AS and Naina (NA) were pushed forward and made to sit on their knees while a man stood beside with his gun pointed at them… HM kept looking at AS; from his swollen eye to the cut on his cheek to the wound on his chest; her heart broke… AS looked at her; into her eyes… He could see a flash of pain in her eyes but it was soon gone… She was swiftly back into her calm demeanour… He smiled; his eyes sparkled… SR turned to HM and found no change in her expressions… He was surprised would be an understatement… He failed to understand how could this woman be so undisturbed by the scene in front of her… He wanted to see fear in her eyes but he was met with composure… “Kya hua Amma??? Tum kuch bolega nahi??” he asked trying to get a reaction out of her… HM looked at SR and then at AS… She smiled and scratched her forehead with her finger making AS smile…
“Thank you, SR…” HM said with a smile… SR was shocked… Why was this woman thanking me, he thought… “Itna hairan hone ki zarurat nahi hai… Hum sach mei aapka shukriyada kar rahe hai…” she said… “Sach kahe to hum is insaan se badla lene ke liye kab se taras rahe the… Aaj tumhari wajah se hume mauka mil raha hai… Toh Thank you toh banta hai na…” she continued noticing SR dumbfounded… “Matlab??” he asked… “Matlab yeh ke hum tumhare saath haath milana chahte hai…” she replied… “Kya??? Tum mera saath joke karta hai??” he asked… “Hum bhala kyu mazak karne lage??? Haalaat dekhiye… aisi situation mei hum mazak karenge??” she tried convincing him… “Dekho… Humne socha… matlab bohot socha… toh humare dimaag ne hume kya bataya pata hai??” she asked… “Kya??” he asked trying to find any hidden motives behind her talks… “Batate hai…” she said and started explaining him while walking around… “Abhi yaha se sirf do cheezein ho sakti hai… ya toh hum mare jayenge ya hum yaha se zinda lautenge… Sahi baat hai??” she asked… “Haan…” he replied still confused… “In dono ko bachane ki koshish karenge toh pakka mare jayenge… lekin agar hum tumhara saath de aur in dono ke khilaf ho jaye toh tum hume jaane doge… woh bhi zinda… Sahi keh rahe hai na hum??” she asked… “Haan…” he replied… “Toh bas fir… woh kya hai na… Hum thode swarthi kism ke insaan hai… Desh ke liye duty kar lenge lekin bhari jawani mei apani jaan thodi gavayenge… Kyu sahi baat hai na??” she asked again… SR was lost in his thoughts listening to her words… She looked at him and tried to read his expressions… “Are itna kya soch rahe hai ho?? Haath milane ki baat kar rahe hai, haath todne ki nahi…” she joked… He looked at her angrily… “Acha acha… Sorry… mazak tha… chalo abhi maan bhi jao… milalo haath…” she said forwarding her hand…
NA and AS saw the entire scene unfolding in front of their eyes… NA was now angry and tilted towards AS… “Sir… yeh kisko saath le aaye aap?? Khudki jaan bachane ke liye isne aapko hi dhokha de diya…” she whispered… “Dhairye rakhiye…” he replied… “Haan… dhairye rakhti hoon… jyada se jyada kya hoga… yeh dono haath mila lenge aur hume maar denge…” she said irritatedly… He gave her a look… “Aur nahi toh kya Sir… Aur aapse kitni baar kaha hai maine… juniors ko thoda achese treat kijiye… dekha kaise palat gayi aapki junior… Badla le rahi hai aapse aapke bure vyavahar ka…” she taunted… “Waah… matlab ek kanishth ki jaan bachane ke liye humne apni jaan jokhim mei dali aur aap keh rahi hai hum kanishthon ke saath bura bartav karte hai??” he retorted… “Mere liye aapne itna bada risk liya uske liye Thank you… Lekin yeh madam toh hume aaj bhagwan ke pas pohchane ka full plan banake aayi hai…” she tried to cover up… “Yeh sab kuch aapke karan ho raha hai… yadi aap pakdi nahi jaati toh hume yaha aana hi nahi padta…” he said… “Sorry sir… lekin abhi aage kya??” she asked… “Kuch kshan ke liye shant rahiye aur dekhiye… Kyunki hum bhi nahi jaante aage kya hoga…” he said and looked ahead towards HM and SR… NA rolled her eyes and looked in the direction of the duo…
SR thought for a while and forwarded his hand… But immediately pulled it back… HM frowned… “Itta easily nahi… pehle tum mereko batao… Yeh jo abhi tum bola… Badla lene ka hai tumko karke… woh sab kya hai??” he asked… “Acha woh… Batate hai…” she said and started strolling around again… “Yeh aadmi kaun hai pata hai??” she asked pointing towards AS… “Police hai… aur kon rahega…” SR replied… “Correct… IB officer hai… aur humare senior…” “Toh??” “Tumhe yaad hai maine ek story sunai thi… Kaise Mahira ne Arjun ke saath pyaar ka natak kiya??” “Mereko yaad hai magar uska idhar kya connection hai?? Woh story toh waise bhi jhootha tha na…” he said irritated… “Nahi… nahi… woh kahani puri tarah se jhooth nahi thi… bas usme ke kirdar badal gaye the…” she said… “Kya bolta hai tum??” he asked unable to understand her words… “Means character change kiye the… Pyaar ka natak Mahira ne Arjun ke saath nahi kiya tha balki humare iss senior officer ne humare saath kiya tha…” she said while all looked at AS in shock… “Kya bolta hai tum??” SR asked unable to believe what she just said… “Sach bol rahe hai hum… Is insaan ne humare saath flirt kiya… hume apne pyaar ke jaal mei phasaya aur fir keh diya ke bas natak kar rahe the…” she said playing the victim card… “Par isne aisa kayko kiya??” he asked again… “Ek mission ke liye… humara istemal kiya… bas tabhi se hum inse badla lene chahte the inki jaan lekar… Lekin kaise lete hum badla… akhir humare senior hai… Agar hum pakde jaate toh inke khoon ke ilzaam mei hume phasi ho jati… isiliye aaj tak chup the…” she said with a sad voice…
“Sir… yeh madam sach bol rahi hai??” NA asked AS… He nodded bowing his head down… “Abhi kuch der pehle toh aap badi badi baatein kar rahe the ke juniors se acha behave karte hai… Ise acha behave karna kehte hai… Aur kya keh rahe the aap… Meri wajah se hum yaha phase hai??” she asked… He looked at her… “Bhale hi meri wajah se hum ya phase hai lekin maare aapki wajah se jayenge Sir…” she hissed… He did not respond… “Hey Bhagwan… kaha se maine Sir se madat mang li… kam se kam yeh SR mujhe zinda toh rakh raha tha… Abhi ye Sir ki junior meri jaan le legi…” NA said dramatically to which AS chuckled… “Aapko maza aa raha hai Sir??” she asked… “Sach kahe toh bohot maza aa raha hai hume… Kuch kshan aur intezar kijiye aapko maze ke saath romaanch ki anubhuti bhi hogi…” AS replied and gesture to look at the scene unfolding…
“Mai samajh sakta hai tumhara pain… Aur tumhare pe trust bhi karta hai… milata hai tumse haath…” SR said and forwarded his hand… HM with any delay forwarded her hand for a handshake… She then turned towards AS and chuckled… “Kitne bebas nazar aa rahe hai aap Sir…” she said and walked towards him… “Lekin pata hai… aapko aise dekh kar hume bohot sukoon mil raha hai…” she continued and went and stood behind him… She tugged at his hair while he arched backwards… She bent a little and said, “Aapko kya laga tha… Aap jo chahe humare saath karenge aur hum maaf kar denge… Bilkul nahi… aaj hum aapse humare har us dard ka badla lenge jo aapne hume diya…” she hissed… “Yeh sab karke aapko kya milega??” AS asked… “Sukoon milega hume… sukoon…” she said and laughed hysterically… She let him go and walked towards SR… SR smiled at her and she returned it… “Waise SR… plan kya hai?? Kaisa marna hai in dono ko??” she asked as she stood beside him and looked at AS… “Yeh ladki ko mai abhi maar nahi sakta… Iska pas kuch hai jo mereko mangta hai… Yeh officer koi kaisa marneka yeh tum decide karo… Tumko full freedom hai…” SR said while looking at AS… Suddenly, SR fell to the ground after his head was hit by a gun’s butt…
