In Night -
Shreya was in her room seating on her bed reading Daya's medical history.
Meanwhile her 10year old niece Amani came there calling her name.
Amani -Bhua! Aap kya kar rahe ho?
Shreya closed her file and kept it on the table beside her bed.
Shreya - Amani! Bacha aap ab tak soye nahi?
Amani - nahi! mujhe nind nahi aa rahi thi aur Mumma bhi so gai!
Amani reached near Shreya and hugged her.
Shreya - ohhh! to meri Amani ko nind kyu nahi aa rahi hai?
Amani - pata nahi bhua! Lekin aap kya kar rahe the?
Shreya - Kuch nahi bacha! Bass ek patient ki file study kar rahi thi. Aap vo sab chorro! Ye batao aaj meri Amani ne Kya kya kiya school mai?
And Amani innocently started telling Shreya everything with excitement while Shreya was listening her cute and favorite niece's talks.
Amani - aapko pata hai bhua! Aaj mene Shreyansh (her classmate whom she didn't like at all) ki help ki! Aaj na vo apna homework Karna bhul gaya tha to mene usse apna homework copy karne diya!
Shreya (happily) - ye to bahut achi baat hai bacha! Lekin aap to bata rahe the ki aap Shreyansh ko bilkul pasand nahi karte kyunki vo aapko bahut pareshan karta hai! fir aapne usski help kyu ki?
Amani (innocently) - aap bhul gaye bhua, dadi kya kehti hai? Dadi kehti hai ki agar kisi ko bhi humari help ki jarurat pade to hume usski puri help karni chahiye chahe vo insaaan koi bhi ho! Kisi ki help karte vaqt hume ye bilkul nahi sochna chahiye ki vo insaan kaun hai bass hume ye sochna chahiye ki usse humari help ki jarurat hai! (Amani remembered her grandmother's all words exactly in the way she used to say)
Shreya was a little doubtfull about helping Daya but hearing Amani's words her all doubts vanished.
Shreya (in mind) - Amani ne bilkul thik kaha! Mujhe humare saare differences side mai rakh kar Daya help karni hogi!
Amani (shaking her) - Bhua! Bhua aap kaha kho gaye?
Shreya came out of her thoughts.
Shreya - kahi nahi bacha! Acha ab aap so jaao.
Kal school bhi to jaana hai aapko!
Amani - bhua mujhe nind nahi aa rahi hai! Aap mujhe story sunao na?
Shreya smiled and started narrating her a story! After sometime Amani slept. Shreya kissed on her forehead and covered her with a blanket and after sometime she also slept.
Next Day -
Shreya reached to Daya's house. Abhijeet was also present there.
(Abhijeet convinced Shreya to conduct Daya's counselling sessions in his house instead of hospital! Seeing Daya's condition Shreya also agreed)
Abhijeet - thank you so much doctor! Aapne mere dost ka treatment karne ke liye haan bolkar mujh par bahut bada ahsaan kiya hai!
Shreya - please sir aap aisi baate mat kijiye! Mene aap par koi ahsaan nahi kiya hai! Ye to Meri duty hai sir
Abhijeet just smiled.
Shreya - Daya! Kaha hai sir?
Abhijeet - vo apne kamre mai hai doctor! Acha ab mujhe jaana hoga doctor mujhe pura yakin hai aap sab ache se sambhal lengi. (and he left from there)
Shreya went inside his room he was seating on his wheelchair reading a book.
Shreya - Good Morning! Mr. Daya
Daya - Good Morning Doctor! Aap mujhe sirf Daya bula sakti hai
Shreya was surprised to see his changed behaviour towards her
Shreya - kya baat hai Daya! Aaj to aap kaafi badle badle lag rahe hai?
Daya - aisi koi baat nahi hai! Mai ye sab sirf Abhijeet ke kehne par kar raha hu! Ussne mujhse kaha ki Mai aapke saath ache se pesh aau to Mai Bass vahi kar raha hu.
Shreya - okay! To chaliye aap apne baare mai kuch bataiye?
Shreya asked some casual questions and Daya answered them without any interest.
Shreya - acha! Daya ye bataiye ki ye sab kaise hua? I mean aap iss condition mai ho usski vajah kya hai?
Daya got really uncomfortable at the question! He holded his wheelchair tightly anger and frustration was clearly visible in his eyes.
He narrated the whole incident to Shreya! Shreya was listening him very keenly noting some important things in her diary.
Daya's eyes filled with tears while narrating the incident.
Daya (frustrated) - tang aa gaya hu mai iss jindagi se! Chote bade kaam karne ke liye bhi mujhe dusro ke sahare ki jarurat padti hai. Bojh ban gaya hu mai sab par! mai nahi jeena chahta, marr jaana chahata hu! Nahi jeena chahta mai ye apaahijo wali jindagi!
Shreya was feeling bad for him
Shreya - Mai samajh sakti hu Daya! Ye vaqt aasan nahi hai aapke liye lekin aap aise haar nahi maan sakte! Apni jindagi khatam kar dena kisi bhi chiz ka solution nahi hota.
Daya - badi badi baate karna bahut aasan hota hai doctor! Lekin aisi jindagi ko jeena utna hi mushkil.
Shreya was trying to make him feel better.
Finally after their session got over Shreya went from there.
In evening -
Daya tried to got up from his wheelchair but end up falling on the floor.
Meanwhile Abhijeet came there he hurriedly went towards Daya!
Abhijeet (worriedly) - Daya! Tum thik to ho na?
Daya (frustrated) - nahi hu Mai thik Abhijeet! Thak gaya hu mai Inn sab se! Mai apne pairo par khada tak nahi ho sakta ye sachai bardasht nahi kar paa raha hu Mai.
Tears formed in Abhijeet's eyes seeing his best friend- cum brother helpless. He immediately hugged him
Abhijeet - mujhe maaf kar de Daya! Meri vajah se tujhe ye sab sehna pad raha hai
Daya broke the hug " Issme tumhari koi galti nahi hai Abhijeet! Galti to meri kismat ki hai"
Abhijeet make him sit on his wheelchair.
Abhijeet (with tears) - agar tu mujhe uss din nahi bachata to shayad ye sab nahi hota!
Daya (avoiding eye contact) - beeti baato ko yaad karne ka koi faayda nahi hai Abhijeet! Tumhe ab ghar jaana chahiye doctor tarika tumhara intzar kar rahi hogi! Hari Kaka (his caretaker) hai yaha par mera dhyan rakhne ke liye.
Abhijeet nodded and went from there.
Next Day -
Shreya rang the doorbell of Daya's house. Hari kaka opened the door.
When Shreya reached Daya's room she was shocked to see Daya was holding a knife in his hand and was about to cut his wrist.
Shreya hurriedly went near him and snatched the knife from his hand.
Shreya (angrily) - ye aap kya karne wale the Daya? Pagal ho gaye ho kya?
Daya (frustrated) - tum logo ki problem kya hai? Ye meri jindagi hai mai isske saath kuch bhi karu.
Mujhe ye chaaku vaapas dijiye (he tried to take the knife from her hand)
But Shreya refused to give it back and throw the knife on the floor at a distant from Daya!
Shreya - Mai aapko aisa kuch nahi Karne dungi Daya! Ab aap meri responsibly hai mai aapko kuch nahi hone dungi!
Daya - aapki problem kya hai doctor? Jaaiye aap yaha se! Durr rahiye mujhse. Aisi jindagi nahi jeena chahta mai aaj to mai apne aap ko khatam karke rahunga.
Shreya (loudly) - Bass bahut ho chuka! Aap chaliye mere saath (she started pushing his wheelchair and reached near her car! With the help of Hari kaka she carried him in the car and drove towards a place)
They reached to a handicapped children's orphanage!
Shreya took him inside.
Daya was confused why Shreya took him there.
Daya (confused) - doctor! Aap mujhe yaha kyu layi hai?
Shreya (indicating towards the kids who were playing inspite of their disability they were looking happy) - inn bacho ko dekh rahe hai aap Daya? Innke paas kuch bhi nahi hai ye anaath hai disabled hai lekin fir bhi kitne khush hai! Kyunki ye log jaante hai ki 'life is full of blessings' apni disability ki vajah se Inn logo ne jina nahi chorra!
Daya looked at the kids who were happily playing.
Suddenly a Football falls near Daya!
A 12year old boy came there walking with the help of his walking sticks!
Boy - I am sorry Bhaiya! Mera ball galti se yaha aa gaya!
Shreya picked up the ball and gave it to the boy.
Boy (smiled) - thank you didi!
Shreya (smililing) - your welcome! Aapka naam kya hai beta?
Boy (happily) - mera naam Manav hai! Aapko pata hai didi mujhe football bahut pasand hai lekin meri ek taang kharab hai! Par mujhe pura yakin hai mai ek din bilkul thik ho jaaunga aur bahut football khelunga!
Daya was shocked to see the boy so much confident and happy.
Shreya (touched boy's face lovingly) - Maanav beta! Aap jarur football kheloge!
Maanav (happily) - thank you didi! Ab mai chalta hu.
Bye bhaiya, bye didi! (and he went from there)
Shreya(looked at Daya) -dekha aapne Daya! Ek chotte se bache ne bhi apni umeed nahi chorri apni jindagi se haar nahi maani to aap itni jaldi kaise haar maan sakte hai?
Daya again looked at the kids who were happily playing unknowingly a smile appeared on his face.
A/N - sorry for the late update!