Chapter 7
- Shubh's POV
- Oh !! It was so late. I had gone out to my friend's party and came quite late. I slept around 3 in the morning as I came around 1:30 in the night and then a beautiful face didn't let me sleep.
- I tried to distract myself but my mind was hell-bent to think about a certain beautiful girl who loved to wear high heels but was a bit clumsy.
- I loved holding her in my arms both the times. I didn't know, what was wrong with my heart. It started behaving irrationally whenever she was near me. I knew that I should not think about her but her thoughts always kept intruding.
- Mom had told me yesterday that I would have to go with them for the shopping. I hated it but had to go with mom and mamiji.
- I took a quick shower and got ready and when I came out of my room to go downstairs, I saw that the door of Sandhya's room was ajar and the lights were on.
- She didn't go to the hospital? It is already late. Is she waiting for me? Vikram Ji didn't come to pick her or was she not well?
- I was worried about her so I went to ask her. She was sitting there on the bed with her back towards the door. She looked fine.
- " Sandy? What are you doing here at this time? Are you not well? " I asked but she didn't say anything.
- " Sandy?? " I called her again and still no reply.
- What was wrong with her. Was she lost in her thoughts?? Hmm... maybe about Vikram Ji.
- I thought of teasing her. How could I leave such a chance?
- I knew she was very scared of ghosts. So I thought of scaring her. I used to do it a lot when we were children. I wanted to do it now as she was absolutely lost in herself.
- I went near her and threw a white sheet on my head, which was lying neatly folded on her bed, and hugged her from backside taking out a haunted voice.
- She shrieked on the top of her voice. It seemed a bit different. But I was so much in character and had a sheet on my face.
- I laughed wickedly and all of a sudden she started punching me.
- What happened to Sandy??
- She would have cried by now. I removed the sheet and was shocked as hell to see Vidhi instead of Sandhya.
- What the hell?? What was she doing here?
- Don't tell me that I was imagining her. No, I held her in my arms just now. She was really here.
- " You?? " We both said at the same time.
- " What were you doing? Did you want to scare me to death? " She asked glaring at me.
- " I... I... thought you were Sandy. What are you doing here, wearing her clothes??" I asked.
- " Something got spilt on my dress so aunty told me to change into Bhabhi's dress." She said and I smiled.
- Of course what else ?? She was a very beautiful clumsy girl.
- " I called her name twice but there was no reaction, so I was trying to scare her. Why didn't you say anything? " I asked her.
- " I was listening to the music as aunty told me to wait here till everyone got ready. " She said showing me the earphones.
- I was very embarrassed at what I just did. I had hugged her too.
- " Um... Sorry for all that... I thought that you were Sandhya. " I said.
- " Yeah... I am sorry as well, I punched you," she said and I grinned.
- " You call them punches ?? I didn't even feel them. I was just shocked that what happened to my sister?? You know she gets scared so easily she doesn't even like to watch a horror movie. I always keep scaring her. " We both laughed. I loved being in her company.
- We both went downstairs, I went to the kitchen to eat something. Mom and mamiji were getting ready.
- She asked me if I wanted her to get something for him. But declined as I didn't want her to change her dress again. She was looking beautiful.
- I kept looking at her she was the epitome of beauty. I swear, I was trying my level best to stay away from her but I was getting drawn to her as a moth got drawn towards the flame.
- I had my Breakfast and by then mom and mamiji had also come. Everyone was ready to go shopping.
- It was a long tiring day. The women kept buying stuff. I tried not to look at Vidhi but my eyes kept drifting in her direction.
- Just then I saw that two boys of the age around 20 were looking at her for quite a long time.
- I was going towards them to warn them when one of them took out his phone and was about to click her pictures. I lost my mind.
- I reached them and grabbed his phone and checked it. He had clicked a picture of her. I deleted it immediately.
- " What is your problem man? " He asked.
- " What were you doing? "
- " Why?? "
- " Stop it or I will break a few bones of yours. " I said glaring at them.
- " Chill bro... Why are you getting angry? Is she your sister?" The other one said.
- " It is none of your business... " I glared at him.
- " Oh !! So, she is not your sister... girlfriend? " I didn't say anything just gave him a warning look but it seemed he wanted to get a few punches.
- " She is hot... Is she good in..." He could not even finish his sentence and I grabbed his collar and dragged him outside. Another one was too shocked for a minute but he followed me soon.
- " Don't you dare say another word or I would break every bone in your body." I punched the boy whom I dragged out.
- The second one tried to punch me but I punched him first.
- I was very angry but didn't want to create a scene while I had my family with me there.
- " Get lost or I will call the police right away. "
- They both were a bit shaken to see that I was furious. So they ran away. I calmed myself with great difficulty.
- I washed my face to calm myself and drank 2 glasses of cold water.
- I came back inside and looked at her, she was oblivious of what happened and was enjoying her shopping.
- I saw that she stole a few shy glances towards me too.
- My heart was pounding against my chest.
- She came towards me and said, " I want to buy something for bhai, but do not have much idea, can you please help me? " But before I could say anything, she held my hand and pulled me to the men's wear section.
- She got an outfit and asked, "What do you think about it. "
- " Hmm, nice. "
- "Do you think, this size is ok for him?"
- " How do I know, Vidhi?? "
- " Change into it? "
- " What?? "
- " Change into this outfit. "
- " Why?? "
- " Because you are almost the same size as Bhai. "
- " Vidhi, let him do his shopping himself. What if he doesn't like it? "
- " Doesn't matter... I want to buy it. Do you like it?? "
- " Yeah, it is good. "
- " Go and try it. "
- " But... " I was saying but again she pulled me towards changing room. It was awkward that a man of my size was being pulled by a girl around a showroom.
- Was she going to change my clothes too??
- I was feeling a bit awkward but she was absolutely fine with it. She pushed me towards a trial room.
- I wore the outfit and came out to show her, she looked at me and whistled.
- God !!! was she real?? She whistled at me??
- For the first time in my life, I felt that my cheeks were getting warm. She was so cool about whistling at a man.
- I was going inside to change again. But she held my hand again. I looked at our joined hand. It felt so good.
- " You are looking even more handsome in this. Let me click a picture of you," she said and clicked a picture.
- " Vidhi... "
- " I have a better idea, Can I have a picture with you? " and before I could say anything she stood by me and clicked a selfie. Then she gave her phone to me and asked me to click from another angle, I was shocked but I did that.
- She smiled at me and when I was giving her phone back she saw the bruise on my hand.
- " Hey what happened?? "
- " Nothing... "
- " But this is absolutely fresh. Please tell me. "
- " It is nothing Vidhi. "
- " Shubh, I will not talk to you, if you don't tell me right now. "
- " Ok fine, I punched two guys. "
- " When? Where ? "
- " Here only, around half an hour ago. "
- " Why ?? " she asked but I didn't say anything.
- " Why Shubh?? " She placed her hand on my upper arm.
- " Because they were staring at you. " I told her unintentionally as my mind was distracted with her hand on my arm.
- " Seriously ?? "
- " Hmmm," I said and she kept looking at me for a few seconds.
- I wanted to know what was she thinking...