chapter---8
krishna took deep long breaths... then he said---yehi hain hamari sacchayi....samjhi?
he did nt look at her face while saying---chalo...station master aa chuka hoga...hume usse milna hain..
pratigya followed without a word... they both went to the station master's cabin... he was a middle aged man,whu was having his breakfast of tea and a biscuit wen they arrived. he looked up---are itni subah subah? aabhi to koi train bhi nhi aya hain?
krishna---is madam ka train kal yaha signal ki wajase atka tha...ye pani lene niche utri to iska train miss hi gaya...delhi janewali train.... isi sislile mein aapse baat karni hain..
the station master rubbed his hands and face in his handkerchief and got up....to get a gud look at pratigya. then he said---aha!! ye to bara hi gyar zimedari ka kam kiya tumne....aisa koi train se utarta hain kya? woh bhi ek anjaan station par?
pratigya didnt reply,the conversation seemed to get over her head....
krishna came and stood in between the station master and pratigya..he was conscious abt the proximity between them and took this step....
the station master backed away and said---aab to ek hi kam kiya ja sakta hain...hum delhi fon karke bata dete hain ki aapka saman rakhle...aap kuch bhi karke delhi pahuch jana.....
krishna---delhi? par e to yahan se bht dur hain....
station master----to hum kya kare? hawaijahaz bheje kya ake liye? jaiye jaiye...delhi pahuchiye...aapko saman mil jayega aapka......
krishna knew he was ryt. there was no other way. they came out of the cabin and walked towards the exit.. pratigya was quiet. krishna said to her----aap apne dosto ko fon kijiye...karke ubnhe bata dijiye ki aap thk hain aur wo log aapke liye delhi mein wait kare...hum aapko waha tak pahucha denge.... after a long time she turned her face at him.. their eyes met.
pratigya--aur fir?
krishna--fir kya?
pratigya cleared her thraot and asked.innocently---fir tum mujhe chod doge?
krishna was nt nt sure wat she meant. did she mean that she wants to be with him or did she mean that she wants him to leave her?
krishna---iska jawab kya dun..
pratigya---jo sach hain
krishna smiled awkwardly and said----sach.........aab sach to yehi hain na pratigya JI ki delhi pahuch ne baad aapko apne raste jana hoga aur hume hamare..........aur aapko is choti si mulaqat ko bhul jana hoga.....apki bhalai aur hamari bhalai isimein hain
pratigya sighed bt did nt answer...
they came out of the station. it was a rural area....kamalpur,with empty streets and small shops. there was greenery and peace all round and it was less polluted....bt the prblm was that there was less transport too.
now they needed to reach delhi as fast as they could..
pratigya looked around her,unable to thnk properly....krishna saw a small tea shop and went towards to ask abt the place and the transport facilities of it..
he approched the shopkeeper---bhaiya ye jagah kaunsi hain...hamara matlab hamara train kal raat ko chut gaya hain aur hume jald se jald delhi pahuchna hain....to hum kaise jaye? koi bus wus hain kya?
as he was talking to the shopkeeper,pratigya noticed a phone booth nearby and decided to call her frnds...
she dialled pari's no.
pari--hello? kaun?
pratigya--hum................pratigya..............
pari---PRATIGYA KAHAN HO TUM? pata hain hum sab kitni pareshan hain? tum station par hi reh gayi? humne guard ko bhi inform kar diya tha...unhone kaha tha wo koi action lega...subah ho gayi tum kaisi ho kahan ho tum? humne teacher ko mana liya wo to tumhare papa ko batane wale the...humne rok liya.....
pratigya---pari hum thk hain....bilkul thk hain...plz tum papa ko kuch mat bolna.......plz pari....
pari---thk hain thk hain......aab batao kahan ho tum...yahan miss chowdhury meri jaani dushman banke baithi hain...tum kahan ho?
pratigya----hum yahi hain kamalpur mein...hum delhi pahuch jayenge.... do ya tin din mein....tumlogo ki booking delhi mein kitne dino ki hain?
pari---tin din...tumhe usse pehle pahuchna hain...samjhi tum? warna main miss chowdhury ko nhi mana paungi...wo tumhare papa ko bata denge.....
pratigya---nhi nhi......plzzz.......hum tin din ke andar pahuch jayenge delhi.....fir tumhe fon karenge...bye
she put down the receiver and thanked god that her father still doesnt know.....
she came out of the booth to see krishna standing before her... he said---yahan se bus stop thodi dur hain,paidal jana padega... wahan se hume kota janewali bus mil jayegi....fir kota se hum ek aur bus leke sidha delhi pahuch jayenge....
pratigya nodded.....
they started to walk silently... krishna glanced at her for once.. she face was without any expression.... he was unsure of her at that instant bt feared her silence.... he stopped.....bt pratigya kept on walking as if she had nt noticed that he had stopped. krishna did nt move... he watched her...slowly walking away.... wen she had gone really far,suddenly he called out---pratigya.....!!!!
pratigya felt as if she woke up frm a trance...she looked beside her,krishna was nt there...she looked around,no...he was nt there... she became suddenly terrified of her loneliness... her strange,unknown surroundings... KRISHNA!!!!1---she cried out..
he came running to her. she was in tears by then... he observed her carefully.. she did nt come to him or hug him for comfort....she stayed away and did nt evn look at him...bt her facial expression changed,her muscles started to relax as she saw him...... she turned and started walking again....with krishna by her side......
Edited by kaasshh - 13 March 2010 at 1:12am
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