Freddy got up and washed his face with cold water which helped him in relaxing his emotions. Those salty drops of tears merged unidentified in that water; Freddy stood there facing himself for a bit; closing the tap he wiped his face and moved out, followed by salunkhe who was shocked with the utter amount of confidence and strong tone that freddy showed in his gestures.
Pairs of eyes started to shutter open with a hint of disbelief, shock and confusion. Those memories of 2 hours back seemed to be lost but they were coming back slowly and steadily as the brain trying to grasp the situation and the happenings. As the realization sink in slowly and steadily, the people around started to rise up with pure concern visible in their eyes...
A pair of old, peaceful and experienced eyes looked at the three people who stood in front of the door in complete silence, a fear passed through these eyes and a sound came as..
Acp- salunkhe, Atul, freddy, abhijeet...woh abhijeet theek hai na...usse hosh aaya kya? Main pata nahi kaise so gaya...
Daya-haan sir bataiye na abhijeet..woh theek hai na sir. Pata nahi main kaise..(looking confused and shocked)
Slowly everybody stirred out from that unconsciousness and made a circle around these three people who knew so much, yet had nothing to say..
Rajat- haan sir, bataiye na...
Vivek-bataiye na sir, abh tak toh abhijeet sir ko hosh aagaya hoga na sir..(he said looking at the wall clock persent in the corridor)
Purvi looked at her seniors with worried and concerned eyes waiting for answers of these common questions...
The three looked at each other, their eyes talking with each other..finally salunkhe said in a strong tone..
"abhijeet theek hai...(seeing the pleasant glow on those faces which a few minutes back seemed so much dull and tired, salunkhe couldn't help but smile, however the smile was a sad one...he added further)..usse hosh aagaya hai tum log usse mil sakte ho...
Those five faces around glowed silently, but two of them had a fear, a fear they cannot help but be encountered with, a fear that they were afraid of but yet were willing to face it.
Acp sir and Daya looked at each other and some silent words were uttered between the two, they both had that same dilemma, identical trepidation and that same guilt.
Salunkhe looked at them keenly and said further.. "chale toh phir?"
Rajat, purvi and vivek nodded their heads and with freddy moved inside abhijeet's room with glowing faces after wiping their tears off from their faces...however Acp sir and daya stood stuck at their places in some other world of memories...salunkhe made a eye contact with atul, looking at them.
"tumne mujhe niche gira diya hai abhijeet"
"dimaagh kharab karke rakh diya hai tumne mera"
"uss din mujhse sabh ne kaha tha..ki main kis pagal ko le raha hun"
"SLAP..!"
With that slap voice Acp sir closed his eyes in extreme pain, he could feel that pain, that helplessness, the truth of those tears, the meaning behind those lines...now he can feel a small part of that pain which his son has been going through since last 4 months!
A strong soothing hand was placed on his shoulder smoothly and with that he closed his eyes even more tightly as some of his tears slipped down from behind those curtains which were made to protect these emotions. He can recognize that soothing touch, the touch of a friend, the touch of a brotherly bond.
Salunkhe said to his friend in a low concerned voice.. "prad.."
But before he can even complete that single word, his friend hugged him tightly with a low crying voice...salunkhe had tears in his eyes too, he patted acp sir's back smoothly with his soft touch with some light whispers..
"pradyuman kuch nahi hua hai usse, sachme.."
"acha tum usse mill toh lo.."
After few seconds of silence.. "woh bhi tumse milna chahta hai.."
Acp sir pulled himself back, shocked and said in an unbelieving tone.. "sachme salunkhe, woh..woh mujhse?"
Salunkhe nodded silently while acp sir had a small, little smile on his face which reflected his happiness with this just a small step which was taken by abhijeet...
On the other side, daya stood there staring at the Door in front of him behind which his friend sat. Those feelings which were written in the form of words came flooding across the dam of his memory, that slap, those words, everything, each and every single thing with which he has hurt his buddy, his heart, his soul came to him like a fresh memory...he was worried and afraid for his friend and from his bhai...he knew his bhai was angry with him, he was hurt and broken, he was tired and sleepy, he was still under that shell of loneliness under which he had spent 3 months of his life...But he knew he needed to take his buddy out from that shell, bring him back in his life, bring him back with his family and in his own world of joy and happiness...BUT can all this really be possible, there is a world behind that world of impossible and where they stood right now was the centre of this world where the things doesn't seem impossible but they seemed like a dream and all the dreams doesn't come true..!
At that time a person came from behind that door increasing the heart rate of two people who stood there and a similar thought crossed their minds which made them to take some back steps...but as the person's face came in view, a sigh escaped from their hearts...
Dr. Avinash said to daya and acp sir in a calm tone.. "sir aap dono andar jaayen, mille abhijeet se, mujhe salunkhe sir se aur atul sir se kuch baat karni hai..."
Acp sir and daya glanced at each other and asked.. "kya hua doctor sabh theek hai na (in fear) abhijeet?"
Avinash(smilling and in a calm tone).. "haan sir woh bilkul theek hai aur dekhen andar jaake muskura bhi raha hai.."
Acp sir and daya nodded still hesitant to go inside...avinash looked at them and said in a meaningful tone.. "sir usse darne se behtar hai aap usse face Karen..usse bhi acha lagega aur aap sabh ko bhi..bas khyaal rakhiye ga ki woh jyada hyper na ho...aap log jaayen abh aur mille usse..(unintentionally)..usske paas waqt bahot kam hai.."
Acp sir and daya (shocked and confused).. "kya?"
Atul said handling the situation.. "pradyuman, abhijeet ko rest ki jarurat haina abhi..toh avinash ka bas yahi matlab tha ki phir abhi thodi der mein abhijeet bahot tired hojayega, phir woh aaraam karega na..abhi uss ke liye itna exertion theek nahi hai.."
Acp sir and daya's heart seemed contended as the explanation satisfied their longing, their desire...their HOPE..! It suppressed that feeling of fear which had crossed their hearts a few moments back...
Avinash nodded his head grimly and proceeded in the direction of his cabin, from where a door opened up directly in a room which was next to abhijeet's...
Atul and salunkhe looked at acp sir and daya and after comforting them a bit with that strong, firm grip on their shoulders both of them left in the direction where Avinash was headed to..
Acp sir and daya looked at each other and then on that door which was the only separating link between these two beautiful relations which God had made up 17 years back with his own powerful hands, they looked at each other and then taking in a deep breath they moved forward to face this "special" phase of their lives...
As they got closer, nearing the door with each step, that simple and tired yet a powerful voice fell in their ears which they had not heard in these 3 months and for daya it was 4 months...a simple line it was, a simple sentence said to sooth someone...
"main sachmein bilkul theek hun..tum log bhi bekaar mein hi pareshaan ho rahe ho.."
Tears came in their eyes, that voice was enough to make them powerful in any moment of difficulty, in any phase of pain, in any point of time when they felt helpless, but right now, this voice only made them fragile...
They hesitated a bit, afraid of facing him...afraid of facing his eyes which said and conveyed so much, but they wanted to meet him, wanted to be punished, wanted to know about him, they wanted to sooth him..comfort him..provide him that support which they had taken away from him a few months back..it was difficult but not impossible...
Making their minds, with a new hope, with a desire to fulfil their hope, they moved forward and pushed open the door quietly, still hesitant, silent and afraid...
The voice of the door made the people inside look in their direction, they could feel all those gazes turn to their side and the most piercing one was the gaze of that person who looked at them with something in his eyes...these three pairs of eyes now met each other after such a long time that they seemed to have gotten old in these few months but yet the power of comprehension was still there, even more powerful now then anytime before...
Words were not needed...tears not accepted...hurt and pain had no space left...guilt was sent on vacation...what was left was this beautiful relation which was silent from 4 months, but today he was asked to speak, say, shout, whisper, cry anything...just anything...it was happening here..the three longing souls did cry..their hearts did shout..their brains did speak...but it was a language of relation...a language that had no words, no syllables, no alphabets, but just some emotions, some expressions...
They looked at each other saying so many words and expressing so many feelings...a silent shell surrounded the room...their eyes were still on each other...
A tear rolled down from all three pairs of eyes at the same moment...as if what the one could feel was exactly what the other was going through...
Abhijeet's eyes were struck on these two special relations of his life..his only relation of brother and father...there were questions in his eyes, and he was searching for answers in theirs...but what he got was just guilt, pain, hurt, concern and...LOVE! it was then that he allowed that tear to fall from his eye... the tear which he had stored within himself from the beginning of this painful phase of his life..the tear which contained all his pain and hurt...all his anger and sadness...and his loneliness. A similar tear slipped down from the eyes of other two people...that tear was the indication of soothing of that pain, hurt and guilt which these two had bore from such a long time.
Being unable to face each other anymore, their eyes dropped to ground...freddy and vivek looked at each other with sad eyes, while rajat and purvi looking at the three with tears in their eyes...
Abhijeet moved his face up and looked at daya and then at acp sir and whispered breaking this silence completely... "sir"
Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Malai Lai
Musu Musu Hasi Deu
Acp sir recognized that unmistakable voice and looked up at his son who was looking at him with teary eyes..
Acp sir moved forward and without a word just hid his son inside his arms...abhijeet closed his eyes completely inside that fatherly protectice shell which he missed so much while facing those harsh conditions...he whispered in low tone..
"sir...(acp sir opened his eyes)..maine ...aapko...aapko...bahot ...miss... kiya sir.."
Acp sir tightened his grip as some of his tears fell on abhijeet, he whispered lightly while rubbing abhijeet's back to sooth him...
"maine bhi bache..maine bhi.."
Zara Muskura De, Mukura De
Zara Muskura De, Aye Khushi
Abhijeet felt so much sooth after hearing that "bache", it's first time in these 17 years that acp sir called him that...a smile came on his lips with that..
All others had smiles on their faces...they can see their lives coming back to normal phase... "his life" coming back in his own world...
Acp sir felt abhijeet's body becoming drowsy, so he pulled himself back and wiping abhijeet's face just whispered.. "abh nahi abhijeet...abh nahi"
Abhijeet nodded and now looked at daya who was still standing at same position...abhijeet called him a bit hesitantly but with a smile.. "D..d..Daya"
Recognizing the voice daya moved his face up and saw his buddy looking at him with a small smile on his face..tears welled up in daya's eyes and he whispered.. "abh..Abhijeet.."
Gham Baat Le Tu Apne
Humse Tu Le Hansee
A sooth entered inside that longing heart which was still waiting to hear this single word from his bhai's mouth...abhijeet looked at him with a teary smile...daya unable to bear that teary smile anymore just moved forward immediately and smoothly pulled his buddy in a soothing hug...
After so long...abhijeet felt, his heart was again revived...his heart did smile now...though his eyes were shading tears on his buddy's shoulder, but yet his heart was beating with a sooth now...
Ho Gaye Hum Abh Tere
Tu Ho Gayee Apni
Both the brothers shared a moment that their hearts were craving for from so long...their eyes were shading tears on a shoulder that made them smile when they fell on it...both of their eyes were closed so that they can live this best moment of their life...with the soothing effect of the hug spreading all over the room...acp sir looked at his two sons with so much love while others too had smiles on their faces..in this moment abhijeet whispered still with closed eyes...
Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Malai Lai
Musu Musu Hasi Deu
"daya...tu pehle se bhi mota hogaya hai yaar"
Daya in shock opened his eyes and after seeing those smiling faces from behind abhijeet he pulled himself back and said in fake anger...
"jee nahi..(after some moments in smile as looking at that smile on his bhai's face)..main dieting per hoon.."
Abhijeet and others cracked up with this...and after some moments the whole room was filled with the voice of beautiful and soothing laughters...
Zara Muskura De, Mukura De
Zara Muskura De, Aye Khushi
Freddy looked at abhijeet and said in a cheerful tone.. "sir..(abhijeet turned towards him)..pata hai meri wife aapko bahot miss kar rahi thi...woh keh rahi thi ki abhijeet ne mujhe phone nahi kiya freddy tumhari shikayat karne ke liye.."
Tears came in abhijeet's eyes, but daya pressed abhijeet's palm tightly in order to sooth him and to tell him that "yes i am there with you now, and forever"...abhijeet looked at daya with tears in his own eyes..Somewhere his heart...his heart wanted to stay now..wanted to live...wanted to smile and laugh and wanted to enjoy this company of his family...abhijeet closed his eyes and composing himself said to freddy with a smile...
Jawan Dil Ki Rahon Mein
Jaise Khilti Hai Kali
"arre freddy laao abhi phone laao...aaj toh main tumhari bahot shikayat karunga...dekhna bhabhiji tumse double double bartan dhulwaengi.." everyone started to laugh while daya looking at abhijeet with smile while grabbing his hand securely in his own.
Freddy(whispered).. "koi baat nahi sir...aapki khushi ke liye toh kuch bhi"
Vivek said to abhijeet with much enthusiasm.. "aapko pata hai sir..maine na freddy sir ko bhabhiji se bahot daant pitwayi thi..maza hi aagaya tha..(abhijeet smiling)..aur toh aur freddy sir toh unke saamne.."
Tere Hoton Pe Basee
Aisi Halki Si Hansee
Freddy interrupted him in fake anger.. "vivek bas...tu abh aage kuch nahi bolega..(irritatingly)..jabh dekho meri pol kholta rehta hai.."
Vivek(naughtily).. "magar sir main toh abhijeet sir ko bas yeh bata raha tha ki aap uss samaye.."
Freddy(frustrated).. "Vivek.."
Abhijeet(with smile).. "arrre freddy bolne dona vivek ko..(to vivek)..haan vivek bolo tum.."
Freddy.. "kya sir aapko bhi bas meri tang kheechne ka mauka chahiye.."
Abhijeet said with a small smile and with so much love in his voice.. "itne mahino se mila nahi tha na freddy issiliye.."
Jawan Dil Ki Rahon Mein
Jaise Khilti Hai Kali
Tere Hoton Pe Basee
Aisi Halki Si Hansee
That "mahino" word pinch the people present their deeply...rajat sensing the atmosphere becoming dull presented himself with.. "sir daya sir kitne patle hogaye hai na"
Purvi(understanding his trail so in confusion).. "sir aap kaunse daya sir ki baat karrahe hain.."
Abhijeet(eyeing daya and then naughtily).. "haan purvi mujhe bhi nahi dikh rahe.."
Daya looked at abhijeet and said to him with anger.. "mill gaya bahana tumhe mujhe tang karne ka.."
Abhijeet(ignoring him and to acp sir).. "sir aapko kahin dikh raha hai kya daya jisski baat rajat kar raha tha.."
Phir Kyoon Chupp Rahi Ho
Dil Ki Baatein To Bataoo
Goom Soom Se Na Raho Tum
Abh Jaana Muskuraoo
Acp sir with smile said.. "nahi abhijeet..(looking here and there and then looking at daya keenly).. yahan toh kahin nahi hai.."
Daya(in irritation).. "sir aap bhi mill gaye na isske saath..."
Everybody started to laugh seeing daya's irritation and after few moments daya said in low tone.. "waise maine weight toh kaafi loose kiya hai.."
Abhijeet stopped laughing, looked at daya seriously, and then nodding seriously with.. "haan..kiya toh hai.."
Everybody looked at abhijeet who was trying hard to suppress a smile, and looking at him like that all of them again burst in laughter and after few moments daya joined in too...
Haan Haan, Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Malai Lai
Musu Musu Hasi Deu
Zara Muskura De, Mukura De
Zara Muskura De, Aye Khushi...
The three people who were looking at these moments from behind the mirror which was present in that room had tears of joy in their eyes...each had a smile which cannot be witnessed at any moment of life but only in some special occasions...one of them, though being a complete stranger looked like he was so much close to this family...
As the lively chat inside continued avinash remembered something and turning towards atul and salunkhe he said or say whispered... "abhijeet abh chal nahi sakta.."
Maana Humse Ho Gayee
Ek Choti Si Khataa
Atul and salunkhe turned their faces towards him in complete disbelief, salunkhe thought he had not heard him right as he said it in so much low voice..
Salunkhe.. "kya kaha tumne avinash?"
Avinash(hesitantingly and turning his face to other side).. "maine..maine..woh...abhijeet abh..abh chal nahi sakta.."
Atul looked at him shocked and moving back he sat on the chair with a thud...avinash looked at him in tears while atul whispered.. "yeh bacha itna sabh kaise..."
Salunkhe kept looking at the scene that unfolded in front of his eyes...
Hans Do Na Tum Zaraa
Do Na Humko Tum Sazaa
They were still smiling, chatting and enjoying this moment of their life..at that time abhijeet's eyes started to blur a bit..he felt a high pain in his head but he controlled his body this time from getting a jerk as it would increase suspicions...but daya and acp sir noticed his restlessness well...daya asked him in concern..
"boss..tum theek ho.."
Maana Humse Ho Gayee
Ek Choti Si Khataa
Abhijeet said consoling himself more than daya.. "haan..haan daya main theek hun..bilkul theek.."
He looked at acp sir and asked him with much hope..
"sir..aap mera badge laayein hain?"
Acp sir looked at him and then took out abhijeet's CID badge from his pocket and produced it in front of abhijeet...abhijeet looked at it with a smile and this time it was tears that made his vision blurry...he looked at acp sir and whispered.. "sir meri punishment khatam hogayi hai na?"
Acp sir hid him in his arm with "haan"...daya pressed abhijeet's palm soothingly...abhijeet added further in much haste as feeling he was loosing himself now.. "sir main yeh le sakta hun.."
Acp sir nodded and pulling himself back put forward the badge in front of abhijeet and said in strong tone.. "isspe tumhara hi hak hai abhijeet...sirf tumhara"
Hans Do Na Tum Zaraa
Do Na Humko Tum Sazaa
Abhijeet said looking at it.. "sir aap wahan khade hojayein please(pointing in front of door)...main aapse yeh lene aaunga..khud.."
Salunkhe, atul and avinash looked at abhijeet completely shocked, their eyes stuck on him while a single thought crossed all three minds as.. "yeh kya kar raha hai.."..with this salunkhe tried to move out when atul clutched his hand with his eyes focused on abhijeet...salunkhe too stood there silent now...
Here in room, acp sir and daya looked at abhijeet and tried to make him understand as they were also aware that abhijeet was not perfectly well..
Daya.. "ABHI..dekho, tumhari tabiyet theek nahi hai na..tum yahin lelo na sir se..hai toh yeh tumhara hi na.."
Abhijeet(in strong tone).. "nahi daya, main yeh sir se khud chal ke lunga..apne pairo par...abhijeet ki tarah..hawaldaar abhijeet ki tarah nahi.."
All of them felt a pinch in their hearts, they knew now why abhijeet demanding such a thing..Acp sir took his position, daya tried to help abhijeet while abhijeet just looked him in smile and said.. "kya daya..main kar sakta hun yaar.."
Daya smiled and leaving abhijeet he moved to acp sir's side with.. "theek hai phir"
Abhijeet was aware of his condition well, he knew he couldn't move his lower body..he couldn't walk..but he wanted to try..he wanted to leave this world on his own legs and as senior Inspector Abhijeet...he wanted to have that badge with own hands...on his own strength and power...he tried to move but he just couldn't..he felt a very high pain in his head..his vision becoming blurry with passage of time...he gave it another try but the result was same..he could feel those focusing eyes...he was loosing his strenght...he closed his eyes...so many memories...laughs, smiles, teasing, wishes, achievements, prayers, honours, medals and so many "dua's" filled him with a new hope..a new born strength...he felt his head becoming relaxed..he tried again..and this time he was able to move his legs...a smile came on his lips...he stood up shambling, and with his body weakening now..he took some steps forward with the three people smiling really broadly from behind the mirror however one of them was more tensed...
Tum Jo Hans Pade To
Abh Hum Bhi Muskurayein
Abhijeet reached near acp sir, acp sir honoured him with his badge with so much proud and tears in his eyes..abhijeet took the badge dreamly and spreading his hand above it he clutched it tightly and gave a firm and strong salute to acp sir with..
"Senior Inspector Abhijeet, On duty Sir.."
A smile erupted on all those lips who were the witnesses of this unsual scene...acp sir shook hands with abhijeet..freddy, vivek, rajat and purvi started to clap while daya looked at them with a broad smile...the faces behind the mirror after seeing this did clap enthusiastically like the children did...nurse and ward boys who were present there had smiles on their faces...in a place like hospital such scenes were very rare..it was a moment to capture...but no camera was needed as it was a moment which was captured in the hearts of these people...
Aao Mil Ke Saath Gaayein
Dil Se Dil Bhi Milayein
Hey Hey, Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Malai Lai
Musu Musu Hasi Deu
Zara Muskura De, Mukura De
Zara Muskura De, Aye Khushi
Daya looked at abhijeet and moved his hand forward to him, abhijeet looked at him and with smile and tear shook his hand...
Daya(with big smile and a wink).. "congrats..BOSS.."
Abhijeet smiled, he could feel now his body becoming complete drowsy..he was failing his senses...his vision was complete mess now..he looked at daya and whispered.. "ek baar gale toh laga le yaar.."
Daya with smile immediately pulled abhijeet in a tight hug...all looked at them in smile while avinash in fear...
Daya rubbing his hand on abhijeet's back just to sooth him...he could feel his friend becoming drowsy in his arms...he whispered.. "ABHI.."
But there was no answer...abhijeet's body became heavy now...he lost it completely on his friend's shoulders...daya's heart missed a beat..he called abhijeet bit loudly in fear now.. "ABHIJEET..!"
Abhijeet opened his eyes with the sooth of that hug and a smile on his face...BUT!...the complete black surroundings filled a fear inside him...but soon the fear subsided and as he understood what he had done a tear trickled down from his eyes...there was nothing in the place where he was now..he knew now his decision was wrong...he could have forgiven them..he has forgiven them...there was no pain left now...no guilt..no hurt..but there were just laughter and smiles...joy and happiness...their bond, their love has brought it all to an end...he could have stayed...but he had again left them all behind...left his family, his happiness behind...he took a painful sigh...looking around himself he can really make out the lonely atmosphere that he would have to live in...so much good, isn't it? He said to himself..
A firm yet a soft voice from behind came which interrupted his thoughts and gained his attention in a bit...
"chahte kya ho tum asal mein abhijeet.."
Abhijeet was shocked a bit but then he replied in a dreamy tone.. "main..main toh bus...sabke saath rehna chahta hun..sabki khushi chahta hun.."
"kya tumhare aane se sabh khush honge abhijeet"
Abhijeet(with tears).. "nahi..lekin kya mujhe jeene ka hak nahi?"
"kya tum jee rahe ho?"
Abhijeet was shocked and after few minutes he whispered in low tone.. "nahi.."
The voice seemed to smile, abhijeet again.. "lekin main sabh ko itni asani se maaf kaise...maafi itni asaan nahi hoti...mere wahan rehne se sabh ko hi takleef hoti.."
Voice.. "main janta hun abhijeet maafi asaan nahi..lekin koshish toh kari jaa sakti hai na...mujhe tumhe tumhara rishta yaad dilane ki jarurat nahi abhijeet...tumhe yeh batane ki jarurat nahi ki tumhare saath saath umlogon ne bhi wahi takleef sehen ki hai...thodi kam sahi..magar ki toh hai na abhijeet...tum jaante ho abhijeet ek galti ki sajah doosri galti nahi hoti..aur yahan toh tum dosri galti ki sajah teesri galti karke dene chale ho..nahi abhijeet..nahi...kahin na khin se toh shuruwat honi hi hai na abhijeet...warna kya log aise hi galti karte jaayenge..nahi na...maafi har jagah milti hai abhijeet...bas ek koshish chahiye..koshish chahiye samajhne ki...aur abhijeet tum toh samajh hi chuke ho..maafi bhi de hi chuke ho...kehte hain rishte badi hi kamzor kadi hote hain..bade hi kamzor dhaagon se jude hote hain...(irritatingly)..pata nahi tum insaan bhi kya kya soch lete ho...rishte toh sabse mazboot dhagon se jude hote hain...apne pan ke dhago se..apno se..pyaar...bharosa...izzat...kya yeh dhage kamzor hain abhijeet?
Abhijeet shook his head in no with a smile..
The voice said again.. "kuch bhoola hun kya main abhijeet.."
Abhijeet in smile.. "nafrat.."
Voice(smilingly).. "haan nafrat...yeh nafrat bhi badi pyari cheez hoti hai abhijeet..sirf usse hoti hai jisse beshumaar pyaar ho...aur jaante ho yeh saabit kar deti hai ki tum abhi bhi uss insaan ki zindagi ke ek bade hi aham hisse ho..."
Abhijeet silent with tears... he looked up and said in a hesitant tone.. "lekin agar main nahi..sabh ko bahot takleef.."
Voice.. "main tumhe kuch dikhata hun abhijeet.."
But still the result was same...acp sir and others came forward..while daya pulled himself back and looked at abhijeet whose eyes were closed with a soothing smile...daya touched him and trying to wake him up still grabbing him in his arms... "abhijeet..abhijeet...(in fear)..yaar boss..Abhi..please yaar aankhen knolo ABHI...ABHIJEET.."
Daya completely in tears sat with abhijeet down on the cold floor...
He was still holding his buddy tightly in his arms..that feeling...that terrifying feeling of loosing his buddy again, surrounded daya's heart strongly...he was not ready to loose him again..not any more...
Abhijeet looked at daya and tears came in his eyes...
Voice again.. "kitna khush haina daya, abhijeet"
Abhijeet tried to find the voice..
Voice again in smily way.. "yeh hai takleef abhijeet...jo dard jisske bare mein sochke tum dar rahe ho na abhijeet...woh dard nahi hai...balki ek marham hai..ek dawa jo kadwi toh hogi magar usska asar bahot khoobsurat hoga abhijeet...itna khoobsurat ki tum usska soch bhi nahi sakte...rishte chahe kaise bhi hon abhijeet..chahe unme kitni hi kadwahat aaj aye..kitne hi dukh hon..magar rishta rishta hota hai...aur yeh jo tum logon ka rishta hai na abhijeet...isske saamne toh main kahunga khoon ke rishte bhi phike hain abhijeet...kyunki yeh jo rishte hote hain na D.N.A se aur genes se nahi...dil se bante hain... faisla tumhara hai abhijeet...haan abhi bhi...tum wapas bhi jaa sakte ho aur..."
Abhijeet.. "tum kon ho.."
Voice.. "yeh janna zaruri nahi abhijeet...bas yeh jaan lo main tumhare saath hun humesha.."
Salunkhe, avinash and atul entered inside...their eyes had so many tears..they knew this was the end of this new beginning...they looked at everyone ..they all were tears...
Daya was crying now...he hugged abhijeet tightly and said to him.. "yaar abhi please...main yaar...abhi tum aisa nahi karsakte yaar abh.."
Daya pulled abhijeet's then lifeless body close to himself...acp sir sat there completely silent with just some tears falling down his eyes...freddy was silent too...he had tears...but they were not falling somehow...vivek was crying..rajat and purvi too had tears in their eyes..
At that time..
"abe daya marega kya yaar.."
Daya in shock pulled abhijeet and seeing his open eyes a smile lit up suddenly in daya's lips while his tears fell on abhijeet who whispered.. "baalti lao yaar koi.."
With this everyone cracked up while daya hugged abhijeet again with smile and with slapping his head with..
"tum bahot bure ho.."
"thank you.."
Salunkhe and atul moved to acp sir and side hugged him..this time acp sir too smiled as he moved his hand up and wiped his tears with his thumb...
Vivek hugged freddy tightly who now started to cry in loud voice..everyone looked at him including abhijeet and daya..
Abhijeet.. "arre freddy itna dukh mere aane ka.."
Freddy.. "kya sir, aap bhi...main toh bas yeh khush ka rona hai.."
Everyone started laughing at this...abhijeet still lay down as he was feeling much weak from all this, but he had a smile on his face...everyone had smiles on their faces...this is what true happiness is...when people have tears but still smile because they are with them who are their life.
Avinash looked at this family, it was the first time in his carrer that he had seen such a miracle happening...but what anyone can say when the world is ruled by love...he whispered seeing this family sharing those long lost smiles... "kabhi kabhi zindagi kitne khoobsoorat pal dikha jaati hai...aaj maine kayi nayi zindagiyon ko yahan panapte dekha hai...khush hote dekha hai..muskurate dekha hai...sach zindagi chahe kitne hi dard de..magar woh khushiyan usse dugni hi deti hai..." he smiled and left to fulfil his duty which this time had taken him to a completely new journey of life...of happiness...
Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Malai Lai
Musu Musu Hasi Deu
Hey, Zara Muskura De, Mukura De
Zara Muskura De, Aye Khushi
Voice.. "log kehte hain ek doctor ki zindagi badi hi boring hoti hai..wahi same kaam...wahi same si zindagi...roz rona..roz khoon..roz-roz dukh..magar log yeh nahi kehete ki ek doctor apni zindagi mein bahot kuch sikhta bhi hai...logon ke bare mein..zindagi ke bare mein...apne bare mein..aur inn ajeeg aur pyaare rishton ke bare mein bhi...yeh insaan bhi bada ajeeb hai, (questioning tone) nahin?"
Sometimes it's not only forgiveness that matters in life...but it is the understanding, the love, the respect that people share which makes them, and their relations so much strong that even if the mistakes are commited, there are no words like "sorry" needed to flush them out...of course it will take time...sometimes may be a bit too longer...but the after result is so much beautiful that you will not require to view heaven with your eyes...you will experience it with your heart.
**The end**
A/N
So guys kaisa laga yeh chapter aap sabh ko...let me tell you i really enjoyed writing this one..i don't know why but i was attached to this chapter...i could feel myself there at that time...i smiled, i cried with them..
I know it was a shock/surprise for some people, and for some if was a gift, right?
Chalo i will meet you later guys, right now i don't have much time...
BUT I would like to THANK each and every reviewer here, guys it's just because of you that i am able to complete this story, so clap for yourselves and for me too :D
though i don't think i am going to continue this, and i guess there is nothing left to be said too, but still if there is any request feel free to suggest me that..
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