"it's a low volume mission captain
Koi dhamaka nahi chahiye
Keep your actions strictly under check.
It's a sensitive area
Yaha ke logo ka army pe se, sarkar pe se bharosa uth chuka hai....

Agar inhe pata chala ke tum koi government school teacher nahi par ek undercover officer ho ... To wahi sab khatam ho jayega
Humein inke beech rehna hai
So that humein inke leader baghi kishan nath ke bare mein koi lead mil sake.

"Copy sir"
He replied

"I will be sending two officers for your help
Wo log tumhe kal tak report karenge."
He informed

"Got it sir"
And he kept the phone.

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It's a friends get-together at alekh's quarter in delhi....

Naina - alekh ye chiken almost complete hai
Ek bar check karna

Alekh - tereko kaun bola ungli karne ko.

And he overtook the spatula....

"Andar jake baith na
Tere hath mein bas gun achchi lagti hai , kardchi nahi"

"Bhad mein ja"
She cursed him as she left the kitchen.

Huda ,Ali puja and Saima ( alekh's girlfriend) flight lt. Saima bismil .... Were playing poker....

Alekh came with some nachos and chips and got mixed with them.

Saima and alekh are together from last three years....
They have met in a mission where Saima being a fighter pilot had came to rescue a team of army soldiers stuck in Himalayan range....

They bonded over boose and cricket...
And before alekh new
He was completely hooked up on her

A fearless bold and ambitious girl.
She compliment his attributes

Just few hangouts and she was already a part of this group.

Saima - pooja
Let me know your marriage date before hand yar
Leave dene mein maa marti hai mere commanding officer ki

She said making a swear giving face
As she played her next card.

Huda - Abe Han yar
Sameera ko bhi leave ke liye apply karna padega....
Tujhe to pata hi hai tau ko chutti dene ke nam pe kitna bukhar ata hai

Huda is dating Sameera
A politician's daughter who got inspired by this young bunch of people and decided to koin army.
And is now a cadet in kma

Pooja - Han han bata dungi... Abhi dates final nahi hai
Waise nilu bhi ane wali thi na aj .... Ayi kyun nahi abhi tak

Huda - nilu yaha ane wali thi...
Wo delhi mein hai?
Huda asked in surprise

Alekh - Han uska call aya tha
Boli thi ke kuch bat karni hai use
Kuch imp hai

Ali - waise kisi ki ud bhai se bat hui
Aur wo kyun nahi aye

Huda - wo ullu ka pattha phone uthaye tab na.
Na msg ka reply karta hai

Naina - meri bat hui thi usse...
Keh raha tha weekend busy hai uska wo nahi aa payega shayad.

Saima - u know what guys
Tum sab waise hi ho jaisa tum log ek dusre ko describe karte ho
But last month jab mein ud se pokran range mein mili thi....
Which whas the second time when I met him...
I felt wo waisa bilkul nahi hai jaisa tum log uske bare mein batate ho
He is so different

As Saima was talking and everyone was processing her review

Nilu showed up at the door

"Hey guys"
She greeted with a smile
And all of them waved at her....
And offered her a seat

"I am so sorry to gate crash like this"
She said as alekh handed her a glass of water.

"Abe humein to adat hai
Tu to humari training ke dino se gate crash kar rahi hai
Tere pas to special pass tha academy ka...
Kyun puja yad hai na"

Huda commented
Referring an old incident of nilu accidentally ending up with Ali in boys hostel

Everyone laughed at those old stupid days

Nilu smiled too
But clearly the smile was heavy and not so natural

It's clear that she has changed too in all these  time
Not an impulsive Rebel anymore

Naina - nilu coffee banau

Nilu - no thanks
I am good
Mujhe bas tum logo se kuch bat karni thi
I have been thinking from long time

Ali - sab theek to hai
Ali according to his nature showed extra concern

Nilu - it's about ud.....
I am concerned for him

She framed carefully as all of them got a bit more tensed from there resting posture

"Ud ki engagement has been called off"
She broke the news to everyone's surprise

"Bole to"
Alekh exclaimed

"Kyun magar "
Huda voiced out

And everyone waited for nilu to explain further

"The girl called it off
Preeti said ke bhai was least involved
Na kabhi bat karta tha zyada na msgs

Hardly do bar coffee pe gaye dono usme se bhi ek bar bhai left her in the middle of the date saying ke imp work hai.

Nilu looked genuinely worried for her brother

"Bhai has changed
A lot....
Kabhi kabhi lagta hai I don't recognise him anymore
Tum log bhi to milte honge na usse....
Don't u guys feel it too "

She asked
And it's then they realised that ud has hardly met them in last two years

Just some brief catch up in some party or at work....
Which was not enough to read something deep

He hardly show up in reunion or get together
Just gave a flying visit in Ali and Pooja's engagement.

Alekh - par bat kya hai
Usko agar sagai karni nahi thi to pehle bol deta...

Nilu - mom dad ne force kiya tha use
Ab to usne ghar ana bhi band kar diya hai....
I couldn't take it anymore and Maine use directly puch liya that is he still hung up on Dr. Shalini.

Aur usne mana nahi kiya"

They all felt guilty of being ignorent about their friend's situation.
Though they were aware of the feelings he had for Shalini...

They should have read the symptoms of ud being aloof from past few months.

"I just want you people to talk to him"
Nilu requested

"Tum hi log to ho jisse wo atleast thodi hi sahi bat to karta hai
Warna mom dad ka to phone bhi uthana band kar diya hai...
Bas kabhi kabhi mere msgs ka reply kar deta hai."

"Dr. Shalini wala matter itna serious hai , humein pata nahi tha"
Ali comment.

"Shalini mam se humesha se hi uska special connection tha"
Pooja added.
"Par wo aur Shalini mam....I mean mam senior hai....."

"Han to
Usme galat kya hai...
Rajveer sir bhi to humare senior hai"
Huda slipped the sentence looking at naina ... And stopped at the middle realising what he blurted out.

Naina saw him with deep stare....
And everyone else got alarmed too....

Rajveer sir loved naina....
Is not a national secret anymore...
But he never made a move....

All these year she kept waiting....
And he ghosted her ...... Due to his own demons.....

Huda regretted the very next moment
This is a topic no one ever touch

Naina got up from the seat and went inside.
And alekh gave huda a murderous look

"Tereko mun band rakhna nahi hota."
He bashed huda

"Mun se nikal gaya yar
Par sach hi to hai....
Agar rajveer sir aur naina ek dusre se pyar kar sakte hain
To ud and Shalini mam bhi to possible hai na
Isme galat kya hai."

"Sahi keh raha hai huda
Sir aur naina sath nahi hai iske reasons completely different hai
Par Shalini mam kyun resist kar rahi hai....
Ab to unka divorce bhi ho gaya hai.
She was in a bad marriage
Wo ud ko ek chance kyun nahi deti."
Puja argued....

Saima - I guess
I know the problem

Saima was quite uptill now listening all the arguments

Alekh - kya
He looked at her hopefully

Saima - the respective couples were never posted together
Sometimes all you need is just some time together.
To figure things out.

Alekh - ab postings humare hath mein to hoti nahi hai....

He pointed out
And Saima shrugged

"Waise I really want to meet the rest of them
Rajveer sir , Shalini mam
All seems to be interesting characters"
Saima added.
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She is studying the tiles pattern of the balcony when huda came and sat beside her.

"Akele kyun baithi hai
Chal na andar"

"I wonder if he really loved me
Or I was just an obligation"

"Tu kma ke cockroach aur chuho ko bhi puchegi na
To wo bhi yahi bolenge
That he loves you."

She smiled

"I know
I was such an idiot
Even our enemies knew about it , but not me.

But the thing is that he was always so careful around me
Never leaving any hint or mark of his feelings
He never said anything
He was such a perfect gentleman around me.

He never confessed
But his love was like Sunshine .... I use to feel it
Now when I look back at the clues... I realise , his love was right there.... Always... I missed the chance.

"I really hope ud can make it work for himself."
She sighed

Huda smile at this....

"Nautanki sala.....
Waise complicated love life ke mamle mein tujhe takkar de raha hai wo."

And she chuckled too....