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CHAPTER 16:
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a figure in his 60s was sitting in the lounge...while feasting his eyes upon a photo album...encountering the life time happy memories...which always comes as a welcome stranger through the door...suddenly presenting and lighting up the room with a smile...and leaving silently taking away all sadness and grief...
when his eyes fell on a photo...of a boy barely 2-3 years laughing whole heartedly...with his DAD who was sitting just like a cute grumpy child...and travelled back to the same gleeful day as...
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silence is golden...unless you have kids...and it seems suspicious...because they never fail to get you into trouble...and especially when naughtiness is at its peak...
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a pair of father-son duo...settled themselves in the dining table for their post lunch session...waiting for the food to be served...and finally their wait came to an end...as a very delicious Jalapeño Fritters with Mint Chutney along with Manchow soup came onto their plates...
one of the very best things about life is the way we must regularly stop...whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating...because sometimes it may turn into a disaster...and so does here...
as the munching session started...after taking 3-4 bites...suddenly our SHARPSHINE'S eyes caught something in his DAD'S soup bowl...who quite busy scrolling down the tweets in his cell and sidewise taking a slurp...
ABHI:(innocently...)DAD...hum nog gande insects khate hein kya...
A.D:(without taking his eyes from the phone...and replying lovingly as...)ABHI...bad manners...aap ko khana khane ke time insects wagera ki baat nhi karni cahiye na...aap pehle complete karlo...phir hum dono baat karenge...thik hai...
(ABHI nodded understandingly...and now resumed back his meal...with a complete satisfied and gratificated face...they completed their plates within next 10 mins...
and now both sitting and enjoying each other's company with some stupid talks...like finding DORAEMON'S house or discovering why the color of sky is blue and so on...when suddenly AD remembering the conversation few minutes back...asked abruptly...
A.D:(questioningly...)acha beta...tum khane ke time kya bol rahe the...
ABHI:(carelessly...)ale DAD...woh chana gaya...aap fikal mat kalo...
A.D:(confused...)areh...lekin kon...
ABHI:(confiedently with a pinch of proudness...)ale wohi danda insect...jo aapki bown mein tha...(A.D shocked...while the next sentence completely blew his mind...)aapne to uche one minute mein kha niya...bilkun scupel man ki talah...aul bilkun dale bhi nahi...
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the moment ABHIJEET finished his sentence...the atmosphere echoed with a loud shout "KYAAA..."...and magically you won't believe till next 1 week A.D inspected each and every food item he consumed...giving a hysterical laugh to the small champ every time...who realized the actual scenario the same night...
making it one of the most memorable moment for life time...because it is the happy memories that sustain us...that carry us through the challenging times of loss...and remind us that our loving bond was important and worthwhile...
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HE came back to the present with a phone call...as the call was recieved...the face which was brimming with happiness before a few seconds...drastically changed into a state of utter disbelief...the world around HIM stopped...
HE did wish if the words heard were misinterpreted...HIS actions and words depicted...as if the caller had been speaking a language that HE couldn't understand...the moment HE hanged up the call...HIS heart hanged down to death...
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DAYA came out from his trance when suddenly his eyes fell upon the doctor...who was already out from the O.T...and then realized it had been since 4 hours...he was standing restlessly...lost in his own world...
as HE rushed near the doctor...in complete panic- stricken face...everyone else jumped out from their worlds...and stood up in extreme tension...with fear dominating the heart...
DAYA:(tensed as well as in a panic...)DO...DOCTOR...ABHI..ABHIJEET kaisa hai...(jerking with...)wo..woh thik to hai na...aa...aap kuch bol ky..kyun nahi rahe haein...
ACP:(pacifying DAYA...)DAYA bacche shant ho jao...hmm...(to DOCTOR in a complete tensed shade...)DOCTOR...ABHIJEET kaisa hai...koi khatre wali baat to nahi hai na...
DOCTOR:(briefing as...)dekhiye humne operation kar diya hai...aur woh aab khatre se bahar hai...(everyone sighed relaxably...but the next words bewildered all as...)BUT...woh bohot jyada weak hain...due to a comparatively larger amount of blood loss...agar unhe hospital pohanchne mein aur thodi bhi der hoti...to unka bach pana mushkil ho jata...
(every individual shivered visualizing the scenario...when again heard...)sir par aur hath mein gehri chot lagi hai...lekin chinta ki koi baat nahi...kyunki woh bohot jaldi thik ho jaenge...filhal humne abhi unhe high sedatives par rakha hua hai...as his mind needs complete rest...
(smilingly lightly and in a relaxed tone...)unki recovery rate bhi kaafi achi hai...to aap log bilkul befikar rahiye...(everyone smiled lightly...when DAYA impatiently queried as...)
DAYA:(impatiently...)kya hum log abhi usse mil sakte hain...
DOCTOR:(assuringly...)ji bilkul...hum abhi thodi der mein unhe cabin mein shift kar denge...tab aap mil lijiega...lekin unhe hosh agle 5-6 ghante ke baad aega...tab tak agar aap cahe to unke sath beth sakte hein...
DAYA:(happily...)thank you very much doctor...aap nahi jante...apne humare upar kitna bada ehsaan kar diya...
DOCTOR:areh...yeh to mera farz tha...(leaving as...)chailye aab main chalta hun...baki patients ko dekhna hai...(caringly...)lekin agar koi bhi problem ho to mujhe turant bula yega...now take care...
(DOCTOR left the place...leaving behind the team in a complete relaxed phase...because along the way of losing HIM...they might even lose a major part of themselves...)
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ABHIJEET laid there quietly...keeping HIS eyes closed...and matching the breaths to the beeping of the machines that surrounded the bed...one and only indications of HIS heartbeat and existence...the legs which had chased numerous criminals...to put behind the bar were numb today...
the hands which always meant for supporting others...were now pre-occupied by cannulas and drips...the big head which served as a synthesizer for numerous plans with no loopholes...was covered with a thick bandage...the deep and ever expressive eyes...who's one glare was enough to shut down the goons...turning themselves into ashes...was now in immense pain and deadly silence...
once again he won in the battle against death...by the virtue of prayers and immense blessings of his extended family...who shared a magnificent bond since last 19 years...may be the situations might have changed since few years...which constrained their bondings...and ruined their relationships...
but still their immense love and care for the prodigy has not changed... yes its called family...this is HIS family...HE found it all on HIS own...no doubt its little broken...but still good...yeah. still good...
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the team slowly and curiously peeked into the cabin...and their swollen eyes met with a dismal view of a magnolia colored hospital room with navy blue borders...with a pale and feeble figure lying unconciously...with plenty of white patches on HIS body...making HIM half mummy of EGYPT...
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Some are scared of clowns...some of heights or falling...but THE FIGURE rushing towards the hospital in a terror...is not scared of any of that - not spiders, not snakes, or the dark...
but scared of losing someone very special...losing HIS OWN BLOOD...he can't ever think of his life without HIM...he has already lost a part of his SON'S soul...but now he can never afford to lose HIS body also...and now his mind travelled back to the same dreadful day as...
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FLASHBACK:(continuation from last chapter...)
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the CID beuro was on the wheels...everyone was running behind the clues and leads of the mysterious case...which had engulfed their own ABHIJEET in the era of suspiciousness... the instance of today was still roaming in every mind...but no outcomes could be analyzed by the brains of these experienced and sharp minded cops...
they were till now not sure if it was all real or someone is trying to frame their officer...their brain compelling to believe in the leads while heart every time pulling back to believe in the person...and now another bomb is gonna explode in the surrounding...making the brain's domain more stronger...as a shocking voice rebounded in the sphere...
SACHIN:(entered beuro along with FREDDY...while both faces reflecting a state of complete shock...)SIRR...
ACP:(quickly...)hann SACHIN...kya pata chala unn logon ke bare mein...
SACHIN:(speaking in a very low voice...)sirr...wahan jitne bhi logon se ABHIJEET SIR mile hein...woh sab disguise mein the...
ACP:(extreme shock...)WHATTT...lekin the kon yeh log...
FREDDY:(hesitatingly...) ...act..actually yeh sa..sab...
ACP:(interrupted angrily...)FREDDY...jo bolna hai saaf saaf bolo...(chewing tone...)adha sach to samne aa hi gaya hai...aab aur kuch chupane se faida nahi hai...jo pata chal hai woh bolo...
FREDDY:(fearfully blurrting out every thing as...)SIR...har ek admi ka koi na koi criminal record hai...aur underworld ke sath bhi kuch na kuch connection hai...
ACP and DAYA combinedly:(in a complete shocked tone...)KYAA...
FREDDY:(nodded positively...while continuing firther as...)jee sir...har ek ka record hai hamre database mein...supari lekar kidnapping karna...ya phir kisi ka khoon karne ka arop laga hua hai...lekin saboot aur gawah na hone ki bajhse...har bar jail se chut jate hein...(shockingly...)aur aaj to sir...sab itne ache disguise mein the...ki hamari ankhein bhi dhoka kha gayi...(every member just standing still at their places...unable to believe their own ears...)
DAYA:(shocked from the new info. but still trying to defend his buddy as...)SIRR...ho sakta hai ABHIJEET bhi unn logon ko pehchan nahi paya ho...aakhir woh lo...
ACP:(interrupting in rash...)bas DAYA...bohot hua abb...itne saboot kafi nahi hai kya tumhare liye...yeh...yeh sab ishara karte hain ki ABHIJEET kisi na kisi galat kaam se juda hua hai...(teasingly...)tumhe kya lagta hai...jo khud disguise master ho...woh iss nakab ke piche ke cehre ko pehcha nahi paega...(in a mocking tone...)apni ankhoon se yeh dosti ki patti utar do DAYA...kyunki aab woh humara purana ABHIJEET nahi raha...(turning his face...and in somewhat teary tone...)nhi raha humara paurana ABHIJEET...
DAYA:(still supporting...)lekin sir...
(but stopped in the middle as a group of middle aged people entered in the beuro...and initiated in a simultaneous manner as...)
1ST FIGURE:(crying badly...)sir...sir...hamare bache ko dhund li jiye...
2ND FIGURE:(tensed tone...)sir...mera beta ka bhi kuch pata nahi chal raha hai...
ACP:(interrupting swiftly...and pacifying everyone as...)dekhiye...sab log pehle shant ho jaiye...aur phir hume thik se bataiye ki akhir huaa kya hai...
1ST FIGURE:(soggy tone..)sirr...meri beti DELHI mein padh rahi thi...aur pichle 2dinon se hamara uske sath kuch contact hi nahi ho pa raha hai...pehle din humne socha ki shayd padha mein busy hogi...lekin agle din jab humne college mein phone karke pucha to unhone bola ki woh pichle 2 din se college hi nahi ayi hai...
3RD FIGURE:(shockingly...)KYAAA...sir humara beta bhi DELHI gaya tha padhne...aur pichle do din se woh bhi gayab hai...aur to aur uske college walaon ka bhi yehi kehna hai...
DAYA:(confusingly...)kya...(eyeing other parents...)acha...aap ke bache bhi DELHI mein padhte te kya...
(everyone nodded conjointly...so HE again continued as...)yeh kaise ho sakta hai...chaliye aap chinta mat kijiye hum kuch karte hein...aap log please apne bacchon ke ek ek photo hume de dijiye...taki unhe dhundne mein aur asani ho...
(everyone nodded and hand overed their respective child's photo to PURVI...who shockingly howled making others confused..."YEHH"...)
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HE came back to the present in a jerk...as the car halted in the hospital premises...without even waiting for a second...rushed inside while few words re-bouncing in his mind as...
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"ALE DAD...AAP TO GIL GAYE..."
"HEHEHE...I LOVE U DADZU..."
"MAINE APKO BOHOT BAAR BOLA HAI DAD...KI ISME APKI KOI GALTI NAHI HAI..."
"DAD...AAP PLEASE ARAM KIJIYE..."
"MERE REHTE HUE APKO KUCH NAHI HO SAKTA DAD..."
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