Lootera
Chapter -1 - below
So this was it. This was the end of Thapki Bihaan Pandey. A whimper escaped Thapki's mouth involuntarily. At her sound of distress the person who was taking her to god knew where...jerked her arm roughly.
"Oye chup! If you make one more sound, I will gladly serve your brain to Durga instead of you."
Thapki nodded her head like a wooden doll. Her tears had already soaked the blindfold covering her eyes. She sniffed and the man jerked her arm almost out of her socket and kept dragging her with him.
After what seemed like walking ages he stopped finally. He talked to someone in a dialect Thapki didn't understand. Then he made her enter a room or whatever... Thapki could feel the change in atmosphere in her skin.
"Brought you a fish, Durga" Before Thapki could panic at the fact she was thrown into the floor and she fell banging her head on the cold stone of the floor.
"CHANDA...GHAR MEIN MA BEHEN NAHI HAI KYA?? IS THIS A WAY TO TREAT A LADY?" A harsh voice reprimanded.
"Durga this is the girl. I have seen her with the new inspector few times. She is always snooping in the villages...always in places where she shouldn't be. She is an informant...trying to find out about us...I tell you"
"No matter what...You should not treat a lady thus...Women are Goddess...they should be treated with respect at all times...even killed with respect. Now unbound her hands, take off her blindfold and then apologize to her" The voice commanded.
"But Durga---"
"NOW" the voice boomed.
Thapki felt hands grabbing her arms making her stand. The ropes around her wrists were cut off next. Thapki tried to bring life into her hands rubbing the place where the tight ropes stopped the blood circulation. Chanda took off her blindfold next and Thapki tried to adjust her eyes to the sudden light after darkness.
There was a sudden uproar. Catcalls and whistles went around.
"Oye Hoye" someone whistled.
"Beau...ty" someone said and made a loud kissing sound.
"Gulab---Jamun" someone shouted.
"Durga give her to me please...I will treat her like a goddess Ma kasam" someone begged.
"Chumma Chumma de de" someone started to sing off key lewdly while another started to sing "tu cheez badi hai"
The comments made Thapki almost lose her conscious. Was that how she was supposed to die?? Being raped? Thapki looked around finally able to see.
She was in a den. This place must be hidden inside the mountain. Walls, roof and floor everything was of stone. Someone must have curved this place out of the mountain. Torches were lit which were hanging on the walls illuminating the whole place.
What was this place? Thapki wondered...this place looked like the den in Ali Baba and forty thieves except the gold and riches scattered around offcourse. 6-7 scary, dirty men were scattered around the place all grinning and looking at her as if she was a tasty morsel and they all wanted a bite. Thapki shivered. Everyone was carrying either a gun or a hatchet or a cleaver.
"CHANDA...APOLOGISE" the harsh voice roared again.
Chanda who was smiling salaciously at his comrade's comments looked at her with venom and said "Forgive this slave... Madamji". Thapki looked away quickly seeing the dirty look Chanda gave her.
"Devi, come forward please" The harsh voice said in the gentlest possible way.
Thapki stumbled forward and for the first time looked at the person sitting on a throne-like chair and flinched.
Sitting was a man who looked so mean, so cruel, he made all the scary men around him look like puppies. The man was a giant. His curly dirty hair made his already big head look bigger. An enormous dirty moustache covered almost half his face. He was wearing surma in his blood shot eyes and a black tilak in his forehead. But the thing which made her flinch was the viscous gash which ran though his face diagonally. It was as if someone tried to slice up his entire face. It must be long time back because the wound had healed leaving only the frightful scar.
Noticing her flinch, the man said,
"Don't judge by outer beauty Devi, don't be scared of me...my heart is soft like rose bud."
"Hear... Hear" the men chorused.
"So Devi, tell us, is it true what Chanda is telling?? What is a beautiful girl like you doing in this deep forest? Are you working with the police trying to spy on us?"
Thapki couldn't seem to form an answer...she was frozen in her fright.
"SPEAK" the monster in front of her roared.
Thapki shook her head and finally managed to utter, "N-n-n-n- o"
"Look at her stammering"... "yeh to defective mal nikli rey"... "It must be because she is scared---" The men began to say all at once.
"Devi" the monster said, "Don't be scared... my men will not harm you...without my permission. So answer truthfully---"
Thapki nodded.
"What are you doing here? This jungle is not a place for a girl like you. You must be from the city."
"y-y-y-yes. I am from the c-c-c-ity...l-l-l am looking for s-s-s-someone."
"Arey, Ganju she is looking for you" Someone tittered.
"Main yaha hoon, meri jaan...why did you take so long to come for me?" Ganju said and everyone started to laugh.
"KHAMOSH" the monster roared and once again there was pin dropped silence.
"I-I-I-I am telling the t-t-t-truth. I am l-l-l-looking for my husband-d-d-d."
"Why do you think your husband will be here? It is my area. I rule this forest and the villages scattered in this jungle. Not a leaf moves without my permission."
"H-h-he is here..."
"why should he be here? Is he an informant like you??? Then it's probably too late...he is dead...my men must have killed him already..."
"NOO...he is not an informant, n- n- n- nor am I. A-a-and he is still alive "
"And how do you know it?"
"H-h-he is here...he h-h-has to be here...I k-k-know it..."
"Devi,I am being patient and trying to help you...But I don't like liars...tell me the truth, or else I will give you to my men."
"M-M-My husband is somewhere h-h-here..."Thapki said again.
"ENOUGH...only Dakus live here Devi...and the villagers who help us ...Is your husband one of my men? A daku?"
"N-N-N-Noo" Thapki shook her head.
"I am giving you the last chance---"
There was a knock and someone entered.
"Durga, Raja just came back."
A victorious uproar went through the den and every men seemed to be overjoyed at the news.
The monster smiled and boomed. "Bring my hero to me. I want to hug him."
The man, who just came in, went out to get the Raja person. Thapki tried to control her fear. Good, Durga's mind had momentarily shifted from her. Her fear was making her stammer more than usual and she couldn't seem to form intelligent answer. She needed to tell him the whole story. Why she believe Bihaan would be in this forest. Her family thought her crazy. Would these robbers believe her story? She needed to compose herself and tell Durga...
"Raja my boy" Durga stood up and went to greet him. There was too much noise in the den. Everyone was talking at once and congratulating the newcomer. Only Thapki kept standing where she was and trying to formulate what she was going to say not noticing the commotion and celebration going around her.
After a while, the men started to shout, "PARTY"... "PARTY"..."PARTY"
Durga lifted his hand and all commotion stopped at once, he said in his booming voice, "YES, there has to be a party on Raja's honour tonight. Kanchan, bring out the best daru from the godown. Raja's return needed to be celebrated... No one could have done this transaction so successfully but you, Raja. You have made me proud. This night is in your name. Tell me what you want in reward?"
At the permission of the party another round of cheers went through the crowd. Someone shouted, "Yes tonight's party will be the best party of the year. We even captured a fairy... to entertain us tonight." Laughter followed his statement and all eyes again seemed to shift to Thapki.
"Thank you guys... but I am too tired. I am not in mood for party...You guys enjoy the party and the fairy. And Durga, thank you very much but I don't need any reward. "
This was the first time Thapki heard the newcomer Raja's voice amidst all the hullabaloos. And her world seemed to turn upside down at that voice. She whipped around at the direction of the voice and began to run.
She ran to where Bihaan was standing and threw herself at him, hugging him with all her might. "B-B-B--Bihaan. I knew you are not dead. Surely my heart would have stopped if you were no more. But it went on beating and I knew you are alive." Saying that, she fainted... in his arms.
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This idea actually came to me when all speculations were going on about Dhruv-Bihaan fight and one was going to die. Hopefully you will like it... I am not sure how long it will go...probably 2 more parts or 4...not more than that.
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