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

7.

"Jackpot!" Shivaay exclaimed as he pulled out a folded piece of black fabric. He handed it to Svetlana and instructed, "Wear it."

"Dare I ask yeh tumhari car mein relax kyoon kar raha hain?" Svetlana asked while unfolding and putting on the abaya and niqab.

"Thank Anika, sorry Annisa Begum and Begum Zubaida Khan. Anyway, we'll make a bee-line to the guest rooms. Jab hum andar jaayenge toh most likely sab apne-apne rooms mein honge, aur agar koi mil bhi jaate hain toh tum kuch mat bolna, main handle kar loonga." Shivaay explained.

"Or I could sneak in through the window." Svetlana suggested with an 'I know better' look.

"And risk setting off the security alarm? No thanks." Shivaay denied.

"Agar security alarms kaam karte toh kya baat thi." Svetlana mumbled sarcastically and rolled her eyes after putting the abaya and niqab on. She sat back in the car and went to Oberoi Mansion. They made it past the security but just before entering the house, Khanna stopped Svetlana.

"Ruko. Kaun ho tum aur aise-kaise andar jaa rahi ho. Side mein aao, checking karni hain." Khanna ordered. Svetlana looked around for Shivaay and when she saw him, she looked at him then back at Khanna, gesturing him to do something

"Khanna!" Shivaay called out.

"Jee sir?" Khanna reported.

"Inhi kyoon rok rakkha hain?"

"Sir aapne hi toh kaha tha ki Oberoi Mansion mein aane wale har insaan ki through checking karni hain. Yeh bina checking ke andar ja rahi thi."

"Yeh...yeh mere saath hain. Just let her come in. Tum jao aur apna kaam karo." Shivaay told him.

"Sir main apna kaam hi toh kar raha hoon." Khanna replied.

"Toh jaake koi doosra kaam karo!" 

"Jee sir!" Khanna saluted and ran off.

Shivaay rubbed his forehead before going inside. He tried to sneak in quietly but was caught off-guard when OmRuAniRiVya came in the hall, directly in front of him.

Anika wrapped him in a hug and  sighed in relief before saying, "Shivaay, aap kahaan reh gaye they? Pata hain main kitna pareshaan ho gayi thi?"

"Anika main bilkul theek hoon. Bas ek zaroori kaam aa gaya tha." Shivaay replied and broke the hug.

"Shivaay, yeh tere saath kaun hain?" Om asked looking at the woman beside Shivaay.

"Yeh S..S... Safeena, Ms Safeena Farooqi hain. Main inhe airport se pick karne gaye." Shivaay replied.

Rudra cupped his face in dramatic shock. "Yeh kya ho gaya mujhse! Itni special lady ki bhaiya khud inhe pick karne gaye aur main pehchaan hi nahi paa raha😱!"

"Ru...Rudy, yeh... yeh... Mr Farooqi ki daughter hain. Woh Lucknow mein ek land deal ke client hain." Shivaay fumbled but managed to say.

Anika asked, "Mr Farooqi aur unki beti humare ghar mein rahenge? Aur haan toh Mr Farooqi kahaan hain?"

Shivaay tried to form a fitting reply, "Wo... woh Mr... Mr Farooqi woh..."

"Woh nahi aa paaye."

Shivaay's head snapped in Svetlana's direction. She shared a brief eye contact with him before smiling through her eyes at the Oberois.

"Darasal hum humare abba-jaan ke saath aane wale the likin ek aihem kaam ki wajah se unhe aaj waapis rehna pada. Abba-jaan chahte the ki hum kaarobaar ke taur-tareeke seekhein is liye ve hume saath le aaye likin hum kabhi Lucknow ke baahar akele gaaye nahi hain. Anjaan sheher mein hum hotel mein thaihre, isse abba-jaan ko taqleef thi toh Mr Oberoi ne abba-jaan ko salah di ki hum unke gharwalo ke saath unke ghar mein rehne ke liye kaha, likin sirf tab jab aap sabko koi aitraaz ya pareshaani na ho." She spoke in Urdu fluently and eloquently.