A/N…

Nisha, Thank you deary, much love, hugs… :-* Deeply humbled love, tightttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you sweetie… :-* Thank you soooo very much sweetheart for the sweet gesture, I am truly moved and it couldn't be possible without the support of you lovely guys so a heartfelt thank you and yups, congratulations to you too for becoming the reviewer of 901 review, much love… :-* Thank you love for liking the plot, will try my best to meet with you expectations deary, loads of love to you… :-* :-* Thank you soooo very much Boss, indeed means a lot to me yar, truly and deeply humbled, much love, hugs… :-* Thank you deary and thank you for your sweet wish too, means a lot, khush raho hamesha aap… :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

Siya, Humbled deary, pleasures is all mine… :-* Hahaha yeah yar Boss, actually my next semester is starting from coming Monday so trying my best to complete the story as soon as possible, going to get really busy lately… [Fingers-crossed… :))] Thank you deary for finding ACP sir's convo. emotional and mentioning that particular part, indeed means a lot to me Boss, tightttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you deary, khush raho hamesha aap, much love… :-* :-* Hehe, hugs… :-* Yeah, me too, hahaha… :P ;) Aur jee Boss, you are right, Sabbab means Reason/wajah… :)) Hahahahaha firstly a very warm thank you and love-filled hug for sharing your reason of eagerness for the story to move in future, hehe, I found it really cute, hugs… :-* And about the FBs, so at the moment apart from the ones you mentioned, I too can remember only about those two times Shastri contacted Abhijeet sir, reason why Daya sir left home after sedating Abhijeet sir and court-hearing, iss k elawa tou I think sb kuch cover ho gaya hai baqi, let's see ager likhty hoye kuchh aur dimagh mein aa gaya tou… :)) Thank you deary and you too take care please, loads of love to you… :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

Sneha, Hey deary, I am doing fine, how's you doing love…? Hehehe pleasure is all mine sweetie, much love… :-* Thank you deary, really means a lot… :-* Thank you Boss, indeed means a lot to me yar, glad remained successful in portraying the feelings of both ACP sir and Daya sir, tightttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you dear, khush raho hamesha aap… :-* Thank you sweetie, deeply humbled Boss… :-* I am truly honored and moved by your kind words and appreciation deary, thank you sooo very much, love you loads, hugs… :-* Yups, let's see, hehe… ;) :P Deeply obliged deary, huggieee… :-* Thank you sweetheart and you too take care please, loads of love to you… :-* :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

AllTimeReader, Hehe, thank you love, hugs… :-* Hahaha, thank you, thank you, I too enjoy replying them… ;) :P Thank you soooo very much sweetheart, indeed means a lot to me, I am deeply and truly humbled, tightttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you… :-* :-* Hehe, maybe you wait will be over with this chapter though FB is still continued here too… [Evil laugh… :P :P] Thank you Boss for loving ACP sir's dantt, deeply humbled, hugs… :-* Thank you Boss for liking the narration of the Flashback, much love… :-* Yups… :-* :))) Hahahahaha yeh bhi sahi hai wasey aur iss ka matlab yeh hua k Abhijeet sir cartoon hain kyun k main ny tou kuchh kaha hi nahin, haha… :P Wasey in my mind, I was having a yellow shirt with blue lines across both shoulder going down all the way to the bottom part of the shirt which was all blue, you know like a minion… ;) :P Forgot to give those specifications of the shirt in the chapter, hehehe… :P :P Thank you love for enjoying everyone's care and concern for Daya sir and his effort to stand for himself, means a lot, much love… :-* :-* Yups, fingers crossed, haha… :P :P Thank you love, much love… :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

AbhiShikha, Thank you sooo very much guriya, really means a lot, tightttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you doll… :-* Thank you baita jee and you too take care please, much love… :-* Love you back chanda, khush raho hamesha aap, hugs… :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

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Faiza, Thank you deary, much humbled, hugs… :-* Thank you sooo very much sweetheart, really means a lot, much humbled, hugs… :-* Truly means a lot to me yar, loads of love to you… :-* Yeah yar Boss, it's scary, let's hope for the best, fingers crossed though… ;) :-* Tighttttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you deary, khush raho hamesha aap, loads of love to you… :-* :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

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Crazy for daya, Thank you sooo very much dear, truly means a lot, hugs… :-* Thank you Boss, glad you liked the silent support of ACP sir to his ladly chiranjeev, hehe, tightttttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you, khush raho hamesha aap… :-* Thank you Boss for appreciating Freddy's understanding, indeed means a lot to me yar, loads of love to you, hugs… :-* :-* Thank you dear, much humbled… :)) Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

Vaishnavi, Thank you love, means a lot, much love… :-* Hehehe thank you sweetheart for liking ACP sir's snubbing to his younger son and his fatherly love for his both sons, tighttttt squeezing warmth filled hug for you… :-* :-* Thank you soooo very much sweetheart for liking the flashback and finding all those emotions in the chapter with the family bonding, and thank you for family's support and care for both brothers and Freddy sir's understanding towards Daya sir's rash behavior, I am deeply and truly humbled yar, it indeed means a lot to me and thank you for explaining all that so very beautifully, khush raho hamesha aap, loads of love to you, soft kiss on your forehead… :-* :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))

Daya admirer, Thanks a ton dear, indeed means a lot to me, I am deeply humbled… :-* Thank you sooo very much Boss, much love… :-* Thank you dear, truly and deeply humbled, khush raho hamesha aap, loads of love to you… :-* Thanks a lot dear, keep smiling and stay safe, god bless you… :))


Friends here is the next chapter, have a happy reading, love you all and take care please… :))


Flashback Continued…

DUO's Home…

Daya's Room…

Entering in Daya's room, ACP sir closing the room door behind, turned towards the window side of the room to find Daya restlessly pacing there who was expecting Abhijeet as the visitor and hence…

Daya instantly uttered anxiously while turning towards the room door as: Abhi tum ny tou kaha tha k… (And he stopped there abruptly seeing ACP sir standing there with…) Ss-sir aap…?!

ACP sir nodded calmly while leaving towards him with: Hmm, mujhy lgga Abhijeet ny bohut baar baat ker li tum sy, ab aik baar mujhy bhi ker laini chahiye… (Daya was looking at everywhere but at him now, easily getting that heat coming from ACP sir's tone while ACP sir grabbed a seat near the window with…) Wasey kya kaha tha tumhary bhai ny tumhien…?

Daya nervously spread hand on his face with: Kk-kuchh nahin sir, bs yunhi… (And hurriedly turned towards ACP sir completely, asking little pleadingly as…) Sir case file mein sb likha hai na, sb kuchh hai uss mein, aap kahien na Anirudh sy please, woh kyun mujhy yaad dilana chahta hai woh sb kuchh dobara…

ACP sir, who was very minutely observing him, told him calmly as: Baith jao Daya… (Daya gave him a helpless-agitated look and ACP sir repeated himself little firmly this time as…) Baith jao… (Daya though still feeling really helpless and restless somehow grabbed the seat across ACP sir, trying to relax himself where ACP sir giving stress on his every word, told him as…) Daman Kaale hai Shastri ka lawyer… (Daya suddenly feeling anger in himself on hearing the names of two evil people in the same sentence had turned his gaze towards ACP sir while listening to him adding in order to make him understand the situation as…) Plaintiff [Case-filer] ko khud uss ki hi statement mein phassa k, case jeetny k liye mashhor hai woh, jaanty ho na tum yeh baat…? (Daya just turned his face away again without any reply where ACP sir told him as…) Iss liye Anirudh aik baar tum sy sb suun'nana chahta hai ta k court mein judge k samny jb tum apni statement record…

And he stopped there abruptly with…

Daya instantly stood up with jerk while cutting him as: Mm-main judge k samny kyun jaon ga, main ny apni statement dy tou di hai, judge wahan sy perh sakta hai na, main kahin nahin jaon ga bilkul…

ACP sir who was already feeling little annoyed because of Daya continuously denying to repeat his statement, now got really frustrated listening that senseless argument from his side and…

ACP sir stood up angrily as: Tumhary dimagh ny kya bilkul hi kaam kerna bnd ker dia hai Daya, tumhien ptta nahin hai kya case proceedings k procedure ka…? Pehli baar suun rahy ho tum yeh sb ya tum koe anokhy ho jo tumhien koe special treatment chahiye…? (And now all he got in reply was silence with Daya standing there with his gaze fixed on the floor though his body language was telling ACP sir that he was really disturbed at the moment so inhaling deeply while trying to calm down himself, ACP sir tried again softly as…) Achha theek hai, tumhien nahin kehna Anirudh k samny kuchh, mtt kaho… (Daya looked towards him in hope and little disbelief where ACP sir nodded while presenting another option with…) Hmm, lekin mairy samny tou bol sakty ho na tum…? (Daya unintentionally instantly hid his eyes, making ACP sir little shocked now as he was not expecting that kind of response from Daya's side but composing himself, he tried to address the matter as much calmly as he could with…) Daya tum ager mairy samny bhi nahin bol paa rahy ho tou judge k samny kaisy bolo gy bchchy…? Tumhien ptta hai na, tumhien judge k samny bayan daina hi ho ga, it is unavoidable…? (And receiving nothing but silence from the other side, ACP sir took a helpless sigh with…) Achha bhae puri statement mtt repeat kro, key-points tou btta hi sakty ho na tum ab, haan…?

As ACP sir was thinking in his mind that once Daya would start telling him the major points of his statement he would very tactfully convince him to tell him the whole statement too and then Daya would eventually be able to repeat all that in front of Anirudh also… Because ACP sir was having the assumption that the reason of his emotional son's silence and hesitation was his effort to avoid thinking about all that psychological and emotional trauma he went through in those three months which Abhijeet had mentioned in his statement and hence he too knew about it… But little did ACP sir knew that it was not only Daya's fear of recalling someone's death caused in front of his eyes or little scared kids' cries that was stopping him to say anything but also the fear of blurting out the whole truth, beside that was also true that he just did not want to recall all those days that he was so desperately trying to forget though was already failing miserably…

When seeing him standing there with his lips sealed…

ACP sir getting angry again had jerked his head annoyingly with: Tumhien koun si bhasha mein samajh aai gi Daya k iss tarhan chup rehny sy kuchh nahin ho ga… Case already court mein file ho chukka hai aur aaj jo kuchh tum iss bnd kamry mein, mairy samny nahin bol paa rahy, kal woh sb tumhien bhari adalat k kamry mein bolna ho ga… (Daya really skipped a beat realizing that thing only now and looked towards his father in fear-filled-shock who nodded firmly in anger as…) Peichhy httny ka option bohut peichhy chhout gaya hai ab Daya… Aur sirf yehi nahin, Daman cross-questioning k zariye tumhien confuse kerny ki hr mumkin koshish kry ga… (Daya turned his gaze away, looking really tensed and worried now unintentionally wiping off the sweat drops from his forehead while listening to ACP sir's apparently-frustrated-though-concern-filled voice as…) Mujhy samajh nahin aa rahi Daya k tumhien aakhir masla kya hai apni statement repeat kerny sy baita, kyun itna hesitate ker rahy ho tum…? Tumhi ny likhwai hai na Abhijeet ko woh statement tou…

And ACP sir stopped there abruptly receiving an unintentional tensed-nervous look from Daya who was earlier standing there in head down mode and now was looking everywhere but at him after seeing the element of real shock and disbelief appearing in ACP sir's eyes…

As even recognizing Daya's statement written in Abhijeet's handwriting, ACP sir didn't bother about it much, thinking Daya might not be feeling well so he narrated all that to Abhijeet who noted it down as it is, besides officially too, on-duty officers were supposed to take the statements and note them down so it was not a big deal but now seeing the body language and the non-verbal response of Daya, ACP sir had started doubting about another big thing and…

ACP sir asked him in shock-filled-anger as: Aik minute, kahin tumhara yun baar baar mnna kerny ki wajah yeh tou nahin hai k tumhien ptta hi nahin hai k tumhari statement mein likha hua kya hai…?!

Daya, licking his dry lips, gulped down a nervous breath, not knowing what to say now as even though he was provided with the statement's copy by Abhijeet with an instruction to go through it once, Daya could never really obey him and hence he actually had no idea what was written in his statement and that was also one of the reasons of Daya resisting to repeat the statement when he had no clue what to repeat, where…

ACP sir looking really angry now, snubbed him with: Dimagh kharab hai kya tumhara Daya, pagal ho gaye ho kya tum…? Hum ny uss statement ki base py case file ker dia hai, kal sy hearing start ho rahi hai aur tumhien yeh tk nahin ptta k Abhijeet ny statement mein likha kya hai…? Mazaq samajh rakha hai tum dono ny yeh sb…? (Daya looked towards ACP sir in fear-filled-nervousness seeing his brother was also looking like coming in trouble now where ACP sir added angrily as…) Aur yeh Abhijeet, tumhara tou khair wasey hi dimagh kaam kerna bnd ker gaya hai shaid lekin uss sy mujhy itni brri bewakoofi ki umeed nahin thi bilkul… (And he turned towards the room door with…) Kerta hoon main abhi tum dono ka dimagh theek, rukko tum yahin…

But before ACP sir could reach near the door…

Daya hurriedly tried to stop him with: Sir please uss ka dosh nahin hai koe, mm-mujhy ptta hai statement mein kya likha hai, uss ny kuchh nahin kia…

ACP sir turned his blazing gaze towards him with: Achha kya likha hai statement mein, btao zrra mujhy tum…? Aur ab ager tum ny mnna kerny ka socha bhi na Daya, main thapper maar dun ga tumhien khench k aik…

And seeing the anger-bar of ACP sir, Daya had no doubt that he would actually do that, hence looking in real trouble now Daya nervously spread hand on his face while listening to his racing heartbeat when remembering his brother had told him that the statement remained strictly in the boundaries of his kidnapping…

Daya tried to make some guesses as: Yehi k Rr-Ranga, matlab mairy in-informer ny mujhy dhoka dia tha aur Shas…

ACP sir cut him stiffly with: Yeh sb koe bchcha bhi btta sakta hai k uss statement mein yeh zaror likha ho ga… (Thinking for a moment, ACP sir asked him in a straight tone as like was taking his Viva as…) Tum mujhy motive btao…?

As in the statement Abhijeet had mentioned the motive behind Daya's kidnapping was Shastri wanting some sensitive-secret information from him, which was half-truth, as Shastri did have that motive too, to have those secrets from Daya that could help his political career but Daya was too nervous and confused to think anything straight at the moment hence…

Daya looked at him blankly with: Motive…?

ACP sir nodded strictly with: Motive… Kya motive tha Shastri ka tumhien kidnap kerny k peichhy…? Kyun qaid ker k rakha uss ny itny lamby samey tk tumhien apny paas…?

Daya feeling a sharp pain in his heart recalling the reason of being locked away in that dark room for so long had just turned his face away with tightly closed eyes and hands now clutched in tight fists, unknown of the fact that his face had suddenly reflected so much pain there that instead of feeling angry anymore, ACP sir had started looking really concerned and worried for him now and approaching him…

ACP sir softly placed his hand on his kid's head with: Daya…! (And the love-filled-soft voice that followed ACP sir's action had prevented Daya from showing any abrupt action and he turned his gaze towards ACP sir who got really tensed now seeing immense pain with some moisture in his son's eyes and ACP sir softly placed his hand on his cheek with…) Daya kya hua hai baita, ks takleef mein jll rahy ho tum, haan…? Kya chhupa rahy ho tum mujh sy, btao mujhy…?

Daya feeling like bursting out in tears any moment now had hurriedly left the spot, locking himself in the bathroom leaving his father looking at the bathroom door hurtfully, when he too soon left in the same direction and tried to open the bathroom door to find it locked so…

ACP sir asked him in composed tone as: Daya drwaza kholo bchchy, baat kro mujh sy… (And receiving only silence and some muffled crying voices in reply, ACP sir tried again as…) Baita priwar takleef bantny k liye hi tou hota hai na, haan…? (Asked him in pure love-filled soft voice as…) Btao mujhy jaldi sy ks ny rulaya hai mairy chiranjeev ko, chhoron ga nahin main kisi ko bhi… Daya…? (And in reply, he could only hear the crying voices getting little louder now where ACP sir getting hurt and restless now, said from outside as…) Daya baita drwaza kholo na bchchy, baat kro mujh sy… (And he knocked the bathroom door again but the door remained closed, so throwing another hurtful glance at the door, ACP sir added sounding little defeated as…) Theek hai bchchy, nahin btana chahty tou jaisy tumhari marzi… (And unable to hide his pain and hurt from his son, he completed as…) Shaid jitna vishvas mujhy mairy chiranjeev py hai, tumhien iss ravan py nahin hai, iss liye apni takleef mein apny pita ko shamil nahin ker paa rahy tum, samajh gaya main, theek hai…

And he left the spot the same moment while wiping off the moisture from his own eyes…

Lounge…

When seeing him returning now, Abhijeet instantly stood up and looked behind him to find no-one had followed him, so he again looked towards his father in pain-filled-silence where…

ACP sir avoiding looking at him, turned towards Anirudh with: Daya disturbed hai kafi abhi bhi uss sb ko ly ker lekin phir bhi mairy samny apni statement repeat ki hai uss ny, wohi sb cheezien hain jo iss file mein already likhi hue hain…

Anirudh nodded slightly in casual tone as: Chalien sir, no problem, aapas mein tou hum ny already pura case discuss ker lia hai aur Daya sy aap ny baat ker li hai, tou ab mujhy chalna chahiye please, kal k liye kuchh preparations bhi kerni hain…

ACP sir stopped him while replying as: Rukko Anirudh, sath mein hi chalty hain, hum bhi bs nikl hi rahy hain… (Anirudh nodded casually where ACP sir turned his gaze towards Abhijeet to find him looking down and they both knew the reason of it where ACP sir called him softly as…) Abhijeet…! (Abhijeet turned his gaze towards him little hesitantly where ACP sir told him calmly as…) Hum log abhi chalty hain lekin tum koshish kerna k Daya bhi aik baar phone py Anirudh sy case discuss ker ly… (Abhijeet nodded quietly, understanding well that in other words ACP sir was asking him to make Daya read the statement once as Daya could only discuss the case with Anirudh if he knew what the case was… Where noticing Abhijeet's disturbed-silent body language, ACP sir leaving towards him had affectionately placed his hand on his head and leaning him towards himself, whispered softly to him as…) Ghussa nahin hoon main tum sy iss liye yun udaas mun bnna k apny bhai waly hrrby mtt aazmao mujh py… (Abhijeet chuckled silently with moist eyes where ACP sir placing a soft kiss on his head, moved back with…) Khayal rakhna apna bhi aur uss ladly ka bhi…

Abhijeet nodded assuredly in moist smile where ACP sir giving a soft pat on his cheek, turned towards the other two and before they all could step towards the main door to leave, Daya's room door got opened, turning all attentions towards there where Abhijeet felt nothing but pain, ACP sir was looking quite worried and Freddy and Anirudh were looking both shocked and confused seeing Daya standing there looking completely messy with moisture still present on his face…

Where…

Abhijeet whispering worriedly under his breath as "Daya…!" hurried away towards him and grabbed his upper-arm with: Daya tum theek…

But…

Daya cut him with: Pp-pariwar dard bantny k liye hota hai, tum theek thy Abhi, theek thy tum… Mm-mairy pita vishvas kerty hain maira, haan, sach… (Abhijeet nodded to him in pain-filled-sooth and slowly turned his gaze towards their father to find him standing there with moist eyes where he again looked towards his younger one listening to him telling him as…) Woh maira vishvas krien gy, unhien vishvas hai mujh py… (And Daya turned his gaze towards ACP sir with…) Hai na sir, vishvas hai na aap ko mujh py…? (ACP sir nodded with moist eyes and inhaling deeply while wiping off his moisture-filled face, Daya again turned his gaze towards his brother with…) Mm-main ny soch lia hai Abhi, main ny faisla ker lia hai… Hum-hum sb yahan azziyat mein zinda hoon aur woh wahan khush baithy hoon, easa ab aur nahin ho ga, woh bhi azziyat mein aaien gy, unhien bhi takleef ho gi, ab sy woh bhi trrpien gy… (Abhijeet nodded to him with eyes having both moisture and fire in them while supportively pressing his shoulder and with eyes encouraging him to just talk and let it all out when nodding to him like he had heard him, Daya glancing over Anirudh, looked towards ACP sir with…) Mm-mujhy ptta nahin hai sir k kya motive likha hai Abhi ny statement mein, aur aap theek keh rahy thy, mujhy yeh tk nahin ptta k statement mein likha kya hai lekin bs itna ptta hai k jo bhi likha hai woh aadha sach hai kyun k main ny Abhi ko pura sach nahin likhny dia… (And avoiding looking towards anyone now, Daya slowly placed his index-finger on his own Jugular vein where the faded cut mark was still visible, telling them as…) Mm-main ny issy aatma-hatya ki dhamki di thi… (All three persons standing there got extremely shocked on that revelation and both Freddy and ACP sir, exchanging a stunned look had turned their gazes, holding extreme disbelief in them, from Daya's face towards Abhijeet to find him not looking towards anyone at the moment and was looking away, when they again turned their shocked gazes towards Daya, who avoiding looking towards them had now turned his nervous gaze towards Anirudh with…) Pp-pura sach, matlab motive, kk-kidnapping ki wajah woh… (And the same moment feeling his brother's supportive grip on his hand, Daya gulping down a moist breath, inhaled a deep breath to gather his strength and finally unveiled the reason of his pain and agony as…) Wajah mujhy kisi khareedi hue cheez ki tarhan, uss ki janwar baiti k aagy phainkna thi, ta k woh mujhy noch k apni bhook mitta skky… (And seeing mixed emotions of fear, pain, shock and confusion appearing in those peoples' eyes, Daya nodded to them while trying to keep his voice firm as…) Maira rape ker skky, jb chahy aik khilony ki tarhan mairy shareer sy khail skky… (The three persons standing there were looking at him stunned, with their gazes froze on his face, looking like they even forgot to breathe now while Abhijeet had just tightly closed his eyes in pain-filled-relief, dropping few salty drops in hurting silence while giving an encouraging-assuring pressure on his brother's shoulder, who really needed that at the moment and fearing that his strength would give-up soon, he told them in a little hurried tone as…) Amavasya Shastri k khilaf case file kerna hai mujhy… (And he completed in the same breath as…) Mairi unborn olad ki custody ka…

And he left the spot the same second, having no more energy in himself to see those scattered-shocked faces in front of him where Abhijeet wiping off the salty drops falling from his eyes, looked towards the closed room door hurtfully and then turned his gaze towards their father to find him somehow pulling out the dining-chair was sitting on it now, still looking in the state of extreme disbelief though, and Abhijeet ran his pain-filled gaze in the lounge to find Freddy was sitting there on the couch, looking really stunned with his gaze fixed at some unseen point while Anirudh was also sitting there looking like struggling to keep his composure and wrap his head around about what he had just came to know…

Gulping down a moist breath, Abhijeet with baby steps, slowly approached his father and standing beside him…

Abhijeet with loads of mixed emotions, uttered in audible whisper as: Sir…!

ACP sir's trance broke, listening to his elder kid's aching voice and he slowly turned his gaze towards him and they both could find nothing but extreme pain and hurt in each other's eyes and…

ACP sir whispered as: Abhijeet…?

A dropped slipped from Abhijeet's eye, clearly sensing the disbelief, pain, hurt, anger, complaint and what not in his father's voice and…

Abhijeet replied him helplessly in moist tone as: Sir uss ki zindagi k iss faisly mein main sirf uss ka sath dy sakta tha, uss k liye faisla nahin ly sakta tha, yeh faisla sirf uss ko hi laina tha…

ACP sir gave him a pain-filled-aching look and standing from the chair, he just pulled his kid in a tight embrace and both father and son let their guards down, absorbing each other's pain and hurt that was now flowing down from their eyes like two running streams of salty water…

After few minutes, feeling little calmed down now, they both moved back wiping off their faces and…

ACP sir trying to keep his voice firm, told his elder son as: Baitho tum yahan, main Daya k paas jata hoon… (While wiping off the freshly fallen drop from his face, whispered more to himself as…) Drra hua ho ga maira baita iss samey bohut…

Abhijeet looked at him hurtfully in silence when patting his shoulder consolingly, ACP sir turned his gaze to find Freddy sitting there, crying silently while hiding his face in his both hands… Pain came in ACP sir's eyes, seeing him sitting there like that and he turned his gaze towards Abhijeet who nodded assuredly in silence-filled-hurt knowing only they could be the support of each other to be a collective-support for Daya… Nodding him back in composed way ACP sir looked towards Anirudh who was sitting there quietly now and…

ACP sir called him in composed tone as: Anirudh…! (And getting his attention, ACP sir told him in firm tone as…) Tum ab achhy sy soch lo k…

Anirudh cut him in strong tone with: Sochna nahin hai sir, ab kerna hai, Daya k dono cases main hi lrron ga ager aap log mujhy allow krien gy tou…

ACP sir felt his strength increasing hearing that strong tone but still tried to show him the clear picture as: Ab yeh sirf aik case nahin raha Anirudh, yeh aik jung ho gi js mein koe bhi qeemat chukani per sakti hai…

Anirudh replied in same strong tone as: Main samajhta hoon yeh baat sir aur aap sy yeh wada bhi kerta hoon k iss jung mein humien jo bhi qeemat chukani prri woh uss k samny kuchh nahin ho gi jo woh janwar chukaien gy… (Completed in confident one as…) They will have to pay for what they did sir and together, we will make them pay…

ACP sir gave him a strong nod in reply and turned his gaze towards his elder son to find him standing there looking absolutely determined and composed… When giving an assuring-supportive pressure on his shoulder, ACP sir left from there towards his younger kid's room and Abhijeet left towards Freddy…

Daya's Room…

ACP sir quietly entered in Daya's room to find him sitting there on the floor while attaching his shoulder with the foot-side of the bed and from his posture it was looking like, his feet had just gave in once he returned in his room and just fell right there where he was standing at the moment…

Composing himself and completely closing the room door on his back, ACP sir slowly moved forward towards that injured-broken soul who was looking completely unaware of his surroundings, sitting there while tightly cuddling himself, looking scared and in so much misery, with his gaze fixed at some random point on the floor…

When reaching near him, ACP sir slowly sat beside him and now knowing the reason really well of his kid's fear of someone touching him when he was only physically present in their world, ACP sir avoiding touching him called him with loads of mixed emotions as "Daya…!", breaking Daya's trance who jerking a little, moved back hurriedly while turning his scared gaze in the direction of the voice to find ACP sir present there, looking at him with so much pain, hurt and more than anything, love…

Daya's lips trembled, like he tried to say something but before words could escape his mouth, salty pearls of anguish fell from his eyes and without saying anything, ACP sir placing hand on his head's backside had secured him in a tight protective embrace and Daya burst out loudly in tears while hugging him with his full strength…

ACP sir did not try to stop him once but had just tightened his grip around his son while continuously rubbing his fingers in his head as his silent effort to comfort him and assure him about his presence with his kid, when after some time, becoming able to speak something because of that assuring touch…

Daya mumbled between his teary cries as: Sir mm-main ny bohut-bohut koshish ki khkh-khud ko bachany ki, bohut koshish… (Moving back looked at him helplessly in extreme pain with tears still rolling down on his cheeks with…) Ussy rokny ki bhi koshish ki main ny sir, ussy samjhany ki… (Shook his head while crying again, hiding his face in his palms now with…) Lekin uss ny nahin suuna, uss ny kuchh nahin suuna… (And suddenly looking towards his father in fear-filled-hurry, had grabbed his hand tightly in his both hands with…) Sir aap-aap ko vishvas ho raha hai na mairi baat py, haan…? (Shook his head while telling him eagerly as…) Mm-main jhoot nahin bol raha sir, aap…

ACP sir who was giving him time to expel out his pain and anguish in front of him, hurriedly placed his free hand on his both hands, squeezing his hands assuredly, and cut him in a little loud tone after seeing him getting anxious now as: Daya, Daya…! (Daya moved back a little, unknowingly calmly down too with that assuring pressure on his hands though was still looking restless when smoothly freeing his hands, ACP sir softly cupping his face, wiped off his rapidly falling tears and looked deep in his eyes with…) Dobara kabhi mtt sochna tum k maira vishvas kabhi tum per sy khatam ho sakta hai, samjhy tum…?

Daya nodded while starting crying with voice again and leaning forward he buried his face in his father's chest who had tightly secured him in a protective embrace, placing a soft kiss on his head too when…

Daya mumbled in teary tone as: Sir, I am sorry please, main ny bohut koshish ki k aap ka vishvas na tooron lekin…

And his voice chocked when…

ACP sir snubbed him in moisture filled anger as: Tumhien ks ny kaha hai k tum ny maira vishvas toora hai, haan, kuchh bhi boli ja rahy ho tum pagal larky… (And smoothly moving him back, ACP sir caringly cupped Daya's face while asking him in firm tone as…) Yahan daikho tum mairi taraf Daya… (Daya moved his teary-pain-filled gaze towards him and ACP sir told him in love-filled-strong tone as…) Na hi mairy vishvas ki neev koe rait ki kamzoor deewar hai aur na hi kisi toofan mein ussy hillany ki taqat hai, ussy toorna tou bohut dour ki baat hai, samjhy…? (Few pearls slipped down on Daya's face who nodded while choking his sob where ACP sir told him in the same strong tone as…) Jitna roona hai aaj hi roo lo tum Daya, aaj k baad mujhy tumhari aankhon mein aansu nahin bl k sirf himmet daikhni hai, samajh gaye tum…?

Daya nodded still sobbing and ACP sir pulled him in a tight-secure embrace…

When after around a minute, seeing Daya had quite calmed down now, ACP sir smoothly separated him from the hug and…

ACP sir caringly wiped off his showered face with: Chalo ab tum yeh roona bnd kro bilkul… (And the same moment recalling what else Daya had told them outside, added in moist smile as…) Mujhy tumhien abhi dantna bhi hai… (Daya gulping down a moist breath gave him a silent-questioning look where ACP sir cupping his face placed a soft kiss on his forehead, asking him with love-filled-pain as…) Itny rooz tk mujh sy chhupa k rakha tum ny k main Dadu bn'nany wala hoon, haan…! (Daya looked at him with immense pain with tears of pain and anguish again started forming in his eyes and he just started looking in his lap again with those salty drops falling rapidly in silence now while ACP sir had hurriedly consoled him supportively as…) Nahin Daya, iss baat py roony ki ijjazat nahin hai tumhien bilkul baita… (Softly lifting his face up had made him look towards himself, telling him with loads of love in his tone as…) Humari agli perhi ki shuruvat ho rahi hai iss nanhi jaan sy, iss k aany py sirf khush hony ki ijjazat hai, bs…

Daya whispered in extreme pain while looking away now as: Uss k liye mairi olad sirf mujhy wahan qaid rakhny ki aik insurance thi sir, iss sy zada kuchh nahin… (Looked at him with red-aching gaze as…) Woh maar dy gi ussy sir… (Whispered more to himself in real anguish while moving his gaze away with…) Ya shaid ab tk maar bhi chuki ho…

ACP sir snubbed him as: Tum itna bura kyun soch rahy ho Daya, easa kuchh nahin ho ga… (Daya looked at him in hurt-filled-pain where ACP sir told him in anger-filled-firm tone as…) Uss ko aur uss k baap ko achhy sy ptta hai k tumhari olad, tumhary aur humary liye kya maiyni rakhti hai, woh aik trump card hai unn k paas, uss ko woh yunhi nahin jany dien gy kabhi… (Daya closed his eyes tightly while dropping a salty drop in silence and leaning forward, had quietly rested his forehead on his father's shoulder tiredly hoping it would help him to calm his wild running thoughts where ACP sir, placing hand on his head, softly rubbed his back assuredly with…) Preshan mtt ho Daya aur dobara easa kuchh sochna bhi nahin bilkul, suun lia achhy sy…? (Daya just nodded in reply now where ACP sir placing a soft kiss on his head had smoothly moved him back with…) Achha chalo, bs kro ab iss sb k barey mein sochna aur thori dair soo jao ab tum, roo roo k bura haal ker lia hai bilkul tum ny apna, utho chalo…

And he stood up while grabbing Daya's hand and making him stand too when bringing him to the bed…

ACP sir sat there himself while adjusting the pillow behind his back, sidewise telling Daya in soft smile as: Main bhi daikhta hoon aaj k mairy chiranjeev ko sulany mein easa kya sakoon milta hai jo tumhary bhai ny yeh right hi patent kerwa lia hai… (Daya kept looking at him with moist eyes where ACP sir turned towards him with…) Aao chalo jaldi sy, iss sy pehly k woh chalta phirta juala-mukhi hum dono baap-baity ko daikhny aa jaye aur uss ko ptta chal jaye k main ny uss k patent rights violate ker diye hain…

Daya, who was now lying there while placing his head in his father's lap, chuckled silently while roughly wiping off the drop from his cheek with: Juala-mukhi…?

ACP sir nodded while softly securing his hand in his own, telling him in a little secretive tone as: Naya naam rakha hai tumhary bhai ka main ny, uss ko btana mtt, hum dono ka secret hai yeh…

Unknowingly Daya's smile deepened who was lying there with closed eyes now and nodded slightly with: Jee sir, main nahin bttaon ga aap k juala-mukhi ko kuchh…

And his smile deepened a little when spreading hand on his head, ACP sir bowing over him placed a soft kiss on his temple, resulting Daya's assuring grip getting a little tighter on his father's hand though he did not open his eyes and hence remained unknown of his father's eyes that were still fixed on his face and were looking at him holding loads of love and pain in them as ACP sir had deliberately dragged his elder son in their conversation, knowing only that approach would indirectly help his younger son to feel a little better and hence would relax his emotions, eventually helping him to fall asleep where ACP sir remained beside his kid, softly weaving in his head…


A/N…

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