HM was right… The day was going to be quite eventful… SS had called her informing CC and PS were murdered by Qayamat… She rushed to MPT and found that SS had misunderstood the situation… HM was irritated beyond limit due to SS’s childish behaviour… PS informed her about Qayamat’s arrival in MPT last night… HM was getting angrier with every passing moment… She was angry at herself for underestimating Qayamat… She asked SS to track the number that Qayamat had used to call her the day before…
The Chaat vendors’s case was getting complicated day by day… The personal dispute between the chaat vendors had escalated and taken form of riots…HM was asked to reach at the location at the earliest and bring situation under control… She rushed to the spot with SS and was trying to understand the situation when AS arrived… He rushed to HM to get the update on the situation… After analysing the situation AS was worried… He warned HM with the repercussions of the riots… She had to handle the situation with caution and at a fast pace else it would put a bad mark on her MPT… Which might lead to MPT losing the competition… Suddenly a sharp knife came flying towards HM’s head… Just when it was about to hit her, AS put his arm in between taking the impact and injuring himself… HM was enraged… She pulled out her gun and provoked the attacker to face them head on… She was so angry that she would have killed the person had he appeared before her… How dare somebody hurt her AS… SS tried to control her and reminded her of AS’s injury…
HM rushed back to her car to get first aid box… She quickly cut a piece of cotton and damped it with antiseptic solution… She delicately held his arm and tried to stop the bleeding… Tears threatening to spill from her eyes… It was as if she was feeling his pain… She wrapped the wound using a gauge bandage… All this while AS was lost in her… Her tears were killing him… He realised that one thing he would never be able to tolerate was her moist eyes… He thanked her, still lost in her eyes… She quickly recovered and hid her tears from the world like a master… He asked her to take care of the situation and left to get further medical attention… The emotional moment was observed by SS… She adored them and wished them to be together forever… After calming the situation, HM was back at the MPT… She was thinking of ways to resolve the case when AS entered… He suggested a way to resolve the dispute… Both the chaat vendors withdrew their FIRs and left…
SS’s duty hours had ended early today… She had decided to take a stroll around the city alone… She saw a little puppy in the middle of the road… The dog lover in her caused her legs to turn in its direction… She picked the little puppy up and was trying to calm the little thing… She did not notice the fast-approaching car… Just when the car was about to hit her, a hand held her arm and pulled her to the side… It took her a moment to realise the situation… She was holding the little puppy close whereas someone’s one hand held her elbow and other hand was around her shoulders… She looked up to look at the owner of the hands holding her… She saw a worried, afraid AS looking at her… “SS dhyaan kaha hai aapka?? Abhi gaadi ke niche aa jati aap…” he said letting her go… SS looked at him, she didn’t know what to say… “Kya dekh rahi hai aap aise?? Agar hum samay pe nahi aate toh pata nahi kya ho jata… Aap kya karti rehti hai?” AS continued… SS was still in shock, plethora of emotions going through her… She had a narrow escape… She felt safe when AS was holding her… She was overwhelmed that her senior cared for her and was rebuking her for being irresponsible… It was as if she was looking at an elder brother, she had always wished for…
AS shook her, “SS…” he called out… “Haan… Ji… Sir…” SS said coming to her senses… “Aap bich raste mei kya kar rahi thi??” AS asked again… “Sir woh puppy…” “Kya??” She raised her hands and showed him the little angel in her arms, “Yeh… road ke bich mei tha… isko bachane gayi thi mai…” “Aur yaadi isko bachane mei aapko kuch ho jata toh??” he asked… “Sorry sir…” she said with her head low… AS was amused by her cute antics… He had always felt a sisterly vibe when he saw her… She definitely was “Masoom”, as CC always said… But she was a strong girl, never afraid of speaking her heart out… She loved herself, knew she was best the way she was and never let anyone tell her otherwise… “Acha thik hai… abhi ise jane dijiye… dara hua hai…” “Ji Sir…” she said and let the puppy go… “Waise aap is samay yaha kya kar rahi hai?? Aur woh bhi sadharan vastron mei??” AS asked… “Woh sir aaj thoda free time tha toh socha baher ghum aau…” “Akele??” “Ji sir… kabhi kabhi acha lagta hai… khudke saath bhi time spend karna chahiye…” “Kya baat hai SS, aap itni gehrai wali baatein kar rahi hai…” AS teased… “Aap jante nahi sir… Mai bohot gehri baatein kar leti hu… bas kisko samajh nahi aati…” she said making a sad face… He couldn’t stop himself from patting her head… She smiled, so did he… “Hum chalte hai…” he said… “Ek min sir… maine aapko Thank you toh bola hi nahi…” “Koi baat nahi SS…” “Aise kaise sir… Aaj agar aap nahi hote toh mera ticket cut gaya hota…” “SS…” “Sir… woh dekhiye ice-cream wala… Chaliye mai aapko treat deti hu…” “Iski avashyakta nahi hai SS… Hum aapki hamesha Raksha karenge…” AS said… SS got a little emotional… “Please sir…” she requested him cutely… AS could no longer deny her… “Chaliye… aapko mana nahi kar payenge…” SS jumped in excitement…
“Bhaiyya jo inhe pasand ho woh ice-cream dijiye…” AS told the ice-cream vendor… They were enjoying the ice-cream… SS was talking all the random stuff… AS chuckled once in a while at her jokes… Unknown to them someone was watching them with jealousy filled eyes… HM had come to the same area for some work when she saw AS enjoying ice-cream with a girl… She couldn’t see who the girl was as HM could only see her back… A wave of jealousy surged through her… She couldn’t see her AS with somebody else… She remembered their ice-cream date… She also remembered the unofficial date when they were keeping a watch on Tanya… Who was this girl?? Why was he with her?? Didn’t he say he only loved his country?? A tear unknown to her escaped the confines of her eyes… She hurriedly left as she could no longer bear looking at her AS enjoying with someone else…
