A/N…
Hi dear ones, hope everyone is doing fine in their lives, my apologies for the break and going to compensate it with a double-chapter, yayyy, as in this chapter, I have combined two chapters because of not wanting to break the flow, it would had ruined the whole essence, so enjoy the compensation everyone, much love to all… :-* :-*
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DUO's Home…
Daya's Room…
Seeing the door closing on Sunil's back, Abhijeet's gaze automatically moved towards his brother, who was seemingly looking cut-off from the whole world, making Abhijeet's smile slowly disappeared and gulping down a silent breath…
Abhijeet asked the latter in soft-concerned tone as: Tum bathroom mein roo k aaye ho Daya…? (And of-course he did not receive any answer from the other end, not that he was expecting any answer either as he only wanted to divert Daya's mind towards somewhere else hence tried again in same caring-soft tone as…) Tum ab bhi roo rahy ho kya…? Daya…?!
And finally this time…
Daya's slow-soggy voice rose from the other end as: Tum zada baat nahin kro please… (Abhijeet kept looking at him in silence as even though Daya had replied him, there was still no change in his posture where he completed as…) Tumhary dost ny kaha tha k rest zarori hai tumhary liye, iss liye please rest kro tum, mtt bolo…
Abhijeet just inhaled a long deep breath and quietly rested his head on the wall behind, sidewise closing his eyes too, thinking of giving some time and space to the younger one, understanding well that he was absolutely not in the mood of talking to anyone about anything at the moment…
When soon Abhijeet opened his eyes again, feeling someone entered in the room to find Sunil coming inside in complete silence while trying his best to keep his presence in the room unknown by Daya where Abhijeet easily got his reason of being there again, spotting the small tray, having Daya's medicines and a glass of milk in it, in Sunil's hand… Resulted Abhijeet looked towards his watch-dial to find it's already late and Daya should must take his medicines now when seeing Sunil was going to place the tray near Abhijeet, Abhijeet hurriedly stopped him through his hand and signaled him to grab him his mobile which Sunil, though looking confused, did and soon after typing something on the mobile, Abhijeet grabbed back the mobile to him, signaling him to read what he just wrote there and nodding to him…
Sunil read the text written there as Tum doo Daya ko medicines, iss sy tum dono ka interaction berhy ga aur main hoon yahin, ager woh zada panic hua tou sambhal lien gy, lekin filhal tum hi doo ussy yeh, main ny raat ko bhi dy di thien medicines issy, ab bhi ager main ny hi dien tou yeh mairi narazgi ko seriously nahin ly ga kabhi…
Sunil reading the text, looked back at Abhijeet as was asking Are you sure…?, to receive an assuring nod in return, hence nodding him back understandably, Sunil exhaled slowly to relax himself and then turned his attention towards Daya, who was looking present in some other world at the moment…
When taking three four steps towards him, and intentionally keeping quite enough distance from him so that he won't get scare…
Sunil called him in balanced tone as: Daya…!
Making Daya jerked a little listening to some new voice which he didn't recognize as the same voice he was regularly listening to, hence slowly moving back, sidewise wiping hand on his face to compose himself, Daya in utter confusion turned his gaze in the direction from where his name had rose again…
Resulted Daya instantly jumped on his feet, with his eyes widened in shock and horror, seeing that unknown person standing there and looking completely horrified…
Daya madly started yelling at the latter with: Dd-doour htto, doour htto, mairy paas nahin aana, doour htto… (And hurriedly stepping forward, Daya grabbed the pencil tightly in his fist and rushing in the corner again, squeezed there while throwing his hand in air towards Sunil with…) Mmm-main-main maar dun ga, paas nahin aana mairy, doour htto…
His eyes had turned completely red with rage-hate-fear-pain and what not and because of his such panicked state, Daya couldn't register that Sunil, who had only taken just few steps from the room door and was now stopped at his place, hadn't taken a step forward since Daya had acknowledged his presence there, where Abhijeet, who was already standing now, exchanging a worried glance with Sunil, completely turned towards Dayato find him still busy in his efforts of scaring off that new person he was seeing there in the room and…
Abhijeet called him a little aloud in order to reach to the latter's eardrums over his mad yelling as: Daya, DAYA…! (Resulted Daya finally stopped yelling and turned his horrified gaze towards the latter while Abhijeet asked him care-filled-worry as…) Kya ho gaya hai Daya, kyun chilla rahy ho yun tum…?
Daya, who was completely dipped in sweat now, instantly pointed his shivering finger towards the third entity he was seeing there in the room with: Yy-yahan py koe khara hai, yeh…
Abhijeet, throwing a confused glance at Sunil, turned back towards Daya in confused-worry as: Kya…?!
And that reply had resulted making Daya more panic and…
Daya with moist eyes and looking absolutely frightened and distressed, again pointed towards that third entity he was seeing there with: Yeh, yahan py khara hai koe, mujhy kyun dikh raha hai, tumhien kyun nahin dikh raha, phir sy sirf mujhy hi dikh raha hai… (Asked him aloud in pain-filled-anger as…) Mujhy kyun dikhty ho tum log, mujhy nahin daikhna tum logon ko, mujhy nahin…
And covering his face with his hands, he turned away towards the wall while mumbling the same words over and over again where both Abhijeet and Sunil finally got what Daya meant as Daya was confusing Sunil's presence there, with him hallucinating again, because earlier in those few minutes' interaction with Sunil, Daya could not register his face or him at-all and hence could not recognize him and when now had seen him in the room, he completely panicked, thinking him from one of those monsters…
When hurriedly composing himself…
Abhijeet, leaving towards him stopped a few feet away from him and tried to reassure him in composed-balanced tone as: Daya relax, mujhy bhi dikh raha hai yeh yahan py khara… (Daya instantly getting quiet, turned towards him in shock-filled-fear, listening to those words and kept looking at him with his blurry-frightened gaze while Abhijeet nodded to him in assuring-consoling way, adding softly as…) Relax, yeh sach mein hai yahan, tumhary dimagh ka bharam nahin hai, shaant ho jao tum please, relax… (Daya, gulping down a scared-anxious breath, turned his restless-nervous gaze towards that person, who was standing there in silence, knowing it was best to let Abhijeet handle the situation, where Abhijeet added in same soft-comforting tone as…) Yeh doctor dost hai Daya… (Daya, though still breathing heavily, with jerk turned his moist gaze towards the elder one in shock who nodded to him assuredly in consoling-comforting tone as…) Thori daer pehly aaya tha na mujhy treat kerny, wohi hai yeh, tumhara doctor dost, tum ny kaha tha na k doctor dost aa sakta hai iss kamry mein, hmm…? (Daya just nodded weakly while gulping down a nervous breath, still looking quite shaken while Abhijeet added assuredly as…) Daya iss sy mtt drro tum please, tumhien iss sy koe khatra nahin hai… (Daya looked at the elder one with aching gaze with Abhijeet nodded to him assuredly with…) Vishvas kro maira please, I promise, tumhien iss sy kabhi koe nuqsan nahin pohanchy ga… (Daya just gulped down a silent breath nervously while turning his face away though had started getting calm now sidewise listening to Abhijeet's polite-comforting voice as…) Ab bhi daikho, tumhari aaj breakfast k baad wali medicines nahin la skka main tou woh miss na ho jaien iss liye doctor dost ly aaya woh, ta k tum jaldi sy theek ho jao, hai na…?
Daya still breathing shakily, without replying anything, slowly started slumping down on the floor like his legs had no more strength left in them to carry his weight and he now sitting there, he himself had started doing his breathing exercise while trying his best to calm himself down, sidewise again and again roughly wiping off his hands on his face that was completely covered with tears and sweat now…
Where both Abhijeet and Sunil were giving him due time to get calm and composed, understanding well his current mental state, when after some minutes, feeling Daya was looking much collected now…
Abhijeet while sitting at a regular distance from him, asked him caringly as: Daya tum theek ho ab…?
Daya nodded still without looking at anyone with: Medicines, please…
Abhijeet looked at him for a moment and then turning towards Sunil, nodded to him slightly who nodding back at him took a step forward, resulted Daya, who was still quite alert from his side, instantly shrunk more in the corner, making Sunil stopped in his path and he sat right there where he was standing, to make his presence unthreatening to the latter and…
Sunil smoothly slid the tray towards Daya with: Tumhari medicines Daya…
Daya still sitting there squeezed in the corner had looked at the tray through his eyes' corner and easily understood that he could only reach the tray if he moved little out from that corner and lean to his side, for which he was not looking ready, hence he moved back in his previous posture again…
And noticing his movements well, Sunil deciding that he must not move more close to his friend at their first day's interaction, turned towards his other friend and in composed way eyed Abhijeet towards the tray, who nodding back to him understandably, leaned towards where the tray was placed and smoothly pulled it in the reach of the younger one with…
Abhijeet asked him softly as: Daya, chalo jaldi sy medicines ly lo tum ab please, pehly hi late ho gaye hain aaj, lo shabash…
Daya, throwing a nervous-scared glance at him, again looked at his side to find the tray placed in a hand's reach of him now, hence without any further delay, he hurriedly gulped down those medicines, with his hand still shaking and him looking absolutely distressed, resulted him had fallen some milk on himself too where…
Abhijeet tried to assure him caringly as: Daya aaram sy bchchy, dheery…
Where Daya still coughing in muffled voice, placed the glass back in the tray and sliding it away, had hugged himself around his legs again, burying his face in his knees now, as his effort to un-see his surroundings and understanding well that his presence there was making Daya restless and stressed…
Sunil while grabbing the tray, stood up with: Chalo ab tum dono rest kro… (And he looked towards Abhijeet with…) Main bahir hi hoon, kuchh chahiye ho tou btta daina…
And because of knowing that Sunil had returned from his night shift and hence hadn't slept the whole night…
Abhijeet shook his head while replying him in hidden strictness as: Humien kuchh nahin chahiye ho ga, thank you, ab tum bhi jao aur ja k rest kro, theek hai…?
Sunil nodded in light smile assuredly with: Hmm, done… (And then looking towards Daya, he completed in soft-friendly tone as…) Tum sy mil ker achha lgga Daya, thank you…
And as expected, he didn't receive any response in reply hence throwing a smiley glance at Abhijeet while showing a thumbs-up to him, to silently wish him good luck, Sunil left the room completely, leaving both brothers alone now…
Where for around a minute there remained complete silence in the room with so many things running in Abhijeet's mind, and his thoughtful gaze fixed on Daya who was still sitting there silently in the same posture…
When inhaling a long deep breath, Abhijeet closed his eyes both to relax his mind and to say silent pray to god to remain with him and help him in making his plan go successful and then he slowly opened his eyes, that were now filled with both hope-and-determination and once again he looked towards Daya with firm gaze this time and soon had started to pave his way to gradually reach to his actual goal with…
Abhijeet said in soft-comforting tone as: Daya ab tum relax ho sakty ho, doctor dost chala gaya hai room sy, aur yun bhi tumhien uss sy drrny ki zarorat nahin hai bilkul please… Daya…! (But receiving only constant silence from the other side, Abhijeet sighed internally looking little disheartened as he really needed Daya to-be more responsive today, when the same moment thinking something, Abhijeet again looked towards the latter and asked him while making his tone little curious-though-balanced with…) Achha Daya, yeh tou bttao please k yeh Sunil koun hai…? (And his that new strategy worked this time, as Daya had instantly moved back with jerk and looked at him in real shock-filled-question and easily understanding what query must be going on in his mind, Abhijeet shrugged causally while adding as…) Thori daer pehly tum ny lia na yeh naam, uss doctor dost ko daikh k, tabhi socha pouchh lun tum sy k yeh hai koun…? (Daya now looking shocked on himself, without replying anything turned his face away sidewise roughly wiping off the moisture from his face while Abhijeet nodded to him in calm-casual way with…) Achha chalo theek hai, nahin bttana chahty tou mtt bttao… (And now looking at him keenly, asked him in balanced tone as…) Aik aur sawal pouchhon…? (And receiving only a restless glance from the other side in reply, Abhijeet, who after listening to Sunil's recent suggestion had decided to start from where it all had started, asked him while giving stress on his every next word as…) Jb tumhien tumhara bhai mil jaye ga, tou kya tum uss k sath raho gy…?
Daya looked at him looking greatly puzzled and confused with: Kya matlab…?
Abhijeet inhaled deeply and now knowing well that he had the complete attention of the younger one, replied him as: Matlab yeh Daya k main aik baar apny bhai ko dhondny mein kamyab ho gaya tha… (Real shock appeared in Daya's eyes where Abhijeet nodded to him in same hidden pain while adding in hurt-filled-silence as…) Main ny dhond lia tha ussy… (Completed more to himself in real pain as…) Ya shaid mujhy easa lgga tha k main ny ussy dhond lia hai…
Daya still looking quite confused-and-clueless, shook his head blankly with: Mujhy tumhari baat samajh nahin aa rahi bilkul…?
Abhijeet gulping down a silent breath, looked straight in his eyes while having the elements of both pain and complaint, replying hurtfully as: Main ussy dhond k ghar ly aaya tha apny sath mager ghar aany k kuchh samey baad uss ny mujhy dhoky sy juice mein sedatives mix ker k pila dien aur khud ghar sy chala gaya, mairy liye aik letter chhor ker k main uss ko na dhondo'n, woh hamesha k liye iss duniya mein kahin kho jana chahta hai… (Whispered more to himself as…) Ptta nahin kyun kia uss ny easa…? (And then suddenly he looked at the latter with…) Tum tou easa kabhi nahin ker sakty na Daya…? Js Abhi k paas jany k liye itny baechaen ho tum iss samey, uss k paas louttny py iss tarhan ussy sedatives dy k ghar sy tou nahin jao gy tum kabhi, hai na…? (Daya, who was looking at him in complete silence till then, hiding his eyes, turned his face away, making Abhijeet both shocked and more hurt and he asked him again as…) Jawab doo Daya tum kabhi easa kuchh ker sakty ho kya apny bhai k sath, haan…? (And still receiving only silence from the other side made Abhijeet's buried anger resurfaced and he asked a little aloud this time in anger as…) Main tum sy kuchh pouchh raha hoon Daya, jawab doo… (Making Daya jerked a little on his place who looked towards him in scare-filled-shock, realizing Abhijeet about his anger who composing himself, added apologetically as…) Sorry, I am sorry… (Rubbing his forehead and looking quite restless, he added as…) Mujhy bs jb bhi uss ki yeh herket yaad aati hai, mujhy bohut ghussa aa jata hai, iss liye bs, sorry… (And feeling he himself had lost his focus now, Abhijeet completed in struggling-to-sound-composed voice as…) Main bahir jata hoon, tum rest kro…
And he was going to stand up to leave the room because of feeling it really difficult to keep his composure at the moment but…
Daya stopped him quietly as: Baithy raho… (Abhijeet stopping there, looked at him in pain-filled-silence while Daya nodded to him assuredly with…) Aur sorry bhi mtt kaho, kabhi mujhy jb bohut ghussa aa raha hota hai main bhi tum py chilla laita hoon, aaj tum sy ho gaya, itni si baat py room sy jany ki zarorat nahin hai tumhien… (Abhijeet just nodded while forcing a silent smile on his face while Daya quietly signaled him towards the side wall with…) Aur rest kerna hai tou yahin deewar sy taek lgga k baith jao, tumhary dost ny bhi kaha tha k aaram zarori hai tumhary liye…
Abhijeet, looking at him holding hurt in his gaze, just nodded and without having any other word with him, he sat there while resting his head with the side wall and silently closed his eyes too as his effort to somehow silence all those voices of hurt-complaint-pain-anger-question and what not he was listening from inside himself right now, but his that effort turned out to-be counter-productive making that pain from the past, soon took the form of a memory that resurfaced in his mind and was now playing on the screen of his brain where…
DUO's Home…
Lounge…
It was around 09 of the night when Abhijeet, dressed in casuals, emerged from his room and was headed towards the kitchen when noticing the closed room door, he changed his track towards Daya's room and giving a soft knock on the closed room door, Abhijeet opened the room door himself, to find the room completely dipped in dark…
Sighing internally, Abhijeet in darkness feeling the switch-board, switched on the room's light, making Daya instantly covered his eyes with his hand where…
Abhijeet turned towards the latter while moving forward in the room with: Main ny kitni baar mnna kia hai tumhien room mein itna andhera ker k baithny sy Daya…? (Daya still struggling to adjust his eyes with the now lighted room, just kept silence while sitting there in composed posture where Abhijeet sitting in-front of him now, looked at him for some moments and then asked him caringly as…) Preshan ho…?
Daya gulping down a silent breath, slightly shook his head with: Nahin, sir ny Anirudh ko bohut dhond k…
Abhijeet cut him softly with: Main case k barey mein baat nahin ker raha tha Daya…
Daya looked at him in silence for a moment and then inhaling deeply, nodded to him with: Main theek hoon Abhi, don't worry please… (And he started getting down from the bed with…) Chalo, dinner ker laity hain…
And without waiting for any reply, Daya left the room the same minute, leaving the elder one sitting there in silence-filled-confusion where…
Abhijeet still looking towards the way Daya had disappeared, uttered to himself as: Itna ajeeb brrtao ker raha hai yeh aur keh raha hai k theek hai, mujhy tou itni chinta thi k ptta nahin iss ko kaisy mnnao'n ga dinner k liye lekin… (And he exhaled thoughtfully with…) Kuchh tou chal raha hai iss k dimagh mein lekin kya…?!
And he worriedly spread hand on his face as Daya's that calm-composed behavior was seriously worrying him and before he could think further, his mobile ringtone broke his trail of thoughts and pulling out his mobile from his trousers' pocket, he looked at the caller-ID to find it was from one of his informers… Inhaling deeply to compose his thoughts, Abhijeet attended the call and talked with his informer about the recent murder case going on in the Bureau and soon ended the call with some further instructions on the same case…
Pushing back the mobile in his trousers' pocket, sidewise trying to push away his all disturbed thoughts for the time being, Abhijeet too left the room, making his way towards the kitchen…
Kitchen…
Entering inside the kitchen, Abhijeet stopped in his way seeing the rice to boil were already present on the stove and Daya was now busy in heating the curry for the two… Daya's those doings, in any other situation would have made Abhijeet really happy, seeing him acting normal and responsible but the recent happenings and situation was something that was making Daya's such calm behavior worrisome for the elder one, who was finding it really strange too, hence moving forward…
Abhijeet softly grabbed Daya's upper-arm to turn him towards himself with: Daya yahan daikh mairi ourh…
Resulted Daya turned towards him with same silent eyes and blank face while Abhijeet tried to look deep in his eyes as his effort to reach to his soul and mind through his eyes because of something telling him that Daya's that silence was the silence before some storm but before he could decipher that silence…
Daya moved back towards the stove with: Issi tarhan sy khary rahy dono tou salan jll jaye ga Abhi, tumhien kuchh pouchhna hai ya kehna hai tou yunhi bol doo please, main suun raha hoon…
Abhijeet asked him in worry-filled-concern as: Daya tu sach mein theek hai na…?
Daya scoffed poisonously at himself with: Kyun, tumhien lg raha hai k mairy aansu sookh gaye hain…?
Abhijeet uttered in immense-pain-filled-anger as: Daya…!
Daya inhaling a long deep breath, looked at him in calm-filled-seriousness with: Hr samey mairi chinta mein dooby rehna tumhary khud k liye theek nahin hai Abhi… Mairi chinta kerna chhor doo tum ab please… (And he turned back towards the stove while completing as…) Warna mujhy iss baat py aur zada vishvas hony lggy ga k chinta k siwa main tumhien jeevan mein kuchh nahin dy skka…
Abhijeet uttered in hurt-filled-pain as: Daya…! (And receiving only silence from the other side, Abhijeet moving forward turned the curry's stove off as it was boiling from past around a minute now but Daya was still randomly stirring spoon in it as his unintentional or might be intentional effort to avoid Abhijeet where Abhijeet turning Daya towards himself, firmly grabbed him from his both upper-arms while warning him in pain-filled-love as…) Dobara kabhi easi fazool bkwas sochi bhi tu ny tou bohut maaro'n ga main tujhy Daya, samjha tu…?
Daya softly removed his grip from himself while replying in pain-filled-silence as: Mujhy achha nahin lgta Abhijeet tumhien hr samey apny liye preshan hoty daikhna, chhor doo mairy liye preshan hona, please…
And seeing him turning away to leave the spot…
Abhijeet grabbed his arm to stop him with: Tujhy achha lgna ya na lgna kahan sy aa gaya beech mein Daya…? (Daya looked at him in complete silence where Abhijeet inhaling deeply, looked at him in complete seriousness with…) Kuchh log aur unn sy jurri preshanian haq ki tarhan hoti hain bchcha aur apna haq koe nahin chhorna chahta… (And he caringly cupped Daya's face softly while telling him, giving stress on his every word as…) Tu aur tujh sy jurri preshanian bhi mairy jeevan ka aik easa hi haq hai Daya jo mujh sy koe nahin ly sakta, khud tu bhi nahin, samajh gaye sahab…? (Daya had already turned his moist gaze down, resulted Abhijeet smiled disappointedly with…) Idher aa, bewakoof… (And he smoothly secured his younger one into a tight-assuring embrace in pain-filled-love with…) Mtt socha ker easi fazool ki baatien Daya, mtt uljha khud ko inn sb baekar ki baaton mein tu please, mtt preshan ker khud ko…
And in concern-filled-smile he smoothly tightened his grip around his brother, feeling his grip getting tightened around himself and for few moments, both brothers remained in that embrace, needed by both and then placing a soft kiss on Daya's head…
Abhijeet smoothly separating him from the hug, softly placed his hand on his cheek with: Theek hai na tu…?
Daya nodded in a very subtle smile while replying in a double-meaning way as: Ab bhi nahin hoon ga kya…?
Abhijeet gave him a tangled look in confused smile where Daya had already turned towards the rice stove now when thinking for a moment…
Abhijeet asked him casually sidewise getting busy in taking out the utensils with: Daya main soch raha tha aaj mall chalty hain shopping kerny… (Daya's hand got stopped for a moment while un-lidding the rice pot, very well noticed by the elder one, though he continued in same calm-casual way as…) Season end ki sale lggi hue hai aaj kal hr jagah aur phir mujhy yun bhi kuchh shirts laini thien…
Daya gulping down a deep breath while showing himself busy with the rice pot, replied in composed tone as: Abhi mujhy medicines ly k jaldi soona hota hai, main nahin ja sakta tumhary sath, tum chaly jao…
And he was going to leave the kitchen while grabbing the rice pot now when…
Abhijeet stopped him while blocking his way with: Daya medicines tou tu ny jb bhi soony lggy tb laini hoti hain, koe fix time thori hai unn ka, aaj doo teen ghanty late ly laina, chalty hain na yar…
Daya shook his head again with: Nahin Abhi, wasey bhi mujhy kuchh nahin chahiye, main koun sa kahin bahir jata hoon, tum chaly jao please…
Abhijeet, who got silent for a moment, replied while trying to sound casual as: Tou mairi help ker daina na tu shopping mein… (While trying to convince him, added in sweet smile with…) Aur tujhy ptta hai, tairi woh bchchon wali movie Encanto bhi lggi hue hai aaj-kal cinema mein js ka sahab ko itni baechaini sy intezar tha k gaany itny mazey k hain tou movie ptta nahin kitni mazey ki ho gi… (Completed in soft smile with…) Chal k daikh hi laity hain aaj k kitni mazey ki hai tairi movie, hmm…?
Daya gulping down a silent breath, looked at the latter in broken smile with: Abhi, bchcha ab bohut brra ho gaya hai Boss… (Immense pain appeared in the elder one's eyes easily listening to the cracks present in the younger one's voice, where Daya left the place the same moment while completing as…) Tum daikh aao, maira mnn nahin hai…
And he completely left the kitchen where a salty drop, having nothing but pain in it, silently slipped down from the elder one's eye who pouring water in a glass, gulped down the whole in one go as his effort to somehow stop himself from breaking down into tears…
After giving himself a minute and feeling quite composed now, grabbing the utensils, Abhijeet too made his way towards the dining area to collide with Daya on the kitchen door-step who had returned to grab the curry-pot or might be not… As both brothers looked towards each other for a moment and then both averted their gazes and left the spot, making ways towards their respective destinations after seeing nothing but pain in each other's moist eyes…
Soon both brothers were taking their dinner mostly in silence as because of the few minutes back happening, Abhijeet was intentionally avoiding to talk even on any light-toned topic too where Daya was no-more interested in initiating the conversation with anyone by himself, he now used to only reply, that too using minimum words and maximum effort…
Besides, now-a-days Abhijeet and the team, used to intentionally avoid discussing the random on-going cases to or in-front of Daya because the details related to such cases used to disturb Daya, even at times cause him anxiety too… NEWS, NEWS channels or political shows were also completely avoided in DUO's home those days, even Abhijeet had locked all those channels and only he knew the password, not that Daya had ever asked the password from him or had tried to figure the password out because he himself had lost his complete interest in TV, further Abhijeet had asked the newspaperman to no-more bring the newspaper to their home while he used to read the newspaper in Bureau now or online…
Once there was a time when DUO didn't require any topic to talk on and now was the time when they used to think for hours for some topic to talk about, communication between them had become nerve-testing and taxing, which none of them had ever thought could ever happen to them… Time had drastically changed the atmosphere of DUO's home making their once ever lively and energetic home, now mostly silent…
Soon they finished their dinner in the same silence in which they had started it and then without exchanging any word between them, like a routine gathering the utensils, left towards the kitchen, getting busy there…
When noticing Abhijeet leaving towards the fridge while grabbing the saucepan in his hand…
Daya hurriedly blocked his way while grabbing his upper-arm with: Abhi…! (Abhijeet stopping in his way, looked at him in question-filled-silence while Daya added sidewise freeing his arm with…) Main kuchh daer terrace mein baitho'n ga please…
Abhijeet replied him in anger-filled-tease as: Soch lo, sleeping-schedule disturb ho jaye ga tumhara…?!
Daya in silence had just turned his gaze away getting the taunt well where Abhijeet shaking his head in disappointed-anger, placed the saucepan on the kitchen-slab with some voice, leaving the kitchen the same minute too, where inside the kitchen, Daya sighing heavily placing the saucepan in its place, soon left the kitchen towards the terrace after switching off the kitchen's light…
Abhijeet's Room…
From past nearly an hour Abhijeet was busy in his room while working on some files when listening to a soft door-knock he moved his gaze up from the file to find Daya coming in the room now hence Abhijeet very smoothly closed the file that was having crime-scene's photos in it and then turning his attention completely towards the younger one…
Abhijeet softly patted on the bed with: Baitho Daya, kya hua…?
Daya sat in-front of him while trying to look composed with: Woh main soony lgga tha tou…
And he left the sentence incomplete, knowing well that the latter got his complete message and…
Abhijeet nodded to him in soft smile while moving the files away with: Hmm, tum chalo room mein, main…
But…
Daya stopped him hurriedly as: Abhi, rukko please… (Abhijeet looked at him in confused-questioning way where Daya nervously spreading hand on his face, added as…) Woh mm-main keh raha tha k tum baitho please aur apna kaam kro aaram sy, main ly lun ga medicines khud hi… (And he tried to assure him in the same breath as…) Jitni dose Sunil ny kahi hai uss sy zada nahin lun ga promise aur…
Abhijeet chuckled softly with: Daya relax bchcha… (And caringly placing hand on his cheek, looked deep in his eyes with…) I trust you Daya… (Daya had completely paused at his place and kept looking at the elder one holding strange expressions in his eyes where Abhijeet giving a soft pat on his cheek, turned towards his bedside table's drawer and grabbing a keychain from there, forwarded that towards Daya with…) Yeh ly chabi… (And receiving no response from the other side, he in confused smile lightly tapped on Daya's hand with…) Daya…?!
Daya coming back from his thoughts, uttered as: Hh-haan…?
Abhijeet eyed him towards the keychain still present in his hand with: Chabi…
Daya nodded while spreading hand on his face as his effort to compose himself and grabbed the keychain from the latter's still forwarded palm with: Thank you…
And without having any other word, he left his room the same second where…
Abhijeet kept looking at the way Daya had disappeared in hurtful-worried way as: Tu theek nahin hai Daya aur na hi inn haalat mein ho sakta hai… (And he inhaled deeply while nodding to himself with…) Aik doo din daikhta hoon, khud sy bol prra tou theek hai warna phir main apni tarhan sy pouchhon ga iss sy…
And exhaling heavily he again pulled the file, he was working earlier, in-front of him and got busy in working on it, completely unknown of the fact that these aik-doo-din were real soon going to turn into months and then might-be years or eternity, who knows…
Daya's Room…
As after coming out from Abhijeet's room, Daya had directly made his way in his own room and sat on his bed with a thud, breathing quite heavily like had run a mile or so and was completely dipped in sweat while sitting there grabbing the beds rim tightly in his both hands and his blur gaze fixed on the floor… When slowly he pulled his hand, having the keychain in it, in-front of him and a soft voice filled with trust echoed in his ears as "I trust you Daya…", making the younger one burst out in tears who throwing the keychain on the bed, rushed inside the bathroom with his hand already tightly pressed on his mouth to stop his crying voices from reaching to his brother…
Bathroom…
Closing the bathroom door, Daya opening the water-tap hurriedly started splashing water on his face while trying to stop the rapidly flowing streams of salty water from that water, fearing otherwise his voice could reach to his brother's room…
After around a minute and still sobbing, Daya closing the water-tap moved his gaze up and looked at his blur reflection in the mirror with moist eyes when suddenly feeling great rage for himself, he moved away from there, leaving the bathroom the same second and returning in the room, sat on his bed again…
Daya while grabbing the bed's rim tightly in his hands, with his injured gaze fixed on the floor, shook his head in great pain while whispering to himself as: Mtt kro mujh py itna vishvas Abhi, main nahin hoon qabil tumhary vishvas k, nahin hoon qabil… (And roughly dusting off the evidence of his misery from his face, he turned his gaze towards where he threw the keychain and leaning forward, grabbed it again and closed his fist tightly with…) I am sorry Abhi, I am sorry…
And fearing that if he would wait any longer, then he would become completely unable to-do what he had decided earlier, Daya turning his attention towards his bedside-table, unlocked the small cabinet and taking out the medicines' box from there, left the room the same second while taking the box with himself…
Kitchen…
Reaching in the kitchen, Daya, as his effort of not giving himself any time to re-think on his decision, placing the medicines' box on the kitchen slab, placed two steel-glasses and a small-sized bowl beside it and then leaving towards the refrigerator, grabbed the jug of fresh Apple juice from there and returning to the kitchen-counter, poured the juice in both glasses… Placing the jug aside, he turned his attention towards the medicines' box and opening it, started taking out his own medicines in the bowl…
For few moments, he kept looking at the bowl in injured smile knowing those medicines had stopped working on him from past some time now though Daya hadn't told anyone about it… His gaze then travelled from the bowl towards his hand in which he was still grabbing the sedatives' strip as it was included in his prescribed medicines by Sunil, though sedatives never really worked on him and as-of-now had lost nearly all effect on him and hence he knew that even if he would take that tablet, it would hardly work on him for maximum two to three hours and that's why he was completely fine with taking his medicines tonight too…
Inhaling a long deep breath, Daya looked at one of the two glasses placed there in silence and then gulping down a silent breath while nodding to himself, stretched his hands, over one glass when the trust-filled voice again echoed in his ears, reassuring him as "I trust you Daya", making Daya's hands shiver and he instantly took a back step in fear and pain and looked at the glass in extreme hurt…
Where dropping the sedatives' strip on the kitchen-counter…
Daya shook his head to himself while whispering to himself in real pain as: Nahin, main yeh nahin ker sakta, main uss ka vishvas nahin toor sakta, main yeh nahin…
And the same moment a clapping voice reached his ears and Daya instantly turned his red-injured gaze in the direction of the voice and got extremely shocked, seeing his own self standing there while looking back at him with cold eyes and clapping for him mockingly where…
Daya whispered in shock-filled-fear as: Kk-koun ho tum…?
Daya 02 looked at him with piercing gaze with: Tum nahin jaanty main koun hoon…? (Daya averted his gaze the same second, somewhere already knowing that it was his own sub-conscious mind to which he did not want to face while Daya 02 added in hate-filled-anger as…) Kitny svarthi ho tum Daya… (Daya instantly looked at him with cracks in his eyes while Daya 02 continued in same hate-filled tone as…) Kitny selfish…
Daya tried weakly as: Mm-main Abh-Abhi ka vishvas nahin…
Daya 02 shouted at him in hate-filled-rage as: Bkwas bnd kro tum apni, svarthi insan… (Added angrily while giving stress on his words as…) Main tumhary ander ki aawaz hoon Daya, tumhari aatma ki, tum puri duniya ko pagal bnna sakty ho, puri duniya sy jhoot bol sakty ho, mujh sy nahin, samjhy tum…?! (Daya was no-more looking at that side, looking scared where the voice kept on reaching to him in anger as…) Ager Abhi k vishvas ki itni hi chinta hai tumhien tou yeh mtt bhoolo k ussy iss baat ka pura vishvas raha hai hamesha k hum ussy kuchh nahin hony dien gy, uss py aany wali mout tk khud py ly lien gy jb k iss samey tum khud uss ki mout bn k uss k srr py baithy hoye ho…! (Daya shivered in extreme-shock-filled-fear where the voice echoed again in same rage and hate as…) Aur kitni zindagian daao py lggao gy tum Daya, aur ks ki jaan lo gy ab tum…? (Added in poisonous way as…) Apni olad tk ko tou maar dia hai tum ny… (Tears of agony fell down from Daya's eyes and he instantly turned his face away while tightly pressing his hand on his mouth to choke his screams where the voice kept echoing in his head as…) Ab kya apny bhai ko bhi maarna chahty ho tum…? (Added in warn-filled-anger as…) Shastri aik baar na-kaam zaror hua tha lekin dosri baar kamyab bhi ho sakta hai Daya, itni ehtiyat kerny k baad bhi Sunil py hamla kerwany mein kamyab raha na woh…? (Extreme pain appeared in Daya's eyes while the hateful voice kept on echoing in his ears as…) Tumhara dost ager aaj haspatal k ICU mein hai tou sirf tumhary karen Daya… Shastri ny ager Abhijeet ko mrrvany ki koshish ki thi tou woh bhi sirf tumhary karen… Society k bchchon py hamla hua tou bhi tumhary karen, sb kuchh tumhary karen ho raha hai Daya, sirf tumhary karen… Aur tum aik number k svarthi, baehiss insan, sb kuchh jaanty samajhty hoye bhi andhy aur gungy bnny, Abhijeet k vishvas ka bahana ker k, yahan sb ki mout bnny baithy ho, haan…? Ager Abhijeet hi nahin rahy ga tou uss k vishvas ka kya achar daalo gy tum, haan...? (Daya gulping down a moist-scared breath, wiped off the moisture from his face while listening to his inner voice that was gradually rising, showing the anger as…) Shastri ki inn sb sy koe dushmani nahin hai Daya, arrey ussy tou Sunil k barey mein ptta tk nahin tha lekin phir bhi ussy mrrvany ki koshish ki uss ny, kyun…? Kyun k woh tumhara dost hai, Daya ka… Abhi py hamla kyun hua…? Kyun k uss k zariye tum tk pohancha ja sakta tha, Daya tk… Society ki bchchon py hamla kyun hua…? Kyun k woh tumhari society k bchchy thy, Daya ki… (Voice shouted in his mind in rage as…) Daya, Daya, Daya, sb kuchh sirf tumhary karen ho raha hai Daya, Shastri ki dushmani tum sy hai, sirf tum sy... Aur ager tum inn sb ki zindagion sy nikl jao gy tou woh bhi nikl jaye ga… Tumhien yahan sy jana hi ho ga Daya aur ab case ka bahana mtt kerna tum, aaj nahin tou kal case ka faisla ho hi jaye ga aur yeh tum achhy sy jaanty ho k Shastri case haar chukka hai… (Added hatefully as…) Aur tumhari woh olad js k liye tum ny yeh jung shuru ki thi, ussy tou apny risk lainy k pagalpan mein tum pehly hi maar chukky ho… (Rain of agony again started falling down from Daya's eyes while the voice echoed again as…) Ab dobara kisi aur ki zindagi py risk lainy ka paap mtt kerna tum, daya kro sb py Daya, chaly jao yahan sy… Inn sb ki sb mushkilo'n ka karen sirf tum ho Daya, sirf tum… Apni brrbad zindagi ka bdla kya ab inn sb ki zindagian brrbad ker k lo gy tum, itna girr chukky ho kya tum, haan…? Jb tk tum inn k dermian raho gy yeh mushkilien kabhi khatam nahin hoon gi, tumhien jana ho ga yahan sy Daya, tumhien jana hi ho ga, leave, just leave…
And the voice slowly diminished with…
Daya's own determined voice slowly started reaching his ears as: Main jaon ga, main yahan sy zaror jaon ga, kahin bohut doour, bohut zada doour…
And nodding to himself, he again looked towards the juice glasses and inhaling a long deep breath while wiping off his hands on his completely showered face, he stepped forward again, with strong steps this time and grabbing the sedatives' strip again, with completely silent face and eyes, added two tablets in one of the two glasses and grabbing the spoon, started stirring it in the glass…
Abhijeet's Room…
Soon placing both the glasses and the medicines' bowl in a small-sized tray, Daya grabbing the tray left towards Abhijeet's room and giving a soft knock on the already opened room door entered inside where…
Abhijeet turned his gaze towards him in confused smile with: Tu ab tk jaag… (And stopping there while noticing the latter's puffed-up red eyes, asked him worriedly as…) Daya tum roo k aaye ho kya…?
Daya, who was already sitting in-front of him now, ignored the query completely and avoiding looking towards him, forwarded the glass towards him with: Juice…
Abhijeet with silent face, grabbed the glass from him with: Thank you…
Daya un-deliberately looked at him restlessly with: Iss glass k liye thanks mtt kaho please… (Abhijeet looked at him in silence-filled-question where Daya composing himself, added as…) Mm-maira matlab iss k liye thanks kehny ki koe baat nahin hai, juice tou pehly ka hi tum ny bnna k rakha hua tha, main tou sirf ly k aaya hoon…
Abhijeet nodded in silent smile and then inhaling deeply to compose himself, added in fresh tone as: Achha theek hai, nahin keh raha tumhien koe thanks lekin yeh tou btao k mujhy ks liye juice pilaya ja raha hai itni raat ko, aur yeh tum bhi aaj juice k sath kyun medicines ly rahy ho apni, dodh tou prra hua hai na fridge mein…?
Daya nervously spread hand on his face while avoiding looking at him with: Haan woh juice dopahar ka bnna hua hai na tou mujhy lgga subah tk kharab ho jaye ga iss liye aaj juice k sath medicines ly laita hoon aur mujh sy akely khatam nahin hona tha iss liye tumhary liye bhi ly aaya… (Completed while looking at the latter in silent smile with…) Socha issi bahany tumhary sath thori daer baith bhi jaon ga…
Abhijeet looked at him in soft smile with: Tujhy mairy sath baithny k liye kisi bahany ki zarorat nahin hai Daya, hmm…? (Daya just nodded in silent smile where Abhijeet, who had already started sipping the juice, appreciated him casually as…) Aur achha ho gaya jo tu ny daikh lia juice ka jug prra hua, main tou bhool hi gaya tha bilkul, iss ka taste abhi sy thora change ho gaya hai, subah tk prra rehta tou pkka kharab ho jata…
And he chuckled softly where Daya had already turned his face away, hiding his eyes as he very well knew that Abhijeet would easily pick the slightly different taste of the beverage and that's why he hadn't mixed the sedative in milk or milkshake, knowing he could not come up with any reason about their taste tasting strange but had already figured out the reason about that Apple juice's different taste when his brother's soft call of his name brought him back from his thoughts and he turned his gaze towards the elder one in question where…
Abhijeet asked him in confused smile with: Kya sochny lgga, medicines kyun nahin ly raha tu apni…? (Tried to assure him in light smile as…) Theek hai juice bilkul, kharab nahin hua abhi, pei ly jaldi sy…
Daya nodded in hesitant smile and fearing that sedative could be sitting in the bottom of the glass, seeing Abhijeet casually sipping it…
Daya taking out the spoon from his own glass, which he had intentionally placed in his own glass, both to know which glass was whose and also to avoid any sort of suspicion from the elder one's side, forwarded that towards the elder one with: Abhi yeh lo, juice aik baar achhy sy hila k aik hi baar mein pei lo… (And seeing that confused-questioning gaze on himself, he tried as…) Woh pehly hi taste thora ajeeb lg raha hai juice ka aur ab fridge sy bhi nikaal lia hai tou kahin pura hi kharab na ho jaye peity peity…
Abhijeet chuckled disappointedly with: Kya Daya tu bhi, bewakoof… (And jerking his head sidewise grabbing the still forwarded spoon, placed it in the tray with…) Aur hillany ki kya zarorat hai, main yunhi pei laita hoon… (Completed while giving stress jollily as…) Jaldi sy…
And he was going to take the glass towards his lips when…
Daya hurriedly stopped him with: Abhi rukko… (Abhijeet stopping there gave him an utterly confused look where Daya cleared his throat unnecessarily with…) Woh main ny kitchen mein taste kia tha juice, taste check kerny k liye tou mujhy bhi taste thora different lgga tha, tabhi thori si cheeni daal di thi main ny, iss liye keh raha hoon k hilla lo aik baar, shaid taste theek lggy phir tumhien…
Abhijeet sighed disappointedly with: Apni baat mnnwaye baghair tou sakoon sy nahin baithy ga tu kabhi… (Daya went completely quiet where Abhijeet in disappointed smile grabbed the spoon again and started stirring it in the glass with…) Mix ker raha hoon main achhy sy cheeni tairi, sahab apni medicines lien ab jaldi…
Daya nodded and grabbed his own medicines' bowl sidewise noticing Abhijeet placing back the spoon now and a salty pearl having pain-hurt-helplessness-apology-and what not in it, silently slipped down from Daya's eye-corner, seeing his brother drinking that juice now where Daya too had attached his own glass with his lips while turning his face away as his effort to both hide his face from his brother and to fight back the tears that were threatening to reveal his secret, and soon both brothers took the medicines, one knowingly and the other one, unknowingly, and before he could come to know…
Daya grabbed the glass from him with: Lao glass mujhy dy doo, main rakh aata hoon kitchen mein…
And without even waiting for his response or even looking at him, Daya left the room the same second, leaving his confused and silent brother behind, who sighing heavily, stood up to place back his files on the study-table as he had already completed his work and then he left to change in his night-suit…
Kitchen…
On the other side, reaching in the kitchen, Daya nearly threw the tray in the kitchen-sink and placed his both palms on the kitchen-slab with his lips and eyes tightly closed and salty water washing his face in silence… Giving himself less than a minute, fearing Abhijeet could come behind him, Daya wiping off his face, inhaled deeply and opening the water-tap started washing the utensils as his sub-conscious effort to compose himself by diverting his mind by doing something else instead of thinking the same thing…
Soon feeling much composed and now freed from the kitchen, Daya switching off the kitchen's light moved out from there to find Abhijeet appearing from his room and…
Daya said in composed smile as: Woh kitchen samait raha tha main, samait dia hai sb…
Abhijeet nodded casually with: Main bhi bs sb locks waghaira check kerny k liye utha tha, socha soony sy pehly aik baar check ker lun…
Daya nodded with: Main bhi change ker lun, good night…
Abhijeet smiled softly with: Good night…
And they both left in their respective ways…
Abhijeet's Room…
Abhijeet returning in the room was busy from past some time now in reading some novel while half-lying on his bed when turned his gaze up from the book, feeling someone coming to find Daya approaching him, bringing a soft smile on his face and…
Abhijeet asked him caringly as: Kya hua Daya, aaj soony ka mnn nahin hai kya taira…?
Daya, who was already sitting in-front of him now, nodded slightly with: Bs yunhi, kuchh daer tumhary paas baithny ka dil chah raha tha tou aa gaya… (Asked him reluctantly as…) Tumhien neend tou nahin aa rahi…?
Abhijeet smiled softly while closing the book with: Nahin, bilkul bhi nahin… (Daya nodded quietly while hidding his eyes where Abhijeet placing the novel aside, turned towards him completely with…) Aur main tou soch raha hoon Daya k tu pakka pakka mairy paas baithny k liye aa ja yahan… (And receiving a silent-confused-questioning gaze in return, Abhijeet softly secured the younger one's hand in his own with…) Kuchh rooz k liye tu mairy paas, mairy room mein shift ho ja Daya, ya main sahab k room mein aa jata hoon, hmm…?
Daya, who was in silence looking at his brother's hand, turned his gaze towards the elder one in silent smile with: Main theek hoon Abhi tum baekar mein itni chinta ker rahy ho… (Abhijeet looked at him in silence when inhaling deeply, Daya grabbing Abhijeet's hand in his both hands now, looked at him in fresh smile with…) Aur ab mairi chinta kerna chhor doo tum Boss, main sach mein brra ho gaya hoon…
Abhijeet, having pain in his eyes, softly placed his free hand caringly on his soul's cheek with: Tu chahy jitna bhi brra ho ja Daya, mujh sy chhota hi rahy ga, samjha…?
Daya looked at him in silence for few moments and then nodding to him in silent smile, grabbed his hand placed on his cheek and stamping a soft kiss on his palm…
Daya securing Abhijeet's both hands in his own, looked at the latter with complete honesty and sincerity with: Abhi, thank you…
Abhijeet gave him a confused smile with: Ks liye…?
Daya looked at him in love-filled-gratified smile with: Wajhien ginwany baitha tou subah yahin ho jaye gi Boss…
Abhijeet tightening his grip on the latter's hands, looked deep in his eyes with: Apno'n ka apno'n py haq hota hai Daya aur bs yehi aik wajah kafi hoti hai, baqi sb wajho'n k liye aur iss wajah ko kisi formality ki koe zarorat nahin hoti, samjha tu…?
Daya nodded in composed smile with: Hmm, samajh gaya… (And for few moments he kept looking at the elder one's hands, secured in his own, and feeling his heart becoming heavy again, he looked at the elder one while the words came directly from his heart as…) Abhi, I am sorry, really sorry…
Abhijeet asked him in confused-worried way sidewise tightening his grip on the latter's hands with: Ab yeh ks liye Daya…?
Daya avoiding the actual reason, replied as: Woh aaj tumhary mall jany ka plan kharab ker dia na tou uss k liye sorry…
Abhijeet smiled at him softly with: Hmm, tb tou sorry kehna bnta hai taira… (Daya turned his hurting gaze away who added in same light-friendly way as…) Aur itny aaram sy nahin maaf kron ga tujhy ab ki baar main… (Daya in pain moved his head down while a salty pearl silently slipped down from his eye on the elder one's hand, making him worried instantly and Abhijeet hurriedly freeing his hand from the latter's soft grip, placing his hand under Daya's chin, lifted his face up with…) Aae Daya, kya ho gaya hai tujhy bchcha, main tou mazaq ker raha tha…
Daya slightly shook his head while wiping away the reminisces of that disobedience from his face with: Kuchh nahin Boss, bs easey hi…
Abhijeet grabbed his arm in disappointed-worry as: Idher aa, pagal…
And he smoothly secured his brother tightly in his love-filled embrace where Daya too hugged him really tightly with few disobedient drops rapidly slipped down on his face again, which he swiftly wiped off… And after some time, feeling Daya's grip getting loosened around himself, who was feeling quite calm and composed now, Abhijeet smoothly loosened his grip around the younger one and both brothers moved back from the hug where…
Abhijeet, securing his hand in his own, asked the latter caringly as: Daya ager koe baat hai jo tujhy preshan ker rahi hai tou mujh sy share ker bchcha, hmm…?
Daya gave him a wounded smile with: Mujhy ab kisi baat ny kya preshan kerna hai Abhi, main tou khud aik preshani bn k reh gaya hoon…
Abhijeet warned him strictly with: Daya…!
Daya nodded in silent smile with: Achha Okay, I am sorry… (And he stood up with…) Chalo ab tum bhi soo jao, main ny bhi medicines li huien hain… (And bowing over the latter, placed a soft kiss on his temple with…) Bye Boss…
Abhijeet stopped him in confused-questioning way as: Bye…?
Daya looked at him in complete silence with: Good night bahir bol dia tha na…
And winking at him in silent smile, he completely left his room, while on his way out, switching off the room's light and closing his room's door completely…
Where…
Abhijeet shook his head in disappointed smile with: Pagal hai yeh larka bilkul, bewakoof…
And he lie down to sleep, unknown of the fact that Daya literally meant that Bye…
As around 04 of the early morning, Abhijeet's room's door got opened again, in complete silence and taking baby-steps towards his brother, Daya stood beside the bed and for few times, called him in audible whispered tone, knowing already that he would not wake up, though somewhere deep down in his heart, wanting that he would wake up…
When confirming that he was deep asleep because of the sedatives running in his blood stream now…
Daya silently sat on the bed and smoothly secured Abhijeet's hand in his own with: Abhi, ptta nahin main sahi ker raha hoon ya ghalat lekin bs ab ki baar dil aur dimagh ki jung mein main ny dimagh ki suuni hai Boss, dil ki maan k bohut nuqsan utha chuka hoon, aur bohut nuqsan ker chuka hoon, ab aur himmet nahin hai mujh mein… (Gulping down a silent breath, nodded to the latter assuredly with…) Main jaanta hoon achhy sy k yeh case hum hi jeetien gy… (Added in wounded smile as…) Aur dosra case tou main pehly hi apny haththon sy haar chuka hoon… (Few drops of agony slipped down on his face where wiping them off, Daya gulping down a silent sob, looked at the latter with…) Abhi aik nirdosh ki mout k boujh k baad, ab apni hi olad ko maarny k boujh ny mujhy toor dia hai bilkul, mujh mein ab aur himmet nahin hai Boss, main bohut buri tarhan bikher chuka hoon Abhi aur shaid ab ki baar main simattna bhi nahin chahta, js k liye simattna chahta tha, uss ka khoon tou apny hi haththon py dikhta hai mujhy… (And wiping off his hands on his completely showered face, he looked at the latter while nodding to him in moist voice with…) Jaanta hoon main k tumhien ab bhi umeed hai uss k hony ki, kahin na kahin mairy mnn mein bhi shaid apni olad ko apny haththon mein lainy ki umeed abhi zinda hai lekin iss hai aur nahin hai ki baeyaqeeni mein main unn sb ki zindagian daao py nahin lgga sakta Abhi jn k hony ka mujhy yaqeen hai, jo sach mein hain, main tum logon k sath yeh nahin ker sakta… (Added in hate-filled-fear as…) Shastri pagal ho chuka hai, uss ka hr hamla pehly sy zada khatarnak hota hai aur woh tb tk nahin rukky ga jb tk main tum sb k sath hoon, main manzer sy htt jaon ga tou woh bhi htt jaye ga… (Nodded to himself assuredly with…) Htt jaye ga woh bhi… (And inhaling deeply, turned his silent gaze towards the latter while placing the letter in front of his face, adding in composed tone as…) Yeh tumhary liye chhor raha hoon, maan laina please iss py jo bhi likh hai… (And placing that letter under his pillow, looked at the latter's face in real pain with…) Aur mujhy maaf bhi ker daina Abhi, jaanta hoon tumhari nazron mein tumhara vishvas toor k tumhara mujrim bn raha hoon main… (Added dejectedly as…) Lekin tumhara qatil bn'nny sy tumhara mujrim bn'nna swikar hai mujhy yar, swikar hai mujhy… (And he smoothly freed the latter's still held hand and placed it caringly on Abhijeet's chest with…) Chalta hoon Abhi, apna khayal tum aur ho skky tou mujhy maaf zaror ker daina please, aur sb sy bhi kehna k mujhy maaf ker dien, take care Boss and thank you for everything…
And stamping a soft kiss on his forehead, Daya stood up and left the room the same second…
He kept standing there in-front of that closed room door for few seconds while taking deep breaths as his effort to compose himself and then throwing a silent farewell look at the completely silent home, he finally left the home, closing the main door on his back by himself…
And few hours' later Abhijeet woke up to come to know about something he never imagined could happen but somewhere deep down had already started dreading about…
And the pain of that unhealed wound was still so fresh that it slipped down from the elder one's eyes, bringing him back in the present, who wiping hand on his face, stood up and left towards where he was earlier sitting, unknown about the pair of eyes that had very well noticed those salty pearls and had silently followed him too…
A/N…
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