So? Who's the new one?
9:00am, Mumbai.
CID Bureau.
A very pleasant day in the CID bureau. Everyone was engrossed in their work, subtly there was a silence in the bureau. ACP sir came out of his cabin and ran his eyes over everyone.
ACP: Kya sab aa gye hain?
Everyone gathered around him.
Daya: Ha sir bas vo Freddy aur Pankaj files submit karne ke liya headquarters gye hain...
ACP: Acha theek h vese tumhe sab ko ek information deni thi... Aaj ek nayi officer aane wali h
Abhijeet: Aane wali h matlab sir... lady officer h
ACP: haan ek lady officer hi h...
At the same instance, Ishita entered the bureau. Running her eyes over everyone and stopping at one particular person. Her face was strikingly beautiful, with delicate features that combined both grace and strength.
Ishita:Sub-inspector Ishita reporting on duty sir!
Ishita made everyone aware of her presence with a salute to the officers, demanding their attention.
ACP: Welcome Ishita, welcome to CID Mumbai.
While everyone looked at her with smiles and determination, there were two people who were somewhat reluctant to welcome her.
Kavin and Dushyant both exclaimed while one with a subtle friendly tone while the other in a shocked tone.
Kavin Dushyant: Tum yaha?
ACP: Kavin Dushyant tum dono jante ho Ishita ko?
Kavin:Sir vo mein dushyant aur ishita same training center mein the
ACP: oh acha
ACP introduced Ishita to everyone, greeting everyone Ishita was quick enough to ask about her work and started it immediately without wasting any time.
1.00 pm Lunch Time,
Everyone sorted their work and went to the cafeteria for lunch, Ishita was so engrossed in her work that she didn't realised the time.
Shreya: Ishita aao... hamare sath lunch kar lo. Time ho gya hain.
Ishita looked at the clock and finally realised, it was the time for her plan.
Ishita: Ha ma'am aap chaliye na... bas ye file ho hi gyi... uske baad aati hu...
Shreya: Theek hain... par jaldi aana... varna lunch break khatam ho jayega...
Ishita nodded at her Shreya went with the other girls. Ishita completed her work and got up. She knew there was someone watching her from a corner.
As she closed the gate of the bureau, she was pushed towards the wall, it was Dushyant who caged her between the wall and himself.
Dushyant: Tum yaha kya kar rahi ho?
Dushyant asked with an intimidating tone looking deep inner eyes in her eyes. He sure looked like an officer asking a criminal question in an interrogation. Though he was able to see nothing in her eyes. But she knew there was more to the surface than he showed.
And she was all ready to uncover the depths of this surface.
Ishita removed one of his hands and moved a little away from him.
Ishu: Apna phone utha lete toh shayad pehle pata chal jata ki mein aane wali hu... and then ACP sir aur sabke samne mujhe dekh itna shock nahi hote.
With that said Ishita made her way towards the cafeteria, though Dushyant stopped her.
Dushyant: Tumhara transfer hua hain yaha?
Though she walked away without answering. Dushyant followed her although he stopped because they reached the cafeteria. She sat near Shreya and Dushyant sat near Kavin.
Everyone talked laughed and ate, Ishita seemed to completely forget about him.
Shreya:Toh Ishita aur kuch batao... apne baarein mein?
Ishita: Ma'am mere baarein mein aisa batane jaise kuch. nahi hain... aap log sab log kuch kisse bata dijiye...
Purvi: Aree aisa kyon bol rhi ho... tum vese bhi itni mehanati ho... Aaj first day par bhi tumne itna ache se Maan laga k kaam kiya... aur tumhara saara kaam bhi toh khatam hone hi wala hain...
Ishita: Ha ma'am par vese bhi aaj mera first day h...toh sir ne mujhe simple kaam hi toh diya hain...
Abhijeet: Kaam kaam hota hain Ishita... tumhare kaam karne ka tareeka batata hai ki tum kitni kaabil ho...
Ishita: Par sir har koi ye nhi sochta hain na...
Ishita looked at Dushyant from the side of her eyes, and retracted them back as soon as she looked.
Sachin: Aisa kon Hain... jo aisa sochta hain?
Ishita: Sir... hain bas kuch apne...
Everyone got busy in the heartful talks, but Kavin noticed Ishita's look she gave to Dushyant.
Kavin kept a hand on Dushyant's shoulder and raised his eyebrow.
Dushyant nodded in a no and Kavin nodded back. Again, Dushyant was lost deep in his thoughts. And that's how the lunch break was soon over.
Everyone after finishing their lunch walked in the bureau towards their respective desks, to complete their work.
All the time Dushyant was waiting for the right time to talk to her, and that didn't come until...
Ishita: Daya sir... kya mein ek coffee break k liye bahar Jaa sakti hu?
Daya: Ishita mujhse kyon puch rhi ho jao na...
Ishita: Nahi sir vo...
Daya: I understand... but tum ja sakti ho... jab koi kaam na ho toh tum free ho... aur phir tumne aapna kaam bhi complete kar liya Hain... upar se... ham sab hi itna kaam karte hai... ek 10 minute ka break sab deserve karte hain... jao.
Ishita nodded and walked out for a short coffee break, Dushyant saw this as the perfect opportunity to talk to her and walked behind her without alerting anyone.
But to his luck... there she was... standing with a coffee a cup in hand... and chatting with Muskaan.
Muskaan and Ishita both looked up to see him. He smiled at them and turned back to walk inside the bureau.
Muskaan: Aree Dushyant kaha ja rahe ho?
Dushyant inhaled sharply... and turned towards them, smiling awkwardly walking towards them.
Dushyant: Kuch nahi bas vo... coffee... coffee lene aaya tha...
Ishita(in a teasing voice): Toh aap bina coffee liye kyon jaa rahe the...? Sir?
Dushyant: Voo... actually...
Muskaan: Aree Dushyant sir bahut shy hain Ishita... ye aise hi hain... (to Dushyant) Mein tumhare liye coffee lane hi wali thi Dushyant... ab tum aa hi gye ho toh lo... mein bana deti hu...
Ishita: Ooh... Muskaan aapki aur Sir ki bonding toh bahut achi lagti hain...
Muskaan: Aree Ishita ab tum aa gyi ho na... toh dekhna tumhari aur meri bonding bhi aisi ho hogi...
Muskaan beamed with energy ,her spirit lifting Ishita's mood
Ishita looked at Dushyant and gave him an uninterested look.
Ishu: Ab tum ho hi itni achi! Sabse hi achi bonding hogi na tumhari!
Dushyant(whispering): Ishita mein tumse kuch akele mein baat kar sakta hu?
Ishita (neglecting him, in normal subtle voice): Ha sir boliye na...
Dushyant looked at Muskaan who was busy making coffee. Though she wasn't listening but that doesn't mean she can't listen.
Dushyant signalled Ishita to move away, but she wasn't in the mood to do so.
Muskaan turned back and Ishita and Dushyant smiled as if nothing happened...
Muskaan: Dushyant tumhari coffee...
Muskaan handed Dushyant his coffee and turned in a wake to walk away.
Muskaan: Toh Ishita aur batao kuch apni family ki baarein mein?
Dushyant halted his steps and turned back, he looked towards Ishita intently as if giving her a warning. Ishita looked at Dushyant and gave him a mocking look.
Ishita turned to answer Muskaan's question as if the mockery was never there in her eyes..
Ishita: Jyada nhi... abhi toh mein Delhi se aayi hi hu... vha apni family k sath rehti thi... Maa, Papa, Mera chota bhai aur choti behen... and yha... (turned to Dushyant)
Before Ishita could even complete her sentence, Dushyant pulled her away from there and her coffee cup fell out of her hands, burning her and Muskaan.
Ishita Muskaan both shouted a little and then Dushyant realised what he did.
He swiftly left and Ishita's hand and made his way towards Muskaan.
Dushyant: Sorry sorry Muskaan... tumko laga kya?
Muskaan: Nahi theek hain... bas thoda sa hi hain...
Dushyant took Muskaan inside the bureau leaving Ishita standing outside with a much bigger burn than Muskaan's.
Inside the bureau,
Dushyant and Muskaan entered and Dushyant went to take out the first aid kit. Everyone gathered around Muskaan to check on what happened.
Sachin: Muskaan ye... ye kya hua hain?
Muskaan: Kuch nahi sir vo... thodi si coffee gir gayi thi...
Dushyant came with the first aid box and started doing her bandage.
ACP: Par ye hua kaise?
Muskaan: Sir vo mein aur Ishita... Ishita... Sir Ishita ko bhi bahut jyada laga Hain... jaldi usko treatment ki sakht jarurat hain...
Muskaan looked around for Ishita, when she saw that Ishita was not there, she tried to stand up and go find her.
Dushyant: Rehne do Muskaan... usse laga hoga toh vo first-aid kar legi... vese bhi ye sab uski wajah se hi hua hain...
Purvi: Ishita ki wajah se? Par vo kyon aisa karegi?
Muskaan: Ye kya keh rahe ho Dushyant... uss ki kya galti... vo toh tumne usse khicha iss wajah se ham dono par coffee gir gayi...
Dushyant was still engrossed in the treatment. Just when the door of the bureau opened and Ishita entered.
Ishita: Rehne do Muskaan... tum jo bhi keh lo... inke liya kafi nahi hain... ye nahi maan ne wale... bahut jiddi h...
Dushyant: Ham dono mein se jiddi kon hain ye ham dono hi jante hain...
Dushyant remarked not even looking up from Muskaan's hand. Everyone was looking at them with many questions in their minds.
Ishita also sat down and Purvi walked towards her with another first-aid kit.
Purvi: Ishita tumhe toh bahut jyada laga hain...
Ishita looked at her hand, which has turned totally red, smiling at her wound.
Ishita: Kuch khaaas nahi Ma'am... laiye... mein kar leti hu...
Purvi: Aise kaise... mein kar deti hu... tum ek hath se kaise karogi?
Ishita: Ma'am mein kar lungi... aap dijiye na...
Dushyant: Ishita jyada natak mat karo...
Ishita: Aap hi se sikha hain Mr. Dushyant Hemraj.
Kavin: Ishita... bachon jaise jidd mat karo... purvi ko karne do... ya toh mein karta hu... kam se kam abhi sun lo...
Ishita nodded at Kavin. Looking at him softly with soft eyes, not like the mockery and disgust she has when she talks to Dushyant.
Purvi: Meri baat toh tum Maan ne se rahi.. Kavin sir aap hi iski bandage kar dijiye...
Ishita: Rehne dijiye ma'am... Kavin ko nahi aata bandage karna...
Kavin(while taking the first aid kit from Purvi): Mujhe bilkul aata hain... tumhare jaisa nahi hu mein... Mrs. Hemraj!
Ishita froze at his words, she swiftly looked up at Kavin only for him to realise what he said! There were also two more frozen hands, who were holding cotton which dropped instantly.
Abhijeet: Ek minute ek minute! Kya kaha tumne Kavin?
Kavin: Sir vo... main... vo... actually... baat ye hain ki...
Everyone looked between Dushyant and Ishita those two shocked bodies... that looked lifeless.
Dushyant: Aapne jo suna... sach suna sir... yahi sach hain...
Kavin started doing her bandage, while she shivered with pain.
Ishita: Ham nahi chahte ye cheezein iss tarah se samne aaye sir... par... ab jab sach samne aa hi gya Hain toh.. haa sir... I am Mrs. Ishita Dushyant Hemraj.
Kavin noticed Ishita's eyes... which felt proud and sad both at the same time.
Dushyant completed Muskaan's bandage and everyone looked at them with awe.
Dushyant: Hamari shaadi inn halaton mein hui thi sir ki iss shaadi ke baarein mein baat karne ka bhi Mann nhi karta hain...
Ishita: Haan haan... ab vo chudail Shivani jo aa gyi h tumhari life mein!
Dushyant: Kuch bhi bakwas mat karo... vese bhi meri life mein Shivani aaye ya koi aur... tumhe kya! Bhulo mat 6 mahino baad hamara divorce hone wala hain... phir mein bhi azaad aur tum bhi!
Ishita: Nahi hona na mujhe azaad Dushyant! Jaante ho vo photo jo tumne mujhe bheja tha... Shivani k sath... pata h mujhe bhej toh Shivani ko hi rahe the... par galti se mere pass aa gya...
Ishita suddenly burst with tears, Kavin kept a hand on her shoulder and she looked away, stopping her tears.
Dushyant: Vo bas meri dost hain... Aur tum kyon mujh par Daya kha kar mera mazaak bana rahi ho?
Ishita: Theek hain... nahi karti Daya... par kya tum karoge Daya? Mere Dushyant ko doge mujhe wapas?
Kavin kept her hand on her hand squeezing it, she stopped talking immediately. She knew if she kept talking it would cost her a life and a lifetime of regret!
ACP: Dushyant, tumhara aaj ka kaam khatam ho chuka h... tum jao Ghar... rest Karo... aur sab apne apne kaam par lago.
Everyone moved to their respective desks and Dushyant gave a last glare to Ishita who was getting her bandage done from Kavin sitting on the chair quitely.
ACP sir moved towards the security room, kept his eyes on the screen, which showed Dushyant leaving the bureau with his bike.
He signalled Purvi and Abhijeet and they derived their spy objects detecting machines.
Everyone's clothes, bags, mobile phones, the desks, drawers, files were checked but to their surprise, the machines never beeped and everyone looked at each other in confusion!
ACP(acting): Aree aaj sab logon ka kaam khatam ho gya hain... ye Freddy ne bhi mujhe apna kaam submit kar diya hain... kya baat hain...
Freddy(confused): Ahh... sir mene...
Sachin: Aree Freddy... kya baat hain? Lagta hain aaj bhabhi ji se daant suni thi tumne? Isiliye itni jaldi sab kaam kar liya?
He signalled Purvi and Abhijeet and they derived their spy objects detecting machines.
Everyone's clothes, bags, mobile phones, the desks, drawers, files were checked but to their surprise, the machines never beeped and everyone looked at each other in confusion!
Abhijeet: Aree Freddy yaar... Tumhe toh pata Hain na sachin majak kar raha hain...
Abhijeet eyed Freddy and he was like... ohhh!
Freddy: Aree haa haa... haan sir... vo kya h na... Aaj biwi ne bola h... ki jaldi aana bahar jana hain khana khane... toh kaise mana kar sakta tha?
ACP glared at Freddy for his overacting and he stuttered like usual.
Freddy: Uhm...sir mein chalu phir Ghar?
ACP: Theek hain Freddy jao...
Pankaj: Freddy sir mujhe bhi raste mein chod dena na...!
Freddy: Ha theek hain
ACP: Aaj vese bhi time ho gya h... tum sab hi chalte h... koi case hoga toh mein call kar dunga tum logon ko...
Freddy(came back from the door): Sir mein kya keh raha tha na... ki ham sab kahi bahar chalte h na... kaafi din ho gye...
Shreya: Ha sir... kaafi din ho gye ham logon ko aise sath kahi bahar gye...
Purvi: Ha sir please...
ACP: Acha theek h chalo...
Ishita: Sir mein ghar chalti hu... mujhe thoda kaam tha actually...
Kavin: Ishita chalo na... mujhe pata h tumhe koi kaam nahi hai...
Ishita: Kavin... please na
ACP sir nodded at Shreya as the argument between Ishita and Kavin continued, she in front of everyone's eyes moved quietly towards her desk derived a pen drive from her drawer and everything happened normally.
ACP: Ishita tum toh chalo... Dushyant nahi h... par at least tum aa jao...
Ishita: Ok sir.
Pankaj: Jaate jaate sir Salunkhe Sir, Dr. Taarika aur Freddy sir ki wife ko bhi pick kar lenge...
Abhijeet: Kya baat hain Pankaj pehli baar kaam ki baat Kari hain...
Pankaj: Arre Thank you... Kya! Sir!
Everyone laughed and moved out of the bureau, sat in their respective cars and bikes. They all reached a restaurant near the beach. The restaurant was quite bustling with people but the beach was quiet, with the moon and calmness.
Abhijeet collected everyone's phone in a poly bag and called a waiter outside.
The waiter took their phones and gave them 2 bags which had new clothes for everyone.
The phones were taken Inside the restaurant and everyone changed near the shower rooms on the beach.
They changed and gathered on the beach. There was a mat lying on the sand with lots of hot dishes there.
Abhijeet: Sir ab ham log free hain... ham aram se baat kar sakte hain...
Can you guess the reason for this secrecy??
LET'S SEE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER BYE STAY AT HOME GUYS FOLLOW LOCKDOWN BYE I WILL UPLOAD NEXT CHAPTER SOON.
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