Heart wrenching adoration Part-29

I practiced hard with my team to make up for the time we’ll spend away on outing, then took a power nap in the afternoon before assembling with others in the parking area.

I lolled around amidst the group of excited students as  teachers took our attendance and despite the fact that teachers asked us again and again to sit in the buses with our own class, everyone was too keyed up to do just that. So, in the end teachers had to give it up as a lost cause.

I entered the bus after giving my attendance and settled beside khushi who was engaged in an earnest conversation with Anvesh and Aman who were seated in the seat which was immediately in front of us. 

“Arnav I want to watch Ragini MMS-2!” Khushi squealed excitedly as soon as I was beside her and I nearly fell from my seat.

“You want to watch what?”I gasped, horrified, looking at her as if she were an alien.

“Why? What’s wrong in that mate?” Anvesh asked innocently and I gave him a suspicious look. Did he have something to do with khushi sudden...er... desire?

“Arnav, we can watch it in PVR. Aman told me that it released just today and its a kickass!”Khushi raved.

“Khushi what really...”I spluttered, totally nonplussed. Where did this come from? I couldn’t believe that my childish, innocent khushi watched adult movies!

“Yeah, they told me that its really worth watching. Its all mystery and really spooky...Something about a MMS of a ghost goes round and people die. So these suave NSA(National Security Agency) look into the matter and a very big racket of criminals comes into light...well something like that and I really want to watch it! I mean I haven’t really watched much of Hindi movies ever...just a handful and I don’t have much idea how they make it. But Anvesh reckons that this movie is really awesome! Its  prequel was a chartbuster too!” Khushi rhapsodized and with each word she spoke, my surprise turned into anger as penny dropped on me.

Aman and Anvesh were taking advantage of her innocence and lack of knowledge regarding Hindi movies so badly! This was crossing the limit! 

“You’ll enjoy the movie khushi.”Anvesh said solemnly, though I could clearly see evil humour in his eyes and that didn’t do anything to calm me down.

“In fact, why don’t you take Arnav with you too? He really enjoys that genre!” Anvesh continued and Aman, who was red in face and looked as if he would explode any moment in his attempts to control his laughter, burst out laughing.

“Why are you laughing?”Khushi asked curiously and Aman just shook his head.

“Its nofink...just rememb...ered a j...oke!” Aman choked and winced at the same time as...undoubtedly Anvesh kicked him hard beneath the seat. Khushi looked at the strangely for a moment, then shrugged and turned towards me. 

“Arnav will you come with me please?” She pleaded cutely and I hated myself for denying her, that too when it was the first time when she had asked me to give her something, still I had to do it. There was no way in the hell that I was going to allow khushi to watch an adult movie! I glared at Aman and Anvesh murderously before turning to look in khushi’s soft, pleading eyes.

“Khushi, we cannot watch that movie.” I said decisively.

“Why? What’s wrong in...”Anvesh began but I cut him off angrily. I couldn’t allow him to make fun of khushi so badly.

“Shut up Anvesh! Just shut up! What’s wrong with you guys? This is crossing the limit you know!” I said angrily.

“Arnav, what’s wrong? Why are you so upset?” Khushi asked bewildered and I threw a very nasty  look at Aman and Anvesh.

“You two will be very lucky if you survive till tonight. Mark my words!” I enunciated every syllable slowly and Aman and Anvesh, who could clearly see the danger, immediately faced forward.

I took a deep breath and looked down at khushi who was regarding me with shock and bafflement and I immediately felt the heat of my anger being replaced be heat of my embarrassment. I had to give her an explanation for my reaction.

“Khushi, Anvesh and Aman were pulling your leg. That movie...that movie is no mystery or ghost one and you really shouldn’t watch it.” I said hoping 

desperately that she’ll drop the topic now and save us both the embarrassment. I could only imagine telling her why she couldn’t watch Ragini MMS-2 and I shied away from that though in horror. 

“I’m not quite that delicate as you seem to think Arnav!” Khushi  snorted, looking at me with disapproval.

“Huh?”I couldn’t make out head or tail of where she was going with this.

“I know why you are preventing me from watching this movie. Anvesh told me there is lots of spook in that. But I swear I won’t scream or get frightened,...or anything like that. I want to watch that movie!” Khushi whinned. So, khushi was being khushi. Absolutely adamant and stubborn as usual! I cursed Anvesh and Aman vehemently under my breath, but carefully enough so that khushi couldn’t hear my uncivilised slurs.

“What?”She demanded.

“Nothing! Khushi you can’t watch that movie.You really shouldn’t. That movie is not like...like good. Its an adult film and really...”I trailed off, too embarrassed to speak, but I saw khushi’s cheek turn a dark magenta.

“Oh! Er right!”She puffed and turned away from my, looking out of the window and I looked at the floor of the moving bus, clearly searching for a pit to fall in or simply become invisible.

Not that I was too touché or sensitive about ‘the topic’. In fact, I was pretty blasé about it since until the time I met khushi, I had kept up with Lavanya’s all sort of shitty and vulgar jokes, but really I never imagined speaking about it with the girl I adored! Chicken through and through!

We sat in awkward silence for the rest of the journey as the bus slowly trundled towards the Mall through the labyrinth of  trees, green vales and cobbled streets of glorious city of Dehradun!