DESTINY + ATTRACTION (NEW RN FIC) - Page 33

"gosh!!...dis is dangerous!!" yudi stood amazed...

"haan yaar yudiye.!..
yahaan to maut ko daawat dene waali baat hain!
woh dekh...wahi lag rahe hain stolen triggers....."

navin pushed azmi on d floor in a corner....
where he was away from all equipment....
& tied him to a chair..

dey went deeper in d lab....away from azmi...

"alright guys...missiles ko deactivate karna hai...
aur triggers ko is bag mein daalo...."

navin gave dem a dirty bag dat he'd found lying loose
in d lab itself...

"yeh to ho gaya...par navin...
how d hell do we deactivate the missiles...??
...mujhe koi idea nahin hai!" huda answered ...
looking flustered...

"ah...mujhe bhi nahin navin..."
yudi looked equally embarassed...

"you're not even supposed to!...so stop looking so blank...

mujhe pata hai...
KMA join karne se ek saal
pehle i was training under my father...

he was a scientist with bhabha atomic research centre
at mumbai...main bhi shaayad wahin hota...
agar un par terrorist attack na hua hota...
dad had been at nainital tab...on a holiday ..
aur main shimla mein tha.."
he was lost in dose distant memories...

he was brought back to reality wen he felt
huda grip his shoulder in support....

"i'm sorry...woh main...sorry guys"

"no problem yaar...chal bata ab kya karna hai.."
yudi smiled..

"right..pehli baat....
u have to be super steady &
super careful wen u'r dealing with missiles...

in mein se uranium ko humme nikaalna hain...

once dat's done...the missile becomes useless...
phir agar woh fire kari bhi jaaye...to kuch nahi hoga..."

"right ...par uranium ko alag karenge kaise..aur
alag karne ke baad rakhenge kahaan?"

"yahaan par uranium store karne ke containers hain..

bas unhi mein daal kar...either we take it back to india...
or submerge it in some sea...
woh Abhi se pooch lenge...

pehle alag karte hain..
waise bhi i suppose naina aur aalekh yahaan aa
jaayenge...so humme koi jaldi nahin hai.."

d three of dem approached d missiles...

"look guys my arm's injured...to main yeh nahin kar sakta...
i'll give u directions...& u'll follow...
woh vault dekh rahe ho"

he pointed out a rust-coloured area on d missile cover
"...usse kholna hai...aur wire mesh
ka source find karna hain..."

yudi & huda were supposed to be working on different missiles...
of similar nature though..

dey were about to open d vault wen...

"hello??!!...kya kar rahe ho?...u'r supposed to wear gloves first...
uranium is not supposed to be touched....
its dangerous..wid a capital D!!

wire mesh ke saath zaraa sa bhi skin contact hua & boom!!!!"

"pehle bolna tha na bhaai..
tukdo mein heart attack kar vaayega kya?!!..."
& the three laughed out...

dis was one thing dat was extremely special about dis group...
mushkil se mushkil situation mein bhi humour dhoond hi lete the..
maybe because dey believed in enjoying life to the fullest...
& their friendship went really deep....

gloves aur container dhoondne ke baad dey reached
upto the wire mesh & located its source...

"great!...source mein se 7 wires nikal rahi hai...
2nd ,4th ,6th ko cut karo...carefull!..."

"ho gaya...ab?"

"missile ka inner cover hataao...
woh green si balls dikh rahi hai...
u hv to get dat set out....steadily
& place it in dis container...
dhyaan rahe...no contact..&..no dropping it!"

"navin!!...yaar daraa mat!..."
slowly dey picked dat set out & placed it in d container...
but not before huda did dis...

he'd placed his set ...& yudi was approaching d container
"oye yudi!!!..gira!...hu!...gayee!!..gira..gira!"

"shut up huda..nahi to tere upar hi giraaoonga!!"

"yudi...stop trembling yaar...huda hat!...
timepass nahi kar rahe hum yahaan!!
we're dealing wid a nuclear bomb...not a toy-bomb!"

finally all d missiles were diffused...

"mission one accomplished guys!!!!!"

"yup!..we've saved our nation...our motherland....
humne kar diya!"

& the three guys hugged each other...
so ecstatic dat dey shed tears...

it had been a long time since dey had tasted success
...very long...

dey laughed & cried at d same time...
their pressure easing down a little bit...

"kaash raj bhi yahaan hota...
he would've been d happiest...
usne maximum suffer kiya hai..." huda mellowed down...

their smiles disappeared once again....

dis had been d easy part...asli kaam to ab karna tha...
dey had to save their friend...

bas naina ek baar usse plan explain kar de...

waise bhi dat plan had to be executed on the last day only...

ab to aar yaan paar waali situation thi...
dere just wasn't a middle way!

dey sat down in a corner & waited for naina & aalekh to arrive...
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before naina & aalekh reached the prison...
the general had gone to visit raj in his cell...

"hello.." he wished him cheerfully....
"aaj humaare so-called terrorist ka kya haal hai??"

raj chose to ignore his jibes...

"aah...acchi policy hai...ignorance is bliss huh!...
koi baat nahi captain...
main to yahaan aapko do news sunaane aaya tha...

unfortunately...aapke liye dono hi buri hai...."
he sighed...as if really disappointed...

hearing his words...raj became alert...

kahin....kahin kisi ko kuch...navin,naina,aalekh...shit!

all colour drained away from his face....

"arrey-arrey yeh kya?...
captain saab ki body language se to
lag raha hai ki woh achaanak pareshaan ho gaye...

don't worry...abhi tumhaara woh dost zinda hai....

khair ..zyaada time to uske paas bhi nahi hai....
par tum lucky ho...
u'll be the first one to die...."

& he laughed....a hollow, menacing laugh...

raj eased down a bit...

navin theek hai...aur naina aur aalekh ke baare mein
hopefully is general ko nahi pata...hopefully!

"pehli khabar...
remember maine tumhe tumhaari faansi ki date batayi thi...
well...woh confirm ho gayi hai...
u'll be dead in 3 days..." he added comfortably...

"main to chaahata tha ki tum apne desh ko
choor-choor hote hue dekho...par...kya karein?
...ur hanging is coinciding wid the explosion time...

tum aur tumhaara pyaara mulk..ek saath mitti mein miloge!...."
he smiled....

a smile dat disappeared wen he looked in raj's eyes...

eyes which spoke of revenge ...
of hatred beyond limits...of murder...
inspite of d darkness...his eyes shined...deep red...

he was blood thirsty...
& could've strangled the general if he were free...

"doosri khabar..." he continued.
..overcoming the little fear dat
he'd felt ,looking at the captain ,
inspite of d fact dat he was behind bars...

"your careless friend lost all proofs against us...
ab woh saare saboot humaare hi paas hain...
you've got nothing against us...
nothing at all!"

disappointed beyond anything...raj shut his eyes....

shit!!...holy shit!!...yeh nahi ho sakta!
god dammit!!

sab khatam ho gaya! ...all dis pain...dis torture...dis separation...
its all been futile...redundant...

navin aur meri saari mehnat ek second mein bekaar ho gayi...

ab unnecessarily hum sab marenge....
unnecessarily...naina is jhamele mein drag hui...
unnecessarily usne apni jaan khatre mein daali...mere liye...

par mujhe to yahaan se ab sirf bhagwaan hi nikaal sakte hain...
& i'll be going straight up....!

i hope my friend & my love have the brains to leave me alone...
& go back...go back to india guys...plz go back!

but even as he said dese words he knew just how false dey sounded....

agar tu unki jagah hota ,to kya tu bhi bhaag jaata raj??
he questioned himself...

of course not!!
...to phir apne doston se aisi bekaar ki umeed mat rakh...

ab tak to koi plan bhi ban chuka hoga...!

& my instincts tell me...
dat i'll get to meet naina again..soon...
real soon..!

& a smile appeared on his lips...
the general was shocked to the core...

"lagta hai aapko kaafi zor ka jhatka laga hai captain...
aapki hasi to kuch yahi keh rahi hai..."

"jhatka....jhatka to lagega...par kisse...
yeh waqt batayega general...
aur abhi ke liye...main tumse sirf itna kehna chaahta hoon..

go...to...hell..!!...dafaa ho jao!" he added calmly...

"maine socha tha ki tumhaare aakhri dino
mein tumhe maaroonga nahin...
par u've changed my plans...rehmaan!!...isse andar laao!"

& he turned ready to walk away...

"kyon apni baazuon ko thakate ho general....
tumhaari maar ka ab mujh par asar hi kahaan hota hai....
go rest ur old arms!" he snickered...

the general looked at him in contempt....

he'd lost....lost the battle of words...
words dat sounded like daggers
coming from dis young captain's mouth....

"agar tum pakistani hote...to shaayad hum dost hote..."

raj was surprised...
surprised for he found a hint of respect
in d general's words...

as d general stared at him wid a newly
found respect he felt for raj...,
raj simply stood up...& saluted d general...

"main hindustaani hi theek hoon...jai hind!"

he sat down...turned away...& got lost in thoughts...

the general left him alone...
wondering whether the conversation had really taken place...

whether humans like raj...so pure...so honest...
so patriotic...still existed in d world..!

par kya karein...humaare raj ki baat hi kuch aisi hai...
he can change hearts wid d blink of his eye!!!!
& here was one heart dat could hv changed ,
if the scenario was different....

but now....it was too late....
plans for his hanging were rolling wid a terrifying speed...
although our handsome captain showed no signs of distress...

he would hug his death wid open arms...!!
he was prepared for it...& he fell asleep...
dreaming.....
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credit goes to crystalspark(dipika)

hey very good part..i am so sad that raj os going to be hangd in 3 days but i am sure that navin-naina-alekh-yudi and huda will save him at any cost 😛

Thanx for the upadate...really gud parts..pl. continue

back in india....

(its about 7 in d evening....)

"nahi beta....koi phone nahi aaya...
ab to unki aawaaz sunne ko bhi main taras gayi hoon"
raj's mom sounded dejected...older....

"pata nahi mera raj kaisa hoga...zinda hai bhi yaan..."

"aunty...please aap chinta mat karo...
ab to huda aur yudi bhi wahin hai...
sab ek saath hain...koi na koi raasta nikal hi aayega..."
shaalu consoled her...though she felt equally helpless...

"shaalu theek keh rahi hai aunty....
hum sab ek hi position mein to hain...
dey'll all come back...dey will"
ritu reiterated the thought in her mind as if she couldn't bear
or survive anything else....

"let's hope jo tum keh rahe ho woh theek ho...
par something...something tells me ki woh sab ek saath waapis
nahi aayenge...kuch to hone waala hai..."
she looked at the dark cloudy sky from the window...

the sudden thunderstorm shook the three ladies...
& proved like a stamp on auntie's words....

something dreadful was about to happen in d near future....

"tum dono aaj yahin rukogi...baahar mausam theek nahi hai...
it's not safe...."

they wondered at the irony in her words...
wahaan their friends were fighting with death,
enemies, prison, guns,bombs...
aur yahaan...yahaan dey sat worried about
something as trivial as the weather...

but ritu & shalini did stay the night...
not coz of the weather....
but simply coz dey felt dat raj's mom needed
some companionship...
some support...
agreed everyone was in danger...but it was raj
who was facing the worst....& dat ..troubled his mom...

little did they know dat ...filhaal to sirf raj hi danger mein tha...
but in d near future ..all of dem would face d same situation...
d same terror...d same danger...

as d wind howled,& cried....lightening struck the trees....
& the thunderstorm ruined their sleep....
far away ..in pakistan...the two lovers had already met....
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back in pakistan...
(about 1 in d afternoon...)

"kya hua?...cafe ke baahar kyon roka?
jail nahi jaana kya?...."

"jaana hai aalekh...par thodi der baad.."

he looked shocked...

"abhi to tu raj se milne ke liye
navin se lad rahi thi...aur ab?..
koi problem hai kya?"

"dekh aalekh...mujhe kahin jaana hai...urgently...
kuch mat poochiyo yaar...kyonki main kuch bata nahi sakti...
tu yahin ruk...mujhe 3-4 ghante lag sakte hain..."
she explained hurriedly...

"ek minute!!...apun ko bewakoof samjha hai kya?...
tune soch bhi kaise liya ki apun tujhe yahaan se
akele kahin jaane dega....
raj se milte hain..phir jo kaam hai kar lena..."
he rejected her request...

"yeh kaam raj se milne ke pehle karna hai mujhe...
please aalekh...i have to go...."
dis time she was pleading...

"naina..."

"please aalekh..."

"aaj tak tune apun se.."

"jaanti hoon kuch nahi chupaaya...bas yeh ek baar...
i promise it's safe...mujhe kuch nahi hoga..."

"apun bhi tere saath..."

"nahi aalekh...yeh main akele karna chaahti hoon...."

"navin meri waat laga dega..."

"usse pata hi nahi chalega ...don't call him at all..."

"apun se yeh nahi hoga naina...akele..."

she sighed..."theek hai sun..."she told him something
...& watched his expression change rapidly...

"itna kuch ho gaya aur tu..."

"kya batati aalekh!...anyway bhaai ko kuch mat bolna...
ab main jaaoon..."

aalekh nodded...& den saw her leave...

a weird feeling rose in his stomach...

"kahin isko akele bhej kar main kuch....
par wahaan meri kya zaroorat..
usne waada kiya hai...
ab us waade ko nibhaana zaroor naina...."

little did he know...dat naina had told him only half d story...

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"yaar raat hone ko aayi hai...its already 7 ...
naina aur aalekh abhi tak aaye kyon nahi?..." yudi spoke out..

"kaha tha maine ...itna mana kiya tha jaane se...
par nahi madam ko ek baar usse milna hi tha...
2-3 din ki to baat thi..
.den she could have easily met him anyway..."
navin was angry now...

"really navin...!
how can u presume ki hum usse bacha hi lenge....?
khud soch yaar...i hope not...par agar...agar mission fail
hua to...uska mann hoga ki atleast ek baar...
kuch bura hone se pehle raj ko mil aaye...to isme galat kya hai?"

"oh...woh maine socha nahi tha...shit!!
wat if..wat if we fail?..raj....
i wish main bhi naina ke saath usse mil sakta..."
he sounded childish

"shut up navin!" both of dem yelled at d same time...

"general ko apni shakal dikhaane ka bahut shauk hai kya?
we'll be on d mission...not naina...
tere dimaag ko hua kya hai??....u'r acting a bit slow today...
over-confidence aur under-confidence mein oscillate kyon kar raha hai?
can't u stay normal?"

"sorrrrrryyyyyyy.....try & understand my position too yaar..
meri behen aur mera jija...jija..yuck!!...raj par suit nahi karta na...
aane do usse...i'll bug him to d core...jija-jija bolkar uski
naak mein dum kar doonga" he smiled...
"well...my sis & my best friend...are both in danger ...
i'm bound to behave nervously guys!"

"navin....go to sleep...hum tujhe utha denge...u need rest!"

"accha seriously guys...15 minute ka plan tha...
7 hours ho chuke hain aur dono ka koi pata nahi...
wat do i make of dat?..ek phone hi kar dete...."

dey all were genuinely worried now....
& remained in d lab..thinking ki kya gadbad hui hogi....
hoping for the best...

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