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The song is : Tu bin bataye mujhe le chal... from movie 'Rang de Basanti'.
Aankhon ki Gustakhiyaan - Season Vi - In Italy
Part 3
Omkara was in a hurry. He had left Gauri at the Piazza del Campo, the famous shell-shaped town square in Siena around which the rest of the city organised itself. He had gone to get gelato and couldn't wait to see her again. It was a hot afternoon with the sun shining in its full glory. Perspiration was the order of the day and Omkara couldn't wait to get into shade next to his chiraiyya.
After spending a couple of hot choc days and nights in Florence they had started their journey south, towards Rome, stopping today in Siena and the plan was to explore the Chianti wine belt for a few days.
They found Siena's medieval cityscape to be very beautiful, small and compact, full of surprises at every corner and in every lane, which they had explored walking up and down today. They had visited the Romanesque Gothic Cathedral, which is customary, lit a candle there for their love. Seen artefacts and discovered the history of the city from its museums. They got insights into the Palio (horse-racing event) which also Siena was famous for from Palazzo Pubblico, the town hall. Over the centuries, like many other Italian cities, Siena had a rich history of art and Omkara related that to Gauri as they discovered more of the city. After climbing the Torre del Mangia (the tallest tower in Siena situated on Piazza del Campo) and getting majestic views of the city and the Chianti regional landscape beyond, they were hot and exhausted.
This is when Omkara offered to get them gelato and Gauri waited patiently, watching life go by in the square. She was looking like an angel, dressed in a white loose off-shoulder cotton shirt, with denim shorts, white sneakers and a straw hat protecting her face from the sun. She was keenly observing something near the tower.
He ran to her, offering the strawberry pink cream topped on a cone, and she took it like an excited little kid. She licked the cream, very innocently but that just hit a note in Omkara's heart where he couldn't prevent flinching with a haye'. He could eat her up instead of gelato right now. Instead he bent down and took a little bite off her gelato, exactly the same time as she did, rendering both their noses covered with the cream. They laughed like kids together, enjoying this moment.
She was looking at him with so much love; he thought he would melt there and then. Just off the cusp, he decided to ask her, Gauri'
hmm' she kept observing something in the square, it was actually a couple trying to click a selfie with the tower in the background but not managing very well. Wait, we should help them' she said.
At your command, my princess', Omkara jumped, they walked to the couple, offered to click them a picture and then started enjoying their gelato again sitting on the steps. He tried again. He was worried about imposing things on her she may not like.
Gauri, most of the people I have travelled with in the past, always want to influence the itinerary, and have opinions for what they want to do during the trip. Aren't you curious about where we go, why and what we can do there? You never question me.' Omkara was grateful but at the same time he wanted to make sure she was getting the best out of this for herself.
Why? I am enjoying each moment with you. And it doesn't have be to Italy, or Switzerland for me to savour being with you. For me, what matters is that we are together. Then we can be anywhere, doing anything. And somehow, you manage to read my mind, anyways. You know me more than myself. You know what I will like. As I said earlier, I can go to the end of time, with you.'
Tu bin bataye, mujhe le chal kahin
Jahan tu muskuraye , meri mazil wahin
Meethi lage chak ke dekhi abhi
Mishri ki dali, zindagi ho chali
Jahaan hain teri baahein, mera saahil wahin
Tu bin bataye, mujhe le chal kahin
These were exactly Gauri's thoughts and Omkara couldn't help being grateful to whoever it was who sent Gauri to him, making his life sweet as well.
Chianti region is in Tuscany province of Italy, famous for its landscape of vineyards and wine. Omkara knew that Gauri liked hills and trees and he also wanted her to experience the wine-making process. They had hired a cottage in one of the vineyards. Each day, they would go and help out in the farm, plucking grapes as it was also the harvest season. The valleys and hills were full of grapes on the South slopes and olives on the North slopes. They had worked on the slopes picking grapes and learning about the wine-making process on the farm. Each evening they would have dinner with the hosts and retire to their quaint cottage. They had thoroughly enjoyed this experience, today was their last day.
They had gone wine tasting on the last day, exploring other vineyards and wineries in the region and tasting their wine. It was an enjoyable day, but slowly they were getting very drunk. By the time they got to the last wine tasting which was at their hosts, the wine they had helped produce, Gauri was in a wanton mood. She was very happy indeed, it must be the weather, the beauty of the landscape, her love for the Jatadhari or the wine, or it could be all of it.
She was laughing in all her drunken mirth, opening a champagne bottle she sprayed it all over Omkara's white shirt. For a moment he was shocked, he looked at himself all drenched and then at her, enjoying his state to the fullest and then smiled. He was very happy to take a champagne bath for her. In any case, the physical heat outside and the emotional heat inside, the need for her was driving him crazy and the cold champagne was a welcome relief.
Omkara's heart was echoing:
Mann ki gali, tu fuharon si aa
Bheeg jaaye mere khwabon ka kafila
Jise tu gungunaye, meri dhun hain wahin
Tu bin bataye, mujhe le chal kahin
Jahaan tu muskuraaye, meri mazil wahin
They walked hand in hand towards their cottage and she lay down on the verandah, the sun was about to set on the horizon, where clouds had started gathering at the same time. Their cottage was atop a hill with rolling hills below and another one of these hills and another one until the horizon. He came and laid down beside her taking her in a side embrace, she rested her head on his shoulder. They watched the sun go down together, spreading myriad colours into the sky. It was a work of art, and it was their thing, another secret which they shared. They loved watching sunrise, sunset, even the night sky where the moon shone bright. In the past they had done it separately, now they did it together, enjoying the fact that they had someone to share these beautiful sights with.
She turned to one side to get a better view of the globe of fire which had now become like a huge pink glowing bulb. He turned with her, this time his other arm around her; they were in spooning position, their bodies aligned with each other as if one. He lifted his head up, rested his one elbow on the ground to get a better view of her face. She had a tiny tear trickling down her cheek, which he bent down and kissed. He wasn't alarmed that she was emotional. By now he had started understanding her that much. She was sad for the sun to go, part with this earth, she knew it will be back tomorrow again, but parting just made her sad. She could never even think of parting with him. That's why she had grown so ill when he was going to leave for Germany without her so long ago. And then there was this other thing about her which was as endearing as ever. After one-two glasses of alcohol she was merry and hysterical and then another glass and she would turn sad. She was innocent like a child and sensitive and lovable and beautiful inside out.
He kissed away all her tears and sadness, rendering the atmosphere intensely sensuous. By now the sun had completely disappeared on the horizon and a tiny bit of twilight was giving way to complete darkness. She turned towards him, now facing him. Chee, you stink' with this she started unbuttoning his drenched shirt and when his front was exposed to her hungry eyes she kissed his bare chest, tasting some of the champagne. He moaned, running his hand up her bare legs, over the shorts, slipping underneath her shirt, caressing her and travelling up towards her softness. She moaned and took his lips in hers; she was getting bolder as her need for him grew by the day. They were eating each other; the heat was building up, when suddenly a torrent of rain hit them. They were both soaking wet now, in each other's embrace, their legs entangled, and water from her hair dripping onto his face. He moved her hair from her face and kissed her again and then embraced her like a child, her head on his shoulder. They both remembered a cherished memory when she was sad for not being able to share her secret with him about Buama and her not being pregnant. He had been just as gentle then and consoled her.
What if?' she shuddered thinking about the possibilities then, of how things could have turned out against them.
Sensing her thoughts, he put a finger on her lips before she could finish.
Shhh' It's over. We are together, always' He assured her and hugged her tight.
They had secrets together. But this time, there were no secrets from each other, nothing to be sad about. He moved back, looked at her and smiled, with a happy, naughty glint in his eyes. It was time to distract her. He started kissing her ardently again on her lips, her neck, following the water down her midrib. When she could take no more, she moved closer to him. He lifted her up in his arms, walked to their bedroom and she was only happy to go with him wherever...to the end of time. He wanted her to forget that pain. The two spirits tried to quench their thirst and the thunder inside, oblivious of the rumbling thunder and lightning strikes outside.
Tu bin bataye, mujhe le chal kahin
Jahaan hain teri baahein, mera saahil wahin...
END
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