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Haseena was humming a romantic song in her room..when Ammi entered..

Ammi- kya baat hai, koi bada khush nazar aa raha hai..(teasingly)

HM- Aisa kuch nahi hai Ammi..(blushed and smiled)

Ammi- sab samajh rahe hain hum..(smilingly)..accha batao, nikah ki baat ki hai tumne usse?

HM- nahi Ammi..ab tak toh nahi..

Ammi- laga hi tha humein..(hopelessly)..jaldi baat kar na..teri shaadi ki umr nikli jaa rahi hai Haseena...

HM- hum karenge ammi..jald hi..

Ammi- Aur apne Mahipal chacha se bhi kehna Anubhav ke baare mein..humein yakeen hai woh maan jayenge iss rishte ke liye..Anubhav bohot accha ladka hai..

HM- ji ammi..

Ammi went to her room..Haseena opened her phone and saw her previous chat with him..

She was busy in a case so couldn't make full-day commitment..she blushed a little at the '❤️' dropped by him at the end of the chat..she got ready for thana and eagerly waited for lunchtime.

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Anubhav hurriedly came and handed over her vanilla cone..."Kshama kijiyega Haseenaji..zara vilamb ho gaya aane mein..", he said apologetically..they walked over a small distance while eating their Ice-creams..

AS- dekhiye priye, ab ham nadan yuva toh hai nahi..bhali bhaanti jaante hain ki yeh sab timepass nahi hai..toh vivah ke liye prateeksha karna anuchit lag raha hai humein..aap kya kehti hain?

HM- Ammi bhi aaj yahi puch rahi thi Anubhav..(taking a bite)..hum aaj hi Mahipal chachaji se baat karte hain..(Anubhav smiled victoriously)..humein yakeen hai woh maan jayenge iss rishte ke liye..(smiled)

AS- Ab jis rishte mein itna prem ho woh rishta kaise koi thukrayega..(he smiled with a pain in his heart)

HM- Hmm..woh toh hai..(finishing her icecream)..Anubhav..

AS- Ji?

HM- kuch nahi...

AS- boliye na Haseenaji..(sweetly)

HM- Woh..aap sachmein pyaar karte haina humse?

Anubhav's smile dropped..

AS- a-ap achanak yeh kyu puch rahi hain? Beshak hum pyar karte hain aapse..(he said confidently)

HM- woh kya haina..humein bachpan se hi koi cheez asani se nahi mili hai..aur jisse humne pyar kiya hai..woh toh hamesha humse door hi hua hai..Ammi exception hai bas...isiliye hum thoda dar gaye the..

Anubhav's guilt increased manifold but he had to continue the act.

AS- aap chintit mat hoiye Haseenaji..hum aapko itna vachan de sakte hain ki hamesha aapke sath rahenge..(he promised sincerely)

She smiled..

HM- aapki ice-cream..(he looked at it..it was melting)..jaldi khaiye!

He ate the icecream hurriedly, making her laugh..soon they left for their work. Haseena sat in her car and found her phone dead..she was anyways going to headquarters so decided to take charger from Anubhav.

Anubhav reached the Tabela to meet his boss, Ajay Bakshi.

AS- Kaisan ba sahab?

B- hum badhiya hain Anubhav babu..tum batao..(taking the milk vessel)

Anubhav looked around and said in a low voice..

AS- Jai Hind Sir..

B- Jai Hind..batao, Mahipal Singh se kab milne jaa rahe ho?

AS- issi hafte Sir..hum jald hi uska maksad pata karke nasht kar denge..par..

B- par kya Anubhav?

AS- humein nahi lagta Haseena Malik iss sab mein shaamil hain sir..woh bohot imaandar hain..unka hriday todkar humein pachtava ho raha hai..(he said bowing down)

B- Anubhav..desh ki seva karne ke liye pachtate nahi hain..main maanta hun Haseena Malik imaandar hai..par utni hi jazbaati bhi hai..socho agar tumne usse sach batakar plan samjhaya aur usne apne chachaji ke prem mein tumhe dhoka diya toh? Desh ka kitna bada nuksan ho sakta hai..are you getting it?

Anubhav nodded..

B- kahi tumhe sach mein pyar toh nahi ho gaya Haseena Malik se?

Anubhav looked at Bakshi shockingly..

B- just guessing..tum apne target ki kabhi itni side nahi lete isiliye puchha..

AS- aisa kuch nahi hain Sir..hum ab chalte hain..Jai Hind..

He was about to leave..

B- arre Anubhav babu..dudh toh lekar jao..

Anubhav took the vessel and went towards hi car..and was shocked to see Haseena there..

AS- Haseenaji aap?(trying to act normal)

HM- ji hum..kyu, nahi hona chahiye tha?

AS- aapko kaise pata hum yahan hain?

Haseena showed her phone..

AS- aap humein track kar rahi thi?!

HM- hum wahi kar rahe the jo aap hamare sath kar rahe the Anubhav Singh..

Anubhav took a deep breath..

AS- chaliye hamare sath..

HM- usse pehle aap chalenge hamare sath..

She took him to the polygraph test machine.

HM- kya ab tak jo bhi aapne kiya, usmein desh ka bhala tha?

AS- haan.

The machine beeped green..she sighed.

HM- kya aapne kabhi humse pyar kiya?(intently)

AS- sh-shayad..(looking away)

The machine beeped red.

HM- haan ya na, Mr.Singh?(sternly)

AS- nahi..

The green beep broke her last hope..tears developed in the corner of her eyes.

HM- matlab aapne humein bewakoof banaya..apne maqsad ke liye humse pyar ka natak kiya..

AS- Haseenaji..(removing the wires)..aap chaliye hamare sath..hum wajah batate hain aapko..

They reached his house and entered his room..he revealed the mission details behind his picture..shocking her to the core. The 'Target' highlighted on her picture broke her heart into pieces again.

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