“Haan Ammi boliye…” she whispered not wanting to disturb his sleep… “Itna dheere baat karengi toh hum sunn kaise payenge beta…” Ammi said… “Ek min…” she moved to the balcony… “Ab thik hai…??” “Haan…” “Toh bataiye Ammi… Kaisi hai aap?? Tabiyat kaisi hai aapki? Dawai time par toh le rahi hai na aap?? Aap kuch bol kyu nahi rahi??” “Aap apne sawal puchna band karengi toh hum kuch bol payenge na…” “Acha acha sorry… boliye aap…” “Hum thik hai… aur dawai time pe le rahe hai… Aap kaisi hai?? Ghar kab aayengi??” “Hum thik hai ammi… Hum jaldi aa jayenge…” “Aur kitne din?? Ek toh bata kar bhi nahi gayi kaha ja rahi ho??” “Ammi hum agar aapko bata sakte toh kyu nahi batate?? Abhi aur kitne din lagenge yeh toh nahi pata… lekin hum koshish karenge jald hi aane ki…”
AS woke up and looked around the room… He looked around and found her in the balcony talking over her phone… He needed some fresh air so he walked out to join her… “Mansi se baat hui aapki??” she asked to the person on the other side… “……” “Ohh… humne bhi kafi dino se baat nahi ki hai usse… Last time baat hui thi tab woh Orhanage gayi thi… waha se ghar aanewali thi…” “……” “Acha… Waise aapko koi bhi pareshani ho toh Zubair ko call kariye… acha… abhi hum rakhte hai… khayal rakhiye…” with that she ended the call… “Yeh shreeman humari kundali mei Shani ki tarah baithe hai…” he whispered to himself… he hadn’t noticed she had turned… “Kuch kaha aapne sir??” “Haan… nahi… humne kuch nahi kaha… aapne kuch suna kya??” “Nahi… lekin hume aisa laga ke aapne kuch kaha… Khair… aap yaha kya kar rahe hai?? Aapko aaram karna chahiye…” “Hume andar ghutan ho rahi thi… isiliye khuli hawa mei aa gaye…” “Thik hai… lekin yaha baithiye… Jitna ho sake apni strength ko save kariye… Nahi toh weakness cover nahi hogi aapki…” “Kitni fikar hai aapko humari…” he said looking into her eyes… She tried to avoid looking at him, else he will look through her eyes…
“Kya soch rahe hai sir?? Thik hai na aap??” she asked noticing him lost in his thoughts… “Hum AM ke bare mei soch rahe hai… Aur hume aapki chinta ho rahi hai…” “Kyu sir??” “Use sandeh hone ki sambhavna hai… Aaj jab use hosh aaya hoga toh aap kamre mei nahi milengi use… aur toh aur raat mei kya hua ye bhi yaad nahi hoga…” “Nahi hoga use doubt sir… Humne uska intezam kar diya tha room se nikalne se pehle…” “Kaisa intezam…??” he asked… She narrated all she had done… “Aur jo note humne choda hai uske baad toh use bilkul bhi shaq nahi hoga…” she said with a proud and naughty smile… “Aisa kya likha tha aapne us parchi mei??” he asked curiously… “Woh hum aapko kyu bataye…?? Humare aur Amartya Darling ke beech ki baat hai…” she teased… “Amartya Darling…?!! Jaan le lenge uski…!!!” he muttered… “Kuch kaha aapne sir??” “Ji nahi…” “Ohh… shayad humare kaan baj rahe hai…” she said though she had heard every word quite clearly… “Aap batayengi kya likha tha aapne??” he asked again… She moved close to him and whispered something in his ears causing his cheeks to turn red… “Aap… ahemm… aapne aisa kyu likha??” he fumbled… “Hume laga shaq se behtar galatfehmi hai… waise bhi humne uska kaam bighad diya hai… Danny ko pata chalega toh jaan se jayega… Usse phela khush hone dijiye use thoda…” she said… He smiled shaking his head… He thought he knew her, but she threw a surprise towards him every day...
They were waiting for the lift… “We need you both at the HQ in an hour…” SO had ordered over the phone call… She had rushed and packed up even for him… he was a little weak, but ‘Duty First’ was their moto… They had reached the lobby and were moving towards the reception desk when AS saw AM and his goons walking towards them… Though she looked nothing like last night, he couldn’t take any chances of her being ascertained… He held her hand and said, “Haseena ji… Cockroach…” Fear overtook her and she hid herself in his arms… “Kaha hai??” she asked… “Ghabraiye mat… Aapke piche AM hai… bas aisi hi khadi rahiye… Warna woh aapko dekh lega…” he whispered… AM and his entourage passed them but AS had some other plans… He loved how perfectly they moulded into each other’s arms… He was lost in the peaceful feeling when she asked, “Gaya woh??” No response… “Sir…” Still no response… She tried to break free but he didn’t let her… “Aaahh…” she had pinched him, very hard… “Haseena ji… yeh…” “Aapko hosh mei lane ke liye…” she said with anger plastered on her face but smiled once she turned her back to him…
“Tanya and Vikram are getting engaged tomorrow…” SO informed… “Itni jaldi??” “Haan aur ek hafte mei shaadi hai…” “Kya…???” AS asked shocked… Nor HM or AS were able to process the new intel… “According to the new intel, woh dono currently Chandigarh mei hai… Aur kal ki engagement ke baad they will be moving to Ambala jaha next week unki shaadi scheduled hai…” both were too stunned to respond… “But there is a catch…” “Kya sir??” HM asked… “Jis war head ke Launch codes aap ne recover kiye hai… uska trigger Ambala Cantonment mei hai under the command of Major General Gill…” Both were shocked beyond limit… “Its quite clear… Tanya is assigned the task of getting the trigger…” “Hum trigger ko kahi relocate kyu nahi kar rahe??” “We can’t… Trigger aur War head ki location confidential hai… Itni ke you can count the people on your fingers who know the exact location… Agar itni insider information Danny tak pochch sakti hai toh relocation ke bare mei bhi use pata chal hi jayega…” HM nodded understandingly… “Also, we need to arrest Danny… uske liye hume pehle Tanya ko arrest karna padega… woh bhi red-handed…” “Kya MG Gill ko pata hai is sab ke bare mei??” “No… Agar unhe pata chalega toh woh shaadi rok denge… Aur Danny koi aur rasta apnayega…” “Koi pariyojana banayi hai humne??” AS asked… “Koi specific plan toh nahi hai… Aap dono ko shaadi mei jana hoga… As special guests… Is baar Tanya ke kareeb rehna hai… Uski har move ko monitor karna hai… But you guys have to improvise according to the situation…” “Sir Kya hume Vikram ki file milegi??” HM asked… “Sure… mil jayegi…” “Thank you sir…” “Haseena ji, aapke dimaag mei kya chal raha hai??” AS asked… “Tanya itni asaani se kisi pe bharosa nahi karegi… Hume Vikram ki koi kamjori dhundni hogi aur uske kareeb jana hoga…” “Hmm… Acha vichar hai…” AS appreciated her thought… “Lekin time kam hai humare pas… Aapki Chandigarh ki flight 3 ghante mei scheduled hai… File collect kijiye aur jaldi kuch plan banaiye…” “Ji Sir…” “Ab mulakat Tanya ko arrest karne ke baad hi hogi… All the best…” “Thank you sir… Jai Hind…” “Jai Hind…” SO left them in the conference room…
Both were on the flight to Chandigarh, going through Vikram’s file… She noticed something which they could use to befriend Vikram… She quickly pointed it to him… They knew what they had to do… “Thoda aaram kar lijiye…” she said… “Aap bhi… Baki plan pohch ke kar lenge…” “Ji…” She was tired and feel asleep instantly… Her head slowly rested on his shoulder… He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into a comfortable position… He wanted to live these peaceful moments before the race against time begins…
