The bustling police station was unusually cheerful that morning. Conversations, laughter, and soft teasing filled the air — a rare warmth that had arrived with their new SHO. Even the walls, once cold and clinical, seemed to hum with life now.

Just then, the rhythmic thud of polished boots broke the chatter.

“Jai Hind,” said a deep, composed voice.

The staff turned at once and stood straight.

“Jai Hind, sir!” they replied in unison.

DSP Anubhav Singh had entered.

as: aplog ke Thane ki nayi incharge aur sho agayi?

everyone : haan agayi na sir boht achi hai woh aur unke khyal bhi boht ache hai... hum sab unse abhi mile phir bhi wo apni team par abhi se vishwas bhi krne lagi... aur hum sabko bhi unse milte hi connection feel howa.

as : kal tak toh aplog itna dar rahe the apni nayi sho ko lekar ke kese hongi aur apsab abhi abhi mile hai aur unki tareef bhi krne lg gaye.. abhii aplogo ne unhe theek se jana bhi nahi hai aur abhi se unse connected feel kr rahe hai..

everyone : wo hai hi itni achi... dekhna ap bhi ab jab unse milenge toh kuch connection feel krenge..

as: ji nahi hum aisa kuch connected nahi feel krenge.. kyuke mission mai kaam krte dauran jab hum kisi ke saath salon rehte hai jab aaj tak unme se kisi se connected feel nahi kiya toh apki sho se pehli baar milte hi connected kese feel krlenge...  kuch bhi... haan par ap sab se unki tareef sunkar behen zaroor banana chahenge unhe apni...

ks: shuru inka raksha bandhan phirse.. haan haan banalijiye ga inhe bhi apni behen... santu aur humko ek achi behen mil jayegi..

ss: haa km boht achi hai wo phir hum teeno duty hrs ke baad bahar kahin milkar boht mazze bhi karenge... wowww kitna maaza ayega mujhe yoh sonchkar hi itna maaza aaraha..

ks: haa santu sach mai abhi humne bhi imagine kiya.. aur..

as : acha acha bass kitni batein karenge aplog thoda kaam krle ab humsab jiske liye sarkar hume salary deti hai.. wese hai kaha aplog ki sho?

hm heard some voices and got up to see what's going on.. she came till her cabin door and saw a man standing & his back was facing her & as she is smart enough by looking his uniform she understood he is the dsp.... And as she just came till her door she did not hear anything, she only heard wese hai kaha aplog ki sho..?

hm: jai hind sir sho haseena malik reporting...

That voice — sweet, clear, powerful — hit Anubhav like a sudden breeze. He turned.

And paused.

For a long moment, he just looked at her. No words. No movement. Just a calm, wonderstruck gaze —Everyone else stared in shock. Their DSP, who called every woman ‘behenji’ without was lost, without blinking . Not just quiet — lost.

HM: “Sir… sirrr?”

AS (snapping back): “Jii… Haseena ji…”

Karishma (teasingly): “Kaha kho gaye the, bhaiya? Aur ap toh mahilaaon ko ya toh ‘miss’ kehte hain ya ‘behenji’. Toh…?”

AS (composed): “Woh humari officer hain. Unhe behenji kyu kahenge?”

Karishma: “Toh ‘miss’ toh keh hi sakte hain, jaise hamesha kehte hain…”

as : BEHNAA apko kiya itni vipati horahi hai.. ek min—He steps toward Haseena, a rare softness on his face.)

as: apko koi problem ya bura toh nahi lagega na agar hum apko haseena ji bulaye toh?!

hm: ji nahi sir ap humare senior hai apki jo marzi hai ap hume bula sakte hai...

A small, involuntary smile formed on Anubhav’s lips again.

hm: aur ks ye apke bhai hai!?

ks: ji ms ye humare bhaiya hai..

ss: aur mere bhi ms..

hm: ap dono ke bhi bhai mtlb hum kuch samjhe nahi..

ss: ms wo isliye kyuke bhaiya sirf desh se pyaar krte hai aur shadi nahi krna chahte aur sabko apni behen banalete hai, toh mujhe humesha se ek bada bhai chahiye tha toh maine inhe banaliya kyuke sir ne kaha tha ke unhe aadat hgyi hai aur acha lagta hai ab sabko apni behen manna aur ab sir apko bhi apni behen banate hi hunge hai na sir...

hm: ohhh acha...

anubhav was again lost in haseena he did not pay attention on what was going on..

ss: sir... sir...

as: aa.. ha.. haa ss?

ss: sir apne suna maine jo kaha abhi...

as: aa.. haa.. haa suna na humne...yahi toh khade the..

ss: toh phir!

as: ji!?

ss: sir abhi toh apne kaha apne sab suna maine jo bhi kaha tha... acha chodiye mai phirse keh deti hun...

as: ji shukriya apka abhar hoga..

ss innocently : it's ok sir no problem—toh mai ye keh rahi thi ke ap ms ko bhi apni behen banalijiye..

Anubhav shocked, choked and coughed.

Everyone (concerned): “Sir, theek hai?”

as: aa... ji ji.. wo bass.. ek zaroori kaam achanak yaad agaya toh.. hume chalna chahiye..

ss: par sir apne ms ko toh behen banaya hi nahi..

as: aa... wo hume bohtt zaroori kaam yaad agaya ss hume jana hoga...

ks got suspicious because anubhav never acted like this and has never avoided to make a lady his sister but here he was avoiding for the first time in his life..

ks: bhaiya sirf 2 min hi toh lagenge usse apka jo bhi zaroori kaam hai usme late nahi hoga ap bana sakte ho ms ko behen..

as firmly : haseena ji humari officer hai hum unhe kyu apni behen banayenge BEHNAA...

ss: toh mai bhi toh apki officer hun..

as cutely: apne hi toh kaha tha ap banna chahte ho  behen toh humne banaliya...

ss: ohh acha toh yeh baat hai— toh boliye ms..

hm confused: kya?

ss: “ yahi jo maine sir ko kaha tha taki wo apko bhi apni behen bana sake—kyuke unhe acha lagta hai sabko apni behen banana aur wo humare senior hai toh hume unhe kya acha lgta hai uska dhyan rakhna chahiye na..”

hm: “ohh achaa... haa sir ap bana sakte hai hume apni behen...”

as: “nahiiii.,” —“hum nahi banana chahte apko apni behen ap humari officer hai wo toh humne bass ss ko apni behen banaliya hum sab officers ko nahi banate aur apko toh bilkul bhi nahi...”

ks: kyu ms ko toh bilkul bhi nahi kyu?

as: abhi kaha na behena kyuke wo humari officer hai..

ks: par apne toh kayi officers ko apni behen  banaya hai na..

as: haan jo humare saath flirt kr rahi thi unko..

ks: par jo flirt nahi kr rahi thi ap unhe bhi toh apni behen bana chuke hai na kyuke apko aadat aur acha lagne laga hai na sabhi mahilao ko apni behen banana..

ss: haa km same yahi kaha tha sir ne  ..

ks suspiciously : hai na santu pta nahii ab kyu apni hi baat se mukar rahe hai... boliye bhaiya kya howa achanak.?

as: hume nahi pta mtlb hume kuch bhi nahi howa hai —aur ap dono kyu humare peeche pad gayi hai humne kaha na nahi banana haseena ji ko apni behen aur ab hume bohtt late horaha hai hum chalte hai..

ks teasingly : par bhaiya...

as cutely frowning : BEHNAA ap toh ye jo humare peeche padi hai na ap bass hume badme miliye zara...

as: jai hind

everyone, controlling their laughs : jai hind sir..

He walked out — but not without looking back at haseena one last time.

Hm softly : chaliye ap sab bhi —get back to work.

Everyone : ji ms.

Haseena went back in her cabin.

And the team got back to their important serious conversation.

ss: ye sir ne ms ko apni behen kyu nahi banaya..?

Pj : wahi toh hum bhi sonch rahe hai santu hume bhi yakeen nahi horaha humne pehli baar sir ko kisi ladki ko apni behen banana avoid krte howa dekha...

Km : haan wahi toh—abhi thodi der pehle hi humne apne same wahi bhaiya ko dekha tha jo sirf desh se pyaar krta hai aj bhi..aur unhone toh ye bhi kaha tha ke unhone kabhi pyaar nahi kiya na karenge aur nahi unhe lagta hai ke unhe kabhi pyaar hoga...

ss: haa aur hum sabke samne hi unhone kayi mahila ko 2 min mai behenji kehdiya tha.. wo ladkiyon ne kaha bhi wo naam se bula sakte hai par nahii unhone behenji hi kaha..

ks: wahi toh santu complain likhane wali mahila, flirt krne wale officers, flirt nahi krne wale officers jab sabko apni behen banaya toh phir ms ko kyu nahi banaya balki ms ne bhi unse keh diya tha phir bhi...

Later That Day… DSP’s Cabin

Anubhav (thinking deeply):

“ye hum hj ko dekhke itna kho kyu gaye the unpar se nazrein hatane ka maan hi nahi kr raha tha—aur humne ajtak kisi ladki ko naam se nahi bulaya tha phir hj ko hum kyu unke naam se hi bulana chah rahe the..”

“ aur jab ss ne hume unhe apni behen banane ko kaha hume aisa kyu laga jese kisi ne humari dil ki dhadkane rok di ho aur behena aur ss ke itne kehne par bhi humara dil maan kyu nahi raha tha unhe apni behen banane ko..?”

“kyu humari rooh kaap rahi hai sirf isss khyal se bhi... hum nahi banayenge unhe kabhi apni behen chahe hume koi bhi kitna hi kyu na kahe.. wo humari hj hai.. ye hum kya sonch rahe hai.! wo humari officer hj hai...”

Two Days Later…

Anubhav (restless in cabin):

“ye aj kal din itne slow kyu guzar rahe hai kab ayega ye friday aur hum hj se mil payenge pure 2 din hgye unse nahi milkar, unka khoobsurat sa chehra dekh kar, unki pyaari awaaz sunkar and her beautiful face and voice comes to his mind...

He stood up impulsively.

“hum Friday tak nahi ruk sakte hum abhi jarahe hai unse milne.”

He paused.

“…par MPT ka toh ek bhi case pending nahi… arey par behena toh hai na… hum unse milne aaye hai keh denge..”

He smiled at his own excuse. And walked out.

Police Station Again

AS (entering): “Jai Hind!”

Everyone again stood straight.

All: “Jai Hind, sir!”

Karishma: “Sir? Ap Iss waqt yaha?”

Santosh: “Aaj toh aapka routine visit bhi nahi hai…”

Pushpa Ji: “Aur koi file bhi pending nahi hai…”

Anubhav while looking here and there for haseena.

“ wo hume bass apni behen ki yaad arahi thi toh milne agaye..”

ks suspiciously : “sir pehle toh hum yahi khade howe hai toh ap yaha waha kyu dekh rahe hai?”—aur humari yaad hum dono kal raat hi toh mile the wo bhi chachi ji ko humari yaad arahi thi isliye kyuke apko toh humari yaad kabhi nahi aati.. toh isliye sach bataye kyu aaye hai?”