Sightless

Sightless 5

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A week passed, but still the symptoms didn't fade away. Daya ignored the fact saying to himself, "Ah! It's nothing to worry about, just a little weak eyesight, would be fine after some time."; but the question is how long, he's going to ignore? Would it really be fine after some time? Is it a good decision to not to take any action? Is it alright not telling Abhijeet anything about it? And the most important question is; Is he ready for the outcome of his ignorance? Is he ready to face the coming storm? Well he couldn't answer all those questions because he was unaware of them. It would have been better if he stayed unaware but he couldn't avoid reality.

A fine morning it was, Daya woke up and after getting fresh he descended down the stairs and sat on the dining table with: Abhi, jaldi nashta ly ao yaar dair ho rhi hai...

Abhijeet shouted from the kitchen: haan haan, laya... (he came out with breakfast tray with) lo bhai, mere hathon k special French toast...

Daya took a bite: wese Boss, ab tum eligible ho gaye ho...

Abhijeet raised his brow with: kis cheez k liye?

Daya seriously: shadi k liye... (Abhijeet looked at him with an open mouth) tum aik susheel or sughar pati bano gy...

Abhijeet smacked him: badtameez, hr waqt fazool mazak krta rehta hai... (Daya laughed) chal jaldi kr warna khair nhi hai...

They left for Bureau.

Whole day passed, there was a case which was solved in a few hours. At night, they were going to the home. As usual Daya was driving while Abhijeet was sitting on the passenger seat.

Abhijeet was talking to him about today's case, but it seemed that he was not listening. His head was paining and surroundings looked like blurry and dull. His head spun and darkness spread everywhere before him. He lost the control of his car and was going to bump into the car in front of them but luckily Abhijeet took the steering wheel in his own hands and turned the car, he tried to use the hand brake but there was some fault in it and it was not working, so he ordered Daya.

Abhijeet ordered: Daya brake lagao, jaldi...

Daya had gained his vision back till then, however his vision was still not cleared, mind was blocked and he was sweaty with rapid sinus. He asked Abhijeet: hun...

Abhijeet this time angrily while trying to control car and not to crash into something: brakes lagao...

Daya just nodded and applied brakes, the car stopped with a jerk. Abhijeet released a sigh of relief and looked at Daya, who was holding his head.

Abhijeet, now softly: kiya hua Daya...

Daya looked at Abhijeet's face with blurred and dull eyes. He remembered the incidents of last few days; everything looked blurry and colorless; the day when he woke up and couldn't see anything for a moment; strange pain in his head; his dry, itchy, waterless eyes. An unusual thought crossed his mind but he didn't named it, he felt it's better if did not name it. But now he is afraid, very afraid; it's not his normal weak eyesight that he can tell for sure.

Daya to Abhijeet: haan... ku..kuch nhi hua...

Abhijeet popped some tissues and wiped his face with: itna paseena a raha hai, or achanak kiya ho gay tha haan... (caringly held his face in his hands with) please bata na, kiya hua tha achanak...

Daya still in panic: pata nhi Abhi, pata nhi... achanak sb... sb kuch... (taking deep breaths) kuch samajh nhi a raha... (gulping the saliva) kuch bhi nhi... kiya hua... kese hua... yaar... kiya ho raha hai yeh sb... (Abhijeet understood that the matter is something else)

Abhijeet: tum lo yeh paani piyo... (he gave him a mineral water bottle, Daya tried to hold it but failed due to shivering hands. Abhijeet attached it to his lips and made him drink a little water) araam sy pani pio... (after calming him a bit, he came out of the car and opened the driver's door) chalo utro gari sy... mai drive krta hun, chalo ao... (he made him seat in the passenger seat).

Daya was still feeling odd sensation in his eyes so closed them. They reached home quietly.

After entering inside Abhijeet made him seated on the sofa whilst sitting on the floor in front of him. He softly held his hands and asked: ab batao mjhe kiya hua tha...

Daya in a low voice: achanak meri aankhon k samny andhera a gaya tha... mjhe kuch... kuch dikhai nhi dy raha tha... (Abhijeet pressed his hands encouragingly) or phir kuch lamhon baad andhera to hat gaya lekin sb kuch dhundhla dhundhla lag raha tha... be-rang sa lag raha tha sb...

Abhijeet was shocked by the revelation: lekin yeh sb achanak sy...

Daya shook his head in no: achanak nhi, kafi... kafi dinon sy ho raha hai (Abhijeet was now shocked and furious) sb dhundla nazar ata hai... lagta hai hr cheez ka rang pheeka ho gaya hai... or sar mai ajeeb sa dard bhi rehny laga hai... (head down) or aj pehli baar aankhon k samny andhera nhi aya hai... lekin aj sy pehly itni dair k liye kabhi esa nhi hua...

Abhijeet: or tum yeh sb mjhe ab bata rhy ho? Tum pagal ho gaye ho kiya, ya mjhe bnana chahty ho? Itna sb ho gaya or tumny mjhe btana zaroori nhi samjha... tum itny laparwah kesy ho skty ho Daya... itni carelessness... had hai... mera khayal hai koi bacha bhi itna sb hony k baad samjh jata ho ga k koi serious problem hai apny parents ko batana zaroori hai, lekin tum aik mature insan hony k sath aath aik zimedar officer hony k bawajood itni bari baat ignore kr skty ho, I can't believe it...

Daya with downhead: Abhi mai careless nhi hun... (in a moist tone) mai bs tumhe pareshan nhi krna chata tha... iss liye tumhe nhi bataya lekin Rahul ko bataya tha...(Abhijeet soften a bit listening to this) usny jo medicine di thi wo bhi li thi regular, usny bataya tha k eyesight weak ho gai hai... maine naye glasses bhi bnwaye thy yaar (Abhijeet remembered Daya was wearing his glasses most of the time which was surprising for him, he also had teased him on it. "wah bhai aj kl janab bary farma-bardar ho gaye hain".) lekin yaar koi fark nhi para... mai kl wese bhi jany wala tha Rahul k pass yaar... lekin aj yeh sb ho gaya... (he sobbed) mai la-parwah nhi hun na boss...

Listening to his sob Abhijeet hugged him tightly and tried to pacify him by rubbing his back.

Abhijeet: nhi meri jaan... chal bs kr dy... tu bilkul laparwah nhi hai... (Daya nodded in a hug) ab rona nhi hai... hmmm... (he separated him) chal shabash... aankby saaf kr jaldi sy...

Daya innocently rubbed his eyes, Abhijeet smiled he gave him water: yeh hui na baat... chal ab thora pani pi... (he drank a little water) good... ab room mai ja fresh ho kr a... (seeing no movement in Daya) hum kl subah pehly check-up k liye jayein gy, and I'm sure sb kuch theek hoga... (Daya looked at him hopefully) Don't worry...

Daya nodded and left. Now Abhijeet was also worried, but he didn't show it to Daya as right now Daya needed to be calmed down.

Both waiting for the next day, as it would be a fateful day for both of them as it could change their lives for forever; and this change wouldn't be pleasant one.

A/N:

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