Sanyukta was about to leave the den when Vidushi came rushing in, directly heading toward the meeting room... news ran fast here, thought Sanyukta looking at her retreating figure...
"Wait up Vidhushi...What is happening ?" asked Sanyukta. ...Usually, the purpose of a question was to get an answer, but she knew she won't get any...even if you worked really hard and proved them that your were capable enough, you were never really one of them... thought Sanyukta...stubborn gangsters...whatever...she was not looking for answers anyways, no, she was using it as distraction to drop in a bug in Vidushi's pocket.
Done.
"Nothing you have to worry about Sanyukta, it's under control!" Vidhushi assured her moving towards the room "I think you should rest" she said leaving her.
Sanyukta chuckled...Rest...Riiight ! They should have known better... did they forget who they were dealing with ?!... Sanyukta almost felt insulted. ...Well... she just needed to remind them what she was capable of... she smirked as she turned to go.
Reaching the staircase she plugged in her Bluetooth earphones, checking the clear receiving of their voices. Sanyukta almost patted herself proudly, Fred and George were not the only one spying on doors with their extendable ears, technology did wonders these days... it was almost magic ! Snapping out of her Harry Potter land, she concentrated on the voices in the meeting room.
In the meeting room
"Boss told me that Sameer had an appointment fixed at St Louis clinic. He's gone under some surgery and would be under observation for a day" She heard Sahil say.
"Easy then, we can take him down there" spoke an excited Vidhushi.
"Well it's not that simple... He was smart enough to book the whole floor for himself" clarified Sahil. "The area is restricted and guards are posted everywhere..." he added.
"Taking down guards isn't that difficult..." the rude suggestion came from Parth as Sanyukta rolled her eyes, talk about the ultimate gangster mind... jo raste mein aye thokdo !
"Randhir tried working on that but he almost got injured...that's why he asked for backup" said Sahil as Sanyukta's breathe almost hitched... again the brainless brute was acting carelessly... Samajhta kya hai khudko ?! She fumed at his recklessness... if he ever got out of there alive, she was going to deal with him personally...and If he didn't, she was still not going to leave him, she was going to hunt down his soul and torment it till he begged for mercy...at her feet !!! ...Yeah that sounded like a good plan ! ...Not that she was bothered for him... Huh! she huffed lost in cursing Randhir when she heard the voices and went back to listening.
"So what are you suggesting ?" Vidhushi asked in confusion.
"Randhir asked us to create enough distraction so he can finish off Sameer before he regains his conscious" Sahil told them about Randhir's plan.
"We can't use violence as it would just create utter disturbance for other patients" Parth spoke up... first time insanon wali baat ki hai, thought Sanyukta impressed by Parth's unexpected return of humanity.
"We need to keep it discreet and silent so that saanp bhi marjaye aur lathi bhi na tutey" agreed Vidhushi.
"The point is if we use any of our usual tactics, it will end up affecting the innocents...so tear gases and other long distance weapons are out of question" Sahil summed up.
"Agreed... I think we should go there and decide with Randhir for our next step" came Vidushi's voice, as Sanyukta carefully listened their plan.
"Right" nodded Parth and Sahil. "We will go there and decide together" concluded Parth.
Outside of the meeting room
Sanyukta removed her ear-plug, hearing the footsteps in the corridor, ensuring her that the discussion was indeed over. She quickly went to her room and grabbed her laptop as she googled the name of the clinic... first and foremost : acquire knowledge about your surroundings !
She went all business like, doing what she was best at : hunting down infos. She was still mad at the gangster...he...he had hurt...so much...she sighed... but with his life being in danger, the equation had changed... temporarily, of course !
Looking closely at the the clinic details and it's planning documents, Sanyukta found out that the floor Sameer had booked for his checkup was reserved for neuropsychiatric conditions checkups such as anorexia and depression but also for pregnancy checkups.
"Bingo" another pat for herself, "How much more smart can you get... oh dear!" she mightily smiled in the crooked way of hers.
They needed a distraction right ?... then a distraction she was going to provide ! ...A full Sanyukta style distraction !
It seemed like fate was on her side these days as even her plans were chronologically coherent recently...After the moaning and groaning stunt pulled at the hotel, she was now all ready to carry the result of such activities... the pregnancy of course ! ...which would not be the first time she remembered... at least this time she would not embarass herself using Randhir's name and saying the baby was his... No this time it was solely her own !
Another pat... She surely needed Nobel prize this time... forget about the nobel prize, what she really deserved what an Oscar... such a talented actress she was !
***
Feeding the clinic's address in her GPS Sanyukta quickly dashed toward Karan's place.
Not even answering his queries, she entered like a hurricane and rushed towards Arpita's wardrobe. She fetched some long floral dress and quickly pulled it upon herself, adjusting the size.
Hearing the noise in the above room, Karan could not help but wonder what was this new drama of hers. He waited for her to come out of the room.
She emerged a few minutes later with a blonde wig and long red summer dress, along with an additional accessory...
"Whoa!...What is that for?" Asked a lost Karan.
"Later" she showed him her palm, "How many months due do I look like" she inquired.
"Pardon ?" asked a confused Karan.
"How many months do I look like" she repeated gesturing at her round belly, getting impatient.
"hummm 8-9... maybe... I don't know... I am no pregnancy expert yaar" Karan scratched his nape in confusion...
"Ahan!... Wrong timing..." Sanyukta disappeared again in the room, adjusting the stuffed sheet a bit more.
"Now ?" She came out asking him again, turning right, left, showing her belly.
"Smaller..." Karan raised his brows, "5-6 maybe"
"Perfect !" She smiled, contented with her work.
"But what is that for... Sanyukta?" Karan tried asking again only to be shut again.
"Later ! " came her commanding words to which he pouted and closed the door as she moved out in hurry.
***
Parking under the addressed building, Sanyukta looked at the plush 20+ storey building which served as a hospital. Irony... she was going to provide a distraction to kill someone right under a savior's nose... in the hospital. But then again, while these walls served as shelters to the injured ones... they also served as a forteress to a first class kamina...
Calming her wandering mind, she took a deep breath and moved ahead, dawning her glasses over her eyes. Her red luscious lips curving into a smirk. She hastily checked her baby bump one last time before walking with confidence in her high heels, her handbag dangling on her left forearm, classy golden bracelets shining on her wrists under the sun.
...Lights, camera, Action !
Her eyes wandered around the place in search of familiar faces. Where are they...where are they ?...her eyes discreetly scanned the whole place as people got in and out of the hospital. ...Spotted ! There they were the four of them, under a tree near the parking area talking in hushed voices.
With their expressions and hand movements she could easily make out how their futile plans were going in vain. She looked one last time around her and prepared herself for the first step of her maravelous plan.
Inhaleing in a long sharp breathe, replenishing her mind with oxygen, she released it all in a loud ear piercing screams.
"Aaah" she shouted as if she was in pain, grabbing the attention of everyone around her.
"Oh my god...aaah pleeease help... Please somebody" she started her drama, as her hands secured themself on her stomach, indicating the source of her pain.
"AAAhh...please heeelp"
"Ohh dear!" An elderly lady and her daughter rushed toward her, looking at her baby bump,
"My child you need to see a doctor... come fast" said the old lady, helping her march toward the clinic.
Although happy of the success of the first part of the plan, Sanyukta winced a bit more. "Please help!" she added more drama, as it was not credible enough until there was not loud acting and big tears involved. ...IMPACT !
While she was acting like a damsel in distress from one of those ekta kapoor soap operas, somebody's keen eyes did notice beyond her makeover.
"Shit! what the hell!" the words escaped the moment Randhir recognized it was Sanyukta creating the situation at the entrance.
Sahil, Parth and Vidhushi looked in confusion at the lady that was creating commotion and then back to Randhir.
"What the hell is this woman up to now ?!" he muttered looking at Sanyukta being escorted inside by some ladies.
On queue, the rest of the gang realized who was hiding under the blond wig and black sunglasses... it was Sanyukta back to basics.
"We did forbid her to get involved, we didn't even let her come in the meeting" said Sahil, dumbfound.
"And you thought she will listen to you obediently ?" came Randhir's mock reply. If there was one thing he knew about this girl, it was that she will always do the exact opposit of what you will ask her...he sighed.
"What is she doing anyway ?!" Sahil wondered outloud, looking at her disappearing frame as the ladies accompanied her inside the clinic.
As she was about to get out of their sight, she turned her head in their direction and winked ...leaving four pair of eyes gawking at her in utter disbelief.
" ...She is providing us a distraction it seems !" Sahil chuckled, answering his own question amused by her mischievous brain.
"This woman...i swear...!!" groaned Randhir as he dashed toward the entry of the clinic. The rest of the gang closely followed behind.
They halted seeing the new scene in front of them. Sanyukta was shouting at a scared and panicking receptionist.
"How could you book such an important floor...?!" they heard her say, in indignation.
"Mam please..." tried the poor receptionist.
"What please ?! Han ? I am dying in pain here, and you are saying that the damn floor is booked by some high profile therefore you cannot check me up ?!" she shouted, trying to gather as much people as she could.
"Aaah" she winced in pain again... just to make her point.
"Mam please calm down, who...who's your usual do-doctor ?" she asked timidly.
"Calm down ?!!!! you are asking me to calm down ?! she repeated. "Have you ever wondered why our country never progresses ?' she retorted the receptionist inquiry by a her own question...when Sanyukta did not know the answer to a question, didshe always replied by another question ! ...If it did not confuse the interlocutor, at least it gave her some time to think about the answer to his question !!!
"Well that's exactly why we never progress... You give stress to the babies right in the womb... Only money runs this country" She screamed, pointing her finger at the receptionist.
"Mam please relax..." she tried
"No dammit' you want me to bloody relax...I've a baby on board for god sake... can't you see ?!" she pointed her finger at herself, scaring the already scared receptionist.
"Mam please don't worry we will shift to our nearest branch sooner... " she tried calming her down.
"Shut up! I hate your voice... And I need to see the doctor RIGHT NOW!" Sanyukta kept scaring the poor girl, while a group formed itself around her.
"She's right you need to get her to the gynecologist this instant, she is in pain" the elderly woman told the reception.
"Yeah do her check up right now" came a random voice from her left.
"Yeah we won't tolerate this kind of treatment because of some high profile politician." said another person.
Right on the spot ! smirked Sanyukta on her mind.
Seeing the crowd, the guards left their posts and tried to contain the growing effervescence, leaving the path clear for Vidushi and Parth who quickly took the elevators.
As fingers were being pointed and solutions were nowhere to be found, the authority finally decided to let Sanyukta be shifted to the Sanyukta restricted floor and get her checked.
Randhir watched the whole drama unfold in front of his incredulous eyes...was there one thing she could not do ? he wondered. This woman will never fail to amaze him...She wasn't even pregnant and she could cause this much fuss... what if she really was ! ...Hell would have broken loose, that he was sure of ! She was already moody without pregnancy hormones, he didn't even want to imagine her during pregnancy...
"Looks like we ought to gear up." Sahil's voice brought him out of his thoughts
Sanyukta was being taken to the elevator as she heard some guards inform their colleagues about the emergency case on its way.
"Do you wish us to inform your husband ma'am ?" one of the junior doctor accompanying Sanyukta asked her in concern while Sanyukta pouted muffling her pain groans. ...Husband ?!... what husband... she thought she had made it clear, there was no father in this pregnancy, the baby was her own production ! She huffed. You could not just force a baby to have father... !
Before the elevator door could close off a palm stopped it right way, stepping inside.
"Honey!" came his sugar coated voice. Sanyukta looked up the very same instant, witnessing a smiling Randhir joining them in the elevator. ...what the hell ?!... It was her play, she was the main character, what the hell did this gangster think, stealing the first role from her?! she fumed in her mind.
"Are you okay sweetie ?!" he asked in daze wiping her forehead and caressing her cheeks while she nodded, throwing daggers with her eyes. ...Am gonna show you how ok I am...!!! she thought. ...so much for not using his name in this fake pregnancy... !!!
"Thank you for taking care of my wife in such need" He shamelessly smiled sweetly at the young junior doctor.
While Sanyukta pierced her heel on his foot, ...serves him right ! she muttered contented with her move, as Randhir's smile turned into a grimace. She then held his palm in a death grip, digging her nails into his palm, and groaned a bit more pretending to be in pain. She was usually not into physical harm, she was what you could call a passive aggressive person. The kind of person that could smile and throw you under the bus, and then get you to apologize for getting upset about it...yeah that was more like her ! But considering the recent events and her current relationship with the gangster she was very tempted to use violence. Randhir glared at her indicating her to stop her drama, while she just glared back saying through her eyes : Go to hell !
The moment they reached the floor Randhir was made to step back while Sanyukta was taken inside. Randhir didn't wait and immediately left in search of Sameer toward the restricted area, quickly slipping in his gun and some sedatives, just in case.
As the hustle bustle on the floor increased the guards moved towards Sanyukta. She recognized Parth and Vidushi among them, who were disguised as helpers. On reaching the ward, the junior doctor made Sanyukta sit as he set up the machines. As soon as his back faced her, Sanyukta signaled Vidhushi, who gave the doctor an injection...he fell on the ground in the next second.
"Thanks Vids" she winked at her.
Sanyukta quickly slipped away as the other gangsters made their way towards two guards syringe in hand...funny while you thought about it, syringe was their new weapon, replacing their little old gun...
Looking here and there, Sanyukta searched for Randhir, knowing him he was probably in some kind of danger... How he had survived that long was beyond her...
On the other, Sahil had been successful in pulling the pen drive Sanyukta gave him to put into the cctv system, to crash it down.
The red light on cctv went off. Randhir took it as a signal, it was time to act. Randhir had located Sameer's room waiting for right moment. He finally made his move, taking down the two body guards posted outside his room, he paved his way inside.
Sanyukta who was still looking for him, caught a glimpse of his retreating figure, entering a room. She debated for a second, following him or not ? finally her curious mind took over and she opened the door.
The moment she opened the door, her eyes fell on him... hanging between two heavy men with their guns pointed at him. HE was caught. One gun was pointed on his temple while the other was directed toward his chest. She could see Sameer smirking at them sitting in the bed right behind.
She quickly sensed everyone's gaze on her, spotting her intrusion. She should have not come...she should have not come... did not they say that curiosity killed the cat ?!... lucky for her she was not a cat !
"Ooops... wrong room... " she said sheepishly, futilely attempting to get the hell out of here.
"Please carry on..." she tried closing back the door, as a bullet lodge itself in the door making her dead on her tracks... Her breath hitched as looked at the warning-bullet... she didn't need to be told what was the bullet that followed the warning-bullet...
"Okeyyy...or I can stay...if you want..." she nervously laughed, entering in the room.
The gun previously directing at Randhir's head was now, targeting Sanyukta. They were now both trapped. She glared at the devil, it was his fault they were trapped here, could he have not warned her ?!... He could have at least screamed her name letting her know of the danger. Did he want her dead ?!...Jerk. She muttered and propped back.
"Well, well, well...look who do we have here" said an amused Sameer.
"A bunch of deranged goons... a particularly irritating and manner less devil... and innocent and respectable lady that has nothing to do between all of this..." Sanyukta muttered under her breath.
"Shut up bitch" Sameer insulted her.
Sanyukta's eyes grew wide... he had called her a bitch ? ...seriously ? like ainve hi... free me ?!...ok not really free me, she may had caused havoc in his territory and well... kind of killed some of his men...but it was rude insulting a lady like that...not that it was not rude to kill people... urghh whatever, the main point was : How dare he ?!!!
"Bitch yourself ! Am not the one cowardly hiding behind his bodyguards" she retorted, crossing her arms on her chest.
Sameer's face instantly lost his playfulness instead creased formed on his forehead, testifying of his furious mood. A look at Randhir and she saw him, rolling his eyes at her... what ?! did he thought she was just going to stay put as the his old friend insulted her ?...like hell ! He glared at her as she glared back...seems it was their third staring contest today...
...On the other hand, insulting someone who had you at gunpoint was not very smart, she admitted to herself.
Sensing the heavy tension in the room, Sanyukta went back to her wails, "aaahhh" she shouts again holding her bump.
Randhir took up the distraction and elbowed the one holding his gun at face, knocking him out. In the next second he was hitting the other one with his own gun ,knocking him out as well.
Finished off the guards, he pointed his gun at Sameer who in turn removed his own gun from under the sheet targeting Sanyukta.
"One wrong move and she's dead ! " Sameer announced, "Put the gun down!" he yelled at Randhir.
Randhir knew he will not hesitate to pull the trigger on Sanyukta...there was no way he was going to let him harm her, with that in mind he took a swift step toward him...Probably his mistake, as Sameer next pulled the trigger at her !