AUTHOR'S NOTE: MY FRIENDS... THANKS A LOT FOR YOU CONTINUOUS SUPPORT... I'M REALLY SO MUCH HAPPY... THANK YOU SO MUCH..

GUYS.. THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER OF THIS STORY... SO PLEASE.. IS BAR BHI HAR BAR KE TARHA MAAF KAR DENA AGAR KOI GALTI HUI TO.. SOLLY. :(

THE STORY:

Abhijeet started moving towards Daya with baby steps.. but Daya didn't move.. Abhijeet stood in front of him.. he was not saying just looking at him.. was it true? 20 years.. every moment.. he kept thinking.. where he had been.. had he been alive or dead? did he remember him or not? his brother.. little brother.. whose hand, he could not hold properly.. was standing just before him.. in front of his eyes.. Yes.. the same incident.. proper timing.. exact name of the place.. everything was same as the story told by Daya, happened with him and his bro 20 years ago.. everything was crystal clear.. yes.. he found him.. at last he found him..

He smiled..

But.. that one ' but ' was coming in his way..

was it true? the man he was seeing.. was he really his brother.. it might happen that Daya had heard this story from someone else.. from his Rathi.. might be, Rathi was also in Mamta Foundation.. Raghuvendra sir had rescued him.. and Daya was also there.. and Rathi had told the story to him..

yes.. it might happen.. No.. his heart was not ready to accept that.. after so long he was about to hug his brother again.. and between that this 'but' was coming..

he was really in dilemma.. he was no in him.. his ears caught a voice suddenly.. "aap kyu nehi jate ho sab ke sath bisarjan mei?"

Abhijeet came out from his thought... and asked straight.. "kaun ho tum?"

Daya smiled a bit..

Daya: asli pehchan to kho chuka hu mai.. aab kya batau?

Abhijeet came nearer to him.. and asked again..

Abhijeet: maine pucha kaun ho tum? tumne.. tumne jo kaha...

Daya: Rathijeet se Daya ban gaya to nehi pehechan rehe hai?

Abhijeet felt someone pushed him back.. he could not control himself.. he took s step back.. but said nothing..

Daya: koi biswas nehi karega.. karega bhi kyu? koi pakki saboot to nehi hai na.. hum cid wale hai.. thori na sabooto ke bina kisi pe biswas karte hai.. (this time Daya came to Abhijeet) par ek bhai.. aapne bhai par biswas kar sakta hai na Chiku? (a pearl fell down from his eye)

Abhijeet took the support of the tree beside him.. otherwise he could lose his balance..

That name.. Chiku.. by which used to call his brother and his brother called him.. no one knew this.. even not their parents and granny.. then how? how could this man? that meant... but.. Rathi might tell him.. he might be in same orphanage na?

seeing Abhijeet's silence.. Daya smiled in tears..

Daya: kaha tha na maine aapse ki 108 naam hai mera..

"tumhara naam kisne rakkha?"

"kaunsa naam sir?"

Daya: us mei sab se Kimti naam to mera Rathijeet hai.. aaj bhi mai is naam ko aapne andar bohot payar se rakhha hai.. nehi bhil paya hu mai aapne asli astitwa ko..

"kya likha hai ismei? Rathijeet... kiska naam hai yeh.. haa?"

"mujhe nehi maloom sir.. aaj subhah newspaper padh raha tha.. to usmei ek news mei yeh naam dekha maine.. uncommon naam hai to yaad reh gaya hai.."

Daya: isliye.. sirf isliye.. jab usdin mai aaya tha aapke ghar .. aur andar jate hi maine humare bachpan mei lia gaya family photograph dekha, jo aapne frame

kar ke rakha hai.. maine pehechan liya.. aur isiliye mai waha se (stressing) bhaag gaya.. koi dost ka accident nehi hua tha.. (tears were continuously flowing

from his eyes..) mujhe to bas waha se nikalna tha.. kyuki mujhe pata tha.. koi biswas nehi karega.. ek anath jab kisiko keheta hai ki wo uska aapna hai, to koi

bhi biswas nehi karta.. fraud samjhte hai.. maine aise bohot incidents dekhe hai.. pata hai mujhe.. koi biswas nehi karta..

he was crying.. and Abhijeet.. was just standing like statue..

Daya: jis din peheli bar aapka naam suna tha.. aur kaha tha aapka naam aapki dadi ne rakha tha... kuch ajeeb sa mehsoos hua tha mujhe.. pata nehi tha ki aaj...

Daya wiped his tears harshly.. and grabbed Abhijeet's hand and started pulling him..

Daya: aap aayiye.. ek bar aayoye mere sath.. kuch nehi karunga.. promise..

Though Abhijeet was not protestinh still Daya was busy in convincing Abhijeet to come with him..

Daya: ek bar aaiye.. iske baad kabhi nehi aaunga aapke samne.. bas ek bar..

they sat on the car.. and drove off..

15 mins way was seeming 15 hours way.. as both were silent..

they reached Daya's home..

Daya came down and opened Abhijeet's side door.. and pulled him..

Daya: aayiye.. ( he opened the door which was not locked.. and entered.. ) aap thori der rukiye.. mai abhi aaya.. please please.. jana nehi haa.. please..

he entered into his room.. Abhijeet was standing there alone.. so many times Daya had invited him to come to his house.. but he could not manage time.. thought to come after puja.. but never thought that his coming would be something like this..

after some moments Daya came back with a bag.. and opened that.. and so many letters came out from that..

Daya(in excitement): dekhiye.. dekhiye is letters ko maine likha tha.. maine.. aap logo ko.. aapko.. dekhiye...

Daya was keeping those letters on the table and Abhijeet was taking those one by one..

"bhaiya aap kaha ho?"

"maa.. aap kyu nehi aa rahi ho? mujhe yaha khudse khana parta hai.. mujhe koi nehi khilata.. Dibhai.."

"Papa.. mujhe lene nehi aayenge kya aap?"

"bhaiya aap aapne chiku ko bhul geye hai kya?"

the heart and tears never listen to brain.. too bad.. very unfair.. and just because of that tears were rolling down from Abhijeet's eyes.. that handwriting.. it was very known to him.. still he kept his Chiku's copies, drawing books with his toys.. and every night he opened those and caressed those things.. so how could he be failed to identify that hand writing..

Daya: mai likhta tha.. aur sir ko deta tha post karne.. sir ne hi kaha tha mujhe yeh letters likhne ke liye.. (his excitement vanished.. ) par sir na yeh letters bhi post nehi kar paye.. .. wo kya hai na.. us hadse ke baad mai kuch bol nehi pa raha tha na.. to mai kaun hu.. kaha se hu.. kuch bhi sir ko maloom nehi tha.. is liye na mere address ka bhi kuch pata nehi tha.. isliye post bhi nehi kar pate the.. (he smiled) unhone hi mera naam Daya rakhha hai..

aur jab mai bol paya.. jab mujhe yaad aane laga dhire dhire sab kuch.. tab.. tab aap log Kolkata ke us ghar mei se kahi aur chale geye the.. sir mujhe tab bataye nehi the.. humesha kehete the ki mil jayenge tumhare family.. daro mat.. par nehi.. mai intezar karta raha.. par aap log kahi nehi mile.. (he was sobbing) kahi nehi..

he was crying now..and Abhijeet was lost in those letters..

Daya: maine aaj tak kisiko nehi batayi.. kisiko bhi nehi.. mai aapko bhi nehi batata.. isliye mai gaya bhi do din aapke pas.. aapka samna nehi kar pata mai..

uljha hua tha mai.. khudse fight kar raha tha.. mujhe kya karna chahiye kuch samjh mei nehi aa raha tha..phir pta nehi kya hua.. bohot man kia ki ekbar.. bas ekbar.. aapko bata du.. bas aapko.. kya karu? ? mai bhi to ek insaan hu.. lalach hai mujhme phir aaj jab Freddy ne wo story kehene ke liye bola to mujhse raha nehi gaya.. mujhe laga yehi sahi mauka hai.. aur.. maine... baata .. diaa.. but.. but I promise.. age se mai kisiko nehi bataunga.. Dibhai ko bhi.. (Abhiijeet looked up at him).. mera matlab aapke Dadi ko bhi nehi bataunga.. kisiko bhi nehi bataunga.. kisi ko bhi nehi.. mai chala jaunga yaha se.. humesha ke liye..

he was crying harshly.. hiding his face in his hand..

Abhijeet crumpled the letters which was in his hand.. and he flinched.. actually his hand was burnt due to some wrong movement while holding the Pradeep..

he opened his hand and saw the wound.. it was very similar to the wound in his heart.. difference was that it was visible, and the other one was not visible..

Daya looked up just at this time to say something.. but stopped seeing his hand like that.. he went to him hurriedly.. and held his hand softly..

Daya: yeh kaise hua haa? itna jal gaya hai.. kuch dawai lagaya bhi hai yah aise hi?

Abhijeet was looking at Daya..

Daya: dekh kya rehe hai? boliye? and he put Abhijeet's hand on his own cheek very softly.. jaldi thik ho jayega..

That was enough for Abhijeet to burst out.. the same habit of touching wounded place on the cheek which he had from his childhood, was in his brother also.. he knew it very well.. and now...

Daya looked at Abhijeet.. who was crying..

Daya:bhaiya..

Abhijeet immediately hugged him.. and both souls were crying.. shedding out all the pains which they were bearing for 20 years.. they were just crying.. were unable to say anything.. they were taking some time to connect the disconnected connection.. though the heart connection was not broken.. and that was why they were together at that moment..

Abhijeet: Rathi.. yeh ek lafz sunne ke liye taras gaya tha mai.. kitna dhundha tujhe.. pehele Papa ne dhoonda.. phir maine.. par kahi bhi nehi mila tu.. Bhai.. maine hi tujhse jindegi ki 20 saal chin lia hai.. us sara khushiyo se tujhe dur hona para jisme tera haq tha.. sirf meri waja se.. iske jimmeder sirf mai hi hu.. maaf kar de mujhe mera bhai.. please maaf kar de..

Daya separated and cupped his face..

Daya: yeh aap kya keh rehe hai?

Abhijeet held in his hand tightly.. but Daya took out that and held Abhijeet's hand softly.. as he knew his palm was wounded..

Daya: usmei sari galtiya meri thi.. mai chala gaya tha haat churwa kar.. aapki koi galati nehi thi.. aapka haat bhi to tab kitna chota chota tha na? kaise pakarte aap?

Abhijeet: par...

Daya: aab koi par var nehi bhaiya.. please.. aab na muujhe is pal ko jina hai.. umeed hi chor di thi maine.. kabhi socha nehi tha ki aap mujhe phirse miloge..

Abhijeet kissed on his hand..

Abhijeet: aab nehi jaana humse dur.. please Rathi.. aab aur nehi..

Daya(hesitant to ask): aap.. aapko mujh par biswas hai? aapko yeh to nehi lagta hai na ki mai aapse jhoot bol raha hu?

Abhijeet nodded in no.. "nehi.. mujhe koi shaq nehi hai.. rishte dil se judte hai.. dimag se nehi.. aur isbar to mujhe mera dil aur dimag dono ne hi kaha hai ki yehi tera Chiku hai.. ".. he caressed his hair..

Daya smiled in tears..

Daya: bhaiya.. (his voice was chocked.. he was unable to speak..) mujhe.. mujhe biswas hi nehi ho raha hai bhaiya.. itne saal.. itne saal baad.. aapko mai mere samne paunga.. aapko yaad hai jis din meri aapse peheli bar mulakat hui thi.. Mumbai mei..

Abhijeet nodded..

Daya: bhaiya.. sayed destiny mai humara phirse milne likha tha hai na?

Abhijeet: haa.. maa durga ki yehi ichha thi.. isliye na tere sath phirse cid mei mulakat ho gayi.. aur dekh.. ek durga puja ke dasaami ke din tu dur ho gaya tha humse.. aur aaj, ek aur dasami hai.. aur tu wapas mil gaya..

Daya: haa.. mai na islye bhagwan se bohot naraz tha... biswas nehi karta tha mai in sab cheezo mei.. mujhe humesha lagta tha, maa dibhai papa sab log itne man se puja karte the, phir bhi yeh sab hua humare sath.. iske matlab yeh puja patha sab bakwas hai.. par bhaiya ab jab mujhekhoya hua kl wapas mil gaya hai na.. tab mujhe lag raha hai ki.. hai.. maa durga to hai humare sath..

Abhijeet(smiled): is liye tu aaj darapan bisarjan mei gaya tha?

Daya: haa..isiliye geya tha.. aur aap bisarjan mei kyu nehi jate haa?

Abhijeet looked down..

Abhijeet: darr lagta tha.. bohot darr lagta tha..

both were silent for some time..

Abhijeet: bhai.. aaj agar maa baba rehete to kitne khush hote na?

Daya pressed his hand softly..

Abhijeet: mai to maafi bhi nehi mang paya maa se. unse maine unka chota beta alag kia tha...

Daya: bhaiya.. dekhiye mere taraf.. (he pulled his face up) phirse aap wohi bol rehe ho? usmei aapki koi galti nehi thi... aap yeh baat samjhte kyu nehi hai?

Abhijeet didn't reply.. Daya gave him a soft hug..

Abhijeet: mera Chiku bohot bara ho gaya hai..

Daya: bara to mai bohot din pehele hi ho gaya tha...

Abhijeet kissed on his forehead..

Abhijeet: chal.. dadi ke pas chal..

Daya(smiled broadly): chaliye.. aaj itne saal baad Bijaya karunga.. unhi se shuruwat karunga.. pehele dibhai ko Pranam karunga.. phir aapko.. aap mujhse bare ho na..

Abhijeet: haa.. bohot ho gaya.. chal aab..

Daya smiled broadly..


Abhijeet entered in the house first.. Daya didn't enter.. it was their plan to give a surprise to their darling.. .. Abhijeet saw she was sitting on the lounge.. seeing him entering she stood up..

Abhijeet: dadi..

Dadi: aao..

Abhijeet: dadi.. pehele batayiye aap mujhe kya doge?

Dadi: matlab?

Abhijeet: mai aapko ek baraaaaaa sa surprise gift dene wala hu.. use badle aap return gift kya doge?

Dadi smile a bit..

Dadi: jo tu mujhe dega.. wohi mai bhi tujhe dungi.. (Abhijeet got confused).. wohi tere liye sab se kimti gift hoga.. use bara gift sayed aaj tak tujhe nehi mila hai na?

Abhijeet(shocked): dadi aap..

Dadi: aab bula bhi le use.. (in teary tone)kabse intezar kar rahi hu tum dono ka.. aa jao abhi..

Abhijeet was really shocked and surprised.. he well understood that she got to know everything.. but how, he didn't understand..

Abhijeet(smiled): dadi.. aap? he was really happy.. ek min.. ek min rukiye.. he went near to door and called his bhai.. aa ja yaar.. surprise hum dene geye.. ulta hum i surprised ho geye..

Daya came in.. Abhijeet held his hand.. and took him to dadi..

Abhijeet: lijiye dadi.. aapka ladla..

Dadi touched his face affectionately..

Dadi(her eyes were full of tears): zara dekhu to mai ji bhar ke mere bachhe ko.. kitna bara ho gaya mera bachha.. aapne dibhai ko bhul to nehi gaya na?

Daya nodded in no and hugged her..

Daya(in tears): aapko koi kaise bhul sakta hai? aur mai to kabhi nehi.. she kissed on his head..

Daya: dibhai.. kyu hua yeh sab.. humare sath hi.. kyu?

Dadi: bita hua kal ko yaad nehi rakhte hai beta.. bas usse sikh lete hai.. taki us sikh ko hum aaj aur aane wale kal mei istamal kar sake..

Daya: I missed you Dibhai.. I missed you all a lot.. I love you..

Dadi was giving sometime to him to shed his tears.. she kept caressing his hair..

Dadi(to Abhijeet who was crying standing at a little distance ): aaja tu bhi aaja..

Abhijeet went and hugged them tightly..

Dadi: hey maa durga.. tera lakh lakh shukar hai.. tune mere bachhe se milwa diya marne se pehele.. nehi to is pagal Abhi ko mai kiske pas chod jata? abhi mai chien se aankhe band kar sakti hu..

Both her grand son separated...

Daya(wiped his tears): yeh kya baat hui dibhai? mai aaya.. aur aap jane ki baat kar rahi hai..

Abhijeet: haa wohi to.. aap aisa kahengi na, to aapse baat nehi karunga.. aurbhai se bhi keh dunga ki woh aapse baat na kare..

Dadi(smiled): achha thik hai thik hai.. aab tum dono mujhe daanto mat.. (looking towards Daya and touching his cheek) aaj to khushiya manane ki din hai.. ruko tum dono.. mai abhi aayi..

Abhijeet: kaha facebook karne ja rahi hai?

Daya: kya!

Dadi(hitting Abhijeet):nehi re badtameez shaytan larka nehi.. Duo laughed on that..

she was about to go.. Daya stopped her..

Daya: dibhai..

Dadi: haa bol beta..

Daya came near to her.. bent down and touched her feet.. "Subho Bijaya"..

Dadi smiled in tears.. "khush rahe mera bachha.. hazaro saal jiye.. khush rahe... ruk.. mai abhi mithai leke aati hu.. ruk do min.. "

she went..

Abhijeet: chal aab meri baari.. peir chu..

Daya smiled and about to bend down to touch his feet but Abhijeet stopped him and pulled him in a tight hug..

Abhijeet: mera chiku to yaha rahega.. mere dil mei..

Daya: aur mera chiku bhi mere dil mei rehenge..

Dadi: ho gaya dono bhaiyo ka chiku chiku khel..

two brother laughed out loudly..

Dadi: chal aaja idher..

Dadi gave them Chandan tilak...

Dadi: bhagwan.. mangal kare tum dono ka.. aur tumhe dusro ke mangal ke karan banaye..

Dadi: le mithai kha.. both forwarded their hand and took the sweets..


The brothers were sitting on the floor enjoying the sweets.. and dadi was sitting on the sofa..

Abhijeet: haa dadi.. to aap bataiye.. aapko kaise pata chala?

Dadi: hmm pta tha mujhe.. yeh sawal aane wala hai..

Abhijeet:haa bataiye..

Dadi: mai gayi thi maa ko pranam karne.. aur dekha ki tum log bahar baithke baatein kar rehe ho.. to mai waha gayi yeh batane ke liye ki chalo ghar mei baithke bate karo.. tab maine Rathi ko wo sab batate hue sun lia..

Abhijeet(softly): dadi.. aapko kya laga tab? matlab kya socha aapne?

Dadi: bas maa ka naam le rahi thi.. aur kuch nehi..

Daya: bhaiya aap?

Abhijeet: yaad nehi hai.. sach mei yaad nehi hai tab mai kya soch raha tha... kya chal ratha tha mere dimag mei.. kuch yaad nehi hai.. phirse ekbar wohi sab aankho ke samne aane laga tha..

Daya:maine aapko hurt kia bhaiya?

Abhijeet: kya bol raha hai pagal? tune kaha is liye aaj sab kuch pehele jaisa ho gaya.. nehi to... (little angry) nehi to pehele din to bhag gaya tha ghar se..

Daya: bhaiya mai kya karta.. aap samjho baat ko.. aap mere jaga hote to kya karte?

Abhijeet: pata nehi..

Dadi:achha suno tum dono meri baat.. aaj hum teeno ko ek dusre ke bare mei ek bohot bara sach pata chala hai.. aur yeh sach ko humare jindegi mei adjust karne mei thora waqt lagega.. aur yehi sach hai.. (both brothers looked at each other and then looked down..) aaj lag raha hai jaise sab kuch thik hai.. sab kuch thik Ho gaya hai.. par sab thik hone mei waqt lagega.. to tum dono thora sambhal ke rehena..

Abhijeet aur Daya ka jo dosti tha.. wo barkarar rehena chahiye... sath mei Abhijeet aur Rathijeet ke bich bhaiyo ka payaar.. dono ko balance karke chalna parega tum dono ko... yaad rakhna

Abhijeet looked at Daya.. and forwarded his hand.. and Daya put his hand on Abhijeet's hand... and they held each other's hand tightly...

This bonding is not going to break again...

FRIENDS.. OVER... pata nehi.. how was the story.. still aap logone sath dia, isliye bohot shukriya.. Krittika didi.. thank you.. love you.. :*

last chap hai.. to review karke ek bye bol dena.. :)

mai yehi bol deti hu... BYE.. be happy.. make happy.. :)