Sunday, 26 April 2020

The Present - Chapter 26

            The late latif writer is back with an update! Ab iske pehle ki mujhe daat pade mai chup hoke baithti hu! Pehle chappy pad lo!

                             Chapter 26

             The courtroom was in a chaotic silence. All the media people, lawyers and other civilans started running out of the courtroom in panic hearing the bullet sound. Few cops ran to the judge and then to witnesses and took them to safety as per the protocol. Insp Dev ran out with Freddy, Pankaj and Purvi making way through the panicked people who didn't care to give them side, to look for the person who fired on Daya. While Abhijeet lay, still, at a side staring at Daya lying at a little distance away from him with a stream of blood flowing out from his upper back. Reaching out to him Abhijeet slowly turned Daya in his lap. As the team came back unsuccessful, they found Abhijeet sitting on the floor with blood spread all around holding Daya in his arms so delicately as if holding a small baby who you wouldn't want to hurt even with your grip and hence hold lightly. The room was no more chaotic now as almost all people had already moved out except for the ones who cared! And hence the court room was now dipped in a deafening silence. Resting Daya's head in his lap, Abhijeet patted his cheeks with cold shivering hands, uttering 'Daya... Daya aakhe khol... Please... Daya?' If the room wouldn't have been so silent it would have been impossible to make out anything sensible of what Abhijeet muttered. But in the cold silence, Abhijeet's words were enough for Dr. Salunkhe, standing back of Abhijeet, who took out his phone quickly and called for an ambulance. Receiving another teary pat from Abhijeet on his face Daya slowly opened his eyes and giving him a small smile collapsed back into the comfortable darkness in those ever protective arms.
             The ambulance with a shrilling siren was making its way through the busy Mumbai streets. As Abhijeet loosely held Daya's hand in his own bloody hand, while the assistant doctor did all that he could in the ambulance, Freddy, who was sitting besides him kept a hand on Abhijeet's shoulder to gain his attention. As Abhijeet looked at him blankly, he nodded his head in a 'no' indicating him that he cannot break down like this and needs to hold on...
             The longest ever journey of 15 minutes passed by finally and the silent hospital buzzed up with the voices of the rushing cops. As the wardboys took Daya on a stretcher into the already prepared operation theatre and the doctors rushed in, the black glass door supported on a steel frame closed and separated a bleeding body and a bleeding soul.
             Blankly, he stared at the closed door... With his hand still in air streached towards the one that he was holding a moment ago and was then snatched away.

*Police lock up*

                ACP sir was sitting with his face in his hands. His breathing, heavier and a little faster. That painful teary glance that Daya took of him only seconds before falling unconscious in his brother's arms was haunting him since then. His eyes were telling him something... They were telling him that he had fulfilled his promise... "Abhijeet ki jaan bachane ke liye apko apni zindagi barbad nahi karne dunga mai sir. Na Abhijeet ko kuch hoga... Na Arya ko... Aur naa hi apko!" He sprang up straight, as he heard Daya's words ringing in his ears and looking at the stone walls around, attached his head to the wall behind and let the tear flow down his eye. He could still feel the pull of two cops on his arms that took him away from his bleeding son he had only attempted to go to. They were only taking him to safety and following the protocol but at the moment he cared about nothing but only his son who he knew was on the operation table at the moment, few kilometres away from him, where he couldn't reach.

*Hospital garden*

             It had been around 40 minutes since the red blub of the operation theatre was glowing and not being able to stand there anymore Arya was now sitting on the bench in the hospital garden. And just like her father, even she had her face in her hands and tears in her eyes. Guilty she was... Guilty of putting her brother in this condition! Although not the one to be blamed she considered herself the reason behind Daya's condition. Maybe if she would have heard ACP sir's side of the story, this wouldn't have happened? Or maybe if she would have trusted her father above what her eyes saw Daya would not have been fighting for life? What if she would have given some time to duo to prove ACP sir innocent they would not have been sitting in the hospital right now? And only if she would have thought that there could be something more to the story than what the eyes saw, not all of them would have been teary eyed at the moment?
             The realisation made her uncomfortable and she looked away from her palms wiping away her tears. And just then she noticed Rahul who was sitting on his knees on the ground near her, maybe waiting for her to look at him. And as she did, he said...

Rahul - Isme teri galti nahi...

Arya - (interrupting him in between) Yeh meri hi galti hai Rahul! Agar maine unki baat ek baar bhi sunli hoti toh shayad yeh sab nahi hota!

Rahul - Shayad!? Shayad yeh sab nahi hota Arya! You don't know! Aur... Aur yeh bhi toh ho sakta hai ki yeh humla iss case se related hi na ho! They r cops! They have many enemies!

Arya - Aur iss baar I am their enemy!

Rahul - Tune goli nahi chalwayi hai unpar!

Arya - But I am the reason why someone fired on them!

Rahul - How do you know? Did they tell you? Or the one who fired did?

             Before she could answer back someone said from behind...

Voice - If she is the one who sent the assassin obviously usse toh pata hi hoga na that she is responsible for Daya's condition Mr. Rahul! (With a burning stern gaze to Arya) Am I right miss Arya?

            While Arya was in shock at the allegation, Rahul said in anger...

Rahul - Excuse me Mr. Veer? How dare you? App Arya par itna bada ilzam bina kisi saboot ke kaise laga sakte hai?

Veer - (Still gazing into Arya's teary eyes) Kyu? (Turning to face Rahul) Kyu nahi laga sakta mai? Agar app log bina kisi saboot ke ACP sir pe murder, fraud aur na jane kya kya karne ke lizam laga sakte hai woh bhi court mai toh mai yaha hospital ke garden mai ek chota sa ilzam kyu nahi laga sakta?

              Finally finding her voice back Arya said looking other way,

Arya - Humare paas saboot hai!

Veer - Toh kaha hai woh saboot? Chaar hearings ke baad bhi app ab tak ACP sir ko guilty prove kyu nahi kar payi?

             Looking at once again silent Arya Veer nodded his head in a no and requested Rahul as...

Veer - Would you please lend us sometime alone?

Rahul - Why?

Veer - Don't worry Mr. Rahul. Apki dost ko kuch aisa waisa nahi bolne wala mai! Waise bhi iss waqt mujhe mere dost ki jo ki operation theatre mai hai uski zayada parwa hai.

              Looking at Arya, who nodded in a yes, Rahul left leaving them alone.
              Veer sat on the other side of the same bench as both of them stared in opposite directions... Representing the opposite sides of the story that they stood for. But when Veer didn't speak up after a moment Arya turned to look at him still waiting for him to say something... When after few more seconds Veer finally said...

Veer - Why didn't you trust sir?

Arya - Why do you trust him?

Veer - Cause I believe in him! Aur sirf mai hi kyu? Yeh aadha shehar janta hai ki ACP sir aisa kabhi nahi kar sakte! Paiso ke liye toh kabhi bhi nahi!

Arya - So you think I didn't believe in the only relation i ever had? I worshipped him like a God! Apko lagta hai mujhe mere baghwan pe vishwas nahi tha?

Veer - Toh apne unpe case kyu kiya? Woh bhi ek baar bhi unki baat sune bina?

Arya - (little angrily) Pehli baat toh yeh ki unhone mujhe kuch bolne ki kabhi koshish ki hi nahi! Aur yeh baat app logo se behtar kon janta hai? Maine unpe vishwas nahi kiya (teary) shayad isilye woh mujhe kuch na batana chahte ho! Par app log? App logo ke liye toh wahi sach hota na jo woh batate? Phir bhi woh chup baithe hai! Aur yehi unke khilaf sabse bada saboot hai! Aur rahi baat case karne ki... Agar yeh baat sirf property aur mujh tak hoti toh mai court kabhi nahi jati! I was his own! Woh meri jaan bhi lelete toh bhi mai unke khilaf duniya se toh kya kudh se bhi kuch nahi kehti. But it was about Mr. Arun and Miss Gayatri! Mujhe justice unke liye chahiye! Kudh ke liye nahi!

Veer - (after a moment) Are you sure you are bringing justice to them?

              He waited for Arya to reply but when she didn't as she couldn't find the answer to his question Veer added,

Veer - If yes then who fired on Daya? And not to forget woh goli Abhijeet ke liye chalai gayi thi! Also, apko apne app toh ACP sir pe shak nahi hua hoga na? Koi toh hoga hi jisne apko Malhotra mansion pohchaya tha! Who is it?

              Arya remembered those mysterious notes that led her to the Malhotra mansion and how this all started due to those notes! Breaking her chain of thoughts Veer said...

Veer - Iske pehle ki app yeh soche ki woh koi shubh chintak tha let me remind you ki Daya ko goli lagi hai! Aur I am pretty sure yeh wahi hai!

Arya - How do you know?

Veer - Mere paas koi saboot nahi hai iss baat ka... Par ha I know ki Daya zarur aisa kuch janta hai jo iss case ki jadd ko hi hila dega! Aur yehi wajh thi Abhijeet par goli chalne ki. Isse woh yaa toh Daya ko woh sach bolne se rokna chahta tha yaa phir kyuki Daya court pohach chuka tha woh hearing ko hi rok dena chahta tha! Ab tak hum sare hi iss case ki ek katputli hai! App bhi aur hum bhi! Aur koi hai jo hume nacha raha hai... Waisa jaisa woh chahta hai! Hum usse jante tak nahi aur na chahte hue bhi wahi kar rahe hai jo woh chahta hai! Shayad ACP sir ki chuppi ki wajh bhi yehi hai! Aur ajj jab Daya sach tak pohacha toh usse ajj samne aana hi pada! Par woh nahi janta ki usne kya kiya hai! Woh nahi janta ki iska kya anjam hoga! Bas ek baar Daya theek ho jaye... Phir toh woh yeh dekhega ki Abhijeet apne pita aur bhai ke liye kis hadd tak jaa sakta hai!

           And without even looking back at her Veer just walked off into in the hospital again leaving Arya sitting at her place to think of what he had just said. And brushing away her thoughts for future even she followed him inside the hospital building few minutes later.

*Police lock up*

            ACP sir was pacing back and forth between the small space of the cell. And when he couldn't wait anymore he called out to the nearby constable and said...

ACP - Zara Dev ko bulana

Constable - Kyu?

             ACP sir simply shot him glance and that answered his question as 'Jo bola woh karo!' and scared of those ever fiery eyes of ACP Prayduman the constable went away hurriedly following the order!
             Few minutes later Insp. Dev came there and asked as...

Dev - Kya hua?

ACP - Daya ki koi update? Is he... Fine?

Dev - (after a moment) Apko kyu lagta hai ki mai apke sawal ka jawab dunga?

ACP - Listen Dev...

           And he moved towards him with this but Insp. Dev cut him off rudely showing his hand and said angrily...

Dev - App mere sawalo ka jawab de dijiye mai apke sawal ka de dunga!

ACP - I am not here to strike a deal Dev! (Angrily)

Dev - And I am not bound to answer any of your question sir (gritting his teeth).

ACP - Then don't! But I want to talk to IG Shrikant right now! Call him!

Dev - Aur agar mai na karu toh app kya kar lenge?

ACP - Jitna maine tumhare bare mai suna hai aur ab tak dekha hai tumhe i guess tumhe itna toh pata hi hoga ki mai kya kar sakta hu?

Dev - Dhamki hai ki warning? Socha nahi tha kabhi ki ACP Prayduman bhi apni powers ka galat istemal kar sakte hai!

ACP - Ek baap ki dhamki aur ek ACP ki warning! Aur tum jante hi nahi ki mai apni team ke liye kya kya kar sakta hu!

             The last sentence was said to Dev but was indicated towards Mahesh who was standing a little away since the beginning of the conversation between Insp. Dev and ACP sir.
             And Dev at the moment thought it was better to give in into the 'zid' of the father and hence told one of the constables to keep inquiring from the hospital about Daya's condition and informing ACP sir about the same.

*Hospital corridor*

            It had now been more than hour since the operation was going on but there had been no news of Daya's wellbeing yet. All that they knew was that the bullet had hit Daya's spinal cord and hence the condition was critical.
            A worried Purvi now approached Dr. Salunkhe who was staring out from one of the windows and called him as...

Purvi - Sir?

Salunkhe - Ha?

Purvi - Sir woh Abhijeet sir...

            She said indicating towards their dear Abhijeet sir who was sitting in the same position from past one hour, staring at his blodded hands with blank eyes. And without she needing to say any further Dr. Salunkhe understood what she wished to say and hence moved towards Abhijeet with a sigh. He called out Abhijeet's name twice but when didn't get any response, not even his attention he softly kept a hand on his head with...

Salunkhe - Abhijeet beta?

            Finally Abhijeet looked at him with the same blank eyes and heard...

Salunkhe - Kuch nahi hoga Daya ko! Pehle bhi kitni baar zindagi ki jung jita hai woh... Toh iss baar bhi zarur jitega!

Abhijeet - Usse jitna hi hoga sir... Jitna hi hoga... Usse harne ki izazat bhi nahi!

             Not only Dr. Salunkhe but even others were shocked to hear such strong tone from Abhijeet... And sacred of his strength Dr. Salunkhe said...

Salunkhe - Abhijeet bachcha...

Abhijeet - (interrupting him knowing what he was about to say) Mai nahi rouga sir... Mai nahi rouga!

Salunkhe - Daya ke liye bhi nahi?

Abhijeet - (with a small laugh) Uske liye toh mai khoon ke aasu bhi baha lu sir... Par mai janta hu usse abhi mere aasuo ki zarurat nahi hai!

Salunkhe - Aasu zarurat dekhke nahi bahaye jate Abhijeet...

Abhijeet - Par zarurat padne par rokne zarur padte hai!

              Giving a small smile Salunkhe sir said in low voice... As if saying to himself...

Salunkhe - Sahi kehta hai Prayduman... Ki mera Abhijeet meri absence mai kuch bhi sambhal sakta hai! Woh toh bas mere hi samne janab ko bachcha banna hota hai...

*2 and half hours later*

           A team of doctors came out from the operation theatre after the long and tiring operation to find few pair of worried eyes looking at them in expectations and fear. While the head of the operating team briefed something to the other doctors they left with a understanding nod and he came towards the team to answer their queries that was already framed by Freddy as...

Freddy - Daya sir kaise hai ab doctor?

Doctor - Ab humne goli toh nikal di hai par...

Purvi - Par kya sir?

Doctor - Par yeh ki goli spine pe lagi thi. It has caused some damage and to know the extent of damage unka hosh mai aana zaruri hai. Next 24 hours are critical. Agar unhe hosh nahi aaya toh... (Looking at the scared faces) But he is responding great to medicines! Aur agar aisa hi chalta raha toh unhe hosh aa hi jayega. Par uske baad...

Salunkhe - Uske baad kya doctor?

Doctor - (sighing) See I won't lie... Uske baad... There are chances of severe motor dysfunctions. Like... Like paralysis...

To be continued...

             Ab kya hoga? Will Daya sir gain consciousness? And what will be his condition after gaining consciousness? How will Abhijeet react to the news? And what will he do further?

6 comments:

  1. Diiiiiii........................ Ab kya hoga. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭Ap ka koi varosa nahi kuch bhi kar sakte ho. I want him fine😭😭😭😭
    -Borney

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  2. I felt this chaoter ro be verh small. May be not in words but small enough to satisfy my greddy thirst. But yes the quality of the chapter one cannt raise any questions.

    Sometimes reading them amazing things make you sad as reading them first hand is itself a pleasure but when the wishes the mind attaches to it has no chance of fulfilment, amazing things become to muvh valueable but even harder to explain. And one has no answer what to do with it. And now when the show is not around the corner.

    Veer and Arya.
    My first question was is Veer going to talk to Arya. And no matter veer is not duo but the respect trust and faith he has for him, has no bounds. I was so taken aback reading the conversation between them as i loved it to the core. The one who had no relation with reminds sir's daughter to retrospect. Like sometimes in your own life u don't take ur closest people with trust and u onlu need a stranger to remind u within deep inside. .

    This Rahul is becoming an irritating charachter, like Male Manthara😡 .
    The questions that remained unanswered while the silence has answers. Such an irony.

    Acp sir and Dev

    Uff that was literally on fire nithing special or overwhelming but it was just uff. Tge dailigues and when he saus i want to speak to IG SHRIKANT his voice had an intensity as if i am only her because i am binding myself itherwise no man on earth can keep me anywhere without my consent. And i can very well see those fiery eyes. 😍 Although he is father of 3 in the story by our Angry Man is him only.

    Abhi and salunkhe sir.
    Salunkhe sir's dialogue. Was amazing. But inhate to even read that sir saying mere bad. Which is true but no mere baad na plz😭.

    Daya sir's paralysis isnt botgering me becz somewhere i believe u have enoygh trauma in this story and wont add any one. Well i hope so. Tumhara bharosa nahi hai waise.

    All in all no emotional on ebut best chaptee for me. Its rolling uo slowly now😊 eager to read the cilmax but sad tgat this story has begun its last course 😘 update soon.

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  3. kya paralysis...no no no no srish..u can't do this to him 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Daya sirrrr😭😭 pata hai jab CID me unhe goli lagti thi ya kuch bhi hota tha na to there was a surety ki wo theek ho jaenge...end me sb theek ho jaega par phir bhi itta dar lagta tha and abi to ye b nhi pata tum kya krne wali ho..and Abhijeet sir..Just can't see him like that...Bilkul waise jab Daya sir bomb lekr bhage the and bomb blast ho gaya gaya..everybody called his name but Abhijeet sir was wordless and soulless too..aaj bhi waisa hi laga..and what to say about Acp sir..wo bichare kya kya soch rhe honge..Daya sir ko jo bhi pata hai agar unhe hosh nahi aya to kya hoga..and Arya..m seriously angry on her this time...she is just a lawyer not a daughter...yes muje abi aisa hi feel ho rha h😭😭😭😭nxt plz jaldi Srish itta late nahin..nahin to mai serious wali dant laga dungi is br tumhe...😭 beautiful chapter but scary

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  4. Aaj kal chapter padhne ke liye mujhe zyada himmat ki zarurat pad rahi hai... You know why? Because I could feel every moment intensely. Ab baat yahan Daya sir ka ya Abhijeet sir ka aati hai toh, I am running short of words... Loved Veer's convo with Arya. ACP sir ka part chota laga. I need a lengthy chappy on ACP sir. Just a request. And I still hope that Daya sir will be alright. Please don't make it too tragic 😢

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  5. Well Sris chapter is here...
    Firstly I want to tell you ki jo ye tumhara starting me hota h na ab no more bakbak aisa lagta hai jaise tum chapter me bhi unse aur humse bat krr rhi ho...

    Coming towards the chapter, that silence of Abhi Sir is literally haunted me like dark in forest ����.

    Then the way Abhi Sir put Daya Sir head in his lap like putting small Teddy in his lap and caring like his favourite and priceless toy...

    The pat on his cheeks with his bloody hands shiver me from the core...

    These 15 minutes journey reminds me "Behrupiya" episode ��, though in that episode Trio were together in ambulance but this only Abhi Sir, holding his hand.....

    And how the inspector took Acp Sir from the court is hurting me, Acp Sir also wanted to be with his son but he don't have any option....

    Those heartly lines of Daya Sir makes him restless, worry about him more about even he won't have any source to know about his son....

    What the hell is insp. Dev doing with Acp Sir,how rudely he behaves ��...

    The waiting period is the worst time for them ��.

    Then salunkhe sir fatherly touch healing sometimes bur not all the time, then his thoughts this kid will never be shattered in any situation..

    Then Abhi Sir words "use jitna hi hoga" like that he had faith and belief on his brother more than anyone...

    This Rahul is irratating sometimes or called most of the time...

    The convo between veer and arya makes this slightly solvable but that thought pounded in arya mind is good for all...

    Finally the door open but for some hopes ,but what would be the first reaction of Abhi Sir after hearing this ,these 24 hours and after that if he coming in consciousness or no one tell about this ��.

    And you creating suspense at last is your hobby or you love it, chapter is small i think as per my knowledge you write but alas i love it from the core of my heart ❤️

    Ab waiting for next chapter and don't know when it comes...

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  6. Yaar.......jldi dena next chapter🥺😭😭ruladya🥺🥺😭🥺

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