Vani - Snippets

Lag Ja Gale (One Part Only)

Lekin ma voh toh bauhat saal pehle ki bhaat thi...aur voh ladkiya bachiyaan toh nahi thi na? Shayad unko pyaar hogaya...aur...aur shayad unke gharr ke haalat theek nahi the? Aur aggar uss Cheel ladko ne unko fasaadiya tha toh iska matlab yeh nahi hua na ke sabh Cheel aise hai? Her mom grabbed Bani's hand and gripped it tight in anger. Bani gasped a bit, her hand aching from her mom's firm grasp. Yeh kya kehrahi ho tum Bani? Kahi yeh bhaat tum apne babu ji ko matth kehdena. Aarti sighed and loosened her hand and gently ran her fingers along the red mark on Bani's wrist. Beta...tumaare babu ji ke chotti behen bi...Bani looked at Aarti in a state of shock and stood up suddenly. Massi? Voh bi...voh bi ek cheel se? Aapne toh kahaa tha ke voh ek bimaari ki vajjah se margayi thi? She watched as Aarti paced around the room slowly and looked out at the night sky. She let her head fall in shame at what her sister-in-law had done and recalled all the fights many years ago.

Bees saal pehle ki bhaat hai...kuch Cheel ladke humaare kingdom mein guss gaye the aur ek ne usko apne pyaar mein fasaaliya tha. Pehle toh hume kuch pattah nuy challa...lekin firr ek raath voh gayab hi hogayi aur chitti mein likhdiya ke voh ek Cheel se pyaar karti hai aur ussi ke saath rahegi. Tumaare babu ji ne bauhat koshish kiyi usko doond ne ke liye lekin uss waqt Cheel humse zyaada taakedvaar the...aur shayad abh bi hai...kaiyr...firr theen mahine ke bhaad voh vaapas aagayi...lekin...peyt se thi...aur kehne laggi ke uss ladke ne usko tukraadiya aur abh voh kahi ki nahi rahi. Firr hum Cheel aur Naagino ke beech mein jang shurru hui...Ek tarraf Cheel, Bhediya, Morr aur Morni Vansh aur doosri tarraf Naag, Sher, aur Cheeta vansh. Yeh jang toh bauhat saal pehle hone ko thi...vaahan jang ho rahi thi aur yaahan tumaari maasi ne sharam mein apni jaan dedi. Uske bhaad Cheel aur Naagino mein sirf dushmani hai...aur kuch nahi. Bani stood there with tears in her eyes. Tears for her massi and unborn cousin's short lived lives and the betrayal they went through, and tears because now she knew that her and Veer becoming one would be extremely difficult if not impossible. She came up to her mom after getting her emotions in check and made her sit down again. As she played with the bracelet on her wrist Bani frowned and whispered Ma...hum...hum iss dushmani ko door nahi karr sakhte? Aur kitna ladde ge hum Cheelon se? Voh humaare paas hi toh rekhte hai...Aap sabh takh nahi gaye? Aarti shook her head and looked straight ahead in pride. Jabh tumaari maasi ke saath naa insaafi hui toh sach takh paunchne ki vajaaya unke Maha Raja ne usko burrah ballah kahaa. Hume neeche dikhaaya. Cheel aise hi hote hai beta...pattar dil ke...burre khaam karne vaale. Aur tum bi yeh abh samaj jaao. Behtr hoga aggar tum iss bhaat ka zikhr kabhi matth karro. Bani looked up as Aarti stormed out of the room. She put her head on her knees and wept, crying out for the love of her life, and then eventually made her way to her room to write him a letter which would be delivered by her owl.

While Bani was writing her letter on one side of the magical land, Veer was sitting across from his dad in the middle of an arm wrestle challenge. Aah! Dekha! Abh bi tera baap kissi jawaan ko bi haraa sakhta hai! Anand shouted out. Veer waved his hand up and down and squinted his right eye, overcome with a stinging pain. Shit...dad...could've taken it easy on me na? Lagta hai Mumbai mein kaafi protein shakes peekhe aaye ho? He said. Anand rolled his eyes and then smacked his hand on the wooden desk covered with maps, candles, and quills. Toh bhataao. Kya kehna tha? He asked. Veer sat up right and quickly came out with it. Dad...muje pyaar hogaya. Ek ladki hai...I...I want to marry her. Anand put the glass of rum slowly down and looked at Veer in shock. Ladki? Tu...tu shaadi karna chaahta hai? Yeh...yeh koi mazaak toh nahi? Veer blushed and shook his head, and Anand smiled back at his son in happiness. Kaun hai voh badnaseeb ladki jisse tume pyaar hogaya? Veer recoiled, slightly insulted. Ek second. Main kaafi handsome hoon okay? Aur...aur uska naam...Bani...Bani hai. He was gushing with just saying her name out loud. Anand continued inspecting the maps before him and dipped the quill in some blue ink. Bani? Humaare yaahan koi Bani toh nahi...Veer began to tap his finger nervously on the table and muttered Voh naagin hai...she's not a Cheel. Anand dropped the quill on the map, the blue ink splattering across the page. Kya kaha tumne? He asked, taking his reading glasses off now. Veer sighed and then gulped slightly. She's a Naagin dad...I...I'm in love with a Naagin. Anand stood up in anger and pulled Veer up by his collar and threw him against the wall.