YEH CHAPTER B KISI DIWALI KE BOMB SE KAM NHI HAI...
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It is a grand evening. every guest here seems happy & enjoying themselves, the bride is seated in a cozy sofa, she is in her maroon lehenga with golden design. Purvi is beside her in her black & white anarkali. They both seem busy discussing something, when the , groom arrives, the attention now shifts from bride to the groom...
Sid comes near Shreya & gives her a mild hug, compliments her on her dress & askes her for some drink. He then exchanges a few words with Purvi too. Sid then gets busy with his friends, Shreya's eyes are searching for someone special, she is cnstantly loking towards the entry gate. Few middle aged aunties are seated on sofa set up for them, they are singing some traditional song, one of the aunty among them is playing the harmonium, while the other is playying is mridanga, a group of youngsters is dancing in the middle of the garden on their tune.
Sid's friends came & stood along with him. Some guest come & have a talk with the bride & groom, they are teasing them, but Shreya seems totally out of the conversation. She is desparately waiting for someone. The guest move away from bride & groom,
"Shrey...kya kar rhi hai tu.." Purvi whispered in Shreya's ears, displaying a fake smile to people staring at them
"Daya sir ab tak kyu nhi aaye!" Shreya screamed in her suppressed voice
"aate honge.. tu aise behave karegi toh sab ko shaq hoga tujh par.. behave normal" Purvi whispered
"ek toh yeh mehmaan.. inko kaam dhanda nhi..." Shreya had to leave her sentence in the middle as some other guests arrived to meet her. She greeted them with a broad smile.
After they moved away Sid asked, "sab thik hai na?"
"ha.." Shreya replied
"kyu kya hua?" Purvi asked
"nhi..tum dono aise secretly baat kar rhe ho.. toh mjhe laga maine kuch kiya" said Sid
"nhi nhi.." said Purvi firstly she gave him a smile, then glared at Shreya giving a look of, 'dekha'
"waise aap logo ke CID friends nhi aaye.." Sid asked
"aate honge..." Purvi replied controlling the amplitude of her voice
"kamaal hai.. apne colleague ka sangeet hai aur wo log ab tak nhi aaye.." Sid criticized with a grin on his face
"wo kya hai na... hum CID walon ko desh ki chinta zyada hoti hai..." Purvi said in her over sweet+angry tone
"ha.. aur hum jante hai.. agar hume der b hogayi toh humaara dost bura nhi maanega... kyu ki wo hume samajta hai..." Shreya comtinued with attitude
Sid exchanged looks with his friends standing beside him...
At last, the CID team arrived, Abhijeet was the first to enter followed by Vivek & Freddie. But Shreya's eyes were searching for Daya... he was nowhere to be seen. Shreya & Purvi exchanged disappointed looks. Abhijeet came near Shreya along with others to congratulate her, but the glow on Shreya's face had flown away. She had expected Daya to come for her sangeet, she had played so many conversations in her mind, while she imagined Daya at her sangeet. everything vanished... the disappointment hit her hard... all the enthusiasm was sucked up from her...
"congratulations..." Abhijeet wished Sid first
"thank you sir.." Sid replied & shook hands with him
"aur... saari tayyari hogayi?" Abhijeet asked eyeing Shreya
Shreya simply nodded her head, without making an eyecontact. Abhijeet understood the reason for her behaviour, he shook his head with a mild smile on his face.
"waise Shreya wo gate pe flower kisne lagaye hai?" Freddie asked
"gate pe koi flower nhi lage hai.." said Shreya in her dull tone
"areee lage hai dekho toh.. kitne sundar hai.." said Freddie
"ha siir.. sach me.. bahut pyaare b hai... black colour ke flowers.." Vivek said, the smile was heard in his voice
Shreya couldnt bear the joke anymore & bursted, "black colour ka b koi flow..." as she saw towards the gate... there stood Daya with a broad smile on his... looking at her. He was in his black coloured kurta making all the girls staring at him. Shreya couldnt resist herself from staring at him. Daya walked towards her, every step he took towards her the more faster her heart raced... Daya moved forward & shook hand with Sid & congratulated him.. then looking towards Shreya he gave her a wink with a broad smile... It was hard for Shreya to digest all in one go! her face had turned pinkish red... observing the change in her face Purvi nudged her in her ribs...
The evenning got over with mischieves & hide-n-seek between Dareya... after which everyone moved back to their respective houses.
Shreya was in her room, she couldnt stop thinking about all the moments she had spent with Daya today in the sangeet. Though they were not much intimate.. but she loved those cute moments... just the thought brought a huge smile on her lips. She took bath, changed in her night dress, then sat infront of her mirror... all the time the cute smile accompanied her everywhere.. at last she left her body loose & fell on the bed still thinking about Daya...
"itna sochogi mere baare me toh main dhang se so nhi paunga..." said Daya's voice
Shreya got up with a jerk.. for a moment she thought it was her imagination. But then she found Daya leaning through the window...
"aaaapppp!" Shreya almost screamed, her eyes were so wide, it seemed as if they would anytime fall of the sockets
"Sshhssshhh... sab ko upar bulaogi kya!" Daya whispered
"lekin aap yaha kya kar rhe hai!" said Shreya moving towards window
"saare sawaal aise hi puchogi kya.. ek toh waise hi yaha latak kar hath dard kar rha hai.." said Daya
"oh sorry... aayiye andar aayiye..." said Shreya making way for him
Daya climbed inside the room, & straight away he jumped into the bed "aao na tum b.. tumhaara hi room hai feel free..." said Daya
Shreya sat on the bed twitching her lips, she placed her pillow in her lap & looked at Daya intriguingly
"aarreee.. kamal hai... tumhaare honewale pati dev yaha hai aur tum ho ki itna dur bhaag rhi ho... zara paas toh aaaooo..." Daya said the last sentence pulling Shreya's hand
"Dayaaaa..." said Shreya glaring at him
"tum nhi aarhi ho.. koi baat nhi, main hi aajata hu.." said Daya & moved closer to Shreya. He kept his head in Shreya's lap replacing the pillow. He lay there on the bed hugging the pillow.
"aapne ma aur papa se baat ki?" asked Shreya caressing his hair
"umhmm.." said Daya closing his eyes
"aapne ab tak Maa aur Papa se baat nhi kiya!" Shreya said in rage almost pushing Daya off her lap
"are yaar chill..." said Daya calmly
"kya chill? kal shaadi hai.. aur ab tak aapne mere Parents se baat nhi ki?" Shreya said in anger
Daya was about to say something but Shreya said again, this time her tone was sad & teary, "samaj gayi main... aap mujhse pyar hi nhi karte... aap chahte ho meri aur Sid ki shaadi hojaye... sab jhuth hai... nhi karte aap mjhe pyar..." said Shreya & a tear slipped from her right eye...
Before it could fall off her cheek, Daya held it in his palm & looked into her eyes.
"kisne kaha tumse main tumse pyar nhi karta..." He sat up & moved beside Shreya, placing his hand around her shoulder. Shreya shrugged it off but Daya seemed more stubborn, he dint let his hand fall off...
"Shrey... meri taraf dekho..(shreya looked into his eyes) main tumhe apni jaan se b zyada pyar karta hu... ek baar maine kaha na main tumhari shaadi Sid se hone nhi dunga.. matlab nhi hone dunga.. sab kuch plan ho gaya hai... aur plan CID ki puri team ko pata hai... sab log humaare sath hai.."
"sabko pata hai toh mjhe kyu nhi batate aap?" said Shreya between her sobs, her voice seemed more confident this time
"kyu ki main janta hu tum aise situation kitni nervous ho jaati ho.. main nhi chahta tumhaare nervousness ke wajah se koi b gadbad hojaye... sab saho hoga, tumhaari shaadi Sid se nhi hogi, I promise" said Daya with determination
Shreya stared at him not knowing what to say...
"Mujhse pyar karti ho na..." said Daya placing his hands on her cheeks
"khudse zyada.." replied Shreya looking into his eyes
"Mujhpar bharosa hai?" Daya asked almost in a whisper
"sabse zyada..." Shreya said, she closed her eyes & let her body in Daya's arms. Daya wrapped his arms around her with possesiveness & security. Suddenly Shreya moved apart from the hug with a jerk & said, "lekin Daya... humaari shaadi main Maa Papa ko andhere me rakh ke nhi karna chahti..."
"mjhe bhi pata meri jaan... main khud aisa kuch nhi karunga.. jo b hoga unki marzi se hi hoga..." said Daya with a small smile
Shreya tightly hugged & whispered, "thank u" snuggling in his chest. Daya affectionately kissed top of her head.
Next day was the big day... the Chedda's house seemed to be the most active house. Everyone was busy in some or the other work. Shreya was seated on the sofa, being the bride she was not allowed to work. It seemed as if she was placed in the room just as other show pieces... she was getting bored when her cell phone beeped. It was a text from Daya
'gud morning my would be wife. get ready for tonight, aaj tumhe mujhse koi nhi bachaega ;-)'
It made her blush... her cheeks turmed red... her face displayed an ear to ear smile.
Not only Shreya's house, but CID bureau also seemed to have some energetic auro. There was this contagious broad smile on every officers face. It was peculiar to have these straight faced officers to speak with a smile with victims & criminals. Daya was taking to someone on the phone. Purvi was busy cracking jokes with Freddie against Vivek. Abhijeet was standing with a file in his hand, he was leaning against Daya's chair, waiting for him to complete his conversation on the phone... but Daya was enjoying his conversation with Shreya...
"hmmm...aur? kya ho rha hai?" Daya said admiring his nail
"kuch nhi... bore ho rhi hu..." said Shreya shyly
"main bhi..." Daya replied
Shreya giggled in response
Abhijeet was eyeing Daya with the corner of his eyes... he controlled his anger for some time. But then it bursted, "bas abhi... aaj raat ko hojaegi na shaadi tab baat karne k liye b toh kuch topics bachao..."
Daya gave him an expression of 'chup kar'
"lagta hai Abhijeet sir gussa ho rhe hai..bye rakhti hu.." said Shreya shyly
"bye..." Daya replied reluctantly
After disconnecting the call, he looked towards Abhijeet giving him the expression, 'kya-zarurat-thi-beechme-padne-ki'
"maine kya kiya... agar kuch b kiya hai toh galat nhi kiya... pichle aadhe ghante se baat kar rha hai... yaar aaj raat ko miloge na tab kar lena baat... nhi faltu me fone pe chipka hua hai... isse kitna nuksaan hota hai pata. Phone pe zyada time ttak baat karne se kaan kharab hota, aur bill b kitna aata hai, aur pata hai zyada mobile use karne se heart attack aane ke chances b zyada hai... maine teri jaan bachayi hai.. thank you bol" Abhijeet said convinciing Daya
"jaan bacchayi my foot!" said Daya & giving him a stern glare he occupied himself in his PC.
"aree yaar yeh file toh dekh le... " Abhijeet said forwarding his file
Daya returned the same glare
"kabse khada hu..." said Abhijeet with his puppy face
"toh main kya karu..." said Daya in his cold voice still looking at the computer screen
"thik hai.. dekh li teri dosti... jaa main b baat nhi karunga" said Abhijeet & moved to his desk stomping his feet.
Other officers got a hint that an arguement had taken place between their seniors. So to save themselves from any trouble, they too moved to their work desk & started seriosuly working.
Purvi left early from bureau as she had to take gift for Shreya & reach home early. Others were still at bureau when Purvi left.
"chaliye na sir chalte hai.." Freddie said to Abhijeet in his lazy tone
"Freddie... main jo kaam diya tha hogaya?" said Abhijeet still working on his laptop
"hojaega na sir... kya jaldi hai.. waise b ACP sir hai nhi... kar lenge aaram se.." said Freddie stretching his arms
"ACP sir kal aanewale hai..." said Abhijeet
"KYAAAA! abhi karke deta hu sir wo file..." said Freddie & hurried towards his desk
Vivek stared at Abhijeet in disbelief, Abhijeet gave him a wink. Vivek understood that Abhijeet had lied to Freddie about ACP's arrival. Interrupting this scene Daya's cell phoe rang...
"hello.. Senior Inspector Daya here.." said Daya receiving the call
Everyone's attention turned towards him, they couldnt hear what the opposite person said, but found Daya's expression change. Suspicion & anger was all over Daya's face... he was silently listening to the other person... then suddenly getting up from his place he said, "main abhi aata hu.." & stormed out of the bureau
Vivek & Abhijeet rab after him, but it was too late...
At Shreya's place, Shreya was getting ready for Daya. Purvi had helped her to get ready for the marriage. Shreya was in her peach coloured lehenga. The dupatta covering her head, she looked very pretty. Purvi was wearing one of Shreya's white coloured saree embroidered with maroon & golden coloured thread. She too was looking awesome!
"haayyeee.. tujhe kisiki nazar na lage.." said Purvi admiring Shreya
"aur tujhe bhi.." said Shreya. Both the friends giggled & hugged eachother...
The girls were still in the hug when the door opened & shreya's mom peeped in
"chalo ladkiyo.. muhurat beeta jaa rha hai..." said Mrs. Chedda with a grin on her face.
"hum aate hai.. aap chaliye" said Purvi
"jaldi aana ha... sab intezaar kar rhe hai dulhan ka..." she said & took exit
Purvi took Shreya out with her. The garden was now decorated as per the wedding theme. in the middle of the garden was the Mandap, where pandit was seated. Fire was burning before him around which there were amny other things. In a plate with rice was the mangalsutra. Purvi made Shreya sit on the left stool. Though Shreya was the bride she had to sit there not making an eye contact with anyone. She couldnt help herself from searching for Daya. She found every guest, even the other CID officers were present there but Daya was nowhere to be seen. For a split second this gave her a heartattack, but then she convinced herself, like in Sangeet Daya had given last entry here too he was doing the same.
But the time passed & Daya was not yet seen. Shreya looked towards Purvi, there was a question in her eyes, 'Daya kaha hai?' Purvi gave a helpless shrug. Now this increased the tension in Shreya. She wont get married with Sid!
'Daya kaha ho aap? plz aajao... main Sid se shaadi nhi karna chahti... hey bhagwan plzzz Daya ko yaha bhej doooo plz plz plzzzz' Shreya was constantly praying in her mind.
"Var ko bulayiye..." said Pandit
And, Sid arrived. He was in his off white coloured sherwani with sehra on his face. He came & sat beside Shreya. This made Shreya get more uncomfortable. During a ritual, where the bride had to keep her hand in the groom's hand Sid squeezed Shreya's palm purposefullly. Which made Shreya jerk her hand back. Every minute she searched for Daya. But he was nowhere...
Purvi ran towards Abhijeet "sir.. Daya sir kaha hai? ab tak aaye kyu nhi?" asked Purvi, tension was clear in her voice
"mjhe b nhi pata.. kabse uska call try kar rha hu magar switched off aarha hai... message b kar chuka hu... magar ab tak koi reply nhi aaya hai uske taraf se..." Abhijeet said running his hand through his hair
"aaj shaadi hai pata tha unko toh kaha chale gaye..." Purvi said controlling her anger
"pata nhi.." Abhijeet said looking at the ground
Purvi gave a confused look, Vivek explained the whole scenario grasping her expression.
"kaise b karke Daya sir ko leke aana hoga yaha... Shreya ki zindagi ka sawal hai!" said Purvi getting more hyper
"relax Purvi... hyper hone se kuch nhi hoga..." said Vivek placing his hand on her shoulder
"jaake Shreya ki mummy papa se baat karte hai kya?" Freddie suggested
"aur kya kahenge hum unse? ki Daya unki beti se pyar karta jiska kuch ata pata hi nhi hai abhi..." Abhijeet said glaring at him
"freddie sir pe gussa hoke kya fayda sir?" said Purvi
"time bahut kam hai Shreya...kya karu samj me nhi aarha.." said Abhijeet running his hand again through his hair...
But the time doesnt wait for anyone... & Sid filled vermillion in Shreya's forehead...
