A/N: Sorry guys, I know I'm very late…actually iss baar mujhe do din ki chutti mil gayi thi to maine socha ki long chapter post karungi aur isiliye first half me koi investigation nahi rakha , ye sochkar ki second half me pura investigation hoga aur case bhi aage badhega…but itna likhne k baad, I got a laser treatment and due to that I can't even open my eyes properly…isiliye aage ka nahi likh payi..aur abb itna hi post kar rahi hu kyoki aaj mera net pack khatam ho raha hai aur mujhe nahi pata ki kab recharge karwa paungi…abhi to mera bahar jaana bhi mana hai…sari musibat ek sath aa gayi…I hope you'll understand my problems…aur agar koi abb bhi ye expect kar raha hai ki ye chapter acha hoga to ma pehle hi bata du ki jald hai aapki umeedo pe paani phirne wala hai…this has now become a total time pass type chapter…so don't expect much…now u may read the chapter…
HAVE A HAPPY READING…
Next day in Bureau…
Everyone was present there…Abhi also entered…he was the last to enter…even ACP sir reached there before him…all the juniors wished him a good morning to which he replied ony with a nod…he straight went to his desk and started doing his work…his usual charm was absent and he was as silent as he was not present there…he only replied to any question asked by anyone with the shortest possible answer…everyone understood the reason behind his unusual silence and tried as much possible not to disturb him more…they were only talking to him if there was something related to their work…nobody was even talking among themselves as they too somewhere deep inside their hearts had the same feeling as Abhi did…
While they all were busy in their respective works and thoughts, the phone rang in the bureau…Freddy attended it and informed everybody about a new case…Abhi was still sitting on his desk but he was looking at his team discussing the current situation over the crime spot…by the time, ACP also came out of his cabin and asked them what had happened…after knowing everything, he asked everyone to move towards the crime spot…then he looked at Abhi and asked him to join as well…
ACP: Abhijeet, tumne suna na ek case report hua hai…chalo humare sath…
Abhijeet: Sir, agar jaana zaroori na ho to kya mai yehi ruk sakkta hu?
ACP: Kyu, akele bureau me rehkar kya karoge…(then a bit worried..)tabiyat theek hai na tumhari…phir se dard to nahi ho raha na…
Abhi: Nahi…nahi sir…aisi koi baat nahi hai…mai bilkul theek hu…par sir itne dino tak hospital me rehne ki wajah se kafi saara kaam pending reh gaya hai…wahi complete karna hai…aur sir abhi to baki sab ja hi rahe hai…mera kaam jaise hi khatam hota hai, mai bhi aap logo ko join karta hu…
ACP: Hm…theek hai Abhijeet…tum ruk jao yahi…waise bhi iss Chitrole ka kya bharosa ka baa kar kya keh jaye…saara kaam pehle se pura rahe to hi accha hai…kam se kam use kuch bolne ka mauka to nahi milega,,,(Abhi smiles a bit…after a pause ACP looks at him suspiciously and says..)par Abhijeet, sirf yehi kaam hona chahiye(said pointing to the files and computer in front of him..)aur kuch nahi…(Abhi looks at him for a second and then nodded in yes…)
Everybody except Abhi moves to the crime spot…now he is alone in the bureau…
Abhi(thinking): Abb keh diya hai to ye kaam bhi pura karna hi parega…time waste…(he makes faces and sit on the chair with a thud…takes a deep breathe and again open a file and start working on it..)
He was working very fast and with full concentration so that he can spare maximum time for his own mission…at last one file was over…he saat back and stretched his body…suddenly his phone beeped…he checked it and found a message from ACP sir…
We'll be late…so stay at bureau only…
Take care…
He smiled reading this…then another messege flashed on his screen…this time it was Tarika who was asking him to take Salunkhe sir away for sometime…
Abhi(to himself): Lo bhai…ye to sone pe suhaaga ho gaya…Tarika bhi ready hai aur ACP saab bhi abhi nahi ayenge…abhi unhe bula leta hu…chalo bhai Abhijeet babu, lag jao kaam pe…(and he made a call to Salunkhe…)
Salunkhe: Haan Abhijeet bolo, kaise yaad kiya? Kya kaam hai?
Abhi: Kyo Dr. saab, bina kaam ke hum aapko yaad nahi kar sakte kya…
Salunkhe(teasing): Haan, karte ho na…agar aapko Tarika ji se milna ho to…
Abhi(murmur): Wo to mai waise bhi milunga, uske liye aapko kyo yaad karu…
Salunkhe: Kya…kya kaha tumne?
Abhi(trying to get on the point fast..): Are na…nahi Dr. saab…bhala mai aapko kuch keh sakta hu kabhi…maine aapko ek kaam ke liye hi call kiya tha…
Salunkhe: Abb aye na line pe…kaha than a bina kaam ke tum kabhi yaad nahi karte…
Abhi(laughs and then): Are nahi nahi sir…aisi baat nahi hai…(now serious)..accha sir aap agar free ho to kuch der ke liye bureau aa sakte hai please…
Salunkhe: Bureau…taaki mujhe phir se uss khusat buddhe ki shakal dekhni par jaye…aur waise bhi, waha mera kya kaam..
Abhi: Sir, bureau me mai akela hu…aur mujhe kuch information chahiye thi ek case ke forensic report se related…yaha koi hai nahi jisse puch saku…
Salunkhe: Sab theek hai na…koi garbar to…
Abhi(cut him): Nahi nahi sir…koi garbar nahi hai…uss time mai Mumbai me tha nahi jab ye case report hua tha…isiliye initial proceedings ki details nahi pata mujhe…baaki sab to brief kar diya tha sir ne, par forensic ka pata nahi…aura bb ye file complete karni hai…(thinks something and says)..aur ha sir…aap khud hi ayiyega…Tarika ji ko mat bhejna…use bhi iss case ke bare me jyada pata nahi hoga na…wo bhi to uss time mere sath hi thi na Cape Town me conference ke liye(he said stressing on mere sath hi..)…waise…ye Cape Town hai badi romantic jagah, hai na…
Salunkhe(fuming with anger): Abhijeeetttt tum…(and with that Abhi cut the call and start laughing…here Salunkhe with the same angry face went and stood beside Tarika and picked up a test tube and started shaking it…seeing this, she left her work and starred at him with amazement… Salunkhe noticed this and turned towards her in anger…)
Salunkhe: Kya hai…aise kya dekh rahi ho? Kabhi muhe kaam karte hue nahi dekha hai kya?
Tarika(unknowingly): Nahi..(still starring at him)
Salunkhe(shocked): KYA…? (she came out of her trance)..matlab kya hai tumhara…mai kaam nahi karta…?
Tarika: Nai…nai sir…mera wo matlab nahi tha…I meant to say…wo..
Salunkhe: Kya wo…
Tarika: Sir wo…(trying to suppress her laughter)…sir aapka test tube…
Salunkhe: Kya hua test tube ko…
Tarika(hardly spoke): Khali hai…(and she burst out laughing over that scene…)
Salunkhe also looked at that test tube in his hand which was empty…kept it in the test tube stand and walked away making faces and murmuring, "dono mile hue hai…wo Abhijeet to tha hi…abb ye bhi mil gayi hai uske sath…dono ke dono mile hue hai…"..he was loud enough to make Tarika listen…she understood what kind of conversation her boss must have had with Abhijeet…She went to him and asked, "kya hua sir..?"
Salunkhe: Kuch nahi…mai bureau ja raha hu…thori der me wapas aa jaunga…
Tarika: OK sir…
Salunkhe moved out and she rushed to do her part of job…here Salunkhe was walking through the corridor and thinking something…
Salunkhe(thinking): Kitne dino baad inn dono ko aise khulkar haste hue dekha hai…warna uss hadse ke baad to jaise dono hasna hi bhool gaye the…(he wipes his tears and headed towards the bureau..)
Salunkhe reaches there and helps him with those files and all…throughout the time Abhijeet was very serious…he didn't let the topic change a bit from their work…he didn'd want Salunkhe to get a chance through their fights and go back to lab where Tarika must be doing those tests…though it was unusual for Salunkhe also, but he didn't said anything then…he stayed their for quite a long time, more than enough for her to complete her task…but while leaving, Salunkhe himself spoke up…
Salunkhe: Abhijeet…tum Daya ke case par abhi bhi kaam kar rahe ho na…
Abhi(shocked with his sudden query): No sir…wo case to khatam ho chukka hai…phir abb mai kyu…
Salunkhe(angry a bit): Mujhse jhoot bol rahe ya khud se…tumhare jhoot ke piche ka sach mai samajh sakta hu…
Abhi(tensed but cover that with his anger): Sir please…mujhse forcefully kuch bulwane ki koshish mat kijiye…mai koi jhoot nahi bol raha hu..na aap se na khud se…aur na hi mai kisi case pe koi kaam kar raha hu…
Salunkhe: Accha…matlab tum ye kehna chahte ho ki tumhe abb uspe vishwas nahi hai…haan…
Abhi(rash and loud): Ha nahi hai vishwas…nahi hai mujhe uss insaan pe zara sa bhi vishwas jisne mujhe jaan se maarne ki koshish ki hai…ek baar nahi…do baar nahi..teen baar…teen baar jaan lene ki koshish ki hai usne meri…mai tab bhi uska saath deta raha…ye soch ke ki shayad mera dost kisi musibat me hai…par usne apni dosti to tabhi dikha di thi jab usne sabke saamne mujhpar goli chalayi…maine hi uske hath me gun di thi…iss umeed me ki mera dost kabhi mujhpe goli nahi chalayega…par hua kya…mai pure team se lad gaya…ACP sir se lad gayaa…kiske liye uss insaan ke liye jo mujhe maarne ke liye kisi bhi hadd tak ja sakta hai…(looking into Salunkhe's eyes with tears but still in strong voice)…jis dosti aur vishwas ki aap baat ker rahe hai, wo bhi usne usi din khatam kar diya tha jis din usne sabke saamne mujhpe goli chalayi thi…aura bb agar kuch baaki hai to wo dosti nahi sirf nafrat hai…sirf nafrat…(saying this he turned to other side)
Salunkhe: Ye sab mere saamne bolkar tum saabit kya karna chahte ho…
Abhi(turns to him and..): Mai kuch saabit nahi karna chahta Salunkhe saab…jo saabit kerna tha wo to usne kar hi diya hai usne…abb mujhe kuch bhi sabit karne ki koi zaroorat hi nahi hai…(in taunting tone)Aur agar aapko uspar itna hi vishwas hai to aap kyo nahi use bacha lete…aapka to beta hai na…but I challenge you sir...aap chahe jitni bhi koshish kar le, par Daya ko nahi bacha payenge…kyoki aaj tak koi mujrim bachke nahi gaya hai…
Salunkhe: Vishwas to mujhe tumpar nahi ho raha hai Abhijeet…tum uske bare me aisa kaise keh sakte ho…
Abhi: Kyu…kyu nahi keh sakta mai ye sab…ha…kyu nahi keh sakta mai…wo, aapka beta Daya…wo mujhpe goliya chala sakta hai…teen teen baar mujhe maarne ki koshish kar sakta hai…aur phir bhi mai uske khilaaf kuch na bolu…wah…wah sir wah…(and he claps his hands…and again look at him and)…sir mai bolunga…ek baar nahi hazaar baar bolunga…aur zaroorat pari to usko phasi ke phande tak bhi pahuchaunga…pata nahi aur kitne gunah kiye hai usne…(with that he turns to leave but found the whole team along with ACP sir and Tarika standing there and watching him in disbelief…Abhi looked at them and left the place completely… Salunkhe was unable to understand anything…so he too left…)
Everyone moved to their respective desks….ACP too went in his cabin and sat on the chair…he picked up a paper weight and started fidgeting with it while thinking something deeply…
ACP(thinking): Ye Abhijeet ka behaviour achaanak se itna change kaise ho gaya…kahi ye koi…(and he stopped as he noticed a messege on his mobile…it was Abhi who was asking him for half day leave…ACP agreed to it and asked him to go home and have rest…)
Abhi was not looking in good condition…he drived all the way too fast and as he reached his home, he entered and closed the door with bang and locked himself in his room and started crying...
Abhi(crying): Aise kaise bol gaya mai itna kuch…kaise…apne dost..apne bhai ke bare me..kaise…jitna mai sabke sawaalo se bachna chahta hu utna hi ye saare sawaal mere saamne aate hai…kya karta mai…waha bureau me…me bugs lagaye hue the…har samay unki nazar humpe hai…kya karta mai…(after sometime he calms down a bit…he stood up and picked up a photo of his and Daya's and caressed it with love and he slept hugging that photo of theirs…)
In the evening, his door bell rang with which he woke up…he cleared his tears which were still present on his face…looked at the clock that was showing that it was 5 in the evening now…
Abhi: Itni der kaise so gaya...
He went downstairs and opened the door…
A/N: Koi hai jisne end tak parha…? Agar kisine parh liya to thank you so much yaar…and sorry for this stupid and boring chapter…
Bye and take care till our next visit..(jo mujhe bhi nahi pata kab hoga…) :(
DIYA…