Arjun made Riya sit on the couch present in his cabin while Chotu give her water. After confirming that she is stable they started scolding her.
Arjun : Laparwahi ki bhi had hoti hai Riya.
Sameer : tum koi choti bachi nahi ho Riya.
Shree : Rii tu abhi abhi hospital se wapas aai hai aur...
Chotu : Bhag toh aise rahi hai jaise Olympics mein medal lene Jane wali hai.
Riya again started crying. They all realised their mistake. She was already hurt and now they are again hurting her. Arjun and Shree sat on her either side while Chotu and Sameer sat on the coffee table present there. Arjun cup her face and wipped her tears. She was still sobbing.
Arjun : (softly) Riya you are a good girl right?(She nodded) Toh rona band karo nahi toh tumhari tabiyat kharab ho jayegi na.
Sameer : aur tum wapas duty join nahi kar paogi.
Listening this she started sobbing more while three of them gave Rathord a angry glare.
Arjun : Riya tum meri baat suno yeh pagal Sam ki baat mat suno yeh toh hai hi stupid. Tum good girl hona toh rona band karo please....
Riya : (look at them with teary eyes) Aap logo ko konsi meri fikar hai. Yeh dikhawa ban kijiye. Agar aise chod hi dena tha toh bachaya hu kyu mujhe? Acha toh yahi hota ki us din mein mar hi jati.
Men : (stern voice) Riya !!!
Meanwhile in Conference Room.
All three women were sitting there with confusion and tensed faces. It wasn't everyday that they see their senior and colleagues nervous and scared from a girl. The way they all were concerned for her when she fall down it was clear to them that she is someone really important for them. Recalling the incident something clicked in Ayesha's mind.
Ayesha : Ek min.. guys un logo ne naam kya bola us ladki ka?
Sakshi : I think Riya bola.... Kya tum pehchanti ho usse?
Ayesha : Pehchanti nahi par janti jaruru hu (Sakli looked at her confused) wo Riya hai Riya Mukharjee. ETF ki first female officer ya yu kahu ki ETF men ki jaan hai wo.
Lisa : Kya kaha tumne Riya Mukharjee... Yaad aaya yeh toh Specky ki best friend hai.
Sakshi : Toh tum kaise nahi janti ho usse?As far as I know you and Shree were in same college right.
Lisa : You are right Sakshi but Riya humare saath sirf 1 hi saal thi and tab bhi maine sirf usse 2-3 baar hi dekha tha. Uske baad wo dusre college mein chali gai.
Sakshi : Toh itne samay tak kaha thi wo ?? Aur wo Chotu aur Shree ko aise kyu bol rahi thi ki un logo ne usse dhoka diya hai?
Ayesha :Ab yeh baat toh sirf wo log hi bata sakte hai.
Lisa : Ha Ayesha thik bol rahi hai.
In Arjun's cabin.
All were stunned hearing her. Their heart ached as they remember that painful day when they almost lost her.
Arjun : (angrily) Riya main pehli aur aakhri baar bol raha hu tumse agar wapas se marne ki baat ki toh humse bura koi nahi hoga.
Riya : yeh fikar karne ka dikhawa band kijiye aap log. Agar itni hi fikar hoti toh aap log mujhse milne aate hospital mein. Main sab janti hu aap log yeh natak mat kijiye.
Arjun : kuch nahi janti ho tum. Tum nahi janti ki tumhe us haalt mein dekh kar hum logo par kya biti hai.(pointing at Shree) Shree tumhara best friend usdin ke baad se masti toh chodo hasna bhul gaya hai. (Pointing at Chotu) Yeh Chotu zinda rehne ke liye khata hai wo bhi tab jab hum mein se koi usse daath na le. (Pointing at Rathore) Yeh tumhare Rathore sir, Bhai manti hona usse wo hum sabse ke saamne strong banta tha par andar hi andar apni behan ko us haalt mein dekh kar tadpata tha. Aur tum keh rahi ho hum logo ko tumhari fikar nahi hai. Riya ek baat kaam khol kar sun lo agar hum logo ko tumhari fikar nahi hai toh is duniya mein kisiko kisi ki fikar nahi hai.
Saying this he went out angrily. Other sign in defeat while Riya was left dumfound. Shree took her hands in his and started saying.
Shree : Tujhe yeh baat nahi karni chahiye thi Rii. Agar hum mein se koi sabse jayada guilty aur dukhi tha toh wo the Arjun sir.
Chotu : Pata hai Rii tujhe uss haal mein dekh kar hum logo ki toh ruh kaap gai thi. Agar uss din tujhe kuch ho jata toh sach bol raha hu tere saath 4 aur log mar jate.
Sameer : Tum nahi jaanti ho Riya uss par kya biti rahi thi tumhe waise dekh kar koi nahi janta.
Riya : Agar meri itni hi fikar hai toh mujhse milne kyu nahi aap log jab main coma se bahar aai?
Shree : Kyuki hum bhar the tab. Main Kolkata mein tha mera waha temporarily transferd ho gaya tha. Aur Chotu bed rest par tha. Chakar bhi tujhse milne nahi aa sakta tha.
Riya : Kya hua Chotu tum thik toh hona?
Chotu : Ha Rii main thik hu. Bas pair mein goli lagi thi toh doctor ne bed rest bola tha.
Shree : Aur Rathord sir aur Arjun sir secret mission par jaye the.
Riya : (confused) Aap dono ek saath ?? Generally dono mein se koi ek ya puri team jati hai. Sir sab thik toh tha na. Koi khatarnak mission tha kya??
Sameer : Khatarnak bhi aur bahut zaroori bhi.
Riya : Matlab ??
Sameer : Tumne sunna nahi usne mujhe kya bulaya.
Riya recall the entire conversation, "Riya tum meri baat suno yeh pagal Sam ki baat mat suno yeh toh hai hi stupid." ring in her ears. As the realisation drown to her, her breath hitch.
Riya : You mean Sikander.
He just nodded in agreement.
That's it for today.
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