Lol i actually did post it but then i removed it...and then my whole file got
corrupted and i had to redo it...lol..such is life..
okay so here is the next post as promised, and thanks again for the lovely
things you all write!
RECAP: He couldn't take it anymore…his head was swimming…South
Africa…thesis…philosophy…music festival…idiot praney….mettilli…it was
all too much…he felt like his head was going to explode..tylenol…no, he
didn't have any….but he knew a passion that he could very easily exploit
to mitigate the pounding in his throbbing head….He threw his pen down
and raced out of the sound box...
PART 13
He could almost hear the crowd cheering for him….the bright
flags..splashes of orange and green everywhere….the sea of painted
faces….the anticipation….the millions of pounding hearts completely in
sync…tears…cheers…as a whole nation roared..and leapt up with
overpowering emotion…all for him…….
He opened his eyes and looked around the gladiator-like stadium…..it
was colossal…and he appeared merely an ant from the view from the
top….for a moment.. even in the empty stadium, he felt intimidated …
the sun scorched down on him as beads of sweat formed on his
forehead…he lifted his eyes towards the sun…trying to match an eye for
an eye…but the glowering red ball of fire was too fierce for him…he
lowered his eyes with respect…his gaze glided meticulously over the
several thousand rows of vacant stands that enveloped the grassy field…
the gloriously setting sun had created mammoth shadows that leapt in
every direction …he felt as if they would pounce from the stands at any
moment and hungrily devour him …but he was not afraid….no…. this was
home to him….he scuffed the back of his foot in the crease, tightening
his grip on his bat and awaited the next bullet the ball-machine whizzed
at him….the moment the bat connected with ball it was electrifying… he
knew it was going to go all the way…she was his first love…he caressed
the smooth of her back lovingly…his beloved bat….and smiled defiantly
at the angry shadows that that shrunk over the empty stadium…
He closed his eyes and let the breeze blow against his face giving him
some respite under the blaze of glory…his shirt rippled in the wind…and
he could hear it again…
'Adi…Adi…Adi' the wind whispered a cheer all around him…..cricket was
a fervent passion…it cured him of almost anything…an outlet to pour out
his frustration…it always cleared his head…made him feel good about
himself….for the love of the game….
He openend his eyes getting ready to face the next ball…
ADI-I-I-I-E-IE…..adiii..adiii…adiii…
A voice reverberated all around the empty stadium…
"AA-DI-I-I-E-I!"…he heard it again as it repeatedly echoed…
Where was it coming from…he looked around searching the gargantuan
arena….
"Adi!"..he sensed the voice growing closer..he turned around…and there
she was….
Her flowing black hair was blowing in the wind….her red and orange
salwar kameez complemented the sun and the ferocity she shared with
it…her elegant earrings oscillated jovially as she paced towards him…and
her liquid hazelnut eyes twinkled as they finally began to melt his heart
….. she was……………. astounding………….she appeared the epitome of
beauty...gracefully walking towards him as the rays of the sun created a
halo surrounding the splendidness of her presence….he stood there
stunned…….completely over come by the compelling and powerful
attraction he felt towards her …..
She approached him..
Mettilli: Adi…I've been looking all over for you…and you're here playing
cricket….on your own….
He was still too short of breath and coming up with a response at this
moment was insanely nerve-wracking…
She leaned forward and lightly touched his arm sending jolts of electricity
racing through his body…the tingling sensation and his prickling toes
made him jump back in surprise….was this for real….he continued to
stare….unable to break the spell …
Mettilli: Adi…
He shivered as the wind blew and closed his eyes….he could hear the
whispers again.."Adi, adi , adi"…but this time it was not the sound of a
cheering crowd but the purity of her voice calling his name….
She didn't know what to do…he was acting so strange….he jus stood
before her with his eyes closed…she could see goose bumps rise along
the flesh of his arms…he didn't seem to be acknowledging her calling his
name…he seemed so at peace…in some sort of a spell…..she took this
moment of rare tranquility to really acknowledge him…'really' look at
him…his blue jersey and loose black shorts did a remarkable job of
flaunting his body…the crevasses and ravines of his profile displayed the
extremely well-built muscles he had acquired…oh how she longed to run
her hands over them and up to his smooth, sleek jaw line…his hair fell
carelessly over his forehead and she raised her hand to move them…
stop….what was she doing….this wasn't her…this was some sort of
magnetic force pulling her towards him…..she wanted to repel…but she
knew it was impossible…opposites attract….he was her north…NO…she
had to stop….she was behaving foolishly…he wasn't her north….he
wasn't hers to keep….not now...not ever…
She forcefully moved back…her heart aching with longing with every step
she took…she turned around to regain her composure…..and there she
saw the 'quick fix' to her problems…that'll break his destructive trance…
and keep me from ogling at him some more…..she picked up the green
rubber hose…turned around and aimed it straight at his face…
The sheer force of the water cascading against his face pushed him back
and his eyes flew open…she stood in front of him grinning…her eyes
shone and her face was alight with mischief….as if she were completely
unaware of the gripping effect she was having on him…he smiled
wondering how she could not know…
She watched him smile…the fool…how could he make her feel so woozy
and light-headed….so giddy with nervousness…so unsure of the way she
felt…and just stand there smiling….ignorance is bliss…but he had to pay
for that bliss…because now she was going to wipe that smile of his face..
She was smirking at him….did she know…had she felt it too…but before
he could think any further she attacked him with the hose again…this
time he wouldn't let her off so easily….
As she lunged towards him with the hose he grabbed her instead…
crushing her in his tight embrace..the hose squished vertically between
them as water sprayed everywhere like a fountain over there heads…they
were both dripping wet now…their faces sparkling as the droplets
decorated them like little diamond beads…
Adi: Hahah so I finally got you!
She had to get away from him…now…she could let him win….she
couldn't succumb under his penetrating gaze …they were just friends and
she wouldn't ruin that for the world...maybe she could try her old trick
again…
She smiled at him…and put her arms around his neck..their wet cheeks
firmly pressed against each other…
Whoah… he thought….he hadn't expected a reciprocation….he wasn't
sure what to do…he wasn't sure what he wanted to do…so he did the
only thing he thought appropriate... he tightened his arms around her…
smiling gleefully
She caressed his wet cheek with her own trying to get rid of the
stickiness…and snuggled deeper in his arms leaning forward…
He could feel the brush of her lips against his ear…his knees went weak
and he loosened his arms…but only slightly…he wasn't going to fall for
her tricks again…
And then she nibbled lightly on his right ear….she didn't know if he let
go of her quicker or she pushed him off faster…..but she took the hose
and ran….
"Ah!" he yelped in pain..
Adi: that was one gutsy move ..and a terrible, terrible mistake…because
now you've had it!!! I am coming to get you!
He raced after her…
Mettilli: Hah..you'll never ever get me! She said laughing uncontrollably
and taunting him with the hose by waving and spraying it towards him as
she ran…
He grabbed another hose and sped with lightening speed towards her…
he was much faster than her and caught up not too much later…they
swung at each other with their weapons splashing water everywhere…
they were both completely soaked and it didn't help the cause when they
ended up slipping in the puddles of mud they had created and rolling on
the ground as they fought till the end…sometimes he won and he was on
top of her with the hose…and sometimes she won and she was sitting
firmly sideways on his stomach with the hose aimed at his face…their
laughter echoed through out the stadium…reverberating….if there was
ever a time to see pure joy procreating more joy…it was now..as the
glorious sun splattered across the purple sky setting sail toward the west
and dipping its mast in the east...where a certain coliseum was moved by
the laughter of innocence…
PART 14
"Bhai-sahab...agar aap dono ka rugby ka match khatam hua to kya aap
ghar jayenge?...cowallege bandha hone ka taym hogaya hai!"
The both stared sheepishly at the guard…but they couldn't wipe the smile
of their faces…and the guard did not look amused.
"Bacha log ghar jayo naa…sara bacha party ghar jaa raha hai.."
Adi: Bhaiya..kya hum aapko bache lagte hai?
Guard: Yeh sawal phir karna….khud se….sheeshe me dekhne ke
baad….ghar jake mummi daategi dekh le na..
They giggled and wandered back towards the main building only to return
to their different worlds..
Adi and Mahi on their walk home:
Mahi: Adi! What have you done to yourself?!...your filthy…what.. were you
rolling in the mud?
Adi: uh..something like that..
Mahi: Adi..you never take care of yourself…today you actually look like
the pig that you normally are..
Adi: Uff meri Maa!
Adi remembered the guards words..so what if his mother Mayuri didn't
yell at him…Mahi was always there…
Mahi: you silly child..your a mess..and you've ruined your jersey…do you
have a spare one for practice? Have you thought that you could get sick…
your still sopping wet…you haven't even changed..Your going to catch a
chill…I don't know what to do with you sometimes, your still a kid Adi..
Adi stared at the ground ashamed of himself…he slowly lifted his hands
and pulled his ears and said: Sorry Mahi
She looked at his sweet, innocent face that was filled with genuine
guilt...and she removed his hands from his ears..
She shook her head and smiled saying: Pagal…Adi we are not children
anymore you don't have to do that…and Im sorry I scolded you…i
shouldn't have, we are grown up adults now..
Adi looked at Mahi fondly….it reminded him of their childhood….since his
own mother had been mute most of his life…she had always acted like his
mother… his school teacher…his best friend...his guardian…she'd scold
him and he would listened to her obediently…he'd always feel very guilty
when she got upset...because she rarely ever did… and when she did it
was always when he did something to hurt himself… this way she
protected him and he protected her…from the big boys and the bully's,
from the girls that pointed fingers and the big bad world that had seemed
out to get them when they were young kids…
But that was their childhood… now they simply fiercely protected each
others hearts..
Mahi: What are you thinking Adi?
Adi: you reminded me of our teacher-teacher play days...but as far as I
remember ...how come you were ALWAYS the teacher huh?
Mahi: Because I was always the wiser one, she said sticking her tongue
out at him..
Adi: O yeah..he said..impishly smiling as he put his soaking arm around
her shoulders in a bear hug, wetting her as well…
Mahi pushed him off: Cheee Adi…your so gross right now…stay away, she
giggled
Mahi: So how was your day..and how did you get like this…don tell me
this has something to do with some girl Adi…I'll really laugh then…
whichever girl can turn you into this…well I salute her…
Ahem..he coughed uncomfortably…
She looked up from drying herself with her tye-dye chunni: oh god…
seriously?!....this I have to hear….who was it?!, she said laughing..
Adi:..Mettilli
Mahi laughed: I always liked that girl...she's different…
He stared at her astonished…in one second Mahi had simulated exactly
what he had felt when he had first gotten to know Mettilli…she was
different…how had Mahi said that so easily…how loong it had taken him
to say those words..
Mahi ignored his gawking expression and continued:
Mahi: she's the only one who can put you in your place...besides me, but I
don really count..i have the advantage of knowing you for more than 20
years…so yes, she laughed...this girl deserves respect, she said winking
at him…
Adi: yeah…
Mahi: is she a "good" friend or a good "friend" with benefits…
Adi: Both…I mean neither…i..uh..i don't know mahi….i just don't even
know anymore..
Mahi gently asked: Is there something you want to talk about?
Adi sighed…he might as well spit it out…right now if anyone could
understand him, his best bet would be Mahi..
He sighed again…
Adi:…okay….but you cant make fun of me....this is different..
His serious expression made her anxious of what he was going to say
next but she promised anyways….
Adi:……..I'm attracted to her....
She remained silent afraid to push him...she knew how hard it was for a
guy to talk about his feelings, so there must be a damn good reason why
he was doing it now..
He was grateful for her silence, he knew he could trust her to do exactly
the right things…
Adi continued: I know what your thinking...whats new.. Adi gets attracted
to girls all the time….but this time its different…..she's….she's
different…
Mahi: Do you think it could be something more...perhaps….love?
Adi: No! No..absolutlely not…its definetley not love….granted I don't
know what love is…but when im in love…I'll know im in luv….and love
and me….just don't go….but it doesn't seem like lust either…its
somewhere in between…and the reason I say that is because…because…
this is awkward..
Mahi: I promise I wont judge..
Adi: I know…it just that…I feel compellingly attracted to her..and I don't
understand it…or her….I feel out of control…and you know me…when it
comes to women...im always the one in control…I've always called the
shots in the past…but now…I don't know…everythings so unexpected…
so spontaneous…I never know whats going to happen next..
Okay you're my silent sounding board...and your going to pretend I never
said any of that….i just needed to get that off my chest….
Mahi: So….hows the music festival going...anything I can do to help?
Adi: Thanks Mahi….for everything..
As they chatted animatedly all the way home she couldn't help
wondering…how easy was it to tell if you were in love or not…she knew
he was being honest when he said that he wasn't in love….but the
confidence with which he proclaimed that he and love were poles apart
made her wonder….would their relationship survive the test of
time….could his lust or attraction or whatever state he claimed he was
in...ever turn into love…she stared down at the scraps of paper hidden in
her pocket and smiled…'A+M'…maybe just maybe this he could fall in
love...but she was afraid...so afraid for him….she knew how vulnerable he
was even though he would die before he ever admitted that….she knew
there existed a void that she could never even come close to filling and
she didn't even want to…that place in her life was for someone else…but
she also knew that this void was fiercely protected by impenetrable
walls…she deeply feared for him…feared that those walls might be
impossible to break...feared that he may never ever let himself fall in
love….and just incase he did…she feared that he may never ever accept it
in his in his blind mission to protect his heart...
Oh Adi…. as easy as it was for you to confess attraction...i know…I just
know it will be that much harder for you to ever,…. ever admit love into
your life…
Mettilli and Pragati on their way home
She couldn't help humming and she had the sudden urge to skip all the
way home…don't be silly, she thought…but she did feel silly…and child-
ish and sooo free she could almost see herself flying….
Pragati: Why do you have that goofy grin on your face?
Mettilli giggled: I don't know...i am just happy
Pragati: Yes but your smiling your self silly….my cheeks hurt looking at
how widely stretched yours are!, she exclaimed good-naturedly..
…Well I am happy that your happy…life's actually good for a change…and
its all thanks to you Mettilli…so you deserve to be happy…thank you..and
Adi…for all that you did for me..
Metilli: It was all him..
Pragati: he probably only helped me because of you…Mahi always told me
how great he was..but I could never believe her after the things he had
done to you...but I am so glad you guys are becoming such good
friends…its given me a chance to realize how nice he can really be..and
how i…we.. misjudged him…
Mettilli dreamily: Yeah..
Mettilli: Wait..what do you mean Mahi told you….how do you know Mahi…
Pragati: oh, we've started talking off late because we have so many of the
same classes, she really is a lovely girl…and she seems like the only one
who can keep Adi in control…I wonder if there's something going on
between the two of them…they do have such great chemistry…what do
you think..?
She groaned…she had fallen of the moon and landed on the ground
again…back to reality…to her own world…where
Pragati interrupted her thoughts: Actually, come to think of it…you two
have a lot of chemistry as well…and no one can deny that he is
handsome….haven't you ever thought of him as more than a friend
Mettelli..?
Metteli: No..absolutley not!...there's a heavy price that comes with being
handsome..and that is arrogance…we are just good friends..i could never
be attracted to someone like him..whats the point?
Pragati: SO you do agree he's attractive then…
Metteli sighed…attractive….she was soo attracted to him she couldn't
even begin to admit it…it almost felt like a sin…like he was the forbidden
fruit in the garden of eden…if she had one bite she knew she'd just want
more…and that.. she couldn't have…so what was the point…she would
just deny her attraction…pretend it didn't exist…until she finally forced
herself to believe it and then life would go on..back to normal..
Pragati was still chatting away oblivious to the fact that Metteli was yet to
reply to her question…
Pragati: I wonder if there's something more than friendship between
them..
Mettilli sighed again: I don't know….
Pragati: Oh come on…you and Adi are growing closer…doesn't he tell you
any of his secrets…doesn't he ever mention Mahi…..
Ofcourse he mentioned Mahi….she was the unspoken element..who was
spoken about…
Metteli: they seem…close…he's fiercely protective of her…she doesn't
seem like his other girls…she seems different…
Pragati all bubbly and excited: she does seem different..and that soudsn
so wonderful…that I want to help him….just like he helped me with
Ankit...I feel like I owe him that…we have to help him metteli…oh this is
going to be soo much fun!, she squealed..
Mettelli: Ofcourse it is…she said with a tinge of sarcasm noticeable only
to her self…
She sighed for what seemed like the fifth time…and sent a genuine silent
thank you to pragati…back to the real world…this was the wake up call
she needed…it was time to retreat to the shell again.. …after all …these
feelings…or rather this attraction..was too superficially new..it wouldn't
be hard to suppress…I mean how hard could it be…
Pragati looked at her best friend…oh mettelli…when love comes in it's
assured way…you wont find it hard to own up to yourself…but this
attraction…with its risqu nature and adventuresome tail…you'll never
admit to it…
I quite enjoyed writing these two parts, i hope you guys enjoyed it too!
Cheers
Edited by puremagic - 18 years ago
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