Dil Ne Joh Dhoka Diya
The night never seemed dark these days. Its quite amazing isn't it how the light slowly disappears into the shadow of the darkness every eve and yet valiantly fights it's way back in the morn. What does it mean, that one should let go of oneself in certain battles so that it could resurrect itself to glory later. But what if that later doesn't come any time sooner, won't the man die of a devastatingly long waiting.
When will that time come, when they would really see him for the person he really is?. Mistakes had been made but it wasn't worth this pain. No he hadn't deserved this or had he?.
This was all senior inspector abhijeet could think of for the past couple of months. He was tired of what they have been doing to him. But then what were they doing to him? To be frank,"nothing" and that's what they have been doing. But something they said, triggered some unhealed injuries, he never even knew he had. Well, it was a trifle matter nothing to get a person into depression but not for him…..it was just too much
2 months ago, 11 am. CID bureau Mumbai
He was exhausted beyond his limits but yet the work needed to be done. There were files that needed his pen and then there was his body that required some attention. He stood up to get himself some caffeine from the canteen which seemed to be his common hide out. As he sipped the drink, at first there seemed to be that flow of energy but it soon died off which led him to drift into sleep.
Time wasn't a factor now that he was far away from being weak and longed to be there which was when the terror started again.
"abhijeet, main tere maa hoon…"
"beta , tum pechachanti hoon nah mujhe….bolo innlogon ko ki tumhe sab kuch yaad hai, bolo inn logon ki tum abhijeet ho….mera abhijeet"
Daya ,rajat and sachin had just come into the caffetaria from the crime spot when they spotted abhijeet sleeping in on the table.
Rajat: dekhiyna daya sir, ye abhijeet sir bhi nah do din se arram nahi kar raha hoon aur abhi dekho table pe soo gaya….acp sir hote toh zabardasti ghar bhej sakte de , ab aap hi kuch karo nah daya sir.
Daya: janta hoon rajat, kal freddy ne call karke bataya ta par mein kya karu who dcp sir ke saath gyai thi nah, issilye ussko samjane ka time bhi nahi mila..par abhi dekhta hoon mein, pehle kuch juice lete hain sab log….. phir mein khud issko ghar chodunga
While daya went to the counter, rajat and sachin proceeded to the table and sat near their senior who was still in deep sleep. It was rajat who first noticed that their senior was mumbling something in his sleep and his brow was deepened with his hands clutched.
Rajat : dekho sachin, abhijeet sir neend mein shiver kar raha hai ,lagta hai sir ko bhukar hogaya.
Sachin: ha sir , mein dekhti hoon.
Sachin proceeded to wake up his senior which resulted in a turmoil. Abhijeet suddenly stood up with his eyes half opened and tried to move which resulted in hitting with the table. Rajat and sachin both proceeded to catch hold of their senior when they saw something they shouldn't have. As soon as their hands clutched him, he pushed them away, shouting at them at the same time.
Abhijeet: chodo mujhe…..mujhe nahi jaana hai tum log ho kaun…just leave me alone
Daya who was busy at the counter ran to his friend seeing him so desperate.
Daya: abhijeet kya hua..tu chilla kyu rahe hoon
Abhijeet: kaun abhijeet? …aur mere paas mat aao …aur uss aurat ko bhi door rakho mujho (pointing to an invisible figure out front)
Sachin ; sir aap ko kya hua ….aap baitho pehle (proceeded to make him sit)
But abhijeet grew more irritated and wanted to run which he would have succeeded if it were for daya who held him tightly
Abhijeet:(( struggled under the tight grasp and could not move, it was as if something was leaving him ) chodo muhje….chodo and then he went numb, falling to the ground.