AN: Hello! I am back with an update. As usual, thanks for all the lovely reviews on the last chapter. Here goes the next one...
Another day over, another case was closed. Daya and abhijeet were left alone in the bureau for completion of the paper work. Both worked on their respective PCs in silence. Just then, the silence was interrupted with abhijeet getting a phone call. He picked it up while still staring at his PC screen.
"Hello. Senior inspector abhijeet here. " He said in a formal tone.
"Oh! So we are being formal today then. Okay. Forensic expert doctor tarika here. " Spoke the voice from the other side.
A smile crept up on his face when he heard her voice.
"Sorry caller ID dekha nahi. Bolo kyu phone kiya? "
"Kuch nahi bas aise hi. Itne dheere kyu baat kar rahe ho? Bureau mein ho abhi tak? "
"Haan wo paperwork bacha hua tha toh socha kal tak kyu postpone kare toh aaj hi khatam karke jayenge. "
"Koi aur bhi hai saath mein? "
"Haan daya hai. Kyu? Mein akela hota toh kya kar leti? " He asked in a naughty tone.
"Shut up you flirt! " Said tarika blushing. " Tumhe khane ke liye invite karne wali thi. Lekin ab daya hai tumhare saath mein toh khaa le na uske saath hi. Bye "
"Arre nahi suno toh... " But she had already disconnected the call.
Abhijeet smiled and shook his head.
"Haye! I can't wait for you guys to start dating already. " Said daya standing behind abhijeet making him flinch.
"Tum yaha aake kab khade hue? Aur meri baate kyu sun rahe the? This is getting really creepy daya. "
"Ab tum tarika ka phone aate hi aaspas kon hai sab bhool jaate ho toh usme mein kya karu boss? Coffee laya hu tumhare liye. Ye lo. "
"Thanks. " Said abhijeet taking a sip, completely ignoring daya's comments.
"Toh? Kuch socha meine jo bola uske baare mein? " Said daya taking a seat besides abhijeet.
"Kis baare mein? " Said abhijeet still staring at his screen.
"Wohi. Jin madam ke saath itne besharmi se flirt kar rahe the tum. Uske aage badhna hai ya yahi karte rahoge zindagi bhar? "
Abhijeet finally looked at him.
"Tumhare paas aur koi topic hai hi nahi kya aajkal? Yahi sawal kitne baar puchte rahoge mujhse? "
"Jab tak tum jawab nahi de dete. Simple. " Said daya shrugging.
Abhijeet let out a sigh.
"Chalo fir aaj sun hi lo. Kabhi na kabhi toh kehna hi hai. Socha hai meine is baare mein. In fact bohot socha hai. "
Daya's face lit up on this.
"Arre waah! Kya socha? "
"Dekho. I know. Tum aur baaki sab koi 'Office romance ' expect kar rahe ho. Its cute lekin I dont think ye jitna easy dikhta hai utna easy hai. "
"Matlab? " Asked daya. His smile fading away.
Abhijeet took a deep breath before speaking.
"Dekho tarika mere liye special toh hai. Ye baat mein bilkul deny nahi karna chahta. Itne kam time mein hum jitna connect kar chuke hai jitna samajh chuke hai ek dusre ko... Its really surprising. Lekin... "
"Lekin kya ab isme? "
"Lekin iska matlab ye nahi ki wo bhi interested hogi mujh mein. Wo sirf humare bond ko as friendship hi dekhti hogi toh? Ye faltu mein mujhe... kya kehte hai use... "Friendzone" nahi hona hai. "
"Are you kidding me? Ek baccha bhi bata dega that she likes you. Have you seen the way she looks at you? The way she cares for you? The way she responds to your stupid flirts? Ye sab kya aise hi? " Said daya sounding annoyed.
"Are these things enough to judge? Chalo theek hai maan bhi liya ki somewhere she does feel something for me. Lekin... Ye toh hum nahi ignore kar sakte ki usko ab jaakar kahi 1 saal complete hoga yaha par kaam karte karte. Uska sahi maayne mein career ab jaakar start hua hai. Aise mein... I don't know uske life mein abhi relationship ke liye koi jagah hai ki nahi. That too with me, technically her senior. " Said abhijeet letting out a sigh. Daya could tell that he was a little sad when he said this.
"Toh ab? "
"Time is the answer daya. Mujhe koi jaldi nahi hai kisi cheez ki. I don't want to rush into anything. Agar mein usko thoda hint bhi de du about what I feel aur uske mann mein aisa kuch naa ho... It can really ruin our friendship. Aur uski dosti mein kisi bhi haal mein nahi khona chahta. "
Daya too let out a sigh on this.
"Chalo atleast tumne maan toh liya ki tum kuch feel karte ho uske liye. Dosti se zyada. " Said daya smiling at him.
"Chalo ab kaam kar lein thoda sa? Subah tak yahi nahi baithna chahta mein. " Said abhijeet again ignoring daya's comments.
And the cops got into work mode again.
It was finally shopping day for the girls. Tarika shreya and purvi had got time for shopping together after a long time. After walking through almost the entire mall, they finally came to the food court. Needless to say, very tired.
"Waise tarika... tune abhijeet sir ke liye kuch liya nahi... aise kyu? " Asked purvi after placing the order for their food.
"Abhijeet ke liye? kyu? " Asked tarika confused.
"Arre Valentine's day aa raha hai na... isliye. " Said shreya in a teasing tone.
"Oh my god! Kitni baar batau it's not like that. Hum sirf dost hai. Ab tak. " Tarika said controlling her blush.
"Wow this "ab tak" is what getting us excited! " exclaimed purvi.
Tarika chuckled on hearing this.
"All jokes aside. I don't want you guys to get too excited. I mean whatever is the bond that we share, I still can't forget the fact that he is my senior. " She said in a serious tone.
"Of course. But I have literally never seen him being this friendly with anyone else before. There's definitely something special. " Shreya said with a smile.
"I know! " Said tarika in a happy voice. "Mein jara fresh hoke aati hu. "
As she moved towards the washroom, she was surprised to see the man they have been talking about having lunch there. But she was even more surprised to see that abhijeet was there with a lady. She felt an urge to go over to him and talk to him. But seeing that he was having a really good time with the girl, she decided otherwise.
As she came out of the washroom, she couldn't resist the urge to see whether he was still there. As she moved near him, she saw that they were done.
He hugged the lady.
"I'll see you tonight then. " She heard him say to the lady.
Tarika on hearing this, just moved in the opposite direction as him. Not sure of what she was feeling more... anger or disappointment.
AN- Kahani mein twist? Who is this mystery lady? Wait until the next chapter ;)
Leave a review of what you thought about this one while you do that ;)
