Kyun uthe dil chor aaye ff - BANI MAIN HEER USKI

Chap 20- Jab se nabh mein taare, main teri hoon tabse

Vashma was sitting on the takht close to the window. She held the bars of the window and leaned against it. She recalled confessing her love to Uday. But then...............thoughts about their religious differences started fogging her mind.

Ever since childhood, he had been her soulmate. No one could ever be better than him....NEVER!  The day she had won the dance competition when they were only ten, Uday had made a crown made out of flowers for her. While Abrar had continued to lash out at her, Uday had stood like a rock for her.

"What if we can never be together?" she thought," what if bhaijan finds out.........."

Just then, a stone hit the window breaking her chain of thoughts. She looked down and saw Uday standing there.

Holding the bars of the window, she whispered to herself," Ya allah! Hum toh bin soye hi khwab dekhne lagein hain. Kahin hum Uday ki mohabbat mein pagal toh nahi ho gaye?"

Meanwhile Uday was wondering how to tell Vashma about his plan to scare Farukh away. He signalled her to come and meet him.

"Uday?" said Vashma," what is he doing here? If Abrar bhaijaan sees him.........."

She picked up her dupatta and hurried downstairs. Uday stood there patiently waiting for her.

"Uday!" she called out to him as she arrived there, her face covered with her dupatta.

"Oye," she said smacking him on the shoulder," what are you doing here? Do you have a death wish? If bhaijan sees you here.................."

"I have thought of a way to send that Farukh away!" he said," I wont let him take you away from me!"

"And what exactly are you going to do?" she asked him.

"Listen carefully Vashma," he said,"when he enters your house, just request your abbu to bring him to om nivas. Make any excuse, any will do. The rest is my job."

"He is coming tomorrow," she said with tears in her eyes.

"And he will leave very the same day!" said Uday holding her hand.

"And what if he doesnt?" she asked him,"what if your plan doesnt work out?"

"Then," he said pulling her closer to him," I will tell everyone the truth about  us."

"Bhaijan will kill you!" said Vashma.

"Its a better punishment than seeing you  with someone else!" he said.

Before Vashma could say another word, she noticed Abrar standing at the window in her room. She quickly left his hand and rushed upstairs.

"Bhaijan!" she said storming into her room," dont you dare harm Uday or else
............."

"Enough Vashma!" Abrar yelled at her,"I said enough!"

"These hindus are planning to snatch away our rights from us and you.......You intend to be with one of them for lifetime!" he said angrily.

"Bhaijan," she said walking towards him," why do you think so? Who is planting these seeds of poison in your mind? What is wrong with you?"

"I am sick of it Vashma," Abrar said,"Our community is in danger. And its my duty to protect our rights."

"Danger?" said Vashma,"I dont believe it. Look at me bhaijan. When we were eleven, you used to sing ramayan with taujaan (Amrit's father) every morning and read namaz with Abbu as well. So where is the danger?"

"I was really impressed with bhagwan raam's story when Amru read it to me,"he said with moist eyes," but then.............I realised that they were trying to convert us Vashma and I need to distance myself from them."

"Aapas mein bair rakhna koi mazhab nahi sikhata bhaijaan," she said," hamare mazhab ki toh khoobsoorti hi ekta mein hai. Amrit ne bhi toh ammi ke saath baithkar sufi sangeet seekha hai. Toh kya wo musalman ban gyi? Nahi naa bhaijaan."

"Amrit is studying well in Chandigarh,"he said," I am so proud of her. I always knew that she is a brilliant student."

"How did you find out?" she asked him.

"That night," he said," when I saw you three leaving together, I thought that you were eloping with Uday. So I followed you to the railway station and heard your conversation. I even sent some of my friends to keep an eye on Amrit. Her family is so wrong about her. She is only studying there and nothing else!"

"And yet you hate Uday so much!" she said.

"I dont hate him Vashma," he said,"He is the brother to Amru that I could never be to you. He is what excellence is. But............ .....you both? I dont know Vashma. I am scared that.........."

"I will become a hindu one day?" she asked him.

He nodded his head.

"And what if I choose to be a hindu even if I am not with Uday?"she said," what will you do then?"

"Thats what I am worried about Vashma," he said," thats why I have always been so against your learning kathak. I am so afraid....................."

"I understand your fears bhaijan," she said," but kathak and Uday are my love for life. And I will not part with any of them."

"I know," he said," and thats why I want you to marry Farukh miya. He will take you away from both of them!"

Saying so, he left her room.

Vashma walked to the window and saw that Uday was talking to her Abbu. They were both smiling and talking.

"Nikaah toh hum Uday se hi karenge," she said confidently," aur apne nritya ko bhi nahi chorenge. Abrar bhaijan will see now what his sister truly is!"