21. Chapter 21

He immediately rushed towards Abhijeet and touched his forehead to find his suspicion correct. Abhijeet's body was hot like a burning iron. His shivering body had made him suspect earlier Itself that he must have caught fever. He put the first aid box on the table and covered his Abhijeet with a warm blanket. His lips had became blue and he was shivering in cold.

Daya sat beside him silently and after a while, wrapped Abhijeet in a friendly side hug to provide him a never ending warm support of that relation which they had been sharing since last twenty years. The relation which was totally free from any type of selfishness, any type of interest or any type of suspicion. Only pure love, endless trust and belief along with ever lasting respect for each other were the root of this relation. And who did not know that the relation lacking all these flaws and containing such features was very rare but was too strong to get broken by any type of catastrophe.

He remained sitting beside Abhijeet, hugging him, for sometimes to provide him the warm support of his friendship. He separated after sometimes feeling Abhijeet's shivering was getting lower. He sat properly and slowly moved away the blanket from Abhijeet's body. Abhijeet's body get crimpled due to cold and he tried to grab his blanket but Daya grabbed his hand which slowly brought him back to calm state again.

Daya slowly unbuttoned Abhijeet's shirt, pulled up his vest and his eyes fell on the hurting wound present in his abdomen, still bleeding. A mirror piece was still stuck into it which was visible from outside his shirt also. Daya sat near the wound and tried to pull out the mirror piece after whispering….

Daya: sorry Abhi!...

He pulled the mirror piece a bit when Abhijeet flinched badly even in his unconscious state and a few painful groan escaped his throat while streams of tears were running down from the corner of his eyes. Daya immediately left the mirror piece with a whisper as…..

Daya: is sheeshe ko nikalne se to bohot dard ho raha hain Abhi ko…..par ise andar bhi to rehne dena nahin chahiye…..par nikalne se to khoon bohot nikal jayega….nahin rehne deta hoon….hospital to jaa hi rahe hain….wahan dekha jayega…..par…(looking towards Abhijeet)….kya ise hospital jana manzoor hoga?...nahin….chahe kuch bhi ho jaye mujhe Abhijeet ko hospital le jana hi hoga…..

He sighed and wiped away the blood flowing from Abhijeet's abdominal wound with a wet cotton and stuck leucoplast around the mirror piece, still stuck in Abhijeet's abdomen. He then clothed him properly and moved his attention towards his leg wound. It was much deeper than the abdominal wound and the mirror piece was bigger than the mirror piece stuck in his abdomen. He knew that he could not dress this wound properly, so he left it as it was. He then checked Abhijeet's body temperature and found it still high. He just pressed the wound with cotton bolls regularly.

He sighed and went to kitchen to bring a bowl of ice water with a piece of cloth. He once wiped away those tears which had stored in his eyes and began to compress Abhijeet's forehead with the wet cloth.

After a while he once checked the time and he found that it was quite a long since he had rang to hospital. So he took out his mobile and was about to make a call to hospital when he heard the loud siren of ambulance coming near their house. He sighed, once ruffled Abhijeet's hairs and then went to open the door.

After the ward boys shifted Abhijeet in the ambulance, Daya too got into in and sat beside his brother, grabbing his hand tightly. He was looking towards his pale face with fixed gaze while tears were again and again filling in his eyes seeing the painful expression present on his face.

He once put his hand on his brother's forehead and began to ruffle his hairs slowly in order to comfort the painful soul, or to comfort himself? He did not has the answer. Only what he knew was that now he would not be able to control those tear drops which had taken shelter in his eyes since long.

He simply covered his face with his palms and burst out in tears without caring about his surroundings. He did not cared what or who was present around him or what they must he thinking about him. He just want to expel out all the pain and tears stored in his heart since he had got his buddy in that devastated condition exactly one month ago.

He just wanted to rush towards his buddy and to give him a bone crashing hug while shouting from core of his heart as "Abhi…..main hoon na Abhi….tumhe kuch nahin hua, na hi kuch hoga…..main hoon na Abhi…..tum bas apne dil mein dabaye is dard aur takleef se khudko azaad kar de mere bhai…..bas ek baar….ek baar mujhe apni dil ka bandh darwaza mere saamne khol de"….

He moved away his palms from his face and wiped away the remaining tear drops while ruffling Abhijeet's hairs silently. He looked towards him with teary eyes while complaining to his buddy in his heart as…..

Daya: kyun nahin kiya tumne aisa Abhi?...kyun tumne apni dil ki darwaza mere saamne bhi bandh rakha?...kyun tumhe akela sare takleef sehna manzoor tha magar mere badhaya hua haath thamna nahin?...main to tha na tumhare saath boss….kash tumne ek baar mera vishwas kar liya hota Abhi…..to kam se kam tumhe itna takleef to nahin hoti…..

Kya Kya Na Socha Tha Maine

He could see a drop of tear had slipped from Abhijeet's left eye. So he wiped it away quickly while still talking to him in his heart as….

Daya: tu kyun ro raha hain?...main hoon na tere saath…..kuch nahin hua hain tujhe….bas tu thoda thak gaya haina aur yeh kuch choti moti chotein aayi hain isliye tujhe hospital le jaa raha hoon…..chinta mat kar….bohot jaldi theek ho jayega tu…..phir dekhna kaise badla leta hoon main tujhse….

He smiled on his own thoughts and closed his eyes tightly and attached his head with the back rest of the seat to relax himself or to revisit the long journey of life consisting lo g twenty years! The life since he had got his buddy…..

Kya Kya Na Sapne Sajaye

Concern from the deepest core of heart even not being friends.

Tumse kaha tha na ki mere peeche mat aana?...

Daya ko bol dena ki uski family bilkul theek hain…..

Some teasing lines.

Aao huzur aao…

Dost to hum bhi hain, hume to aaj tak kuch na diya…..

Some loving lines.

Yaad rakhna….jaan de dunga tere liye….

Agar ek bhi aansoo tumhare aankhon se nikla na to bohot bura ho jayega….

To bharosa rakho yaar….main tumhara baal bhi baka nahin hone dunga…..

An unconditional trust….

Yeh galat hain sir…..Daya ko kuch bhi yaad nahin hain iska matlab yeh to nahin ki who guneehgaar hain?...

Main keh raha hoon na ki Daya ne kuch nahin kiya hain…

Woh main nahin janta sir…..main sirf itna janta hoon ki Daya ko phansaya jaa raha hain…

An unbreakable friendship of long twenty years. Millions of memories….both sweet and sour. Was it so easy to forget? Forget and start life afresh? No! It is hard….or rather impossible!

Kya Kya Na Chaha Tha Dil Ne

Senior inspector Abhijeet…..

Senior inspector Daya….

A relationship with no name at all. It was something which could never be given any name. Name! What in a name? There was never any need for any type of formality like having a formal name in their Relation. They were just necessity of each other.

Friendship…..

A journey from senior inspector Abhijeet and sub inspector Daya to senior inspector Abhijeet and senior inspector Daya….

A Journey from Abhijeet sir to Abhi, Yaar and the sweetest one….Boss!

Was not this long journey sufficient for anybody to collect strength to live?...

To survive?

For each other at least?

He thought it was, but he was wrong. Terribly wrong! He could not become a reason to be alive for Abhijeet. He could not….. though he used to think he was.

Why Abhijeet could not understand? Why he did not even think about him once? Why? Why? Why could not he trust him? Was it the only consequence he met after spending long twenty years in a relationship?

Kya Kya Na Arman Jagaye

Oh Kya Kya Na Arman Jagaye

But had he shown cent percent trust towards his buddy every time?

Abhijeet kahin yeh yaaddash jana koi natak to nahin?...

Kuch dost aise hote hain jo apne dost ki peeth pe chora ghop dete hain…..

Iska asar nere aane wale zindagi mein padega aur humare dosti par bhi….

Daya opened his eyes with jerk and took a glance of Abhijeet's face which still contained an extreme painful expression stuck over it. Daya felt an extreme pain in his heart, not only because of his brother's present painful condition, but due to his rough behavior towards him also, which he did in past.

Is Dil Se Toofan Guzarte Hain

But next moment a smile appeared on his lips remembering that his loving brother had forgiven him every time whenever he had acted rudely with him. Not only forgiven, but he head never kept even a single bad memory in his heart also. Rather he had not allowed him to be feel guilty also.

Tum Bin Na Jeete Na Marte Hain

The car stopping sound brought Daya out of his trance immediately. He looked up and discovered that they had reached hospital already. The ward boys came out and opened the door to take out Abhijeet from the ambulance while Daya got too got down to help them after having a last look towards his buddy while praying for his swift and smooth recovery.

Aa Jao Lautkar Tum

Yeh Dil…. Keh Raha Hain

Aa Jao Lautkar Tum

Yeh Dil…. Keh Raha Hain

Abhijeet was immediately shifted into Operation Theater, while Daya sat outside while closing his eyes tightly. He was simply feeling exhausted terribly as he too…. Yes he too was undergoing severe mental and physical fatigue after having continuous battle with both his buddy and…. His own. Actually he was not habituated to live without his buddy. Was not it?

Tum Bin Jiya Jaye Kaise

Kaise Jiya Jaye Tum Bin

He was sitting with closed eyes when he felt a warm touch over his shoulder. He opened his eyes with a jerk and discovered their friend Dr. Apurv was standing beside him silently. He tried to smile with…..

Daya: arey Apurv….. tum kab aaye? Aur aaj kal kya haal chal hain aaj kal?

Apurv(in chewing tone): tumhe kya lagta hain ki main yahan tumhare haal chal poochne ke liye aaya hoon?... (Daya lowered his head immediately, Apurv in serious tone)…. Abhijeet kaisa hain?

Daya(in silent tone): Operation chal raha hain uska ab….. shayad waqt lagega…. Bohot gehri chotein aayi hain use…. Tab tak main sirf intezaar kar sakta hoon….. (in whisper) sirf intezaar…. Bohot lambi intezaar…..

Sadiyon Se Lambi Hain Raatein

Sadiyon Se Lambe Huye Din

Apurv(in anxious tone): kya baat hain Daya? Tum itna pareshan kyun ho? Kya hua tha Headquarters mein? Aur Abhijeet bhi yahan admit kyun hain?

Daya took a deep breath and then said each and every happenings which he and Abhijeet faced since morning. His voice chocked numerous times but he never stopped. He sighed and concluded his words with….

Daya: ab to bas doctor ki bahar aane ka intezaar hain…. Who log bas bahar aake yeh keh de ki Abhijeet theek hain….. warna….

He stopped abruptly as he himself did not have the answer of that "warna". With a deep sigh, he attached his head while closing his eyes.

Aa Jao Lautkar Tum

Yeh Dil…. Keh Raha Hain

Aa Jao Lautkar Tum

Yeh Dil…. Keh Raha Hain

Apurv remained sitting silently beside him for sometimes while grabbing his hand in his. His warm touch was providing an unconditional support to Daya, which he needed very badly during this.

All of a sudden, Apurv stood up with a jerk while Daya looked up towards him with a surprised….

Daya: kya hua?...

Apurv: kuch nahin….tum yahin raho….main abhi aata hoon apna ek zaroori kaam niptake….abhi aata hoon haan?...

Daya gave a silent nod while Apurv left from the place while taking out his mobile phone from his pocket. He finished an important phone call with someone and then again came to Daya and sat beside him silently while grabbing his hand in his. Daya remained sitting silently with closed eyes.

Half An Hour Later….

Daya was sitting silently with closed eyes when he heard his name called by someone with an angry yet firm voice. He opened his eyes with a jerk and found ACP sir standing at the direction. He stood up immediately and stammered as….

Daya: si… si… sir aa…. Aap yahan?

ACP sir(in angry tone): haan main…. Tum to hume yeh sab batana zaroori nahin samjha…. Isliye Apurv ne hi mujhe yahan bulaya hain…..

Daya threw an angry glance on Apurv who immediately lowered his eyes. ACP sir came to Daya with an anxious….

ACP sir: kaise hua yeh sab?... aur tumne hum mein se kisiko kuch batana zaroori nahin samjha?... itni zaroori baat….

Apurv came forward in rapid steps and cut him firmly with….

Apurv: nahin ACP sir, yeh koi itni bhi zaroori baat nahin hain jo….

ACP sir(in angry tone): kya zaroori baat nahin hain?... Abhijeet ne itna bada ghatiya kadam utha liya aur tum keh rahe ho ki….

Apurv(in firm tone): haan ACP sir….. yeh koi itna bhi bada masla bhi nahin hain jo aap ise lekar koi bada issue bana de….. aur yeh hi baat aapko Abhijeet ko bhi ehsaas dilwana hoga…. Abhijeet ki jo mental condition thi, uske liye yeh outburst bohot zaroori tha…. Aur yeh baat bhi predictable hi tha ki woh koi aisa kadam uthayega…. It's quite possible. Balki hum doctors bhi yeh hi chahte the ki woh khudko chot pahuchaye.

Daya(in surprise): kyun Apurv?

Apurv(with a small smile): kyun yeh tum bhi jante ho aur main bhi ki sirf dard hi hain jo dard ko kat sakta hain…. Uske liye yeh jo dard tha, jo takleef tha apni dil mein chupaye rakha tha who nikal dena bohot zaroori tha…. Warna who usi dard mein ghutta rehta, uske aankhon mein jo dard bhara takleef, jo woh humesha se chuapana chahta tha, use aansoo ke zariye nikal dena zaroori tha….. khud ke taraf jo nafrat jo use mehsoos hota aaya hain, use jatana bhi tha na?

ACP sir: par Apurv, suicide? Tumhe nahin lagta hain ki yeh kuch zyada bada kadam utha liys Abhijeet ne?

Apurv was about to say something when a voice came from their behind as….

Voice: zaroor bada kadam hain ACP sir….. magar yeh bhi zaroori hi tha….

All of them turned behind to found a handsome youth of about twenty six- twenty seven years old was standing behind them. Daya and ACP sir exchanged a look with each other while Dr. Apurv went to him with a cheerful…..

Apurv: hello. Let me introduce you all. Daya, ACP sir yeh hain Dr. Anurag. Yeh humare hospital ka sabse badi psychiatrist hain….. Abhijeet ki case ko yeh hi dekh rahe hain… main inhi ki instructions aapko batata raha itne dino tak…..

Dr. Anurag hello ACP sir, hello Daya. Haan to main jo keh raha tha, Abhijeet ka uthaya hua yeh kadam aap logo ko ajeeb lag sakta hain, par mujhe nahin laga kyun ki….. kyun ki main janta tha ki who aisa karega hi…. ACP sir, Abhijeet ka main problem yeh hain ki pehle woh ek bohot hi strong insan hua karta tha…. Itna strong ki woh apna ateet ki har ek yaadein khoke bhi phir se khada hua, na sirf khada hua balki phir se usi post hi achieve kiya apne dum pe….. phir se senior inspector Abhijeet bana….. aur phir achanak uski puri zindagi ek baar phir se tabaah ho gaya….. jo pehchaan usne itne saal leke, itni mehnat karke wapas paya, woh sab ek hi pal mein khatam ho gaya….. mujhe yakeen hain ki unhone in sabke baad bhi himmat dikhaye the, ladne ki koshish bhi kiye honge….. magar….(with a sigh)…. Magar kisi wajah se who koshish bhi nakaamiyab hua hoga….. aur woh isi sadme ko bardash nahin kar paye…. Isi wajah se hi unka who halat ho gaya, jis halat mein who aap sab ko mile the…. Tab se lekar aaj tak unke maan mein usi nakaamiyabi ke wajah se khud par jo gussa aur jo nafrat bhara hua tha, khudko bacha na pane ka jo guilt tha…. Usi wajah se unhone yeh rasta apnaye…. Unhe laga ki yeh sab sirf tab hi khatam ho sakta hain jab woh khud khatam ho jayenge…. Bas yeh hi wajah tha unka aisa kadam uthane ki…. Bas aur kuch nahin….

Both ACP sir and Daya nodded their heads understandably and then Daya asked in meek tone….

Daya: hume aage kya karna hoga Dr. Anurag?...

Dr. Anurag looked towards him and smiled teasingly while patting his back with….

Dr. Anurag: pehle to apni is kamzori se peecha chudana hoga aapko aur strict banna hoga…. Mr. Daya aap ek cop hain, aur mujhe aap mein agar kuch galat ho raha ho to uske khilaf awaaz uthane ki himmat aur majbooti dekhne ki hi umeed karta hoon…..

Daya took a deep breath to regain control over his emotions and then spoke up, but now in firm tone….

Daya: hume ab kya karna hoga doctor?...

Dr. Anurag showed up his thumb to Daya with a smile and said….

Dr. Anurag: that's the spirit. Listen Mr. Daya ab aap ko hi sab kuch karna hoga…. Mujhe nahin lagta ki Abhijeet ko aaj koi jaan lene wala chot aaya hain…. So he will be physically fine soon. Unke hosh mein aane ke baad hume unke mental condition ko observe karna hoga…. Basically mujhe ab lagta hain ki aaj jo kuch bhi hua, uske baad unhe dheere dheere recover ho jana chahiye as unke andar ki woh jo dard bhara takleef daba hua tha, woh ab nikal chuka hain….. magar phir bhi hume unhe under observation ho rakhna hoga….. magar agar un mein koi positivity nahin nazar aaya to…..

He stopped which made the two precious relations of Abhijeet more anxious about their dear companion. Daya asked in scared tone….

Daya: to kya doctor?

Dr. Anurag(with a small smile): bas ek do jhapad laga dena, akal apne aap thikane pe aa jayega unka….

The frankness present in his voice really made the heavy atmosphere, present around them, a little light. Daya too smiled a bit and then said….

Daya: kya Dr. Anurag? Itni jaldi swarg yatra nahin karna hain mujhe…. Ab to Abhi thoda beemar hain, par jab theek ho jayega na, to gin ginke badla lega mujhse in sab baaton ka….. na baba na!

Dr. Anurag(with a naughty smile): accha to aap darte hain aapke bhai se?

Dr. Apurv: arey Anurag, kya baat kar rahe ho yaar?... Senior inspector Abhijeet se kaun nahin darta bhai?... ek baar…. Bas ek baar jab use gussa aa jata haina tab to uske laal laal aankhe dekhke shayad khud ACP sir bhi darte honge?... kyun sir?...

ACP sir(with a soft smile): haan bhai…. Waise to bada agyakari banda hain magar jab gussa aa jata hain tab main bhi uske saamne jane se darta hoon….

Four of them shared a happy hearted laugh and sat down on the bench kept there with their gazes fixed on the red bulb present outside the Operation Theater. After a while, the bulb turned off and a doctor came out while taking off his mask. Daya rushed to him while others followed him but with slow pace yet anxiety and tension were clearly visible in their expression. Daya barged the doctor with….

Daya: doctor Abhijeet kaisa hain?... who theek to haina?... zyada nuksan to nahin hua na uska?...

The Doctor: nahin Mr. Daya, please relax. Mr. Abhijeet ab theek hain….. jo mirror pieces unke body pe stuck the, woh maine nikal diya hain aur ab khatre ki koi baat nahin….. mirror mein present mercury ke wajah se unke wounds mein infection ke chances hain isliye hum unhe agle seventy two hours tak under observation rakhne wale hain… phir aap unhe ghar le jaa sakte hain…..

Daya: kya hum usse mil sakte hain….

The doctor: abhi nahin….. zyada blood loss ki wajah se woh bohot hi kamzor ho gaye hain to abhi tak unhe hosh nahin aaya hain….. aap log unse hosh aane ki baad hi mil sakte hain….. aur ek baat ka dhyan rakhna hoga aap logo ko ki zyada blood loss aur extreme stress ki wajah se unke heart rates lagatar up down hua hain….. so his heart is a bit weak now. Please khayal rakhna ki unhe kisi bhi tarah ki koi exhaustion ya mental pressure ka saamna na karna pade ab kuch dino tak warna….

ACP sir: warna kya doctor?...

The doctor: otherwise he might will have to undergo a severe cardiac arrest or even heart failure. So please take care of him.

The two doctors and the two dearest relatives of Abhijeet heaved a sigh. Daya forwarded his hand for a warm handshake with the doctor when Dr. Anurag exclaimed….

Dr. Anurag: oh my god Daya!... yeh kaise hua?... itni gehri chot kaise aayi?...

Daya first looked towards him with a confused gaze and then took a glance of his iwn hand which contained the deep wound, still bleeding. Apurv asked in anxious tone…..

Apurv: yeh kaise hua Daya?...

Daya did not say anything but just remained standing there silently with his face lowered. The test three took a glance of each other and released a sigh respectively as they could clearly understand what might be the reason of the wound. ACP sir ordered him….

ACP sir: Daya jaao dressing karwake aao…..

Daya(in meek voice): sir main theek…..

But he stopped seeing ACP sir's angry gaze which focused him. He lost all the courage and silently followed Dr. Apurv who took him in his cabin to dress the wound properly.

Two Hours Later

Four of them were still sitting in front of Abhijeet's cabin when a nurse came out from there and rushed to call the doctor while informing them….

Nurse: patient ko hosh aa raha hain…..

A relaxed smile appeared on Daya's lips while ACP sir breathed out heavily which clearly indicated his relaxation. He spoke up in angry tone….

ACP sir: ek baar yeh doctor ka check up ho jaye, phir dekhta hoon main Abhijeet ko….. uski itni himmat ki suicide attempt kiya?...

Dr. Anurag(with firmness in his voice): nahin ACP sir. We will not allow you to meet Abhijeet…. None of us except Daya can meet Abhijeet now.

ACP sir(in angry tone): yeh aap kya keh rahe hain Dr. Anurag?

Apurv(in firm tone): woh sach hi keh rahe hain ACP sir…. abhi hume mein se kisi ka usse na milna hi behtar hain….. kyun ki use yeh nahin pata hain ki uski is karname ke bare mein kisi ko bhi maloom hain….. khas kar aapko….

Dr. Anurag: Haan ACP sir….. woh aapko apne pita mante hain…. (Tears filled in ACP sir's eyes)…. Bhale hi woh keh nahin pate, par maan maan hi aap unke liye pita ka hi roop hain…. Isliye woh aur bhi nahin chahenge ki aapko is baat ki pata chale….. aur yeh aap bhi manenge ki aaj chahe jo bhi ho, par ek din yeh hi kadam unke liye behad sharamnak hoga…. Aur unki hi nazar mein bohot galat hoga….. aur jis baat ko lekar woh khud itna sharminda honge, to zara sochiye jis apne ko unka yeh raaz maloom hoga, woh unse kaise apne nazre mila payenge?... ACP sir, kya aap aapne sabse bahadur sipahi ko, apne bete ko is guilt ki daldal mein dhakel lna chahenge?... aur aaj unhe aur guilt, aur sharm, aur gusse ki shikar banana chahte hain?...

ACP sir once took a glance of the glass door of the ICU cabin and then stepped back while closing his eyes tightly. After some moments, the doctor came out from the cabin while announcing in calm tone…..

The doctor: ab woh theek hain….. haan par ab bohot weak hain, aur blood pressure aur pulse rate bhi normal nahin hain….. bhale hi hum drips use kar rahe hain….. magar unhe ab bhi low blood level ki problem hain…..

Daya(in trembling tone): doctor kya hua usse mil sakte hain?...

The doctor: jee haan bilkul…. Bas thoda dhyan rakhna ki who hyper na ho jaye….. zyada excitement khatarnak ho sakta hain unke liye…. Now please excuse me….

Daya nodded and went towards Abhijeet's cabin after having a pat on his shoulder from ACP sir and with a soft warning from Apurv as….

Apurv: thoda shanti se pesh aana Daya…. Please…

He took a deep breath and entered in the cabin, but what he saw in the cabin just made him spell bound.

END OF THE CHAPTER

So what might have Daya seen in Abhijeet's cabin? What will be Abhijeet's reaction? What will happen next? Is Surya planning anything evil? Will he get punished? Stay tuned to know more.

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