"Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se..."
He is sitting in the plane; the plane is just ready to departure. Since he boarded in the plane he becomes the center attraction of all. Saras is checking his presentation for the last time. An air-hostess comes with a tray full of magazines, he took a magazine & going to open that but his eyes stuck to the cover-page. In the cover-page a beautiful model is posing with an umbrella in the rain, seeing that picture Saras's heart feels a pain, an unspoken grief, sadness, his eyes are burning in pain, he hates her, he hates her from the core of his heart, but yet he can't forget her. Kumud conjoined with him by breathe. He close his eyes, he remembers his last line which she told him when she left him, that day she said---"I'm sorry Saras...for everything...find someone soon...fall in love...get married...move on please...!!"---Saras opens his eyes, since that day he wants to forget her, but he can't, that day when he first met her, in a rainy day----
MEMORY:
Today is not a wonderful day; it has two reasons, first of all since morning it was raining very badly & with that today Saras is going to join his father's business. He is sitting in the car, the car is moving very slowly; the main road is almost blocked,---"such an annoying thing traffic-jam is..."---Saras says this to himself. Since his childhood he hates rain don't know why,but whenever he sees raining he feels an irritation, the watery road & damp weather...yucky!!Actually in the morning it was drizzle rain so he thought may be the rain stopped after sometime, but time passed by & the rain become more & more powerful, Saras is become angry at himself, because today morning when his father told him---
"Beta aaj office ka pehla din hei tumhe jana bhi chahiye tha lekin weather bahot kharab hei...toh isliye mei tumhe force toh nehi karunga... par ho sake toh aa jana ekbaar...mujhe toh vaise bhi jana padega..."---Saras knows that his father never wants that his son feels any kind of irritation, so he said that, but Saras also knows the day is very crucial for him as well as for his father also, so that time he replied nothing but decided to go in his father's office. "But it is so much disgusting...accha hota agar mei aaj ata hi nahi..."---he says this to himself, he feels boredom, he look at his watch, the time shows 10:30, the jam was moved but the car is moving very slowly because of the rain, Saras looking at outside, there is still raining, he shake his head in disgust, he was too much late for the office, though his father his very frank with him & give him all types of freedom, but he hates two things, one is lack of punctuality & second one is to tell a lie. "Mei aaj itna important day par itna late ho gaya...ab pata nehi dad kya kahenge..."---suddenly the car stopped with a rash break, he collided with the front seat, his bags & all files falls down, "are dekh ke chalao...itna jor se koi break marta hei... bewakoof..."---he shouts from the back, while rubbing his arms, "Saab...vo samne ek billi aa gayi thi"---he says timidly, "Tum aur tumhara ye superstitions...ab chalo please...mei pehle se hi bahot late hu ab aur late nehi hona chahta hu..."---he says while arranging all his files, the driver spins the car's key to start the car but it doesn't work, he again tries but he fails to start the car, "Ab kya hua..."---he asks the driver, the driver was still trying to start the car, "Saab...lagta hei paani ke vajah se engine jam ho gaya..."---he replies with mumbling, "Oh God...abhi hona tha ye..."---he says, he was now completely exhausted, the weather & the condition of the car made him irritated. "Tum ek kaam karo car ko toe karva lo aur mechanic ke pass le ke jao...aur thik ho jane ke baad ghar chale jana..."---he instructed the driver & coming out from the car, the driver also immediately coming out with an umbrella, but Saras stops him, "lekin saab aap kaise jayenge..."---he asks, looking at his guileless facial expression he smiles & says---"mera fikar mat karo... mei...mei bus se chala jayunga..."---to hear his word the driver says in a fearful voice---"ap bus se jayenge...agar malik ko pata chalega toh meri naukri chali jayegi..."---he is about to cry, Saras place his hands on his shoulders & says---"Kuch nehi hoga...is mei tumhara koi galati nehi hei... agar kuch problem hua toh dad se baat mei karunga...aur ye lo..."---he give him some money & says---"jao...aur kuch kha lena...abhi agar aur barish mei khade rahoge toh bimar padh jaoge..."---he smiles & left.The driver still standing with that money in his hand. he thinks---"ajeeb hei ye saab...inko samaj pana na mumkin hei...kabhi kabhi itna patthar dil aur kabhi kabhi..."---he smiles & calls the toe service number.
When Saras reach the bus-stop, he was completely drenched, the bus-stop is full of crowd & the worst thing is today bus is also late. The day has all the characteristics to be a romantic day, with this rain, mild breeze, but Saras is not in the state of romance, he now feeling nervousness. He repeatedly watches his hand-watch, but there was no sign of bus, he is looking here & there, suddenly his eyes stuck to a sight.There is a girl standing, though Saras can see only her back-side only, the girl is try to close her umbrella, which may be clogged & the girl can't close it.Saras is looking at her, from her hairs small rain-drops are failing, her untied hairs are flowing in the wild breeze, her wet "Dupatta"stuck to her perfect figure, Saras is attracted to her like a magnet, it is true that till today he never feels such attraction in girls, he always maintain a healthy distance with them, but today don't know why he can't control himself, he feels an unknown likeliness in her, many times he tries to ignores that feelings but he can't do so, the girl is standing only a little distance, Saras trying to see her but as the place is full of crowd he can't see her.He is feeling hesitation to go & help her, he turns to the other side, trying to ignore her aging, but he fails, at last he keeps his all hesitation aside & come to her, says---
-May I help you??
But the girl give him no reply, Saras feels insulted he thought---"are ajeeb ladki hei...mei khud aya madat karne ke liye aur ye hei ki..."
He clear his throat & says twice-
-Excuse me Mam, May I help you?
The girl turns back to her,
With that Saras feels moon has broke out from the clouds, her hairs were spread over her face it was as if night has descended in day time, Saras is seeing into her eyes...her wet face, so natural, He was engrossing in herself, her expressions, her eye's glance, all are enhanced his likenesses, the girl says---
-No...I can!!---Saras startled, sudden hearing her voice, her voice seems like many pearls are falling, this messy atmosphere suddenly become a romantic one, this rain drops become enjoyable to him, this day become a perfect day, a day which never come before, the sound of rain seems the sound of an anklet.
He come back to her senses,
-ap mujhe bol sakti hei...mei bahot der se dekh raha hu ki ap ise band karne ki koushis kar rahi hei...lekin ho nehi raha hei...----Saras says with a cute smile.
-Excuse me, ap itne der se mujhe kyun dekh rahe the??----she ask frown at Saras, he becomes more irritated to see her angry.
-Nahi...matlab...---he is mumbling, finding such a reason to saw her,
-Dekhiye ye saab tricks na mujhe acchi tarah se pata hei...---she says with confidence, pointing at Saras she again says---"ap iske baad puchenge mera naam kya hei...phir mei kaha rehti hu...line mar rahe ho...? tum jante bhi ho mere bare mei?tum jaise ladko ke liye na..."She can't complete his words because Saras stops him,
-Hello...ap pagal toh nahi hei??mujhe ap mei koi interest nehi hei...---Saras again stopped by the girl,
-Accha...tumhe interest nehi hei phir bhi tum mujhe dekh rahe the? ye saab na kisi aur ladki ke saath jake karna..."---she says & completely ignores him, "Ap mujhe galad samaj rahi hei...dekhiye...ap jaisa soch rahi hei vaisa nehi hei..."---Saras says shook his head, but the girl not stopped, she is talking & talking...
Saras is become irritated, he meets many girls in his life, but he never seen such a talkative & annoying girl, He is controlling his anger, first of all the weather was so bad, & he standing there for the half-an-hour & the most important thing is he wants to help the girl but the girl is so much uncultured, Saras thought---
"Kitni battamiz ladki hei...apne aap ko kya samajti hei...mei khud madat karne ke liye aya hu...aur ye hei ki bole ja rahi hei..."
"Hello...!!"---the girl waving her hands in-front of his eyes, He come to senses---"please...ap mujhe..."----Saras once again tries to says something, one last try to convince her, the girl frown at him---"toh ap hi..."---the girl wants to ask something, but disrupted by a voice, which is coming from the road, from a boy who is sitting in a bike, almost drenched, wearing a white kurta , the boy says---
-Are tum yahaan vig kyun rahi ho?? chalo mere saath...mei ghar drop kar deta hu..."
Saras is looking at the boy & also at the girl, to seeing him her expressions suddenly changed, her eyes become dull, Saras become surprised to see her transformation, she gave him no chance to talk, looking at him angrily, she left.Saras wants to say something, but she already come closer to that bike-guy, the boy asked the girl something, the girl nodded silently.After that she sits in the back-seat, & left.He was looking at them until & unless they become blurry, Saras thinks---
"Ufff...is ladki ki vajah se mei pagal ho jayunga...bol bol ke thaka diya...ajeeb pagal ladki hei...irritating...i wish ki is se phir kabhi milna na pade..."---his thinks disrupted by a bus's sound, he board in the bus, & fortunately get a seat beside the window, the bus was almost full but with that a soft tune fill the bus's atmosphere, but he can't stop thinking about that girl, before sometimes he feels irritated to saw her, but now he is thinking about her, the song which may be come from the radio make him compelled to think about her...!!
so this was part 2...do comment and if you don't like anything or want to suggest something then feel free ...plz do comment... and tell me how do you find the story...plz ignore and forgive any mistakes in grammar and spelling ...Thank you...!!😊
Edited by mon.sayan17.com - 12 years ago