D U S H Y A N T

This was the most difficult question Daya Sir just asked and I have no idea how I will answer him. Kavin and Kabir. What happened between them, How will I explain it to them? Uss Kavin ko bola tha ki na karna aesa kuch ki kisi ko shaq ho lekin in sahabzaade ko kuch samjh kaha aata hai. Saala main fass gaya iske chakkar mein..

"Dushyant kuch bologe?" I heard Abhijeet sir speaking and shifted my focus from from the entry door to Abhijeet sir. Koi bachane aa jaaye bas yeh hi dua hai meri filhal.

"Dushyant?" Sachin kept his hand on my shoulder and I immediately looked at him and cleared my throat.

"Ahh Sir. Haan toh woh main kya keh raha tha" a failed at attempt of getting myself outta all this.

"Tumne abhi tak kuch shuru nahi kiya. Baatein ghumana band karo aur sidha point pe aao tum" and I glared Pankaj Sachin who just shrugged.

"Umm Yeah.. haan toh baat aesi hai na ki Kavin aur Ka... Pummy Auntyyy"

"Pummy Aunty?" All uttered in confusion.

"Arey mera Dushhu" a fat lady in her mid 40s exclaimed looking at Dushyant and came running towards him.

Hey bhagwaan, Kya Dushmani hai aapki merse.. haan manta hu bachane ke liye kisi ko bhejne ko bola tha par pummy aunty, like seriously? and I felt a sharp pain on my cheeks and that's when I realised that she pulled my cheeks real hard.

"Arey arey aunty bas bas" I moved a bit back so that she can't torture me more.

"Kaise hai aap?" I asked getting up after touching her feets. India and it's rituals.

"Main theek hun beta, tu kaisa hai? Yaha kya kar raha hai? Yeh sab kon hai? Meri bahu kaha hai? Abhi bhi shaadi ka nahi socha tune?" And her train of questions started and every one looked at me and I looked at them with a helpless look while she patted my back that it hurt real bad.

"Tu sunn bhi raha hai main jo bol rahi hun?"

"Arey haan na aunty, aapki baat kaise ignore kar sakta hu?" Ek hi baat itni baar repeat karte ho ki koi kaise na sune.

"Haan toh bata na"

"Haan bata raha hun na. Yeh mere colleagues hai. Main inke saath aaya tha yaha. Bahu toh dhundh li hai jaldi milwaunga" I finished with a smile, forced one.

"Acchaa changa changa, chal main chalti hun woh meri dost udhar mera wait kar rahi hai. Milne aana ghar ab yaha reh raha hai toh"

"Haan zarur aunty" pagal hun main?

"What was that?" Shreya asked once she left.

"Television of our family. You won't get bored if she's around but you will definitely get annoyed." I mouthed and the table filled with laughs and eventually I laughed too. They are our family now and they deserve to know.

"Kabir and Kavin were really good friends back in Kolkata." I said and every one stopped laughing.

"How is it connected to Kavin's changed behaviour?"

"Kavin hates Kabir as much as he loves Purvi"

"No"

"You're kidding"

"Best friends turned into enemies?" And I noded at Sachin's statement.

"The feelings are mutual though."

"How and why?"

"One incident which was actually an accident changed everything in their life."

"What incident?" Daya sir asked.

"Kavin and Kabir once got stuck in a car which was about to fall off the bridge. The situation was out of our control and we couldn't do anything to save them." Purvi sat right next to me and everyone including me looked at her surprised. We didn't expect her here.

"There were two option for them, save yourself and let the other die, save the other one and hug your death yourself. Kavin could not choose anything he was just sitting their. Kabir chose to save himself and let Kavin die, his one statement shook Kavin completely. Kabir's choosing his life over his best friend hurt him badly because he was planning to save both of them. It wasn't like this that Kavin will have himself instead of Kabir, one thing was for sure, if to save Kabir, Kavin had to give up on his life, he would have done that but he expected the same from Kabir.

Kabir pushed Kavin towards death to save himself which broke Kavin completely. We somehow saved Kavin. But from that day onwards, Kavin started hating Kabir and that incident made differences grow between them and their hate for eachother increased." Purvi finished and everyone looked at her with shocked and painful look.

Author's POV

"Kavinnnn" Ishita called out loudly again..

"Aa raha hun meri maa"

"Saale kabse yehi bol raha tu."

"Haan naa waa, shaant reh ab. Taiyaar hone mein time lagta." Kavin said coming down the stairs.

"Yeh dialogue ladki ka nahi hota?"

"Tu chudail hai." And he received a cushion right in his face after this statement.

"Sach hi bol raha hu" the second attack was stopped by the well built man.

"Accha theek hai, chal ab late ho rahe" Kavin said as Ishita was ready to throw another cushion.

"Haan theeke" target got hit successfully.

"Pitegi tu" to which Ishita sticked her tongue out.

"Khaana khane chak ab tu. Mujhe bhook lag rahi."

"Teri dost nahi aayi?" Kavin asked as he started the car.

"Terko yaad aa rahi uski?" Ishia asked calmly.

"Tum log question ke answer mein wapis question hi kyu puchte ho?"

"Maza aata hai." Ishita giggled at this.

"Bta na seriously ab" Kavin asked again.

"Nahi, usne mna kar diya, kyu mujhe nahi pata"

"Bohot acche. Tujhe kuch pata bhi hota hai?"

"Haan bohot kuch jaise ki agar hum jaldi hotel nahi pohoche toh kal ke newspaper mein headline hogi, Sr. Inspector Kavin Khanna's dead body got found on the edge of a silent and scary forest."

"Joke tha? Hasna Tha? Sorry hassi nahi aayi." Kavin gave her a disgustingly cute smile.

"Whatever" Ishita rolled her eyes.

"Bhaiya isko dedo warna yeh katal bhi kar degi kuch bharosa nahi iska" and Kavin received a death glare from Ishita who was impatiently waiting for her ice-cream. The stall-owner gave her the ice-cream and they both started walking towards Kavin's car.

"But dude, The food was awesome."

"The restaurant was of my choice" and Kavin praised him self.

"Anyways, kya soch raha tha tu uss waqt?"

"Hayat ki yaad aa gayi yaar uss bacchi ko dekh ke."

"Kavin, We will find her soon." Ishita said.

"We will." Kavin's determined look spoke volumes. And Ishita's phone rang. She took it out. It's Mayur. She excused herself.

On call

Ishita: Haan bol Mayur.

Mayur: bureau pohoch jaldii.

Ishita: kyu?

Mayur: Tu bureau pohoch aur Kavin sir ko bhi inform kar dena.

Ishita: Kavin's with me. Aa rahe hai hum.

Call ended

"Kya hua?" Kavin asked licking his chocolate flavored cone.

"Bureau bulaya hai, kyu pata nahi"

"Chal toh beth Jaldi" Kavin threw his ice-cream away and so did Ishita and they left.