So friends, I am back. Zyada late to nahi karwana para? And story yaad bhi hai ya nahi ;) I know shayad zyada late hogai. Ok friends see you at the end of update, and don't forget to tell how it is?
Morning arose,
The trio got ready early as sleep was very far from them. Purvi was waiting for Shreya sitting idle. Few minutes later, doorbell rang. Purvi immediately opened it and Shreya was standing.
Without meeting Purvi's eyes as she knew that she can easily guess that Shreya was upset. Purvi also noticed the odd behavior of Shreya last night as well as today in the morning.
Purvi: Shree, thori der andar chal na, mujhe tujhse kuch baat karni hai.
Shreya (trying her best to avoid much conversation): Nhi Purvi yaar, aj nahi, aj bureau mai bohot kaam hai. Baad mai araam se baithein ge.
Purvi: Shree, tu kabse itni workaholic ban gayi? Chal to sahi andar, zyada der nahi baithen ge. Like this she dragged her inside the house.
Shreya had no option but to accept it.
Purvi, keeping her hand on Shreya's hand and squeezing it lightly.
Purvi(in a very supple tone): Bata mujhe, aisi kya pareshani hai jo tujhe andar hi andar khaaye ja rahi hai?
Shreya, then couldn't control her emotions anymore, hugged Purvi and broke in tears, and Purvi just rubbed her back to calm her down. Between her sobs, Shreya told her the whole matter, happened in bureau in a summarized manner.
Purvi listened all silently.
Shreya: Purvi, tu bata, kya meri galati ki koi maafi nahi? Mai ne jaan boojh ker to kuch nahi kya? Lekin Taru to kuch sunne ko tayar nahi? Kya meri galati itni bari hai?
Purvi nods in no and then explains her: Shree, pehli baat to yeh ke galati kisi ki nahi. Sab halaat ke hathon majboor the. Kisi ka maqsad dusre ko dukh nahi pohnchana tha. Har kisi ko, apnon ke kho jane ka dar tha. Tumhara bhi yahi haal tha. Tumne bhi Daya sir ki fikar ki bhaavnao mai akar Abhijeet sir par ilzam laga diya. Halanke (although) tum khud Abhijeet aur Daya sir ke rishte ko ache se samjhti ho. Haan bas tumhare alfaz ki karwahat ne Abhijeet sir ko dukhi kar diya. Tum unse maafi mang lo, unka dil bohot bara hai, wo zaroor tumhe dil se maaf kardenge. Shree, koi bhi insan perfect nahi hota. Koi na koi kami ya khami usme hoti hai. Jiski wajah se usse kabhi na kabhi koi galati sarzad ho jati hai. Apne wahi log hote hain jo tumhari kamiyon ke bawajood tumhe khushi se qabool karein aur sahi waqt ane par tumhari galati sudharne ki koshish karein. Hmm?
Shreya felt a bit relieved, after sharing her problem with Purvi.
Shreya: Pata nahi Purvi tu nahi hoti to mai kya karti? Tumse baat karke bohot acha lag raha hai. Chalo baaton baaton mai bohot der hogayi Purvi ab hume chalna chahiye.
Purvi: Problem share karogi to kuch hoga Na, aise nazre churaogi, to kaise kaam chalega?
Shreya gave a small smile in return as sign of being grateful. Both reached bureau and started to complete their incomplete files. Slowly, one by one, everybody started to come bureau, and sat on their desks to complete their pending work.
When everyone was here, including ACP sir, Purvi stood up from her desk and took permission from Acp sir to go to Fornsic lab telling him that she wanted to talk something important with Tarika.
In Forensic Lab,
Purvi: Hi Tarkia, surprise.
Tarika (seeing Purvi her face lit up): wow Purvi, what a pleasant surprise. Ab kaisi tabiyat hai tumhari?
Purvi understood by her face that she is stressed about something. Her red eyes were indicating that she cried a lot. Seeing the fixed gaze of Purvi on her, she turned her face and again engrossed herself in work.
Purvi: Taru, ye kya halat bana rakhi hai tumne apni? Kuch to khyal karo. Apni shakal dekhi, aine (mirror) mai? Jab maine last case solve kiya tha, us waqt se ab ki shaqal dekho, kaisi hogayi hai?
Tarika: Aisi koi baat nahi hai Purvi bas kaam ke chaqqar mai sahi se neend puri nhi hui.
Purvi: phir tu kuch din ke liye chutti le lay. Thoda fresh feel kar to wapas join kar lena.
Tarika (in frustration): Kya masla hai Purvi tere sath, bola na mai theek hun.(then realize her tone) I am sorry yaar pata nahi wo kaise mai….
Purvi: Acha chal koi baat nahi. Ye bata pareshani kya hai?
Tarika (widens her eyes)
Purvi: Aise kya dekh rahi ho. Mujhe saaf pata chal raha tu kisi mushkil mai hai( softens her voice) mujhe nhi bataye gi? Mai janti hun bureau mai kya hua tha Shreya ne bataya lekin mai ye sunna chahti hun ke tujhe kya baat khatak rahi hai?
Tarika: Tujhe ab bhi samjh nhi aya?
Purvi: Sirf Abhijeet sir ki pareshani hai? Itni si baat?
Tarika: Purvi ye itni si baat nahi hai…. Cut her
Purvi: Taru mai samjhti hun tum par kya guzar rahi hogi but sara gussa aur narazgi sirf Shree se kyun? Baqi sab ne bhi to bura kya haina.
Tarika: But…. Wo humari dost hai isliye maine usse ye expect nahi kya tha.
Purvi: Lekin Taru, sirf wo hi tumhari situation ko kyu samjhe? Mai ye nahi keh rahi ke mai Purvi ki side par hun, balke mai sirf ye ehsaas dilana chahti hun ke, sari galati Shree ki nahi, aur har galati ki maafi bhi to hoti haina. Koi bhi insan perfect to nahi hota na? Usse galati to ho sakti hai. Aise to ekbar Abhijeet sir bhi Shreya se thoda rude hogaye the usse.(Giraftar series mai hi aik scene). To kya Shreya ne tumse shikayat ki ya kisi se bhi, ya ruth gayi?
Tarika: Haan Purvi, mai maanti hun ke galati hojati hai insaan se. Lekin us waqt Abhijeet ko support karne wala koi nahi tha bureau mai, har koi usko sak ki nigahon se dekh raha tha. Shree ke paas Daya to thana usko dilasa dilane keliye. Jo use ache se samjh sakta hai, jisse shree openly feelings share kar sakti hai. Abhijeet ki situation, isse bhi buri thi. Aur sabse dil dukhane wali baat mujhe ye lagi ke wo Abhijeet ka sahara nhi bani, theek hai koi baat nhi wo khud stressed hai, sab ke sath mil kar shak kiya ilzam lagaya Abhijeet pe phir bhi maine bardasht kiya lekin usne to had hi par kardi. Abhijeet mujhse investigation mai agar madad maang raha tha, use bhi Daya ki fikr thi, wo bhi tension mai tha ke kisi bhi tarha Daya mil jaye. Wahan par DCP sir ke sath pohnch gayi aur Abhijeet ko sab ke saamne hatkari pehna di. Ye meri kalpana se bilkul baahir tha.
Purvi: Taru, mai maanti hun ke Shreya ne jo bhi kya sab bardasht se baahir tha, lekin uski jaga apne apko tasawwur karo. Usko laga ke Abhijeet sir ko kuch yaad nahi araha aur us waqt wo Abhijeet ko kasurwar maan rahi thi toh use laga ke ye behtar hoga ke wo Abhijeet sir ko DCP sir ke paas le jaye, is tarah se maamla kuch behtar hojaye ga. Aur jahan tak hatkari ki baat hai to wo to wo khud bhi nahi lagana chahti thi lekin DCP sir ke saamne wo kuch nhi bol sakti thi. Aur jahan tak vishwaas ki baat hai to wo bhi Abhijeet aur Daya ki rishte ko samjhti aur uski izzat karti hai lekin is rishte ki gehrayi ko abhi tak nahi jaanti aur usse bekhabar hai isiliye use laga ke Abhijeet sir ne Daya sir par inteqaam mai goli chalayi. Isi buniyaad par usne Abhijeet sir par ilzam laga diya.
Tarika: Hmm, Purvi tu bhi apni jagah bilkul sahi hai. Thanks a lot mere sawalon ki guthi (bundle) ko suljhaane ke liye aur meri sari confusions ko dur karne ke liye. Aur kal raat to mai Shreya se shayad extra rude ho gayi.
Purvi(in an excited voice): That's like my Taru, mujhe tujhse yahi umeed thi. Chal sabse pehle bureau chal ke is jhagre ko khatam karte hain.
Meanwhile in the bureau;
Shreya was roaming to and fro in the bureau, taking a look at her watch after every few minutes waiting for Purvi. The bureau was silent today more than usual and everyone didn't look up at each other between work except formal talks although ACP sir were not present. The silence clearly reflected the guilt of colleagues of Abhijeet.
Shreya pov: Yaar ye Purvi abhi tak bureau kyu nahi pohnchi, itni der bhi koi lagata hai bhala? Huh. Faisla kya tha ke dono sath chalein ge lekin mai ABHIJEET SIR se maafi mangun gi. Yaar lekin, aik baat to pehle sochi hi nahi, jab Abhijeet sir par ilzam lagaya tab maine Purvi madad nahi li to ab maafi mangne mai kyun sath jaun? Mera khyal hai mujhe aur der nahi karni chaiye. Waise bhi jab ilzam lagane se pehle itna nahi socha to ab kyun.
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With slow steps she reached to Abhijeet sir and said in an audible voice: Sir kya mai apke 5 minutes le sakti hun, agar apko koi problem na ho to? Hope mai apko disturb nahi kar rahi.
Abhijeet: Shreya tum kabse itna formal hone lagi. Bolo kya baat hai? Hum sab ek family hain khul kar bejhijak bolo.
Shreya: Wohi to sir ap hume ab bhi family ka hissa mante hain jis ne apka mushkil waqt mai sath chor diya?
Abhijeet: Shreya mai to ye baat kabka bhul gaya. Aur CID mai aisa normal hai. CID officers bhi aik time suspect ki nazar se dekhe jate hain. Aur CID chalti hi evidence ki basis par hai.
Shreya: Par sir, family mai aik trust naam ki cheez bhi hoti hai jo hum mai nahi kyun ke humne mushkil waqt mai ye prove kardiya. Jis tarah maine ap par bureau mai maine ilzam lagaya tha usi tarah mai maafi bhi maangna chahti hun. I am really very sorry sir. Hope ap mujhe maaf kardein ge.
Abhijeet: Are Shreya mai tumhe apni behen jaisa samjhta hun, aur bhala koi apni behen se naraaz hota hai kya?
After listening the word 'behen' tears streamed down the cheeks of Shreya and she instantly hugged him and Abhijeet caressed her hairs and both remained in a hug for some time.
After witnessing the scene, eyes of every officer were wet. It was an emotional environment in bureau.
Shreya after separating from the hug: Sir thanks to you so much. Ap ko nahi pata apne mera dil ka bojh halka kar diya.
Abhijeet: Shreya maine bataya na mai bilkul hurt nahi hun. Hmm?
Shreya nodded with teary eyes and went on her desk again.
After seeing the courage of Shreya, everybody one by one started to go and ask forgiveness of Abhijeet and he, as always readily forgave them cheerfully.
Just after that Tarika and Purvi entered the bureau with teary eyes, and Tarika ran and hugged Shreya as tightly as possible.
Shreya (almost a whisper): Tumne sab sunliya? Ab tum naraaz to nahi hona?
Tarika (feeling relieved and contented): Haan mai itna acha scene kaise miss kar sakti thi. Aur bhala tumse koi zyada der tak naraaz reh sakta hai?
Shreya: Sachi na Taru?
Tarika: Muchi.
And they both laughed whole-heartedly after a long time. It was a very happy environment in bureau. Smile of every officer was back and the atmosphere seemed jollier.
Purvi came along: Bhai akele akele kya baatein ho rahi hain? Mere bagair?
Shreya (with usual satisfactory smile on her face): Aisi koi khaas baat nahi, hum soch rahein itni khushi ke mauqe par koi outing toh banti hai.
Tarika (excitedly): to phir meri taraf se tum dono ke liye aik bht badi treat. Waise bhi kal Sunday hai to teeno mil kar khub enjoy kareinge. OK?
All three gave a high-fi to each other. The trio went out talking and laughing and nobody stopped them as everyone wanted them to celebrate their re-union.
To friends kaisa laga? Hope ap sabko parhne mai maza aya. Ab review karna mat bhulna. Next update will come soon.
I just want to say in the end that I was overjoyed seeing the reviews. DUO's girl Srija, ashmika kv Shreya fan, luv u Shreya, aftab, aditi, love duo and purvi, asfa, manisha. Thank you very much. I am delighted to have such supporters, expecting your support in my further stories.
Rajvi Fan 123: OK, nahi bolti thnx :) stay blessed and be happy dear. Your special review always makes my day.
Love DUO and crazy for Abhirika: Thank you for your suggestions. I am very thankful to you. As you read the story I included some dialogues of Abhijeet as I also felt it necessary but I thought that conversation of Abhirika wasn't required. Sorry if you are hurt. By the way, I wouldn't have minded even if you have requested for one or two Abhirika scene but I couldn't manage. I hope I didn't disappoint you. I understand you asked the scene of Abhirika to affirm Tarika, that Abhijeet is not upset anymore and that he has forgiven Shreya sincerely.
Repunzel313: Yeah, sure why not.
Guest: Sorry, but I don't write couple stories, and also that I had mentioned before in the starting of the story that, it's a story on lady duo. Hope you don't mind. And thank you for reviewing.