More Than Meets the Eye (An Ishqbaaz FF) ||✔||

5.

A/N: Tissues and pillows are right here, feel to take them 🙂

Flashback

15 years ago

Svetlana had her head resting on her hand as she reordered the files in the system by "alphabetical order of client's last name" instead of chronological order; a task her boss, who herself was a secretary to Tej Singh Oberoi, had assigned her to do.

"So much for Masters in Science and Business Administration." Svetlana thought to herself.
She got a call and after reading the caller ID, a smile appeared on her lips. She went to a corner to receive it.

"Mr Dixit, meri yaad ne aapko kaise sataya?"

"Aapki yaad toh humesha hi satati hain Ms Kapoor, sorry, Mrs Dixit. Likin aaj yeh bekaraar dil aapki awaaz sunne ko beyhadh bechain tha."

"Nautanki." Svetlana giggled.

"Nau? Das-tanki kyoon nahi?"

"Main call cut kar rahi hoon."

"Arey nahi nahi! Aisa na karna jaan-e-jaan."

"Bada pyaar aa raha hain. Kya baat hain?"

"Pyaari biwi par pyaar jatana galat hain? Waise, ek baat hain."

"Kya?"

"Kalyani Mills se related last case file bhi mil gayi. Kal naye sire se case reopen kar sakte hain."

An uneasiness crossed Svetlana's heart.

"Kartik, yeh case reopen karna zaroori hain kya?" Svetlana's tone was apprehensive. "I know, hum yeh apne parents ke liye kar rahe hain par..."

"Svetlana, I know tumhe meri chinta hain but this is necessary. Mere dad Kalyani Mills mein security guard the aur unhone apni duty karte hue apne jaan gawayi. Mujhe bhi toh apni duty nibhani hogi na. Aur tum, tum kitna kuch sacrifice kar rahi ho. Ek extraordinary scientist ke bajaye tumhe ek ordinary office assistant banna pad raha hain, woh bhi sirf kuch proofs ke liye. Main jaanta hoon us raat ka sach janna tumhare liye kitna zaroori. Aur tum jaanti ho ki tum mere liye kitni zaroori ho."

"I know, it's just... stay safe, okay?"

"Okay baba, okay. Waise ek surprise aur hain."

A baby babbles, "Mum-ma, ma-ma."

"Hi Annie! Do you miss me?" Svetlana said in a higher pitch, keeping a hand over her heart.

"Mum-ma!"

Svetlana's heart was ready to combust. She could never get enough of her 1 year old little girl.

"Ms Anaisha Dixit ne subah se "mumma" ki ratt laga rakkhi hain toh papa ko idea aaya ki papa and princess mumma ko office se pick karke ghumi chalenge."

"What's "ghumi"? It's "drive"."

"Aaye haaye! Mumma is so bad at baby-talk. Is liye Annie ko papa pasand hain. Haina Annie?"

"Mum-ma!"

Svetlana laughed, she could practically hear Kartik face-palm at his ruined claims.

"Agar tum mujhe abhi jaane doge toh mera kaam 2 ghante mein finish ho jaayega. I'm drowning in work and you are my breath of fresh air. I need to see you both."

"One fresh breath of air; on it's way. Take care till then."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye. Annie say bye-bye"