As the shadows fell inside the room, Neha looked up scared thinking it was someone else, but seeing it was Aryan and Francis she sighed relieved…. 😳
Getting up she ran over to Aryan and hugged him crying out of relief…. Concerned Aryan held her close comforting…..
Dipika and Boxer who followed stopping short seeing the situation inside…..
They all took in the sight of the room, the man dead, Ajay unconscious and Sandhya sitting down…..
Dipika: Neha kya hua? ❓
Boxer immediately went over to Ajay to look at him… Dipika saw Sandhya sitting turned the other side…. Giving a glance at Francis who was also looking at her she hurried over….
Kneeling down beside her she looked at her face as Sandhya still in shock kept mumbling….
Sandhya: No…. How could I? I shouldn't have done it….. I broke my oath…. I did it purposefully!
Dipika: (Softly) Sandhya! (Looking up at Neha) Neha…. Kya hua? Aur tum log yahan kaise? ❓
Neha parted from Aryan as she looked down at Ajay who was been revived by Boxer….
Neha: Vo… Dance ke baad Ajay mujhe bahar laaya… We were searching for a way out…. Neeche search shuru ho chuki thi…. To humne socha we'll get out of some window at the back of the hotel… So we came up one floor….. To hum yahan is lobby me aaye…. Ajay said to me wait in the lobby while he went to get the gun from the make up room… Tab ye (Indicating the dead man 😡 ) isi room me tha, mujhe zabardasti andar kheench laaya…. Tried to misbehave with me…. (At this Neha felt Aryan start while she looked at him smiling feebly 😳 ) Lekin Ajay came back immediately…. Bahut jhagada hua dono ke beech…. Lekin jab hum bahar nikalne waale hi the, usne Ajay ko bottle se behosh kar diya… I didn't know what to do when suddenly I heard bullet shot…. Sandhya ne us aadmi par goli chala di!
Boxer, Aryan, Francis and Dipika shocked said aloud…. "What!?!?" 😲
Neha: (Nodding) She actually saved me!
Dipika looked at Sandhya, up at Francis who had the same stunned expression and back at Neha……
Dipika: Sandhya ko to gun use karna nahi aata tha…. Maine use di to vo lene se dar hi rahi thi!
Neha: Nahi Dipika… She has not used a gun before… Isliye ab shock me hai, ki kisi ko maar diya… Doctor hai naa… So she is thinking she had no rights to kill anyone as such!
Dipika understood the state and turning back to Sandhya said softly….
Dipika: Sandhya! Sandhya! Meri baat suno… See… (Taking her face in her hand) Tumne kuch galat nahi kiya…. (Smiling a little) Neha ki izzat aur jaan dono bachchayi hai tumne… (As Sandhya kept ranting not listening what she was saying) Nahi… Tumne apne doctory ka oath nahi thoda hai…. Sandhya!
After a few minutes of persuasion Dipika looked up at the others shaking her head helplessly….
Dipika: She is in deep shock… Pata nahi ki use meri baat samajh aa bhi rahi hai ya nahi!
Aryan: Er…. Phir to hume yahan se chalna chahiye… We'll take her to the hospital….
Dipika nodded and she got up helping Sandhya stand up… But Sandhya was not in a state to even stand by herself and went sliding down again, when two strong pairs of hands came and supported her…. 😳
Surprised Dipika looked up and saw Francis supporting her making her lean against him… She slowly released her grip on Sandhya smiling a little to herself….
She looked on as Francis made her face her and said sternly…..
Francis: Listen…. Tumne kuch galat nahi kiya…. You saved someone else's life too…. So compose yourself! Understand?
But Sandhya seemed not to listen and kept mumbling…. Before she could open her mouth once again, Francis gave a sound slap on her cheeks!
The others looked stunned at Francis's reaction! 😔
But the slap seemed like a good treatment as it brought back Sandhya from the shock… She stopped mumbling and fainted into Francis's arms…. The gun slid from her hand on to the floor.....
Francis immediately supported her and carried Sandhya in his arms…. Without another word he hurried out of the room!
The whole group looked on standing outside the room at Francis's retreating back surprised! 😛
By now Ajay had also revived and came outside the room… Seeing Neha he called out to her….
Ajay: (Catching his head) Neha!
Neha standing beside Aryan came up to him smiling and hugging him said…. 🤗
Neha: Ajay! Are you okay?
Ajay: Main theek hoon…. (Concerned) Lekin tum? Ye sab yahan kaise aaye? ❓
Neha looked around at her team and back at him and said….
Neha: Ajay bhool jaate ho… Special Squad hamesha sabke saath hai! 👍🏼
As Ajay looked on surprised Neha supported him putting his arms around her shoulders, while Boxer supported him from the other side….
Neha: Lambiiii kahani hai…. Raaste me bataaoongi… As for now… Operation success but patient dead! 😆
Ajay smiled at her joke as Boxer and Neha walked him downstairs…. Shotgun looked inside the room for the other weapons and finding none left the place too…
Just as they left few officers came up the stairs and to the room….
Aryan started to give them some instructions to remove the body and seal off the place….
Dipika looked at him and deciding to wait went over to the window in the lobby and looked out, up at the sky, at the twinkling stars and crescent moon….
Soft, cool breeze was blowing her hair as she thought about what had happened today… Everything from the start to the end which now seemed like a nightmare… She smiled thinking about the concern and worry on Vishal's face she had seen…. A little more push only was required, she knew….. 😉
But she didn't like the drastic step he and Aryan had taken into beating Sandeep…. Hit him to catch him, but Aryan literally hit him to death!?!?! And she never approved of such a thing…. Not from her friend, not from her… She paused thinking what to fill in the blank…… 😳
Suddenly her heart which was happy, became elated as she sensed him behind her….. Turning around she saw him looking at her accusingly…
Wondering what she just looked on as Aryan said……
Aryan: Vishal?!?! Hunh?! 😔
Dipika looked at him surprised and wondered how he knew Francis was Vishal when she remembered her taking his name in the consignment room!
Dipika: (Lowering her eyes) Vo… Er…
Aryan: So you knew?!?! Since when? ❓
Dipika: Jab se vo Francis banke Special Squad aaya!
Aryan looked at her stunned and thought of all the incidents which had made him insecure about Dipika…. He now knew that Vishal had done all that in purpose to irritate him!
Aryan: You knew! Ek maheene se pata tha.... Usne tummhe bataya? Sab pata tha tumhe lekin mujhe ek baar bhi....
Dipika: (Interrupting) Vo… Er… Usne kuch nahi kaha… I identified him… The day he came to Special Squad…. I knew it was him…. (Looking up enthusiastically) Best friend hai to easily identify kar di! Jo khaas hote hain unhe ek pal me pehchaan sakte hain….. Jis disguise me bhi ho! Jitni bhi bheedh ho.... Anywhere.... Everywhere!
As Aryan looked at her eyebrows raised she immediately averted her eyes….
Aryan: Anywhere and everywhere?☺️
As Dipika looked at him she saw something new, something different in Aryan's eyes… Something like… Something to… To… A sense of belongingness! ❤️
Dipika composed herself and she said…..
Dipika: Der ho rahi hai…. Chalein?
Aryan nodded and both of them made way downstairs as the police did their job of wrapping up the things….
Dipika: Kya zaroorat thi use itni berehmi se maarne ki?
Aryan: Galat kiya hai to sazaa milni chahiye....
Dipika: Aryan! Sazaa dene waale hum koun hote hain.... Agar use kuch ho jaata, to tumhe trials face karne padte... Reason kya dete!
Aryan stopped and turned to look at her walking beside him.... Then softly, but sternly he said....
Aryan: Jab apne ko chot hoti hai to unke kusoorvaar ko dand milega... Anywhere.... Everywhere!
Saying Aryan walked off as Dipika stood for a little while thinking of Aryan's response! What was happening? 🤔
Wondering she hurried to get out of the place!
Coming out of the building Aryan and Dipika went over to where they had parked their car…. Shotgun alone was there waiting for them…
Seeing the other cars missing….
Aryan: Baaki sab kahan hain? ❓
Shotgun: Boxer aur Neha Ajay ko lekar hospital gaye hain…..
Dipika: Vishal aur Sandhya?
As Shotgun looked at her confused….
Shotgun: Vishal!?!?
Dipika: (Shaking her head) I mean Sandhya kahan hai?
Shotgun: Pata nahi… Jab hum yahan aaye tab vo nahi the… Aur ek gaadi bhi yahan nahi thi!
Dipika became worried at this.... Seeing her Aryan said....
Aryan: He would have taken Sandhya to the hospital.... Call him up and see.... We'll go to the hospital too.... (To Shotgun) Shotgun vo gaadi tum le aana... Main aur Dipika isme jaate hain!
As Aryan got in to the car and opened the passenger door for Dipika, she looked at him mildly surprised and got in.... 😳
Seeing them go Shotgun smiled and said....
Shotgun: Ami je tomar... Shuduje tomar....😉
Grinning and then whistling he left got into the other care and drove off mouthing its hindi meaning! 😃
Mere Dholna Sun
Mere Pyaar Ki Dhun
Mere Dholna Sun 😳
Edited by maha_prakrti - 17 years ago