Chapter 2

                                                             Part-1

If you had expected Maneet first meeting like our GHSP thenyou might be disappointed...

It's MSK and you have to wait a little more for his introduction...

This is some friend of Darji you may say...it's mottucacha...

Motu chacha: hare Darji, sasriakal

Darji: hare Mottu, tum kab aaye Chandigarh se?

Motu: kal hi aaya tha, aap ko milne hi chahtha tha

He stares at Geet ...

Darji: aaise kya dekh rahe ho?

Motu: ye ye toh bahut sundar hai, aur lagtha hai isskashadhi nahi hui

Darji: bas bhai bas, aathe hi apna kaam shuru kar gaye?

Geet stares him and she is annoyed...

She looks at Darji and frowns...

Darji: ye isska kaam hai puthar, ye sabki shadhi karwathahai

Geet: achcha, toh ye bagwan hai kya?

Geet is irritated more...

Motu: bahut ahcche bolthi bhi hai, lagtha hai bahut padhilikhi hai

Darji: ye meri pothi hai, Geet, abh college bhi puri kargayi

Motu: achcha, woh hummare Khanna ji bhi keh rahe the ki unkabeta America mein kaam kar raha hai aur ussko aaise hi susheel sundar padhilikhi hoshiyar ladhki chahiye

Geet: toh aap orders bhi lethe ho?

Motu: kya?

Geet: mujhe bhi ek gora lamba handsome ladhka chahiye,banake doghe?

Motu: puthar tum toh kuch zyada hi bolthe ho, yakheen nahihotha ki tum Ranno ki beti ho

Darji: kya dekhthi ho puthar? Tummari maa ki shadhi bhi issine karwaya

Geet: chalo ek achcha kaam kiya aapne, hummare Darji ko ekachchi beti dhoodh ke diya hai

Darji: ye apne sacha kaha beta, aur saath hi ek aur achchakaam bhi karlo motu bahi

Darji points out Geet...

Motu: iss ka toh hazaroon ladhke milenge, abhi mere paaskuch ladhkon ka photo bhi hai

Geet: aap aaisa karo, aap aaram se shamko ghar aajana, tabtak mein apni demands aur conditions likhke dethi hoon

Motu: kya? aajkal ladhkiyan bhi dehej mangthe hai kya?

Geet: hare chahcha ji zindagi paise se nahi pyaar se banthahai

Motu: toh hum phir milthe hai

Geet: bahut achcha, Darji chalein?

Then they move on talking about Geet's dream prince...

Darji: toh aapko kaise pathi chahiye puthar ji?

Geet: pathi nahi, mein Ranno ki tarah pathi seva nahi karsakthi, mujhe ek achcha sathi chahiye jo mujhe samjhe, mere har qwaaish ko purakarne mein mera saath de, mere har mushkil ko samne karne mein mera saath de,aur zindagi ki har kushi aur gham ki waqt mera saath de, aur hamesha mere saathhona chahe, yehi nahi, mein bhi issi tarah unka saathi banke rahoongi

Darji: mujhe kuch samaj nahi aaya puthar, humme toh bas koiaaisa chahiye jo appko hamesha aaisa hi kush rakhe, aapki kushi mein ji hummarikushi hai beta, ab toh hummari zindagi ki ek hi qwaaish hai, aapko aaisa hikush dekhna hai

Geet: darji aap fikar mat kijiye, mein aapko bhi apne saathlekhe joongi

Darji: aaise nahi hoga puthar

Geet: aaisa hi hoga

He then asks her to stop by a shop...

Darji: puthar, hum abhi aathe hai, hare chotu, ho gaya haikya?

Chotu: haan Darji, ho gaya

Darji: dikhao

He comes out with a nameplate... he has already ordered aname plate for her which he would put infront of their house that eveningitself...

Geet is overwhelmed with joy as she hugs her darji again...

Tears run down her cheeks as she looks at her proud grandpa...tears of joy...

Life has more tears in store for her, but there may not betears of joy only...haina?

Wait to know more about our Geet handa as she begins herjourney of life ready to face the ups and downs that she never expected...butlife is not always a bed of roses...

Geet again gets a call...it's from her friend Channi...Geetfinds out that she has got 4 missed calls from her already...it was her onlywho had called earlier too...sure it must be something urgent, but Get'sfamily doesn't like Geet contacting her off late...

Geet  puts her mobilein silent...

Darji: kaun hai puthar?

Geet: koi ad lagtha

But channi is her havehildhood friend and they have grown uptogether playing and studying together like twin sisters...

After they reach home Geet goes to the backyard and callschanni...

Geet: halo

It's Channi's little sister and not Channi...

Sis: halo Get didi

She whispers in a very low tone...

Geet: Channi kahan hai?

Sis: she's inside, she wants to meet you

Geet: OK ask her to come to the fields

Sis: she can't , you only have to come home to meet her

Geet: OK tell her I'm coming

Sis: not now, now you can't see her, they won't let you seeher

Geet: but why?

Sis: you come in the night, I'll keep the door open for you

Geet: I'll talk to uncle

Sis: no use, then they'll only punish her more, she weeps

Geet: what? punish?

Sis: yes, mom beat her

Geet: OK I'll come later

That night Get goes out to meet Channi

Channi has been locked up in a store room in her backyardand her sister helps Get get there...

It's locked with  aheavy lock and her little sister tried to break it open but couldn't ...

Channi: Geet

Channi sounds agitated...

Geet: kya hua?

Channi: Geet, humme tummari madat chahiye

Geet: par tum aaj college kyun nahi aayi?

Channi: mujhe apne ghar mein band karke rakha hai na

Geet: subhe se hi?

Channi: kal se hi

Geet: par tum unke baat ko kyun nahi manthi?

Channi: lekhin mein jaise bhi yahan se chale jaaongi

Geet always tries to advice channi to listen to her parentsand never  to hurt their feelings bydoing anything against their wish

Geet: ye toh bahut galat baat hai channi, tum aaisa kyun karrahi ho? uncle aunty ko chodke tum kahan jaa sakthi?

Channi: tum nahi samjoge Geet

Geet: mein sab samjthi hoon

Channi: tumne kabhi kissi ko pyaar kiya hai kya?

Geet doesn't believe in such infatuations being named aslove...she knows it's all the adolescent problem and nothing more...

Geet: kiya haina, apne parivaar ko

Channi: woh pyaar nahi

Geet: you mean ishq wala love

Channi: don't make fun of me, I'm serious

Geet: OK why don't you wait for some time and try toconvince uncle aunty

Channi: it's not about them, I can some how convince thennow or later

Geet: then what's your problem?

Channi: the problem has is some one is pressurizing them Ithink, it's outside pressure

Geet: what? are you sure?

Channi: now my story has been out in the streets, even yourfamily knows about it, I know , that's why you are not even attending my call

Geet: it's not like that

Channi: but you are my only hope, I know I'm troubling youtoo much, but one last time I need your help Geet

Geet: don't worry, you are always my friend no matter what ,but I think you shouldn't take any hasty decisions

Channi: the problem has gone out of our hands Geet, it's notjust about me now, it's about some one else's life, how can I put someone'slife at stake for my mistake

Geet: what are you saying?

Channi: you know it's all my fault and Gurwinder had noother choice than to accept my love since I black mailed him that I'll killmyself, but now babaji is punishsing him for that

Geet: what? I don't understand anything

Channi: now they want to kill him

Geet: who?

Channi: I don't know

Geet: but why?

Channi: b'coz he is not one of us they say, but still hislife is as valuable as any of us, haina?

Geet: what are you going to do now? Tell your parents thatyou'll forget him

Chann: I've told them I'll marry who ever they chose for me

Geet: then what?

Channi: they don't believe me still, they think Gurwinderwill make an issue anyways, ut that's not truem he is not such a guy

Geet: yes, I know

Channi: someone is brainwashing papaji, else he'll not lockme up like this

Geet: haan uncle can't do this

Channi: hurry Get do something, I heard papaji speaking onthe phone about killing Gurwinder tonight

Geet: what?

Channi: I tried to warn him but he doesn't believe me, hesays he has done nothing wrong andasks me why any one would harm him?

Geet: that's true

Channi: but Geet, there's another side to our village whichwe don't know about, even I couldn't believe it first

Geet: I've also heard about it now

Channi: they are even against girl's going to college, theytry to terrorise the parents

Geet: is it? Then we should go to the police

Channi: they are just puppets in those people's hands

Geet: what now?

Channi: just break open the door for me.I'll somehowconvince Gurwinder to leave the village, I don't want anyone being hurt b'cozof me, I want him to run and save himself

Geet: I'll do it, I'll talk to him

Channi: no Geet, I just want to meet him once for the lasttime

Geet uses her pin to unlock, she uses all her skills andsucceeds atlast...

Thay run to Gurwinder's house...he stays with his eldersister whose husband left her and her 2 yr old son to marry anothet girl formoney...now Gurwinder is taking care of them...luckily the mother and son havegone to Amristar to offer their prayers...Gurwinder is alone at home...

He is not very happy to welcome Channi at that time...

Gur: channi tu iss waqt yahan kya kar rahi ho?

Channi: mujhe patah tha ki tum yahi hoge, tumein bhi jaanatha unke saath Amristar, toh tumme mere baton mein yakheen nahi hua

Gur: lekhin tumme yahan nahi aana chahiye, woh bhi iss waqt

Channi: mein chale jaaongi, lekhin tumme bhi mere saath aanapadega

Gur: meinne kitne bar kaha mein aaisa nahi kar saktha, tumghar wapas jaao, tumare maa pareshaan honge

Channi: tum samajthe kyun nahi, mein ghar wapas jaathi partum yahan nahi rehna, tummare jaaan kathre mein hai

Gur: tum pagal ho gayi ho

Channi: haan mein pagal hi hoon, hare babaji mein isse kaisesamjaoon

Geet interferes...: why don't you believe her?

Gur:  but why wouldanyone want to kill me? I have not harmed anyone

Geet: there's no time to argue, you just listen to her once

They then hear foot steps...

Channi: run, get onside the room, I told you na

She tries to protect him, he immediately pushes the girlsinside the room and asks them to lock the door from insde as there is no latchoutsde...

Gur: now don't utter a word, keep silence

By then the door has been broken and a mob enters with theirfaces covered...

They attack Gurwinder...

Channi opens the door and goes out and gets inbetween...

She is been stabbed in the chest by someone...it was aimed at Gurwinder though...