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Chapter 18
Abhijeet - Chale?
Daya nodded slowly and got up from the chair in the waiting room.
Abhijeet - Nervous?
Daya shook his head in a small no and followed Abhijeet inside the room.
Kartik was sitting on his chair behind the large desk in his white and blue cabin. The room was bright but not overly lit. A single closed door stood in the right wall and a set of couch sat beside the left wall.
As Abhijeet and Daya entered Kartik arose from his chair and greeted them with a wide smile...
Kartik - Aayiye aayiye sahab aap hi ka intezar tha (to Abhijeet)... Good morning Daya...
Daya smiled at him and so did Abhijeet. Any other time he would have given a sarcastic reply to his tease but at the moment even if Daya wasn't he was surely nervous as to how this would go.
Abhijeet - Good morning...
Kartik - Good morning Daya ke liye tha!
Abhijeet - Kartik!!!
Kartik - Acha acha theek hai. Yeh khadus wali shakal mat bana good morning accepted.
Abhijeet rolled his eyes at his silly friend and Kartik added...
Kartik - (gesturing to the seats in front of his desk) Come on take a seat... Daya...
Shaking his head Abhijeet took the seat for himself in front of Kartik's desk while Daya followed him. Meanwhile, Kartik cleared his desk a little by leaving nothing but a single open notepad and a pen in front of him.
Then he shoved away the smile from his face and asked sternly...
Kartik - Chalu kare?
Daya - Ji...
Kartik - Toh kya khao ge?
Daya - Ji?
Kartik - Ha bhai... Bolo kya khao ge? Garma garam chai samosa chalega?
Daya - Its ok... Mujhe kuch nahi...
Kartik - (sighing) Chalo koi baat nahi. Ajj lagta hai breakfast kar hi nahi pauga mai. Maine socha tha tum dono ke saath karuga par tumhe toh kuch khana hi nahi hai...
Daya waited for Abhijeet to say something to his friend. However Abhijeet spoke nothing. Letting him handle the situation himself...
Daya - Agar aap chahte hai toh...
Kartik - Aree nahi nahi. Koi baat nahi. Mai baad mai dekh lunga. So ha start karte hai... Daya... Tumhara naam kya hai?
Daya - Sorry?
Abhijeet - Seriously? 'Daya' tumhara naam kya hai?
Abhijeet couldn't help interrupting this time!
Kartik - (biting his tongue) Wrong question. Sorry aadat hai na... Dusra question puchta hu. Tumhari age kya hai?
Daya - 25...
Kartik scribbled it down on the notepad.
Kartik - Kya karte ho?
Daya - CID officer hu... Shayad...
Kartik - Shayad?
Abhijeet - CID officer hi hai
Kartik glanced at Abhijeet meaningfully who nodded.
