Hi all
A very very happy friendship day!🤗
My apologies for not responding on the twitter or insta as due to my work please. But nevertheless, Sumi is now giving you all the friendship gift..... Here it comes..
I did not think of it till I realised late evening that it was friendship day and when such a special thing occur how can I not twine with my story..... unexpected but hope you all liked it.......
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Chapter 6
The green leaf
the interview............. contd..
He said he is against such practices and the media also told him since the two could not remember anything they will not be able to help the police in nabbing the culprits so they will soon be sent to their villages but true both are in state of shock. The media guy did not fail to capture the sense of sigh in one of the two who was with Kabir and he closed in on them…
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Suraj’s quarters
The day had been quite fine for him….
Suraj never been in any house other than his palatial one in Aligarh. He carries his things in few suitcases and is always on the move depending on the case he handles. Though he can take a base office, so far he had not and when things are calm which is very rare he stays in Aligarh to oversee the Lock business and the antique one along with the friends though he was always cautious due to the earlier incidence. The lands which were confiscated were given back but the marijuana and other plants were burnt hence the lands were not fertile so it was kept aside as the agricultural dept was taking care of it in doing the plant cycling to bring back the fertility.
Too many thoughts… when he suddenly remembered the cufflink… He was just looking at it. It was made of gold with an inscription. The typical ones which are worn by the rich higher status zamindars. He remembered his father wearing the same and had his name inscribed along with the goldsmith initials engraved at the inside of the cufflinks, orbe it any jewellery. Every coat, sherwani or any dress of his had the samecufflink.
The cufflink had engraved on it in a calligraphy style..and it took a bit of time for him to figure it out as B N . he felt as though he had seen it somewhere. He tried to recollect and suddenly he ran to his suitcase and took out that small antique box which had his fathers ring, cufflinks but one was different and a chain which he always carried along with him along with Pankaj Khatri’s picture. He had taken from the place of the accident where he was brutally beaten by the perpetrators.
He saw the cufflink when one was very similar, he just compared it with the few in the box and found the exact similar one… His eyes grew red realising the owner of the cufflink indeed had a hand in his fathers gruesome murder. Who is it…?? He changed to his T thinking.
He got a call and was about to leave when his phone vibrated AL with a message.
Officer, I am going to the district library……………..
A sudden gush of happiness… but at the same time His mind was telling him that she is informing him as she felt indebted, while his heart remembered the scene she was seeing him through the window which he noticed through his mirror while getting into his jeep.
Ok, Thanks……call me if needed………
She smiled at the reply from DO while she was getting ready to go to the district library as she normally refers to various subject books and also likes the calmness as she has no other place to go. She took the book mark and was looking at the lock… Why a lock with the sword?… He tried to tell something but I could not understand…what does that mean?
Do you have someone to receive message from asked Tanu as I am already here… And Chief just left.
That’s hi… she stopped and said it’s the patient’s attender. Tanu smiled to herself as Chakor never gives her mobile number to anyone except to Tanu, Chief and as a statutory requirement at the Reception to be called for any emergency.
She went to the district library which was near the Municipal School and being the friendshipday the school children were running around buying and tying friendship bands for their friends. She looked and went past.
She went into the library and after 15 minutes she saw through the library window his jeep parking and he got down and stood beside the jeep looking around.
She came quickly outside taking the book after registering unknowingly walking fast towards him. Hi he said… she was lost seeing the handsome dude in his black T and red cap. She said hi…you here she asked. His eyes fixed on her as she was in a simple salwar unusual to the cotton saree with her Dr. Coat she is in normally in and was looking serene and beautiful.
A gentle smile, I just kept you informed as you wanted to… but a sense of happiness as she realized indeed he is concerned about her, but is it because … she shoved the thought.
He was about to say something when a young girl selling the bands came running to them… baiyaa app dhono premi hai. NO both told in Unison looking at each other a bit embarrassed.. happa …Acha thodost haina.. baanlo dosti ka patti .. both were looking at each other not knowing what to do, when the girl said…lo....He took the bands… one in blue and one in Pink with a simple Just Friends… and paid the money. He kept in his hands when she took the blue one and tied around his right hand and showed her wrist… he very happily very carefully tied around her right wrist ..both had a sense of satisfaction and a little of tear, both said Friends and had a warm gentle handshake… and smiled. This is my first he said and she said Me too.
Is divinity locking them bringing them???... The AL and the DO are Friends!
But why did you come she asked when his voice just turned firm.. well its still not safe for you to out alone , and my quarters is closeby …but.. she said……. just then a bike sped fast very close beside her making him pull her closer to him. Heyyyyy he shouted at the college boys who were racing with another one and one said oh god go fast it’s the K Officer, remember once he grabbed Kishore by his collar for jumping the signal. God how is he everywhere.…
But…. indeed there was a bike around the corner looking at them…. a guy with his helmet covering his face completely.
She just closed her eyes holding his shoulder and slowly opened to see him still holding her. You ok he asked. His face showed panic... Hmm yes… they realized their closeness and just came to their sense and got into the jeep.
He dropped her at the hospital and waited till she went inside the building.
Will she turn he thought,
Is he waiting she thought…
she turned to see ....indeed he was waiting… he waited and indeed she turned....
A smile on both their face and a wave and he was off…
The bike behind was at the hospital gate.
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He went to his office and kept his red cap on the hanger, the cameraman was there, sir… would you want to play and see the meeting with Kabir… they played the camcorder, Kabir was giving the interview while there were two beside him…. a middle aged guy with expensive coat similar to that of Kabir Nath and another guy who was indeed looking like his henchman.. Suraj was looking and observing keenly the footage, focusing, freezing on various point when one point he froze on the second guy’s hands…. Which had only one cufflink.
He called Ajay when he realized he is still in the hospital. Dam who is this… when the SI said sir he is Kabir Nath’s brother Bhero Nath and that is his assistant Deeraj. Kabir Nath is very famous and also holds a very respectable position in the society. He has many lodges to help the working men and college boys who are mostly from the rural parts. He also has various business and some of the business of his, his brother Bhero Nath takes care and he has international business too. He takes care of the lodge business completely.
He also deals in spices too and generally buys lands in the interiors as Kanpur is a city and does not have fertile lands. Intelligence says he has some underground dealings too but he hides in the skin of his brother and there is no proof too to prove it.
His eyes was going red….fisting himself… those cufflinks and lands, something was hitting him.
He spoke to the narcotics dept Chief who had called him earlier to inform about the boy and the girl’s blood report.
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She was caressing her band when Tanu walked in…. a friendship band… for you!!! Before she could speak Tanu held her hands and said, I am so happy that you got a guy…well Friend…
Before she could say anything, the reception called her saying there is an emergency, telling that a man just at the entrance had fallen down holding his chest. She ran to the gate.
At the far end was a white van waiting….slowly coming towards the gate….
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His eyes were growing wide in surprise looking at the report and understanding everything… the ugly thing happening…..
Ajay was getting fine and up from his bed as Suraj was calling him on the phone.
We were walking when our nose were closed… we don’t remember anything… both cried. where is Asha they cried...
He changed to his uniform,loaded his guns and looking at his hand to find the band missing. He jittered, he just dropped everything and started searching, panicking oh god where is it???? I cant loose it… He found it in his cap which he had hung on the hanger inside his office. He quickly grabbed it and tied it around,held it to his heart and kissed it.
I hope you are safe and fine….he thought to himself.
Bring the stretcher she shouted, looking inside…. When the man who had fallen holding his chest held her hands tight….
The car screeched beside………………….
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You are indeed smart the evil said....
He was surrounded..... did not expect it..
The devil will butcher you... she said firm....
bring him to me......... let the Officer bring him..
He walked into the den...... holding him.... head low...
Please kill me dont.... i dont want to be your weakness...
he was brought....................
If this is called love then I would want to love you please....she cried..........................
he turns he weakness into his strength laughed the beard fellow!