The Wait

PArt-48

"Case toh khatam ho gaya per mujhe Tanya ke liye bahut bura lag raha hai."

Chhotu said without looking up from the pile of papers he was busy arranging into a file.

"Mujhe laga tum khush hoge chhotu, tum itna believe jo karte the Tanya pe ki usne kuch nahi kiya."

Riya chuckled from her seat.

They decided to finish the paper works the very next morning even before Arjun asking them, since they didn't know if Arjun would be patient with them like Rathore or would just start scolding for lacking off.

"Sach me.?"

Ayesha raised her brow looking up to Chhotu.

"Haan hum Tanya ka pichha kar rahe the tab bhi Chhotu ko lag raha tha ki kisine usse majboor kiya hoga."

Riya chuckled again.

"Chhotu tumne itna bharosa mujhpe toh nahi dikhaya kabhi."

Shree frowned.

"Aesi baat nahi hai re..."

"Toh kaisi baat hai ? Aur humne dekha tum kaise apne jaan pe khel ke Tanya ko bachane gaye the aag se."

Sakshi teased interrupting him.

"tum logon ko kya subah subah mai hi mila tha taang khichne ke liye?

Mujhe vo bas criminal type ki lagti nahi thi, vo hota hai na sixth sense.

Aur mai usse bachane issliye gaya tha kyunki Arjun sir ne kaha."

Chhotu clarified, then he leaned a little towards Riya on remembering something.

"Arjun sir se yaad aya Riya , tune kya chillaya hai sir pe.

Sir jaise chup chap khade the na dekhne layak tha."

Chhotu murmured in a slow voice, earning a pointed look from Riya.

"chhotu tum..."

She started only to be interrupted by Chhotu.

"Haan haan jaanta hun sir ki galti nahi thi. Per aesa najara dubara kahan hame dekhne milega."

Just then Arjun came out of his cabin and sat on his usual chair in the conference hall grabbing everyone's attention and they suddenly stopped their chit chatting eyeing him.

"Sab chup kyun ho gaye.?"

Arjun asked whilst signing some papers he had brought with him.

"Aapke samne aap hi ki baat kaise kare."

Chhotu muttered under his breathe.

"Err nahi hum toh bas aese hi baat kar rahe the aur baat khatam ho gaya."

Sakshi spoke first.

"Aur sir hum paper work bhi kar hi rahe hain. Jald hi submit kar denge."

Shree added quickly, meanwhile Riya sat staring at him.

"Mujhe submit karne ki jarurat nahi hai Shree."

Arjun said looking up to him.

"Huh.?"

Shree stared at him confused, just when they heard Rathore's voice.

"Good morning team."

All whipped their heads to the entrance where Rathore stood in his tough mode and hence everyone except Arjun stood up smiling at his direction.

"sir aap yahan ?"

"Good morning sir."

"Very good morning Sameer."