Dhoka - A story;new link-pg147;pts 1-22 pg-148&149 - Page 3

that was awesome

Originally posted by: sania_58

awsome

just too good

loved the entry of Rajveer

Oh God, ab Naina ka kya hoga??but i am sure Rajveer usse bacha lega.

different storyline

great going

plz continue soon, waiting for u'r next update

Thank you! Ab hero ka entry ho gaya.. Tho aage aage dekhthe hain hota kya hai.. 😊

Originally posted by: sumaiya wahid

Beautiful part. Luved the way u described Rajveer. Especially his eyes. Each n every line abt him was brilliant. There is a void in him n u portrayed dat really well. And his entry was also superb. Perfect hero!!!! And the last line-I was feeling I cud hear him addressing them as Cadets in his deep powerful commanding voice. Oh I just luv his tone also.

But its a bit confusing like who 2 wer hiding behind the bushes n smirking abt the incident wid Naina (I hope they wer not Aalekh n Huda-I want this to be a stupid thought of my overworking mind), who was a bit tensed n wanted to send a mail.

Well, anyways, I'm sure Raj will take care of everything as he's here now. Pls continue soon.

Thanks! I always felt Rajeev's strong points were his eyes - so emotive, so beautiful...........
As you can see, I am quite obsessed with eyes 😆

Rajveer in this story is an intense person. He did not really have a lot of close people in his life. We will see more about Raj's past in the next few chapters..

The men behind the bushes, the man who was tensed, whats going on with Naina... everything unravels in the next part. But there was a major clue in this part.. 😉

awesome update👏👏
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keep writing dear..

takecare

ohh god..poor naina is trapped..!!! 😒
Raj's entry ws superb.... 😛
hope he helps naina.. hmm..he will..!!! 😉
nice part... waiting for the next part... 😊

Beautiful beginning...

Originally posted by: dazzling_glory

Beautiful beginning...

I loved the way in which you have given Raj, Navin and Naina different character sketches.

Waiting eagerly to read further...continue soon

Thank you! The characters will develop further in the upcoming chapters.. Not just Raj and Naina, but the cadets and the other staff too..

Next update maybe later today..

Hey all, the next installment of Dhoka is here. The chapter became too long and hence I had to split it into two parts. Part A is slightly shorter in length but I found the place right to stop. The much longer Part B will be posted tomorrow night or when I have the next chapter ready, which ever earlier..

So here goes part 3A and keep your comments and encouragements flowing...

Part 3a

A few hours earlier..

Arrest… espionage… smuggling of weapons…The words suddenly filtered through her brain and Naina jerked, as if awakening from a nightmare. A horrible nightmare which she never thought in her wildest dreams she will experience some day. She looked around the small cell-like room she had been pushed into, wondering what she was doing there. Her brain, which seemed to have paused when she had pulled over the side of the road, started functioning again and the events of the past fifteen minutes flashed before her eyes like a movie reel. With increasing horror, she realized the situation she was caught in. Her heartbeats increased rapidly, she started sweating and suddenly she realized she was on the verge of a panic attack. No.. not again..

Reaching deep into herself to pull out the courage she needed to face the challenge, she practiced deep breathing; in and out, in and out… Five minutes later, she was calm and composed, sitting on the narrow bed in the room and thinking of what she would do now. She looked around the room and found herself in a barely furnished room much like a hospital room, with a single narrow bed, a writing table and chair and a small stool, everything fixed to the floor like in a ship. There was a partitioned corner to the side of the room and she could guess she would find the toilet seat behind the screen. A single naked bulb hung from the ceiling, providing harsh lighting in the room. There were no windows, just a small vent high up on the wall and she could see the twilight sky through the opening. It's almost dusk! Nanu would have been waiting for me! Once again panic started rising within her before she clamped down on it. She then caught sight of the heavy iron door with a small window-like slot for guards to peep inside and no locks or handle on her side of the door. Hospital room eh? Scratch that. Hospital room in a psychiatric ward… she thought ruefully.

What do I do now…

***

"At ease, cadets", came the commanding voice. He was silent for a minute before he opened his mouth again.

"Cadet Alekh and Cadet Huda, what the hell is happening here?" demanded Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat.

His gray eyes boring into the two cadets who stood before him, Raj waited for one of them to open his mouth and enlighten him of the happenings of the day at KMA. He had been shocked to read the email sent by Huda when he reached New Delhi that evening. Huda had informed him that an attempt to smuggle weapons out of KMA has been thwarted and a girl has been arrested on the scene. He had immediately raced to Ambala. Who was this girl?

"Mein kuch pooch raha hoon, cadets. Yeh ladki kaun hai? Is she along with Mishra in this?" asked Raj.

Four months ago, Raj had caught wind of certain clandestine messages exchanged between someone and Dr.Abhay Mishra, the resident doctor of KMA. He had been secretly collecting evidence against Dr.Mishra, plotting and waiting to catch him red-handed when he was suddenly called away on the mission to Sri Lanka. Unwilling to let go of the situation unmonitored, Raj had summoned the cadet assigned to him a year ago, Cadet Alekh Sharma, and confided in him all the things he had uncovered about the traitorous doctor. He had asked Alekh to enlist the help of Huda and keep watch over Dr.Mishra 24x7 without his knowledge and inform him of any developments. Raj had not yet found what it was that Mishra was planning to do, he only knew it was something illegal and against Army regulations. So imagine his shock when he gets the email from Huda!

Alekh shot a scathing look at Huda, "Batha na. Tera sada hua plan tha". Turning to Raj, "Sir, woh ladki kaun hai yeh apun jaantha nahi. Apun usse do-theen baar academy mein dekha hai. Lekin kaun hai, patha nahi. Woh gaadi lekar ayegi aur ek-do gante mein chali jaayegi. Uss ladki ko woh Dr.Mishra haina.. hamesha ghoortha rehtha tha.. isliye hum dono bhi uski upar nazar rakhne lage. Aur aaj…"

Huda cut in, "Aur aaj bhi woh janaani yahaan aayi thi, sir. We saw her when we were in the drill. Aur phir, hum uss Dr.Mishra ko uski ghaadi ki trunk kolthe hue dekha. Uske paas ek bag tha sir, like a cricket kit. Mein kal raat usko Ammunition Depot se wohi bag lathe hue dekha sir. So I was sure it must be his way of smuggling weapons out of KMA and we made an anonymous call to the guard-house to check that girl's car. Woh pakdi gayi aur humara mission safal ho gaya", he completed shrugging his shoulders, with a certain amount of pride in his voice at his master-plan.

"Lekin woh begunaah hai sir", Alekh asserted. Raj turned to him and indicated him to go ahead. "Hum sabh cadets usse dekha, jab woh yahaan aayi thi. Hall of Fame mein. Uske baadh who chali gayi staff quarters ki tharaf. Apun ko yeh lagtha hai ki usko kuch bhi nahi malum yeh sabh ke bare mein" "Yeh bhi ho saktha hai ki woh Dr.Mishra ki partner ho? Aur jab woh andar gayi Mishra uski ghaadi mein maal rakh diya", argued Huda. "Huda, tu haina…", started Alekh to be stopped by Raj rising his hand to indicate them to stop.

He paced for a minute or two before looking at his cadets who were eagerly awaiting his next orders. "Cadets, tum dono yeh prove tho nahi kar sakthe haina, ki woh ladki yeh sab mamle mein involved hai?". Seeing the cadets shake their heads negatively, he continued. "The benefit of doubt should be given to her then. And even if a hundred criminals are let free, no innocent person should ever be punished…", eyes far away, his voice trailed off.

Pulling himself together from his momentary lapse, Raj looked at the two men before him. "I want the both of you to find out who she is and what she was doing in KMA today. Find out where Mishra is and what he is up to. He will not sit silent, after his plans have failed. I want reports in the next hour", he barked out orders and waved his hand slightly to indicate they are dismissed. Just as the cadets turned to complete their sir's orders, they heard him again.

"Good job, cadets", he said softly with a ghost of appreciation in his eyes before all emotions were shut down and he became the Captain Rajveer known to everyone.

***

One hour ago..

Naina had almost dozed off when she heard the heavy iron door being pushed open. Through blurry eyes, she saw two men at the doorway watching her. "Ab sab ko leke jao yahaan se. Aur jaise meine kaha, waise karna", she heard one of the men command the other. The voice sent shivers up her spine and she dreaded being with the man. Okay, let him interrogate me. I will tell him all I know and then he will leave me. I will go back to Nanu soon, she thought happily.

She did not know what was going to happen to her.

The man closed the door behind him and stood before Naina. All traces of sleep wiped off from her eyes, she looked up at him and gulped. He was a huge man, tall and well-built. She noticed he was not in his uniform and wondered why her interrogator would come informally. He kept looking at her, circling around her and Naina started getting the creeps. The look in his eyes churned her insides and she caught the edges of the cot until her knuckles turned white, to calm down her heart beats and keep herself from panicking. He leered at her and with a lecherous smile on his lips, extended his hand to her, "Hello pretty young thing. I am Lieutenant Dr.Mishra".

~Yeti

Hey there, I m a new reader of this ff...n i must say it is very interesting...!!!👏
I m amazed at the way the plot is progressing n U hv a very beautiful style of writing...!!!👏
Put up the next part soon...!!!