Flashback continues…
She began noticing him on the way from her house to college, to the temple….she started giving him shy smiles on her own..he also started noticing her..He would often walk behind her at a safe distance when she walked back home from college..he then started playing cricket in her colony…They would glance slyly at each other..she never had the guts to talk to him…she was scared…
Preeti (shaking Purvi): Didii..Didiii…maine rotiyaan banaa di hai..aap sek dena…main homework karne jaa rahi hoon..
Purvi comes out of her thoughts and hurries with her work.
Dinner time
PurviF: Prakash (Purvi's elder brother) ki maa….tumne sunaa..woh Maheshwar ji ki bhatiji bhaag gayi..
PurviM: Purviii…Preeti…tum dono andar jaoo..abhi…
They both nod and take their food to the kitchen to eat.
PurviM (to PurviF): aap ko thodi si bhi samajh hai yaa nahi..do-do jawaan betiyaan hai ghar me..unke saamne aisi baaten karte ho aap…
PurviF (realizing mistake): Haan sahi kaha…buri adat failne me samay nahi lagta..
PurviM (low voice): achaa..yeh toh bataaiye…kiske saath bhaag gayi?
PurviF (low voice): Ussike college ke ek ladke ke saath…sunaa hai woh ladka roz unke ghar ke aas paas chakkar kaatta tha…dekhte dekhte kisi ko pata nahi chala..dono kahan mile..kab milne lage…bass do-teen din pehle..woh ladki apni maa ke saare zevar churaake uss ladke ke saath bhaag gayi..
PurviM (scared): Prakash ke papa…mujhe toh bahut darr lag raha hai..yeh college wollege ka chakkar hi nahi chahiye tha..maine manaa kiya tha aapko..aap meri sunte kahan ho..she complains..
PurviF: nahi nahi..aisa mat kaho…apni betiyon pe poora bharosa hai mujhe…dono padhaai me kitni tezz bhi hai..aur phir aaj kal toh kitni ladkiyan college jaati hai…aise me sirf apni betiyon ko ghar par rakhoon?
PurviM: suniye..Purvi jald hi 18 saal ki ho jaayegi..main kehti hoon..jaldi se ek acha sa ladka dhoondte hai..iski shaadi karadete hai..
PurviF: itni jaldi…usse graduate toh hone do..
PurviM: yeh college ka chakkar theek nahi lag raha mujhe..ek baar shaadi ho jaayegi toh tasaali ho jaayegi naa..koi bhi doosra ladka aankh uthaake naa dekhega ussko..
PurviF: magar uski padhaai toh poori karne do..
PurviM: arre padhaai wadhaai ..shaadi ke baad uske pati ki marzi ho toh kar sakti hai naa..waise bhi kaunsa aap usko naukri pe bhejne waale ho..ek baar shaadi ho jaaye….phir uske sasuural waale jo bolenge..woh hoga..
Purvi hears all this from the door of the kitchen. She is shocked and heartbroken.
At Night,
Purvi is sleepless and is continuously thinking about RK.
Purvi (mind, scared): main RK ko apne dimaag se nikaal hi nahi paa rahi hoon…his smile, his hairstyle…mujhe usse baat karni hogi….woh bhi mujhe pasand karta hoga kya? Mujhe chup chup ke dekhta hai…she smiles remembering how his friends always sing songs when she passes by…Maa-Papa meri shaadi ka soch rahe hai….meri umar hi kya hai? Hey bhagwaan….meri shaadi RK se hi ho aise prarthna karti hoon..she decides to keep a fast to get him as her husband.
Next morning
PurviM: Purviiiiiiiiiiiii….nashta nahi karna kya? Preeti tayyar hai…tum dono saath saath nikal jaoo..
Purvi: maa..main..mujhe naashta nahi chahiye…
PurviM: nahi chahiye? Kyun nahi chahiye? Subah 6 aje uthkar pooriyan tali hai maine..aur kitne aasani se keh rahi ho..nahi chahiye…
Purvi (looking down): woh Maa..main…main..she hesitates to tell it to her mother..
Preeti: Maa..didi ne 16 somvaar ka vrat rakha hai..acha pati milne ke liye…Purvi slaps her sister's hand..
PurviM (surprised): Sach beta…tune vrat rakha hai?
Purvi (scared): Maaa…haan..aise hi…
PurviM (happy): bahut acha kiya beta…kitni samajhdaar hai tu…yeh vrat ache se paalna…tumne man chahaa pati milega…dopahar ko phal zaroor khaa lena magar..
Purvi nods her head and goes to her college.
College canteen
RK and his friends are seated in the canteen.
Boy1: hey RK..teri mehbooba…Purvi and her friends have just stepped in the canteen..
RK (flirt): Haaayeeee…kya haseen chehra hai….
Boy2: waise tune bataya nahi..uss din kiraane ki dukaan pe kya baaten huyi?
RK: kuch khaas nahi yaar…sharmaa gayi..apna naam tak nahi bataya usne..
Boy1: iska naam Purvi hai…iska baap road contractor hai..
RK: Contractor…phir toh acha kamaata hoga…
Boy1: haan…aaj kal aise logon ki hi toh kamaai hoti hai..iski ek choti bahen bhi hai…
RK: arre..pehle badi ko toh pataa loon..phir choti se bhi mil lenge..he laughs..
He watches as Purvi's friends have left the canteen. She is seated all alone at her table.
RK (clearing throat): excuse me..kya ye seat khaali hai?
Purvi looks up at his voice. He is leaning with his hands spread on the table. She nods her head. He pulls the chair and sits. She gets up immediately.
RK: aree…mujhe akela chodd ke kahan chali?
Purvi (stammer): main…class…class me jaana hai..
RK (forwarding hand): RK…mera naam toh sunaa hogaa na? he asks assuredly.. she looks at his hand and nods her head as yes..
RK: toh phir toh tumhe yeh bhi pata hona chahiye..RK bahut kam logon se dosti karta hai..khaas kar ke ladkiyon se…kya tum meri dost banogi?
Purvi (swallowing): Dost?
RK : Haan…dost..friend…dosti karna buri baat toh nahi hai naa..
Purvi looks around. There are many groups of students – boys and girls. They are comfortable. She nods her head as No and smiles.
RK: toh phir aaj se main aur tum Dost? He forwards his hand again..she is shy and slowly touches his hand for a handshake. He grips it immediately. Purvi looks at him in shock and tries to remove her hand away.
Purvi (stammer): mera…haa..haath..mera haath chodd dijiye please..she whispers..
RK (coming close): Kyun? Kuch ho raha hai?
Purvi's stomach is doing somersaults, her heart is beating fast…he is smiling at her…the same curve of lips – Romesh Kumar is just in front of her…
RK (leaving hand): aaoo tumhe class tak chodd deta hoon..
Purvi clutches her books and nods shyly. They both leave the canteen, walking side by side.
He flicks his hairs to one side and grins at her. She shyly looks down the ground and steals glances at him noting everything from close angle – his shirt design, his sunglasses, he is not carrying any books, his hands are free..
RK: waise ek baat puchoo…sach sach bataana..kya main Romesh Kumar jaisa dikhta hoon? Purvi nods her head as yes.
RK (smile): Tumhe RK pasand hai?
Purvi (without thinking): Haan…
RK stops walking and looks at her. Purvi realizes what he just asked and what she replied.
RK (coming close, soft): Sach? Tum mujhe pasand karti ho naa…maine dekha hai tumhe kayi baar…
Purvi (backing off): Haan..RK…woh..hero…she looks down..
RK: Tum pehli ladki ho jo RK ko pasand hai..Purvi looks at him in shock…she starts to walk turning to the other side..
RK (shouts): Jaa rahi ho? Jaooo…main aaj tumse sach sunna chahta hoon…Bandra fort me aana …shaam ko…5 baje..agar nahi aayi..toh main wahan se kood jaoonga…sach me..
Purvi runs faster..all the way out of her college and hurries to catch a bus straight to her house.
PurviM (looking at watch on the wall): arre…aaj itni jaldi waapas aa gayi…kya hua?
Purvi (panting): Maa..mera mann..mujhe theekh nahi lag raha hai…
PurviM: yeh kya..aaj ek hi din me vrat rakhke itni tabiyat kharab ho gayi…abhi toh aur 15 somvaar bache hain…she wipes her sweat..jaa..aaram kar le…kuch khaa le..
Purvi: nahi Maa…main thoda letoongi toh theekh ho jaayega..
Purvi goes to her room and tries to lie down and take rest. Her mind is playing RK's words again and again.
Purvi (getting up, thinking): Kya RK ne jo kaha woh sach hai? Agar main nahi gayi toh..kya woh marr jayega?..nahi main aisa nahi hone de sakti..
Evening
Purvi (scared): Maa..main Shiv mandir jaoon?
PurviM (busy): Haan jaa naa…Purvi prepares to leave…ek min….main bhi chalti hoon..tu akeli mat jaa..
Purvi (immediately): Nahi Maa…aap kyun aa rahi ho..main..main chali jaoongi…mujhe pehle Shalini ke ghar jaana hai…notes..notes lene hai…main jaldi aa gayi thi naa…phir uske saath jaoongi..
PurviM: acha theekh hai…aate waqt bazaar se 2 nimboo le aana..
Purvi runs out of her house before her mother changes her mind. She walks to the bus stop and covers her head with her duppata to hide her face. Her heart beats loudly, she glances from time to time – atlast she spots the bus to bandra fort. She gets in quickly looks around to see if there is anyone who would recognize her.
Bandra fort
RK looks at his watch and throws pebbles aimlessly, passing his time.
RK (thinking, making his hairs): arre ...yeh ladki aayegi kya? Time ho raha hai…1 ghante baad Rekha ko bulaaya hai fort ke uss taraf…uske pehle ye aa jaaye..toh mera time pass ho jaayega..
RK is a flirt, who loves to go out with girls, hiding all his affairs carefully.
He sees a girl rushing towards him..her face is covered…her duppata flies and he sees the girl is no other than Purvi..
He smiles and gets up and goes to the window of the fort. He wets his cheeks with saliva and takes a jumping poise.
Purvi watches him at the window and gets scared..is he going to jump? She runs quickly, her duppata flies off..she doesn't care…she has tears in her eyes, she screams his name..
Purvi: RKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK….ruk jaoooo..
She runs and reaches the place in a flash. RK turns to see her in relief. Purvi runs and without thinking hugs him tight!
Purvi (scared, crying): Kya karne waale the RK? Mat karo aisa…mat karoo…
RK (holding her face): Main toh aise hi dekh raha tha…tumhe laga main koodne waala hoon? Tum darr gayi? Bolo? Kyun?
Purvi (panting): pa..pata nahi….main…mujhe laga..
RK (coming close): I love you..
Purvi looks at him with open eyes….he has tears in his eyes…he looks exactly like Romesh Kumar from her favorite movie – Mujhe Tumse Pyaar hai…
RK (coming near her lips): Tum bhi bolo…I love you..he whispers against her lips…
Purvi feels his hot breath, strange and wild sensations run in her body up and down..she feels dizzy…
Purvi(whisper): R..K…
CAWW CAWWW…a crow flies above their head..
Purvi looks at the place around. She is still scared, its isolated..it looks like it might rain..her duppata is not with her..she feels odd she steps back turning her body away. RK curses the crow and tries his luck again. He places his hand on Purvi's shoulders, she slips away and stands at a distance.
Purvi: mujhe ghar jaana hai..Maa intezaar kar rahi hai..
RK: theekh hai…waada karo kal yahi milogi…issi waqt..he comes closer..
Purvi (scared): Nahi..yahan nahi…mujhe..mujhe darr lagta hai…
RK: mere hote huye kais darr..main hoon naa..he tries to hug her…
Purvi (stepping back again): Nahi…yeh..yeh galat hai..shaadi ke pehle…galat hai..
RK: Shaadi?
Purvi: Haan shaadi…tum mujhse shaadi karoge naa…
RK looks at her face. He has no intentions to marry her but she seems the simple, straightforward type. He cannot ignore her completely, as her father is comparatively richer than the other girls he has dated. He realizes he cannot hurry things with her..he has to think smart, think of taking it slow..
RK (smiles): Of course…tum theekh keh rahi ho…yeh sab shaadi ke baad hi karte hai….chalo ghar chalte hai…lagta hai baarish hone waali hai..
Purvi smiles, now she breathes easy. RK is a decent guy..Preeti was wrong…he could not possibly have teased her classmate's sister. RK walks over the rocks and trees and gets Purvi's duppata.
Purvi house
Purvi walks up to her house, she sees some strangers walking down – A woman and a man.
Woman(stopping): beti…tum Purvi ho naa? Shankar ji ki beti?
Purvi (nods as Yes): ji…Namaste aunty…aap Papa ko jaante hai?
The woman smiles and says nothing, just kisses her forehead and leaves. Purvi looks behind her and goes inside her house.
Purvi: Maa…hamare ghar koi aaya tha kya? Abhi abhi neeche ek aunty mili mujhe..Papa ke baare me pooch rahi thi..
PurviM (cooking): Haan..woh tere Papa ke bachpan ke dost hai..ek hi gaav ke hai…Randhir ji aur unki patni Sarita..apn shaher me kisi rishtedaar ki shaadi ke liye aaye the..toh hume milne aaye..tu mandir se aa gayi? She looks at her..yeh kya? Koi teeka nahi…Prasad kahan hai?
Purvi (realizing): Prasad? Who..main aa rahi thi..toh niche gir gayi..maine wahin chodd di..
PurviM: Theekh hai..jaa…nahaa le..subah se khaaya nahi hai tune…khaana khaa le..
Night
Purvi is lying on her bed and thinking about RK.
Purvi (mind, shy): aaj pehla somvaar ka vrat rakha..aur aaj hi RK ke saath..she smiles..she is shy..hey bhagwaan..RK ke saath meri shaadi jaldi kar dena…
PurviF (on phone): Kya kaha randhir….sach? kab aane waale ho phir tum? Haan haan..jab chahe aa jaoo..yeh tumhara hi ghar hai..he keeps the phone down…
PurviM: kya baat hai ji? Who log dobaara aane waale hai?
PurviF (happy): arre Prakash ki Maa…ek bahut achi khush khabri hai..Randhir aur bhabhi ne apni Purvi ko dekhaa aaj…woh unhe itni pasand aa gayi..apne sabse chote bête ke liye rishte ke baat karna chahte hai..
Prakash (Purvi brother): Kya? Purvi ka rishta..unka beta karta kya hai Papa?
PurviF: unka ladka bahut padha likha hai..London me padhaai ki hai…he says with a proud look..Banglore me kaam karta hai..sach Prakash ki Maa..Purvi bahut bhagyashaali hai..
PurviM (tears): Hey Shivji….pata hai..aaj hi Purvi ne solah somvaar ka vrat rakha..aur aaj pehle hi din usse uska Someshvar (lord Shiv) mil gaya…
Praksh: ladke ka naam kya hai papa?
PurviF: ahhh…unke chaar bête hai…Rishi, Rajesh, Ramesh aur sabse chotaa…he thinks…haan Rajat..
Prakash: Rajat Kumar….RK….arre Purvi…..sunaa tune…he rushes in her room.
Purvi gets up on her bed. She looks at her brother. He looks happy and excited.
Purvi: kya baat hai bhaiyya?
Prakash: tu cahubees ghante RK RK karti rehti hai…tujhe tera RK milne wala hai..
Purvi (shock, scared): Kya? RK? Aapko…aapko kaise pata?
Prakash: tere hone wale pati ka naam RK hi toh hai..
Preeti: kya? Pati? Didi ki shaadi ho rahi hai? Kab?
Purvi looks at her brother and sister in shock. Did they come to know about RK and her? Did her brother see them together? Does her father know? She is scared to death now…her face turns pale..
Prakash: areee…iska chehra toh dekh Preeti…hone waale jeejaji ka naam sunke abhi se paseena aa raha hai..
Preeti: arre waise jeejaji ka naam kya hai?
Prakash: maine kaha naa..RKKKKKKKKK…he says in a sing song manner…
Purvi's heart beats fast…did RK talk to her father..so soon? Everything is moving so fast..will she get married so soon?
Preeti: RK? Yaane Romesh Kumar? She also teases Purvi..
Prakash: Haan…Purvi ka personal RK …yaane Rajat Kumar
Tears drop out of Purvi's eyes….who is this Rajat Kumar?
Purvi loves RK..but is getting married to Rajat...what happens next...next chapter - Piyu suffers a heartbreak..
