Naina sooch to leti hai who party join karegi,but usne Sameera se to kaha hai not interested in politics,ab agar party join karne ke baare main who bolegi,to definitely sawal uthegi.Yeh sooch kar Naina Sameera se dosti barane lagti hai, jab bhi Sameera free hoti hai Naina uske saath ja kar chipak jati hai.Neelu sab notice karti hai but kuch nahin bolti.
One week later, in English(hons)class,
Naina- hey Shyam,main bhi kuch karna chati hoon
Sameera- what??
Naina- I mean to say ki iss collg life main kuch karna chati hoon,kaise bolu??tu samaj rahi hai ?na??
Sameera- clearly bol na
Naina(taking a deep breath)- main tere party,I mean DF party join karna chati hu.
Sameera- to kar na,yeh to acchi baat hai.main aaj hi tera naam likh leti hoon.
Naina- tune pucha nahin main kyu party join karungi??
Sameera- reason koi bhi ho, tu join kar raha hai yeh imp. Hai,majority ka sawal hai.
Naina- ok, to Neelu ka naam bhi likh lena.
Class khatam hone ke baad Sameera Naina & Neelu ko lekar Union room main jaati hai,tab Alekh, Rony aur kuch seniors students the, but Raj nahin tha.Naina sochne lagi hai re meri footi kismat,jiske liye itni musibaat jheli ussi ka darshan nahin hua.Oh God meri iss secret love story ka kya hoga?? Sameera dono ka naam register kar deti hai.
Dono bahar aate hai, Neelu notice karti ha, naina thora dukhi hai
Neelu- so sad
Naina- so sad??kis baat par sadness jata rahi hai tu??
Neelu- nahin jis Krishna ke liye Radha itna musibaat jhelti hai usse ussi Krishna ka darshan nahin hota,issi baat par main sadness jata hahi hu.
Naina- what do u mean by this?
Neelu- I mean to say Naina Das ko Rajveer Chaterjee ka darshan nahin hua.
Naina got dumbstruck for a moment.
Naina- plz neelu ghar par kuch mat batana, I mean kisi ko kuch mat batana.
Neelu- don't worry, main tera dost hu, tujhe problem main nahin dalungi
Naina(smiled)- Thanks yaar,but ek baat kahu Raj ko Krishna mat bula.
Neelu- Kyu backdated lagti hai??
Naina- nahin, Krishna ke saath Raj ka bohut bara difference hai,Krishna pehle gopioan ke saath raas kar ke politics join kiye the,but Raj to….u understand naa?
Neelu- I understand,but I think tujhe ab "Ism"ko lekar knowledge barana chahiye.
Naina- "Ism" bole to?
Neelu- I mean Socalism,Marxism, Capitalism, Communism,in fact world main kaha kaha kab revolution hua iske baare main bhi gyan rakhna hai, samaj gayi na??
They both laughed,
Neelu- tera Raj na Western touchwala intellectual hai, issliye, T-shirt & Jeans pahenta hai,aur apna Sameera Indian touchwala,isliye, designed Salwar with Chappal.agar Raj bhi aisa hota to I mean sooch Raj wearing Punjabi & chappal with a long design bag..
Naina- nooooo, main imagine nahin karna chati.tu mere pyaar ko kuch hi tease kar rahi hai.
Neelu- not at all,vaise ek baat kahu aise ladke jab pyaar karte hai na, tab love story banti hai, yeh log apne partner ke saath bohut loyal hote hai.
Naina- to main sahi raaste jaa rahi hu???
Neelu- absolutely, dekhna tujhe ek din tera pyaar jaroor milega,pyaar agar saccha hai na to saari kayanat tujhe usse milayega, tu dekhna.
Naina- tere muh main chocolate, ice-cream, fuchka,chowmin, pokora, biriyani….
Neelu- bas kar, mujhe bhukh lag jayegi,jaldi chal varna bus miss ho jayegi, tab tera Raj apne bike par hum he chorne nahin ayega.
Aise din beet rahe the but Naina ki love story bilkul bhi aage nahin bari,Raj usse baat bhi nahin karta,party join karke koi fyada nahin hua.Par bohut saare juniors DF party join kiya hai, supporters bhi zyada hai,of course the reason is Rajveer Chaterjee,his fascinating personality,leadership power,in one word Born- leader.Raj ki kaam se juniors & seniors sab khush.Raj hamesha bohut busy rehta hai,kab aata hai, kab jaata hai kisi ko pata bhi nahin chalta,but uska right hand hai Alekh,jo ab Neelu par line marne main busy hai.Naina roz collg aati hai Raj ki ek jhalak pane ke liye,aisa chalta rahe to uska attendance 100% hoga.Actually Raj Santanu sir se aksar milne aata hai,Santanu sir English department ki teacher hai,tab Raj & Naina ka amna samna ho jata hai,but Raj hamesha stranger ki tarah behave karta hai.Iss bich Nandini ne SO party join karti hai,Campus garam hai iss khabar se ki iss saal Nandini Raj ke against khadi hogi election main.
Ek din DF & SO party ki meeting ho rahi thi,peacefully meeting chal rahi thi, sab majood the, Naina bhi thi,but uska poora attention meeting ke upar nahin Raj ke upar tha,Achanak,
Nandini- Dekho na akaad Nahin hai phir bhi log apne aap ko leader khehta hai.
Of course yeh direct attack Raj ke upar tha.
Raj(smiled slightly)- yaa, kya zamaana aa gaya hai, jine durshro ke feelings ke baare main, rules & discipline ke baare main kuch nahin pata woh leader baan ne ki kohsish karte hai,apne upar naa jhak kar dusro ko criticize karte hai.
Nandini- arre mujhe bol raha hai na to directly bol, ghuma phira kar kyun bolta hai?
Raj- dekha samaj dharo ke liye ek ishra kaafi hota hai.
Thore der main weather bohut hot ho jaati hai,SO party meeting se walk out karte hai.
Neelu aaj tution parne jayegi, so Naina ko aaj akele jana parega.par bus- stand main aakar Naina ki aankhen rasgulla ki tarah gol gol ho jati hai, Raj khada hai bus-stop par,aur bus ka intezar kar raha hai.Naina sochne lagi aaj uski bike khidar hai??Bhagwan ko Thanks bol kar Naina sochti hai aaj bohut badhiya chance hai baat karne ki yeh mauka nahin chor sakti,aaj chance main dance kar hi leti hu.Naina came near to Raj.
Naina- hello
Raj- hi
Naina- Thanks.
Raj(surprised)- what??thanks kisliye??
Naina- woh, uss din…..ragging……
Raj- haa yaad aaya tum wohi ho na jise Nandini ragging ki thi
Naina- yaa.
Raj- woh mera duty tha, thanks kehne ki koi jarurat nahin, aahh, naam kya hai tumhara??
Naina(disappointedly)- Naina
Raj- yaa Naina, by the way aur kuch kaam tha??
Naina(in heart)- abhi to baat shuru hi kaha ki??
Naina- tumne uss din kaha tha ki main bohut kam baat karti hoon,ab mujhe lagta hai tum bohut kaam bolte ho
Raj- nahin aisi koi baat Nahin
Naina- aaj tum bike chor kar bus ka wait kyun kar rahe ho?
Raj- aise hi
Naina- nahin kisliye kar rahe ho???
Ab Raj irritate feel kar raha tha,woh collg ka G.S hai, uske upar Nandini iss saal uske against khadi hogi, agar opposition walo ne usse ek 1st year ladki saath baat karte hue dekh liya to, garbar ho jayegi.
Raj – none of u'r business
Naina- tum brilliant student ho kyun politics kar ke apna life barbad kar rahe ho??
Ab Raj jo gussa aane lag jata hai, but he controlled himself & said
Raj- ami tomar kon paka dhane moi diyechi je takhon theke amake jallacho( Bengali proverb)
Naina- wow, kis se sikha yeh proverb, dadi se ya nani se
Raj dekha uske bus aa raha hai.
Raj- main politics matlab inssan ke le kar chess khelna yeh nahin manta, don't teach me politics, & agar tum he opposition ne mera baadnaam karne ke liye bheja hai to bhul jao, kabhi successful nahin hoge.
Naina- arre main tumhare party ka……..
But Raj left from there.
Naina- jaa chole.dushhhhhh, mujhe bhi pyaar karne ke liye yeh tera mila tha.
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