Chapter 3
Woh Pehli Baar Jab Woh Mile
It's all dirty all over the room. He entered like a spy. Without doing any kind of sound. But still the sound of his shoes might be a bit too loud so, she looks up.
For the first time he saw her. Red fluffy eyes, maybe she cried a lot. Shuffled hair on her face, where a rock hard chain binded her hand and legs with hooks. A trouser and a half sleeve kurta which is torn and dirty might be due to the dirtiness of the room.
He slowly went near her. She repeatedly look at him and look down, like she didn't want to look at him. She was crushing both her hands with eachother. He understand she is fearing him, which she didn't have to.
He went more towards hier pressiong the foot. The more he walk forward the more she got back .
Now jalal bend before her. She turns her face up in boredom. Her breath is a little bit high may be because of suffocation in a room which don't have any window open.
Now he stood before her, and called her ever so softly.
"Listen"
She gets more frightened and she go more backward. He called her once again witha bit high tone but a with same softness.
"i will not harm you. Look at me."
He can hear she was murmuring something in chop sound,
"don't...dont ...come..near me...you are devil."
He can understand her plight. But he is here to help her out from this unwanted prison. He sat with one leg bent in front of her, and try to touch her hand.
Suddenly many things happen within next few second. The moment she understand. That his hand try to touch hers, she jump like a lion on him and bite him on his shoulder.
"aaahhh" he made a pressed cry feeling the pain.
She holds on her bite on his shoulder. She will give him pain as he did. He bites his lips to control on his scream. But she didn't give up.
With many struggle he hold her hand which is tightly wrapped up around his neck, choking him.
He tried to get out of her tight hold, holding her hand tight and try to separate her hands from his neck with all his strength.
With very much struggle, he separate himself from her hold. He move away towards the half open door from her while panting.
The moonlight coming from the outside fell on jalal's face which is came out from the shawl due to struggle few minutes before.
Jodha look at his face, and shocked to the face in front of him. She asked in astonishment
"who are you??"
Jalal look up to her. She was about 10 hands far from him , kneeling on her knees while supporting her hands.
"who are you??? Y are you here??"
Jalal couldn't say a word for some seconds as his throats are paining because of her strong hold.
After some time he open his mouth.
"my name is Jalaluddin Siddiqi. You can say jalal siddiqi"
Jodha look at him wioth attention, no he is not the one' she thought. With a bit of relief she lean on her backwall and come back to her normal attitude,
"acha tum jalal ho, mujhe laga woh kamina. Sorry ha..."
Jalal look at her with a brow up. oh, she can give attitude.' He make himself sit straight in front of her then asked,
"ha mera naam jalal hai"
She excitingly making the iron chain sound a bit loud said, "accha tum yaha ke noukar ho?"
Jalal look at her. did i look like a khansama or something??' he thought. "nahi, main naukar ya khansama nahi hu"
"toh mere jaise ek or?? Prisoner for revenge?"
For a moment jalal look at her then smiled sadly, "may be"
"What????"
"Nothing. But agar main tumhe apni aslei pehchaan baaunga to tum mujhpe or zyada hamlka karogi"
"kya matlab?"
"when you are dragged here by Bilal Siddiqi, i was their inthe upstairs, looking at you. Just want to know what is the reason he dragged you like an animal."
Jodha smiled sarcastically, "oh, to tum wohi the, you see me abused by that demon, but did nothing. Wonderful!!"
"i didn't do anything before i got confirmation. I dint know about you and what did you do to be dragged like that. So i keep quite. And i saw you retorted back. So i thought to give you fair chance of self defence."
She look at him. She can understand his point. He is understanding person.' She thought. He looked at her. A strange reaction on her face make him to frown a bit.
"kya baat hai??" he asked not having patience.
"tumne apne bareme nahi bataya. Kya baat hai jise sunke main or zyada tumpe hamla karungi?"
He shied his breath then look at her. Her curiosity for him was clearly visible.
"Bilal Siddiqi is my own brother. Your kidnapper is my own elder sibling"
Certain rage formed on her. She got excited, with anger she stood up in unstable legs,
"You are that b******'s brother. That too own brother. Kyu aye ho tum yaha?? Ohh then tum yeh dekhne aye ho ke maine bhagne ki koshish ki hai ya nahi. Saale, apne bhaai ko bol ke main nahi bhagungi, jab tak mujhe woh kutta yeh nahi batata ke usne mujhe Jaipur se yaha kyu laya, main kahi nahi ja rahi hu." She sat in front of him just like before but with an anger forming in her.
Jalal look at her. That is the reaction he expected. His brother is a monster, a monster who just thinks about himself, nothing else. He didn't think of jalal also.
"tum jaisa samjh rahi ho waisa nahi hai. He didn't know i came here. He had gone for a business matter and the guard for you just went for pee probably. He will be here any minute."
Jodha with a bit astonishment look at him. She don't want to believe him. But if he is saying true, he could make her free from here. She thought for a while looking at him a bit suspiciously .
Jalal look at her , then went to her close. Jodha immediately blackout. Not she can see him fully in the moonlight coming from the door.
He had a face of a prince charming, she thought. His strong face, chin, told her that he is owner of a strong personality. May be he is a bit polite but strong! His Pathani kurta churidar make his personality more strong and determine.
"then why do you here. If you are not the way i thought? What do you want??"
"because. I am also a prisoner like you are."
Jodha shocked with his statement. "what do you mean by prisoner?"
Suddenly he heard a sound of dry leafs from the back of the out house. He look at Jodha with a worried face, "looks like your guard is coming. Don't worry. I am with you if you believe me or not, i don't want any kind of harm to you. And i will come to you tomorrow night after everyone asleep. Will you agree??"
She thought maybe he is saying true. She look at him hopefully. She just nodded.
Jalal turn went towards the door, then turn around and look at her with a smile.
"apna naam abhi tak bataya nahi or mere kandhe pe nishaan chod die apne daant ke" he shied.
She smiled a bit . "my name is Jodha. Jodha Rajput."
"milke accha laga. Per agar kaat ne se pehle batati to or accha lagta." He smiled fully
Jodha chuckeled. And jalal wore his showl and went out closing the door, while she just gaped at him going away from the door gap.
Precap: jalal talk to her brother...ab ek enemybro wala moment to banta hai!!!!
Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Mangal Lakshmi
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