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I watched the episode after so many months hoping to see something special for the Independence Day... and I was heart-broken to see Abhi-Daya's friendship in such a condition... I couldn't stop myself from writing this short story...
Daya still couldn't believe it really happened. How could Abhijeet leave just like that? How could he let Abhijeet go? Tears filled his eyes as he recalled Abhijeet's words... Mera nayi jagah posting ho raha hai... Yeh mera aakhri case hai... Daya walked to his car with heavy steps. He looked at the screen of his cell-phone staring at the message from his dear friend... Leaving for Delhi at 10 pm by flight... Daya had left for airport as soon as he had received the message, but he couldn't reach in time. The flight had already taken off and there was no chance he could stop his dear buddy.
Hope you all like it...
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LAUT AAO YAAR...
Daya still couldn't believe it really happened. How could Abhijeet leave just like that? How could he let Abhijeet go? Tears filled his eyes as he recalled Abhijeet's words... Mera nayi jagah posting ho raha hai... Yeh mera aakhri case hai... Daya walked to his car with heavy steps. He looked at the screen of his cell-phone staring at the message from his dear friend... Leaving for Delhi at 10 pm by flight... Daya had left for airport as soon as he had received the message, but he couldn't reach in time. The flight had already taken off and there was no chance he could stop his dear buddy.
A tear rolled down Daya's cheek and fell on the screen of his phone to bring back his senses. "Nahi, aisa kaise ho sakta hai?!! Abhijeet aise nahi jaa sakta... Nahi jaa sakta woh!! Mazaak hai yeh sab... Main jaanta hoon, Abhijeet mazaak kar raha hai mere saath!!" Daya wiped his wet eyes and dialled Abhijeet's number. The number was not reachable. "Sab pehele se planned hai... Main sab jaanta hoon!" said Daya as he sat in his car and drove straight to Abhijeet's house.
The sight of the white building gave Daya relief. He almost ran in. His steps slowed down as he reached the door. He rang the doorbell but Abhijeet didn't open the door. Daya always had the keys of Abhijeet's house. He quickly inserted the key and unlocked the door. He stepped in and looked around. There was darkness everywhere. No lights were on. There was no movement whatsoever inside the house. Where was Abhijeet? Was he sleeping? No... Daya knew Abhijeet would be awake. He would surely be waiting for Daya to come. Daya looked around. He could hardly see anything in the darkness. "Abhijeet..!!" he called out. But there was no reply. "Abhijeet, main aa gaya hoon!" he said. He pressed the switch to put on the lights. But the lights did not glow. He tried again, but nothing happened. "Yeh lights ko kya ho gaya?" he thought as he banged on the switch board in irritation. He walked ahead and stumbled upon the table. He reached the sofa. "Abhijeet?" he said moving his hands across the sofa. But Abhijeet wasn't there. He might be waiting in the room... Daya walked towards the stairs. He tried to put on the lights but nothing worked. "Yeh lights on kyun nahi ho rahe hain?!!" he said in frustration. Skipping some steps, he rushed to the bedroom upstairs. "Abhijeet?!" he called out. No reply. The lights in the room too were not working. "Yeh ho kya raha hai???" he cried. He went in straight and took out a few candles from the drawer of the side-table. He quickly lit one of them. Abhijeet was not in the room. Taking the lit candle in his hand, Daya searched around. "Abhijeet?!" he called out desperately. But Abhijeet was nowhere to be found. Suddenly Daya realised something... Something that he still couldn't believe. "Nahi..." breathing was difficult now. "Nahi... yeh sach nahi ho sakta...!!" he stepped back. He fell back on the bed in shock, staring at the floor. His body numb. He was lost for a moment. He then suddenly stood up. He placed the candle on the side table in front of the mirror and hurried to Abhijeet's cupboard. He flung open the doors of the cupboard. The cupboard was empty. Nothing at all. Nothing that could tell the cupboard belonged to Sr. Insp. Abhijeet once. "Nahi!!" Daya pushed himself away from the cupboard. "Aise kaise Abhijeet chala gaya? Mujhse bina miley? Woh jaane ke liye raazi kaise ho gaya? Mujhe... mujhe chhod ke... chala gaya...!!"
Daya ran out. He ran throught the house searching madly for Abhijeet. "Abhijeet, mazaak band karo yaar... Ab baahar niklo!! Bohot ho chuka!!" he cried as he searched through the house. But the house was empty. There was no Abhijeet.
Now Daya realised that this was no game played by Abhijeet. "Aise kaise chala gaya?!!" Daya was literally crying now. "Mujhse poochha bhi nahi ki main kya chahta tha...!!" He fell down on his knees. "Mujhe zaroorat hai tumhaari..." he whispered as tears rolled down his cheeks. He was feeling helpless, he was very weak... He sat down leaning on the wall and pulled his legs to his chest, curling his arms around them. "Kyun chale gaye tum?" he whispered. "Apne iss dost ko chhod ke chale gaye?? Main... main jaanta hoon... Galti meri thi... Lekin... Tum ne mujhe kuchh kehna ka mauka hi nahi diya yaar... Achanak chale gaye..." he paused to breathe... "Sab meri galti hai... Mujhe pehele hi keh dena chahiye tha..!! Pata nahi mujhe kya ho gaya tha... Pata nahi kaise maine apne dost ke saath aisa bartaav kiya... Lekin tum?!!! Tum ne kaise yeh faisla kar liya?!! Tum toh humesha mujhe samajhte ho yaar... phir? Ab kya hua?!! Itni badi sazaa..." He tightened his grip over his legs. He just wanted to cry out loud. But he was too weak. "Darr lag raha hai mujhe... Iss andhere se... Yeh akelapann meri jaan le raha hai... Mujhe bhi apne saath le jaate yaar... Mujhe tumhaari zaroorat hai... Kyun chale gaye tum?! Buss, ab laut aao yaar...!!"
Kitni baatein ankahi, ansuni,
Sab dil mein hi reh gayi...
Jo baatein zubaan keh na saki
Woh meri aainkhein keh gayi...
Sab dil mein hi reh gayi...
Jo baatein zubaan keh na saki
Woh meri aainkhein keh gayi...
Lo aaj yeh keh raha hoon,
Dosti ke beech kabhi na ayega pyaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Dosti ke beech kabhi na ayega pyaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Maana ki maine tumhein takleef di,
Lekin galat nahi tha mera iraada...
Mera gussa toh door ho gaya,
Lekin der ho gayi, kya fayda?
Lekin galat nahi tha mera iraada...
Mera gussa toh door ho gaya,
Lekin der ho gayi, kya fayda?
Dekho, dekho maine keh di woh baat,
Jiska tha tumhein besabri se intezaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Jiska tha tumhein besabri se intezaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Sunn rahe ho na meri awaaz...?
Jee nahi paaunga tumhaare bin...
Tumhaari dosti ki chhaav mein guzre
Iss zindagi ka har ek din...
Jee nahi paaunga tumhaare bin...
Tumhaari dosti ki chhaav mein guzre
Iss zindagi ka har ek din...
Tumhaari har khushi ka khayaal rakhunga,
Aaj sunn lo iss dil ki pukaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Aaj sunn lo iss dil ki pukaar...
Ab yun na tadpaao mujhe tum,
Buss, ab laut aao yaar...
Daya shivered. Abhijeet wasn't there to support him, to care for him, to be with him. Daya suddenly got up. "Mera phone..." He took out his phone and opened the logs. He dialled Abhijeet's number again. He heard the ring. But Abhijeet did not pick it up. "Main jaanta hoon tum jaanboojhkar nahi utha rahe ho...!" He dialled the number again. But no answer. "Itni bhi kya naaraazgi? Ab utha bhi lo...!!" He dialled again.
"Hello!" Daya heard a plain reply.
It was not Abhijeet. Daya was surprised as well as confused. "Uhh... Kya main Abhijeet se baat kar sakta hoon?" said Daya, desperate to speak to his best friend. He could hear the phone was being handed to someone... He was waiting to hear Abhijeet's voice... And he heard...
"Yahan koi Abhijeet nahi hai..!!"
Daya was shocked. He recognized Abhijeet's voice... "Abhijeet...!!" he said, "please meri baat toh sun lo..." Daya tried to speak to him.
"Sorry!! Wrong number!!!" was the reply and the call ended.
Daya couldn't believe it!! Abhijeet aisa nahi kar sakta!! He tried to call Abhijeet again but Abhijeet had switched off his phone. Daya sent him a message - "I am sorry Abhijeet, wapus aa jaao yaar... please..." He just sat on the bed, holding his phone close to his heart... He leaned back and closed his eyes. He believed Abhijeet would call back. Somewhere he believed his best buddy would come back to him.
The ringing phone close to his heart sent vibrations all over Daya's body. "Abhijeet!!" he cried as he opened his eyes. He was lying on the bed on his stomach. His phone vibrating below his chest. "Abhijeet ka hoga!!" He quickly sat up and checked his phone. "Alarm 06:30 AM" flashing on his screen. He did not understand anything. He was sweating all over. He was scared, shattered. He just looked around. He was in his room, in his own house. What a relief!!! All this was a dream!!! A nightmare!!! Daya's eyes watered with happiness. He just kept staring at the picture of Abhijeet and him in background of his phone-screen, admiring his friend, knowing that life would be hell without him... It wasn't very late yet... Now that the case was about to get over, he had to soon talk to Abhijeet without hesitation. 'Cause he was not going to let him go away... no way!!!
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