AN: The first chapter is here. Kinda nervous about how it has turned out. Please give it a read and yes, hey hideseek06, thank you so much for your review and bringing the age blunder I made to my notice. I didn't really do my homework there it seems ;)
So guys, here tarika's age is around 26 and abhijeet is 32.
Alright, now read what you are actually here for. *fingers crossed*
A normal morning in the CID bureau. Busy officers, some on phone calls, a few discussing a case, a few working on their computers on some report the ACP has asked them to look after. While he himself and his left hand man Daya are busy discussing something in his cabin.
"Achha, Abhijeet se kuch contact hua? kab tak aayega gaya HQ se? " Asked ACP pradyuman to daya
"Shayad dopeher ho jayegi sir. Ab DCP sir ne bulaya hai khaatirdari to ho rahi hogi. Aur ayega tab itna kharab mood leke ayega ki pucho mat."
"DCP se milne ke baad wohi haal hota hai sabka daya... Usmein abhijeet kya kare? "
"Wo toh hai sir " Said daya smiling.
The door of bureau opened. Dr. Salunkhe and a girl seemingly in her 20's walked inside. She had curly hair. Height, nearly as twice as that of the old doctor. She was wearing a white formal shirt and grey knee length skirt. To describe her looks in one word would be...
Gorgeous.
They walked into the cabin.
"Dr. Tarika musale reporting sir " Said the girl rather confidently.
"Welcome, Dr. Tarika. I hope salunkhe has briefed you with all the necessary instructions. Kyu be salunkhe? " Said the ACP eyeing his friend.
"Arre kya hai pradyuman! Aaj hi aayi hai ye. Pehle din to ise lagne do ki iske boss ki ijjat hai kuch sabke saamne. Ab jaldi se sabka formal introduction karwao iska. Bohot kaam hai waise bhi lab mein " Said an annoyed Salunkhe
" Haan, haan tujhe hi kaam hai duniya bhar ka...hum to yaha baith ke makkhiya maar rahe hai " Turning to tarika " U will have to get used to this kind of conversation. Its very normal here."
She just smiled in return.
"So, this is senior inspector daya "
"Nice to meet you sir! I have heard a lot about you." said a very excited tarika
"Nice to meet you too and all the best " Said daya smiling shaking her hand.
They moved out of the cabin and a formal introduction of every officer was done.
"Arre tumhare chiranjeev abhijeet nahi dikhayi de rahe bhai. Abhi tak nahi aaya? " Asked salunkhe
"Tu kyu miss kar raha hai usko itna? waise to saamne hota hai to chidhta rehta hai usse. Itni yaad aa rahi hai to baat karle phone pe " Said ACP with a teasing smile.
"Nahi bass tarika ko warn karna chahta tha...ki agar mere saath shaanti se kaam karna hai to tumse aur usse thoda dur hi rahe... Reason tumhe pata chal jayega tarika "
Tarika just smiled in return.
And as usual a case was reported. A dead body was found in a farm house.
"First case on the first day". Said tarika to herself as all of them rushed to the farm house.
At the farm house
"Hmm...body pe koi nishaan to hai nahi...maut hui kaise hai. Zeher bhi hoga to zeher ka koi asar to dikh nahi raha " Said daya examining the body.
"Abhi kuch kehna mushkil hai daya. Lab mein le jaake hi asli wajah pata chal sakti hai"
"Daya, Salunkhe! Yaha aao jara andar " called ACP from the bedroom
"Tarika, just see agar kuch mila to mujhe batana mein andar check karta hu kuch mile toh " Said Dr. salunkhe leaving tarika alone in the hall checking the body.
She noticed a small injection mark on body's neck. She took a magnifying glass to take a further look, when a voice interrupted her.
"Excuse me madam? Aap kon hai? aur ye dikh nahi raha yaha pe seal kiya hua hai? andar kaise aa gayi? " Said Senior inspector abhijeet coming from outside. Seemingly a little angry.
"Umm sir...I am just checking the body. Mein Dr. salunkhe ki nayi assistant hu " Said tarika feeling a little intimidated by his tone.
"Nayi assistant? Ye kab hua? How come I have never seen you before..."
"Sir, today is my first day. Subah bureau mein I met everyone. Aap nahi the subah isliye... I am Dr. Tarika by the way" She said giving him a smile.
"Oh! Okay. Alright carry on. Baaki sab kahan hai? " He asked with a straight face
"Andar hai sir. They are discussing something"
"Alright. Please carry on" Said abhijeet moving towards the bedroom.
'wow! A part of me was really excited to meet him. How unnecessarily rude. I mean, I know he is senior inspector abhijeet but, a formal introduction wouldn't have hurt... Aaj subah jab sir ne inse dur rehne ke liye kaha tab I thought he was joking lekin ab lagta hai... Anyways, lets get back to work'
She saw the mark through magnifying glass and was sure that this injection has to do something with the reason of death. Meanwhile, Salunkhe came back with a used syringe in his hand.
perfect.
She showed him the mark and everything became clear.
"Hmm...Good observation tarika. Good work" Said the old doctor with a smile.
Tarika had a very broad smile on her face hearing that from her boss. The highlight of her first day instantly changed from meeting a grumpy looking senior inspector to getting a compliment from a person she admired so much.
'Not a bad first day then' She thought before continuing with her work.
AN: Not a very good first meet it seems. Let's see if things get better with them with time ;) Also was there any particularly special reason why she was kinda excited to see him? We'll see ;)
And yes, I know this is a small chapter to start with, but trust me, I had the hardest time imagining how to start this story for some reason. Anyways, please leave a review and let me know how did you like it so far.
See you soon :)
