Chapter 1

1 years ago

delicate_gurl

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At Parakram SAF Academy

It's night time and a man is lying peacefully on his bed. A smile on his face as if he was watching a beautiful dream. 

In Dream--

Boy 1: Bhaiyu, mujhe ice cream khani hain.

Boy 2: Chhotu, tu already 3 ice cream kha chuka hain. Aur ab I've no money to buy you another ice cream.

Boy 1: Bhaiyu please..(Making puppy face)

Boy 2: Oy Notanki, sach me mere pas paise nahi hain.

Boy 1: To meri ice cream?

Boy 2: Aisa kabhi hua hain ki mera chhotu mujse kuchh mange or main na doo. 

Boy 1: Nope (Shaking his head continuously)

Boy 2: Bas bas. Kitna sar hilaega (while holding his head to stop him from shaking his head.) Ye le. Tu meri ice cream kha le. Me just leke hi aya hoon

Boy 1: But ye apki hain

Boy 2: aur tu mera hain. 

Saying so, he started to feed his chhotu with his ice cream. 

Boy 1: We will share it bhaiyu. 

Saying so, he also started to feed ice cream to his bhaiyu. Everyone from the family were watching this with Awwww expression on their faces and smiling.

Dream end---

Suddenly, the man's expressions started to change. He has started breathing heavily.  His eyes were tightly closed. He has tightly hold his comforter. 

In Dream--

Boy 2: Chhotu mera hath pakad ke rakh

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Boy 1: Bhaiyu, aap kaha ho?

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Boy 2: Chhotu? Chhotu? Kidhar ho? 

And the bomb blast happens.

Boy 2: Chhotu (while screaming)

Dream end---

The man opened with a scream(not so loud that other people wake up but was enough for the person who was sleeping with him in that room) calling "Chhotu" and is breathing heavily. Another man came near him and kept his hand on his shoulder.

Man 2: Relax. Please calm down (while giving a glass of water to Man 1)

Man 1 drank water but still breathing heavily. Now Man 2 was getting more worried.

Man 2: Shant ho jao. Please... Saying so he made Man 1 to look at him

Man 1 looked at Man 2 and hugged him tightly. 

Man 2: Karan.. Karan.. Relax. Sab thik hain Karan. Please calm down. Hum hain na tumhare sath.

So, Man 1 was Karan and of course Man 2 is our very own Faizi.

Karan: Faizi.. Chhotu..

Faizi: Karan, pehle tum shant ho jao. Itna hyper hona sahi nahi hain (while rubbing his back to make him calm down)

After 5 minutes, Karan was slightly calm but he was still not able to handle himself. Faizi knew it very well that what was bothering Karan. And why not after all he was best friend of Karan since childhood (yes so meri story me yeh dono childhood friends hain but dosti uss bomb blast ke bad me hui). Karan was an angry, strict, no-nonsense person for the world but in front of Faizi, he was an open book. And Faizi too was an open book for Karan. They do not need words to share what they feel. However, After Param's death, Karan has built so many walls around him. But still there is only Faizi who has guts to peep in from those walls and try to comfort his besrt friend cum brother. But sometimes he also failed. He knows that if Karan's chhotu was with him, Karan would never be like what he is now. But currently, his main concern is to bring Karan to the reality as he was still thinking about the dream. 

Faizi: Karan.. Karan.. 

Karan was still lost in his thoughts.

Faizi: Spl Agent Karan Shergill. Listen to me.

Hearing to this, Karan looked at Faizi.

Faizi (Softly and while keeping his hand on Karan's shoulder) : Karan, Jo kuch uss blast me hua usme tumhari koi galti nahi hain. Hum jo hua use nahi badal sakte na. Aur tum logo ne puri try ki thi ki tum dhoondh pao, sare contacts laga diye the uncle ne, haina

Karan nodded in yes

Faizi: Karan, hum jante hain ki tum abhi tak iss baat to nahi accept kar paye ho ki tumne unko kho diya hain lekin iss tarah tum khud ko torture karte rahoge, khud ko shant nahi rakhoge to kabhi dhoondh bhi nahi paoge.

Karan was getting what Faizi was saying and nodded in yes with somehow calmly.

Faizi: Aur ek baat. Hum jante hain ki tum apne pure contacts use kar rahe ho abhi bhi unhe dhoondh ne ke liye but iska matlab yeh nahi ki tum mission pe dhyan na do. Karan tum head trainer ho, tum aise khud pe control lose nahi kar sakte. Tum kya hum maise koi trainer yeh nahi kar sakta. We are not allowed. Agar hum kamzor pad gaye, emotional rahne lage to recruits ko emotions pe control karna kaise sikhayenge. 

(Karan was looking at him surprisingly.) 

Faizi: Tumhe kya lagta hain Karan hum andhe hain jo hume dikhta nahi hain ki aaj tum kaise behave kar rahe the. hame pata hain use dekh ke tumhe apne chhotu ki yad ati hain. Uski smile bilkul tumhare chhotu ke jaisi hain na. I know. Aur khud ko sambhal ne ke liye aaj tumne sabhi se kitni mehnat karvai. Aur khud ne excessive exercise ki. Karan woh yahi rahne vala hain. So tum jitna jaldi khud ko sambhal lo utna achha hoga hum sab ke liye. 

Karan nodded in yes.

Faizi(Now faking anger): abb so jao chupchap.

Karan: Oy sandh. Tu yeh bhul raha hain ki me ab bhi tera head hoon. So yeh order dena bandh kar

Faizi (Smiling): Thank god. Humara khadoos dost wapas aa gaya. (Listening this Karan was looking at him with raised eyebrows) Karan, tum hum sab ki himmat ho. Please khud ko sambhalo Khadoos Shergill (Said last two words in teasing tone to lighten the atmosphere)

Karan: Woh sif meri Raani sahiba kehti hain samje tum (without realizing what he just said)

Faizi was smiling teasingly

Karan: Sandh. Bakwas bandh aur so jao. Mujhe bahut neend aa rahi hain. Good night.

Saying so, he slept turning to other side with a smile as his mind and heart was now thinking about his Raani Sahiba wait..what.. his Raani Sahiba, no. no, no, no, but yes, he liked the thought of her being his Raani Sahiba. And only his Raani Sahiba can call him Khadoos Shergill. With that he slept with a small smile on his face.

Faizi also slept with a smile as he knew that his dear friend is falling for HIS Raani Sahiba. He has just say Khadoos Shergill to divert Karan's thoughts but now after hearing what Karan said, he was sure that only Karan's Raani sahiba can bring his old best friend, his old Karan back.

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