14. Chapter 14
Abhijeet was sitting on the floor, leaning against the bed while holding right side of his forehead by his palm…his expression was extremely painful as Daya could see red fresh blood was flowing from behind his palm…..
A stone was lying on floor…a paper was tied around the stone which was studded by blood…Daya immediately rushed towards Abhijeet and grabbed him with…
Daya: boss…kya hua haan?...kya hua yeh?...kaise hua yeh?...tum….tum theek to ho na?...
Abhijeet managed to give a nod….Daya grabbed his hand and supported him to stand up and they came out from the room…..he led him to his own bedroom and made him sit on his bed…..he brought the first aid box and dressed his wound…..then went to Abhijeet's room and picked up the stone lying on his floor…..he separated the paper from it, unfolded it to read….
Abhijeet Srivastav jaise characterless insan ko hum humare maholle mein nahin rehne denge…tum dono turant is maholle se door chale jaao…warna anjaam bohot bura hoga……
He crimped the paper and was about to threw it away outside the window but stopped and kept it in his hand with a sigh…..he walked to the broken window and stood near it, fixing his gaze towards the night sky…..or more accurately towards a particular star…the star which contained a loving soul, he believed, the soul of an ill fated woman whom his elder brother termed as "maa" and he as "maaji"…..he whispered in pain…..
Daya: mujhe maaf kar dijiye maaji…..main apna waada pura nahin kar paya…maine to aap se waada kiya tha na ki zindagi bhar kabhi bhi Abhi ko kisi bhi tarah ki koi nuksan nahin pahuchne dunga…par dekhiye ho gaya na nuksan uska…..ek baar phir uski pehchaan cheen gaya…..aur main kuch nahin kar paya…pata hain maaji, ab jab uski taraf dekhta hoon na, uski aankhon mein…tab siwaye takleef ke aur kuch bhi nazar nahin aata…takleef, dard aur aansoo….uski puri zindagi ab in hi teen cheezon ki bani hain….maaji who rooth gaya hain zindagi se….woh wapas hi nahin aana chahta….bataiye maaji main kya karu?...kaise use yeh ehsus dilwaun ki nahin hain who kisi par bojh…chehra jal jane se uski qabiliyat, uski hoonar pe thodi na koi aanch aaya hain…..…kaise maaji kaise?...aap hi bata dijiye…
A gentle touch on his shoulder compelled him to turn behind and he almost got the shock of his life seeing the person behind him…a low pitched scream came out from his mouth as…..
Daya: maaji!...
Abhijeet's mother smiled sadly and put her hand on his mouth with…..
Abhijeet's mother: shshshsh!...dheere bolo Daya…..Abhijeet sun lega…..
Daya(in shock): aap Abhi se nahin milenge maaji?...chaliye na maaji…who aapko dekhke bohot khush hoga…(in low tone)…..use is waqt aapki bohot zaroorat hain…..pata hain maaji…
Abhijeet's mother (cut him with firm tone): mujhe sab kuch pata hain Daya…sab janti hoon…sab kuch…aur yeh bhi janta hoon ki kise kiski zaroorat hain…..
Daya(in low tone): maaji main jaan bujhke to aisa nahin kiya na?...Abhi hi usdin bomb lekar bhag gaya tha….aur darwaza bhi bahar se lock kar diya…pata hain maaji….main na bohot dhunda tha use hospital se discharge milne ke baad…par who kahin mila hi nahin….aur jab mila tab…
He looked at her and burst into tears…she stared towards him for a few seconds and then wiped away his tears with strong hands now…he only looked up towards her…..she said in firm tone…..
Abhijeet's mother: Abhijeet ko is waqt meri zaroorat nahin hain Daya…..(Daya looked at her with shock)…..haan Daya…use is waqt meri koi zaroorat nahin hain….use zaroorat hain to bas apni bhai Daya ki…jise who apna sab kuch samajhta hain ab…aur shayad…jiske liye jeene ki koshish kar raha hain….
Daya: par maaji woh…..
Abhijeet's mother(smiled): mujhe kuch samjhane ki zaroorat nahin hain Daya…main janta hoon uske liye main aur meri yaadein kitna keemti hain…..(after a pause)…..magar phir bhi main yeh hi kahungi ki is waqt tum hi Abhijeet ke liye sab kuch ho…who tumhare liye jeene ki koshish kar raha hain….haan Daya…who sirf isliye himmat dikhane ki koshish kar raha hain taki tum usse naraz na ho jaye…(after a pause)…..ya shayad isliye taki tum apni zindagi se khafa na ho jao….
Daya(in shock): maaji!...yeh aap kya…
Abhijeet's mother: haan beta…who ab bhi tumhare bare mein utna hi sochta hain jitna ki pehle bhi socha karta tha…..ab bhi tumse utna hi pyar karta hain jitna pehle karta tha…..woh ab bhi tumhare Abhi hi hain…
Daya(with smile): janta hoon maaji…isliye to zyada der khafa nahin reh sakta…uske aankhon mein aansoo dekhta hoon na to dil mein ek ajib se chuban hoti hain…ek ajib si takleef hota hain…aisa lagta hain jaise ki in aansoo ka zimmedar to main hi hoon na?...usdin to main hi nahin….
Abhijeet's mother(cut him): Daya beta…maine mana kiya na ekbaar?...agar phir kabhi aisa kah na to…..
Daya(smiled): kya karenge aap maaji?...
Abhijeet's mother(with shrug): main Abhijeet ki sapno mein jake tumhara shikayat karungi …phir woh tumhe bohot pitega…
Daya too smiled but the smile got disappeared in the very next moment and a painful whisper came out from his mouth as…
Daya: Abhi ab mujhe nahin pitega maaji…..kabhi bhi nahin pitega….mere aage haath jodega…..mera payer pakdega…mere aage girgirayega par pitega nahin….galti karne se bhi nahin pitega, naraz ho ke bhi nahin pitega….
The aged woman touched his shoulder with a soft…
Abhijeet's mother: himmat rakho beta…bharosa rakho…..apne dosti pe…..khud pe…who wapas aayega Daya tumhare pass…daro mat…..
Daya smiled and then next moment jerked to see Abhijeet's mother's body was fading away in air…..he tried to grab her hand but he could grab nothing….he shouted…..
Daya: maaji!…mat jaaiye!…..
Daya came out from his trance with a jerk as he could hear Abhijeet's voice as…..
Abhijeet: Daya…..Daya kahan ho yaar?...Daya…..
He discovered himself standing near the window of Abhijeet's room with tears rolling down his cheeks…he was feeling numb so he remained standing there while looking around the room…it was his ever known room, where he had spent the painful sleepless nights of last two months when those brutes had kidnapped Abhijeet…but still…..
He was about to move away when he heard approaching footsteps outside the threshold…he once shrugged with disappointment as he knew who the visitor could be…
Abhijeet entered the room and found Daya standing near the window with his gaze towards him…..he moved away his eyes and noticed that the glass pieces were still lying on the floor…..he looked up towards Daya's face silently…
Daya too noticed his face and went out silently…..he brought a broom and bent to clean all the mess from floor when heard…..
Abhijeet: us kagaz mein kya hain Daya?...
Daya looked towards him…..he really did not want to do this but still…..he would have to do this…Dr. Anurag had strictly forbidden him to hide any newly emerged problem related to this incident from Abhijeet…as he wanted Abhijeet to gain back the strength to fight against any adversity coming to his way…..and Abhijeet, being in such sensitive mental condition, would be hurt more if he got informed from any external source other than Daya…Daya, whom he TRUSTED most….it would affect the way of his recovery more, pushing him towards more darkness…Daya sighed…
He forwarded the folded paper towards his buddy who grabbed it with a confused face and looked towards it…after some minutes the paper fell down from his trembling hands and he sat down on the bed with a thud covering his face with his palms…his whole body was shivering badly and he was taking deep breaths…
Daya only looked at him for sometimes and then gently sat beside him while grabbing Abhijeet's palms and putting them down….Abhijeet did not looked towards him but kept staring towards the floor with some drops of tears present in the corner of his eyes…Daya only whispered…..
Daya: Abhi…..
In response Abhijeet looked up towards him and then grabbed his palm tightly with…..
Abhijeet: yakeen mano Daya main characterless nahin hoon…nahin hoon…maine aaj tak kisi bhi ladki ki dil ko koi bhi thes nahin pahuchaya hain…kisi ka bhi dil nahin toda hain…main itna bhi bura nahin hoon…woh log….woh log…..unlogo ko bas apna badla pura karna tha…sachchi yaar…maine kuch bhi nahin kiya…mera galti nahin hain is mein…..main sach keh raha hoon Daya…..please mera yakeen karo…
Daya was looking towards him with firm gaze during this…..now he felt the need to stop his brother so he just said in calm tone…..
Daya: boss!...
He knew that this word of four letters could create such a deep effect in his brother's mind which long consoling or supporting speeches could not do…this was not a mere word…..but was the drop of cool trust, faith and love on that badly hurt heart…he knew that this was the best medicine for Abhijeet now who was on the verge of a panic attack….
Abhijeet heard the word and got silent on the very next moment…he felt that the waves of pain, guilt and FEAR which were rising inside his heart was again lowering down…he felt a new wave inside him…wave of ENERGY…..the thing he needed the most now…he did not know what magic that word having four letters in it contained…..and he even did not want to know so but still….it provided a great thing…TRUST…the warm supporting touch over his injured soul saying "I Am With You "…..
He looked towards Daya who too was looking towards him…both the buddies kept staring towards each other but did not say anything…they knew it very well that the words were not the only medium to express pain or to soothe it….some situations also arise when words became useless…..only the heart beats were read…..
Finally after long silence, Daya said in normal tone…..
Daya: kitchen chalo Abhi…..aaj saath mein dinner banayenge hum…..theek hain?...
Abhijeet nodded but now with a smile on his lips…..they stood up and went towards kitchen to work together in the mission of making dinner….
A dark room...
A sudden light lit up above his head...
Some heavy footsteps were coming towards him...
That tight grip on his body...
That warm burning touch...
That extreme pain in his...
Those laughs full of enjoyment and fun...
Those comments full of tease...
Abhijeet clutched the bedspread tightly while sweating profusely...he was taking deep breaths and taking turns on his bed...his eyes were closed tightly and lips were bitten...those disturbing images of that night were appearing in front of his eyes...that pain, that humiliation, that helplessness...aahh!...
He was desperately trying to open his eyes but he could not…his throat was dry and he badly feel the need to drink some water but he still could not come out from his nightmare…..he still was murmuring that…..
Abhijeet: nahin…..nahin chod do mujhe…mujhe maaf kar do…..please maaf kar do…maine to bas apni duty kiya tha…par tum log…kyun kar rahe ho aisa?...Daya!...Daya kahan ho yaar…..please bachao mujhe….mujhe dard ho raha hain…Daya please aao na yaar…bohot dard ho raha hain yaar…..please na yaar…..aao na jaldi…..
All of a sudden all the nightmares got disappeared and he felt that he was floating upwards from the pool of darkness….he was feeling a soothing touch on his forehead….a soothing sensation was slowly covering up his painful soul and he felt that he was gradually getting back his normal breaths…after a while he opened his eyes and looked towards his savior, who rescued him from this uncomfortable situation…Daya…yes it was Daya…whom he had expected…
Abhijeet tried to sit up….Daya gently supported him…Abhijeet looked towards him but said nothing….Daya sensed his discomfort and said in frank tone…..
Daya: Abhi…..mujhe na neend nahin aa rahi hain…..to chalo kyun na hum aaj raat baat karke beeta de?...chalo mere kamre mein…..
Abhijeet: baat karke?...kya baat karoge Daya?...
Daya: kuch bhi…..gapshap karenge yaar…..(with puppy eyes)…..chalo na Abhi…..please….
Abhijeet(with a fake sigh): aur koi option hain mere pass?...chalo tumhare kamre mein chalte hain…
Both stepped towards Daya's room…..they both sensed each other's desperate attempts to forget about what happened just now as they felt both were uncomfortable to talk about that topic…..and they knew that they just not need to talk anything about it…..as it was normal between them that if one suffered another would comfort him….
They went to Daya's room and spent some time chatting with each other about random topics like sports, current affairs, politics etc…..Abhijeet mostly played the role of listener while Daya took the charge of talking as he knew that he must move away Abhijeet's mind from thinking more and more about that incident…
After a while Daya felt that Abhijeet was not responding to his words and was staring towards the ceiling with lost eyes…he pressed Abhijeet's shoulder and said in irritated tone…
Daya: kya hain Abhijeet?...nahin sunna tha to saaf saaf bol sakte the ki nahin sunna…..mujhe bhi utni der se bakna nahin padta…kya soch rahe ho itna?...
Abhijeet(in tired tone): sorry yaar…..par yaar who….woh main….main darasal woh…
Daya looked at Abhijeet and easily got that he was feeling tired…he knew that it was normal as he had injected high dose of sedatives to him…..so he said in soft tone…..
Daya: thakan lag raha hain Abhi?...aaram karoge?...
Abhijeet nodded with a hesitating expression on his face with a guilty…..
Abhijeet: Daya woh….woh I am sorry yaar…..tumne baat karne ki plan kiye the aur main…..
Daya(in soft tone): koi baat nahin boss…..hota hain kabhi kabhi…tumhare liye ab rest bohot zaroori hain…(in deep tone)…..aur mere liye tum bohot zaroori ho…..
Abhijeet smiled a little bit but next moment his smile vanished and his face paled remembering those ever scaring nightmares which always appeared in front of his eyes whenever he closed them…so he said in scary tone…..
Abhijeet: nahin yaar…..mujhe nahin sona…..
Daya(in shock): kya?...par kyun?...thak gaye ho na tum?...
Abhijeet(in scary tone): jab bhi sota hoon…..nahin sona mujhe…jab bhi aankhe bandh karta hoon tab hi who sab nazare…aaaaahhhhh…nahin sona mujhe…..kabhi nahin sona…
Daya grabbed him immediately with a soft…..
Daya: Abhi…..Abhi…..shant ho jaao…..dekho main hoon na…..kuch nahin hoga…..nahin aayega who sab sapne…..ek daam nahin aayega…..bilkul bhi nahin aayega…..tum so jaao…..meri baat mano….so jaao…..
Abhijeet(in scare): par Daya…..
Daya(in calm tone): mujh par bharosa haina Abhi?...vishwas karte ho na apne bhai ko tum?...
Abhijeet kept looking towards him for sometimes in fixed gaze… then said in deep tone…..
Abhijeet: khud se bhi zyada…..
Daya: to so jaao…..yakeen mano…..kuch bura nahin hoga…..
Abhijeet nodded and was about to lay on Daya's bed when Daya stopped him with…
Daya: Ek minute Abhi…..(Abhijeet stopped and looked towards him with question)….wahan nahin….(pointing towards his own lap)…..yahan aake laito…..mere gaud pe…..
Abhijeet looked towards him in silence so he said with a frank tone to relax him….
Daya: arey yaar humesha tum mujhe sulate ho…..kabhi kabhi mujhe bhi yeh mauka diya karo…aao….yahan aake laito…...
Abhijeet looked towards him and then laid on his lap silently but still with open eyes…..Daya made his eyes closed and said in cute tone…..
Daya: aankhe bandh…..chalo lori gata hoon main…so jaao…..
Abhijeet smiled and grabbed his leg tightly…Daya began to sing sweetly while ruffling his hairs…..
DIL KA KOI…..
TUKDA KABHI…..
DIL SE JUDAA…..
HOTA NAHIN…
APNA KOI…..
JAISA BHI HO…..
APNA HAIN WOH…..
DUJA NAHIN…..
YEH HI MILAN HAIN JO…..
SACH MUCH HAIN…
DIL KA KARAAR…..
KYA KEHNA…
KHILE KHILE CHEHRON SE AAJ…..
GHAR HAIN MERA….
GULE GULZAAR….
KYA KEHNA…..
He looked downwards and discovered Abhijeet had slept already…..his breaths were seemed to be normal…..and he was sleeping peacefully…..Daya smiled happily…..he gently placed a kiss on Abhijeet's forehead and whispered…
Daya: thank you Abhi…..thank you very much mujh par bharosa rakhne ke liye…thanks a lot boss…
He made him lay on proper place and covered him properly….he put off the bedside lamp and made himself comfortable beside him…..
And yes…it was the first night after that brutal incident which Abhijeet could sleep peacefully…..he slept peacefully that night, without any type of disturbing images or nightmares to disturb him or to made him scared from the core…
But alas!...it could have been a perfect step towards the success of the mission, getting Abhijeet back, if the next morning was same peaceful and happy too…..Next morning Daya woke up first hearing a chaos outside…he opened the door and what he saw made him spell bound…..
END OF THE CHAPTER…..
To kya dekha Daya ne bahar?...Daya aur Abhijeet kya kar payenge yeh nayi musibat ka saamna?...ya haar manna padega unko is baar?...Surya ka agli chal kya hoga?...uski ghatiya chalon se Daya kya bacha payenge Abhijeet ko?...jaane ke liye stay tuned…..
Today is my birthday…and I want to give a return gift to you all in form of this chapter…thank you very much for loving me sooooooooo much…
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