"Ruchi...don't you have any boyfriends?". Taken aback, her hand shook and the lipstick drew a nice red line on her face, extending from the corner of her lip to her ear. Gwweat, now she looked like a clown...perfect!! When did she enter the room? Startled..she turned to face her mother, looking electrocuted and clownish. Innocence at its best. Why was mom asking? "Shiet...did she find out about Nitin?" realising her mother was staring intently at her, Ruchi nervously shifted gaze. Her mind screamed...she knows, ohh my god she knows!! Was it so obvious that he had kissed her last night? HOW could she tell? Did it show she was nervous, her heart pounding like crazy, she was afraid her mother could almost hear it? Did it, did it, did it?
"Maybe I'm just thinking too much", Ruchi tried to convince herself. There was absolutely no way she could have known about the kiss unless she was there at the disc.
"No..I thought Tammy has one. Doesn't she?" came another question, finding no reply for the first. "And what's with these two girls in your class? Are they a couple?"
Sigh of relief!! Whoa..slow down with the questions lady!!
"Heh..dunno know mom. Silly rumors. They're good girls", she lied.
"Whatever they are, you stay miles away from them. Am I clear?", said the stern look.
"Crystal", she murmured under her breath.
"Tammy called up to ask permission for a night stay, speaking of which, are there boys at her party too??", mother inquired with one raised eyebrow. "No ..not at all", trying hard not to stammer, she lied again.
"Wipe off that lipstick. Its all over your face", mother moved towards the door. "And no kissing boys in the party", she said half glaring as she left.
"Phew..that was close", Ruchi slumped into her bed. How does she know about boys at the party?
"Maybe I'm just thinking too much", Ruchi tried to convince herself. There was absolutely no way she could have known about the kiss unless she was there at the disc.
"No..I thought Tammy has one. Doesn't she?" came another question, finding no reply for the first. "And what's with these two girls in your class? Are they a couple?"
Sigh of relief!! Whoa..slow down with the questions lady!!
"Heh..dunno know mom. Silly rumors. They're good girls", she lied.
"Whatever they are, you stay miles away from them. Am I clear?", said the stern look.
"Crystal", she murmured under her breath.
"Tammy called up to ask permission for a night stay, speaking of which, are there boys at her party too??", mother inquired with one raised eyebrow. "No ..not at all", trying hard not to stammer, she lied again.
"Wipe off that lipstick. Its all over your face", mother moved towards the door. "And no kissing boys in the party", she said half glaring as she left.
"Phew..that was close", Ruchi slumped into her bed. How does she know about boys at the party?
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"Ruchi its your first time, go slow babes", Tammy looked concerned.
"Yeah babes..lesss go get dwwwunk", an incredibly drunk Ruchi said, reaching out for Tammy's hand. Never made it to her hand.
"Yeah babes..lesss go get dwwwunk", an incredibly drunk Ruchi said, reaching out for Tammy's hand. Never made it to her hand.
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She woke up to strong sunlight falling on her face, like a bright shock. Half opened her eyes. Her head throbbed. Throat parched. She fell back on the pillow. Her head reeled. Something was missing. What was it? Her hand moved to her head. Naah.. right in place and aching. She sat up like a recoiled spring, blanket almost falling off. Her clothes..her clothes were missing. Shiet, shiet shiet! "Ohh my god!! What did i do? Did i...", she was almost running out of thoughts, fear filling her mind. She searched for her clothes and found them scattered on the sofa along with.... Tammy's?? But she remembered there were no guys with her last night. This she remembered vividly. So..? Did she and Tammy..? How could she? She was not that. She did fancy kissing a girl a couple of times though. But that was because she thought it was the craziest thing to do. She remembered having mentioned this to Tammy. Her head ached badly.
"Heyy..you're up?? What happened honey?". Tammy ... coffee mug ..ooohh head.
"Aww..I told you not to drink but you just wouldn't stop. You were sloshed.What got into you last night? Thank god you didn't have to go home in that condition. But you know what..you were awesome last night." half smiling, Tammy winked at her. A beat.
"I was..?", her mind raced but she couldn't remember anything. "Wh..what happened...", she trailed off, rubbing her forehead. Her mouth went dry. She needed water. Tammy was clearly oblivious to her state of mind. Goddamn confounded stupidity. She should never have come to this wretched party in the first place. "Tammy what happened here last night and my clothes..did something happen that wasn't supposed to happen?" eyes wide open now, she looked like a mess, her mascara smudged all around her eyes. Tammy almost fell on the floor laughing. Ruchi looked at her with puzzlement. What is she..nuts?? "Nothing happened my dear..nothing. Believe me, I don't even know when you took them off", still laughing, she said . "Here have coffee. Its 2 pm. Don't you wanna go home now?", Tammy left the room.
"Nothing happened (saying it a million more times in her head). Thank god. No more parties for me. Never again", she silently promised herself, getting out of bed to get dressed.
"Heyy..you're up?? What happened honey?". Tammy ... coffee mug ..ooohh head.
"Aww..I told you not to drink but you just wouldn't stop. You were sloshed.What got into you last night? Thank god you didn't have to go home in that condition. But you know what..you were awesome last night." half smiling, Tammy winked at her. A beat.
"I was..?", her mind raced but she couldn't remember anything. "Wh..what happened...", she trailed off, rubbing her forehead. Her mouth went dry. She needed water. Tammy was clearly oblivious to her state of mind. Goddamn confounded stupidity. She should never have come to this wretched party in the first place. "Tammy what happened here last night and my clothes..did something happen that wasn't supposed to happen?" eyes wide open now, she looked like a mess, her mascara smudged all around her eyes. Tammy almost fell on the floor laughing. Ruchi looked at her with puzzlement. What is she..nuts?? "Nothing happened my dear..nothing. Believe me, I don't even know when you took them off", still laughing, she said . "Here have coffee. Its 2 pm. Don't you wanna go home now?", Tammy left the room.
"Nothing happened (saying it a million more times in her head). Thank god. No more parties for me. Never again", she silently promised herself, getting out of bed to get dressed.
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Tammy was getting ready in her bathroom. Her boyfriend was coming to pick her up for dinner. "Poor girl. She didn't have the faintest idea what she had gotten into last night", smiling wickedly, she congratulated herself. Ruchi's mother hated girls like her and the couple in the class. Tammy hated her back for being so verbal of her personal opinions. Now won't she like it when she will discover something similar about her own daughter? Ofcourse, nothing happened but spending a night at a party meant only for same sex couples would give her a new reputation. However, Tammy was yet to be discovered..by others, especially her new boyfriend who knew nothing about her. Wicked. Huh? Hahaha! She half laughed. With a final look at herself in the mirror she left to meet her boyfriend downstairs.
7 comments:
Archna said...
Oh.. well well well... didnt know u enjoyed kissing me so much dear!! haha
Karthik said...
Wild, wild story.
Wicked girls! hahaha.. ;)
Enjoyable read.
Anonymous said...
mindblowing tks to globalization
keep it up
Anonymous said...
Despite of me being not good at reading n stuff...i find this entertaining...way to go..
and yeah i hv no hopes that u'll take care of my concerns in the future posts!!
phatichar said...
Hi...here at the recommendation of a friend :-) (he wishes to remain anonymous)
Good stuff...liked the 'in-your-face' style.
I'd like to add a word here though - the denouement wasn't very clear. There has to be something (a word, a thing)that makes the 'discovery' crystal clear (as ruchi says) ;-). Here, we know that something didhappen, but...what? That has to be clear. Did it happen with Tammy? Did it happen with a guy? Keeping the reader's imagining is good, but try not to keep the reader flummoxed. How will the mother know? Crumpled clothes? Messy hair? etc. etc..all these can be fixed right? And it's not necessary that Ruchi's mom has to be home when she arrives there. She could always change before the mom comes and hide everything. I mean, Ruchi can take care of this - but if you want her mother to feel enraged, there has to be something more...permanent. And that has to come through. yeah?
Sorry, the word became a long sentence...But good going..keep it up. :-)
Unknown said...
all i can say is " maa di laadli bigad gayi".....the world is one big bad place..so beware...u wont even come to know when u might end up being a victim.....anyways....great story
April said...
thank u guys for dropping by