SLS#7# The Irresistible Aviatrix

This Time

Divya's POV

" Kya hua tujhe?" (What happened to you?) I asked Sanam.

" Main abhi taak hangover hoon." (I am still hangover) she said. I rolled my eyes.

" I don't remember you drinking last night." I said to her.

" Yaar, main movies ki baat ker rahi thi Jo hum kaal raat ko dekha. Hayee!!! Mahesh kitna handsome hai. Ager meri umr 20 saal badi hoti to Namrata ki jaga main hoti." (Dude, I am talking about the movies that we have seen last night. Uhh, how handsome Mahesh is!!! If I was 20 years older than I would be there at Namrata's place today.) She said and I rolled my eyes.

" Pakad." (Hold this) I gave her the cup of coffee. " Namrata was Miss India at her time. Aur ek tu hi jisko saree bhi thik se pehen na nahi aati." (And here you who doesn't know even how to wear Saree properly)

" To tujhe kaha aati hai?" (You don't know that as well) she said.

" Haan, lekin Maine thodi na kisise apna compare kia!!" (Yes, but I haven't compared myself with anyone else) I said and she sighed.

" Tere Bhai ne phone Kia tha Kya?" (Has your brother called?) She asked me.

" Ahan!!! Aaj meri Bhai itna khush naseeb kaisy hogye?!!" (How had my brother become so lucky today?) I asked.

" I am serious." She said. I laughed. "4 din ho chuke hai. Abhi taak unhone koyi message bhi nahi kia." (It's already 4 days but he didn't even send a text)

" Mission bohot dangerous hai na. Isilie shayad." (The mission is very dangerous. May be this why.) I said to her and she turned silent suddenly.

" Aab Kya hua?" (What happened now?) I asked her.

" Kuch nahi. Maine khud yeh choose Kia hai. Abhi soch k koyi faida nahi hai." (Nothing. I myself have chosen this. No use of thinking about it now.) She said to me.

" Chinta maat Karo. Anna ko kuch kuch nahi hoga." (Don't worry about it. Nothing will happen to Anna) I said to her and she nodded weakly.

" Chaalo jaldi utho aur office k lie taiaar ho jao. Aaj office join kerna hai bhool gyi tum?" (Come on get up fast and get ready for office. You have to join office today. Have you forgotten that?) I asked her.

She got up lazily and walked inside the closet taking sips of coffee. I shook my head. She came back taking one of my white plain kurti and blue jeans. Then walked into the washroom. I chuckled. I came downstairs and found the kids already in the breakfast table ready to go to school in their uniforms. Amma was serving the breakfast and I sat next Appa.

" Good morning, Appa." (Good morning, Dad) I said to him.

" Good morning, Divu." He said and turned on the TV.

I was mindlessly looking at the TV screen. Suddenly a familiar face on the TV made me shocked. I took the remote control and raised the volume to hear it properly.

" NYA senior pilot Gautam Saxena was found dead in his apartment last evening. Cops got an information of him being involved with the terrorist gang which is threatening the government to release Sankar Reddy the gang member who was captured last year and is about to hang next week. Home minister Vinod Khatri has told in his speech later last night not to be panicked. They will be stopped before Sankar is hanged. But people around has a mixed reaction on that." The news caster said and I kept sitting there looking at the TV screen weirdly for awhile. He was a terrorist!!!!

" Kya hua, Divu?" (What happened, Divu?) Appa asked me.

" Appa, yeh terrorist thay?!! Yeh to hamare hi senior pilot thay. Even usdin flight mai bhi thay yeh banda." (Dad, he is terrorist?!! He was our senior pilot. Even he was there in the flight that day) I said to him and he looked at me for awhile.

" Woh jaroor flight ko hijack kerne k lie woha gye thay." (He must have gone there to hijack the plane) he said to me and I nodded.

" Shayad woh log flight to hijack kerke koyi yesa airport mai land kerwana chahta tha jaha unke log pehle se hi sob arrange ker chucke thay. Ek bar flight woha land ho jata to woh log Sankar Reddy ko chhuda hi letay." (May be they wanted to make the flight land on some airport after hijacking it where their gang has made arrangements already. Once the flight was landed they would have keep the passengers hostage and brought Sankar Reddy out of jail) I said to Appa.

" Hmm... Be careful, Divu. Sanam, you and the kids as well." He said to me.

" Appa, ager terrorist group attack ker hi dia to sirf mujhe aur Sanam ko thori na attack karenge!!! Woh log to wohi attack karenge jaha woh jiyaada log o ko hostage rakh sakte hai." (Dad, if terrorist group attacks will they attack only me and Sanam!!! They will attack somewhere they can keep more people as hostage) I said.

" Tumhe paata hai Sankar Reddy ko kisne pakda that?" (Do you know who has captured Sankar Reddy?) He asked me.

" Anna ne." (Anna did) I said to him and he sighed.

" You both girls are on their target." He said. I smiled.

" Appa, merne se koun daartay hai?!! Ager woh log mujhe mer bhi daaltay hai to bhi koyi afsoos nahi hoga. Kyun ki mujhe paata hai Anna unke saath Kya karenge. Main daarti nahi hoon unse." (Dad, who is scared of death here?!! If they kills me till I will not be regretting knowing what Anna will do to them later. I am not scared of them) I said to him. " Jaab taak main jinda hoon koyi terrorist se daarungi nahi. Main. Vivan Ahuja ka behen hoon main, Appa. Daarna nahi shikha Maine." (As long as I live I will not be scared of any terrorists. I am sister of Vivan Ahuja, Dad. I haven't learned to be scared in my life) I said. "Jai Hind." I said and he smiled.

" Jai Hind." He said smilingly.

I smiled back at him. No matter what happens they will not be able to win. They will get the punishment they deserve this time. .