Chapter 16
*CID beauro*
Pankaj - (Entering the beauro with a file in hand) ACP sir woh... (To Freedy not finding ACP sir in beauro) Sir ACP sir kaha gaye?
Freedy - Pata nahi... Keh kar gaye the ki kisi kabhri ko milne jaa rahe hai... Bohat time ho gaya abhi tak aaye nahi!
Purvi - Haa sir ab tak toh aa jana chahiye tha sir ko
Freedy - Mai unhe phone karta hu ( He called ACP sir but a the mechanical voice replied him) Sir ka phone toh band aa raha hai
Pankaj - Lekin ACP sir toh kabhi apna phone band nahi rakhte... Kya kare sir... Ab toh mujhe unki tension ho rahi hai
Freedy - Thodi der intezar karte hai... Phir dekhte hai kya karna hai
Pankaj - Achaa... Theek hai phir mai yeh file unke desk pe rakh deta hu
And he kept the file on ACP sir's desk in his cabin... In the process another file fell from the desk... Pankaj picked it up and just when he was about to keep it back his eyes caught something which shocked him to the core
Pankaj (coming out from the cabin) - Freedy sir, Purvi idhar aao... Jaldi
Freedy - Kya hua?! Aise kyu chila raha hai
Pankaj - Sir yeh... Yeh... App kudh hi dekh lijiye sir! (And he showed them the file)
Freedy - Aisa kaise ho sakta hai!
Purvi - Haa sir! Yeh DNA report ke hisaab se woh laash jo hume 3 mahine pehle mili thi woh Abhijeet sir ki nahi thi!!!
Freedy (teary eyed) - Haa purvi... Matlab Abhijeet sir zinda hai
Pankaj - Yes sir... Humare Abhijeet sir zinda hai!!! (Exclaiming out of happiness)
Purvi - Lekin phir woh hai kaha? Hume mile kyu nahi woh!!!
Pankaj - Yeh sab baad mai dekhte hai! Mere liye toh itna hi kafi hai ki Abhijeet sir ko kuch nahi hua! ACP sir kitne kush honge na jab hum unhe yeh batayege!
Freedy - Tumhe yeh file kaha mili?
Pankaj - ACP sir ke desk pe... Kyu sir? (Understanding) Matlab sir ACP sir yeh baat jante hai!
Freedy - Haa... Aur sirf ACP sir hi nahi Salunkhe sir bhi yeh baat jante hai... Yeh report pe Salunkhe sir ki sign hai... Yeh test unhone hi kiya hai
Purvi - Toh phir ACP sir aur Salunkhe sir ne hume kyu nahi bataya? Itni badi baat kyu chupai humse?
Freedy - Iss sawal ka jawab Salunkhe sir hi denge!
Dr. Salunkhe was almost interrogated by Freedy, Pankaj and Purvi until he spoke the truth... Yes obviously after some denial but then how could he escape the three brave cops of CID who were in their fiercest avatar after coming to know that their beloved Abhijeet sir was alive and their seniors knew this but didn't tell them... After they came to know the reason and all that happened until now they calmed down a bit but hadn't completely forgiven ACP sir... All these years later, they had the right to be angry on him! So what if he was a senior, a ACP?! They were his own family... After all the love that ACP sir bestowed them with, they had all rights to be 'naraz' with him... About Dr. Salunkhe? After a rare sorry from him they had forgiven him... When they came to know about ACP suspecting that it was Abhijeet who fired on Daya they were shocked and denied to believe it!
*Chawl*
Daya's words were enough to make Abhijeet realize that Daya was adamant and would not hear to him now... The dripping blood made him realize that he had no other option but to tell him the truth
Abhijeet - Mai batata hu... Sab kuch batata hu... Pehle tum churi chodo aur dressing karwao
Daya dropped down the knife and let Abhijeet do his dressing... Soon they were done and Abhijeet started with his part as promised
Abhijeet - Yeh sab 3 mahine pehle shuru hua tha... Jab mujhe Rajeev ne ek letter likh kar kuch terrorists ke bare mai bataya jo mumbai par attack plan kar rahe the (And he told Daya everything that happened after that... About his accident, Dr. Avinash and his plan to pretend dead)... Sab kuch theek chal raha tha lekin tumne meri maut par vishwas nahi kiya... Tumne dimag ki chod apni dil ki sunni chahi aur mujhe dhundna shuru kar diya... Tum chawl tak bhi pauchah gaye aur phir cliff par bhi jaha ek drug deal ho rahi thi... Mera disguise bhi tumhe gumrah nahi kar paya aur tumne mujhe pehchan liya... Mera plan fail hojata aur un hazaro logo ki jaan chali jati agar yeh baat kisi ko pata chal jati... Tumhari jaan ko bhi kathra tha aur sach kahu toh abhi bhi hai! Haa in sab ka solution tumpar goli chalana nahi tha... Lekin mere paas uss waqt aur koi rasta nahi tha... Galti tumhari nahi thi... Galti meri thi... Plan mera... Problem meri... Aur saza tumhe mili! (Teary eyed) Meri galti... Nahi galti nahi gunah, mera gunah mafi ke layak nahi hai... Mai chahta bhi nahi tum mujhe maaf karo... Bas ek baar yeh case solve ho jaye mai surrender kar dunga... Duniya ka sabse bada gunah kiya hai maine... Tumhara vishwas tod kar... Tumhe itna dard dekar mujhe jine ka koi haq nahi hai... ACP sir, Salunkhe sir, team, sab ka vishwas toda hai maine... Sab ko itni taklif di... Iss baat ki saza milni chahiye mujhe... Mere liye toh maut ki saza bhi kam hai... Lekin badkismati se usse badi koi saza nahi hoti kanoon ki kitab mai...
Daya was too shocked to react until now... Abhijeet's words made his heart cry... His physical and as well as mental pain was undoubtedly too much but Abhijeet was in a situation worse than him... He was troubled by some unanswered questions but Abhijeet was troubled by the answers he knew... He was broken cause the world told him that Abhijeet was dead but Abhijeet was broken cause he considered himself the reason behind Daya's 'almost' death... Last time Daya had seen Abhijeet in such miserable condition was when he used to consider himself guilty for his mother's death... Today was something similar! Daya was frightened with the pain in Abhijeet's voice... His friend was standing strong in front of him but he knew that this was only until the case wasn't solved... The day his duty will be fulfilled his BOSS will be broken down into fragments... So many, that he won't even be able to collect them! He was afraid! Afraid to loose Abhijeet... Afraid to loose his most precious relation... Afraid to loose his Boss... He was bleeding on outside but Abhijeet was bleeding on inside... They say time heals all wounds! They lie!!! He exclaimed... Time had made his brother's wounds deeper... The loneliness in these four walls had made Abhijeet think about nothing else but his guilt... The lonely nights at the beaches had made Abhijeet's condition terrible... Two long months, there was no one around him who could make him forget what was wrong even for a millisecond... Smiling face of his buddy came in front of his eyes and he realized that maybe he would never see this smile again... His brother had forgotten to smile!!! A tear fell from Daya's eye... And he decided that he will not let Abhijeet surrender... He won't let him be broken... He will bring him back as he was... The strongest of all! The one who could tackle every situation graciously... One who could go through everything and anything but still be strong as always! He had a mission in hand... Mission to bring back his brother! When his vocal cords denied to vibrate he went to Abhijeet and hugged him with all his strength... If this would have been normal situation Abhijeet would have told him 'Abe kitni haddiya todne ka irada hai?!' and then he would leave him with a cute angry face and Abhijeet would once again tease him with 'balloon ka face phug gaya'... Hearing this he would have been grumpy until Abhijeet did his 'manao' session with him! But today was different... There was no cheerful Abhijeet in front of him... This was a broken Abhijeet who wouldn't utter a word irrespective of what Daya does Abhijeet felt better... Instantly!!! He understood that there was still this 'someone' of his who could make him better with these 'nothings' of his... Just then he heard a teary whisper in his ear which said 'mai tumhe kahi nahi jane dunga boss... Kabhi bhi nahi'... He knew his brother loved him... But this much!!! He chose duty over friendship but his friend chose friendship over truth__________________________________________