I am writing this story by keeping Abhijeet and Tarika as much in character as possible...I think this is how they behave.
Anyways...let's carry on with the story.
The next morning, Abhijeet woke up with a soft hand caressing his hair. He looked up to find his angel smiling at him. He wanted to capture the moment and treasure it in his heart forever.
Tarika: Good morning Abhijeet.
Abhijeet: Very good morning Tarika ji. Aaj phir aap mujhse pehle uth gayi.
Tarika: 10 baj gaye hain!
Abhijeet: kya...!
Tarika: ji haan.
Abhijeet: baap re...chalo ye toh acha hai ki aaj bureau nahi jaana varna ACP sahab toh meri chutti kar dete.
Saying this he closed his eyes and turned his back towards Tarika.
Tarika, smiling at his behavior: ab utho bhi.
Abhijeet, mumbling: hmmm...hmmm.
Tarika: Salunkhe sir ne analysis puri kar li aur pata hai...jis plastic ke contact mein ye kapda tha wo automatically burn hota hai.
Abhijeet, sitting up: lekin aisa kaise ho sakta hai?
Tarika: ye plastic oxygen ke contact mein aane par burn hota hai.
Abhijeet: kitna time lagta hai...isse burn hone mein?
Tarika: ye oxygen ke contact mein aane ke theek 15 minute baad burn hota hai...waise burn kehna toh galat hai. Ye plastic explode hota hai.
Abhijeet: Toh phir hame koi aawaz kyu nahi sunayi di?
Tarika: wo isliye Abhijeet...kyuki iske explosion ki aawaz kuch zyada hi tez hai...approximately 25khz hai. Iss frequency ki awaaz insaan nahi sun sakte hain.
Abhijeet: toh phir ye log aise kisi cheez ke saath kar kya rehein the?
Tarika: wahi toh pata lagana hai.
Abhijeet: jald hi pata lagana padhega.
Tarika: Aur ek baat...Daya ka tumhe e-mail aaya tha.
Abhijeet: kya keh raha tha wo?
Tarika: Mayank pakda gaya -
Abhijeet: arey ye toh bahut achi khabar hai.
Tarika: lekin woh ye sab kisi ke kehne par kar raha tha.
Abhijeet: kiske kehne pe?
Tarika: usse nahi pata...usne uss aadmi se sirf phone pe baat ki hai.
Abhijeet: woh ye sab paise ke liye karta hoga na?
Tarika: haan...lekin usse paise uske ghar pe mil jaate the.
Abhijeet: Toh cctv recordings toh mili hongi na?
Tarika: uska ghar metro ke paas hai...aur wahan itne saare log aate hain ki pata lagana mushkil hai.
Abhijeet: Tabhi uss khooni ne Mayank ko chuna...lekin uska phone toh trace kiya hoga na?
Tarika: Un logo ne woh bhi try kiya lekin phone bandh aa raha hai...last location wahi party hai. Aur toh aur phone Mayank ke naam pe hai.
Abhijeet: ye case toh uljha hi jaa raha hai. Ho na ho Tarika, hume agla saboot uss party se hi milega.
Tarika: Matlab hame Mr. and Mrs. Sharma ke ghar dobara jaana padhega.
Abhijeet: haan lekin kaise?
Tarika: hmm...ek chance hai.
Abhijeet: kya?
Tarika: aaj raat ek couples competition hai unke ghar pe...hum log bhi chalte hain.
Abhijeet: lekin wo log questions puchenge...aur waha pe toh 10-20 saal se married couples honge...kahin unhe hum pe shak na ho jaye.
Tarika: hum bhi toh itne saalo se ek saath kam kar rahe hai...(after a short pause)...aur mein bhi toh dekhu aap ko kitni baate yaad hain.
Abhijeet: acha ji...toh aap mera imtehan lena chahti hain?
Tarika: Aur kya.
Abhijeet: waise aap sahi keh rahi hain...chinta ki koi baat nahi hai. Hum log bhi toh 8 saal se saath hain
Tarika, dreamy tone with her eyes locked in his: h-haan...?
Abhijeet: m-m-matlab ek saath kam kar rahe hain
Tarika's POV:
Ye Abhijeet bhi na...har baar topic change kar deta hai.
Phir bhi mera-tumhara rishta hai bahut hi pyaara.
Tarika, teasing: haan haan KAAM karte hain.
Abhijeet: Tarika ji...aap Salunkhe sir ke saath reh reh kar meri taang khichna bahut achi tareh seekh rahin hain.
Tarika, blushing: acha acha...chalo khana kha lete hain.
Abhijeet grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him. The force was so strong that her body almost collided with his. He then put his arm around her shoulder while his free hand brushed her curls away from her face. He smiled at her blushing form and this in turn made her smile.
However, Tarika was utterly confused. Abhijeet would express his love or flirt with her when they were on duty...that was very normal. But those lasted only for a few minutes...he would never lose focus when he was on duty. And that was one of the many reasons she was proud of him.
Tarika: Abhijeet...hum duty pe hain.
Abhijeet: ye sahi baat nahi hai Meenakshi ji...hum subah subah romantic mood mein hain aur aap hain ki -
"Meenakshi ji"...now Tarika understood that there was something fishy. That was why her Abhijeet was behaving this way. On looking at him, he signalled her to carry on talking.
Tarika: Aap toh hamesha hi romantic mood mein hote hain...ab kuch kha lijiye...fir romance kijiyega - mein thodi na kahin jaa rahi hu...
While Tarika was talking, Abhijeet walked to the door. He opened it with a jerk to reveal a servant who stepped in due to the jerk.
Abhijeet, holding him by the collar: naam kya hai tera?
Servant: Ch-chintu.
Tarika, closing the door: kya kar raha tha yahan pe?
Chintu: k-kuch nahi memsahab.
Abhijeet, slapping him: chup chup ke baatein sunta hai...aur kehta hai ki kuch nahi?
Chintu: wo-woh sahab...galati ho gayi.
Tarika: kiske kehne pe kar raha tha?
Chintu: kisi ke kehne pe nahi memsahab...wo mein paani rakhne jaa raha tha toh aapki baatein sun li...aap log kaun hain sahab.
Abhijeet: hum kaun hain...woh toh tujhe bureau chalke pata chalega. Tarika, tum Shreya ko jaldi se bulao...vo yahin paas ke hotel mein rukhi hai.
Chintu: sahab...kahan le jaa rahe hain aap mujhe?
Abhijeet: sab pata chal jayega...abhi tu kuch sawalon ke jawab de. Ye jo ladke ladkiyon ke khoon ho rahe hain...tu kya jaanta hai iske baare mein?
Chintu: sahab...ye zaroor kisi block A mein rehne waale insaan ka kaam hai.
Abhijeet: aur tujhe kaise maalom?
Chintu: sahab wahan ka watchman mera bahut acha dost hai...khoon hone ke din koi bhi bahar ka admi block A ke andar gaya hi nahi.
Abhijeet: ho sakta hai kisi bahaane wo mujrim raat ko hi block mein ghus gaya ho?
Chintu: nahi sahab...yahan koi bhi raat pe kisi ke ghar pe nahi rukta.
Abhijeet: kya kisi ghar pe mehmaan aaye hain?
Chintu: haan sahab iss baare mein watchman bata raha tha...bade ajeeb kisam ke log aaye hain kisi ke ghar pe.
Abhijeet: kiske...kiske ghar pe aaye hain?
Chintu: wo sahab...yaad nahi hai sahab.
Abhijeet: iss watchman se baat karni padhegi.
At this the doorbell rang.
Tarika: Shreya hogi...main dekhti hu.
She moved towards the door followed by Abhijeet and Chintu.
Tarika: haan Shreya, aao na.
Abhijeet: ye chintu hai...chup chup ke hamari baate sun raha tha. Isse bureau le jakar puch tach karo.
Shreya: sir!
Shreya, handcuffing the man: chal jaldi.
Abhijeet, after they left: lagta hai chintu sahi keh raha tha...koi andar ka hi aadmi lagta hai.
Tarika: aur ye Parins point bhi toh block A mein hi hai.
Abhijeet: aur jis party mein khooni ne planning ki thi...woh party bhi toh block A mein hi hui thi.
Tarika: toh kya wo khooni aaj dobara uss party mein aayega?
Abhijeet: ho sakta hai...hume block A ke sab logo se puch tach karni hogi...lekin aaj nahi...party ke baad puch tach karenge warna woh savdhan rahega aur ho sakta hai ki party mein bhi na aaye.
AT NIGHT, IN THE PARTY:
The party had just begun and the spotlight was on Abhijeet and Tarika. It was their turn to answer questions for the first round.
Speaker: toh ye hai hamari aakhri and youngest couple. Jaisa ki aap sabhi dekh sakte hain...competition kaafi tough hai. 1st round jeetne ke liye inhe chahiye 4 points aur har question ke liye inhe milenge 1/2 points. Toh Mr. and Mrs. Wadhera aap please meri taraf dekhiye...party ke shuruat mein dono dwara fill ki gayin questions ki list hamare paas hai. First question to Mrs. Wadhera. Kya aap tayyar hain?
Tarika: ji.
Speaker: toh aapka pehla sawal hai...aapke pati ka favorite color kya hai?
Tarika recollected how most of his accessories were brown in color and how always wrapped her gifts in brown packages.
Tarika, exchanging smiles with Abhijeet: Brown.
Speaker: Same question to you, Mr..Wadhera.
Abhijeet immediately thought of how pretty Tarika looked in her red clothes in the khaufnak haveli case. Her favorite had to be red...it couldn't be anything else.
Abhijeet: Red.
Speaker: Aur in dono ke jawab hai bilkul sahi...next question to Mr. Wadhera again.
Abhijeet made a "ye kya baat hui" face while Tarika couldn't control a chuckle.
Speaker: Aapki wife ko aap ki kaun si baat sabse kharab lagti hai?
Abhijeet knew that Tarika always got angry when he didn't take proper care of himself.
Abhijeet: meri laparwahi.
Speaker: Mr. Wadhera is so confident ki suspense rakhne ka koi fayeda hi nahi...that's absolutely the right answer. The same question to you Mrs. Wadhera.
Tarika, laughing: mere boss...inhe mere boss nahi pasans hain.
Speaker, smiling: And that's right too. Next question to you again mam. Who is his best friend?
Tarika: Daya...he is more like his brother.
Speaker: now you sir.
Abhijeet was a little confused. Tarika, Shreya and Purvi were best friends. But he remembered how Tarika said that she would never forget it when Shreya handcuffed him.
But then again, his girlfriend had a huge heart. Now that he didn't have anything against Shreya, she too would have forgiven her.
Abhijeet: Purvi and Shreya.
Speaker: Both of them are right again...next question to you Mr. Wadhera. What is her favourite food?
Abhijeet, instantly: ice-creams.
Speaker: Mrs. Wadhera?
Tarika, smiling at Abhijeet: Bhindi ki sabzi.
Speaker: Both of you are right again. Last question to Mrs. Wadhera...what does your husband like most about your face?
Tarika: My curly hair.
Speaker: Mr. Wadhera, now you please?
Abhijeet, with a jerk: I'm sorry...kya aap question repeating kar sakte hain?
Speaker: What does your wife like the most about you?
Abhijeet, smiling: My eyes.
Speaker: wow...they have a perfect 5 on 5. Now I would like to read out their answers.
Mr. Wadhera has written: uske chehre se nazar nahi huthi nazare kya dekhe? She is my miss perfect lekin agar koi ek cheez choose karni ho toh its her curly hair.
Mrs. Wadhera has written: Bhavre ki gun gun hai mera dil uske liye...I like everything about him lekin agar mujhe koi ek cheez choose karni padhe toh its his chocolate brown eyes.
Abhijeet and Tarika blushed while everyone cheered them.
Okay guys...this was super long. pls pls pls review.
I will update the next chapter asap!