Suriji was sitting in mess sipping a cup of coffee. Finally the mess is peaceful he thought. Half an hour back the mess had been full of hungry cadets. Now that the cadets were back to classes and drills he had the time to enjoy his cup of coffee.
He was disturbed by an orderly informing him about a phone call for him. He immediately went to attend the call. He thought it might be his elder sister's. For the past 3 months he had been continuously trying to get through to her either by phone or letters but he could not get through to her. Since his vacation was due the next month he had been planning on going down to her place to check if everything was alright. He answered the phone to find his niece at the other end...
Neice: Mamaji ... as soon as she heard his voice on line she started crying.
Suriji: Arey Vidya puttar kya hua? Kyon ro rahi ho? Sab theek to hai na? Maa aur babuji...before he could continue Vidya cut him...
Vidya: Mamaji mein Ambala mein hoon. Bus stand mein hoon. Aap please jaldi aaiye.
Suriji: Vidya puttar mein aadhe ghante main aaya tum rona mat.
Suriji was really worried. Why did Vidya come to Ambala unannounced and moreover she was crying something was wrong. He left everything, took Maj.Sharma's permission and rushed to the Ambala bus station.
He reached the bus station to find her sitting in a secluded corner in the bus station. He sat next to her, as soon as she saw him she hugged him and started crying. He patted her head waiting for her to calm down. Once she had calmed down he thought it was the right time to speak to her.
Suriji : Puttar tu akeli aaiyee hai? Maa aur babuji kahi dikhai nahin de rahe?
Vidya: Maa aur babuji ab is duniya mein nahin rahen ...( she started crying once again.)
Suriji did not know what to say. The last time he had spoken to his sister and brother-in-law, was three months back when Vidya's results were out, she had scored a 95%. They had been very happy and were talking about sending her to Delhi for medical college. Vidya was now saying they were no more...no it is not possible he thought.
He caught Vidya by her forearms, shook her hard and asked her, 'Yeh kya keh rahi hai tu? Kya hua unko??' He asked her with tears flowing down his cheeks.
Vidya: Iqbal Masood Khan...was all that Vidya managed to say before fresh tears once again overtook her.
Suriji was stunned. Iqbal Masood Khan? everyone working for the Indian army knew about him. He was a dangerous militant, wanted dead or alive by Indian army and the Interpol. For the past five years his terrorist activities has caused a lot of destruction and had killed millions of innocent people. Three days back too the army had located Iqbal but he managed to kill all the army personnel involved in the operation to capture him and escaped.
Vidya : Woh ek grahan banke hamari zindagi mein chaagaya. Hame barbad kardiya usne.
Vidya could still remember the day her 12th grade results were to be announced. She used to live in a village called sangrampura but studied in a school located in Jammu. Early in the morning she had rushed to her school to check her results. She had applied for M.B.B.S. in a Delhi based college. They had promised her a scholarship if she scored well.
She had scored a 95%. As soon as she came to know her results she went running and hugged her best friend Pooja near the school gates. Pooja mujhe 95% mila she yelled at the top of her voice attracting the attention of everyone around.
Unfortunately for her precisely at that moment Iqbal M.Khan was also there. He had turned around to see who was screaming at the top of her voice. As soon as he saw Vidya's smile he was attracted to her. Vidya felt uncomforatable when she noticed him watching her. She and Pooja immediately left from there. She did not realize it but Iqbal had sent one of his men after her to find out her details.
The very next day while she was having breakfast with her family Iqbal along with his men had barged into her house. Iqbal asked her father her hand in marriage. Her father had refused. Even when Iqbal had pointed a gun at his forehead her baba had refused , 'Mere jeeteji yeh kabhi nahin hoga. Main apni beti ki zindagi barbad nahin kar sakta' he had said.
Iqbal: To theek hai apke marne ke bad hi sahi. He had shot him at point blank range.
Vidya and her mom had rushed to baba's side. By then baba was no more. Her mother out of grief had slapped Iqbal on his face. He shot Maa also in front of Vidya.
He had then pulled Vidya by her hair and warned her that there was no way out. She would have to marry him. The police and Indian army too couldn't help her. She had requested him for 6months time. It was not good to get married so soon after Maa and Baba's death it would bring bad luck to them she had said. He had granted her request. He took her away to an unknown place.He always had two men guarding her. She was not allowed to go out or talk to anyone. He would everyday meet her and have dinner with her. Thankfully he never forced himself on her he wanted to do things right, first get married and then...
She had waited patiently for a chance to run away. Finally after three months she had got a chance.The army had located where Iqbal was and attacked the place at night. The army and Iqbal's men started firing at each other. She took this chance to runaway. She had seen where Iqbal stashed away money,taking some money from there she ran. Somehow she had managed to reach Ambala without being caught.
Suriji was shocked. The child had faced a lot. He promised himself that he was going to protect Vidya and give her all the happiness in her life. He wiped Vidya's tears and told her ,'Dekh puttar ab tera bura waqt khatam ho gaya. Mein tumhe KMA leke jaaunga wahan par Iqbal tera kuch bhi bigad nahin sakta. Tumhe wahin kuch mahine tak rehna hoga. Bahar ki duniya mein kisiko bhi pata nahin chalna chahiye ki tu KMA mein hai. Ab tu mujhe apna ek beautiful sa smile dikha taras gaya hoon tere smile dekhne.' Vidya smiled. Yes her bad time was over. She was going to be happy for the sake of Maa , Babuji and Mamaji.
Suriji took her to KMA. He had to somehow convince Maj.Sharma to allow Vidya to stay in KMA. He asked her to wait near the Amar Jyothi and went looking for Maj.Sharma.
Vidya looked at the Amar Jyothi. It was in remembrance of all the soldiers who had given up their life for the country. It included the n number of soldiers who gave up their life trying to capture people like Iqbal. After her encounter with Iqbal her respect for soldiers increased ten fold. She saluted the flame.
Meanwhile Capt.Randhawa and Capt.Abhimanyu were passing by the corridor. They were happy that eagle was no more and the Cadets were back to drills and classes. After the whole eagle fiasco they wanted some peace. They just wanted to train the cadets, catch the cadets while they were up to their usual mischief and punish them. They did not want to be running after militants for sometime or get involved in a mission for sometime. They did not know that they would play a major role in capturing the elusive Iqbal Masood Khan in the future...
They noticed a young girl saluting the Amar Jyothi with her back facing towards them. They approached her.
Gunny: Excuse me.
Vidya turned around to find herself facing Capt.Randhawa and Capt.Chauhan. She had seen them on TV nearly a year back when they had exposed Lala Gehlot. Moreover Mamaji used to talk a lot about them whenever he used to call home. At that time she had found Capt.Randhawa cute.
Gunny: Aap kise milne aayee hain?
Vidya: Aapse. Her answer stunned both Gunny & Abhi. Seeing their stunned faces Vidya continued...
Vidya: Woh kya hain na Vidya ne..
Abhi: Vidya kaun hai?
Vidya: Main. Mera naam Vidya hai. Ha to Vidya ne aapke bare mein bahut kuch sunna hai. Capt.Gunraj Singh Randhawa India ke one the best sharp shooters. To Vidya ne socha ki aap se mile le.
Gunny was really embarrassed while Abhi was enjoying his embarrassment.
Gunny: Sorry aapka trip waste gaya.
Vidya looked at him with a question mark on her face.
Gunny: Yeh jo hamare akbar aur news channel wale hain na kuch bada chada kar likhte hain. Mein bas ek aam aadmi hun aur aam zindagi jeeta hoon.
Vidya: Jee nahin. Vidya ka trip waste nahin gaya. Aap auron se apne aap ko compare mat kijiye aap ki to baat hi alag hai.
Gunny and Abhi found Vidya's smile infectious and both started smiling.
Vidya: You have such a cute smile?
Gunny: I beg your pardon?
Vidya: Oh my God kahan gayi ? she said looking around
Gunny: Kya?
Vidya with a cute smile said, 'Aapki smile.'
Both Gunny and Abhi started smiling once again. They were interrupted by Maj.Sharma and Suriji.
Suriji: Major yeh Vidya hai...
Vidya immediately bent down to touch the major's feet. Maj.was stunned. She was not used to anyone seeking her blessings?
The Captains found it funny that Maj. who was never frightened of any situation did not know how to handle a girl seeking her blessings.
Maj. blessed her. She said, 'Main aapko yahan rehne ki permission to de rahi hoon. Lekin agar aapne KMA ka discipline toda to aapko yahan se bahar ka raasta dikhaya jaayega.? 'She said .
Guys this part I had written nearly a month back. Do you guys like the concept? I thought rather that letting the problem of teacher- student relationship coming between GV why not have Vidya entering KMA but not as a cadet. Unfortunately I am stuck and don't know how to take the story forward. Please do comment.
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