When you are there with me
CHAPTER 1
Daya had to send an important email to DCP but unfortunately every time he was trying he was being failed. It was annoying daya a lot.
"What the hell is this? Ye server ko kya hua hai subeh se? Agar ye mail aadhe ghante me DCP ko nahi mili to lecture sunna padega. Kya karu?" He grumbled.
Abhijeet came to him, "try karte raho, ho jayega, itna kyun bhadak rahe ho?"
Daya followed him and started trying to resend the mail. But the result was same.
Meanwhile shreya came there.
"Hello sir" she greeted both daya and Abhijeet.
The same time daya clicked the send button and for his relief the mail was delivered.
"Oh thank God! Finally!" Daya said with a sigh of relief placing his hand on his heart.
"Ho gaya?" Abhijeet asked daya.
Daya nodded giving him a broad smile.
"Sir, aap log abhi tak kaam kar rahe hain, lunch nahi Karna?" Shreya asked.
"Nahi" daya said a bit rudely.
Shreya looked at him, "kyun sir?"
Daya was about to say something but abhijeet spoke up in between, "are shreya tum chalo, hum log bas aa rahe hain"
Shreya nodded and then left casting a glance at daya.
Abhijeet turned to daya, "itna rude kyun ho jate ho tum shreya se, wo to bas lunch ke liye bulane aayi thi, seedhe muh baat nahi kar sakte tum?"
"Kya karu main, she is irritating. jab dekho peeche padi rehti hai. Daya sir daya sir karti rehti hai. Wo lunch ke liye yaad nahi dilayegi to kya main lunch nahi karunga? Pata nahi kya chahti hai wo?" Daya murmured in annoyance.
"Tumhe chahti hai wo, aur wo bhi dil se. sab jante hain. Itni pyari ladki hai , pata nahi tumhari kya problem hai?" Abhijeet said nodding his head in disbelief.
"Abhijeet please, I am not interested in her. Han achhi ladki hai wo, bahut achhi hai, but mere type ki nahi hai boss. Aur ye baat wo mere bina kahe samajh jaye to behtar hoga." Daya said rolling his eyes.
Abhijeet jerked his head, "achha theek hai, chodo use, chalo canteen chalo, bhookh lagi hai"
Both moved to canteen to have lunch. Daya looked at shreya sitting with Purvi, nikhil and Pankaj. They were chatting and enjoying their lunch.
Seeing daya, shreya smiled but daya simply ignored her. He and abhijeet moved to their usual corner table. Daya gave the order and started waiting for their food.
"Shreya, baar baar tumhari teraf dekh rahi hai, lagta hai kuch kehna chah rahi hai" abhijeet whispered to daya noticing shreya stealing glances at daya.
Daya frowned, "to isme nayi baat kya hai. Wo humesha mujhe ghurti rehti hai."
"Are wo to idhar hi aa rahi hai!" Abhijeet said surprisingly.
Daya banged his head, "oh no!"
He was making faces when shreya approached them.
"Sir, aaj main ghar se lunch lekar aayi hu. Aap dono ke liye bhi hai, please sir aaiye na, thoda sa kha leejiye. Rajma hai, mummy ne banaya hai" shreya said looking at daya with hopeful eyes.
Abhijeet smiled, "wow, Rajma, Daya ka to din ban gaya, iska favorite hai. Aur wo bhi tumhari mummy ke hath ka to aur bhi achhi baat hai. Aao na daya"
Daya glared at abhijeet, "nahi abhijeet maine order kar diya hai, wo kaun khayega!"
"Are yaar tum uski chinta mat Karo, main wo bhi kha lunga. Shreya humare liye lunch le aayi hai, hum khayenge nahi to use bura lagega" abhijeet said holding daya's hand and forcefully dragged him to shreya's table.
"Aaiye na sir, shreya ki mummy bahut achha khana banati hain, finger licking good!" Pankaj said and shreya smiled.
Daya and abhijeet grabbed their seats and shreya started serving them.
"Bas bas, mujhe jyada bhookh nahi hai" daya said refusing shreya as she served him.
"Sir, thoda sa aur leejiye na!" Shreya said and served him.
Daya was about to put a spoonful food in his mouth when a strange sound fell into their ears and before that anyone could understand anything a ceiling fan fell on the table previously occupied by daya and abhijeet.
"Thaddaak"
All jumped on their feet. The spoon fell from daya's hand. Abhijeet's eyes popped out in shock.
"Oh my god!" Shreya exclaimed in fear holding her heart.
"Yaar ye kya hai, ye fan kaise gir gaya?" Daya shouted at the canteen boys.
People were scared by that incident.
"Thank god, us table pe koi baithta nahi tha warna bahut bada accident ho jata" someone said from behind and daya gasped as it was their fixed table and he was supposed to be there.
o-o-o
Daya was working on his laptop. He had kept his important documents in a pen drive. But he became shocked when he found the pen drive empty.
"Oh no! Aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Kal raat bhar baithkar maine wo report prepare kiya aur is pen drive me kuch bhi show nahi kar raha. Ab main kya karu?" He said holding his head in his hands.
"Kya baat kar rahe ho daya? Aise kaise ho gaya? ACP sir ko wo report chahiye. Mujhe lagta hai tumhare PC me virus hai, puri pen drive ko corrupt kar diya hoga." Abhijeet said in a tensed voice.
"Lekin abhijeet maine kal hi to scan kiya tha. Mere sath hi aisa kyun hota hai boss? Mere paas us report ki ek hi copy thi." Daya said almost in a crying voice.
Shreya saw him tensed and came to know the matter. Daya became more annoyed with her interruption but abhijeet told everything to shreya.
"Sir, aap kahe to main ek baar apne PC me laga kar dekhu?" Shreya asked daya.
"Uska kya fayda? Isme kuch hai hi nahi to tumhare PC me lagau ya kahi bhi." Daya yelled at her.
"Sir, ek baar try to karne deejiye, mujhe" shreya said and abhijeet allowed her to check the pen drive.
Shreya took it and moved to her desk. She connected it and jumped in happiness. "Sir, isme to sab kuch show kar raha hai. Sare documents hain kuch bhi loss nahi hua hai!"
Daya and Abhijeet exchanged glances. Daya couldn't believe on his ears. He ran to shreya and found all his documents as such on their place. He closed his eyes and thanked to God for saving him.
"Thank you shreya" he said obligingly.
"It's ok sir, aap chahe to mera PC use kar sakte hain." Shreya offered him with a smile.
"Ok" daya said with a smile. Shreya saw his smile and it made her day.
o-o-o
Daya was watching an astrologer's show on TV who was talking about ideas to get rid of bad luck and attract good luck.
Daya cursed him, "iske kehne pe maine ye Jasper ki ring banwayi. Phir ye malachite bhi pehan liya. Lekin mera bad luck mera peecha chod hi nahi raha. Man to karta hai sab nikal kar phek du. Jab se gemstones pehne hain tab se sab kuch gadbad hi ho raha hai mere sath!"
He was murmuring in discontent and was about to change the channel but stopped as the astrologer started speaking.
"Ye gemstones kabhi kabhi har insaan ke liye kaam nahi karte. Kyunki kuch logo ka good luck, kisi aur cheej se juda hota hai. Aapko bas apne us lucky charm ko pehchanne ki jarurat hoti hai. Wo kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Jaise ki aapki koi lucky dress, Watch ya phir koi dusri accessories. Kisi ka diya hua tohfa. Aapka pet animal ya phir aapka koi dost. Koi aisa jiske aapke paas hone par aapke sath sab kuch achha hota hai. Agar aapne apne lucky charm ko pehchan liya hai to koshish kariye ki wo aapse door na ja paye. Koshish kariye ki wo humesha aapke sath rahe."
It made daya to think.
"Koi aisa jiske aapke paas hone par aapke sath sab kuch achha hota hai."
This line send daya deeper in his thoughts. He recalled how his mail got delivered as soon as shreya stepped inside. He wondered if shreya wouldn't have called him to join her on the other table what would have happened with him. That ceiling fan would have fallen directly on his head. The pen drive which showed nothing in his PC was showing every document and file absolutely alright as shreya touched it.
Daya was in extreme shock. His mouth was wide opened. He pulled his hair and sighed.
"Oh God! Main samajh kyun nahi paya. It is shreya. Jab bhi wo mere sath hoti hai sab theek hota hai. She is my lucky charm aur main usko dekh ke irritate hota rehta hu." Daya jerked his head, "nahi, agar shreya mera lucky charm hai. Uska mere sath rehne se mera bad luck mujhse door rehta hai to mujhe shreya ke sath rehna hi hoga. Uska mere sath rehna bahut jaroori hai. Main use kabhi door nahi jane dunga. I need her."
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...To be continued