'Kuvar Arjun singh' followed them to the Mangrove and started circling her legs, in the hope that they will take him inside too. "Kabeer, tu ise pakad..main khud andar jaakar aam todkar laati hoon" she said and gathered her dress in her hands. she held the railing by hands and managed to jump across without hurting herself. Cool no one had seen her. she was wearing a lehenga type dress and drew the dupatta across her face, leaving only eyes visible.
She crept inside with tip toes lest the gardener or someone see her. The Mangoes looked very Juicy and Yellow in color. Her mouth watered. Even her long skirt couldn't stop her from climbing to the lowest branch on which mangoes hung.
Ahh..the king of fruits atlast.
"Boom!!" the gun shot rang and a bird let out a shreik. Someone was coming towards her direction. It was a man probably. She was hidden in the branches and unless she made a sound no one could detect her. The Gun toting man came towards her tree and stood contemplating something. He had a muffler covering his face.
Manyata saw too late that the branch she had been sitting upon was frail and'
And the next thing she knew she was falling. "Hey, bhagwan..maine aam hi toh toda tha..aap mere haath paer mat todiye" she prayed in her head.
She had expected a hard surface but this was something different. Someone caught her before gravity could.
"maine ped se aam girte dekha tha, pattiyan girte dekha tha..aaj pehli baar ladki ko girte hue dekha hai" He said.
She wanted to say something but she was embarassed to the roots. Someone had caught her red handed in the act. What if he reports her to the police? More than that what if her baba comes to know?
"mujhe chod deejiye" she said.
He let her. she ran back as fast as she could with two mangoes in hand, secretly relieved that the mysterious man didn't stop her. back to the wall where Kabir was waiting.
She jumped back across the wall and as they went towards her house, 'Kuvar Arjun singh' followed them like always. Her heart was heaving and she still doubted if the man would complain. She freed herself from her dupatta and let out a relieved breath.
If she kept this to herself, her mind would burst..so she said "Arjun singh, tumhe pata hai aaj aam ke chakkar me mera haath paer toot jaata'woh toh bhala ho-"
"kya? Haath paer toot jaata? Tum zara sambhalkar nahi reh sakti kabhi bhi? Dikhao mujhe kahan chot lagi hai?" Kabir was grilling her with volley of questions.
"Kabir..chup..yeh dekho main bilkul theek hoon.." she pirouetted showing she wasn't hurt.
"kabhi kabhi mujhe lagta hai tumhe mera judwa bhai bankar janam lena chahiye tha..kitni fikar karte ho meri" she pinched his cheeks.
"na..mujhe kisi ka bhai nahi banna..main tumhara dost hi theek hoon" Kabir said rubbing his cheeks.
"yeh lo meri mehnat ki kamayi'" she handed him one of the mangoes. She started eating the other and 'Kuvar Arjun singh' looked at her with lustful eyes.
"tujhe bhi aam khana hai? Ye le" Manyata fed him the half eaten mango in her hands.
"chee..chee..chori tujhe sharam nahi aati..byah (wedding) ki umar ho gayi hai aur tu gaon me ghoomti rehti hai saara din" this was her baba. They were in the front yard of her house now.
"Baba..mujhe shaadi nahi karni..mujhe aap ko aur mere Kuvar Arjun singh ko chod kar nahi jaana hai baba.." she grew emotional at the thought of leaving her childhood home.
"tere liye toh koi Rajkumar aayega'aur tujhe apne saath uthakar le jaayega..usse nazar milte hi tu mujhe aur apne baba sabko bhool jaayegi" Kabir said from behind.
"Jee..no, main sirf usse shaadi karoongi jisko mere baba chunenge'phir who raj kumar ho ya phir aam aadmi" Manyata said with determination.
"Kuvar Arjun singh' made some noises which signified he was hungry perhaps.
"chal..aaj tujhe special khana khilaungi" Manyata took him in her hands and caressed his back.
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Mrinalini devi came with an envelope in her hands; it contained the pictures of 'sundar, susheel and Guni' girls the Pandit ji had told her about.
"Uday beta..hume aap ko kuch dikhana hai.." she said to her Grandson. He was 23, one of the most eligible bacheolers around the town.
"Jee DS, dikhayiye" he turned his attention from the TV towards her.
"yeh kuch ladkiyon ki tasweere hain jo pandit ji ne bheji hai..aap-" before she could say more he had snatched the enelope from her and as she watched, he lit the envelope on fire from the cigar lighter and threw it on the floor.
He crushed the remains with the end of his shoe and went away without a word. Mrinalini devi was furious but her anger wasn't anything infront of Uday's.
"beta..aap ko raste par laane ka ek hi tareeka hai, shaadi..aur woh toh hum karvakar rahenge" she said after him.
Precap:
"DS, hum ne apne liye ladki dhoondli hai..inse miliye..inka naam hai Jainandini" Udayveer pushed J to the front. She was wearing a dress that barely reached her knees and her hair was cut short to the shouldersSo tell me people how did you find the first chapter?😃 Thanks all who commented and liked the prologue🤗