OS :The Dance !! (by me & mariee)

I rotated my gaze across the dimly lit dance floor. I took in the smell of alcohol lingering in the atmosphere. Generously coupled with it was the rock music playing around. Such a perfect place for a party person ...unlike me !! But no ...today i am not allowing any damn body to tag me ...i have had enough of it my entire life !!

MArching straightaway to the bar i ordered myself a drink.

One drink down ... Arghh ...it was bitter...how do people drink this ??

"One more please" I yelled.

Ewww...this was even more bitter !!

"One more !"

Ouch ! My throat burns ... but it isn't tasting bitter anymore.

This time i saw the bartender himself pour me a drink. I gulped it down. I felt highly nauseous !! To tackle that feeling i rotated myself on the bar stool ...hahaha , it was fun..i gave another spin to my body on that stool ...& then another before i decided to stop, just in time so that i could have a look at the place around !!

I saw people staring at me awkwardly !! Within no time i summoned the bartender as i questioned him in a low voice

"Why are all dressed in black ?"

"Ma'am its a masquerede party & the theme is black !"

I threw my hands in the air & faced the bar again to keep hide myself from those eyes staring intently at me. "Atleast i have a mask" said i before ordering another drink

I looked down at my red dress & sighed .I am the defective piece ...again !! No wonders Prem broke up with me ..i myself didn't know why , but i chuckled ! Maybe, coz i recalled the entire incident & concluded that it was me who broke up !! I overheard his convo with his bestie , the one i heard yesterday...He called me a bore , a nerd , stout (fat), black ...adding to all of it , he called me an orthodox being for refusing his proposal of spending a night with him. How could I ? When my mind , heart , soul was in the spell of just 1 man ...the man who refused to look back at me after he left for USA. I have been madly in love with him since i was a child , he cared for me when aai was busy behind that Paakhi , baba behind Pakya .. &me ?? I had Nobody except for him ...no damn body ! He was concerned about me when nobody was ...i could see it in his eyes !! & i knew it wasn't one-sided , he too felt something for me ! But then , why didn't he ever come back for me ..not even a single phone call ? Its after his complete departure from my life, some years later when i was old enough to fetch a meaning of my feelings i had realized .. I LOVE HIM ! I SERIOUSLY DID !! I love Ra ...

No , no , no kalpi ...that name has haunted you enough !!

"One more shot !" I yelled instead.

I saw the bartender pouring it in my glass the moment i had uttered those words. Chalo , koi toh mujhe samjhta hai 😆😆

Drinking it in a single gulp, I left out a breath. I recalled the day when i had said a yes to Prem. It was his birthday , not Prem's ...but his birthday. The only day when i cannot stop my heart from drowning in his memories, our treasured memories !! I was missing him bad & was infuriated that he didn't care for me. & in that anger I ended up blurting a yes & was trapped in a baseless relationship of about a year where i tried my best to find love ..(Prem in Prem ...lol😆😆) , but didn't find even an ounce of it. Maybe Prem was too busy in convincing me for love-making , that the moron forgot to put in some real love in the relationship ...

Argghhh !! I heard myself growl , perhaps i was too loud as i saw the bartender startled. I laughed as i got my rear off the stool.

Man ! Why am i walking like a child ... a child who doesn't know to walk ... & is trying it for the first time ?? A leg here , a leg there ...what am i doing ?? Hiccup Hiccup ...

I straightaway walked to the dance floor, yet trying to get hold of my tipsy body. Struggling my way through the people , Pushing through the crowd who was busy shaking their hips at the music in the background, I finally reached the center of the floor. I stood there for a moment straight & erect , trying to adjust my eyes to the on-off disco lights around. Once i thought i was, i raised my arms up in the air

HAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA ...tears rolling down my cheeks again.

"I don't know to dance !!" I yelled laughingly . Luckily, the music around was so loud that i couldn't hear my own voice. That kindda made me feel good ..I can say anything, & nobody can hear it ? Wow ..that's great !!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ...that's similar to my life. I kept aking for love , craved bad for it & nobody could hear !!

My hands stretched higher up in the sky as if i was pleading to god to give me nirvaana ...HAHAHAHA...that was more easy than finding love !!

Suddenly i felt 2 hands clasping the wrists of my outstretched arms as they were lowered. I giggled at the thought of someone finding my behavior weird & had come to stop me ...lol !! I expected the hands which had held mine to loosen once i had got them down without resistance. Instead, the pair of huugge masculine hands grabbed my waist & pulled my body towards itself. I gasped as i know raised my head to look who it was.

It was a man , dressed in some kindda expensive suit. I never understood the difference between a tuxedo or an armaani or the others ...so i ended up calling all of them as suits. I looked up , he had a broad forehead ...bearded cheeks with small lil depressions near his mouth. HE had dimples maybe & then my gaze halted on his lips , pink plump lips. But, they weren't as enticing as his eyes...hid under that Zorro mask... they were gazing at me with ...love ?? How hard i wanted to believe this ... I wanted to cry ,but instead I

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA...I knew i was like literally laughing on his face , but i didn't care. I had already cared a lot about others my entire life...HAHAAHAAAHHAA...I laughed even louder.

I was highly surprised when i saw him chuckle along with me. I looked at him creepily. Either he was laughing on me or with me. But the protective way in which he held me made me feel that he was laughing with me.

Wait ...what ...held me ?? Omgzzz , men at such parties have different intentions ... I started wriggling in his arms , as i pushed him with my hands. But, he didn't stutter , not even a bit !! I am a woman ...& i could tell what a man wants simply by his touch. This one seemed to want nothing from me ...as i could feel his strong arms around me. But i didn't wanna take risk as i continued to push him away ...

"Don't !" I heard him whisper. I knowingly gave up my resistance.

" I will not harm you !!" as i looked back in his eyes. I so so wanted to believe in them. But...

Not waiting for my response he entwined the fingers of one of his hands with mine & got my another hand to rest on his shoulder. His massive body was towering above mine, but i was not scared ..thanks to the alcohol I had gulped down moments ago ... like my stomach was that of a dinosaur's.

The music was yet rock , but supposedly he had taken his lessons well as he twirled my stiff body on that music in one of the ballroom dance forms. His fingers kept playing with my own , as i actually feel weird to accept ...but i was liking it. It was neither seductive nor coquettish, like the usual definitions of rubbing one's skin are. Swaying me on the tune in the background ,I was astonished when realized

I was dancing ...wow !!

I was moving to the tune ! Yeah ...& like an idiot i always thought i can't when i had fallen off the stage in my annual day's dance performance in the 2nd std ... I know it sounds kiddish ...but tat's how sensitive Kalpana JAdhav is !

This time i smiled & not laughed idiotically as i begun enjoying the music, the dance, the crowd , th everything around. I felt special ,I felt good as I continued to follow the man's lead more readily. He noticed that mostly as he again whispered in my ear "You are BEAUTIFUL !" A blush crept on my cheeks as he distanced me before pulling me towards him again.

"But i have worn a mask! " I countered.

He chuckled. "Well , u think so !" This time he twirled me & had my back colliding against his. " Besides, I know you are beautiful "

I didn't know what happened to me that moment. A tear slipped off my eye & landed on his hand. I wondered how he felt that minute droplet in all the chaos as he turned me around so as to face him

"U are lieing . I am fat , I am black ..." & before i could complete.

"Only an idiot would say so. You are black ? Who said that to u ?? & being fat ???"

His eyes checked me out. How did he do that ? I mean ..he checked me & i didn't feel weird !! Maybe coz he wasn't checking me out in that sense , but was assuring me instead. I yet waited for him to complete.

Getting me closer "Umm...you r not fat , u r voluptuous ...lets settle on that. What says ??"

I chuckled. "& u think calling me fat using another word would make me feel better?" Our bodies now moving very closeby , but awkwardness was out of question.

"I think you need a dictionary girl. Besides, the amount of skin on a person has nothing to do with beauty. Its what lies here...& i know u are beautiful at heart !" He said placing a finger on my chest, right on my heart. I felt something !!

"Yeah right ! & thats why people leave me !" Shuttup kalpi ...why are u sharing all of this with a stranger ? Are u mad ?? Its all coz of those shots that u are speaking any crap. But my ears perked up

"Well I know one person who won't ever leave your hand" I felt his hold onto my hand tighten as a smile played on his lips. & yes , I was right. He had dimples ...just like ...Ra ...not again !!

Luckily he missed the expression that flashed on my face taht moment , as his hand rested at the small of my back & dipped me backwards.

Now, pulling my body upwards again

"I know that person who doesn't care how u look. He has been in love with you since his childhood & knows you since the day you were born... KALPI ! " Those words took time to register in my head as i stared at his Adam's apple in those seconds. My body , now suddenly becoming aware of all the proximity I looked at him again

"Who are you ? " I asked , slightly loosening my hold onto his muscular upper arm & hand. He smiled at me & freed my body. Though i didn't wanna leave the lovely warmth his body was providing , i distanced myself slightly. I saw him bend & come near my cheek. TO an outsider it seemed taht he was kissing my cheek , but he wasn't. His breath definitely brushed it , but the breaths that his mouth left in my ear bothered me more. Then whispering

"That person has come to take u Kalpi. With him forever & ever" I looked at him with utter confusion in my eyes. I had lost entire hope of him coming back for me ...so i didn't wanna allow that spark to light in my heart. Instead I waited for him to complete ... I cannot bear 2 blows in 1 single day

"Who are you ? " I questioned again. He came even closer.

"RAGHAV , RAGHAV SINGHANIYA !" said he in his sexily husky voice.My eyes widened , breathing shunned & hearts skipped beats as i looked at him.

I felt his hand slip in mine again as he spoke.

"Ur Raghav has come to take u KAlpi." My world came tumbling down at my feet as i saw him stand in front of me. He was there , he was really there & he was saying at all in real. Now withdrawing himself , he stood to face me again...

He smiled while saying "Say something KAlpi , before i call you befizool ki ziddi !!" Not allowing any other thought to come to my mind I hugged him , I hugged him tightly...I actually wanted to hug him tighter if i could, to ensure he won't vanish ..or atleast to have the feeling of being in his arms in this dream. But it wasn't a dream as aai or PAakhi or anyone didn't disturb me !! Thank god ..😆😆

His arms wrapped around me as i shut my eyes taking in that blissful feeling. The place was too crowded for anyone to notice us ...& even if they did , i didn't care ! I just didn't ...

I was with Raghav , with MY Raghav ... & i wanted to be this way all my life 😳😳

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