A Thousand Years : Ft kareena

Chapter 3

"Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving." —Fred Rogers

'Kaisa lagta hai jab atit ke insaan aankhon ke saamne rehte hai aur aapki himmat nahi hoti unse aankhein milane ki?' Hm thought to herself..

She was standing in her cabin with her full team and it was the most awkward thing ever of her..

Karishma and Haseena were avoiding eye contact while santu was glaring at hm from time to time..though she didn't knew the reason behind their breakup but santu was very protective for ks..

And pj, cheetah who were unaware of this old connection between this trio were simply talking..

'Toh abhi koi naya case nahi hai..great job guys' hm praised them..as a new SHO she was taking all information she needed..

'Ek naya case aa sakta hai Maddam sir' karishma spoke for the first time with her and haseena gulped loudly.. her eyes turned towards her and after 8 long years..they were looking into each other..and the time froze for haseena just like the first day of their first meet..

Santu glanced towards ks..who was professionally standing there while hm seemed like she was in deep thoughts..but karishma's heart was beating fast too..

'Kaunsa case KS?' Haseena asked maintaining the professionalism in her voice and this time karishma's tough demeanor faltered a little..

'Ek samay tha jab inke hoton se humara naam maano kisi ghazal mein likhi gayi shabdo jaisa mehsoos hota tha..aur aaj wo bass mehez ek naam banke reh gaya hai' ks thought and then cleared her throat..her emotions were getting hard to handle..

' 3 din baad ek bohot badi meeting hone wali hai lucknow mein politicians ki..aur humare spider networks se khabar mili hai ki kuch to hone wala hai ussdin..' karishma said and haseena looked at her surprisingly..

'Waqt kitna kuch badal deta hai..ek waqt tha jab humari karishma kitabo mein ghusi rehti thi..ek choti si duniya thi unki jaha ka hissa hum bhi the.
Ye karishma alag hai..aur naahi ye humari hai' hm was thinking when pj broke her thought..

'Ms kya soch rahi hai aap?' Pushpa Ji asked..ks knew exactly what haseena was doing..she was talking to herself..
A common trait they both had and still have..

Haseena smiled a little and then chuckled..

'Sorry pj wo..humari ek adat hai..hum khudse baatein karte rehte hai..toh kabhi agar hum bichme zone out ho gaye toh aap bura matt maan na' hm said softly and this time ks looked at her surprisingly..

How normally haseena said the sorry word..there was a time when hm used to say sorry only to her..but karishma looked at her with nostalgia..as this new hm made her emotional.

Ks gulped down her emotions..as her anger came back soon..the past days resurfacing on her mind..

'Aap bhi khudse baatein karti hai? Humari karishma maddam bhi khudse baatein karti hai..chaliye acchi baat hai hume lagta tha km hi hai sirf eisi..' pj said with a smile..and haseena smiled back..but a fake one..

She looked at karishma..who was looking down at the floor..

'Kya aab hume eise hi rehna hoga? Anjaan banke? Ki hume pata hi nahi unki ye adat? Ki hume maloom nahi unke saare raaz unke saare sapne' hm thought and sighed..this was awkward..

'Thik hai phir..aap sab zara pata lagane ki kosish kijiye ki kya ho sakta hai 3 din baad..santosh Sharma, aap mantri ji ke special bodyguards ke sath milke zara waha ke cctv ko under control lijiye..aur hum high commission se baat karte hai iss bareme..' haseena said with her tough and mature demeanor..