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Tale of a Manipuri Boy - Episode 11

The conclusion they brought upon us was something which we don't know whether we should celebrate or lament. They have decided that we should be married at the instance. The humorous me giggle inside, "We were exactly doing that and you have made it easier".

We are surrounded by a number of people and both of us like puppet monkeys sat in the middle as if waiting for our master to say "Dance". We don't even have the courage to look at each other in the eyes for we were disgraced in public. Do we deserve this? Why is it that lovers in our place aren't allowed to hold hands and kiss forget sex. What if we were caught having sex, will they kill us, stone to death?

As we were waiting for the judgement, I can feel that everybody is hushed up. Somebody from the crowd brings in a shawl, wraps Jessica up and leaves with her.

Jessica's father is respected by everyone in that area and they now take back their judgement of forcibly marrying us.

I am now left alone in the middle. A man who rather looks like Jessica steps into a circle, looks at me and said,

"This is your first and last warning, if you are seen again in this area, I'll have you shot dead."

I said nothing but kept looking down on the ground. The man and all the people left. I then think about how to leave this place. I'm covered with dust and after such a disgrace, how will I walk back when everyone would be staring at me. Then, someone from among the bushes called my name.

"Neo"

I looked towards the direction from where the voice came and there stood a girl.

"Yes" I said, "Do you know me?"

"I am Jessica's friend, I brought you a news"

"What is that?"

"I went to Jessica's place to console her, she narrated whatever happened between you two and she asked you to expect her at your friend Richard's house after ten days"

She goes away.

Hearing that is a consolation. Still I'm worried about how I should walk out of the park. I decided to wait for the sun to go down. I sat on the grasses and waited. My thin butt started to get numb and I would stand up time and again to give it a rest.

The sun went down and I slowly start to walk our trying my best to avoid any light from exposing my face. I took a bus back home. Once home, I tiptoed into my room, changed my clothes, washed my face and went to bed. While on the bed, I think about what happened and then switched my thought towards planning our meeting after ten days.

I would be needing money, how will I earn some? We would also be needing a place to stay, but where? Richard's place is not an option for most of my friends know that Jessica is a common friend and they'll come to look there after we elope. Then, I recalled a good old man, an old man I helped once from getting humiliated in a market.

The old man was buying meat and he forgot to bring the money. I paid the money and then he invited me to his house for a cup of tea and so that he could pay my money back. I remembered him saying that day.

"Come to me if you need any help"

I quickly got our of bed, took a friend's bicycle and went to the old man's house. He seemed surprised to see me at such a time.

"What brings you here?"

"I need your help uncle"

"Tell me"

Then I narrated each and everything that happened to me. He agreed to take us in for some days. I thanked him and rushed back home.

Now that the place to stay is solved, how should I earn enough money in just nine days?

Previous episodes - click HERE

Tale of a Manipuri Boy - Episode 10

The Wait is Over

7 O'clock, the alarm rings but I have been already awake on bed waiting for the clock to strike seven. I wake up, fold my blanket, which is a green one my aunt gave it to me four winters back. One thing funny about this one is that the cotton like stuffing inside is unevenly distributed making the blanket hard to fold.

I head to our so called bathing shed, a shed constructed using bamboo and jute bags and took bath with sweet thoughts running inside my mind. "We are getting back after three months", I said to myself.

After bath, I put on the jeans and T-Shirt and my local custom-made slippers. Put a little hair oil on to my hair to make it look fine. I re-check myself through the small mirror on my table and one thing struck my mind, I'm meeting her and there's many a chance that we hug and I don't want to smell awful. I therefore went into my aunt's room, opened the drawer in which she keeps her make-up items and there it is, the small green perfume bottle which she says costs 700 rupees. I sprayed once on the chest, both armpits, neck and down there. Wonder why I did the last one or am I expecting something?

Took the city bus and after about fifty minutes of travelling, I reached the crossing and got to the the park which is just another five minutes walk. I then searched for a perfect spot where I can sit and wait for Jessica. I found it, a long iron chair under the shady gulmohar. The atmosphere couldn't be more romantic with the cool breeze blowing southward, the blooming gulmohar, the green grasses and the chirping sparrows, all made my wait for Jessica special.

I sat there wondering will she ever turn up and just ahead near the park's entrance I can see a slim lady wearing a white colored top with pink flower pattern and a green colored phanek. My heart skips a beat seeing such a beauty approaching me. When she nears me, all I notice was her fairy like beautiful face, the wind blowing against her movement made her silky brown hair fly as if it were a scene in a movie. I thanked her for wearing a phanek which made her look all the more sexy with her curvy bum inviting my eyes. She smiled at me then sat next to me. I smiled back, cleared my throat and I am ready to speak.

"Had breakfast?" she whispered.

"Why do you always have to whisper?" I think to myself.

"Nope, I've been here since eight in the morning"

I looked at my watch and it is already 3PM.

"Sorry that mom interrupted yesterday and I wasn't sure that you'd come. I called up Richard thirty minutes back and he said that you said you'll be here by eight"

"Jessica, what is that you wanted to tell me?"

"Wait, have this snacks I prepared specially for you in twenty minutes and which is also why I took 30 minutes to reach here after speaking to Richard"

It was an inviting snack made from corn flour and fish deep fried. I ate it like I have been starving for years.

When I was done eating, she took out a bottle of water from her bag and asked me to wash my hands. So thoughtful of her. And all of a sudden, the sky darkens with clouds and within moments it started to rain.

"It won't be good if we stay here under the rain. Lets go find a better place" I smile as I said it.


"Yeah! lets go there in the shed"


It is a small shed which has a thatched roof and by the time we reached there, both of us are already wet.


We entered the shed both panting due to the running. Now, something is troubling me. Her curves are all visible with the wet white top sticking on to her skin. I can also see that she wears no hold and her grape like nipple pushes against her top making me feel sweetly uneasy. She, unaware of that, starts playing with drops of rain water leaking from the roof of the shed.


"Jessy!" I called.


She smiles back, says nothing and continues playing. I grab her hand, pull her towards me and wrap my hands around her waist.


"You've gained weight" I teased.


She's mute, she sinks her head on my shoulder. I kiss her on the forehead, she looks up and that's when I saw tears dripping from her eyes down her cheeks. As her lips nears mine, I can feel her breath and that sent a chill down my spine and in a moment I have her pucker within mine.


When I have my hands under her top, I can feel her whole body shudder and she whispered again,


"Neo, I'm pregnant"


That's a shock to me. I recall that night and the next day when I wanted to tell her to take some pills to avoid getting pregnant.


"I wanted to tell you that day that you should take anti-pregnancy pill but you left without telling me"


"I know, I was afraid, afraid because the Janitor's wife threatened me saying that she'll take the matter to the principal"


"It happened all because of my thoughtlessness, I'm sorry"


"No, I gave my gold ring and and ear-rings to her in order to keep the secret a secret"


"And that secret lasts only three months"


"You too left the school?"


"I didn't leave, I was expelled"


"So what should we do now that I'm pregnant?"


"Getting married is not an option, we have many years and our career lying ahead"


"Are you saying that we should abort the baby?"


"Yes, we have no choice"


"I can't do that Neal, instead lets elope and get married. We'll then go out of state and carry on with our studies"


It is hard to accept but I have to for I want her bad and I don't want to hurt her feelings. She opens her bag, double checks the things in it and that's when I come to know that she already planned it.


"Shall we go now?"


"Yes"


When we stepped out of the shed, we hear voices of people and they were gathered around the shed. Her hand which was holding mine suddenly drops and there was a look of fear in her eyes. Then, a hoarse voice from among the crowd shouted.


"BEAT THEM UP"


Someone from behind strikes me on the head, I fell on the ground and have myself kicked in the guts by three of them. All I can see of her is that she's being slapped, hair pulled and her cloths torn as she was trying to resist them.


Oh God! Where have we landed? Is it our fault that we are in love?


"Do whatever you want with us, but please don't beat her" I cried.


Another blow on the head knocked me out.


Visit back in order to know what happened to Neo and Jessica. For previous episodes click HERE

Tale of a Manipuri Boy - Episode 9

The Telephone Call

Yet another ordinary morning and I was cleaning the lawn. I hear our wooden gate creaking and in came a familiar face whom I hadn't seen for a year. He is a common friend to Jessica and I can see his old scooter parked in front of the gate.

"Hey buddy, how are you doing?"

I cannot take the smiles off my face and I can see that he knows how excited I am seeing him after a year long absence.

"I'm fine, what brings you here?"

"nothing much, is anyone around?"

"Nope! Aunt and dad's gone for work, mother's cooking, brother's at school and sister's still asleep I guess"

"Well, I came here to tell you that Jessica called me up yesterday and she said she wants to talk to you" "She'll be calling up at four in the evening, be there at my place or I can come to pick you up"

"There's no need for that, I'll be there"

Having said and done what he has to, he pat on my shoulder and leaves.

Wow! Jessica called. What was she up to all these three months. I needed to hear from her and today, I'll be talking to her and there's nothing I'd love more.

I finished my cleaning in a jiffy and started to rehearse my telephone conversation.

When it's 3 O'clock, I dressed myself neat as if I'm going out for a date. I boarded a town bus that goes to Nehru Colony where Richard resides. When I knock his door, it's already 3:50pm. Richard opens the door and welcomes me inside.

"Feel at home my dear friend, is there anything you would like to have?"

"A glass of water would be fine"

"What else?"

"That's it"

He rushes into the kitchen and then the phone rings.

Tring!! Tring!!

My breathing starts to narrow down, my heartbeat gets faster and I took a deep breathe and "Hello" I pick up the phone.

The voice on the other side is not of someone I know. In order to clarify who it is, I said hello again.

"Can I speak to Richard?"

I breath a sigh of relief.

"Yeah sure! I'll put him on line. By the way my name is....."

The phone drop dead.

"Richard" I called out. I look at the clock, a chocolate colored wall-clock and it's just 3:55. There's still five minutes to go. Why was I so hasty?

"What's wrong?" Richard shouted as he rushes in with the glass of water.

"A lady called up asking for you and line got disconnected before I could call you"

"It may have been Gloria"

"Gloria, the girl from the east?"

"Yes"

"Are you two steady again?"

"No! It's not that. We are just friends now"

Gloria is from a Paite Tribe and Richard is a Manipuri. Their union is near to impossible unless they are ready to commit and face the Society's scorn.

As I was about to speak, the phone rings again. I look at the clock, it is 4 O'clock and I'm pretty sure that it is Jessica but the doubt still hangs for Gloria's call ended abruptly. We look at each other and I asked him to pick up the phone.

"Hellow!!" Richard flirted.

He looks at me and handed over the receiver to me and moved his lips as if he's saying it's Jessica.

"Call out my name if you need anything"

I smile at him and he goes into the next room.

"Hello" my voice squeaked with the sputum clogging my throat. I cleared and apologize.

"Hello, how are you?"

"I'm fine and how are you?"

"I'm fine too, but there's something I want to tell you"

"Anything girl, tell me anything, I'm all ears"

"Not on the phone"

"Why?"

"I don't want to risk telling all these things on the phone"

"Well, are you saying we should meet?"

"Yes, lets meet up tomorrow at the park near the crossing"

"When should we meet?"

I can hear her mother shouting and then she hang up the phone.

Should I call back or not? I better not, if I do, I may aggravate the problem and all plans may go down the drain. At least I know the place to meet. I should be there early tomorrow.

I sat there staring into blank space with the receiver still in my hand. Richard comes in with an inquisitive look as if he's asking me what's wrong. I look back and pretend to smile.

"She hung up the phone"

"Why did she do so?"

"I heard her mother shouting, maybe that's the reason"

"Why did she call you anyway?"

"She wants to meet me tomorrow"

"Where are you meeting lucky boy?"

"At the park near the crossing"

"That's great! I will come with you. When should we leave?"

"I don't know, she was about to tell me the time to meet when the phone went dead"

"Then are you going?"

"Yes, I'll be going early in the morning and I'll wait till she turns up"

"In that case my friend, I'm sorry"

"It's okay I understand"

"If you want me go with you in any case, do let me know"

"You've done a lot for me, if it hadn't been of you, today would have been just another day"

We shake hands, embrace and bid goodbye till we meet again.

I couldn't sleep at night. The clock ticks so slow that an hour seems days to me. I already have my jeans and T-shirt hung up the peg waiting to be worn tomorrow. I set an alarm at seven in the morning so I can reach there by eight.

The thoughts of the past and tomorrow kept me awake till 11:30, the last time I looked at the clock. I slept thinking, will she turn up or not?

For previous episodes, click HERE.