Parallels

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Intelligence Training Camp, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

In a dorm room, clean and organised, a girl almost 23 years in age, was sleeping peacefully while sitting in a chair with her head resting on the table and a book open in front of her.

Her face reflected peace. The girl had really sharp and distinct features and appeared to be in a deep slumber. It was when her alarm went off, which happened to be gunshots, did her slumber break and she opened her eyes sleepily. The clock on the table showed four in the morning.

"Ama bhakk, pata nhi kyun hamne secret agent ban'ne ka socha. Aap chain se so bhi nhi sakte", the girl groaned putting off her quaint alarm.

"Uth jao Karishma Singh, apne sare sapne pure karne hain na." She told herself sympathetically and then went on to proceed with her morning routines.

It was almost 5 in the morning when she stepped out of the bathroom wearing her uniform with her name etched in white, over the black fabric of the uniform, on the right side and the logo of Intelligence Organisation shining on the left. She looked herself in the mirror and gave a proud smile which clearly showed her love for her uniform.

She glanced at the watch on her left wrist which read 5 in the morning. She still had half an hour before her training begin and came up with a devilish idea to kill her time. She smirked to herself and then rushed out of her room locking it behind her.

At the same time...

The Intelligence Organisation Headquarters, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

In a dimly lit room, precisely a cabin, a silhouette of a woman could be seen standing. Hands crossed behind her, the woman was looking intently at some kind of a cluttered mind map. Whole of the pin board was covered in newspaper cuttings, some blurry pictures, sticky notes with details written over them and a whole lot of wires connecting the pictures, the newspaper reports and the sticky notes to one another. It represented years of toil and hard work put into the investigation. It was when her cabin door was knocked, did she come out of her reverie and turned to face the door.

The woman, was a beauty. Not just some standard beauty, she was more like a warrior princess. She had a powerful and magnetic aura around herself. Her bravery and valour were reflected by the series of medals which hung proud on her chest and by the stars shining on her shoulder.

"Haseena Malik" ...

The name was etched in white on a badge pinned on her uniform. The name itself resonating power and authority, yet a certain warmth and calmness.

She looked at the source of the noise which broke her reverie and there stood three people, a young boy, a young girl and an experienced woman, all in their uniforms, waiting for their senior to give them the permission to get in. This was her team, the people who were with her through thick and thin. The people who helped her in each case she solved with success. They were not just her team, but a part of her family.

She looked at them with a serene smile on her face and nodded her head to let them know that this was their cue to get in. All three of them entered the cabin hurriedly and greeted their senior with utmost respect and adoration in their eyes. The respect and love they held for her senior itself told how good a person and a senior Haseena was.

Haseena greeted them back and said, "Congratulations team, for solving another mission with success. Aap sabhi ne is mission me bohot acha kaam kiya hai and I am proud of you. Aur congratulations aap sabhi ke promotion ke liye bhi." Haseena concluded with a proud smile on her face.

It was then that her team put forward a little request. They wanted to introduce themselves to their senior but with their new introductions. Hassena, who was already super proud of her hard working and loving team, immediately agreed and the faces of her team lit up with happiness. They smiled wide and got ready for the introduction.

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