Chapter 1:
Naina’s Voiceover : Ahmedabad, 12 June, 1992. Jaha meri zindagi ki nayi shuruaat hone jaa rahi thi, wahi kisi ki zindagi khatam ho chuki thi.
A dead body of a young girl in her 20s was found near a forest area in the morning. A group of guys passing by were the first to spot the dead body and they immediately called the police from the nearest PCO. The police officers arrived and what they saw completely shocked and and disgusted them. The3 girl was completely naked and there were multiple marks on her body.Clearly this was a case of rape, torture and murder.
Naina’s Voiceover :Aaj 2020 mein iss tarah ki ghatnayein common ho chuki hain. Aaye din hum roz hum akhbaron mein balatkar ke bare mein padhte rehte hain. Par ye un dinon ki baat hai, jab iss tarah ka bhayankar apradh koi soch bhi nahi sakta tha. Ye ek bahut hi sangeen jurm tha, aur iske apradhi ka jald se jald milna bahut zaroori tha.
Aur in sab cheezon se anjaan aur bekhabar, ussi shehar ke Nirmal Jyoti society mein ek ladki rehti thi. 18 saal ki Naina Agarwal, josapnein dekh rahi thi. Din ke sapne nahi, raat ke sapne.
Naina, Preeti, Kitna sogi tum dono. Dhoop nikal aaya hain,utho ab, Bela shouted at both the girls.Kya hai mummy? school khatam ho gaya hai, humein kahi nahi jaana hai, sone do na, Preeti spoke getting irritated at her mother.
Bhagwan jhuth na bulaye, school khatam ho gaya hai to kya tum dono sara din khumbkaran ki tarah soti rahogi, utho jaldi, Bela again shouted.
Losing her patience,Bela hit Preeti hard on her head.
Ouch, mummy kya hai?, Preeti shouted getting up from her sleep. Aap ko sirf main hi dikhayi de rahi hoon, ye Naina ko dekho na, kaise ghode bech kar so rahi hai, said Preeti looking at Naina.
Naina was in her dreams. Both Bela and Preeti were wondering what is she dreaming about. It was obvious that she was dreaming about something because there was a huge smile on her face even while sleeping. Belatook a glass of water and sprinkled some of it on Naina’s face.
Naina beta, sapno ki duniya se bahar aa gayi? Bela asked sarcastically. Ji chachiji, Naina replied. Bhagwan jhuth na bulaye, subah ke aath bajne wale hai, utho tum dono jaldi aur rasoi mein aakar mera haath batao,Bela spoke the final word and left.
Waise mujhe to der se uthne ki aadat hain, par aaj tujhe kyaho gaya tha?, Preeti asked looking at Naina.
Kya matlab? Naina replied pretending she’s not understanding a thing.
Matlab ye ki tu kiske sapne dekh rahi thi meri behen?,Preeti finally asked with a mischievous smile on her face.
Sapna, kaisa sapna? Naina said in her usual stutter whenever she lies about something. Wohi Sapna, jise dekhte huye tu neend mein bhi muskura rahi thi, Preeti teased again.
Main kab muskurayi?, Naina asked now getting irritated with Preeti’s teasing.
Jhooth mat bol, mummy ne bhi dekha tujhe muskurate huye,Preeti told Naina.
Preeti, bekar ki baat mat kar, jaldi uth warna chachiji phirchilayengi, with this Naina exited the room with an embarrassed face.
Bata na, kya sapna dekh rahi thi? Preeti again asked while they were having breakfast.
Kaun sa sapna, main koi sapna nahi dekh rahi thi, Naina replied.
Theek hain mat bata, mujhe kya hai, Preeti grumbled.
Preeti main keh rahi hoon na, main koi sapna nahi dekh rahi thi, Naina said with an innocent face. Kha meri kasam, Preeti said.
Ab itni choti si baat pe kasam kaun khata hai, Naina said. Mujhe pata hai, koi sapna to zaroor dekh rahi thi, Preeti said.
Tu jaan kar kya karegi, Naina finally accepted that she was dreaming about something. Arre, main bhi to jaanu ki meri behen kis baat par itna muskura rahi thi.
Tu sach bata, tu apne sapno ke rajkumar ke bare mein soch rahi thi na?, Preeti teased again.
Chup kar, aisa kuch nahi hai, Naina replied blushing.
Achha, to tere gaal kyun laal ho rahe hai? Mujhe na pata hai, tu na, apne sapnon ke Rajkumar ke bare mein hi sochti rehti hai, said Preeti
Hawa aane de, main tere aur Swati jaisi nahi hoon. Jise kisi sapnon ke Rajkumar ki zaroorat hain, replied Naina.
To phir kyun deewani bani phirti hain, Maine Pyar Kiya ke Prem ke peeche?, asked Preeti.
Preeti, Filmon aur asal zindagi mein bahut fark hota hain.Ye jo Prem, Raja, Rahul jaise ladke hote hai na, wo sirf filmon mein hi hote hain. Asal zindagi mein nahi, Naina replied trying to act mature.
Lekin agar maan le, Prem jaisa koi asal zindagi main mil gaya, to kya karegi?, Preeti asked with a grin on her face.
Aisa kabhi hoga hi nahi, replied Naina.
Par maan le, aisa agar ho jaata hain to?, asked Preeti.
Hearing this question, Naina had nothing to say in comeback.
Naina’s voiceover : Haha, iss sawaal ka mere paas koi jawaab nahi tha. Ki main kya karoongi agar Prem jaisa pyar karne wala ladka sach much meri zindagi mein aa jaata. Kya wo bhi mujhse utna hi pyar karta jitna Prem ne Suman se kiya tha? Uss waqt Preeti ko to nahi bataya, par aapko bata deti hoon.Haan, ye sach hain. Main apne sapnon ke Rajkumar ke bare main hi soch rahi thi.Ussi ke sapne dekh rahi thi. Wohi Sapna jo har ladki dekhti hain. Ki ek din ek Rajkumar safed ghode par baith kar aayega, aur use dulhan bana kar le jayega.Par mujhe iss baat ka zara sa bhi andaaza nahi tha, ki main apne asli Rajkumar se aaj hi ke din milne wali thi.
SHEFALI’S HOME :
Door bell rang. Shefali opens the door. Naina, Preeti, kaisi ho tum dono, aao andar. Shefali, hum dono yaha ghar mein baithne nahi aaye hain, told Naina
To phir?, asked Shefali.
Yaar, jab se school khatam hua hai, hum dono ghar mein baithe bore ho gaye hai, chal na kahi ghoom kar aate hain.
Arre to do din baad shuru to ho raha hai na College, itni kya utavli ho rahi ho tum dono, asked Shefali.
Arre aisa kuch nahi hain, humein na bas law garden ghumne ka mann kar raha tha. Ye Preeti to har cheez badha chadha kar bolti hai, told Naina.
Tu bhi chal na humare saath, asked Preeti.
Achha theek hai, main tayyar hokar aati hoon, tab tak tum log baitho, replied Shefali.
All the three girls enter the law garden, and start chitchatting with each other.
Yaar main to bahut excited hoon, College jaane ke liye, said Preeti. Tumhara mann ho to padho, nahi mann ho toh mat padho, jab chahe class bunk karo, koi rokne wala nahi, koi tokne wala nahi.
Achha? Aur attendance ka kya? Teri attendance kam hui totujhe exam likhne nahi diya jayega, reminded Naina.
Arre tu hai na meri behen, meri Proxy lagane ke liye,replied Preeti.
Chal, hawa aane de, main aisa koi galat kaam nahi karnewali, told Naina.
Theek hai meri sanskari behen, mat laga meri proxy. Ye Shefali aur Swati hain na, meri Proxy lagane ke liye, said Preeti.
Dekh agar tune class bunk kiya na, to main ghar mein chachaji aur chachiji ko sab kuch bata dungi,aur agar kisi ne teri proxy lagayi na, to main teacher se bhi complain kardungi.
Yaar tu kaisi behen hai? Asked Preeti getting angry at Naina, school na khatam ho gaya hai. Ab tu head discipline monitor banna chor de.
Arre tum log wo sab chodo, ye socho ki college mein kitne handsome ladke aayenge, said Shefali excitedly. Jab Ahmedabad aayi thi, to socha tha koi handsome sa boyfriend banaungi, par na to school main koi dhangka ladka mila, na hi humari society mein. Tum dono ka koi bhai bhi nahi hain nahi to use hi pata leti.
Chi, kuch bhi bolti hai to, said Naina making a puking face.
Kya bola maine?, asked Shefali.
Wohi….Boyfriend, kitna ganda sa lagta hain, said Naina.
Isme ganda kya hain Naina? Tu na bahut zyada bholi hain.Chal, boyfriend nahi, special friend bolu to chalega?, teased Shefali.
Chup kar, snapped Naina.
Shefali, Special friend nahi, tu na usse sapnon ka Rajkumarbol, now Preeti too started teasing Naina.
Kya matlab? Asked Shefali, not understanding what she was saying.
Kuch nahi, said Naina, trying to stop her teasing.
Naina’s Voiceover : Boyfriend, special friend,Rajkumar…chahe kuch bhi naam dedo, par ye wohi waqt tha jab maine usse pehli baar dekha.
A loud voice of glass smashing came from behind, and they all turned around to see what was that about. A group of hooligans started fighting with each other.
Yaar, chalo yaha se, mujhe yaha ka mahaul bilkul theek nahi lag raha, said Naina and was about to move when Preeti pointed out.
Naina, wo dekh, Munna aur Pandit, said Preeti.
Naina and Preeti were shocked to see them. Munna and Pandit were very naughty and mischievous, but they never expected them to fight like goons in a public place. This was a new low for them.
Ye wohi dono hain na jo tumhare school mein padhte the?asked Shefali. Naina and Preeti didn’t answer as they were still looking at the fight. They all were fighting like animals and it seemed like they willactually kill each other.
There was one more guy on the side of Munna and Pandit. Naina and Preeti didn’t know who he was, but he was a handsome guy with very nice facial features and a Salman Khan style haircut.
Munna, Pandit and the guy with them were fighting with 5 other guys on the opposite side who were older than them. Nobody was ready to back down. Blood was starting to spill from their face and body and it seemed like they are going to get some serious injury.
The handsome boy started beating the leader of the opposite group black and blue. The leader got scared with all the beating and started torun. Sameer, pakad saale ko, shouted Munna. Sameer was his name. Sameer started running behind the guy who was running towards the girls. The girls get scared seeing them coming towards them. Preeti and Shefali get out of their way. Naina too tries the same, but the goon runs too close to her, and Sameer too does the same but ends up colliding with Naina, ending up them twirling into each other.Both look at each other and get lost into each other’s eyes for a moment.
Naina’s voiceover : aap log soch rahe honge. Ki bas. Ye Naina ko to ho gaya pyar.Par yaha story kuch different hai. Afsos, pehli nazar mein pyar to nahi hua. Par aap niraash mat hoyie. Wo dialogue hai na Hum Tum ka, ki pyar hone mein, kabhi kabhi to pehli mulaqat hi kaafi hoti hai, aur kabhi kabhi, kai mulaqaate bhi kam pad jaati hai.
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