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#47: We go on Three...
The view was absolutely breath taking. Lush greenery every which way they looked, perfectly colored sky and a pleasant music of nature.
"Kunj dekho main janti hoon ki tum yeh sab jaan-bhuj kar kar rahe ho! Tumhe pata hai!"
He scoffs "Jaan bhuj kar?"
"Haan, tumhe pata hai, ki mujhe heights se darr lagta hai, phir bhi tum mujhe yaha laye ho!" she says pointing to where they were standing, 76 meters above safe and solid ground.
"Bucket list pura karne ka idea kiska tha? Tera. First bucket wish humne kiski puri ki? Teri. Kya maine tere saath tera bucket wish pura kiya? Haan. Toh ab tujhe mere saath meri bucket wish puri karni hogi!"
"Par Kunj-"
"Par var kuch nahi tujhe yeh mere saath karna hoga."
The person behind the counter hands them some papers so sign, stating conditions that if any accident do occur the organization would not take any responsibilities and that the undersigned are aware of all risks involved in the activity.
"Mera bucket list itna weird nahi tha! Humne sirf Eiffel Tower ke niche kiss kiya tha!"
"Lekin humne teri wish puri kin a? Toh ab meri baari hai."
Next the person asks them to stand on the weighing scale so that he could adjust the cord according to their weights. And as Twinkle did so, she mumbles "I hate you so much right now."
Kunj pretends like he didn't hear that.
They are then told to wait in the lounge for a while, that there were about five people before them in line.
"Kunj..." she whines. "Bungee jump karna zarrori hai kya?"
"Haan!" he replies firmly. "Bahut important hai."
The person comes back after a while and announces that they were now three people ahead of them while Twinkle tries to drown out the echoing screams of the fallen. She fails miserably at it.
Two people more and Twinkle feels a little sick, and was it hot in there, because she can feel the sweat forming on her brow. "Kunj mujhe theek nahi lag raha hai." She lets him know while wiping the sweat off her face. "Hum kala ate hai na. Pakka"
"Mr and Mrs. Sarna its your turn now."
Too late.
It's their turn to die!
She is made to recline on a chair while they tie the necessary harnesses on her feet. The weather suddenly was too cold for her liking. She was sweating mere minutes ago but now there is a cold chill running down her spine. She looks over at Kunj, who was looking right back at her, all the while trying to stifle in a laugh. She was pretty sure she made a laughable sight, sweaty all over with her face contorted in fear. Maybe tomorrow (If they survive, mind you. Twinkle was convinced they wouldn't) she would look back at this memory and laugh at herself but at the moment, joy was the last thing on her mind.
"Okay Mrs. Sarna you are good to go." The employee says with a smile that was too optimistic for the situation. She might die and here they are all are smiling and cheery. She stands up and takes hesitant steps towards the ramp. She sees Kunj doing the same.
The arrangement requested by Kunj was simple. The husband and wife wanted to jump together and thus the necessary steps were taken in order to fulfil the customers wish.
"Okay. Before you jump, I want you both to follow some general rules. Role one, please try and jump head first. Rule two, do not touch the cord under any circumstances and third, enjoy!" Simple enough. He takes his leave by telling to jump whenever they are ready and then jokes by telling "Within the next 20 minutes"
Twinkle asks her question out of pure curiosity because she was 70% convinced that what is about to ask is going to happen. "And what if I don't jump-within the 20 minutes?"
"Then we push you, of course!" the employs laugh. It clearly was meant to be a joke but it was poorly received by her. Kunj on the other hand was in tears of laughter.
"All the best!"
Its five minutes in and they yet haven't jumped "Kunj nahi na!"
"Twinkle-"
"Kunj dekho na kitna high hai! Hum kuch aur karte hai na! Please!" she cries.
Kunj sensing her hysteria, grabs her face in his. "Do you trust me?"
"Kunj please abhi bharosa aur bungee ko ek saath equate mat karo!"
But Kunj persists "Agar tu mujhe par bharosa karti hai, toh tu jump karegi. Karegi?"
She mutters something about taking advantage of her weakness for him before giving him a small nod.
"Okay. Great" He gives her a side hug. "We go on three." He informs her and starts counting.
"One. Two-"
AND SHE JUMPED! ON TWO!
Kunj barely has time to register the turn of events before he is pulled down too. SHIT! They were tied together!
Being thoroughly unprepared for the sudden jump-or might one say pull. He lets out an embarrassingly loud and utterly uncharacteristic shriek.
The world spins senselessly around them. The green of the forest around them merges with the blue of the river below them and then by the time that they make sense of it all, it feels like they are about to fall right into the river, only to be pulled up once again and fall back.
Kunj hadn't stopped screaming and now that his shriek had died down a little, he can hear Twinkle's continuous laughter. Her hair gone all wild and her eyes twinkling brightly.
Kunj feels utterly sick by the time that they are pulled up. His stomach is churning and is threatening to spill its contents soon. Twinkle is yet laughing.
"I take it you both enjoyed your jump." The employee smiles that same smile as he undoes their harness. On that the whole ordeal is over, the person did have a cheery, enthusiastic smile. She sees Kunj running to the washroom from the corner of her eyes but is too busy answering the employee to pay much heed to her husband.
Kunj emerged from the washroom a good 10 minutes later, and it was obvious that he had just puked his guts out. Its Twinkle's urn to stifle a laugh now.
"Chalo phirse Jump karte hai!" she says excitedly, clearly having enjoyed her experience. The Phirse' is enough to send Kunj back hurdling to the washroom again.
Twinkle laughs out loud this time. She also lets their family know how Kunj screamed like a girl.
Needless to say, Twinkle had the last laugh.
THE END.
This marks the end of Day 7/50. Guys we have officially completed a week! Party doo!
Anyways, I hope you liked this and yes, thank you all for reading, liking and commenting on the previous ficlet. Hugs and Kisses to all of you!
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