AN- I am back sooner than you expected. Right? Again, thank you to all the lovely reviewers for your kind words. It really motivated me to
"Hey! Can you meet me in the cafeteria right now? I need some help. "
Tarika's phone beeped with this message from abhijeet.
"Yeah sure! i'll be there in 5 minutes. " She texted him back.
"Thanks for coming in so fast. " Said abhijeet as tarika sat opposite to him the cafeteria. "Coffee? "
"Yeah. Sure. Waise kya baat hai itne jaldi mein bulaya? Anything serious? "
"Haan. Matlab aise bohot serious toh kuch nahi... bass thodi advice chahiye thi tumhari..." Said abhijeet ordering coffee.
"Oho! Senior inspector abhijeet ko advice? Wo bhi meri... Kyaa baat hai.. "
"Itna jyada udo mat. Kisi ladki ki advice chahiye thi bass. Tum meri dost ho aur iss situation ko samajh sakti ho isliye puch raha hoon. "
"Ohh. Ladki ki help? Kyu? girlfriend problems? "
"Arre! Pehle bhi bata chuka hu meri koi girlfriend nahi hai yaar. Lekin ab ACP sir chahte hai ki ho. "
"Kya matlab? "
"Wo ab case chal raha hai na... usme ek ladki ka pata chala hai jo ladko ko apne jaal mein fasa kar unse galat kaam karwati hai. We are suspecting ki wo akeli nahi hai isme ek pura gang shaamil hai... Toh ab ACP sir chahte hai hum mein se koi us ladki ka boyfriend ban jaye aur dekhe ki wo aakhir karti kaise hai he sab. Aur daya ne isme mujhe fasa diya... " Said abhijeet letting out a sigh.
"Ohh, achha. Toh isme meri advice kyu? "
"Arre kuch batao na ladkiyo ko in general kaise ladke pasand aate hai instantly. We have to get this right in the first try. Agar ye plan fail ho gaya toh bohot problem ho jayegi. "
"Ab aise generalise thodi na kar sakte hai yeh cheeze... har ek ladki ka choice alag hota hai... mein toh uss ladki ko jaanti nahi toh kaise batau... "
"Arre yaar... chalo general do's and don't s to bata sakti ho..."
"umm.. lets see.. just be subtle matlab aise nahi lagna chahiye ki you are trying too hard aur be confident ladkiyo ko nervous aur under confident ladke generally nahi pasand aate... it doesn't make a good first impression you know... and always make an eye contact and... most importantly listen. Whatever you talk about, just make her feel that she is listened to. Even if it's boring you, dont show it...aur..."
"Hey bhagwan! Itne sab kuch! This is making me even more nervous... yeh sab itna complicated kyu hai yaar..."
"Ab itna toh karna hi padega... chalo thik hai let's rehearse... pretend that I am that girl... kaise baat karoge dikhao..."
Abhijeet's jaw dropped on this.
"Really? Aapko? Yaha pe? "
"Haan. Ab tum mere saamne bologe toh we can see how to improve if you make a mistake... come on. Go on "
"Iss naukri mein pata nahi kya kya karna padta hai..." Abhijeet let out a very audible sigh. "Thik hai. Chalo. Batao kya bolna hai? "
"arre! waha par jaake tumhe bolna hai mujhe nahi... tum bolo tumhe jo bhi theek lage."
"Achha. thik hai i'll try. " He said shaking his head. "Hey! beautiful can I get you a..."
and he started laughing.
"What? " asked tarika annoyed.
"I don't know... it's weird to talk to you like this. " He said trying really hard to control his laughter. "I am sorry... let's try again. "
He made a straight face after a lot of efforts.
"Hey! Can I..." He again started laughing.
"Oh God! I am so sorry I suck at this man seriously. "
She too let out a chuckle after seeing him.
"Yes you do suck at this. "
"What am I gonna do? Iss daya ko toh mein chhodunga nahi dekhna tum..."
"You know what. Just do what I say..."
"Okay. "
"First of all, take a deep breath and relax. "
He did as she said.
"Okay. Now, look into my eyes. "
Saying this, she kept both her hands on the table.
His gaze shifted from her eyes to her hands.
"Dekh kya rahe ho? Koi zeher, chemical nahi laga hua hai haath pe mere. Pakad sakte ho tum. "
He gave her a shy smile on this. Very gently and slowly he held both her hands.
She smiled at how shy he was feeling just to hold her hands.
"Wow! bohot soft haath hai aapke tarika ji. "
She chuckled.
"Ladkiyo ke haath mostly aise hi hote hai. Tumne kabhi kisi ladki ka haath nahi pakda hai kya? "
"Aise toh kabhi nahi pakda. " He said with a smirk.
It was her turn to give a shy smile now. But she composed herself quickly.
"Achha chalo back to eye contact. "
He met his eyes with her again.
"Okay. Now assume that I am the girl you really like. And you want me to be your girlfriend. How would you ask me? Just take your time and feel it in your heart and then say. Thik hai? "
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a second. As he opened his eyes, he looked directly in her eyes.
"Your smile is the most beautiful thing in the world for me. Even more so, when I am the reason for it. " He said with a smile now looking at their intertwined hands. "Look, our hands fit so perfectly together as if they are made for each other. " He said again looking in her eyes. "I wonder what it would be like to hold these hands forever. I wonder how it would be like, if one day, I can call you mine. "
She just kept looking at him with an astonished look on her face. She could feel her heart beating fast. She wanted to say something, but just couldn't find the right words. He just kept looking at her face with the same smile.
"Coffee. "
The sound of the waiter keeping the coffee cups on the table broke their trance. He immediately left her hands and looked at the waiter.
"H- Haan thank you. "
"So? Will this work? " He asked looking at tarika.
"If this doesn't, I dont know what will. " She said smiling. "Where did all that come from by the way? Kisi romantic film ka dialogue toh nahi chipka diya? "
"Nahi nahi. First of all, I don't like watching romantic films at all. Aur ye sab... pata nahi kaha se aaya. Bas uss ladki ke saamne kuch dhang ka bol du... kaam ban jaye. Wohi bohot hai. "
"Ho jayega ho jayega. All the best. "
"Thank you. I really need that this time. "
A few days passed after that. Abhijeet, however uncomfortable at the start, managed to get the girl's attention and soon, everything went according to the plan and the gang was caught.
Daya however, was very surprised with the confidence with which abhijeet managed to get the girl's trust. Knowing abhijeet from so many years, he did not expect him to be so smooth at all. On asking him how did he manage all this all abhijeet said was, 'It's a secret.'
"The case is over. The girl and her entire gang is in the custody. Couldn't have done this without you. Thank you, tarika ji "
Tarika smiled as she read this text from him.
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