Chapter 3
"Hi, LoonyTune." she whispered in a teasing tone.
A small smile lingers on my lips listening to her words.
"I am not a lunatic" I explained as I shifted uncomfortably sitting so close next to her.
"And yet you are here?" she looks around and then at me, mocking the irony of my words.
"Same as you." I chuckled raising an eyebrow.
She wanted to reply back, but then something restrained her to do so. She indulged herself in sketching which she was doing from the moment she had sat on that chair.
After a few minutes, I started feeling restless. Like I was losing something, and I didn't have control over my surroundings. I started fidgeting with my fingers, which did not go unnoticed by her.
"What happened now?" she asked calmly without even looking at me. She was busy with her art, she was painting a flower.
"Is that a lily?" I asked leaning over her painting.
"Yes, I love lilies!" she answered back cheerfully.
"I have lilies in my room" I spoke without thinking, "If you want, you can have them."
This finally got her attention and she stops her work to look at me, "That would be great." She smiled and gets back to what she was doing.
"We are supposed to get to know each other." I stated when she ignored me again.
"Aren't we? Who sent you those flowers?" she asked with a grin clearly amused by my face.
"Why are you so interested to know?" I was getting irritated by her inquisitiveness of my personal life.
"We are supposed to get to know each other." She mimicked me and laughs rolling her eyes.
After a few minutes of silence, I decided to answer her question.
"A friend who believes that I will successfully complete my stay over here." I said in a disapproving tone.
"You think otherwise? Then why did you come over here? I heard that it was you who got yourself admitted." She asked keeping her pen down staring deeply in my eyes.
"I thought I would get my life back, but it seems I may lose in the process" I stared back at her for a few seconds but then I felt uncomfortable and an uneasiness surrounded me. I started shaking my legs in anticipation of something which I needed badly. Something which I was forbidden off, something which were out of my bounds at the moment.
"Hey.." she keeps her hands on top of mine and presses them gently. I look at her hand and then at her face. She was genuinely concerned for me, I could see the worry that her eyes held. Maybe, I was thinking too much - but it worked. Her gentle touch calmed me down a little; before I could say something to her she removes her hands and goes back to ignoring me.
"You are weird." I stated.
"How?" she mumbled.
"Your eyes, sometimes it is as clear as a bright sunny day and I can read your heart through it and sometimes it seems that those black dreamy pupils of yours are like the grey clouds in the sky hiding the beauty of the sky underneath them." he whispered.
She was taken aback for a moment. Maybe, she did not think that I would have noticed her so much since I am a crack-head. I sniffled a laugh, giggling at my own PJ's? Gosh! This girl maybe right, I am turning into a lunatic!
"Are you laughing at me?" she snapped.
"No. But I am laughing at the nick-name I just thought for you." I grinned cunningly.
"Let's hear it!" she said aloud making every other person in the room turn to look at us.
"Shaant ho jao.. itna halla karne ka zarwat nahi hai..." I smiled.
She stares at me waiting for a reply, and surprisingly this time she was the anxious one among us.
"So, here it goes... Hmm... CrazyEyes?" I raised my brows, desperate to hear what she had to say.
"No.." she snarled angrily.
"Why? It describes you well!" I chuckled, as her forehead creased.
"NO!" she pushes her chair back and stands up in anger.
The doctor comes up to our table, and I stammer "I didn't do anything!"
"It's ok. Just relax, Miss Patel." he makes her sit on the chair.
"Now tell me what happened?" he asked turning to face me.
"I..I.."
"Sorry doc, I just got.. it wasn't his fault.." she cuts in and saves me.
The doctor leaves after eyeing us suspiciously for a few seconds; I turn and look at her who was smiling mischievously at me.
"Why did you do that?" I asked.
"I saved you, now will you stop calling me that!" she smirked.
"Ohh!" Ahha she is trying to be smart with me! "In that case go and tell him, then even I will tell him what you called me earlier... what was it? Umm.. Yeah! LoonyTune, right?" I grinned as I knew I won the argument.
"What will it take for you to stop calling me that stupid thing?" she grabs my hand tightly as she sat down on the opposite chair. Her nails were digging onto my skin as she anxiously waited for my reply, I knew it was unintentional but still I slipped to one of my day dreams.
[ Pashmina - Fitoor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTXp0-iZrY ]
Pashmina dhaagon ke sang
Koi aaj bune khwaab aise kaise
[ Flashback :
There was an important meeting going on in the office. I was sitting in the conference room, waiting uneasily, for my turn to speak up. Boss was asking each of us our opinions regarding the project that we were working on.
Waadi mein goonje kahin naye saaz
Ye rawaab aise kaise
Pashmina dhaagon ke sang
She was sitting beside me, yes the same girl that I had kissed a week back under Boss' desk. This entire week, we avoided talking to each other - but we stole glances, we kept bumping into the other, the inevitable spark had ignited; however; just words were left to be spoken to let it burn completely into a scorching fire.
I was fiddling with the pen in my hand, when it slipped n fell down. We reached for it at the same time, and her hands touched mine making me nervously look at her. An electrifying current passed through my nervous system, which did not go unnoticed by her.
Just at that moment, the boss called me and well it was my turn to speak up. I fumbled and stuttered as words were just not coming out of my mouth, she was overwhelming for me. Her touch on me was enough for me to go crazy; and then she decided to kill me with it.
Kaliyon ne badle abhi ye mizaaj
Ehsaas aise kaise
As I stammered, I suddenly realized that her hands were on my thighs! Her nails were digging on my skin creating frenzy in my mind. She held me as if she was trying to support me, was she trying to calm me down?! Uh oh, if that's her intention then she is misinterpreting my anxiety. ]
Palkon ne khole abhi naye raaz
Jazbaat aise kaise
"Hey!" she snapped her fingers in front of my face; I blink my eyes a few times trying to come back to reality. I looked at my hand; she was not holding me anymore. I withdrew them under the table so that she couldn't touch me anymore.
Pashmina dhaagon ke sang
Koi aaj bune khwaab aise kaise
The angst inside me was building up as I realized that she would never touch me like that anymore. That I could not feel her love for me anymore. That she chose to leave me. That I could not be enough for her. That I could not take her pain away... But she should have known that she was the only one who could take my pain away.
Kacchi hawa, kaccha dhuaan ghul raha
Kaccha sa dil lamhe naye chun raha
I wanted to see her, I wanted to feel her, I wanted to be with her right at that very moment. She was my light, and she was the only one who was capable of taking away the darkness that was slithering inside me. I tapped my fingers on the table constantly as I was trying to control the urge of those goddamn pills!
Kacchi si dhoop, kacchi dagar phisal rahi
Koi khada chupke se keh raha
Suddenly I became aware of my surroundings, too aware. The session was over, the screech of the chairs being pulled at the back while people got up, created mayhem in my mind as I could hear her screams in them. I closed my eyes thinking that the screams would go away, but then I saw her face. Her horror stricken face. And I opened my eyes immediately.
Main saaya banun, tere piche chalun
Chalta rahoon...
"C'mon what do you want? I will do anything for you, just don't ever call me that!" she whispered pleading me.
"I want you to help me get my pills. You are here from a long time, aren't you?" I asked straight away without blinking or even thinking per say.
Pashmina dhaagon ke sang
Koi aaj bune khwaab aise kaise hmm...
"What?" she chuckled nervously and gets up to leave. I follow her out into the corridor,
"Please. Only you can help me. I promise, I will never call you that. Just help me out here. I really need your help. I want to see her. Please." I begged as we walked towards our rooms.
"You're crazy." she laughed seeing me.
"You can't even begin to think how crazy I can get for her." I uttered trying to control my anger, my pain, my crave, my...I don't even know what do I call it?! I don't even know what I am feeling right now. All I knew was that, she was my medicine who could take these emotions away from me.
I think the seriousness of my tone, the pain in my face finally got to the girl standing beside me.
"Ok. I will help you get those pills, but this will be the last time you will ever take them." she said with determination like I didn't even have a choice but to agree with her.
To be honest, all I cared about was, that I was getting those pills today. I didn't even hear her properly after she said I will help you. A huge smile spread across my face, and I just nodded my head into an agreement.
In my ecstasy, I couldn't perceive the motive behind the small grin that she had on her face.
Hoping you guys actually remember the story! 😆 i pushed myself to write this only for Purni and Aayu! 😛 Next update you will get to know which girl is Roshni! :)
Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan
Mangal Lakshmi
