HEY GUYS...FIRST OF ALL A VERY BIG SORRY FOR UPDATING AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME, BUT I JUST COULDN'T MAKE IT EARLIER THAN THIS...and well the reason is, I HAD FACED A SMALL ACCIDENT...
BUT the things are now starting to get back into normal...I amn't fully recovered but much better than prior condition as the complete recuperation would surely take few more weeks...
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NOW coming to the story,
guys i have absolutely no idea what i have written in this chapter, if it even makes sense or not...i tried my best to write something which makes denotation but...
ANYWAYS, NOW HAVE A HAPPY READING...
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CHAPTER 12:
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FLASHBACK...(continuation...)
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ABHIJEET grabbed it instantly and the moment HE opened it up, HIS eyes remained wide in shock, with eye balls bulging out as HE read the credentials and out of sheer shock the piece of paper just fell down from HIS hands…
HE just couldn't understand if someone was playing a really bad prank with HIM or this was all real…at the very moment HE literally didn't had any idea that this white plain piece of paper with barely 50-100 words, scribbled on it was gonna change the HISTORY of CID MUMBAI...
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OR probably the HISTROY WAS GONNA REPEAT ITSELF with the BEST ones again striving hard to prove ONESELF innocent even though, actually being but ain't having the so-called EVIDENCE…and the WORST ones just sitting and enjoying the GAME...
BUT well...as seen in the greatest of the high definition movies THE CROOKED SOULS are born to DIE...and sadly LIFE ISN'T A MOVIE but a HORROR story where the EVIL may be killed at the last...
BUT the pain of losses is still way bigger than the HAPPINESS and sometimes you never know that even YOU need to DIE along with the EVIL...
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BUT HIS trance broke as the Security Guard, WHO till now was only watching HIM with a constant gaze, stepped a few steps forward to pick up the envelope, extremely confused finding the SHARPSHINE dipped in some other world...
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ABHI:(promptly picked up the envelope without even wasting a single second...)yeh mera hai...
(got an extremely shocking stare in return, so just cursed HIMSELF for being so foolish and again initiated wiping HIS forehead, which was fully drenched in the sweat of fear and nervousness just within few seconds...)m..mera matlab hai ki ye..yeh upar jate waqt jo gir gaya tha na...to main wapas lene aya hun...woh ek dost ne bheja hai...COLLEGE REUNION ka...itne dinon baad college wapas jaunga to sochke hi hath se gir gaya yeh envelope...(satisfying his own inner self...)hann...yahi hai...
(with a small pause...)wese DAD ko mat batana iss envelope ke bare main kuch bhi...(got the 2nd shocking stare in a row, but still continued trying HIS luck...)woh jane nahi denge...kaam karo bolke...(with a wink...)isiliye tabiyat kharab hai bolke chupke chala jaunga...wese unhe bhi konsa pata chalega...pure din FILES aur CASES main se unki nazar hate tab na...
(with hopeful innocent eyes...)nahi bologe na...
SG:(decided to let the matter go, and spoke up controlling HIS laughter looking at the cute innocent pleading eyes of the SI...)jee sahab...nahi bolunga main ACP sahab ko kuch bhi..
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ABHIJEET nodded happily and instantly turned HIS face walking back to BEURO and just within a span of 0.001 second the expression of being HAPPY, which was just a CAMOFLAGUE of immense trepidation and apprehensiveness changed into pertinaciousness and staunchness closing all the doors and windows of HEART and BRAIN imposing a strong restriction not allowing anyone to peep inside...
AS it wasn't SENIOR INSPECTOR ABHIJEET going inside but SENIOR RAW AGENT ABHIJEET PRADYUMAN...
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It was in that moment of absolute stillness that God tipped the balance to...The wind died, the leaves ceased to rustle, even the rumble of traffic was absent...In those frozen seconds everyone could hear their own heartbeat as it was surely pounding at an exaggerated rate and another FIGURE among all of them in PARTICULAR...
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ABHIJEET was absolutely still at HIS place even, unable to blink as if HE was re-living the same era...HIS mind was completely perplexed by the invisible spectre with the brain suffering a massive short circuit, struggling to compute...
BECAUSE till now there are some "ENSHROUDED PRONOUNCEMENTS" hidden from all...and this "ALL" surely included RANDEEP and DCP...
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BUT the uncanny silence of the entire auditorium and the self contemplating thoughts of ABHIJEET broke as RANDEEP deliberately nudged DCP'S back bringing HIM back from the dreadful past and gave an assuring nod to continue...
while in the interim, ACP pounced off with an UNFORESEEN question which was quite effortlessly already expected by THEM...
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ACP:(blankly...)kya likha tha RAKA ne uss letter main...
DCP:(said in a low yet firm tone which was enough to give chilling shiver into everyone's spine...)woh letter RAKA ke naam se nahi aya tha...
ACP:(completely stunned...)kyaaaa...
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well it was yet NEW SOMETHING which had again gyrated up the heads of each and every individual present...
ACP'S eyes were as immobile as the rest of his face, as if news like that was impossible to absorb any faster...HE was frozen for maybe three whole seconds before the jaw nearly touched the ground and HIS eyes came out of the socket...
WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT...i mean seriously...
just a few moments ago they were claiming that RAKA was back again while now they are stating that the letter wasn't from HIM...were they trynna fool the shit out of them or even there was a way more to go as till now they were just aware of the scantiest truth...
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ACP:(unable to understand anything...)RAKA ka nahi tha...lek..in e...ese...ab...
DCP:(interrupted balmily...)hann...woh letter RAKA ke naam se nahi balki JBSC gang ke naam se aya tha...
ACP:(restlessly...)yeh ko..konsa gang hai...m..mene to pehle kabhi iska naam tak nahi suna hai...au..aur u..u..uss letter main es..esa...
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RANDEEP:(barged in...)offooo relax PRADYUMAN...tum jante ho...bohot ache se jante ho usse...aab har baar dushmani dushman akele thodi nikalta hai, kabhi kabar dost ki bhi sahare ki jarurat to lagti hi hai na...
aur tumse behtar iss baat ko aur kon hi janta hoga...kyun...
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AND it was yet again another moment of silence in the entire domain, with guilt taking back place in the hearts of the individuals replacing tons of question...but thankfully, this time it didn't last longer as DCP snapped everyone out from the NIGHTMARE running inside everyone's brain...
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DCP:(quite frustrated...)yaar tum har baar apne sapnon ki duniya main kyun kho jate ho...(deeply indicating towards the particular stuff...)jo ho chuka hai hum use kabhi badal nahi sakte...isiliye behtar yehi hoga ki uske bare main tum jyada na hi socho...
hann...so well apni parampara ko aage badhate hue, chalte hain apne next chapters par...(contemplatively...)abb itni der ek hi chapter par atke rahenge to barshon bit jaengi lekin hamari mukamal dastan idhar hi thap ho jaegi...
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RANDEEP:(taking the lead and unfolding the next secret...)bilkul...aab letter main kya tha, kya nahi tha sahi tha, galat tha, kisine mazak kiya tha aab woh sab PRADYUMAN hum tumhe bata nahi sakte...
(giving a hard glare to ABHI...)kyunki kuch logon ne sari baatein hume bataiyi kahan hai...
(sarcastically...)ABHIJEET ne uss letter ke bare main jis tarah se tum sab se chupa ke rakha tha thik usi tarah hum dono ko bhi iss letter ko leke kuch pata nahi tha...kyunki usse sari mystery akeli hi solve karni thi...warna SHARPSHINE ki shaan na ghat jati...
lekin "SOMETIMES LIFE TAKES AN UNEXPECTED WRONG TURN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION..."aur hamare SHARPSHINE ki life main woh WRONG TURN "EAT RIGHT CARIBBEAN" main ayi jahan pai woh apne UNEXPECTED turn ka RIGHT direction main jane ki intezar main the...
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and with this again each of the mind had paved it's way back to "EAT RIGHT CARRIBEAN RESTURANT" with the next narrations...
while the SHARPSHINE whose mind must also be intended back to the day got stuck right in the present with a NEW FEAR...no no wait...not at all associated with the MISSION but well something else...
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FLASHBACK:
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The vibe is the bar, the vibe are the people, the vibe is the culture of the place...IT is simply the only fine stage upon which everyone press play and let their lives go 5K HD..
The PLACE is hundreds of conversations told in loud voices, all of them competing with the rock music that dominates the atmosphere...The crowd is young, students from the university for the most part buzzing, boozing in the house while THERE'S EVEN TWO OTHER HOMBREs present under the same roof unaware of each other's presence...
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A FIGURE dressed in white hoodie, black frayed cut-offs, and Red Leather Mid-Top AIR JORDAN 5 RETRO put on the feet with some silky black tresses falling on the chocolaty face, enhancing the complexion was sitting in the bar counter dipped in deep thoughts...
The faucet drips into the sink, each one reverberating around the room like a cymbal, yet no-one blinks or moves to stop it OR maybe it's just HIS HALLUCINATIONS...
Outside there is no traffic or bird song, by now it must be midnight- the time in which today becomes tomorrow...It means that the fragile peace is over before it really had a chance to take root...
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it has been three days since a six lettered word "LETTER" had turned HIS life upside down, when suddenly the clock stuck "1" initiating the hours of next showdown and the very moment, ABHIJEET received a small tap on HIS shoulder scaring the hell out of HIM as HE wasn't really expecting anyone at the point of time...
BUT the moment HE turned, HIS scary instincts relaxed finding one of HIS most trusted INFORMER at the vicinity...
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INF:(initiated, briefing about reaching the place before time...)woh sahab aaj kaam jaldi khatam ho gaya to...
ABHI:(interrupted...)chal chal thik hai...achi baat hai yeh to...(gravely...)wese kuch pata chala...?
INF:(extremely disappointed...)sahab mene apne sare sources se pata lagaya hai, lekin koi bhi gang main kuch halchal nahi hai...(in low and hesitating tone...)a..aur "W..O..WOHH" to sahab pehle se hi m..ma...maar chuka hai, to uski khab..khabar...
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BUT belayed abruptly, not knowing how to continue further simultaneously blowing away ABHIJEET'S fuse completely due to the sudden SHORT-CIRCUIT...
ABHIJEET'S assumptions from last three days just turned into a NEW BIG ZERO upon receiving a news which HE never wanted , THUS triggering the treacherous ANGER...
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ABHI:(rashly...)it's impossible...mene khud woh tatoo apne ankhon se dekha tha aur woh...(holding HIS collar...)tune sahi se pata lagaya hai na...hann...
INF:(struggling hard...)sahab main apse jhut kyun bolunga...apun marjaega lekin kabhi apka bharosa nahi todega...RAKA ke bare main koi khabar nahi hai aur sabka kehna yehi hai ki woh 11 saal pehle hi maar chuka hai aur...
(but HE precluded in horror as HIS eyes fell behind ABHI, with another figure glaring HIM hard out of shock, and unknowingly few words escaped as whisper...)s..sa..sahabbb a..aappp...y..yahann...
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well this was the juncture chosen by PREDESTINATION for giving another jerk, and the moment ABHIJEET pirouetted HIS head in CONFUSION to figure out the exact scenario, HIS eyes remained bulging out, in extreme whammy...
it was the hour of real dumb-foundedness as HIS brain adequately wasn't able to express HIS feelings upon finding the most unexpected FIGURE "DCP CHITROLE" at the clime, totally dismantling the already BROKEN CIRCUIT...
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EVERYONE came out from the reverie not because of any noise or interruption, yet because the dwam had come to its conclusion...The night movie had ended, credits had rolled AND Now it was time to engage in the real world once more...
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DCP:(continued giving a teasing glare to ABHI...)"unexpected things come as shock or surprise based on your deeds" aur thik yehi hua jab, isse apna pehla sabse bada SHOCK mila kyunki koi acha kaam to isne kataiye nahi kiya tha...
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(in a contemplative tone eyeing ACP...)uss raat agar main apne dost se milne nahi gaya hota to shayad hi aaj tum main se koi bhi khade hoke yeh kahani sun raha hota aur nahi hum khade hoke suna rahe hote kyunki kahani ke mukhya kirdar shayad hi iss duniya main hote...
(dangerously glaring ABHIJEET...)kyunki kuch logon ne unhe duniya se bhejne ki aur unhone khud jane ki, koi kasar chodi nahi thi...
anyways...uss raat mujhe ABHIJEET se sab sunne ke baad apne khud ke kaanon pai bhi bhishwas nahi ho raha tha...ek taraf uss letter ka milna, dusri taraf woh RAKA ke zinda hone ka dawa uss TATTOO se, aur teesri taraf Informer network se pakki khabar RAKA ki maut aur UNDERWORLD main koi halchal na hona...
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RANDEEP:(reigning over...)all the three facts were contradicting each other and we were absolutely stuck in the maze of confusion awaiting betrayal...
(shrugging off...)kahin na kahin yeh sab apas main jude hone ka andaza to hume ho chuka tha lekin, woh ek itna bada toofan bankar sabki zindagi bikhar ke rakh dega iski bhanak tak nahi thi...
aur uss toofan ki pehli baarish uss raat ki agli subah ko hui uss chote se dhamake ke saath jab ****...
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BUT ACP'S brain had already directed HIS ears to close themselves from listening to all those stuffs, and rather decided to retrace itself to the SAME HORRIFYING NIGHT OF LOSING HIS SON, which was way bigger than the STORM about which RANDEEP was blabbering because nothing can be more TEAR-JERKING and EXCRUCIATING for a FATHER other than witnessing HIS OWN SON'S death with the fate making HIM await for more CONTRITENESS EMINENCES on the way within the next 5-10 mins...
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FLASHBACK: (continuation of CH 10, from ABHI'S demise...)
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ACP lost the colour from his face and It was as if his heart had suddenly stopped beating and all the blood had run down into his boots...He swayed for just a moment before bursting out into venting tears and yet now the cognizance HIT him hard...
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ACP:(hugging the dead body tightly, and blabbering between the sobs...)y..yehh nahi ho sak..sakta...tu..tumm mere AB..ABHI n..nahi ho na...han..hann...(jerking HIS head...)bolo na..na..nahi ho na tum me...mere bete...ma..main...
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BUT HIS talk with the dead one, completely ceased as HE felt a tight jerk on his hands, and another figure just snatched away HIS SON from his hands giving a burning, teary yet painful glare making HIM double shocked at HIS place which completely turned his world upside down, with so much confusion and questions taking their places on HIS brain...
and just out of sheer shock few words, still managed to escape out from HIS mouth as whisper...
"DAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
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WTF...just few mins before, THE GREAT STONE HEARTED ACP PRADYUMAN kicked out his ELDER BRAT from house in attempt to kill HIS YOUNGER BRAT and ended up HIS life in this horrifying accident...
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WITHAL, now the same YOUNGER BRAT, who was lying in support of O2 few seconds back, was standing in front of HIM...no doubt, bandages still attached to the bullet wounds...
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BUT STILL "HOW" was a bigger question on the way as even the doctors treating HIM, sorrowfully stated...
"dekhiye unki halat bohot nazuk hai...iss samay kuch bhi kehna mushkil hai...aap sab dua kariye hum apni taraf se jitna ho sake utna karenge..."
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HOWBEIT NOW, HE is blabbering something between inconsolable sobs, hugging the departed soul...
and well, adding to all those some KNOWN faces from HQ standing with strands of guilt and shame in their pair of eyes and trying hard not to plonk a single GLOB of tear upon witnessing the heart-wrenching scenario, ALONG with a very EXTRA WELL KNOWN FIGURE standing betwixt them HANDCUFFED...
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AND THIS WAS IT...
forbye came the saturation point of SHOCKS for ACP'S mind turning it completely BLANK and just within a fraction of seconds everything turned PITCH BLACK, with a loud "THUMPPPPP" grabbing everyone's attention...
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AFTER 6 MONTHS...
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The balcony grew from the walls of the house as generous arms from a host, or perhaps those of a mother to cradle her infant child...The metal had a patina of ocean greens and blues, or perhaps it was more the hues of a mossy forest floor in softened early light, yet either way it was beautiful...
BUT the old figure, once called THE STONE HEARTED ACP PRADYUMAN who was TRULY TRANSFORMED didn't seem much affected by HIS surrounding...
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I've been sitting here
Never been so clear
Told myself it's true
Still I need all of you, all of you
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IT HAS BEEN 6 LONG MONTHS of HIM being aware of the truth...the exact truth with no more stuffs hidden, and somehow the OLD heart bearing immense guilt was reduced by some extent...
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Every moment frozen still in time
Every moment safe for you and I
Then the bitter truth came crashing through
That I was losing you...
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BUT since the last few days it seems that the DESTINY ain't satisfied by all the hardships, and pain endured by each and every single soul associated with the PAST...each single day there's a FEAR, a HOPE, an untold WISH in every individual's EYES to SEE "HIM" ALIVE...
yeah at least ALIVE...because sometimes BEING ALIVE doesn't indicate ceased HEARTBEAT and terminated PULSES as one can be ALIVE BUT DEAD...
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I thought this would pass
Still it comes right back
Real as it could be
You're standing next to me, next to me
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HOPE YOU GUYS LIKED THE CHAPTER...
I really wanna apologize to those, who didn't find this chapter satisfactory because to be very honest, i certainly need some time to resume everything as like before...
ANYWAYS, I WOULD TRY UPDATING MY STORIES CUSTOMARILY...
TILL THEN BYE...TC...