Originally posted by: Riggy
Deer-caught-in-headlights romance 😃
[You may try to read this in Richard Attenborough's voice.]
As the sun set behind the mountains making way for twilight, Amruta had a choice to make. With her father ditching her family for a younger deer, she had to take her mother and sibling to safety.
Nights can be dangerous times for an abandoned deer family in the Gir forests. Lions, hyenas, and a few other predators who would love to have them for dinner. But with her mother taking ill, she knew they had to stay around.
"I'll keep watch sis" her brother said, "take care of mom. She's been through a lot."
Amruta was in no mood to listen to her brother - but chose to this time... It was good to see her brother growing up.
Separation from her husband had taken a toll on her mother and it was likely that she wont survive if Amruta didn't do something. She knew of a place some 500 mts away where the grass is green... green and yellow ... lemon grass... the one that her mom loved the most. It also was the medicine for the discomfort she was going through.
"You keep watch" Amruta said to Harsh, "I'll get some lemon grass".
"But Tai... now?"
"Dont worry, I'll be fine" she said, "just be with mom" and sprinted away towards the mountain.
She saw a cloud of dust moving across in front of her. Startled, she stopped. 'Cant be lions' she thought...
Cautious, she moved ahead. "Lions, hyenas...whatever it be.. I'll get my lemon grass. Only mom is important now." she said to herself and sprinted away.
And then she stopped as right in front of her two shiny eyes stared at her... mesmerising her... she looked into those bright eyes... 'Is this the thing that my Aaji talked about'? "Love"? She wanted to approach it... but was scared. 'what is it?' she couldn't figure out... and yet... she couldn't stop herself from staring at those bright eyes...
Babita pressed the horn of the jeep, cause she didn't like Virat not doing anything other than staring at the deer. "Deers like these dont have any right to be on the road. Why did you even stop?" she asked, "If I was driving, mein isse kuchalke kab ki chali jaati".
Virat looked at the Amruta, running towards the grass field... what looked like lemon grass. He felt bad he disturbed the deer, that his mom startled it. and made it a point to come back tomorrow.
Edited by Adiandsid - an hour ago
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