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IT WAS NIGHTFALL WHEN AS VISITED THE MPT...ONLY HM AND CC WERE LEFT...AS WENT TO HM'S CABIN AND SAW HER PREOCCUPIED WITH WORK...HE TAPPED ON THE DOOR AND CAME INSIDE

AS : JAI HIND MISS MALLIK...

HM: JAI HIND...AAP ISS WAQT?

AS: JI...HUM FILES CHECK KAR RAHE THE AUR YEH DO FILES HAIN ( HE HANDED HER THE FILES ) ISME OCCUPANCY AUR TIME DATE BHI ADD KARNA HAIN...TOH AAP HUME YEH COMPLETE KARKE KAL SUBMIT KARWA DIJIYEGA..

HM: OHH...THIK HAIN SIR...JAI HIND...( SHE SMILED )

AS LEFT...IT WAS QUITE NIGHT AND HE WAS LEAVING FOR HOME WHEN HE REALISED THAT HER MOTHER'S MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION IS TUCKED IN BETWEEN THE FILES HE HAD GIVEN TO HM FOR COMPLETION...HE HURRIEDLY DROVE TO MPT...HE WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT HM WILL STAY TILL NIGHT....HE SAW HER WORKING IN HER CABIN...

HM : SIR AAP ? ITNI RAAT KO ?

AS : JI..PHELE AAP YEH BATAIYE KI AAP ABHI TAK GHAR KYU NAHI GAYI...ITNA SAMAY HO GAYA HAIN...?

HM : BAS JA RAHE THE SIR...KAAM AAJ THODA JYADA THA...AAP ?

AS: JI...HUMNE KUCH SAMAY PHELE AAP JO FILES DI THI WOH HUME CHAIYE...WOH HUMNE JALDI MEIN USMAI HAMARI MAA KE DAWAI KA PRESCRIPTION RAKH DIYA THA...TOH HUME USKI SAKHT JARURAT THI..ISILIYE... 

HM : SIR WOH KAAM BAHUT JYADA THA NA...TOH HUMNE KUCH FILES GHAR MEIN COMPLETE KARNE KE LIYE GAADI MEIN RAKH DI THI....HUM BAS NIKAL HI RAHE HAIN ( SHE TOOK THE KEYS ) AAP CHALIYE HUM AAPKO FILES DE DENGE...

AS:  THIK HAIN...CHALIYE...

THEY BOTH WALKED OUT AND HM HANDED HIM THE FILES...HE WAS CHECKING FOR THE PRESCRIPTION PAPER WHEN HM HUFFED...

AS : MIL GAYA...KYA HUA MISS MALLIK ?

HM : HAMARI GAADI KA TIRE ACHANAK SE PUNTURE HO GAYA..AB ITNI RAAT GAYE KAHA JAYE HUM...UPAR SE TOOLBOX BHI GHAR CHOD AAYE...WESE HI ITNA KAAM HAIN AUR...

AS: SHANT MISS MALLIK...SHANT...AAP ITNI CHINTIT KYU HO RAHI HAIN...YEH SAB OVERWORK KA NATIZA HAIN...AAP HAMARE SAATH CHALIYE...HAMARI GAADI BILKUL THIK HAIN...

HM : ( SHE SIGHED IN RELIEF AND TURNED RED AT HER EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOUR ) SORRY SIR

AS: ISME SORRY KAHNE KI KYA BAAT THI? AAP SORRY BAHUT BOLTI HAIN...

HM : ( TURNING CONSCIOUS ) HANN...JI SIR...

AS: AUR PHIR AISE ACAMBHIT SI RAH JATI HAIN...( HE LAUGHED )

HM : ( SMILING AND CONTROLLING HER BLUSH ) HU...HUM FILES LEKAR AATE HAIN...APNI GAADI SE...

HM WENT AND KEPT THE STACKED FILES IN THE BACKSEAT...SHE SAT BESIDE AS AND TURNED ON THE MUSIC...AS SMILED AT HER COURAGE...OF SITTING CONFIDENTLY AND TURNING THE MUSIC ON...EVEN IN A SENIOR'S VEHICLE...

Ik vaari aa bhi jaa yaara
Ik vaari aa
Raah takun main bechara
Ik vaari aa

Dhal rahi shaam hai
Dil tere naam hai
Is ki aadat bani
Hai teri yaariyan

Chand hoon main
Tu hai taara
Ik vaari aa...

HM WAS STEALING AS'S GLIMPSES WHILE HE WAS BUSY DRIVING...HE ULTIMATELY LOOKED AT HER...

AS : AAPKO LONG DRIVES PASAND HAIN ?

HM: JI...BAHUT...AUR SAATH MEIN GAANE BHI...AAPKO?

AS: JI...COLLEGE MEIN KAAFI LONG DRIVES PAR GAYE HAIN...

HM : ( NARROWING HER EYES ) KISKE SAATH?

AS: AKELE...AUR KABHI KABHI DOSTO KE SAATH...AAP AAGE KA RASTA BATAYENGI ?

HM: HANN...AAGE SE LEFT AUR 2 BLOCKS...

AS: AAP JYADA WORKLOAD AKELE MAT LIJIYE...SEHAT PAR ASAR KARTA HAIN...( HE STOPPED THE CAR )

HM : GAADI KYU ROKDI..? CHALIYE...

AS : ( SMILED ) AAPKA GHAR AA GAYA...GHUMNA HO TOH PHIR KABHI GHUM LENGE...

HM: OHH....SO...SORRY...HUME...

AS: PHIR...

HM : ( REMEMBERED WHAT HE SAID AND SMILED ) THANK YOU...

AS DROVE OFF...WHILE HM WAS STILL BLUSHING ON HIS COMMENTS AND WALKING TOWARDS HER HOME WHEN HER PHONE RINGED...IT WAS KS...SHE DOUBTED AND PICKED IT UP...

KS : MS...ITNI RAAT KO PHONE KARNE KE LIYE MAAFI CHAHTE HAIN...PAR BAHUT JARURI BAAT KARNI THI AAPSE...ABHI MIL SAKTI HAIN ?

HM: ABHI? ISS WAQT? AUR KAHA?

KS : BAS MS MTLB AAPKE PAAS TIME HAINA...HUM 2 MINUTE MEIN BIKE LEKAR PAHUCH RAHE HAIN...( SHE ENDED THE CALL )

HM : ISS WAQT....JARUR KOI BADI BAAT HAIN...WARNA KS TIME AUR PERSONAL SPACE KI VALUE KARTI HAIN...BAS SAB THIK HO....

KS : MS...

HM : JI KS...BOLIYE..

KS: MS...HAMARE PAAS ANU BHAIYA KE SIR KA PHONE AAYA THA...KYUNKI WOH PHONE NAHI UTHA RAHE THE...UNHONE BATAYA KI ANU BHAIYA NE MISSION JEET KE WAQT BAHUT SARHANIYE KAAM KIYA THA...USKI KE CHALTE ANU BHAIYA KO DESH KE LIYE EK AUR BADE MISSION KE LIYE APPOINT KIYA HAIN...PAR USKE LIYE UNHE MISSION JEET KI SAARI TRAGEDY, TRICKS AUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS...TAUR TARIKE...RISKS...SAB PATA HONA CHAIYE...WOH AISE HI EK INSAAN KO DHUND RAHE THE...

HM : HUM KUCH SAMJHE NAHI...?

KS : MS YEH EK BAHUT BADA MISSION HAIN JISME ANU BHAIYA JAISE KAABIL AUR HONHAR OFFICER KI JARURAT HAIN...AUR KOI AISA BHI JISNE PHELE DESH KI RAKSHA KE LIYE BADA MISSION KIYA HO...JAISE MISSION JEET...USS INSAAN KI JARURAT HAIN...ISILIYE UNHONE ISKE LIYE ANU BHAIYA KO CHOOSE KIYA HAIN

HM : EK MINUTE....PAR ANUBHAV SIR KO TOH KUCH YAAD HI NAHI HAIN...HAMARA MATLAB...MISSION JEET KE WAQT KA TOH WOH SAB BHUL CHUKE HAIN....PHIR ?

KS : WAHI TOH MS...PAR YEH BAAT UNKE SENOIR KO NAHI PATA HAIN..AUR HUMNE ISLIYE NAHI BATAIYE...KYUNKI...HUM CHAHTE HAIN ANU BHAIYA ISS MISSION PAR JAYE..UNKE LIYE DESH SE BHAD KAR KUCH NAHI HAIN..

HM : KAISI BAATEIN KAR RAHI HAIN...KESE JAYENGE SIR ?

KS : MS...HUME KUCH BHI KARKE 3 DIN MEIN ANU BHAIYA KI YAADASH WAPAS LANI HOGI...

HM : (WIDE-EYED) KAISE? KYA BOL RAHI HAIN AAP ?

KS: MS APKO YAAD HO TOH DOCTOR NE KAHA THA KI WOH WAPAS SE UN SAB ENVIRONMENT MEIN JAYENGE TOH UNHE CHIZE YAAD AANE LAGENGI...HUM JYADA DAVAB NAHI DAALENGE...BAS HALKA HALKA...SHAYAD HUM KAMYAB HO JAYEIN...

HM : AAP THIK KAH RAHI HAIN KS...PAR YEH TOH AAP AKELE BHI KAR SAKTI HAIN...HUME ?

KS: MS...AAP MISSION JEET SE SABSE JYADA JUDI HUI THI...CHAHE WOH VIRUS INJECT KARNA HO YA MAHIPAL CHACHA PAR INZAM...AUR PYAAR KA NATAK BHI...AAP UNHE SABSE ACCHE SE YAAD DILA SAKTI HAIN...HUM DONO MIL KAR YEH KAR SAKTE HAIN...

HM : ( NODDED ) AAP THIK KAH RAHI HAIN...HUM AAPKE SAATH HAIN...

THEY BOTH SHOOK HANDS AND SMILED...

IT WAS EARLY THAN USUAL MORNING...KS AND HM MET AT A NEARBY  TEA STALL...

KS: TOH BATAIYE MS...KYA SOCHA AAPNE?

HM: KUCH AREAS HAIN...JO WHOLLY MISSION JEET SE CONNECTED THE...JAISE KI SIR KA SECRET CABIN...PRACTICE GROUND...POLYGRAPHIC TEST...

KS : SAHI KAHA MS...CHALIYE TOH PHIR LAGTE HAIN KAAM PR..LEKIN ABHI ?

HM: HUM SIR SE MISSION-RELATED BAAT KARNE JA RAHE HAIN...UNKE SAAMNE MISSION JEET SE RELATED BAATEIN KARENGE...INDIRECTLY...TOH HO SAKTA HAIN UNHE KUCH KUCH YAAD AAYE...

KS: HANN MS...PAR ABHI WOH KAHA HONGE...KYA PATA?

HM: FITNESS GYM MEIN...ROZ SUBAH 7 BAJE AATE HAIN...

KS : ( NARROWING HER EYES ) AAPKO KAISE PATA?

HM: DE.DEKHA THA...EK BAAR...( LOOKING SIDEWAYS )

HM HURRIEDLY WENT TOWARDS THE GYM...IT WAS ALL GLASS-DOORED...SHE WAS LOOKING FOR AS...WHEN SHE FINALLY FOUND HIM...ALL IN BLACK GYM WEAR AND SWEAT DRIPPING OFF FROM HIS FOREHEAD TO NECK AND ON HIS WELL-BUILT CHEST...SHE GASPED...HER BREATH CHOKED IN HER THROAT...HE WAS LOOKING WAY HOTTER 🔥🔥....SHE TRIED AVOIDING IT BUT WAS KIND OF FROZEN...AS SAW HM STANDING AT THE DOOR...HE SMILED AND WINKED...HM SUDDENLY REALISED AND TURNED TO CONTROL HER CRIMSON RED BLUSH AND SMILE...

AS : AAP WAHA KYA KAR RAHI THI MISS MALLIK ? 

HM : AAPKO DEKH RAHE THE...

AS : JI ?

HM : ( COMING OUT ) DEKH...HUM DEKH RAHE THE KI AAP HI HAIN YA KOI AUR...CONFIRM KAR RAHE THE...WOH PHELE AAPKO KABHI YAHA DEKHA NAHI NA...

AS : MTLB HUM AAPKO AUR LOGO KE CHEHRE MEIN DIKHAI DETE HAIN...?

HM: HANN? NAHI...HUME BAS...WOH...

AS : ( LAUGHED ) HUM MAZAK KAR RAHE THE...AAP KIS KARYE HETU AAYI HAIN?

HM: BAS AISE HI...GYM KARNE AAYE THE...( SHE CONFUSINGLY SAID )

AS: OHH...KARIYE PHIR...

HM : ( IN MIND ) YEHI WAQT HAIN...SIR SE BAATO BAATO MEIN MISSIN JEET RELATED CHIZO KA ZIKR KARENGE....