Solace

Chapter 25

Haseena held Karishma's hand tightly, as she felt Karishma slowly reducing the gap between their lips. Karishma moved her unoccupied hand to Haseena's back, gently making patterns in a circular motion, while the latter felt weak on her knees. Not being able to handle the proximity anymore, she hugged Karishma tightly before she could reach her desired place, as if trying to gain control over her overwhelming emotions. Is it even possible to feel like this! Haseena couldn't help but wonder, trying to catch her breath.

Karishma on the other hand, was still very much driven by desire. It just felt too much, when Haseena was this close and she couldn't do anything to her. When did she ever feel such a strong pull towards someone! Karishma was puzzled. Only Haseena could make her feel like this, make her lose control over her senses, make her want to cross all the boundaries. Like at this very moment, she made Karishma surrender to her burning desires. It was like a slow poison consuming Karishma with every passing second and she couldn't even resist it.

Karishma moved her fingers over the wet locks sticking on Haseena's neck, wishing to trace the water droplets travelling down the latter's neckline with her lips. She felt Haseena shiver as her hand touched the latter's bare skin.
"So soft", Karishma mumbled, feeling Haseena's skin against her fingertips.
But much to her dismay, her peripheral vision caught someone approaching them. She shifted her head a bit to see properly and it was Mira looking around for them! God knew what ran through Karishma's mind and she pushed herself into the water along with Haseena. She loosened the grip over Haseena, not wanting to choke her, while the latter was taken aback at this sudden change of action.

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"Haseena kaha reh gayi!" Mira asked Santosh for the nth time now.

"Ammi se baat kar rahi hai, hum log chalte hai na", Santosh tried to dodge the question but it didn't seem to convince Mira. She continued to look around.

"Itne time se kya hi baat kar rahi hogi!", Mira questioned in an irked tone.

Santosh, who was following Mira worryingly, suddenly caught the sight of Haseena along with Karishma in the middle of the lake. "Yeh dono toh kuch jyada hi fast nikle. Khulle aam romance chalu hai", she murmured looking at them. To her horror, she saw Mira moving towards the trail that led to the lake and she literally jumped in front of the latter, startling her.

"Areh Rajvir bhai ke saath yeh ladki koun hai?", Santosh almost shouted, intending to misguide Mira.

"Kaha hai, koun ladki!" Mira asked in exigency, looking back.

"Mandir ki ore ja rahe hai, woh dekhiye", Santosh gestured towards the opposite direction. Mira left stomping her feet to the ground to follow Rajvir and Santosh huffed, taking a breath of relief.

"Yeh kya kardiya Santu! ab to jiju ki khair nahi", Cheetah panicked, who just witnessed the whole scenario unfolding from distance.

"Sorry, lekin zaroori tha", Santosh said making puppy eyes.

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Haseena pulled Karishma out of the water, who was visibly choking after her whole drowning session. Although it was just a few minutes spent underwater, Karishma couldn't conduct her breathing accordingly owing to her lack of knowledge of swimming.

"Ap thik hai?", Haseena asked with a concerned filled voice, continuously rubbing her back.

Karishma's breathing seemed to have got back to normal, as she hummed in response, inhaling deeply. Haseena brushed her finger across the latter's damp locks, in an attempt to get the excessive water off her hair.

"Biwi wali harkate", Karishma whispered to herself with an ear to ear grin.

Seeing Karishma smiling as if she didn't try to drown them into the water a few minutes ago, made Haseena angry. There were no limits to Karishma's carelessness and impulsiveness and it started to get on her nerves.