Due to unexpected breakdown of my computer, I'm here again with much delayed update which is obviously not as per readers' expectations. :P
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Phir?
Kya?
Phir kya hua?
Kya phir kya hua! A teasing tone came from a distance.
Now Daya got too much irritated to drag the phirnama more. He kept his coffee mug on terrace wall and turned. Please boss bolo bhi aab.
Kya balun! Abhijeet relaxed himself more on chair.
Bossss….. Please. Daya pleaded. He covered the gap between his elder brother and his seat silently.
Dekho boss, mujhe nah bahat tension ho raha hain. Main…. Main….. uss din akela ghar me hi tha matlab. Aur woh bhi Shreya ke sath! He inhaled deep, Abhijeet felt but didn't react.
Boss main toh drug ke nashe me lagbhag behosh tha. Mujhe kuch yaad hi nehi uss din ki baten. Bas itna hi pata ke, hum Inspector Vijay ke sath gaye udhar aur phir woh hadsa hua. Uske baad main kayse ghar pahaucha, kya kya hua do dino tak…. Mujhe kuch nehi pata.
Daya paused a little.
Yaar mujhe toh yeh bhi nehi pata ke Shreya uss sham aayi bhi thi humare ghar. Tum kayse mujhe uss halat me ek junior ke sath rakhke sakoon se bureau chale gaye?
Abhijeet interrupted now. Kiun? Shreya aayi thi. Aur tum uss din itna nakhra kar rahe the, kya bataun. Sir ka do teen baar phone aa bhi chukka tha. Aab rawan se jayda important tumhara image toh ho nehi sakta nah?
He observed his younger's angry face from the corner of eye and continued… woh aa gayi thi Daya sir ka halchal puchne. Tum bhi ghar me rukne ko tyar ho gaye uske sath. Aab tumhe aytraaj nehi tha, toh mujhe kya problem bhae!
Daya was sitting with an unbelievable look. Lekin main… main…
Kya main main tab se laga rakhe ho Daya? Barson purani baat hain. Hota hain humare zindegi me bahat kuch. Na jane kitni baar hum goliyan khate hain, bimar padhte hain. Lekin isme itna tension wali baat kya hain?
Abhijeet got up from his place with a sound and made his way towards terrace door. Main niche jaa raha hoon. Thora bahat case study karna hain. Tum bhi apne kamre me so jao ja ke. Raat bahat ho raha hain. Good night yaar. He yawned big and vanished completely.
Daya had no option to deny his only relation on earth. But the incident trails continuously poking him time and again.
It was a fine as usual power pack day for them. Some of the officers were in any spot for a new kidnapping case, he himself was in court with ACP sir and Abhijeet was in head quarter.
In the late morning, his phone buzzed. It was his former colleague Rajat, who was now in crime branch, called him with a happy note. They exchanged some formal informal detailing. After that Rajat passed him the most important information.
Rajat: Sir, apko pata hain kya hua Puna me kal?
Kuch khas? Daya asked lightly.
Woh Samir tha nah… Rajat clarified. Wohi Inspector Vijay ka beta Samir, sir. Salon pahele woh joh scarecrow killer ka case aaya tha humare paas sir…. Samir aap aur Shreya ko kidnap kiya… apko drug spry kar diya.
Haan! Daya replied curiously.
Woh Samir kuch din pahele jail se riha hua. Lekin sayad uske sar se scarecrow ka bhoot gaya nehi abhi tak. Do khoon aur ki usne iss baar Pune me. Humne pakdhne ki koshish ki toh khudkusi kar li truck ke samne koond ke. Rajat finished.
Achha! Daya felt a little confuse.
Apko yaad nehi sir? Rajat initiated again. Aap kayse ajib behave kar rahe the uss drug ki wajah se. Dr. Salunkhe bataye the, woh kitna khatarnak drug hain. Pata nehi aisa sarphira kaam log kayse karta hain?
Just then assistant of lawyer came to call Daya and he had to cut Rajat's call.
But the 5 minutes conversation made him utterly curiously confused about that drug and its aftermath.
At night they came back home and he asked about his condition to Abhijeet. But he felt bad sensing his boss neglected his query.
He was changing his side to compose himself but couldn't pacify his mind and barged into Abhijeet's room finally after half an hour.
Dekho Boss, mujhe saaf saaf batao tum, drug ke behoshi me tum kayse mujhe Shreya ke sath ghar me chorke chale gaye bahar? Main pata nehi kaysa kaysa react kar raha tha uss din. Pata nehi woh kya socha hoga mere bare me!
Abhijeet looked up calmly. Achanak kya ho gaya tumhe aaj Daya? Kab se ek hi baat ki ratt laga ke baythe ho!
Tum dare hue the uss roz aur uske baad do dino tak. Maine pahele bhi tumhe kaha . Sir se chutti kayse bhi kar ke manage kiya tha tumhare liye, ta ki tumhara ajib sa andaz bureau me kisi ko pata na chale. Aur kya!
Toh tumne jayse kaha….. He was cut by his elder brother's serious voice.
Tumhara problem kya Daya? Saaf saaf batao. Tum drug ke nashe me dare hue the bahat… iss baat se kya itni hayrani tumhe? Yah phir kisi junior ke saamne tum sayad kuch ajib bartao kiye, isse tumhara problem… yah phir woh junior koi aur nehi, Shreya thi… iss baat se tum padheshan ho rahe ho?
Ummm boss, aisa kuch nehi. Daya only could manage but in mind he was feeling restless.
Toh? Raat ke dedh baje, Abhijeet eyed at the wall clock, hanging from opposite wall, tum barson purani baat ko lekar kiun mera dimag kharab kar rahe ho?
Daya sensed his irritation and paused. Unwanted he started to drag himself towards room door, but turned in a jiffy found Abhijeet was already looking at him. Somehow hiding his eyes, he asked…. Boss ek akhri sawal puchun?
Bolo. Jab tak na kahoge tumhe nind joh ayegi nehi. Abhijeet tossed the pencil beside laptop and sat straight.
Bas mujhe itna batao ki, tum uss din laute kab bureau se? Aur main kya kar raha tha tab?
Instantly a color passed from Abhijeet's face. Aab iss bare me na hi koi baat dobara karen toh Daya achha hain.
Matlab? Daya was confused.
Joh maine uss din lautke dekha, dobara aur yaad nehi karna mujhe. Tum soo jao jaa ke. Joh ho gaya aab use badla toh nehi ja sakta, hain nah?
Abhijeet's words poured burning ashes in his ears that Daya shivered for a moment. So many weird thoughts passed his brain. Somehow he composed himself and asked feebly… kuch gadbad kiya kya main? Dekho sab ko pata hain main drug ke nashe me tha. Phir bhi…
Abhijeet was wrapping up his belongings. He finished slowly, drank some water and lied down while wrapping the blanket.
Daya pushed him. Boss… bossss…..
Kya hain? His boss peeped outside.
Bas ek baar bol bhi do. Dekho tumne puri baten bata diye, phir akhir ka itna sa kiun nehi? Daya was very eager to know.
Dekho Daya, ek toh raat bahat ho gaya, subha subha kal phir rawan darshan hain… upar se tum iss bekar ki baton se mera dimag na kharab karo. Haan. He changed his side and covered his face completely.
Aur haan, jaten waqht light off kar dena Daya.
Though he was adamant, but looking his boss's arrogant gesture, Daya had no option to give up for then.
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Boss yeh yeh julm hain. Main iss mahina aur agle mahine ka pura salary lagbhag Mamta Foundation ke liye rakha tha. Tyohaar ka waqht hain. Tum kya….
Mera mood wayse hi bahat bigra hua hain Daya. Maine jayda kuch manga toh nehi. Itna sa tum mere liye kar nehi sakte? Abhijeet was hurt.
Aare nehi nehi. Daya hurriedly tried to manage. Maine waysa kab kaha? Main toh bas keh raha tha, please mujhe bata bhi do tum uske baad maine kya kya harkaten ki?
Kabhi kabhi choti choti chizon pe bahat jayda curiosity aa jata hain jaysa, mujhe bhi waysa hi lag raha hain actually. Aur tum hi kuch der pahele keh rahe the, uss baar ki jaysa main kabhi drug ke wajah se utna weird behave nehi ki. Toh phir? He made a childlike face.
Mujhe uss bare me koi baat hi nehi karna Daya. Ek chotisi chiz manga tumse, ho nehi payega, sidha muh bata do. Itna excuse toh na diya karo. Tumse yeh ummid nehi tha.
Daya couldn't understand what he should do at that very moment to pacify his mate. Better he thought to be silent for some time and concentrated in driving while reminding Abhijeet's half-done words about his last night query.
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Pata nehi aaj ise ho kya gaya! A hefty tall man was walking somehow managing the crowed with a large tray of food filled with small plates of yummy noodles, biriyani, gulabjamun, black forest pastry and two cups of some juices while blabbering so many.
Maine kaha kitne dino se movie nehi dekha humne kisi hall me jaa ke, beach pe nehi gaye… uspe amal nehi ki bilkul…. Luckily he managed to give side to a young couple while balancing the food…. Kya ratt lagake baytha hain, mall jana hain, mall jana hain, lunch karna hain… ho kya gaya Abhijeet ko! Again Daya escaped from a big collision with a group of ladies in front of Wow Momo, noticed Abhijeet was waiting casually at a corner table dangling his legs plastering an irritated smile on his lips.
Daya carefully placed the tray on table and sat with a thud. Hass kiun rahe ho? Kitna bhid hain, food court hain yah mela laga hua, pata hi chal nehi raha… while sipping some fruit juice, bola main tumhe boss chalo mere sath, char dukan se char tarha ke item mangwa li tumne. Main akela itna bhid me kayse le aunga… aur tum….
His words stuck in throat seeing Abhijeet concentrated in biriyani plate emptying all the noodles. Bossss….
He clinched his feasts in rage. Main kab se tumhe manane ka koshish kar raha hoon, jab ki mujhe pata hi nehi kiya kya maine! Sir se jhut keh ke khabri se milne ka bahana banake tumhare sath ghumne aaya idhar, itna bhid se ladh ke khana sahi salamat le aaya table pe…. Aur tum bina mujhe deke pura nigal li noodles! Tum mere boss hi ho nah?
Abhijeet filled his mouth with another spoonful of biriyani lazily. Koi shak? He mumbled.
Aab kuch jayda hi ho raha hain Abhijeet. Daya roared in a whisper.
Ek saalon purani baat pucha maine. Tum adhe adhure uss baat ko chor di bich me, jab ki woh koi secret hain nehi. Kab se zid laga ke baythe ho ghumne jana hain. Main woh bhi intezam kiya tumhare liye, phir bhi tum…. His words turned watery, obviously fake, ek niwala noodles bhi nasib nehi mujhe!
Kayse bhai ho tum Abhijeet. I hate you. He finished dramatically. Bhalai ka zamana nehi raha.
Bhae natak ho gaya ho toh pastry khao Daya, tab tak main juice khatam kar loon. Ihaka khana wakahi bahat tasty hain. Freddy sahi kaha tha.
Daya gave him an unbelievable fiery look with a crazy humf!
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Bas yaar, mera toh ho gaya. Tumhe kuch kharidna nehi? Abhijeet threw two sets of formal along with a designer kurta and a casual tee shirt in the shopping bag standing infront of billing counter.
Noticing the daredevil senior inspector silent, he turned. Wayse main aur do tee shirt pasand kiya, lekin size issue hain. Aab itna jayda line hain counter me, phir se kaun aur change karen. Toh main ek hi le raha hoon.
Tum chaho toh kuch le ke aa jao apne liye. Main tab tak line me hoon. He eyed with the most innocent face.
Daya was gritting his teeth in silent fury. He neglected his boss completely and snatched the bag with a slight push. Tum bahar jao, main payment kar ke aa raha hoon.
Sure. Abhijeet flashed a thousand watt smile and vanished in between the crowd.
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Mujhse aab aur nehi saha ja raha hain Abhijeet. Tum mere sath aisa kiun kar rahe ho? Daya's patience level was at its last stage.
Maine tumhara kya bigara ke tum mere sath aisa kar rahe ho? He hissed. Pichle do dino se mujhse sahi se baat nehi kar rahe ho. Maine jab se scarecrow case wala baat cheda tab se tum ajib sa bartao kar rahe ho. Akhir maine kiya kya?
Abhijeet was busy in trying his new coat.
Daya snatched that all in a sudden. Pahele mera sawalon ka zawab do boss. Tum khush ho kya mere sath yeh sab kar ke! His tone trembled.
Maine kya kiya! Abhijeet sounded surprised.
Kya kiya? Subha se blackmail kar rahe ho. Sir se jhut kaha aaj main. Ghumne gaya tumhare sath. Rakshason ke jaysa khana khaya tumne, woh bhi bina mujhse share kiye. Jab ki tumhe pata hain noodles aur biriyani mujhe kitna pasand hain.
He inhaled deep. Woh toh kuch bhi nehi. Itna sara shopping kar ke aa gaye. Mere liye kuch bhi nehi. Maine kab apne paison se khud ke liye kuch kharida aaj tak!
Pichle chay mahino se hum kahin sath me gaye nehi kaam ke pressure me. Tyohaar ke waqht tum apne liye itna sab kharid li, mere bare me ek nehi socha!
Maine tumhe blackmail ki! Tum aisa keh bhi kayse sakte ho Daya?
Nehi ki? Haan… bolo, tum mujhe blackmail nehi ki? Kab se bol rahe ho, Freddy se keh doge, mera sara drugwala kissa. Mujhe tum kisi aur ke sahare chorke uss nashe ki halat pe chale gaye. Aur bol rahe ho aab mujhe?
Yeh blackmailing! Tumhara dimag thik hain? He chuckled.
Toh nehi toh kya? Freddy ko pata chalna matlab pura department ko pata lag jayega. Sab kehne lagega main Shreya ke sath tha… yeh kuch bhi nehi!
Usme burai kya! Aab joh sach hain, woh toh hain. Nehi? Usme main kya karun! Aur mujhe yeh samajh nehi aa raha hain, Shreya ke sath as a senior tum duty me jaa sakte ho, ghar me rehne pe itna sawal kiun! Abhijeet finished.
Tum nehi jante main kiun bol raha hoon? Daya was adamant to make him understand. Khas kar Tarika aur Purvi. Unn dono ko toh pata hain…. While lowering his head, main kitna bewkoofi ka kaam kiya uss waqht.
Toh tum maante ho, tum bewkoof ho? Abhijeet was enjoying his situation.
Boss!
Yes! Continue. I'm enjoying. Abhijeet's face covered with a mischievous smile.
Aab tum mujhe batao bhi. Daya was in his flow, so missed Abhijeet's mocking tone. But at the next moment something he felt. Matlab! You are enjoying! What does it mean boss. He asked in high voice.
Main tumse kuch puch raha hoon. Tumhe pata hain, main kiun puch raha hoon. Ek ke baad ajib sa harkaten kar rahe ho, woh bhi itni si baton ke liye. Aur bol rahe ho…. He pointed his finger straight at his counterpart.
Abhijeet, who was trying his best to control himself for a long, lastly failed and burst into a crack jawed laughter which obviously made Daya utterly puzzled.
Haaa… haa… haa.. haaaahhaaaa…. Huhhhaaahhhh….. shakal dekha apna ayna me, kya tum bhi Daya…. Mera plan sach me kaam kar jayega, woh bhi itna jayda…. Sach me yaar…. Haaa… haaa…. Heeehaaaheeehhh…. Sach me maine soch hi nehi. Somehow Abhijeet controlled his laughter burst.
Daya was looking at him with horrible gaze. All the stack of words of him had finished, he felt. Matlab? He questioned unknowingly.
Matlab! Again he pal started that irritating laughter burst with hehe hoho. Tum abhi tak yaar samjhe nehi? Puch rahe ho matlab? Haaa…. Haaaa….
Daya was feeling hell confused. Sahi se batao boss, akhir kehna kya chahte ho? Aur abhi abhi joh tumne kaha… aare ruko. He remembered something. Plan? Kaysa plan? Kis baat ka plan!
Koi nehi aaya uss din. Koi bhi nehi. Sir ka urgent phone tha. Main tumhe leke sidha bureau gaya. Raat bhi kafi ho gaya tha. Jayda koi tha nehi office me uss raat toh kisi ka dhyan nehi gaya tumhare taraf. The fake serious second-in-command of CID completed with a trail of giggling.
Matlab tum mujhe ullu bana rahe ho? Itni der se! Now Daya's voice changed into irritated one.
Buddhu ko kya naye se ullu banaun! Abhijeet made a weird sound and escaped from his room.
Bossssss… Daya was at the pick of anger. It was unbelievable for him, that his serious brother could make this much fun of him for a mere matter like that.
Main uss roz tumhare sath bureau gaya? Itni si baat siddha muh kal raat se bata hi pa rahe the tum? Abhijeeeeettt….. he followed his pal with large steps.
Kiun bataun? Abhijeet replied from drawing room. Tum joh bina mujhe bataye pichle hafte do din ka chutti manake aa gaye Mahabaleshwar se, uska kya? He was looking straight in Daya's eyes.
Matlab? Daya felt confuse. Uska iss baat se kya connection?
Koi connection nehi? Pichle chay mahino se kitna tension chal raha hain. Ek ke baad hard cases. Chutti hota kya hain, bhulne lage hum log. Aur iss bich tum do din… Daya… he dragged the phrase doooo diiiiin again with a shocking note, bina mujhe bataye ghumke aa gaye. Aur puch rahe ho kya ki tumne!
Boss main ghumne gaya toh nehi nah? Kaam khatam ho gaya aur….
Abhijeet cut him. Aur? Ek baar yaad nehi aaya Mumbai me koi aur bhi hain jise bhi yeh break zaroori hain. Kisi aur ka bhi raaton ka nind udh gaya itne dino se. Koi aur bhi ek din chyan se sona chahta hain. Kuch yaad nehi aaya tumhe. Aur blackmail kar raha hoon main! Wah bhae.
Daya felt his hurt buddy and stepped forward to grab his shoulder. But Abhijeet gave him a good jerk and walked outside.
Do ghanta nikala tum mere liye aaj Daya. Main kuch jayda hi mang li kya? Tab se hazar baar shuna chuke ho sir se jhut kaha tumne. Tumhe main khana nehi khane diya. Tumhare liye kuch shopping nehi ki. Aare kiya kiun tum yeh sab? Muh pe bata sakte the, joh karna hain kar lo Abhijeet, main duty ke waqht time waste nehi karne wala. Abhijeet's pain was echoing through the loud chaos of utensils coming from kitchen.
Daya was really feeling stuck in the situation as he had no idea his last week's little break from work created that much gigantic clutter that suddenly his brother irrupts like volcano!
He went to kitchen but felt uneasy to be face to face with Abhijeet at that very moment.
Abhijeet picked a knife to chop something for their dinner. Itne dino se ghar ka ek kaam kiya tumne? Kuch nehi. Laundry ho yah ghar safai, khana banana, sahab ka nakhre jhelna….. kaun kar raha hain itne dino se? Tumhe yaad bhi hain, last kab tumne coffee ke alawa kuch aur pakaya chuleh me? He pointed that kitchen knife at Daya.
Tab se ratt lagake baythe ho tyohaar ke liye apna salary save kar rahe ho. Achha hain. Mamta Foundation tumhara wajood hain. Maine kab use chinne ki koshish ki? Lekin ek baar yaad nehi aaya, itne dino se jise bhai kehte ho, uska bhi break zaroori hain thora kaam se.
Khud chutti manake aa gaye. Maine tab kuch kaha?
He turned. Bolo? Maine kuch kaha tab? Pucha kuch? Now Abhijeet's voice was high.
Daya felt so much perplexed that only managed to node in negative.
Tum mujhe inform bhi nehi kiye uss waqht, akele akele relax ho kar aa gaye wapas. Phir bhi main ek nehi kaha. Thik hain, mauka mil gaya achanak… chaouka mar ke aa gaya.
Lekin jab baat aaya mera thora relax hone ka…. Tab tumhe kaam se fursat hi nehi. Sach kaho Daya, bhai sirf kehte ho yah phir mante ho?
Daya really felt a loud shiver through his spine and in no time just grab his buddy's hand with full force. Boss! He whispered slowly. Tum…. Tum itna sab kayse soch li mere bare me. Main bas samajh nehi paya. Kaam me sach me itna uljha gaya… mera dimag… tum jante toh sab kuch ho yaar. Pata hain nah, main pura pagal hoon? He was trying his best to make calm down his elder brother.
Yaar please nah…. His face was totally red in embarrassment. Main kab se bakwas pe bakwas hi kiye jaa raha hoon. Itna sab kuch baat tum socha bhi kayse yaar! Aab tak do khichke laga dena chahiye tha tumhe.
Abhijeet frowned only in reply while Daya exhibiting all his 32 teeth, bhai ho tum mere. Samjhe? Shak karne ka buri adat na daal liya karo. Kaun Daya, mera koi nehi, main kisi Daya ko nehi janta… yeh sab purana ho gaya. Woh waqht bhi gaya, din bhi badla. Aab tum jitna chahe mujhse share kiye bina biriyani bhi kha sakte ho aur kapre bhi karid sakte ho.
Abhijeet made a face like really!
Aare sau taka sach boss. Daya felt little relieved. Thik hain main chutti manaya akela akela pichle hafte, tumne saza di, maine maan li. Lekin joh baat mere zahen me abhi bhi hain aur khatak bhi raha hain….
Tum bina mujhe kahe chutti manake aa gaye. Lautke bhi nehi bataye. Mujhe sir se pata chala toh bahat gussa aaya. Phir woh Samir ka baat aaya achanak se bich me. Thora badle ki plan bana li phir. Abhijeet dramatically raised his right hand like a babaji!
Yaar Abhijeet, tum sach me. Kya bachpana karte ho kabhi kabhi, dil ki bimari laga doge mujhe ek din… Daya mocked.
Ullu, tu mujhe har do din me dil ki bimariwala harkaten muft me deta hain. Humara dil itna bhi kamzor nehi ke, itni si baton se bharak jayen. Aur main toh saalon me ek do baar hi mazak karta hoon. The tough second-in-cammand was laughing again.
Mera sau mazak tumhare ek ke barabar hain boss. Tum chup rehte rehte kab jawalamukhi jaysa ban jaoge, kise pata! Daya sniffed.
Toh maan rahe ho, maine sahi wajah se badla li tumse?
Ummm…. Daya was busy in recollecting something.
Tum mujhe Dewali me naye kapre toh dilwa diye. Aab ek do naye jute bhi dilwa dena. Kam az kam ek naya ghari toh banta hain.
Aur main? Daya's mind started working.
Tumhara yahi saza, iss baar main kuch nehi kharidne wala. Kuch naya chahiye toh apna zeb se paysa nikalo.
Warna? Daya confronted.
Warna…. Abhijeet pulled out his mobile from pocket with a style. Yeh main ghumaya Freddy ka number, showing the golden heart cop's number on screen, aur baton baton me keh diya drug ke nashe me Daya ghar me….
Daya felt little clumsy and tried to snatch his cell phone with a roaring tum aisa kuch nehi kahoge use, but unfortunately failed to do so.
Abhijeet sir kabhi jhut nehi kehte Daya. Abhijeet again winked at his brother and gestured to dial the number.
Nehi Abhijeeeeet….. tum aisa….
He was cut by…. Ha, hello Freddy!
With a loud nehhhi Freddy… kuch nehi…. Daya just plunged into kitchen counter to stop his stubborn brother, while the elder one managed to bamboozle the later and a childish chasing started in between two late forty's hardcore senior inspectors of Mumbai police…. Though the junior had the full faith on senior that he can never do something which will make him embarrass…
But deep down in their heart it was a fun relief of both of them to ease their harsh life…. To celebrate their brotherly relation amongst all the hardships of daily hustle-bustle.
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