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Chapter 26
Arjun walked in pushing the wheel chair. The
wheel chair rolled on the ground and stopped beside sameer's bed with Aisha
facing him straight. Sameer hadn't expected her and the sight itself brought in
some strange mixed emotions in his heart. He heard babasa call her and ask
about her health and aisha fumble in her reply, awkwardly alternating her gaze between
the bed and others. Riya too walked beside her and held onto her shoulder, muttering
softly into her ears,
'kya baat hain ayesha? Itne mahine alag
rahe aur ab ek pal bhi sabar nehi hota? Hayeee kaisa ye pyar hain?' dramatically
placing her palm on her chest,
'Riya!!' Aisha glared at her, her cheeks burning
crimson, while her gaze moved to him for a lone moment.
Sameer was trying hard to look away from
the blushing lady but his eyes seemed to have stopped taking his own orders. He
could feel riya walk beside Arjun and chuckle poking him to look at the
shameless duo. He could feel Masa silently look away at babasa, who gave an
assuring smile at her. But nothing, not even the embarrassment from their
taunting gazes, could help him to force his gaze to tear away from her. His gaze
was fixed at her blushing face which still held a sly bright smile. Aisha too could
feel his intense gaze on her and looked back at him.
If eyes could really speak, everyone
would have heard the conversation going on between the two excited pairs. Sameer's
eyes gradually moved toward her head and shoulder which were covered with heavy
bandages. He frowned at her, just to be assured back with a blink of her regretful
eyes and calm smile. His gaze calmed down, mercilessly scolding her for her reckless
nature. Aisha gaze turned sober, lips curving at him while she silently tried
to convince him but the very next moment the smile faded and her eyes showed anger
as she looked at his palm, which still had the saline tube inserted into it. His
gaze moved to his hands and back to her, giving her a sheepish innocent smile, assuring
her his presence beside her. She looked away ashamed yet contended while he
enjoyed her embarrassment.
Days and months of longing were finally trolling
to an end inside this hospital room. Both had somewhere silently conveyed their
loneliness and compassion they had realized in the absence of the other. They
could easily watch the fear of losing the other in each other's eyes but accepting
them in front of the other was still distant away. Both were shy and arrogant
at the same time. Sameer was scared and apprehensive about the decision to
accept his feelings for her, while Aisha was waiting impatiently for Sameer to take
the first step.
The pin drop silent inside the room and especially
between the injured yet furious couple was now getting intolerable for others,
specially Arjun. Arjun had to reach ETF early due to Sameer's absence, but was
already late. Moreover, since he had taken the responsibility of Aisha's visit
to Sameer, he didn't want to leave in between. He waited for another few moments
but again no one spoke. Sameer's lips still bore that playful smile, while
aisha was giving away those uneasy glares. He looked towards riya, but she was almost
mesmerized at their sight and enjoying the play in front of her.
Arjun cleared his throat gaining others
attention and Sameer and aisha looked away, avoiding to look at anyone while
Riya glared at Arjun, for the sudden interference.
'mujhe laga tum log kam se kam ek dusre
ka haal puchoge, lekin last 17 minute mein nehi pucha, pucha kya ek baat bhi
nehi kaha. mujhe nehi lagta aj baat kar paaoge, so, aisha tumne agar Sameer se mil
liya hain to wapas chale? Mujhe ETF bhi jana hain..Already late ho chukka hu,
bohot kam hain, thora sa rehem kar do..iss nanhi si jaan pe..' he spoke up
giving sarcastic look at both,
Aisha gave a brief look at Sameer and looked
at the floor, biting her lower lip, while her face flushed. Sameer glared at
Arjun who replied back with a crooked smirk. Aisha looked up at masa and bid
them and looked back at Sameer, who nodded at her and muttered softly, almost
inaudible, but the small room made it loud enough for the others to hear them,
'Take care..'
Ayesha smiled and nodded her head but
before she could open her mouth to reply back, Riya came hopping behind her and
held onto the arm of her wheel chair,
'Dekho Arjun, Majnu ne bola, wo bhi take
care,' aye hain, Sameer tumhe Ayesha ki kitni fikar hain, kash Arjun meri itni
fikar karta,' Riya said pouting at Arjun,
'kaho to tumhe ETF se nikal ke yaha admit
kardu? Fir roz ake tumhe take care' keheke jaunga,' Arjun replied back,
'haan kardo, kamse kam tumhe meri yaad to
ayegi, iseme to kabhi nehi ati,' she replied with another smirk,
Arjun walked beside her in a sarcastic grin
but before he could speak Masa spoilt their fun time.
'Riya, Arjun, ye dono abhi bhi puri tarah
se thik nehi hain, they need rest. Arjun tum Ayesha ko cabin mein chor ke aao,
aur riya ab hume bhi chalna chahiye, visiting hours almost khatam ho chuke hain,'
she ordered them,
'haan, mein bhi wahi kehe raha tha,' Arjun
fumbled back and pushed riya aside to hold onto the wheel chair, earning an
angry look from her. Ayesha bid everyone and Arjun took her back to her own
cabin.
Sameer kept looking at their retreating
back, while Arjun laughed and spoke to Ayesha while taking her through the
door. The door closed and she vanished away from his sight. But he was feeling
calm now. Aisha was safe and close to him. The extreme fear and tension he was
feeling from the day he had gained senses has suddenly subsidized and he was
now feeling comfortable.
His eyes looked away from the closed
glass door, when masa touched his shoulder and bid him before leaving, again
asking him about his health. He smiled at her and she left with babasa and riya.
*********
Riya, Shree and chotu were sitting around
the glass table at their refreshment area, with their empty lunch plates, when Arjun
barged in the office visibly agitated. He found the three smiling and talking
among themselves and walked towards them. He stood at a distance and barked
out,
'listen, I want a strong, black coffee
without sugar, immediately at my cabin,' he walked away instantly not even
sparing a glance back at anyone while the three kept looking at his back.
'black coffee? kuch to choot raha hain
riya,' Chotu mumbled at her,
'haan, Arjun commissioner sir se milne
gaye the, kuch urgent meeting tha..I guess waha pe hi kuch hua hain,' Riya
replied back, looking at his retreating back,
'hua to zaroor hain, warna achanak cutting
chai se black coffee? chal ab jaldi kam pe chalte hain, warna fir aa jayega
samjhane, waise hi mood thik nehi hain,' Shree spoke up,
'haan, mein coffee le jati hu, dekhti hu
agar kuch pata chale?' riya told them and all three departed for their
respective stations.
********
Riya took the steaming mug from the
coffee machine and walked through the corridor towards Arjun's cabin. She
peeped in through the glass walls and found Arjun sitting on his chair, leaning
on the right arm of the chair, rubbing his temple. His forehead had deep furrows
and it showed well, he was disturbed.
She had seen him disturbed from the time The
Commissioner had called him for the meeting, in the morning. He had not spoken
to her since then. She wasn't sure what had disturbed him so much, but
somewhere she felt it was about Sameer and it could be related to his illness
that the doctor detected that day.
She could feel a tension build up inside her.
She couldn't dare to think, what the department was planning for Sameer now,
which had disturbed Arjun to this extend. She couldn't think more, her
impatience was giving in, she quickly walked ahead and knocked on the door.
A few seconds passed by but Arjun didn't call
her in. She turned the knob and pushed the door slightly. Arjun was sitting
there still as she had already witnessed. She walked inside closing the door
behind her and stood at his table, facing him. Arjun had heard her close the
door and walk close to him. He straightened and picked up a random file to fake
himself busy. He heard Riya keep the coffee mug on the table and call out to
him,
'Arjun, tumhari coffee,'
Arjun nodded at her and got back to his
file. His ignorance was scaring Riya now. She took a step closer to the desk
and held onto it,
'Arjun commissioner sir ne kyu bulaya
tha?' she asked him again,
'kuch important kam tha riya,' Arjun
replied sounding quiet irritated,
'Sameer ke bare mein?...kuch kaha kya?' she
probed him,
Arjun instantly banged the file on the
table and stood up, pushing his chair. Riya was astonished at his behavior and took
a step back.
'Tumhe aur koi kam nehi hain Riya,
saradin, sirf gossip ke liye topic chahiye tumhe. Whats wrong with you? Tumhe
yaad bhi hain tum ek ETF officer ho, aur humare pass abhi bohot kam baki hain,
so if you can please get back to your work and stop disturbing me?' Arjun shouted
at her giving her heated glares,
Riya was more surprised than hurt at his
words initially. Arjun wasn't a man to shout and yell, without any suitable reason.
He would taunt or make sarcastic comments and even scold his junior officers
including her, but this shout was different and it showed there was something seriously
wrong, which was disturbing him immensely. Riya was getting more curious at his
attitude of keeping things hidden from her. She tried to reason with him but it
turned out like a piercing cold sword. He kept shouting and yelling at her. She
didn't know what had suddenly turned so sour between them when she tried to
speak about Sameer.
Finally it started hurting her and she
protested,
'Arjun tum chilla kyu rahe ho? Mein to
bas tumse puch rahi thi, ki..' she told him, frustrated at his sudden rage
towards her,
'Ki Sameer ETF ka chief hain ya nehi?
Hain aur rahega...now get back to your work, right now,' Arjun yelled at her,
'Arjun, tum aise kyu baat kar raho meine
ek simple si baat...'
'ek aur baat and you can go back home
right now. Just leave, get out of here riya,' Arjun spoke between his gritted
teeth and turned his back at her.
Riya was genuinely angry now. She had
just come to show her concern, but Arjun had turned everything too sour. He was
a hot headed person and infuriated at small things, but this was something bit
too much. She kept her silence and walked away. Arjun heard her footsteps move
out of the door and sat back on his chair. He was regretting to have lost his control
on her.
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