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Entering the Open Door

Part 3 to Closing the door 

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Mahi was currently sitting in the back seat of an ambulance and was going to the hospital, despite insisting that he was alright. After all, who was going to listen to him against the wishes of Sachin Tendulkar?

An hour ago.......

Mahi had hardly stepped out of the airport when he ran into a man. A man, who, like Mahi himself, was wearing a mask, sunglasses and a cap. To most people, he might have been unnoticeable but not to Mahi.

"Paaji?" He asked, surprised.

"Mahi! What are you doing here?" Sachin asked him, (acting) surprised.

"Same reason as you, I suppose. To see Dada."

"Oh?" Sachin's eyebrows raised. "But I thought the two of you were....."

Mahi throat dried. What Paaji had said was true, yes, but he had not been thinking with his brain when coming here, was he?

"Doesn't mean I don't care for him, Paaji."

"Of course not. Come, my car is standing just here. You can come with me."

Mahi looked to where Sachin was pointing at an inconspicuous white Innova.

However, there was a tiny problem.

"No driver, Paaji?" Mahi asked him.

"Are you calling me a bad driver, MS?" Sachin counter-asked, opening the driver's door and getting inside.

"Won't dare." Mahi got into the car and they drove off.

About half an hour later, Mahi felt as if someone was following them. He looked back to see a black scorpio behind them. What made it even more suspicious was it having black windows.

Mahi was just about to express this to Sachin, when suddenly the Scorpio neared and–

BANG!

The Scorpio had just hit their car's back part and run off? Yes, that caused some damage as the car went off balance and the back part on both sides from hitting the road divider and the Scorpio but that was it. Mahi and Sachin had not been harmed at all besides being a little shaken.

(And if Sachin was not as shaken as Mahi and simply acting, well...)

So here he was, sitting in an ambulance, the whole Kolkata aware of not only his but also Sachin's presence. Brilliant start to the day right?

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Sachin had insisted that since Mahi was sitting on the shortgun, he should be checked properly. He had had to request (bribe) the doctor but it was all for the greater good.

Once Mahi had been catered off for a thorough check up including everything from checking for external injuries to doing a MRI, Sachin went to the overly crowded reception lounge of the hospital and checked the TV.

The media had done its job perfectly. All channels were filled with the news of Sachin and Mahi's 'accident'. Now to go to the next step.

He called Rahul.

"Hello? Jammy? Are you with Dadi?"

"Hmm." Sachin took that to mean a yes.

"Has he seen the news?"