CHAPTER 21:
Shal: matlab, Asif is with Shekhar?? now what does he want? Kahi wo Sid ke mauth ka badla'.
His voice trails. Sam gets the party video. There they see Shekhar again. And at a point the see Shekhar exchanging some speech with Asif too.
Sam: but who is this Asif?
Shal: one of my junior officers. Par mujhe ye nahi patha tha ke, Asif ne hi hamare missions ko fail karwaye hai.
Arj: ab wo sab sochne ka time manhi hai. (looking at Muskan and Choti) aaj in dono ko chot pohochane ke koshish ki hai, iske matlab, wo ab kisi ko bhi chot pohochane ke koshish kar sakthe hai.
His mind was with Roshni now. she was all alone at home. Shaleen understands him. "Arjun, call Roshni and check her out."
Arjun nods and walks out of the cabin and make sure she was safe. and later he comes back.
Sam: ab aur dhyan me rehna hoga. Sree I need all the info about this Shekhar. Bhai try to get all the backup story of Asif.
They were in a discussion mode. A staff comes in with parcel named at Arjun. he takes it and opens it. it was a mobile phone. Sree checks it out. "sir ek sim hai isme. Mien ye dekhne ki koshish kartha hu ke kiske hai!!" he was about to connect it to his set up when a call comes in it. all looks at each other and Arjun puts it in speaker. "hello!!"
Voice: hello ACP Arjun. kaise ho?
Arj: who is this speaking?
Voi: Shekhar!!!
The name brings everyone's focus on the call. Even Choti and Muskan were dumbstruck.
Arj: shekhar!! Tum aaj jo karne wale the, wo bohot galat tha. Iske anjaam janthe ho?
Shek: iske anjaam bhool jao Arjun. aur bas ye bathao ke tumhara bhai Shaleen kaha hai? wahi hai na??
Shaleen walks towards the phone. "ha yahi hu. Bolo!!!"
Shek: good. Mujhe patha tha. Ke tum wahi hoge. Tum tho Asif ko dhund rahe the na!! wo jo tumhare works ko leak out karthe the. Ab suno. Wo sab mere kehne pe the. Lekin aaj usne mere kaam ko fail kiya. Usne teekh se notice nahi kiya ke un ladkiyon ke saath koi aur bhi tha.
All looks at the ladies and Sree.
Shek: aur mere baath ko teekh se na samajhne ka ek hi saza hai, aur wo kya hai, wo tumhe patha hoga. Ab relax, tum logonko Asif ko nahi dhundna hoga.
Shal: akhir tum chahthe kya ho? Sid ne tho tumhare bare me sirf ache hi kaha tha' lekin'
Shek: Sid tumhare bare me bhi ache hi kaha tha. Aur tumne kya kiya? Mar diya na!!!
Shaleen was suffocationg now.
Shek: chup kyu ho? mere bhai the wo. Aur usse tumne'
Shal: kyunki tumhare bhai galath raste pe the. I never wanted to kill him.its his actions that killed him.
Sam looks at Sree if his location was known or not. Sree nods no.
Shek: us din se wait kar raha hu tumhe. Ab waqt agaya. Ab tum ETF ke saath ho na? ETF!!! Bohot suna hai tum logonke bare me!!! Now I'm challenging you. Ek aisa challenge, ke agar tum log pass hogaye tho wo ek chamatkar hoga. Nahi tho thabahi!!!
Shal: tum kehna kya chahthe ho??
Shek: Jaipur ka famous mela ke bare me tho apko patha hi hoga na?? khas thorpe apko Sameer!!!
Sam: tum kehna kya chahthe ho? waha najaane kithne sare log athe jathe hai. don't do anything stupid.
Shek( laughing aloud) : I wont do anything again Sam!!! Because I already did it. tum mujhe trace karne ke koshish me ho na?? mila mujhe?? Ok mien hi bathatha hu. I'm at Jaipur. Mela ke paas. Aur parson sham ko yaha ek thabahi hone wala hai. ho sake tho ake roklo. Iss bar mien tum sabko aur khas karke Shaleen tumhe invite kar raha hu. Aajo ek final face off keliye. Dekhthe hai, kya hoga!!
He laughs again and cuts the call. All are silent.
Sam: we need to go soon. Riya, Sree, Chotu get all the info about this mela. We need to act fast.
Muskan: Sam'.
He turns to her. All look at each other. Choti walks towards Arjun. he hugs her.
Arj: tum dono sab kuch jantha ho. lekin Roshni se zyada kuch math kehna please. She should not take much stress.
Choti and Muskannods with teary eyes.
Sree verifies the mela news. "Sir, waha ke bheed kuch batha nahi saktha. Parson sham ko mela end horaha hai. thab bheed sabse zyada hoga. We need to go fast"
Sam: Sree, book the next tickets to Jaipur. We are going ASAP.
Sre: sir next tickets sirf kal sabere 8 ko hai.
Arj: ok book it. we will go in that flight.
All are silent in the discussion room.
Shal: Arjun, mere wajah se ye sab shuru hua hai. I'm sorry.
Arj: ye aap kya keh rahe hai?
Shal: I mean it Arjun. aaj Muskan aur Choti ke saath jo hua' I mean I dont want it to repeat. Isliye hamare athe waqt thak Roshni, Muskan aur choti mere ghar pe rahege. Waha Ma- Dad aur police protection bhi hoge. They will be safe.
Sam: that's a good thought bhai. (looking at Muskan) kam se kam hum aaram se tho jasakthe hai!!
Muskan was crying now. all knew they needed some time together.
Arj: hm' mien Choti ko ghar lejaraha hu. We will pack and reach the home. Sam tum Muskan ke saath ana. Aur mujhe Roshni ko bhi samjhana hai.
All agree and leave the room for Sam and Muskan. She was crying bitterly. He hugs her warmly. He knew she needed time to cope up. It was the first time she seeing him going for a mission. They stood there for a long time supporting each other.
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Arjun takes Choti home. He was not sure what to say to Roshni. All her mood swings and stress will make it difficult for him.
They walk together home.
Ros: are wah aaj bhai behen ek saath kaha gaye the? Mujhe bhool gaye na?
Choti smiles weakly.
Arj: Choti jao bag pack karo.
She nods and goes to her room. Roshni looks confused. "kyu wo kahi jarahi hai kya?"
Arj: ha aur hame bhi pack karna hai. chalo.
Roshni was excited. "WOW hum sab ek saath jarahe hai!! great!!"
They walk in and collect the dress.
"Arjun kithne din ke kapde chahiye"
"3-4 din ke rakhlo"
"waise hum ja kaha rahe hai?"
"pach karo fir batha tha hu"
She brings the dress and sees 2 separate bags out. "Arjun do-do bags ke kya zaroorath hai? hum ek saath ja rahe hai na? ek hi bag kafi hai!!"
"nahi do bags chahiye. Tum rakho!!"
He packs his bag fastly and then helps her too. She is really confused. She asks again but he is busy packing. At last, she pulls him to her. "ab bas bolo, kya horaha hai yaha? Why 2 bags? Hum kaha jarahe hai?"
Arjun thinks for a while. he cups her face. "Roshni'. Mien Jaipur jaraha hu. Ek case keliya. Tum aur choti, Muskan ke saath bhai ke ghar pe hoge"
Ros:kya? Par waha kyu? Mien yahi rukh sakthi hu na? aur ye case bhi jaldi solve ho jayege. Aap ithne stress me kyu ho? are you hiding something?
Arj: nahi Roshni. Aise kuch nahi hai. case thode tight hai. isliye sab ko waha jana hai. nothing more.
Ros: you are lieing Arjun. I can see that.
There was tear in her eyes and that made him go weak.
Arj: pls Roshni you are my strength. Pls don't go weak. I need you.
She finds some pain in his eyes. She wipes her tears and cups his face. "ok' kab jana hai?"
Arj: abhi. Chalo.
They move out with Choti, to Shaleen's home. They get to their room to place their bags. All are trying not to sound tensed, so that Roshni don't get stressed. After a while Muskan comes with Sam. It was evident that she had cried a lot.
After a quite dinner all are ready to go to beds. Arni goes to their room. Sam goes to Muskan's room to say good night. Shaleen and Choti walk out with Riya, Sree and Chotu. They heve a quick good nights. Riya was constantly looking at Shaleen. It was evident he didn't want all these to happen to his loved ones.
He gave a weak smile to the trio and walked in. Choti remained back for a while with Riya. Riya knew Sree wanted to speak to Choti. She indicates to Chotu and walks to SUV leaving Sree with her.
She was not looking at him at all.
Sr: tum teekh tho hai na?
She nods yes.
Sr: wo, aaj mien kafi dar gaye the. You know, wo car'
She nods again silently. he waits for a while and then tries to turn. But then,
Anji: thanks'
She says slowly. He turns to her.
Anji: thanks mere aur bhabhi ke jaan bachane keliye.
He nods yes.
Anji: kal jaldi jaana hai na? jake aram kijiye. aur ha, apna aur apne team ka khayal rakhna. Please'
He smiles a bit at her. She looks at him and gives a smile.
Anji: good night Sree!!!
He raises his eyebrows. "Sree?? Not Specky??"
Anji:( smiling) ya what ever!! Specky ho ya Sree!! You got it right!!
Sre: hm.. attitude, I like it. bikul bhai pe gaye ho!!
They smile and then says good night and leaves slowly after looking each others eyes for a while.
ARNI:
Roshni was on the werge of tears she knew something was up. But what??
Arjun held her tightly. He wanted to feel her in his arms before leaving tomorrow. He was feeling something black in his heart.
Ae jaate hue lamhon zara thehro, zara thehro -
Jaane Anjaane Hum Mile
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon
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