Hello Everyone.Happy Teddy Day.
Thanks Organising Team for the opportunity.It means a lot.
This OS dedicated to MY TEDDY,MY BALE TereLiyeMINU..
BALE this one for all the love and support throught out the years.And a small belated gift for your birthday from my side.
Love always and forever.
Sameer-Naina OS- Cuddling Memories
For Agarwal household, it is another busy festive day in Pooja's wedding.The Sangeet Function.The fun and vibrance of the celebration had kept everyone on their toes.The functions of wedding are not only for fun but also to make memories to be cherished forever,cuddled to forever.
Naina and Preeti descended the stairs to face the whole maddening crowd of women sitting on the pandal with dolaks and spoons singing to some folk songs.
Naina's eyes were searching inadvertently for someone only to find him looking right into her eyes,searching them,as if he had never seen them.Her black eyes came unafraid to his.The connection was so intense that it threatened to his sense of self.She held him with her gaze as surely as a grip of iron would,searching for his eyes as if searching for his soul.Sameer moistened his lips as if they had felt too dry.
The trance was broken by a sudden interrupted call of Taiji's "Bholuram.
Taiji:Arey Bholuram!Beta ek kaam kar do.Wahan hamare kamre ke cupboard mein kuch sareeyan hain thoda la dena.
Sameer:Ji Taiji.
Taiji:E Naina! Bela se jake wo tilak ka thaal leke aa.
Naina:Laayi Taiji.
Sameer ran upstairs to get the sarees only to get confused which cupboard Taiji was referring to.After searching frantically he decides to ask Pralay who was watching cartoon on TV.
Sameer:Pralay!Suno. Woh sareeyan kounsi cupboard mein hain pata hai?
Pralay:Naina didi se pucho.
Sameer:Naina paas nahin hai.Tum hi bata do.Yeh tumhari ghar hai na?
Pralay:Mujhe TV dekhne do.
Sameer(to self):Iss ghar mein sab ziddi aur akdu hein kya?Kahan phas gaya Sameer.Pralay!Bata do kahan hai saree.Main Dairy Milk ka chocolate dunga.
Pralay:Aap sach mein chocolate doge?Saree yan wo - uss cupboard mein hain(pointing to the sole locked cupboard in the room).
Sameer:Haan de dunga.Thank you.Tum apna TV dekho ab.
Sameer opened the cupboard only to find the large pink teddy bear,the Guglupuchu in Swati's words, placed in the upper shelf.
The memories of the day flooded his mind.The bright smile on her face for that teddy,their first confession though it had only I' out of the three magical words.His own words to her-"Jab jab tum isse dekhogi!Mujhe yaad karogi...''
He meant those words for her and it was not for simply completing the bet.What a fool he was ,not to understand that he had already fallen in love with her,with his Naina.His trance broke as he heard-
Pralay:Arey Mumma ne mere dost ko yahin rakha hai.Sameer bhaiya use mujhe de do.Uske neeche sareeyan mil jayegi.
Sameer:Pralay!Yeh teddy bear tumhe kis ne diya?
Pralay:Arey yeh to Naina di ka tha.Unko yeh nahin chahiya thi,isiliye ese hi phenk diya tha.To maine rakh liya.
Sameer:Usne yeh phenk diya tha?Oh.Lekin tum ise ab kya karoge?Do main rakh deta hun.
Pralay:Nahin main aur mere dost isse khelenge.
Sameer:Yeh ganda ho jayega.Do main rakh deta hun.
Pralay:Yeh mera hai ,main jo chahunga wo karunga.Aap ko isse kya?Aap koun ho mujhe mana karne wale?Yeh aapka nahin hai.
Pralay's words pierced through his brain,arrowed into his heart.He felt a stinging sensation rise to his face.He felt as if Naina has slapped him hard for his sin.How would he make this little boy understand the emotions two people held for the teddy.The teddy which has seen her pouring love for him and equally her poisoning hatred for him.
He stands still as Pralay takes the teddy and runs away.He is only brought back to senses when Taiji herself comes to collect the sarees and curses herself for assigning a difficult task to 'Bholuram''.
Halfway through the corridor he meets Naina.He had been searching for her face in crowds.She owes him an explanation.
Sameer:Naina woh teddy bear kahan hai?
Naina:Pada hoga kahin.Kabad khane ki cheez ka main khayal nahin rakhti.
Sameer:Ankhon mein ankhen daal ke bolo tumhe khayal nahin hai.
Naina :Kaha na khayal nahin hai.
She spoke with eyes downcast.She could never look into his eyes and lie.
Sameer: Ankhon mein ankhen daal ke bolo tum sab kuch bhool gayi ho.
Naina:Haan mujhe kuch yaad nahin hai.
She said gently,trying not to look directly into his strong,penetrating eyes that were now fixated upon her.
Sameer: Ankhon mein ankhen daal ke bolo usse dene wala bhi tumhe yaad nahin hai.
Lowering her head,she felt tears trickle down her cheeks.Naina shook her head and looked away as her eyes filled with tears.She began to run as if she could escape.She heard him call after her.She just wanted to escape from the tightens of his bond he was trying to bind.
Sameer:Aankhe nahin mila payi aur bhag gayi.
Pralay takes the teddy to the messiest corner of lane as there was no free space to play with it.To one of his friends,the teddy's eyes looked enough interesting that he tried pulling them out.
The two people; who had this teddy as the testimony of a loving memory; were now living a life of severed bonds bereft of each other's love.How could the teddy then withstand the force of a mischief kid?The strings binding the eyes of teddy became loose and the eyes dangled out.
Naina breathed hard when she reached at her balcony.He would be the death of her someday,she was sure.Her eyes darted to the far end and she saw Pralay and the his little guns manhandling the teddy.She can hate him,stop loving him ,want him to leave never to return but what about the memories.His each step towards her,each gesture for her,each gift for her has a stamp in her mind and heart.How would she wipe out those memories? How would she stop caring for those tiny things that surrounded her tiny world?
She decided something and descended down the stairs.She might throw away but none else had the authority over her belongings at lest.
Naina:Pralay!Yeh teddy wapas de mujhe.
Pralay:Kyun?Mera hai yeh.
Naina:Pralay!Zid mat kar.Wapas de isse.
Pralay:Nahin doonga.Tumko Sameer Bhaiya ne bola hai na mujhse yeh le jaane ke liye?Main nahin doonga.Mujhe khelna hai iske saath.
Naina:Pralay! Mujhe sach mein bada gussa aa raha hai.Wapas de isse.
Pralay:Aap dono ko yeh kyun chahiye?Aap bache ho kya?Nahin dunga ,nahin dunga.
Naina:Pralay!(Her hands unintentionally rose only to halt seeing shocked expression of Taiji)
Taiji:NAINA!Tu meri bache pe haath utha rahi thi?
Naina:Wo Taiji! Wo zid kar raha hai.
Taiji:Haan bacha hai to zid karega.Tu to badi hai na.Uske zid ki age thoda apne zid nahin jhuka sakti?
Naina:Par Taiji! Mujhe yeh teddy wapas lena hai.Pralay isse kharab kar dega.
Taiji:Sharam nahin aa rahi hai.Itne badi ho gayi hai lekin ab bhi bachon ki khilone mein shauk hai.Arey Karamjali! Do dhai saal mein shadi vyah karegi to khud ke bache honge.Lekin Maharani ko dekho,maa banne ki umar mein bachon ki khilone mein shauk jata rahi hai aur upar se mere Parlay Babu pe haath bhi utha liya.
Naina:Taiji!
Taiji:Chup!Ekdum chup.Jaa yahan se aur wo Bholuram ke liye dhokla banaya hai ,use parosh de.Kaam dhanda to dikhta nahin,Kaamchor kahin ki.
The tears runs down Naina's face like never before.She huffs and tries to catch her breathe.Her emotions are out of control.She runs and runs until she reaches her room and falls to her knees,her hands covering her face is despair.
This time Sameer's eyes were haunted with regret and not fear.
Sameer:Kya hua?Pralay ne uss teddy ko dene se mana kar diya?Thik hai.Itni choti si baat ke liye kyun ro rahi ho?
His tone made her want to run away.But she'd already done that once.She was at least going to say her piece.
Naina:Woh tumhare liye choti baat ho sakti hai.Mere liye nahin.
Her eyes filled with tears and she turned her head away to hide them.
Sameer:Main dusra la dunga.Usse bhi bada.
Naina:Nahin chahiye.Tumhare pathar dil pyar ki yaad kya samjhega?
He handed her his hanky so she could wipe her tears.She pushed him away.
Sameer:Tumhe kya lagta hain mere seene mein dil nahin dhadakta?
She shakes her head in a no'.
Before she could leave again he grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him.She stood stunned for a moment.Her eyes open,her breath caught at the the intensity in his stare.She sighed as a long delicious shudder skittered over her whole body.He twisted her wrist once more before letting her go.Unfortunately for her the anger was beginning to wear off and she shook her head sighing again at her own vulnerability.
Sameer:Yeh Sameer ka seene pe haath rakh ke bolo kya tumhe uski dhadakta dil mehsoos nahin ho raha hai?
Naina nods in negation while more tears made their way out of her already swollen eyes.
Sameer:Kya yeh dhadakte dil nahin bol raha ki yeh kiske liye dhadak raha hai?
Naina again nods a NO' and slightly shivers at the intensity;his words effected her.
Sameer:Kya yeh dhadkanen yeh nahin bol rahi hai ki yeh Naina Agarwal ke liye dhadak rahen hein?
Naina:Sameer! Bas karo.
She withdraws her hand from his hold which he held against his heart.She wanted him to just leave and not push her emotions into chaos.She was still nave in handling the mess of emotions ,mess of entangled bonds,mess of shattered dreams.
She poises herself and remembered her task at hand.The task of serving Dhokla' of Taiji to her beloved Bholuram.
Naina:Taiji ne apne haathon se tumhare liye Dhokla banaya hai.Table pe chalo khane.
Sameer:Unhe mere taraf se Thank You' bol dena.
Naina:Main kyun bolun? Wo khana apni Bholuram' ke liye banayi hai na.To aap Mr.Bholu unhe apne tarike se Thank You' bol dena.'Thank You','Sorry' yeh sab bolna to tumhe bade ache se aata hai.Sahi keh rahi hun na Bholuram?
Sameer chose to keep shut giving her all the chances to spit out the anger she had cultivated for him.He had no one to blame.He had earned her hatred,earned her disgust.
As he settled down on the dining table to eat,he found her taking out the Biology book to read.
Sameer:Naina!Tum nahin khaogi?
Naina:Bhagwan ke liye meri jhootha fikr karna chod do.
Sameer:Fikr karta hun aur karta rahunga.Tum nahin khaogi to main bhi nahin khaunga.Aur agar Taiji puchenge ki maine kyun nahin khaya,tum jawab dena.
Naina: Mujhe ek pal ka shanti mile tumse bardasht ho nahin rahi na?Lao kha deti hun.
As they shared the plate ,Preeti came humming the newly released film's song.She saw Sameer lost in a trance looking at Naina while Naina was pushing the Dhokla into her mouth.She found the situation bit odd and somewhat pensive but didn't focus much.
Preeti:Naina!Tu wo Mount Abu wali teddy ko kabad wale ko bech rahi hai?
Naina:KYA? Kabad wale ko? Kab? Nahin to.
Preeti:Toh iska matlab Taiji bech rahein uss bada sa bhalu ko.Yaar! Pralay ne uska jaan hi nikal diya hai.Main Taiji ko bolti hun uss teddy ko bech kar jitna paisa milega wo humein dede.Hum us paison se pani puri kha lenge.Kaisa hai idea?
Naina: Taiji use bech rahi hai?
Naina spat out the Dhokla and ran down the stairs so unmindfully that Sameer feared she might skip the stairs.
Sameer:Naina! Ruko.Gir jaogi.
Naina:Tum chup raho.Mera teddy...
Sameer followed behind and stayed close to her because he could feel something worst was going to happen.Naina seemed not to be in senses at all.
Wasn't he responsible for all this? Or Was he?
The junk dealer collected all the sold materials and loaded in the mini truck.He was in a celebratory mood because he got so much scrapes from a 'shaadiwala ghar.He couldn't wait to unload the stuff at the dealing centre.
Naina saw a mini truck driving away.She saw her teddy sitting wretchedly.She saw her teddy slowly going away from her.
She ran tripping,stumbling towards it to pull away the teddy.She tried pulling it away from a moving vehicle as if her very life depended on it.Sameer ran behind her seeing her getting all deranged for bringing back the teddy.He feared that she might have a terrible fall and hit herself badly.
His eyes popped out as he saw her fall badly infront of him.He reached to her and helped her get up.She looked up at him and smiled.Her smile reached her eyes and he could not be more happy seeing her smile after so much of tears.He too smiled back and then realized her reason of happiness.
The teddy lied inches away from her.She had successfully pulled away the teddy.She had got back the teddy,her teddy.She was content that she had saved her innocent memory' from the clutches of some nasty,wretched business.'
She stood up and dusted her frock.Her eyes closed in pain that shot through her upper arm.She opened her eyes only to see how badly she had bruised herself.Sameer looked at her when he heard her wince.He saw blood trickling down her elbow and upper arm.He imagined he could feel her pain as if it were his own.
Sameer:Naina! Khoon beh raha hai.Jaldi chalo use bandage karna hai.
Naina:Khoon hi to beh rahein hein.Mar nahin rahi hoon.
He didn't say a word and suddenly caught her wrist and pulled her along to her room.She tried wriggling out,resisting him and that did no help to her.Her arm hurt her even more in the process.She decided to submit to his ways because he was in no mood to relent to her stubborn attitude.
He blew lightly across her wound,raising the hair on the back of her neck.His black eyes locked with her.She tended to forget her existence, engulfed in the flames of his not so innocent eyes.And now a shiver swept down to her toes.
Swabbing at her wound, he blew over her wound again and this time the sensation nearly undid her.He's always thrown her off balance,from their very first meeting and now she was wounded and in pain, he was caring for her so tenderly.
Sameer:Zyada dard to nahin ho raha hai?
She lost her voice to the melody of his questions.She couldn't answer.Her voice deceived her.
Sameer( asked pesteringly): Zyada dard to nahin ho raha hai?
Naina:Yeh dard kam ho jayega lekin dil ke dard ka kya?
Sameer:Uss zakhm par sirf ek baar marham lagane do.
Naina:Mere itne bhi kareeb mat aao ki main toot ke phir se jud na paun.
She pulled away her hand from him and left taking her prized possession The Teddy' along with her.
Sameer:Jawab suni nahin ki phir se bhaag gayi.Pyar to karti hai,bas jatati nahin hai.Waqt ke saath saath sare zakhm bhar aate hai aur aaj se yeh dil ki zakhm bhi bharne lage hein.Tum aaj bhi mujhse utna hi pyar karti ho.Aur ek din saare zakhm bharke main tumhe apna bana lunga..pure HAQ SE.
P.S.:Thanks everyone for reading.Would love to read your feedbacks.😛
Edited by sweetylina - 7 years ago