Chapter 34: The Confession. (Part-3)

ABHIJEET's Flat -

After breakfast DAREYA leaves first for bureau and ANHIJEET was preparing to leave while RAJAT was tying his shoe laces inside the door.

ABHIJEET asked RAJVI: Are you two going to college?'

PURVI: Today's holiday at college.'

ABHIJEET nodded: oh.'

PURVI: and I am going to movie with my friends in afternoon.'

ABHIJEET: Ok, but are you going only with girls?'

PURVI: No, PANKAJ is coming with us.'

ABHIJEET: Then ok.'

PURVI asked RAJAT: Do you want to come with us?'

RAJAT looked up at her: Actually I have something important to do.'

PURVI: Ok.'

ABHJEET taking his car keys said: I will leave then.'

PURVI nodded and ABHIJEET walked out of the house.

RAJAT after tying his second shoe lace saying a quick bye to PURVI ran out after ABHIJEET calling him: Sir.'

ABHIJEET looked back at him: I can't give you a lift now. Your home is opposite to bureau.'

RAJAT: No, I don't want lift.'

ABHIJEET: Then?'

RAJAT: Wo mujhe aapse puchhna tha ke girls ko kaise manate hai..?'

ABHIJEET: Kyaaa?'

RAJAT: I mean aapki bhi bahen hai na. To aapko pata hoga na jab wo gussa hoti hai to aap use kaise manate ho?'

ABHIJEET: Achha, you want to patch up with your sister?'

RAJAT nodded: yes. So, what do you do to make her happy?'

ABHIJEET: Nothing much, just...'

ABHIJEET counted the list walking towards the parking and RAJAT commented on each of them.

ABHIJEET: Sweeping, moping, laundry and dishing like that all the house chores I clear up even before she gets up.'

RAJAT imagines himself doing house chores at his house: Achha… Wo to mai roj karta hoon.'

ABHIJEET: And I allow her to do anything she likes.'

RAJAT's hand automatically went on his cheek as he said: She likes hitting and shooting. It's a bit dangerous.'

ABHIJEET said: And finally I say sorry to her.'

RAJAT imagining angry TARIKA: She even doesn't give the chance to speak.'

ABHIJEET: All the best then!'

RAJAT looked at him as he drove away in his car and RAJAT walked towards his own house.

Morning: CID Bureau -

ABHIJEET saw there was no one in the bureau except TARIKA working at the monitor and went near her.

TARIKA saw a coffee mug being kept on her table and looked up to see it was ABHIJEET.

ABHIJEET: You didn't go with others to the cafeteria?'

TARIKA: I have some work to finish.'

ABHIJEET nodded.

TARIKA smiled a bit: Thanks for coffee.'

ABHIHEET smiled and finally asked: By the way, are you still angry with RAJAT?'

TARIKA kept the coffee mug on the table after taking a sip from it: If you are here to defend him then I am not interested to even start with.'

ABHIJEET: But it wasn't his fault. He was there to help us.'

TARIKA: I know.'

ABHIJEET: What? You already knew it? To phir use ghar se kyu nikala?'

TARIKA: he hid the truth from me.'

ABHIJEET: He didn't tell you because you will get mad and he was just helping us.'

TARIKA: And I don't want him to help us or CID.'

ABHIJEET: What's wrong with it?'

TARIKA: you are asking me that?'

ABHIJEET: I know what do you mean.'

TARIKA gets up from her place walking towards the cabin: Then just understand me. I just don't want him to involve with CID. That's all!'

ABHIJEET followed her: Ajib bhai-bahen ho tum dono. Bhai ko bahen ke liye CID ladka nahi pasand. Bahen ko bhai ka CID ki help karna nahi pasand. Samajh nahi aa raha tumhare liye tumhare bhai ko manau ya tumhare bhai ke liye tumhe manaau. Karu to akhir kya karu main?'

TARIKA stopped and looked at him weirdly: What are you talking about?'

Frustrated ABHIJEET: Yun to duniya bhar ke criminals' ke aankho me dekhkar jhooth pakad leti ho…'

His tone softens with his expressions as he looked in her eyes saying: Bas ek meri aankho ka sach nahi dikhta tumhe... I like you...'

TARIKA remained dumb to her place seeing the feelings for her in his eyes and managed to ask: Why... me...?'

ABHIJEET: It's because it's you. You are the first lady seeing whom my heart stopped, beat, and thudded, fluttered and even ached. I can't stop it now. It belongs to you...'

TARIKA smiled slightly but there was an unseen, unspoken sorrow in her eyes: I like you too... You are the only person in front of whom I can break down, I can cry, I can be weak and talk out my whole heart... I don't know when I started to like this (CID) family of yours. I want to do all kind of embarrassing and stupid things like others... But even if I want to, I can't be like that...'

ABHIJEET looked at her: Why it is so hard for you?'

TARIKA: Mr. Z is in Mumbai.'

ABHIJEET looked shocked at the information.

TARIKA: Being a CID officer my father couldn't save his own family nor his own life. I am afraid I will lose something I like. I can't stop things from happening. The only thing I can do is to protect what I have to. The last thing my father asked me was to protect my brother.'

TARIKA continued: Mr. Z killed my whole family. He brutally killed RAJAT's mother. And now he is here for us and he will do anything to get his revenge. It's already enough for RAJAT. Please don't involve him anymore with CID.'

TARIKA looking in his eyes said: My coldness keeps me alive and I fear if I lose it, I will lose my dear ones and this time I won't be able to see lose someone my own again...'

She couldn't complete it as tears brimmed in her eyes.

ABHIJEET just realized how much is still suppressed in her heart that she was silently keeping within her as he looked up in her tearful eyes.

He couldn't hold back himself and walked to her pulling her in a sudden hug realizing how all this while she kept her heart from getting broken pretending as she don't have one.

TARIKA released all her fear, worries and pain through tears breaking down in his arms as tear ran down her eyes helplessly hugging back him.

ABHIJEET couldn't stop a lone tear escaping his own eyes. No one can understand her feelings better than him because he shares the same fear, worries and pain or say they shares the same fate.

"First he lost his mother to a terminal illness and then got the news of his father murdered by some gangsters just because his father was trying to help the police.

And now he only has his sister, his only family, who always becomes the target of his enemies and he will do anything to protect her." and he let her cry to light her heart.

After few moments when TARIKA's sobs subsides, ABHIJEET broke the hug and pulled a chair making her sit on it.

He sits in front of her asking: Are you all right?'

TARIKA quickly wiped his eyes saying: I am fine. Don't tell others that I cried.'

Now ABHIJEET can't help but smiled and said: Ok but with one condition.'

TARIKA looked at him and ABHIJEET said: You have to forgive RAJAT this time.'

TARIKA glared at him and ABHIJEET said: He won't do anything like that from now on and I will take responsibility of that. Please…'

TARIKA: All right then.'

ABHIJEET asked: Sure?'

TARIKA: yes.'

ABHIJEET: Then you won't get mad seeing him, right?'

TARIKA: yes.'

ABHIJEET: And you won't scold him for that again, right?'

TARIKA: Yes.'

ABHIJEET smiled a bit playfully asking: Then it's true that you like me too?'

Frustrated TARIKA shouted: Yes!'

And then she realized what he had actually asked looking dumb at him.

ABHIJEET smiled: Don't try to hide it anymore as I already know you like me.'

TARIKA looked at him not knowing what to say...

ABHIJEET looking in her silent eyes said: TARIKA... there is no strength in this world than having a family because when it comes to family, you get all the courage, strength and power to fight back all the odds of life.'

ABHIJEET: I want to be your family so that I can fight for you.'

TARIKA looked up at him and ABHIJEET said: Let's fight these XYZ villains together. I know I am not a superhuman or magician but I know when you are by my side I won't lose.'

ABHIJEET extending his hand to her said: I want to protect you. I want to protect everything you care for. Trust me... I won't let you down. Will you allow me in your life to be a part of your family?'

TARIKA closed her eyes looking down remembering all the time she was in trouble, he was by her side. Every time she was upset or frustrated he was there with a mug of coffee and a smile for her in the bureau. He was the first person after her family she has seen care, concern and love for her in his eyes.

ABHIJEET got sad seeing her look down and was about to take his hand back when TARIKA looked up in his eyes and without any question or doubt kept her hand on his and said: I trust you...'

ABHIJEET don't know to be happy or surprise and asked: You like me too?'

TARIKA smiled: Yes I do.'

ABHIJEET smiled at her only to be startled by a sudden noise and both got up from their place as confetti showered on them with a song played in background.

'Congratulations and celebrations…'

They saw the team standing like statues in front of them in a queue.

The moment TARIKA said 'Yes I do' out of shock NIKHIL leave the trigger of the confetti blaster he was holding and the confetti flew out on ABHIRIKA as the two stood up startled.

And because of the confetti blaster noise the phone in shocked FREDDY's hand almost slipped and he caught it on time making the song played... 'Congratulations and celebrations...' that he has set to play.

SACHIN had a knife in his hand, SHREYA with a cake and DAYA with snack parcels in his both hands stood there in shock.

FREDDY: ye kab hua?'

NIKHIL: Kaise hua?'

SHREYA: Jab hua...'

DAYA: Jaise hua...'

SACHIN: Achha hua.'

FREDDY asked ABHIJEET: Par sir aapki childhood crush ka kya hoga?'

DAYA: FREDDY, ABHIJEET ki wo childhood crush TARIKA hi hai.'

SACHIN, NIKHIL and FREDDY together looked at DAYA: Kya?'

DAYA nodded as ABHIJEET and TARIKA looked at each other.

DAREYA asked the two: TO BAAT PAKKI?'

ABHIRIKA smiled embarrassingly in front of the team.

FREDDY: To sir, year end tak aapki shaadi pakki hai na?'

TARIKA: I think before that ABHIJEET has to take permission from my brother.'

ABHIJEET looked at TARIKA and she said with her mischievous smile: My brother said he won't like anyone to like me without his permission.'

ABHIJEET: Tumhe mana liya hai to use bhi mana lunga.'

TARIKA gave a let's see look to him and then ABHIJEET looking at the team asked: By the way, what's all this?'

DAYA: It's your birthday.'

SHREYA: Aapko surprise dene aaye the…'

FREDDY: par aapne hume hi surprise de diya.'

NIKHIL: Sir, meri wish thi ki DAYA sir ke baad meri shaadi ho par ab meri khwahish hai ke aapki shaadi me naachne ke baad hi mai apni life surrender karu.'

ABHIJEET looked at SACHIN: You don't have anything to say?'

SACHIN showing the knife in his hand said: I think we should cut the cake first for double celebration occasion.'

ALL together: sure.'

The song played again… Congratulations and celebrations...' as ABHIJEET cut the cake feeding everyone in between the good wishes.

After the celebration ABHIJEET said: Everyone let's get back to work.'

As usual the team gets back to their serious mode.

ABHIJEET: What's the progress with NILESH case?'

DAYA: NILESH is calm after the police's raid in his brother's party.'

TARIKA: If he has anything to do with it then he won't stay quiet for a long.'

SACHIN: That's why I and FREDDY sir are keeping an eye on him.'

SHREYA: We also got a lead of NILESH's man from our informers.'

NIKHIL: His name is JAGGA, we don't know who or where he is now but we are looking for him.'

ABHIJEET: Try to find out his whereabouts as soon as possible and inform me if you find out anything about the case.'

All juniors: Right sir.'

And the whole team gets dispersed in their particular work.

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