VeeBa SS-Jab Mila tu-Pt3/3(last part) updated on Page4 - Page 2

Day three

It was Three fifteen AM in the morning and time to kick start day three.

Baldev's phone rang frantically and he picked it up without looking at the caller's identity.

"koun hai bey? Inni raat gaye kya kaam hai?" he sounded so irate.

(who's that? why are you calling so late at night)

"tune apni veerakdi ki awaz nahi pehchani? Chal chod..tu bas bahar aaja..mennu jungle le chal..main tere ghar ke bahar khadi hoon"

(you didn't recognize your Veerakdi...ok leave, you just come out...im waiting for you...please accompany me to the jungle)

"oye Veera..inni raat ko tennu jungle jaana hai? Sher pakadna hai ki?" he was only half awake.

(you want to go to the jungle this time of the night?? do you want to catch some tigers?)

tu hai na mera sher' she almost said but the words that came out were "mennu jungle ke beech jaake ugta hua suraj te doobta hua chaand, dono ek saath dekhna hai..aur aaj poonam ki raat hai..tu jaldi aaja" she said in her most sincere voice.

(i have to see the setting moon and rising sun, both at same time...please come fast)

After a while a harried looking Baldev came down and Veera rubbed her hands in glee. She didn't care about her sleepless night, she had ruined his sleep! Then they started on foot towards the forest. Veera was walking ahead, talking nine to the dozen and Baldev followed her with sluggish steps.

"Veera..tujhe bhoot se dar nahi lagta? Agar koi bhoot saamne aagaya toh?" Baldev asked.

(Veera, aren't you scared of the ghosts? what if they appear infront of us?)

"bhoot aagaya toh tujhse dar ke bhaag jaayega" she muttered too low for him to hear.

(they'll get scared of you and bolt)

Strangely, Veera felt no fear which she would have normally felt in such a situation. She was here with a guy whom she didn't trust and her family had absolutely no clue about all this. The forest was thick, dark and mysterious but she felt an excitement instead of fear, trudging through it.

"tu ek baat bata, subah hone me toh abhi kitna waqt hai..hum yahan inni jaldi kyon aaye? Teri wajah se meri saari neend kharab hogayi" Baldev yawned.

(tell me one thing, there is still so much time for morning..why did we come here so soon? my sleep got ruined because of you)

"woh mennu laga ki mere ek baar phone karne se tu uthega nahi..phir mennu tere kamre wich aakar tujhe uthana hoga..uske liye waqat lagta na.." she batted her eye lids like she had seen those filmy heroines do. Unfortunately her dart missed its target as Baldev got busy with making himself a bed of leaves below a nearby tree.

(i thought you wouldn't get up hearing my phone call..then i'd need to come to your room..try to wake you up..that surely would've taken time na)

"jaise hi subah ho jaaye mennu uthade.." he said and closed his eyes. She rolled her eyes at him. He fell asleep within seconds.

(wake me up in the morning)

The forest was eerily silent and the absence of sound suffocated her; as if a cloak of darkness was covering her with no room to breathe. She strained her ears to hear a tiny sound but there was none. It was equivalent of being stuck in a time warp. Not even a leaf moved. As if someone had pressed a pause' button on the whole world.

She had to break this silence otherwise she'd go mad. "Baldev, mennu andhere se bohot dar lag raha hai.." she shook his shoulder and he woke up with a start.

"Baldev singh ke hote hue tennu darne di koi lod nahi..tu bhi soja..(you don't have to be afraid when Baldev singh is here..you too sleep now)" he gently pushed her head towards his shoulder and Veera had to comply. It was weird how much Veera was aware of this man, the movement of his body with each breath..the up-down of his chest every 2 seconds..it felt good sleeping on his shoulder..you need to snore as loud as you can, Veera..So that he throws you off..but the sleep fairy got the better of her and she forgot to snore.

She had previously set an alarm at 5.30AM and its shrill cry woke them in the morning. Baldev suggested a nearby field on a hill top so that she can watch the sunrise and moon set both, without any obstructions.

It was a cold, windy morning when the sun made its appearance. The god of light illuminated the earth as if it were a bride. The small shrubs and plants on the edge of the hillock looked amazing with dew drops and Veera had never seen such a beauty before. She had to thank the man who made it possible, her plan be damned.

"Baldev??" she called out and got no answer. She spotted him extending both arms forward as if inviting the wind towards him.

"yeh tu kya kar raha hai? Sunrise ka maza aise liya jaata hai" she brought his hands towards the side and demonstrated the pose herself; standing in front of him. A perfect titanic pose..If only someone could take a picture of them now, she would keep the picture close to her heart for an entire life time. That thought made her insides go cold..why would she want a picture of the guy she planned to bid adieu very soon?

The spell was broken when Baldev immediately said "mennu bhook lag rahi hai Veera..beeji bhi dhoond rahi hogi na..chal chalte hain".

Oh yes..she had to plan her next strategy.

The rest of the day Veera remained busy with some or the other work and meanwhile got a lot of time to prepare for day four.

Day four

Baldev Balwant Singh was a man born and brought up in a village and if she knew him well, he had highly orthodox beliefs which forbade certain things for women; like smoking or wearing revealing clothes or hanging out with stranger men. So, if she depicted herself as a new age girl in front of him, he might give up the thought of marrying her.

With the pretext of a surprise, Veera invited Baldev to her room and tied a black cloth over his eyes before revealing the surprise.

"tujhe kuch dikhana hai..ab patti khol aur bata, main kaisi lag rahi hoon?( i have to show you something, open your eyes and tell me, how do i look?)" she pirouetted in front of him showing off her body. She was wearing a dress which missed her knees by good one inch and her ample cleavage danced with each breath. She had a cigarette in her right hand for the effect.

"yeh kya pehena hai tune? Aur tu cigarette peeti hai?(what the hell are you wearing? and you smoke!!)" Baldev looked horrified. He grabbed her face and looked straight into her eyes. Veera let out an involuntary shudder. His eyes were feral, like an animal.

"sheher me sab yahi toh pehente hain..tujhe achcha nahi laga? Lagega bhi kaise, tu toh dehati hai..Karan ko toh bohot achcha lagta tha(everyone wears these kind of clothes in the city...you didn't like it? im not surprised...you are a villager afterall..Karan used to like my modern avatar so much)" she said with arrogance breaking his hold. Her voice came out a little shaken.

An argument ensued and ended with an irate Baldev walking out in huff. Veera felt drained of all energy she possessed before. If she thought logically, yes he was right. Her plan aside, if her brother or mother saw her in this, they would have a cardiac arrest..And she shouldn't have compared him to Karan.

Oh wait a second.. wasn't that the purpose of all this circus she had been planning..make him feel offended. Cool..let him be angry..keep it going.

She made a video call to Amrit and narrated her everything from A to Z, leaving out only that part when they had stood in the titanic pose. She felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about it.

If only she had mind reading powers and had heard that person's mind, who had made note of everything she and Amrit spoke.