BAD MONSTER -BM
2000 Words
Next day
Morning time
Darsh's home-
Dushyant is getting ready for another regular day... He's seen checking his image in mirror; he then adjusts his hair when someone comes calling-
"Very bad Dushu.. you are not saying good morning also now a days... Now in office why so much work! You forgot your sweet heart right...?"
"Good morning good morning! Arey no no sweet-heart! How can I forget someone darling like you . You are one of the piece of my heart … but yes I started to begin a little busy nowadays . Sorry! By the way this red saree is suiting perfectly on you ... If I would have been born at your time then I would have proposed you before dad- owww!"
The lady holds his ear playfully...
"Achhaa! crazy!"
"mom ahh- please! please leave me... I was just complimenting you on your beauty .."
"You just leave it! You will never rectify yourself.."
She lets go of his ear and he takes this chance to hug her...
"I love you mom!"
"Love you too beta.."
The clock then begins to chime indicating its 9am...
" Oh gosh! It's already 9 am ? Oh god.. should hurry up now! I am not getting my watch .."
He begins to frantically search around the room while his mom stands there watching him in amusement...
"Should I tell one thing Dushu.."
"No mom! No time!"
"Arey there is always no time for me.. just listen na! today at the evening can you come a little early?"
"No mom! I mean depends.."
He still searching…
"Actually the thing is that Mrs. Sharma called us for coffee today in her house .."
Dushyant stops searching to look at his mom...
"Us?"
"Yes actually-"
"Plz mom! You go na, she is your friend.. "
"Yes but she wants to meet you... I told her that my son works as a detective so that's why, she want to meet with you like that only .she only wanted to come but I only said-"
"Plz mom! I know.. all this are your conspiracy... and I am telling you this very clearly . for the last time.. I don't want to go on a date with any girl's mother ! who after some time start blabbering about her daughter's boring things and I-"
"But Dushu-"
"No buts mom! I don't want to but always I have to say NO to them though I feel bad about that... how much bad they must have felt at that time. For god's leave all this matchmaking ! And don't you have any other work ... everytime you start matchmaking for me and look for girls…"
She sighs...
"Dushu beta.. now you have to get married right . see I want that my charming handsome son to get married and he should settle down with his family and nothing else !"
"Not again mom! Now I want to work - I have many things to do in my life -"
"Yes to do it na! does any detective doesn't get married ? I'm sure in your office everyone is married .."
Darsh laughs at this...
"hahaa really everyone? Mom my seniors are still now not married , of course Frenny sir is not included in this..."
"What? They are very much strange. hmm but they must be having any girlfriend or not ?"
He remembers Kartik telling him once about how much Jico sir loves Tanya and how there's another silent love story going on in the bureau...
"Uh- umm.."
"See! it means they have right! oye my hero now will you search a suitable girl for yourself or should I do it.."
"Plz mom! I don't have any time for all this nonsense.. if I will get my watch then I - (spots his watch) mom that is in your hand! My watchhh?"
Oopss! His mom smiles nervously...
"Don't get angry jaanu... Now aee na, If you have got this before only then would you have talked to me like this for all this time ?"
His mom pouts and that gesture is enough to blow his anger away...
"You also mom.. You are my cute sweetheart . Yes for you I can be late one time . There is no problem. But this doesn't not at all mean that I will go to meet with Mrs Sharma .."
Dushyant kisses his mom on the cheek n rushes out to be stopped by his Dadi...
"Why don't you listen to your mother ?"
"O lord! Dadi no! Now you don't start please .. if I will get a girl then I will get married right one day! In this house each and everyone doesn't have any work or what .. everyone is behind me for one single thing "
He begins to walk away...
"You didn't get any girl or.. you didn't get that girl.. "
He stops to stare at the old woman...
"Dadi.."
"I just wish to God that you meet with her very soon .. "
Dushyant smiles at her and hugs her...
"Okay now go my child! otherwise you will get late.."
He nods n leaves taking her aashirwaad.. Uff what a beginning!
AT THE OFFICE-
Thankfully Darsh doesn't face ACP sir's wrath as the latter is late himself...
"Arey you should be praised Frenny sir... in your house we did so much fun ... I am having mood to party once again .."
"Arey Pankaj.. for the party there should be some occasion also right .."
Jico, Freddy, Pankaj, Daya are talking while rest of the watch the scene with a smile on their face...
"You do one thing Jico! You just get married to Tanya ! we will get an occasion to celebrate!"
"Arey this- this this is not at all right Daya. You say anything infront of the juniors !"
Frenny interrupts.
"Arey sir! what I was saying to you! I am suggesting that you should get married . Daya sir, Raghav sir, Kartik, Darsh you all also.."
The officers he mentioned get tensed...
"No brother we don't want to wash utensils " Daya jokes...
"And I.. I will get married after Jico sir and Daya sir.." Raghav concludes...
"And I .. I don't have any girlfriend also. He- This Darsh should get married . with his childhood friend -"
Dushyant is annoyed...
"What yaar you all! I- she is only my friend . That day I just told truth to you all, and you all are behind me only!"
"Can anybody tell me that what is going on.." Raghav is confused...
"Sir that day you went early from my house … sooo.."
Frenny narrates Darsh's story.
"Sir plz... Its not like I love her! She was my bestie! And I want to meet her eagerly... That's it-"
"Yes yes yaar... you are talking nonsense… the truth is that you love her.." Kartik teases again.
Darsh makes a face n goes to sit by his desk...
"Ok bro plz no one will tease Darsh.... ok ok!"
Raghav stops Kartik, Pankaj and others n goes to take a chair beside Darsh.
"Come on yar! don't feel bad... there is nothing wrong to love...."
Darsh is still a bit angry and.. hurt?
"but I don't love her sir... I mean I like her a lot! How is she and where is she.... I don't know anything! I haven't met with her from last 10 years and you all are saying that -"
" This love is also yaar what to say.. this love is very interesting thing... you don't even get to know that how and where it happens... and everytime it is not mandatory that the person you love is infront of you..."
Darsh keeps mum. Raghav goes on…
"You haven't met her all this years... it's ok... but to meet with her why are you so much eager ? I am sure there must be many other friends from whom you got separated ! Right...?"
Darsh is speechless... His lips form an 'o' and Raghav laughs at this.
"This is only love... who has the power to shut anyone's mouth... I think that you love her... Its ok if you are not agreeing with me... But I will surely pray that you meet with her once .."
Darsh is pulled into thoughts... His mind is jammed, before he could answer Shamsher sir enters...
There's no new case and so the officers were free for a bit before doing some paper work... Shamsher sir is busily talking with Chitrole in his cabin...
An hour passes... Darsh is back to his normal self...
"Sir this is the file which you asked for .."
"Aah yes.. thanks Pankaj.."
Darsh then goes to greet Ishani who grimaces at the sight of him...
(low voice) "Already here bad monster "
"Arey what bad monster? Sir is so much cute.."
"Shut up Divs! This monster. And cutee..? (sees him) I mean ok- he looks are average..."
"Huhh!"
Ishani and Divya stop talking as Darsg comes to stand by their desk..
"Ishani have you completed that file...?"
"uh- sir actually I was doing that only.."
"What from last two days you are doing that work only...? Arey data base updating is still left .. and till now the list is not done "
"Sir there are so many jails, there are so many criminals , and here I am alone.. and on top of that there are two lists and comparing both of them and then edit it.. it takes a lot of time sir... And also the latest list we can ask from the jails itself or else we can download it from there website itself … "
(smiles) "Yes we can do that.. but it doesn't called as wirk, it's like you are cheating and nothing else .. and you have to learn work right"
"But Darsh sir-" (bored look)
"Do you want to learn or not..?"
"But sir-"
"Just continue with your work Ishani-" ( he leaves saying this)
"Bad monster!"
Half an hour later…
Ishani's hand hurts coz of so much typing n scribbling.. the work was almost done...
(self-talk) 'Bad monster BM in short! why god… why did Shamsher sir told him only to guidee in my work... Kartik sir is far better than him.. now again he will come to ask! is the work done Ishani? god but where he is actually…'
A booming laugh interrupts her thoughts... She looks up from her desk to see that Bad Monster is laughing like a maniac.
"hahaha plz Frenny sir! in my stomach hahaaaa it is paining very much… huh huh OMGG! Ahahahahahaahaah"
This time Frenny too joins his laughter n both are laughing at something freddy said...
(Ishu self-talk) "just look at him god how much he is laughing and enjoying so much with Frenny sir .. and here I am stuck with this dumb list - not fair! huhh big monster-"
HAHAAHAAHAAAHA- Darsh almost hugs Frenny for support...
Ishani just shakes her head tries to focus on her job...
Darsh holds his stomach...
"Hahaha sir! one minute! Hello… yes say what did you got to know? yes. you give me their address- this can never happen"
The man says something and CRASH-
His mobile drops to the floor, tears stir in his eyes...
"sir.. I- I will just be back …"
Ishita sees this all since she heard the crash...
(self-talk) "now what did happen to him.. it is looking like during a comedy film suddenly saw horror film trailer this bad monster BM !"
Something hits her heart as she watches him leave brushing his tears ... What was it that he broke into tears all of a sudden … strange !
And stranger even , she had this urge to follow him out and lend him a shoulder to cry...
'Why.. why my heart is saying to go behind him.. what is the value of him in my life ...?'
- Writer
