FF - Ek Duje Ke Liye, Ch 35, pg47 updt on 15.12 - Page 26

Dutta took out his mobile and dialed ….Baji plan no. 2 ready hai….then close in…

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Damodar I know you are sheltering your son, I will count 3 and if you do not relent, I will barge in with my me, shouted Anna…aur yeh jaan le they are all armed…asli hai sab, khilona nehi….

Damodar asked his men to take position, buddha hu lekin abhi tak mara nehi….pulling his chair in front of the main door he sat down, putting a rifle across his lap….

One…Anna shouted……Two

O Mehndi Laga Rakhna
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
Mehndi Laga Rakhna
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
Lene Tujhe O Gori
Aayenge Tere Sajna
Mehndi Laga Rakhna
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

O Sahra Sajake Rakhna
Chehra Chhupake Rakhna
Sahra Sajake Rakhna
Chehra Chhupake Rakhna
Ye Dil Ki Baat Apne
Dil Mein Dabake Rakhna
Sahra Sajake Rakhna
Chehra Chhupake Rakhna

Mehndi Laga Rakhna
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

The famous bollywood song played in full blast startling Anna and party, they turned to see a Barat coming alongwith a van playing the music system, holding arch lights….men and women dancing along the beats of the song ….

Hey bhagwan is gao me bhi…Anna exclaimed…

Thanks to Hindi movies Anna aajkal sabhi sab kuch karte hai…you never know what is whose culture, now only one culture and that is bollywood…

Ask them to move fast….Anna hid his pistol…..keep an eye on the house, Anna went up…hey jaldi karo….idhar hamara sahab …..Joshi sahab bimar hai…you are disturbing him….

It is an auspicious occasion my friend, let us enjoy, I am sure, Joshi is also enjoying it, after all who does not like some cheer ….A lady gave a beautiful smile to Anna…

Theek hai Theek hai…jaldi baro….doctor said no disturbance….

Thora mithai khao, shaadi ka mithai…mera munna ka shaadi hai…aaj….

Tu kuch jaidahi jawan lag rahi hai …saas kaise bani…

Hai hai mar jayu, the woman winked….tera jaisa ek najawan mujhe utha ke lekar gaya tha….aur kya ek hi saal me munna bhi paida ho giya abhi tujhe dekh kar phirse shaadi karnne ki man kar rahe hai…

Theek hai theek hai, ageh bar phir milta tu tujhe thori der me, tere bete ke sath sath hum bhi shaadi kar lenge….

Us burahu ka kya kare…The woman gestured to one of the men dancing, who might be her husband...

Khallas kar denge…Anna patted on his pistol under his shirt….The woman gave him a flying kiss before moving on….mai rah dekhungi….chalo chalo sab chalo muharat nikla jar aha hai….one of the men shouted suddenly….jaldi karo jaldi karo…

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Standing in the shadows Bajirao gave a mean smile…sala sukar kar tu bhau ki gao me hai, nehi toh idharich bhun deta tujhe…

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Holding Dutta's hand Naku ran after him, through the bushes, Naku was running out of breath, thank got because she decided to put her black colour on, she was wearing salwar kameez which was helping her in running now…

Sahab…Sahab aur nehi….thora rukh jate…Nakusha cried out panting….

Thora aur Naku, we are not far enough…he pulled her along….it was after a few minutes Naku said aur nehi …she dropped on her knees…Dutta stood with his hands on his hips looking around…ok Bajirao managed to divert the attention of Anna's men briefly but they were not out of danger zone….Naku was clutching her stomach …Dutta watched her …poor girl never ran so much in her life…..chal uth, dheere dheere chalenge but we must not sit yet….Dutta pulled her up, put your weight on me and walk..theek hai….

Holding his arm she limped along …Dutta suddenly felt very comfortable, her very presence had a soothing effect on him, Dutta looked down abh theek hai na, aisa chal payegi….

If I could have a drink of water….

Aur baithne ki jagah, sone ke liye takiya nehi chahiye tujhe…he mocked giving a low laughter…Nakusha pinched him hard…Ouch lagta hai….he pulled her closer, chal dekhte hai pani kaha milega….

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Anna barged open the door…the room was semi dark, he saw Damodar on the lounge chair with his legs up comfortably sleeping….

Kaun hai, kaun ho tum, Damodar sat up…

Mai Anna tera beta kaha hai….Anna stuck the pistol at Damodar's neck….

Yeh pistol hata, ek buddhe aur bimar admi ko apna tagat dikha ke keya karega….

Tera beta kaha hai….

Tujhe shayaad maloom hoga even if you gun me down it will make no difference to my son.

Ei search the house, dekh kaha chhupa hai…nikal bahar usko….as Anna's men looked for Dutta, Damodar fiddled with his rifle, gave another yawn and closed his eyes once again…

Yeh tera beta kaha hai…Anna once again nudged him with his pistol….

Pehle yeh hata toh batata hu….

So that you can shoot me with the rifle…

Toh yeh bhi rakle, he held out the rifle…

Hmm kaha chhipa ke rakha bol….

Damodar gave a broad smile, woh kya chuha hai bill me ghus jayega, sher hai sher…woh baratiyo ke saath chala giya….dekh jakar agar mil jaye ageh…

Anna frowned …kaha se nikla he asked….

Mujhe bata ke nehi nikla lekin jab barati aye…bola agaye mera admi mai j raha hu…Damodar gave a big smile….

Anna growled, I thought I had asked to keep an eye, he shouted at his men as they ran out….

Damodar closed his eyes, Dutta…maaf nehi kiya tu mujhe, bahut adiel hai tu…..itna gussa achha nehi hai beta…tears rolled down from his eyes as he closed calling out to his servants to take him to bed, give him his medecines…

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Naku drank the water thirstily as Dutta poured it out to her from a his hands collecting from the canal running through the farmland….then sitting down next to he released a deep breath….Naku put her head on his shoulders, it felt so good, so secured….

Plan no.2 keya tha? She asked….

Didn't you hear the music….Dutta asked…

Naku sang the tune…

When Baji dropped me, I saw the drama party setting up their tent, they have come to participate in an annual event here..mere dimag me ek plan aya, I asked the manager if he could help me…he agreed, I called up Baji to come guide him while I went on my way…I needed a diversion to get out of the house, specially since you were with me….

Anna will not catch them….

Hopefully not….after all they are professionals and anyway Baji will be behind giving protection…

Naku felt happy, they came out without any bloodshed, yes the villagers don't deserve this…

Sahab ek baath bolu…

Bol…

Atlest ek bar gale mil lete…I think he was really sorry…she whispered to feel Dutta going stiff….

Sahab he is truly sick…has a hard time in breathing….

Naku you have no idea what we have undergone because of him…

He is dying he said…

Chal chalte hai, he got up pulling her along…..

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Anna sped along the road to find the barat has vanished….he realized he has been cheated….

He calls himself the lion but why is he behaving like a fox? Anna growled….

Since he has his wife with him maybe….

Hmmm block the road towards his house, he must not reach it so easily….Anna instructed cursing and coaxing his men…

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Naku suddenly felt the man leading her was unknown to her, the loving husband he was little while ago has been replaced by a cold and stiff person…he was just pulling her along….

Finally they reached the road, Dutta stopped, asking Naku to wait against a tree, he went on his hunches and crawled away…..

Naku stood watching out for him, for the first time she was alone…

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Anna announced a big reward for his men, aaj jo mujhe dutta ya uski biwi ko pakar dega I will reward them and they do not have to earn the rest of the life……

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Naku felt a nuzzle next to her ears…she was about to scream when a hand came and closed upon her mouth…turning around she saw a hefty man glaring at her…

What are you doing here, the man asked her in an accented tone…as she turned to look at him….

Naku managed to show her little finger….

Another man came and stood next to them….

And now what he asked….

Mera pati…matlab he is supposed to return from work this way…..mai unke liye….

Waise ladki sundar hai…the 1st man commented….

Hmmm but the one we are looking for is not…e ladki idhar se ja abhi ….ghar me pati ko milna….ja phut….

Nakusha took a deep breath, Dutta was not seen and he had asked her to wait here…

Areh khadi kyu hai…waiting for my mind to change or what ..ja ja abhi time nehi hai hamare pass nehi toh yeh mauka hum jane na dete….Nakusha stumbled forward….the men stood watching the road, Nakusha thanked her stars, she realized as she was feeling hot she had washed her face and arms before drinking water…no wonder, the men could not recognize her….taking a deep breath she stood wondering what to do when a hand came and grabbed her….

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