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THE STORY:

Morning arose.. duo woke up..

Abhijeet(while coming downstairs.. seeing Daya coming out from guest room): aare Daya.. tum uth geye.. good morning.. tabiyat kaisi hai aab?

Daya: haa sir.. uth gaya mai.. good morning.. aur mai bilkul thik hu sir..

Abhijeet: hmm.. abhi chalne mei thori takleef hogi.. thik ho jayega.. Daya nodded.. just the the bell rang..

Abhijeet(annoyed): lo aa gaya.. aaj doodh tum pioge samjhe.. huh.. he opened the door after taking a bowl..

Daya: liyiye sir.. mai garam kar deta hu..

Abhijeet: koi jaroorta nehi.. chuchap baitho.. he went to kitchen.. after sometime..

Abhijeet: lo..

Daya: sir mai.. mai nehi sir.. yeh aapke liye hai.. please.. aisa mat kariye... aap pi lijiye.. sir yeh aapke liye bohot jaroori hai sir.. aap pi lijiye..

Abhijeet: ho gaya? Daya looked down.. mere liye bhi hai.. pura tumhe nehi dia.. chalo phataphat pi lo.. Daya obeyed..

Daya: ok sir.. mai chalta hu.. ghar bhi jana hai..

Abhijeet: chalo mai tumhe chor deta hu..

Daya: nehi sir.. I'll manage..

Abhijeet: sure?

Daya: yes sir.. he was to move out..

Abhijeet: ek minute Daya... wo files complete ho gaya hai. leke jaoge please?

Daya: complete ho gaya!

Abhijeet: haa.. kyu? nehi hona tha?

Daya(embarrassed): nehi sir... wo actually.. mujhe bilkul bhi pasand nehi hai file works.. isiliye bola..

Abhijeet laughed.. seeing that Daya also smiled and sighed in relaxment..

Abhijeet: par Daya.. amine to tumhe kabhi late submission karte hue nehi dekha..

Daya: Acp sir.. mujhe jyada time dete hai sir.. both shared a light laugh..

Abhijeet gave him the files.. Daya taking that moved out..

IN BUREAU..

Acp sir was discussing about a case.. Daya's cell rang..

Daya: excuse me sir.. Acp sir nodded.. he moved a bit distance..

Daya: pakki khabar hai na?

ok thik hai..

haa.. haa.. mai dekhta hu..

he came near to Acp sir..

Acp sir: haa.. Daya.. Raghu ke bare mei kuch pata chala?

Daya: haa sir.. mai jau..

Acp sir: haa.. sath mei Sudhakar ko bhi leke jao..

Daya: nei sir.. mai chala jata hu.. current case ke liye yaha pe Sudharkar ko yaha rehena chahiye na sir..

Acp sir: wo to tumhara bhi jaroorat hai.. par tumhe mai kisi bhi hal mei rokunga nehi.. tum jao..

Daya(smiled): ok sir..

IT WAS 9:55 p.m..Daya came to Abhijeet's home.. Abhijeet opened the door..

Daya: sorry sir.. thora late ho gaya.. aapne dinner to kia na? medicines le li? mai wo...

Abhijeet: tum har roj aate h kyu ho?

Daya confused..

Daya: jee?

Abhijeet: maine kaha.. har roj kyu aate ho tum? mai khudka khayal rakh sakta hu.. khana khud ke hato kha sakta hu.. medicine bhi le sakta hu..

Daya: mai to bas...

Abhijeet: kya mai to bas?.. kya dekhne aate ho? yeh aadmi mara ki nehi.. (Daya shocked.. was going to say something.. but stopped) aur agar jinda hai toitna

sab kuch hone baad bhi kaise jainda hai.. aapne maa ko khane ke baad bhi..

Daya(shouted): stop it sir.. kya kya bole ja rehe hai aap ha? aapko mera aana pasand nehi hai.. sidhe sidhe kyu nehi bol dia.. nehi aata mai.. par yeh sab

bolne ki kya jaroorat?

Abhijeet: bola to.. kitni baar to bola.. ki maat aaya karo.. par tu sunte kaha ho?

Daya: haa..s ahi kaha aapne.. mai sunta kaha hu? thik hai.. ja raha hu mai.. aab nehi aaunga.. bye.. he was taking small steps.. when he was at the door step

he felt a tight grip..he turned..

Abhijeet(teary tone): koi nehi hai.. aab tum bhi jaoge? saying this he hugged Daya tightly.. at first Daya did not understand anything.. but after few seconds he

also hugged him back.. at this Abhijeet's grip became tightened.. now he was crying with voice.. Daya stared rubbing his back.. he didn't speak a single word..

he felt that something was wrong with Abhijeet.. but he could not understand that the matter was so serious..

After some time Abhijeet calm down.. Daya separated him.. Abhijeet wiped his own tears.. Daya took him to his room.. sat him down.. and gave him a glass of

water.. Abhijeet drank it withput a word..

Daya moved out.. came back after sometime.. he put the plate in front of Abhijeet.. Abhijeet nodded in no like a small child.. Daya smiled a bit.. sat beside him

on the bed.. and made a bite and kept it in front of Abhijeet's mouth.. Abhijeet turned his face other side.. Daya sighed.. he put the plate on the table.. turned

his face towards him.. and fed him.. a tear drop fell down from Abhijeet's eyes..

Abhijeet: tum to ja rehe the na.. to aab kyu ruke?

Daya: mai mera kaam adhura nehi chrat kabhi bhi..

Abhijeet: mujhe khilan tumhara kaam hai?

Daya: kuch aise hi samjhiye..

Abhijeet: to fir tum jao.. mai tumhe chutti de dia..

Daya(smiled): mujhe chutti ki jaroorat nehi hai aisi kaam se.. Abhijeet stopped.. Daya fed him the whole dinner.. he went to kitchen to put the plate.. came

back.. gave him medicine..

Abhijeet: mujhe nehi lena..

Daya(with deep voice): sir..

Abhijeet took that.. Daya sighed and sat on the floor on his knees just in front of Abhijeet..

Daya: aapko kisne yeh sab kaha hai?

Abhijeet(shocked): kaun? koi.. koi nehi.. koi bhi to nehi..

Daya: kisi ne to kaha hai.. nehi to mera Abhijeet sir aise nehi bolte.. Abhijeet was amazwd with that 'mera Abhijeet sir'..

Abhijeet: galat to nehi kaha na?

Daya:hmm.. iske matlab kisi ne to kaha hai.. Abhijeet looked down.. haa.. sahi kaha aapne.. galat kaha nehi hai.. jisne bhi aapse yeh sab kaha hai na.. wo

khud hi galat hai.. soch galat hai.. dimag ke andar sab kuch bigra hua hai lagta hai..

Abhijeet smiled a littttle bit..

Daya(smiled): aab batayiye kisne kaha hai?

Abhijeet: wo.. pas wali ghar mei jo old lady rehete hai na.. Ryan ke dadi.. usne..

Daya: achha.. mai kal unde daant dunga..

Abhijeet: kya?!

Daya: mera matlab.. mai mana kar dunga.. ki woh ahinda yeh sab na bole..

Abhijeet: kya faida..

Daya: haa.. sirf bolne se kaam nehi chalega.. unhe samjhana hoga.. ok.. thik hai mai Ryan ke paents se baat karunga.. wo log bohot samjdar hai.. woh

samjhyenge unhe..

Abhijeet: rehene do Daya..

Daya: nehi sir.. unhe samjhna hoga ki unohone jo bi kaha hai.. wo galat hai.. wo thora puarane jamane ka hai.. is liye yeh sab bolte hai.. par unhe samjhna

hoga na.. ki yeh sab thik nehi hai.. unhe bohot payar se.. bohot izzzat se yeh samjhana hoga.. mai bol dunga Ryan ke parents ko..

Daya: achhaa.. aab so jiye aab.. bohot bate kar liye.. aab so jaiye.. na jane.. kab se yeh sab sochke aap pareshan ho rehe hai.. ek baat dhyan mei rakhiye sir.

maa jee ke maut ke jimmeder aap nehi hai.. halat aur waqt ne humse maa jee ko chin lia hia... par wo jaha bhi hai.. aapko dekh sakte hai.. agar wo dekhenge

ki aap aisa pareshan ho rehe hai.. to unhe bhi to dukh hoga.. hai na?

Abhijeet stared at himm "haa.. hoga to"..

Daya: to aap bilkul pareshan maat hona.. thik hai.. aab so jaiye.. he laid him down.. and patted his head..

Abhijeet closed his eyes.. Daya sighed.. Abhijeet opened his eyes agian..

Daya: kya hua?

Abhjeet: tum...?

Daya: yeh pe hu.. nehi ja raha hu mai.. aap so jaiye.. Abhijeet smiled and closed his eyes.. and soon drifted into sleep..

Daya(thinking): Acp sir ko call kana hai.. he caled him after coming out from the room..

Acp sir: haa Daya.. kya ata chala?

Daya: sir.. I am sorry sir.. maine socha tha ki use aaj hi pakar lunga.. par haat se nikal gaya sir..

Acp sir: thik hai koi baat nehi.. kab tak bhagega?

Daya: sir.. woh Vidyanagar mei ek chota ghar mei rehe raha hai.. mai aaj uska picha kar raha tha.. parrr..

Acp sir: par?

Daya: sr waha.. kuch badmasho ne ek larkiko cher raha tha.. to use bachane gaya to.. wo haat se nikla gaya..

Acp sir: ok Daya.. koi baat nehi.. hum kal hi use pakar lenge.. tum kal jaldi aa jana thora..

Daya: yes sir mai.. yaha se nikal ke ghar jaunga.. fir bureau.. mai near about 8:30 baje pauch jaunga..

Acp sir: yaha se nikal ke? kaha se nikal ke? kaha ho tum?

Daya: aaa.. wo mai.

Acp sir(smiled): Abhijeet so gaya hai?

Daya(smiled shyly): jee sir..

Acp sir: aab tum bhi jaga dhundke so jao.. aur haa.. dinner kar lena.. senior ke ghar se khana leke khane mei sharmana maat.. and it's an order.. good night..

call cut..

Daya was going to say something.. but couldn't.. he smiled.. and then went to kitchen.. made noodles.. ate.. and then slept on sofa..

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