Liar Liar

8.

When Raavi reached Pandya Store, the shutter was only half open. She peeked inside to find that kaka was already gone. If he hadn't then he could've helped her clean the store. Raavi bent down and entered through the half-opened shutter. Shiva was nowhere to be seen so she went to the back room to search for him.

Raavi was surprised to see the room somewhat decorated. All the containers and sacks had been shifted to one corner and Shiva had decorated the room with candles. He was even wearing a proper black shirt and jeans. Raavi remained rooted to the spot as she saw Shiva smile at her. He extended one hand towards her.

She couldn't move from her spot. What had Shiva done to this place? If he really wanted her to clean the store, so why create such an ambience? Why was he dressed up? He never dressed up if there was no special occasion. In fact, he looked so good that Raavi felt a little underdressed for the occasion. Also, she didn't know what the occasion was.

Shiva extended his hand again and this time Raavi took it and came inside. If it had been anyone else, she would've mistaken it for a date. But it was Shiva. So it definitely was some sort of a punishment.

"Mujhe yaha kyu bulaya?" Raavi asked.

"Uss raat ki yaadon ko taaza karne Raavi." Shiva said.

"Kis raat?" Raavi asked.

"Gadheri, bhul gayi? Wahi raat jab tu aur main ek hue the. Yahi pe toh kiya tha humne."

Raavi's eyebrows shot up in surprise. She didn't tell him that, so how did he know? "Tujhe kisne bataya?"

"Aman ne."

Raavi hadn't told Aman the story so how did he know? She was just thinking when she suddenly felt Shiva pull her into his arms. He was smiling but she knew him too well. She could see the mad rage behind those eyes.

"Agar jhooth bola hi hai tune toh kyu na hum use sach kar de?" Shiva asked as he entwined his fingers into hers.

"Shiva? Tera dimaag toh thik hai?" Raavi asked.

"Tune toh kaha tha main jo bolunga woh karegi.." Shiva whispered into her ear, making her blush.

Raavi tried to move away, but he held her tightly and caressed her cheek with his cheek. She grabbed onto his shirt as she tried to avert her gaze. She didn't not want him to see her blushing this way.

"Shiva please chod mujhe." Raavi said.

"Tune toh mujhe hukum karne kaha tha." He said it in the most seductive manner as possible, making her melt.

"Condom woh lake se paas waali dukaan se li hai maine." Shiva said.

Raavi gasped. Now she understood what he was trying to do. He was trying to annoy her the same way she annoyed him. "Kaunsi waali li hai? Favoured ya ribbed?" She asked, remembering Kaveri's question. If he wanted to play games with her, then she could play games too.

Shiva was visibly shaken by her question. He expected her to get nervous or shout at him, but here she was asking him what kind of condom he got. What was wrong with this chipkali? When did she turn into a haiwaan?

"Kya hua Shiva? Bol na? Flavoured laya hai? Kaunsa flavour?"

"Ae maami ki behen ki beti, kitni besharm hai tu!"

"Isme besharmi kya Shiva?" Raavi ran a finger down his chest. "Hum toh already kar chuke hai. Aur Kaveri ko toh shayad lagta hai hum roz karte hai. Toh kyu na sachhi kar le?" She winked.

Shiva completely lost it. He forgot all about his revenge plan and started shouting things loudly. "Ae aisa sochna bhi mat. Tu Somnath ki aakhri ladki bhi hui toh tere saath kuch nahi karunga main."

"Main toh jaise mari jaa rahi hu tere saath yeh sab karne. Aur Somnath ki sabse beautiful ladki hu main. Tere saath mera kuch bhi hona impossible hai. Mujhe toh koi bhi mil jayega woh karne ke liye."

Shiva didn't like her statement one bit. He pulled her against him and caged her body against a wall. "Teri taraf kisi ne aankh uthake bhi dekha toh uski jaan le lunga main." Shiva said.

Raavi was confused at his threat. Why did he care? The way he was staring at her was making her nervous. "Mujhe toh laga tha tu mere aur Dev ki love story ka villain hai. Par tu toh meri har story ka villain nikla."

"Exactly. Iss baat ki gaat baandh le. Waise bhi tujh jaisi chipkali ko kaun gale baandhega?"

He left her and started blowing out the candles one by one. Raavi, this time, pulled him closer. "Mere piche toh ladko ki line pari hai. Keshav, woh tera dost, last week hi usne mujhe propose kiya Facebook pe. Shayad main usi ko haa bol du."

This time Shiva was serious and he slammed her against the wall holding her tightly. Raavi could see the anger in his eyes. Maybe she pushed him to hard this time. Shiva's eyebrows furrowed and he began shouting at her.

"Raavi ek baat bata de raha hu. Mere saath jo karna hai kar, mere naam se jitna jhoot bolna hai bol. Kisi aur ke saath aisi koi harkat ki tune toh mujhse bura koi nahi hoga. Uss waqt main chup nahi rahunga."

Raavi was surprised to see so much concern for her in his tone. She felt bad. "Shiva main bas mazak kar rahi thi. Tere bina main kisi aur ko trust nahi karti."

Shiva's hold on her loosened, but Raavi didn't move. She just realised that whatever she said was true. She never would've taken anybody else's name and she knew no matter what she did, Shiva would never take advantage of her or hurt her in anyway.

Raavi hugged Shiva in sudden realisation. He too, wrapped her small frame in his arms. She didn't let him go for the longest time. He broke the hug and stepped away from her. Without thinking Raavi pulled him back to her.

Shiva was surprised. He didn't let her go this time. Raavi was so lost in his eyes that she forgot about everything else. He tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead. Raavi smiled and kissed his cheek. Shiva kissed her on the cheek, and before he could turn away, Raavi slammed her lips on his. She pulled back immediately, afraid of his reaction.

Shiva kept staring at her in surprise while Raavi blushed, regretting the idea of kissing him. Before she could react, he placed his lips on her. Shiva again slammed her against the wall, and slipped his hand under her T-shirt as he caressed her waist.

Raavi's hand went behind his neck as she pulled him closer, deepening the kiss. Shiva slid his tongue inside her mouth and she moaned. She continued to follow his lead. They explored each other's mouths. Shiva was beginning to lose control as he started putting all his weight on her. Raavi supported herself by placing a hand on a table so as to not crush underneath his weight.

"Shiva..." Raavi moaned.

Shiva stopped kissing her and looked at her. She was still lost in the sensation. She opened her eyes to look at him, and he found that she had the prettiest eyes he'd ever seen.

She wanted to kiss him more but her eyes landed on the watch and she started panicking. "Shiva, 9:40 baj gaye. Maasi mera murder karegi."

"Achha ruk tujhe ghar chod deta hu." Shiva said.

He locked up the store and got on his bike. Raavi sat behind him. They reached her home just five minutes before ten, her curfew time. She gave him a shy smile and went home.

Prafulla saw this entire event from her window. This was the third time. Shiva was dropping her home. Why was she spending time with Shiva and why was he dropping her home? What was going on between him and her daughter? Prafulla vowed to find out.