"King of my world"
Part_3
Ranvi woke Veera up.After they all hugged each other
Ranvi; Veerakhdi..tu to do din baad aane wali thi na..to phir aaj?
Veera; veerji wo mene aapko galat date btayi thi ta k me aap sbko
surprise de sakoon..pr ithe aak to me khud hi surprise hogai..ghar
pe koi nhi tha...aur aap sb to nhi the pr sara samaan kithe gaya
veerji..e ho ki raha he?
Ranvi; veerakhdi wo to hum..
Ratan; hum teenon kaam pe gaye the..aur ghar ka saara samaan bik
chuka he..ranvi ne teri padhai waaste inna karza utha liya tha ke
hamen sb kuch bechna pada..tere papaji ke khet zameen yahan tk k
ghar ka samaan bhi..ab bas is ghar ko aur khud ko bechna hi baqi
reh gaya he..adhe se bhi ziada kamre kiraye pe hen..aur e sb tere
kaaran hua he veera
Veera broke down..her family was suffering so badly because of her,
the truth stabbed her heart. Ranvi tried to console her.
Chaiji; acha ab ro mat tenu thodi pata tha is sb ke baare me khud
ko doshi mat thera puttar..dosh insan ka nhi halaat ka honda
he..acha ae bta tu ghar kese pohnchi..bus ne to tujhe pind se 30 km
pehle hi utar diya hoga..aage nhi ateen na ab busen.
Veera; wo baldev he na..wo wahan milgaya menu..wahi le ke aya
They were all shocked..Ratan was about to tell her but chaiji
gestured her to stop.
Ratan; acha ab kal se tu bhi koi kaam dhund le..pind ke school me
koshish kr wahan tenu nokri zarur miljayegi..sarkari nokri hogi to
tankhuwa bhi achi milegi tenu.
Veera; jee bg
At night Ranvi brought some more hay for veera to sleep on. They
only had lunch and Veera felt hungry but she didn't say anything
and tried to sleep. It was very hot the mosquitos kept flying on her
head and the floor was very hard to even try to sleep, the hay was
of only a little help. But Veera has to keep silent because she had no
other option.
In the morning when Veera woke up all had already left for work,
Ratan told ranvi to leave and then forgot to leave breakfast for
Veera.
Veera; sb kaam pr chale bhi gaye..abhi to sirf 7 hi bje hen.
She took a bath and then searched for her breakfast.
Veera; kamaal he veerji mere waaste kuch bhi nhi chod k gaye? lagta
he wo log naashta bhi nhi krte..Rabjee ye kesi pariksha he. menu
inni bhook lag rhi he ki karaan. Chod veera peth pe kapda baandh
aur ja..tujhe school me jald se jald nokri leni hogi ta k is ghar me
chula jale
She got ready and left the house. She talked with the principal who
decided to give her the job temporarily and if her work is good
they would ask the officials to confirm her. She had to join the next
day.
Veera : ab kithe jaaon..bhook lagi..Gunjan didi se milne jati
hun..kuch to khila hi dengi wo menu
She walked towards baldev's house, Baldev who was getting into his
car saw and came to her.
Baldev; oye tu inni subah subah ithe ki kr rhi he..aur inni thakki
haari kyun lag rhi hai tu?
Veera; tenu to pata hoga na..hamare ghar ke haalat ka..to wo
zameen pe menu sahi se neend nhi ayi..inna dard ho raha he peet
me aur kal thoda sa bas din me hi khaya tha uske baad se kuch nhi
khaya 21 ghanton se bhooki hun sirf paani aur thoda sa dood piya
pait me goldi babli papoo suman ne udham macha rakhi he by God.
The color from Baldev's face faded..he got all worried and held her
shoulders
Baldev;e ki keh rhi hai tu..(his voice trembled) tune tune..21 ghanton
se kuch nhi khaya aur ye tu menu ab bta rhi he..tu pagal he ki tenu
bhook lagi thi to menu kehti me tere waste khana le k ajata..chal
abhi chal me cha..
he stopped..if veera was talking with him that meant she didn't
know about his involvement yet.
Baldev; chal mere naal me tenu dhabe pe khilata hun
Veera; dhabe pe kyun? Ghar pe chal na me gunjan didi se bhi mil
lungi
Baldev; nhi wo nashta to hum kar chuke hen aur ghar me aur kya
khaye gi tu ainvayi bg mun bana lengi tu gunjan se baad me mil
lena..abhi chal.
He took her to a dhaba outside the pind and ordered every single
dish available. Veera ate over filling her stomach..and baldev
watched her eat..with every bite she ate something entered baldev
too, a sense of satisfaction and relief.
Baldev; hogya tera meri bukhad sherni? ya aur kuch khayegi
Veera; nhi nhi hogya..inna sara mene aaj tak nhi khaya..thanks
baldeva
Baldev; oye thank you kisse keh rhi he..e sb to mene apne waaste
kiya he
Veera; acha wo kese?
Baldev; tu bhooki rehti to bimaar pad jati aur tu bimaar hoti to
mere naal pange kon leta?
Veera smiled.
Veera; sun ye jo khana bach gaya he wo me apni family k liye pack
karwa lun plx.
Baldev nodded.
Veera; acha me ab chalti hun. Ghar ja ke tayari bhi to krni he
Baldev; tayari? kis cheez ki?
Veera; tu chod na wo sab..me chalti hun
she stood up.
Baldev; oye ruk me chad deta hun tenu.
he dropped her home and went to his own.
At night baldev felt restless as he lay on his perfect cozy soft bed
and the thought of Veera being on bare floor was disturbing him.
He felt restless.
Baldev; kya museebat he..ye ranvi bhi na..veera ke liye ek gada
khareedne ke paise nhi bacha skta tha. Padhai k liye itna sb aur
aram k liye kuch nhi.
he moved out of his bed...
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Veera was unable to sleep again and was fighting with the
mosquitoes when suddenly her phone vibrated.
Veera; ye kis ka no. he?
she picked up the phone.
Veera; hello?!
Baldev; jadi se bahar aa
Veera; baldev tu..tenu mera no. kis ne
Baldev; oye kamli..bahar aa baad me baat krte hen wrna tere
parivaar wale jaag jayenge.
Veera; acha aati hun
Veera went out and baldev was standing with a portable matress.
Veera; oye tu inni raat ko ye bister le k kyun ghoom rha he..sadaq
pe sone ka irada he ki?
Baldev; o nhi oye..har waqt fazool baaten..delhi padhne bhej ke tere
veer ne ainvayi apne paise barbaad kiye..jab khopdi me dimag hi nhi
hoga to kya khaq padhegi tu
Veera; oye dimag tere pas nhi hoga..mera dimag to bht tez he
Baldev; chup kr..kabootri!..ye le..tere waaste laya hun..mere ghar pe
wese hi pada tha socha tere kaam ajayega..tujhe zameen pe soya nhi
jata na.
Veera was shocked..baldev was such a changed person
suddenly..the person she hated all her life was being so sweet since
her return, from dropping her home to filling her empty stomach he
did it all and now he was also concerned of her sleep.
Baldev; oye mun mat phad makhi chali jayegi le..
he handled the matress to her.
Veera; pr baldev..chaiji bg k hote huye me akele kese is bistar pe
araam kr skti hun..aur wo log to kaam bhi kheti ka krti hen mujhse
to double triple thak jati hen.
Baldev; ye mahanta (he said between his lips she couldn't hear)..nhi
veera wo log aadi ho chuke hen unhe diqat nhi hoti..tu nhi so pati tu
hi soyegi smjhi..aur me wese bhi tere waste laya hun..tu nhi so rhi to
wapas krde menu
Veera; acha acha theek he thanks..
Baldev; meri nazar he tujhe..tu hi soyegi is pe smjhi
Veera; han han samjh gai. good night
Baldev; good night.
Veera took the matress insight and lay on it. baldev peeked in to
check on her..she had closed her eyes, he took a breathe of relief
and left.
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The next day Baldev was drinking tea at a stall along with billa and
jaggi when chotu came with a smiling face, he was returning from
school.
Jaggi; kya chotu wada khush lag rha he gal ki he?
Chotu; paaji apni nayi angreji ki teacher ayi he na ek dam mast item
he
Billa; acha! hamen bhi to milwa..naam kya he uska
Chotu; are paaji wo apne pind ki hi he...wo apna kisaan he na..uski
behen..are wo..wo..haan ..veera..yehi naam he..
Baldev broke the glass in his hand and caught chotu's head. His eyes
burned.
Baldev; kya bakwas ki tune? kya kahan veera ko tune?
Chotu; mene kya bola paaji..kuch nhi..veera miss..bohot achi hen bas
yehi
Baldev left him and smiled, shocking them all.
Baldev; wese tu kya keh rha tha..wo teri..wo school me masterni ban
gayi
he stood up..
Baldev; bewaqoof ladki..aur ye ranvi ab apni choti behen ki kamai
bhi khayega..wese kehta he meri beti ki tarah he veera aur use in
nalayqon ki masterni bana diya..janta nhi kya is pind ke bache kese
hen..ek hi din me veera ka khoon choos liya hoga.
He left in a hurry.
Chotu; ye paaji muskuraye na? ya me din me sapne dekh rha hun?
Jaggi; nhi chotu..paaji muskuraye to sahi..pr kyun?
Billa; pta lagana padega.
They kept thinking of the reason of baldev's smile.