28. Chapter 28
The air hostess noticed his expressions carefully and asked in polite tone...
Air hostess: is everything alright sir? Do you need anything?
Abhijeet smiled towards her and managed to nod positively with a soft...
Abhijeet: no madam, I am perfectly alright.
She left the place after wishing him while Abhijeet shifted his gaze again towards the paper which contained a very much shocking news for him from Surya as...
"Main jaa raha hoon Abhijeet tumhare zindagi se, par mujhe na to mere kiye pe koi afsos hain aur na hi maine tumhe kabhi maaf kar sakta hoon, lekin mujhe ab tumse badla lene mein koi dilchaspi nahin raha kyun ki mujhe maloom hain maine tumhare zindagi ko puri tarah barbaad kar chuka hoon aur tum mujhse dar kar hi Mumbai se bhag rahe ho. Good Bye Abhijeet. Kabhi mera yaad aaye to khudki shakal sheeshe mein dekh lena jee bharke"
Abhijeet crimpled the piece of paper, dropped it on the floor of the Airbus and opened the magazine kept for him after attaching earphones in his ears while turning a song on. During this, a soft smile was playing over his lips as he could see the other passengers of the plane, including the those two who were sitting beside him, were looking towards him with a strange eyes and whispering between themselves. He enjoyed this as he had become habituated with this type of glances and whispers.
The flight took off in the sky after the announcement. Abhijeet looked outside the window and waved a bit to bade farewell to his ever known city and the person, whom he knew being stood outside the airport with his gaze fixed towards the blue sky above him. He smiled and whispered...
Abhijeet: good bye Mumbai. Good bye Daya.
Lambi lambi umariya ko chodo
The flight flew towards the sky of Delhi swiftly. Some tear drops rolled down from his eyes after the flight disappeared from the limit of his gaze. He bit his lips a bit and whispered...
Daya: Good Bye Abhijeet. Tumhe ek zindagi ke liye all the best yaar.
None knew that at the same moment, two drops of tear fell from two pairs of eyes simultaneously, and somewhere in the same pain.
Pyar ki ik ghadi hai badi
Days passed away and life too flew away swiftly. But two lives of this world had got distracted somewhere. Nothing was getting tuned properly. As if, any link of these two lives had broken down badly. The two best buddies Daya and Abhijeet was just spending his life, not living it.
Zindagi ki na toote ladi
Externally nothing was wrong between them. They spent their days with a fixed smile playing over their lips. They ate normally, interacted people smartly and followed the regular routine very attentively, but still... nothing was like before.
Pyar kar le ghadi do ghadi
Daya was waking up early and reporting in the bureau in proper time after having breakfast and doing his work attentively. He was still investigating the cases, breaking the doors and slapping the criminals. Every thing was seemed to be okay in his life.
Abhijeet was teaching the students, taking care of them and helping others. He was taking proper care of himself too, he never skipped any meal or missed any dose of the medicines and attended online counselling sessions with Dr. Anurag. And every thing was seemed to be okay in his life too.
But words seemed to be stopped between them... They talked to each other rarely now.
As now they had nothing to talk about...
Lambi lambi umariya ko chhodo
It was a fine day in CID Mumbai bureau when each and every officers were working in respective desks. But ACP sir seemed to be busy in his mobile, talking with someone, in his cabin. Now he stood up with...
ACP sir: accha accha theek hain... itna pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahin hain...main dekhta hoon...
He came out from his cabin and went to Daya' desk with a formal...
ACP sir: Daya woh tumne peechle case ki file work complete kar liya na? Zara dikhao...
Daya took out the file and forwarded it to ACP sir silently. He grabbed it and casually asked...
ACP sir: waise tumne lunch to kar liya na? Ya abhi tak bhookhe ho?
Daya: haan sir... main gaya tha cafeteria kuch der pehle. Freddy aur Purvi ke saath... kha liya maine...
ACP sir smiled, went back in his cabin and again attached the mobile with his ears with...
ACP sir: ho gayi na tasalli? Sun liya na tumne ki usne kha liya... tumne kha liya Abhijeet?
Abhijeet: haan woh jaa raha hoon abhi... lunch time ho gaya hain yahan...
ACP sir smiled and was about to say something when he heard a knock on the cabin door. He looked up and discovered Daya was standing there. He asked in hesitant tone as he was not ready to see him there...
ACP sir: err... Daya tum yahan?
Daya(in calm tone): haan sir... main bas yeh batane aaya tha ki ab shayad usko tasalli ho gaya hain ki maine lunch kar chuka hoon... ab aap use keh dijiye ki woh bhi ab kha le... der ho chuka hain bohot...
Pyar ki ek ghadi hai badi
He left the place with silent steps while ACP sir reattached the mobile with his ears only to find that the call was already disconnected. He sighed and murmured...
ACP sir: yeh dono mujhe postman samajhke rakha hain... har roz khabar dusre ko bhejna padta hain mujhe... inka kuch to karna padega hi... ek dusre ki bina reh nahin sakte yeh dono par pata nahin kyun zid pe adhe hain dono ki dono...
A voice came from the doorstep of his cabin as...
Voice: pyar karte haina ek dusre se... isliye hi...
ACP sir: yeh kaisa rishta hain dono ki beech Salunkhe ki dono ek dusre ki bina reh bhi nahin pate par wapas bhi nahin bulate... kyun kar rahe hain woh dono aisa? Isse to dono mein se koi bhi khush nahin hain...
Dr. Salunkhe(with a small smile): shayad woh dono apni dosti ko azmake dekhna chahte hain Pradyuman... woh dono ek imtihaan mein se guzar raha hain... aur hume un dono ma saath dena hoga yaar... dono hi bohot pareshan hain ek dusre ke liye... aur tum chinta mat karo... woh dono ab bhi ek dusre se bohot pyar karte hain... itna jitna hum donk bhi ek dusre se apni dosti ki khatir nahin kar sakta... yakeen mano, sab kuch theek jayega...
ACP sir: aur tujhe kisne kaha ki main tujhse pyar karta hoon? Chal chal hat, mujhe koi lagav nahin hain tujhse... woh to bas hum yunh hi professionally connected hain warna main to tujhe pehchanta bhi nahin...
Dr Salunkhe: accha?
ACP sir: haan chal chal hat...
Time flew away swiftly without any special conversation between duo until the date for Abhijeet's second plastic surgery arrived near. Abhijeet caught flight from Delhi and landed in Mumbai with a new enthusiasm in his heart.
He collected his luggage and came out from the airport with rapid steps as his heart was literally dancing in his ribcage with just the thought of meeting his brother after so long. But all his hopes immediately shattered as he saw ACP sir was waiting for him outside the airport with the car. He got very much hurt seeing him instead of Daya, but managed to maintain the smile over his lips with...
Abhijeet: Good Evening sir... kaise hain aap?
ACP sir: main abhi to theek nahin hoon Abhijeet par agar tum mujhe abhi kaske gale laga loge na to abhi bohot accha ho jaunga...
In response, Abhijeet hugged him tightly while ACP sir too hugged him back with same force and a soft yet painful...
ACP sir: I missed you beta... I missed you like anything.
Some tear drops crept in Abhijeet's eyes as he increased his force with a painful...
Abhijeet: I missed you too sir...
Both remained in that position for sometimes with a bright happy smile playing over their lips yet their eyes were totally moist. They were wetting each other's shoulders with small diamonds of tear drops which were very much disobedient to them.
Un aankho ka hansna bhi kya
Finally they got separated from each other while ACP sir wiper away Abhijeet's tears with...
ACP sir: yeh kya Abhijeet? Ro kyun rahe ho tum?
Abhijeet: aap bhi to ro rahe haina sir?
ACP sir: haan woh mujhe mera beta itne dino baad wapas jo mila hain... pure teen mahine baad dekh raha hoon tumhe aaj...
Abhijeet: to maine bhi to aaj pure teen mahine baad apni pita ko dekh raha hoon na? Bas isi liye hi aankhe bhar aaya sir...
Jin aankho mein pani na ho
ACP sir smiled from the core of his heart and grabbed his hand with...
ACP sir: accha chalo... ab bohot ho gaya rona dhona... ab ghar jake thoda araam kar lena... maine tumhare appointment fixed kar diya hain aaj shaam saat baje Dr Gupta ke saath... woh tumhe check up karenge aur progress dekhenge... phir hume pata chalega ki tum agli operation ke liye taiyar ho bhi ya nahin...
They both got into the car. ACP sir started the car while Abhijeet asked with hesitation...
Abhijeet: ummmmm sir... woh Daya kahan hain?
ACP sir: Abhijeet Daya bureau mein hi hain... use bohot kaam hain isliye nahin aa paya tumhe pick karne...
Abhijeet(with a small nod): oh ok...
He closed his eyes and attached his head with the backrest of the seat. He was feeling an unknown pain in his heart. He had really expected Daya to pick him up from airport but his hope got shattered within a single moment. Somewhere he felt neglected. Perhaps he had lost the precious place in his brother's heart, he thought. But still... he did not asked even a word more about Daya from ACP sir. He was silent.
Woh javani javani nahin
He did not realize when they had reached their house as he had already dozed off during the journey. He woke up with a slight push of ACP sir on his arm and sat straight with a jerk while apologizing as...
Abhijeet: sorry sir... mujhe pata hi nahin chala kab mera aankh lag gaya tha...
ACP sir: it's ok Abhijeet... main samajh sakta hoon ki tum bohot tired ho... koi baat nahin... dekho ghar aa gaya hain... tum andar jake fresh hoke theek se rest kar lo...
Abhijeet got down from the car silently along with his luggage and stepped towards the door to unlock it. But stopped and turned towards ACP sir with...
Abhijeet: aap nahin aayenge sir?
ACP sir: nahin Abhijeet... mujhe ab yahan se directly Headquarters jana padega... ek meeting hain... tum jaao aur rest lo...
Abhijeet was really feeling tired so he did not argue but entered the house after bidding farewell to ACP Sir. He unlocked the door behind him and then turned again to have a new look of his house. He took a deep breath as he was really feeling good and much relaxed after returning to his known home again.
Jiski koi kahani na ho
He was feeling hungry so he directly went to the kitchen after freshening up session to cook something for himself. But he saw there was a plate kept on the kitchen table already, covered by a plastic plate cover. He smiled to himself and went to it as he knew who might have kept it and for whom.
He wen to it and uncovered it to find that it contained some of his favourite dishes which, he did not why, brought some tear drops in his eyes. Perhaps he was feeling grateful to god for giving him such a priceless relationship as a gift.
Ooo kahani na ho
He wiped them away silently and picked up the folded paper kept beside the plate. He read as...
Abhijeet,
Main janta hoon shayad tumne aaj expect kiya tha ki main tumhe airport se pick karne aaunga... par kya karu yaar, bureau mein kaam ki pressure bohot zyada hain... aur phir ab main ek akela senior inspector hoon to mujh par aur bhi zyada pressure hain... lekin tum chinta mat karo... main shaam ko hi aa jaunga... tumhare appointment ke time se pehle hi... hum dono saath mein hi jayenge Dr Gupta se milne... lekin tab tak tum khana khake rest kar lo...
Daya.
Some water drop again fell down from his eyes as he grabbed the letter tightly near his chest. He was really feeling very much relaxed after being assured that Daya would accompany him to the doctor's chamber tonight. After all an acid attack victim too had feelings in his heart, which perhaps this world had never tried to understand.
Aansoo hain khushi ki ladi
He enjoyed his lunch with extreme satisfaction and went to bed with a small smile over his lips while his heart was dancing with the expectation of seeing his brother before him after waking up. They would be together once again... after long three months!
Pyar kar le
His sleep got disturbed with a loud sound of doorbell. He opened his eyes slowly and immediately sat up with a jerk after realizing that it was already dark outside. He turned on the lights while going to the door to open it while his heart was still dancing as he could guess who the visitor could be...
And his guess was true!
His best friend, his buddy, his brother or his everything... his Daya was waiting outside. He felt his breath struck seeing the ever known face once again before him. He only kept starring towards him while Daya's eyes too was fixed on him only!
Hoo pyar kar le ghadi do ghadi
Daya too felt that his breath had struck after seeing the inhabitant of the house before him. He knew that he would be there today and so he had not used him own keys to enter the house as he really wanted to enjoy the feeling of being welcomed in his own house after a long hectic day. He had planned many things to do after he met Abhijeet but he could do nothing now except seeing him with fixed gaze
The eye lock after long three months!
But none tool a step towards each other for a warm hug today. Rather than, Daya smiled amd said in an awkward voice...
Daya: hi Abhijeet... kaise ho?
Abhijeet: hi... main theek hoon... tum... tum bahar kyun khade ho? Andar aao na
He moved aside to make space for him to enter. Daya entered the house while Abhijeet went to kitchen to fetch him a glass of water after...
Abhijeet: tum kaise ho?
Daya took the glass from him with a tired...
Daya: bas chal raha hain zindagi. Woh hi cases, files, mujrim wagera wagera... tumhara batao, kaisa lag raha hain naya job?
Abhijeet took a sip of water from his glass with...
Abhijeet: theek thak hain... par bachche hain bohot pyare, unhi ki sahare kat rahi hain bas... warna woh hi classes, exams, brails wagera wagera. Par tumhare tabiyat kharab hain kya? Tum bohot duble ho gaye ho... Khana pina nahin karte theek se?
Daya: haan woh main... actually bohot pressure haina kaam ki...
Abhijeet only nodded and again silence cover the whole room. Both could not find any topic to talk about. Both remained sitting there silently waiting for anything to happen. Finally Daya took a glance of the wall clock with...
Daya: chalo ab nikalte hain hospital ke liye warna appointment miss ho jayega...
Both of them went out from the house and sat inside the car silently. Daya drove the car while Abhijeet remained sitting in the passenger seat, fixing his eyes outside the window. He was just starring towards the city, not seeing anything while Daya was silently driving the car, sticking his eyes to the road ahead forcefully. His heart was desiring badly to look towards the passenger seat and to hug him tightly but be did not know why he could not do so. He concentrated on the road forcefully for which the incident going on beside him missed his gaze
There was a diversion on the road and Daya took the turn and within sometime Abhijeet became alert looking at the surroundings. They were approaching the house, the place where he was kidnapped. He felt his breathing getting uneasy while beads of sweat appear on his face. He closed his eyes and tried breathing slowly to calm himself. He tried all the relaxing techniques that he had learnt rom her counselling sessions. Usually they worked for him but today as he was at the exact same place and in depressingly familiar surroundings, the methods were proving ineffective. Still he had his eyes shut and then without warning the disturbing images appear in front of his eyes.
He began to take deep breaths as he was again feeling suffocating because he was again feeling that he was returning into the same phase which he had passed in Surya's imprisonment, in that small attic like room. He began to cough badly.
His cough made Daya look towards him and he just shocked to find his brother on the verge of another panic attack. He immediately applied brakes and held him by shoulders, his touch made him open his eyes with a jerk... he looked him in great fear. Daya tried to calm him down by talking to him, asking him to take deep breaths and to look at him. Abhijeet slowly fixed his gaze on his face; he saw his lips moving, got distracted and felt the images were fading away, but still he could not understand what Daya was saying. He felt slightly dizzy and held his head.
Daya parked the car at one side of the road and signalled Abhijeet to get down from the car. Abhijeet opened the lock of the door with sweaty trembling hands while Daya immediately got down and went to Abhijeet's side to help him as he was feeling very much weak.
He made him sit on the bench kept at the side of the road and wiped away those neads of sweats that had appeared on his forehead. Abhijeet looked at him for sometimes. He was touched realizing that Daya still had so much love in his heart for him. Feeling his state on him, Daya asked in soft tone...
Daya: kya hua Abhijeet? Tabiyat zyada kharab lag raha hain kya?
Abhijeet nodded in no and then, all of a sudden, hugged him tightly while hiding his face in his chest. Daya too smiled and hugged him back tightly after closing his eyes with sigh of relief.
Ae zindagi gale laga le
They separated with the ringing sound of Abhijeet's mobile. He accepted the call after taking a glance of the caller's name with...
Abhijeet: haan Dr Gupta... hum bas pahochne hi wale hain...
Dr Gupta: ...
Abhijeet(in shock): kya? Kaise?
Dr Gupta: ...
Abhijeet: oh accha... theek hain to hum kal aaye?
Dr Gupta: ...
Abhijeet disconnected the call with a low "accha theek hain" and put the mobile back in his pocket. Daya, who was now watching all these with patience, now came forward with a confused...
Daya: kya hua?
Abhijeet: Daya woh ek problem ho gayi hain... Dr Gupta ka call tha... unki maa abhi kuch der pehle ghar ki sidiyon se gir gayi hain... woh an unke pass jaa rahe hain... aaj humse mil nahin payenge... kal milne bulaya hain unhone... isi waqt...
Daya nodded with...
Daya: chalo theek hain... hum kal jayenge...
Abhijeet(in guilty tone): woh Daya... I am sorry... mere wajah se tum rest bhi nahin le paye theek se... aur ab yeh...
Daya(in soft tone): koi baat nahin Abhijeet... chalo hum ghar chalte hain...
He stepped towards the car when Abhijeet called him from behind with...
Abhijeet: Daya woh... woh kya tum mujhe please beach mein leke jaoge? Bohot din ho gaya samundar dekhe huye...
Daya(without turning): theek hain chalo...
They drove straight to the beach, parked the car aside, left their shoes in the car and stepped towards the beach... silently! None of them knew that they were relishing a similar memory in their brain... together!
Ae zindagi gale laga le
After a long hectic day, duo was passing through the way beside the sea to short cut to reach the home. It was a wet day with occasional rainfall at irregular intervals. They were passing beside the sea, when their car faulted. Daya tried a lot but he could not start the car so he left the attempts with...
Daya: bas yeh hi hona baki tha ab... gadi bhi gayi kaam se... ab kya kiya jaye?
Abhijeet: karna kya hain? Yahin chod do aur ek cab bula lo... ghar jana haina...
Daya: offo Abhi! Tum bohot boring kism ki insan ho... arey kitna romantic weather hain aur hum yunh sea beach mein phanse huye hain, kahan dimag mein kavita aayenge, nahin is bhai sahab ko ghar jane ki padi hain...
Abhijeet: woh kya haina Daya, mujhe kavita pasand nahin hain... isliye dimag to kya dil mein bhi nahin aata hain...
Daya(in teasing tone): haan dil to full hain tumhari... Tarikaji ne dera jo jamake rakha hain...
Abhijeet blushed very badly with...
Abhijeet: kya Daya tu bhi!
Daya was about to say anything when rainfall started again. Abhijeet began to pull up the windows with...
Abhijeet: offo... yeh baarish ko bhi abhi aana tha... Daya tum...
His words stopped immediately as he did not find him there, on his seat. He opened his side door a bit and peeped out with...
Abhijeet: Day...
He could not complete his words as Daya pulled him out in the rain with...
Daya: Abhi... kitna mast ki baarish hain dekho...
Abhijeet tried to get into the car with an irritated...
Abhijeet: arey yeh kya bachpana hain! Gadi mein ghuso jaldi... thand lag jayegi... bukhar aa jayega
Daya pulled him towards the sea with...
Daya: arey yaar, zindagi mein thoda maza bhi kar lo... kya humesha apna workaholic aur serious qala avtaar dikhate rehte ho?
They enjoyed very much in the rain after it. Though Abhijeet objected a bit at first but he too enjoyed splashing in water, getting drenched in the rain and throwing water towards each other. Finally when they managed to began the journey towards home after getting a cab of Abhijeet's informer, he said...
Abhijeet: yaar aaj bohot maza aaya... kash yeh sab phir kar pata...
Daya: senior inspector Abhijeet, aap to shayad beach mein aana hi nahin chahte the pehle, aur ab yeh...
He stopped looking at his brother's famous fiery gaze and managed to say...
Daya: accha ok... hum is weekend phir se aayenge yahan...
But till the weekend, their life had changed completely!
Abhijeet and Daya was walking in the beach silently. Daya was busy with his mobile while Abhijeet was looking towards the horizon. Finally he said to Daya...
Abhijeet: kya Daya tum humesha mobile pe lage huye ho? Beach mein aaye ho aur ab bhi kaam?
Daya: ab Abhijeet yeh last message hain... phir enjoy karte hain...
Abhijeet did not say anything but stopped walking. Daya did not notice it and kept walking until Abhijeet let out a little cough to catch his attention. Daya stopped and turned behind as he did not find Abhijeet beside him. Abhijeet walked with a bit fast pace and came beside Daya with...
Abhijeet: tumhe accha nahin laga kya mera aana?
Daya(in shock): nahin to... aisi koi baat nahin hain... (while trying to smile)... main to bohot khush hoon tumhare aane se... aise kyun lag raha hain tumhe?
Abhijeet: kyun ki tum aage aage bhag rahe ho... ruko na... saath mein chalte hain...
Daya(with a sigh): woh kya haina Abhijeet, mujhe humesha tumhare saath hi chalna tha... par tum mujhse peeche reh gaye mujhe adhoora chodke...
Hum ne bhi tere har ek gam ko
Abhijeet knew the exact meaning of his words so looked towards him with pain while Daya leot looking towards the horizon where the sea mixed with the sky. Abhijeet sighed with a low...
Abhijeet: chalo ghar chalte hain... der ho raha hain
Daya only nodded and they stepped towards their car with silent steps until Daya's mobile rang. He accepted the call and talked for sometimes. Abhijeet understood that it was his informer's call so he did not say anything but kept starring towards the sea. Daya cut the call with...
Daya: yaar Abhijeet... ek problem aa gaya hain... woh Sid ne mujhe milne bulaya hain... kuch zaroori information dena hain usko...
Abhijeet: koi baat nahin Daya... tum jaao... main cab le lunga...
Daya: nahin woh baat nahin hain... maine use keh diya hain ki mujhe thoda waqt lagega... tum aao, main tumhe ghar drop karke usse milne chala jaunga...
Abhijeet: Daya I will manage... tum pareshan mat...
Daya(in firm tone): Abhijeet... mujhe koi behes nahin chahiye... main tumhare safety aur health ko leke koi compromise nahin kar sakta... tum air journey karke aaye ho... ghar jake rest karoge ab... and I don't want to listen even a word against this.
Gale se lagaya hain... Haina?
He stepped towards the car with fast pace while Abhijeet followed him with a small sweet smile playing over his lips.
Abhijeet entered the house and locked the door behind him. Being assured about his safety, Daya drove off with speed as he was unable to hold his tears anymore. He felt a strange emptiness in his life and home since they separated. He had hardly stayed in house especially at night, as he missed his presence the most, when he was all alone. He coaxed his mind to be brave for him and he was happy that he was slowly coming back to normalcy. With great difficulty he had taught himself to accept his absence in his life, yet he still had not succeeded completely and he never would... he knew. Still now he shivered to even think how he would cope the next day after he leaves.
Ae zindagi gale laga le
Abhijeet too was feeling guilty with himself for how he had broken Daya's spirit and will to live. All he wished was peace and happiness for him but all he could see was how hard he controlled his true emotions. He himself was battling his demons, he needed him, God how much he loved him! He could not even fathom now that he had seen him, spent time with him, how difficult it would be for him to leave him and go back again.
Ae zindagi...
He roamed from room to room, touching furniture, getting memories... mostly sad, of his pain and recovery. He entered his room; it was the same as he left it. Daya had not moved anything in the room. It seemed as if he had never stepped inside even. He opened Daya's room and felt a strange emptiness, he could not even feel his presence in this room at all. He walked over to his desk and opens his diary and flipped through the pages to see them empty since long.
Hum ne bahane se
He sighs because he knew how Daya loved to write in his diary. He moved to the wall, the TV set was dusty and unused. It seemed as if he had stopped living, was is just existing.
Chup ke jamane se
He wiped his tears and enters the kitchen. Most utensils had hardly been used, the fridge was empty and groceries had not been refilled since long. He sat on the floor, crying softly. But the ringing of his mobile compelled him to wipe away his tears because he felt it was not Daya's name, but it was those pair of eyes, which was flashing on the mobile screen. He accepted the call with...
Abhijeet: haan Daya...
Daya: Abhijeet... mera kaam ho gaya hain, main aa raha hoon wapas. Tum khana order kar do...
Abhijeet(with a small smile): tum khane ki chinta mat karo... bas wapas aao jaldi se... kaafi raat ho gaya hain...
He disconnected the call, wiped away his tears and entered the kitchen with a smile. Some moments later, Abhijeet was seemed to be busy in cooking with whatever little was there in house. He was feeling a strange satisfaction doing this and was very much eager to see Daya's rection when he would taste the food cooked by him, after so many days. He set the food on the oven and moved to his room to freshen up.
Palkon ke parde main ghar bhar liya
Daya was driving back home with essential groceries as he knew Abhijeet must had visited to the kitchen, and would be very angry with him after seeing the miserable condition of his favourite kitchen. He parked his car and found his steps getting heavy due to extreme fatigue. He waited next to his car for few minutes, shut his eyes and went to the door. He wss still lost in thoughts, so he slammed the door shut straight into his right hand. His fingers got stuck and start bleeding. He fought the pain and entered the house, using his own keys with a soft...
Daya: uff! Yeh dard!
Abhijeet was applying ointment on his face, when he heard the door opening sound. He rushed outside to find him holding his hand in pain and red drops of blood was trickling on the floor. He immediately ran to him and grabbed his hand with...
Abhijeet: yeh... yeh kya ho gaya Daya? Ruko main first aid box lata hoon...
He got the first aid box, made Daya sit on the sofa and bandaged his wounds after cleaning it. Daya remained starring at him during the whole time. Oh! How loving he looked despite his burnt face, his silky hair, his soft hands, his deep brown eyes, his loving touches. But then Abhijeet looked up and he felt embarrassed. Abhijeet lowered his gaze with...
Abhijeet: tum change kar lo. Main khana lagata hoon..
Daya nodded and went into his room and the very next moment felt his presence. He realized that he had come to his room and had touched his things. He sighed and some moments later, a smile appeared on his lips.
Tera sahara mil gaya hai zindagi
Meanwhile Abhijeet had set the dining table and was in the kitchen getting water. Daya came to the room and inhaled the wonderful aroma of food...
Daya: Abhijeet tumne khaana banaya?
Abhijeet: haan…kyun? Roz to tum bahar ka khana khaate ho... aaj ghar ka khaana khao…
Daya smiled at him. Abhijeet too smiled back and served him the food. He tried to eat the same but because of the bandage, he found it extremely difficult to hold the spoon. Abhijeet saw this and immediately cane next to him and took the plate. He started feeding him with his own hands. Daya hesitated but when he his hand closer to his mouth, he opened it. They both did not talk but maintained eye contact and Abhijeet fed him his dinner like a mother feeding a kid. After so many days, Daya had his food so peacefully.
Tera sahara mil gaya hain zindagi
After the dinner, he cleared the kitchen and come to Daya's room to wish him goodnight.
Daya: Abhijeet …khaana bahut badhiya banaya tumne..thanks…
Abhijeet: Daya thanks kyun keh rahe ho… is mein thanks ki kya baat hain? Tumne to mujhe aise hi bohot sare tasty khana khilaya hain jab main beemar tha.
Daya looked towards him but said nothing except...
Daya: dawai le lena tum... Good Night.
Abhijeet(with a sigh): Good Night
He came out from there and entered his room. Daya remained starring towards his way for sometime and then turned off the lights with a small sigh. He laid down on the bed and closed his eyes with the hope of having a peaceful sleep but the increasing pain in his hand and his head was not allowing the angel of sleep to come near him. He was really scared with the thought that Abhijeet would return to Delhi soon and he would be left over alone here, in this house, again. And this one single thought had the ability to increase his stress which made his head almost bursting in pain. He stood up with unstable steps in search of medicines.
Chota sa saya tha
On the other hand, Abhijeet returned to his room, took his medicines silently and then laid down on the bed. He too closed his eyes but the sleeping angel had decided not to come to him too. A terrible storm of guilt was tearing his heart into pieces. How could he act such selfish? How could he forget that like him, Daya too would not be able to live without his bestie? He had broken Daya's spirit to live and had destroyed him from his core.
Aankhon mein aaya tha
He was wiping away his own tears when he heard a loud BANG from Daya's room. He jumped down from the bed and rushed to Daya's room.
Listening the sound, Daya too had realized that he had broken something due to darkness and the dizziness but he could not maintain his balance. He closed his eyes due to extreme pain and let himself... not to the floor... but in the arms of his Abhi!
Humne do boondon se mann bhar liye
Abhijeet grabbed Daya tightly and made him lay down on his bed. Daya opened his eyes and tried to sit up with...
Daya: Abhi...Abhijeet tum yahan?
Abhijeet(in anger): shshshshshshsh... chup raho... baat karne se dard badh hata hain...
Daya(in stubborn tone): mujhe koi dard nahin hain...
Abhijeet(in meaningful tone): haan... dekh chuka hoon main...
Daya understood the meaning of his words and said in loud tone...
Daya: matlab kya hain tumhara?
Abhijeet(in loud voice too): kaha na chup chap lete raho...
Daya again laid back silently as he had never been able to fight against this angry tone of his brother. Abhijeet brought a painkiller and made him gulp it down with some water. Then he sat beside him, pressing his head softly. His touch was really mesmerizing. Daya too enjoyed his soothing touch for sometime but all of a sudden he jerked away his hand with a strong...
Daya: Abhijeet tum chale jaao yahan se...
Abhijeet got shocked with this sudden incident. He asked in confused tone...
Abhijeet: kya hua Daya? Thodi der aur sar daba deta hoon na... accha lagega tumko
Daya(in anger): baat ssamajh mein nahin aata hain tumko? Kaha na chale jaao yahan se abhi ke abhi... main theek hoon
Abhijeet: kya hain Daya? Chilla kyun rahe ho? Mujhse koi galti ho gaya kya?
Daya(in moist tone): galti tumse nahin... mujhse ho jayega Abhijeet... main apne aapko rok nahin paunga...
This one single sentence broke the dam of emotions between two hearts. Abhijeet burst out in teary tone...
Abhijeet: to mat roko na Daya... bata do na kya hain tumhara dil mein... mere liye... bas ek baar... main ghut ghut ke jee raha hoon in teen mahino mein... kam se kam mera ghutan to mit jayega... bas ek baar bata do...
Humko kinara mil gaya hain zindagi
Daya hugged him hiding his face in his chest and burst out in tears with...
Daya: main sota hoon toh tumhare sapne aate hai Abhijeet... jis mein hum saath hain hum khush hain… main sapne se bahar nahin aana chahta magar jab neend se uthta hoon, dekhta hoon tum mere paas nahin ho... main bilkul akela hota hoon... mujhse bardash nahin hota… aur aaj... tum mere paas ho, mere saath ho… yeh shayad sapna hi hain... agar aaj main soya aur uthne pe tum mere paas nahin ho to main hamesha ke liye toot jaunga... main nahin reh paunga tumhe chodke... tum please wapas aa jaao mere pass...
Abhijeet's eyes become moist with tears while he touched his face with...
Abhijeet: main yahin hoon Daya... tumhare pass... tumhare saath... kahin nahin jaunga main... ab main kabhi Delhi wapas nahin jaunga Daya... yahin rahunga... ab kabhi nahin jaunga wahan...
Humko kinara mil gaya hain zindagi
He began to fondle his head and Daya closed his eyes in extreme sooth. He surrendered himself in front of his Abhi as if a baby was surrendering himself in his mother's arms. He felt that Daya was still weeping and those tears were touching his heart. He smiled and began to hum a song softly.
Ae zindagi gale laga le
Daya felt relaxed and slowly shifted into peaceful sleep. Abhijeet felt his rhythmic breaths and smiled. Slowly he too got shifted into deep sleep beside Daya with his arms encircled around Daya's sleeping body. Their position was awkward but they were comfortable! Because they were together again!
Ae zindagi gale laga le
After three long months!
They were feeling complete now. They had passed the examination taken by the destiny. Their friendship had won. They had won... so they were awarded. They had kept patience and they hot the reward.
Hum ne bhi tere har ek gam ko
Life was not so difficult... people just need to keep patience to cross the difficult path way, because the dawn came after the darkest moment of life.
Gale se lagaya hain... hain na?
The smiles over both the lips were witness of their mental peace.
Next Day...
At 2 PM...
Daya closed the file, in which he was working, and leant against his chair with closed eyes. It was lunch time already, so he felt he could relax now. After some moments, he took out his mobile and dialled Abhijeet's number with a smile over his lips.
Abhijeet, who was paying bill in a medicinal shop, felt his mobile ringing. He collected his medicine packet and accepted the call with...
Abhijeet: haan Daya bolo...
Daya: haan Abhi... lunch kar liya na tumne?
Abhijeet: nahin ghar jake karunga...
Daya: ghar jake karunga matlab? Kahan ho tum abhi?
Abhijeet: main humare pass wale supermarket aaya hoon... meri medicines khatam hone wala hain, isliye hi lene aa gaya... aur saath mein kuch groceries bhi
Daya: Abhi! Tum bahar kyun gaye? Mujhe keh dete na? Main le aata...
Abhijeet: Daya... main theek hoon, waise bhi main baccha thodi na hoon, kho nahin jaunga kahin... chill yaar!
Daya: par Abhi...
Abhijeet(in serious voice): tum jaisa soch rahe ho, waisa kuch nahin honewala... Surya ne...
His words remained incomplete as Daya heard a loud sound of gun from the other side and Abhijeet's loud and painful...
Abhijeet: aahh!
Daya stood up in tension and shouted...
Daya: Abhi tum theek ho? Abhi sun rahe ho? Abhi are you there?
Abhijeet did not reply but he could hear a cruel whisper from other side as...
Whisper: Good Bye Senior Inspector Abhijeet!
The line got disconnected immediately. Daya did not waste a single second but dialled ACP sir's number, when Purvi entered the hall with a loud...
Purvi: Daya sir... jaldi news channel dekhiye...
Daya, still holding his mobile in his hand, turned on the news channel but the news telecasted there just made him stunned.
END OF THE CHAPTER
So what could the news? Why Daya became stunned? Who shot Abhijeet? Why? Was it his old enemy or Surya? What would happen to Abhijeet? Would CID team save him at time or he would be kidnapped again? Had Surya left Abhijeet really or it was his new plan? If it was his plan, what would be his next step? Would Abhijeet return in CID again? Stay tuned to know more.
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I felt that many of you are not liking the idea of Abhijeet's leaving Mumbai. So I have ended that track. For which I have linked two chapters simultaneously. Here is two chapters written together. So do you like the super long dose?
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Song source: Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi from the movie Kranti and Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le from the movie Sadma.