Short Stories of INFATUATION!

Petrichor III

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I'm back with the next part. I haven't done any proofreading, so there might be some mistakes. Beforehand sorry. I have included a video up there, do play it while reading. Hopefully, y'all will enjoy it. So, let's dive into the story without wasting any time.

Please read the Author's note in the end.

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"Shhh!", I suddenly tightened my hold on Mishti's hand and pulled her, "Stay quiet", I whispered again while we both got behind a tree. She obliged and I pointed my fingers towards some students who were near us. And if I wouldn't have been alert, then they would have caught us. Huff! She nodded after seeing them and we both waited for the students to leave. And thankfully, they left soon.

"Thank God, we got saved by just a minute", I sighed and turned while resting my head on the tree trunk.

"Abi...Abir! Can you please...", Mishti fumbled while pointing towards our hands tightly clasped. Oh, shoot! It has been quite some time and still, I hadn't left her hand. Also, there's a little space between us. Probably she got uncomfortable. Jeeeezzz! She's right now looking everywhere except me while a slight pink shade is adorning her cheeks. She's repeatedly tucking her bangs behind her ears with her free hand. And that fresh morning glow hasn't subsided yet. She's my muse! Hayee!

"Abir", she called out to me breaking my trance. "Umm yeah! Actually, we still need to sneak out of here fully. So, please hold it for some more time till we go out of there reach", I replied as I don't want to leave her hand which is giving me the much-needed warmth. The air as usual smelling of lavender because of her presence which is having a strong effect on me. Actually, her whole presence around me is making my heart do somersaults, a lot of somersaults. She nodded. I shrugged off my thoughts and turned back to check if there's anyone left. Ahaan must have been doing his job to distract the teacher's attention from us pretty well as I haven't seen any commotion till now. Hmm so no one is there, we must leave. "Come on, Mishti! The path is clear", I said and we silently strode towards the forest hiding behind the bushes and trees.

We are walking on the narrow forest path hand in hand with Mishti behind me while the bushes and trees are covering us pretty well. I have been here before so I have explored every other corner of this place. Hence, it's easy to get to a particular place I want Mishti to witness. Hopefully, she will like it.

"Ahh! Here we go! At last, we reached this path. Come on, Mishti! Let's go!", I said in relief after getting the main forest path to which she simply nodded. This path is much broader than the previous narrow one. So, we started walking side by side and not to forget, hands still entangled. Both sides of the path are full of forest vegetation ranging from tall trees to creepers. As the Eastern Ghats tropical rainforest, it's full of different and illustrious shades of green but it's neither dense with various vegetation nor it's light with similar trees. It's moderate in terms of density with several species of Plantae Kingdom residing there. This is because it's just the exterior of the main heartland which is much denser than this. It is also home for a lot of other creatures but they remain in the heartland away from the hustle-bustle of the tourist place. But little creatures can be seen now and then. Right now, the chirping of birds, hoots of monkeys and various sounds of other creatures are echoing as usual in the place. Don't worry! We are certainly not invading into the heartland or the private space of the animals, just going to a place where beauty will surely render one speechless.