EPISODE β 17
"Hello."
"Hello Raj. It's me, Naina."
"Naina... Kahan ho tum? Main kab se tumhare phone ka wait kar raha tha."
"Haan-haan... Naina Singh Ahluwalia reporting!"
"Kya report hai?"
"Bahut buri."
"Matlab... Oh my god... Tumnein kuch gadbad to nahin ki na?"
"Gadbad to tab karoongi jab kuch karoongi."
"What? Tum ho kahan?"
"Colonel Sahay ke ghar ke bahar."
"Bahar kya kar rahi ho? Go inside."
"Raj mujhe darr lag raha hai. Kuch problem ho gayi to?"
"Ismein darne jaisa kya hai?"
"Tumne hi to kaha tha ki Colonel Sahay bahut khadoos... I mean strict hain."
"Ah... Don't worry about that. Woh civilians pe goli nahin chalate."
"Wow Raj! What a relief!"
She was getting irritated while he was laughing.
"Okay okay... Relax! Dekho hamare is secret mission ki kamyaabi ab tumpe depend karti hai. You will have to convince Colonel Sahay at any cost. Warna sach mein bechare Navin ko shaadi se pehle divorce lena padega."
"Cut your PJs Raj. I am just not upto it."
"Whatever! You just go inside. I know you can do it."
"Tumne Maa-Baba se baat ki?"
"Nahin pehle tum Mrs. and Mr. Sahay se baat kar lo. Once they agree toh uncle aunty ko patana kaun sa mushkil kaam hai."
"But tab tak to shaam ho jaayegi and Bhaiyya will be home."
"No he won't be. Neetika ke favorite restaurant mein a table for two is ready."
"Very smart." She chuckled.
"Ab tum jaa ke Colonel Sahay ko apni smartness dikhao and patao."
"Raj I am still not sure about this."
"Not sure... Naina yeh saara idea kiska tha?"
"Silly me... Mera tha. But tumhein kya zaroorat thi maan jaane ki. And you know maine Alekh se bhi jhooth bola."'
"Ab yeh tumhara Alekh beech mein kahan se aaya."
"Woh to..."
"Naina just forget about him now and focus on your mission."
"Okay!"
"Good. Ab ander jao and keep me posted."
"Aye-Aye sir!!"
"All the best."
"Thanks. Uski mujhe sakht zaroorat hai. I will call you later. Bye."
"Bye."
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Naina rang the doorbell with shivering hands. She was nervous. A man opened the door who looked like the servant. She was relieved that she didn't meet Colonel Sahay on the door or she might have probably run away. Deep down she was hoping, actually praying that Colonel Sahay is not home. Or better still, he should not be in town.
"Jee kinse milna hai aapko?" Servant asked her.
"Colonel Sahay se."
"Aap ander aaeye." He let her in. "Aap baitheye main bulata hoon."
She looked around the tastefully decorated hall. In a shelf there were trophies and medals put at the display. She was adoring them when someone called her from behind.
"Excuse me."
She froze as she heard the voice. It was a strong voice with loads of sophistication. It had to be Colonel Sahay. She turned and saw him standing there. He was a tall man with a good built. He was wearing a simple black trousers and light blue shirt. His appearance was very graceful and there was an aura of elegance and pride about him. Though he must have been around 60 years but he hardly looked 45 plus. But his face was stern. Neetika had told her that her father is a very strict man but has a very soft heart. She knew at his mere appearance into the scene what Neetika meant by him being a 'strict man'. But she was really hoping that she comes across his soft heart too.
"I don't think I know you young lady."
He said after giving her ample time time to speak but she had not spoken a single word yet and just now she realized that. Words were not coming out of her mouth. After a desperate attempt to force a courteous smile at her face and say hello she found herself failing miserably as only a stuttering Hello could manage to make a way out from her lips.
"H... he...hello Sir!"
"Hello. Who are you?"
"Naina... Naina Singh Ahluwalia... Niti's friend."
"Oh! You are Neetika's friend. Please be comfortable. Are you, by any chance, in army?"
"No sir."
"I thought so."
"Actually my brother is. He was with Niti at KMA. That's how I know her."
"But I talked to Niti last night and she didn't mention any of her friend visiting us here."
"Actually she herself doesn't know I am here."
"Okay. So what brings you here?"
She tried hard to speak but this time it was all the more difficult. Servant appeared in the hall with a glass of water and gave it to her. But as she moved her shivering hands to take the glass of water, it hit against the glass and it fell down on the floor. She got up quickly looking apologetic.
"I am extremely sorry sir."
"That's all right. But why are you so nervous?"
She looked back at him. She found herself at the loss of words. She felt herself going numb.
"Are you okay?"
"I hope so sir."
Colonel Sahay found that answer and her expressions really amusing. He could not understand what was wrong with her but this last answer brought a smile on his face.
Naina saw him smiling. Though she could not understand why he smiled, she felt better. With lots of difficulty she managed to smile back at him.
She could feel her courage coming back to her gradually. She sat back on the couch and tried to regain her composure. She had to talk to him. It was too late to retreat.
Well action isnt d genre dis time bt its gonna hve some of it for sure...bt abhi nhin!!!BTW where were u during my entire last fic!!!!
Heyyy, soz but i had my exams, n ritye wen they finished i had to go to india, n i was livin wid m grandparents, so i didnt hav internet access n ive been travelling soooo much, right now im in thailand visitin my bro, n here finally i hav internet access, so ill finally be able to cum on indiaforums, but i will read ur ff, coz now ma holidays r on n i hav all da time in da world! loll
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