Kabir was watching cartoons and Bandana was writing some files in order to prepare for the interrogation.
"Manjot kaha hai Kabir?" Bandana asked, "room me, aapko baat karni hai? Abhi bulake laata hu" He said and before Bandana could stop him, he ran to Manjot's room.
She sighed.
After sometime, Kabir came with Manjot, "kucch kaam tha?" Manjot asked, Bandana shook her head.
"Tu to bol raha tha yeh mare jaa rhi hai mujhse baat karne ke lie?" He asked looking at Kabir.
"Excuse me?" Bandana said looking at both of them, "jab se aai thi tabse dikhe nhi the. Tumhari protection ki zimmedaari meri..." She said and Manjot interrupted her, "meri?" He asked with a smirk, "meri Sameeksha ki hai. Tumhe kucch ho gaya to woh problem me aa jaaegi iss lie pooch rahi thi" She explained and carried on working on her laptop.
"Are you sure?" He whispered in her ear, she held her breath for a couple of moments.
"Chal Kabir, sone chalte hai" Manjot said taking Kabir with him.
Bandana looked back, a smile covered her face seeing Manjot holding Kabir's small hand.
Kabir jumped on the bed, "I think Mumma likes you" He said to Manjot, "kya baat kar raha hai" Manjot chuckled.
"Nhi nhi, sacchi me" Kabir said, Manjot looked at him, "koi Mumma ke itne pass aae aur woh usse naa peete, esa ho hi nhi sakta" He said.
Manjot smiled, "arey woh apne kaam me busy thi, iss lie mujhe kucch nhi kaha hoga" Manjot said laying on the bed.
By now, Kabir was quite confident on Bandana and Manjot's relationship.
*******
Next morning, Bandana went to Manjot's room.
"Kabir, Manjot, utho jaldi" She said walking to them. Kabir woke up but closed his eyes again.
"Uthoooo!!" Bandana said again. She stood near the bed, on Manjot's side, "Kabir! Utho! She said shaking him.
She looked at Manjot, he was sleeping on his stomach, with the blanket covering his body, she could see his hair only.
She was about to leave when Manjot held her hand, "good morning" He smiled removing the blanket from his head.
"Morning" She said avoiding eye contact. "Jaldi uthke tayaar ho jaao, breakfast ready hai" She said trying to get rid of his grip.
He looked at her hand and left it, "Kabir, wake up Champ" He said.
Kabir woke up and they went to the bathroom to get ready.
Kabir came out after sometime, "Manjot andar kya kar raha hai?" She asked, "unko nahana tha aur shave bhi karni thi" He said. She nodded.
The room was a mess, she decided to clean it as she was free.
Manjot left his towel on the couch, she rolled her eyes, "ab bahar aaya to floor geeli kar dega" She said to herself.
She knocked on bathroom's door, he peeked through the door. His wet hair and water droplets on his face caught Bandana's attention.
"Umm...yeah?" He asked when Bandana didn't speak.
"Woh...towel...tum bahar bhool gey the" She said, "oh thanks!" He said grabbing the towel.
Bandana turned and looked at the water droplet on her hand.
She smiled.
Suddenly, memories of that rainy night she witnessed seven years ago, flashed in front of her eyes.
She wiped those droplets and left the room.
*******
Bandana was about to start interrogating the suspect her colleagues arrested.
"Kis kis ka haath hai, kaha kaha attacks honge, aur iske baareme kitna jaanta hai, sab bata" She said calmly.
"Madam me woh nhi hu" The suspect said, "dekh teri kismat buri hai, aaj teri interrogation honi thi aur aaj hi mera dimaag garam hai. Seedhe seedhe sab batade" She said, trying to keep calm.
The sudden memories from her past were messing up her present, she could not tolerate this.
The anger inside her, had to come out somehow.
"Officers. Out." She said when the suspect didn't reply. Her juniors understood that she had enough of it.
"Ma'am ek baar aur try kar lete hai" One officer said, she looked at him, "Out. Now." She said. He lowered his lashes, "sorry Ma'am" He said and everyone left.
*******
It was 11pm when Bandana came back home. Kabir and Manjot were watching tv in the sitting room.
"Tum dono soe kyu nhi?" She asked in a low voice, "tumhara hi wait kar rahe the" Manjot replied. "Kyu?" She asked.
"Kabir, sone jaao. Subhah school jaana hai tumhe" She said. Kabir looked at Manjot, he nodded and Kabir left.
"Itna late kese ho gaya aaj?" Manjot aksed, "tumse matlab?" She asked walking away, he held her hand.
"Kya hua hai tumhe?" He asked, "mera haath chodo!" She gritted her teeth and pushed him.
"Bandana..." He said and stopped when his gaze fell on his own hand that had blood on it.
He wasn't bleeding, Bandana's hand was injured.
"Tumhe lagi hai?" He asked holding her hand, her knuckles were bleeding.
"Yeh...kya hua hai?" He asked, "me dawai lagata hu" He said.
"Tum yaha iss lie ho kyu ki hame tumhari protection karni hai" She said taking a couple of steps back, "mera aur tumhara koi rishta nhi hai, keep it that way. Door raho mujhse" She said.
They heard the door opening, Sameeksha was back from police station.
*******
Bandana amd Sameeksha were sitting in Bandana's room.
"Kesi lagi yeh?" Sameeksha asked wrapping a bandage around her hand.
"Interrogation thi" Bandana replied, Sameeksha sighed, "aur hamesha ki tarah tujhe gussa aaya, tune suspect ko peeta, usse jo chot lagni thi woh to lagi hi, khud bhi lagwake aa geyi" Sameeksha said.
"Kucch bataya bhi usne ya sab bekaar gaya?" She asked, "uska baap bhi batata" Bandana said, Sameeksha glared at her, "sorry, boht kucch bataya usne, kucch lead mila hai ab" She said.
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Agar Tum Saath Ho...
Fanfiction"Tum na hote to mera kya hota?" Ever said this to someone very close? Everyone finds someone special in their lifetime, someone that is made for them, someone that turn every impossible into possible, someone that learns and teaches to love. Agar tu...
