The Life Changing Bet

13. 'Mission getting her back'

"Toh Mr Rohan Mehra yahan ke railway officer hain.....hmm....makes sense...train accident.....mistaken identity due to Sonakshi's bag.....Rohan must have helped Sonakshi......par ab kya rishta hai dono ka? Aur yeh Tanya ka kya raaz hai? Main pata laga kar hi rahoonga....."

Dev could not sleep all night. He kept pacing up and down his room. He was tempted to call Rohan's home number, but resisted.

NEXT MORNING:

Dev was ready early and rushed to the train station.

"Kya main yahan ke railway officer se mil sakta hoon?" he asked around

"wo toh 10 baje ke baad hi aate hain...."

Dev looked at his watch, "abhi tho sirf 8 baje hain....Oh God....yeh government employees hamesha itni der se hi kyon aate hain?" he said impatiently and walked around the railway platform for the next 2 hours. He wanted to call Mishti, but he decided to wait till he had more information.

He saw a tall, lean, clean-shaven man entering his office a little after 10.

Dev rushed to the officer's office, "Hello sir...mujhey aap se kuch baat karni hai..."

"yes...please come in...." the station master was a soft-spoken, polite man

"Mera naam....uh..uh...D.D hai.....main yahan wo 1 saal pehle ek train accident hua tha....uske baare mein kuch details lene aaya tha," Dev did not want to reveal his real identity yet.

"Oh woh? Itney dinon baad kaise yaad aayi?"

"Actually....," Dev sat down across from the Railway officer, "uss accident mein meri wife kho gayi thi.....I was told she died in the accident" Dev said glumly

"Oh...I am sorry...by the way I am Rohan Mehra!" Rohan shook hands with Dev

"Haan...bahut kharab accident tha...bahut log itni buri tarah jal gaye the ki pehchan mein nahin aa paaye...kai relatives aatey hain abhi bhi apney logon ko dhoondney.....kya karein we could not really identify a lot of corpses....."

"Aapko toh maloom hoga ki wife se alag hone ka kitna dukh hota hai?" Dev purposely asked that question

"Kyon? Mujhey kyon pata hoga?" Rohan was surprised at the question

"Uh....Uh..kya aapki wife kabhi bahar toh jaati hogi aapke bina...jaise apney maayke jaati hogi...toh aapko kitna bura lagta hoga....." Dev tried to be serious.

Rohan chuckled, "aap bahut mazedaar aadmi hain....aap yahan meri poonch taach karne aaye hain ya apni wife ki?"

"Oh...wo main jab bhi apni wife ke baare mein sochta hoon...toh thoda behak sa jaata hoon....aap bhi apni wife se bahut pyaar karte honge....haina?"

Rohan got up and started laughing, 'DD Sir.....meri toh abhi shaadi hi nahin huyi...toh wife ko miss kaise karoonga?"

Dev got up in excitement, "sach? Aapki abhi shaadi nahin huyi?"

Rohan was perplexed, "Meri shaadi na hone se....aap kyon excited ho rahe hain?"

Dev was a little embarrassed at his display of emotions, "Oh...wo...bas iss liye..ki aap abhi bhi ek azaad panchi hai....dekhiye na jab tak insaan ko pyaar vyar nahin hota wo kitna carefree hota hai......ek baar yeh pyaar ki bimaari lag jaati hai na....toh aadmi bilkul bekaar ho jaata hai...meri tarah....achchi baat hai aapko kisi se abhi pyaar nahin hua..."

Rohan became a little serious, "yeh aapko kisney kaha ki mujhey kabhi pyaar nahin hua...."

Dev became a little nervous, 'Oh..Oh... I am sorry, I just assumed....congratulations! Falling in love is a special feeling....." Dev had tears in his eyes.