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PROBLEM.. THANK YOU SO MUCH..
PRESENT:
IN THE BALCONY.. After the discussion of the same topic which Abhijeet was thinking about..
Silence was prevailing.. and that was broken by first.. he put his hand on his friends shoulder..
Salunkhe sir: Pradyuman.. Daya.. Daya Devjani ka beta hai!
Acp sir just nodded in positive.. with closed eyes..
Salunkhe sir: tumne mujhe itne din bataya nehi.. now Acp sir looked at him..
Acp sir: yakeen man Salunkhe.. maine tujhe kehena chaha.. bar bar chaha.. par pata nehi kyu nehi
bol paya.. sayed Aankhsha ko dia hua wada ke khatir.. yah sayed Daya (stressing) Devi ka beta
hai.. is liye..
Salunkhe sir sighed..
Salunkhe sir: Aakansha ko dia hua wada matlab?
Acp sir stood up from the chair.. and stood helding the railing of the balcony..
Acp sir: ek chitti aayi thi bureau mei.. mere naam.. case mei busy tha.. to socha baad mei dekh
lunga.. par pata nehi kya hua.. mujhe laga urgent bhi ho sakta hai.. khol hi leta hu.. pata hai.. wohi
handwriting dekha maine.. wohi hand writing.. yaad hai na tujhe school mei mai Aakansha ko
kehta tha Devi ko letter likhne ke liye.. mere liye.. kyuki uski handwriting bohot achhi thi.. aur
Aakansha ko patane ka kaam to tera aur Abhinav ka hi hota tha..
Acp sir seemed to be lost in his past..
Acp sir: Devi ko pata hota tha woh letter mai nehi likhta tha.. ek din usne mujhe aa kar kaha.. "
mujhe pata hai yeh letters mei Aankhi ka handwriting hai.. sath mei yeh bhi pata hai.. ki usme kahi
hui baatein tumhari hai.. tumhe jo bhi kehena hoga tum.. khud hi likhho.. mujhe jyada achha
lagega.."
aur phir sar jhukake chali gayi.. muskurate hue..
Salunkhe sir smiled seeing his friend smiling..
Salunkhe sir: mai Aakansha se kaha karta tha ki.. tu kaise doctor banegi? doctor logo ke
handwrtiting patient logo ko samjh mei nehi aana chahiye.. aur Devi muskura kar keheti thi..
Aankhi achha handwritingwala doctor wala doctor banegi..
Acp sir: haa.. he stopped saying further.. Salukhe sir went near to him. and called him softly..
boss..
Acp sir looked at him and wiped the tears.. which were formed in his eyes..
Acp sir: us letter mei likhha tha ki jitni jaldi ho sake mai uske sath New Sun hosital mei jake milu..
Salunkhe sir: Aankhi New Sun hospital mei practice karti thi? mujhe pata hi nehi tha.. mai abroad
chala gaya.. fir to un logo ke sath contact bhi nehi raha.. mai mumbai cid mei aaya tha is liye..
boss.. nehi to tere sath bhi mera koi contact nehi reheta.. a sadness and with that a ray fear was
clear in his voice.. Acp sir smiled.. and held his friend's hand..
Acp sir:tere sath to mujhe milna hi tha dost.. Salunkhe sir smiled.. tu Aakansha ko bhul nehi paya
na?
Salunkhe sir: nehi boss.. usi din bhul chuka tha jis din mujhe pata chala ki wo Abhinav se payar
karti hai.. usi din boss.. usi din.. Acp sir sighed.. and continued...
Mera contact tha Aanki se.. Abhina ke jariye.. kyuki Abhinav ATS officer tha.. to uske sath mera
contat tha.. aur Aakansha Devi ke sath to contact rakhti hi thi.. to mere sath bhi mulakat ho jata
tha.. fir mai pure ek saal ke lite mission par chala gaya.. aur lautke pehele na Abhinav ke pas hi
gaya tha.. Salunkhe sir stoppd him..
Salunkhe sir: fir mai janta hu Pradyuman.. tu yeh bata wo letter.. phir kya hua?
Acp sir: haa.. Aankhi New Sun hospital mei doctor thi jaroor.. par is bar mai milne gaya ek cancer
patient Aakansha se milne.. yeh. baat to tu janta hai.. maine tujhe bataya tha..
Salunkhe sir closed his eyes.. haa.. haa Pradyuman.. tumne mujhe aadhi aadhuri kahani baatate
geye... mai man bhi gaya.. aab aage bolo..
Acp sir: wohi par mujhe Aankhi ne yeh sab bola Devi ke bare mei.. jo maine tujhe abhi bol raha tha..
us din jab mai hospital gaya tab...
FLASHBACK:
Acp sir reached hospital.. as soon as he could.. he asked to the receptionist..
Acp sir: excuse me..
Rec: yes sir.. how can I help you?
Acp sir: dekhiye mujhe Aakansha Sengupta se milna hai.. woh aapke yaha...
Rec: yes sir.. mam to yehi admitted hai.. room number 333.. abhi bhi visiting hour chal raha hai..
aap ja sakte hai..
Acp sir: oh ok.. thank you.. then he fulfilled the registration book and went to meet his childhood
friend..
he went to room number 333.. opened the door.. and stood up there.. could not enter.. he had no
courage to see her like this..
Aankhi saw him.. she smiled broadly.. and heaved asigh of relief..
Aankhi: Pradyuman.. tum aa geye yaar.. aao.. please aandar aao.. Acp sir entered.. and saw two
boys.. one of 16 another 10.. he kept looking at them..
Aankhi(smiled): yeh dono.. mera beta hai.. yeh hai Abhijeet.. aur yeh hai Daya..
Abhijeet: namaste uncle.. Abhijeet looked at Daya.. Daya was already looking at Abhijeet..Daya got
the meaning of that stare..
Daya: namste uncle.. Acp sir smiled.. at went to them..
Acp sir: hi.. mere bachhe..
Aankhi: Jeet beta..tum Daya ko le kar bahar garden mei jao thori der ke liye..
Abhijeet: thik hai maa.. to Daya.. aa jao Daya.. they were about to exit.. when Daya turned back..
and asked his maa..
Daya: maa.. aaj to aap ghar jayengi na humare sath?
Aankhi closed her eyes..
Abhijeet: haa. Daya aaj maa jayegi humare sath.. chalo aab..
Daya(nodded in no) : nehi.. aap to har din bolte ho bhaiya.. fir ghar jate waqt maa yehi reh jati hai..
Acp sir came near to him now..
Acp sir: Daya.. tum Daya ho na?
Daya nodded..
Acp sir: mujhe to laga tha Daya bohot brave hai..
Daya: Mai brave hu..
Acp sir: achha? par brave bachhe to maa ke bina.. looking at Abhijeet.. apne bare bhaita ke sath reh
sakta hai..
Abhijeet: nehi uncle.. mera bhai bohot brave hai.. par mujhse payar nehi karta.. bas maa se karta
hai.. Abhijeet turned his face to other side.. and stood at some distance from Daya..
Daya had tears in his eyes with fula hua muh.. he looked at his mother.. shesignaled him to go to
his bhaiya.. Daya with little steps went to Abhijeet and hugged his waist with.. " Daya bhaita se
bohot payar karta hai.. "..
Abhijeet: sachhi?
Acp sir: aare haa.. bilkul sach.. Daya kabhi jhut nehi keheta.. hai na Daya? Daya nodded his head in
no..
Daya: kabhi nehi..
Acp sir: haa phir.. Abhijeet beta tum maan jao.. Daya tumhare eath hi ghar jayega.. hai na Daya..
Daya: haa haa. jaunga jaunga.. bhaiya ke sath jaunga.. he came to his mother..
Daya: maa.. aap na yaha ka kaam khatam karlo.. tab tak mai bhaiya ke sath reh lunga.. aur kal jab
aaunga na.. tab na aap aise laote mat rehena.. wo aap jo kaam karte ho yaha.. wohi karte rehena..
mujhe aapko aisa dekhna pasand nehi.. bhaiya ko bhi nehi.. To Abhijeet.. hai na bhaiya? Abhijeet
looked down..
Acp sir came forward..
Acp sir: haa.. beta.. kal aapke maa na aap jo kahoge wohi karengi.. thik hai beta.. Daya smiled..
Acp sir: aab tum aur bhaiya.. bahar garden mei jao.. mai tum logo ko bula lunga.. thik hai.. he
looked at Abhijeet with.. Abhijeet beta.. Abhijeet nodded and went outside holding his brother's hand..
Daya(while going): uncle aap bohot achhe ho.. he smiled.. Acp sir too..
PRESENT:
Acp sir: pata.. pata hai Salunkhe.. Daya ko na Devi ka aankhei mili hai.. wohi nazar.. aur Abhijeet
ko...
Salunkhe sir(lost in thought): Aakansha ki haasi..
Acp sir smiled..
Acp sir: sab kuch kaha usdin Aankhi ne mujhe..
Salunkhe dir: Pradyuman.. Devjani ki maut?
Acp sir: car accident mei hua tha.. woh charo chuttiya manane lonava ja rehe the... laut'te waqt..
car ko ek trak ne dhakka mar diya..
both of them closed there eyes...
Salunkhe sir: Devi driving sit par thi.. hai na..
Acp sir: use to humesha se suakh thi driving karne ki.. kya patha tha ki isi drivibg ne uskicjaan tak...
Salunkhe sir put hand on his shouldr.. Acp sor sighed..
Acp sir: sabhi injured the.. Daya gari se niche gir gaya tha.. shock ke waja se aur sar pe aayi chot
ke waja se.. uska.. memory loss ho gaya.. use pichle jindegi ka kuch yaad na raha..
IN ABHIJEET AND DAYA'S ROOM..
Abhijeet thinking..
Two big and bright light was coming towards them.. two screams.. Deviiii.. mamoniiiii... car
crashed... last scene he could remember... only pool of blood... then everything was dark...
PRESENT:
Abhijeet: sab kuch ulat pulat ho gaya.. sab kuch bikhar gaya.. tears were rolling down from his
eyes... he whispered... mamoni...
Abhijeet was crying badly... his mother was not in state to console him.. as she to needed
consolation..
Aankhi(murmured): Devi.. aise kaise ja sakti hai? nehi nehi.. aise kaise ja sakti hai tu yaar.. Yaar
Devi.. yeh cheating hai.. 3 saal ho geye.. hum sath ek sath reh rehe hai.. doston ki tarha nehi.. do
beheno ki tarha.. aab aise kaise tu?
Abhijeet came forward.. hugged his mother.. and both broke out crying..
Abhijet: maa.. mamoni mujhse naraz ho gayi kya? aap unse kaho na.. mai aab se unki har baat
manunga.. sara maths kar lunga.. sab.. jo mamoni bolegi wohi karunga.. Daya.. Daya se dher sara
payar karunga.. (shaking his mother) maa..
both were crying.. suddenly Abhijeet said..
Abhijeet: maa.. mera bhai thik ho jayega na.. woh mujhe chor kar to nehi jayega na?
Aankhi got a bog jerk with that question.. she looked at him.. her face was wet with her tears.. she
wiped that.. she had to cobtrol herself.. for her both sons..
Aankhi hugged her child..
Aankhi: nehi.. Daya ko kuch nehi hoga.. hum.. looked at het son.. hum dono hai na.. use kuch nehi
hone denge.. Devi.. sun rahi hai tu? tu gayi hai.. par tu mujhse mera beta nehi le payegi.. kabhi
nehi.. kabhi bhi nehi..
7 days passed like this.. Daya was unconscious...
Aakansha was one of the doctor in the team which was treating Daya...
During this 7 days... Abhijeet asked one question to his mother.. Daya mujhe chorke jayga to nehi
na.. and his mother with full confidence told him that her son and his brother would not leave
them..
Daya opened his eyes... his eyes were blank.. no expression was present there...
Abhijeet who forcefully entered into the ward after listening tat his brother gaind consciousness..
without listening anyone's... ran to Daya..
Abhijeet smiling... oye Daya.. kitna soyega re? cube solve nehi karna?
Daya did not answer..
Abhijeet looked at his mother.. again said to his brother..
Abhijeet: achha koi baat nehi.. tujhe nehi pasamd to nehi bana.. par hum dono lock and key to
khelenge na..
again no response.. again he looked at mother..
again he was going to say something.. but his mother stopped him..
Aakansha(softly): beta.. Daya ko kuch bhi yaad nehi hai.. woh tumhe pehchan nehi pa raha hai..
Abhijeet was shell shocked.. how Daya could not recognise him.. him..
Abhijeet: maa.. mean time they heard Daya's sobbing voice...
Aankhi came near him..
Aankhi: Kya hua beta? kya hua? rubbing hr hand on his head.. kuch nehi hua.. kuch nehi.. dekho
mai tumhari maa.. Abhijeet looked at her with amazement in his eyes... Aankhi looked at him..
Abhijeet smiled.. she too..
now it was Abhijeet's turn..
Abhijeet: aue mai.. mai tumhara bhaiya.. kya hua haa.. rota kyu hai?
they started their new journey with new hope...
PRESENT:
Acp sir: Aankhi ne aapne dono bete ka jimmedari mujhe saup gayi hai Salunkhe...
he loked at Dalunkhe sir with fear in his eyes..
Acp sir: maine wada kia tha Aankhi se.. Devi se bhi.. ki unka beta aab mera hua.. par aaj agar aaj
Daya ke sath kuch unhoni hua.. to mai dono ko hi kho dunga.. dono ko hi... he started crying...
Salunkhe sir just wrapped his friend inside his shell..
FRIENDS.. LO HO GAYA... AGAIN WITH SOOO MANY MISTAKES.. AGAIN ASKING FOR SORRY..
PLEASE FORGIVE ME...
BE HAPPY.. MAKE HAPPY..