PART II
The vacuum…… the anger………..
She was eight……Years rolled fast…………………………
He was leaving for school……………..
She was dragged to the bungalow to do the household work with the workers.
She was crying as the chains were paining…...
He did not see her… after the day in the basti when she was two years…
He did not feel anything tender after that day.
The vaccuuum created turned into anger, arrogancy…
All were scared of him……… chota maalik…. Got into him.
But…………..
He once asked Raam Singh…. Where is that baby?? You said she is mine? Yes Raam singh said all bandhuvas are maaliks belonging…
Aap tho chota maalik so she is yours… Mine…… she is in the basti….??
Whats her name……………………… Cha……. Before he could hear called the Evil.. Suraj… Surajjjj…
Haan papa he ran……………….
What are you doing???? go to school….
Not that the evil wants his son to study well but just that his rival politician’s children are studying for the sake of prestige he wanted him to go…
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She was made to do the cleaning…and help the workers there. Indeed she did and would stay in the shed listening to the teacher who was teaching Suraj private tuition, but he would not bother anything and she could not see him either as she was in her shed or with the workers.
She would walk around the basti and notice that the villagers were doing lot of handicrafts as Rajasthan was famous for its hand embroidery but the villagers were made to buy the silk thread from the Evil and hence had to give their finished goods to them at a menial price and had to be ever debted to the influential family.
She was smart and would help those around her with her wisely actions and she was fast in her pace too.
It was a day of kite flying and the villagers were called together. The media was there as the politician wanted to project to the outside world that he is very kind and takes care of his village…. Fearing him none would raise voice against him and the poor stomach feasts only on such rare occasions.
There was an event management guy and many games were conducted…. Katju the 12 year old was playing along with the boys marble game when Suraj tried to take the same away asking them to get away as he wanted to play there…. Katju was not accepting it and Suraj tried to hit the boy when his hands were held. He turned around to see…… a small girl with a faded frock, loose and unoiled hair, with a spark in her eyes and with firm face was holding his hands with hers. Ruko.. she said firm holding his hand tight….she was looking into his eyes and so was he….
Itni himmat…. You are stopping me?…. Do you know who am I? he asked…. Nahi…. par yeh tho patha hai… thu gundagiri kar rahey ho… you can play at a different place. There is lot of place she said. Chup he shouted… Raam sigh and the other workers came running when the media too turnedits camera. KN quickly said Suraj beta its ok they all are our kids let them play.. He smiled irritated at the little girl and told jao jao kelo….. She left his hand………….
He was all the more angry….. but he felt a bit breezed… that hand was indeed tender but firm… Raam singh shouted at Chakor and said yeh Chakor hatt…. Chote maalik maaf kardijiyeh… yeh bandhuva chori … Raam Singh hn KN shouted trying to cover up before the media…
He did not hear anything but just that word Chakor and he was touching his hands… tender but anger came back and the embarrassment…. How dare you stop me… you are a bandhuva and MINE he said..
She was pulled aside by the workers… she asked kaaka woh kaun hai…. One of them said Chakoriyaa… who hamara Chota maalik.. Suraj Rajvanshi aur Maalik hamaraliye subkuch…,,,,. Hamara SABKUCH??….she smirked and said but woh bura she told to herself but the momentshe saw the food platter she forgot everything and ran to have it along with her Mai and Baap who had come to see her…. She ran to them hugging them…
It was a final gathering before the media for the day… A general question answering was done when the event management guy announced that those who answer right will be given whatever gift they want by the Maalik, though he was against but had to nod his head in front of the media. Many general knowledge questions. Few were answered and those asked for some goodies or clothes which were given but many were left loud. He asked a final question…
He said I will not repeat but only once I will say….Let me see who answer this question.
He said…. imagine you all are going to a fair in a bus whichwill stop and take people and many will get down too. All shouted in rejoice as if they were really going to the fair… he said listen listen …and quickly continued in the first stopping two get down and four get in. The next stopping five get in and three get down. your maalik is in the drivers seat. Third stopping 7 get in and 3 get down. there is a turning and in the turning four get down and eight get in (by this time the crowd was quickly engrossed with how many were getting in and getting out) and many were loosing track. He said there is big dam and and tell me the drivers age while in that stopping 8 get in and 4 get down and up and down the hill it goes and reaches the fair. . All calculated and said various numbers…...
Came a voice from behind….Maalik aapka umar kya hai….. the whole crowd turned to her… jittering yeh chori why are you asking Maalik’s age…. Chup…. KN could not understand and was perplexed Yeh chori but he could not shout so he smiling at the media said bacchi asking some playful question when she said … nai maalik aap bathayeeyenaa He said very reluctantly 40…
She turned to the event guy and said Bhaiyaaa driver ka umar chaalees.. All were startled…. Kyaaa. Haaan Maalik is in the driver seat so the driver’s age is Maalik’s age naaa. All were surprised at the same time stunned… KN was equally stunned…. Suraj for the first time looked at her.
KN said in front of everyone wah wah hamara basti ka chori bahut samajdaar hai. Bolo kya chahiyee. Meetayee, kilonaaa bol bol..
She stood up and said hamey school jana chaahiyeee! All were stumped…. Kya
She smiled at KN with her innocent smile……haan Maalik hame padna hai….
The media present were asking him .. KNji please tell us will you give education to this girl from your village.
The wicked had no alternative but to nod yes… haan I will take care.. with venom in his eyes.
He did not want any from the village to study to know about the outside world.
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She held her mouth….saw the man shiver while being stabbed…Maa she slowly told with her eyes wide open… she pushed something….
They chased her…. She ran ran………………..
He saw the shed from his window… She was here but I didn’t know…she is gone…. But she is MINE. He broke the things.
She emerged as the winner of the Marathon for under fourteen ………………
She stepped into the new high school ………….. to do her 10th through the school……………….
He kept the gun on the invigilators chest and said If I don’t pass the 12th None will…………………
Kill him for I need the position, power, I can win only through ………………..
He was standing there………………………. She applied the black color on him………………….
He grabbed her……………….. what are you doing? he shouted……who are you ?……………….Chup she said ekdam chup…………..she closed his mouth.
Tender....
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Edited by sumsukor - 6 years ago
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