In KMA
"Alright Cadets let's begin today's class. Since aaj pehli class hai, so it's just going to be a introductory class." Huda began.
Hearing this, all the cadets relaxed.
"The first thing I want you all to understand is... following rules is must. Yes. Par iska matlab ye nahi hai ki aap in rulebooks mein itna kho jaye ki sahi aur galat samjhne ki apni ability hi kho de. Remember, rules are made for discipline and systematic working of a society. They are for the betterment of the society. But army mein apke samne bahut baar aisi conditions ayengi jab apke rules kuchh aur kahenge aur apka dil kuchh aur. All I want to say to you guys is that, no matter what choice you make, your country and the countrymen should always be on the top of your priority list. At all points, apke liye apke desh aur apke deshvasiyo ki suraksha sabse upar rehna chahiye. And in such a condition, agar apko sacrifice karna bhi pade to don't think twice before doing so."
After that Huda started the introductory class where he began about how military rules differ from civilian rules and so on. The bell rang marking the end of lecture.
"Guys, before you all leave, main bas tum logo se ye hi kahunga ki rules and regulations ko apni taqat bana kar rakhna, apni kamzori nahi jiska koi bhi fayda utha le."
The day went by just like that and soon it was time for lunch.
"Humein to Naina ki chinta ho rahi hai bahut." Ali said.
"Han yar bhale message sending fail hui ho, par message to sender ne Naina ko hi bheja tha na." Pooja explained.
"Yeah guys, and especially this kind of attack in KMA is really scary."
"Wahi to, wo jo bhi ho, achhi tarah se itna to janta tha ki hum sab yaha KMA mein sath hai. Uske baad bhi phoolan par goli chalayi usne."
"Isme itna sochna kya hai." Alekh said while sitting down with his lunch. Everyone looked at him, trying to decipher his words.
"Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Tum sab ko samjh nahi aa raha hai kya? Aaj tak hum sab ki ek sath posting hui?"
Everyone shook their head in no.
"Ek sath posting to samjh aati hai par KMA mein hi... koi aur location bhi to ho sakta thi na..."
Everyone stopped eating and looked at each other.
"Aur yaha par Naina par goli chalna... yahan aane ke 2-3 din ke andar hi..."
"Abe qaidi seedhe seedhe bol... ghuma mat." Huda said, getting impatient.
"Main ye bol raha hu ki kahi ab 2 saal baad ateet khud ko dohra to nahi raha hai?"
Everyone paled after hearing Alekh's deduction.
"To aap ye kehna chah raha hai ki ye sab kuchh ek plan hai?" Ali asked.
Meanwhile in the different location
"Guys I have a bad news. That's why I came here." Gunny said.
"Kya hua be? Achhi khabar tu lata hi kab hai.." Naveen said while getting up to get himself a glass of water.
Ria went to her hospital. She had an emergency surgery, so it was just these three in the house.
Raj looked at Gunny and gestured him to continue.
"Naina par attack was not a one time thing."
Immediately, the glass slipped from Naveen's hand and shattered on the ground.
"Tu kya bakwas kar raha hai Gunny. Dekh, masti samjh aati hai. Par Naina ka naam lekar mazak nahi." Naveen growled at Gunny.
"Navu shant... " Raj said while trying to get up from wheel chair but fell down immediately. Both Gunny and Naveen rushed to him.
"Raj kitni baar kaha hai ki time lagega wapas chalne mein. Teri body abhi wait nahi sambhal payegi. You need physiotherapy. Sunta kyun nahi hai tu?" Gunny and Naveen both scolded him.
"Are yar relax. I was just trying. Gunny you continue and Naveen don't interrupt him. You know it better than me, Gunny kabhi bhi Naina ko le kar koi mazak nahi karega. Listen to him quietly." Raj said.
"Guys, I know it's hard for both of you, even for me. Because I have always thought of her like a little sister. But a few days back humne ek intruder ko border par pakda tha. While interrogating with him, we found records of our soldiers with him. On further interrogation we found that...
In KMA and In Unknown Location at the same
"Un logo ka next target Naina hai." Both Alekh and Gunny said at the same time in different places to different people.
Back to Naveen's Base
"What the heck Gunny??? No no no no... meri gudiya nahi. Meri bachchi nahi yar. Kaun tha wo? Bata mujhe abhi. Jaan le lunga mai uski. Agar kisi ne bhi meri behen ki taraf aankh utha kar bhi dekha to mai use zinda nahi chhodunga. Tell me Gunny...." Naveen was livid. While Raj was sitting silently and deep in thoughts.
"Shant ho jaa Naveen." Raj said in a calm voice.
"Tu pagal ho gaya hai Raj. Yaha baat meri behen ki ho rahi hai. Aur tu hai..."
"Exactly. Teri behen Naina ki hi baat ho rahi hai na. Meri cadet Naina Ah Singh ki. She'll be okay. Relax. Gunny what else did you find out?"
Gunny was shocked but eventually continued.
"Han to us informer se alag alag officers ke records mile hein. They are going to simultaneously frame these soldiers in short intervals of time. And in the end, in sab se information ko compile kar ke, they are going to attack harder this time. Wo time alag tha jab ek hi spy poori information ek hi insan se nikalta tha. These rats have gotten smart. Alag alag spy, alag alag jagah se, ek se zyada sources se information le kar ek jagah bhejta hai. And their head compiles these informations and hence, agar beech mein koi spy pakda bhi jata hai to abhi adhoori information se, it's almost impossible to track them down quickly before disaster." Gunny said, getting frustrated.
"Maine jo kuchh bhi saha, main Naina ko us dard mein nahi dekh sakta Raj. Bas. Use kuchh nahi hona chahiye. Main jaa raha hu apni gudiya ke paas."
"Ruk ja Naveen. Don't step out of that door. Ab meri baat sun. Tujhe use protect karna hai na to tera ek mini version wahan KMA mein available hai. Naveen Singh Ahluwalia Lite version 2.0." Gunny chuckled hearing Rajveer's description about Alekh.
"Kya matlab... saaf saaf bol. Koi solution hai?"
"Koi? Are bahut hain. Pehle ek cup badhiya chai laa adrak wali. Aur khane ke liye achha khana... ye faltu ka colour wala pani aur hari-hari ghas nahi."
"Saale... colour wala pani nahi fruit juice hein taaki sab vitamins aur nutrients jaye teri body mein. Aur hari ghas nahi hai wo. Simple boiled sabziya hein jisse teri body strong ho. Warna aise hi idhar udhar humpty dumpty jaise ludhakta rahega. Itna shouq hai to khud bana le chai. Yaha meri behen ki jaan par ban rahi hai aur ise chai chahiye. Teri shadi nahi hone dunga main usse. Tu dekhiyo."
"Abe hum dono aur chai ke beech mein meri aur Naina ki shadi kaise aayi? Or waise bhi tujhe warning di thi na. Mat hone dena tu shadi. Use bhaga kar le jaunga main."
"Tu ruk ja Raj. Jab se utha hai na bahut muh chal raha hai tera." Naveen picked up a pot to hit him.
"Are ye miya-biwi ki tarah ladna band karo yar tum dono. Raj kya keh raha tha jaldi bol. I can't understand how you are so calm when we don't even have any time to waste." Gunny said while holding Naveen's arms.
"I am calm because I trust her and my cadets. Maine pehle bhi kaha tha aur aaj bhi bol raha hu, my cadets are my strength. Gunny and Naveen, ask your informers to indirectly give hints to my cadets about this trap. They will decode it surely and be warned. While we will keep an eye on the outside dangers."
Meanwhile in KMA
"Nahi... Naina tak koi bhi unwanted virus nahi pahunchega."
"Han. Hum sab Naina ki dhaal banenge. Unhe kuchh nahi hoga. Pehle Naveen Bhaiya. Fir Rajveer Sir. Ab Naina. Bilkul nahi...." Ali said with firm determination.
"Phoolan tak pahunchne ke liye unhe mujhe marna hoga kyunki mere zinda rehte us par aanch bhi nahi ayegi." Huda said.
"Par guys, agar Naina ko pata chala to wo kabhi bhi humein apni jaan khatre mein nahi dalne degi. She would sacrifice herself first rather than letting us get hurt." Yudi asked and they all started to think of a way out.
"To use batana kayko hai. Ab suno dhyan se. Yudi mujhe nahi pata kaise par Naina ke cell phone, laptop aur har electronic device ka poora data mujhe tere control mein chahiye. Tujhe ye karna hai. Janta hu ki ye uski privacy ko disturb karna hai par mera parivar hai wo. Aur use bachane ke liye main kuchh bhi kar sakta hu." Alekh said.
"You got it Chief."
"Pooja, girls hostel se le kar har waqt tu Naina ke sath rahegi. Na sirf sath rahegi balki uske aas paas wale har insan par nazar rakhna. Ho sakta Naina kuchh miss kar de ya kuchh notice na kar paye. But tu dhyan rakhegi har waqt. Uski hostel ke andar ki security ki responsibility teri."
"Chinta mat kar qaidi. Main data store kar ke transfer kar dungi."
"Huda, tu classes mein sabhi cadets aur orderlies par dhyan rakhna. Unka behavior, unki body language, unka logo se interaction sab kuchh."
"Thik hai. Samjh ye kaam ho gaya."
"Ali tu aur main, KMA ke sabhi staff, orderlies and cadets data copy kar ke check karenge. KMA mein aane wale har mail, letter, message sab par nazar rakhna hoga humein. I know, ki hum jo kar rahe that's against the rules. But apni aankhon ke samne 2 aise mauke dekh chuke hein. Ab agar teesri baar bhi wahi ho gaya to iska matlab ye hi hoga ki humne apni galtiyo se kuchh nahi seekha."
"Par mails aur letters tak access kaise milega humein Alekh Bhai?"
"Us VP ne bharosa manga tha na humara. Ab wo hi bharosa jeetega." Alekh smirked.
"Abe qaidi pagal hai. Aise kaise bharosa kar raha hai tu. Usne koi natak kiya to."
"Baat agar mere parivar par aaye to main jaan le sakta hu aur jaan de bhi sakta hu. Fir chahe samne koi bhi ho." And casually water drank from his glass.
1759 words. Whoa... that's a record guys. So here is the new chapter. Sorry I was a little busy with a few things in the home. Let me know about how you feel in this chapter. Is Alekh's decision right? What do you all think will happen now? Let me know in the comments. Don't forget to vote. And do share the story with your Left Right Left and Raina fans.