Hey all! After the stress of exams and family functions, I'm back with the second installment of the Danya series 'Ek naya Saathi'.
Firstly, replies to those readers who commented on the last chapter of my previous story.
Aditi: Your wait is over! Here is the sequel!
Mistic morning: Boss! Mai Abhijeet sir ko zyada der story se dur rakh bhi nahi sakti! He's back!
Anubhab: Glad u liked the story. I'm back!
Bhagyesh: Glad you liked the story. Your idea is nice, but it will be dareya and I can't write it. Any dareya writers up for Bhagyesh's idea? You can see his comment on chapter 9 of my story 'Ek naya saathi'
Bhumi: Glad you liked it! :)
Krittika: Thanks for the info!
Dharini: Glad you liked the story! Shreya will be back but only briefly, otherwise I will inevitably make her a villain and I really don't want that! Sorry!
Namezoya: The next installment is here!
And thanks to all guests for their reviews!
Now, lets begin with this new story 'Ek Naya Safar.' This story will include two child characters- one will be an OC, and the other will be a prominent child character from the CID series. Guess who? ;)
Chapter 1: After six months...
It is early afternoon. Amidst the hustle and bustle on the corridors of XYZ Hospital, a white- clad nurse is seen walking towards a private room. A grim expression is seen on her otherwise young and beautiful face. Her patient, whom she has been looking after for the past six months, is yet to wake up. Infact, he hasn't woken up once in the past six months. He has, however, been showing some improvement lately but doctors are yet not sure if he'll wake up anytime soon.
With these thoughts in mind, she opens the door to the room, only to be shocked beyond belief as she is greeted by a confused pair of black eyes from the bed! An ecstatic smile creeps onto her lips. Why was she worried? Really, this man is known to defy everybody's expectations.
She runs out of the room with a jubilant cry of "Doctor! Doctor! Senior Inspector Abhijeet ko hosh aa gaya hai!"
About an hour later, the entire CID team, minus a few faces, is standing outside the door of the room of the sharp-shine of CID. Emotions run high among the officers- a mix of surprise, anxiousness, happiness and relief- as the moment they all awaited for the past six months has finally arrived.
As the doctor finishes all examinations and finally exits the room, he is approached by ACP Pradyuman and Dr. Salunkhe.
"Doctor sahab, ab kaisa hai Abhijeet?"
The doctor's face is lit up by a rare smile "Aise cases mein achhi khabar sunane ke mauke kam hi milte hain. Par aapke officers jaane kis mitti ke bane hain! Ekdum theek hain Senior Inspector Abhijeet ab!"
Relief can be clearly seen on everybody's faces.
"Kya ab hum unse mil sakte hain, doctor sahab?" asks an excited Freddy.
"Jee haan, kyun nahi! Par behtar hoga ki aap sab ek - ek kar ke hi unse milen. Nahi to unpar zyada dabaav padh sakta hai!"
Abhijeet opens his eyes to the soothing touch of the man he considers his father on his forehead and a relieved smile on his face.
"Jaag gaye Abhijeet beta? Kaise ho ab?"
"Mai bilkul theek hoon sir! Par hua kya tha?"
ACP Pradyuman sighs. "Jab tum sagai ke liye aa rahe the to tumhaari taxi ka accident ho gaya tha. Tumhare sir pe gehri chot aayi thi. Pichhle chheh mahine se tum coma mein the."
"Tumhe phir se apne saath paakar hum sab kitne khush hain hum bata nahi sakte Abhijeet! Welcome back!"
"Ab kaisa mehsoos kar rahe ho Abhijeet?" Relief and affection are clearly evident in the voice of Dr. Salunkhe.
"Theek hoon Doctor Sahab. Dekhiyega, jaldi hi aa jaunga lab, aapko pareshan karne!"
A small laugh escapes from the older man. "Beshak! Tumhaare bina to lab bhi sooni lagti hai. Tumhaara intezaar rahega Abhijeet!"
The next time the door opens, Abhijeet is greeted with the sight of curly black hair and raven eyes, which are bloodshot and still brimming with tears of relief.
"Aayiye Taarika ji"
At these words, she can no longer control herself. She rushes to his side, kneels down and puts her head on his chest, sobbing out loudly.
"Shh…bas Taarika..bas…chup ho jao..dekho, theek hoon mai ab..shh…"
"Abhijeet.." her voice breaks as more tears fall from her eyes, "I…I missed you Abhijeet..Pleas, phir aisa mat karna…I… I can't live without you Abhijeet!"
"Hum bhi aapke bagair kahan jee sakte hain Taarika ji. Lijiye, aa gaye hum waapis…aapke paas…"
In this way, all CID Officers meet their beloved Abhijeet sir. In the end, Freddy Sir is left with Abhijeet sir as all the others have to leave when a case is reported. But Abhijeet sir's eyes are still searching for someone. As he sits upright with Freddy's help, he asks.
"Freddy, woh…."
"Daya sir ko dhundh rahe hain aap sir?" asks Freddy with a knowing smile. As Abhijeet sir nods,, he replies, "Woh ek meeting ke silsile mein Pune gaye hain. Khabar mil chuki hai unhe. Kuchh hi ghanton mein pohonchte honge woh."
Before Abhijeet sir can say anything more, the door opens and in comes Inspector Shunya. With her are two children. One is a boy, vaguely familiar but not clearly recognizable. The other is…
"Shreya!" he cries out in surprise and happiness. "Idhar aao!" he signs. His adopted daughter rushes to him and hugs him fiercely; shedding silent tears that show how much she missed her dad.
As Abhijeet consoles his daughter, he turns to the other child, the question clear in his eyes. Before anybody can answer, though, the child himself replies "Good Afternoon Abhi Chachu! Mera naam Sahil hai!" he continues, ignoring the shock on Abhijeet's face at the Abhi Chachu. " Aap shayad mujhe nahi jaante, par mai aapko bohot achhe se jaanta hoon. Mere papa din bhar aapke bare mein baat karte rehte hain..."
Before he can continue though, Shunya interrupts. "Sahil, abhi- abhi to aapke Abhi chachu theek hue hain! Abhi aap unhe aaraam karne do! Jald hi jab wo ghar aa jayenge na, phir dher saari baatein kar lena, theek hai!"
"Okay ma!" He says, again to the shock of Abhijeet sir.
As Abhijeet sir gently disengages Shreya from his embrace, Shunya signs to her that they have to return home. Though she is reluctant, Abhijeet sir convinces her to leave as hospital regulations do not allow children to stay. As she turns to leave with the kids, Shunya says with a smile"Welcome back Abhijeet sir! Aapko theek dekhkar bohot khushi hui!"
After she leaves, a shocked silence descends in the room for about a minute or two. Then, Abhijeet sir turns to Freddy sir, who says with a sigh, "In six months mein bohot kuchh badal gaya sir!"
Kya kya badal gaya hai in six months mein aakhir? Kaun hai ye baccha jo Abhijeet sir ko chachu aur Shunya ko Maa kehta hai? And did anybody guess the other child right? ;) Aage janiye kya kuchh beeta in six months mein.
Please read and review :)