Shades Of Thirteen

Bad math - III.

After a successful attempt of convincing your own mother with half-truth and half lies, I was feeling intelligent, such a hard work to fool your mother. Things were good for one week. Finally, that Saturday came when he confirmed me the plan of our outing together. Even I was happy with it initially, but somewhere inside my mind I was little scared of going out with a man all alone, as I had never gone anywhere without Maa and D before this. He had plan that we will go to Banbihar and he will pick me from the back gate of my school.

'Banbihar' - was a temple surrounded with a huge natural beauty (I heard), also this was a place for couples to hangout (I heard) to spend some private time with their partner. I don't know why all my butterflies stopped flying; no dinosaurs were jumping inside after knowing about this plan. I was not exited or happy, neither I was blushing or planning for that date. Somehow my Naina - Brain was capturing some indication that my heart doesn't. I have started asking details about 'Banbihar' to my friends but neither any good reviews I have got nor such bad ones (Few said they don't know, few said it risky for girls, few said couple's place, few said not to go, few said any mishap can happen there). But everyone was asking me with whom I am planning to go to 'Banbihar'? Am I in a relationship? Do I have a partner? Those questions were not so obvious for me or in simple word those questions were making my mind spookier about this plan.

Slowly my conscious brain started deciding, not to go with this plan but I had no idea how to say no to that man whom I love. Very next day we met and I said.

Me: Hi, Amit
Amit: Good evening baby, excited for Saturday's plan?
Me: Not really, I was thinking can we make plan some other day?
Amit: Why what happened?
Me: Actually, I am not well from last few days, and I don't think Maa will allow me to go to school also, forget about any other place. (I didn't say direct NO)
Amit: Oh, I had planned everything baby, have medicines and get well, you still have 2-3 days in hand. Don't cancel my plan please.
Me: Will go next month, not now, please.
Amit: OK. (With an annoying face and tone) You are disappointing by ruining my plan.

I was relieved after cancelling that plan, also because I have asked for time. I was thinking that I will make some other plan to cancel 'Banbihar' later. One month was going smooth like caramel custard.

He joined his new job and every day while going to job we used to meet for 10 seconds. I would wait for him just after the first kick start of his scooter (he pull the accelerator to create a noise, which was the code signal for me to come out) and come out running from home to the road for him, while crossing me, he used to slow down his scooter and touch my hand (for a second) and then he used to leave for his job. Also, when I was coming from school everyday he used to wait for me at his gate. This was that one month and our story was going great. Things started getting normal, but one fear was there in my mind that I have to say NO to his 'Banbihar' plan after a month.

Apart from my story, there were lots of things going on this planet what I was not interested in, except anything related to my Maa and D. I forgot that one more human in this planet, was day dreaming of falling in love with my D and he was none other than, Mr. Boby.

Those days I was learning how to ride bicycle (I have learned it with my Dad's cycle while he used to sleep after lunch, as I didn't had mine like D does), I used to go to nearby shops and Lamba Bari on cycle only. Sometimes I used to see that man on road following me, but whenever our eyes met, he greeted me, and I crossed him. I have started noticing that, sometime when Me, Maa & D coming from LambaBari he used to catch us for unnecessary chitchats, what we three didn't like at all. He was actually following us, but I was still not sure. But still out of courtesy we said hello to him. One day he stopped me while coming via that road where he used to be, most of the time, and:

Boby: Hi Naina how are you?
Me: Fine. You?
Boby: I am good.
Me: Anything urgent that you have stopped me?
Boby: This is for you & your D. (giving a big box)
Me: What's this?
Boby: Few gifts from Bangladesh I bought for you both. These are some makeup kits and perfumes with chocolates from Dubai which I bought from one of Dubai market at Bangladesh.
Me: Sorry I can't take these.
Boby: Please Naina, I have brought them long way, please take.
Me: But how did you go to Bangladesh?
Boby: I am from Bangladesh only, here at Agartala I usually come to meet my sisters and their in laws. My 5 sisters got married in India and in Tripura. Two of them are in Agartala.
Me: Ohh!! How many sisters you have?
Boby: 7 sisters & I am their only younger brother.
Me: OK. (I thought to cut the conversation and history of his family tree)
I am taking these gifts but if Maa doesn't allow then I will return them to you tomorrow. Bye.

I gave all those gifts to D, she was not happy and Maa was shocked. Maa wasn't ready to accept them but later on she might realise that returning back someone gifts are not good, also maybe she thought that she can't give us those costly things anyways, let's keep it. Box opened and those were costly imported perfumes, nail polishes, lipsticks, chocolates & many more items. But none of them were my type of items, so that box full of gifts was handed over to D. I had no interest in those.

I was busy thinking whole day of Amit, he was also busy with my thoughts (I think). After few days he again wrote in the back side of my copy, when to plan for "Banbihar"?
He wanted to go there with me desperately. Again, am tensed, I didn't want to go to any such place with him where I don't know what can happen to me, but I can't directly say this to him. I have ignored his plans for few days more, some time I gave him excuses of Papa, sometimes of health and sometimes of study.
Finally, one day he directly asked me.

Amit: Naina, don't you trust me?
Me: Nothing like that, why?
Amit: Then why are you not ready to go with me anywhere I planned?
Me: See Amit, I know I am postponing your plan from last few days, but honestly, I am not comfortable going to 'Banbihar'. Can we go somewhere else nearby.
Amit: What are you talking about? When I am with you and I am planning what is bothering you, that you're not comfortable?
Me: I have heard that 'Banbihar' is couple sort of place and not good for students or not safe for girls.
Amit: Are you for real? You're saying that you will not be safe with me, do you think I will take you to some bad place?
Me: No Amit, I just don't feel to go so far, telling lie to Maa and specially when I have never been to that place. Let's go to some other good park or some good restaurants where we both can spend time and talk. And if will go to a public place I will be comfortable too.
Amit: Public place?! Public place how come we will spend time with each other? How come we will come close? Even I can't kiss you in a public place.
Me: Kiss?!, where does this come from? I thought we are going to spend time and talk a lot about us and about our love and your new job and about everything. You want to go there to kiss me?!