Aquilina gently forwarded the thing i.e. a briefcase towards Abhijeet while he slowly turned it towards himself and opened it, only to be surprised, or better to say shocked like hell. He just managed to utter...
Abhijeet: itne sare paise?
Aquilina: haan... gin lo... pure panch karor hain... aur zaroorat pade to bolna... paise main khud de dungi...
Abhijeet(in firm tone): aap kehna kya chahti hain? Saaf saaf bataiye...
Aquilina: saaf saaf hi to bata rahi hoon... itne paise shayad kaafi hain tumhare liye... kisi dusre shahar jake ek nayi zindagi ki shurwat karne ke liye... agar aur bhi paise ki zaroorat pade to bata dena mujhe... jitna mangoge utna milega...bas tum ise lekar yahan ki kahin door chale jaao... kisi dusre shahar mein transfer lekar apni zindagi ko naye tareeke se shuru karo...
In response Abhijeet just closed the briefcase and turned it towards Aquilina with a firm...
Abhijeet: I am sorry Aquilina... main rishwat nahin leta...
Aquilina(in anger): yeh tumhe rishwat lagta hain? Main tumhe rishwat dungi? Tum aisa soch bhi kaise sakte ho?
Abhijeet(in same firm tone): kiya to aapne bohot kuch hain jo ki main sapne mein bhi nahin soch sakta tha... aur yeh rishwat nahin to kya hain? Aap mujhe yeh sab isliye hi de rahi haina taki main Eagle Gang ki case chod doon? Ise rishwat hi to kehte hain...
Aquilina: tum mujhe galat samajh rahe ho Abhijeet?
Abhijeet(with a small bitter laugh): sochne ya samajhne ke kiye ab aur bacha hi kya hain Aquilina?
Aquilina: bohot kuch bacha hain Abhijeet...
Abhijeet(in anger): aisa aapko lagta hoga... lekin yeh sach nahin hain... yeh main jo aapke saamne baitha hoon woh darasal main hoon hi nahin... woh to bas ek jeeta jagta lash hain bas... aur uski maut usi din ho gaya tha jis din maine aapki sach jana tha... aur ab aap keh rahi hain ki...
Aquilina: Abhijeet please... main janta hoon ki woh raat aur yeh sach tumhare liye ek bohot bada sadma hain... lekin please... bhool jaao woh sab kuch... insan ko ek na ek din apni ateet ko bhoolke apni vartaman ke saath aage badhna padta hi hain... aisa socho ki woh raat kabhi tumhare zindagi mein aaya hi nahin tha...
Abhijeet(with a painful smile): bhool jaun sab kuch? Itni asaan hain? Theek hain... chaliye mante hain ki main woh raat bhool gaya... lekin main woh sari raaton ka kya karu jo maine sirf aansoo bahake nikala hain? Apni us dard ka kya karu jo mujhe aapko azaad dekhke hoti hain? Us majboori ka kya karu main humesha mehsoos karta hoon jab bhi mujhe yaad aati hain ki aapki pehchaan se wakeef hokar bhi main aapko arrest nahin kar pa raha hoon? Sirf badnami ki dar se? Aur pata hain is sab ka zimmedar kaun hain? Aap hain...
Aquilina(with a sad sigh): main janti hoon Abhijeet ki tum ab mujhse nafrat karte ho...
Abhijeet(with a bitter smile): kash main aapse nafrat kar pata...
Aquilina remained staring towards him for some moments and then said in a heavy tone...
Aquilina: nafrat nahin karte ho shayad... lekin ab humare beech pyar ki woh garmahat raha kahan? Pehle ki tarah?
Abhijeet(with a painful sigh): hain... isliye hi to ACP Pradyuman ke bete Abhijeet ke saamne senior inspector Abhijeet har gaya... uski pyar ke saamne uski farz jhuk gaya...
Aquilina(in impatient tone): janti hoon main... aur main nahin chahti ki tumhari isi farz tumhare nuksan ki wajah na ban jaye... tum jante ho, mere gang ki log tumhare peeche pagal kutte ki tarah pade huye hain? Jis din tum unke haath lagoge na, yakeen mano, tumhare lash ki ek tukda bhi is ghar ki naseeb nahin hogi...
Abhijeet: to? Mar jane dijiye na mujhe! Ek saath sari musibat khatam... aapki gang koi bhi shanti milega aur mujhe bhi...
Aquilina(in anger): Abhijeet! Bohot bolne lage ho aaj kal tum!
Abhijeet(with sad smile): bol hi to nahin pa raha hoon madam Aquilina...
Aquilina: tumse to baat karna bhi bekaar hain... tum humesha woh hi karte ho jo tumhe theek lage...
Abhijeet: kash main woh kar pata jo main karna chahta hoon... aapki kalayion par hathkadi dalna...
Aquilina: utna asaan nahin hain...
Abhijeet: janta hoon...
Aquilina: na main tumhare andhe kanoon ki haath kabhi lagungi... aur na hi meri gang mein se koi tumhe haath laga payega... yeh mera waada hain... aur main iske waade ko pura karne ke liye apne haathon ko hazar baar khoon se rangne ke liye taiyar hoon... Good Night Abhijeet...
She left the room without giving any chance to Abhijeet to say anything. Abhijeet remained staring towards the door, through which she left, and then laid back in bed. A warm drop of tear silently rolled down from his left eye. He closed his eyes. Slowly!
He was not at all feeling sleepy. So he again sat up after some moments, after taking support of the bed. He was feeling dizzy as he still had some fever, but it was not so much. He took a glance of his surroundings and then got down from the bed.
He slowly walked to Daya's room where he found him still awaken, with a photograph held in his hand. He slowly came towards him and sat beside him, only to find that the photograph held in Daya's hand was none's but Aquilina's. His face got pale automatically while Daya asked him...
Daya: ab kaisa lag raha hain Abhi? Bukhar to ab bhi hain thoda sa...
Abhijeet(with low tone): theek hoon main Daya...
Daya: yahan kyun aa gaye? Tumhe to apne room mein rest karna chahiye tha!
Abhijeet: yaar aur rest lena accha nahin lag raha hain... kamar mein dard ho gaya hain... bore ho raha tha to socha ki tumhare saath kuch baatein kar loon... main tumhe disturb to nahin kar raha hoon na?
Daya(with a laugh): arey nahin Abhi... kaisi baatein kar rahe ho? Tum kabhi mujhe disturb kar sakte ho bhala?
Abhijeet nodded in no and then put his head on Daya's shoulder silently while closing his eyes. Daya just smiled a bit and grabbed Abhijeet's slight hot palm in between his hand. Both spent some silent moments of sooth silently until Abhijeet asked in curious tone...
Abhijeet: Daya tum woh photo kyun dekh rahe the?
Daya: himmat pane ke liye Abhi... unki zindagi ko dekho... ACP Pradyuman ke ghar ki hissa hote huye bhi apni pehchaan banane ke liye kitni mehnat se apni business start ki thi inhone... sirf apni kadi mehnat ke dum par itni kamiyaabi haasil ki hain unhone... woh sach mein meri inspiration hain... meri ideal hain... meri liye woh kisi devi se kam nahin hain...
Abhijeet now separate himself from Daya and then said in a firm tone after putting his eyes straight into Daya's eyes...
Abhijeet: agar main kahu ki tum jise devi mante ho, woh darasal ek zehreeli nagin hain... to?
The smile got vanished from Daya's lips within a single moment as his face got iron hard. He said slowly yet firmly...
Daya: Abhijeet... in sab mamalon mein mujhe mazak bilkul pasand nahin hain yeh tum acchi tarah se jante ho...
Abhijeet(in same firm tone): main mazak nahin kar raha hoon Daya... tumhe jo yeh lagta haina ki inhone yeh sab apni mehnat se, apni khoon paseene ki kamai se kiya hain, woh galat hain... inka yeh sab daulat mehnat ki kamai se nahin balki beimaani, jaalsaz, jhooth aur dhokebaazi ki kamai se mila hain...
Daya: tum kehna kya chahte ho?
Abhijeet: yeh hi ki jo sach main aaj tumhe batane wala hoon... woh shayad tum hazam nahin kar paoge... jante ho tum, main jo itne dino se Eagle Gang ke peeche pada hua tha, uska leader kaun hain?... (pointing towards the photograph)... yeh hi hain... yeh hi hain Aquilina madam... iska matlab samajh rahe ho Daya? Yeh jo unhone daulat aur shauhrat ka imarat khadi ki hain, unka ek ek int beimaani, jaalsaaz aur gunaah ki bani huyi hain... yeh Aquilina pata nahin kya hain, ek smuggler, ek mafia, ek thande dimag ki qatil aur pata nahin kya...
THUD!
Abhijeet could not complete his words as a strong slap landed over his cheek. He looked up towards Daya with shock while Daya threw an angry gaze towards with a chewing...
Daya: himmat kaise huyi tumhari inki bare mein aisa kehne ke liye? Jinhone tumhe bachpan mein apni gaud mein khilaya hain, itni pyar di, sharam nahin aaya tumhe unki bare mein aisa kuch kehte huye? Yeh kehne se pehle tumhari zuban kat kyun nahin gaya?
Abhijeet closed his eyes tightly to suppress his tears and then said in broken yet firm tone...
Abhijeet: woh isliye kyun ki sach kehne se zuban kabhi kat nahin jati balki uski takat badhti hain... aur jis pyar ki tum baat kar rahe ho na Daya, woh hi pyar unki haath aur meri hathkadi ki beech ki deewar hain... warna ab tak woh salakhon ki peeche hoti... aur tumhe meri baaton ka yakeen nahin ho raha haina? To theek hain, main tumhe Eagle Gang se related sari information aur data de deta hoon, tum khud investigation karke dekh lo...
Daya thought something for some moments and then said in a firm tone...
Daya: theek hain... tum keh rahe ho isliye main taiyar hoon investigation karne ke liye... aur is mein agar mujhe pata chala ki meri devi ka sacchi roop ek nagin ki hain to main khud... (with stress)... khud unki haathon mein hathkadi dalke unhe kanoon ke hawale kar dunga... lekin agar mujhe pata chala na ki tum jhooth bol rahe ho... tab... (with stress)... tab mujhe khud hi maloom nahin hain main kya kar baithunga...
Abhijeet(in firm tone): challenge accepted!
Both the brothers were sitting beside each other, looking towards each other but there was a huge difference between them. Difference, such difference, which perhaps would took eternity to be covered up!
END OF THE CHAPTER
So what would happen now? Daya had known all of this, what would he do? Will the truth come out? What would happen when Aquilina's identity will come out in front of the family members? And most importantly, who is Aquilina? What was her real identity? Will everybody misunderstand Abhijeet? What is that secret which was stopping Abhijeet from arresting Aquilina? He is not such weak enough to forget his duty due to personal relationships, then what? What would be the consequences of this crisis of Abhijeet? Will he manage to come out from all these or will he lost something precious during this? Stay tuned to know more.
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