Strategy & Communication Class
Everyone asked about Capt.Rajveer's health & he answered all of them in a a normal way.
After this small conversation with
the Cadets, he took his class which was definitely the most interesting class ever than before in terms of
the knowledge.
All were awe stuck during the whole time that no one couldn't get when the class got over but still there was
a deficiency which everyone felt.
"Yaar Usool..Class to aaj ki jabarjast thi..manna padega
Sir ko..aisi condition me bhi itni energy aur enthusiasm ke sath class lena asan baat nahi...," Huda commented keeping his hand on Ali's shoulder
"Aap bilkul thik kah rahe hain Huda bhai..maja aa gaya..," Ali uttered moving with him
"Tera kya kahna hai, Phoolan..," Huda asked her in a flow
Naina smiled but before she could give her opinion on this, Huda again spoke,
"Khair chhod..Main bhi kisse
punch raha hoon...Tujhe aajkal fark hi kahan padta hai..kya kaisa hai kaisa nahi..Tu to bus apni hi dhun me rahti hai aur vaise bhi Rajveer Sir se to pichle kai dino se tera tashan hi chal raha hai to kya hi kahegi tu ab unke liye aur kyun
hi kahegi..hai na..," He said this in
a general sense considering the things that were happening from the last
few days but Naina's smile got lessen which was not unnoticed by Aalekh.
He knew that Huda didn't say this deliberately because his friends are still unaware of the actual truth of yesterday's night so somewhere it
was obvious from his ( Huda's ) side but he ( Aalekh ) also knew that now
it will affect Naina so he spoke,
"Kya tu bhi..Ye sab chalta rahta
hai. kya hamare beech ladai jhagde nahi hote. Kitni baar lade hain hum lekin phir ek ho hi jate hain na...
chahe kitna bhi tashan kyun na raha ho hamare beech to bus..,"
Naina's smile came back feeling a new hope.
"Ye baat to bilkul sahi kahi tune Kaidi..," Huda rhymed with him
By now Yudi's voice caught their attention.
"No doubt guys..It was the best class ever..but don't know why I felt that something was missing there..ab ho sakta hai aisa mujhe
hi laga ho..," He uttered while walking behind them
"Yudi bhai..ye to humein bhi laga," Ali proclaimed
"Mujhe bhi Yudie..," Huda spoke
"Mere handset ko bhi same msg recieve hua..May be kal raat ki vajah se Sir ke network thoda disturb tha..shayad isliye hoga..," Pooja stated
Aalekh was silent. He didn't speak anything this time. He was just pondering over the thing.
"Ye baat to mujhe bhi feel hui..
First I thought that it was only me who felt like this but here they also felt the same...Sab kuch to itna achcha tha which should be called perfect then what was that which was missing..," Naina thought in her mind
"Apnapan..shayad wo nahi tha..," Aalekh answered in his mind reaching to the conclusion
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Noon
Sitting on the sofa Rajveer was working on his laptop while taking glances of the clock on time to time.
A knock at the door broke his attention.
"Come in..," He said still fixing his gaze on the screen as the door was
not latched
Naina hesitantly entered but as she
came into the room & her gaze fell
on his bed, last night memories occupied her mind for few seconds including their forest moment making her feel little nervous. She tried to shrug off the thoughts to make herself comfortable before him.
Both the incidents of last night were situational adding her realization but now she was feeling little awkward.
How much changed all of a sudden..
her respect for him to her hate for
him to her realization of love for
him now & then that closeness with him..with the person who is her teacher or mentor..
Yeah he has become much more now for her but still the fact that she was so close to him for the whole night while he doesn't even remember about this, was something that
was making her feel little awkward
& nervous at the same time.
This silence carried by the visitor compelled him to lift his eyes up.
"Cadet Singh..," Came out from his mouth in little shock but the next moment his expressions turned blank
With his voice she came back from her trance & studied his kaleidoscopic expressions.
Shock, she could understand because if the matter of yesterday is left out then she had almost stopped visiting his room leaving those few times when Capt. Abhi used to be there
with him in his room.
Blank, she wanted to decipher..what's running in his mind..
"Umm..ye tablet abhi leni hai apko..
Shalini Ma'am ne bheji hai..wo busy thin abhi to aa nahi payin..," She uttered in a low voice moving to his sofa & giving him a strip of that tablet
"Hmm..to kisi orderly ko bhej detin..Tumhe pareshan karne ki kya jarurat thi..," Though he spoke in a normal tone but the reason behind these words she was getting very well
Naina thought to keep silence over this.
He tried to get up to catch the jug which was kept on a counter, little
far from him.
"Aap baithiye..main deti hoon..," Naina said bending herself to held the jug to give him
"No, I'll..," He caught her wrist immediately stopping her to do the favour
For a second, Naina felt a sensation with his touch. She looked at him,
he smiled a little but his eyes were adamant.
She nodded & he left her hand.
He took the tablet & asked,
"Is anything else..?..," because Naina was still standing there
She tilted her head in a "Yes".
"What..," He questioned contracting his brows
"Mujhe ek topic samajhna tha..," She spoke in a low hesitated voice
"Topic..abhi..," He mumbled in surprise
"Kuch doubts hain jo clear nahi
ho rahe hain..but only if you are feeling better..," She stated in the same tone
"I guess..it can wait by the evening..," He replied instantly, checking the time on clock
Naina's face fell. She held her book, saying, "It's okay, Sir..," and turned to leave
He thought for few seconds then called her,
"Ruko..batao..kya doubts hain..,"
Her face brightened a little. She again turned to him.
"Baitho..," He said
She sat on his nearby sofa.
"Kya topic hai..?," He asked further
She opened a particular page of the book.
He saw the heading of the topic & spoke though not looking at her.
"Is mein kya problem hai..It's not
a very difficult topic either aur maine class me samjhaya bhi hai two times..,"
Naina didn't reply. It's true that the topic was not much difficult & she already knew the finer points of it because he had explained the topic very well in the class but deliberately she choosed this topic so that she could concentrate on him rather than
on the topic & could get an idea of the things running in his mind.
Not getting any answer from her side, he again spoke,
"Anyway..tell me where is the problem ? Kya doubts hain ?..,"
"Wo, Sir..ye..," She told keeping the pen's point on the lines & checked his expressions over calling him Sir by her instead of Capt. Shekhawat but she couldn't get any idea as his expressions were quite normal
Her attention broke by his touch.
"Okay..," He took the pen from her hand. While doing so his hand rubbed with her hand slightly & she closed her eyes for a second to erase the sensation
Now his every small touch was affecting her somewhere.
He started explaining the topic especially elaborating those lines deeply where she had said to have
the doubts, underlying the important facts as well.
She was looking at him keenly with a mild smile on her face.
"He is really a so good teacher..
the way he was explaining, his voice, his gestures.. everything
was seeming so attractive..," She thought in her mind
Only she wanted him to look at her just once as he used to do while explaining anything to her but it
was not happening.
During these 12/15 minutes, he
didn't glance at her even once. Not even when she asked any question regarding the topic.
His gaze was fixed either on the book or anywhere else with his body movement.
"Is he avoiding to look at her..?" thought made her sad from inside
As this notion touched her mind,
he questioned her looking at her this time,
"So tell me the difference between Holding corps and Strike corps of the Indian Army?
She flinched a little due to his sudden ques because her focus was at him only. She didn't expect him to ask a ques that too looking at her.
"What..Abhi bhi samajh nahi aaya," He asked seeing her expressions
"Aa gaya hai..," Naina replied composing herself
"Okay..So give the answer..," He spoke averting his gaze from her to the glass of water
He drank the water while she replied thinking about the answer deeply.
"The holding corps means the
corps is presently deployed in a ground of tactical importance
and its elements hold ground in
a defensive role during hot war scenario. The strike corps as the name suggests are designed for offensive operations...,"
"Correct..," Saying this he asked one more question while sliding another glass of water to her
She gulped it in one go & then answered this 2nd ques too.
"So I think it's clear now..," Rajveer questioned cum stated closing the book & sliding it to her
"Hmm..Thanks..," She spoke half heartedly getting up from the sofa
"Thanks to you too..," He said
While she narrowed her brows.
"For the tablet..," He uttered showing her the strip of medicine
Naina became shocked.
"Changing his decision did he help her just because she had done that small work of giving him this tablet strip sent by Dr. Shalini..,"
She came here for two reasons...
First to stop him to go anywhere due to red box & second to read his mind.
First work of her was completed as she was thinking but the second work, it was seeming now as if her mind entwined more with few more new thoughts.
He has become the subject of mystery for her.
She moved to the gate & looked at him back. He was again indulged in his previous work..means was working on his laptop.
Baffled, she came out of his room.
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In Corridor
"What happened..kuch samajh aaya..," Shalini asked Naina
"Pata nahi ma'am..bus aisa laga jaise ki Sir has become the subject of mystery for me now..," Naina answered with a fake smile on her face
"Maine..tumse pahle hi kaha tha, Naina ki..," Shalini tried to speak but couldn't complete as Naina uttered,
"Let's see Ma'am..where this goes..
kuch na kuch to samajh ayega hi..
anyway aap ab jaayie isse pahle ki
wo red box ke chakkar me kahin
nikal jayein though enough time has been consumed already but can't take risk so...," Naina said meaningfully
Shalini nodded & moved to his room.
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As Naina left, Rajveer saw the time again on clock & muttered,
"Time to vaise bhi nikal hi gaya hai..I don't think jakar bhi ab koi khas fayda hona hai but still...," putting the laptop aside as he got up from sofa, he heard Shalini's voice
Although he didn't get any big information about Red Box but
he didn't want to sit idle either.
"Kya haal chal hain, Capt...?,"
He smirked before answering her.
"Haal to aap dekh hi sakti hain Dr. Rahi chal ki baat to abhi chal kar dikha deta hoon..aap batana kaisi lagi chal..," He chuckled moving to her
"Woww..what a joke Capt. I must say you can portray the role of a joker very well..," She grinned
And Rajveer laughed a loud. She too did the same.
"Capt. can I have a small favour
Plzz..," She said sitting on the sofa tiredly
"And why this formality? Say what can I do for you ?..," He asked giving her a glass of water
"Aapke hanth ki ek badhiya si coffee..thakan door karne ke liye..." She spoke expectantly
"Bus..itni si baat..just give me five minutes..," He said smilingly, moving to the kitchen counter
She smiled back.
"Vaise, Shalini..you should be a story teller..," He passed a comment with grin while doing his work
"Matlab..," She didn't get instantly
"What a story you recited to BC..
Mujhe ekdam hero bana diya..," He giggled
"Obviously Capt..ab hero ko hero hi banaungi na..villain to nahi..," She answered sweetly
He shook his head smilingly.
"Vaise, lunch ke baad wali dawa li aapne aur wo jo abhi Naina se bheji thi..," She asked in a concerned voice
"Hmm..," He resonated only
"Good.. include that tablet with your every dose & keep taking medicines on time..," She further added
"Jo hukum, Sarkar..," He said in a funny way & she shook her head
In some time, he reached to her with two Coffee Mugs.
"Ye..Maj. Nair ka kya mazra hai..
bahut frustrate nazar aa rahe the subah..," Rajveer asked giving her a mug of coffee
She laughed recalling the moment.
He looked at her amusingly.
"Wo ek alag kahani hai us Jagga Jasoos ki..Hero ko hero ka award aur Villain ko uski punishment ki kahani...," She spoke taking the sip of coffee
Hearing her, Rajveer grinned, taking his own sip while she narrated the story of Maj. Nair skipping the part
of Naina as per her ( Naina's ) wish.
Both laughed during their gupshup.
After sometime Dr. Shalini said getting up from the sofa,
"Thankss Capt. for this wonderful coffee & for this amazing chit chat.
I am really feeling energetic now..,"
Rajveer gave a warming smile & said,
"Same here Dr. It was really needed for me too..,"
She too passed a lovely smile checking the time on her watch.
"So Capt. I have to leave now..," She said & he nodded with smile
Outside his room
"Dekha Aalekh...ek deewar giri jaroor hai lekin ek nayi deewar
ko banakar..,"
Naina said little painfully.
She wanted to see how he reacts with Shalini. It's normal or little weird as she felt with her & here she saw that he was seeming so happy in Shalini's company.
"Aur tu kyun us deewar ko majboot hone dena chahti hai...," Aalekh questioned
"Because now all I want his happiness only. Agar deewar ke
us par wo khush hain to main bhi khush hoon..," saying this Naina left from there
"Naina meri baat sun..," Aalekh followed her
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As Shalini left, Rajveer's room, Abhi entered & said smilingly,
"Wah dost..ye bhi achcha hai..Dr. Shalini ke liye time hai aur hamare liye nahi..,"
Sarcasm was clearly visible in his words.
Rajveer smirked & replied,
"Chauhan Sahab..Chai-Coffee..
dosti dari..gupshup..ye sab dosto
ke sath hi achcha lagta hai..,"
Abhi was stunned with this reply.
"To phir hum kaun hain, Raj..," he asked
Rajveer smirked again taking time for his next straight answer,
"I am in the process to analyse who are you to me. As soon as I get the answer, I'll inform you..,"
Abhi became totally shocked hearing this. He felt really bad & the effect was clearly visible on his face.
Rajveer also noticed this but he ignored & kept the mugs back on the tray & moved to his kitchen counter.
"Ye aap nahi hain, Raj..ye aap bilkul nahi hain...aap badal gaye hain..lekin ek hi din me koi itna kaise badal sakta hai..hum bus ye nahi samajh pa rahe hain..," Abhi uttered in a dejected voice
"Change is the law of nature, Chauhan Sahab..aap kaise bhool sakte hain..," He uttered keeping the mugs in the sink, not trying to look at him
While Abhi was looking at Rajveer unexpectedly. Rajveer could feel his gaze on him even from the back so he spoke while washing the mugs & few other untensils.
"Kuch changes automatically aate hain life mein Chauhan Sahab aur kuch lane padte hain for the sake
of good..aur rahi baat ek din ki to ek din to kya..ek pal hi kafi hai jindagi badalne ke liye aur ye baat mujhse behtar kaun jaan sakta hai..,"
His voice grave this time & almost chocked at the last sentence.
Abhi was not in a condition to say anything now. He was kept looking
at him unbelievably unless he heard him saying further,
"Ab agar Prince of Barmer mujhe ijaazat dein to main thoda aram karna chahunga..I am feeling tired now..," Rajveer turned to him this time & spoke directly while setting
the utensils on their proper places
Abhi slowly took his steps back still looking at him in the same shocking way. When reached to the door he stopped for few seconds staring at Rajveer with his astounded eyes & then left finally.
Rajveer shut the door behind & moved to his bed & slept as he was really feeling sleepy due to the medicines.
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Evening
He woke up little late & felt the need to breath in open air for sometime as this is not his habit to sleep till late in the evening so he thought to spent some time in KMA ground. When crossed the corridor, his legs halted before wall of fame.
He once looked at Naveen's photo deeply then walked ahead.
"Sir..Sir..ek minute..," Huda called from back
Rajveer stopped & saw that other
five were also standing there on
some distance.
"Hum sab log game room me ja rahe hain..uske sath sath thodi
si ghup shup bhi kar lein..aap chalenge hamare sath..," Huda asked smilingly
They all wanted to spent some time with him so that they could ask about his health in a familiar way & make him feel better in their own way.
"I am sorry Cadet Huda..but abhi mera man nahi hai..You guys enjoy..," Rajveer spoke & noticed
that their faces withered but he
didn't change his decision
"Koi nahi, Sir..," Huda said with small smile
Rajveer also smiled a little & left.
"Ab ise kya kahegi tu..?," Aalekh asked Naina
She looked at him thoughtfully.
She was also wondering what all this is happening.
"Shahrukh ko kya hua..," Pooja said in a dull voice
"Kya Pooja ji aap bhi..Ho sakta hai Sir ka sach mein mann na ho..," Ali spoke
"Quite possible..May be Sir is feeling little low again..ab kal hi to wo sab hua hai..," Yudi presented his own view
"May be..Ali & Yudi are right..after all it takes time to recover..," Naina thought in her mind
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Next Day Morning
Strategy & Communication Class
The class went interesting same as yesterday but the deficiency which the Cadets felt a day ago during the class increased more.
Rest of the day passed following the path of previous day.
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Three more days went, creating some more distance, bringing some more changes from his side.
Changes were in such a way that no one was able to define it properly.
The only positive thing during
these changes could be said that he was seeming happy but this was not the case with others even though they were trying to be happy but they were not actually from inside.
Dr. Shalini was exceptional among them because she was not having any reason.
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It was 6th day from that night & today was Yudi's Birthday. His parents had organized a small party at home in the evening where they had invited Yudi's KMA friends & faculty members including few other
selected guests as Yudi didn't want
a big celebration among many people but a small one with his closed ones.
Though Rajveer had wished him in the morning itself but he refused to attend the party saying that he has some important work to do.
Yudi was feeling little low due to this.
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"Sir ko ab aap hi la sakti hain Ma'am nahin to Yudi ko achcha nahi lagega..He will feel bad..," Naina uttered looking at Shalini expectantly
"Naina, I will try but I am not sure
ki Capt. meri baat bhi manenge ya nahi..Jis tarah ka unka mood or behaviour hai aajkal..I can't say..," Shalini showed her doubt
"Nahi..ma'am..mujhe lagta hai ki
wo aapki baat manenge..," Naina said hopefully
"Thik hai Naina, if you are saying,
I'll try my best..after all ye to main bhi nahi chahti ki apni birthday ke din hi Yudi udas rahe..," She spoke truthfully
Naina smiled & said,
"You are a gem Ma'am..Thanku So Much..,"
Shalini smiled & left, saying,
"Sham ko milte hain..,"
Naina nodded with little smile on her face.
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Note :- This was the third from the last upd means only two updates are left now & this story will end.