It was later on that evening when Yuvraj and Shazeb met up to find the
beautiful girl. Yuvraj lead Shazeb into a middle-class area that he had
found his way into the first time.
" Yuvraj tum kahan rehte ho..yahan se dhoor hai?"
"Nahi woh yahan sey itni door nahin hai...jab aap mere ghar dinner ke liye
jaoge..to main aapko dekha tha hoon."
The boys kept walking until they came across that place the girl was
standing.
"Haan woh ladki yahan par kari thi."
"Iss jage ka naam kya hai?"
"Usne mujhe nahi bataya...maine usse poocha bhi tha..par usne mujhe
bola key agar mujhe is jage ka nahi pata...toh mujhe jaana chaye."
"Shayad woh sey kehri thi...yahan par koi nazar nahi aara."
Yuvraj looked at the empty alleys. "Hum uss side par chalte hain..woh
wahan baag kar gaye thi." The boys walked down the alley until they got
to a place that had beautiful lights, the sound of music, talking, laughing,
payal and chooriyan. To Yuvraj it was beautiful. Shazeb immediately
realized where they were, being a middle-class boy, he knew about
places like this. Yuvraj who had had a sheltered childhood wouldnt.
"Yuvraj chale."
"Nahi yaar aisa jaga maine kabhi nahi dekha...bhot khoobsoorat hai."
"Yuvraj kabhi kabhi jo khoobsoorat lagta hai uska sachai utna hi
bura.Chale na!"
"Shazeb kya jaldi hai? Abhi aaye hain..or maine abhi tak uss ladki ko bhi
nahin dekha."
"Yuvraj ye...." Shazeb was about to explain that they should leave
immediately before someone sees them was then interrupted by Yuvraj.
"Woh dekho!...woh ladki wahan par hai...chale!"
Yuvraj started off in the direction of the girl as Shazeb tried to stop him.
The girl saw Yuvraj coming and turned and walked inside the house.
Yuvraj knew it was here because of the chadar she was wearing.He
followed her inside as Shazeb tried to grab his arm. Yuvraj kept going.
Inside the house was a long hall and smaller rooms off to the side. The
girl turned into the last room a the end of the hall. Yuvraj followed her
and stopped at the door. He peeked in and did not see the girl.
"Shazed kahan hai woh?"
"Yuvraj woh jo ladki samne gold kapre mein karee hai..yeh ladki wohi
hai."Yuvrah saw that her chadar was put too the side and she was now in
the middle. When he saw her, he stopped. His first love was none other
then a prostitute and that is what Shazeb tried to explain to him.
Song
Yuvraj turned around and slunk to the floor. That beautiful innocent girl
he saw that other day was none other than a prostitute in a brothel.
Shazeb bent down in front of Yuvraj..."Chale?" He helped him up and they
both left quietly to Yuvraj's house for dinner.
The girls were in the kitchen helping making dinner. Gauri was putting
dishes out for the servants to come and take while Laxmi and Saraswati
were supervising cooking. Durga sat and stared out the window. Laxmi
nudged Saraswati and they both looked at Durga.
"Pata hai kya? Durga akelapan mehsoos karti hai." Saraswati whispered to
Laxmi.
"Toh hum unhe company denga."
"Hamare company kaafi nahin hain...isse kisi ore ka pyaar bhi chaaye.
Matlab koi ladka."
"Haan Di such kehre ho...par kaun?"
"Sochna parega...koi ho jo Durga ka past bhi accept karle."
"Mushkil kaam hai."
The girls both stopped talking when Reetu walked in.
Reetu looked at them," Jee woh Chote Saab or mehman aage hai..toh aap
log bhi table pe aa jao."
The girls all left the kitchen and sat down on the table with their family.
Yuvraj came and cleared his throat.
"Yeh mera dost Shazeb hai." Everyone looked up at Shazeb. Savitri smiled
and welcomed him. Saraswati and Laxmi said hi while Gauri just nodded.
Durga sat quietly at the end of the table. But Menka and Suryakant looked
at Shazeb strangely.
"Shazeb naam hai aapka?"Suryakant looked at him icily.
"Jee unclejee." Shazeb knew what was coming.
"Ajeeb naam hai...kahan sey ho?" Yuvraj looked up and gave his father a
confused look that Suryakant didnt see.
"Woh main yaheen sey hoon..."
"Hindu ho?"
"Nahi unclejee main Musalmaan hoon." Shazeb was very uncomfortable
and Yuvraj could tell.
"Papa Shazeb bhot acha ladka hai...or mera dost hai."
"Ajeeb baat hai..ab Musalmaan sey bhi dosti hone lagi hai."
"Papa...woh." Suryakant gave Yuvraj a look that shut him up.
Shazeb was uncomfortable and could not look in the direction of
Suryakant. He realized that he hadnt paid much attention to anyone else
at the table and looked up at everyone, carefully avoiding Suryakants
gaze. He made his way around the table but stopped when he saw Durga.
She was beautiful. 😳
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