One day Pankaj found a mobile in cafeteria. He was curious to know who 's mobile is this. As he picked up the mobile, it's lock screen flashed and the picture caught his eyes. It was a selfie picture of Dr. Tarika. Seeing her picture he got very sure that the gadget must be her.
" Lagta hai Dr. Tarika apna phone yahi bhul gaya.. Jakey unhe de deta hoon ", thinking so he made his way towards the forensic lab.
After a while in Lab..
She was checking samples in microscope when Pankaj stormed in the lab.
" Dr. Tarika.. ", Pankaj called her in a proud tone.
" Oh! Hi Pankaj.. Well Salunkhe sir conference mai hai toh jo bhi kam hai mujhe batana padhega ", she clarified.
" Areh sir se nahi.. Mujhe toh apse kam tha "
" Mujhse? ", she was confused.
" Guess what? "
" What? ", she raised her brows.
" Jo aap dhundh rahe ho woh cheez mere paas hai.. ", Pankaj seemed so proud of himself.
" Mai kuch samjhi nahi "
" Lagta hai apko abhitak yeh pata hein nahi chala ke ap apna phone cafeteria mai bhul ayi thi. Yeh lijiye ", he handed her the phone.
" Par Pankaj yeh.. ", she stopped in mid sentence as her eyes get stuck on the lock screen.
" Yeh picture.. ", she whispered .
" Haan isse se toh pata chala.. I am so talented naa .. Okay, ab mai chalta hoon ", Pankaj smiled ear to ear and left the lab leaving a speechless Tarika behind.
In bureau..
When the junior entered the bureau he saw his senior is raging at something.
" I can clearly remember where I had left it last. Do you have any doubt regarding my memorizing skill, Daya "
" Nope.. It's just I am saying there could be a possibility "
" Koi confusion nahi hai.. Mai uss waqt cafeteria mai hein tha, phir thodi deir ke liye mai parking lot gaya. Jab lauta toh dekha gayab "
" Sir, kya aplog kuch dhund rahe ? ", Pankaj asked.
" Mai nahi yeh Abhijeet.. ", Daya eyed towards Abhijeet.
" Yaar tum log mere madad bhi karogey ya sirf batein hein karna hai ", Abhijeet made a face.
" Arey tum pehle zara shant ho jawo. Hum dhund lengey ", Daya uttered.
" Aur dhundhne ki koi zarrorat nahi ", A familiar voice echoed.
" Areh Tarika! "
" Hi Daya.. Hello Abhijeet ", she smiled softly.
" Hello.. ", Abhi replied in a dried tone and she chuckled. Then slowly took a step towards him.
" Apka phone.. Yahi dhundh rahe the naa? ", she handed him the phone.
" Yeh apko kahaan se mila? ", he inquired.
" Mujhe nahi.. Mila toh pankaj ko tha ussi ne mujhe diya. Thoda misunderstanding ho gaya tha you know ", she smirked .
" Sir, yeh apka mobile tha? Toh phir lockscreen par Dr. Tarika ki picture kyun laga hua tha ", Pankaj exclaimed.
" Ahha Lockscreen ", Daya teased his buddy.
" Daya.. ", he passed him a cold stare.
" Awo Pankaj mai tumko samjhata hoon ", saying so Daya dragged Pankaj towards his desk.
A brief silence...
" Ahmm ", Abhi cleared his throat for no reason.
" Well.. That was unexpected ", she uttered shyly.
" You didn't like it? "
" Aisa toh maine nahi kaha. Par ek baat bolo, itne purane picture kyun lagaya? ", she pouted.
" Kya kare ajkal toh koi mera khabar hein nahi leta hai.. Picture lena toh duur ki baat ", he uttered dramatically.
" Accha ji.. Mai khabar nahi leti! ", she punched him playfully.
" Haha "
" Lekin yeh accha nahi lag rahe. Koi dusra wala lagawo na "
" Umm.. I have an idea. Ek naya restaurant khula hai. Bohot accha interior design bhi hai "
" Toh.. ", she sang.
" Toh aj raat dinner par chale? ", he replied.
" Ek bhi blurry picture nahi aney chahiye "
" Deal.. Lekin ek shart par ", he passed her a mischievous smile.
" Kaisi shart? "
" Only if you wear saree ", he sound excited.
" Umm... "
" Tarika ji ", he passed a handsome stare.
" Okay.. Okay.. Deal! ", saying so she burst out into laughter.
-The end
A/N : Thanks for reading :)