Originally posted by: george eliot
EPISODE 27: BACK FROM JUNGLE :(
Suddenly a thought strikes Rajeev and he became serious, looking at priyanka he says: pri did we rush through things?
P: why are u asking such a question
R: nehi Pri this was so sudden, things happened so fast, I didn't evet know if u were ready and I '''.(he sounded guilty, realizing the import of the things)
P: looked at him adoringly, he cared for her so much: tumne koi zabardasti thodi kiya? I was equally partner in this (she said shyly)
R: fir bhi Pri''..this shouldn't have happened like this'''u know what I mean''..we didn't take any protection'.if something happens''..
He was too concerned
P: ok ok chill, don't worry, I'll take measures'..
R: par kaise? We have already done it'''..
P: offffho, tum fikr karna bandh karoge? I'll take a precautionary pill once I get back'ab yeh discussion bandh kare?
R: tum keh rahi ho toh thik hai....
P: now smile baba, come on dont look so glum, finally we are together
R: I hope nothing comes between us anymore (he thought to himself as he hugged priyanka with a sigh)
The unit had called up the forest ranger early in the morning
FR: kuchh connection ho raha hai unlogo se?
Aliya: naa, we haven't heard from them since last evening, please Sir hume jaldi unhe dhoondhne nikal na chahiye
FR: ok, we don't want many people, just 2 or three of you come with me
Aliya: I'll go
Vikas: me too
Arjun: main bhi jayoonga
The jeep set off to the restricted areas of the jungle.
Rajeev and Priyanka were walking hand in hand when they heard voices calling out their name'soon they met the search party
FR: ufffffff finally aaplog mile'.I told you repeatedly, be careful of the restricted areas, fir bhi aaplog bhatak gaaye
Both looked down like errant students
Rajeev: humlogo ko pata bhi nehi chala kab yahan aa gaye
FR: come on Mr.Khandelwal, couldn't you see the sign boards that said restricted area? Anyway, I am glad you guys are safe
They all sat in the jeep. Vikas was looking at Priyanka intensely, trying to find visible signs of what have happened all night'Pri and Arjun exchanged glances, Arjun noticed the look on Pri's face and smiled, he knew whatever has happened, seeing Arjun smile made Priyanka blush again, she knew he had understood'.Priyanka looked at Rajeev and smiled shyly, Rajeev looked at her dreamily'.
However, their dreaminess vanished as soon as they reached the shooting camp.
Though some people came and asked them if they are all right, most of the people gave them a very weird look and smiled. Pri went on to change, Rajeev went on to check on Prachi.
Pri had just changed her clothes when Vikas came to her
Vikas: so?
P: kya?
Vikas: raat kaisi rahi?
P: baapre it was so bad, we were completely lost, raatbhar hum rasta dhoondhte rahe'.
Vikas: (smiling sarcastically) kyon jhooth bol rahi hai, bol na Rajeev ke saath kya kiya?
P: kya matlab hai tera? Humlog kho gaye the....
Vikas: zyada bholi mat ban, maza aya uske saath?
P: Vikaaaaaaas
Vikas: nehi bol na, mujhe ab koi fark nehi padta, was he good?
Priyanka hated the way he asked her that question, she thought it's time to put her foot down. She came face to face to him. Staring at him with a stern look she spoke up: Vikas, before you start making any more comments that you'll be sorry for let me tell you something. Rajeev and I love each other and that's official. Now I don't want anybody, and that includes you too, to talk about our private life, now is that clear?
Vikas' face looked like a deflated balloon as he saw Priyanka walking out.
Rajeev was reading his script, when he heard two spot boys talking:
SB 1: aapko kya lagta hai Priyanka aur Rajeev ji raat bhar jungle mein'.kuchh hua hoga?
SB2: aur nehi toh kya, raat bhar kya taare gin rahe the dono?
SB1: lekin meine toh suna tha Priyanka ji ke saath Vikas sir ka kuchh hai''.
SB2: haan yaar mujhe bhi yehi pata tha, achanak yeh Rajeev sir kahan se entry mar diya
SB1: shayad woh log sach mein kho gaye the
Sb 2: array rehne de rehne de, yeh heroine type bhi na, kabhi iske saath toh kabhi uske saath, achha mouka mila, Rajeev ji jo fansha liya' tu dekhna Rajeev aur Priyanka ji ke beech mein ab chakkar chalega'.raat ka nasha abhi'
They both sing dirtily'
SB1: bechara vikas sir, achanak girlfriend haat se fisal gayiii
Rajeev felt like punching those two guys but thought it's best to ignore them, after all he didn't want him n pri to be the laughing stock of the unit'so this is what they think: Priyanka was steady with Vikas and suddenly she has slept with Rajeev! These people had no idea about the depth of their relationship, their love, their passion''..perhaps it was all Rajeev's fault, they had behaved like strangers in front of everyone'.and now when they are in relationship suddenly, people are finding it hard to accept'
And tabhi the production manager came up to Rajeev and said: congratulations Rajeev, not everybody gets so lucky to spend a night with a beautiful lady in the jungle'and it's even better if it's somebody else's chick, huh? He he he he'(he chuckled)
Rajeev got up and left in front of the stunned man.
Uhar Kunal and Arjun had gathered around Pri
Kunal: bol na Priya, kya hua jungle mein
P: array kya hoga? Bas hum kho gaye the
Arjun: bol hi daal, humse kya chhupana
Tabhi Harshad enters: are you all right Priyanka? Did u get to eat something? Raatbhar bhookhi rahi kya?
K: hush hush'come to the point, tell us what happened
P: array fir wohi sawal? Kya hoga? Hum rasta dhoondhte rahe aur fir thak kar baith gaye'aur
All: aur??????????????
P: aur kuchh nehi'bas (she blushed deep red)
Harshad: come on guys, don't ask her personal questions
Tabhi Ghazal came to see Priyanka and spotted a red mark on her neck which she had hidden with her dupatta.
G: priya, tere neck pe kya hua?
Arjun was standing there, smiling at her, he decides to play a lil mischief, he came up innocently and said: haan Priya yeh tere neck pe kaisa daag hai?
Before Priyanka could hide it all were looking at it
Ghazal: oh my God (she suddenly screamed and then shut up, she had understood!!)
Kunal: ahem'.ab pata chala
H: kya baat hai, koi batao mujhe
Ghazal: ahem
H: arrey hua kya?
K: well jab koi bahut passionately kiss karta hai
G: toh'.toh'.toh'. aisa kuchh daag ho jaata hai'(Ghazal finally blurted it out)
H: oh achha, ab samjha, array yeh dekh aur ek
All this while pri felt like sinking in the ground, tabhi Harshad pointed out another red mark at the back of her neck'and soon the whole group teased her to death, finally pri gave up: okay okay guys, shut up, okay here I confess: Rajeev n I are in love
All clap loudly, "PARTY PARTY" they all screamed.
Vikas heard the claps and screams from a distance. He felt bad, not so much for losing pri than for not being a part of the celebration'he was pri's best friend, he should have rejoiced in her happiness'he thought sadly
Kunal: wooooooooow this is just like the story, lets go and congratulate him
Arjun: yes lets go
Harshad: ahem'you guys go ahead, I mean it's their personal lives'I am not so informal with him
Ghazal: yeah, u guys go ahead, I am not coming either
Arjun: ab tujhe kya hua?
Ghazal: Malhotra Sir is waiting for me, he has something important to discuss
And she left
Kunal: yeh Malhotra ki kuchh zyada hi kareeb ho rahi hai na?
Arjun: haan dal mein kuchh kala hai, anyway chal hum chate hai
Aliya comes up to Rajeev with a cup of coffee: the reporters are asking for an interview
Ra: nooooooooooooooo
A: ok, ok, main na bol dungi, par kyon?
R: i am in no mood for an interview
A: well whatever happened yesterday calls for an interview, and celebration
Not again, Rajeev thought irritatedly: what for?
A: come on, ab official announcement kar hi do
R: Aliya please hum dono ke beech mein kuchh nehi tha, it was just an accident that we got lost
A: really? Aur Priyanka jo wahan declare kar rahi hai about ur r'ship
R felt angry'.didn't she know what ppl were thinking in the unit? they cud have waited for some days instead of declaring there was really something between them and confirming their gossips''..
Tabhi Arjun and Kunal came to congratulate Rajeev
Arjun: hey man congratulations
K: this is just like the story, we are so happy
R: guys please, there is nothing, please don't make up gossips
A: array we know everything, don't tense, Priyanka told us everything
K: please guys, I told you, Priyanka must have just teased you, there is nothing between us, now u guys don't start cooking up stories.
They were about to tease him but something in his voice told them he was serious'they left, confused at Rajeev's behaviour, Arjun went off to report to Priyanka, things didn't seem all rosy to him.
Tabhi Malhotra came over to Rajeev, he had a very suggestive smile on his face which he didn't like.
Malhotra: so?
Rajeev: yes?
Malhotra: hope you had a good time, he winked at him dirtily
Rajeev felt anger rising in his head but he chose to ignore this horrible man.
Rajeev: I don't understand what you mean Mr. Malhotra, the jungle wasn't the most comfortable place on earth
Malhotra: come on man, zyada bhole mat bano, mujhe mat sikhao tumdono ne raat bhar kya kiya hai'.come on man, tumhe ishiliye intimate scene se problem tha'.tum apna kismat kisike saath share nehi karna chahte''..by the way she is very hot huh'.
Rajeev looked at him sternly, he tried his best to control his anger: Mr Malhotra I would prefer if you stop this conversation right now. It was just an accident that we got lost, nothing else happened.
Malhotra nudged him with his elbow: oye hoye, aapko toh bura lag gaya, come on, saaf dikh raha hai raatbhar kya kiya tum dono ne'ab yeh heroines hote hi aise hai, maine toh suna tha Vikas ke saath iska chakkar chal raha hai, ab aap ke saath raat bitake ayi, not bad haan'.these women can do anything for their profession'kabhi mere saath bhi uska setting''..
"Shut up Mr.Malhotra" Rajeev thundered and walked away. He was fuming and came and sat on a chair, he felt like killing that horrible man'he hated coming back, he wished he could stay back at the jungle, what a contrast to the lovely time spent there'people are disgusting, he was worried about Pri'how bad wud she feel if she heard these things'she shouldn't know, not at all'and tabhi he saw Priyanka standing by his side
Rajeev looked up to see the strangest expression on Priyanka's face: it was a mixture of hurt, disgust, anger, pain and dissolutionment'.he had no idea why she looked like that and looked back at her confused....
P: wonderful, thanks a lot (Priyanka's eyes were glowing and het voice thick with sarcasm)
R: what? For what? Why do u look so angry? ( Rajeev was extremely confused)
P: I see a man talking such bad things about me and u are doing nothing
R: whaat'.what do you want me to do? I did ask him to shut up'(he was still confused what he should be doing and why Priyanka was so upset)
P: yes what else can you do? Hai na? tumhe toh kuchh nehi jata'after all you denied our relationship'
R: wait a minute, that's a different issue and I need to talk to you about that but lets settle this one first'why are you upset about me regarding Malhotra? What am I supposed to do? I did protest'.
P: by just running away from him? Wonderful Mr.Khandelwal!!!
R: toh aur kya karu'that ugly man wouldn't stop'
P: If I were a guy and any guy dared to say anything about my girl, I would have punched him hard in the face
R: whaaat?????? Are you crazy????? You want me to punch my producer? And make a scene here? Pri please grow up'.this is not film'
P: stop calling me Pri, you have no guts to stand for the person you love
R: Pri real life can't be as dramatic as you think'I can't believe you can be this immature
P: oh yeah, this is my immaturity isn't it? To expect that you will stand for me, people are calling me sluts and you are just running away from them'.(Priyanka chocked on her words, she felt her eyes welling up)
Suddenly Rajeev go very angry, he had had enough tension from the morning and now Priyanka bhi? Why is she acting all immature? He felt his temper rising:
I am sorry Ms.Bassi if I have disappointed you but let me tell you I am no superman as you might think of me'perhaps you expect me to be real life hero like Captain Rajveer but I am Rajeev Khandelwal, a very ordinary man who can't possibly be so melodramatic to punch his producer
P looked at him intensely, the anger in her eyes was replaced with sadness: yes Rajeev, perhaps I expected too much from you, when you are not even ready to acknowledge our relationship in public'
With that she left, leaving Rajeev more remorseful
Rajeev regretted saying those words, he has hurt her again, inspite of taking the vow that he will never see another tear in her eye, he has hurt her again'.rajeev felt his eyes burning, he got up to look for her, he can't lose her with another stupid act
Priyanka went to the van and was crying silently. Rajeev's words had pierced her heart, she couldn't believe when Arjun came and told her that Rajeev had denied their relationship, she had no idea why he would do that'and then Malhotra'perhaps she over reacted too'but isn't that what every girl dreams of, of a man who will punish any man that speaks ill of her'. The jungle night felt like a dream'she hated coming back, she wished she could stay back at the jungle, what a contrast to the lovely time spent there'
Tabhi Rajeev entered: Pri suno
P: mujhe kuchh nehi sunna, please leave Mr Khandelwal
R: Pri suno toh''..
P: please Rajeev go away
Rajeev came forward to her and hugged her tight'Pri tried to push him away: "leave me or I'll call the whole unit" she cried'.but Rajeev refused to loosen his grip, he just buried his face in pri's hair, uttering "sorry"'she tried hurting Rajeev, pushing him with all might but finally gave up as Rajeev held her more tightly'she collapsed in his arms and cried silently'Rajeev kissed her hair and then held up her face, looking into her eyes he said: I am sorry
P was still crying, unable to stop
Rajeev kissed her hands and kneeled down in front of her, then he embraced her waist and rested his head on her belly
R: I am really sorry dear, really sorry for hurting you' 'it was just that people were saying bad things since morning'. i love you sweety
P (was still angry): And u can't do anything when people say bad things about me?!! All you do is deny our love in front of everybody!!!!!!! Look at me I like a fool declared it in front of all that we are in love!!! Huh! How stupid can I get'you just wanted to sleep with me for a night, that's it, nothing else'it was all false'you don't love me'.she couldn't complete her sentence as fresh bouts of tears came oozing out'..
R: Pri look at me
P looked unwillingly
R: look properly, do I look like a bas***d?
P was shocked at his use of this term'
R: is this all the trust u have for me? How could u think I don't love u and I had just exploited u??????how could u think that pri?
P: tumne fir deny kyon kiya?
R: because ppl aren't saying nice things about us pri, you heard it yourself, because they didn't know the depth of our love and they think we have just physically fallen for each other
P: how cud they????
R: well, we behaved like strangers, nobody had any inkling about what was going on in our minds, everybody linked u with Vikas and suddenly we get lost in the jungle and come back and declare our love????????? Will people ever think of it as anything except lust?
P kept silent
R came closer and kissed her forehead I can't bear ppl talking about my love in demeaning terms, we'll surely declare our love, but ppl should know the depth of it
P : and how r u going to do that?
R: well we'll take it slow and ppl will gradually see we are coming closer, then it'll be easy for them to accept
P: do u know u r equally supid?
R: why?????
P: u think ppl are going to stop gossiping just because u will deny things?
R: well'.
P: and they'll believe u that we spent a whole night together n nothing happened just because you say so? Rajeev, the more you deny, the more gossips spread
R: but'
P: and then just to prove your point, u'll start keeping distance from me, n there will be misunderstandings again'.just like the serial story, it's happening again''.the gossips, the distancing'.dekha jungle se wapas aate hi hamare beech problems suru!!!! ( priyanka panicked)
R: pri suno toh'.
P: I have had enough of the serial story happening in my life'well it was good till the point we fell in love, but not anymore'
R: ok stop stop, nothing is going to happen between us, it's not the serial story, it's our lives Priyanka, our real lives..... okay fine, lets break the link between real and reel lives now, but first decide whether you want a hero like captain Rajveer or you are happy with your ordinary Rajeev khandelwal?
P: I love my Rajeev khandelwal, but what? What are u going to do?
R: first punch that stupid malhotra and then you'll see, come with me
He held her hand and pulled her out of the van'..
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