The Story Weekly... - Page 4

Priya – "aapse pehle yahan 3 ladkiyaan rehti thi… unmein se ek theek nahi thi… uska milna julna galat logoin se tha… baaki 2 ladiyoin mein se ek toh mari gayi or doosri kahin bhaag gayi…"

Vishal – "ghar mein vaise toh koi kharabi nahi hai par agar un teeno ne kuch kiya ho toh keh nahi sakte…"

Abhi – "e uh kharab ladki… kya thi ye?"

Priya – "Lata naam tha uska. Shuru shuru mein toh teeno hi bade pyaar se rehti. Phir humne dekha ki Lata ko milne koi koi aane laga… aksar jab wohh ghar mein akeli hoti thi… toh koi gunda type ka aadmi aata aur usse kuch packet mein de jata. Ek din humne pooch kya liya.. bhadak gayi."

 

Shruti and Abhi's eyes widened… they looked at each other and then to the couple..

 

After a lot of gossip about all the people of the building, Shruti and Abhi finally managed an excuse to leave…

Once in their new home… Abhi went to the bedroom the first thing and slept… Shruti took off the get up and dressed normally. When she went to the room… she sees Abhi sleeping…

 

Shruti – "Kya hua? So gaye kya?"

 

Abhi nodds…

 

Shruti – "kaam nahi karna?"

Abhi – "aaj mood nahi…"

 

Shruti goes and touches his forehead. Abhi opens his eyes and sees her…

 

Abhi – "kya?"

Shruti – "pakka tumhari tabiyat kharab hai.. kaam karne ka mood nahi."

Abhi – "Shruti.. kyun hamesha kaam karne ka mood kyun ho?"

Shruti – "Senior Inspector Abhijeet…"

Abhi – "nahi…"

 

Shruti looks at him… and he pulls her down to sit with him…

 

Abhi – "aaj nahi… aaj chutti… aaj hum sirf aapki duty pe hain…"

Shruti – "jaaye aaj aapko itna pyaar kaise aa gaya?"

 

Shruti had her chin resting on her palm and Abhi was leaning against the wall… and then they began talking…

 

Abhi – "itni baat humne kabhi nahi ki…"

Shruti – "kya karein? ACP sir dono ko ek saath chutti hi nahi dete.."

Abhi – "isse acha toh hum bina shaadi ke the… yaad hai kitni baat ki thi humne?"

Shruti – "wohh meri duty thi…"

Abhi – "meri toh life long imprisonment ho gayi…"

Shruti – "acha… abhi pyaar aa raha tha aur abhi –"

 

Bt before she could complete her sentence.. the door bell rang…

Abhi – "aaj kismat meherbaan hai…"

 

Shruti smiled and went to answer the door.. when she opened the door… and oops…

It was the neighbour Priya… and Shruti just remembered that she was without get up… Priya was shocked to see her…

 

Priya – "arre.. aap kaun ho?"

Shruti – "main.. main…"

 

But till then Abhi had come out to see…

 

Abhi – "kaun hai jaan?"

 

Bas… this thing did everything… Priya's eyes widened with shock.. Shruti wasn't in the punjabi get up.. she was looking very western in the jeans – shirt she wore… Priya didn't recognise her at all.. now Abhi was in his Punjabi get up still so Priya thought Abhi has some kind of affair and she looked at Abhi with disgusted look on her face and left…

 

Abhi – "inhe kya hua?"

Shruti – "main in kapdo mein aur tum un…"

Abhi – "bas ab toh pooche mohalle ko pate chalega ki naye logoin ka chakkar hai.."

 

And just then Abhi's phone beeps… he checks the message… and suddenly his expression changes…

 

Shruti – "Kya hua?"

 

Abhi didn't seem to listen to her…

 

Abhi – "Richa kahan hai?"

Shruti – "andar.. par hua kya?"

 

Abhi didn't wait to tell her but rushed into the room… Richa was sleeping.. Shruti followed him…

 

Abhi – "Richa"

 

Richa didn't wake..

 

Abhi – "Shruti uthao isse abhi…"

Shruti – "Abhi kya hua?"

Abhi – "Daya ka message tha… wohh log isse dhoondh rahe hain.. Daya Richa ko lene aa raha hai…"

Shruti – "par Daya lekar kahan jaayega isse?"

Abhi – "Shruti samjho… Daya sambhal lega…"

Shruti – "hum yahan 2 hain.. wohh akela.."

Abhi – "Shruti hume yahan se jaana hai…"

Shruti – "kahan?"

Abhi – "hotel"

 

Five minutes later… Daya was leaving with Richa on his bike… Richa had wore a scarf and her face wasn't much visible the way Daya asked her to sit…

Abhi and Shruti had their things packed… Shruti was back to her punjabi get up and she went out for a second to check if the police they demanded had come or not and again Priya came out of her house…

 

Priya became sad seeing Shruti and silently came and hugged her…

 

Shruti – "kya hua Priya ji?"

Priya – "rab sab theek karega…"

Shruti – "par kya?"

Priya – "aapko pata aapke pati –"

 

Before Priya could complete.. there was a bullet fired somewhere around.. Shruti suddenly had a gun out of no where and she covered Priya…

Priya got panic and was shouting..

 

Priya – "ye kya ho raha hai… ye bandook…"

Shruti – "shh.."

 

Abhi had heard the firing too and he came out.. he too had his gun in his hand..

Abhi – "kya hua?"

Shruti – "shayad neeche hain…"

Abhi – "main dekhta hoon…"

Shruti – "sambhal kar…"

 

But Abhi was already going down… well he didn't need to because 2 men wearing masks came running up firing bullets..  Shruti pushed Priya into her house and then went to give Abhi cover… In the next five minutes Abhi and Shruti found themselves amidst 7 dead bodies… just then Vivek came up…

 

Vivek – "sir ye sab?"

Abhi – "mar gaye… bodies bhej do bureau."

Vivek – "yani ke ACP sir ka shaq sahi tha… koi hai jisse pata hai ki hum kya kar rahe hain… aur…"

Abhi – "aur wohh nahi chahta ki hum us tak pahunche.. par aaj tak aisa mujrim nahi hua jise CID ne nahi dhoondha ho…"

Vivek – "ji sir.."

 

And then Vivek hands a packet to Abhijeet and leaves…

Shruti and Abhi go inside their house…

 

Shruti – "ismein kya hai?"

 

Abhi didn't know either… he took out a file. Abhi took the papers and read them… it was the party invites Mr and Mrs Raichura had sent for the tomorrow's party. It was a mask party and so Shruti and Abhi could easily get in there as the hosts. The packet contained the key to their room and then a letter from Daya…

 

Abhi read it –

 

"Raichura aur baaki 3 ki patniya ek doosre ko jaanti bhi nahi thi par in sab mein ek baat common hai.. teeno ki company mein laakho ki hera pheri hai.. ye laakhoin rupye kisi Ankit ke naam par transfer kiye gaye hain.. ye baat ACP sir ko nahi pata… aur batana mat kyunki koi hai jo hum par nazar rakh raha hai… main Richa ke saath tumhare ghar par hoon."

 

And just then Abhi got a call.. from ACP

 

ACP – "Abhijeet… kya hua?"

 

And Abhi tells about the attack…

 

ACP – "aur wohh parcel jo Daya ne bheja…"

Abhi – "sir Daya ne bataya ki wohh Richa ke saath kahin chupa hai… main phone par nahi bata sakta… hum bureau aate hain…"

 

And Just then the bell rang.. Shruti went to see it…

 

It was Police.. the entire residents of the building were here and the Police was taking the bodies of the victims…

 

Police – "aap log?"

 

And then Abhi comes… he holds out his batch…

 

Abhi – "Senior Inspector Abhijeet. Aur ye bodies kahan le jaa rahe hain?"

Police – "sir aapki lab mein…"

Abhi – "good."

 

And then Priya and Vishal were staring at Abhi and Shruti in disbelief.. Shruti had too taken out her batch… Abhi looks at them..

 

Abhi – "Inspector.. humare neighbours ko full tight security deejiye… inko khatra ho sakta hai.."

Inspector – "ji.."

 

And without second glance, Abhi and Shruti leave for the bureau…

Meanwhile, At Abhi's house…

Ruchi was sitting on the sofa and Daya got 2 cups of tea…

Ruchi smiled at him… and took a sip…

 

Ruchi – "tum chai itni achi kaise bana lete ho?"

 

Daya smiled back…

 

Daya – "college ke time se roz bana raha hoon…"

Ruchi – "hmmm.. College mein bhi Daya ke haath ki chai ke chache alag the…"

Daya – "Tumne toh kabhi nahi kaha.."

 

It was an awkward moment.. Daya and Ruchi had been knowing each other… they werent the best friends but they were the best team.. once Ruchi and Daya were together for a project and the project is still spoken of at the college… However unlike the numerous girls that fell in for Daya.. Ruchi was always an exception… she was one of the very few who talked to Daya normally and Daya liked her for that…

 

The silence grew thicker…

 

Ruchi – "Daya…"

Daya – "haan…"

Ruchi – "tumne shaadi kyun nahi ki ?"

Daya – "koi mili nahi…"

Ruchi – "college ke sabse popular ladke ko koi mili nahi?"

Daya – "tumne bhi toh nahi ki…"

Ruchi – "tum nahi mile na…"

 

Daya became silent for a while and then the two laughed so loud… and then Richa's phone beeped… message

 

Richa read it… Daya wasn't bothering much.. he was busy thinking what Richa had just said… and it was the start of something new… when Daya realised that it had been too long that Richa was absorbed in the phone, Daya lifted his gaze and saw that she was typing something…

 

Before he could ask her.. Richa spoke..

 

Richa – "Daya ye kya jagah hai exactly?"

Daya – "kyun?"

 

And then suddenly it all dawned on Daya… he got up and snatched Richa's phone.. he opened the battery and took out the sim…

 

Richa – "Daya ye kya kar rahe ho?"

 

Daya didn't answer… Daya took out his phone.. he then went to the landline at Abhi's place.. now he had an important call to make…

At the bureau…

Abhi was in the cabin with Shruti and ACP… the others were seeing from outside…They were asked for wait outside for a while…

 

ACP – "par aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Bureau ke andar ki baatein kaise kisi ko pata chalengi?"

Abhi – "sir par agar baatein bahar nahi gayi toh kaise un logoin ko kaise pata chalta hai ki Richa kaha hai?"

ACP – "kuch aur hai Abhijeet jo hume nahi pata…"

 

And then the phone rings… outside…

Freddie picks it up… it was Daya… Daya wanted to talk to Abhijeet only bt Freddie wouldn't dare call Abhi right now… so Shruti who was looking at Freddie went to see the matter…

 

Freddie – "Daya sir ka phone hai.. unhe Abhijeet sir se hi baat karni hai.."

Shruti – "dijiye Freddie main baat karti hoon…"

 

And Freddie gives her the phone…

 

Shruti – "Daya… kya hua? Aap aur Richa theek ho?"

Daya – "Shruti Abhijeet kahan hai?"

Shruti – "Abhi andar ACP sir ke saath… kyu bolo kya hua?"

Daya – "meri baat dhyaan se sunna… Richa ka phone bugged tha… jab bhi humari location unhe pata chali.. hamesha thodi der pehle Richa ne phone use kiya tha… kuch bahut bada hai…"

Shruti – "par.. ab kya karoge?"

Daya – "maine Richa ke phone ka sim nikaal diya hai… phone bhi off hai.. par ab hume yahan se bhi bhaagna hoga…"

Shruti – "Daya suno.. jaoge kahan?"

 

And then Abhi and ACP heard Shruti almost shouting when she knew about the bug thing… so they come out…

 

Abhi – "kya hua?"

Shruti – "Daya ka phone hai.. usse pata hai bureau ki baatein un logoin tak kaise pahunch rahi hain…"

 

ACP and Abhi look at each other and then ACP takes the phone…

 

ACP – "Haan Daya bolo…"

 

And Daya tells the entire tale again…

 

ACP – "good work.. ab tum phone kahan se kar rahe ho?"

Daya – "sir Abhijeet ke ghar ke phone se…"

ACP – "suno.. wahan rehna theek nahi.. niklo wahan se… aur ab kal shaam party par hi milenge…"

Daya – "ji sir… main apna phone bhi band rakhunga…"

 

Shruti had told Abhi and others the matter… and as soon as ACP kept the phone down…

 

Abhi – "sir Daya kahan jaa raha hai?"

ACP – "pata nahi…"

Abhi – "par sir…"

ACP – "Abhijeet mujhe Daya par poora bharosa hai.. wohh apni aur Richa ki dekhbhaal kar sakta hai… un dono ka abhi tumhare ghar rehna theek nahi… aur abhi tum aur Shruti jao… tumhare ghar mein wohh log ghus sakte hain…"

 

Abhi and Shruti took leave…

 

ACP – "Freddie tum aur Vivek kaam par lag jao… Kaveri aur Lavanya hotel mein manager hain… aur tum dono waitors… mere saare officers ke wahan hote hue, mujhe waha koi gadbad nahi chahiye.."

 

Abhi and Shruti reach their home… it looks fine… Shruti moves forward to enter and Abhi catches her hand and pulls her back…

 

Abhi – "kahan jaa rahi ho?"

Shruti – "andar…"

Abhi – "Shruti andar wohh log ho sakte hain…"

 

Shruti lowers her gun and looks at Abhi at his face…

 

Shruti – "Abhi ye mera ghar hai… humara ghar hai…"

Abhi gets what she is feeling and he holds her hand even tightly to reassure her…

 

Abhi – "Shruti… humare ghar ko kuch nahi hoga… par hum tab tak andar nahi jaa sakte jab tak pata na chale ki andar koi hai ye nahi.."

 

She nodds at him and then they both check all windows and doors but everything looks fine… and then they decide its safe to enter but then as they were about to enter.. they hear a tone.. a mobile ringtone…

 

Abhi – "shh.. koi hai andar"

 

Abhi leans to listen and Shruti calls ACP…

 

Within next five minutes.. there are almost 20 – 30 policemen here… when they have all taken positions, Abhi breaks open the front door.. Shruti does the same with the back door and with 10 men each they enter in… the rest of the men remain out and see no one escapes… when the men inside realise that they had been trapped… and there were firing.. lots of it… most of the men were captured bt then Shruti saw one of them escape… she called Abhi who was near the exit from where the man was trying to escape.. Abhi could get the man but he fired a bullet which hit his palm.. the man saw his palm bleeding and slowed for a second… Abhi thought he would stop and so Abhi stopped too… but the man knew if he will stop, he was gone… however Abhi noticed a golden bracelet on the man's hand… it was normal but what wasn't usual about it was that this man was supposed to be a paid person and how did such a man afford a golden bracelet… so Abhi made a personal note of it but then he didn't think it too long… for he had to return…

When Abhi came back… the Police were removing the bodies.. 3 policemen had died too in the firing… Abhi talked the thing with the Police and then they left… Abhi couldn't find Shruti anywhere… Abhi got really scared… the first thought that came to his mind was horrible itself.. the Policeman didn't speak of a girl's body and they knew that Shruti was also an officer… he needed to find her… Abhi went to the place where he had last seen her.. there was some blood there and Abhi grew really worried… there were blood drops leading to a trail from there.. Abhi followed the trail.. they went into the kitchen and then out.. then to the study and out and then to his bedroom… Shruti was there lying on the bed… blood came from her arm... She looked weak…

 

She opened her eyes.. saw Abhi and smiled… Abhi was so scared… that he went and instantly hugged her…

 

Abhi – "kya hua tumhe?"

Shruti – "Abhi.. kuch nahi main theek hoon…"

Abhi – "kitna khoon aa raha hai…"

Shruti – "jis insaan ka tum peecha kar rahe the wohh bhagte bhaagte mujhe chaku maar ke gaya.. isiliye toh maine dekha ki wohh bhaag raha hai… pakda usko tumne?"

Abhi – "nahi bhaag gaya… par uske haath par goli lagi hai.."

 

Abhi then let her go and checked the wound… it wasn't much.. the knife had rubbed there and it was not very deep either but it was bleeding…

 

Shruti – "Abhi main theek hoon…"

 

Abhi wasn't listening… he took out a towel and cleaned it and then put on some anti septic and then took her to hospital and got her tetanus vaccine done…

 

Abhi and Shruti returned to Richa's home… as they opened the door to their home… they heard a slight sound at the neighbour's door… Shruti went there and knocked.. Priya.. who was really scared.. opened the door very slightly…

Shruti – "Priya ji hum hain… hum andar aa sakte hain..?"

 

Priya opned the door and tried to smile… Abhi and Shruti went in…

 

Shruti – "dekhiye hum jaante hain humne galat kiya.. hume aapko bata dena chahiye tha. Par …"

 

Just then Vishal comes from inside…

 

Vishal – "aap log?"

Abhi – "Vishal ji.. hum log maafi maangne aaye hain… humare karan aap dono ki jaan khatre mein pad gayi…"

Vishal – "nahi koi baat nahi… aapne humari jaan bachayi…"

Abhi – "hum batate kaise? Pata hi nahi tha kispar vishwas karein aur kis par nahi?"

 

There were some sweet words and then Abhi and Shruti left…

Abhi is sitting in the drawing room holding his head in his hands. Shruti got some tea…

 

Shruti – "Abhi??"

 

Abhi looks up…

 

Shruti – "kya hua?"

 

Abhi shakes his head… Shruti gives one tea cup to him and sits beside him with her own…

 

Shruti – "kyun pareshaan ho?"

Abhi – "pata nahi Daya kahan hoga…"

Shruti – "Abhi Daya bachcha nahi hai…"

Abhi – "pata hai…"

Shruti – "toh phir kya baat hai?"

Abhi – "pata nahi…"

Shruti – "Abhi??"

Abhi – "Shruti pata nahi… sab badal gaya hai… dekho tumhare aane se sab kuch achcha hai par kahin –"

Shruti – "tum aur Daya door ho gaye?"

 

Abhi looks at Shruti…

 

Abhi – "nahi Shruti aisa nahi hai… tumhari wajah se kuch nahi hua…"

Shruti – "Abhi mujhe pata hai… maine bhi dekha hai… Daya ko shayad lagta hai ki wohh disturb na kare"

Abhi – "par wohh disturb kaise kar sakta hai? Tum meri patni ho aur Daya mera dost hai…"

Shruti – "ye baat kabhi Daya se kahi?"

Abhi – "kuch der pehle tak mujhe iss baat ka ehsaas bhi nahi hua tha…"

 

Shruti smiles…

 

Abhi – "kya hua?"

Shruti – "Abhi… jo baat mann mein hai keh deni chahiye…"

Abhi – "kahi toh…"

Shruti – "tumhe kuch toh jaanti hoon… jab se tumne Daya ko Richa ke saath dekha hai… tab se tum pareshan ho…"

Abhi – "nahi wohh toh bas isiliye ki… pata nahi… Daya aur Richa ko saath dekhta hoon toh kuch ajeeb sa lagta hai…"

Shruti – "Abhi… Daya Richa ko pasand karta hai…"

 

Abhi looks at her really shocked…

 

Shruti – "oh common… sabko dikh raha hai… Daya ko kabhi itna protective dekha hai? Matlab CID team ke alawa kisi ke liye…"

Abhi – "nahi…"

Shruti – "Abhi… suno… tumhe ajeeb lag raha hai kyunki tum aur Daya hamesha se bhai ki tarah rahe ho… achanak se main aa gayi toh ab Daya ko bhi koi mil gaya hai… sab waisa hi hai jaisa pehle tha… bas Richa ke aane ke baad ab Daya ka bhi ek ghar hoga… aur tum dono ki dosti ke beech mein main ya Richa kaise aa sakte hain? Pata nahi tum dono ko ye kaun samjhaye?"

 

Abhi was smiling…

 

Shruti – "ab kya?"

Abhi – "tum CID chod kar marriage bureau kyun nahi khol leti?"

 

Shruti laughs…

 

Shruti – "phir main tumhare saath itna waqt kaise bita paungi?"

 

Both of them laugh…

At the same time… Daya and Richa were having a very bad time…. They were following Sikka, one of the informers of Daya, into the narrow streets on the Dharavi Chawls….

 

Richa – "Daya hum kahan jaa rahe hain?"

Daya – "tum chalo"

 

And after almost walking for 10 – 20 minutes… Sikka showed them one room…

 

Sikka – "saab ye kamra theek hai?"

Daya – "haan aur dekh hum yahan hai iski kharab kisi ko kaano kaan nahi honi chahiye…"

Sikka – "kyun tension lete ho saab? Tum daam dega na… toh tumko bhi pata nahi chalenga ki tum yahan ho."

 

Daya got the clue and took out a brown packet from his pocket and gave it to him. Sikka smiles and left… Daya asked Richa to go in and then followed… Richa looked around. It was just one room, with a bed… a mat, one table, one chair and a little space that you could call a kitchen.

 

Richa – "ye kahan aa gaye hum?"

Daya – "aaj tum yahi rahogi…"

Richa – "Daya main akele yahan nahi rahungi…"

Daya – "main bahar hoon…"

 

Daya was leaving…

 

Richa – "Daya ruko."

Daya – "kya hua?"

Richa – "mujhe yahan acha nahi lag raha…"

Daya – "Richa abhi so jao. Tum thak gayi hogi. Kal zaroori din hai…"

 

It was true… Richa never realized it but she had been very tired. She had fallen asleep the moment she hit the bed and she woke directly now its 9 in the morning. She couldn't recall where she was at first and then slowly all came back to her… how could one day change your lives completely… she had now known. It first appeared to be something filmy talking of such days but it had happened to her and then she thought of CID… they had all days like this only… one day to change everything… Richa thanked God for knowing Daya… if it hadnt been for him… she doesn't know where she would have had been now…

But where was Daya now??

 

Richa got up and first went to wash her face… there was a tap in the kitchen side which was totally in bad condition but thank God there came some water in it. The first few drops of water had just hit her face when Richa heard some guitar strings being played… they were the sweetest thing she had heard after long… the thing that could make her smile during the worst of nightmares… Richa ran out to see who was playing them and like she thought in the courtyard there was Daya with a guitar along with the kids of the chawl…

 

This tune had been one composed by whole of the group in college – the best days of their lives. Daya had been great at guitar those days but today imagining a CID officer play guitar was a little different… in an instant Richa realised how much everything had changed. They were no longer in days of no worries… today had their fair share of responsiblities… hardly they contacted one another… they were all left alone into the new world with just memories of the old one…

 

Daya saw Richa and smiled… Richa came to sit beside him… Daya kept playing the tune.. when it got over.. all the kids there loved it and they clapped hard… including Richa… then Daya asked them all to go for now he had work… finally it was just Richa and Daya sitting alone…

 

Richa – "tumhe abhi bhi wohh dhun yaad hai?"

Daya – "kyun nahi hogi?"

Richa – "nahi ek CID officer ko guitar bajane ka time kab milta hoga?"

Daya – "CID officer kya insaan nahi hote?"

 

And then they were both speechless… for a while!

 

Daya – "tum aise bahar kyun aa gayi?"

Richa – "kyun?"

Daya – "koi bhi ho sakta hai na yahan par…"

Richa – "CID officer ke saath baithi hoon… is samay mujhe kuch nahi ho sakta."

 

Daya decided to play it a little naughty…

 

Daya – "par ye achi baat nahi hai… tum mujhe jaanti kitna ho… kya pata main bhi bura hoon?"

Richa – "haan zaroor… wohh bura insaan jo mere ek baar bulane par sab chod kar aa gaya… jo kal se meri jaan itni baar bacha chuka hai ki shayad ab tak toh record ban gaya hoga 'most endangered human' … wohh bura insaan jo apni team se alag hokar mere saath is jagah baitha hai taaki mujh tak koi na pahunch paaye… well mujhe aise bure log pasand hain."

 

Richa was just the perfect girl for Daya… she too had a very quiet nature just like Daya's… Indeed in college once a girl had said 'they need to be mirror images'

 

Daya and Richa sat there for don't know how many minutes… both silent but still listening to the other's unspoken song… finally Daya's cell phone buzzed and he got up and took the call…

lovely shruti😃

well thnks :D
I really didnt think I could handle writing male emotions bt I guess I have somehow done it:P :P

well u knw as far as I have seen and known guys... they are just like gals.. they have their own points to get senti on.. sometimes those things are even kiddish... bt the fact is a very few guys admit their own emotions...

and I am sure Abhi is the brave one!! And ofcourse I can handle Abhi for sure :) :)


and will post the remaining really soon~~ :D