Heart vs Brain - Chapter 22

            Heyo CIDians! Am back with the next chapter... So go on and read and then review... See you at the end...

   

                         Chapter 22

             Dr. Avinash came out of the operation theatre after operating ACP sir... Worried team approached him with their questions...

Salunkhe - Prayduman kaisa hai ab? Operation successful tha na?

Avinash - Ji haa sir operation successful tha aur ACP sir ab out of danger hai... Unko 3 ghanto mai hosh bhi aa jayega...

Freedy - Thank you doctor... Waise hume appse kuch aur sawal bhi puchne hai!

Avinash - Janta hu sir... Appke sare sawalo ke jawab mai appko dunga... Bas ek baar ACP sir ko hosh aa jane dijiye...

Freedy - Hmm... Lekin tab tak app par humari nazar rahegi... Hospital se bahar nikalne ki koshish bhi mat kijiyega!

Avinash - Ji sir... Mai yahi hu aur kahi nahi jaa raha! Mai apne patients ko dekh leta hu tab tak app appki duty kar lijiye.
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*After 3 hours*

       ACP sir gained consciousness and after doctor Avinash checked him... Team went inside to meet him when he was in complete consciousness... He was sitting in a half lying posture when team entered inside...

Salunkhe - Aur Prayduman! Hum sab ko dara ke aaram se lete hue ho... Yeh toh galat hai yaar!!!

ACP - Kyu darta hai Salunkhe... Abhi toh mere din shuru hue hai... Itne jaldi tujhe chod ke nahi jaa raha mai

Salunkhe - Haa haa pata hai... Meri jaan khane mai maza jo aata hai tumhe!

Purvi - Sir ab kaise hai app?

ACP - Bilkul fit and fine! (Looking at freedy who was silently standing in a corner) Kya hua freedy? Udhar kyu khade ho? Idhar aao na!

              Hearing him Freedy walked to him but still didn't utter a word... Seeing this they all got confused...

Pankaj - Kya baat hai sir? App kuch pareshan lag rahe hai!

Freedy - Nahi kuch bhi toh nahi!

ACP - Freedy tumahare chehre se yeh toh saaf nazar aa raha hai ki 'kuch nahi' toh bilkul nahi hua! Batao kya baat hai?

Freedy - Hua hai na sir... Itna kuch toh ho gaya appke saath... Woh bhi meri wajh se! (In a teary voice) Wahi tha, phir bhi appko nahi bacha paya...

ACP - Freedy isme tumahari koi galti thi hi nahi! Situation aisi thi ki na tum kuch kar sakte the na mai... Aur bahar bhi toh tum logo ne hi nikala hai na mujhe!

Freedy - Lekin sir mai apne app ko iss hatse ke liye kabhi maaf nahi kar pauga! (After a while) aur waise bhi sir appko waha se nikalne mai un dono ka bohot bada haat hai!

Purvi - Haa... Woh dono... Kya naam tha unka? Unhone kitni help ki humari... Abhi tak thanks bhi nahi kaha humne unhe!

Tarika - Prakash aur Anand!!!

Pankaj - Haa sir un logo ne bohot help ki humari

Salunkhe - Lekin gaye kaha woh dono?

Freedy - Pata nahi sir... Pehle toh to yahi the... Lekin jab se sir ka operation shuru hua tha tab se nahi dikhe!

ACP - Chalo koi nahi... Rehne do... Koi kaam aa gaya hoga isliye chale gaye honge!

Freedy - Hmm...

Salunkhe - Lekin boss tumhe ek bata na toh reh hi gayi!!!

ACP - Kya?

Salunkhe - Dr. Avinash mil gaye hai... Infact unhone ne hi tumahara operation kiya hai!

ACP - Toh itni der se yeh baat batai kyu nahi mujhe!!! (Glaring at them all) Jaldi bulao unhe yaha! Bohot kuch puchna hai unse!

Pankaj - Mai abhi lekar aata hu sir unhe yaha par!

             In sometime Pankaj came back with Dr. Avinash while ACP sir told him to sit on the chair present beside his bed... He silently sat there and the hospital room was now looking like a interrogation room of CID beauro! Dr. Avinash being a bit nervous but not at all looking scared...

ACP - Toh Dr. Avinash... Bohot dino baad mulakat hui appse... Waise thank you for saving my life... Pata nahi baad mai mauka mile yaa na mile app ko thanks bolne ka!

Avinash - Thanks ki koi zarurat nahi hai sir... Maine bas apna farz nibhaya hai (he said meaningfully)

ACP - Ok then... Ab mai apna farz nibahata hu... Ton batayiye phir... Ki kya rahe the app uss din forest road pe jab Abhijeet ka so called accident hua tha?

Avinash - Mai ek party se ghar laut raha tha sir... Aane mai late hogaya tha!

Freedy - Aur appne kya dekha waha par?

Avinash - Maine dekha ki Abhijeet sir ki gadi kafi speed se aa rahi thi... Phir kuch der baad unhone gadi reverse li aur ek ped se thok li... Kuch seconds baad kuch aur gadiya aur haa ek truck bhi waha aaya... Unn gadiyo mai se kuch log niche utre... Check kiya ki Abhijeet sir zinda hai ki nahi aur chale gaye...

ACP - Hmm... Aur iske baad appne kya kiya?

Avinash - Wahi jo kisi bhi insan ko karna chahiye! Mai Abhijeet sir ko apni gadi mai apne ghar le gaya... Uss din hospitals ki strike thi toh mai unhe hospital nahi leja saka aur maine unhe ghar par hi treat kiya!

ACP - Do mahine! Do mahine Avinash Daya hospital mai admit tha! Hum sab roz yaha par aate the... Appne ek baar bhi hume yeh sab batana zaruri nahi samjha?

Avinash - Sir mujhe Abhijeet ne mana kiya tha!

ACP - (in anger) Abhijeet!!! Akhir kar kyu raha woh yeh sab!!! (To Avinash) Daya ko goli kyu mari usne?

Avinash - What??!! Sir Abhijeet kyu Daya ko goli marega?

ACP - Yehi baat mai appse puch raha hu!

Avinash - Nahi sir... Mujhe iss bare mai kuch nahi pata! Aur toh aur pata hota toh bhi mai iss baat par vishwas nahi karta ki Abhijeet Daya ko goli maar sakta hai!

ACP - Lekin yehi sach hai!

Avinash - Ji nahi sir... Aisa ho hi nahi sakta... Mujhe unn dono se mile hue sirf kuch hi mahine hue hai sir lekin mai unhe itna toh pehchan hi chuka hu... Ek dusre mai jaan basti un dono ki... This is just not possible!

Pankaj - Sir ho sakta hai na ki Dr. Avinash sahi keh rahe ho! (With hopeful eyes)

ACP - Sachayi kitni hi kaufnak kyu na ho usse accept na karne se woh jhoot nahi ban jati!

Avinash - Sahi kaha sir appne... Lekin ek sach mujhe bhi pata hai jo appko nahi pata!

ACP - Aisa tog bohot kuch hai Avinash jo appko pata hai aur mujhe nahi pata... Batayiye!!!

Avinash - Sir uss din...

                           *Flaskback*
              After firing on Daya, Abhijeet was completely broken... But having no other option he sat in the car with the goons and left for their hideout... He was sitting on the back seat of SUV and was looking out of the window... The world around him seemed to rotate... He was lost in his own world and forgot everything else that was going around him... The cheers of those goons who were celebrating death of Sr. Insp Daya... Who were planning how to party tonight to celebrate this victory of theirs... Who were talking all sorts of bad things about his brother and were abusing him like anything... But Abhijeet didn't seem to register anything and all that he could think about was Daya... His brother who would be lying unconscious only a few kilometers away from him... In the hot weather under the open sky... On the ground full of stones and thorns... With a bleeding body and painful soul...

Man 1 - Oye Karan! Kya soch raha hai?

Man 2 - Ha na kab se shant baitha hai... Kuch bolta kyu nahi? Sabse acha kaam toh tu hi kiya hai... Uss Daya ko goli maar ke! Kush nahi hai kya?

Abhijeet - Kush? (With a painful laugh) Hu na bohot kush hu... Akhir apne haato se goli mari hai maine Daya ko... Kush kaise nahi houga? Bo... Bohot kush hu mai!!! (And he couldn't speak further as tears chocked his throat)

            And then the goons again got busy in their talks while he once again returned to his world of guilt, pain and silence... After sometime some light fell on his face... Looking around he found that it was sunlight falling on his watch which acted as a mirror and reflected light on his face... His watch gained his attention... Better say Daya's watch gained his attention... And looking at it he saw a smiling face of his brother... No!!! He couldn't sit idle... Maybe Daya is alive? What is he is still breathing and his life can still be saved... What if it wasn't late and there was still time... What if doctors could save Daya? He needed to act fast... He had to do something!!!

Abhijeet - Gadi rokna! Mujhe kuch kaam hai... Mai yahi utar raha hai!

Man 2 - Kyu re? Kya hua? Achanak kya kaam aa gaya tereko?

Abhijeet - Nahi woh mujhe kisi se milne ka hai... Tum log niklo mai chala jayega wapas...

               Saying this he got down from the car and called Dr. Avinash as soon as he was sure that the goons were gone...

Avinash - Haa sir? Kaise hai app? Jabse ghar se gaye yaad hi nahi kiya? Maanta hu undercover hai app... Checkup ke liye nahi aa sakte lekin appka accident dangerous tha... Ek baar phone par hi baat kar lete!

Abhijeet - Avinash please pehle meri baat suniye...

Avinash - (understanding from his voice that something is seriously wrong) Haa haa... Bolo Abhijeet kya hua?

Abhijeet - Please mere Daya ko bacha lijiye!

Avinash - Sorry sir... Mai kuch samjha nahi... Yeh Daya kon hai? (Those days he did not know Daya as he hadn't met the team yet)... Kya hua hai usse? Aur mai kaise bacha sakta hu?

Abhijeet - Mera bhai hai Daya... Usse... Usse goli lagi hai aur sirf app bacha sakte hai usse!

Avinash- Goli lagi hai? Sir app unhe hospital le aayiye mai tab operation ki sari tayari karke rakhta hu... Himmat rakhiye kuch nahi hoga unhe!

Abhijeet - Avinash mai usse hospital nahi la sakta! Team ko inform karna padega aur mai unke samne nahi jaa sakta!

Avinash - Oh ok sir... Samjh gaya... Woh iss waqt kaha hai app mujhe yeh batayiye mai personally jata hu waha unhe lene...

Abhijeet - Nahi! App nahi jaa sakte... Jab team puchegi ki appko yeh kisne bataya ki Daya ko goli lagi hai toh kya jawab denge app! App... App iss waqt kaha hai?

Avinash - Sir mai ghar par hu...

Abhijeet - Ok app hospital ke liye nikaliye... Raste mai jo bhi PCO mile usse appke hospital mai call karke ek ambulance ko bulaye Arther hill ke top pe... Daya wahi hai... Apni identity reveal mat kijiyega!

Avinash - Ok sir... Ho jayega!
                        *Flaskback ends*

Avinash - Sir uss din PCO se phone karke Daya sir ke liye ambulance maine bulwayi thi... Abhijeet sir ke kehne pe! Agar woh uss din mujhe phone nahi karte toh ajj Daya sir zinda nahi hote... Agar woh Daya sir ko marna hi chahte the toh mujhe phone kyu karte!?

ACP- (sighing) Abhijeet yeh sab kar kyu raha hai? Kyu usne apne zinda hone ke baad bhi marne ka natak kiya? Kyu Daya par goli chalayi aur phir uske liye ambulance bhi bulwayi? Appko bhi ussi ne chupaya tha na?

Avinash - (shocked) Sir... Nahi sir... Aisa kuch nahi (moving away his eyes in nervousness)

ACP - Lagta hai iss sawal ka jawab nahi bataya tha Abhijeet aur Daya ne appko... Isiliye gadbad ho gayi!

Avinash - Nahi sir... Mai toh mila bhi nahi unse!

ACP - Woh kya naam bataya tha tarika tumne? Haa Prakash aur Anand! Yeh dono kisse milne aaye the? Milne aaye the! Nahi nahi my mistake... Appko yaha kisne bulaya tha? Prakash aur Anand ne hi na... Sorry sorry... Again my mistake... Abhijeet aur Daya ne na?

Avinash - (realizing that it was of no use to lie now) Ji... Ji haa sir!

ACP - Jab itna kuch bata hi chuke hai toh yeh bhi bata dijiye ki Abhijeet akhir yeh sab kar kyu raha hai?

Avinash - Sir iska jawab app ko Abhijeet sir kudh denge!

ACP - Aur woh kaise?

Avinash - Yeh lijiye sir... Isme appke sare sawalo ke jawab hai! (He said handing ACP sir a letter)

           ACP sir opened the letter and started reading it... It was written by Abhijeet and he understood this at the very first glance seeing the handwriting...

Dear Sir,
            Bohot gussa aa raha hoga na sir appko mujh par! Aana bhi chahiye... Maine kaam hi aise kiye hai... Apni maut ka natak kiya... Usse sabit bhi kiya... Daya ko goli mari... Usse kidnap kar liya... Bohot gunah kiye hai maine... Bohot taklif di hai maine app sab ko... Ajj appke saath jo kuch bhi hua uss sab ka zimedar bhi kahi na kahi mai hi hu... Appko, Daya ko, team ko sabko rulaya hai maine... Iske liye toh mujhe upar wala maaf nahi karega... App mai bhi humesha se baghwan ko dekha hai maine app bhi maaf mat karna sir mujhe... Inn sab ki appko mujhe jo saza deni ho de dena... Mai kuch nahi kahuga... Appko toh mera written statement bhi mil gaya na sir iss letter ke roop mai... Lekin sir maine yeh sab bewajh nahi kiya yeh baat toh app bhi jante hai na! Appko, Daya ko, team ko mai bewajh thodi pareshan karuga! Lekin inn sab ke piche ki wajh mai appko abhi nahi bata sakta... App doctor Avinash se isse aage kuch nahi puchege sir... Please!!! Ajj tak appne mujhse bohot kuch kaha hai sir... Lekin appki kahi mere dil ke karib likhi sabse khaas baat pata hai kya hai sir? Wahi jo uss din appne mujhse casually keh di thi... Ki iss duniya mai app apne app ke baad sabse zayada vishwas mujh par karte hai... Ajj bhi sab sochta hu na ki app mujh par itna vishwas karte hai toh namunkin kaam tak karne ki himmat aa jati hai sir... Mujhe nahi pata ki mai appke pyar ke layak hu ki nahi... Mujhe nahi pata ki mai appke vishwas ke layak hu ki nahi... Mujhe yeh bhi nahi pata ki mai appke layak hu ki nahi... Lekin ajj se bees saal pehle app hi ne mera haat pakada tha... Tab, jab mujhe appki sabse zayada zarurat thi... Apphi mujhe uss din beauro le gaye the aur apphi ne uss din mere haat mai meri sabse kimti chiz meri gun aur meri batch diye the... Appne mujhe Daya ke roop mai ek bhai diya... Team ke roop mai ek pariwar... Aur apne roop mai... Apne roop mai ek pita... Ek insan ka astitwa teen logo se hota hai sir ek mata pita jo usse zindagi dete hai... Ek guru jo usse zindagi jina sikhate hai aur ek Boss jo usse zindagi mai usse aage badate hai... Mere liye toh tino app hi hai sir! Mai appko dhoka kaise de sakta hu? Agar ajj tak appne mujh par thoda sa bhi vishwas kiya ho toh please sir ek aur baar! Shayad akhiri baar aur kar lijiye! Mai vada karta hu appka vishwas nahi toduga sir... Sir kuch change mat kariyega... Kuch bhi nahi... Bas kal tak ka intezar hai sir... Sirf kal tak! Iske baad appke sare sawalo ke jawab appke paas honge...
                                          Appka beta (Shayad                                            yeh haq ab bhi hai                                              mujhe)
                                          Abhijeet

            The letter had spots of tears at places... As if the writer had cried when writing it... How could he not? A shy son who never said anything openly about anything to anyone was for the first time accepting all his feelings in front of his father... And that too in such a situation!

Freedy - Kya hua sir? Kya yeh hai?

ACP - Letter hai... Abhijeet ka!

Salunkhe - Kya likha hai boss usne?

ACP - Kudh hi pad lo!

              Saying this he handed them the letter and reading it they all got emotional and couldn't stop their tears... How could they not? After three long months they had heard something from Abhijeet... And above all they had seen the formation of this bond... So precious that no comparison could ever do justice to it... The silent bond that was never made verbal by either of the two... But the bond which everyone knew existed somewhere... So pure that it was beyond words and could only be felt by those near!

Freedy - Ab kya kare sir? Appne jo order diya tha Abhijeet sir ko locate karne ka... Aur woh gadi dhundne ka jisme Abhijeet sir Daya sir ko leke bhage the, uss gadi ko dhundna band karwa de sir?

ACP - Nahi!!!

           Hearing a 'no' the teams hopes shattered... They thought that ACP sir hadn't changed his mind and was still determined to punish Abhijeet... When ACP sir said something which made them rejoice...

ACP - Pada nahi Abhijeet ne kya kaha hai? 'Kuch change mat karna'... Samjh gaye? Kuch nahi matlab kuch bhi nahi... Woh Sr. Insp Abhijeet hai... Har chiz perfect plan karta hai... Police se... Hum se... Sab se bachne ka plan banaya hoga usne... Aur uska plan successful na ho yeh mai hone nahi dunga!

               Team couldn't help smiling big... After all these years they had finally seen ACP Prayduman go beyond rules... Not a father but ACP Prayduman!!! The stone hearted ACP Prayduman did melt today... Credits Sr. Insp Abhijeet... Yes he had earned it! With his truthfulness and righteousness... With his honesty and bravery... With his love and care! ACP sir's heart had won today, his battle of Heart vs Brain... And he made a silent prayer to god requesting him to support his son in his battle tomorrow!
                 Dr. Avinash was silently smiling still seated on the chair... He couldn't dare to get up after facing ACP Prayduman's interrogation... Who would be able to! But he still couldn't stop smiling... He had seen people crying for their loved ones... He had seen a brother caring for another... He had seen sons ready to do anything to save their father but still this family was his favorite till date... He hadn't seen a bond purer than what these people shared! He wondered how? Maybe pain and loneliness creates a bond stronger than blood his heart answered...

To be continued...

               For the last time today in Heart vs Brain i write this 'to be continued'... The next will be the last with 'the end' written at the bottom... This story is precious to me... Its my first one and as i near its end i get emotional looking back at the journey we travelled together... Guys your review is what stands second in my most valuable list... Obviously first being the love that you all have given me... So guys please review...

Heart vs Brain - Chapter 21

            So your least favorite writer is back with next chapter... This time early... Go ahead and read... Will meet you at the end

                            Chapter 21

             After a few moments a team of doctors that was treating ACP sir came out of the ICU and immediately team and duo came near them to know about ACP sir’s condition… All other doctors left from there except head doctor, Dr. Viren who stopped there to answer their questions…

Salunkhe - Dr. Viren, Prayduman ab theek toh hai na?

Dr. Viren - App log please mere cabin mai aayiye... Mai app logo ko sab kuch explain karta hu

              Saying this he lead them towards his cabin... Entering inside he offered them seats which they nervously occupied... Dr. Salunkhe and Freedy settled in front of Dr. Viren while Purvi, Pankaj and Tarika settled on the couch present in the cabin... Duo were sitting on chairs present in the corner and were almost non-existent for others as team was too stressed for ACP sir to notice their presence

              After few tensed moments Dr. Viren bended forward and resting his elbows on the table, started with his explanation...

Dr. Viren - Sir, humne patient ko basic treatment toh dediya hai... Jo kuch bhi hum kar sakte hai hum sab kuch kar chuke hai... Lekin sir unke burns kafi serious hai... Uske liye hum unhe best treatment provide kar rahe hai aur shayad woh recover bhi kar lenge but sir the main problem is the time that he spent in without oxygen... Plus the smoke that he has inhaled... These two things in particular have caused the main problem... Jab bhi hum sunte hai about any death due to fire hume lagta hai ki death agg ki wajh se hui hai... But often this is not true... (to Dr. Salunkhe) Sir you must be knowing about this ki smoke inhalation is one of the biggest reasons of death in case of fire... Sir iss case mai bhi problem wahi hai... Jab bhi koi furniture jalta hai which is made up of foam etc... Like chairs... It causes cyanide poisoning and emission of carbon monoxide jo phir se ek poisonous gas hai aur breathing mai problem create karti hai... Uss room mai waise hi oxygen nahi thi aur issi reason se yeh problem aur jayada severe ho gayi... Sir as a result of all of this (sighing) the patient has undergone cardiac arrest... Humne unhe emergency treatment dedi hai sir... Lekin phir bhi its not enough... Hume unhe operate karna hoga... Aur sorry to say but chances of survival bohot kam hai...

               They were all broken hearing this... They had already lost Abhijeet and Daya and now couldn't afford to loose their ACP sir... It seemed to them as if god himself was taking revenge over them by taking  their beloved people away from them... All the sweet and salty memories that they had spent with ACP sir came in front of their eyes, his voice ringing in their ears... Abhijeet was completely broken... A silent tear slipped down his eye as soon as he heard this... Daya couldn't even lift up his head and was staring at some indefinite point without blinking... They all took some time to digest this fact... They had not even in their wildest dreams thought that situation would complicate so much... Composing themselves in a while they prepared for whatever would come their way after this...

Freedy - Agar koi aur option nahi hai toh app operation ki tayari kijiye doctor sahab... Aur ACP sir ko kuch nahi hona chahiye (he said in a teary voice)

Dr. Viren - I will try my best sir... But app log please zayada ummed mat rakhiyega... Mai operation abhi ek ghante mai start karuga... Tab tak app log formalities puri kar lijiye...

                And then they all left Dr. Viren's cabin... Duo were the last ones to leave and as soon as they came out of the cabin Daya dragged Abhijeet to garden of the hospital... While a confused Abhijeet kept asking him questions all the way which remained unanswered by Daya... When they reached the desired place or better say when Daya was satisfied with the place they had reached they stopped...

Daya - Abhijeet Dr. Avinash ko tumne chupaya hai na?

Abhijeet - (confusingly answering) Haa... Lekin iss sab mai Dr. Avinash kaha se bich mai aa gaye?

Daya - Woh sab mai tumhe baad mai batata hu... Unko call karo jaldi!

Abhijeet - Okk

              And removing his phone he called Dr. Avinash... He was utterly confused with this sudden change in Daya's behaviour... But he knew that something was definitely wrong and that was why Daya was so tensed... Till then Dr. Avinash had picked up the call and Abhijeet kept the phone on speaker so that he could also listen to their talk...

Abhijeet - Hello Avinash...

Avinash - Hi Abhijeet... Ajj achanak kaise phone kiya... Sab theek hai na?

Daya - Dr. Avinash mai Daya bol raha hu... Meri baat dhyan se suniye...

Avinash - (Cutting him in between) Daya tum Abhijeet ke phone se kaise baat kar rahe ho... Tum toh hospital se kidnap ho gaye tha! (After a second) Don't tell me Abhijeet ki tumne usse kidnap kiya tha! (Abhijeet never told Dr. Avinash about this so as to maintain secrecy) Pata hai mai kitna tensed tha iss baat ko leke... Hoga Daya tumahara dost lekin woh mera patient bhi hai!!!

Daya - Dr. Avinash please calm down... Yeh sab mai appko baad mai explain karta hu... Iss waqt mujhe kuch urgent baat karni hai appse

Avinash - Ji boliye?

Daya - App kisi Dr. Viren ko jante hai? Woh apphi ke Life line hospital mai kaam karte hai!

Avinash - Yes obviously mai unko janta hu... Viren bohot acha dost hai mera... Aur ek bohot kabil doctor bhi... Lekin app uske bare mai kyu puch rahe hai?

Daya - Dr. Viren iss waqt kaha hai app yeh bata sakte hai?

Avinash - Ji haa... Viren abhi London mai hoga... Uska bhai rehta hai waha aur uski shadi hai kal... Mujhe bataya tha usne jab mai last time mila tha usse...

Abhijeet - What!!! (To Daya) Agar Dr. Viren London mai hai toh yeh kon hai jo yaha Viren ki jagh baitha hai!

Daya - Mai janta hu Abhijeet ki yeh kon hai! Yeh Vikrant hai jo Viren ke chahre ka mask laga ke Viren ki jagh aa gaya hai!!!

Avinash (who was still on call and listening to their talks) - Sir koi mujhe batayega ki app log kya baat kar rahe hai, kis bare mai aur inn sab ka Viren se kya lena dena hai? Aur yeh Vikrant kon hai sir?

Daya - Avinash mai appko sab kuch batata hu... (And he explained him everything that was important)

Abhijeet - Dr. Avinash app please jaldi se yaha hospital mai aa jayiye... We need your help...

Avinash - Lekin mai kaise aa sakta hu... App hi ne toh kaha tha ki agar mai ACP sir ke samne aa gaya toh problem ho jayegi! Waha toh appki team bhi hogi na!

Abhijeet - Woh sab dekha jayega... Vikrant yaha ACP sir ko marne aaya hai kyuki uska conference room wala plan fail ho gaya... Aur hum usse expose nahi kar sakte nahi toh team ko hum par shak ho jayega...

Daya - Avinash ACP sir needs immediate medical attention aur iss waqt hum kisi par bharosa nahi kar sakte... Pata nahi aur kon kon yaha Vikrant ka admi ho... Aur toh aur Vikrant, Viren nahi hai yeh baat bhi sirf app hi sabit kar sakte hai!

Avinash - Okk sir... Phir mai aata hu hospital...

               After cutting the call...

Abhijeet - Daya tumhe kaise pata chala ki woh Vikrant hai?

Daya - Uska haat dekhkar! Abhijeet jab mai uske ghar se woh bomb ka location map aur painting lekar aaya tha na... Uss waqt uske samne se bachkar nikal ne ke liye maine uske upar table lamp pheka tha... Uss lamp ke bulb se uski wrist kat gayi thi... Chalak hai yeh Vikrant! Usne apni wrist apni shirt ke sleeve mai chupa kar rakhi hai lekin jab mai abhi Dr. Viren ke cabin se nikla mujhe uski wrist par bandhi bandage dikh gayi... Aur mujhe shak hua... Waise bhi Vikrant ka ek plan fail ho chuka hai... Woh chup baithne walo mai se nahi hai... ACP sir ki jaan ka sawal hai yaar isiliye mai risk nahi lena chahta tha aur mai tumhe idhar leke aaya taki Dr. Avinash se confirm kar saku

Abhijeet - Thank god Daya tumne notice kar liya... Nahi toh pata nahi kya ho jata. Jab tak Avinash yaha nahi aa jata hume iss Vikrant ko rokna hoga... Ho na ho woh ACP sir ko operation ke waqt hi nuksan pauchne wala hai... Tabhi usne yeh operation ki baat kari hai!

Daya - Haa Abhijeet lekin kaise roke usse sir tak pauchne se? Hum toh samne bhi nahi jaa sakte yaar!

Abhijeet - Wahi toh problem hai ki team ke samne nahi jaa sakte!

Daya - Ek idea hai... Hum mai se koi bhi ek disguise change karke ayega aur Vikart ko distract karega... Bohot shok hai na doctor banne ka... Ab ilaj karwate hai usse... Tab tak dusra jake ACP sir ke paas rahega... Taki ACP sir safe rahe aur Vikrant ka koi bhi admi sir ko nuksan na paucha sake!

Abhijeet - Great then! (after a while) Mai ACP sir ke paas jau please? Teen mahino se unke paas nahi gaya... Aur jab samne aaya tha (when ACP sir chased him in car when he ran from the chawl) woh bhi mujrim bankar... (lost in his thoughts) Abhi toh woh behosh hai na... Kam se kam paas toh reh lunga unke... Pata nahi phir mauka mile na mile... Bas ek akhri baar milna hai unse!!!

Daya - Apne favourite officer ko ACP sir apne app se dur nahi jane denge Abhijeet... Aur apne bade bete ko toh kisi kimat par nahi!

                In a span of few minutes they both changed their disguise and got busy in their work... Daya pretend to be a accident victim and came screaming into the hospital (as it was reception area there were no serious patients there and hence he could react loud and still not disturb patients)... He was wearing dhoti and kurta with a turban which villager's wear on their head... He had also put artificial beard and moustache... In short he was dressed up in typical Rajasthani getup

Daya - (in typical over reacting mode) Hey ram!!! Mar gaya re... Mar gaya!!! Ek toh pehli baar shehar aaya aur gadi thok ke chali gayi mahare ko! Aise hi chalawe hai ka gadi tumhare shehar mai... Pair tod gayi mahara... (to receptionist) Ab chori tu hi bata mahare ko ki mai wapas gav kaise jawuga... Mahara pariwar intezar kare mai mahara...

Receptionist - (interrupting him in between) Sir... Sir app please shant ho jayiye!

Daya - Aree kaise shant ho jau? Kaam se aaya tha shehar ab pair tut gaya... Ab rukne padego na... Phir karcha bad jawego... Aspatal ka bhi karcha howe ga... Kon dega? Mahare ko hi bharna padega na... Muft mai ilaj thodi na karege thare log! Dactar saheb ki bhi fees howe gi! Aree haa dactar sahab hai kaha? Khoob dard howe hai pair mai... Bulao na unko!

Receptionist - Ji mai abhi bulati hu... App baithiye yaha... (to a wardboy standing closeby) Jaldi se Dr. Piyush ko bula kar lao... Jaldi lana nahi toh yeh admi pagal kar dega mujhe bhi aur baki sab ko bhi!

Daya - (jumping in between their conversation) Nahi nahi dactar Piyush nahi... Mahare ko toh sirf dactar... Ke naam hai unka (pretending to think) Viraj... Nahi nahi Vikram... Ha ha yaad aaya... Dactar Viren... Ha ha dactar Viren se hi ilaj karwana hai mahare ko... Aur kisi dactar ko haat bhi na lagane dunga mahare pair ko. Bahar ek admi mila tha mahare ko... Bola ke dactar Viren bohot ache dactar hai... Mai toh unse hi ilaj karwauga!

Receptionist - Sir Dr. Viren ek cardiologist hai... App ke pair mai chot lagi hai... Usme woh kya karege!

Daya - Kon hai? Ca.. Caology? Ke bole hai chori... Mahare ko toh kuch na samjhe hai... Dactar Viren dactar toh hai na! Bas hai mahare liye... Mai toh bas unse hi ilaj karwauga!

Receptionist - (to wardboy) Yeh nahi manege... Jaa jaldi jake Dr. Viren ko bulake la...

              And finally Daya was finally successful in his plan of making Vikrant busy and not letting him go near ACP sir... Meanwhile Abhijeet slipped in ICU where ACP sir was admitted... He was disguised as hospital staff...

*Outside ICU*

                Team was sitting there on chairs present while ACP sir was admitted inside... Abhijeet disguised as hospital staff came there and was about to go in when pankaj stopped him with...

Pankaj - Ji app kon hai? Aur andar kyu jaa rahe hai?

Abhijeet - Ji sir... Woh patient ki drip change karni hai... Aur doctor sahab ne mujhe bola hai patient ke saath rehne ke liye... Taki unhe moniter kar saku... Jau sahab?

Pankaj - Hmm jao!

               As soon as he came inside his heart skipped a beat seeing ACP sir lying there unconscious and injured... There were so many life supporting equipments attached to his body... With baby steps Abhijeet reached near ACP sir's bed... Occupying the stool near kept nearby Abhijeet cautiously held ACP sir's hand in his both hands... And kept staring at his face silently... After few moments a tear slipped his left eye and fell on ACP sir's hand... And in a while Abhijeet could not control himself and hugging his father, he started crying like a small kid... He was sobbing uncontrollably like a small kid afraid of the outside world and wished to stay in the protective arms of his father forever... All his pains... His loneliness... His guilt and everything that he was storing inside his heart in these three months came out in form of tears and got soaked in his father's chest... As if he was absorbing all his pain and telling his son not to be afraid as he was with him... Today and tomorrow...
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                Dr. Avinash came walking through the main door of the hospital... Everyone staring at him in amazement as he was coming here after a long time after disappearing mysteriously... But no one in the hospital had courage to ask him anything... Aakash who was waiting outside the hospital in a car, informed Vikrant that Dr. Avinash was coming inside the hospital and sensing danger Vikrant and Aakash escaped from there while Daya let them escape as planned as it was necessary for Abhijeet's plan to succeed...  
                 Team at first was reluctant to let Dr. Avinash operate ACP sir but in the end got convinced that he was the only one who could save ACP sir currently and hence allowed him operate him while disappearance of Dr. Viren was explained to the team saying that the person who they met wasn't Dr. Viren and it was all a conspiracy to kill ACP sir... Dr. Avinash was successful in convincing team that this wasn't the time and he would explain it all later to them once he is done with ACP sir's operation...

To be continued...

              So what will happen next? What will Dr. Avinash answer team's question? And how will he face ACP sir??? Many questions and one answer... That is next chapter... So until then wait! And before that please review.

Heart vs Brain - Chapter 20

            Hellloooooooo??? Do you all remember me??? If not me do you at least remember Heart vs Brain? If yes then please go ahead and read the chapter...

RECAP -
            Daya and Abhijeet made a plan to bring the location map of the bomb from Vikrant's house... In the process they found a painting in his safe and were sure that it ment something... Cracking down the code they found out that Vikrant with help of Akash was planning to ignite fire in a room where ACP sir would be present... They tried their best to stop it but couldn't reach the place on time...

                              Chapter 20

            The conference room seemed no more like a conference room! All furniture had turned to ashes... It was pitch dark in there due to no supply of electricity and absence of windows... In a corner silently lay a man... Eyes closed... Face pale... Slow breaths... And innumerable burns... ACP sir was lying unconscious in a corner fighting for life... His irregular breathing indicating the seriousness of his condition.
             Here outside, the hotel seemed a complete mess... People were running here and there... Freedy sir along with some other officers was busy in showing people the way out and managing the crowd... The ringing of the fire alarm had created the havoc... The hotel security was busy in identifying the location of the fire... When after going through all places they couldn't find any place burning they returned to inform this to Freedy sir

Sumit (hotel security head) - Sir pura hotel check kar liya hai... Kahi bhi agg nahi lagi!

Freedy - Toh phir yeh fire alarm kyu baja?

Sumit - Pata nahi sir! Pehle toh aisa kabhi kuch nahi hua!

Freedy - Ok... Mai ACP sir ko inform karta hu... (Saying this he looked around to find ACP sir and realized that he hadn't seen him from long, infact from the moment, he came out if the conference room) (talking to himself) yeh sir kaha gaye? Call karta hu!

             And thus he tried calling ACP sir but a electronic voice answered him saying that ACP sir's phone was unreachable...

Freedy - (to himself)  Yeh sir ka phone kyu nahi lag raha! Sir kahi conference room mai hi toh nahi hai! Dekhta hu!!

           Saying this he ran to the conference room and started calling out for ACP sir... Receiving no reply from inside he went close to the door when to his shock he felt warm near it... Touching it he felt it to be burning hot... And he was quick enough to conclude that it was conference room where the fire was burning!

Freedy - Sumit, Avantika ji ko bulao jaldi!!!

            And soon hotel manager avantika and freedy sir along with some other officers were standing in front of the steel door of the conference room... They were trying their best to open the door... But all their efforts in vain... The strong door won't budge irrespective of all their efforts. Purvi, Pankaj, Tarika and Dr. Salunkhe were already on their way to the hotel after being informed of the happenings by Freedy sir.
              On the other side, duo were standing on the main door of the hotel... Staring at the closed door which held their ACP sir captive in it... The very thought of ACP sir caught in between a room full of fire sent shivers down their spine... Their eyes glittering with tears of guilt and pain... They knew all that was going to happen but couldn't stop it from happening... They couldn't save their own ACP sir!

Daya - (in a low whisper and teary voice) Hum late ho gaye Abhijeet! Hum... Hum bohot late ho gaye!

Abhijeet - Sab meri galti hai yaar... Sab meri galti hai... Iss baar bhi fail hogaya mai... Uss din tujhe nahi bacha paya tha... Ajj ACP sir ko nahi bacha paya!

           (And a silent tear slipped from his eye which went unnoticed by all except Daya... Who patted his back silently as he knew no word could pacify his friend today)

             Team had arrived by then... Pushing duo aside they entered inside and ran towards Freedy who briefed them about the happenings... They were sacred, shocked, in pain and what not but composing themselves they started looking for a way to enter inside

Purvi - Nahi freedy sir... Sab taraf se check kar liya... Kahi koi rasta nahi hai andar jane ka

Pankaj - Haa sir... Sab kuch check kar liya lekin koi fayeda nahi... Pata nahi ACP sir kis halat mai...

Freedy - (turning to the hotel manager) Avantika ji koi toh tarika hoga na!!!

Avantika - Sir wahi toh sochne ki koshish kar rahi hu! Lekin kuch samjh hi nahi... Ha ha sir... Ek rasta hai... Rajesh!!!

Freedy - Yeh Rajesh kon hai?

Avantika - Sir Rajesh woh engineer hai jisne yeh conference room banaya hai... Shayad uske paas koi tarika ho!

Purvi - Uska number dijiye jaldi!!!

            Calling on the number hotel manager gave purvi called Rajesh and explained him the situation... Luckily he was in town and was ready to be there with all the equipments that he would need... He also told them that he would need to lazer cut the door and that would need time!

Purvi - Sir Rajesh aa raha hai... Lekin door ko lazer cut karna hoga aur waqt lagega... Jo humare paas bilkul bhi nahi hai!

Pankaj - Tab tak kuch toh karna hoga na sir! Kya kare!!!

Salunkhe - Almost 30 minute ho chuke hai!! Aur intezar kiya toh Prayduman ko hum nahi bacha payege!!!

              Duo had enough of this now... They couldn't sit idle in such a situation... No matter if it was risky for them but there was nothing more important at in this world then saving their ACP sir's life for them... They came forward and started with their task

Abhijeet (disguised) - Avantika ji... Please hume iss room mai present har ek chiz ki detail dijiye!

Pankaj - Ji app dono kon hai?

Daya (disguised) - Ji mai Prakash aur yeh Anand... Hum dono Delhi se aaye hai yaha ek meeting ke liye... And i think we will be able to help you out

Salunkhe - Lekin app humari help karna kyu chahte hai?

Abhijeet - Kyuki andar jo phase hai na... Woh humare liye bohot khaas hai (he said in a low tone and before anyone could ask any further question he turned to Avantika) Please jaldi batayiye iss room mai present har ek chiz ke bare mai!

Avantika - Sure sir... Yaha par ek conference table hai... Ek projector... Ek chota sa cabinet in a corner... Ek AC hai... Aur ek

Daya (cutting her in between) - Kya kaha appne AC hai!

Avantika - Yes sir... Andar ek AC hai! Actually iss room mai centralized air conditioning system nahi hai unlike the rest of the hotel... Again for security purpose

Abhijeet - Excellent!!!

Daya (to Freedy) - Appke paas koi chota sa camera hoga? Spy camera i would say?

Pankaj - Mere paas hai... Lekin app karne kya wale hai?

Abhijeet - Avantika ji please arrange for a metal wire!

Avantika - Sure sir!

Salunkhe - Lekin tum dono karne kya wale ho?

Daya - Sir dekhiye iss room mai ek split AC hai... Hum AC ka jo outdoor condenser hota hai usse nikal ke condenser ka pipe bhi nikal lenge... Jo hole pipe pass karne ke liye kiya jata hai usme se hum yeh camera andar dalege with the help of the wire... Hume andar ki exact situation toh pata chal jayegi na sir... And then we can take further actions!

Purvi - Great idea!!!

Pankaj - Purvi chalo hum tab tak condenser nikalte hai!

Salunkhe - Tarika ek ambulance ready rakho... Zarurat pade gi (he said in a teary voice)

Tarika - Yes sir...

              Till then duo were ready with the camera mounted on the metal wire... They quickly reached near the condenser and started with their work... Soon they could see the interiors of the conference room on Purvi's tablet... Ash everywhere was all they could find... They exhaled a sigh of relief  seeing the fire had subsided... They didn't know how but at the moment they had all their concentration on ACP sir... Moving the camera slowly they tried to locate ACP sir when in a corner they saw him... Tears slipped down from everyone's eye seeing him lying in a corner with painful expressions and closed eyes... Duo until now were busy with the camera and hadn't seen the screen... Better say hadn't seen ACP sir... And as soon as they saw him their heart skipped a beat... They had never seen him in such a helpless situation... This man had always found out a way to escape every situation no matter how deadly it was... He would save himself and his team too... But today was different... And they knew this would happen but couldn't save him... Their eyes were blank reflecting no emotions at all... Their father's closed eyes had taken away their power to respond... Just then the Salunkhe sir saw something that shocked him...

Salunkhe - Ek oxygen cylinder leke aao jaldi!!! Ek pipe ke saath!

Pankaj - Kyu sir?

Salunkhe - Kyu kya ka waqt nahi hai... Jo kaha hai woh karo!!!

Pankaj - Abhi lata hu sir!

              And when he was back with it Salunkhe sir attached it to the room through the hole with the help of the pipe and explained them that the oxygen level in the room had gone low due to some condition and that's why ACP sir couldn't breathe comfortably... Rajesh had arrived by then and had already started cutting the door of the conference room... It took him some time and the team waited as they did not have any other option... Duo were silently sitting in a corner of the lobby of the hotel... Both lost in their own thoughts... ACP sir's face rotating in their brain and reminding them that if they would have arrived earlier ACP sir would hav been absolutely fine! Their guilt taking back to the memory lane...

                              *Flaskback*
           Duo had gone to a club to collect some information from one of their informers... They took the information but on the way back somehow some goons drugged them and as a result they forgot whole of the happenings and also the information that the informer gave them... Next day the team found out that the informer was murdered outside the club... No one but duo knew that he was going to be in the club that time which resulted in duo becoming the prime suspect of the murder! ACP sir as always trusted his officers but couldn't show this and had to work according to the protocols...

*Beauro*

Abhijeet and Daya were standing in front of ACP sir with head down and ACP sir was looking at them with burning glare!

ACP - Mere sawal ka jawab chahiye mujhe!!! (He exclaimed in fury)

Abhijeet - Sir hume kuch yaad hi nahi hai toh kaise jawab de hum appko?

ACP - Yaad nahi hai!!! (Saying this he banged his hands on the table) Mai kuch bhi kahu... Kuch bhi puchu... Bas ek hi jawab hota hai tum dono ke paas ki yaad nahi hai!!!

Daya - Sir humne nahi usse mara sir... Humare paas toh koi wajh bhi nahi usse marne ki!

ACP - Toh sabit karo yeh ki nahi mara tum dono ne usko! Sirf tumahare kehne se mai iss baat par vishwas nahi kar sakta!

Abhijeet - Kyu nahi kar sakte sir? Kyu nahi kar sakte app humari baat pe vishwas? Ajj hi nahi sir... Ajj tak kabhi bhi appne humpe vishwas nahi kiya!? Jab bhi hum phaste hai app sirf hum par shak hi karte hai!

Daya - Abhijeet bilkul sahi keh raha hai sir! App par jitni bhi baar ilzam laga hai humne app par vishwas kiya hai! Lekin appne ajj tak kabhi bhi nahi kiya! Akhir kyu sir!?

Abhijeet - Rehne de Daya... Koi fayeda nahi hai... Vishwas pyar se hota hai... Aur pyar apno se... Hum sir ke kya lagte hai? Sirf do officers... Jo ajj hum hai kal koi aur hoga! Kya farq padta hai!

ACP - (Not reacting to a single thing duo said) Jab tak tum dono mere sawalo ka jawab nahi dhund lete beauro mai mat aana... You are suspended!

Duo looked at him in shock and seeing his eyes as determined aa always kept their gun and batch on ACP sir's table and left the beauro angrily... Team being a silent spectator in the whole!

After a while ACP sir got busy with higher officials regarding the case when Daya realized that he had forgotten his phone in beauro and so duo came back to take it... When on the door they heard ACP sir talking with higher officials...

Officer 1 - Prayduman mujhe toh yeh samjh nahi aa raha ki abtak tumne unhe arrest kyu nahi kiya... Abhijeet aur Daya ne hi mara hai usse yeh baat crystal clear hai!!!

Officer 2 - Exactly! Saare saboot un dono ke khilaf hai... Aur kya chahiye tumhe unhe arrest karne ke liye?

ACP - Sir mujhe nahi lagta ki Abhijeet aur Daya ne usse mara hoga... Sir unhe toh kuch yaad bhi nahi hai ki uss din hua kya tha... Hum in planted evidences ke basis par unhe arrest nahi kar sakte

Officer 1 - And how can you say with shear confidence ki yeh evidences planted hai? Kaise keh sakte ho yeh ki un dono usse nahi mara?

Officer 3 - Kyuki ACP Prayduman ke bete jo hai woh dono! Am i right? (He asked in a sarcastic tone to ACP sir)

ACP - Yes sir you are absolutely right... Woh dono bete hai mere... Sach kahu toh usse bhi badkar... Mere bete ne mujh par goliya chalayi thi aur dono ne mere liye apni chati par goliya khai hai... Apne app se zayada vishwas karta hu mai un dono par... Phir bhi protocols follow karke apni duty kar raha hu... Please sir thoda waqt dijiye mujhe mai yeh sabit kar dunga ki Abhijeet aur Daya ne kisi ko nahi mara!

                Duo heard it all from outside the beauro... They were guilty of their words... Although they hadn't said anything from heart and it was their anger speaking but they were guilty of hurting their father... The case was solved soon and duo were proved innocent... At last they apologized to ACP sir and being a father he couldn't stay angry at them and forgave his sons
                       *Flashback ends*

         This bitter sweet memory made them smile... Their ears ringing with 'Woh dono bete hai mere... Sach kahu toh usse bhi badkar'... Throwing his head back Daya whispered with closed eyes 'Am sorry sir... Am so sorry... Jab bhi mujhe zarurat thi app mere saath the... Lekin ajj jab appko meri zarurat hai mai late hogaya'

Abhijeet - Woh hume phir bhi maaf kar denge Daya... Jaise har bar karte aaye hai... Humari har galti ko nazarandaz kar dete hai... Haa hume apne appko maaf karne mai bohot waqt lagega!
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             After a while Rajesh called them saying that the door was cut open now... And soon they all rushed inside to find ACP sir lying unconscious...

Salunkhe - (checking his pulse) Heartbeat bohot slow hai... Jaldi hospital leke chalo isse!

              And soon a ambulance was running at full speed on the busy roads of Mumbai... Salunkhe sir and Freedy sitting in ambulance with ACP sir and others in their car... Duo were travelling in their own car towards the hospital... In few minutes they all reached Life line hospital and ACP sir was admitted in ICU seeing his serious condition... Doctors treating him with all their might and team prying to god to not test them anymore...

To be continued...

             The same nervousness... The same fear... The same hope and the same feeling all comes back after 3 long months... It again feels as if i am writing for the first time... No expectations but only hope... I know this chapter is not upto the mark... Am myself not satisfied... How do i expect you all to be satisfied? Am not expecting anything but only reviews... Please guys... You all have supported me all throughout this story... For these long 3 months... But today i need your support the most... So please review and tell me about my mistakes so that i can work up on them... Thank you...