His eyes fluttered , he felt pain in his muscles. He then realised that he slept on the floor last night. He looked at watch it was just 4 he can have a nap to relax his muscles.
He stood up with difficulty and managed himself to his room.
Other side
Daya had caught fever. Acp sir is keeping wet cloth on his forehead to lower down his fever. Nandini is checking his fever.
Nandini - 100 hai abhi bhi Pradyuman.
Acp sir (sighed) - kya krna hai?
Nandini-Thodi der dekhte hai vrna injection de dugi
Acp sir nodded.
Acp sir - Itne dino se kafi bhaga daudi ho rahi hai, or kal ka bhi isne apne maan mein dar bitha liya hoga. Sab ka dukh sb kuch ise apne sar pata nahi kyu lena hota hai.
Nandini - Kya Kar skte hai. Aab humare bache ka dil hai inta komal.
Acp sir (thinking something said) - Abhijeet or ise ek dusre dur rkhna thik rahega kya...
Nandini (shocked) - Pradyuman kya bol rahe hai aap. Or
asa kyu karna chate hai aap, problem kya hai.
Acp sir (shook his head) - Nahi Nandini problem nahi bs, yahi soch raha tha ki, tum to janti ho Daya ko, Daya kahi uske dard ko itna na apna na bana le ki khud ko hi...(he sighed) abhi bhi dekho na, kya dar bitha k rakh liya hai isne maan mein.
He creased his head.
Nandini (in disappointment) - Aap se yhe umid nahi ki thi meine Pradyuman. Mana k Daya k maan mein ek dar beth gaya hai, lekin uska yhe dar dur krne k liye us k pass hum hai, Or Pradyuman har bache k maan mein apne maa baap ko khone ka daar hmesha hota hi hai, or kbhi na kbhi ase samne aa bhi jata hai. Jitna aap se or Daya se suna hai or kal jitna use parkha hai, Daya uska phela dost ho shayad, or aap us bache se voh bhi china chate hai.
Us ki glti hi kya hai, uske maa baap na hona is mein us bache ka kya kasroor. Or na hi usne is pagal ko yeh kaha ki bhai le le tu meri tention le or bimar pad ja...aap bhi kesi baat krte hai.
Acp sir - Sorry Nandini mein selfish hogaya tha shayad
apne bete k liye.
Nandini - apne bacho k liye sb sochte hai Acp shab, lekin apne bache k ache k liye itna bhi andha na hojaeye ki glt or sahi ka parda dikhai na de.
Acp sir - Aap mere sath rhe-rhe kar smjhdar hoti jaa rahi hai.
Nandini nodded in disappointment. She again checked Daya's fever, which has came down.
Nandini - Shukar bukhar utra, aab aap bhi thodi der sojao, raat se iske bukhar k chakr mein aap bhi nahi soye hai.
Acp sir looked at watch which was showing 6 o'clock.
Acp sir - Nahi Nandini, aab fresh ho k bureau k liye tyar hota hoon, aaj jaruri hai jana, yhe shezade toh bimar hai Or aaj Abhijeet bhi nahi hai.
Nandini - Koi baat nahi aap jaeye, mein hoon is k paas.
Acp sir kissed on his son's forehead and same repeated with his wife, who smiled lovingly on his care. Then he left to freshen up.
At Bureau on 9 am
Acp sir entered, everyone wished him. He nodded and informed them about the absence of duo. One due to work and another one due to health. And then left towards his cabin.
After sometime he called Nandini to know about Daya's Health.
Acp sir - Kesa hai aab Daya Nandini?
Nandini - Aab thik hai abhi breakfast kiya hai , baat karau?
Acp sir - Haan ( but he stopped ) ek minute Nandini , mujhe call aa raha hai , mein krta hoon bad mein baat.
Nandini - thik hai.
Acp sir cut the call and attended the other call.
Acp sir - Haan Raghuveer , Voh files...
Raghuveer - Good morning sir , usi k liye call kiya hai sir , apka officer abhi tak phoche nahi hai...apne toh kaha tha 8 bje tak phoch jae ge par 11 baj rahe hai , toh mene socha aap se puch lu...yha sb unka hi wait kr rahe hai.
Acp sir - Abhijeet abhi tak phocha nahi hai vaha.
Raghuveer - nahi sir , abhi tak toh nahi.
Acp sir - Veer mein dekhta hoon...I will call you back.
Raghuveer - Sure sir.
Acp sir cut the call.
Acp sir (in anger) - yhe hai kaha ladka , 8 bje phochna tha ise , itni jaruri file hai...vaha meeting ruki hui hai...itni laparwahi.
He dialled Abhi's number , it was ringing but he was not picking up the call.
Acp sir - phone bhi nahi utha raha , vese Abhijeet asi laparwahi krne walo mein se hai nahi , kahi kuch gadbad toh nahi.
Acp sir asked vivek to locate his cell phone. Which showed it to be at his home.
Acp sir - ghar par? Freddy chalo mere sath , Rajat...
Rajat - Sir mein Dhayan Rakhu ga.
Acp sir nodded and left from their .
Flashback
Abhi (9year) was doing his homework when suddenly Aman barged in his room. He looked at him , he was looking angry. Abhi gulped in fear.
Aman shut's the door. Abhi stood up from his chair. He came near him and hold him from his collar.
Aman (in anger) - tune mera homework kyu nahi kiya kal (he threw him on the floor) teri vjha se aaj mujhe school mein dant suni padi. ( he started beating him from legs and punches)
Abhi (tearly) - bhaiya please sorry , mera test tha aaj , isi...isi liye nahi kar paya... sorry.
Aman - Sorry my foot , teri vjha se aaj puri class k samne dant suni padi , ruk tujhe ase akal nahi aaegi.
He started dragging him out from the room. Abhi probably knew where he wants head him towards.
Abhi (in fear) - nahi... bhaiya please nahi...waha fir se nahi...mujhe dar lagta hai please... bhaiya please. I promise aage se asa nahi hoga.
Abhi tried free his hand from his grip but being injured and younger he couldn't...And to his bad luck today no one was at home not even kaka. And none of them was going to be back before evening.
And Aman always looked for these kind of opportunities to harass him.
His pleadings were having no effect on him. He dragged him and pushed into the store room and locked him from outside , as Aman knew that now alone with dark and closed spaces also feared Abhi , after that incident , and so he need not lock him in the box , mare closed store room was enough for this.
Inside Abhi was getting afraid in that dark and closed store room. Tears were running down his cheeks.
Abhi (crying he banged the door) - Bhaiya please open the door, I am sorry... please mujhe dar lag raha hai bhaiya please kholiye ise...
After reaching there , Acp sir was ringing his house doorbell but no effect his was not opening the door. Finally he told Freddy to open the door with master key. They entered in the house , everything was fine in the house.
Acp sir - Abhijeet... Abhijeet kha ho?
He made his way towards Abhi's room. Only to find him sweating profusely and breathing heavily. Acp sir hurriedly went towards him and patted his cheeks.
Acp sir - Abhijeet... Abhijeet...hai bhagwan , yhe to bukhar se tap raha hai , pata nahi kb se ase. Freddy... Freddy.
Freddy came to the room.
Freddy (shocked to see Abhi's condition) - Sir Abhijeet sir...
Acp sir - Haa Freddy bukhar hai ise tez , bura sapna dekh raha hai shayad , tum doctor ko call karo jldi... Abhijeet... Abhijeet ankhe kholo bache.
He sprinkled water over his face from the glass placed on side table and patted his cheek again.
Abhijeet sat up with jerk with " Mamma" He was not in his sense.
Acp sir - Abhi , relax bache bura sapna tha bukhar ki vjha se hmm.
Abhi just hugged him , mumbling
" Nahi jana... please...d..dar...lagta hai...na...nahi jana"
Acp sir patted his back , and suddenly he felt he all wait on himself , he separated him , find him unconscious.
Acp sir - Abhijeet...yhe toh behosh hogaya phir se.
He lied him down. Freddy came back after calling doctor.
Freddy - Sir doctor bs aa rahe hai thodi der mein.
Acp sir nodded.
Acp sir - Freddy jara tb tk dekho , agar medicine box milta hai or thermometer , or ek bowl mein thanda pani bhi la do.
Freddy left nodding. Acp sir looked in his room for medicine box. But couldn't find it. He took handkerchief from Abhi's cupboard.
Freddy came back with both medicine box and bowl of cold water.
Acp sir first checked his fever which was 104.
Acp sir (tensed) - tch...itna tez bukhar...kahi tabiyat or na bigad jae iski... Freddy doctor kb tk phoch rahe hai?
Freddy - sir mein call krta hoon fir se.
Acp sir first removed his jacket and opened his shirt buttons. And kept the wet cloth over his forehead. And with in few minutes Freddy came with doctor.
Doctor checked him. And immediately gave him injection and attached drip to him.
Doctor - Acp shab... bukhar bhot jyada hai , ise or badta toh muskil hojati , filal ek injection diya hai , adha ghante mein bukhar niche aa jana chahiye , vrna hume inhe hospital shift krna hoga. aap thande pani ki patiya krte rahiye... bukhar ka niche utrna jaruri hai...
Acp sir nodded and both Freddy and him kept on keeping wet cloth on his forehead , neck and arms also as doctor directed them to.
Acp sir phone ringed , he took it out it was Nandini he went out to take the call
Acp sir - Haan Nandini ?
Nandini - kya hua Acp shab low sound kar rahe hai.
Acp sir (sighed) - kuch nahi Nandini , Abhijeet ka pata krte us k gha aae the , yha aa k dekha toh , bacha bukhar se tap raha tha. Bukhar bhi kafi jyada hai 104.
Nandini (cut him) - kya? Pradyuman use hospital lejana tha foran.
Acp sir - Doctor ko call kr di thi , aa bhi gae hai , injection diya hai , drip bhi attach kar di hai , adhe ghante mein bukhar nahi utra toh , hospital shift kre ge.
Nandini - hmm , aap thande pani ki patiya krte rehna uski body par , bukhar badhna nahi chahiye Pradyuman vrna dimag pe asar hoskta hai. Unconscious hai ?
Acp sir - haa , thande pane ki patiya rakh rahe hai dekhte hai thodi der mein. Daya kesa thik hai?
Nandini - haan voh toh aab thik hai , abhi breakfast kiya usne or medicine bhi le li hai , aap ki baat karau?
Acp sir - ha...
Before he completed Freddy called him ,
Nandini - Acp shab aap jaiye filal vha apki Jyada jarurat hai , Daya ko mein smbhal lu gi.
Acp sir - Thik hai dhyan rkhna aap.
Nandini - aap bhi or joh bhi ho inform kr dijiye ga.
Acp sir - hmm
He cut the call and came back to room.
Doctor - bukhar philal toh thoda kam hogaya hai Acp shab , phir bhi he needs proper attention , har adhe ghante mein bukhar check karte raheye ga , bukhar ise Jyada nahi badna chahiye or badhe toh please immediately shift him to the hospital. Drip , abhi do fluids or lage ge , or ek injection likh k de raha hoon in case agar fever badne lage to immediately vo de dijiye ga and inform me.
Kuch medicines likh raha hoon jb hosh aae toh voh khila de.
Acp sir - Doctor he was fine until last night. Achanak se itna jayda fever?
Doctor - Acp shab , flu ya viral nahi hai yhe...he is either stressed or feared of something...jis ki vjha se itna tez bukhar hai. koshish kijiye yhe us stress se dur rahe or agar koi dar hai toh use dur kre.
Acp sir nodded in tention.
Doctor - Mein chalta hoon , kuch bhi ho aap mujhe call kr dijiye ga.
Acp sir - ji , thank you Doctor. Freddy Doctor shab ko chod aao.
Freddy nodded and left with Doctor.
Acp sir remembered Abhi's murm
"Nahi jana... please...d..dar...lagta hai...na...nahi jana"
Acp sir sat beside him and ruffled his hairs.
Acp sir (pov) - asa kon sa dar hai is k maan mein...ki itni tabiyat kharab kr li isne apni.
He sighed and changed the wet cloth.
Freddy came back.
Acp sir - Freddy ek kam karo tum bureau jao , mein rukta hun yaha...akele nahi chod skte abhi ise.
Freddy - Sir mein ruk jata hoon.
Acp sir - nahi Freddy tum jao.
Freddy left from their.