rajveer naina - fated

chapter 4

Chapter 4

Chapter Four

"We're so close now, Naina."
He had told her,

"I can almost feel it within my grasp. I promise you, we will get the red box back, and when we do, we will finally prove his innocence.

"But she hadn't reacted how he thought she would.

"Sir, these people are dangerous."She told him,

"You know what they're willing to do to cover up their crimes. They'll trap you too, I know they will."

He had grasped her shoulders, turned her so that she was looking into his eyes.

"I didn't just make this promise to you, Naina."He told her,"I made it to myself too. And I will keep this promise no matter what. Even if I lose my life, I won't regret it."

"Don't do this…"she had whispered,
"Don't say that…if something happens to you then…"

Her shoulders had been warm under his hands where he grasped them. She had brought her own hands up to grasp his arms just below the elbow.

There was so much that he wanted to say…But there was a knock at the door, and like always he had stepped away, and the words had remained unsaid./

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"Dhiraj, wake up!"
Samir was shaking him, and Dhiraj woke up to find his friend already dressed.

"Why didn't you wake me earlier?" he complains, still trying to clear his head. There had been a dream… and that girl…

"I thought you would wake up with the alarm, but you slept right through it." Samir tells him,

"You must have been quite deeply asleep."Dhiraj nods and rubs his eyes, getting up he grabs his towel,preparing to head for the bathroom.
"I had the most vivid dream," he tells Samir

"And…" he stops suddenly, it's probably best not to mention who it was that he had dreamed of.

"And?" Samir asks questioningly.

"And nothing," Dhiraj replies uneasily,
"I don't really remember."

"Well hurry up and get ready," Samir tells him, "In case you've forgotten you've got your first patrol today with me."

"Well at least I know you'll look after me," Dhiraj says jokingly, he had been up late into the night studying maps of the area, trying to catch up on what he has missed."We've got three junior officers with us, right? Any idea who they are?"

"Well I have the names, but two of them mean nothing to me." Samir tells him with a shrug,
"We have Lieutenants Dutt, Shivakumar and Rehman with us today. Shivakumar has been here a few months already, the other two must have come in with the latest batch."

"Well at least they've finally started to send reinforcements," Dhiraj comments wryly,
"It took them longenough."
"Oh come on Dhiraj, you know how slowly these things work, nothing ever happens unless there's a crisis."

"You mean nothing ever happens unless they can't avoid taking action anymore." Dhiraj replies sarcastically, and Samir shakes his head slowly, not bothering to say anythingin reply.

For as long as he has known Dhiraj, his friend has had a deep mistrust of politicians. When he has to interact with them, Dhiraj is always on his best behaviour, but Samir knows what Dhiraj's real opinion is. He had once said that all politicians were just waiting to stab you in the back, that they would even sell their own families for power.