Country Sake

When Ashis returned home his velocity was soldierly like. Folks  beleived that he might be an army officer; brigadier, Lieutenant,Kornel or a post like this. The unschooled people in the interior part paid high reverence to him. Around Chontimula spreads the news. The tumbledown folks surround him where ever he goes. He gets royal treatment from everyone; as if he were from an alien land.  Aashis snorted.  the Spinsters offer him special status.

 He thinks it is their running after a Mirage which distance away out of their reach.   In order to avoid them he comes out of his home only when it is needed.

  Aashis feels suffocated when they make a queue. He talks a little,not laugh at all. When his parents ask him anything he only nods to them.

   Nobody, even his parents knew what was his job in the army except his outfit as an emblem that he is a part in defence force; might be carrying on a minimal post : a saif or a sweeper. His regular money despatch strengthened their beliefs 

    Nonetheless,  , he failed in every attempt to buckle down in the defence force but several times he failed, due to malpractice in the upper level.  

  As  he had closely monitored  the brutality of the militants to wards the Kashmiri pandits. He knew Pakistan based- terrorist group Lashkar- e- Taiba were responsible for the massacre transpired, but none could be convicted for lack of evidance. The wails of the widows of the 29 pandits echoed in his mind. He couldn't sleep nights together. He was flaming within himself, for a tit for tait. Nevertheless, a way opened for him . He never forgot to make arduous drill every day.

  Days passed imparviously. Once while hovering in Aatari he surveyed a pretty maiden from Aattri who dealt in flowers like Rose,Appricat, Aaster, Blue water lily,Chrysanthere and Common Lantana. She comes in the morning and sells her bouquets, garlands and red roses to the bordering forces of both sides. He came in contact with the Hindu girl Aqbhati. He introduced himself, " I am Aashish an inhabitant of Chonti Mula.

   " So what ?" 

    In splashing eyes he said," How can I tolerate the barbarism of the militants. I have witnessed from close quarters the assassination 29 targetted attacks. Have you forgotten the killing of 44 C. R. P. F. personnel in Pulwama targetted attack?. It was the most deadliest terrorists castigate: a black day in Indian history. Nights together I couldn't sleep when the terrible picture chastisised. My bad luck refrained me from obtaining a job in the army. Can't you help me avange the innocent pandits shooting and civilian deaths increase everyday ?"

   His heart rendering description raised her chauvinism and they became bosom to each other. Their relationship increased slowly. They talked long hours.  Aashis wanted to use her to know the sites of the Pakistani terrorists camps. But she shrieked at the name of the terrorists. She thought to end up the friendship for both's betterment. Aashis didn't yield so cheaply.

    He said," I'm afraid one day they may pick out your Ganesha pura, Bandipora Gumroo and other villages. most of the times they trespass and hide in the border pockets. You can't predict the precarious conditions of the pandits in the valley.  

  He said to her," Can't you help me a little ? Let's work together for country sake. "

   Aabhati moved and spirited to go ahead. During the sale of her flowers she watches who are enchanted to her most in the periphery. She noticed a patroller beaming several times at him.

      She offered him a red rose and said " I love you humdum. 

   " But I can not love you. "

   A girl is more mature than a boy in love matters. He knew it, he was not what he told. His heart is definitely delighted of her love.

   She said," you are a soldier. You should expound your soldierliness in every sphere. I know you love me but scare of the simple fact that you can't defy the oblique.  Don't be perplexed I will help you.  The hemming patroller gave in to her.

   Aabhati was so clever to handle Aarif by her fictitious love to put down his gun;' for love is blind and doesn't know law'. No visa is needed for love.

   Ashish and Aabhati cheered up for their first success. By and by, information congregated. Aarif helped her cross the border. She tracked down many terrorists training camps as Aarif's Bibi. Ludicrous Aarif was a tune in Aabhit's music.

 Dying today or 

 tomorrow has no meaning for a noble person if it's a nation's call or of the humanity.

    Aabhit was used to speak Urdu-Hindi speaking style like a Pakistani. When she was asked by an I. S. I. to which village she was an inhabitant, she said,"I am a native of Ormora, Beluchistan. But my father shifted to Quetta to expand his saddlery.

  Without asking she divulged, "I am Inaya adept in singing and dancing. My lover Aarif ( later became husband) in Gadani proposed me to make my hobby, song &dance, a profession. I participated in stage shows and begged many rewards. This time I am visiting the camps to assuage the fighters who are dedicated to Hijab. "

    Before cross bordering Aabhit saluted her county soil as if it were the last she couldn't see her again.

  While dancing she acts as a bartender to those in charge of the camp. She sings Kavali to them. When They are over drank they divulged her the truth. In her spy-camera he snapped their photos and sent to Ashish WhatsApp.

  In Aabhati's absence he expanded the Botque shop in a wide scale. When people enquired about her he said as her marriage proposal is on progress he has taken in the charge as a causin to her.   He learnt from Aarif expansive understanding the total number of insurgents dovetailed in the garrison. Aarif was the main collection media to know the armaments.

   He had no interest to know what God exactly wanted from him. He was satisfied that he was doing something for his country sake. Neither do Aashish nor Aabhati inferred what kind of relationship they had. It was much more superior to, lover-beloved, brother-sister and dear- darling ; a heavenly chord tied up, really irresistible.

   Aabhati was accastomed to the firing and bombing. ?:She heard from them only howmany hijackers or Kafer( anti-muslim) killed that day.

   Everyday she mixed poison in their gin or rum bottle. In this process she compelled them to die from many strange diseases.

   Aashish and Aarif had a strong bonding to which the Hindu lad misused. Their rapport produced maximum benefit to Aashish. He assisted him the hijackers uniform and arms such as pistols semi-automatic or self reloading revolvers rifles sub machine guns light machine guns and bombs like blast fragments and incendeiarary. Being equipped with the armaments he crossed the border in dead hours of the night. Before his diffusion he assured Aarif for a get together with Aabhati.  

  The sensation went up to the maximum point when Aashish and Aabhati met in the enemy encampment. They kissed each other thousand times. They became alert as two hours left for dawn. She mentored him to the arms billboard. They destroyed the stash and killed the guards in charge with rifles. They winced the spot stealthily. Before the darkness cleared.   

    They successfully under took their work and killed as many as hijackers and destroyed the depositors as they could. But things didn't run as usual.   There was a mumbo jumbo as to Aabhati.   

   It was a dreadful night for her. She left a certain camp and waited for her sweet heart out side it. They had a plan to blast two to three camps.  

  She didn't know,she was followed by an I. S. I. agent. When she looked back , she felt something hard and unusual, in the buck meek shadow,  she  saw a pistol ready to fire her. But she managed to catch his hand and it was blank fired. Without delay she refired him. The firing noise made the terrorians rise. They came out with the sub machine guns and found a secret agent's death. In such a state Aabhati ran in quick lightening pace but she was gunned down to bleed severely, Aashish dragged her to the labyrinth. She vermillioned him with a drop of blood. Aashish as well ansanguined her forehead. Till the last minute of her breath she retreated to her lap  and died, saying 'BANDE MATARAM. '

    The hijackers saluted her bravery. They arrested Aashish and took him to the camp.

   They applied thumbscrew, Dunking,the Boot,the breaking wheel, flaying and rat torture to compel him to un fold the important clues he knew abut the defence secrets.  

   He said, with eyes bleeding, " I know but won't reveal it. I don't care and fear death. Do what ever you like. I am delighted that I have fulfilled which I dreamt nights at a strech. You made me isolated by Subtracting Aabhati from me. I am useless,valuless now"

   Before the enemy bullet pierced his chest, he self fired with the muttering words, BHARAT MATA KI JOY.

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