Rajat feels attracted to Purvi and wants to meet her again. He tries his luck with Minty but Purvi hasn't come to her house since. It is his parents 30th wedding anniversary and he plans a dinner party. He invites his friends and asks Minty to invite her friends hoping that Purvi will attend the party. With his good luck, Purvi comes to the party. She is dressed simply but looks ravishing for him. He cannot approach her directly so in between steals glances. This is noticed by Daya and Abhijit who plan to pull his leg. Daya has not met Purvi before, so Abhijit asks Rajat to introduce Purvi.
Rajat: Daya Sir, she is Purvi. Inhone hi hamari madad ki thi Mangesh ko pakadne.
Daya: Ohhhhh..toh aap woh Purvi hain. Sahi keh rahe the tum Rajat. Yeh to jaan le sakti hai…
Rajat chokes on his drink and stammers ..Sir, maine kab kaha…
Daya: Arre..mera matlab itni bahadur hai ki kisiki jaan bhi le sakti hai. Waise Purviji aap CID kyun nahi join kar leti. Hamare officers ka dil laga rahega. Kyun Rajat?
Abhijit, Pankaj and Freddy giggle. Rajat looks very embarrassed.
Daya: Bura mat maniye. Main yeh kehna chahta hoon aap jaisa zimmedar aur brave officer ho toh saare officers ko josh aajayega. Anyways nice meeting you Purviji.
Its almost 9 pm and Purvi is worried that she has to reach home before her brother comes. She has not told him about the party. She knows her brother dislikes any social contact. On the other hand Purvi likes making friends but is afraid of her brother's rude behavior.
Purvi: Minty, late ho raha hai..main nikalti hoon..Bye
Minty: Arre dinner toh kar le..
Purvi: nahi…maine bhaiyya ko nahi bataya. Tujhe bataya tha naa mere bhaiyya kaise hai.
Minty: Theekh hai..tu akeli kaise jayegi? Rukh…Rajat bhaiyya…
Rajat: Kya hai minty..
Purvi: aap please Purvi ko chodd sakte hai. Use late ho raha hai..
Rajat is obviously happy but he is careful not to show it on his face.
Rajat leaves to drop Purvi at home. In the journey back to her house, she appears very nervous and constantly checks her watch.
Rajat: kya baat hai Purviji? Main kabse dekh raha hoon aap bahut bechain hai aur ghadi dekh rahi hai?
Purvi: Woh mujhe ghar jaldi pahunchna hai..warna bhaiyya gussa honge
Rajat: Aap apne bhai se bahut darti hai?
Purvi: Bhaiyya meri bahut fikar karte hai. Main 9 saal ki thi tabse ek maa ki tarah paala hai. Bas unka gussa thoda darawna hai. Aap bhi toh Minty ki fikar karte honge.
Rajat: Minty, woh toh shaitaan hai shaitaan. Hum dono ekdum opposite hai. Main ekdum shaant aur organized hoon. Woh bahut careless and batuni hai. Hamesha mujhe tang karti rehti hai.
He notices Purvi is quiet and looks very tensed. He sees her looking outside. Her house is just ahead.
Purvi: Bas bas rajat ji..mujhe yahi utariye. Main chali jaaoongi.
Rajat: Kyun? Kya baat ho gayi?
Purvi: Nahi woh shayad bhaiyya aa gaye..kamre ki light jal rahi hai. Aap bura mat maniye magar bhaiyya ko pasand nahi main kisise miloon ya jaan pehchaan badhaoo. Woh kuch zyaada hi fikar karte hai.
Rajat: theekh hai..gudnight
Purvi doesn't reply but runs up the steps. Rajat is about to go when he realizes Purvi has left her bag in the car. He picks the bag and walks up to knock, but the door is open and he can hear her brother yelling at her.
Madan: Kahan gayi thi? Jhooth mat bolna…kahan gayi thi?
Purvi(shivering because of his anger): Bhaiyya..woh..woh..party
Madan: PARTYYYYYY? Kiske ghar? Maine pucha Kiske Ghar?
Purvi: meri…ekk..nayi friend…college friend..Minty..uske ghar..
SLAAAAPPP. Madan slaps Purvi hard and she falls down. Blood is coming out of the corner of her lips. He raises his hand again when Rajat steps in.
Rajat: Rukh jayiye..yeh kaise behave kar rahe hai aap apne behen ke saath. Woh hamare ghar sirf party me aayi thi aur aapke liye bina dinner kiye aagayi. Iss me haath uthane waali kya baat huyi?
Purvi gets up and says : Rajat ji aap jayiye yahan se
Madan (shouts): Tum…maine kaha tha meri purvi se door raho…kya kaam hai purvi ke saath. Purvi, tum iske saath kya kar rahi thi?
Rajat: Minty meri behen hai aur purvi ki friend.
Madan: Mujhe yeh sab pasand nahi hai..aur haan hamare beech me dobara mat aana..nikal jaoo yahan se..
Rajat: main jaa raha hoon ab. Magar Purvi tumhe koi bhi zaroorat ho mujhe bula lena. Darna mat.
Purvi looks very scared and can feel her lip is swollen. She quickly goes to wash the same. Madan is still angry.
Rajat drives back home thinking about Madan's weird behavior. He cannot understand madan's anger on Purvi as a brother. Rajat and Minty would fight often like kids, but never has he resorted to such violence and he was sure he never will. His CID instincts suggested something was wrong with Madan. Seeing purvi so helpless had struck a chord in his heart. He had a strong urge to go back and comfort her but he drove towards his house.
Purvi is trying to sleep in her room when Madan walks in with a plate of food. He sits next to Purvi and calls her softly. He sees Purvi wiping her tears away and asks: Bahut dard hua kya? I am sorry. Kabhi kabhi gusse ko control nahi kar sakta. Yeh dekho khaana khaalo.
Purvi: Nahi..aap kha lijiye. Mujhe bhookh nahi hai.
Madan: apne aap ko sazaa mat do. Tumhe pata hai mujhe hamesha darr laga rehta hai tumhare liye. Pata nahi chalta iss duniya me kaun kab dhoka dega. Main sirf tumhe bachana chahta hoon
Purvi: par bhaiyya main ab bachi nahi hoon. Main acha bhala jaanti hoon. Zindagi akele nahi kat ti. Time ke saath hame dost banane chahiye, sukh dukh baatne ke liye
Madan(angry): Koi dost wost ki zaroorat nahi hai mujhe. Tum mere saath ho yeh kaafi hai. Suddenly he becomes sad.
Madan(tears in his eyes): Purvi, dekho mera duniya me koi nahi hai. Tumhe bhi badi mushkil se bachaya hai. Bas darta hoon ek din tum bhi….he cannot finish
Purvi: Bhaiyya, aap hamesha yeh baat karte hai magar aisa kya hua hai aapne kabhi nahi bataya. Aaj aapko batana hoga. Hamari zindagi ke bare me, hamare parivaar ke bare me.
Madan: main bhi batana chahta hoon magar abhi woh waqt nahi aaya. Magar jaldi tumhe sab kuch bataoonga. (wipes his tears and tries to sound cheerful)
Madan: Arre tumne bataya nahi…naya college kaise laga? Aaj tumne party me kya kiya..kaun kaun aaya tha
Purvi starts talking about her college and party. In between Madan feeds her food and then after some time she sleeps holding his hand. Madan slowly removes her hand and goes to the door. He turns to look at Purvi and thinks: Aaj phir sach nahi bataya tumhe. Magar jald mera waqt aayega. Bas yeh soch nahi pa raha hoon tumhe kaise lagega sach jaanke.
Next day morning:
Rajat has hardly slept at night. He feels something is wrong with Purvi. He hurriedly goes to college to meet her. She meets him at the gate.
Purvi: Rajat ji aapne mujhe kyun bulaya. Case ke bare me kya baat karni hai? Bhaiyya ko bhi bulaya hai kya?
Rajat: Purvi ji, main tumse kuch baat karna chahta hoon lekin yahan nahi. Kya tum mere saath aa sakti ho?
Purvi (hesitates): yahan nahi toh kahan? Minty ko bhi bulaoo?
Rajat: Dekho mujhe case ke bare me baat karna hai. Minty ki zaroorat nahi chalein. Darro mat, mujhe bas 20 min chahiye.
Purvi goes with Rajat and he parks the car in front of a garden. They both sit on a bench.
Purvi: boliye Rajat ji. Kya baat hai?
Rajat: I ..i am sorry Purvi ji. Maine jhoot bola. Case ke bare me koi baat nahi karni. Kuch aur baat thi.
Purvi looks at him confusedly.
Rajat: (looks into her eyes with concern) Tum theekh ho na Purvi. Woh kal raat main thoda darr gaya tumhare liye.
Purvi (puzzled): Kya keh rahe hai aap?
Rajat: jis tarah tumhare bhaiyya ne haath uthaya. Kya who aksar gusse me aise hi maarte hai? Mujhe theekh nahi laga kuch. Dekho tum darna mat. Jo bhi hai mujhe batado.
Purvi: thank you ki aapko meri chinta hai. Jaisa aap soch rahe hai aisa kuch bhi nahi hai. Mere bhaiyya mujhe bahut pyaar karte hai aur bas kabhi kabhi meri galti pe sazaa dete hai. Yeh to haq hai unka. Mere sab kuch hai woh.
Rajat: Tum apne bhai se bahut pyaar karti ho. Magar mujhe kuch theekh nahi laga. Kya who bachpan se aise hai? Tumhare parents kuch nahi kehte the unse?
Purvi: Mere parents nahi hai. Aur mujhe nahi pata bhaiyya kaise the? Mujhe in fact bachpan ka kuch yaad nahi. Sirf bhaiyya yaad hai.
Rajat: Yeh bahut ajeeb baat nahi hai Purvi? Tumhe kuch yaad nahi? Tumhare bhaiyya ne kuch kaha?
Purvi: Yeh baat mujhe roj khaayi jaati hai. Maine bhaiyya ko bahut baar pucha. Kuch to hua hai mere bachpan me, koi bada haadsa. Bhaiyya kehte hain waqt aane par woh batayenge.
She looks at her watch.
Purvi: Rajat ji ab main jaaon? Meri class ka time ho raha hai
Rajat: Haan..main chodd dunga..ek baat kahoon? Aap mujhe yeh Rajat Ji mat boliye. Lagta hai main buddhaaa ho gaya hoon. Aap sirf Rajat boliye.
Purvi (smiles): Waise main bhi Dadiamma nahi hoon. Mujhe bhi Purvi boliye..Rajat Ji..oh sorry Rajat
Rajat (heart dancing the way she calls his name): Purvi…apna khayal rakhna..aur mujhe batana agar meri zaroorat ho
At Night:
The girl opens her eyes. She sees that everything is dark around her. She tries to get up but hits her head on something. Her hands and legs are tied. She struggles to free herself but the knot tightens. She tries to scream but her voice is weak and muffled because of a cloth tied around her mouth. She is cramped up and cannot find a way out. She realizes that she is in a dark empty box. She tries to scream and shout again but she can not hear her own voice in the dark. She is fatigued and her eyes close on their own. She hears the box lid being opened, She opens her eyes and looks up. She can make out a face in dark and sees a pair of hands coming out to grab her. She is afraid and struggles again with the ropes trying to set herself free but cannot. Meanwhile the hand comes closer and closer and she just screams.
Purvi woke up with a start..She feels suffocated, her clothes are drenched in her sweat, she has difficulty breathing. She quickly grabs her inhaler, takes some puffs and in some time finds her breathing return to normal. Her mind is confused and she feels her head spinning. The same dream has haunted her since she was small. She always feels that its not a dream but something real. She feels suffocated and her hands and legs ache as if they were really tied up. She lies down, closes her eyes but her mind is still confused and awake.
What is the meaning of this dream? What is the story that Madan is hesitating to tell Purvi? Can Rajat help both out?
Await the next chapters..Happy reading J