Kumar Dhiraj

Hinglish
Love story

KUMAR DHIRAJ

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India’s first
Hinglish
Novelist

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Hinglish Love Story

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Acknowledgement and some Thoughts

Thank you, dear readers and friends, for
picking up ‘Hinglish love story’. Here’s
thanking all those who helped me with this
book...
Friends who make my life worthy
My family on Facebook and Twitter
My computer and MS Office
I want to share something with you, I am not
writing to prove a point but to explore and
present the gift given by god to me. I want
to reach as many people as I can, if possible
try to support and keep me grounded
through that process.
I don’t want to be a writer, but a thinker,
waiting for your love.
Welcome to Hinglish Love Story

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For my Parents

For all Soldiers

For all True Lovers

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‘Look dear ye tumhari love story hai

mujhe issme koi interest nahi hai, aap
ye Kisi aur ke saath share kar sakte
hai.’ Maine thoda irritate hote hue
kaha.
Ussne mere jawab ke uttar main apna
sar hilaya.
‘Kul mera interview hai aur main vahi
jaa raha hu.Mere khayal se ye sahi waqt
nahi hai inn sab baato ko krne ke liye.’
Mujhe neend aa rahi thi, Raat kafi ho
chuki thi maine ghadi dekhi 12 baj
chuke thee.
‘Main chahta hu aap sune’

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Train ke sleeper coach main hum dono

baithe hue thee. Main jaipur jaa raha
tha.Mere train main enter hote hi iss
shaksh ne mujhe jaise dekha tha main
tabi samajh gaya tha kuch gadbad hai.
Mere hi coach main hone ki vajah se
mujhse baat karne meri birth par aa
gaya tha.
‘Main chahta hu aap iss par kuch likhe
sir.’ He said
Ek taraf toh mujhe aacha lag raha tha
ke mujhe iss field main jyada waqt na
hote hue bhi loge mujhe recognize
karne lage thee, par doosri taraf gussa
bhi aa rha tha kyoki uss waqt main ek
toh bahut thaka hua tha aur doosra

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main love story ke upar koi project nhi

karna chahta tha.
‘Aap mujhse chahte kya hai?’ I said
‘Main chahta hu aap meri kahaani ek
baar sune’
Main thoda hairaan tha… Ke aakhir
main hi kyo?
‘Aapko agar lgta hai ke apki love story
par kuch likha jaa sakta hai toh aap
chetan Bhagat, Ravinder singh jaise
legends ke paas jaiye na. I am new to
this field aur mujhe love story likhne
main jyada koi interest bhi nahi hai
toh…’
Isse pehle main apni baat poori kar pata
mujhe beech main rokte hue ussne bina

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pooche apna introduction dena start kar

diya.
‘I am Raj. I am from Delhi.’
‘Ok, so what you do?’
‘Main ek marriage bureau chalata hu’
‘Ohhh…that’s great.’
Ussne bina pooche ya keh kar apne bag
se wine nikali aur seedhe Bootle se
muh lga ke 2 ghoot aandar kar liye. I
was shocked.
‘Maine aapki novel padhi thi mujhe
aachi lagi’
‘Thank you atleast some people are
reading.’

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Maine thoda soft hote hue kaha….

‘Dekho yr aisa nahi hai ke main tumse
ye sab naaraj ho kar keh rha hu, par
main love story likhna hi nahi chahta
kyoki hurr love story main vahi hota
hai dukh, takleef, rona, emotions…
rulao logo ko over likh-likh ke ek ek
seen ko 10-10 line main kheech kheech
kar aur main ye sab nhi kar sakta.’
‘But sir…’
‘Look Raj….abhi mera mood nahi hai
par ho sakta hai aage agar mujhe laga
ke mujhe love story likhi chahiye toh
main tumhe jaroor bulaunga give me
your number.’

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Ussne mujhe apna number diya aur fir

apni birth par chala gaya.Maine bhi
sukoon ki saas li k ab main so paunga.
Mera dhayaan baar baar ussi ki taraf
jaa raha tha isse pehle ki main kuch
karta ek haath mujhe peeche se hila
raha tha….
‘Sir’
‘Raj…what happen?’
‘Sir, I want you to hear.’
Sach kahu toh gaali dene ka munn kar
aa raha tha par mere paas ab koi raasta
nahi bacha tha.
‘Tell me her name?’
‘Piya’

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‘Ok, tell me your love story I am

listening.’
‘Not a love story sir, it’s an incomplete
love story, Jo school se start Hui aur
college main khatam…..shayad vaha
bhi khatam nahi Hui.’
‘Listening’ I said

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PART-I
School Days

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Hurr aadmi apni kismat lekar paida

hota hai main bhi hua tha par
pareshaani ye thi ki meri kismat kab kis
taraf palat jae kuch pata nahi chalta tha.
July 2002
Main taiyaar tha fir se school join karne
ke liye kyoki meri summer vacations
khatam ho chuki thi. Main upset tha,
issliye nahi ki vacations khatam ho gyi
thi, par issliye ki ab board ke exams
thee aur study ke pressure ko lekar
main abhi se pareshaan tha. Unn dino
study main mera jyada munn lagta bhi
nahi tha, aur bad in study means bad in
life means I am in short ‘Useless’
Jaisa ke maine bataya humare school
open ho gaye thee. Mera school mere
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ghar se 1 hours ke distance par tha toh

aane jaane ke liye main school bus ka
hi use karta tha.Uss din sab ek doosre
ko cards, chocolates etc de rahe thee,
main bhi apne school aur class main
kafi popular tha jiski vajah se mujhe ek
bhi card ya chocolate nahi mila. Usske
peeche bhi ek reason tha vo tha mera
‘Useless category’ main hona. Doosri
field main mera performance humesha
aacha rehta tha jaise class bunk main ya
fight main etc etc. Jiski vajah se
‘Highest Annual Punishment Achiever’
ka award mujhe hi milta tha. Sab
vacations ke baad aaye thee toh apni-
apni kahaniya bata rhe thee. Mere dost
ne mujhe bataya ke usse ek ladki se
pyar ho gaya means love.
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Pyar…love uss waqt mujhe ye sabse

irritating aur useless topic lagta tha. Ek
doosre ki taraf ghanto bina bole dekhte
rehna aur muskuraate rehna, paglo ki
tarah aage peeche ghoomna aisa lagta
tha insaan, insaan nahi koi kutta ho.
Maine apne dost se bhi yahi kaha toh
usska bhi vahi purana ghisa pita jawab
tha ‘yahi toh pyar hai’. Mere liye pyar
uss waqt ek aisi cheej tha jisse sirf
‘Abnormal’ loge hi kar sakte hai.
Garmiya khatam ho rahi thi toh weather
bhi change ho raha tha aur uss din
halki-halki baarish pad rahi thi. Main
bus stop par kaha ho kar apni school
buss ke aane ka wait kar rha
tha…sorry, apni behan ka umbrella

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haath main liye buss ka wait kar raha

tha.Ye kaafi irritating tha ladies
umberellla le kar road par wait karna
par mere pass koi option nahi tha kyoki
mera umberella toot gaya tha. Bus aayi
aur mere saamne aa kar ruki. Main buss
main enter hua hi tha ke peeche baithi
ladkiyo ki ‘khi-khi’ start ho gyi thi. Vo
mujhe dekh kar smile de rahi thi. Uss
waqt aisa laga ke sabko maar hi
daalu…ladkiya ek sar dard thi mere
liye.
Main sochta tha kaash ek din aisa aaye
ke shakshaat prabhu mere saamne aa
jae aur pooche ‘Bata balak tu kya
chahta hai, apni 3 wish maang le’ toh
meri ek wish inn ladkiyo ke liye jaroor

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hoti aur vo ye hoti ke inhe thoda sa

dimag de do.
Aap soch rahe honge main aisa kyo keh
rahah hu toh uske reason bhi deta hu…
1) Agar Bf aur Gf ki fight hoti hai
aur galti Ladki ki hai tab bhi maafi
Ladke ko hi maangni padegi aur
punishment alag.
2) For me girls are like ‘complaint
box’ inhe buss chance chahiye
complaint karne ka.
3) Agar ladke se koi kaam karvana
hai Jo vo khud nahi kar sakti toh
ek smile de kar thoda emotional
ho kar keh do aur jab kaam ho jae
toh ‘bye’ keh kar chalte bano.

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Aur bhi reasons hai par abhi ke liye

itne hi kaafi hai. Kahani par vapas
aate hai.Kuch time baad buss hume
lekar school pahuch chuki thi vo
ladkiya ab bhi wait kar rahi thi ke
main neeche utar ke apna umberella
kholu aur unhe ‘khi-khi’ karne ka
chance mile.Beep … Beep…that’s
why I didn’t open it and ran to my
class.
Kyoki baarish bahut tej thi toh main
bheeg bhi gaya tha. Assembly
kahtam ho chuki thi aur hum sab
class main aa kar baith gaye thee.
Main second bench par baitha
tha….Peeche se second par.

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Teacher attendance le rahi thi ki

tabhi aawaj aayi ‘May I come in
madam?
BC kya voice thi. Main apne dost ke
saath abhi bhi unn ladkiyo ko kose
raha tha umberella vali baat par.
Maine udhar dekha I found someone
inside raincoat just enter the class
room. Face toh nahi dikh raha tha
because of raincoat and ‘Angle’ na
banne ki vajah se, par jaise hi ussne
apna raincoat utara I saw her long
and straight hairs. Usska face usske
wet hairs se cover tha ,main usske
peeche ka chehra dekhne ki koshish
kar hi raha tha and finally I saw
her…Brown eyes, white face, sweet

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smile kisi magnet ki tarah jo kisi ko

bhi apni taraf attract kar sakti thi.
Suddenly shocked…..whats
that...what I am thinking? Vo bhi ek
ladki ke baare main….mujhe uss
waqt laga jaise main classroom main
nahi kahi aur hi tha. Main shayad
ussi duniya main rehta agar ek aawaj
beech main interrupt na karti
‘Nineteen’ ………..Roll no.
Nineteen. Vo main tha ‘Present
Madam’. Mujhe kya ho gaya tha?
Am I sick? No, I am not mad, mera
poora din yahi sochte hue gujar gaya
tha.
Mera behavior bhi uss din ke baad
ajeeb sa ho gaya tha.

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Next day main kuch jaldi hi uth gaya

tha. School ke liye ready hone ke
baad bhi main baar-baar mirror ke
saamne jaa raha tha, ye dekhne ko
kya main sahi lag rha hu. Humari
class main 2 rows hua karti thi. One
for boys and another for girls. Vo
third bench ke corner par baitha karti
thi near to boy’s row. Uss din se Jo
ladka boys row ki third row ke
corner par baitha karta tha vo mera
sabse bada dushman ban chuka tha.
Mera target ab kaise bhi vaha baithne
ka tha, aur usske liye mujhe usse
kaise bhi convence karna tha. Maine
pata karvaya usse chocolates bahut
pasand thi. Maine papa ke wallet se
paise chura kar usske liye 25
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chocolates khareedi aur emotional

bahana ye tha ‘Bhai main ab padhna
chahta hu, kuch karna chahta hu.Tu
mujhe aage baith kar padhne de, tu
toh vaise hi intelligent hai…. help
me’. Trick kaam kar gayi aur vo
maan gaya. Finally mujhe mauka mil
gaya uske kuch pass baithne ka.
Main bahut hi nervous feel kar raha
tha, itna nervous toh main uss exam
paper ko dekh kar bhi nahi hota tha
jisme mujhe kuch nahi aata tha.
Aakhir main vaha jaa kar baith gaya
ye soch kar ke mujhe notice toh
karegi voh par ussne mujhe ek baar
dekha tak nahi. Main usse jyada aur
black board ko kum dekhta tha par

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usse eye contact tak nahi hua tha koi

improvement nahi.
Par jaisa ke hum jaante hai ki god is
great vo din bhi aa gaya. Teacher uss
din bole kar hume notes likhva rahi
thi vo bhi likh rahi thi. Jab vo likhti
thi toh uska head kuch jyada hi jhuka
hua rehta tha jisski vajah se usske
face par usske baal aa jaate thee aur
vo unko apne haath se apne ears ke
peeche laga liya karti thi.Mujhe aisa
lagta tha ke ye scene main jindagi
bhar dekhta rahu.
Ok ok ok point par aate hai ab.Toh
jab sab likh rahe thee sirf mujhe
chode kar toh main pen se khelne aur
usse dekhne main busy tha.
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Aachanak se mere pen ka cap neeche

gir gaya main usse uthane ke liye
jhuka hi tha ke vo bhi usse uthane ke
liye jhuki and give me a smile.Ohhh
shitman…it was like a Granite…. No
Atom bomb…No Nuclear bomb
blast inside my hurt. Main uss
moment ko words main bata bhi nahi
sakta. Main shayad hi apni jindagi
main uss smile ko kabhi bhool pau. I
think I am in love with her. Love
her? Wait…wait…from where this
word comes? I mean I am in love?
Mere saamne ye ek sawal banke
khada ho gaya tha jiska jawab mere
pass nahi tha. Exams aane vaale thee
sab preparation kar rahe thee aur

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main apne hi sawaalo main uljha hua

tha.
Exams aaye aur chale gaye, main
dukhi issliye nahi tha ke mere exams
kharab gye thee par issliye dukhi tha
ke inn exams ke baad vactions honi
thi aur agle kuch dino tak main usse
nahi dekh paunga.
Mujhe laga ke ab ye pata lagana hi
padega ke vo rehti kaha hai aur usske
liye apne frnd ko ye sab batatna bhi
padega. Mujhe iss kaam main unki
help ki jaroorat padegi.
Vactions ke pehle hi din maine apni
cycle uthae aur seedhe apne dost ke
yaha pahuch gaya aur saari baat bata
di.
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Par vo saala asli harami tha jaise ke

aksar dost hote hi hai. Ussne kaha ke
vo meri help tabhi karega jab main
ye admit kar lunga ke ‘I love her’and
at last I have to accept that.
Ab sab pakka ho chuka tha aur
planning start ho gyi thi. Iss plan
main ek aur ki entry hui vo thi mere
uss friend ki gf. Ladki ka saath hona
iss tarah ke case main shayad success
ke liye aacha hi tha.Vacactions main
teacher’s students ko tution diya
karte thee in their own house. Bata
du ke mere uss friend ka name
Akshay aur uski gf ka name Gauri
tha.

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Akshay ne jab pata lagaya toh pata

chala ke vo bhi ek tution main padha
karti hai aur akshay ka friend bhi
vahi padhta hai. Toh ab ye pata
laganae ke liye k vo kaha rehti hai ye
jaroori tha ke uska peecha tution se
hi kiya jae. Tution humare ghar se 5
km door tha toh problem ye thi ki
hume bhi ek bike ki jaroorat thi jisse
peecha kiya jaa sake. Akshay ke dad
mom dono job kiya karte thee aur
subah 10 baje chale jaate thee aur
evening main 6 baje aate thee.Hume
bike chahiye thi afternoon main
kyoki uska tution tha 3 baje se toh
kaam ban sakta tha, par ek problem
aur aa gyi agar hum bike le jaate toh
uska servant dekh leta aur uski
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shikayat uske mom dad se kar deta.

Akshay ko bike le jaana allowed nahi
tha.Ek reason aur bhi tha Akshay ke
pas licence nahi tha aur uska servant
Deepu usse chidta bhi tha kyoki ek
baar Akshay ne Deepu se panga kar
diya tha. Vo ek baar Deepu ke room
main gaya tha. Vo vaha nahi mila par
uske bed par ek gandi magazine padi
thi Akshay ne isski shikayat apne
mom dad se kar di jiski vajah se usse
bahut daat padi thi tabhi se vo
Akshay se chidta tha.
Iss kahani ko sunne ke baad achanak
se mere chehre par smile aa
gayi…ok...Akshay asked me... Why
I am laughing?

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Main bina kuch kahe usse apne saath

bahar le gaya. Kuch der baad hum ek
video cd ki shop ke saamne khade
thee and after some time we are
coming out of the shop with a porn
cd’s in our hands.
‘Look buddy agar tu kisi se kuch
nahi kahega toh tujhe roj ek cd
dekhne ko denge aur Akshay bhi
tujhse kuch nahi kahega’ I said to
Deepu.Ussne Akshay ki taraf dekha
ussne haa main sar hila diya toh deal
was done.
Next day hum poori tarah ready thee
jaise hi akshay ke dad mom nikle
hum bike le kar chal diye I was
really excited at that time. Akshay
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asked me ‘Jab milega tab kya

kahega?’
I said ‘Nothing I just want to see
her.’
Akshay said ‘Ab samajh main aaya
kyo lover’s ek doosre ko bine bole
aankh main aakh daal kar ghanto
dekhte rehte hai.’
I said ‘Hmmm’
Hum time se kaafi pehle pahuch
gaye thee . Ab hum gauri ka wait kar
rahe thee jo aa rahi thi apna pyar
nibhane, vahi mujhe apne pyar ke liye
wait karna tha.
At 2:50 pm I saw her with a man jo ho
sakta hai usske father ho came to drop
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her.Ussne mujhe dekh liya tha par as

usual na dekhne ka drama bhi kiya.
She went inside the house. Main
khush tha ke room ki window se vo
mujhe ab bhi dikh rahi thi.Vahi par
saamne tea shop thi agle 1 hr tak main
usse dekhte-dekhte 10 tea k cups pee
chuka tha, after that she came out of
the house look at me give smile and
wave bye. I do the same.Main satisfy
tha, khush tha. Hum shaam ko 5 baje
ghar pahuche his servant was still
enjoying that video.
I missed her in my whole vacations.
Vacation khatam hui main khush ho
kar school pahucha toh ye khushi bhi
dukh main badal gayi, jab ye ptata
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chala ke next period main math ke

teacher marks bataenge. I felt like
someone …’Raped me.’ Vacations aur
pyar ke chakkar main ye bhool gaya
tha ke marks ka ‘Bomb’ bhi footne
vala hai iske baad. Assembly ke baad
jaise hi class main ghusa toh usse
dekha toh as usual she is looking
beautifull, ussne mujhe dekha aur
dekh kar smile di aur ‘Hiii’ kaha. I
wished her back. Par uss waqt uski
smile bhi mera durr door nahi kar pae
thi. Mujhe iss baat ka durr nahi tha ke
mere kum marks aaenge, durr iss baat
ka tha ke marks sab ke saamne batae
jaenge. First period over hua aur
maths ke sir ki entry hui with the
copies in there hands.
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Sabse pehle usske marks aaye… ‘80’

but she seemed disappointed. Ye bhi
ek usual si baat hai ladkiyo ke marks
agar 100 bhi aa jae toh bhi vo ye
expect karti hai ki 1 aur mil jaata toh
aur aacha tha. Par ussne apni copy
desk ke neeche rakh di aur teacher ko
dekhne lagi jaise wait kar rahi ho kis
ka….kiska….mere marks
ka?...Nahiiiiiiiii
Finally, my turn came I scored 37. Isse
pehle ki mujhe lagta I was raped I just
felt like I have been ‘Gangraped’ in
front of 50 people. Maine check kiya
ke mere marks sunne ke baad vo apni
copy check karne lag gyi thi matlab
she was waiting to know how much I

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have scored. Dipressed and ashamed.

Life main pehli baar lag raha tha ke
kum marks ke liye rou. Aisa nahi hai
mere isse pehle kum marks nahi aaye
the, isse bhi kum aaye thee par tab
panga nahi tha. Kaise bhi vo din
khatam hua and we went back to
home.
Next day, main class main aaya par
ussme koi change nahi dekha ussne
vaise hi mujhe dekh kar muskura kar
‘Hiii’ bola.Uss din mujhe laga ke
mujhe mere saare sawalo ka jawab mil
gaya hai….yes I love her…..I love her
a lot and I will love her till the end of
my life.Usske baad se jaise-jaise din
gujarte jaa rahe thee mera pyar usske

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liye badhta jaa raha tha. Ab main jaan-

boojh kar apna pen neeche fek deta tha
aur vo bhi usko utha ke mujhe smile
ke saath de diya karti thi.

It was my birthday main ussko dene

ke liye chocolates laya tha, par meri
himmat ab bhi nai ho rahi thi ke main
usse jaa kar vo chocolates du. Maine
akshay ko vo chocolates de di usko
dene ke liye.Ussne akshay ko daat kar
vo chocolates lauta di. I understand ke
usse ye nahi pata tha ke mera B’day
hai par main dukhi usske attitude ko
lekar tha. Ussne aaj kul mujhe avoid
karna start kar diya tha, shayad issliye

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coz I was not good in studies. It hurts

me and I get angry.
Kuch dino baad farewell party thi
seniors ki aur usske baad 15 days ki
preparation leave thi final exams ke
liye. Ussne mujhe farewell main bhi
avoid kiya. Mujhse study bhi nahi ho
paa rhi thi. Final exams thee mujhe
laga ki main iss baar pakka fail ho
jaunga. Mere dimag main ek baat ghar
kar gayi thi ke vo chahe kuch bhi
soche mujhe ye prove karna hai ke
main usse deserve karta hu, varna
jindagi bhar mujhe iss baat ka gum
rahega ke mujh main hi koi kami thi
jisski vajah se main usse paa nahi
saka. Agle din main utha papa ke pass

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gaya aur bola ‘I need a tutor for the

next 20 days.’Mere father ne allow kar
diya ye sock kar ke maine pehli baar
khud kuch study ki baat ki hai aur
saath main ye bhi soch kar ke shayad
main pass hi ho jau. Maine apni cycle
uthae aur humare school ki lady
teacher ke yaha pahucha. Vo maths ki
teacher thi uss din se main daily 2 baar
tution jaata tha aur 24 hours main se
18 ya 19 hrs study karta tha. Study-
sleep yahi mera routine ho gaya tha.
Exams over hue main ‘Pehli baar’
main result ka wait kar raha tha .
Saath main ye bhi dekhna chahta tha
ke iss aakhri daav main kitna safal
hua. Kum se kum akhri baar toh kuch

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kar jau. Mere father nahi chahte thee

ke main school jau result dekhne
kyoki vo nahi chahte thee ke unke
frnds ke saamne unki insult ho. Unke
friends ke bacche bhi mere saath hi
padhte thee. Unhe pura bharosa tha
ke mera result toh bekar hi aana hai.
Maine mother se permission li aur
chup- chaap nikal liya. School
pahuch kar main usska wait kar raha
tha. Tabhi vo saamne se pink dress
main kisi lady ke saath aati hui
dikhae di vo shayad usski mom thi.
She saw me and pretends that I was
nothing for her. Mera dil toot gaya
tha. Ok fine now its time for the
result.

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Mere saath mera ek dost aur tha Nikhil

aaj main ussi ke saath tha. Vo meri
‘Category’ ka hi tha. Humare college
ke kuch loge aaye aur wall par result
paste kar ke chale gaye. Result 3 parts
main divide tha….
Who scored 60% and above.
Who scored between 45% to 60%
Who scored below 45%
Humne 3rd vali list se check karna start
kiya. Hum dono ka hi name nahi tha
list main jisse hum kaafi durr gaye
thee.
Fir second list ko check kara ussme
Nikhil ko apna name mil gaya tha. He
scored 58 % par mujhe ussme bhi
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apna name nahi mila. Maine 3 baar

uss list ko check kiya par ussme mera
name nahi tha. I was depressed. 1st list
ko toh check karne ka sawaal hi nahi
tha.Uss waqt aisa lag raha tha ke main
duniya ka sabse bada haara hua insaan
hu, shayad papa sahi hi kehte thee I
am useless person.
Tears just drop down from my eyes. I
saw her infront of me she turn around
and went away. Main thaka hua, haara
hua jaa kar buss main baith gaya. I
want to be alone that time.
Tabi achanak se Akshay buss main
aaya aur chillaya…
‘Where is the party man? I want it
now.’
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Maine dabi hu aawaj main kaha-

’Party….for what?’
Ussne kaha-’Kyo majak kar rha hai
yr…. you have scored a distiction in
two subjects with first division.’
What? What the hell is that? If he is
kidding I swear I will kill him. I ran
like a bird inside and saw that….
Yes... I have done that. Mera name
first list main tha.Vaha se main seedha
PCO ki taraf bhaaga and called my
father. Jab maine unhe bataya ke main
school main hu toh unhone pehle toh
mujhe daata ke main school kyo gaya
fir kaha ke apna result kisi ko batana
mut. I said ‘Main to kisi ko nahi
bataunga par ho sakta hai aap jaanne
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ke baad sabko jaroor bataye kyoki I

have scored distinctions in two
subjects and I cut the phone.’Uss din
kisi ne bhi koi question mujhse nahi
poocha tha. Humare School main ye
rule tha ke jiss bhi student ke 60%
above marks aaenge uss student ko
ceremony function main award diya
jaata tha.Uss ceremony main usse bhi
bulaya gaya tha.
Ceremony main pahuche toh sabse
pehle ussi par nigah gayi. Aj vo mujhe
kuch ghoor ke ajeeb tarah se dekh rahi
thi. Apna bhi uss waqt time aacha tha
toh I ignored her and sit on my seat.
Host sabke marks bole kar stage par
award lene ke liye bula raha tha.

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Finally mera number aaya toh I stood

up and looked at her just for a while
she smiled but I’m not. I received my
trophy.That was the last day.
Mujhe nahi pata tha ke ab aj ke baad
main usse mil bhi paunga ke nahi
kyoki mujhe nahi pata tha ke ab kis
college main admission lena hai, aage
kya karna hai?
Raat ke 2 baj chuke thee mujhe neend
bhi aa rahi thi subah mera job
interview tha. Vo bhi jaipur jaa raha
tha toh maine use usska number liya
aur kaha ‘Abi so jaate hai kyoki main
kul jaipur main hi hu toh I will call
you tomoroow to listen it further’ he
agreed.
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Interview ke baad maine socha ke

seedhe hi nikal jau par adhuri kahani
kabhi bhi mujhe nahi pachti, issliye
shayad mere andar ek ajeeb si
bechaini thi uss kahani ko aage sunne
ki toh maine usse call kiya-’Hello Raj
here.’
‘Dhiraj here…..Aap mujhe kaha
milenge?’
‘Sir, Hawa Mahal ke pass milte hai.’
‘Ok.’
Kuch der baad hi hum Hawa Mahal ke
saamne baithe thee.
‘So tell me what happened after that?’

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‘Sir, ye silent story college main jaa

kar…..ek tea ho jae?’
‘Sure’

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PART-II
College Days

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Finally vo din bhi aa gaya. Meri college

life ka pehla din. Main uss din bahut
khush tha. New college, new friends.
Main aache se ready ho kar buss se
college pahucha. Poore campus main
celebrations chal rahi thi, aisa lag raha
tha jaise koi festival hai. Kehne ko toh
ye sirf first year students ke liye tha par
sab itna aacha tha ke pta nahi chal raha
tha ke kon senior hai kon junior.
Loud conversations and laughter ne
college ke environment main ek energy
si bhar di thi. Freshers uss bheed main
alag hi najar aa rahe thee coz of their
body language. Seniors jaha relax aur
cool thee, vahi humare face par anxiety
jyada reflect kar rhi thi.

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Ye college humare yaha ka sabse bada

college tha. Mujhe ek umeed thi ki
shayad Piya bhi issi college main aayi
hogi. Kahi na kahi meri aakhe usse hi
dhoond rahi thi par vo mujhe kahi nahi
dikhi.
College ko1 month ho chuka tha iss
beech kaafi kuch badal chuka tha. Meri
soch bhi aur meri life bhi. Meri umeed
ke vipreet mujhe ek sweet si ladki ne
prapose bhi kar diya tha par ye alag
baat thi ke maine use ‘Hold’ par daal
diya tha kyoki mujhe abhi bhi Piya ka
intzaar tha.
Roze ki tarah uss din bhi main apne
buss stop par pahuch kar buss ka wait
kar raha tha. Buss aayi jaise hi sar ko
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utha kar dekha window seat

par…..Piya……..440 v ke current ka ek
jore ka jhatka laga. Main jam sa ho
gaya tha uss waqt. Buss ke horn ne
mujhe yaad dilaya ke mujhe uss buss
main chadhna bhi hai. Main achanak
jaise neend se jaga aur jaa kar buss
main baith gaya. As usual she gives me
smile. Buss college pahuch chuki thi
par aisa lag raha tha ke aaj kuch jyada
hi jaldi college aa gaya tha. Class main
study main munn nahi lag raha tha, dil
main hajaro sawaal thee. Jaise taise kar
ke vo din gujra. Main buss main theek
usske peeche vali seat par baitha usse
dekh raha tha. Tabhi buss main ek blast
sa hua…buss ka tyre puncture ho gaya
tha. Sabhi ladke jaha khush thee vahi
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sabhi ladkiya pareshaan. Kahi na kahi

andar se main bhi khush thaa kyoki ab
mujhe jyada time milega usse dekhne
ka.
Maine dekha vo apne cell se call kar
rahi thi shayad ghar par batane ke liye.
‘Mere phone main toh signal hi nahi aa
rahe’-she said in frustration
Pareshani ki lakeere usske sundar
chehre par mujhe bilkul aachi nahi lag
rahi thi. Humara college city se kafi
door tha jiski vajah se mobile signal ki
problem bani rehti thi.Vo vaha kisi ko
jaanti bhi nahi thi abi aache se toh kisi
se help bhi nahi maang sakti thi. Pata
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achanak se himmat aa gyi and I said to

her-’Aap mere cell se kar sakti hai.’
Aachanak se mere iss tarah se react
karne par vo kuch shock hui. Maine
kaha toh dheere se hi tha par aksar iss
tarah ki baat aap chahe kitna bhi dheere
se keh lo pata nahi kaise sab ko sunae
de jaati hai.Uss waqt aisi feeling ho
rahi thi jaise shot toh bahut upar gaya
hai par pata nahi ball six par jaegi ke
nahi. At the end ussne mera phone le
liya.
‘Papa hamari buss kharab ho gayi hai,
hum late aaenge Ok.’- keh kar ussne
mera phone mujhe lautate hue ‘Thanks’
kaha fir ekdum se peeche palti aur kaha
–’Actually vo mere papa ka number hai
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plz agar koi call uss number se aaye toh

bata dena.’
‘Ok...kis company ka number hai’
I said just baat karne ke liye
‘Tames ka’-she said
‘Ohhh….Mera bhi issi ka hai.’
‘Aur mera bhi.’ She said
Tabhi mera phone baj utha maine jab
call pick kari toh udhar se aawaz aayi
‘Piya’ main samajh gaya usske papa
ka call hai maine usse bulaya-’Piya
tumhara call hai.’
Mere muh se apna name sun ke vo
thoda sa shock hui par fir phone le kar
boli-’Ha papa…abhi time lagega.
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ye friend ka number hai mere main

signal nahi aa rahe ok.’
‘Friend’ sun kar aas-pass baithe sab
ladko ke kaan khade ho gye. Vo sab
mujhe aise dekh rahe thee jaise unke
beech koi ‘Alien’ aa gaya ho.
‘Thanks Raj.’ She said
She knows my name wow….Itti
khushi Itti khushi…..par aas pass ka
maahaul dekh kar ye khushi maine
apne andar hi rakhna shi samjha.
‘Apke mobile main toh signal aa rahe
hai, par mere main nahi aisa kyo? Iss
me toh kabhi kabhi paise bhi cut jaate
hai, kul hi 50 Rs cut gaye bina kuch
kare.’

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‘Aap mujhe apna number de do mera

ek friend hai isske office main may be
vo kuch kar pae.’ I said
Ussne mujhe apna number aur address
de diya.
‘Ok main baat karke batata hu apko.’
Jaane kon si jaan pehchan ke dum par
maine itne bade dialouge maar diye
thee usske saamne. Ab lag raha tha
kya karunga par filhaal buss theek hui
aur hum sab ghar pahuche. Mere buss
se utarte waqt ussne haath hila kar bye
kiya buss main fir ek baichani si bhar
gayi.

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‘Abe tera kon sa tau baitha hai vaha

office main? Kya BC kar aaya...ab kya
kare?
Karan ke saath baitha hua main apna
jhoot share kar raha tha par vo mujhe
solution dene ki jagah durraye jaa raha
tha….
‘Pata nahi bhai, ab nikal gaya muh se
josh main uss time toh…’
‘Kya baat hai…toh karo ab sahi.’
‘Kya yr….ab ye sab chodo aur
solution batao na izzat ki baat hai,
uska balance kaise vapas laya jae.’
Dono mil kar soch hi rahe thee ke kahi
kisi ka connection toh nikle tabhi
karan chillaya …’Mil gaya.’
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‘Kya’
‘Customer care ko call kar iska call
centre toh yaha bhi hai na.’
‘Parrr’
‘Areee laga na’
Phone lagaya…’Tring Tring
…namaskar main ajay apki kis tarah
sahayta kar sakta hu.’
‘Ji ji…vo main Raj bole raha hu vo
mujhe ek help chahiye thi apne friend
ke number se regarding’…usse maine
sab bataya.
‘Sorry sir, iss Vishay par hum apki koi
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deduct hua hai toh Kisi facility ke liye

hi hua hoga.’
‘Sir, please ye bahut important hai
aap…’
Karan ne mujhse phone le liya…
‘Sir Ladki ka mamla hai, kar do na
help paise aap le lena humse…’Aisa
keh ke ussne call cut kar di.
‘Abe ye kya kar diya?’ I said
‘Tera bhala’
‘Tabhi mere number par Kisi unknown
number se call aayi….
‘Hello’

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‘Hello, main ajay bole raha hu ye mera

personal number hai. Abi aapse baat
hui thi na.’
Main khushi se pagal ho gaya tha
maine bina wait kare ek saas main
poori baat usse bata di.
‘Ok sir, aapka kaam ho jaega main aaj
kar ke kul milta hu aapse.’- Ajay
‘Thank you sir’
Thodi der main hi Piya ki call aa gayi.
Pehli baar main toh maine uthae hi nahi
kyoki apni phone ki screen par usska
name flash hote hue dekh kar ek ajeeb
sa sukoon mil raha tha doosri baar pick
kari toh…

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‘Mere cell main balance aa gaya.’ Vo

kafi khush thi
‘Ha, maine keh diya tha apne friend
se.’
‘Thanks Raj’
‘Koi nahi chota mota kaam tha ho
gaya.’
Hero toh ban hi Gaye kuch-kuch.
‘Aur bhai baat ban gayi aapki.’ Main
ajay se milne usske office main aa gaya
tha ussko thanks bolene aur paise dene.
‘Ha sir, buss apki kripa se ho gaya.’
Maine paise dete hue kaha

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‘Areee nahi bhai!! Ye rakho aap. Buss

jab apki shaadi ho toh humke bhi jaroor
yaad kar lena.’
‘Bilkul sir’
Ye kahaani toh jaise taise khatam hui
par ek aur kahaani fir se start ho gyi thi
uski aur meri pyar ki kahani. Vaise toh
hum ek hi college main thee par ussne
B.com le li thi aur main Bsc main thaa
toh humari mulaqaat buss main hi ho
paati thi. Ab mamla aage peeche
baithne se aage badh kar saath baithne
tak aa gaya tha.Sab kuch aacha chal rha
tha buss main usse ‘Bhabhi’ bhi ghoshit
kar diya gaya tha.
Ek din aise hi dono saath baithe thee
toh ussne kaha...
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‘Ek baat batau tumhe...’

Main durr gaya tha ye ek baat batau
vaali line bahut hi khatarnak hoti hai
aksar.
‘Ha kaho’
‘Maine ye baat abhi tak Kisi ko batae
toh nahi par meri life main koi hai.’
Kisi kabristaan main khadi hui purani
soonsaan haweli ki tarah mere andar
bhi ye baat sunkar ek sannaata sa ho
gaya tha. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha
tha main kya react karu, kaise
expressions du? Aisa lag rha tha jaise
neend main se kisi ne laat maar ke jaga
diya ho.
‘Kaun…kaun hai vo?’
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‘Hai koi…baad main bataungi’

Vo pura din kaharab gaya. Teacher se
daat bhi padi kyoki dimag kahi aur tha
aur dil kahi aur. Aksar main last ka
lecture chode diya karta tha jisse buss
main pehle pahuch kar uske aur apne
liye seat reserve kar saku, par uss din
nahi gaya munn hi nahi hua aur mujhe
peeche aalag baithna pada. Mujhse
jyada buss ke aur students pareshaan
thee ke aaj ‘Tota-Maina’ alag kaise jaa
rahe hai?
Piya bhi tabhi buss main aayi ussne
mujhe dekha aur aankho main hi
sawaal poocha ‘ye kya?’ Par mere pass
usska koi jawab nahi tha. Vo chup chap
aage baith gayi. Hurr koi mujhe dekh
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kar aise muskura raha tha jaise mere

maathe par koi joke likha ho. Ghar
pahuch kar main gehri soch main duba
hua tha ke tabi ghar ki doorbell baji .
‘Aur mere Devdas bhabhi kaisi hai?’
ye karan tha
‘Yar BC toh pelo mut… sala bhabhi
bhabhi laga rakha hai yaha bhabhi ne
hume hi bold kar diya.’
‘Abeeee….hua kya? Aise kyo keh raha
hai?’
‘Aur kya kahu yar? Uski life main
pehle se koi hai.’
‘M*** ch*** denge yaar kya bat kar
di.…Tera bhai jinda hai abhi…Bata
kya kare utha laye kya usse?’
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‘Areee yar pyar kya koi jabardasti hai.’

‘Tu yaar tension na le dekh lenge jo bhi
hoga.’
Next day main buss ka wait kar raha
tha. Main buss main chadha toh Piya
vahi saamne vali seat par baithi thi.
Mere ko dekh kar vo side main khisak
gayi issliye mujhe ab vahi baithna pada
kyoki uss cheej ka matlab tha ‘Baitho’.
‘Kya hua’ she said
‘Kuch nahi, hoga kya?’
‘Tum aise kyo bole rahe ho?’
‘Kaise?’
‘Kuch nahi’

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Means argument khatam. Dono main

usske baad college tak koi baat nahi
hui. College aate hi hum apni apni class
ki taraf chal diye.
Kafi dino tak yahi chalta raha na vo
boli na maine kuch bola.
Ek din achanak…
‘Hello’
‘Hello, kon?’ unknown number se call
tha toh maine poocha.
‘Main arun bole raha hu’
‘Kon Arun?’
‘Arun, Piya ne bataya hoga na tumhe
mere baare main, ussne hi mujhe

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tumhara number diya tha baat karne

ko.’
Main thoda shock hua par…
‘Ha batao’
Mujhe thoda toh clue mil gaya tha ye
kon hai par tab bhi.
‘Kaise ho aap? Aur kya chal raha hai?’
‘Kuch nhi theek hai aap sunae’
‘Piya kafi kuch batati hai aapke baare
main, kafi tareef bhi karti hai aapki.’
‘Ok’
‘Kafi aache dost hai aap.’
‘Ha ji vo toh hai.’
‘Par aap aj kul naaraj hai usse kuch.’
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‘Ye kisne kaha apse?’

‘Piya keh rahi rhi.’
‘Ji nahi aisa kuch nahi hai.’
‘Yaar please take care of her.’
‘Ha bilkul.’
Uss waqt main naa jaane munn main
kitni hi new gaaliyo ka invention kar
chuka tha. Jisse tum pyar karte ho
usska bf tumse keh raha hai ke usska
khayal rakhna. Uss waqt ye line yaad
aa rahi thi jo maine hi likhi thi…

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‘Himakat unse ishq karne ki kar

baithe,
Unse ishq karne ki saja paa rahe hai,
Ab toh lagta hai mujhe aisa jaise,
Unki shaadi main kursiya saja rahe
hai’
‘Arun ka call aaya tha, usse tumne
mere number diya hi kyo? Aur usse ye
sab batane ki kya jaroorat thi ke main
naaraj hu and all that.’ Main buss main
uss par gussa nikal raha tha
‘Kyo? Kya hua?’
‘Usska call aaya tha aur kya.’
Usski aankho ko aur excitement ko
dekh kar aisa lag raha tha ke usse iss
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baat ki koi tension nahi thi ke main kis

tone main ye keh raha hu, balki usse ye
jaana tha ke kya baat hui thi usske aur
mere beech main.’
Maine bhi ‘kuch nahi’ keh kar Taal
diya aur vo muh bana ke baith gyi. Fir
vahi silent jouney chalti rahi kafi time
tak...par fir end main manana toh ladke
ko hi padta hai toh mana liya.
Ussne apne baare main mujhe ek baat
aur batae jisse sun kar main hairaan hi
nahi shock bhi ho gaya. Main toh kya
shayad koi bhi iss tarah ki baat sun kar
shoch hi ho jaega. Vo ek organization
ke saath kaam karti thi jo anaath
baccho ko sahara deti thi. Garmi ki 2
month ki vactions main vo vaha jaati
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thi aur unn baccho ko padhati aur

sikhati thi. Main ye soch kar hairaan
tha, ek taraf hum hai jinse apni bhi
study sahi se nahi hoti, vahi ek vo hai
jo abhi se itna bada kaam kar rahi hai.
Uss organization ki kyoki bahut saari
branches thi different states main, toh
jo branch allocate hoti thi usse vahi
jaana hota tha. Iss baar usse kashmeer
ki branch allocate hui thi.
‘Main bhi chalunga.’ I said to her
‘Par tum vaha jaa kar karoge kya?’
‘Karna kya hai….dono time spend
karenge.’
‘Par main vaha kaam karne jaa rahi hu.’

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‘Ha toh sahi hai na….kaam kya 24 hrs

karogi, jab free ho jaya karogi toh
ghoomne chala karenge.’
‘Par tum rahoge kaha aur ghar par kya
kahoge?’
‘Tumhare paas. Ghar par keh denge ke
study toor hai’
‘Aacha ji…nahi.’
‘Ok….chalo main hotel main reh lunga,
ab toh sahi hai?’
‘Tum nahi manoge…ok chalo.’

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Hum loge saath main kashmeer ke liye

nikal liye. Kashmeer dharti ka swarg.
Kisi ne sahi hi kaha hai ki kashmeer
gulab k phool ki tarah khila hua ek
bemisaal nazrana hai. Hum dono vaha
pahuche aur vaade ke tehat vo orphan
age ke hostel main chali gayi aur main
pass ke hi ek hotel main shift ho gaya.
Kuch din tak sab sahi chalta raha. Piya
kaam karti thi aur sham ko aati thi fir
hum loge ek long walk ke liye jaaya
karte thee. Kashmeer ki vaadiyo main
apne pyar ke saath ghoomne ka bhi ek
alag hi maja hai. Mujhe nahi pata tha ki
jaldi hi ye maja, saja main badalne jaa
raha hai.

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Ek din raat ko 8 baje ke kareeb usski

call ayi. Vo kaafi durri hui thi…
‘Raj…tum please abhi aa jao.’
‘Piya….what happen?’
‘Please abhi kuch mut poocho buss aa
jao.’
‘Ok...Ok... I am coming wait for me.’
Main jaldi se hotel se nikla taxi li aur
seedha usske office par pahucha. Vo
mujhe bahar hi mil gayi aur mujhe
dekhte hi ekdum se rone lagi...
‘Kya hua? bolo kya hua…’
‘Please…I want to go somewhere else.’
‘Ok come’

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Hum taxi main baithe aur vaha se ek

coffee shop par ruke.
‘Tell me now…hua kya hai?’
Then whatever she told me it was really
scary and dangerous.
Vo raat ko apne office ke peeche khana
khaane ke baad ghoom rahi thi. Usske
office ke peeche ek aur room tha jo ki
store room ki tarah use kiya jaata tha.
Usse uss room ke andar se kuch aawaj
sunae di. Ussne uss room ki window se
dekha there was some movement inside
as the ouside was comparatively darker
andar ka sab dikh raha tha, without
anyone from inside being able to easily
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panes of the windows she saw

something that shook her.
She saw the lady incharge of that
orphan house. She was standing infront
of a man who sat on the table with Ak
47 in his hand. That man pushing
himself over her against her will. For
the moment, when lady managed to
step away piya was able to see the face
of that man. It was as if her fear had
come out.
Mustafa (terrorist) streached his hand
to grab the lady arm.
Piya was scared. Usse pata tha ke usse
iss sab se koi matlab nahi hai aur ye sab
uske liye bahut dangerous bhi ho sakta

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hai. She pulled herself back and tried to

breathe.
Usse bilkul samajh nahi aa raha tha ke
aakhir ye sab ho kya raha hai. A part of
her mind told her to run away and
forget what she had seen, but the
thought of the lady began to bother her
and she stopped.
Ussne kuch socha kya kiya Jae fir vaha
chupke se apne cell phone rakh diya
video mode main laga ke. For the next
couple of minute she filmed everything
that happened inside the room.
On the very next day she catched her
‘Don’t be scared didi.you can speak
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Her name was shalini. Vo pehle toh

kuch bhi batane ke liye ready nahi hui,
par jab piya ne higher authorities ke
paas jaane ki dhamki di aur baad main
usse kuss ke hug kiya tab ussne jo
bataya vo dil dehla dene vaala tha.
I think it was the soothing sound of her
voice and the warmth of her body that
comforts shalini….shalini could not
hold back her emotions any longer. She
cried her heart out.
‘Aapne Jo bhi dekha vo sahi tha. Vo
Mustafa hi tha. Vo hurr 6 month main
yaha aata hai.’ Shalini said
‘Yaha aata hai…par kyo?’
‘Baccho ko lene ke liye’

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‘Matlab’
‘Vo yaha se baccho ko le jaate hai aur
usske badle main ek moti rakam hume
dete hai.’
‘Par kyo?’
‘Vo inn baccho ka use karte hai unhe
training de kar apne jaisa banate hai.’
Piya was shocked.
‘Aapko pata hai aap kya keh rahi
hai...aur ye sab kya hai?’ piya said
‘Ha par jindagi sabko pyari hai…hum
nahi karenge toh ye sabko maar denge.’
‘Ye sab yaha kab se chal raha hai?’
‘Starting se.’

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‘Higher authorities ko pata hai sab?’

‘Ha.’
Another shock for Piya.
Shalini then immediately got up from
her chair quickly. She wiped her eyes
and adjusts her sari and left.

‘May I come in?’ Piya asked from the

entrance of Rakesh the managr of that
orphan house.
Mr. Rakesh moved his eyes from his
laptop to the door and replied,’I am
busy now. Come in an hour or so.’
‘Sorry sir, but this cant wait,’ Piya
responded.
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‘Apka name kya hai’ he asked her.

Usse shayad aacha nahi laga tha piya
ka reply.
‘Piya singh, sir.’
‘I know you want to discuss about the
education of students here. We can
discuss that in an hour. Come back
later.’ His hand signaling her to leave.
When Mr. Rakesh resumed looking at
his laptop, Piya spoke, ‘This is not
about my project.’
‘Then?’ Rakesh asked in irritation
‘Sir we need to talk,’ Piya said and
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‘Her behaviour annoyed Rakesh. No

one had even dared to speak to him like
that. He shouted, ‘How dare you walk
into my room without my permission?’
Piya inner strenghth told her to move
on. She had already prepared herself.
She walked towards the manager’s
desk.
‘This is about the work which you gave
to shalini. I know whats going on here,
sir.’ she said in a calm and confident
voice.
Mr. Rakesh mouth fell open and in that
moment he seemed to be at a loss of
words. Rakesh felt that he had lost the
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‘What the hell are you talking about?

Listen, I am busy. Please come later.
Okay?’
Piya smiled and said ‘Sir, kuch der
pehle aap mujh par cheekh rahe thee.
Ab kis cheej ne apko itna soft bana
diya? Uss baat ne jiske bare main
mujhe pata hai.’
Rakesh apni chair se uth Gaya, ‘Aee
ladki!! Tujhe pata nahi hai abhi main
kon hu? Mere pass kitni power hai.
Tumhe pata nahi tumhare saath kya ho
sakta hai? Ye sab bakwass band karo.’
Piya called, ‘Didi!’
Shalini appeared at Rakesh’s doorstep.
Ye Rakesh ke liye ek aur jhatka tha.

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‘None of my allegation is false. She

will verify that.’
‘Ohh... Toh ye tum dono ka plan hai iss
organization ka nam kharab karne ka.’
‘Apko bhi pata hai kon sahi hai kon
galat? Main chati hue ke aap apni galti
maane aur shalini ko iss sab main
involve karne ke liye isse bhi maafi
maange varna….’
‘Varna… varna kya?’
‘Varna mujhe higher authority’s ke
paas jaana padega.’
The next moment he flung his hand in
the air. In a split second his palm
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The impact was so strong that piya fell

down.
Shalini screamed and rushed to help
piya. Shalini Rakesh ke pairo me gir
kar piya ke liye maafi maangne lagi.
When piya got back on her feet, she
stops shalini from pleading in front of
him.
She looked back at the Rakesh.
‘Go to the hell Mr. Manager! Rakesh
picked up his belonging and left.
There was an odd silence between us.
‘What you think...now what I have to
do?’ she asked me
‘Go for it!’ I finally spoke.

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‘Thank you Raj….mujhe tumse aise hi

jawab ki ummed thi.’
‘Piya I am always with you.’
‘Raj, ye loge bahut powerfull loge hai.
Hume bahut soch samjh ke karna
padega job hi karna hai.’
‘I think abhi hume chalna chahiye. Kul
dekhte hai kya karna ha?’ I said
Maine raat ko hi Nikhil aur Akshay ko
call kar diya tha. Ye baat bahut hi
serious thi aur main nahi chahta tha ki
kuch bhi galat ho toh maine unn dono
ko vaha bula liya.
Next day vo seedhe mere room par aa
gaye aue saari situation ko bata kar
hum seedhe restaurant pahuche Piya
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vaha pehle se thi. Ussne Nikhil aur

akshay ko dekh kar meri taraf dekha,
par maine use ishare se chup rehne ko
kaha.
Humare pass evidence ke taur par vo
video thi. Mere liye ab 2 sabse badi
baate saamne thi. Pehli ye, ke main
nahi chahta tha ke Piya ka name issme
kahi bhi aaye. Ye usske liye bahut
khatarnak ho sakta tyha. Doosra ye ke
hum chup bhi nahi baith sakte thee ye
masoom baccho ke aur humare desk ka
savaal tha.
But then someone would have to bell
the cat. who should this person be? I
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The option we have…to lodege an FIR

and the give this proof when needed.
Second, tell all to our parents.
Pehle option se Nikhil aur Akshay
sehmat nahi thee. Unhe laga kahi police
Piya ko hi na fasa de kyoki vo bhi vahi
kaam kar rahi thi. Doosre se piya
sehmat nahi thi kyoki agar usske
parents ko pata chal jaega toh vo usse
kuch nahi karne denge.
‘Main iska ek solution bata sakta hu.’
Nikhil said
‘Mere father ke friend hai Lt. Singh
agar hum unse baat kare toh kuch ho
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‘Ha…military help kar sakti hai humari

issme.’ Aksahy said.
Maine Piya ki taraf dekha ussne bhi haa
main sar hilaya.
‘Ok…toh hum kul Milne challenge
singh sahib se.’ I said
Hum aapas main baat kar hi rahe thee
ke tabhi piya ka mobile ring hua…
‘Hello.’
‘Piya, this is Rakesh.’
‘Yes Sir.’
‘Kya aap kul mujhse Milne aa sakti
ho?’
‘Ok.’

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‘Nahi tum usse Milne aakele nahi

jaogi.’ Maine naaraj ho kar kaha.
‘Please Raj, mujhe kuch nahi hoga.’
‘Par Piya…’
‘Par var kuch nahi… I will handle this.’
Usski aankho main dikh rahi himmat
ko dekh kar main chup ho gaya tha.
‘Welcome Piya ji, aaiye baithiye.’
Rakesh said to Piya
‘Ji sir..Aapne mujhe kyo bulaya?’
‘Dekho Piya, theek hai tum bahut hi
bahadur ladki ho aur samjhdaar bhi ho.
Tum ye toh jaanti hogi ki jindagi sabko
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kamaane jaise 2 options ho toh ek

samjahdaar aadmi kya chunega?’
‘Par ye desh se gaddari hai. Gaddari se
aacha toh murr jaana behtar hai.’ Piya
said
‘Dekho ye sab baate kitabo aur filmo
main bahut aachi lagti hai par be
practical humare saath aa jao aur aaram
se aachi jindagi jiyo.’
‘Nahi main deshdrohi nahi hu sir. Main
murr jaungi par ye kabhi nahi karungi.’
Rakesh ko gussa aa gaya aur chair par
se uth kar vo bola, ‘Toh tu maregi.
Maine socha tum apne dharam ki ho
toh tumhe kuch samjhau par tum jaise
loge murrne ke layak hi hai.’

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‘Aapke jaise loge hi iss desh ko khokla

kar rahe hai sir. Ye terrorism aur
terrorist na toh kisi desh ke hai na kisi
dharam ke hai. Ye sirf insaaniyat ke
dushman hai jo masoom logo ka khoon
bahate hai.’
‘Ha aur ab ek aur masoom ka khoon
bahega….Get out.’
Piya ne Hume aakar sab kuch bataya.
Aj mujhe pyar ke saath saath Piya par
garv bhi ho raha tha.
‘Bastard! Inn jaise logo ki vajah se hi
humare desk ka ye haal hai. Inn sab
cheejo main bhi jaati, dharam aur
majhab ko jode dete hai.’ I said in
anger.

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‘Chalo ab chalte hai singh sir ke pass.’

Nikil said.
Hum singh sahib se Milne Military
Area main pahuche. Hume jaane main
jayada takleef nahi hui kyoki Nikhil
humare saath tha. Kuch der main hum
singh sahib ke office main thee.
Singh sahib lambe, tagde, lambi lambhi
mostaque. Unke kandhe par lage star
unki bahaduri ki gaatha apne aap baya
kar rahe thee.
Nikhil unhe saari baate batata chala
Gaya.
‘Hume naaz hai aap par baccho! Aapne
aaj humara sir fakar se uccha kar diya.
Aap jaise Naujawaan hi iss desh ka

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bhavishya hai. Hume sukoon hai ki

humara desh surakshit haatho main
hai.’
‘Thank you uncle.’ I said
‘Aap sab chinta na karo bilkul, aap vo
video mujhe de do hum sab dekh lenge
aapka name kahi bhi nahi aaega. Aap
kul hi apne ghar ko nikal lijiye.’ He
said.
‘Ok uncle.’ Nikhil said
Unki desk par ek diary padi thi, vo
diary unhone Piya ki taraf aage badahi,
‘Baachi ye le! Aaj ek fauji teri himmat
aur hausle ko salam karta hai.’
‘Thank you uncle.’ Piya ne vo diary
uncle se le li.
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Hum vo video aur saari details singh

sahib ko bata kar agle din buss pakad
kar apne ghar ki taraf chal diye.
Kuch dino baad news main hume kuch
aatankvaadiyo ke murrne ki aur ek
orpahand house band hone ki news mili
ye vahi loge thee.
Dheere dheere hum sab iss sab ko
bhool kar normal life ki taraf badhne
lage. Hume vishvaas tha ke ab ye case
band ho chuka hai. Ab main apne pyar
ke bare main fir se soch sakta hu.
Kuch waqt baad hamari diwali ki chutti
pad gayi.

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‘Hello’ I called her

‘Yes…raj’
‘Tum kahi gayi nahi? Maine aise
poocha jaise mujhe kuch pata hi na ho.’
‘Nahi vo…for ussne mujhe vo poori
baat bate jo mujhe pehle se hi pata thi.’

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‘Tum bhi yahi ho…kyo?’

‘Nahi vo my health is not good.’
‘Kya hua tumhe?’
Ussne aise poocha ke mujhe aacha laga
ke usse meri care hai.
‘Kuch nahi buss aise hi thoda fever and
all.’
‘Ok.’
‘Piya…’
‘Ha...’
‘Kul mile….canaught palace par
restraunt main’
‘Ammm…ok.’

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Ab main kul ke besabri se wait kar raha

tha. Time se pehle hi main vaha pahuch
gaya tha. Saamne se kuch der baad vo
aati hui dikhae di white suit main vo ek
dum pari jaisi lag rahi thi. Traditional
look ki kuch aalag hi baat hoti hai.
Abhi main usse dekh kar khoya hi hua
tha ke usske ‘hi’ se meri need tooti.
‘Hi’ I said.
‘Coffee order karne ke baad hum chup
chap hi baithe thee tab maine baat start
kari...
‘You believe in love?’
Mere aise aachanak se sawaaal se vo
thoda shock hui par fir jawaab aaya, vo
bhi kaafi confusing…’kuch-kuch’

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‘Whats that kuch-kuch?’

‘Pyar aj kul hai kaha?’
‘Can you elaborate?’ I said.
‘I don’t believe in Boyfriend-
Girlfriend culture.’
‘Bf-Gf culture.’
‘Ya, aj kul Kisi ladke se milo toh vo
kahega ye meri gf hai. Ye nahi kehta ke
ye mera pyar hai same in the case of
girls.’
‘Par baat toh ek hi hai na.’
‘Nahi baat ek nahi hai. Aj aap kisi ko
apni gf-bf keh ke intro karva rahe ho
aur kuch dino baad unhi ke saath koi
new gf-bf dekhoge.’
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‘Break ups hote hai.’

‘Ya, love is like a game now. Engage,
Single, Complicated, Brk up etc etc
yahi sab reh gaya hai pyar ke nam par.’
Uski baate sun kar ek taraf toh mujhe
aacha lag raha tha par ek taraf durr bhi
lag raha tha. Kahi mujhe aisi koi bhool
na ho jae jo main bhi usssi culture ka
sabit ho jau iske saamne.
Par atleast coffee khatam hui…
‘Kul mile?’ I said
‘Ok. Call me tomorrow will see.’
Mujhe nahi pata tha ke ye jaante hue
bhi ki piya engage hai main kyo usse
baate kar raha hu, kyo usse mil raha hu,

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kya kar raha hu. Maine at the end yahi

decide kiya ki Jo jaisa chal raha hai
chalne do jo hoga dekha jaega.
Next day— Purana kila, Delhi.
‘You believe in love?’ she asked me
‘Ammm…socha nahi kabi, kyoki hua
hi nahi.’
‘Is it all about sex?’
Main thoda jhatka khaya ek dum se iss
tarah ka sawaal sun kar. Mujhe usse iss
tarah ke reaction ki umeed nahi thi par
ab sawaal aaya hai toh jawab bhi Dena
hi padega.’
‘No, love is not all about sex, but sex is
a part of love.’

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‘Par ladko ko toh yahi chahiye hota hai

sex and then next Gf.’
‘Do you think all boys are like that?’
‘No, but most of them are like that.’
Humare desh ka ye bahut bada problem
hai. Koi harami Kisi ladki ko pyar main
dhoka de deta hai toh ladki hurr ladke
ko issi najar se dekhti hai jiska
khamiyaja hum jaise saache love karne
valo ko bhugatna padta hai.
‘Mujhe auro ka nahi pata par main aisa
nahi hu.’
‘Wowww… great…aacha laga ye sun
kar.’ She said.

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‘Fir tumhare liye love ka meaning kya

hai?’
‘Love, love ka matlab hai ek pyara sa
ehsaas, vo ehsaas uss ek ke liye jiske
saamne aate hi apka dil apse kahe yahi
hai vo jiska saath hume chahiye. Pyar
humesha dene ka nam hai kuch Lene ka
nahi buss yahi hai mere liye toh.’
Uss waqt ussne mujhese kuch kaha toh
nahi par she is looking at me like a
small kid.
I just hold her hand and said ‘Sab theek
hai na.’
Physical touch has made her shiver but
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facing each other but she is so shy to

look up at me. She closes her eyes.
I tuck a few strands of her hairs behind
her right ears and prepair to say
something.
‘Piya….my voice is husky.’
‘She didn’t respond.’
‘I am still staring at her face... ‘Piya’
‘Hmm.’
‘I love you I so do.’
I bend down to kiss her and lips meet.
It’s going deeper sucking her lower lips
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She tightened her arms around me, the

only thing we are feeling at that time
between us is the wetness between our
lips.
We don’t know how much time has
passed. Noice of stones broken that
magical moment.
Uss mulaqaat ke baad hum fir nahi mile
aur vacations khatam hui. Ab fir vahi
college and all par pata nahi mere
dimag main kyo ek baat ghar kar gayi
thi ke agar Piya arun se pyar karti hai
toh vo sab hamare beech main kyo
hua? Kyuki uski soch toh usko ye sab
karne ki permission nahi deti. Main
chahta toh tha ke isko lekar usse
poochu par meri himmat nahi ho rahi
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thi. Issko lekar humare beech main koi

baat nahi hui.
‘Ho sakta hai ab vo tujhe pyar karti ho.’
Karan said.
‘Pyar ka koi biscuit hai….!!! Aj koi aur
kha liya kul koi aur..!!! aisa hota hai
kya?’
‘Sab hota hai. Usko laga hoga tu jyada
eligible hai uska Bf banne ke liye.’
‘Nahi yr vo aisisi nahi hai.’
‘Come on yr, jab vo tere pass nahi thi
tu jab bhi pareshaan tha, ab vo tere pass
aa rahi hai tu tab bhi pareshaan hai. Tu
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‘But, I don’t want to come between

them.’
‘Tu kaha aa raha hai vo aa rahi hai na
tere pass that’s it.’
‘Ok let’s see.’
Usske baad kafi dino tak vo college
nahi aayi. Maine usse message bhi kiya
par koi reply nahi. Mujhe durr tha ke
kahi uss din jo kuch hua usse lekar koi
baat na ho.
I called her one night.
‘Helloo…Piya.’
‘Yes raj….how are you?’
‘I am fine. Where are you?’

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‘I am sick.’
‘Ohh…sorry I disturbed you…are you
ok? I am putting down my phone take
rest.’
‘Raj… I want you.’
‘Piya…I want to kiss on your lips.’
‘Ok do.’
I kissed.
‘I want to smell your body.’ I said
‘Ahhh…. then.’
‘There is a silence from her end.
‘Are you fine?’
‘Then?’ she said

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‘Then….Going down kiss on your

belly.’
‘Ouch….haa….then?’
‘I slip my hand under your top and hold
your waist.’
‘Ohh god!’ she whispered
Afew seconds and no one speak.
‘Do you hate me now?’
‘No.’
‘Then why you stop me in middle?’
‘Ok.’
She called me again at 11 in the night
and this time, she doesn’t stop me in
the middle.
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Ek taraf jaha humara pyar badhta jaa

raha tha vahi meri tension bhi badhti
jaa rahi thi. Mujhe ye samjh nahi aa
raha tha ke bf hone ke bavjood bhi Piya
mere pass kyo aa rahi hai? Issi beech
college main picnic tour ka plan bana
aur maine ye decide kar liya ke main
iss picnic tour par saari baate clear kar
ke hi rahunga. Usska picnic se theek ek
din pehle call aaya…
‘Raj….Are you coming on picnic
tour?’
‘Ya.’
‘Ok actually I want to tell you
something, so I will tell you that on the
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‘Ok’
Ab ek aur tension. Kya batana chahti
hai vo ye soch soch kar mujhe ab
neeend nahi aa rahi thi.
Next day hum sab ready thee picnic ke
liye kashmeer jaane ke liye. Kashmeer
jaane ko lekar main bahut excited tha
kyoki usse aachi jagah ho hi nahi sakti
thi ye sab clear karne ke liye.
Raat ko hum kashmeer pahuch gaye
thee. Next day jaha sab ghoomne gaye
vahi main aur Piya sabse najar bachate
hue kuch time spend karne ke liye mall
pahuch gaye.
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‘Ok… main usske liyen ice cream lene

chala….Tumhe jab tak jo lena hai le
lo.’
‘Ok’
Main ice cream lene shop par pahucha
hi tha ke achanak ek jore se aawaz hui
jaise kisi ne gaadi ke break bahut jore
se mare ho. Mall ke gate par ek gaadi
ruki jisme 4 ya 5 bande thee unn sabke
face covered thee. They all come out of
the car sabke haath main Ak 47 gun thi.
Vo mall main ghuse aur bina kuch kahe
firing start kar di. Ye sab itni jaldi hua
ke kisi ko kuch sochne samajhne ka
time hi nahi mila. Isse pehle ke main
Piya tak pahuch pata one bullet hits on
her chest….
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Main bhaaga usko thaamne ke liye,

usko bachane ke liye. Maine jaise hi
usse pakda one bullet hits on my
shoulder. We both fell down. She was
in in my arms.Those terrorists leave
that mall after firing dozens of bullets
on innocent peoples.
Main utha piya ka sar apni gode main
rakha usski saase abhi chal rahi thi.
Usske saare clothes blood se laal ho
chuke thee. Poora chehra laal pad gaya
tha. Main chillaya…..Piyaaaaa.
Ussne dheere se aankhe
kholi….’haa..haahh…ra..jj.’ I cried.
‘raa..aa..jj ii…iiii…’

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Mere shoulders se khoon beh raha tha,

uss khoon ki kuch boonde Piya ke sar
par pad gayi. Ye Shayad vo rishta tha
jo bhagvaan ne joda tha. Main help ke
liye bahut chillaya par vaha aafra tafri
ke mahaul main meri kisi ne nahi suni .
Mujhe nahi pata uss waqt mujhe itni
takat kaha se aa gayi maine Piya ko
apni gode main uthaya aur bahar le kar
bhaaga. Main sadak par bina ruke, bina
thake bhaage jaa raha tha. Meri body se
itna khoon nikal raha tha fir bhi,
kumjori chaa rahi thi fir bhi .
Aage jaa kar main seedha hospital main
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‘Doctor…doctor….save he …please
save ….’ Main vahi par behosh ho
gaya.
Jab hosh main aaya toh doctor mere
haath par dressing kar rahe thee.
‘Piya kaha hai?’ Maine aankhe khulte
hi doctor se poocha.
‘She is in ICU, doctors are taking care
of her.’
Main bed par se uth kar bhaaga, usse
dekhne ke liye. Doctor’s ne roka par
main ICU par pahuch kar usse bahar se
dekha. I cried. Doctors se poocha toh
same answer’ we are tring our best.’
Main bahar padi hui bench par baith
gaya. Mere dimag main baar- baar vahi
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baat aa rahi thi. Piya kya kehna chahti

thi uss waqt mujhse?
Aakhir vo loge kon thee? Kyo itne
innocent logo par unhone goli chalae?
Saamne TV chal raha tha ye baat poore
desh main spread ho gayi thi aur hurr
chota bada aadmi uss par apna dukh
jata raha tha. Political leader’s se le kar
hurr aamo khaas. Unke dukh jatane se
sab theek ho jaega? Meri Piya sahi ho
jaegi?
Jab apke apne upar gujarti hai tab
shayad apko Kisi problem ka asli
ehsaas hota hai. Aj mujhe pata chal
raha tha ke ye terrorism kitna bhayanak
hai. Jab desh ki samasya ek aadmi
aadmi se jud jaati hai tab uska Dard
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samjh main aata hai. Aakhir unn

nirdosh logo ka kya kasoor tha?
Unhone kisi ka kya bigada tha? Meri
Piya ne kisi ka kya bigada tha? Saath
main mujhe apne desh ki politics se bhi
nafrat hone lagi thi iss sade gale system
ke prati mera khoon khole laga tha. Ye
vahi desh hai jo bahut jore shore se
duniya ke hurr platform par aatakvaad
se ladne ka mudda uthata hai aur khud
ko aatakvaad se sabse jyada peedit
batata hai. Sabko mil kar isse ladne ki
baat karta hai. Khud apne hi desh main
democracy aur law ke nam par unhi
aatakvaadiyo ko 10-10 saal baith kar
khilata pilata hai aur usske baad aise
chori chupe saja deta hai jaise vo
aatankvaadi na ho kar kitna bada
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deshbhakt ho jo uske saja dene par iss

desh main kuch ho na jae. Sharam ati
hai mujhe aise logo par jo laasho par
bhi gandi rajneeti karte hai.
Sham tak piya hum sabko chode kar jaa
chuki thi.
A love story had been left incomplete.
Sham ke 5 baje thee main apne ghar
sone ki koshish kar rah tha. Pichle 7
dino se ek sec ke liye bhi neend nahi
aayi thi meri aankho main. Kabhi apne
mobile main usske bheje hue sms
dekhta tha toh kabhi uske pics dekhta
tha. Fir pata nahi kyo utha aur Piya ke
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Usske ghar par usske mom dad ki ro-ro

kar halat kharab thi. Abi loge unse mil
kar jaa rahe thee. Unhone mujhe bhi
baithaya vo aur logo se baat karne main
busy thee. Main Piya ke room ki taraf
chal diya. On his bed her clothes are
their. Ye vahi dress thi jisse pehan kar
vo pehli baar mujhse milne aayi thi.
Maine uss dress ko uthaya and just grab
that dress with my arms and cried...I
saw a pink diary under a pillow. I take
that out and turn the page.
‘Mera school main pehla din….I meet
with someone special….Raj.’
I am shocked and jam in silence.

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Raj-piya#1: School main mera pehla

din. Admission late hone ki vajah se
mujhe late class joins karni padi. Pehle
hi din kuch gadbad ho gyi. Vo mujhe
goor ke toh aise dekh raha tha jaise
mujhse pehle ladkiya dekhi hi na ho.
Maine dhayaan nahi diya. Ab dekhte
hai aage kya hota hai. Kisi ldki ko
dekhne ke chakkar main apni
attendance bool jaana is a bad manner.

Raj-piya#2: Aacha ab kuch jyada hi
hero ban ke aane lage ho. Main aisi
ladki nahi hu Jo inn sab se impress ho
jae. Mujhe vo pasand nahi jo kisi aur ki
tarah banne ki koshish kare, mujhe vo
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koi film ki story thodi hai real life hai

na. 
Raj-piya#3: Aj apne dost ko bhi
convence kar hi liya mere kuch passs
baithne ke liye….aacha hai you are
working hard. Abi thoda aur dekhte hai
itni jaldi thodi kuch bhi decision le
sakte hai. 
Raj-piya#4: Oohhhoo… mujhe kaam
bhi karne diya karo! Kya hurr samay
ghoorte rehte ho…thoda odd lagta hai
par its ok. 
Raj-piya#5: Ek baar pen kya utha diya
aapka ab toph roze hi peh girate rehte
ho. But sach kahu toh mujhe bhi ye pen
vala game aacha lagta hai. I like it. 

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Raj-piya#6: Aj maharaj mere tution par

bhi pahuch gaye. Tum ladke ho ya CBI
vale? Aj papa thee saath main. Sach
main marvaoge Kisi din. School main
dekh k bhi munn nahi bharta hudd
hai.
Raj-piya#7: Aj marks tumhare kum
aaye par dukh mujhe jyada hua. Mujhe
lag raha hai kahi na kahi meri vajah se
tumhari study par se conc. hutt raha
hai. I have to think over that. 
Raj-piya#8: Main socha hai ke tumse
ab baat karna means indirectly kum
karna padega. Exams ke liye ye jaroori
hai. 
Raj-piya#9: Aj result ka din tha. Maine
mummy ke saath aayi thi issliye kuch
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keh nahi sakti thi. Aj main tumhare liye

bahut khush hu ke tumne aache marks
ke saath exams clear kare. Congrats.
Raj-piya#10: Award ceremony main aj
main thoda dukhi hui tumhare attitude
ko dekh kar. Tumne ek baar bhi mujhse
kuch nahi kaha. Aj aakhri din toh kuch
keh dete. Main bhi kehna chahti thi par
koi mauka hi nahi diya tumne. I am
sad. 
Raj-piya#11: Mom- Dad mujhe Bsc
main Kisi aur college main admission
dilvana chahte hai par main tumhare
vale college main hi aana chahti hu.
Dekhte hai ab kya hota hai? Mujhe pata
hai aaungi toh tumhare pass hi. 

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Raj-piya#12: Ohhh…. Aj buss main

dekh kar fir kahi kho Gaye. Koi nahi
beta admission ki vajah se late ho gayi
par ab toh aa gayi na toh khush raho. 
Raj-piya#13: Thanks, meri help karne
ke liye aj. Aaj toh maun vrat toota
tumhara kum se kum. Indirectly mera
number bhi le liya, kya baat hai smart
boy. Ab number ka use bhi kar Lena. I
am waiting for your call. 
Raj-piya#14: Mera cell sahi karvane ke
liye aur call karne ke liye thanks.
Mujhe aacha laga tumse baat karke. 
Raj-piya#15: Mujhe lagta hai ab
tumhara love test lena hi padega. Ek
plan banaya hai tumhare liye dekhte hai
kitna pass hote ho ussme bacchu? 
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Raj-piya#16: Hehehehe….Aj tumhari

shakal dekh kar aur baate sunkar
yakeen ho gaya that you love me a lot.
Main khush hu aj. Thank you my
cousin brother Arun for calling him and
helping me to find this great raaaaaz.:-)
Raj-piya#17: Maine jaan kar mausi ke
yaha jaane ka plan fail kiya tha sirf
tumhare liye. I also want to spend some
time with you. Mujhe pata hai main
nahi jaungi toh tum bhi nahi jaoge. 
Raj-piya#18: Aaj aacha laga apni pehli
date par jaa kar tumhare saath. I really
like your views. Second date ka
invitation bhi de diya. So fast. 
Raj-piya#19: ye din shayad meri
jindagi ke sabse khoobsurat aur kabi na
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bhoolne vala din tha. Aj maine tumpar

vishvaas karke poori tarah apne aap ko
tumhe de diya hai. Iss janam main aur
agle hurr janam main main bhagwaan
se tumhara hi saath magungi. I love
you. 
Main vahi jameen par baitha hua
neeche gir pada tha. Aansuao ka sailaab
sa beh nikla tha, hichkiya aane se
saanse atak si gayi thi. Piya kya tum
mujhe yaad kar rahi ho…I cried.
Raj-piya#20: Mujhe pata hai Raj
tumhare munn main ye chal raha hai ke
kya main tumse pyar karti hub hi k
nahi? Agar main kisi aur ke saath pyar
karti toh ye sab tumhare saath kabhi na

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karti. Time aane par tumhe sab pata

chal jaega. 
Raj-piya#21: Maine ye decide kar liya
hai ke ab tumse sab kehne ka waqt aa
gaya hai. Picnic par jo bhi mere dil
main tumhare liye feeling hai main
tumse keh dungi. Mai tumse pyar karti
thi, karti hu, aur humesha karti rahungi.
Kashmeer se aachi jagah ho hi nahi
sakti humare pyar ko anjaam tak
pahuchane ke liye. Piya kul se poori
tarah Raj ki ho jaegi. I Love You Raj.

Raat ka Ghana aandhera charo taraf fail
chuka tha. Main floor par pada hua, uss
diary ko apne seene se lagaye hue

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aankhe band kar ke pada hua

tha…………………!!!!!
MY VIEWS
Hur desh ke vikas main vaha ki
Rajneeti aur Rajneetic ikchashakti ek
important role play karti hai. Hume
chahiye ke apne desh ke kuch mudde
hum Rajneeti se door rakhe. Kuch
mudde aise ho jiss par sirf desh hi nahi,
desh ki saari political fertanity ek saath
majbooti se khadi ho jisse ek sahi
sandesh jaa sake. Dogli neetiyo ko
lekar chalne se kisi ka bhala nahi hoga
na desh ka na vaha ke logo ka.
Aatankvaad jaise mudde par toh aisi
baate bilkul nahi honi chahiye kyoki ye
kisi ka bhala nahi kar sakta. Isko kabi
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bhi ek desh, ek jaati ya ek sampraday

se jode kar nahi dekha jaana chahiye ye
sampoorna maanav jaati ka dushman
hai jiss par sabhi ka ekmut hona
chahiye. Jaha tak apne desh main
kanoon vyavastha ki baat rahi toh vo
toh apne haath main hai na use toh hum
khud hi sahi kar sakte hai par usske liye
bhi political will ki jkarrorat hai. Kab
tak hu ‘Kanoon ke dar pr der hai
aandher nahi’ ya ‘Der se hi sahi insaaf
jaroor hota hai’ jaisi baate karke apne
desh ke kanoon main ho rakhe dhero
surakho ko chupate rahenge. Jab
hamare desh main ek terrorist ko fasi
dene main 10-10 saal lag jaate hai
‘Kanoon Prakriya’ ke naam par toh
sochiye ek aam aadmi ka kya haal hota
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hoga. Der se kiye gaye insaaf ka koi

matlab nahi hota hai. Jiss tarah
bhagwaan ne din aur raat ki time limit
rakhi hai ussi tarah insaaf hone ke liye
bhi time limit honi chahiye. Aakhir kab
talak ek majboor aadmi apna hak pane
ke liye court main apni chappale ghista
rahega. Par ye sab Rajneetic ikchasakti
ke bina sambhav nahi hai. Sirf bolne se
kuch nahi hoga, likhne se kuch nahi
hoga, kehne se kuch nahi hoga kyoki ye
sab bahut baar ho chukka hai, par abhi
bhi umeed par duniya kayam hai aur
humara hindustaan bhi. Jai Hind.

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Maine khud ko ek kamre main band

kar liya tha. Na kisise boleta tha, na kisi
se kuch kehta tha. Mujhe apna koi hosh
nahi tha. Jaise taise kar ke gharwalo ne
meri graduation complete karvae.
Sabne mil kar mujhe Chandigarh
bhejne ka plan banaya. Mere Taya ji
thee jinki company thi vahi meri job ki
baat kar li gayi. Main Taya Ji ke ghar
par nahi rukna chahta tha issliye unhi
ke ghar ke paas mujhe ek room dilva
diya gaya.

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Chandigarh

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Ek saal se jayda ho chuka tha uss

haadse ko hue hue par usski yaade abhi
bhi mere dimag se nahi miti thi. Mujhe
yaha bhejne ka bhi yahi motive tha ki
main unn sab yaado se bahar aa saku.
Main apne room ki khidki par kahada
apni purani yaado main khoya hua tha
tab mere cell ki ring ne mujhe jagaya. It
was Nihal, a colleague as well as
friend, vo vaha mera ek akela friend tha
jisse main apne munn ki hurr baat kar
sakta tha. Ussne meri yaha settle hone
main bahut help kari thi.
‘Okay, main half an hour main aata
hu,’ Maine phone rakhte hue usse kaha.

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India main ye culture hai ke half an

hour automatically 1 hour main apne
aap convert ho jaata hai.
Kuch time baad main nihal ke ghar par
tha. Uska ghar chota tha par aacha tha.
Vo married tha aur uski wife bahar gayi
hui thi issliye ussne mujhe yaha bula
liya tha. Vo clothes wash kar raha tha
usske baad humne baith kar gappe
maare aur khana banaya. Mil kar beer
pee aur baate karte kartre so gaye.
Next morning main apne office main
client ke saath meeting kar raha tha.
Company aur kaam main khud ko busy
rakhna hi mera lakshay rehta tha.
Nihal ka office bhi pass main hi tha
issliye hum saath main lunch kara karte
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thee bahar. Uska whatsapp par message

aaya ‘Let’s go for lunch.’
Vaha ka luch itna heavy hua karta tha
because of butter and all ke ussko
karne ke baad kuch ghato tak kaane
khaane ka munn bhi nahi kiya karta tha.
Mera daily routine yahi tha.
I would wake up in the morning, get
ready and prepare breakfast for myself.
Then I would catch the 9 a.m bus
to reach office. By 6 a.m in the evening
I would leave office and go to the
Play station shop jo mere room ke pass
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Meri building main koi bhi delhi se

nahi tha, sabhi punjabi thee. So I
lived alone, I cooked alone, and I ate
alone. There wasn’t anyone to talk to
talk because of the language barrier.
Tab bhi main khud ko sab sahi ho jaega
ye soch kar munn ko tasalli deta tha.
Mujhe Chandigarh main aaye hue
2week’s ho gaye thee. Ek shaam
main roje ki tarah shop main play
station par game khel raha tha.
Ek yahi cheej thi jisse mujhe abhi bhi
lagav tha. Tabi peeche se ek aawaz aayi
‘Excuse me!’

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Maine peeche mud ke dekha toh ek

ladki jo mere hi age ki hogi khadi
thi.
‘How many minutes more.’ She asked
Main abhi usse dekh hi raha tha vo jitni
sweet dikhne main thi utni hi usski
voice bhi cute thi. Pink color ke top aur
black jeans main cute lag rahi thi.
‘Excuse me!’ I think usse ajeeb laga
jiss tarah se main use dekh raha tha.
Honestly, meri uss waqt koi bad
intension nahi thi. Buss main thoda
shock ho gaya tha ekdum se usske
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‘Would you mind telling me for how

long you will play this?’
‘Ahhh….it takes 15 minutes more.’
’Fifteen more minutes?!’ she looked
shocked, aisa lag raha tha jaise maine
usse uski saanse cheen li ho.
‘But that’s too long a wait for me.’
Main uss waqt soch raha tha…. ye hai
kon? Miss India? Miss world? Jo chahti
hai ke iske aate hi aadmi apna game
chode kar isske liye uth jae.
Vo jaa kar vahi baith gayi aur mere
game finish hone ka wait karne lagi.
Time pass karne ke liye kabhi vo apne

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hairs main laga band khole kar usse

khelne lag jaati toh kabhi mujhe goor
ke dekhne lagti. Mujhe bhi maja aa
raha tha ussko ye karte hue dekh
kar, par fir bhi maine apna game jaldi
khatam kiya. Mera last player chal raha
tha vo vahi mere pass aa kar khadi ho
gayi.
‘Excuse me! Your ten minutes are
over.’ She said
‘Yes, but I am thinking to play one
more.’
‘This is cheating, yaar!’ Ussne baccho
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Mujhe uska ye expression bahut hi cute

laga. Its treat to watch such innocence.
Main usse jayada pareshaan nahi karna
chahta thaa, main vaha se utha aur
usko game hand over kar diya. She ran
it with great enthusiasm.
Next day main bahar ki mess main line
main lag kar khaane ke liye wait kar
raha tha. Waha ek janab jo mere aage
khade thee mujhse jabardasti baat karne
main lage pade thee. Hurr baar ki tarah
topic bhi vahi tha ke Delhi aacha laga
ke Chandigarh. Sahi main vo mujhe
poochne ki jagah delhi ke bare main

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ulta bata rahe thee jo unhe delhi ke bare

main pata hai.
Kya baat hai, vo aadmi ye jaanta tha ke
Qutub Minar kitni lambi hai, Gb road
par kya hota hai, India gate dekhne
main kaisa lagta hai. Vo shayad jitna
delhi ke bare main mujhe batana chata
tha usske baad main bhi shayad delhi
ke bare main bhool jaata.
Main usski baate jabardasti sun hi raha
tha tabhi mujhe koi dikhae diya aur
main usse dekhne main busy ho gaya.
Ye vahi ladki thi jo uss din mujhe shop
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usse khaate hue hi vo chalti jaa rahi thi.

Ussne bhi mujhe queue main laga dekh
liya tha.
Mujhe laga vo ignore kar degi par vo
meri taraf hi chali aa rahi thi.
Mujhe delhi ke conversation main ab
koi interest nahi raha tha. Uss aadmi ko
bhi ye samjh main aa gaya tha, par tab
bhi vo bole hi chala jaa raha tha.
Mere munn kar raha tha usse kehne ka
‘Bhai, tu delhi jaa kar vahi settle kyo
nahi ho jaata?’
Main use hi dekh raha tha. At last uss
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‘Hi!’ She greeted very nicely. Aj vo uss

din se bhi jayada cute lag rahi thi.
‘Hello!’ I replied with a smile.
‘I am sorry for yesterday.’ She said
‘It’s ok.’ I said
‘Actually uss din main thoda jaldi main
thi mujhe kuch kaam tha issliye.’
‘No problem. But why are you in a
hurry?’ I asked
‘Vo mere exams hai issliye.’ She
replied
‘oh! So you are studying?’
‘Yes, I am doing my MBA.’
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from Delhi.’
‘You are from Delhi…wow I am too.
My name is Payal’
Lunch karne ke baad hum dono buss se
saath main hi nikal liye. Baato baato
main pata chala ke uska hostel mere
room ke pass hi tha. Maine socha chalo
koi toh mil gaya apne city ka.
Next stop par usko utarna tha.
Something stuck me that time, when
we shook hands first time and to say
goodbye and see you soon. Vo toh mud
ke chali gayi par main ab bhi ussko
dekhte hue kuch soch raha tha.

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Ussne raaste main jaate hue apna phone

nikala earphone lagaye, apne baalo
main laga hua band khola and loosened
her hair. Mera dimag kahi na kahi
mujhe ye keh raha tha ke maine ye sab
pehle bhi kahi dekha hai.

Mera Birth day tha. Mera bilkul bhi

mood nahi tha B day celebrate karne ka
par kyoki nihal ko pata tha toh ussne
pehle hi office ke friends ke saath mil
kar planning kar li thi. Sab mere ghar
par aa rahe thee aj raat ko.

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As usual party began. Music, beer,

dance and loud cheer of Happy B day.
Maine kyoki pehle se hi preparations
kar li thi thodi bahut par sabko khaane
ki kum aur peene ki jayada padi thi.
Unhone coke chode di aur jaa ke
refrigerator khole diya.
Fir kya tha kuch der baad aisa lag raha
tha jaise beer ki loot mach rahi hai. Vo
pee rahe thee fir naach rahe thee, aadhe
room main pade thee aadhe bathroom
main pade thee. Mujhe aisa lag raha tha
mera room sharabiyo ka adda ban
chuka tha. There was absolute craziness

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Kisi ne yaad dilaya ke cake bhi katna

hai toh main knife lene kitchen main
chala gaya. Mere peeche peeche Nihal
bhi aa gaya and whispered, ‘Usse nahi
bulaya?’
Maine Nihal ko Payal ke bare main
bata diya tha. Bata kya diya tha ussne
hume dekh bhi liya tha. Mujhe pata tha
vo ussi ke bare main pooch raha hai.
‘Ha, bulaya tha par ho saqkta hai vo
busy ho iski vajah se nahi aa paye.’
‘Main kuch poochu tujhse?’ He said
Mujhe kuch- kuch pata chal gaya tha ke
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I said, ‘Dude, enjoy the party.’

Main fir se knife search karne main lag
gaya.
‘Do you like her? He asked
‘Yaar, Tu pagal hai? Aisa kuch nahi
hai.’
Mujhe knife mil gaya tha, ‘Chal bahar
jaa kar cake khaate hai.’
‘Tu mere ko taal kyo raha hai?’
‘Come on yaar, hum sirf friend hai.’
‘Tu usko pasand karta hai ke nahi?’
‘Nihal, tuhe toh sab pata hai na, fir inn
sab baato ka kya matlab hai?’
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bhi to issliye hai na ke uss sab se bahar

aa sake.
Maine uss waqt chup rehna hi behtar
samjha.
‘Dekh yaar, uss baat ko bahut waqt ho
chuka hai. Kab tak iss tarah jeeta
rahega. Apne future ke bare main soch,
apni family ke bare main soch. Aage
badh bhai.
Nihal bilkul mere bhai ke tarah tha.
Usko mere bare main sab kuch pata tha.
Ussne hurr cheej main meri help kari
thi. Main jaanta tha ke vo sahi keh raha
hai aur mere bhale ke liye hi keh raha

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hai. Yahi baat jo bhi mujhse milta tha

vahi kehta tha. Mere liye ye sab
itna aasaan nahi tha. Payal ek aachi
ladki thi par maine abhi tak iss tarah se
usske bare main nahi socha tha.
Mere liye pyar ka matlab tha jo sirf ek
baar hota hai aur vo ho chuka tha.
‘Main tujhse ye nahi keh raha ke
khushiyo ki talaash main bhatak, par
agar khusiya tere paas aa rahi hai toh
unse door bhi mut bhaag.’ He said
‘Ok, I will think on that.’ I said
‘Ye hui naa baat’ kehte hue ussne beer
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Usske baad sabne mil kar cake kaata

fir sab ne mil kar cook kiya aur mere
kitchen ki band baja di. At 8.30 p.m vo
sab chale gaye kyoki sabke ghar vaha
se door thee toh jaldi hi party over ho
gayi.
Maine jab apne room ko dekha toh aisa
lag raha tha jaise yaha koi cricket ka
match hua ho. Ye soch kar ki subah sab
kuch saaf karunga maine change kiya
aur sone hi jaa rah tha ke fir se room ki
bell ring hui. I looked at the peephole
of my door.
‘Shit!’

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It was payal, with some girl.

Maine door open ki…
‘Hello, ‘I said
‘Happy Birthday!’ Payal sang.
I smiled.
‘Happy Birthday!’ wished the other girl
and then shook my hand.
‘She is Richa, my batchmate, and
Richa, he is Raj,’ said Payal, beginning
the introduction.
Maine unn dono ko andar bulaya. Mere
room ki uss waqt jo halat thi usse dekh
kar maine kaha, ‘Vo friends aaye thee
toh ye sab...’

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‘It’s ok chill.’ Payal said

‘Abhi kitchen ki halat bhi aisi hi hai
varna main kud kuch bana ke khilata
apko.’ I said
‘Aap kaana bhi bana lete ho?’ Payal
ask , putting her hands on her hips
and give me a surprised look.
‘Yes.’
‘You know how to cook?’ Richa asked
the same question again
‘Ha, but issme itna surprise hone ki kya
baat hai?’
‘Hai na, kyoki humme ladki hone par
bhi nahi aata aur aapko ladke hone par

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bhi aata hai.’ Payal said

‘Par aisa toh nahi hai na ke ladke nahi
bana sakte?’ I said
‘Hmmm’ Payal satisfied with my
answer.
‘Kahi bahar chale khaane, yahi bahar
ek aacha restaurant hai.’ I said
‘Ok, par ek promise karna padega.’
Payal said
‘Kya?’
‘Next time aapke haatho ka khaana hi
khaenge.’ She smiled
‘Bilkul’ I smiled back

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Hum teeno bahar khaane ke liye chal

diye. Raaste main Richa ke ghar se call
aa gay usski family ko kahi jaane tha
vo usse bula rahe thee vo chali gayi.
Payal aur maine aakele hi dinner kiya
restaurant main aur ek doosre ka
number bhi exchange kiya. Vo
aakele mere saath comfortable feel nahi
kar rahi thi toh maine usse rukne ke
liye jyada force nahi kiya. She left and
wave me good bye.
Main apne room par pahucha hi tha ke
mere mobile par message aaya.Vo
payal ka message tha.

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‘Happy Birthday cook.’

Maine uss waqt toh uss message ka
reply nahi kara par aadhi raat ko fir ek
message aaya, ‘ Aap khaana hi aacha
banate ho ke baat bhi aachi bana lete
ho.’
‘Ha baat bhi kar lete hai’
‘Ok, tell me what was the best moment
of your B day today?’
‘Hmmm….When you showed up.’
‘Really?’ She asked back
‘Ha’

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Baate chalti rahi aur fir personal bhi ho

Gyi…..
‘Aapki gf hai yaha ya fir Delhi main?’
‘Thi, ab nahi hai. Tumahara bf hai?’
‘Mujhe pata tha aap ye poochoge. Mera
bhi tha par ab nahi hai.’
‘Kul miloge?’
‘Ha’

Mujhe idea tha kul kya hone vala hai.

Next day hum lunch par mile. Main
excited that par nervous bhi tha. Jab
main usse mila toh laga ke main jitna
usse milne ke liye excited tha utni hi vo

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bhi thi. Jaha main jyada baat kar raha

tha vahi vo aaj chup thi. Saamne baith
kar ussko khaate hue dekhne main ek
alag hi feeling ho rahi thi. Aisa lag raha
tha someone finally broken the ice of
my heart. Its something magical that is
happening. Main chahta tha ke meri life
aage badhe par main chah kar bhi kuch
nahi kar paa raha tha. Aj ye khud ho
raha tha apne aap. Mujhe humesha yahi
lagta tha ke meri life shayad ab aise hi
rahegi. Dobara kabhi meri life main
pyar aa sakta hai maine ye kabhi nahi
socha tha.

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Uss din maine ye accept kar liya tha ke

main ab vo purana Raj nahi raha hu.
Jaise- jaise din gujarte jaa rahe thee
mujhe lag raha tha ke mere andar
change aa raha hai. Maine ye accept kar
chuka tha ke payal ki company mujhe
pasand thi.
Iss sab ke hone ke baad bhi kuch tha jo
mujhe aage badhne se roke raha tha.
Baar-Baar vahi purani yaade aa kar
mujhe durra rahi thi. Ab Payal bhi mere
saath comfortable feel karne lagi thi.
Yaha tak ki vo mujhse ye keh bhi chuki
thi ke usko apni friends se jyada meri

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Company aachi lagti hai.

Ek din vo mere room par aayi aur
seedhe kaha, ‘Please tell me your story.
I am here to listen your story.’
I smiled. ‘In how much detail you want
to know it?’ I asked her
‘Jaise bhi aap chaho’ she said
Main uski aankho main meri kahani
sunne ki baichaini dekh raha tha. Main
andar gaya vaha se ek book nikali aur
laa kar ussko de di.
‘Issme sab kuch hai’ I gave him that
book.

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Ussne mujhse vo book li aur turant

padhne lag gayi. Main apne kaam main
lag gaya. 3 ghante ho chuke thee vo
vaha se hili bhi nahi thi. Aisa lag raha
tha jaise usse apne Aas-Pass ka koi
hosh hi naa ho. Vo ekdum uthi aur vaha
se chali gayi main socked tha. Maine
usse kuch nahi kaha uss waqt.
Raat ho chuki thi main apne khayalo
main khoya hua tah. Apne past aur
present main uljha hua tha.
Mujhe samjah nahi aa raha tha aakhir
ye sab kar kon raha hai? Mere jaise
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bahut ajeeb laga tha ussko dobara pyar

ho raha hai. How can it be? Main apni
jindagi ka ye part jee chuka hu fir ab
iska dobara hone ka kya matlab hai?
Main sab se jhoot bole sakta hu par
khud se nahi.
Tabhi mere mobile ki message ki tone
ring hui. Payal ka message tha.
‘Sorry Raj, main iss tarah se ekdum
chali gayi. Main nahi chahti thi ki main
tumhare saamne apni feelings express
karu. Main ussko study karne ke liye
privacy chahti thi. I just completed it.
I am still crying. Shayad hurr ladki

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tumhare jaisa hi ladka chahti hai apni

life main. How could god be so cruel to
you?’
I didn’t respond to any of her message.

Next day, as usual ussne Piya ki pic

dikhane ko kaha toh maine usse vo
dikha di. Uss din se vo mere aur bhi
pass aa gayi thi.
Afternoon main hum dono lunch par
mile. Ussne t- shirt pehan rakhi thi jiss
par google likha hua tha. She said
‘Kon si ice cream khaoge kone aur
round?’

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I said ‘I like round things, especially

‘O’shaped.’
She understood my meaning and said
‘Hawww’ and slapped on my hand.
I teased her further. ‘Kyo tumhe kya
koi problem hai?’
She said nothing.
‘Par issme aachi lag rahio ho.’
She smiled. I saw her twinkling eyes.

Soon it was Payal’s Birthday. Main

jaldi utha after dressed, I went to a
florist and buy Bouquet of red and
white roses. We went to an restaurant.

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we had lavish candle lite dinner.

Candle ki roshni main uska chehra aur
bhi khoobsurat dikh raha tha. Kafi waqt
tak hum ek doosre ki families ke bare
main baate karte rahe. It was 11.30 p.m
jab main usske hostel pahucha. Up
above us, the half-moon in the sky was
there. I stop the car suddenly she
wondered why I stopped the car. She is
waiting me to speak.
‘I wanted to gift you something else.’ I
said
She simled and said, what? I already
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‘I write something for you.’

‘Oh wow, why you can’t tell me that
befor? She said and makes her face like
an angry kid
‘Ok I will read it for you.’ I said
‘Vo dekhte hai jab hume iss tarah pyar
se aakhen bhar aati hai, raato ko unki
yaaden hume bahut satati hai. Himmat
nahi itni ki keh saku tumhe hud se
jayada chahta hu main, tumhari yaado
main hi din raat jeeya jaata hu main.
Dil chahta hai sab kuch kehna par
kuch keh nahi pata hai, unka chehra
dekh kar hi dil ko sukoon aata hai.

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Aankho main uske sagar hai, baal jaise

badal hai, husse toh phool khilte hai,
chale toh dil machalte hai.
Seedhi si hai, manchali bhi hai, adaye
uski katil si hai. Chahta hu usse main
shayad ussko pata nahi, chahat main
uski murr jau toh bhi koi gila nahi.
Masoomiyat usske chehre se jhalakti
hai, usske aane ki rah meri aankhe takti
hai, haar gaya usske pyar main toh bhi
koi gum nahi….sacche pyar ko hi toh
haarna padta hai aakhir iss sansaar
main.

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We looked at each other. We laugh

like a kid.
‘Buss khatam.’ I said
She came closer to me and takes my
face in her hand and kissed me on my
forehead. Usski aankho main aasu thee.

Humari najdikiya din gujarne ke saath

badhti jaa rahi thi. Payal ne mujhe apne
Dad se milne ke liye kaha toh main
ready ho gaya.
Raat ko 9:30 par main payal ke ghar ke
saamne khada tha. Uska ghar kaafi
bada tha. Uske father businessman thee
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poocha nahi tha. Main main gate ke

andar jaa hi raha tha tabhi peeche se jor
se horn ki aawaj hui. Vo truck andar
jaana tha gatekeeper ne gate khola aur
vo truck uss ghar ke basement ke andar
chala gaya. Usske peeche main bhi gate
ke andar gaya kuch aage badha hi tha
ke truck ke andar se kuch nikal ke gir
pada. Maine usko utha ke dekha tpoh
vo gun ki magazine thi. I was shocked.
Mujhe laga kuch toh gadbad hai. Main
gatekeeper ki najro se bachta hua usss
basement ke andar pahuch gaya. Pillar
ke peeche chup kar andar dekhne ki
koshish karne laga. Truck main se bade
Bade containe utaare jaa rahe thee.
Payal ke father bhi vahi khade thee.

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Unko main pic main dekh chukka tha

toh aasani se pehchaan gaya. Main
peeche se chup chap andar gaya aur ek
container khol ke dekha toh ussme
Pistols, bullets, Granades etc thee. Ek
baar ko main bahut durr gaya. Mere
dimag main aaya ke yaha se seedhe
police station jaana sahi rahega.
Main ye soch kar palta hi tha ke mere
hatth se takrakar ek rod neeche gir padi
aur sabki guns mere upar tan gayi.
‘Kon ho tum? Yaha kya kar rahe ho?’
payal ke father ne poocha
‘Vo main Raj…. Payal ka friend.’ Main
thoda ghabrakar bola

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‘Accha Raj. Payal ne bataya tha

mujhko. Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho
par?’ He asked
‘Par uncle ye sab theek nahi hai.’ I said
‘Karna padta hai beta. Tum abhi ye sab
nahi samjhoge. Tum jao aur Payal se
jakar milo. Ye sab bhool jao’ He said
‘Nahi uncle main ye sab dekh kar chup
nahi reh sakta. Payal ko bata kar main
police station jaroor jaunga.’ I said
‘Tum kahi nahi jaoge ab. Tumhare liye
ek hi jagah bach hai ab vo hai’…..he
said and fires a bullet on me but…..!!!
Payal beech main pata nahi kaha se aa
gayi. Goli seedhe usko lagi aur vo vahi
gir padi.
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I shouted …‘payal….’
She said, ‘Raj jao yaha se. tumhe meri
kasam hai jao.’
Isse pehle koi kuch samjh pata main
vaha se bhaaga. Kuch loge mera peecha
karne lage. Main sadak par betahasha
bhaage jaa raha tha. Mere dimag ne
kaam karna band kar diya tha. Peeche
se bhaagte hue unn logo ne firing start
kar di. Ek goli aa kar mere leg par lagi.
Mera balance bigad gaya par main ruka
nahi par saamne se aa rahe ek truck ko
aandhere main dekh na pane ki vajah se
that truck ran over me.
Sham ka samay ho chukka tha. Main
raj ki iss kahani main duba hua tha
vaise hi jaise suraj doob raha tha.
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Mere kaano main uske shabd goonj

rahe thee aankho main name bhi thi.
Tabhi uski kahi aakhiri line mere jehan
main goonji……
‘Truck ran over me.’
Edum se mujhe 440V ka jhatka laga.
Maine apna sar ghuma kar apne side
main dekha…………vaha koi nahi tha.

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