Daya: Usne meri aankho mein dekhke kahi hain ye baat..

Abhi : To ismein problem kya hain?

Daya: Abhijeet tum aise maat bano jaise tum kuch jante nahi ho.

Abhi : Main sab janta hu, jaana to tum hain.

Daya : Boss... baat

Abhi : Daya, samjhna tujhe hain aur faisla bhi tujhe hi karna hain to ek baar sochle. Aur ye maat soch ki main kya kahunga, ACP sir kya kahenge ya koi aur kya kahega balki ye soch ki tera dil kya kehta hain? Please.

Abhijeet left without hearing anything meanwhile daya sat on sofa like a life less body.

Daya: (thinking taking a sigh leaning back his head on sofa headrest) Aaj tak CID mein maine kayi muskilo ka samna kiya lekin samjh nahi aara ki iss muskil ka kaise samna karu? Sach kahu to isse muskil kehna sahi nahi hoga.(Daya recollecs shreya & Abhijeet words)Abhijeet ne kaha ki main samjhu ki mera dil kya kehta hain?

He remebers the incident happened 2 days ago on bureau terrace.

Shreya : Haa janti hu aap mujhse kuch 6-7 bade hain to kya hua sir? (Softly before daya could say anything) mujhe aapke saath time spend karna acha lagta hain, aapke saath baat karna aapki smile sab acha lagta hain daya sir.

Daya:Shreya(turning away)dekho, maine shaadi nahi ki iss baat ka tumse koi matlabh nahi hain. 

Shreya: (walking beside him)Sir, main aapse ye baat puch bhi nahi rahi hu main bas ye keh rahi hu ki mujhe aap bohut lagte ho aur kuch dino se meri feelings aapke liye badal rahi hain. 

Daya :(worried)Shreya bas, tum ye janti bhi nahi ki meri life mein kya hua hain kya dekha hain maine? 

Shreya:Sir, jo bhi hua hain wo aapka past tha aur main aapka aane wala kal bana chati hu to ismein problem kya hain?

Daya: (jerking his head & shouting loudly) problem ye hain ki main tumse bada hu aur meri life mein shaadi pyaar pasand inn sabke liye koi jagha nahi hain. (shreya was staring him, he calm himself)dekho sherya main janta hu ki tum bohut achi ladki ho aur tum jiske saath hogi wo bohut khush rahega lekin..

Shreya:(interpeting) lekin kya sir?

Daya : Lekin ye ki hamari shaadi,hum saath ye sab nahi ho skata to tum apne dimag se ye baatein nikal do.

Shreya: daya sir, aap meri aankho mein aankeh dalke ek baar keh dijiye ki aap mujhe pasand nahi karte ya mujhe pyaar nahi main aapse kabhi iss baremein baat nahi karungi.. (he look into her deep innocent eyes)

Daya :(thinking)Kaise kahu shreya? (jerking his head) Shreya dekho..

Shreya: Sir, main janti hu aap sabke baremein bohut sochte hain, sabka bohut khayal rakhte hain. Main bas aapse ye keh rahi hu ki please mere dil ko na sahi apne dil ko samjhiye. Please..

Shreya leaves daya looking at her with sighing in disbelief and sadness in his eyes.

Daya was lost in thinking when he receive a message on his phone by which he comes back to reality and see the message is from astrology company. 

Message : Suniyeee suniye, Aapke aane wali duniya khusiyo se bhari hone wali hain. Jiska aapko intezar hain wo aapke saath hone wali hain.. Kaise ye jaane ke kliye abhi hame samparak kijiye is....

Daya discard the message smiling to himself while he looks at his wall paper, CID team wall paper. He eyes were stuck on shreyas face. A smile appear on his face when he remeber the 1st time he saw her in bureau. 

Daya : Jab pheli baar tumhe bureau mein dekha tha tabhi main jan gaaya tha ki tum ek simple ladki ho jo dosto ke saath Khushiya bati ho aur dhuk ko apne tak rakhti ho. Jiski hasi sabse sundar hain aur jo hamesha mera saath deti hain. (smiling closes his phone and keep it asdie moving to kitchen he start gas to make tea, he again recollect her smiling)Shreya tumhe pheli baar  jab maine dekha tha wo nazre abh tak nahi bhula hu aur uske baat har baar tumhara mera saath dena wo bhi nahi bhulunga. Lekin main ye bhi janta hu ki tumhare liye tumhari family sab kuch hain phir kaise main uss family ka dil tod du. Kaise kahu ki main unki beti ko chata hu jab ki main janta hu ki koi bhi parents ke liye ek anadh lakda jo umar mein unki beti se bada usse apna na mumkin hain na mumkin.

He sigh taking his moves to hall switch on the tv and start watching a movie while his mind was occupied with shreya joining cid and one by one how she won everyones heart specially Abhijeet & Acp.

Daya : (smiling taking sips talks to himself) Tum bhi na shreya sab ka dil jeet liya, Abhijeet aur Acp sir ka bhi aur sach kahu to mera bhi. Tumhari smajh tumhari bravery tumhara har waqt sabke saath dena bina dare sach kehdena mujhe tumhari taraf keechti hain shreya.

He again jerks his head when again he see the bouquet on the table beside sofa, he unknowingly cares the flowers and again recollect the moments when 2 weeks back he was not well and everyone visited him to check on him, she also came with them with the bouquet. She was wellaware that he love orchids. 

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Shreya : (softly smiling)Get well soon sir!

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He also wanted to be with her, holding her hand he want to spend all his life but now he is stopping himself but from the day she confessed her feeling to him he started avoiding her and did not wanted to face her. Abhijeet noticed Dareya and came to his hours to know the exact reason he is avoiding shreya. Daya thought Abhijeet would laugh at him or would mork him for having feelings for some girl who younger than her bit Abhijeet listen to him calmly and explained him about love. He wanted Daya to take right decision specially what his heart tells him.

Daya: Abhijeet mera dost hain isliye wo samjh gaaya lekin sach ye bhi hain ki agar hum dono saath hua to sab kya kahenge? Itni izaath jo maine itne saal mein kamai hain wo sab khatam hojayegi. Tumhe bina baat ke kitna kuch suna padega logo se, main janta hu logo ki soch wo log phir yahi baat karenge ki main kitna selfish hu meri khusi ke liye ek sundar pyaari si ladki ko phasa liya. Tum kisi aur ke saath khush reh sakti thi lekin mere saath logo ke taane unki nazre jo hazar baatein kahengi wo sab jhelna hoga. Nahi,nahi manega ye samjh shreya. bilkul nahi. Tumhe mujhe aur mujhe tumhe bhulna hi hoga.

Daya decide to let go of his love and sacrifice, without informing anyone he leaves the city and go on a trip for 2 months. Time has passed fast, he had roamed a lot of places but he failed terribly to forget shreya. He has to return as its his best buddy birthday, he knew Abhi would be angry but he cant neglect Abhijeet so returned. He wished that shreya would have moved on until now but he was shocked when he saw his house decorated with lights and flowers.

He entered the house and saw everyone enjoying making arrangements. All see daya and were happy but his eyes were searching for one special person but she was not seen. He jerks his smiling that finally his plan worked atleast for her. May she moved on from him, he feels someones hand on his shoulder and tur around to find Abhijeet standing beside him.

Daya : (Worried)Boss wo..

Abhi without saying anything hugs him tightly, Daya was confused and one by one all join in the group hug. All had smile on their faces and without wasting time Abhi drags Daya with him inside the house in a room where he find ACP, Salunke, Tarika Parents & Shreya Parents sitting and talking. He was suprised but try to main a smile but as soon as he hear Acp his smile disappears.

Salunke:Daya,Aagaye tum?

Acp:(strictly)Abh wahi khade rahoge ya yaha aake apne hone wale saas sasur se miloge bhi?

Daya:(shocked)huh..

Shreya Dad:are Acp sir, phele aap Daya se puch to lijiye ki unhe ye shaadi manzor hain bhi ya nahi.

Shreya mom:(smiling)sahi keh rahe hain ye, jamai (looking at daya)mera matlabh hain phele hum Daya se ye to jaan le ki wo Shreya ko pasand to karta hain na?

Salunke:are haa kyu nahi kahega, itni achi ladki hain Shreya upar se samjhar, sushil pyaari aur hum sabki jaan to phir isse akal ke dushman ke liye to bohut zyada hain.

Acp:(agerring to salunke)sahi kaha salunke ne, isse hume aapse puchna chaiye ki aap log wapas soch lijiye ki aapko daya pasand hain na?

Shreya parents glances at eachother smiling and then node in yes while daya was in disbelief.

He was shocked hearing everything and looking at their faces. There was no worries no hesitation no complaints. Infact what ever he thought was not the reaction of everyone but opposite.

He turn around to find Abhi and team smiling at him waiting for his reaction. They also carried the same relaxed expressions with happiness in their eyes. All were still looking at him while he pinch himself and feel pain. Abhi smile at his small enact and put his hand around his shoulder wishpering.

Other make around them and lean closer to hear Duo talk.

Abhi:Daya abh yakeen karlo ye jo bhi ho raha hain sach hain.

Nikhil:(happily leaning near to daya)Sir, please jaldi se haa kehdijiye taki jath se shaadi aur phat se mangni kar sake.

All laughs as Nikhil gets confused.

Sachin: jhat mangni phat biha hota hain Nikhil.

Nikhil:Maine bhi wahi to kaha.

Rajat:sir,aap Nikhil baat chodiye aur meri suniye jaldi haa kahiye taki mujhe shaadi mein tayar hone ka mauka mile. Kab se unhi laasho se baat kar raha hu.

Purvi:Main to kehti hu hum sab milke haa kehdete hain daya sir ke badle mein.

Tarika:aise nahi hota hain, haa to daya ko hi kehna hoga aur daya tum(glaring)jaldi se maan jau meri dost kab se tumhara intezar kar rahi hain(all looks at her with wide eyes, she bites her tounge)hamari dost kab se wait Kar rahi hain.

Freddy-Pankaj:sir hume kitne dino baad shaadi ka khana milega please haa keh dijiye.

Pankaj:meri fav dish bhi rakhenge.. yummy

Daya start smiling looking at everyone making plans

Daya:(thinking)main bhi kya soch raha tha,ye sab kitne khush hain. Wajha to main dhund raha tha,lekin ye log to khusiya dhund rahe the. Huh,sach kaha tha shreya ne kuch aur maine nahi rakhta bas jo hum feel karte hain wahi baat hain baki sab bharat hain hamara.

Abhi:(pats on his shoulder and wishpering in his ear) terrace pe hain shreya waha garden bana rahi hain jaa,(daya looks at him)bhag warna pitega.

Daya smiles and slowly sneak out of room whole all keep talking and smiling.
He reached on terrace and see shreya humming while planting. He slowly approach her and she take back step. She was about to collide when he calls her name and she turns around with suprised expression.

Daya:Shreya.. (looking into her eyes)Aaj tumhari aankho mein dekhke kehta hu haa mujhe tum pasand ho haa mujhe tumse pyaar hain aur haa main tumhe apna Jeevan saathi bana chata hu.

Shreya: (smiling)Itni si baat kehne se phele itni lambs chutti li aapne, pata nahi kuch aur kehne kahungi to aur kitni chutti loge.

Daya:(chucking)nahi abh bas bohut hua chuttiya abh bas tumhare saath rehna hain hamesha hamesha ke liye.

Shreya:(sliding her hand into his)nazaro se nazre mila ke kahiye sir to hi yakeen karungi.

Daya:(tightens his grip on her hands)Tumhari aakhen bohut khubsurat hain shreya bikul raat ke taaro jaise lekin tum meri zindagi mein chandni leke aayi ho. Thankyou meri life mein aane ke liye.

She smiling gets lost in his deep black eyes where she can see only love and he was smiling thanking evryone and admiring her black brownish eyes which were looking more pleasant with Kajal in them.

"Teri Nigah Dil Se Jigar Tak Utar Gayi, Dono Ko Hi Ekada Mein Rajamand Kar Gayi"

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Here I end the story for today's eye contact challenge, Hope you all liked this small story.

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