Chapter 15:

Raghu sat on a wooden bench in the shamsan, the cremation ground of the village. He watched as the flames licked the bodies of the deceased, sending them off on their final journey. But his mind was far from the ritualistic chants and the somber atmosphere. It was consumed by regret and guilt, the weight of which seemed to crush his soul.

The villagers around him paid no heed to the him sitting there, lost in his thoughts. They were too busy with their own grief of losing their loved ones and the preparations for the next funeral. But for Raghu, the shamsan was a constant reminder of his failures.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to push away the memories that haunted him. But they were relentless, replaying in his mind like a broken record.

He remembered the day when Abhijeet, Tarika, Shreya and Sachin had come to this cursed village to find their friend, their family but little did he know that this decision of not focing them to go back would bring about the downfall of his life.

In the process of catching Sahib and fulfilling his promise to Bala Raghu had lost everything. His family, his friends, his home - all destroyed in the crossfire between him and Sahib. And the worst of it all was the moment when Shreya had taken a bullet meant for him. The image of her falling to the ground, blood seeping from her wounds, kept haunting him. He could never forgive himself for being helpless in that moment which kept playing in his mind all over again.

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Sachin along with inspector were taking Sahib in their custody while he galres at Raghu. Ansha was shocked with the truth of Sahib and loses her consciousness, Kabir held her in his arm taking her away. Raghu turns to Bala as he hugs him with gyaan and the villagers cheering and felling the air of freedom.

Sahib glances at all and recollects Raghu words getting furious for failing badly.

"Kismat ka Khel tumhe jeetne nahi dega sahib"

He looks at the gun in inspector pocket and pulls it out with pushing the inspector and sachin away, shreya-abhi looks at his direction as Sahib shots bullet with pointing his gun towards Raghu.

Dhaddddddddddddddddd.....

Bhavu........

They all were shocked witnessing the scene as Kabir moving with Ansha pauses at his place.Bala,Gyaan,Uma kaki, Abhi-Tarika gets stunned with the fire shot as the cheer of people stop making the place complete silent.

The scene freezes infront of everyone as there heart snik down looking at scene infront them.

Sachin immediately grabs gun from Sahib hand punching him and make him fall down with inspector -constables grabbing sahib as he laughs out loud.

Raghu was holding shreya in his arms with blood ozing out, he was taken aback with seeing her.

Abhi:(runing sit beside her)Shreya(cups her face)tum..

Shreya:(smiles)bhai, sorry...

Tarika:(holds her hand checks her pluse and gets teary)Shreyaaa..

Bala- Gyaan also gather around her as she slowly close her eyes looking at Raghu with a smiling face as he screams her name.

Shreyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.......

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Raghu along with Abhi was pacing outside the village clinic.

His shirt was all covered with blood while Abhi was shivering and trembling recollecting Tarika words while they were getting her here in car.

Tarika:Abhijeet, shreya ke pluse gir rahi hain aur khoon bhi bohut bhe gaaya hain.

Abhi:Tarika please, aise maat bolo.

Tarika:(crying)Abhijeet, shreya ko..

She was trembling  with tears in her eyes and fear in her heart as she looked at shreya who was in arms of Raghu while Abhi drove towards the village clinic.

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Abhi glances at the closed doors of clinic with bitting his lips in tension, his heart was bitting fast with sweat all over his forehead. On the otherside,Raghu was lost in thoughts and the scene of shreya getting shot was playing infront of his eyes.

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After Sahib was arrested, Raghu focused on informing Bala with something important while he heard a gunshot feeling someone back touching him and turn to see shreya standing infront of him and immediately falls into his arms as he was gets shocked with she slipping down, he held her and she catches locket chain in his neck. She glanced at him then glance at Abhi-Tarika and slowly  closes her eyes smiling leaving everyone heart broke.

His heart was sinking down with holding shreya in his arms thought out the way, hearing tarika words, the emergency situation,he was standing taking the support of wooden pillar outside the clinic.

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Abhi eyes were red, he smashed his hands on the wall outside the clinic as he recollects his inner thought/intuition always warning him to leave this place.

"Aisa na ho ki Daya ko dhundne mein usse khodo jo tumhare pass iss waqt hain Abhijeet"

Raghu looked at him while Abhi lose the strength in his legs falling down on grounds,Raghu immediately walked towards him but Abhi stops him with showing his hand gesuster to stop.

Abhi glanced at Raghu angrily and disappointed as he sigh sobbing and stand laying his head against wall tears rolling from his eyes.

Abhi:(held his head)Ag..ag..agar shreya ko iss baar kuch bhi hua na to yaad rakhna main humari dosti ko iska zimedar manunga.(Raghu grasped hearing Abhi while he feeling guilt hit his head on wall)Meri wajha hum yaha aaye apna dost dhundne aaya tha apni bhen ko khona nahi chata.. bilkul khona nahi chata. Usne bohut kuch saha hain sabse zyada.. uske saath galat nahi hona chaiye.

Raghu raise his hand to console Abhi but stops in between with teary eyes as and turns away looking at the clinic.

Abhi was right, shreya had done alot of things which no other girl,human being can do, he helds the locket in his neck while recollects the moment she tied it around his wrist smiling before coming for mission.

He inner conflicts confronts him as he was left shocked.

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Daya: Kya hua Raghu? (Daya looks at his inner thoughts with shocked expressions)aise kya dekh rahe ho? Main wahi hu jiski shreya ke mamle mein tumne kabhi nahi suni.. tumhari andtar atma.. (inner Daya looks at Raghu from top to bottom)puri tarha Raghu bangaaye lekin Daya nahi ban paye..(Raghu lower his gaze)Ye aankhoein mein aasu kyu hain?wo to tumhare liye maine nahi rakhti na(Raghu looked at him as Inner Daya smirked taunting)Tumne hamesha meri baat ko ansuna kiya hain.. Wo Bahar banke aayi thi tumhari zindagi mein, tumhari sabse badi fan thi... usne tumhe apni baatein se apni harkato se hasna sikhaya tha. Yaad hain uski tumhari pheli mulakat, phela case, kitni nervous thi phir bhi kitni confident thi.Uski tumhari pheli unofficial mulaqat, kaise apne aapke shir se tumhara shir takraya tha taki uske shir pe sihg na aaye. Uska tumhara same color ke outfits, uska same pinch... uski baatein tumhe yaad hain tum usske saath rehte the to apni sari pareshaniya bhul jaate the. Kaise usse barish se bachane ke liye tum apne haatoein se uske shir ko bheegne se bachaya tha. Kaise tum usse charity event mein dekhte rehgaaye the. Kaise dheere dheere uski taraf kichte chale gaaye the. Usko park pasad the kutte pasand the isliye tum ussi park jaane ki aadat karli ussi cheete se apni dosti karli, Sunday Sunday waha usse milne jaane ki excitement. Uske liye uss park ke teenager bacho ko dhamkana, uski khusi ke liye uski fav icecream khana. Uss din team picnic pe tumhe ball lagne pe uska sabko datna aur tumhri band-aid karna tumhe bohut acha laga tha na?Usko ghar chodne jaana uski adhe chad ki shayari, uski saath wapas charity event mein jaane ki khushi kitni thi na tumhe. Usne jo dance kiya wo gaana tumhara fav ban gaaya tha. Yaad hain tumhe?(Raghu eyes were filled with tears as he kept recollecting the whole journey with her while his inner voice kept him scolding for what he did)Daya,uske liye tum Abhijeet se tak sach chupagaye the..Ahemdabad tak chale gaaye the waha uss puri raat bhethke kitni baatein ki thi. Uski baatein uski yaadein sari kitni sanjho ke rakhi thi. Phir bhi tumne apne khud ki feelings ko mujhe apni antar atma ko kehne nahi diya aur kuch nahi kaha usse waqt rehte aur jab wo aage badh gaayi tab ek khat likhke iss baat ka intezar karte rahe ki usne tumse kuch nahi kaha?Daya aisi baatein samne ki jaati hain lekin tume wo himat kabhi thi hi nahi, duniya ko chod tum apne aapse tak nahi keh paaye aur wo hain ki tumhari itni chinta karti thi ki apni sagayi wale din tumse milne chali aayi thi taki tum ussi mod pe na reh jaao.. kaha tumne nahi lekin saath wo nibhati rahi har kadam pe. Daya tum to yaha nayi zindagi shuru kardi lekin wo apni sari khusiya chod ke tumhe dhundne yaha aayi. Tumhari har batmezi sahi har baat suni,phir bhi itni himat batai ki wo tumhe ache se phechane yaha tak ki tumse saaf saaf labzo mein apni feelings bata di lekin tumne kya kiya uske saath?usse uska sabkuch cheen liya, sab kuch.. kyu Daya kyu?? Aaj usne apni jaan tak dedi tumhare liye aur tum abh bhi yaha khade hoke budh bane hue ho. Main to kehta hu usse jaane do.. akhir wo ek aise insaan se dur hogi jismein itni himat bhi nahi ki wo ye keh sake ki wo shreya se pyaar karta hain. Nahi hoga Daya tumse,  tum sirf aur sirf Raghu banke raho bhul jao shreya ko hamesha ke liye jaane do usse iss duniya se.. jaane do...

Daya was screaming to let go of shreya while Raghu screamed top of his voice.

Raghu;(shouts)nahi.

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Abhi looks at him while Raghu with shut his eyes then glanced at clinic door which was closed. He clenched his hand and immediately strom inside with Abhi starinh at him scared.

Abhi:(mummers)Shreya.. please please apne bhai ki baat sunlo please.

He close his eyes with hitting backside of his head on the wall behind him as tears rolled down his eyes.

After a while, he hears some voice as he open his eyes and looks at his right side a little far near the lane area of the clinic. He was suprised to find Acp,Salunke, Rajat,Purvi, Nikhil,Freddy and Pankaj looking at him with smile on their faces. Abhi heart raced seeing then and smiled between his tears, his limbs went numb with he clenching the wood pillar closing his eyes thinking it to his imagination.

Abhijeet:Sir....

Acp:(looking at him with fumbling  voice)Ab...Abhijeet????

Abhi instantly open his eyes and looked at Acp who nodes his head, Abhi release that its not  his imagining but they are really here. He gluping his throat runs towards them and hugs Acp tightly while acp hugs him too with patting his back. Abhi wasn't able to control his tears as all also gets emotional looking at him.

Salunke cares his head while Abhi looks at him joining him into the hug aswell, Abhi looks who were happy to see him after very long time,they all share a group hug felling happy that Abujeet is fine and they all reunited. Acp break the hug with clearing his voice and notice Abhijeet state.

Acp;(worried)kitna contact karne ki kosish ki, kaha the tum aur (confused)tum aise?

Rajat;(wiping his eyes)Sir, hum sab kitne pareshan hogaye the, aap mein se kisine hume koi contact nahi kiya.

Pankaj(nodding emotional):dekhiye dhundhte dhunte hum yaha tak aagaye.

Freddy:(smiling with wiping his tears)haa dhundne se to Bhawgan bhi miljaate hain to aap bhi milgaaye.

Purvi:Sir aap theek hain?

Nikhil:(stare at Abhi)Sir,aap (his thoughts of Daya in breaue were placing in his mind)jisse dhunne nikle the wo aapko mile?

Abhi looks at Nikhil as he was looking around, purvi, rajat, Freddy, pankaj, salunke, acp were staring back at him while he gasped with trying to control his tears and the lump in his throat.

Acp:(holding him by shoulder)Abhijeet hua kya hain?

Salunke:(worried)Tum yuh bhujhe bhujhe se kyu lag rahe ho,(glances at Acp) sab theek hain na?

Abhi gluping his tears trying to speak but his eyes were getting blured with water. He wipes them but same thing keep happening, Acp and other were confused seeing Abhi in this state while he nodding his head in no stiffly response clenching his hand.

Abhi:Sir, aa...aap..(fumbling voices)sa..sahi the..(Acp-Salunke looks at eachother confused as other gets stunned)hume yaha nahi aana chaiye tha.

Nikhil:(holding Abhi hand)Sir, Daya sir kya nahi..(jerks his head)I mean wo mile na aapko?

Abhi;(looks at him then rub his eyes with nodding in no)Nikhil abh humara daya nahi raha.

Nikhil leaves Abhi hand as he recollects the moment he saw Daya , others were terrified hearing Abhijret cold voice and response. Purvi and Rajat run their eyes around and doesn't find Sachin, Shreya or Tarika.

Acp:(looking at Abhi shirt)Hmm.. (hold him by shoulder)Yaha kya hua hain abhijeet, ye khun kiska hain?

All were glancing Abhijeet condition and blood stains all over his shirt.

Purvi(worried tone):Sir, sachin kaha hain wo dikh nahi rahe.

Salunke:(feared)Tumhari aisi halat,kahi tarika?(looks at Acp)I mean wo kaha hain?

Abhi nodes his head with clearing his throat and points at clinic board.

Abhi:Wo dono theek hain, tarika andar help kar rahi hain.

Purvi and Salunke take a deep relief breathe as Rajat worry deepens.

Rajat:Sir, shreya nahi dikhayi deri,wo kaisi hain?I mean kaha hain?

Abhi glances at him with narrowing his eyes controlling his emotions. Same time they hear a voice of clinic door opening and witness tarika along with a person whose back was facing towards them.Tarika was explaining something with teary eyes, worried expressions and moves inside as the person whose facing his back towards them hit his fist on the wodden pillar.

Team was looking at him, Acp feels familiarity looking at him. He looks at Abhi who turned his face towards them meeting Acp eyes, Abhi lower his gaze while Acp slowly walk towards that person followed by salunke. All were confused as they looks at Abhi teary eyes and clenched hands looking at opposite side.

Acp was near to person and notice him from head to toe. Acp heart was racing fast while he place his hand on person shoulder. He takes few second to turn and he lift his blood filled palm to rub it against his eyes wiping the tears from his eyes with back of the palm turnning back shocking Acp-Salunke and everyone.

Acp:(looks at him shocked)Da.....Daya?

Daya looks at him and salunke as he loses his strength and hugs Acp tightly. All were shocked to witness Daya infront of them alive, the person who was dead for them was standing right here. They yearned for him everysecond from the moment he left now finally after his death news he is hear. The unbelievable thing happend for them, all their prayers and yearning were answered. Abhirika and sachreya hardwork and search mission was successful.

Everyone qickly moved towards him leaving heartbroken Abhi behind. Everyone had tears in their eyes witnessing the impossible thing infront of them. Daya their hero their one of the best senior office was alive, this couldn't be any more merrier.

They all were meeting eachother after a long time as emotions of happiness and sadnes flew through eyes.

He clenched back of Acp coat with shedding tears uncontrollably. Salunke patted daya back as he still kept crying with eyes closed. Now all started getting confused as they notice Abhi in the same condition. This was happening for 1st time, never in their life they saw their senior lossing their emotions but today it was different.

Acp felt being something wrong as he breaks the hug and hold daya by shoulder and looks at abhijeet who was standing at the same place looking at them with tears and anger in his eyes.

Acp:Daya kya hua?Daya... batao kya hua?

Salunke:(pats his shoulders)kya hua Daya?

Daya hearing his voice looks at him as he wipes his eyes with instantly holding salunke hand.

Raghu;Sir, please please abh aap hi kuch kar sakte hain.

All were even more confused with exchanging glances, his grip on salynke hands gets tighter as salunke glances at Abhi who walked towards them and stood at a distance.

Salunke:Abhijeet, baat kya hain tum aur daya aise kyu ho?(stare at Daya)ye khoon ye chote ye sab kya hain?

Raghu slowly glance at Abhi who was staring at him with he leaving salunke hand and take back step shocking everyone with his actions.

Raghu(avoiding Abhi gaze):Sa..salunke.. Sir help kar sakte hain, unhe andar jaana chaiye.

Abhi stare at him for few moments as he was rubbing his hands nervously glancing at the clinic door.

Abhi:(looks at salunke wiping his teary eyes yet again)sir, aap please andar jaiye waha aapki zarurath hain tarika ko.

Salunke:wo to theek hain,lekin hua kya hain abhijeet?

Abhi:(taking deep sigh with gluping his fear)Shreya ko goli lagi hain sir, (all gasped at his words)uski halat bohut kharab hain.

Kya???

All were shocked and worried to hear, salunke passes a glance at acp and walks inside the clinic quickly.

Rajat(steps towards Abhi);Sir, shreya ko goli kaise lagi?usse zyadi chot to nahi aayi na?

Raghu galnced confusingly at Rajat worried tone and behavior while Abhi notice it and takes a deep breathe looking at Acp and tabs Rajat shoulder.

Abhi:Paraio ko bachane ke liye usne apni jaan dedi.

Raghu shift his gaze from Rajat to Abhi understanding his taunt as Acp and others looks at them feeling the strange vibes around.

Its already been sometime as all were sitting around outside clinic on stone tables worried and praying for shreya.

All had tears and fear of lossing her, she was their strength, thier reason to have smile intact on their faces and now they were shocked to learn that the girl who spread laughter is struggling for life.

Freddy-Pankaj were shedding tears while Acp-Nikhil were tring to console them. Purvi-Rajat were worried with pacing from one side to other. Acp already had reach out for help but any brilliant doctor would take atleast 1 day to reach the place.

While all were scared for shreya,Raghu kept his distance with everyone,all  wanted to meet him but feared of Abhijeet raging silent anger flashing through his eyes.

They all hear the sound of jeep stopping outside and turned to find sachin stepping inside the lawn. Purvi smiles seeing him and run towrads him. He was suprised to see her as they share a tight yearning loving hug. She hold him by shoulder looking at him from head to toe as he nodded stating he is fine. She smiled and cuped his face and hugged him again.

Sachin galnces at all and moves towards them meeting eachone of them but notice the sadness intheir eyes and hugs. He already guessed the reason behind it. He hold Rajat shoulder as he hugs him patting his back.

Sachin glances at Abhi who was silently standing with moist eyes and Raghu standing at opp right side of them mainting a distance from everyone. Sachin walks towards Raghu hesitating while all were looking at him, sachin gives Raghu the jeep keys as he quietly takes it.

Sachin;(hesitating)si...(looks at Abhi then at Raghu)wo Sahib ne aapko ek message dene kaha hain(Raghu looks at him)usne keh ki jo aap dhund rahe hain wo abhi bohut dur hain, mulakat se hi rasta nikalega aur wo paayega jo chaiye warna sab adhura rehjaayega aur waqt phisal jaayega.

Raghu- Abhijeet and others were confused while sachin looked at Raghu.

Sachin:(confused)Samjh nahi kya keh raha tha, lekin maine formalities puri kardi hain wo log kuch der mein Delhi ke liye nikal jaayenge.

Raghu just nodes ignoring Sahib words as sachin glances at Abhi then again at Raghu and walks towards others. As he walk to Rajat-Nikil he notice Bala rushing towards them calling Raghu while other who were already confused looks at him with suspicious looks.

Bala:Raghu Bhavuuu...

Bala come inside the gate of clinic warenda as he glances at all, Abhi who was glaring at him with other getting were confused. Bala also was confused finding so many people around but his focus shift to Raghu as he walks towards him shocking everyone.

Raghu;(staring at Bala wiping his eyes)mila re?

Bala;(looking at Raghu)wo khel gaaya re.. usne jagha badal dali Bhavu.

Raghu(stunned):kya bol rahe ho?

Bala:(disappointed)Bhavu, usne bola tha na apun koi nahi milna mangta waicg hua re (sadly) sab khatam hogaya re..

Raghu;(glances as he hold him by his shoulder)Bala, itna sab kuch kiya... itna  saha aise kaise sab khatam hogaya.. nahi (he roam his hands in his head as others were confusingly emotionally looking at him)

Bala:kya karna mangta re abh tuhi bata.

Raghu turn hitting his hand on wodden pillar thinking for sometime as he looks at sachin remembering Sahib message for him and instantly looks at his watch.

Bala:(confused)Raghu Bhavu kya hua re?

Raghu;(looks at sachin)Sachin, Sahib ko kitne baje yaha se leke jaare?

Sachin:(checks his watch)wo log to nikal gaaye, hawada bridge cross karne wale honge.

Raghu:(bites his lips thinking something as he glances at clinic door them turn to sachin)Sachin inspector shikar ko call karo aur usse harwada bridge ke pass rukne ko kaho, Acp sir(looks at him)please aap request kijiye kolkatta police se rukne ke liye.

Sachin:Par sir.

Acp;Sahib yaad hain tumhe Daya..(daya nodes staring at Acp shocking Abhijeet)

Raghu;Main waha pahunchta hu.

Bala(confused):Kaiko re bhavu(stare at clinic door)terko idharko rehna mangta na.

Raghu;(looks at him)Mulaqat baki hain aur ussi se rasta niklega warna sab adhura reh jaayega..

Bala:(confused)kya bolra re?

Raghu;Bala,Sahib itni assani se nahi manega(think of shreya getting shot)waise bhi usse kuch hisab baki hain. Main jaake aata hu tum ruko yaha.

Sachin:(steps forward)main bhi...(galnce at abhi them looks at Raghu)main bhi chalta hu..

Raghu;(looks at Abhi who staring at him angrily)Nahi scahin, tum bas phone kardo aur baat karao Acp sir ki.

Bala:(hold his hand)Bhavu tu akela jaayega re, terko malum rehna mangta ko wo terko phele bhi marna ko dekha re.

Raghu:(tabs his shoulder)main jaldi wapas aata hu.

Bala:nahi re bhavu apun terko akela nahi jaana mangta, apun aayega(Raghu galres at him)bhavu abh tak apun tere saath tha na re. Abh teri famili mili tu apun ko chod dera re?

Raghu glances at all then at Abhi as he nodes while they start moving, Raghu turns back staring at the clinic with Abhi taking steps forward glancing at Raghu.

Raghu;(mummering)iss baar der nahi hogi.

He sits in jeep stealing glances at Abhi who was looking back at him,Raghu immediately turns the jeep and leaves whilr Abhi disappointed in him, he felt betrayed as he left shreya in death bed.

Abhi(hits the pillar);Koi jeeiye ya maare isse koi paravha hi nahi hain.

All gets anxious looking at Abhijeet, sachin bite his lips moving to Acp with all praying for shreya.

It's been already 1:30 hrs since the Shreya was being operated. Everyone were recollecting their moments with her. She was always their for everyone. She binded them as one in time of difficulty and now she is the in difficulty.

Abhi was worried due to limited facilities,medicine avaliable in this small clinic.

He kept blaming himself for everything  as he wasn't able to save shreya in the nick of time. Its was his doing and his worry for Daya which brought them here while Raghu did not had courage to accept the truth.

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As all were worried as they hear voices of tarika sobbing inside the clinic room. Abhi-Sachin exchange glances and move inside to find shreya pluses dropping and tarika with tears shouting trying to save her with pressing his heartbeats along with other doctor and salunke. He was injecting a sirenge in the glucose while all kept looking at him scared.

Shreya heart beats weren't normal, tarika glance at Abhi nodding her head in no and tears in her eye standing beside shreya bed.

Abhi:(comes beside her holding her hands)Tarika kya kar rahi ho, kuch karo..please..

Salunke was tring last optipn giving  shock with Raghu entering the room witnessing everything. Shreya pluses kept dropping as the oxi meter monitor started beeping.

The situation became venerable as salunke trying waking shreya but monitor stops the sound with a straight line reflecting on it.

Everyone's heart beats stopped witnessing the scene infront of them as they looked at Salunke-Tarika with hopeful eyes and sacred trembling emotions.

Salunke with lossing his strength takes few steps back and glances at Acp with tears.

Acp;(looks at him)Salunke?(walk to him)kya hua bata?salunke?kuch to bol...salunke.. tum log kuch kar kyu nahi rahe ho?

Salunke:(wiping his eyes)sorry boss..(grumpy voice) abh kuch nahi ho sakta.(stare at all)Shreya abh humare beech nahi rahi.

All gets stunned with looking at shreya lying on the bed lifeless, the moment was crept in silently into their life. Few seconds ago they were praying for hee life and now their prayers were declined . She left them without any last words, without anything to live with.

All were silent with their mind getting freezed about the news. Raghu hit his back in the wall beside the clinic room door as he went numb.

The other doctors move out feeling the ackward sense of vibes as all kept staring at shreya. Abhi slowly with trembling hands move towrads shreya followed by all towards her leftside.

Salunke tabs abhi shoulder with tears flowing from his eyes moving towards the window on the room. Abhi pats her forehead slowly crying as Rajat sit down feeling devarsted beside her bed. Sachvi, Nikhil, Freddy, pankaj started sobbing badly feeling the sad news creeping into them.

Abhi:(shaking voice)Sh..sh..reya, plea..se plea..se uth...o na pl..ease shre..ya... I am sorry.. (hits his headlsab meri galti hain maine tumhara bhai hote hui tumhara dhyaan nahi rakh paaya.. Shreya..Shreya.. Shreya.. (nodding his head)dekh shreya sab hume lene aaye uthna please uthjaa... Shreya sun rahi ho.. Shreya..

Tarika turning him cups his face as he hug her and cry loudly with screaming shreya name.

Abhi:shreyaaa...nahiiii nahii...

Abhi was devasted with losing her while other life became empty. They never thought for a moment that they will lose their everything over here.

Tarika glances at lifeless shreya body as she recollects her moments with her shutting her eyes and tears rolling out.All recollected their moments she spend with them.

Acp:(holding his head sit on chair with looking at her)Shreyaa...(close his eyes)ye kaise hogaya?(hold salunke hands)salunke tu kehtha tha na ki marne ke baad bhi insaan sinda rehta uski dhakane, unki aankein, unki dil, yska dimag to kuch karna shreya wapas.

Salunke;(withdraw his hands)Nahi...

He turns away with Acp regretting his decision to allow them to search for Daya.

Her smile her tactics her courage her decision were a thing to remember.

Everyone had their set of moments with her as they sobbing recollected badly.

They were emotionally devasted and wasted while they hear a voice and looks at door and a girl standing at door looking at all of them confused.

Abhi breaks the hugs from tarika and turns his face to otherside.

Tarika :(stepped forwards)Ansha..(she looked at her)ja..jao.yaha se.

Ansha;(stared at her)Main yaha apna jo hain usse lene aayi hu.

Tarika glanced at Raghu standing beside door without any emotions on his face.

Ansha glances at shreya as her heart breaks seeing her lifeless. She steps forward jerking her head and see Raghu standing against the wall looking at shreya without any emotions. Ansha looked at him then at shreya then glances at ring in her finger.

She thinks something for a while as she reachout to Raghu and hugs him tightly while he dosent respond and shocks everyone. All stand at a corner confused,shocked seeing their Daya sir with girl so close, they kept glancing at the scene with broken heart pieces and feeling horrible.

Ansha:( hugging him)Ra..Raghu tum theek ho na(squeezing her arounds around him)main to dar hi gaayi thi..(bitting her lips)ye sab kya hogaya na.Aaj humari haldi sangeet hain aur kal shaadi phir ek saath ye sab(acp gets stunned as he exchange looks with salunke while everyone were stunned)ye sab theek nahi hua lekin(breaks the hugs and hold his shoulder)tum bilkul fikar maat karo humari shaadi hone se koi nahi rok sakta, chaiye kuch bhi hojaye hum hamesha saath rahenge(they glanced at her confused and stunned as she smiles alittle) hum na kal mandir mein jaake shaadi karenge, koi tham jham nahi.huh??

Tarika gets upset with her words, sachin was feeling bad as he clench the bed corner controlling his anger purvi held his hands. Abhi was clenching his hands feeling horrible and filled with sorrow.

Ansha;(cups his face as he kept looking at shreya)Raghu.. chalo mere saath.

He tried to pull him with her but he stood at one place, she glanced at everyone as tarika steps fowards unable to see anymore.

Tarika:Ansha..bas bohut hua, tum samjh kyu nahi rahi sach kya hain?Jisse tum Raghu samjh rahi ho wo...

Ansha;(rolling her eyes interputs)Sach mujhe nahi tumhe jane ki zarurath hain.infact tum sabko.. Tum logo ko maine apne ghar mein jagha di kaam diya aur tum log (clench Daya hands tightly)usse hi mujhse dur karne ki kosish kar rahe ho?

All stare at her unbelievably while she turns towards Raghu holding his hand with patting his cheeks.

Ansha(pleading);Raghu chalo hum yaha se jaate hain kahi dur jaha koi hume ek dusre se alag na kare(her voice lumped in her throat as he stared at Raghu eyes and glanced at shreya)na waha ye log honge nahi ye ladki jisne har kosish ki mujhe aur tumhe alag karne ki.

Tarika:(pull Ansha by her hands)Tum kya keh rahi ho pata bhi hain tumhe?Ansha forgot sake hosh mein aao. Jisse ladki keh rahi ho usme tumhari jaan bachi hain wo bhi do baar warna aaj tum zinda nahi hoti.

Ansha;(jerking her hands wiping her tears)Wo uski soch thi,usse karna tha usne kiya lekin main waise nahi karungi. Main jo apna hain usse cheena bhi janti hu.(snaps her finger at tarika)Pyaar karti hu maij Raghu se, mera sacha pyaar hain wo aur jo bhi iske beech aayega uski (glances at shreya)yahi halat hogi.

Raghu taps and moves his eyes towards Ansha as Abhi lose his calm.

Abhi:(shouts)Bas..,(galres at her) jao yahaa se...

Ansha:(turns holding Raghu hand )chalo Raghu..

All looks at him as he was staring at Ansha while she smiles at him cupping his face. He glare at her with jerking her hands from his face with shocking her.

She stare at him for a while then jerks her head smiling  gets closer to him cupping his face and Abhi turns around otherside unable see them together.

Ansha:Ra..Raghu kya kar rahe ho?chalo hume yaaha se jaan hoga warna ye log(stare at Tarika) tumhe mujhse cheen lenge..(Raghu was trying to remove her hand while she hugs him tightly and all were shocked witnessing them)Raghu I love you, tum jante ho na main kitna pyaar karti hu tumse,kitna intezar kiya hain tumhara...Tumne mujhse wada kiya tha mujhe hamesha khush rakhoge, hamesha mera saath doge. Hum humesha saath rahenge,ek dusre ke saath chalenge phir abhi kya kar rahe ho?

Raghu:(steps back moving her at distance and crancy stressing on words)YAHI RUKJAO.

Ansha:(try holding his hand)Bhavu ke karan aise keh rahe ho?(he turns to shreya as she looks at him)Main janti hu tum naraz ho lekin please mera saath chalo main sab theek kardungi.

Raghu:(glares at her)THEEK???(holding his head)abhi jao yaha se.

Ansha:(shouts)nahi jaaungi, kyu jao main ?(Raghu looks at her) Jaana to inn logo ko chaiye jab se aaye hain tumhe har kadam pe mujese dur leke jaa rahe hain. Samjhte nahi hain ki hum ek dusre ke liye bane hain.

Raghu looked at with confused and shocked expressions while all were suprised with her obsessive behavior.

Ansha;(she held his hands)Raghu, humari shaadi hone wali hain(showing ring)dekho sagayi hui hain humari.jante ho na tum main timhare bina zinda nahi rehsakti.

Raghu jerks her hands as she steps back with his strong push. She looks at him confused as he stare at her with fuming anger.

Raghu(grinning his teeth);Intezar?Wada?Sacha pyaar?janti bhi ho inn sabka matlabh?(she try to move but his grip become tighter on her arms)jise apne pyaar ko nahi phechana usse ye sari baatein kehna koi haq nahi hain.(she gets stunned as he stare at her)pyaar kiya tha tumne Raghu se?(raise his eyes in anger)sacha pyaar?To usse phechan tak nahi paayi?(she shut her eyes as she shakes her holding her shoulder)aankein kholo aur dekho mujhe (she slowly open her eyes and stare at him)Raghu ko phechano, usne tumhare liya bohut saha hain.. wo

Ansha;(cover his mouth)kuch maat bolo please kuch maat bolo Raghu..

Raghu(jerks her back annoyingly):Nahi hu main Raghu.... (his voice echo in the hospital as she looked at him shocked)Main nahi hu Raghu..samjhi tum.

Ansha;(shaking her head)tum Raghu ho..mere.. tumhe yaad(try holding his hand shivering)tumhe..tumhe yaad nahi hum ek dusre se pyaar karte hain.. tum inn anjan logo ke liye humara rishta dav pe nahi laga sakte.

Raghu:(she gets shocked and looks at him while he shouts pointing at cid)Anjaan??(he looks at Tarika, Abhi and other as he gluped his breathe) jinhe tum Anjan bol rahi ho na wo mere apne hainnn.. Ye meri family hain meri...(she leave his hands taking back step as he stare at her) CID Mumbai se senior Inspector Dayanand Shetty ki family hain ye.(Ansha looks at him puzzled)Haa main hi Daya hu jisse ye log dhund rahe the. Daya zinda hain aur Raghu maar chuka hain.

Raghu words echo in her ears and glances at all while they all kept staring at her. Abhirika - Sachin looked at Daya as he declared the truth finally. Abhi hit his head as the girl who wanted to hear him say this is no more. They all lost her forever. The struggle of his identity ended making their relation sour and losing her forever.

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Here I end the chapter, Hope you all liked it.

Firstly, thanks to eachone of you for dropping your views and comments on the story so far. Really this story came a long way and has a long way to go..so stay tuned.

Now, the truth is out in open but the truth costed shreya lose her life making everyone shattered behind her.

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