OMKAR
Hazel brown eyes shining bright like they challenged the stars in the moon lit sky tonight...
Her face radiating all the moonlight like it loudly asked me...who is more beautiful...the one in the sky of the one standing infront of me...that small cherry like nose, sharp jawline with plump cheeks and those inviting pink berry like lips...
She flipped her long wavy waist length long hair and I was left mesmerized. With that peacock like neckline and the hour glass body she had she was trying to at times play hide and seek with all the moonlight who helped me get a better glance at this midnight flower who had blossomed infront of me...
In that Maharastrian Navvari saree and minimal jewellery she looked like a goddess. That's when my eyebrows narrowed and I suddenly spoke up..
'They accused you of being a robber, they said you robbed their precious jewellery' I said at once and she was quick to respond as she took a step closer and said at once...
'Its all a lie...I don't want any jewellery or anything from anyone...the sarpanch is a selfish man..he announced I am supposed to marry that old hag.. blaming that my father who is no more now didn't pay his debts...but believe me my dad did pay every damn interest on time and just because there are no proofs with me to prove my point they are lying that my dad is a fraud and now in return they want me to marry that oldie..never will I do that!' she roared bravely and took a step ahead...now her face was clearly seen.
She was beautiful. Her skin was radiating with a shiney glow such that I couldn't even blink! She left me astonished and I was still unable to understand how pretty can a girl look in a simple bindi, no make up and a messy hairdo...it was clear that she was a runaway bride.
She snapped her finger infront of me and I looked elsewhere
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Gosh!!! I was scanning her like a creep!!!
It's only until I realised she is a 'woman' my brains alerted me saying...
'You and women don't go together remember O.K???
O.K stays away from woman!!!'
Remembering that I took a step away from him and said...
'Shhhhhuuuu... Hurrrr...stay...stay there...' and she raised an eyebrow and looked at me making a wierd face...
'Lu...lu...look...you wanted me to help you...I did ..now get out of my caravan' I said at once and she raised her eyebrows...and suddenly said...
'Look Mister Mowgli...I'm not here to stay in this...in this grey ambulance forever!!!' she said and I was pissed...
'Did you just call my caravan an ambulance???'
'Yup...and if you missed I also called you Mowgli!!! But looks like your tubelight takes time..' she said and I was honestly regretting helping this runaway bride!!!
'Look lady roadrunner...just because you are pretty don't think I would just agree to anything and everything you blabber ok? Anyways leave my caravan right now...I don't like those people who don't respect my house...my caravan!!!' I said firmly and she rolled her eyes.
That was kinda cute though!!!
'She opened the caravan knob and jumped down but a piece of her saree was caught onto the handle of my caravan and her saree tore...
'Chya Maila (Marathi slang)...no wonder I called this an ambulance..look what it did to saree ..damnnn'
I was equally annoyed. I helped her untangle the saree when that same wild fragrance hits my nose and I breath deeply closing my eyes while I open my eyes I see my face too close to hers...
Our lips were just a few inches away and her beautiful button like eyes had widened and were shining like little shimmery diamonds.
But our trance was broken as we heard a commotion and my eyes fell on the fire torches and I understood those villagers were coming back... without understanding what to do I covered her mouth with my palms and I pushed her back into the caravan holding her close to my chest and quickly closed the door asking her to shut her mouth.
The men were roaming around us trying to find her while we kept an eye on them I didn't realise for how long I had held her mouth with my palms. It's only when her sharp gaze met my eyes I realised how close we were and also the fact that how beautiful her eyes were...I was lost in them
They were so innocent...so pure...
So knock knock!!!
Knock knock???
While she suddenly stomped my feet and I realised there was a knock again on my caravan door and I could see her shivering.
I asked her to hide again in the changing room and opened the door. This time there were more men outside the door. Some even held sticks with them.
'I already told you the girl isn't'
And before I could complete the statement they showed me the piece of her torn saree and I knew there was no go!!!
Before they began I tried to close the door shut but they barged in and within seconds they found the girl who kept kicking and fighting.
They kept dragging her down the vehicle and she tried fighting like a lone warrior but then something insane happened.
The old man slapped her!!! Her cheek went red and I saw blood oozing out of her mouth.
That's it I lost my calm!!! I began thrashing the men left, right and center!!! I felt like an unleashed bull and I didn't spare anyone!!! Some were thrashed, some were scared while rest ran away!!!
I turned towards her and saw there was hand print on her cheek...I slowly touched her cheek and she winced in pain...She was slapped so badly that her cheek was swollen.
I quickly ran and got the first aid box for her. She nodded silently and took the antiseptic cream and applied on her cheeks.
'You are not safe to be here... please leave...they will surely come back with more men' she said while applying the cream and somehow I felt guilty to leave her all alone and exit the village like a coward.
Yes she isn't my friend...not even an acquaintance!!! But somehow I didn't feel it right!!! These villagers were ruthless!!! She was right! They were goons! They could have done anything to her.
'Look this place and these men don't look safe to me...they can go to any extent to take you along against your will!!! Do you have any friends??? Relatives???' I asked her and she nodded saying...
'Fari...my...my childhood friend... she's a lawyer in the city... practicing in Mumbai... she told me she'll send someone for help...but I don't know her number is not reachable and nor has the police come to the village yet...I hope she's safe' she said and I felt sorry for her
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'Ummm I can drop you anywhere? Maybe to the nearby police station???' I asked and for a minute she thought something and said
'But that's 3 villages away...'
'That is fine .. atleast you will be safe...hop on' I said and she smiled lightly. She had a beautiful smile.
I got onto the driver's seat and she took the passenger's seat and we began driving towards the outskirts of the jungle while suddenly we were shocked to see the crowd infront of our eyes.
There were about hundred men standing with fire torches trying to stop us and it looked practically impossible to escape from that mob!!!
Without a go I stopped my caravan!!
The men forcefully captured us and made us get down from the caravan.
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'I will not marry that old hag...you guys can't do this...this is like taking law in your hands...this is an independent country and there are some laws...you can't make me get married to this old hag...I'm not a sheep or a goat!!!' she yelled as she was been brought to the wedding alter to get married to that old man...
I could see the entire village stood there watching it all like it was some tv serial. Even I was shocked to see this!!! It looked like some 90's movie!!!
Who does this nowadays bro!!! And it's not like these folks were uneducated. They even had smartphones. I could see however they had their own stupid laws. No wonder the policemen were also tied to the same tree they had tied me onto!!!
I could see the girl was been slapped multiple times and was dragged by her hair into the wedding alter and when my eyes fell on the so called 'groom' I was shocked.
His one leg was into the wedding alter other into grave!!! It's like he may even die if he was asked to breath a little more deeper!!!
He will marry her??? My father is younger than him dude!!!
I felt terrible for the girl who kept fighting and screaming. No one was doing anything. I was also tied up to the tree while I saw they let the lady police woman sit on a chair and she was tied to it.
'She is pregnant and the reason why they didn't tie her to this tree...this village is an ardent believer in goddess Parvati and they treat pregnant women right... thank god for that...' the policeman tied next to me said to the other one.
The old man was about to make the girl wear the garland forcefully while I don't know what made me do it but I shouted loudly!!!
'Stoppp!!! She can't get married to you'
'And why so???' the old man who was the Sarpanch probably asked me and in one go I blabbered...
'Because... she's my wife and she's pregnant!!!'
Everything went silent!!!
A loud combined 'huhhhhh' was heard from everyone and I gulped nervously and saw the girl whose eyes had gone saucers!!!
I felt a collated gaze from all the villagers upon me and I swallowed dry!!!
Did I go overboard???
Will they kill me now???
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Omkar lied to the villagers to save Mukta but what will the consequences be???!!!
Hmmmmmm...why so O.K.??? Don't you runaway from women???
Meanwhile Omkar looking here and there...*gulping nervously*
*Le me smirking and grinning*
*Sipping some hot water to clear my throat!!!*
*Ahhhhhh!!!*
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