Dance Se Dosti

Red

A week before. After the show in Delhi.

A shadowy figure in a dark blue three piece slim fit tuxedo approached Amar who was packing up his bag.

"Amar mere bhai! My bro!" The stranger called put to Amar in a friendly voice.

"Di taun? Mein pehtaana nahi!" Replied Amar.

"I am your sponsor bro! Bharat ne bataaya nahi?" He asked.

"Oh! Sir! Thant you so math thir! Aapke bina yeh ploglam shaayad hi hota! I hope aapto humaala show pasand aaya hoga!" Amar said gratuitously.

"Oh it was awesome bro! Tera show badiya tha! Sachmein umdaar! Meine aisa show pehle kabhi nahi dekha!" He applauded for Amar.

"Oh thant you Thir! Thant you tho math!"

"Amar bro... say mujhe teri ek madad ki zaroorat hein!" He moved closer and put a hand over Amar's shoulder.

"Di tahiye!"

"Suna hein tum ip tracking achche se kar lete ho! Mein apni behen ko dhoondh raha hoon! I know woh kisi se regular communication mein hein. Par uski dosth bhi meri madad nahi kar rahi. Maybe you can help."

"Di aap mude usti dosth ti naam ya numbal bata doh... mein toshish talunda!"

"Visakha Singh. Number toh tere paas hoga hi I think."

"Uh.. Visakha?"

"Oh.. haan! I am looking for Taani. I think you know her as well!"

"Aap taun hein?" Amar slowly changed his tone. After all he was asking him to tap into Visakha's phone calls. To find Taani? Why?

"Mein?? Mein Taani ka bhai hoon!"

"Taani ka bhai Thwayam hein!"

"Rishte mein toh... Mein Swayam ka bhi bhai hoon!" He said. After a pause he smiled. "I am Rudra."

"Ludla Thin Thikhawat?" Amar remembered the article. That's why he looked familiar. The magazine. The guy who took over the Shekhawat Firm.

"Bilkul sahi bro! Magar naam mein kya rakha hein!?.." he rubbed his chin and blushed.

"Mein aapta madad nahi kal sakta!" Amar got serious. He was loyal to his friend.

"Wafaadari? Let me guess... Swayam ke liye?.." Rudra raised his eyebrow. He continued. "Chill, chill!! Mein itna bhi bura nahi hun bro!!! I don't know Swayam ne tujhse mere baaren mein kya kaha hein and all... look, uncle aur aunty ke jaane ke baad company ko khaandaan mein rakhne ke liye mujhe company lena pada. Aur aisa kabhi nahi hota agar Swayam gaayab nahi hua hota toh... Waise woh hein kahaan?"

Amar didn't say anything. The last thing Swayam asked them was not to say anything about him or Taani to anyone. And honestly Amar didn't know where they had disappeared to either.

"Its okay bro... Swayam jahaan bhi hein theek hi hoga! Gaayab ho jaane mein expert hein woh! Kyun? Magar Taani aisi nahi hein.."

"Tumhe taite pata?"

"I am seriously worried bro! And I am not asking you to do it for free!!"

"Paitha nahi thaiyiye mude!"

"Amar! Amar Gowda! My bro! Kya kuch aatdh saal pehle ek dosa stall chalaatha tha Market road pe... saath saal pehle Mai ki guzar jaane ke baad apni doh behnom ko apne chacha ke ghar jhodke college ke fees ke liye dus lakh rupaye loan liye! Woh bhi kisi private shop se! Interest kul milake kuch pachchees lakh waapis maang raha hein woh! Kyun? Abhi ek behen ki college ki fees bharaane mein mushkil ho raha hein.. aur doosri ko ek achchi college mein bhurti karaani hein!"