Summary: The past 2 Chapters introduced our 2 main characters, Prem and Heer and their relationship with each other. It talked about thier personalities. In Chapter 2, we saw a Basketball game happening, and after, Sanjana coming to take the credit for the work that Heer did. And then, Heer runs away, seen by Prem to some random road near the woods.
Chapter 3
Jaane tu mera kya hai, jaane tu mera kya tha,
Tu hi mera har pal, tu hi har lamha tha..
Jaane kaisi kashish hai, jaane kaisi khalish hai,
Kyu yeh saans thami hai, aankhon mein kyu nami hai..
Hai dosti humko yakeen tha, dosti aur kuch bhi nahi tha,
Hai kaisa yeh dard naya sa, kyu dil lagta tuta tuta sa,
Janaa dil jaana, kaise maine naa jaana,
Ki pyaar yahi hai, yeh jaane tu ya jaane naa..
Janaa dil jaana, kaise tune naa jaana,
yeh pyaar yahi hai, haan jaane tu ya jaane naa..
Jaane tu mera kya hai, jaane tu mera kya tha,
Tu hi mera har pal, tu hi har lamha tha..
I continued to cry over my destiny and kept questioning God why I was the one stuck in a situation like this. Why I was being made the puppet. I questioned him as to why my life couldn't be as simple as Prem's. Why I couldn't be his Sanjana. I questioned him about why I even loved Prem. What was it that binded us together? WHAT? I continued to cry when I felt a slight hand touching my shoulder. I take my face out of my hands and smile. "Prem." I say softly. Oh no. What was I going to do? I am sure if he is Prem then he would ask me as to why I am crying. What shall I say? What? I turn around in a jiffy to see the faces of my 2 friends, Zahra and Aradhna. I was relieved to see it was not Prem as if it had been him, I would have had no answers to his questions but at the same time, I was sad. Sad that he had not come. Sad that he hadn't come when a friend needed him most. Tears were at the verge of rolling down my eyes, when I held them back.
"Phir se?" asks Zahra.
I bend my eye lashes down in guilt, as I continued to cry. Zahra and Radz( as I fondly call her), understood my feelings. They looked at each other in a worried and sad expression. Radz and Zahra bend down and kneel down on each side of my shoulders and place thier hands on shoulders. I give Radz a tight hug, while tears rolled down my eyes and Zahra ran her fingers through my hair. I cry. I pour my tears our in that one single hug. I scream, I question God as to why I had to go through all these tests.
"Kyun? Why ME?" I question, yelling out.
Zahra and Radz don't have any answer and they let me pour my heart and soul out.
"Prem...PREM!" I scream, while still hugging Radz.
Radz takes me out of the hug and pulls me to a straight seat, with both of her hands on both of my shoulders.
"Heer.", says Radz.
I look up at her, all teary eyed. She looks up at Zahra who herself doesn't have any words.
"Look. Just tell him! Tell him that you love him! Tell him that it is you who did all those nice things for him. Tell him that Sanjana doesn't even remember his Birthday and it is you, who sends in an SMS at exactly 12:00am on May 10th from Sanjana's cellphone. Heer, who does that for him? That just proves how much you love him! Heer, Prem loves the person that did all those things for him. And that means he loves YOU and not Sanjana. Heer, it is you who did all those things for him and that means, he loves YOU. And it is you who LETS him think that Sanjana did all those things for him. Tell him Heer....tell him before it is too late." pleads Radz.
Zahra puts a hand on my shoulder and pulls me to face her.
"Heer. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to Prem. Don't let yourself think about Prem loving Sanjana because clearly that is the biggest joke of the universe. He loves you and you know it. Kya tumhe apne aap per trust nahin hai?" questions Zahra.
I look down at the ground. What should I do?, I ask myself. I was not lying. I was just saving Prem from the shock that he would get after he finds out that it was me who did all those things and not Sanjana. He would be torn if I told him the truth. He doesn't love him. I am just a nice friend to him...aren't I? What if the truth means the end of our friendship?
"No." I finally say. " I can't and I won't let him know the truth."
"Why?" they question at the same time.
"What if I erase his trust from love? What if he is not able to love me the way he loves Sanjana? What if in the name of love, I loose the friendship?" I question. "I can live without love, since I have been doing so for the past years, but friendship? That is the only thing that still remains.", I state.
They don't answer. They had no explanation to my questions just like I had no explanation as to why I love Prem so much.
"Heer, what if Prem is not able to love Sanjana the way he would have loved you? What if you loose the friendship anyways because you don't have the guts to tell him the truth? Won't that make him loose the trust from Love along with Friendship?" questions Meera who had just came and was standing beside us.
I looked up to see Meera with her hands hidden inside her hoodie pockets. Meera had always loved me and taken care of him as any elder sister would do. And therefore, she had full rights to question me like any elder sister.
"Heer, there are a thousand 'What If's, Won't's" and not every single question that starts with those words can will be true. Now tell me, do you have any answer to my questions? Heer, we all can go on and on about What If questions and we all won't have a single answer. The only answer I know to your questions is 'Ms. Heer Mann Loves Mr. Prem Juneja' and no one can deny that." continues Meera.
I look down at the ground in shame. I had been so busy caring about Prem and his feelings that I had overshadowed my friend's and their feelings. I had never noticed that in hurting myself, I was also hurting my friends.
"You know what Heer, you are just scared." says Ravjot who had just came and was standing beside Meera. "You are scared because you keep thinking about what MAY happen when you are missing out on the most proved fact, that is, "Prem loves the girl that did all those things for him". Heer, you have the face, the beauty and the smartness and the comfort that Sanjana, even if she takes 15872587487468376856 births will not." So Stop thinking pessimistic and think optimistic. Heer, you are being too protective about Prem. Let him explore the world on his own for once, okay? Dekh, he doesn't notice the important significance of you in his life because you were always there at each step he took. And now, if you are not there for him to lay his shoulder on and help him, then he will notice that he was nothing without you. Then he will know what part of his life he was leaving behind. Stop spoon feeding him, okay?" Ravjot explains.
"And Heer, they say that if you love someone dearly, let him free and if they come back, then he is yours but if he doesn't, then he was not meant to be yours. Like Ravs said, let Prem be free and he WILL feel the changes, and after that, if he comes back to you, then he is yours and you two are meant to be but if he doesn't, then he is not worthy of your love." explains Radz.
"And if Prem doesn't come back to you, then its the biggest mistake of his life but it is the better for you, because I am sure you will find some nice guys along the road, and they will be better then him. But you have to promise me, if Prem doesn't come back, then you will move on in life." requests Zahra who was now, standing beside Ravjot.
"Tell him the truth Heer. Before he comes to know it the harder way and makes a mistake in life, Tell him." says Meera.
What should I do? I can't keep hurting anymore people, especially my friends. Should I just let Prem free?
"Are you guys sure?" I question nervously.
They all smile at each other and Radz replies "Yes."
"What if I have a slip up?" I say.
"Oye, you can act brilliantly when it comes to lying about Sanjana to save Prem from being heartbroken but you can't lie when it comes to something USEFFUL?" questions Meera.
"Oye hoye. Take a chill pill Meeru Maate. Look Heer, you fikar not, Aise hai na, that I will be ready for a danda, so if you do slip up, then you know what will happen." replies Ravjot.
Everyone giggles, including me.
"Acha, remember, No getting carried away by Prem." commands Zahra.
"Okay." I reply.
"No helping Prem in his needs of trouble." says Meera.
I nod my head.
"No making him feel like you are missing him/need him." commands Radz.
"Fine."
"No helping him with Sanjana matters and no lying to him about Sanjana." says Ravjot.
I nod my head.
"No calling him or answering his phone calls. If he does call, say you are busy." Meera states.
"Okay."
"No waking him up." commands Radz.
"Okay."
"No cooking food for him." says Zahra.
"Fine."
"No giving him notes, or doing his work." says Ravjot.
I was about to argue with that because I felt we were being to harsh on Prem and me but at the end, I found it was just useless. After the end, I found out I was not able to do anything that had to do with Prem, even if he meant thinking about him. I sighed.
"Heer! You are thinking about him aren't you?" questions Meera.
"N...no." I say, trying hard to lie.
"Heer!" They all yell at the same time.
"You are hopeless. You know that, don't you?" states Ravjot.
"Time to lage ga na, Adat jo ho gayi hai." I state.
I get up from the road and hug each of my best friends, Zahra, Radz, Ravs and Meera. As well, I thank them for always being there for me and giving me such a wonderful family.
"By the way, did you eat anything?" questions Zahra.
I shake my head.
"Come, let's go to my house. I will cook up something." says Ravjot, as if she is doing some big problem solving.
"You can cook Ravjot?" says Meera, teasing her.
"Ya, I have been taking some cooking classes." answers Ravjot.
Everyone laughs. As we start to walk towards Meera's car, I question them about the question that was questioning my mind, for a questioning period of time.
"How did you guys find me?" I ask.
"We came to the game and I heard the locker room conversation with Sanjana." replies Radz.
"Anyways, game was nice and let me say, Heer Ka Jadoo Chal Gay." says Zahra.
"What do you mean?" I question.
"I heard your lil pep talk with Prem and you bardging in." states Zahra.
"Oh." I say.
"Yaad rak, tomorrow is the day that your challenge starts." Ravjot reminds me.
I sigh.
Hhooooo…
Hoti thi tujhse subah har din ki,
Tere dopher se sham ki dhun thi ,
Hoti thi raatein teri baaton mein khoye,
Tere khayalon mein hi jaage aur soye..
Tu jo nahi to kya raha..
Jaane tu mera kya hai, jaane tu mera kya tha,
Tu hi mera har pal, tu hi har lamha tha..
Jaane kaisi kashish hai, jaane kaisi khalish hai,
Kyu yeh saans thami hai, aankhon mein kyu nami hai..
Janaa dil jaana, kaise maine naa jaana,
Ki pyaar yahi hai, yeh jaane tu ya jaane naa..
Janaa dil jaana, kaise tune naa jaana,
yeh pyaar yahi hai, yeh jaane tu ya jaane naa..
~End of Ch 3~
Edited by *Shifali* - 15 years ago
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