Hooked for eternity : Last part * Written by Animay Gupta * My grip tightened on her. My arms winding around her like snakes. I could feel her breathe. We were talking in eyes. I didn’t know what was taking over me. We moved our faces closer and my hand found its way to the bottom of her shirt feeling the skin of her waist line. And… we kissed. It felt ecstatic. Her fingers ran through my hair. And all I could feel was her body, her lips on mine. I felt as if we were fusing into one. Two souls in one body… Our kiss broke only when we wanted to breathe. She looked away. I knew she was shy. It was our first kiss. It was seven. And there was still one and a half hour before everyone returned. I had no clue what to do. I was beyond confused. This kiss thing had confused me. I didn’t know what to speak, what to do. So I thought, it’s better to be silent. I switched on the TV. It was Shilpa Rao on MTV Unplugged. She was the favourite singer of both of us. So, finally we were watching that. She placed her head in my lap as we watched the program. But, a few minutes later, I heard some weeping. She was crying… “Why are you crying?” I asked wiping off her tears. “Never ever leave me alone.. I can’t live without you too.” She said “Is that something to be said? And what’s there in it to cry?” I said cupping her face in my palms. “Promise me that you will never leave me. No matter what.” She said “I won’t. Please stop crying now.” I wiped her tears again. She hugged me tight. It was her signature style to express love. First, she would cry and then hug me tight. “Don’t you cry again now.” I said She went back to my lap. And I raised the volume again. I still had no clue what to speak. Akshay called me at 8:15. “Get out of her room. We will be reaching in ten minutes.” He said “How do you know I am in her room?” I asked looking around as if there was a hidden camera in our room. “I know you better than yourself. Now be quick.” He said and hung up. “I have to go. Your roomies are coming.” I said in a low tone. “Bye” she said with all the sensuality possible as I stood on her door to leave. And there I was, sitting on a swing, with my headphones on. It is one of the best ways to think. I was trying to contemplate what had just happened. Our relationship had taken a new leap. This school trip had became truly memorable for me. Shuchi was my life. My greatest possession. I could never afford to lose her. And I don’t know why my eyes moistened on that thought. I was rewinding back how we met. Our first meeting. How we became friends. How I persuaded her. And how destiny made us one forever. And today, our first kiss. I was not going to forget that moment. Not at least in this life. “How are you feeling??” Rajeev sir asked me at the dinner. “Much better sir.” I said acting smartly. She sat beside me at the dining table. We spent our time playing with our feet below the table. I didn’t know why I was getting sentimental all of a sudden. But I was insecure. I was afraid of losing her. And Shuchi had sensed that. “What happened?” She asked “What are you talking about?” I asked acting “Are you fine?” She asked “Yes.. Completely” I assured her. I didn’t want to trouble her. She needed rest. And after dinner, I was lying in my bed. Still lost in my thoughts. I played some loud music. I wanted to disconnect myself from everything. I didn’t know what was happening to me. I felt like calling her. Sakshi picked the call. “You can’t talk to your girlfriend” she said teasing me. “Please tell her I want to meet her now.” I said and hung up. I walked towards her cottage. She was standing at the door. I signaled her towards the garden. We sat on a swing amidst the trees. “What happened annu?” she asked, a little tensed “I don’t know. I am just… feeling lost.. I wanted to just talk to you.” I told her “It’s okay.” She said holding my hand. There was silence for some time. “Thank you.. Thank you for being a part of my life.” I said barely trying to stop my tears. “This is cheating.. You told me not to cry.. Now who is crying??” she said wiping off my eyes quickly. We both smiled. “Let’s sleep now. It’s 10:30 already. We have to wake up at 4:30 tomorrow.” She said “What for????” I asked in astonishment. “They are taking us to sunrise point.” She said giggling. “Oh God!!! Why?? Rising before sun is mission impossible for me.” I said “I’ll give you a wakeup call. Okay.” She said and kissed my forehead. I went back to my bed, switching sides. I was not expecting sleep, but I dozed off. Next morning began with red eyes. I couldn’t even open my eyes. This was why I hated early mornings. I freshened up and got ready by 5:15 AM. It was a bit cold outside. The morning breeze was refreshing. We got into the red bus again. I was worried about Shuchi again. But fortunately, everything went well. We reached the sunrise point. It was still dark. The guide was showing us around. I again started taking pictures of everyone not paying attention on her knowingly. But, she didn’t go anywhere. She knew it was a trick. We watched the sunrise with everyone. We returned to our hotel. We were going to a city excursion in the day. Although, the city didn’t have a very big market, the handicrafts were good. Everyone was buying something as a souvenir. I bought a hand-woven cap for dad and a scarf for mom on Shuchi’s choice. And for us, we bought rice grains with our names written on them and made them into key rings. It was going to be a reminder of all the time we had spent together. We returned to hotel for dinner. We had to pack now. Yes, it our last day in Pachmarhi. These days had flown on wings. And we were sitting again on those swings in the garden. Both of us were listening songs from my phone. And suddenly, I had a brilliant idea. “Shall we dance?” I asked kneeling down and kissing her hand. “What??” She asked in clueless way. “Let’s dance” I said. She got up holding my hand. I played “Kahin toh hogi woh…” on my cell. We had a close dance. Her wrist on my shoulder, my hands on her waist, her feet on mine, our breaths millimeters away. I could smell her fragrance. Just the two of us, under the moonlit sky. We danced and danced until the song had looped it five times and my feet went numb under her weight. That night, we chatted till three. I woke up at seven in the morning. We had to check out at nine and I still had my luggage to pack. I was feeling a little gloomy. Who knew when I was going to have such time with my sweetheart again… We had an early lunch at 10. And then, we headed towards Pipariya. Our train came at 12 noon. I guess everyone was feeling the way I was. We had no fun in the day. Everyone just slept or kept on shuffling songs in their earphones. We reached Bhopal in the evening. And we had dinner there. We were back on same bench where we sat last time. It felt as if everything was retracing itself back. We reached Guna next morning. All we had was those rice grains and some memories that would last for life…. Today as I recollect those days, Shuchi pulls my cheeks and tells me how crazy I am… But that’s the way I am! I’ve always given my cent percent to the love of my life and will continue to do so, just the way she does. We may not be perfect individuals but we make the perfect couple in a world full of makebelieve love and betrayals. She isn’t perfect, neither am I; but together we just are! *****END***** - Disha
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:30:00 +0000
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