Time sometimes act as darkness. It will hide truth ,the sun,under its dark cover. But truth will remain there and time will be forced to reveal it some day or the other. But the problem is that sometimes this revelation process takes too much time. And when the actual brightness peep out there will be no one to enjoy it.
The day came with a brighter sun. It's rays penetrated into that small cell where he was sitting haphazardly. The deliberation of the previous day had a profound impact on him as he feared. Somewhere in him a small bud of desire sprouted. But he efficiently suppressed it with his indifferent thoughts that dominated his emotions nowadays. Now it is visiting time in jail,a weekly event which brings smile on some lips and tears in some eyes , of separation,ill fate or guilt . He was observing all those emotions, varied ways of expressing love and concern. This has become his habit in these visiting hours as he has no one to expect . But he too had one visitor today.
Police officer: Abhijeet tumhe dekhne ke liye koi aya hai.
Abhijeet: Mujhe( surprised). Kon hai. Daya...
Police officer: nahi ek aurat hai. Ek booti aurat.
Abhi: booti aurat ...
Involved in his thoughts he went to meet his first ever visitor during the visiting hours.
Abhi: Maa aap yaham. ( Mother from Abhijeet ke inteqaam)
Maa: Ha beta. Mai wapas aya tho padosiyom ne kaha ki tum koi bada gunaah kiya hai aur ab jail mai hai.
Abhi: wapas aya... Matlab aap kaham gaya dha.
Maa: tumhe yaad nahi hai kya. Mai tumhe bataya dha na us din ki Mai ek theerth Yatra par jaa raha hai.
Abhi: App mujhe kab bataya.
Maa: beta mai bataya dha. Aur tumne kaha dha ki tum mere ghar ka dekhphaal bhi karunga.
Abhi: par mujhe kuch yaad nahi aa raha hai maa. Kis kis din ka baat hai.
Maa: Bacha November 11 subah. Tum mere ghar aya dha na. Maine bulaya dha tume.
Abhi: November 11. ( He smiled) vo theen din mere jeevan badlaya hai Mai. Chodo us baat. Ab us dinom ke bare mai yaad karna nahi chahta hai. koshish karke thak gaya hoon. App ye bathao apki Yatra kaisi dhi.
Maa: beta vo sab chodo. Tumne us din mere ghar aya dha na tub ye paper mere ghar mai rahkar gaya dha. Shayad phool gaya Hoga. Is paper mai kuch likha hai. Tum hi padkar dekho. Mujhe ye sab nahi aata. Shayad ye tume Bacha sakta hai tho.
She gave the paper to him and continued.
Maa: Maine pahle Socha ye paper cid bureau lekar jaunga. Par mai ne suna dha ki vo log tume arrest karwaya hai. Is liye mai bharosa kaise Karunga un sab par. (Abhijeet who was till then analysing the paper Suddenly lifted his eyes hearing it but diverted the gaze back to paper at the next instant)
Abhi(pov): Ye tho koi password hai. Maine aise password secret chip adhi ko rakhta hai na. Par ye paper maa ji ke ghar mai. Kuch samach mai nahi aa raha hai. Kya hai ye... (With sudden realisation) shayad chip maaji ne diya hua vo locket mai hoga. Vo locket ... Vo locket tho ab jail authorities ke pass hoga. Mujhe bachana ka koi clue zaroor hoga. Daya ko batha diya tho. (his mind became excited with a sudden joy. But soon he become lost in the torrid vortex of that moments. soon the memory of each and every humiliation he suffered their occupied his mind.) Nahi ab Mai zindha Rahna nahi chahta hoon. Thak gaya hoon mai. Maa ke pass Jana hai mujhe. Daya ke life mai interfere bhi nahi karunga. Yathi ye sab ab Daya ko bathao diya tho uske man mai mujhe bachane ka jhooti thasalli bhi aa jayega aur aise kuch nahi mila tho vo phir se toot jaunga. Nahi mai use nahi bataunga.
Maa: beta tum kya soch rahi hai. Kuch mila hai kya.
Abhi: Nahi maa. Isme kuch nahi hai. Koi Kaam ke related paper hai. Ab Daya yaham nahi hai Kisi mission pe gaya hai. Ek hafte baad aunga. Tab aap is paper bureau mai pahunch dena.
She lost her enthusiasm with this. When she find that paper accidentally today,she thought it was the God who placed it in her front to rescue her child. She believed it to be a miracle of her almighty. It is with that hope she ran to her son with the paper. After all there is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother that transcends all other affections . It is not bound by any duty. God give a mother extraordinary might to protect her children. But for her everything ended in that hopeless sentence. Though she shares no relation to him, never wiped off his tears, nor had him on her lap , never make him sleep with her lullaby, she has an affection,an undefinable bond with him. Her hope died out. She turned to go with teary eyes. But turned again with a hope when he called her back.
Abhi: maa ek minute rukiye . mai abhi ayaa.
He went inside and came back with a letter after about 10 minutes. His eyes had pearls of dry tears even now . He sniffed quietly, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. It clearly showed that he had cried a lot in that minutes.
Abhi: Maa aap ye letter bhi is paper ke sath Daya ko dena.
Maa: Theek hai beta. Tumhe kuch nahi hoga. Ishwar sada tumari raksha karunga.
Abhi:(smiled on this): Maa aap mujhe yaham Milne aya. mai bahut Khush hoon.
Maa: Mai tumari maa hoon beta.
Police officer: Apka visiting time kadam hua hai.
(She went from there giving him a meaningful glance without completing the sentence as the visiting time ended. It's better to leave some sentence incomplete as sometimes incompleteness carry wider and depth meaning than expressed words.
That single statement was enough for breaking his strong personality. He couldn't hold the heartbreak no longer and he fell to the floor in a dishevelled heap and his grief poured out into uncontrollable tears.
But time has planned something else. As she went out from the jail she coincidentally or say miraculously met him in the premises. He was there in a follow up of initiating his mission for rescuing his brother. May be two souls with same unconquerable desire attracted each other
Daya: Maa aap yaham.
Maa: Daya beta tum. Par Abhijeet ne kaha hai ki tum Kahi aur hai.
Daya: Abhijeet ne. Par mai une Kal mila dha. Phir vo aise kyom kahunga.
Maa: Mai bhi yahi soch raha hoon. Chodo. Shayad use kuch galati hua hoga. Ab tumhe mila hai na tho tum ye paper or letter le jao. Usne kaha hai ki koi Kaam ka related paper hai ek hafte baad tume de Dena.
Daya: ek hafte baad Matlab Abhijeet ka phansi ka baad. Koi matter zaroor hai. Aap jaldi us paper mujhe de dho.
She give the paper and letter to him. First he took the paper to find some letters arranged in a coded language.
Daya(pov):Ye tho koi password hai. Abhi ke handwriting. Aur aise password tho secret info ke liye use Karta hai vo.
Daya: maa apko ye paper Kaham se mila.
Maa: mere ghar se. Abhijeet beta November 11 ko mera ghar aya dha. Mai use bulaya dha. Us din phooli se mere ghar mai rahkar gaya.
Daya: phooli se ... Nahi kuch aur baat hai. Ye letter mai kya hai.
He opened that letter. The letters were very haphazard and unsteady showing that it's owner had not used a pen for several days. The letters reflected the tumult of emotions undergone in the mind of the writter. It begins with a single name which echoed in the ear of the reader like thunder roar as he was waiting for such a call for months.
Daya
Jab tak ye letter tumare hath mai ayenga tab tak mai tumse bahut door Chala gaya hoga. Par Daya tum dhuki nahi hona. Mujhe Jana hi dha. Shayad maa mujhe apne pass le chalunga. Mere saza ka samay Pura hua hai Daya. Mai vaham bahut Khush hoga. Is liye tum mere bare mai soch kar kabhi dukhi mat hona. vaise samay ke sath Sath sare dukh mit jaunga. Tum Shreya ko vivah karo. vo bahut Achi ladki hai. tumare bahut khayal rakunga. Itna khayal rakunga ki tume kabhi Meri kami mehsoos bhi nahi hone dega. Zindhagi mai koi apna hona zaroori hai Daya. Jeene ke liye ek wajah. nahi tho zindhagi ek bojh lagne lagega. tum sach mai mujhe miss kar raha hai na Daya. Shayad ab adat hua hoga. Vaise hi Mai tumare life ke sari baat par interfere karke tume jeene hi nahi diya itne saalom tak hai na. par sach mano Daya mujhe us galati ka ehsas hone mai Deri ho gaya. Anyada mai tumare life se kab tak gaya hoga. Mai tume apne pass Rahna chahta dha. Mera karib. Maine Socha ki aise karne se Mai tume life ke sare dukh se Bacha lunga. par Daya Mai Itna possessive nahi dha ki apne liye tumari khushi cheen lenga. Tum sahi dha. Mai apne limit par Rahna dha. mai ye bhi nahi Socha ki mai tumare ek dost hoon keval ek dost . Tumare zindhagi Mai aise haath daalna uchit nahi hai. par ab nahi aunga.
Mujhe tumse ek vinti karna hai. Tumare tarah Kisi aur ko bharosa nahi kar sakta hai mai Ab bhi. Is liye ye madad maang raha hoon. Akhiri baar. asha Karta hoon ki Tumare pass mere liye kuch time baki hoga. Ye paper hai na . usme ek password hai. Koi secret chip ke password hai. Mai ye letter maaji ke ghar mai rahka dha. Is liye Maaji ke related koi vastu pe hoga ye chip. Shayad us locket mai hoga Jo mujhe maaji ne diya dha. Vo ab yaham jail authorities ke pass hai. Tum ek baar us chip ko dekh dena. Koi clue mila tho . Marne ke baat hi Sahi mere Nam saaf kar sake tho. Sab mujhe ek Gooni ke Naam se nahi bulaunga na.
Daya sabse kahna hai ki mai sabko bahut pyaar Karta dha. Acp sir ke gussa Salunkhe Sir ki ladayi, Freddy ka pyaar sab aur sabko miss kiya hai. Acp sir ko ye bhi Batana ki ye yadashad Jana mere natak nahi dha. aur ab uske life ki sabse Badi galti use taang karne ke liye kabhi nahi sach mai mei tum sabko bahut pyaar Karta dha Daya. Mei nahi janta tum log kyom Meri vishwas nahi Karta hai. Mai poori koshish Kiya dha sab ke vishwas pane ka. par fail hogaya. Shayad mera hi kami hoga. sabko dukh aur pareshani hi de paya mai tume, Acp sir ko ,maa ko sabko. Is liye ab Jana hi uchit hai. Mai yaham door baitkar tume dekh raha hoon. Door bahut door. Ab chah kar bhi mai tumare pass nahi aa sakta hai. Tum mujhe nafrat mat karo. Tumare us letter mai nahi de paya. Aur uskeliye ek wajah hai Daya. Aur mai tumare potom ko tho Kahani nahi sun paunga. Par tum usse zaroor kahna mere bare mai. Vo mujhe gunaah nahi maunga na Daya.
The letter ended there abruptly. The writer had many things to convey. His contradicting statements show his mental status. In the beginning a composed mind set was clearly evident when he wishes his brother a better future. He tried to console him. But as it approached the end he lost control over himself.
The reader felt like someone piercing a sword into his already injured heart. His eyes welled up with tears. He doesn't care for the surroundings and kneeled down their in the yard hugging that letter. He had no courage to meet his half soul any more . He stood up with a determined eyes.
Bureau
He entered with a large shout . Ever officer turned to him in amaze. They found the glittering of some hope in that eye balls. May be a good news is waiting for them.
Daya: Sir sir
Acp: kya hua Daya . Itne shor machane ki kya avashyakta hai.
Daya: Sir aap jaldi ayi. Abhi vo begunah hai. Mujhe mila hai saboot. Saboot mila hai Sir
Every eye lighted up in a hope.
Acp : tho dikhao.
Daya: Aap cabin mai aao. (Looking at Shreya) yeham nahi. Bureau ke kuch officers bahut over responsible hai. Vo apne duty karne ki sincerity ke karan sabse pahle Dcp sir ko report karungi
In the cabin
Daya: Sir dekhiye.
He attached a video clip to his laptop.
In the video clip
(Abhijeet Sir's self comments for the video)
Abhi: Daya aaj Agnivesh sir ne mujhe bulaya. Usne kaha ki mujhe Red star namak ek gang mai disguise mai Gus Jana hai. Bahut sensitive and confidential case hai. Vo personal basis par handle Kar raha hoon . Usne kaha ki Vo Meri tarah Kisi aur ko ankhem bandkar vishwas nahi kar sakta. Vo tho sada mere phala kiya hai. Kayi baar mere support bhi kiya hai. Is liye mai mana hi nahi paya.
Bahut confidential mamla hai. Kisi aur ko mai bata nahi sakta. Par mujhe Ek ajeeb dar lagta hai. Mere sixth sense kuch gadbad ka soochana de raha hai. Is liye mai tumhe baar baar call kiya. Par tum meri call Uda nahi raha hai. Tume milne ane wali dhi. par maaji ke call aya. ab time bhi nahi milenga. Acp sir bhi nahi hai yaham. Is liye mai ye chip maaji ke is locket mai rakhta hoon. Mujhe kuch ho Jata hai tho tum is locket se sab jaan paunga. Is me camera attached hai. Sab ka recording hoga is mai. Aur iska password tho maaji ke ghar mai rakhta hoon. Maaji Kahi jaa raha hoon. Is liye Kisi ko shak nahi hoga. Aur tume samach bhi aaunga ki maaji ke related koi sthan par hi is locket ki password hai kyonki ye locket mujhe maaji ne diya hai na. Agnivesh Sir ki call aa raha hoon.
Tumne dekha na us aadmi ko. Agnivesh sir ne kaha ki mujhe us aadmi ke sthan par us gang mai shamil karna hai. Parantu usse dekhkar lagta hai koi chote mote chor hai. Jo bhi hai Mai jaa raha hoon.
In the evening .
Daya yaham sab mujhpur Itna jaldi vishwas kiya hai. Kisiko koi shak bhi Nahi hai. Mujhe ye sab bahut ajeeb lag raha hai. Ha mai Ek undercover cop ko mila . Agnivesh Sir ne uske bare mai mujhe bataya dha.
Next day
Daya mai aaj ye log ka computer check kiya hai. Usme bahut sare confidential information hai. Na Jane ye sab unlogom ko kaham se mila. Sab info mei is chip mai copy kar raha hoon.
Aur vo undercover cop ka asiliyat aaj unke pass aya. Vo log usse tadap raha dha. Is liye Maine usko bachana ki ek plan banaya. Uski jhooti maut ka natak kiya. Aur mai uske laash ko dafnane ke bahana banakar use Bahar laya aur Bacha bhi liya. Vo bahut Khush hua. Uske ankhom mai zindhagi wapas Milne ki khushi dhi.
In that evening.( In the video recording)
The video shown that while he was working with some papers a gas filled the room. He became unconscious.
Goon1 : usse le jao. Kuch mat karna.
Goon 2: ok boss.
In a dark room (Abhijeet is seen unconscious)
Goon1 : Doctor mujhe uske memory se theen din erase karna hai. Tumare vo newly invented memory erasing machine se
Doctor: Mai kabhi aisa nahi karunga. Mere inventions sab ke phalai ke liye hai. This is to help traumatized persons to come out of the memories of bad incidents.(Device just for the story . Although it is not a reality inventions are progressing in this field. Electroconvulsive therapy ,gamma knife etc are initiatives in this field.)
Goon: Acha . Aisa hai tho ab tum bhi memory ban jaunga. Socho Ek anjaan admi ke liye apne aur apne parivar ke jaan kyom khatre mai dalta hai. Tume Ek avasar aur deta hoon. Nahi kiya tho tumare sath Sath tumare sare parivar uper pahunchega.
Doctor:(fearfully) Theek hai Mai koshish karunga.
Doctor used the device to remove his memory of last three days.
Goon: Acha kiya hai doctor. Ab tum bhi gaya aur tumare invention bhi.( He shot the doctor with a hysterical laugh)
Tum donom usse underground road se humare van mai le jao. Aur Kisi sunsan raste par jaham koi cctv nahi hai vaham dalkar wapas ana.
The video ended .
Daya: Sir sab fabricated dhe. Abhijeet ne us undercover cop ko marne ka natak kiya aur vo Gooni log Abhijeet ke gun se sach mai usse Mar dala. Aur vo info Abhijeet nahi Kisi aur ne leak kiya. Abhijeet ne us sach ko Bahar nikalne ki koshish kiya hai.
Acp: bath yahi hai tho phir Agnivesh uske bare mai Kuch kyom nahi bataya. Vo ye case handle Kar raha dha na.
Daya: vo bhi shamil hua hoga isme.
Acp: Nahi Daya . Usko kuch mazboori dha tho . Vo Abhijeet se bahut softly behave kar raha dha sab kuch hone ka baad bhi
Daya: Apko Abhijeet ke alawa sabko vishwas hai na. Parantu baat Jo bhi ho usne mere Abhi ke zindhagi ke saath khela hai.
Acp: Daya tum
Daya: Aap yahi bathao humare agle step kya hoga.
Acp: hum pahle Agnivesh se baat karunga. Tum aao
He started to walk. Daya from behind.
Daya: Sir ek sawal bhi hai. Yathi usne aise kaha ki Kisi bhi Karan se vo mazboor dha. Desh ke bhalai ke liye Abhijeet ka phansi hi Sahi hai. Desh ke liye ek officer ko Bali dena Badi baat nahi hai . Tho
Acp: vo hum tab decide Karunga.
Daya: par sir Maine already decision le Chuka hai. Baat Jo bhi ho mai ab Abhi ko bachakar hi rahunga. Aur aap anumati nahi diya tho mai ye video sare media me leak karunga. Iska ek copy mera pass bhi hai.
Acp: tum ab aao mere sath.
In Agnivesh's cabin
Agnivesh: Are Acp Aur Daya aao aur baito. Kya baat hai aaj aap donom ek Saath mere bureau mai. Kya baat hai
Daya(directly): Hum Abhijeet ke bare mai baat karne aya hai.
Agnivesh: Abhijeet ke bare mai.. Mujhe bhi dukh hai uske bare mai sochkar. Vo bahut kabil officer dha. Par kya karoo sare saboot us ke khilaf hai aur mai Kuch kar bhi nahi paya. Mere man kah raha hai ki vo begunah hai.
Daya: Aur aap janta bhi hai ki Abhijeet begunah hai.
Agnivesh: Daya tum ye kya kah rahi ho.
Daya: Aap ye video dekho.( He transferred the chip. Agnivesh watched the video with a wonderstruck face.)
Agnivesh: ye sab
Daya:Ye sab sach hai. Apne apne plan ke liye mera Abhi ka istamaal kiya aur phir use phenk diya. Aap ne uske zindhagi ke saath khela. Sab plan apka dha. Aur vo usme phas gaya. Ya phir apne use phasaya.
Agnivesh: Nahi Daya aise nahi haI.
Daya: tho phir kaisa hai. Aap ne us plan ke bare mai Ek baar bhi Kisi ko nahi bataya. Uska tadap dekhkar muskurate raha. Abhijeet ne apko sada respect hi kiya hai. Phir aap uske zindhagi kyom barbaad kiya.
Agnivesh: Yaham tak ki sach hai ki sare plan mere dha. Par Kisi ne mere sare info leak phir meine Abhijeet ko bachana ka koshish bhi kiya. Par vo log mujhe dhamaki diya. Us log kaha ki yathi mai Abhijeet ko bachane ki koshish kiya tho vo log mere haath se leak kiya gaya info ko use karke saikdom masoom logom ko nuksaan pahunchega. Tume vishwas nahi hai tho dekho meine vo call record bhi kiya.
Acp: tum ye sab hume kyom nahi bataya.
Daya: Abhijeet ke phasi ke intezaar kar raha hai kya. Aur aaj yathi hume is video clip nahi mila tho aaj bhi ye sab Kisi ko pata nahi chalta.
Agnivesh: Vo log mujhe mana kiya tha Kisi ko kahne se. Maine bahut koshish kiya hai usko pakadne ka. Par kar nahi paya.
Daya: koi baat nahi. Mai mere Abhi ko bachane ke liye usse zaroor pakadenga.
Agnivesh: Baat itne asaan nahi hai Daya. Vo log foreign country se apne sare operations control kar raha hai. Aur Kisi foreign country se uske arrest karna hai tho hume sakt evidence ke sath procedural formalities ko bhi Pura karne padega.
Acp: Aur uskeliye humare pass time nahi hai. Ab keval char din hai humare pass.
Daya: aisa hai tho hum us video media mai telecast karunga.
Agnivesh: Nahi Daya . Vo log bahut khataranak hai. Yathi use pata Chala hai tho vo zaroor apne dhamaki poore karunga.
Daya: tho aap kya kahne chahta hai. Mera Abhi ko phasi milenga aur mai bina kuch kiye sab dekhthe Rahna hai
Agnivesh: mera Matlab vo nahi dha.
Daya: AaP ka matlab yahi dha sir. Par mai aise kabhi hone nahi dunga.(he went out)
Acp sir give a helpless look to Agnivesh and followed him.
Acp: Daya Hum use Bacha lenga. Hum home minister se baat karunga. Vo mera friend hai. Vo humare help karunga. Tab tak tum koi bura kadam mat lena. Kal subah tak intezaar karo. Sab theek hoga.(He himself was not sure about it. As none will justify risking a thousand life for a single person.)
(Daya looked at him and rushed out .) He went directly to his house.
He was again caught between his duty and emotions. He doesn't know what to do at the moment. He find solution in the form of pure tears that fell off his eyes. He said to his brother while hugging that letter again
Daya: Abhi mujhe pata nahi hai Mai kya karoo kaise karoo. Ek aur bar mai tumare emotions ko ignore karke apne duty ke saath diya hai. Mai kaise saikdom masoom logom ki jaan ki saath khela sakta hoon. Aise kiya tho mere sath tum bhi uska guilt mai thadapeka. Tum mujhe samachega na humare sath hi aise kyom hota hai Abhi . Hum aaj tak Kisi ka kuch nahi bigada . Sabko acha hi kiya. Phir ye bhagwaan ko humare khushi mai Itna problem kya hai. Abhi kuch bhi pahle jaise nahi hoga kya. Mai tume sada ke liye kho jaunga kya Abhi. Tumare is letter pad kar mujhe dar lag raha hai Abhi. Please mujhe chodkar mat jao.
On the other side he was sitting dreaming his death. Now perhaps he was living for this death. Although we all are living for it, to know it's exact time before hand is a different experience.
One person battling for his death and the other to rescue him. Like all other battles only one can win.
The battle between priorities is always present in human life. We always have to make choices. Some may prove to be wrong. But we have to proceed ...