Chapter 10
IS THIS LOVE/ IS THIS LOVE/ THAT I AM FEELING?
Angad and Kripa came out of the hallway. Suddenly Angad spotted Mrs. Luthra again, coming towards him with a big smile on her rotund face, her plump hands waving at him eagerly! She was wearing a white sparkly sari with diamonds dripping down her neck and arms!
Angad: OH NOOO, wo aurat phir se mere peechhey pad gayi…..he panicked…..Come Kripa, lets make a run for it! " He held Kripa's hand tightly and ran out of the double doors of Morisco. Kripa giggled at his panic and ran out with him….she didn't know why he was running away from that old lady but she enjoyed running with him out into the semi-dark garden paths.
They panted,, out of breath with laughter as they stopped in a walkway lighted by rustic antique lamps…..Kripa suddenly frowned and turned to Angad and asked :
Angad, mujhey ek baat batao, tum us lady se bhaagtey kyun ho? Who tumhara peechha kyun karti hai?
He chuckled at her utterly guileless innocence….. " Who chahti hai ke main uskey saath jaaoon"
Kripa (surprised) : Kahan? Angad (mockingly): Uskey room mein"
Kripa gasped as realization sank in, she said : Ohhhhh (her face heated in embarassed anger and disgust)'
She was shocked that a middle-aged lady like Mrs. Luthra would want to, want to…..she couldn't even complete the thought in her head.
But she was still confused: Lekin wo aisa kyun kar rahi hai? Uskey pati aur bachchey nahin hain kya?
Angad: Of course hain, her husband is a hotel owner in Bangalore, uskey dono bachchey college mein padhtey hain.
Now Kripa was really shocked and disgusted: OH My God! Yeh aurat aur tumharey saath….uska dimaag kharab hai kya?
Angad: Hota hai, hota hai, these are the professional hazards in our line…..sirf main hi nahin, doosron ko bhi aisi situations face karna padta hai….the other guys in my band are also approached by these rich guys' wives……Angad said mockingly.
Kripa (still incredulous)…Per kyun? Unkey husbands hain na? (she still couldn't believe that a much-married woman would do that…..her mom had been married to her dad for almost 30 years, they seemed quite happy with each other…..she had never seen her mom run after a young guy like that!!!!)
Angad (with a serious, philosophic tone) : Yeah, they do have husbands……but problem is……inkey patidev inhey birthdays per diamond jewelry, Mercedes, BMW detey hain, per who sab kuchh nahin detey jiski inhey zaroorat hai, isliye who usey baahar dhoondtey phirtey hain"
Kripa : Ohhhh ……. she finally understood the whole situation, she marvelled at Angad's dispassionate explanation of such abnormal behavior….her respect for him doubled……she also felt sorry for Angad and the other boys! So it wasn't only girls who had to deal with dirty old men….she thought seriously, remembering some unpleasant incidents from her own childhood……a distant uncle who used to make 10- year old Kripa sit on his lap and kiss her too hard, sometimes biting her soft cheeks when nobody was looking! She felt a deep anger at those people who take advantage of younger ones!
Angad snapped out of his own philiosophical mood and became aware of the quiet moonlit night, the cool breeze and Kripa standing close to him, chewing her bottom lip, looking angry and upset!
He quickly changed the topic to lighten the mood : Khair chhodo in sab baton ko"
He touched her bare shoulder and turned her towards him: To batao, kal mere saath chal rahi ho na?
Kripa eagerly agreed: Zaroor, I am dying to see that village!
Angad : To theek hai…..kal subah 10 bajey tayyar rehna, pehley main tumhey dance studio dikha doonga, uskey baad hum Anjuna chalengey!
Kripa: Okay I will be ready at 10
Angad came close to her : Waisey Kripa, aaj raat tum bahut khubsoorat lag rahi ho, so pretty in pink…that color really suits you, mainey pehley bhi dekha…..he said huskily!
Kripa (shyly): Thanks ( she looked up into his wicked eyes, laughing naughtily at her and blushed in the dark, remembering how her wet pink top had outlined her figure in the afternoon)
Kripa: Waisey to tum bhi aaj bahut achhey lag rahey ho…..I like your jacket (running her fingers on the brown suede, caressing its texture)
Angad caught her hand and pulled her into his arms…..Kripa gasped and looked up at him, trembling!
He bent low and whispered in her ear: Jaaney se pehley goodnight kiss nahin dogi?
Kripa smiled, shook her head and pushed him away, then she looked mischievously at him, blew him a flying kiss and said : Goodnight, Angad! Then she ran laughing, back to Morisco!
Angad chased her, yelling : KRIPAAA, NOT FAIR, ,……..GIVE ME A PROPER…..he stopped short…Mishti was coming out of the doors still talking on her mobile!
Both Kripa and Angad stopped running, looking sheepishly as if caught red-handed at Mishti, who smiled humorously at the 2 of them, while saying on the mobile : Okay Mama, hum abhi aa rahey hain….Bye"
She looked suspiciously at Angad and kripa and laughed: Now what are you two up to, running around in the garden at night? "
Angad joked : We are practicing for the next Goa marathon!
Kripa just looked down and blushed guiltily!
Mishti: Chalo, Kripa, raat bahut ho gayi…..Mama worry kar rahi hai…Bye Angad!
They both bid goodnight to Angad and boarded the shuttle which had just pulled up….As the shuttle was leaving, Kripa looked at Angad standing at the doors, he caught her eye, and blew her a kiss, winking at her, Kripa smiled and waved at him!
Back at their suites later at nite, Mishti showed Kripa her purchases from their shopping trip, the antiques were with Naina, but Mishti had also bought a couple of dresses, one for herself, one for Kripa….she always bought one for her little sis whenever she shopped for herself!
Kripa loved the black lace dress that Mishti had bought for her…..with matching onyx jewelry too! She kissed her Dii in thanks!
Mishti suddenly said : Oh main tumhey ek khush-khabri dena bhool hi gayi….Kartik yahan aa raha hai , dus din ka Christmas vacation lekar!
Kripa squealed in delight: REALLYYY!! Jeeju yahan aa rahey hain?
Mishti: Abhi se jeeju kehti hai?, pehley shadi to honey de…..she said shyly laughing.
Kripa: Haan, main to unhey jeeju hi kahoongi, to kya Kartik Bhaiyya kahoon, that would sound odd….she and Mishti both laughed!
Kripa hugged Mishti : Ohhh Dii, I am sooo happy for you! So what are u two planning? A Goa wedding?
Mishti: No such luck, Baby! Next year December se pehley hum shadi hi nahin kar saktey…..Kartik jab tak Chicago mein MBA complete nahin kar leta…..shadi ke baad wo wahan, main yahan, main to aisey alag-alag nahin reh sakti!
Kripa: Oy hoy, kya baat hai(she teased)…..bahut pyar karti ho na jeeju se (she hugged her sister again affectionately)
Mishti (shyly): Haan BAHUT!
Kripa sighed, suddenly thinking about Angad!
Mishti abruptly turned to Kripa and asked: Ab tu bata, Angad ke saath tera kya chal raha hai?
Kripa was completely taken by surprise at Mishti's sudden probe about Angad!
She blushed furiously and quickly said: " Kuchh bhi to nahin……
Mishti: Babyyy, tu mujhsey chhupa rahi hai? Apney Diii se? Bataaa na (she turned Kripa's red face around)…..Sach sach bata, do u like Angad?
Kripa (shyly looking down): Haan , I like him, hes very nice!
Mishti: AHHAAA, I knew it….I am soo happy, FINALLY Ms. Kripa Sharma ko koi ladka pasand aya….Toh bataa, baat kahan tak badhi (eagerly), did he kiss you yet?
Kripa's face turned a deep red, remembering their passionate encounter of the afternoon and his hot kisses…
She said: Diiiii, tum bhi na…..
Mishti (seriously elder-sister-like now) : Dekho Baby, kissing wissing tak to theek hai, lekin zyada aagey mat badhna (she warned)….samajhdaari se kaam lena, okay?
Kripa couldn't take it anymore: Ohhh DIII, You are too much
She ran into her bedroom, Mishti laughing after her : Kripa, be careful with him"
Kripa ran in and shut the door, breathing hard, and touched her hot cheeks!
She closed her eyes and remembered his kisses that afternoon, his warm lips pressing down on her eyelids, her nose, probing her lips, teasing, tasting! She shivered violently, ran to the bed and hid her burning face in the pillow…..her hands clutched the bedcover in a passionate grip,nails digging in, trembling feverishly!
Why did she let him kiss her like that? Why does he make her feel like this? Why does her heart race whenever he was near her?
IS THIS LOVE? OR IS IT INFATUATION?
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