Next morning, MR knocked at MG’s door… “Ma’am…” he fumbled nervously… “Kya baat hai Vineet??” she asked… “Woh… us laptop mei bhi kuch nahi mila…” MR said… “Kya?? Aise kaise ho sakta hai??” she said worried… “Pata nahi Ma’am… Itna strong firewall tha, lekin kuch khas nahi mila usme…” he replied… “Vineet woh humara akhiri option tha… Ab hum Sir ko kya jawab denge?? 3 din ho gaye lekin hum Naina ki location pata nahi kar paaye abhi tak…” she said while MR just hung his head low… “Ek aur baar check kijiye…” she said… “3 baar check kar chuka hu… Kuch nahi mila… Lekin Angad ko Study Room mei ek Safe dikha tha… Kya pata usme kuch mile…” he said… “Lekin…” before she could complete her phone rang… “Sir ka call hai…” she said while he gestured her to answer… “Jai Hind Sir…” she said answering the call… “Jai Hind… Kya update hai Miss Malik??” “Sir… Bad news… Us laptop mei bhi kuch nahi mila…” “What??? Lekin aapko yakeen tha na usme location mil jayegi??” “Ji Sir… lekin hume kuch nahi mila usme… Samajh nahi aa raha aage kya kare…” “Abort… Wapas aa jaiye… We cannot risk you people anymore…” SO said shocking her… “Lekin Sir… Hum bina task ko pura kiye kaise aa sakte hai??” “Lekin aap task pura karengi kaise??” “Sir ek Safe hai SR ki… usme kuch mil sakta hai…” “Not again Miss Malik… Ek aur guess nahi… Just return… Hum samajh lenge Naina is a martyr…” “But Sir…” “No more arguments… I want you at the Hyderabad HQ by evening…” with that he ended the call… “Ma’am… Kya kaha sir ne??” MR asked… “Hum sab ko sham tak Hyderabad HQ report karne ko kaha hai…” she replied… “Lekin Ma’am, mission abhi pura nahi hua hai… Hum aise beech se kaise ja sakte hai??” “Orders hai Vineet… Hum kuch nahi kar sakte…” “Ma’am kuch sochiye… Humare pas dopehar tak ka time hai…” MR requested… She thought for a while and smiled… “Aap aur Angad wapas jayenge…” she said… “Lekin Ma’am…” MR tried to object… “Hum jaisa keh rahe hai waisa kijiye…” she said and typed a message on her phone… “Chaliye… ek natak karna hai…” she said and explained him his part… Both then walked out to the living room…
SR was already in the living room… “Amma… mai tumhara udhar hi aa raha tha…” he said looking at MG walking into the living room… “Oh… Lagta hai Stay order cancel ho gaya…” she said… “Woh Amma…” he started but was cut in between by MR… “Ma’am… aapke liye phone hai…” MR said… “Kaun hai…” she asked… “Sir…” MR replied… She nodded and took the phone from him… “Hi Dad… How are you??” “…” “Yes Dad… sab kuch thik hai… Deal finalize ho jayegi in two days…” “…” “I am not lying…” “…” “Aapse yeh sab kisne kaha?? Aisa kuch nahi hai…” “…” “But…” “…” “Isme meri kya galti hai Dad… Sab kuch Arjun ki wajah se ho raha hai…” “…” “How can you…” “…” “But…” “…” “Mai wapas nahi aaungi… Jab tak mai yeh land kharid nahi leti, mai nahi aaungi… I will not let Arjun win this time…” “…” “Mai bhi aap hi ki beti hu… Zidd mere khoon mei hai… Agar aap zidd karenge toh mai bhi karungi…” “…” “One minute…” she said and handed the phone to MR… “He wants to talk to you… I am warning you… Kuch bhi ulta seedha mat batana unhe…” she said… MR gulped and walked away with the phone… “Kya hua Amma??” SR asked… Before she could reply, MR returned… “What??” she asked him sternly… “Ma’am, Sir ne wapas bulaya hai… He said woh koi aur zameen dhund lenge…” MR said while SR’s expression changed… “I am not going back this time… Arjun se haarne nahi wali hu mai is baar…” she replied… “But Ma’am…” “Suna nahi tumne maine kya kaha…” “Suna Ma’am… Lekin Sir ne kaha ke…” “Kya kaha??” “Agar aap aane se mana kar rahi hai toh mai aur Harish wapas aa jaye… Aapko yaha akela chodke…” “What?? How could he??” “Sorry Ma’am… Lekin hume jana hoga… Warna…” “Warna kya??” “Warna sir hume fire kar denge…” MR said stuttering… “Fine… You guys can go… Mai nahi aa rahi…” she announced… MR nodded and left to inform HR… “Thank you Amma…” SR said… “Why are you thanking me??” she asked… “Woh tum idhar hi rukega na mera land buy karne ko…” “Mujhe tumhare land se jyada interest Arjun ko harane mei hai… That’s why I am staying here…” she said rudely… “Jaisa tumko sahi lage… Mai aaj Hyderabad jaa raha hai… Woh stay order cancel karke kal tak return aayega…” SR said… “Ok… Make sure jyada delay na ho…” she said and went away to her room…
MR and HR walked into MG’s room… “Aap dono gaye nahi abhi tak??” she asked… HR closed the door behind him and looked back at her… “Ma’am… Mission ke beech se kaise jaa sakte hai hum?” HR asked… “Sir ke orders hai Angad…” “Ma’am orders aapke liye bhi hai… Aap toh nahi chal rahi humare saath…” “Hum… Hum Naina ko liye bina wapas nahi jayenge…” “Hum bhi aapka saath dena chahte hai Ma’am… Aap kyu hume wapas bhej rahi hai??” he asked… “Angad hum…” she sighed… “Thik hai… Socha tha nahi batayenge… lekin hume lagta nahi aapko bataye bina hum aapko yaha se bhej payenge…” she continued… “Naina ko bachane ke liye unki location milna bohot zaruri hai yeh baat toh hum sab jante hai… Lekin hume abhi tak woh mil nahi paayi… Iska baad hum yaha ruke rahe toh pakde jane ke chances badh jate hai… Ab aap hume bataiye agar hum pakde jaate hai toh Naina ko kaise bacha payenge??” she said while MR and HR looked at each other understandingly… “Hum yaha ruk rahe hai taaki Naina ki location ka pata laga paaye… Aap dono Hyderabad mei humare signal ka wait kijiye… Hume kuch ho bhi jaata hai toh aap Anubhav Sir ki madat kar payenge Naina ke rescue operation mei…” she continued… “Teeno ke pakde jaane se behtar hai sirf humara pakda jana… Samajh rahe hai aap??” she asked… “Lekin Ma’am… Hum aapko akele kaise chod de??” HR asked again… “Angad… Hum akele nahi hai… Anubhav Sir bhi isi gaav mei hai… Aur iske aage hum akele hi kaam karna padega… Aap dono humari fikr mat kijiye aur Hyderabad ke liye nikal jaiye… Waha jaakar wait kijiye… Hum aapko signal denge tab rescue operation start kijiye…” “Jaisa aap kahe Ma’am… Kyunki itna toh hum samajh gaye hai ke aap hume yaha rukne toh nahi dengi…” HR said sadly… “Itna sad hone ki zarurat nahi hai… Aapko ek aur chance milega Mission ko pura karne ka…” “Ok Ma’am… Abhi hum chalte hai… Jai Hind…” “Jai Hind…” and with that both left for Hyderabad…
It was late in the night… Everybody at SR’s mansion were already asleep… But MG was impatiently pacing around her room… She was continuously looking at the clock hanging on the wall… Suddenly, there was a knock on her balcony window… She smiled and quickly rushed to open the door… There stood a person in all black and his head covered in a hoody… The person walked in and she closed the door behind him… The person took off his hoody and turned around… The moment froze for both of them… Slowly the person cupped her cheeks in his cold hands… She shivered with the overwhelming feeling… She slowly held the hands holding her cheeks… Both felt a tingle flowing down their spine… She could no longer hold herself and buried her face in the crook of the person’s neck… The two lovers held each other tightly… “Sona…” he whispered and she buried herself deeper in his arms… Last four days had felt like ages… “Aap humse aise hi lipti rahi toh hum jo karne aaye hai woh kaise karenge??” he whispered again… “Chup rahiye thodi der…” she said and hugged him tighter… “Mushkil hai… Aap itne kareeb hongi toh hum khud par kaabu kaise kar payenge??” he said glidding his fingers on her arm… She breathed out giving him goosebumps… He broke the hug and looked into her eyes… He could see the longing in her eyes for him… He slowly bridged the gap between them and placed his lips on hers…
