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Chapter 13 - Sab thik hai na ?
" Oh Shit !" Daya said with a deep expression of shock as well as sadness. " Kya hua ?" Kaki came running from the kitchen on hearing Daya's anguished voice. But everything seemed to be normal in the living room. " Are wicket gyi na Sachin Tendulkar ki !" Daya said not looking towards anyone. His eyes completly transfixed on screen. He was comfortably lying down on the couch watching some cricket match. " Kya Daya tu bhi. Baccha hai kya ?" Kaki asked and went inside. She was back within a few moments with hot steaming cup of tea. " Chal Shreya Chai pile garam garam pehle !" Kaki said keeping some vegetable basket from her lap aside. " Finally aapke hath ki kadak garam chai Kaki!" Shreya said with excitement. " Isko na Kaki kaam dene ke pehle do baar socha karo jara. Khana wagre banati nahi. Matar chilne ko diye honge... Adhe toh khud hi kha liye honge isne jarur !" Daya said still not looking towards them. His eyes still transfixed on TV.
Shreya then took one small fruit from the basket and threw it towards Daya. It hit him directly on the head from backside. " Ye kya tarika hai !" Daya said now finally looking back. Shreya then laughed a little and said, " TV se najre hata nahi rahe the me kya karu !" Shreya said. " Are dono bhi bachpana band karo ! Mehmaan ane wale hai gharpe. Kya Shreya tum bhi. Ye koi sabji fekne ki umar hai kya ? Aur tum Daya sham me mehman aa rahe hai, Raat ko Delhi ki flight hai... Kuch tayari nahi hui fir bhi TV se chipke pade ho !" Kaki now said looking towards Daya. Finally Daya sat up and mouthed some foul words towards Shreya. " Ha Haa.. dekh lungi me bhi aapko !" Shreya said smirking a little.
" Haa bhai ye mahine ka hisab sab thik hai. Ab isi baat pe garam garam chai ho jaye ?" Kaka said as he came down the stairs. " Lijiye. Chai tayar hai ! Woh hisab kitaab chodiye. Jara niche aake humari madat kijiye !" Kaki said taking a sip of her tea. " Are par aaj toh match hai !" Kaka said as he sat down on the couch. That made everyone laugh excpet kaki. Kaki threw a serious face towards Kaka and that made Daya and Shreya controll their laughter. " Thik hai bhai. Karte hai kaam Jaise Jaise btati ho tum Waise Waise !" Kaka said finally in defeat. Shreya got up from her place as she was finished drinking her tea. She took the tray of sorted vegetables and then proceeded towards kitchen.
" Kya Aap bhi Abhijeet aur Tarika khane pe aa rahe hai. Bachcho ka toh thik hai. Aap bhi unke sath sath masti karne lag gye. Aise kaise chalega ?" Kaki said. " Abhijeet aur Tarika bhi apne hi toh bacche hai Kishori. Khamakha pareshan ho rahi ho tum !" Kaka said. " Aur nahi toh kya ?" Daya said as he again laid down and continued with his match. " Daya TV band karo aur jara tayari me Lago tum !" Kaki now said in a stern voice. " Are Kishori... !" Kaka was saying something when suddenly Daya's phone rang. " Haa Sir. Thik hai Sir. Me dekhta hoon. Jald se jald pata karne ka try karta hoon fir btata hoon aapko !" Daya said on the phone getting up from his place. " Mujhe jana hoga !" Daya said to Kaka and Kaki. " Kuch serious baat hai kya Daya ?" Kaka asked with concerned. " Nahi kaka. Bas ek khabri se milke ata hoon !" Daya said. " Are par tumhari packing ?" Kaki said with serious face. " Are hojaygi adhe ghante. Me Shreya ko btake nikalta hoon !".
Now the only people that were in the living room were Kaka and Kaki. " Kya baat hai Kishori ? Kis baat se itni pareshan ho ? Abhijeet aur Tarika ko lekar kya pareshan hai ?" Kaka asked now noticing her panic. " Abhijeet aur Tarika ki baat nahi hai. Humare bachchi ke shadi ke baat hai. Koi kami nahi rehni chahiye. Bas yahi baat hai. Ab ye bhi na chahu me !" Kaki now said looking towards Shreya. Kaka just smiled and said, " Tumhari beti bohot achcho logo me Jaa rahi hai. Unhe ye chizo se koi lena dena nahi thik hai !". That relieved Kaki a bit.
( Kitchen )
Daya entered the kitchen and saw a very comic site. Shreya was standing on a small 3 feet wooden stool. And even after standing on the support she wasn't able to reach some shelf. So now she was standing completely on the her toes. " Kya nikalna hai me nikal deta hoon !" Daya said entering from behind. Out of her whole body, Shreya just turned her neck keeping her rest of the portion exactly same. " Koi jarurat nahi. Aata nikal rahi hoon. Ho jayga 2 min me." Shreya said and then again resumed her work. Daya just pursed his lips and smiled. A little on outside but a big one on inside.
Lagta hai aaj firse pair todne hi manegi...
Finally her hand reached the flour and she was trying to retrieve it. But what happened in a split of second even she didn't know and suddenly she was mid air with nothing beneath her feet. The stool's support leg broke and now I guess Shreya ke pair ki Bari thi...Shreya was now confident that she was going to fall on the floor with the wheat floor all around but then again she was rescued by Daya. Before Shreya could touch the floor, Daya stopped it and held her completely in his hands. Although now the wheat flour was on both of them...
But Shreya niche toh nahi giri na...
" Me girne wali thi !" Shreya said in shock completely looking in Daya's eyes. Daya held her tighter and said, " Maine bacha liya !" Daya said. " Sunna kaha rehta hai tumhe mera !" Daya said. And then Shreya tried to wiggle herself out of Daya's hold. And was finally able to do it. She then straightened her dress and rubbed some of the flour that had fallen on her dress. Daya was constantly looking at her expression. And he knew what came next...
Galti toh manegi nahi pakka...
" Bacha liya Matlab ? Agar aap disturb krne ke liye nahi ate toh girte bhi nahi !" Shreya said turning back and resuming her work with attitude. Daya just pursed his lips as he contained his laughter. " Me toh bas itna batane aya tha ki... !" Daya said and took a long pause. " Kya ? Jaldi bataiye. Sirf aap busy nahi rehte...Mujhe bhi bohot kaam hai !" Shreya said...
Tum na jab nakchidi banti ho na...bohot laad ata hai...
" Jaldi boliye!" Shreya said again pulling Daya out of trance. " Haa...me toh bas ye bol raha tha ki agar khana ban nahi raha hai tumse ki jara ek ghanta pehle bata dena. Restaurant ko bhi banane me time lagta hai. Nahi toh ekdum Waqt pe phone ayenga rote rote...Daya kuch bhi nahi ho raha... Kya karu ?" Daya said the last part comically mimicking Shreya. Shreya then turned around with her face furiously red with anger. Daya laughed again internally. " Kya matlab aapka... !" Shreya asked him crossing her arms now. " Aur jyada kuch expectations nahi rakhta me...Lekin bas khana edible hona chahiye !". Daya said that and with a quick moment kissed Shreya's forehand and said again. " Me chalta hoon. Dhyaan rakhna !". Daya said as he took his leave. " Are Mera argument toh sunke jao !" Shreya said looking towards him but got no response from Daya who was into his own now.
( Bereau - early evening )
Daya walked into the bereau. As he walked inside all the officers that were junior to him stood up as a mark of respect. Daya motioned them to sit down and proceeded directly towards the cabin. " May I come in Sir ?" Daya asked knocking ACP sir's cabin door. " Come in !" ACP sir replied in his strict voice. " Kya pata chala ?" He asked Daya a straight forward question. " Sir ek buri khabar hai. Jo khabar Hume 2 maine pehle mili thi ki woh drug deal hotel city palace me hone wali hai woh ab waha nahi ho rahi hai. Khabri puri tarah confident tha. Un drug peddlers ko kahase pata chala iska andaja nahi. Shyd unke kisi aadmi ne Hume hotel me ate jate delh liya hoga. Akhir Jaise hum unpe najar gadaye hue hai woh bhi toh Humpe watch rakh rahe honge !" Daya said. " Hmmm !" ACP sir said and picked up his phone. " Purvi aur Sachin ko andar bhejo !" He said over the phone and within minutes the two Inspectors were inside the cabin.
" Yes Sir ?" Both Purvi and Sachin said in unison as they waited for their orders. " Woh Drug deal hotel me nahi ho rahi hai !" ACP sir informed them which was a shock for both of them. " Kya matlab sir ? Khabar toh pakki thi par !" Sachin said in response. " Ye bhi khabar pakki hai !" ACP sir said cutting the topic short and coming to the point. " Toh fir ab humara next step kya hoga?" Purvi asked. " Sir jitni badi ye deal thi.. Uss hisab se soche toh rukegi toh nahi. Aur kisi aur sheher me hogi bhi nahi. Yahi hogi Mumbai me. Itna Maal ek sheher se dusre sheher leke Jane me bohot risk hai." Daya said. ACP sir then stood up from the chair and faced towards the large window that was behind him. He kept his one hand on his big leather chair and said, " Sahi kaha Daya tumne. Deal toh hoke rahegi. Iss mahine ki 24 tarikh ko nahi par 26 tak jarur hogi." ACP sir said with a confidence in his voice. Perhaps that was his experience talking.
" Sachin , Purvi kaam pe Lago ! Ye deal kisi bhi halat me pakadni hai Hume !" ACP sir said and all three of the junior officers walked outside. Daya was the last one to leave when he was stopped by ACP sir's voice. " Daya ! Tum Ruko jara !" He said. " Aao baitho. Baat karni hai !" ACP sir in a much toned down voice now. " Yes Sir !" Daya said taking his seat. " Conference ki tayari ho gyi ?" The senior officer asked. " Haa Sir. Abhi ghar Jake packing karunga !" Daya said. " Sab barabar Sikh ke ana. CID Mumbai ko ek cyber crime expert ki jarurat hai. Bohot jyada !" ACP sir said putting all his hopes onto Daya. " Jee sir aapko naraj nahi karunga !" Daya said like an obedient student. " Baki sab thik ?" ACP sir asked referring to his personal life. " Shreya Kaisi hai ?" He asked again. " Woh bhi thik hai Sir. Sab thik chal raha hai !" Daya said. " Tum Delhi se ane ke baad milna chahunga usse !" ACP sir said and Daya's happiness knew no bounds. He was in utter complete shock. " Sachme ??" He asked like a little kid. " Abe toh shadi kya bina milaye hi karega kya ?" ACP sir now said in a completely informal tone. Like a father was talking to his son. " Nahi sir. Aise toh soch bhi nahi sakta !" Daya said still happy, still smiling. " Jao abhi ke liye Delhi jao. Ane ke baad baat karte hai !" ACP sir said and Daya got up to leave. Suddenly he remembered some thing that Shreya said.
Daya turned around and said, " Sir ek personal baat karni thi !". ACP sir who was now looking into the files then looked up hearing Daya's voice. " Haan bolo !" He responded. Daya took a deep breathe and then fidgeting with his car keys only he said, " Sir woh Abhijeet ki Shadi ki saalgira aa rahi hai ! Toh... " Daya said and took a long pause. " Toh kya ?" ACP sir asked. " Uske liye ek weekend vacation book kiya tha. Uske liye aur Tarika ke liye. Agar aap ki ijazat hoon toh chutti milegi unhe ?" Daya now asked in a very calm voice. " Possible nahi hai Daya. Ek sath Do do senior Inspectors ko kaise chutti de du me ?" ACP sir said in a strict voice. " Sir bas ek din ki baat hai. Waise bhi aajtak kabhi Abhijeet ne inn sab chizo ke liye chutti magi hai kya aapko. Aur aap bhi Jante hai ki aapke ek phone call par sab chod ke ajata hai woh !" Daya said trying to convince ACP sir.
ACP sir then looked towards Daya. He seemed a little different today. A grown man, A mature man. Maybe he had changed afterall. And ACP sir was more than happy to see this change in him. " Chalo manli tumhari baat. Dedi chutti. Lekin this is the first and last time. Agli baar se dono senior officers eksath kabhi chutti pe nahi jayenge!" ACP sir said. " Thank you Sir !" Daya said and happily took his senior's leave.
( Evening )
" Are Aao Abhijeet Aao!" Kaka said as he welcomed Abhijeet and Tarika into their house. Abhijeet touched Kaka's feet and asked, " Kaise ho Kaka ?" Abhijeet said touching Kaka's feet and Tarika entering from behind him. " Me toh thik hi hoon ! Tum Kaisi ho beti ?" Kaka now asked Tarika. " Me bilkul thik hoon Kaka!" Tarika said with a smile. " Are darwaze pe hi halchal puchte rahoge yaa andar bhi aaoge !" Kaki's voice came from inside and all three of them came inside.
As the three of them came inside, Shreya also came from the kitchen to the living room to greet them. As soon as Tarika saw Shreya she engulfed her a very excited sort of hug. " Hey Shreya Kaisi ho ?" Tarika said. " Me thik. Aap kaise hai ?" Shreya said now happily looking towards Tarika and Abhijeet. " Yaar tum bhi Sirf Tarika ke sath hi gale milogi kya. Hum toh kuch lagte hi nahi hai tumhare!" Abhijeet said motioning her to come towards him. "Maine kaha tha na Abhijeet tumhare bohot laad karega !" Tarika whispered in Shreya's ears. Maybe it was truth afterall. These were good people. " Nahi aisa nahi hai Abhijeet sir !" Shreya said and gave Abhijeet a side hug. " Ye baat hui na. Khoob khush raho !" Abhijeet said. He then whispered in her ear, " Waise na ye Sir wagre mat bulaya karo. Bureau ki feeling ati hai." Shreya then looked towards Abhiheet totally confused. " Bada bhai hoon tumhara. Bhai bula sakti ho mujhe !" Abhijeet said now giving a very calm, a very mature and a very big brotherly smile. Shreya smiled happily on seeing her family. Last few days very busy for all four of them and she kinda missed hanging out with them.
" Yeh Achcha hai boss. Usko behen bana lo. Mera kya ? Me toh hoon hi nahi tumhara kuch !" Daya said as he walked down the stairs. " Idhar Aa tu boss ke bachche ! Tere liye ACP sir ko sambhalte sambhalte Thak gaya hoon !" Abhijeet said and that triggered a laughing session in between all of them. Everyone was laughing. But the most happiest one was not Shreya, nor Daya. It was neither Tarika..nor Abhijeet. It was kaki. Perhaps she had finally succeeded in making all this possible.
Shreya ko ek parivaar mila tha...Aur Daya ko Zindagi...
" Shreya ! Khana lagado ! Bohot bhook lagi hai !" Abhijeet said. " Kya Abhijeet tum bhi !" Tarika said. " Koi baat nahi. Sab tayar hai !" Shreya said as she immediately got up followed by Kaki and Tarika. " Khusboo toh bohot Achchi aa rahi hai !" Tarika said as she entered the kitchen. " Waise Tarika tumhare boss Dr. Salunkhe tumhe chuttiya wagre dete hai na ? Jyada tang toh nahi karte !" Kaki asked. " Nahi nahi Kaki bilkul nahi !" Tarika said. " Agar kar rahe honge toh btana. Inse Achchi khasi daat dilwaungi haaa !" Kaki said very naturally. Well this came very natural to her. Everyone was her child and she was everyone's mother. " Aur kitni dubli patli ho gyi hai. Maine bheja hua ghee khati hai ki nahi !" Kaki said again.
Tarika truck out her tongue. " Kaki. Kya tum bhi !" Shreya said arranging the dinner on dining table. " Are sahi Keh rahi hoon. Aaj thoda aur leke Jaa. Aur Kal hi nimbu mirchi ka achar dala hai. Woh bhi leke Jaa. Abhijeet ko pasand hai na !" Kaki said very lovingly. Tarika's eyes widened on hearing that. She immediately hugged Kaki from behind and said, " Oh my God Kaki...Me kitne dino se tumhare hath ka achar miss kar rahi thi !" Tarika sounded so excited while saying that. " Jhoothi ! Agar yaad aa rahi thi toh milne kyu nahi ayi. Ab mujhe fone krke bulana pdega kya ? Haa ?" Kaki now said scolding her. Tarika now held her ears with her hands. " Sorry Kaki galti ho gyi !" Tarika said.
Kaki's expression suddenly changed from that strict scolding one to a mother's caring types. " Nahi bachcha. Aise maafi nahi mangte. Tumhari duniya dekhti hoon na me. Itni bhaga daudi. Itna vyast din. Chinta rehti hai bas ki khana khate honge ki nahi. Thik se sote honge ki nahi." Kaki said gently caressing her. " Aur na Abhijeet jab kahi bahar jata honga toh tu tere ghar me akele na raha kar. Raat bhar darr satata rehta hai mujhe ! Yahape ajaya kar." Kaki said again. Tarika immediately hugged Kaki. " Are kya hua ?" Kaki asked. " Tum na kabhi Maa ki kami mehsoos hi nahi hone deti ho Kaki !" Tarika said still in the elderly woman's embrace. " Chal. Aaj pet bhar ke khana kha le. Sab kuch tumhari aur Abhijeet ki pasand ka banaya hai Shreya ne !" Kaki said. Tarika then looked towards Shreya who was standing at the door. Both of them exchanged a smile. Or perhaps they exchanged happiness. Afterall Tarika ko bhi toh kabhi kisiki jarurat padti hogi...
" Aur Haa Abhijeet ya Daya Jane ke baad dono ne agar kisike ghar akele rehna ka faisla liya toh khabardaar. Kya kehte hai use...nightstay...Haa nightstay... Dono akele nightstay bilkul nahi karoge ! . Jo bhi masti karni hai yaha ake upar wale room me karna ! Aajkal ka jamana kitna kharab rehta hai. Shreya ko hi me akele nahi rehne deti Aajkal ! Toh tumhe kya rehne dungi !" Kaki said making Shreya and Tarika and laugh.
" Are bhai lag gaya kya khana ?" Came Kaka's voice. " Haa Kaka sab lag gaya !" Shreya said from the kitchen and both of the girls went outside. " Khushboo se toh aur hi bhook bad gayi !" Abhijeet said. Shreya then started serving the dishes. " Matar paneer !" Abhijeet exclaimed. " Ho jao khush ho jao. Tumhari ladli behen ne sab tumhare pasand ka banaya hai !" Tarika said. " Waise tumne jo mujhe uss din khana khilaya tha Shreya. Uske baad Maa kasam me tumhare hath ka khane ke liye tadap rahi thi !" Tarika said remembering something. In in saying that maybe she had spilled some beans. Shreya stuck out her tongue at the revelation. " Shreya ko kaha khana banana ata hai !!" Daya said with confidence. " Kuch bhi mat bol Daya. Sab ata hai Shreya ko !" Kaki said now serving the lentils. " Haa fir." Tarika said not knowing the back story. " Tumhara diet food tumse bhi jyada Achcha banati hai. Maine khaya hai." Abhijeet said taking a first bite. " Waah Shreya Dil khoosh kar diya. Jo jee me aye mang lo !" Abhijeet said. Shreya then sat down and took a seat herself. Tarika slided towards her and said, " Achcha mauka hai mang lo !"
" Are kya mang lo ? Ek second tumne kab khaya ?" Daya asked in shock. " 4 din pehle jab apna movie ka plan bana tha !" Tarika said. " Haa par us din DCP Saab aye the toh mera ana possible nahi tha !" Daya said remembering the day. And now all three stuck their tongue out. Shreya was about to say something when Tarika stopped her. " Daya khana khao. Bohot bate ho gyi !" Kaki said. " Kaki ek mim. Ye kya ho raha hai ?" Daya still asked. " Bas yuh samajhlo ki humara movie dekhne ka ka kuch jyada hi mood tha ussdin !" Abhijeet said handling the situation very well. " Aur ye kaha likha hai Daya ki tum kaam me busy ho toh koi kuch nahi karega. Khana khao ab !" Kaka said that silenced him completely.
" Achcha hai bhai. Sabki pasand ka khana banao. Hume kya !" Daya said his face clearly upset. Shreya felt bad. She felt guilty. Maybe mujhe khana banana nahi ata prank opened up in wrong way. She immediately got up and bought another tray with her. It contained garma garam gajar ka halwa.
Akhir Daya ke pasand ka kaise hi bhul sakti hai Shreya...
She kept it on the table and waited for Daya's verdict. Daya took a spoonful and the results were clearly visible on his face. But then again...
Khichai toh krni hi rehti...
" Thik hai ! Khana thik hai waise ! Thoda fika hai !" Daya said. " Nakhrel !" Kaki said. " Sab Achcha bana hai !" Kaki said again. " Aapko laga hoga Achcha. Mujhe jo laga maine btaya !" Daya said. Abhijeet then signed something to Shreya and Shreya immediately understood. She went inside and after 5 minutes bought another curry. She served it Daya and said, " Ye shyd fiki na lage !". Daya didn't understand anything at first. But then when he tasted he immediately his face saw red. It was filled with chilli powder. " Are ye kya hai ?" Daya said almost gulping like gallon of water. " Aapne hi toh kaha tha fika hai !" Shreya said making an innocent face and everyone emerged laughing.
Half an hour later almost everyone was finished with their dinners and having deserts. " Haa toh Abhijeet. Me soch raha tha ki Tumhe kuch aitraaz na ho toh Daya jab Delhi se wapas ata hai ACP Saab ko bulake agey ki bate fix kare !" Kaka said. Daya coughed up some water.
Achanak se ye baat kaha se agyi...
Abhijeet then looked towards Daya. He had started sweating profusely. Same was with Shreya. She wanted to get up and have some time alone but she knew that action would mean something different to the people sitting in front of her. She was into her own when she felt Tarika's hand on her lap. She then looked towards Tarika and suddenly through eyes only she gave her so much of the strength that she needed today. " Hume koi aitraaz kaise hoga Kaka. Agar sab ki Haa hogi toh kuch hi dino me ACP sir ke sath dinner fix karte hai. Kyu thik hai na Shreya ?" Abhijeet asked. Shreya then took a deep breathe and said " Haa !". " Daya ? Chalega ?" Kaka now asked Daya. Daya looked towards Shreya who was now probably blushing and hence looking down. " Haa Kaka !" Daya said and thus some very important decisions were taken today.
" Chale fir ! Tumhare flight ka Waqt ho raha hai." Abhijeet said. " Kaka , Shreya ko leke jana chahte hai. Wapas chod ayenge ! Koi aitraaz toh nahi !" Abhijeet asked very respectfully. " Nahi nahi. Koi aitraaz nahi. Jao Shreya !" Kaka said and finally everyone started to get up from the table.
( Airport )
" Lo bhai agya airport !" Abhijeet said as he parked the car. All of them got out and unloaded a small suitcase. Daya was merely going for 2 days. Now all of them were standing in front of the suitcase forming a circle. Daya wanted some alone time with Shreya now. But no one was understanding. Daya then put his hands in the pocket and looked towards Tarika. " Haaa !" Tarika said. " Kya haaa ??" Abhijeet said. " Haa matlab enquire krke ate hai flight ka schedule barabar toh hai na !" Tarika said. " Haa Sab barabar hai. Ane ke pehle hi check kiya tha !" Abhijeet said looking here and there. Now Daya knew that... Abhijeet toh bas tang khich raha tha. " Abhi yaar tum bhi naa...Jao na jara dekho kuch toh check krke Aao!" Daya finally said irritation clearly seen on his face. That made Abhijeet laugh. " Jaa raha hoon baba Jaa raha hoon !" Abhijeet said. He then left taking Tarika with him.
Now Daya and Shreya were alone. " Toh Shreya kisi masterchef se kam nahi !" Daya said raising his eyebrows. Shreya stuck her tongue out and adjusted her hair. " Itni shaitaniya bhari hai na tum me ! Roj kuch na kuch nikalta hai !" Daya said strongly pulling her towards her. " I'll miss you !" Daya said squeezing her. " 2 din ki toh baat hai !" Shreya said not looking towards him but looking towards the ground. " Achcha ?" Daya asked. " Haa fir nahi toh kya !" Shreya said now looking towards him. " Mujhe samjha rahi ho ya khudko ?" Daya then asked directly looking into her eyes. " Khudko seekha rahi hoon !" Shreya said now honestly. " Matlab ?" Daya asked. " Yeh toh Sirf conference hai Daya. Abhi toh kitne bade bade mission pe jana hai aapko. Khudko seekha rahi hoon ki aap pehle mere nahi Iss Desh ke ho !" Shreya said as if the whole world's maturity could be seen into her eyes. One look at her, one look at the truth in her eyes, one look at the innocence in her eyes and one look at the honesty in her eyes...made Daya fall in love with her even more.
Daya then just put some of her hair behind her ear and held her face very gently , his hands resting on her temple. He gave her a gentle pecked and then looked directly into her eyes. " I love you !" He said. Shreya's heartbeat increased. But then she saw something that was very very rare. There was some sparkle in Daya's left eye. " Daya ?" Shreya said. Daya then just wiped his eyes and was normal within moments. " Kya hua kisi ladke ko emotional ya rote hue nahi dekha kya ?" Daya asked laughing. Shreya just nodded negatively. " Ladke bhi rote hai. Koi puchne wala chahiye bas !" Daya said. " 2 din me kuch masti nahi karna ! Agar koi taang tuti dikhi merko firse toh dekhna !" Daya said. " Kuch nahi hoga !" Shreya said.
Well this was totally opposite from what was expected. Shreya had thought maybe she was the one who was going to be difficult today. But she was showing an unimaginable strength today. And Daya was super proud of that.
" Ho gaya bhai tum logo ka !" Came Abhijeet's voice from behind. And on hearing that immediately Shreya and Daya separated a bit maintaining some distance. " Sab puch ke aya. Flight bilkul on time hai jaise ki ghar se nikalte samay thi. Par fir bhi puch liya safe side humne. Kyu Shreya ?" Abhijeet now said in a teasing tone. Shreya hid her face behind Daya's upper arm. " Kya Abhi tum bhi ? Itna kya tang kar rahe ho ?" Tarika said. " Are boss ek chiz toh bhul hi gye !" Daya said searching for his wallet in his back pocket. " Kya ?" Abhijeet asked. Daya then removed a white envelope and handed it to Tarika. " Kya hai Isme ? Yaha bhi forensic report me galtiya lekar bheja hai kya Dr. Salunkhe ne !" Tarika said making a joke out of it. But Shreya and Daya just watched in excitement. They didn't want to miss any expression on Tarika's face when they find out what it was actually.
" Kya hai dikhao jara ?" Abhijeet said taking the paper parchment from Tarika's hands into his own. " Weekend ke tickets hai. Mahabaleshwar ke !" Abhijeet said. " Tum Jaa rahe ho kya ? Chutti ki baat me nahi karunga ACP sir ke sath. Pehle hi bata raha hoon !" Abhijeet said. " Are booking kiske naam ki hai woh toh Dekho jara !" Daya said.
" Mr. Abhijeet Srivastava aur Dr. Tarika Srivastava ?" Tarika said after reading it. " Yeh kya hai ?" Tarika asked. " Ek chotasa anniversary gift !" Shreya said. A big smile crept on Abhijeet's face. That smile showed that he really wanted to go. " Gift to bohot Achcha hai !" Abhijeet said. " Gift ka credit to Shreya ko do boss. Me toh koi boring si chiz utha raha tha. Par isne rok diya. Kaha ki aisa kuch dena chahiye jo woh khud ke liye kabhi nahi karenge !" Daya said. " Soch bohot Achchi hai Shreya. Lekin ekbaar mujhe chutti mil jaygi. Lekin Abhijeet ko nahi milti. Aur abhi Daya bhi nahi hai yaha toh mujhe nahi lagta possible hoga !" Tarika said convincing Shreya.
" Haa...yahi same maine bola tha. Par fir Madam manne ko hi tayar nahi thi. Kehne lag gyi ki Abhijeet Sir aapke liye itna sab sambhal lete hai. Ekbaar Aap bhi ACP sir se unke chutti ke liye baat kijiye na ! Toh conclusion ye hai ki ACP sir se baat ho chuki hai. Tum dono ki chutti sanctioned hai !" Daya now said with an excited face towards both of them.
Dono ke chehre pe toh khushi fuli nahi sama rahi thi...
" Thik kiya na boss ? Bohot dino se chutti chahiye thi na tumhe..." Daya now said a very emotional and brotherly voice. Abhijeet just engulfed his junior in a manly hug and said, " Bohot bada ho gya Daya tu !. Tarika just smiled at the moment and thanked Shreya for such a considerate gift. Abhijeet still in hug with Daya, kept one of his large hands on Shreya's head. " Ye bewakoof ko itni samajhdaar ladki kaise kya mil gyi ?" Abhijeet now said looking towards Tarika.
There was again this familiar moment in between the two couples which was broken by Shreya's voice. " Daya flight ka time ho raha hai !" Shreya said. " Chalo boss me nikalta hoon ! Tum bhi packing shuru karo apni !" Daya said and bid audie to all of them.
( Night )
( Flash back )
" Aaah !" Shreya screamed as someone forced her to drink some water. Her cheeks were being compressed and her mouth was opened forcefully. Koi pani pine ke liye itne nakhre karta hai kya. Par Agar pani de pine ko toh thik na...
Kya pata pani me humesha kuch white color ka powder rehta tha. Use pine ke baad bohot nind ati thi. Aur uthne ke baad bohot chakkar aur Sir bhari rehta tha.
Shreya tried to cough up what she was being forced to drink. The moment she spit out something on the hands of maternal uncle, She was being slapped so hard ... so hard that her cheek was probably going to red for 3 days straight.
" Bohot jor se lagta hai ! Mat maro please !" Shreya cried and in turn spit out even more of that shitty liquid. And firse bohot jorse jhapad mari... " Please mat maro ! Please!" Shreya said. Almost cried. She had stopped calling her maternal uncle mama days ago. He was not her mama. Her mama was totally different from this man.
He again opened a paper and put some of the powder into a glass and made Shreya forcefully drink it. Though she coughed it up again but then this time she had consumed a considerable amount of it. And in no time there was this complete darkness.
( Present )
Shreya woke up on her bed coughing up the bad memory. She could even remember the the taste in her mouth. There wasn't complete darkness in the room. Her table lamp radiated enough light for her to be not scared. She could appreciate the rains outside. The noise was clearly audible to her. She was about to go down but then she now lived with Kaka kaki. At least for the time being. Kaki sometimes got scared because of the two guys that always use to bully her. So Kaka ordered her to stay with them. No arguments accepted.
Shreya wiped off her face which was now covered with sweat. Her breathing still erratic. She tried to remember the happenings of the night. Cricket match - Dinner - Airport. Daya kissing her forehead. " Daya !" Shreya said and searched for mobile. As soon as she turned on her notification , she saw that she had received a text message from Daya probably 2 hours before.
Reached safely at the hotel. Chal tu khayal rakhna apna...gn
Shreya cheked the timing. It was around 4 in the morning. She replied saying ' Ok and take care'. She then went towards the window to watch the furious storms. She gulped down a lot of water just to calm her down. Whatever it was , she was suddenly having this very negative energy.
Aise mano manhusiyat si chaa gyi ho...
Shreya was into her own when her phone ranged. It was Daya calling. " Hello Daya. Soye nahi aap ?" Shreya asked picking up the phone. " Tum toh bohot hi gehri nind me ho !" Daya said counter questioning. " Are woh ...Woh kuch case ke liye articles padh rahi thi !" Shreya said. " Jhoothi ! Koi darawani movie dekh li hogi Abhi bure sapne aa rahe honge !" Daya said mocking her. " Aap kyu jage ho ?" Shreya said. " Are kal ke conference ka hi kuch firse form wagre ka kaam kar raha tha. Registration thik se nahi hua tha toh !" Daya said. " Ookk !" Shreya said. " Jando kafi Waqt hai. Sojao ab achchise !" Daya said. " Haa bas soti hoon !" Shreya said. Daya was about to cut the call when he heard Shreya's voice from the other side. " Daya !" Shreya said almost hastily. " Kya hua sab thik toh hai na ?" Daya asked. " Haa. Just...take care okay...khayal rakhiye apna !" Shreya said. " Are Haa baba. Conference hai koi mission nahi. Tension mat le ! Me ata hoon parso tak !" Daya said and then both of them cut the call.
Shreya pressed the mobile holding it tighter every minute. She then bought it closer to her heart.
Bohot duniya Dekhi hai Daya. And I know my guts when something is about to get wrong. Bas aapke sath kuch na ho. Aapke zindagi me koi dukh na aye...
Hey bhagwan Mere sare sukh unke...Daya ke sare dukh mere...
Shreya said these lines loud in an alone room. And prayed and kept praying ...
Was her intuition right ?