"Hai! Good Evening!"
She came and stood at the head of the table where ACP is sitting, hands on her hips!
ACP(happily): Welcome to CID bureau again!
Aksh: Thank you sir! It's nice to be a part of this team here….
Both shook hands.
Tarika signalled her to take a place beside her.
Aksh wished the other team members she knew, including Vivek, Fredy & Tasha (they talked over phone regarding this case two days back )… When it came to Daya she just shook hands with him and went and sat with Tarika….
As for Daya he also shook her hand for sake…. How much he had protested to her presence here. Whenever he saw her he remembered only the beach incident and he didn't like it at all!
Abhijit: Daya! Daya!
As Abhijit shook him he looked around and composed himself…
Daya: Oh yeah.. Sorry… Kuch soch raha tha… Fine… Er… Team ye hain Dr. Askshara… She will be helping us get into the Hotel and the conference!
At this there was a murmur around the table and everyone now looked at Aksh with a new eye!
Mahesh (Sarcastically): Ye! Ye hume andar le jayegi? Pehle doctor hi nahi lagti ! Ramp walk model !
CID team looked at each other stunned at his attitude…
Abhijit: Mahesh! Ye tareeka hai kisi se baat karne ka, especially when she has come to help us... I...
But Aksh raised her hand in front of Abhijit to stop him and said...
Aksh: Oh Abhijit sir... Chodiye naa... Sahi sawaal to poocha hai er.. Kya naam kaha?
Saying Aksh walked around the table smiling and others wondered what she was going to do?
She went over to Mahesh and stood behind his chair…. Leant on the table beside and looking at him answered coolly….
Aksh: Mr… Er… Aapka naam?
Mahesh(with pride): Mahesh….Sr. Inspector Mahesh.
Aksh: Mm…. Mahesh… Naam se cop to nahi lagte?!
As he glared at her, she smiled and said….
Aksh: Cool Mahesh… Cool… To aapko shak hai ki main doctor nahi hoon…(looking at others in shock) Ab ye to badi shak ho gayi naa…(rubbing her chin) Haan issse ek baat saabit ho jaati hai ki aap to police officer hain... Sab par shak ki nazar se jo dekh rahe hain! About me... (Thinking) Kyun naa ek kaam karein? Ek choti si test rakh lete hain? Prove ho jayega!
Mahesh looked at her weirdly while the others also looked on wondering what she was upto…
Mahesh: Matlab?
Aksh(Bending close to his face): Test… Matlab main aapki cardiac arrest karva deti hoon… Thodi der baad release bhi kar deti hoon… Agar aap zinda hue to prove ho jayega ki main doctor hoon…. Ab issse badiya proof kuch aur nahi ho sakta naa... ?
At this Mahesh looked at her wide eyed….
The rest of the team looked at each other smiling at his state…..
CID team was surprised with the way Aksh gave Mahesh back….
Daya smirked at Mahesh's state.
Aksh straightened seeing the frightened look on Mahesh… Smiling a little she said with sternness in her eyes….
Aksh (Stressing): Mr. Mahesh! Kisi ko unke dressing style se aakiyega mat… Hamesha galat hoti hai… Ab maine aapke attire se aapko gentleman samjha… Galat ho gayi naa!
There was sound of giggles around the table hearing this comment.
Saying she turned on her heels and walked back to her place, all the while looking at him smiling mockingly…
Mahesh's anger bubbled and his face became red… He got up pointing his finger at her…
Mahesh: Hey!
Daya (Interrupting harshly): Mahesh! Hum yahan ek mission ke liye hain… Not to personalize opinions on anyone… Aapne bola vo bhi boli… Galat aur sahi ka faisla aap bahar jaake unke saath kar sakte ho… Not here... So sit, we are getting late… We have an unfinished business to complete!
Mahesh glared at Aksh who looked back at him and winked, smiling coolly which made him agape. Fuming he sat down and held his hands together hard to control his temper….
Near Aksh, Tarika put a hand on her shoulders... Aksh looked at her and rolled her eyes to Heaven…. Tarika smiled surprised at her cool attitude…..
Aksh turned back to the group and addressed….
Aksh: Aap sunana chahe ya (Pointedly looking at Mahesh for a second) nahi… Not my problem… Meri help maangi gayi hai… Maine haan kaha hai… Baaki aap aur aapke officers… Us medical council conference mein ForU hospital se 3 teams performances de rahi hai… Ek play aur do dances… Aur baaki kayi hospitals bhi performances de rahi hai…
Un sabke liye suna hai back entrance diya gaya hai andar aane ke liye… Aap sab jo bhi wahan aane waale hain us cultural teams ke members banke aayenge… Kyunki humare hospital ko invitation mili hai Dr. Ramesh, Dr. Katerine aur main usme jaa rahe hain…
Aur medical council ki cultural group ke head hone ke kaaran mujhe back entrance tak bhi special permission hai… So you wouldn't have any problem!
Hearing this plan from Aksh the whole group looked at her appreciatively... This would make their work easier…
Aksh: Aapko meri pehchaan ho isliye mujhe bulaya gaya tha… Ho gayi pehchaan… Isliye main chali… Aapko is plan me koi bhi doubt ho to aapke officers Mr. (Pausing a little) Daya and Ms. Tasha clear kar denge! (Looking at Mahesh pointedly) Mujhe hospital jaana hai… Mere patients wait kar rahe honge….
Saying Aksh looked at Tarika nodded smiling and left the CID bureau…
Tasha(Seeing her go): Sach mein toofaan mail… Aayi, baat ki aur chali gayi!
Tarika looked at Tasha smiling in "I told you" meaning at her comment… She knew everyone now around the table would be surprised above core at Aksh's confident attitude and behaviour!
After some few minutes of discussion everybody left the conference room.
On the way to bureau:
Fredy: Bapre kitna kuch plan karna pada.
Vivek: Haan sir. Issliye itna time laga.
Fredy: Sab kuch acha ho.
In Bureau:
Sachin: Sir ab hume kya karna hai?
Abhijit: Wahi jo discuss kiya tha…. Fredy aur Vivek Sheikh banke jayenge… Daya aur Tasha couples banane waale hain… Tum aur (Looking at her) Tarika Islam couple banoge… Tarika bhurke me hogi… mein ek Medical Research Scientist jo ForU Hospitals se hai…
Walking back to Abhijit's cabin they discussed…..
Daya: Disguises fool proof honi chahiye… Humara help karne Manisha bhabi unke friends ke saath, on request, taiyaar hui hain… Yahan nahi unke real estate office me hum make over karenge!
Fredy(proud): Haan. Akir mein uska padayi kaam aahi agayi.
Sachin: Lekin bahut dangerous hai…
Abhijit: Dangerous hai Sachin…. We cannot take guns also inside… Isme bhi Akshara humari madad karne waali hai… There are some props in which we have given her guns to keep in…
Tasha: Use check nahi karenge?
Daya: Karenge… Zaroor check karenge… Kyun nahi? Lekin us ek prop ke samay distraction create karke andar le aane waali hai!
Abhijit saw ACP sir coming out of his cabin.
Abhijit: DCP saab ko inform kardi?
ACP(nodding): Hmm… Police forces paas hi hogi… Signal milte hi aajayenge…. Mein b unke saath hunga. Aur meri nazar aapke upar aur kaan b.
All smiled at him and felt even more secured.
ACP: Aur haan kal dupehar 12 ko milte hain office pe. Late math hona sabko make up lagane pe time lagegi. Aur haan Daya Akshara ko aur ek bar phone karke remind kardena weapons ke bare mein aur ask her to keep us updated.
Daya: Sir mein?
ACP: Haan tumhara naam hi tho Daya hai na?
Daya: Haan sir par.
ACP: Par war kuch nahi. Chalo chalet hain kal badi raath hai.
" OK sir. "
ACP: Chal Salunkhe mein tuje ghar chod deta huin agar tuje koi date pe nahi jani hai tho dinner b karlete hain saath saath.
Salunkhe: Kya yaar tu b na. Chaluinga par(complaining tone) bill tuje pay karni hai. Aur mein gaas phus nahi khaunga..
ACP :Acha chal yaar…
Saying he led the way and the group followed him to close up their days long planning.
Tarika's residence:
Time 10:30 pm:
Tarika stretched her muscles after working on laptop for about 2 hours straight. She then stretched her hand over to side table from her bed to get her mobile and dialled.
Tarika: Hello ma!
Ma: Hello beta kese ho?
Tarika: Tik ma. Aap log kese ho? Adu bahut shrarath nahi kar rahi na?
Ma: Haan hum sab tik hain. Adu so rahi hai. Guse mein hai ki tune phone nahi ki fir ese hi so gayi. Use tumhe kuch batana tha.
Tarika: Aww… Ma kya karuin ab achanak meeting rakhi hai. Kal ek important kaam hai uske sil sile mein…
Ma: Koi katre ki bath nahi hai na Tarika…
Tarika: Nahi ma. Kuch gabrane waali bath nahi hai. Fikar math kijiye.
Ma: Aapn kayal rakhna Tarika.
Tarika: Ji ma. Wese Adu ko kya bath bolni ti?
Ma: Are wo aaj uski school ka last day tha tho group photo li sabi bachon ka.
Tarika: Wah… Photo mila?
Ma: Haan. Tumhe mail ki hai.
Tarika: Acha ek minute Ma abi check karti huin.
Ma: Ji beta.
Tarika: Wese ma exams parson se hai na?
Ma: Haan beta. Exams ke baad ek annual function rakha hai yahan tho Adu chati hai ki tum b aao yahan. She is performing a dance.
Tarika(operating her lap top): Wah ma. Kab hai ma wo function?
Ma: 23 April ko hai beta.
Tarika: Achi bath hai ma. Mein yahaan se 22nd April ko nikalungi Delhi keliye. Tho 23rd ko aaungi.
Ma: Ye sunke tho Adu bahut kush hogi.
Tarika: Haan ma. Par aap please batana nahi ki mein aa rahi huin. Mein use suspense dena chahti huin.
Ma: Mein kyun boluingi. Ma aur beti kuch b karo…
Tarika smiled then frowned.
Tarika: Ye kya hai ma… photo mein Adu shakal esa kyun hai aur uski uniform dirty kese huyi?
Ma(chuckling): Tarika apna nazar thoda bahgal wale pe bi daalo tho samjh ayegi.
Tarika: Ye bi…Ma please phirse ye math bolo ki inn dono ka jagda hua.
Ma(laughing): Ok nahi boluingi. Par hua wahi hai…
A girl mumbled and turned around in her sleep.
Tarika: Ma! Wese hua kya iss bar inn dono ke bheech?
Girl closed her ears with small hands in sleep & frowned because of sound.
Ma(sighing): Roz ka mamala hai.
Girl moaned in sleep.
Tarika: Kuch jada nahi hua na?
Ma: Nahi Tarika. Tuje patha hai ye dono kitne shrarthi hain.
Tarika: Ma aap please uski side math lijiye. Isne b kuch kiya hoga.
Ma: Nahi beta esa nahi hai.
Girl: Haan meine nahi uss motu ne hi shuru ki…(pouting and folding her hands) Hmpf.
Tarika: Ma… Adisha… aap loud speaker pe daliye.
Ma: Haan.
Adisha & Tarika: Mein, Tum
Spoke simultaneously.
Tarika: Beta ye kya kiya aapne.
Adisha(complaining tone): Ma uss motu ne ake muje karela kaha.
Tarika: Tho?
Adisha(lot of expression): Tho meine use dhaka di aur wo(making hand expression) Motu ko girgaya….. phirse usne (pouting) muje karela kaha aur.. (caressing her hair)mere baal ko keecha ma usne…
Ma(smiling down): Aur humari brave Adisha ne use giraya aur uske upar khud ke dono ek dusre ke baal nochne lage..
Adisha gave a proud look beaming.
Tarika(slapping her forehead): Haiy…. Tch tch…
Adisha(getting into her grandma's lap): Kitni brave hai na Adisha ma.
Tarika: Kya bache tumhari shraarath tho din bar din badti ja rahi hai. Phichle hafte tho( Adisha " Lo Ma shuru hogayi") tumne uski white shoe mein black polish lagwayi uske room mein jake,( Adisha yawned) phir ek baar uske shirt pe ink chidkayi, uske gaal bi kiche tumne… kya hai bacha ye sab…
Adisha(cutting in shouting): Ma sogayi Adu.
Ma chuckled at Adisha's tactis. Tarika was dumb struck.
Tarika: *sigh*. Iska kuch nahi ho sakta. Apne baap pe gayi hai. Chalo ma good night.
Ma: Good night beta.
Although Tarika was angry at Adisha's behaviour she couldn't stop smiling at her antics. She was cleaning her bed when her phoned beeped again.
Tarika: Hello Daya!
Daya: Hi! Ab tak soyi nahi.
Tarika: Acha hua nahi soyi. Nahi to tum muje uta dete aur muje raath bar neendh nahi ayegi.
Daya: Hugh… Wo sab chodo ye batao plan kesi chal rahi hai sab ready hai.
Tarika: Aaj pura din bureau mein wahi tho discuss ki. Plan acha hai.. kas kar aaj jo Aksh ne ki wo bada maza aya…
Daya: Uff oh… Tarika. Kal sham ki bath nahi. Next week ki Mission Abhijit ki bath kar raha huin mein.
Tarika: Arey haan wo… Haan kafi kuch mili hai. Aaj do mails mila aur ek parcel b. Sab ko set karke rakha hai. Bus last step baki hai. Tum ek din ghar aao hum saaath milke karte hain.
Daya: Ok. Meri taraf se to plan set hai. Bus ye kaam ho jaye tho mera b chalu hojayega.
Tarika: Muje tho kalse b iss mission pe excitement jada hai.
Daya: Haan. Ok chal good night. Kal after noon bureau mein milte hain. Good Night.
Tarika: Ok Daya. Good Night. Do dream.
Before Daya could reply she cut the call and smiled happily and snuggled on the bed.
18th April
Palm Grove Hotel:
Time 5:30 pm:
Akshara was already in there in pretext for arranging the cultural stage…. She had messaged ACP that the weapons were successfully smuggled in, who forwarded to his team.
Time 6 pm:
Crowd started to increase. Slowly real guests and reel people mingled together. Reel waiters served cold drinks for the guest. They had mike set up high on the collar and a transmitter. They were able to record the guest's talk when they served.
Time passed….
Back Entrance:
Everyone was standing in their disguise waiting for Vivek. Vivek came jogging back to group.
Vivek: Wo security mera poorana dost tha, ye humare liye fortunate hua... Usne kaha ki aadhe ghante tak vo back entrance guard ko uljha rakhega... And Akshara kadi hai andhar hume guide karne keliye.
Daya: Mahesh aur Veer sir waiter aur Punjabi Singh ke roop mein andhar guss gaye. Till now no suspicious response was reported from waiters.
Abhijit: Hume jaldi andar jaana chahiye, kyunki back entrance ka guard kabhi bhi aa sakta hai... Let's go guys. Partner ka dyan rakhna.
Abhijit looked at Tarika.
Tarika (assuring): Sab kuch theek ho hoga…
Saying Tarika closed her face with the Burkha's face cover… Sachin came forward and smoothing his long beard led the way with Tarika following behind…
After a while Abhijit went in, then Tasha and Daya hands linked followed him... Finally Fredy had to drag a glaring Vivek who was mumbling...
Vivek: Main kyun nahi bana Tasha ka pair? Ye Tasha Sheikh ki biwi kyun nahi?
Fredy shook his head and dragged Vivek with him!
The group split taking up positions and looking for their group members!
The group didn't have any trouble mingling with crowd…. There were lots of people around from various clans and regions, which made the blend easy!
Sachin was with Tarika & Vivek, Fredy together & Daya, Tasha together. Abhijit moved in and out of all tables carefully fitting a recorder.
The show began…. All the chief guests had arrived…. Lights were dimmed along the garden area.
The Medical Council Chairman Mr. Sharman took over the mike and welcomed the guests and started the social evening with a toast to upcoming healthy India!
The first program was a group classical dance from ForU hospital.
Next event was a comedy drama on bribery by another hospital.
In between drinks and snacks were been served... And some waiters were the secret guards from police and CBI.
All programs followed one by one. And it was time for last gala performance.
Next was a duet performance.
The host then announced the next performance as a romantic number apt for all lovers in this world….
After the romantic performance the disco lights were switched off and the garden was flooded with bright lights!
Everyone clapped loud for the end of a wonderful evening with a grand performance by standing ovation!
The dance was a great success and the host came on to say the dinner was been served….. Been a buffet system, people were taking their plates…..
CID team also went to have dinner but separately. But in the crowd Tarika was lost from Sachin. She just scanned the area but couldn't find any of the team. Suddenly someone tapped her shoulder.
Tarika had goose bumps the very second.
A/N: This chap had a lot to read…. Adisha ki nautanki, Akshara's dil rokhne waali proof. And lot more twists to come in its way. So what you guys think happened to Tarika? Any problem coming in its way parcelled for CID. Stay tuned.
Adisha was included specially for her fans who wanted her. Adisha ki proper entry keliye you guys have to wait.