Reshimbandh~Silken Threads

3. Arjun & Rocky

Mumbai,

ETF office,

"Good Morning." Arjun wished Sameer as he entered his cabin.

"Good Morning!" Sameer replied with a little surprise, "What's up early in the morning? Won a battle or something?" Sameer questioned as he saw Arjun giving a winning look.

"Battle? What else can a crown prince think of?" Arjun mocked, "But I have defeated the unconquerable queen in her own game, and that is pleasant."

"Sounds really interesting, what happened?" Sameer said with a child-like enthusiasm. Before Arjun could begin, Aisha came in with a new case, "Let's go."

In SUV,

"Rawte, what do you find so interesting in my face that you can't stop looking at it and smile like idiots?" Sameer asked annoyed with Arjun's mysterious gaze.

"Have you ever seen how a small child reacts when his favourite candy is snatched away before eating? You are giving those same expressions and I couldn't help myself." Arjun revealed.

"Don't test my patience now. By the way I heard that you were thrown off your lodge! How do you justify that?" Sameer didn't let it go.

"Pulled out, and not thrown off." Arjun corrected, "She wants me back in the mansion."

"And you denied it." Sameer stated.

"No, I've just turned the tables and everything is up to her now." Arjun said with that winning expression back on his face.

"How?" Sameer was getting curious.

"By placing a little condition, which as far as I know will not be accepted and hence I will be back where I was."

"Stop making riddles and say it clearly."

Arjun's cell rang, the screen showed 'Private Number'; he received the call and silently heard the other side.

"Bhaiya, you can bring Rocky along with you." Neha said plainly.

"What?" Arjun almost shouted out of shock.

"There's nothing to shout about." Neha replied unhappily.

"Hold on." Arjun said to her, and then put the call on hold, "Rathore, pinch me."

"What?"

"Pinch me." Sameer punched Arjun lightly, "Oww, I asked you to pinch me and not punch me!"

"This was a better option, guaranteed results." Sameer replied mockingly.

Arjun put the call on loud-speaker mode, "Say that again."

Neha inhaled sharply, "You can keep Rocky along with you." She said in a dangerously low voice.

"You sure of it?" Arjun asked her again.

"Why..." She almost yelled but then calmed down the very next moment, "You want it written on the stamp papers?"

"Call the lawyer." Arjun said as he enjoyed annoying her. They heard a message tone over the call, 'Neha, you have a message!'

"Read." Neha commanded. A robotic voice read the message, "Your flight XXXXX on 10Mar2015 is expected to leave BOM at 10:00 hrs, reach DEL at 12:00 hrs. To know your flight status logon to..." "Stop." The voice stopped.

"You are going to Delhi, why?" Arjun asked.

"I called to tell you that, I will be back by tomorrow evening." Neha replied.

"But why are you going?" He asked again.

"To attend the National Security Conference, meet Mr President, Mr Prime Minister, Defence Minister, R.A.W. Chief and other officers, National Security Advisory Committee, et cetera, et cetera..." She rambled.