Obsessed by Ruchi Kokcha

Author:Ruchi Kokcha
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Published: 2018-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

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The touch of a hand on Avik’s shoulder made him shudder. He turned around to find Sonu signalling to him that it was time for him to leave. Neither Ananki nor Avik had noticed the passage of time. The cold food on the plate kept just beside the bars indicated that Sonu had come down with a tray of food for Ananki, but both of them had been oblivious to his presence. However, it was time for Avik to leave Ananki and her story.

As Avik turned to follow the attendant, Ananki stood up and looked him in the eye.

‘Will you come again?’ she asked.

‘I will,’ he replied.

As he walked towards the stairs, he wondered if he would really come back to listen to a girl who had not just crossed every limit but had also labelled her transgression as love.

Parents’ love for their child is one of the purest forms of affection. There is nothing more sanctified than a parent-child bond. The selfless love of parents for their offspring is often quoted as an example of how love should be; such is the nature of this bond. And there stood this girl, who calls herself a daughter, but thinks about her own father in such an unethical way, Avik ruminated as he began climbing up the stairs. Suddenly, something struck him and he rushed back to her.

Panting for breath he blurted out, ‘Did your mother find out about your feelings?’

Hearing this Ananki retreated towards the dark wall, picked up her piece of charcoal and started writing on it, leaving him standing there with no answer.

It is not easy to solve the maze of her self.

Not only would he would have to sink into her depths but his descent would have to be bit by bit, like the slow-moving sun sinking into the sea, colouring the blue with its red gloss. But then some colours are immune to others, black, for instance. No matter how hard one tries, one cannot change black into another colour completely, and only a hue can be attained after much effort.

I want to see that hue within her. Until then I will have to deal with the colour of the charcoal with which she fills up these walls, Avik contemplated, staring at her agile body.

He ran up the stairs and rushed through the corridor towards the exit. All he wanted to do was climb into his bed and bury his head in his pillow.

Her story had disturbed him deeply. Never in his life had he felt so giddy. Driving back home was not easy. His head was heavy, his vision blurred, his body drenched in sweat. He wanted to go to his mother’s place and rest, but decided it would be best not to trouble her.

As soon as he entered his apartment, he rushed straight to the bathroom, puking thrice in ten minutes. It was as if his body was rejecting what his mind had received. Avik could not accept what he had heard from Ananki. But neither could he ignore her.

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