The Phoenix (Part-10)

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"Sir yeh rasta band hai ab kya kare?" She huffed, resting herself on a tree trunk. "Kuch nhi is ped ko paar karte hai kyunki bas do minute ki duri par hi highway hai...!"

"Par sir yeh itna bada ped tuta kaise I mean raat ko itni tez bhi barish nhi huyi thi."

"Yeh ped tuta nhi hai kaata gya hai." He said. "Par sir shisham (north indian rosewood) katna illegal hai."  "yahan avaidh khanana ka kaam hota hai..!" He said looking at the tree.

"Par sir is area mein forest offers hai unke rehte...shh...yahan aas paas koi hai...(he said, after cutting her words).

They see some people with axes towards them, they hide behind the tree trunk. " Sir hum in logon se kyu chhip rahe hai?" She asked in low voice. "Kyunki hum dono ko is haal mein un logon dekh liya toh kuch aur arth nikal lenge..!" He whispered.

Par sir...shhhh...(he coverd her mouth  with his hand)  aawaz nhi...(he whispered, while his lips touching her ear).  She felt butterflies inside her abdomen.  "Chaliye..!" He grabbed her hand and broke her gaze. Without question, she just goes with him. Somehow they manage to cross the forest and finally they reach the highway.

"Sir aap thik hai?" She asked as she noticed that the pupils of his eyes were changing their color. "Ji hum thik hai..!" He answered, clenching his fist. "Par aapki aan....Chup rahiye na, kitna bolti hai aap...!" He cutted her words then said angrily. She winced, seeing his anger. "Sorry sir...! "

"Please kuch der chup rahiyega, kyunki agar hume gussa aaya toh hum khud nhi jante ki hum kya karenge aapke sath....!" He said plainly. She nodded. 

"Yeh sir ko achanak ho kya gya hai, itna gussa toh aajtak nhi kiya hai." She thought as she is concerned for him.

"Miss Malik..!" He called her, holding his head between his palm. "Kya hua sir, aapko chakkar aa raha hai?" She asked worriedly. "Samne ek amrood (guava) ka ped hai, jaldi se uska phal ya patta jo mile lekar aaiye." He said this sentence with great difficulty.  She hurriedly went to the guava tree, plucked the fruit from it and then cleaned it thoroughly with her hands and gave it to Anubhav. He ate it. After five minutes he feels that his headache is gone.

"Sir...aap thik hai?" She asked worriedly. "Ji...aapka bahut bahut shukriya....!" He replied with a smile. She smiled. "Ghar chale?" She asked, he nodded.

Police Headquarter, Lucknow

"Jai Hind Sir...!" Commissioner of Lucknow saluted Anubhav. "Jai Hind..!"  He greeted with a smile. Haseena looked at them in shock. "Sir, CS aapko salute kar rahe hai, kyu?" She asked surprisingly. "Kyunki yeh hamare senior hai Miss Malik." CS replied with a smile, which shocked Haseena.

"Sir aap dono is halat mein yahan aur woh news?" CS asked Anubhav. "Woh news fake hai aur hum dono bhaag kar aa rahe hai, aap hum dono ke liye kapde aur kuch khane ka prabandh kar dijiye...aur DSP se kahiye ek press conference bulaye."

"Press conference, sir hamare paas proof nhi hai ki woh photos nakli hai..!" Haseena said questioningly. "Jis aadmi ko humne arrest kiya hai woh bahut hai hamare liye." He replied without looking at her. She hummed.

"Sir aapki maa aapse baat karna chahti hai, woh news ke baad woh bahut tension mein hai." CS said. "Ji hum kar lete hai aap woh kariye jo humne kaha...!" He said plainly.

After one hour

The press reporters are waiting and gossiping about the press conference and Anuseena. Karishma and team is also present there. Anubhav comes along with Haseena and CS.

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