Sameeksha fainted and landed onto the ground. Sumedh looked at her in horror. He winced and put his one hand on his waist. "What am I gonna do now?" He thought as the rain increased, emptying roads.
He bent down and shook Sameeksha's face. "Sameeksha..Sameekshaaaa!!!" He shouted. Suddenly she got up.
He huffed and stood up again. He looked at her hoping that she would stand up.
She finally stood up staring him straight in the eye.
"See, this is not a movie that we both would stare each other into eyes and rain will keep on increasing making the mood romantic and all that shit. Apparently,the rain is heavy enough to drown us and we need to run. You know how to run?" Said Sumedh.
"Ya of course!" Sameeksha said, grinning widely.
"So run!" Said Sumedh holding her hand.
They both were running hastily.
Sameeksha said while running-"where the hell is your car?"
Sumedh motioned her to keep quiet.
They saw a bench under a big tree. They stopped and sat down. They panting madly.
"Tired?"asked Sumedh.
"No no...not at all...I run this much everyday you know, I am Usain bolt's sister" replied Sameeksha smiling sarcastically.
"Okay Fine, Sorry" Said Sumedh with his eyes glued to the floor.
"Where is your car Mr. Mudgalkar?" Asked Sameeksha.
"I did not want to come by car today. So I dint. And I am not a weather reporter that I would know it would rain today."
"Great. So now, what are we gonna do?"
"Wait till the rain stops..I guess!!"
Sameeksha made a poker face. Both were sitting in silence. Nobody spoke a word. The only sound was of the rain hitting the ground.
"Umm..so Sumedh....you are such a successful bussinessman, don't you miss the old times when you were a normal employee?"asked Sameeksha.
Sumedh looked at her in the eye and smiled at her.
"Is this a question to ask? I mean I obviously do."
"Seriously? Wat do you miss?"
"Practically,everything. I mean I know that I am a successful person now and have a great amount of money and reputation but there is something missing out there."
"Like wat?"
"Small small things like mom's food. Mom rarely cooks now. I mean ...she wishes to but I tell her not to. After all she is also getting old. She has done alot of hardwork in bringing me up in such a way that I have reached here. I don't want her to tire out more.Then I miss being the small boy. I miss being the boy who used to be dependent on others for his work. I miss many things. The list is long!"he said with sadness in his eyes.
Sameeksha nods in appreciation.
"Aachhooo.....!!!"Sumedh sneezed.
"Woah young man...wear that coat in your hand. Its for wearing,isn't it?"Sameeksha said.
"Stop being sarcastic. I hate it." He replied in a angry tone.
"Sorry." Sameeksha smiled slyly.
Sumedh wore his coat and ran his fingers through his hair. His hair were very wet and were dripping water. Sameeksha couldn't help but stare at him.
He looked at her and rose an eyebrow. He shook his head and looked away.
"Typically every girls reaction to me." Said Sumedh giving an obvious look while looking straight.
"Huh?"
"Nothing. So...do you have a boyfriend?"
"Noooooooooo"
"Fine. No need to stretch a normal 'No' to 'Noooooooo' Sameeksha."
"Hehe. You must be having a girlfriend. Right? And she must be really beautiful right?"
Sumedh gave the 'Death stare' to Sameeksha. She winced and looked at him,a bit frightened.
Seeing her, Sumedh burst out into laughter and shook his head while laughing.
To be continued....
