At Himani's house...
"Ma'am Himani ka behaviour kesa tha kucch dino se?" Shahveer asked to Himani's mother. Bandana was checking Himani's room. "Chup chup thi kucch dino se, maano kucch chupa rhi ho" Himani's mother replied. Shahveer nodded.

He went to Bandana. "Kucch useful btaya in logo ne?" Bandana asked. "Nope...bas wahi, chup chup thi, kucch chupa rhi thi and all" He replied. Bandana hummed.

"Pillows aur mattress check kro, me study table dekhti hu" She said. He nodded.

He sat on the bed and started jumping, Bandana turned and looked at him. "Are you a complete idiot?" Bandana asked in disbelief. He chuckled. "Arey tum bhi aake dekho, mast hai!!" He said. She rolled her eyes.

"Jo kaam dia hai woh karo! Varna mene suna hai ke Paris me jaha tum rehte the, waha ke bed ka mattress bhi kaafi accha tha" She said with a smirk. He stopped and stood up and started checking the pillows.

Bandana was checking each and every book on the study table. There were some notes as well, she read every word, but everything seemed normal.

"Damn it!" Bandana punched the table. A chit, which was glued under the table, fell. "Woh kya hai?" Shahveer asked. Bandana picked it up. "SKW50725" It said. "Ab yeh kya hai!?" Bandana said tired.

"Sambhaal ke rakho isko" She said. They went outside. "Ham chalte hai, fir zarurat padi to aa jaenge" Bandana said and they left.

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Headquarters...
Bandana was sitting silently, staring at a board. Shahveer's mother came in and looked at Bandana. "Kya dekh rhi ho beta?" She asked. "Arey Aunty" Bandana said and immediately stood up. "Woh...case ka soch rhi thi. Kucch clues mile hai, unhe jodne ki koshish kar rhi thi" She replied pointing at the board where she sticked some photos of the case.

"Thoda araam karlo beta, kitna kaam karogi? Kucch khaya tumne?" She asked. Bandana shook her head. "Shahveer ne khaya?" Bandana asked. Shahveer's mother smiled. "Abhi nhi" She said, "to me uske saath hi khaa lungi" Bandana said. Shahveer's mother nodded and they left.

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Bandana and Shahveer were sitting in Bandana's room. "Mast khana tha" Shahveer said. Bandana smiled. "Maa ke haath ka khana hamesha accha lagta hai" She said, he nodded.

"Iss code ka kucch pta chala?" He asked. She shook her head. "SKW50725 kya ho sakta hai?" He said. "Number plate?" He asked. "Naah...uska pattern esa nhi hota, fir bhi check krna chahte ho to karlo" She said. "Naah I trust you" He said. She smiled.

"Flight number?" Bandana asked, "check kro iss number ki koi flight hai ya nhi" She said. He nodded and googled it. "Nhi hai" He said. "Kya ho sakta hai yaar!!!" Bandana said grabbing her hair.

"Ho sakta hai yeh poora code na ho, I mean iske har letter aur number ka alag alag matlab ho" Shahveer said, "hmm, right! Ese hi sochte hai" She said.

"SK...Sharad Kelkar?" He asked. She looked at him and after a second they burst into a laughter.

"Kucch bhi bolte ho tum" She said hitting his bicep.

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Jai Hind College...
Priyank was having lunch with Sumedh. Aarushi came. "H...i Sumedh" She stopped as she looked at Priyank.

"You stalker! Yaha bhi aa gey?" She asked him. "Woah woah waoh!! Take a chill pill beatiful lady" He said making her sit. "Yeh dhakkan yaha kya kar raha hai?" Aarushi asked Sumedh. Priyank looked down and laughed. Sumedh chuckled.

"Yeh mera dost hai, Himani ka bhai" Sumedh said, "waah! Behen gayab hai aur yeh yaha maze me betha hai" She said. Priyank looked away, "Sumedh me chalta hu, shayad mujhe yaha nhi hona chahiye" He said and stood up. "See you" He said in a low voice. "Umm, bye Aarushi and sorry aapka mood khrab hua meri wajah se" He said to Aarushi.

Sumedh tried to stop him but he left.

"C'mon Aarushi! Woh itne dino se dukhi tha isi lie mene usko mujhse milne ke lie kaha. Kal bhi aaya tha socha aaj bhi aaega to better feel karega, ese taana dene ki kya zarurat thi?" Sumedh asked. Aarushi lowered her lashes.

"Ese hi nikal gaya muh se" She said, "nhi, ese hi nhi tha. Himani ke lie nafrat dikhai de rhi hai mujhe isme" Sumedh said.

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Guys I'm sorry for the late update. School has started and actually we finish school at 3pm, which is the time when I used to update. So from now I will update a bit late...maybe 3:30 or 4pm. Enjoy the story people!!