Hey beautiful peeps..! i know i am a little late but please i need to update many stories...so sorry..and this dreadful hhw is all i have to bear with..go on read this chapter...and please don't just read imagine it as well..it brings magic!..:)
Tarika twisted and wriggled on her bed, she just couldn't just stop thinking about him, she got up and gulped down a glass of water.
"uff tarika, ye tujhe ho kya raha hai..why are you acting so pathetic..mein uske baare mein itna kyun soch rahi hoon, he was so rude..par shaayad mujhe uski rudeness hee pasand aa gayi..huh..whatever..mujhe koi farak nahi padta.." she got up from her bed and opened her closet, she examined it, yes he wasn't wrong, what she had were only fancy dresses, she certainly had to get some official clothes.
The next day she was all ready to go for the first day of her job. She took her car and drove to the bureau and parked her car, she looked at her watch and thought to herself, wasn't she too early?, her mind distracted as she saw another car moving into the vacant parking lot beside her car, she peered through the window and to her amazement there he was, Mr. messy hair. She quickly turned her head to the other side. She opened the door of her car, but eventually they both opened at the same time and the doors were stuck. Abhijeet signaled to her to wait with his hand but in response got a deathly glare from her, certainly he had to keep in mind the "ladies first" line. She opened the door and without looking any other time she walked straight towards the forensics.
He heaved a sigh, why didn't he get out of his car, uhh he hated this kind of feeling..was he scared of her, or was it too awkward? no! it wasn't awkward for him but he just couldn't face her.
"Your'e doing really good Dr. Tarika" exclaimed Dr. Salunkhe coming towards her.
"Thank you sir" said tarika
"Aaaj saare sabooth tumhi bataana ok?" he said
"thank you sir, mujeh yeh mauka dene ke liye" she said smiling
"Keep it up" he said walking towards the chemical section
She breathed a heavy sigh of relief, when suddenly she heard the door click open and a bunch of people walked inside, she tried to calm herself down but couldn't, she was standing in front of C.I.D officers. Just when she saw him entering, suddenly.
She saw Salunkhe coming towards ACP and whisper
"she's doing really good.." he said
"haan to sir tarika ko kaafi saboot mile hain..kaho tarika" said salunkhe
"yes sir, jo fingerprints aaplog crime scene se laayein hain vo iss laash ke upar jo fingerprints hain unse match nahi karte hain, so is khoon shaayad koi 3rd person bhi involved hai"
"kya teesra aadmi hai.." said acp rubbing his chin
"aur jo khoon humein window se mila hai vo" asked abhijeet continuously staring at her, and her inner voice screamed
"Why is he staring at me like that...huh! calm down" she tried to avert her gaze from his eyes but failed so she turned her eyes to ACP, Daya and the lady officer shreya and continued, but it was really difficult to not look at him..
"jo khoon aaplogon ko window se mile hai vo issi laash ka hai...aur jo doosra khoon aapko carpet se mila hai vo kisi aur ka hai" she said
"Sir ye case to ulajhta hee jaa raha hai" said shreya
"Kisi naa kisi tarah suljha lenge hee shreya hum" said daya in an assuring tone.
"chalo chalke dekhte hain aakhir ye teesra aadmi hai kon" said acp and they all made their out of the forensics, tarika saw as abhijeet made his way at the last and kept looking at him but to her surprise he turned back, she didn't knew had she super powers in her eyes that he could make people turn with her eyes. She gasped as he looked at her.
He smiled and made a perfect O with his thumb and and pointer finger with three of his fingers facing upwards. He dragged the three of his fingers up to down and then again up pointing to her from head till toe, and then again made that sign with his fingers. He pushed his eyebrows up with an "looking gorgeous" expression on his face and moved out.
Tarika knew that indian way of saying "jhakaas" tarika giggled in her inner self but didn't react at all. She immediately turned her herself to the other side to find her face flushing crimson. When suddenly she remembered something and her body went numb, him..yes him, no she knew she couldn't do all that again. She clenched her fists and wiped the sweat on her forehead.
"Hello" said tarika to her new friends shreya and purvi
"Hi tarika, welcome to C.I.D Mumbai" they both said
And in no time they with each other mixed completely when suddenly purvi enquired a question
"waise tarika tum single ho naa?" asked purvi
And again some memories came flashing towards her mind.
"are tarika kahan kho gayee?" asked shreya
"nahi kaheen naheen" said she
"batao naa?" said shreya
"haa..i mean yes single hoon.."
"to batao naa tumhein ko pasand aaya?" asked purvi
"pasand aaya matlab" asked tarika confused
"matlab humare bureau mein kitne handsome officer hain..chalo chhodo humare dono senior inspectors ko hee dekh lo, daya sir and abhijeet sir, chalo tum daya sir ko to chhod do kyunkii..' she said and nudged shreya.
Shreya blushed slightly..
"abhijeet sir? unka kya khayaal hai?" asked purvi
"why the hell is everyone asking me about him!...its so irrritating.."
"nahee vaisi to koi baat nahi hai" she said looking down.
"Are dekho jinka naam liya vahi aa gaye" said purvi pointing towards the senior inspectors making the way towards them.
"hey gals..!.." said daya grabbing a seat for him to seat.
"hello sir" said purvi and shreya.
"to tum log achhi company de rahe ho humaari nayi expert ko?" said abhijeet keeping his arm on shreya's shouder.
"haan haan..humlog kisi ko akela rehne kahaan dete hain?" said shreya laughed.
Tarika smiled at shreya then looked at abhijeet. She thought.
"ye to ek number ka flirt hai, dekho to zara, kaise haanth rakha hua hai shreya ke upar, isne to kisi ko bhi nahi chhoda...rude to rude upar se flirt bhi..huh!..disgusting!.."
And soon the three of them were engaged in a conversation, when suddenly abhijeet was left staring at tarika,
the way her curly hair flew with the wind, her rosy lips sucked the juice from the straw, he looked at her and smiled, her long eyelashes bent down and up as she blinked, he was in his own world, just staring at her, he didn't realize when tarika also looked up, she also looked up and smiled at him, abhijeet smiled harder and she blushed crimson, he felt contended , but alas! it wasn't the truth, he came back from his dreams, and looked at tarika, she was glaring at him, looking really angry,
"what?" she asked him gesturing with her hands.
Abhijeet was totally disturbed from his train of thoughts and had a "no no nothing!" expression on his face.
"look at him, kaise stare kar raha thha..no manners, no etiquettes, nayi ladki aayi nahi ki shuru ho gaya..agar mein mana nahi karti tab to dekhta hee rehta.." she thought angrily.
"vaise abhi hum yaheen baat kar rahe thhe, ki tarika ko koi pasand nahi aaya ki nahi c.i.d mein?" asked purvi.
"haan haan tarika batao koi pasand aaya?" asked abhijeet ruffling his hair.
"nahi koi bhi nahi..aur vaise ek baat bata doon mujhe rude log bilkul bhi nahi pasand jo ladkiyon pe unnecessarily comment kartein hain" she said.
"hmm mujhe bhi nahi pasand aise ladke" said purvi approvingly.
"vaise mein aisa bilkul bhi nahi hoon" said daya smiling.
Everyone laughed.
"main bhi aisa nahi hoon.." said abhijeet slightly looking at tarika with the corner of his eyes.
"wow!..khud ki taarif khud hi ke mooh se..huh!" thought tarika
"lekin agar kisiko bhi aisa lagta hai ki mein rude hoon to i am really sorry agra meine use hurt kiya to.." he said his words indicating his words towards the new expert.
Daya, shreya and purvi were left confused and they left when somebody called them, abhijeet and tarika were left alone.
"mein chalti hoon" said tarika hurriedly getting up from her seat.
"are tarika ruko..tumse ek baat kehni thhi" said abhijeet hustling.
"kya hai" said tarika turning to him.
"vo i'm sorry, mujhe uss din aisa nahi kehna chahiye thha, i'm really sorry for that, meine to mazaak kiya thha, but pata nahi thha ki aapko itna bura lag jaayega, tarika jee" he said sheepishly.
Oh! she loved the way he said at the last "tarika jee" that was what she liked the most that was respect. But she didn't let her mind wander away so easily.
She crossed her arms to her chest and said
"har cheez mazaak nahi hoti senior inspector abhijeet, kuch cheezein hoti hain jo ladkiyon ko pasand nahi hoti aur aapko un cheezon ka ka khayaal rakhna chaahiye" said tarika arrogantly.
"i'm sorry" he said and looked down sadly.
"hmm its ok" she said.
Abhijeet had never said sorry to a girl like this before, he was never let down in front of any girl before, but this girl, she wasn't just a normal girl, she had a magic in her, like a magnet, he was attracted to her, a connectivity, he felt deeply, in front of her, he was ready to kneel down.
"vaise thank you, salunkhe sir se meine pehle hee apology maang lee thhi.." she said.
Abhijeet looked pleased.
She turned to leave again, when abhijeet again called her from behind.
"ab kya hai?" asked tarika annoyed.
"sorry, bas ek aur baat kehni thhi.." he said.
"kya?" she said as if not interested.
"vaise aaj aap bohot achhi alg rahi hain" and soon tarika's expression changed from calm to angry "flirt!" she thought in her mind
"aur isse pehle ki aap mujh pe baras jaayein, aur mujhe daantne lage, just to remind you, it was a compliment so iss baar aap mujhe nahi daant sakti!" he said really sweetly.
Tarika just smiled and murmured a bearly audible "thanks" and turned to go, but turned again
"ab to kuch nahi kehna naa?" she asked in an angelic voice.
"uh-mm" said abhijeet nodding in no.
She smiled and went.
"itna bhi bura nahi hai..sweet saa hai...compliment bhi diya..par kya pata har ladki ke saath aisa hee behave karta ho..can't decide..aur vaise bhi boys are boys..unke to ragon mein hota hai yeh sab karna, but he is senior inspector abhijeet, vo aise nahi honge..lets give it a try" she thought and smiled pleasantly and returned to the forensics.
That evening it started raining heavily, the windows started flying here and there unevenly, tarika was testing a chemical when suddenly the test tube kept beside her fell and little glass pieces were scattered.
"tarika.." a manly voice called from behind. She turned her head to look at him.
"ghar jao..mausam bhi kharaab ho raha hai..ye sab kal saaf hojayega.." said dr. salunkhe kindly.
Tarika nodded silently amazed how caring he was, she was a bit apprehensive to say yes before but she also thought that weather was getting really bad, not bad but scary.
She walked down to her car, clutching her thin coat tightly, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, she felt really cold, she also feared that she had to park her car in her apartment's parking and had to walk till the gate, by the time she must be really wet, she was wondering all this when someone tapped her shoulder from behind, she turned and yes, it was Mr. Messy hair, standing fully wet with an umbrella in his hand.
"look i'm really late so..."
"this is for you" he said handing her the umbrella and running away quickly.
"but wait! i can't take this..its yours.." shouted tarika from behind.
"its ok..enjoy!" said abhijeet running away.
Tarika looked at him go. She opened the umbrella immediately above her head and thought
"he's so kind.." she thought and smiled.
The next day was fresh, everything was green, it was looking as if someone had painted the whole city with green, in the bureau, it was a light day, no case was reported, tarika got a call from shreya for lunch with the team that evening, she readily agreed, because she had to say thank you to abhijeet.
Dressed in her normal jeans with a top and a half denim jacket, she looked really cool, she walked to the main gates of the restaurant when she saw abhijeet talking over the phone to someone standing there, she got a chance to say thank you to him.
"hi abhijeet!" said tarika to him.
"oh hello dr. tarika, i hope aapko zaada pareshaani nahi hui yahaan pohonchne mein" he said.
"nahi nahi..koi pareshaani nahi hui..its okay.." said tarika flashing her brown eyes to him.
He felt dizzy, or he did not know what that feeling was.
"vaise aapko mein thanks kehna chaahti thhi.." she said.
"thanks? lekin kisliye?"
"iskeliye" said tarika handing over his umbrella to him.
"ohh yeh..arre ye to bas aisehi..wait a minute!..abhi aapne kya kaha?" asked abhijeet shocked.
"iskeliye?" asked tarika confused.
"nahi nahi usse pehle.."
"thanks?"
"haan haan...thanks..oh my god tarika jee..aapne mujhe..i mean mujhe thanks bola?" said abhijeet amusingly.
Tarika felt flattered.
"oh my god!..abhijeet you are impossible" she said making her way inside.
"nahi nahi mera matlab aap itni badi doctor mujh jaise chhote se praani ko thanks kaise bol sakti hain?" he asked sarcastically.
"stop it..tum bhi to c.i.d ke senior inspector ho..its not easy now stop all this.." she said managing to hide the big grin on her face.
"ok ok.." said abhijeet when suddenly tarika's phone started ringing she picked it up
"hello..?"
"aur tarika kaisi ho tum?" asked the man on the other side.
"vineet tum?" asked she her expressions changing from happy to shocked.
"you miss me?" he asked
"kyun call kiya hai mujhe?!" she nearly shouted which shook abhijeet who was standing beside her.
"you miss me?" he asked again.
"dont ever try to call me again" she said and shut the phone. She covered her face with her hands wiping away the sweat which had formed on her forehead.
"are you fine doctor tarika?" asked abhijeet handing her a tissue.
"hmm" she said and looked at him giving him a slow smile.
"kiska phone thha?" he asked seconds before he thought that he asked the wrong question. As he asked this he had expected tarika to shout at him for asking a personal question but she didn't.
Abhijeet's heart pinched as he saw some tear drops forming in the corner of her eyes. "kisi ka nahi.." she said wiping away the tears and rushed in front.
During the lunch they both remained silent. Tarika was shook by the call and abhijeet by tarika's behaviour, he didn't knew why he was so worried for her, why did she cry, why did she felt so sad, he wondered who must have called her that made her soo miserable. Abhijeet tried to crack jokes in the middle of the lunch to make her smile but all his tries went in vain.
After the lunch when tarika was leaving he got her alone and thinking it to be a good chance to apologize.
"tarika..i am sorry.." he said
"lis baat ke liye abhijeet?" she asked rather politely.
"i dont know why lekin mujhe aisa laga ki meine tumse aisa koi sawaal pooch liya jiska tumhei bura lag gaya...that call?" he said looking down.
"its ok..abhijeet.." she said and smiled
"vaise vo.." abhijeet tried to say something when shreya came running from behind and interrupted from behind
"abijeet sir!.." she said
"haan shreya bolo.."
"sir aap please mujhe ghar drop kar deejiye naa..meri gaadi kharab hogai..dekhiye naa chal nahi rahi.." she said sadly.
"achha to daya kahaan hai?" he asked naughtily.
shreya blushed "v-vo to chale gaye.." she said and smiled.
Tarika noticed the way shreya blushed and was left confused.
"achha chalo chhod deta hoon" he said and gave a pat on her head and went away.
Shreya also turned to go when tarika stopped her
"shreya..vo tumse kuch poochhna thha.." she said quite dubiously.
"hmm poocho naa.." she said
"tumhaari abhijeet se kaafi banti hai naa..like.." she said trying to find some appropriate words.
"ahan.." shreya smiled.
"v-vo like..abhi bhi tumhaari car kharaab ho gayi to tum abhijeet ke paas aayi.." said tarika curiously.
"mujhe pata hai tum kya poochna chaahti ho..vo mere bhai jaise hain.." she said.
"kya" asked tarika widening her eyes.
"haan.. kya socha?" asked shreya
"n-nahi kuch nahi.." said tarika ashamed of herself (remember when abhijeet kept his hand on shreya..you ppl r smart..just memorise!..)
"waise vo kaafi achhey hain..soch ke dekho unke baare mein.." said shreya naughtily and ran away.
"shreya!" shouted tarika and smiled.
"paagal hai..kuch bhi matlab?mein aur abhijeet kabhi nahi..!" she said.
A/n: boring chapter..but sorry didn't feel like writing..next chap will be interesting...maybe..give me ideas or anyway..
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