Arjun FF: Enigma T2 (T3 link at pg 52) - Page 17

Arjun slightly stirred to sense someone at the doorstep... it was a female...

That's when he heard the khanak of the bangles...

He kept his eyes closed.. that someone seemed to approach near him...

Her dew drop fragrance hit him as he took in a deep breath...

"Sakshi..." he muttered...

" Hmm Arjun..." she muttered...

He tried to open his eyes... "Ssh... aankhein mat kholna Arjun... kaise ho?" she asked softly as she patted his head gently...

Tears rolled down his eyes... he led out a silent sob.. "Isliye kaha tha Saksi ki door raho mujhse... tum mere aankhon ke saamne... main tumhe bacha..." she seemed to close his mouth...

"Na Arjun... na.. maine bhi kaha tha na... par tum abhi bhi zinda ho... har insaan ka ek kaaran hota hai... kismat ke saath koi bhi nahi jeet sakta..." she led out a sad chuckle...

"Sakshi.. tum ne kaha tha ki agar main theek hoon toh tum bhi theek rahogi... toh phir kyun..." he howled out...

He could feel her soft hands wrap around his head... her body warmth calming him...

While having hiccups he told... "Sakshi... tumhare mere jeevan.. se rehna... far..farak parta hai... uss din maine..."

"Ssh..." she said and planted a soft kiss on his forehead "pata hai mujhe... sab kuch.. main baaton pe nahi... jazbaaton pe dhyaan deti hoon..."

"Woh.. tumhara per... Sakshi...yo.. you don't disgust me..." he sobbed like a little baby and hugged her tighter while she cocooned him in her arms...

"Hey.. mujhe kabhi bhi kisi bhi baat pe bura nahin laga Arjun.. maine maaf kar diya hain tumhe... koi bhi shikaayat nahi hain mujhe tumhare khilaaf..." she hugged him tighter...

He clutched on to her... "Mujhe jaana hai Arjun..." she whispered softly... gently into his ears...

"Nahi Sakshi.. mujhe lekar jaao... ya yahi raho..." he said quietly drifting back to his sleep mode...

"Kaash... par ab jaana hoga... waise bhi main toh humesha tumhe sataati hoon..." she sighed...

"Nahi.. maine tab pagalpan main kaha tha... tum nahi satati ho mujhe... tumse mere jeevan pe farak parta hai..." his voice cracked towards the end...

Sakshi seemed to come near to him and gently brush her lips against his forehead and then she left...

"SAKSHI!" Arjun screamed

"OYE SHERA!!!" Karan screamed back trying to run at an Arjun throwing himself off the chair...

"Yaar..." Karan's words ceased as he saw the endless tears out of the cop's eyes... the haunted look... Karan just hugged his Shera...

Arjun composed himself and thanked Karan...

"Yeh lo - dost bolta hai aur pehla ussul bhi todta hai - dosti main no thank you... no sorry!" Karan smiled but then got back to serious mode..

"Oye tu Simmi ki kangan leke kar kya raha tha?" Karan asked suspiciously...

"Woh.. yaha gir gaya tha toh socha ki tujhe de doon... tu Simran ko de dega.." Arjun reasoned...

Karan immediately took the bangle "Hmm so toh hai.. sun joh important baat tujhse kehne chah raha tha... woh hai ki... uss drug case ki silsile main... haan wahi jiski wajah se tera team..." he became quiet for a second looking at his Shera...

BUt he resumed as the information was important "sun Shera... woh minister sirf ek front tha... asal main background main koyi aur hain.." Karan said in a grim manner and looked aside...

Arjun immediately picked up on what Karan said... "Tujhe yeh sab kaise pata chala?"

Karan replied "Actually main day one se dhoond raha hoon uss minister ke baare main... ek baat khatki ke..."

"Itna bada minister itni aasani se kaise pakad jaaye... itni aasani se arrest bhi..." Arjun wracked his brain...

"Exactly... aur sirf woh hi nahi Shera.. mujhe ek baat samaj nahi aaye ke iss maamuli sa case - jo tu ek hafta ke andar solve kar liya - tere logon ko tapkane ke kya zaroorat thi..." Karan thought scratching his head...

Arjun's eyes dawned on realization... "Kahi team ko maarne hi toh pehla plan nahi tha..."

Then his eyes immediately went to the files given there and the chit...

"Karan tu jaa... waise ek minute.. agar tujhe bhaagna ho tu building climb karega ya seedha jayega.." Arjun asked

"Arrey yeh poochne waale baat hai - emergency ki time pe main seedha hi dodunga... iss waqt pe Krish 4 kaun banna chahta hai!" Karan said and walked away...

Arjun thought again as to why that person would do that... "Wait Arjun.. agar tu peeche bhaagta then you would try to remove the bamboos and follow the road afterward... yeh toh dimaag main aata hi nahi ki actually woh insaan to chhad ke sahara liye kahi par bhi chal sakte hain..."

Twirling the pen in his hand the person's idea struck in Arjun's mind "Kamaal ki baat hai... yaani actually that person would have escaped through the roof aur run in opposite direction while main uske peeche bhaata hua ulta raste main chalta... itna shaatir dimaag... yeh hai kaun... koi aam insaan nahi ho sakta..."

Arjun's pen fell from his hands and and he bent down to pick it up... when his head bumped with the table... his fingers gently massaged his forehead when he felt the skin feeling sensitive...

In his dream... Sakshi had kissed there...

Unknowingly he gently pressed his lips to his fingers which were rubbing his forehead...

"Kuch toh choot raha hai... zindagi main pehli baar koi aur sapna hai jo bilkul haqeeqat ke tarha lag raha hai..." Arjun thought...

He took the files of postmortem and checked them...

Postmortem Report and Investigation Report - CBI.

Death of 5 members of the ETF.

Intent : Intentional multiple homicide - to cover the operations taking place out there.

Method : Blast

Materials used : Dynamite, 345 KS... timer setting, not local made.

Victims : Ayesha Kapoor, Chandrakant Patil, Sakshi Anand.

Guilty : Minister Waghmare (sorry forgot the name of that minister)

Witness : Arjun Suryakant Rawte.

Materials found : Wires, electrical circuits, immense traces of silicon, false plastics, metals, human parts.

According to the doctors as well as the investigative officers this was a definite case of Intentional Multiple Homicide. The Minister had intended to clear the path of his drug shipment and the ETF seemed to appear on the spot - hence most of the people were killed. Upon Arjun Rawte's private investigation it has been confirmed that Mr. Waghmare had been involved in the case, the DIG has ordered a full restriction on the powers of Mr. Waghmare.

Hence with the case being solved and a 15 year punishment to Mr. Waghmare - the case has been solved.

Report by : Senior Inspector Trishul Matre.

Arjun closed the case file and kept it aside... "Kuch toh choot raha hai hai... yeh case... Mumbai ki best team marr gayi... aur bas itni si report... iss case se kuch toh gadbad hai... warehouse main drugs ke baare main kuch nahi likha hai..." he frowned.

"Aur iss insaan ne kaha ki postmortem report ko phirse pad ne ke lie... matlab kuch toh hoga jo mujhe dikhayi nahi de raha hai..." he thought...

"Postmortem... Liza! Woh toh zinda hai! Par phir woh mujhse milne kyun nahi aayi.. Chotu, Sakshi aur Ayesha ki kitni achi dost thi!" Arjun ranted...

Then he picked up his cell "Simran - Arjun here.. suno ek kaam karo... Liza D'Cruz... Andheri main rehti hai... uski address... ----------... haan exactly... uska pata lagao..."

Then he called up Anjali "Einstein... ek favor karegi... December 8th main jo blast hua... ukse baare main jitna pata kar sakte ho karo.. saare information nikaalo... thanks... haan baba milkshake pohoch jayega..."

He sent an sms to Karan "Aate waqt milkshake aur ek chocolate le aana Einstein ke liye."

Arjun picked up a notebook and scribbled his questions...

1. Yeh case itna hushed up kaise ho sakta hai... aadhe se zyaada details nahi hai... kisne kuch toh bohot chupaya hai... kisne? Aur woh minister itni aasani se kaise pakar main aaya? Koi roka kyun nahi?... mere experiences main aise ministers ke upar case chalte hi jaate hai saalon bhar...

1. Kaun hai yeh insaan joh mujhe yeh reports diya - usse kya madat hoga meri madat karne se? Kya yeh ek dost hai... ya phir dost ke shakal main koi aur... aur yeh achanak dosti kyun nibha raha hai?

1. Yeh reports... aur jiske saath main takraaya... toh yeh... ek insaan hai.. ya do, teen chaar? Yaato chaar kaabil insaan... ya ek bohot hi shaatir insaan... kaun?

1. Ek hafte se zyaada ho chuka hai... bhabisa nahi rahi... abhi tak Sam ne kuch kiya kyun nahi... kuch kaha kyun nahi... woh aur Shree Delhi main chup chap kaise baithe hue hai...?

1. Sakshi ki sapne itne sach kyun lagte hai... sach main my skin feels sensitized... main paagal nahi hoon... hallucination bhi nahi ho sakti... I felt her... am positive.. kya woh zinda? Par uski jali hui haath toh maine dekha?

The last words got blurred by the tears dripping from his eyes... It pained him...

That's when Karan came back... "Shera.. kuch pata chala?" keeping the bought items aside...

Arjun handed over the file to him "Pad le aur bata kya alag hai..."

Karan skimmed through the file "Abbey Shera.. issme toh aadhe cheez hi nahi hai - yeh tera CBI ka report kaise ho sakta hai?"

"Pata hai... waise Anjali aur Simran bhi aayegi kuch der baad...kuch kaam karna hai..." Arjun pondered...

As predicted Anjali and Simran came back...

"Arjun... kuch hi der main pata chal jayega ki Liza kaha... btw... pehli baar Liza haan... ek ladki ka naam!" Simran indicated naughtily.

"Simran!" Arjun glared "Liza, meri team ki forensic expert, meri behen jaisi hai.. waise woh Shree ki girlfriend hai - dono college se ek dusre ko jaante the... par pyaar baad main hua..." Arjun completed

"Waah Arjun! Kya team hai tumhara... aur kaun kaun hai!" Simran asked excitedly.

"Chotu - commando expert... bohot pyaar hai.. tha... sabse bhola.. aur apna desh ke liye kuch bhi kar sakta tha... then Shree - technincal expert... bohot intelligent..."

"Aur Sam.. yaani Sameer Rathore - chief... sensible, honest, dependable... apna temper rak sakta hai.. sabse best chief meri experience main..." Arjun sighed...

"Aur lagta hai ki tera jigdi yaar bhi tha..." Karan said observing the features of Arjun... "waise.. uska kisi ke saath..." Simran asked excitedly.

"hai na - bhabisa.. yaani Ayesha Kapoor.. Karan.. tuj jaise teen chaar ko akele nachte nachte thapad maar ke khatam bhi kar de jaise koi bache ka khel ho... ammunitions expert thi..." Arjun sighed then he stood up...

He took out his notebook and scribbled something... "Yeh toh mera dimaag main aaya hi nahi!" he muttered...

1. Bhabisa was an ammunitions expert... how come usne bomb ko recognize nahi ki.. aur kaise usse pata nahi tha ki isse kaise deactivate ki jai - when it was a simple Dynamite... but created in a twisted manner.. she had experience in deactivating mine fields se leke even touch sensitive bombs... something is missing... kya?

"Aur?" Simran asked...

"Publicist.." he muttered...

"Kaun?" Simran asked perplexed

"Sakshi.. Sakshi Anand... bubbly, chripy, vivacious... full of life.. muskurahat... jeena koi usse seekhe... zindagi se sab kuch gavake bhi zindagi se koi shikaayat nahi..." he said softly...

"Uski bohot yaad aati hai?" Simran asked...

"Bohot Simran... shayad ek pal bhi nahi hota jab main uske baare main nahi sochta hoon..." Arjun sighed...

"Arrey - yeh toh wohi crime journalist hai na!" Anjali asked snapping Arjun from his trance...

"Haan.. aur ab ETF member hai..th..i..." Arjun replied...

"Acha Simran..." Arjun asked an idea propping in his head...

"Kiss my cheek..." Arjun asked..

Karan spat out his tea... "Oye Shera! Abhi abhi Sakshi ko miss kar raha tha - woh gayi nahi ki tu Simran ko gaal pe kiss!" he barked...

"Shut up Karan! Sakshi ki jagah nahi de raha hoon... aur nahi kabhi doonga... paagal hai kya! Fine Simran kiss Karan's forehead..." Arjun asked...

Simran just stared at Karan for like two seconds...

"Kiss ke liye?" she asked...

"Haan kiss ke liye.." Arjun replied...

Karan walked two steps ahead of a red Simran... he bent his head a little and placed his palm on her cheek... mentally thanking his Shera for this brilliant thing!

"Kiss kar..." Karan asked huskily... Simran's eyes widened...

"Oye bhooke Majnu.. waise waala nahi, tu toh kahi bhi shuru ho jaata hai.. Simran just brush your lips slightly on his forehead.. aur tu.. stop caressing her face... koi dating tips nahi de raha hoon!" Arjun said annoyed by their antics...

Simran slowly trembled and placed a gently kiss on his forehead...

Arjun noticed her closed eyes... and even Karan's closed eyes... "In dono ki beech toh kuch pak raha hai Arjun!"

Arjun walked in front and asked Simran to move away quietly...

Karan's eyes was still close and he raised his face to kiss her on her lips... however when he cupped her cheek instead of a soft cheek he found himself caressing a stubbled jaw!

He opened his eyes to find an amused Shera looking at his face!

"Kya be!" Karan said shocked and Simran and Anjali broke into laughter!

Arjun then placed his fingers on Karan's forehead... it felt smooth.. and softer compared to the other part... exactly how his skin felt...

"Anjali - tumhare Mr. Arjun ko ek kissi dogi?" Arjun asked.. knowing that this sweetheart would be more than happy to give one - not having ulta seedha thoughts like Karan and Simran!

"Any day Mr. Arjun!" Anjali smiled and gave him a cute peck on the cheek... Arjun ruffled her hair...

His skin felt the same feeling as when Sakshi had kissed him...

This was impossible... until one thing.. that she's alive...

"Mr. Arjun..." Anjali said while sipping her milkshake... bringing Arjun's attention...

"Kahi par likha nahi hai ki she's a part of ETF..." Anjali said confused...

Arjun looked perplexed... he immediately took the laptop and opened the site for ETF... there was no mention of Sakshi...

"WHAT?" he thought...

Sakshi Anand - reporter of Times Of India... that's all the information he got...

Her articles on ETF... it was supposed to be appreciated were all under the general ETF's name or the DIG's...

There was no proof that Sakshi was even a part of the team...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Precap : Sameer shivered with the message in front... it was impossible... Ayesha? No never...