Clean Bowled

Chapter 48

*Aslesha*

"No no no no no".

"Please please please please please".

"No".

"Please".

"Arre kya jabardasti hai!"

"Please Neel. Tumhe Maya ki kasam!" I say pleadingly.

His mouth falls open.

He had told me about Maya a few days back. I felt really bad for him and that girl. I had almost started crying hearing her story. I wish she was still here with us.

Now I'm sitting with Neel in my bedroom. Today at college I told him to come to my house in the evening without telling anybody.

"Tumhe mai Maya ki baat isliye nahi bataya ke tum usse baad me mere hi against use karo. And she's already dead" he says standing up and pacing around my room.

"Please Chaddha" I whine.

"Shut up Aslesha! Mai ja ke bata raha hu Veer ko. You can't do something like that to him".

"Ye mai uski bhalaai ke liye kar rahi hu" I explain.

"Isme kisi ki bhi bhalaai nahi hai Aslesha. Tumhe brain tumor hai! Brain tumor! He's your boyfriend. You love him. He loves you. He deserves to know!" He says as his voice raises again.

"Don't you want to see him play for the world cup? Don't you want to see him lead the Indian cricket team?" I ask.

"Not at your stake. And I'm sure vo bhi yahi karega. Tum uske liye jyada important ho" he says.

"I know. Yahi toh problem hai. Mai nahi chahti ke vo mere saath yaha ruke. I want him to play".

"That's not your decision to make. Vo jo chaahe vo karega" he says pacing around with more speed now.

"Think it as my last wish" I say which makes him stop in his tracks. He turns to look at me and sighs.

"You are not going to die" he states firmly.

"Ha toh fir problem kya hai? Mera jab operation ho jaayega aur uska world cup bhi, tab usse bata dungi na. Tab vo samajh jaayega aur mujhe maaf kar dega" I say hopefully so that he understands.

He puts his head in his hands and groans.

"Tum ye sahi nahi kar rahi ho Aslesha. Viraj mujhe kabhi maaf nahi Karega. I- I can't. Sorry I just can't" he says and stands up.

"Meri last wish samajh ke kar lo please" I say again.

"Aslesha!" He scolds.

"Please".

"Tum marne nahi wali ho. It's all gonna be okay" he says.

"Please" I say again.

"Fine!" He says raising his hands in surrender and I smile weakly.

"Thank you Neel" I say sincerely and hug him. He hugs me back awkwardly.

"Toh sab plan ke hisaab se ho jaayega na?" I ask.

"Ha. I hope I don't die in tomorrow's party. Viraj is going to kill me" he says shaking his head.

I hope I don't die too.

Not tomorrow. Not ever.

"Mai tumhe bachaa lungi" I tell him.

"Mai chalta hu. Kal ke party ki tayyari bhi karni hai" he says and gets up to leave.

I walk with him outside and close the door. My head has started paining again. Ugh.

After having food, I take the medicines and lie down on my bed.