Part 18:
Sanyukta was trying hard to sleep, she ll close her eyes, next minute it opens up unknowingly. Gosh, I should stop thinking about him. I am here only to focus on my Engineering. Right now, Randhir is only my FRIEND my BEST FRIEND. But why did he write his name as my Guardian? Is he guarding me? If so, from what? Sanyukta felt so angry on her own heart, it asks so many unanswerable questions. She deliberately closed her eyes, in the process, she fell asleep.
Randhir's room:
Randhir was sitting on his bed, smiling all alone. He looked at his hands and envied it. Jiggy and Parth just could not understand what was going on, they exchanged a confused look.
"Koi please Dream Team ko bacha lo!! Ek se badkar ek pagal hote jaa rahe hain!!" Parth prayed to God. Jiggy noticed Parth talking all alone "Hey Bhagwan! Parth bhai bhi pagal ho gaye kya?" It was such a awkward moment, but Randhir never cared. He was in his own world, Sandhir Land!!
Next morning - 5 AM:
Everyone's alarm went off the same time. Jiggy woke up with a jerk. Parth was turning off his alarm. " Chalo Parth bhai bhi ut gaye! Ab Randhir bhai!!!"
He was shocked when he turned to look at Randhir, he was still sitting in the same position as last night, smiling. "Randhir bhai, aap kab ute the?" Jiggy asked
"Mein soya kab tha, Jiggy!" Randhir gave him a naughty look.
"Matlab poore raat aap jaag rahe the kya" Jiggy was shocked
"Nahi, Jaag nahi raha tha, ud raha tha mein toh" Randhir's every sentence these days sounded like a cute little poem.
Listening to this convo, Parth decided that Randhir has indeed gone mad, parso Vidushi, kal Sanyukta, Aaj Randhir, kal mein na ban jaun, he wondered.
6 AM:
Randhir, Sanyukta, Parth, Vidushi, Kaustuki, Jiggy and Sahil, whole Dream Team was present in Vardhan sir's cabin.
Vardhan sir, looked at them with a slight smile on his face.. "So Team, are you guys ready for your next task? I am sure you are. So without wasting anymore time, lets get going. I ll brief you about the task once we reach the destination"
Vardhan sir noticed something in Sahil's hand and enquired what it was.
Sahil: Sir Tool Kit hai, task ke liye!!
Vardhan Sir(with a dry smile on his face): Shayad is task ke liye Tool Kit ki zaroorat nahi padegi meri team ko. But then, you can carry if you wish.
Vidushi was shocked "Tool kit ke bina Kaun si task karne wale hai hum"
"Tum kaun si tool kit ko use karke task khatam karne wali ho. Waise b as usual kaam hum karenge aur tum spectator banke dekhogi. Dekhne ke liye tool kit ki zaroorat bilkul b nahi hai" Parth did not even miss a single opportunity to irritate her.
"Ok guyz, lets get going. Follow me" Vardhan sir instructed.
DT obeyed to Vardhan sir's instructions, they followed him without uttering a word. Two cars were ready to pick them up outside FITE. Sanyukta, Randhir Kaustuki and Vardhan sir got into the first car, while the others sat in second. All the while, no one spoke a word. Vidushi, thought of grabbing this oppurtunity. She went closer to Parth. "Jiggy tum please piche aa jao na, mujhe wahan baitna hai! Mujhe chudalon ke saat nahi baitna" Parth screamed. Hearing this, Vidushi moved away with a angry look on her face.
"Tumhare liye hi toh extra make up lagake aayi hun! Meri insult kar rahe ho na. Is task khatam hone se pehle mein tumne apna bana dungi.. Dekhna Parth, u just wait and watch" Vidushi said to herself..
Sanyukta kept looking at Randhir. He gently smiled at her. They both wanted to talk to each other, but they couldn't. Sanyukta signaled Randhir "Tumhe pata hai kya hum kaha jaa rahe hai"
Randhir signaled back " Bilkul b nahi pata. I guess we have to wait"
"Tumhara chehra aisa kyun hai? Didn't you sleep last night"
"No, no, its because I overslept last night" He lied
Sanyukta felt bad, "Meri nind kharab karke tum aaram se so rahe the kya!"
"Kya Sanyukta?"
"Kuch nahi" she frowned.
After 4 hours drive, their cars reached a place, from where they couldn't continue driving. There weren't roads anymore, it was slope somewhere, and there were pits every now and then. They all got down from the car. Vardhan sir signaled the cars to get back. Dream Team watched the cars take a U-turn and vanish into thin air.
Team, no other vehicle can help us anymore. We have to use our own legs to help ourselves. Just 4 kms from here, my Dream team can walk right, Vardhan sir smiled at his team and started walking.
"What the hell! 4 kms walk? No way, I am not going to do this." Vidushi started her drama. When she finished, there werent anyone nearby. They were already walking, she went running to keep up with them.
Randhir and Sanyukta walked along with each other. All the way, they could only see huge trees, it was as if they were in an isolated forest. At a point, Sanyukta felt scared. She held Randhir's hand, she felt safe the moment she held his hand. Randhir was loving it. She held her hand firmly and buried his fingers deep in hers.
They might have crossed almost 2 kms, Sanyukta said "Randhir I cant walk anymore, can we sit for a while somewhere. My legs are paining so much"
"Uske liye rest lene ki kya zaroorat?" Without hesitating for a moment, he lifted her in his arms, and started walking. She was surprised to see him react that way, few months back, he had said "Dikhne me toh tum thik thak ho, par weight dekho apni do bainso jitna hai!".
Sanyukta said "Randhir! Niche utaro mujhe! I ll manage! Waise b my weight toh do bainso jitna hai na?"
Randhir burst out with laughter. "Arey nahi nahi! Tum kitni halki ho pata hai? I dont even feel your weight." he lied. He was equally tired as her, his hands and legs were indeed aching still he couldn't bear his Angel's pain. Had he over reacted, she could have either suspected him or might have thought that he is desperate to lift her. Hence, he had to under play.
Seeing Sanyukta in her Randhir's arms, Vidushi felt jealous. She made a tired face and said " Parth please mujhe utao, mujhse aur nahi hoga. I cant walk anymore"
"Chalna nahi ban raha hai, toh yahi padi raho!"
"Parth how can you be so insenstive? Mujhe utao please my legs are aching"
"Even my legs are aching. Ek kaam karte hai. Tum mujhe utao" Parth made an attempt to sit on her.
Vidushi jumped and started to run. "Mujhe marwaoge kya!!"
"Bewakoof ladki" Parth followed.. Other side, Kaustuki was walking with Jiggy in her arms. It was such a funny sight to watch.
Sanyukta slightly lowered her face and rested on his chest. She could hear his heartbeat, it was beating damn fast, proving how much pain he was going through. But all Randhir had in his face was a lovely smile! Who cares about pain, when they get an opportunity to hold their love in their arms. They were smiling all the way, totally lost in each other.
Vardhan sir looked back and thought "Sanyukta and Randhir, get ready for the mission"
Finally, Dream Team and Vardhan Sir reached the place, so called destination for their next task. It seemed to be a village, but not the normal one. Villagers were dressed in weird clothes. It reminded them of the old Hindi movies, still it was something different. They haven't seen even a trace of electricity anywhere. Forget electricity, there were no signs of MACHINES anywhere. What is Dream Team supposed to do in a village that was still living in stone age?
Vardhan sir, has a different approach in everything. They all assembled under a huge tree. Dream team had a confused look on their faces. Sanyukta was still in Randhir's arms. Parth shook Randhir and brought them back to present situation. He immediately let her down.
Vardhan sir let out a cough and spoke, "Ok guys! We have reached our destination. This is where you guys are going to execute your next task. This is a village with no basic facilities. You might be thinking it would be similar to the village you worked on earlier. But the answer is a big NO. This village still lives in Stone Age. They don't know machines as well. You guys must be wondering, what my dream team would do in a place where there no machines. I ll tell you. Yahan pe Tum logon ko machines ke saath nahi machines pe hi Kaam Karna Hoga"
As usual, Vardhan sir was playing with words. Dream team was hell confused. "Sir hum kuch samjhe nahi!" Parth stepped forward "Hame exactly Karna kya Hoga?"
"Guyz it's simple! Like machines are controlled by some force, even these people are controlled by SUPERSTITIONS! Tum logon ko inhe inki superstitions se bahar nikalke normal Karna Hoga! Many of them tried earlier but failed. I have trust in my Dream Team! I am sure you Guyz ll successfully accomplish this task. You've got 10 days with you. It ll be an exciting experience at the same time quite dangerous b!"
Superstitions? Kaise superstitions? Parth queried!!
"Good question Parth! For example, yeh ped dekh raho ho aap log? It is feared that is ped me bhoot Preth hai! Not only in this tree, they believe bad spirits existing in whole village. So after 6 PM, village will go to shutdown mode, koi b Bahar nahi Ayega! This is just an example."
Vidushi opened her mouth wide, Bhoot Preth!!!
Vidushi sir tumhe nahi bhula rahe hai, yahan ke bhoot ke baare me baat kar rahe hai.. So chill! Parth gave it back.
So is my team ready for the task!!! Vardhan sir asked!
"YES SIR!" Was the reply from his team.. Professor Vardhan was a happy man. But he will not be happy for longgg...
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