Irresistible

16. Injured

Karishma Singh didn't have field duty today. She entered Haseena's cabin and saluted.
"Maddam sir, aap headquarters jaa rahe hai?" She asked looking at Haseena
"Ji haan. Aap thaana sambhaal lijiye humein der lag jayega wahaan par." She replied looking at Karishma from her file. Karishma still stood rooted to her place looking into Haseena's eyes and Haseena couldn't look away either. They were just looking at each other until Pushpa ji came behind Karishma and saluted saying that she was going on jail counselling duty for the day. Karishma looked at Haseena again and left after saluting. Their eye-lock was a silent communication of a conversation they couldn't have there.

Karishma went to the place looking for the vendor who had given her the wrong tip and had probably drugged her too. She had informed Santu about going there and had taken a tracker with her in case something bad happened to her, she wanted them to find her. She was not in her uniform to avoid getting recognised and went to the spot where she had spoken with him. She had not informed Haseena before coming here. She would've stopped her for sure.

She covered her face Qayamat style and wandered in the streets looking for the familiar faces and there he was chewing on tobacco chatting away with another person.

Karishma slowly moved towards him but he had already spotted her and had started running. Karishma ran behind him, chasing him with determination but he had entered a godown. Karishma cornered him.

"Ama bhaagne ke baare mein sochna bhi mat." She said pointing her gun towards him but she felt her gut feeling screaming at her to get out but before she could listen to it two other men came out of nowhere and the vendor ran away.

These men unlike the vendor were well dressed and looked like they were paid bodyguards.
Before Karishma could react, one of them kicked her on her stomach the other one punched her and she fell down. She recovered almost in seconds tackling one guy by holding his neck in a deadlock and managed to kick the other and the one she had kicked ran off while the other fainted in her hold.

Before he could get up, Karishma tied him up to a chair to interrogate him. The fact that he was a paid bodyguard proved to be right when he was ready to spill facts when Karishma promised to not file an FIR.

He informs that he has never seen the thugs or those who control them himself but was aware of an Accountant named Bawariya who had hired him for protection. He was responsible for re-routing the stolen things and had every tiny piece of information about the gang. He also informed her of an exchange that was going to happen In Beli tomorrow between Bawariya and some other gang.

She let him go as promised.

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Karishma reached the station on her bike. She walked in the thaana her eyes desperately searching for Haseena. Pushpa ji looked at her state and said nothing instead just gestured where she could find Haseena.
She walked into the gym room and Haseena was there in her normal outfit, perspiration was visible on her face indicating that she had just worked out. Her face lit up by seeing Karishma but panicked when she noticed the red mark on Karishma's face.
"Karishma Singh yeh kya hua." She said rushing to her and held her face in her hand.
"Yeh kaise hua. Kahaan gayi thi aap. " she asked making Karishma sit on the couch and start examining her wound.
"Hum theek hai maddam sir." She said removing Haseena's hand from her face as the gym door was open and it broke Haseena's heart that she was trying her best to be professional even in her injured state.
"Woh Beli case ke silsile mein bazaar gaye tey toh-" she started explaining herself but Haseena cut her.
"Theek hai aap ghar chaliye humare saat. Ghar mein baat karengey" She said getting up.
"Maddam sir woh abhi workings hours khatam nahi hua hai." She said diverting her gaze. Haseena stared at her as if Karishma had lost her mind.
"Aap pagal hai? Iss halat mein aapko working hours ka fiqr hai?" She said air quoting working hours.
Karishma not looking into her eyes bothered her and she cupped her face making her look at her.
"Hum apne senior ki girlfriend hone ka najayaz fayda nahi uthayengey." Karishma confessed and Haseena blinked twice trying to comprehend what her girlfriend just told her.
"Senior hai, raakshas nahi joh aapko iss halaat mein kaam karwayengey. Chaliye." She said pulling Karishma with her upper arm and Karishma grunted while getting up.
"Aur kahaan kahaan chot laga hai aapko hmm?" Haseena put her hand around her waist supporting her.
"Hum chal saktey hai. Bike chalakar aaye hai wahaan se. Ab ghar bike pe hi jayengey."
Haseena didn't want to argue. She remained silent taking Karishma outside the room.
"Pushpa ji hum inhein ghar lekar ja rahe hai."
"Theek hai maddam sir." Pushpa ji said with worry evident on her face.

Karishma didn't have anyone to care for her. This was not the first time she was injured like this but she had always gone home alone and looked after herself. It was true that Pushpa ji saw Karishma as her own daughter but she felt that since Karishma had started living with Haseena under the same roof she experienced how it was to be truly taken care of. And Karishma deserved it. To be pampered every once in a while, to have her person, someone who loved her for who she was. And that's why she wanted Haseena and Karishma to be together. They deserved each other. There could be no other way these both could be happy.

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