Part II
Thanks for comments will try to make my FF better… Mami- Kya hua.. Batha tu ithni kush kyun hai…
Panchi- Voh…
Panchi shook Kajal looking desperately at her.. for help.
Mami- Kya hua.. Mujhe koi kuch bathaega…?
Kajal- Mami maine appko kaha tha nah ki voh wrong number tha..tho..
Panchi didi ko ladraha tha ki uski awazz Sha ruk khan jaise hai..toh hum
bas usshe mein hass rahe the..
Panchi- Haan Haan,yahe
Panchi wiped the sweat off her forehead.Panchi and Kajal soon diverted
the wopic and raced back to the mandir. Mamiji stood there wondering
why Panchi was acting strange lately.
Around 1130 pm
Kajal and Panchi went near the river side. They had a bunch of clothes,
they were supposedly washing. That was there plan incase anyone
caught them their at such a time at night.
Kajal- Toh didi kitne paise jama hue?
Panchi- Umm (counting the 100 rupee notes) 1400 rupee.
Kajal- Not bad vaise bus ka ride 800 rupee hai.. toh phir jithne bhi paise
bachengeh.. usko kahane ke liya karch kar nah..
Panchi- are nahi pagal, main kahana yahin se le kar gaoongi.. aur voh
paise emergency ke liye rakoongi.
Kajal- Didi app do din mein chale jaogi,…
Panchi- Hain.. par tu chinta math kar.. tu aur Mamaji bhi bouth jaldi
vahin hogi..
Panchi and Kajal shared a moment, they hugged and Kajal started to
cry. Panchi consoled her and then they headed back toward their hut.
They went and went under their covers..
Next day…
Panchi was coughing and Mami was looking at her funny. She normally
didn't cough this much but today she was coughing as if she had the flu…
Mami- Kya hua tu ithna kyun kans rahe hai?
Panchi- mami ajj main kheth main sab ko pani nahi dene ja sak thi…app
chale jaye yeh..
Mami- hain voh toh mein chale jaongii liken tu teek hai..
Panchi- Hain mein teek hoon..
As Mami left Kajl winked at Panchi…
Kajal- Ok chal abhi packing kar the hain…
Panchi- Ok kya kya pack karna hai..?
Kajal- Vahan acha mosum hai abhi.. Apne sarree Churidarr ke kar jaa
tu…
Panchi- Aur apni salwaar suit?
Kajal- Nahi voh bouth beehnji type lagegah…
Panchi looks at Kajal and they both break into laughter. Seeing that Kajal
herself was wearing a salwar..
Panchi- Kitne baje ki bus hai..
Kajal-Raath ke 3 baje..
Panchi- Kya.. raath ke 3 baje.. Ithni raath ko..
Kajal- Par acha hai na.. koi tumhe deek nahi paega gathe hue.
Panchi- Hain, per ithni raath ko.. Aur main kithni baje
ponchongi..vahan..
Kajal- ummm. Sham ke 2 baje..
Panchi- Achha mujhe company ko phone kar ke bathana chahe
yeh..take voh muje pick up karne ajaye..
Kajal- Liken did apne toh Mami ko kaha ki app bemarr hai.. toh phir app
vahan phone use karne kaise jaengi..Phone toh khath ke baad atha
hai..Appko Mami pakad len gi..
Panchi- Hain.. tu ekk kam kar.. Mishraji ka cell phone leyah..aur yeh leh
( hands her 20 rupees) unko yeh paise bhi de deh nah..Unsee kaheina ki
Panchi didi ko phone use karna hai..
Kajal- Teek hai abhi athi hoon.. App suitcase palank(bed) ke niche
rakdo.. agar Mamiji aggayeh toh problem ho gaye gi..Main athi hoon
Kajal goes to Mishra ji..and asks him for his cell phone..When she gives
him the money and gets the phone she runs back to their hut and gives
the phone to Panchi,
Panchi- Thanks
Kajal caught her breathe and then watched Panchi dialed the number for
Mr.Walias office.
Panchi- Hello kya main Maisha se baath kar rahein hoon
Secretary- Ji main Manisha app kyon
Kajal- (Whispered) English mein …
Panchi- Yeah hi I'm Panchi Desia aur maine accounting manager ke liye
phone liya tha.. aur mere interview bhi pass hua tha..Mere employment
number tha 48…
Secretary- Ji, ji mujhe yaad hai.. App yahan kaab arrahehain.. appne
gown se..?
Panchi- Voh kal sham 2 baje.
Secretary- Ok toh main gardee bijwaddon gi.. apnki bus ka kya naam he?
Panchi-Chandni bus
Secretary-okay.. ( typing the information..)Maine driver ko email kar diya
hai.. toh voh appko leene ajjaengeh..
Pachi- Ji.. umm actually it's the first time main Bombay main arahi hoon,
toh mere pass koi rahein ki jagge nahi hai… kya app mere kahein raheian
ka bandu bast kar sak thi hain?
Secretary- umm. Actually sirf higher employees ko hum employee house
dethe hain.. like if you were applying to Executive manger of Accounting
hum appko assani se falt dede the… liken Mr.Walia assistant accountants
ke liye assa nahi karthi.. Voh thode sakth hain bahar se..
Panchi- Kya bahan ani per main unsi baath kar paoongi..
Secretary-App koshish kar sak thi hain.. par.. actually mere pass kahean
ke liye kuch nahi.. Voh assani se rules ko baddal ne nahi dethi.. Wasse
app akeli arahehain?
Panchi- Ji abhi ke liye toh main akeli hoon..
Secretary- Acha phir toh 20000 ki salary main ek bedroom flar, yah studio
dundnah zyazda mushkill nahi hoga..
Panchi sees Mami coming there way..
Panchi- Ok.. well appko kal milliengeh.. abhi mujhe jana hai…
Secretary-Ok bye Panchi ji…
Panchi quickly hide the phone while Mami approached.
Mami- Ohh ho.. patha nahi aaj pani ke mathke main pani kam kaise tha…
Panchi- hmm…( just listening under the covers)
Mami comes and sits next to Pnachi on the little cot,
Mami- Kaise hai tu
Mami lifts the covers and touches her forehead
Kajal-Voh teek hai..
Mami- ( gives a killer look to Kajal)- Maine Panchi se pocha thaa na..
Panchi- Hmm main teek hoon..
Mami- Zaara haath de main mandir hoothe hue aye thi, aur tujhe kuch
deenah hai.
Panchi let go of the phone and slid it under her.
Mami-laa haath de nah..
Panchi brings her hand forward, and Mami ties a red thread on her hand,
and kisses her hand gently.
Mami-Yeh dhaga tere raksha karega.. jab bhi tu kisi mussebath main hogi
tab yeh dhaga tere kam ayega.. Arre tere haath toh tanda hai, tu toh
kehrahe thi ki tujhe bukar hai..
Kajal- Teek hogaya hoga,.,
Mami- Arre tu phir beech main bole.. patha nahi aaj kal tere zaban bare
kat pat kar pat karthi rathi hai…
Kajal- Voh didi ki awaaz karab hai na.. toh isshi liye..
Mami ignores what Kajal says and looks at Panchi..
Mami- Panchi tere pasana kyun araa hai?
Panchi- Mami app mere liye pani leaoge please?
Mamiji walks inside and sees that that there is no pani in the matka..
Kajal- Umm Mamiji voh matke main pani nahi hoga, maine bageche main
abhi abhi pani dala hai..
Mami- accha, teek hai main bar kar lathi hoon..
Kajal- Nahi! Mera mathab hai ki, main liathi hoon na.. mujhe koi kal nahi
hai.
Mami- Acha.. cahl ja tu lea.. Aur haan zyada math lanna..Yeh chooti
matki bhar kar lea.. Zyada pani bharegi toh lag jayegi..
Kajal- ji, Mamiji appko daar anhi horahi hai.. voh Kaath main pani nahi
dena..
Mami- Hain…voh main toh bol hi gaye…
Kajal- Hain app jao.. main didi ko pani piladoongi…
Mami touches Kajal's face sweetly and leaves with the matka..
Panchi- Yeh lee Mishra ji ka phone.. jaldii ja kar dekar ao.
Kajal- ji didi ok.. abhi aye..
Later that night…
Panchi-( to herself)-Main kaise jaongee ajj, mujhe ithna daar kyun lag
raha hai.. Kahein yeh ek
Ishara toh nahi ki mujhe Gorat ko chor kar kahein jana nahi chaheyeh…
(Contradicting herself) Arre nahi pagal, tujhe toh Bombay janna hai aur
apne aur Mami ka sir garv se uncha karna hai.
Now that she had pacified herself she was all ready to run away. She had
things all planned out. The bus ride was 800 rupees , and she had 600
left. She knew that she had to use that money in emergency only.
Although Kajal suggested that she uses the money for food and water,
Panchi knew life wasn't all fun and games in the "real" world. Panchi
knew that she had many troubles to face when she got their as to where
she would live. All she knew was that she had a job, and that was good
enough for her. She still couldn't believe that in Gorat she made 10
rupees on every blouse she stitched, but in Bombay the "real" world she
would be making 20 grand a month. She was soo excited god knows if
she would get some sleep tonight..but she couldn't possibly sleep
because if she did she might miss her chandni bus.
Mami- Kya soch rahi hai..(kneeding rottis)
Panchi- Mami aur atta lana..
Mami- Kyun? Tu ek roti kathi hai, main do roti kathi hoon, aur Kajal bhi
do kathi hain.. phir zyada kyun banahai..
Panchi- VOh gattu hai nah.. maine use promise kiya ki ajj usskeliye main roti banakar doongi.. Toh app 5-6 extra roti banadena..
Mami- Kya?5-6 roti itni sari voh Gattu kahega…
Panchi- Mami please banado..
Mami- Acha teek hai
Mami goes into the kitchen and gets more flour, and starts making more
rotis.
Kajal- (looking outside toward the jungle area)Umm Mami main abhi athi
hoon..
Mami- Kahan jarahi hai..
Kajal- Voh main.. haan voh umm.. (stuttered) main Mandir ja kar athi
hoon…
Mami- Kya? Beta ithni raath ko..
Kajal-Umm.. Mami ghar main dhahi cheeni hai..
Mami- Haan.. Hai kyun??
Kajal- Voh actually kuch bhi toh nahi.. Voh kal main Panditji se milgaye
thi aur aunhone kaha ki aaj raath Mandir main koi puja hai..
Mami- Hain voh Kali matha ki..
Kajal- Haan vohi.. main please sirft matha tak kar athi hoon..
Mami- Chal ja.. Aur jaldi anna..Aur haan lantern le kar janna
Kajal takes the lantern and goes into the jungle path leading to the white
marble mandir. She takes off her shoes and runs inside to meet the
Pandit.
Kajal-(touches his feet)
Pandit- Kush raho,..Beta pooja abhi abhi samapth hui hai..
Kajal- Hain voh mujhe taveez chahiyathi.. jo apne ajj pooja main
charayethi..
Pandit- Hain beta yeh lo..
Kajal- App please Panchi didi ko ashirvad digeyeh.. ki voh har voh cheese
hasil kar sakeen jis cheese ki unhe ichha ho..
Pandit- Yeh loo beta maine tumhara ashirvad lik diya hai aur taveez ke
under dal diya hai..ab tumhari Panchi didi ki isha zaroor puri hogi..
Kajal- Ji .. ( as she is about to take off)
Pandit- Beta ithna toh bathathi jao ki kis liye tumhe iss taveez ki zaroorat
thi…
Kajal- Voh..
Pandit- Kya Panchi ki shaddi ho rahi hai, voh apni nahi zindagi shuroo
karne wali hai?
Kajal- Nahi, voh meri Panchi didi urrne wali hai..
Pandit- Kya?
Kajal dashes of and runs back to the hut. When she arrives she sees
Panchi and Mami eating…
Mami- Lee Kajal aggaye, Beta prashad nahi laye?
Kajal- ohh main bhool gaye..
Mami- koi baath nahi darshan hue..
Kajal- Haan.. ache the..
Mami passes Kajal a plate and they continue to eat. After they eat.
Mami- Panchi in 6 roti ka kya karna hai?
Panchi- app banddho ..
Mami- Liken gattu toh yahan atha hai
Panchi- ( distorted in her own world) Mami please app banddho..
Mamai- okay.. gusa kyun hoti hai..
Kajal- umm..Mami ajj app under soona ..
Mami- Kyun?ross toh tu rothi hai under soonekeliye..aaj kya ho gaya
hai..
Kajal- Ajj main Panchi didi ke saath bhar soonji.. please please please..
Mami- Acha teek hai.. chek kyun rahi hai..
Kajal- Yeah..
After they cleaned up and changed into their night dresses and Panchi
starts to get emotional looking at the time.
Mami- Good night beta..
Kajal- ( goes and hugs Mami) Good night Mami
Panchi- ( also goes and hugs Mami, then starts to cry hysterically)- mami
I love you…
Mami- Kya? Tu ro, kyun rahi hai??(then looks at Kajal, kya hua hai isse)-
Kya hua hai.. tut eek toh hai( Mami starts looking at her up and down)
Panchi-( quickly wipes her tears and fears her sudden outbreak) Nahi voh
main apse bouth pyar karthi hoon.. aur appka sir kabhie sharam se nahi
juke ja..
Mami- Patha hai.. tu mujhe yeh sab kya sunarahi hai..mujhe?
Panchi- Kuch nahi.. app sirf mujhe se vada ki jiye ki app kabhie bhi kisi ki
samneh apna sir nahi jukarengi..
Mami-(confused) okay main vadha karthi hoon ki kisi ke samne apna sir
nahi jukaoongi…
Panchi- Aur mujhese humsha pyar karengi na?
Mami- ( still confused) Okay promise beta..chal tu sooja..
Panchi Kajal and Mami go to sleep, and shorlt after Kajal and Panchi sit
up..
Kajal-(whispering)Chaloo didi..app apna suitcase nikalo..
Panchi- Liken kaise.. voh toh mami ke niche hai toh kaise nickalengeh..
Kajal- App chinta math karo main nickalthi hoon..
Sleathily Kajal goes inside and pulls the suitcase from under mamis cot..
Panchi sees her dragging the suitcase outside and helps her by lifting it off
the ground.
Kajal- Sab rak liya nah..
Panchi- Haan mere maa sab rak liya hai..
Kajal- Ithar aa..
Panchi bends down to reach Kajals Height, and Kajal puts the taveez
around her neck.. and tells her never to take it off, it will protect
her.Panchis eyes start to water and she kisses Kajals forehead.. Kajal
then takes her gold chain off and puts it around Panchi.
Panchi- Yeh kyun?
Kajal-Didi kahin appko paisoon ki zarrorat padegi toh yeh kam ayyega…
Panchi- par mere pass apni bhi toh chain hai..
Kajal- Liken voh appki maa ki akhri nishani hai, aur meri chain Mami ki hi
di hui hai..agar yeh appke kam ayyegi toh Mami ko bhi kushi hogi..
Panchi-( slaps her face gently) bouth zyada bolne lagi hai.. Agar tere liye
nahi hota toh.. main kabhie Shahr nahi jaa pathi… yah phir mujhe voh
nookri hi nahi milthi..toh mere sapne porrenahi hothe.. Tu janthi hai.. ki
mujhe kuch banna hai.. duniya ko dikanahai ki Panchi kis unchahi par
ponch sak thi hai.. Iss.. Iss Gorat main mujhe appni zindagi nahi bithani…
Mujhe duniya ko dehkna hai…aur duniya ko dikana hai.. hi Panchi kabhie
nahi hari..
Kajal- Mujhe patha didi.. isshi liya app yeh chain rakhi yeh..
Panchi – ( giving up) okay..
Kajal- Didi.. ek bajjaya hai..Main abhi aye
Panchi-( confused as to where she went)
Kajal comes and makes her eat dhahi cheeni.. and then they booth leave
toward the main road.. but before they leave Panchi runs back to her
Mami, touches her feet and then leaves a letter next to her…Kajal and
Panchi continue walking toward the road and finally reach the
stop.Panchi remembers all the times where she would come here and imagine going on that bus to her destiny..And now she was about to ..
Kajal- Didi voh dehko Bus arrahi hai..
Panchi-Hain.. ( not tttooo excited)
Kajal- Gives her the Final hug
When the bus stops no one gets out.So Panchi goes up to the bus knoks
on the door.
Bus conductor- Kya hai( as he opens the door)
Panchi(in a scared tone)-umm voh mujhe Mumbai janna hai..
Bus conductor- acha.. Kamal hai pichle 20 sal se yeh bus mein hi
chalaraha hoon.. aur koi mere bus mein nahi ayya.. ajj tumhe anna haii..
Panchi- jii
Bus conductor- Hain Mubia se phele Jaipur mein, aur phir dehli mein
rukein gai..teek hai..
Panchi-hain no problem..
Bus conductor- 800 ruppee hain ticket ki..
Panchi- Ji..
Bus Conductor-( shocked at the girl) okay.. Hain Ramu.. inka saman
under rak..
Panchi- Gives Kajal a hug.. main poonch kar phone karonngi..
Bus conductor- Sun ladki.. ( talking to kajal) iss pure bus mein sab ko
pani pee nah hai.. tu le ayegi..
Kajal- hian lathi hoon( comes back with bottles of water)
Bus conductor- Gives her 200 rupees
Kajal- Yeh kyun..
Bus conductor- Lee le..
Kajal- takes it and gives it to Panchi as she climbs the bus..
Panchi-( throws her a flying kiss and then the bus door closes)
As the bus leaves Kajal tears then runs back to the hut, worried of what
will happen tomorrow..
Panchi- ( takes a seat in the bus and keeps her backpack close to her)
Panchi had packed many things in her backpack which included her rotis,
her Mamis achar(pickle), her notbook and her pen, her alarm clock, her
two watter bottles, her ganeshji's murthi, and a photo of her mami Kajal
and her. She looked at the time showing 2:28am.. She was worried,
about Mamis reaction the next morning but was soo sleepy that her eyes
closed the minute her head touched the glass. She feel asleep with her backpack clutched by her arms.
Next Morning-
Mami- Panchi, Panchi.. Kahan hai tu..
Kajal- ( wakes up by the shouting, Afraid on the inside) Kya hua .. Mami
Panchi- Beta Panchi kahan hai..
Kajal- Patha nahi…
Mami- ( paced the inside of the hut, and then saw a note, she
immedialtly picked it up and it read
Dear Mamiji,
Main janthi hoon ki appko mere bouth fickar hai, liken I'm sorry, main
agar appko bathathi toh app mujhe kabhie bhi Mumbai nahi jane dethi..
App Kajal par math gusa hona.. Aur mere chinta bhi math karna.. mujhe
nookri mil gaye hai.. Haan Mamie k nooki Assistant Manager of
Accounts.. Maine phone par interview de diya tha.. Aur mujhe rehni ki ek
jaga bhi mil gaye hai.. Appko jab bhi meri yaad aye app is number per
phone karna.. Yeh Mr.Walia ke office ka number hai- 204-897-3738 ..
Liken 2 din bad phone karna.. kyunki mere nookri do din baad shuroo hoti
hai..App apna dhayan rakna.. Main appko phone karthi rahoongi
----Apki pyariiiiii seeee PANCHI.. ---------
Mami was soo startled she feel on the floor, to which Kajal ran.. and told
her she had to be strong. As they booth hugged and shared a moment.
Mishra ji came.
Mishra ji- Arre Kajal bitiya sun Panchi beta ka phone hai.. PCo mein..
Mami-( wiped her tears,) Kya! ( as she rantoward the PCO with Kajal
running behind her)-Hello , Hello
Panchi- ( didn't say anything)- Mami---In a crying voice
Mami- ( crying) Kyun chali gaye..
Panchi- Main Dehli ponch gaye…
Mami- Kay… Dehl..
Panchi- Haan beech main hum ruk gaye aur.. ( wiping her tears) kuch he
daar main hum Mumbai ke liye nikal ne wale hain…
Mami- Tu paise…
Panchi- Haan.. maine aur Kajal neh save akrke rakethe..
Mami- Aur.. tujhe nookre mil agye..
Panchi- Haan..
Mami- Main bouth naraz hoon
Panchi- Don't be.. aur haan.. App Gorat main sab ko kaheina ki apne
mujhe apne bahean ke yahan Shamli gown main beja hai.. teek hai..
Main appko pasie jaldi begoonji
Mami- Beta mujhe paise nahi, tu chahiyeh
Panchi( hold the phone tightly) Mami mujhe janna hai.. Bus nikal jaye gi
Mami-( wipes her tears) ok.. Beta.. tu Mumbai ponchthe hi phone
karna..Ilove u beta..
Panchi- Me to.. Bye..
To be continued…Do comment.. if u liked it..
Nikita..😃
Edited by nikitaic - 17 years ago
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