Huda - par Qaidi....
Ye kaise ho sakta hai
Wohi chehra .... Bilkul true copy.....
Tu mila kya unse....

He asked.
As alekh was preparing tea for  three of them.

Alekh - haan....
Jis din wo base mein aye usi din.....

Flashback

"Excuse me....
Ye mess kis taraf hai"

Alekh had turned on the voice....and got a mini heart attack.....

Rajveer sir......

He was lost looking at his dead teacher's face......
Who was breathing in front of him

"Aap......."
Was all he had managed to speak

"Haan main....
Koi problem hai"

He had said in a filmy style....

"Hii I am captain Rajeev Singh"
He had offered a handshake.... And alekh gave his hand subconsciously.

That same friendly smile
And positive aura....

"Bhai.....
Bohot sir dukh raha hai
16 ghante ki journey kar ke aya hun
Bhagwan ke liye bata de mess kis taraf hai
Chaii peeeni hai"

Alekh had pointed towards left direction....
Telling him where mess is...

And he had patted his shoulder

"See u soon...
By "

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Pooja - sir ne pehchana nahi tujhe

She asked out of anxiousness

Alekh - apun kya bata raha hai itni der se....
Confirm nahi hai ke wo sir hai ke nahi...
Uska pura bio check kiya apun ne...

Army record mein ye 2009 mein achanak se aya hai....
Iske pehle ka koi details nahi hai

Par birth certificate
School certificate
Sab sahi hai...
Rajeev Singh ke nam se....
Kuch samajh nahi a raha....

Pooja - shayad sir apni identity chupa rahe ho.....

Alekh - pata nahi yaar....
Kya majraa hai......

Huda - agle mahine naina ane wali hai....
Tab kya hoga....

Alekh - wohi soch soch kar mera dimag kharab ho raha hai......

Pooja - mujhe unse milna hai....

She stood up from her chair.

Alekh - unki night patrolling 10 baje khatam hoti hai
Mess mein ayega chai peene....

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Pooja and huda barely ate anything
Shaking their legs tapping the table...
Anxiously waiting for him to enter from the gate.....

And there he entered the mess
Laughing over something with a fellow officer.

Going straight towards the water dispenser.....
Gulping down some water...

Then going to fetch tea ....at the counter.

While pooja and huda were gwaking at him...
As if seeing a dinosaur.... Or an alien...

A part of them hoping that he will recognise them and will reach out to them...

"I think humein wo ram singh pe nazar rakhi chahiye
He seems fishy.....
Fish se yaad aya ... I so want to eat one......."

And huda recalled a memory wher captain rajveer in one of their party had told them that he is strictly vegetarian

Rajeev felt under someone's constant gaze ......
And turned towards their table.....
To see two new faces...

He took the cup and walked towards their table

Smiling at alekh

"Hii alekh....
Tu kal aya kyun nahi...
Cards khelne.....
Humne kitna wait kiya Tera."

"Wo sir main
Subah jaldi uthna tha
Morning shift thi for patrolling"
He replied

And he sat making an unbelievable expression

"Dude hum same ranking officers hai
Why do you keep calling me sir...
It's rajeev"
He said and turned towards huda.

"Ye captain Amardeep huda hai....
Mera batchmate hai aur dost bhi...
Aur ye captain Rajeev Singh"

Huda smiled with uncertainty
Hoping that Rajveer sir will address him

"Hii huda.... Was up"
He gave a fist bum to him...

While huda tried his best to be normal

"Aur ye  capatin pooja beg"

Pooja was staring at him.... As if watching some science fiction movie
About parallel universe.

"Hey there gorgeous
So do your believe in love at first sight
Ya main dobara ake is chair pe baithun"

And Pooja went bonkers...
Eyes popping out on his pick up line.

"Sorry"?
Pooja asked in confusion

"You should be sorry
Become you just stole my heart."

He called out for a handshake

And pooja accepted the handshake
Studying his behaviour and face carefully

"Pooja I have a doubt....
Tumhara naam thoda mix up nahi hai."
He said in a typical style.

"Beg mere husband ka surname hai
He is muslim...."
She said explaining
Hoping that he will remember something if he is their Rajveer sir.

"What"
He said  as of trying to absorb a big shock.
That's not fair pooja
Tumne mera dil tod diya....
Tumme shadi kar li
Mera intezar bhi nahi kiya"

And pooja's jaw dropped

He is flirting.

"So naam kya hai
Beg sahab ka"
He asked sipping his tea

"Aaa.. Ali captain Ali beg"
She replied fumbling

"Lucky guy.....
So puja...
Tumhari koi dost wost nahi hai kya
Army mein jo single ho...."
He continued his charm....

"Wo mainnnn Han wo"
Pooja was completely out of words

"Hey relax and he laughed
Sorry wo
Tum is base pe ane wali pehli ladki ho
Isliye
Try marne se khud ko rok nahi paya
Wo kya hai na
I am afraid ke jab tak in pahado se bahar niklunga to kahi out of practice na ho jaun...."

And huda was about to faint

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