Chapter 6

Arjun reaches nainital….. His car gets struck in the way and …he comes out of the car ..

He is wearing blue jeans , white shirt and a black jacket…

A: Hey bhagwan ye car bhi naaa..is car ko bhi abhi kharab hona tha…

It was slightly raining and it was really dark and only moonlight was available for them…Arjun was really frustrated and irritated ….He looked at the driver and asked:

A:Ji driver saab aap kab se kaam kar rahe hain…zara bataiye to sahi ki problem kya hai gaadi main??

Driver: Sir wo lagta hain ki aaj ye gaadi is tarah theek nahi ho sakti!

A: (worried): WHAT! To main ghar kaise pahoonchunga??

D: who I think aapka ghar yahan se bahut dur nahin hoga agar aap ek short cut lenge to..

A: shortcut!!

D: ji haan!!

A: agar main is shortcut se jaaonga to kitni der lagegi????

D: ji bas kuch minutes lagengi…..
A: achcha kaha hai tumhara yeh shortcut…..

Then suddenly a man appears on a cycle…..

D: inse poonchte hain…….O bhaiya suniye zara…yahan se who pali nagar jaane ke liye jo shortcut hain who exactly kaha padta hai….aapko pata hai….

The other man stopped and answered : Ji haan bilkul pata hai….Woh aap yahan se seedhe jaaiye aur phir dekhiye wahan(points his finger towards the road) daaye(right) taraf ek gaali hai naa usme jaaiye

A: hmm!! Wahan……….achcha phir

Other man: ji haan!! Phir aap wahan seedhe jaaiye to aapko ek lakdi ka pool(a wooden bridge) milega…usi pool ke doosre taraf aapka pali nagar shuru hota hai….

A: aur yeh devji darshan kitni door hai waahanse??

Driver: Ji sir who to nazdeek hai…jaisi hi is bridge se utare phir seedhe jaaiye aur ek sign board dikhega PALI NAGAR …usi sign board ke baayi(left) aur fourth ya fifth ghar hai devji darshan

(Oh by the way devji darshan is the house where arjun is going to stay)……

A: thank you!!

Thanks the man and the driver and leaves for devji darshan…..

He finds the bridge with much difficulty (since he has never come to this place) and then when he finds the bridge (its totally dark with only moonlight to help him) there is another problem that is the bridge is too slippery due to water and he, as soon as steps on the bridge goes to fall….

but thankfully controls himself at the right time and doesn't fall….

He starts walking the bridge with much difficulty….but he manages it with much difficulty..

Then suddenly he hears footsteps coming towards him…(the way is really silent so anyone can even hear a pin drop)

the sound of foot steps becomes louder indicating to him that whoever is there, is approaching the bridge itself….So he thinks that he might be able to ask some help..

Then he hears sumthing else other than the footsteps …he hears the sound of paayal along with the foot steps…he assumes that this is a girl …and turns to ask help…..

THUD!!

When arjun turns to look at her…she was really close to him and in her hurry did not notice him and wen he turned …they both lost balance and fell down slipping…..


The girl landed over arjun and for a moment both fell silent……since both were a bit startled and shocked and did not realize wat had happened…


Then slowly the girl started breathing and arjun could hear her breathing near his ears….

She then slowly opened her eyes and felt that she is not alone and someone else is lying beneath her…

She took her arm and pressed her palms to his chest to get up and realized that it was a man…and she was shocked………………

She bought her face up…but couldn't see anything since it was dark…..when she lifted her face he also searched her face …

Then she tried to get up was unable to because he had his arms wound around herself ….he did not move but she tried to break herself loose from his arms. when he did not respond……

The girl spoke: Oh hello MR aapko hosh hai ya nahi…..

A: huh??(Startled)

Oh matlab hosh hai…To phir kis khushi main mujhe pakad ke rakha hai…. (Angrily…..literally shouting)

A: Oh I am sorry …(removes his arms)

They both stand up….

Najaane kahan kahan se aa jate hain…..

A: Oh Hello!!!!!!!!!

Main tum jaise ladko ko achchi tarah se jaanti hoon…...Tum jaise awara ladke akele ladkiyon ko dekhkar aise hi fayda uthane ki koshish karte ho ….

A: madam aap shayad galat samaj rahi hain

Oh main galat samaj rahi hoon…..aapko dikhta nahi hai kya …..main achchi tarah se jaanti hoon ye sab jaan buch karte hain…aur phir maafi mangne ke liye nazdeek aate hai…aur phir …………uff ye ladke bhi naa

He notices sumthing odd…She was talking not looking at him but somewhere else…..........that's due to darkness she was not able to see him

A: Oh mind your language aur aap mujhe dekhkar baat karne ke wajay wahan us paani ko dekh kar baat kar rahi hai kyun…..?? main apke daaye taraf khadha hoon(his voice is cold and angry)

Huh?? (The girl realizes her mistake and turns to face him) who actually mujhe…..

Arjun interrupts…:Aapko dikh nahi raha tha ki main kahan khadha hoon…exactly usi tarah muje bhi andhere ki wajah se kuch dikh nahin raha that isliye shayad main fisal gaya aur aapke ke upaar……


The girl again interrupts…..: Apse kisne kaha ki mujhe aap dikh nahi rahe the…main to aap jaise ladkon ki shakal tak nahi dekhna nahin chahti…isliye us taraf face kar rahi thi…..

A: (a bit surprised at what she just said) achcha

Ji haan……………
Then she goes ahead to leave….. but arjun sees her handbag lying down..(She forgets it in her hurry…..)

A: O madam

She doesn't stop, fearing what sort of man he could be….

after several times of calling her she doesn't stop and goes even faster and arjun goes and holds her hand…..

The girl stops stunned…her breathing fast…she was a bit scared… but still looking back with all her fierceness and courage…..

HOW DARE YOU CATCH MY HAND !!!! AAPKI HIMMAT KAISE HUI!!

A: aap…… who... … suniye

The girl lifts her free arm to hit him but slips again and loses her control again and falls on arjun…

AAHHH!!!!!

But this time she is lucky….arjun gains control and stops them from falling…she has her other hand on his shoulders ….they both keep quite for moment and then he whispers slowly…..

A: aapka handbag chhod kar jana chahti hain aap…

The girl looks at him….his voice has a concern ….she looks on and doesn't say anything

A: (picks up the bag and gives it to her) ye lijiye….

The girl doesn't even thank him and runs away from there quickly without saying anything………..
Arjun is left there… listening to her paayal's sound …….

Arjun starts walk slowly all the while thinking about the girl……….

The girl reaches her house and rings the bell and a guy opens the door……

Bhumi! BHUMI!!!!!!!! (he is haapy for a moment and the other moment he is stunned)

{The guy who opened the door is keshav and the girl is Bhoomika….Bhoomika and keshav are vasudoe's children.

Vasudeo is a poor man and he came from village to nainital to earn his living…here vasudeo worked in a small firm and managed to earn a good living and gave good education to both his children..

KESHAV: the elder son is the righteous and dutiful and very obedient…with sheer determination and hard work he has now set up a small business for himself and is doing well in the same and looks after his old father and beautiful sister…he is more intelligent than his sister and is quite practical in his life…

BHOOMIKA: the younger daughter of vasudeo and sister of keshav ..She is beautiful,a bit stubborn , sweet natured, kind, sensitive , soft spoken, loving,caring and a bit emotional and enough practical like her brother…..

She is the laadli of her father and her brother..they were always over protective of her….}

Keshav is happy to see her sister and then the next moment is worried seeing her dirty clothes….

Keshav: Bhumi ye sab kya hai….

B: yeh….woh…. bhaiyya…

K: kya yeh who kya…..

B : who bhaiyya actually who main us bridge se aate waqt….

Keshav interrupts: tum phir us bridge ke raaste se aayi…(raising his voice a bit) tumse kitni baar kaha hai ki raat main who raasta mat liya karo…

B: par bhaiyya..agar main usual raste se aati to who bahut der lag jaati…isiliye maine ye shortcut liya…..

K: bas bas ab safai dene ki zaroorat nahi hai….ab batane ka kasht karengi ki aapki ye halat kaise hui..

B: ye sab us ladke ki wajah se….

K: ladka?? Koun ladka….

B: array bhaiyya who………..aap nahin jaante…tha ek awara ladka….aap who sub chodiye naa…aapki tayari ho gayi …aap apna kaam karo main jaake fresh ho aati hun..theek hai……….

Before keshav could ask her anything further she leaves the room in hurry…

Bhoomika in her room,

B: baap re !! aaj agar bhaiya ko us incident ke bare main bata deti toh mera to us raste se aana jaana hi band kar denge bhaiyya… achcha hua kuch nahi bataye

Us raste main raaat ko jane par itna lecture….(looking at mirror and drying her hair with towel)agar us ladke ke bare main bata deti phir to…(sighs) then smiles : bhaiyya bhi naa….

Gets ready and goes to keshav's room,Keshav is standing near the window thinking something

B: array bhaaiyya aapki packing ho gayi…

K: (looks at her and says nothing)
B: array bhaiyya kya baat hain aap chhup kyun hai

K: kuch nahi bhumi who main soch raha tha ki yeh trip cancel karwadoon

B(stunned): kyun..bhaiyya

K: bhumi…who tumhe chodkar itne din main……..

B: OH bhaiyya….kahan jyaada din hai…bas ek mahina hi to hai

K: rite bhumi…ek mahina…………….nahin nahin bhumi main
aaj hi yeh trip cancel karwa deta hoon

B: Bhaiyya….aap kyun aisa kar rahe ho…aap khud bhi to jante hain naa ki yeh business contract aapke liye
kitna zaarrori hain aur aap keh rahe nahi jayenge…

K: pagli tuj se jyaada zaroori nahin hai ye cotract aur business

B: mujhe kya hua bhaiyya….

K: bhumi ek kaam karta hoon… baba ko hi yahan wapas bula leta hoon gaon se…

B: nahin bhaiyya …aap baba ko kyun pareshan kar rahe hain

K: to theek hai bhumi tum unke paas gaon chali jao…
B: aap to jaante ho naa bhaiyya main aisa nahin kar kar sakti…mujhe……

K: (interrupting bhumi's sentence) to bhumi main kya karoon…..baba ne tumhari zimmedari mujhpar chhodi hai aur agar main tujhe akele chod kar jaoonga toh……..

B: aap bas nikale ki tayari kijiye…aur bhaiyya main apna khayal rakh sakti hoon aap meri fikar mat kijiye….........aap bas apne business par concentrate kijiye theek hai…(packin keshav's bag) main bacchchi nai hoon ab apna khayal khud rakh loongi


K: (looks lovingly at her sister and thinks to himself): kitni badi ho gayi meri chhoti si gudiya……..


B: looking up at him: kya huwa bhaiyya aise kya dekh rahr hain….bhaiyya aapka flight kab hai


K: kal subah 11.30 ki


B: theek hai bhaiiya maine sari packing kar di hai…aap neeche jaakar baithiye main abhi khana laga deti hoon……….


Both have dinner and sleep and in the morning keshav is leaving for his trip

K:bhumi apna khayal rakhna…aur apna khana time se kha lena aur


Bhumi interrupts: haan haan bhaiya main sab khayal rakh loongi…aur vaise bhaiya khane ka khayal aapko rakhna hoga mujhe nahi…..wahan kaam main khana mat bhool jana…aur haan mujhe phone zarror karte rehna(making a lovely and cute expression)…..I will miss you bhaiyya….


K: I will miss u too.. aur kuch bhi problem ho to mujhe turant phone karna theek hai

They both hug and then keshav leaves for trip………….


Meanwhile arjun had found his house DEVJI DARSHAN wid much difficulty previous night but finally he managed to find the house…..

His is the adjacent house of bhumi's house… his house is a bit large than bhumi's obviously considering he's rich


After keshav's gone for trip bhumi gets with the regular chores and in the night she feels that the house is really lonely without keshav….

she thinks for a while abt keshav ……….then her thoughts suddenly transfers to the previous night's incident …..

abt that man ….she kept thinking abt the talks they had….the way she fell in his arms…she smiled to herself and

then thought that why is she smiling in that….she feels a bit odd and tries to go to sleep only hoping that he wouldn't appear in her dreams