Chapter twelve
963 Words
Arun Pov...
Bus start forge ahead! Click. Static. Pop. This happens in a beat as I plug my headphones into the phone hole. I play a chord and it seems like the deep, rich sound echoes through the room. But it doesn't. It echoes from the quiet place in my own world.
The music is my external heartbeat and the lyrics are my soul in sweet vibrations; in that momentary exchange of glances when our eyes meet and we smile from within. Love is music without volume, but it's also a seed that grows to form infinite branches, roots and blooms, and through my soul. The lyrics swim through my cerebral cortex like a wakeful dream, the notes relaxing me, enabling the song to call to my entire being. Music could never be something superfluous to me, it is medicine delivered in the most divine way.
my mind keeps making an image of Adithi. her eyes, those luxurious lips with a mesmerizing smile. my thought interrupt by a tap on my shoulder. I know who can disturb me whenever I am happy. he keeps shaking my shoulder makes me annoyed.
Arun: What is your problem now?
Siva: What are you doing?
he grins showing his teeth.
Arun: Cooking
Siva: dude?
Arun : what?
Siva: I am asking serious!
Arun: Then go and admitted yourself in hospital
Siva: please da!
Arun: Are you blind? can't you see what I am doing ( irritated)
Siva: Yes I know you are listening to songs! But what song?
Arun: idedo bagunde cheli ...
Siva: What? are you hearing Telugu songs? Did you understand anything?
Arun: First you need to know that music doesn't have a language! Music is a language! So I don't care what language it is in! And the second thing is I can understand any language! So can you understand?
Siva : ooookkkaaaaay! Hmmm! Come on! Let's talk about something. please! it's boring!
damn, he is showing his puppy face again.
Arun: Talk to yourself! I am busy
Siva: oh busy! Dreaming about Adithi?
Arun: shut up!
Suddenly a horrible sound! The driver said the bus tyre puncture! Our guide said to take a break!
Siva: huff... s**t! Take a break? In this forest?
I saw Adithi who's face was upset. I went close to her!
Arun: hey! What happens? Anything wrong?
Adithi: not at all! It's boring that's why!
Arun: hmm yeah true! If you don't mind you can share my earphones!
Adithi: Yeah sure!
We both share the earphones! Our head is touching each other! We didn't realized it!
Shreya: so you guys start romancing again?
Adithi: what?
Then only we realized how close we are! She chucked! Then we move back! We are hungry! So we all had our breakfast that we bring by ourself. Suddenly she realized stains on her white saree! She asks excuse to us and take a mineral bottle and went somewhere! It's nearly half an hour! She still didn't come back yet! Then the bus is ready to move! But I am not feeling good. So I start searching for her! Then I went into a Forest! I realized some screaming sound! Its Adithi's voice! I start running toward the voice! Some boys are standing around Adithi! They are drunk! She tries to escape but they didn't give her space! A mango near her and pull her saree!
Adithi pov :
I am almost crying! He pulls my saree! Suddenly someone hit him at his head! He falls down! It's Arun! He came to save me! He fights with them! Someone hit my head from the back! I fall down at the ground!
Arun pov :
I realized she is unconscious! I take a mineral bottle from my bag! I sprinkled water on her face! She Finally becomes conscious! She tries to say something. but I put my finger on her petal lips! I hold her hand and help her get up! Suddenly she hugs me and starts to cry. I shocked by her sudden action! I hug her back! After sometimes she pulls herself back!
Arun: What happen?
Adithi: I went to wash my clothes!...the... Then some guys came near me!...they were dr...Drunk..they suddenly put theirs on me! I start to run..inside the forest...then only you came and sa..safe me!
Arun: okay okay! Cooldown! Now you are safe! Let's go...
We back to the same spot but no one there! The bus has gone!
Adithi: oh god we miss the bus!
Arun: Oh s**t!
Adithi: it's all because of me!
Arun: Hey no! Not like that! Wait I call Siva!
I call him. He picks up.
Siva: Deyh? Where are you? We are searching for you both but you guys not there so we move from there! I inform to the guide he says he will send the bus tomorrow morning to pick up you both!
Arun: What tomorrow?
Siva: yes da!
Arun: Until that what did we both do here in this forest!
Siva: Do cooking
Arun: Not funny!
Siva: Try to adjust! Eat something that you bring! And why are you worrying so much? You are with your girlfriend alone! So you both can Romance each other at any time! Don't waste time da ( teasingly)
Arun: if I can murder anyone by the phone now your body become skeleton!
Siva: okay da bye-bye! I am with Shreya!
Arun: but...
He cut the call! Omg, how I will be alone here with her!
Adithi: what happen Arun?
Arun: Siva already inform to the guide but they said they will send the bus tomorrow morning to pick up both of us!
Adithi: what tomorrow? Then how we stay this night here!
Arun: we should adjust! No choice!
Adithi: oh god! Hmmmmmmmmmm
To be continued......
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