Beyond Investigation (Ep. Name : Behrupiya)...(New Story@page 48) - Page 12

Shreya: Sir...Daya sir ke mobile ka location constant hai...mobile kahi par gir to nahi gaya hai...

ACP: Rajat jaldi drive karo...aaj kisi bhi keemat me hume uss tak pahuchna hi hai...

Shreya: Are ye kya...sir Daya sir ka mobile to phir se switch off ho gaya...

ACP: Kya...phir se...koi baat nahi, isse ek baat to confirm ho gayi ki mobile uske paas hi hai...tabhi to switch off kiya hai...Rajat uske last location par hi chalo...hum kaafi kareeb hai uss jagah ke...to itni jaldi wo jyada door to nahi ja payega...uss area ke aas paas hi hoga...

After few minutes they reach there...they come out of their car and were about to move when Rajat called them from behind...

ACP: Kya hua Rajat...??

Rajat: Sir..aapko yaad hai...pichli baar jab hum uss band factory me gaye the to waha mobile sensor lagaya hua tha...ho sakta hai ki yaha bhi aisa koi equipment lagaya gaya ho...shayad isiliye Daya sir ne apna mobile switch off kar diya ho...

ACP: Ha aisa ho sakta hai...ek kaam karo, sab log apna mobile switch off kar lo...par yahape khatra hai aur humare paas koi backup nahi hai aur na hi koi contact means...isiliye hum sab sath me hi rahenge...theek hai..

Rajat and Shreya: Yes sir...

ACP: Good...now let's move...

They switched their mobiles off and moved in the forest like area...After covering a few meters, they found that the forest area ended and after that a small village like area was there...but it was clear that the village was not resided by anybody...so it was now sure that the area must be used for some unsocial work...they proceeded with caution...they judged the whole area from a secure distance...

Rajat: Sir...sirf ek ghar ke saamne hi log dikh rahe hai...lagta hai pehra de rahe hai...shayad jo bhi ho raha hai wahi pe ho raha hai...

ACP: Ha Rajat...lagta to aisa hi hai...

Shreya: To sir hum ek sath un par attack kar de...unhe jyada time nahi milega...

ACP: Nahi Shreya...hum aisa nahi kar sakte...hume pata nahi hai ki wo kitne log hai...bahar sirf chaar ya paach hai par andar shayad jyada bhi ho...humaare paas koi backup bhi nahi hai to hum ek doosre ke liye hi backup ki tarah kaam karna hoga...(Shreya and Rajat nodded as they agreed)..Shreya ek kaam karo, telescope se dekho waha par exactly kitne log hai...

Shreya: Yes sir...(she check the area twice to confirm..)sir uss ghar ke bahar total paach log hai...aur unke siway aur koi nahi dikh raha...

ACP: OK...abb ek kaam karte hai...Rajat pehle jayega...piche ki taraf se kyonki us taraf koi khidki nazar nahi aa rahi hai...to agar koi andar se nazar rakh bhi raha hoga to uska asaani se dhyaan nahi jayega uss taraf...uske baad Rajat waha ki position clear karke hume ishara karega tab mai aur Shreya waha jayenge...mai right side se jaunga aur Shreya tum left side se jana aur raaste me jo aye use apne raaste se hata dena...par jitna ho sake utna koshish karna ki goli na chalani pade...warna andar job hi hai sab hoshiyar ho jayenge...theek hai..

Rajat and Shreya: Yes sir...

ACP: Good...then move...Rajat(and he signal Rajat to move..)

Rajat moved carefully from there and approach the cottage by continuously hiding himself behind some bushes or trees...then as his task was, he knocked down the two goons present there...he then look here and there and when he find a clear way for his team members to come, he signal them...and they too come and within a few minutes, all the five goons were on floor...they show thumbs up to each other...

ACP: Ha Rajat, andar ki positions ka kuch pata chala??

Rajat: Nahi sir...khidki bahut upar hai...niche se kuch bhi dikh pana zara mushkil hai...par sir ye piche ka darwaza to band hai aur isme ye chota sa hole bhi hai(he show them a small hole in the back side door..) yaha se shayad andar dekha ja sakta hai...

ACP try to peep in from that hole and others were just trying to listen what those people were saying...they heard one voice and immediately recognised it...yes, it was Daya...

ACP saw Daya standing with two other people who were dressed like some villagers who surely they were not...they were also some goons...they were literally shouting at each other from which it was clear that they are having some serious argument...ACP took his mobile out and video recorded all that...after that..

ACP turned back and saw Shreya and Rajat standing with shocked expressions...Seeing him they came out of their trance...

Shreya: Sir...ye Daya sir kya keh rahe the...

Rajat: Ha sir mujhe to vishwas hi nahi ho raha ki maine abhi Daya sir ko aisa bolte hue suna...

ACP: Abb humare paas ye sab sochne ka time nahi hai...hume unhe pakarna hoga...dekho andar sirf teen hi log hai...to hum unse araam se nipat sakte hai...agar koi problem hai to sirf Daya ki hai...usko pakarna itna asaan nahi hai...tum dono iss piche ke darwaze se andar jaoge aur unpar sudden attack karoge...par dhyaan rakhna sirf Daya par nahi sirf baaki ke do logo par hi attack karoge...Daya ko to mai dekh lunga...mai aage ke darwaze se jata hu ...is it clear...

Rajat and Shreya nodded...then ACP moved to the front door and waited for Rajat and Shreya to do their job...On the other side, Rajat and Shreya broke into the cottage and fired at the two goons...they were stunned by the unexpected attack and were killed...Daya tried to escape from the front door but ACP's trap worked there...ACP was already waiting at the front door and as soon as Daya came there, he caught hold of him...and before Daya could understand anything, ACP put a pair of handcuffs in his hands and locked them behind him...Rajat and Shreya checked the whole house but found nothing...so the four of them left the place...ACP and Daya sat at the back seat of the car and Rajat was driving...Daya was not asked anything during the whole journey, though all of them had a hundred questions in their minds...finally they reached bureau and they entered inside...ACP was holding Daya from his arm like he was holding any criminal...Rajat and Shreya were behind him...they entered there...Abhijeet and Freddy were already present...As they heard them enter, both of them stood up to know more about the case but when they saw the scenario, they were shocked like hell...Abhi was just looking at Daya, ignoring all others...he was continuously staring at him whereas Daya looked down to avoid all those questioning gazes...specially that of Abhijeet...

ACP take Daya and make him sit on a chair near the round table and unlocked his handcuffs...everybody was feeling bad for him as they all had faith on him that he can't do anything wrong...he was sitting with his head down and was continuously staring at his fingers only...ACP stood at the opposite side of the table so that he can face him...Abhijeet was standing next to Daya...as if he was telling him that no matter what, he is there with him...always standing beside him...

ACP: To Daya batao...kyu kiya tumne ye sab...haa..

Daya(strong voice): Maine kuch nahi kiya...

ACP(sarcastic): Accha accha...tumne kuch nahi kiya...(angry)..dekho humare paas idhar udhar ki baate sunne ka time nahi hai, samjhe...hume sab kuch pata chal chukka hai...abb batao, kyu kiya tumne aisa...

Daya(irritated): Maine kaha na...maine kuch nahi kiya...

ACP(shout badly): DAYA TUM ABHIJEET KO MAARNA KYU CHAHTE HO...(to this everybody was shocked...even Daya was shocked with such harsh behaviour of ACP and he looked at him in disbelief...)

Abhi(shocked): Sir ye aap kya...

ACP(cutting him): Abhijeet tum iss bare me kuch na hi bolo to accha hoga...sab kuch jaante hue bhi anjaan mat bane rahe ho tum...tum iss baat ko bhale hi na mano ki tumpar humla karne wala aur koi nahi balki Daya hai...par humare pas aur bhi saboot aur gawah hai...samjhe...(turning to Daya)..abb batao, kyu lena chahte ho Abhijeet ki jaan...ha...kya milega tumhe aisa kar ke...

Daya look at ACP in anger...his eyes were red...Abhi sensed something wrong coming ahead so he tried to interfere but ACP stopped him by showing his hand...he had to keep mum...while ACP tried to provoke him more...

ACP: Daya...maine pucha kyu maarna chahte ho Abhijeet ko...kya haasil hoga tumhe uski maut se...

Daya with same anger, looking into the eyes of ACP: SUKOON...(looks at Abhi with hatred.)Sukoon milta mujhe iski maut se...itni baar koshish ki maine isko maarne ki...par ye...(and he stops and turns his face away from him with the same hatred expression...everybody was shocked to core with such a response of Daya and that too towards Abhi...Abhijeet was having tears in his eyes...he moved a little away from others and cleared his eyes and looked up to stop his tears further...Daya started again...)..haan, maine hi ispar goli chalayi thi...(Abhi turns back and stares at him with teary eyes and do not speak a single word for the rest of the time...)..aur hospital me bhi mai uss din jaan boojh kar iske sath ruka tha, taaki mauka milte hi isko khatam kar saku...par pata nahi wo nurse kaha se aa gayi aur usne mujhe dekh liya...agar usne mujhe na dekha hota to tum me se kisi ko bhi kabhi bhi mujhpar shak nahi hota...aur mai araam se bach ke nikal jaata...

Shreya(almost crying): Daya sir...sir ye aap kya bol rahe hai...please sir...hume pata hai aap kisi pressure me aisa kar rahe hai...sir please sach bata dijiye na...hum sabko aap par poora bharosa hai ki aap Abhijeet sir ke sath kabhi aisa nahi kar sakte...

Daya was watching her while she spoke all this...but didn't say anything...he was just watching her...ACP interrupted them and aksed again to Daya...

ACP: Abhijeet ko nuksaan pahuchakar kya fayeda tha tumhara, haa...aur kis baat ka sukoon milta tumhe use maarkar...Abhijeet to tumhara dost tha na...kitni hi baar tum dono ne ek doosre ke liye apni jaan tak daav par laga di...phir achanak ye nafrat kyu Daya...

Daya: Dost (and he smiles sarcastically..)...haan, tha mera dost ye...aur tha aisa samay bhi jab mai iske liye apni jaan tak de sakta tha..(and he look above and his eyes stop on Abhijeet who was having tears in his eyes...Abhi folds his hand against his chest and stares at him without saying anything...Daya again looks down and continues...)par ye sab pehle ki baate thi...abb nahi manta mai isko apna dost...(and he again looks at Abhi who gave him a painful smile...)

Abhi(with the same smile): Accha...aur wo kyu...(and he come forward and stand with his both hands supported on the table due to which his face come close to Daya's and Abhi was looking into his eyes...Daya felt little uncomfortable due to his continuous gaze...he took a deep sigh and then he too looked into Abhi's eyes and continued..)

Daya(looking into Abhi's eyes with hatred): Kyonki abb mere dil me tumhare liye pyaar nahi nafrat hai...NAFRAT...jab bhi koi case solve hota hai to uska credit kise milta hai..Abhijeet ko...koi bada kaam hota hai to Abhijeet...case handle karna ho to Abhijeet...CID ka sabse honhaar officer Abhijeet...har jagah sirf Abhijeet Abhijeet...Daya kaun hai...koi nahi...Daya ki kya pehchaan hai...yehi ki wo ABHIJEET ka dost hai...(he says with force on Abhi's name..)..Daya ki apni to koi pehchaan hai hi nahi...aur tum to mujhe kabhi bhi apna dost samajhte hi nahi the...mai humesha hi tumhare liye sirf ek mamuli junior hi tha...humesha...dost hone ka to sirf dikhawa tha...taaki tum apna matlab nikaal sako, bas...(and he took 2-3 deep breathes...) tang aa gaya tha mai inn sab cheezo se...thak chuka tha mai...

Every person present that was unable to believe on what was happening there...they were too shocked to respond or to say something...only tears were running down their cheeks...but ACP and Abhi didn't had a single drop of tear in their eyes...after a minutes silence, ACP initiated the talk again...

ACP: Vishwas nahi hota Daya ki tum ye sab bol rahe ho...kabhi sapne me bhi nahi socha tha ki tum aisa kuch karoge...par wo gun jisse goli chali, wo tumhari to nahi thi...wo gun kaha se mili tumhe...aur wo log kaun the jinse tum humesha milne jaate the...aur wo paise jo tumhare account me aye the aur jo cheque tumhare ghar me mila tha...wo unhi aadmiyo ne diya tha na..

Daya(now calm): Haa unhi logo ne diye the mujhe wo paise...isse mujhe badla to lena hi tha(said looking towards Abhi...and then back to ACP)..jab unn logo ne mujhe kaha ki wo mujhe ise maarne ke itne paise denge to maine turant unki baat maan li...mere liye to sone pe suhaaga ho gaya...aur gun bhi unhone hi diya tha to mere liye kaam aur asaan ho gaya...

Abhi stood back. Took a chair and sat next to Daya...

Abhi(calmly): Tum mujhe maarna chahte ho...

Daya(not looking at him): HA...

Abhi: Aur meri maut se hi tumhara badla poora hoga aur tumhe sukoon bhi milega...

Daya: HA...

Abhi nodded and stood up...he went to his table and returned with his gun in his hand...place that in front of Daya...Daya was shocked and he looked at him trying not to show his fear on his face...

Abhi: Tum mujhe dost nahi maante par mere liye to ab bhi tum hi mere sabse acche dost ho...aur agar tumhe meri maut se hi sukoon milta hai to theek hai...(pushing the gun nearer to Daya)..maar do mujhe...

Daya and Abhijeet were looking at each other, conversing through silence...while all others were looking at them shocked...

Abhi(strong): Daya...I said take the gun and shoot me...(Daya was still looking at him showing anger on his face but this anger was just a mask to hide his fear...he expected this when he saw Abhi moving towards his desk...Abhi saw him and understood his condition well...but he didn't want to stop...so he picked up the gun and placed it on Daya's hand...).shoot...(Daya looked at the gun and then at others who were not saying anything...this time Abhijeet shouted at the peak of his voice)..I SAID SHOOT...

As a reflex to this, Daya pulled out the gun and aimed it at Abhi...he cocked the pistol...Abhi was observing each and every expression of his...all others were shockingly watching them as nobody had the courage to speak between them...Freddy goes near ACP and request him to stop Daya...ACP nodded but didn't do anything...he wanted to observe him...Daya was breathing fast due to fear...but the mask of anger still present on his face...he place his index finger on the trigger...Abhi was only looking at him...Daya slowly pulls the trigger and a fire...

The pistol in Daya's hand was lying on the floor at some distance...ACP was standing near Daya...he pulled him by his arm and and a tight SLAP...!!! When Daya was about to pull the trigger when ACP came and pushed his hand due which the bullet fired hit the opposite wall and the gun fell from Daya's hand...

ACP(in full anger shouted): Le jao isko yaha se aur band karo CID ke lock up me...(everybody started looking at each other and put their heads down...ACP saw this and repeated himself) kya hua...sunai nahi de raha maine kya kaha...Rajat yaha aao...(Rajat moves at once..)le jao isko mere akho ke saamne se aur lock up me band karo...(Rajat looked at ACP and then at Abhijeet who was looking at him with anger...ACP saw this and said..)Abhijeet...koi zaroorat nahi hai abb tumhe kisi ki bhi tarafdari karne ki...abb sab kuch tum apni aakho se dekh chuke ho...(turns to Rajat)..jao...

Rajat looks at Daya who was looking at other side due to embarrassment...he called him slowly and then both left...

Now, after this incident, everybody started losing their faith on Daya...but still, somewhere in their heart, they had the hope that everything will go fine...After sometime Rajat returned and all looked at him...Abhi didn't said anything and sat on his desk silently...he knew that after this nobody will believe him...be opened a file before him but his mind was somewhere else...he was listening to the talks of his fellow officers...they were discussing about Daya and his attitude towards Abhijeet...but everything has a limit...at one point Abhi's dam of tolerance failed to support him and he stood up in jerk and threw the file in hand hard on the table...this bought everyone's attention...he moved to them...

Abhi(angry): kya laga rakha hai ye sab...hain...koi kaam nahi hai tum sabke paas...jao jakar apna kaam karo sab log...yaha gappe ladane nahi aate ho tum log, samjhe...(nobody said anything and moved to their respective desks...Lisening to so much noise, ACP also came out of his cabin...he had listened everything...)

ACP: Abhijeet...inn sab pe chillane ka koi fayeda nahi hai...(stops for a few seconds...)..itna sab kuch hone ke baad bhi tumhe sirf wohi sahi lagta hai...

Abhi: Ha sir lagta hai mujhe wo sahi...kyoki wo sahi hai...mujhe pata hai...

Rajat: Par sir unhone aap par goli chalayi thi...aapko bhi pata hai..phir bhi...

Abhi come close to him and show him finger...and say in strong tone...: Rajat, ek baar mere saamne Daya ke khilaaf kuch bola hai...par aage se dhyaan rakhna...(put his finger down...move another side but turn back and say)..aur ek baat humesha yaad rakhna...goli chalana to bahut chhoti baat hai...Daya agar Abhijeet ki jaan bhi le leta hai na to bhi samajhna ki usme Abhijeet ki hi bhalayi hai...(ACP somewhere felt proud of his sons...but didn't show this...he turned to ACP and...)sir mujhe use milna hai...

ACP: Nahi...tum nahi mil sakte...

Abhi: Kyu nahi mil sakta mai usse...aap to use criminal maante hai na...to mai bhi ek CID officer hu...to kyu nahi mil sakta mai usse...(he was trying his best not to show his anger in front of his senior but was failing at every second...)

ACP: Ha...manta hu mai use criminal kyonki humare paas saboot hai...aur tum isiliye nahi mil sakte usse kyonki tum iss waqt sirf uske dost ho...ek CID officer nahi...aur mujhe lagta nahi hai ki tum iss case me kabhi aise soch bhi paoge...warna sab kuch saaf hone ke baad bhi tumhe uss par hi yakeen hai...use gun tumne isiliye di thi na, taaki uska reaction dekh sako...(teasing) to dekh liya uska reaction...phirse goli chalane waala tha wo...par tumhare aankho par to jaise Daya naam ki patti bandhi hai...sab kuch saaf hote hue bhi kuch nahi dikh raha hai tumhe...

Abhi(pleading tone): Sir please...aap baat ko samajh nahi pa rahe hai...sir, mera usse milna bahut zaroori hai...warna..(and he stops..)

ACP: Warna...warna kya...ruk kyu gaye...

Abhi(strong and angry): Warna jo galti aapse paach saal pehle hui thi wo phirse na ho jaye...

ACP and all were shocked with the mention of that topic by Abhijeet...everybody knew that ACP didn't believe Daya in the Rocky case and Abhi was angry on him because of what happened as a result of that...but he never said a word about that in front of him...but now...he was directly blaming him for all that happened...

ACP(amazed): Abhijeet...ye tum keh rahe ho...tumhe acche tarike se pata hai ki uss case me kaise situations the...phir bhi...

Abhi: I'm sorry sir...mai kabhi ye baat aapke samne nahi karna chahta tha par...(he stops for a second..and then continue again after a sigh..)..sir jaise paach saal pehle aap log dhoka kha gaye the waise iss baar bhi to ho sakta hai na...aapko sachme lagta hai ki Daya...humara Daya aisa karega...mujhe maarna chahega...sir koi baat to zaroor hai...ek baar mai usse akele me mil lu to mai usse zaroor pata laga sakta hu sir...please sir..bas ek baar aap mujhe permission de dijiye...

ACP: Sahi kaha Abhijeet..(Abhijeet relieved a bit as he thinks ACP understands him..ACP continued..)..humara Daya aisa kabhi bhi nahi kar sakta...par ye Daya zaroor kar sakta hai...(Abhi was shocked but soon he understood that no one is going to believe him after what Daya did in the bureau...)

Abhi wanted to say something but then he stopped after realising that it's of no use, he left after giving everybody a look...He went out of the building and went to the parking...sat in his car and drove out of the bureau entrance...here ACP was watching him from the corridor window...when he saw that he has left, he also went back...After finishing their works, they all left for their respective homes...but there was someone among them who was not in mood to stay at home but he had some other plans in his mind...he, after leaving the bureau went straight to a cafeteria opposite to the bureau building after parking his car at a save distance where nobody will spot it...he sat there for quite a long time and kept an eye on the bureau gate...as the caf was exactly opposite to the bureau gate, he could easily see the persons leaving...when he was sure that all of them has left, he came out of the caf and went to the backside of the building...he knew that there were no security person at that side and only one camera was present there...he was well aware of the position of that camera, so, he escaped its view with ease...then he looked up at a certain room which was one of these few rooms whose lights were still on...otherwise, no one stays there at this hour of night...he suddenly heard some sound and understood that the guard is coming for the night's last round of the building before change of shift...the man used this chance to move on with his plan...the guard came from the left side of the building and the man moved towards the main entrance from the right side...and when the guard was at the back of the building, he entered the bureau building...he was continuously looking down to avoid security cameras...finally, after a trial of twenty minutes he reached a room...it was password locked but it wasn't a big matter for him...he opened the lock and entered inside...there was a small room and it had another door at the opposite wall which leaded to a second room...he looked back for once to assure that he is alone and then slightly opened that door...but before entering he went back and checked the computer which was kept on a table...it was attached to the camera inside that second room...but it had certain mechanism that the camera turns off as soon as the door of that room is opened...and as the door was opened now, so the computer screen was showing blank...when he was satisfied, he entered the room...this was the CID lockup...the room was lit by a dim light...and half of the room was separated by iron bars...the person kept standing there for a few minutes and he was only looking at the person sitting behind the bars...he wasn't aware of his presence...just sitting on floor with his head supported on his knees...the man moved ahead and unlocked the lockup and opened it...the sound of that iron gate opening attracted the attention of the man inside...he looked up and stood up and looked at him with teary eyes...he wasn't surprised at all like he was expecting him there...with much effort, he managed to control his tears and speak...

But he could only say one word: ABHI...(his sound was not more than a whisper but it showed his satisfaction on seeing him..)

Abhi was also having tears but he fought them back and showed his anger...

Abhi(with tears and anger): Kya Abhi...ha...kya Abhi...mar gaya Abhi...(he thinks something and turns back and say)..tum bhi to yahi chahte ho...

Daya immediately protest..: Abhi please yaar...tum to aisa mat bolo na...please...mai sabka gussa bardasht kar sakta hu par uske liye bhi mujhe tumhare support ki zaroorat hai yaar...

Abhi: Kyu...meri kya zaroorat hai tumhe...jab mai waha sabke saamne keh raha tha ki Daya please sach bata do...tab to tum cheekh cheekh ke keh rahe the ki mai tumhara dushman hu...ha...abb achanak tumhe meri zaroorat kaise parne lagi...

Daya(now he was crying): Abhi nahi...yaar ye sach nahi hai...tum to samajhte ho na yaar mujhe...maine jo kuch bhi kiya wo sab majboori me kiya hai...Abhi mai kabhi sapne me bhi tumhe nuksaan pahuchane ke bare me nahi soch sakta...aur tum jaante ho ye baat...

Abhi: Ha...jaanta hu mai...par yehi baat tum sabke samne bhi to keh sakte the na...(stops for a second..)...yaar kyu kar rahe ho tum ye sab apne sath hain...kyu..

Daya(helpless): Yaar...wo log mujhse ye sab karwa rahe hai...aur mai majboor hu yaar...chah kar bhi kuch nahi kar pa raha mai...kya karu mai yaar...kya karu...mujhe kuch nahi samjh aa raha hai...mai thak gaya hu yaar...thak gaya hu mai inn sab se...tumhare sath mai...(he stops and) mai ye sab aur nahi kar sakta tha...isiliye..

Abhi(cut him in anger): Isiliye jaan boojh kar giraftaar ho gaye...(Daya looks down...)..yaar tum bach sakte the na...agar tum chahte to koi nahi pakar sakta tha tumhe...aur mera kya hai...mujhe kuch nahi hota yaar...tumne apne aap ko bahut buri tarah fasa liya hai yaar...pata nahi ye sab kaise sambhalunga mai...ACP sir to baat sunne ko tayar hi nahi hai...samajh nahi aa raha abb kaise ye sab theek karu...(he thinks for a second..and say)..waise hua kya tha jo tumhe ye sab karna para...

Daya: Yaar wo...jis din hum resort ke liye nikalne wale the, usse kareeb do din pehle mujhe ek unknown number se call aya...usne mujhse kaha ki tumhari jaan khatre me hai...mujhe laga koi mazaak kar raha hai..maine itna seriously nahi liya kyonki uss waqt tum mere sath hi the...maine call kaat diya...uske baad mujhe wo call nahi aya...phir jis din hum nikalne wale the, uss din bureau me bhi mujhe usi number se call aya tha...

Abhi remembered that call : Ha ha yaad hai mujhe...phir...kya kaha usne...

Daya: Usne phir wahi baat ki...par iss baar mere phone rakhte hi mere mobile pe bank se message aya ki mere bank account me kisi ne bahut saare paise transfer kara diye hai...uske baad mujhe phir ek call aya par dusre number se...usne mujhe dhamki di ki mai kisi ko na batau warna wo tumhari jaan le lega...isiliye mai kisi ko bina kuch bataye hi nikal gaya...maine sabse pehle bank me jakar us amount transfer ke bare me pata lagaya to mujhe pata chal gaya ki wo amount kis account se transfer karaya gaya tha...maine pata lagaya aur uss bank me pahucha jaha ka ye account tha to pata chala ki last transaction ke baad wo account close kara diya gaya tha...tab mujhe laga ki baat sachme serious hai...maine uss number ko trace kiya jisse mujhe calls aate the to pata chala ki wo city ke outskirts pe situated ek old factory area ka landline number hai...mai waha gaya to waha kuch awaaze aane lagi aur kuch logo ne mujhe gher liya...waha shayad mobile detector lagaya hua tha isiliye mere aate hi wo sounds produce huye...

Abhi: To tumne unka saamna nahi kiya.?? Chupchap chale gaye unke sath??

Daya: Nahi yaar...chahta to mai unko wahi maar sakta tha...aur mai apni gun nikaalne hi wala tha ki unme se ek aadmi ne mujhe unke sath chalne ko kaha...maine uski awaaz pehchaan li...wo wohi phone calls wala aadmi tha...tumhari jaan ka sawaal tha to mai risk nahi lena chahta tha...

Abhi: Kya...tumne meri wajah se apne aap ko phasa liya...yaar Daya tum...

Daya: Maine kuch galat nahi kiya Abhi...tum meri jagah hote to kya karte...

Abhi: Accha...choro wo sab...ye batao phir kya hua...

Daya: Phir mai unke sath andar gaya...aur unhone mujhse kaha ki mai tumhe maar du...miane saaf mana kar diya...phir unhone mujhe ek video clip dikhayi...(now his voice starts choking due to tears..)use dekhkar mai dar gaya tha Abhi...bahut dar gaya tha...aur isiliye mai majboor ho gaya unki baat manne pe...(Abhi just started his sentence as he wanted to ask him what that video clip was all about but he was cut by Daya...Abhi suspected something wrong as it was clear that Daya was avoiding any query about that clip...Daya continued..)..mai isiliye uss din tumhare ghar late gaya tha taaki mere nikalte hi tumhe resque karne ke liye humaari team waha pahuch jaye...(this time his voice completely stopped and he started crying as he remembered that incident...Abhijeet also had tears but at that time he had to have control over his emotions as his priority was to save Daya from the trap...so he seized the chance and said..)

Abhi: Tumne tab jaan boojh kar mujhe dil se door goli maari kyoki usse mujhe koi khatra nahi tha...late aye taaki CID team waha sahi time par pahuch jaye...aur hospital me bhi tumhe pata tha ki mask utarte hi meri condition to bigregi par ICU ka alarm bajega aur doctors mujhe turant attend karenge...aur jaha tak mai tumhe jaanta hu tum jaan boojh kar hi uss nurse ko dikhe hoge taaki tumhare khilaaf gawahi mil jaye aur tumhe aarrest kar liya jaye...haina..

Daya: Ha...kyoki mere se aur nahi ho raha tha ye sab...baar baar tumhare sath aisa karna...tumse jyada dard to mujhe hota tha...jab maine tum par goli chalayi, tab tumhari aankhon me kitne sawaal the...mai kabhi nahi bhul sakta wo sab...aur Abhi agar hospital me tumne mujhe support nahi kiya hota to mai kabhi bhi wo nahi kar pata...mai to waise hi haar raha tha...tumpe goli chalane ke baad mai hi tootne laga tha...par unn logo ki har waqt mujhpar nazar thi...isiliye...

Abhi :Mai samajhta hu Daya...tum kabhi mera bura nahi chahoge...par Daya tumne bataya nahi ki uss video me...

Daya: Abhi please...please abhi uske bare me kuch mat pucho...mai tumse jhooth nahi bolna chahta aur sach mai abhi batana nahi chahta...samay aane par mai khud hi bata dunga...I promise...par abhi nahi yaar...ek baar ye case khatam ho jaye..phir sab kuch bata dunga...

Abhi: Theek hai...par tumne bureau me bhi kyu jhooth kyu bola...yaha tumpar kaun nazar rakh raha tha...waha to sach bata sakte the na...

Daya: Nahi Abhi...wo log har samay mujhpar nazar rakh rahe hai...bureau me bhi bugs lagaya huye hai...aur humaari har harkat pe kisi ki nazar hai...

Abhi: Par wo log to encounter me mare gaye...abb kis baat ka dar...

Daya: Nahi...jo log mare gaye hai...wo to sirf iss khel ka ek chota sa hissa hai...asli mastermind to koi aur hi hai, jo abb bhi humse bacha hua hai aur iss poore khel ko anjaam de raha hai...aur mujhe lagta hai ki ye hum dono se hi bahut nafrat karta hai...isiliye humse badla lena chahta hai...(Abhi nods..)..Par Abhi ek baat puchu..

Abhi: Kya..??

Daya: Yaar maine to tumpe ek hi (he looks down and lowers his voice..)..ek hi goli chalyi thi to phir wo doosri goli...wok kaha se ayi..

Abhi: Sabse pehle to Daya tum apne dil se ye baat nikaal do ki tumne kuch galat kiya hai...agar tum mujhpe goli nahi chalate, wo log to phir bhi mujhe maar hi dete na...tumhari wajah se to mai aaj zinda hu...aur rahi baat uss goli ki to wo to mujhe bhi nahi pata...mai to tumhare jaane se pehle hi behosh ho gaya tha...

Daya: Yaar Abhi...I'm sorry yaar...mai khud ko to kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga par please tum mujhe maaf kar dena...

Abhi: Yaar Daya...maine abhi tujhse kya kaha...ha...jo bhi hua usme teri koi galti nahi thi...samjha tu...(tears fall down from Daya's eyes..Abhi see that...)..are ye kya...ha...tu ro raha hai...chal yaha aa..(and he takes him in a tight hug...both sooth themselves in that hug and after sometime Abhi leave form there...)

Abhi was sitting on the bed in his room with closed eyes, resting his head on the backrest...he was in deep thoughts...though he was happy that Daya told him the truth and now he knew the reason behind all that Daya did, but still he was worried...he was feeling that there was something worse that Daya was still hiding from him...

Abhi(thinking): ye Daya zaroor mujhse kuch chupa raha hai...sirf ek dhamki ki wajah se wo aisa kadam to nhi utha sakta...pehle bhi to kitni baar aisi dhamkiya aati rahi hai...phir iss baar aisa kya ho gaya ki Daya ne aisa kadam uthaya...(something strike his mind ..) kahi wo video clip...uski wajah se to wo ye sab nahi kar raha hai...par aisa kya tha uss clip me ki Daya itna darr gaya... uske bare me bolte waqt bhi to kitna dara hua lag raha tha...par jo bhi hai mujhe to bata sakta tha na...par nahi..mujhse bhi chupa raha hai...kahi mujhse related hi to kuch nahi tha...shayad tabhi muhse chupa raha ho...par phir bhi...har baat to batata hai...iss baar ho kya gaya hai ise...ek ke baad ek aise kadam uthaye ja raha hai jisse use nuksaan pahuch rahe hai...aur wajah bata raha hai, meri jaan ki dhamkiya...ye bhi koi baat hui bhala...(he thinks something and takes out that paper and diary which was found from Daya's home...he opens it and tears come in his eyes..)..pata nahi aur kya kya chupa rakha hai isne apne dil me...kuch batane ko tayar bhi nahi hai...sab kuch akele hi sahe ja raha hai...Daya yaar tu duniya se apne dard chupa sakta hai...par apne dost se nahi...tu chahe kitni bhi koshish kar le par mai jaanta hu ki tu iss waqt kis condition se guzar raha hai...

Abhi took that paper which was actually a blank paper which had a few ink pen dots on the top left corner of it, from that it can be said that someone tried to write something on it but left it...but Abhi's eyes were not looking at those spots...his eyes were focussed on the lower half of the paper which was damaged due to water drops on it...actually they were the drops of tear that must have rolled down Daya's cheeks while he tried to write something on that paper...

Abhi(thinking): bolna chahta tha par phir bhi chup reh gaya...Daya yaar...kuch to ishaara deta na...agar paper pe likhne wala tha apni dil ki baat to likh deta na...kyu aise ghut ghut ke jee raha hai...(looking at those tear drops)itna roya tu uss din par phir bhi mere paas nahi aya...akele hi sehta raha...yaar, aisi kaun si baat hai jo tu mujhe tak nahi bata sakta...(and a few drops of tear rolled down from his eyes and fell on that paper where Daya's tears were also present...)

Then Abhi opened that diary and took out a certain page in it...

23 October, 2013...it read..

Aaj ka din to har saal special hota hai...mere liye to mere birthday se bhi special hota hai ye din...aakhir aaj mere bhai ka birthday jo hai...Aaj kitna maza aya...Abhi kitna khush tha...aur jab maine us ke muh par cake lagaya to uski shakal to dekhne layak thi...par asli maza to tab aya jab Abhi ke sath mere ghar par humne har saal ki tarah poori raat jagkar baate ki... pata nahi kaha kaha se aise ideas le aata hai Abhi...ye puri raat jagran ka idea bhi to usi ne diya tha kayi saal pehle...aur tab se ye humara tradition hi ban gaya...ki uske birthday pe hum saari raat jagkar masti karenge...aur agle din bureau late pahuchkar ACP sir se daat khayenge...( a smile crept Abhi's lips on reading this)...Mujhe bhi pata tha ki agle din daat paregi par koi baat nahi...Abhi ko uske birthday party se jyada khushi to isi me milti hai...aur jab wo humare CID ke puraane kisse yaad karke khush hota hai to uske chehre ki wo khushi dekhne ke liye to mai kuch bhi kar sakta hu...aakhir iss cute si smile ki wajah se hi to mujhe apni ek cute si bhabhi mil gayi ;p (Abhi was now smiling broadly...he turned the page and seeing it his eyes were wide open...there a picture was sticked which was taken on his birthday in which his face was fully covered with cake and a cherry was beautifully placed on his nose above the white crme...and the picture had a caption, Mr. Cake'...)

If it were any other time, he would have burst out laughing, but this time was different...now, even the slightest memory of Daya was making him sad...but still the diary made him smile a bit and it helped him regain his energy to fight all to save his buddy...he turned another few pages and co-incidently, this time, it was the day of Daya's birthday...he started reading it...

Aaj to sach me mai darr hi gaya tha...mujhe to sach me laga ki Abhi ka transfer ho gaya hai...Sach me..ye Abhi bhi na...kabhi kabhi bilkul bacho jaisa behave karta hai...jab mai use daat raha tha, to kaise baccho ki tarah jakar ACP sir ke peeche chup gaya...use aise dekhke itni hasi aa rahi thi par maza bhi to aa raha tha...uske complaints...my God...koi kahega ki wo ek CID officer hai...waise ek baat to achi ho gayi...mere gussa dikhane ki wajah se mai Abhi ke hatho se bach gaya...warna iss baar wo pakka mujhse apne birthday ka badla leta aur mujhe apni tarah Mr. Cake' bana deta...aur aaj usse ye keh to diya ki mai usse gussa ho jaunga, par ye shart to Abhijeet hi jeetega..kyoki mai aisa kabhi kar hi nahi sakta...pehli baar koi shart haar raha hu, wo bhi Abhi ki wajah se...badla to lekar rahenge...dekhte hai kya karna hai...ek ek baat ka badla lunga mai...mujhe poore din pareshaan kiya na tumne...abb dekhna tum...

Abhi(to himself in tears): Badla to tu le raha hai Daya...bahut ache se le raha hai...

He opened another random page of the diary and it was the day...the day, which brought that storm in their life and left everything haphazard...

30 December, 2013...

I killed him...

I ended everything...

It's all over...

Abhi was now unable to control over himself...he burst out crying...he knew very well what Daya meant while writing these three line...but still he couldn't show it to anyone because they will take it the wrong way...after sometime he calmed down and now he seriously focused on the case keeping aside all his emotions...

Abhi: Mai ye sab akele kaise kar paunga...mujhe kisi se to help leni hi hogi...par sab to Daya ke khilaaf hai...(then he remembered something and...)are ha...ye mere dimaag se kaise nikal gaya...Tarika...wo zaroor meri madad karegi...then he took his mobile and dialled her number...

Tarika: Hello...Abhijeet...

Abhi: Ha Tarika...mujhe tumse milna hai...tum kab free hoti ho...

Tarika(concerned): Kya baat hai...sab theek hai na...

Abhi: Tarika tum ache se janti ho kya baat hai...par abhi wo sab choro, mujhe ye batao ki tum free kab hoti ho??

Tarika: Abhijeet...agar baat zaroori hai to abhi mil sakti hu...

Abhi(hesitating): Tarika...iss waqt...raat bahut ho rahi hai...tum...

Tarika(cut him): Mujhe pata hai tum kis bare me baat karna chahte ho...aur mai bhi yehi chahti hu ki ye sab jald se jald khatam ho jaye...bolo kaha milna hai...

Abhi took a sigh and: Theek hai Tarika...to phir wahi pe milte hai...

Tarika: OK...Mai adhe ghante me pahuchti hu...

Abhi: hmmm...thank you Tarika...(and he cut the call and get ready to meet her..)

Both left to their destination which was a cafeteria near the beach...Abhi was the first to reach there and he stood in the balcony of the caf from where the sea site could clearly be seen...cool wind was blowing from the sea due to which his hair was waving in air just like the sea waves...Tarika entered after sometime and straight went to the balcony...she stopped at the door which opend outside to balcony and looked at him...he was standing with support of the railing and was in deep thought...Tarika went over to him and softly placed a hand over his shoulder...he immediately turned back...he was very calm...not crying or having tears at all as Tarika was expecting him...but still she knew he was sad...both stood for a few seconds without speaking anything...they were just looking at each other...Abhi was thinking how to start the conversation as he never wanted to drag her into such things...he always tried to keep her much away from the criminal world...but now, he was doing this...on the other hand, Tarika wanted him to open up comfortably before her as she knew very well what he was undergoing...but when she found only silence, she decided to start the conversation...but just then, Abhi started..

Abhi(still hesitating): Tarika...(and again he stop and turn back to face the sea and looked up...he didn't want to let his emotions work over his strength...)

Tarika noticed this well, so this time she spoke..

Tarika: Abhijeet...Daya se mil liye...kya kaha usne...kuch bataya...(Abhi turned to her and looked at her in amazement...Tarika smiled a bit on this and added)..itna to janti hi hu mai tum dono ko...(this time Abhi smiled and felt proud of her...)

Abhi: Haan...gaya tha mai milne usse...aur baat bhi hui...

And he told her everything Daya told him...

Tarika(calm but strong): Mujhe kya karna hai??(this was the second shock for Abhi...how did she know what he wanted from her...)

Abhi(shocked): Tumhe kaise pata ki maine tumhe kyu bulaya hai...

Tarika smiled on his innocent expression and said: Maine kaha na Abhijeet...mujhe pata chal jata hai...abb aage ka kya socha hai...aur mujhe kya karna hoga??

Abhi: Tum...tum pakka help karogi meri...tumhe abb bhi vishwas hai Daya par...

Tarika(in some anger): Abhi...Daya mera bhi dost hai...aur mujhe bhi uss par utna hi bharosa hai jitna ki tumhe...(stops for a second, and then continue)..aur Abhi, mujhe uspar yakeen hai tabhi to maine pehle bhi iss case me tumhari help ki thi na use bachane me...tumhare hi kehne pe maine wo diary unn tak nahi pahuchne di aur tumhare hi kehne pe maine tumhare ghar ka ek window khol diya...taaki tumhari banayi hui story pe koi shak na kare aur Daya bach jaye...

Abhi: Haan Tarika...mai janta hu...and I'm sorry...maine to bas aise hi keh diya...sab log uske khilaaf bol rahe the to...

Tarika: To tumhe laga ki mai bhi...(consoling)Abhijeet...mai humesha tumhare sath hu...aur jispar tum bharosa kar rahe ho wo kabhi galat ho hi nahi sakta...

Abhi: Thanks Tarika...mujhpar bharosa karne ke liye...aur mujhe humesha tumhare sath ki zaroorat paregi...(he takes a sigh and then..) Tarika , mai kabhi tumhe inn sab cheezo me nahi laana chahta tha par...

Tarika : Its ok Abhijeet...tum bas iss case par dhyaan do...baaki sab theek ho jayega...waise Abhijeet, tumhe kya lagta hai...(and then to divert his mind, she said in a serious tone)kya ho sakta hai uss video me...

Abhi(now serious): Pata nahi...koi hint bhi nahi diya...(Tarika smiled a bit as her plan worked and again wore a serious expression)..par mujhe lagta hai shayad kuch mujhse ya phir team se related kuch hai...waise jyada chances to issi ke hai ki ye kuch aisi cheez hai jo ki mujhse related hai aur shayad mujhe hurt kar sakti hai...

Tarika: hmmm...ho sakta hai...waise ek baat batau...maine abhi tak kisi ko nahi batayi...

Abhi: Kya...

Tarika: Wo...Daya ki diary pe kuch laga hua mila tha na...jab ACP sir ne pucha to maine unse kaha ki koi ghar ki hi cheez lag gayi hai...par wo ghar ki koi cheez nahi thi...ye to mujhe dekh kar hi pata chal gaya tha...

Abhi: Kya...tumne jhoot bola...(and he make face as kya baat hai')..waise tha kya wo...

Tarika: Abhi tak pata nahi chala...mai test karne hi lagi thi ki Salunkhe sir aa gaye...to maine wo chupa diya...baadme wo sample kharaab ho gaya kyuki usme already chemicals mila diye the maine...(Abhi slapped his forehead...and started smiling...Tarika saw this and in anger..)Abhi haso mat samjhe...maine to sirf ek test tube chupaya tha...tum to khud hi chupte chupaate gaye the Daya se milne...aur maine jo bhi kiya apne dost ke liye kiya...tumhare liye nahi...

Abhi(sarcastically): Acha ji...

Tarika: Haanji...

Both wanted to refresh each other's mood and cheer themselves up...so they were having some light moments, just to drive all the tension away for the moment...so that they can use that energy to face any problem in the coming future, which they knew would be coming for sure after the step they are going to take...

After sometime, Abhi told her to leave as its too dark and before leaving, she made him promise to tell everything about this case...Abhi dropped her home...she got out of the car and was moving inside the gate when Abhi called her from behind...

Abhi: Tarika...

Tarika turns back: Ha Abhijeet...

Abhi: Thanks...(and he smiles to her..)

Tarika: Shaam se chaar paach baar bol chuke ho...case khatam hote hote to tumhare thanks' se mera ghar bhar jayega...

Abhi laughs lightly and looks her for a moment and then say: Bye...

Tarika: Bye...aur abb jaldi jao warna jaane se pehle wapas hi bolne ka time aa jayega...kal milna hai na wapas...

Abhi(teasing her): Wo to aapse roz hi milna hai Tarika ji...(Tarika blushed a bit and Abhi drove away to his home)

Now both had new hopes in their mind and heart...and they both were thinking of what they will do next...and with these thoughts, both spent the whole night...trying to boost themselves up with each other's support...waiting for the next morning...

The next morning arrived...Abhijeet slowly opened his eyes and immediately closed them again tightly and covered his eyes with his hands...the golden rays of sun were directly falling on his face as he was sitting on the chair placed in the balcony..he had slept there only the previous night...he somehow adjusted his eyes with the surroundings and then tried to get up but he felt a pain in his neck and limbs...he let out a painful sigh...and with a second try he stood up...

Abhi(to himself): Kya yaar Abhijeet...yahi so gaye apni soch me doobe doobe...itne hi gehri soch me doobne tha to kam se kam bed par letkar hi doobte...abb gardan to hil nahi rahi, case pe kya kaam karoge...(he started getting ready to move out...all the while talking to himself...)..abb kya karu iss case me...kuch samajh hi nahi aa raha...(he was now dressed in formals and moved to kitchen..)..Daya hota to kuch idea bhi de deta...par yaha to sabse badi problem hi wo bana hua hai..itna pucha par sahab kuch bata hi nahi rahe theek se...(he kept the plate with bread on the kitchen slab and started eating there only...just when he was about to cut the bread with knife...he stopped and looked at it keenly...)..wo jo bhi hai jiski wajah se Daya aaj iss halat me hai...wo agar iss waqt mere saamne hota to sachme use bread samajh ke kha jata...(and he pierced the knife into the bread in full anger as if it was that culprit...)

Voice: Abhijeet, tum use khaoge to tumhe indigestion ho jayegi...

Abhi turned back shocked with the presence of someone inside the house...

Abhi(shocked): Tarika...tum...yaha...andar kaise ayi...

Tarika: Darwaza tod ke...

Abhi( while turning back to his breakfast): Very funny...

Tarika: Are..tum hi se to sikha hai...

Abhi: Mai darwaza todta nahi hu...(he said with his mouth full of bread making his voice unclear...Tarika giggled on this...Abhijeet swallowed the stuff in his mouth in a second and spoke with a fake anger)..kya...hein...itni hasi kis baat pe aa rahi hai haa...

Tarika now was unable to control and she burst out laughing...Abhi looked at her for a second and he too burst in laughter...don't know after how many days he was laughing like that...Tarika had stopped and was now looking at him with a smile...after a few minutes, Abhi realised that and he too stopped laughing...he again turned back towards the slab...

Abhi: Coffee...???

Tarika(acting as if she is amazed): Tum banaoge...??

Abhi(annoyed): Tarika ji...iss ghar me na sab kuch mai hi banata hu...

Tarika(with teasing smile): Achha??? Mujhe to laga sab kuch uss restaurant se hi aata hai...

Now Abhijeet understood which incident Tarika was indicating...He nodded as he understand and smiled a bit...he then turned on the gas stove and started preparing coffee...

Abhi(deeply engulfed in his task): Waise tumne bataya nahi...

Tarika(confused): Kya...??

Abhi: Are yehi ki tum andar kaise ayi...

Tarika: Bataya to...darwaza tod ke...

Abhi: yaar please sahi se batao na...

Tarika(bit serious): Darwaza khula tha Abhijeet...

Abhi(turning to her): Mazaak mat karo...mai kabhi aisa nahi karta...aur kal bhi maine...(he stops as he remember last night's incident...he was so much in his own thoughts that he forgot to lock the door, nor did he checked it at night...as he remembered all those things about Daya again covered his mind and his face became sad...he let out a small sigh and returned to his work...)

Tarika who was noticing all this now spoke up: Abhijeet...I know tum Daya ko lekar pareshaan ho...par iska matlab ye to nahi ki tum khud ko lakar aise laparwah ho jao...tumhe pata hai na ki wo log tumhe maarna chahte hai aur abb bhi tumhari jaan khatre me hai...phir bhi...

Abhi(low and sad tone): Wo log mujhe nahi maarna chahte hai Tarika...(he looked at Tarika...)..wo...wo log mujhe Daya ke hatho marwana chahte hai...isiliye nahi ki unki mujhse koi dushmani hai...balki shayad isiliye ki wo Daya ko tarpana chahte hai...(his eyes were moist again..)

Tarika(consoling): Abhijeet...please tum aise himmat mat haarna...iss waqt tum hi Daya ki himmat ho...wo agar sabke saamne itni himmat dikha raha hai to wo sirf tumhare bharose Abhijeet...usne kisi ko kuch nahi bataya...jabki uske paas aisa karne ke kitne mauke the...par sirf tumhe bataya...isiliye na ki use yakeen hai ki tum uspar bharosa karoge aur inn sabse bachaoge...aur aise me agar tum hi himmat har jaoge to use kaun inn sab se bahar nikaalega Abhijeet...

Till now Abhijeet was completely in tears...he was facing his back to her to avoid eye contact...Tarika understood that well...she softly kept a hand over his shoulder and said: Abhijeet...are you okay?? (Abhijeet nodded and excused himself and went to his room and locked himself inside...Tarika heard the sound of the door getting smashed hardly...Abhi returned after sometime and found Tarika sitting in the living room with two coffee mugs...he went there and she handed over him his mug...)

Abhi(serious but low tone): Tarika, hume jaldi hi kuch sochna hoga...humare paas jyada time nahi hai...Daya ko jyada din tak CID ke lockup me nahi rakha jayega...case court me jaate hi use yaha se shift kar diya jayega...aur mai aisa kabhi nahi hone dena chahta...

Tarika: To kya socha hai tumne...I'm sure tumne kuch na kuch to socha hi hoga...

Abhi: socha to bahut hai Tarika...par samajh kuch nahi aa raha...koi starting point hi nahi hai...jo do log the, jo hume Daya ke sath waha uss cottage me mile the, unki bhi maut ho gayi thi shootout me...aur Daya khud kuch batane ko tayar nahi hai...(thinks for sometime and then..)..Tarika ek kaam karte hai...hum do hai...to mai ek taraf se investigate karta hu aur tum doosri taraf se...

Tarika(confused): Matlab??

Abhi(excited): Yaad hai Daya ki wo diary...jisme tumhe kisi cheez ke traces mile the...(Tarika nodded in yes..)..last time tum test poora nahi kar payi thi...to tum phir se uska test karo...par dhyaan rahe kisi ko iski khabar nahi honi chahiye ki hum dono iss case par investigate kar rahe hai...Salunkhe sir ko bhi nahi...

Tarika: Hmmm...mai dhyaan raakhungi...test bhi tabhi kar lungi jab Salunkhe sir lab me nahi honge...tum chinta mat karo...(thinks something and..)..par Abhijeet...ye Salunkhe sir to kahi bahar jaate hi nahi hai...tum hospital me the to tumse milne chale jaate the...warna to...

Abhi(cutting him with fake anger): To...kehna kya chahti ho...ki mai phir se hospital pahuch jau...hein...

Tarika: Are nahi Abhijeet...ye kya keh rahe ho...bhagwan kare aisa din phir kabhi na aye...mera kehne ka matlab to ye tha ki hume kisi tarah sir ko thori der ke liye lab se bahar bhejna hoga...taaki mai test kar saku...

Abhi: Kitna time chahiye tumhe??

Tarika: Not more than 15 or 20 minutes...that's maximum...

Abhi: hm...Kal Salunkhe sir aadhe ghante ke liye lab se bahar jayenge...

Tarika(confused): Tumhe kaise pata...??

Abhi(smiling a little): Kyoki mai unhe kidnap kar lunga...(Tarika smiles too..)are mai unhe kisi bahane se bureau bula lunga thori der ke liye...aur haan...unki jagah tum mat aa jana samjhi...(they smiles again and Tarika nods her head..)

Tarika: Aur doossri baat??

Abhi: Wo video clip...jiski wajah se ye sab hua...

Tarika: Agar unn logo ne wo clip Daya ko dikhane ke baad destroy kar di hogi to??

Abhi: Nahi Tarika...mujhe lagta nahi hai ki wo aisa karenge...tum khud hi socho...uss video clip se wo Daya ko, ek CID officer ko blackmail kar rahe the...agar wo clip unke liye itni important hai to wo use itni asaani se destroy to nahi karenge...wo ye sochenge ki agar Daya ne unki baat nahi maani to wo use phir se usi clip ki madad se daraayenge ya blackmail karenge...isiliye mujhe lagta hai ki unhone uss clip ki ek copy to rakhi hi hogi...

Tarika: Par Abhijeet, unhone to bureau me bugs lagaye the...to unhe ye to pata chal hi gaya hoga ki Daya ne khud par sara ilzaam le liya hai aur iss waqt wo lockup me hai...to kya unhe iss baat ka darr nahi hoga ki kahi CID unn tak na pahuch jaye...

Abhi: Nahi Tarika...unka ye darr bhi shayad unn do logo ke sath hi khatam ho gaya hoga jo log shootout me mare gaye the...kyuki use pata hai ki use unn do logo ko chhorkar koi nahi jaanta hai, yaha tak ki Daya bhi nahi...aur agar koi jaanta bhi hai to unn logo ko Daya nahi jaanta...isiliye uska ye darr to khatam ho gaya...

Tarika: Par agar uske aadmi mare ja chuke hai aur Daya bhi arrest ho chukka hai to phir uss clip ko sambhal ke rakhne ka use kya fayeda...aur ye bhi to ho sakta hai ki Daya aur bhi kisi aadmi ko jaanta ho aur tumhe na bata raha ho...tum hi keh rahe the na ki tumhe lag raha hai ki wo tumse kuch chupa raha hai...

Abhi was very keenly watching her excitement and was smiling...she was unaware of this as she was speaking all this while playing with he empty coffee mug...Abhi now wore a serious expression and spoke..

Abhi(with a really serious expression): Tarika(she looked above at him)..tumhe forensic department me kisne rakha hai...(he had an angry expression which made Tarika a bit afraid)

Tarika(afraid): K...k..kyu...mujhse ku...kuch galti ho gayi kya...

Abhi couldn't control his smile after seeing her afraid like this and that too from him...he spoke with a light smile: Galti tumse nahi usse hui hai jisne tumhe forensic me jaane ki advice di hogi...tumhe to humaare sath hona chahiye tha...(now Tarika was also smiling..).aur kya...itne cross questioning karti ho ki tum to koi case aadhe ghante me hi solve kar do...(and he giggled a little..)..abb mujhe poora yakeen hai ki mera dost bahut jald wapas mere sath hoga...

Tarika(angry): Abhijeet, tum kitne selfish ho..

Abhi(sad): Kyu...maine kya kiya??

Tarika: sirf tumhara nahi, humara dost hume wapas mil jayega...(both smiled..while she continued)..waise tumne mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya...

Abhi: Kaunsa sawaal...acha haan...wo...Tarika iss bare me jaha tak mera khayal hai to wo zaroor uss clip ko sambhal ke hi rakhega kyoki usme to uski jaan chupi hai...(Tarika gives a confused look to him and he clears himself as..)..dekho Tarika, koi bhi criminal ho, chote se chota ya bade se bada, wo apne bachaav ke liye kuch na kuch to karta hi hai...jaise chote mote chor-uchakke ho to apne paas chaku choori rakhte hai...waise hi ye bhi apne bachaav ke liye koi na koi cheez to rakhega hi...aur jaha tak mai iss case ko aur uske criminal mind ko samajh raha hu, mujhe lagta hai ki wo cheez aur kuch nahi balki wo video clip hi hai...(stops for a second and again continues with low tone..)..mujhe abb bhi yaad hai Daya kitna pareshan ho gaya tha jab maine usse uss clip ke bare me pucha...ho na ho ye wahi clip hai jiski wajah se ye sab ho raha hai...(looks at Tarika...)aur tumhara doosra doubt ye ki kahi Daya mujhse case se related aur kisi aadmi ke bare me chupa raha hai ya nahi...to Tarika mujhe nahi lagta ki wo aisa kar raha hai...wo sirf uss video ke bare me hi chupa raha tha...aur uska saaf kehna tha ki mai usse kuch bhi pooch sakta hu sivaaye uss clip ke...aur mujhe bhi tab usse baat karte waqt aisa nahi laga ki wo kuch chupa raha tha...(again becomes sad...he gets up from the sofa and walks to a nearby window...placed his hand on its grill and continued as..)..Uske chehre se pata chal jata hai mujhe ki kya chal raha hai uske dimaag me...kuch batana chahta hai, kuch chupa raha hai...khush hai ki pareshan hai...mai samajh sakta hu...(sighs sadly..)aur uss waqt bahut pareshan tha wo...bahut hurt hua tha wo sabke behaviour se...bhale hi kabhi jatayega nahi, par mai janta hu...mere zara sa poochne par hi rone laga...sab kuch khud hi batane laga...maine to kuch kaha bhi nahi tha...khud hi bolne laga...itne time se biklul akela ho gaya hoga...kisi se apni dil ki baat nahi keh paa raha tha...mere jaate hi apna dil kholke rakh diya mere saamne...

Tarika came there and placed her hand over his shoulder...Abhi immediately wiped the tears forming in his eyes and turned back to her...

Abhi(changing topic): Acha wo sab choro...abhi jaldi se jakar apna kaam karo...warna bhool jaogi...mai bhi bureau ke liye nikalta hu...mujhpe to ACP sir ka pehle se hi shak hai tum humesha mere sath dikhayi di to tumpar bhi ho jayega...phir kahi Dr. Salunkhe lab me emergency laga denge...(both smiles at this a bit...)

Tarika: Hm...theek hai...tum jaldi se mujhe wo diary de do...mai bhi nikalti hu...

Abhi nodded and went to his room...got the diary from there and handed over the diary to Tarika...she took it and went off after wishing Abhi a take care'...

Next day in Bureau...

Everyone was present there...Abhi also entered...he was the last to enter...even ACP sir reached there before him...all the juniors wished him a good morning to which he replied only with a nod...he straight went to his desk and started doing his work...his usual charm was absent and he was as silent as he was not present there...he only replied to any question asked by anyone with the shortest possible answer...everyone understood the reason behind his unusual silence and tried as much possible not to disturb him more...they were only talking to him if there was something related to their work...nobody was even talking among themselves as they too somewhere deep inside their hearts had the same feeling as Abhi did...

While they all were busy in their respective works and thoughts, the phone rang in the bureau...Freddy attended it and informed everybody about a new case...Abhi was still sitting on his desk but he was looking at his team discussing the current situation over the crime spot...by the time, ACP also came out of his cabin and asked them what had happened...after knowing everything, he asked everyone to move towards the crime spot...then he looked at Abhi and asked him to join as well...

ACP: Abhijeet, tumne suna na ek case report hua hai...chalo humare sath...

Abhijeet: Sir, agar jaana zaroori na ho to kya mai yehi ruk sakta hu??

ACP: Kyu, akele bureau me rehkar kya karoge...(then a bit worried..)tabiyat theek hai na tumhari...phir se dard to nahi ho raha na...

Abhi: Nahi...nahi sir...aisi koi baat nahi hai...mai bilkul theek hu...par sir itne dino tak hospital me rehne ki wajah se kafi saara kaam pending reh gaya hai...wahi complete karna hai...aur sir abhi to baki sab ja hi rahe hai...mera kaam jaise hi khatam hota hai, mai bhi aap logo ko join karta hu...

ACP: Hm...theek hai Abhijeet...tum ruk jao yahi...waise bhi iss Chitrole ka kya bharosa kab aa kar kya keh jaye...saara kaam pehle se pura rahe to hi accha hai...kam se kam use kuch bolne ka mauka to nahi milega,,,(Abhi smiles a bit...after a pause ACP looks at him suspiciously and says..)par Abhijeet, sirf yehi kaam hona chahiye(said pointing to the files and computer in front of him..)aur kuch nahi...(Abhi looks at him for a second and then nodded in yes...)

Everybody except Abhi moves to the crime spot...now he is alone in the bureau...

Abhi(thinking): Abb keh diya hai to ye kaam bhi pura karna hi parega...time waste...(he makes faces and sit on the chair with a thud...takes a deep breathe and again open a file and start working on it..)

He was working very fast and with full concentration so that he can spare maximum time for his own mission...at last one file was over...he saat back and stretched his body...suddenly his phone beeped...he checked it and found a message from ACP sir...

We'll be late...so stay at bureau only...

Take care...

He smiled reading this...then another messege flashed on his screen...this time it was Tarika who was asking him to take Salunkhe sir away for sometime...

Abhi(to himself): Lo bhai...ye to sone pe suhaaga ho gaya...Tarika bhi ready hai aur ACP saab bhi abhi nahi ayenge...abhi unhe bula leta hu...chalo bhai Abhijeet babu, lag jao kaam pe...(and he made a call to Salunkhe...)

Salunkhe: Haan Abhijeet bolo, kaise yaad kiya?? Kya kaam hai??

Abhi: Kyo Dr. saab, bina kaam ke hum aapko yaad nahi kar sakte kya...

Salunkhe(teasing): Haan, karte ho na...agar aapko Tarika ji se milna ho to...

Abhi(murmur): Wo to mai waise bhi milunga, uske liye aapko kyo yaad karu...

Salunkhe: Kya...kya kaha tumne??

Abhi(trying to get on the point fast..): Are na...nahi Dr. saab...bhala mai aapko kuch keh sakta hu kabhi...maine aapko ek kaam ke liye hi call kiya tha...

Salunkhe: Abb aye na line pe...kaha tha na bina kaam ke tum kabhi yaad nahi karte...

Abhi(laughs and then): Are nahi nahi sir...aisi baat nahi hai...(now serious)..accha sir aap agar free ho to kuch der ke liye bureau aa sakte hai please...

Salunkhe: Bureau...taaki mujhe phir se uss khusat buddhe ki shakal dekhni par jaye...aur waise bhi, waha mera kya kaam..

Abhi: Sir, bureau me mai akela hu...aur mujhe kuch information chahiye thi ek case ke forensic report se related...yaha koi hai nahi jisse puch saku...

Salunkhe: Sab theek hai na...koi garbar to...

Abhi(cut him): Nahi nahi sir...koi garbar nahi hai...uss time mai Mumbai me tha nahi jab ye case report hua tha...isiliye initial proceedings ki details nahi pata mujhe...baaki sab to brief kar diya tha sir ne, par forensic ka pata nahi...aur abb ye file complete karni hai...(thinks something and says)..aur ha sir...aap khud hi ayiyega...Tarika ji ko mat bhejna...use bhi iss case ke bare me jyada pata nahi hoga na...wo bhi to uss time mere sath hi thi na Cape Town me conference ke liye(he said stressing on mere sath hi..)...waise...ye Cape Town hai badi romantic jagah, hai na...

Salunkhe(fuming with anger): Abhijeeettt tum...(and with that Abhi cut the call and start laughing...here Salunkhe with the same angry face went and stood beside Tarika and picked up a test tube and started shaking it...seeing this, she left her work and starred at him with amazement... Salunkhe noticed this and turned towards her in anger...)

Salunkhe: Kya hai...aise kya dekh rahi ho?? Kabhi muhe kaam karte hue nahi dekha hai kya??

Tarika(unknowingly): Nahi..(still starring at him)

Salunkhe(shocked): KYA...?? (she came out of her trance)..matlab kya hai tumhara...mai kaam nahi karta...??

Tarika: Nai...nai sir...mera wo matlab nahi tha...I meant to say...wo..

Salunkhe: Kya wo...

Tarika: Sir wo...(trying to suppress her laughter)...sir aapka test tube...

Salunkhe: Kya hua test tube ko...

Tarika(hardly spoke): Khali hai...(and she burst out laughing over that scene...)

Salunkhe also looked at that test tube in his hand which was empty...kept it in the test tube stand and walked away making faces and murmuring, "dono mile hue hai...wo Abhijeet to tha hi...abb ye bhi mil gayi hai uske sath...dono ke dono mile hue hai..."..he was loud enough to make Tarika listen...she understood what kind of conversation her boss must have had with Abhijeet...She went to him and asked, "kya hua sir..??"

Salunkhe: Kuch nahi...mai bureau ja raha hu...thori der me wapas aa jaunga...

Tarika: OK sir...

Salunkhe moved out and she rushed to do her part of job...here Salunkhe was walking through the corridor and thinking something...

Salunkhe(thinking): Kitne dino baad inn dono ko aise khulkar haste hue dekha hai...warna uss hadse ke baad to jaise dono hasna hi bhool gaye the...(he wipes his tears and headed towards the bureau..)

Salunkhe reaches there and helps him with those files and all...throughout the time Abhijeet was very serious...he didn't let the topic change a bit from their work...he didn'd want Salunkhe to get a chance through their fights and go back to lab where Tarika must be doing those tests...though it was unusual for Salunkhe also, but he didn't said anything then...he stayed their for quite a long time, more than enough for her to complete her task...but while leaving, Salunkhe himself spoke up...

Salunkhe: Abhijeet...tum Daya ke case par abhi bhi kaam kar rahe ho na...

Abhi(shocked with his sudden query): No sir...wo case to khatam ho chukka hai...phir abb mai kyu...

Salunkhe(angry a bit): Mujhse jhoot bol rahe ya khud se...tumhare jhoot ke piche ka sach mai samajh sakta hu...

Abhi(tensed but cover that with his anger): Sir please...mujhse forcefully kuch bulwane ki koshish mat kijiye...mai koi jhoot nahi bol raha hu..na aap se na khud se...aur na hi mai kisi case pe koi kaam kar raha hu...

Salunkhe: Accha...matlab tum ye kehna chahte ho ki tumhe abb uspe vishwas nahi hai...haan...

Abhi(rash and loud): Ha nahi hai vishwas...nahi hai mujhe uss insaan pe zara sa bhi vishwas jisne mujhe jaan se maarne ki koshish ki hai...ek baar nahi...do baar nahi..teen baar...teen baar jaan lene ki koshish ki hai usne meri...mai tab bhi uska saath deta raha...ye soch ke ki shayad mera dost kisi musibat me hai...par usne apni dosti to tabhi dikha di thi jab usne sabke saamne mujhpar goli chalayi...maine hi uske hath me gun di thi...iss umeed me ki mera dost kabhi mujhpe goli nahi chalayega...par hua kya...mai pure team se lad gaya...ACP sir se lad gayaa...kiske liye uss insaan ke liye jo mujhe maarne ke liye kisi bhi hadd tak ja sakta hai...(looking into Salunkhe's eyes with tears but still in strong voice)...jis dosti aur vishwas ki aap baat ker rahe hai, wo bhi usne usi din khatam kar diya tha jis din usne sabke saamne mujhpe goli chalayi thi...aur abb agar kuch baaki hai to wo dosti nahi sirf nafrat hai...sirf nafrat...(saying this he turned to other side)

Salunkhe: Ye sab mere saamne bolkar tum saabit kya karna chahte ho...

Abhi(turns to him and..): Mai kuch saabit nahi karna chahta Salunkhe saab...jo saabit kerna tha wo to usne kar hi diya hai usne...abb mujhe kuch bhi sabit karne ki koi zaroorat hi nahi hai...(in taunting tone)Aur agar aapko uspar itna hi vishwas hai to aap kyo nahi use bacha lete...aapka to beta hai na...but I challenge you sir...aap chahe jitni bhi koshish kar le, par Daya ko nahi bacha payenge...kyoki aaj tak koi mujrim bachke nahi gaya hai...

Salunkhe: Vishwas to mujhe tumpar nahi ho raha hai Abhijeet...tum uske bare me aisa kaise keh sakte ho...

Abhi: Kyu...kyu nahi keh sakta mai ye sab...ha...kyu nahi keh sakta mai...wo, aapka beta Daya...wo mujhpe goliya chala sakta hai...teen teen baar mujhe maarne ki koshish kar sakta hai...aur phir bhi mai uske khilaaf kuch na bolu...wah...wah sir wah...(and he claps his hands...and again look at him and)...sir mai bolunga...ek baar nahi hazaar baar bolunga...aur zaroorat pari to usko phasi ke phande tak bhi pahuchaunga...pata nahi aur kitne gunah kiye hai usne...(with that he turns to leave but found the whole team along with ACP sir and Tarika standing there and watching him in disbelief...Abhi looked at them and left the place completely... Salunkhe was unable to understand anything...so he too left...)

Everyone moved to their respective desks...ACP too went in his cabin and sat on the chair...he picked up a paper weight and started fidgeting with it while thinking something deeply...

ACP(thinking): Ye Abhijeet ka behaviour achaanak se itna change kaise ho gaya...kahi ye koi...(and he stopped as he noticed a messege on his mobile...it was Abhi who was asking him for half day leave...ACP agreed to it and asked him to go home and have rest...)

Abhi was not looking in good condition...he drived all the way too fast and as he reached his home, he entered and closed the door with bang and locked himself in his room and started crying...

Abhi(crying): Aise kaise bol gaya mai itna kuch...kaise...apne dost..apne bhai ke bare me..kaise...jitna mai sabke sawaalo se bachna chahta hu utna hi ye saare sawaal mere saamne aate hai...kya karta mai...waha bureau me...me bugs lagaye hue the...har samay unki nazar humpe hai...kya karta mai...(after sometime he calms down a bit...he stood up and picked up a photo of his and Daya's and caressed it with love and he slept hugging that photo of theirs...)

In the evening, his door bell rang with which he woke up...he cleared his tears which were still present on his face...looked at the clock that was showing that it was 5 in the evening now...

Abhi: Itni der kaise so gaya...

He went downstairs and opend the door...

Abhi: Are Tarika tum...aao..andar aao...(they went inside and sat on sofa..)

Tarika: Abhijeet, tum theek ho na...

Abhi(looking at his hands): Haan...mujhe kya hona hai...

Tarika: Wo bureau me...(she stops and Abhi look at her and again stare downward...)..wo Salunkhe sir ne jo kuch bhi kaha...unhone jaan boojh kar nahi...

Abhi(cut her): Mai jaanta hu Tarika...wo jaan boojh kar kabhi bhi mujhe hurt nahi karenge...humesha humara bhala hi chaha hai unhone...mai bas uss waqt darr gaya tha ki kahi humari baato se unn logo ko ye na pata chal jaye ki CID abb bhi iss case pe investigate kar rahi hai...isiliye maine baat ko cover karne ke liye wo sab bol diya...

Tarika: Mai samajh sakti hu...jo bhi tumne bola wo majboori me hi bola...

Abhi(changing topic): hmm...Acha tum uss waqt bureau me kya karne ayi thi?? Koi kaam tha kya??

Tarika: Nahi...koi kaam nahi tha...Salunkhe sir itne late ho rahe the to maine socha ek baar dekh lu...sath me tum se bhi mil leti...aur pooch leti ki aap dono me itni kaun si pyar bhari baatein hui thi phone pe jo sir itne gusse me nikle lab se...

Abhi(smiles as he remember that talk): Are kuch nahi...bas wo aise hi...

Tarika: Haan...aise hi...tum to humesha unse aise hi...

Abhi: Are choro na abb...pata to hai tumhe humari baatein...bas thora mazak kar lete hai aur kuch nahi...(stops for a second...and then comes to the point)..tum batao...kaam hua...

Tarika(serious): Haan...hua...(she starts searching something something in her handbag)

Abhi(excited): Kya...kya pata chala...

Tarika(took out the diary from her bag and kept on table): iss diary pe ek chemical laga hua tha...

Abhi(irritate): To usme naya kya hai...tum logo ko to har cheez me koi chemical hi milta hai...kisi din mujhe dekh ke bhi kahogi, Inse miliye...ye ek special type ka chemical hai...aur iska naam hai...(he was speaking in Tarika's style but suddenly stopped when he noticed the fiery look of her...)..accha choro...kya keh rahi thi tum...(he tried to change the track..)

Tarika: Mai keh rahi thi ki ye...(she stopped for any comment from his side but saw he was sitting like a good boy with hands cupping his own face and elbows rested on his legs...she smiled a bit but again became serious)...ye ek aisa chemical hai jo mostly fire-crackers me use hota hai...

Abhi(still in the same position): Bas...itna...

Tarika: Nahi...aur kuch bhi hai...agar tum sunna chaho to...(he nodded)...

Abhi: Poori theory mat batana please...bas summary bata do...mere liye kafi hai...

Tarika: Summary ye hai ki bahut badi garbar hai...(she said at once)..kafi hai...(Abhi looked at her with confused expression...)..Abhijeet...pehle apna mood theek karo please...tab se dekh rahi hu tumhara mann kahi aur hi hai...(with sad face..)kya ho gaya hai tumhe Abhijeet...tum nahi chahte ki ye case jaldi khatam ho...ki Daya jaldi wapas aa jaye humare paas...haan...(Abhi looked at her...tears again came in his eyes listening to Daya's name...)...please Abhijeet...agar tum Daya ki khushi chahte ho...uske upar se ek criminal hone ka daag hatana chahte ho to tumhe khud ko stong rakhna hoga...agar tum khud hi toot jaoge to use koi nahi bacha payega...wo bhi sirf tumhara hi intezaar kar raha hai Abhijeet...sirf tumhara... please tum khud ko aise mat tootne do...mujhe pata hai ki tum aaj bureau wali baat se pareshan ho...par ye baatein to tab tak hoti rahengi na jab tak Daya begunah sabit nahi ho jata...aur aisa sirf tum kar sakte ho...aur agar tum nahi karna chahte to mere yaha rehne ka bhi koi fayeda nahi hai...(she said so and stood up to leave...)

Abhi( stood immediately and followed her): Tarika...Tarika...please jao mat...suno to...(she turned back but still looking elsewhere..)Tarika please...(completely in tears..)iss baar mujhe tumhare sath ki zarroorat hai...(almost crying..)mai akele ye sab nahi kar paunga...please...(now his tears were out of his control and they rolled down his cheeks...this was enough for her heart to melt...)

Tarika(with care): Abhijeet...pehle rona band karo...baitho yaha...(they sit on the sofa...)..nahi ja rahi mai kahi bhi...wo to mai isiliye bol rahi thi taki tum meri baat mano aur apne upar bhi thora dhyan do...

Abhi: I promise mai apna bhi dhyan rakhunga...par tum jana mat please...I need your help...at every stage of my (he stops and change himself as..) of this case...(Tarika smiles as she understand what he was saying earlier...)

Tarika: Mai bhi promise karti hu ki tumhe akela nahi chhorungi...ok...(he smiles with tears in eyes and nod as yes...)

Just then the bell rings...

Tarika: Tum ek kaam karo room me jake fresh hokar ayo...mai dekhti hu kaun aya hai...(Abhi nodded and went inside his room and Tarika went to open the door...and she found Shreya outside the door...)

Tarika: Are Shreya tum...kya hua pareshan lag rahi ho...koi kaam tha kya...

Shreya(looked at Tarika and): Oh...Dr. Tarika aap...mai...wo...Abhijeet sir se milne ayi thi...koi baat nahi mai baad me aa jaungi...

She was about to move when when Tarika stopped her as..: Are nahi Shreya ruko...andar ayo...Abhijeet bas aa rahe hai...(Shreya entered inside...Tarika locked the door and they sat on the sofas placed there waiting for Abhi...After sometime, he too entered and was shocked to find Shreya at his home...)

Abhi: Shreya tum...kya hua sab theek hai...koi case aya hai kya naya...??

Shreya: Nahi sir...aisi koi baat nahi hai...wo mai...(she started looking here and there..)

Abhi(sensing something serious): Ha bolo...

Shreya: Sir wo Daya sir...

Tarika and Abhi exchanged glances and Abhi became worried after listening his name and seeing Shreya so nervous...he came forward and occupied a seat in front of her...

Abhi: Kya...Daya...kya hua use...theek hai na sab kuch...kahi case court me to...

Shreya: Nahi sir...Daya sir bilkul theek hai...

Abhi nodded but suddenly looks at her and: Tumhe kaise pata ki wo kaisa hai...tum kab mili usse...ACP sir ne use bureau me bulaya tha kya mere jaane ke baad?? Nahi wo aisa to nahi karenge..to phir..(and she saw a nervous Shreya...) Shreya...(she looked at him..)Kya baat hai ha...tum itni pareshan kyu ho...tum Daya se mili thi kya...

Shreya: Ha sir...mai mili thi unse...

Abhi and Tarika were shocked...

Abhi(shocked): Kya...tum...tum kab mili usse...??

Shreya: Sir actually...aaj aapke jaane ke baad ACP sir thore pareshan se lag rahe the...kuch der tak to wo apne cabin me hi the...aur phir achanak wo bahar aye aur mujhe bhi sath bula liya...

Abhi: Aur ACP sir aur tum Daya ke cell me gaye...hai na..(Shreya nodded in yes...Abhi got angry on this...he stood up in anger)...isiliye...isiliye mai nahi chahta tha ki iss case ke bare me koi bhi baat ho...pata tha mujhe ki agar mai iss tarah se react karunga to ACP sir ko zaroor mujh par shaq hoga...(in low voice)waise bhi unhe humesha hi mujhpar shaq rehta hi hai Daya ko bachane ke mamle me...abb gaye honge uske paas to pata nahi kya kya suna diya hoga use...ek to pehle se hi itna pareshan tha wo aur abb...(he turned to other side in anger..)

Shreya: Sir...aap abb bhi Daya sir par utna hi bharosa karte hai na...(Abhi was shocked...he realised what he said in anger and worridness...)

Abhi(turned to her and in low tone): Nahi...nahi wo...wo mai...

Shreya: Sir mai samajhti hu aap aisa kyu bol rahe hai...mujhe pata hai unn bugs ke bare me jo bureau me lagaye gaye the...

Abhi: Tumhe kaise pata...Daya ne ACP sir ko bata diya kya...(he was a bit hopeful that now he will get help from ACP's side also...)

Shreya(sad): Nahi sir...infact jab ACP sir ne unse poocha to unhone phir se wahi baat keh di jo unhone sab ke saamne kahi thi...

Abhi: Kya..???

Shreya: Haan sir...ACP sir ko shayad apke behaviour me achanak change dekhke kuch doubt hua tha aur isiliye wo Daya sir ke paas gaye the...sach janne...unhone unhe poora bharosa bhi dilaya ki wo unka yakeen karenge aur unhe inn sab se bacha bhi lenge...par unhone unhe nahi bataya...aur phir se waise hi weird behave karne lage...mujhe to kuch bhi nahi samajh aya ki wo aisa kyu kar rahe hai...

Abhi(confused): Aisa kyu kar raha hai wo...waha par to na koi nazar rakh raha tha aur na hi koi bug tha...phir...(to Shreya)..aacha ye batao ki tumhe bugs ke bare me kaise pata chala??

Shreya(stammered): wo...wo sir...mai...(she stopped and said with confidence..)..sir wo maine check kiya tha uss din...jab Daya sir ne apna gunah qabool kar liya to mujhe kuch ajeeb laga aur maine sab ke jaane ke baad check kiya...

Abhi: To tumne kisi ko bataya nahi...

Shreya: Nahi...mujhe laga jab bureau me bugs hai to phir shayad hum sab par bhi koi nazar rakh raha ho...to mai kaise batati...

Abhi: To phir abhi mere ghar aate waqt tumpar koi nazar nahi rakh raha tha..??

Shreya: Sir...mai...wo...mai to bas Daya sir ki baat aapko batane ayi thi aur ye kehne ayi thi ki mai bhi aapki madad karna chahti hu iss case me...

Abhi: Bas...aur kuch nahi...

Shreya: No sir...(she looked at the both of them and added)..sir mai chalti hu abb...(and she left...Tarika wanted to stop her but Abhi stopped her with eyes...)

After she went outside, Abhi locked the door...he went near a window and looked outside...found Shreya taking a cab...when the cab left he returned to Tarika...she was looking confusingly at him...

Tarika: Abhijeet...tumne use roka kyu nahi...wo to humari help karna chahti thi na...aur usse itne cross-questions kyu kar rahe the...?? Pata hai wo darr rahi thi tumhari nazro se...

Abhi: Tarika jisne kuch galat na kiya ho...use darne ki koi zaroorat nahi hoti..

Tarika(shocked): Kya...matlab tumhe lagta hai ki Shreya...wo galat hai...wo inn sab me mili hui hai...

Abhi(sat on chair and covered his face with both the hands): Pata nahi Tarika kaun sahi hai aur kaun galat...nahi samajh aata ki kispar vishwas karu aur kispar nahi...

Tarika: Kya matlab..??

Abhi(looking at her): Daya ne ACP sir ko kuch kyu nahi bataya...mujhe to bataya tha..mai bhi to usi jagah gaya tha usse milne...phir...mujhe bataya aur un dono ke saamne kuch nahi bola...kyu??

Tarika looked in his eyes...and found her answer...he couldn't take any sort of risk in this case...when his brother's life was at stake...yes, he was right...why didn't Daya tell anything to them...he could have...he had the opportunity...then what was the need to hide from them...there must be some reason behind this...plus, Shreya's hesitation and stammering while answering simple questions...her nervousness...not making eye contact with them...everything really raises questions...

Tarika(after a few minutes' silence): To tumhe lagta hai ki CID team me se hi kisi ka hath hai isme...

Abhi shrugged his shoulders...: Ho sakta hai...warna wo bugs bureau me hawa me udke to nahi aye honge...kisi ne to lagaya hoga na...aur bureau me hum sab ko chhorkar aur koi nahi aa-jaa sakta...

Tarika: Aur tab bhi tum mujhe iss case me shamil hone dena chahte ho...mujhpe bharosa hai tumhe??

Abhi smiled at her and : Tarika tumne uss diary me mile chemical ke bare me bataya nahi abhi tak...

Tarika: Aur tumne mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya Abhijeet...

Abhi: Tarika mai Daya par bhi bahut bharosa karta hu...shayad khud se bhi jyada...iss bharose ki koi ek wajah de sakti ho tum...nahi na...tumpar vishwas karne ki bhi mai koi wajah zubaan se nahi bata sakta...kyoki asli bharosa dil se hota hai...dimaag se soch samajhkar agar hum kisi ki baato pe yakeen karte hai to use bharose ka naam nahi de sakte...

Tarika: Abhijeet mujhe nahi lagta tumhara ye shaq sahi hai...Shreya aur baaki sab ko hum itne time se jaante hai...phir bhi tumhe lagta hai ki wo aisa kuch karenge...

Abhi: Mai khud yahi chahta hu ki mera ye shaq galat hi sabit ho...aur Tarika mai nahi kehta ki wo jo koi bhi hai usne ye sab jaan kar hi kiya ho...ho sakta hai uska iraada kuch aur ho...use pata hi na ho ki wo jaane anjaane me kya kar raha hai...hone ko kuch bhi ho sakta hai Tarika...par iss kuch bhi ke bharose mai apne bhai ki jaan khatre me nahi daal sakta..that's it...agar mujhe pata chalta hai ki Shreya kisi bhi tarah se judi hui nahi hai to mai khud usse milunga...I know wo tumhari dost hai aur tumhe uspe bahut bharosa hai par...mai...aise...(and he lost words to explain what was there in his heart at that moment...what was his fear...getting no words, he stopped...Tarika understood his condition, so she thought not to make him more disturbed...)

Tarika: It's OK Abhijeet...tumhe jaise sahi lagta hai waise karo...I understand your fear...

Abhi: Thanks Tarika...(then again he came on the current topic)..abb bataogi...uss chemical ke bare me...

Tarika: Hmm...wo chemical usually to fire-crackers me use hota hai..jaisa ki maine tumhe pehle bataya tha...par jo sample uss diary par se mila hai...uska composition kuch alag hai...iss tarah ke composition ka chemical to galat kaam me hi use ho sakta hai...

Abhi: Galat kaam matlab...kaisa galat kaam...

Tarika: Abhijeet iss chemical ko thora sa bhi high temperature mil jaye to ye bahut high amount me energy release karta hai...

Abhi: Matlab bombs banana me use hota hai...

Tarika: Shayad...under law jo bombs bante hai...matlab country ke forces ke liye, unme ye composition use nahi hota hai...to ye definitely kisine khud banaya hai...

Abhi: Agar hum maan le ki kisine ye illegally banaye hai...to use inn sab cheezo ki, chemicals ki kafi acchi knowledge honi chahiye...har koi to bana nahi sakta...hai na..

Tarika: Bilkul...

Abhi:Waise iss chemical ka naam kya hai...??

Tarika(teasing):Mai bataungi to tumhe pata chal jayega kya...(he very innocently looks at her and nods his head in no..)..to phir kya fayeda batake...(continue with smile..)jin factories me firecrackers banana ke liye ye chemical use hota hai unki list banana ke liye hi bol rahe ho na...(Abhi looked at her with amazement as how did she know...she notice that and) aise kya dekh rahe ho...itne saalo se sath kaam karte karte aap logo ke kaam karne ka tareeka to pata chal hi gaya hai...(he smiled satisfactorily at her...she took out a paper out of her bag and handed it over to him...)..ye lijiye...unn saare factories ki list hai...

Abhi: kya baat haii...kafi kuch seekh gayi hai aap humare sath rehte rehte...(she smiled back)...chalo bhai mera kaam to aapne aasan kar diya...

Tarika: Aur aasan kar du??

Abhi: Aien...aur aasan...abb kya uss factory me jakar investigate bhi khud hi karne ka iraada hai...

Tarika(laughs lightly): Dheere dheere wo bhi seekh jayungi...par filhal to aisa koi iraada nahi hai...

Abhi: Nazar rakhni paregi tumpe bhi...pata chala kisi din lab se faraar hokar encounter karne chali gayi...(she laughs on the thought of that scene...)..aur kya...dekho...meri position chhinne ki koshish bilkul mat karna samjhi...badi mushkil se mili hai...

Tarika: Idea bura nahi hai...Senior Inspector Tarika...sounds cool na...

Abhi : Acha ji...aapke iraade kuch nek nahi lag rahe hai mujhe...sahi me aisa na karna...warnaaa...(he said in warning tone...)

Tarika: Warna..?? Warna kya...ha..warna kya karoge tum...

Abhi(acting sad): Mai kya kar sakta hu bhala...jab aap hi aisa karengi to..(and he sighs as if he was too sad...)...chhoriye...kaam ki baat hi bata dijiye...

Tarika(laughing): Tum na...bahut bade dramebaaz ho...abb pata chal raha hai ki ACP sir humesha tumhe hi kyo disguise me bhejte hai drame karne ke liye...(controlling her laughter somehow)..khair...kaam ki baat ye hai ki mujhe diary me se aur bhi kuch mila hai...

Abhi: Really...kya???

Tarika: Ye...(she opened the diary before him...he took it in his hands and looked at it...)..iss page par ye photo paste ki hui thi..(she handed him a pic of duo..) tum uss waqt pareshan the isiliye shayad dhyaan nahi diya hoga par jis page par ye photo paste kiya gaya tha usse pichla wala page phad diya gaya hai...aur uss page pe jo bhi likha tha wo iss page par print ho gaya hai...aur wo print kisi ko na dikhe isiliye shayad Daya ne hi iske upar tum dono ki photo chipka di hogi...

Abhi immediately picked up a pencil and started rubbing it all over the page...after he was done, the print of the torn page was crearly visible...he read it aloud...

Abhi: ABC factory...

XYZ transport company...

2059392928...

31021162...

Abhi(thinking seriously): ABC factory...ye factory to usi industrial colony me hai na jaha Daya gaya tha jab wo pehli baar unn logo se mila...

Tarika: Hmm...wahi hai...

Abhi: Aur ye baaki ke do numbers kya hai...??

Tarika: I don't know...Daya ke banaye hue codes hai...tum hi tod sakte ho...

Abhi: Hmm...wo to mai tod lunga...par khushi to mujhe iss baat ki hai ki Daya abb bhi humare liye saboot chod raha hai...kash ye mujhe pehle mil jaate to aaj Daya ke upar koi ungli nahi utha sakta...(he look at that paper again and continue...)koi baat nahi...tab na sahi par abb to saboot mere hath me hi hai na...abb Daya ko mai kisi bhi keemat par inn sab se bacha lunga...bas ek baar ye codes break ho jaye...uske baad ek ke baad ek saare raaste khud hi khul jayenge...(to Tarika..) tum abhi jao...aur haan...next time mere ghar par nahi milenge...kisi ko shaq na ho jaye...

Tarika: Theek hai...par milna kaha hai...

Abhi(with a naughty smile): Filhal to Dr. Salunkhe ke lab se hi kaam chalana parega...(after a while in serious tone)par next time kab milna hai wo mai tumhe kisi tarah se batata hu...call ya sms to nahi kar sakta...tum bhi iss case ke regarding mujhe koi call ya sms mat karna..ok..(she nodded..) accha abb jao...

Tarika(going out): Bye Abhijeet...and take care...aur apna promise yaad rakhna...(Abhi assuringly smiles to her and she moves out...Abhi come back after locking the door and take that paper and the diary in his hand and move inside his room...)

Abhi was carefully examining those codes...he took a notepad and noted them down and then tried all the methods he and Daya used for constructing codes for each other...but he found nothing...he felt tired and thought to take some rest...so he kept the notepad and pen on the side table and lie on the bed...sleep was miles away from his eyes now...the only thing that was in his eyes was his aim...his goal...that is to free his buddy from all sort of sufferings...unwillingly, his mind started hovering on the time spent by them together...he was smiling remembering all those things when a certain scene came in front of his eyes...

Those days Abhi was a little disturbed due to certain happenings in his personal as well as profestional life...when one day Daya came to his place andfor fun made a code and asked him to break that...he was not willing to attempt that as he thought it to be a way by which Daya was trying to divert his mind but then Daya challenged him and thus he had to do that...whole day he kept on trying to break that code with every possible method but couldn't break it...

Abhi: Yaar ye kaisa ajeeb sa code banaya hai...itna dimaag laga raha hu par kuch bhi nahi samajh aa raha...ek to ye case bhi itna complicated hai ki dimaag kharab ho raha hai upar se tumhare ye ajab gajab codes...jinhe koi solve hi nahi kar sakta...ye kya hai...(he read the code aloud)... REVEROF SDNEIRF AYADIHBA...ye bhala kaisa code hai...hai kya ye...tum hi batao...mere kuch samajh nahi aa raha bas...(he made an irritated face...)

Daya: Abhijeet...har cheez itni complicated nahi hoti jitni hum use samajh lete hai...(he took the paper from Abhi's hand on which that code was written and started writing something)..complicated to use hum khud hi bana lete hai...(he closed the pen and gave the paper and pen back to his friend)

Abhi read what Daya had written and a smile came on his lips...Daya had written the meaning of his code...and it was written...

ABHIDAYA FRIENDS FOREVER...

Abhi(looking at Daya): Daya ye...(Daya was looking at him only and smiling...)

Daya(smiling): Break ho gaya na code...unn words ko back side se read karna tha bas...aur tumne itni si baat ko hi itna complicated bana diya ki tum ise poore din me bhi solve nahi kar paye...aur shaya aage bhi nahi kar paate...aur bekaar hi apna poora din ispar barbad kar diya..(Abhi was just looking at him...trying to understand the inside meaning of all that his friend was saying)...Abhijeet...ACP sir ne jo case tumhe diya hai, usko itna ghuma phira kar dekhne ki shayad zaroorat hi nahi hai...cheezo ko simple tareeke se socho...jawab humesha tumhare saamne hoga...chahe phir wo kisi case se related ho ya phir apni zindagi se...aur ye baat mai daave ke sath keh sakta hu...(and he left Abhi's home...Abhi wondered over what Daya had said...)

Next day that case was actually solved...and Abhi was praised a lot from both ACP sir and DCP sir...he also sorted out his personal problems with the simplest method ever and that is... to be simple and think simple'...he was so happy that day...

Abhijeet sat on the bed with a jerk...he took the notepad and the pen from the side table and opened that code again and again wrote something on it...and then took a deep sigh...

Abhi(to himself): Ye lo...itna dimaag ghumaya aur ye code to itna simple sa nikla...sahi kehte ho Daya tum...kabhi kabhi simple cheezo bhi kitna complicated bana lete hai hum...

He again saw the paper in which the decoded form was written...

ABC factory

XYZ transport company

8292939502

26/11/2013

Abhi(thinking): Ye factory, transport company aur ye date...ye to pata laga liya...par ye chutha number kya hai...decode to ye pakka isi tarah hoga...kyoki Daya saare codes ko decode karne ka method to same hi rakhega...phir hai kya ye...ek kaam karta hu...iss transport company me jakar dekhta hu...shayad yahi se kuch kaam ki cheez hath lag jaye...

He found the address of that company's office from internet, noted it down...and then went to sleep as it was already night then...but in all this, he again skipped his dinner...he was only curious about the next morning to arrive...

Next morning...

Abhijeet woke up early and started working on the case...he prepared a cup of tea for himself, took a sip or two, and then placed it on the table...took the needed things and car keys and went off...first he went to the transport company...

In Transport Company...

He entered there and went to the manager's cabin after showing the guard his batch...

Manager: Ji kahiye...aap kaun hai...mere cabin me kaise aaye...

Abhi(showing him his batch): Mai CID se hu...aapse kuch baat karni thi ek case ke bare me...

Manager(scared a bit): CID...par sir maine to koi galat kaam nahi kiya...aur ye company chalane ka license bhi hai humare paas...mai apna kaam bhi poori sharafat se karta hu...phir CID kyu sir...

Abhi: Wo to pata chal hi jayega ki kaun kitna shareef hai...(taking out a paper from pocket on which that unknown number was written...he showed it to the manager)...ye number dekho...kuch jaante ho iske baare me...??

Maanger(looking at that number carefully): Sir...in particular to iss number ke baare me kuch nahi keh sakta par haan...iss type ke number ke baare me pata hai...

Abhi(confused): Iss type ke matlab??

Manager: Sir ye number 82 se shuru hota hai...humare company se jo saaman pahuchaya jaata hai, unke codes 82 se hi shuru hote hai...

Abhi: Acha...to aisa ho sakta hai ki number bhi shayad unhi saaman me se kisi ek ka ho...??

Manager: Sir mai chek karke batata hu...(Abhi nodded...he checked the number in his computer records and then said to Abhi)...haan sir...apka andaza bilkul sahi tha...ye number bhi unhi luggages me se ek ka code hai...

Abhi: Inn codes ka matlab kya hai..??

Manager: sir issi code se yaha ke workers ko pata chalta hai ki kaun sa saaman kaha deliver karna hai...yaha se to kai saare trucks me saaman ek sath nikalta hai aur unhe godown me rakha jata hai...jo yaha se kuch doori par hai...phir waha pe kaam karne wale kuch workers unn saaman ko codes ke according alag kar dete hai...phir har locality ke liye alag alag trucks me wo saara saaman bhej diya jaata hai...par sir...(and he looked tense again...)

Abhi: Kya hua...kuch aur bhi pata hai tumhe...

Manager: Haan sir...actually jo code aapne mujhe abhi dikhaya...wo...

Abhi: Wo kya...(getting impatient)...jaldi bolo mere paas itna waqt nahi hai...

Manager: Sir ye code jis luggage ka tha wo apne destination tak pahuchne se pehle hi chori ho gaya...

Abhi: Kya??? Chori ho gaya??? Par kaise...??

Manager: Sir, pata nahi...humne report bhi likhwayi thi...itna bada consignment tha to...police bhi involved thi...bahut pata karne ki koshish ki par kuch bhi pata nahi chala...

Abhi: Tha kya usme??

Manager: Sir wo ek special consignment tha...ABC company ka samaan tha wo...

Abhi(shocked): Kya kaha...ABC company...

Manager: Ji haan sir...ye company firecrackers banati hai...aur usi ke liye raw matarials humare ek truck me le jaya ja raha tha...par beech raaste me hi uss truck driver par kisi ne humla kiya aur saara samaan lekar farar ho gaya...

Abhi(angry): Itna khatarnaak samaan tha...explosive materials the...aise samaan ke liye koi protection bhi nahi tha aap logo ke paas...

Manager: Sir protection bhi thi...aur uss company ke taraf se hi thi...uss company ka maalik apne har consignment ke liye apne taraf se hi protection bhejte hai...bahut badi company thi sir...

Abhi(confused): Thi matlab..??

Manager: Sir wo company band ho gayi hai na abb...uss chori wale case ke baad pata nahi kya hua achanak wo company band ho gayi...

Abhi: Achanak band ho gayi..?? hmmm...theek hai ye batao ki ye chori hui kab thi...??

Manager: Sir pichle saal hi...26^th November ko...

Abhi was shocked to hear all this...

Abhi: Aapko poora yakeen hai ye chori 26^th November ko hi hui thi...

Manager: Ji haan sir...records se dekhkar hi bata raha hu...

Abhi: Theek hai...zaroorat pare to phir se aapse mulakaat hogi...par dhyaan rahe...kisi ko bhi pata nahi chalna chahiye ki CID iss case par kaam kaam kar rahi hai...aur agar kisi ko bataya to...(he looked at him with threatening eyes...)

Manager(afraid): Nahi bataunga sir...ye baat sirf mere aur aapke beech me hi rahegi...

Abhi: Tumhare liye yehi behtar hoga...(and he left...)

Abhi was driving his car without any destination...he was in his own thoughts...

Abhi(thinking): Samajh me nahi aa raha ye sara chakkar aakhir hai kya...Daya hume iss chori ke baare me kyo batana chahega...kahi iss chori ka sambandh Daya ke case se to nahi...ya phir uss insaan se jo iss saari planning ka mastermind hai...kya karu...ACP sir ko batau...par agar wo meri baat nahi mane to...pehle bhi to koshish ki thi...tab bhi nahi mane the...jo bhi karna hai mujhe akele hi karna parega...koi baat nahi...jyada se jyada kya ho sakta hai...meri jaan hi chali jayegi...kam se kam Daya par jo keechad uchala gaya hai wo to saaf ho jayega...uske liye itna to mai kar hi sakta hu...aur karunga bhi...protection ke bawajood chori karna...Daya ka inn sab me iss tarah fasna aur uske chore hue ye codes...ye sab koi choti baat to nahi lag rahi hai...zaroor koi badi baat hai...par kya...(thinking for a while...)...Tarika ne jin companies ke naam bataye the jo wo chemical use karte hai, unme se ek ye ABC company bhi tha...phir Daya ne jo hint diya...usme bhi isi company ka zikr tha...aur abb iss chori ke case me bhi yahi naam samne aa raha ahi...kahi na kahi ye ABC company hi inn sari cheezo se juri hui hai...warna har jagah iska naam aana aur iss chori wale case ke baad achanak band ho jaana...ye sab sirf ek ittifaq to nahi ho sakta...iss company ke baare me hi pata lagana parega...

He parked his car at a roadside and got out of it...he took out his mobile and dialled a number...

Abhi: Haan sun...ek kaam karna hahi tujhe...ek company ke baare me pata lagana hai...ABC company...haan haan wahi...mujhe aaj raat tak uss company ke baareme saari details chahiye samjha...kaam bilkul sahi hona chahiye...haan pata hai pehle bhi saare kaam sahi se hi kiye hai...acha chal abb jyada muh miyan mitthoo mat ban...kaam kar apna...paise tujhe mil jayenge...(he cut the call..)

He thinks something for a while and dials another number...this time he called another khabri of his...

Abhi: Haan...hello hi baad me karna pehle kaam ki baat kar...mujhe milna hai tujhse, kaha milega abhi...haan abhi...zaroori kaam hai...acha theek hai mil wahi, mai pahuchta hu aadhe ghante ke andar...

With this, he cut the call and sits inside the car and drove off...

He reached a desi bar type place...he was in T-shirt and jeans...he took an empty seat...a man from another seat who was looking drunk came and sat in front of him...

Man(drunky tone): Kya bidu...bade dino baad dikha yaha...apun ko to bhul hi gaya tu hein...

Abhi(in mawali type tone): Arre nahi yaar...tujhe bhala mai kaise bhool sakta hu...bas kaam me phasa rehta hu...

Man: Na...nahi...tum sare sheher me jaake apun logo ko bhool gaye...(he made face like he would cry anytime...)

Abhi: Oye...tu rone laga...hein...abbe chal jyada senti mat ho...chal bahar chalte hai...(he helped that man to move outside...and took him to a nearby cottage...locked the door from inside...when he turned back, the man was standing on his own...he was not at all looking drunk now...)

Man: Kya hua sahab...koi badi baat hai kya jo aap khud yaha aa gaye...

Abhi: Haan, badi baat to hai...aur iss baar kaam kuch aisa hai ki koi bharose ka aadmi hi chahiye tha...isiliye...

Man(cut him): Arre saab...aap apun pe poora bharosa kar sakte ho...itne saalo se bhi to kitne kaam kiye hai na saab aapke liye...aap bas ek baar bol do kya kaam hai aur befikar hokar chale jao...saara kaam apun sambhal lega...

Abhi: Hmm...tujhe do logo pe nazar rakhni hai...

Man: Bas itni si baat...kispe.??

Abhi(confidently): CID officer Shreya aur ACP Pradyuman...

Man(shocked): Kya...ye kya baat kar rahe ho saab aap...ACP saab par nazar...marwaoge kya saab...unhe pata chal gaya na to apun ka to upar jaane ka ticket book hai...

Abhi: Aur nahi kiya to bhi book hai...yaad hai na tu aise azaad ghoom raha hai to meri wajah se...

Man: Haan saab...dhamki kyu deta hai...karega na aapka kaam..(he makes some faces which was noticed by Abhi and he unintentionally he smiles a bit on remembering something...)

Abhi: Theek hai...to aaj se hi apna kaam shuru kar de...

Man(with big eyes): KYA..??? Aaj se...

Abhi: Haan aaj se...kyo...koi problem hai...

Man(requesting): Saab...kal se jaata hu na...aaj ke din thora...(he stops mid sentence as he receive a deadly glance from Abhi...so he change as)...apun jaata hai na...abhi jaata hai...apun mana kiya kya...a..ab..abhi nikalta hai...bas aap do minute ruko...apun aata hai...

Abhi: Kyo...tayar to hai...abb kya party me jaane ke liye tayar hona hai...

Man(in suppressed tone): Arre saab samjha karo...itne der bar me baitha tha to...thora...

Abhi(in between): Jaldi ja...(he said pointing towards inside that house...)..

The man came back after sometime humming a song in happy mood...he stood in front of Abhi...

Man(happy like anything): Abb jaake shanti mili...itni der se control ker raha tha aapke darr se...maza aa gaya...

Abhi: Ho gaya na...abb chal...lag ja kaam pe...aur unki ek ek harkat par teri nazar honi chahiye aur mujhe batate rehna ki wo kab kaha jaate hai, kis kis se milte hai...sab kuch...chahe to apna koi khaas admi bhi sath me laga le...

Man: Wo to rakhna hi parega na saab...apun akela thori na do do logo pe nazar rakh sakta hai...

Abhi nodded to him and then both left separately...

Abhi left from there and went to meet the other khabri he had called...

Abhi: Haan bol...kaam hua...

Khabri: Haan saab ho gaya...thora bahut to pehle hi pata tha baaki bhi ho gaya...

Abhi(looking behind khabri): Ye kaun hai(he said pointing to a man standing behind his khabri)..kaha tha na tujhe akele aane ko...to phir ise sath me kyu laya hai..hein...

Khabri: Saab...maaf karna...par mujhe laga ki ye aapke kaam aa sakta hai to sath le aya...saab ye na pehle usi company me kaam karta tha jiske baare me aapne pata lagane ko kaha tha...isse aapko bahut madad milegi sahab...

Abhi: Naam kya hai iska...

Khabri: Manav...

Abhi: Accha theek hai...abb bata ki pata kya chala hai...

Khabri: Saab bada golmaal hai uss company ka to...

Abhi: Matlab...

Khabri: Saab, uss company ke maalik pehle koi Akhilesh naam ka aadmi tha...par jab wo chori hua na sahab...usse kuch hi din pehele hi uski maut ho gayi accident me...

Abhi: Kaisa accident..??

Khabri: Jaha pe wo chori hui tha na, usse thore aage hi uski gadi ka accident ho gaya...aur phir uska koi door ka rishtedaar aa kar us company ka malik ban gaya...pata lagaya to pata chala ki usne marne se pehle apni will banayi thi aur usi me apni sari property uss rishtedaar ke naam ker diya...

Manav: Par sir ye baat badi ajeeb hai...Akhilesh sahab ka ek beta bhi tha aur wo usse bahut pyar karte the...aaj se kareeb ek saal pehle unhone poore staff ke saamne ye baat saaf saaf keh di thi ki unki maut ke baad saari property unke bte ke naam ho jayegi...unhone will to pehele hi bana li thi...

Abhi: To shayad will badalwa li hogi...ho sakta hai ki koi problem ho baap-bete ke beech me...

Manav: Nahi sir...mujhe nahi lagta...ittifaq se unki maut ke ek din pehele hi mai unse milne gaya tha...uss waqt unke sath unka beta bhi tha...dono bahut khush the...humesha ki tarah hi ek doosre ke sath baat kar rahe the...

Abhi(bite his lip): hmhm...kahi aisa to nahi ki bte ne hi apne pita ko maar diya ho...uski daulat ke liye...

Manav: Nahi sir...aisa to kabhi nahi ho sakta...balki apne pita ki maut ke baad to bechare ko bahut bada sadma laga tha...bilkul khana peena tak chhor diya tha...uska Akhilesh ji ke bina aur koi nahi tha na...

Abhi: Kafi jyada lagav tha apne pita se...(Manav nodded in yes...Abhi to khabri) ...aur kuch pata chala...

Khabri: Ji saab..(he look at Manav and he left...after that)...saab wo jo aadmi abb malik bana hai na uss company ka, ye uski photo hai..(he handed Abhi a photo...)

Abhi(exclaimed in shock): Ye...!!! Ye to...

Khabri(cut him): Haan saab...yehi tha...

Abhi: Tha matlab...

Khabri: Matlab abb to wo company band ho gaya na...uss accident ke baad hi band karwa diya...sabne bada mana kiya ki hazaro logo ki naukri chali jayegi par wo mana hi nahi...

Abhi: Haan ye kyu manega...iska kaam to nikal gaya...abb pata nahi iske dimaag me kya chal raha hoga...uss chemical ka jaane kya karna chahta hai ye...(after a second)...acha ye bata aaj kal hai kaha ye aadmi...

Khabri(whispering): Saab, sunne me aya hai ki bahut bada kaam ker raha hai ye...accident ke baad itne dino tak underground tha...abb bhi kahi dikha nahi hai...

Abhi(anger): Mai bhi dekhta hu kitne din tak chup kar baithta hai ye...

Khabri: Par saab, iska bhi promotion ho gaya hai...

Abhi: Promotion Matlab ??

Khabri: Arre saab, jab koi apni rank se upar jaata hai na to use...(but he was cut off)

Abhi(irritated): Promotion ka matlab nahi pooch raha mai...pata hai mujhe...

Khabri(innocently): Aapne hi to poocha na promotion matlab'...

Abhi: Arre yaar...mai iss aadmi ke baare me pooch raha tha...iska promotion hone se kya matlab hai...

Khabri: Acha acha...matlab saab, pehele to ye doosro ke liye kaam kerta tha par abb ye doosro ke liye kaam nahi ker raha...apna hi kuch plan hai iska...

Abhi: Acha...chalo koi baat nahi...iska bhi jaldi hi demotion ho jayega...

Khabri(confused): saab demotion matlab...??

Abhi looked at him from head to toe...smiled at him and left...the khabri stood there confused for a few seconds and then shrugged his shoulders and left...

At ABC company...

Abhi switched off his mobile before entering, as he knew about the mobile detectors...he carefully reached his destination and started searching every possible corner...but he found nothing...

Abhi(to himself): Yaha to kuch bhi nahi hai...waise bhi ACP sir pehele hi aa chuke hai...abb kya milega...

He left the place and now went to Akhilesh's main office...and searched there...and at last he found a few papers which were hidden very carefully so that nobody can locate them...

Abhi(thinking): Ye kya hai...itne sambhal kar rakha hai to kuch kaam ka hi hoga...(he started analysing it...he found a pic of that same man whose photo that khabri gave him)...arre wah...Mr. Alok...naam badal liya apni pehchaan chupaane ke liye...not bad...(again he turned some pages)...ye kya hai...ye number yaha iss file pe...par ye to Daya ka number hai...iske paas Daya ka number kaise aya...matlab yahi hai jo Daya ke sath ye sab kar raha hai...par kyu...ye mila hai to aur kuch bhi milega yaha...dekhta hu...

He was searching the whole office...every file...every paper...but found only official documents...at last he opend the computer and started checking all the files in the computer but found nothing useful...now he was frustrated due to the situations around and he hardly kicked on the CPU which was kept under the table...the computer went blank...

Abhi: Oh no...ek to museebatein kabhi khatam nahi hoti...abb ye...(and he stopped as he looked down at the CPU..) ye kya hai...computer ek aur CPU do do...kamaal hai...(He checked both the CPUs)...ye wala to attached hai computer se...par iske wires to nikle hue hai...purana bhi lag raha hai...ise itna sambhal ke kyu rakha hai...dekhu kya...dekh hi leta hu...

He opened the old CPU and carefully detached every part of it...and to his luck, he did find something he was searching for...it was a chip that was carefully placed under the motherboard...a winning smile crept Abhi's lips...

He attached it to his mobile and before opening was talking to himself...

Abhi(to himself): Itne pyar se rakha hai ise sambhal ke...to zaroor koi achi cheez milegi isme...Hey bhagwan...abb isme koi password na ho...please no passwords...please...(he opened the file and the result was... enter the password')...hadd hai...abb iska password kaha se lau...jyada manipulate kiya to kahi file corrupt na ho jaye...abb kya karu...yaar Daya...help kar do yaar...ye sab tumhara kaam hai...mujhe kaha phasa diya tumne...aa jao please...

But there was no one present to help him this time...he sat on the chair there...he was now feeling as if he was losing everything...so many emotins were running through his mind, body and soul...he was sad...angry...frustrated...but the only thing he lost was his happiness...his smile...and the search for that smile was becoming difficult with every passing day...he held his head in his hands and sat there...he didn't slept for nights together...plus, he didn't eat or drink anything since night...and now the effect was showing on him...he started feeling dizzy...he felt that his body was not cooperating with him any more...he jerked his head so that he doesn't get faint...suddenly he heard a sound from the computer system...he looked up at the monitor...it was no more a blank screen...it had resumed working...he, very lazily held the mouse and tried to move it to a folder...but the cursor didn't move...he checked the mouse and found that the ball of the mouse was not moving...he didn't find that before as he usually use DOS commands to operate computers...and this time too, he used the keyboard only...but now, something striked his mind...

Abhi: Ye kya chakkar hai...itni badi company hai...sare latest equipments hai...computer ke sare parts ek hi company ke hai aur wo bhi latest models hai...aur ye mouse itne purane zamaane ka...ajeeb hai...ball wale mouse aaj kal kaun use karta hai...khol ke dekhu...CPU tak nahi chora to ise kyu chhoru...dekh hi leta hu...purane CPU se chip mili hai shayad isse kuch aur mil jaye...

Thinking this he opened the mouse...and he found a small chit hidden there that was restricting the movement of the ball...he removed it and found a number written on it...his face glowed...he immedialtely type that number as the password for the folder in the clip...and accepted'...the file opened...

Abhi(happy): Yes..!! ye hui na baat...abb to pakka kuch pata chal hi jayega iske bareme...

It was a video...he played the video and his face again turned pale...his eyes became red with anger and tears...anger for the person he saw in the video and tear for his buddy as he felt his fear watching that video...suddenly the video stopped playing and a number flashed in its place...firstly, he didn't understand what happened but soon he realised that it was a call from his khabri...he picked it up...

Abhi: Haan bol...

Khabri: Milna hai aapse...usi jagah pe aa jao...

Abhi cut the call and went to that place where he usually meets this khabri...he reached there and found he was already waiting for him...

Abhi: Bol Manu kya pata chala...

Manu: Saab, maine aapke kehne par unn dono par nazar rakhi thi...saab mujhe koi shaq nahi hua Shreya madam par...mujhe nahi lagta wo kuch galat kar rahi hai...

Abhi: Pata hai...

Manu: Kya...aapko pata hai...phir mere ko kyu kaha tha...

Abhi(cutting him in anger): Wo sab chhor...ACP par bhi nazar rakhne ko kaha tha uska kya hua...

Manu: Saab wo to mile hi nahi...

Abhi(in anger shouted): Kya matlab hai nahi mile...paise kis baat ke leta hai tu haan...

Manu(afraid): Saab maaf ker do...m...mai pa..pata laga ke..ba...batata hu..na aapko...

Abhi(anger): Nahi chhor...abb jo kerna hai mai khud hi karunga...tu bas ek aur kaam ker mera..

Manu: Haan saab...bolo na...

Abhi: Mujhe ye aadmi chahiye...(he gave him the photo of that man...)..pata hai na kaun hai...

Manu: Haan saab, ise kaun nahi janta...bada hi terha aadmi hai saab...police ki maar khakar bhi mooh nahi kholta saab ye...

Abhi: Iski kismet achi thi ki kabhi kisike dost ke hatho nahi pada ye...warna aaj ye zinda nahi hota...ek baar hath lag jaye...ye mere se nahi bachega...(Abhi was now sweating badly due whole day's exertion and completely empty stomach...his head again started spinning...he held his head with his hands...)

Manu: Are saab...kya hua...(holding him..)..saab aap theek ho...sa...saab...(and Abhi fainted...)..

Manu tried to get him into conscious but Abhi didn't respond...he was continuously patting his cheek but no answer...

Manu: Abb kya karu...inhe bhi pata nahi achanak kya ho gaya...bukhaar bhi hai shayad thora...

He, at last carried Abhi with him...

Abhi opened his eyes slowly and try to understand the situation...

Abhi(week voice): Ye...ye mai kaha...(and he tried to sit...but fell back..)...ahhh...ahhh...(he grabbed his head and laid back...)

A man came running to him...

Man: Arre saab...aap uth gaye...(Abhijeet looked at him and tried to remember what had happened...)

Abhi tried to sit again and the man helped him do so...

Abhi: Manu...m...mai yaha...kaise...

Manu: Saab mai laya aapko yaha...aap chakkar kha kar gir gaye the...isiliye mai aapko apne ghar le aya...saab, aap aaj yahi ruk kar aaram kar lijiye...

Abhi: Na,..nahi...mai yaha nahi...(tried to stand up...)aahhh...mujhe jana hoga...

Abhi with much effort stood up...but when he took a step ahead, he again got misbalanced and was about to fall when Manu held him and made him sit on the bed...

Manu(concern): Saab, mai keh raha hu na aap ruk jayiye yaha...koi kaam hai to aap mujhe batayiye na...mai ker dunga...par aap yahi rahiye...doctor ko bulaya tha to usne kaha ki aapne kuch khaya bhi nahi hai...kya saab aap bhi...(Abhi smiles seeing a khabri caring like that...)..aapko hasi aa rahi hai...meri to jaan nikal gayi thi...ki pata nahi achanak kya ho gaya aapko...pata hai kitna ghabra gaya tha mai...(Abhi looked at him with strange eyes..)...accha wo sab choro aap...abhi aap khana kha lo...aapko accha lagega...(Manu looked at him and added)..fikar mat karo, maine nahi banaya hai...wo meri patni-devi ji ne banaya hai...(and then he heard a loud voice of his wife from the kitchen and he ran to help her saying...)..mar gaya...

Abhi started laughing seeing him like that...Manu from the door turned and glared at him and Abhi says sorry' and tried to control his laughter...Slowly his mind again drifted back to his sweet memories...

Kya yaar...tumne subah se kuch khaya nahi hoga na...isiliye aise chakkar kha kar gir gaye...agar mai nahi aata waha tab to...(Abhi smiles on his concern)..tumhe hasi aa rahi hai...aaj to tumne meri jaan hi nikal di thi...pata hai kitna ghabra gaya tha mai...ki pata nahi achanak kya ho gaya tumhe...accha abb tum yahi baitho, mai kuch khane ko lekar aata hu...kuch kha loge to tumhe accha lagega...

Abhi was smiling while a sudden voice disturbed reminding all those things and Daya's care towards him...

Manu: Kya hua saab, aap aise akele akele muskura rahe hai?? Daya saab ke baare me soch rahe ho na...(Abhi looked at him with shock..)..arre saab, hairan kahe ko hote ho...aap dono ki dosti ka kisko nahi pata...aur mai to humesha dekhta hu...kitne saalo se aapke liye kaam karta hu...mujhe kya pata nahi hai...(Abhi nodded)..

He served him food and sat before him...

Abhi: Mujhe nahi khana hai kuch...

Manu: (Keeping the plate aside)...Koi baat nahi, aap keh rahe hai to rehne dete hai...waise mai to aapki bhalayi ke liye hi keh raha tha...baadme Daya saab ko pata chalega to wo to aapko...

Abhi(cut him): Mujhe bhookh lagi hai...plate idhar do...(Manu smiled and Abhi started eating making a face..)

Unwillingly he finished the food...after that Manu forwarded a glass towards him...

Abhi(looking at the glass): Yaha paani rakha hua hai pehle se hi...(pointing to a bottle beside)

Manu(smiling): Saab, paani nahi hai...dawai hai...pi lo...

Abhi: Mujhe nahi leni koi dawai shawai...mai theek hu bilkul...

Manu: Mai thore hi keh raha hu...mai to isiliye keh raha tha ki baadme Daya saab ko pata chalega to aapko daat par jayegi...

Abhi(irritatingly): Ye tum mujhe Daya ki dhamkiya dena band karo samjhe..(Pointing finger towards him)..

Manu(shockingly): Arre saab ye kya keh rahe ho aap...mai aur dhamkiya...aur wo bhi aap ko...(holding his ears..) na baba na...aap kehte ho to rehne deta hu dawai...mai to bas isiliye keh raha tha ki...

Abhi(cut him): Ki Daya saab ko pata chal gaya to mujhe daat paregi...hai na,..(Manu nooded innocently...Abhi nodded his head and)...lao do glass...

Manu happily gave him the glass, Abhi looked at him, and then at the glass and made a face...drank a bit and started coughing...

Abhi: Kya hai ye...dawai hai ki zeher...meri supaari le rakhi hai kya tune...(he said coughing..)

Manu: Mai pani lekar aata hu abhi...

He went to fetch water and seeing he was out of the room, Abhi stood up with the glass and was about to pour the medicine in the flower pot on the table but was startled by a suuden voice...

Manu: Saab, paudhe(plant) ko maine paani de diya hai...

Abhi turns back, found a smiling Manu...he makes a face, finished the drink, and handed over the glass to him...

Abhi(thinking): Beta Manu...bahut ud (to fly) raha hai tu Daya ka naam lekar...ek baar yaha se nikalne de phir dekhta hu tujhe mai...ek to iss Daya ke yaha na hote hue bhi uska khauf nahi jata...jise dekho uska naam lekar blackmail karta rehta hai...abb bas ye Manu hi reh gaya tha...huh..!!

Suddenly a mobile starts ringing in the room...Manu comes running and picked it up...firstly he was happy seeing the caller but as the conversation proceeded, his expressions changed to tensed one...he cut the call and looked at Abhijeet for a while and then turned to leave without saying anything...

Abhi: Manu ruk...kya hua...koi garbar hai kya...

Manu: Nahi saab, aisi koi baat nahi hai...wo apun ka dost aairela hai bade dino baad...usi ko milne jaane ka hai...

Abhi: Dost se baat karte hue chehre ke rang kyu ud gaye...??(he said in a suspicious tone..)

Manu: Mai keh raha hu na saab...koi lafra nahi hai...aap thora aaram karo...mai aata hu abhi...aur kuch pata chala to mai batata hu aapko...(he turned to leave...but stopped near door and said to Abhi in a tensed voice)..saab..kahi bahar mat nikalna aap...mai aakar aapko sab kuch batata hu...tab tak aap yahi rehna...warna bahut garbad ho jayegi saab...(and he left in hurry..)

Abhi(to himself): Ye achanak ise kya ho gaya...kuch garbad to zaroor hai...kya karu...jakar dekhu iske peeche...nahi nahi...shayad yahi rukna chahiye...jis tarah se keh raha tha mujhe yaha rukne ko sirf mere fever ke liye to nahi lagta...baat kuch aur hi hai...yahi rukta hu thori der...jyada der ho gayi to jakar dekh lunga...tab tak dekhta hu iss video se kuch milta hai kya...

And he reopened the file saved in his mobile...he had saved the file in various locations of his mobile so that if anyone finds it and try to destroy or delete it, there will be a chance that other files will be saved...he hid the chip too...

Then he played the video...and his eyes again became red seeing all that...

A room with dim lights...three people were standing there talking about something...two persons can easily be identified as there faces were towards the camera...one was that man who who was acting as the relative of Mr.Akhilesh(man1)...and another was an old criminal(man2) whom Abhi recognized in a second...but the face of the third one was not showing on the video...his back was towards the camera...neither he was speaking anything...

Man1: Yaar Ranga...ye police walo ka koi chakkar na par jaye inn sab me...

Ranga: Abey Kallu tu kabse inn police walo se darne laga haan ???

Kallu: Abey mai darta nahi hu samjha...ulta ye jail to apna doosra ghar hi hai...badi acchi khatirdari karte hai ye log...

Ranga: Haan, wo to tere chehre pe likha hota hai humesha jail se chootne ke baad ki kitni acchi khatirdaari ki hai unn logo ne teri...(and he starts laughing at Kallu...)

Kallu: Oye tu na chup hi reh...(serious)...iss baar to mujhe kisi bhi tarah in mamu logo se bachna hi hoga...mera ye plan kisi bhi tarah fail nahi hona chahiye...

Ranga: To isme chinta ki kya baat hai...(patting on the shoulder of the third man)...ye hai na...ye apun logo ko bacha lega na...apna yaar hai...itna to kar hi sakta hai kyu...

The third man turns and now his face can be seen...:Haan bilkul...bilkul kar sakta hu...aur karunga bhi...aakhir mere ACP hone ka kuch to fayeda ho na mere dost ko...hein...hahahahaha...

All the three start laughing ...

Kallu: Dekho Pradyuman...koi lafda nahi hona chahiye...abhi iss Daya ko jyada kaam mat dena tum...humara kaam bhi to karna hai use...(jokingly)..itna kaam karega to bechara thak jayega na...

ACP: Tum chinta mat karo uss Daya ki...hazar kaamo me se bhi ye kaam karega wo...bas ek baar uske dost Abhijeet ka naam lekar to dekho tum...daura bhaga ayega wo apne dost ki jaan bachane ke liye...par tum poore team ki jaan lene ki dhamki de dena...ya uski bhi kya zaroorat hai...tum bas mujhe bachane ka hi keh dena...wo tumhara kaam zaroor kar dega...

Kallu: Haan, maine to saara intezaam bhi kar liya hai...ye dekho...(he showed him some pics which can prove that a man with a gun was spying on him)..kaisa laga...(with a big smile)..accha hai na...tumhare uss officer ko bhi accha lagega bahut...dekhna tum...

ACP and Ranga smiled at that...

Abhijeet closed his eyes tightly...when he opened his eyes, his eyes were full of tears but they denied falling down...

Abhi(in anger): ACP sir...ye aapne theek nahi kiya...aap par ina bharosa kiya humne...khud se bhi jyada...apni jaan se bhi jyada ahmiyat di aap ko...aur aapne...Daya tune bhi mujhse jhoot bola...wo mujhe bachane ke liye nahi...balki ACP sir ko bachane ke liye gaya tha waha...meri jaan lene ki baat to unhone baadme ki hogi shayad...tumhe ye video dikha kar blackmail kiya hoga ki ACP sir bhi hai unke saath to abb wo kuch bhi ker sakte hai...aur tum...tumne mujhe itni badi baat batani bhi zaroori nahi samjhi...(his tears now flowed down his cheeks as he remember Daya's condition when he went to meet him in the cell)...isiliye...isiliye dara hua tha na uss din tu...kyoki tujhe pata chal chuka tha ki ACP sir bhi...(he sighed heavily)...aur tujhe ye laga ki agar unhe kisi bhi tarah pata chal gaya to wo mujhe nuksaan pahucha sakte hai...aur yahi wajah thi ki uss din unke saamne tum kuch bhi nahi bole...yaar ek baar mujhe to bata dete...meri jaan bachane ke liye tum apni jaan kyu...(he stopped as tears chocked him...)

He heard the door opening so he quickly cleared his eyes...Manu entered the house...he was very tensed...

Abhi: Kya hua...koi badi baat pata chali hai kya...??

Manu(looked at him and): Haan saab...baat badi to hai...wo...(and he averted his eyes from Abhi...)

Abhi: Kya...hein...baat kya hai...??

Manu: Saab wo ACP saab...

Abhi(standing up in hurry): Kya...haan...bol jaldi...kya pata chala hai ACP sir ke baare me...

Manu: Pata nahi saab...shayad usse hi koi galti ho gayi ho...per...wo...ACP sir ko mere dost ne kisi k sath dekha...saab wo...wo...

Abhi(getting impatient): Kya wo wo...bol na...

Manu: Saab...mai kya bolu...aap khud hi dekh lijiye...

He gave him his mobile and Abhi took it in hurry...And his eyes went wide with shock...

The picture opened in his mobile showed ACP taking a bundle of money from a man and the next photo showed ACP giving a unliscenced gun to him with a chit...

Manu: Saab, mera dost uss waqt ussi raaste se ja raha tha to usne ye dekha...wo chup gaya kyoki wo iss aadmi ko jaanta hai...wo jaha rehta hai, uss ilaake ka jaana maana gunda hai saab ye...par ACP saab ko dekhkar usne apne mobile par ye photo kheech li aur mujhe bata diya...

Abhi was not able to understand anything...ACP Pradyuman...the man whom he considers as his father...he is doing all this..?? The man who fought to the world to save him now wants to kill him..?? But why..??? WHY...was the question, which was still unanswered...

He sat on the bed with a thud...massaged his head with both the hands and looked up, trying hard to hold his tears back...he then looked down and sat there with his head resting on his hands...

Abhi(sitting in the same way in almost a whisper): Manu zara pani pila do please...

In the evening...

Abhi: Manu dekho mera yaha se jana bahut zaroori hai...mai nahi gaya to pata nahi kya se kya ho jayega...Daya aur baaki sab ki jaan ka sawal hai...mai yaha nahi ruk sakta abb...mai nikalta hu...tumne sachme meri bahut madad ki hai...thank you...zaroorat padi to tumhe bata dunga...

Manu: Zaroorat pade to jaan bhi de dunga saab aapke liye...

Abhi smiled at him and left...

At bureau...

Abhi enters there in anger and move straight to his desk...Others saw him coming and move towards him...they hesitate a bit seeing his mood off...but Freddy got some courage...

Freddy: Sir...(Abhi looks at him...)...sir aap kaha the...uss din Salunkhe sir se baat hone ke baad nikle the phir aap wapas hi nahi aye...hum pareshan ho gaye the sir...kaha the aap...

Abhi was not paying much attention to what Freddy was saying...he was busy thinking something else...freddy noticed this...

Freddy(keeping hand on his shoulder called softly): Sir...

Abhi came out of his thoughts and tried to behave normally...but his tension was clearly showing on his face...

Abhi: Ha...haan...mai...mai wo...kuch kaam se gaya tha kahi...

Freddy: Pakka na sir...koi problem to nahi hai...aap pareshan lag rahe hai...

Abhi: Mai...n..nahi to...mai theek hu...tum log jao...kaam karo apna...(low voice)mai theek hu...

Freddy looked at him for a few seconds and then all of them moved back to their desks but Abhi called again...

Abhi: Ek minute Freddy suno...(Freddy looked at him...)..wo ACP sir kaha hai...kahi dikhayi nahi de rahe...

Freddy: Sir wo to aaj subah hi kahi bahar chale gaye the...kah rahe the ki kisi zaroori kaam se ja rahe hai aur aane me late ho jayega...

Abhi: Hm(think something)...acha theek hai tum jao...mai bhi thori der me aata hu...kuch kaam hai mujhe bahar...

Inside the CID cell...

Daya was sitting with his back supported to the wall behind with his eyes closed...several things were running in his mind at the same time...everything that happened in this small time...

Daya(thinking): Kyu ho raha hai ye sab...achanak kaise sab kuch itna badal gaya...ACP sir...wo kaise...nahi...wo aisa kabhi nahi ker sakte...per maine to khud sab dekha hai...phir kaise unpar vishwas karu...aur...aur agar ye sach hua to...mai Abhi ki jaan kaise khatre me daal sakta hu...nahi...meri hote hue Abhi ko kabhi kuch nahi hoga...mai aisa hone hi nahi dunga...kabhi nahi...par mai karu to karu kya...agar mai sach bata du, to bhi wo sab Abhi ko nuksaan pahuchayenge...aur agar chup rehta hu to bhi...to bhi to uski jaan ko khatra hai hi...(he held his head tightly..)..samajh nahi aata kya karu...aisa koi to raasta hoga jisse mai Abhi ko bacha saku...kuch to...(he took a deep breathe)agar maine Abhi ko uss din maine sab kuch bata diya hota to shayad abhi tak ye sara case khatam bhi ho chukka hota...par iss beech agar use kuch ho jata to...to...nahi...nahi...mai aisa kaise ker sakta hu...agar aisa ho jata to mai khud ko kabhi maaf nahi ker pata...kabhi nahi...use na batana hi sahi hai...waise bhi...agar use bata deta to pata nahi gusse me aakar kya ker jata wo...per...pata to use chal hi jayega...aaj nahi to kal...pata to use chalna hi hai...wo iss case ko itni asaani se to nahi chorega...

With all these thoughts, he lied there on the floor itself and when, even he himself didn't get to know, he went to sleep...

Someone opened the door of the room along the cell...he stood there for a few seconds watching the face of the man sleeping inside the cell...he was sleeping, but peace was far away from his face...it was clearly seen on his face that he had not been sleeping for quite a long time...The man who entered the room stepped forward and opened the door of the cell...he slowly entered trying not to disturb the man inside...he was just looking at him...he stepped towards him but his foot striked something...he looked down to find what it was...he saw a plate full of food kept there untouched...his eyes swelled up with tears thinking of the hard time his friend must be spending in there...he moved towards him and sat down on his knees near his friend...and slowly kept his hand over his forehead and caressed his hairs...the second man responded immediately as he recognised that caring touch of his friend...he turned a bit and opened his eyes...and a week voice came out of his mouth...: Abh...Abhiii...

He tried to sit up and Abhi supported him to sit...he sat with his back supported on the wall...Abhi lightly touched his arm and called him...: Dayaaa...tum theek ho...

Daya looked at him, smiled weekly and nodded in yes...

Daya: Abhi...tu...tum yaha kyu aye ho wapas...tumhe nahi aana chahiye tha...

Abhi(with a little anger): Kyu...kyu nahi aana chahiye tha mujhe...ha...ACP sir ko pata chal jata isiliye...to chal jaye pata...mujhe tumhari parwah hai aur kisi ki nahi...(in too much anger...)aur khaskar ACP sir ki to bilkul bhi nahi...

Daya(surprised): Abhi ye kya bol rahe ho tum...ACP sir ke baare me aisa kaise...

Abhi(cut him with the same anger in voice): To aur kya karu mai...haan...aur kya bolu mai unke baare me...uss insaan ke baare me jisne tumhe nuksaan pahuchane ki koshish ki...jiski wajah se aaj tum yaha...(he choked due to tears...)..tumhari aisi halat bhi sirf aur sirf unki wajah se hi hui hai...sab kuch...sab kuch sirf aur sir f uss ek insaan ki wajah se hi...(now he lost control over all his emotins that he had been trying to suppress from so long and he started crying...he turned his face towards the other side so as to avoid Daya's gaze...)

Daya understood that Abhi has to know everything that he never wanted him to know...he closed his eyes tightly and a drop of tear rolled down his cheeks...he wiped them off, kept a hand on Abhi's shoulder, and pressed it lightly...

Daya(softly): Abhi...(there was no response from his side...)...Abhi baat suno meri...please...(Abhi turned and hugged Daya tightly...Daya was first shocked due to such response of him...but then he hugged him back and slowly patted his back...)..Abhi...sab theek ho jayega yaar...tum aise toot mat jao Abhi please...(he separated him from hug and wiped his tears...)

Both kept silent for a few minutes...Abhi was also trying his best not to breakdown again...he wanted to be strong but it seemed to be impossible at such a situation...

Suddenly Abhi wiped his face with both hands and stood up...he held Daya by arm and tried to pull him up...

Abhi(pulling him up...): chalo Daya...

This was another shock for Daya...

Daya(shocked): Ka...Kaha...??

Abhi: Bahar aur kaha...tum abb aur yaha nahi rahoge bas...(pulling him again)..chalo utho...

Daya: Pagal ho gaye ho kya...kya bole ja rahe ho tum...dhyaan bhi hai ki kya kerne ki koshish ker rahe ho tum...ek criminal ko jail se bhagana crime hota hai Abhi...(Abhi's heart pinched listening the word criminal' for Daya from his own mouth...)

Abhi(left his arm and pointing his finger towards him...): Tum...(not able to understand what to say..)..Daya tum...tum aisa kyu bol rahe ho...tum criminal nahi ho samjhe...(in little louder..)koi galat kaam nahi kiya hai tumne...samjhe tum...(he again held his wrist and pulled him)...Chalo abb...

Daya(not looking at him): Mai kahi nahi aa raha hu...I deserve this place...and I deserve what I'm going through...(Abhi looked at him in anger...now Daya also looked at him...)infact...I deserve worse...(with this he took his hand out of Abhi's grip...)

Abhi: Pagal mat bano Daya...sach tumhe bhi pata hai aur mujhe bhi...ye sab ACP sir ke kaaran hua hai naaki tumhari wajah se...

Daya: Par agar mai chahta to kuch ker sakta tha na...kuch to...per maine kya kiya...aakar tumpar goli chala di...(having tears in eyes...)..Abhi...mai sach me kisi ke dosti ke kaabil nahi hu yaar...nahi kisi ke pyar ke kaabil hu...sach me...isiliye itne samay tak mera koi nahi tha...na koi dost na aur koi jo meri parwah kare...tum kyu kerte ho meri parwah...haan...kyu tum...

Abhi(cut him and sat down near him): Daya ye kya bol raha hai tu haan...

Daya: Sach...sach hi to keh raha hu mai...kyu kerte ho meri parwah...kyu mujhe apna dost maante ho...nahi hu yaar mai tumhari dosti ke layak...(and he starts crying...)

All those things that both of them had hid within them were now coming out...

Abhi looked at him and felt bad...but at this moment, he too did not understand what to say and how to console his friend...because he himself was feeling so stressed and tired of all these happenings...

Daya(looking up at him): Yaar meri dosti sirf tumhe takleef hi degi...tumhe bhi baaki sab ki tarah mujhse door hi rehna chahiye...(Abhi was not saying anything...or rather he didn't know what to say...he had the fear that if he tried to console him, then he himself would not be able to stay strong...which was really important for him for now...he had so many things to say but could say nothing...here, after a small silence, Daya began again..)..m..mai sach me itna bura hu kya Abhijeet...(Abhi looked at him with tears...he knew clearly what Daya must be feeling...)

Abhi: Nahi Daya...kyu soch rahe ho tum ye sab...haan...aur agar tum bure ho bhi na...to mujhe bura dost hi chahiye...(he smiled a bit and Daya also smiled listening to that...)

Daya(serious tone): Abhi mujhe nahi lagta ACP sir inn sab me involved hai...

Abhi looked at him shocked...firstly, due to his sudden change in mood and behaviour and secondly, due to the thing he just said...

Abhi: Ye...ye tum keh rahe ho Daya...tum...!! Yaad hai na tumne ye sab kyu kiya tha...unki wajah se...unki wo video dekh kar darr gaye the tum...isiliye aisa kadam uthaya tumne...

Daya: Haan mai manta hu Abhijeet...sab manta hu...par phir bhi...ek baar tum khud hi soch kar dekho...agar ACP sir ko humare sath kuch galat kerna hi tha to unhe koi rok sakta tha...nahi Abhijeet...wo ACP Pradyuman hai...agar wo kuch kerna chahe to unhe koi nahi rok sakta...agar wo hume maarna chahte to aaj tak hum yaha aise baatein nahi ker rahe hote...Abhijeet samajhne koshish karo meri baat ko...(he looked at Abhijeet and understood that he was not satisfied with whatever he said...he took a sigh)...Abhijeet...(Abhi looked at him)...tumhe kya lagta hai...kit um yaha mujhse milne ke liye aate ho, iss baat ka ACP sir ko koi andaza nahi hoga...unhe nahi pata hoga ki unka officer kab kya ker sakta hai...I'm sure unhe acche se pata hoga ki tum mujhse milne aaye ho...aur...aur shayad...

Abhi: Shayad kya...

Daya: Shayad unhe ye bhi pata ho ki humare beech baat kya hoti hai...

Abhi: Tumhe aisa lagta hai...

Daya: Haan...

Abhi: To abb wo humpar har waqt nazar bhi rakhne lage hai...

Daya(irritated): Tum har baat ko galaat tareeke se kyu samajh rahe ho Abhijeet...ho kya gaya hai tumhe...

Abhi(rash and loud): Pagal ho gaya hu mai...(Daya shockingly look at him)...dimaag kharab ho gaya hai mera...nahi samajh pa raha hu mai kuch bhi...(he stop and holds his head tightly and after a few seconds again started in low but strong voice, looking in the eyes of Daya..)...aur ye sab jot um bol rahe ho mujhe, ACP sir ke baare me...ye sab tumhare dimaag me pehle nahi aya...hein...jab tum chilla chila ker sab ko bol rahe the ki tumne ye sab jaan boojh kar kiya hai...chalo tab nahi bataya na sahi...kyoki bureau me bugs the...par jab ACP sir aur Shreya tumse yaha milne aye the...tumse sach jaanna chahte the...tumhe kaha bhi ki wo tumhari baat manenge...tab...tab kyu nahi bataya unhe tumne kuch...hein...itna hi bharosa hai to bata dete na unhe bhi sab...(bit loudly an anger..)tab kyu apne mooh par taala laga ke baith gaye...

Daya: Abhijeet...ma...mai samajh sakta hu tumhare gusse ki wajah...aur tumhara gussa jayas bhi hai...par Abhijeet iss waqt jin halaato se tum guzar rahe ho unhi haalato se mai bhi guzar raha hu...(Abhi looks at him, his anger a bit low now...Daya also relaxed after seeing that)...Abhijeet tum bhi ACP sir ko acche tareeke se jaante ho aur mai bhi...hum jaante hai ki wo kabhi bhi aisa koi kadam nahi uthate jisse hume koi nuksaan ho...wo kabhi bhi humara bura nahi sochte hai...samne chahe jitna bhi gussa kare par har baar wo humare liye sab se lad jaate hai...uske liye unhe kya kuch nahi sunna parta hoga par wo kabhi peeche nahi hate...tumhe lagta hai ki wohi ACP Pradyuman humari jaan lena chahega...tum aisa soch bhi kaise sakte ho Abhijeet...meri baat maano Abhijeet, ek baar tum ACP sir ko dhoondne ki koshish karo...mujhe lagta hai wo zaroor kisi museebat me hai...tum...(but Abhi stopped him by raising his hand)

Abhi(forwarding his mobile): Ye dekho...

Daya took it and looked at the screen...it was the picture of ACP sir giving money from some man and giving a gun to him...Daya was shocked like anything...

Daya(shocked): Ye...ye sab...

Abhi: Hm...abb bhi kahoge ki ACP sir ne kuch galat nahi kiya..

Daya: Tum...tumhe kya lagta hai...kya karna chahiye...abhi tak kuch to soch hi liya hoga tumne...

Abhi looked at him and said with a smile: Hm...socha to hai...bas tumse janna chahta tha ki mai jo ker raha hu wo sahi hai ya nahi...

Daya: To...lag gaya na pata...(Abhi nodded with a week smile...)..to abb karo jo socha tha...

Abhi: Samajh nahi aa raha shuru kaha se karu...

Daya: Restaurant se...

Abhi(confused): Kya...??

Daya: Kitne din se bina khaye piye baithe ho...??

Abhi (looking at the food plate in the cell): Yahi sawal mai tumse karu to...(Daya smiles embarrassed)...bade aye mujhe gyan dene wale...

Daya(now serious): Yaar mujhe lagta hai tumhe pehle iss aadmi se milna chahiye jo iss photo me ACP sir ke sath hai...koi starting point to chahiye aage barhne ke liye...aur iss waqt tumhare paas siwaye iss aadmi ke aur koi raasta nahi hai ACP sir tak pahuchne ka...

Abhi(taking a heavy sigh): Hopefully ye kaam ker jaye...aur uss aadmi ko kuch pata ho ACP sir ke baare me...

Daya(lokking him suspectedly): Waise tum itni asaani se maan gaye ACP sir ke baare me...pehle se investigate ker rahe the na tum...(he pause for some reply but when Abhi doesn't say anything, he continue)...kahi wo video...wo...

Abhi(cut him as): Morph ki gayi hai...Tarika ne check kiya tha...(both smile...)

Daya: To itni der se ye drama kyu ker rahe the...

Abhi: Tumhare mann ki baat janne ke liye...(in sad tone...)..mujhe iss waqt sach me kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai Daya...isiliye kisi aur se consult kerna chahta tha...ACP sir se to ker nahi sakta to...socha tumse hi baat karu...aur tumhe sab kuch pehle hi bata deta to tum meri haan me haan mila dete...

Daya: aur jab pata chala ki ACP sir to hai nahi bureau me to tum turant yaha chale aye...

Abhi: Haan...kyoki mujhe tab pakka yakeen ho gaya ki ACP sir kisi museebat me hai...kyoki Tarika ne morphing ke baare me pehle hi bata diya tha...par mujhe phir bhi guidance chahiye thi...iss waqt sab kuch samne hote hue bhi kuch samajh nahi pa raha thu mai...samajh nahi aata kispe yakeen karu aur kispe nahi...kabhi itna akela mehsoos nahi kiya yaar maine...pehle humesha, haar mushkil samay me tum sath hote the mere...mujhe sahara dene ke liye, mujhe guide kerne ke liye...tum nahi hote the to ACP sir humesha mere peeche khare hote the...kahi bhi paon dagmaga jate the to wo humesha hote the mera hath thaamne ke liye...par aaj na tum ho na ACP sir...pata nahi kyu par humesha dil me ek darr sa rehta hai...ek khauf...jaise hath se sab kuch nikal raha hai...(tears form in his eyes...)

Daya(trying to stop him): Abhi...(he looks at Daya)..kya bol rahe ho tum...Abhi tumhe kisi cheez ke liye darne ki zaroorat nahi hai samjhe...tum jo karoge sahi hi karoge...mujhe poora yakeen hai tumpar...tumne aaj tak koi galat faisla nahi liya hai Abhijeet...aur tum iss baar bhi jo faisla loge wo sahi hi hoga...(Abhi nods as he felt better after listening all this...Daya pressed his shoulder to give him strength, which was really needed for him at that time...seeing Abhi calm, he started again)...abb chalo, ye case bhi khatam kerna hai tumhe...ACP sir ka pata lagao...baaki sab apne aap mil jayenge...ye job hi hai, naya khiladi hai...jyada adde nahi hai iske...jyada log bhi nahi hai iske paas...itne dino me itna to jaan hi chuka hu mai inke baare me...

Abhi: Theek hai Daya...abhi chalta hu...par jald hi milenge...

Daya(add to him): Ek chote se break ke baad...(and he smile ...Abhi also smile on this...)

Abhi get up and patted Daya's arm and started moving outside when Daya called him from behind...he look back..

Daya: Iss baar bahar dost banker nahi...Senior Inspector Abhijeet ban ker jana...OK...case zara jaldi khatam ker lete hai ye Inspector saab mere dost se...

Abhi(smiled ): Hm...

Abhi came out of there with a new energy within him...now he knew what to do...and he had regained the lost faith on himself...now he knew that what he is going to do is right...

Daya heaved a sigh of relief as he felt the change in his friend's attitude after this visit...he was now sure that the culprit of this case is going to face his worst nightmares in a quick time...he looked at the food plate lying in front of him and slowly reached for it...he took it in his hand and started eating it, though he was not willing to...

Here, Abhijeet went back to bureau...everybody was leaving for lunch...seeing him coming, they offered him as well...first he denied as he was in hurry to work on the case but then he remembered Daya's words and he too went with others and had his lunch...after lunch, all startd moving back to bureau when Abhi called Freddy aside...

Abhi: Freddy...wo...mujhe tumhari thori help chahiye...agar tumhe koi problem na ho to...

Freddy: Arre sir ye kaisi baatein ker rahehai aap...ye Freddy humesha aapki madad ke liye tayar hai...aap bas itna batayiye ki mujhe kerna kya hoga...

Abhi: Ek galli ka gunda hai...use pakarna hai...

Freddy(making sure nobody is hearing them): Sir...Daya sir ke case se to related nahi...

Abhi just nods in answer and they left after telling others that they are going to deal a small case...

At some village type area...

Abhi's car stopped there...Freddy and Abhi step down from it and started moving in the village type area...Abhi was leading Freddy and it seemed that he is well aware of where exactly they have to go...

Freddy(while moving behind him): Sir aap akele itna kuch kerte rahe aur hume bataya tak nahi...ek baar bol dete to hum bhi apki madad ker dete na...

Abhi: Kisko bolta Freddy mai...(in anger)..kisi ko Daya ki burayi kerne se fursat thi jo uske case par bhi kaam kerta ...

Freddy: Aisa nahi hai sir...aap nahi jante aap aur Daya sir humare liye kya mayene rakhte hai...

Abhi(sarcastically): Jaanta hu...bahut ache se jaanta hu...aur dekh bhi chuka hu sab kuch uss din bureau me...ki kitna pyar kerte hai sab Daya se...

Freddy was left with nothing to say after this...he knew how much he was hurt...and speaking anything now will only hurt him more...so he stayed quiet...

Abhi: Dekho Freddy...mere khabri ka jo dost hai, wo isi ilake me rehta hai... to wo aadmi bhi yahi milega jisne ACP sir ko paise diye honge...

They went to a local club like place where some gunday looking boys were playing cards and carom board...Abhi didn't pay attention to any other guy...he just went to the guy he wanted to catch and held him from his collars...and a tight slap...!!! The guy was shocked with such an attack...and before any of his fellows came to rescue him, he was dragged out of there, put in a car and handcuffed and the car flew away...

Man: Kya hai saab...mujhe kyu murge (cock) ke maafik utha ke le aaye...(Abhi and freddy smiled)...aur bhi to itne log the na...unme se utha lete...meri ijjat hai saab waha pe...itni jaldi utha laye ki kuch samajh bhi nahi aya apun ko...

Abhi: Murga chhaat ke rakhne ka fayeda hai ye...sochne me zyada waqt nahi gawana parta...

They returned to bureau and the guy was thrown inside the interrogation room alone with Abhijeet...As Freddy came out, Abhi entered and locked the door behind...

Freddy(looking at the closed door): Bechara...aaj to gaya kaam se...

Sachin who heard that came to him and ask him: Kya baat hai Freddy...sir bahut gusse me lag rahe the...

Freddy: Kuch nahi sir...bas aaj uss aadmi ki haddiya 206 se barh kar 306 ho jayengi...

All smiled on this as they all knew the result of criminal+Abhijeet' in the same interrogation room with a locked door...

After an hour or so the interrogation room door opened...Abhijeet came out of the room with extremely angry face...all others who were waiting for him now looked at each other...they were all willing to know what that man told but who dared to go in front of a bhookha sher...

Abhi was moving out of the bureau in full rage when he suddenly stopped and turned towards all...they hurridly started moving towards their desks in fear...after that Abhi completely moved out...he was in the parking lot and about to open the car door when he heard someone calling him from behind...

Voice: Sirr...sirrr..

He turned and found Freddy jogging towards him...

Abhi: Freddy...kya hua...aise bhagte hue kyu aa rahe ho..

Freddy: Sir apne kaha tha ki kisi ko pata na chale isiliye ander kuch nahi pucha...(he stopped for a while for regaining his breath and then started again)...sir usne kya kaha?? Kuch pata chala ACP sir ke bare me...

Abhi: Isi baat ka to gussa hai Freddy ki kuch pata hi nahi chal raha hai...wo aadmi jo uss photo me ACP sir ke sath thaw o koi gunda nahi hai...balki ek undercover agent hai...ACP sir aksar usse zaroorat ki cheeze provide kerte rehte hai secret tareeke se...par is baar us aadmi ne dekh liya...(he was so disappointed...) itni mushkil se ek kadi hath lagi thi par wo bhi...(and he sighs disappointedly...)

Freddy: Sir...wo aadmi ACP sir se ek din pehle hi mila tha na...

Abhi: Haan, to...

Freddy: Matlab sir tab tak to ACP sir bilkul theek thaak the...kyuki ye wali photo to asli hai...koi morphing nahi hai...

Abhi: Haan Freddy, kal to si bureau bhi aye the na...job hi hua hoga bureau se jane ke aur uss aadmi se milne ke baad hua hoga...(thinking deeply...)..shayad raaste me...jab wo wapas ghar ja rahe honge...tabhi kisi ne sir pe humla kiya hoga...waise bhi wo ilaaka to kafi sunsaan hai na...

Freddy: Yes sir...koi aata jaata nahi hai us raaste par...bahut hi purana raasta hai...badi gadiya to ja hi nahi sakti hai waha...jyada se jyada bike ya scooter hi ja sakti hai...(Abhi's eyes lit up with that...)

Abhi: Ek minute...ek minute...agar waha badi gadiya nahi ja sakti matlab ACP sir apni car se nahi gaye the...right...(Freddy nodded in agreement..)...aur sir ka ghar waha se kafi door hai to wo paidal to jayenge nahi...zaroor kisi aur tareeke se gaye honge...shayad kisi auto se...taxi to ja nahi sakti us raaste par lekin auto to ja hi sakti hai na...wo to koi badi gadi nahi hai...

Freddy: Haan sir ja to sakti hai...per agar sir chupke se uss aadmi se...matlab us undercover agent se milne gaye the to phir wo auto wale ko bhi kyu sath me rakhenge...

Abhi: Nahi rakhenge...aur waise bhi uss aadmi ne bhi koi auto to nahi dekhi thi na jisne hume wo photo di thi...hai na...

Freddy: Haan sir...lekin sir ek baat samajh me nahi aa rahi hai...

Abhi : Kya..

Freddy: Sir...agar ACP sir ne uss auto wale ko thore door se hi wapas bhej diya to sir wapas kaise aye honge...waha to door door tak koi auto ya taxi stand nahi hai...aur sir apni car bhi nahi lekar gaye the...to phir...

Abhi: To phir ye hua hoga Freddy ki ya to sir ne uss auto driver ko kaha hoga ki thori door pe unka intazaar kare aur wo khud chalke waha se gaye honge...ya phir koi aur bhi hoga jise uss agent ke baare me pata hoga aur wahi sir ke sath hoga...shayad thori door hi unka wait ker raha ho aur kaam hone ke baad sir uske sath hi chale gaye...

Freddy: Matlab ussi aadmi ne sir ko kidnap kiya hai jo unke sath me tha...ya to wo koi auto driver hoga ya phir koi police wala...aur kisi ko to undercover agents ke baare me pata nahi hoga na...

Abhi: Abb ye pata lagan eke liye pehle ye jaanna zaroori hai ki sir auto se gaye the ya phir kisi aur ke sath...aur waise bhi Freddy...zaroori to nahi ki jo unke sath ho usi ne unpar humla bhi kiya ho...ho sakta hai ki koi aur ho jisne raaste me un dono pe humla kiya ho...hai na...

Freddy: Haan sir...ye bhi ho sakta hai...per abb hume kaise pata chalega ki sir kaise pahuche the waha...

Abhi: Pata chal jayega Freddy...pata to chalna hi hai...ek kaam karo...ACP sir ke phone details nikalwao...

Freddy: Sir...ACP sir ke details...hum kaise...

Abhi: Freddy samjha karo...agar aisa karenge to hi to hume pata chal payega na ki...(just then his mobile rings...)

He takes out his mobile and look at the screen...it was Sachin calling him...he picked it up...

Abhi(on call): Haan Sachin...haan Freddy mere sath hi hai...nahi kahi nahi gaye hai hum...yahi hai bureau ke cafeteria me...haan wo ek case discuss kerne lage the to dhyaan nahi raha...hum aate hai abhi...(and he cut the call and turns towards Freddy...)...Freddy andar chalte hai wapas...par tum ACP sir ki call details nikalwa lo...aur sath me ek din pehle se lekar abhi tak ki unke mobile locations ka bhi pata lagwao...par aur kisi se iss case ke baare me koi bhi baat nahi kerni hai...pata hai na...

Freddy: Aap chinta mat kariye sir...kisi ko kuch bhi pata nahi chalega jab tak aap nahi batate...(Abhi nodded satisfactorily and they moved inside...)

After sometime Freddy got the call details and mobile location details of ACP...so he moved towards Abhi and told him about that in low voice so that nobody is able to hear them...

Freddy: Sir...aapne jo kaha tha wo ho gaya...

Abhi nodded slightly and added: Theek hai tum jao apne desk par...mai dekhta hu...

Freddy was confused as Abhi didn't ask about the details but still he quietly move to his desk and sits there...suddenly his mobile beeps...he check it and was even more confused to see abhi texting him when he was present there only...he opened the message...it read..

Ek kaam karo...mujhe mail ker do...hum yaha discuss nahi ker sakte sab ke samne aur waise bhi unki nazar shayad ab bhi hum logo per ho...tum apne desk par hi rehkar dekho...kuch pata chale to mujhe batana'

Freddy looked at Abhi after reading the message and found him already looking at him...both share a nod and then Freddy do his part of job...they both try to grab something of the situation without letting others know about it...

After the day's work was over, both left together...they went to Abhi's home to discuss the details...

Abhi's place...

Freddy was sitting on the sofa...after sometime, Abhi came there with two cups of coffee...he passed a cup to Freddy and in response he smiled and took the cup...Abhi took his cup and both sat there quietly for sometime...Freddy was sipping his coffee but Abhi was not...he was in some other world...he was holding the cup tightly in his hand...as if trying to take the warmth from it and gain some energy...he was sitting with his elbows supported on his legs and was continuously staring at the floor...

Freddy(softly): Sir...(but there was no response...Freddy softly placed his hand over his shoulder...Abhi came out of his thoughts with that...he sat straight and sighed deeply...he closed his eyes for a minute and then looked at Freddy after placing the cup on the table...)

Freddy: Sir...aap theek hai...warna hum badme...

Abhi(cut him): Nahi Freddy...mai theek hu...don't worry...

Freddy: OK sir...

Abhi: To...kuch mila sir ke call details se...

Freddy: Sab kuch normal hai...kuch pata nahi chala mujhe to...(Abhi smiled at him...Freddy looked at him and understood he have something running in his brain...)..kya hua sir...aapko kuch pata chala...

Abhi: Nahi Freddy...kuch khas to nahi par itna zaroor pata chal gaya hai ki sir auto se hi gaye the waha...

Freddy(amazed): Apko call details dekhkar ye bhi pata chal gaya...

Abhi: Haan...dekho Freddy...uss aadmi ne sir ko waha par kareeban sham ke 4 baje dekha tha...aur agar hum maan ke chale ki gadi ya auto job hi hai...uski speed average thi to sir ke ghar se waha jane me 2.5 hours se 3 hours lagte hai...(Freddy nodded..)...matlab sir ghar se 12.30 se 1 baje ke beech nikle honge...right...

Freddy(after thinking something): Yes sir...bureau se to sir 11 baje hi nikal gaye the aur bureau se unke ghar jane me 20 se 25 minute hi lagte hai...matlab sir bureau se pehele apne ghar gaye aur ek ghante baad uss jagah nikal gaye...

Abhi: Nahi Freddy...sir bureau se ghar nahi gaye...balki ek PCO me gaye...

Freddy(confused): PCO me..?? (innocently)..kyu sir unka mobile kaam nahi ker raha tha kya...??

Abhi: Arre Freddy...mobile ko kuch nahi hua tha...sir uss agent ko PCO se hi call kerte the humesha...interrogation ke time usne hi bataya tha...maine tabhi usse us PCO ka number le liya tha jaha se sir ne is baar use call kiya tha...aur mobile company se pata lagwaya ki wo PCO kaha situated hai...phir apne ek khabri ki madad se confirm karwa liya ki ACP sir sachme waha gaye the ya nahi...

Freddy: Wah sir...apne bureau me baithe baithe itna sab kuch pata laga liya...(Abhi smiles..)...par sir aapko ye kaise pata ki sir auto se hi gaye the...kisi aur ke sath nahi...

Abhi: Sir ne kal 12.30 se pehle...yani ki uss jagah par jane se pehle sirf do hi calls kiye the...ek tha Salunkhe sir ko...ek case ke silsile me...jaisa ki tumne bataya tha...aur tab tum bhi wahi the to tumne unki baate bhi suni thi...(freddy nodded)...aur dusra call to Freddy unhone tumhe hi kiya tha...abb...tumne agar sir ko pahuchaya ho waha tak to...

Freddy(hurriedly): Arre nahi nahi sir...maine unhe kidnap nahi kiya...(with this, Abhi suddenly burst out laughing on such response of Freddy...Freddy was first confused but then he too joined him when he understood what he said...)

After sometime, they stop laughing and again come on the point...

Freddy: Abb hum kya karenge sir...??

Abhi: Kerna kya hai Freddy...uss auto wale ko dhundte hai jisne sir ko waha chora tha...agar wapasi ke waqt kuch hua hoga to usse hume zaroor kuch na kuch pata chalega...

They both left then only and went to the nearest auto stand...they showed ACP sir's photo to every auto driver present there...after a long hour of questioning everyone, they finally found something useful when they were talking to a driver...

Driver: Arre sahab ye to ACP Pradyuman hai na...jo yaha aage wali gali me rehte hai...

Freddy and Abhi share a glance...

Abhi: Tum jante ho inhe...

Driver: Haan sahab...ye to kayi baar meri auto me jaa chuke hai...

Freddy(to Abhi in confusion): ACP sir car chorke auto me jaate the...

Abhi: Ek baat batao...ACP sir aksar tumhari auto me jaya kerte the??

Driver: Haan sahab...mahine me ek baar to jaate hi the...kabhi kabhi do baar bhi jate the...

Freddy: Kaha lekar jaate the tum unhe??

Driver: Sahab wo to har baar alag alag jagah jate the...par badi hi ajeeb jagah hoti thi sahab...door door tak koi dikhayi nahi deta tha...bahut hi sunsaan jagah hoti thi...

Abhi was looking at him very keenly...

Freddy: Kal bhi kahi gaye the??

Driver: Haan sahab...wo kal bhi gaye the...par tab meri auto kharab ho gayi thi...to meri jagah Raju unhe lekar gaya tha...

Freddy: Kaha hai ye Raju...

Driver: Pata nahi sahab...aaj aya nahi...kal ACP sahab ke sath gaya th to uske baad waps hi nahi aya...maine call bhi kiya tha par usne jyada baat nahi ki...bahut dara hua lag raha tha...aur uske baad to uska mobile hi band aa raha hai...

Abhi(to Freddy): Raju dara hua lag raha tha...matlab ye zaroor kuch janta hoga ACP sir ki kidnapping ke baare me...shayad ye bhi tab sir ke sath hi hoga...tabhi dara hua hai...

Freddy: Haan sir...iss Raju se milte hai...ab wohi kuch batayega...(to driver)...ghar kaha hai Raju ka pata hai tumhe...

Driver: Haan sahab pata hai...mai lekar chalta hu aap ko...mujhe bhi badi chinta ho rahi hai uski...

They move to Raju's home with the auto driver...

Raju's home...

They knocked the door but no one opened it...they knocked it 2-3 times more but still no response was there...then finally had to open it with their own methods...they entered but couldn't see anyone around...Abhijeet and Freddy started searching the house...after a few minutes Freddy called him...Abhi came to him...

Abhi: Kya hua Freddy...kuch mila...

Freddy gestured him to look under the bed...Abhi did so and found Raju hiding under it...he was looking very scared...the other auto driver also came forward to see what happened...and with the help of him, they pulled Raju outside...they made him sit on the bed and gave a glass of water to him...after a while he calmed down a bit...

Seeing him alright, Abhi spoke: Dekho Raju...ghabrane ki baat nahi hai...hum log CID se hai...

Freddy: Kal tum inko(showing him ACP's photo) kahi lekar gaye the??

Raju was again getting scared...however his friend relaxed him...

Raju: Ha...haan sahab...mai hi kal inhe lekar gaya tha...mai to kabhi us jagah gaya bhi nahi tha pehele...ye sahab hi mujhe rasta bata rahe the...

Abhi: Waha exactly hua kya tha...

Raju: Sahab...wo mujhe ek sunsaan se sarakk pe laekar gaye...mujhe ek jagah khare hone ko kaha aur phir khud pata nahi kaha chale gaye...thori der baad wapas aye aur kaha ki wapas chalo...hum wapas aane lage to pata nahi kaha se do bike wale aa gaye aur hamara peecha kerne lage...sahab mai to bahut dar gaya tha...wo log dikhne me hi gunday jaise lag rahe the...in sahab ne to kisi ko call kerke batane ki koshish bhi ki per shayad kisi ne uthaya nahi tha isiliye baat nahi ho payi...

Freddy: Sir...ACP sir kise call ker rahe honge...

Abhi: Shayad kisi ko un bikers ke baare me batane ke liye...ya phir uss agent ko protect kerne ke liye...

Raju: Unhone koi naam bhi liya tha jab wo call ker rahe the tab...kya naam tha...wo...kuch...Abh..haan sahab yaad aya...Abhijeet keh rahe the shayad...(Abhijeet looked at him shocked...)

Abhi(shocked): ACP sir...m..mujhe call ker rahe the...

Freddy: Sir shayad unhe pata chal gaya ho ki wo bikers unka hi peecha ker rahe the isiliye wo aapko inform ker rahe ho iss baare me...

Abhi: Aur mai kuch ker bhi nahi paya...(he was angry over himself...)

Freddy knew there was no use of dragging the topic more as Abhijeet will make himself feel more guilty...thus he tried to distract his mind for the time being...he questioned Raju further...

Freddy(to Raju): Uske baad kya hua tha...

And as expected, Abhijeet's attention came on Raju as he started speaking...Freddy smiled secretely and then he too turned his attention towards Raju...

Raju: Sahab...wo gunday kuch der tak humara peecha kerte rahe aur phir achanak unme se ek mere auto ke samne aa gaya...majbooran mujhe breaks lagane pade...phir wo dono bike wale neeche utar ke humari taraf aye...wo raasta bahut sakra(narrow) tha sahab isiliye mai side se bhi nahi nikal paya auto ko aur hum dono bikes ke beech me phas gaye...tabhi ye photo wale sahab neeche utare aur un gundo ke sath auto se thori door jaaker kuch baat kerne lage...unn logo me kaafi behes hui sahab...ye sahab bhi bahut pareshan dikh rahe the...

Freddy: Kis baat per behes hui thi suna tumne...

Raju: Nahi...ye log mere se door the...isiliye kuch samajh nahi aya...par aisa lag raha tha ki wo gunday insay kuch manwana chahte the ya phir kuch maang rahe the aur ye mana ker rahe the...

Abhi: Phir...phir kya hua...

Raju: Phir unme se ek gunda meri taraf aya aur (again he started sweating badly...he wiped his sweat and spoke again)...aur mujhe kheech ke auto se bahar nikala...sahab usne mere sir pe bandook taan di...(and he started crying in fear...after he calmed down)...mujhe maarne ki dhamki dene lage in sahab ko aur inn sahab ne mujhe bachane ke liye kaha ki wo unki baat manne ke liye tayar hai...unho ne tab bhi mujhe nahi chora aur unke saamne hi kisi ko call kerne ki baat kahi...inhone waisa hi kiya...tab un logo ne mujhe chora...in sahab ne mujhe ishara kiya ki mai nikal jau waha se to mai to nikal gaya...par haan...aate waqt maine waha pe ek gadi ko aate hue dekha...aur maine apni auto ke sheeshe me dekha tha ki wo gadi bhi unn gundo ke paas hi jaker ruki thi...

Freddy: Matlab sir wo gadi wala bhi un logo ke sath mila hua tha...aur shayad ACP sir ko usi gadi me lekar gaye honge...(they kept talking while waking out of the house...)

Abhi: Haan Freddy...(he was in deep thoughts...Freddy understood the reason behind...Abhi was still blaming himself for not being able to save ACP sir...)

Freddy: Sir..(Abhi looked at him)...sir isme aapki koi galti nahi thi...uss waqt to aap behosh the na...agar aapko pata hota to aap bacha hi lete na...

Abhi: Jo bhi ho Freddy...sach to yahi hai ki sir ne mujhe call kiya tha par phir bhi mai unhe nahi bacha paya...(his voice shaked a bit while saying the last few words but he composed himself and moved from there towards their car...Freddy also followed him and they started their journey back to home...)

On the way they kept discussing the case as they may not get the chance to discuss it while in bureau...

Freddy(to Abhi): Sir...aisi kaun si baat thi jo ACP sir itna ghabra gaye honge...

Abhi: Freddy un logo ne ACP Pradyuman se takkar lene ki himmat ki hai to zaroor koi badi baat hi hogi...

Freddy: Lekin jab sir ne unki baat maan li to phir wo unhe apne sath kyo lekar gaye...

Abhi: ACP sir se koi bhi baat manwana itna asaan kaam to nahi hai na Freddy...

Freddy: Par sir ne to unke saamne call kerke baatki thi na...Raju ne bhi to hume bataya tha...

Abhi: Kuch to plan hoga ACP sir ke dimaag me...wo itni asaani se un gundo ki baato me nahi aane wale...ho sakta hai ki unhone fake call kiya ho...sirf Raju ko bachane ke liye...aur jaise hi unhe laga ki Raju safe hai unhone un logo ki baat manne se mana ker diya ho...

Freddy: Sir ek aur baat samajh nahi ayi sir...

Abhi: Kya...

Freddy: Sir...agar sir ne aapko call kiya tha aur kisi aur ko bhi call kiya tha un gundo ke kehne per to phir wo unki call details me show kyu nahi hue...

Till then they had reached Freddy's home...Abhi put the breaks...

Abhi: Freddy tumhara ghar aa gaya hai...jao abhi...hum kal phir baat karenge iss case ke silsile me...abhi tum jao...aur haan...ye case kisi se discuss mat kerna aur mujhse bhi phone per ya bureau me iss case ke baare me koi baat nahi hogi...samjhe...humare mobiles bhi tap kiye ja rahe the...shayad ab bhi ho rahe ho...

Freddy: Kya...per maine to ACP sir ke call details ke liye apne mobile se hi call kiya tha...

Abhi: Koi baat nahi...wo waise bhi chahte hai ki hum sir pe shak kare...unke hisaab se to hum isiliye unke details nikalwa rahe hai...

Freddy(smiles): Acha sir...phir mai chalta hu...par aap ghar ja ker khana kha lijiye ga sir...warna Daya sir...

Abhi(cut him in irritation): Yaar Freddy please...ab tum mujhe Daya sir ki dhamkiya mat do...samjhe...

Freddy: Kya karu sir...bas yahi ek dawai aap par kaam kerti hai...(he said smiling...)

Abhi: Freddy...tum jate ho ki...

Freddy: Gud night sir...(saying so he quickly closed the door and almost ran towards his home...)

Abhi(still looking at Freddy whispered in low voice): Dayaa...(and he smiled lightly and sighed heavily...and then he drove back to home...)

At Abhi's home...

He entered the bed room and threw his coat on the bed...he sat with his laptop and pulled the screen up but then he remembered the conversation with Daya and Freddy's dhamki...he shut the laptop and placed it on the side and went out to the kitchen...

Abhi(whispered to himself): Vishwas nahi hota ki sab mujhe dhamkiya diye ja rahe hai aur mai bhi chupchap unki dhamkiyo ko maan raha hu...Senior Inspector Abhijeet...huh...!! (he took out some frozen food from the freezer and put them in the oven and set the time)...par Daya ka khauf bhi to kam nahi hota...uski baatein to ACP sir tak nahi taal pate to mai kis khet ki mooli hu...(he took out his food and served it for himself...he went to the dinning table and started eating while still murmuring to himself)...ek baar ye case khatam ho jaye phir dekhta hu sabko...ek ek dhamki ka hisaab lunga sabse...dost aur collegues to theek...aaj kal mere hi informers mujhe dhamkiya dene lage hai...wo bhi kiski...Daya sir...(he took another bite..)...iss Daya ko to mai dekhta hu baadme...iske sath to bahut sara hisaab chukta kerna baaki hai mera...itne dino me jo jo karnaame kiye hai inn DAYA SIR ne...har ek cheez ka badla lena hai mujhe...

After he finished his dinner, he went back to his bed room and started his work...he reviewed the whole case...the things they discovered that day...noted a few points in the notepad...made a few calls...again reviewed the recent findings and made mental notes of what action will he take the next day...

After everything was set, he took a sigh of relief...now he had a satisfactory expression on his face...he looked at the clock...it was almost 12 at night...

Abhi(in mind): Sirf 5 ghante aur Daya...sirf 5 ghante...(and he smiled looking at the photograph hanging on the wall which had three faces smiling with the joy of victory...)

The alarm clock buzzed...the senior inspector sat on the bed straight...he swithed the machine off and got out of the bed...he switched the lights on...it was showing 2 a.m. Though he just woke up, he was looking fresh...the excitement within him made him look so...he quickly got ready and left the house after locking it...he went to another home and knocked the door...

As soon as the door was opened, Abhi bombarded him with: Tayar ho Freddy...

Freddy: Haan sir...tayar hu...(Abhi entered the house)...aur baaki sab bhi tayar hai...

Abhi: Good...

They entered inside and Abhi noticed everyone sitting there ready for some task...

Abhi: Freddy, jo maine kaha tha wo bata diya hai na tumne inko...

Freddy: Haan sir...maine inko ACP sir ki kidnapping ke baare me brief ker diya hai...(Abhi looked at him and he assured him with eyes that he had not mentioned its link to Daya's case to them...)

Abhi: Theek hai...(turning to all)...tum sab ko koi doubt hai jitna Freddy ne bataya hai usme...

All: No sir...

Abhi: Hm...

Sachin: Par sir aapne hume iss baare me pehle kyu nahi bataya...hum bhi apki help ker sakte the...

Abhi: Sachin the aise kuch reasons jis wajah se mai sabko is case me include nahi ker sakta tha...(his face was covered with a sad shade as he remembered the harsh and insulting words said to his friend...and how everyone turned against him because he wanted to help him...however, he cleared his mind in less than a nanosecond and his face was again all serious...Freddy noticed that sadness so he came to stand for him)

Freddy: Hume ACP sir ko jald se jald wapas lana hoga...aur yahi discuss kerne ke liye tum sab ko abhi yaha bulaya hai...(Abhi looked at him and smiled as he understood that his sadness was not hidden from him and Freddy gave him a reassuring nod...)

Abhi: Aur ab humare paas jyada waqt nahi hai...abhi 2:45 baj rahe hai...aur mai chahta hu ki 5 baje se pehle ACP sir humare sath ho...par hume na sirf ACP sir ko bachana hai balki un sab logo ko bhi pakarna hai jo in sabke peeche hai...khaskar ke iska mastermind...mujhe wo zinda chahiye...kisi bhi haalat me...to batao...kya tum log tayar ho...

All: Yes sir...

Abhi: Iske liye hume kya kerna hoga ye sab mai tumhe raaste me bataunga...

Freddy: Par sir hume ye to pata hi nahi hai ki ACP sir ko rakha kaha pe gaya hai...

Abhi: Chinta mat karo Freddy...maine sab pata laga liya hai...uss jagah ka rough sketch mai tum sab ke mobile me forward ker raha hu...usko apne dimaag me bitha lena...humare paas do gadiya hai...hum Bluetooth se connected rahenge aur raaste me mai sara plan tum logo ko batata rahunga...(he think for a while and added)...aur hum jitney bhi hai unke liye kafi hai...phir bhi mai koi risk nahi lena chahta...isiliye maine local police se bhi help le li hai...to wo bhi humare sath honge...mere information ke hisaab se waha pe kareeban 20 se 25 log honge...par hume isse jyada ke liye bhi tayar rehna hoga...gang nayi hai isiliye unke paas jyada hathiyaar nahi honge, ye hamari strength rahegi...aur is wajah se kuch had tak hum unhe apne control me bhi rakh sakte hai...par wo bhi humari kamzori ka fayeda uthayenge...aur humari sabse badi kamzori ye hai ki ACP sir unke paas hai...hum unhe kuch nahi hone de sakte...

All nodded understandingly...

Abhi: Aur haan...unke paas kam aadmi aur hathiyaar hai to unhe underestimate mat kerna...wo log bahut khatarnaak hai...aur ye maamla bhi bahut nazuk hai...ACP sir ki jaan ka sawal hai...mai isme koi bhi kisi bhi tarah ki laparwahi ya galti nahi chahta...understand...

All: Yes sir...

Everyone was feeling a new change in their senior today...after Daya was arrested, he used to be very gloomy and didn't talk much...but today, it seemed that the old Abhijeet is back...He ordered everyone to move...they did so...Abhi stood there for a while...Freddy came up to him and said softly: Sir...aap chinta mat kariye sab theek ho jayega aaj...

Abhi(looking at him): Haan Freddy...aisa hona hi hoga...maine wada kiya hai khud se ki kuch bhi ho jaye par aaj sab kuch solve karke hi rahunga...

Freddy: Haan sir...aur dekhna sir ab sab kuch pehle jaisa ho jayega...

Abhi(sadly): Pata nahi Freddy...I hope ki aisa ho paye...(saying so he immediately left the house and sat in the car...after a minute Freddy also came and they left for the mission...)

Abhi laid the whole plan before the team...he cleared every single point of their task so as to assure zero percent chances for any blunder...he distributed their jobs...and again clarified the entrance and exit points...the possible bunkers and hiding points and possible positions of the gang members...and most importantly, how they will save ACP sir and catch the mastermind...after half an hour they reached a bunglow...they parked the car at a safe distance and got out of it...everyone surrounded Abhijeet...Abhi looked at the bunglow and then commanded the team still looking at the bunglow...

Abhi: Saara plan clear hai...

All: Yes sir...

Abhi: Sabko apna role pata hai na...kisi ko koi doubt...

All: No sir...

Abhi(to Rajat): Ek team ko to mai lead ker raha hu aur doosri ko tum...to tumhe har kadam pe sabse jyada saawdhaan rehna parega...koi bhi emergency ho ya unexpected situations saamne aye to decision tumhe lena hai...(Rajat nodded...Abhi to others of team 2)...aur tum sab ki taraf se pura cooperation hona chahiye Rajat ko...(Everyone assured him)...

Abhi: Good...abb maine jo sketch send kiya tha use last time dekh lo...(all took out their mobiles and reviewed the map while Abhijeet continued with his instructions)...inke har adde pe hume mobile detectors mile hai...and I'm sure yaha bhi inhone aisa kuch intezaam zaroor kiya hoga...isliye apne apne mobiles switch off ker do...(all did so)... hum ek doosre se koi contact nahi rakh payenge...isiliye humara ek doosre se coordination bahut zaroori hai...tum sab ko apne sath sath ek doosre ke positions bhi pata hai...koi unnecessary actions nahi liye jayenge humari taraf se...jab tak zaroorat na ho tab tak koshish karna ki guns bhi use na kerni pade...gunshots se baaki log alert ho jayenge...Humari ek galti bhi hum par bahut bhari pad sakti hai...so be carefull and good luck...(all nodded)...now move...

Half of the team moved one by one-taking cover of different things...Abhijeet kept an eye on them to ensure safe entrance of theirs...after everybody moved inside the premises of the bunglow from different sides of it, Abhijeet turned to the other half of the team and gestured them to follow him...they went to the back of the bunglow and entered the premises with caution...Abhijeet's information of low man-power proved to be right...there were only a few men outside the bunglow who were knocked down by the team with great ease...

Abhi(to his team): Bahar kam log hai...matlab andar ki security tight hai...aur ye bunglow bhi bahut bada nahi hai...matlab dense security hai...koi baat nahi...baakiyo ko bhi dekh lenge...chalo...

The two teams of CID moved inside the bunglow by two different ways...taking care of the men who dared to come in there way...

Rajat's team entered through windows and back-doors but left the main door as according to Abhijeet's information there was the highest security...all of them hid them at their entrance points only and noted the positions of the men there...they discussed that in sign language and then carefully moved inside the house...

On the other hand, Abhijeet's team reached the backyard and hid themselves behind a wall...Abhi found a window and peeped inside...just then he noticed a man inside crossing the window and he ducked...

Abhi(in low voice to others): Servant's quarter raha hoga shayad yeh per jyada bhi chota nahi hai...Andar kafi log hai...kareeb 10-15 to hai hi...in sabke hiding points kafi ache hai...safe cover mil jayega inhe... hume sawdhaan rehna hoga...tum sab log inko sambhalo tab tak mai aur Sachin apna asli kaam kerte hai...theek hai...(they nodded)...

Now, except Abhijeet and Sachin, all others moved inside the house in a way that all the exit points are blocked...and they attacked on them...they were still avoiding use of arms...but when the goons took their guns out, they also did the same and firing started...the CID team was able to take down 5-6 people due to the sudden attack...they took their positions to get a good cover so that they can protect themselves from the bullets of the other party...they were not trying to kill anyone...they were only engaging them so that the real task could be done...

At the same time, Abhijeet and Sachin entered there from the backside...there were no goons present as they all went to deal the CID who attacked them from the front side...Abhi went ahead and Sachin followed him...he looked at the place from the kitchen door and signalled Sachin that the way is clear...they moved from there towards a staircase and moved upwards...as soon as they reached the last stair they hid themselves behind a pillar because the goons were also present there who were still busy fighting the CID team...Abhi looked down and signalled others of his team that they have reached there...the team very cleverly came a bit ahead to fire them but there bullets were over...the goons relaxed seeing that and the firing stopped for a while as the CID team put there empty guns down and surrendered with tensed faces...the goons also came out of their hiding points and surrounded them...Abhi and Sachin used this time to escape and they again began their search...they looked at any possible door behind which they could find something useful but they didn't...they were getting impatient now...they meet at a point...

Abhi: Aisi to koi jagah nahi lag rahi jaha ACP sir ko chupa ke rakha gaya ho...us taraf sirf ek hi darwaza hai...

Sachin: Haan sir...rooms bhi to jyada nahi hai yaha phir bhi...bas do hi to darwaze hai iss taraf...unme se bhi ek ko dekhkar lagta hai ki saalo se band hai...waha to kuch nahi mil sakta...

Abhi: Kya...aisa koi darwaza hai...

Sachin(confused): Haan sir per waha kya milega..??

Abhi: Kaha hai wo room.??(Sachin showed him the way and he immediately moved towards it and tried to open that door..)...jis cheez pe shak na ho, uspar to zaroor shak kerna chahiye...(and the door opened after applying a few Abhijeet Special Tricks...he turned to Sachin and)...dekha...

They entered inside...it was completely dark...they took their mobiles out and switched on the torches...now something was visible...

Abhi: Itna kachra bhara hua hai room me...per aisa lag nahi raha ki yaha sir ko rakha gaya hoga...

Sachin: Sir...ab kya kare...

Abhi: Aur koi jagah to hai nahi...ho na ho yahi kuch na kuch milega...dekho zara dhyaan se...

They started searching for some hint about ACP sir's presence...suddenly Sachin called out...Abhi came to him...

Abhi: Kya hua Sachin...kuch mila...

Sachin: Haan sir...aapne theek kaha tha...yaha koi to aya tha...yeh dekhiye (he showed him some footprints, which were easily visible on the dust-covered floor...)

Abhi: Ye footprints darwaze se yaha tak aate hai aur yahi pe khatam ho jaate hai...(confused..)par yaha par to kuch bhi nahi hai...ye kya chakkar hai...

He searched here and there near those footprints but found nothing useful...then suddenly his torch light fell on the roof by mistake and something caught his eyes...

Abhi: Sachin...wo dekho...(he pointed upwards...)

Here, on the other side when the goons surrounded the CID team suddenly, a few rounds of fires took place and all the goons were dead, on the spot...The CID team looked at the place from where the bullets came and found Rajat and others standing there...

Freddy(to Rajat's team): Bilkul sahi waqt pe aye hai aap log...

Rajat smiled and said: Wo to aana hi tha...waha to koi bacha nahi to bore ho rahe the...(they shared a laughter and then Rajat added)...Freddy, yaha sab kuch theek hai na...

Freddy: Haan sir...saare gunday bhi mare gaye aur humari to bullets bhi bach gayi...

Rajat: Hm... Abhijeet sir ka bullets khatam hone ka naatak kaam ker gaya...

Freddy: Kerna hi tha...akhirkaar Abhijeet sir ka plan jo tha...

Rajat: Haan ye to hai...acha chalo apne chief guest ke swagat ki tayari bhi to kerni hai na...aata hi hoga wo bhi...4 baj chuke hai...Abhijeet sir ne kaha tha ki wo har Friday 4:30 baje yaha aata hai...

Freddy: Haan sir chaliye...Abhijeet sir aur Sachin ACP sir ko dhoond rahe hai...

Rajat: Nikhil, Shreya...in sab ko check karo koi zinda hai kya...agar koi zinda hai to first aid do...abhi bahar nahi bhej sakte...

After leaving them to handle the goons, rest of the team left to the bunglow's terrace and kept an eye on the surroundings and the entrance gate where two of their own men were standing...

On Abhijeet's side,

Sachin: Sir...ye to...aapko lagta hai yaha kuch milega...

Abhi: Umeed to hai...dekhte hai...ek kaam karo...tum jaker bahar nazer rakho...waise to goliyo ki awaaz se lag raha hai ki humari team ne apna kaam ker diya hai per phir bhi...tum yahi raho...ager koi garbar lage to mujhe awaaz dena...mai upar jaker dekhta hu...

Sachin: Yes sir...(saying so he went and stood near the door..)

Abhijeet dragged a table from a corner and placed it attached to one of the wall...there was an attic a few meters from the ground...he stood on the table and tried to climb onto the attic...after a few tries, he was successful in doing so...he crawled inside and searched for any clue about ACP sir's presence...he found a few blood drops there and this made him sure that his search would end there...suddenly his eyes fell on a broken bamboo support...a human figure could be seen near it...but nothing was clear due to darkness...he neared to that human figure...the bamboo was lying on the man...it had some blood stains that showed that the man must have tried to take support from that broken bamboo to stand up but failed due to weekness and the bamboo must have fell above him...Abhijeet carefully removed the bamboo from above the man's body...He had already guessed who it must be...a part of him wanted his guess to go right so that he gets him back but still he didn't want to see him in such a condition...he slowly turned the man to his side...and tears made their way out as soon as he saw that face...that man in that condition...he tried to call him but he choked...he softly patted his cheeks to wake him up but got no response...he again patted his cheeks and managed to call him this time...

Abhi(in a meek voice): Sir...(he again patted him)...sir...(he took his hand in his and rubbed it to give him some warmth while continuously calling him to take him into consciousness)...sir uthiye na...sir...

He saw him coming into consciousness...he kept on calling him...slowly, he opened his eyes...he looked at the person who was still calling him with pure love and respect...unknowingly tear flowed out of both the eyes...ACP moved his hand towards Abhi's face and wiped his tears...a smile came on his lips which showed happiness, sadness, fear, everything...

ACP(in week voice): Abhi...Abhijeet...

Abhi(concerned): Ha...haan sir...

ACP: I...I'm so..sorry...

Abhi(again tears came in his eyes): Sir...ye...aap please...(he was not able to speak properly due to tears)...sir hum...hum abhi bahar chalte hai sir...

Abhi helped him to sit and tied his hankerchief on a deep wound on the elbow...he then guided him to the opening of the attic...and then called Sachin for help...with Sachin's and Abhijeet's help, ACP came down from there...

Abhi: Sachin...tum ACP sir ke sath raho...mai baaki team ko dekhta hu...aaj wo bachke nahi jayega...

ACP: Nahi Abhijeet...mai bhi chalunga tum logo ke sath...

Abhi: Nahi sir...aap yahi rahiye...aapko chot lagi hai...bas thori hi der ki baat to hai na...mai sambhal lunga...

ACP: Mujhe pata hai kit um sambhal loge...par phir bhi..mai sath chalunga...aur chinta mut karo mai blkul theek hu...(Abhi got it clearly from his face that he was feeling pain...)

Abhi: Sir aap kahi nahi ja rahe hai bas...

ACP(trying to protest): Abh...

Abhi(cut him): Please sir...(though he was requesting but his voice was more like threatening...but it worked and ACP became silent...Abhi said to Sachin in tough tone)...Sachin, umeed kerta hu tumhe aaj mujhse daat nahi paregi...(he looked at ACP and clarified what he meant)...

Sachin: Yes sir...(with this Abhijeet moved out and Sachin even after after hundred tries couldn't control a broad smile...ACP noticed that...)

ACP(angrily to him): Has kyu rahe ho haan...itni hasi kis baat pe aa rahi hai...

Sachin(trying to hide his smile): Kuch nahi sir bas...aise hi...(and he turned to other side and again a smile broke on his lips...ACP nodded disappointedly and sat on the table which Abhi placed below the attic...he looked at the door from where Abhi went out and a smile crept his lips too...)...

Here, Abhi went downstairs and noticed Shreya and Nikhil standing there...he went near to him and was about to ask something but Shreya was much quicker this time...

Shreya: Sir...ACP sir mile...(Abhi nodded in yes)

Nikhil: Sir wo theek hai na...

Abhi: Haan...wo theek hai...Sachin hai unke sath...

Shreya: Thank god...

Abhi; Koi zinda hai...(pointing to the goons)...

Nikhil: Nahi sir...hum dono ne check kiya per sab ke sab mar chuke hai...

Abhi: Hm...Baaki team kaha hai...

Nikhil: Sir... Rajat sir ke sath bunglow me hai...

Abhi: Chalo hum bhi chalte hai...

They also moved where the rest of the team was...as soon as they reached there he was again asked about ACP sir...after satisfying everyone, he asked about the current situations...Rajat briefed him as...

Rajat: Sir saare gunday maare ja chuke hai...sirf do zinda hai par ghayal hone ki wajah se behosh hai...beech me kuch der ke liye unme se ek ko hosh aya tha to usne hume bataya ki unka boss yaha 4:30 baje aata hai...

Abhi: Matlab humari information sahi thi...

Rajat: Yes sir...aur abhi 4:30 baj chuke hai...to wo kabhi bhi aata hoga...main gate per bhi humne apne aadmiyo ko hi khara ker diya hai...aur baaki jagaho per bhi police wale hi khare hai...

Abhi: Good...ab bas uske aane ka intezaar hai...

After another 5 minutes, a car approached the gate...everybody hid themselves and a few of them wore gonn's dress and masks and took their positions...the gate was opened by two masked men who were actually cops...the car came to a halt and another man came and opened the car door...a man came out of the car and the driver took the car away... Abhi recognised the man at once...his eyes caught fire seeing him...it was the same man who was doing all this...

The man moved inside the bunglow and sat on the couch...

Man(to a man): Aye...uss ACP ka haal hai...zinda hai kya abhi tak...(there was no reply)...arre kuch bolta kyu nahi hai tu...saap sungh gaya kya...(saying so he left the place and moved upstairs)...choro...mai khud hi zara ye haseen nazaare dekh ke aata hu...(he went to a room and opened the door...it looked like a monitor room...two men were sitting on chairs but their faces was turned towards the window...seeing this the boss came in anger)...arre tum logo ko kya yaha bahar ke nazaare dekhne ke liye rakha hai maine...is ke liye paise deta hu kya mai tum logo ko haan...

He went to the men and turned one of the chair in extreme anger but in result the man sitting on it fell on the floor...he checked him and found him dead...he with fast steps went to the second man and found him to be dead too...he was shocked...just then he heard a voice...

Voice: Kya baat hai Alok ji...kuch pareshani hai kya...

He looked at that direction and found Abhijeet standing at the door...he got scared and understood that he was stuck now...but he still tried to save himself...

Alok: Raghu...Rocky...Chintu...

Abhi: Arre arre Alok ji...aap to bekar hi itni mehnat kar rahe hai...mai madad ker deta hu apki...(and he called him in Alok's style)...Rajat...Nikhil...Freddy...

The three appeared there with smiling faces and encircled Alok...his face turned pale...

Freddy: Kahiye sir kya kerna hai...

Abhi: Wo...Alok ji apne aadmiyo ko bula rahe the...par kya kare...wo to ab hai nahi...to maine socha kit um logo ko hi bula lu inki madad kerne ke liye...

Alok(scared but not showing it): Nahi rahe matlab...

Abhi: Matlab watlab choro na...ab jo nahi hai unke baare me baat kerke kya fayeda...baat kerni hi hai to humse kariye na...(in anger)Rajat...lekar chalo ise...

They took Alok to bureau...ACP sir also present there after dressing done...

At bureau...

Abhijeet came out of the interrogation room and stood near the central table...Freddy and Sachin immediately went inside and brought Alok out and made him sit on the chair...everyone surrounded him...

Abhi: Sir...ye hume kuch batana chah raha tha...

Rajat: Bolo...kyu kiya tumne ye sab...kya mila tumhe ACP sir ko kidnap kerke...

Alok: Mujhe jo milna tha wo mil gaya...ACP ko kidnap kern eke peeche sirf itna hi maksad tha ki iss Abhijeet ka shak uspar jaye...

Everyone looked at Abhijeet in confusion, as they didn't know anything about the man's relation to Daya's case...they were only told that this man had kidnapped ACP...

Rajat: Shak...kaisa shak...

Abhi(in between): Wo accident tumne hi kerwaya tha na...taaki tum wo chemicals chura sako...

Alok: Haan...maine hi churaya tha...mera to dono taraf se fayeda tha...wo chemicals maine smuggle ker diye...aur iss sab natak ke chalte sab ka dhyaan mere upar se bhi hat jata...maine socha tha ki jab tak tum log is accident aur chori ke case ko solve kerne me lage rahoge tab tak mai apna doosra kaam ker lunga...

Freddy: Doosra kaam matlab...un chemicals ko smuggle kerne ka kaam...

Abhi: Nahi Freddy...doosra kaam matlab mujhe marwane ka kaam...Daya ke hatho...

Rajat: KYA...??

Everyone was shocked except Freddy as Abhi told everything to him...

ACP: Abhijeet...ye kya keh rahe ho tum...Daya iss case me kaha se aa gaya...

Abhi(not looking at him): Iss case me shuru se Daya hi to tha...(looking at everyone in anger)..bas koi dekhna nahi chahta tha...(everyone hung their heads in guilt)...ye aadmi Alok bankar ek company ka maalik ban gaya...uss company ke asli malik ka khoon kerwa diya aur use car accident ka roop de diya...phir wo sab chori ka natak kiya taki humara dhyaan bhatak jaye aur ise apne asli plan ke liye time mil sake...pehle doosre gangs ke liye kaam kerne wala Jagga ab apni gang banane laga...

Sachin: Jagga..??

Abhi: Haan, iska asli naam Jagga hai...isne apni identity change ker li taki hume shak ho to bhi Alok pe ho aur Jagga araam se bach ke nikal jaye...hai na...

Alok: Haan...yahi chahta tha mai...aur mai kamiyaab bhi ho jata...ager uss din ye mar jata (ponting to Abhijeet)...pura plan set tha...sab kuch meri marzi ke hisaab se hi chal raha tha per pata nahi ye kaha se aa gaya aur mera bana banaya khel bigad diya...

Abhi: Mujhe kyu maarna chahte the...aur maarna hi tha to aur bhi tareeke the...Daya ko beech me lane ki kya zaroorat thi...

Alok(in anger): Zaroorat thi...samjhe tum...zaroorat thi...kyuki mai chahta tha ki tumhari maut uss Daya ke hatho ho...jaise mere hatho mere bhai ki maut ho gayi thi Daya ki wajah se...waise hi meri wajah se uske hatho uske bhai jaise dost ki maut chahta tha mai...usne aisa kiya bhi...per...per...

ACP: Per Abhijeet bach gaya...hai na...

Alok: Haan...isiliye maine Daya ko wapas call kiya aur usse hospital me maarne ki baat ki...par tab bhi wo bach gaya...

Abhi: Par tumhare bhai ke maut se mera aur Daya ka kya lena dena...

Alok: Tum bhool gaye hoge...par mai kabhi nahi bhool sakta...zindagi bhar nahi...tumhari wajah se meri zindagi barbaad ho gayi...humara gang pakra gaya aur mujhe 5 saal ki jail ho gayi so alag...wo to mai seh sakta tha...par apne bhai ki maut...wo mai kabhi nahi bhula saka...aur na hi kabhi bhula paunga...

ACP: Saaf saaf bolo baat kya hai...

Alok: Baat 6 saal pehle ki hai...humari gang ne ek bahut bade businessman ke pure pariwaar ko kidnap ker liya tha...unki jaan ke badle hum apni maange puri kerna chahte the...kyoki hume pata tha ki ye ek high priority case ban jayega aur isse humari maange poori hone ki chances bhi bahut high thi...us businessman ke kayi political connections the to police par political pressure bhi rahega aur police ko majboor hokar humari baatein maanni hi parengi...par kuch dino baad hi ye case police se CID ko de diya gaya...aur phir pata nahi kaise par CID ko humare add eke baare me pata chal gaya...uss case ko ye (with anger)..ye Abhijeet aur Daya hi lead ker rahe the...

Flashback...

After knowing about their hideout, Abhijeet and Daya with the team reached there...

They tried to enter without their knowledge but that seemed to be impossible as the goons were present in large number...so only one option was left...and they did that...they entered inside killing all the goons who came in their way...finally when they reached inside the main adda, they were spotted by the armed goons and firing took place...after a long fight, they were successful in killing all the goons...after that CID team along with Abhijeet and Daya came out...

Abhi: Dekho koi bacha hai kya...bacha ho to hospital shift karo...(others left and Abhi said to Daya)...Daya...hum dekhte hai yaha koi aur suraag milta hai kya...un logo ko yahi pe kidnap kerke rakha hoga...

They started searching the place and found the businessman's family unconscious in a dark room...they called their team and they took them out...now everybody was busy in their job...Abhijeet and Daya came out of that room and went to the place where the shootout took place...Daya was searching for any clue left there...and Abhi was talking over the phone to inform about the latest...while all this, two of the goons stood up...Abhijeet didn't see them as one of them was hiding and he was in front of him and the other was behind him at some distance...the goon who was hiding aimed a gun at him...Daya saw that man aiming at Abhijeet...he understood that he can not shoot the man because he had a good cover of a pillar...he without thinking anything ran towards Abhi...he held him by his shoulders and ducked with him...but the bullet was shot and it hit the other goon who was standing behind Abhijeet...

Present...

Alok(crying and angry): Wo aadmi jise goli lagi koi aur nahi mera bhai tha...bhai...mere hi hatho mere bhai ki maut ho gayi...mera sab kuch tha mera bhai...par hua kya...use maut bhi mere hi hatho mili...sirf in dono ki wajah se...sirf aur sirf inki wajah se...(he removed his tears harshly)...baas usi diin maine soch liya tha...ki jis din bahar aunga...in dono se apne bhai ki maut ka badla zaroor lunga...aur iss Abhijeet ki maut bhi waise hi hogi jaise mere bhai ki maut hui...

Sachin: Par is sab plan me ACP sir ko kidnap kerne ka kya matlab...

Abhi: Taki mujhe inpar shak ho jaye...

ACP(shocked): KYA..??? Mujh pe shak...kis baat ka...

Abhi: Aap khud hi dekh lijiye sir...(he handed over his mobile to him and played that video in which ACP was seen to be planning to kill Abhijeet...)

Everybody was shocked to core...

ACP(shocked): Ye...ye sab kya hai Abhijeet...

Abhi: Daya ko yahi video dikha kar dhamki di gayi thi ki agar usne mujhe jaan se nahi maara to wo log saari CID team ko marwa denge...ye morphing bhi aise ki gayi hai ki koi bhi pehli nazar me nahi samajh payega ki ye clip morphed hai...

Abhi(to Alok): Wo doosri goli...wo bhi tumhare hi kisi aadmi ne chalya tha na...

Alok: Mere aadmi ne nahi...maine...maine chalayi thi wo goli tumpar...

ACP: Doosri goli...ab ye kya chakkar hai Abhijeet...

Abhi: Sir...Daya ne mujh par us din goli chalayi thi...par sirf ek hi goli chalayi thi...paar jab mujhe hospital lekar gaye tab meri body me do goliya mili thi...wo doosri goli...jisse meri jaan ko khtra tha...wo iss ne chalayi thi..(pointing to Alok)...

Alok(said in between): Haan...maine hi chalayi thi...mai uss din wahi tha...Daya ka peecha kar raha tha mai...jab tum behosh ho gaye aur Daya ghar se nikal gaya tab mai aya aur tumhe wo goli mari thi...mai nahi chahta tha ki kisi bhi keemet par tum bacho...

Abhi: Kya fayeda...bach to maai phir bhi gaya...

Alok: Koi baat nahi...mai tumhe maar nahi paya to kya hua...kam se kam mujhe humesha is baat ka sukoon rahega ki meri wajah se tumhare hi dost ne tumpar goli chalyi(and he started laughing...)...ek doosre ke dushman ban gaye...aur tumhari jaan lene ki koshish ki jurm me aaj wo jail ke salankho ke peeche hai..(and he started laughing more)...

With each and every word of his, Abhijeet's anger was increasing but still he was trying to control over himself...ACP saw him like that...he himself was feeling angry on him...

ACP(in anger): Le jao ise yaha se...

Nikhil and Sachin came and dragged him away from there but all the way he was laughing and saying so many things about Daya, which was raising everyones', anger...Abhijeet hardly hit his hand on the table in anger...ACP came and patted his shoulder...he stood up and went to his desk...ACP was surprised as he didn't say anything regarding bringing Daya back...

ACP: Abhijeet...(Abhi looked at him)...tum...Daya ko lene nahi chaloge mere sath...

Abhi felt so happy after listening that but again sadness covered his mind after thinking what happened earlier...

Abhi(sad): Sir...mai uski aur insult...sorry sir...par mai nahi dekh sakta ab...

ACP(softly): Ye kya keh rahe ho tum...acha dekho...pehle use lekar aate hai...phir hum baat kare...please...

Abhi looked at him for a moment and then nodded slightly...ACP smiled a bit and then both moved towards Daya's cell...

They reached there...ACP was moving ahead and Abhi was silently following him...he had come here before but this time it was a very different feeling...ACP went ahead and opened the door which led to the cell...he switched the lights on which were off as it was early morning...with this Daya, who was alreary awaken moved his head towards the lights and then at the man who switched them on...he kept looking at him for a while and then stood up...he then he noticed Abhijeet standing behind him and looking at him with teary eyes...though he had tears, but he was looking happy...ACP also had tears...ACP moved forward...

ACP: Daya...(he called him with the old loving voice which always soothed him a lot...Daya looked at him and his eyes filled with water...)...beta chalo...chalo yaha se...(he unlocked the iron door and stepped inside...)

Daya was unable to understand anything at the moment...he looked at Abhi who gave him a nod but Daya was still standing there looking at him...ACP came and kept a sot hand on his arm...

ACP: Daya...I'm sorry...job hi hua...uske liye...I'm really...

Daya(cut him): Sir...(ACP was so happy to listen a word from him)...Sir please aap aisa mat boliye...

ACP: Theek hai...nahi bolta...par umeed kerta hu ki maine job hi kiya uske liye tum mujhe maaf...

Daya(again cut him): Sir please...aap iske liye please maafi mat mangiye...job hi hua anjane me hua...bhool jayiye sir...

Abhi looked at him and smiled sadly thinking how easily he was saying to forget all that...he turned to other side to hide his tears...but both ACP and Daya noticed that...they looked at each other and moved out of the cell...Daya went to him

Daya: Boss...(Abhi cleared his eyes and looked at him...)..kya ho gaya...hmm...case solve kerte kerte thak gaye kya...

Abhi(sad): Haan yaar...thak gaya hu...

ACP and Daya understood his meaning...

Daya: Koi baat nahi yaar...tumhe apne hath se khana bana ke khilaunga na to saari thakawat door ho jayegi...dekhna tum...(Abhi smiled...Daya smiled back)

ACP: Kyu Daya...sirf apne dost ko hi khilaoge...aur mai...

Daya(embarresed):Arre sir...aap sab ko bulaunga mai...(naughtily...)Abhijeet ko to mai pehle se isiliye bata raha tha taki wo koi aur plan na bana le kisi aur ke sath...

Abhi(threatening): Dayaaa...

ACP and Daya burst out laughing seeing his face and ACP held Daya by his arm and took him out of that room still laughing at Abhijeet...Abhi looked at them going and smiled...he looked at the clock hanging there...5 a.m...it said...

Abhi(slowly): Kaha than a Daya...sirf 5 ghante aur...(and he too followed them...)...

In Bureau...

ACP entered the bureau followed by Abhijeet and Daya...everybody was already looking at the door and as they entered, they almost ran towards them...ACP stood besides Daya and Abhijeet stood at the entrance only watching them all...

Freddy(very happy): Sir...aaj apko wapas bureau me dekhke itna acha lag raha hai na ki mai bata nahi sakta...

Nikhil(teary but happy): Haan sir...uss din aapko uss tarah se dekh ke mai to darr hi gaya tha...

Daya was just smiling in reply...

Sachin: Pata hai sir...Abhijeet sir ne to kisi ko kuch bataya hi nahi...(Abhi looked at him hearing his name)...sara investigation khud hi kerte rahe...(Daya and ACP looked at him and he moved his gaze...)

Daya was well aware of what he must be feeling...but he couldn't say anything before everyone...he left it for then...

Freddy: Sir...mujhe bhi last me hi bataya sir ne sab kuch...

ACP: Kya...tumhe pata tha...??

Freddy: Haan sir...jab sara kaam ho gaya tab sir ne mujhe bataya tha...per sir mujhe ek baat to samajh hi nahi ayi...

ACP: Kya...

Freddy: Humne aapke mobile details nikalwaye tab apke kiye hue wo calls jo apne Abhijeet sir ko aur un gundo ke kehne par kiye the...wo details me show kyu nahi hue...

ACP: Arre Freddy...kuch nahi wo calls maine doosre number se kiye the...isiliye...tum logo ke paas hai nahi wo number...

Freddy: Acha acha matlab uss agent se baat kern eke liye...

ACP(shocked): Tumhe wo bhi mil gaya...(Freddy nodded)...hey bhagwan...Freddy...tumne kisi ko chora bhi hai iss case me...(everyone smiled on that)...

Freddy immediately said: Maine nahi sir...Abhijeet sir ne...

ACP noticed that Abhijeet and Daya were very silent all this time...he wanted them to speak atleast something...

ACP: Arre Abhijeet...

Abhi: Yes sir...

ACP: Waha kyu khare ho...yaha aao...(Abhi went to them and stood there silently...ACP said softly)...ab bhi naraz ho...

Abhi looked at him shocked as he didn't expect ACP to say that...

Abhi: Na...nahi sir...mai kyu...

ACP: Abhijeet mai samajhta hu ki jo bhi hua galat hua...per...

Abhi: Sir mujhe...mujhe kisi se koi shikayat nahi hai sir...aap galat samajh rahe hai...

ACP: Wo to mai janta hu ki mai kitna galat samajh raha hu...(Abhi moved his head down as tears again came in his eyes...Daya was trying to be strong and protested his tears)...

ACP(looking at Abhijeet): Pata hai Daya...jab maine ise tumse milne se roka aur Rajat ne bhi ise support nahi kiya to isne kya kaha tha Rajat se...isne kaha tha ki Goli chalana t bahut choti baat hai...Daya agar Abhijeet ki jaan bhi le le to bhi usme Abhijeet ki hi bhalayi hogi...(Daya looked at Abhi with proud...Abhi was not looking at anyone)...aur mujhe bhi ye baat pata thi ki ye baat saabit kerne ke liye ye kuch bhi karega...apni jaan laga dega per jab wapas ayega to mere dono beto ko sath me lekar hi ayega...aur dekho...aaj hua bhi aisa hi...(to Abhi..)Abhijeet...mujhe pata tha ki Daya jo bhi keh raha tha uss din humare samne...wo kabhi sach ho hi nahi sakta...kabhi nahi...itna bharosa to hai mujhe tum dono per...phir bhi maine aise behave kiya kyuki mai team ko isse door rakhna chahta tha...agar hum sab aa jaate to baat official level pea a jaati...aur mai chahta tha kit um iss case ko apne tareeke se...unofficially solve karo...kyuki itna to mujhe bhi samajh aa gaya tha ki jo bhi koi ye sab ker raha hai wo chahta hi hai ki hum sab Daya ke khilaaf ho jaye aur Daya isme phas jaye...Abhijeet dil se koi Daya ke khilaaf nahi tha...

Still Abhijeet was silent...Daya knew that when he was in anger, nobody can handle him...except him of course...ACP looked at Daya to say something...now Daya came forward...though he was also feeling sad, but still for the sake of his friend...

Daya: Haan Abhijeet...Rajat ne bhi jo kaha tha mere baare me wo sab mere kehne pe hi kaha tha...jab wo mujhe bureau se lekar gaya tha tabhi usne mujhse kaha tha ki wo tumhare sath milke iss case ko solve karega...par maine hi use roka...taki wo ACP sir ka sath de...Abhijeet, jitna mushkil ye tumhare liye tha utna hi ACP sir aur baaki sab ke liye bhi tha...

Abhi(low voice): Mai...mai samajhta hu...(to ACP)..sir...

ACP: Haan bolo...

Abhi: Kya mai ghar ja sakta hu...aaj bureau mai dopeher tak aa jaunga sir...

ACP: Haan Abhijeet jao...aur aaj aane ki zaroorat nahi hai...ghar per hi raho...

Abhi: Yes sir...(and he immediately left...)

ACP: Aur Daya...tum bhi aaj rest karo...aur kal bureau se duty join kerne ki tayari karo...aur...(he looked at the door...)

Daya: Mai dekh lunga sir use...aap chinta mat kijiye...gussa thanda hote hi theek ho jayega...(ACP nodded to him and he left)...

At Abhijeet's home...

Daya came there and knocked the door...it was open...he pushed the door and entered...he saw Abhijeet sitting on the sofa resting his head on the backrest with closed eyes and pressing his head...

Daya(softly): Abhijeet...

Abhi opened his eyes and looked at Daya...he immediately stood up...

Abhi: Haan...Daya...andar aao na...waha kyu khare ho...

Daya who had just stepped in stopped in his steps...he looked at Abhijeet...he was standing at the same place as that day...the same words that he said that day...he looked back and the door was there...yes...he himself was standing at the same place he was standing that day...everything covered his mind again...he was not moving now...just lost in the past...Abhi saw him and called him softly...

Abhi: Daya...(but there was no response...Abhi moved ahead and patted his arm...)Daya...(Daya came in the present...he looked here and there...then at Abhijeet who was looking at him worriedly...)Daya...tum theek ho...

Daya nodded...

Abhi: Aao...andar aao...(he was still looking worried)...tum baitho mai pani leke aata hu...

Abhi went inside and Daya sat in a position in which Abhijeet was sitting a few moments ago...when Abhijeet came back he saw him that way...

Abhi: Daya...(Daya looked at him...abhi said showing fake anger)...mujhe copy kar rahe ho...(Daya smiled and sat straight)...

Abhi passed him a mug...

Daya(looking at the mug): Pani lane gaye the na tum...yaha taka ate aate coffee ban gaya...

Abhi laughed lightly: Arre nahi yaar...tum thake hue lag rahe the isiliye le aya...pi lo...fresh feel karoge...

Daya: Kuch der pehele to tum thake hue the na...

Abhi: Haan to meri thakawat door kerne ka intezaam to ho gaya na...

Daya: Kya...

Abhi: Aaj tum yahi rukoge...aur breakfast aut dinner tum banaoge...

Daya: Aur lunch...??

Abhi: Lunch pe hum bahar chalenge...tum mujhe treat de rahe ho...

Daya: Treat?? Kis khushi me...??

Abhi: Khushi me nahi...tumhari saza hai...itne din se pareshan kerke rakha hai...abb iski saza to milegi na...

Both shared a glance and then looked at their coffee mugs...Daya knew Abhi was trying to refresh his mood...so that he can forget all that happened...he wanted the same but it was very difficult for him...

To give pain to someone close is more painful than to suffer it...

Still Daya tried to help his friend in what he wanted...so he carried the conversation as...

Daya: Par ACP sir ke samne maine kaha tha ki mai sabko khana bana ke khilaunga...tab to tum maan gaye the...abb akele hi sab hazam kerne ki planning ker rahe ho...haan..

Abhi: Maine to abb bhi uske liye mana nahi kiya hai...jis din sabko khilaoge na uss din bhi mai sabse pehle pahuch jaunga...uski chinta tum mat karo...arre bhai khane ke maamle me to hum bado bado ko peeche chhor chuke hai...

Both laughed out on that...

Daya: Haan...wo to pata hai mujhe...jab bhi sabko khane pe bulata hu to mere sabse pehle mehmaan tum hi hote ho...(and again they laughed out)...

After sometime, Abhi stopped laughing and said in a serious tone: Acha acha abb hasna band karo...dekho 7 baj rahe hai...mujhe bhookh lagi hai...

Daya: Acchaa...bhookh lagi hai haan...chalo...ab tum bhi kerwa lo mujhse kaam...poora badla lene ki mood me ho tum to...(he stood up and moved towards kitchen...Abhijeet followed him)...

Abhi: Bilkul...(in relaxed tone)...aur abhi to shuruwaat hai...mai ek ek badla lekar rahunga tumse...

Daya: Ek CID officer ko dhamki de rahe ho...

Abhi(remembering something): Dhamki...yes...ye mai kaise bhool sakta hu...

Daya: Kya hua...lagta hai maine khud ko aur phasa liya hai...(he opened the fridge and searched for something he can cook...)

Abhi(smiling): Phasa to tumne khud ko bahut buri tarah liya hai...(complaining)...pata hai..jab tum nahi the to sab log mujhe dhamkiya dete rehte the...

Daya(with big eyes): My God...Senior Inmspector Abhijeet ko dhamki...itni himmat kiski hui...

Abhi: Manu ki...

Listening to this, Daya burst out laughing forgetting everything...Abhijeet closed the fridge door...

Abhi(in anger); Kya hai hein...isme hasne wali kya baat hai...

Daya(controlling his laugh somehow): Manu...wo...tumhara khabri...

Abhi(irritated): Haan wohi...(and this was it...Daya again burst out laughing...Abhi in anger left the kitchen and Daya followed him)...

Daya(from back): Arre...Abhijeet...ruko...suno to...(Abhijeet sat on a chair at the dining place...Daya took another and sat there facing Abhi)...accha sorry yaar...nahi hasta mai (he was still smiling broadly)...par ye to batao ki usne tumhe kis baat pe dhamki di...

Abhi looked at Daya and Daya tried to hide his smile...

Abhi(in one breathe): Maine use khane se mana ker diya to usne mujhe kaha ki wo tumhe bata dega...

Daya(continued): Aur tum dar gaye...

Abhi: Haan to...tumhara khauf bhi kam hai kya...ACP sir tak to tumhari baat ko aaj tak taal nahi paye hai...

Daya: Acha...ek to Manu ho gaya...aur...aur kisne himmat dikhayi mere dost ko dhamki dene ki...

Abhi: Freddy...

Daya almost laughed when Abhi looked at him sternly and he somehow controlled...

Daya(trying to suppress his laughter): Abhi...Freddy...usne...tumhe dhamki di...

Abhi: Haan...aur pucho kis baat pe...

Daya: Don't tell me mere naam ki dhamki di usne bhi...

Abhi: Exactly...yahi kiya...

Daya: Lo bhai...dhamkiya sabne di aur phas mai gaya hu...

Abhi(pointing finger towards him): Aur wo bhi bahut buri tarah se...

Daya: Wo to pata chal gaya mujhe...waise dhamki kis baat ki di Freddy ne...mujhe batao mai use daatunga...

Abhi: Wahi...khane ke liye aur kya...

Daya(in anger): Ohh...mai abhi dekhta hu ise...(he picked up his mobile and called Freddy...he picked up)...hello Freddy...ye mai kya sun raha hu Freddy...(in unbelievable tone)..tumne Abhijeet ko dhamki di, mere dost ko...good job...humesha aise hi dhamkiya dete rehna apne Abhijeet sir ko...(looking at Abhi)aur agar kabhi phir bhi na mane na to mujhe batana theek...acha theek hai...rakhta hu...bye...(and he cut the call)..

Abhi was looking at him in anger...

Daya(in smile): Ho gaya...

Abhi: Daat diya...ab tum nahi bachoge...

Daya: Dekha jayega...par Abhijeet...dhyaan kyu nahi rakhte tum apna haan...

Abhi: Yahi sawal mai tumse puchu to...

Daya: Dieting kerta hu...

Abhi: Oh...to mai bhi tumhara sath deta hu...

Daya: Sath dene ke liye bhi aisi herkat kerne ki zaroorat nahi hai samjhe...ki raste se kisi aur ko utha ke lekar jana pade...

Abhi(shocked): Tumhe kaise pata...

Daya(in anger): Manu ne call kiya tha tumhe...tumhara haal chaal puchne ke liye (showing him his mobile...)...ACP sir ke paas chhor aye the tum...

Abhi(embarrased): Wo...mai...maine mobile sir ko diya tha...wo video dikhane ke liye...dhyaan hi nahi raha...

Daya: Aur...

Abhi(trying to avoid): Aur kya Daya...kuch bhi nahi...

Daya: Boss please...mat kiya karo aisa...meri wajah se tum agar...

Abhi(strong): Tumhari wajah se nahi Daya...aisa kyu sochte ho tum...

Daya(sternly): To tum aisa kyu kerte ho Abhijeet...

Both looked at each other and there was complete silence for sometime...

Daya(standing up): Kafi der ho gayi hai Abhijeet...mai ghar ja raha hu...(and he started to move towards main door)...

Abhi(from behind): I'm sorry...(Daya stopped in mid way and turned...)...I'm sorry yaar wo...mai...bahut pareshan ho gaya tha...isiliye...kuch mann hi nahi kerta tha...mai...

Daya(strict voice): Aage se nahi hona chahiye...samjhe...(Abhi nodded)...

Abhi: Aur tum bhi...

Daya: Mai bhi dhyaan rakhunga...(Abhi smiled)...baitho tum...mai breakfast ready kerta hu...

Daya went to the kitchen and prepared breakfast for both...he had to take Abhijeet out for lunch and prepare dinner also as his punishment...that complete day both friends spent time together and tried to free themselves from the feeling of lonliness they were suffering since the last few days...

On Saturday, Daya invited the whole team at his home for dinner...they came...but Daya's first mehmaan was, as usual, Abhijeet...but that day...both arranged the dinner together...and when the whole team was together, then it can never be just a simple dinner...it became a party...they enjoyed the whole night together and enjoyed after a long time...ACP was feeling so happy seeing the happy and smiling faces of all his officers and especially his two sons...Abhijeet and Daya...

Awesome story 👏

OMG really long one! Will read soon and comment.😊

I have already read it in FF... 😊
aur sayed review v kiya tha...
but will read it again soon & give a detailed review 😊

Originally posted by: visrom

OMG really long one! Will read soon and comment.😊

Originally posted by: ...bluefairy...

I have already read it in FF... 😊
aur sayed review v kiya tha...
but will read it again soon & give a detailed review 😊

I had read it on FF before😳