Hey..... based on the last part feedback........ I ve cut short this script. I won't include Prithvi's mission. I will directly start with Prithvi's return journey. Have a look......
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Tired of a long journey Prithvi was glad that they were returning home. He visited his intelligence centres on the way. Everything went according to plan. His friends were with him. Each of them was given a province to handle by Prithvi. So this was an important tour for them too.
"Kya hua?" Prithvi asked when Arjun who was in front of him slowed down.
There was much crowd ahead on the way. He could hear chaos.
Sanjam: "Lagta hai rasta band hai."
Arjun: "Tum dona yahi ruko, mein aur Sanjam dekh ke aate hai." And they moved ahead.
Pundir: "Mein pani leke aata hu." Prithvi nodded. Pundir went to fetch water.
Prithvi got down from the horse. They were on the high altitude. It was a cold evening. To the west Prithvi saw sun setting. It was beauiful. Sky was filled with different shades of colours. Blue Mountains, far fetched fields, made the scene no less than heaven. Birds were flying back home. He wished he could fly like them. Suprisingly smile spread on his face. Why was he feeling so happy? He sensed some magic in the atmosphere. He had experienced like this before. But when, he wondered?
"Prithvi" Arjun called. They came back.
Prithvi: "Kya hua?"
Sanjam: "Aage rasta band hai. Pul tut chuka hai. Dusra rasta hai par woh bahot lamba hai."
Arjun: "Kuch log baar baar keh rahe the Yaha pass hi Seetapur gaon hai. Mere khyal se aaj raat hum wahi rukte hai. Aur waise bhi mujhe bahot bhuk lagi hai."
Sanjam: "Khane ke aalawa aur bhi kuch socho tum." Prithvi smiles.
"Arjun thik keh raha hai." Pundir said coming towards them holding water bag.
Pundir: "Abhi do aadmi ne bataya ke yaha Santoshi maa ka bada utsav ho raha hai. Dur dur se log tin din pehle hi yaha ruke hue hai. Sabke liye rehne ka intajaam tambu mein kiya hai. Hume bhi kahi rehne ke liye koi tambu mil jayega."
Prithvi: "Par yeh sab?" Patting on a bag of documents hanging on his shoulder.
Sanjam: "Mujhe de do.Mein issii raste se aage badh ke yeh delhi pahchaunga. Agar yeh sab (pul totna etc) koi jaan buchke kar raha ho toh? yojna ke mutabik kagazaad kal subhah tak delhi pohchne hi chahiye."
Prithvi: "Thik kaha tumne. (in low volume looking here and there)Aur shayaad koi hamara pichha kar raha hai..... usse hum yehi ghumate rahenge. Woh kaun hai ? bas itna pata chal jaye. (he thought of Jaichand). Par Sanjam yeh rasta?"
Sanjam: "Bharosa rakho..... apni jaan se bhi jyaada mein inki hifazat karunga."
Prithvi: "Hume tumpe pura bharosa hai sanjam. Tum yeh le jao. (handing him the bag) haaa.... ab humpe kisine hamla bhi kiya toh bhi parvah nahi. (feeling relaxed)
Arjun: "Ha iss baar jyada haath pair marne ke mauka nahi mila. Hum toh pichle 5 dino se chipa chipi hi khelte rahe. Tabhi mein sochu kuch aajib kyu lag raha hai." No one will comment.
Prithvi: Sanjam tum delhi badho hum kal shaam tak pohch jayenge."
Sanjam: "Ha varna mein vapas aaunga." Sanjam leaves smiling.
Prithvi(whose mood suddenly changed): Thik hai, chalo chalte hai Seetapur. Par yaad rahe mera naam yaha bhi Lakshman hi hai."
Arjun: "Ji Lakshman ji. Aapke poshakh se kisi ko bhi aap maharaj ho yeh shak nahi hoga."
Prithvi found himself smiling. He was wondering why all his weariness vanished. They started towards Seetapur. Orange shade was turning into violet. Evening was still bright. Prithvi got it. Such cheerfulness he experienced when Sanyogita was around.
Prithvi (to himself): "Par woh yaha kaise hogi?"
"Sanyogita......., Sanyogita" For a second Prithvi thought he was hallicunating. But when he looked at his friends, even they started looking here and there.
"Sanyogita...... " Again same female voice they heard. It was sounding scary.
Prithvi's heart started beating fast. "Sanyogita....." His mouth went dry. "Sanyogita"
Prithvi: "Nahi....... Suna tum logon ne." His brain stopped working.
He turned his horse towards the direction of that voice. And with in no time his horse took speed. His friends followed him.
Wind was cutting his face as he strode as fast as he could. Some light was still there around. After few painful moments he saw a girl fighting three men with sword. She was facing other side."Sanyogita" Prithvi called. His brain wasn't working yet. His heart beat were faster than before. He stopped his horse suddenly. Horse lifted his fore legs. Prithvi somehow managed from falling down. He got down. His friends even got down and started running towards that girl. They all took out their sword.
Prithvi holding his sword high ran towards that girl. But before he reached Pundir already took hold of two men. Prithvi raised his talwar on the third and gave him a hard blow. He landed few feets away. Prithvi will go towrds that girl. "Meri chodo.....Usse bachao..... woh gir jayegi" That girl shouted turning towards him and pointing towards one end. Prithvi stopped and looked at her. She was not Sanyogita. She again defended herself when third man attacked her. Arjun fought other two whom Pundir stopped. Pundir inserted his sword in that third person's stomach and stopped him from hurting her.
"Bachaoooooo....... " One more voice.
Prithvi sharply turned his face towards that direction.
This voice is familiar. "Yeh aawaaj" It was coming from somewhere down.
He ranned there.
"Bachaaaaaaooooo....... payal........bachaooooooo aaa aaaaaaa"
"Sanyogitaaaaaaaa" Prithvi cried. He went to the dead end beyond which there was valley. He looked down and for a second his breathing stopped.
She was there. Yes she was there. She was no other but his Sanyogita, hanging on the cliff. She wore a simple orange lehenga choli. There is same orange colour Duppatta on her head. Unlike he last saw her, there were no jwellery on her body. Her hair were tied. Her face was covered with dust. There was a wound on her forehead.
"Bacha..." Her voice choked as she looked up at Prithvi. With shocked she lost grip of her hand and collapsed further down. She screamed.
"Sanyogita......" Prithvi hold her hand in the mean time. She holds his hands with other hand.
"Haath mat chodna." He said taking deep breathe and holding himself by his leg. He applied all power.
"aaaaaaaahhhhh" He kept on pulling himself and her up. Finally succeded when she leaped on the plain ground near him. She was lying on ground.
He did not leave her hand and collapsed on her.
"Kismat ne unhe phir mila diya"
Both were breathing heavily. They were never so close and felt each other's breathe like never ever. Sanyogita forgot where she was, what happened to her just few seconds before. She met her Prithvi after a long span of time. None of them could take their eyes off from other. They remembered their first meeting, their fight, their friendship, their hug...... ram leela.....How they were acting like husband wife as hajarimal and sundri. Their journey together back to aasharam on horse...... They felt as if they were travelling back in time.
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