Chapter 11
*Flashback* Those teary eyes of Daya which were demanding to know 'why' were haunting Abhijeet since then... His brain playing all the sweet moments they spent together... His heart silent, bruised and guilty... Eyes dried and he felt as if even the tears left him saying that he didn't deserve them after what he did... His ears were ringing with Daya's words 'tum mujhpar galti se bhi goli nahi chala sakte'... He had betrayed Daya his heart shouted... He was broken... Completely broken... Abhijeet was walking on a deserted road that led to the chawl... He was blank... No expressions, no reaction... Just then he stumbled upon a small rock and as a reaction held a nearby tree for support... His gaze fell upon his hand and he saw blood marks over it... It was Daya's blood... Must have come when he tried grabbing Abhijeet's hand for support... He kept staring at it for a moment... And then hit his hand on the tree! So hard that he was lucky not to fracture his bones! He wanted to punish himself... Punish himself for making Daya bleed and his punishment was giving pain to himself... Little did he know that these pains wouldn't be able to reduce the ache of his guilt... His hand started bleeding... But he... He was least affected by the happenings
Abhijeet - Khooni hu mai! Am a murderer (he shouted to himself) Pehle apni maa ki jaan li aur ab Daya ko bhi maar dala maine... (Falling on knees) Sirf Daya ka hi nahi puri team ka vishwas toda hai maine... Kya jawab dunga mai freedy ko jab woh puchega ki daya sir kaha hai! Kya jawab dunga mai salunkhe sir ko jab woh mujhse puchege ki daya wapas kyu nahi aaya! Aur ACP sir! Kya kahuga mai unse? Ki maine unke bete ki jaan leli... Nahi... Nahi mai... Mai yeh sab kyu soch raha hu! Daya... Daya gaya hai na hospital... Kuch nahi hoga use... Haa kuch nahi hoga use... Bas ek baar woh theek ho jaye aur, aur yeh case solve ho jaye mai surrender kar dunga... Haa... Mai judge se request karuga ki mujhe woh fasi ki saza de... Mere jaise insan ke liye toh fasi bhi kam hai... Jisne meri jaan itni baar bachayi, usi ki jaan lene ki koshish ki hai maine... Daya ka, ACP sir ka, team ka sabka bhorosa toda hai maine... I don't deserve to live in this world... Mujhe koi... Koi haq nahi hai zinda rehne ka... Waise bhi Daya ki aakho mai apne liye nafrat dekhne se behtar toh mar hi jau mai... Yeh guilt roz roz mera dum ghotegi! Behtar hoga ek baar mai fasi pe latak kar mar jau... Bas ek baar yeh case solve ho jaye mai surrender kar dunga!
Deciding to surrender once the case is solved, he left for the chawl... Reaching there he saw kaki waiting there for him... As soon as she saw him she got tensed... Abhijeet hadn't expected anyone to be there as it was past midnight and so hadn't cared about his appearance
Kaki - (tensed) Karan beta yeh sab kya hai? Yeh tere haat se khoon kyu beh raha hai?
(Abhijeet was silently staring at her as if he hadn't understood a word of what she said... But kaki was too busy and too tensed to notice his blank face and emotionless eyes)
Kaki - Kitna khoon beh raha hai! Chal andar... Pehle malham patti karwa le
(When Abhijeet did not move from his place she almost dragged him inside, searched for the first aid box and then did Abhijeet's dressing)
Kaki - Ab bata kaise hua yeh sab... Aur tune dressing kyu nahi karwayi?
(Abhijeet was still silent and was staring at the floor)
Kaki - Kuch puch rahi hu tujhse! Kuch toh bol
(And yet again he didn't answer... Kaki understood that something was seriously wrong with him... He hadn't uttered a single word since he came home... She got worried looking at his expressionless face)
Kaki - (Moving her hand in his hair) Kya hua beta? Koi... Koi pareshani hai... Kuch hua hai kya? Tu kuch bol kyu nahi raha haa? Kisi ne kuch kaha kya tujhse? Tujhe yeh chot kaise lagi? Kaha tha itni raat tak? Beta kuch toh bol! Mujhe bohat dar lag raha hai tujhe aise dekh ke... Bata na kya hua! Acha ruk mai pani lekar aati hu...
(Just when she was about to turn she heard sobbing sound and she discovered that Abhijeet was crying)
Kaki - Beta tu ro kyu raha hai? Kuch toh bol Karan! Batayega nahi toh mujhe samjhega kaise ki kya taklef hai tujhe? (Sitting down to be at his level) Maa kaha tha na tune mujhe? Apni maa ko nahi batayega ki kya hua hai?
(This time Abhijeet couldn't deny her... And just when he was about to say something, his phone started ringing... Excusing her he moved aside to talk)
Abhijeet - Haa Dr. Avinash boliye? Daya theek hai na? (With a hope in his voice)
Avinash - Woh... Woh abhijeet
Abhijeet - Woh kya? Boliye na? Daya theek hai na?
Avinash - Woh yeh ki app please hospital aa jayiye
Abhijeet - Mai... Mai abhi aata hu... Lekin hua kya? App please bataye na?
Avinash - App aayiye mai batata hu
(Saying this he cut the call and Abhijeet could feel his heartbeat getting faster)
Abhijeet - (to kaki) Kaki mujhe kuch kaam hai... Mai nikalta hu... Aur haa mai theek hu... App please tension mat lena aur so jana
Kaki - Lekin beta kaha jaa raha hai?
(But before kaki could receive any answer Abhijeet had already ran away to the hospital)
*Hospital (Dr. Avinash's cabin)*
Abhijeet - Boliye? Kya hua? Daya theek hai na? Koi problem toh nahi hai na?
Avinash - Problem toh hai... Sir please be strong to hear it... Jab tak daya hospital paucha tha uska bohat khoon beh chuka tha... Humne goli toh nikal di hai liken ab woh... Woh coma mai hai... Pata nahi unhe kab tak hosh ayega... Ayega bhi ya nahi, keh nahi sakte...
Abhijeet - C... Co... Coma!
Avinash - Sir please sambhaliye apne appko
Abhijeet - Kya smabhalu mai? Haa? Kya sambhalu? Meri jaan bachayi thi appne! Daya ko kyu nahi bacha paye app coma mai jane se? Aree aise kaise coma mai chala gaya woh? Kar kya rahe the app?
He was not in a state to think logically... All he knew was that his brother had gone in deep sleep and no one knew when he would wake up... 'Tumhi ne toh goli mari thi use' his soul prompted... And once again the guilt started overpowering him... Tears flowing and hands trembling! These hospital and Daya on hospital bed always always did this to him... But this time it was beyond his control... He didn't have his team team who could console him... Team! How would they have reacted? How much pain they would be in?
Abhijeet - Appne meri team ko bata diya? (He said in a voice that was barely understandable by anyone... But Dr. Avinash understood it as he knew that this question was about to come)
Avinash - Haa sir... Ab they are toh fine nahi keh sakta lekin they have coped up with it... Bas ek dusre ko samjha rahe hai kyuki kudh ko nahi samjha paa rahe... But they are strong sir just as you are
Abhijeet - (saying to himself in his mind) They are strong... Very strong... Lekin sirf tab tak, jab tak unhe yeh pata nahi chal jata ki Daya par goli maine chalayi thi
Avinash - Sir appko pata hai na ki Daya sir ko goli kisne mari? App kisi tarike se usse pakadwa kyu nahi dete?
Abhijeet - Jald hi pakadwa dunga... Bas kuch waqt ki baat hai!
Avinash - Ab sir isme mai kya bol sakta hu... Waise maine appko kisi kaam se bulaya tha... If you are fine now toh mai uss bare mai baat karu?
Abhijeet - Ji boliye?