this chapter is for sanju !! babe, you rock !!
well, happy reading ...
chapter 3:caught and freed
a queen imagination
"toh, tu yahan kya kar rahi hai ? time dekha hai ?" kunj questioned the lady in front of him. who looked like a baby right now, looking at his wrist watch. he could feel her tender hands turning over his hand and running her fingers over the beads he wore.
"wow, thats pretty " she looked up in a daze,"um, i'll get you one tomorrow." kunj spoke, and twinkle looked up. she grinned real big."thank you kunjjj" she said, pulling him in for a hug.
now this was differend. his hands automatically made their way over her tiny frame. he almost felt like her protector in that moment. but then. he knew he could fight the world and everybody else to protect her.
after pulling apart twinkle sat crossed leg across him. she looked at him. "so..." she spoke"you wanted to know why im here ?" he nodded. "to talk"
kunj frowned. to talk ? to him ? why ?
suddnely the lights went out.
"kunj !!" she whisper-shrieked.
"im here." she groped the air and then kunj found her hand. she held it with both her hands and he covered her tiny ones with his.
"talk ?"
"yes, um"
"bol"
"i -" she spoke,"forget it, you're gonna get mad at me and then -"
kunj frowned. why would he get mad at her. then it struck him. the past.
"you want to know about the past" he stated flatly.
"huh ? what ?wait, what past ?" she said"i wanted to know if you wanted to go on a dayout wimme" she spoke. kunj was taken aback. she was one person who didnt ask about it.
"my past." he spoke looking at the blanket that he had."forget it, dayout huh !! woudlnt you get bored with me?"
"why would i get bored with you kunj? i mean, you're fun, you're cool, you're nice to hang out with. and you dont judge."
"judge?"
"judge. people? like, lets say what was the first thing that came to you're mind when you saw me ? like the very first time ?"
"hurricane. you were a hurricane."
"oh, thats nice. i like being a hurricane."
"judge ?"
"judge. look kunj, im an idiot. jhalli ? siyappe karti hu yaar. problems khadi karti hu. irritating hu. first look mein log mughe mental samajhte hai, ya ek doll, jiske saath woh khel kar fek sakte hai. people judge me and my values sometimes. they hate it, the way i can pave way into everyone's hearts. they envy me. they say i do some jadu to-todka?"
"totka"
"yeah, wahi. do you think i do that ?"
"no, whats the need?"
"thanks but then poeple do think that. and i hate it then"
"oh"
"but you didnt. i saw you not hating me when we shook hands. you didnt hate me."
"i didnt. though you surprised me. i was amazed at how you could win everyone's heart and make em all happy. i was amazed with your equation with papa. i was amazed to see the lil girl who was supposed to go to the gym, but played with the kids anyway.you amaze me everytime"
"thanks"
"um"
"kunj?"
"bol"
"what are you thinking ?"
"about you "
"me ?"
"you "
"and what is that ?"
"why is it different with you ?"
"elaboration ?"
"um, i cant talk to everyone like i can talk to you. i can not just say stuff and have fun. i stay away"
"that, ive noticed. why ? why do you stay away kunj? they're family ..."
"that should have been something they could have realised when everything happened"
"huh ?"
suddenly there was somebody banging the door."kunj puttar ?"
"bebe" both twinkel and kunj whispered together. "she's so gonna kill me and you if she sees us." twinkle whispered. kunj could feel her hands going colder,
"nononono, she wont"
"she wont what ? kill us ? or see us ?"
"both, always both"
"kunj, puttar" the banging happened again.
"twinkle, get up and go inside the washroom. jaldi se"
"but-"
"twinkle, jaaa"
"kunj,mughe andhere se dar lagta hai"
kunj felt her tighening her hold on his hand.
"mai andar nahi jaungi kunj, im scared, please"kunj stroked her hand
"acha thik hai, ruk." he switched on his phone
"KUNJ !!! KUNJ PUTTAR DARWAZA KHOL"
"jee bebe, ek minute" kunj muttered.then looking at twinkle, he spoke" ja, woh chairs ke peeche chup ja, mai yahin hu, tension mat lena, okay?"
the phone light shone on twinkle's face. she nodded and trodded to teh chairs and hid.kunj opened the door.
"kunj? kya kar raha tha tu ? kabse knock kar rahi thi mai?!" bebe spoke, getting in his room,"kunj, tu yuvi ke saath ja."
"kahan bebe?"
"twinkle ghar pe nahi hai"
and two hearbeats stopped in the room. freak. this was so not happening.
"na-nahi mil rahi matlab?" kunj tried his hand at acting.
"twinkle ko andhere se darr lagta hai, woh raat mein lights on karke soti hai, and abhi light gayi na, toh ghar pe sabko laga ki woh dar jaegi. yuvi uske kamre mein gaya, toh woh wahan nahi thi. ab ja, use dhundhne mein madad kar."
"uhhh, jee bebe, abhi jaata hu, ap chalo, mai joote pehen ke aata hu"
bebe nodded and left the room. kunj locked the door and lights came on. he let out a sigh of relief.
twinkle suddenly ran and hugged him. he hugged her back, stroking her back.
"kunj, aaj toh mai gayi, mar gayi mai !!"
kunj nodded. "mughe bhi aisa hi lagta hai"
they pulled apart and twinkle pressed her hands to her cheek and inhaled. "kunj" her face lit up"tum na, jao and bhai ko bolo mai yahan hu, " kunj rolled his eyes."tu na, pagal ho gayi hai"
"nahi kunj, tum jao and bhai ko bolo mai yahan hu, matlab, pehle unhe dur le jao and bolo mai yahan hu. and chinki ko bhi bolo. mai yahan se chinki ke room mein jati hu, and uski balcony se neeche. mai bhag ke tumhe colony ke gate pe milti hu, jahan tum bhai ke saath wait karoge. and fir tum dono mughe leke ghar aajana."
kunj was stunned"smart"
"woh toh mai bachpan se hu"
kunj rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"chal hurricane. action time."
to be continued...