"Hamara Tent ban gaya..," Naina said very lovingly
"Yes...Finally...," He replied in the same tone
Now they stood up slowly leaving each other's hands while looking at their beautiful Tent with enchanting smiles on their faces. After satisfying now they looked at each other lovingly the way like they built up Their Own House...Their Own Home.
That enchanting & satisfying smile was not leaving their faces.
"Main aag jalane ke liye lakadiyon ka intzaam karke aata hoon," Rajveer said in his honey-coated voice.
"Aap lakadiyan lekar ayie tab tak main kuch khane ka bandobasht karti hoon..," Naina uttered in her double sugar-coated voice
Both smiled shyly & turned in opp direction for their imp. work.
"One min..," Rajveer spoke without turning towards her
She stopped immidiately on her way.
"Jyada door mat jana..," He said meaningfully in double sense tilting his head a little towards his right. His voice full of concern for her
"Fikar mat kariye..ab bilkul door nahi jaungi..," She replied tilting her head on her left. Her tone determined somewhere understanding the double meaning of his sentence
His lips curved on a big smile. Feeling that another pair of lips also gave company to his lips. Both moved in their directions.
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"Kya hai ye..," Maj. Nair asked shockingly while taking the things in his one palm from Aalekh
"Ber ( Jujube ) hain,Sir," He replied innocently
"Wo to mujhe bhi dikh raha hai..
Par sirf Char..," Maj. Nair said exasperatedly
Alekh lowered his eyes dramatically while replying,"Ab itne hi mile Sir.."
"Itne mein Chuhon ka pet ni bharega to hamara kaise bharega,"
Nair said gritting his teeth coz he was feeling really hungry
"Chuhon ka bhare na bhare.. apun dono ko to ab bharna hi padega..," Aalekh said helplessly
"Itne bade jungle mein tumhe hum dono ke khane ke liye sirf ye char ber mile..," Maj. Nair asked feeling agitated from inside
"Ab itne bade jungle mein hum dono ke alwa bhi bahut se log hain..
Kitni baar bataya hai apko..," Aalekh said in double meaning
Nair's eyes widened reminding his words.
"Ab aap tent banane me thodi madad kar dete to apun khane ke liye late nahi hota aur na hi phir in ginti ke char beron se apun dono ko pet bharna padta..," Aalekh completed
"Ye lo..," giving Aalekh only one jujuba Maj. Nair said further, "Aur tum bahar hi sooge samjhe...yahi tumhari punishment hai kyunki na to tum tent bana paye aur na hi khane ka intzaam thik se kar paye..,"
"Thik hai, Sir..jaisa aap kaho..ab galati hui h bhale apke vajah se sahi par sazaa to bhugtani padegi na..," Aalekh spoke with dull face
"Now get out..," Nair said while eating those jujubas
Aalekh took his mat & came out of the tent with smirk while thinking in his mind,"Abe Mucchad pet to apun pahle hi bhar chuka hai. Rahi baat sone ki to dekhta ja..Kaise tu khud mujhe tent ke andar bulata hai."
He laid out his mat on the ground, lit up fire around both sides of it on a safe distance, took some sips of his fav drink & laid himself on the mat waiting for the night to be darker.
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"Aam," Abhi spoke disappointedly
"Haan, Sir falo ka raja laya hoon dhundh kar apke liye..," Huda uttered excitedly
"Par mujhe Aam se allergy hai..," Now Abhi said fuming in anger
"Kyaaa," Huda asked guilelessly
"Haaaan," Abhi shouted feeling irritated bcoz of hunger
"Ab chilla kyun rahe ho, Sir..main koi Antaryami thode hi hoon jise sapna aayega ki apko Aam se allergy hai..Apko pahle batana chahiye tha...Jab main ja raha tha..ek to is condition me bhi main poore jungle me ghumta raha apke khane ke intzaam ke liye aur aap hain ki..Yahi fark h aap mein aur Rajveer Sir mein...," Huda stated with his withered face
Abhi thought for few secs then spoke.
"It's okay.. don't be sad..Hum bhi samjhte hain..wo to hume bhookh lagi thi na..bus isliye thoda gusse mein humne...ek kaam kariye aap ye mangoes khakar yahan aaram kariye..Hum apne liye kuch dekh kar aate hain..," Abhi said in a very polite voice
"Thankuu, Sir..," Huda said in a gentle voice
As Abhi left Huda murmured," Tere drame me nahi fansne wala main Jhabreele...Achchi tarah janta hoon tu ye sab kyun aur kiske kahne par kar raha hai...aur ye bhi ki kuch der pahle tu kya kar raha tha.."
Flashback
"Ek min Naina..," Abhi called her from back
"Ji, Sir..," turning towards him she said
"Shayad baki logo ki tarah aap bhi bhool gayin ki hum apke dost hain"
Abhi said smilingly
Naina looked at him questiongly
"Apko yaad hai jab pahli baar hum aap logon se mile the..Humne kaha tha jo humse dosti karna chahte hain wo hume Abhimanyu bula sakte hain.
Aur jo humse formal rahna chahte hain wo hume Sir ya Capt. bulayen..," He interpreted
Naina looked little away.
"Aap Abhimanyu bulati thin..ya baki logo ki tarah Sir bulati thin..," He stated the main point
"Nahi..aisi koi baat nahi hai..," Naina said little hesitantly
"Khair chodiye..ye batayie apko kuch mila khane ke liye..," Abhi asked
"Ni..abhi tak to ni..bus dekh hi rahi hoon..," Naina replied honestly
He smiled & moved near her.
" Ye lijiye...," Holding her hands & taking out some lichies from his pocket he put them on her palms
"Ye..kyun Sir..," Naina asked
"Aaphi ke liye hn..rakh lijiye...,"Abhi said still holding her hands
She smiled quizzically & took her hands back slowly feeling little weird.
"Bahut dene ka shauk hai na tujhe Banjare..aaj ki raat tujhe bhukha na sona pada na..to mera naam bhi Amardeep Huda nahi...," Huda said who witnessed the whole scene from far
"Pata tha mujhe tu allergic hai mangoes se...Ja banjare.. ja...kuch nahi milne wala tujhe raat ke is wakt...," Huda smiled while eating the mangoes
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"Naina..Naina Ruk..," Aalekh called her
She looked back
"Ye le..," He gave her plenty of fruits
"Mere paas already bahut hain Aalekh
Tu kha na..," Naina spoke
"Apun ki fikar mat kar..apun pahle hi bahut kha chuka hai..," He said
"Par..main itne sare ka kya karungi..," Naina asked
"Rakh le kal ke liye ho jayega...bus tu Sir ke pass rah..unke sath rah," Aalekh spoke in haste looking here & there
"Kyaaa..," She asked unable to understand why he said like this
"Wo mera matlb tha.. Jungle mein yun raat me ghumna phirna risky hai na.. bus isliye..chal apun chalta hai ab..wo Muchhad intzaar kr raha hoga..par tu yaad rakhna jo maine kaha hai...," Saying this he immidiately left from there not giving her chance to ask any more question
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While returning to her tent she was remembering Aalekh's words. As she reached there she saw, fire was burning outside the tent. It means her Sir already reached there but he was not looking outside means he is inside the tent.
She entered the tent & found him adjusting the light of the lantern. She smiled a little. He too smiled back but his smile didn't reach till his eyes as it was before leaving them from the tent for their work.
"Sir..main ye fruits le ayi hoon..
Aayie kha lijiye..," Naina said softly
"Nahi..Naina..mujhe bhookh nahi hai..Tum kha lo..," Rajveer replied with a slight smile
"Kyunn..Sir aapne bhi to subah se kuch nahi khaya..," Naina said feeling worried for him
"Pata nahi kyun..Bilkul bhookh ni hai Naina..sach..tum kha lo..," He said now keeping the blanket on her mat
"Ye kyun..," She asked
"Naina..main ek..," He was about to say but she understood what
"Yahi na ki aap ek certified fauji hain..aur main abhi tak fauji bani nahi hoon...Par wohi banne to ayi hoon main yaha..bilkul apki tarah"
She uttered meaningfully in her pulpy voice
This time his smile widened.
"Ye aap hi rakhiye..," She said sweetly putting that blanket back on his mat
He didn't bother her this time.
"Naina mujhe neend a rahi hai...
Bahut thak gaya hoon..tum bhi khakar so jana..," He said while laying on his mat turning his side
though not covering himself from the blanket
She nodded a little feeling bad. She wanted to talk him but here he is...
"May be he is really tired so wants to take rest..," She tried to give solace to her heart which was already feeling restless
She too didn't eat & laid on her mat thinking something
"Wo..wo kya naam h us Cadet ka..ek sec..," Capt. Monika asked
Rajveer looked at her quizzically
"Are..wohi jo bus me comment..," She couldn't complete coz he spoke with a loud laugh
"Cadet Amardeep Huda..,"
"Haan wohi..apko hansi a rahi hai Capt..,"Monika asked dumbfoundingly
He became little serious this time suppressing his laugh
"You know he again tried to flirt with me..," Monika informed him
"Really..," He asked innocently
Monika nodded seriously
He started to laugh again. This time louder than ever holding his stomach. She too couldn't control for a long time & joined him soon.
Since then Naina saw him laughing with Capt. Monika, her heart was feeling restless. Same was the condition of Rajveer when he found Naina talking with Abhi.
Both were trying to sleep but sleep was away from them.
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Pooja was returning after collecting the things for dinner when she felt someone's presence on her back but she didn't get feared like last time.
She turned & saw Ali standing on a little distance
"Are Ali tu..," She uttered with a smile
"Kya baat hai Pooja ji..Aap to bilkul nahi ghabrayin is baar..," Ali spoke smilingly
"Capt. Arjun hain na...Sab unki wajah se..," Pooja said amusingly
But smile lessened a little from Ali's face
"Kafi khush nazar aa rahi hain aap..," Ali stated with a small smile
"Haaaan, you know Ali.. Capt. Arjun ka network bahut smooth hai..," She said in a chirping tone
"Tabhi aap itna khilkhila rahi thin, muskura rahi thin unke sath..,"Ali said managing a fake smile on his face
"Oh to tu meri jasoosi kar raha tha..," Pooja uttered..now her tone serious
Before Ali could speak she further said
"Khush to vaise tu bhi bahut dikh raha tha jab Capt. Monika ne teri tareef ki..,"
Ali's eyes widened but he composed himself & asked in a normal voice with a slight smile on his face
" Matlab apko bura laga..,"
" Bura to tujhe bhi laga..," Pooja spoke instantly
Ali didn't say anything.
"Javab ni dega..," She asked in a sweet voice
"Javab to apne bhi ni diya Pooja ji.. hamari baat ka..," He said with a shy smile
Both smiled looking at each other & moved in opposite directions.
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"Kaha the tum dono..," Lolita Ma'am asked in a serious voice
"Ma'am aapne hi to hume dinner ke intzaam ke liye...," Cadet Neha & Cadet Mayank tried to say but cut off by her
"Come again...itni der lagti h..," She said sternly
"Ab Ma'am jungle mein dhundhna hai.Market se thode hi khareedna hai..," Cadet Mayank uttered in a low voice
"Pagal samjha h Mujhe...achchi tarah janti hoon..Ishq lada rahe the tum dono..," She stated the fact with frown
Now Cadet Neha & Cadet Mayank looked at each other fearfully.
"Ek dusre ko baad mein dekh lena..
Pahle jo lekar aaye ho..Yahan do jaldi..
Kabse pet mein chuhe kood rahe hain..,"Lolita ma'am ordered almost shoutingly
"Ji..Ji.. Ma'am..," They could speak only while moving towards her taking the things with them
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"Yaha ayie ma'am aram se..," Yudi said keeping Shalini's one hand on his shoulder & giving her support from the waist coz she was not properly able to walk due to a big thorn which pricked on her leg.
He made her sit on the mat & removed that thorn carefully. She held his shoulder in pain. Blood oozing out from her wound as he removed the thorn.
He took out his First aid box from his bag & started applying ointment on it.
Dr. Shalini was feeling overwhelmed seeing his care.
"Thankss Cadet..," She said gently
"Mention not, Ma'am," Yudi replied in the same tone
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After some time fighting with his heart, Rajveer slept coz he really was tired but Naina was still not able to sleep. She turned & looked towards him & found him shrunken due to cold.
She got up, went near him & very carefully covered him with blanket.
She somewhere knew why he didn't use the blanket. Her eyes filled up with tears. She didn't want to wake him up so she came out of the tent & sat near the lake.
She was feeling rush of emotions inside her. Whatever happened between them in the past..his always extreme care for her..then his recent behaviour..her restlessness seeing him with capt. Monika..so many things were running in her mind. She was not finding how to react.
Here inside the tent, when his eyes opened after a short nap, he found him covered with blanket. He understood who did this. He turned & saw her space empty. He got up with a jerk feeling really worried for her thinking in his mind where has she gone this late in the night.
He immidiately got up & came out from the tent & found her sitting near the lake.
"Naina..yaha kya kar rahi ho..," He
asked reaching near her. His voice full of concern for her
She instantly wiped the tear of her eye listening his voice
"Kuch ni Sir.. bus neend ni a rahi thi to..," She turned & tried to give the ans in a normal tone
He observed her face cautiously then asked
"Tum ro rahi thin??,"
"Ni..ni to..," She replied looking away from him
"Jhooth..sach sach batao..kya hua.," He asked holding her shoulders as usual
She couldn't control more & threw herself in his embrace. He gave her shelter in his arms very protectively while caressing her back with full love & care giving solace to her & his heart both.
"Naveen ki yaad a rhi thi..," He asked after some time
She shook her head against his chest.
" Phir..," He asked
"Bhookh lagi hai..," She spoke naively
He smiled amusingly on her childish reply. Though he knew v well that this was not the actual matter but he decided to leave that for the moment.
"Kyun ni khaya," He asked breaking the hug but not to leave her shoulders
"Mere Mentor ne nahi khaya to main kaise kha sakati thi..," She replied innocently
"Really," He asked raising her chin a little through his index finger. His eyes intent
She nodded shyly lowering her eyes.
"Chalo phir dono khate hain sath mein..bhookh to mujhe bhi bahut lagi hai..," he said with a chuckle
"Sach," she asked excitedly
"Much" He replied in the same tone
Both laughed.
He slowly held her from a side by shoulder. Her heartbeat increased with this proximity but she didn't protest. Infact she was feeling really happy, at the same time feeling very shy.
They moved like this inside their Tent.
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12 O'clock
" गुमनाम है कोई...बदनाम है कोई.. किसको ख़बर कौन है वो...अनजान है कोई..." Maj. Nair heard singing of a girl which was reaching inside his tent from a near by place.
He quickly opened his eyes coz he was not able to sleep properly due to hunger. As he got up & sat on his mat while watching the time on his watch & thinking that who might be singing at this late moment of night, the voice stopped.
"Ye mera veham tha..ya sach mein maine koi awaj suni..," He thought in his mind
But when he didn't hear the voice for next few mins. He laid down again closing his eyes but as he closed his eyes he again heard,
"किसको समझें हम अपना कल का नाम है इक सपना -२ आज अगर तुम ज़िन्दा हो तो ( कल के लिए ) -२ माला जपना गुमनाम है कोई ..."
"Matlab wo mera veham ni tha..koi sach mein gaa raha hai..par itni raat ko kaun hoga..dekhta hoon..kahin wo bewakoof Cadet Ghai to nahi..Par uska tent to dusre direction me hai..,"
Thinking this in his mind he came out from his tent. Looked here & there but found no one. Then he saw Aalekh who was sleeping soundly.
"Soch raha tha ye pareshan hoga lekin ye to yahan Itni thand me bhi kitni asani se so raha hai..jaroor do char pack lagaye hoga..hoonhh..," Murmuring this as he turned he listened again
"पल दो पल की मस्ती है बस दो दिन की हस्ती है -२ चैन यहाँ पर महँगा है और ( मौत यहाँ ) -२ पर सस्ती है गुमनाम है कोई ..."
This time he got scared. He completely came out of his tent & checked again around his surroundings walking here & there but found no one.
"Ye..Ye..awaj kaha se aa rahi hai...dikh to koi nahi raha..," He muttered with his accelerated heartbreath
"कौन बला तूफ़ानी है मौत को ख़ुद हैरानी है -२ आए सदा वीरानों से जो ( पैदा हुआ ) -२ वो फ़ानी है गुमनाम है कोई ...,"
This time he listened very carefully & found the voice was coming from behind his tent. He followed the voice with his predetory steps while wiping the drop of sweat from his forehead.
As he reached there & scrutinized everywhere very attentively, his eyes got fixed on one place witnessing something horrific.
He became all sweaty to look the scene.
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What do u think guys what will happen next ???