"Le jayenge le jayenge dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge!"
The goon had sung leeringly at me..
"Just shut up, okay!"
"Kya shut up...ab aankhon ke saamne koi film dikharaha toh...hum background music nahi de sakte hain kya...I love you, Nidhi...main aaraha hoon...jaise Dabanng ka Chulbul Pandey hai...I love you too...hahahahaha!"
I had thrown a piece of wood at him. He had lunged at me in retaliation and Amar had intervened and been knocked out for his efforts!
I don't know what I am going to do next, how I am going to get out of here and yet, I am sitting here now with this sappy smile on my face.
"I love you, sweetheart..main aaraha hoon!"
He had said that and he would come. No force on earth could keep him away from me now. I know he is no Chulbul Pandey or Salman Khan. But he is my Ashutosh, the man who loves me beyond life itself, and his love will make him move mountains if he has to in order to get to me.
A pebble lands close to where I am sitting. I look towards the window in shock. Just in time to see another one sail in.
Thankfully they haven't thought to tie us up. So, I get up and walk upto the window. I peep out of it and am shocked to see a man hanging on to the drainpipe.
"Kaun ho tum? Aur aise kyun latke ho?"
"Bas kasrat kar raha hoon...aur kya...arre...left side kone mei ek darwaza hai...zara use kholdo yaar!"
"Main kyun kholoon? Matlab tum kaun ho...main kaise janoon ki tum dost ho ki dushman?"
"Arre yaar...main Bajrang hoon!"
"Bajrang? Dadi Bua ke Bajrang?"
"Tum miya biwi donon paagal ho kya?"
I am miffed before I realize he is talking about my husband.
"Miya? Matlab tum unko jaante ho?"
"Haan yaar...jaanta hoon...andar tere saath jo akalmand baita hain na...unhi ka bhai hoon main...tum donon ko yahan se le jaane aaya hoon?"
"Main kaise maanloon tumhari baat? Maine tumhe isse pehle kabhi nahi dekha hain...?"
"Ab kya karein...time nahi hai na...jaan pehchan karake, chai paani poochke uske baad rescue operation shuru karne ki...ab kholo yaar darwaza...aur mera bhai kahan hai?"
"Woh behosh hain...par don't worry...pulse steady hai...!"
"Kya pulse...kiski pulse...ab tu darwaza kholti hai ki nahi...?"
"Par main kaise maanloon ki aap sach mei Amar ke bhai ho...I mean koi ID proof hai aapke paas?"
"Kya karein...hamare gangsters association wale abhi tak ID dena shuru nahi kiye na...ab meherbani karke mujhe andar aane doge...mujhe tum donon ko bachana hai!"
"Par mere pati kahan...unhone mujhse kaha ki woh khud aakar mujhe bachayenge...!"
"Yaar,...unhi ka agent hoon main..ab please darwaza kholo!"
"Main kaise maanloon ki aap unke agent ho?"
"Kya Karen...agar mujhe pata hota ki Sita Devi Ramji ka mudra angooti maangegi toh main le aata...philhaal isi se kaam chalalete hain!"
He struggles to pull his mobile from his pocket and calls someone, before handing over the phone to me.
"Yeh lo Ramji...apni Sita maiyya se baat karlo!"
"Hello baby!"
"Hello Dr Ashutosh...aap kahan ho?"
"Baby..zara apne left mei dekho...woh peepal ka ped hai dekho...main usi ke neeche kada hoon !"
"Is andhere mein mujhe kuch nahi dikhraha hai!"
"Baby...main hoon na...lo...main haath bhi hilaraha hoon...dikhraha hoon ki nahin...!"
"OMG...haan,...ab dikhrahe hain...I love you, Dr Ashutosh!"
"I love you too, baby. Ab please tum mujhe maaf kardo,...am sorry for everything I said and did...bas tum laut aao mere paas...iske baad main tumhe ek pal ke liye bhi apne aap se alag hone nahi doonga!"
"Main bhi bohot sorry hoon...maine bhi toh aapko hurt kiya...us stupid Ahana ko uksaya...waise aap us ke saath flirt kyun kiye...chee...!"
"Sorry baby...main kya karta...,mujhe pata chal gaya ki tumhi usko uksarahi ho...to maine socha tumhe irritate karne keliye uske saath flirt karoon!"
"Koi mature insaan aise behave karta hain kya?"
"Kya Karen, baby...main bhi bohot immature hogaya hoon!"
"Main bhi matlab...ab aap mujhe immature keh rahe ho?"
"No way...tum jaise mature is duniya mei koi nahin hai...main hi buddhu hoon...main hi idiot hoon...main hi sab kuch hoon...tum bas meri pari ho...!"
I am pleased with that reply.
"Woh sab teekh hai...par aap mujhe lene upar kyun nahi aaye?"
Bajrang Bhaiyya has lost it by now and intervenes.
"Kyunki mujh jaise ek ullu ka patta mila hai na usse...jisse andhere mei drain pipe se latkane se maza aata hai...bas isiliye...ab aap logon ki pyaar bari baatein khatam hogayi toh kya kripya karke aap darwaza khol sakte hain?
"Haan baby...please khol do na...phir Bajrang andar aake mere liye ground floor wali darwaza kholdega...taaki main andar aake tujhe apni bahon mei le sakoon...!"
"Par Bajrang ke jaga aap aa sakte te na...mera matlab drain pipe se...mere liye ped pe chade te na aap...hamare HM ke time!"
"Nidhi...maine us time tumhe keh nahi paaya...par actually mujhe vertigo ka complaint hai...!"
"Kya ...agar aap ko chakkar aagaya hota aur aap gir jaate toh?"
"Maine tumse indirectly kaha bhi...ki agar main gir jaata toh hamara HM ka kya hoga?"
"Main hi nasamaj ti...main hi aap ko teekh se samaj nahi paayi...am so sorry, Dr AShutosh!"
"Mohatarma... aap dono ek doosre ke naam ek puri maafi nama likhke dedena baad mei...ab please mere liye woh darwaza kholdena!"
I rush to open the door that had hitherto been concealed by the darkness.
Bajrang Bhai makes his way in and rushes straight to Amar, who is still lying unconscious.
"Abe akalmand...aankhein khol...teekh toh hain na...kahi mar var toh nahi gaya...aisa hai toh main Amma se kaise bachoonga...woh tere saath mujhe bhi yamlog bhejke rahegi!"
"Maine kaha na...woh teekh hain...pulse steady hain...main doctor hoon...aap meri baat nahi manoge...!"
"Haan...haan...teekh hai...par bhai hai mera...kya Karen...dil gabrajata hai na...bhai ko is halat mei dekh ke!"
"Ab aap please kisi bhi tarah yeh darwaza kholdo...ya kuch bhi karke mujhe mere Dr Ashutosh se milvado...uske baad aap jaane aur aapke bhai jaane...!"
"Kaise khudgarz doctor ho tum mohatarma!"
"Doctor nahi...bas ek khudgarz biwi hoon...mujhe ab bas mere pati chahiye...!"
"Ab aap donon ek dusre se itna pyar karte ho toh phir chakkar kya ta...kyun hua ta ladai tum donon ke beech?"
"Ab puri Ram kahani sunne ke baad hi mere pati ko andar aane denge kya...mujhe Dr Ashutosh ke paas jaana hai!"
My voice breaks and Bajrang Bhai looks alarmed.
"Mohatarma, aap please rona shuru mat kijiye...main seene mei goli bhi leloonga...par yeh aansoo mujhse bardasht nahi hote...woh kya hai na...I hate tears...!"
Bajrang Bhai does a bad imitation of Rajesh Khanna before expertly picking the lock from inside. He manages to open the door and runs down the side staircase to let Dr Ashutosh.
I start running down the stairs and throw myself into his arms. He picks me up and hugs me fiercely to his chest and starts raining kisses down my face. Not one to be left behind, I return his kisses with equal ferocity.
Behind us, Bajrang bhai clears his throat.
"Ab yeh sab baad mei ghar jaake bhi hosakta hai na...ab nikhliye yahaan se...!"
I grab at his arm and am ready to move when he stops.
"Par aap aur Amar...woh abhi bhi puri tarah se teekh nahi hua na..is haalat mei hum use yahan chodkar kaise jaa sakte hain?"
Bajrang Bhai looks at him admiringly.
"Doctor, aap sach much acche ho! Aap hamara fikar karna chod do...bas aapki biwi ko lekar yahan se niklo...hamare aadmi aate hi honge...hum bhi nikal jayenge jaldi hi...par firing wiring hogi...ab Daktarni sahiba ka yahan rehna teekh nahi hoga...!"
Dr Ashutosh nods and pulls at my hand.
We are just about getting ready to flee through the side entrance when the firing begins outside!
Edited by Sujatha.rao - 13 years ago