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"oye huda itni khushi kyun???...."
"oye punjaban...apni to ash hai....!!"
"abeh e...bhao mat kha..ab bata de..."
"mucchad academy se bahar jaa raha hai...."
huda waitied expecting a roar...an applause from his frnds but instead...there was particularly no reaction except a few smiles....
...
"oye???.....mein itni acchi khabar sunai aur??..."
"acchi nai..purana sms bheja hai...apna inbox edit kar..."
"matlab..."
"matlab yeh saale..ki apun ko yeh baat pata thi....aur isliye in sab ko bhi...."
"abeh kaidi..tune..mujhe nahi..."
"oye sharukh!!.....aur naina..."
"sir aap mujhe mess mein kyun lekar aaye hain..mujhe packing karni hai thodi si...sir???"
"islioye hi cadet sngh..aapko yaha laya gaya hai..."
"huh???.."
"SURIJI!...."
"oy han puttar....uh...sir!!...yes sir!!..."
raj smiled...suriji was habituated to the name 'raj puttar'...but it was duty hours now...
"woh jo mangaya tha ..aa gaya?..."
"ji..ek minute...."
the other five also crowded near naina and raj...
"GGOD MORNING SIR!!"
pooja and naina started whispering..
"naina..yeh sab kya hai..."
"mujhe pat pooch.mujhe khud nahi pata...."
"wazzup naina??..."yudi joined in....
"no idea..."
"aap logon bilkul patience nahi hai...hai na..cadets...."
"jab aapne mujhe kuch nahi batay to..."
"yes naina???...."
"nothing sir..."
suriji came back wid a box in hand.....
"ye lo sirji!!"
rajveer looked from the box then to naina....
"well naina...choose...." and he opened the box...
"CHOCOLATES?????????????????????????????"
...
"rajveer si r??..chocolates???....."
"han...oh..by the way..in two days right..so packing karni hai na...come on..lets go...!!"
"han..sir..par chocolates..."
"YS!!1...NOW CHALO..."
"han..but..choc..sir....bye guys...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
rajveer hurried naina out of the mess and left evryone else wondering....
"chocolates???...."
"packing??..."
"shahrukh bhi ja raha hai..KMA se....nahi...ye connection kyun toda???.."
""chcoclates lekar jaa rahein hain??....."
"naina kyun packing karegi unki....."
"aalekh??..."
"apun nahi janta..."
"CADET HUDA!!"
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"SIRR....", Naina held his hand as she entered his room behind him....totally confused!
"Naina?"
"Bolo na Sir....."
"Kya?"
"Yeh chocolates kyun?"
"Kyun? Tumhein pasand nahin aayee?"
"Nahin....", she said blushing slightly, and looking into his eyes.
"Toh.....", he pulled out a piece from the pack, putting it into her mouth,"...Bas enjoy!"
She smiled. And hopped into her room, from that connecting door. That door was kept open, involunterily[excuse this spelling!]. Naina never felt the need, and Rajveer never thought it required. Their mutual trust was greater than it ever was!
He looked at her, hopping happily into her little room. She was to leave the next day, and he knew, that all the time his brave protegee had in the academy, he will make it special!
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"Ali puttar!"
"Jee Surijee."
"Ab dekh, next week da budgaat(I have misspelled it to give a 'Surijee' effect!) banana hai.....tu ek kaam kar.....o orderly se purani registry le aa.....main tenu samjha devanga!"
"Jee....", he left.
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"Cadet Huda reporting sir!"
"Cadet Huda, aap bevkoof aur battameez hain yeh is ek saal main hum jaan gaye the....magar aapke Major Rajveer aapko punctuality sikhana bhool gaye kya!!"
"Woh....sir....."
"Bahane", he frowned, ".....yahi hai, aapke paas, iss aarmy ko dene ke liye!"
"Woh Sir, main mess se pass ho raha tha", Huda tried his last weapon, his charm and wit together, with no other hope left, "....aur woh sadde Surijee wahan, yeh...yeh....parathe bana rahe the....."
"Toh?"
"Woh kuch nahin sir, maine unhe keh diya, ki yeh academy hai, aur yahan sab cadets sipahi banane ke liye aate hain, Major Nair saman....aur.....aur aapke liye parathe.........", Huda threw his worst ever googlee, hoping to survive somehow.
"Parathe?"
His friends, giggling outside, managed to seak a couple of parathas from the mess, and pushed in a passing Orderly to Huda's help.
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"Oye, aaj to tum sab ne bal bal bacha liya!", Huda leaned sighing on Yudi's shoulder.
"Bro! Mujhe to laga ki tum to gaye!"
"Ab mat bol yaar.....bardaash nahin hota!"
"Vaat to lagegi.........."
"Saade Muchhad so jo connection laga hai!"
"Waise Huda tumhe waqt pe pohonch jana chahiye tha."
"Ab tu bhi us MC ki tarah mat bol, Phoolan. Humain pata hai, teri to chaandi hai!"
Naina raised her brows.
"Shahrukh", Pooja sighed, somehow, her gesture annoyed Naina, "....chocolates deta hai, room main lene aata hai, purane photographs....hayee...."
Naina silently glared at her. Somehow, this wasnt missed by Aalekh, as his lips curled in a slight grin.
"Oye Phoolan, yeh Punjaban to baanvri ho gayee hai", Huda joked, "...ab kya karega Major! Yeh to ab inke peeche Kaargil tak chali jaayegi....apna talk time le ke...."
They laughed aloud. And Pooja made a sad and annoyed face.
"Ahem....ahem", someone coughed.
Everyone looked at Lt.Nishant Goenka, and Major Rajveer Singh Shekhawat smiling at them.
"Meri Heer ko koi pareshaan kar raha hai?", he smiled, but this time, was looking at Naina.
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Both the officers enjoyed their dinner with the Cadets, catting about everything, from their academy days, to pranks, and their missions and girls......
After dinner they were walking down towards the main reception area.
"Cadets", Nishant faced them, "I am glad that you all of all the KMA cadets managed to pass the tests. This was indeed an achievement. These pairs, will always be preferred on missions in future, by the Army."
Aalekh smiled. Huda groaned. And Naina felt heat pass in her cheeks, as she felt a pair of eyes on her.
"So", he continued, "this is your last day of 'fun'. From tomorrow onwards, Yudi and Naina will depart for their assignments. And I am very sure, that none of you will even have time enough for speaking to each other, at least for the coming week."
Everyone nodded. They all had a strong and brave soldier in them, pouncing at the mention of a mission.
"Toh fir chalo", he said, "aaj raat ko ek chhota sa jam session karte hain....ek informal si party....let us enjoy enough for the coming week.....", he smiled.
"Yeh huyee na baat!", Huda cried.
"Wooooo! Lemme get those speakers....boy I must tell you...they are amazing...."
"O theek hai Yudiye....tere saare machine le aa! Chal Phoolan bhangda paa te hain!"
Naina smiled at him, as all of them walked towards Nishant's room. Aalekh wasnt sure, whether it was a wink that Nishant gave Rajveer before Major gave him a disguised 'thumbs-up'!!
They were all almost nearing the faculty quarters, when.....
"Err....Naina.....", But before Naina turned, she heard an uproar from her friends, and saw Huda, Aalekh and Yudi pounce at someone, in darkness.
"KARAN!!!!"
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