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He looked up at the sky, through the swinging branches of the trees. Sky was full of twinkling stars and slowly moving tiny clouds. He looked around, it was dark everywhere except for one torch which was burning dimly. No one else was there. His pain in the head was vanishing. He was waiting for Sanyogita to say something on her own. Since they both were quiet, noise of insects from the woods and bushes near by was quite audible, and also the sweet clangoring of her bangles. There was beguiling fragnance spread around.
"Ab tum dawa logaogi ya hume chalna chahiye?" He asked accepting the defeat from her in the act of remaining quite. She turned at him with jaw set.
He sat straight and touched his forehead. "Waise khoon thoda beh raha hai, tum dawa lagaogi toh band ho jayega."
Sanyogita controlled her smile. She sat on the cot to his left and looked at him. Prithvi blushed and turned on his right.
"Idhar dekho." She said.
"Kya??" He turned at her and raised his eyebrows. "Tumne mujhse kuch kaha?"
"Nahi toh. Hum toh uss neem ke ped se baat kar rahe hai."
"Achha....., mujhe laga tum mujhase baat kar rahi ho." He again turned on his right with smile.
"Tumne thik kaha, ab hume chalna chahiye." She got up.
"Arey Ruko, kaha ja rahi ho? Mein... Mein toh majaak kar raha tha, baith jao." He indicated her the same place on his left. She sat there.
He smiled "Jungli billi."
"Bigde Raiij." She too smiled.
"Ab hasti hi rahogi ya patti bhi bandhogi." He said naughtily.
She stopped smiling and crisped her lips. She took the cloth and tore it in two.
"Kya dard jyada hai?" She asked rolling one strip of cloth in her hand.
"Dard tha, ab nahi hai."
"Kya Matlab?"
"Jab tum saath hoti ho, tab dard ka ehassas hi nahi hota."
"Phir patti bandhne ki kya jarurat hai?"
"Par jab tum mujhe dur chali jaogi tab? Tab toh dard hoga hi naa? Toh kyun naa tum hamesha ke liye mere...."
"Baatein banana toh koi tumse sikhe." saying this Sanyogita moved near him and started wiping the blood on his forehead. He stared at her and watched her facial movements as she got engaged in applying medication. He got another opportunity to watch her from close, undisturbed. She was busy applying leaves on the hurt, ignoring the fact that he was staring her. She was trying her best not to smile. Then she took the other white cloth strip and tied it around his forehead. Bringing her hands down and looking into his eyes, she asked softly "Ab thik hai?"
Prithvi did not answer. He found silence was spreading. Even the samll creatures around had stopped making noise and left them alone. He was overwhelmed by her charisma and beauty. Cool night added effect to the magic he was experiencing, sitting so close to her.
"Prithvi" She asked touching his cheek and smiled beautifully, sprinkling some more magic on him.
Feeling mesmerised, he held her hand "Mein tumse bahot pyaar karta hu Sanyogita."
She ceased smiling and got up quickly. She was about to move but Prithvi did not leave her hand and held it by her wrist. He got up staring her romantically. Her bangles clanged against each other as she rotated her wrist in his hand.
She looked at him with serious expressions, moving back and trying to release her hand, but he did not allow her and hold it tight, moving forward.
She stopped moving back.
"Hum tumse nafarat....."
"Juth" He bended her hand and took it behind her, moving close to her.
"Hum sach keh ra.."
"Juth bol rahi ho tum." He held her hand more tightly when she again struggled to release it from his grip. They stared at each other as if being hypnotised.
"Mein janta hu, tum mujhase aaj bhi utna hi pyaar karti ho, jitna kal karti thi, ya shayaad usase bhi jyada, Kyun?" He said slowly.
"Ha, hum tumse pyaar karte hai." She nodded her head nervously. His romantic approach did not allow her to deny. She was left with no choice.
She stopped struggling and said "Par ab hume chalna chahiye." She raised her other hand to push him, but Prithvi held it too with his free hand.
"Kaha?" He continued gazing at her. Sanyogita looked down at their hands.
"Log hume dhund.... " Prithvi interlocked his fingers with her soft fingers and closed his fist. "....rahe honge."
"Toh dhundne do." He moved near her. She shut her eyes. He could feel her nervous breathing.
He bend his head slightly and more close to her face and found his heart has stopped beating.
"Thodi jadi buti mil gayi, bahar hi rakhhi thhi." Her words fall on his ears as if she was talking from far distance.
"Yeh bhi laga lo."
"Yeh lagae ke phir patti baandh lena." She said showing him the leaves and cloth stripe.
Prithvi looked up at her with shock kind of look. For a second he could not make out whats going on.
"Prithvi??" She said when he did not react or respond.
She kept her hand on his shoulder. Prithvi shuddered.
He looked down at his hands, he wasn't holding her hands. He again looked at her, she was standing at a distance and was not close to him as he imagined. He wondered whether she really wiped his forehead. Then he remembered he had already washed his face. He touched his forehead there was no cloth tied, his cut was bleeding slightly. His pain in the head again took its place again.
He got up suddenly, realizing the reality, which was so bitter and painful than dreams. He told himself, u can't be always with dreams, u have to face the reality. And reality is that she hasn't accepted that she loves him, but would she ever? What's happening with him and why? He had decided, vowed to forget her and he was successful in that to some extent, but now when she is always around him, he found it very difficult to ignore her presence and hope for something positive. Cool blowing breeze waved his hair back and he was tempted to continue dreaming. He closed his eyes to stop his thoughts, then opened it and looked at her. She was standing there looking at him surprisingly for his sudden change in behaviour.
He was worried of tomorrow. When this Utsaav will get over, she will move on, on her way, away from his life, leaving him with the memories which will always trouble him. With just one day left for them to be together, why is he expecting too much? He felt sad.
"Kyun itna pyaar karta hu mein tumse, Sanyogita?" He asked her in his mind, feeling worried. "Yeh jante hue bhi ke tum mujhse har rishta tod chuki ho." Hopes which Payal gave him vanished as suddenly as they came.
"Pata nahi kismat ko kya manjur hai?" This mystery of his life was really hurting him. He doesn't know how again, one more time, he is going to stop himself from falling in depression and long lasting sadness after going away from her.
He turned around and started moving.
"Kya baat hai Prithvi?" asked sanyogita looking worried like him. "Koi pareshaani hai?"
He stopped and looked at her seriously "Kaise samjhau mein tumhe?" and raised a question in his mind.
"Prithvi?" She called him.
"Kuch nahi." He said softly and turned his back at her. "Hume ab hum chalna chahiye. Log hume dhund rahe honge."
Sanyogita ran forward and came in front of him "Toh Dhundne do."
He looked at her, mystified.
"Pehle Yeh dawa lagake patti toh baandh lo." She gave him leaves and cloth stripe. He took them.
"Dard kam hoga." She continued.
He held leaves on the scar with one hand and took the cloth in other hand.
He smiled sadly and without looking at her said "Dil ke dard ke samne yeh dard toh kuch bhi nahi hai."
Sanyogita understood something more had hurt him, she moved forward to helped him.
"Rehne do, mein kar leta hu."
She did not listen to him and took the end of the cloth from his hand forcefully.
Prithvi felt annoyed. Again accepting the defeat from her, he brought his hands down and watching her said "Sanyogita, tum kabhi kisi ki baat nahi manti ho. Badi ziddi ho tum."
She quietly tied the cloth around his forehead.
"Ab thik hai?" She asked softly.
He did not answer and looked at the empty tent.
"Tum yaha Delhi ke jasus banke aaye ho?" She changed the subject.
"Ha" he replied flatly looking around.
"Kyun?"
"Iss utsaav mein hum aaye nahi, hume laya gaya hai."
"Kya matlab?"
"Iske jeb mein bhi kuch nahi hai." Pundir told Payal. They were in Jeevan's tent. Madan was tied there. He was unconscious. While going back, Pundir suddenly thought of searching Madan's pockets for some clue. So he and Payal went to Jeevan's tent. One soldier standing at the door recognised them, so he allowed them to go inside as per Jeevan's order.
"Jaldi karo" one soldier came inside.
"Kya kar rahe ho?" He asked looking at Payal in a raised voice.
"Dikh nahi rah hai, talashi le rahe hai." Payal answered rudely, for his rude behaviour.
"Maha mantri talashi le chuke hai." He replied in the same tone.
"Kya?" Pundir who was observing Madan and the tent asked. "Kuch mila unhe?"
"Woh pata nahi."
"Woh hai kaha abhi?" Payal asked.
"Woh pata nahi."
"Phir kya pata hai tumhe?" asked Payal.
"Jitna pata hai utna bata diya hai." He raised his voice more.
"Bade battamiz ho. Tum jante ho hum..."
"Payal rehne do..." Pundir said going near her. "Jeevan kaha hai, pata hai?" He asked soldier.
"Weh sarpanch ko dhundne gaye hai." He answered in a calm down tone.
"Thik hai, hum chalte."
He and Payal moved out of the tent towards temple.
"Kaise battamiji se pesh aa raha tha woh sipahi."
"Payal, Chodo tum usse, who thaka hua lag raha tha, pareshaan lag raha tha." He said. "Aur tum kya koi rajkumari ho, jo woh tumhare samne aate jate sar jhukayega?"
Payal slowed down her speed and looked at him. She couldn't understand whether she should tell Pundir that she is Princess of Nagaon or not? She had this fear that, if she told him, he won't be angry but he will look at her as a princess and won't be that friendly with her. She did not want this developing friendship between to get over so soon, just because she is a princess.
"Waise ek rajkumari ki tarah hi tum sabse pesh aati ho, yeh baat aalag hai." Pundir continued his talk with smile. "Maine apni zindagi mein tumhari jaisi ladki nahi dekhi."
Payal smiled at him nervously. She hated this rising tension or worry in her for some reason which she couldn't make out. No whatever it is she won't tell him that she is a princess and may be as time will pass everything will automatically go fine, she convinced herself positively and felt relaxed.
"Ha toh aur kya keh rahe the meri tarif mein tum?" She stoppd and asked him.
Pundir too stopped and panicked. "Mein kaha tumhari tarif kar raha tha, mein toh..... mein keh raha thhe ke.."
"Kya keh rahe thhe?" Payal raised her eyebrows. Pundir smiled. She too smiled innocently.
"Mein keh raha tha." He made plain face. "Hume Jeevan se kaam hai toh chalo pehle uss bechare Hasmukhlal ko dhundte hai."
"Unhe bechara mat bolna, bade khadus hai." Payal made disgusting face.
"Kya matlab?"
She narrated him how Hasmukhlal behaved cruelly with Ishu, Karan and other soldiers and how Ishu and Karan took their revenge by tieing him somewhere.
"Kya shaitaan bachhe hai." Pundir commented. "Aur tum bhi unka saath de rahi ho?"
"Ha bilkul, aur ab tum bhi hamara saath doge samjhe. Sarpanch kaha hai, yeh sirf Ishu aur Karan ko hi pata hai."
"Chalo phir, pehle un bachoon ko dhundte hai."
"Par tumhe kya lagta hai, kaun kar sakta hai aaisi giri hui harkat?"
Prithvi told Sanyogita everything about his mission and to his surprise she believed everything he said.
"Yehi toh pata karna hai mujhe, isliye mein yaha ruka hua hu, par Sanyogita mujhe..."
"Prithvi!!!!!" Sanyogita screamed suddenly.
"Kya hua?" He asked being perplexed.
"Waha kuch hulchul hui." She pointed at the bushes and moved near him.
Prithvi went there.
Two children came out from the bushes and started running. One among them was a girl who was looking weird.
"Ishu??? Karan???" Sanyogita called them being shocked. They stopped as if they applied a sudden brake and went near her. She stood agape. Prithvi came there hearing noise.
Karan: "Toh aap logon ne hume dekh hi liya."
Prithvi raised his voice "Tum log yaha kar kya rahe ho?"
"Aur Ishu tumne yeh ladki ka poshakh kyun pehna hai?" Sanyogita asked watching the costume he wore. He had wore a lehenga which was short for him and he was looking funny.
Prithvi: "Ishu tumhare maa ne tumhe band kar ke rakha tha naa?"
Karan: "Itna accha utsaav chal raha hai, aur Ishu tambu mein band rahega?"
Ishu folded his hands "Ha... Yeh mere shaan ke khilaaf hai, isliye toh Karan ke behen ke lehenga pehen ke ghum raha hu. Koi mujhe pehchaan hi nahi payega."
Sanyogita: "Pehle bhi jab sab log thhe, toh waha jhadi mein tum dono hi thhe toh?"
Karan: "Nahi toh, hum toh abhi abhi yaha aaye hai."
Prithvi: "Par kya rahe thhe tum dono yaha?"
Ishu: "Bahot jaruri kaam tha."
Prithvi shook his head. He went near them and sat down on his knees to their height "Dekho Ishu, Karan" He looked from one to other. "Mein janta hu tum dono bahot bahadurr ho, par aaise akele kahi jana thik nahi hai, kuch bhi ho sakta hai."
Karan: "Aap phikar mat karo, hum toh yaha woh....."
"Karan nahi..... didi jake bol degi meri aamma ko."
Sanyogita too sat down near Prithvi on her knees "Kya keh rahe the tum?" She held Ishu's hands.
"Tum log kya kar rahe thhe yaha, batao?" Prithvi asked feeling worried about them.
"Yeh ek raaz hai."
Till then they heard noise of footsteps approaching.
"Chalo Bagho Ishu" Karan moved back. "Aur aapna ghungat oodh le."
Prithvi got up and looked in the direction of noise. "Ruko tum dono." He told Ishu and Karan.
Ishu covered his face with dupatta and was about to run when Sanyogita held his hand tight. "Kahi nahi jaoge tum dono, pehle hi tumhare kaaran bahot hangama ho chuka hai, ab phir nahi."
"Woh dekho didi kaun hai waha pe."
Sanyogita loosen her grip and turned there. Ishu and Karan escaped. "Ishu Karan," Sanyogita shouted, standing up "Badmaash aur batameez bachhe." She felt irritate.
"Ruk jao Ishu, Karan" Prithvi too shouted. But they disappeared.
"Payal ko kehte hai, inhe samjhaye yaha waha naa ghume, yeh uski baat toh manenge."
"Prithvi" She looked in the bushes. "Inn dono ne kahi sarpanch ko toh yaha baandh ke nahi rakhha naa?"
"Kaisi baat kar rahi ho?" Prithvi asked getting confused "Hasmukhlal toh ....."
"Toh yaha ho tum dono... " Shradhha chachi said keeping hands on her waist. Ishu's mother and two men came there with her, in search of them.
"Payal se puchha toh usne bataya ke tum dono yaha ho." Ishu's mother said.
"Ek woh Hasmukhlal, dusare yeh yeh bachhe aur upar se woh Payal..." Prithvi whispered.
"Toh ab yaha akele mein kya kar rahe ho tum dono?" one man asked grinning.
"Saja se bachne ke liye chup ke baithe honge ya kuch aur..."
"Kuch nahi kar rahe thhe hum." Prithvi answered quickly. His imagination rotated in his head.
Sanyogita went near them "Ishu ki amma abhi abhi Ishu aur Karan yehi thhe, hum toh unse.."
"Phir se bachon pe ilzaam dal diya."
"Nahi hum sach keh rahe hai. Hasmukhlal ko kahi baandh ke rakhha hai unhone."
"Kuch log toh keh rahe thhe Hasmukhlal wahi kahi ghum rahe hai."
"Ha aur Ishu natkhat ko toh maine tambu mein baandh ke rakhha hai."
"Aap jake dekhiye woh waha nahi hai." Prithvi said. "Usse dhundiye aap, weh dono akele kahi ghumte rehte hai, yeh thik nahi hai."
Ishu's mother made serious face. "Thik hai, hum dekhte hai."
"Ha dekh lo, honge wahi, ab aap logon ka koi bahana nahi chalega. Chalo toh, bhajan shuru hone wala hai."
They all turned about and started walking.
"Par humari baat toh suniye." Nobody turned back at her.
"Rehne do Sanyogita koi phayada nahi hai, humare pass koi sabut nahi hai."
"Sabut nahi hai? Par hum sach keh rahe hai naa."
Prithvi made serious face and looked at her "Jinke paas apne aapko sabit karne ke liye koi saboot nahi hota hai, unhe aaise hi tadapna padta hai." He smirked. "Mein gujar chuka hu iss daur se."
He started walking. Sanyogita understood the context which he was refering and silently followed him, lost in thoughts.
Jeevan made sure that everyone is attending the function. He made some quick actions and spread the soldiers everywhere in the camp. At the gate checking started again and arms of people were taken and kept safe in the tent. He asked two capable soldiers to collect details of the people attending the function and make a list.
Almost everyone gathered near the temple for the bhajan.
"Bahot log aaj bhi aa rahe hai yaha....." One man was announcing, standing on the porch around tree. "Seetapur aur saath mein Nagaon bhi khushi se swagat karta hai un sabhi rajya ke bhakton ka jo dur dur se yaha Santoshi maa ke utsaav ka, aakhari aur mahatva purna din manane aaye hai... kal ka din..."
Prithvi saw Hasmukhlal holding a small pot of water, with Payal, Pundir and Arjun in the crowd. He was commenting and laughing with them. Jealousy, which was sleeping in prithvi woke up. He ignored him. Sanyogita was looking around to find Maya maa again.
"Toh phir se ek baar hum aanand ke saath swagat karte hai..... Punjabkund, Jaipur, hamirgad, Mathura....."
"Hasmukhlal ko dhund rahi ho?" Prithvi asked, least expecting yes from her.
"Aaaaa.... ha, ha dhund rahe hai." Sanyogita said without looking at him and without understanding his question. He again looked at Hasmukhlal.
"Kya bahot achha dost hai woh tumhara?" Prithvi asked rubbing his hands.
"Aaaaa⌠kya kaha tumne?" She spotted Maya maa. She was far away with music group adjusting her tambora. Sanyogita felt reliefed to find her deeply engaged in her work.
"Mein puch raha hu,"
"..... Ajmer,"
kya woh Has.." He stopped when he heard name 'Ajmer'.
"... gujarat, Kannauj....."
So some Ajmer and Kannauj people are also here he wondered. He saw Sanyogita too heard it and was looking worried. Even his friends and Payal noticed that.
"Lo yeh rahe dono" said Shraddha chachi loudly when bade dadaji asked about Prithvi and Sanyogita. Everyone turned at them. Shraddha chachi and Ishu's mother started gossiping with people around, about how they found Prithvi and Sanyogita alone again.
"Ab yeh log nahi chodenge hume." said Prithvi looking around. "Tum yaha nahi aati toh kuch baat banti. Par nahi, Hasmukhlal ke saath tumhe yaha aana jo tha. Ab toh saja khani hi padegi."
They were standing side by side.
"Aur agar tum nahi aate toh bhi baat banti." Sanyogita said. "Tumhe bhi koi jarurat nahi thi yaha aane ki."
"Jungli billi" Prithvi said in his mind.
"Zindagi mein pehli baar saja kha raha hu aur woh bhi sirf tumhare karan." he said flatly waving his hands.
"Hum bhi." She said without looking at him.
"Juth mat bolo, Maya Maa se aashram mein tum saja kha chuki ho." He remembered, in the Ichha dhari cave, when they were trapped inside, she narrated all incidents of asharam to him.
"Tumhe kaise pata?" she could not recall that.
There was bedlam around. Women were busy in mixing more mehndi in big pots. Some were already sitted and chatting. Noise from the music group was quite big and children's sound added liveliness to the environment.
"Mujhe sab pata hai." He said without looking at her.
"Jarur Payal ne bataya hoga." She guessed.
"Ha ussi ne bataya." He lied. "Bahot saari baatein hone lagi hai humare bich, tumhe pata nahi?" He could not understand the reason behind rising vexation in him. Why was he provoking her?
"Toh phir ab kisne roka hai tumhe? Jao aur baatein karo."
"Ha jarur jaunga, iss saja ka chakkar ek baar khatam ho jaye."
"Juthe, juth bol rahe ho!!!" She was already convinced that he has no interest in Payal. "Sach kya hai hum pehchaanne lage hai."
"Kya wakai?" He raised his eyebrows and turned at her "Kab hua yeh chamatkaar?"
Now she became angry and she too turned at him.
"Jara jara si baat par ghussa kar rahe ho tum. Tumhe ho kya...."
"... Ghussa mein nahi tum ho rahi ho. Jara jara si baat par jungli billi ki tarah katne ko daudti ho. Jungli billi."
"Aur tum, tum toh sach mein ek bigde raiij ho , Hasmukhlalji ne bhi sahi pehchana tumhe."
"Ha toh jao naa apne Hasmukhlal JI ke pass."
"Tum....." She raised her finger. "Tum..."
"Acchha ab sab yaha aa jao." A man came near Prithvi and Sanyogita.
They were yet in quarelling and angry mood and did not look at anyone. Many people came and circled them. Payal, Arjun, Pundir and Sanjam too came there and became part of the crowd.
Like Sanyogita, Sanjam too was scared of Maya maa and felt better when she was still away. Otherwise he had to start searching a girl whom he can call his wife or be his wife.
"Toh Lakshman aur Sanyogita saja kyun mil rahi hai, pata hai naa tumhe?" asked one man.
Prithvi looked around. Everyone was looking at them. He spotted his friends. "Ha" he said embarassly.
Sanyogita kept quite.
"Shradhha bhabhi..... " That man called.
She came forward and smiling widly asked "Lakshman, Mehndi lagani aati hai tumhe?"
"Nahi." Prithvi answered honestly. All women around laughed.
Shradhha chachi asked them to keep quite."Shhhhh..." All became quite.
"Toh phir tay raha, tum Sanyogita ke haathon par mehndi lagaoge."
"Kya???" Prithvi and Sanyogita said together. "Mehndi???"
"Dekha hum itne kathor bhi nahi hai, bahot mithhi saja sunai hai tumhe, yeh pal zindagi bhar yaad rahega tum dono ko."
"Lakshman aur mehndi..." Arjun said loudly and brusted out in laughter. Everyone laughed with him. "saja suani..." "Mehndi" these words came from the crowd around, along with laughter.
"Arjun mein tumhe bahot marunga." Prithvi showed him his wrist. Arjun held his ears while laughing.
Sanjam, Payal and Pundir too laughed.
Some more people gathered there to know why there is so much crowd.
Someone said "Chalo shuru ho jao."
Prithvi: "Par mujhe yeh sab nahi aata hai."
"Yahi toh saja hai." said one girl from the crowd.
"Nahi yeh saja nahi chalegi, koi aur saja do." Prithvi argued like a child.
"Saja toh yehi hai, varna kal rasoi ghar mein khir banani padegi." Ishu's mother said.
"Agar mehndi achhi nahi aai, toh kal hum inhe rasoi ghar mein le hi aayenge bhabhi." Said one women. "Aur mehndi lagani hi padegi isse."
"Kya? Kal? Khir???"
"Par ihone kuch bhi nikala toh?" Sanyogita argued.
"Yeh saja hai tumhare liye beti. Lakshman jaise bhi mehndise phool patti banaye, tumhe woh lagvana hi padega."
Sanyogita and Prithvi looked at each other with questioning look.
One women standing near Payal said "Hai!!! kya pyaari saja hai, mujhe toh bahot sharam aa rahi hai." Saying this she blushed and ran away.
Payal looked at her with raised eyebrows and made ridiculous face. She was standing between Arjun and Pundir. "Ismein sharam aane wali kya baat hai?" She blowed her shoulders and asked looking at Pundir. He smiled.
Arjun looked at them naughtily. "Ek kaam karo Pundir, tum iske haathon pe mehndi lagao, phir isse pata chalega, isme sharam aane wali baat hai ya nahi?" Saying this he laughed.
Sanjam too laughed with him.
Pundir and Payal looked at them with serious and somewhat angry expressions.
"Mein majaak kar raha hu." Arjun said making innocent face. Pundir and Payal continued giving him threatening looks.
Arjun stopped laughing "Aaaise dekho mat tum dono mujhe, mein darr raha hu."
Sanjam laughed.
Payal turned at Pundir "Ek baar inn dono ka mamla sulajh jaye," She pointed at Prithvi and Sanyogita who were busy arguing with others about punishment. "Phir hum isse bhi dekh lenge."
"Ha" Pundir added looking at Arjun "Chodenge nahi isse, har mauke ka phayada utha raha hai."
"Arjun lagta hai tum toh bahot darr rahe ho." asked Sanjam in his normal tone.
"Ha bahot jyada." They clapped hands against each other.
"Hume nahi lagvani tumse koi mehndi." Sanyogita cried. "Pata nahi kya nikaloge?"
"Mujhe bhi koi shauk nahi hai tumhare haathon mein mehndi vagera lagane ka." Prithvi said.
"Kya saja sunayi!!! Wah!!" Payal, Pundir and Arjun came near them laughing and making noise.
"Saja, hhh yeh kya saja hai?" Prithvi said angrily.
"He he he ...." Prithvi heard Hasmukhlal's laughter and closed his eyes feeling irritate.
"Yeh bigda raiij kya mehndi lagayega tumhe Sanyogita?" He called her and stood beside her. "Lao Sanyogita, hum hi lagate hai mehndi tumhare haathon mein." He drank some water from the small pot he was holding.
Prithvi moved Sanyogita aside and stood besides him.
"Lakshman?" Sanyogita could not understand whats again wrong with him.
Prithvi looked at Sanjam and said "Saja hum dono ko mili hai, tumhe bich mein padne ki koi jarurat nahi hai."
He turned at Sanyogita and gave his hand to her. "Chalo" She hesisted.
"Koi baat nahi Lakshman, tum hume hi mehndi lagao." Payal said.
"Saja hum dono ko mili hai, tumhe bhi bich mein padne ki koi jarurat nahi hai." Sanyogita said and quickly kept her hand in Prithvi's raised hand. Prithvi closed his fingers around her palm. And they started moving out.
"Sanyogita??" Hasmukhlal called her.
"Ab kya chahiye tumhe? Dur raho tum isase, samjhe?" Prithvi released Sanyogita's hand and stood in front of him.
"Mujhe Sanyogita se baat karni hai." Sanjam said looking at everyone in scary fashion.
Arjun, Pundir and Payal grinned.
Arjun: "Ab yeh toh gaya."
Payal: "Iss baar yeh pitne wala hai."
"Pehle mujhase baat karo." Prithvi said.
"Tumse?" Sanjam panicked "Tum big....bigde raiij se mein .... mein-kya-baat-karu?" He was sure now again Prithvi will held his collar and shake him. He folded his collar inside.
"Sabse pehle, tum mujhe Lakshman bulaoge aur isse raj..." He looked at her "Isse Sayogitaji."
"Lakshman yeh tum kya keh rahe ho?" Sanyogita said. She was tired of this squabble between Prithvi and Hasmukhlal.
"Kuch nahi, thik kar raha hu mein. Chalo." He held her hand and started moving.
"Bigda Raiij aur Sanyogita...... bol diya..." Sanjam said quickly and closd his eyes with fear.
Prithvi stopped.
"Ab bas bhi karo. Tumhe ho kya raha hai?" Sanyogita said.
"Tum nahi janti..."
"Sanyogita?????"
Now Prithvi lost his paitence "Maine kaha tum isse ..."
He then realised it was a female voice that called her.
He and Sanyogita turned in that direction, so did everyone.
Prithvi, Sanyogita, Pundir, Arjun and Sanjam were surprised.
Sanjam who drank some gallops of water, splatterd it out with shock.
"Sanyogita??" That girl again called going two steps towards her.
"Kaun ho tum?" Payal asked.
Sanyogita could not believe her eyes.
"Chamkiiiii" She cried excitedly. "Chamki!!!!!!"
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"Aur tumhe pata hai Surali bhi aayi hai."
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"Yeh Hasmukhlal kaun hai?" Chamki asked Payal.
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Sanjam stood still and looked at Payal "Tumne kuch kaha Chamki ko mere bare mein?"
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"Toh phir taay raha, kal suryodaay hone se pehle hi aap dono yaha se nikal jayengi."
"Par Maya maa......"
"Yeh hamara hukum hai."
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