Raabta

Chapter 14

She woke up with a strong aroma of coffee.

She opened her one eye to see a mug of coffee sitting at her bedside.

"Aap aj hospital nai gaye?", she asked him not moving from bed.

"Han tumhari pahredari karni hai na. Varna tum sare ghar par yahan vahan ghumogi aur apne stitches kharaab kar logi", Naushad said with a piercing gaze.

Naina couldn't help but smile a little. This man who is total sadu have some kindness hidden in his heart after all.

"Well ... thanks for the kind gesture...I must say aapki image ko ye bilkul suit nai karta. Aisa hi chalta rahan to logo ko lagne lagega ki Naushad is normal", she said with smirk.

"Wow...chal nahin sakti ho lekin sarcasm is intact...Kaise hoti hai ye khubi tum ladkiyon me?",he replied with equal saas.

"Inbuilt quality hoti hai jaise ki ladko ka ego for example. Vaise ladkiyon se itni gahri dushmani ki vajah?", she asked amusingly.

"Tumhe to pata hi hogi. After all meri life ki puri thesis share ki hogi un logo ne tumse", he snapped back.

"Kari to thi. Par sirf ex wife aur ek adhe attraction ke dhokha dene se aap puri ki puri jamat se narfat karenge?", she asked sincerely.

He looked up at her startled.

"Army se nafrat hai aapko...kyu ye to pata nai...shayad islie kyuki they made you a part of this investment...or we can blackmailed you almost", she said sincerely.

"Yes, I was forced in this mission. Who wants their family to suffer. Tum nai janti par maine dekha hai vadi me khandano ko barbad hote bas ek shaq ki binah par...sab khatam ho jata hai bas ek chutki me....mai nai dekh sakta ye Aapi ke lie..kya karta mai aur", he said taking a seat nearby her helplessly.

"Aur Meher..", she asked softly in a measured tone.

"Meher...galti insano se hoti hai...ishq me padne ki bhul fir ho gai thi mujhse .......par bhul gya tha mai ki ladkiyon ko khuda ne mere lie shayad nahin banaya...", he said looking away.

"Shayad vo sach kah rahi ho Naushad", she said. Naina is very carefully trading this forbidden subject with him. He can at any instant blast at her.

"Pata nahin....shayad ho bhi...par mai kya karta...ek taraf bachpan ka rishta tha.....aur ek tarah kuch hafton ka....kise chunta mai.....", he looked straight in her eyes.

"To aapne galat ka sath dia?", she asked.

"Aur Meher galat nahin thi? She had an affair with a married man. Mana Irfan ne baraglaya hoga use par fir bhi .....she need to know what's wrong and right", he said.

"Aapko nahin lagta us umr me humse galtiyan hoti hai......Infact in every age we do mistakes and we should not judge people on their past mistakes", she said earnestly.

He stood up to stand near balcony.

After few minutes when he didn't said anything Naina felt may be he is offended.

"I am sorry...if I overstepped", Naina said.

He turned to look at her, "it's ok. Tum kuch galat nai kah rahi ho...par it's not so simple".

"I know. I .....I just feel that love is hard to come by and we should not give up on it so easily", she said with a faraway look.

"Who did you loose? Tumhari kya kahani hai Captain Naina", he asked with a familiar smile.

She sighed weather to say or not. But then, it's easier to share with a stranger sometimes.

"I...I lost someone whom I was soo lucky to find. Someone who loved me without any expectation....kabhi ajtak izhar nahi kia apne pyar ka....bas apne dil me rakha aur mere lie sab kuch kia....yahan tak ki mout ko bhi gale laga lia", she finally accepted with teary eyes.

He sat in front of her looking at her sympathetically.

She smiled in tears, "I am fine. He loved me more than everything...more than himself...I am lucky right? To have such love in my life....akhir aj mai jo bhi hu...he should be credited for it".

"Bahut lucky ho....true love is hard to come by", he said with a sigh.

She kept her hand on his, "pyar kitne waqt humari zindagi me hai usse zaruri hai ki jitne waqt vo tha vo kitna khubsurat tha. Let it go Naushad.....".

He squeezed her hand and removed it to stand by the balcony. Breathing in the fresh morning air.

Moving on. Something everyone tells him to do but to do it actually is the big task. Till now he never truly did it. Always partially....just bidding time....carrying baggage of the past.

Will this time be any different?
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Few weeks later

"Ji sir", Naina is on call with Col Bakshi.

"Naina, we spotted Irfan with two separatists today. Both are involved in fundings for terrorist organisations", Col said.

"Sir you are confirmed?", she asked.

"Yes I am. Capt. Gunraj was part of that mission. He confirmed that he was there. It's not just that he knows them we have proofs that they are involved. I am sending you pictures", Col. replied.

Naina checked the pictures and footage. Everything confirmed that his involvement is not just with minor helping but he defines is working with them.

"Naina we need information now. In next couple of weeks winters will be on peak. Vo log bhag jayenge. Usse pahle we have to strike. We need their location", Col said.

"I ....ok Sir let me try"

"Naina, we need a lead this week. Uske bad bahut late ho jayega. I know tumhara rapport vaisa nahin hai. But we need this", Col. said in desperate voice.

"Yes sir. No worries. I will find a way", she said agreeing to do a risky operation.

She dropped the call thinking of how she is going to accomplish this?

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