Recap : Sanyukta is released and finally back home. We learn more about what she does as a hacker. She is approached by a lady who has been raped and who bank accounts has been emptied. She suspects a certain Raghav Gosh. Sanyu is shocked to discover that it is the same guy Randhir was after. She decides to have a closer look at it and attends a conference where Raghav Gosh is due to give a speech. Randhir who's also tracking down Raghav is present at conference as well. Sanyukta puts herself in a dangerous situation and randhir saves her.
From the time Sanyukta came back, she was glued to her laptop screen. She was trying to find a connection between the various information she extracted in the past and the bit gathered on Monica's case. Her mind still thinking about the recent encounter with Randhir and her thoughts pondering back to square one...why Randhir wanted this guy?
She traced a few open ends in Raghav's past, who happened to be not as much clean and generous as he portrayed. Could it be possible that Randhir wished to overpower him and gain his reign to expand his own business ?...or was it not even about money. So many thoughts were curling and crumbling up in her mind. This devil was not going to let her live her in peace, ass pass tha to problem thi, ab nahi to be problem hai. He was a problem in itself...with no apparent solution. ...But obviously comparing him to a mathematical equation won't help either, he was very much human...in appearance at least, she corrected herself... mind and soul were another story !
She decided to give it a break and went down to get coffee for herself.
***
She sipped her coffee looking at her favorite view of city in the deep night. Her thoughts travelled to him again.
"Why did he save me? A heartless person like him who could kill a guy right on the street, had risked his life to save a mere girl" she kept her mug and face palmed... this randhir guy was a riddle... a riddle she was having a hard time to solve... But strangely, the more she thought about him, the more he popped up in her mind, the more she wanted to know about him, the more she found herself thinking about him... did it even make sense ?! She was loosing it thinking so much about the imbecile ! She sighed and headed to her room calling it a night.
***
"Something is surely amiss down here" Sanyukta lowered her spectacles to ponder once more on the scribbled notes on her page.
"These transactions are not normal and the amount is surely not under norms" She scanned the printed statements of Raghav's bank. Her phone beeped as she managed to get a bypass on Raghav's schedule. It was a party Raghav was planning on to make a deal as well as get his relationships better with his acquaintances. Sanyukta had planned to go to the party to have better look at it. Hoping that this time she won't be interrupted...
***
Parth came to Randhir and kept an invite over his desk informing him about Raghav's latest venture.
"What is this?" Demanded Randhir tired.
"Raghav is calling out for the meet of his business acquaintances and he is cracking a big deal underneath to keep it concealed under the name of a party" Sahil informed him,
"This will be a major leak if we manage to get some of the insides out"
"So who plans to be a part of it?" Randhir asked him.
"I think it should be you. Because we all have already been on fields and our faces are much known. Being you no one would doubt" Parth told him wisely, to which Randhir nodded and Parth walked away.
Time to get ready for the party !
***
The venue looked no less than a royal palace being enlightened like a new bride. The setup was royal and expensive. People from the most influential lot were present there. The heavy gowns and the heavily rich tuxedo laddered people wandered in Sanyukta's sight, they looked like decent people in there fancy attire ...but were far from it. It was all a disguise to hide the reality behind it. It reminded her of those sophisticated and meticulously chosen names on restaurents' menus, "Quiche Lorraine resting on a bed of Letuce, accompanied by fresh Red drum with a touch of chives"... all those sweat little words to say : a cheese cake, a poor lonely leaf of salad and a bloody fish ! ...Humans and their habits to paint reality in prettier colors... ! She sighed.
She looked around searching for some unusual movements.
Randhir entered the party, as usual not at all interested in the lot. He was looking for clues by eavesdropping between various groups when he spotted Sanyukta staring back at him. His expressions changed quickly. He rolled his eyes to his bad luck again. ...Not again, please ! he muttered.
No matter how hard they tried to stay away from each other, fate always found a way for them to end up face to face. He sighed. What was she doing here now ?! The last time they met, he didn't ponder much over the fact, he thought that she being at Raghav's speech was a mere coincidence... But now surely meeting her here again was not pure coincidence. And the next question was, what was she doing here...Was she tracking him down ? he asked himself, his mind searching for the reason of her presence here.
Now not only he had to keep an eye on his target but he also had to babysit this walking disaster... she was a magnet to problems... problems that always got in the way of his missions. He sighed again sensing the beginning of a migraine. He decided to approach her, he was going to take care of the problem right away !
He won't let her a chance to ruin his plan for today. He made up his mind and went to her. He grabbed her by the elbow and whispered in her ear "What the hell are you doing here ?"
"Hello to you too..." she told him rolling her eyes "your manners have not improved I see..." she added. "...and I could ask you the same question" she answered freeing her elbow from his hand. What did he think of himself ?! ...ah yes ! The devil !
How could he forgot how difficult it was to communicate with her, he had to work hard to get an simple answer out of this girl... he balled his fist but kept his anger in check.
"Look, it's a dangerous place you shouldn't be here" he whisper yelled at her.
Did she seriously heard that ? could she believe her ears ? If her ears were not at fault, had the information been correctly processed by her brain ?... did he really mean what he said ?... the joke ! she thought.
"Excuse me...I may have heard wrong but...but it just sounded like... like you cared for my well-being" she said putting a hand on her heart and faking surprise. Wow... she sounded like Dolores Umbridge when she said in her high pitch tone "Um...So silly of me... but it sounded as if you're questioning my authority" ...thanks heaven she only sounded like her and NOT actually looked like her...
Advice on who to take as a role model were difficult to find, but if you needed advice on what NOT to be...then Dolores Umbridge was the right reference !
Randhir angrily looked at her, he was about to reply when Sanyukta talked again.
"Besides... I survived one week with you... what worse could happen to me ?!" she looked at him coldly, sarcasm dripping from her voice. Yeah she had spent half a week in the not so comforting company of the devil of the devils...the rudest and cruelest of them all ! Surely she could handle a corrupt politician, couldn't she ?
Before they had time to argue further, a couple interrupted them. A young lady clad in a very short dress was eyeing up Randhir as if he was her next meal...even though she looked like the kind that skipped meals just to fit in her dress...
Fantastic...exactly what they needed...note the sarcasm.
If her dress was not hint enough, her gestures sure were...she could not make her intentions clearer. The man at her side stood a little behind her, from their position you could guess the hierarchy between them.
"Hello handsome" she said in a high pitched voice, smiling seductively at Randhir and completely ignoring Sanyukta, at which Sanyukta raised her eyebrow... "excuse me" she said mentally.
Randhir mentally face palmed himself "Ye ek musibat kya kam thi jo ek aur tapak ahi hai..." he thought cursing his fate. He had no time for whining little s**t.
"My name is Sophia, what's yours handsome ?" she asked still looking at randhir, not even sparing a glance at Sanyukta.
Sanyukta mouth nearly formed an "o"...The nerve of this bitch ! thought Sanyukta. You don't just ignore a person like that. That's awfully rude !
Besides she was ignoring THE great Sanyukta Aggarwal...right in front of her...how dare she ?!... I am going to show her who's the boss here, thought Sanyukta evilly... but then again she thought, it would be a little unfair...she should at least give her one chance to rectify her mistake... after all marne wale ki b akhri kwaesh puri ki jati hai... not to mention that Sanyukta Aggarwal was known for her sense of fairness.
..How nice of me ! she concluded, mentally hugging herself for such an outstanding display of kindness and justice. She was 100% positive that if she applied for the mayor's position in her town, she would be elected straight away ! How wonderful she was... !
She tried to smile at the girl in front of her, in return, the girl eyed her up from top to bottom assessing her. She paused on her white pearl necklace, then on her breasts, eyeing them an extra second... ...is she SERIOUSLY serious ?! thought Sanyukta...What ? are they to your liking ? too small or too big may be ? ...perhaps you want a measuring tape to get the exact dimension ?... like SERIOUSY ?!!! Sanyukta thought to herself, rolling her eyes...
The girl kept on her inspection, she went downward, her eyes landed on the matching white pearl bracelet, then on her hips and finally to her white pumps. She faked a smile and returned her gaze on Randhir. Sanyukta's jaw nearly dropped at the way the girl treated her...THAT'S IT. To hell with kindness, the girl just signed her death warrant. An evil smirk formed onto Sanyukta lips... now only god could save the girl !
On the other hand, Randhir had not missed one bit of the exchange between the two ladies. He knew for a fact that Sanyukta was really pissed. She was not a personality you could just ignore... he had experienced it firsthand ! He was curious to know what she was thinking... if the evil smile on her face was anything to go by, this Sophia girl was going to experience one of her life's most humiliating moment in a few minutes... poor thing...he pitied her... snapping out of it Randhir answered her.
"My name is Abhay." said Randhir, he was not going to disclose his real name now.
"Never saw you here before, how come ?" she questioned Randhir.
Sanyukta took the opportunity to answer her "We usually avoid such gatherings... the noise, the clingy people...not really our thing you see" she told her smirking.
Sophia was taken aback by Sanyukta's intervention, but she masked her surprise and said : "Yeah I understand, all this gives me headache, it is really tiring ! " she whined putting a hand on her head.
"I totally agree, some people around here could even give a headache to a Tylenol..." said Sanyukta directly looking at Sophia. Randhir's lips twisted at her comment, a ghost of smiling appearing on his face.
"Don't tell me... I am surrounded by such idiots, only god knows how I survive among them..." said Sophia.
Sophia faked a smile, she was about to say something when Sanyukta spoke up. "Not to mention the classless woman... they think that class is about wearing the shortest dress available on the store and flaunting their assets...come on girl...every girl has b**bs and as*... be a bit original and work on your personality rather than flaunting what everyone has" laughed Sanyukta eying up Sophia.
She carried on "...and omg how they whine all the time, always complaining about others... come on bitch don't blame others for what you lack" sighed Sanyukta. By that time she ended her sentence Randhir was internally laughing at the situation, she was definitely one of her kind... indirectly insulting the poor girl. For once he was not on the receiving end of her sarcastic remarks and he was definitely enjoying it !
"Yeah I understand" was all Sophia said, sensing that Sanyukta was talking about her.
"Poor girls...they don't even have enough brain to distinguish when they are being insulted" she fakely sympathized.
Sophia had enough now and angrily said "If you have something to tell me, just say it straight, don't play games !"
"What ?" Sanyukta faked surprise, "what are you talking about sweety?"she sugar coated her words.
"I was not talking about you, not at all" she said in a concerned voice.
" ...but If you recognize yourself in it then it's not my fault..." she added, totally changing her tone into a more mocking one.
"You ?!" she pointed a finger at Sanyukta.
Sanyukta advanced toward her and said "What me ? Listen here bitch and listen good...It's ok... everyone has the right to be stupid but right now, you are abusing the privilege ! "
Sophia mouth fell, she said "You little..." but before she had time to finish Sanyukta said
"Please don't be a bitch to me, because then I'll have to be a bitch back and am sure I can do it way better than you" she smirked at her.
Sanyukta took Randhir's wrist and was about to leave but stopped... she couldn't help but throw one last insult : "Oh and please next time, wear shoes that actually fit... you won't have such a hard time standing straight" she laughed and went away.
The first word that came to Randhir's mind was HOT. Her confidence was a real turn on ! As soon as they were out Sophia's sight, Sanyukta sighed, her hand still on Randhir's wrist. Randhir looked at her on the eyes and lowered them to her hand on his wrist, Sanyukta quickly let it go. Randhir was looking intently at her, fascinated by her act. Sanyukta thought he was judging her for what she did, "What ? Don't look at me like that...I saved us both from her whining, you should be thankful ! " she huffed turning her head away...
At that moment they both spotted Raghav and some men disappearing from the location. They looked at each other and both scattered in opposite direction. Randhir stepped in an alley that lead to the staircases, he silently walked up to a corridor with a few doors. Anticipating it to be Raghav's personal area he was sure to find some hefty clues in here.
Sanyukta who just came up the stairs noticed Randhir entering into the room and muttered to herself, "Trespasser". While she decided to get past him and check some other room she heard footsteps approaching in the corridor from opposite side. She panicked.
She swiftly rushed inside the room where Randhir entered and closed the door behind. Randhir got surprised at the sudden movement but quickly composed himself "Are you following me ?" He asked her. To which Sanyukta replied : "Oh please don't give yourself so much importance... I have better things to do"
The noise had alerted a waiter who opened the door to see who was up in the restricted region.
When the door knob clicked Sanyukta got alarmed... what now ? Think Sanyu think... she was left with no options. She looked Randhir right in the eyes and quickly muttered, "Desperate times, Desperate measures" she pushed him against the wall, grabbed his collar and smashed her lips to his...pulling him in for a passionate kiss.
The person who happened to just peep in cleared his throat on finding the two desperate souls madly making out, Randhir pulled apart and breathed heavily taking notice of the situation. The first thought that came to his mind was : Damn HOT ! ...It was the second time in one day he was referring to her as hot... what the hell ! Get a grip man !
"Why are you here?" The waiter politely asked them.
Sanyukta smiled at him and held Randhir's arm within hers and smoothed her palm across his chest gesturing the movements of love birds, "Actually we wanted a more private area you see, So we came up here" She chipped and placed another feathery kiss on Randhir's cheek. Randhir eyes shot up toward her, current passing through them but he stayed silent.
"Actually sir, mam this is a restricted area. You shouldn't be here." informed the waiter.
"Oh! My bad! Sorry for the inconvenience, we will be on our way then" Sanyukta winked at him as he left.
After the waiter left, Sanyukta quickly pulled apart as if she had been burned... she was about to leave when Randhir caught her wrist and turned her his way. He pulled her to the nearest corner and boxed her to the wall.
"What was that for?" he demanded her intently looking into her eyes searching for answers. Sanyukta adverted her eyes, she felt really uncomfortable under his penetrating eyes, it was bad enough that she had just experienced her first kiss...she was nervous...but he did not need to know that now... so she opted for her usual sarcastic self.
"It was a kiss genius... you know when two people..."she started her explanation but Randhir cut her.
"Don't test my patience, why the hell did you do that..." he asked her getting angry.
It was now Sanyukt'sa turn to get angry, she just wasted her first kiss for god sake ...just so that they don't end up in trouble ...and see the audacity of this ingrate devil...instead of thanking her he was annoying her with his questions...
"Look here Mr. Gangster, we both needed an excuse to justify our presence there so I just provided one... I couldn't think of better at that moment okay" Sanyukta jerked her hand away trailing away towards the exit.
Before she had time to leave, Randhir spoke up "I never asked for your favor... besides, It would have been better to get caught than to be kissed by you"
Tears formed in her eyes...This was definitely not the way a girl expected to be treated after her first kiss. But she quickly composed herself and replied : "I will remember that" with that said she left.