Bleeding heart: DISCONTINUED - Page 54

Chapter 5

The bus jerked as it drove on the trodden paths of the isolated town of Jaigarh, I was into my black jeans with a red tee, though I wanted so much to wear my new collection of shorts for this trip but watching Uday getting so possessive about my dress up I decided not to annoy him. Well dressing plan was not only the motive of the trip, I had many plans for this trip including the fashion show I did give my name for the fashion show but I hide it completely from Uday this whole week I took extra care of not letting him even get a hint of life, I know he is my crush and by doing this I am also breaking the trust of him friendship but I can never let someone control my life if it had been any other boy I would simply reject his views but when it comes to Uday my soft corner speaks and not my brain, but still I have rebelled by giving my name and moreover I am not been a hurdle when he want to dance with someone else though during rehearsal watching him with Samaira really irks me to hell but I am not stopping him so he should also understand this. Still no matter for how many times I try to prove my point still I am feeling so scared yes I am sacred of him and for now I just want to enjoy the trip rather than over thinking about the entire matter. It had been hours since the our journey started, he choose to wear his same grey shaded clothes and that white specks covering his eyes for some time we chatted and then I felt tired and slept. I do not even know when but my head was now on his shoulder and he was a perfect gentleman as he managed to wrap his black shawl over my body, it had been fifteen minutes since I am awake yet it is fun to pretend to sleep as I must admit though his shoulder is hard yet being near him feels so warm. I hope it always stays this way just me and Uday. But like all good things it too has to come to an end as I can feel the car halting and our Proff. Suraj announcing all of us to get down for lunch, I am waiting every second when he will wake me up in my mind I am thinking of words and ways of waking up but that is simply not happening he is not waking me up neither is getting up, I am tired of waiting my stomach is grumbling and I cannot wait for another five hours for my dinner, losing the little patience that I have I woke up with a complete start I stood up and said trying to be normal

MANYATA: Where are we have we reached?

UDAY; Not yet we have halted for lunch

MANYATA: so what are we waiting for let us go and have lunch

UDAY: OK let's go

We should up to move but the very next moment all the students came rushing inside, the lunch hour was over feeling dejected I stomped back to my seat as he followed me. The journey was started again as I looked out of the window watching so many trees and grass my stomach craved even more for food, I looked at him every now and then to see him lost in that fat novel of his. Finally I pinched his hands to take his attention and said in a childish tone

MANYATA: uday I am hungry

He closed the novel and looked at me and said helplessly

UDAY: But what shall I do manyata we were late for lunch

I folded my hands across my chest and said in a fake angry face

MANYATA: it is your entire fault why didn't you wake me up?

UDAY: I am sorry actually while sleeping you look so sweet so I could not wake you up and

I was moved by his words, why did he effect me so much I mean each time he took my name I found it more special as I managed to cross question him

MANYATA: and what Uday?

UDAY: and you were already awake since the past fifteen seconds so I thought you would take the initiative to wake up alas it was too late

My face burned, OMG he knew all this while I was awake and was acting he put me in so much of shame I just could not face him I did say anything further just looked out of the window after sometime he kept poking me as he asked irritating me more and more

UDAY: aren't you hungry or sleepy now?

I kept my lips sealed as tried my best diverting my attention towards the nature, but kept stealing glances at his smirking face from the corner of my eyes. All this while my stomach kept grumbling as after so much of silence I looked at him helplessly and said to him

MANYATA:I am really hungry

Uday looked at me but this time instead of teasing me he looked at me and said

UDAY: I am hungry too but we have to wait

I sat back dejected but suddenly my eyes travelled out of the window I do not know as to why I uttered those words it was true I had never been or even heard of Jaigarh before but still after sometime I looked at him and managed to say

MANYATA: do not worry there is a temple 15mm away from here it had been providing meals in any time of the day this was started by the last Queen of this place as she believed that the kingdom can progress only with the progress of the pupils

After that I stayed numb I myself never knew about this before as he asked me

UDAY: How do you know about this? It is not in our book also

MANYATA: I read some where

I had to lie after all I cannot let him believe that I am a lunatic who speaks shits. A long silence was followed after this and finally we watched the sun set together as after one more hour of drive in the most horrifying road the bus stopped and Prof. Suraj announced

SURAJ: we have finally reached here I request all the student to collect their luggage and meet me in the garden and one more thing as we are staying in the old palace of Jaigarh a historical monument we must respect it and prevent from causing damage to it I hope that is clear to all of you now we shall leave

I looked at the palace when other adored it beauty I felt scared as my attention was grabbed towards a half broken window of the top floor, all of a sudden I felt suffocating the same feeling I get during my dreams, I found it hard to breath, I felt a cold hand on my shoulder I looked back it was Uday he asked me something but I could not hear it and I felt dizzy after that I had no control over myself my lips pulled near his ears as I do not know why but I whispered something in his ears and then closed my eyes and lost my balance.