Chapter 5:
ACP: What? How can that be possible?
Abhi: I know sir it's really weird and I'm sure that someone is trying to confuse us...
ACP: haan woh to hai but why would they do that if they knew that they dropped their watch or it got pulled off why didn't they just pick it up why would they put more there?
Abhi: I don't know sir.
ACP: ok um... I'm sending you a list of nurseries that you and Tarika need to go. Ask them if they have sold any Strychnos nux vomica plants and check if the plants are all healthy and check how many they had and how many they sold and find the address and go there and check if they still have the plant and if it's healthy or not and I'm sure Tarika knows the difference.
Abhi looked over to Tarika and she nodded.
Abhi: Yes sir.
ACP: ok good the first nursery you, Daya, Muskaan, Tarika, Sachin, Vivek, Kajal and Tasha will all meet in the nursery then you decide who's going to go where.
Abhi: yes sir.
ACP: but before you go come to this lab and give the watches you found to Salunkhe.
Abhi: OK sir.
ACP: ok bye.
Abhi: bye.
Abhijeet turned to Tarika and both looked around one last time and left. They went near a main street and stopped a taxi.
Abhi: Can you take us to Danfort lab
TaxiDriver (TD): je haan.
Abhijeet leaned back and looked at Tarika who was leaning on the door looking out the window, She was lost in thought and had a worried expression on her face.
Abhi: Tarika ji? Kya hua?
Tarika (snapping out of her thoughts): Huhh?
Abhi (worried): Kya hua?
Tarika: umm nahi kuch nahi.
Abhi (knowing something is wrong): Ok fine don't tell me...
He pouted and turned his face.
Tarika looked at his cute face and forgot all her worries she stifled a laugh and turned her face to hide her smile.
Abhi (happy that Tarika at least forgot her worries for a moment): Ab has kyun rahi ho?
Tarika nodded no and made a straight face: Mein kha has rahi hoon?
TD (smiling on their convo): Sahab agya.
Abhi (confused): Kya?
TD: Lab.
Abhi: OH accha right...
Tarika smiled and got out and started walking away.
Abhi (getting out quickly): arrey Tarika paisa tou de do.
Tarika: Arrey mein kyun do?
Abhi: Kyun nahi?
Tarika: Abhijeet are you the man or am I?
Abhi: mein kyun?
Tarika: Then who should pay?
Abhi: Me... heyy!
Tarika smiled and went into the lab. Abhijeet smiled in spite of himself and gave TD the money.
TD: Waise sahib apki madam bohot cute hai.
Abhi: Haann... HEY! Tum apne kam se kam rakho.
TD: sorry sahab.
Then he drove off and Abhijeet followed Tarika inside. He went inside and saw that Tarika was standing by the stairs waiting for him.
Abhi (smirking): aww mera wait kar rahi thi?
Tarika: Nahi bhoot ka...
Abhi: huh?
Tarika: Abhijeet obviously I'm waiting for you.
Abhijeet smiled and they went inside together.
They got inside and saw that Salunkhe sir was busy looking at the body. Tarika quietly went towards her boss and tapped him on the shoulder.
Salunkhe: Ahha!
He turned around quickly and looked at Tarika.
Salunkhe: God sake Tarika you nearly gave me a heart attack.
Tarika smiled sweetly.
Tarika: Sorry sir.
Abhijeet smiled impressed that she also could joke around.
Tarika: Waise sir here are the watches that we found.
Salunkhe: accha rakh do wahi pe aur Abhijeet ke saath jake use plants ko dekho aur I'm sure tumhe healthy plant aur dead plant ka pata laga sakthi ho hai na?
Tarika: Yes sir.
Abhi: Wah sir aaj ap Tarika ko khud mere saath bhej raho?
Salunkhe: Haan par bhejna nahi chata but kya kare ab tou tumne is propose be karliye aur kaam tou kaam hota hai.
Tarika started laughing at Abhijeet's expressions.
Abhi: Oh sir please...
Salunkhe: Kya please? ab jao ya se aur mujhe mera kaam karne do...
He waved them off and they started walking away when they heard Salunkhe's voice again.
Salunkhe: ABHIJEET! Tarika ka kyahal rak na...
Abhi: Sir batne ki zaroorat nahi hai apni jaan se be zyada kyahal rakhta hoon.
He turned around again and Tarika smiled but then turned sad.
Tarika (thinking): Abhijeet loves me so much and I can't even tell him how much I love him. I'm sorry Abhijeet I have to avoid you as much as possible but it's for your own good.
Salunkhe (whispering to himself): I know you'll take care of her.
They left and went to the first nursery on the list where everyone was waiting for them except Rajat, Freddy and ACP. They went inside and Daya bombed then with questions.
Daya: Where were you guys? What took so long? What happened? Did you give Salunkhe sir the watches?
Abhi: Wow Wow Daya, relax take a breath.
Tarika: Sheesh Daya calm down and we took a long time because we went to give Salunkhe the watches and then couldn't get an Taxi for a long time.
Daya: Oh I see now should we decide who's going where.
Tarika and Abhi nodded.
Daya: Ok me and Musi will go to the first 7 after this one. Abhijeet tum aur Tarika go to the next 7. Sachin and Kajal you guys go to the 7 after Abhijeet's and Tasha and Vivek you go to the last ones and everyone meet at the last one then we'll see if the people have sold any plants and if they have we'll decide who's gonna go where to check if the people still have the plants.
Everyone nodded and then went inside to the first one they were standing at.
Lady: Excuse me where are you going and what do you want.
Abhi: Look we're from CID and we found out that your nursery has Strychnos nux vomica plants.
Lady: CID? Haan we have those plants but we have a license for it. I can show you if you want.
Abhi: Ok show us.
Lady: One second sir.
She went inside to get the certificate.
Abhijeet turned around and looked at them.
Daya: Guys after every nursery keep in touch with your bluetooths.
Everyone nodded and the lady came back. She held out the license and Abhijeet grabbed it and handed it to Tarika.
Tarika looked at it and spoke.
Tarika: Haan Abhijeet it's real.
Lady: See sir I told you
Abhi: Ok anyways how many plants did you have?
Tarika: 18.
Abhi: How do you know?
Tarika: It'll say on the certificate.
Abhi: Oh I see. Do you have all of them or have you sold some?
Lady: No I have them all.
Tarika: Can we see them?
Lady: yea sure.
She led them to the plants and everyone took a close look as Tarika checked them. All of them were healthy and well.
Tarika: They are all healthy. (turning to the lady) Can we know why you have these plants?
Lady: It was for research.
Tarika: Ok Thanks.
Lady: Yup no problem.
Abhi (smiling sweetly and asking in a flirty way.): Can I... umm we know your name?
Lady (replying back in a naughty tone.): Yea course you can... it's Lisa.
Abhi: What a beautiful name you have.
Lisa: Thanks.
Tarika glared at them and turned her face around.
They left the nursery and went to the two qualis'
Then they went to the car rental place.
There Muskaan and Daya took one qualis and Abhijeet and Tarika took the other. Vivasha and Sachin and Kajal rented two cars so it would be easier for all of them.
Abhirika:
Abhijeet was sitting in the driver seat and Tarika sat beside him. They were driving and Abhijeet tried to strike a conversation.
Abhi: Tarika ji today you sounded exactly like a CID officer would if they were suspecting someone.
Tarika (annoyed): Sirf aaj?
Abhi: Na nahi mera woh matlab nahi tha...
Tarika (angrily): Tou kya matlab tha?
Abhi: Tarika kya hua itna gussa kis baat per kar rahi ho?
Tarika: Kuch nahi hua.
Abhi (naughtily): Jealous?
Tarika (making a face): Jealous?... of that bit... brat... Never.
Abhi: Accha seems like it.
Tarika: Shut up Abhijeet!
Abhijeet started laughing.
Tarika (tearing up): Accha has ra ho? Abhijeet why would you flirt with a girl if your own girlfriend is standing with you?!
Abhi (not knowing how to console her since he was driving): Arrey Tarika please ro mat yaar. I'm sorry it's a purani adat.
Tarika: Tou jab itni buri adat hai tou use hato na and if you can't control it then why did you make a girlfriend?
Abhi: Tarika please...
He takes her hand in his.
Abhi:...aisa mat bolo.
She removes his hand and puts her face in her hands and looks out the window. She was trying hard not cry.
Tarika (thinking): maybe I should stay mad at him or better if I break up with him because if I stay close to him I can put his life in danger.
Abhijeet stops the car and parks to the side.
Abhi (sweetly and softly): Tarika baby please look at me. I'm sorry I promise I'll never hurt you again.
Tariks's heart melted at the way he was talking and pleading before her.
She looked at him and saw love and guilt in his eyes. Then he changed his expression and made puppy eyes which she couldn't resist.
Tarika: Abhijeet come on don't show me the eyes.
She wacked him lightly in the shoulder and smiled. He smiled and then pulled her close and kissed her cheek quickly for the first time. Tarika looked at him in shock. He smiled and turned his face back to the road and started the car. Tarika blushed and turned back to stare out the window.
Abhijeet kept sneaking glances at her to see his blushing curly haired beauty.
Suddenly a bullet shot Tarika's side of the glass and came out on Abhijeet's side shattering the glass around them. Abhijeet slammed on the brakes and turned to look at Tarika to see if she was ok.
Abhi: Tarika are you ok?
She nodded.
They got out and people gathered around them and their car to see if they were ok.
Suddenly Tarika felt a push and something slipped into her hand. She looked down and saw a phone. She looked around and then saw a guy running away.
Tarika (thinking): Wait that guy is the same one from the A/C duct.
Suddenly the phone beeped.
She looked down at it and then slipped out of the crowd without Abhijeet noticing.
She went to a quiet corner and looked at the message. It read:
Haan i`m the same guy from the A/C duct btw I think I`m falling for you all over again.
Tarika (thinking): Again?
She continued reading.
Anyways coming to the point. I want you to keep this phone with you at all times and listen to everything I say or your precious boyfriend will be kidnapped by his lover or maybe even you might be kidnapped so we can use you to get him. After you read it delete this
Tarika`s eyes filled up with tears and she wiped them away. Suddenly Abhijeet appeared behind her and saw a bit of the message but what he read was...
maybe even you might be kidnapped so we can use you to get him.
Abhi: Tarika!
Tarika turned around quickly and looked at him shocked.#
A/N: So how was this chapter? I know it was updated after a looong time sorry bout that.
Anyways what did you like from this chapter?
What did you hate? (guys please be honest and don't worry about my feelings.)
What should I add and what should I remove?