7 pm
When she was returning to her hostel room, she saw his room locked.
"Ye Sir kaha gaye...aur kab nikal gye pata hi ni chala", She thought in her mind feeling little fear
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Night was not much peaceful neither for Naina nor for Abhi when they came to know dt Rajveer's room is locked & he didn't return the whole night.
Next day, in the Morning Abhi got the inf. by Brigadier Chandok that Capt. Rajveer has gone out of KMA for two days for some imp work so he has to take his class.
Soon the inf. reached to the whole class including Naina through Abhi.
The way suddenly he took leave of three days made all of them little worried. It was not like dt it was a v big deal to take three days leaves but under the circumstances he went out from KMA vthout meeting them, was making all of them somwhere little tensed specially to Naina & Abhi.
Only one day had passed but his absence in KMA was making Naina restless though why she was still unaware. Whatever happened between them after that she should have been angry vth him even more but no she was not. In place of that she was missing him somewhere why this was still a ques??
Abhi was continuously trying to think acc to Raj's perspective but couldn't be fully satisfied so he tried to place himself in Raj's place & then imagined the whole situation three four times. As a result what he got was.....
Next day ( 2nd day ) noon
"Ye maine kya kar diya", Naina said feeling guilty. Her eyes watery
"Sir, pata h maine wo awaj suni thi..
aur Capt. Rajveer ne bhi bola tha ki unhone hi goli mari thi..main jhooth ni bol rahi Sir," She further said now flowing tears from her eyes
"Aapne suna tha kyunki ye sach tha..
vaise bhi hum chahte hain ki ab kuch bhi ho bus insaf hona chahiye..kyunki bahut der ho gayi.. bahut der," Abhi said painfully..now turning from her a little he continued..
"Bahut dino tak hum ek dilemma me the ki Raj hamara dost h to agar usne koi galati ki h to use sazaa milni chahiye..phir hume laga ki kahin hum bias to ni ho rahe...Naveen ki vajah se emotional to ni ho rahe.. aur hume khud ko Raj ki jagah par rakha," He said filling tears in his eyes now looking at her
"Khud ko Raj ki jagah par rakhiye aur sochiye apke samne apka dost khada hua h..hara..jakhmi...apse bhikh mang raha h ki plz mujhe meri takleef se chutkara dila do..dost plz is pareshani se mujhe azad kar do...kya kartin aap..
kya karte hum..is scene ko humne apne dimag me kai baar dohraya..
hazaron baar mehsoos kiya hai ki Rajveer ne kya mehsoos kiya hoga..u know what unfortunately javab ek hi hota h ki agar hum wahan hote to himmat juta ke..wohi karte jo Rajveer ne kiya...apne hantho se Naveen ko goli maar dete," His eyes too now escaped tears
"Pr..par aap ye bhi to sochiye goli marna jaroori tha kya wo bhaiya ko bacha bhi to sakte the," Naina asked seeping water of her eyes
"Kaise bachate Naina...kis kis se bachate...apne suna tha na us tape recorder par un sipahiyon ki awajein jo unki taraf aa rhe the..kaise bachate.
kya chara tha unke paas...hum Raj ko support ni kar rahe Naina..hume khud lagta tha ki wo guilty hain...wo guilt humne unki ankhon me dekhi h...unke dil ki har dhadkan mein mehsoos ki hai...humne unko tatola..
unko marne ki koshish ki..din bhar guilt se ladte hain wo..aur raat ko haar maan lete hain," He explained painfully what he felt
"Naveen apka bhai tha to hamara bhi dost tha aur hume us par poora bharosha tha Naina agar Naveen ko lg raha tha ki koi chara ni h to mtlb koi chara ni tha..usne Raj ko chuna aur Raj me wo himmat thi ki usne khud apne hantho se apne dost ko.......," He finally concluded
Naina sat vth a thud & started to cry
Naina- I m sry....I m sry Sir....Maine apne inhi hantho se Capt. Rajveer ko..........She was crying hysterically
"Galati to humse bhi hui Naina.....
Humne bhi to emotions me akar unhe...," He couldn't complete coz he felt his throat choked.
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Evening
"Jo hua uske baad shayad mujhe unse naraz hona chahiye tha..par jab se wo gaye hain..mujhe itni ghabrahat si kyun ho rahi h??? Ye kaisi Kashmkash hai bhaiya?? Why I m feeling like I have lost smthing...I have lost smthing very precious of mine...,"Naina was not getting why she was having such pessimistic feelings since the realization hit on her. Since then she was continuously having a fear vch was making her restless.
"Mujhe Sir se baat karni hogi...par main kahungi kya unse.. apne gusse mein bahut dil dukhaya hai maine unka...pata ni wo mujhe maaf kar bhi payenge ya nahi....aur agar nahi kiya to...Mujhe aisa kyun lag raha hai jaise maine unhe kho diya ho...ni...ni I m thinking negative only....bus ek baar wo vapas a jayein..I'll talk to him." She was feeling really impatient now
She wanted to meet him...wanted to talk vth him..wanted to say smthing to him..wanted to listen something from him...It was becoming really difficult for her now to wait for an another day on which he was supposed to return after his 2 days leave.
From this evening to night to next day's evening of Naina passed in agitation coz he didn't return but in the night when she saw him through her room's window talking vth Abhi on the parking area of KMA, after two & half days of his absence, she felt relaxed.
"Raj...Dost," said Abhi hugging him tight. As Abhi found him getting down from his Jeep, he immidiately reached to him.
"Kya baat hai Chauhan Sahab..
achanak se is dost par itna pyar kaise...," Raj said vth a slight smile hugging him back lightly
"Hume...maaf kar dijiye Raj...emotions me akar hum behak gaye the..hum sach mein bahut sharminda hain..," Abhi said breaking the hug
"Hume hosh hi ni raha ki hum kya kar rahe hn aur humne aap par...Naveen ke ghum me hum jaise ye bhool hi gaye ki agar wo hamara dost tha to aap bhi to hamare dost hn...humne ek baar bhi apke nazariye se socha hi ni ki kin halaton me apne itna bada decision liya hoga..Kya beeti hogi aap par aur jab khud ko apki jagah par rakhkar socha tab samjha aaya ki....", Abhi said lowering his eyes feeling guilty
"It's Okay Chahuhan Sahab..jo ho gaya so ho gaya," Raj said smilingly though his voice was showing pain vch was not unnoticed by Abhi this time but he didn't strech the matter more giving him sometime.
"Vaise aap the kaha Raj...Kaha chale gaye the achanak se ?? Abhi asked changing the topic
"Wo...wo..kuch imp kaam tha Chauhan Sahab bus isiliye," Raj replied turning his head
"Ab chalenge bhi ya phir yahi khade rahne ka irada hai....vaise bhi main bahut thak gaya hoon aur BC ne is wakt thodi der aur humein yaha khade dekh liya to abhi hamari class le lenge," Raj said now looking at him & indicating him through his eyes towards the area where BC was standing & looking both of them vth his sharp eyes.
"Chaliye," Abhi said smilingly
& Both went from there
As both left from there Naina saw the time, it was already lights out. She can not go out from her room this time to meet him...BC is also awakened & wandering. It means she will hv to wait for this night to pass. She went to her bed & slept
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Morning
Starategy & Communication Class
All faces brightened to see their fav teacher back on the d class after three days of his absence.
Naina also felt a different kind of happiness & peace seeing him back.
During the class she was looking at him on time to time thinking that what will she say to him & what will be his reaction???
He was feeling someone's gaze on him but he didn't look towards the source even for a sec.
Soon the class went over.
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Noon
He was standing by the kitchen counter of his room, lost deeply in his thoughts when someone's soft voice catched his attention & brought him out from his thoughts.
"Main andar aa jaun", Naina asked
Rajveer was really surprised to hear her voice..not coz it was smthing new to him but the softness vch her voice was carrying, made him surprised to the core coz it was not the way of her talking vth him for the past several days. Before he could think more he again heard her soft voice.
"May I come in," She asked again
On which he only nodded a little without looking at her. She hesitently entered.
There was an awkward silence between them. Neither he was speaking nor she was gathering the courage to say smthing.
"I am sry...I am sry, Sir... really I am," After some time she hestitentily said breaking the silence
This was an another big surprise for him the way she suddenly apologized saying him Sir, vch she had stopped calling him for a long time. He really was unable to understand what changed suddenly in these two or three days vch changed the behaviour of them towards him...First Abhi & now She. He didn't expect such response from her specially after their last encounter of that night.
After a little pause of hesitation,as she opened her mouth to say further she listened him saying
"Tum...kyun sry kah rahi ho..In fact I should be sry..maine jo kiya uske baad to main tumse ankh bhi ni mila pa
raha hoon," he said feeling guilty still not looking towards her
"Aapne..kuch ni..kiya...koi line cross ni ki...ye aap bhi jante hain..aur..main bhi janti hoon..," She said intermittently but her tone determined
"Bhale hi...line cross na ki ho...par jo hua wo bilkul..sahi ni tha," His voice was showing his guilt
"Jo bhi hua wo bus gusse aur...jiske liye kahin na kahin maine hi apko bother..", She couldn't complete coz he spoke in between
"Gusse mein ho ya kisi aur vajah se..
galat.. galat hi hota h Cadet Singh," he said now turning a little towards her but still not meeting his eyes vth hers.
"Galat to phir mujhse bhi bahut kuch hua h Sir...jo nahi hona chahiye tha..
jo mujhe ni karna chahiye tha...," She said lowering her eyes feeling guilty
"Main janti hoon maine apka Dil bahut..," she spoke further but again interrupted by him
"It's Okay Cadet Singh...jin baton ko..
yaad karne se dil ko takleef pahuche.. Unhe chhod dena hi behtar h..varna jhakhm sirf gahre hi hote hain..hashil kuch nahi hota...unhe hume wakt par hi chhod dena chahiye..kyunki wakt har ghav ko bhar deta hai," He said calmly though his voice was reflecting his pain.
He was really ashamed & feeling guilty for that night's behaviour of him vth her but it was also true that it was not easy for him to forget everything that too so soon specially when he was compelled to take a big decision of his life.
Naina felt his pain..she wanted to talk vth him more but then they heard bell
sound..
"Maj Nair ki drill ka time ho gya hai, u should go now," He said
She nodded a little though she didn't want to leave so soon but it was now necessary to go...she reached the gate, one time looked at him back & then left.
As she left, he closed the door & leaned onto it closing his eyes tightly.
"Kyun Naina...ab Kyunnn", Words came from his mouth
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Precap- "Bolo Naina..kya baat h.. kuch kahna chahti ho," He said holding her both palms little hesitently vch was showing her nervousness. She nodded feeling shy.
"To bolo na," he said
"I Love You," She said closing her eyes
tightly
"What," he whispered..a smile curved on his lips but then.........