That night Kavin rested in his bed, trying not to think about what Dushyant said. He wasn't going to completely deny what his older brother said. Dushyant always had a point, whenever he opens mouth, he speaks sensible.
Kavin and Dushyant knew each other in and out. They knew the secrets, regrets, downfalls, peak points, everything. Kavin wasn't really an open guy when it came to expressing his feelings, happy or sad whatever. The only person whom he shared things with was Dushyant.
Dushyant was practically Kavin's guardian angel. He knew every single thing going in his younger brother's life. Things he does, people he meets, hobbies he takes up etc. Dushyant always kept a close eye on Kavin's life, just to make sure he never gets himself into any trouble.
Like wise, Dushyant knocked on the door of Kavin's bedroom as he knew the later must be restless anyway. Kavin chuckled as he saw his brother standing in front of him.
" Teri problem ka solution hai mere paas. Chal, terrace pe." Dushyant told him.
" Stock khatam ho gaya hai mera lekin." Kavin replied.
" Mere paas hai. Glass leke aa upar."
A while later, two glasses collided to each other making a small sound as the brothers cheered before sipping onto whiskey. Drinking alchohol was not something brothers were fond of. They were well aware of responsibility towards their duty, reason behind them not drinking regularly. It was always once or twice in six months. Not even on occasions.
" Aap ko har baar kaise pata chal jata hai?" Kavin asked Dushyant, playing with the half filled glass in his hand.
" Kya?" Dushyant asked, leaning against the railing.
" Aap ko pata hai kya. Yahin ke mere mann mein kab kya chal raha hai. Main kab khush hu, kab dukhi hu, kab bechain hu yeh sab kaise pata chal jata hai aap ko?"
Dushyant only chuckled.
" Jaise tujhe mere baare mein pata chal jata hai, waise hi. Kaunsi badi baat hai usmein."
" Aap hamesha ki tarah topic change kar rahe ho." Kavin glanced at him, disapprovingly.
" Meri chod, tu apni bata. Kyu soch raha tha Purvi ke baare mein itna ki neend bhi tere paas aane se katra jaye?"
Kavin let out an exaggerated sigh before running a hand through his hair.
" Aap ki wajah se." The younger one blamed.
" Kya? Tere aur Purvi ke beech main kaha se aya?" Older brother asked.
Kavin kept his glass on the flat surface of railing before turning to face his brother.
" Aap acchi tarah se jaante hai ki aap ki kahi hui har ek baat ki meri zindagi mein kitni ehmiyat hai. Phir aap ne yeh Purvi wali baat kyu bhari mere dimag mein? Ab woh atak hi gayi hai mere dimag mein."
" Ek minute, bhari matlab? Bhai, dekh, mujhe jo saamne dikha wohi maine bola." Dushyant cleared.
" Aap samajh nahi rahe ho, bhai. Chalo, maine maan liya ki aaj Purvi ke wajah se main thodi der ke liye pehle jaisa bann gaya tha. Lekin woh sirf momentary tha. Woh toh hai hi bacchon jaisi, uske sath main bhi beh gaya." Kavin stated.
" Toh?" Dushyant asked.
" Toh aap ko yeh samjhana chahiye ki jo aap ne aaj dekha, woh phir kabhi nahi hone wala. Main change ho chuka hun aur main khush hu iss change se."
" Kavin, mujhe samjha raha hai ya khud ko? Sach hum dono jaante hai. Aaj jo ladka Purvi ke sath ladh raha tha na, woh asli Kavin tha. Aur Purvi ko chidha kar tujhe jo khushi mil rahi thi, woh sach thi. Kya main galat hu?" Dushyant stared at Kavin.
" Nahi. Aap sahi ho." Kavin admitted, lowering his gaze.
" Toh kyu jabardasti kar raha hai khud se? Tu khud apne aap ko miss kar raha hai! Kyu yeh sakhti ka nakab pehen ke jee raha hai tu, jab ke hum sab purane Kavin ko wapas dekhna chahte hai."
There was pin drop silence between the brothers before Kavin looked up at Dushyant.
" I'm sorry bhai, par woh nahi ho sakta. Main aise hi theek hu. Agar pehle jaisa ho gaya toh darr lagta hai wapas attatchments ho jayengi aur phir wapas-"
" Ek baar thokar khane se koyi raaste pe chalna nahi chodta, bhai." Dushyant didn't let him finish.
" Nahi bhai. Ab woh nahi ho sakta."
Dushyant exhaled, before finishing his drink.
" I'm sorry main pehle baar aap ki koyi baat kaat raha hu." Kavin apologised.
" Abey tu pagal hai kya? Tu ja. So ja. Tujhe chadhne lagi hai shayad."
Dushyant joked as both of them laughed. A couple of drinks later, they decided to call it a day.
" Waise ek baat toh manani padegi, Kavin." Dushyant stuffed his hands in pockets while they walked back to their rooms.
" Hmm?" Kavin hummed.
" Jo kaam aaj tak koyi aur kar nahi paya woh Purvi ne mehez das minute mein kar dikhaya. Kuch toh baat hai uss ladki mein." Dushyant grinned at the later.
" Hai na. Purvi mein baat yeh hai ki uske dimag ke screw dheele hai. Ajeeb kahin ki." Kavin replied, faster than flash of light.
" Bilkul tere jaise." Dushyant chuckled.
" Bilkul nahi! Aap ko kya ho gaya hai kya pata."
Next day, Kavin was back on duty mode as he indulged himself in investigation. Purvi was nowhere around him as she accompanied Daya, Shreya and Pankaj.
Dushyant, Abhijeet and ACP Pradyuman stood in the forensic lab discussing the case with Salunkhe, Tarika and Meera.
" Toh Salunkhe, kya pata chala DNA report se?" Pradyuman asked.
" Pradyuman, DNA se pata chala ki Nishit aur Mohan asli baap bete nahi hai. Dono ka DNA match nahi hua." Salunkhe answered.
" Sir, ho sakta hai Nishit ko pata chal chuka ho ke Mohan uske pita nahi hai. Aur ussi wajah se dono mein behes hui ho, jaise unki kaam wali ne bataya tha." Dushyant spoke.
" Lekin sir, Mohan ke room se jo wall hanging aap ko mila tha. Uspe jo khoon laga hai, woh Mohan se match karta hai. Lekin usmein ek aur insaan ka khoon hai jo Nishit ka nahi hai." Meera informed.
" Matlab saaf hai, sir. Nishit ki kisi ne madad ki hai iss jurm ko anjaam dene mein." Abhijeet looked at Pradyuman.
The door flung open as Kavin walked in followed by Freddie, Ishita and Sachin.
" Sir, Nishit ne Mohan ke bank account se saare paise saaf kar diye hai." Kavin informed.
Discussion went on as the cops put forth their assumptions and views. The case was difficult to crack but every individual standing there contributed towards it.
" Toh Dushyant aur Kavin, Mohan ke doston se jaake milenge. Abhijeet, tum Sachin aur Freddie ke sath Nishit ke college jaana. Main aur baki sab jara iss Latika se mil kar aate hai." ACP directed like an efficient leader that he was.
" Arey bhai, time dekha hai? Becharo ko khana kha lene do kyuki lunch time ho chuka hai." Salunkhe interjected.
Pradyuman glanced at his officers and it was clear, they actually needed some food down their throat.
" Theek hai. Lekin lunch kar ke turant back to duty."
With that Pradyuman left the forensic lab, everybody marched towards cafetaria. Dushyant waited for Meera for their lunch.
" Ohh, toh aaj lunch ka plan hai?" Tarika teased as she grabbed her wallet.
" Madam ki baat na sunke thodi chalega." Dushyant answered, making Tarika laugh.
" Theek hai. Tum dono enjoy karo. Bas hamari doctor Meera ko time pe wapas le ana, okay Dushyant?"
Dushyant nodded as Tarika walked outside. Meera finished the work in hand before taking her purse.
" Chalein?" She smiled as he slipped his hand through hers.
On the other side, rest of the CID team was having a bit of relaxation while they talked over lunch. Kavin sat with Sachin and Abhijeet as they talked about the on going India-West Indies cricket tournament.
" Kya yaar, hamare bina hi lunch kar rahe the tum log?"
Daya walked in followed by Shreya, Purvi and Pankaj.
" Arey nahi bhai. Paanch minute hi hue hamein yaha aaye hue." Abhijeet told his friend as Daya and Shreya settled down in front.
" Waise yeh Dushyant sir aur Meera kahi dikh nahi rahe?" Shreya asked.
" Woh dono bahar gaye hai. Private lunch pe." Tarika answered, winking a little.
" Kya baat hai, Abhijeet. Humein toh aaj tak lagta tha ki pure team mein sab se romantic ho. Lekin Dushyant toh tum se bhi char kadam aagey nikala." Daya joked, making everyone on the table laugh.
" Sach hi kaha hai kisi ne, girlfriend milte hi har bande ke rang badal jaate hai." Sachin remarked.
" So toh hai. Hum toh kehte hai tum aur Kavin bhi dhundh lo koyi. Aakhir kab tak yun akele akele couples ke sath baithoge?" Daya joked.
" Mushkil hai."
Purvi who was passing by commented, obviously directed towards Kavin.
" Kuch kaha tum ne, Purvi?" Shreya asked, confused.
" Nahi woh, main toh, main woh keh rahi thi ki.." Purvi fumbled as she felt Kavin's glare fixed on her.
" Kya keh rahi thi tum?" Abhijeet asked.
" Yeh ki Pankaj dekho pani puri khaye hi ja raha hai. Hil hi nahi raha apni jagah se. Mujhe bhi bhuk lagi hai."
" Ha karo. Aur shikayat karo meri tum unn log se. Mujhe bhuk lagi hai aur jab tak mera pet bhar nahi jata main yaha se hilunga nahi. Chahe tum seniors se complaint karo ya DCP sahab se."
Pankaj just added loudly from the counter.
" Pankaj, tujhe kuch samajh ata hai ya nahi? Ladies first, suna hai ki nahi tune?" Freddie asked.
" Woh duniya ke liye. Mere liye toh always hunger first."
Pankaj resumed to feast over pani puri. Purvi couldn't be more pissed off.
" Chod na, Purvi. Tu kuch aur kha le." Tarika suggested.
" Nahi. Main iss mote ko hila kar rahungi. Dekhti hu kaise nahi hilta."
Everybody stared at Purvi curiously as she walked up to the counter. Kavin simply shook his head before resuming to his food. He was determined to avoid reacting on every silly thing done by Purvi. He wanted to prove Dushyant that nobody was capable enough for making any change in him, most definately not Purvi.
He didn't understand at all how his brother even thought that the girl who fusses over a thing as petty as pani puri is actually capable of changing him?
" Arey ACP sir aap yaha!"
Purvi exclaimed as Pankaj turned around in a jiffy, Purvi took the opportunity to push the poor guy out of her way.
" Ae Purvi! Yeh toh cheating hai!"
Pankaj cried in frustration making everyone present in the cafetaria have a good laugh. Purvi relished a couple of Pani puris before Pankaj came up with an idea.
" Purvi, agar tujh mein himmat hai toh mere sath competition karke dikhao."
" Competition?" Purvi questioned.
" Haan. Dekhte hai kaun sabse teekhi pani puri kha sakta hai, aur woh bhi kitni."
" Lagta hai aaj yeh dono tabahi macha kar hi rahenge." Daya commented.
" Main Purvi ke side hu." Shreya announced.
Just like that, in matter of just few minutes, sides were taken and the team was divided into two parts. Each side rooting enthusiastically for the representatives. Kavin along with Daya and Abhijeet didn't move from their seat.
Kavin observed Purvi's face and no matter how hard she tried to show that she was not going to back out from Pankaj's challenge, truth was painted red on her face. She was terrified of the spices.
" Ready? Set, go!" Nikhil exclaimed as both Pankaj and Purvi started gulping the pani puris.
Rest of the team cheered for them and for a moment, Purvi actually seemed fine. The competition turned out to be fun for everyone. Niether Pankaj nor Purvi was ready to back out.
A couple of pani puris later, tears brimmed down Purvi's eyes as she turned red. Pankaj was facing the same wrath of spice but he was at least in a better condition as Purvi. All this time, Kavin's eyes were glued to Purvi watching her get herself fucked up with the spices.
" Dekho, ab dono ko teekha lagne laga hai. Dekhte hai kaun pehle give up karta hai." Abhijeet said.
" Main toh nahi karne wala, Sir. Dekhiye ga main hi jeetunga." Pankaj bragged.
Purvi was on verge of exploading, but she didn't let it come on her face. Kavin really had enough of her stupid futile ego, so he stepped up.
" Arey suno suno! Lunch time khatam hone ko aya hai, I think hum sab ko apna apna lunch khatam kar lena chahiye. Yaad hai na ACP sir ne kya kaha tha? Lunch ke turant baad hamein nikalna hai."
Fortunately everyone agreed to him as they called the competition off. Everybody indulged themselves in eating and talking.
" Tum yaha aao, ek file chahiye mujhe."
Kavin grabbed Purvi's hand in his left hand while picking up his untouched pineapple milkshake on the way. While Kavin walked to the parking lot, Purvi went jumping along the whole way. Litreally.
" Yeh pi lo."
Kavin handed her his milkshake when they stopped. Purvi took it from him and drank as if her life depended on it. The milkshake did a great job in calming her down, her sweaty face relaxed a bit as she drank the cold beverage.
" Yeh kaisa behuda bachpana hai, Purvi? Agar teekha jhel nahi sakti toh aisa challenge accept karne ki kya zarurat thi?" Kavin didn't forget to add to her misery.
Purvi stopped in middle as she looked at her senior.
" Usne mujhe challenge kyu kiya? Aap ko uski galti nahi dikhti. Aur waise bhi, Purvi kabhi haar nahi maanti." She stated.
" Kyuki Purvi ka screw hi dheela hai. Shakal dekhi hai apni? Laal ho gayi ho. Jaan chali jaye lekin badi aayi.. Purvi kabhi haar nahi maanti." Kavin rolled his eyes.
" Mujh se zyada toh aap ko milkshake ki zarurat hai. Kya pata shayad aap ki kadvi zubaan thodi toh meethi ho jaye." Purvi mocked.
Kavin glared at her as she shrugged before resuming back to the milkshake. It dawned upon Kavin that he was repeating the same mistake, he was reacting. He had to stop.
Purvi watched him as he stood silent for the rest of time till she was done with her drink.
" Ho gaya. Thanks."
Purvi said as she detatched the glass from her mouth. Tossing it in the dustbin nearby, she resumed to Kavin who finally glanced up at her.
Purvi looked like a clown with the thin layer of foam formed around her lips generating a moustache.
" Chalein?" The moustache girl asked.
And amidst of everything happening till now, amidst of his determination of avoiding her, no matter how frustrated he was, Kavin couldn't HELP but smile.
Such a silly girl, he thought to himself.
" Kya?" Purvi asked, confused.
Kavin pulled out his handkerchief, handing it to her.
" Pehle apni mooch saaf kar lo." He told her, pointing at her face.
Realisation dawned upon her as she chuckled before wiping her mouth clean.
" Dekho?" She asked him.
" Hmm." He nodded.
Dushyant's car stopped right in front of them as their older sibilings stepped down from the car.
" Tum dono yaha? Kya hua sab theek hai na?" Dushyant asked as he approached along with Meera.
" Kuch nahi, Sir. Woh bas yun hi." Purvi replied him.
" Teri aankho ko kya hua? Laal kyu hai?" Meera interrogated as she stood next to Dushyant.
" Bewakoofi karne ka nateeja hai aur kya." Kavin remarked.
There! He's back at his mean and annoying self, Purvi thought.
" Agar itni problem hai mujhse toh madad kyu ki?" Purvi frowned, handing his handkerchief to him.
" Shauk nahi hai mujhe, samjhi na? Woh toh mujh mein insaaniyat bachi hai isil-"
" Accha? bachi hai abhi bhi?"
Purvi didn't let him finish as she crossed her arms. Kavin was clearly offended.
" Bhai, dekha aap ne!?"
Kavin turned to Dushyant, who stood wearing this cheeky grin.
" Haan. Dekh raha hu."
Kavin just knew what Dushyant exactly meant.
" Forget it." Kavin huffed in defeat before turning around and walking away.
Meera glanced at her sister, raising an eyebrow questioningly.
" I swear, maine kuch nahi kiya." Purvi already held her hand up in defense, making the couple chuckle.
" Chalo chalte hai." Dushyant told as three of them started walking.
" Waise bhai, kya aap ne kabhi apne bhai ko thandi chaashni mein dubone ka socha hai? Nahi matlab, unko zarurat hai."
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