CHAPTER 8
Shreya was on breakfast table; her father cum boss had left earlier to attend an official meeting.
"shreya, beta paratha?" supriya asked forwarding the plate.
"nahi maa…bas aur nahi" shreya said refusing showing her hand.
"beta sirf 2 paratho se kuch nahi hota. Itni tough job hai teri. Kam se kam 4 to kha." Supriya said insisting.
"han shreya, kam se kam 4 parathe to khane hi chahiye tumhe." Someone said from behind.
Both shreya and supriya were surprised seeing the person.
"are sachin beta tum yaha, aao aao shreya ke sath tum bhi breakfast kar lo." Supriya said with an ear to ear smile. Shreya too flashed a fake smile.
"are nahi auntie, wo aaj somvar hai na, aaj mera fast hai." Sachin said smiling.
Supriya and shreya both exchanged glances with their mouths wide opened.
" dekha shreya, cid officer hokar bhi fast rakhta hai, aur ek tu hai jo kabhi vrat nahi rakhti." Supriya said taunting shreya.
"oh god! Ye sachin sir to wakai kuch jyada hi 'fast' nikle." Shreya made a face. "alright maa, sachin sir aapne bataya nahi aap yaha kyun?" shreya asked with a fake smile.
"shreya, wo main bas yaha se gujar raha tha to socha kyun na tumhe pick kar lu. Chalo aaj sath me bureau chalte hain." sachin gave his proposal.
"so sweet, shreya dekho sachin aaj tumhe lene aaya hai, jao na." supriya said to shreya.
" but maa, mere paas khud ki car hai. Thanks sir main chali jaungi." Shreya said nodding her head.
"hi shreya…" a voice came from behind.
Now shreya, supriya and sachin, turned to find kavin and nikhil standing there with broad smiles.
Shreya closed her eyes in disappointment. Then she managed to look at them.
"hi sir, hi nikhil. Aap log bhi yaha?" she asked without much interest.
"wo shreya, maine socha aaj tumhe pick kar leta hu, han pata hai ki tumhare paas car hai, lekin kabhi bike rides bhi leni chahiye." nikhil said looking at her.
Till then maya and sweety too came there. They both became happy seeing kavin and nikhil respectively.
"are han didu, aap aaj nikhil ji ke sath unki bike pe kyun nahi jati?" sweety said jumping with excitement.
" oh ji iski purani khatara bike, chalti kam hai aur rukti jyada hai. Shreya why don't you come with me, I have the latest model of Yamaha." Kavin said with an attitude.
"yeah..shreya why don't you go with kavin?" Maya said in excitement looking at kavin.
"nahi nahi maya, shreya ko sachin car me chod dega." Supriya said to maya.
"nahi didu aap nikhil ji ke sath jao." Sweety said loudly to make her point strong.
"are kavin hai na, shreya ko drop kar dega." Maya said looking at supriya and Sweety.
The three ladies started arguing , while the three boys were standing silently. And shreya was watching the scenario closing her ears with her hands.
"oh stop it you all!" shreya shouted on top of her voice.
Everybody stopped and looked at her. Shreya turned to the three ladies. Then she gave a fiery look to the three boys.
" kavin sir, nikhil ki bike chalti kam hai aur rukti jyada hai na, to aap apni nayi latest bike pe nikhil ko kyun nahi lift de dete?" she turned to sachin, "aur sachin sir, aap ke paas car hai, to aap in dono ko kyun nahi lift de dete. Mere paas meri khud ki car hai. Mujhe kisi se bhi lift lene ki koi jarurat nahi see you all at bureau." Shreya said and then moved out with fast steps.
All were looking at her dumbstruck. "shreya… shreya… shreya…" the three ran behind her calling her name. But shreya had already left.
After they all left, the three ladies again started arguing that who is the best for shreya.
Shreya reached bureau in extremely bad mood. Purvi saw her and asked the reason. Shreya told her the full story.
"seriously yaar. I am fed up. Yaha ye 3 officers mera dimag kharab karte rehte hain aur waha ghar pe wo teen aurate. Jeena mushkil kar diya hai mera. Main kya chati hu usse kisi ko koi matlab nahi." Shreya said disappointedly.
Purvi kept her hand on her shoulder, "shreya tum ek kaam kyun nahi karti. Tum in teeno ke bare me daya sir ko kyun nahi bolti. 2 minute me seedha kar denge sabko."
"janti hu purvi, but you know, maa, masi aur sweety, wo teeno daya sir ko bilkul pasand nahi karte, aur agar unko pata chala ki, daya sir ne inko kuch bola to, meri khair nahi. Wo to mujhe daya sir se baat bhi nahi karne dege." Shreya said helplessly.
"ok , then why don't you talk to acp sir." Purvi suggested another way.
" acp sir jo bhi hain yaha hain. wo jo bhi kar sakte hain, yaha kar sakte hain, ghar me unka rutba maa ke baad hi aata hai. Agar maa ne bol diya daya sir ka transfer karo to papa unka transfer bhi kar denge. Isliye chup hu main." Shreya said almost on the verge of tears.
"don't worry shreya, sab theek ho jayega, har mushkil ka koi na koi solution jaroor hota hai." Purvi assured her.
Daya had some personal work, so he was on leave today. Shreya did not get to see him or talk to him, so she was feeling a kind of day passed like another day.
At night shreya was in her study room working on some files. She was feeling tired. She closed the files and lied her head down on the table. She was half asleep when she felt someone caressing her head. She opened her eyes to look up and found her father lovingly smiling at her.
"Are papa, aap?" Shreya asked sitting straight on her chair.
"Han main, bahut kaam Karna padta hai na mera bachha ko.?" Acp said looking at the files kept before her daughter.
Shreya made a puppy face, and hugged him. "Papa, I love my job, bas aaj pata nahi kyun man nahi lag raha. Feeling so tired."
Acp pradyuman patted her head comforting her. "Kyun bachha aaj aisa kya ho gaya, Jo man nahi lag raha."
"Pata nahi" shreya replied innocently.
"Hmm...main soch raha hu aaj se aapke daya sir ko chutti na diya karu. Khud to wo chutti mana rahe hain aur yaha humara pyara sa bachha udas pada hai."
"Hmm.." Shreya uttered without paying much attention to her father. But the next moment she realized his comment. She separated from the hug and looked at him surprisingly. "Han? Papa... Aap?" Shreya didn't know what to say.
Acp Pradyuman smiled at innocence of her daughter. "Kya hua shreya? Itni chauk kyun gayi. Papa hu na main tumhara, kya mujhe ye bhi nahi pata hoga ki mera bachha aakhir kyun udaas hai, hmm?" He said patting her cheek.
Shreya blushed badly on her father's sentence. How does he know that? She smiled and again hugged him. "Oh papa..you are so dangerous." Shreya said hiding her face.
"Han han bas bas sharmana chodo. Kab se chal raha hai ye sab han? Aur us ullu ke patthe ne propose kiya ki nahi abhi tak han?" He asked enjoying her daughter's expressions.
Shreya looked at him and nodded in no with a sad face.
"I knew it... Bahut achhe se janta hu main use. Waise tum kaho to main written order issue karta hu usko, ki meri beti ko kisi prince ki tarah aakar uske kadmo me apna sar jhukakar propose kare. What say?" He said winking at her.
Shreya laughed loudly on her father. "Hahahaa... Papaaa.. Aap bhi na, aisa kuch karne ki jarurat nahi hai. Shayad main kuch jaldi hi itna sab kuch expect kar rahi hu. Sahi waqt aane par wo khud bolenge." She said dreamily.
"Are waah... Bahut bharosa hai, 'daya sir' pe han?" Acp pradyuman teased her again.
Shreya smiled and nodded in yes. She laughed and both shared a hi-five.
The next day, everyone was busy in the new case reported.
Something was wrong with daya and his mood was totally off. On top of that, he was handling a case of a murder.
Shreya came to report about the culprit. "Sir, ye hai jaggu ki file. Apni wife ko roj Marta hai. Kal usne cricket bat se use mara hai. Agar hum sahi waqt pe nahi pahuchate to ye use jaan se maar deta. Mujhe lagta hai ye murder bhi isi ne kiya hai. Jo insaan apni wife ko itni berahmi se maar sakta hai wo kisi ka khoon bhi kar sakta hai." Shreya said getting hyper.
"Hmm.. Kuch bataya usne?" Daya asked studying the file.
"Sir uska kehna hai ki usne ye khoon nahi kiya, aur na hi use iske bare me kuch pata hai." Shreya told him.
Now daya lost his temper. "Iski to main...dekhta hu kaise nahi bolta." He threw the file harshly on the table and moved towards the interrogation room folding his sleeves upwards. Shreya got that he is very angry today, so she too followed him to control his anger.
Daya entered the interrogation room and before that jaggu could understand anything, he received a tight slap from daya.
"Saab saab... Maine kuch nahi kiya..." Jaggu pleaded.
"Kuch nahi kiya tune han? Bol ..apni wife ko bat se Marta hai aur bolta hai kuch nahi kiya." Daya shouted and punched his face.
Shreya reached there followed by freddy, Vansh and Mayur.
"Saab, aaj se apni bivi pe kabhi hath nahi uthaunga saab.. Mera is murder se koi lena dena nahi." Jaggu said almost crying.
But daya was not in a mood to listen anything. He threw the chair in a corner and again caught Jaggu's collar. "Teri to.. Tu aise nahi muh kholega..." He again moved to beat him but shreya came and caught his hand.
"Daya sir, itni buri tarah se kyun maar rahe hai ise. Leave him." Shreya said trying to stop daya.
But daya pushes her aside and again burst out on Jaggu. Shreya was so worried seeing daya in such an angry mood. The other three officers were just silently standing and watching the scenario. Nobody had enough courage to stop daya. Jaggu was pleading for his life, but daya was in full form. He was beating him so harshly. Jaggu started bleeding from his mouth. Now shreya couldn't hold. She again moved ahead to stop daya, but daya again pushed her aside and kept on beating Jaggu.
"Daya sir, please chod deejiye use, mar jayega wo. Leave him" shreya shouted and came in between both of them, just when daya was about to leave his hand on Jaggu and accidentally he slapped shreya. "Aaahhhhh..." Shreya screamed and fell on the floor on her face.
With her scream everything went silent. Jaggu was scared and hiding in a corner. Freddy, Vansh and Mayur exchanged glances. While daya was almost frozen on his place like a statue.
After a couple of seconds Shreya slowly tried to get up. She was holding her cheek with her hand and lots of tears in her eyes.
"Shh..shreya.." Daya managed to utter her name and moved near her. "Shreya I am so..." Daya began but stopped as shreya looked up at him. Now tears were rolling down on her cheeks. Her left cheek had turned to red after all it was famous "daya slap".
Shreya gave him a disgusting look and left from there without saying anything and holding her cheek..
Daya tried to stop her but she had left. Daya looked at Freddy and others. All gave him a helpless look.
Daya glared at Jaggu and then turned to Freddy. "Freddy, ise sambhalo, main bas aata hu." And without wasting another second he rushed outside to find shreya.
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A/N: sorry for such a late update.
I know I promised you all to show daya's confession but here served something else…oops, bechari shreya!
Guys, many of you were requesting to updfate TBHML, but I am too busy to update a long chapter, so please abhi is short update se kaam chala lo. I'll update next one very soon, and surely will made daya to confess.
Well ab kya hoga? Pehle to sirf shreya ki family se panga liya tha, aur ab shreya bhi daya se naraj? Dekhte hain daya sir kaise mana pate hain shreya ko?
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