The Previous Night
Mahir walked with Neha holding her hand. It was dark and the wind was blowing. It will definitely rain tonight.
"Tired?" he asked and he nodded no but pouted
"Sorry baby" he said and kissed their entwined hands
"Tum kyu sorry bol rahe ho. Hum dono bhage hai. Mujhe toh bada maja aaya" she said and he smiled.
"Mera school friend rehta hai yaha but he is not in town toh uss ne uss ke ek pehchan wale ke cottage mein baat kiya hai. There we can spend night" he told her and she nodded understanding
"But kinta chalna hai?" she asked
"Yahi hai bas 10 minutes" she nodded again he kissed her forehead and they walked with their backpack on their shoulders.
"Jaldi nahi poche toh hum bhig jayenge" she said looking at the sky as the lightning happened.
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It thundered so loud that the widow panes cluttered. She walked and closed the windows on e by one. She was going to close another one when it thundered again. It started to pour and she looked at the rains. The night felt ominous some how. It was raining off season and that to heavily. Yes climate change is a thing but then something inside her felt wrong. And she couldn't shake this feeling.
She closed the window and went to another. There was a knock on the main door. She kept closing the windows. A man in his mid twenties came running and opened the door. He saw the couple a bit wet. He looked at the two
"Saurab ne baat ki thi" Mahir said
"Akka ji Saurab Bhaiji ke dost aaye hai" the guy turned to the manager of the cottage who was closing the windows
"Akka ji!" he called louder as it was raining and she turned to him. Mahir grasped and looked at her stunned. She looked at Mahir and then her eyes fell on the girl with him. Mahir took a step back looking at her stunned "Bhabhi" he whispered. It was so low that no one herad.
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Present
"Chup baithega?" Manik said irritated as Cabir sang in his besura way.
"Tu ga na phir" he said and Manik looked out of the window. Cabir sighed, five years he hasn't even hmmed.
"You have such a beautiful voice, why don't you?" Cabir asked
"I use to sing for her. She left, so who should I sing for?" Manik asked Cabir
"For yourself. Taki you can not just feel pain with those memories" he told Cabir
"I don't feel pain with the memories. I feel happy. Those are the only happy memories of my life I hold on to. The ones which give me pain. I avoid them" Manik said and Cabir honked. The guard opened the gate and he took the car in.
"Aaram se" Manik said seeing kids palying in the ground around the car path
"Haan Haan" Cabir said and slowed down.
Manik and Cabir got down. They were walking to the school when someone ran past them in speed of bullet. They both looked shocked and stunned and before they can walk another one ran past them
"Iss baar maar pakki hai" they hear whisper
"Teri galti hai" the other one said
"Mere nahi teri galti hai" the firts one said
"Teri hai" the other one argued and Manik and Cabir leaned to see two boys hiding behind their car. The boys too looked at them.
"Manik Bhoot Wale bacche" Cabir pointed at them recognising them
