Episode 2 Jaan pahechan
As the sun rises. Simi wakes up. She is bit cold even with sweater and Abhi's jacket. She opens eyes and sees fire ss still burning. Across from fire she sees her savior is shivering and sleeping putting both his legs together on his body and his hands on his legs. She remembers everything that happened yesterday and last night. She remembers how he saved her and from that moment on he took care of her. Giving her his sandles so she can walk with him,. His jacket when she was cold. He was rubbing her hands and her feet to keep her warm most of the night. He helped her drink water evry time her throat was dry. He even gave his T shirt to make pillow so she can be comfortable while he was freezing all night . She really wants to bow to this savior, her angel, her knight in shining armour.. She feels without him last night she might have died or may be in worst condtion . Simi is thinking He got stuck here because of me. He could not make back to his family or call them because of me. His parents must be worried just like ma papaji. Oh god I owe him my life. She goes near him takes off her dupatta and covers his body completely with her dupatta as if she is covering him with a blanket of her love and caring to keep him warm. She sits by his side and looks at him. The more she looks at him the more she likes him. She has the strange feeling she never experienced before. She thinks: "I have been teaching for so many years and met many boys, men and never ever felt this way about any one. Why do I feel so much love and admiration for this boy? She looks at him admiring his muscles and strong body and his physique. She gets scared of being caught as Abhi moves and clutches her dupatta covering his body tightly as if he is really comfortable with it. Simi moves slightly away and blushes feeling as if abhi is touching her and she again feels that love for him. Simi finds fire almost going out. She does not want her angel to feel cold. She walks around gathering few sticks and put them in the fire. The fire becomes bright and burning and provides more warmth. Simi seats across admiring him more as she can not take her eyes off him and she just want to look at him.
She is talking to herself: "simi ye kya ho raha hai tujhe? Koi ladla nahi dekha kya aaj tak? Arre college me itne sare ladke ko padhati hai kitne handsome bhi hai aur tu jaanti hai kuch kuch ko tujh par crush bhi hai.Aur tu ye sawle se ladke par aise?" Simi says:" yes ye sawla jaroor hai magar sach me usne mera man lubha liya hai. Kyon meri ankhe uske cheherse hatati nahi hai? Matarani ka lakh lakh sukr hai woh so raha hai varna mai toh pakadi jati. Simi apane aap par aur apne jajbaat apni emotions par control kar le."
Simi is thinking this way and startled by a song playing
Jadoo hai tera hi jadoo kyun mere dil pe chhane laga dewane mere dil ye to bata kya huva tujhko meetha sa dard hone laga
Simi blushes again thinking:" this amazing wonderful loving human being has turned her into a 16 year old loosing all her senses staring at her savior." She taps her head saying:" simi control yourself you are neither teen ager nor you are in early 20's. This guys is probabely Nitu's or mili's age. Stop this craziness and think about how can you get out of here." Radio was playing meaning either some one lives close by or they are near by some road. I must wake him uP. Ma papaji must be worried. Let me first check my phone." She finds no signal and rushes to her savior and about to wake him. She has no hearts to wake him as he is sleeping so peacefully clutching her duptta looking like and angel. Simi in her life first time is more concerned about some one else than her worried parents decides to let him sleep and watch him with that kuch kuch hota hai ahesaas. In her heart, Sitting close to him as Sun comes down fully and bothrs him. She keeps her hand such a way that Sun rays won't go on his eyes. As if she is blocking sun while keeping eye on him as she does not want to be caught yet her heart argues with her :"He took care of you when you needed some one so what is wrong with you making sure he is comfortable." She sees him moving and move away quickly. Abhi wakes up rubbing his eyes while yawning . He finds Simi's duptta on him and lot more sticks in the fire.
He sees Simi seating close smiling at him. He asks:" ab aap kaise ho? Kal raat aapne dara hi diya tha. Aap thik ho na? Aap ko yun muskurata dekh kitna accha lagta hai."
Simi replies: "Mai think hun? Aap kaise ho? Aap ka bahut bahut shukriya mai aap ko kya kahun, jeevandata, ya savior ya ek farishta? jisne kal mujhe har haal me bacahya. Itni freezing cold me bhi aapne apna shirt tak de diya. Aap sach me bahut acche insaan hai.
Abhi tries to get up and smiles: "Arre thanks mat kahiye. Aapne bhi mujhe ye apna dupatta diya. Aapne is halat me abhi fire me aur lakdiya dali taki mai comfortable rahun. Aapne meri ankho par apne hatho se shade banaye rakha taki mai chain se so paoun. Aap ka bhi bahut shurkriya chalo maine aapka khayal rakha aur aapne mera. BTW mera naam Abhi hai. Aap mujhe Abhi bula sakti ho, Aap ? simi feels like she is caught She blushes.looking down/
Simi gathers herself and replies: "Mai simi . Shukriya mat kahiye Abhiji. Varna mujhe to bahut sari shukariya kaheni padegi. Hume yahan se chalana chahiye. Mai yahan se koi rikshaw dhundh ke chali jaoongi. Waise maine car stereo me gana suna jab aap so rahe the. shayad Road kareeb me hi hoga.
Abhi gets up and gives her duptta back smilingly thanking simi one more time. He says: :simiji aap abhi thik nahi hai. Mai aap ke liye rikshaw dhdund ke laounga agar aap chahe toh. Aagar aap akeli chali jayegi to mujhe aap ki fikar rahegi. Kyon ki abhi tak hume malum nahi shaher me sab kuch thik hai ya nahi, mai aapko ghar pahuchaounga. Janti ho maine aapko kyon bachaya?"
Simi replies:" Because you are a very good person. You are an angel,"
Abhi laughs:" It is nothing like that. Mai or good person aap mazak kar rahi hai na?. Sach to ye hai ki kal jab mai mandir me aya to aapki sadgi, aapki pavitra, aapke chehere ka woh noor, aap ka chehare ki woh masoomiyat jaise koi das saal ki bacchi ka chehra ho. Sabne mere dil ko chhu liya. Jab maine mandir ki ghanti bajayi to aapka hath mere haath me aa gaya, Jaise matarani ka sanket ho ye haath mai tere hath me saunap rahi hun . waise toH I am mind my own business kind person But when I saw you running away from those hoodlums. My heart screamed I must save this girl and I listened to my heart and here we are. Aap meri jeep me baithiye mai ek phone kar ke aata hun. Kal maine pass me ek phone booth dekha tha. Aap ka number bhi dijiye mai aap ke ghar msg pahocha dunga. Simi is shocked and thinking;: kya woh ladka abhi tha jiske haath me matarani ne mera haath saupa. Kya yehi woh mere sapno ka rajkumar'. Ye sawla sa man lubhane wala ladka? Simi blushes again at her thoughts. But she surely likes what she is thinking,
Abhi breaks her thoughts saying: Toh mai jaoun aap ka phone number?
Simi says: "I will go with you. I don't want to stay here alone."
Abhi jokes: "simiji aap jaisa soch rahe hai waise mai nahi hun. Aap galt insaan par bharosa kar rahi hai."
Simi replies: "mai logo ko khub janti hun aur sahi galat me bhi firk kar sakti hun. Maine aap jaise kahin ladko ko padhaya hai. Bhagwan aap jaisko ko rairty me banate hai. Mai apna hath ankhe band karke aap ke hath me sauap sakti hun. Ab aap chaliye. Jab aap mere sath hai phir mujhe fikar kis baat ki. Mai toh sirf apne gharwaloke liye pareshan hun.
Abhi smiles: "Thank you simiji ab aap ye aap aap kahena bandh kijiye aap mujhe Abhi bula sakti hai. Aur no aap. Varna mai aap se baat nahi karunga. Waise bhi mujhe jyada formalities achchi nahi lagti."
Simi says: "ek shart par tumhe bhi mujhe simi bulana hoga. Aur aaj se hum dost huye. mujh se dosti karoge? She extends her hand
Abhi shakes her hand and says: "Surely I love to be your friend. Magar aap professor or mai. Aapse ?"
Simi says: "Abhi ab tumhe decide karna hai bolo? Kya mai budhiyya lagti hun? she is looking at him pretending to be angry.
Abhi replies: "please aap naraj mat ho. Mera kahena ka ye matlab nahi tha. Mai 24 saal ka aur aap pata nahi shayad mujh se waise ladkiyon ki umar nahi pucchni chahiye magar?
Simi says;" Abhi let us go and I am 28 years old. Tumse char saal badi. Par phir bhi tumhe simi hi bulana hoga tabhi mai tumhe Abhi bulaongi. Abhi smiles and says: "yes mam agreed ab chaliye. Hamare ghar wale pareshan ho rahe honge."
He grabs her hand. Simi feels so good holding his hand and walking.
Simi's mind says: simi tumne itni aasani se ye ladke ko apna hath de diya. But her heart says: simi Is ladke ko pakad ke rakho use door mat jane do, Ab shayad unke bina tum kahin kho jao!!!!!. Simi feels a weird feeling, she never felt before. A feeling of intense joy and pleasure and that she wants to walk all her life holding abhi's hand and never look back, as abhi is walking her. They come on the road. With hand in hand. Abhi likes Simi happy and Simi likes Abhi smiling as they both ocassionly look at each other.
To be continued.