RAJ IS WALKING TOWARDS HIS TENT…..
"Raj…."
"Hmmmm…."
RAJ IS TALKING 2 NANDINI WID HIS BACK 2 HER….HE DOESN'T WANT HER 2 SEE THE PAIN IN HISEYES( she could not even if she wanted 2…she didn't care enough 2 realize he was hurt)……………HE DIDN'T WANT NE1 2 KNOW HOW SAD HE WAS BY WAT NAINA HAD 2 ENDURE…..
HE FEARED THAT IF PPL KNEW HE WAS FEELING BAD…..THEY WOULD KNOW HISTRUE FEELINGS FOR HER……WHICH HE HIMSELF WASN'T SURE OF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NANDINI PUTS A HAND ON RAJ'S SHOLDER NDTURNS HIM AROUND…..
"Hmmm….tum naraz t nahi ho na??"
"Naraz??.....mein kyo naraz hou bhalla??"
HE GIVES A FALSE SMILE WHICH NANDINI SO TOTALLY BUYS ND GIVES A GENUINE WIDE SMILE….
"Hmm….to thikh hain….waise raj…special style kissi aur ke liye bachake rakha hain tumne….nahi??"
"Special style…ye tum kya keh rahi hoon"
RAJ IS GENUINELY UNAWARE OF WAT NANDINI IS SAYING….ALL HIS THOUGHTS R REVOLVING AROUND NAINA….
"Oh…cm onraj…tum jante hoo main kya keh rahi hoon….jab tumne mujhe propose kiya…tabhi mein samajh gayi thi…"
STILL CNFUSED…..RAJ SAYS…
"Samajh gayi thi?? Kya samajh gayi thi??"
"Ab bano maat…"
RAJ GIVES HER A TOTALLY PERPLEXED LUK ND SHE REALIZES TAT SHE HAS 2 EXPLAIN….
"Yahi ki tumne mujhe sabse romantic style mein nahi propose kiya tha….jaisa ki dare mein kaha gaya tha….tumne to bas yu hi propose kiya….juz for the sake of it…special style mein proposal to kissi aur ke liye reserved hain….right??"
NOW RAJ REALISES WHAT SHE HAD INTENDED 2 SAY…..HE STARTSGETTING IRRITATED OF HER….SHE HAD JUZ PUT NAINA IN SUCH GREAT DANGER…ND WAS STILL ACTING SO CASUAL!!!!
"Right…."
"Right??..."
NANDINI SEEMS ANNOYED, BT PRETENDS 2 BE THRILLED……(DAYAN!!)
"Oh wow raj…..kaun hain wo??"
"Wo??....Kaun wo??"
JUST 2 "SHOO" HER AWAY (like a dog..lol)…..HE HAD SAID YES…PAR YE TO PECHHE HI PADH GAYI!!!!
"Oh raj wahi…jisse tum pyar karte hoon…."
"Oh god nandini main kissi se pyar nahi karta….jab karne lagunga, sabse pehle tumhe bataunga……okay??"
"Promise…??"
"Promise"
2 RAJ, NANDINI SEEMS 2 BE SATTISFIED …..BT DID SHE RELLY BUY HIS STORY OF HIM NT LIKING NE1??????????
RAJ IS GLAD THAT THE CONVERSATION HAS ENDED….HE WANTS 2 GET AWAY….BT OH NO!!!....NTHING COMES SO EASY IN LIFE…ATLEAST NT WHEN U HAVE NANDINI AROUND!!!!!
PEECHA HI NAHI CHOOD RAHI THI!!!!
"Raj…..ye shalini ko kya ho gaya hain??"
NO NAINA….NO LOVE…..NO PROPOSAL….NO TALK OF RAKHI…SUDDEN CHANGE OF TOPIC!!!!..............YE KAISE HUA??...RAJ BHI YAHI SOCH RAHA HAIN!!!
"Shalini??....usse kya hua hain??"
"Oh cm on raj….kya hua hain??....she likes CADET YUDI!!"
"Haan…to ussme kya burai hain…"
"KYA BURAI HAIN!!!!!............Raj koi apne junior ko kaise pasand kar sakta hain??"
RAJNOW REALISES WHAT SHE IS PLAYING AT….ND DECIDES 2 PLAY ALONG…..(afterall….dogs, oops…bitches r meant for playing!!!!!)
"Patahe nandini, mein bhi yahi soch raha tha??.....Your tight…apne junior se pyar karna…..ajeeb hain"
NOW THIS, NANDINI TOTALLY BUYS!!! ND IS PLEASED 2 HEAR 2…….
"Wow raj…hum dono eik jaisa hi sochte hain…."
ANOTHER FAKE SMILE FROM RAJ…..
"Ab mujhe chalna chahiye…goodnite raj…."
"Goodnite…."
WHEW!! FINALLY SHE LEFT!!
RAJ GOES 2 HIS TENT ND STANDS OUTSIDE……HE CAN SEE NAINA….NT CLEARLY……BT DEFINITELY ENOUGH 2 ADMIRE HER COURAGE….
BY THE LAKE…..
NAINA IS JUST ABOUT 2 ENTER THE LAKE…..UNAWARE OF A PAIR OF EYES WATCHING HER MOVEMENTS FRM FAR OFF………
UNAWARE???....DID I SAY UNAWARE??
NO…NOT UNAWARE…ATLEAST HER HEART WASN'T UNAWARE….
IT KNEW WELL ENOUGH THAT A PAIR OR EYES WERE WTCHING HER, GUIDING HER, PRAYING FOR HER………SM1 WAS THERE FOR HER ALWAYS….RAJ
HER HEART KNEW…THAT RAJ WAS ALWAYS WITH HER…HELPING HER….GUIDING HER….CARING FOR HER…LOVING HER……
BUT HER MIND??....IT WASN'T MATURE ENOUGH 2 ACCEPT THESE FACTS…..
THE MIND IS ALWAYS MORE IMMATURE AS COMPARED 2 THE HEART…..THEREFORE 1 MUST ALWAYS LISTN 2 HIS/HER HEART….'COZ URE HEART DOESN'T LIE OR BETRAY U…IT SIMPLY GUIDES U TO U'RE DESTINATION…
NAINA STOPPED BELIEVING HER HEAR AFTER NAVIN'S DEATH…..BT NOW 2 MAKE THE RITE DECISIONS, SHE MUST LEARN 2 TRUST HER HEART…..AGAIN…..ND THEN SHE WOULD NEVER EVER GO WRONG.
ON ANOTHER SIDE, 2 PPL ARE IN A HEATED CONVERSATION……IN A DARK SECLUDED CORNER…
"Itna attachement bhi achha nahi hain…"
"Oh…look who is speaking…"
"Maine aapna kaam to pura kiya tha…..juz concentrate on your mission…..kal tak….kaam pura ho jana chahiye……ab koi dekhle, iss se pehle…."
"Goodnite…"
BOTH FIGURES LEAVE THE PLACE & GO IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS….WITH A SECRET BURIED IN THEIR HEARTS….KEEPING CARDS CLOSE 2 THEMSELVES……BUT FOR HOW LONG??......AND WHY???
NEAR THE LAKE…
NAINA STEPS INTO THE WATER ND DRAWS A SHARP BREATH…..
THE WATER IS IN ONE WORD…………….
FREEZING
OH GOD! WHAT WAS NANDINI THINKING…..WHAT A TERRIBLE DARE!!
NAINA DOESN'T STEP OUT….SHE GOES DEEPER ND DEEPER INTO THE WATER……EACH STEP NEARLY FREEZING HER 2 DEATH……BT SHE CONTINUES…..GAINING STRENGTH BY THE FACT THAT SHE MUST SURVIVE…..TO PROVE HER BROTHER INNOCENT…
JUST THEN SHE HEARS A FAMILIAR VOICE……ND SLOWLY TURNS BACK…..
"Cadet naina….."
"Aap…"
"Mujhe nahi pata tha ki aap itni bahadur hain..…chalo accha hi hain……..good luck cadet"
JUST AS NANDINI TURNS 2 LEAVE NAINA SPEAKS UP…….HER BODY IS SHIVERING…BT SHE DOESN'T LET HER LIPS QUIVER…
"Good nite ma'am….."
NANDINI TURNS, SMILES..
"Certainly cadet……a very "GOOD" nite…."
"Waise cadet…mein to sone ja rahi hoon…tum paani se to nahi niklongi na??....i hope tum hamme dhoka nahi dongi….navin ke jaise…
SAYING THIS SHE LEAVES….LEAVING NAINA STUNNED BY HER LAST STATEMENT……..HOW COULD NANDINI HAVE SAID THAT??
WARM TEARS TRICKLE DOWN HER CHEEKS…..WTEVER LITTLE FAITH SHE HAD IN HERSELF….JUZ VANISHES LIKE THIN AIR…..
NOW THE WATER SEEMS COLDER….THE NIGHT SEEMS DARKER…THE WORLD SEEMS MEANER….ND SHE SEEMS SMALLER….
SHE LETS GO OF HER "NEVER-LET-GO" ATTITUDE….ND LONGS FOR SM1 TO HELP HER…….SLOWLY SHE BREAKS DOWN…..
SHE SLUMPS DOWN INTO THE SHALLOW PART OF THE LAKE ND STARTS WEEPING….TERS LEVE HER LIKE NEVER BEFORE…ALL THE PAIN ND SUFFERING BOTTLED UP INSIDE HER COMES OUT….
U MIGHT SAY THAT'S GOOD, BT NOT FOR NAINA……AFTER ALL THE CRYING SHE'LL DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER…..BUT THE PROCESS IN ITSELF IS 2 PAINFUL 2 WITHSTAND ALONE….SHE NEEDS A SHOULDER 2 CRY ON……
RAJ MEANWHILE HAS SEEN ALL THIS…..
THOUGH HE HASN'T SEEN HER VERY CLEARLY, RAJ KNOWS THAT THE DARKLADY-LIKE FIGURE MEETING NAINA WAS NANDINI………
ALL ALONG HE SAW NANDINI….ND KEPT WONDERING….
"Now why has she gone 2 meet naina??......how much more pain can she give??"
THEN AFTER A WHILE, SHE LEFT ND HE FELT RELIEVED…….BT WHAT WAS THIS??
SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH NAINA!!!!
A FEW SECONDS AFTER NANDINI HAD LEFT, NAINA SUDDENLY WENT ON HER KNEES……..WHAT WAS HAPPENING????
SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH NAINA!!!!
A FEW SECONDS AFTER NANDINI HAD LEFT, NAINA SUDDENLY WENT ON HER KNEES……..WHAT WAS HAPPENING????
OH FORGET THE DARE….NAINA HAD BEEN ON HER KNEES FOR THE PAST FEW MINUTES ND DHE WAS ALSO SHAKING BADLY….SMTHING WAS WRONG!!!!
RAJ RUSHED 2 THE LAKE…..
THERE HE SAW NAINA IN THE WATER….SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY ND CRYING BADLY….
WITHOUT THINKING TWICE….HE RUSHED INTO THE COLD WATERS…..NEVER MIND THE CHILL…
HE MADE NAINA STAND UP…..
"Sir….Ssir…..sssir.."
THAT WAS ALL SHE COULD MANAGE……..BEFORE COMING OUT OF THE WATER , NAINA LOST CONSCIOUSNESS…..LUCKILY FOR HER, RAJ WAS THERE ND HE CAUGHT HER IN HIS ARMS…
"Naina…nainaaa…..aakhe kholo…naina…"
NO RESPONSE…..
HE THEN PICKED NAINA UP ND TOOK HER 2 THE TENT (they were in same tent….'cos they were a team..)
HR JOINED TOGETHER BOTH THEIR SLEEPINGBAGS…..PUT A BLANKET OVER IT….ND LAID HER DOWN ON IT…
HE TRIED 2 WAKE HER UP AGAIN…BUT IN VAIN…
FINNALY HE BENT DOWN AT HER FEET (n shoes….she was in water re!!!!)…AND RUBBED HIS PALMS AGAINST HERFEET SO THAT SHE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT WARMER….HE REPEATED THE SAME PROCEDURE WITH HIS HANDS…
LUCKILY FOR HIM, DR.SHALINI WAS IN THE NEXT TENT….HE WENT 2 HER TENT…ND CALLED FRM OUTSIDE..
"Shalini…..shalini….shalini utho…its an emergency.."
FINALLY SHALINI CAME OUT….
"Kya hua raj…tum itne pareshan kyo ho….aur aadi raat ko yaha??"
"Shalini wo naina…."
"Naina??...oh no!!...wo to paani me thi na??....kya hua usse??"
"Haan…wo…behosh hain…jaldi chalo…"
YUDI COMES ND STANDS BEHIND DR.SHALINI….HE HAD HEARD THE WHOLE CONVERSATION..
"Main bhi aata hoon…"
"Cadet Yudi…aap jakar campfireko wapas light kijiye and make some hot coffee or tea….raj tum naina ke paas jao…mein medicines lekar aati hoon"
"Ok"
"Ok"
YUDI GOES TOWARDS THECAMPFIRE ND RAJ, TOWARDS HIS TENT….
NAINA HAS JUST STARTED STIRRING……
NAINA HAS JUST STARTED STIRRING……
"Hmm….raj…ra…j.."
"Naina don't worry, main yahi hoon…"
"Raj,,,,raj….kyo raj??...."
"Naina…kya hua??"
"Nandini……."
"Kya naina??...bolo….."
"Ussne bhaiya ko dhokebas kaha…..kyo raj…tum to jante ho na…bhaiya gadar nahi the…haina raj….bolo raj…..bhaiya gadar nahi the na….??"
BY NOW HER VOICE HAD RAISED ND SHE WAS SEATED ON HER BED….
RAJ IS TRYING HIS BEST 2 CONTROL HIS ANGER THOUGH EVERY PART OF HIS MIND WANTS 2 GO 2 NANDINI ND SLAP HER HARD!!! HOW COULD SHE HAVE SAID THAT??
"Raj….raaj….raaaaaaaaaaj………bolo na raj…please kuch bolo…"
NAINA MOVES A BIT ND GOES ND HUGS RAJ TIGHT….SHE IS NOW WEEPING VERY BADLY……
RAJ KNEW THAT NANDINI HAD HURT NAINA A LOT…..ND THERE R NO WORDS WHICH WILL FULLY CONSOLE NAINA…..SO HE JUST HOLDS ON TO HER TIGHTLY…..LIKE ONE WOULD HOLD ON TO THEIR LIFE…..
HE COULD HAVE PATTED HER SHOULDERS OR ON HER HEAD….BT THAT WOULD MAKE HIM SO TEACHER-LIKE….HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH ND SO COMPLETELY CHANGED ROLES ND BECAME HER FRND….ND SIMPLY HUGGED HER TIGHTLY….
SLOWLY NAINA'S SOBS BECAME LESS PRONOUNCED….
FINNALYALL SHE MUMBLED WAS…..
"Kyo raj…..kyo…"
RAJ WAS EXPEXTING HER 2 SAY SMTHING MORE BT AFTER A WHILE HE REALISED THAT SHE WAS QUIET SUDDENLY…….HE BROKE FREE FROM HER EMBRACE ND REALISED THAT SHE WAS FAST ASLEEP…..SLEEPING LIKE A INNOCENT BT HURT SMILE…EYES SWOLLEN ND DAMP…..
YET SO PRETTY………
SHALINI CAME INTO THE TENT JUST THEN (wah! Kya dost hain…atleast thodi privacy to di!!)……
"Sssry raj…main yudi ki madat kar rahi thi….mujhe laga tumhe aur naina ko kuch der akele rehna chahiye……naina is a stong girl…usski ye halat sirf paani ke wajah se nahi hui hain….mujhe lagta hain ki koi aur baat usse pareshan kar rahi hain…..kya ussne tummhe kuch bataya??"
RAJ COULDN'T TELL SHALINI ABOUT WHAT NANDINI HAD SAID….HE WAS SURENAINA DIDN'T WANT THAT….
"Um….nahi kuch nahi…aate waqt wo bheeg gayi thi…shayad ye thande paani ne ussi sardi ko aur bada diya ho??"
"Hmmm…."
SHE DOESN'T SEEM 2 BUY THE STORY….BT TRUSTS RAJ FOR HAVING HIS REASONS FOR NOT TELLING HER…
"Um….thikhe….usse bahar…campfire ke pass le aao…main ye blankets bahr le jati hoon"
RAJ PICKS NAINA UP ND TAKES HER OUT….WHILE SHALINI PICKS UP THE BLANKET ND SLEEPNG BAGS ND FOLLOWS THEM OUT……
OUTSIDE…YUDI HAS STARTED THE CAMPFIRE ROARING…….HE IS ALSO MAKING SM HOT CHOCOLATE ON IT……..
HE NODS IN ACKNOLEDGEMENT AS THEY CM ND CNTINUES WID HIS WRK….
SHALINI LAYS DOWNTHE SLEEPING BAG….ND RAJ PUTS NAINA ON IT…
SHALINI ASKS HIM 2 WAKE NAINA UP…LET HER HAVE THE HOT CHOCOLATE D GO BACK 2 SLEEP…
RAJ SLOWLY WAKES NAINA UP….HER EYES R STILL SWOLLEN…BT SEEING SHALINI ND YUDI AROUND…SHE REGAINS HER COPOSURE….
"Hello ma'am….yudi"
YUDI GIVES HER A BIG FRIENDLY SMILE…
"Hello cadet…aab apki tabyat kaisi hain…"
"I'm feeling much better…thank u ma'am"
"Good…chalo now jaldi se ye hot chocolate pi lo….nd warm ur clothes near the fire…"
"Yes ma'am…."
NAINA MOVES CLOSER 2 THE FIRE ND TAKES THEHOT CHOCOLATE…..
EVERY1 IS SITTING IN SILENCE…AFTER NAINA FINISHES HER HOT CHOCOLATE….SHE FEELS MUCH MUCH BETTER…
"Ab cadet…mein tumhe ye neend ki goli dungi…tum isse le lo…aur aaram se so jayo……"
"Yes ma'am…"
"Raj tum chaho ho mere tent me so sakte hoon…mein naina ke saath rahungi.."
"Huh…nahi…mein naina ke saath rehta hoon..tum thag gayi hongi…tumso jayo..zaroorat hongi to tumhe mein khud bula loonga…"
"Nahi raj..tum so jao..mein naina ke paas rehti hoon.."
"Shalini don't wrry…tum so jao…mein naina ke paas rehta hoon…zaroorat padengi to tumhe bulalunga…"
"Are u sure??"
"Yes…im very sure……tum jao.."
"Um….ok…cadet yudi..aag bhuja do.."
"Yes ma'am…"
"Aao cadet davai de du…"
NAINA, RAJ ND SHALINI WALK BACK 2 THE TENT…….
AGAIN RAJ LAYS DOWN THE SLEEPING BAGS….NAINA HAS THE MEDICINE ND GOES OFF TO SLEEP…"
"Ok raj…mein ja rahi hoon…koi problem to nahi honi chahiye…par ho…to mujhe immediately bula lena…ok??"
"Hmm….goodnite.."
"Goodnite…"
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