AS ARRIVED AT MPT AND SAW KARAN AND HM TALKING...HE ROLLED HIS EYES

AS: IDHAR DHYAAN DENGE ?

HM : JAI HIND SIR...

KM : AAJ TUM ITNE GHUSSE MEIN KYU LAG RAHE HO ANUBHAV ?

AS : AISI KOI BAAT NAHI HAIN..WOH HUME KISI ATI AVAKSHAK KARYE HETU BHAR JANA HAIN...ISILIYE HUM JALDI MEIN HAIN...TOH BAAT AISI HAIN KI HUMNE 5 SUSPECTS MEIN SE..( HIS PHONE STARTS RINGING ) EK MINUTE...

AS LEAVES THE CABIN TO TALK OVER PHONE...HM SILENTLY FOLLOWS HIM

AS : JI MAA BOLIYE...ACCHA THIK HAIN...AAP CHINTA MAT KARIYE HUM GADI BHEJ...THIK HAIN...SUBH YATRA...

HM HAD HEARD THEIR CONVERSATION...

AS: HANN TOH HUM KAH RAHE THE AAPLOG INKI EK CONFIRMATION LIST JALD HI TAIYYAR KARE...AUR KARAN HUM CHAHTE HAIN KI TUM CC AUR SS KO ISKE LIYE GUIDE KARO...AB HUM PRASTHAN KARTE HAIN...JAI HIND

AS GOES OUTSIDE AND TALKED TO KS FOR SOMETIME AND LEFT

KM: HASEENA MAIN KAH RAHA THA KI ( HIS PHONE RANG ) JI MOM..AREE MAIN AA RAHA HU...

HM: KYA HUA KARAN?

KM : AAJ MERI MOM WAPAS AA RAHI HAIN..TOH MUJHE UNHE PICK KARNE JANA HAIN...MAIN JAA RAHA HU..ANUBHAV KO BATA DENA...BYEE

HM: THIK HAIN...BYE

THEY WERE SILENTLY WORKING WHEN THE THANA TELEPHONE RANG...

KS : YEH PUSHPA JI BHI NA...PATA NAHI KAAM KE SAMAY KAHA RAHTI HI..HUMHI KO UTHANA PADEGA LAGTA HAIN...( SHE PICKS UP THE PHONE )

KS : KYA....AISE KAISE BUAJI KI TABIYAT ITNI KHARAB HO GAYI ? AAP NIKALIYE HUM AMMA KO LEKAR AATE HAIN...CHINTA MAT KARIYE ( SHE GREW TENSED )

HM : KYA HUA KS...SAB THIK ?

KS : NAHI MS WOH LALLA KE BUAJI KI TABIYAT ACHANAK BAHUT KHARAB HO GAYI HAIN...HUME AUR PS KO WAHA JANA HAIN..URGENTLY...HUM JAYE MS ?

HM : OH...SAB THIK HO JAYEGA...AAP JA SAKTI HAIN

PS : JALDI CHALIYE...UNKA GHAR KAAFI DOOR HAIN...JAI HIND MS..

KS : HANN...WOH MS...AAP SHAAM KO REPORT DENE JAYENGI NA ANU BHAIYA KO TOH UNHE BOL DIJIYE GA KI HAMARE GHAR KA DINNER WALA PLAN CANCEL HO GAYA..WOH CHACHIJI GHAR PAR NAHI THI ISILIYE RAKHA THA...JAI HIND

HM NODDED...IT WAS AND HM HAD COMPLETED ALL HER WORK...SHE DECIDED TO GO TO HQ...SHE WALKED TOWARDS AS CABIN AND SILENTLY STOOD THEIR WHEN SHE SAW AS BUSY ON PHONE

AS : JI SIR...AAP CHINTA MAT KIJIYE...YEH BAHUT JYADA HAIN HUM JANTE HAIN PAR HUM PURI KOSHISH KARENGE KI ISE KHATAM KRE...CHAHE PURI RAAT HI BAITH KAR KRENGE...JI SIR...JAI HIND...

AFTER THE CALL...HE TOOK HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS AND SIGHED...HM ENTERED THE CABIN

HM: JAI HIND SIR ( SHE RANG THE BELL )

AS: HM? AAPNE BELL KYU BAJAIYE..KISI CHIZ KI AVAKSHAKTA THI ?

HM: JI SIR...1 CUP CHAI LAIYE ( SHE TOLD THE CONSTABLE )

AS: AAJ KI UPDATE?

HM GAVE HIM THE UPDATE AND REPORTS REGARDING THEM...

HM : KARAN JI APNI AMMI KO PICK KARNE GAYE HAIN..KAL AYENGE..AUR WOH KS KAH RAHI THI KI DINNER KA PLAN CANCEL KARNA PADA KYUNKI UNKO URGENTLY KAHI JANA PADA...KISI KI TABIYAT KHARAB HO GAYI..

AS: OHH...THIK HAIN...PRAGIT ACCHI HAIN...HUM JALD HI ISS CASE KI TAH TAK PAHUCH JAYENGE...AAP PRASTHAN KAR SAKTI HAIN

THE CONSTABLE ARRIVED WITH THE TEA...HM WAS SLOWLY LEAVING THE CABIN...

AS: HASEENA MALLIK...AAPKI CHAI...

HM TOOK THE TEACUP AND FORWARDED IT TOWARDS AS...HE RAISED HIS EYEBROW

HM: AAP HI KE LIYE MANGWAYI...WOH APKA SIR DARD HO RAHA HAIN NA..AUR IG KI TARAF SE WORKLOAD BHI BAHUT JYADA HAIN...

AS WAS DUMBFOUNDED FOR A MOMENT...

AS: DHANYAWAD HM...

IT WAS AROUND 10:30 AND AS WAS WORKING ON THE FILES AND DOCUMENTS HE HAD TO SUBMIT TOMORROW...HE STILL HAD NOT TO HAVE DINNER AND HIS HEADACHE WAS TROUBLING HIM MORE...SUDDENLY THE DOORBELL RING

HE OPENED THE DOOR TO FIND HM STANDING THERE...HE GULPED AND ANALYSED

AS: HM...AAP YAHA KYA KAR RAHI HAIN..WOH BHI ITNI RAAT KO...SAB THIK HAINA?

HM : ( BIT HER LIP ) JI SIR...WOH HUME KUCH IMPORTANT KAAM THA...

AS: OHH...BOLIYE...

HM: ANDAR AA JAYE?

AS: JI...( HE NERVOUSLY CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HER ) TOH BOLIYE...KYA IMPORTANT KAAM DISCUSS KARNA HAIN AAPKO?

HM: HANN SIR...WOH...WOH HUME KUCH CHIZE SAMAJ NAHI AA RAHI THI...DRUG CASE KI FILE COMPLETE KARTE WAQT...TOH WOH PUCHNE AAYE THE...( SHE SAID NERVOUSLY )

AS: ACCHA LAIYE ( HE EXPLAINED TO HER A FEW THINGS SHE WANTED ) THIK HAIN PHIR?

HM: JI SIR...HUM JAYE?

AS : JI...AAP PRASTHAN KAR SAKTI HAIN

HM WALKED SLOWLY AND NERVOUSLY TOWARDS THE DOOR...SHE FINALLY MUSTERED THE COURAGE AND FACED TOWARDS HIM

AS: KYA HUA HM?

( SONG IN THE BACKGROUND FROM NOW )

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HM: WOH HUM KISI AUR IMPORTANT KAAM SE AAYE THE...( SHE STOPPED FOR A MOMENT ) AAPKO ITNA SAARA KAAM MILA HAIN IG SIR KI TARAF SE...AUR AAPKI MATAJI BHI GHAR PAR NAHI HAIN...HUME PATA KI AAPNE ABHI TAK KHANA NAHI KHAYA HAIN AUR APKE SIR MEIN BHI DARD HO RAHA HAIN...ISILIYE HUM AAYETHE...HUM BANA DE KHANA..? ( SHE QUIETLY WAITED FOR HIM TO ANSWER )

AS WAS SPEECHLESS FOR A MOMENT...

AS : HJ...INN SAB KI KOI JARURAT NAHI...APKO BHI GHAR JANA HOGA...HUM DEKH LENGE..ITNA SOCHNE KE LIYE DHANAYAWAD..

HM : ( SHE SMILED AFTER LISTENING HJ FROM HIS MOUTH AFTER SUCH LONG ) PLEASE SIR...YEH TOH HAMARA FARZ HAIN...PLEASE...

AS : ( HE LOOKED INTO HER EYES AND OPENED THE KITCHEN DOORWAY...HE FORWARDED HIS HAND GESTURING IT'S ALL YOUR...DO WHATEVER ) JAISI APKI MARZI

HM SMILED...AS WENT BACK TO HIS WORK...AFTER SOMETIME HM CAME WITH A MUG OF COFFEE AND GAVE IT TO AS

HM : ISSE SIR DARD KO THODA ARAM MILEGA...

AS TOOK THE MUG AND WAS ABOUT TO DRINK WHEN HM SNACTED IT AWAY

AS: KYA HUA HJ?

HM : ( BLOWING THE COFFEE ) GARAM HAIN...AB PIJIYE

AS SMILED AND TOOK A SIP...

AS: BAHUT ACCHA BANAYA HAIN...BILKUL JAISA HUME PASAND HAIN...SHUKRIYA

HM: ACCHA YEH BATAIYE KI AAP KYA KHAYENGE ?

AS: JO AAPKI HJ...AAP JO MANN KRE BANA DIJIYE....

HM WENT TO THE KITCHEN...AS ARRIVED IN THE KITCHEN TO DRINK WATER...HM COLLIED HIM

HM: AAP?

AS : WOH HUM PAANI PEENE AAYE THE...

HM WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN AS HELD HER HAND AND PULLED HER CLOSER...SHE BLUSHED

HM : ( GAZING DOWN ) KYA KAR RAHE HAIN AAP SIR

AS: WOH FRIDGE KE PAAS COCKROACH HAINA ISILYE...

HM: AMMI !!...COCKROACH...

HM SEE'S THE COCKROACH AND DUG HERSELF INTO ANUBHAV'S ARM AND CLUTCHED HIM TIGHTLY...

HM : KYA KAR RAHE HAIN AAP KHADE KHADE...HATAIYE NA...

AS : JI HJ..HUM JA RAHE HAIN AAP...

HM : KYA HUM..? HATAI USSE...KYA KAR RAHE HAIN KHADE KHADE...UDNE LAGEGA ABHI...JAIYE...

AS : HJ....AAP HUMEIN CHODENGI TABHI TOH JAYENGE NA HUM...

HM REALISED AND SLOWLY DRIFTED APART...BUT SHE STILL HELD HIS HAND AND MOVED BACKWARD....AS SMILED AT HER ANTICS

AS : CHALA GAYA...( HE LAUGHED A BIT ) HUME SACH MEIN ABHI TAK VISHWAS NAHI HOTA KI AAP COCKROACH SE DARTI HAIN

HM : ACCHA..AB AAPKA KAAM NAHI BACHA ?

AS : JI...HUM CHALTE HAIN...

HM WAS KEEPING THE HOT VESSEL DOWN WHEN SHE BY MISTAKE BURNT HER HAND

HM : AAAH..( SHE THRUSTED HER HAND )

AS : ( HE TOOK HER HAND AND SAID STERNLY ) HJ...KYA HUA...AAP...AAPKO DHYAAN SE KARNA CHAIYE THA NA... AISE LAPARWAHI KARENGI TOH KAISE CHALEGA CHOT LAG GAYI NA...( HE BLEW HER BURN ) EK MINUTE HUM DAWA LATE HAIN

AS BOUGHT THE FIRST AID KIT AND DRESSED HER WOUND...SHE WAS CONSTANLY GAZING AT HIM...SHE CHOOSED TO STAY SILENT ALL OVER

AS : AAP BAHAR JAAKAR BAITHIYE HUM LATE HAIN KHANA...

AS SERVED THE FOOD FOR HIMSELF AND HM...

AS : KHAIYE...

HM : HANN WOH...KHA..( SHE TRIED HANDLING THE SPOON BUT ALL IN VAIN...SHE LOOKED AT HER BURNT PALM AND SIGHED ) AAP KHAIYE

AS : ( TOOK A BITE ) WAHH HJ...ADBHUT KHANA BANAYA HAIN AAPNE..( HE LOOKED TOWARDS HM AND THOUGHT FOR A BIT ) HUM KHILA DE ?

HM : ( SHE LOOKED UP ) ARE YOU SURE ?

AS : JI HJ...AAPNE ITNA KIYA HAMARE LIYE..HUM YEH TOH KAR HI SAKTE HAIN...

HM : THIK HAIN...

AS BEGAN FEEDING HM...HM HAD CRIMSON RISING HER CHEEKS...

HM : THIK HAIN SIR..TOH PHIR HUM CHALTE HAIN...BAS KICHEN MEIN BAG HAIN LEKAR AATE HAIN...

AS : JI...

HM'S PHONE RANG...SHE PICKED IT UP AND LOOKED TOWARDS AS FROM THE HALF OPENED DOOR...SHE SMILED NAUGHTILY

HM : KOI BAAT NAHI....AAP GADI THANE PAHUCHA DIJIYE...HUM MANAGE KAR LENGE..( SHE CAME OUT OF THE KICHEN )

AS : KYA HUA HJ ? AAP PARESHAN LAG RAHI HAIN...

HM : HANN WOH...GADI TOH CONSTABLE NE THANE PAHUCHA DI..AB ITNI RAAT KO HUME PAIDAL GHAR JANA PADEGA...HUM CHALTE HAIN

AS : AREE HJ...HUM AAPKO CHOD DETE HAIN...AAP HAMARI GADI SE CHALIYE

HM : THIK HAIN SIR...THANKYOU...( SHE SILENTLY SMILED )

THEY SAT IN THE CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING TOWARDS HM'S HOME..

AS : AAPNE HAMARE LIYE ITNA KIYA...HUM AAPKA EHSAAN KABHI NAHI BHULENGE...DHANYAWAD

HM : SIR ISME EHSAAN KI KYA BAAT HAIN...AAP HAMARE SENIOR HAIN...YEH TOH HAMARA FARZ THA...

AS : ( SMILED ) LEKIN AAP GHAR PAR KYA KAHENGI ?

HM : KI HUM KISI IMPORTANT KAAM SE BHAR GAYE THE...HAMARI JOB TOH AISI HI HAIN

AS : SAHI HAIN....

HM : WESE YEH HAMARE LIYE SACCH MEIN BAHUT IMPORTANT KAAM THA...HUM AAPKO BHUKE TOH NAHI SONE DETE...( SHE TURNED ON THE RADIO... )

AS LOOKED TOWARDS HER...AND THEN LOOKED AHEAD...

Mujhse door kahin na jaa

Bas yahin kahin reh ja
Main teri deewani re
Afsos tujhe hai kya

Teri meri kahani nayi ban gayi
Tu mera ho gaya, main teri ho gayi
Jahan jaaye tu sang mujhe leja

Leja leja leja leja
Leja leja re
Mehaki raat mein
Chura ke saare rang le ja
Saare rang le ja

HM WAS STEALING GLANCES OF AS...THE SONG WAS PERFECTLY FITTING TO HER SITUATION...WHILE AS WAS PROCESSING THE WAY HM'S DID EVERYTHING FOR HIM...HE WAS PAINED

AS : ( IN MIND ) HJ ABHI HAMARE LIYE ITNA KARTI HAIN...AUR HUMNE BINA KUCH SOCHE INKO ITNA DARD DE DIYA...HUME TOH INKI KHUSHI MEIN KHUSH HONA CHAIYE...HUM YEHI TOH CHAHTE HAIN KI WOH KHUSH RAHE...PHIR CHAHE KISI KE BHI SAATH...KYUNKI HUMNE TOH INHE ZINDAGI BHAR KA DARD DE HI DIYA...BHAGWAN INHE HAMESHA KHUSH RAKHE AUR HUMSE JYADA PYAAR KARNE WALA..

HM : SIR...HAMARA GHAR AA GYA

AS : ( HE COMPOSED HIMSELF ) HUM KUCH SOCH RAHE THE...HAMARE LIYE ITNA KARNE KE LIYE EK BAAR PHIRSE DHANYAWAD...HASEENA MALLIK

HM : ( SHE FROWNED ) JI SIR...GOODNIGHT

AS : JAI HIND ( HE DROVE AWAY )

HM : HASEENA MALLIK...ITNE DINO BAAD TOH HASEENA JI SUNA THA...( SHE ROLLED HER EYES ) PATA NAHI INKE DIMAG MEIN KYA CHALTA HAIN...PAR ITNA HUM JAANTE HAIN KARAN JI SE INKO FARQ TOH PADTA HAIN ( SHE SMILED )

HM : DEKHTE HAIN AUR KITNA KAREEEB JANE PAR INKA CONFESSION BAHAR AAYEGA...( SHE LAUGHED ) YA ALLAH....PATA NAHI YEH MOHABAAT HUMSE AUR KYA KARWAYEGI...

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