Rajat who was now quiet used to such answers nodded and moved to his desk as he knew that any more talk is not at all going to be of any use so he left and sat at his desk...when Freddy came there with a file...

Freddy: sir wo aap ke sign chahiye thy...aur...

When he saw that Rajat was lost in deep thinking ...

Freddy: sir?

Rajat back from thoughts looked at Freddy ...

Rajat: han kya hua Freddy..

Freddy: sir wo sign...

Rajat: h...han...

He signed it.. and again got lost...when Freddy said...

Freddy: sir...sab theek ho jayega...(with a smile which had much of sorrow and tension in it...but still that confidence was something which used to be the driving force behind them)

Rajat smiled back in reply...

In the hospital:

Nisha (tarika's friend) sat beside tarika's bed... who was just got conscious...

Nisha: ab kaisi ho? Tarika who sat leaning on the pillow...

Tarika: ab theek hu... Nisha passed that water to her.

Nisha: ye lo ye tablets...

Tarika: (looking at tablets) ye kyu?

Nisha: kyunki jab koi beehosh hoke girta hai na tab use ye sab lena padta Hai...

Tarika: nahi main bilkul theek hu...

Nisha: (looking at her ) wo dikh raha hai...

When tarika was going to protest...

Nisha: accha suno tumhe kal discharge milne wala hai...

Tarika (shocked and high volume) kya? kal? muze hua kya hai han?

Nisha who came and sat near her caressing her hairs: wahi toh pata nahi tarika...tumhe hua kya hai...

Tarika moved her head to the other side...

Nisha: are suno tumhara blood pressure bohot kum ho chuka hai and platelet count bhi kum hua hai...

Tarika: hmm... (she was looking lost in thoughts)

Nisha: accha main thodi der main athi hun... ok..

When she again turned back...

Nisha: tarika?

Tarika who looked at her with her eyes having tears flowing down...Nisha ran near to her and got her into her hug...

Nisha: Tarika...shant ho jao...

Tarika: muze kuch samaz nahi aa raha hai ...kuch bhi nahi...ye zindagi mere sath ye kaisa khel khel rahi hai...kal tak Jo sach tha...wo aaj ek jhooth ban gaya Hai... . maine kya dekha ... main aaj mere khudke aankhon pe bharosa nahi kar pata rahi hu ...ye ye nahi ho sakta...sab kuch wahi khatam hua tha...ab koi ...koi wapas nahi aa sakta...koi nahi...nahi aa sakta

Nisha: taru shant ho jao...please dekho ab tum ...

Tarika: main...apni zindagi ek naye sire se shuru kar rahi thi aur...nahi m...muze...darr darr lagta hai... darr lagta hai wo wo sab khatam ho chuka tha na...han

Nisha: han taru sab khatam ho chuka Hai... tumhe ...tumhe hallucinations ho rahe honge..

Tarika: h...han shayad.. wahi hoga...wo ate kaise nahi toh?..sab khatam...kh..khatam ho chuka hai...h..ho chuka hai...

Nisha took her head in her lap ...

Tarik: han...kha..khatam.. Kh...k...(soon she dosed of murmuring as of the effect of the tablet) Nisha laid her down ...

Tarika (whispering in sleep) sab ...khatam...khatam... H..o gaya ...

Flash back:

The car stopped at the gate of the house...a guy stepped outside that car opened the gate ...while the other took that car inside ...Parked it...and Started to pick that bunch full of files and followed inside... kept those files...

When Abhijeet: Daya nahi waha nahi...table pe rakho...(pleading tone as he knew that Daya was very much tired and was not in the mood to follow the rule of neatness...but still he moved and put that files on the table with a thud... And straight way moved to the bed room...Abhijeet too did the same...got freshen up...changed the clothes...and went into the kitchen...picked that cold water bottle.. .and drank with a gulp...And sat on the dining table...with his head on the desk...

Daya came: (looking in the refrigerator) kya banaye...

Abhijeet: (same mode) kuch bhi..bana ..mere mein jaan nahi hai ab...

Daya (searching) yahan kuch bhi nahi hai...ye..ye sab ... kharab ho chuka hai... (looking at him)

Abhijeet got his head up...with sleepy eyes...

Abhijeet (looking at Daya who was staring at him with the door of refrigerator open) um..yaar toh yaad dilana tha na..kuch le ate..

Daya:(helpless tone) muze kahan yaad tha... (looking at those stale veggies) chodo yaar...yahan kuch nahi hai...(he got up)

Abhijeet:(cutting that apple which was left over) ab kya kare? (giving to Daya)

Daya: (eating it) order bhi nahi ayega na Abhi.. (looking at the watch)

Abhi: kitne baje..nahi abhi nahi ayega...

Daya: (putting and pressing hand on his head) yaar mera sar bohot dukh raha hai..

Abhijeet: hmm... (thinking) ek kaam karo...coffee hai na..

Daya: honi toh chahiye... (Looking at Abhijeet) main dekhta hu...

He opened that shelf.. and saw that sachets ... Daya showing sachets to him.

Daya: hai aaj ke liye toh hai...

Abhijeet: (stretching his back) accha..toh..wahi banado...

Daya: Thik Hai... (started to prepare)

While Abhijeet...went and sat on the chair near that study table...saw that tall bunch of files... Pulled out one... Opened it...then closed it...

Abhijeet: (to Daya) ye iss sab ko kaise karne wale hai?

Daya: (while preparing) kya malum...

Abhijeet: (counting the files roughly) ye..sab kaise hone wala hai? (so just rested his head by leaning back) When Daya came near him..

Daya (looking at him) boss..mai sone jane wala hun. muze baki kuch nahi malum...

Abhijeet (taking that mug from him) yaar magar ...

Daya: (drinking) Abhijeet mera sar dard se phat raha hai...I am sorry magar aaj nahi...

Abhijeet: (took a sip) accha so jao tum...

Daya: hmm (sitting with closed eyes)

They ended their coffee...

Abhi: (waking Daya) yahin sona hai kya?

Daya: (got up and directly went in to his room and got on his bed) good night...

Abhijeet: goodnight... (Closed the lights and went to sleep) He lied down on the bed...when there was a call...He was irritated to the core... Abhijeet looked at the caller I'd...but smile appeared...

Abhijeet: hello ...

Tarika: sorry Abhijeet... wo itne late ..

Abhijeet: nahi nahi...koi baat nahi ... kya hua koi problem?

Tarika: han...matlab nahi..

Abhijeet: (confuse) Matlab?

Tarika(clarify) wo ka case hai na ...uske bare mai batana tha...

Abhijeet again confused...

Abhijeet: magar abhi ... kyu?

Tarika: Abhijeet... tum jante ho na salunkhe sir ko...

Abhijeet: han ...magar ..unka kya?

Tarika: unhone ye cases ke reports muze banana ke liye kahe the.. keh rahe thy...ke bohot urgent hai...

Abhijeet (got up) urgent...

Tarika: kyu? urgency hai na...

Abhijeet: han..matlab hai...hum log uspe hi lage hue hai...

Tarika: han toh maine wo tumhe mail bhi kardiye hai bass abhi dekho aur muze batao ke usme wo jo poison mila hai na uske traces 48hrs ke pehle nahi jate...aur agar..

(Abhijeet was listening quietly... But his back pain was making him sleepy) gaye bhi na toh black colour blots rehte hai...toh..

Tarika (checking why isn't he replying): Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: han...

Tarika: kya hua? tum sun rahe ho na...

Abhijeet: h...han sun raha hu...

Tarika: accha toh wo file hai tumhare pass abhi wo file hogi na toh wo nikalo zara...

(Abhijeet was like...)

Abhijeet: tarika...wo..

Tarika: wo kya?

Abhijeet: tumhe abhi hi..sab...

Tarika: Abhijeet I know abhi tum thake hue honge..magar...tum jante ho na...ke kitne cases aa rahe hai...

Abhijeet: (serious tone) han ...wo hai...

Tarika: aur waise bhi tumne wo check ki hai na...

Abhijeet: ha ...Matlab.. (He realised that tomorrow he has to make it done)

Tarika: (serious tone) Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: (realising) h..han..wo...

Tarika (irritated) Abhijeet ye wo wo kya kar rahe ho...han? Dekho main ab tak lab mai hu...jaldi batao...aur kuch...

Abhijeet: (thinking) tarika... Maine...wo main abhi check karke batata hun...

Tarika: (shocked) Abhijeet..tumne abhi tak ...

Abhijeet: (pleading) tarika...please...thoda waqt do...please..

Tarika: kitna waqt chahiye Hai tumhe? (tired tone)

Abhijeet: ek ghante ke andar ...

Tarika: thik hai jab hoga tab bata dena...ok...

Abhijeet: I am sorry wo mai bhool gaya tha...

Tarika: it's ok Abhijeet...chalo mai rakhti hu...

Abhijeet: han...ok..

The call got cut...he was getting up...when his back was stinging in pain...

Abhijeet: aah..yaar..ye back pain ...uthna toh padega... (he got up took his cell and got out of the room) Saw Daya sleeping peacefully...

Abhi (POV) jane do sar dukh raha hai soega toh theek ho jayega...

Then he went into the hall started to search that file from all that'd stuff...and got it...Then got seated on the chair...and started his work... He too didn't got to know how time passed...he completed it... Called Tarika and got ended with the case of avinash...now he just had to catch that culprit... Then he was about to rest his head when Daya came...

Daya: (looking at him) kya boss aaj jaldi uth gaye?

Abhi: (with closed eyes) jaldi uth gaye Matlab ?

Daya: are abhi toh sirf che (six) baje hai...(he said pouring the tea)

Abhijeet got shocked and checked the watch...

Abhijeet: che baaj gaye?

Daya: (looking at him) kyu? isme chaukne wali kaun si baat hai?

Abhijeet again rested his head in irritation...

Daya: kya hua? (giving that mug in his hand)

Abhijeet: yaar mai raat se laga hua hun...

Daya: (shocked) matlab tum soe nahi?

Abhijeet: han...

Daya: yaar...utha toh diya hota...muze...

Abhijeet: (while getting up) are tera sar itna dukh raha tha.. toh aaah...

Daya (turned) kya hua?

Abhijeet (slowly getting up) aa..nahi nahi kuch nahi...wo (stretching his back) ye...pith dard kar rahi hai bass...

Daya: (taking a sip) ab raat raat bhar jagoge toh aisa hi hoga na...

Abhijeet: (while drinking ) yaar..tarika ka call tha yaar...

Daya: (confused) tarika ka?

Abhijeet: (taking that paper inside) are han wo uss avinash ke case ke bare mai baat kar rahi thi...

Daya: itni raat ko?

Abhijeet: are wo salunkhe sahab Jo Hai...kam se chutti kahan. Dete Hai... (Reading) hamesha ...kaam kaam kam

Daya: (looking at him) waise kitni files complete ke check karke...

Abhijeet (while reading) teen ho gayi hai...baki...

Daya (loud tone) bass teen?

Abhiieet (looked at him) matlab teen toh ki hai na...kafi nahi hai?

Daya: (straight tone) Abhijeet yaha 20 files hai aur tum muze teen ka bata rahe ho?

Abhijeet (confused) ary ..mai karne baitha tha...magar hue nahi...

Daya: (same tone) Abhijeet ab ye fizul ke reasons mat do... samze...

Abhijeet (shocked) fizul? Daya mai ek raat mai kitna kaam karunga?

Daya: getting up: yeh kyu nahi kehte ke jaldi nahi kar sakte...

Abhijeet (put that paper aside) matlab kya hai tumhara han? yahan mai raat raat bhar pith dukhte hue bhi ye complete kar raha hu. aur tum...

Daya (smiling at him) arey ye mai nahi bol raha hun... ye acp sir bolenge...tab dena ye jawab.. (acting like him) mera pith dukh raha tha.. ye ho raha tha..wo ho raha tha...

Abhijeet: (angry tone) accha...mera chodo khud ka socho...samze... khud toh raat bhar aaram se lete rahe janab...aur muze dara rahe ho...

Daya: (while washing face) lo...kya zamana aa gaya hai... Kal ise.. Girte girte bachaya..aur aaj ye muze hi suna raha hai...(looking up) hey bhagwaan samaj daari ka zamana hi nahi raha...

Abhijeet who was seeing him..moving into the room...

Abhijeet: khud kisi ko dhaakelo aur khud hi use bachao... (saying it by going near his ear) use samazdari nahi kehte samze... ab apni ye nautanki band karo...aur chalo..

Daya: (making faces) han...tumhe toh aisa hi lagega... jao jao.. mai bhi dekho lunga tumhe...Abhijeet from the room..

Abhi: dekh lo dekh lo accha dikhta hu mai ...

Daya shook his head and went in his room smiling ...

Then Abhijeet came out ready but tired...

Abhijeet: (while putting his coat on...) Daya wo...files le liye kya tumne?

When he saw no one...

Abhijeet: Daya...

No reply...

Abhijeet looking into his room...but didn't found him.. when saw very thing taken...so went and saw the door ...the car too was not there...

Abhijeet (angry) ye chala gaya? ..ise toh na...

He called him...

Abhijeet: (irritated tone) yaar Daya do minute ruk nahi sakte the?

Daya: mai dass min ruka tha...tum nahi aye ...

Abhijeet: (same tone) are toh.. toh kya chale jane ka? han? ek toh yahan jaldi bulaya hai meri gadi kharab hai...aur tum...

Daya (teasing tone) main jyada dhur gaya nahi hu...

Abhijeet: (looking outside) kahan ho kahan tum phir...

Daya: wo aage ek turn hai na waha...aajao..

Abhijeet: (angry like anything) Daya...aage matlab wo turn 4 kilometer baad hai... Samze...tum yahan aao!

Daya: nahi mai nahi ane wala...bass...

Abhijeet: Daya tum nahi aaoge? (straight tone)

Daya: nahi nahi nahi...

Abhijeet: thik hai mai taxi se chala jaunga (angry tone)

Daya: aaj strike hai... unka (teasing tone)

Abhijeet (angry more) mai rickshaw se jaunga samze...

He cutted the call...But for his fortune...no rickshaw to his help...and all that came were full...

It was already 8:37am... But he was still there only...

Abhijeet: auto...

Auto: boliye kahan jana Hai...

Abhijeet: CID bureau...

Auto: are nahi sahab aaj uss area mai bhi strike hai... hum sab jaa rahe hai strike pe...sorry sahib

Abhijeet: OK...

He was just frustrated... It was 8:51..

Abhijeet: (POV) aaj ye mar khayega mere hath ka ... deemag guma ke rakh diya hai... wapas pado bhai sahab ke pair...

So he called him...

Abhijeet: hello..

Daya: are tum ab tak pohonche nahi Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: Daya...tum kahan ho (trying to be cool)

Daya: (teasing tone) bureau...

Abhijeet: Daya tum.!

Daya: bye Abhijeet jaldi aana..

He cut the call...Abhijeet was like where to bang his head...

Abhijeet: (POV) subah padha tha paper kaise bhul gaya...kch...ab bahar se taxi karni padegi... Yaar..Daya...

Then finally at 9:47 he reached the bureau... All were working on their desks...with acp inside his cabin...And daya who was also in his cabin... Abhijeet came...and all wished him...he went to his desk and sat down and was waiting for that Daya to come out When Freddy came near to him...

Freddy: sir...ye report aye the...negative hai sir...

Abhi (looking at them) accha...hmm..aur uska age... wo kitna tha tab?

Freddy: han sir...wo kuch... Aathais sal ka tha...

Abhi: hmm... (looking into it) wo arun ka cha cha hai ..wahi hai wo...

Freddy (shocked) sir aapko kaise pata chala?

Abhijeet: (smiled) are ye dekho uska account no hai wo...

Freddy: han sir...sir..magar use toh abhi pakadna padega sir...

Abhijeet: (confused) kyu?

Freddy: kyunki sir chaha sahab aaj out of India jane wale tha...

Abhijeet: toh jaldi pakdo usey...

Freddy: han sir...w.

When nikhil came...

Nikhil: sir...acp sir ne aapko bulaya hai...

Abhijeet: oh.. Ok... Murmured pata nahi ab kya hua hai...

Abhijeet got up...but found no file which he had done...

Abhijeet (POV) ye Daya ne...laya tha ke nahi... kya malum?

Then he went and entered...

Inside...

Abhijeet: sir aapne.. muze bulaya tha...

Acp: (looking at him) han..

Daya who was trying not to look at him...

Abhijeet: kya hua sir...

Acp: wo files ye toh maine tumhe... di thi na...

Abhijeet saw those three files on acp sir's desk... Abhijeet was shocked to see them there..

Abhijeet: h.. an sir...

Acp: Abhijeet.. kya hua han?

Abhijeet: nahi sir..kuch nahi...

Acp: phir..tum na toh waqt pe aaie aur nahi ye files ko complete kiya...

Abhijeet: sir..ma..

Daya (intervene) sir maine kaha tha na sir.. ye beemar tha toh maine socha ...mai hi kar du...

Acp: (soft tone ) OK..magar ab toh theek ho na tum?

Abhijeet who was not able to believe daya's words...

Acp: (looking at Abhijeet) Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: h...han sir...m..mai theek hu..

Acp: sachme theek ho?

Abhijeet (low tone) ha. Sir...

Acp: toh thik hai... wo baki ki jo files hai wo bhi check kar lena ...and wo reports bhi banane hai wo bana dena... HQ kal send karne hai...

Abhijeet: (shocked and helpless) han sir...

Acp (looking at Daya) aur han tum aaram karo zara.. kalke kal ye karne ki kya zaroorat thi?

Daya who was showing his most innocent face...

Acp: accha Abhijeet...isse kuch kaam mat karne dena...warna aur beemar pad jayega..ye...

Abhijeet was like what to do ... Abhijeet nodded and both were to move out when

acp: Abhijeet...

Abhijeet turned...

Acp: aur han aaj thik hai... magar kalse itna late mat karna...

Abhijeet (low tone) sorry sir... nahi karunga...

And he came out...he was just not able to know really what happened inside.. While Daya was trying hard to control his laugh...

Abhijeet was just looking at that face of Daya...at first with anger but after seeing him control his laugh and so happy.. He too smiled..

Abhi (POV )he bhagwaan mere iss pagal bhai ko hamesha aise hi khush rakhna...

Abhijeet then moved to his desk...

Abhijeet: (fake Anger tone) badi khushi ho rahi hai tumhe?

Daya: (serious tone) han...

Abhijeet: kyu? muze atkate ho yaar... Maine kaunsa ghoda mara hai tumhara...(fake irritation)

Daya: ghoda nahi mara magar... murmered ab dhyan doge na meri taraf..

Abhijeet (looking at him) magar kya?

Daya: kuch nahi...(smiling)

Abhijeet: Daya...kya hua? baat kya Hai? han?

Daya (looking into the file) kuch nahi hai boss...

Abhijeet: (looking keenely at him)

Abhijeet: daya.. tum…

Daya: boss… mai tumhe koi help nahi karne wala ok… kaam pe lag jao….

Saying he started to look into the file…abhijeet was standing there looking at him….

Daya: (looked at him) are? Jao…. Abhijeet just shook his head and went and sat on his desk….

Abhijeet (pov) ye daya… ise kya hua hai….

The day went like this and then they came home… there was no talk all day… long as they we're busy… finally…

Daya: (keeping his gun and batch in drawer…) mai fresh hoke aata hu…

Abhijeet: (soft tone) daya.. I am sorry

Daya: (bit low tone) sorry… abhijeet… kya hua..

Abhijeet: mai janta hu… uss din.. maine tumhe wo sab nahibolna chahiye tha…

Daya: (tryting to be anjaan) abhijeet kya bol rahe ho? Kis din?

Abhijeet: (low tone and down eyes) daya kyu jankar anjaan ban rahe ho…

A/N: hi guys… flashback started… I don't want you to give you all shock in starting chapter… so started with some happy moments…. As u might not see… them together in future…. Hope u r not bored….

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