Author's Note: Hello Everyone..! i know.. i know.. i should b updating the other stories not posting a new one.. but kea krun? yeh idea bht dnon se mere dmaagh mein ghoom rha tha aur mein ne socha k likh hi daalun.. ;) this is just a short two chap story on our fav couple DaReya.. ;) hopefully next chap will be updated on Monday.. ;) Hope u all like it.. ;) n please ignore the mistakes.. :)

aur haan... ho sktaa hai k u find the characters OOC.. just a warning.. n this is an A/U.. ;)

Now on with the story... n Please Review whether negative or positive... ;)

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Chapter 1

'Mein late ho jaungi... aey Bhagwaan... please aaj yeh nokri mil jaey mjhe.. Chhoti ki fees aur babuji ki dawayi k liye paise kahan se aaen gein wrnaa... maa kbb tkk kaprey see krr guzara krein gein.. unn ki kamr mein bhi dard rehne lgaa hai..'

she was thinking all this while walking with fast footsteps to reach the destination.. it was horribly hot today n she couldnt bear it any more but she knew she had to bear it.. if not for herself but for the ones at home... she was wearing a simple blue shalwar kameez that has lost his colour after being washed n worn for so long.. her dupatta was on her as a shield from the demons n negativity of the world.. at a single glance she would seem a common girl but if u look at her more closely u would realise that her big, dark brown n expressive eyes were always covered with some sort of untold n unshared pain.. and the innocence which spoke that she was a very trusting person... her eyes were the most prominent feature of her face excellently complementing her skin tone n other features..

At last, she reached the office building she was supposed to give interview in n went inside n the first thing she did was checking the time on the expensive wall clock hung there..

'8:45 shukr hai mein time se pohanch gayi..' she took a deep sigh of relief n her tensed muscles relaxed a little.. she went to the reception desk n introduced herself...

'Excuse me miss.. mein Shreya Sharma hun.. Mr. Chaturvedi ne mjhe 9 bjey ka interview k liye time dea tha..'

The woman shifted his gaze from the computer in front of her n looked at Shreya.. now that Shreya could see her clearly see saw a very beautiful girl of about her same age, 22, dressed in a sari that was too revealing for Shreya's liking and she unconsciously settled her duppatta more carefully around her.. she had a lot of makeup put on n Shreya felt like a really common person just in her mere presence..

'Mr. Chaturvedi hain.. lekn mein tmhein khabardaar krungi k tum isi waqt yahan se chali jao iss se pehle k woh tmhein dkh lein..'

'Dekhein miss mjhe iss nokri ki bht zroort hai aur mjhe aa hr haal mein Mr. Chaturvedi se mlna hai..' Shreya said in a stubborn tone..

The girl sighed n motioned with her hand towards the sofas on present for Shreya to sit down while she talked on her intercom..

Shreya took that opportunity to study the office.. it was a two story building n decorated with expensive wall paintings.. what surprised her was that no one else was present there except for Mona n herself.. a the far end of the room was a staircase..

'Miss Shreya..' the girl called her after five minutes..

Shreya cut short her examining n went towards the reception desk..

'Yes miss.?'

'please just call me Mona..' the girl insisted than said.. 'Sir aap ko bula rhe hain.. yahan ooper ja k left pe third room..' Mona said pointing towards the stairs at the corner..

Shreya thanked her n went towards the stairs..

'ptaa nhn kyun but Shreya mjhe tmhaare liye bure lgg rha hai.. tum nhn janti k tum kss daldal mein qadm rkhne wali ho.. kaash mein ksi trhan tmhein rok paati..'

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Shreya was slowly climbing the stairs with care.. she had a really bad feeling about what is going to happen.. she thought to just turn around n go away whikle she still had ther time..

'kea yaar Shreya.. tu bhi kea ajeeb ajeeb soche jaa rhi hai.. axhaa soch tou axhaa hi hoga.. lekn yeh Mona kea keh rhi thi k yahan se kyun chali jaun aur kon dekh le.. uff Shreya.. faltu baatein sochna bnd krr aur apne interview k baare mein soch..'

Still debating whether or not to go she suddenly thought about why she was doing this in the first place.. 'nhn mjhe yeh job hrr haal mein chahiye.. chhoti ki fees aur baba ki dawa bht zruri hai.. nhn tou.. nhn nhn mjhe kuch bura nhn sochnaa chahiye..'

she was so lost in her thoughts that she didnt saw the person coming n they both crashed.. the man held her tightly by the waist... The man was lost in her beauty n innocence... Shreya was feeling really uncomfortable due to his stare n feeling uneasy.. she tried to pull his hand away from her waist but to no avail.. she was almost on tears.. no one has ever touched her in so intimate way before n she was feeling a lot uncomfortable... she could smell the reek of booze which made her more insecure...

He was brought out of his dazed state by the now flowing tears... he gently left her n she quickly created some distance between them n wiped away the tears from her face..

He was a middle aged man of about 35 n was wearing a black suit with a white shirt underneath with the two buttons at top open... he smiled at her which made her gross..

He introduced himself to her.. 'Mein Chaturvedi hun... iss company ka maalik... itni haseen larki yahan kea krr rhi hai..? Tum Shreya ho kea?' He gave her a questioning look..

"Jee sss.. sir.. mein hi Sh.. Shreya hun..' she said with difficulty as she didnt wanted to b in his presence for long.. she didnt like the look he gave her after her answer.. it made her feel like he was stripping her with his eyes... she wrapped herself tightly on her dupatta... a futile attempt to hide from the nasty looks he was giving her..

He gave an animalistic grin n motioned for her to follow him...

'Aiye Shreya... hum room mein chal k baat krte hain..'

Shreya took a few steps back... 'nnn... nhn sir... ww.. woh actually mjhe jaana hai... mmm... mein phrr aa jaungi...'

She made an attempt to turn around n run away but he had guessed it.. he dashed in front of her n held her from both her hands tightly n smiled deviously...

'Ekk baar Chaturvedi k paas aane k baad koi kahein nhn jaa sktaa...'

She was stunned by what he said... she remembered Mona's words n her sixth sense and cursed herself for not believing them.. she quickly got hold of her thoughts as she felt herself being dragged to a room.. a knew she had little time to react or something really bad will happen to her.. so she just pushed Chaturvedi with all her might n he lost his grip for a second.. although the grip was strong but due to drinking he was a bit sloppy which gave her the advantage.. n she ran away.. down the stairs.. out of the building.. forgetting about everything.. she didnt even heard Mona calling her from behind..

she ran with all her power fearing that he will come and grasp her from anywhere around her.. before she knew it, she was running on a road without dupatta and barefoot.. suddenly she saw a car coming in full speed in front of her.. she slowed down a little too late as the car hit her n she fell down exhaustion taking over her body from all the running.. before she drifted into darkness she heard a door slam shut n she couldnt keep her consciousness for much longer..

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he was whistling n while driving on the road.. rashly as always.. no matter how much anyone told him or scold him, he never listens to anyone.. he was driving single handedly while the other hand was busy texting to his buddy.. he was so engrossed in in cell that he didnt noticed a girl running in the middle of the road.. n when he noticed it was too late.. he tried slowing the car but it hit her a little making her fall down...

'Ohh shit..!' he cursed under his breath n got out of the car n was shocked to see the girl.. she was very beautiful.. but.. he blinked.. she was wearing a very dull colored shalwar kameez whose color he can't guess due to the excessive washing.. there was a very thick coat of sweat on her entire body n she was breathing very deeply.. moving his gaze down, he saw that there was only one slipper in her left foot which came as a shocker to him.. sighing almost happily, he saw the purse not too far away from her n picked it up to know the name and address of the girl and contact her family members..

he sighed heavily n lifted her in his arms bridal style n gently laid her on the back seat of his car.. n buckled her so that she may not fall down.. while driving towards the hospital in speed, he dialled the number of the only person that came in his mind in this type of situation..

'Abhi..'

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'Kahan... kahan hai meri beti?'

a person entered the hospital looking disheveled n his face stained with tears.. he went to the reception with an aged lady n a teenage girl of about 18... they all were having tears in their eyes.. the old man asked again to the receptionist..

'aap btaa kyun nhn rhe hain k meri beti kahan hai?'

'sir.. aap ki beti ka naam?' the receptionist asked..

'Shreya.. Shreya Sharma..' this time the teenage girl answered quickly but was cut with a voice from behind..

'aap Shreya k ghr wale hain?' they looked at the young n dashing man who was wearing blue jeans n dark brown t-shirt showing his muscles clearly..

'haan beta mein Shreya k apita hun.. kahan hai meri bachi? aur tum kon ho?'

'uncle woh abhi operation theater mein hai.. mera naam Daya hai.. uss ka accident meri hi gari se hua tha..' he said looking down guilty..

the old man was about to say something when the door of the OT opened n the doctor came out..

the old lady reacted fast n went to the doctor n said in a teary voice.. 'dostor saab.. meri guriya abb kaisi hai? zyaada tou nhn lagi naa uss ko? woh theek tou ho jaey gi naa?'

the old man came to the old lady n hugged her tightly.. she released all the tears in his warm embrace.. Daya felt more guilty looking at he tears n felt responsible of them.. he wanted to do something for this family.. he turned towards the doctor n asked him.. 'doctor kaisi hai woh? koi ghabrane wali baat tou nhn hai naa? dekhein agr aap logon se kuch nhn ho rha tou mjhe btaaen mein ksi bare hospital se contact krta hun..'

saying this he reached for the mobile in his jeans pocket but was stopped when the doctor said.. 'dekhien Miss Shreay theek hain leknn...'

the doctor couldnt complete the sentence as they all heard a loud shriek...

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He was standing outside the ward with his hands crossed on his chest n a very sour expression on his face n a lot of hurt n hatred in his eyes.. hurt for the person lying in front of him n hatred for himself for putting the person in this condition.. he didnt knew for how much longer he would have continued his self-hatred as a firm hand gripped his shoulder which he instantly recognized n hugged the person with 'Boss..'

'Shhh.. kea hua Daya? sbb theek tou hai naa? aur woh larki? woh theek hai? koi bari problem hai tou bolo.. hum bare se bare doctor ko dkhaen gein usse...'

when he stopped his babbling, Daya looked at him with tired eyes n said.. 'koi faida nhn hai Abhi.. kuch nhn ho sktaa... siwaaye ekk kaam k.. aue iss k liye koi nhn maane gaa..'

Abhijeet stood there confused.. a girl was standing there looking first at Daya than at Abhijeet... she ignored both of them for the time being n peeked inside the ward n was totally shocked to see the person inside n turned to Daya with a really serious look on her pretty face..

'Daya.. Shreya ko kea hua hai?'

Daya was shocked.. he was staring at her wide eyed.. he pulled himself together n said.. 'mein btaa dungaa but Tarika tum yeh btaao k tum uss ko kaise janti ho?'

Tarika sighed.. 'dost hai meri.. hum donon ne saath mein university se parha hai.. low class family se hai yeh.. but bht hi sanskaari aur dayaalu hai.. iss k pita ji ki tbyat khraab rehti hai.. aur iss ki maa ji doosron k kaprey seeti hain.. usi se guzara hota hai innka.. aur iss ki chhoti behn tou abhi college mein parhti hai.. Daya please jldi se btaao kea hua hai Shreya ko?' Tarika pleaded him..

'Tarika tum mera ekk kaam krogi?' Daya asked as if he didnt heard her..

'Daya yeh itni critical situation hai aur tmhein kaan ki sooj rhi hai?' Tarika asked in anger.. Abhijeet was silently listening to the conversation between his fiancee and best friend..

'Tarika.. mere sawaal ka jawab do..' Daya asked seriously..

Tarika was stunned by the seriousness in her voice n just nodded.. Daya sighed n said.. 'tmhein Shreya ko mjh se shadi krne k liye raazi krnaa hogaa...'

Both Abhijeet and Tarika became shocked and looked Daya as if he had grown two heads whereas Daya was still looking at Shreya's body in the ward..

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FLASHBACK

'Maa.. Babuji.. Maa... Chhoti.. light kyun bnd ki hai? mjhe kuch nazr nhn aa rha.. kahan hain aap sbb?'

they were shocked, stunned and traumatized.. they couldnt believe their ears.. they turned towards the doctor who nodded slightly..

Shreya's parents were looking at the dotor wide eyed n open mouth.. they didnt wanted to believe that what they were hearing is true.. they wanted the doctor to deny it but he didnt..

they heard Shreya's voice again.. 'Hello.. koi hai yahan? please light khol dein..' her voice turned into a soft whimper n Shreya's mother (AM) couldnt hold her sobs any more she entered the room crying... Chhoti following her..

Shreya shook her head to try n adjust her gaze but no use.. all she could see was the darkness in front of her..

'Maa? mjhe kea hua hai Maa?'

SM said nothing.. she just hugged Shreya very tightly to her chest.. not wanting to let her go..

'Maa mere saath aisa kyun hua Maa? mein ne ksi kaa kea bigara tha? pehle kea km mushiklien thien jo abb yeh bhi?' She continued her talkings in between crying.. 'Maa mein ktn akuch krna chahti thi zndagi mein... kuch bnna chahiti th.. aap ka aur babuji ka haath btaana chahti thi.. lekn dekhein yeh kea ho gaya?

She was saying something else but Daya couldnt bear the look of pain on Shreya's face n was about to leave when he felt the doctor holding his arm n motioning for him to follow him.. not wanting to see his beloved daughter in this state, Shreya's father (SF) also followed the doctor wiping his tears..

Once they entered the cabin, the doctor motioned for them to sit down which they did.. n waited quietly for the doctor to speak up.. when the doctor didnt said anything for few more moments, SF spoke up.. 'doctor saad.. meri beti theek tou ho jaey gi naa? pehle ki trhaan?' there was sooo much hope in these few words which shattered Daya's heart n he spoke up without even wanting to..

'yeh sbb meri wjah se hua hai.. meri ghalti hai..' then he turned towards the doctor n said.. 'dekhein doctor saab.. jtnaa paisa lge gaa mein dene ko tyaar hun but aap please Shreya ko pehle jaisa krr dein.. please..' there were different feelings in Daya's voice which were hard to guess n Daya's outburst was followed by an uncomfortable silence which was thankfully broken by a knock at the door..

'come in..' doctor said n in came another doctor wearing white coat n he was a little aged, maybe in his mid 50s..

the first doctor quickly got up form his seat and SF and daya followed suit..

'Namste Dr. Singh.. aap ko disturb tou nhn kea na mein ne?' the first doctor asked after everyone had settled down..

'Sunil yeh sbb formality chhor aur yeh btao k mjhe kyun bulaya hai?'

'jee Dr..' he sadi n forwarded some papers to hm.. 'yeh dekh lein aap..'

dr. Singh studied the papers for some minutes n looked at Daya n SF.. looking at their hopeful gazes, he sighed n said.. 'mere paas ekk axhi khabr hai aur ekk buri khabrr...'

SF said hopeully.. 'shreya theek ho jaey gi naa?'

Dr Singh nodded a little n added.. 'haan woh theek ho jaey gi lekn...'

'lekn kea Dr..?' Daya asked rather fearfully..

'dekhein Shreya ko jo treatment aur operation chahiye woh sirf US mein hi ho sktaa hai.. yahan abhi itni advanced study nhn hui hai..'

SF slouched on his seat n tears started to flow from his eyss again.. Daya saw then n it took him only a minute to come up with the solution..

'Shreya ka operation hogaa.. mein khud le krr jaunga uss ko US..'

Everyone stared at Daya but Daya was totally oblivious to their stare..

FLASHBACK END

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Abhijeet and Tarika tried to grasp that information.. Abhijeet was the one to snap out of it..

'lekn Daya.. uss k ilaaj k liye uss se shadi krna zroori hai kea? tu aise bhi tou jaa sktaa hai uss k saath..'

before Daya could say anything, Tarika cut in.. 'nhn Abhi.. Shreya iss trhan kbhi nhn maane gi.. mjhe tou uss ka shadi k liye maanna hi mushkil lgg rha hai..'

'Tarika please.. tm kuch bhi krr k manaa lo uss ko.. please..' Tarika just nodded n Abhijeet was once again shocked by the emotions in his best friend cum brother's eyes..

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A/N: soooo how was the story guys? i know zyaada axha nhn hai but i will try to improve in next chap.. n i will also update my other stories.. just need some time.. hope u guyss undrstand.. m in a hurry right now... iss liye zyaada baatein nhn.. :P ;)

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next update on Monday.. if i get satisfied by the number of reviews.. ;) it will hopefully be the last chapter.. ;)

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Regards,

Fati Sid