Jab Hum Miley-Ek Bar Phir

~Baatoon Baatoon Mein~

The new SHO was leaning back on her desk, her arms were crossed on her chest, and she was looking at all of her staff members with a quizzical look.

"Taaruf (Introduction) karvy app sab Apna," She requested in a firm tone.

"App sae shuru Kijiye (Pointing towards Santosh)," the new SHO, stated.

"My name is Santosh Sharam and I am a Cyber expert," Santosh replied.

"Mmmhmmm!!...," SHO responded. Then she pointed her baton towards Cheetah.

"Ji, Ji, Madam Sir. My name is Cheetah Chaturvedi and I am a Women's Psychology expert," he answered.

Before Cheetah could finish, Pushpa Ji chipped in, "aur Hum Hain yaha ki Head Constable and the therapist, Pushpa Singh."

"Mmmhmmm!!..."SHO hummed.

"Ye Mhmmmnn!! se Zayda baat nahi karti kya?" Pushpa Ji whispered in Santo's ear; which didn't go unnoticed by the SHO and all others in the room.

On the other hand, Karishma Singh was thinking, "Kaaa Pushpa ji, kya baketi kar rahi ho, Jab yeh bolain gi naa, aap ki himmat nahi ho ga bolne Ka..."

Karishma Singh cleared her throat to get everyone's attention, "aur Hum hain yaha ke SI Karishma Singh aur Hum sab ki taraf se aapka Tah-e-Dil se Swagat karte hai."

"Bahut Bahut Shukriya aap ka Istaqbal (welcome) ka," the SHO said, warmly.

Meanwhile, Santo whispers in Pushpa Ji's ear, "Istaqbal Matlab?"

"Wohi jo abhi Madam Sir batain gayi, thodi dair main," Pushpa ji responded.

"Aur Hamara naam hai Haseena Mallik, yaha ki nayi SHO. Aur aj se aap sab, humare under kam karain gaye," she said.

"Ate hi dhoonse jamana Shuru kardi hai," Karishma mumbled.

"Hum ne suna kya kha app ne Karishma Singh," Haseena responded with a stern voice.

(While others were looking at each other with questioning looks, not knowing what just happened).

Now, Haseena Mallik turns towards Karishma Singh and asks her about the duties of SI. "Wohi duties jo Ek SI kya hota hai Madam Sir," Karishma responded agitatedly while trying to readjust her posture.

"Jase ke?" Haseena inquired with a questioning look, "Vistar se bataye Zara," a loud yet firm voice echoed in the room.

Everyone got alert. There was pin-drop silence in the room.

"Ji Madam Sir!" Karishma Singh responded calmly this time.

"Ek SI ka kam hota hai apne juniors per nazar rakhna, is baat ka yakeen karna ke sab apni duty per time se report kar rahe hain, yah nai aur agar koi apni faryad ya darkhwast le kar ata ha to us ki sahita ho pa rahi hai ya nahi," Karishma Singh replied in one breath.

"Bilkul sahi kaha apne Karishma Singh. Lakin aj Subah jab Hum ne thane ka visit kiya, civil dress main, in mai se koi bhi asool pura nahi ho raha tha. Ap or Cheetah thane ma they hi nahi aur Pushpa Ji and Santu phone per itne busy the ke un ko Humari Taraf dekhne ki bhi fursat nahi Mili or ye Billu ka kya chakar ha is thane main? Bataye Karishma Singh," the SHO inquired in an angry tone.

Karishma Singh lost her concentration on the whereabouts of Thana and just focused on Haseena's moving mouth. She gulped hard while trying to keep her concentration on the present scenario.

"Karishma Singh! Karishma Singh! Kahan Kho Gayi app," Haseena waved her hand in front of her.

"Kahin Nahi, Madam Sir! yahin par Hain," Karishma replied hastily.

While Karishma Singh was spacing out during the conversation, Puspa Singh intervened, "Nahi, Nahi Madam Sir! aapko koi galat fehmi ho Gayi hai... Main or Santosh yahin per the, koi bhi nahi aya tha."

"Achha! to is ka Matlabhai hai ki hum jhoot bol rahe hain," Haseena asked with an annoyed tone.

"Nahi! humara, yeh Matlab Nahi Tha," Pushpa Ji replied with a mellow tone.

"Billu Champat! jo paper hum subbha Pushpa ji ke desk par rakh kar gaye wo le kar aye," Haseena asked.

Billu brought the paper and handed it over to Pushpa Ji, after getting an okay from Madam Sir.

"Dhekye, hum is per Apna nam or number likh kar gaye the, ke shayed, shyed ap ma se koi call back kar ke Pata Kare, keh kya wajah thi. Lakin, koi response nahi, sab bahut busy hai nah yahan!" Haseena raised her voice this time.

"Ap sab ke liye last warning hai yeh, ainda humain koi laparvahi nahi chaye. Samaj Gaye aap sab," Haseena gave them with a wary yet assertive look.

While Haseena was busy schooling her thana staff, Karishma Singh was busy drooling over her. Karishma's prime focus was Haseena's continuously moving pink lips, which were saying something but Karishma was unable to make out anything. She wants to feel them badly, once again. Then, her eyes traveled to her mole right beneath her lower lips; she felt an urge to touch that mole, once again. She wants to come out of this daydreaming invariantly but her eyes are glued to her neck; her silky smooth skin was inviting her. She wants to go close to her, feel her skin against hers, and melt down in her fragrance. Karishma felt the heat radiating from her body."She needs to cool off and get out of here," She thought. She was amazed at herself. "Damn! this woman still has the same effect on me even after so many years."

Karishma Singh was brought back to reality with a sharp voice. "Are you done spacing out, Miss Singh?" Haseena asked with a questioned look. "Aap ko samajh aa gaya hoga sab. Yeh, warning hai Humari ap sab Ke Liye (pointing her baton towards everyone). Koi excuses nahi Sunna chate hum kam ke mamle main."

All the staff members nodded unanimously.

"Disperse!" Haseena commanded.

Everyone has left the cabin and started working. They don't want to give another reason to their senior to yell at them on her very first day.

When Karishma was about to leave Madam Sir's cabin, the top-two open buttons of Haseena's shirt caught her attention. She inhaled sharply, " Why, She has her top two buttons, open up? Who is she showing off?" she thought after getting bothered by her display.

"Madam Sir! Ek baat pouch na tha apse," Karishma inquired hesitatingly.

"Ji pochiye," with an amused expression, Haseena responded.

"Ye apne apni shirt ke button kyu khole hue hai?" she asked with nervousness in her voice.

"App personal ho rahi hai, Karsihma Singh!" Haseena responded with a poker face. "Lakin, aap ne pocha ha to bata hi dete hain,aap ko. Garmin bhaot ha naa ajj, Islieye." 

Karishma just looked at her in surprise as she made an attempt to understand her statement because it was not hot at all.

"Or kuch kehna tha appko?"Haseena asked.

"Nahi, bus." Karishma left the room with a defeated look on her face while murmuring, "aap aa Gayi Hain abb. Jaan hi le kar, jaye ga..."

However, Haseena was standing in her cabin and looking at her retreating figure with an expressionless face.