Rishabala SS : Dancing At Midnight

Part 6

Madhu nervously went through the next hour as she wondered whether Ali told RK about her. She had just run away from there when she spotted RK. She didn't even wait to hear what Ali had to say. What if, Ali had told him everything? Madhu wondered for the hundredth time. Finally she couldn't take it anymore and decided to go look for him.

She was looking for him in the ground when out of nowhere he joins her and starts walking with her, "Looking for someone?"

"RK?" Madhu turns to him in shock.

"Ah... looking for me... I wonder why? Is there anything that you want to tell me?"

Madhu starts relaxing that Ali didn't tell him about her. Then she smiles that he was still stubborn on making her say it first, "No."

"No?"

"No. Why do you keep asking that? Are you waiting for me to say something? I wonder what."

"I am not waiting for anything but I know you are and let me tell you one thing, you'll keep waiting."

"We'll see." Madhu says irritated. She felt like kicking him squarely on his face. Ah! Just imagining that was pure bliss.

"HEY!" Saket calls out to them as he hurried towards them. Madhu and RK turns to look at him. Protheek and Varun were with him.

"Madhu... when is the treat?" Saket asks her.

"Treat? What treat?" Madhu asks frowning.

"We heard that it is your birthday tomorrow." Protheek tells her.

"Oh... yes." Madhu says smiling.

"It's your birthday? Why didn't you tell me?" RK asks her surprised.

Madhu smiles, she hadn't mentioned it scared that he would remember that his Madhu's birthday is also on the same day and figure out the truth.

"So when and where is the treat?" Saket asks her.

"Saturday." Madhu tells them smiling.

"Where?"

"That you guys decide."

"Awesome." Saket says and they quickly leave, again she was alone with RK.

"So... what plans for tomorrow?" RK asks her.

"No plans." Madhu tells him smiling. "Why?"

"Just asked." RK replies shrugging.

"Just asked?" Madhu asks slightly disappointed, she thought he was going to do something special for her.

"Yeah... I am kind of busy tomorrow." RK tells her regretfully.

"Oh!"

"It's this intercollege competition... we have to go to the college again... then take care of the costumes, make-up and all. Dipali and I would be away the whole day." RK tells her.

"Okay."

"I'll see if I can meet you before I leave tomorrow." RK tells her.

Madhu nods her head. 7 birthdays she had spent without him and one more without him was very depressing.

That night Madhu was sleeping when Sukriti comes knocking on her room.

"Sukriti... what is it?" Madhu asks sleepily.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!" Sukriti wishes her excitedly.

"Thank you." Madhu says smiling as they hugged.