SWNOVELXO Chapter 17: 17. can you call me again?
Here at the table....
Siva ''why did she just leave?'', asked nonchalantly loking at the direction Karunakar followed Krishna. Aparna took a very deep breath and tried to calm herself but couldn't,''Brother siva. Idiot. More than my brother. Why did you do that, especially today?''rambled on...
Oormila calmly '' Siva , do you think what you just asked her now is right?'' so calm that is too scary. Siva nodded ''Krishna need to know that he likes her back and she is not with one sided love to close a lid on her feelings.'' Aparna and Oormila looked at each other as if they understood what he was trying to convey. Oormila'' but that is not the way to let her know, you idiot.'' continously beating on his back with frustration.But Aparna was thinking deeply '' I agree with you Brother. She needed some kind of pushing force.''Oormila looked at her shockingly as she stopped smacking on Siva's back. Oormila ''Aparna, what do you mean by a pushing force?'' , '' we may not percieve that all the time but sometimes Krishna distances herself from us unknowingly or subconsciously, now with the question Siva asked she may think about that and learn to let herself free in front of us.''in a concerned voice. Oormila nodded and took her hand off from Siva's back. Siva chuckled and raised his brow crossing his arms and lifting his head to 45⁰ with a smug on his lips looking at Oormila ''look at my power''. Oormila got up from her chair to search for a stick and found that. She came rushing towards Siva yelling ''you better behave properly'' with the stick raised as if she was about to beat him with that. Siva''Oomila, sorry sorry.. I'll behave'' in a hurried speech. Aparna laughed out loudly watching Siva scared of Oormila.
At the neem tree..
Karunakar thought to himself ''Aparna, may be you're correct. I really wanna swallow her whole''...
thinking that he tried to lean forward with one of her hands on his cheek and other is close to his lips as he held them. Krishna tried to pull her hands again but in vain. He gently released her hands and asked as he came closer and closer with their cheeks two centimeters apart, ''can you call me again?'' spoke directly into her ear , voice which is a little higher than whisper. Her whole body trembled and she unconsciously pushed him away. Karunakar looked perplexed. As he looked at her, he saw her hands trembling and got so mad at himself. Immediately regaining his posture, ''Krishna priya , I'm sorry , I didn't mean to scare you... I... I... I was..just..'' the last words disappeared from his throat. Krishna doesn't know why she pushed him away. As she saw Karunakar apologising to her she couldn't bear it ,but no word came out of her mouth she trembled with fear if he doesn't like her anymore.....as she was thinking about them, she was surrounded by a pleasant warmth around her body. She stopped trembling and took few short breaths and realized she was in karunakar's arms wrapped around her tightly with one arm over her head slowly brushing away her negative thoughts and another one around her shoulder. She really melted into him nuzzling her nose into his chest in comfort. Karunakar's lips put on a sweet smile as she nuzzled onto him. She gently lifted her arms and wrapped them around Karunakar's waist. ''Priya..'' he called. Krishna confused as he usually called by her complete name,now he is calling the name that no one uses. She hummed. He called again.. she hummed again. He called again... she hummed again....
''Can you call me again?'' Karunakar asked. Krishna ''uh?''. ''My name, which you called me at the riverbank. Can you call me by that name again?'' She hummed again and loosened her arms and clutched the fingers together at the small of his back, gently moving away from him without letting the fingers slip, lifted her head to look at his eyes 'KARNAA' she called him pouring all of her love into his name. Hearing that from her, tears rolled from his eyes . He didn't realise that until he saw Krishna worriedly wiping his tears off his face. He hugged her very tightly with no intention of leaving her. Krishna choked at sudden hug but hugged him back. Krishna heard a sound from distance .. Sound of Oormila shouting at Siva. '' I think we should go back '' pulled herself reluctantly away from him and still held on to his sleeve like a child. ''Let's go back'' karunakar lead the way. As they arrived Oormila was holding a stick against Siva and on the other side of them is Aparna laughing at whatever they are doing. Aparna noticed them ''krishna . You've come? Have your seat.'' Krishna ''Sorry everyone. I shouldn't have left you like that.'' looking all the three of them with a guilty look. Oormila''How is that your fault? It's because of this stupid mouth of his.'' pointing towards Siva lips. Siva '' I was wrong. Forgive me.''plainly. Karunakar ''Siva, atleast act like you mean it though we all know that you don't mean it.'' sarcastically and laughed out loudly. Aparna and Oormila joined him. After a short while, they brought all the plates and pots to her kitchen and placed the chairs, table and cot where they belong. They took their leave from her and went together to their homes... krishna came into the house after locking the front door and saw her father soundly sleeping on a cot which is placed in a corner beside a wall. Father arrived a while ago, and straightly went to bed without announcing his arrival so as not to disturb the youngsters mood. But he briefly smiled when he heard their laughs. Krishna looked at her father gratefully and decided not to wake him up, went to her room to sleep. Krishna before she fell asleep, recollected all the events happened from the moment she woke up from the bed to lying on her bed. With the continous playing of those events at the back of her head she found herself not sleeping due to excessive joy. Her lips couldn't stop smiling , her toes moved to and fro in excitement.