Hello friends.. Me back with another piece of work.. it's based on oldie duo.. their bond which they shares and a bit of duo in end..
It's a limited scope short story.. limited two three chapters only.. hope u like it.. if don't then apologies from my side..
And thanks for reviewing the OS written by my sona di.. she was delighted by the response which u guys gave to her efforts..
Now ending my bak-bak.. hehe.. so u guys shift to the 'SS'..
It's a time when Sun has completely disappeared from the whole sky .. and now its a monopoly of blazing moon.. whose brighteness covering the vast area of a land beneath. In that pinnacle of light, the beauty of nature also enhanced a lot.. With the small shining blinking dots giving a beautiful look to dark colored sky..which were truly seeming as if a glitter pen is moved over a canvas created by a innocent soul of a child.
Beneath the shade of dark beauty, One aged man is sitting at balcony side of house, staring the tides which are generation and dissapearing in itself only.. and the falling rays of moon giving an eye treating scene to his eyes.. but , far from all these, he was lost somewhere else, just then the other man entered with a two mugs filled with coffee.. from which vapours were making their ways up.. after founding that man staring at distant, silently kept the mugs on table present there, softly puts his hand on his shoulder.
The man looked aside , while the man stated..
"kya dekh raha hai..?" with softness in his tone.
"kuch nahi yaar bus, samandar ko dekh raha tha.. kitna accha lag raha hai na.. aur aaj to aur bhi khubsoorat lag raha hai.." the man who was standing leaning his elbows on the railing with his eyes still fixed on the waves of water which were coming an going to nd fro making it a really soothing thing to watch. and the other simply nodded.
"haan yaar.., wo to hai.. (forwarding coffee mug) ye lo coffee pio"
The other man grabbed the mug.. with a sweet smile on his face.. tasted it.. he always meserized with the coffee he made.. which he always enjoy a lot and, on side by side found himself surrounded himself with question that..
"How this tough man manages to make such an amazing coffee with the apt amount of sweetness in it.. that too without using sugar ?"
Well it was nothing less than a 8th wonder to ponder ill keeping all the other theories aside he lept forward.
He was so curious to know the secret behind it from long but always bound himself from blurting out anything.. but today he fails to do the same .. so asked him excitedly..
"Arey yaar tum.. ( the man too was enjoying the sip of coffee looking at the waves on same time, turned towards his buddy who continues) aaj bata hi do .. ki tum itni lazawab coffee bana kaise lete ho.. tumhe pehle se hi aati hai (smirking) ya phir bhabiji ki koi secret recipe ko follow karte ho"
He blurted all in his peak of excitment that he cant even make out himself that what he exactly uttered.. may be that simple query or to say his small tease makes a hard line over other's heart.. which pushed him to relive those moments of his life in the next fraction of seconds which gives him pain now.
The man whose face till now displaying a sweet smile over his lips and a unknown sooth inside his heart, now replaced with painful and deep hurt respectively.
He just stand and moves in, while giving an excuse..
"mai abhi aaya.."
He turned when a voice from behind halted his steps..
"Arey kaha ja rahe ho.."
His throat got a lump but somehow he manages to be normal..
"Kuch kaam hai.. tum baitho mai bus aata hu" saying so he rushed inside.
WHEN I HAD YOU I WAS AFRAID TO DIE….
NOW THAT YOU ARE GONE DEATH IS MY FRIEND...
IT IS BY MY SIDE….
The other shrugged his shoulder with.. "isse kya.. ( just then his minded switch to that words which he said unintentionaly.. getting the intensity of the impact which his those few words left on his buddy's heart..he is willing to slap himself very hard for his big mistake.. he stood up and moves inside with fast steps..)
IF HE TAKES ME TODAY I WILL GO WITH A SMILE….
LET OTHERS COPE AND HEAL FOR A WHILE…..
Entering inside the hall he starts scanning the whole home.. when his eyes stops on the aged figure standing facing the kitchen shelf and doing something or to say just pretending of doing so. He really feels bad and cursing himself for his deed.
SO DEATH TAKE ME TODAY…..
NEXT MONTH OR YEAR….
DEATH I AM READY AND YOU I DO NOT FEAR….
Starts moving towards him with small steps.. meanwhile, thinking a ways how to pull out his buddy from his painful past shell .
THEY SAID THAT TIME WILL HEAL….
IT WILL MAKE ME STRONG….
ONEDAY I WILL MOVEON…
BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPENED DEAR…
Stands just behind him for a moment in order to garner his courage..
He rested his hand softly on his shoulder.. which give resulted to a small jerk in other man's body. He turned a bit.. and again gazed back the shelf and start doing his work fastly.. also added hurriedly..
"Arey Salunkhe tu kyu aaya..? mai bus aane hi wala tha"
Dr. Salunkhe neither he want his buddy to suffer more nor he wants him to hide himself behind the mask hard core human being and bear all his pain silently.
(In low tone) "Pradyuman.. (slowly pulled back his hand) yaar SORRY" (looking down)
Acp Pradyuman turned back at an instant.. staring the man's face standing in the front of him..
"Sorry.. par kyu...? Aur kisliye..?"
"yaar wo pata nahi kaise muh se (in extremely low tone) nikal gaya"
Getting that his buddy is saddled with a heavy amount of guilt.. so to release it down, he added in light tone.
"Haan to, tune galat kya kaha.. ye mandeep ki to recipe thi.. (unintentionally) pata hai kitni mehnat lagi thi isse sikhne me.. (making a face) puri 20 cup coffee pini (drink) padi thi mujhe uss din.. wo bhi pata nahi kaise kaise tastes ki.. "
I WAITED EVERY EVENING …
I WAITED FOR THAT SMILE ….
YOU DIDN'T TURNED UP…
NEITHER DID YOU SMILED…
Unknowingly he drifted in his past memory lane..
"Mujhe nahi sikhni na.." a man of about 35's wearing a loose trouser and a white T-shirt said.
"Kyu nahi sikhni.. aap kuch bhi bole par mai to apko aaj sikha kar hi rahungi.."a lady near about 32's blurted in inexorable tone.. continued after a pause,
"Roz to zid karte ho.. ki apko meri special coffee banani sikhni hai.. aur aaj jab sikha rahi hu to.. mana kar rahe ho.. thek hai mat sikho.. mai bhi nahi sikhaungi ab apko.." the lady starts racking together all the things..
just when the phone rang.. and the man picks it up..
"Hello, Senior Inspector Pradyuman speaking.. " stated in firm and confident tone.
"Armey yaar tu"
"kya baat hai itne dino baad kaise yaad kiya..?"
"Kya..? tu aa raha hai.. kab..? (After a pause) wo bhi kal.."
A bit stunned.. "kya tujhe.. (low tone) coffee wo bhi mere hath ki .. (gulping down his fear) arey par.."
"Achha accha thek hai.. tu aa to pehle"
YOU KNOW I TRIED TO BE BOTH FOR HIM…..
I BE AS U SAID I CREATE HIM AS YOU SAID….
BUT WE PLANNED IT TOGETHER
WHY DID YOU LEFT ALL THERE?
He hanged down his call.. and slowly turned towards the lady whose back is towards him.
Thinking, what to do.. a minute ago he refuses to learn the recipe of special coffee.. and now.. he ought to learn that coffee.. because his friend is coming tmrw and he demanded the same tasted coffee as his breverage.. and the top of that his wife means mandeep is leaving today for her paternity.. for upcoming few days stay.
He moves towards her with..
rubbing his forehead's right portion with his index finger , "Arey mandeep accha suno.. tum itna force kar hi rahi ho to.. mai souch raha hu .. coffee banana sikh hi leta hu.."
Mandeep who got the hint from that call and his husband's expressions and mood swing.. smiled on his auld trick.. .
But said in serious tone..
"Arey par kyu..? Abhi to aap mana kar rahe the ki.. (immitating ) nahi mujhe nahi sikhna.. (in normal tone) to ab kya hua..? " eyeing straight to him with her raised eyebrows..
The man remains quite looking for a apt reason.. although he is the Senior Inspecter of CID Banglore.. but his wife is also not less.
"Vijay bhaisab aa rahe hai na.."
Damn how did she came to know about that? ? his head automatically concurs her.. but covers him with..
I TRY TO BE HIS MUMMA…
I TRY TO BE HIS
I TRY TO BE HIS MUMMA…
I TRY TO BE HIS DADDA…
BUT I CANT CARASS HIM LIKE YOU….
I CAN NEVER BE THAT MOTHER THAT ARE YOU….
"Vijay nahi to.. wo kaise .. wo kaise aa sakta hai.. wo to mumbai me hai na.. to wo yaha kaise.."
"Apko mai apse bhi acche tarike se janti hu.. ye vijay bhaisab wahi hai na.. jinhe meri bani hui coffee bohut pasand aati thi.. jab hum mumbai me the.. aur (stressing) aap unhe humesha bolte the ki .. coffee aapne banai hai.. (pradyuman embarasessed) wo to unhe kabhi ghar aake (teasing) apki haatho se bani lajawab coffee pine ka.. mauka nahi mila.. nahi to unhe pata chalta.. apki haatho ki bani lazawab coffee ka raaz"
Mandeep smiled while pradyuman just looking down and also trying to find out the way to save himself from his wife's leg pulling.
"Mandeep dekho.. "
"Ji dikhaiye.." cutted with a naughtiness on her eyes.
"Mandeep tum mujhe coffee banana sikha rahi ho ki nahi." Said in a bit frustation.
"Lo aap to naraz ho gaye.. maine kab mana kiya.. ki mai apko coffee bannna nahi sikhaungi.. "(pradyuman smiled)
"arey par abhi to tum.. ( thinks for a while.. that there is no use to quarrel with his wife.. no matters whatever may be the issue, she always win..) achha chalo chodo ab sab aur mujhe jaldi se coffee banana sikhaona"
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He turned and put a cattle on flame.. when he heard..
"Par meri ek shart hai"
He gazed his wife surprisingly..
"Shart.. kaisi shart.. mandeep please mazak mat karo aur (again turned) bus jaldi se coffee banana sikha do.. "
Raising her eyebrows.."Arey par mai.. mazak kaha kar rahi hu.. (folding her hand crossingly on her chest..) meri sach me ek shart hai"
Sensing seriousness and admantness in her tone Pradyuman.. turned once again towards her wife..
He glanced at his watch first its no long time left for the flight which Mandeep has to board.. So says in hurry..
" Achha Thek hai, jaldi batao.."
" okay.. so meri shart hai ki .. mai sirf apko ek hi baar banana sikhaungi... aur uske baad aap khud banayenge"
Pradyuman's eyes widened..
"Mandeep ye kya tarika hai.. haan.. tum acche se janti ho mujhe simple si si chai (tea) banana sikhne me hi pure 5 din lage the.. aur coffee .. aur wo bhi tumhare haath ke taste wali.. ye to galat baat hai.."
"Galat walat kuch nahi.. aap souch lo .. (looking at wall clock) waise bhi meri flight ka time hone hi wala hai.."
Pradyuman thinks its better to have something rather than nothing.. he surrendered himself.
"Achha baba thek hai.. ab jaldi se sikhao"
"Aur haan ek baat to mai batana bhul gayi" naughtily..
Giving a look of what now..? Pradyuman says,"Ab kya hua ?"
"Wo kya hai na.. meri ek aur shart hai.."
"Ye to galat hai.. abhi to tumhe kaha ki tumhari ek shart hai.. ab ye ek aur kaha se aa gayi..?"
"Arey mai pehle batana bhul gayi na..ab yaad aaya to abhi bata rahi hu.."
"Tum pura advantage le rahi ho aaj .. accha chalo batao.. ( stressing) par jaldi.."
"Mere sikhane ke baad aap jo bhi coffee banayenge.. wo (suppressing her laugh ) apko hi pini hogi.. (carelessly) phir chahe wo jaisi bhi bani ho.. "
"Ye to galt hai bhe.. pine ki kya zarurat hai.. will flow it in lavatory"
"Nahi ji.. wo apko hi pini padhegi.. yahi meri shart hai.. nahi to aap souch lijiye.. (signaling towards the watch) waise bhi sirf 2 hours are left for our departure"
Pradyuman gets too much irritared till now.. firstly, with his wife's unplanned trip for her paternity.. secondly, with his friend's sudden visit to his home and the cherry on the cake is.. his friend's demand.. that coffee.. whose even 'abc' is not known by him.
I DON'T KNOW ….
BUT I AM LOSING HIM….
HE IS NOT OUR BABY THE WAY WE PLANNED HIM….
HE IS DIFFERENT …
HE IS NOT ME …
NEITHER IS HE YOU…..
"Achha baba thek hai.. maan li apki ye shart bhi.. ab to sikha do.." joining his hands..
To which his wife to answered dramaticaly.. lifting her right hand half straight towards above direction.. mere a blessing way..
"Tatha.. aastu.."
Both shared a good laugh and after that turned towards the cooking stove..
Phew.. ended with flash back.. i know its wuite long.. but to leave flashback in mid.. will loose the interest so just ended with flash back part.
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