This is last chapter of the story. Hope will like this chapter.
He in a loud tone " Koi hai bahar ? Darwaza kholo. "
He was again and again was calling for help but no one came. To his call no one came to rescue him. Finally he got exhausted and went inside the kitchen to have water. After consuming water , he was feeling better. He again went near the door and tried to open the door by pen knife but pen knife also failed. He now used his physical strength to open the door but no effect. He took out the gun , fired two - three bullets on the door but no effect on the door. He thought even the door could not be opened due to bullets but at least someone could come to rescue him by hearing the sound of bullets. His hopes vanished as no one came.
He then took his mobile. He called Acp Pradyuman. No voice came and the call ended. He again called Acp Pradyuman but the same effect as the previous one.
He : Ye ho kya raha hai ? Kal bhi sir ko call lag nahi raha tha aur aaj bhi nahi lag raha. Ho sakta hai ki sir busy ho kisi kaam me. Isliye sir ka phone nahi lag raha hai. Ek kaam karta hu Daya ko call karta hu. Ha ye hi sahi rahega.
He searched for the name Daya in the contacts list and then pressed the green call button. The call screen appeared but no sound came and call got cut. He tried 9 to 10 times but the result was same as the previous one. This time he called on the cid bureau ' s landline, but it seemed like all of his efforts were in vain. He was now much frustrated. He threw his phone in anger. The phone was now on the floor lying on the pieces. After venting out all his anger on his phone he was feeling better. He took out his coat. He went near the landline and tried calling but then remembered that the landline is not in working condition.
Abhijeet : Bas yahi hona tha. Pahle hi landline kaam nahi kar raha tha ab to mobile bhi gaya.
He started rubbing his hand on lips and was thinking about how to get from the house.
He : Mujhe kuch bhi karke yaha se nikalna padega. Kuch to karna padega.
At a moment idea , popped inside his mind. He searched for cardboards in his house. Finally , he found the cardboards. He then searched for colors used in drawing for house.
He : Kaha rakh diye maine. Ha yaad aya upar wale racks me rakh diye the.
He brought the chair , climbed on the chair and opened the door of rack. He searched the rack and finally found the colors. He now jumped from the chair to ground. He went near the gallery of the house and looked from the gallery at the downside. He from the gallery , started calling for watchman.
Abhijeet : Watchman, watchman.
His voice was too high but no sign of watchman as well as the people living in the flat. Not a single person was seen from the railing of the balcony. The sun was now on the head. He started feeling hungry. He went inside the kitchen, cooked food for himself and was now done with his lunch. While cooking he noticed the quantity of the necessary things such as rice , dal , wheat flour, etc. It was very low. It will be exhausted by tomorrow.
He : Lo ek aur nayi musibat. Maine kal hi socha tha ki dopeher me bahar jaunga aur grocery le kar aunga lekin pata nahi meri aankh kaise lag gayi. Duty ki wajah se time hi nahi milta. Kal socha tha ki aaj lekar aunga grocery. Sabse pehle mujhe yaha se kuch bhi karke nikalna hoga. Kab tak mai aise hi aapne ghar me band rahunga.
He went near the railing ,he saw a woman who was drying the clothes.
Abhijeet : Hello suniye. Meri madat kariye. Help.
He was almost shouting , but his voice did not reach till that women as the distance between the women and him was much.
He took that cardboard , cut it and write Help with the help of colors and threw it from the balcony of the house. The cardboard went from flying through the air. It landed on the ground of his own building, very far from that women. He saw it from the balcony. He again took another piece of cardboard and repeated the same procedure. This time thanks to the air , the cardboard landed near to that women.
The women was busy in drying the clothes. Suddenly she noticed the cardboard. She took that cardboard in her hands. She saw the word help on the cardboard. She started looking for the source from where did the cardboard came. She was looking here and there.
A ray of hope emerged in Abhijeet ' s mind. He started to wave his hands indicating that the cardboard came from here only. Again his bad luck , as the lady was not able to locate him. Her clothes were almost over now. She looked up for someone but finally being not able to find anyone, she went inside the house having bucket in her hand.
Abhijeet now went inside the house. He sat on the floor. He was thinking about the way to get from this. While thinking , he didn ' t know when he dozzed off.
It was almost night , when he opened his eyes. He looked at the surrounding and then remembered that he has been locked inside his own house only.
His thought :
Pura din nikal gaya. Case me meri jarurat pad gayi ho to. Team par bhi pressure badh gaya hoga. Aisa bhi ho sakta hai ki sir ne mujhe call karne ki koshis ki ho. Magar phone tutne ke karan wo bhi nahi lag raha ho. Daya ne bhi call kiye ho phone par. Shayad unhone calls kiye ho mobile aur landline dono par lekin dono phones kharab hone ke wajah se utha nahi paye ho. Koi aur nahi to Daya hi sahi. Usne kaha thi ko ghar aane wala hai. Lekin abhi tak aaya nahi. Shayad duty ki wajah se time nahi mila ho use. Mujhe lagta team me se koi na koi jarur ayega aur yaha se nikalega. But ek khayal ye bhi aa raha hai ki mujhe team ke bharose nahi rehna chahiye, mujhe khud kuch karna chahiye jisse mai yaha se bahar nikal saku. Aaj ka din to gaya lekin koi to tarika ajmana padega mujhe. Kal kisi bhi halat me mujhe yaha se nikalna hai.
He got up from the ground, freshened himself up and then went inside the kitchen. He prepared the dinner , had food and was thinking about the way to get from this own house arrest. He slept as it became very dark.
The next morning arose. He woke up with a determination to get from the house today at any cost. He became ready. He went near the balcony, saw the gaps in the railings. He looked downwards, he saw the big tree as the small one. Everything was looking very small indicating the height of the residential building.
He through the gaps of railings, managed himself to get to outer side of railings. He climbed on that railing and made cautious steps towards the balcony of the adjacent flat. He almost covered the distance upto his flat and there was a gap between his flat railings and the adjacent flats. He tried to jump from the railing but his foot slipped. He was holding the railings with his hands. In that position too, he tried to put his legs on the railing but failed so. Slowly slowly the grip of his hands on the railings started to loose. His grip of one hand got completely removed. He was hanging on that railing with the help of one hand only. At last his grip on the railing became loose and he started falling down from the height. He fall down on the ground. Everything became black from him.
He felt like a hand was touching his cheeks and trying to wake him up and a concerned voice " Abhijeet utho. "
He opened his eyes. He analyzed the surrounding and found himself inside the house , on the bed.
Abhijeet : ( to himself ) Mai yaha kaise aa gaya ? Mai to niche jamin par gir gaya tha ?
Daya : Hello, Abhijeet tum aapne aap se kyu baate kar rahe the ?
Abhijeet : Maine kuch bhi to nahi kaha. Waise tum yaha ?
Daya : Tumhi ne to bulaya tha mujhe.
Abhijeet : Ha bulaya to tha maine. Lekin tum andar kaise aa gaye ?
Daya : Jaadu se.
Abhijeet : Kya ?
Daya : Kamal karte ho tum bhi. Arey duplicate key se andar aaya mai.
Abhijeet : Tum bell baja sakte the.
Daya : Maine bell bajayi , lekin tumne darwaza khola nahi to aapni key se hi andar aa gaya.
Abhijeet : Darwaza khul gaya ?
Daya : Off course aur nahi to kya.
Abhijeet : Lekin aisa kaise ho sakta hai ? Darwaza to khul hi nahi raha tha.
Daya : Lagta hai chutti ka asar hone laga hai tum par. Chalo aao mere saath. Dikhata hu tumhe.
Both of them went near the door. Daya opened the door and showed him.
Daya : Dekha kuch nahi hua hai darwaze ko. Bilkul thik hai wo.
Abhijeet : Wo to dikh hi raha hai.
Abhijeet : ( thinking )
Agar darwaza thik thak hai , band nahi hua. To wo sab kya tha jo maine dekha ?
Ek sapna ...
Achha hua ye ek sapna hi tha.
Daya : Kaha kho gaye ho tum ?
Abhijeet : Kuch nahi.
Daya : Aapne haath ki coffee nahi pilaoge ?
Abhijeet : Pilata hu na. Tum baitho mai abhi bana kar lata hu.
Both of them were having coffee, while Daya switched on the tv and switched the channel to news channel.
The news was flashing :
Corona virus ke badhte sankraman ko madhe najar rakhte hue Abhi abhi pradhanmantri ke adesha nusar pure desh me 21 din ka lockdown hua hai. Dhara 144 pure desh me lagu ki gayi hai. Krupaya aap sab log ghar me rahe , kripya road par na nikle aur sarkar ka is mohim me saath de.
Daya : Ab to 21 din ghar me rehna padega. Pata nahi kaise niklenge ye 21 din bina duty ke. Abhijeet , soch raha hu ki 21 din ke liye tumhare ghar par hi rehne ke liye aa jau.
While Abhijeet was completely shocked seeing the news and only a single word came from his mouth as " Nahi. "
Stay inside home. Be safe.
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