Chapter 31
Sunrays were falling over the snow and glowing like gold. Looking at the play of sunlight on the snow ground antara sipped the coffee from the cup. She and raghu was seating at the bench near a little stall at the corner of snow ground. "tune sahi kaha tha yaar, sachmein bahut muskil hota hain barf pe slip maar na..." raghu said from her side. "hmmm!!.." antara laughed a bit but didn't say anything. Raghu looked at her and saw her lost eyes fixed at nowhere. "oye!!..." he snapped his finger in front of her. "ohh haan... kya kahe rahe the tum?!" she came out of her deep thought and looked towards him. "mere ko to kuch nahi kahena par tu kya soch rahi hain?!" he asked. "kuch khass nahi bas yehi soch rahi thi ki aman kahan gayab ho gaya.." she said with a thoughtful face. "abey yaar... tu aisi jagah pe aa ke us sanki aman ka yaad kyun dila rahi hain... pura mode kharap kar diya..." he said with irritating tone. "soch na toh nahi chahti par baar baar yaad aa jata hain..." antara said in a sad tone. Her eyes were a bit lost, "tumhe pata nahin raghu jab aaj uss sahabuddin siddiqui se meri personally intro huyi tab main kaise apne aap ko samhal rahi thi... Mere papa ka jala huya cheehera mere akhon ke samne aa raha tha baar baar... aur mujhe bas yahin yaad aa raha tha ki usi insaan ki wjah se aaj mere papa mere sath nahin hain..." her voice chocked. Raghu saw her whole feature ws shaking in tremendous anger. Her eyes had become hard. "man to kar raha thi ki usi paal usey goli maar doon... Maine kaise apne aap ko samhala ye sirf main jaan ti hoon...!!" she said with a big sigh.. "Miscall!..." raghu said with an worried eyes. Antara smiled a little but still there was sadness in her eyes. "main thik hoon raghu!!... haan mujhe bahut gussa aa raha tha... ghin aa rahi thi uss insaan se... par main ye bhi jaanti hoon ki agar main eek bhi galat kadam uthaya to sab barwad ho jayega!" she looked at him with a genuine smile at last. "tum fikar mat karo... Mujhe samhalna aa gaya hain apne aap ko.." she said assuring him. raghu smiled a little and said, "wohich toh nahi hota mere se..." his voice suddenly became serious, "apun aaj subah tere ko jane nahi de raha tha... pata hain apun galat kar raha tha... par job hi kiya tere bhalai soch ke kiya re... tere ko chot pauchane ka iradha nahin tha apun ka..." he said in a voice full of guilt. Antara's smile broadened seeing his cute confession, "koi baat nahin... mujhe pata hain tum mera bura nahi soch sakte.." she said in genuine voice. Those words of assurance again did some unknown effect in him and he felt so good. "mere ko bas yahin fikar nahin laga raheta ki udhar wo siddiqi aura man jaise log hain.. par ye bhi dar laga reheat hain ki... Udhar ja kar tujhe sau taka apne papa ki yaad ati hogi... aur mere ko pata hain ye yadein kisi ko kitna kamzor kar deti hain..." he said and became lost. His saddened eyes got fixed on snow. Antara understood that what was going on his mind. day by day his complicated mind was getting clearer to antara. "tumhari ma ki yaad aa rahi hain na?!..." she asked looking at his sad face. "wooo..." he hesitated and looked away. "raghu tum ne hi mujhse kaha ki apne dard ko kisi ke sath share karo to wo dard bahut kam ho jata hain..." she smiled a bit, "maine to apna dard share kar liya... ab tumhari bari hain..." she said. Raghu looked to her with a mild smile and questioning look. He never told anyone about her mother, not even machmach and daya mai. Only ajji knew about a bit but that's too little. But for the first time he also wanted to open his heart to someone. Cause, he knew that she could understand his condition to n extent. "don't worry, main kisi ko kuch nahi bataungi... aur agar tumhe man kare to bato... main tumhe force nahi karungi..." antara assured. A genuine smile escaped his lips and he started. He shared each and every little memory he had of her mother. How she was, how she used to talk, how charming her smile was and how she scolds him when he used to do tantrums and how he used to lie on her lap while sleeping and she caressed his hairs. Antara heard each and everything patiently with a small smile in her face. she felt like she was not watching the arrogant basti's god anymore! Rather than she was watching the little boy inside him who was craving for motherly affection for long time. It got clearer to her that why he was so worried about her momma's treatment.
"arey ye lo chacha tumhare kapre... Apne pass hi rakho... mera hath pair dukhre la hain iske wajan se..." raghu handover the jacket to shop owner quickly and huffed. The old shop owner seemed quite known to antara. "kyun beta, kasshmir ki shaardi bhari par gayi?!" the shop owner asked in a light tone. "arey nahi chacha... ussey jyada bhari toh ye kapre hain..." raghu said in irritated tone. Rantara was folding her cardigan at a side. She looked towards them and said, "chacha actually baat ye hain ki ye aaj tak dusre ko jhatke dete aa raha the... aaj paheli baar khud ko Kashmir ke thandi hawa ki jhatka laga hain... iss liye thore down ho gaye hain..". both chacha and antara giggled. "ee sun...!!" rghu moved at her side and hold her hand "jyada shaan patti mat dikha samjhi... chal waps upar chalet hain issi wakt... dikhta hoon kaun kis ko jyada jhatka maar ta hain..." he said and was almost about to drag her outside. "arey raghu..." antara tried to say something but chacha interrupted, "beta aap dono abhi upar nahi jaa sakte abhi to gondola bhi bandh ho gaya hain..." he informed. Antara looked at him with a victorious smile. "bach gayi...!!" raghu said in an irritating tone. "beta ek baat bataon... tumhe mandir nahin jana... har baar to jati thi tum log..." he asked. antara's eyes caught a bit sadness, "mujhe nahi pata chacha!! Man nahi lag raha hain. Momma bhi yahan nahi hain... wo hoti toh zarror jati...unka fav place hain wo gulmarg mein.." antara smiled a bit. "arey mandir-dargah jahan bhi wol, jane ke liye bhala man bana ne ki kya zarurat hai... hum to khuda ke pass usi liye jate hain ta ki humein shanty mil sake..." Chacha said. "arey kaun si mandir ki baat kar rahe hain chacha?!!" raghu asked. "wo..." antara indicated towards outside. Following his gaze raghu found a mindir standing at the very far corner of the side. "wo gulmarg ki shivji ka mandir hain.. momma humesha yahan ati thi.." she informed with a smile. "arey to chalna... wahan to apun humesha bappa ko hello hi karte rahete hain subah saam. Yahan shivji ko bhi bye bye karke jate hain..." he said in exciting voice. Both antara and chacha suppressed their laugh. "par problem ye hain raghu ki wo jagah kafi door hain.. aur humein abhi bus bhi pakarni hain... last bus chut jayega agar mandir gaye toh..." antara informed. "beta tum ek kaam karo na... bahar mera jeep khara hain... usi ko leke chale jaon, jaldi pauch jaoge..." chacha said. "arey chacha app ke paas jeep hain?! pahele kyun nahi bataya... aab toh pun logo ko udhar jane se koi nahi rok sakta... chacha chabi do apun gari nikal leta hain.." raghu said in enthusiastic voice. "arey nahi nahi chacha... koi zarurat nahi hain... hum khud dekh lengey..." antara said. "atrey yeri, chacha itne pyar se kahe raha hain to le le na unki gari... tere ko bhi na humesha help lene se problem kyun hoti hain? haan?!!" raghu said from the side. antara understood that she couldn't stop raghu at all. So she shook her head in disappointment. "arey tu tension mat le... apun mast jeep chalata hain... panch min mein udhar tapak parega...chacha aap mere ko chabi do!!" raghu said. "haan ye lo beta..." chacha handed over the key to raghu. "chacha main pehele hi kahe rahi hoon... aap jiske hathon apni jeep de rahe ho na... iska koi gurantee nahin hain ki aap ka jeep sahi salamat wapas ayega bhi ya nahi..." antara said in a bit teasing tone. "oye tu chup kar na... bari fikar hain tujhe chacha ki jeep ki... bahut pasand aa gaya kya? Shadi karni hain?!!" he asked in irritating tone. Antara again giggled to suppress her laugh. "arey tum fikar mat karo beta... jeep ko chor do bas tum dono salamat rahena... aur haan mandir ke pass wali dhabe mein jeep chor dena.. hum wohi se le lengey.." chacha said. "thik hain chacha..." raghu said and both of them came out from the store.
Raghu took the driver seat and looked towards antara. she was looking to the bonnet of the jeep with a slight smile. "eee ab kya dekh rahi hain?! jaldi uth na..." raghu said. "waisey tumne sahi kaha tha.. ye jeep sach mein bahut handsome hain... socch rahi hoon tumhari baat maan loon aur issey shadi kar loon..." she said caressing thee body of jeep. "chup kar... nautanki!!.." raghu said chocking a laugh. Antara giggled naughtily. "chal ajja,..." he said. She nodded and got up on the seat. She tried to put up her seatbelt but the lock was jammed. So she couldn't lock the seatbelt properly. raaghu noticed that and suddenly his hand approached to help her. their fingers touched each other and both of them felt an electric pulse ran down thein nerve. Both looked into each other's eyes. Startled, a bit confused, trying to read each other's mind, unable to find the proper reason of their new developed feeling. Even their unconscious hand connection was making their heartbeat uneven. The new subtle feeling was growing badly in them. But soon the air became light by their cute innocent smile towards each other. Antara took back her hand and raghu fixed the lock of his seat belt. "thank you!!" antara said generously. Raghu just smiled and started the engine. The jeep ran through the curvy road of gulmarg valley.
As antara stepped on the last stair of the slope followed by raghu, they entered at the temple premises. The temple was not huge or gorgeous. It was small. But really pretty and beautiful and at all their was a beautiful view of the gulmarg valley golf course from the temple premises as the temple was situated at a bit hight. Both of them stepped inside the temple walking side by side. There was no other people rather than two of them. Perhaps all the visitors had already left the place. The inside of the temple was also quite. In the main sanctum, there was a shivling placed and the side area of shivling was decorated with flowers, candles and light. They didn't enter in the main sanctum but stood outside. The whole environment was so divine. Raghu noticed antara's face wwhich was catching that pleasant smile aagain. Her eyes were gleaming with so much pleasure that he also felt an unknown pleasure in him. Antara stepped forward a little towards the door of main sanctum and stood under the huge temple bell hanging from the above. she pushed the bell and joined her hand closing her eyes. A smile was playing on her face and slowly her lips were moving. Raghu wandered what she was praying to god with so much cheerful face. Raghu folded his hand and stood there supporting the pillar. He looked towards the shivling and started his mind talk to shivji, bole to hello shivji... dekho apun pahele hi kahe deta hain mere ko ye sab hath watt jorke... ye sab mantar wantar parna nahi ata... Puch lo bappa se apun Mumbai mein bhi unke sath aise hich batein karte hain... aur aap se bhi aise hi baat karengey... waisey bhi ajji kaheti hain sare bhagwan eek hote hain... apun bas sidhi baat karte hain.. sanjhe na aap?!! Mere ko apne liye kuch jyada to nahi maangta...par..' raghu's eyes moved towards antara who was still busy in prayer. iss yeri ki... sorry mera matlab ye antara aap se jo bhi mangta hain na ussey please pura kar dene ka... bechari bahut kuch kho chukka hain life mein... ab aur dukh nahi dene ka issey... samajh gaye na aap?!.. barobar?!' his mind talk got finished with shivji and coincidently at that moment antara stood up and pushed the prayer bell again making the deep sound reflecting at the temple premises. Like god had sent the message for his prayer's approbation. Raghu smiled gently looking at shivling. Both of them came out of temple side by side just like the way they entered. "sachmein, agar yahan nahin ati to aisa kagta ki kuch adhura sa rahe gaya hain... thanks!!" antara looked to him and said genuinely. "arey kitna thx boleegi yeri?!! Pahele to muh se ek thx sun ne mein kaan taras jate the aur aab to thx ki baan aa gaya hain..." raghu said taunting her. antara smilled sweetly. "waisey ek baat bata, tu udhar bhagwwan se kya mang rahi thi?"raghu asked. "har baat tumhe sun ni paregi kya?! Waisey bhi bhagwan se kiye gaye prayers batayein nahi jate!!" antara said. "arey tu nahin bata tin a... to mera khana hajam nahi hota... fir mere ko acidity ho jayega... Fir tere ko hi problem hogi... iss sey acha mere ko bata de na.." raghu said demanding her answwer. Antara was about to reply back but they heard the sound of buses horns. The last bus was about to leave so without making further conversation they rushed downstairs to catch the bus.
Again they had to stand as all seats were full already. But the bus was not that much congested as there was not so many peoples. Antara looked at raghu who was standing at her front. "so raghu, kaisa laga baraf ka maidan?!" she asked with a smile. "hmm acha tha...!! Par..." raghu wandered a bit. "par kya?!!" antara asked. "mere ko ussey bhi mast ek cheez dekhne ko mili aaj...!!" raghu said with a smirk. "uss sey bhi achi cheez. Tum kis ki baat kar rahe ho?!" she asked in a bit confusion. "udhar dekh...!!" raghu indicated towards the glass piece fixed over the nearby window. Antara looked at that side and was confused to see her own reflexion. She moved her confused gaze to raghu. "kahena kya chahte ho tum?!" she asked and moved to the glass pieces again. raghu slightly leaned over her neck startling her a bit. He held her both shoulder firmly and smiled as both of them could c their reflection on that glass. "gaur se dekh ANTARA!! pahechan issey...ye wohich photo frame wali hashmukh antara hain... jissey na jane kab se apun dhundle ra tha... Aaj idhar aa ke hath mein ayi!!" he said in a deep slow tone which roamed in her ear. Antara gasped a bit looking towards the glass piece. She just couldn't believe her eyes. She was smiling again, just like that old lively girl she used to be! She twitched her head and looked towards raghu with amused eyes. Raghu was looking towards her reflection with a really admiring look. Sensing her gaze on him he looked to her with a huge, innocent but charming smile. Antara couldn't utterd a word for a while. He did everything just to make her happy!! She understood at last that why he wanted to come at the place which was her favorite place. Cause he knew that how much happy it would make her. Her grateful eyes silently thanked him and he accepted that dropping his leads in a blink. The chilly wind of gulmarg touched them for the last time and both of them smiled towards each other forgetting all the people of the crowded bus. It seemed like they were each other's world, no one was there. The bus driver started the engine at it headed towards the Srinagar leaving the gulmarg beside. Gulmarg!! Who became the unspeakable witness of the change between two beautiful hearts.
ps: So guyzz as far the day has come to an end and the gulmarg trip is finished at last😉. Dekho maine cheating nahi ki... promo ke sare scenes include kar diye... barf mein lot pot wala, jeep wala scene fir mandir wala also😆... sorry of it felt bored.. but hope u enjoyed the journey.😃 Stay tuned for next update so many things are waiting to get unfold.
Edited by ifians - 11 years ago
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