Pratima Khanka

The last thing to do Pratima Khanka

Rihan left there with me. He seemed miserable & quiet & shocked all together. He looked at my face & then at my hands. "What you've done?" -Observing the marks of rope around my palms. I ignored him. I was sure he would obey his chief. "Aranya-,""You should be pleased, first you kill mother & now you will kill me." I smiled at him. "What the f-ck you want to say?" He frowned. I tried to get up but my legs were shaking. I could not balance myself & fell over on my keens. He came to me very fast. He put his arm through my left armpit to right. He held my back full of his arms support & I felt as I am rising in the air. I was not on my feet but I was standing. After a long time, I saw him clean shaved. He was looking almost like six years back. "Are you ok?" He used a worried tone. I pushed him aside; at one arm's distance. "What you have done?" A surety reflected in his question. I looked at him with a question -what? He took my hand & the rope. "I saw a mark around his neck & I believe this is the same rope." I looked at the other side. "You are getting me right." I gazed in his eyes. "I tried to strangle him." "Damn it!" His lips were apart. He closed his eyes & turned his face up to the ceiling. He clasped his hands behind the head. "You tried to kill him-!" He shook his head many times. "You tried to kill him." He drew a deep breath while putting his hands on the waist. He looked in my eyes."Why are you making this difficult for me?" He emphasized "I'm not making it difficult for you... I'm making it easy. Do, what you've asked for-," I said, "Shoot me!" He shut his eyes & turned his face in some frustration. Putting his hands over his waist, he thought about something. When he looked back at me- "The door is wide open... I promise I will not stop you. Go." He said. I looked behind... Yes, the door was open. I already knew it, but I didn't move an inch. He came closer to me. "Aryana, running from here in this way... is not an option. You should wait for the right time."