LTL Written Update
Episode~ 134
15th July 2010
In the forest
"till I don't take you back to your mother, you remain my responsibility! you are bound to my decisions! Dutta warns her in no uncertain terms.. after that you go your way and I go mine.. Naku just stares at his face, there is nothing to discuss he's made his stance clear. He leads, she follows. Baji continues with his search, eyes focussed on the ground.. finds Dutta's footprints and orders his men to follow the direction, that the foot prints lead to.. but they seem to disappear much to his disappointment.
Dutta leads and Naku follows him in the mucky squelching soil.. she slipsss and stops herself by grabbing on to his shoulder ,then his arm to prevent herself from falling! Her jolt checks him, and slowly he turns his head , lowers his eyes to note her hand on his shoulder...and her fingers around his arm. She looks up at his fixed expression and slowly moves her palms off his body.. and moves back..he steals a sided backwards glance at her and continues the trek, in silence ..in the woods. Naku, steps down the forest floor at one point, and he follows her gingerly, then he trips and he balances himself by resting his palm on her shoulder.. to prevent himself from having, a fall! He looks at her embarrassed .. as his fingers feel her shoulder.. she looks and lowers her eyes shyly.. and the very next second he yanks his hand away from her shoulder! clenches his fist and stares ahead, then shifts his eyes and checks out her reaction ..he may have felt something ..? so again their moves reflects each others actions.. this mutual interdependence on each other, and so carries on the journey..him ahead, and Naku in tow..
In the kitchen
Babi sits on the kitchen floor, Sethji rests his head on her lap.. till, Babi's or rather her daughters status is not clearly defined.. she maintains the menial status like before in this household.Sethji is anxious for his mum, why don't you say something? when will Tai come? Babi incurable optimist like her daughter gives him hope, she sure will.. don't despair , Bhau is with her.. everything will be fine..Bappa's with her so don't worry..so Babi also sustains her faith in her SIL and Bappa ..
Sethji draws faith, Aye , Tai said that Bappa came in her dream? if he comes in my dream, then I too will ask him where's my Tai? his mother fondles his head on her lap and says, sure you ask Bappa , but if you don't sleep , how can you dream? how do you expect to meet Bappa? so go to sleep now.. and her son , exhausted, closes his eyes..
In the forest
Dutta moves branches out of the way as he walks on..he's hot ,tired and bothered. He looks ahead at the river, and she follows his gaze. He looks at his filthy hands, and turns to Naku , wash your hands and face!.. she looks worried..as he carries on, we might not get water ahead..Naku looks at him, lost with words, he goes ahead to have a wash.. she looks at her hands and feels her face, and starts to collect branches from a tree. Dutta splashes his stubble face with water.Naku makes provision for her aftermath cover up.. she rubs two slippery smooth rocks and by friction creates a spark! and brings it down to a mass of few dry twigs.. he splashes more water to clean and refresh his face. Suddenly he turns his neck back and finds her crouched beside a small fire. With a scowl on his face he walks to where she is.. warming her hands on the small fire. she dreads him approaching her. He glares at her and orders her, hurry up Naku!, she hesitates, erhh, I am cold, so I won't touch water.. he lowers his eyes and accepts, but insists gently, you can still warm your hands after washing your hands and face, there won't be any water in the forest.. she looks worried.. can't have have suspecting her. So as Dutta looks away, she grabs a couple of charred pieces of wood, and slyly hides them, as Dutta wiggles his shoulders to unwind his body. Then with him facing the other way she silently stands up, hides the burnt out pieces of wood and quickly walks past him towards the water's edge. Dutta picture of decency, turns his body away from the river, and stands up tall and imposing, and warms his hands on the fire. Naku looks back to check his attention..poor Naku the mess she gets herself into.. let's hope it's not a washout! Dutta will definitely take her to the cleaners!
Slowly she crouches by the waters edge.. and ponders. Dutta looks across to her if she's safe , and he too far away from her, crouches besides the fire warming himself. Naku amid the call of the cuckoo bird, puts her hand inside of his waist coat which she now wore ,and gets out the charred sticks of wood.. she rests them on the rocks beside her.. she doesn't want the soot damp.. the sooty burnt pieces of wood are symbolic of Naku's beauty which she has burnt so to speak to shield herself from the world.
She takes off his waist coat, folds it and keeps it on her lap secured by her folded knees. She turns back to check him , but he sits one knee folded looking the other way. Her palms go towards the water.. scoops it and lightly wipes her palms. Sure enough after some wiping the colour does come off. She frets and turns her neck back wards to check Dutta . She could see the fire was still burning.. she turns her face towards where she sits and finally scoops water and splashes it and covers her complete face right up to her hair line. From then on it's a proper refreshing face wash.. again and again she splashes her face with palms scooped full of water; while Dutta palms his real stubble face.. Naku too wipes off the water from her real face.. she looks sooo purely beautiful.. she stands up wiping the excess water from her petal thin lips and looks down shyly.. her finger tips adoringly , frame and feel her jawline lovingly... she looks at her reflection in the water.. and she takes pride at what she sees.. and her shoulders tweak up as she excites at the thought of him seeing her in this beautiful image..and she smiles as she looks at her real self in the water. The smile fades as she slowly moves her neck to the side and sees him holding his head against the palm of his folded hand... and she lowers her eyes sadly and shifts her face towards the charred sticks that rest on the rock...picks the two pieces and looks at them highly tormented..it was a highly saddened scene that I have seen on current tv serials.. where a young fair maiden has to make a decision.. it's not just about her looks ,it's also about living a lie ..the world never mattered.. but living under a false identity before her beloved Dutta Saab does .. she holds up the blackened pieces of wooden branches, looks at them then turns to look at Dutta the lion sided moistened profile.. his mane brushed back to show off his smooth wide forehead ..he fixes the cover on his wounded knuckles,the strips of her rose pink chunni.. and she moves her head back to her fair palms and begins to unwillingly rub the soot on her palms.. but her palms don't need the soot! it's her top hand.. she corrects her action and rubs it on her fair hand, but her mind is elsewhere..she turns to catch his face in the wisps of smoke. Half heartedly she covers her hands with soot.. and hates so see her skin dappled in blotches of black and white.. varied skin tones..every time she turns back to see her Saab.. she fears..she is afraid..but she covers her hands and lower arms to ashen.. then rubs off the soot from the two pieces of burnt wood between her palms and she considers; muses; ponders.. looks away again, then at the sticks in her palm and continues to wrestle emotionally as Nakusha a young girl..she opens her palms and studies them pensively...and then slowly brings her palms unwillingly towards her real face..stop! she hears..and confused looks around , no one can be seen.. Naku! and she looks down at her own dwindling fair reflection in the waters.. why are you covering this face? show Dutta your beauty.. show it! what does it matter? as he doesn't love you..you heard what he said, as soon as you find your way out of the jungle, your ways are separate! you heard it didn't you? so what difference does it make if you show him your beautiful face? enough! of you carrying this false face, this dusky complexion! take it off! and show him your beauty! show him how stunning you really are!... no no! argues Naku he only knows me as duskyNaku! his Nakusha is dusky!.. the voice argues, whose Nakusha?only you love him! he doesn't! Naku.. show him your real face! what does it matter? Naku ! are you hoping he'll accept you in your unbecoming dusky complexion that he sees? you stupid girl! this beautiful image of yours will melt him! do this! whatever you did , you did it for him! for your love for him! so then take this step for him too! besides this is your last journey with him !take this step Naku! do it Naku! ..says her dwindling reflection in the waters.. when the journey ends what difference does it make whether you are fair or dark? does it matter? speak up Naku?its the way of the world,a man may be ugly, but he always desires a beautiful woman! hey! Dutta is so handsome! why would he love at a dusky Naku? tell me Naku?... Naku! look into Dutta's eyes, for you are a goddess of beauty! if you want you can acquire anything!.. do as I say Naku!.. Naku a beautiful woman is every man's dream!.. the reflection dwindles in the water as Naku ponders on her words..and then raises her blackened palms , looks at them.. as the reflection smiles in the rippling waters.. and she reaches out for the sooty pieces of charred sticks.. brings one up in front of her face and then throws it on the smiling reflection in the waters.. and it disappears! Naku stares dazed at the water.. and her eyes shift as she tries to take a vital decision of her life..
Dutta stirs as he hears a galloping sound! towards where Naku sits, crouched by the river bank! he stares at her back, and suddenly springs up on his feet! and then walks speedily toward's Naku, and there's more noises he hears , he pulls his gun out! and aims ahead from where the sound comes! cocks his gun, as he slowly progresses toward's Naku .. gun aimed.. in her direction. Naku sits in her beautiful image .. she hears him coming behind her and is anxious.. she feels her face.. episode ends.. Hamlet53~ 3.2.14
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Fine episode of the for and against face revelation plot Naku v.Naku ..Naku battles with her conscience and the woman inside her that wants Dutta to love her for her beauty.
Her conscience dares the young woman in her.. it gives her all sorts of justifications to take a chance.. be herself, capture the few moments happiness of seeing his face when he struck by her beauty.. but it's true Naku knows him well, she believes that he loves her sincerity.. which he fell for from day one ever since they met..
it's the fear of betraying his trust that frightens the living daylights out of her.. for Naku knows beauty does not matter to him, not her not being one.. but it's her assumption deep down,that her beauty will have an impact on him that does..Naku's Saab is exceptional.. he goes for skin deep beauty.. which is where he will find fault in, when he discovers all this time she duped him with a false look.
Then will crop up the issue of why did she not tell him the truth about herself upfront..? did she not trust him enough?
This then is a golden opportunity Naku has of showing him the truth! she can get her answers, whether her beauty matters to Dutta or not? what stops her?.. within this lies Naku's tragic suffering...
N.B~ thanks for reading the previous wu, fassben, tha', Naku, warrie, tammy.
back log friday to follow..
Edited by Hamlet53 - 10 years ago
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