chapter----17
to tumhare bhai ne tumhare doosre jagah rehna ka intezaam kar diya hain...kyun?------said krishna,smiling...
pratigya came towards him and said------krishna..plz mujhe galat mat samjho..mujhe yahan rehne se koi prblm nhi hain....kyunki mujhe tumpar pura bharosa hain...lekin bhaiya....bhiya ko yesab bilkul pasand nhi hain....aur...
krishna completed her sentence---aur tumhare bhaiya ko humpar koi bharosa nhi hain...hain na?
pratigya nodded.. she knew that he had guessed it ryt....
krishna sighed-----huh....aab kya kiya jaye...---he paused and then asked encouragingly-----kab ja rahi ho tum?
pratigya-----kal....
krishna----thk hain to fir aaj hum tumhe...uu kya kehte hain....ghumane leke jana...uu....are yar...---he scatched his head....to remember the perfect word.. pratigya tried to guess it-----date?
krishna's face brightened---haaan.....date pe...date pe le jayenge...aaj sara din hum tumre saath bitayenge....tumhe jo accha lage aaj hum tumre saath wohi karenge..thk hain?
a smile was seen across pratigya's face for just a second then agen she became gloomy-----par...tumhe to dukan par jana hoga na.......?
krishna-----are yar dukan ko goli maro....wo ayan aur chandu samhal lenge...ek hi din ki to baat hain...aur fir iske baad shayad hum fir kabhi na mile.....
his last wrds made pratigya's face more cloudy..... she had truly started to like him a lot....
krishna-----tum jaldi se tayar ho jao...thk hain? aur hum lunch bhi bahar hi karenge.....
pratigya nodded and went towards the bathroom....
krishna decided to go to his shop for once to inform ayan and chandu that he wud nt be coming that day.....
they were shocked------bhaiya iska matlab aap dono ki shaadi hui hi nhi thi? aapne hum dono se ye baat chupayi...par kyun bhaiya?
krishna sighed-----humne tum dono se baat chipayi thi kyunki hum sochte the ki pratigya ko apne ghar mein laneke baad hum usko aisa badnaam karenge fir wo kahi muh dikhane ke layak nhi rahegi.... uuke paas hamare saath rehne ke siva aur kono raasta nhi hoga.... lekin........jab woh hamare saath sachmein...apni marzi se rehna shuru ki..tab...hum.........yar...----he smiled dryly-----hum uuko bht piyaar karte hain....hum uuko kabhi badnaam nhi kar sakte......woh jahaan bhi rahe...jiske saath bhi rahe...bas khush rahe....uski ek muskaan ke liye hum apna jaan bhi de denge yaar......kyunki.......------he cudnt control his tears anymore------yaar woh haste hue bht acchi lagti hain...aur hum aisa kaam hargis nhi karenge.....jisse uski hoton se woh muskaan chin jaye........
without another word,ayan and chandu came forward and hugged him tightly.... they cud feel his pain ... krishna wept for few seconds then suddenly he let go of them and wiped his tears.. he tried to laugh at himself for becoming so emotional-------yar...kya karte ho tumlog...ee humko...uu...ka kehte hain...eeemosanal kar dete ho....choro....
ayan-----par bhaiya ee bhi to ho sakta hain ki aakhri waqt par bhabi ko bhi aapse piyaar ho jaye aur uu aapko chodke kahin na jaye?
krishna laughed out sarcastically,his whole body trembling with the convulsions of his laughter.. ayan and chandu were surprised to see his reaction...
chandu----bhaiya ee mein hasnewali ka baat hain.... aisa ho bhi to sakta hain...
krishna stopped laughing and turned to them----are paglaye gaye ho tumlog..isiliye kehte hain jyaada film wilm mat dekho..ee dimag jo haye na? satak jayegi...... are ee sab sirif filmon mein hota hain...aur ee koi filim nahi hain...humri jindagi hain.....woh jindagi jo ki ek shrap ki tarah hain...humre bhag mein koi khusi nhi likhi hain...ee baat samajh leo tumlog..
ayan----par bhaiya...
krishna raised his hand to stop him------bas....keh diya hain....aab hum chalet hain...pratigya ko aaj ghumane le jayenge..kal uu ja rahi hain na?
he walked away,smiling to himself.. behind ayan and chandu felt really bad for him... they prayed for him-----plz bhagwan...bhaiya ko uska piyaar de do....kuch aisa karo ki bhabi ko bhi bhaiya se piyaar ho jaye.....
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pratigya walked over to his bike with krishna in slow steps.. krishna was continuously blabbering.....wich was so unlike himself... pratigya was surprised at the sudden change in him.... she thot-----aaj ye aise kyun baat kar raha hain....pehle to itni baatein isne kabhi nhi ki...? aaj ise ho kya gaya hain?
her htos were disturbed by his voice----are pratigya tumo kya sochne lagi..chalo aajao..baitho...
pratigya---huh? haan ek min...
she got on behind him and clutched his shirt...he started the bike with a kick... then he turned back and asked her------kahan chalogi?
pratigya-----kahin bhi... she smiled----bas bike teeeezzzzz chalana.....
krishna smiled back-----jo hokum rani saheba...... he drove the bike in maximum speed........
after few minutes pratigya shouted-----hye stop stop stop...krishna bike roko....
krishna took the bike to the side of the road and stopped it----kya hua?----he asked...
without replying,pratigya jumped down frm the bike and ran behind..
krishna cudnt understand wat was happening----are hua kya?
he got down frm the bike too and followed her... he saw her suddenly kneel down on the road and pick up something.. to his utter amazement he realised that it was a small white puppy wich she held in her hands... he cudnt stop smiling------are iske liye tum....
he walked up to her and sat down beside her... he watched her nurturing the little creature... she was speaking to it as if it was a kid in some strange baby-like language... he loved her innocence... her childishness....
krishna put his fingers on the puppy's head and scribbled it gently-----hmm...to beta kya haal hain?
pratigya giggled....
krishna----are ismein hasnewali kya baat hain...hum puch rahe hain.... he turned to the puppy once more-----dekho..ye pagal ladki sochti hain ki tum hamari baat nhi samjhoge..zaara ise bata do ki tum bhi hamari baat samajh sakte ho.....
the puppy made a moaning kind of sound...
krishna-----dekha....? iisne tumko bata diya ki ise hamari baat samajh aati hain.....
pratigya---ohoho...... hmph!!!
after playing with the puppy for sometime...suddenly krishna looked up to see its mother running towards them...
he pulled pratigya up by her hand and said----uu dekho..iski maa aa rahi hain...agr hum yahan ek pal bhi aur ruke to humko kaccha chaba jayegi..chalo jaldi...
as he dragged her towards his bike pratigya waved her hand at the puppy----bye.....
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the whole day they roamed around the city,having pani puris,pav bhaji ,ice-creams and wat nots... after having their lunch at a dhaba.. pratigya said to krishna-----aab hum ghar chalte hain...main bht thak gayi hun......
krishna nodded his head sideways-----nhi...abhi nhi...abhi ek aur jagah baki hain...
pratigya----kahan?
a strange smile appeared across krishna's face------pub mein....
pratigya's eyes became wide------kyun?wahan kyun?
krishna----tum celebrate nhi karogi? kal tum firse apni purani zindagi mein laut jaogi....tumhe tumhara sabkuch firse wapas mil jayega....c'mon pratigya lets celebrate today aur tum na nhi kahogi..tumhe hamari dosti ka wasta.....
pratigya-----aab main aur kya bolu...tumne dosti ka wasta de diya..aab to main chahkar bhi na nhi kar paungi....
krishna-----to fir der kis baat ki....chalo......yahan ek local pub hain...wahan sharab bhi kam paise mein milta hain.... he winked at her....
pratigya-----krishna...tum bhi...... she smiled......
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near abt 9 in the evening,a taxi halted near the chawl entrance.... pratigya came out of it... followed by ayan... she had to call him.. there was no other way... krishna had been over-drunk... and he cudnt ride a bike in such a state...
both of them halped krishna to come out,whu was in a marvellous mood..he was humming a happy tune softly.....
pratigya supported his weight on her shoulders though it was a tough job for her while ayan paid the driver off... then he came to help her.. both of them led krishna slowly towards the stairs....
pratigya said to ayan------krishna ka bike to wahi par hain...
ayan-----nhi bha......hamara matlab pratigya ji,chandu ne krishna ki bike ko sahi jagah rakh diya hain......
pratigya-------thnks...hamari madat karne ke liye.. she smiled at him....
they started ascending the stairs slowly....and carefully so that krishna does nt topple trip....
they came over to krishna's room and entered after unlocking the door..... then ayan helped pratigya to make him lie down on the bed....
pratigya heaved a sigh of relief------uff...bas ho gaya..... aab iska khayal main khud rakh sakti hun....
she turned at ayan-----thnk u so much.....agar aapne meri madat na ki hoti to....
ayan smiled----are kya aap bar bar thank u thank u laga rakhi hain...kyun sharminda kar rahi hain hume... zindagi mein aapko jab bhi hamari zaroorat padegi bas hum eek fon kar dena....aap jahapar bhi hongi...hum pahuch jayenge....
pratigya grinned------aap log bht acche ho...aap,krishna,chandu..sab....
ayan smiled back----accha thk hain pratigya ji aab hum chalet hain...aap bhaiya ka kahayal rakhna.....
he left... and pratigya turned towards krishna.. his eyes were closed...
she knelt down and started unlacing his big boots... after that she took out his socks and placed his dangling feet properly on the bed.. she muttered to herself----main janti thi ki aisa hi hoga...cntrol to kar nhi sakta...chala tha celebrate karne..pagal...--------she got up------huh!!! aab hum jakar thoda fresh ho jaye.....uff.... bht tired feel kar rahi hun..... kal subah subah nikalna hoga....
she was abt to walk away wen suddenly she felt someone grab her hand... she turned and saw that it was krishna.... his eyes were still closed bt his lips were moving..as if he was trying to say something in a vry low voice....
pratigya sat down beside him and moved her ear close to his face... then she tried to hear wat he was saying.. she cudnt get it clearly bt he was murmering something like------plz...mat jao....
she felt bad for him.. she knew that they had become vry close frnds in this short time and she wud miss him very much.. she gently touched his forehead and said----- krishna main tumhe hamesha fon karungi....main jahan bhi rahu main tumhare saath hamesha cntact rakhungi aur kabhi kabhi tumhare saath ghumne bhi chalungi....
she thot---ya..that cud be possible..if she cud hang around with her frnds...why cudnt she hang around with krishna sometimes?
she got up to leave and once more was stopped by krishna.....
pratigya-----of ho..aab kya hain?
this time his voice was louder and clearer-------pratigya..i.....i...lubb you.....
pratigya turned,her eyes full of surprise.. at frst she thought that she got it wrong bt he was going on and on with it------i lubb you pratigya....hum tumse...bht pyaar karte hain...kyun hume chodkar ja rahi ho.....hum jee nhi payenge tumhare bina.........plzzz.....
tears came into pratigya's eyes... she started to feel weak.... she sat there,silently sobbing... as he held her hand and continued blabbering.....
late at night,krishna stopped murmering... he fell asleep.... it was then that pratigya got up and slowly walked over to the window.... she looked outside at the bright moonlit night...and recalled her memories with krishna.... they brot a vry different kind of smile on her face... she sighed....
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pratigya ek baat kahu?----asked krishna....
he had woke up an hour ago and was helping pratigya to pack her thngs now.. pratigya had not told him anything abt last night.. she didn't want to hurt him agen...
she looked up at him-----hmm? kya?
krishna-----tum plzz ye kapde mat leke jao apne saath...am sure tumhare bhai ne uska kuch intezaam kiye honge...kyun? tum use fon karke bata do agr tum sure nhi ho to...bas...plz...ye kapde mat leke jao....
pratigya----kyun? kya ye kisi aur ki hain?
krishna-----nhi...woh baat nhi hain...bas ye kapde humne tumhare liye hi kharide the..... to...hum...woh....ye....
pratigya smiled------thk hain....tumhe kuch kehne ki zaroorat nhi hain....ye main apne saath nhi leke jaungi...bas sirf yewala...----she took out the blue salwar wich she had worn on her frst day in this house----ye mujhe bht pasand hain...plzzz kya tum mujkhe apne saath le jane doge? ise main hamesha apne saath rakhungi......
krishna------thk hain.....ye tum le jao....
it took pratigya some more minutes to pack her thngs and then she went into the kitchen to prepare the lunch for him... because she knew pretty well that he wud nt be able to do anything that day....
krishna watched her closely as she finished of with her work... he still cudnt believe that pratigya was leaving him forever.. he didn't want to believe..... because if he did then he wud nt be able to control himself in frnt of her.....
pratigya was ready to go... she took up her bag.. krishna said------hum tumhe chodke aye..
pratigya----nhi...wahan bhaiya honge aur shayad woh tumhe kuch keh de...mujhe ye bardasht nhi hogi....main khud chali jaungi....
she walked towards the door... krishna stood there quietly...watching her leave... 1 sec...2 sec... he cudnt control himself anymore....
pratigya....------he called out to her... she stopped... she turned... she kept her bag down and walked towards him... she stood in frnt of him for some moments and then slowly put her arms around him.... and this time...he hugged her back.. he held her tightly, struggling with his tears.........
pratigya moved her hand slowly on his back in a comforting manner.....-------krishna...plz......----she whispered...
he released her... and stood quietly,his head lowered down...
pratigya held out her hand-----krishna mujhse ek waada karo....
krishna-------kuch bhi....
pratigya-------tum bht accha paint karte ho...sacchi....tum plz firse painting banana shuru kar do..... aur use kabhi mat chorna......plzz ye mera reqst hain tumse.....
krishna smiled and put his hand on hers------hum waada karte hain......
pratigya took up her bag and left the place without another single wrd........
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Edited by kaasshh - 15 years ago
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