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PART 6:
RECAP: Shabd lay on the bed and closed his eyes. The events of the past few hours ran in his mind like a movie- was he dreaming or was this actually happening to him? Who was Mahi? Was she real or an angel who had been sent to save his life?
Early next morning, Shabd and Mahi took a taxi to the closest train station where they could board their train once again.
"Mahi….ek baar train mil jaaye tumhein…phir main wapas Mumbai chala jaaoonga…theek hai?" Shabd asked.
"Arre aise kaise Shabd? Ab itni door aa gaye ho…tho hamare Bhatinda bhi sab se milkar jao…..meri ek aur behen hai…Soni….aapko wo pasand aa jaaye tho us se shaadi kar lena," Mahi bit into an apple they had just purchased on their way to the train station.
"Shaadi? Tumhein shaadi ke siva kuch aur bhi dikhta hai?" Shabd asked.
"Nahin!" Mahi grinned while chewing on her apple, "insaan ki ek baar shaadi ho jaaye na….tho zindagi ka rang hi badal jaata hai….jaise jeene ke liye ek manzil mil jaati hai……ghar, bachhe….phir pote…poti….naate….naati….na jaane kitne naye rishte ban jaate hain…..sochiye kitni useful cheez hai shaadi!"
"Whatever!" Shabd rolled his eyes and smiled to himself; he looked outside and wondered, "kuch tho sach hai iski baaton mein…..warna mom dad ke divorce ke baad hamare ghar ki khushi nahin chin jaati…..may be a strong married life is the key to happiness…..we have everything one could ask for….but we all are still so unhappy and distant in our family….may be I should go and meet her family once….dekhoon ki iska parivaar kaise khushi khushi saath rehta hai."
"Tho aap aa rahe hain na Bhatinda?" she threw the apple core outside and asked.
"Arre…aise kaise sadak par phaink diya….no wonder our streets are so filthy," Shabd said angrily.
"Sorry Shabd," she held her ears, "ab nahin karoongi…daddyji bhi yahi kehte hain…..aap mere daddy ji ko miloge tho bahut khush hoge…..wo bhi aapki tarah gusse waale hain….par dil ke bahut acche hain," she looked out and added softly.
Shabd leaned towards her and whispered in her ear, "tho kya main dil ka achha hoon?"
Mahi looked at him and smiled, "aur kya? Ek seedhi saadhi ladki ka dhyaan rakha aapne….acche tho ho aap."
"Seedhi saadhi?" Shabd teased her, "kahan hai? Mujhey tho kahin mili nahin."
Mahi hit him playfully, "aapko mazaak karna bhi aata hai?" she chuckled, "mujhey lagaa aap bahut serious our khadoos types hain."
"Serious tha….par tumhari behooda baaton ne mujhey bhi pagal kar diya hai," he pretended to be annoyed.
"Accha hai….thoda pagalpan accha hai…..aapne dekha hai pagal log hamesha hanste rehte hain…..that is why I like crazy people.....supari khaayenge aap?" she changed the topic and pulled out a supari packet from a little pocket in her kurti.
"Meethi hai?" he asked.
"Of course…mere paas hai tho meethi hi hogi," she smiled and opened the packet. She leaned over to offer the supari to him. Shabd noticed for the first time that Mahi was indeed a very beautiful girl- not only on the inside but also on the outside. She had a very captivating smile and the innocence on her face just made her look really pretty and attractive. There was something raw and untouched about her beauty- something Suhani and perhaps no other girl he had ever met had.
Mahi looked up and caught Shabd staring at her. She was a little taken aback, but quickly bounced back into her usual chirpy self, "aap yehi soch rahe hai na ki main kitni sunder hoon?"
Shabd turned red and was caught red handed, "Uh…uh…yeah….no…..well…I guess."
Mahi laughed aloud, "got you Shabd…..aap aise ghoor rahe the mujhey jaise kabhie kisi ladki ko dekha nahin…..main tho mazaak kar rahi thi…..waise main janti hoon…..main bahut sunder hoon….ghar waale bhi sab yahi kehte hain."
Shabd relaxed a bit and shook his head, "modesty jaisa shabd tumhari dictionary mein nahin hai…haina….you really love yourself….don't you?"
"Haan…main apni favorite hoon," Mahi grinned and emptied the last morsel of supari into her mouth.
"Tumhein ek sales woman hona chaahiye," Shabd said, "yeh lo mera card…..hamari company mein sales persons ki bahut demand hai…..you will do very well."
Mahi took his card, "Shabd Sareen? Of Sareen Enterprises? Wow….itna badhaa aadmi…..aur mere saath is tooti phooti taxi mein?"
"Ok..Ok…Mahi zor se mat bolo……koi sun lega tho bekaar mein zyaada charge kar lega," he whispered.
"Theek hai…main aapka card rakh leti hoon…..par ab main Mumbai wapas nahin jaoongi…pata hai kyun?" she asked
Shabd shut his ears, "haan haan…pata hai….kyunki tum Jeet se shaadi karogi…phir bachhe honge…phir aur rishtedaar banenge….phir…." he paused
"Right! Phir Mumbai jaane ka time hi kahan milega? Haina? Aap mujhey bhool tho nahin jaayenga na?" she asked.
Shabd sighed, "station aa gaya madam…..tumhein bhoolne se pehle main apne aap ko bhool jaaoonga…..how can anyone forget you?" he paid the cab driver and walked into the station with Mahi.
They were lucky to board their train as it was running a little late. Mahi's bags were still there, but someone had stolen all her food.
"Koi baat nahin Mahi….main platform se kuch le aata hoon," Shabd suggested.
Mahi held his wrist, "nahin Shabd…..ab mat jaaiye…..koi baat nahin bhookhi reh loongi kuch der….par aap mat jaaiye."
Shabd looked into her eyes; she looked at him pleadingly and he knew she really wanted him to stay. These past 12 hours had somehow bonded them more than he had ever imagined……he could not say NO and sat down beside her, "Ok….bhooke pait safar kar lenge…..lekin marte time bhare pait se jaayenge….right?" he chuckled as Mahi gave him a high five, "yeh huyi na baat!"
Enjoy this VM by Muniza on DDLJ song- tujhey dekha tho yeh jaana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxKRTSwWnTo&feature=user
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