This was saved from a long time... I was building up the courage to post it... Finally I have done it... I don't know if it's alright or not...!!!
It was not NIGHT... Neither was it MORNING... It was twilight... To be precise...DUSK... A man was sitting on a chair... staring outside...
He slowly took to his feet and walked towards the glass window reflecting the image of a painful smile...
Wasn't the face a very familiar one...?!
He overlooked the image and tried looking outside.. but all his attempts went in vain...
The outside world seemed to be getting drowned under water.. It was raining... RAINING HEAVILY... Or were they his own eyes... Welled up with tears...?
He turned and walked towards the other corner of the room.. There, his eyes caught sight of an album...He immediately opened it... And what he saw made his heart warm for a moment...
He was present at the centre with a huge birthday cake in front of him.. His brother was about to overlap his face with a handful of cream...
It was just at that moment.. when, someone called him by his name..
"ABHIJEET.. it's time.."
The warmth he was experiencing in his heart... Started to edge away..
NO, HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO... HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIS DEAREST BROTHER...
He had just clutched the album close to his heart when the divine voice spoke up again..
"ABHIJEET.. you've to leave now... It's already time dear.."
He didn't want to believe the harsh reality.. he didn't want to leave his dear ones... But he also knew that he couldn't change his fate...He kept the album and walked outside the room... Reaching the hall, something again caught his attention..
A PERSON LYING ON A BED... HE WAS COVERED FROM CHEST TO TOE...
He looked away... He didn't want to see the face... He simply moved his sight towards his own chest... That was bloodstained... two BLOODY BULLET MARKS.. still left unstitched.. those he knew would remain unstitched forever...He came out of his thoughts when he saw his brother who was not related to him by blood in any way... Who was also his best friend... bend near the PERSON's left ear and whisper,
"Ab tu kabhi bhi mujhe bachcha nahi bulayega na.. kabhi.. DAYA UTH JA... aise bol kar nahi uthayega na... kabhi nahi dantega na.. yeh bol kar ki mai tere chocolate kha jata hoon.. kabhi ACP sir se meri shikayat bhi nahi karega.. hai na...? Ja tu... Chala hi ja mujhse door... Bahut pareshan karta hoon na mai tujhe.. isliye seene mein do do goliyan kha li tunne.. ja ab koi pareshani nahi hogi tujhe.."
A small tear escaped Abhijeet's eye as he felt those whispers in his heart... He felt as if Daya was mocking him... He was standing only a metre away from his brother but still they were miles apart... He could hear him but not hug him... He could feel Daya's tears but couldn't wipe them...
The reddish violet colour sky was slowly turning dark .. He knew he had to leave before the sun set ..
He looked at DAYA for the last time and heaved a sigh of relief seeing him in the loving embrace of their father figure... ACP Pradyuman.. ABHIJEET walked out of the main door of the house, looked up, smiled... He then closed his eyes... and with a flash he rose up... above the clouds... high above the sun.. Through the invisible air... Towards.. a place where only immortal souls are allowed to enter...
A SMALL DROP OF RAIN FELL ON DAYA AS HE WALKED TOWARDS THE CREMATORIUM.. OR MAYBE IT WAS A TEAR DROP THAT HAD ESCAPED HIS BROTHER'S EYE.. Who knew..? But to be honest, it didn't matter to Daya anymore... he knew he had lost the only earthly relation he had... his secret chamber... his brother...
DAYA just looked upward, shrieked, wiped the drop off and continued his journey...!!!
I know it was a horrible drabble.. but pehli baar soch kar... Please pardon me..!
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Regards
-Babli-