Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(26)

When the bell  final bell rang , all the girls from different classes were coming out and rapidly going towards the main gate of the school, as if lest the teacher call them back. Different groups in uniform are on the road , not only girls but boys also as the school timings were same. Vishakha was the most beautiful girl in school so most of the boys couldn’t control themselves looking at her at least once. Among those boys , there was a new boy named Viraj Sharma, he was son of the Tehsildar recently transferred to Rajpur. He was the only son and studying in the same class in Boys school. He also looked at Vishakha and felt big appreciation for her. He couldn’t stop himself looking at her again. Vishakha saw him and felt a good feeling, as he was a smart boy brought up in town , his hairstyle and looks attracted her. Everyone was walking on the same road with different speeds. After entering in the village gate everyone turned towards his or her home. In small villages everyone knows who is who and who is new. So Vishakha and Viraj also knew each other. The other girls of group watching this change but didn’t speak anything. All bid bye to each other at the time of departing. ————- Continued ———

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(25)

All the girls reached to their classes. Put their books and notebooks on their seats and came out. They were hurriedly reached under their fix tamarind tree. At first Manjula and Deepa shared their experiences, Kamla & Vimla opened their eyes spread wide, they couldn’t believe because they were also there buying vegetables. When Vishakha was speaking about last night’s experience about her pet parrot, no one took it seriously, one of them said ,” There might be a cat around you. All the girls agreed and said “ Yes Parrot start squawking if they see a cat or even smell a cat”Vishakha didn’t argue with them but she herself felt that something else was there so the parrot got scared and when she kept it’s cage on her bed and slept near. The parrot also slept peacefully. Till that time the bell rang and all the girls ran towards the ground for prayer. These five friends also ran. After prayer they attended all periods of all subjects and forgot about what had happened yesterday.They were relaxed and came back home after school in their group. One by one every one turned to her street and Vishakha too . All reached to their home. ———- Continued ——-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(24)

Vishakha got ready to go to school. She saw Pinku was normal , why last night he was so scared. All the girls used to go school  walking. As it was the time when mostly schools were Government schools in villages only in some big towns there were Private schools which were mostly organised by missionary. It was half n hours walk from her home to school . At the time of starting of school in the morning at 10.30 to 11, the main road towards the school used to be crowded with the girls wearing uniforms. Different groups from different areas going and coming back together. It was the time when there were no entertainments , no conema halls , no tv, even radio was found in one or two rich persons house. So school was the complete day’s engagement for for boys and girls in their schools, ten to five it was their complete day’s learning. Usually they join their own groups on the road. Vishakha also joined her group. Her friends Manjula said,”’I need to share something, Deepa also nodded , Vishakha said “ I also want to share something strange.” Kamala and Vimla were confused. They were now walking fast so that before prayer they could share that with each other. ———— Continued ———-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(23)

Vishakha was at home. She had a pet parrot in cage. She got it One year ago from a neighbourhood man because one evening it came flying inside his window. He was an alone man and was a labourer and he didn’t want to keep it. He was a middle age man named Govind. Vishakha saw this and she took the parrot, bought a cage and from that day onwards she was fulfilling all the responsibilities towards the parrot. Its cage was also kept in her room. She was the only child so her parents never opposed her small wishes. That day after coming back from Mathuradas’s house,She was continuously studying and she slept quite late about 12 P.M., she just fell asleep and suddenly the parrot start squawking , Vishakha woke up and she brought it’s cage on her bed holding it with both the hands. She was stroking and speaking soft words, then it stopped squawking. She kept its cage on her bed. It was a very nice parrot , it had learnt many words , including her name Vishakha too. We all know that parrots have a speaking organ syrinx , it can imitate words and do mimicry too. Vishakha slept again and her parrot Pinku too. In the morning she thought of night’s incident, why this happened.———- Continued ———

Dharavahik upanyas Bhioot-Adbhut!(22)

Mathuradas saw outside he felt that quite a long time had passed and now the girls should go back to their homes. He said, “ It’s too late , now all of you should go back home we’ll continue it some other day.” Girls obeyed him wished him and moved to their homes. All were silent and didn’t talk to each other. All were only thinking , thinking about Shamu and Kavita , Chandan Singh and his Haveli. All of them reached home. Vishakha stayed home. Kamla Manjula , Vimla and Deepa had to go to the Vegetable Market to buy vegetables. In Villages kist of the seasonal Vegetables arrive for sale and most of the people by them from the shop which is according to their pocket. Today’s market most of the shop keepers were selling ladyfingers. All the four girls asked the rates which was of 10 paise per K. G . , they all decided to buy the same. While the shop keeper was weighing one girl’s the other three were looking here and there , suddenly Manjula said whispering in Deepa’s ear, “ Look Shamu is standing at the tailor’s shop “Deepa also looked and saw him looking at them and he was smiling too. His white teeth were shining on his dark face like toothpaste advertisement published in newspaper.Both of them started looking the other way.When they again looked back to the tailor’s shop Shamu was not there.They didn’t tell anything to Kamla and Vimla ,bought vegetables and came back home hurriedly.—————- Continued——-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot -Adbhut!(21)

Till they were children it was overlooked by all , it was just a children’s play for all , Chandan Singh Kamini Devi and all the staff members.But time never stays at one place and with time children grow young, young grow adult and adults grow old it’s undoubtedly true. Every age has its own qualities and demerits. More or less found same whether they are Rich or Poor, lower middle class or upper middle class. As we know Chandan Singh was a Rich Landlord and fond of living with Pomp & Show. Once he got a chance to buy an Arabian white horse , immediately bought it He saw each morning Shamu used to run run and run if he has no work. Shamu was in teenage now thin moustache were visible on his dark skin too. Chandan Singh made a Stable for his Arabian horse and asked Shamu to take care of it. He has now only one work to take care of the horse, his food water massage, running with the horse whenever Chandan Singh riding. He was forbidden to enter inside the haveli now as Kavita was also a teenage girl. Both of them felt som type of vacuum in their lives. They were missing one another’s company. Shamu was dark but he was not ugly looking. A type of attraction was there in his personality.Might be because he was a strong young boy now. ————- Continued ———

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot- Adbhut!(20)

Mathuradas said , “ But I used to take very interest in such talks. There was no entertainment those days, My father didn’t allow me to go out of the Haveli, No one was of my age Kavita Didi and Shamu were a little bit older than me. Kitchen’s cooking staff butler his helper were two middle aged men Radhekrishna & Mahendra , one cleaning staff was Babulal , he was also a middle aged person. Chandan Singh was very alert about selecting the staff so either children or middle age persons selected, this is my calculation now after so many years and after that mid happening. Shamu and Kavita were approximately of same age and nobody knew from where Chandan Singh brought him . Till he was child he was doing small personal works of Chandan Singh and of course those works which were asked by Kamini Devi and Kavita too. As we know Shamu never liked to speak much he used to speak Ues or No or sometimes his reply was just a smile. Being naughty Kavita used to do pranks with Shamu , he never opposed or cried or felt insulted or even felt bad. This thing brought him closer to Kavita and also Kavita gradually felt a soft feeling growing in her heart for Shamu. ———- Continued ———