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Disclaimer: all characters, situations and names used in the story are fictional...any similarity is purely by coincidence!
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Part 15B:
He pulled up the car near a restaurant which was close to his place…."chalo pehle lunch kar lethe hai…..phir ghar chalenge…."
He gave her a sweet genuine smile saying that...
She knew he wouldn't listen to her on this…she had no choice but go to his place…which also meant Roshni's place…..But how could she step in there?
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He held out the menu card to her but she was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice it…..
He could see that she was disturbed but the reason wasn't clear to him at that moment…..her face was inscrutable as always……She was brilliant in hiding her pains in a smile and today it was no different...
The smile was missing today but still every sorrow lay hidden inside a false happy pretence….
He urged patting her hand with the menu card gently, "Sakshi…."
She snapped out of her thoughts and smiled at him….."yeah Arjun…."
Arjun knew that something was bothering her although she quickly smiled and took the menu card in her hands…..She busily browsed through the menu but he could see that it was also an act to avoid his further questions…
But he enquired, "Sakshi tum teek ho na?"
Sakshi looked up at his sudden question and replied, "haan….of course par aap aise kyun pooch rahe ho?"
Arjun: [comes straight to the point as he had already sensed that her gloominess was after he told her about going to his place] kya tumhe mere ghar mein rehne mein koyi problem hai?
Sakshi instantly replied not wanting him to think otherwise, "nahi toh….mujhe kya problem hogi? [to lighten the situation, she chirps naughtily] actually problem toh aap ko honi chaahiye….mujh jaise shaitan ladki ko apne ghar mein rakhna…its not easy! [grins]
Arjun couldn't help a faint smile but he could very well read the fakeness that engulfed her naughty comment and her smiling face!
He could read it from her eyes…and he could decipher her mind to an extent as well!
Arjun: mujhe aisa kyun lag raha hai ke tum mujhse kuch chupaa rahi ho Sakshi??
Sakshi: nahi Arjun….main kyun chupaaungi?….waise bhi chupaane keliye kya reh gaya hai? I had told you everything about me!
Arjun just mindlessly voiced out, "Roshni??"
Sakshi's color faded…all brain drained out hearing her name from him…..her pale face confirmed a lot of thing to him but he couldn't reason it out exactly…
He just felt that their past strained relationship was bothering her still!
He voiced consolingly, "dekho Sakshi, I know mera, Roshni aur tumaara past relationship kuch teek nahi tha…..hum dono tumse bohat naaraaz bhi teh…but ab aisa nahi hai…..I have got over that…..tumaari na samjhi samajh kar maine tumhe maaf kar diya hai…..Aur Roshni hoti toh woh bhi…..[he stops abruptly]
She could see a lone tear swimming in his eyes…..her mind muttered something about their deep love which hasn't died out even after Roshni…..Like his smiles, even his tears were just for her!
She placed her hand on his to console him while he continued snapping out of his thoughts, "Roshni bhi ab iss waqt tumaari safety hi chaahegi Sakshi! So don't think about anything else"
Sakshi spoke up as if in a trance, "Kya Roshni ne mujhe maaf kar diya hoga?"
Arjun: tum aisa kyun pooch rahi ho? Hum dono ne tumhe kab ka maaf kardiya tha aur ussne tumhe shaadi keliye bhi invite kiya tha…tumne hi toh…..[his words stop all of a sudden realizing that he was surely missing something there….Had the 2 girls hidden something from him? Was he still in the dark? He continued realizing it] hold on….Am I missing out something Sakshi??
Sakshi snapped out and went back into the menu card as if she never spoke that nor never heard him…..she just voiced out, "jaldi se order karthi hoom….mujhe bhi bohat bhook lagi hai Arjun"
Arjun knew that she was just pushing off that topic and there was something which he didn't know!
But for the time being, he ignored it and nodded….They have lunch and then head to his home….
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Meanwhile at ETF……..
Rathod picks the papers and start reviewing the names and details of people who were involved in the conspiracy…..He is shocked to see some big shots in the list…..
Rathod: [banging on the desk almost frightening Aisha with his boiling anger] Dammit! Itna bada conspiracy hua hai aur kisi ko usski sacchayi tak paunchne ki himmat nahi hui……bas ek bali ka bhakra mil gaya aur case closed! [shaking his head furiously and rubbing his stubble, he voices out sternly]
I am telling you Aisha….yeh system aur yahaan ke log na ek din sabko dubaa denge! Tab bhi kisi ko koyi farq nahi padega!
Aisha was silent till Rathod vented out his anger and then slowly spoke up…."Sir…. please calm down….aise ghussa karne se kya hoga?"
Rathod just looked at her and her concern for him was evident in her face….
Her eyes communicated more than what her words told him!
And it was indeed an instant remedy for his anger…..Surprisingly, he cooled down and nodded!
Aisha: [sensing that he was calm now, she spoke again] sir, humaara next step kya hai? I mean, humein bohat soch samajh kar aage badhna chahiye….We are dealing with dangerously big people and they obviously have strong political connections!"
Rathod nodded, "I know….maine commissioner sir se baat karliya hai…..He had called for a meeting….phir unn ke through CM saab aur phir defense ministry mein bhi…."
His words trailed off showing his uncertainty in his own plans!
Aisha could see Rathod wasn't so convinced with the whole plan because they didn't know where the hole was….
They weren't sure of who in the line could turn out to be a black sheep….a rotten apple which could ruin the entire plan and also cause danger to all their lives!…..but they had no choice but make this move keeping the hierarchy and protocols intact!
Aisha responded assuringly, "sab teek hi hoga sir….dont worry!"
Rathod nodded with a smile….He knew that everything will be fine with the best of people in his team! He had already asked Shree for tapping some important phone numbers…the permission for which was just taken verbally from the commissioner without a paperwork so that nothing leaked out!
Rathod, for the first time in life was breaking his own rules but he knew that this was indeed necessary to know if the people whom they suspect the most were really involved!
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It had been a little long that he hadn't been there….else, he came in once a month to clean up the place but this time around, his busy work in ETF kept him away from here….So everything lay unattended……
The small garden which Roshni had skillfully put up in the front lay all dry and withered and the dry leaves piled all around scattered! But it had been like that ever since her death! He just couldn't keep it all alive because every plant, every climber, every leaf and every flower had Roshni's touch on them and he couldn't clean them up and do away with her touches and her memories ……
He knew it was a silly thought but he couldn't help it! So he left them all the same way she had left it years back!
He stood at the gates to take in a deep breath…….He knew he couldn't lose out to his emotions at this point when Sakshi was with him…….If he fell weak, then situations could become worse for her….
Roshni's playful voices echoed in his ears when he put his foot in there…….
Their romantic moments flashed across his mind as he closed his eyes in despair….It almost killed every inch of him!
All that he had buried deep within him seemed to resurface back……
But then he opened his eyes violently rubbing off the unshed tear….
That's when he noticed Sakshi wasn't beside him….She was still standing far away just where he had parked the car….
He turned back to her and voiced, "Come Sakshi.."
She stumbled as she heard his invite to come in……She spoke to herself or was it to someone else whom she felt would surely be somewhere around this place, "Roshni"
Her mind muttered and then after a pause, she spoke to herself again as she slowly took the next few steps towards the house, "Roshni, kya tumne mujhe maaf kardiya hai?"
Arjun looked back again seeing her slow paced steps….."kya hua Sakshi? Are you alright?"
Sakshi nodded, "hmmm" as she reached by his side….
As she stepped inside the house without a choice, her mind wandered back the memory lane…..She remembered the day she had met Roshni for the last time…..
She again spoke as if to Roshini's invisible presence, "Sorry Roshni…..main promise thod rahi hoom…."
Arjun felt he heard something and turned to face her, "tumne kuch kaha?"
Sakshi shook her head, "nahi….aap se nahi tha"
Arjun raised his eyebrows and looked around once before looking at her voicing sarcastically, "phir?"
Sakshi knew that he wouldn't ignore anything so easily and so she snapped out smiling like a kid who was caught picking candies and voiced, "aap toh mere aadat jaanthe hai na? I was talking to myself Arjun!"
Arjun shook his head in total disbelief and looked around trying to gauge what all work had to be done to make it suitable for a stay!
Lot of work lay ahead…..there was a thick layer of dust on every surface…..
Sakshi looked around and crunched her face realizing the mountain of cleaning work needed to be done to get it ready! She was never used to all this sort of work…
Sakshi slowly voiced, "Arjun, kya hum kahi aur nahi reh sakthe?"
Arjun looked at her wondering what was running in her mind and one look at her, he was quick to catch what the reason was while she added, "matlab, yahaan sab aise…"
He chuckled snapping her hesitant words, "kyun? kya hua?"
Sakshi hesitantly replied, "nahi, yeh sab bohat kaam hai na? I am really not used to…."
He snapped her again, "yeah of course…tumhe kaam se allergy hogi, right?"
Sakshi glared at him and replied, "aise kaam karne ka maukha hi nahi tha na…so its all new to me!"
Arjun wasn't going to be diplomatic at all….he replied, "ab tak maukha nahi milaa par ab mil raha hai na? saat karenge toh shaam tak ho jaayega…phir tum aaraam se rest kar sakthi ho!"
Sakshi voiced like a kid's complaint looking at the cobwebs and the layers of dust, "Arjun….mujhe na yeh makdhi aur chipkali se bohat darr lagtha hai…..kya yeh sab humein karna padega….I mean kisi aur se….."
Arjun couldn't help a smile at her lazy and childish attitude….The girl who wasn't scared of bullets was frightened of spiders and lizards! He was amused totally!
He shook his head and replied sternly, " Nahi…humein hi karna padega…..For your information Miss Wrong Number….hum yahaan vacation pe nahi aaye hai……..Samjhi ya….Samjhaavum?"
Sakshi instantly nodded at his stern SYS!
Arjun took a duster and thrust into her hands asking her to dust the tables and chairs while he moved to the rooms…..
As he entered the room, he turned back to see her holding the duster far off from her and turning away from the table and she was dusting as if she was caressing the table with a feather…..He chuckled….Taking a long cloth from the kitchen draw, he came back to her and asked her to turn around…….He slowly tied the cloth around her nose and mouth…..and then voiced, "hmm ab jaldi se karo…."
He added before disappearing into his room, "woh khatam karke aa jaana….yeh bathroom aur toilet bhi tumhe hi saaf karna hai!"
Sakshi rolled her eyes hearing that and muttered to herself stamping the floor, "aaarg……Sahi naam rakha tha Shree ne..khadoos ACP!…..aur yeh khadoos toh ghar ka saara kaam mujhse hi karwaane waala hai! Oh God please help me!"
[To be continued]
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