A/N…
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A Peaceful Home…
After having their dinner and seeing off Raghav, all residents of the home, wishing good night to each other had left towards their respective rooms to sleep…
Abhijeet's Room…
Abhijeet had just returned in the room after changing in his night-suit when a soft door knock grabbed his attention and he confusingly turned towards the half-opened room door as tonight he had already taken his medicines on the dinner-table when a small-disappointed smile formed on his face seeing Sunil coming inside the room now while grabbing a Ludo-board and…
Abhijeet leaving towards the bed, asked him casually as: Kya hua, neend nahin aa rahi kya tumhien jo iss time Ludo board ly aaye ho tum yahan…?
Sunil who was already sitting on his bed now, shrugged casually as: Nahin aa rahi neend, aur tum ny bhi tou hospital mein soo lia ho ga na kafi, iss liye Ludo khailty hain ab…
Abhijeet looked at him disappointedly as: Auntie ko ptta chal gaya na tou dantien gi bohut…
Sunil replied in relax way with: Nahin dantien gi… (Winked at the latter naughtily as…) Main keh dun ga tumhara dil ker raha tha Ludo khailny ka…
Abhijeet gave him a shocked look with: Arry…! (And ignoring the latter's mischievous giggle, he added while stressing as…) Phir bhi dantt prry gi… (Completed in sweetness-filled-stressing way as…) Kyun k auntie tum mein aur mujh mein farq nahin kertien…
Sunil nodded while making face with: Achha theek hai, nahin khailty, maa ny sach mein class ly laini hai humari aur maira dantt kha k soony ka bilkul mood nahin hai… (Looking towards the latter, presented another idea as…) Thori dair baatien tou ker sakty hain na…? (And without waiting for any approval, he continued as…) Tumhien ptta hai main ny uncle sy kitna kaha k mujhy hospital rukny dien tumhary sath lekin maney hi nahin uncle aur mujhy ghar bhaij dia, oper sy mujhy kaha k tum kal ghar aao gy… Aur ghar aa k Daya tou ghuss gaya apny kamry mein aur main… (And stopping there abruptly, he hurriedly stood up while telling the now confused figure as…) Oho, mujhy tou tumhien kuchh dikhana tha… (While leaving towards the room door, completed as…) Soona nahin tum Abhijeet, main abhi aaya…
And he completely left the room, leaving the latter shaking his head in disappointed smile…
Soon Sunil emerged from his room door again, looking like hiding something on his back and…
Sunil while moving towards the latter, asked him as: Abhijeet, aankhien bnd kro, mujhy tumhien kuchh dikhana hai… (Abhijeet gave him a confused look but before he could give words to his confusion, the latter asked him again as…) Kro na bnd please jaldi sy… (Abhijeet without saying anything closed his eyes wearing a confused and a little excited smile on his face when Sunil grabbing a newspaper printout in front of him, asked him excitedly as…) Ab kholo aankhien…
Abhijeet opening his eyes, glancing over the latter, looked down in his lap and moments' later his face went completely quiet seeing his own picture there with the appreciative post posted by some college when…
Sunil continued telling him in his proud-filled-excitement as: Yeh daikho, tum ny iss baar 12th k exams mein board top kia hai, Baba ki study mein printer hai na, main ny wahan sy print nikala hai yeh tumhien dikhany k liye… Aur yeh daikho, tumhary subjects, tum ny Physics bhi perhi hai na iss liye Daya ki course-book tumhien daikhi daikhi… (And he finally stopped with his gaze falling on the latter's face to find him sitting there with closed eyes while turning his face away and absent-mindedly rubbing his forehead in silence hence Sunil hurriedly removing the page from the latter's lap, softly grabbed Abhijeet's upper-arm, asking him worriedly as…) Kya hua Abhijeet, tumhien phir sy srr mein dard ho raha hai kya…?
Abhijeet nodded slightly with: Haan, halka halka sa…
Sunil, now regretting for telling the latter all that but he couldn't control his excitement, said apologetically as: Sorry yar, mujhy tumhien yeh news printout nahin dikhana chahiye tha…
Abhijeet trying to relax the latter slightly shook his head in a little forced smile as: Nahin easa kuchh nahin hai Sunil, yunhi halka halka dard tou rehta hai, just relax…
Sunil nodded still looking regretful and hence tried to change the topic as: Woh Abhijeet mujhy tumhien Daya ki taraf sy bhi sorry kehna tha yar…
Abhijeet looked at him confusingly as: Daya ki taraf sy, kyun…?
Sunil tried as: Woh bs, yunhi… (Looked at him while trying to explain as…) Ussy tum achhy lgty ho Abhijeet, yeh news bhi ussi ny… (Stopping there abruptly, tried to rephrase his words as…) Matlab, ghar aaty sath hi woh computer py baith gaya aur tumhara naam internet py search kerny lg gaya… (Looked at the latter convincingly as…) Ussy tumhari perwah hai yar, woh bs…
Abhijeet cut him in soft smile as: Woh bs express nahin ker pata, hai na…? (Sunil nodded in reply while Abhijeet added in same soft tone as…) Mujhy andaza ho gaya hai iss baat ka Sunil aur tum hi ny tou btaya tha k woh different hai, so just relax, because I know k Daya ghar sy bahir nahin nikalta, uss ki duniya iss ghar tk confined hai aur kyun k woh naye logon sy nahin milta, iss liye ussy dost bnany bhi nahin aaty… (Completed sweetly as…) Lekin humien tou uss ka dost bn'nana aata hai na…?
Sunil smiled broadly while replying him as: Thank you yar for being so understanding, seriously…
Abhijeet smiled sweetly with: My pleasures, aur ab iss barey mein preshan hony ki koe zarorat nahin hai tumhien… (Completed in light tone as…) Tension laini hai tou auntie ki lo jo iss kamry li light on daikh ker kisi bhi samey…
Sunil while cutting him, stood up frowningly as: Achha ab iss tarhan sy drrao tou mtt tum, saaf saaf kaho na k jaon main ab…
Abhijeet chuckled disappointedly seeing Sunil already headed towards the room door while grabbing the newspaper printout and the Ludo board… Switching off the room's light while wishing the latter good night and receiving the same wish in return, Sunil completely left Abhijeet's room, closing his room door on his back and now headed towards his own room…
Abhijeet for few moments kept looking at the way Sunil had left in silence and then inhaling deeply, he lie down while tucking himself inside the blanket and closed his eyes hoping to somehow block all disturbing thoughts and soon fall asleep…
Night was slowly moving forward and it was around midnight while nearly all residents of the home were now enjoying their peaceful sleeps though a little light was coming from under one room's door of the first-storey bedrooms, indicating that the owner of that room was awake…
Daya's Room…
The room was of Daya who, in the light of the bedside lamp, was deeply engrossed in his diary that he completely forgot about time… Few more minutes had passed, when yawning for the hundredth time, he finally figured out that he was mentally tired now and that's why was unable to get his focus, hence deciding to continue his try to write the poem later, closing the diary, he placed it on his bedside table's drawer and leaving the bed, he left towards the bathroom…
Soon returning from the bathroom and now dressed in his night-suit, he was headed towards his bed when noticing that the curtain of his room's opened window got untied due to the breeze, changing his direction, he left towards the window…
After tying the curtain, he kept standing there on the window and closing his eyes, inhaled the fragrant dewy air, bringing a small relaxed smile on his face and opening his eyes, he looked outside in the lawn, enjoying the soft breeze…
When slowly the small smile on his face replaced by a confused look, noticing a silhouette sitting in the entrance of the lawn and he looked a little hardly outside in order to figure out who that person was, to soon get his answer as Abhijeet…
For few moments, he kept standing there in the window looking little confused and little reluctant, when finally coming to a decision he left the window and soon the room too…
Lobby…
Stopping at Sunil's room door, he carefully opened his half-closed room door and peeped inside to find him enjoying his dreamland journey, hence shaking head to himself in No, moving back while closing his room door completely, he left towards the stairs…
Lawn…
Coming out in the porch, Daya stopped in his path while looking at Abhijeet's back in the lawn's lights, to find him sitting there while resting his forehead on his knees now and wrapping arms around his legs… Daya kept standing there for few moments looking confused to either approach him or leave towards his room, when inhaling deeply while nodding to himself, he moved forward and quietly sat beside the silent figure sitting there…
When feeling someone had just sat beside him, Abhijeet lifting his head up turned his gaze towards his side to find Daya sitting there and…
Abhijeet asked him in shocked-confusion as: Daya tum sooye nahin ab tk…?
Daya shrugged quietly while pointing finger towards the latter and getting what he was saying…
Abhijeet averting his gaze replied trying to sound casual as: Main tou yunhi, neend nahin aa rahi thi mujhy… (As he did not want to mention to the latter about Sunil showing him the news' printout and now he just couldn't stop thinking about it or himself, he wasn't sure anymore… When feeling Daya's silent gaze was still fixed on himself, inhaling deeply Abhijeet turned towards the latter, telling him as…) Daya ja k soo jao, auntie ko ptta chala tou dantt per jaye gi tumhien bhi…
Daya shook his head while pointing finger towards himself but nodded while signalling towards the latter and…
Abhijeet asked him in disappointed smile as: Tumhien dantt nahin prry gi, mujhy prry gi…?
Daya nodded in approval and…
Abhijeet asked him in same disappointed tone as: Kyun, tumhien dantt kyun nahin prry gi…?
Daya's face went silent for a moment and then he quietly signalled the latter towards the sky and…
Abhijeet confusingly followed his signal with: Aasman…?! (And seeing the latter's still stretched arm while pointing at one point in particular, Abhijeet whispered to himself in confusion as…) Sitary… (And suddenly something hit in his mind and he looked towards the latter asking a little aloud as…) Tumhary parents…?!
Daya pulling down his arm, turned his gaze towards the latter and nodding to him in silence, started looking at the stars again…
When understanding what the latter wanted to convey…
Abhijeet asked him in soft tone as: Tum iss tarhan sy aksar apny parents ko daikhny k liye yahan baithty ho…? (Daya turning towards him again nodded slightly when reading his gestures, Abhijeet added in soft smile as…) Aur unn sy baatien kerny k liye bhi aur auntie ko ptta hai yeh baat, iss liye tumhien dantt nahin prry gi…
Daya nodding in approval and turning his gaze away, started looking at the stars again when Abhijeet silently pressed the latter's shoulder consolingly… Daya glancing at his shoulder, looked towards the latter in question to receive a small understanding-condoling smile in return and thinking for a moment, Daya too pressed the latter's shoulder supportively, understanding enough that there must be some reason that he was awake at this hour of night and was sitting outside alone, under the sky… And they both averted their gazes still sitting there beside each other in silence, feeling the silence was comfortable…
After few more minutes of sitting there like that…
Abhijeet turning towards the latter, told him in a composed tone as: Daya chalo ander chalty hain ab, kafi raat ho gae hai…
Daya nodding to him, stood up following Abhijeet and waving to the stars on the sky, had left towards the lounge's entrance, followed by a silently smiling Abhijeet…
Upstairs…
Coming inside the home, the two directly made their way towards upstairs when seeing Abhijeet stopping at his room door, Daya stopping beside him, signalled him towards his own room and understanding well what he wanted from him and knowing that Daya might not be able to distinguish between a straight-forward denial, courtesy gesture or hesitation, Abhijeet thinking not to put him in that situation, nodded him in small smile and left with him towards Daya's room…
Daya's Room…
Coming in Daya's room, Daya offered the latter one of the two beanbags and seeing Abhijeet settling down on it, he left towards his almirah… Where while waiting for Daya to return, Abhijeet started looking around in the room as it was the first time he was seeing Daya's room from inside and had found it quite simple and neatly organized…
And Abhijeet turned his gaze to his side seeing Daya sitting beside him now on the other beanbag who had smoothly forwarded to him an album…
Abhijeet while grabbing it in confused smile opened it and turning silent…
Abhijeet turned towards the latter with: Tumhari family album hai yeh…?
Daya nodded in approval and nodding him back in small smile, Abhijeet started looking at the pictures in the album, sidewise passing small comments or making light queries… As it was Daya's album, so to make it easily communicated to the others, Daya had pasted small chits under each photograph telling who the persons in those photos were along with little details, if they were worth mentioning in his view…
Soon after seeing the whole album…
Abhijeet forwarded the now closed album towards the latter with: Tou tumhari Mummy music teacher thien…? (And receiving a smiley nod in return, Abhijeet commented sweetly as…) Hmm, tabhi tum mein bhi poetry ka talent hai, after-all both are creative arts…
Daya smiled lightly while softly spreading hand on the album now placed in his lap when not knowing why even himself…
Abhijeet asked the latter silently as: Bohut miss kerty ho apny parents ko tum…?
Daya looked at him in silence for a moment and then slightly shook his head while showing him with his forefinger and thumb about how much he miss his parents bringing a soft chuckle from the latter's mouth which soon slowly disappeared in silence seeing Daya pointing finger towards him now and…
Abhijeet looking away now, slightly shook his head with: Nahin, main tou bilkul miss nahin kerta, miss kerny k liye yaad hona jo zarori hai…
And he turned his gaze towards the latter feeling him tapping on his upper-arm… When Daya after successfully getting his attention, shook a little firmly while pointing towards his head and nodded softly while signalling him towards his heart and…
Abhijeet asked him in soft smile as: Dimagh sy nahin, dil sy miss kerty hain…? (Daya nodded firmly, deepening the latter's smile who replied him softly as…) Hmm, tb tou shaid main bhi apni family ko utna hi miss kerta hoon, jitna tum apny parents ko…
Daya looked at him for a moment and then pointing towards himself, pointed towards the latter and…
Abhijeet asked him confusingly as: Tum, main…? (Daya nodded and pointed towards the album, resulting Abhijeet adding more confusingly as…) Album…?
Daya instantly shook his head giving him a little disappointed look and opened the album trying to make the latter recall his own words who soon understood what the latter meant and…
Abhijeet asked him as: Family…?
Daya nodded in relaxed way while again pointing towards himself and then to the latter and…
Abhijeet asked him in soft smile as: Tum mairi family ho…?
And seeing Daya nodding and pointing towards the album and outside his room…
Abhijeet rephrased himself with deepening smile as: Tum sb mairi family ho…? (And the big nod from Daya made Abhijeet chuckle with moist eyes who told him softly as…) Thank you, that was really sweet…
But instead of reciprocating his smile, Daya looking little worried, pointed finger towards the latter's eyes and then towards his bruises and head-bandage and getting the reason of his tension…
Abhijeet slightly shook his head while wiping off the moisture from his eyes with: Arry nahin yar, roo nahin raha aur na hi kahin dard ho raha hai, yunhi pani aa gaya tha halka sa aankhon mein… (Looked at the latter while trying to assure him with…) Theek hoon main bilkul, don't worry… (Daya nodded slightly though was still looking unconvinced hence thinking to change the topic, Abhijeet asked him in small smile as…) Tumhien aik secret btaon Daya…? (Daya nodded looking attentive, deepening Abhijeet's smile who told him in soft smile as…) Jaisy aap log sb music shows daikhty ho, tumhari mother music teacher thien, tum khud poetry likhty ho, mujhy bhi lgta hai k shaid thora bohut music ka shoq mujhy bhi hai, you know, musical instruments play kerny ka… (Shrugged while saying more to himself as…) Ptta nahin kaisy, per lagta hai jaisy mujhy interest hai music mein thora…
Daya, who was already standing now, looking quite enthusiastic, signalled him to stand up too and hurried towards the room door when…
Abhijeet tried from behind as: Daya kahan…
But Daya stopped him right there while turning towards him and signalling him to keep silence and nodding to him…
Abhijeet while keeping his volume quite low, asked him again as: Lekin ja kahan rahy ho tum…?
Daya signalled him to just come along and heaving a heavy breath, Abhijeet stood up, joining the latter on the room door…
As in his heart, Abhijeet was enjoying Daya's company and the change in his behaviour after becoming friends with him, the way he showed his concern by just sitting beside him in silence when felt him disturbed, then inviting him in his room and introducing and then including him into his family, and now taking him downstairs to show him something else, if Abhijeet would be honest to himself, he was liking Daya's desire and willingness to show his whole life to the latter in just few hours of the night… And Daya also was really liking his time with his new or maybe the only friend other than Sunil and being so easily understood by the latter as Abhijeet was interpreting Daya's gestures quite easily without even realizing…
Storeroom…
When stopping in front of the door of storeroom, Daya quietly opened the door and entering inside, switched on the light and signalled Abhijeet to come inside and after Abhijeet entered, Daya closed the door again…
When turning towards Daya…
Abhijeet asked him confusingly as: Daya hum yahan kyun aaye hain…?
Daya took him to a side and showed him an almirah with glass doors and seeing in front of him different musical instruments…
Abhijeet turned towards the latter in surprised-shock with: Tum mujhy yahan auntie k musical instruments dikhany k liye laye ho…?
Daya nodding to him opened the almirah and signalled the latter towards those musical instruments telling him that he brought him there not only so he could see his mother's belongings but also so he could try them too…
Nodding to the latter in humble smile, Abhijeet being really careful and conscious started touching and grabbing those instruments, really liking the feel of having them in his hands, when soon he closed the almirah again and turned towards his side to thank the latter when got confused after not finding him around and…
Abhijeet called a little aloud as: Daya kahan ho tum…?
And in response he heard some faint sound from the other side of the storeroom so he left there to find Daya busy in removing bag from a stool and…
Abhijeet asked him confusingly as: Yeh tum kya ker rahy ho…? (And receiving a confused look from the latter, he rephrased himself disappointedly as…) Matlab mujhy dikh raha hai k tum stool khali ker rahy ho mager khali kyun ker rahy ho…?
Daya grabbing the stool now left towards him when Abhijeet tried to help him while trying to grab the stool from the other end but was stopped right there from the other side who pointed towards latter's injures, sidewise assuring him that he could pick that stool alone, it wasn't that heavy…
Abhijeet sighing helplessly moved back and still shaking head disappointedly returned to the same almirah he was standing in front of whom a few minutes back…
When seeing Daya placing the stool in front of the almirah, was now planning to stand on it…
Abhijeet hurriedly stopped him while grabbing him from his arm, asking worriedly as: Daya pagal ho gaye ho kya, opper kyun charh rahy ho, girr jao gy…
Daya giving him a frowning look, pointed towards the top of the almirah and…
Abhijeet told him disappointedly as: Uss k opper jo bhi hai jo tum ny dikhana hai mujhy, woh subah dikha daina, abhi chalo yahan sy iss sy pehly k aawazon sy koe uth jaye…
As though Abhijeet too knew that they were being as quiet as possible and chances of anyone waking up because of them were near to zero but he did not know what else to say to stop the latter from being so adventurous at this hour of night when seeing his words did not do any good and after throwing a disappointed look on the latter, Daya was now again busy in planning his big leap…
Abhijeet tried to warn him with: Daya daikho ager tum girr gaye na tou main uthaon ga nahin bilkul, aur hasson ga bohut…
Daya just showed him a thumbs-up sign while signalling him to grab the stool now when…
Abhijeet commented exasperatedly as: Bhae bohut hi ziddi ho tum Daya…
Daya gave him a displeased look in return as no one had ever said him that, well at least not at his face but seemed like Abhijeet was a little more straight-forward than others when jerking his head he again turned towards the almirah and thinking to use the black-mailing as a last resort…
Abhijeet tried for the one last time as: Daya tum mujh py thori daya hi ker doo yar, auntie ko ptta lg gaya tou dono ki pitai lgga dien gi woh aur main pehly hi toota phuta prra hoon… (And seeing Daya turning towards him, added as…) Wapis chalty hain na yar, subah daikh lien gy tumhien jo bhi dikhana hai, pakka…
And he heaved a relax sigh seeing Daya leaving the spot but soon got confused seeing him headed in the opposite direction to the storeroom door hence he too followed him to find him stopping in front of an old bookshelf and opening its upper drawer, Daya took out a notebook and a pen and writing something down on the now opened notebook, he forwarded that towards the latter…
Abhijeet grabbing that little disappointedly had turned his gaze towards the page to read as "Main pehli baar nahin charh raha, kuchh nahin ho ga, tum bs stool pakker k rakhna please" and he turned his disappointed gaze towards the latter who nodded to him like was trying to assure him and…
Abhijeet sighed heavily as: Tum nahin suno gy, apni baat manwa k raho gy, hai na…?
Daya nodded casually bringing a disappointed chuckle from the latter's mouth and surrendering though still shaking head disappointedly…
Abhijeet left towards the almirah with: Aao chalo phir, ker lo apni zid puri tum…
And soon the two were again standing in front of the almirah and…
Abhijeet grabbed the stool while instructing the latter as: Dihan sy charhna Daya, aaram sy…
Daya giving him a nod, from one side taking support from the almirah and from the other side taking support from Abhijeet's shoulder, soon climbed on the stool and Abhijeet's eyes turned widened in worry seeing him now trying to drag a seemingly big bag wrapped in a sheet from above the almirah and…
Abhijeet kept on giving him instructions from behind as: Daya aaram sy, dihan sy, srr bachao apna, dheery, aaram sy…
And finally he exhaled a relaxed breath seeing Daya had successfully taken down that bag but now Abhijeet was feeling like laughing, seeing Daya stuck on the stool now grabbing that heavy bag in his left hand, while with the other hand was taking the support from the almirah to prevent himself from falling down…
Abhijeet while trying to somehow not burst out in laugh, though one could hear the giggling sensation from his voice, tried as: Daya tum cupboard pakker k khary raho, main bag pakerta hoon tum sy, stool chhor raha hoon main…
Listening to that ending line, Daya who was Okay with the first part, now shook his head vigorously in disagreement when seeing his movements were making the stool imbalance too…
Abhijeet snubbed him lightly as: Daya shanti sy khary raho, aaram sy, girr jao gy iss tarhan tum, tumhari movement sy stool bhi hil raha hai… (And then trying to relax the latter, told him in a little firm tone as…) Aur drro nahin, aik jagah shanti sy khary raho gy tou nahin girro gy tum… (Asked him in balanced tone as…) Cupboard pakri hue hai tum ny…?
Daya nodded in reply and nodding to himself, Abhijeet smoothly removed his grip from the stool and grabbing the bag from the lower-side and balancing it on above his head…
Abhijeet told the latter as: Daya bag chhor doo ab dheery sy, main ny pakra hua hai… (Daya looked at him for assurance who nodded calmly as…) Chhor doo tum ab bag…
Daya nodding in reply smoothly removed his grip from the bag and Abhijeet balancing it on his hands and arms, took few back-steps and soon carefully placing it on the floor, returned towards the latter while dusting off his clothes and hair and…
Abhijeet forwarded his hand towards him with: Aao, neechy uttro ab aaram sy…
Daya taking support from Abhijeet and the almirah soon stepped down from the stool when seeing him now dusting off his clothes…
Abhijeet while removing the shreds of spider webs from the latter's hair, told him disappointedly as: Issi liye keh raha tha k subah ker laina apny yeh adventures lekin lgta hai aik baar tumhary dimagh mein koe baat aa jaye phir suunty nahin ho tum kisi ki…
Daya ignoring the latter's lecture, moved forward and sitting on his feet near the bag, caringly removed the sheet from it and then looked towards the latter in a pleasant-excited smile, who too was smilingly in surprise now, seeing the Guitar-case wrapped under the sheet…
Daya moving back a little, invited the latter to take a little closer look and Abhijeet while sitting beside him softly spread his finger on the case and then looked towards Daya in small smile to find him already looking at one point in silent smile while absent-mindedly creasing his thumb there and Abhijeet followed his gaze to find a name "Siksha" written there, bringing silence in Abhijeet's face who now knew that it was Daya's mother's name and he softly pressed the latter's shoulder supportively…
Daya coming back from his thoughts, turned his gaze towards him and giving him an assuring smile, signalled him to open the case and nodding to him, Abhijeet opened the case to find a well-cared-for Guitar present there, neatly lying in its case… And having a small smile on his face Abhijeet softly spread his fingers on the strings of the Guitar and hurriedly moved back listening to that sound that sounded quite loud to him in the silence of the whole home and…
Abhijeet turned towards the latter in sheepish smile with: Oops, sorry…
Daya giving him an assuring nod signalled him to play the Guitar and…
Abhijeet told him in quite disappointed tone as: Sb soo rahy hain iss time Daya, tum khud bhi pitto gy aur mujhy bhi maar perwao gy auntie sy…
Daya thinking for a moment, stood up while signalling the latter to stand too and seeing him standing there confusingly, Daya giving him a highly disappointed look, bowed down, and grabbing the Guitar from the case, hurried towards the storeroom door, signalling the latter to follow…
Rooftop…
And ignoring Abhijeet's all warnings and denials, Daya had successfully took him with himself on the rooftop and then sitting there on the chairs placed in the shade, he forwarded the Guitar towards the latter, looking really adamant to listen to Abhijeet playing it…
Abhijeet while grabbing it from the latter, told him as: Daya mujhy ptta nahin k mujhy yeh play kerna aata bhi hai k nahin, tum yunhi oper ly aaye ho mujhy bhi…
Daya just signalled him to at least try…
Abhijeet sighing helplessly, shook his head and tried to play but stopped right there and placed the Guitar on the table with: Daikha, nahin aata mujhy, aur itna shor ho raha hai, woh allag…
Daya thought for a moment and then signalling him to wait for him, he rushed from there inside the home again, leaving Abhijeet startled behind who was still busy in processing what happened in just few moments… And shaking his head he again grabbed the Guitar and tried again but soon heaving a heavy sigh he placed it back and started looking around…
When within a minute, Daya emerged on the scene again and while grabbing his seat, he forwarded a music recorder with headphones towards the latter and…
Abhijeet asked the latter confusingly as: Iss ka kya kron main Daya…? (And reading Daya's gestures, asked him as…) Headphones lgga k try kron…? (Daya gave him a big nod while signalling him towards the name written on the Guitar too and Abhijeet completed as…) Tumhari mother kerti thien iss tarhan practice…
Daya nodded again and signalled him to-do it too and…
Abhijeet nodded slightly with: Theek hai main kerta hoon lekin ager nahin hua tou iss k baad hum chup-chap soony chaly jaien gy apny rooms mein, tum aur zid nahin kro gy, promise…?
Daya nodded in agreement and nodding him back, Abhijeet wearing the earphones started shuffling the already saved songs in the recorder when stopping at one, glancing at the latter to receive a thumbs-up sign that had brought a small smile at his face, Abhijeet grabbed the Guitar and closed his eyes, soon letting his fingers do whatever they knew…
And Abhijeet listened to the song "Khushian Aur Gham Sehti Hai" of film "Mann" while allowing his fingers to-do the magic and after the song got ended, he too returned from his trance and opening his eyes, looked towards the latter little nervously to receive a beaming smile with an applause in return, bringing a cute-shy smile on his face and…
Abhijeet removing the earphones, nodded to him slightly with: Thank you…
And the same time, the two heard…
Another smiley voice as: Guitar sach mein kafi achha bjja laity ho aap… (Both kids instantly jumped on their feet recognizing Aarti's voice who was now standing in front of them, completing as…) Lagta hai seekha hua hai kahin sy aap ny…
Abhijeet just gave her a nervous smile, not knowing what to say and looked towards Daya, who too was struggling to remain relaxed when…
Aarti turning towards Daya, asked him in light tone as: Yeh itni raat ko chhat py aa k music play kerny ka smart idea mairy baity ka hai na…? (Daya gave her a sheepish smile with a nod and Aarti nodding him back, asked him as…) Neend nahin aa rahi kya…? (Daya slightly shook his head and nodding to him, Aarti turned towards the other kid with…) Aur aap ko bhi neend nahin aa rahi…? (Abhijeet also shook his head though was clearly sensing that they were in trouble when nodding to both, Aarti concluded as…) Dono mein sy pehly Lori suun k koun sooye ga…?
Both kids' eyes popped out from their orbits and Daya within a second, grabbing the Guitar in one hand, and Abhijeet's arm in the other, rushed away from the scene, bringing light disappointed laugh from Aarti's mouth…
And minutes later, after locking the roof's door, when she returned to check on the kids, find all three of them already present in their respective rooms, tucked in their beds, with Sunil and Daya now enjoying their dreamland journey while Abhijeet was half asleep…
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