DUO seperated and looked around.. Everyone was having tears in their eyes witnessing the beautiful bond of these two long lost brothers.
Daya wiping Abhijeet's tears says in refreshed tone: ab main tumhe ghar le jaunga...wahi apne ghar..Finally mera bhai ghar chalega. He said all this in utmost excitement holding Abhijeet's hands in his own.
Abhijeet's face expressions changed and he took his hands away from Daya's grip: Nahin Daya..main yahan se kahin nahin jaana chahta. Mujhe yahin rehne de..mera dil lag gaya hai yahan (patting his cheek in smile) tujhe dekh liya (looking at Tarika and Chetan) tum sab se mil liya bas itna hi bohot hai mere liye.
Daya in stern tone: ho gaya?? Ab chup chap batao tumhara saman kahan hai..humein kal subah hi wapas jaana hai.
Abhijeet trying to convince him: dekh Daya..meri baat ko samajh...mujhe yahan rehna accha lagta hai..tu Zid mat kar.
Tarika: lekin Abhi ham sab ke hote huye tum yahan kaise reh sakte ho?
Abhijeet: are to tum sab log kahan ja rahe ho aate rehna mujhse milln...
His words trailed off as Daya got up in rage: kya problem hai..?? Kyun rehna hai tumhe yahan?? Tumhara apna ghar hai apna bhai hai phir bhi tumhe yahan old age home me rehna hai..kis khushi mein?? Aisa kon sa khazana hai yahan??
Abhijeet to came in anger: maine keh diya na ek baar aur main koi baccha nahin hoon Daya..maine keh dia mujhe nahin jana to nahin jaana.
Daya in great anger: theek hai...jo jee me aaye karo..phir mere mann me jo aayega wo main karunga. Saying this he left the hall in anger leaving a disappointed Abhijeet.
"Daya ye kya bachpana hai" an irritated Abhijeet yelled at his stubborn brother.
As his brother has changed his room to a private one and now he too was lying in the same room just in front of his bed.
Daya paying a deaf ear to Abhijeet asked Tarika to switch off the light as he wants to sleep.
Tarika hiding her smile with difficulty while Abhijeet get more irritated on this.
Abhijeet get more angry seeing his brother sleeping peacefully or say pretending to sleep peacefully on the bed lying just in front of his eyes.
He started pressing the call button again and again creating noise in the room but Daya neither got up nor pay any attention to him but Sonal entered the hall in worry and tention and sat down near Abhijeet.
"Kya hua Uncle? Aap theek hain? Aapne itni baar bell bajayi"
Daya tried but burst out in laugh hiding his face in pillow while Abhijeet really fumed in anger.
"Haan bajayi maine bell..mujhe ek baat batao tumne aaj kal yahan khali fokat me buddhon ko bharti karna shuru kar diya hai kya"
Daya look at him in shock as his brother was mentioning him as BUDDHA :(
Sonal get confused at this burst out and can only utter: JEE
Abhijeet in same tone: jee haan..ye buddha (pointing towards Daya) yahan kya kar raha hai
Sonal innocently: are sir ye apni marzi se yahan rehna chahte hain..inhone admission fees bhi di hai aur inke hisab se inka khayal rakhne wala koi nahin hai...(trying to pacify herself) aur hum to sabki help ke liye hi hain na Uncle.
Abhijeet jerking his head in anger: sab samajh raha hoon main...sab mile hue hain...tum bhi mili hui ho is mote ke saath.
Sonal: are uncle main
Abhijeet in declaring tone: Daya tu yahan nahin rahega..subh hi wapas jaega bas.
Daya too in same tone still with closed eyes: main tumhe liye bina kahin nahin jaunga
Abhijeet yelling at him out of frustration: tu samjhta kyu nahin hai main tere sath nahin chal sakta
Daya too got anger and he too sit on his bed facing Abhijeet: aur tum kyu nahin smjhte ho ki main tumhare bina jaane wala nahin yahan se..tumko yahan accha lagta hai na to raho..mujhe bhi jahan tum ho wahin acha lagta hai
Abhijeet: tu humesha itni zid kyu karta hai Daya
Daya: aur tumne bhi to humesha khadoos bane rehne ki kasam khayi hai
Sonal and Tarika were looking at both of them in disappointment as it was looking like a border where both forces were firing from their own side.
Abhijeet: tu kyu nahin jaa sakta..aa jana na tu milne maine roka hai..itne saal to mere bina raha to ab kya problem hai.
Daya in anger: itne saal nahin jaanta tha tum kahan ho...aur ab jab tum mere samne ho to main tumhe chhod du..ye nahi hoga boss. Aur tum kyun nahin chal sakte.
Abhijeet: kyunki main tujhpar bhi bojh nahin ban na chahta.
Daya look at him in shock plus anger. A fine line of tear escaped from Abhijeet's eyes.
Tarika and Sonal look at each other and they both instantly left the place to let them talk in private.
Daya got up from his bed and sit infront of Abhijeet looking into his eyes
"Abhi kya tumhein sach mein lagta hai tum mere liye bojh ho"
Abhijeet: tu abhi pyar me akar ye sab keh raha hai (wiping his tear murmuring in low tone) mere to bete ne hi mujhe...(he got silent and closed his eyes)
Daya felt extreme anger towards Ansh seeing the pain on his brother's face.
While a pair of feets stopped in their way at door hearing that broken tone of his father. He was feeling suffocating. His soul was suffocating him. He just want to run away and jump in a river to end this miserable life but he want to listen more..what his father think about him what his Dada feel about him. He want to know...he wasn't enough strong to hear all but still he wanted to listen.
Daya on the verge of tears: tum us bete ke liye mujhse door jaana chahte ho. Wo beta jisne tumhe yahan chhod dia...are uska to janam bhi tumhari marzi se nahin hua...aur uske liye tum mujhe chhodna chahte ho. Haan kyunki wo tumhara apna khoon hai aur main...
A slap welcomed by Daya's cheeks who started crying bitterly while Abhijeet shouted at him like hell: kya bakwas kar rahe ho kuch samajh aa raha hai tumhein...(hitting on his head) dimag naam ki cheez hai ya kahin bech ke aa gaye ho tum. Jo muh me aata hai bas bolte rehte ho. Bina kuch jaane boojhe bas bolna hai tumhein. Kisne sikhayi ye bekar ki batein tumhein.
Daya in stubborn tone: to phir kyun nahin chal rahe tum...usne tumhe yahan chhod dia to kya main bhi tumko chhod du. Saalon se tumhare intezaar me jee raha tha. Is dil ne kabhi nahin maana ki tum nahin ho kyunki tum nahin hote to main bhi khatam ho jata. Aur jab tum mujhe wapas mile ho to tum khud ko mujhpe bojh keh rahe ho wo bhi us ladke ki wajh se jisne apni shakl ka sahara lekar mujhe dhoka diya..mere bhai ko yahan chhod diya..us ladke ke liye tum mujhse chhod doge??
Abhijeet: beta hai wo mera...baap hoon main uska..aur tu sach bata..tere dil mein uske liye pyar nahin hai...ye jo gusse ka mask pehen rakkha hai..tu keh mujhe apne dil pe hath rakh ke ki use chot lagegi to wo dard tujhe hoga ya nahin.
Daya jerked his head and says: use kaun si chot lagi hai usne hum sabko dard diya hai...haan hai wo tumhara beta par tum jaisa nahin hai wo...apni maa jaisa hai.
Ansh was crying silently listening the whole...he slowly slipped on his knees attaching his back to the door which was open outside the room where Duo couldn't see him.
"Wo bhi to tadpa hai bachpan se pyar ke liye..jo dekha hai jaise jiya hai wahi to seekhega naa...main to kabka bhag jaata us pagal aurat k jaal se...kisi na kisi tarah to nikal hi jata...lekin jab wo is duniya mein aaya mujhe apne apko wahan rokna pada...kyunki main us bacche ko ek nark bhari zindagi jeete nahin dekh sakta tha...wo aurat use bhi maar daalti apne pagalpan mein."
Here Ansh was so shocked on Abhijeet's statement. He was feeling so much love and respect for his father and at the same time he was feeling like to kill himself for his doings.
Daya was now curious to know more as Abhijeet was right. He still love his nephew a lot afterall he is his Abhi's son. How could he hate him??
"Abhi Ansh ka janam kaise hua"
Abhijeet: main dheere dheere dawaiyan khana band kar raha tha kisi tarah se wo jo medicines deti thi main phek deta phir bhi wo jo drugs mujhe inject karti thi uski wjh se meri body bohot weak thi..lekin phir bhi main apni will power ke sahare wahan se nikalne ki koshish karta rehta tha. Humare beech fights bhi hoti thin aur ye sab ab padosion aur ghar me aane wale naukaron ke dil ko khatakne laga tha. Unhein Sarika pe shak hone laga tha islie hi usne ek baby plan kia. Wo janti thi ki hamare beech aisa koi rishta nahi ho sakta islie usne test tube baby conceive karne ka socha. Meri halat nahin thi phir bhi usne apni bimari ke chalte wo treatment karwaya. Meri body pehle se aur jada weak ho gayi..mujhe laga shayad ab jada din main jee...(Daya hold his hand in fear to stop him...he placed his own palm on Daya's and stopped in his words) wo nau mahine kisi tarah guzar gaye...main jyada tar bed rest par aur dawaiyon ki wajh se neend mein hi rehta tha...phir us din Sarika Ansh ko ghar layi meri god me diya...na jaane wo kya kya keh rahi thi mujhse par meri nazar us nanhe se bacche ke chehre se hati hi nahin...(he went back to the same moment, lips having smile while eyes sparkling with tears while the subject of this conversation was dropping tears silently hearing the whole)
Abhijeet wide his head like holding a small infant while telling Daya: bas itna sa tha wo...uski ankhein bachpan se hi bohot khoobsurat thin.
Daya unknowingly whispered: haan hazel eyes
Ansh closed his eyes hearing that soft tone of his Dada for him after long. Few tears filled his waterline.
" Apne nanhe haathon se jab usne mujhe chua mujhe ek pal ko laga ki poori duniya mere hathon me as gayi...bachpan se hi bohot shaitan tha...itna sa tha phir bhi ankhein khol ke mujhe dekh raha tha..aur ek tak dekhe hi ja raha tha..mujhe jeene ki ek wajah ek sahara mil gaya tha Daya..Sarika kabhi uspe dhyan nahi deti thi...mera to permanent thikana hi wo chaar by chaar ka bed tha..to ghar me kaam krne wali maid use mere paas hi lita deti thi...din bhar mere paas wo sota tha...aur main bus use hi dekhta rehta tha...kabhi bhook lage to neend mein hi rona shuru kar deta tha...mujhme takat na hote hue bhi mere pair apne aap uski doodh ki bottle tak mujhe pohncha dete the...aur mere hathon se wo doodh peeta. Mujhe dekhte hi khush ho jaya karta tha...kabhi to neend me mere oopar akar so jata tha...aur mujhe bhi wo ehsaas ek nayi energy ek ummeed ki kiran sa lagta tha. Lagta tha jab mera beta bada ho jayega to wo mujhe is sab se bahar nikalega. Par uska to bachpan apni maa ke pagalpan ka shikar ban ke reh gaya. Jab wo bada hua to Sarika use mere paas aane hi nahin deti thi. Kehti thi main bimar hoon dimagi taur pe. Wo darta tha mujhse aur na jaane kab wo dar use mujhse bohot door le gaya. Jin nanhe hathon ko tham kar main zindagi jeena chahta tha..un hathon ne kabhi mujhe thama hi nahin (wiping his tears) galti uski nahin thi. Wo to baccha tha..tarasta tha apni maa ke pyar ke liye..par uski maa meri jhooti bimarion ka ilaaz karne me lagi rehti thi. Wo darwaze se khada mujhe dekha...apni pyari ankhon me aasuon k sath kayi shikayatein lekar...phir ek din wo school se prize jeet kar aaya tha usne mujhe dikhana chaha par Sarika ne use thappad maar diya..wo akela baitha rota raha par usne use mere paas nahin aane diya. Us din maine faisla kar liya ki mera beta yahan nahin rahega. Wo nahin jiyega ye nark ki zindagi. Maine kisi tarah Verma Uncle se apne dil ki baat kahi aur wo le gaye use wahan se. Saalon baad jab wo laut ke aaya..meri khushi ka thikana nahin tha. Mujhe laga ab shayad sab theek ho jayega par...uska dar ab uski nafrat me badal chuka tha. Usko meri shkl dekhna manzoor nahin tha. Mujhe laga shayad dheere dheere wo samjhega par utna mauka mila nahin...Sarika ki beemari bohot badh chuki thi...jiski wjh se wo beemar rehne lagi thi..akhir umr bhi to koi cheez hai...Ansh ko lagta ki wo sab meri wajah se ho raha hai...hairani bas mujhe is baat ki thi ki Verma Uncle ne us waqt bhi use kuch nahin bataya. Aur phir achanak ek din Sarika ki maut ho gyi dawaion ki overdose ki wajah se. Na jaane wo kaun si dawaiyan le rahi thi. Mujhe laga ab main shayad khuli hawa me saans le sakunga...itne saal ki kaid se aazad ho paunga. Bhale hi Sarika ne itna kuch kiya mere sath par wo ek beemari ki shikar thi aur mere bete ki Maa..maine soch liya ki Ansh ko uski sacchai ke baare mein kabhi nahin bataunga. Lekin...usne to mujhe hi...(sadly) mujhe yahan chhod ke chala gaya wo..kyunki uske liye main bas ek bojh tha. Jis sahare se maine ummeed laga rakkhi thi usne badi hi asani se saari umeedein tod din...bas mujhe ab aur koi ummeed nahin...(touching Daya's cheeks) tu aa gaya...tujhe dekh liya..bas ab tu chala jaa...main to ab chal phir bhi nahin sakta...tu kab tak mera bojh uthayega"
Daya in wet tone: bas ek aur baar..ek aur baar tumne ye shabd use kia na to mujhse bura koi nahin hoga...wo beta hai tumhara...par main bhai hoon...aur kya mujhe tumhein ye sab kehne ki bhi jaroorat hai Abhi...tum jante ho na tumhare Daya tumhein kabhi aise chhod ke nahin jayega. Aur rahi baat tumare paralysis ki...to in bajuon me aaj bhi bohot dam hai...apne bhai ko sahara dene ke liye mujhe ye wheelchair bhi nahi chahiye...aur doctor se baat ki hai maine tumhare. Sab pata hai mujhe kitni laparwahi karte ho tum nahin to kabke theek bhi ho chuke hote.
Abhijeet in teary smile: tu manega nahin na
Daya too in tears: bilkul nahin..Abhijeet move his head down and Daya realised that his friend is crying for his miserable life...those hell years of his life...he smoothly engulfed him in his loving supportable shell and Abhijeet too hugged him back tightly.
Main kuch bhi kar jaunga
Tere liye mar jaunga
Mere liye tu itna kar
Geet wahi bachpan ka ched!!
Tinak Tinak Tin Taara..Tinak Tinak Re!!
Tinak Tinak Tin Taara..Tinak Tinak Re!!
Announcement in Old Age Home premises: SWITCH OFF ALL THE LIGHTS...NO MORE MOVEMENT ALLOWED TILL MORNING 06:00 AM. PLEASE ALL GENTLEMEN'S AND LADIES MOVE BACK TO YOUR ROOMS.
Premises filled with darkness where Duo were enjoying their brotherly moments after long while one other soul was still sitting on floor outside the room of his fathers with closed eyes.
...
...
Morning rose and Daya woke up at first.
He got up and stretched, he saw his brother still sleeping. He smiled and murmur: aaj hi nikal jayenge yahan se. Chal beta Daya uth ja..bohot kam hai..packing karni hai aur formalities bhi to poori karni hain. He got up and about to move out when he saw a young ABHIJEET sleeping in sitting position looking totally dull and tired. His face was having marks of dry tears while hairs were all mess. His cheeks were having so many marks of mosquito bites while he was totally dipped in sweat due to warm night and no source of cold air.
"Ye yahan aise so gaya...kahin meri aur Abhijeet ki baatein to...(he sighed sadly, still he was angry with him but what to do with that fatherly love splashing out from his heart...that too a little bit more after knowing about his sufferings).
He sat down on his knees and pat his arms. He didn't woke up. Daya realised that he is in deep sleep due to tiredness. He took him in his arms like a baby moving back to the room. He was moving slowly due to his fresh surgery.
On the way the baby in his hand woke up due to disturbance and saw himself in two strong arms none other than of his Dada. A lone tear escaped from his eyes. Daya lie him down and got to know that he is awaken. He was looking at Daya with tearfilled innocent eyes.
He tried to spoke with dry throat: Dad..
Daya cut him in mid while covering him with sheet: so jao raat ko so nahi paye hoge. Aur aise chup ke apne se badon ki batein nahin suna karte.
Ansh nodded his head in yes.
Daya left without looking in those eyes once again otherwise he will melt. Afterall he is his own baby.
Ansh smiled tearily and wiped his eyes.
He got up after Daya's departure and move near his father. He sat near his feets and murmured: jab apko yahan chhod ke gaya tab aap chal sakte the. Ye sab meri wajh se...he touched his feets in order to take blessings.
"Main janta hoon aap aaj bhi mujhe dua hi denge...par main iske layak nahin...main bhi un beton ki tarah hoon jo apne maa baap ko yun akele besahara chhod dete hain...apne to apni us halat me bhi mera khayal rakkha...lekin main...he started crying and place his head on his feets." He fall asleep in that position only due to much exhaustion.
Daya reentered and saw a beautiful scene. Where the kid was sleeping near his father's feets and father was caressing his hairs lovingly.
Daya smiled and wipe his tear saying in fresh tone: bada pyar aa raha hai bete pe.
Abhijeet signalled him to be quiet: neend bohot kacchi hai iski...jag jayega.
Daya sitting beside Abhijeet asking in low tone: tumne maaf kar diya ise.
Abhijeet: karna to nahin chahta tha lekin aaj ise aise dekha to...kitna aur naraz rehta (looking at Daya) aur tune?
Daya: ek mauke ka hak to sabko hota hai...tumne mujhe bhi to dia tha na [Referring to first part of the story "HOPE"] phir ye to hamara baccha hai.
Both started caressing his hairs in smile and the young lad smiled broadly in sleep feeling two caring hands on his head.
Six Months Later:
Tarika: Gaurav aap kya kar rahe hain...jaldi chaliye hamein der ho rahi hai..Birthday aaj hai kal nahin.
Gaurav: are baba aa raha hoon...chalo aa jao. He placed hand on his waist and Tarika instantly slide her hand in big smile in his and both moved out locking their home.
DUO HOME:
"Yaar Boss, tumse kitni baar kaha hai hero mat bana karo...mana ki chalne firne lage ho par ye stick abi tumhe lekar chalni hai ab dekho lag gyi na chot"
Abhijeet who was irritated with all these lectures: ye tu har waqt Hitler mode me kyun rehta hai..aur zara si chot lagi hai phir bhi itna dant raha hai.
Daya: are to dekho na kitna kaam hai ghar mein..us buddhe ko bhi ab tak aane ka waqt mila nahin hai.
"Buddha kisko bol rahe ho tum..."
Abhijeet showing all his teeths: Lo name the Devil and The Devil comes.
Chetan in anger: abe kabhi buddha kabhi devil dono bhai pit ke hi manoge kya??
Duo smiled and thrice of them hugged. Ahaaa kitne dino baad ye jhappi me maza aaya, Chetan exclaimed.
Daya: ab jada maza naa aaye..bade bhaisahab ne poore office ko nyota de diya hai. Sab do ghante me aate honge. Jaldi jaldi kaam krwa..dekh ke zara backyard me khana theek bana hai ki nahin aur taste bhi kr ke dekhna tab tak main lights ka dekhun.
Chetan nodded and went to his duty where Daya turned to Abhijeet: aur aap janab birthday boy ke pitaji...ek jagah baith jayein..jyada uchal kood karne ki jaroorat nahin hai.
Abhijeet in stern tone: birthday boy k chachaji kuch jada hi nahin bol rahe hain..
"Tum dono firse shuru ho gaye"
Both turned to the female voice and yes Tarika was here with Gaurav.
She in disappointment hitting Abhijeet: kya Abhi kab sudhroge tum
Abhijeet: are Tarika ji hum sudhar gaye to hume poochega kaun.
Gaurav cleared his throat and Daya eyed his buddy.
Gaurav: bhai agle har janam ke liye maine book kar dia hai Tarika ko tumhare liye. Is janam ke liye to baksh do kyunki is janam me wo meri hai.
Abhijeet pushing Tarika in Gaurav arms playfully who blushed and again hit Abhijeet with her handbag while Abhijeet in big smile: are 100% tumhari hai.
Daya just nod his head in smile feeling proud on his buddy as well.
He trying to change the topic: are ye birthday boy apne Nanu ko lene gaya tha..abhi tak aaya nahin...phone to lagao use.
" Main to aa gaya Dada...an excited voice come from behind"
Daya: aa gye itni der laga di baccha kahan reh gaye the.
Ansh in sweet tone as he was really living his childhood in his adult age after having his most loving fathers, one mother as Tarika, two lovely uncles and his Nanu: main Dada apne choice ka cake lene gaya tha.
Abhijeet: are par Anshu cake to main aur Daya le aaye the na tere liye.
Ansh: haan ji papa par aap dono bhi to cake kaatoge na mere saath. Ye aap dono ke liye hai.
Duo together: aur hum kyu katenge...??
Mr. Verma: itne salon baad ek khushi ka mauka aaya hai bacchon. Tum dono ke fir se sath hone ki khushi me ye cake.
To Tarika and Chetan who was there by now: kyun kaisa idea hai?? (proudly) mera hai.
Ansh nodded in smile: haan Dada- Papa Nanu ka idea tha.
Tarika: ek dum superb idea hai. Chalo tum dono nakhre mat karo ab.
Duo nodded helplessly. They were feeling blessed having such lovely relations around.
Daya: Boss sabke aane se pehle ek BIRTHDAY HUG to banta hai naa.
Abhijeet winked and both of them leapt on Ansh who was shocked with this sudden attack of his cute fathers later smiled whole heartedly.
"Awwwww...exclaimed Tarika and she too hugged three of them followed by Gaurav and Chetan"
Mr. Verma smiling in tears seeing that lovely reunion while feeling happy on his one correct decision.
He can saw himself mixing so many high dose medicines in his daughter's tea which she drank and left this world.
He came near a window looking at the rain outside..he look towards the sky and murmured: Sorry Beta par ye karna jaroori tha.
Turning to his lovely family: is khushi ko in sab ko lautane ke liye tera jaana jaroori tha.
Daya: are uncle aaiye naa...preparations to dekhiye.
He wiped his eyes and went toward him: aaya beta.
-THE END-
Finally it ends here, haaasshhh finally my dream project got over. Accha end ka jhatka kaisa laga..aur poora chapter hi kaisa laga...last chapter hai jaroor batana mujhe apne reviews me.Ab exams ke baad milungi MSB 2 ki update ke saath. Tab tak ke liye Tata Bye Bye...fir milenge yahin aur kahan :))