Five people were sitting around a round table. The lines on their forehead were clearly visible.

"Batao ACP, hai kahan Abhijeet?"

ACP sir peeked at his senior without uttering a single word. His senior exclaimed again. "Khamosh rehne se koi fayda nahi hone wala Pradyuman, jawab do." ACP sir sighed. "I am sorry sir. Itni security hone ke baad bhi pata nahi..kaise.."

The loud bang on the table made everyone flinch. "It was your responsibility to make sure he's okay. Aur tum ab mujhe aise jawab de rahe ho?"

"But sir.."

"I don't know!" he snapped back. "Teen din ke andar Senior Inspector Abhijeet mere saamne hone chahiye, otherwise I am going to take some strict action. Him being hostage is a bad sign."

"I promise sir," ACP sir says, "he will never utter a single thing infront of those kidnappers."

"Nahi ACP, yeh vada karo ke tum use teen din mein yahan leke aaoge."

ACP sir takes a deep breath, glancing at every other officer present in the cabin. "Theek hai sir. I promise."

"Good, you all can leave."

All the officers start leaving one by one. Aditya, who was also sitting there, follows ACP sir with confusion and irritation on his face.

"Sir? Teen din?" He approaches ACP sir at once they are out of the building. "Aap toh jaante hai sir ki hume isse zyada samay lagega."

ACP sir looks at him from the corner of his eye and starts leaving from the place. Aditya, however, doesn't stay behind. He follows him too. "Sir! Aapne unhe bataya kyun nahi ke.."

"Aditya!" ACP sir stops in his tracks and turns around to face him. "Iss baat ka zikar bhi mat karna kisike saamne. Yeh baat sirf hum chaaron mein rahe, toh hi acha hoga."

Aditya pauses for a moment to observe his senior's expressions, but then nods. "Theek hai sir..par ab..Ab aap chahte kya hai?"

ACP sir answers grimly while leaving in his car. "Daya ko bureau mein bulao."

Aditya stands there in confusion as he watches ACP sir leave the place. He puts hand inside his jeans pocket to remove his phone, murmuring, "Ab iske gusse ka saamna karo." He dials Daya's number who doesn't pick the call making Aditya sigh. He calls him again and again. To his expectations, Daya picks up the call on the fifth time but answers very rudely. "Kyun phone kiya hai ab aapne?"

"Daya, please," he says in a soft tone. "Dekho, I understand ke tumhe iss waqt kaisa.."

"Kuch nahi jaante aap, samjhe! Itni security hone ke baad bhi bhai gayab hogaya." Daya interrupts and yells. "Pata nahi kahan hai mera bhai iss waqt aur aap.."

"Daya!" Aditya cuts him off in a dominant tone. "Pehle meri baat suno. Abhi ke abhi CID bureau aao, samjhe?" The other line falls silent making Aditya frowns. "Hello? Sun raho ho tum?

"Ab aapko kya chahiye?" Daya says in a very low tone.

Aditya answers after a moment, softly. "Abhijeet ko chhudana chahte ho na Daya? Toh please, Bureau aajao. Okay?"

He hears nothing from the other side but he doesn't say anything. Because, he knows Daya is still on the line, even though he isn't saying anything. He's sure Daya is making up his mind to say yes, so he grants him the time.

"Theek hai." Daya says finally, relaxing Aditya. "Mai aaraha hun."

"Great!" Aditya exclaims. "Jaldi aana." And he cuts the call whilst closing his eyes. "Hold on Abhijeet, bas kuch der aur."

A few minutes later he gets into his car, himself heading towards the bureau.

A/N Kahani mein twist. But don't worry, the story's gonna end soon. Shihihihi

Take care,

Janhvi.