Part 33
For a moment of two, Abhi stared back at the letter. He didn’t know what to say. He missed his friend too much… but he didn’t feel like showing his emotions aloud. The letter reminded him of Shruti…
Abhi – “aur Shruti?”
Kaki – “Shruti theek hai, thodi weakness hai…aur kuch nahi”
Abhi – “Doctor ne kya kaha?”
Daya took a serious expression on his face…and gave a long sigh…
Abhi – “kya baat hai Daya…batao”
Daya – “nahi Abhijeet…tum abhi aaram karo… doctor ne kaha hai ki tumhe zyada stress nahi dena”
Abhi – “Kaki…?”
Kaki’s expressions hardened suddenly…
Abhi – “aap dono kuch bata kyun nahi rahe ho? Hato…main khud jaa kar dekhta hoon…”
Daya – “par ruko Abhijeet…tum abhi beemar ho”
However, Abhi didn’t stop…and rushed outside his room. There he met a nurse who told her the Shruti was in the next room. As Abhi entered…he was surprised to see the view – Shruti was perfectly all right. He saw inside the room, the curtains still drawn. She was sitting on her bed laughing and playing with Pinky and Ajay. Anjali had come to visit Shruti. Freddie was also there with Kaveri and Lavanya.
Abhi turned back and Kaki and Daya were standing there laughing at Abhi’s haalat.
Daya – “kaki lagta hai ab Abhijeet kahin aur ki hi duty karega…”
Kaki comes to Abhi…
Kaki – “tu khud baat karega ya main karun?”
Abhi – “Kaki…kya aap…aisi koi baat nahi hai…”
Kaki – “nahi Kaki…kya kar rahi ho?”Daya – “Abhijeet…tumhare muh pe saaf dikh raha hai…bolo bhabhi ko ghar kab laa rahe ho?”
Abhi is silent…
Kaki – “Abhijeet, dekh beta, apne liye nahi, par meri zimmedari hi kam karne ke liye. Khud baat kar lena aaj warna kal main kar lungi”
In the evening, Abhi was in his room sitting on his bed, reading a magazine. Shruti entered the room… Abhi saw her and suddenly got up…
Abhi – “Shruti…aap?”
Shruti – “haan…main…ab aap kaise hain?”
Abhi – “bilkul theek”
Abhi was taking a step back to his bed as he said so and his plastered foot hurt in doing so as he was careless…Shruti helped him sit…
Abhi – “aap theek hain?”
Shruti – “mujhe kya hona tha?”
Abhi – “thanks. Mujhe thanks kehna ka mauka bhi nahi mila”
Shruti – “koi baat nahi…meri duty thi. Aur waise bhi ab toh shayad main aapko dost keh sakti hoon…aur dost ke liye itna toh banta hai”
Abhi – “aap itne din yahan?”Shruti – “bullet se intestine ka kafi hissa damage ho gaya tha. Isiliye under observation hoon”
Abhi – “toh aapko aaram nahi karna?”
Shruti – “main bilkul theek hoon…aap batao… suna aaj aapko Daya aur Kaki april fool bana gaye?”
Abhi couldn’t think of anything of say… he just blushed a little…
Shruti – “waise baat kya hui?”
And just then Abhi remembered there indeed was something for Shruti to see… he handed her Viren’s letter… Shruti read it and she got really upset… almost was crying…
Shruti – “pata nahi usne aisa kyun kiya? Sab kuch toh tha humare paas… Viren sach mein bura nahi tha”
Abhi – “mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha ki pichle kuch dino se mere saath kya ho raha hai?”
Shruti saw that Abhi was also tensed and so … she decided to lighten the atmosphere…
Shruti – “ab kya samajh nahi aaya? Sab kuch toh pata hai… Viren aur Kanya ne ye sab kiya… Rajeev sir ko pata tha… main secret mission par… aur I am sure fighting sequence toh aapko yaad hi hoga. Wohh bhulane jaisa tha nahi”
Abhi still didn’t laugh… he was still upset…
Abhi – “par meri wajah se… kya ho gaya”
Shruti – “kuch nahi hua… jo hua…wohh likha tha. Vaibhav sir ke liye sab upset hai par aap sochiye aapke karan kitne log ab khush hain.”
Abhi gave it a thought…
Shruti – “anyways…ab bataiye…aage ke kya plans hain?”
And Abhi suddenly remembered what Kaki had told him in the morning…
Shruti – “kuch toh hai na?”
Abhi – “Shruti…aaj kaki ne kuch kaha…”
Shruti – “kya?”
Abhi – “aur Shruti?”
Kaki – “Shruti theek hai, thodi weakness hai…aur kuch nahi”
Abhi – “Doctor ne kya kaha?”
Daya took a serious expression on his face…and gave a long sigh…
Abhi – “kya baat hai Daya…batao”
Daya – “nahi Abhijeet…tum abhi aaram karo… doctor ne kaha hai ki tumhe zyada stress nahi dena”
Abhi – “Kaki…?”
Kaki’s expressions hardened suddenly…
Abhi – “aap dono kuch bata kyun nahi rahe ho? Hato…main khud jaa kar dekhta hoon…”
Daya – “par ruko Abhijeet…tum abhi beemar ho”
However, Abhi didn’t stop…and rushed outside his room. There he met a nurse who told her the Shruti was in the next room. As Abhi entered…he was surprised to see the view – Shruti was perfectly all right. He saw inside the room, the curtains still drawn. She was sitting on her bed laughing and playing with Pinky and Ajay. Anjali had come to visit Shruti. Freddie was also there with Kaveri and Lavanya.
Abhi turned back and Kaki and Daya were standing there laughing at Abhi’s haalat.
Daya – “kaki lagta hai ab Abhijeet kahin aur ki hi duty karega…”
Kaki comes to Abhi…
Kaki – “tu khud baat karega ya main karun?”
Abhi – “Kaki…kya aap…aisi koi baat nahi hai…”
Kaki – “nahi Kaki…kya kar rahi ho?”Daya – “Abhijeet…tumhare muh pe saaf dikh raha hai…bolo bhabhi ko ghar kab laa rahe ho?”
Abhi is silent…
Kaki – “Abhijeet, dekh beta, apne liye nahi, par meri zimmedari hi kam karne ke liye. Khud baat kar lena aaj warna kal main kar lungi”
In the evening, Abhi was in his room sitting on his bed, reading a magazine. Shruti entered the room… Abhi saw her and suddenly got up…
Abhi – “Shruti…aap?”
Shruti – “haan…main…ab aap kaise hain?”
Abhi – “bilkul theek”
Abhi was taking a step back to his bed as he said so and his plastered foot hurt in doing so as he was careless…Shruti helped him sit…
Abhi – “aap theek hain?”
Shruti – “mujhe kya hona tha?”
Abhi – “thanks. Mujhe thanks kehna ka mauka bhi nahi mila”
Shruti – “koi baat nahi…meri duty thi. Aur waise bhi ab toh shayad main aapko dost keh sakti hoon…aur dost ke liye itna toh banta hai”
Abhi – “aap itne din yahan?”Shruti – “bullet se intestine ka kafi hissa damage ho gaya tha. Isiliye under observation hoon”
Abhi – “toh aapko aaram nahi karna?”
Shruti – “main bilkul theek hoon…aap batao… suna aaj aapko Daya aur Kaki april fool bana gaye?”
Abhi couldn’t think of anything of say… he just blushed a little…
Shruti – “waise baat kya hui?”
And just then Abhi remembered there indeed was something for Shruti to see… he handed her Viren’s letter… Shruti read it and she got really upset… almost was crying…
Shruti – “pata nahi usne aisa kyun kiya? Sab kuch toh tha humare paas… Viren sach mein bura nahi tha”
Abhi – “mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha ki pichle kuch dino se mere saath kya ho raha hai?”
Shruti saw that Abhi was also tensed and so … she decided to lighten the atmosphere…
Shruti – “ab kya samajh nahi aaya? Sab kuch toh pata hai… Viren aur Kanya ne ye sab kiya… Rajeev sir ko pata tha… main secret mission par… aur I am sure fighting sequence toh aapko yaad hi hoga. Wohh bhulane jaisa tha nahi”
Abhi still didn’t laugh… he was still upset…
Abhi – “par meri wajah se… kya ho gaya”
Shruti – “kuch nahi hua… jo hua…wohh likha tha. Vaibhav sir ke liye sab upset hai par aap sochiye aapke karan kitne log ab khush hain.”
Abhi gave it a thought…
Shruti – “anyways…ab bataiye…aage ke kya plans hain?”
And Abhi suddenly remembered what Kaki had told him in the morning…
Shruti – “kuch toh hai na?”
Abhi – “Shruti…aaj kaki ne kuch kaha…”
Shruti – “kya?”
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