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CHAPTER 2
Recap; door closes with a bang and Huma and Karma are locked inside of the store room.
Huma: Yeh kya tha? Darvaaza band kaise ho gaya? Kholooo...koi hain?
Karma: No. No. No..nooo
Huma: Paagal ho gaye ho kya? Help me..yeh khul kyoun nahin raha hain.
Karma : No. This can't be happening to me. Arrey koi to kholo. Mujhe iss...iss chureil ke saath band karke rakha hain, mera koi life insurance bhi nahin hain..!
Huma: How dare you? Tumne mujhe, mujhe chureil kaha?
Overcome with anger, Huma throws a life buoy at Karma. Her eyes flashed angrily at him. He deftly caught the life buoy and advanced towards her, a sardonic smile playing on his lips;
"Bechari Huma. Tsst tsst...yeh tumhi rakh lo kyunki agar mera dimaag phir gaya na to tumhe iss ke hi tarah *deflates the life buoy* - cause Karma - is a pain."
Huma : Haan theek hain. Apni herogiri baad me dikhana, pehle yahan se nikalne ka koi raasta dhoondo. Shit yaar, ab tak to sab log nikal gaye honge..Ab kya karein...
Looking around, Karma notices a small window at the back of the room.
Karma : Tum yahi ruko main abhi aaya.
Huma : Par tum kar kya rahe ho?
Karma: Kahan na..shut up and watch the pro at work.
Taking a few steps back, Karma prepares his leap and flexes his muscles, eyes rivetted to the window. Huma couldn't help notice how Karma was so...different when he was focussed on something..that fire in his eyes, the way his entire body flexed like a stalking panther...Huma checked herself just in time; Karma gave her a cursory glance;
"Agar mujhe ghoorna ho gaya ho to get back."
Huma(to herself) : wow...not much gets past him...Yeh mujhe ho kya raha hain..Wake up Huma..yeh Karma hain, remember? KARMA - the pain in the a**
Huma had barely finished the thought when a blurry movement later, Karma was holding the window sill, legs dangling and arms struggling to get himself up..his face scrunched up with the effort.
Karma: Huma...Tum kya kar rahi ho..help me get up..
Huma rushed to him and grabbed his legs and tried to shove him up. Much wrestling and struggling later, Karma got through the other side.
Huma: Karma..can you hear me? Mujhe haath do..
Huma waited for his answer but all she heard was laughter.
Karma: haath do? In your dreams. Ab wahi padi raho
Huma felt her head spin. Karma wouldn't leave her locked up like this would he? Fear gripped Huma and she called out tentatively;
"Karma...Karma please mujhe haath do..mujhe andhere se dar lagta hain..
No answer.
How could he just leave her like this? That cruel, monstruous...But why did it hurt her? After all it's not really a secret that Karma and her hate each other and Karma being Karma was of course saving his own skin and to hell with anyone else, especially her..
"To phir yeh mujhe ho kya raha hain...aur maine expect bhi kya kiya tha..to hell with Karma..!"
But the tears slipping off her cheek disagreed with that statement..Before she could wipe away the tears, the door burst open and standing in the light of the corridor was...Karma!
Huma's eyes widened, still welling up tears forgotten.
He came after all...every other thought fled from her mind and Huma ran to him. She saw a bruise on his arm..he must have gotten it while trying to get to the other side of the window...So that's why he wouldn't give me his hand...so I wouldn't get hurt too..Huma thought dizzily.
Next thing they knew, Huma was hugging Karma hard, holding on desperately, like clinging on for dear life and she couldn't hold back the fast flowing tears.
Karma was stunned. Huma, HUMA, the bold, the strong Huma who never let anyone see her weak, was crying? And hugging him like she'd never let go. She must have been really scared. Why did that thought not bring comfort to Karma? He felt bad for letting her think he'd leave her behind, though not sure why he felt that way. All he knew was that his arms were going up of their own accord around her.
He held her for a long time, waiting for her tears to subside, whispering, "Shhh...I'm here...I'm here..."
At last Huma raised her tear-streaked face and looked up at him. Something tugged at tris heart.
There was a cough behind them. Both jumped apart, red-faced and avoided each others' eyes.
They walked out of the storeroom and the attendant locked the door.
Karma to attendant: Accha suno, humare friends neeche aane wale the...kissi ne humaare baare mein pucha kya?
Attendant: Saab ji woh neeche bhi aaye aur kab ka chaale bhi gaaye.
Huma: kyaa?? Chale gaye?
Attendant: haan..unn log ne aap dono ko phone bhi kiya tha..par kya hain na, pahadi ilaka hain..to yahan pe mobile phone chalta hi nahin hain. Manager ne bataaya ke unhone aapko subha dekha tha..to un logon ko laga aap log pehle hi nikal gaye..
Huma: Ohh nooo...ab hum kya karenge?
Karma: koi baat nahin, hum abhi nikalte hain..maybe we can catch up with them..jaldi chalo..
Huma (to herself) : koi taana nahin?weird..issne mujhe rote hue bhi dekha aur taunt bi nahin kiya...
(Aloud) : haan chalo...
PRECAP : In haste of joining the others, neither of them noticed that Huma had left her camping bag behind..The bag which contains her clothes, basic items and especially, her sleeping bag. As night falls and the pair fail to join the others, would Karma voluntarily share his things with his nemesis...?
Arjun
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