Flashback.

Pooja and Ali's wedding night.

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.

Huda : "Plan kya hai Sir?"

Abhi : "Bohot hi simple hai...bas...Naina ki posting Raj ke saath ho jaaye, aisa kuch jhol karna hai."

Huda looked at him uncertainly.

"Aisa hoga kaise??"

Abhi smirked.
"Leave it on me."

.......

Abhi had got the idea of his plan, from Raj himself.
He remembered Raj telling him how brilliant Naina is. Telling him proudly of her achievements, that night.

Abhi had had to sweet talk his way to winning the confidence of one of the recruiting officers for Intelligence, whose recommendation he knew, would work at the right place.

Abhi had waited patiently, for months, before his chance came.
Then one day, casually, he had mentioned knowing Naina, and how good her skills were, and how she would be an asset to the army, just like her brother.
He also casually wondered aloud, that if Captain Rajveer trained her, she would be as good as he is.

The officer wasn't stupid.
He understood Abhi had an ulterior motive in this suggestion, the minute he suggested it.
However, he wasn't interested in Abhi's motive, as what he said, was in the benifit of the army.

And thus, the plan succeeded.

........

Present.

Naina was surprised, when she received a letter marked 'Private and Confidential' , with her name on it.

She was even more surprised, when she started reading it.
By the time she finished, her heartbeat was through the roof.
She re-read it 5 times, just to make sure she read the name of her reporting officer correctly.

Captain R. S. Shikhawat, in Pune.

Naina was anxious and jubliant, at the same time.

........

Pune.

She arrived at the base, late at night, to find Pooja waiting for her, as promised.

As the orderly took her bags to her room, Pooja dragged her away, for a coffee.

The mess was closed, so they went to Pooja's room, where they sat drinking coffee, and gossiping and laughing, happy to have some time together, after so long.

Naina : "Ali kaisa hai?"

Pooja : "Accha hai, aata hai yahaan kabhi kabhi.
Warna mera mobile hi ek sahara hai."

She sighed dreamily.

Naina smiled mischievously at her friend.

Naina :" Aaj mai kabab me haddi ban gai na? "

Pooja giggled.
"Koi baat nai, mai bhi ban jaungi, phir hisaab barabar."

Naina stopped laughing.
"Um...matlab?
Main...samjhi nai..."

Pooja : "Yaar, Shahrukh bhi idhar, tu bhi idhar.....
Aur phir mai bhi idhar....." she winked, indicating her intentions of setting the two of them up.

Naina looked at her, scared.
"Pooja please. Aisa kuch nai hai.
Sir... sir aisa nahi sochte.
Please aisa kuch mat karna, jisse wo...khamakha uncomfortable ho jaaye."

Pooja became serious too.
"Naina...tere hisaab se Sir aisa nahi sochte...
Aur tu?
Tere dil me kya hai?"

Naina looked at her, sadness evident in her eyes.
"Iss baat ka jawaab nai hai mere paas.
Aur waise bhi, isse koi farak nai padta.
Sir ne...KMA me jo bhi face kiya...meri wajeh se...aur phir Siachin posting pe bhi...
Huda bata raha tha....
Please Pooja....he has faced a lot.
Just...let him be."

She stood up.

"Mai chalti hu...subhe milte hai."
She said, the smile comming back to her face.

Pooja : "Thik hai Naina.
Goodnight."

They hugged each other, and wishing her friend a good night, Naina left, leaving Pooja to sadly contemplate in guilt, that maybe if they had supported Naina in KMA, things would be different today.