A/N…
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Present…
DUO's Home…
Abhijeet's Room…
Flashback…
Peace Meadow Asylum…
ICU Area…
Sunil's Room…
Where outside in the room, Abhijeet and Sunil were busy in their casual talks sidewise waiting for Daya, when seeing him emerging from the bathroom, their attentions shifted towards him and taking one look at him, they both exchanged a silent-worried glance and then again looked towards Daya who couldn't compose himself as well as he thought he had…
When trying not to talk about the obvious…
Sunil uttered in fresh tone as: Lo bhae Abhijeet, aa gaya tumhara laadla bhi… (Abhijeet gave him a worry-filled-silent forced smile, receiving a soft understanding pat on his hand's upper-side where turning towards Daya now, Sunil in same casual mode, patted softly on the bed with…) Yahin aa jao Daya tum bhi… (Daya nodded to him quietly already headed towards them where Sunil completed as…) Abhijeet k paas koe zabardast si khaber hai humary liye…
And seeing both pair of eyes turning towards him now, with one holding little excitement in his eyes while the others gaze was completely silent…
Abhijeet told them in anger-filled-happiness-and-pride as: Woh pakra gaya hai… (And in reply he received a confused-questioning look from Sunil's side while Daya preferred to continue scratching his one hand's thumbnail with the other while quietly looking at his hands though they both knew that they had Daya's complete attention where Abhijeet completed looking towards Sunil in subtle smile as…) Js k karen tumhara Guinness book mein naam aany ka sapna toott gaya hai, uss ki hdd'ddia'n toor k aa raha hoon main… (Daya was already looking at him in complete silence now where a small-pride-filled-gratified smile was playing on Sunil's face while the two listened to Abhijeet completing as…) Bureau k lockup mein prra hai woh iss samey…
And before Sunil could say something…
Daya's not much composed voice reached them as: Koun hai woh…?
Turning boths' attentions towards him where after pausing for a moment…
Abhijeet inhaling deeply, replied as: Kancha Topiya…
Daya, recognizing the name, asked him again as: Woh sapari-killer…?
Abhijeet nodded in a composed way, stiffening Daya's expressions who turned his face away while nodding him back where Abhijeet and Sunil exchanged a silent glance and before either of the two could change the topic, Daya scoffed which soon turned into a mocking-self-hate laugh, grabbing the attentions of other twos', only to find though Daya was laughing but there were only hate, anger and inexpressible pain present on his face and…
Abhijeet softly pressed his hand with: Daya…!
Making…
Daya stop who glancing over him, turned towards Sunil in same mocking-self-loathing smile, uttering to him as: Congratulations dost, mairy sath reh k tumhara bhi naam ho gaya hai aur naam walon k naam ki sapari nikalti rehti hai… (And giving a mocking pat on his arm, he stood up and started leaving towards the couches with…) Anirudh ko btta daina Abhi k Shastri k khilaf aik aur charge bhi add ker ly apni file mein…
And he completely left from there and grabbing a seat on one of the couches, grabbed a magazine from the centre-table…
Where…
Sunil turning his attention towards the silently sitting figure, gave a soft pat on his hand with: Let him be… (Making Abhijeet looked towards him in same silence while Sunil completed in same soft way as…) Ussy thori daer akela rehny doo…
Abhijeet nodded in agreement while inhaling a deep breath, when changing the topic…
Sunil asked him in fresh tone as: Itni jaldi wasey pakkar kaisy lia tum logon ny uss contract killer ko…?
Abhijeet replied in soft-casual way as: Mannu tou alredy lockup mein tha aur Kancha Topiya ki tasveer kal hi mil gae thi hospital k security camera sy, team lggi hi hue thi kal sy hi uss k peichhy, aaj jb main Mannu tk Bhola ki am'manat pohancha raha tha tabhi Vivek ny aa k achhi khaber suuna di k Kancha Topiya ka thikana trace ho gaya hai tou bs baraati nikl gaye Topiya ko sasural lany…
And…
Sunil completed him in soft smile as: Aur ly ker hi aaye… (Deepening Abhijeet's small smile who nodded him in reply while Sunil added as…) Aur umeed hai Vivek ki timing ny Mannu ko bhi bacha lia…?
Abhijeet giving him a little stiff-disappinted look, replied as: Am'manat pohanch gae thi uss tk, bs mairy hath ki khujli ka elaaj hona reh gaya tha… (Jerking his head, completed in a little casual way as…) Khair woh Topiya k zariye pura ho gaya…
Sunil chuckled little disappointedly with: Chalo ab issi khushi mein ghar jao dono aur ja k rest kro… (Abhijeet, getting little shocked on that unexpected instruction was about to resist when Sunil glared him while adding as…) Kal sy ho tum dono yahan, ghar jao aur rest kro ab tum dono bhi, kal dobara aa jana… (Completed in soft-assuring way as…) Main theek hoon ab pehly sy bohut aur kuchh daer mein lunch ker k soo jao'n ga, tou tum log yahan ruuk k sirf khud ko thakao gy, aur kuchh nahin, hmm…?!
Abhijeet nodded and then thinking for a moment, asked him as: Tumhary hospital ki canteen mein sb sy achhi cheez kia hai…?
Sunil replied in a little confused way as: Humari canteen k sandwiches mein kafi variety aur options hain, kyun…?
Abhijeet stood up while replying in light smile as: Lunch sath kerty hain, uss k baad will bid you adieu… (And he already started leaving while completing as…) Aa raha hoon…
And he completely left from there where Sunil could just shook his head to himself in disappointed smile, when seeing the room door closing on Abhijeet's back, Sunil turned his attention towards Daya and easily getting that Daya was only pretending to read that magazine present in his hands and was very well aware about what was happening in his surroundings…
Sunil called him softly and after getting his attention, asked him in same soft tone as: Yahan aana zrra please…
When thinking Sunil might needed something, leaving towards him…
Daya stood beside him while asking him in care-filled tone as: Kya hua, kuchh chahiye tumhien Sunil…?
Sunil slightly shook his head and patted on the bed with: Nahin, kuchh chahiye nahin, tum zrra yahan baitho mairy paas…
Daya understandingly well what the latter was upto, tried to deny as: Sunil…
But…
Sunil cut him there in soft-balanced way as: Baith jao, baitho… (Daya inhaling deeply, sat there quietly while looking away when Sunil asked him in same balanced way as…) Ab btao…?!
Daya still looking away, asked him uninterestingly as: Kya…?
Sunil softly making him look towards himself, looked deep in his eyes with: Kya chl raha hai tumhary dimagh mein…?
Daya inhaled a long deep breath and looked straight in the latter's eyes with: Bohut kuchh…
Sunil, though had suddenly started feeling little tensed now from the latter's such cold-straight attitude but tried to look completely calm and composed outside, asked him as: Jaisa k…?
Daya looking at him, with heat of self-blame and hate slowly started appearing in his voice while replying as: Jaisa k, soch raha hoon k ager tumhary colleagues ko aany mein daer ho jati ya tum py yeh hamla hospital premesis k bahir hua hota ya iss hamly ny tumhara koe vital organ damage…
Sunil cut him softly as: Jo hua nahin hai uss barey mein soch k khud ko kyun preshan ker rahy ho tum Daya…? (And he softly pressed the latter's hand assuredly with…) Main theek hoon Daya aur bohut jld…
But…
Daya cut him there with: Lekin kb tk…? (Sunil gave him a confused-little-worried look where Daya smoothly took his hand out from the latter's soft grip while adding as…) Kb tk theek raho gy tum sb…? (Looking at the latter, added as…) Aik baar, Shastri ki qismet ko sirf aik baar uss ka sath daina ho ga aur humari qismet ko hr baar, aur qismet py itna bharosa mujhy raha nahin hai ab Sunil…
Sunil looking really worried now, asked him as: Matlab…? Kya kerny ka soch rahy ho tum Daya…?
Daya getting quiet for few moments, looked at him with: Kuchh kerny ka nahin, kuchh na kerny ka soch raha hoon… (Smiled loathingly at himself while looking away with…) Soch raha hoon k bs bohut ho gaya, ab sy zindagi k faisly dil sy kerna bnd ker dun bilkul, aur dimagh sy khailo'n zindagi ka ju'a…
Sunil replied worriedly as: Tumhari baatie'n mujhy preshan ker rahi hain Daya… (Daya looked at him in silence while he nodded to him with…) Aik ajeeb sa drr lg raha hai mujhy tumhari baato'n sy… (Daya quietly turned his gaze away, increasing Sunil's worry who completed in same worried tone as…) Daya please, koe ulti-seedhi herket mtt kerna tum, please…
Daya looked at him in silence-filled-composed way as: Masslan, tumhary khayal mein kya ulti seedhi herket ker sakta hoon main…? (Sunil kept looking at him worriedly while Daya himself answered his own question as…) Ager Shastri ko maarna hi hota ya khud ko, tou yeh kaam tou main bohut pehly ker chuka hota, iss samey easa kuchh kerna sirf bewakoofi hai… (And he nodded to the latter in composed way with…) Aur main bewakoof zaror hoon Sunil lekin itna bhi nahin… (And he forced a small smile on his face sidewise giving a soft pat on the latter's hand to relax and assure him, and it worked, where inhaling deeply, Daya softly secured Sunil's hand in his loose grip and changing the topic, completed in trying-to-sound-fresh tone as…) Aur ab tum mairi chinta chhoro bilkul, aur jaldi sy iss hospital uniform ki jagah wapis sy apna lab-coat pehen'nny ki chinta kro, iss mein mujhy tum bilkul achhy nahin lg rahy, samjhy…?
Sunil nodded to him in soft-assuring smile and before he could reply him something, they both turned their attentions towards the room-door, seeing Abhijeet appearing on the scene…
Where approaching them…
Abhijeet sidewise forwarding one of the two trays he was carrying, towards Daya, grabbed his seat on the stool placing the other tray on the bed, while telling no-one in particular as: Yahan aaty samey corridor mein Bhola mil gaya tha… (Looking towards Sunil, added as…) Tumhara lunch ly k hi aa raha tha tou main ny tray ly li uss sy… (Sunil nodded in light smile as had already grabbed the tray from Daya where Abhijeet completed while turning towards Daya with…) Yeh lo, fruit sandwich hai, as per the canteen incharge, yahan ka sb sy famous sandwich hai yeh…
Daya, already having the sandwich in his hand now, nodded in light smile with: Thank you… (And placing back it on the tray, he stood up with…) Main hath dho k aata hoon…
And receiving a nod from the other side, he left from there where removing the fake smile he was wearing…
Abhijeet turned towards Sunil, asking him as: So…? (And receiving a composed look from the other end, he completed as…) Kuchh bola…?
Sunil nodded slightly with: Yehi k ab dil ki jagah dimagh sy faisly kry ga… (Abhijeet looked at him getting quiet where Sunil completed as…) Woh drr gaya hai Abhijeet…
Abhijeet nodded while inhaling a deep breath with: Woh akela nahin hai jo drr gaya hai Sunil…
Sunil looked at him in pain-filled-support and the same moment, noticing Daya returning…
Sunil in soft smile, said in double-meaning way as: Drro nahin bilkul… (Abhijeet gave him a silent look while Sunil continued in the same breath, changing the topic as…) Nitesh ny sahi kaha hai bilkul, yeh sandwich nutritious value aur taste, dono hisaab sy bohut achhy hain…
In the mean time Daya had grabbed his previous seat again, and Abhijeet grabbing him the sandwich, grabbed one for himself while Sunil too had turned his attention towards his meal-tray, sidewise listening to…
Abhijeet, busy opening the packing of the sandwich now, replied as: Arrey bhae, first time khaany lgga hoon iss tarhan ka sandwich, thora drrna tou bnta hai na…
Sunil chuckled lightly with: Korean cuisine k hain yeh sandwich…
Abhijeet looked at him in surprise with: Kya, Korean cuisine k…?
Sunil nodded in light smile with: Hmm, Nitesh ko shoq hai canteen mein nae nae variety introduce kerny ka aur kyun k iss mein faida dono taraf ka hai tou management ussy kuchh kehti nahin hai… (And receiving the questioning look from the other end, he winked at the latter while completing as…) Nitesh k experiments chalty rehty hain aur humary chasky pury hoty rehty hain…
Abhijeet chuckled agreeably on that and they kept enjoying their lunch in such light talks where Daya as usual mostly remained as a listener…
When after finishing their lunch…
Abhijeet stood up while grabbing their tray sidewise addressing Sunil as: Lao, tum bhi tray dy doo, main chhor aata hoon canteen mein…
Sunil slightly shook his head while trying to stop him with: Arrey kya tum bhi, idher doo tum yeh tray bhi mujhy, main call-bell daita hoon, koe wardboy aa k ly jaye ga trays…
Abhijeet giving him a disappointed look, grabbed the tray himself with: Mairy kuchh kehny py, aagy sy baekar k suggestion dainy waly log mujhy bohut bury lgty hain… (Sunil could just gave him a disappointed glare where Abhijeet started leaving while adding as…) Main ny canteen jana hi tha Nitesh ko thanks kehny, uss ki itni achhi recommendation py… (And he completely left the room while completing as…) Aa raha hoon jaldi…
And seeing the room-door closing on his back now…
The little-annoyed-little-fuming Sunil turned towards Daya with: Bhai pagal hai tumhara bilkul…
Daya looked at him in a very small silent smile with: Apny informers sy milny gaya hai… (Sunil looked at him getting quiet where Daya stood up with…) Main hath dhoo k aata hoon…
And receiving a silent nod from the other end, Daya left from there…
When soon Daya returned in the room to find Sunil sitting there alone while looking around idly so…
Daya approached him with: Medicines ly lie'n tum ny apni…?
Sunil nodded in reply with: Hmm… (And he forwarded his hand towards the latter with…) Help kro zrra mairi laittny mein please, medicines mein sedative bhi tha tou thori daer mein neend aany lggy gi mujhy…
Daya who had already secured his hand in his own, stopped him with: Rukko… (Sunil looked at him in confused-questioning way while Daya sat in-front of him, adding in composed way as…) Mil lo tou pehly… (Completed in double-meaning way as…) Jany wala hoon na main…
Sunil not getting his actual meaning, in soft care-filled smile, tightened his grip on the latter's hand with: Achhy sy rest kerna ab ghar ja k, hmm…?! Soo jana tum bhi kuchh daer…
Daya nodded to him in a not-so-composed smile and freeing his caringly held hand, leaning forward, he hugged him with his full strength where Sunil too hugged him back caringly and…
Sunil patted his back supportively with: Trust me, I am feeling quite better now… (Daya wiping off his thumb on his moist eyes, smoothly moved back and nodded to the latter in composed smile where Sunil softly placed his hand caringly on the latter's cheek with…) Bs doo teen din ruuk jao phir lab-coat pehny hoye aik achhi si selfie bhaejo'n ga tumhien main, hmm…?!
Daya nodded to the latter in little composed way while tightening his girp on the latter's hand with: Get well very soon Sunil, very soon… (Sunil nodded to him in soft-assuring smile while giving a light pat on his hand where nodding him back in composed smile, Daya stood up and helped Sunil lying down there comfortably and while adjusting his sheet, asked him caringly as…) Comfortable…?
Sunil nodded assuredly in reply and the same moment noticing Abhijeet returning in the room their attentions shifted towards him where…
Abhijeet looked towards Daya with: Chalien…? (Daya nodded in agreement and nodding him back in soft smile Abhijeet turned towards Sunil with…) Kal ghar ka bnna kuchh ly k aaon, koe soup waghaira, ya…
Sunil shook his head while cutting him gratifyingly with: Thank you yar but mareezo'n wala khaana yahan py bohut mil jaye ga mujhy, so don't worry about that… (Abhijeet nodded in understanding smile where Sunil completed while eyeing him towards Daya with…) Kal Bureau jaty samey issy drop ker daina yahan, hum dono dost baith k tumhari buraia'n hi ker lie'n gy, aaj sahi sy ho nahin skie'n…
Abhijeet chuckled disappoinntedly with: Haan theek hai, done, ker laina buraia'n jitni kerni ho kal, filhal rest kro… (And he caringly patted on his shoulder with…) Take care, hmm, main report lun ga puri ker Bhola sy…
Sunil chuckled softly while nodding in agreement and giving him a soft smile, Abhijeet too move back, started to leave where…
Daya, who kept standing there as a silent listener during whole that, looked at Sunil in silent-composed way with: Bye Sunil, take care…
Sunil, not getting the actual meaning, nodded to him assuredly with: Don't worry, I will and see you tomorrow…
Daya getting quiet kept looking at him for few moments in silence and then forcing a very small towards him, he turned and soon left the room following Abhijeet where in the room, Sunil inhaling a deep relax breath, smoothly closed his eyes, letting the sedatives do their magic…
Where next morning, Sunil received Abhijeet's call that due to some unexpected situation, he had to go to the Bureau urgently and would come to hospital in the noon and listening to the seriousness present in his tone, Sunil didn't push him further, thinking it some work related thing…
Private Room…
It was around 12 in the noon and Sunil, who was already shifted in a private room now, was sitting there on the bed busy reading his patients' files to pass the time when feeling someone coming, he lifted his gaze up from the file to find Abhijeet entering in the room, bringing a pleasant smile on Sunil's face and…
Sunil, closing the file present in his lap, greeted the latter pleasantly as: Kaisa lgga maira surprise…?
Abhijeet getting well that he was asking about shifting in the private room now, replied in composed smile with: Bohut achha… (And grabbing a seat on the stool, completed as…) Bohut achha lg raha hai tumhien uss ICU room ki jagah yahan daikh ker, bs ab jb jaldi sy yahan sy uth k apny cabin mein dikhny lggo gy wapis sy tou sb sy zada achha lgga ga…
Sunil chuckled softly sidewise removing the files from his lap with: Hopefully doo teen din mein dikhny lggo'n ga main wahan wapis sy… (And signaled the latter towards the files now present on the bedside table with…) Kaam tou shuru ker dia hai thora thora… (And he completely turning his attention towards the latter now, he added as…) Khair tum btao, Daya nahin aaya tumhary sath…? (And noticing the instant change in the latter's expressions from soft-composed to serious-worried-angry and what not, had made Sunil turned really serious too, and getting little worried now, he asked the latter again as…) Abhijeet, Daya kahan hai…? (And seeing the latter still avoiding looking at him as Abhijeet was struggling to find a way of how to safely break the news to him where his constant silence was now making Sunil little angry too and Sunil called him again with a hint of anger present in his tone as…) Abhijeet…! (Making Abhijeet finally look towards him while he asked him again in little-worried-little-answer demanding tone as…) Daya kahan hai…?
Abhijeet still struggling to choose the apt words, replied strugglingly as: Ghar-ghar py nahin hai… (To receive only an answer-demanding-worried look from the other end and getting well now that no matter his choice of words, the shock would be there for the latter, Abhijeet gulping down a deep breath, standing from the stool, sat in-front of the latter on the bed and smoothly secured his hand in his own with…) Sunil calmly mairi baat suun'nna Okay, tumhari apni tabiyet bhi theek nahin hai, I don't want you to panic, Okay…? (Sunil had already started looking much worried now and he couldn't answer the latter anything but kept looking at him in real worry-filled-scare where Abhijeet inhaling deeply, exhaled slowly, and looking at the latter, broke the news to him in as much balanced tone as he could with…) Daya kidnap ho gaya hai…
Sunil's eyes widened in extreme disbelief and shock with: WHAT…?! Kaisy, kb, kahan sy, ks ny kia hai ussy…
Abhijeet cut him in same balanced-composed way with: Relax, main bt'tata hoon tumhien sb, relax… (And he told him the whole from the night conversation with Daya till meeting the writer in the Bureau, adding as…) Hum log dhondd rahy hain ussy aur bohut jld dhondd bhi lien gy… (Sunil kept looking away, breathing deeply to calm down his wild running emotions feeling worry, anger, pain, scare, and much more at the moment where Abhijeet softly pressed his hand with…) Sunil, I need you to trust on us for it, OKay…? (Sunil glanced over him with little moist eyes while nodding to him in hurting silence where Abhijeet completed assuredly as…) Hum log Daya ko jld dhondd lien gy, I promise you this…
Sunil gulping down a little-moist-little-enraged breath, replied hurting-ly as: Akhirkar Shastri kamyaab ho hi gaya Abhijeet, yehi tou chahta tha woh… (Abhijeet kept looking away in silence where Sunil suddenly feeling really enraged, turned towards the latter with…) Hum log bs charge hi add kerty reh jaie'n gy uss k khilaf aur woh rascal…
But…
Abhijeet cut him softly with: Sunil…! (Sunil just jerked his head while turning his face away where Abhijeet added in same soft-assuring way with…) Iss samey ghussy mein aana khud humien hi nuqsan pohanchaye ga Sunil… (Sunil kept looking away feeling both, really enraged and equally helpless while listening to Abhijeet adding as…) Aur filhal Daya ki chinta tum hum py chhor doo… (Sunil looked at him with loads of mixed emotions where Abhijeet nodding to him assuredly, completed as…) Tum iss samey sirf khud py focus kro, tumhari health py because I really don't want to ever see you in that condition again, in which I saw you the night before, Okay…?
Sunil nodded while inhaling a deep breath and wiping hand on his face, turned towards the latter in trying-to-act-composed way with: Abhijeet tum jao… (Abhijeet looked at him in silence while he nodded to him with…) I am in safe hands but Daya is not, jao tum…
Abhijeet nodded to him in a composed way with: Raat mein aata hoon main wapis, will update you then aur tumhary doctor sy bhi puri update lun ga tumhari, so be very careful about it, hmm…?
Sunil nodded quietly in reply where Abhijeet stood up and giving a soft-supportive pat on his shoulder, he left towards the room-door when…
Sunil said from behind as: Aur jb tum ussy dhondd lo gy… (Abhijeet turned towards him in question while he completed looking in his eyes with…) Tou tum beech mein nahin aao gy…
Abhijeet easily sensing the heat in his tone and also getting the meaning really well, nodded to him with: Mujh sy jo aik-doo hddia'n bch jaien gi uss ki woh tum toor daina, main beech mein nahin aaon ga, promise…
Sunil nodded to him with moisture again started forming in his eyes and he just turned his face away, also feeling the wave of rage rising inside him again, and soon the room-door got closed on Abhijeet's back…
When feeling the real need of addressing that wave of rage inside himself, Sunil aggressively moved his hand to throw all the stuff present on the bedside table on the floor…
When a sudden sharp pain made Sunil opened his eyes with jerk while groaning in pain, only to realize that he was so deeply involved in his thoughts that he in reality had aggressively moved his hand to his side, resulting in hitting it quite hardly on the side of Abhijeet's study-table and there was a blue visible on his hand's backside now…
And shaking his head disappointedly to himself, Sunil jerking his hand turned his gaze towards the computer screen to find Daya still asleep so nodding to himself he stood up to leave towards the guest room where his medical bag was present…
Guest Room…
Coming in the guest room Sunil applied the medicine on his hand and then after washing his hand, he was going to leave the room now when thinking something, he changed his direction towards the dressing table and standing in-front of it, he carefully lifted his shirt up to see the spot where the stamp of their beautiful friendship was proudly lying, deepening Sunil's smile and…
Sunil caringly caressed those stitch-marks while talking to himself with: Jb tum goli lgny py ya zakhmi hony py kehty thy na Daya k tumhary shareer py aany waly woh sb nishan tumhary asal medals hain, jn py tumhien garv hai tou mujhy tumhari baat samajh nahin aati thi lekin jb humari dosti ka yeh medal mujhy mila tb samajh aa gaya sb… (And straightening his shirt, he looked at himself in the mirror in a proud-beaming smile with…) Mujhy bhi garv hai iss medal py bohut aur tum py thora ghussa, pehly bohut zada tha, ab kmm ho gaya hai…
And he chuckled to himself when randomly his gaze fell on the clock, raising confusion in his eyes and he little confusingly looked at his wristwatch, that brought worry lines on his forehead and…
Sunil had already started leaving the room with: Itni daer ho gae, Daya ab tk kaisy soo raha hai, ussy tou uth jana chahiye tha ab tk…
And he straightly went in Abhijeet's room again to see if Daya was awake now or not…
A/N…
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