"Kya hai ? Mujhe aese kyu dekh rahe hain aap ? Bhagao na usey" she Said glaring him making him chuckle.
"Kisey bhagau mishti doi ?"
"Woh... wa..wahan... chipkali" Sana said pointing at a lizard on a wall. She was getting scared as if a solider from rival country was sitting there with a gun.
"Ohhh chipkali haiii.." Sid said and turned his head to look at that wall. As soon as his eyes fell on the lizard his hold on her got tighter and he shouted "Chipkaliiii... aeee ladki bhaga usey"
"Hahahahaha... এর মানে আপনি টিকটিকিকেও ভয় পান (iska Matlab aapko bhi chipkali se dar lagta hai)" Sana said while laughing seeing him also getting scared of the lizard. He put his palm on her mouth and said... "aee mishti doi bangalan mode off karke Hindi mein bol... मला बंगाली समजत नाही (Mujhe Bengali samjh nahi aati)"
"Haan toh aap bhi marathi mode off karke Hindi mein boliye আমি মারাঠিও বুঝি না (Mujhe bhi marathi smjh nahi aati)" she said biting his palm which he kept on her mouth.
"Aaah... suna tha Bengali ladki roshugulla jaisi meethi hoti haii par tu toh jungli nikli, Jab dekho kaat legi noch legi"
Sana smiled sarcastically and said "Kya hai na jab koi sher bina Matlab dahadne ki koshish karta Hai na toh mere andar ki jungli billi bahar aajati haii".
"Abh ladna band Karo or usko bhagao" he said pointing at the lizard.
"Ghar kiska haii ? Aapka ya mera ?"
"Yeh mera ghar haii"
"Toh yahan ke saare Kamre kiske hain ?"
"Jab ghar mera hai toh Kamre bhi mere hi honge na... bewakoof"
"Haan toh Kamre aapke hain toh chipkali bhi aapki hui... bhagaiye usey" she Said pushing him towards the lizard. Sid also pushed her towards the lizard saying "Abhi ke liye yeh kamra tera hai toh chipkali bhi teri haii.. tu bhaga"
"Aapki hai chipkali"
"Tumhari"
"Aapki"
"Tumhari"
"Aapki"
"Tumhari"
"Meri"
"Meri"
"Ahaaann... maan liya na chipkali Aapki haii toh bhagao usey.."
"Aeee... jungli billi yeh cheating hai"
"Ohhhh game mein kuch cheating ni hoti... everything is fair in game and war"
"Galat... everything is fair in love and war hota hai"
"Ohhoooo ghamandi aarth, aaj Kal ka love bhi toh game hi bann gaya haii.. iss liye shehnaaz ki line or life dono mein hi love ki koi jagha nahi haii.... abh bhagaiye chipkali ko.... dariye mat... main hu na aapke saath..."
Sid glared her and pushed her towards the lizard saying "aesa hai toh tu hi bhaga de na"
"Uriiii baba.... itna bada Gunda hoke ek choti si chipkali se darte hain aap.... jisse puri mumbai darti hai woh ek chipkali se darta haiii hawwwww " she said intentionally and that's it sid's gunde wali ego got hurted and he said "oyeee main nahi Darta koi chipkali wipkali se"
"Toh bhaga dijiye usey"
"Haan tu Dekh kaise yeh Sidharth Agnihotri uss chipkali ko bhagata hai" saying so he turned towards the lizard with full attitude. Sana was also looking at it hiding behind him.
"Aeee chipkali, yeh apun ka ilaka haii... Bhaag idhar se warna thok dunga tereko " he said and sana banged her head on his back.
"Durga maa... yeh ghamandi aarth ko bachpan mein sar ke bal gira diya tha kya ? Bol toh aese rahe hain jaise yeh chipkali inke pichhle janam ki rishtedaar ho" she thought.
"Suniye" she called him.
"Aee... mishti chup... dekh nahi rahi haii main bhaga raha hu uss ko"
"Suniye toh"
"Shhhhhhh.."
"Suniyega"
"Haan bol biwi"
"Aeee... Main Aapki biwi nahi hu samjhe"
"Toh biwiyon jaise Suniye, Suniye toh kya kar rahi hai ?"
"Arghhhh toh kya bolu ? Naam se bulau aapko ? Phir aapko bezatti toh feel nahi hogi na ?"
Sid turned and glared her.
"Mera Matlab haii... gunde log ko naam se bulao toh unka ego hurt ho jaata haii... toh main aapko Gunda bhai bolu ya sabke jaise bhau bolu ?"
"Aeee... bhai nahi hu main tera samjhi" he said making a face as if Sana would tie him a rakhi right there.
"Sab cheez mein dikkat hai iss insaan ko, suniye Bolo Toh biwi wali feeling a rahi hai... bhai bolo toh bhai nahi hu main tera... toh kya bolu ? Aee ghamandi aarth... aese bulau ? Nahi uss mein bhi badi badi aankhein karke ghoorenge jaise koi gunah kar diya ho.. hey durga maa aese khadoos piece kyu banate hain aap.... ghoorte toh aese hain jaise maine inki pant mein ek choti machli (fish) daal di ho... har cheek mein dikk- "
"Chup... abh ek shabd nahi.. Tab Se pak pak pak pak pak pak karke bheja kha rahi hai.... Munh Nahin Dukhta kya tera ?" Sid said getting irritated of her continuous rants. He turned around and glared her. She got scared and closed her eyes. She took a step back bit due to the injury on her feet, she got stumbled. Sid immediately holded her and both of them fell on the floor getting disbalanced. She was above him, her hairs were touching his face, eyes closed + biting the lower lip, she was looking ethereal. A different kind of sweet scented smell hits his nostrils and cools down his soul.
Pehle Bhi Main Tumse Mila Hoon
Pehli Dafa Hi Milke Laga
Toone Chhua Zakhmon Ko Mere
Marham Marham Dil Pe Laga
Paagal Paagal Hain Thode
Baadal Baadal Hain Dono
Khul Ke Barse Bheege Aa Zara
Pehle Bhi Main Tumse Mila Hoon
Pehli Dafa Hi Milke Laga
Toone Chhua Zakhmon Ko Mere
Marham Marham Dil Pe Laga
She placed both of her palms on his shoulders and opened her eyes. Her eyes met his and for the first time she looked deeply into his caramel eyes. She also felt the same familiarity he felt in her eyes. She thought for a second and her eyes widen realising something.
"Aa.. aap wahi hai na... Jiski maine 2 saal pehle Nasik mein madad ki thi... aapko Goli lagi thi... kuch gunde aapke peeche pade the or maine aapko apne hostel mein chupaya tha? Haan aap wahi hai... yeh aankhein.. main bhool nahi sakti... aap wahi masked man hain... hain na ?"
Flashback
2 years ago,
Shehnaaz was 18 years old. She was living in a hostel in Nasik and was in junior college. One evening she went out for shopping with her friend but her friend got an urgent work so she left in the midway. Sana was walking back to the hostel alone when suddenly a boy around 24 Years of age came running and got bumped into her.
He was Sidharth, 24 years old. His face was covered with a mask only his eyes were visible. At the same time, one of the goons who were following him shoots a bullet and hit passed touching his arm. He also had many injuries on his face. He tried to run but stumbled and fell down. Sana got panicked, she looked at the goons coming, for the sake of humanity she somehow helped him to get up and hide behind a shop with him.
The goons were searching for them. Sid was also half unconscious. After sometime, the goons left when they didn't found him. Sana took a auto and took him to her hostel. She called two of her friends from the back door and took him to her room hiding from the warden.
She sprinkled some water on his face, he got his consciousness but was unable to do anything. She made him sit with the support of wall and took of his shirt with shivering hands. She started bandaging his injuries. He was looking at her with half open eyes. Her face was also covered with a duppata. Seeing an unknown girl caring for him so much, he felt like home for the first time after years.
"Kon the woh log ? Kyun peecha kar rahe the aapka ? Shakal se toh Bhale lagte hain aap phir Koi kyu maarna chahega aapko ?"
"Galat ho tum.... shakal se bhala lagta hu par hu ek Gunda... tumhein mujhe yahan nahi laana chahiye tha... Bure logon se dur rehte hain"
"Mere liye achha insaan woh hai Jiske saath ek ladki safe feel kare or bura woh Jiski wajha se ek innocent ko pain pahunche... aapki wajha se mujhe dard nahi hua or na hi maine aapko kisi or ko takleef dete dekha toh kyu maanu aapko bura ?.... abh aap soo jaiye.. dard mein aaram milega.. main apni dost ke room mein jaa rahi hu... darwaaza andar se band rakhna... "
Saying so she left from there leaving him alone. He kept looking at her being shocked. First time an unknown person helped him without any selfishness.
Next morning, Sana knocked on the door of his room but after few attempts it got opened automatically. She went inside but found no one there. A paper was there on the table. She picked it up and something was written over it.
"Apna karzdaar bana diya hai tune mereko bachake, waada karta hu ek din tera ehsaan utaarunga or haan kisi ajnabi par itni aasani se bharosa mat karna... shakal se bhole dikhne wale log bohot Bure bhi ho sakte hain"
Flashback ends
"Mr. Masked man... agle din aese hi kyu chale gaye the aap... kitni chot aayi thi.. ruk kar thoda aaram kar lete toh aapka ghamand kam ho jaata kya ? Or uss paper par duniya bhar ka gyaan likh diya lekin thank you, dhanyawaad, shukriya likhte time pen ki ink khatam ho gayi hogi haina ?"
"Chup hoja meri maa..."
He flipped their positions and kept his palm on her mouth.
"Tu kitna bolti hai.. humesha mendhak ke jaise tarr tarr karti rehti haii... tu bangalan hai toh phir boli se meethi kyu nahi- ouchhhhhh... phir se kaata mereko "
"Kaatungi hi na... yeh kya Jab mann mere munh pe haath rakh dete hain... thodi si bhi sharam nahi aati?".
"Achha tarr tarr karti Hai tu or Chup karwau toh besharm main ? Waah"
"Aur nahi toh kya ? Baar baar munh pe haath rakhoge toh main chahu ya na chahu aapke haath pe toh kissi ho hi jayegi na... Dubara haath rakha na toh zor se kaatungi".
"Mereko koi shauk nahi haii terese kiss lene ka bass tu apna yeh tarr tarr band karde main haath nahi rakhunga"
"আভা, তুমি কি আমার কাছ থেকে উঠবে? (Abh mere upar se uthne ki Kripa karenge aap ?)"
"Aee... kya kya kya ? Tu mereko bengali mein gaali di Rey?"
"Uffffff uthne ko keh rahi hu... subha se dusri Baar gire hain aap mere upar... pata nahi kya khaate hain itne bhaari hain... abh kya mera papad bana denge ? Uthiye...'
"Achha main bhari hu ? Jaa nahi uth raha"
"Phir main maarungi"
"Achha ? Chal maar..." he said holding her hands.
"Soch lijiye main ghutne se maarungi.... phir aage toh aap samjhdaar hain ki ladki ghutne se kahan or kitni zor se maarti hai"
"Abeeee oyeee main toh mazak kar raha tha.. par tera bharosa nahi tu sach mein maar degi" saying so he immediately stood up and forwarded his hand to help her but she made a face and tried to get up herself, eventually failed because of her feet.
"Bewakoof mereko ghamandi bolti haii or khud ghamand ki dukaan haiii" mummering to himself , he picked her up in his arms. She made a face like a child and glared him.
"Kya hai reyy mishti doi.... ghoor kyu Rahi haiii ? Ek toh maine help kari warna Padi rehti udhar hi.. sach mein bhalai ka zamana hi nahi hai"
"Mera naam mishti doi nahi shehnaaz haiii... shehnaaz Roy...." She said getting irritated and he started laughing.
To be continued...... ❤️