It has been a couple of days...the girl was taking care of anubhav...they had become good friends in the short span of time...
Third day...
Anubhav was sitting on the railing of a high rise wall with his legs handing down...he was waiting for Urmila,the girl who injured him and saved his life too...they used to go on a walk together in the forest as they both loved the environment there...the rustling of the leaves, birds chirping, the small creatures running...moreover the cool breeze fanning their faces felt like heaven to them...
Anubhav was looking down lost in some thoughts when the girl arrived...she saw him lost and tapped on his shoulder...
"kaha kho gaye aap anubhav...."(with a cheerful tone)
Anubhav - aa..hum yahi to hai...(coming back to the real world) vo sab chodiye...hum sair par chale? (Excited)
"sair par chalne ke liye hi to aaye hai...chaliye..."(giggled)
They were walking through the forests quietly,feeling the silence between them...
"bahut saalon baad hume koi humare jaisa mila..."(smiled looking at him)
Anubhav - arthat? (Confused)
"arthat ki hume teerandazi bahut pasand hai aur hum aksar is jungle me aate hai...par humare sath aane wala koi nahi hota..."(giggled)
Anubhav - aur aap Jaisi haseen(she glanced at him quickly when she said haseen and anubhav cleared his throat) yuvika ke sath na aane ki wajah...(flirtatiously)
Haseena raised her eyebrows staring at him...and then smiled...
"kyunki humari saheliyo ko junglee janwaro se dar lagta hai...(chuckled) bachpan me to abbu hume yaha aksar laya karte the..par ab hum akele hi aa jate hai.."
Anubhav - koi baat nahi..abhi to hum hai hi..(smiled)
"ji...par aap bhi to kuch hi dino ke hi mehmaan hai...(gloomily) aapka ghav thik ho jaaega aur aap chale jaaenge..."
Anubhav - hum ishwar se prarthana karenge ki aapko aapke sath jungle me aane wala sathi jald hi mil jaaye...(chuckled)
While walking they came to the spot where they had first met...
"anubhav dekhiye..."(excitedly)
Anubhav - kya?
"yehi to wo jagah hai jana aapko galti se teer lag gyi thi "(clicked her tongue realising that this was not a matter of excitement)
Anubhav - chaliye yaha baith kar thodi der vishram kar lete hai (sensing her sudden change) phir wapas gufe me chalenge (smiling)
"ji.." she nodded
They both sat down at the edge of a banyan tree...cool breeze was blowing through their faces...they were enjoying each others company very much...
Anubhav - jo hota hai acche ke liye hota hai..
Urmila who had closed her eyes feeling the breeze opened her eyes and made a confused face...
Anubhav sensed the confusion in her mind and answered..
Anubhav - matlab ki agar aapki teer galti se hi sahi hume nahi lagti to hum yaha prakriti ki god me nahi baithe hote...
"haa yeh baat to hai..."
Anubhav - aur na hi hume yeh pata chalta ki yeh Urmila Mahadev Mhatre aur koi nahi mughal sultanate ki mehrunisa Haseena Malik hai...
Haseena - haan..(lost in thoughts) ek min aap? Aapko kaise pata? (She said in shock when realisation hit her hard)
Anubhav - aapko kon nahi jaanta shehzaadi...(he stood up and bowed respectfully)
Haseena got alert and took out her knife quickly which was hidden inside her boots..
Haseena - sidhe sawal hai sidha jawab dijiye aap...kon hai aap aur kaise jaante hai hume...(thinking that this could also be someone's trap)
Anubhav - are aap yu krodhit na ho..vo kya hai hum ek guru hai to insaano ki parakh hai hume..
Haseena - kya matlab hai aapka? (Seriously, with knife in her hand )
Anubhav - yehi ki...aapki bhasha..aapki shabdawali..aapke chalne ka dhang...vo raub aur rutbaa...jis tarah se aap kisi bhi vyakti ko sambodhit karti hai...aapke sambodhan me jo laliyat (elegance)hoti hai use madhyanazar rakhte hue koi bhi guni prekshak (good observer) aapki pehchan bata sakta hai...
She was drowned in some thoughts listening to him...
Haseena - aap Hume bhatkane ki koshish na kare..(with anger visible on her face)
Haseena grabbed his right arm and and twisted it back putting the knife against his neck.
Haseena - kaun ho tum! Apni asli pehchaan batao! Abhi ke abhi warna humse bura koi na hoga (she warned)
Anubhav - aapke isi bahaduri aur nidarta se koi aam insaan bhi anumaan laga lega aapki asli pehchan ke baare me. (Anubhav replied calmly)
Haseena - sach sach batao kis maksad se aaye ho tum yaha!
Anubhav - shehzaadi humare baat ka yakeen maniye hum ek aam guru hai iske alawa kuch nahi..aur ek guru ko insaano ki parakh hoti hai...aapke teer chalane ke dhang ko dekh kar hi hum samjh gaye the aap kaun hai..
Haseena was not ready to believe his words but it was making sense.
Anubhav - aap khud hi bataiye aapko kitne rajyo me aisi sadhi Hui teerandaaz dekhne ko milegi aur shehzaadi aap to apne teerandaazi ke liye bahut vikhyaat(famous) hai...
Haseena slowly loosened her grip on his neck.
Anubhav took the opportunity and slowly wriggled out of her hold.
Anubhav - baaki shikshako ke mukable hum Umar me chote hai par humare andar anubhav ki Kami nahi hai shehzaadi...(and he bowed down in her respect)
Haseena - maafi chahte hai...
Anubhav - aapki koi galati nahi thi...
Haseena - hum-umra (same age) hi sahi par aap guru hai aapki izzat karna humara daitva(duty) hai...guru bhagwan samaan hote hai...
Anubhav smiled listening her...
Flashback
The next day after the arrow had hit him..Haseena again came into the cave for his dressing and to ask the improvement in the injury..Anubhav was better than the previous day but his injury was yet to be fully recovered...
He was sitting on a rock in the cave..when haseena entered..she did not expect him to recover so quickly...
Haseena - lagta hai aapke ghaav me kaafi sudhar hai...(smilingly)
Anubhav glanced at her..
Haseena - kyunki kal tak to aap baat bhi nahi kar paa rahe the aur aaj aap tehel rahe hai (chuckled)
Anubhav - ji kaafi sudhar ho gaya hai ghaav me...
Haseena - ji..parantu hum koi bhi laparwahi nahi kar sakte kyunki galati se bhi is ghav par koi pratikriya (reaction) ho gayi to ghaav badh jaaega..(seriously)
Anubhav just hummed in response..
Haseena went to the guard who was there and took the bowl of antiseptic paste which vaidya ji had kept to apply on the injury...
Haseena - laaiye hum laga dete hai...
Anubhav - nahi..ab iski koi zarurat nahi hai.. Hum swayam laga lenge..
Haseena - are zarurat kaise nahi hai...hum keh rahe haina laga denge hum...
Anubhav - aapne kal lagaya tha kyunki hum swayam lagane ki stithi me nahi the..par aaj hum swayam kar lenge...
Haseena - are ghaav humne aapko diya hai to yeh humara farz hai ki hum aapka ghav thik bhi kare...
Anubhav - parantu..
Haseena - kintu parantu kuch nahi humne jo keh diya vo tay hai...(stubbornly)
As he was sitting she knelt down before him to apply the paste on his injury...
Haseena took some paste on the tips of her finger and applied it on his chest where the arrow was shot..she blowed in between sending a tingling sensation down his spine..she raised her head and saw that he has closed his eyes tightly due to the pain...unknowingly her eyes went moist..she broke the silence sensing the awkwardness..
Anubhav - agar hum aapka parichay Jaan lete toh...? (He asked hesitantly)
Haseena - toh kya aapka ghaav jaldi bhar jaayega? (She asked in a serious tone.)
Anubhav - aisa nahi hai...(he answered fumbling)
Haseena - badi jaldi ghabra jaate hai aap...hum Urmila...Urmila Mahadev Mhatre..
Anubhav smiled..
Haseena - aapko pehle kabhi dekha nahi hai is rajya me..
Anubhav - hum kuch hi din pehle yaha aaye hai..
Haseena - tabhi..warna hum lagbhag yaha ke sabhi logo ko jaante hai..
Anubhav - aap to aise bol rahi hai jaise aap yaha ki rani hai (smirked) aur sab ko jaanti hai (chuckled)
Haseena - are Kahan aap Humare jaise tuchh prani ki Rani se tulana kar rahe hai...(side-eyeing him doubtfully) aap bataiye na aap kya karte hai?
Anubhav - hum teerandazi sikhate hai..(smilingly)
Haseena - teerandazi (cheerfully) yeh to humari sabse pasandida kala hai..
Anubhav - vo to hume pata hai (glancing at the injury)
Haseena - are nahi nahi aap jaisa soch rahe hai waisa nahi hai...hum acchi teerandazi kar lete hai par abhi aahat pehchan ne ki kala me nipurn nahi hue hai..vahi abhyaas karne jungle me gaye the to aapko chot lag gayi...
Anubhav smiled at her innocence..
Flashback ends.
Haseena had believed him but somewhere in her heart she had some wrong intuitions so she stayed alert everytime from now.
Anubhav - aapne humse apni asli pehchaan kyu chipayi?
Haseena - shaam hone ko aayi hai raaste me batate hai...yaha kuch der aur ruke to junglee janwaro ka accha khasa bhoj ho jaaega aaj (chuckled)
Anubhav - chaliye...(Getting up)
Haseena - shehzaadi hai hum zimmedariya hai humpar aise hi sab ko hum apni asliyat batate nahi ghum sakte...(they started talking.... )
To be continued...
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11.12.23