The plot has nothing new. And it is not a love story too... I have simply combined two situations from both the shows and wrote something on it...
Would be glad if you all give it a try and leave your precious comments :)
For Their Country... For Their People...
Driving ! He loved driving... specially when she was there with him. Her silent soothing warm company used to give him a sense of happiness... a sense of comfort... that he was not alone. He used to feel refreshed...
He smiled remembering those moments with her...
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He panicked seeing them. He panicked seeing the trust in their eyes. They were ready to leave everything for him...they risked their life and came to save him... just for him. He wondered whether he deserved so much respect from them...
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Gunshots !!!! He could hear the distant sounds. Something was wrong. He pulled out the road map from the dashboard. The military academy was still around 48 kilometres away. There was no way he could hear any such shots of training session from so much distance. Also the shot patterns were different. They were not indicating any ongoing training. Rather... it was an attack ! He stopped his car. Senses high alert.
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He hugged her. and felt her holding him tightly. For the last time... he thought. He felt her refusal to let him go. He felt his own resolves getting weaker. But no. He steadied his mind. He would go. Her life was precious. She was precious. All her friends were precious. His favourite cadets. He broke the hug and turned to leave when a bullet pierced his hand !
"Rajveer Sir !!!!!"
He looked around with the gun ready in his uninjured hand. They were surrounded by the enemies!
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"Rawte! Where the hell are you. Mujhe bina bataye why did u left the city? Don't forget k maine tumhe wo lead diya. I was working on this case in the same hell and maddening way u were searching for him. Jab humne decide kiya k hum dono saath me ye karenge then how could you leave like that. I am asking you something dammit ANSWER ME !!!! "
Arjun rolled his eyes as his furious friend continued to shout his head off over the phone. Yes friend! Sam would always remain his friend irrespective of the fact that they were still at loggerheads. Many times he used to wonder whether Sam would ever give him a chance. Whether he would ever trust him again as his best friend. The thought of negative outcome always stopped him from taking a step forward. Hence the cold war ! Show of arrogance, and Stay-away-from-my-path attitude. While all he wanted was to take a backseat and to have someone to take care of him.
"Speak up Dammit ! I am asking you something. And whats this noise ? Are u Okay ?" the worried voice shook him out of his trance.
- "I am fine Rathod. I will inform u when I reach the point. Tum..."
-"Just shut up Rawte" he was cut short by Sameer. "Tum do din ruk nai sakte the? Aur ye awaz kaisi ? Kya chal raha hai waha? Dammit tum har bar itna zid kyu karte ho?"
-"Kya chal raha hai wahi dekhne k liye gari roka hu. Tumhe mai baad me..."
-"NO! just stop! Tum ekele..."
-"Chaar saal se mai akele hi jee raha hu Rathod. Stop telling me what to do and when to do. I am just going to check." He was now irritated.
-"Tum kabhi baat kyu nai sunte ho Rawte? Itna saare fact mere saamne aane k baad bhi agar mai ruk sakta hu to tum kyu nai ? Bas thore..."
-"Because its just a CASE for you Rathod !"Arjun snapped. "So you will never understand. I can't wait patiently because ye mere life ka aakhri mission hai. Aakhri makshat..."
Rathod was silent for few seconds... "Arjun mera wo matlab nai tha. I just wanted to help... tum..."
-"You are Not my boss anymore Rathod. The ETF team is gone. So continue hating and blaming me but stop bossing over me. Now cut this crap and stop calling again & again. I can look after myself."
He disconnected the line and switch off the phone. The sounds of gunshots were coming from somewhere up. So he continued climbing upwards to reach the road above.
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He ran towards the jeep while his cadets were covering for him. He ran past Huda... his most favourite... no.. his second most favourite cadet. Top position belongs to only one person. Naina.. aah..Singh. He knew he was being partial here. Huda's immense courage and involvement at the time of transferring the nuclear trigger was the core reason of their success on that day. He had been brave, enthusiastic, truthful, and extremely skillful on that mission of hunting down Dr. Ritu Mishra. Infact he was the only one who showed up at the proper time on that day... without any personal motive. He was always good in the tasks assigned for them. Yet he was the second best in Rajveer's list. Why?... Rajveer wondered... Naina... He concluded. Huda was his competitor... Rajveer smiled as he realised. He looked back at her. She was in safe hand.
Something was not right. He looked around as he sat inside the jeep. A beeping sound. He tried to think. He looked below the seat. And saw the device. 3.48 minutes left. He froze and looked towards his cadets. 3.47 left. It was for them. 3.46, 3.45, 3.44... his mind worked fast and he took the decision. He started the jeep and looked at them for the last time. They were looking at him with their eyes full of restlessness & unsurety... yet pure trust for him.
He waived them a goodbye and turned his jeep towards the bridge. He checked the time . 30 seconds. he sped up. 28, 27, 26... 12, 11, 10... he was near the bridge. He opened the car door.7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2...and he jumped. Last thing he heard was the sound of blast and the faint shout of his cadets "RAJVEER SIR !!!!!"
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Shocked would be an understatement to say what Arjun Rawte felt at that moment. One moment he was climbing the rocky path to reach the source of gunshot noise and on the next moment, out of nowhere, a man came crashing down in front of him. And simultaneously he heard a sound of blast. And when he looked up he could see a burning jeep falling down from the bridge.
Without wasting a single second he pulled the man to a safe distance before the jeep crashed almost on the same place he was standing. The man whom he thought unconscious murmured something. He bent down to listen but again was left shocked when he was pulled by him towards bushes...and within seconds, almost in a way of crawling, they reached a covered area.
"What are you..."
"Shhh."
"But who..."
"RAJVEER SIR !!!!"
Arjun looked up and saw six people, who were standing on the bridge and were shouting for some Rajveer Sir. They were in uniforms. He looked at the wounded man. "Are you Rajveer?"
The man Nodded.
-"Then let me.." Arjun tried to get up but was again pulled down by Rajveer.
-"What are you doing? They are looking for you. And what..."
-"Please no. Let them go. Mai unke saath jaunga to their life will be in danger..." he breathed hard... "Because of me... again."
-"But..." Arjun tried to protest.
-"Please. just trust me once. Agar... "
Rajveer stopped when another round of gunfire started.
"Cadets!" He tried to stand but was too weak to even seat properly...
"Wait!"Arjun looked around."I will help them. You just stay here."
Rajveer forwarded his gun and tried to show him how to unlock it.
"I know how to use a gun. Save the energy." Arjun snapped getting irritated. He showed him his own gun and left the place.
Arjun helped the cadets as much as he could. But staying out of anyone's sight and yet getting involved in a gunfire round was never an easy task. He shot down seven attackers but it was becoming impossible for him to target the others. And then when he saw one the cadet getting shot he lost his patience. HE decided to come out. But just on that moment another jeep came. One army officer jumped out of it and helped the cadets to get into the jeep and then went away. And the shower of bullets also stopped after a few minutes.
When the area was clear, Arjun came back to the place where he left Rajveer.
"They left ?"
"Yes. One officer came and took them"
Rajveer nodded weakly and muttered a thanks. Arjun saw him closing his eyes.
-"We need to go. You need a doctor."
-"Hmm..."
-"Where do you want to go?"
- ...
-"Rajveer?"
Arjun checked him. Rajveer was unconscious. The wound in hand was not that serious. But the bullet wound on his back was bleeding profusely.
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After Few Days :
Arjun looked at Rajveer's sleeping form. It was time for him to wake up and have the medicines. He entered the kitchen to prepare some light food for both of them while his mind started remembering what happened few days back.
He remembered how a barely conscious Rajveer asked him to leave him somewhere but not in hospital. Though he tried to protest, Rajveer's painful eyes and some incoherent words forced him to think about alternate ways.
Hence here, at the outskirts of Ambala Cantonment, this small house in the village was taken in rent. A doctor was first requested and then was threatened to perform surgery on Rajveer. Arjun made sure that Rajveer's identity was not revealed.
Arjun wondered why he was doing all these things for him. He was never a person who could be persuaded by people easily. But today even after knowing who Rajveer was, he was helping him. He was looking after a person who was supposed to be in jail for killing Colonel Shakti Chandra. He was delaying his own mission to save a person's life who recently had been accused to be a traitor.
He chuckled remembering Sam's words over the phone. Though he never uttered a anything about Rajveer and faked his own illness for delaying the mission, Sam was not the person who could be fooled. "Stop lying and tell me the truth Rawte. Bimar hone ka bahana mat do. Kyuki agar tum bimar hote to mujhe kabhi na batate. Tum kya mujhe ullu samajhte ho? "
-"Kya hua?"
Arjun turned and saw Rajveer sitting on the bed. He was looking better that before.
-"Nothing." He went towards the bed and gave him the plate... "Kha lo."
-"Why were you smiling?" he took the plate without any protest. But as usual he didn't receive any answer.
Rajveer didn't push him further. It was nothing new for him. The man who helped him that day & was still helping him to recover was like a closed book. He knew nothing about him except his name. Arjun!
-"Khana aur sochna dono khatam ho gaya hai to ye medicine bhi le lo." Arjun snapped.
-"Kya mai kuch puch sakta hu?"he asked after taking the tablets.
Arjun didnt say anything. He just kept his silence and waited for the question...
-"Why are you doing this?
-"What do you mean?"
-"I am sure tum jante ho mai kaun hu. Mere upar kya kya allegations hai. Itna kuch jaanne ke baad bhi... why are you helping me?"
Arjun took some time to answer... "I..." he sighed and sat on the bed... "I trust you. I have seen your care for your cadets. I have seen their desperation to find you." he stopped and looked towards Rajveer "I know you have been framed. I believe your innocence."
"But why..."
"If killing was your real motive to tum jungle ka wo rasta na chunte jahanse cadets ka bus jaane wala tha . A real traitor can be anything but a fool. And it is really ridicules to think that you will do such a huge mistake even after knowing their route & schedule. Tum faculty ho KMA ka dammit" He angrily vented out and stopped.
Rajveer looked lost... "but noone..."
-"Who the hell was your lawyer?"
-"There was no lawyer?" he asked in bewilderment when Rajveer shook his head.
-"There was no evidence to prove my innocence. The ballistic report..."
-"Did you pull the trigger?"
-"I was trying to pull my hand out of his clutches when..." Rajveer took a deep breath and decided to tell him everything. He didn't know why but he had full confidence on Arjun's thinking ability. He trusted him.
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