Part 1
Delhi railway station:
So many people are looking at the person who is entering the station. They got surprised to see the great businessman - Arnav Singh Raizada, in a railway station that too in casuals. Some girls are drooling over his handsomeness and killing looks. Some boys hated him for catching the eyes of almost every girl on the platform. The police, who were doing their duty there, followed him to secure him from people. Thanking them, he rushed towards the first class bogie of the Lucknow train followed by his driver. When he is searching for the person and went little forward, he heard a voice calling him from behind.
"Chote..."
He turned back and went to the person
"Nani Ma... how are you Nani Ma? How was your journey?"
"I'm fine Chote... what about you? You are looking tensed? How is Anjali?" Nani asked, cupping Arnav's cheek
"We are fine Nani Ma..." Arnav replied, keeping his hand on Nani's hand on his cheek. He suddenly hugged Nani, tightly, feeling her warmth
"What's wrong Chote? Are you fine? Is there any problem in office?" Nani is worried about her grandson
Arnav was a few months baby when his mother died with cancer. After that his father was addicted to drinking, to divert his mind from his wife's death. With that addiction, he couldn't survive much. After they both died, Nani took the responsibility of both Anjali and Arnav. Anjali is Arnav's elder sister. As she is much older than Arnav, she adjusted with the surroundings and happenings around her. But as Arnav was a baby when he came to Nani's house, he took time to adjust to life. He always stayed with Nani. He never felt his Nani as Nani, he always saw his mother in her. That's why he calls her 'Nani Ma' he is very much attached to Nani than others in the family. He shares everything with her, including his official matters and his models' clinging matter. He can't stay one day without her. And now as she was away for total one week, he missed her a lot.
When she said she would be leaving to Lucknow to meet her relatives, he made a world war in the house. He locked himself and stopped eating anything. It took a lot of effort for Nani to make him understand. But when she said she would be going and coming on the train, he bluntly refused her to go. But with whom he is playing with? His NANI..., the great, mighty Arnav Singh Raizada's Nani - DEVYANI SINGH RAIZADA. At last he surrendered his fight. And now, he came to receive her from rail station. Yesterday he couldn't sleep thinking about Nani's arrival; he was super excited for his her return.
"Chote...?" not getting any reply Nani called Arnav again
Arnav broke the hug and almost pounced on her.
"What was the need to travel in this iron box? Look at the seats and the floor, how can you travel in this Nani Ma? What's the need? Why didn't you travel in flight? I'm angry at you for this", he shouted controlling his anger. He couldn't see his Nani travelling in the train
Smiling at her grandson's love towards her, she cupped his both the cheeks and said "Chote, relax... I'm fine. I came back safely; I'm in front of you, safe and sound. Why are you getting tensed about this?"
"Nani Maa please... from now on you are not allowed to travel in this iron box. I don't like this, please Nani Maa listen to me..."
"Chote this iron box has a name - train"
"Yeah... whatever... come we will leave now", he ordered his driver to take the luggage and moved to parking.
When he opened the car door for his Nani, suddenly someone bumped into him making him drop his mobile and stumbling front
"What the!!!" he turned to his back to see the person, but when he turned he found the person hiding behind him holding his shirt tightly
"What the!! Who are you? Come out damn it" he cursed the person, who grabbed his hand and hide behind him, again. When he tried to see the face of the person, he only found that person to hide more. All he can notice is, the person's two soft hands, holding his left upper arm. He craned his neck little to have the clear view of the person. When he craned, he saw two beautiful eyes filled with tears of fear.
'A girl' he thought
'A beautiful, innocent girl' his mind corrected. For the first time, he understood the meaning of beauty in simplicity and innocence. He lost looking at her, but something disturbed him - her tears. He felt some unknown uneasiness in his heart, when he saw her fearful eyes.
"Excuse me... who..." before he ask anything more, one man grabbed the girl's hand, which is near Arnav's upper arm and pulled her harshly making the girl yell. But the girl freed herself from that man's hold and again hide behind Arnav.
Nani Ji looked at the petite figure hiding behind Arnav and looked at the man who is talking to her grandson
"Sorry sir, sorry for troubling you. My wife is mad. She ran from us when we are trying to admit her in hospital. Sorry for the trouble" the man turned to the girl and said, grabbing her hand, "Aur tum, abhi isi vakt, mere saath aao(You, come with me now)" He pulled the girl.
"Nahi, hum nahi ayenge. Hamari Bau Ji ne kaha, hume ajnabi logo se baat nahi karni hai, aur unke saath nahi jaana hai. Aur jo kuch bhi woh dete hain, hume nahi khana hai.(No I won't come. My father said, we shouldn't talk to strangers and we shouldn't go with them and whatever they give, we shouldn't eat)" The girl said.
"Bau Ji ne kaha, ajnabi logo se ye sab nahi karna hain. Par main tumhari pati hoon na? to tumhe meri baat maan ni padegi (Your father said we shouldn't do all these with strangers. But I am your husband, right? So you have to listen to me)" the man said rudely. Arnav didn't feel good, looking at the man. Arnav stood there seeing the unfolding drama. He was surprised by the scene. He looked at his Nani, who is equally shocked like him.
"Chote..." Nani's held his right shoulder not understanding how to react. He turned his look from his Nani, hearing the girl's voice.
"PATI!!! Aise nahi bolte. Devi Mayya ko gussa ayega. Aap hamare pati nahi hain. Shyam Ji hamare hone wale pati hai (Husband? You shouldn't say like that. God will get angry. You are not my husband. Shyam is my would be husband)" said the girl
"BAKWAS BANDH KARO, AUR CHUPCHAP MERE PAS AAO (Stop your nonsense, and come to me now)"
The girl hid behind Arnav and held his shirt tightly, getting scared by man's high pitched voice. When the man tried to pull the girl again, Arnav held the man's hand and shook his head in no. He turned to the girl
"It's okay, you are fine now" Arnav said, patting her hand, which is on his hand. The girl looked at Arnav with the same fearful eyes.
"Ji?"
"I said, you are fine now"
"Ji, hum batate hai. woh... woh ye uncle Ji ne hamare peeche pade hain aur meri Amma, Bau Ji, Bua Ji aur Jiji ko ek kamre mein bandh kiya hain" she gave pause to weep little and to catch her breath and continued "Bau Ji ne kaha, mujhe thaane jaakar POLICE walon ko batana chahiye. Main bahut patli hoon na, isliye main udhar se bhag aayi. Par ye uncle Ji hame dekh kar hamare peeche pad gaye hain. Hame bahut dar lag raha hai (Okay, I will tell you. This uncle is following me and caged my mother, father, aunt and sister in one room. My father said, I should go and inform police about this. I'm very thin, right? That's how I ran from there. But this uncle saw me and kept following me. I'm so scared)" the girl said looking at Nani while tears rolling down her cheeks. She thought Arnav asked about what is happening
"Tum ise janti ho betiya? (Do you know him, dear?)" asked Nani
"Chi... ise main nahi jaanti. Hume is ghatiya aadmi se bat nahi karni hai (Chi... I don't know him. I don't want to talk with this bad guy)"
Arnav turned to the person and held his collar.
"Where is her family?"
"Who are you to ask?"
"I will tell now" Arnav dialed a number in his mobile "Uncle, it's me Arnav. I'm near the station. I have a problem here. Can you send some of your men? I think it's important and a serious issue"
"..."
"Thank you uncle, I will wait for your men"
Arnav with the help of his driver held the man and made him sit in the car and made sure that the man can't escape. He stood near car waiting for his uncle's people.
He felt a smooth, light and small pat on his shoulder. He turned and looked at the girl, who stood there with helpless, fearful eyes.
"Wait for few minutes, we will save your family. Help is on the way" he said
The girl looked at him confused. Seeing her expression, Arnav repeated his words to get same expression.
The girl looked at Nani too, with a same confused face
Both Arnav and Nani looked at each other and then looked at the girl.
Seeing their confused face, the girl understands the problem. She smacked her forehead and said, "Arey haa... hum Khushi... Namaste, hum Lucknow se hai. Isi jaisi gadi se aaye hai hum (oh yeah... I'm Khushi, Namaste, I'm from Lucknow. I came by the train same like that) she showed the train from the gates of the station.
"Hi... I'm Arnav, she is my Nani... What happened to your family? What are you doing here alone?" Arnav said. Nani, for the first time, is seeing her grandson with so much concern, towards another person other than her. For the first time, she is seeing a new Arnav.
"Ji? Hey Devi Mayya, ab hum kya karein? Maaf kijiye, hume angrezi samajh mein nahi aathi aur lagta hai aapko Hindi nahi aathi (what? Oh God, now what should I do? I don't know English and it seems like you don't know Hindi)" she is almost on the verge of crying.
"it's okay... mera matlab... koi baat nahi. Mujhe Hindi aati hai" (it's okay, I mean... don't worry I know Hindi)
"Sach mein? Jai ho Devi Maiya ki... ab hum aap se kuch bhi keh sakthe hai" (really?! Praises to the goddess... now I can say anything to you)
"First tell me... mera matlab, pehle ye batao, tum akele yaha kya kar rahi ho? Tumhare Amma aur Bau Ji kaha hain?" (First tell me, I mean now tell me what are you doing here all alone? Where are your mother and father?)
"Amma aur Bau Ji? Kahan hain? Jab hum gaadi se nikle, Bau Ji Shyam Ji se baat karke hume bataye ki, Shyam Ji ek aadmi ko bhejenge hume lene ke liye. Jab hum unse, hamara matlab, ye uncle Ji se mile, woh hume ek purane ghar leke gaye aur andar band kar diya. Jab Bau Ji ne unse puchha, woh aise kyun kiye, usne kuch nahi bataya. Phir Bau Ji ne kaha, mujhe thane jaake POLICE walon ko batana chahiye. Main bahut patli hoon na, to main udhar se bhag nikli. Par ye uncle Ji hame dekh kar hamare piche pad gaye. Hum yaha kuch police walon ko dekh liye hain aur hum woh waha se doud kar aa rahe the ki yaha aake aap se takra gaye. Hame bahut dar lag raha hai (Mother and father? Where are they? When we got down from the train, my father talked with Shyam and said Shyam will send one man to pick us up. When we met him, I mean this uncle, he took us to one old house and caged us. My father asked him why he did this, but he didn't say anything. Then My father said, I should go and inform police about this. I'm very thin, right? That's why I ran from there. But this uncle saw me and kept following me. I saw some police here and I came here running from there and directly bumped into you)" pain, tension, worry and fear is clear in her eyes, face and body.