(EPISODE 74 on Pg 146)Do Dil Ek Jaan ..ek baar phir - Page 19

EPISODE 14

Her feet stumbled on the stone of road causing her sandal to break into two pieces but she didn't stop. Throwing away her sandals on the road she rushed again. her dupatta got un- arranged, heavy wind ruffled her open long hairs. Tears streamed down from her numb, sorrowful hazels and made her face swollen. Devastated by the everyday's conflict with the world and her own mind, the poor girl just became shattered and wanted to run away from each and everything and hide herself in an unknown corner of the world where no one would find or disturb her, where she could cry silently. Antara Kaul, the lively cheerful flower of Kashmir's beautiful garden, nurtured and brought up by the warm sun rays, and calm chilly wind, on which the moisture droplet glowed like a pearl in the first rays of morning sun, was suddenly uprooted and brought in that stony, lifeless, harsh environment of Mumbai. And the flower was dried in the scorching sun and smashed mercilessly under the foot of the heartless people of Mumbai city. Antara ran madly crying her heart out on the crowded road but there was no one who was kind enough to even notice her tears and ask her the reason. The selfish cruel world where no one thinks of others, that's what the city of Mumbai is...
But Antara didn't know that among the crowds, there were a pair of baby brown worried eyes who were following her continuously since she left that "Bajaj Enterprise". He was running behind her keeping pace easily with her speed and also picking up her broken sandals, gasping each and every time whenever she was about to strip on her own feet or about to hit any random vehicle or any person on the road and stopping himself from screaming. Raghu didn't want to disturb her. He knew that if he tried to confront her she would again moved into her usual shell and wouldn't speak a single word to him. so he just followed her silently. But he was worried that if she continued like that, the poor girl would surely have gone some major accident.

Antara didn't know where she was heading in the crowded unknown city. She just wanted to run away from everyone. The nasty face of Mr. Bajaj was still haunting her. His disgusting words and touch were burning her. Far from the crowd, she reached at a lonely corner of the city abruptly. It was a lonely small street surrounded by trees and there was also a small park at the side of road. At other side of road there was a large water reservoir. The place was filled up with the chirping sound of birds. The place seemed like an oasis in the concrete desert of Mumbai City. Antara stopped on the road abruptly and looked around. Where was she actually? She was never at that portion of city. She forgot that she was new in Mumbai city and didn't know the places well. She was afraid and looking here and there for help. But no one was nearby. The street was empty and lonely. She was afraid a little but the sound of chirping bird and calmness of the place made her frustration to come out from her. She really needed that peace after the bizarre incident. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply. Suddenly she heard the sound of bell and got startled. She opened her eyes and just at some distance she saw a small temple situated at the shore if that lake. The prayer bell was moving in wind and making sound. Antara wrapped her dupatta around her neck and covered her head. Then she moved towards that small temple. There were no people around. Only the lonely temple with the idol of Ganesh bhagwan and the prayer bell hanging from the roof waving in the wind, Antara looked up to the bell and she felt like god was calling her through that bell. She pushed the bell at once and moved inside the temple. The sound reflected on the each and every corner of the silent minaret. Antara looked towards ganeshji's idol with empty eyes. Her dried tears again became alive and ran down her swollen chicks. She collapsed on the floor crying vigorously. She was feeling hopeless, devastated, like there was no ending of sadness in her life. All ray of hopes seemed had gone leaving her in darkness!! No one was there for her, to listen to her bleeding heart's scream and give her a shoulder where she could cry on. Only the silent idol of ganesh bhagwnan was there in front of her. Antara looked up with red teary eyes and looked straightly towards ganeshji's idol. "KYUN?!!! AKHIR MAIN HI KYUN?!!... KYUN KAR RAHE HO AAP MERE SATH AISA?" Her heart wrenching scream reflected at each and every corner of silent temple. "AAKHIR GALTI KYA HAIN MERI ...BATAIYEIN MUJHE?!! YAHIN KI MAINE SACHE DIL SE APNI FAMILY KE LIYE KUCH KARNA CHAHA.. MUSIBAT MEIN UNKI MADAD KARNI CHAHI AUR BADLE MEIN AAP NE MUJHE YE SAZA DI?!" She was almost hyperventilating while screaming out those words. She just couldn't handle the frustration anymore. She squeezed her eyes to control the overflow but it didn't stop. "Papa kahete hain agar sache man se kuch acha karna chaho too aap humesha unki mada karte hain. aur main to acha karna chahti hoon.. par jab bhi kuch acha karne jati hoon mujhe bas thokre milte hain..." she paused for a little. Her voice was broken and full of pain. "Bachpan se leke aaj tak ,na maine koi test mein copying ki hain , na maine bad words use ki hain ,plus I've tried my best in being a good human . Then why?!" Another doze of tear came out from her eyes and her voice chocked. Her tears had almost drenched her chicks, her throat and dropping down on the floor of temple. "Idhar ke log kitne ajeeb hain.Woh ek Raghu hain , jiski aankhon mein gussa hain par mujhe dil ka woh accha laga tha. Par woh bhi mujhse ladta rehta hain. Kya main itni boori hoon? . mama ji ko mushkil ho rahi thi itne sarein logon ki kharcha utha ne mein, iss liye maine socha ki job kar ne se unka bojh kam ho jayega aur chinta bhi door ho jayegi.. par aap ne mujhe yahan bhi..." she couldn't speak anymore and sobbed for long. Then again composing herself she started. "aap ne toh dekha naa uss mr bajaj ne mere sath kya karne ki koshis ki?!.. kaise mere kareeb aa raha tha... mujhe choone ki koshish kar raha tha..!!" her voice chocked again thinking about that disgusting moment. "aap ne dekha nahin?!.. usne kya kiya mere sath?! Ye dekhiye..." Antara threw her dupatta on the floor, "ye dekhiye uske gandhe hathon ke nishan mere sarrer par..." the red marks of his vulgar touches were still visible on her shoulder, "dekhiye kya kiya uss darinde ne mere sath... tab aap kahan the bhagwan ji?!... aap to sabkuch dekh rahe the.. to saza kyun nahin di aap ne ussey?!!" her whole feature trembled into disgust when she remembered about that moment in that office. She closed her eyes and another silent teardrop rolled on her chicks. "sach kahe rahi thi mummy... yahan koi nahin hain kisi ka sun ne wala.. sab ko bas apni padi hain..Selfish people !!... bhagwan bhi yahan logon ke nahin sunte..." Antara said in low voice looking towards the ground which was wet with her tears. Little did she knew that someone was standing right behind her hiding himself behind the pillar. Raghu was there listening to her each and every words, her pain, her turmoil and what that mr bajaj did to her. with his each and every scream, each and every teardrop his jaw hardened more and more. His hands clenched into feast and whole feature burned into tremendous anger. He saw her sinking in the floor like a smashed bouquet of flowers. His eyes were dangerously dark. Without saying a single word he moved out of the temple with heavy foots and walked on the roads with quick pace.

Mr bajaj was busy in flirting with another girl who just came for IV and the girl was quite flirty type and didn't mind his flirty words. Mr bajaj understood that she was the kind of girl who could literally do anything to get the job. "so miss tina.. I like your talent.. I think you are perfect for this job..." mr bajaj said rubbing tina's hand which was in his hold. Tina folded her knees and her legs became more visible due to her short skirts and she traced her index finger seductively on mr bajaj's face and said, "aap ne abhi meri talent dekha hi kaha hain sir!!.." she said in husky voice. "ahhh!!... tina.. tina I liked it!!" mr bajaj was grinning like a fool when suddenly a huge bang reached their ears and they jumped from the chair. The glass door of mr bajaj's cabin got smashed into pieces and mr bajaj saw his secretary crashed on the floor. "sir!!.." he stood up with stumbled feet and mr bajaj was scared looking at his state. There was fresh blood at the corner of his lip and a big bruise under his eye. "Bhusan!!! What happened to you?!!.. who did this?!... kaise huya yee sab?!!" mr bajaj asked in flow. "abey chillata kayeko hain?!! apun ne kiya yee sab..." a harsh voice said from the broken door and all of them was startled looking at the man standing near the door. "Raghunath Naik!!!! Tum Yahan?!!!" mr bajaj said loudly and he had also started having sweat drops. Everyone in the Mumbai city know very well. He knew how dangerous the man was. "acha huya pahechan liya bekar mein khalipilli intro naii dena padega..." Raghu said moving inside the cabin with heavy steps. His killer eyes were burning in rage. "tum andar kaise ayein?!! Security!!... security kahan hain?!!" mr bajaj said loudly. "abey s**e.. kiss chuhe aur billi ko paal kee rakha hain paisa de kar... khilata pilata nahin hain kya?! Apun ke ungli k ek thokar se zameen pe gir gaya..." raghu said smirking as he leaned on the wall. "sir!! He... he bit all of our security guards alone and they were all hurt and collapsed on the floor." bhusan said with shaking voice. "what?!!... but they all had guns.. banduk thi naa unke pass.." mr bajaj was utterly confused. "abey sare ke sare toote huye banduk hain.. aise banduk leke too apun ke basti ke bacche log khelte hain.." raghu chuckled, "ab sun... eee kya naam hain tera.. BAJEWALA..." Raghu said in confusion. "MR BAJAJ!!.." bhushan said with loud voice. "EEE...AWAZ NICHE..." his loud dangerous voice almost shook all of their knees. "abey ooo popatlaal... aur tuu rumal paheni huyi rumalwali..." raghu said towards bhusan and tina who was wearing that very short revealing dress and shaking at a corner. "abhi jaldi se jaldi idhar se nikal!! Mere ko BAJEWALA se baat karna hain... AKELE MEIN!!.." raghu said in dominating voice. bhusan and yina almost rushed out of the cabin. Mr bajaj coallapsed on the chair fixing his wide horrifying gaze towards raghu. raghu came towards him fixing his burning gaze on bajaj and stood there keeping his one leg on the other chair and leaned to him. "Raghubhai.. akhir aap chahte kya ho?... paisa?!!.. kitne paise chahiye bataiyen... main sab dene ke liye taiyar hoon..." bajaj said in stumbled voice looking towards raghu's cold dangerous expressionless eyes. "mere ko bas ek hi baat jaan je ka hain... ANTARA KAUL naam ki jo ladki idhar interview ke liye ayi thi... uske sath tune kya kiya.." raghu asked in firm voice. a cold shiver ran down mt bajaj's spine and he gulped. "woo woo.. antara?!!... nahi too... mujhe yaad nahi... AHHH..." mr bajaj's shaky voice changed into scream as raghu grabbed his neck in his iron grasp almost chocking his breath. "bata ta hoon.. bata taa hoon... Arye raghubhai... woo interview ke liye ayi thi aur ussey iss job ki bahut zarurat thi... Ouch!!!... maine dekha sidhi sadhi larki hain too maine ussey thoda sa flirt kiya... aur uske pass jane ki koshis ki... OUCH!!!... par raghubhai sach kahe raha hoon.. maine kuch nahin kiya.. arey mauka hi nahi diya uss larki nee... mujhe kya pata tha woo ladki nahi aag ka gola hain... sidhe mere mooh pe thappar maar ke nikal gayi... dekhiye.. uske hathon ke nishan abhi bhi mere gallon pe hain... AHHH... OUCH...OUCH!!!!..." mr bajaj winced in pain as raghu's hands were gripping tighter and tighter on his throat making almost impossible for him to breath. "abey s**e... usne to bas tujhe thappar mara... woo too bas trailer thi.. ab asli picture apun tere ko dikhata hain..." saying this in his cold dangerous tone, raghu threw him on the table crashing his face. Mr bajaj screamed like hell but before the scream could fade it again became loud as he felt raghu's hands twisted his arms joint and the sound of bone braking reflected in his ears. "issi hathon se chua tha naa tune usko...!!" his dangerous voice made him shiver and he understood that it was his end. The employes, bhusan and tina who were standing at outside heard his scream and trembled in fear. "aaj too sir ki khair nahin..." bhusan said nodding his head.

After some moment,

"Raghubhai!!.. raghubhai.. maaf kar do.. aisi galti dubara nahin hogi... aaj ke baad kabhi kissi larki ke taraf ankh uth ake nahi dekhunga..." mr bajaj said with fearful eyes. he was collapsed on the floor with bruises all over his face and his one hand was almost broken. "aaj saam tak kaa waqt de raha hoon... Antara se maafi mang ke anna.. warna..." raghu said leaning to him. "arey nahi nahi raghubhai... main pakka aaj saam se pahele maafi mang loongi uss sey.." bajaj said in stumbled voice. throwing his disgusted look towards bajaj, raghu went out from his cabin.

By: Ria and minor edits by editing team 😆