Change Ahead

Chapter-7

                  

Next day, it was a Sunday; only holiday for us. I went to church and while returning, in the train a girl came and sat near me.

Young, fair with long black hair, decently dressed. She smiled at me and said, "Hello..."

I smiled at her.

She said, "I'm Trisha. And you?"

I said, "Gazella." Soon the introductions were done and she was speaking about the beauty contest that she was about to participate and that boys usually flood over her always wanting to say at least hello to her.

She showed me a piece of paper and asked, "Can you tell me when this station comes? I am new to this place."

"Ok" said I.

"I'm going to rent a place there. Where do you live? Will you travel in this train daily? Can we go together?"

I said, "No. I don't."

She felt sad and turned to look outside the window.

As the train came to a stop, I said, "This is the stop. You have to get down here."

"Thanks. Are you going to get down too?" asked her as she saw me standing up. I nodded and we both got down. She started to blabber again. "I got to go. Bye." I waved at her. I hurriedly left her before she could open her mouth to talk again.

My mind was completely in the previous day's incident. My mind was still trying to process the whole thing.

I had to find out what was going on with him. Should I befriend him to investigate? Or will I get into more trouble? I was confused.

"Gaze..." I heard. It was Varun. He is the only one who calls me Gaze. I turned left and right to see him. He waved from far and came to me.

"Are you ok Gaze? How are you feeling?" He came close to me trying to touch my head and feel my temperature.

"What was all the fuss about? Last night!! How did you end up here?"

He shrugged in a way that it is all nothing. He winked his eye and asked, "How dare you to come out like that in your pjs in the middle of the night? You are really brave."

I thought, 'Was I? Oh my God! Yes.. I was. I was in my pjs. I was in a hurry to help him. I looked so awful at that time.'

"I thought you needed some help" I was angrier now. Waiting to see what his answer was going to be.

"Nothing dear. Don't you worry! I'm all fine." His answer was so cool.

'How could you be so cool if you were in grave danger being chased by some unknown gangsters in the middle of the night?' He was able to read my face filled with questions.

He said, "Will you go out with me now? I will give you all the answers." He sounded very crooked to me.

"No thanks. I am better off without the answers." I started walking.

"I know you have a lot of questions within yourself. You don't want answer for even a single question? Why I came to you house last night? How do I know that you live here? No... Nothing?" He wondered with a small curve on his lips.

"I don't have to go out with you for that." said I.

"Ok. You tell me why did you come to help me? Do you...??? Do you like me?????"

"I told you I thought I should help you. It doesn't mean that I have to like a person to help him."

He pushed me gently with his shoulders and said, "I know you like me."

My bible fell down and I almost sat down to pick it up and he bent down and stretched his hand. V got hold of it at the same time. I tried to snatch it from him. His hold was stronger. He pushed it towards my chest, still holding it. I jerked a bit when he gave a hand behind me to hold me from falling. I felt him so big and huge suddenly. He was upon me. I could see his eyes between the strands of his hair scanning me completely. His face was so close to my face. I could feel his warm breath on my lips.

He whispered to me, "Gaze... you are in love with me. The way you look at me, it is stabbing my heart, taking out all the blood and leaving it to dry. Every time I see your eyes, I feel like I'm so thirsty. I mean, when you do that, I want to fuck you, like NOW, I'm going to drag you into my bed and—" He looked down and paused for a second. He looked up into my eyes, "Please don't cheat yourself by denying it." I was drenched in my sweat. He struck off the sweat stinging my forehead which then tried to roll over my cheek and came further close to me and kissed me. His kiss began softly, slowly gaining passion.

I tried to resist the desire that ransacked my body, but his lips and hands broke down every wall I built - shut off every avenue of escape until I no longer wanted to escape... until I no longer questioned his love. My heart felt complete with that kiss and emotions roiled over.