Krishna
is sitting in his room, deep in thought, his heart full of Pratigya's smiling
face as she played with the phooljhadi , his mind wandering in despair n
confusion at nilima's hurtful words…………..he shut his eyes tightly n shook his
head to ward off the hurtful words n tried to concentrate on the laughing n
smiling pratigya………….the thought that what if there is some truth in nilima's
words was killing him………..n he wanted to get away from it………..He looked at
their photo on the bedside table……………he stood up , remembering the way she had
brushed aside his hands from her body when the photo was being taken n how she
had reluctantly smiled for the photo………..he walked towards the photo , a new
spear of fear piercing his heart as he took the photo in his hands………..he
looked at it for some time , his heart demanding answers to the killing
questions inside it………………
Pratigya was looking for krishna all over the place where the other
family members were busy playing with crackers n all…………..she wanted to tell
him about Ganga n gunga n what she just saw………..but she couldn't see krishna
there…………she went inside looking for him……………she knew that he is angry at SS n
hated Ganga n she didn't know how she would tell him about this new problem………..she
walked to their room n she saw him sitting on the bed , a picture of
loneliness………..she was affected deeply by his state………..she forgot about gunga
n ganga as she stood in the doorway looking at Krishna's drooped shoulder's n
she was shocked to see glimpses of pain in his face………..she decided to cheer
him up, an idea striking her, n she briskly n shyly entered the room, bolting
the door behind her………….krishna , turned to look at her at the sound n he saw her , as usual, the
serene, pure n beautiful girl he had fallen in love with ……………..
Pratigya walked to the cupboard , not meeting his eyes , her body
trembling with shyness , n opened the cupboard busying herself in
it…………..krishna ,noticing her body language, felt the natural desire roar
inside him , his heart fluttering happily …………he sat straighter in the bed , a
sly smile starting to play around his lips…………pratigya , her heart thundering,
locked the cupboard n walked to the bed slowly , her hands clutching the game
of dice…………she sat down in front of him n with trembling hands arranged the
game of dice between them …………Pratigya , not looking at him , said….'what?
thakur sahib…! This time u r not interested in playing dice like the last
time……..? '…………..Krishna's eyes raked her up n down making her
blush…………pratigya felt the familiar Goosebumps erupting all over her body as
she felt his eyes on her………..she knew she would die of shyness unless Krishna
said anything or just pulled her to him………………she waited in burning anticipation,
her trembling hands clutching at the
sheets…………Krishna, looked at the enchantress before him , his heart singing in
joy n he grabbed the dice laughing 'ofcourse, u know the rules, don't
u?'…………….pratigya looked up , her face lit up in a beautiful shy smile n
krishna was lost in her eyes n her smile……………'yes' she whispered blushing
deeply……….krishna threw the dice , his eyes on her……….both looked down to the
chart n found that krishna ha got a three n he his piece three paces in the
chart…………pratigya took the dice n she rolled it praying that It should be more
than three…………but alas, it was one………n krishna,
laughing ,grabbed her hand …………..pratigya looked down shyly …………'so what
r u going to discard first?' ur bangles? Or………?'…………he asked , tightening his
grip on her hand………..'bangles…..yes…' pratigya said , trying to get her hand
free from his grip……….'what?'…krishna asked innocently, trying to pull her
closer……….pratigya pouted..'hey, u r not playing nicely……let go off my hand,
then only I can take my bangle off na….' krishna kissed her palm making her
blush n said…'no no babu, last time u tried to cheat me by taking one bangle
off at a time…..tonight that trick won't work……….i will help u……' he started loosening
the bangles from her hand , slowly , his eyes locked in hers………… pratigya , her
heart pounding , sat there as krishna slowly loosened all her bangles, her eyes
remained locked in his, her face red as she tried to remain clam under the
storm of desire that she could see in his eyes……the bangles lay scattered on
the floor……krishna kissed her left hand n let go of her…………..pratigya coming
out of her trance, grabbed the dice n threw it down praying to GOD to be with
her………..5 came n krishna, who was smiling got a bit disappointed……….
pratigya
gave a superior smile n indicated krishna to play………..krishna rolled the dice n
it was …. 4!!!!!!...'ha' …pratigya
smiled victoriously n looked at krishna her eyes naughty ………….krishna
smiled n loosened his watch n put it aside , grabbing the dice n saying…'now ur
turn'…………he threw the dice n …….6!!!!! 'haha'…..he grabbed pratigya by her
waist n pulled her roughly to him…………pratigya protested , her hands on his
shoulders, trying to push him away………….'what r u doing krishna? The game is
still on…..' ……..krishna laughed gripping her more tighter ….'on….!! how come
…see it's a six , now u can't get past six na even if u throw the dice ……….then
why waste time……so what's next ? ur necklace or ……..sari….? he said caressing
her right cheek with his nose……….pratigya, intoxicated , tried to free herself
futilely …………'no, the game is still on KST, what if I get a six
too……….'……….krishna cupped her chin in his right hand , n looked her in her
eyes………his mouth inches from hers….'see, pratigya, 'what if's' doesn't stand a
chance here……….then I could also ask 'what if it isn't a six?' ..can't I?...
so don't waste precious time n take anything off ur body, fast…………….' Pratigya
, defeated , by his argument n by the flames of desire in his eyes n her own
thundering heart , sighed in surrender………….'necklace…'she whispered shyly………..krishna,
his face lighting up in a triumphant smile caressed her chin with his hand ,
other hand still holding her close to him along her waist ………….pratigya closed
her eyes in ecstasy as his fingers burned her neck down n traveled to the back
of her neck, brushing aside her long plait , to loosen the latch of the
necklace, while his mouth slowly started kissing her down the path along her
chin n neck that his fingers followed a moment ago………pratigya gripped his shoulders
tightly as her legs felt numb , as her breathing became laborious , n she moved
her hands up to grip his hair , arching her body to him, while krishna loosened
her necklace , his mouth doing wicked things to her neck………….'u always want
things as per ur wish na, my thakur sahib………whether by cheating or manmaani…….u
want what u want' ……..pratigya teased him , her voice hoarse from shyness n an
effort to breathe properly, her hands shuffling his hair in love , when finally
Krishna released her neck so that he could pull the necklace off her neck………….
a curtain fell before krishna's eyes
n the image of blushing pratigya was replaced by a shouting nilima n her
hurtful words that 'when u want a thing, u would do anything to get it ,
anything ….be it even murder ……..n u don't stop to think what's in her mind
……….she is not happy with u….she is just living a dead life with
u……….' ………….krishna's eyes focused on the shy pratigya in his arms, his one hand
still on her chest holding the necklace so roughly that it hurt, his eyes
asking her many questions , trying to see through her blushing n love filled
face…………pratigya, who was looking at krishna with shyness n love was horrified
at the sudden change on emotion in his eyes………it was not pure love n desire,
but anger n pain…….she gasped as she felt his hand on her waist crush her n she
looked down to his hand gripping her necklace , the broken stones n beads
running down her neck n chest to the floor, drops of blood starting to drip from
his palm………
' krishna……'…..she called weakly , trying to decipher what went wrong
, her heart bleeding at the sight of his bleeding hand……..she tried to loosen
herself from his grip, writhing in his arms due to pain from his iron grip at
her waist, n also the broken necklace…………………….she asked , her tone worried n
hysterical……'krishna…?what happened?...krishna! leave me…..what
happened?...leave me…..u r hurting me…..n urself…..what happened?...the
words 'u r hurting me' n 'leave me' made
Krishna come out of his trance n he released her , standing up , still gripping
the broken necklace…………pratigya tried to stand up , tearing her sari n trying
to tie it around his bleeding palm making futile attempts to loosen the
necklace from his hand……….krishna looked her face, tears brimming in his eyes,
n saw that she too was crying……but why? ….he wondered ……….
pratigya , trying
hard to decipher what happened , cupped his cheeks , her sari piece half wound
round his palm……..'krishna….tell me, what happened …? Pls let go of the
necklace….u r bleeding , pls let me apply medicine n block the flow…..pls…… '….the
intensity of her crying increased as she saw the amount of pain n anger in his
face…….she couldn't understand what's happening?... Krishna looked at her
streaming eyes ,worried face n pushed her aside, walking to the door…………pratigya
, stood shocked, unable to comprehend what's wrong, for a moment………..krishna
unbolted the door n stated to go out……….'no…!' pratigya ran, her hands clutching
his hand….'no…where r u going….? What happened ? pls tell me….did I do any
mistake….? No….i won't question ur rules for the play from now on……no….don't
leave me….u r bleeding …..no…..'……..krishna loosened her grip on him n pushed
her aside roughly………'leave me alone……' n walked out of the room…………….pratigya
stood transfixed , stunned at the rough way he had pushed her aside………tears
rolled down her cheeks n down her neck which was still red from his passionate
kissing only secs ago………
The other family members were all fast asleep……krishna took his jeep n
raced through the silent streets of ilahabad, his mind in turmoil…………..he felt
anger at himself for pushing his babu aside , ignoring her n treating her badly………..her
words 'leave me ' n ' u r hurting me' rung inside his heart , burning him , n
he applied brakes harshly…………he sat in top of the jeep , looking at the sky……..her
sari piece still hooked to the broken
necklace gripped in his palm……….
Pratigya
sat next to the idol of krishna , her tear stained face resting on its feet ,
as she sat on the floor, her eyes seeing nothing but the sudden anger n pain in
her bhoothnath's eyes n the way he had pushed her aside as if she was a nobody
to him ……….the broken pieces of necklace, the beads n stones n her bangles lay
scattered on the floor……….the dices on the bed laughed at her………..
PS : its not much...but hope u like it 😊
Edited by dhakarn - 12 years ago
comment:
p_commentcount