(Sorry! I m late again. Here it is.)

     It had been a week since KS was on her mission. She had made a friendly bond with Chameli n few other girls so that she could get information.
She would call her team every night to report.
HM would spend whole day impatiently waiting for her call.

She had still not much investigated inside the building, as Beena's supervision was very strict. She was looking for a chance.

    KS was working in the backyard under hot sun, while Beena was roaming around with her whip....

Ks was not feeling well since morning...
She had become weak because of over exertion n not getting proper food.
Also she had neglected her health very much, inspite of getting warned by her Ms...

    It was a really hot day, she suddenly felt dizzy n fell down..

  "Paani..!"
She murmured...

  But instead of water, she received a strike by the whip....!!

By now her body was used to it, she had many wounds of the whip on her body.....!

Beena: koi nautanki nahi chalegi Yahaan pe... Sharafat se uth jaa...

KS: paani...!  Paani....!

Beena: aaye haaye..!!! Koi barson se pyasa nahi rakha tujhe jo aese paani paani kr rahi h... Kaam khatam kar le, mil jaayega paani b...

KS fell unconscious...

A girl came close to her but...

Beena: Ae chhori...! Badi daya aa rahi h tujhe...????
Achha hoga k khud par daya kar or apne kaam se kaam rakh...

 
The girl went away quietly. Nobody dared to utter a single word...!

   After some time, KS was regaining consciousness.
She felt that someone sprinkled water on her face..

  "Didi...!"
She heard a call

She opened her eyes slowly, n found a teenager girl sitting by her side.

" Didi...! Aap theek to hain na"

The girl made her sit, n offered her a glass of water...

" Ye lijiye! Paani ..."

KS emptied the glass in one go...

She was feeling better now .

She gazed at the girl carefully.

The girl was really very pretty.
Her hazel brown eyes were filled with warmth and kindness...!!!!!!!❤️❤️

Her thick, long braid was almost touching the ground...😘
Little golden ring in her delicate nose was adding to her beauty..😍❤️

Her attire showed that she belonged to a rich family...

The girl touched KS's forehead...

" Aap ko to bahot tez bukhaar hai..."

   She ran inside the house, n was back within a minute.
She had brought an apple, n medicine ...

Girl: ye lijiye didi...! Jaldi se ye kha lijiye, phir hum aap ko dawa de denge...

  Her voice n tone were honey dipped...😘.
KS took the apple n had a bite...

Chameli:  chhoti Maalkin!
Hum inhe dawa de denge , aap jaiyye, warna agar Maalkin ne aap ko Yahaan dekh liya to...

  Girl: Chameli kaaki! Aap se hum ne kitni baar kaha h k humein chhoti Maalkin mat bulaya kijiye...
Humara naam Dulaari hai...!

Or chhoti maa abhi ghar par nahi hain, chinta mat kijiye...

   Saying that, the girl smiled, n a dimple appeared on her left cheek...!😍
       She gave medicine to KS, while ks was looking at her surprisingly...

  Dulaari...??? That means she was Baldev Singh's daughter.?!!!
So kind and polite...??!!!

        "Dulaari bitiya...!"

      Suddenly, a low but strict voice echoed..
     KS  noticed the sudden fearful expressions appearing on her face...!

    They all looked in the direction of voice..
   Baldev Singh was standing there with stony face staring at Dulaari...
  Everyone stood alert in respect.

Bs: Tum Yahaan kya kar rahi ho...?
Idhar aao..!

   Dulaari walked towards him taking slow and small steps, while ks could clearly notice her trembling feet...!

Dulaari: Baba..!
(Her voice was shivering)
Unki tabiyat...theek nahi hai baba...!
Please aaj ...unhe ...aaram karne dijiye...!

Bs: Tum andar jao...

Dulaari: par Baba...

Bs(strictly): Dulaari...

        Dulaari turned at once, and looked at ks helplessly, and then walked away...
    Bs gave a contemptuous glare to ks, n then walked away silently....

     KS was still in surprise.

Chameli: ye Dulaari thi... Zameendaar sahab ki beti...
   Zameendaar sahab ki jaan basti hai is mein...!

Roop rang or swabhaav mein bilkul apni maa par gayi hai..!!
Or aankhein to hoo-ba-hoo waisi hi hain...

   In ki maa Rani ji, badi sundar or saath hi dayaalu thein...
Zameendaar sahab se bilkul ulat...!!
Wo to ye ladkiyon ko rehen rakhne k niyam k hi khilaaf thein...
Pr sardaar k saamne majboor thein..., wo un ki ek nahi sunte the...

    Tumhe pata hai, jab tak wo yahaan thein, saari ladkiyon k saath bahot achha vyavhaar karti thein...
  Or jab kabhi zameendaar sahab gaon se baahar gaye hote, to chupke se ladkiyon ko unke parivaar se milwati thein...
(Chameli's eyes got moistened)

Dulaari sirf 5 saal ki thi jab Rani ji ka dehaant ho gaya..
Sach kehte hain, achhe log bahot jaldi chale jaate hain...

    Beena ji to Rani ji  se bilkul hi ulat hain...

   KS was listening to everything silently..
She was feeling sorry for the pretty girl who had lost her mother at such a tender age...!

      She got up. She remembered that Dulaari had said, that Beena was not there at home. So she had a chance she was looking for...

       The mortgaged girls would generally work at the backyard, n enter the building through back door whenever required.
But they were restricted to a particular area . They were not allowed to go beyond kitchen  n store room except when ordered...

      KS entered the building quietly.
She was passing through the hallway looking here n there cautiously...
She looked behind carefully to ensure that nobody was watching her, n as she turned back, she was startled...!!!

  She was standing before a smart n handsome young man, who seemed to be around 21-23....
   He had worn a stylish black jacket n blue jeans.
An expensive watch was tied around his wrist.

   Ks was worried, as she had crossed the restricted area...
She didn't want to get suspected..

    The young man removed his goggles...

     Hazel brown eyes, similar to Dulaari.... n straight arrogant nose resembling that of Baldev Singh...!!

     A thought pricked KS's mind..
He was definitely Veer..!!!!
Son of Baldev Singh..!!!

       The young man stared at her suspiciously for some time, n then walked away without saying anything...

    
        KS sighed with relief, but she was still tensed.
Does he have a doubt on her???

    Beena's loud voice coming from the backyard dragged her out of her thoughts. She was scolding someone.
     KS walked out immediately...

       In the evening, ks was watering plants in the lawn, when she spotted the same young man in the parking area..

KS: Chameli ji! Wo kaun hai..?

  She asked to confirm...

Chameli: ye Veer Babu hain...
Zameendaar sahab k bete...
Sheher main padhte hain. Abhi chhuttiyon pr aaye the, pr kisi kaam se 2 din k liye phir sheher jaa rahe hain..

    KS  looked towards him again..
He was now sitting on the driving seat of a car...

Coincidentally, at the same time, veer also gazed towards her...

    She immediately turned her gaze, n pretended to concentrate on her work...

    Veer stared at her for some time...

  He called out..

    Veer: Chameli...!!

    Chameli walked to him immediately...

Veer: ye gulaabi chunri waali kaun hai..?

    They were at a distance, so ks could not hear their conversation..

Chameli: nayi ladki h Veer Babu.!
Hafta hua aayi hai...

Veer: naam kya h..?

Chameli: Chaandni...!

Veer : hmm... Theek hai!

He nodded and then drove away...

   That's it. I will be waiting for your response..
Thanks 😊