Chapter 3
"KYA" Abhijeet demanded for the 18th time
"wo bohut hi aachi ladki hai" Shreya added
"KYA" 19th
"use khana banna bhi aata hai" Pradyuman informed
"KYA" 20th
"wo hot bhi hai" Daya said nonchalantly
Abhijeet was about to say something but stopped. Shreya glared at Daya and Pradyuman shook his. Abhijeet sighed "thik hai. Mein chalne ke liye taiyar hoon. But don't expect me to say yes for marriage"
"dekho Abhijeet" Pradyuman said in the warning tone reserved for suspects and criminals "Salunkhe mera bohut purana aur accha dost hai"
"purane aur aache log kahaniyo me hi aache lagte hai" Abhijeet mumbled
"tumhari befakufi ki wajah se hum dono ki dosti nahi tutni chahiye"
"no promises" Abhijeet said but rolled his eyes when he noticed he's receiving glares from Shreya, Daya and Pradyuman "aacha thik hai"
"ab tum log bureau jav" said Pradyuman "mein Chitrole se leave ke bare me baat kar aata hoon"
"best of luck" the three officers chorused in unison
"I'll need it" Pradyuman sighed and left
"mujhe direct crime scene par jana hai" Abhijeet told "direct bureau me milta hoon"
"aacha thik hai"
"dhyan rakhna bhaiya"
"dekh meri bhabhi ko kitni parwah hai meri" said Abhijeet glaring at Daya
"chinta mat kar. Ek baar Tarika se mil le, bhabhi ko bhaiya ki parwah nahi karni padegi" Daya replied pointedly
"haan haan" Abhijeet rolled his eyes and left
"toh Tarika hot hai" Shreya asked glaring swords at Daya
"use mannane ka yahi tareeka tha" Daya said defensively, wrapping his arm around Shreya "warna humare liye toh aap hi Miss Universe hai"
"shut up" Shreya elbowed him.
Crime Scene
Purvi, Rajat, Vineet and Abhijeet were at the crime scene. Purvi was taking the statements of the witnesses, Rajat was examining the dead body and Abhijeet and Vineet were looking around for some other clues.
"kya baat hai bhai" asked Vineet "aaj direct crime scene par"
"yaar pata nahi kaha se dad ka koi dost paida ho gaya" Abhijeet explained "uski ek beti bhi hai aur-"
"aur ACP Sir teri shadi usse karwana chahte hai"
"how would you guess"
"this is a fanfiction bro"
"what does that mean" asked Abhijeet suspiciously
"never mind that" Vineet shrugged "tu mana kar de"
"kaise" asked Abhijeet "dad ka dost hai. Corrupted aur drug addicted bhi hovuga toh bhi apni beti mujhe thama dega. Is liye aisa idea mat dena"
"Mubaraka dekh kar aaya hai kya" asked Vineet shaking his head "mere pass isse bhi better idea hai"
"what would that be"
"tu makeover kar le" said Vineet "dekh baat seedhi si hai, Salunkhe ko bilkul ACP Sir jaisa damad chahiye. You become the opposite"
"matlab"
"have a Mohawk"
"shut up Vineet" Abhijeet barked
"aacha aacha sun, tu hai na funky ho ja" said Vineet "baal spikes kar dal, ear stud phen le aur wardrobe change kar le. Phir toh wo Salunkhe aise hi na bol dega"
"eh aur mere baap ko pata nahi chalega"
"hmm... iska kuch karna hoga"
"hat?"
"spikes bigad jayege"
"hume spikes nahi gel se matlab hai"
"ya phir we can make you extremely dorky" said Vineet with divine light illuminating behind him
"matlab" asked Abhijeet suspiciously
"yaar Goa ki ladki hai. I'm sure she would love funky guys. You become dorky. Baal me oil laga daal, glasses pehn le and dress in overalls"
"tune toh pura makeover ka kaam kar rakha hai bhai" Abhijeet smirked "no girls like a dork, at least any ordinary girl" they looked at Purvi who was moving a hand through Rajat's hair. Both shuddered and their to repress the image. "the point is, nerds have no appeal against girls"
"see, problem solved" Vineet exchanged hi-fi with Abhijeet.
Goa City Mall
Tarika was on a shopping trip with her friends Janvi and Vidya in the local mall.
"... aur phir dad kehte hai ki wo log mujhe dekhne aa rahe hai"
"dikhta kaisa hai wo" asked Janvi "I mean come on, ek CID Officer. Dashing se kum toh hoga nahi na"
"the whole point is I don't want to marry anyone" Tarika said in frustration "humara band yaha Goa me hai. Shadi ho gayi toh Mumbai jana hoga"
"Mumbai is also a nice place" Vidya pointed out
"kitni bhi acchi jagah ho mein toh waha akeli ho javugi na"
"akeli? Akeli kaise"
"pura parivaar CID wala hai. Kab aayega, kab jayega koi thikana nahi. Akeli hi hui na"
"c'mon Taru" Janvi cajoled "don't be paranoid"
"baat paranoia ki nahi tum logo se alag hone ki hai"
"aw how sweet" Vidya cooed
"toh tuje band aur Goa nahi chorna na?" asked Janvi "iska bhi haal hai"
"kya" both Vidya and Tarika asked in unison
"baat simple hai" said Janvi "CID officer hai, toh bohut dashing hoga. Agar dashing hoga toh friend circle me status bhi aisa hoga. Toh use wife bhi ek dum uske jaisi hi chahiye hoga"
"the point is" asked Tarika impatiently
"the point is agar tum makeover kar lo toh" asked Janvi "get your hair straightened, wear specs and braces. Tumhe dekhte hi na bol dega"
"par humara concert" asked Vidya
"concert kal dupher ko hai beach par. Meera's Hair Salon waha se zyada dur nahi hai. Waha ja kar tumhara make over kar dege. Problem solved"
"Kya problem solved" Tarika growled "dad aur Vaibhav ka kya"
"Vaibhav ko toh tum pata lena" said Janvi "wo tumhare dad ko sambhal lega"
"aur ghar par jo photos hai"
"Photoshop kar dege" Vidya shrugged "mein braces aur glasses ka intazam kar dugi"
"Meera se appointment mein le lugi" Janvi said
"toh Vaibhav mera department"
"Taru don't worry" Vidya patted her shoulder "tumhari shadi hogi hi nahi"
Pradyuman House
"Daya, dekho" said Pradyuman seriously "Abhijeet ko control me rakhna. Mein meri saalo ki dosti daav par laga raha hoon"
"don't worry dad" Daya assured "Abhijeet koi gadbad na kare iska hul hai mere pass"
"wo kya"
"wo Abhijeet ko jo sawal puchege uska jawab mein de duga" Daya smirked "aur wo protest na kare is liye" Daya pulled out a wireless controller "meine Abhijeet ki games ka controller chura liya hai. Uske PC ka CPU bhi Dr Sonali ke ghar chipa diya hai. Use ab humare sath cooperate karna hi hoga"
"toh Abhijeet kya karta hai CID me"
"senior inspector"
"Abhijeet kaha tak phada hai"
"IAS ka topper tha"
"Abhijeet ki hobbies kya hai"
"purane case study karna aur court hearing attend karna"
"Abhijeet ko kya bajana aata hai"
"Veena"
"very good" Pradyuman patted Daya's arm "ab Salunkhe toh kya, koi bhi Abhijeet ko apni beti dene ko taiyar ho jayega"
And cut. This chapter is more than 1200 words. I'm still working on to improve the length. Here's hoping it will reach 4k someday.
So anyways, Aditi, I'm considering the plot you've suggested. It appeals to me. I'll try to do something to fit it in. Maybe a bit confusion would serve as a good humor.
But I'm still up for ideas. You can suggest me anything. So stay tuned and please review.
CID Officer Yash, signing off.