After Noon
“ya kia kar rhe ha….(what is she doing?)”sanskar whispered to himself while seeing swara with crossed arms.swara was trying to push handle of handpump but even after putting full force.she was not able to do that.
“ya Allah!….”swara cried and again tried to push it down.sanskar chuckled and goes toward her.
“ya kia ho raha ha…(what is happening here?)”sanskar asked after standing behind her.swara gets straight and looks back.she twitches her nose,seeing then again went back to her work.
“mera nhe khiyaal…iss tarah kuch hona wala ha….(i don’t think anything will happen like this)”sanskar said while chuckling.
“aap ko issa kia….ya meea maasla ha….(none of your business…this is my problem)”swara said in anger filled tone.
“iss tarah to poori saadi guzar jai gi….lekin iss main sa paani nhe nikla ga…..(centuary will pass like this but water will not come)”sanskar said and pushed her to side.swara makes bad bad faces,seeing him pushing the handle easily.
“paani zaya na karen…jo karna ha jalsi karen…(don’t waste water…do whatever you want quickly)”sanskar scolded her in light way.swara muttered under her breath and splashes water on face quickly then leaves without saying thanks.sanskar shakes his head at her attitude.
Night
“lakshaya theak khata ha….larkiyan aafaat hoti han….(laksahya says right..girls are huge problems)”sanskar muttered,throws his cover and gets up.he walks outisde from his camp and saw swara sitting beside fore and talking with soldier
He goes toward them and hears swara’s sentence.
“ab to hamara sar dukhna laga ha…neend ki kami ki wajah aa….(now my head started paining because of lack of sleep)”swara said and press her head with one hand.
“khud ko neend mhe aari…islya dosron ki haram kar rakhi ha….(don’t get sleep herself therefore don’t let anyone to sleep)”sanskar thought annoyingly.he goes and sit opposite to her behind fire.soldier saw him and tried to ger up but sanskar sign him to sit.
“aap ko bhe neend nhe aa rhe…(you are also not getting sleep?)”swara asked innocently,forgetting hse was angry from him.
“aapki paazeeb ki manhoos awaz soona da gi to na….(your anklet’s cursed voice will let me sleep then i will sleep)”sanskar thought in brain but shake his head to give answer to swara.
“aapko neend kun nhe aati….(why you don’t get sleep)”sanskar asked trying to divert his mind.
“aab kia btaain aap ko…kahan hamara makhmal ki tarah narm bistar or kahan ya thandhi zameen…..(what should i tell you….where my silk like soft bed and where this cold ground)”swara thought in brain and looks at sanskar.who was trying to read her face expression.
“wo kia ha na…hum shahzaadiyon ki tarah pyaara han.is lya hamara ami jaan or abbu jaani na hamen shahzaadiyon ki tarah pala ha….hum zameen par kabhi nhe soi…..(actually i am beautiful like a princess therefore my parents raised me like a princess.i never slept on ground)”swara said sweetly.
“wah!…”sanskar laughed lightly.soldier also chuckled.
“is main hasna ki kia baat ha?…(what is the thing to laugh in it?)”swara asked with twitched nose.sanskar looks at her in dim light of fire and missed his several heart beats.
“aap hasta bhi han…hamara samna to aap ak lafz nhe bolta.ab aap ka sardar aai hoi han to aap haas rha han?….hamara sath aap ki koi dushmani ha?..(you laugh also…..in front of me you don’t speak a word,now your leader is here then you are laughing…..you have some mind of enemity from me?)”swara asked,throwing daggers at soldier.
soldier ignores her completely.swara feels sanskar stares at looks at sanskar.he diverts his eyes quickly and gets up to leave.swara saw him leaving and feels pity for herself.
“hum abhi aata han…(i will just come)”swara said to soldier, quickly gets up and runs after sanskar,holding her lengha with both hands.
“sunain hamari neend ka kuch karen na….hamen zameen par bilkul neend nhe aati….(listen,please do something about my sleep…i don’t get sleep on ground)”swara said after matching his pace and start taking deep breaths.
“maafi chata han shahzaadi sahibha….lekin main kuch nhe kar sakta….(i am sorry princess but i can’t do anything)”sanskar said in taunting voice.but swara didn’t understand his taunt.
“inko kaisa pata chala hum shahzaadi han….(how did he come to know i am princess)”swara thought and looked at him with wide eyes.
“aisa kia dakh rhe han….(what are you looking like this?)”sanskar asked,seeing her wide eyes.
“aap na humen shahzaadi kun bulaya?….(why did you call me princess?)”swara asked in suspicious voice.sanskar looks at her dryly.
“taana mar rhe the aap humen….(you were taunting at me)”swara understands his taunt and sighed in relief.
“hamari neend ka kuch karen…phala hi bht kuch mashoor ha phr bhootani mashoor ho jai ga…..(do aomething about my sleep….there is already so much famous about me then ghost will get famous)”
“kia mashoor ha aap ka bara main….(whatvis famous about you)”
“hum pagal han….hum main bht nakhra ha..humne gussa bht aata ha…hum main mughla khoon kuch zada hi ha lr pata nhe kia kia…hum to yahaan aa kar pata chala log hamara baara main ya saab kahta han.(i am mad..i am ver arrogant.i get angry a lot..’.mughaal’s blood runs in my blood too much and don’t know what more…..i came to know these things after coming here)”
“aap itni mashoor han aapna kasba main….(you are this much famous in your village)”sanskar laughed loudly.
“aap sa to kuch kahna hi fazool ha, hum kavita ji sa kahen ga…(its useless to tell you anything…i will speak with kavita)”swara said angrily and turned to go back.sanskar holds her arm.
“kavita sa ya sab har giz na kahna…ussa bht gussa aata ha aisi fazol batoon par….(don’t tell these things to kavita…she gets very angry at these stid things)”sanskar said chuckling.
“hum itni raaton sa soi nhe han or ya aapko fazol baat lagti ha….(i didn’t sleep from many nights and you think these are useless thing)”swara said in hurt and sad voice and tried to free her arm angrily.sanskar holds her arm tightly.
“chora humen…baat nhe karni aap sa doobara….(leave me..i will not talk with you again)”
“ya zulm na karna….aadat si ho gai ha aapki baatien sunne ki.aab to dar lagta ha aap ki kaahmoshi meri jaan hi na la jai……(never do this ……..i became habitual of listening your talk.now i am afarid your silence will take my life)”sanskar whispered near her ear while her arm was still in his hand.
“aab aap fazol batien kar raha han…(now you are speaking useless)”swara said not matching his eyes.while blush had spread on her cheeks.
“sach kah rha han…yakeen karna na karna wo aap a ha….(i am saying truth now you believe or not….its on you)”sanskar said,left her arm.
“yahen par rokan…main abhi aa rha hon…(stay here…i will just come)”
swara nust nodded and sanskar left.he comes after some time and takes her with him.
“hum aap ko bacha lagta han…(am i look like a kid to you)”swara said looking at cloth swing which was tied between two trees.sanskar just holds her from waist and make her sit on swing.swara holds his both shoulders and looks at him with scared eyes.
“hum gir jain ga…(i will fall down)”
“kuch nhe hoga…..soo jao or subha sab ka ithna sa phala uth jana…(nothing will happen…sleep and tomorrow wake up early before anyone wakes up.
“wo thora mushkil ha…hum subha jaldi nhe ithta…humen apni ammi jaan sa bht daant parti ha…..(that is difficult…i get a lot of scoldings from my mother)”
sanskar stares at her in disbelief.swara giggled seeing his expressions.sanskar shakes his head.
“mujah hi uthna para ga…jab sa aap ain ha…meri neend haram ho gai ha….(i have to wake up early…from the day you have come my peace is ruiened)”
“humen bht neend aa rhe ha…(i am very sleepy)”swara said,avoiding his deep voice and intense stare.sanskar smiles and leaves.swara lays down and close her eyes with smile on face.
MORNING
“uth jain sibha ho gai ha…..(wake up..its morning)”
“soona dain..kab ka baad soi han…(let me sleep…i am sleeping after long time)”swara muttered in her sleep.sanskar picks her up from swing in bridal style and make her stand on ground.swara hardly opens her eyes and looks at him with pouted face.
“subha baakiar…(good morning)”sanskar caressed her cheek with back of her hand.
“aap bhot bora han…(you are very bad)”swara muttered and keep head on his shoulder.
“aaj apna nahana nhe jaana…(don’t you want to go to take bath today)”
“umm…jaana ha….(i am going)”swara muttered,pulls back herself and rubs her eyes.sanskar removes swing and both goes toward lake.
AFTER A WHILE
“hum na kab sa yahin kaapra pahna hoi haan…uljhan ho rhe ha humen…(i am wearing this dress from very long time…i am feeling very uncomfortable)”swara said and looked at his side.
“jo aapko main na kaapra dia tha wo kahan han…(the dress i gave to you…where is that?)”sanskar holds her waist and pulls her back.swara back attaches with his chest and swara lays back her head on his shoulder.
“kavita ji han na…wo poch rhe the hum na ya kahan sa lia han.jab hum na bataya aap na dia han.un ka chara gussa sa laal ho gya the…..unno na khana uttaro,hum na uttar dia…(kavita was asking from where i got these dress…when i told her you gave me then her face turned red.she told me to remove it so i wear my old dress)”
“gussa ki thori taaz ha wo…warna bhot aachi han…bora to nhe laga aapko…(she is short tempered otherwise she is very nice….did you feel bad)”
‘wo aapko passand karti han…kia aapko pata ha iss baat ka?..(she likes you,do you know this?)”
“aisa kuch nhe ha…wo hamari bht aachi dost han bas…(there is nothing like that….she is just my very good friend)”
“hum throa sa pagal han lekin itna bhe nhe han, jo itni si baat na samajh saken…..phala wo hamara sath bht aachi the lekin aab to unhen hamari shakal dakh kar gussa aata ha……(i am little mad but not this much that i can’t even understand this small thing……she was very good with me first but now she gets angry after seeing my face)”
sanskar thinks about it deeply.
“humara khiyal main abb humen chalana chahiya….(i think we should leave now)”swara said softly,making him come out from his thoughts.swara tried to get up but sanskar restrain her.
“ak baat aap yaad rakhen..hum sirf aap sa mohabbat karta han…(always remember one thing…i only love you)”sanskar said in deep voice.his face just a mere inch away from her face.swara raises her thick eye lashes to look in his eyes.sanskar cups her face and kissed her with full love.
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“dafa ho jao yahan sa…ak kaam dhang sa nhe kar sakta…(get lost from here…can’t even do a single work nicely)”sanskar shouted at a man in furious tone.man bend his head for once and left.
“Ya Allah!…ya to boht gussa main han…baad main aain ga…(Allah!…he is really angry right now.i should come later)”swara muttered to herself, turned and tried to leave tip toed.
“swara ji! kahan jaa rhe han….(where are you going swara?)”sanskar pulled her back in his camp,closes the door of camp and whispered in her ear.
“aap ko kaisa pata chala hum ain howa han…(how did you come to know..i am here?)”
“aapki paazeeb ki awaaz ai the humen….waapis kun jaa rhe then…(your anklet voice came…why were going back?)”
“aap abhi bohat gussa main han…hum baad main aain ga…(you are very angry right now…i will come again)”swara said innocently and tried to get out from his grip but sanskar restrains her to do so.
“gussa to main uss parahdar par tha…aapko dakh kar gussa nhe aata ha…..(i was angry on that soldier…i don’t get angry after seeing your face)”sanskar said,turning her face toward her.
“hum aap sa bht zarori baat karna ai tha….(i came to talk about something important)”swara said and push his face back with love,which was coming close to her.sanskar chuckled.
“kia baat…(what is that?)”
“hamari ak dost bata rhen the…iss jungle ka dosri taraf ak neela pahar ha.wahan ak bht hi naik baba rahta han….Allah unki har dua qabool karta ha….aap humen un ka pass la jain….humen dua karwani ha…..(my one friend was telling me….after this forest there is a blue mountain.there a very poius old man lives.Allah listen his every prayer.please take me there.i want him to pray for me)”
‘kitni dostain han appki…roz aapko koi na koi baat bata rha hota ha….(how many friends you have?….every day someone tells you something)”
“aap jitni bhe khawateen ko agwa kar ka ai tha…wo hamari dost han…(all women you have kidnapped,they are my friends)”
“wah!…..”
“app humen baatain aap humen laa kar jain ga ya nhe…warna hum khud jain ga….(tell me will you take me there oterwise i will go myself)”swara muttered her last sentence in very low voice but sanskar hears it and looks at her angrily.
“aapka ka kia khayal ha….aap yahan sa jaana ki koshish karen gi or kamiyab ho jain gi…..(what you think…you will try to run from here and you will succeed)”
“aap kia sochta han…hum yahan islya han kunka hum bhag nhe sakta….(what you think?…i am here because i can’t run)”swara asked with raised eye brows.sanskar nodded his head.
“galat fahmi ha aapki….phala hum yahan isslya tha kun ka humen yahan maza aa rha tha.sab kuch bht naya tha hamara liya or aab aapki mohabbbat na rok rakha ha…warna hum kaab ka chala gai hota…aapka parahdar to raat ka dosra pahar hi soo jata han…..(you highly mistaken…first i was enojoying it.everything was very new for me and now you love is not letting me go otherwise i would have leave long back.your soldier sleeps after 12)”
“log aapka baara main saach kahta han…aap pagal han…(people say right about you….you are mad)”
“kun?…(why?)”
“mohabbat ka izhaar bhe karti han to ahsaan jaata kar….(confess love as doing favor at me)”sanskar said,kissing on her cheek.swara giggled.
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