A/N: Hey buddies…how are you all…are you all boiling with anger? Must be, of course…afterall I'm a complete week late than I said…and the reason is (reason, not a bahana)..my finals are starting from 6th of this month and are ending on 31st of may…so, you can understand how excited and happy I am at this moment...right…after all, all of us has faced this time some day or the other… :'(
Aur in sab ke beech bhi mai ye chapter post ker rahi hu to uske liye aap sab Swati ko thanks bolna…Swati madam mujhe roz whatzapp pe dhamkiya deti thi…whenever I opened whatzapp, 2-3 new dhamkiya would always pop up on my screen…huh..! khair, tujhe to mai baad me dekh lungi…filhal aap sab (and u too Swati madam) ye chapter parhiye…enjoy ka to aap hi dekh lo ki enjoy kerne layak hai bhi ya nahi…no guarantee wala chapter hai ye ;)
And and and…before starting the chapter I want to say one more thing…
Happy Belated Birthday Shilpam…
And shoooo sorry that I didn't wished you earlier…
At bureau…
Abhi enters there in anger and move straight to his desk…Others saw him coming and move towards him…they hesitate a bit seeing his mood off…but Freddy got some courage…
Freddy: Sir…(Abhi looks at him…)…sir aap kaha the…uss din Salunkhe sir se baat hone ke baad nikle the phir aap wapas hi nahi aye…hum pareshan ho gaye the sir…kaha the aap…
Abhi was not paying much attention to what Freddy was saying…he was busy thinking something else…freddy noticed this…
Freddy(keeping hand on his shoulder called softly): Sir…
Abhi came out of his thoughts and tried to behave normally…but his tension was clearly showing on his face…
Abhi: Ha…haan…mai…mai wo…kuch kaam se gaya tha kahi…
Freddy: Pakka na sir…koi problem to nahi hai…aap pareshan lag rahe hai…
Abhi: Mai…n..nahi to…mai theek hu…tum log jao…kaam karo apna…(low voice)mai theek hu…
Freddy looked at him for a few seconds and then all of them moved back to their desks but Abhi called again…
Abhi: Ek minute Freddy suno…(Freddy looked at him…)..wo ACP sir kaha hai…kahi dikhayi nahi de rahe…
Freddy: Sir wo to aaj subah hi kahi bahar chale gaye the…kah rahe the ki kisi zaroori kaam se ja rahe hai aur aane me late ho jayega…
Abhi: Hm(think something)…acha theek hai tum jao…mai bhi thori der me aata hu…kuch kaam hai mujhe bahar…
Inside the CID cell…
Daya was sitting with his back supported to the wall behind with his eyes closed…several things were running in his mind at the same time…everything that happened in this small time…
Daya(thinking): Kyu ho raha hai ye sab…achanak kaise sab kuch itna badal gaya…ACP sir…wo kaise…nahi…wo aisa kabhi nahi ker sakte…per maine to khud sab dekha hai…phir kaise unpar vishwas karu…aur…aur agar ye sach hua to…mai Abhi ki jaan kaise khatre me daal sakta hu…nahi…meri hote hue Abhi ko kabhi kuch nahi hoga…mai aisa hone hi nahi dunga…kabhi nahi…par mai karu to karu kya…agar mai sach bata du, to bhi wo sab Abhi ko nuksaan pahuchayenge….aur agar chup rehta hu to bhi…to bhi to uski jaan ko khatra hai hi…(he held his head tightly..)..samajh nahi aata kya karu…aisa koi to raasta hoga jisse mai Abhi ko bacha saku…kuch to…(he took a deep breathe)agar maine Abhi ko uss din maine sab kuch bata diya hota to shayad abhi tak ye sara case khatam bhi ho chukka hota…par iss beech agar use kuch ho jata to…to…nahi…nahi…mai aisa kaise ker sakta hu…agar aisa ho jata to mai khud ko kabhi maaf nahi ker pata…kabhi nahi…use na batana hi sahi hai…waise bhi…agar use bata deta to pata nahi gusse me aakar kya ker jata wo…per….pata to use chal hi jayega…aaj nahi to kal…pata to use chalna hi hai…wo iss case ko itni asaani se to nahi chorega…
With all these thoughts, he lied there on the floor itself and when, even he himself didn't get to know, he went to sleep…
Someone opened the door of the room along the cell…he stood there for a few seconds watching the face of the man sleeping inside the cell…he was sleeping, but peace was far away from his face…it was clearly seen on his face that he had not been sleeping for quite a long time…The man who entered the room stepped forward and opened the door of the cell…he slowly entered trying not to disturb the man inside…he was just looking at him…he stepped towards him but his foot striked something…he looked down to find what it was…he saw a plate full of food kept there untouched…his eyes swelled up with tears thinking of the hard time his friend must be spending in there…he moved towards him and sat down on his knees near his friend…and slowly kept his hand over his forehead and caressed his hairs…the second man responded immediately as he recognised that caring touch of his friend…he turned a bit and opened his eyes…and a week voice came out of his mouth…: Abh…Abhiiii….
He tried to sit up and Abhi supported him to sit…he sat with his back supported on the wall…Abhi lightly touched his arm and called him…: Dayaaa…tum theek ho…
Daya looked at him, smiled weekly and nodded in yes…
Daya: Abhi…tu…tum yaha kyu aye ho wapas…tumhe nahi aana chahiye tha…
Abhi(with a little anger): Kyu…kyu nahi aana chahiye tha mujhe…ha…ACP sir ko pata chal jata isiliye…to chal jaye pata…mujhe tumhari parwah hai aur kisi ki nahi…(in too much anger…)aur khaskar ACP sir ki to bilkul bhi nahi…
Daya(surprised): Abhi ye kya bol rahe ho tum…ACP sir ke baare me aisa kaise…
Abhi(cut him with the same anger in voice): To aur kya karu mai…haan…aur kya bolu mai unke baare me…uss insaan ke baare me jisne tumhe nuksaan pahuchane ki koshish ki…jiski wajah se aaj tum yaha…(he choked due to tears…)..tumhari aisi halat bhi sirf aur sirf unki wajah se hi hui hai…sab kuch…sab kuch sirf aur sir fuss ek insaan ki wajah se hi…(now he lost control over all his emotins that he had been trying to suppress from so long and he started crying…he turned his face towards the other side so as to avoid Daya's gaze…)
Daya understood that Abhi has to know everything that he never wanted him to know…he closed his eyes tightly and a drop of tear rolled down his cheeks…he wiped them off, kept a hand on Abhi's shoulder, and pressed it lightly…
Daya(softly): Abhi…(there was no response from his side…)…Abhi baat suno meri…please…(Abhi turned and hugged Daya tightly…Daya was first shocked due to such response of him…but then he hugged him back and slowly patted his back…)..Abhi…sab theek ho jayega yaar…tum aise toot mat jao Abhi please...(he separated him from hug and wiped his tears…)
Both kept silent for a few minutes…Abhi was also trying his best not to breakdown again…he wanted to be strong but it seemed to be impossible at such a situation…
Suddenly Abhi wiped his face with both hands and stood up…he held Daya by arm and tried to pull him up…
Abhi(pulling him up…): chalo Daya…
This was another shock for Daya…
Daya(shocked): Ka…Kaha…?
Abhi: Bahar aur kaha…tum abb aur yaha nahi rahoge bas…(pulling him again)..chalo utho…
Daya: Pagal ho gaye ho kya…kya bole ja rahe ho tum…dhyaan bhi hai ki kya kerne ki koshish ker rahe ho tum…ek criminal ko jail se bhagana crime hota hai Abhi…(Abhi's heart pinched listening the word 'criminal' for Daya from his own mouth…)
Abhi(left his arm and pointing his finger towards him…): Tum…(not able to understand what to say..)..Daya tum…tum aisa kyu bol rahe ho…tum criminal nahi ho samjhe…(in little louder..)koi galat kaam nahi kiya hai tumne…samjhe tum…(he again held his wrist and pulled him)…Chalo abb…
Daya(not looking at him): Mai kahi nahi aa raha hu…I deserve this place…and I deserve what I'm going through…(Abhi looked at him in anger…now Daya also looked at him…)infact…I deserve worse…(with this he took his hand out of Abhi's grip…)
Abhi: Pagal mat bano Daya…sach tumhe bhi pata hai aur mujhe bhi…ye sab ACP sir ke kaaran hua hai naaki tumhari wajah se…
Daya: Par agar mai chahta to kuch ker sakta tha na…kuch to…per maine kya kiya…aakar tumpar goli chala di…(having tears in eyes…)..Abhi…mai sach me kisi ke dosti ke kaabil nahi hu yaar…nahi kisi ke pyar ke kaabil hu…sach me…isiliye itne samay tak mera koi nahi tha…na koi dost na aur koi jo meri parwah kare…tum kyu kerte ho meri parwah…haan…kyu tum…
Abhi(cut him and sat down near him): Daya ye kya bol raha hai tu haan…
Daya: Sach…sach hi to keh raha hu mai….kyu kerte ho meri parwah…kyu mujhe apna dost maante ho…nahi hu yaar mai tumhari dosti ke layak…(and he starts crying…)
All those things that both of them had hid within them were now coming out….
Abhi looked at him and felt bad…but at this moment, he too did not understand what to say and how to console his friend…because he himself was feeling so stressed and tired of all these happenings…
Daya(looking up at him): Yaar meri dosti sirf tumhe takleef hi degi…tumhe bhi baaki sab ki tarah mujhse door hi rehna chahiye…(Abhi was not saying anything…or rather he didn't know what to say…he had the fear that if he tried to console him, then he himself would not be able to stay strong…which was really important for him for now…he had so many things to say but could say nothing…..here, after a small silence, Daya began again..)..m..mai sach me itna bura hu kya Abhijeet…(Abhi looked at him with tears…he knew clearly what Daya must be feeling…)
Abhi: Nahi Daya…kyu soch rahe ho tum ye sab…haan…aur agar tum bure ho bhi na…to mujhe bura dost hi chahiye…(he smiled a bit and Daya also smiled listening to that…)
Daya(serious tone): Abhi mujhe nahi lagta ACP sir inn sab me involved hai…
Abhi looked at him shocked…firstly, due to his sudden change in mood and behaviour and secondly, due to the thing he just said…
Abhi: Ye…ye tum keh rahe ho Daya…tum…! Yaad hai na tumne ye sab kyu kiya tha…unki wajah se…unki wo video dekh kar darr gaye the tum…isiliye aisa kadam uthaya tumne…
Daya: Haan mai manta hu Abhijeet…sab manta hu…par phir bhi…ek baar tum khud hi soch kar dekho…agar ACP sir ko humare sath kuch galat kerna hi tha to unhe koi rok sakta tha…nahi Abhijeet…wo ACP Pradyuman hai…agar wo kuch kerna chahe to unhe koi nahi rok sakta…agar wo hume maarna chahte to aaj tak hum yaha aise baatein nahi ker rahe hote…Abhijeet samajhne koshish karo meri baat ko…(he looked at Abhijeet and understood that he was not satisfied with whatever he said….he took a sigh)…Abhijeet…(Abhi looked at him)…tumhe kya lagta hai…kit um yaha mujhse milne ke liye aate ho, iss baat ka ACP sir ko koi andaza nahi hoga…unhe nahi pata hoga ki unka officer kab kya ker sakta hai…I'm sure unhe acche se pata hoga ki tum mujhse milne aaye ho…aur…aur shayad…
Abhi: Shayad kya…
Daya: Shayad unhe ye bhi pata ho ki humare beech baat kya hoti hai…
Abhi: Tumhe aisa lagta hai…
Daya: Haan…
Abhi: To abb wo humpar har waqt nazar bhi rakhne lage hai...
Daya(irritated): Tum har baat ko galaat tareeke se kyu samajh rahe ho Abhijeet…ho kya gaya hai tumhe…
Abhi(rash and loud): Pagal ho gaya hu mai…(Daya shockingly look at him)…dimaag kharab ho gaya hai mera…nahi samajh pa raha hu mai kuch bhi…(he stop and holds his head tightly and after a few seconds again started in low but strong voice, looking in the eyes of Daya..)…aur ye sab jot um bol rahe ho mujhe, ACP sir ke baare me…ye sab tumhare dimaag me pehle nahi aya…hein…jab tum chilla chila ker sab ko bol rahe the ki tumne ye sab jaan boojh kar kiya hai…chalo tab nahi bataya na sahi…kyoki bureau me bugs the…par jab ACP sir aur Shreya tumse yaha milne aye the…tumse sach jaanna chahte the…tumhe kaha bhi ki wo tumhari baat manenge…tab…tab kyu nahi bataya unhe tumne kuch…hein…itna hi bharosa hai to bata dete na unhe bhi sab…(bit loudly an anger..)tab kyu apne mooh par taala laga ke baith gaye…
Daya: Abhijeet…ma…mai samajh sakta hu tumhare gusse ki wajah…aur tumhara gussa jayas bhi hai…par Abhijeet iss waqt jin halaato se tum guzar rahe ho unhi haalato se mai bhi guzar raha hu…(Abhi looks at him, his anger a bit low now…Daya also relaxed after seeing that)…Abhijeet tum bhi ACP sir ko acche tareeke se jaante ho aur mai bhi…hum jaante hai ki wo kabhi bhi aisa koi kadam nahi uthate jisse hume koi nuksaan ho…wo kabhi bhi humara bura nahi sochte hai…samne chahe jitna bhi gussa kare par har baar wo humare liye sab se lad jaate hai…uske liye unhe kya kuch nahi sunna parta hoga par wo kabhi peeche nahi hate…tumhe lagta hai ki wohi ACP Pradyuman humari jaan lena chahega….tum aisa soch bhi kaise sakte ho Abhijeet…meri baat maano Abhijeet, ek baar tum ACP sir ko dhoondne ki koshish karo…mujhe lagta hai wo zaroor kisi museebat me hai…tum…(but Abhi stopped him by raising his hand)
Abhi(forwarding his mobile): Ye dekho…
Daya took it and looked at the screen…it was the picture of ACP sir giving money from some man and giving a gun to him…Daya was shocked like anything...
Daya(shocked): Ye…ye sab…
Abhi: Hm…abb bhi kahoge ki ACP sir ne kuch galat nahi kiya..
Daya: Tum…tumhe kya lagta hai…kya karna chahiye…abhi tak kuch to soch hi liya hoga tumne…
Abhi looked at him and said with a smile: Hm…socha to hai…bas tumse janna chahta tha ki mai jo ker raha hu wo sahi hai ya nahi…
Daya: To…lag gaya na pata…(Abhi nodded with a week smile…)..to abb karo jo socha tha…
Abhi: Samajh nahi aa raha shuru kaha se karu…
Daya: Restaurant se…
Abhi(confused): Kya….?
Daya: Kitne din se bina khaye piye baithe ho…?
Abhi (looking at the food plate in the cell): Yahi sawal mai tumse karu to…(Daya smiles embarrassed)…bade aye mujhe gyan dene wale…
Daya(now serious): Yaar mujhe lagta hai tumhe pehle iss aadmi se milna chahiye jo iss photo me ACP sir ke sath hai…koi starting point to chahiye aage barhne ke liye…aur iss waqt tumhare paas siwaye iss aadmi ke aur koi raasta nahi hai ACP sir tak pahuchne ka…
Abhi(taking a heavy sigh): Hopefully ye kaam ker jaye…aur uss aadmi ko kuch pata ho ACP sir ke baare me…
Daya(lokking him suspectedly): Waise tum itni asaani se maan gaye ACP sir ke baare me…pehle se investigate ker rahe the na tum…(he pause for some reply but when Abhi doesn't say anything, he continue)…kahi wo video…wo…
Abhi(cut him as): Morph ki gayi hai…Tarika ne check kiya tha…(both smile…)
Daya: To itni der se ye drama kyu ker rahe the…
Abhi: Tumhare mann ki baat janne ke liye…(in sad tone…)..mujhe iss waqt sach me kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai Daya…isiliye kisi aur se consult kerna chahta tha…ACP sir se to ker nahi sakta to…socha tumse hi baat karu…aur tumhe sab kuch pehle hi bata deta to tum meri haan me haan mila dete...
Daya: aur jab pata chala ki ACP sir to hai nahi bureau me to tum turant yaha chale aye…
Abhi: Haan…kyoki mujhe tab pakka yakeen ho gaya ki ACP sir kisi museebat me hai…kyoki Tarika ne morphing ke baare me pehle hi bata diya tha…par mujhe phir bhi guidance chahiye thi…iss waqt sab kuch samne hote hue bhi kuch samajh nahi pa raha thu mai…samajh nahi aata kispe yakeen karu aur kispe nahi…kabhi itna akela mehsoos nahi kiya yaar maine…pehle humesha, haar mushkil samay me tum sath hote the mere…mujhe sahara dene ke liye, mujhe guide kerne ke liye…tum nahi hote the to ACP sir humesha mere peeche khare hote the…kahi bhi paon dagmaga jate the to wo humesha hote the mera hath thaamne ke liye…par aaj na tum ho na ACP sir…pata nahi kyu par humesha dil me ek darr sa rehta hai…ek khauf…jaise hath se sab kuch nikal raha hai…(tears form in his eyes…)
Daya(trying to stop him): Abhi…(he looks at Daya)..kya bol rahe ho tum…Abhi tumhe kisi cheez ke liye darne ki zaroorat nahi hai samjhe…tum jo karoge sahi hi karoge…mujhe poora yakeen hai tumpar…tumne aaj tak koi galat faisla nahi liya hai Abhijeet…aur tum iss baar bhi jo faisla loge wo sahi hi hoga…(Abhi nods as he felt better after listening all this…Daya pressed his shoulder to give him strength, which was really needed for him at that time…seeing Abhi calm, he started again)…abb chalo, ye case bhi khatam kerna hai tumhe...ACP sir ka pata lagao…baaki sab apne aap mil jayenge…ye job hi hai, naya khiladi hai…jyada adde nahi hai iske…jyada log bhi nahi hai iske paas…itne dino me itna to jaan hi chuka hu mai inke baare me…
Abhi: Theek hai Daya…abhi chalta hu…par jald hi milenge…
Daya(add to him): Ek chote se break ke baad…(and he smile …Abhi also smile on this…)
Abhi get up and patted Daya's arm and started moving outside when Daya called him from behind…he look back..
Daya: Iss baar bahar dost banker nahi…Senior Inspector Abhijeet ban ker jana…OK…case zara jaldi khatam ker lete hai ye Inspector saab mere dost se…
Abhi(smiled ): Hm…
Abhi came out of there with a new energy within him…now he knew what to do…and he had regained the lost faith on himself…now he knew that what he is going to do is right…
Daya heaved a sigh of relief as he felt the change in his friend's attitude after this visit…he was now sure that the culprit of this case is going to face his worst nightmares in a quick time…he looked at the food plate lying in front of him and slowly reached for it…he took it in his hand aand started eating it, though he wasnot willing to…
Here, Abhijeet went back to bureau…everybody was leaving for lunch…seeing him coming, they offered him as well…first he denied as he was in hurry to work on the case but then he remembered Daya's words and he too went with others and had his lunch…after lunch, all startd moving back to bureau when Abhi called Freddy aside…
Abhi: Freddy…wo…mujhe tumhari thori help chahiye…agar tumhe koi problem na ho to…
Freddy: Arre sir ye kaisi baatein ker rahehai aap…ye Freddy humesha aapki madad ke liye tayar hai…aap bas itna batayiye ki mujhe kerna kya hoga…
Abhi: Ek galli ka gunda hai…use pakarna hai…
Freddy(making sure nobody is hearing them): Sir…Daya sir ke case se to related nahi…
Abhi just nods in answer and they left after telling others that they are going to deal a small case…
At some village type area…
Abhi's car stopped there…Freddy and Abhi step down from it and started moving in the village type area…Abhi was leading Freddy and it seemed that he is well aware of where exactly they have to go…
Freddy(while moving behind him): Sir aap akele itna kuch kerte rahe aur hume bataya tak nahi…ek baar bol dete to hum bhi apki madad ker dete na…
Abhi: Kisko bolta Freddy mai…(in anger)..kisi ko Daya ki burayi kerne se fursat thi jo uske case par bhi kaam kerta …
Freddy: Aisa nahi hai sir…aap nahi jante aap aur Daya sir humare liye kya mayene rakhte hai…
Abhi(sarcastically): Jaanta hu…bahut ache se jaanta hu…aur dekh bhi chuka hu sab kuch uss din bureau me…ki kitna pyar kerte hai sab Daya se…
Freddy was left with nothing to say after this…he knew how much he was hurt…and speaking anything now will only hurt him more…so he stayed quiet…
Abhi: Dekho Freddy…mere khabri ka jo dost hai, wo isi ilake me rehta hai… to wo aadmi bhi yahi milega jisne ACP sir ko paise diye honge…
They went to a local club like place where some gunday looking boys were playing cards and carom board…Abhi didn't pay attention to any other guy…he just went to the guy he wanted to catch and held him from his collars…and a tight slap…! The guy was shocked with such an attack…and before any of his fellows came to rescue him, he was dragged out of there, put in a car and handcuffed and the car flew away…
Man: Kya hai saab…mujhe kyu murge (cock) ke maafik utha ke le aaye…(Abhi and freddy smiled)…aur bhi to itne log the na…unme se utha lete…meri ijjat hai saab waha pe…itni jaldi utha laye ki kuch samajh bhi nahi aya apun ko…
Abhi: Murga chhaat ke rakhne ka fayeda hai ye…sochne me zyada waqt nahi gawana parta…
They returned to bureau and the guy was thrown inside the interrogation room alone with Abhijeet…As Freddy came out, Abhi entered and locked the door behind…
Freddy(looking at the closed door): Bechara…aaj to gaya kaam se…
Sachin who heard that came to him and ask him: Kya baat hai Freddy…sir bahut gusse me lag rahe the…
Freddy: Kuch nahi sir…bas aaj uss aadmi ki haddiya 206 se barh kar 306 ho jayengi…
All smiled on this as they all knew the result of 'criminal+Abhijeet' in the same interrogation room with a locked door…
A/N: OK guys…I know, it wasn't satisfactory…but this was all I could write with world's worst things on my head…so bear with it…a lot of DUO part as a compensation of late updating and a long chapter to compensate a very bad chapter…I myself is not satisfied with this but still, I hope it is bearable for the time being…
Guys, I'm planning to complete this story in a few more chapters…but even that will take time…as I really don't know when my practicals are starting (no point of thinking when they will be ending) :( but I guess it will end around 14th of june or so…hence, next update ka mujhe bhi nahi pata…
I know, its tooooo long…but what to do…let me return alive from this war first, then I'll complete the story as soon as possible…
And please friends, don't forget to review…
Stay well and stay happy all of you…
DIYA…