11. THE FRUITLESS LABOURS
Special Squad Office
Discussion Table
7:00 am
The team had assembled half an hour earlier due to Parth's insistence.
Aaryan: Mujhe lagta hain ki aapne sab data padhne ki takleef li hogi.
Deepika threw him a warning glance. For some reason he was really irritated and angry this morning.
He ignored it.
Parth too was doing his best to control his irritation. Outward he was calm but Deepika was sure he was seething within.
Parth took out another, smaller sealed box. He opened the seal.
From it, he and Aaryan took out long, white envelopes. They kept them in front of the persons according to the names that had been written.
Aaryan started.
"Aap apne envelopes khol sakte hain. Usme aapke team members ke naam aur aapke vehicle ka number hain."
He let a moment pass. Then he resumed, "Abhi baje hain 7:10. You are supposed to be near the vehicle by 7:30."
Nobody asked a single question. Aaryan and Parth's demeanor and previous experiences about such raids held them in check.
"You all may go now." Parth ended, curtly.
Aaryan walked back to the cabin, Deepika following him hastily. Once they were inside, she asked him, worried, "Aaryan, tumhe ho kya gaya hain? Aur Parth bhi-"
He looked at her stonily.
He threw down the book he was holding angrily. "Deepika, aaj subah hume pata chalac..Kal jo Bengluru main raids hue-they failedcit was one huge fiasco. Kisi ko to pata tha ki raids hone waale hain wo bhi kis department ke saath."
Parth's surly voice came from behind her, "Mujhe pooch to bahut upar se bhrashtachar ho raha hain.........It is.......such a waste.........." he looked disgusted.
Edited by Pooj@ - 15 years ago