Reaching there they saw a decorated door at the end of the corridor to their right…. There were many doors on their left, opposite to them…They were just wondering where to go a door opposite to them opened and a girl peeped out and beckoned them…. 🤔
Hesitantly they took a step towards the door and looked aside… Seeing no one on either side they hurried to the door…
A girl about twenty years of age nodded to them eagerly… Aryan and Ajay gave a hurried look around and followed her….
They entered a room which had huge mirrors and make up artists were doing make up for the performers…. 😛
Aadhya beckoned them further into an inner room behind a curtained screen….
Ajay and Aryan looked around and saw the other team members also there smiling feebly….
Shotgun was keeping watching near the entrance and catching up the conversation too!
Francis: (Looking around) Ok then…. Abdul, Akbar bhi aa gaye…. Er… Abdul… Akbar… Ye Aadhya hai, Sandhya ki behen!
Abdul aka Aryan and Ajay aka Akbar looked at her and nodded greeting…. Aadhya too nodded her greeting and went through a door at the end of the room!
The team had decided that from the minute they entered the hotel they would call each other by their false names!
Aryan: Is everything fine here?
Boxer: Pukka! Baaki sab ek ek kar andar jaa chuke hain! Us taraf!
Boxer indicated the door at the end of the big room through which Aadhya had disappeared….
Boxer: Vo darwaaza us main hall ka doosra entrance hai… Aise performances jab yahan hote hain, tab ye room use kiya jaata hai make up ke liye!
Aryan: Good! Sab positions pe to hain naa? Has the function started? ❓
Francis: Haan Abdul… Sab positions me hain…. Guests bhi aane lage hain… Iqbal ke paas, mere paas aur andar Raheem (Pausing) Father Xaviour's ke paas hi contact karne ke liye transmitters hain…. To Raheem ne abhi message bhejha hai!
Neha: Lekin transmitters use karne hi the, to sab ko kyun nahi diya? Koi agar musibat me ho to? ❓
Francis: Oh Rita…. Agar sabke paas transmitters hote, to koi na koi message paas hota reheta… Aur itne logon ki ye ajeeb harkatein dekh, guards ko shak naa ho jaata!
Ajay: Aur Xaviour ka kaam hai andar nigrani rakhna ki baaki sab apne kaam kar rahe hain ki nahi… Aur hum secret searches karenge to find out where the final deal consignment is kept!
Looking around to see if everyone understood their plan Aryan noticed everyone approving their ideas…. But Dipika's face had worry printed clearly on it!
Aryan: Di… (Pausing again) Malaika! Kya hua? Pareshaan ho… Are you alright? Tabiyat to theek na tumhari? 😕 😉
Everyone's attention turned towards him and her, and they smiled a bit noticing that in such a critical situation too Aryan could see the worry on Dipika's face! 😳
Dipika looked at Aryan surprised at his concern here too and said….
Dipika: Nahi… Vo abhi yaad aaya ki…. Humne plan bana liya tha aur bata diya tha sabko ki koun kis besh me hoga! To Raghu mera matlab Rags to ab tak un saari information ko de chukka hoga! Of course humne ussse kehelva to diya ki operation cancel hua, phir bhi on look out to vo hinge hi naa?
At this Ajay, Boxer, Neha and Shotgun looked at each other and then at Francis and Aryan stunned…. What Dipika said was true? The guards would be definitely on red alert and checking the identity of people who were in the disguises Rags had mentioned! 😔
Aryan: (Smiling went up to her and said) Itni chinta!? Don't worry unhe nahi pata ki hum koun se disguise me aane waale hain!
Dipika: (Surprised) Nahi pata! Lekin sabke envelopes me list the? To… 🤔
Francis: Oh ho Mrs.Iqbal… (At this everyone looked at him surprised as Aryan and Dipika glared at him 😡 😉 😆 ) Abdul keh raha hai naa, nahi pata to nahi pata!
Ajay: Haan yaar! Lekin kaise?
❓
Francis: Vo aise Akbar ji… Jab se hume shak hua ki ek traitor hai humare beech, main aur Aryan ne har kadam me jaal bichaye the! Isi hope me ki kabhi na kabhi kisi na kisi mouke me vo kuch aisa keh de, jissse us gaddaar ka pata chale!
Aryan: Aur isi douran kal ke discussion me Rags ne final deal ki timing bata di, jo sirf actually hume pata hona chahiye tha!
Francis: Isliye humne pehle se hi do set of envelopes bana diye the!
Aryan: Aur humne use Haseena ko de di, humare team members ke photographs ke saath! Vo address tha jahan accessories aur clothes sabke liye milne waale the, vo Haseena ke real estate ka hi tha… Aur usme timings bhi thi ki kab kisko waha jaake clothes leni hai!
Francis: Aur jab hume Rags ke baare me pata chala, humne immediately Rags ke slip ke baad Haseena ko phone kar diya aur keh diya ki Rags ko chod sabko unki envelopes exchange karke de dein! 😉
Dipika: (Surprised) Kya?!!? Lekin humare team members aasaani se maan gaye? Envelopes exchange karne? ⭐️
Aryan: Malaika itne bhi bewakoof nahi hain…. Haseena ne code word kehne ka suggestion diya…. Humne code diya tha naa, sabko… Unhone use Haseena se kaha aur Haseena ne bhi unki correct code me reply ki tab jaake envelopes exchange hua! 👍🏼
Neha: (Grinning 😃 ) Are wah! Tabhi aaj subah itni der kar di aapne!?
Dipika: That was really brilliant Ar… Abdul…. Fr…. Sam! Itni preparations aap logon ne ki…. Hume bhanak bhi nahi padne di! 👏
Aryan: Malaika raaz do logon ke beech rahe, to hi raaz hai…. Agar sabko bata dete aur galti se kisi se kaheen chooth gaya to? Isliye sab ko bataya nahi!
Dipika and the others just nodded smiling giving their understanding!
Just then Shotgun warned them…
Shotgun: Koi aa raha hai!
Immediately they composed themselves, Dipika closed her face…. Smiling keeping a cool attitude and were talking casually amongst themselves as if met just then!
A few seconds later Aadhya came in and everyone breathed a sigh of relief…
Boxer: Aadhya! Dara diya!
Aadhya: Main dar gayi! 😕
Dipika: (Removing the parda off her face) Aadhya… Kya hua? Is darwaaze se to gayi thi, to wahan bahar se kyun aayi? ❓
Aadhya: Nai…. Vo main gaurds ka peecha kar rahi thi, ye dekhne ke liye ke unke rounds ka timing kya ka hai! Har jagah par dus minute baad pahoonchte hain… Yahan bhi time ho hi gaya hai… Aapko yahan tak le aayi…. Ab aap jaldi yahan se us crowd me mingle ho jayiye… Kyunki ab kisi bhi waqt yahan vo guards check…..
Aadhya stopped mid sentence staring behind them at the door leading to the main hall, frightened….
Aryan and the others were about to ask her what when she said hastily….
Aadhya: Er… Vo… Ye washroom nahi hai…. Vo us taraf hai… Bahar jayiye… Ye make up room hai! 😲
Saying she coughed as two security guards came in and looked around the inner room….
Looking at Francis and Neha she said….
Aadhya: Aap dono… Aise khade rahoge ki makeup lagvaoge…. Time nahi ho rahi? Jaldi!
Immediately Francis and Neha went back to the make up room and occupied two chairs in front of the mirrors…. Neha took a towel and started wiping her face, when Francis started applying powder on his face….
The guards after looking all around the room, went to check the make up room… On the way they saw Shotgun reading a strange book on anatomy and making a face passed him…. Coming a little while to the inner room they asked Aadhya…
Guard 1: (Gruff voice) Kya hua?
Aadhya: Nai… Bas galti se aa gaye… Main unhe sahi room dikha deti hoon…
The guard looked at the Sheikhs and the Islam couple up and down…
Aryan, Ajay and Boxer smiling a little wished them in Islam style…. "Asalamalekum!"
The second guard went forward and tried lifting the Parda of Dipika's burkah… Aadhya became afraid and Aryan, Ajay started thinking hastily of various plans of escape……..
As Dipika backed off Boxer came in front of her and said angrily…. 😡
Boxer: Oie… Humri biwi hai… Kya kar rahe ho?
Saying he lifted his hands as if to fight…. 😡
The second guard angry tried to hit him when the first guard stopped him and shook his head….
Guard 1: Islam log hain, unse panga nahi lete…. Hume bahar kaam hai… (To Boxer) Maaf kijiyega bhai jaan… (To Dipika) Bibi ji maaf kijiyega… 😊
The first guard nodded and the second guard glaring at them left the room to the hall!
Aadhya and everyone once again breathed a sigh of relief….. Aadhya told them to wait a minute and left the room to see if the coast was clear!
Smiling Ajay looked around and suddenly screamed frightened!
Ajay: Ahhhhhh!!!!!!! 😲