Thursday, May 9, 2013

Is love blind? .......Oh yes it is!! - Episode 5



Sid: [mischievous smile on his face] kohi shak!! Sab mera hi plan hai….waise, mera entry plan main nahi tha….par ho gaya….chalo yeh bhi accha hai….mujhe bahut mazaa aa raha hai….. [Catches her hand and starts to sing] hum tum ek kamre main bandh ho…..aur chaavi ko jaaye……..

Anjali: mera haath chodo…..

Sid: [twists her hand and holds her close to him] 
[She tries to free herself…she struggles between his hands but he doesn’t leave her….]

Anjali: [anger and agony makes her scream at him] take your dirty hands off me, you idiot!!!

Sid: [tightens his grip and pulls her closer….he gets irritated when he hears her scream…he is angry at the fact that she is not pleading with him at this situation too….his male ego is hurt…..] shut your mouth…..ab yahan sirf hum dono hai….main tumme kuch bhi kar sakta hoom…. [After a pause] kuch bhi matlab kuch bhi!!!! Koyi nahi aayega tumne bachane keliye…..tumaare dost bhi nahi….

Anjali: [shouts at the top of her voice] KOYI HAI……..HELP!!!!! 

[He smiles and brings his face closer to her…..]

Sid: bring it on darling.....aur zorr se chillaavo…..koyi nahi aane waala…..I am just loving this music of yours!

She closes her eyes and tears start rolling down without her knowledge…..Fear of the unknown showing up on her face…..The shiver radiates all along her body….. 

Her fear is evident now on her face and it thrills him further.....He wanted this scary state of her.....He laughed and mocked her.....

Maybe because of the fear or the tense moment or the darkness, she slowly loses her conscience…..She faints and falls into his arms…..her head resting on his shoulder….her face touching his chin…He is first horrified and tries to wake her up “Anjali Anjali“…..but she doesn’t respond to his call……

For the very first time, a girl is so close to him in his arms…. He feels a gentle chillness running through him……an unexplained feeling radiates within him…..

It seemed ironical….his greatest enemy in college was in his arms…. He could do anything to her at this point…Nobody would stop him not even Anjali herself……

His eyes bent down and looked at her face….. Her eyes were closed……He was noticing her so closely for the first time...he thought “She is beautiful”….
That thought was irresistible…


He placed her down gently and sat on his knees near her…..

He laughed at her…..”Ha ha…sweetheart, dekho kismat bhi mere saat hai....ab main tumaare saat kuch bhi kar saktha hoom”


He went nearer and stopped suddenly….he thought....”My enemy whom I wanted to teach a lesson is lying unconscious in front and this is my chance to do whatever I want, after which she will never ever cross my ways….She will become so helpless and unable to lift her head in front of me…..she will not be able to face anybody”………

But something stopped him from crossing this line…..
He said to himself “Damn, yeh main kya karne jaa raha hoom….yeh galat hai…...main yeh nahi kar saktha……..whatever it is, I can’t play with a girl’s life…..” 

At this thought, he got up quickly from there and walked away from her…..

A debate was going on within his mind and the result was clear…..He surely wanted to avenge her but certainly not like this…..….

[Few moments passed away……His mind was clearer….His anger and the urge for revenge had faded…..He turned and looked at her……She was still unconscious…..]

He said “yeh toh abhi bhi waisi hi hai…., what do I do? Should I just leave her like that or …?” 
He hurried to her side and shook her…..”ANJALI, ANJALI UTTO….” [She wasn’t getting up] “arre yaar ab isse kya hua?” 

He was getting concerned for her unknowingly. Till few moments ago, he had so much vengeance against her….But he was in no mood for analyzing the reason for this sudden change….. 

He just wanted her to become fine…..He looked around him….He couldn’t see anything clearly….. He quickly went to the water cooler and brought back a glass of cold water….he sprinkled it on her face…..She slightly moved her head but her eyes remained closed….

Drops of water rolled down her face…..He couldn’t resist looking at her pretty face….Her face looked like a blooming flower with dew drops all over……

He tried to control his mind “Sid, what the hell is happening to you? This is ANJALI…ANJALI…she is your worst enemy…..Don’t look at her this way…” 

His efforts went fruitless and his eyes went back to her face……Her face glowed in the dim light and she looked like a cute angel…..he gazed at her and took a deep breath……At that second, he felt that she should always be so close to him like this…..For once he thought she shouldn’t wake up as that would ruin this moment, this closeness……. He grinned cheekily at this thought…..

He gave a slight smack on his head and brushed away this thought immediately…..”yeh main kya soch raha hoom?”

He lifted her up in his arms and walked towards a reading table…..her pony tail loosens and a flock of hair falls on her face…..Strands of her long hair slightly brushes his face…..The fragrance of her hair makes him feel dizzy……he breaths it in and ”Hmmmmm….Jasmine…..I love this smell”

He placed her on the table…..Though he doesn’t want to move away from her, he forces himself to a chair placed at the other far end because her feared that her proximity may make him lose his sanity and self control……he settles down far from her……

He turns to her direction and keeps looking at her dreamily……All these feeling and thoughts are new to him……”Am I getting attracted to her?”….

His mind knew the obvious answer but he lied to himself “NO WAY DUDE...DON’T EVEN THINK!!!!” His ego was snapping or rather trying to hide his feelings!!! 

Sleep overpowers him slowly and he slips deeply into it…. 

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Anjali’s home……Her parents are back from the wedding…..its past midnight.....

Anjali’s dad: [opens the front door] bahut andhera hai….sambaal ke aavo…

Mom: yeh ladki bhi na….maine ek light on karke rakhne ko kaha tha….jo bhi kahe, uske ulta karthi hai!!! laaparwa hogayi hai….

Dad: bas bhi karo….jab dekho usko dhaant thi rahethi ho…..

[Her mom walks to the dining room and finds that the dinner she had kept on the table is untouched]

Dad: ab wahan kya kar rahe ho??

Mom: dekho, usne kaana bhi nahi kaaya…main abi jaake uski kabar lethi hoom…

Dad: abi usse soney dho….kal subah pooch lenaa!!

Mom: aap ki waje se hi woh aisi hai….

Dad: tumaari bak bak bandh karo aur sojaao

[Dad switches off the lights in the living and dining room and goes to the bed room….her mom sighs on her husband’s comment and follows him too….So they don’t find out that Anjali is not at home]

Before we proceed with the storyline, a little insight into Anjali’s family…..Mr and Mrs Parekh….They are settled in Mumbai for the last 25 years….So they are more like natives of Mumbai…..

Anjali’s father: Mr Parekh…He works for a private ltd company in Mumbai…..He is a strict disciplinarian….dotes on his daughter…..….His life circles around his small family and work…He wants his children to excel in life…..

Anjali’s mom: Mrs Sharada Parekh… complete home maker….a lovable and jovial person…loves her children to the core….everything in her life starts and ends with them….an excellent cook….wants Anjali to settle down soon as all girls in her family marry before they become 20 years….a little concerned because Anjali is going to be 19 and she keeps evading the topic whenever her mother raises it…..

Anjali’s big brother: Abijith……He loves his little sister a lot….does anything for her happiness….he is doing his masters abroad…..
Anjali is the darling of the family and is pampered by all…..

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College library…..time is 5:30AM……

Anjali’s hands are searching for something….she is trying to find her favorite soft bunny doll….She has the habit of hugging it while sleeping…..her hands reaches a rough thing….she pulls it close to her and hugs it……Her eyes are closed and she doesn’t realize that it is Sid’s hand that she pulled…..

He is sitting next to her and waiting for her to wake up…..He is shocked by her gesture but loved it…..His fingers are touching her cheeks….He tries to pull his hand back but Anjali fastens the grip……..He smiles to himself and enjoys the moment…..her soft and cherry red cheeks send a magical feeling into him…

A voice from his subconscious mind tells him “She is your girl”..

Maybe he dreamed of it the previous night…So taking that liberty on her, he moves the strands of hair on her face and tucks it behind her ears…..he stretches forward and is just about to kiss her forehead but stops and moves towards her ears……
He whispers into her ears…..”Wake up sweetheart!!!…”

His touch and the feel of his warm breath wakes Anjali…Her eyes are still half closed…..

She says assuming that she is at home “kuch dher aur sone dho na ma” 

He smiles at her innocent words and shifts closer to her trying to take in that pretty face into his eyes as much as possible....

[To be continued]

4 comments:

  1. wow vidya di ................story took a twist........so sid is not that bad.....n finaly he is getting atrract to her..........but in his limits.........poor anjali dont know that she is still in library n her mom dad too............overall it was brilliantly describing sid'd another side..........update soon di

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