Safar- FINALLY UPDTD-pt 17-pg 51- - Page 22

Agni: Aapne bulaya pitaji?

Jaivardhan: Haan Agni, Aryanagar jaane se pehle hum tumse zaroori baat karna chahte hain.

Agni sat down in a chair.

Jaivardhan: Tumhe to pata hai ki jo gunde humne bheje the, voh apna kaam pura kar ke nahi aaye hain.

Agni: Haan pitaji, main jaanta hoon.

Jaivardhan: To iska matlab to tum jaante hoge.

Agni: (Unsure) Haan pitaji?..nahi pitaji.

Jaivardhan: Iska matlab ab hume hi kuch karna hoga. DharamVeer ko raaste se hatane ke liye sahi mauke ka intezaar karna hoga.

Agni: Lekin pitaji, yeh mauka kab ayega?

Jaivardhan: Hume pakka pata hai yeh mauka bohot jald aayega. Aryavardhan apne dono pyaare beton ko kahin na kahin to bhejega hi. Aur is baar, tumhe unke saath jaana hoga. Unki har chaal ki mujhe khabar karni hogi. Bohot jald, yeh DharamVeer humare raaste se hat jayenge.

Just as Jaivardhan and Agni were about to start laughing maniacally, someone entered the room. The person looked disapprovingly at Jaivardhan and Agni.

Jaivardhan: Mausi, aap hume aise kyun dekh rahi hain?

Jaivardhan's Mausi: Hume pata hai, tum vaapas jaane ki khushiyaan mana rahe the.

Agni: Nahin naniji, pitaji to vaapas jaa kar hamesha gussa ya udaas rehte hain. Kabhi Mahraj ko lekar udaas, to kabhi meri bevakufi par gussa. Aur jab DharamVeer ko shaabashi milti hai, tab yeh to pure kamre ko ulat-phulat kar dete hain.

Jaivardhan turned red. Jaivardhan's mausi (Sadhna) cackled.

Sadhna: Lagta hai tumhare pitaji phirse gussa ho gaye hai Isse pehle yeh kamre ko ulat-phulat kar de, hum sab khaane chalte hain. Chalo Agni, tum ek haath pakdo, main dusra haath pakadti hoon.

Agni readily agreed and grabbed one hand, while Sadhna grabbed the other. Together, they started dragging Jaivardhan upstairs, until Jaivardhan let out a scream of fury.

Jaivardhan: Bas karo! Agni, apni bevakufi ka sabut mat dikhayo. Aur mausi! Main ab baccha nahi hoon. Bhale mere chote bhai ko singhaasan mil gaya hai, mera beta hi agla raaja banega.

Sadhna: Us din se, tum mere liye bacche nahi, buzurk ban jayoge. Lekin esa din kabhi ayega hi nahi.

Agni snickered.

Jaivardhan: Aur agar voh din aa jaaye toh?

Sadhna: Toh us din main tumhe apna ashirvaad dungi, aur jo tum kaho, vahi karungi.

Jaivardhan: (determined) Theekh hai. To phir us din tak mera yahaan aana band. Ab jab Agni raja banega, tab hi main yahaan aungi.

Jaivardhan left the room,a nd after a while, Agni followed.

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Veer walked furiously into Nivriti's room. He had hoped to gain a lot of information from Aryavardhan, but he had gained none.

Veer: (Fiercly) BUA!

Nivriti jumped out of her bed and ran towards Veer.

Nivriti: (Worried) Kya hua Veer?

Veer was a bit taken aback. He hadn't realised his voice would come out so fiercly.

Veer: (Kindly) Ek musibat aa gayi hai bua.

Nivriti: Kya?! Kaisi musibat?

Veer: Dharam ko Rajkumari Sneha se pyaar ho gaya hai.

Nivriti: Yeh Rajkumari Sneha kaun hai?

Veer: Maharani Suhsila ki beti.

Nivriti: Avidhi ki Rajkumari?!

Veer: Haan bua, vahi.

Nivriti: Kya voh Dharam se.....

Veer: Haan, voh bhi Dharam se pyaar karti hai.

There was silence in the room.

Nivrit: To ab hume kya karna chahiye?

Veer: Vahi to main aapse poochne aaya tha.

Nivriti: Sabse pehle, Dharam ki dil ki baat Rajkumari Sneha ko batani hogi.

Veer: Matlab ki, usko batana hoga ki Dharam abhi bhi use pyaar karta hai.

Nivriti nodded. Both Nivriti and Veer stood thinking in silence for a few minutes. Then, they both smiled in synchrony.

Veer: Kya aap likhengi yah main?

Nivriti: Aisa kaam karte hain, main tumhe bataunga kya likhna hai, aur tum likh dena.

Veer: Theekh hai. Shuru kare?

Nivriti nodded. The pair sat down to their task, happily writing and chatting

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Harsha walked into the room holding a plate of food.

Harsha: Sneha, kuch kha lo. Subah se tumne kuch nahi khaaya hai.

Sneha: Abhi hume kuch khaane ka man nahi hai pitaji.

Harsha: Kuch to kha lo. Varna baad mein mujhe hi tumhari maa se daat pitegi.

Sneha remained silent. Then, suddenly she started speaking.

Sneha: Pitaji, hume Sumaina jaana hai.

Harsha: Kyun?

Sneha: Sandhya se baat karna chahte hain.

Harsha: To usko ek patr likh do.

Sneha: Voh apne patr kabhi padti hi nahi hai.

Harsha: Abhi hi toh ghar vaapas aayi ho tum.

Sneha: Lekin pitaji, mujhe Sandhya se bohot zaroori baat karni hai.

Harsha: (Sentimental) Itni zaroori baat, ki tum apne pitaji ke saath vaqt bhi nahi bitana chahti?

Sneha: (Sternly) Haan, bohot zaroori baat hai.

Harsha: Kya baat hai?

Sneha blushed.

Sneha: Dharam ke bare mein hai.

Harsha: (Amused) Accha, theekh hai. Main Sumeshwar ko ek patr bhej deta hoon, tum jaane ki taiyari karo.

Sneha hugged her father tightly.

Sneha: (Happily) Shukriya pitaji!

Harsha smiled and left the room to write a letter to Sumeshwar.

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Bhimdev paced around in his room impatiently. He had got a letter from Tasha stating he had news, and he was coming.

A servant entered the room.

Servant: Maharaj, Tasha aa gaya hai. Voh bahar aapka intezaar kar raha hai.

Bhimdev: Use andar bulayo.

Servant: Ji.

The servant went away bowing.

After a minute or two, Tasha entered the room. Tasha bowed.

Bhimdev: Bolo, kya khabar laaye ho?

Tasha: Rakumari Sneha Avidhi se Sumaina ja rahi hain.

Bhumdev: (Sarcastically) Vah! Kya khabar layae ho! Hum to khushi se paagal ho gaye hain!

Tasha smiled smugly. Seeing his smile, Bhimdev glared at him.

Bhimdev: (Angrily) MAINE TUMSE RAJKUMARI SANDHYA KI KHABAR MAANGI THI, USKI BEHEN KI NAHI!

Tasha looked terrified.

Tasha: Lekin Maharaj, agar hum Rajkumari Sneha ko-

Bhimdev: (Interrupting) NAHIN! Mujhe sirf Rajkumari Sandhya chahiye. Sirf Rajkumari Sandhya.

Tasha: Ji Maharaj.

Bhimdev: Aur koi khabar?

Tasha: Kuch khaas nahi hai.

Bhimdev: Tumhare liye khaas nahi hogi, lekin mere liye Rajkumari Sandhya se judi hui koi bhi khabar khaas hai. Batayo kya khabar hai?

Tasha: Maharaj, Rajkumari Sandhya pure din chitr hi bana rahi hai. Kal se voh bahar nahin gayi hai.

Bhimdev: Theekh hai. Ab tum jao, aur jaise hi kuch khabar mile, mere paas aa jana.

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Sandhya was still painting. She had been painting ever since she had come back from the fair. Soon a worried Sumeshwar came to talk to her.

Sumeshwar: Yeh kya hai? Pure din tum chitr banayogi?

Sandhya: Haan pitaji.

Sumeshwar: Vaise tum chitr kiski bana rahi ho?

Sandhya didn't answer, and Sumeshwar picked up a painting. He was shocked by the scene in the painting.

Sumeshwar: Sandhya......tum.....tum Veer aur tumhari chitr kyun bana rahi ho?

Sandhya: Kyonki aapne kaha tha aap pehle Veer ki tarah dikhte the, aur maa meri tarah.

Sumeshwar: Haan, toh?

Sandhya didn't reply. Sumeshwar looked at the painting more closely, and realisation dawned on him.

Sumeshwar: Tum.....meri kahani ke chitr bana rahi ho?

Sandhya: Haan.

(Worried) Acche nahi hain?

Sumeshwar: (Smiling) Mujhe lagta hai inse khubsurat chitr tumne kabhi nahin banaye hain.

Sumeshwar: Sach. Accha, main yahaan tumhe yeh batane aaya tha, ki kal Sneha yahaan aa rahi hai.

Sandhya: Hey bhagwaan! Ab us phool ko kya hua? Zaroor apne Dharam ke-

Sumeshwar: (Interrupting) Uska Dharam?

Sandhya: Ab jab humare phool ko pyaar ho gaya hai, to uske Rajkumar ko uska Dharam hi to bulayenge na.

Sumeshwar: Accha?! Humari phool....mera matlab hai, humari Sneha ko pyaar ho gaya hai?! Voh toh ab badi ho gayi hai, agli baari tumhari hai.

Sandhya gave Sumeshwar a strange look.

Sandhya: Mujhse koi pyaar karne ki himaat kare, tab na.

Sumeshwar: He ek Rajkumar mere dimaag mein.

Sandhya: (Laughing) Kaun?

Sumeshwar: Voh main tumhe baad mein batayoonga. Abhi bahar jayo.

Sandhya: Lekin pitaji, kal Sneha aa rahi hai, aur main yeh chitr......

Sumeshwar: (Interrupting) Jao!

Sumeshwar pushed Sandhya out of her room and sat down to admire his daughter's work.

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Dharam was waiting in Veer's room, waiting for Veer to come back from his 'ride'.

Dharam: (In his mind) Aaj to Veer ki kher nahi. Rajkumari Sneha ko ek patr likh raha tha?! Chodunge nahi aaj hum.

Veer came in the room, looking very happy.

Dharam: Arrey Veer! Bade jaldi aa gaye tum!

Nivriti entered the room, holding a scroll.

Veer: Haan.....voh Aandhi aaj thakh gaya tha.

Dharam: Jab se mele se aaye ho, thode patle ho gaye ho. Bua, aapko nahi lagta hai ki Veer patla ho gaya hai?

Nivriti hid the scroll behind her back.

Nivriti: H.....haan, main uske liye khaana laati hoon.

Nivriti exited the room to get some food. On the way out, she dropped her scroll. Both Dharam and Veer made a dash for it. Dharam wa quicker and grabbed the scroll.

Dharam: Bua kisko patr likh sakti hain Veer?

Veer: J.....jo bhi ho, hume kya farq padta hai.

Dharam: Bhai, mujhe to jaana hai yeh kaun hai, jise bua patr likhti hain.

Veer: Dh....Dharam, dekho, yeh Bua ka patr hai. Ise tum nahi padh sakte ho.

Dharam: Arrey! Tum thodi padhega bua ka patr, hum padhenge.

Before Veer could say anything, Dharam opened the scroll and started reading it.

Veer gulped.

Dharam: (Sarcastically) Ajeeb hai na? Bua ke patr mein likha hai 'meri pyaari Sneha', aur

anth mein bua ne apna naam nahi likha hai. Pata hai unhone kya likha hai?

Veer (Squeek) Nahi.

Dharam: (Calmly) Unhone likha hai, 'dher saara pyaar, tumhara Dharam!'

At that moment, Nivriti entered the room. She shrieked when she saw the scroll in Dharam's hands, and spoke in a terrified voice.

Nivriti: V.....V....Veer ki yojna thi, yeh sab usi ne patr mein likha hai.

Veer: (Angrily) Accha bua! Aur kisne bola tha yeh sab, jo....jo is patr mein likha hua hai?

Nivriti: Voh sab tum jaano, main kuch nahin jaanti hoon. Main jaa rahi hoon.

Dharam: (Shouting) RUKIYE BUA

Nivriti looked at Veer and Veer nodded.

Veer: Ek, do, teen!

Together, Nivriti and Veer went down on their knees and held one leg of Dharam, each.

Veer: Maaf kar do!

Nivriti: Humse galti ho gayi!

Veer: Maaf kar do!

Nivriti: Hum aisa dubara nahi karenge!

Veer: Maaf kar do!

Nivriti: Bas ek aur mauka!

Veer: Maaf kar do!

Dharam: (Annoyed and amused) Theekh hai! Theekh hai! Kar diya maine maaf!

Veer and Nivriti immediately got up.

Nivriti: Chalo Veer.

Veer. Chaliye bua.

And with that, they walked out of the room, as if nothing had happened at all.

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It was raining. Sandhya was walking on the railing of the shared balcony of the three siblings. Arjun was down, moving a cart full of hay this way and that, so that if Sandhya fell, she would land in the hay.

Suddenly, Sandhya's brother, Vikram came.

Vikram: HEY BHAGWAN! Ab kya kar rahi ho tum?

Sandhya slipped, but quickly grabbed the railing and climbed up again.

Sandhya: Uff! Bhaiya! Apne to mujhe dara hi diya tha.

A deep voice spoke out of nowhere.

Voice: Toh Rajkumari Sandhya darti bhi hai?

Sandhya: Bas haarne se darti hoon.

Vikram: Vahaan kyun khade huye ho? Idhar aayo Karan.

Karan appeared out of his hiding place.

Karan: Toh yeh hai tumhari mashoor behen, Rajkumari Sandhya?

Vikram: (Fondly) Mashoor ke bare mein nahi pata, lekin bohot badmaash hai. Bachpana nahi gaya hai.

Sandhya: Arrey, agar bachpan nahi gaya hai, toh bachpana kaise jaayega?

Vikram smiled.

Arjun: (Shouting) ARREY! KAHAAN GIR GAYI DID?

Vikram: Arjun neeche hai?!

Sandhya: (Casually) Haan.....

Vikram sighed loudly.

Vikram: (Shouting) UPAR AA JAYO ARJUN!

(Normal) Sandhya, yeh hai mera dost, Karan. Yeh bhi pandrah saal ka hai.

Karan: Aapse mil kar hume bohot khushi hui.

Sandhya smiled fakely.

Karan: Bohot kisse sune hai aapke.

Sandhya. Acche ya bure?

Karan: Mm......bure.

Sandhya laughed sarcastically.

Arjun entered the balcony.

Arjun: Bhaiya, didi ki nayi chitr mere kamre mein tang do.

Vikram: Theekh hai. Chalo.

Vikram and Arjun left.

Karan: Aap chitr bhi banati hain?

Sandhya: Haan?.

Karan: Aapke chitr dekh sakte hain?

Reluctantly, Sandhya nodded and led Karan to her room.