-GULAAL- (chap 9@pg14) - Page 7

Ch-6

"Ohh hello MR... Naam kya hain aap ka?!!..."

"Rangeela!!..."

"Arey, maine aap ka naam poocha hain!! Aap ki fav movie ka naam nahin!!..."

"Arey kahan naa... Mhara naam Rangeela hain!!..."

"What?!!... Rangeela?!... Sach mein yahin naam hain aap ka?!"...

"Haan yahin hain...Tumko koi problem hain??..."

And she started giggling all of a sudden.

"Arey madam abb hasne wali kya baat hoo gayi?!!"

"I am so sorry!!... but actually... aap kaa naam bahut funny hain!!..."

And her laughter continues and I kept on staring towards her laughing radiant face for a while. I could feel my lips parting into little smile too. In our territory my name symbolizes terror and there she actually found my name funny. Honestly I never thought of getting such reactions from anyone after hearing my name. I should have felt annoyed because she made fun of me but rather I felt good actually.

And she kept on telling something but nothing got into my ear, my only concentration was on her radiant face. I never told her but at the very moment I felt that her smile was the best part of her. It could lit up light even at the darkest hours of night.

And I never saw her smiling again... Especially from the very time she entered into our territory. She put on a false mask, pretend to be someone else... But I could see the pain in her eyes so many times which she tried to hide with so much effort but couldn't hide from my eyes.

Going the downhill steps I was cherishing that old memory when I was witnessing her silent stone like faade every time, trying to avoid me hard. At the moment I badly wished if I could get back her old cheerful self but I also knew that it was not so easy for her, she had gone through so much. I didn't tell her yet that after listening everything from our men in Delhi I went there to check on my own and when from some of her close friends and well wishers I got to know the tragedy happened with her and understood my involvement in it I went numb for a while. My all bitter feeling towards her looked so invalid after knowing the truth.

And from the very moment my heart had the change and my obedience shifted from my master to her...once and for all my life.

Maintaining the icy silence between us we reached foothills. Meera moved towards the road silently and I had to stop her.

"Ohh madam!!... udhar nahin... Idhar!!" I showed her the way which was moving inside dense forest area.

Her jaw dropped for a while as she looked towards the direction and shifted her wide gaze towards me, "Woo rasta too jungle ke taraf jata hain!!"

"Haan too?!!... Tumhe gaon ke rashte se jana hain kya?!... Jahan chowdhury ke paltu gunde chura aur banduk le kar tumhari welcome karne ke liye baithe hain?!!" I mocked in slight irritation.

"Aur itni raat ko jungle mein jayengey too Janwar ke dinner ban jayengey... Yee socha hain tumne?!!... Yaa phir yee mat kahena ki iss jungle ke sare janwar tumhare pet hain!!" she said with mocking voice adding fuel to my anger.

"Bas!!... Mooh bandh rakho apna!!..." I said quite harshly, "Mhare sath chalna hain too chalo warna yahin pari raho..."

She fumed in slight anger and looked away crossing her hand on her chest. "Main tumhare sath jane ke liye mari nahin jaa rahi hoon!!"

"Marna na pare issi liye jungle ke raste se jane ke liye bol raha hoon... Warna udhar sab khare hain bakhri koo halal karne ke liye!!" My annoyance level was increasing.

"Tumne mujhe bakhri kahan?!!!" She snarled with utter anger.

"Aisey bewakoof ki tarah batein karogi too aur kya kahoon... Abb chalo bhi... Poori raat yahan khara nahin rahe sakta tumhare liye!!" I hurried up.

"Nahin jana mujhe tumhare sath!!!... Tum jao akele jungle mein aur janwaron ke sath picnic manao... Main apna rasta khud dhoond loongi!!" she said with full attitude and walked towards the opposite way. I sighed and understood that she would get hell out of me one day. Without wasting more time I walked towards her with quick pace and caught her arm. As soon as she threw me an angry and confused glance I pulled her with me and walked towards the forest.

"Hey!!... Leave me... I said leave me... Nahin jana mujhe tumhare sath!!" she continued to struggle to get free of my clutch and ignoring all her tantrums.

"nahin jana mujhe tumhare sath!!... Chorro mujhe!!... Tumhare sath jane se too acha hain ki main unn gundo ke pass chali jaoon!!.." she said with loud voice and that was the last thing to trigger my anger.

I pulled her harshly with all my power and hold around her waist with all my power pressing my other hand on her mouth.

"CHUP!!!!..." I said with such loud voice that it reflected on the silence around. As I looked towards Meera's face, her eyes were startled all of a sudden and frozen also.

"Tumhe unn gundo ke pass jana hain naa?!... Haan?!!!" My hand automatically became harsher on her and I saw her suffocating for air. It boiled my head even more and I threw her away from my clutches. She somehow manages to hold herself and looked towards me with wide eyes.

"Jaoo... Saukh se jaoo... Wapas chali jaoo uss Veer Pratap ke pass... Phir woo log jab tumhe janwaron ke tarah nochke tumhare lash kee tukro koo gutter pe fenk ayengey tab mhari batein yaad naa karna... Shahid hone kaa bahut saukh hain naa tumhe?!!!... Jaooo!!... Manne bhi kissi nee sar ki kasam naa de di hain tumhe bachane ke liye!!" as I bursted out everything in boiled head she just stood there frozen looking towards me with wide silent eyes and I could see chink of fear in those eyeballs which was so rare for her. My anger started to melt as soon as I saw those vulnerable eyes. I was regretting to get so angry on her. I knew really well what she was going through. She might act so strong outside but I knew the emotional turmoil she was going through inside. I had to be patient with her rather than getting mad.

Meera didn't say anything in return and just stood silent. With a huge sigh I composed my anger and closed a little distance between us. She was still standing like a statue without even blinking her eyes and I started to feel bad. I was about to say something but she just passed by me silently all of a sudden without even looking towards me.

"Arey!!... Abb kahan jaa rahi hoo?!!" I asked in utter confusion. She didn't turn back or answer and kept on walking on her way but it was a relief that she took the way to go inside the forest covered land.

"Dekha,... manne pahele se lahe rahi hoon woo chori thik naa se!!.. Woo larki thik naa se!!... Pan koi mhari baat hi naa sun raha tha... Bhugto abbb..." Gulguli, who was standing near the window said with full attitude as her prediction turned out very true.

"Eee amma!!... abhi jale pee namak naa chiraka!!..." Veer, who was still stunned by the ongoing events couldn't stay quite anymore and gave a loud answer.

"Jale pe namak?!!!... Arey namak tuu tune chirka hain!!!..." Gulguli was never ferocious like this before, "Jab se uss chori ne yahan layya hain tab se kuch naa kuch garbar hoti raheti se!!... Manne too pahele se hi shak tha ki woo chori bahar se jitni bholi dikhawe se andar see utni na hain!!!... Abhi bhi tanne samajh naa awyein... Woo koi nachne wali na se!!... Police walo kii bheji huyi jasoos se!!..."

"AMMA!!!" veer's loud angry voice reflected on the wall as she stood up from his place angrily. He was totallu mad by then, "Bhasan bandh kar apni!!!... Mere dimag mein aag lagi huyi hain... uss mein aur ghee naa daal... Warna tu khud jal jayegi!!"

"VEERA!!!..." Bhesma Pratap screamed from his place, "Juban samhal ke baat kar!!..."

Veer was a bit startled after getting the scolding from his father, True to say his father have been supportive to him always through all thick and thins... Supressed all his wrong dids with his power, possession and money!!

"Par sarkar!!..." veer couldn't finish his words as bhesma shut him up again.

"Abb aur nahin veera... Pahele hi thare liye bahut pareshani khari huyi hain mhare samne... Abb aur nahin!!!... Thare zid ke agey haar maan gaya tha manne jo uss nachne wali ke sath thari shadi karwane ke liye razi hoo gaya!!,... Mhare zindagi ki sab sey badi galti thi!!... Joo thari amma ki baat na suni manne..." Veer was known to his cold voice and the ruthless man hiding behind that composed yet alarmingly calm eyes. Even he couldn't believe that the mere girl checkmated him like never before. They built their empire of illegal business and drug throughout the country for several years. Being connected with some powerful political leaders they were almost unbeatable and that powerful clan was in verge to break just for a mere girl. Veer could never have thought that the innocent vulnerable Bindiya whom he brought home could be some secret spy sent by their enemies. She was not Bindiya at all... She was Meera!!!... Sister of that idiot girl Ritika!!...Ritika and her mother's lifeless face flashed in his mind again and boiled his head... Out of his anger and frustration he ended up throwing the vase of nearby table.

"Abb saman fod ke ke fayda hone wala hain veere?!! Woo larki too bhag gayi se humare sare information le ke...Abb woo media walon ke hatho lag gayi too thare koo kuch pata bhi hain ki hone wala hain?!!" At that time Bhesma was literally screaming on the top his lung due to anger.

"Uss sey pahele uss larki kaa manne gala naa dawa doon..." Veer was totally shaking at that time due to immense anger.

"Naah!!... Abb tu kuch bhi naa karega Veere!!... Abb sabkuch manne samhalega!!..." Bhesma pratap literally shut him up with his cold gaze.

"Abb yee Rangeele kithe mar gaya??!!..." Bhesma pratap asked in irritation.

"Apni biwi kooo Bachane gaya hain!!... Aur kya?!!" Maldawali's sudden entry in room startled them all. As soon as she entered in room, she stole a small glance towards veer. Veer saw that but pretended to be unmoved.

"Eee maldawali aisey time pe bakwas mat kar!!" Bhesma pratap said in utter irritation.

"bakwas?!!" she as usual rolled her eyes in dramatic way, "Sashu maa... Aaap inhe batayengey yaa main hii bhanda fod doon?!" the slight cunning smile appeared in her face.

"Ke?!!... Ke kahena chahti hain tu?!!" sweatdrops appeared in Gulguli's forehead and everyone noticed her nervousness...

"Ohh maa!!" Maldawali made yet another dramatic expression, "Abb app anjan ban ne se kaise hobe?!!... Bataiyen inn sab ko.. Ki shadi ke raat aap ne kaun se jhol banayein the!!" Her sarcastic words were like showering thunders in the room all of them were standing still looking towards gulguli and gulguli was like frozen statue.

After a long pause Bhesma pratap came near guguli and said in cold voice. "Gulguli!!!..."

Miss chappalwali was totally silent on the way. The silence was feeling really awkward and suffocating I must say. I was used to her angry banters, not this silence. I sometimes talked to her on the way abruptly but she neither answered back or looked at me.

There was a highway on the middle of forest which leads to the outside area of village as soon as I reached near the road, I saw the jeep parked there.

"Chalo... Jeep mein baith jao..." I said taking a deep breath and looked towards her in expectation that at least she would say something finally. She was standing there silently like statue looking towards the jeep with cold eyes.

"Kya huya chalo?!... Abb godi mein utha ke le jana parega kya?!!" I couldn't stop myself taunting her.

She looked towards me with bit irritation and silently moved towards the jeep. Though she was silent but her angry glance indicated me that she was back in her own self. With a small smirk I followed her. She was about to open the back door but I stopped her.

"Piche nahin saamne baitho!!" I said with a bit ordering tone and she gave me an angry glare.

"Aisey dekhne ki koi zarurat naa hain... Woo kya hain ki piche baithne ki jagah na hain!!... Do bare bare tires ke sath bahut kuch hain!!" I informed her. With confused eyes she looked inside and found the dumped back seats of jeep. With a sigh she moved towards the front seat and silently took the seat beside driving seat.

"Madam kaa gussa abhi tak thanda na para hain.. Warna abtak too kitni baar mhare pe chilla liya hota!" I thought with a sigh and moved towards driving seat. Before starting the jeep I checked on my guns and thought to fill the bullets in. keeping my gun at bonnet while I was grabbing out some bullets I found meera looking towards that gun with silent eyes. Those eyes conveyed so many things together, pain, misery, anger along with determination and rage that could burn the world. As all the emotion go through those eyeballs it saturated in deep recurring pain which didn't come out through tears but bleeds you inside and you could exactly feel the vibe seeing her eyes. For a moment I was numb seeing those emotions in her eyes, I literally gulped before interrupting her thoughts. I slightly snapped my fingers in front of her eyes. She got startled and looked back to me with wide eyes.

"Kya dekh rahi hoo?!!" I asked her taking the gun in my hand. She just kept on looking towards my face with startled eyes without giving answers.

"Bahut man kar raha hain naa iss banduk ki sari goli mhare chati pe ghusane kee liye?!!" I asked her with sarcastic tone. Her eyes turned hard and she looked away.

"bacho ki khelne ki cheez naa hain yee!!..." I said tucking back the gun on my jeans. She didn't answer back anything yet. Perhaps it would take time for her to get adjusted with my presence, one of the worst enemies of her life. I started the jeep engine and soon it rushed through the road killing the silence of night.

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spoiler part will be coming on next part as its already getting too long.,..😆😆