Part 6
Just like heaven
Sunday morning
Rewa: "No way vasant bha..main is duffer k bike pe nahi jaungi…Sareraste bike rok k kahega k mujhe bhukh lagi hai aur phir..18889900 times dekhe hue site pe bhi ruk ke niharega…aur kahega..It feels like heaven,"she shouted angrily as she refused to accompany Kesar on his bike..on their trip to mussoorie The queen of hills.
Gulaal: "par hum car se kyun nahi ja rahe hain..aise sab saath bhi rahengeshe asked Vasant
Kesar:..Are you crazy..mussoorie car se jaogi..Bike pe u will see heaven..Right VASANT bha..
Gulaal "maine tujhse nahi pucha..,she replied angrily
Vasant: "pls sab ladna band karo rewa ..chal tu mere saath baith ja..kesar tu gulaal ko saath le le"
G:..pppar..
V:pls yaar ab chalo varna..sari trip ka maza khatm ho jayega..Kesar MALL ROAD pemilte hai..haan pls tu apni chinti ki chaal se mat ana samjha…
K: "chalo gulaal in wonderland baitho…Rewa se to shayad tum better company ho..,kesar smiled naughtily as gulaal sat behind his bike…
And the journey began…As kesar drove through the twists and turns..the plains turned into small mountains..and the picturesque doon valley was slowly left behind..the View was breathtakingly beautiful…the lush green vegetation…the small gadehras(small springs and waterfalls on the hilly roads created due to the rains)all filled Gulaal's heart with pleasure..
Damn kesar was so right…how could she have missed these and been busy in clicking pics of monks,"thought Gulaal
The screechimg of the brakes..brought gulaal back into the world..
G: kya hua…
K:mujhe bhukh lagi hai...Do you mind…,said kesar taking out out a cigarette…
G:..Hmmm to ye hai bhukh..'She rolled her eyes.. "Go on Why would I mind..
Kesar thought something and threw it away quickly..
G:kyunkya hua…
K :wo ..sorry..tumhe asthma hai na…Isliye phenk di..
Gulaal was amazed..and smiled ..
G: tujhe yaad hai..
K:tumhari har baat mujhe yaad hai Gulaal..,he said in a serious tone
Gulaal's smile widened..and she burst laughing..She thought..she hated the guy so much…but he still remembers this..
K:tum smile kiya..karo Gulaal you have a beautiful smile…aisalagta hai jaise kisi ne pani main hawa k bulbule chhod diye ho..
Gulaal felt shy…she didn't know how to react..She had never received such a compliment…that too from a man..
K"jyada khush mat ho..warna..mujhse ladte waqt..to tumhari…Shakal dekhne layak hoti hai..jaise koi daku(dacoit)
G: tu kabhi nahi sudhrega…You stupid monkey..
K: chalo nautanki..
Gulaal sat behind kesar and he started driving again…
G: tu kya deodorant me nah k aya hai..yucks meri naak sad jayegi
K:kyun Gals like deo fragrance
G:girls ko impress karne ki to bhul ja..Ye to rewa ne mujhe bataya..that you are lazy..when it comes to taking a bath..tabhi you use deo ..Gulaal laughed
K: wo to main "Save water campaign me believe karta hun…"
Gulaal haan maan gaye Kesarji nikle hai..hath mein flag lekar..yesocial…Activist hai…..and she kept on teasing him..
And they kept on arguing about one thing or the other..and the 30 km drive.…. just ended on The mussoorie mall road where Rewa..and Vasant were already waiting for them
V: are tum log kahn reh gaye the..Gulaal I am really sorry mere kuch bahut close frnds ka phone aya tha chamba se..bahut insist kar rahe..hain..they have come after a long time..maine mana karne ki bahut koshish..ki par..tumhe bura to nahi lagega..I am really sorry
G;apke dost hain na…Doston ki apni..jagah hoti hai..aap jaiye..mujhe bura nahi lagega…Phir kabhi saath ghum lenge..Waise bhi sari zindagi padi.."Gulaal suddenly realized what she said and hung her head down..She felt nervous..
V:Ok then..Kesar..tu rewa ur gulaal ka dhyan rakhna…I WILL MEET YOU IN THE EVENING..At this place only..phir ek saath challenge wapas..
K: "Vb not fair..mujhe in paglon k beech mein kyun chhodkar..ja rahe ho..Now they will gossip and Do window ..shopping
V: tujhe inki dekhbhaal k liye chhod raha hun..Just take good care..aur haan Gulaal ko ache se ghuman..Bye
R: kesar pls maan ja na pls..
K:rewa tu aisa kaise kar sakti hai..ab main samjha..tu kyun subah se mussoorie ane k liye mar rahi thi..Yogesh bha yahn pe sherwood academy mein lecturer hain na...par tumujhe aur guaal ko chhodkar kyun ja rahi hai..
R:Gulaal pls tum aur kesar..k saath ghum lo na..pls..Mujhe yogesh ji ne..apne college mein job inyerview k liye bulwaya tha...
K:Ok cchal ja..par der mat karna..
Rewa..hugged kesar and ran away in excitement...Yogesh was the fiance of rewa..and their marriage ceremony was fixed in october..
Now Kesar and Gulaal looked at each other..God she hated him so much…she thought as they walked on mall road..which was bustling activity..and newly wed couples were busy..cuddling each other///
Gulaal took out book from her bag and sat down on the chairs made on the pavement..she thought it was the best way..to kill time..as the thought of kesar being at her side annoyed her…Kesar also silently stood beside her..
Exactly an hour passed ..and nobody said a word…Kesar felt uneasy..and got up..Graabed gulaal's hand
K:chalo..jaldi utho aur ye kitab band karo
G: par kahan..
K:chalo to,,,,,
And he drove off crossing the small cobbled streets and finally applied brakes..
G:ye tum mujhe kahan le aye…
She stopped ..she could not utter a single word…She had never seen A view more beautiful…This was a view point..from where the whole Doon valley was visible..she could almost touch the floating clouds..which had descended on the mountain top…There were tiny umbrellas also presnt with benches and many loners were reading books and leisurely admiring the beauty….Gulaal heart was brimming with Joy..the sun kissed mountain top was basking in splendid isolation…a sight that would melt even the most brutal hearts..She was ecstatic…
G: "markat si hari dharti hai ye..'gulaal said enthusiastically
K: what..,he exclaimed..
G:ever heard of jaishankar Prasad…he said these lines..to praise the beauty of nature..It means..This earth is beautiful..as the green emerald..
K: tumhare teacher the ye
G:are nahi re pagal…He was a famous poet ,,,Of main bhi kise samjhane lagi thi ye..bandar kya jane adrak ka swaad.she laughed as she walked..towardsthe edge of the cliff…
She had never seen mountains in her life..the beauty and majesty of the Himalayas..mesmerised..her..the chir trees..and…the cool breeze…took her heart away..
Yes it was heaven…in every sense… Ahhh" screamed gulaal…as kesar suddenly gave her a slight push..when she was lost in her thoughts..
K:kyun dar gayi…mujhe pata hai that you are afraid of heights…
G:tu ruk,,tu ruk,,aaj main tujhe jaan se hi maar dungi,she angrily ran behind kesar….she ran really fast and kesar kept on teasing her….
Suddenly gulaal stopped…she was breathing heavily…she had never ran so fast in her entire life…As the air is rarified at higher altitudes…also followed by this wild chase….she suffered an asthamatic attack
K:gulaal///gggulal..ytumhara inhaler kahan hai….
Gulaal pointed her finger towards her bag which was lying on the bench..kesar ran and came back…
With a few sprays..gulaal..came back to.. her senses…and relaxed…
Kesar..made her sit on the bench…and comforted her by rubbing his hands on her back…she felt nice and cared for…
It was getting cold and gulaal felt uneasy…Kesar…looked at her
K:thand lag rahi hai
Gulaal slightly nodded her head..
Wear this..kesar took out his jacket and placed it overGulaal's shoulders
G:par tum..
K: ha ha meri phikr mat karo..main yahin ka hun..itni thand se mujhe kuch nahi hoga,,par agar tumhe kuch ho gaya to….
Kesar..looked into her eyes..fondly… Gulaal…felt glad..someone cared for her…My beI am wrong Kesar itna bura bhi nahi hai..,she thought
K:pata hai this is my fav place…maine kaha than na..its just like heaven…
And they talked about the place…,its beauty…and so on…as they watched the sunset….
The phone bell startled kesar…
V: kahan ho kesar..rewa aur main mall rd pe intezaar kar rahe hain…
Gulaal…gulaal…"the soft voice of kesar woke her up..
She saw that she had fallen asleep on the bench and her head was resting on kesar's lap…
G:oh mujhe uthaya kyun nahi…
K:tum itne pyaar se so rahi thi mera uthane ka man nahi kiya,…
Kesar looked lovingly at Gulaal...as the stars twinkled and the doon valley beneath them ...lazily smiled through the glowing bulbs...Kesar..looked at gulaal…who was still yawning…and..thought.. "this is heaven"… "Just like heaven"