Purvi came to work after two weeks and everyone was happy to see her back.

ACP- welcome back Purvi!

Purvi- thank you sir.

SachVi looked at each other but they both had nothing to say. Even though she was working, she wasn't the same as before. It was lunch time and Shreya came to Purvi.

Shreya- Purvi chalo aaj bahar jaate hain.

Purvi- mann nahi hai yaar.

Shreya- I know lekin tum aise rahogi toh aur bhi zyada stress hoga.

Purvi- Mujhe pata hai tum mera mood thik karne ke liye yeh sab kar rahi ho. It's okay. I am fine. Chinta mat karo.

Shreya- Pakka nahi jaana?

Purvi- main yahin rukti hu.

Shreya- kuch le aaun tumhare liye?

Purvi- bhook nahi hai. Thank you.

Shreya- Thik hai, kuch hoga toh phone karna.

Purvi smiled at her and Shreya went from there. Sachin observed her from his desk.

Sachin(to himself)- aise mein main kya kar sakta hu? I know usse kisi friend ki zaroorat hai lekin main uska friend nahi hu. Shreya ko bhi akele bhej diya. Shayad akele rehna chahti hogi.

He went with everyone else and Purvi was alone at the bureau. She was missing her mother and crying to herself. There was a case reported after a while so she got busy. SachVi were in a room looking for clues and crashed with each other. They looked at each other.

Purvi- sorry sir.

Sachin- It's okay.

She smiled lightly and turned around. He wanted to ask few questions, but didn't know how. They returned to the bureau after a while.

Sachin- sir kya aisa ho sakta hai ki yeh khoon family mein hi kisi ne kiya ho?

Daya- lag toh aise hi raha hai.

Abhijeet- main toh soch raha hu ki kyun na Purvi jaaye waha.

Purvi- main?

Abhijeet- haan. Tum jaao aur aise act karo ki tum ghar ke kaam karti ho aur tumhe kaam chahiye.

Purvi- isse kya hoga?

Sachin- tum jaan jaaogi toh uss ghar ke log aapas mein kaise hain.

Purvi- aur agar unn logo ne mujhe kaam pe nahi rakha toh?

Daya- farak nahi padta. kuch time ke liye hi sahi at least kuch toh pata chalega.

Abhijeet(looking at Purvi)- tum kar sakti ho?

Purvi- I hope so.

Sachin- tum kar sakti ho. Hum mein se koi bahar hi rahega. Kuch hoga toh just text kar dena.

Daya- text karne ke liye ek dusre ka phone number hona zaroori hai.

SachVi looked at each other and duo smiled.

Abhijeet- Idea! Purvi andar jaayegi aur Sachin tum bahar rehna taaki koi emergency ho toh you guys can help each other out.

Sachin- main sir?

Daya- issi bahane ek dusre ka phone number bhi mil jaayega tum dono ko.

Purvi- aisi koi baat nahi hai.

Abhijeet- plan samajh aa gaya na tum dono ko?

Sachin- haan sir lekin mujhe lagta hai Purvi ke paas recorder ya kuch hona chahiye. I mean agar kisi ne kuch kiya toh? humein doubt hai ki murderer ussi ghar mein hai.

Daya- haan haan. Purvi body camera rakh legi.

Abhijeet- tum okay ho Purvi?

Purvi- ji sir.

Daya- accha toh tum kal subah jaana waha aur tum ek dum simple dress mein jaana. Lagna chahiye ki sach mein maid ho.

Sachin smiled hard at Daya's statement and Purvi thought he was making fun of her. After few hours, Purvi was about to leave when Sachin came to her desk. She looked at him and he smiled.

Purvi- sir aap yaha?

Sachin- nahi aa sakta?

Purvi- aa sakte hain.

Sachin- toh kal ka plan?

Purvi- kyun? aapko toh bahut maza aa raha tha.

Sachin- maza?

Purvi- has rahe the mere pe.

Sachin(realized what she meant)- Arre main tumpe nahi has raha tha.

Purvi- Dikh raha tha sab.

She grabbed her things and left. He went after her so she stopped.

Sachin- accha sorry agar tumhe bura laga.

Purvi- It's okay!

Sachin- kuch puchun?

Purvi- kya sir?

Sachin- tum... I mean are you okay?

Purvi(confused)- haan sir. Aapne kyun pucha?

Sachin- I know you miss your mommy.

She teared up.

Sachin- sorry, shayad mujhe yaad nahi dilana chahiye tha.

Purvi(wiping her tears)- waise thank you toh mujhe kehna tha aapko. In sabke bich yaad hi nahi raha.

Sachin- kis liye?

Purvi- I know aapne meri help ki thi. Thank you for everything and I am sorry.

Sachin- sorry kis liye? Tumne kuch nahi kiya.

Purvi- maine kuch zyada hi keh diya tha uss din Priya ke ghar ke saamne.

Sachin- nahi tum sahi thi.

Purvi- matlab?

Sachin- batana zaroori hai?

Purvi- kyun mere saamne rone mein sharam aa rahi hai?

Sachin- main kyun rohunga?

Purvi- haan sir. Maine toh dekha hi nahi tha uss liye aapke aankho pe aanshu.

Sachin- tum mujhe embarrass kar rahi ho.

She smiled at him.

Sachin- acchi lagti ho jab smile karti ho.

Purvi- Flirt kar rahe hain?

Sachin- Arre nahi.

Purvi- toh main jaaun?

Sachin- accha ek help chahiye.

Purvi- meri?

Sachin- haan. Mera phone kho gaya. Call karo ek baar shayad mil jaaye.

Purvi(realized what he is up to)- Accha?

Sachin- kya?

Purvi- phone number toh hai nahi mere pas aapka.

Sachin- main deta hu na, us mein kaunsi badi baat hai?

Purvi- ab aap pakka flirt kar rahe hain.

Sachin- tum rehne do. Bye!

Purvi- Bye sir.

Sachin- attitude kuch zyada nahi dikha rahi tum?

Purvi- sidha boliye na phir.

Sachin- Rehne do tum.

He walked away and she smiled.

Purvi- Sachin...

He was surprised to hear his name. He turned to see her and she was smiling. She came to him and he was staring at her.

Purvi- Mujhe bhi saath le jaayenge?

Sachin- kaha?

Purvi- aapke ghar.

Sachin- Flirt kar rahi ho?

Purvi- of course mere ghar. Aapke ghar kyun jaaungi?

Sachin- kahin tum mujhse shaadi ki baat toh nahi kar rahi?

Purvi- shaadi? dimaag toh thik hai?

Sachin(teasing)- oh my god Purvi. Tum mujhse shaadi karna chahti ho? Pehle kyun nahi bola?

Purvi(teasing back)- Aap hi itna attitude dikhate hain roj. Aaj tak mera number nahi hai aapke pas toh pehle kaise bolti?

Sachin looked at her eyes and felt something different. Purvi realized they became too friendly.

Purvi- Main chalti hu sir.

Sachin- hmm.

Sachin looked at her going. She turned to look back and he looked away. The next morning, SachVi followed Abhijeet's plan. They met outside the house and felt awkward remembering the last night.

Sachin- Purvi tumne body camera toh laga liya na?

Purvi- ji sir.

Sachin- okay! Main bahar hi rukta hu. Kuch hua toh batana.

Purvi- kaise?

Sachin- woh...

Purvi looked at his pocket and saw the phone.

Purvi(sarcastically)- phone kho gaya tha na aapka? mila?

Sachin- nahi. Tumne call hi nahi kiya na?

Purvi- accha bataiye apna number.

She took out her phone and he smiled.

Purvi- main bas help kar rahi hu haan? number nahi mang rahi.

Sachin- pata hai.

Purvi- toh boliye.

Sachin gave out his number and she called. It was silent so it didn't rang, but he could feel the vibration.

Sachin- rehne do. Kisi aur din try karenge.

Purvi- smart samajhte hain khud ko?

Sachin- woh toh main hu.

Purvi- Aap bhi na kabhi kabhi teenager ban jaate hain.

Sachin- arre tum andar nahi jaa rahi kya?

Purvi- bye!

Sachin- take care!

Purvi smiled at him and went through the gate. He sat inside the car and looked at his phone. He smiled seeing Purvi's missed call and saved her number. He was actively looking at his phone to see if anything pops up. He then got a call from someone. He ignored the call and saw Purvi coming out. She came to his car and sat at the passenger seat. He was getting calls after calls and he was getting irritated. He finally answered the call

Sachin(mad)- tumhe kitni baar kaha hai ki mujhe phone karna band karo. Ek number block karta hu toh dusre number se call karti ho. Itna kuch toh ho gaya tumhare karan, ab aur kya karna reh gaya hai? Aage se phone ya text kiya toh harassment ka case kar dunga samjhi?

He ended the call and Purvi was shocked seeing his anger. He turned to avoid looking at her but she could see that he was hurt. She kept her hand on his shoulder and he turned to her. She understood he was trying to hide his emotions so she removed her hand from his shoulder.

Sachin- sorry!

Purvi- bureau chale?

Sachin- kaam ho gaya?

Purvi- haan.

Sachin was driving and Purvi was kept looking at him. He was ashamed of his behavior. They reached the bureau and Purvi was able to find some important details that helped to solve the case. Few days passed and Sachin was now comfortable around everyone. They all were eating and Shreya spoke.

Shreya- Purvi tumhara bday aane ko hai na?

Purvi- hai toh sahi.

Freddy- arre haan. July keh rahi thi na tum?

Purvi- Ji sir.

Abhijeet- party?

Purvi- nahi sir. Mann nahi lagta ab kuch bhi karne ko.

Daya- aise kyun keh rahi ho?

Purvi- mommy ke jaane ke baad kuch bhi karne ko dil nahi karta sir.

Sachin looked at her and she was heartbroken.

Sachin- right! Aash paas kitni bhi cool situation kyun na ho, family na ho toh kuch bhi manaane ka mann nahi karta.

Abhijeet- waise tumne apne family ke baare mein kuch nahi bataya humein Sachin.

Daya- wohi toh. Batao kuch apne baare mein.

Sachin- aap sab jaante hain ki main yaha aane se pehle Delhi mein tha.

Freddy- DCP sir ne kaha tha transfer hain aap.

Sachin- haan. Delhi bureau mein tha pehle. Family bhi wahin hai.

Shreya- kaun kaun hain family mein?

Sachin- Maa, Papa aur Nitya.

Purvi looked at him hearing Nitya. He saw her looking at him.

Sachin- Nitya meri choti behen.

Freddy- sab waha toh aap yaha?

Sachin- bas situations hi aise ho gaye ki yaha aana pada.

Shreya- yaad toh aati hogi aapko.

Sachin- bahut zyada.

Daya- toh abhi akele ho yaha?

Sachin- haan sir.

Abhijeet- kyun shaadi ke baare mein nahi socha hai tumne?

He looked at Purvi who was already staring at him. Abhijeet noticed them.

Abhijeet- Purvi ko kyun dekh rahe ho?

Sachin- nahi sir. Aapne sawal hi aisa puch liya jiska jawab mere pas nahi.

Daya- accha? Humein toh kuch alag hi nazar aa raha hai.

Sachin- kya sir?

Daya- uski tension tum na lo.

Everyone smiled. Later that day, Shreya came to Sachin's desk.

Shreya- sir…

Sachin- kya baat hai Shreya?

Shreya- sir maine sab se baat karli hai. Bas aap last hain.

Sachin- kis baare mein?

Shreya- Aapne dekh hi liya ki Purvi bday nahi manaana chahti issi liye maine socha hai ki we can surprise her.

Sachin- plan toh accha hai.

Shreya- are you in?

Sachin- mujhe nahi pata sab kaise karte hain.

Shreya- aap woh sab mat sochiye. Maine sab plan kar liya hai.

Sachin- kya?

Shreya- Purvi yaha pe mujhse zyada close hai. Aur mere baad aapse. Issi liye main bolungi ki maine sabko dinner pe bulaya hai aur aap usko mere ghar pe le aana, party wahin karenge.

Sachin- main kaise le aaun? Ajeeb lagega.

Shreya- main hi kar leti but sab kuch ready bhi toh karna hoga na celebration ke liye?

Sachin- woh gussa ho gayi toh?

Shreya- ho gayi toh koi nahi. Baad mein surprise de ke khush kar lenge.

Sachin- thik hai.

Shreya- so yes?

Sachin- yes! But hai kab bday?

Shreya- next week.

Sachin- thik hai.

Shreya smiled wild and went from there. Sachin went for shopping the next day and wanted to get something for Purvi's bday but couldn't decide what to get. He video called Nitya.

Nitya- arre wah, aaj video call?

Sachin- mujhe help chahiye.

Nitya- haan woh toh koi nayi baat nahi hai. Aur aap hain kaha Bhaiya?

Sachin- yaar tu bata ladkiyo ko bday pe kya gift karna chahiye. Main dikhata hu yaha pe, tu bolna jo sahi lage.

Nitya- ek min ek min. Ladki?

Sachin- tu help kar rahi hai ya nahi?

Nitya- hai kaun lekin? Kahin Priya toh…?

Sachin- main uss cheater ke liye gift kyun lunga yaar.

Nitya- toh phir?

Sachin- saath kaam karti hai.

Nitya- accha accha. Dikhao.

Sachin flipped the camera and showed everything that was around him.

Nitya- waha kuch accha nahi lag raha.

Sachin- yaar tu koi help nahi kar rahi.

Nitya- aap kuch accha dikha bhi toh nahi rahe. Jewelry de sakte hain.

Sachin- itne paise nahi hain.

Nitya- expensive nahi. Koi simple sa, bas design acchi honi chahiye.

Sachin- accha ruk.

He went to the jewelry section and Nitya helped him select a beautiful necklace.

Sachin- chal main rakhta hu. Sab thik toh hai na waha?

Nitya- thik hai Bhaiya but Mommy Papa bahut miss karte hain aapko. Aap call karte nahi unko.

Sachin- tujhe pata toh hai sab.

Nitya- unhone aapko kabka maaf kar diya bhaiya. Ghar aa jaaiye na.

Sachin- himmat nahi hoti. Jab himmat hogi toh aa jaaunga.

Nitya- thik hai.

Sachin- bye!

They disconnected the call and Sachin went home missing his parents.


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