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Abhijeet woke up in the middle of the night suddenly. He was having a strange feeling. He woke up and looked around. Tarika was sleeping on the couch but where was Daya? Daya was not here. He looked at the watch kept under his pillow.
Abhijeet: 1 baj rahe hain? itne raat ko yeh Daya kahan chala gaya? kahin koi case aaya hoga. Team ke saath hi hoga haan… par… kahin koi khabri ya kisise milne toh nahi chala gaya akele? Theek toh hoga na… kahin koi musibat mein toh nahi… aise bhi pata nahi sab mujhse kya chupa rahe hain… Daya kisi musibat mein toh nahi… kya karu? Tarika se poochu? Nahi nahi bichari itni raat ko soyi hai. disturb nahi karna chahiye… toh kahan gaya? washroom mein toh nahi hai… bahar reception pe toh nahi? Wait karta hoon…
He was waiting impatiently. It was already 2 o clock at midnight…
Abhijeet: pata nahi yeh Daya kahan chala gaya aise? Mujhe bahut chinta ho rahi hai uski… theek toh hoga na who… kya karu?
Daya was at his house. All things were messed up. Things broken, thrown here and there. It was not at all looking like the usual duo's home. everything was messed up, disturbed just like duo's mindset now.
Daya was sitting in his room writing something on a piece of paper. Finally when the writing was over. He signed at the end of the paper as tears rolled down his eyes and fell on the paper.
Daya: I'm sorry Abhijeet! ho sake toh mujhe maaf kar dena… I'm sorry.
He folded the paper and kept it under the penstand. he moved towards his wardrobe and took out the bag from the uppermost shelf. he started packing up his clothes. He looked around the room. The photos of Abhijeet, the memories with each photo, it just seemed to haunt him now. He took a photo and kept it inside his bag. The words started revolving around his head
"Daya tum kis se jhoot keh rahe ho? kis se dur bhaag rahe ho? tum khudko nahi usey takleef de rahe ho… tum usey chorke jee paoge? Nahi Daya… toh phir kyu kar rahe ho yeh sab?"
"Daya tum uss se dur bhi rahoge toh bhi who tumhe dhoondh nikalega hi.. chahe tum iss duniya mein kahin bhi ho… who tumse dur nahi rahega… mat karo yeh Daya… baton ko aur mat uljhao. Tum uss se dur nahi reh sakte maan lo Daya…"
He put the bag down…
Daya: nahi… mai yeh nahi kar sakta… mai khudko rok ke rakh bhi nahi paunga. Aur Abhijeet? usey pata chalega toh who mujhe dhoondh hi lega. Mai duniya mein kahin bhi hoon who dur nahi rahega mujhse… lekin duniya mein rahu toh na… shayad who ek hi option hai …
He put his clothes back in the wardrobe and the photo back in its place.
Daya: par… ghar ki halat toh theek karni padegi…. Abhijeet wapas aane waala hai ghar pe… aise ghar… nahi nahi…
He started with arranging the items back to their place.
Time passed by and it was morning time, very early morning almost 5-6 am. Tarika woke up and was shocked to see Abhijeet already awake and restless.
Tarika: Abhijeet? tum… tum kab uthe?
Abhijeet: raat 2 baje se..
Tarika: kyaaa?
Abhijeet: Tarika yeh sab choro… Daya kahan gaya hai tumhe kuch bataya?
Tarika: n… nahi…
Abhijeet: call karo usey pooch kahan hai?
Tarika: h.. haan mai call karti hoon.
She tried to call him but he wasn't picking up the phone. Tarika was scared now.
Tarika (thinking) oh no! kal raat itne gusse mein gaya kahin kuch…. Nahi nahi nahi nahi… nahi Daya aisa kuch nahi kar sakta. Uff yeh Daya bhi baccho jaise behave kar raha hai… isey sambhalna Abhijeet ke alawa humare bas ki baat nahi… abhi Abhijeet ko baat pata hoti toh who Daya ko sambhal leta par ab kya karu? Abhijeet ko sab bata doon? Par uski health… nahi nahi. Hume yeh sab khud dekhna hoga jab tak Abhijeet ko sab kuch wapas yaad nahi aa jaata…
Abhijeet: kya hua kuch pata chala?
Tarika: nahi… phone nahi lag raha mai ghar pe dekh ke hi aati hoon?
Abhijeet: theek hai. duplicate keys hai waise bhi tumhare paas.
Tarika: hmm.
Abhijeet: kuch pata chalte oh please batana.
Tarika: haan theek hai.. mai aati hoon… tum dhyaan rakhna and haan bed se mat utarna.
Abhijeet: theek hai
Tarika: pakka?
Abhijeet: haan baba pakka. ab tum jao aur suno… araam se drive karna ok?
Tarika: hmm.
She left for duo's house. She saw that Daya was locking the house and moving out.
Tarika: Daya?
Daya; arey Tarika? Tum yahan? Kuch kaam tha?
Tarika: tum phone kyu nahi utha rahe the?
Daya; who sorry phone silent pet ha.
Tarika: Daya who ummm kal raat ACP sir ne job hi kuch kaha… uske liye mai maafi maangti hoon. Please tum naraaz mat hona…
Daya: arey nahi nahi Tarika. Tumhe maafi maangne ki koi zaroorat nahi.
Tarika; toh iska matlab tum upset nahi ho right? Sab theek haina?
Daya: upset… upset kyu hounga? Aur theek… aajse sab theek… jaisa hona chahiye waisa…
Tarika: Abhijeet tumhe dhoondh raha tha.
Daya: haan mai bhi hospital hi jaa raha tha… chalo acha hai car nikalne ki mehnat nahi karni hogi. (smiling) Lift de dogi?
Tarika: haan haan sure.. aao.
Daya moved along with her.
They reached back to the hospital, all the cid officers were present including ACP and salunkhe.
Salunkhe; Daya kal job hi hua…
Daya: sir purani baton ko yaad karke aur kya faida… choriye sab purani baatein. Sab purani cheezon ko bhoolke naye se sab shuru karenge… kyu haina?
He had a smile on his face.. everyone was quite in a shock. Because his face wasn't showing happiness. His smile there was something different about his smile. It wasn't the usual sweet smile. There was something certainly up his mind.. yes!
They moved inside.
Abhijeet: yaar Daya kahan chale gaye the tum? Kal raat se kitna pareshaan tha mai pata hai tumhe?
Daya: sorry Abhijeet. aaj se phir kabhi pareshaan nahi karunga mai tumhe.
Something striked in ACP's mind…
Abhijeet (confused) kya matlab?
Daya: arey who kal raat DCP se milne gaya tha, mission pe bhej rahe hain mujhe… isliye wohi pareshaan nahi karunga tumhe.
Abhijeet: mission? Kaisa mission? Kabse?
Daya; hai ek… sorry abhi tumhe nahi bata sakta detail mein… aaj se jar aha hoon.
Abhijeet; (confused) kab tak?
Daya: nahi pata Abhijeet… wapasi ki koi guarantee nahi…
Abhijeet: kya ?
Daya: I mean date… returning ki date ke bare mein jaankaari nahi hai… mission khatam ho dekhte hain… chalo boss nikalta hoon.
Abhijeet: abhi?
Daya: haan.. (looking down) aur ruka toh shayad ja nahi paunga kabhi..
Abhijeet: kaisi baat kar rahe ho Daya?
Daya: nahi aur rukunga tumse baat karne toh ruk ke hi reh jaunga… mujhe jaana hoga Abhijeet I'm sorry… mission ke liye already der ho gaya… bas sabse promise kiya tha tumhare discharge date tak rukunga… kal discharge ho jayega na tumhara isliye aaj mai jar aha hoon.
Everyone understood what Daya was trying to say now… they immediately understood what did he mean by mission and jar aha hoon.
Tarika (whispering) sir kuch kijiye yeh toh…
Salunkhe: a.. arey ACP kya yaar? kisi aur ko bijwa do na mission pe Daya hi kyu? Baaki kisiko bhej do…
ACP: Haan haan Daya tum kyu ja rahe ho? mai… mai DCP sir se baat karunga. Tum Abhijeet ke paas hi ruko.
Abhijeet: nahi sir… Daya ko mere wajah se apne farz apne duty se peeche nahi hatna chahiye. Its ok agar mission isey mila hai toh…
Daya: (smiling) dekhiye sir… ab toh Abhijeet ne bhi izazat de di.. ab kya problem hai?
ACP: nahi Abhijeet… samjho tum… Daya bhi… Daya bhi abhi kaam pe concentrate nahi kar payega na! tum hospital mein rahoge usey tension hogi tumhari dhyaan yahaan rahega mission pe kaam kaise karega? Mai… mai kisi aur ko bhej dunga Daya tum tension mat lo…
Abhijeet: arey aise kaise dhyaan nahi rahega? Yeh toh humare CID rules ke khilaaf hua na phir?
Daya: sir aap tension mat lijiye… aur phir Abhijeet ke paas aap sab hain na? mai tension kyu loonga?
ACP: Daya… tum…
Daya: chalta hoon sir…take care Abhijeet!
Abhijeet smiled unaware what his best friend was saying. All the others were very tensed. They were not ready to face this situation. How could they stop their dear Daya sir. How could they lose their Abhijeet sir once again without him. they weren't ready!
Abhijeet forwarded his hand :best of luck Daya.
Daya grabbed his hand for a handshake. Abhijeet pulled him into a hug unexpectedly.
Abhijeet: yaar man toh nahi kar raha tujhe jaane dene ka par teri duty ke beech ki rukawat nahi ban sakta na…
Daya's eyes were filled with tears. This was the last time he was hugging his elder brother, his best friend like this. He hugged him very tightly.
Daya: Abhijeet. zindagi mein har waqt who thodi na milta hai jo hum chahte hain.
Abhijeet: par mujhe toh tum jaisa dost chahiye tha aur mujhe mil gaya toh?
Daya: tumhare jaisa dost paana meri khushkismati bhi hai. mai bhi tumhe chhor ke jaana nahi chahta. Par shayad yehi kismet hai. shayad yehi hona hai…
Abhijeet: arey Daya mai toh humesha tumhare saath hi hoon. Bilkul fikr mat karo. Aur phir kuch hi dino kit oh baat hai. tum mission se wapas aa jao tab tak mai bhi theek ho jaunga. Phir saath mein bureau jayenge.
Daya: hmm. (thinking) I'm sorry Abhijeet. I'm sorry. tumhara yeh sapna shayad kabhi poora nahi hoga… I'm sorry… (tears fall on Abhijeet's shoulder)
He quickly wiped his tears and parted from the hug. He smiled and moved out of the room. Abhijeet watched him go. A weird feeling crossed him. somehow he was not feeling well.
Abhijeet: Dayaaa?
Daya: haan?
Abhijeet: jaldi wapas aana mai intezaar karunga…
Daya looked down and without any word moved off.
Tarika; sir… sir kuch kijiye na Daya ko rokiye…
ACP: mai dekhta hoon tum ruko yahan…
ACP, Salunkhe and rest of the team moved out leaving Tarika inside.
Abhijeet: arey Tarika kya hua aain? Aise sab Daya ko rokne pe kyu tule hue ho? mission pe ja raha hai jaane do na usey…
Tarika: (in tears) nahi Abhijeet usey rokna bahut zaroori hai… tum nahi samajh rahe..
Abhijeet: kya baat hai Tarika? Kuch baat hai kya? Kyu aise sab… (confused)
Tarika: Abhijeet agar aaj who chala gaya who wapas nahi aayega…. Kabhi nahi… k.. kabhi na.. nahi…
Abhijeet: (shocked) kyaaaaa?
ACP: Daya Daya ruk jao kya kar rahe ho tum yeh? Kahan ja rahe ho?
Daya: maine kaha than a jis din Abhijeet discharge ho jayega mai chala jaunga…
Salunkhe: par Abhijeet discharge nahi hua na ab tak? Toh kahan ja rahe ho phir?
Daya: uske discharge papers ban gaye hain. maine khud dekha hai… 24 hours observation pe rakha hai bas isliye ruka hua hai… who abhi stable hai. who dhyaan rakh sakta hai khudka. Aur aap sab aur Tarika bhi toh hai…
ACP: Daya… naraaz ho mujhse? Kal raat ki baat se? gussa mujhpe ho toh mujhse baat karo… bichare uss Abhijeet ko kyu saza dena chahte ho? uski kya galti hai?
Daya: Abhijeet ki koi galti nahi… isliye.. isliye toh aur takleef nahi dena chahta mai usey… meri wajah se aaj tak bas takleef hi toh mili ahi usey… isliye toh jar aha hoon.
ACP: acha aur rahoge kahan? Aise mission bolke nikal diye? Ab kaha rahoge?
Daya: nahi pata..
ACP: nahi paata? Toh bureau kaise aaoge phir? Aur bureau aaoge toh Abhijeet se miloge hi… ab tumhare iss natak ke wajah se tumhe mai bureau se chutti nahi de sakta…
Daya: chutti toh le li maine… letter aapke table pe hai.
ACP: mai leave grant nahi karunga.
Daya: leave nahi resignation letter hai… mera badge aur gun bhi aapki table pe hai… aaj se mai senior inspector Daya ne sirf Daya hoon… par shayad ab aap yeh bhi bhool jaaye toh acha hoga… chalta hoon.
Salunkhe: Daya suno ruko a.. arey… d…a.. da…
He got in the car and drove off.
The team returned back.
Tarika (anxious) kya hua? Daya kahan hai?
Salunkhe: who….
Tarika: kya hua sir batayiye na… Daya kahan hai?
Freddy: (looking down) Daya sir chale gaye
Abhijeet: chale gaye? kya matlab chale gaye? haan? aise kaise chale gaye? kahan jayega mai bhi dekhta hoon. Bureau toh aana hi hoga duty ke liye…
ACP: usne… ummm… resignation letter de di hai. who bureau nahi aayega.
Abhijeet (getting up in a shock) kya? Re.. resign kar diya bureau se? aur aap yeh sab mujhe ab bata rahe hain? aur kya kya chupa kar rakha hai mujhse? Ab toh bata hi dijiye…
Salunkhe: Abhijeet hum… hume bhi abhi pata chala… Humne bahut samjhane ki koshish ki usey par… par who nahi maana… tum.. tum toh jaante ho na kitna ziddi hai who. Bas ek tumhari hi baat manta hai.
Abhijeet: (shouting) toh mujhe hi kam se kam bata dete… jab aapko paat hai who aapki baat nahi sun ne waala tha mujhe hi bata dete. Mai rok leta usey…
The weird feeling had changed into a strong sense of fear now… fear of losing his best friend, his brother, his family forever….
Abhijeet: batayiye kyu nahi bataya mujhe? Jawaab dijiye? Aap aaj bhi bata sakte the mujhe, jab who mission pe jaane ka bahana bana raha tha… usey rokne, yeh sab drama yeh sab karne ke bajay aap mujhe bata sakte the… kyu nahi bataya? Kyuuu?
ACP: Abhijeet who… who…
Abhijeet: kyu nahi? Boliye? Jawaab dijiye! Arey jawaab toh tab denge jab bolne ke liye kuch hoga… mujhe Daya wapas chahiye yahan… gadi mein gaya hai who?
ACP nodded.
Abhijeet: sachin! RTO mein call karke bolo Daya ke gadi ko track kare…
Sachin: y.. yes sir…
He excused himself to call the RTO
Abhijeet: rajat mobile company waalon ko bolo Daya ke mobile ko track kare aur… list! List chahiye mujhe pichle 48 ghante mein usne kise call kiya, kiska call receive kiya, kis se message exchange kiye… sab..
Rajat: sir par…
Abhijeet: (strict tone) behas nahi Rajat! Mai aaj bhi tumhara senior hoon aur yeh mera order hai.
Rajat: ok sir…
He excused himself to call the Mobile company.
Abhijeet: aur freddy tum batao mujhe hua kyat ha? Kyu Daya ne achanak yeh faisla liya? Kisine kuch bola usey kuch hua… tum batao mujhe abhi isi waqt…
Freddy: sir…
Abhijeet: batao freddy, (looking towards ACP) kisise darne ki koi zaroorat nahi. Batao.
Freddy; sir jabse aap hospital aaye hain tabse Daya sir bahut udaas udaas rehte hain. bureau ek baar bhi nahi aaye.. bas yahin hospital ke aas paas hi rehte the.
Abhijeet: par ACP sir ne kaha tha who kisi case ko lead kar raha tha?
Freddy: nahi… Daya sir ek baar bhi bureau aaye hi nahi…
Abhijeet: Tarika tumne bhi kaha ki Daya bureau mein case mein busy hai… tumne bhi mujhse (hurt) tumne bhi jhoot kaha mujhse?
Tarika: nahi Abhijeet… I can explain… mai samjha sakti hoon.. who..
Abhijeet: ab explain karne ka reh kya gaya hai Tarika? Explain Daya ko karna tha. Samjhana usey tha. Aur mujhe samjhana tha bhi toh yeh sab hone ke pehle (emphasizing) sach… sach bata ke… (looking at freddy) phir? Kisine samjhaya nahi usey?
Freddy; sir humne bahut samjhane ki koshish ki par sir ne nahi suna… ACP sir unke ghar bhi gaye the who toh suicide karne pe tule hue the …
Abhijeet: (shocked as hell) kyaaaa? Kya kiya usne? Usne chot toh nahi pahunchaayi na khudko?
Freddy: nahi.. who gun apni sir pe rakhe hue the… par unhone kuch kiya nahi… abhi tak unhone khudko koi nuksaan nahi pahuchaya kyunki unhe dart ha agar aapko paat chal gaya toh aap bahut naraaz honge phir who aapko kya jawaab denge… par ab…
Abhijeet: (thinking) ab… who… kuch bhi… kuch bhi kar sakta hai..
Freddy: phir bahut manane pe who bole ki jab tak aap discharge nahi honge hospital se tab tak who yahin rahenge aapke saath uske baad chale jayenge…
Abhijeet: acha toh agar who bureau nahi jaata tha toh kahan jaata tha jab hospital mein nahi hota tha?
Freddy: nahi pata sir.. hum toh har pal dar mein rehte ki sir kahan gaye? kahin kuch hua toh nahi… ek do baar kaai raat ko unhe sea shore pe humne dekha… bahut roya karte the akele… jabse yeh sab hua, who kabhi yeh baat apni dil se nikaal hi nahi paaye ki unhone aap pe goli chalayi…
Abhijeet: (interrupting) ek sec ek sec… mujhpe goli chalai matlab? Daya ne mujhe goli maari? yeh goli jo mujhe lagi hai Daya ne mujhpe…
ACP: freddy jao yahan se…
Freddy: so.. sorry sir who…
ACP: freddy bahut bol liye tum jao yahan se abhi..
Freddy moved out of the room, confused and scared.
ACP: Tarika doctor ko bulao…
Abhijeet: nahi mujhe jaan na hai.. kya hua hai? Daya mujhpe goli? Yeh freddy kya keh raha tha? Please mujhe ab toh bata dijiye… please… (shouting) ab aur kya chupana chahte hain mujhse? Mera sab kuch mujhse chheen ke bhi tassalli nahi mili aap sab ko? (with teary eyes) ab kyu? Kyu chupa rahe hain?
The doctor had come in. he could cleary see Abhijeet under so much stress. He wanted to check him but Abhijeet had become violent now. He wont let anyone touch him also. Under compulsion the doctor had to ask nurse to inject him with sedative. Slowly his angry voice faded away as he fell asleep.
Doctor: (angry) aap sab bahar jayiye. Aajke liye bahut hungama ho gaya. yeh hospital hai aapke bureau ka koi interrogation room nahi.. maine bataya aapko Abhijeet ko stress se dur rakhe par nahi aap log toh… this is not at all what I had expected from you all especially ACP sir aapke hote hue yeh kya ho raha tha yahan.
ACP: I'm sorry … aage se nahi hoga.
Doctor: agar hua toh sorry aapko nahi hume kehna hoga; bacha nahi payenge inko hum. Abhijeet ko hum discharge karne waale hain iska yeh matlab nahi ki who poora 100% theek ho gaya hai. bahut gehre shock se guzra hai who. Uski memory bhi poori wapas nahi aayi hai. itne mein aap sab aise behave kar rahe hain, aur inhe bhi aisa gussa aa raha hai. dekhke lagta hai yeh hospital mein hi zyaada sahi salamat rahenge. Aap sab abhi bahar jayiye, ander rehke bhi faida nahi, inhe ab shaam ko hi hosh aayega… (to nurse) dhyaan rakhna iske room mein ek baar mein ek se zyaada log nahi jaaye. Aur shaam tak koi disturbance nahi…
Nurse: okk sir..
The team moved out…
ACP: (in extreme tension) jiska dart ha who hua salunkhe… Daya chala gaya aur Abhijeet bhi haath se nikalte jar aha hai.
Salunkhe: (extremely irritated) yaar yeh dono ko bureau mein admission den eke pehele kuch socha samjha nahi kya tumne? Kahan se yeh dono 8th wonder of the world of apne bureau mein leke aa gaye boss tum? Dono ka pakka 17 saal pehele koi rishta nahi tha na?
ACP: pagal ho gaya hai tu salunkhe? Abhijeet Daya se CID mein aane se pehele kabhi nahi mila. Kahan Abhijeet apni maa ke saath rehta tha aur Daya anaath tha. inki toh bureau mein banti bhi nahi thi… who toh Abhijeet ki yaadasht jaane ke baad se bas jo dosti hui… aaj dekh hi rahe ho tum…
Salunkhe: had hai yaar yeh dono… maante hi nahi kisi ki baat. Daya ko samjhane jao who chillane lagta hai. Abhijeet ko samjhane jao who bhadak jaata hai… kya kare?
ACP; dono ko aamne saamne laana hoga salunkhe. Daya ke alawa Abhijeet ko koi shaant nahi karwa sakta ab aur Abhijeet ke alawa koi Daya ko samjha nahi sakta iss waqt… dono ko milwaane ke alawa koi chaara nahi hai ab. (to sachin and rajat) dono kaam pe lag jaao. Daya ki gadi ka location?
Sachin: ghar pe sir…
ACP: theek hai uske ghar hi chalte hain… phone location?
Rajat: ghar pe sir…
ACP; hmm toh ghar par hi hoga who… call records?
Rajat: who mail kar rahe hain hume.
ACP: theek hai chalte hain inke ghar…
They drove towards their house. The house was locked, the car was in the garage.
Sachin: sir gaadi toh garage mein hai.
ACP: phone ki location?
Rajat: (looking at the Ipad) sir constant hi hai… ghar pe hi dikha raha hai.
ACP: hmm lagta hai Daya phone aur gaadi ghar pe chhorke nikla hai taaki hum usey locate nahi kar paaye. (looking around) ghar ke ander jaake dekhte hain…
Tarika; mere paas duplicate key hai, mai dekhti hoon.
She opened the door and they entered inside. As expected, no one was inside but the house was clean now…
ACP: ghar saaf kar diya hai… pichle baar jaise dekha tha, kuch bhi bikhra nahi hai…
Salunkhe: hmm lagta hai Abhijeet discharge hoke aayega isliye sab arrange kar diya.
ACP: hmm. Phone lagao zara.
Rajat called and the phone was ringing on the table.
Sachin: sir ab kya karenge?
ACP: sachin yeh mat bhoolo ki hum kisi chote mote criminal ya chor ko track nahi… CID Mumbai ke Senior inspector ko track karne ki koshish kar rahe hain. ek senior inspector jise ache se pata hai koi kaise padka ja sakte hain. who har precaution lega hi.. par mai bhi ACP hoon ACP! Pata lagana hi hoga…
Salunkhe: Pradyuman… ek baat kahu… hum koi mujrim ko nahi pakad rahe, yeh Daya hai… agar who chahe toh kabhi nahi trace hoga… Abhijeet ko usey locate kar sakta hai… Abhijeet uske sabse close hai, who uske sabse ache escapes, uske kamzoriyan, uski thinking, uski iss waqt ki halat, who sabse acha samajhta hai… hume usey sab kuch bata dena chahiye ab aur nahi chupana chahiye…
ACP: par uski tabiyat…
Salunkhe: ACP reports jo bole mai jaanta hoon who Abhijeet hai! humara Abhijeet! who itna kamzor nahi hai… hum bata denge usey toh who tutega nahi, who sambhal lega khudko bhi aur iss situation ko bhi… par agar ek baar Daya itni dur ho jaaye ki Abhijeet bhi nahi wapas la paaye toh Abhijeet she nahi paayega, aur uski nigahon mein guneh gaar hum honge… iss se pehele ki der ho jaaye, hum bata dete hain na usey.
ACP: theek hai jaise tum theek socho. Ek baar usey hospital se chutke ghar aa jaye. Phir pakka bata denge. Mai khud bata dunga.
Salunkhe: hmm. Abhi jahan jahan dekh sakte hain, dekh lete hain.
ACP: theek hai, chalo…
They searched in places wherever there was a possibility Daya would go. Sea shore, restaurant, hotels, café, airport, railway station, bus stop, private taxis, his friends house. They even contacted some of Daya's "khabris" whom they knew. But no one seemed to know about his whereabouts.
ACP: shaam ho gayi hai… Abhijeet ko hosh aane waala hoga. Hume hospital hi jaana chahiye.
Salunkhe: mujhe nahi lagta yeh sahi hoga. Humse bahut naraz hai. kahi phir hyper na ho jaaye. Tarika, freddy, sachin aur rajat tum chaaro jao. Aur haan Cabin ke ander mat jaana jab tak zaroorat na ho… jab who pareshaan hota hai who kisise milna ya baat karna pasand nahi karta… usey kuch der akela chhor do.. agar kuch bahut zaroori hua humara ohone on rahega, kabhi bhi kuch zaroorat ho hume call kar dena..
Rajat: yes sir..
They four moved towards the hospital while ACP and salunkhe drove towards ACP's house.
Abhijeet slowly got up. His mind was not working properly. Yes he was in great stress. He sat on the bed somehow. He looked at the clock 8:00 pm.
Abhijeet: yeh kya ho gaya sab achanak se? kyu hua? kuch samajh nahi aa raha. Daya ne mujhpe goli? Aur ab aise chala gaya?
He tried to get up but he was feeling much more weaker now. What had happened to him? he was quite fit in the morning when Daya was there, before all this happened. It was as if Daya had taken away all his strength with himself… he stayed on the bed. Thinking about so many things…
A wardboy had come in with the food tray.
Wardboy: sir kha lijiye… aapke dawai ka bhi waqt ho raha hai.
Abhijeet: hmm rakh do mai kha lunga.
He looked at the face of the wardboy, it looked quite familiar.
Abhijeet: ek min… maine tumhe pehele bhi kahin dekha hai…
Wardboy: umm.. who.. w.. (hesitating) haan hospital mein dekha hoga..
Abhijeet: nahi bahar kahin pe?
Wardboy: sir aapke dawai ke wajah se weham ho raha hoga sir… b.. bahar aapne kahan dekha hoga mujhe? Aap kha lijiye.. mai aata hoon.
Abhijeet; hmm. Tum jao..
Tarika: theek hai who?
Wardboy; haan maine khaana de diya hai who kha rahe hain… theek hai abhi… ab dekh ke toh theek hi lag rahe hain.
Freddy: gussa hain?
Wardboy: haan thode thode lag toh rahe hain gusse mein. Ab sab meri baat mane toh aaj unhe akela chhor dijiye.. kal subah mil lijiyega.
He moved out.
Sachin: Tarika kuch kha lo..
Tarika: mujhe bhook nahi hai sachin.
Rajat: Tarika sachin sahi keh raha hai. itna tension already hai, ab ismein hum agar bina khaaye peeye beemaar pad gaye aur problem ho jayegi.. khaane ka man kisi ka nahi hai par phir bhi… chalo na canteen se 10 min mein kuch kha kea a jayenge…
Tarika: par yahan kisiko rukna nahi chahiye?
Rajat: arey chalo na abhi 10 minute mein jayenge kuch nahi toh coffee peeke aa jaate hain?
All agreed and moved out to the canteen… they came back soon.
Two cases were reported in the bureau. And they needed two teams for investigation at two different places.
Tarika decided to stay back while other went to bureau due to this urgent work. The wardboy came back to check Abhijeet. he hadn't eaten nor did he take the medicine. When he reminded abhiejet he became angry and thw wardboy fled scared…
It was late at night, Tarika had fallen asleep on the chair outside the cabin.
Abhijeet was not at all feeling well. Finally he decided to take the food, he couldn't fall sick now… now that he had to find out his brother too. But the table was quite far off reach… he tried to get it. he shifted to the edge of the bed… he was holding the edge of the bed and his hand slipped at an instance and he fell down. He was trying to get up. Just when he saw a figure on the door.
Abhijeet (thinking) Tarika? Nahi… yeh toh koi aadmi… wardboy, uh huh! ACP sir? N.. nahi yeh toh lamba hai… d… (stunned) Daya?
Yes it was him.. Daya he was standing right there…
Daya: boss arey gir kaise gaye tum haan? acha aao haath do mujhe. Utho aao..
He helped Abhijeet get up on the bed.
Daya: yeh kya hai haan? khaana nahi khaaya abhi tak? 10 baj gaye… acha chalo koi baat nahi mai hoon na yahan… mai khilata hoon..
Abhijeet was looking at him totally surprised. He was thinking as if his mind was playing tricks on him.
Daya: kya aise kya dekh rahe ho boss? Daya hoon mai koi bhoot nahi… chalo muh kholo..
He fed him and Abhijeet ate the food.
Abhijeet: d.. Daya tum sach mein?
Daya; tumhe meri zaroorat ho aur mai na aau? Aisa ho sakta hai kya? (smiles) chalo ab dawai kha lo…
He took the medicines too.
Daya: good… ab let jao ache bacche ki tarah samjhe!
Abhijeet lied down. He was obeying him like a kid.
Abhijeet: mai ek baar tumhe chu…
Daya (smiles) uff tumhe abhi bhi lagta hai mai bhoot hoon ki kya yaar? tum bhi..
Daya held Abhijeet's hand tightly.
Abhijeet: (with tears in his eyes) Daya….
Daya: shhh. Ro mat Abhijeet please… nahi… tum ab aise kamzor nahi pad sakte tumhe abhi bahut strong hona hoga… sabke liye, apne liye… mere liye? Aur yeh kya hai haan? haath itna thanda? Kis baat ka dar hai tumhe haan? kyu itna ghabra rahe ho tum jab mai tumhare saath hoon?! Haan?
Abhijeet: tum mujhe ab chhor ke toh nahi jaoge na? please Daya!
Daya: tumhe jab bhi meri zaroorat padegi mai tumhare paas hi milunga tumhe… bas ek baar dil se yaad karna… ab chalo so jao bahut baat ho gayi..
Abhijeet: nahi… nahi… mai so jaunga toh tum chale jaoge firse mujhe chorke… nahi Daya… mai nahi.. (holding his hand more tightly)
Daya: ah Abhijeet araam se boss. Haath fracture kar doge tum toh mera… uff! So jao Abhijeet..
Abhijeet; (like a kid) nahi.. tum mujhe chorke chale jaoge phirse… dur… bahut dur chale jaoge tum… mai tumhe nahi jaane dunga..
Daya: Abhijeet? mai tumse kabhi dur nahi ho sakta… mai tumhare dil mein hoon, hum dono ek hi toh hai… hum alag na kabhi the na hume kabhi koi alag kar payega.. kabhi nahi.. jab bhi mujhe dhoondhoge tum mujhe apne ander apne dil mein humesha paoge… yahan se mujhe koi nahi le ja sakta tumse dur… mai yahan (pointing to his heart) yahan humesha rahunga boss… kabhi khud ko akela mat samajhna mai humesha tumhare paas hi hoon… promise… trust me…
Abhijeet slowly closed his eyes, with tears falling down his eyes. Daya wiped his tears and slowly patted his head till he fell asleep.
ACP: sorry rajat itne short notice pet um sabko bulwana pada. Agar do-do cases nahi aate ek saath na mai nahi bulata par do-cases the isliye…
Rajat: nahi sir its ok… hum kabhi apne personal problems ke wajah se duty nahi chhor sakte..
ACP: hmm. Kaam ki baat karte hain… body ki koi identification?
Rajat: sir chehra toh poora damage ho gaya, bhayanak accident hua hai…
ACP; kya lagta hai sach mein accident hai ya planned murder?
Rajat: sir truck ka driver ko bhaag gaya hai, par accident se itna kaharb chehra bigda hai lagta nahi, dekhke lagta hai baad mein kisi bhaari cheez se jaan boojh se chehra bigaada hai, jaaki laash ki pehechaan na ho sake..
ACP: dekho laash ke paas se kuch milta hai ki nahi..
rajat went to examine the body…
ACP: kuch mila?
Rajat; nahi koi identification toh nahi bas haath mein ek ring hai… shayad baaki cheezein le li hongi taaki identification na ho paaye…
ACP: Toh phir yeh ring kyu nahi li? ring se bhi toh identification ho sakti hai… hmm ring nikal ke dikhao.
Rajat: sir ring shayad isliye nahi li kyunki yeh ring khul nahi rahi… kaafi tight ho gayi hai… nikal nahi rahi… aap aake dekh lijiye.
ACP saw the ring on that man's finger.
ACP (shocked) yeh ring…
Rajat; kya hua sir aap iss ring ko jaante hain?
ACP: yeh ring Daya ki hai… maine dekhi hai uske haath mein…
Rajat: sir height bhi kareeb 5"11' ya 6" lag rahi hai…
ACP: (composing himself) yeh laash abhi ke abhi forensic bhijwao…
Rajat: yes sir…
ACP called salunkhe..
Salunkhe: haan boss Sachin ne jo laash bhijwaayi thi uske reports…
ACP; salunkhe abhi ek laash bhijwa raha hoon uske reports mujhe jald se jald chahiye…
Salunkhe: arey boss yaar tum ghode (horse) pe sawar kyu rehte ho humesha? Ek laash ki reports banayi nahi ki doosri laash behj rahe ho..
ACP (cracking voice) salunkhe… salunkhe meri baat sun… ek laash bhijwa raha hoon. Test kar ki kahi who laash Daya kit oh…
Salunkhe: kyaaaaaa?
ACP; jaldi pata laga salunkhe… please…
And he ended the call, with so much fear in his heart.
It was 3 hours later that Salunkhe called him in the bureau.
ACP; salunkhe?
Salunkhe: boss blood group Daya se match hoti hai…
ACP: kyaaa?
Salunkhe: boss sambhalo… DNA reports nahi aayi ab tak … kal subah tak hi confirm hoga… hausla rakho pradyuman… mai chehre banana ki koshish kar raha hoon… results aate hi call karunga.
And he ended the call.
Tarika had also come to know about all this through salunkhe. She too called ACP in tension.
ACP: Tarika blood group toh Daya se match ho gaya hai…
Tarika; nahi.. sir yeh kaise?
ACP; DNA ke liye… salunkhe ne reports bheji hai… baaki reports ke baad hi kuch keh sakte hain…
It was morning time. She moved inside his cabin with a heavy heart. Abhijeet woke up after a good sleep.
Abhijeet; Daya? kahan gaya who?
Tarika: Abhijeet.
Abhijeet: Tarika who kal raat yahin pet ha… who tha mere paas. Sacchi…
Tarika: yeh kaise ho sakta hai?! Daya toh…
Abhijeet: Daya kya? Who theek hai na? kya hua usey?
Tarika; Ab… abhi… hume kal raat ek laash mili, shayad who Daya ki… uske haath mein uski ek ring bhi thi aur blood test se blood group bhi match…
Abhijeet: nahi…na.. nahi yeh kaise ho sakta hai Daya kal poori raat mere saath tha.
Tarika: Abhijeet Daya kal subah se jo gaya hai wapas nahi aaya hai. tumhara veham hoga
Abhijeet: nahi nahi nahi Tarika mera veham nahi tha… I am damn sure maine Daya ko hi dekha… who tha yahan…
Tarika: par…
Abhijeet: toh phir kal raat Daya…?
The words flashed across his mind
Abhijeet? mai tumse kabhi dur nahi ho sakta… mai tumhare dil mein hoon, hum dono ek hi toh hai… hum alag na kabhi the na hume kabhi koi alag kar payega.. kabhi nahi.. jab bhi mujhe dhoondhoge tum mujhe apne ander apne dil mein humesha paoge… yahan se mujhe koi nahi le ja sakta tumse dur… mai yahan (pointing to his heart) yahan humesha rahunga boss… kabhi khud ko akela mat samajhna mai humesha tumhare paas hi hoon… promise… trust me…
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