My Journey - A Left Right Left Story

XX

17th July, 2006

Pehle week ki inspection ke baad sab ko clear tha ki no matter what, Mogambo just wanted to shut KMA down. 

Aur agar sirf inspection kafi nahi tha toh ab B.C ne mentorship programme bhi shuru kar diya. We had to fill up a set of forms and give it to them by the end of the day. Inn forms ke basis par mentor - mentee pairs banaye jayenge. And today we're going to find out those pairs.

And this was the list :

.....Captain Randhawa - Cadet Baigh
Subedar Sen - Cadet Ghai
Dr. Captain Singhal - Cadet Huda
Captain Shekhawat - Cadet Sahani
Captain Chauhan - Cadet Sharma
Major Bhargav - Cadet Singh....

To say that everyone was shocked would be the understatement of the century. Par Hum kar bhi kya sakte the ?

The evening was kept aside to let the new mentor protege pairs figure out their dynamics through interview rounds. 

Multiple POV's

Mogambo's Room :

Mogambo was eagerly waiting for his mentee. He personally had nothing against her, he was just curious as to why Nair hated her that much. From his very first day here Nair has tried to enlist him in his crusade against her. 

Naina was an interesting puzzle for him. Although he did not have much idea about her past, but from what he has heard about her and her mother and what he has seen in this past week. It seemed like she is a carbon copy of her mother, yet she was her own person as well. Her complexity intrigued him.

Bhargav just couldn't understand that whether he should mess with her or really guide her. Naina Maya Singh was a challenge for him.

Soon Naina arrived. Bhargav decided to base his decision on today's conversation instead.

Bhargav : Aah Cadet Singh please come in and take a seat. Darwaza band karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai.

Naina did as she was told and sat down on the armchair directly in front of the sofa Mogambo was seated on. Mogambo by no means was expecting her to be shy or submissive. But he was also not expecting her to hold his gaze without flinching.

Bhargav : So hume ek interview diya gaya hai yeh jaane ke liye hum mentors aapne proteges ke saath kese deal karna cahate hai. Brigadier ko lagta hai ki aap me patience ki kami hai. Aur wo cahate hai ki main aapko patience shikhaun. Aapka kya khayal hai Cadet ?

Naina : Agar Sir ko aisa lagta hai toh sahi hi hoga.

Bhargav : Really ? Thik hai ek kam karte hai main aapse 2 sawaal puchunga aur aapke jawaab ke basis par hi decide karunga ki kya karna cahaiye.

Let's begin :

1. Aapka favourite cartoon character kaun hai ?

Naina : Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls.

Bhargav : Hmmm, interesting.

2. Aapka favourite comic book series kaunsi hai ?

Naina : Miss Fury, 1991.

Bhargav : Aah a classic. Thik hai, you may leave Cadet. And please shut the door after you.

Abhimanyu's Room :

Abhimanyu was waiting for Aalekh in his room. He was deep in thought. From what he had seen Aalekh was surrounded by friends and still alone. The only person he allowed near himself was Naina. And honestly that was not surprising to him. He himself knew first hand how easy it was to completely trust Naina. What did surprise him was that Naina was almost equally close to Aalekh. He knew that Naina rarely allowed anyone near her like that. Despite the years even he's not that close to her.