CHAPTER-46

KETU
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Yash-"what.. Is that you need from me?" Use the chance...

Me-" before that say me.. What was the punishment you wanted to give me .....On my birthday.." He looked like .. He didn't expected this from me...

Yash-" actually nothing... "
Me-" come on yash.."

Yash-" nothing... I was just teasing you.." Nothing?... " now say me what you want to me to do?" Me?? .... Use the chance ketu.....

Me-" I need to learn ...how to drive the car.."

Yash-"okay!! .. Simple... I will ask for the best training centre.."

Me-" ah.. Ah?.. You need to teach me.. Mr . Yashwant adzi..."
Yash-" deal.. It's even more simple thing.."

Me-" come on.. Then .. Why waiting... Let's go... Come on.."
Yash-" what .. Now.. " I nodded and dragged him.. And pushed him in the bathroom..
And I got dressed into a blue and green floral print patiala with peach tops and matching dupatta... And with red floral stead..... Matched with multi colour flat slipper.. With a flower in the top..

Yash-" can I come out?"
Me-" sure"
And went out.. I waited out for ten minutes...

He came out looking super... In his blue jean and navy blue button up shirt... Unbuttoned the first button.. And rolled up the full sleeve to half sleeve.... With a wet hairstyle...

Yash-" I am ready flower girl.." He mocked me...
Me-" I am too ready ..school boy..." said..

He looked confused at first.. But got cleared... That I am saying he is not looking like the bad boy .. The style he tried... Actually he is looking really handsome in his bad boy style.. But will I accept?.. No.. We started to go down the stairs..

Yash-" hey.. I am twenty four... I am a man.. Not boy.. That too not a school boy.."

Me-" say whatever that makes you feel to sleep in night.....school boy..."

Yash-" I am a bad guy..."
Me-" you are not at all looking like a bad guy... You are looking like a milk face..."

Yash-" really ?" Challenged us..
Me-" yes.."
Yash-" wanna bet?"
Me-" yes..."
Yash-" what's the challenge..?" Asked me.. No I would loose.. He is looking more handsome...

Me-" how about you make three girls say I love you to you.... no need... at least .. I like you...but you can't say you like them or love them... Only with Whoever I choose.. "

Yash-" worried much are we?"

Me-"maybe... Now I am in mood to learn .... how to drive....Let us go ..." And I ran down towards the front door...

Yash-" wait... let's eat and go.. flower girl"
Me-" milk face... are you hungry?"
Yash-" no... but?" I stopped him...

I went in and grabbed two apples for each one... And toasted one in his hands...
Yash-" apples?"
Me-" yes... An apple a day keeps the doctor away..."

Yash-"the doctor is too close to me now... will see if they get away from me?" at first it didn't strike me... You...

Me-" only if you take everyday... and also.. I am not a doctor yet.. so I am not going to keep distance... now come on.. I am very excited to learn driving" and dragged him...

Yash-"don't we need to inform papa and sesh... ?"
I sighed...

Me-"jothi Akka inform papa and sesh.... Bye...." I shouted... And dragged him out... he is laughing ....but didn't say anything....

We went to the car shed.. I saw there are about twenty cars... and two old cars... and yash said they are papa's favorite.. no one can touch... Those two.... and everything said I am expensive...

Yash took an audi A8..
Me-" how about the some other car ?"
Yash-" why... Don't you like this... "
Me-" no.. Not like that..."

Yash-"do you want to drive the Porsche?" He knows that it's my favorite.. I too know you won't give it to anyone.. So don't worry yash...

Me-" I would love to drive it... but see I am a beginner... how about the cheapest car... you have" yash nodded.. understandingly ...

Yash-"is audi A3 okay?"asked me viewing all the cars...

Me-" don't you have anything even less..." Asked seeing a fiesta..

Yash-" that car has more value than this..." said looking at my vision.. I nodded..

Me-" then if it's the cheapest... Least valuable one ... It's okay... for me.... "

And yash and I hopped in and yash took me to a seclude area... it was actually beautiful... not like a creepy area... so nice... a long straight road.. with either side trees... as long as I can see...

Me-" wow... so nice place yash..."
Yash-"welcome... "

Me-" for a milk face... you know more discoveries like this..."
Yash-" oye... I am not a milk face.... Do you want to learn or not?"
Me-" learn ..."

Yash -" then stop calling me... milk face.. Flower girl.."
Me-" yes... milky face..." He narrowed at me..." okay... fine yash..." he sighed and we got down and shifted our places....

And yash started explaining me.. which is clutch, break, accelator.. how to use it.. when to use it... and how to put gears.. And said this vehicle has automatic too... and he has now putted in manual ... so, I can learn... and thought me about the indicators, swipers, etc... I heard everything...

Yash-" here ... have the key.. start the vehicle .. Turn till you just hear the roaring sound.. not above that..." Oh.. what's that roaring sound...

Me-" show me this time"
I carefully heard it..

And he asked me to press the clutch and hand free the Handle lock... and said me to put the gear and then slowly release the clutch and said me to give a feather touch press to the accelerator....

And the due to the time lapse, low speed, improper clutch realse....., False gear, etc.. the car stopped again and again... and we still didn't went beyond one meter.... And it had been two hours .. since we reached....

Yash-" ketu... relax.. I don't know.. whether you are to hyper or nervous... relax... concentrate... "I nodded..

And with five more tries ... I started the car... and it moved...

Me-" wow... hurray... " and I took both my hands... from the steering ...

Yash-" wow.... ketu... " suddenly got serious
"why did you take your hands from the steering???.. Hold it" said in a high tone.. and he came too Handle it.. As the car went to the sideways...
I got tensed... "don't press the accelerator.. Press the clutch and put break..."
I don't know what I did.. before he can take the control of steering...
I did something...

BOOOOOMMM

I crashed the car on the trees... and the airbag popped up... and the car went to silent...

Yash-" are you okay ketu?"
Me-" hope so.." I am scared... but more than that.. I am being crushed by the airbag... yash started laughing... I turned slowly towards him.. to see him to being crushed..

Me-" are you okay yash?" Asked worriedly
Yash-" I am fine... "

Me-" what happened yash now?" Asked in still shock..
Yash-" you just crashed the car in the tree.."

Me-" I know it Einstein.... How it happened..?"
Yash-" you clearly done the opposite to my instruction that's what happened Mrs. Einstein... "

Me-" I know e=mc square... I need explanation.. Einstein" he got confused...

Yash-" what?"
Me-" same I know.. I did something wrong.... As something went wrong... but what wrong did I did?"

Yash-" you pressed the accelerator instead of break... so.." Ok.. Now I got it..
Me-" oh.. "

Me-" don't you feel suffocated sir?"pointing the airbags..

Yash-" I forgotten all about it .. " He said still smirking...

Me-" fine sir... but.. help me to get out..." I asked desperately to get out...

Yash-"okay... Okay.."

He opened his door... When I asked him.. Wasn't it locked.. How come he opened.. He said during the accident the car unlocks itself.. Nice right.. We can escape.. Even when we are in this seclude area...

We got down... And inspecting the crash... The front part is crushed badly.... The blue colour paint is now looking like white... And smoke is coming from the car...

Yash-" do.. You know... I have never known.. How airbags open... Or never been in a accident.."

Me-" You are okay right?"

Yash-" I am fine... Only The audi a3 is in dead stage..."

Me- " even .. I too haven't seen how airbag opens before.. It was cool right?" We started laughing.. At what we are awed at...

Yash-" why did you take your hand from the steering..."questioned me..

Me-" oh.. That... You know why i loved to learn driving?" He nodded no..." It was always cool to watch ... You guys all driving.. Without holding the steering... "

Yash-" so.. You tried?"

Me-" yes.. Seems like I need to try some more.. " yash looked shocked...

Yash-" no.. You are not trying anything anymore with the cars..."

Me-" it's not.. Fair.. You are same like my brothers and dad..?"

Yash-" so.. Have you tried before.."asked suspiciously like what stupidity I done before....

Me-" yes and no... One day.. I made my brother to teach me..
And took him to teach me.. Back of my parents knowledge...
And varun.. Thought me how to start the car..
I started it.. It seems ..
I have over ignited the engine...
So that the car got repaired..
And mom and dad scolded varun..
For teaching me that time.. As they were planning to go some marriage in car.. Then landed up in going by bus... And from then..
My family gives excuse.. Whenever I ask them to teach me.. See now ... I learned to ignite properly... Next time I may not get into accident..."

It still makes me smile... how they scolded Varun alone.. and just said me to try again and a very little scolding along with him..

Yash-" sorry madam... I am not making excuses... We are not taking any chance any more with cars.. " said with finality...

Me-" then I won't forgive you... Mr. Yashwant adzi.."

Yash-" I am not going to risk .... For anything madam... At least I will be happy that.. You are safe and our cars are safe..." Said teasingly.. but stubbornly..

Me-" please.. Only one more.. Chance.. Please... Then who will always give me lift?"I went with pleasing... as threatening didn't worked..

Yash-" please... I will be your driver.. Or I will arrange someone... But I am not giving you car keys anymore... Final.." Not even bulging for it...

Me-" then.. I am not forgiving you..." Blackmailed him..

Yash-" since.. You were not angry with me.. I don't think.. There is anything for you to forgive me..." Got me...

Me-" no.. I have many... "

Yash-" say me one?"idiot..

Me-" fine... You are forgiven.. And welcomed.." And I sighed.. And smiled at me

Yash-" that's ketu... " and we both smiled at each other ..

Me-" now.. what?"
Yash-"let me call someone.." he took his mobile to call someone...

He called David to bring us one car.. and said him the address... And kept the phone...

Yash-" ketu.. Do you mind walking some distance.??"

Me-"no.. till my legs support me.. why?"

Yash-"actually no one knows this place.. it's my secret.. "

Me-" so.. I am the lucky one to know this place?" Wow.. yash brought me to his secret place...

Yash-" yes.. but now everyone may get to know... As you are a open book.."

Me-" keeping secrets is not good for health... and sharing happiness is a good thing... and I can keep others secrets shut.. but only not mine..." I said him.. Back...

Yash-" it's a good thing... I know.. you would keep things that is to be in secrets... wrong usage of words.. sorry... "Said sincerely

Me-"how would others know then....?"

Yash-" as I need to say them the place.. to retrieve the car back... " yes.u someone should need to come and collect the car... so, they will come to know this... this is no more a secret place.. you are always a stupid ketu..

Me-"sorry"
Yash-" no probs... Come on..." And he opened the car and took the key... and and closed the car.. he motioned to start..

Me-" wait.. give me your phone..."
Yash-" why??"
Me-" I left mine in home.. in the hurry... so.. give yours.." he gave me his...

Me-"password.."
Yash-"give me"
Me-" secret much are we?" I gave him the phone...
Yash-"that's the password.." said and laughed me..
Me-" are you really mentally stable yash...?" Asked worriedly.. who will keep passwords like this...
Yash-"I am.. it's just makes people not to easily crack the password.. the phone got many important contacts... and informations...."

Me-" though the password..
Should mean something.. "

Yash-"it means... Give the phone to me.. to unlock the screen.."

Me-" whatever.. Now give me a cheese....."

And I took photos of the dead car... with yash and and with me.. and one alone..

Me-" come on heightty.. ltake our first selfie.. " I hope I said that causally...

Yash-"ofcourse ... shortty..."
I sighed internally as he laughed..
Our first selfie with my crashed car art:):)

And we started to walk ... I asked him to say about his secret place... He said.. He found the place when he was fourteen... While driving simply... He has a hobby to drive alone whenever he feels down...
As the breeze will help to lighten him up.. And from then he comes to this place.. As it always helped him to calm.. With it's calm natural beauty..

Me-" why didn't you said about this place to anyone..?"

Yash-"because... It is a place.. I come when I want to be alone from others.. So.. If others know.. Won't they come here to accompany me.."

Me-" yes... But.. Isn't dangerous.."

Yash-" maybe.. Once the owner of this place came.. And frightened me to get out... But then he allowed me "

Me-" oh.. Where is he?"

Yash-" I am the owner now... I bought this place.. The previous owner..he got old and died last year..."

Me-" oh.. Don't take me wrong.. Why did I you brought me here.. If it's a secret place.."

Yash-" I don't know.. Where to teach you driving.. The only place I know.. That is secluded is this.. "

Me-" oh.. Okay.. But this is not a secluded place.. It is a deserted beautiful place.." He smiled at my exaggeration ...

Me-" do you come here frequently over here?"

Yash-" I don't know.. What it say..
I found this place.. One day.. When I was driving not knowing what I am doing or where I am going.. When my mom died... My car's fuel got emptied.. And my car stopped here..
I got down.. And I started crying.. As there is no one to say me.. To be strong.. And not to cry.. I poured out my feeling...
I cried till I don't have anymore tears... Those breeze touch.. Felt like my mom's touch... It calmed me...
Then I come here .. Whenever I miss her...
No one has ever came there... I have never seen anyone there..
One such time ... The owner of the place came.. He questioned me.. And I explained him.. How I found the place and why I come here... He allowed me...
He said he too comes here ... Whenever he misses his family... His family died in a car accident...
I never seen him later...
He came to my office one day.. And gave me the documents of this place... And said me to take care of it.. And find happiness.. And left the place leaving the documents in the table along with the paper ... It said..
That is a place.. Which.. I used once to relieve my pain... But now.. I go to recollect my memories... To be happy ... Whenever I am sad... I know you want to thank me... Just take care of the place well.. It means a lot to me.. I give you.. Because it meant something to you...
And after four days.. I found he died by the newspaper... "

We are walking in silent... I don't know... What to do...
Though whenever someone shares you a secret.. We feel happy that they let us in their world a bit... But it also makes us feel awkward and sad.... To know what they undergone.. That they wanted to lock it down.. That no one should see them different...
I know Pooja aunty is a darling... But never thought.. That yash is still not over her... Still his voice cracks.. When he says his mom died...
I don't know .. How to console anybody... So, I like usual closed my mouth...
Aunty where ever you are rest in peace.. Give your son strength to over come the grief of your death...
And you get to shoulder the secret of them... It's really difficult to keep the secrets secret... At least for me...
We are walking for the past one hour .. And
The silent is making me nervous... And the atmosphere is suffocating me...

Me-" do you know mister... No husband will make her wife walk in hot sun.. For this long .. That to not in their first outing..." I buttered out... To change the atmosphere...

Yash-" hey... Who is the one that asked to teach driving... Who is the one that crashed the car.. You..
So nothing is my mistake... Madam... This is not the first time.. We are going out ?" Said without thinking... Good he is no more sad...

Me-" this the first time... You are taking me out ALONE... " Actually I tricked you... You are a stupid... Yash... The bulb is switched on his brain... Good... Feel ashamed man...

Yash-" we reached the restaurant..." You really got a nice talent to change the topics always yash....

Me-" come on... I am hungry... "