Chapter 41
Part One
Antara's POV
My thoughts were just hitting the walls of the empty room and coming back to me as usual. Ruksana's words about Raghu and my inner turmoil were together enough to create the huge storm inside me. Still I sat calm, motionless bearing the devastation inside me. I didn't know how I managed to do so every time, keeping myself still when my inner self was shaking so violently.
The sound of giggle interrupted my thoughts and I found Rhea entering into my room with my I-phone in her hand. "Hey you still got that?!" I asked with a frown. In answer she just laughed hard holding her tummy. "Rhea... I am asking you something?! What's so funny about that?!" I was slightly confused as well as annoyed with her laughs and giggles. "Not you di... It's just..." another doze of laughter chocked her voice. "I don't remember if there is something funny in my I-Phone. Don't tell me that you downloaded those silly videos or jokes and wasted my data pack?!" I was a bit serious at the moment. "Oh hello miss kharus..." Rhea made a face, "I don't need any silly videos or jokes when live comedy circus airs everyday in my home hosted by dear dad..." she prompted. -Hmm..." I sighed accepting my defeat "BTW, Ma'm if u permit can I have my I-Phone back?!" I stretched my hand towards her. "Sure! It's all urs..." Rhea stepped near me holding my I-Phone in her palm, "But u should also check out this one..." she said with glowing face. "What's that Rhea... I don't have time for silly things." I said showing no interest. "Arey just see naa..." She handed over the phone to me. "What's the matter...?- I felt a bit curious by her insist.
Finally I played the video which was showing on screen. As I checked the video my eyes became wide in shock. I quickly looked towards Rhea's naughty face with a big O shaped open mouth. She mischievously winked to me. "What have you done?!" I uttered with shock. "Well how can I miss such scene?!" she said naughtily dancing her eyebrows. My eyes looked back to the phone screen where I saw the guy, drenched with cow dung, running like hell towards the huge collapsible gate. Guess what, who was that guy?! None other than Daya Naik's little favorite boy Satya Naik.
Just some hours back when Satya was rushing on the street chased by my bullets, Rhea maharani recorded the whole scene from balcony. Off course she had my I-Phone in her hand. She was taking Ruksana and my caps while we were feeding pigeons. At the last moment I can't stop my laugh when Satya moved inside Naik Sadan. I wondered what would be the people of Naik Sadan think when they would see him in that state, drenched fully with cow dang, looking almost like a scared ghost!!. "So madam... how's that?! Don't you think I have a good career in fimography?! Rhea said dragging her top-s collar.
"Rhea... U are just impossible..." I said giggling. "After all... Bahen kis ki hoon?!" she said proudly. "Okk okk... don't need to be oiling so much!" I said nudging softly on her tummy. We both giggled at last together. "Antara-Rhea, What r u doing?! It's almost 9... Aren-t you getting late?!" Maami said loudly from downstairs and we bit our tongue together. Soon we hurried to pack our things. Rhea went busy with her schoolbag and I was about to delete tolilet brush hairs running competition video from my I-Phone. My fingers suddenly stopped on the screen as something clicked in my mind and I decided to keep the video. I started to arrange my bags and opened the drawer to take out some files and saw the gun kept there, the gun I took from Satya Naik. I looked silently towards the gun for a while. It wouldn't be safe to keep it here. If somehow Maami or Maamu got to see the thing it would be worse. I decided to keep the gun with me and put that on my bag saving that from Rhea's eyes.
"Di!!..." rhea called me. I quickly closed the zipper chain of my bag and moved towards her. "Yup!!..." I answered. "You know very well that Mr Toilet Brush Hair won't be silent after this harassment. He will surely try to hurt you..." There was a slight worry in her voice. "Don't worry; I have my safety guard with me..." I said showing her my I-Phone and she smiled understanding my indication. As I was about to put the phone inside my bag... Rhea spoke again, "You know what... I am not such worried about fata poster. I know you can handle him well.. I am afraid for dayan... She won't tolerate a single scratch on her dear son..." Her words really silenced me for a while.. "Already she has grudge against you from the very time. And I don't know what will she do now, when she will come to know about her dear son's conditions..." I stood silently looking towards the wind charm on the window, standing idle without a single motion. Well I knew already that Daya Naik won't spare me easy that time. I had to be aware.
Raghu's POV
Persona and gravity, those were the two thing when I came face to face with new police commissioner of Mumbai, Samsher Khan. Genuinely saying he was someone who would gain respect from anyone in first meeting. For so many years I never saw someone like him in that post. Most of the commissioners till the date were just having the tags of post carrying in their dress. But he was something else. Yesterday when he literally ordered Mai to leave his house and come to office I understood that he was a tough guy otherwise so few people had guts to talk to Daya Naik in that manner.
Even when we came to meet him in the early shift, he made us wait outside as he was busy with some issue of his junior officers. No one ever made Mai wait like that. It was evident in her face that she was annoyed with such behavior but she didn't say anything. Manohar Kaaka was fuming at our side, "S**e ka mooh tor dena chahiye tha kal hi... Humein kahe raha hain ki intezaar karo...S**e aukad kya hain iss **** ki..." Kaaka's poisonous whispers were silenced by Mai's cold glance. "Manohar, tamasha mat kar... Maine kaal kya kaha tha?! Dushmano se jung chir nee se pahele uss ke takat ki parakh honi chahiye... Aur hum yahan koi tamasha karne nahin ayein hain... Toh apna mooh bandh rakho." She scolded Manohar under her breath. "Maaf karna Bahini... par ye s**a aap koo kahe raha hain... nahin kuch nahin..." Mai again silenced him with another alarming glance. When Mai called commissioner as her enemy I became a sudden confused. Yup he offended her in some way but didn't do something against her which could enlist him among our enemy.
-Aisey fokat mein toh Mai kisi ko apna dushman nahin banati...' I thought.
After a long wait we finally got a call from inside and moved onto his chamber. Mai told Manohar to keep his calm before moving inside. Commissioner was busy in checking something on files when we entered he lifted his face and glanced to Mai straightly. It also surprised me. I never saw someone glancing straightly to her eyes so daringly. I saw so many high posted officers and political leaders getting down just seeing Mai at their front but not a single line of his face shook a bit.
Mai joined her hand and greeted him with a smile. In reply, Mr Samsher also smiled but his crooked smile seemed so harsh somehow, specially for the straight glance he was giving to her throughout. I secretly glanced towards Mai who was also looking towards him with her cold glance which I knew really well. It felt like there was a cold battle going between them.
"Kya ab hum andar aa sakte hain?!" Mai asked with a slight mockery tone. In reply his crooked smile just increased as he said, "Itni jaldi aap humse milne ayengey yee umeed nahin ki thi humne..." Mai moved inside without waiting for his permission anymore and we followed her. "Aap se milne ke liye bechain ho rahe the hum... Aap ke bahut charche ho rahe hain aaj kal.. Suna hain aap ke aane se police department kuch jyada hi kaam karne lagey hain. Pichle kuch dino mein kahin naamcheen apradhiyo ko hirasat mein liya hain aapne... Kaha jaa raha hain ki itna kaam police nee pichle 5 salon mein bhi nahin kiya jitna aap ke aane ke baad ho raha hain.." Mai said as she took seat in front of his desk. Manohar quickly grabbed another chair at her side and I stood at other side quietly. "Aapko kaafi jaankari hain humre barein mein.." Mr. Samsher again asked with mockery in his voice. "Aap hain hi itne dilchasp insaan ki aapke barein mein bina jaane hum nahin rahe payein.. Aur kaam karne wale log humesha mujhe pasand hain." Mai said in answer.
"Acha?!!" again that crooked smile spread in his face, "Par humein ye bhi pata chala. kuch logon ko already humare jyada kaam karne se aitraaz ho rahe hain.." he said. "Arey kya kahe rahe hain aap..." Kaaka finally spoke from side, "Aisey logon ke mooh pe kire pade... Aap unki baton pe dhyan mat dijiye. Kahe toh hum thikane laga de unn koo..." kakka was suddenly stopped as Mai coughed indicating him to stop. I couldn't afford to hide my smirk. "S**e chaplushi ki adat nahin jayegi...kabhi idhar too kabhi udhar.." I said under my breath. "Maaf kijiye... yee kuch jyada hi bol gaye.." Mai apologized. Mr Samsher looked towards kaaka with such a gaze that kaaka just looked here and there to hide himself from him.
"Yee humare dewar ji hain.. Manohar... Kabhi kabhi kuch jyada hii bol jaate hain. Aur ye Raghu hain... Mera beta... Mera dahina hath... mera sabkuch yahin samhalta hain..." As mai indicated towards me, Mr Samsher's eyes moved towards me. It seemed like for the first time he noticed me thoroughly. I gestured to greet him with a small smile. He just continued to stare towards me with such a cold harsh gaze which surprised me a lot. I never got such looks from someone in very first meet. "Pata hain humein..." he said without sifting his eyes from me, "Inhe kaun nahin jaanta... waisey bhi aap ke saath toh inka naam humesha juda raheta hain.." he smiled crookedly again leaving me all confused again.
"Maaf kijiye commissioner sahab kya ab hum mudde pee aa sakte hain?!" Mai asked. Mr Samsher looked towards her again, "Bina mudde ke too aap humse milne nahin ayein hain yee hum bhi jaante hain..Toh farmaiyen.." He probed with that cunning tune. Mai kept silent for a while and cleared her throat. I didn't know why but even mai was looking a bit timid today. I always saw her with dominance and attitude while talking to others but it seemed like Mr Samsher's persona was overpowering her too. It was really surprising.
"Hum aap se ye poochney ayein the ki aap ne humare NGO ki factory mein raid dalne ki order kyun diye the... Gustakhi maaf kijiye par humein ye baat bilkul pasand nahin aayi... gareeb baccho ka saamaan rakha jata hain wahan... humare NGO ka naam hain poorey desh mein... Aur aapke inn harkaton ki wajah se uska naam kharap ho gaya toh unn besahara baccho ka kya hoga?!" Mai asked demanding for answer.
"Hmmm..." he listened to mai's all complain in silence and said, "Mrs Naik aap ko sayad pata nahin ki har mahine saher ki factories aur godown mein routine checkup hona essential hain... hala ki aaj tak ye rules laagoo nahin huye par abb hum yahan hain toh saare rules aur regulations follow kiye jayengey... Kissi bhi taraf se dhil nahi di jayegi.." his confidence answer was again shocker for us
"S**a yee admi hain kya- yee toh bomb fod raha hain.." I said under my breath really surprised by him. Mai was flattered for a while, then composing herself she said again, "Par commissioner sahab aap ko humein attela kar dena chahiye tha ki aap log chanbin karne aa rahe hain." It seemed like he was all ready to answer our every question from before, "Mrs Naik... Routine checkup ke liye factory ya godown ke owner ko atella karna zaroori nahi hain... aap chahein toh hum aap koo rule books abhi dikha sakte hain..." kaaka got a great hichki by his answer while mai and me stood silent. "Waisey bhi... Aapke NGO mein toh bas baccho ke liye samaan hain- koi besh kimti cheez toh nahin hain jiski aap fikar kar rahe ho?!" He asked with a slight frown with that crooked smile at his face.
I glanced towards mai and saw her trying hard to keep her anger inside. After some huge moment when she spoke her voice was as cold as ice... dangerously harsh. "Aap koo shayad pata nahin commissioner sahab ki aap kee saamne kaun hain... warna aapki himmat nahin hoti aisey baat karne ki.." she was literally gritting her teeth while she said those words. "Jaante hain..." still Mr Samsher's voice was firm. "Mrs Daya Naik... Iss sahar ki woo hasti jisney pure sahar ko apni muthi mein bandh karke rakha hain.. par kabhi kabhi muthi pisal bhi jatein hain madam..." his voice had such confidence which was enough to shut up everyone. Even I was standing at the side like a silent watcher. I really didn't know what to do. I should get the hell out of him for offending mai, but I just couldn't. Something stopped me from doing so. And besides mai told us not to create any chaos so I decided to stay quite but the strange thing was that I was not even angered or annoyed on the guy for disowning mai.
Mai smiled crookedly looking towards Mr Samsher... It seemed like the cold war between them wouldn't stop so soon. "Sahi suna tha humne aap ke barein mein.. bahut dheet hain aap.. Aasani se haar nahin maante.." she probed. "Haar jeet toh baad ki baat hain madam... bas itna jaan lijiye ki hum jahan ke rahene wale hain wahan ke log haar maan ne walon me se nahin hain- Chahein kuch bhi ho jayein... Marte dum tak larte rahte hain bulandi hasil karne ke liye.." he said with the same tone again. Mai's eyes widened a bit and she seemed a bit worried. "Aap jahan ke rahene wale hain.. wahan...Matlab hum.." she suddenly stopped. Me and kaaka both looked surprised seeing her stammering for the first time. "Hum samajh rahe hain ki aap kya jaan na chahte hain.. waise aap ko toh ye pata hi hoga ki hum kahan se ayein hain.."as he asked her mai just moved her gaze from him quite hesitantly. "chaliye aap ki tassali ke liye bata dete hain... Mumbai aane se pahele hum Kashmir dist. Shrinagar police department mein posted the... Aur haan... kuch mahine pahele daal lake mein jo houseboat blast hua tha uss ki chanbin mein hum bhi shamil the... Wahin houseboat blast case jis ke liye aap ko aur aap ke khaas aadmi Raghunath Naik pe doubt kia gaya tha..."
And all three of us stood dumbstruck by the revelation.
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chap 41 part 2 : pg 2
chap 42 part 1 : pg 3
chap 42 part 2 : pg 4
chap 43 part 1 : pg 5
chap 43 part 2 : pg 6
chap 44 part 1 : pg 6
chap 44 part 2 : pg 7
chap 45 part 1 : pg 8
chap 45 part 2 : pg 9
chap 46 part 1 : pg 10
chap 46 part 2 : pg 11
chap 47 part 1 : pg 12
chap 47 part 2 : pg 14
chap 48 part 1 : pg 15
chap 48 part 2 : pg 17
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