9 am,
Forensic Lab
Salunke: Coffee.
He stretched the coffee mug towards her. Tarika took the mug from him.
Tarika: Sir apne kyun...
Salunke: Tum toh hamesha hi meri madat karti ho,socha aj mai kar du thora.
Tarika smiled. Salunke sat on the chair opposite to her. He was looking at her in a way that,it seemed like he was examining a dead body. And when he spoke his voice was soft, so soft containing a lots of love and affection.
Salunke: Kya hua?
Tarika just nodded.
Salunke: Jab ek bare se field mei khari hoke asman ko dekhti ho toh kya khayal ata hai tumhe.
Tarika:(in a low tone)Kisi ek jagha ya asman dharti se mil chuka hai.
Salunke: Or jab hum age barte hai,unhe dekhne k liye toh mano jeisey wo fasle kam hi nahi hote. Iska matlab samjhi tum.
Tarika: Kuch chis jetna pas lagta hai otna bhi pas nhi hota.
Salunke: Nahi..
Tarika looked at him.
Salunke: Balki kuch chiz hume pas lagti hai par real mei wo hoti hi nahi.
Tarika: Par hum dharti or asma toh nahi, jo kabhi mil hi na pai.
Salunke: Janti ho uski sabse achi bat kya hai?
Tarika gave him a confused looked.
Salunke: Wo apne apko janta hai. Jindagi mei kya karna hai kya nahi use pata hai. Dil or dimag, konsi kaha use karna hai use pata hai.
Tarika was totally taken aback, was praising him, means .
Salunke: You know Tarika wo ek acha insan hai, ek acha cop, ek acha dost or ek acha senior jo apne
Juniors ko guide karta hai, unhe dil se apna manta hai. Or,ye sab use pata hai, or sath sath ye bhi
pata hai ki...wo...ek acha life partner nahi ban sakta.
Tarika: Sir insab mei meri galti kya hai. Mujhe ye bat kyun pata nahi thi?
Salunke: Sari galti toh uski bhi nahi hai na. Tarika, dekho beta aisa nahi hai ki mai tumhare khilaf ya uske sath hu. Bus tumhe samjha rahu hu tumhe pata nhi tha,ki wo larkio k sath flirt karta hai. Then why u took him seriously?
Tarika:(crying hard)Ab mai chaha kar bhi kuch nahi kar sakti.
Salunke:Koshish karo,etna bhi muskil nhi hai. You deserve more better than him.
Tarika: Kehna asan hai sir,par karna muskil.
Salunke: Impossible toh nahi na...
Tarika: Sir please, its not like ki nobody will love me, it's like...I can't love anyone else.
Tarika was wiping her tears. She didn't notice the tears glimmering in his eyes, and were wanted to brust out. But he controlled. He had to be strong enough for her and him also.
He promised him, and he couldn't break his promise. He stood up, and was about to move but retrieved
Salunke: Ek aise chiz ki jid kar rhi ho jo tumhe kabhi nhi mil sakta.
Just then Daya entered. He was tensed.
Daya: Tarika,mujhe tumse kuch bat karni hai,abhi.
Tarika: Ha daya bolo hua?Abhijit thik toh hai na?
Daya: Tarika, abhi mujhe kuch bata nhi rha hai,par tm toh batao na ki kya hua tha kal.
Tarika: Kal...kal..kuch bhi toh nhi hua daya.
Daya: Tarika plz,mujhse abhi ki ye halat dekhi nhi jati.
Tarika: Daya akhir hua kya?
Daya: Tarika tmhe toh pata hai na ki pichle kuch dino se wo ketna khoya khoya rehta hai. Or kal toh gari k niche ate ate bacha hai.
Tarika: What? Wo thik toh hai na.
Daya: Ha,bus sir mei thora chot lagi hai.
Tarika: Thank God.
Daya: Wo toh driver ne shi waqt pe gari rok dia.
Salunke: Toh phir chot keise lagi sir pe?
Daya: Wo gari driver ne kaha gari rok ne se pehlehi wo sayad behosh hoke raste pe gir para. Or wo raste pe chal toh raha tha,lekin uska dhayan kahi or tha,use gari ki horn awaj bhi nahi sunai di. Ab hamesha kisike khyalo mei khoya rahega toh aisahi hoga na.
Tarika: Tum kehna kya chahte ho?
Daya(his voice was straight)Mai kehna chahta hu,tum ache se janti abhi tumsehi milne gaya tha na. Or pichle kuch dino se wo tumhe lekar paresan bhi please tumhe agar kuch pata hai toh bata do.
Tarika now lost her patient, and spoke in a little bit loudly,
Tarika: Kya bata du daya? Kya sunna chahte ho kal tumhara dost aya or mujhse bare asani se kaha, tarika mere flirts ko apne life mei important mat do. Huh,flirt! Sab kuch usne etne ache se ek lafz mei baya kar dia.
Daya: Thats mean tum dono ka breakup...
Tarika: Break up!(She smiled)Huh,(in a low tone)Break up hone k liye pehle rishta jurna parta hai daya.
Tarika(While hanging her side bag over her shoulder)Or hamara toh koi rishta hi nhi hai. Or should iI say it was a time pass relationship named FLIRT.
A tear rolled down her cheak. She wipped that n left the lab. Daya got a call from acp sir so he also moved. Salunke did a silent prayer and engaged himself with work just to distract his mind.
NIGHT 8 PM
Tarika opened the door,as she heard the was daya on the doorway
Daya: Andar a sakta hu?
Tarika: Ha,ao na.
They headed towards the hall,
Tarika: pani lekar ati yea coffee.
Daya: Kuch nahi chahiye bus tumse mafi mangne aya hu.
Tarika: Mafi!
Daya: Lab mei maine tmse ustarah bat kia,im sorry.
Tarika: Daya aisa kuch bhi nhi kaha jisse mujhe bura hi ulta tmpar .
Daya: Its ok Tarika. Mai samajh sakta hu.
He sat on the couch n hold his head in between his hands.
Tarika: Daya are you ok. Abhi ko lekar paresan ho?
Daya swayed his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath before he started-
Daya: Tarika,mai kya karu,mujhe kuch samajh nhi a raha mujhse jarur kuch chupa raha kya?Wo mujhe ku nhi bata raha hai?
Tarika: Mai samajh sakti hu mai kuch kar bhi toh nhi ne toh mujhse apni...
Daya: Tarika,tm uske bat ko etne dil se mat lagao. Aisehi keh dia hoga usne majak mei.
Tarika: Mazak!Mujhe aisa nhi lagta Daya.
Daya: Par Tarika...Abhi tumse ..
Tarika:Daya,tumhare kehne se sachai badal nhi ki daya mai Abhi ko ye ehsas dila pati ki mai usse kis hadtak payar karti hu.
Daya: Or,kash ki tarika mai tmhe ye ehsas dila pata ki Abhi ke payar ka toh koid had hi nahi hai.
Daya's phone rang. He picked up the phone.
Daya:Han,Abhi bolo.
Abhi: Kaha ho tum?
Daya: Mai?ku?
Abhi: Nahi...matlab. Maine beuro phone kia tha,toh Vivek ne kaha ki tum nikal chuke ho. Koi kam hai kya tmhe?
Daya: Nahi..
Abhi: Toh tum mujhse milne a sakte se akela bore ho raha hu.
Daya: Tum nahi bhi kehte toh bhi anehi wala tha. Par acha laga etne din bad tumne kuch haq se kaha mujhe
Daya:Tumne medicines liye?
Abhi: Han..han..liye na.
Daya: Abhi!chup chup apna medicines lo,mai ata hu half an hour mei.
Abhi: Thik hai yar,leta a jaldi se.
Daya: Han,han ata bye.
Daya cut the call and then looked at Tarika, who was still standing in her previous position.
Daya: Tarika mai chalta hu.(He stood up)Main Abhi se is bare mei bat apna kheyal rakhna. Jayada stress mat lo.
They were walking towards the main door. As daya reached on the thresold, Tarika called him and he stared back.
Tarika: Daya...(he turned)Abhijit ka khayal rakhna.
Daya: (he nodded in yes)Tum bhi apna khyal rakhna.
Daya left. Tarika closed the door, but was unable to close her heart's door, which she once opened for him and can't allow anyone else to cross the threshold.
A.N: I know its short.I didnt know when im gonna update the next chap,as im very i wl try my best to do it as soon as u guys for ur rvw for this chap too. It really encourages me.