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Episode 28
Naina's head snapped up in fear. Had he heard the sound? It didn't seem like it; he was engrossed in a book from the shelf, with his back angled at her. Relief washed over her face, and she took a step when his voice froze both body and mind.
"Think about it, try it, but you know what? You won't succeed." he said, closing the book and sliding out a knife from it. Naina's eyes widened in shock. How did he get a knife from the book? And what were his intentions?
"What are you doing here?" she asked in a shaky voice. She regained some composure when he didn't make any attempt to show that he heard her. "What do you want?" he turned around, and her heart started beating faster.
"Meri pyaari behen yeh soch rahi thi ki sirf yeh terrorrist se hi itna darr kyun lag rahi thi usko. Pehle to kabhi usse kisi se itna darr nahin laga, ya phir kisi se yeh itni affected nahin hui thi." Naveen's voiceover tells us.
"What am I doing here... hmm... what indeed." he said with amusement in his tone. "Do you really want to know?" he asked, the amusement still present, as if to hide the sarcasm and anger. Naina was speechless. She was torn between saying 'yes' and 'no. His strong watch on her made her extremely uncomfortable, and she was forced to lower her gaze.
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Huda and Koel were behind the rest of the gang, but even as Koel tried to move forward Huda blocked her way and made sure she was falling behind with him. Finally she was fed up of it. She stopped walking
"What. Is. Your. Problem." she gritted angrily through her teeth. Huda went closer, almost looming over her.
"I don't have any. But you seem to." he told her. She looked directly in his eyes before softening her glare.
"Huda, be real for a minute. What, really, is your problem? I'm not interested in you or.. any other guy..." she said, the last part a bit weakly. "And I really don't want you trying to distract me while I'm training, OK? I might not have wanted to do this, but I do now, and please let me try and be the best soldier I can." she asked him pleadingly. "I'm really not interested in you."
She made her way to the front, pushing him slightly accidentally on the shoulder, but she didn't notice it. Huda was left there standing alone. He looked back after a few moments with a joyous yet surprised glint in his eyes.
"Yeh Hariyani Jatt to yeh soch raha tha ki yeh ladki kaise uska mann ko itna channmann kar sakti thi. Itna maza kyun aata hain usse, yeh ladki ko apna banaane mein? Naina ko kisi aur se pyaar hain, lekin Huda to kabhi usse apna banaane ka sochna nahin chahta tha!" Naveen's voiceover explains to us.
"Koel!" he called. The others were already in the girls' hostel by now, climbing the stairs. Koel waited for him to reach her and smiled slightly, thinking that he had changed. Boy, was she wrong. "You know, I could help you with your training, really." he told her, giving her a suggestive glance.
Her smile dropped instantly. He pushed her against the wall, placing his hand on one side of her, which acted as a barrier somehow. Her eyes were blazing, matching her infuriated expression. She dragged her feet up slowly, giving him the false impression that she was going with his flow. Then to his utter surprise, she listed her knee with the speed of thunder and kicked him with as much force.
She was panting with anger. He had bent down in pain, moaning as he clutched his lower stomach. "You've crossed the boundary." she hissed. "Don't you ever even dare to come near me, ever again, GET THAT? LEAVE ME ALONE!" she screamed at Huda, who had just lifted his face. She went up the stairs angrily, having forgotten she was actually there for a reason.
Huda did too. He looked on at her form disappearing up the stairs. He left without a single word, limping on the opposite way.
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"Dr. Shalini!" Rajveer called as she was about to go the other way. She turned around looking distressed. "Any clues of where the missing cadets or guards are?"
"No... I thought you would have a lead. I've looked in every classroom, every bathrooms, and even the staff quarters along with Major Nandini. Nothing." she replied. They stood quietly, running everything they had found out through to find even a single thread of evidence.
"Is Naina safe?" she asked after a while.
"Yes, she's in the girls' ho- wait, why are you asking?" he suddenly realised she hadn't asked about anyone else. She didn't have to answer the confrontation though; hearing the first part had already frozen her mind.
"Girls' hostel? Major what are you doing here then?!" she exclaimed in shock. "Don't you know that the hostels were completely empty, like all these hallways?"
Rajveer was speechless. She was probably in grave danger, and here he was, trying to look for something he knew he wouldn't find so easily.
"Mera pyaara dost yeh soch raha tha ki woh kaise uska pyaar ko itna aasaani se jane diya. Woh yeh soch raha tha ki agar Naina ko kuch ho gayi, uski doshi sirf Raj hi hoga." Naveen's voiceover is heard.
"Come on doctor!" he told her without wasting a single more second before rushing towards the girls' hostel. He had to save his love.
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"People are coming!" Naina told him as the footsteps head in their direction and a girl shouting at someone reached them.
The man immediately headed towards the window and jumped down onto the thin concrete of the first floor window. He held out his hand to her. "Come on!" he told her. She took his hand and climbed down from the girls' hostel. After they were both down, they sprinted towards the back, where a wall was broken.
Before going out, Naina glanced back at KMA, and saw Rajveer standing a few metres away, shocked and hurt. She hoped he saw her helpless expression; she had to do this. She sprinted once again, following the man, knowing Rajveer was tailing them. That's what she wanted.
Precap - "What is this place?" Naina coughs, before taking a quick glance at the window. She is satisfied to see Rajveer hidden behind a bush.
"What did you tell Huda?" Pooja asks Koel, a bit accusingly.