a probable chance of dying in the mission...

Her hands trembled slightly... not because of Arjun.. but the fact that in a few days she would avenge everything... is it real... or is it a hallucination? Her only source of power was Kapoor and Zuber... if she could speak to them... and say what... "hey guys I am breaking down... I am feeling weak... I am feeling lost... I need a support... I am a human and there are points where I can break"... is this what she has to say...

She cuddled the pillow near her heart...

She was surprised at her own vulnerabilities... burying every thought she just did what she didn't do for many years.. cry...

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"Haan bolo... Srinagar ki tickets main kuch update..." Arjun asked...

"Sir ji... jo aapne do tickets ki ghum hone ki complaint ki... uss ki koi access nahi mil raha hai... I am afraid ya toh Travel Agent se gadbad hui hogi... ya phir kisine chori kar liye hoge..." a man said from the other side...

"Chor hi honge... ab dekho kaha aur kaun yeh tickets ko chori karta hai... chalo rakhta hoon..." Arjun cut the call...

The above call represented the talk between him and "Srinangar" Shree... the two tickets... aka "KV" were required to be found but not yet any traces.. hope he could find them...

He went into a dark room where the "tea guy" cum informer lay...

Clutching his head... "Bol... mere peeche kyun tha?" he asked...

"Woh... sahab ne paise diye... aur aapka photo.. kaha aapke peecha rehne ke liye..." the half beaten man said...

"Kitne paise.. aur iske zaroorat kya thi?" Arjun asked...

"Sahab... ussne 50,000 diye... sahab mere paas do betiyan hai... unke khyaal rakhne hai.." Arjun showed a hand and stopped his words...

"Pata nahi duniya ke har informer ke paas paise kyun nahi hote aur humesha koi sob story kyun hota hai!" Arjun muttered...

"Naam kya hai betiyon ka?" Arjun asked...

"Nahi sahab unhe kuch mat karna..." the man begged...

"Naam bata... tere "sahab" ko pata hai tere family background?" Arjun enquired...

"Sahab... nahi bas call mila apun ko ke paise milega agar main aapka picha karoon... pata nahi unhe pata hai ki nahi... sahab main aapke per parta hoon... meri bachchio ko kuch mat kijiye..." The man was on Arjun's feet...

"Naam bata..." Arjun growled...

"Sita aur Priya sahab... par main kuch bhi karoonga... mere betiyon ko matt choona..." the man was howling...

"Hmm... theek hai apne aadmio ko bhej doonga..." Arjun grimly replied...

The man looked at Arjun... his eyes were full of tears... he shouted... "Aap main aur kisi darinde main koi farak nahi hai... mere choti do do betiyaan hai aur aap apne aadmi ko bhej rahe hai.. narg main javoge!" He shouted at Arjun...

Arjun turned behind and clutched his head.. "Farak hai... na hote toh ab tak teri betiyan bik chuke hote raste pe... aadmi ko bhej raha hoon... ifaazat ke liye..."

The man's jaw dropped on hearing Arjun's words...

Arjun banged the door closed and walked away...

He knew that these informers would barely yield out anything...

He remembered how he caught him...

Flashback

As I walked through the area I realized almost everyone was different... someone was either clearing things for me... or trapping me...

I though of the former option more... if not I should have been in trouble...

And I needed to find out someone who would be the link of Sikandar...

Being near Andheri I found this guy giving me looks... I knowingly walked slow so as to he could follow me...

The thing was that I didn't know he would be in the tea stall... and hence I royally got drugged... thank God I threw the cup of tea after a few sips...

Upon the new informer of Sikandar I knew three things that could happen... Sikandar would so call know my moves... second whoever was helping me out would try to knock off this informer... as in my dearest juniors KV... thus I would get a route to them... and lastly... if there was any link between my and Sikandar... it would be KV undoubtedly... someone so clearly protecting yet keeping me away... damn it!

Flashback ends

But for now few questions hit his mind... how did she know he had drugs in his system? And now that since he was dead and that fiasco was all over India he would have to wait before anything happens...

He hated the wait game... it was always like the silent gale before the storm...

Suddenly he heard muffled sobs... he went near Simran's room and found Sakshi hugging the pillow and crying...

He frowned.. he wasn't a child to not know that he was one of the reasons for his tears... he again found himself on the crossroads of emotions...

He gently went inside the room to find her sleeping but with tear streaks on her face... wait she never cried... until it was... extreme... he didn't know when he found himself intently looking at her face and trying to deduce who this girl is...

He could speak to her, shout at her, touch her, kiss her yet never get to know her...

He had a strong feeling that Sakshi had the capability to answer at least half of the questions running in his mind... something told him that she is too skilled to be a reporter... but why... why him... why did she have to link herself with him...

His eyes darted to the other features of her face till it landed on her lips.. and the vague memory of her sweet lips helplessly parting beneath his ardent ones flashed before his eyes...

He jerked back from her... as if he got a shock... he needed to be away from her...

He swiftly turned around and went upstairs to his room... opening the locket to find Roshni's photo..

"Roshni... I'll avenge your death no matter what.. just be next to me..." Arjun whispered... tears fell from his face as he recollected her memories...

"Maine kabhi poocha hi nahi... par tum iss takleef main kyun ho Arjun..." her voice echoed to him...

He quietly pulled a blanket up to his shoulder... "NO.. kuch nahi... I love you..." he whispered fervently...

"I love you too.." she gently spoke and smoothened the tensed lines on his forehead...

As he closed his eyes the visuals of him and Roshni flooded through his head...their first meet... their proposal... their first kiss... the marriage... the first night... his heart seemed heavy...

He turned his side on the bed... trying to not reach near their first anniversary...

and then he remembered kissing Sakshi...

He again jerked out of his sleep...

He silently whispered "no... I just love you Roshni... with Sakshi it was a mistake... a pure blo*dy mistake... please understand..." Arjun said again and again... holding her locket close to his heart...

Roshni looked on sadly at Arjun... she too didn't know what to do to reduce his pain... they all were tangled in a complex web of emotions...

On one side there was Sakshi who knew he would never come to her yet she weeped... and here was Arjun who was vehemently trying to connect with his Roshni...

She gently wafted into the room and shushed Arjun to sleep... wiping his tears away... if she just could...

Then floating to Sakshi's room she gently patted her forehead... death removes every feeling from the soul... Roshni sighed looking at the situation around.. she had freed herself from everything but Arjun was still stuck in the shackles of guilt and pain...

And Sakshi had to suffer...

Roshni realized why Arjun's desperation of loving his Roshni increased...

Arjun had kissed Sakshi very well knowing that it was indeed Sakshi...

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Precap : "Arjun.. kya tumne kabhi socha hai ki Sikandar kyun itna peeche ayega?" Sakshi asked... avoiding her gaze from him...

"Maine kabhi kisika kuch nahi bigada... kaun..." Arjun thought and then his nerves chilled... he had been a clean cop except in one case... where he knew there was certain danger of the victim... yet he let things go that way... so as to he can achieve his goal... she was in a relationship agreed.. could it be her... how... wait... could it be that he just found out who Sikandar was?

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"Sir... milgaya information... the thing is that I can't hack into any of the systems out here..." Shree informed excitedly...

"Toh issme achcha kya hai?" Arjun snapped...

"Sir... India main there are very few devices jo main hack nahi kar sakta... in fact sir yaha ka information regarding the names and degrees are protected with Lethal C21* aur sir India main zyaada koi hoga bhi nahi isse incorporate karne ke liye because yeh India main aaya hi nahi... rather this has been incorporated from an American Software..." Shree answered...

Arjun grinned "Shree.. I am sure it's installed in India right... so see kitne saare orders iske aaye hai... obviously not legally par coding se check karo ki isski history kya hai... aur mujhe jitna maloom hai isse install karne ke liye khud ek expert banna parta hai... Shree... jitne bhi IT institutes... not only here but USA as well... check karo waha ke database se if there are any connecting link... jo banda dono taraf se dhoonde se muskil hoga... he will be our man... and listen I got another idea..." Arjun said...

"Kya sir?" Shree asked...

"Start a hack-a-thon... let's see who can crack this coding... kyunki jo crack karega... woh hi humara banda hoga..." Arjun grinned...

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