Sakshi stirred a little bit... "Oh.. uff..." she groaned as her head seemed heavy in pain...
She was in a different room...
She found herself carefully tucked in a bed... by the side there was a glass and few tablets...
Light streamed through a window... near the bed side there was a pair of salwaar kameez for her...
Who cared so much for her? She got out of the bed but her head whizzed...
Clutching her head tight she stumbled towards the door...
She almost was going to slip when a strong pair of arms held her..
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One week before... Delhi...
"Shree... tune chillaya?" Sameer came into Shree's room...
"Haan... na.. woh Liza ke naam.. bas ek bura sapna tha.. kuch nahi..." Shree mumbled and pulled the blanket over his head...
Sameer chuckled over his childlike reaction and went back to his room...
Sleep was away again as Sameer looked over the balcony... reminiscing the moments he had spent with Ayesha when she had come to Delhi for one of the cases...
Flashback...
I was waiting for her impatiently at the airport... it was a few months since we left... Ayesha had come for just two days...
"Kya ho gaya mera... kaha Assistant Commissioner of Police...aur ab toh roadside Romeo bann raha hoon!" Sameer chuckled and waited for Ayesha to come...
And then she came... through the gate... she was wearing a loose trouser and a soft fabric shirt... her hair tied up in a ponytail... a suitcase in her hand... her eyes were looking here and there and then her gaze stuck with mine...
Mentally I felt like running and picking her up in my arms... but then all I did was stand and look at her as she approached me... her eyes were glistening in tears...
I took slow steps towards her and just looked at her for a full minute... silently inspecting her from top to bottom... with a slight smile on my face...
She chuckled and asked "Sam... baatein nahi karna kya.. I really missed you..." her voice cracked and she turned aside to control her tears...
"Ayeshu.." I said softly and engulfed her into a tight embrace... I seemed to breathe again as my lungs were filled with her fragrance as I kissed her head... she gently rested her lips on my cheek and I tightened my hug... lifting her in the air for half a second...
Ayesha gently placed a hand on my chest and blushed...
I smiled and kissed her forehead... then I picked up her bag and walked towards my car...
"Sam... mujhe hotel drop kar doge na..." Ayesha said while sitting...
I just stopped from putting his seatbelt and looked at her... disappointment etched on my face... I had thought that Ayesha would be staying with me...
I looked in front and concentrated on the road...
"Shree kaha hai.. kaisa hai?" Ayesha asked in order to lighten the situation... she realized that I was upset...
"Kaunsa hotel?" I gruffly replied...
"Woh - Holiday Inn ke paas waala.." she replied... slightly puzzled...
"Shree theek hai - he's at Dehradun.. waha ke police ko technical work ki help chahiye thi... ETF too was there..." I replied curtly...
"Tum nahi gaye?" she asked
"I had taken leave." I replied stiffly...
"Why?" she asked... getting uncomfortable with the atmosphere built here...
"For you.. khair...chalo hotel main jao... " I sighed and parked near the hotel...
She looked at me... I think I heard her sniff...
"Acha batao where exactly it is.. meanwhile main DIG sir se baat karke kal ka leave cancel karta hoon..." I said - seething in anger and picked up in phone...
She immediately took my phone away.. "Woh... gaari chalane ke samey you shouldn't use the phone.. aur haan aage se left... phir roundabout right... then after two blocks... waha main reh rahi hoon..." she mumbled...
I drove the car at a horrific speed... when she signaled to stop I walked out of the car - banging the door... I picked up her bag while she silently followed me...
"Sam... am sorry... main tumse shadi nahi kar sakti..." she dropped the words on me like a bomb...
The bag just slipped from my hand and I just grabbed her shoulders... "Ayeshu... why?" I asked exasperated... tears almost stinging my eyes...
She immediately wiped my eyes "Arrey Sam! Main aise ek buddhu se kaise shadi karoon jo usko pata bhi na chale ke kab woh apna hi ghar pohoch gaya! Main yaha toh obviously tumhare saath rehne aayi hoon baba! This was just a l'il prank!" she smiled at me and then I turned behind...
To see my apartment...
I tightened my grip around her hand... "Ayeshu - please aise mazaak mat karna... meri marr hi javunga I swear..." I shook my head and took her bag and walked to my flat...
Ayesha had realized that her prank went really bad on me so she tried to follow me and catch my hand which I shrugged it off...
"Sam babu.. sorry.. bas aisa kabhi nahi.. sorry... please!!!" Ayesha said and came in front of me... but I just ignored her and walked into the flat with Ayesha being my shadow...
"Wow Sam... awesome ghar.. shadi ki baad na hum aise hi ghar hi khareedenge!" She said excitedly but it barely affected me...
"Uffo.. Sam ko kaise manau - tu bhi na Ayesha.. Sakshi ke saath rehte rehte uski tarha behuda cheezein karni lagi hai... no wonder Arjun sir usse itna pissed rehte hai... but wait.. Sam is pissed at me cause he loves me and I love him... toh kya Arjun sir! Shut up Ayesha - un dono ka hone waala stage main hain... ab teri hone waale pati ko manaa!" Ayesha said softly but loud enough to be heard by me...
I showed her the house and told her that tonight and tomorrow night she would sleep in my room while I would manage in Shree's...
Barely I left that I heard her speaking with Sakshi
A : "Kya karoon Sam bohot gusse main hai..."
S : **********************
"Ya I know meri ghalti thi..."
S : *********************
"Uffo Sakshi you know na that I love him na!"
S : ************************
I slightly chuckled at her reaction towards me being upset... she looked so cute! My anger flew off the window... I looked at her stealthily...
"What! Are you sure!!!! Arrey yaar... mad or what! Nahi hoga mujhse!"
S : ******************
Now even I was interested... ab meri choti behen ne kya salha di meri Ayeshu ko jo uske gaal laal ho gaye!
A : Pyaar se patana aur jo tu keh rahi hai - bohot farak hai Sakshi! Sedu... sh*t main yeh lavs kehne main embarrassment ho rahi hai!
My eyes widened in shock - yeh Sakshi ki bachchi kya suggestions deti hai!
A : Ok fine... waise bhi... nahi mujhe kuch nahi hoga... main dekhti hoon ki Sam ka kya reaction...
S : **********
A : Shut up - tujhe main kuch nahi batane waali! Besharam.. jaa peeche se teri cutting chai bulaa rahi hai!
Ayesha cut the call and placed her hands on her hips... "Sam.. let me see - kitne der gussa karoge apni Ayeshu par!"
I smiled and left... "Ayeshu.. mujhe distract karna chahti ho - what if yeh ulta case ho toh!"
Chuckling I changed into my pajamas... and went towards the laundry to pick up my shirt... so in short... I was shirtless... but mind you - that was not in my mind... I am not a guttermind!
That's when I noticed Ayesha in the kitchen... she was busy making coffee...
She too had just taken bath... her semi wet hair tied in a loose bun... she was wearing ashorts ( wow ! Shut up Sam! ) and a really loose top which had generously exposed one side of the shoulder (WOW - Sam shut up! Teri fiancee hai - itne ghatiya nazaare se kaise dekh raha hai! - Wait agar tu nahi dekha toh aur kaun? )
The way she prepared the coffee reminded me of the Deepika Padukone in the nescafe ad... but for me Ayesha was looking hotter! (chi chi Sam! Arrey baba stop fighting in your mind Sam)
She stretched her arms in the air and set her hair loose and swung her hair left and right... Boy she was on a mission to make me regret that why weren't we married still!
"Sam yeh tera ghalti hai... saale agar ab tak tu nahi nikalta Mumbai se toh ab tak naino se hi baat karta! Thoda fast hona seekh!" My mind scolded me...
She kept one hand on her hips and the other one clutched the mug and she had her cold coffee...
I was a goner today - period.
But then I heard her chuckle.. Aha! Wait you haven't seen Sameer Damsingh Rathore yet!
I slowly approached her from behind and stood there... she seemed to have stopped her little dance sensing me behind and she turned... the cream was decorated over her perfectly shaped lips but I just looked at her with a straight face to see her gaping at me...
Oh yes - in all this I forgot that I was... um.. shirtless...
I could feel the embarrassment rise up my cheeks but I stood quiet and inside happy to see her flushed face and lower her gaze... I chinned her up and brought my face closer to her... to lick off the cream!
She closed her eyes and I could sense her trembling...
"Ayesha" I voiced out huskily...
"Hmm..." she said in a trance... I brought her head closer to mine...
Her lips had parted on their own...
"Hmm Sam?" she asked and inched forward to close the distance when I spoke up...
"Please side main hatto.. woh mujhe coffee banana hai..." I moved aside for a shocked Ayesha and picked up my coffee mug... settling on the sofa... I could almost feel as if Ayesha would crack open my head any second!
Then she slowly sat next to me... as close as possible to me... she tried to reach the remote and winked at me while I raised my eyebrows at her...
She gave me the femme fatale look and hugged me...
It was a Herculean task for me to sit straight but then I just turned to the other side to ignore her... I could barely stop from the smile lingering on my lips!
Then I saw Ayesha sitting on the other side pouting.. and she seemed to run to my room... crying?
I immediately went behind her and saw her cuddling a pillow and sobbing...
"Ayeshu..." I said softly...
"Tum itne naraaz ho mujhse jo tum baat hi nahi karna chahte... main itna buri hoon toh shadi kyun kar rahe ho mujhse... I am sorry Sam!" she cribbed and then turned to the other side...
I sat next to her and pulled her into a hug "Ab yeh meri Ayeshu hai.. pata nahi woh seducing ladki thi kaun... bas ek baar yeh kehte toh main tumse kab ka baat kar leta... Sakshi se yeh sab paagal advises kabse follow karne lagi ho huh? Tum shorts aur top main ya poora covered saree main - utni hi khubsoorat dikthi ho - kyunki mohabbat toh tumse hui hai na?"
She gently buried her head in the crook of my neck and hugged me tight...
After some time I flipped on her and she looked amazed...
"Sam yeh!" She asked shock and blushing furiously...
"Mujhe joh torture kar rahi thi... uski sazaa toh milna chahiye na!" I winked at her...
But seeing her tense up I immediately parted from her "Don't worry Ayeshu... I'll never cross the line..." just as I was about to leave Ayesha pulled me back and placed her soft lips on mine...
"I missed you..." she said after kissing me...
"Same here jaan..." I whispered and pulled her closer for another kiss... I softly trailed kisses down her jawline to her neck when she trembled feeling my bare skin against her...
Sensing her shivering I slightly parted "Ayeshu... main jaake shirt pehen leta hoon.."
Her face became red like a strawberry...she nodded no and pulled up the blanket over us...
"Agar sharm aa rahi hai ACP sahab to lo... blanket se dhakliya aapko!" she winked at me...
"Acha! Mujhe sharm? Senior Inspector sahiba... jab aapki yeh makhmal haath mujhe choote hai na... toh aapke gaal strawberries jaise hote hai!" I placed her hand near my bare thudding heart to prove my point... her cheeks truly turned to a shade of crimson!
I bit her cheeks and chuckled while she hugged me tight and hid herself in my chest... "Tum na bohot woh ho Sam!" she complained...
"Bohot kya?" I asked her naughtily... to which she replied by pinching my arm but I smiled contented... She immediately looked up "Laga nahi?" she asked concerned...
"I love you jaan... tumhare bina main toh marr..." I couldn't complete as she closed my mouth with her lovely petals...
"I love you too" she whispered and hugged me again...
The night passed with both of us cuddling next to each other... kissing as long as we were awake...
Finally she put her head on my chest and dozed off... while I wrapped my arms around her and closed my eyes content...
We didn't cross the line.. we just snuggled next to each other... weaving happy dreams of our future...
Flashback ends...
Sameer jerks back to reality with a ring on the door... he finds Vijendar - he is one of the ETF members... he looked really sober and passed a file of information to Sameer...
Sameer thanked Vijendar.. though he didn't realize what was the need to have a simple file delivered at the crack of dawn...
Sameer sat on the sofa... picking up his coffee cup he read the letter and and file personally from the DIG...
Dear Sameer,
The following news that is there is really hard for me to convey... It's been close to four days of us receiving the information... but we had to be sure of it...
Four days before the ETF team had received a tip about a particular warehouse towards the outskirts of Mumbai - Arjun Rawte, Sakshi Anand, Ayesha Kapoor and Chandrakant Patil were a part of the drug raid conducted there...
This week has been terrible for the ETF team..
First of all Liza D'Cruz's house was blasted five days before... she was present at the time of blast...
Unfortunately due to the malicious intentions of Minister Waghmare, he had issued a blast in the place the raid conducted...
Fortunately Arjun Rawte had survived but...
It is my regret to announce the demise of Mr. Chandrakant Patil, Miss. Sakshi Anand... and of your fiancee Miss. Ayesha Kapoor...
I regret your loss Sameer and I do realize that it is irreplaceable...
Sameer, not only as your senior but also as your friend I assure the just action taken against the perpetrators of the crime...
With deep condolences...
DIG Parshuto Thakur
P.S : Following is an attachment of the case details... in case you want to refer it.
The cup fell from his hands and shattered on the floor... Sameer's hands shook... Sameer re-read the file repeatedly...
He immediately called up the DIG.. no.. not Ayesha... Sameer thought frantically...
"Sir.. kya.. aa..apne koi letter?" Sameer's voice croaked out...
The DIG sighed... " Haan Sameer... unfortunately..." the DIG lost words to say... such situations were always tough...
Sameer cut the call... no...
His ground slipped beneath his feet... he crashed on the floor...
"AYESHA!!!!" Sameer screamed out... he howled... his breath seemed suffocating... everything reminded of her...
Sameer went hysteric...
"Uh... Ayeshu... babu no.. tum aise nahi chor sakte... Aa...yesh.." Sameer cried nd banged his fist on the wall...
Sameer threw everything around the house.. the glass... the utensils... he screamed her name and collapsed on the floor... howling...
Shree immediately got up from his sleep hearing Sameer's scream and rushed towards the living room seeing Sameer hysteric...
"Sameer sir!" Shree ran up to Sameer...
Sameer immediately caught Shree and hugged him... "Nahi.. hai na Shree.. Ayeshu nahi chod sakti hume... tum tension mat lo Shree... woh zinda hai.. she is fine... I am telling you na.. don't worry ... koi bura joke hai yeh... don't worry.." Sameer repeated frantically...
Shree's eyes teared and his heart stopped in shock... his eyes went to a file... Shree immediately read that... "Liz..." his mind went blank on reading that her house had blasted off... Tears rolled out of Shree's eyes... his best friend Chotu... his almost sister Sakshi... his bhabi Ayesha...
His love... Li... no they couldn't...
Shree held his head on his hands... he rushed into the bathroom and splashed water on his face... it was a bad dream... "Oh Maa... yeh toh uss jaisa bura sapna hai na..." he cried in disbelief... "Eta ki holo... (yeh kya hua?) oh maa..." Shree cried bitterly and sat under the shower... hugging himself... Shree felt his family was stolen once again... he hit his head on his palm... crying over his fate...
Sameer was not yet over the shock... he tried calling Ayesha's number time and again... "Yeh Ayeshu bhi... phirse prank khel rahi hai!" Sameer cried while trying her phone again and again...
Shree walked out the bathroom... to see a broken Sameer... calling on the phone... "Bhai.." he croaked out...
"Arrey Shree mat ro... main keh raha hoon.. yeh Ayeshu ko na aisi pranks khelne ki aadat hai you know..." Sameer said unaware of the tears falling out of his eyes...
"Aur haan Liza bhi na Ayeshu ke saath reh kar uske jaise faltu pranks karne lagi hai... don't worry... iss baar jab uska prank khol jayega na tab main usse bohot daatunga... meri pyaari Ayeshu... itni paagal hai na! Haan yeh na meri behen Sakshi ki idea hai am sure! Yeh dono bhi na!" Samer started to laugh with tears falling relentlessly...
Shree couldn't see this state and hugged Sameer tightly... Sameer's pain stricken laughter soon turned into a cry of grief...
Both sat on the floors hours later... their cheeks were stained with the trails of tears...
"One and half week later Shree... meri aur Ayesha ki wedding preparations would have started..." Sameer said.. focusing his gaze on... nothing...
"Uski teen din baad sangeet tha Shree... main na Ayeshu ko sabke saamne propose karne waala tha... uska fattu aur majnu jo hoon.." Sameer chuckled spilling a fresh trail of tears...
"Phir mehendi... uski haathon main mera naam... Sakshi ne toh decide kar liya ki mehendi waala ko rishwat deke na meri naam ka jagah dhoond leti... par maine mana kiya tha... woh kya hai na uske saath beetne ka pal aur milta... woh mehendi laal hoti... bohot gehra rang hota... bohot pyaar jo karti hoon..." Sameer said... shedding sob-less tears...
Shree closed his eyes... letting Sameer speak his mind out...
Sameer looked at the clouds outside and continued to speak " You know Shree... haldi ki samay na maine plan kiya tha ki uski kamre main chupke chala javunga... phir shadi... uski shadi ki joda main... kit... ktini... khu... khubsoorat..." Sameer broke into tears... "Phere... saare vaade... uski maan main sindoor bharna... mangalsutra..." Sameer looked at the God above...
"Kya Ayeshu... tum toh waha chali gayi mujhe chodke... aur Sakshi tu bhi? Roshni... tujhe bhi..." Sameer froze and recalled a memory...
Flashback...
"Roshni!!! Tum mujhe chod nahi sakte... I love you.. Roshni..." Arjun cried bitterly falling on the ground...
"It was your irresponsibility Arjun!" I glared at him...
"SAM! Par... yeh poori tarha meri ghalti nahi tha.. please... Sam!" he screamed at me as I left him in the hall alone to cry... I deserted him...
Flashback ends...
If anyone was to blame Sameer's absence a reason for Ayesha's death... he would die... Sameer closed his eyes and started crying again...
Shree mumbled slowly... "In one and half week... main propose karne waala tha.. church main... orchids ke saath... aur ek guitar bhi le jaata as Liz ko na college ki time se pasand tha... Li..." Shree felt exhausted... he felt a part of his soul was ripped off...
Sameer felt as if he was stabbed in his heart... Sameer knew that Sikandar existed... yes... but he couldn't let Arjun know that... it could have been dangerous for both of them... his heart burned for hatred for Sikandar... pain for Roshni and Sakshi... and unfathomable love and excruciating agony for his beloved...
He got a message on his phone.. Sameer was not going to check... but he noticed Ayesha's name in the subject of the message...
Sameer immediately picked up his phone and slid the touch button... Sameer got the shock in his life... this was impossible not Ayesha...
The love of his life... the only person in his life...
It was impossible...
He couldn't ignore it... this person had always helped him silently in tracking Sikandar... this person's words were equal to the gospel...
Sameer cursed... his mind blanked out... he wanted to replace each and every love with anger, hatred... but couldn't so anything... except believe his love was true...
The phone slipped on the ground...
The message read
"Ayesha... Don't feel too bad for her... She was an exceptional undercover agent indeed... so great that you liked her... so amazing that you fell in love with her... so brilliant that you were to marry her in 10 days... so good that you never realized that she was an agent of..."
"Sikandar... - KV"
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Precap : "Kapoor yeh Ayesha toh bohot hi ajeeb nikli... hum... matlab kaise?" Zuber asked...
"Sach yehi baat hai... jab main aur Verma ETF pe nazar rakhte the... ek hi cheez nazar aayi thi... sab Sakshi ko leke itni busy the... that no one noticed her... true Zuber... yeh Ayesha bohot ajeeb nikli..." Kapoor replied...
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