A/N : Thank you reviewers for your feedback. I am glad that this made you laugh and smile. This chapter is written just because of your response. I had no intention to continue the story otherwise. Hope you like this too.
Chapter 2 : Hangover
Next morning Acp got up early. Looked at his sons sleeping beside him, patted their forehead, blessed them and went to get ready for bureau.
At 8am, when the sun started disturbing his sleep, covering his face with pillow, Abhijeet said, "Daya, sone de yaar, Khidki band kar..".
After 10 minutes, covering his face with pillow too, Daya said, "Abhi yaar, sone do, Khidki band karo...".
After 30 minutes, when the brightness and heat was unbearable, their head spinning badly, both quickly got up and sat on the mattress. Looking around they got shocked and screamed.
"Dayaaaaaaaa...".
"Abhijeettttttttt...".
Hearing them scream, their father came up running. He noticed his sons with confused expression and in shock, first he smiled to himself and then made a stiff face.
"Hagai neend puri dono ki?"
Duo turned their head towards the direction of sound and got another shock, seeing their father standing in front of them with angry face and office attire. Moving the gaze from him, they looked at each other and then scanned left to right. Their father felt like watching a silent movie and enjoying everything secretly. He read their mind and left them without an answer giving them some time to breath.
Still under the effect of shock Abhijeet started the conversation," Daya, hum yaha kaise?".
"Pata nahi Boss... mujhe kuch b yaad nahi aa raha he.. mera sar bahut dukh raha he".
"mera b.. kahi humne kal pi to nahi li thi?"
"Pata nahi boss.. tumne waiter se confirm to kiya tha na lekin..".
"Agar pi b li toh Acp sir k ghar kaise aye...".
"Pata nahi boss... kya tumne subah subah interrogation shuru kar diya. Chalo ab niche chalte he.. Sir wait kar rahe hoge", said Daya getting irritated now.
"Ha chal, lekin Sir se kehenge kya?".
"Abhiiiiiiiiii... firse sawal? Chup chap niche chalo ab... jo hogaya so hogaya.. kuch na kuch manage karlenge.. pehle pata toh chale hua kya kal...".
Both got up and went down.
With trembling feets, feeling like a kid who has broken his parents favourite vase and is scared of their scolding, they went in the living hall. They saw their father reading newspaper.
They wished him, "Good Morning Sir" looked at each other and then looked down.
The beloved father, hiding his smile behind the newspaper, looked from the corner of his eyes. Folding the newspaper he wished back,c"Good Morning!" plainly.
Duo looked at each other as if telling through eyes" Tu puch", "Nahi tu puch"..
"Ye kya ishare kar rahe ho tum dono?", in fake anger.
Finally, Abhijeet decided to speak up as he knows his younger one will never bell the cat.
"Sir, wo... kal... kya... hua tha?" in stammering words asked Abhijeet.
"Shukr he tumne pucha toh sahi Abhijeet, varna inse(pointing towards Daya) sirf farmaish karvalo", growled Acp.
Daya tried to smile mischievously.
"Tum kya has rahe ho? Ha? Wo kaunsi poem gaa rahe the kal tum.. kya tha(acting as if trying to remember) ha yaad aya.. Daya Daya Yes Abhi, Drinking cocktail No Abhi" narrated seriously a father in angry tone.
Abhijeet tried to give a smile.
"Tum b kuch kam nahi ho(looking towards Abhijeet) tumhara kya tha wo... (again acting as if trying to remember) ha .. machli jal ki rani he, jeevan uska pani he", narrated Acp giving an angry look to both his sons.
Duo looked at each other and then looked down.
Feeling he has had enough fun for now, he started, "wo table par rakha lemon juice piyo aur jaldi ready hokar aao. Breakfast k liye wait kar raha hu main. Bereau k liye late ho raha he", with a stiff face and calm tone.
Duo grabbed the glass of juice and hurried towards their room silently. Yes, they have their own space in this house with few pairs of clothes and other stuff for days of emergencies or incidents like this.
After 30 minutes, all 3 were sitting at the dinning table and having breakfast silently. Ramu kaka was serving orange juice to all when Daya refused it politely.
"Ramu, rehne do.. inhe cocktail do juice nahi..", taunted the father.
Abhijeet looked at Daya with "le leta chup chap toh kya hojata. Mujhe b daant kilwa di" type of look as his father used the word "inhe" instead of "ise". Daya looked at Abhijeet and then both looked down again.
Today Acp is in active mode, he is monitoring every small action of his son, so that he does not miss the fun and smiling secretly at his sons cute behaviour.
All 3 completed breakfast and stepped out of the home.
Daya went to driver's seat of the car and requested for keys.
"Daya, pehle Abhijeet se puchlo, kahi wo sirf tumhare sath toh nahi baithna chahta piche? Main aj b drive karlunga", taunted the father again.
Duo looked at each other and then looked down.
"Pata nahi kya kya kiya tha kal aur aj kitna sunna padhega. Subah se sirf taane diye ja rahe he", murmured Abhijeet sitting on the back seat that was overheard by his father.
Acp smiled secretly hearing his murmur and looked through side view mirror.
Daya drove silently to the bureau.
All 3 entered the office together.
"Lagta he dono sir ne kuch gadbad ki he, isiliye Acp sir unko sath me lekar aye he subah subah", expressed Freddy to Vivek in a soft tone that was heard by all 3 of them as they were walking towards their desk.
Acp sir heard the comment, smiled and went to his cabin.
Duo looked at Freddy then to each other and went to their desk.
Vivek, smiled at Freddy and got back to his work.
After sometime, making sure his father is in his cabin, Daya picked up a file and went to his buddy's desk.
"Boss, aisa kab tak chalega?. Subah se sirf taane diye ja rahe he Sir?", feeling embarassed Daya asked Abhijeet.
"Ha Daya, me b wahi soch raha hu.. tang aagaya hu me taane sun sun ke", replied Abhijeet.
"Kuch toh karna padhega...", said Abhijeet.
After thinking something, he said, " Chalo mere sath"..
Daya asked, "Kaha".
"Sir ke cabin me".
"Lekin karna kya he wo b toh bolo", demanded Daya.
"Main jo jo bolu usme ha ha bolte rehna. Baki me sambhal lunga", instructed Abhijeet.
Daya nodded and both walked towards his cabin.
Both entered inside after asking permission.
Abhijeet started in soft and polite tone, "Sir hume yaad nahi humne kal kya kya kiya but we are really very sorry, he na Daya?"
Daya added, " Ha Sir, we are really very sorry".
Duo looked at each other and again looked down.
Acp nodded but did not say anything.
Abhijeet continued, "Sir ye sab Daya k wajah se hua he, usne kaha chef specality hogi, he na Daya?".
Daya added as decided, "Ha Sir" and stopped realizing what he had heard. He tried to cover up by saying, "Nahi Sir.. isne waiter se confirm kiya tha ki cocktail he ya mocktail aur fir hi liya tha humne".
Still seeing his sons behaving like kids, he walked towards them and pulled their ears simultaneously.
Duo shouted together: Ahhh... Sir... Sorry Sir.. chodiye please.. aage se aisa kabi nahi hoga..
Abhijeet added a line of his own later, "Main toh mocktail kya juice b nahi piyunga ab".
Daya copied mischievously: Main b..
Acp now left their ears and in serious tone, feeling enough of funtime and its time to make his sons realize the seriousness of the moment, " kal agar meri jagah koi aur hota toh pata he tum dono ko, kya ho sakta tha? Tum dono cid officers ho bahut sare dushman hoge tumhare, jo sirf mauke ki talash me hote he... Tum dono k dosti ke kisse sabko pata he.. agar meri tarah tumhe(pointing to Abhijeet) koi b Daya ka khauf dikhakar le jata toh? Aur tum(pointing to Daya) chal pade iske sath bina akal lagaye... ye (pointing to Abhijeet again) khud to gaya lekin tumhe b le gaya.. socha he kabi, kya kya ho sakta tha? Tume careful aur alert rehna chahiye hamesha. Masti, majak sab karo but ye b yad rakho ki tum b kisi ke liye jaruri ho... Mera nahi toh ek dusre ke bare me toh socho... Agar ek ko kuch hogaya toh dusre ka kya hoga socha he kabi?
Tumhara pata nahi mujhe, lekin mera is, "Angry Man" (pointing to Abhijeet) aur is "Emotional Fool" (pointing to Daya) k bina nahi chal sakta... Na Ghar Na Bureau... Samje?
Duo understand it is their father's fear and love talking behind his angry words. They silently nod their head and keep looking down.
Acp, finally after letting off his fear of loosing his dear sons and officers in words, calmed his emotion and said, "Jao ab. Kaam karo. Next time b careful."
Duo seriously and in gentle tone feeling guilty, not for what they did after drinking but making their father feel worried and causing pain: We are really sorry Sir. Hum dhayan rakhenge.
They turned back and moved towards the door. Abhijeet opened the door then, "Waise Thank You for giving me my life's best moments yesterday!", said a loving and caring father who cannot see his son's fallen face and smiled.
Duo again looked at each other, gave a smile to their father and left.
Acp smiled and nodded, "kuch nahi ho sakta inka". "Thank You God".
End of the story