Beauty and The Beast: Prologue
Arnav
"Excuse me'you
dropped your mannat key" someone called out behind me. I stopped in my track.
For some reason it felt like the question was directed at me. But I was sure I
put the key in my pocket'.and that voice..something about that voice'
Confusedly, I
turned and my heart skipped a beat, fell silent for a tenth of a second
and then roared ahead like a jack-hammer.
But her
reaction was something else'her eyes were shocked. Her eyebrows pulled together
in a frown. Her breathing quickened.
So did mine.
In my mannat, just a minute ago, I had asked to meet her again at least once in
my life, and here she was. Standing before me. Wearing a neat white suit, her
dupatta over her head, hale and hearty.
The key
dropped from her hand. She clutched the cloth of the dupatta at her neck in a
fist and with the other hand, she grabbed the end of her kurta in a fist. A
habit of hers. She did that when she was nervous or worried'.or scared.
I wanted to
run to her. To embrace her. But I couldn't move a muscle. I felt the stinging
in my eyes as the tears came. The burning agony in my heart for the helplessness of my state. Despite the distance of mere ten steps, I couldnt, for the life of me, figure out how to move. Seeing her in front of me had stunned me into that big of a shock. Unfortunately, her control on her muscles was a lot better.
She took a
scared step backwards. Then another. And another. By the time I could summon
the strength and will my hand to move in her direction, she had turned around
and run away.
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Khushi
"Excuse me'you dropped your mannat key" I said to him as he walked
away oblivious to the fact that he'd dropped it.
He stopped
walking but didn't turn around. That confused me. I stood there with his key in
my hand. Sheesh. Just turn around and take the key already. I don't have all
day.
And then he
turned around. The sky fell at my feet. The earth from beneath was gone. I
don't know how I managed to stay standing. My heart felt like it was going to
explode. I could feel the tremor that started in my heart and radiated to my
hands until they were shaking. They were shaking so bad that the key fell from
my hands. I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach.
I saw his face
but didn't register the expressions. I felt the surprise but didn't know if my
face showed it. I wanted to run but I couldn't move. It was like I was cornered
and he had me under his laser move. It felt like he would counteract any
movement I made. Visions and memories flashed before my eyes like a movie.
I regretted
everything I'd done in the past one minute. From picking up the key till now.
Why did I have to pick it up? Why did I have to call out to him? Why was I
still standing there?
As soon as I
said that, my body took a step back. I didn't realize that I'd run away from
him until I'd reached the exit of the dargah.
What the hell
was he doing here??
Part 1 (The First Meeting) : Page 4
Hey guys! That will be all for the first post.😉 The next part is already underway and I'm halfway through writing it! Once again, do give me any feedback that you have. its appreciated!
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