Ishq Rab Hain!! SS -- Chapter 4 Updated Page 3 - Page 2

Chapter 3

Rao Mamrakh, Hansabai, Phhol aur Ajabde Bhojan kaksh main upastit the aur Kunwar Pratap ki raah tak rahe the. "Ajabde, aap jara Kunwar Pratap ko leke aayiye. Hum to bhool hi gaye, unhe to kaksh ka raasta pata hi nahi hoga". "Ji Maasa" Ajabde walked off to get Kunwar Pratap. Phool became restless as time passed and a a bit sad when she saw Ajabde and Kunwar Pratap walkin alongside with an ease and comfort of as if had known each other from along time.

"Hansa Maasi, der aane ke liye shama chahte hain". "Arey nahi nahi Kunwar Pratap. Virajiye". Pratap ate to his hearts content. "Maasi khana bahut uttam hain,. Aap to bilkul hamare maasa jaise khana banati hain jo dil khush kar deta hain."

"Arey Kunwar Pratap yeh khana humne nahi Ajabde ne banaya hain" .

Pratap looked at Ajabde with appreciation in his eyes "Ajabde app to bahut guni hain". Ajabde blushed not able to take so much appreciation from him. Phool was fuming inside watching this exchange.

After dinner, Phool walked off without saying a thing to Ajabde, which she found a bit odd. After finishing her work, Ajabde went to see Phool in her room and found Phool throwing her things in her suitcase.

"Arey rey Phool aap yeh kya kar rahi hain".

"Ajabde hum ja rahe hain yahase. Aap to humse katai baat mat kijiye".

"Arey hua kya hain yeh to bata dijiye. Aise kyun gussa ho rahi ho. Agar humse koi galti ho gayi to hum shama mangte hain"

"Ajabde humne kyun rok rahi hain. Ab to aapke naye mitra ho gaye hain na, who Kunwar Pratap"

"Kya.. Kunwar Pratap.. aur hamare mitra. Yeh aap kya keh rahi hain Phool."

"Phir nahi to kya. Humne dekha hain appko unke saath. Kitni sahaj thi aap unke saath. Jaise app hamare saath hote ho".

Ajabde had never thought about this. Yes she did feel comfortable with him bit she had barely known him for a day or 2. "Phool aisi koi baat nahi hain. Humne nahi pata aapko aisa kyun laga. Weh to hamare Atithi hain, isiliye unka adhik dhyan rakh rahi thi. Aur hum unhe jaante hi kitna hain jo weh ya hum unke mitra banenge.. Sakhi to aap hain hamari.. sabse Priya aue sabse nikat".

This melted phool "Sach Ajabde? Pata hain humne na kitni jalan ho rahi thi aapko Kunwar Pratap ke saath dekhkar. Aisa laga jaise hamari sabse priya mitra humse dur ja rahi hain.".

"Aisa kabhi ho hi nahi sakta Phool."

"Accha to humne vachan dijiye ki aap us Kunwar Pratap ke saath mitrata nahi karenge".

Ajabde was stunned by Phool's demand. "Phooo..ool, aise vachan..lekin woh".

"Vachan Dijiye Ajabde nahi to hum abhi is waqt Marwar ke liye nikal jayenge aur phir bhool jayega humne sada ke liye".

Ajabde was in a fix, she thinks to herself."Vaise to Kunwar Pratap humse mitrata karna kyun chahenge. Yeh to asambhav hain. To hum Phool ko vachan dene main itna hichkicha kyun rahe hain. Kya Phool ki mitrata se adhik hum Kunwar Pratap se mitrata karna chahte hain.. nahi nahi aisa katai nahi ho sakta.

"Phool hum vachan dete hain, ki hum Kunwar Pratap se Mitrata Nahi karenge."

Hearing this Phool embraced Ajabde. A tear rolled out fro Ajabde's eye. What was this tear for.. Is my heart crying on a friendship lost which had not even started...

The next day, Pratap was awakened by a bhajan which he instantly recognized as Ajabde's voice. The morning soon tuned to noon, Pratap did not have any friend in Bijolia. He was missing talking to his friends, missing his Ranima. And hence he was looking for Ajabde who he thought could be his friend whom he could chat with.But as if Ajabde had disappeared in thin air. When he was walking towards dangal stal, he heard Ajabde' voice and went in that direction.

"Ab aap hi batao Laxmi. Hum kya Karen. Phool ne aisa vachan le liya hain. Pata nahi mann main bahut dwand utha hain..kya sahi hain aur kya galat".

"Accha to aap yaha hain. Aur hum aapko pure mahal main dhoond rahe the."

"Aap humne dhund rahe the..kyun kuch kaam tha kya"

"So aapka aur ek gun yeh bhi ki aap jaanwaron se baatein kar let hain" Pratap said mischeviously.

"Woh Laxmi bhi hamari saheli hain"

"Laxmi..to inka naam bhi hain"

"Haan. To aap keh rahe the ki aapko kuch kaam tha" Ajabde just wanted this conversation to end so that she could go away. But Pratap seemed to have all the time in the world. At that moment, she saw Phool . Phool saw Kunwar pratap and decided to hide behind a grass storage.

"Ajabde, hum .. who hum yaha kisko jaante nahi. Hamare yaha koi mitra bhi nahi hain. Aur dajiraj ke aadesh ke anusar humne yaha kuch din mukkam karna hain. Humne apne maan ki baat hamari rani maa ko ya hamare mitro se karna accha lagta hain..lekin yaha to dono bhi nahin. To hum..."

Ajabde stared into his eyes "To..."

"To kya aap humse mitrata karenge. Humne na jaane kyun aisa lagta hain ki aap hamari bahut acchi mitra ban sakti hain".

This declaration from Pratap, stunned Ajabde. She had never thought that someone like Kunwar Pratap would think her worthy of his friendship. She was so happy and she was about to open her mouth to give her positive answer when her eyes fell on Phool. Phool who had anger written all over her face and who was reminding Ajabde of the vachan given by her.

Ajabde's eyes brimmed with tears. She looked at Pratap who was confused by the sudden color drain from her face. He thought he had just seen a flicker of smile when he had asked for her friendship but something else had taken place of it..something which he could not pace a finger on.

"Nahin..Nahin hum aapse mitrata nahi kar sakte".. Every word uttered by Ajabde felt like thorns pearcing his heart.

"Kya...Matlab.. Nahin ..Mitrata Nahin" Pratap was too shocked to assemble everything.

Ajabde dashed off before Pratap could ask anything more.

"Aise kaise keh sakti hain Ajabde..Humse mitrata bhi nahi karni unko..Aisa humne kya manga tha. Pehli baar laga ki koi ladki hamari mitra ho sakti hain. Humne aise laga tha ki Ajabde humne samaj sakti hain..Lekin hum galat the. Bilkul galat".

Tears gathered in his eyes, which he could not relate to as he was a warrior and warriors never cried..

Wiping them off and with a determination only known to him he walked off in the sunset towards the mahal.

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