Meri Duniya Alag Hai Tujhse Chapter 11: Cheers to Overthinking, a c.i.d. fanfic

Heeyy guysss...back with the 11th chapter...So let's get going...

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So guys lets move on with aajki social Seekh. I read this somewhere on a blog and dimag me baith gaya hai...to lijiye..

The Staying Philosophy ~So when people leave, I have learnt the secret : let them. Because most of the time they have to. Let them walk away and go places. Let them have adventures in the wild without you. Let them travel the world and explore a life beyond the horizon that you exist in. And deep down know that, heroes are qualified by their capacity to stay but by their decision to return...

Chapter 11 : Cheers to Overthinking.

Shreya took some deep breathes before pressing the doorbell. She knew once she gets in Kaka kaki's house it was going to be a typical Indian household where the mother in constantly behind the daughter about some guy, then marriage and all that stuff. No..dont get me wrong Shreya didn't mind talking about Daya and herself but kaki would definitely take their relationship to a new level for sure. And Shreya wanted to take things a little slow. And Kaki would sure barge her mind with agey ka kya socha hai and all.

But then it wasn't like Shreya could avoid that. She needed to visit Kaki and for that she needed to be calm. Taking one final deep breathe Shreya pressed the door button. Within minutes she could hear someone open the latch from inside. " Aree agyi bitiyaan tum ! Ajao ajao !" Kaka said and welcomed Shreya inside. " Bohot dino baad ayi ?!" Kaka said. " Haa woh hospital me jara jyada kaam tha ye hafte me !" Shreya said and sat down. " Lo chai piyo ! Abhi garma garam chai banayi maine !" Kaka said. " Aapne ?!" Shreya asked. It was but natural because Kaka wasn't the one that would like to go into the kitchen. " Haa woh Kishori kahi gayi hai Saheli ke sath !" Kaka said and Shreya literally heaved a sigh of relief.

Though Kaka was the silent amongst the two he was a lot cooler and calmer than Kaki. In any situation..mark it any situation he gave another person his time to think and also his space. It very natural now. But for this old generation to even consider this, it was a very big deal. " Kaunsi movie dekh rahe ho ? Comedy hai ?" Shreya asked as she saw the TV running. And with that both of them sat on the couch and started watching movie.

" Waise kisi panchi se pata chala hai ki humare gudiya rani ko koi pasand ane laga hai !" Kaka said trying to start a conversation. Shreya just blushed on hearing that. " Waise puri duniyaa ko baju me rakhde. Daya, Kishori... !" Kaka said. Shreya didn't understand where the conversation was going. " Bas yu samajhke ki Sirf tu aur me hai !" Kaka said. " Koi jabardasti nahi. Koi bandish nahi !" Kaka said again. Shreya was getting confused by the moment. " Kisiko jawab dena nahi. Kisike dil ko sambhalna nahi. Sivay khudke !" Kaka said again. " Aur sach sach bata , tu khush toh hai na ? " Kaka finally asked what was in his mind. " Kya baat hai Kaka ?" Shreya asked. " Dekh beta me janta hoon ki Daya lakhon me ek hai. Bohot khayal rakhega tera. Zimmedari se kabhi nahi mukrega. Agar tum dono sath ho toh sare duniya ki khushi ek taraf aur tumhari ek hone khushi ek taraf. Lekin ...!" Kaka said taking a pause. "Lekin kya Kaka?" Shreya asked again. " Hoga Daya lakhon me ek Lekin meri beti me karodo me ek hai. Uske dil ki baat Jane bagair me ye rishta age hi nahi Jane dunga." Kaka said.

Shreya just smiled and was really really grateful that somehow she was surrounded by some very very understanding men. " Pradyuman ka phone aya tha. Shyd Abhijeet ki baat hui hongi unse. Par maine kaha hai ki Waise toh Hume kuch aitraaz nahi hai ye rishte se Lekin ekbaar Shreya se baat krna chahunga. Tabhi bataunga !" Kaka said. Shreya just turned towards him and smiled again. Somehow now a days when Shreya used to smile her smile was visible in her eyes. " Kaka me khush hoon. Daya achche insaan hai. Mera bohot khayal rakhte hai." Shreya said and Kaka's happiness knew no bounds.He just kept both of his hands on Shreya's temple and kissed her forehead. " Khoob khush raho beta ! Khoob khush raho !" He said. Maybe this was a real father getting happy for a daughter.

Both Shreya and Kaka were into their moment when kaki came in. " Kitne baar kaha hai gharka ka darwaza andar se lagaya karo ! Koi ghus jayga toh pata bhi nahi chalega !" Kaki said. And from the voice only it could be made out that she was in a foul mood. " Aagyi hitler !" Kaka said. Shreya giggled a little. " Aap nahane nahi gaye ? Kitni der ho rahi hai ! Kabhi samay dekha hai ? Bas chai, TV aur radio. Aur kuch toh krna hi nahi rehta !" Kaki said. What had happened to her mood today. " Jaa raha hoon. Jaa raha hoon." Kaka said going upstairs. " Tu hi jhel beta ise ab !" He said to Shreya as he reached the top. Shreya giggled again.

" Tum...khe khe khe...daat dikhana band karo !" Kaki said now scolding Shreya. She then went directly into the kitchen and put the grocery things that she had bought aside. " Kya baat hai kaki ? Kisi sabjiwale ke sath jhagda ho gaya kya ?" Shreya asked. Shreya walked into the kitchen and took the cookie jar in her hand and started eating them one by one. Kaki's mood going off like that wasn't a new thing for her. " Ye kya tarika hai ?" Kaki asked as she snatched the jar from her hands. " Badi ho gyi ho. Jara chote ladki ki tarah bartaav karna band karo !" Kaki said in a very rough voice. It was a bit harsh but then Shreya calmy said , " Kya baat hai Kaki ? Aaj kuch jyada hi mood kharab hai aapka!" Shreya said.

" Kuch mood kharab nahi ! Ye jara bachpana chodo ab. Naye taur tarike seekho ! Samajhdaar bano !" Kaki said. Where the hell this conversation was going , Shreya thought to herself. But then again very calmly she asked, " Kuch hua hai kya Kaki ?". " Haa hua hai. Mujhe na kabhi kabhi bohot chidh machti hai tumhari. Daya se pyar karne lagi ho toh uski zindagi Kaisi hai kabhi Dekhi hai tumne karib se ? Woh kab uthata hai, woh kab khata hai, Kya khata hai. Uska khana kabhi dekha hai ? Uski duniya bohot alag hai tujhse. Aur kabtak woh tere nakhre jhelta rahega. Aur humesha wohi kyu jhele. Tu bhi jara khudko uske zindagi me dhal." Kaki said. Well this was a totally new thing for Shreya. She thought that maybe Kaki would be a really really excited about the developments in their relationship. Even Daya her warned her about the same thing. But this was something totally new.

" Ye kya baat kar rahi ho Kaki ?" Shreya stood their dumbfounded. " Sahi baat kar rahi hoon me. Daya ko ye sab bachkani chize pasand nahi ati. Aajse ye sab band. Uske taur tarike apnao jara. Kabhi tum bhi kuch kar liya karo uske liye. Sirf wohi sab kuch kyu kare !" Kaki said. This was kinda low blow. This was the last thing that Shreya wanted to hear ever. Was she really not doing enough.

But then again Shreya thought that maybe Kaki wasn't in a good mood today. Maybe something had triggered her anger. " Mujhe hospital ke liye der ho rahi hai. Me nikalti hoon !" Shreya said trying to give space to Kaki to calm down a little. " Bas yahi toh baat hai. Thodi sachchai batane jao to me nikalti hoon. Are kab tak bhagogi !" Kaki said putting a little pressure on almost every word. " Mujhe nahi samajh me aa raha Kaki tum kya baat kar rahi ho ?" Shreya said again. Well if Kaki wanted to talk she surely wanted to listen.

" Jo bolna tha woh maine pehle hi bol diya hai. Bas itna Dhyaan me rakhna ki rishte ki dori do baju se pakadne hoti hai. Ek kitna bhi pakka pakde kafi nahi hota !" Kaki said and went to do some chores.

Without any further talks Shreya went outside and was on her way to hospital. What was kaki talking about. Was she not enough for Daya ? Maybe she was enough but she wasn't trying enough for him. Was she an adjustment for Daya. Though Shreya was calm on the outside nobody knew she was an chronic overthinker. A chronic chronic one. Was she not what Daya had imagined to be his partner. Was Daya just catering to her because Kaka kaki needed to. No but Daya had told her on numerous times he loved her. That he cared for her. But how could she be so stupid. Nobody loved her uptill now. Not even her immediately relatives. What in the earth would change so suddenly that a perfect man like Daya would call herself his love. And even if he did he would surely get tired of her ways in a few days and would leave her eventually. Because that's what happens each time. No matter what, people left. And that was the cold harsh truth.

Shreya's heart broke even at the thought of leaving Daya. It was as if her heart was literally squeezed with the strength of thousand arms. Her chest felt heavy and she wasn't able to catch her breathe. Unknown to her she had reached the hospital and was opening the push/pull door. " Dr. Shreya...Aaj itna Achcha mausam hai. Aaj aapke chehre pe bara kyu baje hai ?" Priya asked as she saw her collegue entering with a serious face. Shreya didn't answer as she kept her bag at the table and signed her on duty muster at the nurse's station. " Shreya ??? Sab thik toh hai na ?" Priya asked again as she shook her a little from behind. That made Shreya come to her senses. " Haa Sab thik... !" Shreya said completely avoiding the topic. " Kya hua boyfriend se jhagda ho gya kya ? Me baat karu ? I'm a great relationship advisor !" Priya said jokingly trying to make the mood light. " Are nahi yaar woh Kaki ke ghar se ayi toh unke barime hi soch rahi thi!" Shreya said finally answering. Because she knew that unless and untill Priya got an answer she wouldn't keep quite. She wouldn't just shut up. " Tabiyat wagre toh thik hai na waha ?" Priya now asked genuinely keeping all the jokes aside. " Haa are kuch major nahi bas... !" Shreya was saying when the suddenly heard the doors barging open.

" 35, Male. Roadside trauma. Possible pnemothroax puncture. SpO2 63 and declining. Blood Pressure 80/50 and dropping." An emergency medical professional came in shouting. And suddenly everyone of them geared up. " Me dekhti hoon !" Priya said running behind the gurney. Shreya knew that in a roadside trauma case there's not one person involved. And it was true. Another emergency medical service provider came and shouted all the unfateful things. " 32, Female. Roadside trauma. Head injury. No vital signs appreciable. Possible time of death 11:35." Shreya felt sad on hearing that. Nobody deserved to die at 32. And not by a roadside accident. And then one more woman barged in carrying a little girl. " 7, Roadside trauma. Ulnar fracture. Vital Signs normal !" The woman side. Shreya ran towards the little kid who was possibly the luckiest in this whole trauma fiasco.

Shreya was good at handling pediatric patients. They were not new to her. But just the mere thought that this girl had lost her mother made her sad. She knew what the loss of mother meant. She knew how the life without a parent would be for her. She had talked with the little girl very skillfully. At least for the time being she felt less scared, perhaps less alone.

Shreya was coming out of her ward when she saw Priya struggling with the father. " Kya ho raha hai ?" Shreya asked the medical team there. " Stats are not coming up !" Priya said. " epi push kiya ?" Shreya asked again quickly checking the file. " Maxed out on epi !" Priya said. " Charge the pads !" Shreya said. " Charge it 190 !" Shreya ordered. But the patient gave no response. Shreya electrocuted him once again. But still no response. " Mam ! I guess we should call it!" A sister said. " Charge it to 260 !" Shreya ordered again. The sister looked confused. " Charge it to 260 !" Shreya said. And the sister did accordingly. But the patient was still flattened. " Shreya. He's gone !" Priya said. " Call it !" Priya said again. Shreya said squinted her eyes almost on the verge of crying. She had never gotten this emotional for any patient. Someone dying was a part and parcel of her job. " Call it Doctor !" Unknown to them Dr. Sharma called her from behind. Shreya took a deep breathe and said , " Time of death 13:24 !". Shreya just said that and walked away.

Shreya sat in the hospital terrace. There was no one there. Literally no one. Of course why would their be. The hospital terrace wouldn't get any visitors except for the support staff like plumber and electrician. In fact it was the first time that Shreya was here. She just needed to some air. Today was perhaps not a good day in any sense. From the morning it was getting from worse to worst.

" Shreya ? Kya baat hai ?" Priya asked as she came back from behind. " Kuch nahi yaar !" Shreya said. " That patient had very less chances. Sabko pata hai ! Thik hai its a little difficult. But hota hai yaar!" Priya said again consoling Shreya. " Me bas ye nahi chahti thi ki woh choti bachchi ki duniya ek hi din me khatam ho jaye." Shreya said as she left the spot from where she was standing and took Priya's leave.

( Early Evening - Bereau )

" Daya shanti se baat krte hai !" Abhiheet said towards angered Daya. Daya was walking straight not even looking back. " Daya meri baat toh sun!" Abhijeet said once again. Daya then stopped and turned around. " Kya sunu boss ? Tumko pata hai na ki ye jo drug ki case chal rahi thi. Pichle 2 mahine se me bhi kitni mehnat kar raha tha tumhare sath. Kitni mehnat se woh hotel ka pata chala tha jaha Woh party hone wali hai !" Daya said in an angry tone. " Daya maine aisa kab kaha ki tumne mehnat nahi ki hai ?" Abhijeet asked again. " Toh tumhe meri mehnat kyu nahi dikhti Abhijeet. Tumhe aisa kyu lagta hai ki mujhe abhi bhi bohot kuch nahi ata. Haa mana ki tumhare Jitna nahi ata par seekh raha hoon na tumse !" Daya said a little frustrated.

" Daya maine tumhari mehnat ke barime kuch kaha kya ? Ek shabd bhi nahi bola bas tum ho ki kuch ke kuch badbad kiye Jaa rahe ho !" Now even Abhijeet became angered. " Agar tumhe sab kuch thik hi lag raha hai toh jab woh itni badi drug deal ek hafte me ho rahi hai toh tum mujhe barabar conference me kaise bhej rahe ho Delhi ? Woh bhi mujhe puche bagair ?" Daya said and slammed his car door and sped through the parking.

( Daya's house )

Daya sat on his couch frustrated. He really really wanted to be part of this investigation. And how could Abhijeet do that him. He had been behind the culprits since months. Months. And it had took him a lot of sleepless nights to take the investigation where it had reached today. No he didn't care about who got the credit or who was awarded some veerta thing. But this case was his thing. His very own thing. And Abhijeet had taken that thing from him purposely.

" Bhaiyya ek aur cup green tea piyoge ?" Bablu asked. Daya rubbed his both palms on his face and just nodded negatively. " Black Coffee ?" Bablu asked again. " Nahi Bablu ! Tu Jaa. Kaam kar tu. Me thik hoon !" Daya said. He then pulled out his mobile from the pocket and was about to call Tarika. But then something reverberated in his mind...

Kabhi tum bhi apni insecurities, apni personal problem uske sath share kiya karo. Relationship Sirf Aise thodi na hota hai ki ek hi Jan bol raha hai batao batao. Tum khud bhi kuch apni bate kaho usse aur fir uski suno...Relationship is two sided, Right ?

Daya then kept his phone back into the pocket. And took his car keys from the table. For a change he was driving to a new destination when his mindset wasn't the best.

( Abhijeet's house )

Abhijeet was constantly checking his phone and Tarika's phone. And if there weren't any new notifications he was just checking by pulling aside the curtains from the window. " Abhi ?? Kya chal raha hai ye ? Daya chota bachcha thodi na hai ?!" Tarika said as she set up the dining table. " Are par abtak toh usne ajana chahiye tha. Ya fir call toh bhi kar deta !" Abhijeet said with worry clearly visible in his eyes. " Achcha Chalo pehle khana kha lete hai ! Thik hai ? Baadme baat krte hai usse !" Tarika said as the table was already set.

" Gajar ka halwa nahi hai aaj ?" Abhijeet said as he sat down. " Daya bhi kaha hai Abhijeet ?" Tarika asked making Abhijeet's action stop instantly. Maybe he was missing his little brother too much. " Agar baadme aya toh ?" Abhijeet asked still hoping. " Mujhe pata hai baadme ayega Lekin ye bhi definitely pata hai ki gajar ka halwa khane nahi ayega!" Tarika said. " Matlab ?" Abhijeet asked curiously. " Abhi tum bhi na bilkul bachche ho !" Tarika said. " Daya ko aaj Shreya ke pass Jane do !" Tarika said. " Woh ullu ka pattha yahi ane ko nikla hoga par maine last time samjhaya tha toh shyd abhi Shreya ke sath hi hoga!" Tarika said. " Shreya ? Shreya ke sath kya lena dena ? Usko kya samajhne wala hai CID ka !" Abhijeet asked disgusted. " Itni disgusted wali feeling mat do Abhijeet ! Mana ki choti hai lekin bachchi nahi. Aur har chiz ka CID ke ird gird nahi hoti hai. For god's sake !" Tarika said a little frustrated.

" Uski partner hai woh. Let her in all this your stupid business. Kuch toh respect karo yaar. She deserves to know somethings !" Tarika said. " Tarika Ji. Mera woh kehne ka Matlab nahi tha. Lekin jise kuch hi nahi pata ye barime woh Daya ko kya hi samjhaygi ?" Abhijeet asked. " Kahi baat aur na bigad jaye !" Abhijeet just said worried.

" Abhijeet kya tumhe sachme lagta hai Shreya baat bigadegi ?" Tarika saked looking directly into his eyes. Abhijeet had no answers. So he just ate his food. " Achcha agar baat bigad bhi gayi toh hai na tum ho me hu. Sambhal lenge dono ko. Pehle choto ko mauka toh do. Fir nahi ho raha hoga toh bade bhai banke dekhte hai. Hai na ?" Tarika said. And that made Abhijeet calm down a little.

( Shreya's house )

Shreya was shocked to see Daya on her door step. Of all the days she didn't want to meet Daya today. She had too many questions in mind. For herself. And hearing what Kaki had told her in the morning she didn't want to face Daya at any cost. She was so unsure of talking about that particular topic to Daya. So for the time being she just pretended that she was fine. But on the other hand Daya's face was worried too much. So Shreya finally put a normal face and said, " Are Daya Aap Iss Waqt ?" Shreya asked as it was quite a late night. " Haa woh kuch baat krni thi ! Andar aa jau !" Daya asked.

As soon as Shreya heard Daya had to talk to her, her stomach went into knots.

Iske barime hi baat krne aye honge jarur.

All these things were going into Shreya's mind when she welcomed Daya inside. " Kya hua ? Aap thik nahi lag rahe ?" Shreya asked trying to start a dreaded a conversation. Daya went into balcony and took a deep breathe. Shreya stood behind him. Fearing to go near him this time. What was stopping her she didn't know. But there was this feeling inside her that made her compulsively think that Daya was made to fall in love with her. He was with her by compulsion and not by choice.

Daya took a deep breathe and started his rant, " Are yaar woh Abhijeet. Tumhe pata hai kitne dino se ek bade case ke piche laga tha me. Uske liye 2 goliyaan bhi khayi. Kitni raate bina nind ki gayi tab Jake ek lead mili thi. Aur abhi jab itni mehnat krne ke baad mujrim ko range hathon pakadna hai toh Abhiheet ne Delhi me koi conference hai uske liye mera Naam daal diya. Aur dates bhi concide ho rahe hai !" Daya said frustratingly.

Hearing all the rant Shreya heaved a sigh of relief. That meant they weren't going to talk about that thing earlier. " Abhijeet Sir...Abhijeet Sir...se naraj hai aap ?" Shreya asked taking deep breathes in between. " Haa tumhe kya laga ?" Daya asked as he looked at astonished expression of Shreya. " NAI..Mujhe laga woh...Aap mujhse !" Shreya was about say something but then she stopped. " Aap kya bol rahe the Abhijeet sir ke barime ?" Shreya asked. " Maine bohot mehnat ki thi Shreya woh case ke liye ! Kya batau Tumhe ! Aur Abhijeet ko sab pata hone ke bavajoot bhi usne aisa kiya !" Daya said now sitting on the couch.

" Unke pass kuch wajah hogi Daya. Uske bagair woh aisa aapke sath kar hi nahi sakte !" Shreya said trying to calm him down. " Are kaunsi hi wajah hogi ! Aur tumhe pata hai ye Iss baar ka nahi maine bohot baat observe kiya hai. Humesha koi bade investigation me side line hoke reh jata hoon me. Bas faltu ke reasons ki wajahse ! Jaise ACP sir aur Abhijeet mujhe koi ladki samajhte hai aur unhe lagta hai ki me ye handle nahi kar paunga !" Daya said again.

Shreya now very calmly sat besides him and said, " Daya itna bura nahi sochenge aapke liye !". But Daya wasn't ready to believe anything. Shreya then herself took a deep breathe and said , "Aapko aisa lagta ki woh Aapko kisi kamjor ladki Saman side line kar rahe hai. Hai na ?" Shreya asked again. " Toh ye bhi sun lijiye ki CID aint something Gender studies. You've got a father and a brother there who want something better for you. They know what's good for you and desperately want that thing for you !" Shreya said in a firm voice. " Tum kehna kya chati ho Shreya ?" Daya asked.

" Daya there are people there that want something better for you. You don't throw away things like that. These things maybe hard to find later." Shreya said as she got up from her place to get Daya a glass of water. And just that one sentence which Shreya had said changed whole perspective of Daya.

If there are people who want something better for you , you don't throw away things like that. They mind be hard to find away later.

Akhir Abhijeet aur ACP the Unke bade bhai aur pita hi nahi. Itna toh galat chah nahi sakte Unke liye.

Daya then went besides Shreya and set aside the glass of water she was holding. " Chalo mere sath !" Daya said and literally dragged her across the hall. " Are kaha !" Shreya asked in between. " Are Chalo toh sahi !" Daya said as they locked the door. " Are Mera mobile andar hai !" Shreya said but Daya didn't pay attention to any of her pleads.

( Abhijeet's house )

It was almost 10 in the night and Abhijeet was watching news and Tarika was going over some forensic files. They were onto their own when someone barged inside the front door. " Daya tum Iss Waqt ?" Abhijeet asked shocked. And Tarika gave him an I told you so look. But Daya wasn't alone this time. In his hand was Shreya's hand.

She was wearing a pastel green colored kurti along with the accompied bottoms and her Chunni. Her hair were completely open and looked long and luscious. She wasn't wearing any makeup. Literally not even face powder but even then she looked beautiful. Maybe because her beauty lied in her simplicity. She wasn't a make up girl. She didn't know about any latest trends in the styling. She just knew how to help people.

" Are Shreya tum ?" Tarika said as she welcomed both of them inside. Shreya was still holding Daya's hand. Shreya became a little, Not little but too much conscious. So without leaving Daya hand's she just slightly hid behind him keeping her head down. Maybe somewhere inside she was still scared of Abhijeet. " Bohot Gussa tha Abhijeet tumpe ! Bohot... !" Daya said. Shreya then said from behind , " Daya shyd mujhe yaha nahi hona chahiye ! Me chalti hoon !". She felt as if she was being an intruder in all this bereau matter. But Daya without saying anything just held her hand tighter. Just acknowledging that her presence is important here too. " Par tumhe pata hai mujhe Shreya ne kya kaha !" Daya said again.

" Kya ?" Abhijeet asked inquisitively. " She just said that if you have someone who wants somethings better for you, You don't throw away things like that. These things might be hard to find later." Daya said and then looked towards Abhijeet and Tarika. Tarika beamed with Pride. Shreya was sure some girl. She then looked towards Abhijeet and said, " Maine kaha tha na tumse !". Abhijeet just smiled

" Sahi hai na Abhijeet. Mujhe yakeen hai ki tum kuch bura nahi sochenge mere liye ! Bas kabhi gusse me kuch bol baithta hoon !" Daya said in an apology. " Maaf kardo yaar !" Daya said again. Abhijeet just gave a molar to molar smile. The smile was more of happiness and more of satisfaction. Satisfaction that his brother was back to him. Satisfaction that the person who bought his brother back was none other than Shreya. He just opened his arms and asked for a hug and Daya didn't wait. He just barged in.

" Tarika came besides Shreya and just said, " Thank you !". Shreya just smiled. She wanted to be happy. She wanted to ecstatic. She wanted to be excited because this his her first proper meeting with Abhijeet. But instead there were several other things that were going in her mind. Abhijeet then broke his hug with Daya and the looked towards Shreya. Shreya again became a little conscious. " Toh aap hai Shreya ?" Abhijeet said as he moved towards Her. Shreya just swallowed some emptiness and then looked towards Tarika. Tarika gave her a welcoming Smile. Now Abhijeet was real close to Shreya.

Abhijeet then gave a very big smile. " Khoob khush raho !" He said keeping his large palm on Shreya's head and blessing her like a big brother. For a moment, for that particular moment it was as if all the worries that Shreya had in her mind had vanished away. For sometime she felt as if sab kuch itna sahi toh chal raha hai. Kya hi gadbad ho sakti hai zindagi me. Shreya smiled back at Abhijeet. Genuinely.

" Mulaqaat ho hi gayi finally !" Daya said looking towards Shreya and Abhijeet. " Jabse tum dono ki love story shuru hui hai na life ekdum dramebaaz ho gyi hai. I mean bohot maja aa raha hai. Ek simple si mulaqaat bhi itni dramatic hogi kisne socha tha !" Tarika said making Shreya smile a little. Maybe was still a little reserved when it came talking to people.

" Toh isi baat pe kahi drive pe chale ?" Abhijeet said. " Drive pe Iss Waqt?" Daya said making a note of the time. " Haa kuch ice cream ya desert wagre kha ke ate hai ? Kyu bhai ? Shreya se pehle baar mile hai. Kuch toh majedaar kiya jaye !" Abhijeet said looking towards Shreya and Tarika. " Haa bilkul. Tum bhi Daya ?? Buddhe ho gye ho kya itna late itna late kar rahe ho !" Tarika said. " Are nahi baba Chalo!" Daya said. And finally all four of them were sitting inside the car.

Shreya was looking outside the window and mostly was into her own. She was so not in the mood to be with Daya's collegues today. She wanted to think a lot. But at the same time she was helpless too. Abhijeet and Daya were sitting in front while Tarika and Shreya were sitting at the back. Shreya was just smiling in between the conversations. Everyone by now knew that she was a reserved person and thankfully everyone understood. " Waise Shreya !" Abhijeet said. " Jee ?" Shreya responsded. " Agar Ye ullu ka pattha tumhe thodi bhi takleef deta hai toh mujhe phone kar liya karo. 2 min ke andar isko line pe nahi laya toh dekh lena tum !" Abhijeet said slapping Daya on his head from behind. " Aur ye tang krega hi tumhe ! Janta hu me isse !" Abhijeet said again. Shreya just smiled. Whatever Tarika had said about Abhijeet was actually turning out to be true. " Ye Achcha hai boss. Abhise team banalo !" Daya said as Abhijeet parked the car outside some ice cream shop. " Daya ke bachche ! Team tune banana shuru kiya tha. Tarika ke sath. Kuch hua nahi ki Tarika aur tum mere samne khade hojate ho. Ya toh jhagadne ya convince krne ke liye !" Abhijeet said. " Humari team bhi kuch kam nahi Shreya. Hai na ?" Abhijeet then looked in the rear view mirror and asked Shreya. " Jee bilkul !" She said and everyone laughed.

All four friends got out of the car and started proceeding towards the shop. Daya and Tarika had moved forward where as Shreya was a little behind followed by Abhijeet. " Shreya !" Abhijeet called out that stopped Shreya. She then looked behind and saw that Abhijeet was walking towards her. " Woh Daya ko jo conference bhej raha hoon uske barime baat karni thi tumse !" Abhijeet said. " Mujhse ?" Shreya was a little shocked on hearing that. " Tum samajhdaar ho Shreya. Tum samajh sakti ho. Daya jazbaati hai. Delhi me cyber crime ki conference hai. Aur DCP Chitrole Matlab ACP sir ke bhi boss 4 din pehle bereau me aye the. Ye batane ke liye ki Daya ki jo post hai uski vacancy ab CID Mumbai me nahi hai. Toh uski woh transfer karane wale the. Agar Daya cyber expert banta hai toh Mumbai CID ko Waise bhi cyber expert ki jarurat hai. Toh transfer ka sawal hi nahi. Badi cases toh kya bohot ate rahenge." Abhijeet said explaining the whole situation toh Shreya. " Tumhe bas btana tha Taki tumhare dil me kuch sawal na rahe !" Abhijeet said finally clearing his mind. " Aap kabhi Daya ke liye bura soch hi nahi sakte. Uss din hospital me hi pata chal gaya tha mujhe. Aur aap mujhe explanation de itni haisiyat nahi meri Abhijeet sir." Shreya said giving utmost respect to the man that mattered the most to Daya.

" Uss din ke liye tumse kaise maafi mangu samajh me nahi aa raha !" Abhijeet said with a guilty face. " Maine kabka maaf kar diya." Shreya said smiling trying to relieve his stress. Abhijeet just smiled and both of them were walking towards the shop. " Abhijeet Sir ek baat bolu?" Shreya asked. " Haa bolo bilkul !" Abhijjet said. " Aap uss din ke baat ke liye khudko bhi maaf dijiye." Shreya said that made Abhijeet smile again. She sure was some girl. " Waise bhi bade log choto se maafi nahi manga krte !" Shreya said and proceeded towards the shop. Shreya was sure some mature girl and Daya was sure one lucky guy.

( Ice cream Shop )

" Ye do kaha reh gye ?" Daya asked as he and Tarika placed their orders. " Are lene do Abhijeet ko Shreya ka interview lene do !" Tarika said. As they were talking both Shreya and Abhijeet entered the shop. " Lo ho gya interview !" Daya said. Tarika got back and sat on the table with Abhijeet. " Jao Shreya. Apna order dedo nahi toh Daya ka favourite diet coke lena pdega !" Tarika said motioning her towards the counter.

Abhijeet set his wallet and car keys on the table. " Maang li maafi ?" Tarika asked. Abhijeet nodded positively. " Lag raha hai ab halka !" Tarika asked. " Bohot ! Daya bohot khushnaseeb hai !" Abhijeet said. " Bohot !" Tarika replied as she saw the two people that were immensely in love standing in front of her.

" Arey kitna der laga diya tumne !" Daya said he he brought Shreya closer and engulfed her in a side hug. Shreya looked at his side face. He was so perfect. So so natural. And he was loving. Maybe Kaki was right. She needed to make more efforts. Barabar hai har chiz Daya hi kyu samjhe. Kuch mujhe bhi toh samajhni padegi. " Chalo batao kya logi tum ?" Daya asked as both of them looked towards the menu card that was displayed on the wall in front of them. " Vanilla ek cup me !" Shreya said. This was far ...far from what Shreya used to love. But maybe people like Daya would love that. " Seriously ?" Daya asked. " Haa !" Shreya said. " Kuch bhi kya ? Bhaiiya ek hot fudge Sunday dena !" Daya said ordering something of the menu that Shreya would actually like. " Daya...vanilla hi thik... !" Shreya was saying. " C'mon itna toh tumhe janta hoon me !" Daya said placing the order and pulling out his credit card to pay some required amount. Shreya was again trying to protest when suddenly she felt a tap on her shoulder. Shreya looked back and was surprised to see Priya.

" Are Priya tum ?" Shreya asked shocked. " Haa. Tum yaha kaise ? Maine aaj kitne baar pucha ki chalo kahi chalte hai. Mood Achcha hoga ! Par tum ho ki ... Aur yaha kiske sath ayi ho ?" Priya asked and then Daya turned around. " Ye Daya hai. Daya ye meri collegue Priya." Shreya said introducing them. " Oh finally...Hiii !" Priya said dramatically. " Hello !" Daya said like a mature person. " Barabar hai. Ab samjhi tu mere sath kyu nahi ayi toh !" Priya said looking towards Shreya. She then looked towards Daya and said, " Waise aapne thik hi kiya Madam ka mood sahi toh ho gya !" Priya said. This shocked Daya a little. " Mood thik ho gaya Matlab ?" Daya asked looking towards Priya and Shreya. Now Shreya fumbled a bit. " Haa.. woh...Woh hospital me kisi patient ko bacha nahi saki thi toh thoda upset thi !" Shreya said trying to cover it. But Priya was a complete chatterbox here. " Patient ki wajahse kaha Shreya. Tu jab kaka kaki ke ghar se ayi Tabhi se hi mood kharab tha tera. Rone pe agyi thi ekdum !" Priya said now looking towards Shreya...

Ye kya bakbak kiye Jaa rahi hai yaar...

" Priya tu bhi na kya wohi baat dourah rahi hai. Chod na in sab baato ko !" Shreya said and then someone who was Priya called her her back thankfully. But now something was more worse to come. Shreya looked at Daya and he defined sadness. " Daya woh sahime patient ki wajahse. Ek chotisi bachchi thi uske Maa aur papa dono nahi rahe toh bas !" Shreya said trying to pacify him. Why wasn't this day getting any better ? How hurt he must have felt. " Sir aapka hot fudge Sundae !" The man behind the counter said. Daya just picked it up and proceeded towards the Tarika and Abhijeet's table.

" Aahh ! Finally I have got a companion for Sundaes !" Tarika said dramatically. " Itna bhi kuch badi chiz nahi hai Tarika jii. Kabhi kabar me bhi aapka dil rakhne ke liye Kha leta hoon ye sab chize." Abhijeet said. " Par abhi jarurat nahi !" Tarika said raising her eyebrows at Shreya. Shreya just smiled.

Although on the outside Shreya was smiling, she was choking inside. She just wanted to be alone for the night. One night. Just to set some things straight. Not with anyone but with herself. She just wanted to think if she was doing the right thing. To herself , To Daya. Maybe Daya wasn't really enjoying time with her. Maybe the age difference had started coming into play. Shreya's mind was continuously bouncing from one topic to another. She was smiling and responding in between. And suddenly her mind again bounced off to what Kaki had said in the morning. And then suddenly she used to think about the little girl that had lost her both parents today itself. It was a roller coaster.

And then finally it was time for all of them to leave. " Chalo bhai. Aaj ki maha charcha yahi khatam krte hai !" Daya said as he got up from his place and Shreya heaved a sigh of relief. " Boss tum niklo age me Shreya ko taxi se drop krke age badhta hoon !" Daya said as it was going to be an indirect trip for Abhijeet if he decides to drop Daya and Shreya. " Daya !" Abhijeet said. Daya then looked up from his mobile and faced Abhijeet. Abhijeet was standing there holding his keys in front of Daya. " Its okay Sir. Hum chale jayenge !" Shreya said. But then Daya snatched the keys from his hands. " Ye kya Keh rahi ho. Aise humesha thodi Abhijeet uski gadi deta hai chalane. Jabhi bhi deta hai tab mauke pe chauka marna chahiye !" Daya said. " Daya unko bhi ghar jana hai !" Shreya said giving back the keys but Daya snatched it again. " Shreya. Koi baat nahi. Humara pass me hi hai. Waise bhi aaj jara romantic mausam hai toh ek long walk pe chalte hai socha !" Abhijeet said raising his eyebrows towards. " Aree jao tum dono !" Tarika said. Daya then pulled Shreya outside but then they were stopped by Abhijeet calling out to Shreya. " Shreya !" Abhijeet called out. " Haa !" Shreya said looking back. " Waise Daya Jitna haq dikhata hai mujhpe , usse kahi jyada haq dikha sakti ho tum." Abhijeet said. And in spite of all the internal struggle a smile.

And now when Daya and Shreya were walking alone, Shreya again became conscious.

Kyu kii Priya ne kahi hui baat ekdun unsung toh nahi krenge..

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The Staaying Philosophy ~

So when people leave, I have learnt the secret : let them. Because most of the time they have to. Let them walk away and go places. Let them have adventures in the wild without you. Let them travel the world and explore a life beyond the horizon that you exist in. And deep down know that, heroes are qualified by their capacity to stay but by their decision to return...

Chapter 11 :

But then it wasn't like Shreya could avoid that. She needed to visit Kaki and for that sge needed to be calm. Taking one final deep breathe Shreya pressed the door button. Within minutes she could hear someone open the latch from inside. " Aree agyi bitiyaan tum ! Ajao ajao !" Kaka said and welcomed Shreya inside. " Bohot dino baad ayi ?!" Kaka said. " Haa woh hospital me jara jyada kaam tha ye hafte me !" Shreya said and sat down. " Lo chai piyo ! Abhi garma garam chai banayi maine !" Kaka said. " Aapne ?!" Shreya asked. It was but natural because Kaka wasn't the one that would like to go into the kitchen. " Haa woh Kishori kahi gayi hai Shaeli ke sath !" Kakabsaid and Sgreya literally heaved a sigh of relief.

Though Kaka was the silent amongst the two he was a lot cooler and calmer than Kaki. In any situation..marki it any situation he gave another person his time to think and also his space. It very natural now. But for this old generation to even consider this, itbwas a very big deal. " Kaunsi movie dekh rahe ho ? Comedy hai ?" Shreya asked as she saw the TV running. And with that both of them sat on the couch and started watching movie.

" Waise kisi panchi se pata chala hai ki humare gudiya rani ko koi pasand ane laga hai !" Kaka said trying to start a conversation. Shreya just blushed on hearing that. " Waise puri duniyaa ko baju me rakhde. Daya, Kishori... !" Kaka said. Shreya didn't understand where the conversation was going. " Bas yu samajhke ki Sirf tu aur me hai !" Kaka said. " Koi jabardasti nahi. Koi bandish nahi !" Kaka said again. Shreya was getting confused by the moment. " Kisiko jawab dena nahi. Kisike dil ko sambhalna nahi. Siva khudke !" Kaka said again. " Aur sach sach bata , tu khush toh hai na ? " Kaka finally asked what was in his mind. " Kya baat hai Kaka ?" Shreya asked. " Dekh beta me janta hoon ki Daya lakhon me ek hai. Bohot khayal rakhega tera. Zimmedari se kabhi nahi mukrega. Agar tum dono sath ho toh sare duniya ki khushi ek taraf aur tumhari khushi ek taraf. Lekin ...!" Kaka said taking a pause. "Lekin kya Kaka?" Shreya asked again. " Hoga Daya lakhon me ek Lekin meri beti me karodo me ek hai. Uske dil ki baat Jane bagair me ye rishta age hi nahi Jane dunga." Kaka said.

Both Shreya and Kaka were into their moment when kaki came in. " Kitne baar kaha hai gharka ka darwaza andar se lagaya karo ! Koi ghus jayga toh pata bhi nahi chalega !" Kaki said. And from the voice only it could be made out that she was in a foul mood. " Aagyi hitler !" Kaka said. Shreya giggled a little. " Aap nahane nahi gaye ? Kitni der ho rahi hai ! Kabhi samay dekha hai ? Bas chai, TV radio. Aur kuch toh krna hi nahi rehta !" Kaki said. What had happened to her mood today. " Jaa raha hoon. Jaa raha hoon." Kaka said going upstairs. " Tu hi jhel beta ise ab !" He said to Shreya as he reached the top. Shreya giggled again.

" Tum...khe khe khe...daat dikhana band karo !" Kaki said now scolding Shreya. Shebthrn went directly into the kitchen and put the grocery things that she had bought aside. " Kya baat hai kaki ? Kisi sabjiwale ke sath jhagda ho gaya kya ?" Shreya asked. Shreya simulated walked into the kitchen and took the cookie jar in her hand and started eating them one by one. Kaki mood going off like that wasn't a new thing for her. " Ye kya tarika hai ?" Kaki asked as she snatched the jat from her hands. " Badi ho gyi ho. Jara ki ladki ki tarah bartaav karna band karo !" Kaki said in a very rough voice. It was a bit harsh but then Shreya calmy said , " Kya baat hai Kaki ? Aaj kuch jyada hi mood kharab hai aapka!" Shreya said.

" Kuch mood kharab nahi ! Ye jara bachpana chodo ab. Naye taur tarike seekho ! Samajhdaar bano !" Kaki said. Where the hell this conversation was going , Shreya thought to herself. But then again very calmly she asked, " Kuch hua hai kya Kaki ?". " Haa hua hai. Mujhe na kabhi kabhi bohot chidh machti hai tumhari. Daya se pyar karne lagi ho toh uski zindagi Kaisi hai kabhi Delhi hai tumne karib se ? Woh kab uthata hai, woh kab khata hai, Kya khata hai. Uska khana kabhi dekha hai ? Uski duniya bohot alag hai tujhse. Aur kabtak woh tere nakhre jhelta rahega. Aur humesha wohi kyu jhele. Tu bhi jara khudko uske zindagi me dhal." Kaki said. Well this was a totally new thing for Shreya. She thought that maybe Kaki would be a really really excited about the developments in their relationship. Even Daya her warned her about the same thing. But this was something totally new.

" Ye kya baat kar rahi ho Kaki ?" Shreya stood tgeir dumbfounded. " Sahi baat kar rahi hoon me. Daya ko ye sab bachkani chize pasand nahi ati. Aajse ye sab band. Uske taur tarike apnao jara. Kabhi tum bhi kuch kar liya karo uske liye. Sirf wohi sab kuch kyu kare !" Kaki said. This was kinda low blow. This was the last thing that Shreya wanted to hear ever. Was she really not doing enough.

" Jo bolna tha woh maine pehle hi bol diya hai. Bas itna Dhyaan me rakhna ki rishte ki dori do baju se pakadne hoti hai. Ek kitna bhi pakka pakde kafi nahi hota !" Kakinsaid and went to do some chores.

Without any further talks Shreya went outside and was on her way to hospital. What was kaki talking about. Was she not enough for Daya ? Maybe she was enough but she wasn't trying enough for him. Was she an adjustment for Daya. Though Shreya wasbcalm on the outside nobody knew she was an chronic overthinker. A chronic chronic one. Was she not Dayabhad imagines to be his partner. Was Daya just catering to her because Kaka kaki needed to. No but Daya had told her on numerous times he loved her. That he cared for her. But how cpuld she be so stupid. Nobody loved her uptill now. Not even her immediately relatives. What in the earth would change so suddenly that a perfect man like Daya would call herself his love. And even if he did he would surely get tired of her ways in a few days and would leave her eventually. Because that's what happens each time. No matter what people left. And that wasbthe cold harsh truth.

Shreya heart broke even at the thought of leaving Daya. It was as if her heart was literally squeezed like the strength of thousand arms. Her chest felt heavy and she wasn't able to catch her breathe. Unknown to her she had reached the hospital and was opening the push/pull door. " Dr. Shreya...Aaj itna Achcha mausam hai. Aaj aapke chehre pe bara kyu baje hai ?" Priya asked as she saw her collegue entering with a serious face. Shreya didn't answer as she kept her bag at the table and signed her on duty muster at the nurse's station. " Shreya ??? Sab thik toh hai na ?" Priya asked again as she shook her a little from behind. That made Shreya come to her senses. " Haa Sab thik... !" Shreya said completely avoiding the topic. " Kya hua boyfriend se jhagda ho gya kya ? Me baat karu ? I'm a great relationship advisor !" Priya said jokingly trying to make the mood light. " Are nahi yaar woh Kaki ke ghar se ayi toh unke barime hi soch rahi thi!" Shreya said finally answering. Because she knew that unless and untill Priya got an answer she wouldn't keep quite. She wouldn't just shut up. " Tabiyat wagre toh thik hai na waha ?" Priya now asked genuinely keeping all the jokes aside. " Haa are kuch major nahi bas... !" Shreya was saying when the suddenly heard the doors barging open.

" 35, Male.Roadside trauma case. Possible pnemothroax puncture. SpO2 63 and declining. Blood Pressure 80/50 and dropping." An emergency medical professional came in shouting. And suddenly everyone of them geared up. " Me dekhti hoon !" Priya said running behind the gurney. Shreya knew that in a roadside trauma case there's not one person involved. And it was true. Another emergency medical service provider came and shouted all the unfaithful things. " 32, Female. Roadside trauma. Head injury. No vital signs appreciable. Possible time of death 11:35." Shreya felt sad on hearing that. Nobody deserves to die at 32. And not by a roadside accident. And then one more woman barged in carrying a little girl. " 7, Roadside trauma. Lunar fracture. Vital Signs normal !" The woman side. Shreya ran towards the little kid who was possible the luckiest in this whole trauma fiasco.

Shreya was good at handling pediatric patients. They were not new to her. But just the mere thought that this girl had lost her mother. She knew what the loss of mother meant. She knew how the life without a parent would be for her. She had talked with the little girl very skillfully. At least for thebtime being she felt less scared perhaps less alone.

Shreya was coming out of her ward when shebsaw Priya struggling with the father. " Kya ho raha hai ?" Shreya asked the medical team there. " Stats are not coming up !" Priya said. " epi push kiya ?" Shreya asked again quickly checking the file. " Maxed out on epi !" Priya said. " Charge the pads !" Shreya said. " Charge it 190 !" Shreya ordered. But the patient gave no response. Shreya electrocuted him once again. But still no response. " Mam ! I guess we should call it!" A sister said. " Charge it to 260 !" Shreya ordered again. The sister looked confused. " Charge it to 260 !" Shreya said. And the sister did accordingly. But the patient was still flattened. " Shreya. He's gone !" Priya said. " Call it !" Priya said again. Shreya said squinted her eyes almost on the verge of crying. She had never gotten this emotional for any patient. Someone dying was a part and parcel of her job. " Call it Doctor !" Unknown to them Dr. Sharma called her from behind. Shreya tookna deep breathe and said , " Time of death 13:24 !". Shreya just said that and walked away.

Shreya sat in the hospital terrace. There was no one there. Literally no one. Of course why would their be. The hospital terrace wouldn't get any visitors except for the support staff like plumber and electrician. In fact it was the first time that Shreya was here. She just needed to some. Today was perhaps not a good day in any sense. From the morning it was getting from worse to worse.

" Shreya ? Kya baat hai ?" Priya asked as she came back from behind. " Kuch nahi yaar !" Shreya said. " That patient had very less chances. Sabko pata hai ! Thik hai its a little difficult. But hota hai yaar!" Priya said again consoling Shreya. " Me bas ye nahi chahti thi ki woh choti bachchi ki duniya ek hi din me khatam jaye." Shreya said as left the spot from where she was standing and took Priya's leave.

( Early Evening - Bereau )

" Daya shanti se baat krte hai !" Abhiheet said towards angered Daya. Daya was walking straight not even looking back. " Daya meri baat toh sun!" Abhijeet said once again. Daya then stopped and turned around. " Kya sunna boss ? Tumko pata hai na ki ye jo drug ku case chal rahi thi. Puchle 2 mahine se me bhi kitni mehnat kar raha tha tumhare sath. Kitni mehnat se woh hotel ka pata chala tha jaha Woh party hone wali hai !" Daya said in an angry tone. " Daya maine aisa kab kaha ki tumne mehnat nahi ki hai ?" Abhijeet asked again. " Toh tumhe meri mehnat kyu nahi dikhti Abhijeet. Tumhe aisa kyu lagta hai ki mujhe abhi bhi bohot kuch nahi ata. Haa mana ki tumhare Jitna nahi ata par seekh raha hoon na tumse !" Daya said a little frustrated.

" Daya maine tumhari mehnat ke barime kuch kaha kya ? Ek shabd bhi nahi bola bas tum ho ki kuch ke kuch badbad kiye Jaa rahe ho !" Now even Abhijeet became angered. " Agar tumhe said kuch thik hi lag raha hai toh jab woh itni badi drug deal ek hafte me ho rahi hai toh tum mujhe barabar conference me kaise bhej rahe ho Delhi ? Woh bhi mujhe puche bagair ?" Daya said and slammed his car door and sped through the parking.

( Daya's house )

Daya sat on his couch frustrated. He really really wanted to be part of this investigation. And hos cpuld Abhijeet do that him. He had been behind the culprits since months. Months. And it had took him a lot of sleepless nights to take the investigation where it had reached today. No he didn't care about who got the credit or who was awarded some veerta thing. But this case was his thing. His very own thing. And Abhijeet had taken that thing from him purposely.

" Bhaiyya ek aur cup green tea piyoge ?" Bablu asked. Daya rubbed his both palms on his face and just nodded negatively. " Black Coffee ?" Babku asked again. " Nahi Bablu ! Tu Jaa. Kaam kar tu. Me thik hoon !" Daya said. He then pulled out his mobile from the pocket and was about to call Tarika. But then something reverberated in his mind...

Daya then kept his phone back into the pocket. And took his car keys from the table. For a change he was driving to a new destination when his mindset wasn't the best.

( Abhijeet's house )

" Gajar ka halwa nahi hai aaj ?" Abhijeet said as he sat down. " Daya bhi kaha hai Abhijeet ?" Tarika asked making Abhijeet's action stop instantly. Maybe he was missing his little brother too much. " Agar baadme aya toh ?" Abhijeet asked still hoping. " Mujhe pata hai baadme ayega Lekin ye bhi definitely pata hai ki gajar ka halwa khane nahi ayega!" Tarika said. " Matlab ?" Abhijeet asked curiously. " Abhi tum bhi na bilkul bachche ho !" Tarika said. " Daya ko aaj Shreya ke pass Jane do !" Tarika said. " Woh ullu ka patthar yahi ane ko nikla hoga par maine last time samjhaya tha tohbshyd Abhi Shreya ke sath hi hoga!" Tarika said. " Shreya ? Shreya ke sath kya lena dena ? Usko kya samajhne wala hai CID ka !" Abhijeet asked disgusted. " Itni disgusted wali feeling mat do Abhijeet ! Mana ki choti hai lekin bachchi nahi. Aur har chiz ka CID ke ird girl nahi hoti hai. For god's sake !" Tarika said a little frustrated.

( Shreya's house )

Shreya was shocked to see Daya on her door step. Of all the days she didn't want to meet Daya today. Shebhad too many questions in mind. For herself. And hearing what Kakinhad told her in the morning she didn't want to face Daya at any cost. She was so unsure of talking about that particular topic to Daya. So for the time being she just pretended that she was fine. But on the other hand Daya's face was worried too. So Shreya finally put a normal face and said, " Are Daya Aap Iss Waqt ?" Shreya asked as it was quite a late night. " Haa woh kuch vaat krni thi ! Andar aa jau !" Daya asked.

As soon as Shreya heard Daya talk her stomach went into knots.

Iske barime hi baat krne aye honge jarur. Delh Shreya jo bhi bole sun lena. Aur Kaki ne kaha hai na thoda khudko badalne ke liye bola hi hai. Unke Jaise thoda rehen sehen dekhna padega.

Daya took a deep breathe and started his rant, " Are yaar woh Abhijeet. Tumhe pata hai kitne dino se ek bade case ke puche laga tha me. Uske liye 2 goliyaan bhi khayi. Kitni raste bina nind ki gayi tab Jake ek lead mili thi. Aur abhi jab itni mehnat krne ke baad mujrim ko range hathon pakadna hai toh Abhiheet ne Delhi me koi conference hai uske liye mera Naam daal diya. Aur dates bhi concide ho rahe hai !" Daya said frustratingly.

Hearing all the rant Shreya heaved a sigh of relief. At meant they weren't going to talk about that thing earlier. " Abhijeet Sir...Abhijeet Sir...se naraj hai aap ?" Shreya asked taking deep breathes in between. " Haa tumhe kya laga ?" Dayabasked as he looked at astonished expression of Shreya. " NAI..Mujhe laga woh...Aap mujhse !" Shreya was about say something but then she stopped. " Aap kya bol rahe the Abhijeet sir ke barime ?" Shreya asked. " Maine bohot mehnat ki thi Shreya woh case ke liye ! Kya batau Tumhe ! Aur Abhijeet ko sab pata hone ke bavajoot bhi usne aisa kiya !" Daya said now sitting on the couch.

" Unke pass kuch wajah hogi Daya. Uske bagair woh aisa aapke sath kar hi nahi sakte !" Shreya said trying to calm him down. " Are kaunsi hi wajah hogi ! Aur tumhe pata hai ye Iss baar ka nahi maine bohot baat observe kiya hai. Humesha koi bade investigation me side line hoke reh jata hoon me. Bad faltu ke reasons ki wajahse ! Jaise ACP sir aur Abhijeet mujhe koi ladki samajhte hai aur unhe lagta hai ki me ye handle nahi kar paunga !" Daya said again.

Shreya now very calmly sat besides him and said, " Daya itna bura nahi sochenge aapke liye !". But Daya wasn't readybto believe anything. Shreya then herself took a deep breatheband said , "Aapko aisa lagta ki woh Aapko kisinkamjor ladki Saman side line kar rahe hai. Hai na ?" Shreya asked again. " Toh ye bhi sun lijiye ki CID aint something Gender studies. You've got a father and a brother there who want something better for you. They know what's good for you and desperately want that thing for you !" Shreya said in a firm voice. " Tum kehna kya chati ho Shreya ?" Daya asked.

" Daya there are people there that want something better for you. You don't throw away things like that. These things maybe hard to find later." Shreya said as she got up from her place to get Daya a glass of what. And just that one sentence which Shreyabhad changed changed whole perspective of Daya.

If there are people who want something better for you , you don't throw away things like that. They mind be hard to find away later.

Akhir Abhijeet aur ACP the Unke bade bhai aur pita hi nahi. Itna toh galat chahnhi nahi sakte Unke liye.

( Abhijeet's house )

It was almost 10 in the night and Abhijeet was watching news and Tarika was going over forensic files. They were onto their own when someone barged inside the front door. " Daya tum Iss Waqt ?" Abhijeet asked shocked. And Tarika gave him an I told you so look. But Daya wasn't alone this time. In his hand was Shreya's hand.

She was wearing a pastel green colored kurti along with the accompied bottoms and her Chunni. Her hair were completely open and looked long and luscious. She wasn't wearing any makeup. Literally not even her face powder but even then she looked beautiful. Maybe because her beauty lied in her simplicity. She wasn't a make up. She didn't know about any latest trends in the styling. She just knew how to help people.

" Are Shreya tum ?" Tarika said as she welcomed both of them inside. Daya was still holding Daya's hand. Shreya became a little. Not little but too much conscious. So without leaving Daya hand's she just slightly hud behind him keeping her head down. Maybe somewhere inside she was still scared of Abhijeet. " Bohot Gussa tha Abhijeet tumpe ! Bohot... !" Daya said. Shreya then said from behind , " Daya shyd mujhe yaha nahi hona chahiye ! Me chalti hoon !". She felt as if she was being an intruder in all this bereau matter. But Daya without saying anything just held her hand tighter. Just acknowledging thag her presence is important here too. " Par tumhe pata hai mujhe Shreya ne kya kaha !" Daya said again.

" Sahi hai na Abhijeet. Mujhe yakeen hai ki tum kuch bura nahi sochenge mere liye ! Bas kabhi gusse me kuch bol baithta hoon !" Daya said in an apology. " Maaf kardo yaar !" Daya said again. Abhijeet just gave a molar to molar smile. The smile wasess of happiness and more of satisfaction. Satisfaction that his brother was back to him. Satisfaction that the person who bought his brother back was none other than Shreya. He just opened his arms and asked for a hug and Daya didn't wait. He just barged in.

" Tarika came besides Shreya and just said, " Thank you !". Shreya just smiled. She wanted to be happy. She wanted to ecstatic. She wanted to be excited because this his her first proper meeting with Abhijeet. But instead there were several other things that were going in her mind. Abhijeetbthen broke his hug with Daya and the looked towards Shreya. Shreya again became a little conscious. " Toh aap hai Shreya ?" Abhijeet said as he moved towards Her. Shreya just swallowed some emptiness and then looked towards Tarika. Tarika gave her a welcoming Smile. Now Abhijeey was real close to Shreya.

Abhijeet then gave a very big smile. Literally molar to molar. " Khoob khush raho !" He said keeping his large palm on Shreya's head and blessing her like a big brother. For a moment, for that particular moment it was as if all the worries that Shreya had in her mind had vanished away. For sometime she felt as if sab kuch itna sahi toh chal raha hai. Kya hi gadbad ho sakti hai zindagi me. Shreya smiled back at Abhijeet. Genuinely.

" Mulaqaat ho hi gayi finally !" Daya said looking towards Shreya and Abhijeet. " Jabse tum dono ki love story shuru hui hai na life ekdum dramebaaz ho gyi hai. I mean bohot maja aa raha hai. Ek simple si mulaqaat bhi utni dramatic hogi kisne socha tha !" Tarika said making Shreya smile a little. Maybe Maybe was still a little reserved when it came talking to people.

Shreya was looking outside the window and mostly was into her own. She was so not in the mood to be with Daya's collegues today. She wanted to think a lot. But at the same time she was helpless too. Abhijeetband Daya were sitting in front while Tarika and Shreya were sitting at the back. Shreya was just smiling in between the conversations. Everyone by now knee that she was a reserved person and thankfully everyone understood. " Waise Shreya !" Abhijeet said. " Jee ?" Shreya responsded. " Agar Ye ullu ka patthar tumhe thodi bhi takleef deta hai toh mujhe phone kar liya karo. 2 min ke andar isko line pe nahi laya toh dekh lena tum !" Abhijeet said slapping Daya on his head from behind. " Aur ye tang krega tumhe ! Janta hu me isse !" Abhijeet said again. Shreya just smiled. Whatever Tarika had said about Abhijeet was actually turning out to be true. " Ye Achcha hai boss. Abhise team banalo !" Daya said as Abhijeet parked the car outside some ice cream shop. " Daya ke bachche ! Team tune banana shuru kiya tha. Tarika ke sath. Kuch hua nahi ki Tarika aur tum mere samne khade hojata ho. Ya toh jhagadne ya convince krne ke liye !" Abhijeet said. " Humari team bhi kuch kam nahi Shreya. Hai na ?" Abhijeet then looked in the rear view mirror and asked Shreya. " Jee bilkul !" She said and everyone laughed.

All four friends got out of the car and started proceeding towards the shop. Daya and Tarila had moved forward where as Shreya was a little behind followed by Abhijeet. " Shreya !" Abhijeet called out that stopped Shreya. Shebthen looked behind and saw that Abhijeet was walking towards her. " Woh Daya ko jo conference bhej raha hoon uske barime baat karni thi tumse !" Abhijeet said. " Mujhse ?" Shreya was a little shocked on hearing that. " Tum samajhdaar ho Shreya. Tum samajh sakti ho. Daya jazbaati hai. Delhi me cyber crime ki conference hai. Aur DCP Chitrole Matlab ACP sir ke bhi boss 4 din pehle bereau me aye the. Ye batane ke liye ki Daya ki jo post hai uski vacancy ab CID Mumbai me nahi hai. Toh uski woh transfer karane wale the. Agar Daya cyber expert banta hai toh Mumbai CID ko Waise bhi cyber expert ki jarurat hai. Toh transfer ka sawal hi nahi. Badi cases toh kya bohot ate rahenge." Abhijeet said explaining the whole situation toh Shreya. " Tumhe bas btana tha Taki tumhare dil me kuch sawal na rahe !" Abhijeet said finally clearing his mind. " Aap kabhi Daya ke liye bura soch hi nahi sakte. Uss din hospital me hi pata chal gaya tha mujhe. Aur aap mujhe explanation de itni haisiyat nahi meri Abhijeet sir." Shreya said giving utmost respect to the man that mattered the most to Daya.

" Uss din ke liye tumse kaise maafi mangu samajh me nahi aa raha !" Abhijeet said with a guilty face. " Maine kabka maaf kar diya." Shreya said smiling trying to relieve his stress. Abhijeet just smiled and both of them were walking towards the shop. " Abhijeet Sir ek bsat bolu?" Shreya asked. " Haa bolo bilkul !" Abhijjet said. " Aap uss din ke baat ke liye khudko bhi maaf dijiye." Shreya said that made Abhijeet smile again. She sure was some girl. " Waise bhi bade log choto se maafi nahi manga krte !" Shreya said and proceeded towards the shops. Shreya was sure some mature girl and Daya was sure one lucky guy.

( Ice cream Shop )

" Ye do kaha reh gye ?" Daya asked as he and Tarika placed their orders. " Are lene do Abhijeet ko Shreya ka interview lene do !" Tarika said. As they were talking both Sgreya and Abhijeet entered the shop. " Lo ho gya interview !" Daya said. Tarika got back and sat on the table with Abhijeet. " Jao Shreya. Apna order dedo nahintoh Daya ka favourite diet coke lena pdega !" Tarika said motioning her towards the counter.

Abhijeet set his wallet and car keys on the table. " Maang li maafi ?" Tarika asked. Abhijeet nodded positively. " Lag raha hai ab halka !" Tarika asked. " Bohot ! Days bohot khushnaseeb hsi!" Abhijeet said. " Bohot !" Tarika replied as she saw thebtwo people that were immense in love standing in front of her.

" Arey kitna der laga diya tumne !" Daya said he he brought Shreya closer and engulfed her in a side hug. Shreya looked at his side face. He was so perfect. So so natural. And he was loving. Maybe Kaki was right. She needed to make more efforts. Barabar hai har chiz Daya hi kyu samjhe. Kuch mujhe bhi toh samajhni padegi. " Chalo batao kya logi tum ?" Daya asked as both of them looked towards the menu card that was displayed on the wall in front of them. " Vanilla ek cup me !" Shreya said. This was far ...far from what Shreya used to love. But maybe people like Daya would love that. " Seriously ?" Daya asked. " Haa !" Shreya said. " Kuch bhi kya ? Bhaiiya ek hot fudge Sunday dena !" Daya said ordering something off the menu that Shreya would actually like. " Daya...vanilla hi thik... !" Shreya was saying. " C'mon itna toh tumhe janta hoon me !" Daya said playing the order and pulling put his credit card to lay some required amount. Shreya was again trying to protest when suddenly she felt a tap on her shoulder. Shreya looked back and was surprised to see Priya.

" Are Priya tum ?" Shreya asked shocked. " Haa. Tum yaha kaise ? Maine aaj kitne baar pucha ki chalo kahi chalte hai. Mood Achcha hoga ! Par tum ho ki ... Aur yaha kiske sath ayi ho ?" Priya asked and then Daya turned around. " Ye Daya hai. Daya ye meri collegue Priya." Shreya said introducing them. " Oh finally...Hiii !" Priya said dramatically. " Hello !" Daya said like a mature person. " Barabar hai. Ab samjhi tu mere sath kyu nahi ayi toh !" Priya said looking towards Shreya. She then looked towards Daya and said, " Waise aapne thik hi kiya Madam ka mood sahi toh ho gya !" Priya said. This shocked Daya a little. " Mood thik ho gaya Matlab ?" Daya asked looking towards Priya and Shreya. Now Shreya fumbled a bit. " Haa.. woh...Woh hospital me kisi patient ko bacha mahi saki thi toh thoda upset thi !" Shreya said trying to cover it. But Priya was a complete chatterbox here. " Patient ki wajahse kaha Shreya. Tu jab kaka kaki ke ghar se ayi Tabhi se hi mood kharab tha tera. Rone pe agyi thi ekdum !" Priya said now looking towards Shreya...

Ye kya bakbak kiye Jaa rahi hai yaar...

Although on the outside Shreya was smiling, she was choking inside. She just wanted to be alone for the night. One night. Just to set some things straight. Not with anyone but with herself. She just wanted to think if she was doing the right thing. To herself , To Daya. Maybe Daya wasn't ry enjoying time with her. Maybe the age difference had started coming into play. Shreya's mind was continuously bouncing from one topic to another. She was smiling and responding in between. And suddenly her mind again bounced off to what Kaki had said in the morning. And then suddenly she used to think about the little girl that had lost her both parents today itself. It was a roller coaster.

And then finally it was time for all of them to leave. " Chalo bhai. Aaj ki maha charcha yahi khatam krte hai !" Daya said as he got up from his place and Shreya heaved a sigh of relief. " Boss tum niklo age me Shreya ko taxi se drop krke age badhta hoon !" Daya said as it was going to be an indirect trip for Abhijeet if he decides to drop Daya and Shreya. " Daya !" Abhijeet said. Daya then looked up from his mobile and faced Abhijeet. Abhijeet was standing there holding his keys in front of Daya. " Its okay Sir. Hum chale jayenge !" Shreya said. But then Daya snatched the keys from his hands. " Ye kya Keh rahi ho. Aise humesha thodi Abhijeet uski gadi deta hai chalane. Jabhi bhi deta hai tab mauke pe chauka marna chahiye !" Daya said. " Daya unko bhi ghar jana hai !" Shreya said giving back the keys but Daya snatched it again. " Shreya. Koi baat nahi. Humara pass me hi hai. Waise bhi aaj jara romantic mausam hai toh ek long walk pe chalte hai socha !" Abhijeetbsaid raising his eyebrows towards. " Aree jao tum dono !" Tarika said. Daya then pulled Shreya outside but then they were stopped by Abhijeet calling out to Shreya. " Shreya !" Abhijeet called out. " Haa !" Shreyabsaid looking back. " Waise Daya Jitna haq dikhata hai mujhpe , usse kahi jyada haq dikha sakti ho tum." Abhijeet said. And in spite of all the internal struggle a smile.

And now when Daya and Shreya were walking alone, Shreya again became conscious.

Kyu kii Priya ne kahi hui baat ekdum to unsuni nahi krenge...

Shreya again was into her own thinking when suddenly Daya pulled her into a side hug as they walked through the empty parking. And for that moment only a very mentally tired Shreya accepted it and put her head on his shoulders. " Thak gyi ?" Daya asked. And yes Shreya was indeed tired like hell. Tired mentally, tired physically and tired emotionally. With her palms she put her hair backwards that were flowing on her face. " Haa bas woh thoda jyada kaam tha !" Shreya said not giving any more details. " I'm sorry me achanak se agya and uske baad bhi itni jagah jabardasti le gaya !" Daya said stroking her upper arms through her sleeves.

" Its okay Daya ! Aapka mann halka hogya. Dil me jo bhi doubt tha woh bhi nikal gaya. Isse jyada aur kya chahiye !" Shreya said yawning a little.

" So how was your day ?" Daya asked. " Huh !" Shreya said. She just got confused. After all the useless banter of Priya, Daya probably knew that she didn't have a good day. And why was he still asking. Daya then pressed the steering of his wheel a little harder. " I'm sorry. Me khudke hi situation me Aise fasa tha. Tumhare pata bhi nahi chala." Daya said finally. " It wasn't definitely good. Par thik hai !" Shreya said looking outside your window.

...Shyd Iss mamle me patience test kregi tumhara. Lekin some people are worth waiting for.

Daya remembered Tarika's words. So he took everything with patience. " You wanna talk about it ?" Daya asked calmly. Shreya just nodded negatively not looking towards Daya. She knew Daya could read her eyes very well. So she didn't take any chance. But then Shreya realized that maybe she was showing unnecessary cold behaviour towards him. So she just looked towards Daya and said, " I'm sorry. Woh I just couldn't save 2 people today. I guess I could have tried harder." Shreya had guilt written all over her face.

Tumne kaha ki me kisiko bacha nahi saki uske liye udas hoon...Aur maine mann liya ?? Aisa thodi na hota hai...

Daya thought to himself. Because he knew. He knew when Shreya was trying to distract him from something. " Try rephrasing that !" Daya said. " Matlab ?" Shreya asked completely dumbfounded. " Two people couldn't be saved and I did as much as I could !" Daya said looking straight towards the road. Now Shreya understood what Daya had done. He had changed the reality by completely eliminating her role in it. " Daya Sirf mera Naam hatane se reality to badal nahi jaygi na !" Shreya said fidgeting with her clutch. " Tumhe kya lagta hai sahime tumhari galti thi ? Sahime tum unhe bacha sakti thi ?" Daya asked. Shreya then gave a deep thought. Those two adults were already bought in the hospital in a near mortal state and in fact Shreya had done everything that she could. Finally realizing she took a deep breathe and looked towards Daya. But she couldn't say anything. Instead she just nodded negatively. " Dekha ? Jab tumhari galti hi nahi fir bhi khamakha pareshan ho rahi ho !" Daya said completely eliminating her problem. " Pata nahi bas lag raha tha thoda depressed !" Shreya said. " In fact abhi bhi...!" Shreya said incompletely.

" Lagega hi. Kyu tumhare mood ka karan woh patient hai hi nahi. Toh bhalehi problem solve ho gya ho...Lekin jawab toh woh tha hi nahi !" Daya said now completely reading Shreya's mind.

Jiska darr tha wohi hua...

Shreya thought as she looked away again. " Toh !" Daya said and took a long pause. " Me Yeh puch raha tha ki akhir kya hi sawal hai jiska jawab tum hot fudge Sundae ki jagah ek plain vanilla cup me dhundh rahi thi !" Daya asked hitting directly on point. Shreya's stomach turned into knots. But then finally they had arrived at Shreya's apartment.

" Daya ghar agya !" Shreya said finally heaving a sigh of relief. " Bhag rahi ho...Firse !" Daya said now completely looking towards Shreya. Shreya didn't say anything. " Maine kaha tha Shreya ki Kaki ke yaha Jane ke pehle shant dimag se jana. You will get overwhelmed. Are me khud sawalo ke jawab dete dete hairan ho jata hoon. Kaka kaki ko ACP sir ko Abhi ko Tarika ko. Its just...thik hai. They are little bit excited." Daya said. He hmthought maybe Kaki had pressurized her into age ki chize like shadi and all. And Shreya just let him think that. " Jando jyada socho mat tum ! Nahi toh raatko nind nahi ayegi !" Daya said. Shreya just smiled. " Thnx Daya !" Shreya said and Daya gave her a good bye hug. It was there thing now. Whenever Daya used to drop Shreya they used to have a good bye hug in the car. Daya's one hand rested on her back and the other held her head tight with his fingers on her silky smooth hair. He the gently kissed her temple area from the side and whispered in her ear, " I love you. Don't worry about anything else. Me hoon na.. Me sambhal lunga sab !".

And within that moment Shreya fell for him a little more. A little hard. " Okay ?" Daya asked cupping her cheeks. Shreya just nodded positively. " Chal aram se sona. Kal subah kaam hai fir !" Daya said. " Haa. Good night Daya !" Shreya said and left for her home.

Daya waited for her to reach her bedroom and once the light was on. He started his car and went towards his way.

Akhir yahi to chahiye rehta hai zindagi me kabhi kabhi... ki koi bas ake bolde... Me hoon na. Me sambhal lunga...