So sorry guys for the late update... You know when you have a job to handle then your past time hobby becomes too difficult to fulfill. Still I'm trying.. So now enjoy.!!!!!
The Wait
Part - 7
"Arjun sir ne bataya nahi ki vo Riya se milne aarahe hain." Shree murmured, still hiding behind the wall.
"Arey samjha kar, sir ko kabhi ye dikhana pasand ni ki vo kisi ki care karte hain, issliye sayad akele yahan aagaye."
Chhotu reasoned, to which Shree nodded his head in agreement.
"dekhte hai sir kya karte hain."
Both peeked through the wall, watching Arjun talking to the doctor, then went inside Riya's cabin.
After few minutes Arjun came out, thus Chhotu, Shree turned to the other side so that he wouldn't see them.
Once Arjun was gone both sighed in relief, when Shree's gaze fell on the doctor he was talking to few mins ago.
"excuse me doctor."
Shree called out approaching the doctor quickly.
"yes.?"
The doctor stopped on his way, and stood facing them.
"Umm abhi thodi dair pehle Jo aapke sath yahan baat Kar rahe the, kya aap bata sakte hain ki vo kis baare me baat Kar rahe the.?" Shree asked.
"Kaun ACP Arjun.?"
The doctor raised his brow.
"ji haan Wohi. Actually vo hamare sir hain, aur humne unhe yahan pehli baar dekha issliye Puch rahe hain."
Chhotu replied.
"pehli baar? Ji nahi ACP Arjun toh yahan Kai baar aa chuke hain." the doctor shrugged nonchalantly, thus both chhotu and Shree's mouth fell open.
"kya.?"
"Haan. Unke ek officer admit hai na yahan, toh Acp Arjun unse milne aate hain, aur Jo bhi doctor duty me hote hain unse apne officer ki health progress Puch ke jaate hain."
" aap ACP ARJUN SURYAKANT RAWTE ji ki hi baat Kar rahe hain na.?"
Shree eyed the doctor strangely.
" ji haan mai unhi ke baare me baat Kar raha hun. "
The doctor confirmed, looking at them confusingly.
" oh. Thank you doctor. "
Chhotu smiled and the doctor left from there.
" yaar yakin ni hua ye doctor ne Jo kuch bhi kaha abhi."
Shree mumbled in a daze.
"Sir ka ye side toh hum pehli baar dekh rahe hain."
Chhotu added amusingly, then looked at Shree who was still in some deep thought.
"kya soch raha hai.?"
"kuch nahi mai bas soch raha tha ki Arjun sir me kuch dino se kuch changes najar aarahe hain, nahi.? Specially jab se Ri wapas mili hai. Ab ye mera wehem hai ya sach, Vo toh waqt aane pe pata chalega."
"Haan."
Chhotu agreed with him, then both went inside Riya's cabin to meet her as always.
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Few days rolled by...
An old couple were murdered in their own flat which was in a well-named society, and being a shock and a question mark on senior citizen's safety the case was in ETF's hand ;hence Sameer Rathore called out for his team early morning.
Being called for duty all reached on the crime spot on time, and started gathering initial information from the neighbors, the building watchman, and the maid of the apartment who had found the dead bodies first.
"ye Mr Patel apni patni ke sath yahan akele rehte the. I mean unke bache.?" Sakshi asked to a neighbor.
"ji unka ek beta hai Jo shadi ke baad America me rehta hai. Maine usse Kal kiya tha Subah, Vo Wahan se yahan aane ke liye nikal chuka hai."
The lady replied.
"Thik hai jab vo aaye toh unse Kehna ki ETF office me report kare."
Sakshi said.
"ji thik hai." the lady nodded.
"kaise secretary hain aap? Itni badi society aur security ke liye ek bhi cctv camera nahi? Itni irresponsibility.?"
Rathore warned, hence the man nodded fearfully.
Rathore chided on the man, standing with his head hanging low.
"nahi sir building me cctv camera tha, per vo kuch mahine pehle kharab hogaya tha? Pehle aesa kuch society me hua ni tha, issliye maine socha cctv ka rehne deta hun."
The secretary replied in a low voice.
"pehle kuch hua nahi tha, per iss baar hua hai, aur vo bhi 2 murder. Society me sabko bol dijiye ki hamari izzazat ke bina koi bhi city se bahar na jaaye, warna aapki security khatre me aajayegi."
Rathore warned, hence the man nodded fearfully.
There Arjun was searching inside the apartment along with Chhotu, whereas Ayesha was examining the dead bodies closely and Shree clicked pictures of the crime spot.
All murmured, just when Arjun's phone rang.
"Hello."
He received the call, focusing his eyes on the road while driving.
"what.?"
All in the SUV heard him muttering him almost in shock and Arjun applied a sudden break to the vehicle.
"Hum abhi pahunchte hain."
All he said before disconnecting the call, en accelerated the SUV again.
"kya hua.?"
Rathore asked breaking the silence.
No answer.
"kya hua Arjun? Tum suddenly tensed kyun hogaye.?"
Sakshi pressed further.
Still no answer.
"ab bataoge bhi? Sab tumhare jawab ka intezar kar rahe hain." Rathore snorted.
"Hame abhi hospital jaana padega."
Arjun said in a low voice, that made all instantly alert.
"hospital? Sir sab thik toh hai.?" chhotu asked, slightly worried.
"Sir boliye na, Riya thik hai na.?"
This time Ayesha questioned, looking hopefully at Arjun still got no reply.
"guys abhi jawab dene ka time nahi hai, hame bas jald se jald Wahan pahunchna hai."
Arjun spoke after a while, thus everyone's face fell assuming various reasons for why they were called to the hospital so urgently.
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The moment the SUV stopped near the hospital, no one did waste time and ran inside the hospital premises, bumping with various people on their way but they could care less about it.
After all they were humans, apart from officers.
Already knowing where Riya's cabin was, they scooted to the second floor by the stairs as the lift was engaged and they were too much in hurry to wait.
Arjun haltered his speed just few steps away from her cabin, and let others go inside first then followed them with slow steps.
Shree, chhotu, Ayesha, Sakshi, Rathore barged inside Riya's cabin, with worried lines clearly visible on their respective forehead,while Arjun stood near the doorstep calmly.
"doctor kya hua aapne hame..."
Rathore suddenly paused himself from completing his own words, as soon as the doctor turned around revealing the bed to them.
The whole ETF team were huffing a little for breathe as a result of running and worry, when they met with a pair of dark brown eyes blinking at them, that left all in daze.
There was something in the moment that no one could speak a single word still their eyes were filled with happiness, pride and satisfaction.
Sakshi blinked craning her neck to Ayesha, who was now watching other's reactions, but rest of the team was yet to come out of the daze.
Arjun stared at the girl laying on the bed, blinking at each of them slowly.
Everything seemed to be same about her like before, excet- he doesn't think of her as weak and incapable ; only if he could spell it but his fear of getting attached made him shut his mouth.
"last minute me sabko shock dene ki aadat jaayegi ni tumhari. Hai na.?"
Rathore mocked, looking at him.
"NAHI."
Arjun replied straight looking back at him, then turned his head to Riya.
Rathore being in a happy mood ignored his blunt reply and focused on the current scene in front of him.
Chhotu rushed towards the bed and engulfed Riya in a hug, already sobbing meanwhile Shree getting no space bent over chhotu in order to complete the group hug.
"Chhotu, Shree kya kar rahe ho? Chhodo Riya ko, usse saans lene do."
Rathore said, thus the duo slowly detached themselves from her.
"Shree mujhe pinch kar na, yakeen ni horaha hai ki hamari Riya wapas aagayi."
"Aap log kaun hai.?"
Riya spoke in a low voice for the first time in the room, eyeing them confusingly, which made the duo's smile slip from their lips and so of the two girls standing beside them.
Rathore and Arjun's forehead screeched, as they looked in between Riya and the doctor, trying to gauge what was happening but then Riya's lips broke in to a smile at Chhotu, Shree's blank faces, flashing her dimple in that way.
"shakal dekho dono apni apni."
She still sounded weak, low yet it was enough for everyone's relief.
"Tu.. Tu mazaq kar rahi thi.?"
Shree fumbled with words, unsurely .
"Mai kabse yahan bore ho rahi thi, toh socha doctor ke sath mazaq Karungi toh kahin vo mujhe ek aur injection na laga de, issliye tum dono ke sath karliya."
Riya replied chuckling.
"kya Ri tune toh dara hi diya. Pehle jitna daraya kaafi ni tha kya.?" Shree complained.
"chhod na Shree, aaj iski saari galti maaf. Vo hamare sath mazaq ni karegi toh kiske sath karegi.?"
Chhotu took her side.
"kya tum dono ek side me ho gaye aur mera kya.?"
Shree whined, thus chhotu, Riya grinned at each other.
"guys ab tak toh Riya ke thik hone ka wait kar rahe the, aur ab vo thik hogayi hai toh ladh rahe ho? vo bhi hospital me." Sakshi said eyeing the doctor behind them, who only passed a smile at all.
"it's ok. I can understand. You guys take your time, we will talk later."
The doctor excused himself from the cabin, just when Riya's gaze fell on Ayesha, Sakshi confused of who they were.
"Riya ye Ayesha - encounter specialist, aur ye Sakshi - ex crime reporter hai. Dono ne kuch mahino pehle hi ETF join kiya hai. Ek aur member bhi hai Liza- forensic expert, Vo abhi lab me hai toh tumse milne baad me aayegi."
Rathore said clearing her confusion.
" HI. "
Both Ayesha, Sakshi waved their hands at her, and Riya smiled at them warmly.
" pata hai Riya tum kitni lucky ho? Yahan 4 officers tumhare thik hone ki beshabri se intezar kar rahe the. "
Sakshi smiled broadly, hence Riya moved her eyes to her teammates looking at each of them gratefully.
"Kaise hain aap sab.?"
Shree, chhotu just smiled at her, when Rathore walked up to her bed.
"ye sawal hame tumse puchna chahiye Riya. Kaisi ho tum.? "
"Thik hun sir. Bas afsos iss baat ka hai ki itna waqt kaise gujar gaya pata ni Chala. Doctor ne bataya mujhe sab Kuch , per aesa lag raha hai ki Jaise ye Kal ki hi baat hai.
Jaise Kal hi lag raha tha ki mai wapas aap sabko kabhi dekh ni paaungi."
Riya sighed deeply.
" Toh tum ye Kal ki baat maan ke Chalo Riya, Kuch ni badla hai inn 6 mahino me.
Jo kuch bhi hua usse ek bura waqt maan ke bhul jao, aur ab ye socho ki tumhe ek nayi zindegi mili hai, aur Usme tumhe bahut kuch karna hai. Thik hai.? "
Rathore patted her head a little, that made Ayesha smile watching him like this.
Riya nodded her head, then moved her eyes to someone who was silent among all till now, perhaps unwilling to make his presence known like always.
" aap kaise hain Arjun sir.?"
Arjun was caught off guard and slightly taken back by her question, but nevertheless nodded.
"Mai thik hun Riya."
And she smiled at him, just like the old days without blinking her lashes from him.
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Just when he thought everyone is ignoring him, then there she was... Urging him to come out of his loneliness. ^_^
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