CHAPTER 10
Daya was sleeping with a lovely smile on his lips. He was smiling remembering the last night spent with shreya. It was not expected so soon, but he was happy that it happened.
He wanted to hug shreya and remain like that forever. He opened his eyes and turned to take shreya in his arms who was supposed to sleeping beside him.
But he was shocked seeing shreya nowhere, and his arms? Oh no...he was unable to move his hands. Now he noticed that his both hands and legs were tied with ropes on either sides of the bed.
He was extremely puzzled, he started His efforts to make his hands free but the knots were really tight.
"Uhh..shreya... Kaha ho tum? Ye kaisa majak hai?" Daya screamed struggling with the knots.
He got no response from shreya.
"Shreya ab bahut hua ye majak! Kaha ho tum? Mere hath kholo!" Daya shouted.
He relaxed hearing the sound of opening of the door. He looked at the doorstep and became amazed. Shreya was standing there in white clothes. She was staring at him in a strange way.
"Shreya! Ye...ye sab kya hai? Tumne safed sari kyun pehni hai? Aur ..ye mere hath pair kyun baandha hai?" Daya asked anxiously.
Shreya kept staring at him and moved to him with slow steps.
"Kyun Mr Shetty, itni hairani kyun ho rahi hai, mujhe safed sari me dekh ke. Jab ek aurat vidhwa ho jati hai to yahi to pehanna padta hai na use, hai na!" She said with a smirk.
Daya was confused, "Shreya, ye kya bakwas kar rahi ho tum? Safed sari vidhwa aurate pehanti hain, tumne kyun pehni hai?"
Shreya came nearer to him, "mana ki abhi humari shadi nahi hui hai, lekin aapki maut ke baad aapki vidhwa to main hi kehlaungi na. Phir chahe aapki maut shadi ke baad ho ya phir, shadi ke pehle." She said in a calm tone glaring at him with reddened eyes.
Daya looked at her for a moment, "shreya, agar tum subeh subeh majak ke mood me ho to, I tell you, ye bahut hi ghatiya majak hai. Pagal ho gayi ho tum, hath kholo mere." Daya said angrily.
"Chillao mat! " shreya yelled at him. "Tumhare aawaj sunne wala yaha koi nahi hai. Han majak kar rahi thi main ab tak tumhare sath, lekin ab nahi. Ab waqt aa gaya hai, tumhe sachhai se ru-ba-ru karane ka."
"Kaisi sachhai? Tum Karna kya chahti ho shreya?" Daya asked looking into her eyes.
"Tumhe kya lagta hai? Mujhe shauk chadha tha, tumhari nursing karne ka, Jo maine khud jakar doctor se request ki khud ko tumhari nurse appoint karne ke liye. Phir maine din raat ek kar diye tumhari sewa karne me, taki jald se jald tum wapas apni normal life jeene lago. Kyunki main tumse pyar karne lagi hu?"shreya said with a smirk.
"Shreya, ye sab kya bole ja rahi ho tum?" Daya asked bewildering.
"Hahaha..." She laughed at him, "sach bol rahi hu, 'Mr Shetty' she said stressing on his name, "aur sach ye hai ki, main tumse pyar nahi nafrat karti hu. Tumhe maut ke muh se wapas zindagi ki taraf lekar is liye aayi hu, taki tumhe apne hatho se maut de saku."
"What nonsense shreya? Kya bakwas kiye ja rahi ho kab se, dimag kharab ho gaya hai tumhara? Hath kholo mere, bahut hua ye majak." Daya said irritatingly.
"Majak? Tumhe ye majak lag raha hai?" Shreya glared at him, "jab mere bhai Rohit ki jaan li thi, to wo bhi majak lag raha tha na tumhe? Wo tumhare aage reham ki bheekh maangta raha, aur tum uspe goliyan chalate rahe. Ek begunaah aur masoom insaan ki jaan lena bhi majak hi laga tha na tumhe. Main usi Rohit Sehgal ki Behan hu. Aur yaha sirf ek hi maksad se aayi thi, tumse apne bhai ke khoon ka badla lene ke liye." Shreya said frowning at him with teary eyes.
Daya was totally confused, "Rohit? Kaun Rohit? Main kisi Rohit ko nahi janta, to main uski jaan kyun lunga? Aur agar wakai tum mujhe maarkar yaha apne bhai ke khoon ka badla lene aayi thi, to mujhe maar kar chali kyun nahi gayi? Itna natak kyun kiya? Paglo ki terah sab kuch bhool kar sirf meri sewa karti rahi. Meri family me har kisi ka dil jeet liya. Mujhse nafrat karti ho to pyar karne ka natak kyun kiya? Kyun kiya ye sab? Tum to kabhi bhi mujhe maar sakti thi, phir aaj ke din ka intejar kyun karti rahi?"daya shouted at her.
"Natak Karna pada. Is din ka intejar is liye Karna pada, kyunki jab main tumhe Marne hospital gayi thi na to us waqt tum ek jinda laash ki terah the. Ek marte hue ko maarkar mujhe kya khush milti, isliye maine tumhe ek nayi zindagi dene ki kasam khayi sab kuch bhool kar sirf tumhari sewa isliye karti rahi, taki tum jald se jald apne pairo par wapas khade ho sako. Tumhari zindagi bilkul waisi ho jaisi us waqt thi jab tumne Rohit ko Mara tha. Aur aaj wo din aa chuka hai. Aaj mera intejar khatam ho gaya. Ye tumhari zindagi ka aakhiri din hai. Aur aaj main bhi tum par koi reham nahi karne wali. Aaj mere samne tum utne hi bebas aur lachaar ho jitna us waqt Rohit tumhare samne tha." Shreya said rubbing her tears.
"Shreya, tumhe jaroor koi galatfehmi hui hai. Main ek cid officer hu. Kisi begunaah ki jaan lekar mujhe kya milega bhala? Aur main sach kaha raha hu main kisi Rohit ko nahi janta." Daya said trying to make her understand.
"Huhh...jab apni jaan par ban aayi hai to mujhe samjhane ki koshish kar rahe ho. Par afsos iska koi fayda nahi hone wala. Kyunki aaj main tumhe tumhare har ek jurm ki saza dekar rahugi. Tumne sirf Rohit ki jaan nahi li, tumne Sonia ko bhi jaan se Marne ki koshish ki. Tum insaan nahi jaanvar ho. Ek aurat Jo maa banne wali hai, use itni berahmi se marte huye tumhe jara bhi taras nahi aaya. Aur tum mujhse umeed kar rahe ho ki main tumhari baat sunu. " shreya said glaring at him.
"Ab ye Sonia kaun hai? Tum kya bole ja rahi ho shreya, ye sab kisne kaha tumse? Tum achhi terah se janti ho ki main itne dino se ghar se bahar bhi nahi nikla hu. Tum soch bhi kaise sakti ho ki main bahar jajar kisi ko Marne ki koshish karunga?" Daya said struggling with the knots.
"Tum sabki aankho me dhool jhok sakte ho, lekin meri nahi, mujhe pura yakeen hai ki Sonia par attack tumne hi kiya hai ya karwaya hai." Shreya said in a choked voice.
She then moved inside and returned with a 5 litre gallon of kerosene oil.
Daya became shocked seeing her with the gallon.
"Shreya, don't do this. Tumhe kisi ne galat information di hai. Bahut badi galatfehmi me jee rahi hi tum. Maine tumhare bhai ko nahi Mara . mujhe maar bhi dogi na to bhi tumhare bhai ka khooni azaad ghumta rahega. Meri baat suno. Main, humari cid team, hum investigate karenge, tumhare bhai ke khooni ka pata lagayenge aur use saza bhi dilwayenge. Please don't do this shreya." Daya shouted but shreya pretended to not hearing him.
She opened the cap of the gallon and started splashing the kerosene oil on him.
"Shreya, stop it please! Tum pachtaogi shreya. Trust me, maine kisi ko nahi mara." Daya again shouted but shreya showed no concern and kept showering the fuel on him.
Daya was lying on the bed with his hands and legs tied with ropes and his body was now totally drenched in kerosene.
Shreya utilized the last some litres of the oil in splashing around the room, and on his things, she spilled the oil everywhere.
After emptying the galleon, she turned to daya. "Tch..tchhh...bahut ghabraye huye lag rage ho. Chalo tumpe thoda aa Taras khati hu. Thodi si aur mohlat de deti hu tumhe." She gave him an evil smirk and moved outside of the room.
She had another long rope in her hands. She threw the distal end of the rope inside the room through the window. And left the another end of the rope outside the room where, there was no fuel. She put that end on fire and leaving the rope burning at its one end entered daya's room.
"Ab tumhari zindagi utni hi lambi hai, jitni ki ye jalti hui rassi. Aag dheere dheere is rassi ke ek chor se dusre chor tak badhegi aur maut tumhari taraf. Bas jitna der lagegi is aag ko rassi ke dusre end tak pahuchane me, aur fuel ke contact me aane me, utni hi der lagegi maut ko tum tak pahuchane me. Goodbye Mr Shetty." She smirked at him and turned to go when daya called her softly.
"Shreya, agar tum wakai mujhse nafrat karti ho to ja kyun rahi ho. Meri maut apni aankho se kyun nahi dekhna chahti. Ruko na... Bas thodi der aur... Jyada waqt kaha hai mere paas?" Daya said with a painful smirk.
Shreya glared at him, "main isliye ja rahi hu, kyunki tumse laakh nafrat kar lu, lekin main tumhare jaisi haivan kabhi nahi ban sakti. Kisi ko apni aankho ke samne Marta hua nahi dekh sakti. Kisi ko tadapata hua dekhkar mujhe dard hota hai chahe wo mera sabse bada dushman hi kyun na ho." She said banging her fist on the wall.
Daya smiled sadly, "jhooth, sach main batata hu tumhe. Sach ye hai ki, pyar ka natak to kiya tumne, lekin tumhare dil ne mujhse sirf pyar kiya hai. Aur main phir keh raha hu, jab tak tumhe sach pata chalegi na, tab tak bahut der ho chuki hogi, shreya" Daya whispered with a painful smile on his lips.
Shreya looked into his eyes for some seconds. Then she immediately rubbed her tears. She looked at the burning rope. The fire was quickly approaching the fuel. She shot a last glance at daya and moved outside and closed the door and lashed it from outside. She was feeling like she is losing something. She looked at the door and wondered why daya is not screaming for help. He had even stopped struggling to free himself. He had smilingly surrendered himself in front of her. His words were still echoing into her ears.
"Tumhare dil ne sirf mujhse pyar kiya hai."
She kicked the door in frustration and just ran away from there. She was facing a big storm rising in her heart. She was feeling a strange type of restlessness. There was no sign of satisfaction of accomplishing her mission. She was running while tears were continuously rolling down her cheeks. She left daya's house and reached at her home.
She was huffing badly. She had no idea what to do now. Jigar was not at His home. She took out her cellphone to inform Jigar what she had done with daya.
She was about to dial his number but stopped seeing 25 missed calls of Sonia. She was shocked seeing the timings.
"Sonia ke itne sare missed calls? Ye to usi waqt ki calls hain, jab Sonia par attack hua tha." Shreya was shocked." Oh no, iska matlab shayad Sonia mujhse kuch kehna chahti thi. Agar maine calls receive kar li hoti to shayad Sonia aaj is halat me nahi hoti" she cursed herself for not being there when Sonia needed her. She then looked at the further notifications and her eyes widened seeing a voice message from Sonia.
"Voice message.! " she thought something and played the audio.
"Shreya, meri baat dhyan se suno. Tum ek bahut badi galatfehmi me jee rahi ho. Insp daya ne Rohit ka khoon nahi kiya hai. Main janti hu ki tum waha unhe jaan se Marne gayi ho. Please shreya aisa mat Karna. Wo begunaah hain. Mujhe asli khooni ka pata chal chuka hai. Aur tum uska naam sunogi na to tumhe yakeen nahi hoga. Asli khooni koi aur nahi...aaahhh...ummm...uhhmm..aaahhmmm.."
Shreya's hands started trembling listening to the message. Sonia couldn't tell the name of the murderer. The message ended with some loud and pathetic screams of Sonia and then the sounds of firing of bullets.
Shreya collapsed on the floor. Her cellphone dropped down from her hands. She covered her mouth and started sobbing.
She uttered with a great difficulty, "Mr Shetty!"
She clutched her hairs with her hands tightly, "ye kya kiya maine. Mr Shetty sach keh rahe the. Wo Khooni nahi hain. Mere dil ne bhi humesha mujhse yahi kaha ki wo kisi ka khoon nahi kar sakte. Lekin main Jigar ki baato me aakar sabko ansuna karti rahi. Ab ye to jigar hi batayega ki usne aisa kyun kiya? Kyun wo mere hatho se inspector daya ko marwana chahta tha."
She wiped off her tears and stood up, "oh God, please, mujhe ek mauka de do, meri galti sudharne ka. Please koi chamatkar kar do... Please unhe kuch mat hone dena. Please unhe salamat rakhna. Warna main apne aap ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paungi. Main bhi apni jaan de dungi." She said crying bitterly and rushed to daya's house praying for his life.
As she reached there she saw a huge crowd was there. Some local cops and fire brigade were too there. She looked up at the third floor where daya's room was situated. Huge clouds of dark smoke were still coming out from his room.
Shreya's heart was beating faster. She rubbed her tears which were making her vision blur. She looked here and there. She was dying every second seeing those smoky clouds.
She spotted Tarika and little shraddha standing in a corner sobbing. She immediately rushed to them.
"Bhabhi... Ye sab...ye sab kya ho gaya.?" She asked tarika signalling towards daya's room.
Tarika just hugged her, "shreya... Kisi ne daya ki jaan ...uske kamre me aag..." Tarika's voice was shivering. She started crying holding shreya.
Shreya separated and looked at her tearfully, "nahiii...'
Shreya fell on the ground as she got confirmation that daya couldn't survive. She felt like killing herself right at the moment. But little shraddha came and hugged her.
"Kisi ne chachu ko maar dala?" She asked innocently.
Shreya looked at her felt ashamed and guilt. She got up and rushed inside. But tarika and some others caught her.
"Nahi shreya, tum andar nahi ja sakti. Wo dab dekhne layak nahi hai. Sambhalo khud ko." Tarika said holding shreya.
"Bhabhi please let me go. ...main bhi usi aag me jalkar mar Jana chahti hu. Meri zindagi ka koi matlab nahi reh gaya hai. Please let me go." Shreya said crying.
But tarika hugged her and they both started crying.
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A/N: finally got some time to update ….
But Don't have much time to talk more…
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