CHAPTER 3
Akash entered the common room and was shocked to see the same girl he met in the canteen. But this time, she was wearing an airhostess uniform. On asking his colleague he came to know that she has joined their airlines and it's her first day. Akash felt quite attracted towards her. No, not because of her beauty or personality but because of her background and past. Akash decided to talk to her. He checked his roster and felt quite happy. He thought in his mind, "Acha hua ki iski flight mere saath hai...ab baat karne ka mauka mil jayega. Mujhe ye bohot hi suspicious lag rahi hai. Vaise, maybe i am reading too much into this...but nahi mera shaak kabhi galat nahi hota. Kuch na kuch to hai jo ye chupa rahi hai." He nodded his head and went upto her. She was standing in a corner having her coffee and was talking to Natasha, another airhostess and Akash's friend.
Akash offered her a handshake and said, "Hi, I am Captain Akash Salluja. And I am glad to know ki aapki first flight mere saath hai." The girl smiled and shook his hand, "Hello Captain. I am Ananya Rawat." Akash then turned to Natasha, "You know what Nats, is ladki se zara bachkar hi rehena. She is very dangerous." Natasha gave him a confused expression. He then told her whatever had happened. Natasha started laughing and said, "Seriously Annie, you are too good. Tumne to hamare Akash ko dara hi dia." Natasha winked at her and then she left for her fligh after bidding them goodbye. Akash then asked her, "Vaise Ananya mujhe samajh nahi aaya ki tumne Air India ki job kyun chori. I mean government airlines ki secured job chodkar tumne ek private airlines join ki. That too tab when you were at the peak of your career. Aisa kyun?" Ananya was quite surprised at the question. She never expected that someone will ask her such a question. But, although she never worked with DIB since the last mission, she used to help them many a times sitting at her home. She knew how to handle such situations. She, like a true liar replied, "Vo actually kya hai na ki main ye job apne passion ki vajha se karti hun. Not for money. And government airlines mein vo mazaa kahan jo private mein hai. And Wanderlust Airlines aaj ki best airlines hai so i thought ki kyun na yahan job ki jaye. That's why i joined." Akash nodded and then again asked her a very smart and unusual question, "Job passion ke lie karti ho to matlab kaafi rich ho tum?" Although he asked this question with a teasing smile but he was damn serious to know the answer. Now Ananya became cautious. She had a strange feeling about Akash. But she controlled her feelings and smiled and said, "My mom is a neurosurgeon. So yes! I am rich. And vaise bhi akele hi rehete hai hum dono to zyaada paise ki zaroorat bhi nahi hai." Akash then asked, "Akele?" she again replied, "Vo mere dad ki ek car accident mein kaafi pehele death ho gayi thi." Akash said, "Oh! I am sorry. By the way, tum ho kaha ki?" Ananya answered, " We are originally from Chandigarh but kaafi time se I mean, 5-6 years se we live in Mumbai. " Then Akash's doubt strengthened. He asked her, "To matlab sirf apne passion ke lie tum apni mom ko akela chod kar aa gayi?" Now Ananya became nervous. She decided to change the topic. She said with a smile, "Captain main apni mom chod kar aai ya dad ko ye hum baad mein discuss karenge, phele aap mujhe ye batayiye ki aap mujhse ye KBC kyun khel rahe hai? Aakhir aap kya pata lagana chahte hai?" Akash replied, "Nahi aisi koi baat nahi hai. Vo to bus GK. Pata hona chahiye na apne fellow colleagues ke bare mein. Aur koi baat nahi hai." Ananya came closer to him and whispered, "don't worry. Dheere dheere sab pata chal jayega mere bare mein. Itni bhi kya jaldi hai." She winked at him and left.
Akash thought in his mind, "Jaldi to mujhe hai. Main jaanta hun ki tum kuch chupa rahi ho. I am sure kit um bhi un logon ke gang ki member ho. Ab bus tumhe pakad kar information nikaalana baaki hai." Ananya came out of the room and thought, "Ye Akash mujhse inta kuch kyun puch raha tha? Ye mujhe ek normal pilot nahi lagta coz koi bhi normal insaan itne unusual and smart questions nahi puchta. Iski patri nikaalni hi padegi. Chal Ananya lagja kaam par."
Just Great! Both thought that they have to work against each other. Somebody please tell them to talk to their boss!!!!!!!
Ananya came back to the room after some time and saw that Akash wasn't there. She thought, "Thank God vo Mr. KBC nahi hai yahan varna phirse shuru ho jaata. DIB ke saath kaam karne ki yahi problem hai. Anyway ab kaam karte hai." She gave a fed up look. She saw that Mahima was holding a laptop. She came to Mahima, another airhostess and Akash's friend, and said, "Yaar Mahima! Iam in a big trouble...meri help karegi?" Mahima smiled and nodded her head and said, "Of course Annie! Bol kya problem hai?" Ananya replied, Kya hai na mere laptop ki battery khatam ho gayi hai and mujhe ek urgent mail bhejna hai. Kya tu bas do minute ke lie apna laptop mujhe de sakti hai?" Mahima said, "Sure Annie! Ye le" And she handed her the laptop. Ananya immediately entered her Hcker avatar. She inserted a pendrive in her laptop and started searching for something. Soon she was able to open Mahima's Facebook account and checked her friends. She saw Akash's name over there and from there she saw that Akash hasn't put his information on his Id. She started looking at his and Mahima's pics. Soon she found a pic with a caption Happy B'Day to my bestest friend'. She smiled looking at the photo and quickly noted down Akash's birth date. She returned Mahima's laptop and continues her search. While on the other side Akash was trying to open Wanderlust Airlines records but wasn't able to as he had very little knowledge about computers. Ananya being an expert quickly hacked their records and wrote down Akash's name and date of birth. She saw that the information given by Akash to the authorities was more than enough. This rang a bell. She thought, "Zaroorat se zyaada information dene ka matlab to yahi hai ki ye chahta hai ki koi is par shak na kare. Is case mein to mujhe aur bhi zyaada shak hone laga hai. Ab to mujhe asli roop mein aana hi padega. Tabhi kuch pata chal paayega." Akash on the other hand, got some information about her from some of his friends. He thought to himself, "Ab to isse ek DIB waale ki tarha baat karni hi paregi. Ek to pata nahi sir ne kis stupid larki ko bheja hai mere saath kaam karne ke lie. Ye larkiyoon se to vaise h kuch nahi hota hai. God help me!!!"
As soon as he stepped out of the airport, he was pulled by someone and before he could open his mouth, he was taken to lonely place and his mouth and hands were tied up. He was even more shocked to see the face of the person. The person was none other than Ananya. She took out a gun and placed it on his head and said, "Mujhe pata hai kit um kaun ho...ab bus khud ko surrender kar do." Akash was hell shocked. He struggled with his ropes and tried to speak something. After struggling a lot, Ananya felt pity on him and opened his ropes. As soon as he became free, he tried to hit Ananya. But Ananya was smarter. She ducked down and stood up and held his hands and said, "Jis school mein abhi tumne admission lia hai na...main us school ki topper hun...to mujhse chaalaaki karne ke bare mein sochna bhi mat." Akash was quite surprised. He asked her, "Tum ho kaun?" She was about to reply when their phones rang. Both picked up the phone and looked at each other with a jerk...
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