hey guys part 2 is up....
PART TWO
heer and prem woke up next morning and left for the airport. they dint talk much during their journey or when they boarded the flight. it was a lot quiet in the flight too as it was half empty. but the skies werent quiet... the clouds were deep grey...almost black and it started pouring so hard that they couldnt see anything but whiteness through the window. it started lightening and thundering... heer impulsively held prem in fear... she hated thunderstorms... when heer started to feel awkward at what she had just done, prem put a hand around her smiling...
the flight attendant announced that they were momentarily landing in amsterdam airport due to bad weather. they were told the flight would take off as soon as the weather turned better.
prem and heer walked out with other passengers who were grumbling due to the delay... prem was happy...he would get time to talk to her... prem lead heer to a coffee shop... they sipped coffee and let out their hearts to each other... they talked... first about their familiies... heer learned that prem had 2 brothers, preet and harman along with his mother and father in mumbai... next about their interests and hobbies... heer was surprised prem was well into rock music and guitar... bikes and football because he so looked the reserved type.
heer just did a diploma in interior designing before she turned 21... and her problems with chacha chachi had started then. she wasnt allowed to pursue a job but lie at their feet and cry...
prem felt sorry for heer a lot... he couldnt imagine being an orphan... and here was a girl who was orphaned at an early age and abandoned by her close relatives... so helpless that she had to accept help from a stranger.... he felt a warmth for her... he wanted to be with her...
heer was happy to have met prem... the more they talked the more she liked him and his behaviour... he was the ideal son... brother... friend... lover... lover??? why did she even think that...??? they had only known each other for less than a day... but she knew he would make a great husband... to who ever the lucky girl was... she knew there couldnt be anything between them... they were so different..
in every way...the talk near the window outside which the rain Gods showered pleasure and happiness brought a different track into their lives... prem was determined he wouldnt want to lose her in any circumstances and heer wished they would never part...
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they boarded back the plane in 3 hours.... in the meantime, prem called up his home and told his parents and brothers not to bother picking him up because the flight was late. during the flight, prem and heer felt more closer to each other emotionally... they slept with heads together...
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AT MUMBAI AIRPORT
after heaving their lugguages and hailing a taxi, heer had second thoughts...
heer: prem, yaha tak toh tumne mera khayal rakha... thanx a lot... main jaati hoon...
prem felt like a boulder hit him.
prem: jaa rahi ho??? par kaha???
heer: pata nahi... main janti hoon ki yaha mumbai main mere bauji ka ek dosth hai... naam address kuch pata nahi...
prem: ye sab pata nahi toh kaise dhoond logi tum use...???
heer: humare purani ghar me unke address honge... muje waha jaana hoga...
prem: par heer main tume akela nahi jaane doonga... koi hai jinke paas main tume abhi abhi chod sakta hoon???
heer shook her head with tears in her eyes... she dint want to leave him either... he dint want to let her go... she knew it... she saw the love in his eyes...
prem: toh main tume kahi jaane nahi doonga... chalo mere saath...
prem pulled her by the elbow and made her sit in the car... he held her by the shoulder throughout the journey... she weeped... how could someone take so much care of her... prem's brain was whirring... he had to do something... he knew he loved her... he couldnt let her go anywhere...
the car almost passed a place with trees around... prem spotted a mandir... heer had her head on his shoulder... prem told the driver to stop... there were little shops that had pooja items, small jewellery... balloon shop... shop for sweets... around the mandir... prem pointed the mandir out to heer...
prem: tum mandir main chalo... main thodi der main aata hoon...
the look on his face told her not to ask him any questions right then but do wat was told. she slowly walked up the steps to the mandir. she put her slippers out and entered. she rang the bell and folded her hands and closed her eyes in prayer... it was Maa Durga's temple... she thanked Durga Devi for sending her help and love in the form of Prem...
she dint notice prem walk past her with a small box and talk to the priest in little loud than a whisper. she dint hear wat they were talking because she was busy pouring her heart out to the deity. a few minutes later, prem came and stood next to heer without the little box, folded his hands and closed his eyes, praying. heer opened her eyes and looked at prem's face... she felt a something... she bit back an impulse to caress his face... prem opened his eyes too... he noticed her looking at him... he smiled at her... she smiled back...
the priest came back with the plate with the holy fire... they took blessings... the priest had arranged a fire just in front of the deity... the priest gave prem a shawl and walked behind them and tied the shawl to heer's dupatta... heer was confused as to wat was going on... they were given floral chains... prem put one in heer's neck.... she still looked confused...
heer: prem... ye sab???
prem: jabse tume dekha hai muje ek ajeeb sa ehsaas hua hai... pata nahi ki ye ppyaar hai ya nahi... par main ek baat jaanta hoon... yeh ki main tume khona nahi chahta...
heer's eyes filled up... she bit her lips and nodded... she felt the same too... she put the chain around his neck too. the priest said the chants and brought out the little box that prem had brought. he opened it and gave prem a black beaded mangalsutr... he put it in heer's neck and put the sindoor too... the priest put their hands together and they walked in saat pheres...they bent down to get blessings from Maa Durga Devi and from the priest too...
pandit: sada sukhi raho...
he said, "sada suhaagan raho" to heer... who blushed. everything had changed. now she was his wife... both of them went back to the car. prem held her by the waist and asked the driver to take a pic for him. they both continued their journey back to prem's house...
now there was a difference in the way heer held onto prem... he was hers... she felt better... happy, first time since her parents and sister had died. prem was thinking over how to express this to his parents... he knew he could tell his mother... but he wasnt sure about his father...it was not like he had married heer out of a second's impulse... he wanted to do it... he dint have regret there... but was worried if his parents would understand...
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the car drove upto a big gate a few seconds later. prem told the driver to move a little farther from the gate. he inwardly thanked his senses to send most of his lugguage by air that would reach only the next day so that he only had to take his little bag right now.
heer was sleeping... he looked at the sindoor in her head and felt a kind of pleasure he couldnt describe... but right now he couldnt take her in with him even though there was nothing else he wanted to do. he touched her head and then her cheeks...
she opened her eyes and smiled at prem...
prem: hum ghar pahunch gaye...
heer sat up bolt right all excited... she could see a little of a very large house beyond the great wall near which the car was parked....
prem: tum yaha beto... main andar jaake sabse baat karke aaunga tume lene ke liye...
heer's smile faded a bit...
heer: kya tumare maa bauji muje apnaayenge???
prem felt her worry but smiled reassuringly... he kissed her forehead.
prem: khabraao mat... mere parivaar mujse pyaar karte hai... unke khushi mere khushi se hai... aur meri khushi tum ho... woh maan jaayenge...
heer smiled too... prem slowly got out... he dint want to leave her... but he had no choice right now. he told the driver to wait... with heer... gave a last smile at heer and went into the house holding his bag.
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he rang the bell.... it was preet who opened the door...
preet: BHAI!!!!!!! aap kab aaye...???
prem walked in all tiredly after getting a lung-squeezing hug from preet. preet had taken his bag...
prem: abhi abhi...
preet dint wait to hear... he bellowed, "MAA BAUJII... PREM BHAIYYA AAYE HAI!!! HARMAN!!!"
prem covered his ears and shut his eyes... in less than a few seconds, harman had sweeped over him and hugged him too... his father and mother came too... he touched both their feet and hugged them. gayatri smiled with tears in her eyes...
prem: maa.... ab rona dona nahi... aaj se main aapke saath hi toh hai na???
gayatri held him and kissed his forehead. tthey all settled down for a moment in the hall...
preet grinned mischieviously at prem...
preet: kyu prem bhaiyya...??? koi british ladki pasand kar li waha se???
lalit squeezed preet's ears...
lalit: woh aisa kabhi nahi karega... samje??? woh tumare jaisa nahi hai... mera prem bas apne bauji ke pasand ki ladki se hi shaadi karenege...
prem felt a boulder hit him... how will he tell lalit that he had married... a girl who had nobody else but him in this whole world...
lalit: sach kaha na beta???
lalit looked at prem expectantly... prem did his best to erase the look of worry from his face... he forced a smile...
prem: jee bauji...
...to b contd....
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