Tarika's POV-
Before she could think further , her chain of thoughts was broken by a ringing sound which came from her phone.
Rubbing off the lone tear that fell from her eyes , she picked up the phone with a smile...
'Hey shree? Abhi to call Kiya tha itni jaldi Yaad aa gayi apni talu ki?' She teased trying to be normal.
'Yaar Tu abhi tak nai bhuli? Mai tab choti thi! Aur chote baccho ko Kabhi Kabhi bolna nai aata! Aur Tu bhi to... Ek-ek minute... Tu phir se vo Sab Yaad Kar rahi thi taru? Maine tujhse kitni Baar Kaha hai taru Tu kyu vo sab Yaad Karti Rehti hai?' she scolded me as usual.
'Are sorry meri maa maaf karde mujhe! Ab ye to bata de meri Yaad kaise as gayi itni jaldi?' I stopped her ... Knowing that once she starts I won't be able to have my food peacefully!
'Huh bhula deti Tu abhi mujhe itni bak bak Karti hai na Tu taru... Accha Mai ye bol rahi thi ki Mai 4 din baad waha aa rahi hu! Maine sir se baat ki thi aur unhone Kaha Mera kaam ab 4 din chalega phir Mai jhat se waha aa jaungi' She excitedly told me. ' Ahh finally she will be here' I thought
'Sacchi!! Chalo Accha hai ... And what do you mean by Mai bak bak Karti hu? Tum hi to shuru hone ke baad Bandh nai Hoti!' Plus bak bak karne ke liye mujhe moka to milna chahiye! Tum shuru ho jao to to Acp sir bhi moka dhundhte hai kuch bolne Ka! Hadh hai!' I started with my blabber.
'Ha ha mai kaha moka deti hu kisi ko kuch bolne Ka... Sahi hai! Accha ab mai jaa rahi hu mujhe kaam hai' she said with sarcasm!
'Tujhe kaam hai to kya mujhe kaam Nahi hai huh? Pata hai koi chain se khane bhi nai deraha mujhe! Jaise hi shanti se- Hello? Hello?' huh? Cut Kar diya???? Ise to Mai batati hu! Ek Baar Yaha aa to jaaye!
I thought annoyed! But she had the power to change my mood instantly... what I was thinking ... Long forgotten! Though I told you this don't tell her ... Don't need a big head and a victorious smirk!
Finishing off with my food I thought a little investigation of the inn is needed! So I went to wander around a bit looking for anything or anyone suspicious. My curls waved in the cold breeze , giving a shivering feeling to me. Rubbing my hands together I look around carefully , observing the Garden and the backside of the inn. The off-white colour with the orangish glow, because of the evening , gave it an angelic look. As I was admiring the view of the inn I saw a shadow on the backside of the inn. Walking quickly I went towards it fast when I felt a sudden blow of wind restraining my movements. The sudden change in the weather forced me to look towards sky which was as clear as before with the sun almost down. Confused I looked all around finding all the trees and bushes swaying a bit. 'That's weird ... Am I the only one experiencing this much blow of wind?' I thought with a frown.
Clearing my mind I looked towards the side where I saw the shadow to find nothing there. 'Damn! I missed it!' Though a bit disappointed , I walked towards the side with a slight hope of finding something ... but all in vain. I was about to return back when I remembered about the camera I had with me! Pretending like I am looking around , I fit a small camera in one of the vase present there. Satisfied with my work I went towards my room to check it.
'Yaar vo us aadmi ko Chot kese lag gayi hogi? Wait a minute mujhe usse kya? Lag gayi hogi kisi tarha... Vaise Shree ko Yaha hona Chahiye after all vo dhundh hi rahi thi na cool guys' Continuing with my silly thoughts I went to my room.
Abhijeet's POV-
"kya hua aapko? Mai aapki madad karu Kuch" she asked Daya with concern.
'wow ... She looks concerned for even a stranger' the first thought that crossed my mind. But the second thought was she asked it so calmly like she is used to injuries and blood. Maybe she is a doctor?
We both looked at her for some time and then it dawned on her that we both were confused about her being casual about injury.
"oh I am fore... a doctor" she said... She was going to say something else.. maybe forensic? Nah why would she lie if she was a forensic doctor? I must have heard wrong. She was lost in her thoughts ,which she broke out from , when I started speaking..
"Are thank you so much but iski koi zaroorat Nahi hai ... we will manage" I said knowing very well that she can be an acquaintance or help in the investigation but it's risky for our identity to take help right now.
"Accha thik hai par agar aapko kabhi doctor ki zaroorat ho to my room no. Is 48 ... you can come" she informed us with a smile.
Before I can say anything Daya replied to her
"Thank you agar zaroorat hui to hum aapse zaroor madad-"But He was cut in mid by a ringing sound. Oh shit dad!! Looking at each other with horror , we quickly went from there bidding the girl goodbye coz it's probably a goodbye from life!
Reaching in our room Daya picked up the call and put it on speaker. Damn you Daya. And we heard a very cold, formal and strict tone addressing us as
"Tum dono pohoch Gaye?"
Scared to reply we both were passing the phone to each other when we heard
"Bohot jyada Nahi Soch rahe tum dono? Mujhe aur bhi kaam hai." Oh man ... He is pissed and we are dead! Taking a deep breath I started with
"uh dad hu-" But I was cut off with a strict
"Sir! I think you have forgotten senior inspector Abhijeet that you are talking with your senior right now so it will be good for you if you address me with sir"
Uh oh... we both looked at each other and understood that this time it's going to be wayy harder and we invited trouble ourselves! This time Daya, gathering courage, started
"Umm... Sir hum dono po-pohoch Gaye hai aur-aur humne Hawthorne inn Mai check in bhi Kar ... liya hai.." The great 'daanton se piano bajaane wala' Daya was stammering. But it wasn't a surprise as we were answering to Acp pradyuman ... And that too a very pissed off Acp pradyuman (and that's scary). Before we could continue we heard a sharp
"Thik hai agar koi zaroorat ho to DIG sir ko ya DCP sir ko call Kar dena" My eyes widened at this coz I knew what he actually wanted to say here... But before I could explain it to Daya he oh-so-innocently asked him
"Aapko kyu Nahi sir?" To which I patted my head and with a sarcastic smile passed the phone to him. Confused at first he understood my reaction when he heard the reply
"Kyuki mujhe phone Karna to tumhe Yaad Nahi rehta! Shayad unhe hi phone karlo." Daya glared at me for not warning him. I shrugged in order to say
'Aur sawal puch , aur daal Sher ke muh mai haath' But before he could reply we again heard
"Saare equipments acche se Dekh Lena aur time to time update dena bureau Mai ... Kyuki mujhe phone Karna to Yaad rahega nai... Mujhe bohot kaam hai!"
Saying this he cut the call leaving both of us shocked bcoz of his sarcasms... It's going to be hard to persuade him this time...
Sighing we both scratched out heads deciding should be call him back? 'A very risky thought I must say' But him being upset is not something we can bear. We started discussing tricks through which we can convince him.
Kya Kare boss? Koi gift bhijwaye Freddy , Rajat ya Kisi aur ko bol ke? Daya asked looking at me.
"Nahi yaar humara number to baad Mai aayega but Freddy ki khatiya khadi ho jaayegi. Kuch aur plan banana padega ... Kuch unique sa" I did and started thinking.
"Ha boss Sochna to jaldi padega kyuki kitna bhi gussa ho phone ko to ghurte hi rahenge na" Daya added.
"Haa phone ... Ek-ek minute aa Gaya idea! Suno" I discussed the idea with him and he agreed readily.
"Waah abhi waah kya idea hai! Tum sacchi sharp shine ho boss! Tum Yaha Dekho Mai vo dekhta hu!" Saying this he went from there for the arrangements. Let's do this!
Author's note
Hehe I know it's a small chapter but thensxt one will be big :-D:-D
Till then review on this and do pm me if you feel it's lacking something! :-D:-D