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CHAPTER 14:
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Hard times can mean different things to different people. And coping with difficult times is never easy.
But as the adage goes...that which doesn't break you but makes you stronger...each time you endure a difficult time in your life...you build personal character...and it is this character that will carry you toward the good times to come—and give you more strength for the next time you experience a tough period in your life.
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an unexpected caller id popping up on the screen of ACP SIR'S phone...forced everyone to exchange shocking glances...as they sat flaccid in their respective places...heard HIM answer the phone...and instantaneously his voice began to get shaky...losing its calm composure...worried now...
everyone strived to decipher what the exact scenario was...and now could see tears dwelling up in his deep eyes...and to a surprise with a glint of happiness...the call got disconnected and now everyone jumped over him asking different queiries...
FREDDY:(curiously...)kya hua sir...
RAJAT:(interrupting...)kuch problem hai kya...aap please hame bataiye...hum milke...
DAYA:(interspersing RAJAT impatiently with a tinge of fear...)sir...kya hua ABHIJEET ke DAD ne apko kyun call kiya tha...i mean...sab...sab thik to hai na...aa..
ACP:(interrupted swiftly...while making everyone calm...)areh...tum log mujhe kuch bolne doge tabhi to bolunga na...(everyone smiled embarisingly...when again heard...)woh hamse milna cahte hein...(and with this...every pair of eye showing utter shock...)
ALL:(in unison...)KYA...lekin kyun...
ACP:(hiding his happiness...and showing fake seriousness...)aab yeh to wahan jake hi pata chalega...chalo sab apna kaam wrap up karlo...agle ek ghante mein hum niklenge...(and with this he was heading towards the cabin...when heard from behind...)
DAYA:(hesitatingly...)sir...lekin beuro mein...koi ek to hona cahiye...i mean agar koi case report ho jaye to...
ACP:(assuring as...)iske liye tum chinta mat karo...(clarifying after getting confused glances...)HQ ne special beuro ko bula liya hai...woh log sambhal lenge...(and procedded to his cabin...leaving a happy bunch of indiviuals...who got busy making plans for getting the way-ward member back into their ménage...)
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an QUAILS running swiftly on the highway...while the 6ft giant in the domain felling restless and cold chills running down his spine...indicating something bad coming on the way...while his whole body dipped in sweat beads...
and his mind completely restless and body instincts quite uncomfortable with his 6th sense stipulating towards bad omen...ohh...6th sense...it is a miraculous thing...which in itself suggests a supernatural order...
however the human intellect...for all its power and triumphs...never do really take it solemnly...but this giant every time do witness it...the results acquired are no less than any nightmare...some voices rebuking in his mind taking him to another aura as...
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"ABHI...ABHIJEET...AANKHEIN KHOLO...DEKHO TUMHE KUCH NAHI HOGA..."
"SIR...AAP ISE BOLIYE NA...YEH AAPKI BAAT KABHI NAHI TALTA..."
"BOSS...PLZ THODI DER AUR...HUM BAS HOSPITAL POHANCH HI GAYE..."
"ABHIJEET...PLZ APNI ANKHEIN KHULI RAKHO..."
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and with a jerk came back into the the time being...when heard a concerned voice as...
ACP:(worried as well as concerned tone...)kya hua DAYA...kis soch mein dube hue ho...
DAYA:(assuring as..)nhi sir mein bilkul thik hun...(confusingly...)bas kuch ajjeb sa feel ho raha hai...jese kuch bohot jyada bura hone wala hai...
ACP:(consoling..)kya DAYA tum bhi na...esa kuch nhi hoga...bekar mein tension lena band karo...
DAYA:(smilinging lightly...)ji sir...bhagwan kare sab acha hi ho...(everone nooded affirmatively...and continued their journey...while DAYA'S mind again travelling back to the most shocking event of their life with...)
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FLASHBACK:(continuation from previous chapter...)
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ACP walked into his cabin... sat on the chair dejectedly...rotating the paper weight while lost in his own thoughts as...
ACP:(POV)...(guilty..)I am sorry ABHIJEET...tumhare bare mein itna bura bhala bol diya...aur...(took a glance at his officers...who were working with a disconsolate face...)sab ko hurt bhi kar diya...lekin agar nhi bolta to koi investigation ke liye tayyar hi nhi hota...
(hopeful as...)bas...ab yehi ummid hai ki sab jhut ho...(confidently...)aur mujhe pura yakin hai ki tum mera bharosa kabhi nhi todoge...
(but alas...his troopy brain contradicting the fact with the example of his own blood relation "NAKUL"...giving goosebumps in his entire body...while again assuring his heart with...)nhi...nhi...yeh sab main kya soch raha hun...ABHIJEET esa thodi na hai...woh to bohot acha hai...lekin...
(and with this...a war had already began between his mind and heart...mind compelling to believe in the facts while heart consistingly denying with immense faith and trust upon his sub ordinate...)
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the lingering light was obliterated by the rapidly falling night... The once salmon and purple sky transformed into a vast expanse of jet-black that engulfed the town. A canopy of luminous stars materialized amongst the ocean of blackness.
Some were dull, merely flickering into existence every now and then, but there was an adequate amount of shimmering stars to illuminate the dark, moonless persone standing on his bungalow's balcony enjoying the darkness...
but today he found it strange...this was a blackness that HE couldn't recall seeing before - one that was almost absolute..when HE tilted HIS head skyward...could see clearly millions of bright stars dotted on the black canvas of night...yet none of that light seemed to filter far enough down to make any difference when HE turned HIS eyes away...
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The morning is as assured as the tides and just as needed a few more hours of blackness...no..no..not to sleep...but to prepare...to pour your thoughts out onto a page...reorganize...prioritize and pack them back in again.
But already chaos could be seen in a villa...one person hurriedly having toast and omlette...while at the same time speaking over someone in the phone...
ABHI:hann...main bas panch minute mein nikal raha hun...(irritatingly...)areh...maine bola na khud aa jaunga...(concluding as..)thik hai...haan...bye...(hanged up the call...instructed the driver to drive towards the KHANNA'S FARMHOUSE...while at the same time picking up DHRUV from the office premises...)
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and now ACP made his way to beuro...with same disturbed mood...his mind continually thinking about the new situation that he would be facing in his upcoming days...his intuitions were telling him about something bad coming on the way...followed by some other feelings which he couldn't name at the moment...
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as mandated by the GREAT DCP CHITROLE...now the officers very forcefully traced the location of the numbers...and assigned informers to give a chase to DHRUV...but remained astounded discovering their very own ABHIJEET...giving aid to the person...and at the same time accompanying to each and every location...
now a sphere of suspiciousness eloped in the environment...and now one more shocking piece on the way as...
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everyone working on their respective desks...when a loud ringer disturbed the silence of the environment...and the call now being picked up...and in loud speaker...when they heard the later one as...
CALLER:hello sahab...apun RAKA bol raha hai...
RAJAT:(with a glint of recognisation...)han RAKA bol...(tough tone...)kaam pe lag gaya hai na...
RAKA:haan sahb... apun uss DHRUV ke har ek harkat par nazar rakha hua hai...(confusingly...)lekin sahab...iss ke sath hamesha ek aur admi bhi rehta hai...
DAYA:(hopefully..)kon hai woh admi...tum use jante ho...
RAKA:nhi sahab...lekin sawla rang ka hai...aur kad bhi 5'11 inch ke aas paas hogi...(and again remembering something as...)aur haan sahab ankhein bohot jyada gehri hai...(the team shocked at the description...and now ACP coming out of the shock indicating PANKAJ...to send the pic of ABHIJEET...and now instructing RAKA as..)
ACP:(tough tone...but hoping from heart to get negative results...)dekho abhi tumhare pass humne ek photo bheji hai...jara dekh ke batana...kya yeh wohi admi hai...
RAKA:(after checking out the pic...and in a confiedent tone..)ji sahab...yehi admi hai...(the whole CID troupe shocked with the revealation...and now ACP again instructing as...)
ACP:acha...abhi woh log kahan hai...
RAKA:sahab...abhi woh DHRUV gadi mein bethke usi admi ke sath kahin ja raha hai...
ACP:(commanding as...)unn dono pai nazar rakho...(warning..)lekin dur se...jara si bhi bhanak nhi lagni cahiya...(murmurming...)jyada paas gaye to baaz ki ankhon se bachoge nhi...(which lit up a smile on every face...even in the serious environment...and now again heard as...)
RAKA:sahab ye abhi abhi...driver ne ek bade se bungalow k samne gadi roki hai...main abhi dekhke apko batata hun...(he swiftly halted the auto...and now following both of them but with a safe distance from the SHARSHINE...when heard as...)
RAJAT:(instructing...)sunn...RAKA...tereko hamne jo camera diya tha...use chalu karke unn dono ki mood de...(he did the same...but due to their misfortune...they walked inside...going out from the camera range...)
RAKA:(assuring as..)sahab rukiye...main dekhta hai...koi khidki wagera hai to...shayad kuch dikh jaye...(and with this he stepped inside the premises...morever hearing some jingles...followed the same direction and discovered a small window pane...but to utter disappointment it was covered with curtains...and now displacing some area...and focussed the camera...while the footage streaming live in the beuro...)
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all the officers reluctantly gathered infront of the screen...focusing ther eyes on the footage...and now scrutinizing the abode as...
RAJAT:(telling his perspective as...)sir...lagta hai ABHIJEET sir kisi party mein gaye hein...
FREDDY:(adding as..)aur sir bohot bheed bhad bhi hai...
ACP:(agreeing as..)haan FREDDY...(pointing towards the screen...)sabko dekhe ke to yahi lag raha hai ki...youngsters ya phir middle aged ke hain...
DAYA:(favoring his buddy as...)sir...ho sakta hai ABHIJEET yahan kisi kaam se aya ho..aap...
ACP:(interuppted strongly..)aur hum usi kaam ke hi baare mein hi janne ke liye ise dekh rahe hein...
(DAYA'S mouth shut with the counter attack for the rest of the time...just praying for good outcomes...but his invocation just vanished in the thin air...without any effect...)
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everyone pair of eye foccused on the half blurred screen...staring every activity...while ABHIJEET and DHRUV stole their gazes by meeting each and every member personally...with KHANNA introducing them to each one as his clients...
and suddenly every eye widened with a huge shock...while DAYA on the ground in a "THUD" with his legs unable to withstand the body weight anymore...
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he came back to present with a loud shout...which was quite unexpected...and automatically his foot pressed the brake...and with the prompt action...the QUAILS lost the balance and started skidding...but finally by GOD'S grace came to an halt...with his heart beating at a rate of 100s...
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The clock ticked...and the time left was limited...oxygen was slowly being ripped and snatched from lungs leaving scars of regret on the weak tissues...every waking minute was pain...and every movement sent screaming agonies dancing across the vulnerable flesh...
the surroundings blurred into a new sick reality only the broken could see...yes...he was broken...he was the ghost in his own machine...the soul floating in an acid lake slowly nearing the departure from earth...while only one question taunting him..."Heaven or Hell"...and again what a foreplay of destiny...he was scared from death...his whole life span just dancing infront of the eyes...while mind recalling few words as...
"I LOVE YOU MY CHAMP..."
"BOSS...TUM NA SABSE BEST HO...
"MUJHE TUMPE PURA BHAROSA HAI ABHIJEET..."
"SIR...HUME APKI FIKAR HO RAHI THI...ISILIYE HUM APKA PICHA KARTE HUE AGAYE..."
"DOST NHI...BHAI HUN TUMHARA..."
"OYE...BUDDHU MIYAAN..."
"I AM PROUD OF YOU ABHIJEET..."
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