Chapter 3

2 years ago

Diya

@firewings_diya

Pratha looks lost. 

Rishab looks at her. 

Rishab : pratha kya tum theek .. 

Before he could complete pratha nods her head. 

Rishab offers a bottel of water to her. 

Rishab : Pratha, tum chaho toh iss mission ko chod sakthi ho. 

Pratha : Main nahi chod sakthi. Ab ye dekhne ke baad toh bilkul nahi. 

Rishab looks at her smile. 

Pratha: ab kya hua.. 

Rishab : nahi ye soch raha tha tum bahuth alag ho baki ladkiyon se. 

Pratha smiles hearing that.as she is indeed different. 

Rishab : chalo ab main tumhe ghar drop kardetha hun. Ab kuch hi der main yaha koi aur ayega pehra dene. 

Pratha nods. 

Pratha gets on the jeep and rishab sat on driving seat. 

They reach pratha's  house but looks like no one inside. 

Pratha : thanks aapne mujhe drop kiya.. 

Rishab looked tired. 

Pratha : kya aap andar aakhe chai peena pasand karenge. 

That made him a bit relieved as he did not eat or drink anything post that party. But he is bit hesitating as he knows its too late. 

Rishab : nahi iski koi zaroorth nahi hai. Main ghar jaakar kha lunga. 

Suddenly his stomach starts growling. 

Pratha covers her mouth with her hand starts laughing. 

Rishab gets irritated on his stomach. 

Pratha : abhi bhi aapko bhook nahi lag rahi. 

She asks her with her teasing tone. 

Rishab knows he can't  hide it anymore. 

Rishab : lag rahi hai and smiles. 

Pratha : chaliye phir. 

Rishab follows her after switching off his engine and taking out key from his jeep. 

Rishab : tumhare ghar main koi nahi rehtha? 

Pratha : nahi. Main akeli rehthi hun. 

Rishab : aur tumhe darr nahi lagtha? 

Pratha : kisse ? 

Rishab :  chor se gundon se shaitano se. 

Pratha : nahi.. 

She opens her lock and he enters into her house. She switches on light and he is amused to see her house even though its small its decorated better than his room. 

Pratha : beth jayiye. Main abhi kuch laathi hun aapke liye. 

Rishab takes out his shoes and sits on the sofa. 

Pratha goes and comes back with food and sees rishab sleeping on couch. 

Pratha mutters to herself. " Kaafi thake hue hai" 

She goes inside gets one blanket and pillow and without disturbing him she ensures that he is sleeping comfortably on the sofa. 

She keeps the food on the table in case if he gets up in the middle of the night along with tea which he can heat it oven. Along with a note on how to operate oven. 

She goes to her room and sleeps on her bed. 

Rishab wakes up at middle of night realiZes that he slept in her house. He was about to leave he sees a note written by pratha. 

Mr Rishab gujral, aapke liye khaana aur tea rakha hai aur oven ka instruction bhi maine neeche likha hai. Jab bhi aap uthe khana kha leejiyega. Khali pet main sona accha nahi hai aur ek aur bath aap aaj yahi so sakthe hai. Toh jaldhbazi karke ghar jaane ki zaroorath nahi hai.

Rishab smiles after reading her note as she knew what exactly he must be thinking. 

Rishab follows as per her instruction heats up the food and eats it. He looks at her room where her face is shining in the moon light. 

Rishab mutters to himself by looking at pratha 

" Pratha maine aaj thak tum jaisi ladki ko nahi dekha jo ithni himmath wali hai and thank you for the food " 

Smiles at her. 

He sees the time it was already too late. He feels its not good to leave now as its too late and pratha might wake up due to noise. He decides to stay back. 

He goes back to sleep after washing all the utensils. 

He wakes up at 6 due to some vessel noise in kitchen. 

He peeps into kitchen sees pratha multi tasking. 

Pratha sees rishab standing near door. 

Pratha : aap agaye.. chaliye baithiye.. khana khayiye. 

Rishab: lekin main abhi bhi fresh nahi hua hu. 

Pratha : its okay. Khana khayiye phir ghar jake fresh hoke ayiyega. 

Rishab nods. 

Rishab goes and sits on the table. 

Rishab : woh i am.. i am..

Pratha : sorry.. ?

Rishab smiles. 

Rishab : and 

Pratha : thank you? 

Rishab smiles. 

Rishab : mujhe bhi toh bolne do kuch. 

Pratha smiles. 

Pratha : aap thake hue the.. janthi hun kaafi zyada stress hai aur aap bhi thake hue the. 

Rishab : lekin phir bhi.

Pratha : phir wir kuch nahi .. aap chup chap khayiye mr rishab gujral. 

Rishab : aap mujhe rishab bula sakthe hai.

Pratha smiles. 

Pratha : tum mujhe tum bula sakthe ho 

Rishab smiles. 

Rishab : theek hai ms pratha sharma.. 

Pratha : pratha sirf pratha. 

Rishab : okay pratha. 

And smiles. 

He enjoys the sandwiches served to him. Bids her good bye and goes to his home inorder to get freshen up.

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Emergency meeting. 

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As the situation was getting worst the government calls for emergency meeting. 

Chief incharge - kuch patha chala ye sab kya ho raha hai? 

Rishab - Nahi sir, kal jo hamare samne hua usme log kuch ajeeb bhasha main bath kar rahe the. 

Pratha - Uss bhasha ko Asuri kehthe hai 

Rishab looks at her. 

Pratha - Asuri bhasha woh hai jo pracheen kaal main asur istemaal karthe the ek dusre se bath karne ke liye. 

Chief - iska mathlab ye sab asuron ki bhasha bol rahe hai. Aap ko lagtha hai yaha par supernatural element involved hai. 

Pratha - ha bhi aur na bhi. 

Rishab - mathlab. 

Pratha - asuri bhasha ka istemaal se hum kuch keh nahi sakthe kyunki isme hypnotism bhi involved ho saktha hai. Lekin hame uss source ka patha lagana padhega. 

Chief - kya suggest karthe hai aap sab log iss case ko kaise tackle kiya jaye. 

Rishab - sir mujhe lagtha hai hame insab main common link doondhna padega. 

Pratha - I agree. 

Everyone else agrees. 

Chief - theek hai phir ajay kya tum data collect kar sakthe ho? 

Rishab - hame sab information chahiye unka rehna sehna , kaam etc.

Pratha - aur hobbies bhi. 

Rishab - par hobbies kyun? 

Pratha - commom cheezon main sabse zyada common hobbies hothe hai. 

Rishab smiles and agrees. 

They disperse after concluding their meeting that ajay will collect other officers will assist him and data analysis would be done by Prarish.

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