Jaanib-e-Manzil
~~~~ Part 2 ~~~~
The train journey started really early in the morning and Mayank being very organised, made sure he was not late to arrive at the station. But for that, he did not sleep well last night. So decided to catch up with his sleep during the journey. As he tries to take the nap…he is constantly awaken by …well you can guess..😊
N: o bhaiyya Aaalll izzz Welll …o chachuuu AAAll izzz welll (she sings on top of her voice along with her ipod)
M: (taps on her shoulder and indicates to take the headphones out for a second. Nupur takes them out and asks..)
N: kya hua?
M: humain neend nahi aarahi hai
N: to humain kyun keh rahe ho? kisi doctor se kaho k ilaaj waghaira karein
M: (sighs) aap nahi samjhe…humain itni shor me neend nahi aati
N: dekho yeh train hai…isski awaaz control karna to na tumhare bas me hai na hamare. so humain bataake faida nahi koi
M: (now really frustrated) humain aapki wajah se neend nahi aarahi. aap itna shor karti ho…koi kaise soye??
N: maine shor kiya? kab???
M: ab…abhi to shor macha rahi thee
N: o hello…hum gunguna rahe the..isse shor nahi kehte. college me hamara gaana sunnay k liye log line laga dete hai. khabardar jo apne besurri kaanon ki ghalti meri awaaz ko diya to
M: ufff… (as he leaves the carriage for some fresh air)
After half an hour of 'soul searching' which he seems to have lost behind at the platform somewhere eversince he met this girl, Mayank comes back to his seat where he finds Nupur buying some food stuff from the hawker.
N: arre..kahan chale gaye the? pakoray khaoge?
M: No…thanks!
N: thik hai …(she buys a few for herself only) bhaisaab kitne paise hue?
As the hawker quotes his price, Nupur starts yelling at him!
N: kyaaa….pakora baich rahe ho ya mercedes? kya samajh rakkha hai? aise musaafiron ko lootoge aur hum log hans hans k bardasht kar lenge!! kabhi nahi…nahi chahiye tumhare pakoray..le jaao
But Nupur had already devoured a few and the hawker insisted that she should pay for those. The argument was getting really ugly when Mayank starts feeling sorry for the poor hawker and he pays for the pakorays Nupur ate.
N: tumne paise kyun diye?
M: sukoon k liye (he whispers to himself)
N: kya kaha?
M: I mean…khamakha log ekhatte ho rahe the…scene create horaha tha..to socha..(couldn't complete the sentence as usual)
N: to socha k hum khud Daanveer bann jaate hai aur apne pocket se paise de dete hai! hai na? kya samajh rakkha hai? bolo…hamare paas paise nahi hai? tum agar humain koi middle class, muftkhor family ki larki samajh rahe ho..to ghalat ho…saufisaadi ghalat. tumhe andaaza bhi hai k hum kaun hai? hamare khandan ka pata chalega to tumhara yeh mun khula ka khula reh jayega. (then she starts addressing the other passengers in the cabin) hamare dada ji uss zamane me…)
The chatterbox continues as Mayank puts a towel over his face and falls asleep. Suddenly..he is awaken by a strange noise. As he takes off the towel from his face, he notices Nupur vomiting. He takes his water bottle out and hands it over to her.
M: aap thik ho na?
N: jee…pata nahi achanak kyun..
M: shayed woh pakoray acche nahi the. aapko aise bahar ka khaana nahi khana chahiye
N: bahar ka khanay se kya murad hai aapka? iss train me ghar ka khana kahan se aayega?
M: aur kahan se…ghar se?
N: (LOL)…tumne kya humain 6/7 saal ki bacchi samajh rakkha hai jo lunchbox aur galey me water bottle leke ghumay hum? (she slows down when she notices Mayank holding a lunch box and a flask in his hand)
M: (smiles..) jee nahi aap 6/7 saal ki bacchi nahi per hum shayed 6/7 saal ka baccha hi hai. (he takes a sandwich out of his lunch box and starts eating. Nupur was hungry earlier and now she is feeling even more hungry
N: kya zamana agaya hai? courtesy naam ki koi cheez baaqi nahi rahi kya (she whispers whilst Mayank pretends not to hear it at all. He actually wants her to ask him politely..for a change. And she asks…politely?? not sure 😛 )
N: aapko sharam nahi aati kya? jab se safar shuru hua hai humnain aap ki kitni madad ki! aur aap ek majboor..bhukhi..beemar larki k saamne haathi ki tarha khaaye jaarahe ho..ekbaar poocha nahi jaata kya k aapko chahiye?
M: kya?? aap meri madad kar rahi ho? MERI??
N: nahi…woh jo sardarji baithe hai na apne poori paltan ko lekar hum unki baat kar rahe hai! AUR KISKI! ek to aapko apne paas baithnay diya…itni moti kitaab poora parhna na pare isi liye poori kahani ki ending bhi batayi…aapko meri bakbak na sunna pare isi liye kaan me music laga diya…aur woh pakorewale bhaisaab bhi jab aaye tab humnain offer kiya aapko pakoray…nahi kiya kya? isse kehte hai sharafat..aur aap (she starts weeping)
M: (looks up and whispers) Khudaya yeh kis musibat me daal diya apne banday ko. kya..kya gunah kiya tha..kiski shakal dekha subhe subhe…sigh! seeing no other choice he offers a sandwich to Nupur) Lijiye..
N: nahi chahiye!! (and turns her face around)
After a while…Mayank notices Nupur wiping her tears in silence. His heart suddenly skips a beat..he felt a pinch there..he felt pain. May be he was too harsh to her…and now her silence has become quite unbearable to him…as if something has disappeared…something is lost! He didn't know what to say to her now and whether she is willing to talk to him anymore. So he leaves his lunchbox of sandwich in front of her and falls asleep again. After few minutes, he opens his eyes slightly to see that Nupur is nimbling on the sandwich. He smiles at her when Nupur sees him and smiles back at him.
M: ab tabiyet kaisi hai?
N: jee behter. shukriya
M: chaaye peeyenge? (as he opens his flask)
N: aapko waise bhi kaafi taqleef hogayi hai hamare wajah se..ab aur nahi
M: (notices that the 'tum' has now converted into 'aap') thik hai..to hamara saath dene k liye hi chaaye peelijiye.
And they both have their tea.
N: aap Bangalore akser jaaya karte hai?
M: hmm…ghar hai wahan. yahan to parhai k liye rehte hain bas. aur aap?
N: hum bhi…gharwale sab Bangalore me rehte hai. chuttiyon me akser jaana hota hai ghar
M: kaun kaun hai aapke ghar me?
N: baba hai..bua aur choti behen Gunjan. aur aap ki?
M: maa hai bas. to abhi semester ke dauraan ghar kyun?
N: (blushes) woh hamare liye ek rishta aaya hai..to..
M: hahhaaa…accha to aap shaadi kar rahe ho?
N: jee (she continues to blush)
M: per aapko nahi lagta aapko apni parhayi poori karni chahiye..
N: arre parhayi apni jagah aur shaadi apni jagah. parhayi hum shaadi k baad bhi kar lenge per shaadi me NO COMPROMISE (bold in her statement). hum to bachpan se shaadi k baare me soch soch k ussme me PhD kar chuke hai BY GOD. shaadi ki shopping..ek mehenga sa khubsoorat lehenga lenge hum…aur dhair saare saariyan..matching jewellery..matching shoes. poora ghar roshni se bhara hoga…sangeet hogi..saheliyon ki dhoom…gaana bajana. aur phir baarat niklegi shaan se…mera raajkumar safaid ghoray pe charhke aayega mujhe lene…(starts day dreaming)
M: lagta hai poori planning ker liya hai aap ne. waise aap ki iss poori planning me larke ka kuch ata pata nahi chal raha
N: ata pata matlab?
M: matlab kaisa larka hoga…kya karta hoga..usski family kaisi hogi..etc etc
N: arre woh sab sochne k liye baba aur bua hai na!! humain to bas shaadi ki program ki fiker hai…BY GOD
Mayank smiles at Nupur's simplicity. She is so naive…so innocent and simple...completely unaware of the complications of life. He never knew that such pure soul actually existed in this time and era but there she is…right in front of him and he can't just take his eyes off her.
Journey continues….
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