Chapter Thirty-Four
"This nazar shit is real!"
à ANANYA Ã
"Where are you lost?"
"Earth to Ananya"
"Chamatkar?!" Sahil snapped his fingers in front of my face. I blinked my eyes in confusion. We were still in the alley but inches apart from each other.
What the f- No, I'm not saying that.
Did I hit my head somewhere?
But why the hell would I suddenly imagine Sahil kissing me out of nowhere? Like totally out of nowhere.
And especially when we are lost in a dark place at night.
And more specifically, can I expect that from him? He doesn't even like me that way.
I shut my eyes in embarrassment. Wake up to reality, Ananya. This 'shutting you up by a kiss' doesn't work here. It's only fictional. Guess you've read many novels when you zone out between a conversation and think about kissing him.
It's supposed to be a silly crush, Anu. Just a silly crush.
But I like him. A lot.
Just a silly crush.
"Yes, W-What happened? I zoned out." And even kissed you while that though you don't know.
"I think I know the way back home. Thanks to you, who decided to shut up for five minutes after I said so."
Thanks to you, who kissed me in my imagination.
Oh, so everything after that was my imagination.
Sad, sad, sad. Here I thought I had my first kiss.
When, God, when? I'm already turning twenty-four in four months.
I want to have my first kiss in four months or...
I'm extending the limit.
"Okay. Let's go"
"By the way, what were you thinking so seriously?" I coughed at his question.
Something you shouldn't know.
"N-Nothing. Let's go before you say that the road vanished" I rolled my eyes trying to change the topic.
I feel so stupid. Maybe I am.
But let alone the thought of kissing him was so good? How would the reality be?
But he doesn't like me back. I guess.
While going back, I was majorly busy thinking if I had such a huge crush on him that in mid-conversation my mind went there. Or if it's just the novels.
"Why are you so quiet?" He asked me raising his brows.
"I'm not" I lied kicking the stone in my way.
"You are quiet since I asked you to be quiet." He said kicking the same stone which now laid a few more steps ahead.
"It's not like that-" I kicked it again and he cut my sentence before kicking the stone.
"It is. Did my words hurt you in any way? I'm sorry then. I was just frustrated so it came out of my mouth. Sorry"
We continued kicking the stone after we reached where it was.
"No, don't be. I'm not quiet because of that. I just got distracted, nothing else. Chill"
"Okay, but honestly, I love it when you speak nonsense so never stop doing that. Never. And, I'm thankful to you, I'd be bored if you went silent. " I smiled at his words and my heart melted.
First time in my whole life someone is thanking me for my nonsense speaking ability. Someone appreciates that finally.
Mafia Queen Ananya is happy.
"Remember your words. Don't change them tomorrow."
"Looks like I made a mistake then" I smacked his arm.
"Ow. No violence, chamatkar, no violence"
I heard some loud noises. I turned behind to see if something was there, but finding nothing I turned to my right side, which had another road.
"Do you hear the voices?" I ask Sahil unknowingly holding his arm.
"The voices at this time can only be of ghosts" he replied.
"Shut up. Oh my my, Vivian?!!" I screamed when I saw Vivian snatching something from an unknown man on that road to the right.
"Where?" I slapped him lightly on his left cheek which made him turn to his right.
"What nonsense?" He muttered when he saw him.
"When did he get into robbery and stuff?" I slapped Sahil's stomach when he said that.
"Did you take an oath to hit me today?" He asked annoyed.
"You are saying such stupid things today" I replied and he made an irritated face.
"Give me the phone" The man shouted and tried taking the phone from Vivian's hand.
"No, Give me my phone, bol toh aaise raha hai jaise tera ho!" Vivian argued.
[You're speaking as if the phone is yours!]
"I told you there are thieves here!" Sahil exclaimed.
"So, are you going to leave now?"
"Obviously" A look from my eyes was enough to make him add, "Not"
"Phone de!!" The real thief shouted.
[Give me your phone!!]
"Nahi, meko lene de!" Vivian shouted back.
[No, you let me take mine]
"Vivian?!" Sahil shouted and we went towards them.
"Bhai, Ananya? Thank you so much for coming at the right time. I love you guys for this. Look at him he's snatching my phone after taking my wallet too" he complained.
"Phone de varna-"
[Give me your phone or else-"
"Varna kya? varna kya, haan? Side mei chup chap jaake khade ho jao dono!" I interrupted them as a savior.
[Or else? Or else what? Both of you stand aside quietly!]
"Daant toh aaise rahi hai jaise chor teri baat manega" Sahil hit my head and I rubbed that part after glaring at him.
[You're shouting at a thief as if he's going to hear you]
"Ladna nahi aata na toh chup chap khade raho. Muh aur hath mat chalao" I warned him showing my finger.
[If you don't know how to fight then stand quietly. Don't use your mouth and hand]
"And you both! What did I say? Do one thing, give me the phone, no one of you gets it!"Â I went towards them and pushed Vivian and the guy aside and took the phone in my hostage.
"Maine pehle chori ki, aap kya bichme aake phone le ja rahi ho chor madam?" I heard the man say.
[I took the phone first, why are you coming in between and snatching it, thief?]
"Chor nahi hoon main!"Â I defended myself and glared at them.
[I'm not a thief!]
"Very good, Ananya. Now give me the phone" Vivian said looking a bit scared.
"No"
"Toh mujhe dedo!" The thief said and I narrowed my eyes.
"Bilkul nahi!"
[Never]
"Dekho aap ladies ho esliye kuch kaha nahi varna na-" he threatened Mafia Queen Ananya.
[See you're a woman, so I didn't say much but-]
"Bade respectful chor ho yaar aap toh." I grinned and clapped my hands once lightly. Turning behind to see if Sahil was there or not, I found him looking at me with his hands folded, his face had a very unknown expression.
[You're a very respectful thief]
And this is the moment ladies and gentlemen, he falls in love with me. The end. Goodbye.
Shut up.
I went towards him and dragged him ahead. "You see him, he's a very reputed person, you don't know him but the whole Mumbai does and everyone fears him. Bholi si surat par nahi jana enki, Dekhke bhale lagega aapko ki yeh toh kya hi kar lega, lekin bohat power hai eske paas" I dramatically said every dialogue with an expression as if I'm acting in a movie. I could feel Sahil's strong gaze on me but I ignored it and decided to be in my character.
[Don't go for his innocent looks, you might think after looking at him that what will he even do but he has power. A lot of power]
"Haan kya, bhai?" Vivian asked in between.
[Really, bhai?]
"Toh kya, eske ek call par, kitne call par? Sirf ek call par 50 official gunde to aavai aajaye 2 seconds mei-" I hit his shoulder in proudness.
[So what, on his one call, how many calls? On one call only, 50 official goons can arrive in 2 seconds]
"Official gunde?"Â The unofficial one asked.
[Official goons?]
"Bodyguards!" They nodded their heads.
"Toh bula lo ji apne official gundo ko! Mai bhi bulata hu mere bhaiyon ko" I licked my lips and bit the lower one in regret.
[So call your official goons, even I'll call my friends]
"Shouldn't have said that!" I muttered under my breath.
"Too late" A voice from the left said and I gulped.
"Haan Haan bulao bulao. Mera bhai hai na, Sabse nipat lega" Vivian said and ran towards us. Sahil opened his mouth to speak something but then eventually closed it after a few seconds.
[Yes yes, call them. My brother will handle everything]
"Hanji, abhi bulata hu, ruk jao" the goon said.
[Yes sure, let me call them, wait]
"Jaise ke hum rukne Wale hai" I heard Vivian say slowly. I furrowed in confusion. The goon turned and went somewhere.
[As if we are going to wait]
We are going to fight right?
A few seconds later, the goon turned back to us and shouted, "Where are you running??"
I raised my brows and turned behind to see both the brothers gone. They were already running. I gasped at their betrayal. I save them and they leave me behind?
Sahil facepalmed himself after turning and looking at me. He ran towards me, holding my hand, he dragged me with him.
"Arey dheere bhag na. Mai athlete nahi koi, badi aalsi thi mai bachpan mei, yeh sab kabhi hua hi nahi merese" I commented while running.
[Run slowly, I am not an athlete, I was very lazy in my childhood, and I could never do all these activities]
"Situation dekhkar baat nahi hota na. Kuch bhi bolti rehti hai humesha"
At least speak understanding the situation. You keep speaking nonsense always.]
"Kuch time pehle kisine kaha tha ki bolna mat band karna, I love it-"
[A few moments back, someone said that don't ever stop speaking, I love it-]
"Haan magar situation toh dekh"
[Yes but look at the situation right now]
"Kya aap dono baate thoda kaam kar sakte ho? Mera bhagne par dhyan nahi lag pa raha" Vivian said and I passed a weird look.
[Can you guys speak a little less? I can not focus on running]
Both the brothers are so weird.
"Tum dono gappe laga kar dheere dheere bhago. Main toh ja raha hoon, woh piche hi hai" I glared at Sahil.
[You both gossip and run slowly. I'm going as he is just behind us.]
"Kahi nahi ja rahe ho tum. Phasenge toh teeno varna koi nahi."
[You're not going anywhere. If we are going to get caught then it's going to be all of us. Or no one]
We kept running and talking or more like arguing in between and finally reached in front of their house. A sense of relief hit me. All three of us panted heavily after running for so long.
"Finally," I said, happiness dripping from my tone.
"Thank you, Ananya. For saving me and my phone" Vivian said and forwarded his hand. I clapped his hand and mumbled.
"Anytime" he gave an awkward look and then shrugged it off. Once again, his hand reached out to me and hi-fied him again.
"I was asking for my phone" he said and forwarded his hand again. The realisation clicked me and I passed him his phone which was in my other hand.
"What were you doing there, by the way?" I asked him.
"I was out for a walk." He replied. And asked us, "What were you guys doing?"
"We were going to the ice cream shop but it vanished as per a special someone." I said taunting that special someone.
"How can it vanish?" He asked.
"Ask your brother"
"It's okay, bhai is always high on his 'What nonsense'." I chuckled and the mentioned person rolled his eyes.
"You should have arrived a bit early, I wouldn't have lost my wallet then."
"Dono Bhai same hai, ek gunde se nahi lad sakte" I shook my head in disappointment.
[Both brothers are same, couldn't fight a goon]
"Tune bhi kaha lada. Bhaga kar hi layi hai hume. Woh bhi kitna bhagaya. Thak Gaya main."Â The grumpy fake boyfriend of mine said.
[When did you fight? You made us run too. I'm tired]
"You are already tired?" Vivian asked with confidence as if he could run in the Olympics again.
"Honge hi na, Vivian. Umar jo ho chuki hai." I said. Vivian burst out laughing at my comment and I joined him. The one who got roasted glared at us.
[Obviously Vivian. He's reached his age]
"Kuch bhi. Kya hi umaar hai meri aabhi, pata bhi hai?"
[Anything, what is my age, do you know that?]
"Dekho, bhul bhi gaye apni age. Kaha na Vivian. Umar ho gayi hai" we started laughing again and more loudly this time.
[See, he forgot his age, I told you, Vivian. He has reached his age]
Sahil didn't reply but started walking inside the house. I bit the inside of my cheek after stopping my laugh and ran behind him.
"Arey, bura man gaye?" I asked him. He ignored me successfully and opened the door with the keys.
[You got mad?]
"Sorry." I said only to get ignored again.
"Sorry na! I didn't know you would get mad" I pouted.
"I'm not mad. I'm sleepy now. I'm going to sleep" I heard the door closing and guessed that it would be Vivian doing that.
"Sorry, baba, I didn't mean to offend you." I showed him my puppy eyes and held his hand as he was about to walk away.
"It's okay. Now let's go to sleep?" He asked and I nodded. Vivian gave both of us a suspicious look.
"In our respective rooms" Sahil added especially for his brother to hear. Nodding, his brother left muttering, "Good night, guys. Sleep well. In your respective rooms."
We started climbing the stairs to our last floor.
"I'm sorry again, Sahil. I did not mean to make fun of you like that. I was just joking" I apologized again.
I know how it feels when people cross their boundaries in the name of jokes. I hate it too.
"It's okay, Chamatkar. " I smiled after seeing his smile.
"Pakka?"
[You sure?]
"Pakka!"
[Yes!]
"Okay then, Goodnight. It was a fun night. " I said and chuckled remembering the night.
"Fun night? Haha" Sarcasm was dripping from his voice.
"Haha" I joined him.
"Haha" he added.
"Haha"
"Hehe"
"Hehe"
"Hehe"
"Shut up now and go to sleep. You were tired" I told ending whatever was going on.
"Okay, bye ma'am" he said obediently like a child and went towards his room.
"Bye, beta " Hearing this, immediately he turned around and gasped. I maintained my tight lipped smile and waved at him.
[Bye, kid]
"Bye, Aunty" Now it was my time to gasp.
"Bye, Uncle"
"Bye, bye, Grandmother"
"Bye, bye, Grandfather"
"Bus kar"Â He said.
[Stop it]
"Tumne start hi kyu kiya?" I taunted.
[Why did you start then?]
"Fhirse tum par aagayi yeh."
[Once again she started calling by 'tum']
"Han, woh girlfriend hu na tumhari toh socha atleast breakup hone tak respect karlu, fir toh rokna hi nahi kuch maine, jo gaaliyan bhi hai dimag mei sab de dungi" I explained.
[Yes, I'm your girlfriend right, so I thought to give you a bit of respect till we break up. Then I'll not stop myself from anything, I'll use every curse freely]
"Tere dimag mei mere liye gaaliyan bhi aati hai?" His face had a shocked expression pasted.
[You wish to curse me?]
"Kabhi kabhi aa jati hai, fir thoda sochti hu ki suit nahi karta aaise gaaliyan dena lekin fir tum harkate aaise kar dete ho toh deni padti hai" Pressing my lips together, I controlled my laugh.
[Sometimes. Then I think that it doesn't suit me to cruse you but then you do such things so I have to]
"Maine kya kiya, bhai? Etna pyaara bacha hoon main jise gaaliyan dene ka man karta hai tumhara? Dil tut gaya aaj"
[What did I do? I'm such a sweet child to whom you wish to curse? I'm heartbroken.]
"Kaha se sikhte ho yeh drama karna?" I asked him.
[From where do you learn this drama?]
"Aapse, Ma'am"
[From you, Ma'am]
"Bade kharab learner ho fir toh" I said in utter disappointment.
[Then you're a bad learner]
"Sikh bhi kisse raha hu woh bhi dekho"
[Look at the person I'm learning under]
"Kuch bhi, matlab, kuch bhi. Tum sikh nahi pa rahe ho ache se yeh bolo na"
[Tell that you're not able to learn properly]
"Jaisa aap kahe, Humari Rani Sahiba" he bowed in front of me and I chuckled.
[As you say, my queen]
Argue aaisa karo ki char log khud hi apko Rani Sahiba kehde.
[Argue so good that people will bow down and give you the tag of a queen]
"Now it would be around One thirty already. Do you want to spend the whole night talking?" I asked him after assuming the time and yawning.
"I don't mind." He shrugged.
"But I do. I'm going to sleep now, my body doesn't work after one at night and my brain doesn't work one hour after waking up in the morning" I have him the extra information as a free gift.
"Noted."
"Good. Now bye"
"Do we really have to go?" He asked.
"Yes, we do. Or else tomorrow we both are not going to wake up on time and then your whole family is going to tease us like hell." He nodded thinking at my words.
"Hmm, makes sense."
"Yessss. And we'll meet again tomorrow."
"But everyone will be there" He replied instantly.
"So.." I trailed off.
"Nothing, Nothing. Let's sleep"
"Okay, Byeeee for the 5th and last time" He chuckled at this.
"Byee"
Just when I entered my room and closed the door, I started fisted my palm in excitement and throwing my hands in the air, squealed like a teenage girl.
"Ahhhh, I'm so happyyyy!" The grin on my face was very wide.
"Stop being this happy, Ananya. Nazar lag jayegi" I immediately stopped dancing and pressed my lips in a thin line. Right.
[Evil eye will cast you.]
This nazar shit is real!
[This evil eye shit is real]
"But I'm so happyyy, I don't know whyy" I started dancing again.
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Haha kaisa laga Mera mazak? *acts like the meme* ð¤·ð»ââï¸
The way everyone got excited for the kiss istg ð>
Sorry qts. But this chapter, the fun I had while writing it.
Now bow to Mafia Queen Ananya ðð»ââï¸
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Btw btw btw, there is a couple (I don't know them but they are my friend's friends) and guess what their names are, Sahil and Ananya. Like legit, literally, Sahil and Ananya. DK if I'm supposed to be happy or not ð
Okay then this was the only tea I had to share. Tata. ð¤ð»