Just a simple line from Vihaa's side that we are going to go out in the evening to party or eat food (in her language). Till the evening I passed my time reading a novel named Insurgent because whenever I tried to study things related to my course book I kept on getting distracting the nonsense conversation running through my mind, telling me all the negative things about my family members, about me and due to this I read one line again and again. Hence, I found the novel more interesting and it actually occupies my mind in a way that I am falling head over heels for my reading skills.
However, around four in the evening I hear a ping sound of my phone, I pick up my phone and unlock the screen to read the message..
Vihaa: Hey be ready in twenty minutes I will pick you up from the outside of your house.
Siya: Okay.
After this I plug in charger to my phone as I am going outside so, I need it to be charged to its maximum battery and then I started getting ready. On initial level first I start getting fresh including face wash, then I pick up my blue jeans wear it, with military green t-shirt on it of round neck. Later I applied some perfume, put a cap on my head and move towards the main exit of the door, here I pick up my sneakers from the shoe rack and put it one. Before leaving the house, I once again check my jeans pockets just to be sure that I have kept my wallet as well as phone.
Once I become sure that I have kept every thing with me, I started moving outside and at the same time I receive a call from Vihaa and I hang up. I open door and found her car standing in front of me, the car is Ford Bronco and she is waving it at me, I wave back at her plus smiled lightly then I go and sit inside her car, she start driving it.
After forty minutes (most likely) we are standing in front of a bar & cafe, the place is beautiful no doubt as they have sky view dining but the surprising thing is that, it has a bar and Vihaa bring me here and this is an unexpected move from her side. I look at her with surprise plus with curiosity too, she looked me at just after a minute and without speaking anything she shrug her shoulder and walk inside the bar cum cafe, I just follow her steps.
As we reach in I start observing the surrounding, which is full off dim lights around itself, sitting arrangement is like, near the bar counter there are bar stools and in parallel to this there are arrangement of two people table where, there they have two arm chairs and in between they have a small round table. However, when my eyes got in contact with the alcohol bottle, I start feeling thirsty and I mutter to my self..
"what kind of place this girls has brought me, now I won't be able to stop myself, without making my throat wet."
Vihaa's voice break my trance, I look at her and found her sitting on, one of the arm chair and looking at me with a knowing look. I choose to ignore her looks, I go sit and on the armchair in front of her. After a minute or so she initiated the conversation,
Vihaa: You must be wondering why we have come here or in other why I bring you here?
Siya: Yeah.
Vihaa: Actually first I thought to go in any family restaurant but I later wanted to have a drink to relax.
Siya: Okay.
Vihaa: Do you drink?
Siya: (After thinking for a minute or so) Umm No
Vihaa: (Innocently) O really I thought we could both have a fun together, but no issue I will manage it only.
Siya: (Rubbing the hair of my back neck) Umm Its okay I can have one too.
And after listening to this she widely grins looking at me, then she ordered a beer for her and a glass of green apple vodka for me with a glass of lime juice, with nuggets, onions rings plus finger fries. Once waiter finish reading our order, before leaving the table he inform us that it will take fifteen minutes sharp for the order to get ready. We both sit in silent for five minutes or so, just enjoying light saxophone music playing in the back ground, however soon she started speaking..
Vihaa: You know sometimes our family can be little bit unfair, when it come to their kids?
Siya: What do you mean?
Vihaa: Because they don't understand our view points and always try to force their decision on us.
Siya: Is everything alright? Does anything happen with you?
Vihaa: During my graduation I used be with friends who were bad, I mean their lifestyle used to be bad. I tried every wrong things with them including alcohol and drugs but once caught by my parents red handed and they blamed me for doings that I had never done it. They even labelled my character with some name, I feel hurt. Though, I tried to explain them my situation and circumstances but they never trusted me.
Siya: Then what happened?
Vihaa: I work hard, made a career from the scratch again and now look at me I am here. (Smiling genuinely).
Siya: (Smiling) Wow cool.
After this we again go on silent but my thoughts started running wild,
"Don't know why but today her story, mirroring to mine one. Almost everything happened with her, happened with me too, the end part of her story give me the hope."
Soon our food and drinks come back, we start devouring them but the moment I tried to pick up the nuggets, Vihaa slapped my hand lightly, hinting at me not too touch it but I take it one anyways and start eating it. However, after few minutes of chewing it, I found it tastes like Paneer or something like rubber because I am not able to swallow it like other normal foods I eat and this whole realization may have shown on my face because next moment I found Vihaa laughing like crazy.
Somehow I swallow the food down, raise my left eye brow at Vihaa and she try to control her laugh, once she become sober she speak up in a slow voice...
Vihaa: Congratulations, you have just eaten you first chicken nugget.
As I listen to this I got shocked, my mouth literally opened up, eyes open wide and seeing my face she busted into fits of laughter. I am thinking for two minutes or so that's why I didn't reacted but seeing Vihaa laughing like crazy, I start smiling and then I realize I become the reason of her happiness and its so much beautiful.
And just like this our evening party goes on till seven in the evening, we started gathering our things and this time my phone start ringing, I pick up the call which is of my mother..
(Call Conversation)
Mother: Hello!!
Siya: Yeah mother
Mother: Where are you?
Siya: I am outside with Vihaa, eating food. Why? What happened?
Mother: What is this? At least inform me when you were going outside.
Siya: Sorry I forgot, coming back in fifty minutes bye.
(Call Conversation Ended)
It took us nearly an hour to reach back home and once again I entered in my house while smiling and till dinner my mood remained just like this. However, soon eleven in night happened and my smile vanish as the the process of night duty as well as nightmare begin, it just like a haunted movie but here the evil hour begins at eleven.
ONE MONTH LATER....
Though just a month has passed but I don't know why I feel like, I have been living with my darkness for years. During this month I have been in a relationship with happiness and light but they are on and off basis, we walk together step by step, we hold hands too but at some point, don't know why and when they leave my hand with a jerk, vanish away.
A month passed like this, I have many sleepless nights where some of them because whenever grandmother get up in the middle of the night for going to washroom, I get up as well then I would follow her, till she is inside the washroom and then I would wait outside the gate till she is done with her business. On the other hand, the other cause of sleepless nights are my nightmares, which comes on a daily basis but the same dreams don't repeat.
And now the situation has become such that I am unable to sleep at night due to fear and responsibility too. Whenever the night comes, my duty mode switches on.. in other words my mind becomes more alert and somewhere from inside my head I can hear a voice telling me "bro, get ready to work just keep in mind that you won't be letting granny to fall down, no matter what happened" I just do it.
Somewhere in my mind a sincere thought is running too in my mind which is
"maybe one day seeing my efforts, they would think I am not selfish and they could trust me.. I just wish that this one day would come."
Though I never realized that some wishes can't be fulfilled. However, for one week after that beautiful evening, I just received two to three messages from Vihaa in the morning which put a smile on my face but soon she also stopped dropping me the message I think she also got bored from me.
The very next morning, once my breakfast got over, I walk inside my room and hear my phone ringing and without seeing the name I answered the call....
(Calling Conversation)
Vihaa: Where were you? You know you should sell your phone when you don't have to pick it up. Leave all this I will be there at your house in an hour and we will be studying bye.
(Calling Conversation Ended)
And she hang up the call and I sighed at her way of speaking, mutter to my self while smiling...
"she is crazy, usually behaves like an express train but I like it as she turns my mornings beautiful"