Part : 26
Driver dropped rani in front of her house and went back to town telling rani that he will come back and pick her up in two days.
Rani was standing in front of her house, she was looking around her beautiful house, and it was exactly the same, the way she had left two months back. She opened the front door and entered the courtyard that was facing in front of her cozy house. The gush of cool wind welcome her with the strange foul ,but very familiar smell, it was cow's dung that was smelling , though for the person who come first time in village this stinking can be unbearable but for the person who born and brought up in village this stink is part of their life. Because of this stench rani had homely feeling. Her eyes were looking around the courtyard "jaise kal ki hi baat ho" their two cows, rami and gangi were resting in their shades that was on left side of the courtyard. Gangi's calf was trying to suck milk from her mother's udder.
In the centre of the courtyard, her mother has planted tulsi plant whose prayer her mother used to do every day. And rani still remember the day when her dadi asked rani to pray tulsi plant ,as for all Indian women they believe that, if unmarried women pray to tulsi maa they get husband of their liking and all married women's husband live long life. Rani also prayed on insistence of her dadi for the future husband and kunvarji was exactly the same man she had ever dream. Yudi's memory was painful for her 😭 😭 but it was difficult for her that not to remember him too 😳. Rani's all thoughts start with him and end with him 😳 . Now she has to be careful.
When she passed the courtyard and went near house her hands shook for moment before she pushed opened the door. With heavy heart, she entered her small but nicely decorated house 😃 . Nobody was in living room, but she can hear the sound coming from kitchen. Rani's mother, sumitra was cooking dinner and from the fragrance of tampering, that her mother just added to vegetable rani could very well guess that, her mother was making munna's favorite allu ki sabazi. Curry leaves' sweet aroma with mustard's crackling sound was so tempting that rani felt hungry immediately. 😉 That was the reason she directly went to kitchen to give her mother surprise.
Rani: wah kya pak rahaa hai aaj maa?
The moment she heard Rani's voice her mother who was busy preparing chapatti could not believe her eyes 😛 . Sumitra left everything as it is and rushed to see rani, who was smiling and standing near the kitchen door. 😳
Sumitra: Rani, meri beti, kab aayi tu? kaise aayi tu ? meri bachchi.
Rani: ma ma hum abhi aaye hai. Aur sidha aapke khane ki khushbu se khiche huve yaha aa gaye.
Rani took blessing from her mom. She was delighted to see her mother and she was happy to be back to her own house where she has spent the happiest moment of her life 😃 . Rani took her mother out in living room. Munna who was playing in one corner of the house , came running towards rani and cling to her…. 😳
Munna: didi …..didi…..aap aa gayi …..meri pyari didi humne aapko kitna yaad kiya…aur aapko humsab ki abhi yaad aayi ….jao hum aapse baat hi nahi karenge…
Rani: are mere bhaiya……humne bhi aapko bahut yaad kiya….lekin koi baat nahi aap humse baat nahi karnaa chaahte….ab jo hum mithayi laye hai woh hum champaa aur chameli ko de denge.
Munna: nahi di woh to hum jaraasa aapse mazaak kar rahe the…..
Rani(with smile): oh to ab mithayi ki baat aayi to woh mazaak ho gayaa ……….kyun maa ab kya kare…
Sumitra: are apni didi ko pahele ghar main aane do ….beth ne do ….saans to lene do ..baad main apni shikaayto ka pitaara kholna…… 😆 😆
Dadi who was praying in house temple also came out, when she heard all commotion outside, and she was very happy to see her dear rani. 😃
Rani: dadi kaisi hai aap?
Dadi: oh meri beti tu kab aayi…? Kaisi hai tu…? Tuje dekhne ke liye meri aankhe taras gayi…meri beti kitni dubli ho gayi hai……kuchh khane ko nahi milta waha??
Rani: dadi waha khane ko to bahut kuchh milta lekin maa ke haath kaa khana nahi milta .aur maa ke haath ke khaane ki koi bhi pakwaan baro bari nahi kar shaktaa.
It was as if dream came true for rani, since so many days she was desperate to meet her family [:D/] and wanted to spend some quality time with them. The moment she saw her family rani forgot about her all suffering, pain and turmoil. Rani was trying hard to conceal her pain and pretend to be very happy at least in front of her loved once. 😭
Sumitra took Rani's bags from her and made rani sit on chaarpayi. Munna gave water to rani and it was obvious that Munna was very excited seeing his sister after many days 🥳 . Last Munna saw his sister when he went to palace but that was very short mulaakat . Munna had many stories to share with his sister
Sumitra: rani tu apna haath muh dho le aur thoda aaram karle mai abhi khana taiyar karke parons leti hun.
Rani: maa aap bethiye hum khaana banaate hai….humaare hote aap kaam kare aisa nahi ho shaktaa.
Sumitra: beta tum aaraam karo phir tumhe kaam hi karnaa hai….aur waha se tum itni padhaayi karke aayi ho …..ab kuchh din yaha tum ho tab tak aaraam karo kyunki waapas jaake tumhe padhhayi jo karni hai….hum to waha hai nahi tumhaara dhyan rakhne ke liye…kitni dubli ho gayi ho…
Dadi: ha sumitra..hum bhi to yahi kah rahe hai…hamaari laadli ka chaheraa to dekho kaisa murza gayaa hai…beti tum khush to ho waha…. Koi dookh to nahi hai na tume…
Rani: ma…dadi …aap khamkha hamaari chinta kar raho ho..waha sab hamaara bahut dhyan rakhte hai..
Rani knew she has to go ahead with this lie, she cannot anyone let know her truth about her being servant in palace 😭 😭 . The moment her mother or her grandma will come to know about her truth they will be shattered. Last thing rani could do and that was to hurt her mom and grandma. 😭 😭
Rani: hum yaha sirf do din ke liye hi aaye hai….
Sumitra: sirf do din???kyu pathshaala mai chhuti nahi hai..? 😭
Rani: maa pathsaala mai sirf do din ki hi chhuti hai isiliye CR ne hame yaha aapse milne ke liye bheja hai. Aur aap hi kaheti hai na ki hame dil lagaa kar padhai karni hai ….to phir hame do din mai jaanaa padegaa. Kya kare hume bhi aap logo ke bina achha nahi lagta….
Munna: ab sab sirf rani ki hi dekhbhal mai lage rahoge ya hamaari bhookh ka bhi kuchh ilaaj karenge…. 😆
Rani: maa munna sahi kah rahaa hai hume bhi bhookh lagi hai… chalo jaldi karte hai varna munna phir se humse gussa ho jayegaa. Aur bhookh ke mare humare bhi pet mai bhi choonhe bol rahe hai…. 😆 😆
Everybody laughed together. It was very light moment for everyone present there.
After finishing their dinner all went to sleep but rani could not sleep. " neend oos se ootni hi door thi jitni yudi ki yande ooske dil ke karib" she wanted to keep her head in her mother's lap and cried her heart out. 😭 However, she was aware of the fact too….that if she will cry or her mother will see a single line of pain on her face than it can create problem. 😭
In palace:
One jeep stopped in front of the palace and Rudra get down the jeep but he was too drunk to control his "ladkhadate kadam" . He was struggling to stand and walk towards the palace 🤓 . He had excellent day today with his friend in ramgadh. His trip to ramgadh was full of excitement and fun. The chick he was supposed to meet was very cool and happening personality. Her name was tamanna and her personality was like compliment to her name, as everybody will have tamanna (desire) to have her in one's life 😳 . Though she did not gave much attention to Rudra 😉 but Rudra loves girls with attitude. Rudra's Casanova personality had given impression that it was very easy for him to trap any girl 🤢 , but when he has to work hard to trap any girl he loved to accept that challenge and tamanna was the girl Rudra cannot give up easily.
Tamanna was beautiful combination of brain with beauty ,she was as white as poyani(white lotus),her mrugnayani eyes had depth that anybody wants to dive in, when she speaks it felt like someone is playing melodious tune on flute and oos ki najaakat ooski khubsoorti main chaar chand lagaa rahe the. Rudra had not seen such beauty in his life and it had become his janoon to woo her at any cost.
Sharaab aur ees janoon ki madhoshi ne ooska nashaa dugna kar diya thaa.
When guards noticed Rudra struggling to stand they rushed to help him. However, Rudra who was as proud as peacock pushed them aside and refused to take any help. Though guards tried to support him but Rudra was very angry on them and shouted on top of his voice.
Rudra: chhod do hume ,,, hum apne aap ko sanbhaal shakte hai . hume kisi ki madad ki koi jaroorat nahi hai….
Seeing him high ,one guards went to inform CR about rudra's nashe ki haalat. Somehow rudra manage to entre in the palace and now struggling to climb stairs that would lead him to his room but he was about to fall CR held him in nick of time…. 🤢
CR: rudra ye kya haalat banaa rakhi hai….
Rudra: oh to aa gayi aap bhi….hum theek hai…..hum apne aap ko sambhaal shakte hai hume chhod dijiye…
CR: hum jaante hai aap honsh mai hai .lekin itne bhi honsh mai nahi ki apne room tak jaa shake ….aur Rajaji apne kamare mai hai agar oonko pataa chal gayaa apke ees haalaat ke bare mai to woh badaa gussa honge
Rudra (with his anger visible in his voice): Rajaji se….hum nahi darte….hum apni zindagi apni marzi se jina chaahte hai…kisi ki bandisho mai bandh kar hum apni hanshi zindagi ko ek kedi ki taraha nahi jina chaahte….samji aap…. 😡 😡 😡
CR: aap abhi honsh mai nahi hai aap chup chap apne kamare mai jaye guards ke saath hum subha baat karenge…
Rudra:hume kissi se koi baat nahi karni hai aur aapko hum bataa dete hai ki ho shake to apne Rajaji ko bhi bataa dijiye ki hum apni zindagi apni marzi se jiyenge …kisi ki dakhal andaazi hum bardaasht nahi karenge dhyan rakhna aage se……sumji aa……………… 😡
Before he could finished his sentence he lost his consciousness and fell down ☯️ . CR instructed guards to take Rudra in his room and make him sleep on his bed. CR further instructed that nobody and especially Rajaji should not come to know about Rudra's this drunken state…. 🤢
The shadow who was watching this drama 😉 , standing behind pillar was very happy 😛 , as his game has began in its proper way. He was happy seeing positive result….he called tamanna to inform about their first victory… 😕 and instruct her to be more careful in future, as Rudra was very smart to understand any foul game . It will take only moment to realized any cheating so the shadow warn tamanna to be extra careful and if anytime she wants to contact shadow she should only give miss call than that person will contact her… 😕
CR was very upset 😕 seeing Rudra's behavior, not even in her dream she had thought that Rudra would talk in insulting tone with her . But she console herself thinking that Rudra was not in his sense that's what the reason he behaved this way….unaware of the fact that this is just the beginning albeit Rudra would be the person who will foil her all game 👏 👏 ….indirectly…. 😲." jiske kandhe pe banduk rakh kar CR khel, khel rahi hai woh kandha khud ko hi sahaaraa nahi de shakta to phir CR ki game ko kya sahaara dega"
In village next morning rani woke up early in the morning and after many days she went to temple to thank god for giving this wonderful days with her family and ask for the strength to face her future that might be going to be very challenging for her. Whole day passed with lots of fun and happiness. She did not even realized that how her day fly so fast like blink of her eyes….in night so was worried that now she had to go back to palace as driver told her that he will pick her up from her house . Driver had told her that he would come around four or 5 o'clock so still rani had half day with her family and she wanted to gather as many happiness as possible so in future in any painful moment those memories work like marham to conceal her pain….
On last of Rani's stay in village around 10 o'clock in morning servant came from the haveli to inform rani that driver had come to pick her up and he is waiting for rani at haveli 😭 . Rani was surprised to hear that, as on first place driver told her that he will come in late afternoon and second driver was supposed to pick her up from her house than why this sudden change in plan, but than she thought may be something would have come up so this change might have taken place. She asked that servant to inform driver to wait and she will reach to haveli in hour time. 😭
The driver who came to pick up rani was waiting for her outside the haveli. CR's personal servant handed one envelop to driver… 😕
Servant: dekho yeh bahut hi jarrori kagzaat hai oose CR ke haath mai hi dena.
Driver: theek hai..jaisa aap kahe.
Servant: jaraa si bhi bhool nahi honi chaahiye warna CR ye galti maaf nahi karegi aur bahut sakht sazaa milegi…aur han kisi aur ke haath mai ye nahi jaana chaahiye samje.
Driver: theek hai aisa hi hoga.
The same moment rani came. She was looking very beautiful in her simple pink dress. 😳 Pink color was enhansing her glow. Ooski saadgi ooski sundartaa ko char chand lagaa rahi thi. The driver who came to pick her up was stunned to see this elegant beauty 😳 . But his stare was making rani very uncomfortable. He was not the same driver who came to drop rani and this driver was totally new person 😲 , rani had never seen him before in palace. This unfamiliarity was making rani anxious and uncomfortable 😕 . Before she asked anything to driver , he opened the door and indicate rani to sit in the car. Hesitantly rani set in the car.
The moment driver started engine rani remembered her family's sad face whom she had left moment ago, 😭 they wanted to come till haveli to bid her farewell but she asked them not to do so, otherwise it will become very difficult for her to left them behind and go to palace 😭 . Her family's sweet memory brought tears in her eyes but she has to be strong and had to go ahead with her life for everybody's shake 😭 .
Car was running very fast on almost empty road and rani's thoughts were also running very fast as she was going back to the same place where many problems were waiting for her 😭 .suddednly rani felt that driver was looking at her through rear mirror 😕 . and this realization made rani more conciouse. It was very uncomfortable for rani why this driver behaving very strange and constantly giving her stare through mirron 😲 . "aisa lagta tha driver ka pura dhyan raste pe nahi lekin pichhe bethi rani par thaa"
Road was very desserted " door door tak jahaa tak aankhe dekh shakti thi koi dikhai nahi pad rahaa thaa" rani was getting scared and she was unable to concentrate . her mind was concetantly thinling about driver's intension. Suddenly driver took sharp turn to other road that was off the main road and now rani could not stop herself and asked driver
Rani: yeh aap kahaa gadi ko le jaa rahe hai..humaara rasta ees taraf nahi jaataa.
Driver did not answer her any questions but kept driving.
Rani: hum aapse kuchh puchh rahe hai… hum kahete hai app ye kya karna chaahte hai. Gadi wapas mod lijiye. Sun rahe hai app hum kahete hai gaadi rokiye( it was visible that rani was scarred to her death but she was trying to hide her fear)
Suddenly driver stopped the car and like sharp cheettah he came out of the car and before rani react in anyway he opened rani's side of door and holding her hand pulled her out of the car and he was dragging her towards the wooden hut that was near by the car.. 😭 🤢
Rani(with fear): chhod dijiye hume! Yeh aap hume kahaa lejaa rahe hai..
All the while driver was pulling her very hard and his grip was too tight 😕 . He brought rani in the hut rani was trying hard to release herself from his over powering grip but in vain. 😡
Rani(now she was shaking with fear but trying very hard and getting angry and her tone was also very high with anger): hum aapse kah rahe hai. Chhod dijiye hume, hume jaane digiye, kaun hai aap , aur kya chaahte hai …sunayi nahi deta kya aapko hum kah rahe hai chhod dijiye hume warna hum.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Before she could finish her sentence driver let her hand go and with sharpness in his tone he asked
Driver: warna?????? Kya karegi aap??? 😡
Rani was trying to run away but the moment she heard driver's voice "woh jahaa khadi thi wahi khadi rah gayi. Jaise ek pauda sa ban gayi thee woh aur wahi jamin mai gaad di gayi ho. Kya thaa oos aavaz mai jisne rani pe jaise Mohini si kar di. Woh aascharyaa se dekhti hi rah gayi oose admi ko jo ooske saamne khadaa thaa" 😭
Edited by bsingapury - 17 years ago