She kept walking ahead, while he was confused… How is she navigating the return with so much ease? He thought… “Sona… aap itni aasani se kaise rasta dhund rahi hai??” he asked unable to contain himself any longer… “Humne andar aate waqt rasta mark kiya tha…” she replied surprising him as he hadn’t noticed any marks on his way in… “Kaha hai nishan?? Hume nahi dikha??” he said… “Aapko dikhai deta toh hum 2 ghante pehle hi pakde jaate… Isiliye aisa mark banaya tha jispe aapko shaq na ho…” she replied proudly… “Aur woh kya hai??” he asked… She smiled and pointed towards the nearby tree… “Yeh bel dekh rahe hai?? Humne apne raste ke har pedh pe isse bandha… Aapki nazron ke samne tha lekin dikhai nahi diya…” she taunted him… “Uttam… bohot sahi socha aapne… Lekin aisa bhi toh ho sakta hai na ke kuch pedhon par yeh pehle se ho?” he asked… “Kaju… ye zameen par rengne wali bel hai… pedhon pe nahi chadhti…” she said as a matter of fact… “Hmm… smart…” he complimented… Both kept walking and soon reached the safe house… He guided her to the Shooting Arena to dispose off their weapons… After placing the weapons back into their original positions, he walked back to her… “Ab hum aapko batate hai aapke is karya ka vivaran…” he said while she nodded… “Aapne humari ummeed se kahi acha kiya… Aap jeet bhi jaati parantu aapse kuch galtiyan hui… Wahi galtiyan aapki haar ka karan bhi bani…” he said peaking her interest… “Aapki pehli galti… aap bhul gayi ke hum aapko bohot ache se jante hai… Aap baen haath ka istemal karti hai issi baat ka fayda humne uthaya…” he continued… “Dusri galti… aapne jaal toh sahi bichaya tha… lekin aapne apne sabse shaktishali hatiyar ko daav pe lagaya… Jiski wajah se aapki goli hume lagi lekin tab tak aap haar chuki thi…” he said while she nodded understandingly…
He was in the room when she walked in… He was standing in front of the mirror looking at the bruises on his chest caused by the bullets… She pulled out a pain relief gel and walked over to him… She turned him towards her, “Idhar dikhaiye…” she said… “Sona… kya kar rahi hai aap??” he said… “Yeh gel laga dete hai… aapka dard kaam ho jayega…” she said and slowly applied the gel over his bruises… Once she was done, she started gathering her things… “Aap saman kyu samet rahi hai??” he asked… “Kaju kal subah humari baki team aa jayegi… Hum unhe pata thodi lagne de sakte hai ke hum ek kamra share kar rahe the…” she said while he sighed and nodded understandingly… “Hum madat kar dete hai aapki…” he said… “Aap rehne dijiye… hum kar lenge… Aap khana bana dijiye please…” she said with puppy eyes… “Thik hai…” he said and left placing a kiss on her forehead…
“Sona…” he called out and entered her room… She was trying to apply the pain relief gel to the bruises; her midriff on display… His voice died in his throat when he saw her… He slowly moved closer to her and took the tube from her hands… “Kya kar rahe hai Kaju??” she asked blushing at his eyes on her waist… “Shhh…” he silenced her by putting his finger on her lips… He sat on the bed and pulled her closer… She stood looking at him who squeezed the gel out on his fingers and slowly touched her bruise… She shivered and closed her eyes when his cold fingers touched her warm skin… Her smooth skin felt like silk under his rough fingers… He moved closer and his warm breath fanned her midriff… She bit her lip but couldn’t help letting out a muffled moan… He could no longer contain himself and slowly placed his lips on her exposed skin… Her fingers made way into his hair… His fingers and lips were weaving magic and making her weak in her knees… He stood up and pulled her closer; his fingers not leaving her waist… He took her in for a sensual kiss… They drifted apart in need of oxygen… He looked at her; she looked drowsy with pleasure… He let her go and turned to leave; If he stayed a moment longer, he would lose his resolve… She wrapped her fingers on his wrist in an attempt to stop him from leaving… She knew he had understood her intentions, her worries, her insecurities; He had read her vulnerable eyes like a master… But she wondered why did he halt his actions… He turned around, held her hands in his and placed a deep kiss on her forehead… It calmed her, answered all her doubts and insecurities… “Hum aapko yeh batane aaye the ke khana taiyyar hai… Chaliye niche…” he said… “Lekin Kaju…”she was about to say something… “Hum samajhte hai… Aapke bina humara jeena bematlab hai… Isiliye hum dono ko wapas lautna hoga… Aur yeh adhurapan hume ek dusre ke paas wapas le aayega…”he said trying to soothe her; She smiled and hugged him… “Abhi chalke khana kha lijiye…” he said and she nodded… He left the room and she followed him… They finished their dinner and slept in each other’s arms; gearing up for the challenges tomorrow will bring for them…
