HELLO every one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am back….. I knw it's a log tim since I updated …but my semester exams were going on…. So here are some big parts as compensation and for u all to enjoy.
P.S. I decided to title my chapters.. its really fun.. tell me if they are appropriate…if not then I'll stop wasting my time on them…. Ofcourse titles from readers side are always welcome…..enjoy
CHAPTER 7
New Bonds or New Breaks?
(Wednesday)
Sujal had been thinking a lot abt a dark haired, brown eyed, girl with great legs- a little to often for his minds peace actually… her behavior baffled him, her disguised beauty allured him and her dauntless, brave front attracted him. She wud be so cold to me and so warm to all the others, living the house… She wud even give more respect to the corpses on her table than me…
But what he didn't know was, tht all this ignorance and coldness was just a shield, which this child-woman was using to protect herself from falling into his charms once again….. as she already once had, in her teenage and then, had been hurt badly too…. He didn't know tht right now like him, she too was thinking abt him…and she too wasn't very happy with the rate at with which thoughts abt him wud keep popping in her head.
Kashish knew sujal was a big flirt. What she cudnt figure out was, why he was being so extra nice and tolerant towards her these days? Even after the court scene. She had expected him to b sore abt it, yet, here he was, offering her coffee in her fathers study….. in fact nothing was happening as she had expected. Nothing.
"Kashish.. Kashish!!!" Ashoke snapped at k too bring her out of her daydreams.
"Hey Princess! U want this coffee or not? Coz my arm is getting tired of holding it out for u, for the last 15 mins" s smirked at her.
K glared at him "Thank you very much" and silently took the coffee
"So what do u think kashish….which one is it? Kitchen knife or hunter's knife?", Ashoke repeated his ques to k once again- What is wrong with her lately? She had started quite a lot of daydreaming at odd hrs.. I wonder why? Is there some tension at her work …or is she secretly seeing any1!! I'll have to ask nick to find out… she is too young to have boyfriends!!!
"I don't know dad…." Since the Deepak/Deepali case dad and sujal have started taking my opinions on their cases.. the three of us wud gather in dad's study every evening and discuss them… they wud show me pics.. or describe a wound and ask me how, it cud have been inflicted… Hmmm it feels nice to know tht they both value my advice …But of course sujal and I wud often fight over some thing or other everyday…but I was kind of warming up to these arguments… he was a logical-worthy opponent AND he had a greeeaaatttt, deep-sexy, arguing voice……-"my best guess is-hunter's. Looking at the clarity of the stab mark….kitchen knifes generally don't give such a clean cut, as they are used more with vegetables rather than with meat so…I'll say hunter's.. although if I had the body instead of this photo.. i wud have given u a clear ans., coz the blade marks of two knifes are diff and….blah blah.. "k went out to explain all abt diff knifes and their marks, when sujal rudely cut in
"Thanks for the guest lecture Miss K, but v really don't need it and if, u really do wanna help more, then why don't u sneak into the morgue and check out the body for us?"
Grrrrrrrhh! Why do I bother with him? Just when I think he is turning nice he wud say something like this…jerk!! Gud thing I decided not to fall for him "Why doesn't surprise me, tht its u, who has come up with this ridiculous unethical idea…"k scoffed at him.
Touch… are v today? Well well then maybe I can have some more fun… sujal thought. He liked teasing her… she wud get this cute scowl on her face whenever she got irritated. It just made him want to kiss her nose and irritate her more..wait a min! did I say kiss her nose? I am defiantly going out of my mind… S shook his head to clear it.
"Does tht action mean tht u don't think what u suggested was unethical?" K fumed at S in full fighting mode, when she saw him shaking his head- Just who the hell does he thing he is?
"Really beta! Why are u always trying to pick a fight with sujal? He was just joking… Why don't u try to get along with him for a change huh?…working with u too together wud b so much easier then…" Ashok interrupted just in time to stop another word battle – if these two were kids, they wud be scratching each others hair and eyes out by now…(sigh) if only they got along.. They wud have made such a nice couple…
"Well its O.K. uncle.. I don't mind at all, u see the only ppl kashish doesn't pick a fight with- are corpses and the…undead..(zombies)!!!"sujal said grinning wide.
"That is not true!!" k jumped to her defense, "I-"
"Don't tell me u fight with them too!… kam se kam unki aatma ko to shanty milne do kashish!… Or is it coz u fight with them, that they become…."sujal do's an funny imitation of a zombie…
K threw a sofa cushion at him, and screamed "SHUT UP!!!"
"Now, now kashish, beta can't u even take a joke? Give this poor lawyer son of mine a break…"Ashoke intervened again.
"Oh! Don't worry dad I'll give him more than one break! How abt 2 on his ribs, on his teeth and a big one on his STUPID head!!!!!", K snapped Looking at S-This is d limit! Why does dad always take his side? Can't he see that sujal is teasing me? Tricking me to loose my temper?
"Maybe, I shud then take u out & v can discuss these breaks which u wish to bestow upon me further over dinner…. but at the restaurant u wud b surrounded by living ppl, but tht wudnt be a very big problem right? Or u want me to arrange something private in a graveyard, wud tht suit u more my princess?", s said in a very sickly sweet voice.
"Why don't u arrange it in hell and then I'll ditch u, so u can sit there alone!!!" kashish blew up and thought- WHY????!!!!!! Oh! WHY did he have to see me dancing on tht song!!!!!!
S and k both have a flash back of 3 days ago, when s saw k- shaking a leg in her room….
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CHAPTER 8
"The dance of Undead"
as remembered by kashish and sujal
(Saturday evening every1 was out of house except k, her brothers were at some party and dad at meeting)
KASHISH'S thoughts-
I am soooo happy… finally a BREAK!!!!! I don't have to show up for work for 2 whole days YIPPPEEEEEEE!!!!- K does a little jig inside her room and switches on the radio, setting a channel. –And I have my first paycheck!!!!!! Tomorrow I am gonna shop till I drop… and I'll show tht arrogant man tht he is not the only one with a good dressing sense.. hmm lemme see- a skirt.. new jeans.. few tops.. Oh! A new nightwear, this one's in tatters… I can't even go down for breakfast in this anymore(its like one of those big, long, baggy t-shirts u wear, K's is a white 1 with Winne The Pooh in front, it was a bit faded and transii too by now)…but I love it! Its soo comfy…..And i almost forgot! 2-3 party dresses too! After all both Jake (colleague) and Piyush (lawyer) have been asking me out quite persistently, not tht any1 at home knows….- .k smiled shyly…- oooooooooooooooh! MYYYYY FAVORITE SONG- k turned p the volume of her radio to full and started imitating the famous steps of Micheal Jackson.- I miss every1 sooo much right now, v used to have such a blast dancing on this song, even inside the morgue hahahaha. The supervisor was so horrified when he saw us dancing like zombies… - k does an energetic, well practiced dance on the song "fear" by Micheal jakson<<<link>>>
When in her twirling she suddenly stopped when she saw some1 leaning against her room's door frame.
OH-MY-GOD!!!!!!! He saw me!!!...quick hide!!!! W.. Wh.. Why is he staring at me, like tht???
"Is this undead dance a daily ritual of urs?" he asked me with his head tilted at a cute angle.- And from slightly pink, k turned red as a tomato.
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SUJAL'S THOUGHTS:
Damn I can't find the documents uncle has asked me to bring. I've looked every where in his study.. Wait! Kashish might know where they are- S quickly made his way to k's room and knocked- What's this noise coming from her room? And why won't she open up??? I am getting LATE!!- S opens the door and was greeted by a loud song and a dancing kashish- OH-MY-GOD!!!! Is tht…It can't b.. She looks soooo--- HOT! What in heaven is she wearing? Her clothes shud b banned as down right indescent!! And WHAT in god's name is she doing? Is tht some African dance ritual? ......... Hey great legs by the way.. how come I missed them before?…. And..ooh..- s looked away quickly, as k's already above the knee t-short rode even higher, as she jumped from her bed to floor- I better not look there or I'll b in biiiggg trouble. .i'll just concentrate on upper part…Her face I mean! Or she'll kick me in the balls if she's catches me ogling at her… but myyy does she look terrific or what! So uninhibited and free and that night dresss of hers….that rag is a killer!!
Then kashish suddenly turned in her dance and stopped dead as her surprised eyes collided with his dark brooding ones – She saw me!!!!....Quick say something witty, or something intelligent-" ________________" – ok say anything, anything at all, god just speak –"_________________" - fine then atleast make some noise and QUIT starin at her!!-s thought, as k quickly hugged a pillow to her chest and ran behind a chair. And finally s blurts, trying to stay cool:
"Is this undead dance a daily ritual of urs?" Sweet Jesus! She is actually blushing!!!!
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CHAPTER 9
Deliberating on D DATE
(Thursday)
"Soooo….what did she say?" Nick nudged sujal who was sitting beside him next on the breakfast table
"What did, Who say? Why don't u just eat with ur mouth shut!" sujal said irritated, since the morning every1 has been giving him thumbs up look and sly smiles…what is it every1 today?
Sam- "Really sujal come on tell u us man…. Whatever made u do it?"
Sid-"U really did, though, ask her, right? It's not another 1 of dad's pj's, is it?"
S-"Look ppl I have no idea what u all r talking about"
At tht moment Kaveri(Sam's wife) twisted S's ear-"No use lying now devarji…papa already told us everything! U asked kashish di out for dinner, didn't u? Now, what all of us want to know is-what did she say…"
K heard this and carefully without getting noticed started to slip out of the house.. She didn't wanna face everyone's teasing in the morning…He sowed the seeds now let him reap the harvest- K smirked and started leaving, still over hearing the convo. on her way.
N-"Yah! Ans. that, and also why man? If u 2 go out together, u'll both come back with broken hands, legs and missing eyes, hair"
K moving further down the hall thought-well Mr. Grewal how r u gonna ans. that? U better not tell them u snuck into my room and therefore made the stupid comment coz if u do, u r soo dead.
Sam-"U bet!! Tell us why? And what did she say?"
K thinking-Yah.. thats right tell them what I said…heheehee
S standing up completing his breakfast-" ppl, ppl, ppl settle down please and get a life! U all know Ashok uncle… he just reads too much into things… I just asked her out casually, just to irritate her. No other reason, besides u all know my taste.. I don't go out with poorly dressed plain Jane's like her….also I knew she wud never say yes.."
k stopped in her tracks and turned arnd- a poorly dressed plain jane!!!!!! oooohhhhhh! U'll regret this!
K walked to the dining room quickily
K in fake chirpy voice-"Hello!! Gud morning every1!!"
Every1-"gud morning" anticipating something unexpected to happen now…
K extra cheery voice-"Sujal! Gud morning."
S –"uh..hey! mornin "god I hope she didn't hear me… some thing is wrong I can tellt!
K-"I am so happy I caught u right now… wellll abt tht dinner u suggested..- I can fit u in Saturday evening…. tht is, if u still want to go" Hah take that Mr. Grewal hahahaa
S (dumfound)-"U..u wanna go..?"
K-"Of course I do! But u r not too afraid to go out with me?….its fine if u r" k pats him on the shoulder in and understanding manner and starts to leave.
Making a quick recovery s grabs her hand and brushes lips against the back of her palm, slightly bending down in a courteous pose–"I wud b honored to go out with u…"
A slight chill went up K's hand which was held by S.. She nodded a him in acknowledgement and quickly ran out, before turning red as a tomato again.
S turned to look at every1 on the table
Kaveri shaking her head-"that wasn't gallant sujal. I don't think she fell for tht… she's not gonna let u off the hook easily"
N (amused look)-"Don't worry bro. I'll keep the first aid kit ready, after u return from ur date.."
Sam-"or maybe we'll just let kashish treat u…if u turn up dead…"
Every1 has a gud laugh at sujals frowning and defeated face….
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(Latter during the day)
AT K's OFFICE
K on ph.
"I am so sorry but I can't come on Saturday….yah I know I promised, but-…….no please try and understand, something imp has come up…..of course I really did wanna go with u…….. Oh! What came up? .. umm.. well u see dad asked me tooo.. he asked me toooo help him out!………no I can't tell u with what! U r prosecutor and he is a defense lawyer…………. No! No! U cant come to my home.. u see hee.. he asked me and sujal to work out something for him ..so basically I am gonna b with sujal on Saturday………. Nooooooooooooooo, please don't say tht Piyushhhh. I swear it's nothing like tht b/w me and him! My dad treats him as his son, nick as bro. soo practically he is like my cousin..u really need not worry abt us getting romantically involved, its just some business which needs taken care of……"
Welllll, I did say Yes, but now I have no idea what's gonna happen... Me and My big mouth…. may be he'll just ditch me and save us both of the trouble.
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AT S's OFFICE
S on ph.
"Sorry babes, can't make it on Saturday night, an imp. case came up-……… nawww of course I like u …………really honey I am not dumping u. U now my profession, I havta deal with murders and criminals all the time……………Yah it's a new case. Its pretty entangled too, I cant make the head or tails of it……………Thanks for the support babes, I am glad u understand……….. Surrre, I'll let ya know if I'm free, next Saturday……"
I did ask her out but, I had no idea she wud say yes... what am I to do now? I cant ditch her… she wud never talk to me if I do tht….don't worry sujal…Saturday is still 2 day away, a lot can happen in 2 days. I might get saved.
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S wakes up suddenly from a nightmare- he had just dreamed tht he had gone to Ritz with kashish, as they reached inside the restaurant her dress turned into a potato sack, and her jewelry into rotten vegetables and corpse pieces and she looked as if she hadn't taken a bath for yrs…. Worse still she behaves like an illiterate, wild, manner less, cave woman.…but his dream was far from over. as he was trying to make polite conversation and the best out of this hopeless situation, she was chomping and attacking her meal like a starved hyena and every1 was staring at him and laughing at his fate…….s cud barely take this embarrassment, when the worst happened.. As ppl started laughing, k got angry, and her cute frown started distorting her features. She slowly turned into a zombie and grinned evilly at him. From somewhere 'fear' started playing and then she started dancing towards him. Finally she jumped at him like a blood thirsty, lady Dracula with big fangs and got ready to devour him…..It was then, that sujal woke up in a cold sweat
Man that was scary….my imagination has gone tooo overboard with this dinner thing!!!! Come-on its just casual dinner... it cudnt be thaaat bad…. I guess, I am just tired& therefore can't think straight... Anyways what is today? Friday, I still have a day…something gud is bound to happen. I can feel it.
Friday passed quickly for S, with no significant happenings…accept a rerun of his nightmare…. in an even more, scarier version.
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(Saturday)
God why? Why? Why did I ask her out? For once in my life why didn't I act shy and not ask her out…. If any1 sees me today with her………I don't even know whether I'll b having all my teeth tomorrow or not…she has such a nasty temper! I only kept getting away till now coz v were never alone…. i have to think of something…. don't get so hyper jus think sujal with a cool mind… THINK!
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While s went through nightmarish anxiousness, k also didn't have a very gud time-…I hope he ditches me! I really hope he does…. What do I wear? How can I impress him…. I am a really am a plain, then why did I get so huffy when he stated a fact? Well I hope I don't overdo anything….what am I gonna talk to him abt? Infact, shud I talk him at all? If I do, v wud fight.. then we'll get kicked out.. Ok! Chill, be cool. Ignore him, don't talk much to him. And defiantly not look at him, at the dinner.….. I hope this would work…
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K came back early today. She had to ready by 8.00 p.m., it was 3.30 now.- i hope I have enough time to get ready…
S also left early for him he had to pick k up he dare not b late, so he wud leave for her place at 6 p.m- I am not risking a traffic jam or a flat tire.. oh s****! Do I even have a spare?
S arrived at k's house arnd 7.15 he decided to wait outside but then Nick and Sam dragged him inside and started teasing him without mercy, abt his eagerness for the date…
Upstairs Kaveri was begging k to let her in and help her get ready, but k was determined to get ready and look gud on her own… what does every1 think?!? That I can't even put on lipstick by myself!!? Duuuh! I'll show 'em all today, who I am!!!!..... If only I didn't feel so damn nervous…after all it is my first date! And top it; it's with my super teenage crush!
As the clock in the hall below struck 8.00, k unlocked her room and got out to go down stairs.
At the same time; S also got up and went to the bottom of stairs, waiting for her to descend…. He was prepared to get shocked-but not for the 100,000 W bolt he got!
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