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Chapter 27 :
Abhijeet stared at the bat for a few seconds while Kartik murmured nodding his head in disappointment : Gaya yeh shock se….
AFTER FEW MOMENTS ,
ABHI after coming out of shock smiled excitedly seeing his favourite bat...and just hugged KARTIK tightly withhhhh….
Abhijeet in a thankful-excited tone : Bhai thank you so much…( smiling happily ) aap yeh bat le aaye mere liye…( excitedly ) ab na semifinal isse hi khelunga…( Kartik smiled at him lovingly )
ACP sir and Arpita who were watching him from outside smiled moistly seeing their kid happy after getting the gift…BUTTTTT…
ACP sir's eyes went moist as he couldn't give this bat himself to his child...only coz of his ARROGANCE and EGO…
ACP and Arpita were looking at him lovingly-moist expressions…and few nostalgic moments came out of the archive…
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DAIDA yeh sach mein mere liye laye aap...the way he used to say this in cute-excited tone when his father brought gifts for him...a few years back..
DAIDA chalo na khelte hai isse...the way both father and son played with it the whole day with...
Welcome home DAIDA..the way his three year old kid used to hug his legs when he arrived from the bureau…
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ACP sir and Arpita looked at their son with tears that were rapidly falling from their eyes…
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ACP sir whispered in an inaudible voice : Sorry Abhi really sorry…( brokenly ) ho sake to kabhi maaf kardena beta…( His heart was throbbing in pain at the moment )...
Arpita smiled ruefully and looked at ABHI with guilty eyes , unable to speak anything. She just downed her head in guilt and was shredding numerous tears…
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Abhijeet ( naughtily added with narrowed eyes ) : Yeh vaise asli to haina…
Kartik annoyingly : Nahi ek dum nakli hai ( snatched the bat and shrugged casually ) rehne de mat le Tanish ko de dunga main...
Abhijeet hurriedly while taking the bat back added : Are nahi nahi main hi khelunga ( winked him naughtily ) chahye nakli ho firr bhi khelunga…
Kartik looked at him sternly while Abhi added innocently : Aise kya dekh rahe ho aap hi ne to kaha ki nakli hai bass firr….main maan gaya ( dramatically ) ab aap kuch bolo main na maanu aise ho sakta hai kya…
Kartik ( murmured disappointedly ) : Bol to aise raha hai jaise har baat manta ho meri huh...aaj tak ek baat nahi mani…( he jerked his head disappointedly…)
ACP and Arpita smiled lovingly….and wiped their teary eyes seeing their cute fight….
Kartik shrugged casually : Mujhe kya pata vaise bhi main nahi laya yeh ( Abhi looked confused while he added naughtily ) fanbase to bahut hai janab aap ka ( Abhi smiled shyly while he ruffled his hairs and added )...to fan deke gaye hai aap ke…( taking out an letter and added ) aur yeh letter bhi…
Kartik after handling the letter to him went from there...while ABHI opened the letter and started reading it…
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Hey Champion!
You win or lose doesn't matter to us but surely you would be remembered in millions of INDIAN hearts coz of you we are in a first-ever semifinal in an ICC TOURNAMENT...It's the moment of truth, mere moments before the big game. Win or lose, we know that you'll make us all proud! You are a hero and just slay the ball with your batting beats . Just give your best and forget the rest . Wishing you the best for every step in your journey . Also , don't stress yourself out before the semifinal...and Yeah , no matter you will always be our number one player…!
All the best dear! And Keep doing the best we are with you..!
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A beautiful-peaceful smile covered ABHI'S lips...while ACP-Arpita and Kartik smiled lovingly looking at his smile…
Outside the room :
Kartik smiling proudly : Uncle maine bola tha na voh kitna khush hoga aap ka gift dekh ke….
ACP and Arpita looked at each other and smiled soothingly...while Kartik added further in a sweet tone : Ab aap log itne pyar se gift laye the uske liye to khush to hoga hi na…( excitedly ) aur semifinal mein century bhi isse hi marega...and ( sadly ) bichare Australia ke physio ek sath eleven logo ko dekhna padhega unko...
ACP sir ( in a confused tone ) : Kya matlab…
Kartik ( in a sad tone ) : Are unko to baar baar upar dekhna padhega to unke neck mein problem hojayegi na…
Arpita confusingly : Aur voh kyun…
Kartik excitedly : Ab Abhi to apne favourite bat se sixes pe sixes hi marega na to unko upar hi dekhna padhega na aur har ball stadium ke bahar jake giregi…
ACP and Arpita shook their heads disappointedly while Kartik smiled cutely…
ACP sir ( in a low tone ) : Chalo hum chalte hai firr ( sadly ) agar by chance bahar aa gaya to gussa karega ( Kartik looked at them in pain while Arpita too nodded in agreement and he added further in a jolly tone )...aur firr kahin ussi bat se tumhara sar na phod de beta…( Kartik's mouth remained opened while he added naughtily ) bol ke to tum hi aaye ho ki voh fan de kar gaye hai na ki hum laye the…( Arpita chuckled while Kartik made an annoyed face )...
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THUDDDDDDDDDD!
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They stopped in mid , turning towards the direction and got shocked seeing ABHI standing there with hurt expressions and his bat had fallen on the floor…
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Kartik whispered in shock : Abhi…
Abhijeet looked at him with hurt expressions while Kartik downed his head as he had badly hurt his brother . Although, the reason for lying could be justified BUTTTTT…he had hurt his brother badly while ABHI took a deep breath to control his outburst . He looked at ACP and Arpita sternly who downed his head in GUILT!...
Both just wanted to surprise their kid with a gift and they only wanted that their kiddo could play in the semifinal with the bat that was gifted by THEM! BUTTTTT….Now, the situation is completely different as ABHI would be so much hurt by their lies…
Yeah, but what KARTIK did was really unexpected for him . He really did not have expected in his WILDEST dreams that a person whom he trusted after his PARENTS would break his trust so EASILY!...
Abhijeet in a heavy tone : K..Kya zarurat thi karne ki aap ko…( he looked at Kartik with hurt expressions who just averted his gaze while he added in teasing smile )...aur ab pata chala kaunse fans laye hai gift ( glanced at both of them who were standing with tears floating in their eyes )...
Kartik who was trying to control the situation whispered : ABHI bass kar na…
Abhijeet piercingly : Kyun bass karu ( In hurt ) aap bhi unke sath mil gaye na jake…( Kartik looked away while ABHI added ) maine kaha tha na is matter se dur rehna aap faaltu ki koshish mat karna sab theek karne ki…( ruefully ) kyunki nahi theek ho sakta na kuch bhi ab...chahye jitna koshish karlo...par aap ho ki…( he shook his head in tears and took a deep breath as he was gradually breaking down…)...
ACP sir ( in a low tone ) : Isme Kartik ki koi galti nahi hai…b..eta…
Abhijeet interrupted sternly : Sir yeh beta mat boliye aap…( ACP sir looked at him in pain while tears were flowing through Arpita's eyes ) yeh hak to aap kho chuke hai bahut pehle se ( With a Mocking smile ) karib tin saal ho gaye iss baat ko aur aap ko apna beta ab yaad aa raha hai...kya baat hai…sir ( he clapped his hands in excitement while both looked away in pain and hurt )
Turning towards Kartik he added with a sarcastic smile : Jhoot bolna to bahut achcha sikh gaye ho aap…( Kartik downed his head while he added in anger ) aap inka sath doge mujhe dhokha de kar ab…( In a hurt-teary tone and pointed towards ACP and Arpita ) inke ghar se bahar nikal dene ke baad to aap hi meri family the na aur aaj…( he smiled ruefully while Kartik wiped his teary eyes and he continued ) uss din to kaha tha aap ne main aap ke liye sab kuch hun , family maante the na aap bhi mujhe aur ( With a injured smile ) main bhi to aap ko apna dost , apna bhai sab hi manta tha….aur aaj ( shook his head in tears ) to aap ne bhi dhokha de diya….I trusted you na ki aap kabhi mera vishwas nahi todoge BUTTTTT...aap to inki baato mein aa kar mujh se jhoot bolne lage ho ( In anger-hurt ) aaj to sirf yeh bat ke liye bola hai aap ne mujhse jhoot kal ko pata nahi kis cheez ke liye bologe…
Arpita apologetically : Abhi dekho galti humari thi puri tarah se tum please ( looked towards Kartik who was standing with down head ) Kartik pe gussa mat karo…
ACP sir in a low tone : Voh sirf humari help karna chahta tha and tum usse kuch mat kaho…
Abhijeet interrupted them sternly : Aap log se mujhe koi baat nahi karni aur main bhai se baat kar raha tha to please aap log beech mein mat padhiye….better hoga...sab ke liye…
ACP and Arpita looked down in SHAME! And GUILT! While KARTIK finally opened his mouth to explain his side….
Kartik consolingly : Abhi yarr aisi baat nahi hai ( In a low-teary tone ) tujhe hurt nahi karna chahta tha main par…( Looked down and added tearily ) main tujhe aur tere parents ko aise nahi dekh sakta tha na to socha….
Abhijeet sarcastically : Apne bhai se jhoot bol do kyunnnn….( In a hurt tone ) mujhe yeh umeed nahi thi aap se bilkul bhi...kabhi socha nahi tha ki aap mera trust tod doge aise voh bhi ( Looked away and added ) kisi bahar vale ke liye….
ARPITA and ACP looked at him in extreme pain . Their FACIAL EXPRESSIONS went BLANK for a MOMENT Listening that their own son termed them as OUTSIDERS….Though their deads are not forgivable but they could not remain OUTSIDER in their KID'S life….Both looked at him brokenly controlling their emotions….to a great extent ….THEY were feeling extreme urge to just go and hug their kid tightly and to protect him from further miseries...BUTTTTTTT his next sentence hammered nails in their hearts….
Abhijeet in a low-painful tone : Pehele to khun ke rishto ne ghar se bahar fenk diya and ab aap ne bhi bhai vohi kiya ( shook his head in tears ) sach mein I don't deserve anything right koi relation nahi... in my life kyunki mujhe hi protect karna nahi aata na unko….
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ABHI ran from there wiping his eyes while KARTIK was just staring his way in REGRET and GUILT!
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Kartik looked at both and added in a smiley tone : Uncle aap log chinta mat karo mana lunga main isko bhi ( In a low tone ) shayad….
ACP sir ( in a apologetic tone ) : Par mere vajah se voh tum se bhi naraz ho gaya na I am so sorry beta….
Kartik ( instantly held his hand and added in a smiley-cute tone ) : Aap bilkul fikar mat kijiye uncle main mana lunga usko ( annoyingly ) uska to kaam hi hai mere se ladna huhhh…! ( Both smiled a bit while Kartik added ) aap jayie rest kariye main uss angry bird ko dekh ke aata hun nahi to kal mera gussa bichare ( sadly ) AUSTRALIA ke bowlers pe nikalega…( ACP and Arpita laughed lightly while he added in a sad tone ) Sach mein unka to soch soch ke taras aa raha hai ek to iski batting skills upar se gussa ( sighing ) itni to practice bhi nahi ki hogi inhone jitna double dhamaka yeh dikhayega vahan pe ( dramatically ) Haye! Bichare...
ACP sir lightly smacked his head while KARTIK smiled cutely at him….
End of the chapter :
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