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Hey Guys, I'm new here, and thought i'll post one of my short stories for you guys... hope you like it.. Comment if you like it, comment if you don't
"Come on Bhayya. Just this once, I swear" Preet begged as he opened the door.
"I don't know Preet. Bohot kaam bhakee hai office mein. I think I'll just go back" Said Prem unconvinced
"We came this far. I won't let you go now. You have to come in with me." Preet went around the car and opened Prem's door as well.
"All you do is work. Work Work Work and more WORK. You have to take a break." Preet tried to pull Prem out.
"OK OK just this once. But never again" Prem said sternly finally giving in and getting out of the car.
"MADNESS" the club's neon signpost was high up flashing all sorts of glittering lights. Prem closed his eyes thinking if he should go in or not. Suddenly he felt Preet's hand tugging him from his elbow and Prem let the guiding hand lead the way.
"Hey man, what's up?" the big black bouncer at the door asked as he saw Preet
"Could be better man" Preet patted the guy on the back
"This is my Brother Prem" He introduced Prem to the bouncer
The bouncer nodded as if he knew Prem was an outsider to the club game, and Prem returned the nod.
They went inside through a dimly lit corridor and came out to a huge room, brightly lit, contrary to the corridor. The sudden bright light blinded Prem but only for a second as the light went out suddenly. Soon Prem realized it was a spot light which is being targeted at the entrance and being flashed each time someone comes in.
The whole place was crowded and noisy, so much that Prem couldn't even hear his own thoughts. It was full of smoke, some for the effect and some cigarette, and bright rays of lights of all colors flashed all over. Prem turned to talk to Preet but realized that he has already deserted him. He looked around and spotted the bar. He took a seat at the bar just when a man popped out from behind the counter.
"Can I get you anything?" the bartender asked Prem
"Er. Yes. Lemonade please" Prem yelled over the noise
The bartender gave him a weird look and disappeared to the back.
Prem turned his attention to the dance floor. He saw Preet dancing with a girl that Prem didn't know. Prem often wondered how Preet did it. He was never that successful in the female department even though he was very good looking. Girls often tried their luck with him mainly cuz of his looks and money but he never showed any interest in them and in return they got bored of him real fast.
Preet waved at Prem and signaled him to come join him but Prem declined. He turned back and saw that his drink has magically appeared in front of him. He sipped in silent observing the crowd around him.
People of all ages were present and even some who looked of the age that should not be here. Prem sighed as he tried to figure out why people think this is fun but drew a blank. He finished his drink taking more time than he used to and looked at Preet who did not show any sign of leaving the dance floor.
Prem moved his eyes away from the dance floor and saw a staircase at the far end of the club. A figure was going up and Prem strained his eyes to see who it was. It was a girl but that's all he could make out in the dark. Something in the back of his mind was telling him to follow.
"Where does that lead to?" he asked the bar tender pointing to the staircase.
"Roof top" Bar tender said carelessly
Prem nodded, walked across the room and went up the stairs.
He opened the door at the top of the stairs and a sudden gush of chilly night breeze hit his face hard. Prem shivered as he pulled his coat closer around his neck.
His eyes searched the rooftop but couldn't find the girl. There were two skylights and he passed the first one. He walked around the second and found the girl.
She was sitting all curled up against the skylight wall, her nose up in a book. Prem couldn't see her face but knew at once she was an intense reader. Cuz she didn't even notice that someone was standing just a few feet away from her.
Prem thought for a moment before talking to her. Should I or shouldn't I? He decided he should
"Hi." He cleared his throat.
She didn't look up at once. She rummaged through her bag took a bookmark out, placed it between the pages, closed the book and finally looked up putting Prem out of his misery.
She looked at him blankly and Prem saw her face for the first time. Her eyes were big and reflected the moonlight. Her face was glowing under the stars and her lips were pursed. Her hair gently flowed in the night air making her look like some sort of an angel.
"Hi" she said snapping Prem out of his trance.
"May I?" he asked pointing the floor beside her.
She thought for a minute before saying yes by nodding her head.
"So what are you doing all alone up here?" Prem started the conversation
"I don't like clubbing. My friends dragged me here. They are dancing so I sneaked up here" she giggled like a child.
"What about you?" she asked
"Same as you I guess, dragged by my brother" Prem laughed
She looked down smiling and Prem knew she was not much of a talker, at least for now.
"What's the book you are reading?" Prem cursed himself for being so lame
She held the book high so that Prem could read the title - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
"Oh I've read his books. Really good" Prem said
"I know. I just love his books. So many twists and turns. I love mysteries" she said in awe
They fell silent again. Prem didn't know what to ask next and she didn't talk either. This was a bad idea Prem thought. It was awkward and Prem slowly looked at her from the corner of his eye. He saw her looking at the stars her mouth half open. Prem smiled to himself.
"She's like a kid" he thought.
He opened his mouth again to say something when his phone rang. They both jumped up by the sudden noise.
She looked through her bag and then told Prem,
"I think it's your phone" Prem smiled sheepishly and took his phone out. It was Preet
"Hello"
"Prem bhayya, kaha ho?"
"Preet mein……….." Prem stuttered, cursing Preet's timing.
He saw the girl getting up and he too got up.
"You talk. I'm going" she mouthed
"No wait" Prem wanted to say but no word came out of his mouth.
She smiled sweetly and walked away.
Preet was still talking on the phone and Prem couldn't think what to do next.
He saw her disappearing through the door and he ran behind her.
She was already at the bottom of the stairs.
Prem tried to call after her only to realize he didn't know her name.
"Come on Bhayya. Just this once, I swear" Preet begged as he opened the door.
"I don't know Preet. Bohot kaam bhakee hai office mein. I think I'll just go back" Said Prem unconvinced
"We came this far. I won't let you go now. You have to come in with me." Preet went around the car and opened Prem's door as well.
"All you do is work. Work Work Work and more WORK. You have to take a break." Preet tried to pull Prem out.
"OK OK just this once. But never again" Prem said sternly finally giving in and getting out of the car.
"MADNESS" the club's neon signpost was high up flashing all sorts of glittering lights. Prem closed his eyes thinking if he should go in or not. Suddenly he felt Preet's hand tugging him from his elbow and Prem let the guiding hand lead the way.
"Hey man, what's up?" the big black bouncer at the door asked as he saw Preet
"Could be better man" Preet patted the guy on the back
"This is my Brother Prem" He introduced Prem to the bouncer
The bouncer nodded as if he knew Prem was an outsider to the club game, and Prem returned the nod.
They went inside through a dimly lit corridor and came out to a huge room, brightly lit, contrary to the corridor. The sudden bright light blinded Prem but only for a second as the light went out suddenly. Soon Prem realized it was a spot light which is being targeted at the entrance and being flashed each time someone comes in.
The whole place was crowded and noisy, so much that Prem couldn't even hear his own thoughts. It was full of smoke, some for the effect and some cigarette, and bright rays of lights of all colors flashed all over. Prem turned to talk to Preet but realized that he has already deserted him. He looked around and spotted the bar. He took a seat at the bar just when a man popped out from behind the counter.
"Can I get you anything?" the bartender asked Prem
"Er. Yes. Lemonade please" Prem yelled over the noise
The bartender gave him a weird look and disappeared to the back.
Prem turned his attention to the dance floor. He saw Preet dancing with a girl that Prem didn't know. Prem often wondered how Preet did it. He was never that successful in the female department even though he was very good looking. Girls often tried their luck with him mainly cuz of his looks and money but he never showed any interest in them and in return they got bored of him real fast.
Preet waved at Prem and signaled him to come join him but Prem declined. He turned back and saw that his drink has magically appeared in front of him. He sipped in silent observing the crowd around him.
People of all ages were present and even some who looked of the age that should not be here. Prem sighed as he tried to figure out why people think this is fun but drew a blank. He finished his drink taking more time than he used to and looked at Preet who did not show any sign of leaving the dance floor.
Prem moved his eyes away from the dance floor and saw a staircase at the far end of the club. A figure was going up and Prem strained his eyes to see who it was. It was a girl but that's all he could make out in the dark. Something in the back of his mind was telling him to follow.
"Where does that lead to?" he asked the bar tender pointing to the staircase.
"Roof top" Bar tender said carelessly
Prem nodded, walked across the room and went up the stairs.
He opened the door at the top of the stairs and a sudden gush of chilly night breeze hit his face hard. Prem shivered as he pulled his coat closer around his neck.
His eyes searched the rooftop but couldn't find the girl. There were two skylights and he passed the first one. He walked around the second and found the girl.
She was sitting all curled up against the skylight wall, her nose up in a book. Prem couldn't see her face but knew at once she was an intense reader. Cuz she didn't even notice that someone was standing just a few feet away from her.
Prem thought for a moment before talking to her. Should I or shouldn't I? He decided he should
"Hi." He cleared his throat.
She didn't look up at once. She rummaged through her bag took a bookmark out, placed it between the pages, closed the book and finally looked up putting Prem out of his misery.
She looked at him blankly and Prem saw her face for the first time. Her eyes were big and reflected the moonlight. Her face was glowing under the stars and her lips were pursed. Her hair gently flowed in the night air making her look like some sort of an angel.
"Hi" she said snapping Prem out of his trance.
"May I?" he asked pointing the floor beside her.
She thought for a minute before saying yes by nodding her head.
"So what are you doing all alone up here?" Prem started the conversation
"I don't like clubbing. My friends dragged me here. They are dancing so I sneaked up here" she giggled like a child.
"What about you?" she asked
"Same as you I guess, dragged by my brother" Prem laughed
She looked down smiling and Prem knew she was not much of a talker, at least for now.
"What's the book you are reading?" Prem cursed himself for being so lame
She held the book high so that Prem could read the title - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
"Oh I've read his books. Really good" Prem said
"I know. I just love his books. So many twists and turns. I love mysteries" she said in awe
They fell silent again. Prem didn't know what to ask next and she didn't talk either. This was a bad idea Prem thought. It was awkward and Prem slowly looked at her from the corner of his eye. He saw her looking at the stars her mouth half open. Prem smiled to himself.
"She's like a kid" he thought.
He opened his mouth again to say something when his phone rang. They both jumped up by the sudden noise.
She looked through her bag and then told Prem,
"I think it's your phone" Prem smiled sheepishly and took his phone out. It was Preet
"Hello"
"Prem bhayya, kaha ho?"
"Preet mein……….." Prem stuttered, cursing Preet's timing.
He saw the girl getting up and he too got up.
"You talk. I'm going" she mouthed
"No wait" Prem wanted to say but no word came out of his mouth.
She smiled sweetly and walked away.
Preet was still talking on the phone and Prem couldn't think what to do next.
He saw her disappearing through the door and he ran behind her.
She was already at the bottom of the stairs.
Prem tried to call after her only to realize he didn't know her name.
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