SOMETHING !
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After coming out , he made his way towards the lawn and after sitting on a chair present there , he switched on his laptop and then started reading his dad's diary from where he left it ... he was having no idea , how long he kept reading that and finally moved his gaze away from the screen , after reading the whole diary ... taking Deep breath , registered his head on the headrest after fixing his stare on the sky but was mentally was at some other point ... after few minutes , Jack grabbed his mobile and dialled the number ...
After few moments call got attendance and the sleepy voice said " Hello ... ? "
JACK ( silently ) : I am waiting for you in the lawn Punit ...
Punit who was now sitting in great shock and in tension , hearing his voice on the other side , immediately switched on the side lamp and grabbing his wrist watch , look at the dial which was striking 2:43 a.m. ... he looked at the caller ID which was showing JJ ...
PUNIT : ( immediately attached the mobile to his ear with ) You stay there I am coming in a minute ...
And he ended the call , and wearing the slippers in hurry , he made his way towards the lawn with fast steps but with care not to wake up anyone ...
Punit immediately reached at the lawn and saw Jack sitting there on a chair , attaching his head on the head rest , while looking at the sky in silence ... Punit stood there for few moments and then silently stepped forward and reaching close to him , softly placed his hand on Jack's head ...
Jack looked at the direction and seeing him there , kept staring at his face for few moments when a tear drop slipped from his eyes and he instantly stood up and hugged him tightly ... Punit got really worried as he could hear his low crying voices and wrapped him in a consoling and supportive shell kept rubbing his back ... when after few minutes , seeing him calmed down a little , they separated from the hug and Punit made him sit on the chair and he also got seated after placing a chair near Jack's chair ... Punit looked at Jack who was continuously staring at the grass ...
PUNIT : ( softly ) : Are you ok Jack ... ?
JACK ( still fixing his stare on the grass ) : Punit today I am missing mumma very much yaar ... ( looked at him with teary eyes ) very much ...
Punit in extreme pain just pulled him in a tight hug while softly weaving his head and ...
JACK : ( still in the hug and in teary tone ) Punit we are going back on Thursday and I will never let dad to come back to India ...
PUNIT : ( seperating from hug , cupping his face and and wiped off his tears politely with ) : It is ok Jack , if you will stay relaxed like this and I will get back my old all time happy JJ back then I will not force you to stay here , promise ...
JACK : ( noded with teary eyes , and after few moments of composing himself softly grabbed his hand with ) PP do you remember any of the activity of uncle which he never forgets ... ? may whatever be the situation , uncle ...
PUNIT ( cutting him confusingly ) : JJ what happened to you yaar , what is going on in your mind , why are you suddenly asking ... what is the matter , say everything to me clearly , please ...
JACK : ( pressing his hand ) : PP please don't ask me anything now , please tell me is there something like which I told , like anything ...
PUNIT : ( while thinking hard ) Like this , yes dad every year in the time of August goes somewhere , sometimes mummy also goes with him ... ( looked at him with ) where they goes that we don't know but he goes on a fixed date , and he never took me or didi along with him ever , and whenever we try to ask they avoid the topic ... ( thinking hard ) what is the date , what ...
JACK : 19 th August ... ?
PUNIT : ( instantly ) : Yes ... ( and he looked at him in shock with ) how do you know ... ?
JACK : ( looked at him with ) I told you not to ask any questions ...
PUNIT : ( looking annoyed ) This is very good , you can ask me every question and I can't ask you anything ...
JACK : ( smile with ) Anything related to Uncle which you can tell me ... ?
PUNIT ( looked at him angrily with ) : I can't remember anything right now ...
JACK ( smiled standing with ) : Ok then go to sleep now , we will meet at the morning , bye ...
And he stepped to move inside when ...
PUNIT ( from behind ) : With dad's study there is an attached small room which remains locked all the time and no one is permitted to go there ...
JACK ( turning towards him happily ) : Where is the study of uncle ... ?
PUNIT : ( coldly ) In the basement ...
JACK : ( pulling his hand as ) So now get up quickly ...
PUNIT ( angrily while pointing finger towards him ) : Don't even think about it that I will go with you and you also if you want to be safe then don't go because if you will get caught then you will get beaten up very badly that you will not remember anything ...
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