She was driving while he sat at the passenger seat lost in his thoughts… She had asked his driver to return to the HQ and asked him to accompany her… She drove back to her house with silence prevailed between them all the while… His reverie was broken when the car halted… “Sona… Hum yaha kya kar rahe hai??” he asked surprised… “Andar chaliye batate hai…” she replied getting out of her car… He got down and followed her silently… She asked him to have a seat and she went to the kitchen to get him a cup of coffee…
His mind travelled back to the day when he first met Naina… It was two years ago when the chirpy girl had entered the academy… She was one of the many that were being trained to be tough and rugged agents… But she had a spark in her that made her stand out… She was his first trainee… He was never a part of the training programs but he had some time to kill while waiting on some intel. So, he agreed to train her; Not before she had pleaded and begged him numerous times… Every session he taught her a new tactic of attack and defence and she learned with zeal and passion… He felt prouder with every session he spent with her… Soon he realised, she had taught him to smile and laugh by her crazy antics… What amazed him the most was her shear strength; she could take down a full built man in matter of few minutes; Similarly she could bring life to any gathering within minutes… The entire academy envied her as she had him as her trainer and she deliberately flaunted it around…
His was brought back from his memories when the aroma of coffee invaded his nostrils… “Dhanyawad…” he said and took the cup from her… She sat down beside him… “Aapki coffee kaha hai?” he asked looking at her empty hands… “Humara mann nahi hai… Aap pijiye…” she said… “Aise kyu??” “Aapko abhi jyada zarurat hai… Sawal mat puchiye… jaldi se khatam kijiye…” she said… He shook his head and concentrated on finishing his coffee… After he had taken a sip, she took the cup from him and sipped it… “Sona… abhi aapne kaha na aapka mann nahi hai coffee pine ka?? Toh fir??” “Abhi ban gaya…” “Toh dusri coffee le aaiye na… Humari coffee kyu pi rahi hai aap??” he said trying to snatch the cup back… “Hume issi se pina hai…” she said and took another sip… “Yeh galat hai… wapas dijiye humari coffee…” “Acha hum share kar lete hai… thik hai??” “Nahi… hume share nahi karna…” “Phir hum nahi denge wapas…” she said taking a sip again… He huffed and sat down looking away… She forwarded the cup to him, “Hum bas aapka mood thik karne ki koshish kar rahe the… Lekin aap toh naraz ho gaye… Ye lijiye aapki coffee…” she said sadly… He didn’t know what to say… He looked at her amused while taking the cup… He placed it on the side table and pulled her into a bone-crushing hug… She caressed his back while he felt his peace returning…
Few moments later, he let her go… She looked at him, held his hand in hers and smiled… “Aap thik hai??” she asked… He only nodded… “Humne aapko KS ke alawa kisike liye itna pareshan hote nahi dekha hai… Aapne Naina ko train kiya tha itna toh hum samajh gaye…. Lekin kya iske alawa kuch hai jo hum nahi jante??” she asked… “Sahi kaha aapne… Hum itne pareshan isliye hai kyunki Naina humare liye KS ki tarah hi hai… Bohot samay bitaya hai humne apni us behan ke saath… Shakal se masoom hai lekin dimaag bohot shatir hai… Koi bhi cheez ek baar mei seekh jaati thi… Lekin swabhav bilkul manchala… Bohot pyari hai humari woh behan…” he said remembering all the moments he had spent with Naina… “Sona… Wada kijiye… Yadi hum asafal rahe unhe bachane mei toh aap unhe sahi salamat wapas le aayengi…” he said with pleading eyes… She smiled at him, “Hum wada karte hai Kaju… Hum teeno waha se sahi Salamat lautenge… Na hum aapko kuch hone denge na Naina ko…” she assured him… He smiled back… She moved closer to him and placed a kiss on his cheek… A tingle ran down his spine and his cheeks flushed…
“Aap blush kar rahe hai??” she asked surprised… “Na… nahi toh…” he said trying to look away… “Idhar dekhiye…” she said chuckling… When he didn’t budge, she started tickling him… He laughed and tried to stop her… But she did not stop, so he started tickling her… Both laughed heartily and fell on the couch gasping for air… Happy smiles adoring their faces… “Hume thane jana hoga…” she said looking at the time… “Aur hume mukhyalay…” he added… “Hum bas 5 min mei ready hokar aate hai… Fir aapko HQ drop kar denge…” “Hum chale aapki madat karne??” he asked with a mischievous grin… She lightly smacked on his arm and went away to change blushing hard…
She was at the MPT after she had dropped him at the HQ… “Hum keh rahe hai na… MS pakka kisi ladke se milne gayi hongi…” PS said challenging KS… “Aapko sab pata hai na?? Kon, kab, kaha jata hai uska sara khabar rehta hai aapko… Waise bhi darwaaje ke baher kaan lagakar sunna aadat hai aapka…” KS taunted back… “Ab… bb… hum kaan lagakar nahi sunte hai… woh humare kaano pe baat aa jati hai guzarte guzarte… Aur aap kaha se kaha le ja rahi baat ko…” “Woh department aap ka hai… Humara nahi… baaton ko ghuma deti hai jab dekho tab…” “Acha toh hum baat ko ghumate hai…” “Aur nahi toh ka…” “Dekhiye aap…” before PS could finish, “Bas kariye aap dono… Kitna ladhti hai?? Kuch toh lihaj kijiye humara…” HM said… “Sorry MS… Jai Hind…” both said in unison… “Jai Hind… CC aur SS kaha hai??” “Aaj kal unka alag aashique challa hai…” KS muttered… “Kya matlab??” HM asked… “Kuch MS… baher gaye the… aate honge…” KS covered up… “Hmm… Thik hai… Koi naya case??” “Ji nahi MS…” “Thik hai… hum cabin mei hai…” HM said and left for the cabin… She shook her head smiling at her team’s antics… She for sure was going to miss them…
