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As soon as Sana opened the door, her eyes got widened in shock when she saw Sidharth with his family. Sidharth also became surprised as he didn't expect her there.

"Officer aap?" Asked Sana with disbelief.

"Tum?" Asked Sidharth.

"Arrey Ashok Ji aap aa gaye? Aaiye aaiye andar aaiye." Said Santokh Ji welcoming Ashok Ji and his family.

After entering they introduced their families to each other.

"Waise tum dono ek dusre ko pehle se jaante ho kya?" Asked Rita Ji after sometime.

"Haan woh Sana aaj hi toh mili thi mujhe.... Jab main uske school gaya tha." Said Sidharth to which Shehnaaz smiled nervously.

Then suddenly she looked at her own appearance and said, "Accha aap log... Baatein karo... Main abhi aati hoon."

Saying that, she ran away from there leaving everyone confused especially her parents.

"Isko kya hogaya?" Thought Parminder Ji.

Shehnaaz went to her room and closed the door immediately. Then she gave a sigh of relief.

"Yeh yaaha kya kar rahe hai? Yaar tu kitni pagal hai!" Said Shehnaaz smacking her own head. "Tab se jis admi ke tu sapne dekh rahi hai woh abhi apni family ke saath tere ghar pe aa gaya aur tu inn kapdo mein... Oh God! Kya soch rahe honge woh log. Sahi kehte hai beta, Mummy ki baatein sun leni chahiye. Warna yeh hi haal hota hai."

Thinking that, she opened her wardrobe and started finding suitable clothes for herself.

After sometime...

Sana came out of her room wearing a simple pink suit with white dupatta and her parents widened their eyes seeing her.

She silently stood beside Parminder Ji who asked in a low voice, "Tujhe kya hogaya? Achanak se aise Sati Savitri ban ke kyu aa gayi?"

"Kuch kuch hua hai Mummy. Aap nahi samjhogi." Murmured Shehnaaz looking at Sidharth to which Parminder Ji made a confused face.

"Beta tu khadi kyu hai? Yaaha aa ke baith." Said Rita Ji to which Shehnaaz nodded and sat beside her on the sofa.

"Paata hai tujhe? Abhi teri hi baat kar raha tha Sidharth hum sab se."

Shehnaaz's face lightened up hearing that and she asked excitedly, "Meri baat? Sach mein?"

"Haan woh school mein tumne kaise uss bacchi ko bachaya aur uss smuggler ko pakadwa diya, woh hi baat ho rahi thi." Said Sidharth.

"Humein toh paata hi nahi tha ki humari chhoti si Sana itni bahadur hai." Said Santokh Ji to which Sana made an angry pout.

"Papa main ab badi ho chuki hoon." Said Sana whining and they all laughed.

"I know. And I'm really proud of you my child." Said Santokh Ji to which Sana smiled showing her bunny teeth.

Sidharth chuckled seeing her cute smile and said, "Abhi toh ek aur baat hai jis se aap ko aur zyada proud feel hoga."

Everyone looked at him curiously.

"Itne bade drug smuggler ko pakadwane ke liye Sana ko sarkar ki taraf se felicitate kiya jayega." He said and Sana's parents' face became bright hearing that.

"Dekh beta aur sheekh. Tujhse chhoti hai phir bhi kitna bada kaam kiya isne. Tu bhi kabhi aisa kuch kar jis se humara sir garv se ucha ho jaye." Said Rita Ji looking at Preeti who frowned hearing that.

"Arrey main kaha se bich mein aa gayi?" Asked Preeti being puzzled.

"Behenji aap jaisa soch rahi ho waisa kuch bhi nahi hai." Said Parminder Ji interrupting. "Sana toh asal mein itni nikammi hai ki khud se ek glass pani laa ke bhi nahi pee sakti."

"Mummy kya bol rahi ho aap?" Asked Sana being highly embarassed that too in front of Sidharth and his family.

"Hum log chahe kuch bhi kar le aap Mummyian humari bezzati karna kabhi band nahi karogi. Mujhe rehna hi nahi aap logo ki baaton ke bich." Said Preeti making annoyed face.

"Preeti Di aap mere room mein chalo na. Main aap ko apne art collections dikhati hoon." Said Sana to save herself from more insults coming from her mother.

"Yeh sahi rahega. Chal."

Preeti and Sana went inside the room while after sometime Sidharth also got some important phone call and went outside to attend it.

After sometime...

"Preeti Di aap...."

Before Sana could say, Preeti said, "Pehle toh yeh Di mat laga, aur aap waap bula na band kar. Seedha Preeti bula aur tu kar ke baat kar na."

"Haaye par aap toh mujhse badi ho na?" Asked Sana making a pout.

"Main toh sirf 23 saal ki hoon matlab... Tujhse 6 saal badi. Par koi nahi, tu mujhe Preeti hi bula."

Sana smiled and said, "Ok Preeti, toh main puch rahi thi...Tune abhi kaha tujhe reading mein interest hai. Toh tu Wattpad mein hai kya?"

"Hu matlab? Main toh stories bhi likhti hoon." Said Preeti excitedly. "Waise ghar mein kisi ko paata nahi hai iss baare mein, except Bhaiya."

"Woh bhi stories padhte hai?"

"Nahi nahi. Unke paas itna waqt thodi hai? Aur hoga toh bhi nahi padhenge. Itne boring aur khadoos hai woh. Unke liye toh yeh romance, fictions yeh sab bekar ki chize hai. Sirf cases, crimes, choro chakko se matlab hai unhe. Isliye toh unki aaj tak ek bhi girlfriend nahi bani."

Sana gave a huge smile and asked, "Sacchi? Ek bhi girlfriend nahi bani?"

"Nahi. Woh toh ladkiyon ke baare mein sochte hi nahi. Aaj pehli baar tera hi naam suna hai unke muh se. Tune kaam hi aisa kiya hai. Teri bahaduri ki bohut tareefein kiyi unhone."

Sana was on cloud nine. She started blushing thinking that Sidharth also liked her.

Suddenly Parminder Ji called them and they came out of the room.

"Aa jaao dinner ready hai." Said Parminder Ji while arranging everything. "Sidharth Beta kidhar hai?"

"Woh toh kab se phone pe laga hua hai." Said Rita Ji. "Yeh mera Beta na kaam karte karte ekdin pagal hi ho jayega."

"Main bula ke...."

Before Ashok Ji could complete, Sana said, "Uncle aap rehne di jiye. Main bula ke laati hoon."

Saying that, Sana immediately went outside.

Ashok Ji chuckled and whispered, "Waise bacchi toh badi pyaari hai."

"Sach mein." Said Rita Ji.

Here Sidharth was talking to someone on phone.

"Thik hai tu woh files ready rakhna, kaal hum case ko phir se study karenge.... Okay...hmm.."

Sidharth hanged up and turned behind when Sana suddenly came in front of him making him scared.

"Yeh kya tha?" Asked Sidharth with scared expression keeping his hand on his chest.

Sana giggled and said, "Aap ko police banaya kisne? Aap toh mujhe dekh ke hi darr gaye."

"Ab kya kare? Tum ho hi itni daravni."

"Woh toh...." Sana stopped smiling and asked, "Yeh tarif thi yaa bezzati?"

"Jo tum samjho.... Waise meri jagah tum police officer kyu nahi ban jaati? After all tum kisi se bhi nahi darti."

"Nahi nahi. Mujhe nahi ban na police officer. Woh toh har waqt kaam mein busy rehte hai, saans lene ki bhi fursat nahi hoti unko. Aur upar se woh log itne rude, khadoos aur gussail hote hai ki...."

Sana suddenly stopped noticing Sidharth's glare and bit her tongue.

Then she gave a stupid smile and said, "Main aap ki baat nahi kar rahi. Lekin zyada tar police officers toh aise hi hote hai na? Isliye mujhe nahi jaana police mein. Main 9 se 5 baje wali aram ki naukri karungi."

Sidharth paused for a while and said, "Ek baat kahu? Tum police mein bhale hi naa aao, lekin self defence zaroor shikh lena. Jaise judo, karate, wrestling, boxing.... Inn mein se kuch aata hai?"

Sana nodded her head negatively.

"Aaj kaal har ladki ke liye yeh bohut zaroori hogaya hai Sana. Paata hai kuch mahino se Delhi mein tumhare umar ki ladkiyan kidnapped ho rahi hai. Unn ladkiyon ke friends se puchh taach kiyi toh paata chala unka sayad kisi ladke ke saath kuch chal raha tha. Sayad yeh koi bohut bada racket hai, masoom ladkiyon ko pyaar ke jaal mein trap kar ke unki kidnapping karna. Isliye humesha careful rehna aur anjaan ladkon se bilkool baat mat karna."

"Aap ko bura lagega agar maine kisi ladke se baat kiyi toh?" Asked Sana getting excited all of a sudden.

"What?" Asked Sidharth frowning. "I'm talking about your safety. Bura kyu lagega mujhe?"

"Nahi matlab... Agar maine kisi anjaan ladke se baat kiyi aur phir... baki ladkiyon ki tarah kidnapped ho gayi toh aap ko... As a police officer bura lagega na ki aap mujhe bacha nahi paaye?" Said Sana successfully covering up.

Sidharth sighed and said, "Zyada negative mat socho. Aisa kuch nahi hoga. And you are a strong girl!"

Sana smiled and nodded in yes.

"Accha aap ko Mummy andar bula rahi thi, dinner ke liye." Said Sana further.

"Haan chalo." Said Sidharth and they started going inside.

"Sana tujhe ho kya gaya hai? Woh hints bhi lene lag gayi jo woh de hi nahi rahe. Just stop overthinking." Said Sana in her mind.

After dinner, the Shukla family was leaving.

"Sana Beta tu chhutti ke din kabhi kabhi aa jaana humare ghar. Hum sabko accha lagega." Said Rita Ji to which Sana nodded happily.

"Waise Sana agle hafte se ek jagah dance shikhne jaa rahi hai woh aap logo ke ghar ke paas hi hai sayad." Said Parminder Ji.

"Aap Anuradha Dance Academy ki baat kar rahi hai?" Asked Ashok Ji to which Sana's parents nodded in yes.

"Woh toh humare ghar ke paas mein hi hai. Phir toh tu kabhi bhi aa sakti hai." Said Rita Ji.

"Aur hum bohut enjoy karenge." Said Preeti excitedly.

"Accha toh raat ho rahi hai. Humein chalna chahiye." Said Sidharth looking at his watch. "Aur Sana meri baaton ka dhyan rakhna. Abhi Delhi ka mahol thik nahi hai toh savdhani banaye rakhna."

"Sirf bolne se kya hoga? Number de de na apna. Taa ki kabhi koi mushkil mein padh jaaye toh tujhe call kar sake. Yeh hi toh fayda hai ek police officer family friend hone ka." Said Ashok Ji to which Sidharth nodded and gave Sana his phone number.

After sometime they left, and Sana ran to her room. She laid on the bed and kept thinking about Sidharth.

No matter how much she was trying to sleep but it was far away from her eyes. Everytime she closed her eyes, Sidharth's handsome face came in front of her. Even she tried to divert her mind thinking something else but still Sidharth didn't go away from her thoughts.

With a sigh, she sat up and hold her own head.

"Pagal ho rahi hoon main. Har jagah sirf unka hi chehra dikh raha hai. Aisa pehle kabhi nahi hua mere saath. Toh kya sach mein mujhe pyaar hogaya hai unse? Lekin main aaj hi toh unse mili hoon. Par dekha jaaye toh love at first sight ke liye ek hi baar milna kaafi hota hai, nahi?"

Thinking that, Sana again lied down and looked at the celling.

"Aap mere liye bekar mein fikar kar rahe the Sidharth. Koi aur mujhe apne pyaar ke jaal mein fasa hi nahi sakta. Kyu ki main toh already aap ke pyaar ke jaal mein phas chuki hoon. I'm trapped." Said Sana in her mind and smiled cutely.

Meanwhile...

Sidharth was in his room and after returning he was continuously thinking about Sana. Everytime he remembered her bunny smile and cute antics, he couldn't help smiling. There was definitely something special about her which he never found in any other girl.

Sidharth's thoughts were broken by the ringing of his phone and he immediately picked it up.

"Sir woh ladki Komal, uske baare mein ek clue mili hai. Jis raat woh gayab hui thi uss raat woh Wildlife Night Club mein gayi thi. Taxi driver ne khud confirm kiya hai."

Sidharth's face grew serious hearing that.

"Hum kal subah hi waha jaayenge. I'm hundred percent sure koi na koi clue toh zaroor milega."

"Ok Sir."

Sidharth hanged up and started thinking about the case. If he got to know who was the culprit, it would be possible for him to save the girls.

Suddenly he heard a loud sound of glass breaking and looked behind. He saw that his room's window was broken and there was a stone wrapped in a paper on the floor.

Sidharth went near the window and saw someone who vanished into darkness.

He picked up the stone and unwrapped it. There was something written on the paper which he started reading.

"Iss case se jitna ho sake dur raho. Tum aur tumhari family ke liye accha rahega."

Sidharth clenched his jaw looking outside. He became aware of the upcoming danger.
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