FLASHBACK
"aao arjun" major shabbir bol utha
"sir" salute kiya arjun ne
"shatrujeet" major shabbir ne kaha
"ji?" Arjun ne poocha
"seedhi baat ye regiment ne kai shoorveer diye hai lieutenant arjun, chahe operation cactus ho ya Myanmar ka operation, ya Pakistan me ghuskar marna, we stood tall always. So I expect you to adhire by the culture and history of this regiment" shabbir bola
"sir" Arjun ne salute kiya
"sir may I come in??" is awaz ko sun chaunk pada arjun
Inayat khadi thi darwaze par
"please lieutenant, come inside" shabbir bola aur inayat muh khole inayat ko dekhta raha
"inayat, this is arjun. Please ise batao is regiment ke baare me aur le jao training ground par" shabbir ke bolte hi inayat arjun ko chalne ka ishara kar uske Saath kamre se bahar a gayi
"wow you are also in the same regiment??" Arjun ne poocha
"ye training period hai, Jaan pehchaan karne ka Waqt nahi" inayat boli
Arjun ne inayat ko dekha, gori si patli si aur high confidence Jhalak raha tha is ladki ke chehre par
"itne dhyan se training par focus karoge to aur better hoga" apni aur taakte inayat ne bina arjun ki aur dekhte hue bola
Arjun sakpaka gaya
"chalein" inayat boli
Aur shuru ho gaya training. Na khane ka time na sone ka
Har Waqt stress level dena aur mazboot karna
Major shabbir ek strict instructor the aur kai officers unke under train hue the
Eid ke ek din pehle arjun major shabbir ke office ki aur Jaane laga to use awazein sunai dene lagi
"may i come in sir??" Arjun ne permission liya to use ek aurat dikhai diya
"tum jao yahan se noor" shabbir bola
"kyun ise bhi to pata chale ki tum kaise insan ho jise Eid me chutti nahi milti" noor roye ja rahi thi
"tum.... A paoge Eid me arjun??" shabbir ne arjun se poocha to arjun chaunk gaya
Uske papa ne kabhi uski kadr nahi ki na hi use family me kuch respect mila
Abhimanyu ghar ka laadla, shreya di papa ki pari aur wo... Wo bas.....
"samajh gaya arjun, zabardasti nahi hai. Maine to kuch zyada hi soch liya" shabbir bola
" arey nahi sir mai aaunga" Arjun muskurate hue bola aur kamre se chala gaya salute karke
Eid ke din jab arjun ne dekha ki inayat wahan khadi thi wo shocked ho gaya tha
"aise aankhen faadkar kya dekh rahe ho" inayat ne poocha
"n nahi wo...." Arjun sakpaka kar bola
"mujhe dekh rahe the na" inayat ne poocha
"n n nahi nahi aisi baat nahi hai" Arjun bola
"are arjun?? Kab aaye??inayat tang to nahi kar rahi na??" noor bhabhi ne poocha
"nahi bhabhi ise tang karungi to aise hi mar jayega" inayat haste hue boli aur noor hasne lagi
Arjun muskurane laga
Bas wahi se shuruaati hui thi dono ki asli nok jhok
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PRESENT DAY
"sir aapki sunwai hai" ek Lance Naik ne aakar baithe hue arjun se kaha
Apni topi pehen arjun ne apna uniform check kiya aur court martial ke liye hazir ho gaya
"sir without information illegally fire arms lekar lieutenant arjun puri regiment se Jaata Hai aur terrorists par hamla karke sabko khatam kar deta hai, mai chahunga ki sakht se sakht karvai ho" colonel puri bol utha
Major general ne file padhi aur arjun ki aur dekhkar bole
"kya kehna chahte ho apni safai me??"
Arjun chup raha
"lekin ek poore camp ko tabah karna mamooli baat nahi hai sir" major general pravin kumar bol uthe
Vikram Puri ne pravin ki aur dekha, apna sab kuch laga raha tha uska dost, senior aur samdhi arjun ko bachane ke liye
"hmm dekho lieutenant jurm to jurm hai, chahe sahi kiya ya galat. Uske liye saza bhi milegi" senior major general bol uthe
"mujhe koi dukh nahi hai sir, please apna saza sunaiye" Arjun bola
"you are transferred to home Ministry, they will decide your fate" bol sign kiya senior major general ne to sab ke sab chaunk gaye
Arjun bhi
Ye saza hai ya sirf transfer???
Court martial khatam hote hi ek letter diya gaya arjun ko
24 hrs me report karna hai home ministry me
Aur jise report karna hai wo hai
Priya krishnamoorty
Senior major general ne ek phone lagaya apna decision dene ke baad
"madam job done"
