FF: Khamoshiyaan... (chap 37 page 133) - Page 50

CHAPTER 21:

Aman drove to Comm. Coehlo's home. He rang the bell and waited. A servant opens the door for him and takes him to his study. "aao Aman, kaise aana hua?"

But Aman was silent.

Co: kya hua Aman? Everything alright?

He takes a seat oppsite him. "sir I need to ask something. Aap Aisha ke bare me mujhe pehle kyu nahi bathaya?"

Co: kya nahi bathaya? Aisha ko tum kaise janthe ho?

Am: Aisha ko nahi, balke Nadiya ko jantha tha. Aap uss waqt ye kyu nahi bathaya ke mere saath koi aur bhi undercover me the.

Co: uss waqt aur halath kuch aise the Aman. Tum dono ke work alag alag the. Aur alag alag time pe shuru hua tha. Your work was to get James and her's was to get Desai. Ha, at the end your both destination was the factory. Aur waha thak hum pohonch bhi gaye. Thanks to ETF to coming in on time.

Am: (rubbing his temple) par...

Co: whats troubling you Aman? Tell me.

Am: I don't know sir. I just don't know. I knew Nadiya back there. Aur uske baad, mien ek aur Nadiya ko dekha tha. Allahabad me. Aur ab ye... as Aisha Arjun Rawte. Its hard to digest.

Co: Allahabad me? You mean you met her there?

Am: ha, dekha tha. Lekin wo wali Nadiya in sabse alag thi. In fact there is a part of her in today's Aisha. par mien in kisise bhi relate nahi kar parahe hai. jisse mien jantha tha... wo ek alag hi Nadiya thi.

Coehlo is confused. This is an extremely new face of Aman. He walks upto him and sits on the table by him. "Aman I'm still confused ke tum kya keh rahe ho. you knew the Nadiya who was a drug peddler. The notorious Nadiya. par asal me aise koi hai hi nahi. Tumhare Mumbai se jane ke baad wo case solve hogaya tha. Aur saath saath Nadiya bhi. Fir wo Aisha thi. Aisha Kapoor. The ETF member. Dheere dheere wo koi aur hi ban gayi. At the end, she became Aisha Arjun Rawte. Ek aise ladki jo ek aise admi ko firse jeena sikhaya jo jeene hi nahi chathe the. Par wo uske zindagi me ek change layi. Ek nayi zindagi ke shuruath ki. Lekin see the irony of life... jiss zindagi se Aisha ne Arjun ko bacha liya tha... wo wahi zindagi me chal basi. Ek anjaan shahar me , ek anjaan zindagi guzari. Ab wo wapas aye hai. so please Aman. Aise kuch math karna ke wo wapas uss zindagi me chale jaye. We need her here. Sirf isliye nahi ke woe k kabil officer hai. balke isliye... this is the least thing we could do for Arjun."

Aman was grasping his every word. After some silence, "ok Sir I promise mere tharaf se koi problem nahi hoge"

He rose to go out. But Coehlo stops him in between. "Aman, I have known you for a long time. aur jithna mien tumhe jantha hu, I have never seen this side of you. Agar tumhare man me Aisha ya Nadiya ke tharaf koi aur feelings hai tho give it a rest. Wo bichari ab bas zindagi me agla kadam leraha hai. don't push her out. Shayad tum samajh rahe ho ke mien kya keh raha hu"

He nods and gives a slight sigh. "sir... kya aap bhi manthe hai ke Arjun..."

Co: mere mane se ya na mane se kuch nahi hoga Aman. Hum subooth pe chalthe hai. and according to that we have no idea were he is. And that leads to only one conclusion.

He bids god bye and leaves the room and goes back to his home. Today he was exhausted. He sat on his sofa for a long time. Then he had a shower and just had a cup of srong tea. He took his laptop. And there she was in a folder. She in her beautiful white attire, with a silver embroidery shawl... her taking turns...her eyes... it was haunting him. But now... Its Aisha Arjun Rawte... she closed the laptop and fell back on the bed. His eyes fell on the cupboard. He got up and opened it and took out a red shawl.

The same one that she had touched long back... the same one he bought it for someone special... he smiled at the shawl... "you belong to Aisha...not to Nadiya...aur ek din tum Aisha ke paas zaroor pohonchogi... I'll make sure of that...till then stay safe..." he placed back that red shawl back in its place. He took his last sip of his cold tea and went back to bed and tried to sleep.

***

She was watching the door through her camera. Aisha naver came out. "what's taking her long? Wo teek tho hai na?"

She was worried. "May be she needed some time alone. That's why"

Inside the room, Aisha was lying on the bed.she was rewinding the day she had. Why did Aman sir call me Nadiya? kaha dekha tha mien usse? Kahi ye wahi ho nahi... jo uss waqt...Yes it's him... how did I not remember him? unhe bura tho nahi lage hoge? Khair... par wo jis tharah se mujhe dekh rahe the... shayad wo bhi confused the...

She closed her eyes. "Arjun..." she whispered calling him to her. He was by her in no time.

"how was your day jaan?"

"not bad. Thode problems the...but its ok..."

"thak gaye hai? ghar jao...aur so jao"

"mien yahi so jau Arjun?"

"your wish jaan..." he winked at her. She was slowly drifting to her sleep and there he was again and she was in his arms.

***

She was getting too worried now. "knock karke dekhlu? Magar mien kya puchu ? oh God... this is annoying..." she took her phone and juggled with it..

At last she lost her patience and typed. She came to lodge. Inside your room. Not coming out. Kya karu?

She waited for the reply. There was none for a while. She looked at the clock. "damn...its almost 10. Wo so gaye hoge..."

But then her mobile beeped. Don't worry. Its her first day. So thak gaye hogi. She must be asleep. Ab tum bhi so jao.

She was annoyed: magar Arjun..

He replied back: thanks for looking out for her. But trust me, she is fine. GN.

She rolled her eyes. "ye pyaar karne wale kafi ajeeb hothe hai. I am never going to understand them."

She couldn't hold on much. Later she slept in front of her laptop itself.

***

Aisha woke up with the morning rays. She did have a good sleep. She was feeling fresh. She looked at her watch. She had time to go back home and then go to office. And today she was looking forward to go there.

***

Aman was getting ready for his daily jog. A night full of thoughts had brought him back on track.

***

She woke up a bit late. She had a bad stiff neck owing to her sleeping position. She went back the recordings. Aisha had left long back and for the first she noticed a change. There was a slight smile on her lips. She was happy too.

***

Arjun got an early morning message.

She left few minutes back. Sorry I missed her. So gayi thi. She looks happy today. Well good morning Arjun...

He smiled. He was feeling happy too. Aur kaise nahi hogi, agar apne pyaar khush ho tho hame aur kya chahiye?

He typed back: GM. And for the last time, it's Aryan

She blew a hairstrand off her forehead. And typed furiously. Whatever.

***

Aisha walked towards the hall. "good morning everybody"

All turned to her. She looked a bit like old Aisha.

Sam: good morning. So team all set to complete our work?

All: yes sir.

Sam: ok then let's nail this case.

Am: yeah, for once and all.

The team walks out with a new energy. This time Aisha was again with Sree and Aman. But there were no silent peeping. No unnecessary silence. It was getting pakka professional.

***

Raghu sir had a meeting with Coehlo.

Ra: iske zaroorath hai? I mean, the team is fine now. then why?

Co: zaroorath hai. it's for the betterment of the team.

Ra: yeah I know. Magar... sab se pucha? I mean Rathod ne kya kaha?

Co: I'm meeting him today evening. He won't say no. mujhe patha hai.

Raghu went in thought. "Arjun ko bathana hoga"

***

A call from Raghu sir. He was actually amused at the news. "ab iske kya zaroorath hai? I mean... I don't see any need for it"