Chapter 13

 

EPISODE – 25

 

Initial stages of their planning needed Navin and Neetika to step outside the bunglow while they have planned other things for later stages that would be executed in their presence. As of now, they were waiting for Navin and Neetika to go for their dinner. They left at 7 pm and the moment they stepped out, Naina and Rajveer entered their bedroom. It took them around 35 minutes to finish the entire set up!! And after that they conveniently sneaked inside the next door.

 

An hour later the 'honeymooning couple' returned. They were in a very jovial mood having forgotten the weird incident of noon. But their jovial mood wasn't supposed to stay for long.

 

They entered their bedroom and as Neetika opened the cupboard to get a change, she was taken aback. Navin was lying on the bed.

"Navin!" She shrieked.

"What?" He asked her getting up. She looked back at him in surprise and her eyes widened all the more with another observation.

She pointed towards the bed.

"Neeti what is it?"

"This wasn't the bedsheet that was on the bed when we left."

Navin tried to recall but couldn't actually make out.

"Come on Niti! Sheets kaise apne aap change ho jayengi."

"Wise hi jaise is cupboard mein se achanak hamara saara saaman gayab ho jaayega!"

"What?" He got up in top speed and peeped inside the cupboard. She was right. All their clothes and stuffs were missing.

"What the hell is this?"

He turned around to examine the whole room to find if there was anything weird. And there was. Their suitcases were placed in the opposite corner while they had slid that under the bed.

 

Navin found out that the suitcases were not empty. All there stuffs were packed inside very properly.

"Navin tumhein kuch samajh mein aa raha hai yahan kya ho raha hai?"

"No!" His voice was soft and there was a certain amount of disappointment in that. Neetika could read that in his voice.

"Acha chodo. Let's unpack again."

"Yeah!"

 

They were engaged in unpacking their luggage all over again when they heard a 'click' on their door knob. He went to check outside but the door has been locked. As he unlocked the door, Rajveer conveniently returned to the other room. Navin checked the corridors and peeped down to check the hall but found no one.

 

After around 15 minutes the same thing happened again. Navin tried to check the other rooms but they were all locked. He returned quietly but as he continued re-arranging his things, he tried to stay alert to identify any type of a sound in the corridors outside. After half an hour, he heard one but it wasn't any footstep or the sound of door locking again, it was a knock!

 

He rushed to open the door but Rajveer was quicker. He was again back in the room. Thereafter, Navin and Neetika have had it.

"Stop making those wasted attempts Navin, just keep the door open!"

 

10 minutes later Rajveer peeped out of his room but when he saw the door open he knew they were done for the day. No other chance did they stand.

 

After around an hour and a half, the door was closed as the two retired to sleep. Half an hour later, Rajveer and Naina stepped out and sneaked out of the bunglow and returned to outhouse.

 

"Raj hum wapas kyun aa gaye? Thoda aur disturb karna tha na!"

"NAINA!!! Tumhein Romance ka 'R' bhi pata hai? Kam se kam raat mein to akela chod do unhein. Woh dono Honey moon pe aye hain. Itna to hum unke liye kar hi sakte hain. Huh! And I thought you were dating someone. Poor him!"

"Aye Hello!! What do you mean by 'poor him'? And anyways tum kya jaante ho romance ke baare mein?"

"Jitna bhi jaanta hoon, tumhari knowledge se zyada hi hai!"

"Acha! Is that so?"

"Of course!"

"To theek hai you tell me. Just imagine ki main tumhari girl friend hoon. Hum dono yahan outhouse mein ek saath reh rahe hain. Koi disturb karne wala nahin hai. Room mein sirf ek candle ki light hai... Tum kya karte?"

The room was lit by a single candle since they could not switch on the lights. The outhouse was clearly visible from the balcony of Navin's bedroom.

 

Rajveer looked at Naina, thoughtfully. His eyes surveying her from top to bottom.

"You know what Naina... I think I have a better choice than Alekh!"

"What?" Naina yelled.

Rajveer ignored her yelling and proceeded towards the bed for some rest. She pushed him from back and he landed up on the bed. She jumped over him and tightened her grip around his neck trying to strangle him, while sitting on his tummy.

"Kya bol rahe the abhi... Dubara bolna!"

He took her hand and freed his neck. They were now almost wrestling with Naina trying to free her hands.

"I said I have a better choice than Alekh!" Rajveer teased her again.

 

He got up with a jerk and pushed her forcefully down on the bed and the next moment he was lying over her. Her hands were forced against the bed and she was trying hard to free herself. She saw him smiling and after a while having tried her best, stopped her attempts and looked straight in his eyes.

 

"See... I told you I don't like delicate, girly ones. But agar tumhari jagah meri girlfriend hoti to main...."

 

He brought his face closer to her but was a bit shocked to see her eyes filled with tears.

"Kya hua?"

"Let me go."

He immediately released her hand and let her go.

"But batao to hua kya?"

She got up wiping her tears.

 

"Tum kya kehna chahte ho? You don't even like me kyunki main... woh... delicate types hoon!"

"Tumse yeh kisne kaha?"

"Abhi tumne kaha!"

"Don't be silly Naina."

"Right... Ab main silly bhi hoon!" She was now sobbing.

"I didn't mean that! Listen... Acha baba I am sorry! Aur agar tum meri girlfriend hoti to main... I think yeh ek last candle bhi off kar deta!"

"Kyun?" She turned wiping her tears.

"Naina you are so unromantic!" He picked her up in his arms and carried her to the bed. She put her there and lied next to her.

"Socho... Hum dono itne kareeb hote. Dheere dheere yeh duriyan bhi kam ho jaati... Hum ek doosre mein kho jaate... Tumhari aankhen band hoti...feeing the passion running between us aur phir humein na apna hosh rehta na waqt ka... Just you and me for each other...Drowned in love and lost in love making...To candle light jaise distraction ki kya zaroorat hoti?"

 

Her face had a smile. They were looking straight at each other and just then his finger touched her cheeks and strolled down to her neck and in a soft whisper like voice he continued,

"And just imagine us pyar bhare pal mein achanak koi door pe knock karta!! You would have killed him. Aur agar tum chod deti to main maar daalta." His tone gradually changed from soft to a bit enraged.

She giggled on the sudden change in the situation and thoughts away from romance.

 

"Waise mujhe nahin pata tha ki tum actually romantic ho! Lekin phir single kyun ho?" She asked him as he got up from the bed.

"Tumne us US return ko date karna jo shuru kar diya."

"What?"

He turned to her.

"Mujhe to laga tha ki tum sirf unromantic ho lekin aaj to tumhara sense of humour bhi chutti pe hain! Obviously I am kidding."

"RAAAAAJJJJJJJJJ!!"