Black Hearts

Navupadesham

Naina tried to open the door dartly, two times dropping keys in haste and pushed it only to find Raj sleeping on the couch in a embryo postion curled up, hugging his knees....

She slowly forwarded some steps, keeping the meds and soup she bought for him on the table....
She thought of waking him up and kneed down....lifted her hand to tap his shoulder...
But stopped seeing him trembling badly....

She quickly moved to close the door connecting balcony with the living area, which are sending cool breeze to make Rajveer's sleep a chilly one.... in the absence of Naina.....

Suddenly the wind chime which was gyrating in it's own rhythm caught her attention....
She took some book and shooked it in air, creating a wavy musical sound...

Seeing no signs of movement of Rajveer's body part, which happens normally in movies.....
She went close to him and sat on the floor, putting her body weight on knees....and again tried to tap his shoulder, asking him to take the meds....

Navu - " sochna bhi math...." he said in a warning tone...

Hearing it, Naina startled and was about to fell on the floor, she holded her hand to balance herself....

She looked here and there, thinking Navu's apparition in the flat....
and finally found him inside laptop...

Naina - " bhai..." she called him getting surprised to know he was keeping an eye on sleeping Raj.....

Navu - " dheere bol meri maa,
Woh Soo raha he...
Waise,
Kitne goli daale the tune???...." asked the last line controlling his laughter... Which Naina didn't paid attention to...

Naina - " huh!!!..." raised her eyebrows and immediately lowered her eyes as she was caught by her pyaara Bhai...that too troubling his own best friend.....

" Gudiya ab tu halaal banne ko tayyar ho jaavooo...." she thought....

Navu - " kuch poocha maine...." said maintaining a rough look....

Raj - " shayad 5 hoga...." said still eyes closed, stirring in sleep, facing back to them....

Naina - " aap jage huye the???..." asked looking at him with a shocked expressions...as if a ghost is sleeping beside her...

Hearing this, Raj opened his eyes and was about to look into her hazzel orbs,

Navu - " tu so jaa...
aur no eyes kholing...samjhaaa...." he said in a mild scolding tone, the turning towards Naina,

" Agar daalna hi tha, mujhse poochleti...
main sahi dose batata....
Itna tablets waste karne ki kyaa zaroorat thi???...." and leaned on his chair making a sad face...

Naina - " aap mujhe daantoge nii??
Maine aapke dost ke coffee mein..." stopped her words in mid seeing the chewing gum covered with few hairs sleeping carelessly on the floor....
due to her magical hands.....

Navu - " sirf yahi kiya tha tune...
Aur kuch nii..."

Naina - " woh Bhai..." eyes still lowered....

Navu - " main chup hu iska matlb yeh nii ki tum joh chaahe woh karo..
Are you insane???"
he said throwing a cup of coffee in a force breaking it into small small pieces which resulted in an echoe, hindering the voices of chimes....

Raj almost jumped from bed and rubbed his eyes to have a clear view.....of his personal Satan....

and Naina shuddered looking at his red shot eyes...where hurt, helplessness and resentment is plainly written.... It's the first time she saw her Bhai like this.... She unknowingly held Raj's hands for support....