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i had earlier changed the pics of Ankita and Sid. you can have look at the character sketch on page one.
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CHAPTER – 8
With her sandals in her hands she was literally jumping on the bar counter. Adi's eyes popped out at the scene. Without a single thought he ran to her.
"Charu come down", he said still trying to make sense of the ongoing scene. Even Sid was trying hard to stop her but she was in no mood. Then it dawned on him.
"Is she drunk?" he asked Sid.
"Yes, she-" Sid started but was cut in by the exasperated Adi "You did this."
Sid gulped in at the increasing rage in his voice and eyes and then defended himself, "No I didn't. She only wanted to taste alcohol" then added after a pause "Why are you worried about her?"
Ignoring his query, Adi climbed the counter and swirled her in his arms and came down.
"What are you doing? I am enjoying so much. Please" she kept on and on and he brought her out of the disc in his arms. Sid and Rohan too followed him. They were real perplexed at his unusual reaction but kept quite.
Adi put her in the back seat and tried to come out but she pulled him with her hands still around his neck. There was less than an inch distance between them. Adi's heart raced in an unusual speed like he had never been this close to girls. But the truth was, he had been close to girls, in fact much closer than this.
"I want to go back there, please." She pleaded so cutely turning her face sideward that he felt an abnormal urge of drowning in those large black kohl eyes, as if those eyes had a whole of their own world behind those eye lids with long lashes that blinked while waiting for his answer. For the first time, he felt himself so incapable denying something. He tried to free himself with his hands but she strengthened her grip pouting. He smiled at her antics. Not that he was finding it hard to remove her soft arms, but he just couldn't…
And then his present situation struck him. Why was he smiling like an idiot? Irritated by his own act, he pulled away his neck out of her entangled hands and then closed the car door behind him, locking her inside.
It took him a while to come back to his senses and then turn his attention to the quizzical expressions of his friends.
"Guys I need your help."
"What is happening dude? And help? What do you mean? And who is she?" came a series of questions.
"She is my – my wife" he finally managed to confess. He knew he would have to tell his friends about all this and the sooner the better.
"What the hell?" Sid said with his eyes about to pop out at any instant. Rohan's reaction was no different.
"Are you in your senses? How can you have a wife? Is this some kind of prank Adi?" Rohan asked trying to make sense.
Taking a deep breath, Adi finally faced them "This is no joke. I'll explain you everything in the car. But now I need your help. Grandma would kill me if she finds Charu drunk."
"That means you are serious" was all Sid managed to say and then they got in the car. Throughout the way Adi tried to convince them with continued blabbering of Charu.
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It was almost midnight when they reached home. They were all set about how to divert grandma's attention and sneak Charu quietly inside the room. They were about to come out of the car when Adi's cell phone rang "Hello, grandma."
"Adi, did you reach home?"
"Yes almost. Wait, aren't you at home?" he asked with all his hopes high.
He almost jumped when he heard a no on the other side.
"Adi, I was trying your number for so long. We had to leave urgently to meet our relative. Umm… she – is sick." Adi was no more listening. He was too relieved with joy to pay any more attention.
"Yes grandma that's alright. Ok. Call you later. Bye."
"Wait. Take care of Charu and yourself. And don't irritate her. Ok."
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Adi brought Charu to his room. Sid and Rohan left after knowing that their path was clear as grandma and Sanjay were not at home.
By now she was fast asleep in his arms. He laid her on the bed and sat down beside her. She was sleeping so peacefully. He hadn't observed her so closely ever before or observe her at all, for that matter. Her flawless fair skin, thick black hairs, and dark pink lips… Involuntarily his gaze shifted from her face to just concentrate on her soft rosy lips. His heart was thumping insanely by just looking at her. What was wrong with him?
He didn't register when he started bending down with his hands resting on the bed on either side. His lips were merely a millimeter away from hers when she turned around; with their lips grazing against each other. He closed his eyes to control the shudders running down his spine. Why was he going all erotic with the mere touch of hers?
He backed off immediately and went to change. He came back and slept on the other side without sparing another look at the sleeping girl. He couldn't dare too…
But he couldn't actually sleep. Though he didn't turn, but his whole self insanely demanded to see her again, just once… No matter how hard he tried but the face just won't go out of his memory. This wasn't a very good sign. As if he was falling for her one glance. Wait… did he say falling for her? There was something seriously wrong with him!
He had just been so close to her a moment ago and now it was becoming unbearable for him to sleep. But he was much stubborn than any could think of. He could never yield to such a stupid urge. For satisfying his own obstinate self, he didn't turn. But it took him hours to fight the urge.
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Charu woke up with heavy eyelids and blinked due to the strong sunrays through the large window. She got up clutching her head. She couldn't make any sense of her surroundings. She was still in the dress she had worn to the party and she was much more comfortable. Alright so she was sleeping on the bed. She turned her head around. Hmm… so someone was sleeping beside her. What? She came to reality with a jolt as the identity of that 'someone' dawned on her. She was first shocked… then scared… and then fuming with anger. Grabbing a pillow, she sat on her knees and started hitting him.
He did not move at first but then when the attack did not diminish for a long time he opened his eyes lazily.
"What? Are you drunk again early morning?" he asked irritated by her continued pillow attack.
She frowned and threw the pillow and started hitting his chest with her fists.
"Why did you do this? How could you – you sleep with me?"
It took him a while in understanding what wrong had he done. He tried hard to explain her but she just wouldn't listen. Finally he grabbed both her hands and pulled her and she fell on him.
He had stopped her to explain. But the thick layer of her hairs on his face made all his wits go hazy. As the natural aroma of her went into his nostrils he just couldn't breath. He was just lost in the soft touch of her neck on his cheek. He could actually feel her.
And then he felt an increasing pain on his palm. He pushed her aside to find clear mark of teeth in his hand.
"What the hell?" he asked in pain.
She didn't answer but was laughing like maniac lying on the bed.
"You are dead today."
He ran behind her as she fled after his threat and immediately reached the hall.
"Grandma, Grandma." But there was no answer. Red with panic, she turned around to find him standing with his arms across his chest and an evil smile on his face.
"Your savior isn't at home today."
She gulped in as he slowly but steadily made his way towards her.
"I – I am so – sorry. I didn't want to bite your hand. But – but – you can bit my hand too" she stammered and then forwarded her hand slightly pulling it away at his each step.
He had started moving towards her with pure intentions of teaching her a lesson, but as he moved closer he just couldn't make much sense. Her large anxiously blinking eyes and her pink soft lips was all he could see and make out. He was just inches away from her when he suddenly came to his senses as the bell rang. Charu sighed in relief as he backed off. Though she had offered him her hand, but the devil would have completely chewed her hand instead.
"Sir, a girl called Roshni has come to see you."
"Roshni"
"Oh no. Roshni is your girlfriend at college. Right?" Charu asked horrified. Though she hadn't met her but the love stories of the lover boy were quite famous at college. Moreover, Niru always updated them with all this.
"She isn't my girlfriend" he said irritated. Charu made a face and ran away to hide herself.
"Hi Adi."
Adi turned around putting up a smile to welcome the un-welcomed guest "Hey Roshni. How come you are here?"
"Sunday and no college, so I just came to see you. I hope I haven't disturbed you."
"No ways sweetheart. Come sit."
"Let's go to your room."
"Yes of course."
He said looking around searching for her. He thought it would be much safer to take her to the room with no idea that Charu was there in the room itself.
As they reached the room, Roshni entangled her arms around his neck. He looked at her quizzically. He knew she liked him but their so called relationship was over long back.
She looked at him breathing heavily and then said nervously "Adi I wanted to say something."
Before he could say anything, their attention went to a slight movement behind the curtains.
"Spider-spider." Charu came out of the curtains jumping with a white sheet covering her from head to toe.
"Who is this?" Roshni asked bewildered as she kept on jumping and running in the room and then finally jumped out of the balcony into the garden.
Adi looked around to search for an answer and control his grin and then said "She – she is my crazy sister."
"You never told me you have a sister?"
"Because I didn't have one before. I mean she is my cousin and has just come last month."
"I don't get you Adi. Why was she covered up in that sheet and why was she running like a maniac?"
"I told you. She is a maniac. You were saying something, weren't you?"
"Yeah, I'll talk to you later. Bye" she left confused and disheartened at the sudden spoilage of her romantic setup.
As she was about to walk out, a random thought struck him. May be he could test his own irrelevant feelings or whatever it was regarding that stupid girl recently. He stopped her with an arm around her waist and pulled her closer.
Roshni was taken aback at his sudden gesture. Her heart jumped with excitement and joy as he brought her closer and closer. In the next instant his lips were over hers. And then he pushed her slightly as if disappointed by something.
Roshni was all out of breath while he looked irritated and confused. Irritated because he miserably failed in his test, he actually didn't feel anything like that with her even when he was actually kissing her. Confused because he couldn't make much sense of why these strange sensations that he felt only with her?
Roshni was a bit disappointed as he didn't proceed further after the kiss. Moreover he didn't even react at all. She left after an awkward goodbye. But she was too happy today to pay heed to such little disappointments.
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