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Standing By My Love
"Tu usse milne nahi jaayegi." Ranvi sounds stern and angrily looks at Veera.
"Zaroor jaaungi main Veerji, aur agar aap mainu rokna chahte hai toh aapko mujhpe bhi haath uthaana hoga!" Veera determinedly stated.
Ranvi steps backwards in shock. "Tu mujhse aise baat kar rahi hai Veerakdi? Mere khilaaf jaayegi tu?" he questions her.
"Aapke khilaaf kabhi nahi jaana chahti thi Veerji. Socha tha ki aap aye samjhoge ki meri khushi Baldev hai. Par aap nahi samjhe aur shayad kabhi samjhenge bhi nahi. Aap apne nafrat mein itne andhe ho chuke ho ke aapko kuch aur naa samajh aaya, aur naa aap samajhna chahte ho. Par ek baat jaan lijiye ki main apne pyaar ka saath kabhi nahi chodungi. Kisi keemat pe nahi. Agar aisa kia toh mere pyaar ki haar hogi aur main aye hone nahi dungi." Veera firmly says.
"Aur aaj meri haar ho rahi hai Veera. Meri Veerakdi mujhse door jaa rahi hai kyunki usse ab mujhse jyada ki paraaye pe bharosa hai." Ranvi tells in a depressed tone.
Veera is taken aback. "Paraaya? Itni jaldi aap sab bhul gaye Veerji? Sirf kuch baaton ke vaaste aap woh sab bhul gaye jo Baldev ne humare vaaste kiya hai." Anger dawned upon her. "Pata hai Veerji? Poland jaana, papaji ka sapna pura karna, aapke aur Nihal chachu ke beech sab theek karna, aapko aapke sapno se rubaaru karaana aye sab main akele nahi kar paati agar... Baldev mere naal nahi hota toh."
Tears flowed from Veera's eyes. "Jab bhi main himmat haar jaati thi, udaas hoti thi woh mainu samhaalta tha. Mujhse kehta tha ki main sab kuch theek kar sakti hoon. Apne ajeeb ajeeb harkaton se mujhe hasaata tha. Kabhi phool deke, kabhi chocolate deke ya phir koi aur gift. Humesha mainu khush karne de vaaste woh sab karta tha jo uske bas mein tha. Jab bhi mainu chot lagi toh dard aur bechaini maine uske chehre pe saaf saaf dikhaai deti thi." Veera remembers all her moments with Baldev and smiles in nostalgia.
She stares at Ranvi and says in a vulnerable voice, "Baldev ne mujhse tootke pyaar kia hai, mainu palkon pe bithaake rakkha hai. Aur ab aise bure waqt mein main uske naal naa rahu toh main haar jaaungi Veerji!"
Ratan, Gunjan and Chaijee are teary-eyed while Ranvi is dumbstruck. He does not know what to say.
"Jaante hai jab mainu aye pata chala tha ki main aapki sauteli behen hoon, tab mere andar kuch mar sa gaya tha. Ekdum toot gai thi. Shayad uss din uss truck ke neeche aa bhi jaati agar Baldev mainu naa bachaata toh. Tab toh hum dono mein pyaar toh door, dosti bhi nahi thi phir bhi usne meri parwaah ki. Saahara dia usne mainu. Aur aap kehte hai ki woh acha insaan nahi hai." Veera mockingly exclaims.
"Usne tera khayaal rakhka, tera saath dia, mujhse bhi jyada, Veerakdi? Itna jyada ki ab tainu uspe yakeen hai, mujhpe nahi?" Ranvi asks. "Tu mujhse door ho gai. Tu meri woh choti si Veerakdi nahi rahi."
"Main aaj bhi aapki wahi Veerakdi hoon, Veerji par aap apne Veerakdi ko samajh nahi paaye. Aap khud mainu apne aap se door kar rahe ho. Par inn sab ke baad bhi aap mere vaaste rab ho issi liye main chahti hoon ki aap mere khushi mein khush ho. Lekin ek sach aur bhi hai ki pyaar rab da dusra naam hota hai. Aur main apne aur Baldev ke pyaar ko haarne nahi de sakti." Veera says strongly and leaves, wiping off her tears. Ranvi and others are at a loss of words.
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"Baldev."
Baldev turns to the direction of the familiar voice coming from and is elated to see Veera. "Veera.. kaisi hai? Theek hai naa? Tainu chot toh nahi lagi?" He concernedly questions her.
"Tu theek hai na?" Veera weakly asks and suddenly starts crying silently.
Baldev nodded. "Theek hoon. Tu r--ro mat." He choked his voice. "Main bilkul theek hoon aur aaj bail bhi mil jaayegi."
Veera does not stop crying. She holds the prison and rests her head on it. "Nahi vekh sakti tainu aise."
Baldev holds her hand tightly and rests his head on hers, thus touching her forehead with his. "Tu aise royegi toh mujh mein himmat kaise aayegi? Tu saath hai toh main sabse lad sakta hoon par tu aise kamzor par jaayegi toh main chain se nahi jee paaunga Veera." He closes his eyes.
After a moment, Veera moves apart and wipes off her tears. "Humhe apne pyaar de vaaste himmat rakhni hogi Baldev. Agar sabse ladna bhi padhe toh ladh lenge.."
"Aur jeetenge bhi." Baldev adds and smiles contently.
Just then Baldev notices Veera's bandage around her wrist. "Itthe ki hoya tainu?"
"Woh kuch nahi kal chot lag gai thi. Theek hai ab." Veera casually says.
"Tainu ki zaroorat thi beech mein aane ki. Uss khanjar se agar tainu kuch ho jaata toh." Baldev worriedly says.
Veera looks at him lovingly. "Tainu kuch ho jaata toh main waise bhi zinda nahi reh paati." She says in a slow, subtle tone. Baldev covers her mouth instantly. "Paagal hai tu? Aisa kuch bolna bhi mat."
Taking his hand in hers, she brings it close to her face to feel his touch on her skin. It gives him a kind of peace she can never explain - his sensation makes her feel goosebumps and soothes her heart. "I love you Baldev!" She stares at him with moist eyes.
"Main bhi." Baldev caresses her cheek, brings it nearer and places a soft, tender kiss on her forehead. "Khayaal rakhna apna." "Tu bhi." Veera says. Just then she gets a call.
"Haan, aap aa gaye. Main aati hoon aap waha rukiye." Veera disconnected the call.
"Ki hoya?" Baldev confusedly asks.
Veera smiles happily. "Mera ek friend lawyer hai toh usse maine sheher se bulaaya tere bail ke papers ke saath. Woh baahar khada hai, main abhi dekhke aati hoon. Tu chinta naa kar, ab tainu itthe nahi rehna hoga." she runs outside.
Baldev grins to see her smiling. "Rabji, isse humesha khush rakhna.. aur humare pyaar ka saath dena. Aur kuch nahi chahie aapse." he sounds hopeful.
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INDEX
Standing By My Love: Pg 1
Yearning For You: Pg 2
You Cannot Go Part #One: Pg 4, Part #Two: Pg 5
Udne Ki Aasha
