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Pehli baar
chapter 3
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Roohi got up the next day. It was a day off for the team. Holi hai!
She had coffee, had a nice chat with her mom n friends, wished everyone on the occasion and that's when she remembered how her birthday went. Sure this time she was away from home. Unfortunately her mom dad couldn't make it to meet her. But still one guy made it special. She smiles remembering the previous events-
"kal kitna achha gaya… I never thought Vineet itna accha bhi ho sakta hai… aur pata nhi kyu… ussey baat karke mujhe kisi ki yaad aane lagi hai, jisko main yaad hi nahi karna chahti…."
just then her mobile beeps. Its a call from Vineet-
"hello! Good morning navya!"
"navya? Ye kaisa mazak hai? You know I'm Roohi-"
"arey mera matlub tha, good morning meri nayi dost, in short navya… nayi nayi dosti hai humari.. yaad hai!"
Roo rolls her eyes.
"haa bolo..."
"arey haan. shukar hai uthaaliya yar. Kab se try kar raha hu. Der se uthi kya?"
"ha. Aaj off hai na?"
"nhi! Arey tum fatafat Dr. Tarika ke ghar aajao."
"arey par kyu?"
"bas aao yar."
"arey main apne saare formal clothes dhone wali hu aaj-"
"formal dress ki zarurat nhi. Chinta mat karo aajao."
And he hung up. Roo was confused but decided she'd go n meet him there. ACP sir ne bulaaya hoga?!
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Dr. Tarika's place….
The main door is slightly ajar. Like no one is around. The silence is eery. Like something bad happened.
Roohi- "yaha kyu bulaaya usne… kya hua yaha? Sab log kaha hai? Aur Dr Tarika? Kahi unka kidnap toh nhi hogaya..."
no no Roohi.. aise nhi sochte… shaking her head she walks inside….
Just when she takes a few steps, someone taps from behind… she turns around letting out a small squeal…
Roohi- "ohh!"
the sight before her makes her smile. It was Vineet, dressed in white and white pyjama kurta, colour smeared a little over his face and on his clothes….
Roohi- "Vineet tumne-"
She couldn't complete the sentence as Vineet throws a large amount of colour at her…
Roohi is shell shocked at this development. She has never played holi, not even at home. She disliked those artificial colours that damaged skin, especially those mixed in water that never seemed to fade. Holi was doing pooja and Holika Dahen for her, and of course a little colour on her cheeks but this is-
Roohi- "Vineettttt! ye tumne kya kardiyaaa!"
Vineet who's laughing till then laughs harder
Roohi- "haso mat! Iske liye phone kia tumne…. Chodungi nahi tumhe!"
Vineet lets out a small cry of victory and runs from the spot. Only to see that Roohi isn't chasing him.
Vineet- "hey tum ye…."
he looks keenly at her and smiles….
Roohi is rooted to her spot. She pulls out a hand kerchief from her pocket. She is wearing blue jeans and white kurta, white one yeah, which is now smeared in gulaabi.. and even her face was of that damn colour.
Roohi- "har jagah bas gulaabi gulaabi…"
Vineet- * loud voice * "kyu tumhe pasand nahi?"
Roohi- "pasand hai na… par… ugh! Mere baal bhi gulaabi hogaye… tumhari waje se… "
Vineet- "accha hai na. Aaj holi hai." * sings * " Shaam gulabi, sehar gulabi… Main bhi gulabi… Tu hai gulabi
Din bhi gulabi hai-"
Vineet stops as Roohi glares at him.. he gives her a smile.
Vineet- "arey plz yar. Aaj k din gussa mat karna tum. Tumne gulaabi kaha… toh mujhe gaana yaad agaya. Tumhari galti hai…. Waise gulabi is a lovely colour…."
Roohi- "really? Thanks for letting me know."
Roohi glares at him once more and wipes off her face and hair. The colour isn't fully gone but she wants to quickly find Dr. Tarika n ask for some tips to get rid of the colour.
Skin allergy hogaya toh….
Roohi- "baki sab kaha hai? Sab hai kya yaha? Aur Dr. Tarika..."
she begins to walk towards the door….
Vineet- "arey ye kya! Mujhe laga tum ladogi mujhse. Rang daalogi… par tum jarahi ho! Not fair…. Kitni mehnat ki maine tumhe rang lagaane k liye…."
Roohi- "kitni mehnat?"
she walks towards the door and turns around to look at him.
Roohi- "sab logo ko manaya. Sab ko silent kardiya… taki tumhe surprise dedei…"
Vineet- "ohho! itni mehnat ki hai tumne… so sweet…. "
she stealthily picks up something from near the door which Vineet doesn't notice.
Vineet- "taana maarna koi tumse seekhei… mujhe kya pata tumhe rango se khelna pasand nhi. Socha ab dost hai toh, pehli holi saat mei manaayenge par tumhe toh-"
someone from behind shouts at him…
Purvi- "arey budhhuu! Uske haat mei gubbaara hai! Bhaag warna bheeg jaogey!"
Vineet looks at Roohi shocked, Purvi asks him to run. Roohi just smirks and silently curses her luck.
Vineet- "oh my! Toh ye chaal thi tumhari..."
Roohi throws a balloon filled with coloured water but misses hitting him-
Roohi- "very bad purvi main tumhari dost hu ki nahi… har baar Vinu Vinu kehti rehti hai… usee ki side leti hai!"
Vineet- "haha who bohot pehle se dost hai meri.. thanks Pari. Bachaliya…"
Purvi nods, grabs a pichkari n rushes into the backyard where holi party is going on.
Vineet- "hai kya aur gubbare? Haa? too bad, ek toh waste hogaya..."
Roohi- "you-"
Roo looks around n finds another balloon… a set of balloons to be precise. Vineet sees this n breaks into a run n thus begins the chase.
Vineet runs to the backyard, where everyone else is busily throwing colours at each other. There are shouts, cheers, whistles. Most of the gang are from CID and then the forensic doctor's friends and relatives.
Roohi- "Ruko tum! Shaitaan kaheeka…."
Vineet- "bhag vineet bhaag! Haat lag gaya toh pitega…."
after a few mins of chasing him, getting bumped n hit by colours on her way, Roohi is tired… Vineet is still running around but notices she's stopped chasing him…
she coughs a little and walks to sit on a bench far away from the commotion… Vineet walks up to her.
She looks up.
Vineet- "mujhe geela hona accha nhi lagta… isliye bhaagta raha..."
Vineet smiles…
Vineet- " but I guess its ok… tumhe mujhe gubaara maarna tha na, toh maaro… "
Roohi smiles as she watches him strech his hands. He has his eyes closed. So this was a genuine prank, not some sort of revenge or an act to get her into trouble.
Vineet- "maaro na..."
he opens one eye n signals her to throw…
Vineet- "face pe nhi… pehle bataa raha hu..."
Roohi- "kyu? Facial karaya kya?"
Vineet- "arey itna handsome chehra bigad gaya in rango se toh?"
Roohi- "hmm. Aur tumne mere baalo pe aur chehre pe lagaya uska kya?"
Vineet- "arey who dry powder hai na.. aur ye… ohho chalo jaldi maaro… I'll close my eyes…. "
Roohi- "ok… ankhei band hi rakhna..."
Roohi gets up from her spot n leaves for a minute. When she's back, she's joined with Purvi, Tarika and few kids all ready with 'gubbare' carrying coloured water.
Roohi- "on the count of three…. One two… three!"
multiple balloons hit him and soon Vineet is drenched head to toe in coloured water.
Roohi laughs…
Roohi- "lo ab hui hisaab barabar… main bhi gulaabi… tu bhi gulaabi..."
Vineet- "barabar toh main karunga..."
he grabs her hand and gives a stern look to purvi…
Vineet- "yar tum bhi iske saat mil gayi..."
Purvi- "ohh bura naa maano holi hai!"
Purvi pats his cheek, smearing some green colour in the process and leaves hurriedly…
Vineet- "tujhe baad mei dekhlunga main!"
Roohi is in splits…
Roohi- "haha sach mei… hero ban rahe the na tum! Bade aaye. Roohi mujhe gubbara maaro.. maaro na.. hahaha… toh kaisa laga mera surprise..."
as he watches her all the while, the slight anger he has fades away…
Vineet- "bohot badhiya… I mean mujhe bura nahi laga. Its holi… and its ok…. I dunno tumhe dekh kar aisa lagraha hai, itne saalon se tumne holi manaya hi nahi…. Accha hai is bar manaaliya tumne..."
Roohi's smile fades away…
Roohi- * low voice * "main hi jaanti hu kyu…."
An 8 yr old girl was sitting alone in the veranda of her home, watching the children playing holi on the streets….
A boy, a bit elder to her, may be around 14 yrs of age, came to her holding a pichkari in his hand…
"hey tum holi kyu nhi khel rahi ho?"
"kyu ki mere koi dost hai hi nahi…"
the boy smiled at her innocence.
"sheher mei naye ho kya?! Koi baat nhi! Ye dekho! Ye sab tumhare dost banjayenge. Aur aaj se main bhi tumhara dost hu… ab aaogi khelne….?"
the girl nodded smiling big.
"ab jab bhi holi aayegi.. main tumhare saat rahunga…."
and so little Roohi played holi till she was exhausted.
Present- She remembered how the boy took care of her all the while and even argued with his mom for her sake….
But he broke his promise. He was gone within two yrs. Two years of their friendship seemed nothing to him. And there was another big promise, another big truth of her life, that she wished was a lie…. In those two years this boy became her saviour, her inspiration and her everything. She wanted to be with him and only him. And even now and that's the saddest part.
She sighed. That was in childhood. She loved colours, playing holi was fun. But now she has grown up into a reserved girl, who just enjoyed the view.
Vineet- "hey kaha khogayi? Sorry I dint mean to offend you."
vineet waves in fron of her….
Roohi- "huh? Kahi nahi… and,.. its… ok. Koi naa..."
she lies, faking a smile.
Vineet- "maine pucha kyu nahi khelti tum holi?"
Roohi- "kyu ki… chodo na… aaj samjho khel hi liya tumhare saat. Itne saalo baad, kisi ne mujhe khelne pe majbur kia. Aur wo tum ho. So congrats and thank you."
she begins to walk away… her stomach growls…
Roohi- "subah se naashta bhi nahi khaya..."
Vineet- "naashta nhi kia?"
Roohi- "tum karne dete tab na?!"
Vineet- "arey! Accha chalo mere saat..."
he takes her into Tarika's kitchen and serves her some paraanthe and juice…
Vineet- "permission hai. Khana sab ke liye banwaya Tarika ne..."
Roohi- "hmmm… par wo hai kaha?"
Vineet- "hogi kahi… shayad Abhijeet sir k saat baatei kar rahi hai..."
Roohi- "kitna pyar karte hai na wo log ek dusre se..."
Vineet- "haan. Par I dunno ab tak shaadi kyu nhi ki un dono ne..."
Roohi- "har pyar ka happy ending nhi hota Vineet. But I hope Dr. Tarika ke saat sab accha ho..."
Vineet- "tum ladkiya kyu sochti ho ki shadi hi happy ending hai…? Haan? Ok sorry! Shadi happy ending hai. But uske baad bhi life hai na. Right? Happy ending toh zindgi khatm hogi tab milegi… ugh! Kuch bhi boldeta hu main. Plz don't get me wrong. I only wanted to say ki pyar ka hona zaruri hai, shadi se pehle aur shadi hone k baad bhi.…"
Roohi just nods and begins eating….
She finishes off her breakfast in silence. Vineet grabs a towel n tries to dry his clothes a bit, wiping off the moisture. Just then two men enter the kitchen-
Daya- "Roohi! Toh tum yaha ho!"
Roohi- "haan? Daya sir!?Abhijeet sir?! Good morning sir. Happy holi."
Daya- "Roohi tumne hume jhoot bola."
Roohi- "kya?"
Abhi- "haan. Daya ye ladki na. Bholi dikhti hai. Par hai bohot tez."
Roohi- "arey sir. Kya hua! Maine kya kia. Aur kaisi jhoot?"
Daya walks closer.
Daya- "jhoot bola hai tumne. Kal keh rahi thi holi nahi manaati aur ye dekho Vineet ke saat holi manaalia..."
Vineet who hears this turns pink but smiles…
Roohi- "sir aisa nhi hai..."
Daya- "jhoot bola toh saza milni chahiye na?"
Roohi- "arey… sir… suniye na. Maine nhi manayi holi. Usne zabardasti rang daala mujhpe-"
by then Daya has already applied deep blue colour on his cheeks…
Daya- "happy birthday choti… kal tumhara birthday tha na? Belated wishes…."
Daya hands her a small gift wrap. Abhijeet too wishes her.
Daya- "ghar jaake kholna.. and Happy holi. Dil se chahta hu ki duniya ke saare rang, saari khushiya tumhari life mei ho..."
Roohi is touched.. she smiles big and thanks him.
Roohi- "thanks so much sir. This was my best birthday and best holi… thank you."
Soon the trio start talking. Vineet is happy that this time she dint wipe off the colour. Just then Tarika comes in. Roohi greets her and thanks her for inviting.
Roohi- "thank you Tarika. Vineet ne bataya tumne mujhe invite kia"
Tarika- "arey haan. Kaise nhi karti. Main khud tumhe phone karna chahti thi…. But vineet ne kaha wo karega..."
Roohi- "haa usko sirf pareshan karna tha mujhe!"
Roo glares at Vineet. Daya, AbhiRika laugh.
Tarika- "arey ye toh holi hai, bura mat mano tum Roohi. Have fun ok… kuch bhi chahiye, just find me…."
saying so Tarika walks off flanked by Abhijeet. Daya sir stays back to chat with Roohi.
Roohi- "sir main aapko rang lagau?"
Daya- "arey haan kyu nahi! Lagaao ji lagaao..."
Roohi smiles big. She's spending such a good time with her icon. Her happiness knew no bounds. She takes some yellow colour n puts it on his cheeks…
Daya- "nhi nhi… baalo ko nhi…."
but she has already ruffled his hair with yellow colour… she laughs…
Roohi- "arey buraa mat maano sir..."
vineet joins her and together they say in unison…
RuVi- "holi hai!"
Daya just laughs… they then take selfies… drink some lassi….
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The day has just started… Daya, Abhijeet and some senior cops leave. Now some kids from neighbourhood have joined the party in the garden.
Roohi sits on a bench n keeps watching the kids… Vineet joins her….
Vineet- "dekhti hi rahogi hai na? Khelogi nahi!?"
Roohi- "maine khlel liya Vineet."
Vineet- "kab? Come on yar! Lets celebrate."
Roohi- "ye bhi toh celebration hai… inn bachho ko holi khelte hue dekhna… isee mei mujhe khushi milti hai Vineet…. Thank you. Mujhe yaha bulaane k liye. Ye khushi mujhe dene k liye..."
Vineet just smiles.
Vineet- "its ok. Agli bar just remember friends ko thanks nhi bolte."
for a change he too sits beside her n together the watch the celebration.
Who says happiness lies in grand things? There's always immense joy in every small things of life.
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Somewhere around the place… a guy is talking on phone with someone standing near the main gate of his home,
Dushyant- "maine kaha na sir! main holi nahi khelta… isliye nahi aaya… I;m sorry sir… main abhi apne ghar ke paas hu… plz sir main nhi aa sakta… uh… thik hai sir.. ok"
he ends the call… locking his door he steps out, praying to lord that his brand new white shrt shouldn't get stained. He is really not fond of holi.. is he?
He goes to his car which is parked in front. It just wont open.
Just then a girl can be seen watching him from a distance.
Girl- "haha who khulega nhi mr. akdu senior. Ab dekho tumhare saat kya hota hai! Ready gang?!"
girl 2- "yar mujhe dar lagraha hai. Wo police wala hai aur hum-"
Girl- "arey hum bhi police wale hai-"
girl 3- "par tu uski junior hai-"
Girl- "shut up!"
girl 4- "junior hai ki nahi?!"
Girl- "haa. Isliye toh badla lena hai..."
the girl assures her friends, smears deep nlue colour all over her face and hair… and smiles…
Girl- "haha im ready gang! Jaldi tum log bhi rang lagaalo chehre pe"
Dushyant still examines his car.
Dushyant- "yeh khul kyu nhi raha? Remote problem hai kya?"
Girl- "girls… ready steady…."
Dushyant- "kahi ye koi… prank toh nahi!?"
Girl- "ATTACK!"
*splash *
bucket of deep pink coloured water is splashed on to him. Dushyant shouts in shock-
Dushyant- "oh god!"
* another bucket of gulaal splashed *
Dushyant- "just stop… "
he peers through his eyes and sees that he's surrounded by a gang of girls…
a girl who's seemingly the leader of the gang throws another bucket of gulaal at him… that's when their eyes meet… tensed she thinks to escape… but is caught …
In flash Dushyant holds her hand n pulls her close…. He glares at the other girls...
The other girls panic and rush from there… Dushu turns to the girl he caught….
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to be continued….
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AN: fin, that was lame sorry yar. Hope u like. Since.
Yes I'm adding a bit of other couple. Most of u wanted Ishyant. So here they are. Actually I'm planning to post ishyant parts as a new story. Lets see. Anyway, Thank u. plz do rvw.
Love ya all…
sweetu.. kaisa laga bataana. I'd be glad if it can mk u smile a lil bit :* luv ya :*