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"Maa aap kahi jaa rhi hain kya?" asked the sleepy Abhijeet.
Disha hummed while correcting her pallu. She said while focusing on creasing her saree: aap ghar par ho na Daya k sath iss liye mai jaa rhi hun zara… (Abhijeet looked at her in a questioning gaze) mjhe school jana hai thori dair k liye resignation process k liye… (Abhijeet nodded) nashta ready hai… aap dono jaldi sy kr lo… phir mai nikalti hun…
Abhijeet got up and moved to freshen up. After freshening up he woke Daya up and helped him in freshening. Disha left them after breakfast.
Daya was lying on Abhijeet's lap. Daya's speech had become slurred and slow over time; his speech was slurred all the time: Abhi… tum jao gy nahi na ab?
Abhijeet caressed his hair: uh hunh… mai apny chotu ko chor k kahi jaa skta hun bhala?
Daya slowly nodded his head in no. He again asked a query: or agar mai chala gaya chor k phir?
Abhijeet looked at him in bewilderment: yeh kya bol rhy ho Daya?
Daya in his own trance: batao na… agar mai tumhy chor k chala gaya to tum kya karo gy?
Abhijeet was confused after listening to Daya: Kya ho gaya hai Daya? Kyun esi ajeeb si baatain kr raha hai…
Daya's posture didn't change: mai jaa raha hun Abhi… (looked at him in eyes with a blank stare) bht bht door…
Abhijeet looked at him in shock. Before he could react, his phone rang. "ACP Sir calling" was displayed on his small-screen phone. He left the matter for a moment and received the call: Yes sir… G Sir… No problem sir… mai aa jaun ga sir…
He cut the call when glanced at Daya found him blankly staring at the ceiling. : Daya mjhe bureau jana hoga…
Daya looked at him and said in an angry tone: tum phir jaa rhy ho? Kaha tha nahi jao gy… ( he grabbed his hand tightly) mai nahi jaany dunga tumhe… nahi jao gy kahi… (started murmuring incoherently)
Abhijeet sighed seeing his condition and dialled Disha's number. The call was received after two rings: Hello Maa… aap kb tk ghar ayein gi?
Disha: beta mjhe abhi kuch time or laggy ga… yahan sy bank jana hai mjhe… aaty aaty sham ho jaye gi… kyun kya hua?
Abhijeet: wo mjhe Bureau jana tha urgent hai… aik file dy kr aani hai… Daya ghar pr akela kesy rahy ga…
Disha: Sorry beta mai abhi nahi aa skti… (asked) kitni dair ka kaam hai tumhy?
Abhijeet: zyada time nahi lagy ga… bs file drop krni hai…
Disha suggested him: phir tum Daya ko saath kyun nahi ly jaaty… uski bhi thori si outing ho jaye gi… kitny dino sy ghar pr hi hai…
Abhijeet thought for a while: hmmm theek keh rhi hain aap… (looked at Daya's face and his murmuring) ghar reh reh k ajeeb ajeeb baatain sochny laga hai… shayad bahar jany sy thora fresh feel kary ga…
Disha: theek hai mai rakhti hun ab phone… khayal rakhna…
Abhijeet nodded and cut the call. He ruffled Daya's hair: kahi nahi jaa rha mai… (telling him) bulky tumhy mai saath ly k jaun ga ab…
Daya laid more comfortably in his lap: nahi… jana… or tum bhi nahi jao gy…
Abhijeet didn't listen to him and continued in in excitement: come on hurry up… (he almost dragged Daya out of the bed) jaldi sy ready ho jao…
Abhijeet helped him in getting ready. They reached the bureau in the afternoon.
ACP Pradyuman saw Daya and approached him smilingly: ohhh to aap hain Daya… (signalled toward Abhijeet) tumhary bhaiya hr waqt tumhari hi baat krty hain…
Daya smiled shyly and spoke in his distinct voice: Hello Sir… (listening to his voice ACP Sir gave a look to Abhijeet who was standing silently)
ACP Sir patted his head: or beta kesy ho aap?
Daya nodded: theek hun…
Abhijeet interrupted them: Sir yeh file mangwai thi na aap ny…
ACP Sir grabbed the file and nodded before he could say anything his cell phone rang.
ACP Sir: haan Salunkhe bol… (after listening for few moments) acha theek hai mai aata hun…
ACP Sir to Abhijeet: Salunkhe ny bulaya hai… tum bhi chalo sath…
Abhijeet nodded and started to move. Daya suddenly stood up from the chair: kahan jaa rhi ho…
Abhijeet looked at him and sighed: aa jao tum bhi sath hi chalo humary…
Daya nodded and started moving with Abhijeet.
They entered the forensic lab. Dr Salunkhe was seeing something carefully under the microscope.
ACP Sir in his typical tone: Kya baat hai Salunkhe kyun bualaya hai hummy?
Dr Salunkhe in cool tone: itni bhi kya jaldi hai ACP sahab… araam sy baat krty hain na…
ACP Sir in frustration: dekh Salunkhe time mat waste kr humara… jo bhi baat hai seedhy seedhy boldy… itna ghumma mt baat ko…
It was then he noticed Daya standing behind Abhijeet in awkwardness: yeh kya ACP tum bac'chy ko bhi laye ho sath… yeh forensic lab hai koi park thori na hai jo bac'cho ko sair karany k liye ly ao… ( to Daya) beta tum jao wahan jaa k beth jao…
Daya was already feeling uneasiness as the atmosphere in the lab was cold and there was the smell of different chemicals making him nauseous. He silently went from there and in the corner of the lab. His stare was fixed at the dead body laying on the steel table with a white cloth on it.
Dr Salunkhe was showing the bullet wound on the body's chest to the officers: yeh dekhain yeh goli ka nishan… Goli seedha dil pr jaa k lagi hai bechary ko…
ACP Sir: bachny ka koi chance hi nahi tha…
Dr Salunkhe nodded: haan bachny ka koi chance nahi tha lekin is sb k bawajood bhi yeh band goli lagny sy nahi mara hai…
Abhijeet in surprise: Aain… agar goli lagny sy nahi mara hai to phir kesy mara yeh?
When everyone was engrossed in the dead body one person was just staring at the body without blinking for a sec.
Dr Salunkhe chuckled: yeh mara hai zehar khanny sy… (Dr Salunkhe was showing them different test tubes and chemicals telling them about a new man-made poison)
Daya was continuously looking at that body, his hands had started trembling more uncontrollably, sweat had covered his face, he was muttering something under his breath.
After the discussion, Abhijeet asked ACP Sir about the leave: haan haan Abhijeet tum jao or jaa k araam karo… or kl sy bureau join karo…
Abhijeet nodded: yes sir… Bye, sir…
ACP Sir nodded. Abhijeet took Daya with himself.
They reached home at four p.m. Abhijeet noticed that Daya was quiet after the visit to the bureau. Daya silently went in his room and lay down on the bed.
Abhijeet also came in his room after taking a bath.
Abhijeet came and sat beside Daya. Daya was muttering something to himself: baba aap aa gaye… mjhe leny… mai chalunga aap k sath… (Abhijeet heard his words, he was not understanding what Daya was saying. Daya suddenly grabbed his hands) tum mjhe bhi jala dena… baba ki tarhan… phir mai baba k pass chala jaun ga…
Abhijeet took his hand back: yeh kya keh rahy ho Daya? Ho kya gaya hai tumhy subah sy ajeeb sa bartao kr rhy ho?
Daya looked at him and then pointed toward the door: wo dekho baba… wo aye hain mjhe leny… ab mai unky sath chala jaun ga… tum mjhe bhi jala dena aag sy… theek hai Abhi…
Abhijeet was shocked he was not understanding what was going on with Daya. He forcefully made Daya asleep as his mental condition was not stable. After listening to his words he was shocked and an unknown scare filled his heart. He was silently sitting in tension when Disha came back at home. He told her all the happenings.
Disha in worry: jb ti mission pr gaya hua tha na tb hi yeh esi baatain kr raha tha… mai bht dar gait hi… maine Rahul ko bhi bataya tha wo keh raha tha k yeh sb hota hai kabhi kabhi… medicine di hai doctor ny theek ho jaye ga…
Abhijeet just nodded in worry he was sitting beside Daya his one hand was in Daya's hair while the other hand gripped his hand tightly as not wanted to him to leave. Several hours passed when suddenly Abhijeet's scream startled Disha who came inside the room in a rush as she was busy in the kitchen with food.
Abhijeet was rubbing Daya's hands when she entered inside: kya hua jeet… ohh Daya kya hua… haan (Abhijeet was not saying anything he was just rubbing his hands and sidewise patting his cheek to wake him up. When Disha touched him she realized that Daya's body was ice cold.) Daya… oh yeh kya, ho gaya… (to Abhijeet in a panic) Ambulance bula Abhijeet jaldi… (Abhijeet in tears nodded and call for an ambulance)…
The journey from listening to the siren of the ambulance to the hospital was terrifying. Daya's body was getting colder with every passing second. They were feeling like again the fate is snatching away their precious relation in front of their eyes and they can't even do anything. Abhijeet was holding Daya's hand tightly in hope to not let him go anywhere. But the question is can fate let them have what they want?
"How terrible it is to love something that death can touch"
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