Shreya clasping his arm, slowly moved infront of him,and approached in trembling voice,:'jo bhi tha...humare beech...uska shuruyat...shayyad...mujh se hi...huya tha...magar ssir...mana ki...main...confused thi...pareshan thi...itni sari jajbaat ek sath samhalne me...na kamiyaab thi...lekin aap to nahi the ssir!...kya...kkya...aap kuchh keh ke...halat ko...sudharne ki koshish nahi kar sakte the?'

Daya maintained a poised silence until Shreya jerked him with vehemence,:'kahiye ssir...aap chup kyu hain? kkya aap ka zimmedari nahi tha kuchh kehne ki? kkya aap ko ekbar bhi kuchh kehne ka jaroorat mehsus na huya?' her teary eyes were hopeful to listen to a reply, though Daya cudgelled his heart severely in his effort to have the conversation peaceful...Shreya was impatient in an impudent manner,:'bataiye ssir...jawab dijiyeee...chup na rahiyee sir...'

Daya took a long sigh before answering with seemingly calm manner,:'maine kya kiya...kya nahi kiya...woh batana...samjhana...abhi koi kaam ka hai nahi Shreyaa...Abhi ye sab soch ke humara aaj ko barbaad karna...galat hogaa...' his voice seemed abnormally business-like..

:'magar ssir aap jaise main kyu reh nahi pa rahi hun khush? is kal ki baatein na karungi to meri aaj sudhrega nahi ssir...' she almost screamed it with extreme fierceness..

Daya kept his glance over her gently and suggested with required calmness,:'shant ho jao Shreya...aisi halat me koi bhi baat tumhe samajh me ayega nahi...' he paused and then some second later he repeated,:'shant ho jao...' an inconvenient silence fell between them as Shreya kept putting effort to alleviate the wave of excitement... After about a stifling full minute, daya came back stoutly,:'jab hum ko koi taqleef hota hai Shreya...' he paused, gulping back a lump,:'tab hum ko sochna chaiye...ki...us taqleef ka jarh kaha hai...kyu ho raha hai hume taqleef...'

Shreya retorted back promptly,:'aap ko pata nahi hai kaha hai jarh? kya sach me aap ko maloom nahi kyu itna taqleef ho raha hai mujhe?'annoyance printed over her face while Daya with a dolorous smile took time to reply back,:'mere baat samajhne ki koshish karo Shreya...tumhara taqleef ka jarh tum dhoondoge tab hi tum us ko hatha ke mann me shanti la sakoge...'

Shreya, further, reaching at the paroxysm of rage,yelled at him,:'agar aap mujhe aise uksa rahe hain...to phir mujhe kehna hi parega ssir...ki...aap hain meri sari taqleef ki jarh...aap ka khamoshi hai mere taqleef ki jarh...'

A dark cloud descended upon his face but he made no reply until Shreya kept repeating,:'aap ko sab samajh me ata hai ssir...bas ye chhor ke ki main aap se kya sun na chahti thi...aur aap ka kya kehne se itna sara mess ko roka ja sakta tha...' furore was exuding from her moistened eyes...

Daya glanced upon Shreya's tightened clasp once and then carefully disengaged his arm from by then loose clasp and then temporized to divulge his mind,:'upar se...jo bhi hum dekhte hain...samajhte hain...' he paused and came back with a sigh,:'woh hi sab kuchh nahi hota hai Shreya...uske peechhe...kuchh gehri baat bhi chhupa rehta hain...' he paused again and then proceeded with a stoical face,:'pichhle dino me maine ye sab se jo bhi sikha...woh hai ye...ki...pyar me ek ajeeb sa taqat rehta hai...woh taqat...hume age badake le chalta hai...woh taqat hum se koi bhi achchha kaam karwa le sakta hai...pyar ka akhri manzil hamesha shaadi hi nahi hota hai Shreya...Pyar ka manzil hai...is jeevan ko pehchan na...jo jeevan Bhagwan ne hum ko diya...us ko pyar karke jeena...achcha kaam karke jeena...achcha soch se jeena...' he further paused saying that much while Shreya gazed at him,astoundingly,being unaware about the fact that the furore of her eyes which just a few moments back was determined to make him felt about his fault, now ebbed away..

Daya closed his eyes forcefully perhaps to allay the cyclonic turbulence in his heart and then with a lugubrious smile,trying to infer hurriedly,:'mmain...koshish kar raha hun Shreya...ttum bhi...agar...' colour stole into his cheeks and he splutterd with discomfort,:' agar kisi ko ...pyar kiya hai...to...koshish karo...us pyar ka taqat ko...pehchan ne ki...'

Both remained silent for about a minute until Daya came back further to add more,:'kya bhul tum se huyi..kya bhul mujh se huya...ye sab dauhrane se...hume shaanti nahi milega Shreyaa...shaanti hume tab milega...jab...' his glance darted here and there in an effort to keep himself composed enough,:'jab...hum...humare zindegi ko...samhal ke khushi khushi age bad payenge...'he forced a titter which reflect the exquisite pain,pent up in his heart...

Shreya with a sardonical smile,replied back,though with much more poise,:'aap ke liye ye sab kehna asan hai ssir...mere liye nahi...' she paused;fidgeted and came back,:'kal ko Siddharth mujh se 100% demand karega...to...to main use de nahi paungi...aur...' her lips trembled and tears spilled out of her eyes,:'uske zimmedar aap honge ssir...'

Daya turned his face opposite her and closed his eyes once more forcefully tu bury his agony there...Shreya's words seemed merciless stabbing upon his heart and he wished to whimper out loud making himself free from all pain, atleast temporarily but he couldn't..

:'aap ka khushi...aap ko mubarak ssir..' smirked Shreya,:'jo ye kaha aap ko...ki kisi ko bhi le ake jald se jald shaadi kar lo...'

Daya's eyes flung open with a firmness and he made no delay in replying back,:'tumhe jo bhi kehna hai...mujhe keh sakti ho Shreya...Anila ke bare me ...ttum baat na karo to hi achcha rahega...'

Shreya kept trying to curb the overflowing jealousy that was quite apparent...When she was going to jabber out something then loud tap was heard at the door...Sachin and Nikhil entered in an agitated state,saying,:'ssir...Abhijeet sir dusra team leke pahuch gaya hain...'

:'oh...' Daya's face changed from an emotional and pensive to a persistent and dogged one,and he stormed out of the cabin..Nikhil and Sachin followed him while Shreya with a forlorn smirk too went ahead to join the team...