Chapter 15

 

EPISODE – 27

 

Naina was sitting near the fire place adding wood to the small flames.The flames were slowly getting bigger. Rajveer was standing over a stool that was kept on the bed. He was keeping some rose petals over the blades of the fan. They both were in Navin's bedroom, working on their next plan. This time they had no intention of scaring them. It was more of surprise, a pleasant one! They were trying to hurry up since Navin and Neetika could return anytime.

 

"Back off Navin." They heard Neetika laughing downstairs. They had come. Rajveer and Naina were done with their respective jobs. Rajveer slid the stool under the bed and Naina put the remaining wood in fire. But they were late.

 

"Ab kya karein? Bhaiyya to neeche hall mein hain. Agar bahar nikle yahan se to pakde jaayenge."

"Hide."

"Lekin kahan?"

 

They looked around to find a suitable place to hide.

"Cupboard!" Naina said.

"Don't be silly..... Sabse pehle woh log change karne ke liye cupboard hi kholenge. Lemme think... Ammm... Bathroom!"

"Raj don't panick! Change karne ke liye to bathroom hi jayenge!"

"Arrey haan!"

 

They looked at each other blankly and after a small pause said in chorus,

"Balcony!"

 

They rushed towards the balcony and the moment they closed the door behind them they heard the other door of room unlock with a 'Click'. Navin and Neetika enetered the room.

 

"What the hell is this?" Navin exclaimed. "Lagta hai is ghar ke so called resident ghosts were freezed to death... Is weather mein bhi fire!"

"Shut up Navin... It's not funny. It's getting a bit too much now. Mujhe kuch samajh mein nahin aa raha hai what is happening here."

 

Rajveer and Naina smiled at each other and he winked.

 

"Okay relax jaan! The room is getting hot. You switch on the fan and I'll put off the fire."

Navin was about to enter the bathroom to fetch a water bucket when Neetika switched on the fan and it started raining rose petals over them.

 

"Yeh bhoot to romantic bhi hai." Navin chuckled.

Neetika gazed at him furiously and without another word, he quietly entered the bathroom and brought a bucket of water and poured it over the flames. The fire died down immediately. He saw Neetika sitting on the bed looking upset.

 

"Kya hua?" He asked kissing on her eyelids.

"I can't stand it anymore Navin." She was sounding depressed. But he smiled.

"You know mujhe yeh sab ajeeb lag raha hai but somehow these things remind me of Naina and Raj."

 

Rajveer and Naina looked at each other in horror... Were they caught? To their relief they were still safe.

 

"You are missing them... haina?"

"Yup! Anyways... forget it!"

Saying this he pulled her closer. He tried to kiss her but she turned her face away.

"Please Navin... Mera mood nahin hai."

"To main kis liye hoon... Abhi bana deta hoon tumhara mood!"

 

"Ise to ab bhi romance soojh raha hai.... Nothing seems to affect him... Except Neetika." Rajveer whispered in Naina's ears.

But Naina wasn't listening. She was feeling like banging her head against the wall. Upto now it was only talks but she very well knew where it was heading. They were getting into... Dammit... Love making! Gradually they could hear Neetika's moans. They became louder as the night passed. There were a few whispers that came in between those moans. Then there were sounds that Rajveer and Naina didn't even want to comprehend. Rajveer could see Naina turning red. She was feeling embarrassed for being stuck up in such an awkward position. She wanted to jump down from the balcony but that indeed was a very bad idea.

 

Both of them sat down quietly leaning against the wall. After a little while both of them dozed off.

 

Rajveer woke up in the morning and saw Naina sound asleep right next to him. It was quiet inside the room. He sat there thinking how long they might need to sit over there. Suddenly he heard some sound from the room. Someone was up. He woke up Naina. They got up and stood against the wall as they heard the balcony door open. Neetika came outside and stood near the railing. Her eyes were closed. She was feeling the fresh early morning breeze over her face.

 

Naina looked at Rajveer as if asking what to do now. He took her hand in his own and in the lowest possible whisper said,

"Duck."

 

They were down on their knees. Rajveer peeped inside the room to see if Navin was sleeping. They could have escaped. But even he was up now. Naina also tried to peep inside but Rajveer stopped her by covering her eyes with his hand. Navin was getting dressed.

 

They sat closely against the wall at a little distance from the door. Navin also came into the balcony and held Neetika from behind. He slipped her robe and kissed on her shoulder. They looked quite busy with each other. That was their only chance to escape.

 

They were already on their knees. They kept their hand on the floor and toddled away like an infant. The bedroom door was locked. They unlocked the door and hurriedly stepped outside leaving the door behind them intentionally ajar!

 

They have come down only half the staircase when Rajveer stopped Naina.

"We still have a prolem."

"Ab kya?"

"We can't enter the outhouse without being seen."

"OH.... MY... GOD!! Matlab humein phir se hide out mein ghusna padega!"

"Don't have any other choice."

 

They entered in their usual hide-out. A few minutes later, they heard Navin's shriek.

"Now this is it! I need to know what is happening here."

He had seen the open door that he had himself locked last night.

 

To their horror, Navin and Netika had started checking each and every room individually looking for the root of all the mischieves.

 

Rajveer and Naina hid themselves in the cupboard as they realised that they'll be entering in that room next. Navin checked in the bathroom, balcony, under the bed, behind the sofa... But could not find anything or anyone. He turned to lock the door again.

 

"Kiss of love... Kiss of love... stay away from the kiss of love."

 

It was the ringtone of Naina's cell phone ringing loud and clear.

 

"Niti didn't I tell you this ghost is quite romantic... and well contemperory too. No clichd haunting songs like Gumnaam hai koi, kahin deep jale kahin dil." Navin said sarcastically sounding angry.

 

Rajveer snatched Naina's mobile from her hands and much against her will put it off.

"Yeh kya kiya?" She whispered in anger. It was Alekh calling her.

 

There was a silence. No one said even a single word. Naina and Rajveer were keeping their fingers crossed. But all in vain.

 

Navin's growl broke the silence.

"Naina are you coming out on your own or not?"

Her heart sank. She was scared. Rajveer signaled her to move out. She lowered her head and quietly stepped out and stood in front of Navin. Neetika was taken aback.

 

After a small pause, furiously Navin shouted at her.

"Ab Raj ko bulane ke liye kya alag se invitation bhejna padega!"

 

She closed her eyes tightly in despair. They both were caught. It was all over and they knew Navin won't let them go way so easily with this.

Rajveer stepped out.