CHAPTER 16
Kashish was a wreck. Her life was a wreck; her wardrobe was a wreck, her hair were a wreck and hr ability to think straight was also wrecked.
She had been lying in the tub for 1 hr. and was still unable to decide and predict in which direction her date was heading.
2nite was not just any night. It's.. It's a Date. He? he had said it.. Not dinner, not causal meeting, but a DATE! Yes, a Date! Ooh! The sound of these words? like water on parched drought ridden soil? like music greater than Beethoven's? lik- NO! Just a word. A word coz of which I have been unable to concentrate on my work for last 2 days and am lying here in complete disarray for last 2 hours. Uufff! Kya karoon mein is ladke ka?(what do I make of this guy?) Uski chodo, mein khud ka kya karoon?!(Leave him, what do I do with my stupid self?!)
Kashish finally decided to get ready and choose her clothes for 2nite with great care?.. I have an uneasy feeling as if something big.. different is gonna happen tonight.. I must b up to it. I don't have to impress him any more, Infact it's better if he thinks of me once more as a plain Jane? Yes that is it. Dress simply.
And so Kashish finally decided on her 2 yr. old, well worn jeans and a simple white t-shirt? Hair pulled back in a tight pony and no trance of makeup whatsoever?
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kashish waited impatiently.... it was already 7.45 and her "DATE" was late.
i Swear to god! if that man is trying any hanky-panky business with me then he is dead!!! why is he late?? he is never late for his court trials. if is he is ditching me then i'll poison him at breakfast tomorow morning! after all the agitation and tention i have been through for his "DATE" he has made a very BIG mistake by being late-
TING!!! TONG!!
K rushes to open the door and see's a casually dressed Sujal in front of her
What is he up to now?! why is he in in jeans and tee's? not tht he looks bad ... but why? and why is he grinning at my clothes like this?
s-"AH! U are ready on time. good. i se tht u r dressed appropriatly too."
S offers his hand to her so tht they can leave immidiatly.
On time!! u r late, and where is my apology for tht? What does he mean appropriatly dressed? jeans and top is apropriate dress for which darn date location?!?
s-"Princess shall we? i dont want us to b late.."
Kashish hesitantly places her hand in his still confused by his behaviour..
K-"Where are we going?"
S(smiling smugly at her)-"Have patience my dear princess. Patience is the greatest of all virtues..."
K grew more irritatled but maintained her outward cool... " Have patince my princes " my a**, if he keeps up with this sh*t for anotherr 5 min, i'll strangle him!! he better tell me soon where he is taking me....
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S-"Ah! Here v r! Finally. So what do you think?"
Kashish stared down the road ahead of h unable to believe her eyes.. No I am dreaming, imagining!!! This cant b true! No way! Just no freaking way!! He couldn't have actually? Kashish rubbed her eyes and stared to and forth b/w sujal and the big flashy sign ahead of her? he is actually serious!!!! What the heck is he thinkin????!!!!! Bring me for a date to a bl**dy Carnival!!!!!!!!
K-"________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________"
s-"I knew u wud be speechless, coz u absolutely love this."
Sujal smiled magnanimously while kashish just continued staring at him unbelievingly.
K?SEE??!!! This is where he has brought u. This is all he thinks of me! Going out with me is nothing but a good, hearty joke for him. He has no regards for my feelings what so ever. Bast***? why don't I just stab him with a knife and b over with everything?
Sujal drags kashish inside the carnival/fate and felt really smug with his clever thinking.
S-"So what do u wanna try out first?"
K gives him a cold polite smile. She was trying her best not to push him in front of a fire conjurer showing off his skills nearby?
K (with gritted teeth)-"Whatever u say."
S suddenly felt a bit apprehensive? He cud feel the change in her attitude.. Maybe I should have taken her someplace else?.
S-"Hmmm? How about the???(scoring around for a nice activity)?Look! Over there! That's Judge Oberoi! He's volunteering for the 'hit the mark, drown the man'(A man sits on a platform which makes him fall in a tub placed under it whenever any1 hits the bonsai)?. I wonder how many times he has fallen in the tub already? Should v go there? "
K shrugs her shoulder and starts walking towards that stall, without even bothering to see if S was coming with her or not? She was soooo mad and hurt, that she cud actually imagine S sitting on the platform instead of the judge and the pool of water was filled with sharks and piranhas? and she was aiming for the bonsai?
S-"Hey! Where r u lost??" waving a hand in front of her..
K-"Nothing I was just imagining how fun it wud b to make some1 fall in that tub? Give me the balls. I wanna try it first"
S handed her the target balls, but he had a feeling that making a man fall wasn't all she was imagining. She had an aggressive, devilish glint in her eye.. Maybe she was imagining me falling in that tub ? <sigh>.. Princess? U just have to ask, I'll jump in the tub my self.
Kashish diverting the full fury of her anger on hitting the target, made the judge fall 4 times out of her 5 chances. Sujal just stood there unable to understand whether the smirk on her face was of happiness or cruel enjoyment..
After her chance was over the judge dripping in water came over to them..
J-"Sujal! What are u doing here? And who is this young girl with u, who made me fall so many times?"
S grinned at him and said-"This is Kashish sir."
J (jokingly.. pretending to look strict)-"Well well. Young lady.. It's not very funny, what u did to this old man.. U know if u ever, by mistake, get into a hearing I cud get easily biased.. And let me assure u, ur good lawyer friend here may not b of any help too.."
K-"Sir all I can say is that if u r afraid of water then u shouldn't have volunteered and Mr. Grewal here is no good friend of mine. He wud b the last person I wud ask of help."
Ouch that hurt? S just stopped himself from giving kashish a hurt look.
Judge looked confused ..
J-"I am sorry Miss perhaps I assumed wrongly of ur relationship? But I wud suggest u go to him. A fine young lawyer he is, the best infact!"
K smiled thinly-"For me no one is better than my dad, Mr. Ashok Sinha and even Mr. Grewal here agrees on that."
J (opening his eyes wide) -"Oh!!! U r kashish Sinha!! Why didn't u say so before!? Dear girl u can put me in water as many times as u like? Ur father has saved so many innocent lives that it compensates for everything!"
Kashish smiled graciously at the judge and then moved on to some other stall with s. She was happy with what the judge had said and that S was being unusually quite right now? It was helping her curb her temper and channel it into winning gifts and prices at many stalls.
Sujal was dumbfound coz he has never seen her like this .. She showed no sign of happiness at winning a teddy or a fish. She was concentrating 100% on whatever game she was playing and he cud feel an undercurrent of anger in her actions and so decided to stay cautious and observe her from a distance.
S-"Ummm.. How about the scary tunnel next?"
K-"What?! The scary tunnel? Are u serious?"
S-"Yah.. I heard it was pretty scary. But u don't have to if u r too scared princess.. I don't want u having nightmares?"
K-"I am not scared."
S-"Hey! Kashish really its ok u don't havta pretend, it's usual for a girl to feel sca-"
K-"Are u getting in this boat or should I go alone?", while sujal was teasing k, she had went on ahead and sat inside a tiny boat for two..
Sujal too went and sat besides kashish?. He felt a bit disappointed and uncomfortable? Firstly kids are afraid of such rides and if she is eager to sit in it then something is very wrong with her? and secondly he didn't want his over worked mind to have any more idea for a nightmare? the ones he were already having were scary enough-
WHAM!!!!!! AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! WELCOM TO THE TUNNEL OF DEATH AND DOOM
S looked around in the dark narrow tunnel through which their boat was gently sailing.. For a moment he felt he was living his nightmare when a lady in dark red dress turned towards them, her head in a platter in her hands in front of her? Sujal edged a little close to kashish?.. he stared hard at her and realized that she wasn't disturbed in the least.. Wait a min!! Is that a yawn?? Is she feeling bored in this sick, horrendous, revolting tunnel?? How in the world is that possible.
Finally as they came out of the tunnel both got out and sujal looked at kashish curiously? is she really a psychopath?
K stretching her legs a little after the cramped boat ride-"u called that scary? Huh?. U haven't seen the morgue in my college? man? to go there after dark.. Woooo.. Totally creepy?."
K gave a shiver and a serious look to S.
K-"U interested in going there? I can arrange it if u want.."
S-"Umm.. No thanks.. Maybe some other time.." So that's it!!! Of course! I am such an idiot. She has spent 7 years dissecting grossest of dead bodies? a few distorted looking wax models can't scare her? what was I thinking? No, actually I wasn't thinking at all, as usual. When I am around her I seem to lose that mental facility of mine?.
S went and brought a stick of cotton candy next? since I haven't been able to understand her childhood. It's time to move in closer to her, find out more of her likes & dislikes and try a bit of mushy stuff.
S-"Here go. I hope u like cotton candy"
K-"Thank you.. " K had started feeling much better now.. her anger had resided and after winning so many prices she had a feel good factor working hard for her?+ the tunnel reminded her of good old college days and she absolutely luuuved cotton candy? she mom always use to buy it for her.. Maybe this carnival wasn't such a bad idea after all? he may have brought me here as a big joke which he can boast about to his frnds but I am gonna enjoy myself here. It's been such a long time since I had cotton candy ? YUMMMMM.
K started munching on her candy stick rather greedily? seeing this sujal decided to grab some from it before she ate it all.
K-"HEY!!", moving her stick out of his reach, "where's ur's? Eat from ur own. U ain't getting nothing from mine."
K turned around with a cute kid's pouting face and eagerly consumed all her candy.
S?where's mine????? We were supposed to share it! That's how we were supposed to come closer. U r so selfish and?. so cute. Awww she looks like naughty 5 yr. old who just got a treat for being a good girl? aaah! That adorable scowl is back to? this IS wonderful? reallly good.
S-"U want some more?"
K looked at him a bit of anger still shimmering in her eyes and then suddenly nodded her head vigorously with a smile on her lips.
Wonderful. Sujal thought while handing her another stick..
S-"So where do u wanna go next?"
K shrugged her shoulders first but then took a look around for the first time taking an interest in the place..
K-"Lefs waft fe puppef fow" K said with her mouth stuffed and dragged him to a puppet show going on?
It was full of music, beautifully painted puppets and excellent puppetry.
After completing her candy K tugged S's elbow and asks in the middle of the show.
K-"Can we go on a ride?"
S hiding his surprise and outburst of happiness simply shook his head in a yes with a polite smile
YES YES YES!!!!! She is talking to me again!!!! She just came forward and asked me for something!! She talked to me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
S-"So which ride u wanna go on?"
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