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Ps. Reshma is a single mother. Her husband died an year back by a car accident. And hence Aishu is with CID now.
ROMANCHAK BHI, ROMANCE BHI
Chapter One: Bandhan
At 5pm…
As it was said in the introduction, we see Aishu loves Shreya a lot and hence ACP sir has agreed to let Aishu stay with Shreya. Aishu enters Shreya's house and is very pleased with the way things are arranged. Infact she was very happy to see the toys that were kept at the corner, which her Daya uncle and Abhi uncle had kept before they came there. It was after a lot of consoling by our CID officers that she has become free with.
Aishu: Shreya didi, aapke ghar kichna(kitna) butiful (beautiful) hain…aur wo toys mele liye hain kya?
Shreya: Haan bacha, voh tere liye hi hain…. Aapki Daya uncle aur Abhi uncle ne mangvaya hain…acha laga aapko? Asked Shreya smiling.
Aishu: Haan..bohut acha laga… smiling….meli mummy mere chaath khelthe the magal ab unko chot lag gayi haina…voh uncle bohut bule (bure) hain… meli mummy lo (ro) lahi (rahi) thi…. With tears in her eyes… Didi, mumma teekh ho jaaungi na? Very cutely and with a fear which every child has when they are away from their parents.
Shreya: arrey bacha roti anhi…wiping Aishu's tears and hugs her to calm her down….aapki mumma bohut jald teekh ho jayega…
Shreya herself was in tears and didn't know what to tell this nanhi si pari about her mother. Anyways what mattered to her and the other CID members at that moment was Aishu's safety….finally wiping her tears and breaking the hug.
Shreya: bacha aapko juice laavu? Aap juice peeyenge?
Aishu: olange waali?
Shreya: haan olange walli….said Shreya smiling and patting her cheeks.
This kid had made a special place in her heart apart from another person. Aishu begins playing with the toys and Shreya goes in to bring juice and snacks for Aishu.
Shreya: ye lo Aishu…muh kholo… and puts a nugget into her mouth.
She feeds Aishu and makes her drink juice and goes in to keep the plates amd glasses. Suddenly her phone beeps. She opens and sees that particular name which always brought smile on her face. She smiles and opens her Daya sir's message.
"Aishu teekh haina…tumhe tang to nahi ker rahi haina? Help chahiye? Toh bol dena…Kuch intezaam kardunga.. ."
Shreya: (thinking) Aww…yeh Daya sir kitna caring hain…pata nahi bohut pasand karti hoon unhe..magar pata nahi kya vo mujhe bhi pasand karte ho ya nahi…nahi nahi Sir mujhe pasand karta hain…isliye voh meri itna care karta hain..nahi Sir to caring isliye bhi kar sakta kyonki mein unki junior hoon… oh no pata nahi yah main kya kya soch rahi hoon...
Though all these thoughts were going on in her mind, the smile was still present on her face. Aishu sees this.
Aishu: Shreya didi…aap smile kyun kal lahe hain? Kiska message hain?
Shreya: voh aapki Daya uncle ki message hain…
Aishu: Aap Daya uncle se pyaal (pyaar) kalte hon?
Now this was a shocking question to Shreya. How did this little one understand her feelings and an intelligent mature cop like him didn't get a clue about her feelings. She was indeed amazed.
Shreya: Aap aise kyun pooche?
Aishu: voh na mumma bhi Amal uncle ki messages dekhe smile kalti thi kyonki voh use pyaal kalti thi.. Amal uncle bohut acha uncle hain….
Now this was a new piece of news. Infact a turning point in their investigation. Never had this Amal turned up ever since Reshma's death. And neither did anyone mention about him yet. As a CID cop she began her questioning.
Shreya: AApke mumma Amal uncle se pyaar karte the?
Aishu: haan…unhone khud mujhe bola…aur uncle mujhe gifts bhi diya hain…
Shreya: Acha teekhe…aap keliye..
She moves away from Aishu and calls Daya.
Daya: haan Shreya…kya hua? Sab teekh haina? Tumhe koyi pareshaani nahi hain na? kuch to bol de…
Shreya: aap mujhe bolne de tab na… smiling.
Daya: oh sorry…ab bol… smiling and embarrassed.
Shreya: Sir main bilkul teekh hoon, aap chinta mat kijiye…smiling… by the way sir Aishu abhi abhi koyi Amal ke bare mein bol rahi thi….Yeh Amal aur Reshma ek dusre se pyaar karte the…magar hume abhi tak iske bare mein kuch pata hi nahi the….
Daya: Amal…hmmm….pata karna padega iske bare mein, main Freddy se bol deta hoon… tum Aishu ka khayal rakho..pata nahi shayad agli shikar Aishu ho…
Aishu comes running to Shreya.
Aishu: Daya uncle hain kya? She asks sweetly.
Shreya: haan bacha…kya hua aapko baat karni hain?
Aishu: haan...she takes the phone from shreya and she begins talking to Daya…hello daya uncle…aap kaise ho?
Daya: main bilkul teekh hoon….aur aap? Aap Shreya didi key aha khush hona..
Aishu: haan…main bohut khush hoon…vaise aap agal mumma se milne jaungi tho pleach unse bol dena ki main unko miss kar rahi hoon…magar shreya didi mera achcha khayal lakh(rakh) lahi(rahi)hain…unse bolna ki rest kale taakhi voh strong ho jaaye…
Daya and Shreya, both, become sad on hearing this.
Daya: teekhe hain beta…mein bol dunga…aap apna khayal rakhna…aur Shreya didi ko thang mat karna…teekhe?
Aishu: Ok Daya uncle...Aishu good girl hain…
Daya: haan Aishu good girl… Ab aap Shreya didi ko phone dena…
Aishu: teekhe…bye Daya uncle..
Daya: Bye beta…
Aishu gives the phone to Shreya and goes to resume her playing.
Daya: Shreya…tum Aishu ka aur apna khayal rakna…main raktha hoon….
Shreya: Ok sir…bye..
And gradually it becomes night. Daya completes his work and leaves the beaureu. He then leaves for Shreya's house.
At Shreya's house,
Aishu and Shreya are lying down on the bed. Shreya reads out a story for Aishu and puts her to sleep.. However it was becoming difficult for Aishu to sleep as she kept getting nightmares of her mother being stabbed. She was sweating badly. Though that innocent soul was calm till now, her inner fear began coming out. Aishu kept whispering "Mumma…Mumma…". She woke up from her sleep and hugs Shreya tightly. She hugs her back. Aishu begins to calm down. However she wakes up.
Aishu: Shreya didi…mujhe neendi nahi aa lahi hain…
Shreya: kyon?
Aishu: Pata nahi…mujhe dal (dar) lag lahi (rahi) hain….aap yaha se kahi mat jaana…
Shreya: main kahi nahi jaa rahi hoon….Aap so jayiye… and slowing caresses her hair.
The door bell rings. DING DONG…
Shreya: ab yeh kon hain…Aishu aap yahi rehna..main abhi aati hoon…
Aishu: nahi…main bhi chaloongi aapke saath…
Shreya: teekhe chalo…magar don't make noise ok..
Aishu: Ok… And they both go out to the hall. They tip toe to the door.
And then they hear someone shout from outside: Shreya darwaza kholon…
How couldn't she recognize her Daya sir's voice. She opened the door at once. Aishu moves forward and hugs Daya. Daya picks her up and moves in and sits on the sofa.
Daya: Kaiso ho Aishu?
Aishu: main teekh hoon…aur aap?
Daya: main bhi teekh hoon…hatta khatta aapke saamne… said Daya smiling.
Aishu: vaise uncle main ek dlawing (drawing) banayi thi…mumma, main aura mal uncle ki…main aapko abhi dikhathi hoon…
Daya: dikhavo… And Aishu runs in to get her drawing. And that's when Daya turns to Shreya.
Daya: kab tak isse sach chupayenge ki uski mumma kabhi laut ke nahi aayenge…voh har din intezaar karte rahenge…
Shreya: Sir voh abhi bhi chotti hain…usse samajh mein nahi aayenge…
Daya: phir bhi uske aankhon mein jo umeed dikh rahi hain, voh mujhe dara raha hain…
Shreya: Sir aapko pata hain na kya hua tha pehle…
**Flashback begins**
At Reshma's apartment when CID reaches there for investigation:
Purvi checks the body and finds that Reshma was stabbed. She searches the body other wounds if any. Daya and Nikhil are checking the hall and they find a rare kind of watch on the floor. They keep it as an evidence. Shreya goes to the bedroom and finds that it was a kids room as the bedsheet was of pooh's, the fan had Barbie sticker on it, there were toys lying around, and two cindrella cupboards (one small and one big). She understands that a kid is also residing in the house along with Reshma. She sees a little girl's and Reshma's photo hung up there.
Shreya: Sir… she shouts.
Daya comes to that room..
Daya: kya hua Shreya?
Shreya: Sir yaha par ek bachchi bhi rehthi hain…yeh dekhiye …and she shows the photo.
Daya: lagtha hain yeh bachi uski beti hain…magar voh bachchi gayi kaha…dekho yahi aas paas…
And they both start searching the room for Aishu. Finally Shreya drops down to check under the bed and finds a little girl sleeping there. Her face said she was scared.
Shreya: (whispers) Sir…She is here…and points under the bed… voh so rahi hain… gabrayi hui lag rahi hain…shayad voh kuch dekhi ho…
Daya: pata nahi…but pull her out…dheere se…usse sone do..
Shreya pulls her out slowly and picks her up in her arms. Daya sees the dry tear drops and the fear on her face. Just when Shreya was about to move out of the room, she knocks off a toy…and CRRAASSHH…The little girls wakes up and gets scared seeing Shreya and Daya. She starts crying.
Child: mujhe chodo pleach…Mumma kaha hain..Mumma…Mumma…Kaka…maine kuch nahi kiya…meli mumma bhi bohut achi hain…pleach unhe chodo…and goes crying and tries her best to get down from Shreya's hand.
And that's when Shreya speaks…
Shreya: bachcha hum log kuch nahi karenge…hum log aapke saath hain…aur mumma ko bhi kuch nahi hua hain…mumma bh teekh hain..
Child: nahi unhone mumma ko knife se mara…bohut khoon the….nahi mumma ko dard ho lahi haonge…Mujhe mumma ke paas jaana hain…please chodo mujhe..
Daya and Shreya look at each other. Daya brings water for her.
Shreya: beta paani peelo… and takes it from Daya and makes her drink…she calms down but they could hear her sniff.
Shreya: (holding her cheeks and wiping her tears) ab bacha suno…aapko kuch nahi hoga…hum haina…Shreya didi hain, Daya uncle hain...sab haina aapke saath. Aur maine Purvi didi se bola hain ki voh aapko aapki mumma se mila de…magar kya kkaroon aapke mumma ko chot pahuncha haina..tho doctor unko dawayi lagayenge, phir unhe rest karni padthi hain, thaaki voh strong ho jaaye…aapki mumma strong hona haina?
Child: haan meri mumma bohut strong hain…
Daya: haan mumma bohut strong hain…aap bhi bohut stronh ho…haina…vaise aapka naam kya hain?
Child: mera naam Aishu hain..
Daya: Aishu…yeh tho bohut pyaari naam hain…toh chalo Aishu aap Nikhil uncle ke saath jayiye…voh aapko chocolates denge…
Aishu: Nahi mujhe Shreya didi ke saath rehna hain… didi, uncle meri mumma teekh haina…
Shreya: Bilkul teekh hain…chalo…
Daya signals her to go to the beaurue with Nikhil so that Aishu doesn't have to remember anything more seeing the crime scene for the time being. Daya and Purvi too complete their checking and moves to the beaurue. Aishu was a very smart child and it didn't take her any time to get adjusted to our sweet CID officers. She was very free with everyone and started relaxing herself in their midst. And it slowly becomes 5pm in the evening and we know what happened then.
**Flashback ends**
Daya: hmm…pata hain…magar kab tak chupathe rahenge…aur iss Amal ke bare mein kissi ko kuch pata nahi hain…padosiyon se pucha…magar unhe bhi kuch pata nahi…
By then Aishu comes running with her drawing. She comes and shows them the drawing. Daya sees the picture and it was so full of innocence. And that's when he notices a symbol made on Amal's shirt in the drawing.
Daya: yeh kya hain Aishu…
Aishu: pata nahi uncle…aisa kuch tha Amal uncle ke shirt pe jab voh aaye the ek baar…aur muje voh bohut acha laga.
Daya: kya main iss drawing ko rakh sakta hoon…
(We know how much a three and half years old child can draw. So imagine it in that way please. She is no expert. And the symbol was just a cross, so Aishu was able to draw it.)
Aishu: jee aapko acha laga?
Daya: haan bohut acha laga…and makes her sit on his lap and starts tickling her. She starts laughing. Shreya sees them and smiles.
Aishu: Shreya didi…aap bhi aawo naa… idhal(idhar) beto…
Shreya goes and sits next to him. They have an eyelock.
Aishu: kya aap ek dusre ko pyaal (pyaar) kalte hon?
Daya and Shreya were both shocked and they turn their heads away. Daya breaks the silence finally.
Daya: hmm… aap..aapne aisa kyun poocha?
Aishu: Daya uncle aap mujse pyaal kalta ho na?
Daya: haan karta hoon..
Aishu: Shreya didi aap bhi mujse pyaal kalti ho na?
Shreya: haan Aishu bohut saara…
Aishu: Daya uncle bhi mujse pyaal kalta hain, Shreya didi bhi pyaal kalti hain…to phir aap ek dusre ko bhi pyaal kalte hon…chimple! Bolo kalte ho na?
Her theory didn't make sense to them. Bachcha Aishu yeh maths nahi hain ki jab A=B and B=C, A=C…yeh asli zindagi hain…theory galat ho, magar Aishu ne sach hi ti kaha hain… ;)
Daya: (in his mind)… jo main abhi tak samajh nahi paa raha hoon…voh yeh chotti si bachi kaise samji…hey bhagwaan bachale is choti amma se.
Shreya: (in her mind) jo mein itni dinon se Sir se convey karna chahti thi voh ye Aishu ne aise hi kaha…ohh…this is so embarssing.
Shayad bhagwaan ne unki baat sunli. (ya main kahoon maine unke baat sunli..hehe..), Abhijeet aur Tarika aagaye.
Abhijeet: Kon kisse pyaar karte hon? said Abhi with a teasing smile.
Daya: hain bhagwaan iska kami tha yah ape… gritting his teeth and smiling at him.
Abhijeet: tune kuch kaha Daya… winking at him..
Daya: nahi tho…tum log khadi kyun ho beto…
Aishu sees Abhijeet and goes and hugs him.
Aishu: Abhi uncle….
Abhijeet: haan Aishu beta,,,kya hua… and goes and sits on the sofa with her.
Aishu: ne…tarika didi bohut beautiful lag rahe hain…haina abhi uncle..
Tarika and Abhijeet blushes.
Abhijeet: haan bohut beautiful hain tarika ji..
Daya and Shreya laughs seeing this…
Abhijeet: ahan…abhi maza chakathi hoon… Aishu beta Daya uncle se poocha ki Shreya didi beautiful ho ya nahi…
Aishu: offo…main th poochna hi bhool gayi…Daya uncle…kya aapko lagta hain Shreya didi beautiful hain…
Now it was time for Daya and Shreya to blush..
Daya: haan hain…(looking at Shreya)…Shreya didi bohut pyaari aur sundar hain… Shreya's cheeks turn crimson red.
Abhijeet: waah waah..
Aishu: vaise aapko pata hain Shreya didi is the best… and raises her hands in joy…
Abhi: haan hain teri Shreya didi the best…
And Shreya smiles and gives a flying kiss to Aishu which she acts as if she caught and touched her cheek. Daya felt that act cute.
Shreya: main sabke ke liye coffee lekar aati hoon…
Tarika: main bhi aati hoon tumhare saath..
Shreya and Tarika go to the kitchen the duo continues to play with Aishu.
In the kitchen,
Shreya begins making coffee. Tarika and Shreya continues to discuss on the topic of how and when they will reveal the truth of Reshma to Aishu. Suddenly they hear a big thud…and CRAASSHHH…
Aishu screams: SHREEYYAA DIDI…..
A/N: Here ends the first chapter. This is the first time I am writing a story which contains some scenes of investigation as well. Will try to make sense however and encourage karte rehna. Thank you once again for the encouragement. Please review! Thank you!
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