A/N : The previous part was the crux, around which I had thought up this story.
It was the most difficult part for me to write.
Now that its done, I can breathe easy.☺

I know this story is getting extra extra preachy😭.
I dont like how its getting that way.
Cant help it tho, have to make it so, to advance the plot.
Sry for the preachyness guys, and thank you to all you lovely people. Keep voting and commenting, please.
It keeps me going.
(I too, am getting kinda frustrated at the slow plot , coz😉😆)
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Captain Abhimanyu found Lt.Amardeep Huda standing outside, his face drenched in tears.

Abhi looked at him, then looked backwards to check.
He had shut the door when comming out.
Raj must not have noticed Huda.

Abhi made a sign to Huda, to stay quiet, and grabbed his arm, taking him away from that room, to his own room.

....

Abhi was staring at Huda, who knew that Captain Chauhan was expecting him to talk.

He sobered himself up.

Huda : "Wo, Sir...Main...main bata nai sakta...main kitna sharminda hu..
Mujhe ..koi andaza nahi tha, mera behaviour ....hamara behaviour... KMA ke baaki cadets ka behaviour...Rajveer sir ko itna asar karega.
Sir ne jo face kiya, usme bhale hi directly nahi, par indirectly to involved tha hi main.

Naina se to maafi maangli, par....ye socha hi nai...ke sirjee pe kya...

Main...main kya karu Abhimanyu Sir?
Abhi jaake...Rajveer Sir se baat karta hu.
Maafi mangta hu.."

He started to leave.

Abhi : "Halt Lt. Huda. You will stay where you are."

Huda : "Nahi sir, main Naina ki khushi mere bachpane ki wajeh se adhore nahi dekh sakta.
Main sir se baat karke rahunga."

Abhi : "Aap baat aur bigad denge Huda.
Hamari baat sunye.
Raj ko ham jaante hai.
He is just, overwhelmed right now.
Unhe sirf wakt chahiye.
Hame yakeen hai, he will realise he is wrong."

Huda : "Sir, almost do saal hogaye hain us baat ko.
Captain sir abhi tak itne influenced hai, aapko lagta hai wo kabhi is baat se bahar aa  payenge?
I am sorry sir, mujhe ab bhi lagta hai, mujhe sir se baat karni chahiye."

Abhi, who was standing leaning against a counter, went and sat in an armchair.
He indicated Huda to do the same.
Huda remained standing resolutely.

Abhi :" Baithye Lt, aur hamari baat sunye.
Please."

Huda sat down gingerly.

Abhi : "Dekhye, jo huwa, galat tha. Lekin trust me, you..or any of your friends, are no less in his eyes.
He is...not holding anything against you."

Huda : "Ye baat to main bhi jaanta hu sir, iska matlab ye nai hai ki hamari galati kam ho jaati hai."

Abhi : "Yes, but talking to him, will only make matters worse."

He got up, and started pacing.

"You must understand, Raj ke liye sexism, misogyny, curtailment of individual rights, and blame games, ye sab....ham sab se zyada impact karta hai.
He is more irritated by these, as he was bought up differently than most Indians.

Ham aap ko kaise samjhaye...
Dekhye, ham yaha, used to hogaye hai...nahi hona chahiye, par hogaye hai."

"Yaha galat hamesha larki hoti hai, kisi ki personal life personal nahi hoti, most of us judge people first, think later.

Aurat ko kamzor manna, ye samjhna, ke we are better, because we are born in a certain caste, or maybe because we are fairer, or maybe because we are men....

Ye sab abhi bhi hota hai, we are educated, so we try to supress these thoughts, but they are ingrained in us by society.

He has lived almost a decade in  Netherlands, a country famous for its values of personal freedom and individuality.

Raj ke liye, yaha ke logo ka attitude ajeeb hai.

He understands this, itne saal hogaye India lautkar use, but still....frustrate ho jaate hai kabhi kabhi.
Aur aap bhi jaante hai, he hasn't had time to think, these two years. He will get over it soon, I am sure, now that everything is normal."

Huda listened to him. He was quiet now, thinking.
What Abhimanyu said, was true.
Once upon a time, he too, was like the people Abhi described.
He had changed, because he had a good heart, behind the bad education.
A heart which, when it saw it was wrong, accepted it.
Something not many are able to do.

But he understood Raj's mindset better, now.

Huda : "To kya ham yuhi, intezaar karte rahe, ke kab sir in sab se bahar ayenge?
Do you think thats fair to Naina?"

Abhi grinned.
"No, we dont sit quietly, Lt Amardeep Huda.
I, have a plan."

His grin widened.
Huda's face mirrored his.

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A/N .
Thought I'd make a couple of things clear.

Just because I praised another country, over mine, dosen't mean I dont love my country.

I always have, always will love India, and its people above everyone else.

"Love for one's country, is part of Imaan."
Thats what we have always been taught.

But, having said that, we have to recognise the flaws of Indian society.
As they said in RDB, "Mera desh mahan kehne se desh mahaan nai ban jata.
Desh ko mahaan banana parta hai".

And accepting this, is the first step, according to me.

Here are the textbook definitions, of some of the words I have used.
I am only citing these, with hope that my story will be better understood.
No offence intended.
I must say, love you all, and thank you! You guys are amazing! 😘😘
XOXO.

Definitions :

1) Sexism : prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

2) Misogyny : dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

3) Individualism :
A social theory favouring freedom of action for individuals over collectives.

4) Blame Games : A situation in which one party blames others for something bad or unfortunate rather than attempting to seek a solution.