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"Shooting Star" - Finished.
In between the chaotic urban traffic I parked my bike along the footpath all of a sudden and just sat and watched her eyes gleam with pleasure and contempt. From the bright shine glittered a quick tear drop filling up till the brim and trickeling out of the eye.
She giggled wiping then off and sucking in all the delicious juices in her mouth and the spice in her nostrils and said.
" Bhaiyya, one more Plate".
the PaniPuri vendor claimed with an arguing tone.
"MamJi, 3 plates up already. 60 rupees."
She returned a shy and vicious look and nodded in acceptance. Then put her bowl ahead asking him to fill them with more onions. I could see nothing around except her eyes and a strand of hair intervening her concentration on the snack bite. Thinking of joining her, I just didn't make the move not wanting her vibes to falter by the slightest little bit.
Once she was done eating, she hopped on to her pals moped and covered her face with her mostly transparent dupatta. Forgetting where I intended to go, I just followed her along the streets. Noticing I was following she adjusted her scarf even more trying to cover every lilltle detail of her face from being exposed.
Although from the back, I could see her looking at me and with the same gleamy eyes taunting me to follow her just out of reach. All of a sudden they stopped at the corner of their colony where her friend diverted towards the other side and she got off to walk her way home.
Involuntarily I followed her. Noticing me, she sped up and barged into the first house in that lane. In even more hurry she ran into the House looking for the woman inside to help her out.
"Aunty.. Aunty". She gasped and yelled at the same time.
Looking at that House, made me even more compulsive to follow her in without any fear. From the right came a voice calling out my name.
"Ram.!, Pavan is not at home dear." said the Lady from the adjacent house who was just on the other side of the boudary wall waiting for this lady.
Yeah.! My Name is Ram, and the home she ran into escaping from me was my childhood friend Pavan's. It was like as if Fate had wanted us to meet that day.
So I went in even more bravely and call out loud..
"Latha Aunty..! Am here." I said acting like I didn't know the girl I followed was in there.
"Sit down dear. I'll be there in a second" She calmly replied.
When she came out after a while, this girl was hiding behind her covering her already covered face with Latha Aunt's saree scared and shocked at the same time. Aunty was watching I couldn't take my eyes off her.
"She's Sindhu, Ram. My friend's daughter who lives few houses ahead". She confirmed with a smile reassuring hor that she was safe with Me.
"SindhuRam" That sound gave me goosebumps hearing our names together from our Aunt's words. It means "Sindoor" in Telugu and was another sign from someone above that we were meant to be. Together.
"Hi, Don't be scared, you can unveil your cute smile now.". I said.
Trembling under the safety of our aunt, She unveiled her face partly shy, partly scared, but mostly blushing. Everything in my hands just slipped and fell as if my hands wanted to touch her face without my permission but to control them I brought them together and clammed my palms together and said,
"Namaste, I feel dhi..djej...shei....djjd."
I know I was murmuring or muttering or blabbering but I couldn't here myself. The pair of eyes in front of me popped out in shock and jaws dropped.
Latha Aunty who normally never compromised on her looks and face straight away put her flour smeared hands on her turned her cheek white.
I kept staring at Sindhu while Aunty rushed closer to me and whacked those floury hands against my cheek turning both our faces half white.
She pulled me in and threw me into Pavan's room while I was still hooked to Sindhu's beautiful face. She shut me in and then asked Sindhu to safely go home.
Falling on the bed I regained my senses and realised something powdery and burning against my cheek. It felt burning warm like a Gymnasts palm after rubbing against the Horizontal bar continuously for a couple of rounds.
This wasn't the first time I was slapped, but it felt like it. Like as is somene had pierced me in the cheek, belly, thigh, Calves and Heart all at once. Not exactly painful but a spike of sharp force on my whole body.
instead of rubbing my face, I clinged on to my chest coz' that's where the pain started.
Few minutes later, I came out of the room in terror and saw Latha Aunty harshly flushing her face in rage controlling both her voice and tears out of anger.
"Aunty.. What happened", I murmered
Turning around furiously she held our lips tightly from screaming and again raised her hand wanting to slap me one more.. But stopped half way.
"How could you even Say that, I didn't expect this from you Ram". She said, turning away from me unable to look me in the eye. It made me go even more into numbness trying to recellect what I just did.
" Go, First was you face and come" she...
She giggled wiping then off and sucking in all the delicious juices in her mouth and the spice in her nostrils and said.
" Bhaiyya, one more Plate".
the PaniPuri vendor claimed with an arguing tone.
"MamJi, 3 plates up already. 60 rupees."
She returned a shy and vicious look and nodded in acceptance. Then put her bowl ahead asking him to fill them with more onions. I could see nothing around except her eyes and a strand of hair intervening her concentration on the snack bite. Thinking of joining her, I just didn't make the move not wanting her vibes to falter by the slightest little bit.
Once she was done eating, she hopped on to her pals moped and covered her face with her mostly transparent dupatta. Forgetting where I intended to go, I just followed her along the streets. Noticing I was following she adjusted her scarf even more trying to cover every lilltle detail of her face from being exposed.
Although from the back, I could see her looking at me and with the same gleamy eyes taunting me to follow her just out of reach. All of a sudden they stopped at the corner of their colony where her friend diverted towards the other side and she got off to walk her way home.
Involuntarily I followed her. Noticing me, she sped up and barged into the first house in that lane. In even more hurry she ran into the House looking for the woman inside to help her out.
"Aunty.. Aunty". She gasped and yelled at the same time.
Looking at that House, made me even more compulsive to follow her in without any fear. From the right came a voice calling out my name.
"Ram.!, Pavan is not at home dear." said the Lady from the adjacent house who was just on the other side of the boudary wall waiting for this lady.
Yeah.! My Name is Ram, and the home she ran into escaping from me was my childhood friend Pavan's. It was like as if Fate had wanted us to meet that day.
So I went in even more bravely and call out loud..
"Latha Aunty..! Am here." I said acting like I didn't know the girl I followed was in there.
"Sit down dear. I'll be there in a second" She calmly replied.
When she came out after a while, this girl was hiding behind her covering her already covered face with Latha Aunt's saree scared and shocked at the same time. Aunty was watching I couldn't take my eyes off her.
"She's Sindhu, Ram. My friend's daughter who lives few houses ahead". She confirmed with a smile reassuring hor that she was safe with Me.
"SindhuRam" That sound gave me goosebumps hearing our names together from our Aunt's words. It means "Sindoor" in Telugu and was another sign from someone above that we were meant to be. Together.
"Hi, Don't be scared, you can unveil your cute smile now.". I said.
Trembling under the safety of our aunt, She unveiled her face partly shy, partly scared, but mostly blushing. Everything in my hands just slipped and fell as if my hands wanted to touch her face without my permission but to control them I brought them together and clammed my palms together and said,
"Namaste, I feel dhi..djej...shei....djjd."
I know I was murmuring or muttering or blabbering but I couldn't here myself. The pair of eyes in front of me popped out in shock and jaws dropped.
Latha Aunty who normally never compromised on her looks and face straight away put her flour smeared hands on her turned her cheek white.
I kept staring at Sindhu while Aunty rushed closer to me and whacked those floury hands against my cheek turning both our faces half white.
She pulled me in and threw me into Pavan's room while I was still hooked to Sindhu's beautiful face. She shut me in and then asked Sindhu to safely go home.
Falling on the bed I regained my senses and realised something powdery and burning against my cheek. It felt burning warm like a Gymnasts palm after rubbing against the Horizontal bar continuously for a couple of rounds.
This wasn't the first time I was slapped, but it felt like it. Like as is somene had pierced me in the cheek, belly, thigh, Calves and Heart all at once. Not exactly painful but a spike of sharp force on my whole body.
instead of rubbing my face, I clinged on to my chest coz' that's where the pain started.
Few minutes later, I came out of the room in terror and saw Latha Aunty harshly flushing her face in rage controlling both her voice and tears out of anger.
"Aunty.. What happened", I murmered
Turning around furiously she held our lips tightly from screaming and again raised her hand wanting to slap me one more.. But stopped half way.
"How could you even Say that, I didn't expect this from you Ram". She said, turning away from me unable to look me in the eye. It made me go even more into numbness trying to recellect what I just did.
" Go, First was you face and come" she...
