His face loses all color, he stands there speechless and dumbfounded watches her grieve...graphically for something that happened two years ago, that could have been repeated all over again tonite...
He is afraid to touch her, he feels like a jerk, a total complete jerk.
Takes a step forward, she brings her face up, sees him approach, walks very business like to the bedside table, grabs a wad of tissues, and startes walking out of the room.
He runs and catches up with her, turns her around
Shaan: khanak'''. Come here!
Khanak: I am''.. I am going to go
Her face is swollen, red and moist.
He bends down and just breathes on her face.
Slowly enveloping her in the most secure warm hug
They take steps sideways, back and forth, like a dance but they don't let go of each other.
She cries some more'''
Slowly lets her arms wrap around him still holding the thick wad of tissues.
He smells fresh, clean, strong'''
He bends down and breathes into her neck, he is barefeet, she steps on his feet,he slowly lifts her and brings her to his level'''' Her hair forms a thick curtain around her face, as she bends over his face'''.. he smiles, a glorious, happy smile'
Shaan: Do you plan to cry through all the tissues you are holding? If you are, its going to be a long nite!
Khanak: umm'mmm
He slowly lets her slide down'
Cups her face in his hands "I don't want you to cry again Khanak!" (softly)
"Yell at me, hit me, punch me, please don't ever cry again"
She looks at him like he is speaking French
Shaan: Khanak''.. I don't want to see you cry!
Khanak: Ill try (her lump is back in her throat)
He watches as her eyes fill up ever so slowly
sHAAN: You worried about ME?
Khanak: Hmmm
Shaan: I was just working (softly) One of the beams fell off on San Pietro on the 4th floor.
She looks at him horror struck
Shaan clarifies hurreidly "No! Oh! No1 Not on me, or anyone'."
Khanak: Oh!"
Shan: the heavy rains, slipping milestones, my plate is full
Khanak: Haan Main
Shaan: Sshh! (places a finger gently on her lips, lingers on her lower lip)
Her toes begin to curl'..
Shaan: I took the day off yesterday, but I had to be at work last nite''
Khanak does an affirmative with her eyes.
He wipes off the two tears gathered on each corner, waiting for other friends, before they made their way down her cheek slope''
Shaan: You've been through unimaginable grief. You are the bravest person Ive met in life.
She closes her eyes in embarrassment, her cheeks take on a faint red glow''.
Shaan: I live and breathe with my phone in my hand
Khanak: Hmmm (as if he is narrating a story)
Shaan: Nachiket and I left the site, together, I was carrying it my hand then, he handed me his soda, I already held mine, I told him "Here let me put my phone away" and grabbed his soda
Khanak: Hmmm
Shaan: mujhe laga tumhari best friend aayi hai, you are prolly not even thinking abt me, let alone worrying
Khanak is deeply hurt
Shaan: Your Aada is here too. I don't understand a word of what you guys say to each other (feeling of being left out, insecure)
Khanak: Hum to...
Shaan: I just want you hovering around me... I want you talking with me. I want you to fight with me. I want you to make love to me. 😳
Khanak: I ... do! 😳(husky)
Shaan gently pushing her hair behind her ears, with both hands...
Shaan: You look like you enjoy being with them. (and not so much with me)
Khanak: That's not true!
Clings to him to prove a point
Shaan: Meri baat to suno (softly)
Khanak: nahi...
Shaan: Mujhe laga tum log so chuke hogey, whos gonna call me now😭
Khanak: Main aapke bina nahi...(pause)... so sakti! 😳(husky)
He hugs her tight
She brings her hand in front the one with the wad of tissues and pulls his hand and places it all, he smiles and takes it, shoves it into his pocket, before he can put a distance between them and start talking again, she goes back to cling to him.
Khanak: Aap mujhse ladte hain to call bhi nahi karte
Shaan: jaanta hoon khanak! (ashamed)
Khanak: You... (her voice chokes)
Shaan: Good god!
Khanak: Its like I don't exist...
Shaan: Only you exist (for me)
Khanak: My life revolves (around you)
They cling, just breathing deeply, letting out most of their bitterness through the exhaling
Khanak: I think (I was terrified?)
Shaan: I seem to be making a habit of screwing up. You have to start working late nites coming up with punishments (laughs derisively)
Khanak: I will just go ho... Aada ke saath.
His expression changes to one of fierce passion, he hugs her tightly, knocking the breath out of her, buries his face in her shoulder/neck.
Shaan:That would be like placing me on death row!😭😭😭
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