"Shall we go outside...... like a movie?" I nervously asked. I was wishing that she has to say 'yes'. She didn't give any reply immediately. She closed her eyes, might be thinking about my idea. 

"Okay", she said with excitement. I loved that excitement in her eyes. We both walked out of the block. 

I didn't want to stay in my class. It's hell for me. I tried to through myself away from Divya which ended in hurting her. Vishwa tried to help her which ended in hurting himself. I knew it was complicated from the beginning. I was running away from everything. 

When I got text from Chaitra, I immediately called her. I always felt talking to her calms my mind. Was I acting selfish and using Chaitra for my happiness? I was already thinking about meeting her, meanwhile she said she was feeling alone. It took fraction of seconds for me to become Richard Parker for her. I immediately rushed down her floor.

"Are we going to jump the wall?" she asked from nowhere.

"What?" I confused.

"We are sneaking out of the college, so I assume we are going to jump the walls", her eyes twinkled with excited. She was not walking, slightly jumping on her toes with excitement. 

"There is no need of it. We had 3 large gates at entrance, one of them is always remains open." I said to calm her excitement.

"But I expected to jump the wall", she disappointed.

"Why you are so desperate about it?" I asked with utter curiosity.

"It's just...... I watched in many movies......... anyone want to sneak out of college, they used to jump the wall. So........." she hesitated.

"So?" I was waiting for her reply, but she didn't say anything, "you also wanted to jump the wall to sneak out, right?" She nodded with a broad smile.

"No, there is no need to jump the wall", I declared. Her face fell. After that she didn't argue with me. I took her towards parking area for my bike. 

"Come with me", I hold her wrist and passed over the parking area.

"Where we are going? We are already in parking area.... Why we are going further?" she asked. I didn't give any answer and took her to south side fence of our college. It was quite short, 5 feet old rock wall. It was easy to cross it. There was nothing behind the wall, secluded area filled with thorny shrubs, messy creeper and wild plants. There was a small road along the wall. Many boys used to jump the wall and went to that secluded area to celebrate drink parties. So it's not a good idea to go there.

"Are we going to jump the wall?", her face lit like 1000 Watts bulb. I laughed for her expression. I took the bag off her shoulder. 

"Can I help you?" I asked. 

"No, I know it", she tried to climb the wall.

"Yeah..... no need to teach a Monkey", I mumbled. 

"Don't forget, that you are friend of that Monkey only", she comfortably sat on the wall. "Monkey has a monkey friend", she said sarcastically and jumped to other side. I passed her bag. 

"Stay there only", I turned back.

"Varoon, where are you going?" she asked.

"To get my bike", I replied.

"What?" she shocked "Are you going to pass the bike from this wall?" 

"Chaitra..... Do you left your brain in your room or what?" I yelled, "From where you ask this type of doubts?" I literally annoyed with her questions. 

"I don't know", she clicked her tongue by scrunching up her nose and ran her hand into back of her hair. 

"Anyways, stay there only, don't go anywhere. I will be there in 5 minutes....... stay there only", I ordered showing my index finger.

"Okay", she smiled and turned to other side.

I jogged to my bike. It was not a good place to stand there. I didn't like her sad face, that's why I take her there. Or else I never allow her to stand there alone. Moreover that wall was only short wall as compared to others without metal fences above it. I hurriedly took out my bike and drove towards her. She was standing near the wall and simply glancing the surroundings. She hopped the bike. I wanted to take her out of this place ASAP, so I speed up the bike.

"Where we are going?" I expected this. I didn't say anything.

"Varoon, may I know where we are going?" she asked after some time. 

I stopped at a theatre after 20 minutes of drive. I parked the bike and hold her wrist. She never resisted me whenever I hold her hand. I took 2 tickets from the counter and went into a hall. All the while I didn't left her hand. She calmly followed me. 

"I thought we came for a movie......... But......", she wandered. She widened her small black mystic eyes and wandered the whole stage. 

"Do you like to watch Plays?", I snapped.

"I never watched any before. When I was very small kid, my grandpa took me to a Play. I barely remember", she said. We seated in fourth row. The hall was quite empty. The curtain on the stage was half raised. There was still 30minutes to start. So, crew of the Play were checking their set.

"What's the name of this Play?", she asked still wandering the place. I showed the ticket on which the name printed. She nodded. 

"Do you come here frequently?" she asked.

"Not frequently, but I came few times before", I said.

"You like Plays?" she asked.

"Yeah, when I was very small kid, I used to go with my grandpa", I mimicked her. "From then I liked to watch them", I shrugged. 

"It's the only theatre in this city, which is running only for stage Plays and Shows from past 50 years. We can find very old and wonderful Plays on the stage. I saw great artists........ I mean pure form of art. I regularly checked about the Plays. One of the workers in the theater became my friend. He frequently updated about the Plays." she listened with keen concentration.

"Which type of Plays you like most?" she asked.

"Socio fantasy.......... Indian mythology like Puranas......... social awareness concepts......... love stories.......... comedy also", I counted my fingers. 

It's a social awareness concept play related to situations in India during 1920's and 40's. I never watched this play before. The curtain on the stage completely closed and hall filled with around 50. Approximately 200 seats available in this hall. At evening times it filled to maximum for some popular plays. There were some regular viewers like me.

After sometime all the lights went off except the lights on stage. Slowly curtain raised and Play started. We watched silently. I liked the show. I gave some glances to her. She deeply involved. I was glad that she liked this plays. Some people show boredom towards stage Plays. 

"That man will fight with that old man", she whispered. In the next scene that happened. 

"She listened everything and will snap between them with tears", she again predicted and it turned true.

"You know this Play?", I asked out of shock.

"Yeah", she nodded.

"You said, you never watched Plays before?" I raised my brows.

"I read this Play before", she whispered.

"Do you read Plays?......... You never mentioned it?" I asked.

"I said, I read books. That books include Plays also", she shrugged.

She started predicted next scenes and spoiling my thrill. 

"Chaitra let me watch that. Don't spoil my thrill", I said.

"This part is not interesting. It's boring", she dismayed.

"You already read it, that's why you felt it's boring", I whispered.

"It's boring while reading also. This particular scene is really boring. This play has very large script. There are so many beautiful scenes, but this is the most boring one." she whispered in boring tone. Few minutes back only, she seemed very exciting, but now boring. Crazy girl. 

"Whatever, don't spoil my experience", I said in pleading tone. She again blurted the next scene. I gave a glare to her and she winked. So she wanted to tease me.

"Chaitra, if you don't shut your mouth........", I tried to warn her.

"If I don't shut my mouth.... what will you do?...... Will you beat me? Ah? Don't forget I will pay back with interest", she narrowed her eyes and warned me by showing her index finger.

"Then I will kiss you. If you will pay with interest, I have no problem", I shrugged. Her jaw dropped for my statement. I wanted to laugh loud for her expression. She was damn cute. Her nose became red. I could say that she was not angry for sure. She dragged her mobile from bag and started checking it and ignored me. I chuckled to myself and concentrated on the play.

My mobile vibrated in pocket. I checked and it's call from Divya. I glanced at Chaitra who was busy in her mobile. I slipped my mobile into pocket. I didn't want to miss this time with her. All this while I forgot all my grief and guilt. I deeply fell in her carefree, crazy, cute things. She was always like this only. An unpredictable cyclone which blew out all my negativity. 

I felt some weight on my shoulder suddenly. She leaned her head on my shoulder, fisted my shirt of left sleeve and was sleeping peacefully. I think she didn't know what she was doing now. I slowly adjusted my shoulder for her comfort. Her mobile was slipping out her lap. I took that mobile and saved it from falling without disturbing her. 

I wanted this time to stop like this. I wanted to be with her forever. Something happened to me, I couldn't define it. When she hugged me last time, I felt exactly like this. It's not even a complete hug, just a friendly side hug, but it left a great effect on me. It took away my breath. At that time also I wished that the time had to stop. I hardly composed myself and acted very normal. I wanted that embrace last long. 

I slowly tilted my head to see her. She was the most adorable one I ever met in my life. I didn't want to miss this moment, so I carefully took my mobile out without moving and captured a selfie. Picture was so good and beautiful. She was very very very cute. Involuntarily, I kissed top of her head.

 What I just did? Why I did this? I became a jerk. She was sleeping, I captured a pic and kissed without her knowledge. I did a mistake. She trusted me, that's why she came here with me. Here what I did? 'You are really a jerk..... idiot......idiot.....' I cursed myself. I thought to delete the picture, but my heart didn't accept that. Thank god she didn't know this. What will she think about me, if she know this? That thought gave chills down my spine. She was treating me like a good friend. I will try my best to be a good friend. I have to do it. I don't want to hurt her. I don't want to miss her. 

Again my mobile vibrated, I knew why? So I ignored. It again vibrated. 2 calls from Divya and 1 from Vishwa. I didn't bother to call back, then a ping from Vishwa. I opened it.

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Vishwa: "Where are you?"

Varun: "I went outside"

Vishwa: "Divya asking about you. What I have to say?"

Varun: "I'm with Chaitra.

                 We came outside."

                 Say the truth, she has to know it one day."

Vishwa: "That's your job."

                    I will say that you went to your apartment.

                    Better don't appear here this day."

Varun: "Sure

                 I don't have any idea of appearing"

Vishwa: "I will let you know the reason"

Varun: "Reason?"

Vishwa: "I will narrate a reason to her about why you left

                   If she ask, just give the same one."

Varun: "ok"

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Vishwa and I were narrating fake stories to Divya. No... we were simply cheating her on the name of not hurting her. I fell very low and I dragged Vishwa along. He had to face all this because of me. We both filled with regrets. I wanted to erase that one simple day from my life. 

Curtains fell down and play completed. Chaitra was still sleeping. She slept approx. 30 minutes. Everyone raised from their placed and moving out.

"Chaitra..... Chaitra" I slowly patted on her cheek. She slightly moved her head and pushed my hand away. She wanted to sleep more? Very funny. I again tried to wake her. She lifted her head from my shoulder, rubbing her eyes.

"Is it completed?" she yawned rubbing her eyes.

"Yeah...... Lets go", I gave my hand. she held my hand and lazily raised. We went to parking.

"I am very hungry", I said.

" Me too", she again yawned.

"Just wash your face. I afraid that you will fell off the bike", I suggested. 

"No I'm fine", she smirked. I shrugged.

First, I wanted to take her to my regular restaurant where I used to go with Divya. But I changed my opinion and decided to take her to another place. She didn't ask single question about where we were going. It seemed she didn't care where I was taking her. She trusted me. I love it. And I decided not to break her trust ever.

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Simple things from our past, One day will pierce our heart.....

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