Baldev was about to leave for the poly house site when Veera, Nihal and a few villagers came to the front yard of his house.
B: aare chachu aap log...main toh site peh hi aa raha tha...he passed an admiring glance toward Veera
N: Baldev ek bhi motor kaam nahi kar raha hain..keya tune check karke nahi laya tha?
B: Chachu maine Billa se kaha tha ke saare motor check kar lega aur main kuch khari dari karne chala gaya tha.
Veera: Baldev mainu yekin nahi aa raha hai ki tu itna gyaar zimmedar ho sakta hai. Tujhe pata hain na yeh project hamare liye kitna important hain, aab pindwalon ko hum key jawab denge?...oye tu sun bhi raha hai?
He was dumbstruck by her words. He was looking bluntly at Nihal, whose words awaken hi up
N: Baldev, ek bhi motor nahi chal rahi hain...tujhe aisi ka kahridari karni thi...
B: Chachu...ek minute...He was shivering with anger chaliya site peh chalke dekte hain...main abhi sahar jaake unhe badal ke launga...
N: Haan chal...keya karta rehta hai tu Baldev...he sounded disgusted, Veera was giving him a similar look as well. He picked out his mobile...
B: Billa... 5 minute main poly house se site pe paunch
They all reached the site Nihal demonstrated to Baldev none of the motors were working, very soon Billa reached there
Billa: Praji ki koya...aap itne gusse main kiun ho?
B: Kal tune saari motor check karke li thi?
Bil: Haan praji, sari motor chalake dekh liya tha
B: Toh aab ek bhi motor kiun nahi chal rahi hain...he sounded really angry
Bil: keya?..eh kaise ho sakta hain praji...chalo dekte hain...they moved closer to a motor with Nihal... praji..us aadmi ke paas ek laal rang ke aur ek kaale rang ke taar they...woh laal rang ke tar ko inha aur kaale rang ke tar ko inha laga ke chalake dikhaya tha... he pointed to two connection points on the motor
B: Mainu kuch nahi...his words were cut short by Nihal
N: Baldev ek minute...Billa tu mujhe dikha.. kaise connection kiya tha us aadmi ne... Billa again pointed out the two points. Nihal reversed the connection of the wires and powered it on...and...the motor worked.
Bil: Dekha praji...maine check kar liya tha...Baldev looked shocked...he looked bluntly at Nihal, but the very next moment he turned around toward Veera and gave her his trademark glare...
B: Thik hain Billa tu jaa...
Bil: Thik hain praji
B: Chachu aap baki ke saare motor bhi check kar lo... Nihal checked every single motor, all of them worked, but they could not execute the intended purpose, he seemed lost...
Veera: Chachu ki hoya?... right then Baldev received a call on his mobile
B: Hello!... haan main Baldev Singh bol raha hu...ji kahiye...aacha thik hain, main abhi nikal raha hun, bas ek ghante main paunch jaunga. He hung up the phone...Chachu mainu lagta hain mujhe yeh saare motor leke dukan peh jana chahiye... unse kehenge bhai tum log badal ke dusra do...aap chinta maat karo chachu... main abhi jata hoon. ... Nihal was still looking lost...Baldev put all the motors in his jeep and drove away not for once he did looked at Veera. He returned about 2 hours later with the new motors, they looked identical to the earlier ones. Nihal connected one of them and everything worked smoothly. Baldev put all the motors down and said Aab main chalta hu chachu.
N: Matlab!... kitthey ja raha hain tu?...yehaan itne saare kaam hain
B: Woh...chachu mainu kuch kaam hain...aab mainu chutti de do...matlab aaj mainu chutti de do...Nihal thought for a while and then smilingly said " AAcha thik hain jaa...main dekh lunga"
[That night...Baldev's house]
N: Aare haan Baldev...aab mainu baat keya huwa tha...yeh motoron ka ka chakkar tha?
B: Oh chachu! kuch nahi...kaal hamare saath us dukan peh ek aur grahak bhi aya tha. Unhe bhi bohot saare motor chahiye they...saare motor ko check karne ke baad dukan ke malik ne Billa aur us aadmi ko andar chayee pine ke liye bulaya aur is bitch ukse karamchariyon neh hamare motor unke gaddi main aur unke motor humare gaddi main charah di... aab chachu dono motor ek dum same dikhte hain...aap ne dekha na...upar se main aur Billa dono hi thekre gawar...jo gaddi main rakha tha use hi leke aagaye...aaj subha dukan ke malik ka phone aya tha tabhi toh main jaldi jaldi nikal gaya
Nihal was struggling for words, but he could easily pick up the sarcasm and pain in his words
N: Haan Baldev...woh sab pindwale bohot ghabra gaye they...unhe dekh ke main bhi ghabr gaya...aur bekar main tuhe daant diya...
B: woh chachu...koye nahi...aap mere chachu ho...aap ka haq banta hain dantne ka...aur waise bhi yeh behkoof Baldev hain hi saab ke baat sunne ka liye...
N: Baldev ...tu aise kiun...his words were cut short by the entry of Balwant
Balwant: Nihalji saastriya-kaal
N: saastriya-kaal Balwantji
Balwant: Aare Baldev tu yehaan hain, main tujhe hi dund raha tha...woh puttar chanchali ka phone aaya tha, keh rahi thi tujh se koye bohot hi zaruri gal karni hain...phone karne kae liye kaha hain tujhe... yeh le puttar uske Delhi wala number
Baldev took the number from him and went outside...Balwant and Nihal kept chatting...after 2 mins Baldev returned
B: Papaji...didi keh rahi thi unhe mujhe koye bohot hi zaroori gal karni hain...kal hi mujhe Delhi gane keliye kaha hain...maine kahi baar puncha didi koye paresani hai ki to bole nahi...tu aram naal aana, lekin kaal hi aaja zaroori hain
Balwant: To thik hain na puttart tu kaal subha ki hi Bus se Delhi chala ja
B: Ji papaji
Balwant: Aacha Nihal ji main chalta hu
B: chachu main bhi chalta hu...mainu taiyaari karni hain...
N: thik hain
That nightVeera called Baldev. He didn't receive the call, but replied with a message " Main is waqt bahar hun kisi kaam se, kaal subha baat karoonga". The next morning he left for Delhi leaving another message for Veera " Main kisi zaroori kaam se Delhi ja raha hoon Chanchali Didi ke ghar".
...to be continued
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