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So guys aaj ki Social seekh...
" When you feel that the world had turned a back at you, just take another look.
Maybe its you who have turned their back against the world!"
CHAPTER 9 : AGAINST THE WORLD
" Aapka toh ye roj hi ho raha hai Daya !" Shreya said suturing his forehead. Daya winced a little in pain as the whole procedure was being done with any sort of anesthesia. Shreya was trying so much to make the procedure as painless as possible but it wasn't as easy as it sounded. " Aapko bol rahi thi hospital chalte hai !" Shreya said giving in the final suture. " Par nahi. Aap ko toh jidd pe ada rehna tha !" Shreya now said in a scolding tone. " Hogya !" And Daya uttered a sigh of relief on hearing Shreya's voice. " Hospital me Tumhe shyd handle nahi krne dete !" Daya said in a husky voice looking to Shreya. Shreya literally blushed from the roots. But then she composed herself and said, " Lekin ye jidd bhi toh thik nahi na Daya ! Kabhi agar me nahi rahungi toh fir kya !" Shreya said being practical. " Chalo ! Maan li tumhari baat. Agese Aise nahi karunga. Raste me jo bhi hospital mile waha jaunga ! Okay ?" Daya asked raising his eyebrows. " Perfectly fine !" Shreya said and then walked away with the first aid box.
Daya was standing or lets say leaning on a table with his both hands kept on it for support. He was a denims coupled with black formal shirt. To add to all that he had brown colored leather belt and brown colored leather shoes. That dude was looking handsome today. His clothes defined his personality. Shreya on the hand was wearing a lemon yellow colored kurta on a light blue colored jeans. Even Shreya's clothes defined her personality. They were young, full of life, bubbly and all that sorts while Daya's clothes were mature and showed that he had an officer's class.
Shreya went into kitchen and washed her hands. She then put some glass bowl into the microwave and something onto stove. She was onto her own when suddenly she felt Daya's presence behind her. " Kya hua kuch chahiye ?" Shreya asked. The kitchen was small one with not much space to move around. But inspite all of these, Shreya had kept it pretty neat and tidy. There were some greens over the window. The crockery she had selected complemented the kitchen tone. Her selection of the smallest furniture was so beautiful. Daya said nothing but just put his hand in front of her. At first Shreya didn't understand what was happening but then she gave one of her hand forwards to Daya.
Daya first held it gently and Shreya just smiled. But then unknown to her He pulled her onto himself and that too with pressure. " Daya !" Shreya said shocked as she was literally entwined in his embrace. Daya placed his on hand on her waist from behind to hold her tightly in place and his other hand was gently stroking her hair. " Kya kar rahe ho ?" Shreya asked a little scared. Daya raised his eyebrows a little and smiled mischievously. " Parso Raat Ki baat puri kaha hui humari!" Daya said making Shreya blush again. But then nobody knew the mischievous side of Daya better than Shreya.
" Kaunsi baat ?" Shreya said cross countering Daya. " Mere dost ki woh wali ladki ayi thi ! Keh rahi thi ki woh bhi...!" Daya said trying to remind Shreya the night when she had confessed her love for him. Shreya just squinted her eyes acting as of she didn't know anything about it. " Achcha kya boli woh ? Kuch age badhi baat ?" Shreya asked. And now it was Daya's turn of leg pulling. " Haa woh boli toh thi ki usko bhi dheere dheere pyar ho raha hai." Daya then left hold of Shreya and went near the kitchens window. He stood there and acted...just Khali pili wali acting. " Par na mujhe woh ladki ka pyar kuch sachcha nahi lagta. Kyu ki baadme ekbaar bhi usne Iss barime kuch baat nahi ki. Ek kaam karta hoon ladke Maa ko samjhata hoon ki ye love marriage me kuch rakha nahi hai. Uske liye koi Achchi ladki dhundh le !" Daya said again and started dialing the number. Shreya then looked at him dumb founded. " Aapko galat lag raha honga Daya!" Shreya said. But it did not change Daya's mind. He was still dialling and waiting for the fone to be picked up. Finally Shreya held Daya's hand and snatched his mobile. Shreya cut the call and looked down. " Ye kya baat hui ?" Daya asked pretending to be angry. Shreya just looked down and said, " Uski Maa ne bhi uske liye wohi ladki chuni hai !" Shreya said biting her lower lip. Daya then just gave a victorious smile. " Aur waise bhi har chiz baato se Jatayi nahi jati ! Kuch chize bas akho se yaa dil se padhni padti hai." Shreya said finally giving him a smirk.
Shreya was again walking past him when She felt Daya again pulling her towards him. " Waise me kaki ko ye btane ke liye fone kar raha tha...ki jo ladki unhone chuni hai woh bilkul sahi hai!" He was saying something more when suddenly his phone rang. ." Kya yaar Abhijeet !" Daya said over the phone a little frustrated. " Are bhai tumhari baate ho gyi hongi toh Hume bhi milwa do !" Abhijeet said. Daya just smiled. " Haa me baat karta hoon usse !" Daya said looking towards Shreya who was doing some dishes. " Waise ACP chilla raha hai. Aja ab ! Ab aur nahi sambhal sakta !" Abhijeet said. " Haa bas nikal raha hoon !" Daya said as he mouthed the same to Shreya and took his car keys and left.
( Bereau )
Abhijeet and Daya had just returned after talking to informer. He had given some crucial information and now they were waiting for ACP sir to have a talk with Dr. Salunkhe about the corpse lying in the forensic dept. " Haa Abhijeet ! Kya pata chala khabri se ?" ACP sir asked walking in the bereau. Abhijeet told whatever info he had and same did Daya. " Sir Waise Dr. Salunkhe bol rahe the unhe lash se kuch aur pata chala hai !" Daya said. " Toh chalo fir. Intezaar kis baat ka !" ACP sir said and the officers proceeded towards bereau.
" Aao ACP Pradyuman aao. Ana hi pada Dr. Salunkhe ke pass !" Dr. Salunkhe said to tip his friend off. " Yaar Salunkhe toh ye bak bak band kar. Aur jaldi bata kya baat pata chali hai tujhe!" ACP sir said. In the mean while while Abhiheet, Dr. Salunkhe, ACP Pradyuman and Fredricks were discussing about the case, Tarika tiptoed her way towards Daya. " Oye Tum to Shreya ke sath bahar Jane wale the na ye time pe !" Tarika asked Daya silently. " Are Uske hi sath tha. Boss ka call aya toh ana hi pada!" Daya said referring to the phone call from Abhijeet.
The scene was like this. The remaining officers were seriously discussing the case around the corpse while Daya and Tarika were were goofing off around the computer table that was behind them. " Dr. Tarika ! Fingerprints match hue kya records me kisike sath!" Dr. Salunkhe asked. He got no response. " Dr. Tarika !" He asked again. " Ye tum dono ko na kuch bhi manage nahi karna ata. College me kabhi lecture bunk nahi kiye kya !" Tarika said to Daya. Daya smiled , " Are yaar me toh gaya tha abhi Kya hi karu !" Daya said unknown to the voice that had been constantly asking for them. " Tarika Ji, fingerprints ka kya scene hai !" Abhijeet asked trying to divert his wife's and friend's attention. But it was of no use.
" Daya !" ACP sir then shouted. And then samjho bhukamp hi agya..." Dr. Tarika ! Kya chal raha hai dono ka ? Kitne baar tum dono ke senior officers awaj de rahe hai. Dhyaan kaha hai tumhara!" Dr. Salunkhe also shouted. " Woh hum...!" Daya said looking towards Abhijeet for any kind of answers. " Sir woh Shreya !" Tarika said and suddenly she received a stab on foot from Daya as well as glare from Abhijeet.
Ye kya kar diya Tarika Ji aapne...
Abhijeet thought to himself. " Kaun Shreya ?" ACP and Dr. Salunkhe asked. Now both Tarika and Daya looked towards Abhijeet for answers.
Kaise kaise log hai meri zindagi me...
Abhijeet thought again. " Are sir woh kuch nai...Woh training camp me ek Shreya naam ki ladki ayi hai CID me. Usse bohot desperately CID Mumbai me hi appointment chahiye. Toh thodi piche lagi rehti hai bas." Abhijeet said trying to cover up the matter. " Training academy wali Shreya. Majak bana ke rakha hai CID Mumbai ka. Kaam me Dhyaan do !" ACP Pradyuman shouted on Daya and Abhijeet.
( Evening )
The bereau was almost empty. The lights were almost done over all the working tables. The only light that was coming from was that if the cabin of ACP Pradyuman's cabin. Maybe he was working late. Abhijeet was outside the bereau. Just walking too and fro...Maybe he was a little bit nervous.
Yaar ye Daya aur Tarika dono ke Dono kya rasta faila ke rakhte hai aur sambhalne ke liye mujhe bhej dete hai...
Abhijeet then finally took a deep breathe and entered inside the bereau. He then peeped a little to get a view of ACP sir's cabin. " Chalo shant mood me dikhre !" Abhijeet said to himself as he proceeded to knock the cabin.
" Abhijeet ? Ab tak ghar nahi gye ?" ACP Pradyuman asked as he saw Abhijeet at his cabin's door. " Ghar ke liye nikla tha sir. Par woh aapse thodi baat krni thi akele me toh... !" Abhijeet said. Though ACP Pradyuman was his fatherly figure he was a strict guy. Strict like anything. " Iss Waqt kya baat krni hai ?" ACP Pradyumna said after looking at his watch. It was quite late at night. " Aao andar !" He finally said giving him the permission.
" Sir woh Daya ke barime thoda batana tha !" Abhijeet said. " Daya ? Daya ko kya hua?" ACP Pradyuman said his expression immediately changing from a boss to a father. " Nahi nahi sir. Serious kuch nahi hai. Bas woh Subah jo bhi hua na...Forensic me !" Abhijeet said clearly specifying the incident.
" Haa uska kya ?" ACP asked. " Sir woh Shreya...koi training academy wali wagre nahi hai!" Abhijeet said. " Toh ?!" ACP sir asked with surprise. " Uska Woh Daya...matlab Daya..aur woh Matlab yahi ki dono bohot achche dost hai." Abhijeet said delivering the blow slowly. Now ACP sir understood where the talk was going.
Immediately he kept his pain aside and closed the file on which he was working on. " Kya karti hai Shreya ?" He asked with a serious face. " Doctor hai sir !" Abhijeet said trying to convince his fatherly figure. " Tum mile ho usse ?" ACP pradyuman asked. " Nahi sir. Abhi tak nahi!" Abhijeet replied. " Hmmm !" ACP sir just replied.
" Sir woh baat ye hai ki ...Daya use Chahne laga hai !" Abhijeet said. This came as a little shock to ACP Pradyuman. " Kya ?" He asked surprised. " Haa woh bas...Abhi!" Abhijeet said a little stuttering. " Ladki thik hai ?" ACP Pradyuman asked. " Me mila toh nahi hoon Sir. Magar jitni baate pata chali hai unse toh Achchi maloom hoti hai. Woh Daya jinke anathashram me tha na Kaka kaki...unhone ne hi mulaqaat karwai thi dono ki." Abhijeet said. This was followed by a complete silence.
Abhijeet then got up from his seat and was leaving. He opened the door to the cabin but suddenly stopped. " Shreya Achchi ladki hai sir. Mana ki me use mila nahi hoon. Par aisa lagta hai ki ek choti behen ki tarah janne laga hoon use. Jitna bhi Daya mujhe batata hain usse. Dono ekdum pagal hai lekin dono ek dusre ko pyar ke sath sath ek dusre ki respect bhi krte hai. Sirf ek dusre ki nahi ek dusre ki job ki bhi." Abhijeet said. This confused ACP Pradyuman a little bit.
" Kehna kya chahte ho ?" ACP sir asked. " Mera yahi matlab hai sir ke me Daya ki pichle sari girlfriends ko mil chuka hoon. Daya ko Shreya jitni Achchi ladki nahi milegi." Abhijeet said and then took a long pause. He was fidgeting with the keys that was in his hands. He then continued, " Magar me Yeh bhi janta hoon Ki kitni bhi Achchi ladki mil jaye, Daya aapke shabd ke bahar nahi hai. Akhir me Aap jo bolenge bas wohi uske liye patthar ki lakeer hai. Aur me janta hoon ki aap Daya ke achche ke liye hi sochenge. Me bas woh Aapko ekbaar ittalaaq karana chahta tha. Aap uske pita ki jagah khade hai. Aap ko bhi mere Jitna hi pata hona chahiye !" Abhijeet said and was leaving when ACP sir's voice stopped him.
" Abhijeet !" He said. Abhiheet stopped and didn't even turn around. " Ji" he asked. " Ladki Kaisi bhi ho. Aaj jaisa hua waisa bilkul nahi hona chahiye. Daya ka Dhyaan kaam pe se nahi hatna chaiye !" ACP sir said with a authority.
Ye to hitler ka hitler hi rahega...
" Aur Daya bewakoof hai bilkul. In sab mamle me. Toh mujhe umeed hai ki tum dono ko sambhal hi loge !" ACP sir said and then again engrossed himself in work. " Dono ?" Abhijeet asked. " Daya aur Shreya !" The boss replied and Abhijeet's eyes beamed with happiness. Finally everything had started to fall into place.
Though ACP sir was a fatherly figure to both of them but he wasn't the one showed frequent love. He didn't watch any sports matches with them neither he went to any restaurants. But their's was a unique kinda bond. The one which doesn't require frequent attention. But the one where of anyone of them is in danger the other would never ever think twice before sacrificing himself for the good of other. No matter what. Maybe Shreya was right afterall ,
Har chiz baato se nahi jatayi jati... Kuch chize bas samajhni padti hai...
( Parking )
Abhijeet walked alone in the empty parking lot. There were very little wagons in the lot. Couple of them here and couple of them there. The only light that was coming from was that of the bulb from the pillars. He walked with his signature pace and finally his car fell into his sight. He heaved a sigh of relief. Within couple of moments he was there opening the door. He sat inside and drank a whole lot of water. " Ho gya !" He said to no one in particular.
" Thank God ! Mujhe toh laga tha ki Daya aur meri class hi lagengi ab !" Tarika said from the back seat. " Sahime boss. You are a life saviour !" Daya said as he started the car. " Dono ke Dono ullu ke patthe ho." Abhijeet said. He then looked towards Daya and said, " Tum ! Haa tum Pyar me pade ho iska Matlab ye nahi ki din Raat wohi. Kaam pe bhi Dhyaan lagao !" Abhijeet said to Daya scolding. " Aur Aap Tarika Ji ! Forensic lab kya Aise bachkani baate karne ke liye bani hai !" Abhijeet again said scolding Tarika.
" Sorry na Abhi !" Tarika said. " Ye Achcha hai. Aap dono milke gadbad krte raho. Me toh hoon hi sambhalne ke liye. Kya.. kya kehte ho tum mujhko... Khadoos...Haa toh khadoos ka ye last time tha. Next time se khadoos kuch sambhalne wala nahi hai !" Abhijeet said dramatically. " C'mon Abhijeet. Itna bhi kuch jyada nahi krte !" Daya said. " Jyada.. Jyada ? Woh Harish ki maut ki case me file guma di thi tumne. Aur aap !" Abhijeet said now looking towards Tarika. " Ek hafte pehle aapne lab ka autoclave shuru rakh diya tha. Raat ke 11 be aake band karna pada tha merko !" Abhijeet said. " Aur ye Sirf ye mahine ke kisse hai !" Abhijeet said. Daya struck his tongue out and so did Tarika.
( Next Morning )
Daya was drinking some green tea. He was looking at Kaka who was trying to read something. " Kya padh rahe ho Kaka. Woh bhi subah subah akbar chodke !" Daya asked. " Are ye don din pehle Shreya ki report ayi thi aspataal se. Woh toh batake gyi ki Kaka...sab normal hai koi ghabrana ki baat nahi. Par na woh kitni badmash hai pata hai mujhe. Jarur tang dekar gyi hogi me janta hoon !" Kaka said. " Achcha ! Dekhu toh jara !" Daya said very well knowing that Kaka was correct.
Shreya thi hi badmash ladki. Kisi ko tang dena koi badi baat nahi thi uske liye !
" Haa Dekh toh jara ! Mujhe toh kuch samajh me nahi aa raha !" Kaka said handling him the report. And it not far from what he expected.
( Evening )
It was late Evening. Around 7:30. The sky was in the shades of grey and orange. It was a rainy afternoon today. The whole city that Shreya was looking through her apartment window appeared wet. The roads , the trees and the parked vehicles. Everything had water on or around them. There still was wind and because of the wind the trees showered water droplets on whatever was beneath them. Shreya stretched a bit and then went inside.
Shreya went towards her coffee table and opened some street food that she had packed for herself on the way.
Ye barish me pakode khana maja hi kuch aur hai...
Shreya poured a whole lot of hari chutney on her crispy and hot pakoras and picked her first piece. As she was about to put them into mouth she felt some tap her head from behind.
Piche se tapli dene wala ek hi hai zindagi me filhaal...
" Kya Daya ? Aise kaun karta hai kisike... !" Shreya said something incomplete. Daya came from behind and sat besides her. " kisike ? Kuch Toh bhi Keh rahi thi tum !" Daya said as he dragged Shreya's hand that held pakora near his mouth. " Hmm hmm ?" Daya asked. " Kisike ?" He asked again. Just to tease her. " Kisike girlfriend ke sath ! Khush !" Shreya said banging her glass on the table. Daya gave a victorious smile. " Thank you Bhagwan. Is ladki ne kuch toh bola. Iske dil se koi baat nikalwane ke liye kitni mehnat lagti hai." Daya said. " Dramebaaz hai aap ek number ke !" Shreya said eating her snacks.
" Kaka , Kaki kaise hai ?" Shreya asked as she got up to make some steaming hot tea. " Thik hai. Humesha ki tarah nok jhok chal rahi thi unki ! Bol rahe ki kuch dawai badalne wali ho tum !" Daya asked as he wiped his hands on the napkin. " Change nahi kar rahi. Do goli ki jagah ek goli combine wali de rahi hoon !" Shreya said as added some tea giving the boiling water a perfect hue of brown. " Okay!" Daya said.
" Waise Dawai se yaad aya, Tum tumhari dawai toh bhi le rahi ho ya nahi ?!" Daya asked. " Meri ? Meri kaunsi dawai !" Shreya asked shocked. " Wohi jo last time diye the Tumhe kaki ke ghar jab chakkar ayi thi tab !" Daya reminded her. " Are woh bhi kya dawai thi kya Daya. Plain mutlivitamins the woh !" Shreya said. She then poured the tea into 2 cups and gave one of them to Daya. Daya took one sip and it was as if all his worries vanished away. The tea was so perfect. " Achchi bani hai , hai na ?" Shreya asked enjoying the tea herself. " Tumhe khana banana ata hai ?" Daya asked out of no where. " Naah ! Thodi choti moti cheeze bana leti hoon. Par khana kabhi banaya hi nahi !" Shreya said. " Aise kaise ?" Daya asked. " Sirf choti moti chize Matlab?" Daya asked again. " Maggi ati hai. Masala Maggi ati hai. Punjabi tadke wali Maggi ati hai. Instant mix ke pancakes ate hai. Plain cheese sandwich ata hai. Aur chai, coffee!" Shreya said drinking her tea as if it was very normal for her.
" Nahi waise thik hai. Matlab I am not at all for ki Ladkiyon ko khana ana chahiye. Par ek survival ke liye sabko thoda bohot pakana ana chahiye !" Daya said taking a sip. " Dude ! Have you ever been in a hostel ? Maggi is a survival food !" Shreya said. Maybe this was where the age gap was coming into play.
Daya just smiled and drank the rest of his cup. " Waise Kaka puch rahe the tumhare reports ke barime !" Daya said. Shreya stopped whatever she was doing for a second. " Haa woh maine samjhaya tha unko ki sab normal hai. Par woh dono hai ki mante hi nahi!" Shreya said as she tried to engross herself in some other work. Daya just looked down and crossed his hands. " Shreya !" He said and waited for Shreya to look at him. Shreya however now knew where the conversation was going. So now she completely avoided to look at him. " Kya ?" She said not looking at him.
Daya went near her and turned her towards him holding her shoulder. " Kya sahime reports normal the ?" Daya asked again in a very calm voice. Shreya was looking towards Daya and then she looked down feeling guilty. She was silent for a while and then the next moment she was clutching her head. Daya at first didn't understand what was happening but then he kinda panicked. Shreya's eyes were giving out by the minute and Daya panicked. " Shreya ? Shreya ?" He asked literally slapping her cheeks mildly so as to keep her awake. But she was collapsing by the minute. Daya now understood that she was getting unconscious again and hence without wasting the time he picked her up. Shreya felt very light against the strong muscular body. Daya's one hand was under her knees and one hand under her back. When Daya had scooped her her eyes had complete given out.
Daya was panicky carrying her towards the couch to lay her in a horizontal position when suddenly he heard her laugh. " Ye kya hai ?" He asked shockingly. " Kitta darr jate ho ?" Shreya said still laughing. " Tumhe kuch nahi hua ?" Daya asked still not coming out of shock. Shreya was laughing loudest. " Neeche utariye pehle !" Shreya said. Daya did accordingly and now Shreya was sitting on the couch. " Ye kya natak tha ?" Daya asked again with a little anger. " Ek demo tha ! Uss din chakkar ake kaise giri thi me uska !" Shreya said. " Achchi acting krti hoon na me !" Shreya said again. " Ye koi majak ki baat nahi hai Shreya !" Daya said with anger rising by the minute.
Shreya now understood that may be the matter had gone a bit too far. Daya now left where ever he was standing and went into the balcony to cool off his anger. Shreya went behind him. " I'm sorry Daya !" Shreya said and Daya didn't respond. " Are baba seriously I'm sorry !" Shreya said now holding her ears in apology. " Mujhe aise majak pasand nahi Shreya. Ye koi majak wali baat to nahi na Shreya!" Daya said again. " Daya ek baat bolu ? Bura toh nahi manenge ?" Sgreya said. " Hmm !" Daya said. He was standing in the balcony with both his hands on the railing.
" Itti serious baat bhi toh nahi na !" Shreya said. Daya was just shocked on hearing it. He turned around and said, " Ye Tumhe sab normal lagta hai chakkar ake girna wagre !" Daya said still in a angry tone. " Daya mana ki normal nahi lekin abnormal bhi toh nahi naa ! Hojata hai kabhi kabar !" Shreya said. Daya then looked towards her and then he finally understood what the problem was and instantly his anger melted away like anything. " Idhar Aao." Daya said in his regular voice.
Shreya came forward and Daya embraced her from behind. Shreya was standing on a cement platform that was making her 2 inches tall than she normally was. She kept both her hands on the railing and next to her were Daya's hands on both sides. Daya's chin rested on Shreya's head. " Shreya Tumhe pata hai yaha abnormal chiz kya lag rahi mujhe ?" Daya said both of them staring at the city in front of them.
" Kya ?" Shreya asked not understanding what Daya was saying. " Ye itni bhi abnormal chiz nahi ki tumhare liye koi care kare." Daya said making Shreya stun a little. " Mujhe samajh me nahi aa raha Daya aapko kya kehna hai !" Shreya said. Daya then turned her around so that she was now completely facing Shreya. She immediately put her head down in order to avoid eye contact. At this point eye contact was a pretty bid deal. Pretty pretty big deal. But Daya delicately raised her head towards him updating his to fingers under her chin. As soon as their eyes met Daya raised his eyebrows a little bit telling her that he had hit the perfectly right spot. " Talk to Me. Let me in !" Daya said. " Kya batau me aapko Daya! " Shreya said still avoiding the topic. " Why won't you let people near you, care for you or just be there for you !" Daya asked straight forwardly.
" Because people don't care Daya. They just don't. Mere apni family ne Waqt ane pe sab chod diya toh me duniya pe kis buniyaad me bharosa rakhu ?" Shreya said finally. " Shreya, Family don't end in blood but it doesn't start their either ! Tumhe kya sachme lagta hai ki me Tumhe chod ke jaunga , Kaka-kaki tumhara sath nahi denge ? Sach batao !" Daya asked again. Yeah Shreya was confident that people left no matter what but when Daya short listed it to the three persons she started having her doubts.
Daya just smiled because some realizations had definitely hit her. " I got my answer Shreya !" Daya said when his phone rang. " Ha Freddy bas aa raha hoon !" Daya said as left hold of Shreya. He went to the other side of balcony as he was busy with his case. Just that he hadn't realized that Shreya had also followed him behind.
Shreya just took Daya's other hand and put it around her shoulder. " Kya hua ?" Daya mouthed at her while still talking over the phone. Uptill now Daya understood that Shreya was a full on cuddler. So he just held her tighter. After a good few minutes Daya ended his call and said, " Kya hua ?" He asked again. " Daya ?" Shreya said and took a long pause. " Aap pakka sath nahi chodoge na ?" Shreya asked with her eyes as pure as her soul. It was like her soul was directly facing Daya's eyes.
Daya just tightened his hold on her. Shreya kept her one hand on Daya's chest while the other tried to encircled his back which miserably failed. Daya's one hand rest on Shreya's waist while the other gently stroked her hair. He then kissed her head in a very reassuring way. " Kabhi bhi nahi !" Daya said and that made Shreya hold him tight. " Meri baat manogi to dawai leke thoda aram karo ! Bhale hi multivitamin ki goli kyu na ho !" Daya said. And Shreya just nodded negatively. " Tum sahime kuch kuch mamle me bachchi ko ekdum. Chalo dawai lete hai !" Daya said as he dragged her inside the home.
Daya literally forced the tablet down her throat and sent her to get changed. And within moments Shreya was back in baggy night suits. " Me darwaza laga lungi andar se don't worry !" Shreya said as she tied her hair in a messy bun. " It okay. Auto lock hai. Chalo tum bedroom me !" Daya said. " Daya itni bhi choti bachchi nahi hoon ki aap mujhe literally sulaoge!" Shreya said as she opposed. " Kaka bilkul sahi kehte hai. Tum kisiko bhi tang dene me bohot mahir ho. Me toh risk nahi le raha !" Daya said. Shreya then lied down on the bed and Daya pulled the blankets for her. " Lo So rahi hoon !" Shreya said like a brat. " Jee bohot bohot upkaar hai mujhpar !" Daya replied in a sarcastic tone.
Daya then left Shreya alone and didn't switch off the light. " Daya !" Shreya said and stopped him. " Thank you !" She said. Daya just smiled and said, " Me nikalta hoon...Kuch lage toh call krna !". And saying that Daya left.
And just like that...against all odds...against all hopes...we just start to believe in good things all over again...