chapter 52

[ Vibha's p.o.v ]      It was our so called ' fake a date' day so here I am in front of some kid's play section thing. " Sorry I am late." Abhijeet approached me with a grin as wide as the face itself while panting. Did this moron not have money for a ride or something? " Whatever let's just get over with it.", I walked ahead as if I had tickets. He followed quickly submitting them for us. " Let's take a pic ", he suggested holding his wrist out to show the band , so called entry pass to the camera. " What are we 5?"" Currently, a couple." , he said grabbing my hand in his and snapping a photo. " We can make a collage of sweet photos and you can use it up on your story that must do the work. Now let's get going. There's more to explore.", he dragged me around while I was in plain disgust at this childish idea. Why does he think this will do any good?" Let's go sit in cup saucer!" " What are we here to? Spill some Tea?" " Then ponies?" " Sure Prince Charming you are , ain't you?"" Dianosuar train?"" Why weren't you the one who got extinct?" " How about claw machine? I will get you a soft toy?" " And you expect me to what ? Choke it?" " Then the ring game? We can get a flamingo?"" Just migrate out of my eyes moron."" Mirror maze?"" Why? Isn't it enough I am seeing you now that I have to see your reflection in so many damn mirrors?"" Couple maze?"" Go play jigsaw puzzle kid!"" The hell Vibha!? What do you want to do then?"I shrugged my shoulders finding all of his options useless. I roamed my eyes about on all the childish things until I found the perfect spot. " Let's go try out the rollar coaster!" I walked over while he literally clung to my shirt. " Why this of all the rides? "" This is fun . You can stay down if you wish chicken."I stood in the line and he followed nevertheless, eyeing me with all the tortured faces he could make. " This this won't open uncle right?" , he asked the man working who smiled at him to comfort. " You can still get off you know?" " No I am fine. I can do this with you, for you ." , he said it with so much sincerity that I almost choked on my laugh. " Sure. But if you die, I ain't responsible."The ride begun and if it had anything fun then it definitely was the one besides me , thrashing about and screaming. He had roared, cawed, mooed, barked and made all sorts of sounds I would have ever imagined a human voice box to produce. The ride finally ended with his soul logging out of his body. He literally fell down as the door unlocked. I had to grab him by his arm and drag him out so others could sit. " I told you don't- " He pushed me away and ran from there. Don't tell me it was that bad. Looks like I have to go get this baby some water and chocolates. "Hmm. " , I nudged him with the bottle. He lifted his head from his palm. He looked sick. " Who told you to pull unnecessary stunts? You know you throw up even in the ghats , why would you-""You remember?" " Huh?" He smiled and shook his head."Nothing ." " Weirdo."I pulled out the choclate and tossed it to him. I engaged myself on phone until I felt a stare peirce through me ." What want me to open it for you?"This moron actually stretched out his hand handing me the choclate."Such a baby!" I helped anyways."So you want to go back home or is it still spinning?"He looked at me as if I was the stupid person here." Let's go to food court." " You threw up right now?"" So I need a refill."" Gross." " What's gross in it?" , he kept ranting but I ignored him , finding ourselves a seat ." You sit idiot. I will go get the food, just say what you want." I left to get an order and unconsciously my hand kept opening Aru's chat hoping for atleast a single text. Didn't even bother to ask why I didn't come. I am not even sure if she'd bother checking my status or story even if I post, leave alone feeling anything about it. I sighed and got back to our place shoving the plate to him. " How much?" " 90."" This cheap?"" Split the bill."" Oh right."He fiddled nervously handing me out his share. I know she must be busy attending lectures but still I kept refreshing the chats hoping for a miracle. " Aa" I looked up bewildered at the spoon he held right in front of my face. " What?"" Eat up." " I am good. You eat."" Aishh don't  be shy."" I have my food. You can eat moron.""That's not how couples work Vibha!"I saw the phone's camera in the other hand and rolled my eyes. " Whatever. Just don't make me look like bakasura."He laughed and held the spoon in front of me again. I reluctantly ate a bite. I don't know what more I have to do to get to this girl. " So what next?" " Let's go click a few pictures at the couple garden and then we can wait for the sunset moment to get a shadow pic."I looked at him horrified. " I have to waste my entire day for this?" " You want her or not?"" Can't we just put a flap or something on camera and make it look like-"" No we can't . Stop complaining already! We are doing it for you after all. ", he retorted and I had to just give in . " Can you not eat like all that's left to do with your life is eat?"I was annoyed after I had been waiting. 30 minutes for this snail to gobble up his meal . I finished almost half an hour ago. " Who told you to eat like all you did ever was eat?" I raised my eyebrow at the audacity he had to taunt me back. He looked baffled for a while than coughed awkwardly grabbing the glass of water chugging it down in one go while blurting out a quick " Sorry ." " Do that again ever and I will make sure you have no teeth left to eat. "We had been roaming about the park doing nothing. Initially I was dragged over to Couple garden by this moron who thought it was best way to hit two goals in single mark but then I am always right. We returned the same way we came in after seeing the ' couples ' doing ' couple stuff ' in there. It was seriously awkward for him, I can tell from the way he had turned into a tomato after witnessing a passionate make out session. I felt absolutely nothing but hilarious watching him waddle his way out so clumsily. " So what should we do?", he asked pocketing his hands to cover his awkwardness. " I have a great idea.", I smirked and lead the puzzled boy behind who followed like an obidient pup till the entrance and right when we stepped into audible range for the loud speakers turned into a stubborn cat refusing a shower. " No way Vibha. I almost died in that ride not the haunted house now!"" Stop being a kitty! Let's goo! You won't die and even if you do don't worry they'd have graves and dead friends for you in there."" That's no way to comfort!"" Who's even trying to?"" Spare me please!!!"" Stop embarassing me already! Just get in !! It's not that bad!" I was seriously embarrassed having to drag a male taller than me into a haunted house as if a kid taken to dentist. Even kids standing there were a better deal than him. " See! Even the kids are laughing at you. Stop it you big baby!" That somehow worked and I managed to drag him inside though still whining. " Vibha please don't let go of my hand. I will die Vibha . Please!"He kept mumbling onto my shoulder burying his head as if it'd save him from whatever came next. If you ask me ,There was nothing but some funny looking dried humans, some gross forms of punishments displayed, a few jump scare scenes , a train ride which occassionally sped up and lead through graveyard and was later chased by bunch of half dead, half eaten humans only to give a sudden drop at end . Also some weird tale was narrated which I couldn't quite comprehend half due to noisy speakers, half due to this noisy idiot. But if you ask Abhijeet,Well .... " What do you mean it was nothing???"" That skeleton literally tried to choke me!"" Those punishments you saw? The old witch said we'd be put through them! The burning oil! Being peeled , being chopped , each single nerve separated , ewww. The being fed to animals...oh god and I couldn't see more. She said it was hell! We will go there after we die. I don't wanna die!"" Those zombies chased us and led us to the graveyard! The train would slow down every time I wished it to just escape them! "" You saw that white saree lady? Oh God she came out of nowhere with those huge sharp nails. She wanted to tear me open with it Vibha!"" That train was a literal hell ride!" " They threw us in pit of dead! We are done for sure. We won't survive.!"I had to drag him out till the staircase since he refused to step out on what they called snake pit full or robot snakes which worked on sensors. But this guy was so gone to believe me. I laughed as I watched him almost fly his way till the door. Who the hell flaps while running???I stepped out laughing almost rolling myself on floor besides the boy who clawed his hand on the floor because a fake blood smeared bone had fell on his hand. I finally controlled myself and helped him up on his field. His legs still shook from the impact making him wobble around. I had to take him to a bench. I reached out my hand to pull off the pegion feathers and bunch of leaves he had got entangled in his hairs and poor boy flinched so bad. "Did they do black magic on me?" , he asked it so innocently that I for real wanted to make up a tale of death cast that would start with him getting rashes and soon he'd dry up like those humans we saw in there until his insides start to decay right when he is conscious and that he would rot away alive- and guess what? I did. Poor boy , I am sure he's visiting some holy priest after this. Now that he thought this is over , I am on full excited mode finding the exact rides I'd enjoy. By the end of the day, I had fun on swing, death drop, yet more roller coaster , a shooting maze, a 3d horror film  and the rope bridge walking. Poor boy, screamed his lungs out, saying they're about to throw him out of the planet, a few more vomiting sessions, he lost his soul at the horror film and not mention the hanging puppy on the rope. I am sure he considered it an suicide attempt. I surely did him bad, I feel guilty now. " Are you still with me?", I swear I only nudged him a bit, tumbling down was an over exaggerated reaction. " Let's get done with the sunset selfie. I want to go home now. Mom I miss you so bad. " , he talked to himself as he stood up taking my hand. " You don't have to -"" It's almost sunset let's go."He tried to walk ahead still wobbling his way to the spot he said was perfect. From the way he carried himself, he's sure going to faint. He still managed to get us a perfect shadow picture despite his condition and we headed back home. I dropped him home because I am very much sure he can't do that for himself, not when he lives on the other side with stairs and a small overbridge on the stream, now a drain . I don't want a news with title ' poor boyfriend dried from drowning in stream after his ex tortured him on amusement park rides.'" Thanks for today.", he said as he stood at his door. " For showing you various ways to death?"He chuckled showing off his dimple. " Get back safe." He said and I nodded waving him a quick bye. It was already 8 something when I got back. " Where were you-" Dad was in the hall working on his laptop. What am I to say? At amusement park with my ex conspiring to win over my crush by making her jealous?"I-"I didn't have to lie thanks to his call interrupting us. I used the opportunity to sneak to my room. I had just laid down on the bed when my phone dinged. Moron:* sent a pic*I hope you like it.Today was great. Thank you. Hope you reached. Good night.    I left the messages on seen only liking the collage. This man managed to get it done until I reached home? Pretty impressive. I thought he'd be knocked out somewhere in his house so bad that aunty will call my maid to complain . The pics included just me and his hand , enough to indicate it was a male and to those who know us , Abhijit, owing to all those threads, kadas and watch . I posted it on all of my social media accs , without any caption or tagging unlike him who had my acc mentioned in his posts and stories. It were hardly few seconds when finally the long awaited message popped up. Aru:Where were you?