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Daya came out of Abhijeet's room and tried to leave the house but Disha; who was making dinner in the kitchen; saw him going outside, She tried to stop him: Kahan jaa rhy ho Daya… dinner nhi krna? (Daya looked at her with eyes full of tears and again tried to leave but Disha grabbed his arm; he cannot jerk her hand out of respect and love for his mother) kya hua aap ro kyun rhy ho? (asking) larai hui hai bhai sy aapki? (inspecting the red cheek) or yeh gaal kyun itna laal ho raha hai… (she had a vague idea what might have had happen, so gave words to her suspicion) kahi Jeet ny ha…
But she was not able to complete her sentence as at the same time Abhijeet also came out of his room; Daya saw him and left the house hurriedly while softly pulling his arm from his mother's grip. Now the mother was sure that something happened between her sons. She looked at Abhijeet questionably. In return Abhijeet just downed his head in regret.
Disha disquietly asked him the reason of this occurrence: kiya hua Jeet…? (anxiously) kiya aapny sach mai Chotu py hath uthaya hai?
Abhijeet downed his head a bit more which was the answer she was demanding. She glared at him: yeh kya kiya aapny… (angrily) choty bhai ko marty hain iss tarhan sy… saara gaal laal ho gaya hai bachchy ka…(posed the next question) esa kiya kr diya tha usny jo aapka hath uth gaya…?
Abhijeet in same posture narrated all the happenings: pata nhi kesy haath uth gaya… (tried to convince) meri har giz yeh intention nhi thi… I did not mean to hit him… pata nhi kesy… (accepting the fault) bs mjhe gussa aa gaya tha… (telling her the reason) mjhe teen files complete krni thi aaj (quietly) or un files mai sy aik meri six months ki report thi jis sy k basis pe iss month mera CID mai transfer hona tha… (looking at her) mai aapko or Daya ko surprise dena chahta tha…
Disha was surprised listening to this: Jeet tum sach keh rhy ho… (Abhijeet nodded assuringly; tears welled up in her eyes, she caressed his head with abundant love and care) aaj aapky baba kitny khush hongy… unka khwab tha aapko aik imandaar CID officer bnty huye dekhna… aaj aapny unka khwab pura kr diya… (with lots of prayers) bhagwan humesha aap ko kamyaab kary…
Abhijeet explained further: mai ussi file pe kaam kr raha tha or Daya ny puri file kharab kr di… mai bs last page pe tha us file k or Daya k kheechny k karan wo phat gai… (Disha listened to all of this patiently) khud ba khud mera hath uth gaya...
Disha now returned to the matter and scolded him: lekin jo bhi reason ho bhai ko maarna nhi chahiye tha… agar aap pehly he ussy samjha dety to esa na hota…
Abhijeet: I understand… lekin mai surprise dena chahta tha na… (in confusion) lekin Daya ka reaction is sb mamly mai bht he ajeeb tha… (Disha also had the same feeling to which Abhijeet had given words) aapko pata hai na esi situations mai mjhe he leny k deny par jaaty hain lekin aaj to ulta he ho gaya… (Disha nodded in agreement with him) yaad hai na aapko k bachpan mai kesy larta tha wo mjh sy…
Daya was of eight years and Abhijeet was of fourteen years old. Abhijeet was working on his volcano project he had to submit for his geography assignment. Daya came and insisted on playing with Abhijeet, he was constantly budging him: bhai… chalo na… mjhe tumhary sath khelna hai football… (requesting) please na… chalo na… bs aik match… I promise jaldi sy khatam ho jaye ga match…
Abhijeet while concentrating on the model as it was in the final stage: Daya mjhe pareshan na karo jao jaa k apny friends k sath khelo mjhe kaam krny do mera…
But Daya was Daya, he stubbornly continued his work of nudging him: chalo na…
Abhijeet while pouring something carefully in the volcano: Daya yahan sy jao… mai bht zaruri kaam kr raha hun… agar zara bhi garbar hui to saara kaam kharab ho jaye ga… mai nahi chahta k kuch bhi garbar ho… time nahi mere pass kl submit krna hai maine project…
Daya persistently: nahi nahi nahi… mere sath khelo… (accidently he gave a hard push to Abhijeet and a tissue paper piece containing something fell in his volcano making it erupt before time; destroying the whole project) (daya looked at Abhijeet and then at the mess he had created)
Now Abhijeet looked like he would also erupt like the volcano; he shouted on top of his lungs: yeh kya kiya tune Daya… (he hardly grabbed his arm and strongly took him out of the room) niklo mere room sy bahar… sara kaam bigaar diya…
Disha came out of her room listening to the loud voices of his elder son. She was standing near the sofa while observing them; she didn't want to interfere unnecessarily, she wanted them to resolve their problem on their own accord to make them strong enough for the cruel world they would be going to live in.
Daya looked at his big brother stubbornly and again went inside Abhijeet's room: hunh nahi niklun ga… (crossing arms on his chest) yahi rahunga…
Abhijeet looked at him in anger: aik to mera sara kaam kharab kr diya or phir bhi dekho kesy zuban chala raha hai…
He went to Daya and tried to scold him: dekho kya kiya hai tumny (pointed towards the now useless volcano) aik hafty sy bna raha tha mai issy or tummy aik minute mai kharab kr diya…
Daya looked at him with a strong posture: to kiya… (shrugged) ghalti to phir bhi tumhari hai na… (carelessly) na tum mere sath khelny sy inkaar krty na yeh sb hota…
Disha unintentionally let out a chuckle; Abhijeet looked at her with an open mouth, then he gazed at little Daya was carelessly sitting on his bed. In anger, he approached Daya: Daya teri zaban ziyada nhi chalny lagi hai haan… aik to kaam kharab kr diya hai upper sy koi sharam nhi hai k sorry he kr lun bhai sy… (he lightly hit him on his head)
Daya now looked at him and exclaimed: sorry bhi tumhy he krna chahiye mjhe nahi… (Showing Abhijeet his arm) yeh dekho tummy kya kiya hai… pura red red ho gaya hai mera baazu… or phir abhi mere sar pe bhi maara hai… (Orderd an apology) chalo sorry kaho mjhe…
Abhijeet looked at him with wide eyes; he was going to say something when their mother interrupted: kiya ho raha hai yeh sb…
Abhijeet almost crying: Maaa… Daya ny mera pura project kharab kr diya ab… kesy aik raat mai dubara bny ga… Ma'am mjhe punish karain gi ab Daya ki wajah sy…
Disha confronted Daya: Daya beta aapny jo kiya hai na wo achi baat nhi hai… aapko bhaiya ko sorry krna chahiye na ghalti aapki hai na… aapki wajah sy ab bhaiya ko punishment milly ki school main…
Daya tried to put his defence too: lekin Mumma bhaiya ny bhi to achi baat nhi na ki… (showing his arm dekho kitni zor sy baazu pakar k room sy nikala… (innocently) koi esy krta hai apny itny cute or piyary bhai k sath…
Both people present in the room looked at the drama factory with love; Disha slightly rubbed his arm: chalo koi baat nhi… (suggesting) aik sorry bhai ka or aik Daya ka dono mil k cancel ho gaye… (asking him) ab theek hai…
Daya nodded his head like a big pendulum. Disha looked at Abhijeet for an answer who just gave an angry glare. Disha sighed and continued: ab yeh jo bhai ka kaam kharab hua hai issy bhi theek krna pary ga na… (Daya again nodded in yes) Daya help kary ga na…?
Daya obediently: Yes… (looked at Abhijeet cutely) dekhna bhaiya jb mai help karuna ga na to kitna acha bnay ka aapka yeh volvo…
Abhijeet slapped his head: volvo nhi… Volcano…
Daya nodded: haan haan wohi wohi… appko full marks milain gy… (up his collar) phir aap apni Ma'am ko batana k Daya ny bnaya hai…
Abhijeet and Disha sighed disappointedly. Everyone got busy in repairing the volcano. Daya slept after sometime while putting glue on the paper Abhijeet had given to him. He made him lay on bed comfortably.
Abhijeet: Or aaj ka Daya ka reaction bilkul opposite tha… aapko pata hai na Maa wo kabhi bhi itni choti baton pe mjh sy itna naraz nhi hota… or aaj to usny meri baat bhi nhi suni or chala gaya yahan sy…
Disha also knew that Abhijeet is right. Her little baby is strong enough to take a stand for himself and today he left the stage himself; how odd?
Abhijeet assured her: Mai dekhta hun jaa k…
Disha nodded.
Abhijeet went to the nearby park; he knew where Daya would have gone to…
He saw Daya sitting on the bench under the tree. He closed the distance between them; a total red, tear stained face came in his view. His heart ached after seeing the scene.
He went and just hugged his little baby. Daya did not hug him back, he just kept on shedding silent tears.
Abhjeet after rubbing his back for a while: Kiya dumbo itna naraz ho gaya apny bhaiya sy? Sorry bhi nhi dy ga?
Daya just nodded his head a little. Abhijeet continued: baat bhi nahi kary ga… (Daya shook his head in no) aik baar bhi nhi…?
This time Daya separated him and started in low tune: bhaiya Daya sy piyar nhi krty… (he was like in some kind of his own world; expelling out his heart) Daya sy sirf baba piyar krty hain… (Abhijeet looks at him in pain; Daya in a trance) Daya baba k pass chala jaye ga… (Abhijeet looked at him in shock) or wahan jaa k baba sy Abhi ki complain kary ga…
Abhijeet in extreme pain just hugged him tightly: yeh kiya bol raha hai Daya… itna naraz ho gaya hai bhaiya sy…
Abhijeet caressed his hurt cheek; Daya flinched: haan bht ziyada…
Abhijeet with wet tone: Maaf bhi nhi kary ga? (Daya nodded in no) acha koi baat nhi tjhe baba sy complain krni hai kr ly… agar punishment deni hai to punishment dy do lekin bhaiya the baba k pass nhi jany dain gy…
Daya complained: to phir mjhe maara kyun tha… baba to nhi maarty na agar wo hoty to… lekin tumny itni zor sy maara mjhe… sirf Baba piyar krty hain… tum nhi krty… agar baba hoty to meri kabhi bhi koi bhi baat talty nhi…
Abhijeet: promise… (grabbed his Adam's apple) pakka wala promise… ainda kabhi bhi mai apny Dumbo ko nhi daantun ga… kabhi bhi koi baat nhi taalun ga… promise…
Daya looked at him with big eyes: promise toro gy to nhi?
Abhijeet confirmed him: nhi kabhi nhi torun ga… maine pehly kabhi koi promise tora hai? (Daya nodded in no) to phir yeh wala bhi nhi torun ga…
Now Daya started removing his tears slowly. Abhijeet in low tone: aik promise tum bhi karo mjh sy Daya… (Daya looked at him with confusion in his eyes) ainda kabhi bhi tum Baba k pass jany ki baat nhi karo gy…
Daya just nodded in agreement. Abhijeet tried to change the mood: maine to apny hissy ka sorry bol diya… Daya ka sorry kb aye ga…
Daya looked at him and answered stubbornly: Daya koi sorry nhi boly ga… Hunh…
Abhijeet laughed. Abhijeet: wese mai sahab ko batata chalun k jald he mai Inspector Abhijeet from CID bnny wala hun…
Daya gave him a look consisted of shock and excitement: really… (Abhijeet gave him a smile) wow… sachi main…
Daya in happiness hugged who responded with same love.
Life is like a piano; the white keys represent happiness and the black show sadness. But as you go through life's journey, remember that the black keys also create music.
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