Alternate Story Part 1
"Alright cadets, I hope ye situation sort out ho gayi hai?"
Naina understands that more than to them the question has been indicated towards her. Blushing, she chooses not to look towards him.
Rajveer giving a last look towards blushing Naina, leaves.
All the cadets start discussing among themselves. Naina who has been holding her fit of laughter for so long decides to leave too. She needs space, she needs to get away from them to enjoy the laughter. And that is exactly what she chooses to do.
"Ahmm... guys wo mujhey thoda kaam hai, main thodi der mein milti hun tumhe",
she manages to inform them, holding her emotions.
"Theek hai Phoolan. Milte hain baad mein",
replies a sad Huda on behalf of all.
Pressing her lips together hard, in order to control her laughter, she leaves.
As she turns to her left changing the corridor, unable to resist any longer starts laughing.
(Happy Rajveer-Naina tune begins)
Desperately wanting to share this feeling with Rajveer, she heads towards Rajveer's room.
Not caring to knock the door, Naina pushes it open and finds a laughing Rajveer sitting on his sofa holding his stomach, which is aching out of continuous laughter.
Reaching the sofa placed in front of Rajveer, across the center table, Naina continues with her laughter, throwing her head backwards. Rajveer gradually begins to end his fit of laughter as he doesn't want to miss seeing Naina laughing her heart out.
(Fast Rajveer-Naina flute tune begins)
Sitting straight, Naina asks him,
"Ap... apne... unka chehra dekha tha??"
Asking that she enjoys another fit of laughter. Rajveer laughs too, never ending his stare on Naina.
"But seriously ye bohot hi weird tha!! Main ye kabhi nahi bhulungi",
says she, thinking about the incident.
"Main bhi...",
says Rajveer, softly.
"Apna chehra dekha tha apne?",
asks Naina, indicating towards him by her hand.
Her line makes him to blush.
"Tumne apna chehra dekha tha?",
teases back Rajveer, after blushing.
Blushing, Naina looks towards him. As she stares him, she gets serious, so does Rajveer. They realize what could have happened had they become adamant on reaching POINT 1857. Naina's cheeks warm up under his constant gaze.
They know, they both know how much this lone time at POINT 1857 mean to them! How precious it is to them. They smile hesitantly, blushing.
Naina lowers her eyes slowly, followed by Rajveer.
"Ahmm... tum ready ho jao, main thodi der mein tumhe milta hoon!",
he tells her, giving her a smile that conveys her how much this journey means to him.
Naina nods her head, accepting his words and also indicating him that she understands what it means to him because that's exactly what it means to her.
~*~*~
After sometime they meet each other outside KMA. Rajveer who was waiting for her outside the main gate finds her nervous and puzzled. Something tells him that this nervousness is not related to going to POINT 1857 with him!
"Hi! All fine?",
asks Rajveer, looking towards her.
"Ahmm... haan!",
says a confused Naina.
Still taking it as her nervousness, Rajveer chooses to avoid it for some moments, thinking that she'll be fine soon.
"Achi lag rahi ho",
he compliments her, not only because she is looking beautiful but also to divert her mind.
"Thank you!",
she blushes.
His compliment comes as a surprise for her as her mind is not fully here.
Now this reminds her...
Slapping her forehead, blushing she says,
"Thank you so much. Mujhey ye dress bohot pasand ayi",
she smiles looking towards him.
Rajveer not caring about the gesture of her gratefulness, remains serious and says,
"That's alright Naina. Iss mein thank you bolne ki koi baat nahi hai. Tum wo bolo jo main sunna chahta hun!"
His this reply skips Naina's heartbeat. She looks towards him, her eyes wide open.
Realizing the blunder he has committed, Rajveer broadens his eyes too.
Turning to look towards her, embarrassed, he says,
"I... I mean..."
He goes speechless. His own words shock him as much as they shock Naina.
Blushing, Naina lowers her eyes. Rajveer's heartbeat picks up pace.
Naina controls herself and chooses to take pity on him. Clearing her throat she says,
"Waise... aaj ka din main kabhi nahi bhulungi"
Rolling his eyes, Rajveer asks her, his heart fluttering, but he chooses to keep it a secret.
"I don't understand tum ladkiyon ko POINT 1857 janey ka itna kyun shok hai?"
Naina looks towards him, confused, her brows creased.
"What?",
she asks, surprised.
Rajveer looks towards her, pushing up his shoulders, he puts his shoulders up in the air, as a gesture that he really doesn't understand why do all girls go crazy when it comes to visiting POINT 1857?
"Apko kaise pata ki dusri ladkiyan bhi meri tarah hi react karti hongi, POINT 1857 jakar? Ya wahan janey ke liye?",
asks Naina, narrowing her eyes on him.
Getting nervous Rajveer says,
"Nahi... nahi main to bus aise hi..."
Shaking her head, Naina chooses to avoid the topic.
Rajveer thinks of a topic which might help to get over their previous conversation.
"Acha Naina... socho agar wo sub bhi wahan aa jate humare saath to kya hota?",
asks Rajveer, out of blue.
Naina halts immediately. Rajveer creases his brows, giving weird expression, thinking, what made him to say so? But anyways now that he has asked already, he can't take his words back. He turns to look towards her.
Plastering a smile on her face, Naina replies,
"Agar aisa hota, to main wahan se chali aati wapas academy!"
"Kyun?",
asks Rajveer immediately, knitting his brows.
Noise of a car running at a high speed drags Naina's attention. She turns to her left to see who it is, but the car had already gone far away.
Rajveer, holding Naina by her upper arm, demands,
"Jawab do mujhey!"
"Arey aap gussa kyun ho rahe hain?",
asks Naina, surprised on finding him getting angry at her.
Releasing his breath, he says,
"Main gussa nahi ho raha. Par tum chali kyun aati wapas?"
"Oh right! True! Main wapas kyun aati?",
thinks Naina, looking at the opposite direction. Then turning back to look towards Rajveer, she says, all serious,
"Main jati hi nahi!"
~*~*~
Rajveer stares her, his eyes opened wide out of shock.
"Tum jaati hi nahi?",
he asks out of disappointment on hearing how she would have reacted.
"Of course! To aap chahte ki main unke saath jaun? I mean hum sub ek saath jatey? Like HUM SAATH SAATH HAIN type situation?",
she asks, unable to believe that she is explaining such easy logic to him. God! Was he really expecting that they would have gone together? Rolling her eyes, she sighs.
"Haan to iss mein galat kya hai?",
asks Rajveer, knitting his brows, looking towards her, all serious.
Listening to his question, Naina halts abruptly and looks towards him. She shakes her head in disbelief.
"Aap Captain Rajveer hi hain na?",
she asks, quizzically.
That comes as a surprise for Rajveer. He asks out of shock, raising his voice a little,
"What?"
"Kyun tumhe shaq hai?",
he asks, plastering a smile on his face.
"Ji! Wo kya hai na itne dino se aap se aise baatein expect karne ki kabhi gustakhi nahi ki maine!",
she replies, mockingly.
Arching a brow, smiling, he makes the best use of the opportunity and asks,
"Theek ussi tarah na jaise maine ye expect nahi kiya tha ki tum firse mere saath POINT 1857 jana chahogi?"
Pointing her index finger towards him, she warns him,
"Don't you dare lie! Apko achi tarah pata tha ki main wapas jane ke liye apko kahungi. Don't pretend ki apko nahi pata tha because maine tab bhi apko bola tha ki main wapas nahi aana chahti par nahi aap hi wapas le aye mujhey",
scolds Naina, mildly.
Knitting his brows, he asks,
"Acha? To tum kya chahti thi wahin ghar basa lete hum dono?",
he asks, raising his voice.
"Suggestion dekar to dekhte aap!",
teases Naina.
This comes as a shock for Rajveer. He halts. Naina, knowing how her words has affected him, controls her laughter somehow and avoids looking towards him, knowing that if she looks towards him she won't be able to control herself from laughing.
"Naina...",
he calls in disbelief, stairing her, holding his waist from either side.
Naina turns to look towards him, blushing.
"Cadet hun, ek soldier ke saath hun, inn chotey-motey rukawaton se kya darna? Wo bhi tab jab mere mentor Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat saath hon?",
she asks, arching her right brow, blushing, smiling.
(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)
Smiling, his heart filled with joy and love for her, never ending the eye contact, he says,
"Mentor?"
Understanding what he means, she lowers her eyes out of shyness and says,
"Mentor bhi aur..."
Rajveer holds his breath, in order to listen to her further reply. With his heart beating frantically, he doesn't find himself in a state to push her further, and waits for her to continue, knowing she would understand how impatient he is right now to listen to her further words which will complete the line, and make it meaningful.
Rajveer holds his breath, in order to listen to her further reply. With his heart beating frantically, he doesn't find himself in a state to push her further, and waits for her to continue, knowing she would understand how impatient he is right now to listen to her further words which will complete the line, and make it meaningful and will help him to breath again.
Naina looks towards him, smiling, blushing, she continues,
"Mere bhaiya ke dost bhi!"
Rajveer releases the breath he had been holding this whole time, on listening to her words and rolls his eyes.
His gesture makes Naina to giggle, secretly.
"Kya hua? Maine kuch galat kaha?",
she asks teasingly.
Rajveer narrows his eyes on her. Smiling, he relaxes his eyes and says,
"Nahi kuch galat nahi kaha"
This makes Naina to laugh. Rajveer blushes on being teased by Naina.
Whilst listening to her laughter, Rajveer hears sound of two people chatting. Rajveer gets alert. Halting he turns to check who it is. He discovers no one. But this he is sure that someone is out there. He turns to look towards Naina who is walking ahead of him.
He doesn't take this lightly. He reaches Naina and takes his hand to her shoulder, wrapping her by his arm. But as he was about to touch her shoulder, his shyness and hesitation takes over his protective nature.
(Slow Rajveer-Naina guitar tune begins as Rajveer lowers his eyes blushing, hesitating to touch her)
He turns to look towards her intently. Although he does put his hand on her shoulder but decreases the distance between them.
Naina who by now has reached the end of her fit of laughter, looks towards him. Lowering her eyes out of shyness, Naina walks forth, Rajveer walks next to her.
Rajveer says,
"Hmm... waise ek baat to pata chal gayi, tum kisi bhi situation mein adjust karne se peechey nahi hatogi",
he smiles.
"Bilkul bhi nahi. Aap mujhey jahan bhi le jayein; jis bhi situation mein hum rahein, mujhey koi problem nahi hai, agar aap mere saath hain to!",
says Naina, earnestly.
Her words swell Rajveer's heart with pride and love for her. One thing he is sure now, even though today she is a mere cadet, but if situation arrives and she has to stay with him in adverse conditions, she would never leave his side. Not that he had doubt about her sincerity and commitment towards him, but her words confirmed that she has in mind - what all they might have to face, if they get into anything! Theirs is not going to be smooth life. Because for soldiers, smoothness is enemy and roughness is friend, who meet them every now and then! But if they stay together, none of the adversities can break them! All they need is to have patience and deal with the situation maturely!
Naina realizes that the distance between them has decreased. She looks towards him with her twinkling eyes. Rajveer looks back at her.
~*~*~
As they keep walking ahead Naina's eyes catch something before she steps on to it.
Knitting her brows, she gets down and picks up an earring.
"Kya hua Naina?",
asks Rajveer, concerned, knitting his brows.
Staring at the earring, with utter surprise, she tells him,
"Ye... ye Pooja ki hai!"
"Pooja ki?",
he asks getting down to examine it.
Looking at it he chuckles and says,
"Come on Naina, zaruri thodi na hai ki ye Pooja ki hi ho? I mean I am sure agar tum bol rahi ho to uske paas aisi earrings hongi but aisi earrings ka pair ek hi to manufacture nahi hua hoga na? I am sure aur bhi hue honge, so hogi kisi aur ki. Chalo."
But the earring succeeds in sowing the seed of doubt in Naina's mind.
As Rajveer walks ahead, Naina holds his hand, refraining him from moving ahead.
(Rajveer-Naina slow guitar tune begins)
This skips Rajveer's heartbeat. He looks towards her hand, holding his hand. A knot forms in his throat as so many emotions gush up inside him. Dragging his eyes from the hold, he looks towards Naina.
"Kya hua?",
he asks, concerned.
Looking towards him nervously, Naina asks,
"What if agar wo bhi wahan gaye ho?"
"Shayad humare aas-paas hi hon?",
asks Naina, looking around, nervously.
Laughing, Rajveer says,
"Naina, itna aasan thodi na hai ki KMA k locked gate se, iss waqt wo aa jaye? Lights out hone hi wala so don't worry"
"Aap shayad bhul rahe hain aap mere group ki baat kar rahe hain! Unke liye rules break karna koi badi baat nahi hai!",
she reminds him.
"Mujhey achi tarah pata hai Naina main kya keh raha hun. Aur yakeen mano mujhey tumhare aur tumhare doston ke khurafatiyon par pura bharosa hai...",
he teases her.
Naina narrows her eyes on him. How dare he insulted her friends in front of her?
Rajveer laughs out loud, looking at her expression. Naina blushes.
"Acha theek hai agar tumhe darr lag raha hai to... chalte hain wapas!",
saying that he enacts to return back but Naina pulls him slowly, not giving her consent to return back.
Looking towards a blushing Naina, Rajveer smiles broadly and asks,
"Na tum wapas jana chahti ho! Na tum wahan jana chahti ho, to kya hum yahin ruk jayein kya?"
Naina looks towards him, blushing, and slowly shakes her head into negative, staring him. Rajveer smiles.
(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins)
Leaving him she starts walking with him. Feeling a bit exhausted, she says,
"Kash yahan janey ka koi aur raasta hota!"
Rajveer widens his eyes and her words skip his heartbeat.
(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins as he turns to look towards her)
Smirking, he teases her,
"Kyun thak gayi kya Cadet Naina Ah Singh?",
and stares her putting an infectious smile on his face.
The tease boosts her up. With a new energy she replies,
"Nahi main nahi thaki."
"Dekh kar to nahi lagta ki tum thaki nahi ho?",
he teases her further and they continue with their journey to POINT 1857.
Getting a bit angry, she scolds him mildly,
"Agar apko aise taiyar ho kar; heels pehn kar kahin janey ko boley na tab apko samjh ayega!",
she emphasizes on 'heels'.
Her anger and irritation make Rajveer to laugh. Then acting to be hurt, Rajveer says,
"Tumhe agar dress pasand nahi aaya to seedhe seedhe bata do, itna ghuma fira kar bolne ki kya zarurat hai?",
Rajveer gauges her reaction to his words through the corner of his eyes.
"Arey iss mein ye baat kahan se aa gayi?",
asks Naina, getting irritated.
Rajveer hides his laughter.
"Aur ek baat bataiye, apki baaton se aisa lag nahi raha ki aap kuch khas excited hain POINT 1857 janey ke liye?",
she asks.
"Bilkul bhi nahi!",
replies Rajveer.
"Bilkul bhi nahi? 'Bilkul bhi nahi. Aisi koi baat nahi hai, main excited hun Naina!' ya 'Bilkul bhi nahi. Main bilkul bhi excited nahi hun Naina' inn dono mein se aap kya bolna chahte hain?",
asks Naina, narrowing her eyes on him.
Arching a brow, smiling, impressed on her question, Rajveer says,
"I am impressed Naina. Good question!"
Blushing, Naina gets serious again,
"Ab jawab dijiye!"
Rajveer laughs out loud as Naina demands for an answer.
"Tumhe kya lagta hai?",
he asks her back, excited to know what she thinks.
"Well mujhey koi doubt nahi hai!",
she states clearly.
"Really?",
asks Rajveer, widening his eyes out of happiness. She knows? Amazing!
"Ji! Mujhey koi doubt nahi hai ki aap mujhey yahan NAHI lana chahte the!",
she tells him, fuming with anger.
Her reply surprises him and he laughs out loud, unable to hold his amusement on listening to her reply.
"Tumhe... tumhe... aisa lagta hai?",
he asks in between his laughter.
"Ji haan! Warna aap itna tadpate nahi mujhey yahan lane ke liye!",
she states clearly, serious.
Her reply turns him serious. He looks towards her intimately. His eyes blazing with possessiveness, anger and love for her. The little smile on his lips helps Naina to understand that he is not too much angry, it is rather his love and possessiveness towards her that the anger is popping up inside him and she understands this too, although his anger is indicated towards her, but she is the only person who holds the key to extinguish his anger.
"Maine tadpaya tumhe?",
he asks, looking intently towards her.
The change in his voice catches Naina's attention. She looks into his eyes, serious.
(Slow Rajveer-Naina guitar tune begins)
His proximity, his anger, the look create a havoc around her. She stares him without blinking her eyes. Her breath turns shallow.
"Aur wo jo tum karti thi wo kya?",
he asks, his voice almost like a whisper.
"Maine kya kiya?",
she asks, her own voice turned into a whisper too. It suffocates her, the fact that she is unable to end the eye contact. But hell, she enjoys it too!
"Accept it Naina, jabse hum POINT 1857 se aye hain, tum badal gayi ho!"
he tells her, looking intently towards her.
His confession warms up her cheeks. It's not only her illusion, but he has noticed it too!
Naina's heartbeat picks up pace. Feeling too shy to look into his eyes, she lowers her eyes.
"Main... main nahi...",
unable to complete her sentence, she shakes her head, indicating that she hasn't change.
"Such? Kya yahan mere saath aakar tumhe kuch mehsus nahi hua Naina?",
he asks her, getting closer to her. His low voice makes the situation more intimate.
"Kya yahan se jane ke baad tumhe akele mein meri yaad...",
he trails off the line, not having courage to complete the sentence.
(Slow Rajveer-Naina flute tune begins as Rajveer stares at a shy Naina)
Smiling, he says,
"Khair jane do..."
Understanding his unsaid words perfectly, Naina lowers her eyes.
"Waise maine kab tadpaya?",
he asks, as they climb up using the rope.
"Aur nahi to kya? Wo shart and all, I know ap meri patience test kar rahe the!",
says Naina, climbing the rope behind him.
"Dhyan se...",
he warns her about the rocky path, as they climb up.
"Haan tum kya keh rahi thi - ki main tumhari patience test kar raha tha?"
Smirking, he continues,
"What patience? Iss mein patience ki kya baat hai?",
he asks teasingly.
"Aap dekhna chahte the ki main yahan aane ke liye apki konsi konsi baat maan sakti... aauu...",
she steps hard on a stone and gets slightly hurt.
"Kya hua?",
asks Rajveer concerned.
"Kuch nahi... ye patthar... inn logo ko na proper ek road banana chahiye you know, yahan tak aane ke liye!",
says Naina, irritated.
"Come on Naina tum ek soldier ho, isse khatarnak raaste ayenge. Tum issi se darr gayi?",
asks Rajveer, pursing his lips to hide his amusement on seeing her irritated.
"Dekhiye mujhey problems ya khatron se darr nahi lagta aur ye baat aap bhi jante hain. Aur na hi main nazuk kali ki tarah badi hui hun, mujhey sympathy and all ki aadat nahi hai. I am a tough girl and mujhey waise rehna aata bhi hai, aur pasand bhi hai. Par kya ye zaruri hai ki mere raaste humesha kathinayio se bhare hon?"
Her last question makes him to halt abruptly. A knot forms in his throat as he realizes that indeed her journey has never been smooth. He smiles gradually as he silently promises himself that he will definitely make her feel, what it is like to walk on smooth road. What it is like to love, laugh, to be loved!
"I mean seriously, koi aise jata hai kya da.. .. .",
Naina stops abruptly, as she realizes what she was about to blurt out!!
And this when they reach the top point. Rajveer getting up first, turns to help her. As he pulls her up, he looks towards her, smiling, still holding her hand and asks her,
"Kya keh rahi thi tum? Koi aise jata hai kya da.. .. ??? Kahan?"
(Fast Rajveer-Naina tune begins as they stare each other)
Staring him for sometime, Naina lowers her eyes, blushing.
Smiling, Rajveer asks,
"What if main kahun ki main jaan bujh kar tumhe iss raste se laya hun? Ye ki... ek aur raasta hai, jo ki ek smooth road hai?"
Naina stares him in disbelief!
"No there is not!?",
she says, narrowing her eyes on him.
"Tum bol rahi ho ki puch rahi ho?",
asks Rajveer, hiding his amusement on seeing her in a shocked state.
"I am asking!",
says an impatient Naina.
"Of course...",
replies Rajveer, hiding his amusement.
"Of course what?",
asks Naina, getting anxious to know.
"Of course there is not!",
replies Rajveer, hiding his amusement.
"Chalo... you know abhi aur bhi chalna hai...",
saying that Rajveer walks forth, Naina follows.
Edited by RNpoint1857 - 8 years ago
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