Kills stealthily this crawling poison
Calling itself love, behind the deadly sight
Digs two graves instead of one
On a silent dark lonely night
:::
Purple Skoda halted at the entrance of the hospital. Stepping out of it from one side of backseat was a tall handsome man of 25 years, buttoning up the coat of his tailor-made grey suit he opened the door of the other side. Holding q soft hand in his square ones, he gently helped his 25 year old pretty wife in equally pretty yellow salwar kameez to ste out without discomfort. He gestered his driver to head to the parking lot and then put his other arm on her waist behind her bulged belly and carefully entered the warm corridors of the hospital with her.
'Excuse me, sister,' he called out.
The nurse stopped and looked at the couple, rather lovingly at the man's protective nature towards his wife.
'Gynecology second right Sir,' she instructed.
'Well,' he bit his lips, 'ICU?'
The reached the first floor for the intensive care block. The anticipation increased as the doors of the lift parted. The lady gently pressed the hand he was holding and he looked at her.
'Everything will be alright,' she blinked her eyes and assured him.
He smiled faintly and helped her sit on the chair. She adjusted herself carefully holding her stomach. He kissed her hand before leaving it. 'I'll just be back, ok.' She nodded. Just as he turned back, he saw a more than familiar face. With classical bangs of hair on her forehead and smoky kohled eyes, she didn't change at all.
'Mukti?' he smiled, 'hi.'
'Is this how you say hi Mr.Harshad Saxena? What happened to your fevicol image?' she joked and hugged him.
Harshad hugged her back, 'How are you?' he asked.
'How will I be?' she got bit serious and shifted her attention to the lady who sat with content on her face.
'Navya, our Madhubala,' she hugged her.
'Mukti careful,' Harshad said suddenly.
'Chill dude. I know,'she chided him and turned to Navya, 'So, which month?'
Navya replied blushing, 'Sixth'.
After exchanging few pleasantries the purpose of visit came up.
'How is he?' Harshad asked.
*flashback*
'No. No ways. Manik is not a gay. And I can prove it,' Nandini told Navya, who is still reeling in shock of what she saw. If only she had not createe misconceptions out of confession scene between Manik and Dhruv.
Few hours later Mukti, Alya, Cabir and Dhruv caught her outside the jamming room, peeping inside through the window, wide-eyed.
'Hey you, Madhubala. What are you doing here?' Cabir menacingly asked her.
'We got to teach her a lesson now,' Mukti said pulling the braid of already scared Navya. 'She must be spying on Manik's practice. Harshadji's instructions isn't it behenji?' she increased pressure in pulling her hair
But as they looked at the direction she was peeking, they all were dumb-founded. Especially Alya, whose nightmare seemed to have turned into reality.
Manik was chewing Nandini's lips and the witnesses wondered if he mistook them for a bubblegum. Nandini knew it was a huge mistake as she helplessly struggled to gasp some air. First, she seduced Manik by holding his cheek and bringing her face close to his. Second, Manik held her by waist and closed the distance between them. Third, she blurt out the truth about proving Navya wrong. Fourth, now she is paying the price of her foolishness.
'MANIK,' Alya shouted. No response.
Dhruv was trying to figure out if he knew these two people. Cabir covered his face with his hands, not wanting to watch the catastrophe. Mukti's body was temporary paralysis while Navya isn't out of her statue syndrome yet. It was not until Harshad entered and put his hand on Manik's shoulder did everyone snap out of their reverie.
'Enough dude. Do you plan to kill her of suffocation?'
Manik realized what happened when he was in trance. But he effortlessly lied regarding his foreseen actions and unsaid feelings. 'Yes, you are right. If only Nandini's doubts of me being a gay are not cleared yet.' And Manik told them what led to it.
'Ewww. Manik and gay?' Mukti pushed Navya, 'How you put such a disgusting accusations on Manik?'
'I'd rather see Manik with Nandini.' Alya commented. Not that she meant it but it was necessary to hide her disappointment infront of everyone.
Dhruv naively said that he read it is a disease and can be cured with special yoga. Mukti added that it is called Tantrik yoga, while Harshad gently whispered if she wants to try with him.
'If only you are gay,' she shot back.
Harshad laughed, 'Someone here has already taken that glory. This is a news. Every student of S.P.A.C.E deserves to know this. The same students who were scared of Fab-5 until yesterday will in turn spit on your faces. And there I'll be doing Samba at your misery. Who will save you from the humiliation now?'
Navya spoke after gathering courage seeing Harshad. 'Be strong Nandini. If not Dhruv then someone else. You have to move on from his love.' Navya's sympathy astonished Dhruv and hurt Manik. Until-
'What?' Nandini shrieked. 'Navya, who told you that I love Dhruv?'
'You don't?' Navya asked.
'No,' she replied strongly. 'How difficult is it for you to understand that we are just friends? I don't love Dhruv and please don't spoil the special friendship I share with him.'
Already embarrassed Nandini ran away from that place.
The only person who was quiet in all these conversations was Cabir. Fab-5 were not just his friends. They were his family. Truth won't break us, secrets will - he was told, and there was just one secret between them. That one secret was from his side. That one secret was that he is gay.
And now he is beyond shocked on their take on homosexuality.
*flashback ends*
Edited by Gudakesha - 10 years ago
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