At MPT, CC, SS and PS were busy in their usual banter… They did not notice HM walking inside… “Aap sab ka kuch nahi ho sakta… hai na??” she said trying to gain their attention… “Jai Hind MS…” the trio stood up stumbling and saluted her… “Jai Hind… Waise aaj kis topic pe yeh round table conference ho rahi thi??” HM asked… “Round table conference kaise ho sakti hai MS… Thane mei toh ek bhi table round nahi hai…” SS said… “Uff… yeh masumiyat…” CC said blushing causing SS to blush… HM rolled her eyes… “KS kaha hai?? Bata dengi woh masumiyat ka haal…” HM said warning CC… “Sorry Maddam Sorry…” CC said afraid while KS walked out of the record room and stood beside CC… “Jai Hind MS…” she said… “Jai Hind KS… SS humne aapse Mangu ka location trace karne ke liye kaha tha… Aapko kuch pata chala??” HM asked… “Ji MS… Woh Mangu ka last location Industrial Area ke ek warehouse ka bata raha hai…” SS replied… “Hmm… Usne jab hume last call kiya tha toh kuch ghabraya hua tha… Kuch information dena chahta tha hume… Fir gayab ho gaya…” HM said thoughtfully… “Humko lagta hai MS uu warehouse se humko pata chal sakta hai ke Mangu ke saath hua ka tha…” KS said… “Sahi kaha aapne KS… Hume waha jaa kar dekhna chahiye…” HM said… “Toh chaliye fir… Dekh aate hai…” KS said and was about to walk ahead… “Aap nahi chalengi KS…” HM said… “Lekin kahe MS?? Hum kahe nahi chal sakte??” KS asked… “Kyunki waha khatra ho sakta hai aur hum aapko aisi halat mei waha nahi le jaa sakte…” HM replied… “Sahi toh keh rahi hai MS… Aapko aisi halat mei jyada bhag daudh nahi karni chahiye…” PS said… KS looked at HM and it struck her that she had forgotten to inform HM about her pregnancy… HM was away for training when KS had found out the good news… She could not connect with HM and forgot to tell her when she returned… Then how did HM know?? KS thought… “Hume DSP sir ka call aaya tha… Request kar rahe the aapko field duty na de hum… Aap mei se kisine toh bataya nahi… unhone bata diya…” HM said understanding KS’s unasked question… “Woh MS…” KS tried to explain… “Koi baat nahi KS… Aap ab se sirf thane mei rahengi… Baher ke sabhi investigations hum kar lenge…” HM said calmly… “Lekin aap akeli kaise jayengi… Hum chalte hai na saath mei…” PS said… “Its OK Pushpa ji… KS ko aapki jyada zaroorat hai abhi… CC chaliye humare saath… Aur SS monitor karte rahiye… Mangu ka location dobara trace ho toh hume khabar kariye…” HM said and walked outside with CC in tow… KS felt guilty… She did not want the misunderstanding to grow and spoil the relation they had built with such effort… She decided to talk to HM once she was back…
CC and HM had walked into a trap… Mangu had gone rogue and had joined forces with a dreaded criminal whose aim was to kill HM… CC and HM fought hard against the gang… They had managed to take down most of the gang members and the last few fled away… Just when CC and HM thought the drama was over, the gang leader placed a gun at HM’s head… CC tried to help her, but the criminal warned him, and CC did not move afraid that any wrong move on his part could hurt his MS… HM was dragged out of the warehouse through the back door… Suddenly a gunshot pierced the silence that engulfed the surroundings… CC was stunned… He soon recovered and ran outside to check on HM… The criminal lay dead on the ground… But what he saw next to the dead body blew his mind away…
“Aap thik hai??” AS asked and hugged her… “Hum thik hai…” she said snuggling into his chest… “MS…” They jerked apart and looked at the source of the voice… CC stood bewildered, unable to comprehend what exactly did he see… They looked at him and then at each other in a complete state of shock… Their secret was about to be exposed… CC walked closer and looked at AS questioningly… “Sir aap eha kaise??” he asked… “Haan??” AS asked still in shock… “Eha kahe aaye the aap Sir??” he asked again… “Hum… yaha… woh… a… hume khabar… haan khabar mili thi…” AS said trying to recover from the shock… “Konsa khabar Sir??” CC asked again… AS pointed at the dead criminal, “Yeh mahashay… Girish… Isko kaafi samay se khoj rahe the… Bohot se apradh kiye hai isne… Hume khabar mili ke woh yaha chupa hai toh hum use pakadne aaye the… Yaha aakar dekha toh Haseena ji pe ye goli chalane wala tha… Toh humne iska encounter kar diya, Haseena ji ko bachane ke liye…” AS replied… “Hmm… Lekin MS ko gale kahe laga rahe the aap??” CC asked narrowing his eyes… AS stood stupefied unable to form an excuse… CC turned his attention to HM when he did not receive any answer from AS… All this while HM was trying to formulate an excuse, but couldn’t… “Aap bataiye MS…” CC said… HM looked at CC and then at AS… “Woh… a… kya hai na Cheetah…” HM said… “Haan MS… ka hai??” CC said leaning on his stick… HM gulped… “Cheetah jaisa aap soch rahe waisa…” AS tried to intervene… “Hum ka soch rahe hai Sir??” CC asked… AS gulped, “Yahi ke hum aur aapki MS…” he said but was cut by CC, “Oh humari MS… Aur aapki??” he asked… “Humari premika…” AS replied nonchalantly, soon realising the blunder that he made… CC stumbled while HM looked at AS wide eyed…
“Eh ka matlab aap dono…” CC tried to speak but was too appalled… He started walking to and fro, trying to comprehend the information he had just received... “CC…” HM called out… He stopped and looked at them… “Eh sab hua kab??” he asked finally able to focus… AS looked at HM… She gestured him to go ahead… “Woh… aapko yaad hai jab Genda ne hamla kiya tha… bagiche mei??” AS asked… CC nodded… “Bas uske ek hafte baad…” AS said looking down… “Baap re baap… Itta time se chal raha hai ye?? Aur aap dono ne hum mei se kisko khabar tak lagne nahi diya… Hum sab kitna prarthana karte hai roz baghwan se ke MS aapko maaf karde aur aap dono fir se ek ho jaye… Aur Sir aap… Aapne toh humko mitr bola tha na??” CC said agitated… “Hum Santu ji ke bare mei aapko sab kuch bataye hai… Aisa personal level pe aapko har baat bataye hai… Parantu aapne ka kiya… Humko bhi sab ka jaisa andhere mei rakha…” he continued sadly… “Cheetah humari baat toh suniye… Hum Kshama chahte hai ke humne aapse yeh sab chupaya… Parantu halaat hi kuch aise the ke hum kisiko kuch nahi bata sakte the…” AS tried to calm CC… “Humko kucho nahi sunna hai… Hum jaa rahe hai thana… sabko batane…” CC said and turned to leave… “CC ek min…” HM said stopping CC in his tracks… He turned and faced them again… “Ek bar humari puri baat sun lijiye… Fir aapko jo sahi lage woh kijiye…” HM said… CC could not deny HM… “Bataiye…” he said… HM sighed and took a deep breath… She then went on to explain him the reason why they had hidden their relationship from the world…
After listening to HM’s explanation, CC stood silently looking at the grass below his feet… “Humne toh eh sabka baare mei socha hi nahi…” he said to himself… He looked at them, “Hum samajh gaye aapne aisa kahe kiye… Parantu ka aap dono zindagi bhar aise hi sabse eh baat chupayenge?? Aur shaadi ka kya??” he asked… AS moved closer to him and placed his arm around his shoulder, “Ji nahi… Sahi samay aane pr sabko bata denge aur vivah bhi kar lenge… Parantu is samay hum kisiko pata nahi lagne de sakte… Toh aapse anurodh hai ke aap bhi is Vishay mei kisise kuch nahi kahenge…” he said… “Thik hai Sir… Hum kisise nahi kahenge… Santu ji se bhi nahi??” CC asked sheepishly… “Bilkul nahi…” HM exclaimed… “SS ke pet ke dard ka aaj tak koi ilaaj nahi mila hai… toh aap unse kuch nahi kahenge…” she warned him… CC frowned but nodded, “Thik MS… Kuch nahi kahenge…” he replied… “Toh chaliye fir, yaha hui is mutbhed ka vivaran darj karte hai…” AS said with a smile… “Hum control room wireless karte hai…” CC said and left…
HM looked at AS, he smiled back at her… She smacked his arm… “Sab aapki wajah se hua hai…” she said angrily… “Humari wajah se?? Humne kya kiya??” he asked… “’Hamari premika’ kisne bola??” she asked imitating him… “Agar aap nahi bolte yeh toh hum kuch bahana bana dete…” she said… “Koi baat nahi Sona… Cheetah pe hume purn vishwas hai… woh kisise kuch nahi kahenge… Aap nischint rahiye…” he replied… “Bharosa hume bhi hai… Lekin aage se dhyan rakhiye… Aisa hi chalta raha toh Pushpa ji ko pata chal jayega ek din…” she warned him… “Fir toh bhagwan hi maalik hai…” he said worried… She chuckled at his reaction…
