"King of my world"
Part_4
Veera was walking out of the school when Baldev caught her hand
and took her behind a tree and pinned her to the tree.
Veera; oye ki kr rha he
Baldev; tu ki kr rhi he?
Veera; me? pagal hogya he ki?
Baldev; tu masterni kyun ban gai?
Veera; kya?
Baldev; tu is school me padha rhi he na?? angreji ki masterni bani he
na?
Veera; haan to
Baldev; tu e nokri chad de
Veera; ki?
Baldev; nokri chad de bas
Veera; oye tu pagla gya he ki..tune dekhe hen na hamare haalaat aur
kal me kesi bhooki thi aur bistar bhi tujhse lena pada mujhe..aur tu
keh rha he me nokri chod dun?..abhi temporary hun to hi menu
10,000 mil rhe hen permanenet hone pe 15 ya 20 milenge..kitna
kuch badal jayega..
Baldev; me de dunga tenu har mahine 20,000 khush..ab chad de ye
nokri
Veera; oye tu bilkul sathiya gya he ki? me tujhse paise kese le skti
hun?
Baldev; le skti he..me teri nokri chudwane ka hi to badla de rha hun
na..bas tu chad de ye nokri abhi ke abhi..tenu tere veer ki qasam
Veera looked angrily at baldev and hit him on the shoulder.
Veera; tu nhi sudhrega..menu pareshan kiye bagair chen nhi aana na
tujhe...acha hat me resign kr k aaon..itni baaten sunni padengi menu
Baldev; oye unki fiqr na kr tu me baat krlunga unse.
Veera; mene unse 2,000 advance liye the wo to wapas krne de
Baldev; me kr dunga na..tu ja ghar ab.
Veera left.."pagal hogya he ye" she thought.
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Baldev was going home when gunjan met him.
Gunjan; veerji aap ne btaya nhi veera ayi he mujhse milne bhi ayi thi
pr mil nhi payi
Baldev; han wo..menu yaad nhi rha..wo kabootri thodi har waqt
mere dimag me rehti he
Gunjan; hmm..abhi bhi sahi se nhi mil paye hum..wadi jaldi me thi
wo
Baldev; kahan ja rhi thi?
Gunjan; rashan lene..aur kahan
Baldev; rashan?..wo itni dhoop me us lambi rashan wali katar me ja
lagi he?
Gunjan; han veerji to aur...use thodi koi hamari tarah ghr pe rashan
de k jaye ga
Baldev ran away. Gunjan was confused.
he reached the place veera was very behind and the sun directly on
her head..Baldev ran to her. All people got alert on seeing him and
lowered their heads and greeted him. baldev made a face and veera
was confused
Baldev; tera dimag khrab he..itni garmi me rashan lene ayi he
veera; to kya karun? tu ajata mere waste lene..bewaquf
All people were stunned on veera's behaviour..but when Baldev
didn't say anything the didn't have the right either.
Baldev; oye chal tu
he pulled her, she tried to free herself but in vain..he took her to the
shop
veera; ye galat he baqi sb bhi to line me lage hen..sb humen
sunayenge baldev
Baldev; (snatching the list from her) fatafat ye sb saman baandh aur
ranvi ke ghar pe de k aa smjha.
The man nodded. Veera was shocked.
Baldev; ab tu ghar jayegi?
Veera; tu menu ghar kyun bhejna chahta he me ghar pe bore hoti
hun.
Baldev; acha to mere sath chal me tenu gola khilaaoonga
Veera; acha theek he chal
Veera was unable to understand what was in his head. People
started talking as soon as he left. The news spread like fire.
Pind woman; dekha ratan aur ranvi ko..ab apne ghar ki izzat malik k
hawale kr di..paison k liye kis had tak gir jata he insan
Pind woman2; han malik to agaye honge veera k jhanse me..wo sher
se jo ayi he..bas thoda nain matakka kiya hoga..ratan se ye umeed
nhi thi mujhe.
Ratan heard all this while grocery shopping for bansuri.
Ratan; ye aap sb kya keh rhi hen bhabhiji
Pind woman; to aur kya kahen..bhai gareeb hum bhi huye hen pr
apni izzat nhi khoyi..veera k aage peeche phir rhe hen maalik wo jab
se ayi he pehle mene sirf suna to wishwas nhi kiya ab to apni
aakhon se dekh k a rhi hun.
Ratan was speechless she went home in anger. Veera was not home
yet, she was hanging out with baldev. By the time she arrived ratan
had told chaiji and ranvi about it and all were furious.
Ratan; kahan thi tu?
Veera; bg wo me
Ratan; kis k saath thi?
Veera; wo bal..
Ratan; tune apni naukri kyon chodi?
Veera; bg wo baldev ne menu..
Ratan; baldev baldev baldev..veera ye sb kya he? wo to tera bachpan
se dushman tha na? to ab ki hogya he tenu?
Veera; han bg pr wo..wo shayad badal gaya he usne mere liye bohot
kuch kiya to me kya karun..isiliye wo menu ghoomane le jana chahta
tha to me mana kese krti?
Ranvi; veerakhdi..wo wo
Veera; kya baat he veerji..aap log kahoge to me usse baat bhi nhi
karungi par baat kya he..
Chaiji; idhar aa puttar me batati hun sb tenu
She told veera everything.
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At night Veera burned the matress baldev had given her and cried.
Veera; jisne mere parivaar ke saath itna bura kiya me usi ko apna
dost samjh rhi thi..kyon Rabjee kyon..
she hated the thought that she had breakfast with him had snacks
with him sat in his car and even used his money.
The next day in the morning,
Ratan; meri tabiyat theek nhi..veera meri jaga aaj tu kaam pe chali ja
Veera; jee bg..
Veera accompanied Chaiji to baldev's house.
Bansuri; oh ho to aaj ye maharani ayi he kaam pe..ranvi ne aane kese
diya ise..bhai hamare pind ki sbse padhi likhi kudi hamari haveli me
safai ka kaam kre gi..bhaag khul gye hamare to...are jo yehi krna to
kyun ispe pese zaya kiye aap log ne? huh! ab subah subah mere
kaam badha diya sara kaam is ko sikhana padega ratan ko to sb pta
chal gya tha khud hi krti thi. Chal aa..btati hun.
She gave veera a duster and told her to clean everything she finds.
Chaiji went to the kitchen. Veera started cleaning. After some time
baldev came down for breakfast and was shocked to see veera
dusting the lounge.
He caught her arm at once and threw the duster away, bansuri had
gone outside and chaiji was in the kitchen.
His eyes turned red and he was mad with anger.
Baldev; e sb tu ki kr rhi he veera?
Veera; kyon "maalik" jb meri bg kr skti hen to me bhi kr skti
hun..unki tabiyat theek nhi to me agai aaj
Baldev tightened his grip on her arm.
Baldev; dekh veera..tu tu ghar ja..teri bg ki jaga koi aur aajayega
Veera; kyun? ye mera kaam he main hi karungi.
baldev; veera tu..tu jaa yahan se.
Veera; mujhe apna kaam krne dijiye.
Baldev; Veeraaa! (he shouted in anger) ja yahan se...(his eyes
completely red forehead creased, brws fixed breaths heavy and
finger pointed at her, his voice heavy and intense)...agar ab mene
tujhe kahin bhi kaam krte huye dekha to tere veer ka chunna milega
tujhe ...mujhse is pure pind me koi behes nhi krta..tenu e haq de k
shayad galti hogai mujhse..me is pind da surpunch..nhi shehenshah
hun..aur tu mera khilona (veera's eyes widened) meri zindagi be
rang hogai thi to socha tujhse khel ke dil ko khush kr lun..pr ye
rang dhang nhi bardasht krunga me tere..ab ghar ja isi waqt...wrna
acha nhi hoga.
Veera got scared of the look he had on his face, those burning eyes
scared her sould and that voice made her shiver..now she
understood the impact of pritampura's king. She nodded with tears
in her eyes and he left her hand. She went away slowly and he kept
breathing heavy until she left.