Fighting Fate

Fighting Fate 5

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters and places mentioned. All the places are fictional and any resemblance is a mere coincidence.

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Jay (Daya's best friend): kiya yaar Daya esy kesy tu haar gaya yaar... tere sy ziyada amazing player hy nahi hai yahan pury district main... (rubbing his chin) or tu keh raha hai k tu haar gaya... (rejected) nah... mai nahi manta...

Daya sighed: bs yaar mai khud heran hun k esa kesy ho gaya? Esa laga jesy aaik dm mera mind blank ho gaya... (he pointed his fingers towards his temple) mjhe samajh he nhi aya k mai kiya karun aik ajeeb si feeling thi dimagh mai itni dair mai... Suchit ny next move chal diya or mai haar gaya...

Jay shook his head: yaar dekh boxing mai physical power chahiye hoti hai jeetny k liye... us mai unch neech ho jaati hai... lekin chess? (struck his forhead) chess mai yeh dimagh chahiye hota hai... jo k tere pass hai... (astonishingly) or tera dimagh blank ho gaya? I can't belive it... (asking him) sach sach bata tune jaan k to esa nahi kiya? (trying to make him tell truth) kahi Suchit ny tujhe koi emotional si story to nahi suna di k (mimicking )please aap yeh match mjhe jeetny dain iss sy jo prize money mjhe mily ga uss sy mai apni ma aka ilaaj karaun ga... (speaking normally) or tera mom sa dil pighal gaya or tune jeet tray mai paish kr k ussy dy di...

Daya disappointedly: kiya Jay tujhe bhi na ulti ulti baatain sujhti hain... esa hota hai bhala?

Jay: ohhh bhai... (showing him his palm) tera achy sys b maloom hai mjhe... tere sy esi umeed rakhna koi barri baat nahi hai... koi bhi tjh sy apna kaam nikalwa skta hai tjh sy do char emotional baatain kr k...

Daya just shrugged: nahi esa kuch nhi hua tha... Suchit to khud heran tha mery last betuky move sy... (telling him while walking beside him) wo mjhe esy dekh raha tha jesy maine koi gunah kr diya ho... uss k expressions sy lag raha tha k ussy apny jeetny ki bilkul bhi umeed nahi thi wo just formality k aaya ho...

Jay insisted: jo bhi ho... mjhe abhi bhi yeh baat hazam nhi ho rhi hai...

Daya teased: hajmola kha ly hazam ho jaye gi... (Jay showed him an angry glare)

Daya patted his back: chal na yaar chor bhi dy jo hina tha ho gaya... tera iss tarhan sy baar baar iss baat ko kuraidny sy kuch nhi hony wala... jo ho chukka hai ussy koi nhi badal skta...

Same time bell rang, telling the students that lunch break is over; Daya said: chal yaar class mai chalain chor in sab baton ko...

Jay took a last sip of his juice and threw the box in bin while nodding.

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"Daya yeh kiya beta, yeh maths mai aapky five marks kyun katty hain?"

Daya in head down mode: Mumma won a aik question mjhe bhool gaya tha... (slowly) bs issi liye...

Disha surprisingly: aap maths ka question bhool gaye thy... (in a peculiar tone) How strange...

Daya brushed off the uneasiness in the atmosphere by saying: to kiya hua Mumma... ho jata hai kabhi kabhi... (proudly) I'm still on the top of my class... Mai abhi bhi first he aaya hun kiya hua agar maths mai marks cut ho gaye to... (rubbing his tummy) issi baat pe aaj dawat ho jaye?

A voice rose from the door of the lounge: kis baat pr dawat ho rhi hai?

Daya looked at the person and joyed: Bhaiya... (he ran to him and hugged) wo main a apny school mai pury eighth standard mai first aya hun naaa...

Abhijeet separated him with a big smile on his face: arey wah phir to aaj waqai mai dawat bnti hai... (suggesting) chalo phir aaj kyun na bahar (Daya's face brightened, Abhijeet's eyes travel to his mother's face , her firm expressions made him to butter her) mera matlab hai k Mumma to thak gayi hongi na aaj school mai result tha saara din bht kaam hoga... (still mother's expressions remain same, so he continued slowly) to maine soch ak khana aaj bahar kha lain gy...

Disha strictly: koi bahar khana nahi khaye ga... (taunted) mere kandhy pe bandook rakh k chalany ki koi zaroorat nahi hai... itna bhi nahi thaki mai k khanna na bna sakun...

Daya's face got dull listening to this... Abhijeet saw this and insisted: please Maa... aik din sy kiya hota hai...

Disha sarcastically: Haan jese mjhe to pata he nhi (eyeing Daya) k aik din sy kiya hota hai...

Abhijeet saw Daya's sad face and tried to convince the mother: Maa yaar please na maan jao na... (Abhijeet signaled Daya through eyes)

Both sons came on either sides of the mother and put their heads on her shoulders while grabbing her hands simulataneouly spoke: please... maan jao na Mumma...

Disha took a deep sigh and agreed looking at the drama put by her sons.

Disha: theek hai... (sternly) lekin sirf aaj k liye...

Both rejoiced... in excitement they kissed on their mother's either cheeks...

The mother laughed at them.

They had dinner at the restaurant. The menu was decided by the mother so that they can have as possible as healthy dinner.

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Daya was promoted to ninth standard, he chose the science subjects. And as usual he took part in different sports.

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Abhijeet was working on a file while Daya was bugging him constantly.

Daya patted his arm to make him look towards himself: Abhi... (constantly hitting his arm) suno na... please yaar... chalo naa... (pleading) I promise bs aik ghanty k liye chalain gy...

Abhijeet while concentrating on his own work: Daya don't disturb me... (strictly) I am busy...

Daya persistently: Boss chalo na... yaar mjhe practice krni hai shooting ki tumhary saath... (pleading) please... please... please...

Abhijeet snapped as he was doing really important work: aik dafa ki baat samajh nhi aati tumhy... keh diya na aaj nahi to matlab aaj nahi...

Daya was looking at him with wide eyes... Abhijeet again started scribbling in his file... but Daya was one big stubborn, he didn't let Abhijeet do his work... he obstinately pulled the file from Abhijeet which resulted in disaster. Abhijeet pen was on the sheet of paper which got torn due to the hard pull of Daya.

This made Abhijeet extremely infuriating, he had a lot of work to do today. He was made responsible of completing three files and one of them was torn off by his not so little brother. In anger he stood up, Daya also stood up with him. He knew now Abhijeet would be angry and he would have do a lot of work to conciliate him.

Daya tried to apologize: Bhai... I'm sor...

A harsh slap was heard as Abhijeet's iron hand made contact with Daya's soft cheek resulting in a harsh sound echoed in the room. The slap cut Daya midway, he looked at Abhijeet with teary eyes and left the room with hand on the cheek.

Abhijeet looked at the way he went and then gave a look to is hand which had slapped his little dumbo. The crack in his eyes and sound made Abhijeet to regret his move.

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"I think the saddest sound is when you hear the crack in a person's voice when they are about to cry."

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