Dark night in the
jungle. Not single leaf was moving. It was silent all over the place. I was out
there with my friends for campaign. It was almost a midnight everyone was
asleep when I hear a someone’s cry. I went out to see. I keep on following the
cry. It was of some child. I didn’t notice I came real far from the campaign.
Something hurt my leg when I was walking I feel down I saw It was a child He
was almost 5 year old, tied with thread hands and legs. I tried to untied the
children suddenly I hear a gun shot. Someone try to shoot me. I took the child
in my arms and run but as soon as I stand up there was a guy standing in front
of me. Gun in his hand perfect body Properly dressed. He hit me with the end of
the gun. And I lost my consciousness and fell down.
When I open my eyes I
was sleeping next to the Kid. The room has the traditional décor. I wake up the
kid and try to runaway with him to protect him. Kid was saying the Name again
and again ‘Raj’. But I have to take him out of this hell safe. I reached the
Living room. The same Guy was standing there in the hall.
‘Leave the kid!’ He
said in very harsh manner.
‘I won’t. What type
of person you are. Kidnapping a Kid. Shame on you!’ I said in High voice to
threat them.
‘I said leave the
Kid. If you want to go out safe from here leave him.’ He said by giving
warning.
Then he shouted ‘
Kaka! Kaka! Take Veer from her.’
Kaka was an old man.
He look like a servant who work for his home.
Kid himself said
‘Kaka!’ And said ‘Leave me!’ And ran toward the old man.
I was standing
shocked.
‘He’s my child. And
now I can’t let you go from here. You have to be here till the time I’m sure
you are not any threat to me.’ He took a pause and ordered the Kaka to take me
in. And look towards me and asked with all the proud he has ‘What’s your name?’
I answered ‘Gauri
Shikre’
‘Call your family. Whatever you want to say just speak and keep the
call. No need to tell them about this.’ He said with the anger and I called my family
in front of him.
‘Ai( Mom)?’ I said on call as Ai picked up the call.
‘Gauri? Where are you? You campaign members called and said you are
missing. We all worried here.’
‘Ai, I have to leave Delhi for some office work I’ll be there in few
days Don’t worry about me.’ And keep the call.
Me and Veer become a good friends. It’s been one week I was there
but Raj (Veer’s dad) Never tried to talk to me. Exactly after one week He asked
me to go. When I was leaving Veer hold my Duppata and said ‘Gauri, You’ll come
daily na? If you will. I will daily drink milk on time.’ The innocence on the
face of Veer made me convinced to come daily to meet him. But whenever I see
Raj He always see me with the angry look.
One day, when I made Veer a sleep. I asked Kaka about Raj. ‘Kaka!
What does this Raj do? Where is Veer's mother? What was going on that night?’
‘Beta!’ Kaka sat down and start answering ‘Raj, Belongs to a mafia.
Yes! He’s one of a bad guy. But he wasn’t like this. Raj was 21 year old when
he use to work Under ‘Desai’. Desai are the Mumbai’s Mafia don. All the mafia
works under him. Raj was just an Manger of his. He doesn’t know about the mafia
thing. Raj fell in love with Panchi Desai. Desai’s daughter. They both knew
when Desai we’ll get to know about it. He’ll kill them both so they both ran
away from there and got married. Desai wanted to kill them they keep on running
from places to place for 2 years and in this Panchi got a baby boy. When she
was in hospital Desai killed her but Raj somehow manage to take Veer from there
and From then Raj wanted to take the revenge from Desai for Panchi’s Death and
Desai still wanted to finish Veer and Raj. And that day Veer was Kidnapped by
Desai’s people.’
A tear roll down from my cheeks. Before I say a word I saw Raj was
standing out on the door. He had gun shot on his arm. Kaka and me ran towards him.
Kaka made him sleep on couch and bought a candle and knife. I said ‘Kaka, I
think we should take him to a doctor?’
Kaka replied ‘He belongs to mafia. Hospital will need a Police
report. So, let me do my work.’
I stand there and keep on watching. Kaka’s hand were shivering. When
he said ‘I am getting old I can’t do this. Gauri you have to do this for me.’
I was in shock and replied ‘But…’ before I can complete he hold me
the knife and said ‘I keep on instructing you do the way I am telling you.’ And
in some minutes the bullet was out. I stitched it. And sat near him till he
woke up. I woke up in morning. My Duppata got stuck under raj ‘s hand when I
tried to pull it Raj woke up. His eye’s meet mine. We keep on looking to each
other. Suddenly a pain rises in Raj’s arm. And he shouted ‘What are you doing
here?’
‘I was trying to help you out.’ I shouted in same pitch.
‘I don’t need your help. Just leave!’ He shouted in same tone again.
I pick up my bag and was about to leave. Suddenly I saw Raj
screaming due to pain and put my ego aside. And said to him ‘I am not going
anywhere. I am going to be with you.’
‘What problem do you have? I don’t need you. I said na Just leave.’
‘I also told you na. I am not going means I am not going.’
‘Fine be here!’
I started being with him. Taking all time care of him. I admit
somewhere I started to fall in love with him. And I knew it well he was all
in love with Panchi and I have no chance. But I don’t know why I have the
feeling that somewhere he started to like me too.
We went out as Veer wanted to have dinner out. Suddenly People
attacked us. We ran out of there. We went in the basement of the house. Veer
and I was hiding while raj was fighting with them. I peak out of there. Someone
is about to shoot Raj from behind I came
in between. And bullet pass though my chest.
‘Gauri!’ He screamed.
‘Raj! Don’t scream.’
‘Who the hell asked you to be out of there?’ He asked in the anger.
‘Raj, I know you’ll save me. But if you didn’t able to let me tell
you I love you!’
‘I know! I was afraid to tell the same that I love you too. Cause
whom ever I loved God has taken that person away from me. That’s why I never
loved Veer and you too.’
I fainted the next moment. When I opened my eyes I was in his
bedroom. He was holding my hand. ‘Raj!’ I said.
He stood up and said ‘This your passport and tickets for you Veer
and kaka. You all are leaving for dubai.’ Before I can say anything he
continued. He hold my hands and said ‘ Gauri, I was always afraid to love
someone now when I love you I can’t risk your life. And I know you want to stay
with me but Gauri, Veer is my life I am giving you my life Take care of it. As
soon as I done with my work I’ll leave all this and start a safe and new life.
Panchi is still my life and I have to take her revenge. Please! Be by my side
always and leave.’
‘Raj, I respect your love for Panchi. I will do everything as you’ll
say but I need a something in return.’
‘What?!’ He asked. And I replied ‘Marry me!’
He kissed my forehead and the next day we got married and the same
day I left for Dubai. Its been almost 3 months I haven’t seen raj not even
listened his voice due all the risk involved. In a week a some unknown person
will come and tell us How he is there. And sent our details to Raj.
