Gajra:- A Love Tale

Chapter 33 (Past 1)

Flashback of the day when Kaushal left the numb Poonam in their room because of a Phone call

Kaushal reached at the godown of the Mishra firm where his detective had called him to share something crucial information about his mother. Kaushal saw his detective standing there instructing some men to dig the soil of a certain area.

Kaushal suddenly started feeling uneasyness inside his heart, with his each and every step towards the half digged place his heart was clenching. His detective saw him coming toward them while his gaze was stuck at the digged place. Raman, his detective greets him by bending his head but the other guy was still busy starting at the same place.

Raman gulped his saliva as the information he was about to deliver to him can even risk his life but he fought back with those dreadful thoughts and shook Kaushal's right arm making the other came in his sense and he looked at him(Raman) and asked, "Btao kyu bulaya hai yahaan, wo bhi itna jaldi?"
(Tell me why have you called me here?)

Raman's words fumbled at first but he calmed himself and started narrating him about that day. That day when sufferings of him and his mother's started, when he was forcefully separated from his mother, when he had become Kaushal from Rihaan.

20 years ago
Shelly was wandering around her village pond and dreaming about the life she was going to live with her love of life, with Mahendra. Mahendra and she had met yesterday and he told her that soon he will make everyone agree for their relationship as his mother had already accepted them and their relationship, and now just his father was left but he assured her that he'll not leave her hand and they'll have their happy ending for sure. But sadly everything changed. a single day broke them and their relationship.

One day Shelly returns her home and saw a dreadful sight infront of her. Her house was burning in fire and her grandmother's screams were echoing in the whole surrounding, who was screaming out for help but their neighbours ignored the scene and left from there being unbothered. Shelly ran towards her house crying but a man held her left arm in a tight grip, making her yelp in pain.

She saw there are 6-7 goons in black kurta and dhoti and two of them held Poonam's both arms stopping her to go towards her house. She tried a lot to jerk their hands of but couldn't be able to do that. Her attention divert by the heavy sound of shoes and looking up there she saw him, GAJENDRA MISHRA.

Gajendra went near the place and ordered his men to extinguish the fire. and he himself stood in front of her, scanning her top to bottom and making the girl feel unconscious and uncomfortable with his pierced gaze. Shelly joined her hands and was about to open her mouth to greet him but before that he spoke up, "Sundar ho, isiliye phasa liya mere bete ko, nhi?" He mocked her, making her drop her hands and she shook her head in denial.

"Acha chal bata kitne paise chaiye?" He asked and signalled the man beside him to give him the bag and took out 1bundle of ₹500/- .
(Okay, now tell me how much money you want?)

"Nahi uncle aap glt smjh rhe ho-" She tried to resolve the matter quietly.
(No uncle, you are misunderstanding me-)

"Are toh kya 2 gaddi chahiye tereko? Dekh mein tujh jesi ladkiyo ko bahut ache se janta hu, tum log Ameer ghr ke ladko ko paise ke liye apne pyar ke jhaal mein phasate ho fir unke paise aeth ke baith jate ho. Chal bata kitna chaiye?" As he finished his words, people standing there started laughing at her.
(Oh, you want 2 bundles? see I know girls like you trap rich boys in their love trap only to have their money. So tell me how much you want?)

Shelly felt like slapping the man in front of her but controlled herself thinking of Mahendra. Shelly gave him a small smile and said, "Uncle aap eklaute Ameer nhi h is gaon ke toh agr humko yeh sab Krna hota toh hum kisi aur ko bhi choose kar sakta tha. But no, I love your son. Hum pyar krta hai Mahendra se and this money, yeh Paisa humko nhi khareed skta."
(Uncle you aren't the only rich man in this village, if I had to do something like that then I would have chosen anyone. But I love your son, i love Mahendra and this money can't buy me)