The Nabeel Girl

Episode 2 Scene 5

I started my bike and went behind her. I couldn't see her all the way until Kausaltar.

She is a fast rider.

It was just yesterday I had left my bike to a friend near to the peacock café. My bike had a punctured tire so I had left it there the day before. He had brought it back there after repair.

What a co-incidence! She had given her scooter to a friend Rujita Shakya, the day before. She also lived therr.Had she not given her a scooter, she would have come with me on my bike.

I wondered! Damn you, destiny!

She was waiting there in front of the Nabil Bank in Kausaltar. It was pretty easy as Nabil Bank was exactly located on the center of the city. I went near her and asked

"Can't you tell me how you knew me beforehand?"

No way, Anjil. See! It had been so long before I enjoyed this way.

You must watch a lot of Hindi serials, don't you?, I interrogated.

She laughed. She laughed hard.

When she laughed, her eyes sparked. Her nose flared. She wanted to say something but couldn't because she was uncontrollably laughing.

She closed her mouth suddenly when she realized that her laugh is going uncontrolled. She knows herself so much. She understands that she is quite loud sometimes and knows when she should control her volume.

She is matured.

Where do you exactly live here? I asked.

You had the whole day to ask me whatever you wanted, but you kept staring at me like a stupid puppet.

She stopped herself.

Sorry! I was just kidding, she apologized.

I don't mean to call you stupid in that sense, she justified her.

Was I supposed to get hurt?

I wasn't.

No worries, I acted cool.

So, now tell me where do you live? I asked.

Her expression changed little bit.

I live in Tersatar, she said.

And yes, I live alone, she winked.

You are not allowed to come though, she giggled.

Tersatar is 2 km east of Kausaltar. A single lane road that passes just from left of Nabil Bank and reaches to Tersatar.

I wasn't planning to come, I replied.

Guys! You never know, she winked.

Shraddha! Sometimes you act so innocent and sometimes you act like you know a lot about guys. What's the fuss?, I got serious.

She looked at me. Her expression changed little bit. May be my serious question made her little serious.

She came near to me.

It's nothing Anjil. And I think we just agreed in not digging out our pasts. Right ? , she whispered.

She smiled.

I will have to go now. I have to cook for myself, she added.

She bade me bye and smiled and rode on her scooter.

I came to my room. My roommates were busy playing FIFA 2015. As soon as they saw me, they stopped the game and surrounded me.

So, how was your date?, Ramesh asked.

It was great, I said with full excitement.

Look! Look at this jerk. Just a few years ago when one girl ditched you, you had promised that you would not trust a girl ever again, Shikhar added.

Come on! Son is getting some grades. Let him enjoy, Simpson added.

Ramesh, Shikhar and Simpsons are my roommates. All three of us completed engineering from same college. Since then we have been living together like a great friends. They have been with me in all ups and downs.

Tell me what happened in detail, Ramesh asked.

Our boy is going to be a man, Shikhar added as he jumped over me.

Let's continue the game guys, Simpson intervene.

All three again got distracted by football.

When it comes to us, nothing can distract us as much as a football does.

I went to bathroom to freshen up. It was my turn to cook food. I was pretty excited to see how one of the most beautiful girls is going to be my love sooner. However, as she said she knew me from my past, it made me feel weird.

I am a new guy to me. I have just started living a new life forgetting everyone and everything that my past had. I wanted to be with her but does that mean I should be carrying some part of my past along to be with her.My past is horrible.

I wasn't ready for that. I had accepted whatever my past had, but did not want to keep getting it reminded. I hated it.

It was already nine past thirty when I completed my household chores. I was expecting her message in Viber. I felt strange. She had not sent a single message.

She lived alone. She must be busy with many works.

Hey Shraddha!, I sent her a message in Viber.

She instantly replied.

Hey Anjil, Can't talk today. Later! C ya.

What? The way she was talking with me today, it seemed as if she loved my company and suddenly she is acting so different. She has been showing very variant emotions lately.

Although I have known her just for few days but she has shown some very weird behaviors. Suddenly she is very happy and cute and suddenly she gets angry and instantly she is cold as dead.

I never get clue of what and why she acts so.

It seems married men were true. You can never predict a girl.

I waited if she would at least reply. She didn't.

I woke up early in the morning just to see 14 missed calls from her and 3 messages.

Its weird. She called me at 2:15 am.Who calls at this time?

But it was ok.

One of the messages had an answer to the question that haunted me-How did she know me before meeting in petrol pump?