the investigation had stepped up....
unfortunately..as raj had expected...
absolutely no
tape was found at pooja's place....
a little good news though had been received as
raj was tellin everyone over dinner later dat week....
"drug trafficking city mein drop ho gayi hai...
for a change the police is taking speedy action...."
"police my foot!!!...."
naina answered....
"nahi yaar...
jahaan woh deseve karte hain wahaan to
unki tareef karni chahiye....
maana humaari army ne initiate kiya process...
but they're carrying it forward soundely...
kaafi bars par raid hui hai...
drug peddlers pakde bhi gaye hain..."
navin sided with raj...
"wat's disgusting is d fact ki in logon ne
university..college..
school students ko bhi nahi choda.....
they're everywhere...
delhi ko drugs-free karne mein abhi
bahut time hain!!"
aalekh relished his food...
"tehzeeb...
main tumhe bhabhi to nahi bolne waali...
i mean..nanoo aur main...since we're twins...
& you're my age..."
tehzeeb giggled...
"koi zaroorat nahi hai..&
btw...Tazz bhi chalega...
tumhaara bhaai aise hi bulaata hai mujhe...
since school..."
"i know...acche khaase naam ki band bajaana to
ladko ki fitrat hoti hain!
....Nia..Nia
bolkar naina to disappear hi ho gaya...
it's different dat i like my nickname..."
she winked...
"you're a fab cook!"
"thanx..."
"oh..btw main bataana bhool gayi...."
naina started...
"kya?"
"uncle's comin for dinner after 3 days...."
they all nodded their heads...
honge koi uncle.....
"Chandu uncle!!!"
"wat??!!!"
the 3 men choked on their food.....
"ghar par bhi peecha...."
navin shut-up instantly wen
he saw naina glaring at him...
"tum log unse itna darte kyon ho??"
she asked....
they all glanced at each other...
wondering the same thing...
tum unse darti kyon nahi!!!!
................................................
tehzeeb and naina prepared a great lunch ...
tazz had finally shifted in with them...
& she was sharing her room with naina...
she had a modelling assignment
coming up in a few days...
& was to go back to kashmir....
it was pretty obvious dat navin wanted
to spend all that time with her...
nia & tazz clicked instantly with each other
they began sharing a great chemistry ...
and a solid rapport....
it was as if they'd always known each other...
they shared jokes....,
made fun of navin...&
discussed even their innermost secrets..
laughing out loudly....
navin was glad...
naina had finally accepted tehzeeb....
"navin to brigadier chandok ke naam se bhi
kaampta hai...
i hope he likes the food we've cooked...."
tazz was nervous...
"arrey yaar..tension mat le...
uncle's very sweet...."
"i hope so....."
.....................................
"hi uncle!!"
naina hugged him tightly...
"hi baccha...kaisi hai meri superwoman...?"
"oh c'mon uncle...!...kya superwoman??"
"why not!!?...aaj kal waise bhi tum
kaafi accident prone ho gayi ho...."
he complained...
"navin ke pet mein
koi baat pachti nahi hai na!
he told you....faaltu aap tension..."
"nahi beta..tension lee hoti..
to tumse milne pehle bhi aata...
bas hospital mein tumhe dekha tha..uske baad...
i'm sorry..."
"uncle!!!!.....chaliye...
waise hi aap itna late aaye hain...
we've prepared your favourite dishes...."
he was introduced to everyone.....
including tehzeeb....
who finally relaxed after having a chat wid him....
"tera bhaai paagal hai...
you're right...he really is sweet..
gem of a person!"
she whispered as they helped each other in the kitchen...
navin had just come down...
as everyone was seating to dine...
"goodevening sir...."
he acknowledged B.C seriously
after a minute of silence..
they all burst out laughing..including B.C.
"tum bhi na nanoo...
sir sirf academy mein!...
yahaan uncle hi theek hai...
tera dimaag bhi pata nahi kis direction
mein chalta hai...
academy mein mujhe uncle bolta hai...
aur ghar par....."
................
they talked over coffee....
"kuch developments hui hai...
army intelligence ne report kiya hai
ministry of defence ko dat dey've intercepted
some bits of conversation from kashmir....
obviously unsafe for the nation..."
"kaisi conversation...?"
aalekh asked
"some terrorist organisation is planning an attack...
reports mere paas jaldi aa jaayengi..
but they feel ki humaara defence framework
bahut weak hai...
so it'll be easy to target some influential people...."
"captain begh ke tapes mein bhi kuch aisa hi tha...."
raj thought aloud..
"meanwhile.."
B.C. continued...
"drugs ki smuggling india mein badh gayi hai..
inspite of the fact ki usage drop hoti dikh rahi hai..."
"dat means..yeh drugs kahin gaayab ho rahe hai....?"
"exactly...& dat's why our problem rises..."
....................................................
naina was pacing in her room dat night...
"it's high time i did something...
media mein yeh baat spread karne ka time aa
gaya hai...tomorrow's a sunday...
monday mera article headlines hoga..
its' hitting the newstands...."
she decided..unaware dat this little
conversation dat she'd had with herself
had reached the assassin's ears..
& thereby the boss....
"she must be stopped...."
the boss thought for a second....
"captain shekhawat....
kill him....!!!!"
the assassin nodded....
...................................................
it was 12 at night wen the phone call came...
tazz was fast asleep....
"hullo?"
she answered sleepily....
"tumhe ek baar mein koi
cheez samajh nahi aati na...
& you're not even scared of death...
theek hai...
to is baar humne apna target hi badal liya hai...
send in your report to the papers ...
aur ek kafan ki tayaari bhi kar lo...
kal tumhaare aashiq ka is duniya mein
aakhri din hai...."
the line went dead...
she felt claustrophobic...
as if in a whirlpool from which
she was unable to step out....
raj...ki jaan...
frantic...she rushed to his room....
& banged the door open.....
"raj...get up dammit!"
alert as all soldiers usually were...
he shot up...& switched on the lamp...
"nia...kya hua?..itni raat..."
he saw the tears welled up in her eyes....
"hey..."
he cupped her cheek....
"bad dream??"
she was having a difficulty breathing....
& shook her head
pulling him closer...
she enveloped him in her arms...
there was a long silence dat followed....
as raj caressed her cheek...
wiping away her tears....
stroking her back gently......
"calm down...kya hua naina...?"
"they'll kill you raj..."
& she told him about the phonecall...
"mazaak...."
"nahi tha raj!!...woh log...
they're dangerous...promise me...
kal tum ghar se baahar nahi jaa rahe...."
"nia...!...woh ghar mein bhi..."
"right...fine...tum kal saara din mere saath rahoge....
i'm not letting u out of my sight even for a second!"
he smiled....
"alright....kal hum dono boating
karne chalte hain...
surajkund lake???"
she nodded....
"apni...gun rakh lena...."
Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahaani Suno
Ek Ladka Tha Ek Ladki Thi ...
Hoti Kya Hai Jawaani Suno
Ek Ladka Tha, Ek Ladki Thi ...
Woh Bhi Ek Daur Tha
Waqt Hi Aur Tha ..
Jab Woh The Ajnabi ...
Dono Tanaha Se The
Par Woh Kehte Kise
Baat Jo Dil Mein Thi ....
Gumsum Gumsum Rehte The Dono ..
Phir Bhi Dil Mein Kehte The Dono ...
Koyi Sapana Hum Bhi To Paayein ...
Ek Din Tute Ghum Ke Woh Ghere
Jhilmil Jhilmil Aaye Savere .....
Mausam Badala Jaagi Fizaayein ...
Woh Mil Gaye, Woh Khil Gaye
Aur Pyaar Ho Hi Gaya ....
Jo Maanga Tha, Woh Paaya To
Hosh Kho Hi Gaya ....
Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahaani Suno
Ek Ladka Tha Ek Ladki Thi ....
he grinned....
"kuch nahi hoga...don't worry..."
"can i...kya main..."
"bolo naina..."
"i want to sleep next to you
tonight...."
"par nia...sab log..."
"i don't care...&
i know i'm not crossing any limits...
i just want to hold you....plz raj.."
he saw a strange expression in her eyes...
was it grief??,..he wondered...
"aa jaao...."
he smiled...
this time...he locked the door....
& slid into the quilt next to her...
"kya kismat hai....you're next to me & all
i can do is give you a hug!!"
he tried to cheer her up......
she smiled...calming in his embrace...
the quilt silky on her arms...
"aadhi raat ko to tum aur bhi sexy lag rahi ho...
inspite of being clothed"
he was stunned to see her in her nightgown..
wen she'd burst into his room...
looking exceedingly gorgeous...
she blushed...playing with his vest...
"you've seen me like this before.."
"itni paas se nahi..."
he kissed her....soundly....
as they lay crushed into each other.....
he wondered how dis night would end....
but one thing was sure....
he'll have to stay alive for her....
he wanted to enjoy
the rest of his life with his love.....
in his arms.....
they lay together on the grass....
basking in the sunshine...
clearly exhausted after
dat little boating expedition.....
surajkund lake was famous not only for its beauty
but also for the serene & peaceful environment dat
it gave the tourists...
her head lay on his chest..
& his muscular arm held her closer...
they were hidden from the view of others
because of the tall tress dat surrounded dat
little area....
it was right next to the lake...&
they could hear the chirping of the birds.....
both of them lay asleep in each other's arms....
wen naina's cell rang....
she wrapped herself tighter into him...
hiding her face ...
he was up too now..&
smiled at her reaction....
"nia...phone to uthao..."
"chuck it naa!.."
he freed one of his arms...
reached to the water in the lake....
filling his fist with it...& sprinkled it on her face...
her eyes fluttered open...
"raaaaj!"...clearly annoyed...
she got up...
"i'm not going anywhere!!"
"pick up the phone!!"
she made a face,....
"hello?....hey sam...
board meeting!!..on a sunday!...
shit!!....mere bina kaam nahi chalega kya?...
main nahi aa rahi....nahi...
i'm busy!!..."
this conversation lasted for 10 minutes..&
nia tried her level best to refuse ....
finally raj snatched the phone
from her....
"hey sam...raj here..."
"oh..ab samajh mein
aaya madam kahaan busy hain!"
yudi answered...
raj laughed....
"naina aa jaayegi..."
nia pushed him away in anger....
"thnx man....aaj uska aana kaafi important hai...
i'll see her then..."
"absolutely..bye...."
.....
"main kahin nahi ja rahi..."
"tum jaa rahi ho..."
"nahi jaa rahi...."
"nia!...bacchon jaisi baatein mat karon yaar.."
"bacchon jaisi!!.." she was furious...
"dat phonecall..."
"to hell wid dat call!!"..
he couldn't control his anger....
"dekho naina.."
he held her by her shoulder...
"it was probably a prank...
and if not...tab bhi...
main ek soldier hoon..i can defend myself...
tum yahaan reh kar bhi kuch nahi kar paaogi...
trust me...."
she nodded....he was right....
"where will you be?"
"dat boat house i booked for us today...."
he'd shown it to her earlier...
it was a mini house next to the lake....
pretty safe.....
"i'll be back as soon as possible....
par..."
"kuch nahi hoga nia..."
she was scared..
but he wouldn't have it any other way...
he held her hand..& they walked back....
aane waala pal jaane waalaa hai...
ho sake to is mein jindagee bitaa do..
pal jo ye jaane waalaa hai...
ek baar yoon milee, maasoom see kalee...
khilate huye kahaa, khushabaash mein chalee...
dekhaa to yaheen hai, dhoondhaa to naheen hai..
pal jo ye jaane waalaa hai....
ek baar wakt se, lamahaa giraa kahee...
wahaan daasataan milee, lamahaa kahee nahee....
thodaasaa hasaa ke, thodaasaa rulaa ke...
pal ye bhee jaanewaalaa hai......
but he was wrong...
this attack would change their lives for a long time to come...
maybe end their relationship.....
.....................................................
the meeting had lasted pretty long.....
& hadn't gone too great for naina...
they'd almost blamed her for everything..
called her incompetent!!
& wat bout my life???
well....she knew she was fooling herself....
her profession didn't care for the life of employees...
& neither did she really....
but she cared about raj....
& wanted to live for him....!
anyway..as she drove back in the evening...
she wondered wat raj was doing.....
since it was winter...the sun set pretty early..
& it was dark at even 6....
she tried calling him...
"yeh phone kyon nahi utha raha??"
after repeated trials on the phone...
she was getting paranoid....
"raj...pick up the phone!!!!..."
suddenly something struck her....
how could she have missed it?????
kya kahaa tha usne??...dat man on the phone....
newspapers mein report kar do....
but how did he know?????
yeh baat to maine abhi kisi ko....
hell!!...ghar mein bugs planted hain!!!
they're keeoing an eye on me!!
she increased the speed of her car.....
raj isn't safe...kuch to hua hai..
her instincts told her.....
...................................
she reached the boat house....
it had a small deck.....leading to
little galleries..&
finally to a room.....
it was pitch dark.....
her cell rang....
"hello?"
"to tum apne aashiq ko bachaane pahunch hi gayi...
i guess it's too late...
main bhi yahaan..tum bhi yahaan...&
you're my next target...."
she felt a chill run down her spine.....
the assassin was here.....
she felt a red dot move all over her body...
& realised to her horror..
dat it was the laser...
the gun was pointed at her....
someone hummed a tune...
& naina gulped in tension...
he was too close...
she knew dat he was about to shoot...
& dat he did....
naina ducked...
she felt the cold tendrils of
something clutching at her....
her hands moved to her purse...
glad dat she'd carried nanoo's gun with her...
& happier dat raj didn't know dat...
raj??!!!....shit!!
as the laser pointed to her again..
a fury rose in her stomach....
she could here some one moaning ...
the noise came from the room...
it had to be raj...
she had to do sumthing...& fast....!!!!
...
raising the gun to her eye-level...
she fired randomly at the spot
from what she comprehended was
the assassin's position....
after 5 shots...she knew she'd struck the target..
as she heard him scream....
shuttling footsteps were heard leavin the deck....
it was too dark for anything else...
naina was sure dat her aim had been perfect...
the man was injured & had left....
& now.....
"raj!!..raj!!..."
she knocked hard on the door...
the door was jammed...
her panic or something else...
caused a heaviness in her lungs....
the latch didn't budge...
her mind stopped functioning...
as she heard
him moaning...he seemed...
breathless!!!!
with all her might...she forced the door open..
tumbling down on the floor....
the room was lighted....
she instantly got up...
unaware of her condition....
"raj!!"...she screamed...
"utho!!..wake up!!"
she tried dragging him up....
slapped his face around....
"breathe dammit!!"
his face was a frightening cheery red...
carbon momoxide poisoning!!!!
she bent over him &
began mouth to mouth...
pumping air until she herself felt sick & dizzy....
"don't do this to me raj!!...utho!!"
tears fell down her beautiful face....
she checked his pulse....
barely any heartbeats!!!
ambulance!!...she made the call from her cell....
her fingers trembling...
her heart racing....
"he...looks..dead...i've failed!..."
she felt dead too
nahi!!!..you can do it!.."
with renewed confidence....nd
all possible speed...
she tried to impact his lungs...
breath after breath...
she was so paranoid dat she talked to him...
"apne lungs ko expand karo!!!..."
she screamed at his brains...
"ladaai khatam nahi hui hai raj...
it's not time!!...don't desert me!!!"
she encouraged ..
screamed...
trying to reach out to him...
wherever he may be...life..death...
or in between....
please trust me....
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......
"mujhe chod ke mat jaana....
i'll kill myself..."
answering her prayers...
finally.....
his face lightened a bit...
naina got up & got water for him...
since he'd been deprived of
oxygen...
his face resumed its normal colour...&
his chest fell properly...
he stirred...&
felt violently sick to his stomach..
he coughed...
"raj...raj..can u hear me....?"
she saw a feeble nod....
"utho...sit back...bas.
lie in this position...
main yahin hoon..tumhaare paas.."
she held his hands...
wiping his face of the sweat.....
tears of happiness fell this time...
she shrieked with joy...&
hug him tightly.....
"...wat...d...hell...happened?"
"shhhh...kuch nahin...save your breath...
ambulance aa rahi hai..."
she cradled his head in her arms...
"naina...u ok?"
she nodded...but her eyes drooped....
"nia!!..tum theek ho?"..
he repeated urgently...
his own eyes barely open...
he was slipping into unconsciousness again...
"never better!!"...
she smiled...lying
& her eyes closed.....
she tumbled on the floor......
while raj slipped into a coma like state!!
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Tum Se Tum Tak
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