PERFECTLY IMPERFECT [ON HOLD]

CHAPTER 2 - The Mission Starts !!

(Continued from last chapter...)

Outside Colonel Batra's office (Monami's POV)

"Ek min !!"

Me and Sid were about to go to our rooms when a very familiar voice stopped us in our tracks. We turned to find our trainers approaching us. It was Karan who had stopped us. 

"Hame tum logo ko brief karna hai mission ke details ke baare mein. Come in the hanger area at 1500 hours sharp.", he continued to which we both nodded. 

After simply nodding at both of us, all three special agents went from there. I released the breath I didn't even knew I was holding till now. Uff being around Karan and behaving as if everything's okay is becoming too hard day-by-day. I just hope I would be able to control myself and not burst out in the mission. 

I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to meet the concerned gaze of my best friend. "Kya hua ??", he asked me to which a replied with a forced smile, "Kuchh nahi". He seemed to understand though as his eyes softened suddenly. Of course, why won't he !? He is dealing with the same right now. 

"Okay enough being senti !! Ab mess mein chalte hai kyunki mere pet mein toh rats badminton khel rahe hai bhook se!!!", he said suddenly, holding his stomach as if he hasn't eaten in ages. I laughed lightly and we both went to the mess, ready to face the onslaught of questions from our friends about why we were called to Colonel Batra's office. 

After somehow shrugging off all of our friends' concerns and eating our lunch, we both went to Sid's room to pack all our bags. After a while of packing, it was finally 1455  hours so we decided to pack remaining things after coming back from the meeting with the special agents. When we reached there, Karan and Sanjana were already waiting for us. 

"Faizi sir ??", I inquired after looking here-and-there and not finding him. 

"Voh hamari sudden 'leave' ke paperworks ready karne gaya hai.", Karan answered looking at me. 

I just nodded, refusing to look at him as we all went to a table where many papers were lying. 

"Yeh", started Sanju, pointing towards the photos of all the family members of Malhotra family, "hamayi data ke hisaab se poora khaandan ho.  Tum log toh jaante hogo naa !?", she paused and after seeing us nod continued, "Hamaye hisaab se yeh sab Dark yaa uske saathi naa ho sakto ho, kyunki intelligence ke hisaab se, hamla puro parivaar pe hogo toh hamlavar khud ki hi jaan kyu khatre mein daalogo."

"Lekin", Karan continued from where Sanju had stopped, "ham un logo ko immediately shak ke ghere mein se nahi nikal sakte as attacker victim card play karne ka try kar sakte hai yeh kehke ki voh miraculously attack mein back gaya."

"But what about Ahaan ??", Sid said, "I mean the main purpose of the attack is to seize his wealth, fame and property by killing him, right !? So voh khud aesa kyu karega ??"

"Chirkut, baat toh tu sahi keh raho hai par phir bhi, jab tak poori baat naa pata chal jaaye aur asli gunhegaar na pakdo jaaye, tab tak ham kisi ko bhi shak ki nazar se naa hata sakto hai.", Sanju said. 

I kept staring at all the pictures as Karan introduced the other people in the suspect list - Mayank; Ishqi, Mayank's fiancée; Raj, Sonu's fiancé; Sarla, Raj's mom and some other including Mayank's family and Sarla auntie's bestfriend. However, something seemed amiss to me. I strained my mind to know what and it suddenly clicked !!

"Unki mom !!", I gasped. Karan and Sanju looked at me perplexed while realisation dawned on Sid's face. "But voh aesa kyu karengi ?? Voh toh saalo pehle chali gayi thi naa... no one even knows if she's still alive or...", Sid trailed off.