"Can I have your number..?” she said. He seemed to hesitate before
replying "9609721224". She saved the number in her phone as the bus
moved forward. She remained standing by the entrance until his figure
was lost in the sea of vehicles.
She went back to her seat. But a part of her was still living in the dreamland of last night’s happenings. She pulled out her phone from her shirt's pocket. She scrolled past the million contacts in the address book till she finally came to his name. His name, she didn't even knew. They had exchanged no names last night. She had named him Stranger in her contact list. She dialed the number."This number doesn't exists" - the dialer blared back at her stunned face. Suddenly she could hear his child like dreamy voice saying " It would be better if we didn't knew about each other and all this would be one big sweet memory which we would recall in our future and be happy.." At that time she didn't realize he had actually meant those words.
Last night..she sighed thinking.
She hated bus journeys. But last minute plans to get back to her ailing father had left her no choice but to do the thing she hated the most. All trains were booked and flight tickets were way out of her meager pocket money. Reluctantly she had booked a seat on this A.C sleeper bus from Bangalore to Mumbai via Pune. She had taken a upper sleeper seat which gave her a sense of privacy and also kept her away from those prying eyes. She was a beauty in herself. With a pink complexion, perfect eyes, perfect nose, carved out sensual lips and a long ravenous black hair she was amazingly pretty. Boys drooled over her back in her college. Girls envied her.
As the bus started from Majestic bus depot, she made herself comfortable on the upper berth and took out her laptop to watch a movie. Her phone constantly vibrated from the numerous WhatsApp texts. She looked sideways and saw the berth in front of her was all curtained up. Might be some couple getting cozy, she thought. It was not uncommon of couples to take sleeper berths in bus since it gave them the freedom of some free love making in public place with people snoring beneath them.
After an hour, the bus stopped for dinner at some dhaba on the highway. She got down not because she was hungry, but because of her urge to smoke. After she had her smoke, she bought a can of Pepsi and went back to her berth.
The can of Pepsi..that started it all..
Five minutes and still she was fidgeting with that can of Pepsi. She cursed herself for getting rid of her long nails the previous night. She thought of asking someone to help and looked around.The curtain of the front berth was parted now. She could make out a guy's head watching something his tablet. She called out to him "Excuse Me". The guy didn't respond. Again she called out "Excuse Me" but with a higher pitch. This time the guy turned his head in her direction and removed his earphones. As his face came into the dimly lit light of the bus, she couldn't hide her expression. He was cute. Like those guys who seems like dipped into a tub of chocolate and taken out. His hair had just out of the bed look which made him cuter. He had a pointed nose with perfectly craved out lips. There was a hint of stubble along with a goatee.
"I am not able to open this can, can you help me..??” She said offering him the can of Pepsi. Without replying he took the can, opened it and gave it back to her. “Where are you going..?” she asked him. "Pune" he replied. "Hi am Anya and you are...? " . He said something but then the bus had begun to move. She couldn't hear him. “Will you come over my berth..i can't hear you.." he replied a little loudly. She was hesitant. He was a stranger yet something about him made her comfortable. She thought and then against her better judgment crossed over to his berth. Underneath the people below were busy thinking about the antiques of this girl at middle of the night.Now both were seated on the opposite end of the berth. Finally they got to talking.
He was a Software professional working in Pune. She thought he looked more of a college goer. She found him to be a bit shy from the way he avoided gazing directly at her face. This also made him a bit more mysterious to her. Slowly they started easing up on the convos. They talked about everything and anything under the sun ranging from his frustrated life in IT Company to her latest break up.
Suddenly he said “My head is all aching from being in this awkward tilted position". The roof of the bus was a bit low for his long frame due to which he had to keep his head tilted. She said “Why don't you come and lie down beside me, would be easier for you to fit your long legs" .He seemed a bit hesitant but then came over to her side and lay down beside her.They went on talking.
After sometime, the lights of the bus went off.After few moments, the inevitable happened. He couldn't see her face in the dark, just could make out her voice. As he turned his face towards her, his lips landed on hers.Everything from that point was just a dream for her. She recalled how surprised she was when suddenly she found his lips on her. But something made her respond to it. He kissed her with a passion she hadn't experienced before. Maybe it was her break up or her lone time without a man.He got on top of her and began to nibble her ears. She felt her own hormones on the rise as waves of pleasure engulfed her whole body. His long fingers moved everywhere pinching and pushing her pressure points on the way. She was waiting for him to open her clothes but he never did that. He kept on nibbling and kissing her while his hands had a mind of their own.She had never known that love making with clothes could be so much intense and passionate.
She thought of all the boy friends that she had, how each one of them only had wanted her body over her love. All they could think of being naked with her. And here this cute stranger was making her want him with all of their clothes on. She wanted him to go on and on.It was early hours of the morning. She woke up first and found herself in his embrace. He was still sleeping. She found him even cuter while he was asleep.
Suddenly the lights of the bus came on. The bus had arrived in Pune. She thought of not waking him up, wanted him to go till Mumbai with her. But then against her better judgment she woke him up. He got up and without saying anything planted a kiss on her lips.She said.."We didn't even have the names of each other". He replied.."Is it necessary..?? It would be nice if we remain strangers only for each other. Then only this night would become special for us in future...”.
She wished the night hadn't ended...she wished the morning hadn't come. Not that night..!!
She went back to her seat. But a part of her was still living in the dreamland of last night’s happenings. She pulled out her phone from her shirt's pocket. She scrolled past the million contacts in the address book till she finally came to his name. His name, she didn't even knew. They had exchanged no names last night. She had named him Stranger in her contact list. She dialed the number."This number doesn't exists" - the dialer blared back at her stunned face. Suddenly she could hear his child like dreamy voice saying " It would be better if we didn't knew about each other and all this would be one big sweet memory which we would recall in our future and be happy.." At that time she didn't realize he had actually meant those words.
Last night..she sighed thinking.
She hated bus journeys. But last minute plans to get back to her ailing father had left her no choice but to do the thing she hated the most. All trains were booked and flight tickets were way out of her meager pocket money. Reluctantly she had booked a seat on this A.C sleeper bus from Bangalore to Mumbai via Pune. She had taken a upper sleeper seat which gave her a sense of privacy and also kept her away from those prying eyes. She was a beauty in herself. With a pink complexion, perfect eyes, perfect nose, carved out sensual lips and a long ravenous black hair she was amazingly pretty. Boys drooled over her back in her college. Girls envied her.
As the bus started from Majestic bus depot, she made herself comfortable on the upper berth and took out her laptop to watch a movie. Her phone constantly vibrated from the numerous WhatsApp texts. She looked sideways and saw the berth in front of her was all curtained up. Might be some couple getting cozy, she thought. It was not uncommon of couples to take sleeper berths in bus since it gave them the freedom of some free love making in public place with people snoring beneath them.
After an hour, the bus stopped for dinner at some dhaba on the highway. She got down not because she was hungry, but because of her urge to smoke. After she had her smoke, she bought a can of Pepsi and went back to her berth.
The can of Pepsi..that started it all..
Five minutes and still she was fidgeting with that can of Pepsi. She cursed herself for getting rid of her long nails the previous night. She thought of asking someone to help and looked around.The curtain of the front berth was parted now. She could make out a guy's head watching something his tablet. She called out to him "Excuse Me". The guy didn't respond. Again she called out "Excuse Me" but with a higher pitch. This time the guy turned his head in her direction and removed his earphones. As his face came into the dimly lit light of the bus, she couldn't hide her expression. He was cute. Like those guys who seems like dipped into a tub of chocolate and taken out. His hair had just out of the bed look which made him cuter. He had a pointed nose with perfectly craved out lips. There was a hint of stubble along with a goatee.
"I am not able to open this can, can you help me..??” She said offering him the can of Pepsi. Without replying he took the can, opened it and gave it back to her. “Where are you going..?” she asked him. "Pune" he replied. "Hi am Anya and you are...? " . He said something but then the bus had begun to move. She couldn't hear him. “Will you come over my berth..i can't hear you.." he replied a little loudly. She was hesitant. He was a stranger yet something about him made her comfortable. She thought and then against her better judgment crossed over to his berth. Underneath the people below were busy thinking about the antiques of this girl at middle of the night.Now both were seated on the opposite end of the berth. Finally they got to talking.
He was a Software professional working in Pune. She thought he looked more of a college goer. She found him to be a bit shy from the way he avoided gazing directly at her face. This also made him a bit more mysterious to her. Slowly they started easing up on the convos. They talked about everything and anything under the sun ranging from his frustrated life in IT Company to her latest break up.
Suddenly he said “My head is all aching from being in this awkward tilted position". The roof of the bus was a bit low for his long frame due to which he had to keep his head tilted. She said “Why don't you come and lie down beside me, would be easier for you to fit your long legs" .He seemed a bit hesitant but then came over to her side and lay down beside her.They went on talking.
After sometime, the lights of the bus went off.After few moments, the inevitable happened. He couldn't see her face in the dark, just could make out her voice. As he turned his face towards her, his lips landed on hers.Everything from that point was just a dream for her. She recalled how surprised she was when suddenly she found his lips on her. But something made her respond to it. He kissed her with a passion she hadn't experienced before. Maybe it was her break up or her lone time without a man.He got on top of her and began to nibble her ears. She felt her own hormones on the rise as waves of pleasure engulfed her whole body. His long fingers moved everywhere pinching and pushing her pressure points on the way. She was waiting for him to open her clothes but he never did that. He kept on nibbling and kissing her while his hands had a mind of their own.She had never known that love making with clothes could be so much intense and passionate.
She thought of all the boy friends that she had, how each one of them only had wanted her body over her love. All they could think of being naked with her. And here this cute stranger was making her want him with all of their clothes on. She wanted him to go on and on.It was early hours of the morning. She woke up first and found herself in his embrace. He was still sleeping. She found him even cuter while he was asleep.
Suddenly the lights of the bus came on. The bus had arrived in Pune. She thought of not waking him up, wanted him to go till Mumbai with her. But then against her better judgment she woke him up. He got up and without saying anything planted a kiss on her lips.She said.."We didn't even have the names of each other". He replied.."Is it necessary..?? It would be nice if we remain strangers only for each other. Then only this night would become special for us in future...”.
She wished the night hadn't ended...she wished the morning hadn't come. Not that night..!!
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