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CHAPTER 4

Daya was coming out of his shower when the door bell rang. As in the training campus quarter he has allocated only a room and a washroom, nothing else.

He opened the door with "haan lunch…"

He found Tarika Shreya standing there

"Tarika….Shreya…aao ander aao"

They entered inside, Daya asked

"Kia hua…Abhi..Abhi theek hai na..koi problem? "

Tarika smiled "arey nahi…hum ne socha tumhein surprise dein...Abhijeet ki haalat mein na bohat sudhaar hai"

Daya's smiled widens "Sach…us ne ankhein kholeein?"

"Nahi ankhein to nahi kholeein…per us ki body mein halchal hai..us k brain signals kaafi haad tak normal hain …wo awazon per react kar raha hai…"

"Ohh…ye to achi news hai na'

"Haan Daya per…'"

"Per kia?"

"Dekho us ko kabhi bhi hosh aa sakta hai…aise mein aik derh mahiney mein hosh aa jaata hai"

"Aik derh mahina?"

"Haan per…"

"Per kiaaa?"

"agar hosh aney per us ko kisi bhi tarha ka stress ho na to mushkil ho sakti hai aur us ke baad us ko bahut problems bhi ho sakti hain to…bas wohi soch rahi thi mein"

"Stress kiunn ho ga?'

"Bas…acha tum log baat karo me thora fresh ho k aati hun "

And she moved towards the washroom

Daya turned to Shreya with "stress kiun ho ga?..Tarika kia keh rahi thi? Koi problem hai kia team mein?"

Shreya said in straight tone "problem team mein nahi…problem aap hian Daya"

Daya uttered "mein…"

"Aap ko yahan warning mil rahi hai….agar aap ka promotion rad ho jaata hai…aur aap ko wapis bhej diya jaata hai…aur bhaiyya ko hosh aney k baad wo ye poochtey hain k aap ko ab tak promotion kiun nahi mila…kia mission successful nahi hua..? unhein agar ye lagey k un ki saari mehnat bekaar ho gai..aap ne un ka maan nahi rakha..wo aap se kuch kahein ge to nahi lekin kia ye stress nahi ho ga? Tarika is hi baat ko le kar aap se baat karna chahti thi per us ko laga k aap ko bura lagey ga..lagey ga k wo is baat ko le kar aap ko zimmedaar maan rahi hai…to is liye mein keh rahi hun aap se… aap please aise mat kijiye… muje pata hai aap ko yahan acha nahi lag raha hai…aap yahan adjust nahi kar pa rahey hain… dil abhie bhi wahin hai aap ka…per aik derh mahiney mein agar bhaiyya ko hosh aa jaye aur unhein lagey k unk coma mein honey ki wajah se aap ka promotion nahi hua..to aap ko pata hai na…"

"Haan us ko to lagta hai k har cheez k liye wohi zimmedaar hai…mauqa milta to global warming k liye bhi wo khud ko hi zimmedaar maan leta..tum theek keh rahi ho...mujhe ye training complete karni hi hai..aur promotion bhi…per agar promotion Mumbai se bahir hua to.."

"Aap baad mein transfer le lijiye ga…transfer ka option to hai…per promotion hi nahi hua to aap samjh rahey hain na..aap Mumbai se bahir hon is baat ko le kar wo udaas ho saktey hain..aap chutti le kar un k paas aa jaein ge…per aap ko pata hai na wo emotional honey ke sath sath sath kaafi practical bhi hain "

"Haan Shreya mujhe pata hai per..mujhe har pal lagta hai k mein daur ke Abhi ke paas chala jaun "

"Aap ko pata hai na bhaiyya ke liye duty kitni zada important hai "

"Hmm…mujh se bhi zada….pata hai mujhe "

"Aap se zada hai ya nahi ye mein nahi keh sakti…ye argument me karun gi bhi nahi "

"Haan haan mujh se zada hi hai tabhi to baar baar mujh per shak karta hai "

"Aur aap ke liye Lartey bhi to hain…Acp sir se Dcp sir se…Shak to aap bhi kartey hain per aap ke liye bhaiyya zada important hain…"

'Ye tum bhaiyya bhaiyya kar ke na…wo tumhare liye sir hi theek hai "

"Aap ko pata hai na un ko mera ye bhaiyya bulana kitna pasand hai "

"Mein kabhi bhai nahi bula paata hun aur tum…"

"Aap kiun nahi bula paatey? "

"Bas..aise hi.."

'Per aap na bula paaein to bhi unhe pata hai na k aap unhe barey bhai ki tarha maantey ho "

"Hmm.."

"To aap bhi wo farz "

"Haan Shreya mein bhi wo farz pura karun ga…wese tum aur Tarika achanak yahan "

'Tarika aap ko ye good news dena chahti thi…ajr mein aap ko bahut miss kar rahi thi…per aap akele akele aise…training campus mein"

Daya cupped Shreya's face with "Sharma rahi thi?"

'Choriye…Tarika aa jaye gi '

"Wese…Tarika theek hai?'

"Dikhati to hai…per pata nahi "

Daya looked towards the closed washroom door and said

"Itni himmat pata nahi kahan se laati hai "

Just then Tarika came out with "Daya yahan ka garam paani to kaafi acha hai"

Daya smiled then said "chalo tum logon ko lunch treat deta hun mein…. itni achi news di Abhi ke barey mein…"

After spending a quite good day there Shreya and Tarika were traveling back to Mumbai when Shreya said

'Tarika…hum ne itna saara jhoot kaha Daya se…ager unho ne kisi se…"

'Mein ne sab ko keh rakha hai… Acp sir ko Salunkhe sir ne…"

"Per agar Daya ne direct hospital se pooch liya to.."

"Salunkhe sir hai na.."

"Per Daya ki training to aur do teen haftey ki hai phir wo aa jaein ge…us ke baad kia?'

"Tab ka tab dekhein ge… aur ho sakta hai na is beech sach mein Abhijeet ka…"

Shreya just pressed Tarika's shoulder

Tarika said in a strange tone "wese umeed to mein nahi karti hun…per phir bhi dil kehta hai k koi na koi maricle ho ga…aur sab theek ho jaye ga…aur doctor ne to kaha bhi hai na k Abhijeet ke brain signals kaafi achey aa rahey hain..aise mein agar usey kuch unexpected kaha jaye to wo theek ho sakta hai…kabhi kabhi to dil karta hai na k us ko koi shock de dun.."

"Acha…kesa shock?"

"Yehi k me us ko divorce dene wali hun ab "

Shreya shook her head with "ye wo Vishwas hi nahi karein ge "

"Shreya bohat thakaan si hoti hai kabhi kabhi…bahut zada…"

"Tum ne sir ko kaha tha na k wo hon ge to tum sambhaali hi raho gi..sir to hain Tarika "

"Haan yehi to yaad rakhna hai "

….

Every night after the tough training in which Daya is now succeeding in the top rank, he comes inside his room and sat in front of that photo he had brought with him. No mobiles no laptops allowed. Once a day he calls Cid beauru to know about his brother's side. They are saying that the recovery graph is still going good. He is feeling a hope but still he misses his brother

"Abhi kal..bas kal… humara selection hai… aik test hoga selection hoga…kal raat tak result out ho ga…bohat log parson bhi wapis ja rahey hain…per mein kal raat ko hi wapis aa raha hun…aur parson early morning tumhare paas hospital pohanch jaun ga…haan shayad utni subha subha mujhe koi allow na karey…per mein apni awesome wali smile dikha ke na tumhare paas zarur pohanch jaun ga…tum intezaar kar rahey ho na mera…. haan? Muje best of luck wish karo…aaj mujhe thora jaldi sona hai…kal subha chaar bajey uthna bhi to hai…Rajat keh raha tha…jab bhi koi mera naam leta hai tumhari band ankhon mein bhi movement hoti hai…per boss ye partiality hai…Tarika roz intezaar karti hai tumhaara…us k liye bhi to tumhara koi farz hai na

He grabbed the photo in his arms and lied down

…..

On the other side of the country, someone can feel a strange floating sensation, as if coming back from a deep sleep. A horn, noise of a food trolly, and a smell, it's a very familiar smell for him. He wants to surface to those noises, to that smell but he is again floating back. Darkness, he doesn't want to go back to the darkness, he wants to see some faces.

He had heard a voice that evening announcing that his brother is coming, he can recognize this voice as his wife. He wants to come back to her, wants to come back to all of them, he wants to get up.

He knows his brother, being a sentimental fool like always his brother is already blaming himself for his condition and Abhijeet is quite sure about that, so wants to open his eyes for him he wants to…but this damn darkness is calling him and he moves back to deep sleep