CONSTANT IS FRIENDSHIP

by Duo Dose

I changed my world for you...You changed your life in search of me...When Destiny brought you to me...I again tried to change my path...but I forget that I can change anything but not our friendship which is constant...CHAPTER 32...THE IMAGINARY REALITY...

32. THE IMAGINARY REALITY

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I changed my world for you...You changed your life in search of me...When Destiny brought you to me...I again tried to change my path...but I forget that I can change anything but not our friendship which is constant...

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CHAPTER 32: THE IMAGINARY REALITY

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After sometimes...

Outside Abhijeet's room...

Atharv was roaming here and there in front of Abhijeet's room in complete nervousness and hesitation...

He was going towards the door to open it but stopped feeling hesitated and then comes back to the other side in a repeated manner...

He was also waiting for Abhijeet as Daya and others...deciding to talk with him...in fact to seek apology from his son...

Yes...apology...Daya's words literally opened his eyes and kicked out the ego from his stupid brain completely...

Now his brain and heart were in the same synchronization...filled only with lots and lots of guilt and pain for hurting his son...

He wanted to ask sorry to his son but was feeling hesitated and ashamed to go in front of him...

He has no courage left inside him to face his son...but he knew that he has to seek the apology at any cost...

But the hesitation and guilt was pulling him back too...and that was why he was walking to and forth in front of Abhijeet's room...

Suddenly he heard some footsteps...upon hearing which he hid himself behind the pillar in a hurry and started to look at the source of a sound...

He could see Daya coming upstairs along with a tray in his hand and moved inside the room...

Daya who entered the room became confused seeing the entire room dipped in darkness with moon light as only illumination...

He while frowning in confusion looked at the bed thinking Abhijeet to be sleeping but turned tensed seeing the bed empty which he could see in the dim moon light...

He while frowning more in confusion and tension was about to switch on the light but stopped abruptly seeing an unbelievable scenario unfolded in front of his eyes...

His eyes widened in shock while his total body went numb out of fear and disbelief...

Unable to handle the shock and disbelief Daya mis-balanced while the tray fell from his hand in a reflex and broken into pieces...

Outside the room...

Seeing Daya going inside the room Atharv sighed and started to move from the place deciding to talk later...feeling it was not good to intervene in Duo's conversation...

But he was forced to stop...upon hearing the breaking sound from Abhijeet's room...

He jerked a bit at first and rushed inside Abhijeet's room without thinking anything further feeling something wrong...

Upon entering the room he could see Daya standing there while looking at a particular direction in complete shock...

He while frowning in confusion looked at the direction where Daya was looking and became stunned...

He too became shell shocked and his eyes widened in disbelief seeing Abhijeet standing over the railing of the balcony ready to jump off the building...

His heart literally came out of his ribcage out of extreme disbelief and fear seeing his son taking a drastic yet unbelievable step...

He while fearing a lot to the core started to move towards Abhijeet while trying to shout as...

Atharv (in disbelief): Cha...

Daya who noticed his action while reviving himself from the shock...stopped Atharv by pulling him in a force towards himself with...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Papa...nahi...yeh kya kar rahe hai aap...

Atharv who was totally engulfed by fear while trying to free himself from Daya's grip tried to exclaim as...

Atharv (in fear): tum kya kar rahe ho Champ...dekha nahi...baccha...Abu khudh jaayega...aur...

Daya while holding him more firmly and while looking at his brother in complete fear and nervousness exclaimed as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): wo abhi tak khudha nahi...lekin agar aap ne awaaz diya tho usse patha chal jaayega ki hum yahan hai...aur humare usske paas pauch ne se pehale wo khudh saktha hai...issliye please...

Atharv who understood what Daya was trying to say nodded haphazardly in fear while Daya assured him through eyes that he wouldn't let anything happen to his brother...

Daya started to move towards his brother in a hurry but in a cautious manner while griping his heart and breath followed by Atharv...

They somehow moved closer to Abhijeet and upon nearing to him they both could hear Abhijeet saying as...

Abhijeet (in fear): nahi...nahi...please...usse...usse...chod do...usske saath kuch mat kar na...mai...mai khudh jauga...abhi khudh jauga...

Daya and Atharv became confused hearing that while Abhijeet got ready to jump off the building but Daya and Atharv held him timely and pulled him towards themselves...to the ground in a force...

With the same force Daya hugged Abhijeet tightly while breathing out the air which he was holding till then...

He only knew how much he was frightened and traumatized seeing Abhijeet's unexpected yet unbelievable attempt...

He was terrified and literally lost his breath before reaching near his brother and preventing him from doing the stupid act...

Now only he was literally breathing...not in relief...just for the sake of his lungs which was dying out of oxygen...

He was engulfed by the fear of losing his brother to an unlimited extent because of which he even forgot what his brother was about to do with himself and them...

Atharv who was also in the same state as Daya hugged the Duo together while leaving out the breath of relief...

While Daya and Atharv were drowning badly in the ocean of fear Abhijeet pushed them harshly in a unexpected manner with...

Abhijeet (in rage): yeh kya kar diya aap log ne...kyu bacchaya mujhe...(in fear)...wo log mere bhai ko maar dege...maar dege wo log usse...

Daya and Atharv who were in the attempt to prevent themselves from falling because of the unexpected push...looked at Abhijeet in a utter confusion hearing his words...

While Abhijeet shifted his gaze to some other direction with a fear filled expression started to exclaim as...

Abhijeet (in fear): please...mere bhai ko...

He stopped abruptly in the middle and frowned in tension and shock while still looking in that direction...

His breath turned irregular in no time and he started to shift his gaze in a rapid manner as if trying to search for something...

Daya and Atharv who were looking at Abhijeet in utter confusion became more confused and tensed seeing his antics...

Daya who started to feel that something terribly wrong with his brother raised his trembling hands and pressed his brother's shoulder with...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Macron...kya hua tum...

Abhijeet who was restlessly looking here and there turned towards Daya in a jerk feeling his touch...

Instead of replying or reacting to Daya's words Abhijeet jerked more while his eyes widened in shock...

He jerked away Daya's hand and took some fast backward steps while breathing heavily and rapidly and gripped the railing of the balcony with...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): tum...tum...yahan...yahan...kaise...tum tho wahan khade the na...(in a realizing tone)...ek minute...agar tum yahan ho...tho mere bhai kahan hai...

Daya who couldn't get the head and tail of Abhijeet looked at him in utter confusion and worry while Atharv who was puzzled to the core exclaimed as...

Atharv (in tension): yeh tum kya bol rahe ho Abu...tere bhai tho yehi khada hai na...tere samne...phir tum kisske baat kar rahe ho...haan...

Abhijeet looked at Atharv hearing his voice with the same restless yet fear filled expression...

His grip over the railing got increased more while his sinuses turned more irregular...he while trying to control his breaths exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): mere Rock star kahan hai...kya kiya tum dono ne usske saath...bolo...mai tho...mai tho tum log ke baat mann ke khudh ne hi wala tha na...phir...kahan hai mere bhai...bol...

Atharv's face turned more confused hearing those words while Daya's heart started to grip with an unknown fear...

Abhijeet turned rage filled all of sudden and he held Atharv by collar and started to jerk him with...

Abhijeet (in rage): mere sabar ka imtihaan mat le Amar...chup chap baata de ki mere bhai kahan hai...warna mai tumara wo haal karuga jo tum kabhi soch bhi nahi sakthe Amar...

Daya and Atharv jerked hearing Abhijeet's words and exchanged a glance in confusion hearing him terming Atharv as Amar...

Before they could react...Abhijeet made a face as if hearing or listening to something...

He turned more restless in seconds and he started to move into his room in a haphazard way leaving Atharv in a jerk while exclaiming as...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): Rock star...

Daya held Atharv timely who mis-balanced with Abhijeet's harsh jerk...then without wasting a second they both moved behind Abhijeet in total distress...

Abhijeet who was running in a haphazard way while looking here and there in complete restlessness and while shouting as Rock star got tripped with the carpet and fell down on the floor harshly...

Daya and Atharv who became worried seeing Abhijeet falling rushed towards him while shouting his name and was about to lift him...

But Abhijeet who was engulfed in own world of fear for his brother got up in a force and was about to move out of the room but stopped abruptly seeing something on his own bed...

His eyes widened in shock and fear while his breath turned more irregular...he while shouting out his brother's name rushed towards the bed...

He picked up the pillow in fear and started to pat it with his trembling hands as if patting someone's face with...

Abhijeet (in fear): Rock star...Rock star...aanke kholo yaar...kya hua tujhe...Rock star...

Tears started to flow from Abhijeet's eyes in a speed while his body was shivering out of fear and tension...

Atharv and Daya who turned more tense seeing Abhijeet's antics started to move towards him in a worry exclaimed as...

Daya (in tension): Macron...yeh...tum kya kar rahe ho yaar...mai yahan hu yaar...tere Rock star yahan hai...

Abhijeet who was in trial to wake up the pillow which he was assuming as his brother turned towards Daya hearing his voice in a jerk...

He turned restless in second and he started to move backward while hugging the pillow tightly with...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): dur raho...dur raho mere bhai se...paas bhi mat aana...tumare waja se pehale hi mere bhai ne bahot sehen liya hai Kishore...mai aur kuch sehen ne nahi duga usse...

Daya who jerked hearing that stopped abruptly while his brain started to analyze what could be happening with his brother while Atharv who was moving forward frowned more in confusion and worry exclaimed as...

Atharv (in frustration yet worry): yeh...yeh bakwas kar rahe ho Abu...yeh...yeh ho kya gaya hai tujhe...tum kyu aise...

Abhijeet (in rage): dur raho Amar...paas aane ke khoshsis bhi mat kar na...dur hojao...mat aao mere bhai ke paas...

Saying this Abhijeet moved more backward and almost reached the end of the edge of the bed while Atharv who became hell tensed seeing his son's incoherent speech and behaviour exclaimed as...

Atharv (in frustration): Abu...yeh kya bole jaa rahe ho baccha...tum hume Amar aur Kishore kyu bula rahe ho...

Abhijeet who wasn't seem to be hearing any of Atharv's words cuddled the pillow more tightly and while breathing heavily exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): mere jindagi ko tho tum dono ne barbad kar hi diya hai...ab mere bhai ke jindagi bhi barbad kar na chathe ho...haan...lekin mai aisa kabhi nahi hone duga...apne bhai ke saath kuch bhi nahi kar ne duga tum dono ko...kuch bhi nahi...sam...

Abhijeet was forced to stop as he mis-balanced and fell down from the bed in a haphazard way on his shoulder which hit harshly on the floor...

Daya who was frowning in tension hearing his brother's words became hell tensed seeing that rushed towards him in a hurry who was mourning a bit in pain followed by Atharv...

Before they could move close to him...Abhijeet himself crawled backward near the wall in a rapid manner with...

Abhijeet (in a stammering yet loud tone): dur raho...kaha na dur hojao hum se...

Saying this he moved more backward ignoring the pain while still cuddling the pillow tightly and while breathing heavily and irregularly...

Even though Abhijeet's shoulder got hurt he didn't leave his grip over the pillow which he was assuming as his brother...

Ignoring the pain he was feeling in the shoulder Abhijeet held the pillow more gently and started to fondle it in extreme fear as...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): Rock star...tum theek ho na...tume...chot tho nahi lagi na...haan...

Daya's face turned pain filled realizing what was happening with his brother seeing everything his brother was doing...

His brother's antics...his fear...restlessness...rage seeing him and Atharv assuming them as Kishore and Amar...his care and tension towards the pillow assuming it be him...everything was clearly indicating what was happening with him...

But Atharv who couldn't assume or get anything other than tension and distress seeing his son's antics tried to move towards him with...

Atharv (in pain): Abu...baccha...yeh tum...

Daya grabbed Atharv's hand and pulled him backward with a negative nod and exclaimed as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): nahi Papa...mat jayiye usske paas...wo bahot dar raha hai hume dekh ke...already 2 baar niche gir ke chot bhi lag gaya usse...thoda rukhiye...

Atharv (in pain): kaise Champ...kaise rukh jao...tum...tum dekh rahe ho na...yeh kaise halat mai...kaise pillow ko pakad ke...aise badhbadha raha hai...isse samjha na hoga ki...

Daya (interrupted in pain as): wo...wo samjh ne ke halat mai nahi hai Papa...Macron ko shayad hallucinations horaha hai...

Yes...Abhijeet was under the hallucinations...he was visualizing the pillow as Daya who was unconscious for him now...and then Daya and Atharv as Kishore and Amar who were trying to harm his brother...

Before Daya and Atharv's arrival his mind was visualizing Amar...Kishore and Daya in their own imaginary manner as Amar and Kishore who were trying to blackmail him by keeping Daya as captive...

His imaginary Amar and Kishore asked him to jump off the building if he wanted to see him brother save and sound...

That was why he climbed upon the railing and was about to jump off the building but when Atharv and Daya saved him his brain confused and his hallucination got modified...

He started to assume Daya and Atharv as Amar and Kishore...and the pillow as his brother...

Atharv who couldn't process Daya's words looked at Abhijeet who was trying hard to wake up the pillow which was his brother for him in a restless manner and then turned towards Daya with...

Atharv (in shock): hallucinations...yeh tum kya...

Daya (in a teary tone): haan Papa...wo...uss pillow ko mujhe samjh raha hai...aur hume Kishore aur Amar samjh raha hai...issliye aise hum se dar raha hai...usse lag raha hai ki hum uss pillow ko yani mujhe chod paucha dege...

Atharv (in shock): magar Champ...yeh sab...

Atharv was forced to stop when he noticed Daya's expression changing from emotional to tense one seeing at the direction where Abhijeet was sitting...

He too turned towards the direction where Abhijeet was sitting in a reflex and became shocked seeing Abhijeet rushing out of the room in a hurry and in a haphazard way carrying the pillow...

Daya who was already at the peak of tension and emotion seeing his brother's antics and falling down out of sense...ran behind him in a hurry followed by Atharv...

By the time the whole family came towards Abhijeet's room in tension and confusion hearing Abhijeet's loud screams...

Abhijeet who was running out of the room as if trying to save his brother from Amar and Kishore became shocked seeing his family members...whom his mind started to assume as Amar and Kishore's goons...

He turned more restless and started to take backward steps in a rapid way while cuddling the pillow and while breathing heavily while exclaiming as...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): dur raho sab...dur raho...paas...paas mat aana...nahi tho mai...mai...

While saying this he started to look here and there as if trying to get something to safeguard him and the pillow...

His eyes fall over a show piece which his mind assumed as a gun in no time...he took the show piece in a hurry and pointed it towards his family members with...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): mai...mai...goli maar duga...piche jao sab log...jao piche...

Everyone looked at Abhijeet in utter confusion and tension seeing his antics while Daya and Atharv too came out of the room...

Seeing Daya and Atharv Abhijeet shifted his aim toward them and while taking back steps started to exclaim as...

Abhijeet (in a stern tone): apne aadmiyo se kaho ki wahi rukh jaye...nahi tho mai tum sab ko maar duga...samjhe...piche jaane ko kaho sab se...jaldi...nahi tho mai sab ko goli maar duga...

Daya and Atharv made a highly helpless expression while everyone else exchanged a glance in tension and worry while Bhoomika who became hell tensed tried to move forward with...

Bhoomika (in tension): Abu...baccha...yeh kya bol...

Daya who could see Abhijeet taking rapid backward steps that too towards the staircase stopped Bhoomika by holding her hand with...

Daya (in tension): Mumma...nahi...aage mat jao...Macron...piche piche jaa raha hai...wo...bhi tezi se...wo gir jaayega Mumma...please aap rukho yahan...

Bhoomika (in tension): lekin Guddu...Abu ko hua kya hai...wo aise kyu...

Daya (in tension): sab baata tha hu Mumma...pehale aap please yehi khade rahiye...sab yehi rahiye...aage aane ki khoshsis mat kijiye...mai...mai kuch kar tha hu...

Saying this Daya started to look for the possibility to reach near his brother as soon as possible who was dangerously moving backward towards the staircase...

Abhijeet's sinuses turned more and more irregular as he was still visualizing Amar...Kishore and their goons were moving towards him even though Daya and others were standing still...

Abhijeet started to take more rapid steps in the backward manner and literally reached near the edge of the staircase...

Daya and others hearts started to bounce hard seeing that while Abhijeet who was visualizing them coming to attack him exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in rage): tum logo ko kya laga...jaise mujhe maut ke muh paye bhej diya hai tum logo ne...waise mere bhai ko bhi maar dege...haan...mai apne bhai ke saath kuch kar ne nahi duga...apne bhai ko baccha ne ke liye mai...kuch bhi kar saktha hu... khoon bhi kar saktha hu...issliye piche chale jao sab...warna mai goli maar duga...

Everyone looked at Abhijeet in a highly tense manner...not hearing his words...but seeing his backward movement towards the stairs...

They were not in the state to analyze the depth of Abhijeet's words...even Daya couldn't notice it as his and others complete focus was on the staircase edge and Abhijeet's movements towards it...

Daya started to feel highly helpless as he didn't get how to stop his brother from getting into any accident seeing him moving backward even though they were standing still...

Abhijeet's imaginary villains didn't seem to stop hearing his threats...they continued to come towards him as if trying to attack him and his brother...

Abhijeet who became more restless seeing that pressed the show piece which was the gun for him harder as if pressing the trigger while taking one more backward step in a hurry...

He mis-balanced badly and ultimately fell backwards on the staircase while his grip over the show piece and the pillow got lost and they both flew on the air as him...

Daya and other's hearts came out of their rib cage seeing the history getting repeated...they all rushed to save Abhijeet while shouting him name but it was too late...

Abhijeet fell backward in a full force and his head was on the way to hit on the edge of one of the staircases in the same force...

But...but...the pillow and show piece which flew in the air came down due to gravity...the show piece fell away from him and broke into pieces...but the pillow came fortunately in between Abhijeet's head and the edge of the stair as a saviour...

The pillow saved Abhijeet's head from getting injured but it couldn't stop him from rolling down in the stairs further and getting injuries in other parts of his body...

He rolled down on the stairs in a rapid manner and ultimately landed on the floor harshly in which his forehead got hit on the table just near the stair case like a hard blow...

His forehead started to bleed with that while Abhijeet turned unconscious in the next second due to the sudden blow and all the stress...tension he went through...

Everything happened in seconds...it didn't even give a single second for Daya and others to react...to do anything...

They became totally numb and their breath stopped seeing Abhijeet falling and ultimately landed in such a dreadful way...

Daya felt like the whole past happened as a repeat telecast in front of his eyes with a little changes in it...he could feel the shiver in his body and heart while the past started to engulf him rapidly...

But...but...Daya didn't let himself getting engulfed by the past trauma...he revived with the sight of Abhijeet who was lying on the floor in a haphazard way with a bleeding forehead...

He literally rushed downstairs while shouting as Macron in a painful manner while others too followed him reviving themselves in a hurry...

Daya who rushed towards his brother held him in complete fear and restlessness and started to pat his cheek with...

Daya (in fear): Macron...aanke kholo...aanke kholo mere bhai...Macron...

Abhijeet didn't respond back seeing which Daya turned more restless while others too turned fear filled...

Atharv became numb in the fear while Bhoomika kneeled beside Duo and started to rub Abhijeet's hand with...

Bhoomika (in fear): Abu...baccha...aanke kholo...please baccha...

But again no response...seeing Abhijeet's bleeding forehead and closed eyes Daya while gripping his heart exclaimed as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): yeh uth nahi raha hai...khoon bhi bahot...hospital le jaana padhega...hospital le jaathe hai...

Saying this Daya was about to lift Abhijeet but stopped hearing Dev's voice from the entrance as...

Dev (in fear): Abhijeet...

Daya and others looked at the entrance in a jerk while Dev literally rushed towards Abhijeet and kneeled beside him with...

Dev (in a stammering tone): yeh kya hua isse...yeh aise kaise...chot bhi...

Daya who was in a highly panicked state tried to exclaim while trying to manage his irregular sinuses as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Dev...wo Macron...ko...hallucinations...wo stairs se niche...

Dev whose mind got blocked at the word hallucinations itself couldn't afford to hear more than that...his doctor mind immediately understood what could have happened with his friend...

So without any other word...he turned towards Daya and others and while griping his heart exclaimed as...

Dev (in a managed tone): isse kamre mai le chathe hai Daya...chalo...utho...

Daya nodded in a haphazard way and then they both lifted Abhijeet and moved towards the nearby room in a hurry followed by others in fear...

After sometimes...

In the Khurana Mansion...

Dev was treating the wound on Abhijeet's forehead carefully while Daya and others were looking at Abhijeet in a highly anxious manner...

Daya's brain was stormed with the thoughts of the whole thing that happened within sometimes...in a highly unexpected manner...

His eyes were fixed over his brother...his tired yet pale face...the cut wound on his forehead...the bruises all over his body...

His heart got filled a heavy unbearable pain and unknown fear as well...which his eyes were emitting as fear and tears...

Even though his brain has assumed his brother had a hallucination...he couldn't understand why the hell it happened with his brother...

Was the hallucination also a part of his brother's unknown side of past...or it has happened because of some other reason...

While Daya was cluttering his mind in tension Bhoomika who was in the utter confusion deliberately asked out as...

Bhoomika (in tension): Guddu...Atharv...tum dono baataoge ki yeh sab kya horaha hai...kya hua tha...Abu kyu aise...

Daya looked at Bhoomika in a jerk hearing her query while Atharv who was completely engulfed in fear didn't even hear what Bhoomika asked...

He just continued to look at Abhijeet with a trembling lips and shivering body...with a heavy guilty heart...

Yes...His heart started to blame him for his son's condition deliberately without any hesitation because of his unforgivable actions in the past few days...

While glancing at Atharv and then looking at his brother in an anxious yet fear filled manner Daya started to exclaim as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Mumma...wo jab mai kamre mai gaya tha tho...

Daya started to narrate everything happened from the shocking state in which he and Atharv saw Abhijeet to how he hallucinated everything and reacted in the way they all saw him...

Bhoomika and other's eyes widened in shock while Dev's hand stopped abruptly and unintentionally out of tension and distress hearing Daya's words...

Even though he already knew that the hallucination had happened because of the one and only brain tumor...he could feel the wave of shock hearing what could have happened with his friend because of it...

He could feel the shiver in his body even imagining that but he while somehow griping his heart continued to do the dressing...

While the children and Kavya were exchanging a shocked gaze hearing everything Bhoomika exclaimed as...

Bhoomika (in shock): hey bhagwan...yeh tum kya bol rahe ho Guddu...yeh sab kaise...

Gayatri (in tension): haan...aur Abu ko yeh hua hi kyu...matlab aise kuch kaise hosaktha hai...

Naina (in tension): haan...achanaak se yeh hallucinations kaise...kaise hojayega Bhaiya...koi tho karaan hoga...

Daya who himself didn't know the reason looked at Dev who just finished dressing the wound on Abhijeet's forehead...

Dev who was hearing everything didn't budge...probably saying pretend to be not budge as he knew that he was soon going to be in a tight spot...

Yes...He knew that he was going to face the arrows of questions from the people standing there especially Daya...

Obviously he knew that he had to say the whole truth at least now...how he could remain silent after seeing and hearing the worst consequences...

Yes...he couldn't be silent...he should definitely disclose everything...but he didn't know how he was going to say this dreadful yet painful truth to them...

He while thinking regarding this and while trying to control his irregular sinuses started to treat the bruises that occurred because of the roll over the stairs...as if he didn't hear their conversation just to escape that moment...

After completing all the dressing...he gave some injections to Abhijeet and started to check his vitals with a serious face...

Seeing Dev complete his chores Daya moved towards Dev anxiously and asked out deliberately as...

Daya (in tension): Macron...kaisa hai Dev...haan...theek hai na...aur wo forehead ka chot jyada gehra tho...

Dev (in a managed tone): Daya...Daya...relax...tere bhai theek hai...aur...chot bhi jyada gehra nahi hai...magar phir bhi jaruraat padi tho kal tasali ke liye hospital le jaake kuch test kar le the hai...filhal tho isse aaram ke jaruraat hai...issliye sedation bhi de diya hai maine...ab tho kal dophar tak hi uthega yeh...

Bhoomika and others exchanged a glance in worry and tension...while Daya nodded understandingly and without giving a time to gasp shoot the question as...

Daya (in worry): Macron ko yeh hallucinations kyu...kyu hua hai Dev...yeh hone jaise kya...kya hogaya hai isse...kuch gadbad hai kya...haan...

Bhoomika (in tension): haan beta...yeh kyu hua Abu ko...haan...baata na...

Even though Dev was already expecting this question he couldn't help getting nervous hearing it...

He was feeling highly helpless as he didn't get how to initiate...how to disclose the truth to his friend's family who were already at the top of tension and worry for him...

But he knew...he knew he had to open up at least for the sake of his silly friend whom he and his family could have lost if Daya and Atharv didn't reach to save him timely...

Dev while trying to control his irregular sinuses and nervousness looked up at Daya and others and tried to exclaim as...

Dev (in a stammering tone): yeh baat kaise...batao aap sab ko...wo patha nahi mujhe...actually...yeh baat...yeh baat mujhe bahot pehale hi baata na chahiye tha...magar...patha nahi mai...mai kyu nahi...actually...baat yeh hai ki...

Dev was forced to stop abruptly upon hearing some restless mumbles from Abhijeet's side...

Dev...Daya and others looked at Abhijeet in a jerk who was moving his head in a restless manner while mumbling as...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): mujhe nahi...mujh se nahi horaha hai...dard bahot...bahot dard...mai...nahi...nahi sehen...mujhe...le chalo...Mumma...please...mai...aaraha hu Mumma...mai aaraha hu...

A high sharp pain raised in everyone's heart hearing those painful words...tears welled up in everyone's eyes in no time...

Dev who knew the real meaning of those painful words turned to the other side to control his tears...while Atharv's heart shattered into pieces...

Those words were more than enough to break his heart with the weight of pain... especially the guilt...

Daya who couldn't afford to hear his brother's heart breaking words rushed towards him and started to ruffle his hair with trembling hands while settling beside him on the bed with...

Daya (in pain): shant hojao Macron...please aise baatein...baatein mat kar na...kyu aise bol rahe ho tum...haan...kyu...mere reha the tume...tume kahi jaane ke jarurat nahi hai...in fact mai tume apne se dur kabhi jaane hi nahi duga...tum...apna dard mujh se share karo na...mai...I promise mai...mai...sab theek kar duga na...

Abhijeet turned more restless and a tear drop slipped from his eyes as a sign of pain as if subconsciously perceiving Daya's words...he gripped Daya's hand in that state in a restless manner while mumbling as...

Abhijeet (in a low tone): nahi...nahi...aise...nahi...mai...nahi...kuch...theek nahi...mujhe jaana...jaana hi hai...kahi dur...kahi...dur...warna dard...hoga...sab ko...aise...nahi...

Daya who felt an unknown storm in his heart frowned in confusion and tension hearing those words while others too carried the same expression...but those words hit Dev's heart and brain in a force...

Till then in the tension...shock and worry he totally forgot the straight on dhamki...the ultimate blackmail did by his friend...

The dilemma and fear raised in Dev's heart in no time...his heart got gripped with the fear of losing his friend...while the dilemma started to scratch his heart...

If he didn't reveal the truth...his friend may not undergo any treatment...he would die out of the disease...and he has to lose his friend forever...

If he reveals the truth then his friend would go away somewhere leaving everyone including his brother...and will die in an unknown place all alone...

Fate was playing the worst game with him...He has only two options...but in both options he has to lose his friend...which was constant...

He got dumped the extreme dilemma of choosing between these two paths which were ultimately leading to the same kind of destination with a only one difference...

Yes...one difference...if he didn't reveal his friend would remain in front of his eyes and would die while being among them...if he reveals his friend would go away and die alone...

And the difference was enough to shake and break his courage to reveal the truth...

Wait...why the hell was he thinking so...previously Daya was not there...but now he was with his brother...he would definitely handle Abhijeet when he reveals the truth...

Wait...will Daya be able to handle himself first if he reveals the truth...he knew well that...how much Daya was sensitive in the case of Abhijeet...he couldn't even afford to hear Abhijeet's words of leaving him...

Then...how he would handle himself and his brother at the same time upon the revelation of the truth...

What if Abhijeet does...as per his blackmail before Daya could revive and handle the trauma of this heart breaking truth...

And If Abhijeet goes away in such a state and anything happens to him then he couldn't forgive himself for life time...

Already he was in guilt of not having the ability to save his friend and stop him from drowning in the ocean of death...

Even though he couldn't be able to forgive for not saving his friend...he couldn't afford to bear the guilt of forcing his friend to die somewhere all alone...

He was confused...confused to the core to decide...as both decisions are harsh and had nothing good according to him...

While Dev was dangling in the dilemma Daya who started to get engulfed in the tension hearing Abhijeet's words tried to exclaim as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): yeh tum kya...

He stopped abruptly feeling it was not good to build more tension for his brother who was already at the peak of restlessness even in the unconscious state...

He felt it was better to clear all his confusion regarding his brother with Dev who was definitely aware of the reason behind his brother's antics and behavior...

Daya while controlling himself just continued to ruffle his brother's hair softly who gradually calm down with that and ultimately the restlessness fainted...

Seeing his brother getting calm down Daya just tilted his head towards Dev's side and asked out as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Dev...yeh kya horaha hai Macron ke saath...pehale wo hallucinations...ab aise baatein...yeh sab...yeh sab...kyu aur kaise...horaha hai...baatao...

Dev who was in the swing between both the parts looked at Daya in a jerk hearing his query...

He felt helpless...he didn't get what to say... whether to disclose the truth or not...

His brain was urging him to reveal while his heart was warning him by highlighting Abhijeet's blackmail...

The two paths were urging him to come along them...but Dev's heart was preferring only the side where at least his friend would be there in front of him...thereby disposing the brain's ideology to reveal...in the fear regarding the blackmail...and it's consequence...

His heart defeated his brain in no time with this thought...and he while trying to control his irregular breaths and sinuses...and while preparing a readymade reason for all problems happening as...

Dev (in a stammering tone): Daya...wo...actually...shayad Abhijeet ne anti depressants kha liya hai jyada...aur yeh sab...yeh sab...anti depressants waja se hua hai...usse jyada le ne...le ne ke waja se hua hai...

Everyone exchanged a glance in shock and confusion hearing the new revelation while Daya who became confused more than shocked asked out as...

Daya (in confusion): kya...yeh kya bol rahe ho Dev...Anti depressants ke waja se...magar...anti depressants ke waja se hallucinations bhi hosaktha hai kya?

Everyone looked at Daya in a jerk and shock hearing his query as his query obviously means that he was aware of this shocker already...

Dev (in a managed tone): obviously hosaktha hai Daya...jab over dosage ho tab tho pakka hosaktha hai...shayad iss ne bhi pehale ki tara...overdose...

Daya closed his eyes in pain hearing those words while the family members who couldn't gasp or digest the conversation happening between Daya and Dev looked at them in shock...

While everyone were shuffling the tense gaze within themselves Naina asked out of worry as...

Naina (in a stammering tone): Bhaiya...yeh anti depressants matlab...yeh depression wale log le the hai na...wahi dawai hai na...

Daya and Dev who were engrossed in their own talks looked at Naina in a jerk at first and then nodded in positive with a sad yet pain filled gaze...

Naina (in a stammering tone): aur...wo dawai...Bhai le the hai...magar kyu...kyu le rahe hai...unne...unne kab se isske jarurat...

Naina stopped abruptly feeling a lump in her throat while Bhoomika gripping her heart asked out of pain and tension as...

Bhoomika (in a stammering tone): Guddu...Dev...yeh sab...yeh sab kya hai...aur Abu yeh dawai kyu aur kab se le raha hai...haan...aur Guddu...yeh baat tume kaise...(after a pause)...tum dono kab se jaan the ho yeh baat...

Dev and Daya exchanged a glance in pain and after assuring each other through eyes looked at Bhoomika and others again and exclaimed as...

Dev (in a stammering tone): Maa...wo...Abhijeet...yeh kab se le raha hai yeh patha nahi mujhe...matlab...mujhe bhi 2 saal pehale hi patha chala iss baare mai...jab maine Abhijeet ko yeh dawai le the huye dekha tha...wo bhi bahot jyada...

Everyone looked at Dev in shock while Daya closed his eyes in pain...Atharv who was already perplexed hearing the revelation looked at Dev in a jerk hearing the next...while Gayatri who assumed the worst hearing those words asked out as...

Gayatri (in shock): jyada matlab...wo...

Dev and Daya who understood what Gayatri has assumed tried to exclaim in a better way as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): nahi...nahi...Dadi...aise nahi hai...matlab...Macron yeh dawai apne tension aur anxiety control kar ne ke liye le tha hai...(in a low tone)...aur uss din usse mere jinda hone ka sach patha chala tha Mumma aur Papa ke baatao se...jisske waja se wo waise...tension mai...bahot jyada...kha liya hoga...

Bhoomika and Atharv felt a heavy blow in their heart hearing that...while Atharv felt his heart shattered as he was the one who decided to keep the matter secret until they found Daya even after Bhoomika's insistence to reveal it...

But he remained stubborn...and his stubbornness...His decision has shattered his son to this extent...which was shattering him now...

Seeing everyone's broken face especially of Atharv and Bhoomika...Dev felt very bad and out of guilt exclaimed as...

Dev (in a stammering tone): I am sorry...mujhe yeh sab...aap logo ko pehale hi baata de na chahiye tha...magar...Abhijeet ne promise le liya issliye...I am sorry...

Bhoomika (in pain): nahi beta...sorry...sharmida sab...hume hona hai...hum ne hi tho apne bacche ko itna dard de diya...majboor kar diya...yeh sab...yeh sab kar ne mai...

Gayatri and Sneha exchanged a glance in sadness while Naina and the other two looked at them in pain...

Dev made a defending face and was about to say in a pacifying way but his words were stopped when Naina asked out as...

Naina (in a stammering tone): Daya Bhaiya...yeh sab...aapko kaise patha chala...matlab aap tho yahan the bhi nahi...(in fear)...dubara bhi aise hi kuch...hua tha hai kya...

Daya who was looking at his brother with a teary eyes till then turned towards Naina in a jerk and while nodding in positive exclaimed as...

Daya (in pain): haan...hua tha...lag bak 2 mahine pehale...jab Macron naye...naye CID mai aaya tha...tab...tab ussne ek encounter ke baad...(Refer Chapter 11 and 12)...

Daya started to narrate how Abhijeet encountered a culprit...how he turned broke for a killing a person and got depressed...

The heart winching state in which Daya found him on the terrace...how he was broken and taking anti - depressants in a high amount...

How he revealed his intention to join CID...the way Daya came to know about him being his Macron...

How Daya saved him and took him home...and Dev's arrival and his revelation regarding Abhijeet's emotional turmoil...

How did Daya's heart broken hearing everything...How Daya lied to Bhoomika regarding Abhijeet that day...

Bhoomika looked at Daya in a jerk as she could remember that day...when she talked with her son after many long years unaware of himself being her son...

She could also remember how Daya tackled her by saying rain and car break down as the reason for Abhijeet's stay at his home...while the reason was this...

While Bhoomika was remembering this and getting emotional Daya who also turned more emotional and pain filled remembering everything continued to exclaim as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): I know mujhe jhooth nahi bol na chahiye tha uss din...magar mujhe uss wakt wo baat sab aap ko baatana theek nahi laga...issliye...

Bhoomika made a defending expression and was about to say something but Daya continued as...

Daya (in pain): maine socha ki mai khud baat karuga Macron se...magar uss se pehale Amar ka wo trap...bomb blast...phir maine Macron ko aap ne baare mai baataya diya tension mai aur...Macron ko bhi uss shock aur iss over dosage ke side effects waja se seizures aagaya tha tho...

Everyone who were already looking at Daya in shock and pain hearing everything became shocked to the core hearing another new revelation...

Atharv was literally taken aback hearing that while Gayatri who couldn't handle the shock asked out as...

Gayatri (in shock): seizures...yeh...yeh kab hua Abu ko...

Daya looked at them in a jerk realizing what he said out of flow...he was not in regret for expressing it...but for the way...

Daya (in a low tone): haan...wo...uss din Amar ne wo bomb blast kiya tha na...ussi din...hua tha...

Bhoomika (in shock): magar uss din tho isse asthmatic attack...

Dev (in a low tone): nahi Maa...sorry...actually...maine...jhooth bola tha...Abhijeet ko seizures hi hua tha...wo aap log anti depressants ke baare mai hi nahi jaan the the...tho...usske side effect ke baare mai kaise baata tha...issliye...mai...mai nahi baata paaya...

No one was sad or hurt with Dev for hiding the truth as they were more hurt hearing Abhijeet's sufferings...

Everyone...especially Atharv felt like being trapped by the tons of pain hearing everything...

Their heart broke more and more hearing Abhijeet's struggles and pain which he went through all these years...

He was all along with them...living with them...he was always in front of their eyes...but they didn't know or were aware of anything about him and his sufferings...

Literally...They didn't know anything about him...what was he doing...What was happening with him...nothing...

They were just thinking that he was sad because of his brother's absence in his life...but he was not sad...he was broken...devastated...which they never realized...

Bhoomika and Atharv were at the top of the guilt for deciding to hide the truth of Daya being alive...

They thought not to hurt him...but they ended up in hurting him to the core by doing so...

Atharv started to feel being pulled into the ocean of guilt...more and more hearing everything... especially remembering his own deeds in the past few days...

The shame...the guilt...the anger and frustration which he was feeling over himself from the morning raised more and more hearing everything...

While everyone were drowning in pain and guilt Daya while trying to control his emotions exclaimed as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Macron ko seizures aate dekh ne baad tho mai bahot dar gaya...mai uss se baat kar ne ki bahot khoshsis kiya...magar humare bich mere transfer ke khoshsis ko leke jagada hogaya...aur Macron mujh se bahot naraz hogaya...usske baad jo bhi hua uss mai tho mauka hi nahi mila...aur Macron bhi guilt mai...(after a pause)...lekin...mere aur Mumma ke baatein sunn ke wo uss guilt se thoda bahar aagaya tha...aur...ab hum sab bhi sath aaye tho mujhe laga ki wo khud unn dawaiyo ko chod dega...magar...

Gayatri (in anger): magar Atharv ne tho wo umeed bhi todh diya...hai na baccha...

Daya looked at Gayatri in pain who was looking at Atharv with a stern yet angry gaze...

Before Daya could say anything Gayatri moved towards Atharv and exclaimed as...

Gayatri (in a anger): ab tho bade khush hoge tum...hai na...yehi sab tho chathe the na tum...sab hogaya...sab...ab mil gaya tasali tume...ya phir mere pote ko maar ke hi mannoge tum...haan...

Atharv who was drowning in pain and guilt looked at Gayatri in a jerk hearing her words feeling a sharp pain in his heart...

Those words...killed his already wounded inner soul which broke the dam too which was already at the verge of break...

Tears automatically welled up in his eyes and he fell down in his knees with a thud unable to bear the weight of the guilt and pain and started to cry bitterly...

Atharv (in a broken tone): yeh maine kya kar diya...kya kar diya...apne hi bacche ko maine...itna dard...kaise...usske kya halat kar diya maine...kaise kar saktha hu mai aise...kaise...kaise...

Saying this he started to cry more and more while everyone else looked at him in a pain seeing him crying like this...

Even though they were feeling bad seeing his state...they couldn't step forward to console him as the disappointment over his antics these days pulling them and forcing them to stay back...

Gayatri too felt a pang in her heart seeing her son's state but she was more worried and broken seeing her grandson's heart winching state...so she continued to exclaim as...

Gayatri (in anger): maine kaha tha tum se...kaha tha ki...wakt reha the apne galati suthar lo...theek kar do sab...lekin tum ne manna meri baat...nahi...tume apne ego se fursat mile tho sochoge na...tere ego ke waja se dekh kya hua hai...dekho...kya halat kar diya tum ne apne bacche ke...

Atharv who was crying bitterly closed his eyes in pain while shedding more tears...Bhoomika who was silent till then exclaimed as...

Bhoomika (in pain): tum ne bahot der kar di Atharv...bahot der kar di...agar wakt reha the tum ne Abu se baat kar di hothi tho...shayad aaj humara baccha aise halat mai nahi hotha...wo pehale hi humare waja se bahot hurt tha...aur tum ne uss hurt ko aur badha diya...todh diya humare bacche ko...

Daya and Dev exchanged a glance in pain seeing everything while Atharv continued to cry and exclaim as...

Atharv (in a broken tone): sahi keha rahe ho aap log...maine todh diya apne bacche ko...aap sab ne kitna bola ki...mat karo aise...mat karo...magar maine aap logo ke ek nahi suna...bas apne gussa nikal the raha apne bache paye...bina soche samjhe...usske dard...hurt sab nazar andaaz kar diya...aur aaj usske yeh halat kar diya...apne bacche ko hi nahi samjh paya mai...kaise papa hu mai...kaise insaan hu mai...kaise...

Saying this Atharv started to cry more bitterly while covering his face while everyone continued to look at him in pain...

Daya who felt a pang in his heart hearing Atharv's guilty words got up and moved towards him slowly...

Even though he was angry and disappointed over him for his unacceptable behaviour he couldn't see him in such a state...

He while trying to control his emotions kneeled beside him and while pressing his shoulder exclaimed as...

Daya (in a managed tone): Papa...please aise royiye mat...samaliye khud ko...

Atharv (in a broken tone): kaise samalu beta...kaise...mai apne hi bacche ke dard ke jimmedhar bann gaya hu beta...ussko maine khud dard de dijiye hai...usse todh diya hai...itna todh diya hai ki wo apne aapko hi kho diya hai...aur aise halat mai...Maine yeh kya kar diya...maine yeh kya...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Papa...Macron...Macron theek hojayega...kuch nahi hoga usse...aap please...

Atharv (in a stammering tone): par kitna kuch hosaktha tha Champ...mere waja se...mere bewakoofi ke waja se...(in fear)...thodi der pehale wo waise wahan railing paye khada tha beta...literally khudh ne wala tha wo...agar kuch hogaya hotha tho...mai...mai kya kar tha...mai...mai...maar jaatha...(while nodding in negative)...nahi kaise maar jaatha...upar jaake isske Mumma sawal karegi tho kya jawab duga...wo jab mujh se puchegi ki maine apne bacche ko itna kyu sataya tho mai kya...wo tho shayad mere shakal tak nahi dekh na chahegi...mai kitna bura...

Daya (in a stammering tone): Papa...please...aise baatein mat kijiye... dekhiye...jo hua wo hum nahi badal sakthe hai...magar jo hona hai usske baare mai tho soch sakthe hai na aage kya kar na hai...kaise theek kar na hai Macron ko...haan...

Atharv (in pain): magar mai...kaise...Maine khud dard diya hai usse...mai kaise...

Daya (in a managed tone): jiss ne dard diya hai...ussko hi dawai bhi laga na padhega Papa...in fact hum sab ko...hum sab ko mil ke hi kuch kar na chahiye...uss anti depressants ke aadat aise hi nahi jaayega...hume hi bahar nikal na hai Macron ko...apne pyaar se...care se...

Everyone looked at Daya in pain and worry while Daya looking at his brother exclaimed as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): aur usske liye...aaj jo kuch bhi hua hai...usse hume Macron se chupa na chahiye...khas kar iss hallucinations ke baare mai...in fact usse yeh bhi patha nahi chal na chahiye ki aap logo ko usske anti depressants le ne ke baare mai patha chal gaya hai...

Dev (in a stammering tone): magar Daya...aise kyu...usse patha hona chahiye na...matlab...tabhi tho anti depressants ko chod ne ke baare mai sochega...

Daya (in pain): Dev...tume lag tha hai ki usske itne saal ke aadat yeh baata de ne se chut jaayega...bikul nahi...in fact agar hum usse yeh baatein baatayega tho yeh aur pareshan hojayega...aur guilt mai padh jaayega ki usske waja se sab pareshan hai...hume bas isske yeh aadat nahi chudwa na hai...hume isse yeh guilt ke zone se...dard se bhi bahar nikal na hai...aur wo tho sirf pyaar aur care se hi possible hoga...

Dev looked at Daya with an unsaid expression while Bhoomika and others looked at him in affirmation...

Daya (in a firm tone): hum Macron ko itna pyaar de na hai...itne pyaar de na hai ki wo khud iss anti depressants bhool jaana chahiye...theek hai...aur issliye please...koi bhi...galati se bhi Macron aaj raat ke koi bhi cheez mat baata de na...khas kar Dev tum...yeh bhaishab kal yeh patti wagera dekh ke tum se hi puchega sab...please kuch mat baata na...samal le na...please...

Dev looked at Daya in tension and worry for a second and then nodded in positive while trying to hide his helplessness...

Daya then turned towards Atharv who was looking at Abhijeet in complete pain and guilt...and exclaimed as...

Daya (in a managed tone): Macron ko theek kar ne ke liye guilt nahi...pyaar chahiye Papa...issliye please...isse chodiye aur yeh sochiye ki Macron ke silly dimaag ko kaise theek kar na...theek hai...

Atharv looked at Daya with an unsaid expression while Daya looking at everyone's tired face exclaimed as...

Daya (in a managed tone): aap sab log jake soo jayiye...mai hu Macron ke paas...

Everyone made a defending expression and were about to say something but Daya interrupted as...

Daya (in a soft tone): aree...kal se bahot kaam hai agar aaj aaram nahi karege tho problem hojayega...issliye please jaayiye aur aaram kijiye sab...jaayiye...

Everyone nodded slightly while looking at Abhijeet in worry and left the room half heartedly...

Atharv too got up and started to move out of the room in slow steps while glancing at his son in a highly guilty manner...

After everyone's departure Daya turned towards Dev who was looking at Abhijeet with a teary yet broken eyes...

Daya moved towards him and pressed his shoulder softly and exclaimed as...

Daya (in a soft tone): Dev...kaafi raat hogaya hai...tum aaj yehi...

Dev (in a stammering tone): nahi Daya...I have to go...wo actually ghar mai Maa raha dekh rahe hoge...mai tho baataya bhi nahi ki mai yahan aaya hu...pareshan horahe hoge ki kahan reha gaya mai...

Daya nodded slightly at first...made a shocked expression realising something which he didn't realise till then in tension for his brother...realizing which he asked out as...

Daya (in a stammering tone): ek minute Dev...yeh sab...mai puch na hi bhool gaya...tum yahan kaise...matlab tum itne raat ko yahan...sab theek hai...koi problem...

Dev who felt it to be a right chance to light Daya's mood started to exclaim in a fake dramatic tone as...

Dev (in a dramatic tone): thank god...abhi tho tume realize hua...waise bhaishab...mai yahan aapke waja se hi hu...

Daya frowned in confusion hearing that while Dev continued to exclaim as...

Dev (in a dramatic tone): wo kya hai na ki...aap ne mujhe phone kar ke kya bola...aapke Macron pareshan hai...hosake tho usse jaldi bhej na...nahi tho wo jab nikalega tab inform kar na...hai na...mai isse jaldi tho nahi bhej paya...magar isske nikal the hi aapko inform kiya aur aap se kaha ki Abhijeet ke ghar aate hi mujhe bhi inform kar de na...magar aap ne kiya...

Daya made a realized expression hearing that as he totally forgot to inform Dev regarding Abhijeet's arrival in worry for Abhijeet...

Daya (in guilt): sorry Dev...wo mai pareshani mai...

Dev (in tension): aur...patha hai mai kitna pareshan hogaya tha...naa tum ne phone uthaya naa hi tumare bhai ne...yahan tak ki Naina bhi nahi uthayi phone...to mai dar gaya tha...khayal aane lage ki kuch gadbad hai...aur yeh bhaishab theek nahi hai...issliye hi Abhijeet ko dhoodh the dhodh the yahan aagaya...aur yahan aake dekha tho...yeh waise...accha hua ki tum ne inform nahi kiya...warna aap sab ko hospital hi le aana padh tha na janab ko...

Daya (in a low tone): phir bhi sorry Dev...mai wo...

Dev (in a pacifying tone): it's okay Daya...mai samjh saktha hu...leave it...hmmm...(after a pause)...accha ab mai nikal tha hu...koi bhi jaruraat ho tho turant call kar na...aur isska khayal rakh na...saath hi saath khud ka bhi khayal rakh na...abhi abhi theek huye ho..so jyada exertion mat kar de na khud ko...samjhe...

Daya smiled broadly hearing Dev's words and nodded in positive while Dev left the place while patting Daya's shoulder and while glancing at his friend once...

After his departure Daya moved towards his unconscious brother and settled himself beside him...

He while glancing at his brother's restless face in pain...started to ruffle his hair softly while everything happened within a few hours flashed in his mind as a movie...

He could still feel the shiver in his heart and body remembering those dreadful moments which he never ever wanted to happen even in his wildest dream again...

He while griping his heart again looked at his brother who was still mumbling something under his breath...

He couldn't hear what his brother was saying as it was too low to hear but it was enough to say how much pain his brother was bearing...

Tears slipped from Daya's eyes feeling that and he while continuing to ruffle his brother's hair softly exclaimed as...

Daya (in a low tone): bas bahot hogaya Macron...ab mai tume aur dard...aur pareshani nahi jhel ne duga...mai sab kuch theek kar duga...aur chahe jo hojaye mai tume uss anti depressants aur yeh bewaja ke guilt se bahar nikal ke hi rahuga...jarur nikaluga...

Next Day...

In the afternoon...

At the Khurana Mansion...

Abhijeet's eye balls started to rotate within the sockets in a slow manner indicating that he was coming to consciousness...

His eye lids flicker and he opens his eyes slowly...he then looks at the direction where the wall clock would be as usual...as a routine to know the time...

But he couldn't find the clock at its usual place...he while frowning in confusion...looked around and realized that he was not in his room...and at the same time he noticed the time too...

His eyes widened in shock seeing the time as 1 pm...He made a distressed face and tried to get up in a hurry thinking how he slept for this much time...

Daya who was waiting for Abhijeet to wake up...guessed his brother's move with his tense expression and previous experience...hence he stopped him from the sudden arousal with...

Daya (in a soft tone): Macron...Macron...shant hojao...breathe...aaj tumara off hai...so relax...

Saying this Daya attempts to make Abhijeet lie on the bed who frowned in confusion and asked out as...

Abhijeet (in confusion): off...wo kaise...mera tho...

Abhijeet stopped abruptly feeling something which he didn't notice till then because of the tension raised...

Yes...now only he could feel the sharp pain in his head and some other parts of body along with a burning sensation over them...

Abhijeet while frowning in confusion started to glance over the sites where he was feeling pain...

He could see the bandages over his wrist region...forearms...and some other regions too...He could feel pain in almost all the joints...

He kept his hand over the bandage on his forehead unintentionally which was aching the most...

Abhijeet turned utterly confused seeing the wounds and feeling the pain as he didn't have a single memory regarding how he got these injuries...

Cluttered by the confusion and tension Abhijeet sat up as a reflex even after Daya's resistance and asked out as..

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): yeh sab kaise...

He again stopped abruptly thinking...how to ask...by the way what to ask...Daya who was keenly noticing his brother's antics finally asked out as...

Daya (in a soft tone): puch the puch the...rukh kyu gaye...pucho jo puch na hai...

Abhijeet (in a stammering tone): nahi...wo...kuch nahi...bas...wo...

Daya (in a firm tone): lastly kab khana khaya tum ne...

Abhijeet who was finding words to complete his sentence looked up at Daya in a jerk with...

Abhijeet (in confusion): aain...

Daya (in a firm tone): maine pucha ki kab khaya tha tum ne...

Abhijeet who while trying to remember when he ate lastly made a thinking facial expression and exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in a low tone): wo...shayad kal...

Bhoomika who entered the scene with tumeric milk while managing a stern face exclaimed as...

Bhoomika (in a firm tone): ohhhh...shayad...dekha Guddu...tere bhai ko...shayad kal...haan...matlab tum ne khana hi nahi khaya tha...hai na...

Abhijeet (in a low tone): nahi...(correcting himself as)...matlab...haan...khaya tha na...

Daya (interrupted in a firm tone as): accha...Dev ne tho kaha tha ki tum kal apne cabin se hi nahi nikale the...tho khana kaise khaya...haan...

Abhijeet who felt like being caught while basing Dev internally in his mind tried to speak up but Bhoomika exclaimed as...

Bhoomika (in a firm tone): tum manao ya naa manao Abu...hume patha hai ki tum ne khana nahi khaya aur issliye behosh bhi hogaye the...

Abhijeet (in shock): behosh hogaya tha...

Daya (in taunting tone): haan...wo bhi tumare apne Favourite spot mai...(Abhijeet frowned)...wo staircase...wo bhi top stairs pauch ke...wahi se gire gaye the...aur uss mai hi laga hai tume yeh saare patti...chot...sab...

Abhijeet who became shocked to the core hearing everything couldn't react for a second...

Again...again he fell off the stairs...first time that was a murder attempt...but the second (Refer chapter 12)...and this third time was solely because of his disease...

Obviously he knew that his brain tumor might have triggered the dizziness and weakness which made him fell off the stairs...

He started to feel like it was wrong to reside on the first floor any more...it was better to shift to the ground floor so that he could avoid such accidents...

Bhoomika always said to stay on the ground floor...he was the one who remained stubborn as that room was the only memory of his togetherness with his brother...

But at least after Daya's arrival he could have changed the room but he didn't...he started to feel highly regretted for staying on the first floor...

He was not feeling bad because he got injured...but was feeling so as because of him his family has to go through these tensions...especially his brother who still feels haunted seeing the stairs remembering everything happened...

While thinking all these and regretting over the same...Abhijeet started to exclaim in tension as...

Abhijeet (in guilt): I am sorry...sorry...mujhe dhyaan rakh na chahiye tha...in fact mujhe wahan reha na hi nahi chahiye tha...matlab...Mumma sahi keha rahe the...mujhe niche ke kissi room mai shift hojaana chahiye...baar baar wahi...

Daya (in a taunting tone): accha...dekha Mumma...ab bhi yeh bhaishab sirf room badal ne ke hi soch raha hai...yeh nahi keha rahe hai ki theek se khana khauga...kyu...haan...

Bhoomika (in tease): wahi tho...yeh hawa kha ke reha ne mai kya maza aaraha hai tume...baatao...itna bhi dieting theek nahi hai beta...samjhe...yeh lo...pehale yeh haldi ka dhoodh piyo...

Abhijeet made an embarrassed expression hearing that while Bhoomika gave the turmeric milk to him who started to sip it without any word as his mind was racing something else...

Even though he has no special suspicion over the incident...he couldn't help getting worried regarding it as he has no memory regarding it...

Wait...he could remember something...Actually he could remember himself going into his room on the same night...but what happened after that...no...after that he couldn't remember anything...

Wait...if his memory was saying so...then what about Daya...Daya was saying that he lost his consciousness near the stairs itself and fell off...

How...how his memory and Daya's words were contraindicated...Was his memory wrong...Or else Daya was lying?

Wait...Why Daya will lie...but what about his memory?...Which was right?

He couldn't come to any conclusion...he felt like being cluttered between his thoughts...

While Abhijeet was cluttering his head Gayatri and others except Atharv rushed inside the room with a restless face...

Gayatri moved towards Abhijeet in a hurry and while settling herself on the other side of the bed started to fondle his cheeks with a teary eyes as...

Gayatri (in a teary tone): kaisa hai mera baccha...haan...jyada tho dard nahi ho raha hai beta...

Abhijeet (in a soft tone): nahi Dadi...koi dard nahi hai...aap...

Naina (in a stern tone): bhai...iron man ko bhi dard hotha hai...it's unbelievable that aapko dard nahi horaha hai...yeh kaunsa supernatural power hai...haan...aur aap kaun sa naye super hero ho...baatao...

Abhijeet looked at his sister in a tired manner and then while nodding her head in disappointment exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in a tired tone): usska bhi tum ne pehale hi ek naam soch liya hoga na...baata de...mujh se kyu puch rahe ho...

Naina (in a stern tone): aapko mere gussa...funny lag rahi hai...haan...I am serious Bhai...aur mai aap se bahot naraz hu...aur gussa bhi hu...so don't dare to make fun of me...

Abhijeet (in an exaggerated tone): baap reee...itna gussa...(in a soft tone)...Sweety...breathe...mai sach much theek hu yaar...pareshan mat ho...

Kavya (in tease): haan...haan...bahot theek ho...dikh raha hai hume...

Abhijeet (in a managed tone): Chachi...aap bhi...(giving up as)...okay...okay...maan liya...ki...mai theek nahi hu...bahot tute pute hu...dard bhi horaha hai jyada...irritation horaha hai wo alag...bahot takan bhi horaha hai...so I need complete rest...okay...ab khush...yehi sunn na chathe the aap sab log...

Everyone looked at Abhijeet in surprise and shocked hearing his single breath irritation mixed testimony...while Daya who got his brother's irritation added fuel to it as...

Daya (in a exaggerated tone): wah...wah...kya baat hai...aaj sooraj kaha se nikala bhai...matlab...pehale baar yeh bhaishab apne halat ko khud mann gaya...wo bhi koi confusing medical definition diye bina...wah...not bad...(in a tease)...gusse mai hi sahi sach to bola na tum ne...good Macron...good...I am proud of you...

Everyone started to chuckle hearing Daya's comment while Abhijeet did everything on the intention to make his family smile...smiled internally while making a fake annoyed expression on his face...

While everyone was smiling looking at each other...Abhijeet's eyes started to wander in search of his father unintentionally...but he couldn't find him around...

His heart was broken into pieces because of the irresistible expectation created by the stupid heart itself...

But he didn't show up anything in his face...he just gulped down the tears which were threatening to come out while his mind started to hammer the fact hard on his heart that his father hated him to the core and never ever forgive him...

While Abhijeet was battling with his emotion deep inside his heart Atharv who was standing outside in hesitation...entered the room in a slow steps with guilty eyes while trying to control his tension...

Everyone glanced at each other seeing him coming while Abhijeet looked up feeling his presence in a haphazard way and became shocked seeing him in real...

Abhijeet could feel a emotional rush seeing him while heart started to beat hard out of some unknown tension and fear remembering all the mess happened between them...

Unintentionally Abhijeet gripped Daya's hand tightly out of tension and restlessness who looked at him in pain feeling the same...

Atharv looked up at Abhijeet and then into his eyes which was emitting an unknown tension and restlessness which was enough to break his guilt ridden heart more...

Tears slipped from his eyes out of guilt and pain seeing which Abhijeet became perplexed...as he was expecting some harsh reaction...

Before Abhijeet could react or say something Atharv fell on his knees near Abhijeet's legs and gripped them tightly with...

Atharv (in a broken tone): I am sorry baccha...I am sorry...apne Papa ko maaf kar do baccha...maaf kar do...

Abhijeet became stunned for a second seeing his father's act and his broken words while everyone else exchanged a pain filled gaze...

While reviving himself from shock Abhijeet pulled up his legs in a haphazard way and tried to get up in a attempt to move towards his father with...

Abhijeet (in disbelief): Papa...yeh aap kya...

He was forced to stop feeling a sharp pain in his head and injured sites following which he mis-balanced and was about to fall but Daya immediately held with...

Daya (in tension): Macron...samal ke yaar...tum...

Abhijeet who was in the perplexed mode seeing his father's broken state interrupted Daya with a assurance nod and tried to get up again...

Seeing which Atharv himself moved towards Abhijeet and stopped him from getting up with...

Atharv (in tension): baitho na baccha...yeh kya kar rahe ho tum...

Abhijeet (in disbelief): aap yeh kya kar rahe the Papa...aap mere pair...aap aise...kaise...kar sakthe hai...

Atharv (in guilt): baccha...mere galati ke liye tho mujhe apne jaan nikal ke tere pair mai...

Abhijeet (in pain): Papa...please...aise baatein mat kijiye...aap ne koi galati nahi kiya tha...aapke narzagi...gussa sab jayas hai Papa...mujhe aap se wo sab chupa na nahi chahiye tha...mere waja se hi itna sab...

Atharv (in a broken tone): nahi baccha...nahi...tumare waja se kuch bhi nahi hua tha...tera koi galati nahi hai...kuch bhi nahi hai...sab mere galati hai baccha...sab...sab mere galati hai...

Abhijeet nodded his head in negative immediately while Atharv continued to exclaim as...

Atharv (in a broken tone): mai hi pagal tha jo bina tere koi galati ke...koi kasoor ke tume khosh raha tha...tum ne tho sab kuch humare liye kiya tha...hume dukh naa ho issliye kiya tha...magar mai samjh nahi paaya baccha...in fact mai samjh ne ke khoshsis tak nahi kiya tha...mai bas pagalo ki tara yeh pakadh ke baith gaya ki tum mujh se koi baat kaise chupa saktha hai...jab ki mai khud tum se kitni badi baat chupa ke ghum raha tha...

Abhijeet looked at Atharv in complete pain hearing that while Daya and others exchanged a glance...

Atharv (in a broken tone): tum ne tho hume dard se baccha ne ke liye chup the...magar mai tume dard mai dekh ne ke baad bhi chup tha...tume kitna dard hua hoga jab yeh sach tume patha chala tha ki Champ jinda hai aur hum wo baat jaan the hai...magar tum ne ek baar bhi mujh se...ek sawal tak nahi kiya...magar maine...maine tho tum se sawal paye sawal kiya...izlaam lagaya...wo bhi uss galati ke liye jo tum ne kiya hi nahi...

Tears slipped from Abhijeet's eyes in speed while Atharv tightening his grip over Abhijeet's hand gently with...

Atharv (in broken tone): itne dino se tume kitna sata diya baccha...tume dard paye dard diya...taunt paye taunt maara...yahan taki ki tumare saath ristha tak todh ne ke baat kiya...kaise mai...(after a pause)...Bhoomi...Maa aur Champ sahi keha rahe the Abu...mai...mai bahot egoistic hu...selfish hu...mai sirf khud ke feelings ka socha...tumare baare mai ek baar bhi nahi socha...bahot bura bhi hu...mere jitna bure baap...bura insaan koi hoyi nahi saktha...

Abhijeet (in pain): Papa...please...yeh aap...aap bure nahi hai...aap bahot acche Papa hai aur...

Atharv (in pain): nahi baccha...agar mai acche Papa hotha tho tumare dard ko samjh tha...tumara dard kam kar ne ke thoda tho khoshsis kar tha...naa ki khud tume itna dard de tha...itna takleef de tha...mai tho tume itne saalo se itna dard diya ki tum aise ek halat mai pauch jaye...(in a broken tone)...mere waja se tumara kya haal hogaya baccha...2 hafte tum ghar tak nahi aaye...khana tak khaye bina ghum rahe the...abhi bhi hospital mai hi padhe ho...phir bhi mai...apne gusse mai itna andha hogaya tha ki tume palad ke dekha tak nahi...

Atharv closed his eyes feeling a heavy burden in his heart...while others eyes turned teary...

Atharv (in a stammering tone): mai ek acche pitha nahi hu beta...in fact mai pita kehala ne ke bhi layak nahi hu...bikul bhi nahi hu...mai tho ek gira hua...ghatiya insaan hu jo sirf apne baare mai hi socha aur...

Abhijeet (in a firm tone): Papa...bas kijiye...kabarthar jo mere Papa ko ek aur baar bura kaha tho...mai keha raha hu na...aap bure nahi ho...bikul bhi bure nahi ho...aap acche hai...bahot acche...in fact aap se accha Papa koi nahi hai...

Atharv looked at Abhijeet with lots and lots of cracks in his eyes hearing those words who continued to speak as...

Abhijeet (in a managed tone): Papa...itne saalo mai apne kabhi bhi mera saath nahi choda...humesha...har baat paye...har kadam paye mera saath diya...mujhe support kiya...ek baar bhi mere koi faisle paye shaq tak nahi kiya...issliye aap ke dil mai yeh umeed hona jayas hai ki mai aap se har baat share karu...aap se kuch bhi naa chupao...aur jab maine uss umeed ko todha hai tho aap ke gussa ho na jayas hai...

Atharv made a defending expression and was about to say something but Abhijeet continued as...

Abhijeet (in a low tone): haan...manna ki kuch jyada hi gussa dikha diya...in fact bahot jyada...matlab...itne saalo se ek baar bhi uchi awaz mai bhi baat nahi kiya aap ne mujh se...wo sab ke hisaab kar ne jaise gussa kar liya iss baar...baat bhi nahi kiya mujh se...rishta tak todh diya...(after a pause)...phir bhi...iss baar tho chod raha hu...dubara aise kiya na tho...

Atharv who couldn't hold himself beyond that hugged Abhijeet tightly while shedding more tears exclaimed as...

Atharv (in a broken tone): I am sorry baccha...I am so so sorry tum se gussa kar ne ke liye...daant ne ke liye...muh modh le ne ke liye...(in a low tone)...ristha todh ne ke liye...sab ke liye...sab ke liye...so so sorry...I promise baccha...dubara aise bikul nahi karuga...kabhi nahi karuga...I promise...bas iss ek baar apne Papa ko maaf kar de na baccha...sorry...

Daya and others looked at them in a highly emotional way while Abhijeet could feel a high emotional rush in his heart hearing his father's heart gelt words...but to lighten his father and others mood he while separating himself from the hug exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in a fake snubbing tone): sirf sorry se kaam nahi chalega Papa...mujhe wo paneer cheese melt sandwich chahiye jo mai aapke gusse ke chakar mai nahi kha paaya...agar wo laa dege tho maafi milega...nahi tho...bikul nahi...

Atharv and others looked at Abhijeet in shock hearing his demand while Daya looked at Naina in a naughty way as if saying as "maine kaha tha na"...

Seeing everyone looking at him with a shocked gaze Abhijeet while making a more snubbing expression exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in a snubbing tone): aise kya dekh rahe hai sab log...ek sandwich hi tho mannga tha...aap log tho aise dekh rahe hai jaise mai koi bomb maang liya ho...

Naina (in a dramatic tone): bomb maang li hothi tho bhi utne shock nahi hothi Bhai...jitna aapke yeh itna heavy sandwich maang ne par huyi hai...(realizing tone)...ek minute...uss din tho aap keha rahe the ki aap yeh...(exaggerated tone)...itna heavy sandwich nahi kha the...

Daya (in agreement): haan...upar se mujhe bhi daata...aur kaha ki mat khao itna heavy food...ab kya hua...haan...hogaya vrat khatam...haan...

Abhijeet (in a snubbing tone): aisa nahi hai...matlab...wo uss wakt tum bimar the na...tho...

Daya (in a casual tone): haan...aaj tum bhi tho bimar ho...tho phir tum kaise kha sakthe ho...

Abhijeet made an extra annoyed face and then turned towards Atharv ignoring Daya and Naina with...

Abhijeet (in a stern tone): Papa...mujhe sandwich chahiye...wo bhi abhi ke abhi...aap laa ke doge ya nahi...

Atharv who was looking at the siblings fight in a disappointed way till then looked at Abhijeet in a jerk hearing his demand...

He couldn't believe his own ears as his son was demanding something after so many years...

He couldn't help getting happy which he showed up in his face as a broad smile while a chuckle escapes his mouth...

Abhijeet who could understand his father's mental state felt a pang in his heart but he maintained a extra stern face and exclaimed as...

Abhijeet (in an annoyed tone): aap bhi has rahe hai...seriously Papa...mai ek sandwich kya maang liya...aap log tho...

Atharv (in a stammering tone): nahi...nahi...Abu...aise nahi hai...wo tho mai bas...(after a pause)...baccha tum...pareshan mat ho...Papa pakka leke aauga Sandwich...

Abhijeet (in a hurry): tho phir jaldi se jaayiye aur leke aayiye na Sandwich...mujhe bahot bhook laga hai...

Atharv who literally became delighted to the core hearing his son's demand nodded and exclaimed as...

Atharv (in a hurry): abhi leke aaya...bas...give me 10 minutes...okay...

Saying this he rushed out in complete hurry and happiness leaving the whole family in disappointment and Abhijeet in an emotional state...

Next day...

In the morning...

At the Khurana Mansion...

Daya came towards the hall in his formal attire as finally he was rejoining...resuming his job after facing all the hungama...and hardships...for nearly 2 months...

He while smiling broadly moved towards the dinning hall were everyone except Abhijeet were waiting for him with a warm smile...

He took the blessing of all elders who blessed him and gave him a emotional wishes...while the children gave their wishes in their own style...

In the whole process Daya's eyes never failed to search for his brother which he deliberately asked out after taking everyone's wishes as...

Daya (in a managed tone): Macron kahan hai...kahi dikh nahi raha hai...apne kamre mai bhi nahi hai...yahan bhi nahi...kahan hai wo...

Everyone especially Bhoomika and Atharv exchanged a glance in worry as they didn't get how to say...

Seeing Daya's face turning more worried Bhoomika started to exclaim as...

Bhoomika (in a low tone): Guddu...wo Abu...hospital chala gaya...subha subha hi...

Daya (in shock): kya hospital chala gaya...lekin Mumma usske tabiyat kharab hai na...(in tension)...ek minute...wo khud gaadi drive kar ke gaya tha kya?

Atharv and Bhoomika exchanged a glance and then nodded in positive which made Daya more tensed...

Atharv (in a low tone): hum ne rokh ne ke bahot khoshsis kiya tha...par wo humesha ke tara important kaam bol ke jaldi jaldi mai nikal gaya...

Daya (in tension): iss ladke ka kya karu...ek din aaram nahi kar saktha tha kya...upar se khud gaadi drive kar bhi gaya hai...maine uss se kaha tho tha ki agar usse jaana bhi hai tho wo mere saath hi chale...saath mai jaayege...phir bhi wo aise...

Naina (in a disappointed tone): wahi tho bhaiya...aaj aap ka rejoining day hai...aur aapke Macron tho aapko wish bhi kiye bina chala gaya...kaam aate hi sab bhool gaye...

Daya made a defending expression and was about to say something but Gayatri exclaimed as...

Gayatri (in confusion): nahi...nahi Sweety...wo bhool kaise saktha hai...matlab kal raat tak iss baare mai hi tho baat kar rahe the...phir kaise...agar yaad ho tho...phir Daya se mile bina...wish kiye bina wo chala jaayega aisa...kaise...

Bhoomika and Atharv exchanged a glance in worry as they knew that Abhijeet had forgotten Daya's rejoining day...

Yes...they had seen him going in a hurry...they tried to stop him...when he expressed his urgency to go...they realized that he forgot regarding Daya...before they could remind him regarding the same he left for the hospital after which they couldn't even contact him as he was not answering their calls...

If they inform Daya regarding these things he would definitely become tense which they didn't want to happen...so deciding to calm down Daya they while assuring each other through eyes...

Bhoomika (in a managed tone): areee...aap log bhi na...kuch bhi bol the hai...Guddu...tere bhai...itna important din bhool jaye...aise hosaktha hai kya...wo tum se mil ne aaya tha...magar tum shayad soo rahe the...tume disturb nahi kar na chatha tha...issliye hum se keha ke chala gaya tha...hai na Atharv...

Atharv (in a managed tone): aur nahi tho kya...bhaishab tho mujhe orders de ke gaya hai ki hum dono khud tume bureau chod ke office jaaye...aur ussko inform kare...

Daya was least satisfied with their answers but he didn't show up anything in his face...because he didn't want to make his parents' efforts go in vain...

He understood that his brother had forgotten regarding his rejoining maybe because of that emergency work came...

And he was not sad or feeling bad regarding it because as a mature human he definitely understood his brother and his work...

It was normal to forget things in an emergency situation...it was totally fine...

He was just worried for his brother who has gone to the work even being ill... that's it...

But his family was doing a big investigation over it and his parents were trying to cover up the matter for the sake of him...

Seeing their efforts Daya didn't get an urge to say that he knew that his brother had forgotten...He too decided to go with their act so that at least they will be relieved...so while making a fake annoyed face Daya exclaimed as...

Daya (in an annoyed tone): kya...aap dono chod ne aayege...come on na Mumma Papa...mai baccha thodi na hu...mai ek CID officer hu...todha tho...

Bhoomika (in a managed tone): sorry Guddu...Abu ke kaha hai ki kuch dino ke liye tume aisa hi jaana padhega...tum abhi abhi theek huye ho tho tume gaadi especially bike bikul nahi chala chahiye...risky hosaktha hai...

Daya made a face and was about to say something in defence but Atharv exclaimed as...

Atharv (in a managed tone): areee...Champ...kal se hazar baar keha chuka hai yeh baat...strict orders hai bhai...hume maan na tho padhega hi...issliye tume humare saath hi chal na padhega...

Daya again tried to speak but now Bhoomika interrupted with...

Bhoomika (in a hurry): chalo...chalo...jaldi se nasta karo...hume bhi jaana hai na tume bureau chod ke...aajao...

Daya who seriously got annoyed unknowingly made an extra annoyed face and sat on the dining table to eat breakfast with...

Daya (in an annoyed tone): matlab hatt hai...wo Macron ke bacche khud itne tute pute hone ke bewajood gaadi chala ke gaya hai...magar mai nahi chala saktha...hai na...aur aap log bhi usska hi side le rahe ho...wahh...wah...sab ke sab mile huye ho...sab ko dekh tha hu mai...pehale uss Macron ko dekh tha hu...shaam ko aane do ghar...dekh luga usse...

Saying this Daya started to stuff the breakfast in anger while others smiled in disappointment seeing his antics...

After sometimes...

In the CID bureau...

Daya entered the bureau with a warm smile while a teary yet happy smile appeared on ACP and other's face seeing him...

He greeted ACP in a warm yet professional manner who hugged him in happiness with...

ACP (in a proud yet teary tone): welcome back mera sher...welcome back...

Daya's smile widened in a emotional way while the juniors started to greet him and ask about his well being...

Pankaj (in a happy tone): finally aap aagaye hai sir...abhi wo pehale wali vibe aaraha hai bureau mai...lag tha hai humare saath saath bureau bhi aapko bahot miss kiya hai...

Daya smiled hearing his comment while Freddy came forward with...

Freddy (in agreement): haan sir...sab ne bahot miss kiya...bahot jyada...aur sir...hum miss kiya tho kiya...lekin aap maloom hai...jo nayi officer aaya hua 1 hafte pehale wo bhi aapko bahot miss kar raha hai...

Daya (in confusion): kya...matlab kuch bhi...kya Freddy tum bhi naa...

Rajat (in a managed tone): areee nahi sir...Freddy sach bol raha hai...wo naye officer Naveen...wo aapke bahot bada fan hai...keha raha tha ki aap usske inspiration...aur aap ko dekh ke hi wo CID join kiya hai...

The smile vanished from Daya's face hearing that particular name in a second while a painful memory flashed in his mind...

Tangled by those painful memories his mind asked out as...

Is that possible for this officer to be him?...

No...how was that possible...this could be someone else too...there might be thousands of Naveen in this world...right...

Daya tried to jerk away the thoughts of the person he was thinking in a hurry and while forcing a smile asked out as...

Daya (in a managed tone): accha...hai kahan wo...

ACP (in a soft tone): wo forensic lab se file laa ne gaya tha...aata hi...

Before ACP could complete his words Naveen entered the scene while exclaiming as...

Naveen (in a surprise): Daya sir...

Daya turned towards the source of the voice in a reflex and his eyes widened in shock seeing the person...that is Naveen...

Yes...he was the same Naveen who came to Daya's mind upon hearing that name...

Daya turned numb for a second seeing Naveen...he glanced at Naveen in shock...distress...pain and what not...

His mind started to reel many things from the past...Naveen's words to him in their last meeting started to echo in his ears as...

"Tum ne mujh se panga liya hai Daya...Naveen se panga liya hai...aur isska aajaam bahot bura hoga...bahot bari padhega tum paye...(in a chewing tone)...mai tume choduga nahi...Mai tume barbad kar duga Daya...jaan se maar duga tume...tume maar ke hi chain milega mujhe..."

Remembering this vengeance filled words of Naveen Daya looked at him who was looking completely different from the Naveen he saw many years ago...

While Daya was stunned and engulfed with the whole painful things that happened in the past and confused seeing shocking changes in the present Naveen moved towards Daya with...

Naveen (in a polite tone): aap kaise ho sir...aap ke tabiyat ab theek hai na...

Daya became more shocked hearing Naveen's calm and polite approach towards him...he felt perplexed...he couldn't even gasp for a second...

But seeing everyone's gaze shifting towards himself...he pulled up a smile immediately and while trying to hide his emotions exclaimed as...

Daya (in a managed tone): I am fine Naveen...fine...(after a solid pause)...tum...tum kaise ho...

Naveen looked at him for a second and then while smiling softly exclaimed as...

Naveen (in a soft tone): jaise bhi hu aap ke waja se hu sir...(while trying to manage as)...matlab...bikul fit and fine hu sir...

Daya felt an irk hearing his words but he didn't show up while ACP frowned hearing that when Freddy asked out as...

Freddy (in surprise): sir...aap Naveen ko jaan the hai pehale se hi...

Daya who was looking at Naveen keenly as if trying to analyze his mind till then shifted his gaze towards Freddy with...

Daya (in a managed tone): haan Freddy...wo Naveen...school mai mera junior tha...

ACP's eyes widened a bit hearing that while his mind started to correlate the fact with the known fact to him as Daya's reaction...his words and Naveen's words cluttered his mind a bit...

His mind started to think regarding the possibility of something which was obvious in front of his eyes...

Naveen's face too tightened a bit hearing Freddy's query and Daya answers but he managed his expression and exclaimed as...

Naveen (in a soft tone): haan Freddy sir...actually mai tho bahot bigada hua baccha tha school mai...Daya sir ne hi mujhe suthara...warna mai tho...

Daya who could feel some tingling sensation...uneasiness in his heart interrupted Naveen's words with...

Daya (in a stammering tone): areee...yaar...yeh kya...purane baatein leke kyu baith gaye sab log...haan...chodo na yeh baatein...

ACP who could easily sense the uneasiness in Daya's gesture came forward with...

ACP (in agreement): haan...haan...sab jao...aur kaam karo...jao...

Everyone nodded and moved towards their desk while Naveen too moved from the place while glancing at Daya...

Daya was also about to move from the place but ACP stopped him from behind as...

ACP (in a soft tone): Daya...ek minute...zara cabin mai aao mere saath...

Daya nodded and moved behind ACP inside the cabin who without any delay asked out as...

ACP (in a firm tone): Daya...kya Naveen ko tum ne hi jail bheja tha...

Daya was taken aback hearing ACP's straight shot question and he looked at him in a bewildered expression...

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Here the chapter ends...

What will happen now? Who was this Naveen? Why did Daya sent him to the jail? What was the story? Was it a revenge story or something else? Will Naveen cause any harm to Daya? What about Abhijeet? What will be his reaction upon knowing about his hallucination? What about the truth regarding Abhijeet's disease? When and how will it come infront of Daya and others? How will they react to it?

Stay tuned to know the answers...

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A/N: Okay everyone...now it's time for a task...

Well...next chapter mai Abhijeet sir ke paanda podh jaayega...magar kaise...yeh aap logo ko guess kar na hai...

ek hint de thi hu...revelation hone ka ek reason story ke starting se judi huyi hai...I mean ek aise cheez hai jo mai story starting mai dikhayi hogi...dusri iss current chapter se judi hai...okay...

Okay...fine...ab aap log guess kar na aur apna guess review section mai jarur baatana...

Will be waiting for guesses...

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