A blind girl could be seen walking in her village when suddenly a gang of goons surrounded her, she sensed danger and picked her stick she used to walk and touched them with it.

"Dekho, door hat jao, mere paas mat aana, warna main maar doon gi."

The goon laughed and snatched her stick throwing it away and pulled her holding her arm.

"Tu dekh toh sakti nahi, tu kya mujhe maare gi."

They all got hold onto her, she screamed and somehow made them leave her and ran away and while running, she collided into someone getting scared.

"Kya hua? Aap is Tarah bhaag kiun rahi hain?"

"Wo... Wo Mere peechhe gunday lagay hain, please mujhe bacha lijiye."

She panicked hearing their footsteps.

"Ghabraiye mat, kuchh nahi ho ga."

He fought all of them bravely and then came to her.

"Kya wo log gaye?"

"Jee haan, gaye."

She had a sigh of relief.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

She began to leave and as he saw that she was about to collide into a wall, he stopped her.

"Rukiye, sambhal kar aap ko lag jaaye gi."

"Haan wo Un gundo'n ne meri stick bhi phenk di, usi ke saharay main chal paati thi."

"Oh, don't worry, aap bataiye aap kahan rehti hain, main le kar chalta hoon."

"Main chali jaaun gi."

"Nahi, phir wapis Kaun bachaaye ga aap ko? Aap humare saath he chaliye, waise he ek baar gunday peechhe lag gaye, doosri baar kaheen aap gir gayi aur chot lagi phir? Aap chaliye humare saath."

She smiled.

"Theek hai, chaliye."

He offered his hand to her but then remembered she can't see.

"Haath pakar lijiye."

"Jee?"

"Wo aap ke paas aap Ki stick nahi hai, aur mere paas koi gaari nahi, main aap ko kaise le kar jaun ga?"

She thought for a while and held his hand, they walked off. He dropped her at her house.

"Bas yaheen hai mera ghar."

"Aap ko kaise Pata?"

"Kamaal kartay hain, mera ghar hai mujhe Pata he ho ga na."

"Nahi aap toh nahi dekh sakti na."

"Main apni widwa maa ke saath rehti hoon idhar, mitti ke bartan banane ka kaam karti hoon, jab main yahan nahi hoti toh wo ye kaam karti hain mera haath bataane ke liye. Ussi chakki ki awaz aa rahi hai, aur pooray gaanv mein ek humara he ghar hai jahan mitti ke bartan banane jaate hain."

"Oh, that's nice. Aap ka naam?"

"Nageshwari."

"Bohat pyaara naam hai, bilkul aap ke jaisa."

N~wo toh dekhne walo'n ko he pata, Maine kabhi khud ko dekha nahi hai ke main kaisi dikhti hoon

"Hmm, toh aise bohat se log hain Jo khud ki awaz nahi sun saktay, bol nahi saktay, aap akeli thori hain."

She smiled and nodded.

N~aap ka naam?

"Aakesh."

N~aap ka bhi naam bohat pyaara hai, thanks again

Aa~you're welcome

She smiled and went inside, he left.

Soon they became friends, Aakesh took Nageshwari to a walk.

N~Aakesh, main kuchh bhi nahi dekh sakti I feel so sad

Aa~toh kya hua? Aap nahi dekh sakti, main toh dekh sakta hoon, aap apni Mann ki aankho'n se dekhiye

He described the scenic atmosphere to her and she smiled.

N~Sach mein ab sab clear dikh raha hai Mann ki aankho'n se

He too smiled.

Aakesh took Nageshwari to his private concert and sang for her, she smiled feeling his voice.

chori se dil ko chura le koyi,

jee chaahta hain mera

chori se dil ko chura le koyi,

jee chaahta hain mera,

chupke se apna bana le koyi,

jee chaahta hain mera,

nazron ne dekha, hain sapna koyi,

lagne laga humko apna koyi,

nazron ne dekha, hain sapna koyi,

lagne laga humko apna koyeee

chori se dil ko chura le koyi,

jee chaahta HAIN meraaa

koyi dhun mohabbat ki bajne lagi,

wo aaye to mehfil yeh sajne lagi,

Heyyy, Heyyyyy,

koyi dhun mohabbat ki bajne lagi,

wo aaye to mehfil ye sajne lagi,

socha naa tha mere dil ne kabhi,

yoon achcha lagega koyi ajnabi,

chehre, se zulfen, hata le koyi,

jee chaahta hain mera,

chupke, se apna bana le koyi,

jee chaahta HAIN meraaa

uthaake wo palken, jhukaane lage,

koyi baat mujhse chhupaane lage

uthaake wo palken, jhukaane lage,

koyi baat mujhse chhupaane lage,

unko khabar hi, nahin hain ke wo,

mere dil pe bijli giraane lage,

jee bhar, ke mujhko sataale koyi,

jee chaahta hain mera,

chupke, se apna bana le koyi,

jee chaahta hain mera,

nazron ne dekha hain sapna koyi,

lagne laga humko apna koyi,

nazron ne dekha hain sapna koyi,

lagne laga humko apna koyeee

She clapped. He smiled.

Aa~ye poora gaana tumhare liye tha Nageshwari, isliye yahan aur koi bhi nahi hai

N~thanks Aakesh, mujhe achha laga ye song bohat

Aa~aur meri aawaz?

N~masoomiyat bhari aawaz hai, jo dil ko sukoon deti hai, I would like to listen to it more often. If you don't mind, tum mujhe apni awaz record kar ke de saktay ho?

Aa~of course

N~thanks

Aa~welcome.

N~waise ye song dosti ke liye toh nahi tha na? Phir kis liye tha?

Aa~dosti se badh kar Kaun sa rishta hota hai?

N~pyaar?

Aa~haan

N~tum mujhe pyaar kartay ho?

Aa~haan Nageshwari, jab se tumhe dekha hai, mere dil mein meri aankho'n mein bas tum he tum ho, main bohat pyaar karta hoon tum se

N~Maine aisa expect nahi Kiya tha Aakesh, mujhe nahi lagta tha koi mujhe pyaar karay ga

Aa~kiun nahi karay ga? Jab aankhein nahi hote huay tum mein itna talent hai, tumhara dil itna khubsurat hai, tum se Kaun pyaar nahi karay ga?

N~mujhe toh nahi pata na ke main kaisi hoon

Aa~bas sirf face nahi dekha tum ne apna, kya tumhe nahi pata tum dil se kaisi ho?

N~pata hai

Aa~toh kya tum khud se pyaar nahi karti?

N~karti hoon

Aa~toh bas phir, kisi aur ko pyaar baad mein Kiya jaata hai, self love comes first.

There was a pause in their conversation. Then she broke the silence.

N~Aakesh, mujhe tum ko dekhna hai

He took her hands and made her touch his face.

Aa~dekha?

N~haan, dekha

He smiled.

Aa~kya tum bhi mujhe pyaar karti ho?

N~haan Aakesh, main bhi pyaar karti hoon. Main humesha aisa he koi chahti thi Jo mujhe indifferent feel na karaye aur wo baat tum mein hai

They shared a hug.

Later, they sat together, she made a clay bust of his face.

Aa~aray wah, Nageshwari, main bilkul aisa he dikhta hoon, tum ne exactly same to same banaya

N~tum mera dil rakhne ke liye bol rahay ho na?

Aa~nahi nahi, Sach mein same banaya hai

N~main kaise maanoon? Main toh nahi dekh sakti na

She wept. He wiped her tears.

Aa~Nageshwari, ek tareeka hai, tumhe transplant ke zariye nayi aankhein mil sakti hain, main sheher ke doctors se contact karoon ga, tumhara bhi naam list mein shaamil ho jaaye ga, aur donor bhi mil jaaye ga

N~Sach?

Aa~haan, sach

They shared an emotional hug.

Nageshwari's mother, Rajshri died after getting killed by Nageshwari's one sided lover Amar, he used to enter her room quietly and force her to marry him. But then Rajshri had entered, she beat him up for troubling her daughter. He took revenge on her by killing her by poisoning her so that her death looks natural. Nageshwari cried touching her dead mother's face. Soon her last rites were performed. Aakesh brought her back to her home.

N~Aakesh, maa mujhe chhor kar kiun gayi? Mere paas bas ek maa he toh thi, main kaise rahoon gi ab?

Aa~main hoon na, main rahoon ga tumhare saath, main tum se shahdi karoon ga aur tumhara khyaal rakhoon ga

He hugged her, she cried recalling moments with her mother.

Some days later, he took her to the hospital where her treatment was to be done. She was admitted and soon, the eyes were transplanted to her. She was resting with bandage on her eyes. Aakesh went to buy medicines prescribed by the doctor for Nageshwari and suddenly someone kidnapped him and took him to the river. He struggled and made him leave.

Aa~Kaun ho tum?

"Amar. Mujhe Nageshwari ne reject Kiya tha, isliye ab us ke paas Jo rahay ga sab marengay."

Aa~kya...kya tum ne us ki maa ko...

A~haan maar diya Maine us budhiya ko, ab Teri baari hai

He pushed Aakesh in the river and grinned seeing him drown.

Nageshwari recovered, the bandage was removed, she asked for Aakesh.

Nurse~Kaun? Wo Jo larka saath aaya tha aap ke?

N~jee

Nurse~usay toh Kal aap ki medicines lene bheja tha, tab se ab tak wo nahi aye

She was shocked.

Later she was discharged and began her search for Aakesh and then she collided into Amar. She felt strange by his perfume.

N~tum? Tumhe toh main jaanti hoon... Tum...

A~Amar

She was shocked.

N~tum....

A~apne premi ko dhoond rahi ho? Guess what? Maine usay waheen pohncha diya jahan tumhari maa hai

She was shocked and was about to slap him, he held her hand.

A~well... Ab ye haath nahi uthay ga, uthay ga toh bas mujhe pyaar karne, shahdi kar lo mujh se, ab toh koi deewar nahi beech mein

N~kabhi nahi. Na mera dil kabhi tumhara ho ga, na mera shareer

She left angrily. 

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